Less than 2 minutes into the game, Maurice Cheeks called a timeout. From this point of view, he is a more decisive one among many coaches.
After the decisive timeout, Cheeks quickly adjusted their defense.
The purpose of the Cavaliers' Zhan Lin pick-and-roll is too obvious, which is to force the opponent to give up partial zone defense, but Maurice Cheeks is not prepared to defend in a zone all the time.
He quickly made adjustments: "When encountering a pick-and-roll, switch to defense directly, and pay attention to supplementary defense and assisting defense on the flanks."
It was a simple adjustment, but then he gave detailed instructions.
How to grasp the timing of defense changes, how to grasp the timing of complementary defense and assisting defense, etc.
On the other side, Mike Brown was delighted with the Cavaliers' opening success. He praised the five players on the court, especially Lin Yu and James. He also praised Drew Gooden, who replaced Rashad Lewis in the starting lineup.
Thumbs up.
Mike Brown believes that the Cavaliers did a great job defensively in the opening game, and it has something to do with Gooden's starting position. At least the space inside is compressed, and the opponent's breakthrough cannot be used.
After praising the players, Mike Brown did not make any adjustments, but asked the players on the field to continue to implement the opening style of play.
After the timeout, neither team made any substitutions.
The 76ers had the ball, and it was Larry Hughes who was holding the ball in singles. Lin Yu's defense was like an iron wall, airtight, and gave no chance at all.
However, for this shot, the 76ers played a fixed combination arranged during the timeout. After the pick-and-roll at the top of the key, Larry Hughes quickly passed a pass to Andre Iguodala on the wing who passed the ball-free screen.
Advance amount.
Iguodala took two quick steps, caught the ball, and dunked!
With a bang, the 76ers relied on Iguodala's dunk to score two more points.
"It's Andre Iguodala again. His dunk was successful. He has taken 3 shots in this game and made all 3 of them. He is in the same hot state!"
Unknowingly, Iguodala, whom James was guarding, had already scored three goals by stealing chickens.
Mike Brown on the sidelines expressed his dissatisfaction with James: "Pay attention, LeBron!"
Then on the offensive end, the Cavaliers played another round of Zhan Lin pick-and-roll, but the effect was far less than before the timeout.
"LeBron and Lin's pick-and-roll, the 76ers directly switched defense...China Lin gave the ball to LeBron, LeBron's breakthrough, Larry Hughes could not stop him at all...But there was help defense on the wing, and he shot directly from the mid-range
…”
With a bang, James hit an iron. The Cavaliers had no chance at all. James' shot could only be regarded as a feeling.
If you don’t have the feel, you will naturally strike.
The rebound was protected by the 76ers, and then they counterattacked into the frontcourt. The Cavaliers' defense was still solid, and the 76ers failed to find a good opportunity.
Another hard shot from Larry Hughes, bang, the iron continues.
The Cavaliers grabbed the rebound and also launched a counterattack. The counterattack was unsuccessful and fell into a positional battle. The Cavaliers continued to focus on Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll.
The 76ers' response was still to switch defenses, and then supplement and assist defense on the wings.
James chose to distribute the ball after encountering a double attack. The ball was split to one side. The 76ers quickly rotated their defense and still did not give them a chance.
The ball was passed to Lin Yu again, and Lin Yu made a fake shot, which missed one person and attracted the help of another person.
Then the ball was passed, and Drew Gooden, who received the ball, missed the open mid-range shot.
Lin Yu had no choice but to switch to Rashard Lewis to shoot the ball, which had already been scored.
such a pity……
The Cavaliers' Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll failed again, and then on the defensive end, Andre Iguodala's layup was interfered by James and therefore missed.
The rebound was taken by Lin Yu who followed up and turned around to counterattack, but still failed.
Positional offense, another Zhan Lin pick-and-roll.
The opponent switched defense, Lin Yu moved laterally and hit a three-pointer. With a bang, it was still a strike.
…
The two teams just fought one after another, without scoring for two or three minutes in a row.
The game reached the sixth minute of the first quarter, and the score was still 7:6, with the Cavaliers leading by 1 point.
But then, Andre Iguodala succeeded in stealing the chicken again. He suddenly turned around, rushed to the inside, caught the ball and hit a layup, successfully helping the 76ers take the lead.
The situation of the game suddenly became surprising. No one could have imagined that a game with no suspense would start so fiercely.
Mike Brown has discovered the problem. The power of Zhanlin's pick-and-roll does not seem to be as full of possibilities as he thought.
The actual situation is that Lin Yu and James were having a hard time playing.
Lin Yu put his hands on his hips. He hit a three-pointer in the opening game, followed by a triple iron. He couldn't find his sights at all, and he didn't even record an assist.
Who's to blame?
He glanced at Drew Gooden on the court and Andre Miller on the other side, and felt more and more that Mike Brown's formation was outrageous.
What is the main focus of Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll? It's James' breakthrough and Lin Yu's shooting.
The current result is that James' breakthrough is restricted by the opponent's defense in the penalty area. Against Lin Yu, the 76ers only need to dedicate one person to guard him to completely restrict him.
Without Lewis or Daniel Gibson to open up the floor, the Cavaliers' offense could not open up at all.
Sighing secretly, Lin Yu turned back to defend and defended another shot. So far in the game, Larry Hughes has not scored a goal.
Then, the Cavaliers who grabbed the rebound ushered in another attack. Andre Miller controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, trying to give the ball to Lin Yu as usual.
Lin Yu caught the ball, didn't control it for a second, and passed it back.
Andre Miller caught the ball and was stunned. What does this mean?
Lin Yu didn't explain, he just dived inside and started cutting without the ball.
James, who was blocking at the top of the arc, was not stunned. He immediately understood Lin Yu's thoughts, and he immediately cut into the basket from the other side.
Andre Miller found the right moment and passed the ball ahead of time to James who rushed inside.
The 76ers' defense was suddenly in chaos. Everyone rushed to surround James, but Lin Yu circled from the baseline to the corner of the strong side, and the whole person was empty.
James' second pass came shortly after. Lin Yu, who received the ball, jumped up without hesitation and threw the ball with his hands.
Whoosh!
The basketball got into the basket, and the Quicken Loans Center finally burst into violent cheers after a long silence.
"After more than four minutes of misfire, China Lin finally broke the Cavaliers' scoring drought. He ran out of an excellent opportunity, received a pass from LeBron, and hit this crucial three-pointer!"
On the sidelines, Mike Brown frowned. Although the Cavaliers scored, he was not happy because Lin Yu did not play according to the tactics.
However, he did not call a timeout, because in the next offensive and defensive rounds, the Cavaliers, who had returned to their old tactics and routines, suddenly found their offensive sight, scored consecutive goals, and regained the initiative on the court.
Mike Brown also gradually saw something: "Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll experiment failed in the first step..."