Lin Yu opened the scoring for the Cavaliers, and the next game was a one-sided crushing of the Cavaliers against the Rockets.
McGrady's condition is very bad, perhaps due to some injuries, but in reality, he just can't beat Lin Yu.
After Lin Yu's physical fitness improved, his defense received a corresponding bonus. He defended more strongly. McGrady also felt greater pressure than last season and the season before last.
Many times in singles, McGrady couldn't even see the basket.
Then on the offensive end, Lin Yu, who was assisted by Pippen, was even more powerful, completely defeating Tracy McGrady on both offense and defense.
There were constant cheers at the scene, but the situation in the bench areas on both sides was completely different.
On the Cavaliers' side, when the main players on the court entered the court, there was an immediate excitement. As the score got bigger and bigger, the number of cheers from the Cavaliers' bench became less and less, because they were used to it.
On the Rockets side, they were very quiet from the beginning of the game. Only Rick Adelman kept standing on the sidelines, shouting and directing, but it was of no use. After the Cavaliers took the lead, they took control of the game.
situation.
"Tracy is locked up by Dayu. Now the Rockets are in danger. Their deficit has almost reached double digits..."
In the commentary box, Yu Jia has been worried about the Rockets. If the game continues like this, there will be no suspense in this China game and it will be a bit boring.
"Look at Dayao, the Rockets have to give the ball to Dayao now!"
Director Zhang is also worried. Compared with Lin Yu who is fighting hard on the other side, Dayao has not performed much so far. His performance on the court is like a tool man, organizing in the high position, picking and rolling, and then passing a few passes that have no decisive effect.
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Director Zhang believes that when McGrady is unable to stand up and score, the Rockets should hand the ball to Dayao and let Dayao solve the offensive problem.
"Dayao is the core of the Rockets' offense. At this time, he has to be decisive and get the ball and do it himself!"
Yu Jia thought it was simpler, but the actual situation is that Dayao, the offensive core, has only a name and no substantial content.
Rick Adelman didn't even arrange singles tactics for Dayao, and if it was a singles game facing the frame, Dayao wouldn't have much advantage against Big Z's defense.
Therefore, the Rockets' offense just misfired, and they struggled to the end of the first quarter.
In the first quarter of the game, Lin Yu's performance was the best in the game. Kenny Smith, the North American commentator, was already shouting: "I have to tell everyone a terrible fact, that is, after one summer, Lin Yu from China has changed again.
He became stronger, and he became stronger again!"
Charles Barkley on the side frantically expressed his approval of Kenny Smith: "Yes, his confrontation has improved a lot, and his speed has become faster, more aggressive on the court, and his desire to attack has also improved.
Becoming stronger, a stronger Chinese Lin, coupled with an increasingly mature LeBron James, the defending champion team in the new season should not be underestimated."
In the first quarter of the game, Lin Yu, who made 4 of 6 shots, scored 13 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists. McGrady, who made 1 of 6 shots, only scored 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist. The contrast in this data is so strong that it almost
Everyone is shaking their heads.
"I thought that the strength of the bench had steadily improved, and the Rockets, who had replaced Rick Adelman as the new coach, could join the ranks of favorites for the championship in the new season. Now, it seems that they and the Cavaliers still have real favorites for the championship.
big difference."
The gap between the two teams was too big. The score gap opened to 8 points at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, with the efforts of LeBron James, who led the rotation of the team, it quickly opened to double digits.
When the game ended at halftime, there was no suspense about the outcome.
Fortunately, this game was just a preseason game, and even the Rockets, who were lagging behind by a big score, did not show any particular disappointment.
Even before halftime, Rick Adelman was ready to commit a crime against the wind (David Stern) and went directly to the bench in the second half.
He wanted this game to enter the friendly match mode in advance, so that fans, reporters, and football critics would not pay too much attention to the outcome of this game.
"At halftime, 62:46, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a 16-point lead. There is no suspense in this preseason game. The strength gap between the two teams is too big."
In the North American commentary box, Kenny Smith shook his head. The Rockets team has received a lot of domestic attention, but in North America, no one will pay too much attention to this pseudo-powerful team.
Therefore, after a period of emotion, Kenny Smith focused the topic on the Cavaliers.
"Just judging from the competitive state of this game and the increasingly skillful cooperation with China Lin and LeBron, the departure of Rashard Lewis has not made the Cavaliers' strength decline. They still have a lot to do in the new season. We can even say that only the remaining
They are the next two giants, supplemented by outstanding role players, and they will still be the league's biggest championship favorites."
At halftime, in the locker room, Mike Brown simply pointed out some problems in the offense and defense in the first half, and then shook his head and said to Brendan Malone and Phil Handy beside him: "The Rockets are too weak.
Or their state adjusted too slowly, so that the gap in this game was too big, and it was difficult for us to find substantive problems in the team."
Lin Yu also rested in the locker room for a while, and then left the locker room early.
Mike Brown did not stop Lin Yu's previous behavior of leaving. He knew that Lin Yu still had some advertising endorsement tasks for this China game.
"Hey, buddy, are you ready for me?"
Lin Yu walked to the entrance of the players' tunnel, sorted out his jersey, and then asked an on-site staff member he had contacted at the end of the half game, an Indian-American.
The Indian-American nodded: "No problem, Lin, you can just go back to the court."
Lin Yu smiled and thanked him, and then suddenly rushed out of the players' tunnel.
There were sudden exclamations and cheers in the Wukesong venue, and the DJ on the scene also shouted: "Oh my god, who did I see? A Dayu who returned early!"
Then on the only way from the players' tunnel to the stadium, Rocket Bear and Cavalier Dog suddenly began to besiege the old KFC, as if they were performing an eye-catching performance.
Lin Yu joined the performance at this moment. He suddenly rushed forward, pushed Rocket Bear and Cavalier Dog away, and then pretended to beat Rocket Bear with all his strength, while Cavalier Dog ran away crazily.
"Haha, what did I see? China Lin suddenly returned and started his halftime show. He was beating up Rocket Bear!"
"This seems to be full of meaning. He just beat the Rockets in the first half of this preseason game, and now, during halftime, he ran out and beat the Rockets again!"
"Grandpa KFC thanked China Lin, hey, so, is this a staged play?"
"probably?!"
Lin Yu, who beat up the Rocket Bear, greeted him on the sidelines, and was greeted with cheers and screams from female fans.
"Huh, mission accomplished. It's a boring China game. I shouldn't have anything to do next."
In the second half of the game, Lin Yu really didn't have anything to do. Both sides came on the bench, and the China game ended in a chaotic battle.