After two consecutive visits to Los Angeles, the Cavaliers arrived in Oakland the day after defeating the Clippers.
The game between the Cavaliers and the Warriors is not difficult. After all, they still have one day to rest. However, the Warriors, who performed a black eight miracle in the previous season, are in a bit of a bad state in the new season.
In the first two games, they lost to the Clippers, who were without Elton Brand, and the Utah Jazz, who had formed a new team.
With a two-game losing streak, they faced the Cavaliers, who had won three games in a row. Although they were playing away games, they had a day off.
Before the game, most ball commentators regarded the Cavaliers as the favorites to win this game, believing that the Cavaliers, who are currently in hot form, can win their fourth consecutive victory in the new season.
However, some ball commentators believe that the Warriors, who are at home, are about to rebound, perhaps in this game.
At Oracle Arena in Oakland, a battle that was somewhat one-sided in terms of public opinion before the game began. The atmosphere within the Cavaliers was very relaxed, but after the game actually started, they discovered that the Warriors, who had lost two consecutive games at the beginning of the game, were not what they were.
Weak team.
Compared with last season, the Warriors' black eight lineup has not been compromised. On the contrary, young players such as Monta Ellis, Klenner Azubuike and Andris Biedrins have also achieved success.
progress.
Their offensive firepower is very fierce, and their defense is as good as ever. In this era when defense is king, this Warriors is simply a weirdo, even weirder than the Suns, who are also running and gunning.
The game started with a confrontation. The Cavaliers wanted to take the lead through offense on the basis of solid defense.
But at the beginning, Baron Davis defeated Delonte West's defense in one-on-one, and he succeeded in three consecutive singles. He scored 7 points in a row and led the team to a 7:4 lead.
The knight who was in average starting condition.
Facing the red-hot Baron Davis, Mike Brown was forced to adjust his defense and began to focus on guarding Baron Davis.
After that, Baron Davis, who was the first passer, started the rhythm of the Warriors team, and the Warriors were full of firepower.
"Obviously, Mike Brown made a mistake. He underestimated the Warriors' offense. Compared with ordinary NBA teams, the Warriors are a different team. They have no defense, but have many scoring points."
“Among the starting five, Baron Davis, Monta Ellis, Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington are all top scorers with the ability to average 20 points per game, plus there are many players on the bench.
Clenna Azubuike, Michael Pietrus and Austin Crohill are all capable of scoring more than 10 points per game."
"Even if the Pistons have two Wallaces, they can't say they can guard against all the Warriors' scorers against this Warriors team."
"Faced with Baron Davis who is in hot form, Mike Brown's right choice should be to switch defenses and let the team's top perimeter defender guard Baron Davis instead of guarding Baron Day.
Weiss."
In short, in the first four minutes, the Cavaliers and Warriors played 16:14, with the Cavaliers trailing by 2 points.
Such an anxious situation is not what Mike Brown wants to see. Facing a crazy away schedule, he just hopes to easily resolve some games that should end easily.
But it is obvious that this game will not be so easy.
The game lasted for more than a minute, and the score continued to rise to 21:18. The Warriors' lead reached 3 points. Halfway through the first quarter, it was almost certain that both teams would get a super high score in the first quarter.
"This is an open game!"
The referee blows the whistle and the official timeout begins.
On the court, Lin Yu walked slowly to the side of the court with his hands on his hips. He paid attention to the statistics of the first half of the game.
Facing the undefended Warriors, James had his best opening performance in four games. He scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 5 of 7 shots. He basically dominated the opening half of the game.
Lin Yu was not very happy, because in the first half of the game, he basically didn't get the ball. He only took 2 shots and hit 1 three-pointer, and this three-pointer was made after receiving a pass from James.
"According to Mike's rotation order, I will have to go down for another two or three minutes. Calculating the time, it is just the time to take over the game."
During the official timeout, Mike Brown shifted his defense back, but the offense remained unchanged.
But just before re-appearing, Lin Yu closed his eyes, entered the system, and turned on the feature "Give me the ball". He was about to take over the game!
Back on the court, the Warriors had the ball. Facing the Cavaliers who returned to man-to-man marking, Baron Davis hit a single from mid-range.
At 23:18, Lin Yu, who was about to take over the game, faced a 5-point deficit, but this was exactly what he wanted.
In a falling situation, it will be even more valuable if he takes over the game and leads the team to overtake the score.
The Cavaliers served from the backcourt, Lin Yu and Delonte West were on both sides of the ball, but Anderson Varejao's ball went to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu controlled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt. James occupied the top position of the arc. Lin Yu didn't take it seriously. Instead, he used James as the axis and made a pick-and-roll.
After blocking and breaking up, Stephen Jackson did not change defense, but went to surround James with Monta Ellis.
Lin Yu passed one step at a time, found an opening, and took action directly.
Whoosh!
A long two-pointer.
Including the three-pointer before the official timeout, this was Lin Yu's second goal of the game. He hit 2 of 3 shots and it didn't look bad.
"LeBron James, who scored 10 points on 5 of 7 shots before the timeout, was too much of a threat, but even so, the Warriors should not leave open shots to China Lin, who hit almost 100%."
The deficit narrowed to 3 points. James, a wage earner, was a little depressed, but there was nothing he could do.
Back on the defensive end, the Warriors' offense was man-to-man. Lin Yu chose a suitable moment to help defend to one side. Baron Davis, who had conceded a goal since the start of the game, missed the shot of the game.
The second ball.
Anderson Varejao grabbed the rebound and passed it to Lin Yu immediately.
Lin Yu caught the ball and advanced toward the frontcourt.
But counterattacking against the Warriors is obviously not an effective offensive strategy, because both teams rush forward, and the Warriors rush faster.
Rushing to the frontcourt, not to mention several of the Warriors' outside players, even their starting center Andris Biedrins immediately returned to the backcourt.
Lin Yu's idea of taking advantage of his opponent's defensive formation was not in place and made a quick attack failed.
But he still didn't stop, rushed to the frontcourt, and reached the three-point line in one swift step.
Monta Ellis's defense was like paper, and Lin Yu's quick attack completely cleared him.
The Warriors' supplementary defense and assisting defense were also quite chaotic. Several players on the outside were marking their opponents. Only Andris Biedrins panicked and jumped out with his arms waving.
Lin Yu accelerated again, used his own body strength to push away Biedrins, then raised his hand and shot a throw from one step inside the free throw line.
Whoosh!
"It's China Lin again. He passed two people in a row and scored directly with a throw. At 23:22, the Cavaliers were only 1 point behind!"
Behind the commentary box, Kenny Smith shook his head: "Monta Ellis' defense was too bad. He couldn't stop China Lin's impact."
One point difference, and it was only one minute before Lin Yu took over the game.
In the subsequent defensive round, Baron Davis's single was once again blocked by Lin Yu's assistance, but his pass helped Stephen Jackson get a one-on-one opportunity with James on the weak side.
Facing James' defense, Stephen Jackson relied on his opponent to turn over and hit a jump shot.
Faced with the score difference being widened to 3 points again, Lin Yu, who received the ball again in the backcourt, quickly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Monta Ellis did not guard against Lin Yu's long shot, but retreated to defend.
Lin Yu's breakthrough.
Because in the first two rounds, Lin Yu kept making breakthroughs.
But this round, Lin Yu voted directly!
"Three-point shot from outside!"
Whoosh!
"The ball went in. China Lin is too strong. After the timeout, he suddenly broke out and scored 7 points in a row to help the Cavaliers equalize the score!"
After the score was evened, the Warriors did not fall behind.
In the next round, the Warriors also scored. Monta Ellis scored the ball on a single and a somewhat unbelievable drift shot, which caused the audience to exclaim and cheer.
Lin Yu also continued to explode. In the three minutes when he took over the game, he scored 11 points in a row and added 2 rebounds. The Cavaliers in turn took a 3-point lead.
After that, Lin Yu was replaced by Mike Brown.
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Without Lin Yu on the court, the Cavaliers' defense was still unable to stop the Warriors from scoring.
However, relying on James who was in excellent form, the Cavaliers still suppressed the Warriors and maintained the lead they had gained when Lin Yu was on the court.
When the game entered the second quarter and both teams replaced their substitute lineups, the Warriors suddenly broke out.
A bench lineup consisting of Klenner Azubuike, Austin Crohill, Michael Pietrus, Matt Barnes and Brandon White has offensive firepower that can even handle a lot of the ball.
The team's starting lineup was compared.
Even the defensive problems were solved because the Cavaliers only left James on the court and the Warriors attacked James without thinking.
Until Lin Yu returned to the court, the Warriors' suppression of the Cavaliers was always there, and they relied on their suppression to overtake the score again.
By the time Lin Yu came back on the court, the score had become 52:48. The Warriors, playing at home, were back 4 points ahead of the Cavaliers.
The situation is different again!
"The Warriors performed very tenaciously. They played basketball like everyone is a soldier. Almost everyone can score in isolation when they get the ball. However, the Cavaliers will always have defensive loopholes that are caught by the Warriors."
"With a better rotation, the Warriors regained their lead."
"At the end of the half-quarter, Mike Brown made a regular rotation, and China Lin came on the scene to replace LeBron James and became the core of the Cavaliers' tactics!"