After beating the King, the knight's physical problems finally surfaced.
Continuous away games, coupled with back-to-back games, everyone is exhausted at the end of the game.
After much hesitation, Mike Brown decided to let the team stay in Sacramento for a day of rest to allow the team to recover before heading to Utah Plateau the next day.
The next away game will be a difficult challenge for the Cavaliers who play consecutive away games. They are likely to suffer their first defeat of the season on the road.
The Jazz, who have completed their reconstruction, are very strong. Last season they made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals, where they were ultimately defeated by the Spurs.
In the new season, third-year player Deron Williams has further improved his ability to control the game, and inside player Carlos Boozer is also improving. A new Utah duo has been formed.
Compared with the old Shuangsha, the personal abilities of the new Shuangsha may be inferior, but the Jazz's role players are better. Andrei Kirilenko is the best wing defender in the league, and Memet Okur is the best.
The league's best space-based inside man.
In the new season, they also introduced Kyle Korver, plus the continuing improvement of second-year players Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap, third-year player C.J. Miles, and veteran Matt Halprin.
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The Jazz have one of the best group of role players in the league.
And such a team, which has two All-Stars, two quasi-stars and a group of high-quality role players, has a record of 2 wins and 2 losses at the beginning of the new season. It is waiting at its home court, exhausted after consecutive games.
The knight comes to challenge.
"It's a really tough challenge. We have won five games in a row, and we really don't want our winning streak to end."
When the plane arrived at the Utah Plateau, the air was not that thin, but the continuous traveling on the road made everyone find it difficult to breathe.
Anderson Varejao felt this, and Lin Yu stepped forward and patted his opponent on the shoulder: "We will never admit defeat before the game starts!"
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The knights rested for another night on the Utah Plateau, but they still felt tired.
With this slight fatigue, all Cavaliers entered Utah's Energy Solutions Center, the nationally renowned Devil's home stadium.
During the warm-up before the game, Lin Yu was stopped by reporters on the sidelines and asked several questions.
The first question was when the reporter asked him whether he would switch to guard Deron Williams, who has been in excellent form since the start of the new season.
"Even if I will switch to guard Deron, I will not reveal this to the outside world before the game. I can only say that if the team needs me to guard Deron, I will switch without hesitation. All this must be heard.
Mike (Brown)’s.”
For the second question, the reporter asked him whether he would remain strong on the offensive end, continue to score high points, and continue to top the scoring list.
Lin Yu simply replied with a phrase: "Of course!"
Finally, the reporter further asked: "So, in the new season, you will work hard to keep your top spot in the scoring list until the end of the season? You know, so far, your biggest opponent is your teammate LeBron James.
The scoring average is second only to you..."
This question is a bit interesting. It almost points out the hidden competition between Lin Yu and James. Of course, Lin Yu and James are among the top two in the scoring list. It also shows that the Cavaliers in the new season are two-man players who seem to be outstanding role players.
The group is actually not of much use.
He couldn't help but look the reporter up and down. The reporter's logo on his press card was very unfamiliar to Lin Yu. He looked very young, like an intern.
Lin Yu took a special look at the press card. The words "Bleachers" seemed to be written behind the logo, and in the name column behind it, there was a short name: Neil Caffrey.
"Bleachers? Didn't this emerging sports media in North America only come out a few years ago? Why does it appear now..."
Lin Yu had a trace of doubt, but he still answered the last question truthfully: "I don't know and I won't pay special attention to who my opponent is. I only know that I will set a few goals at the beginning of the season, and then
In the long season, work hard to achieve your goals."
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At seven o'clock in the evening, the warm-up is over and the game is about to begin.
The two teams started the game. For the Cavaliers, Mike Brown made some adjustments for this game. Veteran Big Z took a rest and Anderson Varejao started. The other four positions were as usual. Power forward Darko Milicic, Jr.
Forward James, shooting guard Lin Yu, point guard Delonte West.
As for the Jazz, Shuangsha is a regular starter, and the three role players they match are shooting guard Ronnie Brewer, small forward Andrei Kirilenko and center Memit Okur.
In terms of the team's technical style and matchup, the Jazz should be able to restrain the Cavaliers.
Because their strengths coincide with the Cavaliers' weaknesses, and the Cavaliers' strengths need to face Ronnie Brewer, a new wing-blocking defender, and Andrei Kirilenko, a veteran
Wing blocker.
The game started and Varejao won the jump ball.
Facing the Jazz's famously iron-blooded defense, James got the ball and directly made a breakthrough. The Russian warrior AK47 did not even seek help from the defense. He blocked James one-on-one and forced James to make a wild mid-range shot.
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The Cavaliers' first attack ended without a goal, and the rebound was taken by Boozer who was stuck under the basket.
Boozer passed the ball to Deron Williams, the Jazz's point guard. Lin Yu did not switch to Deron because Mike Brown believed in the defense of the Cavaliers' new point guard, Delonte West.
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Facing Delonte West, the young and chubby Deron did not swell. Instead, he followed Jerry Sloan's established tactics and asked for a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, he took a mid-range shot and successfully hit it.
Against Ronnie Brewer, Lin Yu, who could only play soy sauce in one round, shook his head helplessly. Regarding Deron Williams and coach Jerry Sloan, he thought about some future happenings.
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What he must say is that Deron is still very obedient now.
The Jazz took the lead at the beginning, and then the game quickly entered the Jazz's rhythm.
Although James had already reflected on his game against the Warriors and was determined to change his style of play, in this game, facing Andrei Kirilenko, who could only rely on single defense to limit himself, James wanted to return to the game.
It has become very difficult in the past.
Because it is difficult for his breakthrough to create space, the Cavaliers' offense is therefore unable to move forward.
After half a quarter of the game with such difficulty, the Jazz took a 5-point lead at 12:7, and the game also entered the official timeout.
Mike Brown has a headache. If the game is allowed to develop like this, the Cavaliers will really suffer their first defeat of the season.
Therefore, Mike Brown decided to switch to a pick-and-roll, pass-and-cut offense after the timeout.
But in this way, he will make James dissatisfied again.