"We have to pass the ball, everyone has to run, and everyone in the offense has to be in a running state. In this way, we can find good opportunities to score easily under the Jazz's defense..."
Mike Brown emphasized the movement of the ball and everyone's movement. Lin Yu quietly glanced at James. Sure enough, James's face gradually became worse...
However, he doesn't care about James' thoughts. He only knows that Mike Brown is right. If the Cavaliers want to win this game, they must move the ball instead of getting stuck in the sudden point system and gradually being eliminated.
The opponent controlled the rhythm of the game and finally lost the game in frustration.
After the timeout, even if James was reluctant, he had to change his style of play for the Cavaliers.
Back on the court, in the Cavaliers' offensive round, they served from the sideline. The ball passed from Delonte West to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu asked for a reluctant pick-and-roll from James, accelerated, and faced Andrei Kirilenko's defense.
Defenders like AK47, who are flexible and physically strong, can block shots and steal, were almost born for the small ball era. Unfortunately, his peak period did not meet the small ball era.
However, against this Cavaliers, his style can be considered very restrained. At least, in the first half of the game, James failed to take advantage of him. At least, Lin Yu didn't think he could easily break through him.
Defense.
Facing Kirilenko's defense, Lin Yu took two steps forward with great difficulty, and then found an opportunity to pass the ball out.
Darko Milicic got the ball, controlled it, and immediately passed it out.
This time it was James who got the ball. He broke through directly, but it was Ronnie Brewer who was defending him. Now, James let himself go, because Ronnie Brewer couldn't stop James at all.
"Breaking through to the basket, with a split dunk, LeBron James finally broke through the steel defense line erected in front of him by the Utah Jazz!"
James felt comfortable instantly after scoring, and so did the Cavaliers. After the ball, the score gap became 3 points.
Back on the defensive end, Delonte West blocked Deron's impact with the cooperation of Lin Yu, and the Jazz gave the ball to Boozer.
Boozer beat Serbia's little brother Milicic in singles. Physically speaking, Milicic was able to resist Boozer, but he lacked experience.
But Anderson Varejao stepped in in time, and Boozer's mid-range shot hit the Cavaliers' defense and missed with a bang.
Lin Yu, who was switching defenses everywhere, wandered to the basket, took off the backboard, and shouted: "Counterattack!"
The Jazz are a traditional pick-and-roll team. In order to allow the game to enter a positional battle, they will always suppress the rhythm crazily.
Suddenly faced with this Cavaliers who were somewhat ahead of their time, Jazz was prepared for the Cavaliers' quick counterattack, but still failed to react in time.
"China Lin, he sprinted on the wing and attracted Ronnie Brewer's defense, but in the middle, LeBron was unstoppable! He received China Lin's precise pass!"
boom……
A loud bang!
"LeBron James dunked again. After the timeout, the Cavaliers' offense started to gain momentum!"
After two consecutive dunks, James' mood suddenly became very good. At least, the frustration in the first half of the quarter was swept away by him.
Lin Yu didn't have much idea. He always saw far ahead. He knew very well that because of the Jazz's pick-and-roll changes, James could always switch to defend weaker opponents, and then kill everyone.
If this situation continues and the Cavaliers gain an advantage, the Jazz will always adjust their defense. At that time, Lin Yu, who has been waiting patiently, will have the opportunity he wants.
It was the end of another half of the game. Lin Yu had left the game three minutes ago and sat on the bench to rest. The Cavaliers, under the leadership of James, recovered from their opening disadvantage.
The Cavaliers, who were playing away games, were on the road at the Devil's Energy Solution Arena, with a score of 26:25, only 1 point behind the Jazz.
"Okay, everyone, everyone performed well in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, we have to slightly change the order of rotation."
Faced with the dilemma of playing away games and being physically exhausted, Mike Brown also took the initiative to make changes. Lin Yu couldn't help but secretly sigh that Mike Brown in the new season surprised him more and more.
There is no surprise. Mike Brown changed the rotation order by letting Lin Yu come on early and let James leave early.
In the second quarter of the game, the Cavaliers' rotation suddenly changed to Lin Yu leading the team, with point guard Daniel Gibson, small forward Devin Brown, power forward Darko Milicic and center Joe Smith.
After resting for more than four minutes, Lin Yu had no problem with his physical fitness, but he faced a team led by Deron, accompanied by C.J. Miles, Kyler Korver and Paul Millsap, and Jason Collins, a closeted man.
brother Jaylon Collins.
Lin Yu was under a lot of pressure because it was really difficult for him to get help from his teammates, so he could only play alone.
More than four minutes later, Lin Yu's team lost a point, the score became 37:32, and the Cavaliers fell behind by 5 points.
Reggie Miller in the commentary box felt that Lin Yu had no problem playing: "Chinese Lin has tried his best. He passed two balls to Devin Brown and one ball to Darko Milicic, but nothing came of it.
points, and the 7 points the Cavaliers scored in the second quarter all came from China Lin's singles."
"Now, Mike Brown has called a timeout, and he should be switching back to the main force."
Mike Brown is indeed going to be replaced as the main force. To be more precise, he is going to be replaced by LeBron James, who is already eager to try off the court.
The timer buzzed, James high-fived Darko Milicic, and stood on the court. His position can be regarded as the fourth position.
In other words, in the middle of the second quarter, the Cavaliers formed a four-small lineup.
The Jazz also brought back Carlos Boozer, but Boozer didn't have much of an advantage against his former teammate despite being mismatched.
The Cavaliers also continued to adhere to the pass-and-cut style, constantly using pick-and-roll cooperation, and moving the ball. Soon, the score gap was close or even evened out.
It was in this somewhat struggling but yet confidence-inspiring rhythm that the half-time game between the Cavaliers and Jazz ended.
"At halftime, the Cavaliers took the lead at 55:52."
Reggie Miller shook his head: "What a familiar plot, it reminds me of the previous battle between the Cavaliers and the Warriors. Will the Cavaliers in this game have to explode in the second half like they did against the Warriors, directly taking away the victory?