After consecutive away games, the Cavaliers rested for three full days. During these three days, they only arranged one training session and rested for the remaining two days. They finally made up for the physical losses they had lost during the away games.
In their first home game after consecutive away games, they faced the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Center.
Compared with last season, the Knicks still have not been able to solve their chaos. However, with the addition of Zach Randolph and the departure of Steve Francis, it can be seen that they are still trying to solve some problems.
of.
There are many rumors surrounding the Knicks. Stephon Marbury has become a cancer in the locker room and may be terminated. Eddie Curry's heart is becoming more and more overwhelmed. He may not be able to take on a big role in the new season. High-ranking rookie Channing Ford
Lai was also struck by injuries and disappeared immediately.
However, a few unintentional moves, Jamal Crawford and David Lee performed well, giving desperate New York fans some hope.
But in this game, facing the Cavaliers who were much stronger than themselves, the Knicks suffered a disastrous away defeat.
"123:79, 44 points of disastrous defeat, New Yorkers left with shame!"
"LeBron James and China Lin played perfectly. The two teamed up to score 76 points, 18 rebounds, 17 assists, 5 steals and 4 blocks. They almost defeated the entire New York with the power of two people!"
In this game, Lin Yu scored a game-high 34 points, plus 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. However, the best of the game was taken away by James because James's score was slightly lower.
Lin Yu doesn't care much about who is the best of the game. He only knows that his score is higher than James, and he really can't always control the best of the game in one game and two games. He can't always guarantee that he is the best player in the game.
The man of the game for the Cavaliers' win.
But what surprised him about this game was that James seemed to have changed his gender and suddenly became very team-oriented.
"I don't know what happened. LeBron seems to have suddenly changed. David, did you watch the game we played against the Knicks?"
David Alexander nodded, of course he watched it. As Lin Yu's personal trainer, he would not only watch Lin Yu's games, he would even watch every game four or five times. If the analysis value of the game is high, he would
They would also edit the game and play a certain part of it frame by frame for Lin Yu to see.
"So, you should also find that LeBron only scored a dozen sudden points in the last game, right?"
"I noticed that when he gets the ball, his first choice seems to be to find cooperation with you or with Zarunas Ilgauskas."
David Alexander frowned: "This is indeed a bit abnormal, especially compared with the first seven games, he seemed to have suddenly given up the breakout system that he was best at, but I have to say, you guys played
great."
David Alexander gave a thumbs up, but Lin Yu shook his head: "It's just the worst Knicks in the Eastern Conference, it doesn't mean anything."
"Then let's play one more game. I checked the schedule. In the next game, your opponent is the Magic."
"Magic?" Lin Yu's expression became exciting, and he became interested. "Rashad is coming back, and they also have Dwight Howard, a strong opponent!"
The Magic have definitely made great progress this season, and it has nothing to do with the addition of Rashard Lewis.
In fact, Lin Yu believes that 50% of the credit for the Magic's progress belongs to their new coach Stan Van Gundy, and 30% to Dwight Howard, who has made great progress.
Of the remaining 20%, 10% goes to Rashard Lewis. The addition of Lewis allowed the Magic's tactical system to take shape.
The last 10% should belong to Hedo Turkoglu and Jamal Nelson, who have also made progress.
On the surface, the Magic, which has a group of shooters on the outside but no outside defenders, is an offense-oriented team. In fact, Stan Van Gundy is very smart. He has thrown all the defensive responsibilities to the new season.
Howard broke out.
Therefore, the Magic's defense is actually not bad, and it happens to restrain James, who is still terrible at long-range shooting.
In the past life and the future, in the 2009 playoffs, James led his team to enter the playoffs as the league's number one, broke into the Eastern Conference Finals, and echoed the Lakers in the Western Conference. David Stern has always wanted to watch.
It seems that the finals 23vs24 will be staged.
However, it was this Cavaliers who, in the Eastern Conference finals, defeated the Magic with a total score of 2:4.
This series has basically confirmed James's desire to leave the Cavaliers, leave Cleveland, and go to Miami to join forces at the top.
Just looking at that series, James' own statistics are very gorgeous, averaging 38.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in six games.
But he averaged 4.2 turnovers per game, and his scoring system was restrained and couldn't be used at all. His personal data was really deceiving.
Therefore, Lin Yu knew very well that in this game against the Magic, even if James wanted to return to the breakout system, it would be difficult to go back.
"Then let's see how powerful LeBron and I's passing system can be."
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After beating the Knicks, the Cavaliers took another day off. On the evening of the next day, they faced the challenge of the Magic at Quicken Loans Center.
"The Orlando Magic have come out, and the boos at Quicken Loans Center are a little violent. It seems that the Cleveland fans are dissatisfied with the departure of Rashard Lewis."
Behind the commentary box at Quicken Loans Center sat Mike Breen and Marv Albert.
"They have reason to be dissatisfied. After all, the Cavaliers paid a high price to trade for Rashard Lewis, but this guy left Cleveland for a high salary in the summer and joined the Magic, the Cavaliers' direct competitor."
"When they meet again, they are already opponents. It is what fans should do to boo their opponents, but it seems that Rashard Lewis was not affected."
On the court, Lewis and Lin Yu, who were not affected by the boos, hugged, but James watched this from a distance and did not seem to welcome his former teammate like Lin Yu did.
The warm-up was over and the game started immediately.
The referee holds the basketball in his hand, blows the whistle, and then throws the basketball into the sky above the arena.
Amid sparse applause at Quicken Loans Center, Dwight Howard beat Big Z and grabbed the ball in the opening seconds.
When the game started, the Magic's offense was very fast, but also a bit chaotic. They just made a few simple passes from the outside. Finally, Jamal Nelson, who received the ball, raised his hand and threw the ball.
With a bang, the basketball hit the frame and LeBron James rushed into the penalty area and grabbed the rebound.
Then, James, who was in control of the ball, also quickly moved the ball forward. In a counterattack that was not considered a counterattack, the Magic retreated quickly and stifled the Cavaliers' counterattack.
The counterattack turned into a half-court positional battle. James slapped the basketball, passed Big Z's screen, and drove hard into the paint.
Howard's defense was quick, and he could be said to have jumped in front of James immediately.
However, James also passed the ball out in the first time. It was not a sudden score because James did not attract the outside attack.
When Lin Yu received the ball, Keith Bogans still waved his arms and got close to him.
Lin Yu also made a breakthrough, but Howard couldn't defend him. Facing the one-on-one defense, Lin Yu made a mid-range shot, but with a bang, it didn't go in.
At this time, Howard had returned to the basket, jumped high and grabbed the rebound.
So far, neither team has scored in the opening attack and defense.
But Howard, who grabbed the rebound, suddenly threw the ball toward the frontcourt and passed it to Hedo Turkoglu, who was advancing quickly.
James pounced, but Turkoglu transferred a long pass to Jamal Nelson on the other side.
Whoosh!
As a neurotic player, the short Jamal Nelson caught the ball and took action immediately when he saw an opportunity.
He also successfully hit the three-pointer. Amid the exclamations at Quicken Loans Center, the away Magic scored the first point of the game.
"3:0, Jamal Nelson shot without mercy!"
The atmosphere at home suddenly became a little dull. Amidst the dullness, the Cavaliers kicked the ball out of the backcourt, and Delonte West quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.
It was still a pass-and-cut attack in the frontcourt. James had no chance to break through, and Lin Yu didn't have a good chance to break through. This time, he didn't take action, but passed the ball out.
After two or three turnovers, it was finally given to Delonte West on the outside. West had a small opening with little chance, but the shot with his raised hand also missed.
The Cavaliers rushed for the rebound, but Howard, who was leaping high, took one step ahead and grabbed the rebound in his hands. After landing, he directly launched a counterattack.
The fast break faced a fast break, but the Cavaliers' defense was a big step slower. They watched helplessly as the fast and agile Jamal Nelson rushed to the backcourt and succeeded with a light layup!
"It's Jamal Nelson again, scoring consecutively, and the Orlando Magic already leads the Cavaliers 5-0 in the away game!"
Facing the Magic, who were mainly on the road, the Cavaliers' pass-and-cut offense failed in two consecutive rounds. James became anxious and turned around, directly scoring a sudden score in one round.
Similarly, facing Howard, James' breakout system was severely restrained. Facing the help defense, James made a forced mid-range shot.
Bang! Didn't come in again!
The Magic once again secured backcourt rebounds, and then tried to counterattack again. The rhythm of the game seemed to be completely controlled by the away Magic.
"In the first two minutes, the Magic 7:2 the Cavaliers. They were already 5 points ahead. Not only that, the rhythm of the game seemed to be firmly controlled by the Magic."
On the sidelines, Mike Brown was also frowning.
Breaking points are suppressed and passes and cuts are ineffective. How should we adjust this game?