Chapter 1459 I advise you not to enter the finals this year
To be honest, Tang Qian didn't worry too much about playing against the Cavaliers. Unless the Cavaliers broke and then stood up, and directly abolished James's all-encompassing style of play, otherwise, it would be a piece of cake. It was already clear last year.
Proving this, James cannot explode in front of Lakers No. 29. Unless he explodes with a three-pointer tonight, otherwise, the Lakers will only defend your shots but not your breakthroughs. If you want to break through,
Just go in and do away with it. James' threat has plummeted. It's no exaggeration. James, who has lost the strongest outside finishing ability in history, is just an ordinary player. What a big deal, what James
The system cannot be promoted.
This is also a big factor in his sudden slide from the altar in the future.
Without his super breakthrough threat, his myth is no longer magical. Of course he is still at his peak now, but if he meets Tang Qian, it will be regarded as a change of direction and entering the "aging stage". The Lakers playing against the Cavaliers can be regarded as
My experience is that just guard James well. If you guard this point well, the opponent will lose nine times out of ten. The source of James' system is No. 23 James, right?
When defending James, generally speaking, you are concerned about his super tank breakthrough, which is too efficient. But if someone tells you that you don’t have to worry about this problem anymore, it will become easier to defend him immediately. Because James only relies on shooting
, basically you can't kill anyone. Moreover, because your opponent shoots suddenly and not, it puts more pressure on your shooting, which further highlights the problem of shooting skills. In the original time and space, he only had one season where he really shot without blind spots, and that was his true shooting.
An awesome season.
Countless people have felt it and marveled at it. After 40+ playoffs, I got soft, and I got soft in the final game. Just ask, what do you rely on? You can just look at the data without watching the game. What you rely on is the super burst.
His shooting ability. Otherwise, if nothing else, how could you get the buzzer-beater? Do you really think you can easily get to the basket and beat the buzzer in the playoffs?
So, it's hard for the Lakers to beat other teams, but they won't be afraid of playing the Cavaliers.
There is at least an 80% chance of killing the opponent.
And the Cavaliers will abolish the James system? Are you talking nonsense? Didn't you see that they have changed to "Guide Lu" this year? What does "Guide Lu" rely on? Tactical ability? System training? Defensive iron
Zha? That's all nonsense. The reason why he can succeed in the Cavaliers is that he is very good at "flattery" James. He also knows that with James here, the Cavaliers' regular season will not be empty. At least in the Eastern Conference, this is definitely the case.
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Therefore, he did not hesitate at all and directly continued to consolidate or even strengthen the status of James' system in the Cavaliers. Then he could easily get a big contract and coach easily every day. Anyway, he likes such a head coach James, doesn't he?
Personally, they hit it off immediately. It was perfect. Therefore, it is not surprising that the former head coach of the Cavaliers resigned.
When James is here, that's the James system. If you need to cooperate with him, if you want to do something else, that's out of the question.
On the 17th, the game started at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Although it was an away game, the Lakers have had a huge psychological advantage over the Cavaliers in recent years. If nothing else, they have not lost to the Cavaliers in several years.
The team passed, this is the best proof. Therefore, when playing against the Cavaliers, the entire Lakers team had an arrogant expression of "I come, I watch, I conquer."
This made Fred McLeod, the home commentator of the Cavaliers, say with a little sadness:
I don't see any concern in the eyes of people in Los Angeles, like they're just here for dinner and then going out to a nightclub. I feel bad for our team, getting swept in the Finals a few months ago, so
Our morale was low when we faced the Lakers. So, Cavaliers and Kings, we urgently need a beautiful turnaround.
Yes, what Fred McLeod said makes sense. The Lakers now have a natural feeling of oppression against the Cavaliers. If this feeling cannot be taken away, even if the Cavaliers reach the finals again this year, once
When they met the Lakers, they were also the ones who were in trouble. There was no hope of a comeback at all.
The entire home court was cheering for the Cavaliers players, but instead of giving the Cavaliers players any excitement or passion, it actually... made the Cavaliers players begin to feel pressure. Pre-game pressure. Huge pre-game pressure.
Because they also know how much Cleveland people want to beat the Lakers. If they win this game, they can at least breathe a little easier. Otherwise, they will have a headache after watching the game.
Even James is unavoidable.
Because so far, he hasn't beaten No. 29 of the Lakers for a long time. When was the last time? Damn, that was back in the Heat era, okay? Speaking of statistics, he can't beat this guy.
.Tang Qian’s 20+20 has become a standard now. Although his data is not bad, but with Westbrook on the outside now, who still thinks that his 27+7+7 data is awesome? It’s just that
That's all.
The number of rounds has increased so much, and he has done it all. This data really cannot arouse everyone's desire to brag.
As for the all-inclusive style of play, let alone Westbrook, Harden is extremely violent this year. He is second in the scoring list and first in the assists list. He also has 8+ rebounds. No matter how you look at this data, it is better than James.
Come on. Therefore, the magical nature of James' all-encompassing style of play has been completely broken this year. If the outside line is not ranked among the top one or two, how can he compare with Tang Qian?
Losing the ball and losing the data, such an embarrassing situation, was caused by the Lakers when James was still in his prime.
That wave of 22.3 points in the finals and a shooting percentage of more than 20% really put James to shame. However, last year his shooting was the lowest point in history in recent years, and his three-point shooting almost failed to break 30%, so he was let go.
Finally, it really couldn't be opened. This year's offseason, James realized his shame and became brave, but he practiced a lot of three-point shooting. No, this season has returned to normal.
But relying on this alone, it is still impossible to win.
Because James's most powerful thing is tank breakthrough + ball distribution. When he breaks through, he cannot be guarded by one person. He must shrink. Shrinking gives him the opportunity to play the ball and directly connect the whole team. But what if he doesn't shrink at all? But what if it's you?
Can't hit the basket? Then why should the Lakers ask you to get assists? The same was true in the June Finals. Because the breakthrough failed completely, James only had 4.3 assists in the four games of the Finals, which was miserable. He couldn't play.
If James' system cannot operate, it is understandable that the Cavaliers will lose miserably. After all, most of the ball rights are in his hands.
This alone made Owen feel dissatisfied.
Maybe Irving will give in in the future, but now, he doesn't think so. He feels more and more that James has played too much.
There may even be an idea that if you can’t do it, then give it to me.
This planted a deep seed for the Cavaliers' split.
So will the Cavaliers make adjustments in this game? After the lineups of both sides have come out, there is still no adjustment. The Cavaliers are still the Big Three configuration of James + Love + Irving, plus J.R. Smith and Tristan Thompson. And it still has the familiar taste, familiarity
Formula, LeBron James controls everything, and the rest just wait for the King to feed the ball.
Don't think too much about the rest, don't worry too much, just do your best to defend yourself.
So... the rest of the Cavaliers don't play much defense. I forgot to mention that this year's Cavaliers defense is very bad, so don't say anything. Expect them to defend and win? Just ask if you are overthinking?
But the worst thing will be next year, when the defense will be bad to a historical level, but this year is also very bad, 22nd. If it weren't for the sharp offense and being in the Eastern Conference, do you still want to easily reach the Finals? So the Lakers
The goal tonight is very clear. The first point is to defend and win the ball, and choke the opponent's core operator No. 23 James. Secondly, do a good job in the inside attack. Then if the others do what they should do, they will win in all likelihood.
Okay. This is really not looking down on the Cavaliers, that's all.
Tang Qian came over and took a bite out of the inside. To be honest, the Cavaliers' defense was even more ineffective than in the David Blatt era. At any rate, the former would also deploy several defensive tactics, adjust them, and replace them with
It's good to have "Guide Lu". Anyway, everything depends on James and everything is listened to by James, and then he can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Defense, what is that? Our Cavaliers are an offensive ball and star ball team.
There is just a 208cm Thompson, less than 240 pounds. What are you thinking? It is said that he is also involved with the Kardashian family. I don’t know if he is weak. Tang Qian feels that he has not exerted his strength yet, and the other party has lost it.
All defensive positions were occupied. I wonder, how can we not play this? Even if Tang Qian is not greedy for attack and likes to connect the whole team in the opening game, there is no reason not to play such a huge advantage point. It is too easy, isn't it?
It didn't take long for Tang Qian to dunk three times in a row in the paint, all of which were hard hits and then he dunked.
This made the atmosphere at Quicken Loans Arena gradually become a bit abusive. Of course, it was not insulting Tang Qian, but Thompson. Everyone knows that the Kardashian family is poison to NBA players, but you still want to "face the difficulties" like this
"Who do you think you are? If you are really awesome and play well both on and off the court, then forget it. People will still say you are suave and envious of you. For example, the coach back then was like this.
You have a romantic nature, but your performance on the court is invincible. How can you, a blue-collar player, have such a big heart and think that you can control the ball with both hands on and off the court?
After Tang Qian dunked Thompson again, Thompson was a little unstable. On the offensive end, he committed a foul without the ball, and then committed three fouls. This happened so many times in the first quarter, and he is probably going to fall into trouble tonight.
Foul trouble can't help the Cavaliers. Although he is scolded, you have to admit that now the Cavaliers have the best defensive ability inside. Without him, the inside will be even more vulnerable.
Otherwise, who else do you want to count on? The remaining big man, Channing Frye? The big shooter is okay, but others are better exempted. Don't force him. He came to the Cavaliers because of his shooting attributes.
It's nothing else. And then...the Cavaliers actually don't have a qualified big man. They are all forwards and defenders. You can't let Love come over to defend Tang Qian.
Then he is a million unwilling.
He had guarded No. 29 in the finals, and he was in agony at that time. Now this guy is obviously much stronger than last year. What else do you want to say? Are you going to die by yourself? But now there is a question.
, if you play against the Lakers, if you don't have a big man at all and just want to play small ball, you will die very ugly. Even if the universe is brave, when playing against the Lakers, the inside will be blown into pieces every time, okay?
Their outside firepower and defense are the strongest in the league, so they can survive.
Otherwise, you play the Rockets' magic ball style, throwing three-pointers like crazy. Whether you lose or win depends on the feel of your hand, in one breath.
Well, there is nothing to do otherwise, because whether it is the Rockets or the Warriors, they are playing against the Lakers, and the inside is ready to sacrifice and cede. Otherwise, there is no fun. Fighting traditional positional warfare, now and
The Lakers are looking for the fire. No one has the ability to just get it. The Cavaliers also tried to put on the small ball lineup, leaving only a 208cm Lefu top line and then ...
It’s 29 minutes!
This is because Tang Qian's free throw touch was not good tonight, otherwise he would have broken 30 points by now!
Because he was replaced by a smaller one, it was...even two people couldn't hold him.
Tang Qian is now on the rise, and the Lakers are willing to play for him. Besides, he is really bad at playing the Cavaliers inside. If he doesn't enjoy some benefits, he will be sorry for himself.
Well, Director Lu thinks that our Cavaliers' defense is originally at the lower level of the league, and I don't expect much. The offense can make up for it. After all, our Cavaliers are averaging 110+ points per game this year, right? Well, yes.
, the Cavaliers have indeed won this season like this. The defense digs holes, the offense fills them. The superstar ball determines the victory.
In addition, Tyronn Lue has no level at all. The defensive system has also evaporated and basically disappeared. The biggest problem is... they have no defensive attitude, okay? The attitude is gone, and they still talk about the ball.
Look, the Cavaliers' defense problem is not just one person's, but everyone's. Including their three giants, none of them are immune.
Irving was easily passed by Butler without the ball, and the pick-and-roll defense took care of the problem without even trying to chase.
Love defended Randall, but was passed by his opponent several times, and he directly hit the basket and succeeded.
Including James, he is now getting better and better on the defensive end in the regular season. The defensive lineup has been lost for I don’t know how many years. Although he is still capable of defending well, such as in the playoffs, but in the regular season
Well, he is obviously holding back. You said there are still 26+8+8 in the data, yes, that's right. But on the defensive end, it has collapsed a long time ago. So this is just a superficial data.
The most frightening thing is that they all expressed "understanding" for not guarding others, and they were somewhat used to it.
Anyway, in the East, the score is close in the first three quarters and the fourth quarter, and then use the superstar ball to solve the problem. Our Cavaliers are equipped with the Big Three, and there are two top singles players in James and Irving, so there is no pressure on the superstar ball. In addition,
There is little competition pressure in the Eastern Conference, and this defensive attitude still allows them to rank among the top two in the Eastern Conference.
And to be fair, the Cavaliers' best defender in the regular season was Tristan Thompson who just left.
I'll go, it's really good enough.
But if you want to defeat us in this fight, are you overthinking it?
When Tang Qian saw the Cavaliers playing so loosely, he said directly to James: "I hope you won't enter the finals this year."
"Why?" James had long since lost his good feelings towards Tang Qian, and did not pretend to be a good gentleman, so he asked coldly.
"Because you come in..." Tang Qian said seriously: "It means death."
"It's still a 4-0 death."
"Really? You're still so crazy, hot." James sneered, noncommittal to Tang Qian's words.
"You don't believe it, don't you?" Tang Qian said, "Well, I'll let you sober up tonight." Then he turned around and said to all the Lakers players: "Let's settle the battle at halftime tonight.
.We’ll take care of them in two quarters, do you think it’s okay?”
The Lakers players on the court responded immediately. Looking at their expressions and demeanor, I really felt that they were not joking.
The Cavaliers are just so easy to beat.
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