LeBron James would never have thought the Cavaliers would start like this. It is hard to imagine what the game would have been like without Love's 12 points in a single quarter and without the feel of 2 of 3 shots outside his three-point line.

Dion Witts has been pressed on the bench. Just now, Cavaliers coach David Blatt has informed Witts that he will not continue to start in the second quarter.

Mike Miller, who played for the Grizzlies last season, will replace Waiters to compete with Jimmy Butler.

A small substitute who averaged only about 10 points per game scored 9 points in the single quarter, Waiters' performance was naturally criticized. What's more, while Butler easily scored, Waiters had not yet scored even 1 point on Butler!

In the first quarter, he was completely blocked by Butler. In the whole first quarter, Dion Witters made no contribution to the team.

Since James returned to the Cavaliers, Witts knew that he could no longer be the absolute core. But he still did not give up his dream of becoming a star. He hoped that he could become the fourth largest giant of the Cavaliers besides James, Irving and Love.

But today, in just one quarter of the game, Waiters was beaten back to reality.

He can't even handle the other party a substitute, let alone a giant!

Witts knew that he had completely messed up today. But the good news is that the Cavaliers still have a chance and he still has a chance. He only played one quarter of the game, so he definitely couldn't be on the bench for the rest of the game.

As long as he can contribute to the victory of this game, Witts believes that he can restore his reputation!

No matter how strong the Memphis Grizzlies are, they can't get the Cavaliers in half.

Well...it should be.

In the second quarter, the expressions of the Cavaliers players became much more serious.

In order to turn the situation around, the Cavaliers' starter in the second quarter was replaced by two players. Witts was replaced by Miller, while Valejo was replaced by Tristan Thompson, No. 4 pick in 2011.

Although Tristan Thompson is only 2.08 meters tall and has no advantage in the fifth position. Fortunately, Thompson is strong in athleticism, can run and jump, and plays very actively.

David Blatt now needs Thompson's speed to deal with the Grizzlies' offense. In the second quarter, he asked Thompson to be responsible for both Link and Butler.

If Valaijo is used, the slow-moving Brazilians will definitely be unable to move. But with Thompson, who moves fast, it may be able to curb two people at once.

Jogel saw Blatt's thoughts, and I have to say that Blatt's ideas are still very clear. After all, he is a coach with outstanding military achievements in European and international basketball, and his professional ability is definitely not to be said.

But Jogel believes that Blatt knows too little about the NBA. Unlike European basketball and international arenas, there are some players in the NBA that cannot be curbed by tactics.

And soon, Blatt will realize this.

After the second quarter started, James used a mid-range emergency stop jump shot to win a goal for the Cavaliers. The difference became 3 points. It seemed that just need to work harder to fill in the difference!

Link could see that James was planning to enter offensive mode in advance. However, Link was not worried because James had to be able to withstand his attack first!

In the second quarter, Link obviously found that the Cavaliers' defense against him was not as strict as in the first quarter.

Jimmy Butler's 9 points in a single quarter forced the Cavaliers to focus part of their attention on him.

Link raised the corners of his mouth slightly, butler had completed his mission. Next, he handed it over to himself!

After all his teammates were in place, Link walked towards Conley, who was controlling the ball at the top of the arc, as if he was going to play a pick-and-roll with Conley.

Irving and James were undecided, and they didn't know whether to change defense decisively. If Irving was asked to fight Link, there was no doubt that Irving was dead. Kelly Irving's defensive ability was not at the same level as his offense.

But what if it doesn't change? God knows what Link will do. That guy is the one who can score even if he gives him a gap.

In the end, James winked at Irving and signaled that Irving to switch defense!

Of course, Irving would not directly switch to Link. He just needed to help James block it, buy James some time, and then quickly switch back.

The two made up their plans and prepared to execute them. However, they didn't know that Link did not cover up with Conley, but instead handed over it!

The moment Link received the basketball from Conley, he immediately burst out and accelerated!

Other stars have an acceleration process, but Link doesn't. Letting the speed from 0 to 100 seems like it's just a matter of a moment!

Link felt that his acceleration was so refreshing and he had no sense of sluggishness!

When he first entered the league, the old Hill's body always made Link feel extremely bulky. Apart from receiving and shooting, he could hardly find any offensive method.

Later, Hill was not that slow in the middle and late stages of his career. But Link always felt like he was playing NBA2k games, his body was always not flexible enough and his inertia was very high.

Later, the inertia became smaller and the body became flexible. Link could run or jump. But Link always felt that everything he did was sluggish, and any movement would be half a beat slower than his mind thought. It was like there was network delay when playing a game.

At first, Link thought it was just a psychological effect.

But now, when Link wants to accelerate, he can accelerate immediately, and the speed can immediately soar to the highest point, Link knows that it is not a psychological effect. Now, he has completely gotten rid of that sluggish!

The fastest first step in the alliance is indeed well-deserved!

James could not bypass Conley and chase Link in such a short time, so he had to switch to defense!

Irving had reacted quickly enough, but when he moved across, Link was still half overtaken by him!

After Link passed by him, Irving even felt a strong wind coming!

People always say that the wind is chasing the wind, the wind is chasing the wind. But Irving feels that the wind is chasing Link now!

Irving fell behind in the first step, and with his ability to confrontation, he couldn't even force Link to slow down through confrontation!

In this way, Link instantly broke into the inside line. At this time, there was a Tristan Thompson between him and the basket.

Tristan Thompson entered the league only one year later than Link and was a rookie in the same class as Jimmy Butler. But in Link's eyes, Thompson was as immature and confused as a second-year student.

He seemed to have never seen such speed or such a great sense of oppression.

Thompson stood still as if his body was filled with lead.

Link got closer to him, but when Link rushed to his eyes, he instantly "disappeared".

Link passed by the stunned Thompson and easily completed the layup.

One handed over the hand and the other seemed to be unpretentious, but the three Cavaliers players were stunned.

"Is it an illusion?" James looked at Link who landed easily and blinked his eyes hard. Why did he feel that Link seemed to be faster than when he played in the Finals half a year ago!?

Irving was covered in goosebumps. He had never seen a forward player so fast.

Tristan Thompson didn't come back to his senses until Link had already scored. His responsibility was to protect the basket, but when Link really launched an attack, Thompson didn't have the courage to fight Link.

Link looked at his hands and felt extremely happy!

The power at the peak is to do whatever you want!

James began to beating his heart faster, but not because of fatigue, but because of nervousness.

In the first quarter, Link made the Cavaliers so passive throughout the whole game. Now Link has the tendency to take over the offense, and James really doesn't know if the Cavaliers can resist it.

"Tristan, don't be nervous, remember your responsibilities!" James had to remind Thompson. He didn't want Link to easily attack the box again and again.

The Cavaliers are still seeking a counterattack opportunity. James broke through again to pass the ball, ready to continue looking for Love, which is hot.

But "Big Black Bear" Randolph did not get Love's wish this time, and he directly cut off James' pass on the pass route.

Love scored 12 points in the first quarter, and Randolph was undoubtedly the most unhappy one.

Love is 7 years younger than Randolph, and he is indeed more physically superior to Randolph. So he not only made two three-pointers, but also ate Randolph twice at the basket.

Randolph still remembers his grudges. He has already figured out James' passing route, so this time, Randolph did not continue to let Love do anything wrong.

Many people have ignored a data. Last season, Randolph, as a number four, was able to contribute 1.3 steals per game!

For comparison, Irving, the point guard, only had 0.2 more steals than Randolph last season.

In addition to cutting off the ball directly from the opponent's hand, Randolph's best attitude is to cut off the pass! So, James is exactly what he wants!

"Don't use the same tricks all the time, bastard!" Randolph yelled and passed the ball out.

This time, it was not Conley who received the ball, but Link!

The Grizzlies want to make a quick break directly through Link!

Tristan Thompson and James immediately chased back after seeing this, rather than fouling than Link easily took the two points away.

James collided with Link near the center line, which at least slowed down Link.

At the same time, Thompson and Love rushed back to the basket in time to prepare for Link's impact.

After being confronted by James, Link did not give up his plan to counterattack. He stared at Butler who was inserted from the right, as if he was about to hand over the ball to the opponent.

But just when Link was about to pass the ball outside James, Link changed direction to the right without slowing down at all!

Link deceived James with a fake look, and he had no intention of passing the ball at all!

In an instant, James was surpassed by one position. Link's change of direction just now reminded James of Derek Ross. Yes, the last one who could use this change of direction in NBA was Ross!

However, everyone knows the ending of Ross. He didn't finally return until this season and became a fan of his condition. Even though Ross is still young and he is as old as Link, Ross can no longer reproduce such an exaggerated move that does not slow down and change direction.

But Link was still like a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old, running with incredible physical fitness!

Link threw away James and broke into the penalty area, but at this time the Cavaliers' basket, Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love were already in place.

They are ready to cast a high wall to block Link's path to the basket!

Thompson was mentally prepared this time, he was not nervous, he knew that he had to deal with the guy wearing the No. 0 jersey.

Link still did not slow down. Looking at the two people gradually leaning against each other like two doors, Link chose to take off directly!

In the air, Love and Thompson leaned towards Link one left and right, and it seemed that Link had no way to score a goal at all.

At the same time, James also chased after him. Once again, Link encountered a 1-on-3 situation in the air!

But Link was not panicked. He used his powerful core strength to curl his belly slightly in the air, then took the basketball to his chest, and stretched into the basket from the gap between Love and Thompson's bodies!

Although the space is very narrow and the environment is very harsh, Link still withstood the pressure and gently picked it up.

The basketball obediently "jumped" to the goal net, and under the double-team of three, Link still scored easily!

"With a beautiful trolley, how could Link do so many moves in the air? His ability to stagnate the air is simply amazing! However, at the All-Star Game at the beginning of this year, everyone should have experienced Link's anti-gravity air stagnation. The Cavaliers couldn't stop him at all. Link's personal ability completely crushed the Cavaliers' defense."

Hubby Brown, like all the fans on the scene, had no control over his behavior. Link's goal was like a stimulant, causing everyone to soar in adrenaline.

Link scored two goals in a row, and both goals were extremely difficult. Although James didn't want to admit it, he had to accept the fact that Link was still getting stronger!

At this point, the score difference has reached 7 points. The 7 points difference is very subtle and doesn't look big, but if the Cavaliers lose another round, the Grizzlies will have a chance to expand the score difference to double digits!

This time, James wanted to find Mike Miller. Since Love's point has been blocked by Randolph, he will find another three-pointer.

David Blatt used Miller to play Butler, not only because Miller is experienced, but also because he knows Butler better.

But equally, Butler is also aware of Old Miller. Four months ago, they played the Finals together.

James regretted it as soon as he passed the ball because he found that Jimmy Butler had very accurately judged the target of the pass.

Butler opened his five fingers and directly took the basketball into his pocket. James made a mistake in the second consecutive round!

"Jimmy, ball!"

Butler had just got the ball firmly, Link inserted it from the middle and reached out to ask for the ball.

Link's offensive desire in the second quarter is a world of difference compared to the first quarter!

Butler did not hesitate and handed the ball to Link.

James was exhausted and he had never felt so embarrassed.

This time, he decided to return to the basket directly. Since he could not slow down, he would wait to face off against Link directly in the air!

But Link suddenly stopped suddenly at a long distance from the three-point line, and he pulled up and shot!

James and everyone on the Cavaliers were stupid. Is Link crazy? This is a fast break opportunity. He actually shot from such a distance!?

Stop looking down on others!

Not to mention Cavaliers players, even most Grizzlies fans don’t understand Link’s operations, which is too messy.

But Jimmy Butler laughed and dribbled far-range shots. This is a skill that Link spent the whole summer practicing this year!

Link ran away, and James was ready to take the rebound.

But just before the basketball entered the net, Link turned his back to the basket and raised his arms high.

Then the next second - "Brush!"

Dion Witts on the Cavaliers' bench was stunned. How could there be such a player on this planet?

He was originally glad that the first quarter had just finished the game, the Cavaliers still had a chance and he still had room to perform.

But now, just as the second quarter began, the Cavaliers are already 10 points behind!
Chapter completed!