832: Defects under the Gorgeous Appearance of the Big Three
Link completely shattered all the wonderful fantasies of all the Cleveland Cavaliers with an unreasonable emergency stop.
Link's move to celebrate the three-point goal in advance made the fans on the scene crazy.
Speaking of the most well-known advance celebration in NBA history, it is Arinas. But the calmness, chicness and confidence of Link just celebrated was no worse than the energetic Arenas back then.
Link was very careful in terms of temperament. Behind Link's early celebration, James' shocked expression became the best background board.
"This ball is incredible. With such a long way from the three-point line, Link actually chose to stop and take action! The most important thing is that Link actually predicted in advance that the basketball can hit! I think there is no player in the league who is more confident than Link!"
Hubby Brown kept applauding, "This is not the opening battle between the Knights and the Grizzlies, it's just Link's personal show!"
This ticket with an average price of nearly $800 is completely for the sake of Link!
David Blatt, who was new to the field, stood on the sidelines in surprise and almost forgot to call a timeout. If it weren't for assistant coach Tyron Lu's prompt reminder, the Cavaliers might have continued to fight with a 10-point difference and extremely shocked mentality.
"Suspend? Oh, yes, yes...suspend, suspend!" Blatt was reminded by Tyron Lu and shouted at the referee, and the game was interrupted. The dear Cavaliers players were finally "rescued".
Blatt has been working in Europe and international basketball for most of his life, but he has never seen such an unreasonable player!
When you are in a fast break, you can make a three-pointer at a short stop at a step further from the three-point line. Players who have this kind of operation will be scolded by the coach to death anywhere. As we all know, the closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to hit the shot. The biggest advantage of a fast break is that you can easily break through to the closest position to the basket.
But if such unreasonable balls can be scored, that's another matter.
As long as you can put the ball in, you will make it reasonable even if you shoot at the midfield line. And Link undoubtedly makes such unreasonable things reasonable.
Looking at Link who was hugging his teammates, Blatt suddenly felt that his basketball philosophy in the past few decades seemed to have become a piece of waste paper. He thought LeBron James was already the most incredible basketball player in the world, but today, Blatt has seen what it means to be truly incredible.
Link told Blatt the rookie coach with a three-point shot, "Welcome to the NBA!"
"Staying steady, falling behind by 10 points is not the end of the world! Next we must play more cautiously and more positively! I know that they have already shown momentum. If we retreat at this time, they will gain a little more! We must withstand the Grizzlies' fierce firepower in the next few minutes and let them know that we are not afraid!"
Seeing David Blatt standing there blankly, James shook his head and began to boost morale by himself.
Blatt met a player like Link on the first day of coaching the NBA, which is indeed a bit difficult for him to digest.
But the game will not be put on hold because of this. Whether Blatt is ready or not, he has stood here. Since he has put on a suit and picked up the tactical board, Blatt must persist until the end of the game.
If Blatt can't hold on, then James will do it himself!
James also knows that the Cleveland Cavaliers are a team led by players and themselves.
So, let’s take the initiative to stand up and inspire everyone, and hope that the Cavaliers can survive this most difficult time.
As an experienced old man, James knows very well that if the Cavaliers can't hold on in this period, this game will be very dangerous!
But as long as the Cavaliers can survive this time, the game will be suspense when the Grizzlies' momentum is not that scary.
Whether the opening game can be won depends on whether the Cavaliers can hold on in the next few minutes!
After Blatter came back to his senses, he also arranged a few offensive tactics that were not painful, and then said some nonsense like "paying attention to protecting rebounds", which allowed the players to play again.
Tyron Lu behind Blatt shook his head. He thought Blatt had made things complicated. Isn't it better to coach this Cavaliers and give the ball to James...
The game started again, and the Grizzlies also started to substitution. Jogel used Harris to replace Randolph, who had a salary cut this summer. The purpose was very clear, which was to strengthen the offense and to open the gap in one fell swoop.
James' eyes lit up. He thought this was the Cavaliers' opportunity! Harris played well in the pre-season, but the outstanding part was limited to offense. If Love could sit in the inside and fight Harris alone, he would have a great advantage!
Love also understood this, so in the subsequent attack, Love did not continue to fly kites outside the three-point line, but took the initiative to sit in the low position, leaning on Harris like a real fourth position to raise his hand to ask for the ball!
James easily chose the angle and sent the ball in. Love was about to exert force, but found that Link raised his arms and double-teamed it!
"Link did a very decisive job with double teams. They must have planned everything long ago!"
It is indeed planned everything, and Jogel is a defensive coach, and it is impossible for him to ignore Harris' weaknesses on the defensive end.
So, when the pause was just now, Jogel told Link, "Try to double-team Love with Harris."
Seeing Link double-teaming up, Love did not show off, but immediately gave the ball back to James.
But Link was not slow either. The moment Love passed the ball, he turned around and chased James.
As long as the speed is fast enough and the defensive awareness is excellent, even double-teams will not let go of any gaps!
James made a three-pointer after receiving the ball, but Link's timely interference made James star-shot all the time.
Joggle dared to ask Link to double-team Love, and there was also the factor that James had instability in three-pointers.
As a superstar, James' shortcomings in this regard are indeed too obvious.
James was just cheering up his morale off the court, but after he came back, he missed the first attacker, which made his words just now work.
Now the Cavaliers players are thinking, "Even our leader can't score, do we still have a chance?"
The morale of the Cavaliers took a further blow!
Gasol took the rebound and faced the Grizzlies who were pressing up again, the Cavaliers players were already weak.
After Link attacked for several consecutive rounds, this time it seemed to have calmed down. After everyone in the Grizzlies landed, people realized that the Grizzlies had a tactic of playing a singles.
But it was not for Link, but for Harris who had just appeared!
Love failed to beat Harris just now, but Harris would not be polite.
Outside the three-point line, Harris held the ball and prepared to play Love alone. Love opened his arms as much as possible and put on a stance that he would try his best to defend. But everyone knows that Love has no advantage in the outside defense.
Harris took the ball and made several three-threatening steps, shaking Love's center of gravity, and then accelerated his breakthrough!
Harris' breakthrough is similar to Jimmy Butler, and he has no gorgeous skills. But Harris's footsteps are faster than traditional four positions like Love, and Harris' core strength is extremely strong and he can withstand the push of the fourth position, which is also the reason why he can survive in the inside.
Receive the ball, take the pace, lower the center of gravity, break through, throw, and the ball is in, and Harris's offense is completed in one go.
Harris' throwing near the penalty area was an advantage of being written in the scout report. He could always find a good sense of ball near the penalty area and throw the ball in various postures.
Although "ball sense" is a bit illusory, Harris can score a goal, which is the fact.
Love was eaten by Harris. Facing the fourth position like Harris, who attacked from outside the three-point line, Love had no choice!
On the Grizzlies, Link can double-team Love. But when he switches to the Cavaliers, James can't help Love double-team Harris.
If Link is leaked, the punishment for the Cavaliers will be even greater!
The 12-point difference was reflected on the big screen on the scene. The giant Love has now become a burden to the Cavaliers.
He couldn't get an advantage on the offensive end, and he couldn't limit Harris Hubby Brown on the defensive end, and felt sad for the Cavaliers when he saw this scene. "The Grizzlies are so cold-blooded. In the first game of the regular season, they revealed the gorgeous appearance of the Cleveland Fantasy Big Three and pointed out their flaws. From now on, people know how to deal with the Cavaliers Big Three."
David Blatt watched the team get into trouble and felt powerless on the sidelines for the first time.
He has hundreds of sets of tactics in his mind, and he has dealt with various situations. But the five people on the Grizzlies can now attack with the ball, which is indeed unprecedented!
At this point, the Cavaliers' defense was completely pulled away, and James had to fall into a one-on-one fight with Link.
And this is exactly what Joggel wants to see.
In the game after the second quarter, Link showed his true all-round skills on James' head.
An emergency stop jump shot, a three-pointer, breaking through the attacking box... Link's offense has almost no shortcomings. Defensive players like James are helpless against Link.
James's condition today is completely opposite to Link. On the offensive end, James's performance is very worrying.
After the half-time game, with Link's 12-point performance in a single quarter, the Grizzlies widened the gap to 21 points in one fell swoop!
Before the game began, people said that the defending champion who had no big moves this summer was destined to die. People said that the Cavaliers, who formed the younger three, were destined to subvert the Grizzlies' rule.
But the Grizzlies told everyone in just one half, "The champion pennant is floating above the Federal Express Arena!"
During the halftime, everyone in the Cavaliers, from James to head coach Blatt, walked into the player passage dejectedly.
So the reporters could only find Link and asked him to evaluate the half-game.
Link waved at the camera and waved at the equipment manager sitting behind the bench.
The equipment manager took a small box and stepped up several times and handed it to Link.
Link opened the box in front of the camera, took out the championship ring inside, and put it proudly on his hand, "I said that the champion will always be the champion before it falls. Whether you admit it or not, we are still the strongest now."
Seeing Link showing off his might in front of the camera, many fans were so angry that they were itchy.
But after looking at the huge score difference of 21 points in the first half...
What else can I do besides tolerate?
Chapter completed!