basketball dreams

Chapter 23 LeBron Aftermath
"Good job!" The whistle sounded at the end of the first quarter, and the Cavaliers walked back to the bench. They played perfectly in the last 2 minutes, almost filling the big hole left by the starter.

During the break between festivals, Tyronn Lue was still arranging tactics for the players, but almost no one listened carefully, and even Love was just pretending.

Yun Chen looked at the opposite bench at this time, he was looking at Jeremy Lin.

One of the reasons for the smooth offense of the Cavaliers just now is that Tre Young did not perform well, whether it is the control of the situation or the sorting out of the single-comparison offense.

But the situation should change in the second quarter, because Jeremy Lin is about to return to the court.His mind is calmer and he handles the ball more cautiously.

At the end of the break, the substitutes who performed well just now did not end, and Love was replaced by Ante Zizic.

Yunchen likes Ririqi very much. He is very energetic and has a high golf quotient. He knows how to move ahead.

As expected, Jeremy Lin returned to the court for the Eagles. Tre Young, who played a full quarter, took a rest and replaced Damai Lee.

Damai Lee averaged 10.4 points per game last season. He is a guard with a lot of offensive methods. Yun Chen thinks it is necessary to pay attention.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Eagles had the ball.

Sure enough, as Yun Chen thought, Jeremy Lin controlled the overall situation and organized the offense. After he came on the court, the eagle's rhythm slowed down, in order to prevent the Cavaliers from continuing their fast play in the first quarter.

The power forward screened, Jeremy Lin broke through, and made a mid-range jumper. This ball was hit steadily, and the pick-and-roll cooperation has always been his strong point. 27-35.

Switching to the Cavaliers' offense, Clarkson finally made a change this time after choosing to pass the ball twice in the first quarter. Breaking in, regardless of whether he threw off the defense or not, it was a drift shot.

But the touch was slightly poor and he didn't make the shot. Fortunately, Zizic actively fought to get the offensive rebound.The opponent's inside protection was very tight, and there was no chance to attack, so the pass came to Korver's hands.

As a spot-up shooter, Korver doesn't have the ability to attack with the ball, so he gave the ball to Yunchen.

Facing Prince's defense, Yunchen made three threats to confuse the opponent, and then suddenly passed the ball to Korver who ran out of space.

Korver shot extremely fast, and he scored a three-pointer when he jumped up.

But his touch is not very good, hit the iron, the opponent's center protects the defensive rebound, and the Cavaliers return to defense.

"Kyle, I'll switch defenses with you." When returning to defense, he took the initiative to switch defenses with Korver. Damai Lee, who came off the bench, had a strong offensive ability with the ball. It would be difficult to defend Korver if he chose to play singles.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball through half court and gave the ball to the inside. The inside singles had no chance to fake a shot and passed it to the outside Damai Lee. Facing Yun Chen, who was much taller than him, Damai Lee first pretended to break through, and then stepped back to think about it. Wanted to shoot a jump shot, but was interfered by Yun Chen, so he hit the iron.

In the next round, the Cavaliers' offense was handed over to Clarkson and Nance Jr., but Nance Jr. didn't seize the opportunity and missed a close-range shot from the inside.

The Eagles attack, as well as inside singles and hooks.

The two sides seem to be caught in a vicious circle of defending each other desperately at this time. The second quarter lasted for nearly 2 minutes.

Both sides have exposed the same problem at this time, that is, the lack of offensive endpoints.

In the past, the Cavaliers' offense mainly relied on James and Love. Now that these two are not there, it has become difficult to score when the opponent's defense is very tough.

Needless to say, the Eagles, the rebuilding team has no stars, and it is normal not to score points.

This situation continued for nearly half a minute before someone finally came out to break the deadlock.

Yun Chen, he no longer passively waited for others to pass the ball to him, but kept running around in order to be able to make undefended shots.

With the help of Nance and Zizic's cover, Yunchen got a chance to make a long-range two-pointer, shot it without hesitation, and scored. 35-29.

In the next two rounds, Yunchen still played like this, looking for cover, running, cutting, scored 4 points in a row, and beat the opponent 6-0. 35-33.

At this time, the Eagles finally called a timeout, and the players from both sides returned to the bench.

Tyronn Lue was suspended this time and replaced again. Nance Jr. was replaced by Thompson, Korver was replaced by JR, and Hill replaced Clarkson.

Yun Chen wanted to stop it, but stopped again considering the feelings of the other three.It is understandable for Clarkson to be replaced. His style of play is a bit unique, especially since the second quarter has been unable to attack.

But Nance Jr. and Korver's performance, although not brilliant, at least contributed.

Yunchen is afraid, afraid that JR and Thompson will affect the enthusiasm of the team after they come up.

The game continues.

Yun Chen's guess came true again. JR and Thompson were still the same as in the first quarter, standing on the court neither running nor covering, and had no intention of participating in the offense at all.

Especially when Yunchen was holding the ball from beyond the three-point line, the performance of the two was particularly obvious, almost like spectators standing on the court.

"Please...I'm not James, I don't have such a strong offensive ability!" Yunchen dripped cold sweat, and his offensive ability with the ball is not very good, so he can only choose to pass the ball.

Only JR around him has a chance to catch the ball.

JR catches the ball, tries to drive, steps back and shoots, hits the iron.

Yun Chen: "..."

He did this action quite naturally, and Yun Chen, who was attacking behind, fed him two balls, and he always did the same.

"Why don't you run? Don't just stand there!" Finally, Yunchen couldn't bear it anymore, and reminded JR when returning to defense.

But JR didn't seem to understand Yun Chen's meaning: "Huh? I've always played like this."

Yun Chen: "..."

He finally understood that this was LeBron's sequelae, obviously a habit formed by relying on James all the time.

This kind of habit is really scary after you develop it. You will habitually feel that the ball holder can score alone.

"What should I do? Tyronn Lue doesn't make any substitutions. Is it going to last like this?" Yun Chen was helpless. The score that the substitute players had just caught up to was pulled back a little after JR and Thompson came back. At this time, the score was 42- 35. There are more than 6 minutes left in the second quarter.

"Beep!" Fortunately, at this time, Tyronn Lue still had some insight and called a timeout.

"Now I will adjust the lineup on the field. Osman will replace Li Yunchen, and Love will replace Zizic." As soon as he came back, Tyronn Lue issued an order for substitutions.

Yun Chen was speechless immediately, could he really not understand the situation?The substitute has been leading, but he still maintains a normal rotation?

But it's hard for him to say anything. After all, only the head coach has the right to make substitutions, and he must obey orders on the field.

And just like that, the Cavaliers played the rest of the second quarter with their starters.The score gap has been widened a little.

54-41. Fortunately, it is still within the acceptable range. Thanks to Love's touch and Osman's performance, he has not been pulled away too much.

During the intermission, everyone returned to the locker room.Yun Chen was not in a very good mood, so he kept his head down and did not speak.

"Hey, maybe it's right to let you start." Osman came over and patted him, and walked side by side to the locker room.

Yun Chen shook his head when he heard the words: "It's not your problem, nor Love's problem. If the team wants to play well, JR and Thompson must be on the bench!"

Before he finished speaking, Osman stretched out his hand to cover Yun Chen's mouth, for fear of being heard by others.

"It's okay to talk about this kind of thing between the two of us, you can't say it in front of other people."

"But……"

"Stop talking, go back to the locker room."

……

For more than ten minutes in the locker room, Tyronn Lue still instilled his so-called "tactics" to everyone.

Yunchen only thinks about how to solve the problems of JR and Thompson. These two cancers not only restrict the development of the team in terms of contracts, but also their own performance is also puzzling.

"In the second half of the game, I have to find a way."

　Three chapters in place

　　
　
(End of this chapter)