Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

The Cavaliers' opponents in the previous three series had many stars and even All-Star players, such as DeRozan, Lowry, and Horford.

But there is no superstar who can really influence and dominate the game at critical moments.

Irving should barely be counted as one, after all, he made the game-winning three-pointer in the 16 playoffs, but unfortunately he only played one game in the Eastern Conference Finals due to injury.

In the three-round series, besides James, only Rose played well on the Cavaliers, but it was just okay, and it was totally incomparable to his peak period. The Cavaliers were able to win because of James, who was an absolute strength, and the opponents had no one who could compete with James.

But the Lakers have Zhuang Yu.

During the Western Conference Finals, the Cavaliers coaching staff had been paying attention to Zhuang Yu. They also studied the game videos of the Western Conference Finals and even the entire playoffs of the Lakers, and found that Zhuang Yu played better and better in the playoffs.

Especially in the Western Conference Finals, they played so well in the games against the Warriors.

His performance even surpassed Curry and Durant, showing an almost "unsolvable" superstar strength.

Therefore, Tyronn Lue and other Cavaliers coaches are having a headache about how to play the second game against the Lakers. Before, they could rely on James, their absolute strength, but now the opponent also has Zhuang Yu, their absolute strength. Can they still win?

"It's hard to handle."

"Yes, before, LeBron was the only one who could beat the opponent and destroy the opponent's confidence. For example, the Raptors, DeRozan and Lowry's confidence were destroyed, so we were able to easily sweep the Raptors, the first in the Eastern Conference, 4:0. But the Lakers...I'm afraid it will be difficult to destroy them."

Several teaching assistants spoke up and expressed their concerns.

Today's Lakers not only have the superstar Zhuang Yu, they also defeated the Warriors and won the Western Conference Finals.

If it was before defeating the Warriors, the Lakers might have been defeated by James' strong personal strength, but after defeating the defending champions, the Lakers have gathered a terrifying momentum. How could a team that can even defeat the Warriors be as vulnerable as the Raptors?

Listening to the discussion among several assistant coaches, coach Tyronn Lue frowned and said, "Okay, no more arguing."

Several assistant coaches fell silent and all looked at coach Tyronn Lue.

Coach Tyronn Lue looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "The Lakers are very strong, there is no doubt about that. Whether in terms of team lineup or star quality, the opponent is not inferior to us, and is even better than us. But this is the finals, and the championship is only one step away from us. Are we going to give up like this?"

"Do not."

"Of course not."

Several teaching assistants spoke up one after another, becoming somewhat emotional.

We have come to this point and have survived the previous three rounds of playoffs. How can we give up so easily?

If they can win the finals, they will write a legend that will be even more significant than winning the championship in the 15-16 season.

The 15-16 season was the first time the Cavaliers won the championship in their decades-long history. The two sides even went to a game seven, and finally won the game with Irving's three-pointer, winning the first championship trophy in team history. It can be said to be thrilling and exciting.

But at that time the Cavaliers still had the Big Three.

Before the finals, they played all three series relatively easily, sweeping the Pistons in the first round and the Hawks 1:2 in the second round. It was not until the Eastern Conference Finals that they had a little trouble, playing against the Raptors in the sixth game, but in the end they also won the battle in six games and advanced to the finals.

But this season is different.

The team is without Irving, and the All-Star player Isaiah Thomas was ruled out for the season due to injury. In addition, with the aging of the team's roster, the playing form of players such as Love and JR Smith declined, and the Cavaliers struggled during the regular season.

In the playoffs, the first round went to a Game 1. The second round was relatively easy, but the Eastern Conference Finals went to a Game 2 again.

Two Game 7s in three series is quite an explosion in NBA history.

Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for the Cavaliers to reach the finals, and the more so, if they win the championship, it will be more precious and rare.

It can be said that if they can win the championship, they will create a legend and myth, and will leave a significant mark in the history of the NBA.

And LeBron James will once again reach the top of the league, and the discussion about who is the best player in the league will end. He will be the undisputed best player in the league.

So for the Cavaliers, since they have come this far, there is naturally no way back.

When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the one who is brave enough wins, and it’s a fight to the death!

"Now I'll tell you what time it is."

Coach Tyronn Lue said: "First of all, we have to do a good job of defense. We must do better than in Game 1. If the players are not in shape on the offensive end, then they must defend well for me."

When saying this, Coach Tyronn Lue's expression and tone were very serious, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with the players' performance in the first game.

It is understandable that there is no touch in offense. No matter what kind of player he is, there will always be times when he can't find his touch.

But defense does not rely on touch, it only has to do with your defensive awareness, defensive skills, and attitude.

Defensive awareness and defensive skills, needless to say, cannot be changed in a short period of time, but the players' defensive attitude in the first game was not enough to satisfy coach Tyronn Lue.

"Second, we need to launch our own offense."

"I can accept that the players are not in good shape, but we must play our tactics and our offensive rhythm."

Several teaching assistants nodded.

The first point goes without saying, the second point is actually the most important and the key.

Defense alone is not enough. With the Cavaliers' current lineup, their defense is definitely not as good as the Lakers', so it is unrealistic to expect to win the game by relying on defense.

We still have to rely on offense.

And coach Tyronn Lue has already said it.

They must play their tactics and their offensive rhythm, because only under this circumstance can the players find their form and shooting touch more easily, and the Cavaliers' offense can play better and blossom in multiple areas, rather than relying solely on James' personal ability.

At this time, assistant coach Jim Boylan said: "Coach, I think we should give Rose more playing time and opportunities in the next game."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other two also expressed their agreement.

In the last game, Rose played very well and could be said to be the best player on the team besides James.

Facts have proven that the more times come, the more Rose, the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history, can stand the test.

Now the Cavaliers need other players to step up. If they don't reuse Rose, who else can they rely on? Can they rely on JR Smith, TT, Hood and others?

In response, coach Tyronn Lue nodded and said, "We should indeed give Derrick more playing time and opportunities. He will be a player we can trust. Not only him, but also Love. I plan to let Love play more low-post singles in the next game, and he can't just float outside and shoot three-pointers."

This is actually what the title implies.

In the past, the team had Irving, so Love's role was reduced to almost an outside three-point shooter, responsible for creating space for James and Irving.

This is obviously a waste of Love. You have to know that in his peak period, Love averaged 26+13 per game. In the season before joining the Cavaliers, Love also averaged 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.

However, in his first season with the Cavaliers, his personal statistics dropped to 1, 16.4 rebounds, and 9.7 assists.

There is no doubt that Love made sacrifices after joining the Cavaliers.

Now that Irving has left and the team is facing difficulties, coach Tyronn Lue hopes that Love can step up and use his strength to help the team.

After that, they discussed again and made a plan on how to play the next game.

As for whether it will work?

I still have some uncertainty in my heart...

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Soon, the second game of the finals began.

Still at the Lakers' home court, the Staples Center.

The score between the two sides was already 1:0, so the home fans were expecting the Lakers to win the game again and change the series score to 2:0.

Although a 2:0 score doesn't necessarily mean they will win the series, with a two-game lead, the Lakers' chances of winning the championship have increased.

The competition officially started at 7 pm.

There was no testing. The two sides had already fought one match, and today's match was very intense from the beginning.

With the experience from the previous game, both sides made some targeted adjustments in this game.

The Cavaliers obviously strengthened their defense, especially against Zhuang Yu, Holiday and Lopez.

Of course, the focus is still on Zhuang Yu and Lopez. In the eyes of the Cavaliers, Holiday's threat is much smaller than that of Zhuang Yu and Lopez.

At the same time, the Cavaliers also made some changes on the offensive end.

Before, James would not take the initiative to attack at the beginning of the game, but let his teammates attack first and let them find the feeling. But in today's game, he entered the scoring state from the beginning, and kept attacking the Lakers' basket like a scoring machine.

The reason for this is actually not difficult to understand.

When teammates are not in good condition, it is not a good idea to let them try to score first, but it will make the score fall behind. And if they are in bad condition, they may play worse if they fall behind in the score and are in adversity.

What should we do at this time?

This requires core players to step up and use their personal abilities to gain an advantage, preferably to take the lead in the score.

In this way, the role players around you will often play better. You can't rely on them in adversity, but it should be okay to fight when the wind is favorable, right?

So in this game, James started scoring from the very beginning and scored points one after another, helping the Cavaliers take the lead.