In the first two games, Director Lu did not directly put James in front of Wayne in order to protect James' physical fitness.

After all, James still has such a heavy scoring task on the offensive end.

Human energy is limited. When a player needs to produce crazy output on the offensive end, he will inevitably be unable to fully demonstrate his level on the defensive end due to energy and other factors.

In the previous round against the Warriors, he was physically abnormal like Wayne. Because he invested so much on both offense and defense, he almost died of exhaustion.

But Wayne's average of 40.5 points per game in the first two games forced James to defend Wayne today.

Now, the Cavaliers have been pushed to the edge of the cliff. If the team is eliminated, what's the use of saving energy?

Therefore, James naturally stayed in front of Wayne today.

Today, Lao Zhan is going to make a desperate move!

When an offensive and defensive core suddenly exerts strength to increase defensive intensity for a period of time, their defensive performance can reach the level of the best defensive player.

So does James.

Don't look at this shot of No. 23 defending with his eyes and arms on his hips to be cut into a highlight reel.

But you have to believe me, when he is serious, his defense is really good!

James focused his defensive attention as soon as he started today, pressing Wayne closely and not giving Wayne any space to easily start or make any moves.

Wayne did not have stage fright, but made two changes of direction very carefully, and then chose to break through!

But as soon as Wayne started to speed up, James blocked Wayne with his body.

At that moment, Wayne felt as if he had hit a wall.

Wayne was just about to adjust and go deeper, but Lao Zhan cut his hand towards the ball.

Wayne was not given any time or space to react.

Under normal circumstances, James may only contribute this kind of defensive intensity in a few key rounds.

But today, James started fighting with Wayne to the end.

Wayne quickly took back the basketball, took a step back and shot a jump shot.

James reacted very quickly. He rushed toward Wayne and raised his hands to interfere.

Under the blocking of Lao James, Wayne missed his first shot today.

James defended Wayne in one-on-one!

"Good shot, Wayne missed the shot, LeBron's defense played a key role!"

The moment Wayne struck the iron, cheers burst out.

In the first two games, Wayne's scoring was as easy as chopping melons and vegetables, which made Cavaliers fans shut down.

That's why Lao Zhan had to work so hard on defense for the first time today.

No matter what, he wants to prove that Wayne can be defended!

This defense really gave fans and teammates great confidence.

Wayne cursed secretly and quickly retreated.

After James came up, he still didn't name Curry, but handed the ball to Irving early.

Irving's singles efficiency during the regular season ranked among the top five in the league, and he was one of the best singles players in the league.

The first two games were really not at his true level.

Today, Irving no longer has the panic and confusion he had in Portland. He now remembers what Director Lu and James said to him.

Coach Lu: Pass a few passes and you attack me. When you are one-on-one, no one can restrict you!

James: Don't care what people outside the team say.

Facing Tony, Irving took a step back to create some space.

Tony didn't dare to stick too close to him. He knew that Irving was a breakthrough player.

What's more, Irving hasn't felt good in two consecutive games, so he must be focusing on shooting rather than sudden shots.

Seeing that Tony didn't catch up, Irving suddenly collected the ball and shot a three-pointer directly from outside the three-point line!

Although Tony reacted quickly and raised his hand to interfere, the interference effect was average because the distance was a bit far.

When James saw that Irving actually pulled it out, he was almost furious to death.

You hit your horse with a damn good shot!

The basketball hit the net, and James changed from frowning to smiling.

My Odie smells so good!

Irving proved his shooting touch as soon as he started today. He is no longer the same Irving who smashed the basket crookedly in the first two games.

While the fans were cheering wildly, Irving put his hands down to signal everyone not to get too excited.

What is this? This is all routine operation!

Don't tell me that such a loose defense, even if it is much tighter than this, I can break it!

Tony knew that he had to stick closer next time.

But on the other hand, being close to him will also give Irving an easier chance to break through.

3-0, although the lead is not much, the Cavaliers have shown the momentum that a defending champion should have in these opening rounds.

The Trail Blazers continued to attack, this time Wayne and Curry played a pick-and-roll.

James switched defense very quickly and did not give Curry a chance to take action.

Curry also immediately passed the ball to Wayne.

In an ideal world, Wayne would have succeeded by naming J.R.

But not today, James quickly returned to Wayne.

Coach Lu will no longer give Wayne the chance to score as he pleases.

Wayne subconsciously wanted to find Curry, but found that Irving immediately left Tony behind and moved to Curry's side!

On the defensive end today, the Cavaliers were able to move the whole team at once, and everyone was very active.

Seeing Owen running away from him, Tony refused.

"I'm empty, I'm empty!" Tony shouted, look at me punishing you with three-pointers!

snort!

Wayne is convinced, what exactly did Artest teach you!?

Under the double team, Wayne passed the ball to Butler who was cutting in.

But Thompson followed up with a big risk, and once again he was on guard!

TT itself is not slow, and Butler's long-range shots are unstable, so TT only needs to focus on defending Butler's breakthrough.

When TT defended Wayne in the first two games, people simply thought that TT was a waste.

The Cavaliers are out of their mind to spend 80 million to sign him.

But today, TT has demonstrated its value with its own enthusiasm.

Kardashian: Let alone 80 million, it’s worth 100 million!

As soon as Thompson finished blocking the risk, the Cavaliers immediately launched a counterattack.

Thompson threw the ball to Irving, who drove straight in with his extremely fast speed.

Originally he wanted to cooperate with Lao James, but Wayne quickly retreated and stood between Irving and Lao James, cutting off the connection between them and intimidating the basket.

Although Irving just scored a three-pointer, he hasn't missed it yet.

If you try to confront Wayne at this time, you will most likely be knocked upside down.

Irving continued to accelerate, but when he reached the edge of the three-second zone, he suddenly jumped up and passed the ball back!

Love received the basketball on the right side of the three-point line and shot directly!

Love also had a lot of hip extensions in the first two games, and has basically been kicked out of the ranks of giants.

Therefore, he also held his breath.

Faced with such a good opportunity, how could Le Fei let it go?

The god of love raised his knife and dropped it, and the basketball hit the net.

The Cavaliers hit another three-pointer, 6-0!

"You're screwed, Wayne, you're screwed today!"

As soon as Love scored, Wayne heard Rihanna yelling.

These girls are so dry.

Wayne ignored Rihanna and clapped his hands to remind everyone to stay focused.
To be continued...