The first quarter lasted more than 9 minutes, and the score was 28:24. The Trail Blazers led the Cavaliers by 4 points.

In 9 minutes of play, Wang Zelin made 3 of 4 shots, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.

The data is very comprehensive. He performed well on offense and defense on the court. He grabbed 4 rebounds on the defensive end and caused one foul by Cousins ​​and two fouls by Varejao, which caused a lot of damage to the Cavaliers' inside line.

Then the two sides began to rotate one after another.

The Cavaliers kept Irving and Dion West on the court, and successively replaced TT, Shawn Marion and Mike Miller.

The Trail Blazers made a large-scale rotation, with Beverley, Carter, Connett Lee, Yi Jianlian, and Jokic being substituted one after another.

Irving made a difficult mid-range shot throughout the game, and Adams used his body to protect the defensive rebound.

Beverley continued to the frontcourt and called a pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Yi Jianlian's cut in attracted the defense, Connet Lee used Jokic's screen to get around from the outside, and Beverley passed the ball.

Connet Lee caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Whoosh!"

A sword pierced the throat and three points hit the net!

The Trail Blazers opened the point difference to 7 points!

The person who followed Wang Zelin in the last century, Connett Lee, who helped the Trail Blazers win the championship, has proven himself that he is a perfect championship puzzle piece.

After winning the championship, after experiencing the baptism of the championship and the desperate battles with all kinds of powerful enemies on the way to the championship, many players in the Trail Blazers have been improved, and Connett Lee is one of them.

His stability in catching three-pointers has improved a lot compared to when he first joined the Trail Blazers.

Cavaliers attack.

Irving, who tried to play singles to no avail, used a TT pick-and-roll to get to the basket and score. Jokic was indeed a bit slow, and his defensive pace could not keep up at the first time.

Looking back, Jokic received the ball in the high post and gave the ball to Carter who was cutting in. After Carter met the help defense, he distributed the ball to Yi Jianlian.

After Yi Jianlian received the ball, he quickly made a layup and scored.

Cavaliers coach David Blatt and core leader James felt their heads were getting bigger after watching these two rounds.

I really don’t know why the Cavaliers management always has such bad luck? After selecting Lillard and Wang Zelin in the 2012 draft, coupled with Aldridge, the Blazers directly have a championship-level core framework.

In this year's draft, they used a second-round pick to select this big white fat guy from Serbia?

God, why do you prefer the Trail Blazers so much?

"LeBron, the thickness of our bench is much worse than that of the opponent. Next, you have to prepare for their entire game."

Rookie coach David Blatt looked at James with a sad face.

At this moment, all he can count on is James.

"Um."

James nodded silently and returned his attention to the court. He looked at Jokic who was running back and forth on the court at this time, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

But then, when he thought about this European rookie wearing No. 14, who was taking Wang Zelin's place on the court, his heart suddenly felt sour again.

It seems that the Trail Blazers have picked up another treasure in this year's draft.

Not as good as the other side, the substitutes were completely suppressed.

At the end of halftime, the Cavaliers were already 45:56 behind, and the Trail Blazers were 11 points behind!

"I think after this game, no one will think that the Cavaliers and Trail Blazers are teams of the same level!"

After watching half of the show, Zhang Lili shook his head.

"Obviously, the current running-in of the Cavaliers' big three combination of James, Irving and Cousins ​​needs to be improved. In the first half, they did not cooperate too much, but relied more on the abilities of their own stars.

Play ball.

In comparison, the tacit understanding between the Blazers' players is as good as friends."

Yu Jia also gave his own opinion.

This is not a question of one game or another, but the Trail Blazers' coordination from bench to bench is too reasonable. Even the problem of bench organization points has been solved with the arrival of Jokic.

Beverley, who plays point guard, can concentrate better on defense.

Although they only played half a game, to knowledgeable people, the Cavaliers at this stage definitely cannot be called a team with the potential to win the championship...

Even if they have James!

Because the problems revealed by the Cavaliers in the first half were too big. The thickness of the bench was average. When Irving, James, and Cousins ​​rested together, they couldn't even find anyone in their rotation who could stand up and score stably.

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No wonder they trailed their opponents by 11 points after halftime.

Trailing by 11 points at halftime and playing consecutive away games, it was very difficult for the Cavaliers to recover the score.

In the third quarter, they worked hard to chase points. James frequently attacked the basket and caused continuous damage, forcing Wang Zelin to receive his fourth foul of the game and had to leave the court to rest for a while.

When the point difference was the smallest in the third quarter, James chased the score to 72:73 in one breath, with only one point left.

However, when James was replaced and just about to breathe a sigh of relief, Beverley led the Trail Blazers' bench gangsters to quickly blow the counterattack horn.

In just two minutes, the combination of Connet Lee and Anthony Morrow at the second and third positions lasted three minutes and scored four three-pointers from the outside, suddenly widening the point difference to 9 points.

At this time, James could no longer sit still. After the timeout, he had no choice but to get back into battle.

Wang Zelin only played 7 minutes in this quarter, but scored 6 points and 3 rebounds. In less than three quarters, he had 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

And so far in this game, he has only played 20 minutes of shooting.

At the end of the third quarter, the Trail Blazers continued to lead 88:79.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wang Zelin, who had plenty of rest time, led the entire main lineup to play.

On the Cavaliers side, James, who had already played 31 minutes in this game, had no choice but to accept the challenge.

What's even more disturbing is that after Wang Zelin and Lillard played a pick-and-roll two-man game, they were talking and laughing, raising their hands and feet as if they were drinking water and scoring points.

On the Cavaliers' side, James, who encountered a lot of double-teams on the perimeter, could only give up shooting and attack the basket. His offensive efficiency was like squeezing toothpaste, and it became increasingly difficult to score.

At this time, Lillard, who had only scored 4 points in the first three quarters, suddenly broke out.

In just 5 minutes, he scored 11 points from inside and outside, helping the Trail Blazers suddenly widen the point difference to more than 20 points.

David Blatter was forced to call a timeout.

When James came off the court, he pursed his dry lips and glanced at Lillard, who was cheering and celebrating with his teammates.

When Lillard began to perform explosively, James clearly felt that the game was likely to go far.

After playing until now, he had to admit that there was indeed a gap in strength between the Cavaliers and Trail Blazers.

Not only is the running-in problem between him, Irving, and Cousins, but also the lack of a fourth strong scoring point on the bench.

Although James is confident in leading the Cavaliers into the finals, it can be imagined that they will once again face the Trail Blazers led by Wang Zelin on the finals stage...

His whole body shivered instantly.

No, we must not go on like this.

Reinforcement!

Must be strengthened!

The game is not over yet, and James is already thinking about how he will negotiate with the Cavaliers management about the team's plan to reinforce and introduce new players.

Pause and come back.

There are no changes to the Cavaliers' lineup, which is still the combination of Irving, Dion West, James, Varejao, and Cousins.

There is no way, these five people are already the strongest lineup of the Cavaliers.

Here are the pioneers.

During the timeout, Coach Terry gave clear instructions.

In every subsequent round, as soon as James catches the ball, he double-teams decisively, because he has realized that there is only one person in the Cavaliers who is truly capable of taking over the game, and that is James.

Kyrie Irving?

Regardless of the fact that a large number of fans are praising Irving for his gorgeous dribbling skills and strong finishing ability at the basket, in the final analysis, in the previous three seasons, Irving has never been able to achieve anything, whether it is his personal scoring ability or the heights he has led the team to.

Proved myself.

At present, Irving's career-high score is only 44 points, and he got it last season against a fellow Eastern Conference player.

What’s even more disturbing is that this is still an empty cut!

As for Cousins, the difference between him and Irving is that the former is the eldest brother and the latter is the second brother. No one can say anything about the other.

That's why Coach Terry decided to make James the focus of the Trail Blazers' perimeter defense.

Facts have proved that his decision was correct.

When James was double-teamed, he could only use the old routine to break through and score the ball. At first, Irving and Dion West were able to hit a few open shots, but as the game continued, when they became exhausted,

Every time James distributes the ball, he can only get crisp shots one after another.
To be continued...