basketball talent system

Chapter 521 Confrontation with the Cavaliers

After a game, Ye Xuan's combat power can be regarded as calming Embiid. After the game, Embiid, like a good baby, honestly came up to hug Ye Xuan, and then exchanged various pleasantries. The scene also made Ye Xuan a little unresponsive.

After the game with the 76ers, the Lakers finally ushered in a strong opponent-the Cavaliers. As the defending champion of this season, the strength of the Cavaliers should not be underestimated. The 2015-16 season is undoubtedly historic for the Cavaliers.Although this process was full of various twists and turns-Kyrie Irving was truce due to injury at the beginning of the season, and in the middle of the season, when the team was firmly ranked first in the division, he did it just because of the home defeat of the Warriors (the main trigger). A coaching change decision....But in any case, in the end, they escaped from the sky and won the first championship trophy in the history of the club.And that makes everything else irrelevant.

In the regular season, the Cavaliers were not the top team in the league. Their record of 57 wins was not only inferior to the Warriors, but also 10 games behind the Spurs.However, they still have a solid performance on both ends of the offense and defense-after all, they are the leader of the Eastern Conference led by LeBron James.

In the regular season of the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers averaged 104.3 points per game, eighth in the league, and 8 points per 110.9 rounds, third in the league; they averaged 3 points per game, fourth in the league, and 98.3 points per 4 rounds, 104.5th in the league.From this, we can find that compared with offense, this team has more room for improvement on the defensive end. There is an important reason for this, that is, the Cavaliers lack real defensive pioneers, both inside and outside. The price comparison is not bad, but when facing top defenders, he seems a bit unsightly.

Last season, the Cavaliers averaged steals (6.7 times, 28th) and blocks (3.9 times, 27th), both of which were at the bottom of the league. There is a direct relationship between tactical discipline.And these are all thanks to James.

On the offensive end, the statistics also show typical "James characteristics": Although he is not an excellent shooter, because of his containment and vision, the team's shots and points from beyond the three-point line account for a very high proportion .The Cavaliers averaged 29.6 three-pointers per game last season, third in the league, and hit 3 goals, second in the league. Considering their third-to-last offensive rhythm, the importance of three-pointers to their offense even surpassed that of the Warriors (three The Warriors, who lead in both field goal and field goal doubles, play a full six more possessions per game than the Cavaliers).

Compared with the main competitors of the Lakers, Warriors, and Spurs in the West, and the Raptors, Eagles, and Celtics in the East, the Cavaliers' summer seems too quiet. Occasionally, things happen, and most of them are bad news.After spending a lot of money last summer to renew Love and Thompson, the team's salary book has been severely inflated, so Mozgov's departure from the team was already foreseeable.

And Dellavedova, although once an important member of the team's rotation, was gradually abandoned by Lu during the finals last year.In this way, it seems too extravagant to match the nearly tens of millions of annual salary quotations offered by the Bucks. After all, for the Cavaliers, the only imaginary enemy is the Warriors. The function of the so-called spare tire also loses its meaning.

What makes the Cavaliers' situation awkward is that the veteran Mo Williams also resolutely chose to retire-it seems that he was not happy after joining the Cavaliers last season. Not long ago, he lamented that no one cared when he blew up his surgery photos, which also confirmed this.So all of a sudden, the responsibility of the Cavaliers' backup point guard fell on the rookie Feld. At least at the beginning of the season, it still depends on Hill's side assistance.

Mike Dunleavy is indeed very suitable to play next to James. He is not only superb in shooting, but also smart in playing. If he is a few years younger and has not experienced serious injuries, he will be an excellent signing.But now, talk is better than nothing.Birdman agrees.Oh, I almost forgot to mention James' contract extension, because it has long been a certainty, without any surprises.The only meaning is: it finally allows James to fulfill the value of No.1 in the league.

On paper, the overall strength of the Cavaliers has not decreased compared to last season.They lost Dellavedova and Mozgov in free agency, but it didn't help much.Even after James successfully renewed his contract, at most it can only be regarded as maintaining the stability of the lineup.

Although Mozgov has basically fallen out of the regular rotation after Director Lu came to power last season, after all, his existence provides a possibility for the team.Without the Russian, the Cavaliers completely lost their ability to protect the rim.Not to mention the importance of Dellavedova, with him, Director Lu can safely arrange opportunities for Irving to rest, and his bulldog-like game style is a very powerful spiritual force.

However, sometimes the situation on the basketball court is very complicated, and the psychological level is often more important than the hardware.Isn't Tomjanovich famous? "Never underestimate the heart of a champion." After a 1-3 deficit in the finals, a big reversal was staged, allowing this team to complete the spiritual sublimation.If James determines the lower limit of this team, then the performance of Irving, Love and even Thompson determines the upper limit.In the interview, Irving publicly stated that the lore in the seventh game changed his life. Similar influences are believed to exist in other young players of the Cavaliers.

In the East, the Cavaliers have no opponents yet. Whether they can defend their title, the biggest obstacle is still the Warriors and the sudden emergence of the Lakers.In the face of the Big Four and the super scoring maniac, the Cavaliers are obviously on the weak side, but the outcome will not be known until they have played.

And this time, in addition to being one of the previews of the possibility of the finals, the biggest highlight may be the love and killing between James and Wade. What is different from the previous situation is that this season the two Both teams have a great chance to hit the finals, which will make the match between the two more interesting and give the game more meaning.

But just as everyone was turning their attention to the Staples Arena, another piece of news came from the Cavaliers that made Xiao Hua very unhappy-the Cavaliers chose to rest Owen on the grounds that he played against the Suns. Irving's ankle was sore during the game, so in order to avoid injuries, he could only choose to truce for a week, and this game against the Lakers was the first game of the truce.

This time Xiao Hua really couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately introduced a clause that was still under discussion, which was named "Rotation Prohibition Order" and the content was very simple - when there is no legitimate reason for a strong team Once this proposal is finally passed, Xiao Hua will have the right to rest a large area of ​​​​in a single game, and to rest teams without injured players in some nationally broadcast games. Additional fines.Xiao Hua's move aims to limit the rotation of non-injured players, especially in some national live broadcast games. In order to ensure the ratings, some rotations under abnormal conditions should be completely eliminated.

And the emergence of this kind of clause is clearly aimed at the Lakers, Warriors, Spurs and Cavaliers, which are very powerful teams, and often give their All-Star players a rotation. Of course, the Pelicans front This situation has also happened in time, which made Xiao Hua very unhappy, especially in the two contests between the Lakers and Pelicans this season, the intensity of the game was greatly reduced due to the absence of Anthony Davis. The other time was because of Ye Xuan's suspension and there was no competitiveness at all.

However, although it should take some time for this clause to be officially introduced, Xiao Hua announced the existence of this clause at this time, which is to warn these teams who like to take turns in a different direction.But no matter what he does, anyway, the Cavaliers are not going to play Irving in this game.

At the beginning of the game, although the Lakers were fighting back to back, because Ye Xuan didn't have to be distracted to defend Irving, the Lakers' offense and defense had the upper hand. Although the Cavaliers could rely on Zhan and Love to Play a fight, but after all, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is still lacking compared to the Lakers. In addition, Hill's state this season does not feel particularly ideal. This is what the Cavaliers did not expect. After all, they won the championship last season. At that time, Hill's performance can be called the fourth giant of the Cavaliers.

Under such circumstances, the Cavaliers still only look at James. In the second quarter of the game, James also broke out suddenly, with 17 points and 6 assists in a single quarter, helping the team that was originally behind in the first quarter. The Cavaliers with nearly 10 points directly overtook the point difference. Of course, Ye Xuan was to blame for this. Not only did the shooting percentage not high in the second quarter, he made 7 of 3 shots, but he was also given a penalty by James during the fast break. A chasing big hat came, which boosted the opponent's morale.

However, Ye Xuan's mentality adjustment ability is still good. He immediately counterattacked the Cavaliers in the third quarter. First, he hit 3 three-pointers in less than 4 minutes after the start of the second half, which directly changed the situation of the game again. In the reversal, although Lao Zhan wanted to kill the enemy, he was gradually exhausted due to physical problems and had no choice.Until the 5th minute of the fourth quarter, Lao Zhan once again broke into the inside of the Lakers, but was ambushed by Ye Xuan who blocked his layup. The revenge in the quarter also allowed the Lakers to win the game. Lao Zhan was also hated by Ye Xuan because his physical strength had been consumed too much.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers and achieved their own No. 15 consecutive victories.Lao Zhan scored 44 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in this game. However, the Cavaliers lost one Irving, and their combat effectiveness is still a bit weak, and their insider Tristan Thompson also made the team feel better in this game. Many people in this game are very dissatisfied. TT played 31 minutes in this game, but only scored 3 points and 5 rebounds, and also suffered 5 fouls. It is also because of his dereliction of duty that the Cavaliers have such a big disadvantage. .

The Lakers side is much simpler. Wade performed well in this game, scoring 19 points and 6 assists. Gasol also gained a great advantage when facing TT. He made 12 shots in the game. He scored 10 points in 23 out of 33. As for Ye Xuan, his stats are very strong. In this game, Ye Xuan had no players that could restrain him, so he played very happily, although his performance in the second quarter was not particularly good. , but quickly adjusted back, and finally played 32 minutes of the game, contributed 11 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds. Double stats, and at the same time, Ye Xuan also has a very eye-catching stat in this game, that is the steal data. In this game, Ye Xuan sent a total of [-] steals, two of which were intercepted by Ye Xuan after Lao Zhan broke through and scored. There were also two times when Ye Xuan broke the ball directly in Hill's hands. Although Ye Xuan was given a big cap by Lao Zhan when the steal was about to go down, the overall performance was still very good. .

And after this game, the fighting power of the Lakers shocked many outsiders. They never expected that the seemingly ordinary Big Three lineup of the Lakers could achieve this effect. Of course, this was also because they looked down upon it. Let’s talk about the combat effectiveness of the role players of the Lakers. First, let’s talk about Solomon Hill. As Ye Xuan’s younger brother in the Pacers, Solomon Hill played a very obvious role on the defensive end. Now, the shooting percentage is also very good. Now the three-point shooting percentage is 39% and the number of hits per game is 2.1, which has always been in the forefront of the league.

In addition, Randall's performance is also very good. At the beginning, everyone thought that Randall was a blue-collar player, and he should be similar to Blake of the Mavericks. But now playing next to Ye Xuan, Randall's specialty It has also been played out, has a certain shooting ability, and has excellent rebounding ability, and there is no disadvantage in protecting rebounds because of his height problem.This allows the Lakers' inside line to not be caught by opponents because of the emptiness of the inside line in actual combat. It's not enough to watch, but it's enough when facing ordinary power forwards. For example, power forwards at the level of Love and Ibaka are actually just [-]-[-] with Randall.

(End of this chapter)