basketball task

Chapter 318 The Breaker

Chapter 318 The Breaker

As soon as the third game started, James in a violent state put a lot of pressure on the Philadelphia team. Although the Cavaliers were quickly suppressed, Channing and Yao Ming almost played the first quarter. The game has never appeared before.

The situation on the court stabilized a bit. Coach Cheeks quickly replaced Yao Ming at the beginning of the second quarter to rest, and let Channing stay on the court to deal with James.

The game lasts for 48 minutes. Coach Cheeks' responsibility is to allocate the playing time of the stars reasonably, and try to avoid the problem of too much consumption in the front and lack of energy during the decisive period. This is an old problem of Yao Ming in the previous seasons.

Channing was different. The young man had plenty of energy, and James was in such a good state tonight. Cheeks didn't dare to let Battier and Pietrus match him, so he could only let Channing handle it.

After Yao Ming left the field, the offensive burden of the Philadelphia team was on Channing alone. In order to minimize the opportunities for the Cavaliers to create fast breaks and counterattacks, Channing deliberately pressed time in every attack, and the Cavaliers also played in positional battles. There is no good solution, so the offensive rhythm of both sides in this game is very slow, and the score is much lower than the previous two games.

In other words, in the most critical third game, both sides are trying their best to defend, betting that the opponent will make more mistakes.

The game turned into a confrontation between Channing and James. Under James' strong confrontation, Channing's long-range shots tonight felt very average. After breaking through the ball, his teammates' shooting percentages were not ideal. This is normal, high-intensity Under the defense of the team, the shooting will always become very unstable for a period of time, whether it is a role player or a star.

Channing simply gave up on getting assists and shooting a three-pointer himself, and called a pick-and-roll and rushed in.

Whether it's Big Z, Varejao, JJ Hickson, or Ben Wallace, the inside line of the Cavaliers can hardly stop Channing's breakthrough. Conversely, without Yao Ming, the inside line of the Philadelphia team cannot stop James' attack Tank car impact.

Zhang Lili guided and said: "Maybe the third game is too important. Both sides played different games than usual. During this period of time, Channing relied on breakthrough points. He and James on the opposite side used the same game. How to play."

After the two cores are exchanged, other players become the key to winning.

Belinelli, who had an explosion in the last game, felt cold today like a goddess on Wechat licking dogs. Before halftime, he made countless 5 or 6 three-pointers from the outside, and he didn't even have a single one hit.

Mo Williams of the Cavaliers finally stood up, grasped Belinelli's lack of defensive ability, scored multiple single-point blasts, and helped the Cavaliers regain the lead.

Halfway through the second quarter, Coach Cheeks finally realized that Belinelli was not Ray Allen, and he couldn't expect this guy to explode every game, so he replaced him.

Channing played 19 minutes in a row, finally able to breathe for a while, Cheeks sent Yao Ming, Ibaka, Shane Battier, Pietrus and Lowry's lineup.

This kind of lineup relies on Yao Ming's inside attack on the offensive end. Once double-teamed, the outside line has a good shooting ability. More importantly, there is no shortcoming in the defensive ability of each position, so as to avoid Belinelli being chased by Xiao Mo. At the same time, Battier and Pietrus came on the field together, which can properly double-team James and make up for Channing's defensive pressure.

Although James on the opposite side is still on the field stubbornly, his physical strength is still affected. Coupled with the wheel battle between Channing, Battier and Pietrus, James' breakthrough efficiency began to decline.

Relying on Yao Ming's inside power, at the end of the first half, the Philadelphia team stubbornly overtook the score and once again took the lead.

Director Zhang Weiping gave a speech at halftime: "Different from the crushing in the previous two games, in the third game tonight, both sides gave their all. The defensive intensity and rhythm have obviously risen several levels compared to before, and the scores are also leading alternately. It is difficult. See who is better and who is worse."

Yoga also commented: "In the first half, it was James' all-out burst that dragged down the Philadelphia team. The second half will start immediately. It depends on whether the teams of both teams can stand up and change the situation of the game?"

The second half began quickly, with Philadelphia attacking first.

Since the outside shooting percentages of both sides were rubbish in the first half, the Cavaliers boldly double-teamed the inside, and Channing from the outside was handed over to James to defend alone.

The ball couldn't be given to Yao Ming, so Chan Ning decided to come by himself.

Calling Dayao for a pick-and-roll, Channing took a step laterally and tried a three-pointer.

The basketball passed over Big Z's fingertips and entered the basket with an elegant arc!

Three point hit!

Qian Ning clenched his fist hard and struck!

It seems that after the adaptation in the first half and the intermission, Channing's long-range shooting touch has begun to recover, which is a great thing for the anxious game.

James forced Channing to foul, and after making two free throws, the Philadelphia team attacked.

Calling Dayao for a pick-and-roll again, James chose to get stuck on the right side ahead of time in order to avoid being blocked by Yao Ming this time. Channing seized the opportunity and pulled out his hand instantly.

"Another [-]-pointer! Channing made two [-]-pointers early in the second half!"

"This shot is very resolute. Before Yao Ming's screen has time to get in position, Chen Ning has already pulled out the shot. He is really confident!"

Two consecutive three-pointers further widened the point difference and ignited the passion in the Philadelphia home arena. The enthusiasm of the fans, which had been suppressed for a long time in the first half, was completely vented at this moment.

James dribbled the ball across half court and shot a three-pointer directly against Channing's block, and it turned out to be iron.

It can be seen that James really wants to respond to a three-pointer, but unfortunately, his shooting touch is still a bit worse than Channing.

Mike Brown felt that things were not good. Relying on high-intensity defense in the first half, the oppressive Philadelphia team had a low shooting percentage from the outside. The team took the lead in opening the outside line, so the possibility of winning was much greater. Unexpectedly, James did not open, but Channing couldn't hold back.

Once the outside line is opened, the Cavaliers' defensive attention will inevitably expand outward, and the double-team contraction of the inside line will also be relaxed a lot.

Another pick-and-roll with Dayao, this time Big Z is very fierce, dare not let Channing shoot from the outside, Yao Ming goes down, James and Big Z are both on the outside, Varejao and Delonte West can only shrink from the flanks Come here, trying to stop Yao Ming.

With a flick of Channing's wrist, the basketball flew towards Pietrus, who was ambushing in the left corner. Delonty West pinched the basket, and Pietrus was emptied.

Super open, Pietrus hit a three-pointer!

With three consecutive three-pointers in the second half, the Philadelphia team played a wave of 9-2.

(End of this chapter)