NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Chapter 175 The layout of the second half

"Hmph, are you finally back..."

Long Rui couldn't help but glanced at James, and became more serious.

Although they hold a 6-point lead, it is actually nothing at all.

After all, this was only obtained in the absence of James, so when he comes back, whether the Cavaliers can still hold on to this advantage is the most critical.

"Everyone pay attention to defense. We still focus on the inside and force them to shoot outside."

Long Rui exhorted.

He found that such a defensive deployment is very effective for the Heat, after all, the opponent's outside shooting ability is not outstanding.

Once they can limit the opponent's inside scoring, they will inevitably take the initiative on the field.

In the first attack after James came back, he wanted to complete the end through the linkage of the Big Three.

James broke through with the ball, and the Cavaliers immediately shrunk their defense, forcing him to pass the ball.

'The Flash' Wade responded from outside the three-point line. James distributed the ball. After receiving the ball, Wade glanced at the basket, but he did not choose to make a shot. He was not sure of the shot.

The next moment, Wade continued to choose to break through, and the 'Wechsler's Lost Step' was immediately displayed.

In the case of the three shrinking defense, Wade still chose to take off forcefully.

Just when everyone thought he was going to make a shot, the basketball suddenly passed through the crowd and was given to Bosh.

All the attention of the Cavaliers was attracted by James and Wade, completely ignoring their third giant.

There was no one in front of Bosh, and his mid-range jumper made another precise hit!

The Cavaliers didn't pay too much attention to the defensive leak this time, thinking it was just a communication error, and Long Rui thought so too.

But in the next round, the Big Three of the Heat completed the linkage again, with almost the same offensive tactics, and Bosh completed the end.

Long Rui began to realize the seriousness of the problem. If he was defeated by his opponent just once, it might be due to a problem in defensive communication.

But being beaten twice in a row is a problem with their defensive strategy.

Although their defense at the basket can limit the breakthrough of James and Wade, the price is to sacrifice the defense of many people and have no time to take care of Bosh.

'Janeway''s breakthrough deterrence is too strong, attracting a lot of defense, which makes Bosh constantly get open shot opportunities.

"No, we can no longer defend like this, and use man-to-man defense again."

Long Rui also gave orders immediately.

After James came back, the Heat have improved both offensively and defensively, which is completely like two different teams.

But fortunately, the Cavaliers are now showing a multi-point blooming situation, and it is extremely difficult for the Heat to completely defend them.

Long Rui used his broad vision and excellent tactical initiation ability to organize the team's offense in an orderly manner.

The constant running conduction tore the Heat's defense time and time again.

"Dudu!"

With the whistle of the referee, the first half of the game is over!

62:64

The Cavaliers have a slight advantage of 2 points!

It has to be said that the super strength of the Heat made it extremely difficult for the Cavaliers. In the past, when they used this lineup, they were almost able to widen the point difference.

But facing the Heat, they only got a slight advantage, even this advantage is negligible, and there is a possibility of being overtaken at any time.

"Tonight, both teams showed excellent form!"

"Especially the Cavaliers, even though the outside media is generally not optimistic, they can still take the lead at halftime!"

"It's crazy what they've done for a young team."

"Of course, the Heat will never be suppressed by opponents all the time. They have LeBron, Dwyane, and Chris."

"The possibilities are endless when these three guys come together."

"During the regular season, they came back a lot of times."

"Especially in the third quarter, it's their favorite quarter of the game, and it's the quarter the team plays the strongest."

The on-site commentator kept talking about the strength of the Heat, and at the same time reminded the young Cavaliers not to underestimate the enemy.

During the intermission, the two sides were in the locker room making arrangements for the second half of the game.

"We still underestimate the enemy. Compared with the regular season, the Cavaliers have improved a lot. We must take it more seriously."

Coach Spoel said seriously.

"This group of young players is really surprising. They may be our strongest opponents in the playoffs."

"Everyone can't take it lightly. We want to win this game and hit their morale."

James also echoed.

At first, James just regarded the Cavaliers as a stumbling block, but now it seems that this is a hill.

"We will play aggressively in the second half of the game, and I will increase breakthroughs."

Wade has already begun to consider the second half of play.

In the locker room of the home team, Long Rui and others were also earnestly preparing for the second half of the game.

"To beat the Heat, we have to do better."

"We don't have too many problems on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, we are not doing well enough."

Byron Scott has always emphasized defense.

"Coach, James and Wade are really difficult to defend when they attack. We have used almost all defensive methods, but we can't limit them."

Paul George said helplessly.

Almost all the time he was on the court was against James. He thought his defensive ability was not bad, but he still seemed so vulnerable to James' offense.

"Yeah, coach, these two people are too difficult to deal with..."

Curry also gave a wry smile.

Hearing that, Byron Scott looked at Long Rui habitually, wanting to hear his suggestions.

"Long Rui, in your opinion, how should we defend in the second half?"

At this moment, Long Rui rested his chin in one hand and was meditating. He was also thinking about this issue.

After a long time, he said slowly, "We can't completely restrain them, but we can restrain one of them."

"What's the use of that? It's just restricting one person, and it can't interrupt their attack."

Scott frowned.

"The coach is right. I don't think any team in the entire league can completely limit the offense of the Heat's Big Three."

"Therefore, we have to settle for the next best thing, restrict one of them, and cut off the linkage between their three giants."

"In this way, they will lack part of their offensive options, which will relatively reduce the pressure on our defense."

"I think that's all we can do, and the rest is up to luck."