NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

Chapter 113 Expanding Advantages

"Hey! Old man, did you see what happened just now?"

On the sidelines, a commentator asked his companion.

"I'm not sure. Anyway, Long Rui made a three-pointer. As for how he made the shot, I really didn't pay attention..."

Another commentator also shook his head.

In fact, not only the two of them, but many fans don't know how the ball was thrown.

Almost everyone's attention was on the running positions of the other four players of the Cavaliers. Who would have thought that Long Rui would choose a sudden shot in the process of organizing.

Looking back, the Celtics' offense, under the organization of Rondo, they still cooperate with each other tacitly.

Rondo also spotted the weak link in the Cavaliers' lineup and targeted the ball for the inside.

The twin-tower lineup of Garnett and Krstic has an absolute height advantage in the interior.

Rondo saw the timing and gave the ball to Garnett.

Yi Jianlian, who was in charge of defending Garnett, stuck him tightly, trying to limit Garnett's movements as much as possible.

If Garnett was young, he would have the confidence to beat the current Yi Jianlian, but now his offense is much worse than when he was young, the most important thing is his slow movement speed.

Yi Jianlian is much faster than the current Garnett, and his body has also become very strong under Long Rui's training, which is completely worthy of the current Garnett.

'Wolf King' Garnett didn't accept his old age. He tried to push Yi Jianlian twice in succession. Although he pushed Yi Jianlian a little, the effect was not good.

Garnett didn't come up, and without a good chance, he chose to pass the ball directly to Krstic on the other side.

Krstic's active offensive ability is naturally not as comprehensive as Garnett, and Varejao's restrictions on him are also very good.

But now the defender he faces is no longer Varejao, but Paul George, who is a bit shorter than him.

This immediately made him feel very comfortable, as if he could score the ball in his hand at any time.

Krstic sat on Paul George with his back and kept rolling in. Paul George's physical fitness is considered strong among forward players, but it is obviously not enough for inside players.

What's more, this is still his first season, and his body has not been developed to the extreme.

Kostic quickly crushed George to the basket. In this position, dunks can be easily completed as long as you turn around.

Seeing this scene, many Cavaliers fans also showed doubts on their faces.

Let Paul George go to the fifth position, isn't this letting the Celtics score casually inside?

When everyone thought that Krstic would end the offense with a dunk defense, an accident happened!

At the moment when he turned around to dunk, Paul George saw the timing, cut the ball and completed the steal!

"It was actually stolen!"

"Krstic is too careless, this goal is bound to be scored!"

"Paul George launched a defensive counterattack, Long Rui and Curry went straight to the frontcourt!"

The commentator's voice was very excited, which also aroused the emotions of the fans.

Paul George made a long pass and gave the ball to Long Rui.

Long Rui jumped high and was about to complete the dunk, but he made a wonderful pass in the air and sent the ball to Curry at a 45-degree angle on the left!

After receiving the ball, the latter adjusted slightly, then raised his hand and shot a three-pointer!

"Long Rui wants to help Curry get back his touch, look at this shot..."

"WOW! Hit!"

"Curry hit a three-pointer!"

"If I remember correctly, this is his second three-pointer of the game, but he has already taken 9 shots. This shooting rate obviously does not match him."

"But fortunately, the ball was hit. I wonder if he will get back some touch."

Curry hit a three-pointer, and the home fans also gave him warm applause.

At this moment, a bright smile finally appeared on the face of the 'elementary student'.

In this game, he really suppressed it for too long.

In the next round, the Celtics scored inside, but the Cavaliers pushed the offensive speed to the extreme.

Under Long Rui's organization, Curry once again found an open shot and made another precise three-pointer.

The Curry that fans are familiar with is back. Two consecutive three-pointers widened the point difference to double digits and directly stopped the Celtics.

This is also the biggest point difference between the two teams so far in this game!

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Rivers immediately called a timeout.

"What's the matter with you? Why did you miss someone? Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on your own people?"

On the sidelines, Rivers was very angry and kept reprimanding his players

"Coach, it's not that we didn't defend well. Their lineup is too flexible. Under the cover, it is difficult for us to keep up with their rhythm."

Rondo immediately pointed out the crux of the problem.

This sentence also made Rivers fall silent.

"Follow if you can't keep up."

It took a long time for Rivers to speak slowly, but he didn't think of any good solution.

He can replace some young players, but in this case, their offense will be lost again.

Sacrificing offense for defense is obviously not cost-effective, not to mention that even if he changes players, he may not be able to keep up with the Cavaliers' offensive rhythm.

"Coach, I think we still focus on offense to ensure the success rate of goals. As long as we can play well in every round, it is not completely impossible."

Rondo suggested.

Hearing this, Rivers also nodded slightly: "Yes, but you must be extra careful when attacking, and you must not make some low-level mistakes."

During this timeout, Rivers did not make any adjustments, but just made their strategy more certain, and it was also to interrupt the momentum of the Cavaliers.

After a moment, the pause ends.

In the first attack after the timeout, the Celtics played more patiently, and the core of their offense was still based on the inside twin towers.

It's just that when attacking, he became a lot more cautious.

Kostic scored the ball against George. This time, he never gave his opponent a chance to steal the ball.

On the defensive end, they adopted a strategy of switching defenses, which can at least reduce the probability of missed defenses.

Although there will be misplaced defenses, it is better than no defense.

This is already the ultimate they can do on the defensive end, but even so, they still can't resist the dazzling offense of the Cavaliers.

After a few moves, Garnett and Yi Jianlian also completely staggered, which gave Yi Jianlian a good shot.

Long Rui immediately gave the ball to the past, assisting Yi Jianlian to score under the basket!

When the Cavaliers bloom more inside and outside, they will be the team with the most explosive scoring ability in the league, even the Big Three of the Heat!