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Chapter 304: Defense wins the playoffs

Losing the game left the Banker's Life Stadium silent, and no one was in the mood to celebrate for other people's teams. Losing the home game made it difficult for Pacers fans to be happy.

At this time, someone had already interviewed Zhan Ou. Their performance tonight laid the foundation for the Cavaliers' victory. At the same time, Xi Rachel had already walked to the court and saw Lin Sen, who was still depressed, patted his shoulder and raised the microphone in his hand: "Talk?"

Lin Sen shrugged: "Is it an interview or a chat?"

Lin Sen's performance in the first half was average and recovered in the second half, but he still played the worst performance in the playoffs this season. The Cavaliers have a deep understanding of the superstar who went out of their family, and are extremely targeted at the defensive end. They scored 26 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal from 9 of 22 shots. The data is definitely not bad, but this hit rate of just over 40% is definitely not qualified for them.

"Then it's better to have an interview! Are you very dissatisfied with your performance today?"

"Indeed, I'm very dissatisfied. We should have won at home today. We had tactical problems, and we didn't do it well, and we didn't limit the opponent's dual cores, which should have been what my defense should have done."

Rachel was really not very adapted to the serious Lin Sen. In the past, Lin Sen liked to make trouble after the game, but at that time, Lin Sen usually got the best player and scored the highest score in the game. At that time, Lin Sen naturally performed more relaxed, and now he was won by others at home. How could he relax?

"Then where are you going to start changing?"

"Start with defense against LeBron and Irving! This is what I should do as the best defensive player. You can't give it to others. It's an obligation."

Lin Sen's interview changed like this for the first time, but every sentence reflected their determination to win the second game. However, these interviews were completely overwhelmed by other title parties.

"Cavals Zhan and Ou scored 60 points in a joint effort, helping them win the first game with super high efficiency!"

"Indiana lost its first game, and the Eastern Royal Power is unbeaten!"

"Super Lin performed poorly, lost his home court in 2612!"

If this game is the Cavaliers' home court, then losing the game is not a big news, but being killed in the Pacers' first home court, the first in the Eastern Conference, is not a good thing, it is like a tennis game. Contributing to the opponent's home court is equivalent to breaking the serve. Once two tennis players of similar levels are broken by the opponent, they are already at a disadvantage, and the same is true for two teams with similar strength.

Pacers fans have begun to help the team out on the forum!

"Lin's offense in the last game was very average! I think as long as they can get back to form, we can still win!"

"The game is very difficult. But I believe for us, we have a chance to play back in this game, and Paul's offense is also very late."

"We have an advantage in the second team. We can run away and cry for the Cavaliers' old, weak, sick and disabled!"

"The offensive end consumes their physical strength, especially LeBron. This physical monster always has the strength to its limit!"

These things are beautiful prayers for Pacers fans, and the Pacers players can just take a look at them occasionally. The players in the game and the coaches who are most intuitive to watch the game understand what they need now.

The Pacers, who were "breaked" have completely entered the extra training state these days. Lin Sen did not pay much attention to the offense. In the last game, Lin Sen's offense in the first half was very average, but he was still good in the second half when the touch came back. Therefore, the state Lin Sen wanted to find should be his defense! Defense! If you want to win this team of Cavaliers, you cannot play against him. You must start from the defensive end.

Lin Sen not only needs to achieve the passing line on the defensive end, but also must perform better, and have a better chance to win the Cavaliers than in the last game!

"There are a lot of pick-and-rolls!" Lin Sen looked very seriously. James never wanted to challenge George's defense too much in the 1v1 match in the positional battle. Even if he is recognized as the number one player in the league, he did not want to challenge the first team of the league.

Every time he uses pick-and-roll to face the big man and then breaks hard with his own speed. Most of the time he chooses Turner, and Love's pick-and-roll effect is still very good.

"Yes! So you have to defend a little bit. Myers' defense is good, but it's not enough when facing LeBron." McMillan also did it. He grabbed the defense and caught more, and understood that the Pacers need to do more now than attack but defense.

But McMillan still had a headache. There was not only one James but also one Irving on the other side. In the last game, Irving scored 16 points in the penalty area, and his layup caused a lot of damage. If Lin Sen defended, then the Pacers' inside line would be a vacuum. Turner's ability to make up for defense in the inside line can play a big role in facing Irving. This is still a question.

The offense won the regular season and the defense won the playoffs. This old-fashioned topic was once again noisy. Even the Warriors in 2015 and the Cavaliers in 2016, these two teams that held high the offensive banner were not mermaids on the defensive end.

The Warriors' fast rotation, the double-team of five small players is very similar to the Heat who have won two consecutive championships. Among the outside players, Thompson and Iguodala are both players with excellent outside defense. Their double-teaming effect is also excellent. Giving up inside defense and defending the outside with all their strength is their characteristic.

The Cavaliers' defense was also very good last year. Lin Sen was still in the Cavaliers at that time. Although he was still a rookie, his defense was already at the best defensive lineup last year. He almost supported the regular season Cavaliers' defense system. If it weren't for a rookie, he might have entered the discussion of the best defensive player last year.

Moreover, in the playoffs, many of the Cavaliers' veterans have never won the championship. They have enough attitude and fighting spirit in the playoff defense. James' full strength in the playoffs is not only reflected in offense, but in defense.

In the playoffs, the scenes with hands on their hips are probably much less!
Chapter completed!
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