Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty Six: The Core of Swap Play
James' personal rhythm is very good, while Lin Sen did not reach the James' offensive end, and he did not even make any decisions at the basket. He did not even make too much attack. The opponent was very fierce in the inside double-teaming. After scoring 4 points in the first quarter, he simply did not take any moves in the second quarter.
Everyone is looking forward to Lin Sen, and the commentator is also Lin Sen, but he is not the one who stands out.
Gordon was the first player to come forward to solve the problem. He was indeed a little quiet in the first two games against the Cavaliers, but the next three games were one by one, completely suppressing JR Smith's performance. The next three games were definitely the All-Star level, and the Pacers only paid him more than 12 million yuan in salary. This year is the first year, and the next three years are completely considered a welfare contract.
Before, Gordon's three-pointer had left a deep impression on the Cavaliers players, so at the first moment, the Cavaliers didn't want to give Gordon the opportunity to use three-pointers to quickly catch up. Their defense area expanded a bit.
But if Eric Gordon had only three points, he would not have completed 20 in the second and third season of his career and became the core trading value of the Clippers for Chris Paul.
After Lin Sen came up with a pick-and-roll, he made a beautiful breakthrough and cut. He stepped into the penalty area with two big strides, and then he completed a basket licking very comfortably with TT. TT's defense was already full of strength, but his height was not enough and he could not reach the height he wanted at the first time.
"Oh! After Lin left, that kind of big hat was hard to see. Our penalty area defense dropped by at least two levels." The Cavaliers fans were a little sad.
Last season, the Cavaliers averaged about 35 points per game in the penalty area, and this season, this Cavaliers averaged almost 50 in the penalty area. But there was only one person, Lin Sen.
Just like him now, the offensive feel is not smooth, but he is still doing other tasks, such as the pick-and-roll that just helped Gordon, the defense rooted in the inside, and even when he passes the ball, the Cavaliers fans will boo, but he completely ignores these things.
James's touch was still hot, and it also led the team's offense. But when it reached half of the second quarter, the Cavaliers' leading score was still around 5-10 points, and it had never been pulled away.
Gradually, not only the commentator and the Cavaliers coaching staff discovered the problem, but even the Cavaliers fans felt something was wrong.
"LeBron has been playing for 12 minutes and scored 21 points and 5 assists, but now looking at the score and data, can we really win?" The Cavaliers fans were a little panicked.
Both sides have played 5 games and have already learned a lot about the opponent's offensive effects. At this time, the changes that Cavaliers James made were effective, but this time, the Pacers' response was to keep changing with the idea of not changing. They were still the same as before when dealing with the Cavaliers. Lin Sen mainly performed pick-and-roll and defense at the beginning, handing over the team's offensive tasks to their two outside lines.
The difference between 5-10 points is not big. For the Cavaliers, James started a cheat in the first half, and played a perfect rhythm with one man. He did not get a double-digit score difference. This is completely inappropriate. After all, James is a human and not a god. After all, he has maintained a high-intensity attack for so long, and he will make mistakes. James missed the mid-range shot.
On this side, Lin Sen took the backcourt rebound: "Paul, run, it's time to fight back!"
George's performance was very average tonight. On the offensive end, Gordon and Turner mainly supported the attack. The two double cores of him and Lin Sen were only 9 points in total. Now with this opportunity, James just landed and had time to turn around, he was already running out like an arrow.
Lin Sen's pass was very accurate, and he just happened to find George who had already reached the penalty area. Lin Sen didn't attack much, but he still showed his ability in passing. In addition to this long pass, there were two breakouts in the first quarter and the empty cut as the King of Arc. On the surface, he only had 4 points, but now he has sent 5 assists, grabbed 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks.
James became a bit like Linson in the regular season, and Linson became a bit like James in the regular season. Linson in the regular season liked to use his offense to drive the entire team at the beginning of the game.
With this dunk hit, the Cavaliers took the ball on the next round and Irving was on the side of the game. CJ Myers was very tight. He had paid 5 tuition fees and finally had a little decent defense in the sixth game.
Irving was not easy to get rid of it. When he arrived at the inside, he was hit by Lin Sen again. Originally, vision and passing were Irving's biggest weakness, but now this weakness was magnified by Lin Sen's attack in advance, and he fell back and shot directly into the basket.
This time it was Turner's rebound, and after halftime, Lin Sen's possession turned into Lin Sen. As soon as he hit the gesture, CJ Myers, who saw the gesture, had already cut off while Irving was still upset.
Standing at the top of the arc, Lin Sen quickly saw the position of CJ Myers. A straight pass was sent directly to CJ Myers. TT was still playing against Lin Sen on the outside. The inside was quite weak at this moment. This is why Green from the Warriors was obviously not the best passer in their team, but he had the most assists. When an inside has high-level organization and three-pointers, pulling it outside will make the opponent's insider give up the protection of the frame helplessly.
A light layup was made, 54:58, and after opening up a 9-point advantage, this was the first time the Pacers pulled the gap back to within 5 points.
"If LeBron doesn't score, the Cavaliers can't score?" O'Neal shook his head and looked at the Cavaliers players on the field, especially the Cavaliers' future King Irving. Such performance is still far from taking over James's class.
"If Lin had not left the Cavaliers, it's hard to say who is the second leader of the Cavaliers now. He has not yet made any efforts in this game. He has influenced and helped the team in many aspects."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Sen went to the outside pick-and-roll again. This time he received a pass from his teammate. He made the first move in the second quarter, with three-pointers, not much, but he was very efficient. He made 2 of 4 shots and scored 7 points on both free throws. The difference suddenly returned to 1 point.
Chapter completed!