Chapter 488 "The Advantage Is Mine!" (Please Vote for Me!)

Kidd turned around and called Thompson up, and Thompson came on to replace Josh Smith.

Although the game only lasted a few rounds, it was obvious on the court that the Cavaliers were useless defensively against the Nets lineup.

They won't be beaten to death by Lin Ying and Durant, but they will be beaten to death by Jokic.

Jokic's uniqueness is on the one hand, but more importantly, Lin Ying and Durant are too intimidating. The Cavaliers simply dare not bet on their outside shooting percentage.

When Smith came off the field, there were cheers from the fans.

This is not a victory at the beginning of the attack, and one of the generals in the formation will be killed first.

Thompson can guard the basket, but his ability to sweep the penalty area is not at the same level as Smith. He can only help Love make up baskets, but he can't help in pick-and-roll situations.

The situation developed in a direction favorable to the Nets from the very beginning!

However, before the cheers of the fans at the scene died down, the Cavaliers played a wave of cooperation in the frontcourt.

Irving came out from around the screen, received a pass from James and then feinted to turn around and hit a jumper.

The Cavaliers' lineup has not changed much compared to last season, but the team's tacit understanding is increasing, and Irving's personal abilities are also improving.

In a sense, the Cavaliers' configuration is somewhat similar to that of the Nets.

James determines the Cavaliers' lower limit, and Irving determines the team's upper limit.

Jokic received the ball in the frontcourt. Compared with Love, his effect on Thompson was obviously not as good.

Although Thompson is also short, he has both confrontation and flexibility.

His final shot failed and the rebound was picked off by Thompson.

The Cavaliers failed to make a fast break, but after retreating into position, James broke through to the basket and scored.

The situation began to develop in the Cavaliers' favor again.

These rounds have also become a microcosm of the opening of the two sides.

The Nets relied heavily on Jokic at the beginning, and Jokic also played smoothly at the beginning.

But the Cavaliers' offense never stopped.

Let Jokic play the main game against the Cavaliers. This style of play is still a bit difficult for the little fat guy. After all, the opponent is the overall runner-up last season.

However, Karl did not adjust his tactics.

Winning or losing in the regular season is not the most important. If Jokic can gradually adapt to this role, it will be of great help to the Nets.

Nine and a half minutes into the first quarter, the score on the field was 24 to 16, with the Cavaliers leading.

At this time, both sides began to rotate, and the Cavaliers' Dellavedova, LaVine, Pierce and Smith came on as substitutes.

For the Nets, Karl did not regard Jokic as a bully, and also replaced him with Joseph, Covington, Durant, West, and Mahinmi.

Oh, you read that right, Durant is still on the court.

In the last game, Lin Ying, Durant and Jokic played together most of the time, but this time Karl made new adjustments.

Then after the first quarter, the Nets evened the point difference in no time.

The Nets' bench is already very strong, and West is still capable of starting in most teams.

Now that Durant is added, the Cavaliers are a bit confused.

To paraphrase Pierce's habit, he can only say something like "The whole league was afraid of the Texas Twins back then, but I'm not afraid" after retiring.

Then at the beginning of the second quarter, Kidd on the Cavaliers side was also forced to adjust and let Irving come up early to lead the team.

But on the Nets side, Karl replaced Durant and Mahinmi and replaced them with JR and Lin Ying.

Karl did not completely let Durant and Lin Ying stop playing in the first half, but gave them a period of time to find a scoring feeling.

This strategy is still very effective.

Karl's micro-management is on the one hand, but equally important on the other hand, Lin Ying and Durant are both super giants who can enter the state directly without warming up.

"I feel like George Karl is the best coach in NBA history right now, and of course I am the best coach in the history of the NBA."

This also caused O'Neal to sigh with emotion in the commentary box.

When you coach Lin Ying and Durant at the same time, and the role players are still online, you can perform all kinds of fancy operations.

"Shark"'s emotion is not without reason. The most typical example is the Warriors next door.

Cole has not coached since this season due to some physical problems.

Now he is replaced by Luke Walton, who has little coaching experience.

But it is Walton who has led the Warriors to a record-setting opening winning streak so far, and the record is still being expanded.

Many media people now say that Walton is better than Cole, but he doesn't think so.

Just like he said, he can also show off micro-management on a fully-leveled account!

However, the Nets did not open up the score during this period. Irving is in really good shape this season. He shot from inside to outside and performed at a super-level.

And there was a detail on the sidelines. James kept standing up to applaud Irving and the two even fist-bumped and hugged during the timeout.

The two sides played evenly in this period. When the main force returned, Jokic began to shoulder the role of competing against the Cavaliers.

After halftime, the score was 58 to 52, and the Cavaliers entered the second half with a 6-point lead.

Jokic scored 18 points at halftime.

Simple mathematical statistics, 18 points in the half, not 36 points in the whole game!

You must know that Jokic's highest score in his career so far is only 26 points.

Both sides entered the halftime break.

Social media is still a raging war.

The pre-game scolding did not end when the game started. On the contrary, it intensified as the game started.

By this time, with the Cavaliers taking the lead at halftime, Cavaliers fans had the absolute upper hand.

"George Karl is the worst Qian Sheng coach. He can't even understand a full-level game. He's not as good as Luke Walton next door!"

"Haha, that old man Karl thought he could penetrate the Cavaliers inside with Jokic. I'm afraid the old man didn't wake up!"

"What are you talking about? This is a tactic! Don't remind me, this tactic is so good!"

"I think we just can't beat them. It's not like Durant and Lin Ying didn't work hard, but they can't beat them, haha!"

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Cavaliers locker room.

James and Irving were chatting happily.

From the previous on-court to the current off-court relationship, the relationship between the two is going through a "honeymoon period."

And this situation tonight is enough to make them happy.

Now the advantage is clearly on the Cavaliers' side. If they continue to play at this pace, the Cavaliers have a good chance of winning a big victory.

Winning the game in such a focused battle will definitely feel pretty good.

…

Back from the break.

The fans at Barclays Center looked a little anxious.

Spike Lee in the front row was also a little worried.

His inner thoughts at the moment even felt that New York was a bit cursed.

It does feel a bit bad to feel betrayed and still being beaten.

But the good news is that the mental outlook of the Nets players looks good.

When he came back from the locker room, Durant was still talking and laughing with Lin Ying.

The footage was captured by a photographer on set.

After the fans at the scene saw it, they felt a little relieved.

After all, they are only 6 points behind. If the Nets work hard in the second half, they still have a chance to catch up.

The game continued, and the Cavaliers took the lead in the second half.

Irving came up and hit a mid-range jumper through Thompson's screen, opening the point difference to 8 points.

Well, Kidd started Thompson directly in the second half, in preparation for ending the suspense of the game in one go in the third quarter.

After Irving hit the ball, James went over to high-five Irving with excitement, showing off his domineering air.

Just like this, he wiped out the Nets in one go and let everyone know that this season belongs to Clevelanders!

In the transition from offense to defense, the Cavaliers retreated to the defensive end, and Thompson was ready to continue fighting with Jokic in the low post.

But the reality is that after the Nets came over, Jokic did not go to the low post anymore, but stood directly at the top of the arc holding the ball.

The Nets' style of play has changed!

After seeing it, Thompson pushed directly to the top of the key, not giving Jokic a chance to take action.

He still recognizes Jokic's three-point ability.

Kidd also smelled a sign of danger at this time, got up and went to the sidelines to shout to remind the players to defend.

Kidd has real materials, and he also carefully studied the game between the Nets and Thunder before the game.

So at the beginning of the game, when the Nets changed their game style, he was confused.

This confusion lasted until the rotation in the first quarter, and he judged that Karl wanted Lin Ying/Durant to lead the substitutes.

When he came to this conclusion, he was also a little disappointed with Karl.

After all, the Nets' substitutes are already strong enough. Combined with the way they played in the first quarter, this was completely a waste of time.

However, the Nets suddenly changed their style of play in the second half, which immediately alerted him.

So is this a half-time adjustment by Karl, or...is this the original arrangement?

Just like a cat and a mouse, they both like to have a good time before eating each other.

If it's the former, he can respond quickly, but if it's the latter...

I hope it won’t be the latter, because have you ever seen a mouse that was played by a cat to the end and managed to escape?

On the court, the Nets' offense began.

Now their play style is very similar to when they played the Thunder before. Jokic holds the ball at the top of the key, Lin Ying cuts inside, and Durant uses the pick-and-roll screen to go outside.

The Cavaliers' defensive quality was very high. Durant's outside movement was blocked by the defense, and Lin Ying's inside cut was also blocked by James and did not get a direct scoring opportunity.

Kidd was relieved when he saw this.

Although such defense is a bit physically demanding, if the Cavaliers can defend it, they can maintain their advantage on the court.

However, in the next second, the Nets played a second wave of tactics on the court.

This time, Durant was cutting inside, and Lin Ying was using the cover to go outside!

In order to maintain the defensive position, the Cavaliers have been completely disrupted in the matchup.

James struggled to cover Lin Ying, but Durant had already strode away from Irving and cut to the basket.

Jokic saw it and threw the ball directly over the basket.

Durant was led into the air by the ball.

"Bang!"

A one-handed alley-oop dunk with full visual impact!

The Barclays Center was instantly on fire.

Spike Lee was so excited that he jumped up from the bench and applauded the Nets excitedly.

Durant's expression was very calm after landing. He turned back and pointed at Jokic who was passing the ball, and then turned to look at Lin Ying.

The strategy they discussed in the medical room was still effective.

Jokic's main game was only 6 points behind the Cavaliers, and the little fat man's ability had already surprised them.

Now, the little fat guy can rest for a while, it's the brothers' turn to work harder!

The Cavaliers' frontcourt offense and the Nets' entire defensive intensity have directly improved a level compared to the first half!

And using Thompson as the starter has a big disadvantage. The Cavaliers' space on the court has become significantly smaller.

Jokic, in particular, does not need to extend to the three-point line, but can stay near the penalty area, which limits the Cavaliers' impact on the inside.

James' final breakthrough was forced to take an extra step.

Although the referee did not blow the whistle, his final shot failed to hit.

Jokic took advantage of the opportunity to grab the defensive rebound, and the Nets launched a defensive counterattack.

The Cavaliers' reaction to retreat was quick, but the Nets' defensive counterattack was very layered.

Bradley advanced quickly, and Lin Ying and Durant followed up.

Bradley finally passed the ball to Lin Ying. Lin Ying attracted all the defenders with a breakthrough fake move and then threw the ball into the sky.

"Bang!"

Durant scored twice!

call!

After dunking, Durant was a little excited. He turned around and bumped chests with Lin Ying.

If Karl hadn't arranged for him to lead the team for a while in the second half of the first quarter, he would have been suffocated in the first half.

People can be quite "cheap" sometimes. You used to be fucked to the point of vomiting every night. This suddenly makes you restrain yourself, but you don't get used to it anymore.

But there are some advantages to doing this. After holding it in for at least a long time, it feels very refreshing when it finally comes out!

James' strong breakthrough caused Jokic to foul and got two free throw opportunities.

It looks good, but the fact is that the Cavaliers' space is too small. After the key player on the outside is marked, James cannot pass the ball.

As some Nets fans said before the game, the Nets' perimeter defensive configuration is too high.

As long as not everyone needs to mark and there is no space to cover, their abilities can be displayed to the greatest extent.

James adjusted and hit the first free throw despite the interference.

After making the penalty, he took a long, hard breath and looked fierce.

The real game has just begun, and he will not give up the lead easily.

"Dang!"

James' adjusted second free throw missed firmly.

Jokic picked off the defensive rebound and passed the ball forward.

The Nets quickly hit the fast break.

This time Durant's feet were quick and he immediately followed Bradley on the fast break.

James held back his energy and rushed back. He would defend this round!

He did it. He chased Bradley and Durant alone, like an eagle with its arms raised, ready to bite its prey with its nail plate hat.

But at this time, Bradley made a fake pass to Durant, and then passed the ball back!

Lin Ying's follow-up was belated.

He caught the ball outside the three-point line and drove right away.

James couldn't defend himself when he turned around, so he could only watch the ball and sigh!

"Uh-huh!"

There was no suspense, Lin Ying's chasing three-point shot was a solid hit!

59 flat!

Durant and Lin Ying worked together to launch a 7-1 offensive, evening the score difference in one go!

At this time, Karl was beaming on the Nets bench.

With the departure of Cole, Sloan, McMillan and others, the "Brooklyn Boy Band" of that year has disappeared.

But some things won't disappear just because they're gone.

For example, what the Nets showed on the court.

Carl is an adventurer, and what he is currently studying is the latest version of "Brooklyn Time"!

Thanks to Ai Hanhan’s Hanhan and Huang Ruizhao for the reward!