warrior godfather

Chapter 596 Bloody Christmas
December 12, 25 p.m., Quicken Loans Center, Cleveland.

In this increasingly dilapidated city, the Cavaliers are one of the few bright colors. Every game of the Cavaliers can attract a large number of fans to watch the game.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the low tickets. The ticket price at the Quicken Loans Center has always been cheap, otherwise Cleveland people would not be able to afford it.

Even for the much-anticipated Christmas game, tickets to the Quicken Loans Center are still not expensive in the league, attracting Cleveland fans to gather here, and the seats are full.

When the Cavaliers players entered the arena, the atmosphere was extremely warm, especially when the DJ called out James' name, the audience roared with cheers, welcoming the arrival of the emperor.

Among the nearly [-] viewers, I don't know how many people crazily insulted James on the Internet, burned his jersey, and hated him when he left the Cavaliers.

But when James announced that he would return to the Cavaliers, these people immediately defected and became James' loyal supporters again.

No way, Cavaliers fans have had a hard time in the past few years. After James left, the Cavaliers have never made the playoffs, and they have been ranked last in the East every year. crazy.

As long as James can lead the Cavaliers out of this situation, they can forgive James for his past betrayal.

Although the Cavaliers' record this season is still not satisfactory, it is still much better than the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

Moreover, the Cavaliers are planning a deal recently and will continue to upgrade the lineup. They believe that after the deal is completed and the Big Three are well-adjusted, the Cavaliers will regain their style of dominating the Eastern Conference... well, dominating the regular season is also considered dominance.

Finally, players from both sides came to the court, and the restless audience gradually calmed down. Cleveland people should save their energy to cheer after the Cavaliers score.

The Warriors are still the regular starters of Curry, Clay, Leonard, Green, and Asik. The Cavaliers' starters are Irving, Mike Miller, Marion, James, and Love.

In the last Cavaliers game against the Timberwolves, Varejao injured his ankle and withdrew from the game and will miss today's Christmas game.

Instead of starting Tristan Thompson, Blatt pushed James to power forward and moved Marion into the starting lineup.

Compared with young players, the famous European coach still trusts veterans more.

"Di-"

At the referee's whistle, Asik beat Love and put the ball into Clay's hands, and the game officially started.

Clay passed to Curry, and Curry dribbled the ball across half court, handed it directly to Green in the low post, and ran to the weak side corner.

Klay started from the 45-degree position on the weak side and moved to the strong side. Asik moved up to the top of the arc to cover him, keeping Mike Miller firmly behind him.

Love jumped straight out, blocking Clay in front of him, covering his shooting space, and Mike Miller also struggled to squeeze through the screen and pounced on Clay.

The Warriors have played this cover too many times, and the Cavaliers were already prepared and did not give Clay any chance to make a move.

But just as the two pounced on Clay, Asik split and went down, Green passed the ball over, Asik took the ball and took three steps, Marion on the weak side returned to the frame, but was one step slower , Asik made an easy dunk, 2:0.

Marion waved his hand helplessly. He had tried his best, but as a 36-year-old veteran, his athletic ability had declined sharply, and his footsteps had also slowed down a lot. He was no longer the hacker who could run all over the field.

This summer, his contract with the Mavericks expired, and he signed a one-year basic salary contract with the Cavaliers. He just wanted to get a glimpse of the big three, win another championship, and retire successfully. , was pushed to the starting position, so he could only try his best, as for the effect... he could only resign himself to fate.

Marion catches the falling basketball, steps out of the baseline, and sends the ball to Irving.

Irving dribbled the ball halfway, and the others pulled away. Owen launched an attack at 45 degrees from the left, singled out Clay, and after a dazzling operation, he threw Clay half a body away and rushed into the three-point line. The basket hit, 2:2.

Asik was pinned above the free throw line by Love, and the recovery was a step slower and failed to complete the frame protection.

The Warriors attacked, Green dribbled the ball across the half court, controlled the ball at 45 degrees outside the left three-point line, made a gesture, and the Warriors players began to run.

Clay is in a 45-degree corner on the right, opening up space, Asik stands at the free throw line, Leonard starts from the right corner, cuts to the basket, and at the same time, Curry comes oncoming from the left corner, With Leonard's screen, move to the weak side.

The Cavaliers immediately switched defenses, and Marion pounced on Curry, not giving him room to catch the ball and shoot.

Now every team in the league is very vigilant about the Warriors' off-ball running, especially the Splash Brothers, who can't wait to hang someone on them.

After the Cavaliers switched defenses, it became Irving facing Leonard. Leonard immediately came to the edge of the penalty area, stuck in Irving's position, and reached out for the ball.

At this time, Curry, Clay, and Asik are all on the right to contain the defense. On the left, there are only Green who is outside the three-point line, and Leonard who is close to the basket.

Green lobbed the ball to Leonard, Leonard sat back, easily knocked Irving away, turned around and made a layup, 4:2.

Round transition, Irving dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to James. James and Love played a pick and roll. Three points, followed out.

James took advantage of this gap and rushed into the three-point line. Leonard stuck to him from the side, but it had no effect. As long as James rushed up, no one could stop him.

But when James started to break through, Green decisively emptied Marion, recovered the basket, stopped in front of James, and formed a siege with Leonard.

Zhang Yu did not let him face James, but to defend Marion at the small forward position of the Cavaliers. He wanted to give full play to Green's ability to assist defense, so that he could unscrupulously assist defense and make up for Asik being restrained by Love. Weaknesses in the guard frame that appear.

James was flanked by two defensive champions, and without any chance to make a move, he could only pass the ball to Marion.

After Marion received the ball, he hesitated for a moment, and saw that Green stopped in place, showing no intention of coming up to defend, so he shot a three-pointer.

Bang!

The basketball went out of the frame, and the rebound was protected by Leonard, who was recovered to the basket, and passed to Green next to him. The Warriors immediately turned from defense to offense, setting off a counterattack.

Marion shook his head annoyedly, and retreated quickly.

His three-point shooting rate this season is only 26.1%, and he still shoots from wide open shots. He doesn't take any shots that are not particularly good opportunities, and the outside threat is almost zero.

Green didn't even bother to pounce just now, so he watched Marion make a three-pointer, but he still missed it, which was simply murderous.

Fortunately, the Warriors did not succeed in this fast break. The Cavaliers' small lineup retreated quickly, and the Warriors had no choice but to land. Otherwise, Marion wasted a large space and gave the opponent a chance to counterattack. It can be said that he is a sinner for the Cavaliers.

The Warriors attack in a positional battle, Green holds the ball at the top of the arc, Asik stands at the free throw line, Leonard widens the space from the weak side corner, Curry makes a screen for Clay at 45 degrees on the strong side, Irving and Mike Miller There was a communication error, Mike Miller didn't want to switch defenses, Irving wanted to switch defenses, both of them pounced on Clay, Curry ran back and cut into the penalty area, received a pass from Green, and made an easy layup, 6:2.

The round transition, James held the ball and Love played a pick-and-roll, Leonard still went off the line and gave him room to shoot, Green was ready to shrink, waiting for James to break through.

James took a look at the Warriors' defensive formation, and instantly lost the desire to break through, throwing the ball to Love.

Asik rushed forward, but was still a step too late. Love took the ball and made a three-pointer, 6:5.

Cheers finally erupted from the auditorium, but Love himself didn't celebrate much, his face was normal, he just gave James a high-five and retreated.

After he joined the Cavaliers, his tactical status plummeted, and his possession of the ball was greatly reduced. Most of the time in each game was to stand on the outside to open up space, waiting for James to pass and shoot. In the past, the low singles in the Timberwolves also disappeared without a trace. .

Love has long been prepared for the reduction of ball rights. When the Big Three play together, someone must make sacrifices, but he did not expect that he would be the only one to make sacrifices. How James and Irving played before and how they still play now.

However, for the sake of the championship, Love still endured.

Who made James the mvp, Irving was the No. [-] pick chosen by the Cavaliers himself, and he was a "data brush" who was traded.

As long as he can win, Love can make any sacrifice, but it is difficult to laugh again.

Looking back, the Warriors attacked, Curry and Asik played a pick-and-roll, and Love made a save, delaying Curry's shot.

Irving's ability to squeeze the screen was too poor, and Asik was firmly behind him. Curry made a light push to change direction, wiped Love from the right, completed a one-two, and reached the Cavaliers penalty area.

James shrank the frame, Curry hit the ball to Green who followed up, and Green made a layup, 8:5.

James spread his hands, looked at Irving and Love, let the basketball fall on his shoulders, and popped out of the baseline.

He usually paddled on the defensive end in the regular season. Today against the Warriors, he worked extremely hard on the defensive end, but the Warriors scored so easily!
He saw Irving squeezed for cover, then stood still, watching Curry break through, and Love was passed by Curry like a stake, and he almost wanted to rush up and scold them severely.

I can paddle, can you paddle?What's more, I haven't paddled today!
Both Irving and Love raised their hands, James gave up, picked up the basketball, and handed it to Irving.

The Cavaliers attacked. James played two rounds with the ball just now, and now it's Irving's turn.

He played a pick-and-roll with Love, used the cover to rush into the three-point line, Green emptied Marion, came over in time to help defend, and surrounded Irving with Clay.

Irving saw that Marion was open, but he was not James. He didn't score the ball. Instead, he came to the basket against the defense of Clay and Green, pulled the bar for a layup, escaped the help of the two men, and completed the shot with difficulty.

But this also caused the layup to be so bad that the basketball didn't even touch the frame. After wiping the board, it flew to the other side and fell into the hands of Curry who recovered and protected the rebound.

The Warriors immediately launched a counterattack, and the Cavaliers also quickly retreated. This is what Blatt has repeatedly emphasized before the game, and it is also the reason why he played a small lineup after Varejao was injured.

Mike Miller has been with Curry, and Love retreated back to the penalty area in time to stand in a defensive position in advance.

But Curry didn't intend to attack the penalty area. He rushed across the half court, stopped suddenly one step outside the three-point line, raised his hand and shot a super long three-pointer!
Mike Miller did not expect that Curry would shoot a three-pointer in the transition fast break. He did not stop in time and was completely thrown away by Curry. He could only watch the basketball draw an arc and fall straight into the basket Among the Nets, 11:5.

After making this fast-break three-pointer, Curry raised his hands and retreated to the backcourt with a smile all the way. The audience in the front row, which was still shouting "defense" just now, became completely silent.

The Cavaliers quickly serve the bottom line, wanting to take advantage of the small lineup and play fast counterattacks, but the Warriors' retreat speed is very fast, and the Cavaliers can only fight on the ground.

James directly reached out for the ball. Seeing that he fell behind more and more, he wanted to attack by himself.

Seeing James asking for the ball, Green ran directly to Love, pushed Asik, and pointed at Marion. Asik understood, switched positions with Green in advance, ran to the weak side, and stepped on the three-second zone defense Marion.

Irving passed the ball, James and Love played a pick-and-roll, Green switched directly, Asik took a step up, and put Marion three meters away.

This is simply disregarding Marion as a human being, and Marion immediately raised his hand for the ball.

James has Green on defense in front of him, and Asik guards the basket in the penalty area. It is difficult to score when he breaks in. After weighing it, he passed the ball.

After Marion received the ball, Green lunged at him faster than Marion could have imagined.

Marion originally planned to hit the penalty area after getting the ball, but when he saw Green coming aggressively, he panicked, adjusted his rhythm, and took the first step to shoot a three-pointer.

Green actually couldn't interfere with Marion's shooting, but Marion was frightened by him, lost his shooting rhythm, made a three-point shot, and the basketball fell directly into Asik's hands at the basket.

Fortunately, when Marion shot, the Cavaliers expected that he would not make the shot, so they retreated in advance, and did not give the Warriors a chance to counterattack.

Curry received a pass from Asik, came to the frontcourt, raised his left hand, made a gesture, and the Warriors began to run.

Clay raised 45 degrees from the left corner, Green and Asik stood on both sides of the free throw line, and Leonard came to the right corner.

Curry passed the ball to Leonard, ran to the right corner, used Leonard's cover to cut into the basket, and suddenly ran back and cut into the basket.

The Cavaliers switched defenses, Marion chased Curry, James also let go of Green, shrank to the basket, and stopped in front of Curry.

But Curry didn't stay after coming to the penalty area, and turned around and ran to the top of the arc. Marion and James followed, but Green and Asik closed the door at the same time, blocking them.

It was too late for Love to jump over to interfere. Curry got a wide open opportunity at the top of the arc. Leonard passed the ball over. Curry caught the ball and made a three-pointer into the net, 14:5.

"Di-"

The referee's whistle sounded and Blatter called a timeout.

He took the tactical board from the assistant coach, his face was gloomy, and there was faint anger.

He couldn't stand it anymore, Curry didn't exert his strength, the Warriors just passed and cut through the Cavaliers' defense, scored 4 points in 14 minutes, no matter how they shot, it would be a disastrous defeat if the fight continued, it would be better to surrender never mind!
The Cavaliers have not had a good record since the start, and they are only ranked third in the Eastern Conference so far. It is not as good as the defending champion Bulls, but even the Eagles, a civilian team, can beat the Cavaliers. Blatter is under a lot of pressure and needs to win the next game. To prove his abilities to the management, this Christmas game is his best chance, and he must win today!
Blatter called the players and wanted to arrange a tactic, but he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

The Warriors' passing and cutting system is really exquisite. Relying on the off-ball threat of Curry and Clay, various follow-up changes emerge in endlessly. You must have top-level defensive resources and good defensive discipline, just like the Bulls, to limit the Warriors Chuanqie, but what about the Cavaliers?

Blatter's eyes swept over Irving, Love, Mike Miller, James, Marion and others, and he was very aggrieved. When did he lead such a team in Europe?
Love is obedient, but his pace is too slow, he is just a colander.

Owen is chic when attacking, and he is also chic when defending. Running two steps is already giving him face. How could he be like Dellavedova, stalking like a mad dog?
Mike Miller is a pure shooter, he is too old, and with a basic salary, he can't do defensive work.

Although Marion has slowed down, relying on experience and judgment, he is still a qualified defensive wing, but he has only side effects on the offensive end.

James kept paddling... well, he didn't paddle today, and that's the only good news.

There are only two blue-collar players, Tristan Thompson and Dellavedova, on the bench. How can such a lineup do a good job of defense?
Deal, must deal!
Blatter decided to wait until the end of the game, no matter whether he wins or loses, he must put pressure on David Griffin. If he doesn't trade again, this team can't take it!

But now, he must use this lineup to win the game in order to gain a breathing space.

Brat settled himself, and said loudly:

"Come on, we can no longer let our opponents hit the basket easily, we must pay attention to the defense of running without the ball! Tristan, Matthew, when you play, replace Sean and Mike... "

……

After the timeout, the two teams returned to the field and the game continued.

Dellavedova and Tristan Thompson go into battle. This is the last move that Blatt can take. Varejao is injured, and no one is available inside, and the outside line is already stretched. If you defend, you have to pay the price of congested offensive space.

The Cavaliers sent a sideline ball, James held the ball at the top of the arc, looked at Leonard who put him a step away, and beckoned directly to Love, who immediately came up and covered James.

When encountering other forwards, James pulled horizontally, carried them in, and ate them raw, but Leonard was too difficult to deal with. James had a deep understanding when he was in the Heat, and it was very difficult not to call him in a pick-and-roll.

But Leonard and Green switched defenses directly, and James had no room to break through.

After Tristan Thompson came on the court, the Warriors changed their matchups. Green followed Love, and Asik faced Tristan Thompson, and could stay at the basket to protect the frame.

When James saw Green coming up, he felt irritated again. When he was playing against the Warriors, he was annoyed by Leonard and Green. They were tough defensively, quick to strike, and accurate in judgment. They were the two most difficult strikers for the Warriors. Green was especially annoying. Assist in defense at unexpected times, and single defense is also very fierce.

James didn't force a single, waved and called Tristan Thompson to come up with a pick-and-roll.

Asik didn't follow, Green was blocked, James finally had room to break through, he strode forward and rushed into the three-point line, Asik stepped back to defend, raised a hand over James' head , but it was useless, James pushed him away, wiped the board with his right hand and made a layup, 14:7.

"Great job, LeBron!"

"King!"

After James landed, facing the audience at the bottom line, he bent his right arm and patted his raised biceps with his left hand, with a domineering expression on his face.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu watched James succeed in layup, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

James' skills are indeed rough enough, but as long as he is given a little room to charge up, no one can stop him.

But... what if I let you rush up?

Looking back, the Warriors attacked, Curry and Green picked and rolled, Love came up and delayed, and Dellavedova struggled to squeeze through the screen.

Green opened up and went down, Love chased back, but he was already one body behind, Curry gave the ball to Green, Tristan Thompson under the basket came up to help defend, Green threw the ball into the sky, Asik With a light jump, the ball was put into the basket, 16:7.

On the sidelines, Blatter saw Curry looking for Green to pick and roll, subconsciously clenched his right hand tightly, and the veins on the back of his hand were exposed.

The thing he feared the most had finally come.

When Love was in the Timberwolves, he was Curry's cash machine. A pick-and-roll in Curry was an opportunity. When he switched defenses, he played a small military training game. He scored at least 5 three-pointers in a game against the Timberwolves.

Blatter learned from experience and dared not let Love defend the pit, nor did he dare to let him switch defenses.

But now it seems that chasing back after a delay is not enough. Green is too fast and Love is too slow to catch up. Green rushed into the penalty area and hit two at the basket. He has reached his best field, Tristan- Thompson's stunned youth can't be prevented at all.

On the next possession, James and Tristan Thompson picked and rolled, drove to the basket on a screen, and missed a layup under the interference of Asik.

No matter how good his breakthrough is, it is impossible to score at the basket against the defense of the big center every time.

The Warriors attacked, Curry and Green played a pick-and-roll, Love was delayed when he came up, Curry passed the ball to Green who was running down, Love was too anxious when chasing back, pulled Green, was called a defensive foul, and the Warriors sent a sideline ball.

Zhang Yu came to the sidelines and made a gesture. After the Warriors saw it, they started running.

Green serves, Asik stands at the free throw line, Leonard screens Clay at 45 degrees on the far end, Clay runs to the bottom corner, pins Irving and James on the weak side, and Curry uses Green's cover to pass from the penalty area. Moving towards the top of the arc, Dellavedova was blocked, and Tristan Thompson hurriedly followed to delay Curry.

Blatter repeatedly emphasized before the game that Curry must not be allowed to shoot three-pointers, and he must be guarded at all times.

Just when Curry attracted the defense of two people, Asik cut to the basket, and Green threw the ball to the basket. Dellavedova couldn't stop him at all, so he could only foul.

Asik stood on the free throw line, made two free throws and made one, 17:7, the point difference came to double digits for the first time.

Looking back, Irving singled out Clay. Clay controlled his footsteps very well and kept blocking in front of Irving. Irving couldn't get in, so he blamed Love. Love made a three-pointer at the buzzer, 17:10 .

The Warriors attack, Green holds the ball at the top of the arc, Clay sits in the left corner, Asik sinks near the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, Leonard screens for Curry on the right sideline, blocking Dellavedova, The Cavaliers were forced to switch defenses.

Curry didn't stop on his feet, bringing James to the baseline, Leonard stuck Dellavedova with his back, and Green passed the ball.

After Leonard received the ball, he leaned back hard. Dellavedova couldn't withstand his impact and took a big step back. Leonard turned over and shot a jumper. Dellavedova rushed to interfere and used too much force , after Leonard shot, hit his arm.

brush!
The basketball went into the net, and the referee blew his whistle at the same time, 2+1!

On the sidelines, Blatter waved his hand angrily. The Warriors' off-ball running in the backcourt is unpredictable. The striker still has an advantage in size.
Leonard stood on the free throw line and made an extra free throw, 20:10.

When Leonard made free throws, not many people even interfered with him. Tonight's Quicken Loans Center became so quiet for the first time.

The Cavaliers fans looked up at the score on the big screen, saw that there were 6 minutes and 14 seconds left, and saw the 10-point difference, and fell into a sluggish state.

……

In the rest of the first quarter, the Warriors continued to rub the Cavaliers on the ground and continued to expand their lead.

Blatt's adjustment really worked. Dellavedova's defense was very fierce, like a mad dog, biting Curry and holding on. Curry only scored 2 points.

Tristan Thompson's frame protection was much stronger than Marion's. The Warriors scored a lot less air cuts, and the Cavaliers defended their own penalty area.

But Zhang Yu also changed his offensive method. Leonard provided cover for Curry and Clay, and the Splash Brothers moved to involve the defense. As long as the Cavaliers switched defenses, Leonard would be a chance to displace the small and play big, and Green sent the ball in time.

After the first quarter, Leonard made 6 of 4 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 12 points alone.

At 2 minutes and 34 seconds into the first quarter, Zhang Yu replaced Leonard and Asik, replaced Wiggins and Olynyk, and continued to play like this.

Wiggins did not have Leonard's mid-range shot, but Olynyk called Tristan Thompson out of the penalty area. If Wiggins was misplaced, he would rely on his body to crush him. to 6 points.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers can only rely on James' strong attack to score points.

The Warriors gave James space to shoot. He rushed in without shrinking, relying on Asik to interfere with the basket. Later, when Olynik came on the court, the Warriors' frame protection became weaker. 13 points were scored.

But as long as Irving enters the three-point line, the Warriors will attack. Irving's shots under the flank are mediocre.

Even if Irving made a pass, the Warriors could take turns in time, only allowing Dellavedova to make an open three-pointer after receiving Irving's pass.

After the first quarter, the Warriors led the Cavaliers by 43 points 26:17. The Quicken Loans Center, which had a lively atmosphere at the beginning, has become a quiet library.

During the intermission, the Cavaliers bench was dead silent, only Blatter was arranging tactics loudly, but the Cavaliers players who were listening carefully on the surface were all erratic, and James was sitting directly on the chair at the far end. He lowered his head to wipe his sweat with a towel, and didn't even look at Bratt.

Blatter also noticed James ignoring him, but he just gritted his teeth, turned a blind eye to it, and continued to deploy tactics.

The NBA is not Europe, he is just a rookie head coach, his past fame in Europe is useless, he has no prestige, and everything he says is just asking for fun.

In just half a season in the NBA, Blatter has seen through the NBA's ecological chain.

Superstars are at the top of the ecological chain. The head coach should not try to challenge the status of a superstar, even a famous coach, unless he is Zhang Yu, who is both the boss and the head coach and has absolute authority.

It is a pity that Zhang Yu is sitting on the other side of the technical table at this time, and is his biggest opponent.

……

After the start of the second quarter, the two sides replaced the rotation lineup, and the Warriors continued to expand the score.

At 3 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, Blatt replaced Irving, who was under tight attack, and asked him to bring a substitute in the second quarter, and Love and James, who played the first quarter, rested.

But after Irving came on the court, Marion and Tristan Thompson around him were out of range. The Warriors continued to flank him, and the Cavaliers' offense soon ran into trouble.

Irving has always been bad at hitting the ball under pincers, and he is the only ball-holding point on the Cavaliers field. Others handle the ball either by mistake or by iron.

Only Mike Miller made a difficult three-pointer, and Tristan grabbed an offensive rebound and made a tip-up to help the Cavaliers continue their lives.

But this is just a drop in the bucket. Relying on Leonard and Antetokounmpo's strong attack, at 7 minutes and 12 seconds into the second quarter, the Warriors beat the Cavaliers 10:5, extending their lead to 22 points.

Seeing that the situation was going downhill, Blatter quickly switched back to the starting lineup, and the Cavaliers stopped the decline.

It just so happened that after the Warriors led by a big score, they began to waver, and their offense became more casual. They always wanted to pass the ball and penetrate the Cavaliers' defense. Forcibly hitting the ground, making frequent mistakes.

On the defensive end, the Warriors players also appeared to be slack. They were not particularly active in retreating, rotating, and shrinking. The Cavaliers seized the opportunity and scored a full three counterattacks.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 47:62, and the Cavaliers recovered 7 points.

This reinvigorated the Cavaliers fans at the scene. Being behind by 15 points at halftime was not a particularly disparate point difference. If we played well in the third quarter, we would definitely be able to narrow it down to less than 10 points. If we worked harder in the fourth quarter, we would be able to turn defeat into victory!

However, after the start of the third quarter, the Warriors stopped their waves, and as long as they didn't, the Cavaliers' defense would be overwhelmed.

Blatt is also a smart woman who can't cook without rice. He only has two insiders, Love and Tristan Thompson, and they both have big flaws.

James is the only wing with both offense and defense from the outside line. Marion can't attack. In the second half, his physical energy was exhausted. He couldn't keep up with his footsteps and couldn't defend well. 1 guards, one can't defend, the other can't attack
The Warriors can have an opportunity with a single screen, either open or misplaced, three-pointers, baskets, and mid-range offenses are all very efficient, and the Cavaliers' defense completely collapsed.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers still have the Big Three, and they can score on the offensive end. Although the point difference cannot be narrowed, it has not allowed the point difference to continue to expand.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Warriors still only led the Cavaliers by 15 points.

James and Irving broke out completely. One rushed to the basket crazily, and the other made a three-pointer outside the three-point line. Love also stood up and made two three-pointers. The giants worked together to help the Cavaliers maintain a glimmer of hope for a comeback.

The Warriors' defense is already very targeted, but the Big Three are the Big Three after all, especially James and Irving. No matter how tight the defense is, it can only limit their scoring, and it is impossible to completely lock them up.

Seeing the situation stalemate, Zhang Yu took the initiative to make adjustments.

At 5 minutes and 23 seconds into the third quarter, Zhang Yu called a timeout, waved his hand, replaced Asik, replaced Antetokounmpo, and the dead five debuted.

The Warriors changed their defensive methods, with unlimited defense + shrinking pinch + fast rotation, and the defense was extremely aggressive.

First, Irving and Tristan Thompson picked and rolled, Green came up to flank, Irving took the ball and was intercepted by Green.

Green passed the ball to Curry, Curry held the ball and advanced to counterattack, Clay and Leonard flew together on both wings, tearing apart the Cavaliers' defensive formation, Antetokounmpo followed up in the middle, received a pass from Curry, and dunked with both hands , 84:67.

Looking back, James and Love picked and rolled, broke through to the inside of the Warriors, the Warriors recovered the basket, and James gave the ball to Mike Miller in the corner.

Antetokounmpo lunged at him, took two big strides, flew up, stretched his long arms in the air, and blocked Mike Miller's three-pointer!
The basketball landed on the ground and rebounded into Leonard's hands. Leonard quickly passed it to Curry. Curry dribbled across the half court and passed it to Klay who followed up on the other side. Clay caught the ball and shot it. Up and down, chasing a three-pointer and entering the net hollowly, 87:67, the point difference came to 20 points.

At the turn of the round, Irving singled out Clay, and Clay defended close to him, not giving him a chance to make a shot, forcing Irving into the paint.

Irving pulled the ball to change direction, easily swayed out of space, and dribbled the ball into the three-point line. Antetokounmpo immediately forced him up.

Irving gave the ball to Tristan Thompson, who directly started to attack the frame. Leonard recovered from the bottom corner to the basket in time, stretched out a pair of big hands, and snatched the ball from Tristan Thompson!
The Warriors immediately turned from defense to offense. Leonard advanced with the ball and passed it to Curry on the right. Curry faced James' defense in front of him. Position, super long three-point shot.

brush!
The basketball crossed a rounded arc and fell straight into the net, 90:67.

"Di-"

The Warriors played fast break counterattacks in a row, opened the point difference to 23 points, and directly stopped the Cavaliers.

It all happened in just 54 seconds, and Blatter called a timeout, not knowing what to do.

He can only keep emphasizing that he must give the ball to James, let him lead the offense, try to hit the ball inside as much as possible, and then focus on the defensive end, retreating fast, and not giving the Warriors a chance to counterattack.

These clichés have no effect. It is better to pour some spiritual chicken soup to encourage the fighting spirit of the Cavaliers players, but Blatter is not good at this. This timeout just gave the Cavaliers a chance to breathe.

After the timeout ended, the two sides returned to the court, the Warriors were still five players, and the Cavaliers did not make any substitutions.

Blatter has no one to replace, and can only rely on these five players on the field. If Varejao is still there, he will not be so embarrassed.

The Cavaliers attacked, James hit Leonard with his back, turned over and hit a jumper, 90:69, the morale of the Cavaliers, who was about to collapse, barely stabilized.

However, Curry immediately gave the Cavaliers a fatal blow.

He first singled out Dellavedova at 45 degrees on the right side, hit a step-back three-pointer, and then singled out Dellavedova again after James missed a layup, dribbled from behind to catch Beverly, and broke through to the inside , Horseback riding archery throw hit, in one fell swoop widened the point difference to 26 points!
Thus, the knight collapsed.

In the ensuing game, the demoralized Cavaliers lost all resistance. At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 105:74, and the point difference widened to 31 points, a desperate point difference.

The audience at Quicken Loans Center fell silent, some even cried, and for Cavaliers fans, a beautiful Christmas turned into a nightmare.

In the fourth quarter, all the main players of the Warriors rested, and Curry clocked in for another three quarters.

他前三节出战29分钟，18投11中，三分球11中7，罚球4中4，砍下33分8助攻4篮板2抢断，其中第三节单节砍下21分，亲手杀死了比赛。

Zhang Yu replaced all the substitutes. According to the usual practice, it was time for Antetokounmpo and Wiggins to level up again.

Blatter also planned to give up. The Cavaliers played the entire third quarter. At the time of the break, it was impossible to catch up with the 31-point difference. The morale of the players was low, and the mood was low.

But James found Blatt during the break and asked to continue playing. Blatt was surprised and agreed to his request.

He didn't know what James thought, but he would not go against James' wishes on such a trivial matter.

So, in the fourth quarter, James took four Cavaliers off the bench to face off against the Warriors' second team.

James, who was sluggish in front of the five dead, became majestic and majestic in the face of the Warriors' second team, regaining the dignity of the emperor.

He taught Wiggins a good lesson. Wiggins couldn't stop his impact and was fouled twice in a row, which was very embarrassing.

Unconvinced, Wiggins challenged James twice, but failed to score, and was even blocked once.

The double inside line composed of Yi Jianlian + Olynyk couldn't stop his impact. Zhang Yu replaced Asik to slightly curb James' scoring at the basket.

However, although James scored crazy points on the court, the Cavaliers couldn't prevent the Warriors from attacking.

After the point difference narrowed to 25 points, it became very stubborn, fluctuating back and forth between 23 points and 27 points, and the Cavaliers were still unable to catch up again.

At 7 minutes and 23 seconds into the fourth quarter, James stopped making unnecessary efforts and called a timeout to ask Blatt to replace him.

在这5分钟的时间里，詹姆斯砍下了10分1助攻3篮板，全场比赛的数据定格在35分12篮板10助攻3抢断2封盖的超级三双，投篮25中13，三分6中2，罚球10中7，命中率也回到了50%以上。

Judging from the statistics alone, his performance today is even better than Curry.

Afterwards, both sides used the full bench lineup to finish the garbage time. In the end, the Warriors bloodbathed the Cavaliers 126:98 and won 5 consecutive victories.

Before the game was over, there was a large blank space in the auditorium of the Quicken Loans Center.

For Cavaliers fans, this Christmas is bloody.

　Ask for monthly tickets and recommended tickets!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)