LeBron James, your house got robbed.

With three minutes remaining in the game, the Cavaliers called a timeout.

The score was 9-7, with the home team leading by 2 points.

Paul single-handedly dominated the Cavaliers' first five possessions, scoring four of them and breaking down the Pacers' defense in various ways.

In the first round, he used his speed to overpower Collison.

The second play was a pick-and-roll, with mid-range shots giving Hibbert a hard time in the paint.

In the last three possessions, Paul even backed down to the low post, turned around, and hit a mid-range jumper to finish the game.

This season, in order to address the team's production issues.

In addition to Chen Shuo's suggestion of playing off-ball on the weak side, Paul also tried to increase his output by looking inside, attempting to increase his output in ways other than pick-and-roll, with post-up moves being one of them.

This move doesn't make up a large part of Paul's offense, but it's very effective at bullying smaller guards.

Paul initiates from the low post, usually passing the ball to Garnett after crossing half-court, and then receiving the ball again after dropping back into the low post.

With Collison's strength, it would be difficult to stop Paul from getting into position, not to mention the veteran's many underhanded tactics.

With his back to Collison, his non-ball-handling hand was constantly braced with his elbow, a small movement that easily created space for him to turn.

There are even more details when Paul turns with the ball. He usually doesn't turn in one go. He usually turns halfway to probe, probing multiple times in a row, while keeping his probing foot in front of the opponent's foot.

This subtle movement forces the defender to adjust their footwork if they try to pounce.

If you get too close, Paul will use a slight shoulder bump to create space for the attack.

These kinds of small actions helped Paul gain a slight advantage.

Paul's face when he turns around depends entirely on the change of rhythm.

The probing foot constantly tests the defender's patience, interspersed with sudden pauses. If the defender is not careful, they can easily be tricked into committing a foul. If they are too conservative, they will give Paul an easy opportunity to shoot.

Most importantly, Paul has the ability to shoot from any angle.

Whether you're standing on your left or right side, facing the basket, or even just on your left or right feet, it doesn't matter.

This makes it difficult for defenders to time Paul's shot.

His small stature, combined with a low center of gravity and easier core strength, ensures that he can keep his torso upright no matter what stance he takes.

Paul has made the most of his 1.83-meter frame.

The more Chen Shuo thought about this, the more he felt sorry for Paul.

The timeout ended, and the Pacers did not make any lineup adjustments.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers made the first substitution, replacing Garnett after three minutes.

What surprised Vogel the most was that the Cavaliers' substitute was Ariza, which made Vogel frown.

The Cavaliers' offense hasn't changed much.

Paul, having tasted success, dropped back into the low post, but Ariza's pass was slightly off.

But Paul was in a very stable position, and Collison, who is also 1.83 meters tall, could hardly interfere with Paul receiving the ball.

Collison was completely focused on the ball in Paul's hands, and as Paul probed with his foot and kept adjusting his body, all his nerves were at their most alert.

Paul suddenly paused and made a gesture as if he was about to shoot.

Collison instinctively paused, while Paul had already lobbed the ball from his left side and jumped to complete the shot.

11:7

Chen Shuo looked at the helpless Collison.

If they hadn't snatched Leonard from the team, George Hill would be the one guarding him now.

With his 1.93-meter height and 2.06-meter wingspan, combined with his excellent lateral movement, Paul can't easily bully him with his back to the basket like that.

The roles of offense and defense have reversed.

When Granger tried to get away again using West's screen, Ariza immediately abandoned West and switched to Leonard, chasing after Granger closely.

Faced with Ariza's relentless defense, Granger was already pushed to the three-point line when he received the ball.

During the pre-game setup, Chen Shuo proposed having Ariza play the power forward position, so that Granger could use screens to get open and switch between the power forward and power forward positions.

Given Granger's skill set, forcing a matchup isn't very effective. He's better at finding openings within a system and only takes a shot when there's an open or semi-open opportunity.

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Granger passed the ball directly to West at the free-throw line, and Leonard quickly closed in to score.

Faced with a mismatch, West opted for the safest option: a back-to-the-basket move. He drove in from the high post and took the shot before Chandler could help, hitting it with an unusual hook shot.

According to the Cavaliers' scouting report, West has some low-post ability, but his output is limited, so he is someone who can be let go.

Paul, West's former teammate, confirmed this. The nickname "17-foot Assassin" was given by Paul, which doesn't mean West didn't have other offensive skills.

However, it was West, at 17 feet, who was fatal.

Before gaining weight, Leonard, playing power forward, was completely inadequate to handle West's post-up game, but with Chandler's help defense, he was still able to keep it within an acceptable range.

The advantage is that it completely shuts down Granger, the Pacers' offensive spearhead.

This further exacerbated the Pacers' already poor offensive development.

After several rounds, George and Granger encountered the same situation. After using screens to run, they were immediately targeted by the switch defense. Whether facing Leonard, Ariza, or Thompson, they could not easily find open or semi-open shots on the outside.

The Pacers could only rely on West to exploit mismatches.

As for Collison, facing Paul's defense, he had trouble even dribbling the ball across half-court, let alone initiating a pick-and-roll to organize the offense.

Chen Shuo had considered starting Ariza instead of Garnett, but it was just a thought; Garnett, being an old hand, still valued starting positions quite a bit.

Therefore, the use of a fake starting lineup rotation method was adopted, which allowed KG to conserve his energy, and the series against the Heat was KG's true stage.

The Cavaliers made their lineup change first, while the Pacers remained quite composed, not changing their lineup until the second half.

Instead of making adjustments on offense, Vogel targeted the red-hot Paul.

Paul was clearly holding back his anger, putting up an unusual 18 points and 3 assists in the first half, leading the Cavaliers to a 13-point lead at home.

If it weren't for his former teammate West's outstanding performance, Paul would have collapsed the game by halftime.

Collison was still on the field at the start of the second half.

Compared to backup point guard AJ Price, Collison can at least manage basic ball movement and playmaking.

However, Collison did not match up against Paul on the defensive end; instead, he was matched up against the 2.03-meter George.

Noticing George in front of him, Paul gestured again to pull away, and George lowered his center of gravity and spread his arms to cover Paul.

Paul glanced at the inside, misled George slightly, then crossed over and attacked George's left foot, tricking George into shifting his weight. He then pulled the ball back to change his rhythm, feigning a shot to make George get up to block, before actually accelerating past George from the side.

Facing the onrushing inside player, he perfectly timed his pass, releasing the ball just before George arrived behind him with a light, flicking floater.

The high arc swept across Hilbert's cap, then quickly fell into the net bag.

Paul, expressionless after scoring, walked quietly and swiftly toward Collison, like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey.

Behind them, 20,000 fans at the Quicken Loans Arena danced wildly, the deafening noise becoming the perfect backdrop.