The Cavaliers attack.
Zhao Chen didn't talk about football ethics, and Irving stopped playing one-on-one. Irving continued to play pick-and-roll tactics with TT.
However, the quality of TT's pick-and-roll in this round was not good, and Irving failed to pass Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen knows that Irving needs to keep dribbling to find the rhythm of his shots. As long as he continues to destroy his rhythm, his rhythm will be much worse.
Zhao Chen's hand was always wrapped around Irving, and Irving couldn't get rid of it. Irving was given to Luol Deng on the other side.
Luol Deng was guarded by Robertson and had no chance.
Luol Deng stuffed the ball into the TT in the middle.
TT chooses to throw high!
This is not the offensive method he is good at, and the goal was not scored.
Adams firmly protected the rebound.
As long as the big guys don't compete with Adams for backcourt rebounds, it will be difficult for opponents to get past Adams.
The Cavaliers' offense was very tiring this time.
Everyone could see that Owen's starting point was severely restricted by Zhao Chen.
After the Thunder's adjustments, their defense is even much stronger than the starting lineup, and the Cavaliers' offense will have a hard time handling the ball.
The starting point of the Cavaliers' offense is Irving. As long as Irving is restricted, it is very easy for them to fall into a scoring drought.
Zhao Chen advanced with the ball.
Zhao Chen did not choose to play singles, but gave the ball to Sefolosha, and then started running.
Adams provided an off-ball screen for Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen successfully reached the right corner and had a chance to catch the ball.
At this time, the ball was transferred to Robertson. Robertson had no desire to attack and found Zhao Chen without looking at the frame.
Zhao Chen took the ball and hit the three-point mark, and Luol Deng, who was assisting in defense, took off directly.
There is no way, Zhao Chen's three-point shot is too sharp, if you don't pounce, you will be shot through.
After Zhao Chen clicked on Luo Erdeng, he broke through and rushed into the three-second zone.
Zhao Chen's breakthrough line was very straight, and his speed was also very fast. TT under the basket had no time to take off, so he could only raise his hands and watch Zhao Chen take off.
Zhao Chen wiped the TT in the air, forcibly glided from the right to the left, and then pulled the lever back to the basket.
Super drawbar.
After Zhao Chen continued to add points, his physical talent was much better than when he first traveled through time.
This ball also shows the strength of his waist and abdomen!
The airborne time is very long!
Pulling the bar and hitting the ball in reverse to score! !
15 to 15.
Zhao Chen now has a lot of offensive options, he can shoot three-pointers from far and beyond, and he can shoot super pulls from close range.
Such a wide variety of offensive weapons also makes Zhao Chen more difficult to deal with.
"Well done!"
"Excellent drawbar skills."
"Movement, dazzling, breakthrough, pulling the rod, a series of actions flow smoothly."
"Zhao Chen has made great progress. It is no longer purely 3D."
The home fans kept cheering and celebrating, and Zhao Chen's goal was replayed repeatedly on the big screen.
It was a game-tying goal.
The Thunder didn't play well at first, but now they are starting to show their strength.
This is the home field advantage. When Zhao Chen works hard to score the ball, the fans will send out their cheers, making Zhao Chen feel more and more confident on the court.
Mike Brown envied Brooks.
The Thunder's talent is very strong. Even if Durant and Westbrook are away, Zhao Chen can help the Thunder continue to have firepower.
It's so easy to coach the Thunder.
Brown misses the days when he didn't have to make plays and just yell, "Give LeBron the ball."
Zhao Chen's pull also officially announced that the momentum of the home and away games had reversed.
"Guard the paint, don't let him attack the frame." Brown shouted.
Brown is an old-school coach who always believes that the further away from the basket, the lower the shooting percentage.
The Cavaliers' offense comes again.
The Thunder's defensive intensity has increased.
Zhao Chen was also passed by Irving this time, but Robertson's help forced Irving to play the ball.
Irving plays the ball to the cutting TT.
TT wanted to dunk but Adams slapped the ball away.
Seeing this scene, Brown felt something was wrong.
The Cavaliers' offense couldn't break the defense.
The rebound was taken by Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen continued to hand over the ball after halftime.
Irving has good footwork, and it's a bit troublesome to use his speed and technique to defeat him.
The easiest way to hit Irving is with a body chisel.
Drop low.
Robertson gave the ball back.
The Thunder substitutes have cooperated with Zhao Chen in many games. They also knew Zhao Chen's intentions and opened up the space one by one.
Zhao Chen didn't bother with the triple threat and just pushed Owen with his back.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Zhao Chen pushed Owen away. After reaching the inside line, Zhao Chen made a powerful turn and easily performed a one-handed chop!
Adams stuck TT firmly, and he couldn't even try to cover up the defense.
15 to 17.
The Thunder overtook the score.
Owen touched his chest helplessly, feeling depressed after playing this ball.
It seemed that he really couldn't beat Zhao Chen in a duel.
The fans at the scene kept cheering, they liked to see this situation.
Zhao Chen's dunks are rare, but I saw them many times in this game.
When Brown was about to wait for Irving to take the ball across half court and call timeout.
"Snapped!"
Zhao Chen directly flew to steal the careless Owen.
Zhao Chen's stealing ability is ridiculously strong, which Irving didn't expect at all.
After completing the steal, the Cavaliers players who had not yet passed halftime immediately retreated to the inside.
Normally, with this kind of opportunity, offensive players will directly attack the inside line, strive for two points with a high success rate or draw a foul.
NBA players have a very high success rate when getting fast break one-on-one opportunities.
But Zhao Chen did not break through. His choice was to take two steps forward after stealing the ball and hit a super long three-pointer.
Zhao Chen's move blinded the fans at the scene.
Although there is no defense in front, it is still too far.
"Farke!"
"Fuck!"
Fans looked at the ball in surprise with various exclamations.
The basketball drew a gorgeous arc! !
"Uh-huh!"
15 to 20.
After the last timeout, the Cavaliers were directly beaten by the Nets!
This time the knight called stop again.
Coach Brown couldn't even wait for Irving to bring the ball across half court.
The Cavaliers fully understood the Thunder's offensive and defensive capabilities in this wave of offense.
This kind of high-quality offense and defense cannot be produced by the Cavaliers at this stage.
Zhao Chen shouted at Irving: "Your defense is so bad, you were beaten by me tonight!!"
Irving said nothing and returned to the bench with his head bowed.
In these few rounds, he felt the gap between him and Zhao Chen.
"Many people think Zhao Chen's offense is the sharpest weapon, but I think defense is. Zhao Chen is a defender who started out as a defender. He has solid basic skills, strong physical confrontation, and keen awareness of stealing. This kind of personal defense is different from other Thunder players. The combination of players' strong individual defenders is a strong defensive system," Barkley said.
"Westbrook and Durant are not here now. If they were here, the Thunder's counterattack after stealing would be a nightmare for all teams." Kenny Smith said.
After returning from the timeout, the situation on both sides was always controlled by the Thunder.
Zhao Chen's offense was not as hot as before, and he also had continuous strikes, but Zhao Chen connected with his teammates.
Robertson, Sefolosha, and Adams all scored under the coordination of Zhao Chen. After the first quarter, the score was 30 to 35.
