Both starting players remained on the court.
Because Lakers fans knew Rose was coming before the game, the home court advantage was completely established.
Lakers starting lineup: Zhao Chen, Kobe, Covington, Tucker, Jokic.
Now everyone knows that in addition to Zhao Chen, the strength of the Lakers is also due to their deep lineup.
Even if three rotation players are gone tonight, in addition to starting, the Lakers also have Booker, Harris, Arab, Boban, Harrell and others to rotate. The Lakers can also form a second starting lineup!
More and more media and fans are realizing that it was no accident that the Lakers defeated the Warriors and Cavaliers last season to reach the top.
The depth of the lineup is terrible.
Cavaliers starting lineup: Irving, JR, James, Love, Mozgov.
JR was almost sprayed to death by fans because of that missed goal last season.
However, after the start of this season, JR quickly used his strength to justify himself, averaging 16 points per game and becoming the strongest defender besides Irving.
Zhang Weiping said: "The biggest change for the Cavaliers this summer is the head coach. Tyronn Lue is known as Scott's second. His advantage is that he stimulates James' dominance to the greatest extent. Of course, the disadvantages are the same, that is, There’s a lack of variety on the tactical end.”
Xu Jicheng laughed and said: "The Cavaliers want to imitate the Lakers. They are trying to build a lineup similar to the Lakers to see if they can have a chance to defeat their opponents."
Zhang Weiping said: "It's not just the Cavaliers who are imitating the Lakers in building their lineup. Almost all teams in the league that are interested in competing for the championship are imitating the Lakers to a greater or lesser extent. This is the effect brought by the championship team."
soon.
The game on the field has begun.
Jokic jumped ball with Mozgov.
Jokic passed the ball to Zhao Chen.
From always losing on jump balls to always winning on jump balls, for Jokic it is just a matter of missing a piece of pork belly.
Zhao Chen advanced with the ball, and the Lakers all pulled away.
The strategy the Cavaliers used for the Lakers was man-to-man defense.
Tyronn Lue learned the lesson from last season, don't attack Zhao Chen easily, and zone defense cannot be used.
The Lakers have too many players who can shoot three-pointers, and they mainly play a quick counterattack style. As long as the players can't get into good positions, the Lakers will score easily.
Jokic stepped up to cover Zhao Chen and helped Zhao Chen block Irving.
Zhao Chen holds the ball and moves to the right to get rid of Irving and rushes inside.
The Russian Mozgov was a little nervous. In last year's finals, he suffered too much from Zhao Chen's mismatches. Zhao Chen used him as a cash machine every time. It was really difficult for him to help defend Zhao Chen.
There was no surprise. Mozgov's pace was too slow for Zhao Chen, and Zhao Chen easily passed him to the left.
Zhao Chen took advantage of the trend and took three steps to make an easy layup.
0 to 2.
Zhao Chen is still very capable of penetrating the Cavaliers' defense.
The Cavaliers attack.
Zhao Chen continued to defend Irving and put defensive pressure on Irving.
Irving has enhanced his breakthrough ability this season, and his dribbling ability has continued to improve.
Facing Zhao Chen, Irving tried to dribble past Zhao Chen.
Continuous changes of direction and shaking, Zhao Chen's long arms kept waving, and Irving's dribbling was not very neat.
Owen finally gave up the idea of challenging Zhao Chen.
Calling for Mozgov's cover, Zhao Chen retreated to avoid the cover and pursue Irving.
Irving slowed down and made an emergency stop, but Zhao Chen did not rush over. It would be easy to foul in this way. Tucker, who was assisting in defense, interfered, but the interference was not big. Irving made an emergency stop and scored from mid-range.
2 to 2.
Lakers offense.
Irving continued to stick close to Zhao Chen. He did not dare to give Zhao Chen any shooting space. Zhao Chen's three-pointer last season scared him.
Zhao Chen still called Jokic's cover and easily got rid of Irving.
Zhao Chen broke through from the right, and Mozgov and James flanked Zhao Chen at the same time.
When Zhao Chen reached the baseline, he swung the ball to the middle with both hands.
Covington's rhythm was great. After receiving the ball, he once again attracted Love's defense and then sent the ball to Jokic in the three-second zone.
Jokic caught the ball, jumped the ball on the ground, and slammed the basket with both hands! !
It’s rare for Little Fatty to score a dunk, so he’s very excited!
2 to 4.
The Lakers' offense was as smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water.
The Cavaliers attack.
Irving and Love's pick-and-roll.
After the pick-and-roll, Love bounced out, and Irving hit the ground to Love.
Love made a three-pointer from the top of the arc!
Jokic raised his hands, Love ignored the interference!
"Uh-huh!"
5 to 4.
The Cavaliers play with the mindset of competing with the Lakers.
It's difficult to guard the Lakers, as long as the offense is stronger than theirs.
Zhao Chen didn't regard Love's three-pointer as a three-pointer, this was his style shot.
The Cavaliers' Big Three are not weak on the offensive end, and it is impossible for the Lakers to completely beat them like a weak team.
As long as the Cavaliers want to attack, it is still difficult for the Lakers to defend.
It is normal for the two teams to compete with each other.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen continued the pick-and-roll with Jokic, but this time Irving bypassed the pick-and-roll and pursued Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen was slowed down by Mozgov who was lifted up and was caught up by Owen.
Jokic wanted to catch the ball, but Zhao Chen didn't give it away.
Zhao Chen continued to lead to the bottom line.
Compared with the tactics of other teams, the Lakers do not have many tactics. They rely more on the on-the-spot responses of Zhao Chen and Jokic to play.
Zhao Chen continuously dribbled under his hips to adjust to the bottom corner. Seeing that he was out of position, Zhao Chen simply stepped back to collect the ball at a negative angle.
Facing James' three-pointer!
This ball was too difficult, and James, Irving, and Mozgov all saved it.
Zhao Chen missed the ball.
But the basket grabbed two out of four.
Joki grabbed an offensive rebound at a singular point and relied on Love to easily score the ball.
5 to 6.
All the defenders' attention was on Zhao Chen, but no one thought about protecting the rebound.
Kevin Love entered the NBA through the 2008 draft and played for the Timberwolves and Cavaliers. He was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team in his rookie season and the Most Improved Player Award in the 2010-11 season. In 2010, he won the World Championships in Turkey with the US team. In 2012, he won the London Olympics championship with the US team. Selected into the All-Star starting lineup in 2014.
In the 2008 NBA draft, Kevin Love was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the fifth overall pick in the first round. Subsequently, the Minnesota Timberwolves sent out the third overall pick OJ Mayo, plus Marko Jaric, Antoine... Walker and Greg Buckner were traded to the Grizzlies for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins.
In his rookie season, Love recorded 29 double-doubles, setting a record in Timberwolves history.
On November 13, 2010, the Timberwolves faced the Knicks at home. Kevin Love scored 31 points and 31 rebounds, setting a personal NBA career high in points and rebounds, becoming the first single player since Moses Malone in 1982. An NBA player with double-30 scores in every game, he is also the first person to have double-30s in a single game in the history of the Timberwolves. His 31 rebounds set a record in the history of the Timberwolves....
Love was crazy during the Timberwolves period.
But after coming to the Cavaliers, he "weakened" just like Bosh went to the Heat.
So much so that he was beaten by Jokic on rebounds!
