Kevin Durant shocked the audience with a dunk at the beginning, causing the fans in the Quicken Loans Center Arena to scream in disbelief.
Such a ball gave the Cavaliers a heavy blow and hit the hearts of Cleveland fans hard.
There is no doubt that the Warriors and Cavaliers have had a lot of grievances over the past few years, and the battle between the two sides has never stopped. Especially after Durant joined the Golden State Warriors, the balance of strength was completely broken, and Cavaliers fans naturally resented the Warriors even more.
Irving's departure from the team and the change of the team's lineup can be said to have severely damaged the Cavaliers' vitality. Compared with the previous lineup, the current Cavaliers are completely defeated. Even if LeBron steps up, the team is no longer what it used to be.
This is a fact!
The truth is always easy to break people’s defenses!
Now that the Warriors are stronger with Durant, it is no longer something the Cavaliers can defeat with just a little effort.
Snapped.
The ball is released.
When the Cavaliers attacked, Zhao Feiyang threw the ball to J.R. Smith first. He planned to let the latter get the ball first and then pass the ball back to him.
As a member of the Cavaliers, Zhao Feiyang is still calm at this time.
He has not experienced the changes of the Cavaliers in the past few seasons, and to a certain extent, he does not have a strong sense of belonging to Cleveland. Naturally, the anger in his heart is not as strong as that of the Cavaliers' old players.
JR who got the ball did not pass the ball back to Zhao Feiyang. He looked very angry and rushed towards the half court with the ball.
After halftime, JR encountered interference from Klay Thompson. This time he directly faced Thompson and rushed towards the two zones.
Seeing Thompson resisting his attack, Green in the penalty area also came up to defend and double-team him. JR did not choose to pass the ball out at this critical moment, but faced Thompson and threw the ball towards the basket.
Snapped.
The whole place was in an uproar.
JR's shot didn't even touch the rim. He fell one step ahead and made a three-pointer.
"Holy shit!"
"What are you doing?"
Zhao Feiyang, who was catching up, originally planned to respond, but he saw JR throwing the ball randomly just as he rushed over.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
Other Cavaliers players on the court looked a little confused, but no one said anything. JR was still angry and stood there cursing with Thompson. The two of them seemed dissatisfied with the other and even pushed each other.
Stephen Curry saw this and pulled Thompson away, and Zhao Feiyang also went up and grabbed JR.
"Man, what are you doing?"
Zhao Feiyang asked.
His tone was very serious.
JR looked a little unconvinced, "Didn't you see? I was shooting... I just didn't make it!"
Of course, Zhao Feiyang would not believe JR's words. He said to JR with a straight face, "Brother, I know you want to regain your position, but the more this happens, the more calm we have to be... I still I heard that you were LeBron's best assistant before you came to the Cavaliers. Now that he is resting, you are still the core player of the team..."
"If you could kill the Warriors with brute force, I would have done it long ago before you... But you can't do it now! You can't accomplish great things by being reckless. Our goal is the championship, so You have to give the right medicine, do you understand?"
Seeing that JR didn't nod, Zhao Feiyang continued, "I hope you won't continue to be stupid during the rest of this game... I am the team leader when LeBron is not around. No matter who it is, when I When giving orders, you have to obey me..."
Zhao Feiyang's tone was not serious, but his words gave people an irresistible feeling.
Although JR doesn't take anyone else seriously except LeBron, Zhao Feiyang's status is really special. He was a player who won the MVP in the All-Star Game, and he was also a man who led the team to win a championship. With all the honors, JR really didn't dare to contradict the man in front of him.
"OK!"
"I was impulsive just now..."
Zhao Feiyang patted JR on the shoulder to express comfort.
Snapped.
The Warriors got the ball out on the sideline and it was their turn to counterattack.
Curry's advancement was still very fast, and he gave the ball to Thompson after halftime. Thompson broke through from the wing with the ball. After being defended by a Cavaliers player, he chose to transfer the ball to Green under the basket. Green forcibly threw the ball in the penalty area.
boom.
A rebound layup.
Love under the basket should have resisted Green, but he didn't expect that during the confrontation, the opponent knocked him away and forced the ball to be thrown in.
This scene made Zhao Feiyang shake his head.
Green certainly has his strengths, maybe not so good in terms of statistics, but his actual role in the Warriors is huge.
Love is also an All-Star, one of the Cavaliers' Big Three, and his career starting point is much higher than Green's.
The ability he showed in the defense just now is not like an All-Star player at all. Not to mention the defensive ability, his fighting spirit is more than one level behind Green.
What puzzles Zhao Feiyang is that his performance in the previous few games was pretty good, so why did he immediately slump when he met the Warriors?
The game continues on the court.
This time Zhao Feiyang successfully brought the ball across the half court, and immediately organized an attack after getting the ball. After halftime, he signaled his teammates to start running. Korver on the wing came up to respond. Zhao Feiyang pretended to pass the ball to him, but in fact, he waited for JR on the left to run towards the penalty area and suddenly threw the ball.
A ground pass passed through the sides of the two players. JR got the ball and took advantage of the opportunity to attack the basket. After he encountered Green's defense, he decisively threw an empty pass to the right side of the basket. Tristan Thompson leaped high to catch the ball and dunk.
boom.
The ball went in.
The Cavaliers finally scored a great offense.
The Cavaliers fans on the sidelines were temporarily relieved.
However, in the remainder of the first quarter, the Cavaliers still failed to withstand the Warriors' barrage of attacks. Compared with the Cavaliers' incomplete lineup, the Warriors have too many firepower points. Not to mention Clay and Curry, Durant's singles alone are beyond the control of the Cavaliers.
Durant's singles attack on Korver was completely a dimensionality-reducing blow, and the latter couldn't stop him at all.
Even Green in the penalty area kept attacking Love, causing Love to make constant mistakes.
Under the Warriors' continuous offensive, the Cavaliers played an extremely tragic score in the first quarter. By the end of the first quarter, they were widened by the Warriors by 11 points.
22 to 33.
If Zhao Feiyang hadn't been leading the team to support it, I'm afraid the gap between the two sides would have widened even further.
call out.
After the referee's whistle sounded, the Cavaliers players returned to the team bench to rest.
Head coach Tyronn Lue walked up to the crowd with a worried look on his face. He picked up the tactical board and planned to make some gestures, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Where's my trump card?"
"LeBron! When will you come back?"
