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After the first two rounds of testing, the Hawks' defense began to increase in intensity. For the Cavaliers, Ben Wallace is a natural offensive black hole. As long as he is not in the three-second zone, he can be completely released. Garnett mainly defends Big Z.

In this situation, he can take care of the boss with his help, allowing Dior to confidently and boldly fill the vacancy left by Shane Battier.

And this is exactly Mike Brown's strategy. He arranged for the big man with no offensive threat to pick and roll for James, using the shooting abilities of the other three to contain the other three defenders, allowing James to force a one-on-two!

As long as James can penetrate the defense of Battier and Diaw, the Cavaliers' offense will be successful; if the Eagles send additional manpower to help defend, then the defensive formation will be chaotic. James' overall view and passing ability can

Find an open teammate; otherwise, if Ke Yan turns a blind eye, he will be beaten to death by James~

James started the pick-and-roll, taking advantage of the gap left by Battier when he went around the screen, quickly started, and entered the inside. Diaw met him head-on, giving James a confrontation. Although he was pushed away, his impact was delayed; Battier

He quickly completed the replacement position and got stuck in James' attack line; behind Battier, Garnett also moved to the penalty area, laid out a dragnet, and waited for James to get in...

Seeing that he was forced into a corner, James could only pass the ball to Ben. The latter wanted to directly attack the frame, but with Garnett sitting under the basket, Ben may not be able to grasp this attack with his hands.

Opportunity, but out of desperation, he stopped the ball on the spot, looked left and right, and then passed the ball to Damon Jones who came to respond.

After all this trouble, the Cavaliers' attack time was running out. Jones had no time to hesitate anymore. He adjusted his dribbling and forced a shot under Paul's interference.

The ball made a spin on the basket, but still fell into the basket. (6:5)

"The defense of this ball is already in place, that is, Paul is shorter, otherwise he would have blocked it!" Zhang Lili also complained for the Eagles' defense this time, and also felt that the Eagles' defense was relatively good at handling James.

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The Hawks attacked, Joe Johnson received the ball at half-court, found Garnett for a pick-and-roll, misplaced Ilgauskas in singles, used a fake shot to dodge his opponent, broke into the basket, and scored a layup against James' defense.

(6:7)

The round transition, the Cavaliers attack, James does not call the pick-and-roll, surprises Battier, attracts Garnett to help defend and then breaks the ball. Facing Diaw's defense, Big Z takes a step and succeeds in a mid-range shot. (8:7

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The Cavaliers' offense in these two rounds was relatively difficult, which is also the drawback brought about by this wave of lineup adjustments. Although Gooden is "smart", he still has considerable scoring ability, and his success is relatively safe; Big Ben

Well, there's really no threat on the offensive end.

When the Eagles attacked, others still cleared the strong side. Joe Johnson and Garnett played a pick-and-roll. After a mismatch, Garnett shot from mid-range and hit the front of the basket.

After two consecutive difficult scores, the Cavaliers' offense was also blocked by the Hawks. James used the pick-and-roll to break into the basket and attack the frame, but failed to hit under the attack of Garnett and Battier; James immediately

Asking the referee for a foul, which delayed his return to defense, Garnett followed up with a dunk from the back row. (8:9)... "With this ball, James showed his immature side. The opponent was already counterattacking. He

You still have to complain to the referee. At this time, you should return to defense as soon as possible!" Zhang Lili commented on James, and the requirements are still very strict.

In the next few rounds, the Cavaliers did pretty well on the defensive end, but the offensive end was really monotonous. They couldn't use any other tactics except James rushing inside. In the blink of an eye, the score difference reached 7 points.

Four minutes into the first quarter, Mike Brown made an immediate decision and replaced Pavlovich and Damon Jones with Szczerbiak and West.

The effect of this adjustment is immediate. Compared with Pavlovic and Damon Jones who rely more on James to feed the ball, West and Szczerbiak have a stronger ability to handle the ball. At the same time, Szczerbiak has a better shooting ability.

Pavlovich's skills are also more accurate than Pavlovic's. The appearance of the two makes the Cavaliers' offense smoother. At the same time, James can also free up more energy on the defensive end to assist Ben in guarding a stronger defensive line.

Compared with the 4.0 version of "Engineer LeBron", the 1.0 version of James obviously still has the "purity" of a basketball player, willing to do anything on the court to help the team; and at this stage, James may represent

With the peak form of human physical fitness, it is really not too much to say that he can "fly to the sky and escape from the earth", and he also has a strong sense of presence on the court.

That is to say, the Eagles only have the three giants to suppress this beast; after the first quarter, the Eagles led the Cavaliers by 1 point, 28:27.

After the start of the second quarter, both sides changed into transitional lineups. For the Cavaliers, James led Damon Jones, Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, and Varejao; the strength of this lineup was no different from the starting lineup.

Where to go.

Ke Yan boldly sent out a full substitute lineup of Barea, Rush, Buss, Anderson and PJ Brown, leaving no one in the starting lineup.

Compared with the starting lineup, the Hawks' bench lineup has obviously improved. Anderson and PJ Brown are two relatively pure inside line-ups, in order to limit James' attack to the maximum extent.

After Mike Brown saw the Hawks' lineup, he immediately instructed James to increase the intensity of his personal assault and use breakthroughs to disrupt the Hawks' defensive system, thereby creating open shots for Szczerbiak and Jones on the outside.

This strategy itself is correct, but Ke Yan dared to use this pure substitute lineup to deal with James, and he did not come here to die. Naturally, he made some targeted arrangements.

The Cavaliers served from the backcourt. As soon as Damon Jones received the ball, he encountered a fierce attack from Bass and Barea. As a point guard who prefers to shoot, Damon Jones's control of the ball was not very stable, but fortunately Barea

His height was a loophole. Damon Jones reluctantly passed the ball back to Joe Smith, who handed the ball to James who dropped back to catch the ball. Buss then quickly returned to defense.

In the Cavaliers' formation, only James and West can break through the frontcourt attack and advance steadily through the half. If the latter is not on the court, only James is left. The task of advancing in the backcourt is on James. Against the little emperor.

In other words, there is an extra layer of "consumption".

And they lack passers like Diaw, Paul and even Garnett, who can seize the empty hole in the backcourt caused by the Hawks' frontcourt attack, which also further increases James' consumption... After completing the early attack and attack,

After the harassment, they fell into a positional battle. The Hawks adopted a "prevent breakthroughs but not shots" strategy against James. Buss was one step away from James, allowing James to take shots outside the penalty area. Once James charged into the penalty area, he would encounter a double attack.

Historically, in the 2007 Finals, the Spurs also "indulged" James' long-range shots and strictly controlled the penalty area, thereby "sweeping" the Cavaliers; in comparison, Ke Yan did more "extreme" and...

.."humiliation".

During this period, James took 5 shots outside the penalty area, hit 3 goals, and scored 7 points. The efficiency was acceptable, and he led the Cavaliers to overtake the score as expected, but it did not achieve the effect that Mike Brown wanted.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Cavaliers regained a 5-point lead, but it was James who fought hard to regain it; and with the return of the Eagles' main lineup, Mike Brown once again fell into a "dilemma" situation

, should we replace James and buy him some rest time, or should we encourage James to continue to "persist"?

If it was coached by Tyronn Luper, he would creatively call three timeouts in a row at this time to help James regain his strength. With the younger James in version 1.0, there is a high probability that James can last 48 minutes under the endurance strategy of Coach Perch;

But Mike Brown didn't have the level of a bass coach. Looking back on the painful experience of being taken away by the Hawks in a short period of time many times in the past, Brown decided to let James persist.

Seeing Mike Brown leaving James on the court, Ke Yan stood on the sidelines and kept making gestures to signal the team to open up space and create more singles opportunities for Paul and Joe Johnson.

Whether it's Paul facing off against Delonte West, or Joe Johnson taking on Pavlovich alone, he's pretty sure; and once the Cavaliers help defend, the Hawks' backcourt pair will also have great capabilities.

Passing vision gets the ball to an open teammate.

With heavy offensive tasks on his shoulders, James could no longer support the team's defensive rotation. The Eagles continued to score offensively, slowly approaching the score and taking the lead.

"The Cavaliers are strong because of James, but weak because they only have one James." Han Bron, who was next to Ke Yan, suddenly said, he still admired James.

The two James’s also have to be compatible!

But objectively speaking, although the Cavaliers are willing to spend money for James, it is an indisputable fact that the team building ideas have always been chaotic. The high-paying recruitment of Hughes can be argued as a mistake, and a "big deal" for James who needs space.

The double-tower configuration of "Big Z" was suffocating. Later, in order to fight against Howard, O'Neal was brought in, for fear that the penalty area would not be blocked enough!

At best, this is good intentions doing bad things; at worst, it's just a donkey kicking the brains out!

At the end of the second quarter, the Hawks overtook the Cavaliers by 4 points at 59:55. It seemed that the advantage was not big, but the Cavaliers' situation was completely restored by James playing the whole 24 minutes of the first half. From Ke Yan's perspective, in addition to

It's hard to say anything other than shouting "James is awesome".

You can't always say "Xiao Zhan, if you have the ability, you can continue to play in the second half!", the current James definitely has this physical ability!

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Mike Brown changed the team's starting configuration in the first half. West and Szczerbiak directly entered the starting lineup... In fact, Mike Brown knew that the two new players were more suitable to be the starter; but

Sometimes, for the sake of the stability of the team's locker room, when the strength of the new players does not "crush" the original starters, it is better to "overdo it" a little bit. Just like this game, in fact, Szczerby

Yak and West played more minutes than Pavlovich and Damon Jones, but the "face" of the starting lineup was still given to the latter.

At the beginning of the third quarter, on the Cavaliers' side, Szczerbiak led the first attack, using the space created by the pick-and-roll to take quick shots and hit accurately!

His former helpers took the lead, and Garnett was not to be outdone. He took the initiative to play a high pick-and-roll with Paul. Ben Wallace made a fake move to help defend, and succeeded in the mid-range shot. (57:61)

The round transition, the Cavaliers attack, West plays a pick-and-roll with Big Z, facing Garnett's defense, he goes inside to accelerate the breakthrough, goes to the baseline and goes around the basket and hits back, but Garnett "waits and waits" to catch him.

Then he took the ball off forcefully.

The Eagles launched a quick counterattack. Paul and Joe Johnson's double-line fast break compressed the Cavaliers' defense. Battier received the ball 45 degrees, took an open shot, and hit the target accurately! (57:64)

The Cavaliers were attacking, James was holding the ball, and Big Z wanted to come up to cover him. James waved his hand and refused. He wanted to single out Battier.

After his teammates opened up the space, James exhaled heavily from his nose, smacked the ball with his right hand, strode forward, moved his left hand to the side and forward, carried Battier and rushed into the Eagles' paint!

Battier followed James sideways, gritting his teeth and pushing hard, but despite the weight difference between the two, James' brute force knocked him off balance.

But Battier never expected to be able to defend James on his own. He was just the team's first line of defense, preventing James from getting started. The two of them entangled themselves inside, and Garnett's help defended him in time.

Following up, James immediately fell into a tight siege and barely missed a layup.

"@#￥%..." James shouted at the referee again, asking for a foul, but the referee did not call a foul.

When James complained to the referee, the Hawks once again switched offense and defense. Joe Johnson used a skillful ball to drive away Szczerbiak's defense and dunk. (57:66)

For a star, making the same mistake repeatedly in a game is really not something that should be done. This time, not only Zhang Lili complained, but also his teammates were a little dissatisfied.

Fortunately, at this time, Mike Brown called a timeout in time and said some scene words to calm the players' emotions and comfort James at the same time.

It has to be said that with continuous experience, Mike Brown's coaching level has also improved. This timeout was called very timely. At least after the timeout, the two sides re-entered the balance of power. Until the end of the third quarter, the Eagles could not

Further widening the point difference. (81:91)

The three quarters of the game lasted for 36 minutes. Even though James was strong and strong, he was somewhat tired at this time. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Mike Brown replaced James to give him 2 to 3 minutes of rest time.

Unexpectedly, Ke Yan happened to exert his strength at this time and sent out a lineup of Paul, Joe Johnson, Battier, Buss, and Garnett, and started a vigorous run and gun..."Blitz" plus "Online"

"Pinch attack", the Eagles used two killer moves together, launching a wave of 11:2 attacks in just two minutes, instantly widening the point difference to 19 points!

All this happened so suddenly that Mike Brown didn't even respond when he returned. Even before the fans at Quicken Loans Center stopped shouting "FUXK", the suspense of the game was almost eliminated by the Eagles!

After the timeout, James was ready to go into battle for a last-ditch effort.

However, before the Cavaliers could get the ball out, the Hawks called a timeout, which had no meaning, just to get into the Cavaliers' mentality.

"Hey, Ke Yan's move is really... just psychological warfare. But sometimes, this is the art of command." Zhang Lili praised.

There is a saying that goes, "One burst of strength, then it will fade, and three times it will be exhausted." It is very suitable to apply to James at this time. When he was most "satisfied", he was suspended in his seat and thought wildly. After he came back on the court, he was exposed.

On the contrary, it is my own immature mentality.

The Eagles seized the opportunity and took advantage of the situation to widen the point difference to more than 20 points, which basically ended the suspense of the game.

In the end, the Eagles relied on a wave of strength in the third and fourth quarters to defeat the Cavaliers 121:104. (17-5)

In the whole game, James contributed 39 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Regardless of the victory or defeat, it was definitely MVP-level data. However, consecutive defeats in front of the Hawks made James very frustrated, so much so that after the game

In the interview, James, who has always been "high in emotional intelligence", didn't say a few words and looked very tired.

On the contrary, Ke Yan, who won the game, praised the Cavaliers' deal at the post-game press conference.

"In my opinion, for most of the game, the Cavaliers and us were evenly matched. Whether it was James or other players on the team, they were causing trouble for the Hawks. In fact, we still won because of the details of the game.

Especially in the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, we performed better."

Saying this doesn't mean that Ke Yan thinks so in his heart. In fact, unless James can play for 48 minutes without interruption, the Cavaliers' lineup structure will easily be defeated by opponents with sufficient offensive capabilities.

Beat him down.

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After the game against the Cavaliers, the Hawks took a special flight back to Atlanta that night to prepare for back-to-back games against the Kings the next day. Just after the meeting, Ke Yan was stopped by Kenny Atkins.

"What's the matter, Kenny?" After directing a battle and holding a short meeting, Ke Yan, even though he was still a young man, could no longer hold his energy anymore and asked with a yawn.

"There's something I want to tell you. I want to take a day off and go to Minnesota." Atkins said.

"Minnesota?" Hearing the name of this city, Ke Yan wrinkled his nose slightly. The Timberwolves had a poor start and there were rumors of a coaching change. Was Atkins going there for an interview?

There is no need to add "?". Judging from the serious look on Atkins's face, this is a sure thing.

"If you decide, I don't think I have the qualifications to stop it." Ke Yan's face looked a little unhappy, but he still accepted the fact that his companion might leave... It is inevitable to be unhappy. If it is before the start of the season, Ke Yan looks for an assistant.

It’s much easier; in the middle of the season, good coaches already have jobs, and it’s still very troublesome for you to find someone to take over the job temporarily. Like when Snyder left, he finally found Atkins to replace him.

superior.

But there is actually nothing that can be done about this kind of thing. Whether it is Snyder or Atkins, they all had a very good resume before coming to the Eagles. After being "gilded" around him, it is not surprising that he was chosen by other teams.

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Even Hornacek received an invitation from the Knicks during the offseason to serve as the head coach of the Knicks. However, as a good family man and father, Hornacek plans to accompany his daughter in Atlanta.

When she went to college, and the current chaotic environment of the Knicks was beyond what Hornacek could solve, she rejected the other party's request.

"Don't worry, I will do a good job handing over the work and won't leave you with any trouble." Atkins emphasized.

The United States talks about "human rights" and "people go to higher places", so Atkins won't feel any "guilt" about this kind of thing. Just like Ke Yan left D'Antoni, D'Antoni didn't feel anything.

question.

Let’s continue looking for a new teaching assistant~

After arriving in Atlanta, Ke Yan directly gave Atkins a day off and asked him to prepare for the interview as the head coach of the Timberwolves.

"I can handle just one Kings team!" These were Ke Yan's original words to Atkins.

Adelman's "Princeton" era ended, but Kings fans still didn't know that the longest dark period in the team's history had begun.

Right now, their lineup seems to be pretty good. The lineup of Mike Bibby, Kevin Martin, Artest, Raheem, and Brand Miller can't be overstated.

However, it is completely different when playing. Artest has never integrated into the team since he joined the Kings. He only thinks about singles to prove that he is also a star. As a point guard, Mike Bibby has a great desire to attack.

For the organization; Kevin Martin can efficiently score 20 data, but this is the only contribution he can make on the court; Raheem has never been a power forward who can lead the team to win...

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Against such a team that has always been "fighting on its own", the Eagles did not have an easy time playing.

Maybe it's because when facing a strong team, everyone always has the same hatred and hatred. The Kings team unexpectedly united in the first half and performed their best performance since the start of the game.

However, the "illusion" is just an "illusion" after all, and it is easy to be exposed once pressure is encountered. In the middle and late part of the second quarter, the Kings briefly relaxed and were caught by the Eagles. A wave of 12:3 attacks helped the Eagles.

Extend the point difference to double digits;

Since then, the Kings' short-lived unity has disintegrated from within. Bibby has begun to cling to the ball again. Artest can't get the ball and the defensive end has begun to skimp again. Brad Miller and Martin themselves are not able to change the game.

players...

The Eagles slowly "boiled the frog in warm water" and defeated the opponent who had no desire to fight 123:104! (18-5)

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