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David Blatter is now very distressed. Such a difficult playing style in the first game has actually exceeded his expectations. Now the Cavaliers' lineup depth is already stretched thin. If they continue to play like this, players will easily get injured. Kevin Love's injury has greatly affected the Cavaliers. If it weren't for the lack of a main inside player, the Cavaliers wouldn't have such a difficult time.

After yesterday's game, James was fine, but Irving said he had some discomfort in his knee. Fortunately, there was no overtime in yesterday's game. Otherwise, no one can say for certain what would have happened to Irving.

If the Cavaliers were to injure one more player, the series would be unplayable, so David Blatt was also cautious during training.

But without simulating fast-paced offense and defense, the Cavaliers will not be able to defend well in actual combat. At this moment, Blatter was in a dilemma. No wonder many famous coaches from the NCAA and Europe cannot succeed here. The NBA is really not that easy to win.

But in fact, at the beginning yesterday, the Cavaliers were not so passive. But since Carlisle replaced the lineup with one large and four small players, the Cavaliers have never taken the lead again.

Iguodala and Tony Allen took turns defending, causing James to lose his rhythm. And Iguodala's mobility makes Tristan Thompson hard to guard against.

In this season's playoffs, "formation change" has become an indispensable keyword. The Warriors used a change of formation to reverse the Grizzlies, and the Mavericks used a change of formation to defeat the Warriors. This is an era of transition between tradition and modernity, and more radical play styles have proven their power.

Thinking of this, Blatter looked at the players on the field, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

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Yiyang didn't finally wake up until noon the next day. The battle with James last night had drained all Yiyang's strength. Fortunately, the NBA gave the Cavaliers and Mavericks two days of rest between the first and second games of the Finals. Because of this, the players can have a good rest this morning before starting training in the afternoon.

Although they won the game yesterday, the Cavaliers' performance still left people with lingering fears. Especially James, that guy's crazy output messed up the Mavericks' defense.

James persisted until the last few minutes before collapsing. This time was much longer than Yiyang and Carlisle predicted. If James rests for a few more minutes in the next game, God knows whether he will be dragged to death.

When he thought of the Cavaliers and James, Yiyang lay back on the bed, exhausted both physically and mentally. This year's finals may be the most difficult one he has ever played.

LeBron already lost a championship last season, and he doesn't want to lose a third time in a row at the hands of the same person! year 2011,

In 2014, the Heat failed to defeat the Mavericks. This year, after rejoining the Cavaliers, James doesn't want to be outdone by the Mavericks.

It is precisely because of this that James works so hard. 38 shots were taken. In the past 22 years of BA, only 13 players have taken more than 38 shots in a single game.

I just hope everything goes well in the next game...

"Yi, are you awake?" At this time, Vignali walked into Yiyang's room carrying a breakfast, lunch to be precise.

Looking at his wife and the hot lunch, Yiyang showed a relaxed smile. Maybe this is the only moment during the finals that can relax Yiyang's mind a little.

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"Change of formation?" James looked at Blatter in confusion, but this time, the face of this coach who is famous in Europe was full of confidence.

This is the first time James has seen this expression of confidence on David Blatt's face.

David Blatt is an American coach who has been playing in European leagues for nearly 30 years. He has left his mark in the basketball circles of Israel, Greece, Russia and Turkey. During the 6 years of coaching the Israeli team Maccabi, Blatter led the team to win 6 Israeli Cup championships and 5 Israeli League championships. In addition, Blatter also served as the head coach of the Russian national team. In 2007, he led the team to win the European Championship and in 2012, he led the team to win the bronze medal in the London Olympics. Blatter's personal honors are also amazing, including 4 Israeli League Coach of the Year awards and 1 European Coach of the Year award. Just looking at these resumes, Blatter's experience duel can be called brilliant. And these also made him the first European league coach to coach in the NBA!

But for the NBA, Blatt, a head coach who has been in Europe for 27 years, is an out-and-out rookie. This is his first time coaching an NBA team as a head coach. The players in this league are very different from the players in all other leagues. They are faster, taller, and better. How to maximize the individual abilities of each star is a lesson that every NBA coach must master. Just like Phil Jackson's triangle offense, it is actually a tactic that creates singles opportunities for stars. Just like the Warriors' small lineup, it actually creates his favorite offensive rhythm for the stars.

But on this point, Blatter obviously didn't do well enough. He was deeply influenced by Princeton's tactics, and he also played in team battles in Europe. Blatter's characteristic is precisely that everyone on the team seems to be the star, but no one is the star.

But it turns out that this doesn't work for the Cavaliers. When you have stars like James, Irving and Love, you can't make them settle for mediocrity. So Blatt's basketball philosophy is not reflected at all in Cleveland.

Because he is out of tune with the NBA, Blatt often makes some stupid mistakes. For example, on several occasions, he called a timeout when there was no timeout count, or he arranged a kill with the idea of ​​​​team fighting, not giving James the right to take the last shot.

In the game between the Cavaliers and Bulls in the playoffs this season, at the last moment of the game, Rose hit a layup and the Cavaliers got the ball. Blatt walked into the court and made a timeout gesture. This was originally a common occurrence. Tactical arrangement, but Blatter forgot that they had no timeout. According to the rules, the Cavaliers will be whistled for a technical foul, giving the Bulls a free throw opportunity in vain. In addition, the ball will be given to the opponent. This mistake is undoubtedly fatal at a critical moment in the game.

So even James didn't shy away from calling Blatter a "rookie coach" when facing reporters. Although James was just joking, this "joke" also exactly illustrates Blatt's embarrassing situation in the NBA. As far as the NBA is concerned, James knows a lot more than Blatt does.

Because of this, Blatter has never been too confident. You often see him standing sleepily on the sidelines, and sometimes he even asks the assistant coach to do the shouting. You often see James drawing tactics on a tactical board after a timeout, while Blatt sits silently aside.

But at this moment, Blatter looks like a real head coach. Be confident and confident, beyond any doubt!

"That's right, change the lineup! We can also use the lineup change to deal with the Mavericks' senior team and four young players!" Blatt looked at his players. They were not ordinary people. If you use it properly, you might be able to knock the calf off the altar!

"Tell me, how should we change?" James picked up the tactical board and handed it to Blatter.

In this era of alternating new and old basketball ideas, Blatt also hopes to make some new attempts on the new stage of the NBA!

Faster and more efficient with smaller lineups? It seems that the Cavaliers are not unable to follow suit.