The King of the NBA

"Hush."

In the Cavaliers rest area, the gasps of the players could be clearly heard.

At this time, the score was 19:17, and the Timberwolves led by 2 points. It turned out that the Timberwolves were leading, which made the Cavaliers feel very uncomfortable. Shouldn't we be leading?

Of course, being behind by two points is nothing. In the regular season and playoffs, there were many times when the Cavaliers fell behind at the beginning, then gradually overtook them, and finally won the game.

In fact, what disturbed the players the most was that James lost his absolute dominance, and he failed to take advantage of the matchup with Ning Yi.

James is the absolute leader of the Cavaliers, the number one player in the NBA, and the biggest reliance of the Cavaliers. If he loses his dominance, the Cavaliers will panic.

"We have to believe in LeBron." Pekovic shouted: "It's only been a few minutes, we should believe in LeBron, believe that he is the strongest, Ning Yi may also be very good, but it is definitely not LeBron opponent."

"right."

"that is."

Everyone agreed.

James shook his head, and said: "No, Ning Yi is indeed very strong, and his growth rate is very fast. It can be said that he is not much worse than me now, whether it is technology or physical fitness. However, the matchup between me and Ning Yi is just a competition It's part of it, not all of it. It's all of us that we're going to win, not just me."

Everyone was silent.

James knew what everyone was thinking, and said with a smile: "Of course. I just said that Ning Yi has the qualifications to challenge me, but it doesn't mean that he has surpassed me and wants to beat me. He is still a little tender. "

Hearing what James said, the Cavaliers players were relieved.

Yes, Ning Yi has become very powerful now, but at most he has the qualifications to compete with James. Durant is also qualified to compete with James, but isn't the number one player in the NBA still James?

The timeout ends quickly and the game continues.

Players from both sides returned to the court, the Cavaliers no longer relied on James, and Irving and others also began to stand up and score, which greatly relieved the pressure on the Cavaliers.

In fact, the Cavaliers are not only James, Irving and others are also very good, they are all very good players, but James' light is too dazzling, covering them all.

When they stopped relying on James and others began to score, the strong overall ability of the Cavaliers came into play, and they quickly overtook the score.

"It's worthy of being the defending champion." Ning Yi sighed.

For the Timberwolves, Adelman also made quick adjustments. Ning Yi reduced the one-on-one with James, and the team started playing team basketball. Love, Rubio, Martin, Dion and others also participated, and more blossomed. You come and go with the Cavaliers, and it's a lot of fun, but the point difference is still not big.

A few minutes after the first quarter, the two sides began to rotate personnel and gradually replaced the substitute lineup.

After replacing the bench lineup, the Timberwolves immediately gained the upper hand. Last season, the Timberwolves suffered a lot from the bench lineup, and finally lost to the Cavaliers. Several bench lineups felt very guilty, and they were brave after knowing their shame. They have improved a lot this season. Now against the Cavaliers' bench lineup again, the situation is reversed.

The Timberwolves' bench lineup had the upper hand. The inside combination of Whiteside and Jokic made the Cavaliers helpless. The Timberwolves suppressed the Cavaliers' bench lineup and gradually widened the point difference.

Seeing that the point difference on the court was getting bigger and bigger, the Cavaliers had to make adjustments and replaced Irving.

The situation has improved since Irving came on the field, but it is still not optimistic. He just said that the point difference will not be pulled to his wife, and it is impossible to catch up. And in this way, Owen is bound to consume more physical energy. In the second half, in the fourth quarter, problems may arise.

When the first quarter ended, the Timberwolves led the Cavaliers by five points with 32:27.

Coach Adelman is very satisfied with this result. Last season, the Timberwolves lost to the Cavaliers because of the weak bench lineup. The bench lineup has grown up this season, and if they play against the Cavaliers again, it may not be the winner.

In a blink of an eye, the first half was over and the game entered the second half.

The Timberwolves led the Cavaliers by nine points 63:54 in the first half.

After entering the second half, the Cavaliers desperately wanted to catch up with the score, and the Timberwolves also wanted to further expand the point difference, and the competition between the two sides became more and more intense.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, James made an air cut and received a pass from his teammate, making a one-handed dunk.

Ning Yi shook his head and sighed secretly, although his current three-pointer has broken through to level nine. In terms of comprehensive strength, it has already reached the middle of the ninth level, and is even very close to the peak of the ninth level. He also has confidence in playing against James, but he only has the confidence to compete with James, and he will not always be at a disadvantage like last season.

As for defeating James, it is really too difficult, at least he can't do it yet.

More than eight minutes passed quickly in the third quarter, and the Cavaliers approached the score to only two points left. And with James' successful alley-oop dunk, the Cavaliers tied the score.

Coach Adelman asked for a timeout, began personnel rotation, and gradually replaced the bench.

The Cavaliers also had to carry out personnel rotation, after all, the main players consume a lot of energy. Now the score is stalemate between the two sides, and it is difficult to tell the winner for a while. It is conceivable that the fourth quarter will only be more intense, and that is when the winner will be decided, so the main players must be allowed to rest more and keep their physical fitness until the fourth quarter when the winner is decided.

After the two sides replaced the bench lineup, the Timberwolves quickly gained the upper hand again. It made the Cavaliers feel very helpless, and the main lineup of the Cavaliers is not inferior to the Timberwolves. But when the substitute lineup was replaced, the Cavaliers' substitute, who beat the Timberwolves last season, was no longer the Timberwolves' opponent this season.

It can be said that the Timberwolves' bench lineup perfectly completed the revenge.

In fact, the reason why the Timberwolves lost to the Cavaliers last season was not just because of a weak bench.

Last season, Ning Yi had no way to compete with James, even if he tried his best, he still fell into a disadvantage. Rubio's three-pointers are also not stable enough, so the Timberwolves' main lineup was not the opponent of the Cavaliers' main lineup last season. The reason why they lost to the Cavaliers in the finals was that both the main players and the substitutes lost.

And this season, Ning Yi is stronger, Rubio's three-pointers are more stable, and Love has reached the peak of his career. Whiteside, Jokic, and Clarkson in the bench lineup have grown a lot. The cooperation is more tacit, and the strength of the Timberwolves has been further improved.

Therefore, the Timberwolves' main lineup is not inferior to that of the Cavaliers. On the bench, the Timberwolves even surpassed the Cavaliers.