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Chapter 25 The first match of the preseason

"Doudu." The referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game, and both sides began to appear.

The Cavaliers were able to defeat the Nets last season, so they naturally had two tricks, and the lineup was quite strong.

Center Brad Doherty, the No. 1 pick in the 1986 draft, is a very legendary player.

He entered North Carolina University in 1982 and became Jordan's teammate. He played for four years in college before participating in the draft. He was directly selected by the Cavaliers as the No. 1 pick in 1986.

If it weren't for the injury, this super insider would definitely leave a strong mark in NBA history.

Power forward Larry Nance, an All-Star veteran who has been fighting in the league for more than ten years. Even though he is old and his condition has declined a bit, but with his rich game experience, the court is still very terrifying.

Point guard Mark Price, who can be said to be one of the best pitchers in NBA history, has maintained a free throw shooting percentage of more than 90% per game so far in his career, ranking first in history.

As for the Cavaliers' No. 2 and No. 3 players, they are roughly the same as the Nets today, and are the team's shortcomings.

It can be seen that the current lineup of the Cavaliers and the Nets is really a bit similar.

They are all paired with excellent point guards in the double tower lineup, and the second and third positions are shortcomings.

Not only the Cavaliers and the Nets, but many teams in the league are now configured like this.

However, even if the configuration is similar, due to the different players' strength, the overall strength of the team will definitely be different.

Even a newcomer like Davidson who has just entered the industry can be seen that the Cavaliers' lineup is obviously better.

The combination of Brad Doherty, Larry Nance and Mark Price is obviously better than the Hammer Gillemot, Coleman and Kenny Anderson.

At the beginning of the game, Gillemot and Doherty jumped.

As a standard seven-foot center, Doherty naturally has a great advantage in jumping balls over Gillemore, and easily got the first offensive round for the Cavaliers.

"Look at it well, learn hard. After this game is over, you have to write a summary of the game for me." Chuck Daly turned his head and said to Davidson sitting beside him.

Davidson was stunned, feeling like he was returning to school. Is this the homework assigned by Dad Chuck for himself?

Tolbert, who was standing by, smiled strangely. He could clearly feel Chuck Daley's respect for Davidson, but he didn't feel that Davidson would threaten his position as the chief assistant.

In his opinion, this is completely impossible. If 22-year-old Davidson wants to truly become an assistant coach, it will definitely not work in just a few years.

After a few years, it is a matter of whether I am still in the coaching industry or not.

...

Mark Price is in control of the ball and advances. This white little point guard is naturally not very good in physical fitness, but the rhythm is quite good.

Facing Kenny Anderson's tight defense, he had no intention of making a quick breakthrough, and he slowly walked towards the frontcourt with the ball.

When the ball arrived at the frontcourt, it suddenly accelerated, and with the help of his teammate's pick-and-roll, he made a mid-range shot.

"Swish." The basketball was hollowed into the net, and the powerful pitcher got a good start for the Cavaliers.

The ball rights change, and it was the Nets' turn to attack the round.

Kenny Anderson is very strong and is currently the second leader of the Nets.

After the ball arrived in the frontcourt, Kenny followed suit, played a two-player pick-and-roll with Edwards, and then made a mid-range shot.

Unfortunately, Anderson obviously does not have the shooting skills of Price, so the ball hits the iron.

Larry Nance, who was under the basket, flew directly to grab the rebound, and did not give the Nets a chance to play a second offense.

It is hard to believe that Nance, who just jumped up like a spring, was a 34-year-old veteran.

Nance has always been known for his explosive bounce ability in his career. Even now he is old, his bounce ability is quite good.

The Cavaliers' counterattack was still not too fast. This time Price directly assisted Doherty at the basket to score, but the hammer Gillemor failed to defend.

In the subsequent attack round of the Nets, Kenny Anderson passed the ball to Coleman, who failed to hit the goal under Larry Nancy's defense.

Larry Nancy is quite deterrent on the defensive end, because of his powerful bounce, he can always complete some incredible blocks.

In NBA history, among all non-center players, Larry Nancy ranked first in history with a career average of 2.2 blocks per game.

Coleman's iron shot was taken away by Cavaliers center Doherty.

If you think about the rebounding ability of Gillemor, you will know it, it is not outstanding.

Chuck Daly on the sidelines frowned tightly.

The situation at the beginning was quite bad, and the Nets' double towers were quite disadvantageous in front of the Cavaliers' double towers.

Although the game has just begun, you can tell from a glance that the entire Leopards are still no match for the Cavaliers' Double Towers inside.

Chuck Daly is naturally very clear about the reason for this situation. Gillemore is excellent in Hammer, but he is not a first-tier insider in the league.

When encountering those weak inside players, the hammer can suppress the opponent, but once they encounter first-class inside players like Doherty, Gillemor immediately pales in comparison.

...

The game on the court continued. After all, Coleman was the team leader. He took on the team's offensive banner and did not allow the Cavaliers to play too much lead.

In the blink of an eye, halfway through the first quarter, the Nets temporarily lagged behind with a score of 11:17.

Chuck Daly called for a timeout, and it seemed that he was preparing to replace him.

Davidson was delighted. The situation on the court was quite clear. Gillemor was unable to fight against Doherty. Perhaps his father would let Murraysan appear next.

But then my father's arrangement poured a basin of cold water on Davidson.

Dad did replace Gillemore, but he was not Murraysan, but Benot Benjamin.

Benjamin entered the league as a Tanhua Show in 1985. He had 15 points, 12 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in his peak season, and his strength was quite impressive.

However, since being traded by the Clippers at the end of 1990, its strength has begun to shrink significantly.

Last season, he averaged only 4.5 points and 4.2 rebounds.

Originally, Davidson didn't take Benjamin too seriously, thinking that Murraysan would at least be the team's chief substitute center.

Now it seems that I still don’t know enough about Dad Chuck.

Perhaps in the heart of Mr. Chuck, the lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even though Benjamin's strength is declining now, his experience is there, and his appearance will definitely be better than Murraysan.

Seeing Benjamin appearing, Murraysan, who was sitting on the side of Davidson, showed a look of disappointment on his face.

Davidson patted Murraysan on the shoulder and let him see it a little more.

...

The game on the court continued, and what made Chuck Daly frown even more and more was that Benjamin's appearance was still very unsatisfactory.

The Doherty who was unable to handle the hammer Gillemor, but Benjamin still couldn't handle the same, and the effect was even worse than that of Gillemor.
Chapter completed!
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