Warriors, Spurs, Thunder, 76ers, and the Cavaliers can fight fast, slow, and all routines.

Of course, being able to fight does not mean that you like to fight. After all, each has its own strengths. The Cavaliers and Spurs like to be slower, the Warriors, 76ers, and the Thunder like to be fast.

Before the Warriors rose, the Sixers were probably the fastest offensive and defensive team in the league.

When the Cavaliers deal with these teams, they will find ways to drag them into their own pace and play the game in their own way.

In the first half, their strategy succeeded for a while.

But Hayward led the second team to hammer it.

Then, Wei Xia came back after resting and established the 76ers' advantage in the first half.

The Cavaliers mobilized their wingers to do some interesting things, and they did not allow the 76ers outside Wei Xia to get easy open shots on the outside.

But they failed to bite the game, even if the 76ers rookie Oubre angered James like he was possessed.

James' pure jump shot rate this season is only 33%, which is a very low number for superstars of his level.

Because the numbers are low, the 76ers deliberately let him shoot.

James did not respond much to Wei Xia, who was attacking with all his strength.

There are other ways to make the jump shots accurate. The Cavaliers try every means to slow down the pace of the game, play a large-scale transfer of the ball, and find a misaligned body shape to play back.

It's mainly about James and Love.

Unfortunately, Love was not very capable, and after forcing him to replace the defense, he even struggled to hit Robertson on his back. So the Cavaliers gave up letting him play singles after trying - isn't it good to shoot three-pointers from outside?

Before joining the Cavaliers, Lof, who was also a famous figure, accepted the fact that he could not beat Robertson on his back.

The Cavaliers' low-post offense focused on James, because he was the only one who could take on this important task.

James's back hit, and the 76ers basically allowed Wei Xia to defend alone.

James' high jump shot feels bad, but his turnover jump shot after a low-level collision has made many achievements, which is a highlight.

The 76ers' tactical arrows gave the Cavaliers' inside.

Cousins ​​cannot defend against pick-and-roll, so can Mozgov defend against pick-and-roll? Can Tristan Thompson defend against pick-and-roll? No, at most he can defend against Kohler Kardashian's mouth that has never been used without negative reviews.

The 76ers used Odom to deal with Thompson.

In the showdown between two fellow men, Odom has already gotten rid of Kohler. His and Thompson's PK is completely on the court, without personal grudges.

Mozgov was in trouble.

The Cavaliers beat Cousins ​​and they beat Mozgov. Moreover, when the inside line pulled out to shoot three-pointers, the Russians could only watch and act inaction.

As both the top team in the Eastern Conference, the biggest difference between the Cavaliers and the 76ers is that they are not as good as the 76ers. They fall to fight positions and are obsessed with big men and are easily caught in the fatal point.

Halftime, 52 to 41.

The 11-point gap, from the fans' senses, the gap between the two sides is more than these 11-point gap.

"It's like two teams of completely different levels," said Mike Blin. "What do you think is causing this?"

Mark Jackson took the lead in speaking.

He blamed head coach Blatt for the unsatisfactory performance of the Cavaliers: "Coach Blatt has been successful in Europe, but the height of the NBA is unimaginable to Europeans."

The problem is, Bratney is native to Americans.

No one cared about Jackson's tongue, and Van Gundy said meaningfully: "The Cavaliers we see are not full-form Cavaliers. Although they are fully staffed, their core players are a little overwhelmed, especially LeBron. Seeing how they performed tonight, you can't even believe that he and wish are players of the same level as the ones."

The Cavaliers' second half start was surprising.

Lof was not on the starting list.

Blatt made a job.

He started with Irving, Shampooter, James, J.R. Smith, and Tristan Thompson, playing small balls.

I have to say that this is a brand new attempt. If their small ball lineup works for the 76ers, they can switch to a small ball lineup and play in the future when they meet the Warriors.

The opposite is the 76ers' big ball.

The starter in the second half is the starter at the beginning of the first quarter.

Then, Cousins ​​had a high-quality off-ball screen, Odom's brilliant post-shot, Hayward received the ball from the bottom corner and made a three-pointer - a small ball? The Cavaliers are sure to play a small ball?

James, who claims to be able to defend five positions, was defeated by the opponent with a height when he was against Cousins. Cousins ​​turned around and jumped to the board and hit the ball - sure he still wanted to play a small ball?

Wei Xia caught Irving in a misplaced position, but he didn't play because there was a bigger misplaced position - Odom crushed Shampoo with the ball at a high position - the ball cannot be played by putting five flexible players.

In the fourth minute of the second half, the 76ers' smooth transfer ball head-on defeated the Cavaliers' small ball defensive rotation.

It's Hayward again. He is obviously the 76ers shooter that the Cavaliers fear the most, but he is the one who misses every time.

Hayward received the ball and made a three-pointer, and the score difference reached 16 points.

"The Cavaliers requested a timeout."

"Coach Blatt's change of formation is very innovative, but from the perspective of effect, it was a wrong decision."

Van Gundy was very straightforward: "They looked like they had never practiced this lineup during training, and everyone was flying around like headless flies."

The Cavaliers' self-righteous small ball lineup was broken by 76ers.

The Knight returns to normal routine.

On the defensive end, the 76ers were partially attacked and rotated quickly.

On the offensive end, they forced themselves to fight like an army attacking the city. The result was: the Knights held the speed of 76 people, and the defense was not at a loss, but the offense was not started either.

This kind of hand-to-hand combat is very physically exhausting. James broke through the positional battle in the second quarter and forced a layup with a low hand, but his strength was shorter. When he caused Cousins ​​to get a free throw, he made a stance with his wrist behind. He also knew that his hands might be soft, but the ball still hit the front basket.

What's worse is that he missed all two free throws.

It is not uncommon for James to make one of two free throws, and it is rare to lose both free throws.

The 76ers immediately started to fight back. Although the Cavaliers returned to defense very quickly, the person who fought back was Wei Xia.

Even if all five of them returned to the correct defensive position, Wei Xia, who had already rushed up, was still an irresistible counterattack killer.

Wei Xia ran at high speed without slowing down, dribbling behind her back and then dribbled Malawi's magical gun-drawing action and shook Thompson away - and then, he really pulled out his pistol and dunked upwards like a bullet shot from the muzzle.

bang!

The difference is 19 points.

The Knights' offense became increasingly difficult, and their tactics were seen through.

This feeling is like a repeat of last season's Eastern Conference Finals. Although the Cavaliers who lacked Love were not completely physical, James and Irving were both there, but they were solved by the 76ers in five games.

A while has passed, and Blatt did not take out any new things, and he still made the same move.

The 76ers are very familiar with this. In the last few minutes of the third quarter, the 76ers forced the Cavaliers to make four mistakes, and they could not make a complete tactic. The positional battle attack was as difficult as if they were squatting halfway through the pit and finding that they could not drop bombs. The hardship and bitterness were obvious.

The tactics cannot be played, and James intends to let his teammates feel the strength of his opponents, especially when they know that when you don’t have all your strength, you are like a native of a chicken and a tile in front of the 76ers, so how can you have the power to fight?

More importantly, Blatt has to recognize who is the father in the team.

The Cavaliers, who had no success in positional battles and could not play defensive counterattacks, all scored in the second half of the third quarter were rebounds and attacks.

Thompson was the first to win, and he spent a few minutes to temporarily let Cavaliers fans sign an 80 million contract extension for his only 88 data.

In the second half, the Cavaliers' coaching staff had a bottom-out routine. The game plan they prepared for the 76ers was implemented, and the effect was very average. The only thing that had a clear effect was to find trouble with Cousins ​​when playing pick-and-roll at the beginning.

However, after Cousins ​​came back in the second quarter, he was much calmer than before. He still had problems with pick-and-roll defense, but his thinking was much better than before.

The 76ers discovered that the Cavaliers wanted to lock their peripheral shooters, so the shooter changed their bird guns and various magic moves, and Hayward cut in and layups, rushed for the frontcourt rebounds, and then scored a few counterattacks, leading by 20 points in three quarters.

He lost too much, and James felt that he couldn't hold his face. He bravely scored 7 points in the fourth quarter to stabilize his morale. Taking over this is what Cavaliers fans have been looking forward to for a long time, but it didn't last, because the 76ers replaced Wei Xia and gave him the ball to him, called the pick-and-roll. Mozgov was forced to face Wei Xia according to Blatt's instructions to change defense immediately when he encountered the pick-and-roll.

Fighting against big people is the most harmful way of attack in contemporary times.

All big men who can't defend against small people will be abandoned.

Weisha accelerated to pass Mozgov, causing Thompson to make a foul that made the quick loan center silent.

This three-pointer basically announced that Mozgov has ended here.

Blatt could only make a desperate move to J.R. Smith, Champet and Delavidova.

They want to fight a tug-of-war.

The Cavaliers were doing everything they could. Even J.R. Smith went to play singles on his back, Delavidova flew to save the ball, and James found a way to rebound in the frontcourt.

They were too far behind, and the 76ers knew in particular how to protect their victory fruits. They were pressing the rhythm, focusing on success rate, and not sloppy attacks, which made the Cavaliers unable to take advantage of the situation within 12 minutes.

James's singles behind were a manifestation of the Cavaliers' blood, but he was always powerless to play back one single like a carrot and rebound in the frontcourt.

Three minutes before the end of the game, Wei Xia cut off James from the front and rushed to the frontcourt. The king who wanted to chase him, and then shot an eight-meter-long three-pointer in front of the king, which was always stuck in his chest, allowing the Cavaliers to persevere.

The 76ers' situation has been decided, which has caused more than two minutes of garbage time in the Christmas battle.
Chapter completed!