Super Lord of the Rings

Before the finals started, Wang Jun set himself the goal of leading the entire team, rather than just attacking on his own.

Regarding the Cavaliers' lineup, Kidd discussed with the assistant coach and decided to use small ball tactics from the beginning, with Whiteside as a substitute.

Thompson lacks shooting ability. After Bosh was injured, he often started with James. The Cavaliers also use small ball tactics, focusing on breakthroughs and shooting, so there is no need to worry about interior defense problems.

James has put forward a lot of opinions on the Cavaliers' tactics. In the Kings, he was used to playing power forward and tasted the sweetness of small ball tactics.

David Blatt was fired after one year. The new head coach of the Cavaliers is Tyronn Lue. He has been an assistant for many years and finally became a permanent member. However, he has to discuss everything with James. If the two have differences, he must listen to James. Otherwise, he would definitely be the one to leave.

It can be said that Tyronn Lue is the mascot of the Cavaliers.

On June 4, the two sides started fighting in Sacramento.

Kings starting lineup: Curry, Wang Jun, Carroll, Aminu, Patterson.

Cavaliers starting lineup: Bill, Oladipo, Jefferson, James, Thompson.

As a 36-year-old veteran, Jefferson is still physically strong and has a tough style of play. He is 201cm tall and weighs 106kg. He will be played when playing small ball tactics, while Okafor sits on the bench and waits for opportunities.

Okafor came off the bench and was able to get some ball rights in the second quarter and lead the offense. Of course, the Cavaliers did not make this arrangement to train the newcomer, but because they felt that he was inexperienced, prone to being hot-headed, making bad choices, and was not suitable to partner with James.

If you want to win against the King, you can't make any mistakes.

The Cavaliers succeed and fail because of James. They rely too much on the ability of the core. Once the core is suppressed, the consequences will be disastrous.

Thompson won the jump ball. At the beginning of the game, the ball was passed to James, who organized the forward play and Aminu took charge of defense.

James took a step to the left, suddenly started, and broke through with the ball. Wang Jun let go of Oladipo to form a double team, blocking the route.

James separated the ball from the outside, and Oladipo made an open three-point jumper, making the iron.

Aminu blocked James, Patterson blocked Thompson, and Wang Jun grabbed the backcourt rebound and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

Oladipo followed and retreated,

One step ahead of the three-point line, Wang Jun suddenly stopped and shot straight into the face of someone.

Oladipo is only 193cm tall in shoes, so it is difficult for him to play shooting guard. This is why he was selected as the No. 1 pick that year, and many people called it an "upset".

His model is Tony Allen, which does not mean he can defend like Tony Allen. He is good at preventing breakthroughs, but he is much worse at interfering with shots and following up.

Wang Jun knows the characteristics of his opponent and his own advantages, so he adopts the simplest attack method. He shot quickly and in perfect rhythm, raising his right fist high as soon as he landed and watching the ball fly into the basket. 3 to 0.

The Cavaliers attacked, and Oladipo brought the ball to the frontcourt. Just after halftime, he was pressed by Wang Jun and almost violated the rules when he returned to the court.

The Cavaliers have a weakness. Both Oladipo and Bill have average ball control skills and are not suitable for playing point guard. In order to save James' energy, Tyronn Lue arranged for others to carry the ball through the half.

Oladipo wanted to move laterally to find James to connect, but Wang Jun saw through his position. He slapped the basketball away and accelerated to pick up the ball and counterattack.

Oladipo turned quickly, but was thrown away by Wang Jun. He was about to catch up from behind. Wang Jun stepped on the free throw line, jumped up, and dunked the ball in with his right hand! 5 to 0.

Van Gundy smiled and said: "Wang Jun's game now is a slam dunk contest. It is really a pleasure to watch the Kings game. The only regret is the lack of suspense."

McBrin also smiled: "This ball won't get full marks in the slam dunk contest. Taking off from the free throw line is no longer difficult, especially for Wang Jun."

James dribbled the ball across half court, and Aminu did not press, but took a step and a half away, which can prevent breakthroughs and interfere with shooting.

James chose to pull up, avoided the block, and the ball bounced out of the frame.

This season, James' three-point shooting percentage is only 30.9%. After returning to the Cavaliers, his mission has changed. There are no superstar teammates to attract double-teams, and no one will let him go. He must create opportunities by himself.

His statistics have improved compared to when he was with the Kings, averaging 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, but his efficiency has dropped and he is not as comfortable as before.

Thompson and Bill screened from the side and cut in the air, trying to grab the offensive rebound. Wang Jun let go of Oladipo and got stuck inside, jumped up and grabbed the rebound with both hands.

Compared with most insiders, Wang Jun does not lose at all. He turned around and led forward, throwing away Thompson in two steps and moving forward at great speed.

Oladipo blocked Oladipo in the midfield. As soon as Wang Jun passed the half-court, he took a step with his left foot, then changed direction to the right to avoid Oladipo. His body was slightly tilted, one meter outside the three-point line. Pull-up jump shot.

No one has ever played like this on the outside. He succeeded unexpectedly, and no one came to defend him.

Wang Jun gets an open position, even if his movements are slightly deformed, it is better than shooting in front of someone. He grasped the intensity well and scored the ball from 80 degrees on the right, 8-0.

The Cavaliers attack, James passes the ball to Bill on the outside, and the latter relies on the screen to get rid of Curry, and Patterson switches defense.

Bill attracted the defense and passed the ball to Thompson who was cutting in the air. Curry tried his best to interfere. Thompson turned and entered the basket and dunked with both hands. 8 to 2.

As soon as the point guard misaligns his defense, gaps will easily appear. This is inevitable, even Paul, who was selected to the All-Defensive Team, is no exception. Curry's defensive end is often used as a breakthrough by the opponent.

Kidd has a way to deal with it, that is, Wade comes out to play the 2 position, and Wang Jun plays the point guard. The defense is not afraid of misplacement at all. But in that case, Wang Jun and Wade's positions on the offensive end overlap, and Wade can only be a blue-collar player, which is too wasteful.

Curry brought the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Carroll on the right. Wang Jun took a step inside the three-point line and leaned on Oladipo to ask for the ball. Carroll hit the ground and passed the ball in, and then ran to the left, passing the ball to the right. 60 degrees was given to Curry.

Wang Jun leaned back with the ball, turned 45 degrees to the right, jumped up with all his strength, and shot backward. His release point is very high. Even though Oladipo jumped very low, he could only close his eyes and the ball hit the board and went into the frame. 10 to 2.

Wang Jun scored 10 points in a row. He was physically stronger than his opponent and taller, so it was too easy for him to fight in a one-on-one match.

The Cavaliers attacked, James broke through with the ball, and was double-teamed by Patterson and Aminu. The ball was passed out. Thompson was unable to make a mid-range shot and passed the ball to Bill who was running.

In less than two seconds, Wang Jun made up the defense, forcing Bill to pass the ball to Oladipo in the corner.

Patterson jumped out to cover up the defense, but with slight interference, Oladipo's jumper missed again.

Aminu pushed the ball out, but Thompson failed to rush. Wang Jun picked up the ball and passed it to Curry for the third rebound to start a fast break.

Curry took a step and dribbled behind his right hand to make a step-back jumper with his left hand, which missed due to interference from Bill.

It doesn't matter if they don't score, the Cavaliers are already playing to the familiar rhythm of the Kings.

The home fans applauded Curry, and as soon as James caught the ball, the audience booed wildly.

Many people are still dissatisfied that he left when the team needed him most. It is nonsense to say that he left because he wanted to lead the Cavaliers to win the championship. It is true that he only saw the Kings failing.

James was taken a step and a half away from the outside by Aminu, but he did not make another move. He waited for Bill to cover his movement without the ball and pass the ball.

Carroll switched defense in time and interfered with Bill's shooting. The ball bounced out of the frame and Patterson got the rebound.

The Cavaliers' offense was as ugly as ever.

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