Super Role Player

The 76ers are weak in signings. On the other hand, the Cavaliers have made tremendous progress in signings.

In the first 36 games of this season, the Cavaliers only achieved a record of 19 wins and 17 losses, with a winning rate of more than 50%. Obviously, this Cavaliers need to make changes, otherwise even if they have the Big Three, they will not be able to compete with the 76ers.

Therefore, thanks to David Griffin’s efforts, the Cavaliers trade began one after another.

Because it is a re-organized team, the Cavaliers still lack a lot of important elements, such as the big center inside, such as the outside shooter that LeBron James needs.

Coupled with the previous LeBron James injury, the Cavaliers suffered an embarrassing wave of 9 losses in 10 games, so the change is imminent.

On January 6, David Griffin first announced the completion of a three-way transaction after a long period of negotiations. The objects of the transaction were the New York Knicks and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Cavaliers sent Dion Waiters, Alex Kirk and Louis Almondson and a future second-round pick to get the Knicks’ Iman Shumpert, JR Smith and the Thunder’s future protected first-round draft picks right.

The Thunder sent Ran Thomas, a future protected first-round draft pick, to get Dion Waiters from the Cavaliers.

The Knicks sent JR Smith, Iman Shumpert, and got Ran Thomas, Alex Kirk and Louis Amundson, as well as the second round of the Cavaliers.

After this transaction is completed, the biggest winner is naturally the Cavaliers.

From the outside world, the Thunder’s move to acquire Dion Waiters is puzzling. After all, in the Cavaliers, Dion Waiters’ playing attitude and offensive choices have always been questioned. Not only did Dion Waiters have poor shot choices, but even in the Cavaliers. It made a joke that LeBron James asked for the ball and he would not give it, and was dubbed by Chinese fans as the “dad” who will be strong in his life.

So, from this point of view, the Dion Waiters sent by the Cavaliers as a treasure, in a strict sense, actually cleared a thorn.

And the Knicks in line with the idea of ​​cleaning up the stinging JR Smith, caught up with the best 3D player Iman Shumpert, and many people think that it may be a huge loss trade.

Although JR Smith stabbed his head, his personal strength is still no problem. A season ago he was still a strong contender for the best sixth man. At this time, it is only after a season. JR Smith’s problem will only be a question of attitude and ability. There is no problem with it. If you change the environment, JR Smith can still break out.

Therefore, in the end, the Cavaliers got a strong nerve knife JR Smith by sending away the stabbing head Dion Waiters, a second round pick and two insignificant additional players, and a superb 3D Iman Shumpert on the outside. , And even got a first-round pick, this transfer operation was perfect.

Especially the first round pick, two days later, David Griffin used that pick again.

Two days later, David Griffin announced that the Cavaliers had acquired the great Russian white bear Timophy Mozgov from the Nuggets at the cost of two first-round picks. Therefore, after only two trades, the Cavaliers had Reinforced the projection problem of the inside and outside respectively.

On January 7, 2015, the JR Smith Cavaliers made their debut. Although they eventually lost to the Rockets, JR Smith made 11 of 23 shots and scored 27 points and performed well.

After changing a team, JR Smith became the former neurosurgery JR Smith again, scoring 27 points as soon as he broke out.

On January 9th, LeBron James continued to be injured, and another new aid Iman Shumpert also continued to be injured. Although Timothy Mozgov also made his debut on the team, it was also the second time this season. For the last time against the Warriors, the Cavaliers still failed to win.

However, Mozgov performed well, scoring 9 points and 8 rebounds on 3 of 7 shots, perfectly playing the role of the inside gate, and the Cavaliers’ inside problem was also solved.

Then, on January 11, LeBron James still did not return. The Cavaliers faced the Sacramento Kings. The 76ers also faced the Pacers who still did not have Paul George. As a result, the 76ers beat the Pacers 98:92 and won seven consecutive victories. , And the Cavaliers lost again, they lost to the Kings 89:103.

The gap between the 76ers and the Cavaliers is gradually widening, but the Cavaliers fans are no longer surprised by the loss. They have begun to look forward to the return of LeBron James. As long as LeBron James returns, the new Cavaliers can set sail.

On January 13, the two teams played at the same time again. The 76ers played at home against the Hawks, who are currently second in the Eastern Conference, while the Cavaliers challenged the Suns away.

For the 76ers, this game seems to be relatively difficult. After all, the Hawks have a fierce momentum this season. The current record of 28 wins and 9 losses is comparable to the 76ers who have 28 wins and 8 losses.

But the game is starting, and the gap between the two teams is really revealed. Although the Eagles have an excellent regular season record, from the perspective of strength, the 76ers are a championship-level team, and the Eagles are at most only Eastern Finals-level balls. Team, as soon as Anxi made an effort, the Eagles couldn’t handle it.

The Hawks’ outbreak this season is due to Mike Budenholzer’s tactical maturity, but against the unreasonable Anxi, Mike Budenholzer’s tactics are useless.

Facing DeMarre Carroll’s defense, Anxi broke out in a wave of three-pointers in the second half of the second quarter, scoring 15 points in a row, pulling away the originally anxious score in one fell swoop, and then there was no suspense in the game.

The 76ers won again, and the winning streak extended to 8 games. Their record also came to 29 wins and 8 losses, leading the Eagles by 1.5 wins and continuing to rank first in the East.

As for the Cavaliers, LeBron James finally made his comeback, with the Big Three, plus new aids JR Smith and Mozgov. Almost all the main Cavaliers played in the away game against the Suns, but the final result was somewhat different. disappointing.

At 100:107, the Cavaliers lost again. They lost to Jeff Hornacek’s team by 7 points.

Kevin Love and Kelly Irving performed poorly. The only consolation is that JR Smith did have a spark with LeBron James. JR Smith scored 8 three-pointers and scored 29 points, plus LeBron who scored 33 points. Brown James, the two scored 62 points, but still failed to lead the team to win.

A day later, the two teams set foot on the back-to-back arena at the same time, the 76ers back-to-back away to challenge the Raptors, and the Cavaliers arrived in Los Angeles, away to challenge the Lakers.

However, at this time, the media did not pay too much attention to the results of these two games, and more media began to speculate about the second matchup between the 76ers and the Cavaliers this season.

The Cavaliers played the Lakers, the 76ers played the Raptors, and then the two teams were about to meet again.

This game will be the second time the two teams have met this season. The last game was at the home of the 76ers, so this game will be changed to the home of the Cavaliers.

Compared with the last time the two teams faced off against the Cavaliers, the situation before the start of the battle has changed. The 76ers have won a streak in a row, which is already an 8-game winning streak. Will be the last obstacle to the 76ers’ 10-game winning streak.

The Cavaliers are on the contrary. Because LeBron James has been absent for a row, the Cavaliers have lost 9 in 10 games during this period. Recently, they have ushered in a wave of 6 consecutive losses. The miserable cannot be any more miserable. LeBron James returned or lost the last game. The ball is gone, and the situation still doesn’t look better. Now, Cavaliers fans can only hope that the Cavaliers will beat the Lakers and improve their morale.

The different circumstances of the two teams made the public opinion before this game different.

“The 76ers will be all the main players. At present, they have a fierce momentum. The chance of winning the next game is very high. The Cavaliers who are still in the running-in period will not be the opponents of the 76ers.” ESPN expert Mark Stein made the above evaluation.

As for the Cavaliers, USA Today’s Sam Amick also has something to say: “Actually, the 7-point loss in the last game is not the end. The Cavaliers’ condition is obviously improving. The next game is to play the Lakers, Iman Shumpert will also return and the Cavaliers will return to a fully healthy state. Under the new lineup, they will not lose to the Lakers again, but one thing must be said is that they definitely can’t lose to the 76ers. , If they lose to the 76ers again, it will be the real doomsday.”

Zachlovi disagrees with Sam Amick’s view: “I think the Cavaliers will definitely lose to the 76ers, because the Cavaliers are still running in, they can’t beat the 76ers, and now the only one in the league that can defeat the 76ers with pure strength. The Sixers’ team has only the Golden State Warriors.”

Zaklowi mentioned the Warriors, so after reviewing the 76ers’ schedule, some reporters also mentioned the Warriors: “No hurry, the 76ers will encounter the Warriors for the second time in the near future. There is a result, now we need to focus on the 76ers and the Cavaliers battle.”

Hearing such a voice, Zachlowe also immediately played the role of his own data emperor: “If it is the 76ers and the Cavaliers, I think that the Cavaliers at this stage are not the opponents of the 76ers, because they are still running in. Brown James has been injured for a long time and needs to look for his form. Therefore, a Cavaliers who are not at the peak are definitely not the opponent of the 76ers. What’s more, the Cavaliers will have to face the 76ers with a winning streak in the next game.”

“For the future, I think that if the running-in is in place, the Cavaliers have a chance to compete with the 76ers. LeBron James has his own system. The new players JR Smith and Iman Shumpert fit his system perfectly. Gove will also make up for the long-standing shortcomings of LeBron James’ team. By then, the Cavaliers will be a perfect Cavaliers. As long as David Blatter can play the role of the Big Three, the Cavaliers will be the strongest in the East. One of the two teams of, of course, they are not yet.”

Zaklowi’s words have received a lot of recognition, but his last paragraph is considered empty talk.

Let the role of the Big Three come into full play, simple to say, but difficult to do. The biggest problem for the giant team was originally the question of whether 1+1+1 can equal 3 or even greater than 3. The Big Three of the Heat back then was 1+ 1+1 is less than 3.

Therefore, many people are not optimistic that David Blatter can fully play the power of the Big Three.

On the contrary, there are not many giants of the 76ers will be stronger, because Anxi and Pau Gasol can perfectly fit, the role of both can be maximized, this team is the most powerful.

Toronto, before the start of the away game against the Raptors, Anxi was caught by a reporter on the scene and asked a few questions. Except for the first question related to the Raptors game, the other two questions were related to the Cavaliers.

“Can we win the next game? Actually, I want to say that I only focus on the moment, but I think that with our current state, we can win all the games, including the next game, the next game, and even the next game. game.”

“The Cavaliers’ deal? I understand. Both deals are good. The Cavaliers will be our biggest opponent, but it doesn’t matter. We are not afraid of any opponent.

Two questions, one about winning or losing the next game, Anxi showed strong self-confidence, expressing the determination to win, another question, Anxi answered more appropriately, and finally showed his self-confidence.

In the subsequent game, Anxi and the Raptors’ trash brothers spewed trash talk because of the three opening questions.

Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan think that there is too much enthusiasm for the Cavaliers and 76ers before the game, which ignores the existence of the Raptors, and they want to give Anxi a good look.

But after the game started, it was Anxi that really gave them a good look.

Anxi wants to continue his winning streak. He wants to expand his 8-game winning streak to 9-game winning streak, then defeat the Cavaliers and have another 10-game winning streak.

Therefore, Anxi played very seriously in this game. With full attack, Anxi scored 18 points in the first quarter, and the garbage brothers only scored 17 points in the first quarter. The two of them were naturally dull. It can only be made up from the second quarter.

In the first half of the second quarter, Anxi did not play, the garbage brothers took turns out of the field, Kyle Lowry first scored a 9-pointer, and then Demar DeRozan and Anxi played together, and then Anxi exploded.

Just after his appearance in the second half of the second quarter, he made a strong three-pointer against DeRozan’s defense, and made three consecutive three-pointers, and he defended DeRozan’s mid-range shot. Anxi scored 9 points in a row~www.wuxiax .com~ It exploded all at once.

In the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, Anxi ended up by constantly playing high singles, and finally scored 17 points in the second quarter, helping the team establish a 16-point lead in the half.

At this time, Anxi has scored 35 points. For the garbage brothers, Kyle Lowry scored 17 points, DeMar de Rozan scored 14 points, and the two totaled only 31 points, which is less than Anxi alone. Scored 4 points.

In the third quarter, the Raptors had the last chance, but in this quarter Anxi continued to exert force and scored another 15 points. The difference was widened to 20 points, and the game ended in three quarters.

Anxi scored 50 points in the game, and the garbage brothers scored 48 points. Anxi scored 2 points less than Anxi alone. Anxi defeated the garbage brothers in the first battle, which once again shocked the entire North America.

Since Anxi’s return from the fighting ban, Anxi’s state has been so good that he not only won a five-double, but also broke a triple-double record. In this game, he scored another 50 points. In a continuous excellent state, many people started. Worried about the Cavaliers in the next game.

Losing is not terrible. It would be embarrassing if Anxi scored a high score or a new record while losing.