Chapter 219: Cavalry vs. Warriors, Warriors are more prepared

The second Christmas battle is between the Cavaliers and the Warriors, the Cavaliers and Warriors battle!

Since they were the opponents in last season's finals, the ratings, needless to say, surpassed the previous game between the Lakers and the Heat.

Curry and Green were interviewed by reporters before the game.

Green is loud and arrogant, saying that he will make the Cavaliers completely fail today.

Curry is quite humble and believes that the Cavaliers are still the best team in the league and today's game will definitely be exciting.

During the interview, Wang Yan was full of respect for the Warriors.

He called the Warriors a championship-level team and said that if they met the Warriors again in the finals, the outcome would be unpredictable.

At 6pm, the Warriors will face the Cavaliers at home.

The Warriors' starting lineup is Curry, Thompson, Green, Bogut, and Barnes.

The Cavaliers' main lineup is Wang Yan, TT, Jamison, Butler and Irving.

In the center circle jump ball, Wang Yan overpowered Bogut and grabbed the first wave of offense for the Cavaliers.

In the first wave of attack, Wang Yan did not make an opening show, but rushed to the penalty area and passed the ball to Jamison to complete the first kill.

Green was very surprised. He found that Wang Yan had become more mature and no longer liked to play games like opening show.

The Warriors attack.

Curry now has absolute shooting rights, so he threw a three-pointer as soon as he crossed half court.

Warriors fans all stood up, full of anticipation.

Unfortunately, it was a little off and bounced to the right.

Bogut secured the rebound and passed it to Thompson.

Thompson made a quick move and got the three-pointer.

The Warriors have been particularly strong recently, mainly because one of the two Splash Brothers always explodes.

As long as one person explodes, the Warriors will be unstoppable!

If two people explode at the same time, they can basically finish three quarters and win by a large margin.

3:2
The Cavaliers attack.

Wang Yan originally wanted to let his teammates play first, but Thompson's three-pointer aroused his competitive spirit.

So in the next round, Wang Yan faced Green's close defense, pretended to break through, then took a step back and shot a three-pointer!
If it was last season, whether he could score or not would basically depend on Wang Yan's touch.

But this season, Green's defensive skills have become stronger again.

He actually pounced on Wang Yan the moment he stepped back.

This caused Wang Yan to lean back when he made his move.

This backward movement shortens the range.

Boom!
The basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced up.

The Warriors home fans cheered.

In their impression, most of Wang Yan's response balls can be scored.

Just as the cheers started, a figure suddenly fell from the sky, grabbed the basketball, and slammed it into the basket!

Tip-in dunk!

Warriors players and fans were shocked!

Isn’t Wang Yan outside the three-point line?

How did it appear under the basket?

In fact, the moment Wang Yan shot, he knew that the ball was short.

So he rushed into the restricted area at lightning speed.

While everyone was stunned, he was already in the air and scored an easy dunk!

Green was so angry that he slapped his head, feeling very upset.

4:3, the Cavaliers lead.

Looking back, Curry used a fake Buddha-worshiping move outside the three-point line to deceive Irving, and then he got to the paint area and made a layup.

Curry has a wide range of offensive options including mid-range shots, lobs under the basket, and high rebounds.

It's because his three-point shooting is too strong, which overshadows his other offensive weapons.

In the next round, Wang Yan assisted Butler, who made a mid-range shot and scored two more points.

In the first quarter, the defensive intensity of both sides was not very high, so the hit rate was very high.

The game was exciting and the fans enjoyed it very much. But veteran fans all know that the real showdown between the two teams will definitely be in the second half.

Because the two teams are championship contenders of the same level, they will not try their best in the first half and will only test each other.

If one party is in really bad condition, then the other party will make an effort.

After the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 34:32, with the Warriors leading by 2 points.

Wang Yan scored 10 points, Irving scored 8 points, and Butler scored 7 points, but Wang Yan also made 4 assists.

Curry scored 13 points, Thompson scored 6 points, and the Splash Brothers were in average form.

In the second quarter, both teams played against each other with substitutes.

The Warriors made several successful trades this season, greatly enhancing the strength of their bench.

Iguodala, Speights, Bazemore, plus David Lee.

To be honest, this lineup is not inferior to the main lineups of most teams.

So at the beginning of the second quarter, when the two teams' substitutes played against each other, the Cavaliers were under pressure.

Although Thomas and Middleton have made great progress, they are still a level behind the old hands on the opposite side.

The score difference continues to widen.

More than four minutes into the second quarter, the Warriors had widened the gap to double digits.

48:37
Scott had no choice but to call a timeout.

It seems that the Warriors' top management is more decisive than the Cavaliers' top management.

Moreover, the Warriors' entire team's salary this season has exceeded the salary cap.

This shows that the Warriors really want to win the championship.

Wang Yan's face was also very solemn. He certainly knew the courage of the Warriors owner.

Before he traveled through time, he knew that the Warriors had paid luxury taxes for many years after winning the championship.

Just to keep the championship lineup.

The Warriors haven't won the championship yet, they just made it to the finals, and the owner has signed several players.

Of course, this still takes advantage of Curry's child labor contract.

Curry was often injured during his rookie period, giving people the impression of a glass man, which resulted in his contract being very cheap.

This allows the owner to have extra money to sign other players.

The Cavaliers replaced their starting lineup first, but the Warriors were not in a hurry.

Mark Jackson used an all-substitute lineup to compete against the Cavaliers' starting lineup.

The purpose is very clear, which is to consume the physical strength of the Cavaliers' starting lineup.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

As soon as Wang Yan came on, he rushed into the penalty area and was fouled by Speights.

It seems that the Warriors substitutes were well prepared and even used foul tactics to fight against the Cavaliers' main players.

Wang Yan made two free throws and the Warriors attacked.

Iguodala dribbled forward and passed the ball to Bazemore.

Bazemore had a good touch today and just made two three-pointers.

This time, after receiving the pass from Iguodala, he quickly scored again!

The Warriors team was in high spirits today, which was really different from last season.

The gap widened again.

In the next round, Wang Yan also made a three-pointer, which relieved the pressure.

However, in the next round, substitute Blake broke through and made a layup, and also caused TT to foul.

2 + 1
Blake made the free throw.

As a result, the Cavaliers' main players failed to catch up with the score, the two sides were in a stalemate, and the score difference remained in double digits.

For the Warriors, this is the best outcome because the main players can rest more.

Wang Yan's face turned pale. He didn't expect that the Warriors substitutes would be so powerful.

Although Wang Yan scored consecutively, he was unable to defend against the opponent's substitutes.

For a team striving for three consecutive championships, this was indeed a bit of a poor performance.

Scott rarely yelled on the sidelines to cheer the players up.

(End of this chapter)