One Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-Six: Tyronn Lue Doesn’t Even Understand Football Anymore
Dinwiddie's appearance did not cause much trouble. After all, fans and the media did not know Dinwiddie's training situation.
There are four minutes left in the first quarter. The Grizzlies' lineup is Dinwiddie, Richardson, Link, Harris and Harrell.
On the Cavaliers' side, Irving, James and Love are still present. It seems that Tyronn Lue will not dare to act rashly before Link comes off the court to rest.
In Tyronn Lue's view, it is impossible for the Grizzlies to continue to open up the score with their current lineup.
Although Link hasn't finished yet, the three giants of the Cavaliers are also there, so they won't be beaten to pieces by Link with a bunch of substitutes.
Maybe the score can be forced to be closer.
Before the end of the first quarter, the point difference was not widened to double digits by the Grizzlies. Tyronn Lue considered the first quarter to be a success.
It would be even better if the Cavaliers can reduce the point difference to less than five points in the end.
As soon as Tyronn Lue thought of this, Link broke through with the ball!
James puffed up his chest and attacked hard. He had no reservations.
Nonsense, James has been recuperating throughout the regular season just for moments like this.
I have to say that James' blocking is indeed quite tough. Link felt as if he had hit a big mountain, and the opponent didn't move at all.
At the same time, Love and Irving also double-teamed. The knight's strategy is to use all his strength to contain Link!
As for everyone else, they can't kill the game anyway.
Link was surrounded, and Owen was ready to steal.
But just when Irving's hand was about to touch the basketball, Link suddenly passed the ball over Irving's head.
Irving immediately turned around. He knew that the direction of Link's pass was Dinwiddie's position!
Of course, it was impossible for Irving to directly let Dinwiddie go, so he turned around and pounced back the moment Link passed the ball.
Although Owen can't run faster than Link's pass,
But against a guy like Dinwiddie, a little interference is enough!
Dinwiddie caught the basketball and looked at Irving rushing towards him, but he was not nervous at all.
This is his first time playing in the finals, and this is his first shot of the game.
But as long as he thinks about his victory over Nash from beyond the three-point line yesterday afternoon, Dinwiddie feels that there is nothing to be afraid of!
He defeated the role model in his mind!
He jumped high and spread his legs slightly. At this time, Owen had already pounced on him. But Dinwiddie still stared at the basket and took the shot calmly.
After seeing Dinwiddie's shooting status, Nash applauded in advance.
That boy listened to all his suggestions.
"brush!"
The basketball hit the net, and Dinwiddie's three-pointer hit the target accurately!
Tyronn Lue has a black question mark on his face, what's going on? Is the situation really changing? In the last game, the Cavaliers had no shot from beyond the three-point line. Whoever shot had the shot. Today is the Grizzlies' turn?
"Good shot, Link assisted Dinwiddie to hit a three-pointer! In the playoffs last season, Dinwiddie was completely unable to open up space on the court, and his three-pointer was simply impossible to watch. However, the Grizzlies The rapid improvement of these young players is an important reason why the Grizzlies can make a comeback this season."
Mike Breen cheered with nearly 20,000 Grizzlies fans at the scene. He had long said that the Grizzlies' offensive would not end so soon.
Nash also stood up from the bench and yelled excitedly. The cheers he imagined did appear. Although they were not dedicated to him, they still made Nash enjoy it very much.
"Damn, what bad luck!" Tyronn Lue cursed in disappointment. The defense was so successful this time, and Link was completely trapped.
Little did they know, Dinwiddie came out to cause trouble.
With just one goal, the point difference became double digits.
The Cavaliers are in crisis. It is no longer enough for them to defend well. The offense must also keep up.
But even if the Grizzlies are only the second team, their defense is quite good.
Irving wanted to get a ball back from Dinwiddie this time. Faced with Irving's fancy moves, Dinwiddie did not stumble.
Dinwiddie's defense is not bad to begin with, and the goal just made Dinwiddie extremely focused.
In the end, Irving made a pull-up jumper without completely shaking off Dinwiddie! Facing Dinwiddie, who has a greater height advantage, although Irving was not taken advantage of, he also failed to hit the basketball.
Watching the basketball come out of the frame, James immediately stuck to Link's side, preventing Link from easily counterattacking.
Sure enough, Tobias Harris passed the ball to Link as soon as he got the rebound.
James saw the right moment and was ready to cut the ball without Link fully grasping it!
But Link flexibly circled the ball behind his head and flicked it to the side, allowing James to miss it.
For the second time in a row, Link successfully avoided a steal.
It was as if he was deliberately teasing Irving and James, passing the ball every time when the opponent was about to touch the basketball.
The target of Link's pass was none other than Dinwiddie!
There is no doubt about Irving's strength on the offensive end, but he is almost useless on the defensive end.
After receiving the basketball, Dinwiddie leaned on Irving and ran towards the basket. It seemed that he wanted to make a big fuss about Irving's weak confrontation ability.
Owen gritted his teeth and insisted, while quickly retreating. Although Dinwiddie is currently playing the No. 1 position, he is completely built as a No. 2 player, similar to Kobe.
Therefore, it is indeed very difficult for Irving to resist.
Irving worked hard to retreat, hoping to find an opportunity to cut the ball.
But after Dinwiddie dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, he suddenly stopped!
Owen's eyes widened, he stumbled and almost fell.
He never expected that Dinwiddie would choose to make an emergency stop outside the three-point line.
Although Irving quickly stabilized his center of gravity and did not fall to the ground in a panic, he was still thrown away by Dinwiddie's emergency stop.
After the emergency stop, Dinwiddie pulled up and shot from outside the three-point line!
Tyronn Lue was shocked. Did Dinwiddie shoot with confidence?
In the influence of most people, Dinwiddie is still the former talented guard who was unreliable in three-pointers and fell due to injuries.
Even though Dinwiddie's three-point shooting percentage has increased significantly this season, people think that Dinwiddie can only shoot some simple open three-pointers.
This kind of pull-up jump shot from beyond the three-point line is not what Dinwiddie should do.
But in fact, Dinwiddie has already had this ability.
Before Irving could interfere, Dinwiddie's three-pointer jumped into the net.
Link sent two consecutive assists, and Dinwiddie also hit two consecutive three-pointers!
The Grizzlies took a 13-point lead during the rotation, completely disrupting the Cavaliers' deployment.
"Beautiful, Dinwiddie's shot was very confident! At that moment, he seemed not to be a substitute at all, but the star of this team. In the first quarter, the Grizzlies had already hit 7 three-pointers. Today , they let the knights also experience the feeling of being drowned by three-point rain!"
After Dinwiddie made another three-pointer, Tyronn Lue suspended the game.
The coach who holds James' instruction manual has long known that the Grizzlies' true strength is much more than what they showed in the first game.
But even though he was mentally prepared, the Grizzlies' strength still left him helpless.
He originally thought that Link, with a bunch of substitutes, would not be able to cause trouble to the knights.
But the rotation lineup was able to widen the point difference, which made Tyronn Lue instantly lose his understanding of the ball.
On the other side, Link and Dinwiddie lightly high-fived.
This year, the helpers around him are all very reliable.
This is why Link dares to claim the title before June 13th.
This is not arrogance, but confidence!
Nash looked at Dinwiddie, who was high-fiving Link, with red eyes.
His regrets were finally somewhat compensated.
"Keep going like this and win the championship after four games..."
Nash said to himself in his heart, and then sat in a corner where no one was paying attention.
Championship?
Nash smiled with red eyes.
I really don’t know what it will feel like when I win the championship.