Lillard controlled the ball for half the game and still left it to McGrady to provide support in the center.

After a while of running, Lillard got the ball!

Tyronn Lue on the sidelines looked like this.

The Trail Blazers' current lineup, except for Lillard, has relatively weak independent offensive capabilities, so he has deployed a lot of defensive tactics against Lillard!

Lillard changed direction and broke through Irving and then continued to kill in the penalty area!

Compared to the defense of Rondo in the first round, Lawson in the second round, Beverley and Thompson in the Western Conference finals, Irving is at least two levels behind them.

On the left side of the penalty area, Ade came directly to help defend.

Ade is famous as a good mid-range shooter. Although his defense is not as good as a defensive gate, it is actually above the league's average defense.

Lillard, as Ade's former teammate, obviously knew this. Instead of continuing to force the breakthrough, he distributed it to McGrady at the top of the arc on the right!

McGee didn't stop the ball and passed it directly to McGee under the basket!

“Clang——!”

A frame-breaking dunk from McGee!

There were bursts of cheers at the scene!

2:2!

"The Trail Blazers played very patiently!"

"Yes, the Cavaliers' defense is still a problem.

Although Drummond defended well, his attention was completely distracted by the Trail Blazers' continuous attacks."

Kenny Smith and O'Neill analyzed.

The Cavaliers attacked, Irving controlled the ball past half court, and after taking advantage of Ade's screen, he had the opportunity to directly hit a three-pointer!

"boom!"

No!

McGee protected the rebound and handed it to Lillard to advance.

Two steps ahead of the three-point line at the top of the arc, Lillard shot directly from a long three-pointer.

"boom!"

nor!

"Both sides attacked relatively easily today!

On the Cavaliers' side, Irving and Ade attack first, while on the Trail Blazers' side, Lillard is the centerpiece.

Mistake.”

Before Kenny Smith finished his analysis, Irving failed to grasp the single ball passed by James and slipped out of the baseline.

All the fans at the scene felt the same way.

Neither side was in the right mood at the start of today's game!

Lillard dribbled the ball past half court, and Irving was still the main defender on the Cavaliers' side.

Facing Irving, Lillard did not attack again this time, but moved to create space for his teammates.

McGrady makes a low pivot on the right side!

Handsome, he held the ball with one hand, turned around, and then hit the ground to Millsap who was cutting through!

After receiving the ball, Millsap jumped forward for a layup!

Drummond, who was helping to defend, stretched out his arm to interfere!

After continuously failing to score from the outside, Drummond has predicted that the Trail Blazers may open up from the inside. This time the help defense is very oppressive!

Millsap, who is usually gentle, showed a stern look on his face. He stayed in the air to confront Drummond and then made a folding layup!

"Shua——!"

"Bi~Bi~Bi!"

Score, and there will be an additional penalty!

The scene burst into cheers!

Leonard on the bench bent his arms, showed off his biceps, and praised Millsap for his hard hitting!

In the TNT commentary box, Barkley finally spoke.

"The Cavaliers' defense really sucks.

The pressure on people and the ball is not enough!

They can't even compare to the Warriors, the jump shooting team!

If they defend with this intensity today, they will lose every week.

If you don’t believe it, just watch it.”

Kenny Smith nodded and then analyzed:

"The Cavaliers' method is indeed not as good as the Warriors, but they certainly didn't expect that the Trail Blazers would let Tracy serve as pivot support today.

The Blazers' move also made up for Zhou's absence to some extent!"

"Whoosh!"

Millsap made a solid free throw.

2:5!

The Trail Blazers, who the media expected to be easily defeated before the game, actually took the lead at the start.

On the Cavaliers' side, it's finally no longer a two-man game between Irving and Ade, with James asking for the ball from the left.

"Defense——!" was heard everywhere on the scene!

Zhou Si is no longer here tonight, James' performance is crucial!

The TNT team in the commentary box stopped talking. They wanted to see what the effect would be if James took over the game for the first time today.

This season, James has worked more on the defensive end and has not taken over much on the offensive end. There is even data showing that James is the least ball-loving James and the strongest defensive James!

Facing James, McGrady is impossible to limit one-on-one.

Therefore, McGrady had no choice but to choose to put a little more defensive distance and let James take action from the outside.

Compared with three-pointers, James' breakthrough is obviously more lethal.

The Trail Blazers are also betting that as long as James' three-point shooting percentage does not exceed 50%, they will be completely acceptable. Considering that James' three-point shooting percentage has dropped to 37% this season, this strategy is completely fine.

Boom!

James dribbles to the right and taps forward, then directly pulls up and throws a three-pointer.

The Blazers' defense was so tight, how could he not see it after having experienced many battles?

"Whoosh!"

Against McGrady's late defense, James made a strong pull-up three-pointer!

5:5!

"Beautiful, LeBron scored the goal very resolutely!"

O'Neal praised his old teammates without hesitation.

The Trail Blazers moved without the ball and Courtney Lee missed a three-pointer.

On the Cavaliers side, Adelaide doesn't have a mid-range shot either.

In the first quarter, there was no major physical confrontation between the two sides, and everything was still testing.

The Cavaliers are testing the Blazers' strategy for this game, while the Blazers are testing out the Cavaliers' main offensive line in the first three games.

It was expected by everyone that the Cavaliers would focus on the Big Three, but James did not seem to have the intention to completely take over the game when Zhou Si was no longer around, but instead took more control of the field.

On the Trail Blazers side, Lillard is the main attacker and Tracy McGrady provides support, combining both inside and outside.

The shooting percentages of both sides were not high, and the score was always anxious!

But coach Stotts on the sidelines frowned slightly. James of the Cavaliers could activate unparalleled mode at critical moments. Although they also had Lillard, they were obviously not interested.

As soon as Zhou Si was away, he felt uncertain.

In front of the TV, Zhou Si was not anxious at all. While watching the game with his friends, he was thinking about the Cavaliers' backup plan.

The most exciting moment on the court in the first quarter occurred at 6 minutes and 21 seconds.

After playing for almost 6 minutes, the score on the field was 10:11, which is indeed not high.

In this Blazers' offense, Lillard and McGee got the opportunity to play small and big against Drummond after picking and rolling!

Zhuang Shen defended very forward, but because he had carried an attack before, he did not dare to make any big movements.
To be continued...