Chapter 833: The Most Perfect Team

Latest website: James feels that he must be under the curse of losing the opening game.

In 2010, the first regular season game after the formation of the Heat's Big Three ended in defeat.

At that time, the league was hyping up the Big Three showdown between the old and new teams. So the battle between the Heat and the Celtics became the highlight of the opening game. The final outcome ended with the "Green Jersey Army" winning by 8 points.

Now, four years later, James also lost in the first game he faced after returning to Cleveland.

However, this time James lost even more miserably than 4 years ago...

"The Cavaliers definitely didn't expect this result, and they definitely didn't expect what they went through tonight."

Looking at the Grizzlies who had already sent a substitute lineup, Hubie Brown on the commentary table couldn't help but shake his head.

Fans paid close to $800 for admission, and ESPN devoted almost all its resources to this game, not just to watch garbage time.

In people's expectations, this game should be extremely fierce, and the two sides should fight until the last second. If the Cavaliers can topple the Grizzlies, that would be even better.

However, everything the fans fantasized about did not happen. There is no fierce confrontation, no soul-stirring chasing after each other, and there is not even the slightest suspense in the game. By the end of the half, the outcome seemed certain.

At this time, there are only 3 minutes left before the end of the game. The new Cleveland Cavaliers are still 22 points behind the Grizzlies.

The Cavaliers have become the focus of fans around the world this summer. They have acquired James and Love, making this small city team the protagonist of the basketball world.

But today, they played a game that was completely inconsistent with the level of attention they received.

The Cavaliers have indeed changed. They have three superstars, they have the treatment of a national broadcast, and they have the eyes of the world.

But the Cavaliers seem to have remained unchanged, because they still can't win the game.

At this time, the live camera scanned LeBron James. Sitting on the bench, he had dull eyes and no energy at all. This "trip home" is really disappointing for James.

Made 5 of 15 shots from the field.

Among them, he only made 1 of 5 three-pointers and only scored 17 points. In addition, there were as many as 6 personal mistakes! James' performance today can never be described as excellent.

Many media said that James' performance today was average. In fact, the word "average" is a great honor to James.

If it were Link who scored this statistic, the media would definitely use "a piece of shit" to describe Link's performance.

James was completely suppressed by Link on both ends of the offense and defense today. It seems that successive losses on the defensive end have also affected James' performance on the offensive end. In short, James definitely failed to fulfill the responsibilities of a leader today.

After James, the camera gave a close-up of Kevin Love's face next to him.

Love held his chin in despair, his eyes dull. Today, the white power forward scored 19 points and 14 rebounds, scoring a double-double as always.

But Love's shooting percentage of only 42% made his double-double less valuable. As an insider, even if he plays outside, his shooting rate is less than 45%, which is unacceptable.

The Cavaliers played best today, but it was the youngest Irving. 22 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 53.3%. He is more like a giant than James and Love.

However, Irving has always been difficult to defeat with one punch and four hands, and his outstanding performance did not cause any waves. The Grizzlies firmly controlled the situation and rhythm in the second half. Even if Irving recovered, it was already too late.

The first battle between the Cavaliers' Big Three was unexpectedly embarrassing.

In sharp contrast to the Cavaliers' side is the Grizzlies bench.

On the bench, the Grizzlies players were talking and laughing. Although the game has entered garbage time, as long as a teammate scores a goal on the field, everyone on the bench will stand up and cheer.

It is not difficult to see that the atmosphere in the Grizzlies' locker room this year is still very good, and the players get along very harmoniously.

In fact, this can be seen from the performance on the court. Today, the Grizzlies players showed their strong offensive ability with the ball. Everyone has an opportunity to attack, and everyone does not compete for it.

Whether it's Link, Butler, Harris, Conley or Iguodala and Carter on the bench, everyone has the opportunity to attack with the ball.

Under normal circumstances, the Grizzlies have too many offensive points with the ball. The Cavaliers only have two ball-holding points, James and Irving, and people are worried about the distribution of ball rights.

But the magic of the Grizzlies is that even with so many ball-holding points, there is no obstacle to the distribution of ball rights.

Because everyone on the Grizzlies team can seamlessly switch between offense with the ball and offense without the ball!

Harris can play Love alone with the ball, but he can also transform into a space-based fourth position.

Jimmy Butler can score in isolation with the ball, but he can also quietly be a 3D player.

Even Link is willing to give up the ball at any time to help his teammates open up space.

Therefore, everyone on the Grizzlies scored very evenly today.

Link only played three quarters before clocking out, so he "only" scored 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists today.

Butler scored 21 points, and his performance was not inferior to that of the preseason.

Harris scored 18 points. He has always had a low sense of presence, which made Love lose face.

Conley had 13 points and 8 assists. He proved that he is a true All-Star.

From individual performance to team performance, the Grizzlies are a level above the Cavaliers.

James' new Big Three are still far from a championship.

In the end, the score between the two teams was fixed at 122-97. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Memphis by 25 points!

The fans in FedEx Arena were happy, but this result was undoubtedly unacceptable to many fans outside Memphis.

Although fans are unhappy that James has jumped ship again, the Cleveland Cavaliers are indeed the best hope to prevent the Grizzlies from winning three consecutive championships this year.

However, in the first game of the new season's opening game, their hopes were severely thrown to the ground by the Grizzlies, and they did not forget to step on them twice.

Their hopes were dashed before they even began.

After the game, David Blatter was caught by reporters before he knew what was going on. When he came back to his senses, he realized that the rest of the Cavaliers were walking quickly towards the tunnel at the end of the game.

Yes, David Blatt has to take the blame today, whether he takes it or not.

The water in the NBA is really deep.

"You lost by 25 points in your first official NBA game. Coach Blatt, how do you evaluate this defeat?" The reporter was also merciless. Although Blatt became famous in Europe, in the NBA, he is someone who can be bullied. The rookie.

"..." Blatt was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that NBA reporters would rub salt in the wound so bluntly.

Although Blatter didn't say a word for a long time, the reporters still had no intention of leaving. It seems that if you don't say something, you will never be able to get away.

Therefore, Blatt, who had been thoroughly educated, slowly approached the microphone and said, "The intensity and rhythm of the NBA are very different from those in Europe. The Memphis Grizzlies are very strong. They perfectly solve the problem of having many ball-holding points." The issue of power distribution and shot distribution. I think they are the most perfect team in the NBA at this stage."

Blatt praised the Grizzlies. He thought he would be able to get through by praising his opponent. But this rookie coach still thinks of the NBA too softly.

"So, do you admit that the Memphis Grizzlies are much stronger than the Cleveland Cavaliers now? Isn't your task to lead the Cavaliers to the championship? Do you already think that the goal cannot be achieved?"

Blatter's face turned pale. Sure enough, the so-called sportsmanship and gentlemanly demeanor are just capital used by winners to show off!

In the NBA, a place where strength is paramount, losers are not even qualified to show sportsmanship and gentlemanly demeanor.

The Memphis Grizzlies did teach David Blatt a good lesson.

In the end, Blatter turned around and "escaped" in great embarrassment, leaving without answering reporters' questions.

He really hopes that there is a team that can surpass the Grizzlies now, because he does not want to play the Finals in this intimidating place in six months. Well, if he can make it to the Finals without getting fired.

But Blatt soon sighed. He said before that the Grizzlies are the most perfect team at this stage, and he was not flattering.

It's almost impossible to find a better team than the Grizzlies right now...

The "Long March" had just begun, and Blatter felt that he could hardly go on.

It's not that the knights aren't good enough, it's just that their opponents are too powerful.