As the Cavaliers made two consecutive trades, their lineup also underwent considerable changes.
Currently, the Cavaliers have a total of fifteen players, which is exactly the number stipulated by the league.
There are three players at the point guard. In addition to Jrue Holiday, who was just traded from the 76ers, there are also Daniel Gibson and the injured Ramon Sessions.
On the forward and defensive lines there are Stephen Jackson and Gerald Henderson, Anthony Parker, Joey Graham, Jamario Moon, and Christian Irons who were recruited from the Bobcats. Plus 'three-point king' Jason Kapono.
Most of these players are swingmen, and some players can even play as a guest at the first position, so Fang Chen can adjust with ease when adjusting from the first to the third position.
??The Cavaliers have five players on the inside, namely Anderson Varejao, ** Hickson, Ryan Hollins, Leon Bowie and Samardo Samuels.
Fang Chen was a little worried about the team's inside line, because except for Anderson Varejao and ** Hickson, the remaining three players were of limited strength. When these two starters came off the court to rest, Ryan- The three Hollins may not necessarily be able to perform reassuringly.
However, the team's outside line can be said to be very promising. Even looking at the entire league, the Cavaliers' outside line can be ranked at least in the upper middle.
This makes Fang Chen very satisfied. While rebuilding, they did not give up this season. The team's overall strength and potential have been improved.
On the day the Cavaliers completed these two transactions with the Bobcats and 76ers, they had a game against the Detroit Pistons in the evening.
And Stephen Jackson and others also came to the Cavaliers to report during the day, so in tonight's game, these newly transferred players can all play.
For the current Cavaliers, this game is a game that tests the team's chemical reaction. Although these players have only played one match against their new teammates, tonight's game can test whether they can have excellent chemical reactions.
This game is the home court of the Pistons. This team's performance this season is not very good, it can even be said to be quite bad.
Currently, the Pistons are ranked at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and have their worst record in recent years.
Therefore, there was no packed house at the Auburn Hills Palace Arena tonight. Even because the Cavaliers are not a strong team, the Auburn Hills Palace Arena only had less than 70% attendance tonight.
Fang Chen and others don¡¯t care about this. What he cares about is whether their new lineup can create a more exciting chemical reaction in tonight¡¯s game.
Before the game started, Fang Chen performed the card drawing task as usual. This time, the player he drew was Ron Artest, which really surprised Fang Chen.
Fang Chen is no stranger to this player. He was the instigator of the fight at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Of course, Ron Artest's ability at his peak was quite good, especially on the defensive end.
Artest has been selected to the All-NBA third team once and the Best Defensive Player once, so his peak state was at the All-Star level, even close to the level of a superstar.
However, Fang Chen attached Ron Artest's ability to Gerald Henderson, because in his opinion, Gerald Henderson is a young player with considerable potential. It can be cultivated well.
And players like Joey Graham and Jamario Moon are already very old, so Fang Chen automatically ignored them.
However, for this game, Fang Chen did not include Gerald Henderson in his starting lineup. He wanted to regard Gerald Henderson as the team's sixth man.
In this way, an unexpected effect can be achieved.
Due to two trades, the Cavaliers' starting lineup has changed a lot, at least for tonight's game.
For the game against the Pistons, Fang Chen's starting lineup is: center Anderson Varejao, power forward ** Hickson, small forward Joey Graham, shooting guard Stephen Jackson, point guard Gerrard -Henderson.
At six o'clock in the evening, the game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons went on as scheduled.
The Pistons' starting lineup is the same as before. The center is Ben, the power forward is Jason Markhill, the small forward is 'Little Prince' Taishian Prince, and the shooting guard is 'Mask Man' Richard. Hamilton, the point guard is Rodney Stuckey.
Although there were not many fans at the Auburn Hills Palace Arena for this game, this game attracted a lot of attention from domestic fans.
In addition to the recent popularity of the Cavaliers, there is another important reason, and that is Tracy McGrady.
During the offseason, McGrady joined the Detroit Pistons, so for McGrady fans, the Auburn Hills Palace Arena is their home court and they must pay attention to every game.
It¡¯s a pity that McGrady¡¯s condition has been affected a lot due to his injuries in recent years. Therefore, McGrady has not played much playing time in the past two seasons.
But despite this, Tracy McGrady¡¯s fans still support their idol very much.
The game kicked off with a three-pointer from 'Little Prince' Taishaan Prince. Joey Graham and Stephen Jackson successively made contributions. Under their leadership, the Cavaliers responded. A 6-0 spurt.
What makes Fang Chen a little happy is that 4 of the 6 points were assisted by Jrue Holiday.
Richard Hamilton tied the score with a three-pointer, and Jrue Holiday then broke out, scoring 5 points in a row and leading the team to a 9-0 attack wave.
15:6, the Cavaliers led by 9 points, and the Pistons were forced to time out.
Fang Chen and his team are very satisfied with Jrue Holiday's performance.
¡°At least the chemistry tonight was very good.
After the timeout, Rodney Stuckey hit a hollow three-pointer into the net. The Cavaliers missed consecutive shots and did not score for nearly 3 minutes.
Jason Maxiell and Rodney Starkey made shots one after another. Jrue Holiday assisted Gerald Henderson and hit a three-pointer to stabilize the morale of the army, but Jason Maxiell then made a violent attack. After successfully dunking, Greg Monroe scored 4 points with consecutive shots and penalties, quickly helping the Pistons equalize the score.
At the last moment of the first quarter, the Cavaliers, led by Jrue Holiday, responded with a 6-0 attack wave, leading their opponents 28:22 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers played an almost unparalleled offense. With Jrue Holiday's pass at every opportunity and Gerald Henderson's fiery touch, the Cavaliers quickly expanded their lead to double digits.
Before the end of the half, the Cavaliers used their strong performance on both offense and defense to expand their lead to 19 points.
In the third quarter, the game lost its suspense. The Cavaliers staged a massacre 118:87 at the Pistons' home court, the Palace Arena of Auburn Hills.
The excellent chemical reaction displayed by the whole Cavaliers team in this game made Fang Chen extremely excited and made all Clevelanders happy.
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PS: This chapter was coded in an Internet cafe. I really don¡¯t have much time to code at home. The year is approaching and the updates are not good. I¡¯m sorry for this and feel helpless. In the next few days, I will stay up all night coding for one or two days, so please don¡¯t leave. You can criticize me or even scold me, but please don't involve your family members. Thank you~
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