If any team is the best litmus test after the Cavaliers trade, then there is no doubt that it is the opponent they will face tonight - the Miami Heat.
First of all, the Heat are strong enough and their overall strength is enough to rank among the top four in the league; second, if James transfers to the Heat, then the Cavaliers meeting the Heat will basically be equivalent to a battle of old enemies; third, both the Cavaliers and the Heat are currently attracting the attention of the majority of fans. , so when these two teams play against each other, the attention will be infinitely expanded.
Therefore, the Cavaliers want to test their own level, want to raise their morale to the top, and want most people to pay attention to them, then tonight's game against the Heat will be their best opportunity.
The Heat currently have two problems that have not yet been resolved. The first is the cooperation between the Big Three.
This season is the first season for James, Wade and Chris Bosh to team up. Therefore, there are big problems with the cooperation between these three people at the beginning of the season. This can be seen from the average turnovers of James three people per game. come out.
Although as the season progresses, their cooperation becomes more and more tacit, but at present, it seems that the chemical reaction between the Big Three has not yet reached a satisfactory level.
The Heat's second problem is the inside line. Although they got Chris Bosh, their inside line is still weak.
In the fifth position, the Heat have never found a suitable candidate.
There are actually five centers in the Heat's lineup, but these five are all in trouble.
Joel Anthony is too short, Big Z, Eric Dampier and Jamaal Magloire are too old and their condition is quite unstable, while the remaining young player Dexter Pittman is powerful. Also very average.
Therefore, the Heat's No. 5 position is their biggest weakness.
In addition, Chris Bosh has done almost nothing on the defensive end, so whenever they encounter a team with a strong inside line, the Heat's inside line will basically be exploded.
Coincidentally, the Cavaliers' inside line is slightly stronger than the Heat's inside line.
Anderson Varejao plays good defense and dares to play hard. Although he doesn't score much, it doesn't mean he won't score. And **-Hixon has become one of the leaders of the new generation of power forwards after continuously acquiring the abilities of Chris Webber, Pau Gasol, and Ben Wallace.
On both ends of the offense and defense, **-Hixson has made a lot of progress.
The most important thing is that **-Hickson is very confident and proactive in playing now.
In recent games, Hickson has basically scored a double-double. On the defensive end, he also blocked no less than 3 shots in several games.
However, what Fang Chen is worried about is that if Heat coach Erik Spoelstra arranges for LeBron James to defend ** Hickson, then ** Hickson's performance There may be a big discount.
Although LeBron James has always been familiar to fans for his comprehensive skills on the offensive end, there is no doubt that LeBron James is also very strong defensively.
In recent seasons, James has become one of the best defensive players on the forward and defensive lines.
Even from position one to position four, LeBron James can defend.
Therefore, if this happens, Fang Chen will have to take targeted measures.
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With half an hour left before the game started, Quicken Loans Arena was already packed.
About 20,000 fans were sitting in the auditorium, shouting slogans or holding cheer sticks in their hands, and a sea of ??joy was born due to luck.
However, when the Miami Heat players walked from the tunnel to the stadium, the fans in the audience suddenly stopped cheering and booed them.
Especially when the ¡®Little Emperor¡¯ LeBron James came to the court, the boos in the Quicken Loans Arena suddenly became more violent.
It seems that this situation has been expected, so LeBron James did not react much when he heard these crazy boos.
But it can be seen from the slightly embarrassed expression on his face that he still has difficulty accepting such a scene.
After all, James has been here for seven years, and during these seven years, as long as he appears on the court, excited cheers will come from the audience, including countless calls of 'MVP'.
And now
Dwyane Wade patted James on the shoulder, and the embarrassment on the latter's face quickly receded.
??In fact, it¡¯s not the fault of the Cleveland fans, because they never thought that James would leave here and ¡®defect¡¯ to Miami.
They have always regarded LeBron James as the ¡®king¡¯ here, so how could they think of their ¡®king¡¯ escaping from their own kingdom?
Like the previous games, Fang Chen drew the magic box card before the game.
What makes Fang Chen extremely excited is that the player he drew today turned out to be Shawn Marion.
As a two-time All-NBA Third Team selection and four-time All-Star, Shawn Marion was rated as a superstar by the Magic Box system.
Although he has not reached the level of a superstar, in Fang Chen's view, Shawn Marion is infinitely close to being a superstar.
Although his appearance is a bit unusual and his shooting posture is also weird, there is no doubt that Shawn Marion is an all-around fighter, especially his ability to defend from the 1st to the 4th position on the defensive end, which makes the coaches even more excited. Favored.
Therefore, Fang Chen, who didn¡¯t know how to defend the two superstars James and Wade before, was very excited when he got Marion.
Although it is very difficult to defend James, Fang Chen believes that Shawn Marion at his peak will definitely cause some trouble for LeBron James. At least one of James and Wade will always be restricted.
Since Shawn Marion was drawn, Fang Chen made temporary adjustments to the starting lineup before the game.
Fang Chen put Joey Graham on the bench, and the young player who replaced him in the starting lineup was Gerald Henderson, a young player who had just been traded from the Bobcats.
"Obviously, Fang Chen has decided to add Shawn Marion's abilities to Gerald Henderson. After all, the latter is younger, has greater potential, and is more worthy of the team's training.
Therefore, the Cavaliers' starting lineup tonight becomes: center Anderson Varejao, power forward ** Hickson, small forward Gerald Henderson, shooting guard Stephen Jackson, point guard Jrue Ho Ledi.
The Heat¡¯s starting five are: center Ilgauskas, power forward Chris Bosh, small forward James, shooting guard Wade, and point guard Mario Chalmers.
This game is not only a game for James to visit his old club, the Cavaliers, but also a game for the Cavaliers to verify the team's chemical reaction.
So the Heat will be the best litmus test for the Cavaliers tonight.
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