Time passed quickly, and more than a month passed quietly.
In Shen Xiao's private indoor basketball court. The entire Cavaliers, from the main lineup to the substitutes, practiced seven seconds of offense every day, shooting from the outside, and shooting at least 1000 three-pointers from the outside!
Now, the entire team. They were all full of confidence in this tactic.
In mid-September, when Morning made an appointment to go to the local medical center for a check-up, he was told by the doctor. His kidney failure had miraculously healed!!
Mo Ning was ecstatic when he heard the news. He immediately called his good friend " Auntie " and his schoolmate, Ewing.
The Cavaliers had already confirmed their 12-man roster.
Number 1: Steve Nash, Mo Williams. Bobby Jackson.
2: Andre Iguodala, Raja Bale.
No. 3: LeBlanc James, Gerrard Wallace.
4: Shawn Battier, Alonzo Mourning.
Number 5: Dwight Howard, Maxin Gortat, Dikembe Mutumbo.
On October 2nd, the NBA preseason began.
Shen Xiao directly asked the first assistant, Tom Thibodeau, to lead the team. He brought along five substitutes for plastic surgery, as well as Uncle Mu and Bobby Jackson, as well as a free agent with a short 10-day contract to participate in the preseason.
The eight-man rotation was enough to cope with the preseason.
The rest of the main lineup trained in the gym every day.
Time passed quickly. Soon, it was the end of October, and the 03-04 regular season officially began.
The opening game was played by the Mavericks 93-109.
Heat 74-89.76
Suns 82-83 Spurs.
At noon that day, the entire Cavaliers took a private plane to Sacramento, California, to challenge the Kings.
This was Shen Xiao's first time leading a team to play an away game. Before the game, the game received a lot of attention. It was broadcasted on ESPM Sports Channel and TNT TV.
A brand new and young Cavaliers team, with an average age of only 19.7 years old, played a shocking storm in the summer league and won the summer league championship.
The head coach, Shen Xiao, was indeed the big boss of the Cavaliers. This was also the first time in NBA history that a team owner was both an owner and a head coach.
Golden No. 1 Center Stadium.
Shen Xiao brought Olajuwon and Tom Thibodeau. They had just walked through the entrance passage for the players and had not had the time to go to the locker room when they were stopped by the reporters from the ABC television station.
"Hello, Shen. May I ask why you want to be a manager?”
"Is there a law that states that an NBA boss can't be a head coach?”Shen Xiao retorted directly and then walked to the locker room without saying a word.
"Hakeem, did you choose to join the Cavaliers and become a defensive coach because Shen is very rich?”The reporter from the BBC was a little dissatisfied with Shen Xiao's domineering attitude just now.
"Hey, I've already retired. I'm not the main character today." Olajuwon smiled slightly, revealing eight white teeth, and skillfully responded to the reporters.
"Haha, it wasn't me either. It's not Worthy either." Ewing was wearing a blue shirt, his right shoulder resting on Olajuwon's.
"James Worthy, how can you rely on LeBlanc James?”The TNT reporter walked up to the famous Laker player.
"Uh…his talent is outstanding. He has a lot of my shadow when I was young.”
In the away team's locker room, Shen Xiao held the tactical board and explained today's pre-match tactics.
"The starting lineup is Steve Nash at number one, Iguodala at number two, James at number three, Shane Battier at number four, and Dwight Howard at number five.”
"Stephen, you have to remember. Do not engage in positional warfare. Dwight, you have to run out of the paint and do more high pick-and-rolls with Nash.”
"When defending, Battier and Howard stood outside the reasonable collision, blocked shots for me, and grabbed the rebound. Create an offensive foul."
"Iguodala, you have to defend against Peja Stojakovic, especially when he's a three-pointer. It's best if you can make a foul." Shen Xiao looked at Iguodala and reminded him in a deep voice.
"Okay, coach."
Iguodala nodded with a serious expression as he stuffed his teeth into his mouth.
"In addition, as long as you find an opportunity, pass the ball to the outside line and shoot a three-pointer. Those who are attacking, run without the ball.”
"James, trust your teammates. As long as there was a good opening, he would pass the ball out.”
"Remember, after you go on stage. Don't think about my starting position. As long as the opponent shoots, it doesn't matter if the ball goes in or not.”
"Two of the three of you, charge to the front immediately. Iguodala, you pass the ball."
"Remember, from passing the ball to receiving the ball and then shooting, you must complete it within seven seconds!”
"Yes, sir! Coach!" The five starting players stood up and shouted.
Then, the live DJ began to play music and introduced the players with a shocking voice.
That night, at eight o'clock, the referee blew the whistle and the match officially began.
Howard stood at the center line. He had just leaped up and grabbed the basketball. The basketball fell into Iguodala's hands.
"Attack quickly!" Nash commanded his team without hesitation.
James and Battier had rushed into the Kings 'penalty area a second ago.
Iguodala sent a delicate long pass to Battier, who then passed it to James.
Swoosh!
James stopped, jumped, made a mid-range jump shot, and entered the net.
Only four seconds had passed, and the fans in the stadium had yet to react. Even the five starting players of the Kings were still in a daze.
This was because the entire attack was too fast. It caught them off guard.
Shen Xiao was wearing a silver suit and did not wear a tie. Instead, he unbuttoned two buttons and stood by the bench with his hands on his hips as he shouted loudly.
"Battier, you go outside. Defend! Defend! Defend!"
The offense and defense switched. The Kings 'starting point guard, Mike Bibby, had just passed the half court with the ball when he saw Battier rush out of the paint and open his arms to block in front of him.
He subconsciously wanted to pass the ball, but the moment he passed the ball, it was cut by a hand and directly intercepted.
James and Nash, seeing Battier intercept the ball, did not hesitate to charge into the opponent's penalty area and quickly pushed forward.
Battier also rushed to the front.
Mike Bibby and Peja Stojakovic, the two small defenders, quickly retreated.
Three against two.
Battier had just passed the front field when he directly threw the ball high into the opponent's blue box.
Boom!
James bent his legs and jumped high. He raised his right arm to grab the basketball and used a tomahawk!
"Ah!"
James came down from the blue frame, pounded his chest with both hands, and roared at the camera at the bottom line.
"Beautiful!"
When Shen Xiao saw the frequent dunks, he was the first to stand up and rush to the technical desk. He jumped onto the technical desk and waved his right hand excitedly.
This scene was clearly recorded by twelve cameras.
"Shen! Please come down. It's dangerous. Or I'll give you a technical foul.”
The referee quickly ran over and persuaded Shen Xiao to come down.
In the next six minutes, Iguodala and Battier successfully restricted the two defenders of the Kings and obtained three steals.
Nash and James. As for Howard, he played outstandingly and relied on seven seconds of attack to make long passes. The three of them scored a total of 21 points, including four of the six three-pointers and 12 points.
The Kings, on the other hand, only scored a pitiful seven points by relying on free throws.
Knight 21-7 King!
All of the points that the Knights had scored were obtained from the transition between offense and defense.
The Kings 'head coach, Rick Adelman, was forced to call a time-out.
Not long after it started, it was stopped.
"Haha, James, Nash. Well done!"
"How about this, Nash will take a break later. Williams, you go."
"We'll use the V-shaped attack tactic. James, you feel good. You dribble.”
During the time-out, Shen Xiao looked at Nash, who was sweating profusely, and asked him to rest for a while.
"Okay, coach." Mo Williams nodded and took off his team jacket, looking eager to try.
……
At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Kings by a double-digit margin, 40-26, and entered a long pause.
"How about this, in the second quarter, Nash comes on and Williams comes off.”
"Iguodala, Battier, Dwight, James, you guys take a break.”
"Raja Bale, Gerrard Wallace, Alonzo Mourning, Maxin Gortat, the four of you go onstage.”
"The strategy for the second quarter is still to use seven seconds of attack. Nash, if there's an open three-pointer, you pass it.”
"Mourning, Gerrard, both of you have two stable points. Mid-range shots, jump shots, hook shots were all fine.”
Four up and four down!
Shen Xiao sent out a group of bench bandits and began to expand the score.
The second segment began.
The Kings saw that the Cavaliers had switched to the substitutes, but they did not switch to the main lineup. They wanted to bully the Cavaliers 'substitutes.
They caught up with the score.
Generally speaking, a team's reserve lineup was made up of role players.
However, the Kings never expected that the Cavaliers 'substitutes would be a bunch of bench bandits!
Maxin Gortat guarded the inside line and made three consecutive big shots. Gerrard Wallace made a strong breakthrough and made a series of dunks.
In addition, the old general, Mo Ning, was covering the flanks. Instead, they scored 12-5 and pulled away the score.
Gerrard scored four out of six and scored eight points in a row. Marin Gortat scored two points with a 12-foot mid-range jump shot. Mourning scored two points with a small hook.
The Kings 'head coach, Rick Adelman, called two long timeouts in a row, but it had no effect.
At the end of the second quarter, Rick Adelman had no choice but to replace the main lineup to rest.
Because they were too tired. He had to rest.
Shen Xiao took this opportunity to replace James and gave him the right to fire without any warning.
In three minutes, LeBron James changed directions and broke through the ball. He scored eight points, two rebounded, and one assist.
James 'assist was from Steve Nash, who chased after him from a 45-degree angle!
Swoosh!
Hollow Net.
The halftime end of the game beeped, and the scoreboard showed that the Knights were 70-40 kings.
The half-court difference was a full 30 points!
The fans in the stadium were shocked and booed.
They would never have thought that the weak team from last season would be completely different this season.
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