In the past 18 games, 17 wins are second in the East! Another four-star team was born, with an average age of 24, and Zhan Huang finally rose after leaving the team
On February 11th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Raptors sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Cavaliers, and the operation of the Raptors at the trade deadline was not understood at all, they seemed to be rebuilding, but they were not like rebuilding, and the Cavaliers did not move, they wanted to maintain the current lineup, because they had good chemistry in the recent past, and the battle was also won, so let's talk about the game process first, and then talk about the players' play.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Barnes scored two points to take the lead for the team, Mobley responded with an inside kill, Barrett and Quickley scored one after another, Mobley and Mitchell scored one after another, and then the game entered the time of the Cavaliers, relying on the play of Niang and LeVert, they led the opponent by 6 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' firepower continued unabated, with LeVert and Okoro leading the bench to a climax to extend the lead to more than 20 points, and the Raptors trailed by 20 points at halftime.
Easy to fight Quickley scored 5 points in a row to help the team narrow the difference, Mitchell and Mobley responded with three points in succession, Barrett broke through the kill, Bolt scored 4 points in a row, Allen and LeVert scored in response, relying on excellent offensive firepower, the Cavaliers withstood the opponent's counterattack, and at the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers led the opponent by 22 points, although the Raptors still didn't want to give up in the final quarter, but the difference was too big, and they were powerless, and the team finally lost to the Cavaliers 95-119.
The Raptors operation is incomprehensible
In this game, Barnes scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 9-of-15 shooting, Barrett scored 14 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-13 shooting, Quickley didn't play well, got 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, new recruit Olynyk got 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Abaki scored 8 points, the Raptors team to be honest, their rebuild doesn't seem to have the desired effect, and this team is a little "four like" after some operations at the trade deadline.
First of all, they sent Sika and Anunoby before the trade deadline, and the team established a rebuild, but then they bought out Schroder and Thaddeus Young in exchange for Dinwiddie, which is equivalent to giving the Nets two players for nothing, just these two players, not for stars, but can be exchanged for second-round picks, right?
You must know that many teams were willing to send a protected first-round pick to get him, but the Raptors were stunned and didn't send him away, and then the team also sent Porter and a first-round pick to get Olynyk, what do you say is this like a rebuilding team? Don't draft a veteran, is this going to form a hometown basketball? Barrett and Olynyk, two Canadian players, are back, are they rebuilding when they fall to the ground, or do they want to chase the record? After some operation, I can't understand it.
The knight is too steady
The Cavaliers showed the depth of their lineup, with a total of 8 players scoring double-doubles, Mitchell scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Garland got 11 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Mobley scored 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, Allen got 18 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists, Strus scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, LeVert got 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench, Niang scored 11 points, Okoro scored 12 points, and the Cavaliers also won 9 consecutive wins after the win, and now ranks second in the East.
The Cavaliers have lost one of their last 18 games, the best in the league during the same period, so why have they been able to play so well? One of the main reasons is that the chemistry of the quad is getting better and better, last season the Cavaliers relied on such a quad to kill the fourth in the East, but at that time Mobley and Garland were too young so the team was eliminated in the first round, the two have experienced the baptism of the playoffs, and now they are more mature, plus Allen and Mitchell are in good shape, they have their own Big Four, and the average age of the four of them is only 24.5 years old.
That is to say, if the Cavaliers dare to spend money, they can keep this combination for a long time, their chemistry and tacit understanding are now very good, which is why they can play dominance in the East, Mobley's projection ability was very limited before, but after returning from this big injury, not only did his state not decline, his projection has also been enhanced, and now he can open up space for Allen, Garland is now also sacrificing data and taking the initiative to play the role of point guard, which also allows the four cores to have a more reasonable division of labor.
The Cavaliers formed their four-star team, after 18 years of James' departure, I didn't expect them to complete the rise of the team in just a few years, I have to admire Altman's ability to operate, without the luxury tax, they formed a four-star, but also played dominant, James has a player option in the offseason, if he doesn't consider the whereabouts of his son, will he choose to leave the Lakers and return to Cleveland? If he returns, he may be here until he retires, and the key team still has a chance to win the championship.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Cavaliers and Raptors?