On the court, the small talk ended as the epic showdown between the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers and the league-leading Warriors officially began.
This season, Cavaliers' head coach Mike Brown further upgraded his specialty—the zone defense.
Randy, the developing Black Bread, always disrupted the opponent's offensive rhythm by constantly switching between zone and man-to-man defense.
While the zone defense is indeed vulnerable to three-pointers,
the high random variability of shooters' touch in each game means the use of zone defense remains impressive until the small-ball era.
Black Bread added variations to the Cavaliers' zone, forming a stable strategy targeting weaker teams during regular season games.
As long as the opposing team fails the Cavaliers' zone test, James would bulldoze through the court, continually expanding the Cavaliers' lead.
However, since the Cavaliers faced the Warriors this night...
