Chapter 382: Away from home
The Cavaliers with two victories are enjoying heroic treatment in Cleveland at this time, when Huang Xiang went to buy breakfast in the morning, the owner of the fast food restaurant didn't care about Huang Xiang asking for money, Huang Xiang got 33 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals against the Lakers yesterday, and the perfect performance was of course the most important factor in the victory.
However, Garnett's performance in the two games was more perfect, the wolf king averaged 24.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, 2 steals and 5 assists per game in the two games.
However, this is just the conjecture of Cavaliers fans, of course, there will be some other teams scattered, and Lakers fans are not in the mood at this time, if they really want to, then it means that they admit that the Cavaliers have become a necessary championship.
The game on June 1 said that the main reason for the Lakers' failure, no matter how you blame it, you can't blame Kobe, Kobe Bryant scored 42 points that day, completely showing his identity as an absolute leader, and the Lakers' failure did not have Kobe Bryant for any reason.
What the? Kobe Bryant is too alone? That said, Kobe Bryant also earned 8 assists that day, yes, he was the hero that day, but the Lakers didn't win.
Lakers fans focused their attacks on Bynum and Gasol on the inside, and although these two guys performed well for a while, the combination of Garnett and Howard in the second half still made the finger target these two guys.
The Cavaliers will get on the Cavaliers owner's exclusive flight for the Cavaliers players, and a bunch of guys are waiting for them in Los Angeles.
After three consecutive games on the road, they will no longer win the championship in their hometown, and the Cavaliers can win the championship in advance as long as they win two of the three games, but ...... Will it be that simple?
Obviously impossible, the Lakers are not soft persimmons, their lineup is not weaker than the Cavaliers' gorgeous, among them, there is more than one superstar, and there is more than one when they are playing, and the most important thing is that the pressure they are facing at this time allows them to burst out with greater energy.
On the evening of the 4th, the game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers went on as scheduled.
The lineup of the double reversal has not changed in the slightest, and the lineup of the previous games is still continued, Howard and Bynum jump ball Today, Bynum reversed the failure of the previous few days and slapped the basketball to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant handed the basketball to Wildbrook and then went straight to the Cavaliers halfcourt, Welbrook handed the basketball to Kobe, who rushed forward two steps and raised his hand to shoot a three-point shot, and the basketball went straight to the basket and fell into the basket to bring a trace of the net.
Kobe Bryant's actions made the fans at the scene addicted, and the losses in several games made them feel aggrieved for a long time, and finally the star at home opened with a beautiful goal that directly boosted their morale.
You must know that a team's long-term failure will bottom out the morale to a certain extent, and at this time they will definitely be full of pride, and this time is not the most important, the most important thing is that when they are ready to do a big game, there is a scheming, so that their already fierce autumn wind is even stronger.
The Lakers are in such a situation at this time, Kobe Bryant scored the first difficult goal to raise their morale a lot, yes, the Lakers at this time can be regarded as a group of little tigers, see who bites whom.
In such a situation, the Cavaliers were caught off guard by the opponent at the beginning, Huang Xiang had no chance to shoot at all, and every time he wanted to shoot, Kobe Bryant would run to his side to block him, so in the end, the Cavaliers did not find a slight advantage at the end of the first half, and the Lakers were 52:42 in the first half, 10 points behind the opponent.
In the second half of the game, under the leadership of Huang Xiang, the Cavaliers found a little confidence, but then Kobe Bryant singled Huang Xiang again to make Huang Xiang lose his touch again, and then he gradually reduced his chances, because he failed to shoot 4 times in a row, and he didn't want to waste the Cavaliers' chances.
And Huang Xiang ended the shot, and then the Cavaliers didn't have a confident guy at all, Scott had to pause and rearrange the tactics, looking at the high-headed generals in the last game, he really wanted to go up and slap one by one.
"Huang Xiang, find the feel, lead the generals, and bring the game back to me." Scott's words were like a thorn in Huang Xiang's heart, Huang Xiang felt very uncomfortable, he didn't know what was wrong with him, he actually missed continuously.
In the ensuing game, Huang Xiang made a few tentative shots, only hitting one goal to find a little confidence, and then Huang Xiang began to lead the team to start a counterattack, but his purpose was not to attack, but to help his teammates find form.
The third quarter ended with the Cavaliers 80:82 Lakers, and the Cavaliers had a pretty good run in the quarter, mainly in the second half, of course.
The last quarter, the pivotal one, completely lost the suspense at the moment when Howard was injured.
At that time, Howard held the ball and went straight to the inside, Bynum went up and slapped him hard, the basketball was slapped down by him, and at the same time, Howard also fell to the ground.
Howard rolled back and forth holding his feet, the beads of sweat on his head were so conspicuous, injured, all the players of the Cavaliers were stunned, and several people on the court went straight to Howard, and finally Howard was carried out, and when he left, the doctor said "Good words to catch the last game." ”
Quiet, surprisingly surprised, they didn't expect such a result, without Howard's Cavaliers, the interior line was completely paralyzed, Garnett alone could not carry the Cavaliers' interior line, although he tried his best to fight, but in the end the Cavaliers still couldn't stand the Lakers' home madness, and finally the Cavaliers lost the game 89:97.
The Cavaliers' defeat boosted the Lakers' morale, and similarly, the Cavaliers' loss of Howard also lowered the Cavaliers' morale a lot.
In this game, Huang Xiang shot 8 of 23, got 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and his performance was okay, but compared to his previous performance, looking at his shooting percentage, no one will cheer for him.
However, Garnett's continuous outbursts on the inside when Howard left did not cause the Cavaliers to lose even worse, this guy scored 32 points today, and at the same time had 16 rebounds and 5 blocks, which made him very comfortable, but the victory was not on his side.
Therefore, the Cavaliers at this time fully experienced the psychological pressure of the previous Lakers.
But that's fine, so they can perform better in the next game.
On June 6th, the Cavaliers started the game with the Lakers again, and the Cavaliers O'Neal served without Howard on the court, Howard was diagnosed with a foot muscle strain and needed to rest for about half a month, but Howard asked the hospital to treat it with all its might, so it is estimated that he can play in about a week, of course, there are some side effects, and it is estimated that he will rest for another month.
The Cavaliers restarted this game with the resentment of the defeat in the previous game, and Huang Xiang opened with a three-point long-range shot and hit.
Then the Cavaliers began to erupt en masse, even O'Neal scored eight points in the first half against his old club Lakers, and at halftime, the Cavaliers led the Lakers by eight points, yes, at the Lakers' home court by eight points.
In the second half, the Cavaliers took the initiative into their own hands. Garnett directly blew up Gasol on the inside, and scored 8 points on the inside line 4 times in a row, which made Gasol very aggrieved, but there was no way, Howard was sitting on the sidelines, and these Cavaliers guys all played a life-threatening game, and it was difficult to play.
In the end, the Cavaliers won 92:87 at the Lakers' home court, and the gap in the game was not very big, but the Cavaliers' victory, the Lakers were not convinced, and the Cavaliers were all furious.
The June 8 game is the Cavaliers' last game on the road, and this game is a key game, if the Cavaliers win, the Cavaliers will directly win the championship, and if they lose, they will either win the championship at home or watch their opponents win the championship.
Huang Xiang twisted his ankle and chatted with Howard off the court, Howard recovered well, and now the basic running is fine, even the doctor is surprised that this guy's body has recovered, but this is also a good thing for the Cavaliers.
Originally, Howard wanted to play today, but at this time, Howard was obviously not suitable for this kind of high-intensity confrontation battle, so he had no choice but to leave it to the rest of the Cavaliers to fight for himself.
But later, Howard was really disappointed, and he really went up to fight himself.
The gap between these two teams is really not very big, so whether it is the opponent who wins, we can only regret it, and it is difficult to guess which team will win before the game.
The Cavaliers played well at the beginning, Huang Xiang hit two goals in a row to open up the situation, and Garnett also controlled the situation on the inside, but with the decline of physical strength, Garnett's physical strength also had problems, this guy is not the stunned young man before, the young wolf king who fought for more than forty minutes, but a veteran in his thirties, so Garnett needs to rest.
And when Garnett rested, the Cavaliers' interior disadvantage leaked.
There is no core main force to sit in, so Williams and O'Neal have to block the attack of Bynum and Gasol, these two guys, all the depression they have received in the past few days has been sprinkled on Williams, a young player, and O'Neal, a veteran.
Williams didn't feel anything, he was bullied more than once by a big forward who forced him, and he didn't care very much.
But O'Neill, this guy who has been in the limelight for more than ten years is very aggrieved.
I'm old, you guys just bullied me like this, when I was a shark without fans, right? One for two...... I, O'Neal, am also the top 10 of the world's fans' favorite stars, and you're looking for death.
But angry is angry, O'Neill can't do anything at all.
Such a Cavaliers can only be bullied, who makes their interior line inferior to their opponents, in the end it is normal for the Cavaliers to lose to the Lakers by 9 points, the two sides fought to a 3:2 draw, the last two stops, all in Cleveland, and the next game, Howard, will pay 100%.