Chapter 706: 3 to 1 (4/4!) )

At 105-99, the Nets pulled one back in the first game at home, bringing the overall score to 1-2.

The Nets had six players score in double figures, and Deron scored a team-high 21 points, and they took team basketball to the extreme.

The Cavaliers' top scorer was still Irving, who had 33 points and 4 assists on 11-of-30 shooting and 8-of-10 free throws, while James only made 13 shots in the game, scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-13 shooting.

It was a team win and a great example of how the Nets used off-court factors successfully.

With this victory, the Nets have a chance to be on the same page as the Cavaliers.

Game 3 between the Thunder and Warriors moved to Oklahoma.

Somewhat similar to the Nets, the Thunder are also a young team, and after they returned to their home court, they swept away the decline of the second game, scoring a super high score of 133 points in the whole game, and the two less were both 30+, and the Warriors were beaten by 28 points, and the overall score was rewritten to 2-1.

With this game coming to an end, fans are also looking forward to Durant and James meeting again in the Finals for a head-to-head showdown of top small forwards.

"Believe in ourselves, win this game and turn seven games with four wins into three games with two wins."

Before Game 4 of the Nets-Cavaliers series began, Tang Tian continued to verbally encourage his players.

The Nets have a gap in hard power, and only by playing every game as if it were the last game, turning BO7 into BO3 and then BO1, the greater the hope of qualifying.

The good news is that the Cavaliers don't mean to adjust their strategy, and that's the best news.

On May 23, local time in the United States, the fourth game of the Nets and Cavaliers series continued in Brooklyn, New York.

The Barclays Centre was packed with people, and the enthusiasm of the fans was far greater than in the first game.

The Nets' final win in their last game gave them plenty of confidence and they had plenty of reason to believe the home team would make it to the next game.

And as long as the two sides return to the same running line, the possibility of the Nets reaching the Finals will skyrocket.

The game started quickly with the cheers of the fans, and the Cavaliers started attacking Irving as soon as they came up.

I don't know if Blatter doesn't believe in evil, or James insists on doing this, or if the Cavaliers are confident in their own strength and can choose to do so willfully, the Cavaliers, like the information released by the media before the game, did not adjust their strategy.

The two sides were still deadlocked in the first quarter, and when it came to the bench transition, the Nets stepped up tonight with Oden and Booker, who helped the home team take an eight-point lead, but Irving was hot in the second quarter, scoring 10 points in the first quarter to help the Cavaliers hold the situation.

The two sides ended in a 55-all draw at half-time.

The situation wasn't too bad for the Nets, who still had a chance to build an advantage in the third and fourth quarters.

However, in the second half, Irving extended the hot hand of the first half to the first quarter, and Deron and Gordon, who shot outside the room, had no choice, scoring 16 points in a single quarter, allowing the Cavaliers to establish a double-digit lead.

The Nets struggled to catch up in the following games, closing the margin to single digits several times, but in the end they couldn't catch up.

112-102, the Cavaliers defeated the Nets again in Game 4 of the series, rewriting the series to 3-1, and they were only one step away from the Finals!

Irving felt hot tonight, shooting 16 of 24 from the field, scoring 39 points and 6 assists, and reaping the game by himself.

James still didn't shoot much, scoring 21 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists on 8-of-15 shooting, but after the game, he looked excited in front of the media and kept praising Irving's performance.

It's completely understandable that he's in this mood, and the outside world is trying to make the Cavaliers internal unrest, but he chooses to support Irving, and Irving doesn't live up to his trust.

"We are more confident than ever." At the end of the interview, James summed it up directly.

He was excited to have a helper like Owen by his side.

The day after the Cavaliers and Nets game ended, Game 4 between the Thunder and Warriors also ended at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

The Thunder replicated the rhythm of the Warriors' second game, beating the Warriors on both ends of the floor and eventually winning 118-94 to make the score 3-1.

Two 3-1, although the process of the two teams is different, but the game ended up showing a one-sided trend.

The Cavaliers and the Thunder, after three years, have a high probability of meeting again in the Finals.

The 2.0 version of James and Durant's PK is close at hand, and fans are looking forward to it more and more.

Cavaliers and Thunder fans cheered, while Nets and Warriors fans weren't so uncomfortable.

The defending champions are just shy of their regular season record with 73 wins, and they are likely to be a little short of the championship in the Western Conference finals.

The series will return to Oakland, but the Warriors are closed in training, fans are not in high spirits, and the outlook is bleak.

And the Nets are in the same situation.

They had the chance to make it 2-2, but Irving's outburst made it all come to naught.

There aren't many 1-3 reversals in history, and there's never been a division final.

In other words, the team that is 1-3 down has to win 3 games in a row to advance, and how can the team that can win 3 games in a row fall behind 1-3?

Tang Tian also sat in the coach's office for half a day.

He has already used both what he can and can't use, and there is still a gap in strength between the Nets and the Cavaliers.

James Nets can't solve it, and now Irving is in such good shape.

This is not even something that the system can solve.

Tang Tian encountered the most difficult situation since coaching the NBA.

His index finger kept tapping on his desk, and after a long hesitation, he decided to take a gamble.

Before the start of this day's training, Tang Tian put forward his idea at the regular meeting of the coaching staff.

"Defense is the key to winning the game, and we have no way back now but to fight the Cavaliers defensively."

Tang Tian's thinking was recognized by the coaching staff.

Now the Nets have two options, either remove Jokic and the Cavaliers to play a small lineup, fight for speed, and fight for offense; Either it's the defenders fighting the position and the defense.

But in fact, it makes no sense for the Nets and the Cavaliers to fight offensively, firstly, they do not have the same firepower as the Warriors, and secondly, the defense is also the key to the Nets being able to play with the Cavaliers so far.

"I'm going to have Longday as the team's starting small forward, I'm going to have him defend LeBron, and I'm going to have Jimmy playing against Irving." Tang Tian continued.

Jefferson Jr. is the Nets' current defensive ability second only to Butler, but as a rookie to defend James is risky, but this is a bet, after being cornered, stud a hand.

Won the club, and lost to work in the sea.