Chapter 390: Knight's Home Field
On June 5, Game 2 of the Finals continued on the Warriors' home court.
Zhang Xiaotian was ready to fight against an upgraded version of James, but the result surprised him.
James was still not in great shape, and although the second quarter briefly erupted for a few minutes and scored in double figures in the first quarter, it could not prevent the Warriors from leading again to end the half.
In the third quarter, the Warriors came out of the three-point line and took away the game in a wave.
What's even more worrying is that Lefu was injured and went down, and the Cavaliers lost the game and lost the general.
The Warriors' 33-point victory over the opponent gave people the feeling that the Finals were not as good as the Western Conference Finals.
Although Zhang Xiaotian grabbed a few points in the fourth quarter, he still felt a little unsafe, he had hope for the finals this time, and he didn't need to play in the last quarter, wasn't it aimed at him.
To be honest, he also drifted a little bit, and the point was that the knight's performance was a bit poor.
After the game, Cavaliers veteran James Jones also said in an interview that the Warriors' success is not without reason.
Iguodala, the Warriors' 10-million-level bench, was a little cautious, "We've done a good enough job, and the Cavaliers will bounce back." ”
In James' playoff history since 2009, after losing the first game, he won all of them in the second, and against the Warriors, he wanted to continue that tradition, so the little emperor appeared silent after the heavy loss.
There are two days of rest before going to the home stadium and then the pace picks up.
It is said that Lefu will not be able to play after the game, and the atmosphere of preparation for the Warriors is very relaxed.
The team is more concerned about the health of the players, especially Curry, than the tactical training.
It's already the finals, and when he goes to the away side, Yang Feiyu also follows, but not with Zhang Xiaotian.
She contacted a few local female fans in the fan base, and those fans didn't know that the hardcore who helped to contact was Yang Feiyu herself, and she regarded it as a welfare, and planned to accompany the daughter-in-law of the god to have a good visit.
On June 8th, the Quick Loan Arena, the Cavaliers fought against the water.
The Cavaliers had no way out, and Love was confirmed to be absent, so the Cavaliers had to adjust the lineup and let the veteran Jefferson start.
The Cavaliers still insisted on using a small lineup, and even Iguodala, who had made a few polite remarks in front of reporters before, felt that they had won.
Then the Warriors paid the price for their arrogance, as the Cavaliers exploded with 16 points in the first quarter, while Curry and Klay Thompson were both frozen, and the team fell behind by double digits all of a sudden.
If there is any change in the Cavaliers' tactics, it is, it is the defensive improvement plus the star effect.
Without Love, it is more convenient for the Cavaliers to change defenses, and it stands to reason that the Cavaliers' offense will be affected, but Irving's unreasonableness completely offsets the impact of Love's absence.
In the second quarter, Klay Thompson took the lead in adjusting his hand, and Zhang Xiaotian's offense and defense against James did not suffer, but the Warriors still trailed by 8 points at halftime.
With the Warriors' attack power, a single-digit score behind is nothing at all, the key is their own offense.
Curry must open this point, otherwise he can only play a pseudo-first-tier team.
After the Cavaliers returned to their home court, they had regained the demeanor of a strong team, and if they led to double digits, it would be difficult for the Warriors to come back no matter how strong they were in the final quarter.
A star of Curry's caliber was certainly able to adjust in time, and he returned to his killer nature in the third quarter.
It's just that James, who has been defended by Zhang Xiaotian in front of him with a low shooting rate, suddenly opened, and with Smith's convulsive three-point shot, the Warriors were planted in the third quarter, which has always been strong.
Zhang Xiaotian tried his best in the last section, but he was still unable to return to the sky.
The only consolation is that Zhang Xiaotian scored a double-double of 30 points and 10 rebounds, which greatly improved his statistics.
Speaking after the game, James said: "Tonight we were finally back to our rhythm and it was a team win and my team-mates encouraged me to lead them and told me to play aggressively and I did that. We all have moments when our brains are short-circuited, but we have to learn something from previous mistakes and games. ”
Speaking about his own takeover, James said, "I didn't take over today's game, Kyrie took over the opening and finishing of the game for most of the time. ”
Speaking to reporters, Smith said he didn't care about questioning, "I just put them in the corner of my head and turn them off." ”
Tristan Thompson, the Cavaliers' only reused interior lineman, was in a happy mood after the game and shared the secret of the victory with reporters, "As a team, we know that we have to give our all in every game, we need to play better tonight, we have to do this, the coach told us, and as players, we also know how to push the best of ourselves to win." ”
Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue did not tell reporters the timing of Love's comeback, leaving the outside world suspicious.
Lefu was embarrassed, he won big without the team.
However, professionals understand that this is just a coincidence, Curry and Klay Thompson are in a slump at the same time, and Irving has taken the opportunity to explode, and this situation is difficult to happen again.
Regardless of how Irving and James perform next, the Splash Brothers will definitely adjust.
"With tonight's big win, the momentum has reached the Cavaliers' side." The league-famous Magician tweeted his thoughts on the game.
The Warriors were not in a good mood when they lost the game, and they didn't say anything in the interview, Zhang Xiaotian behaved normally, not like the losing side at all.
"We're going to win four games first, and if you know me, you know what I mean."
Zhang Xiaotian no longer hesitated and used Mr. Key's active skills.
He started off well defending James, but the more he got to the back, the more difficult it became.
This is also the difference between James and Durant, Durant uses shooting as his main weapon, and the threat will change after the consumption is large, while James has more offensive means and better physical strength, and it is difficult to win Zhang Xiaotian when he fights for consumption.
Some people may not understand that James' offense looks rough, but it is only an illusion caused by James' strong physical fitness.
To what extent is James' physical fitness, take Zhang Xiaotian as the benchmark to know, after improving the attributes of strength and confrontation, Zhang Xiaotian can even bully Durant in this regard, but he still suffers a little in front of James.
James is a player who uses a certain skill to the extreme, that skill is called breaking through the ball, which sounds very low-end, in fact, James has his own system because of this skill, and the tactics of the team he has been in are also a variant of breaking through the ball, and there is a sub-skill called breaking through the basket, and James has also reached the extreme.
What is it to use it to the extreme, just look at Curry, Curry is the ultimate of three points, and an extreme can turn a player into a top All-Star, not to mention the more comprehensive James.
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