Chapter 483: Betting on a Pack of Spicy Strips (4/4!) )
Miller and Jones combined for 16 shots in the second half, but they hit just three of them, which was not enough to force the Cavaliers to re-expand their defense.
And no matter how strong Wade's ability is, it will be difficult to play in the face of the Cavaliers' inner line.
In the end, in the midst of a banging iron on the outside of the Heat team and the uproar of the fans at the scene, the Cavaliers beat the Heat 58-32 in the second half, and finally defeated the Heat 111-88, expanding the series score to 3-0.
Wade scored 32 points in the first half, but only scored a total of seven points in the second half, and the final score was fixed at 39 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 turnovers.
Jones and Miller combined for nine points on 3-of-16 shooting.
On the Cavaliers' side, Paul had 23 points, 11 assists and 3 steals, Yao Ming had 16 points, 16 boards and 6 assists, Carter had 21 points and 5 boards, Artest and Battier each scored 12 points, Parsons had 8 points, and Hill had 6 points, 5 boards and 4 assists.
3-0, no team that has ever fallen behind in the history of the NBA can turn the tables, the Heat team is not bad, but it is definitely worse than the Cavaliers, not to mention that the Cavaliers still have a Tang Tian.
After watching the last game, basically no one thinks the Heat can win the series.
After a two-day break, the series resumed in Miami.
Spoelstra made another change, replacing Miller with Beasley in a compromise line-up.
Wade also broke out completely on the verge of elimination, scoring 45 points and 9 assists in the game, Jones hit 5 three-pointers at a super level, and the Cavaliers didn't feel good at the front, and the Heat narrowly won 104-101 to pull one back.
But Wade can't be so explosive all the time, and the Cavaliers' forward line won't be unable to open one after another.
Back in Cleveland three days later, the Cavaliers beat the Heat 40-23 in the first quarter, and finally defeated the Heat 113-91 in the game, eliminated the opponent 4-1, and reached the Finals for the third consecutive year.
The establishment of the knight dynasty is really only the last step away from them.
But at this moment, the fans' eyes stayed on the Cavaliers for a while, and then immediately shifted to the West.
There, the Thunder team, which was originally 0-2 behind, counterattacked, and has achieved a big reversal, with 3 consecutive games, and the big score was 3-2, but they got the match point in advance.
Now that Game 6 of the series is playing on the Oklahoma Horse, if they can finish the game smoothly, it will be equivalent to "sweeping" the Spurs 4-0 after falling behind 0-2.
This is simply the realistic version of "no surprise, no surprise"!
Tang Tian and Cassel also came to the Oklahoma game.
"Don, do you think the Thunder can win tonight?" Kassel asked Tang Tian with a smile before the game.
After all, when he arrived at the scene, Kassel also let go of the chat.
"Yes." Tang Tian gave a definite answer.
He has already seen the videos of these games, and this young Thunder team has an obvious feature that it is the home dragon, the away bug, and the last game is won, and it has basically won the series.
"So sure? I think the desperate situation will explode. Kassel said a different opinion.
"After all, there is Manu in a desperate situation?"
"What?"
"Nothing." Tang Tian smiled and shook his head, he just remembered some stalks from his previous life.
"If you say something about Ginobili, it's a little bit, the more critical the three old guys are, the more stable the game." Cassel nodded.
At this time, the game had already begun, Tang Tian didn't speak again, but put his eyes on the field.
The game started quickly, and Dio gave the Spurs the chance to attack first.
Looking at Manu in a desperate situation, Ginobili came up and hit a three-point shot by blocking and dismantling.
And this also sounded the clarion call for the Spurs to attack.
This is the match point for the Thunder, and for the Spurs, they are eliminated directly if they lose, and they have no reservations from the beginning.
Ginobili was followed by Parker, who assisted Duncan to score back-to-back points, and even scored a 3-pointer after hitting a jumper.
Under his leadership, the Spurs have completely opened up on the offensive end.
On the contrary, the Thunder, who have always been at home, have a dumb offense and frequent mistakes, and it looks like they won't play at critical moments.
At halftime, the Spurs led the Thunder 63-48, and they shot 9-of-15 from three-point range in the first half, shooting more than 54.5% from the field.
"Let's see, or I guessed it right, the more critical the three old guys, the better they played." Cassel said with a laugh.
In addition to Parker's magical stats of 21 points and 10 assists in the half, Ginobili scored 12 points on 4-of-4 three-point shooting, and Duncan also had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
"GDP" got two-thirds of the Spurs' points.
"It's not over yet." Tang Tian smiled.
"Why don't we gamble on something?" Kassel was in the mood.
"Okay, then bet on a pack of spicy strips!" Tang Tian said with a smile, watching the ball is boring, and it is indeed necessary to have a lot of color.
"Spicy strips? What is that? ”
"We'll go to the supermarket when the game is over, and you'll know when the time comes." Tang Tian smiled and didn't say in detail.
"Good!" Cassel nodded, what he could buy in the supermarket was not valuables such as gold and silver watches, he could still afford it.
Coming back in the second half, the game between the two teams continued.
Cassel was expecting the Spurs to go straight to garbage time, but shortly after the start of the second half, Westbrook made consecutive steals, and Durant hit consecutive shots in the positional battle, while the Spurs, on the other hand, not only failed to score, but also made frequent mistakes.
The Thunder went on an 11-2 run and continued to close the score, leaving the margin of one point at the end of the third quarter.
The Thunder beat the Spurs 32-18 in the first quarter.
Kassel was stunned, but Tang Tian was not surprised at all.
The Spurs have been on the Spurs for so many years, although the GDP is great, but it has become a little older every year, and the physical strength has decreased a little bit every year.
In the fourth quarter, the Spurs' physical problems were further highlighted, and the Thunder came off the bench and played a wave of 7-0 attacks under the leadership of Harden, and they directly overtook them.
Although Ginobili hit two 3-pointers on the offensive end after that, it couldn't stand the Thunder's young people's physical strength, and Westbrook, Durant and Harden's talent overflowed, and the Spurs were powerless to turn the tables on several waves of strong attacks in the second half of the fourth quarter.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the Spurs 107-99 at home and fell behind 0-2, achieved a 4-0 "sweep" and eliminated the Spurs 4-2, reaching the finals for the first time in team history.
Durant exploded with 34 points and 14 rebounds, Westbrook contributed 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Harden scored 16 points, and Ibaka also had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks.