Chapter 608: We Are the Champions
The Lakers served on the sideline in the backcourt, Ye Xuan received the sideline serve from his teammates, and then began to slowly walk towards the opponent's half, but this time, Ye Xuan was obviously not ready to force a breakthrough by himself, and after several rounds of breakthroughs, Ye Xuan's physical exertion was not small, so he directly passed the ball to Clarkson at the top of the arc, and after Clarkson received the ball, he directly beckoned Gasol to pull it out to help him block and dismantle.
After the block, Clarkson immediately dribbled the ball laterally with two steps, Thompson really switched defenses, and Gasol ran inside as if he had just done, and James had no choice but to follow. Clarkson faced Triste Thompson in front of him, and suddenly made a direct move to break through in the left-hand direction, Thompson was about to pounce and follow, and Clarkson's side immediately changed direction and rushed to the right-hand direction, Thompson's defensive skills were not bad, and he immediately followed, but Clarkson's action was obviously not so simple, and he immediately used a change of direction again, and after this change of direction, Clarkson directly took a step back and returned to the three-point line, Then it's time to make a three-point shot.
I have to say that Tristan Thompson's defensive skills are not bad, and Tristan Thompson seemed to have an epiphany suddenly after Irving went down, so he was not shaken off by Clarkson, but pounced directly on Clarkson, ready to block, but as soon as he jumped up, he knew that he had suffered, because he found that Clarkson did not jump and shoot outside the three-point line, although it was true that he could not dribble the ball with both hands, but he pounced like this, didn't he give the opponent a chance to make a foul? Sure enough, in the next second, Clarkson rubbed the basketball towards TT, and then pushed the basketball in his hand to the basket.
Basketball was a little awkward because Clarkson's shooting posture was a little awkward, but the referee's whistle sounded, Clarkson caused the opponent's foul and got three shooting opportunities, although Clarkson's free throw shooting rate was not as exaggerated as Ye Xuan's 98% shooting rate, but as an outside player, Clarkson's free throw shooting rate was obviously not bad. Steadily shot all three free throws to help the Lakers score another 3 points, and the difference between the two teams has been narrowed to only 3 points in an instant.
The Cavaliers obviously won't give up this game easily, after all, if this game is lost, their efforts this season will be all in vain, so the Cavaliers immediately made a comeback, and it was George Hill who controlled the ball and came to the frontcourt, but this time, Hill did not choose to pass the ball to James, but let Love come over and make a block for himself, and then immediately started to break through, although Solomon Hill's defensive skills are good, but his on-the-spot adaptability after the opponent's blocking and changing defense is still a little worse, So it was easy to be shaken off by Hill, and after Hill passed Solomon Hill, he immediately went to the Pacers inside, ready to end the offense with a layup.
But he didn't dare to go too deep into the Lakers' restricted area, because Gasol didn't lose his defensive position in the Lakers' restricted area, so Hill took two steps inward and found that there was no chance to make a layup, so he had to try to solve this battle with a mid-range shot, this time the mid-range shot was not interfered with by other players, so it was relatively accurate to drill into the basket.
However, looking back, there were fewer personnel who could have been rotated, and now there are fewer players who can be rotated after injuring Irving, and the Cavaliers' disadvantage has become apparent, and their physical strength has gradually begun to have some problems, George Hill showed his weakness when defending Ye Xuan's breakthrough, and there were some problems with his footsteps and defense, and then Ye Xuan seized the opportunity to throw him away, and then hit a key shot.
After that, the Cavaliers' offense began to have problems, George Hill came to the front court with the ball, and then handed the ball to James who was in the high position, and then he began to run without the ball, Ye Xuan was naturally in hot pursuit, but on the way, a Tristan Thompson suddenly came out to help George Hill make a no-ball cover, Ye Xuan's pursuit of the pace was delayed, and it was already very difficult to catch up with the opponent. And George Hill also took the opportunity to run out of the vacant position, James's pass was immediately sent out, George Hill received the basketball and was about to force a layup, although Gasol's defense came very timely, but George Hill still relied on his personal ability, dodged Gasol's block in the air, and lightly threw the ball into the basket, but it was the last action of sending the ball to the basket, George Hill was deformed, resulting in the Cavaliers' exquisite cooperation could only end in iron.
Gasol grabbed the rebound blindly, and immediately passed the ball to Ye Xuan, wanting Ye Xuan to find a chance to break fast, but the Cavaliers' retreat was not bad, so Ye Xuan could only suppress the rhythm, and then organize an attack after his teammates were in position, and after his teammates were in position, Ye Xuan immediately called Gasol to step forward to block and dismantle, and then immediately started to break through and rushed to the inside line. Carrying Tristan Thompson in the air and hitting the ball directly, and causing a defensive foul again, Ye Xuan slowly walked to the free throw line and shot the free throw, after the ball was hit, the Lakers had unconsciously overtaken the score, although the Cavaliers looked like George Hill and Tristan Thompson stood up after Irving's injury, but in fact, the two of them 'Stand up' is based on some shots and offensive mistakes, so instead of helping the Cavaliers, it has turned the Cavaliers into frogs in warm water, feeling that their team has no problems, and at the same time, they have already been overtaken by their opponents.
In fact, what the Cavaliers need most at this time is to make personnel adjustments, George Hill has rarely played a full 12 minutes in a game, which makes his movements on the court now become a little sluggish, although he knows that he only needs to go down and rest for about three minutes, the situation will improve, but in this case, no player will take the initiative to apply for the game, which is too cheap, and the hard support has not been able to help the Cavaliers, With the final two and a half minutes left in the third quarter, the Lakers officially took a one-point lead.
And in the next two minutes or so, the Lakers relied on the newly replaced Nick Young and Randle to play a wave of 7:3 small high court to expand the difference to 5 points. The Cavaliers went from leading by 8 points to trailing by 5 points in the third quarter. The two teams played a 21:34 in this quarter, the Lakers won by 13 points in a single quarter, and the Cavaliers played very strongly at the beginning of the third quarter, but then the play became worse and worse, and in the last four minutes, they only scored 5 points, which is undoubtedly fatal for a team in the finals.
The game continued in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers were not only able to use fresh blood to continue to put pressure on the Cavaliers, but also be able to replace Ye Xuan and Solomon Hill, who had been playing for a long time in the third quarter, to rest, and this period of time will also be the last chance for the Cavaliers to recover their points and play momentum.
But often at this time, one or two role players will make mistakes in their busyness, and this game is like this, under heavy pressure, Deron Williams, who was temporarily replaced on the top cylinder, made a mistake, and in the offense, one of his offensive fouls disrupted the offensive rhythm of the Cavaliers, and he should have seized the opportunity of Ye Xuan and other main players not on the court to make a fuss, As a result, Gerald Green, who has not played in the entire Finals, immediately hit an outside three-pointer when he came back.
After that, the situation gradually went in the direction that the Cavaliers didn't want to see, they didn't be able to chase the score back when Ye Xuan, Wade and Gasol were not substituted, but played back and forth with the Lakers bench bandits led by Clarkson, Deron Williams didn't get too many opportunities to play in the Cavaliers, so you can't expect him to suddenly stand up and save the team, after all, he is no longer the little tank that eats and sleeps to play Paul.
In the third minute of the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced Wade and Gasol first, while Ye Xuan was put off the court to continue to rest, and the Cavaliers replaced the main players such as Love and TT who had not rested for a few minutes, plus James, who had not been replaced in the second half, the Cavaliers almost became the lineup in the third quarter, but the point guard position became air, James took on the task of ball control, and George Hill's position became Richard Jefferson.
The game continued, the Cavaliers attacked again, James immediately called Tristan Thompson to block and dismantle after controlling the ball to the frontcourt, and then immediately started to break through, rushing to the inside, after hitting the inside, James launched an attack directly to the opponent's basket, dodged Larry Nance Jr.'s block in the air, and steadily sent the basketball into the basket.
But looking back, Wade's breakthrough made his good brother James completely sad, Wade, who held the ball on the outside, faced Korver's defense, completely let go of himself, and went directly into the restricted area after a change of direction, and then the lost steps for many years also reappeared in the rivers and lakes, and hit the ball directly after shaking Lefou, this goal not only helped the Lakers stabilize the situation very well, but also beat the Cavaliers back with a few waves of counterattacks.
After this round, the Cavaliers were no longer able to organize any decent, continuous scoring rhythm, and the Lakers were also in a stalemate with their opponents, gradually pulling the score wider and wider, and Ye Xuan off the court was also replaced again in the middle, but at this time, the situation of the game no longer needed Ye Xuan's strength, and after playing a soy sauce on the court and brushing two assists, Ye Xuan was replaced again, and the Cavaliers also replaced James and others in advance and announced their surrender.
At the end of the game, the Lakers completed the reversal again after falling behind for two and a half quarters, and this game was quite dramatic, because the offensive efficiency of the two teams was frighteningly high in the first half, but since then, the scoring efficiency of the two teams has deteriorated, one quarter is not as good as the other, and when it comes to the last quarter of the game, the Lakers only scored a total of 24 points, and the Cavaliers are even worse, only 16 points are scored, but that's it, the Lakers still defeated the Cavaliers 130-117, resulting in a big score of 4: 0, completing the sweep of the opponent in the series.
The high score of 130 points is also the highest score in the finals in recent years, this game is mainly the offense of the two teams, especially in the first half of the game, it is too exaggerated, the Cavaliers have led 80:72 at the end of the first half, if this score is placed in 04 05 when the Pistons beat the Spurs, it is estimated that it can be regarded as the score of the whole game.
And the turning point of this game also makes people feel a little regretful, Irving's injury made those neutral fans who were originally expecting the Cavaliers to fight back and win a game, and then they were able to watch one more game directly lost the desire to continue watching the game, and the final result was exactly as they thought, the Lakers finally completed the comeback, and then swept the Cavaliers and won the championship.
Anyway, the finals of the 16-17 season have finally come to an end, and the Lakers have successfully lifted their 17th championship trophy again at the Quick Loan Center under the leadership of Ye Xuan. This has allowed the Lakers to successfully catch the Celtics' record of 17 championships.
In the finals, Ye Xuan was able to send an average of 39.5 points, 10.5 assists and 7 rebounds per game, and he was also able to average 2.5 steals and 1.25 blocks per game, except for the block data is less than Gasol's 1.5, and the rebounds are 9.5 per game, all other data are the first in the team, and even the two items that are not the first are ranked second in the team.
In fact, this year's finals are indeed much worse than the Western Finals, mainly because there are several differences, first of all, as long as Ye Xuan is not restricted in this lineup of the Lakers, then the team is easy to be quickly revitalized after Ye Xuan's point is opened, and among the Warriors, Klay Thompson's defense and Iguodala's defense can somewhat limit some Ye Xuan, so this makes the Lakers not completely dominant in the game with the Warriors, and the Cavaliers are different. They didn't have a defensive guard to curb Ye Xuan's play, so they let Ye Xuan call for wind and rain in every game in the finals.
The second is the two points of Irving and Lefou, compared with several stable firepower points of the Warriors, Irving and Lefou's performance is obviously much worse, not to mention that Irving is because he was limited by Ye Xuan, let's just say that Lefu did not play the dominance that he should have as an All-Star level power forward, coupled with TT's sleepwalking and the lack of strength of the benches, the Cavaliers were fortunate to reach the Finals.