Chapter 84: Eastern Region Semifinals (2)

76ers fans watched the situation on the court and were very worried.

After the opening, James was already crazy, less than 2 minutes into the game, 7 points alone, and led the team to a wave of 9-0 small climax.

Forced Brett. Brown had to call a timeout, and after the timeout came back, Zhang Zifeng finally ran out of the open space with the help of the 76ers by running without the ball, catching the ball and making a shot.

Although Zhang Zifeng began to lead the 76ers to chase points.

But today James played really well, offensively, defensively, steals, rebounds, he did everything.

In the first quarter, he dominated the game alone.

James dominated the first quarter and helped the Cavaliers build a 14-point advantage. However, with only 2 minutes left in the first quarter, Tyronn . Lue still replaced James.

After all, James' performance is very good, but it is also at the expense of physical fitness.

He didn't want James to be like in the last game, and in the fourth quarter, he couldn't keep up with his physical strength and was stunned by a wave of offense from the 76ers at the last moment.

When James went off the court, 30-16, the Cavaliers led the 76ers by 15 points, and James alone scored 20 points, plus 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Seeing James play like this, 76ers fans are secretly worried that if James maintains this state normally, the 76ers have no hope of winning at all.

Many of the media who were not optimistic that the Cavaliers could take away the victory at the 76ers' home court have now closed up.

When James was on the court, Irving was on the outside waiting for James' ball, and Love was waiting for James's ball on the outside.

As soon as James got off the court, the Cavaliers felt like they couldn't play, or they didn't have a tactical fit at all.

At least both Owen and Love couldn't find their familiar rhythms.

The 76ers took the opportunity to pull the score a little closer.

In the final two minutes, the 76ers scored eight points, but the Cavaliers only scored four points through defensive counterattacks.

At 34-24, the Cavaliers led by 10 points.

With 20 points left in the first quarter and three quarters remaining, who knows how many points James will score in the end.

Although James was ferocious, when Brett. Brown knew that James must not be disrupted at this time.

It must be executed according to the pre-game tactics, otherwise once the rhythm reaches the Cavaliers' side, it will be difficult for the 76ers to turn the tide.

During the first quarter break, 76ers head coach Brett Brown. Brown loudly encouraged his teammates, "yes, James is hot right now, he's cut a lot." But that's okay, let him keep scoring. We stuck to our tactics, kept an eye on other players and didn't let them step up and help James. We're going to keep pushing James to play alone. Let him win the data,? ”

The 76ers players shouted in unison, "Yes, Coach!" ”

At the beginning of the second quarter, James did not play. Zhang Zifeng played very happily, and a wave of 9-5 small climax brought the score closer to only 6 points.

Seeing that the situation is not good, Taryn. Lue had no choice but to put James back on the court.

Although the break off the court was not long, James immediately showed his excellent form as soon as he came on the court.

In the face of Rondo's layup, James made a kill, covered him solidly, and then scooped up the falling basketball, played a quick counterattack, and completed the offense with a violent dunk.

Every time James scores and blocks on the court, it inspires the Cavaliers.

It can be seen that James is trying to determine the outcome of the game as soon as possible.

The Cavaliers are keen to stretch the score above 20 points as soon as possible. But after two years of playoff training, the 76ers have become more stable.

Coupled with the two veterans of Rondo and Ibaka, the 76ers played very resiliently.

Head coach Brett. Brown has also been yelling loudly from the sidelines to remind his players.

Pay attention to defense and step up rebounding.

The 76ers used one offense after another to maintain the difference between 8 and 12 points.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, James made another tackle.

Dribbling all the way to the front court for a layup, James scored 15 points in the quarter. He scored 35 points in the first half, which is higher than his usual average points per game.

At 52-39, the Cavaliers also re-extended the margin to 13 points.

Zhang Zifeng only scored 12 points in the first half, which is completely incomparable to James.

Although he was 13 points behind, Brett. Brown wasn't too frustrated, as the pre-game tactics were quite successful.

Brett. Brown shouted in the locker room, "Are you tired? ”

All the 76ers players shouted in unison, "No, Coach!" ”

'It's good, even though we were 13 points down in the first half, we weren't tired. James was tired. Yes, I could totally feel that he was exhausted. So he couldn't have been as good in the second half as he was in the first half. What should we do? ”

Zhang Zifeng shouted, "Run!" ”

Brett. Brown shouted, "yes, the main players are usually at zero in the third quarter. We're going to let go in the third quarter. Speed up the attack and drag them down with running. Got it? ”

"Yes, Coach!"

"Okay, everybody, reach out. One, two, three, 76ers. Win! ”

"One, two, three, the 76ers will win!"

After returning for the second half, Knoll came off and Saric came on. The 76ers went on a fast break.

They want to push James back from the bench as soon as possible.

Zhang Zifeng once again used his skillful running skills to shake off Smith's marking and came to the right side. At this time, Ibaka had already helped Zhang Zifeng block Thompson.

Zhang Zifeng received a pass from Rondo, jumped up, shot, and did it in one go.

Three-point hit.

When he ran back to the half, Zhang Zifeng clapped his hands to motivate his teammates. "It's time for us to fight back, everyone cheers up. Defend this ball and pull the difference to single digits! ”

With the captain on the go, the 76ers have stepped up their defense.

Outside Smith received the ball, and after James went off the court, although Irving was more like a second-in-command. But a lot of the time, Smith doesn't care about him. How to say that he Smith is now James's number one horseboy, and he still has some privileges in the team.

With the ball, Smith decided to play Zhang Zifeng well.

The ball was put down, and Smith made two consecutive feints, and by changing direction in advance, he accelerated towards Zhang Zifeng's left side to break through.

Although he didn't keep up with Smith at the first time, Zhang Zifeng reacted immediately and hurriedly caught up.

When Smith hit the basket for a layup, Zhang Zifeng jumped up and even his arm in the back, putting a lot of pressure on Smith.

This time Smith missed the layup, and Grant grabbed the basket.

Zhang Zifeng ran forward quickly and received a pass from Grant just after halftime. Zhang Zifeng hadn't reached the three-point line yet, so he jumped up and shot.

The ball hits the basket and bounces off the frame.

The score was still 7 points away, and the Cavaliers' lead was instantly stretched to single digits by Zhang Zifeng's two three-pointers.

James saw off the court that the 76ers were playing with great momentum at this time, and he was a little restless.

The 76ers fans in the audience saw it and immediately lifted their spirits.

Being pressed and beaten by the Cavaliers in the first half made them feel that this one was mysterious. But now it looks promising.

In the next round, Lefu beat Sharic and missed, and was made a layup by Rondo.

Seeing that the score was only 5 points away, James couldn't sit still anymore.

He threw Toyama's towel and he was ready to play!

Seeing that James was about to play, Zhang Zifeng smiled.

Now it's up to the 76ers to stick to their tactics in the second half, or if someone from the Cavaliers stepped up.