Chapter 82: First Victory in the Second Round (5)
The Cavaliers coach decisively called a timeout, interrupting the momentum of the 76ers' offense.
Back on the bench, all eyes of the Cavaliers were on James.
Basically everybody knows, Taryn. Lew is a doll, and James is the real coach of the Cavaliers.
James probably knew his own situation, and he grabbed Irving's shoulders with both hands and shouted, "Kyrie! You're going to have to show the momentum that you had in the finals last season and play a little bit more resolute. It's up to you to take control of the ball! OK? ”
Irving was stunned to see that James was willing to let himself control the ball, but soon his eyes lit up. "Okay, I know what to do!"
The game restarted and Owen dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. Just when the 76ers thought it was James who was going to attack the ball.
Owen broke through with the ball on his own.
When Rondo reacted, Owen broke through directly into the inside.
Ibaka focused more on James' side, and it was too late to rush over and interfere.
Irving makes a layup.
92:82。
Zhang Zifeng frowned when he saw it, could it be that the knight changed his tactics.
Running to the frontcourt, Zhang Zifeng made a breakthrough and distributed the ball to Sharic, who cut inside.
As soon as Sharic received the ball, he went to the basket.
With a snap, James fell from the sky and slapped the ball off.
As soon as James grabbed the ball, he immediately threw it to Irving.
Irving's offensive ability is definitely among the top in the league, and even more so when he is switching from offense to defense and Irving is in control of the ball.
Rondo chased hard all the way behind, but in the end he still couldn't catch up, interfering with the other party.
Irving hit the inside, and Europe stepped past Grant for a layup.
92:84!
The consecutive scores, and the defensive counterattack after giving the 76ers a big hat, immediately boosted the morale of the Cavaliers!
James' sense of teamwork is not said, but his skills are destined for his style of play and the style of the team.
The best fit for him is the kind of guard who doesn't compete with him for the ball and can silently provide firepower, such as Wade, such as Ray Allen, such as Mario Chanmos.
Zhang Zifeng shot, James jumped up to intercept, but he didn't want to feint, broke through, rushed into the inside, and hit the ground in front of James and passed to Ibaka.
Ibaka immediately passed the ball and Grant hit a bottom-corner shot for a three-pointer.
At 95:84, the difference widened to 11 points.
Irving gets the ball, James runs inside, and opens up space for Irving.
Owen made a feint, and when Rondo's body moved, he immediately broke through.
Rondo was shaken over, and Irving dribbled to the basket.
Owen and Zhang Zifeng, who came back, struck one front and one left.
Owen ignored it, took a stride in front of Ibaka, and then swung his body sharply to the right, passed the opponent, and a lever dodged Zhang Zifeng's block and scored the ball.
95:86!
Seeing Irving play such a difficult goal, the Cavaliers' bench that had been silent for a long time suddenly waved a towel to cheer for Irving.
Irving turned the Cavaliers around, but unfortunately Irving's state came too late and James adjusted too slowly.
In fact, the 76ers have long considered such a scenario.
With just four minutes left in the fourth quarter, the 76ers called a timeout.
Brett. Brown looked at his general, Zhang Zifeng, and asked, "How about Jack, can you hold on?" ”
Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "Well, I have always controlled my physical fitness, just to wait for this time!" ”
Brett. Brown smiled and said, "That's good, let's go and decide the game later." James has ruled the East for too long, it's time to pull him down! ”
"Of course, I've been waiting for this time for two years!" Zhang Zifeng looked at James on the other side, who was loudly encouraging his teammates, and said.
Brett. Brown held out his hand and shouted, "Okay, everybody, keep trying." Victory will be ours, 76ers ......"
The other players put their hands on them in unison and shouted, "Win!" ”
The game restarted, the 76ers' offense, this time Zhang Zifeng personally held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.
When he arrived at the front court to face Smith, Zhang Zifeng's body shook, accelerated to the right, took a few steps, suddenly withdrew, jumped up, and shot.
2 points!
97:86!
When it was the knight's turn, Owen faced Rondo, short and breaking, and the whole action was done in one go, as fast as lightning. Reaching the three-point line, Irving made a quick stop and made a long shot.
97:89!
Zhang Zifeng advanced to the front court again, "You won't have a chance to turn defeat into victory, I won't allow such a thing to happen!" ”
Looking at Smith, suddenly one meter outside the three-point line, Zhang Zifeng made a move without hesitation.
Zhang Zifeng's shot was quick and accurate, Smith was defenseless for a while, and by the time he realized that something was wrong, the ball was already flying in the air.
"Zhang Zifeng! Zhang Zifeng! The 76ers fans began to chant Zhang Zifeng's name.
"Come on!"
They shouted desperately, shaking the gas sticks in their hands.
James' fitness is an issue, but so is the Cavaliers' defense.
Irving is a hole, Thompson is a hole, and it's dangerous for a team to have a hole, let alone two.
You score one, I score one, the Cavaliers worked hard, even if they handed over the ball to Irving, they still couldn't catch up with the score.
With the Cavaliers on the ball, Irving stepped into the box and made a step-back jumper against Ibaka.
Unfortunately, this goal was interfered with by Ibaka and the ball did not go in.
Rebound!
Just as Zhang Zifeng and Rondo wanted to grab it, Lefu grabbed the rebound.
With Love struggling to steal, the Cavaliers grabbed the rebound. Love wanted to throw again, but Sharic was behind him.
It's not that Lefu can't play strongly, but now the score is still poor, he behaves cautiously and doesn't dare to shoot easily.
With three seconds to go, Love passed the ball back to Smith. Smith faced Zhang Zifeng, he didn't have a good chance, so he passed the ball again, this time to James.
Hoping that James could score the ball as he used to, receive the ball, and seeing that the offensive time was running out, James had to turn around and prepare to eat Grant.
But it was already the last two minutes of the game, James was so tired that he finally got to the penalty area and was just about to shoot.
Zhang Zifeng suddenly shot out and covered James's ball with one palm.
The ball was slapped on the ground and bounced high, and Zhang Zifeng immediately jumped up again and grabbed the ball.
As soon as he landed, Zhang Zifeng immediately rushed forward and killed in the front court.
Smith caught up from behind and wanted to knock out the basketball in Zhang Zifeng's hand.
Zhang Zifeng did not stop and distributed the ball to Grant.
Just as the Cavaliers' retreating Irving and Thompson tried to stop Grant, Grant didn't touch the ball and threw it directly into the air.
Zhang Zifeng, who rushed into the penalty area, made a force with his legs, jumped up high, caught the ball with one hand, and smashed the ball to the basket like a tomahawk.
Bang!
The basket was shaking, and after Zhang Zifeng landed, he excitedly hammered his chest, and then roared.
Grant also ran over when he saw it, and made a passionate chest-bumping celebration with Zhang Zifeng.
99:89
There's only one last minute left, Taryn. Coach Lu opted for a timeout.
Back on the bench, the 76ers excitedly clapped hands to each other in celebration.
"Well done!"
The 76ers players high-fived Zhang Zifeng one by one.
Brett. Brown smiled heartily: "Everyone did a great job, hard work. One minute left, as long as we hold on for one minute, the victory is ours! Got it, hold on for a minute! ”
With a 10-point lead over their opponents, the 76ers are confident of victory.
Everyone clapped their hands and shouted, "Hold on for one minute, win!" ”
The game restarted, Zhang Zifeng controlled the ball, he stretched out an index finger, and shouted, "We are ahead, control the rhythm, don't worry." It's the other party who should be in a hurry, suppress the rhythm! ”
The knights saw Zhang Zifeng delaying time, and hurriedly stepped forward to force it.
Seeing the other party coming up, Zhang Zifeng suddenly accelerated and shook off Smith.
Smith saw that he wanted to foul, but Zhang Zifeng didn't give him a chance, he accelerated directly.
At this time, Zhang Zifeng would not give the knights more time to attack.
Smith didn't defend it, and James came up himself.
Ibaka gave up the basket and pulled it out directly to cover, Zhang Zifeng used the cover to pass James directly, kill the inside, and saw Lefu coming over, Zhang Zifeng turned around sharply with the ball.
Lefu directly hugged Zhang Zifeng with both hands, wanting to pull him down.
But at this moment, Zhang Zifeng turned his back to the basket and threw the ball back according to his memory.
With the eyes of the fans in the stadium and countless fans in front of the TV, the ball hit the rebound and bounced directly into the frame.
Seeing the ball scored, the 76ers fans immediately jumped and cheered.
At this time, the referee's whistle also sounded, 2 points were effective, Lefu was fouled, and Zhang Zifeng added a free throw.
With 49.8 seconds left in the game, a 12-point lead and free throws remaining.
Seeing that such a goal could be scored, they felt that even God was not on their side in this game, and the fighting spirit of the Cavaliers players was suddenly crushed.
At the critical moment, Zhang Zifeng withstood the pressure and made a free throw, leading by 13 points.
The Cavaliers called a timeout, and when they came back, James grabbed a three-pointer, but the ball went straight to the basket.
Rondo grabbed the rebound, and before the Cavaliers fouled, he passed the ball to Zhang Zifeng.
Zhang Zifeng made 2 free throws and 2 hits, completely killing the game.
When the final full-time whistle blew, the 76ers defeated the Cavaliers 104-92.
Listening to the cheers from the 76ers, James's face was very ugly. The opponent who could easily deal with last season has left the Cavaliers behind this season.
This made James feel very uncomfortable.
Am I really old!
After this game, James finally accepted the reality that he was old in his heart.
finally understood that he was no longer the little emperor James who could decide the outcome of the game by himself, and could play the whole game without rest.
One day, the scepter in his hand will be handed over to the other rookies of the Cavaliers.