Chapter 737: After Three Years of Waiting, I Finally Waited (2/10)
One of the reasons the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven series, and one of the big reasons is that there are so many variables in seven games that you can't guess who will be the winner. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It's like the Lakers and Cavaliers, despite only playing 5 games, but there are 3 possibilities.
At the end of the first game, the Lakers had nothing to do with Anthony, which made the series look like it would be a 4-0 victory, but then Tang Shuai saved the team with two consecutive high scores, especially the record 82 points in the third game, which made everyone realize the fact that the Lakers had no way to take Anthony, but the Cavaliers were also powerless to take Tang Shuai, and Tang Shuai's scoring explosion was obviously stronger than Anthony who had a second spring.
This realization quickly led to the realization that the Lakers would be the final winner of the series, especially if Game 4 was played in Los Angeles.
But at this time, the third variable appeared, the Cavaliers began to frequently impact the interior to make kills, Cousins was limited by foul troubles and his playing time plummeted, Gasol's old arms and legs, many times can only be pulled, which also led to the collapse of the Lakers' interior defense, and the Cavaliers won two games in a row, turning the total score into 3-2 At the same time, they also gained the match point of the series.
At this point, one more win would see James complete his three-game winning streak, and it looks like Billups has no way of dealing with the Cavaliers' move.
The Lakers players also looked frustrated, thinking about what would happen after the championship a week ago, but now they are on the verge of elimination.
However, there was one person who was not depressed in this situation, but was indescribably excited.
This person is Tang Shuai.
Of course, he was excited because of the situation of the team, but because in the last game, he had been stuck for more than two seasons in the power pack and finally upgraded!
The Big Bus Power Pack, his earliest harvested skill pack, has finally been upgraded to the normal version of the exclusive skill pack after three years in the alliance!
Strength is a very important point for NBA players to fight on the court, the outside line is like the "little steel cannon" Lowry in the breakthrough many times, it is by strength to force the crushing to get a chance to shoot, and the inside line is like O'Neal, when the inside line overturns, the opponent is also the person who was hit on his back, but there is no way at all.
Speed is the advantage of a defender, strength is the advantage of the inside, Westbrook is a super guard who combines speed and strength, and it is by virtue of this that he has become the top five stars in the current league, and now, Tang Shuai's speed and strength are stronger than Westbrook, and he can do more things in the game, such as defense.
Game 6 between the two sides will be played at the Staples Center, and for the Lakers, it's a game they must win, and if they lose, they will be eliminated from the tournament, and the series, including this season's efforts, will be wasted.
Tang Shuai didn't ask Billups to defend Anthony or James this time, even if he thought it was possible after the bus power pack was upgraded, but what he said to Billups would be considered crazy.
Rather than applying, he chose to let this happen on the field.
On June 17, U.S. time, Game 6 of the Finals was played at the Staples Center Arena as scheduled, and at the same time, Cleveland's Quick-Loan Arena was also developed for fans, and Cleveland people gathered in the arena early to prepare for the moment when the Cavaliers won the championship.
The Cavaliers also looked confident ahead of the game, with Anthony bluntly saying in front of the media that their goal for this game was to win and win a three-in-a-row championship for James, which was what they promised for a season.
The commentary for the game was played by the relatively neutral commentator Kenny Smith and the inclined-minded Rick Barry.
With such a commentary arrangement at the Lakers' home court, it is conceivable that the league seems to have decided that the Cavaliers are going to win the championship.
"Hey, Don, I saw just now that the league has shipped the championship trophy, and it looks like the league thinks the Cavaliers are going to win this game." Cousins said with resentment that although the last two games have been in foul trouble, his character determines that he is not the kind of person who easily admits defeat.
"Don't worry about that, DeMarcus, it's just a formality." Tang Shuai glanced at the direction of the stands, and Xiao Hua, the president of the alliance, and the staff of the alliance also arrived at the scene.
"That's right, DeMarcus." Tang Shuai retracted his gaze after reading it, then turned his head and said, "In this game, you have to control the number of fouls you have, and if you can't keep some balls, let them score." ā
"I know, but they take turns on the inside and it's hard for me to control it." Cousins, of course, knew this, but he was really suffering at this point.
"Well, you don't have to worry about that, just remember what I said." Tang Shuai didn't explain much, and then walked to the Lakers' bench.
Neither side made any changes to the game, and Westbrook's form dropped since returning from injury, but Billups still started the game.
"Rick, who do you think has the better chance of winning this game?" As the game was about to start, Kenny Smith turned to Barry Sr. and asked.
"There's no doubt about the Cavaliers, and they've proven one thing in the last two games, which is that basketball is not a one-man sport, and even though Don has the ability to score high, those points aren't enough to make up for the team's loss on the defensive end, Chauncey uses the offense to solve the game, but now the team's problems on the defensive end are out of his control."
"Does the Lakers have a chance to win?" Smith then asked.
"Of course there are chances, as long as their interior can withstand the onslaught of Kyrie, LeBron and Melo, they have a chance." Barry said with a sudden smile, "Of course this has proven impossible in the last two games. ā
"Or ......" Barry finished speaking, and couldn't help but add a teaser, "You can't expect Tang Shuai and Kevin (referring to Durant) to defend LeBron like that, right?" ā
"Haha, LeBron's impact and Kevin are not the same concept, I don't think Chauncy would be stupid to that extent." Smith said with a smile.
Just when the two were teasing in the commentary seat, the game on the field had officially kicked off.
As they predicted, the Cavaliers still chose to keep attacking the inside.
Cousins deliberately controlled his foul in this game, but as a result, James and Anthony both had easy scoring opportunities.
The first quarter of the game played more than 2 minutes, and the Cavaliers already led by 6 points at 10-4, and the pace of the game was not much different from the first two games.
"It looks like the Clevelands can celebrate their victory in advance." Barry couldn't help but smile after seeing the situation on the field. (To be continued.) )