Chapter 242: Explosive Score
Perhaps inspired by Lehi, James, who reappeared in the second quarter, also shot a lot. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After Lehi's defense of him weakened, James's scoring ability fully exploded, and he started a scoring battle with Lehi.
The benches on both sides also played well in this game, and the Cavaliers' Daniel Gibson was a windfall since the playoffs
So this game is different from the previous one, and both sides have improved their scores.
Both Lehi and James are the kind of players who are extremely difficult to defend, and they can convert into points if they are given a little gap.
In the second quarter, they both scored in double figures, and they were all unstoppable.
But thanks to the Knicks' advantage in the first quarter, they still held on to the lead.
At 60:51, the Knicks played the offense of the regular season in the first half.
At halftime, the Cavaliers also urgently discussed countermeasures, afraid that compared to the explosiveness of the score, James would have to bow to the upper hand, and the Cavaliers must limit Lehi if they want to win.
But whether to flank Lehi on the outside, they still couldn't make up their minds.
Seeing that the team had a problem, James stood up, "My physical strength is not at all a problem, Lehi will leave it to me." ”
In the previous four defensive battles, James was also trying his best to defend, but because the Cavaliers' offense relied on him too much, he has not put the most effort into defense.
To be precise, he didn't try his best to defend in the first three quarters, and he tried it in the last few minutes, and he thought it worked well, and he thought that as long as he did it, he could do his best defensively.
His marking of Lehi in the final moments of the first two games speaks for itself, and the two losses he believes have no chance to play at the end, so the score cannot be pulled away until the second half of the fourth quarter.
In the case of a 2:2 draw, the fifth game is the battle of Tianwang Mountain, and James is also going to fight.
This is a good solution, because the Cavaliers really can't remember who to put and every player in the Knicks shoots well.
It's just that I don't know if it's appropriate to put all the burden on James, but they can't think about it so much at this time, they can only put their hopes on the absolute core of the team.
However, they obviously still underestimated the strength of the Knicks, who ranked first in the East in the regular season, and now reached the Eastern Conference Finals, not just by luck.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Lehi, who felt hot in his hand, did not wait for the opponent to react, and raised his hand to make a three-pointer.
It's a real problem for James to push harder, and Lehi has to use cover to get out, and he doesn't always succeed, but he's willing to fight, and the Knicks are now in the lead.
He did get a lower percentage of shots, but James himself suffered.
With Lehi not fully defending, James' shooting percentage has also decreased.
In the case of a decline in the shooting rate, Lehi is getting tougher and tougher, and James also paid two fouls, which is a relatively rare thing, because of the physical advantage, even if he defends with high intensity, James rarely fouls.
Time passed slowly, and the backward Cavaliers became more and more anxious, and James also tried to find teammates in the offense, but his teammates were not so powerful.
After bursting with a few shots in the second quarter, Ilgoskas sank back into tight defense.
The other players didn't shoot well when they received his passes, and they were a little afraid to shoot.
As a result, James' strengthened defense resulted in a drop in scoring on both sides, but the Knicks still took the lead.
Attacking and defending, James couldn't stand it even if he was an iron man, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, he went down to rest for two minutes.
Fortunately, the Knicks' bench shooting percentage was not very good at this time, and the score was not pulled away.
When James returned to the court again, he was ready to add another strength, and it was already the last quarter, that is, to let go and fight.
But he immediately felt that Lehi's defense was different, and at the last moment, Lehi finally resumed that suffocating defense, and suddenly changed the intensity, and James suddenly had a feeling that he wanted to use his strength but couldn't.
Time passed slowly, James couldn't hold back any longer, and burst out with monster-like power, that is, he rushed inside, and even rushed until he hit the three-second zone, and then jumped up and threw the ball into the basket.
Lehi felt that James's burst of power seemed to be stronger than before, and he couldn't stop it at all, not only him, but also the assistant defense players on the inside.
There was a ball surrounded by three people, but it was still pushed away by the opponent.
Is this James or peak O'Neal, Lehi has already yelled, "I can't let him shoot, I can't let him shoot." ”
When James squeezed past him again, Lehi turned around and jumped up with his palm and slapped it hard, whether he slapped him with the other party's arm or not, anyway, the foul had to be stopped, just like he said before.
After James stopped, he was also gasping for breath, and he also felt that he had broken through the limit again.
Standing on the free throw line, he missed two free throws, and the confrontation was too intense, so it was difficult for him to control the muscles of his arm when he made free throws.
Lehi made another shot, and his shot was as firm as his gaze, unaffected by the iron in front of him...... entered, James pounced or was a little slower. ”
James caused another inside foul from the Knicks, and Eddie Curry made six fouls, and only two free throws needed to close the gap to six points...... Unfortunately, it was only one of two free throws, and James' shooting was his only weakness. ”
"Time entered the last two minutes, James made a three-point shot, hit, James is also a big heart, but it is more accurate when the Knicks strengthen their defense, 4 points difference, everything is possible."
When the three-point shot was hit, the audience jumped with excitement...... Li Hai was too bold to dribble and shoot directly after half the court, usually at this time, the leading team will definitely control the time, should it be said that the artist is bold or, if he misses...... But he hit. ”
"James wanted to shoot three points, Lehi didn't give him a chance, Pavlovic came over to catch the ball and passed it back to James, Lehi pressed too hard and was rushed by him, and the two points hit again."
"Will Lehi still use the color...... He began to control the time, and it turned out that the game was less than 1 minute away, and the Knicks still led by 5 points. ”
"James hit the iron, he'd hit a couple of shots in a row before...... The Cavaliers opted for a foul, which doesn't make much sense at this time. ”
"The game was over, the Knicks won 107-99 and they got match point."
In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, James had 39 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Lehi had 48 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. (To be continued.) )