Chapter 114: Battle 1 of the Finals II
readx; The game between the two sides passed in the blink of an eye, and the first quarter ended with the Cavaliers leading the Lakers 23-20 at home. www.biquge.info The shooting percentage of players on both sides in the first quarter of the game was not so high, which was entirely due to the fact that the defense of both sides was very good, and everyone was very desperate to defend every ball, which would be the reason why the score was so low in the first quarter. The intensity of the finals is completely different from the intensity of a normal game.
It's very different in terms of attitude alone, and in the regular season, the vast majority of players don't take this kind of game seriously. Especially a team as big as the Lakers. But once it comes to the playoffs, it's different, especially in the Finals, they will put all their attention on the defensive end, and they will also do their best on the offensive end, constantly covering for their teammates and doing some hard work. Everyone has shown their role on this stage and is no longer a useless person.
Such a score is not low, but it is not high. But it's very low for these two teams, the strength of both teams is there, there are superstars, and they are also very perfect in terms of configuration. So logically speaking, the first quarter of the game was the most relaxed moment of the whole game for both sides, so now the score is indeed relatively low. However, although the score is very low, there is no doubt about the excitement.
Throughout the first quarter of the game, there was no confrontation between James and Kobe, which made many fans very disappointed. What they want to see most is the counterpoint between the two. However, the whole series is just beginning, and there is still time. So they were only a temporary disappointment, and they were looking forward to the next game. This game is the home of the Cavaliers, and the fans at the scene are almost all Cavaliers fans.
And just now in the first quarter of the game, as long as the Cavaliers players successfully scored the ball, it was an earth-shattering cheer. And the Lakers' players scored the ball to the boo, whether it was a goal, but also a free throw. Home field advantage, this is one of the home field advantages.
"This intensity of the game really consumes physical energy, and I just played the first quarter of the game, and I actually had a feeling of being out of breath. It's exciting, it's tiring. At this time, Huang Jun, who was resting on the bench, spoke. Originally, he thought that the intensity of the finals stage would be very high, but even if he thought it was overestimated before the game, he finally underestimated the intensity of this stage. It was only the first quarter of the game, and he actually felt a feeling of fatigue, what if he played the whole game?
"In fact, the finals are not as tired as you say, and you are not used to this kind of intensity at all, and you have not adjusted your physical condition. That's why you have such a feeling, otherwise why do people still talk about the experience of the finals? It's something that takes time to build, it's just the first finals of your career, and I think it's the first time I've been on a stage like that. But I got used to that intensity in the second half of the first game, and I'm sure you'll get used to it very quickly," James explained.
In the eyes of outsiders, their Cavaliers have very little experience in the Finals, except for James, who had Finals experience with his teammates that year and Iverson, no one else has this experience. In particular, Huang Jun, the key figure of the team, has no experience in this area at all, which is also a difficulty that rookies must overcome. If you can't cross this difficulty, then there will be no place for you on this stage, and you will definitely perform extremely sluggishly.
Listening to James's words, Huang Jun was silent, he didn't speak because he was thinking about how to adjust his physical state. As James said, his body is simply not ready for such an intense game. So taking advantage of the current break, he felt that he had to make some adjustments in this aspect. At least before the first half, adjust your physical condition to the strongest state. Otherwise, their situation in this game will be very bad. Although they were temporarily leading in the scoreline, it was only a temporary lead, and usually the first quarter of the game was a warm-up.
Especially the second half is the real start of the game, so now he has to hurry up and adjust. In the back row of the team's bench, at this time sat a yellow-skinned Chinese, Zhao Jie. Because of Li Qiuyun's pregnancy, Zhao Jie did not let him come to the scene, and it was obviously extremely inappropriate for a pregnant woman to come here. Besides, people don't like basketball, so there's no need to bring her out. There is a certain risk in bringing this kind of place, so neither Xing Lizhen nor Li Qiuyun came to the scene to cheer for Huang Jun.
At this time, Zhao Jie was very excited, not only because this game was his first time watching the game live, but also because the intensity of this game really made him very excited. Even if he didn't play, just sitting on the sidelines and watching the game, he felt that his blood was boiling inexplicably. This feeling made him very excited, but he also knew that he could only be enthusiastic off the court now. But he believes that one day he will be able to step on such a stage.
In the second quarter of the game, the Cavaliers left James and Huang Jun on the bench, and the core players still had to rest when they should rest. Especially now, if you don't take a break now, if the game really comes to the second half, then you may not even want to rest. So Brown was smart enough to let his main players choose to rest at this time. And the same is true for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant and others did not appear on the court at the beginning of the second quarter, which also made Brown secretly relieved, if Kobe Bryant is on the court now, then his team will not be the opponent of the opponent at all.
This will lead the team on the field is Iverson and Big Z and others, and the current Iverson position is basically set. That is, when his main players are resting, give Iverson unlimited firing rights, and let him lead the rest of the players on the field to fight against the opponent. Although Iverson is old, after coming to the Cavaliers this season, Iverson is in very good shape, averaging at least 18 points per game for the team, and in addition to scoring, Iverson also performs very well in assists, averaging about five assists per game. And all this is done in a limited time.
"Brushed" Iverson with a change of direction, followed by a step-back jumper in the face of defenders, and successfully scored two points for the Cavaliers again, which was already his 10th point in the second quarter. This kind of stage makes Iverson very hopeful and eager to win. Under this mentality, Iverson's performance did not have any negative effects, but was full of motivation, and in just three minutes, Iverson had already scored his own 10th point in the second quarter for the team. Add in two first-quarter hits, and by this time he had twelve points, plus three assists.
The first quarter was supposed to be the Cavaliers leading, and in the second quarter, coupled with Iverson's outburst, with Iverson's ball just now, the Cavaliers have led the Lakers by eight points on their home court. Although this point difference is not large, it is at least a hard-won point difference for the Cavaliers. Seeing this situation, Phil Jackson did not call a timeout immediately, but stood up as soon as possible and yelled at the court. If his player doesn't make any improvement in the rest of the time after this roar, then he will call a timeout to adjust in the next time.
Next, the Lakers players, I don't know if they were out of the state by Phil's roar, and in the next two minutes, they hit three-pointers one after another, and in just two minutes, they successfully chased the difference to only four points. This kind of performance also made Phil on the sidelines very satisfied. Although the player didn't turn the game around, it was enough for him. As long as the next main player of his own appears, then the matter of overtaking will be handed over to his main player. The task of the substitutes is to keep the score difference.
Sure enough, in the next dead ball time, both sides replaced their main players, Iverson on the Cavaliers' side rested, and James Huang Jun and others came on the court. On the Lakers' side, Shannon Brown and others came off the court, and Kobe Gasor and others played. And now there are seven minutes left from the end of the first half, these seven minutes are also critical, not critical and not critical, it depends on how the players on both sides play, how a state, if the state is not good, if the difference is directly pulled apart, then the second quarter of this game is a key turning point.
If the two sides are still like the first quarter, then the key quarter of the game will be in the second half. The second half of the game will be a suffocating matchup, and no one will dare to relax in any way. So now every team's players like to pull the gap away for the next seven minutes, giving themselves time to catch their breath in the second half.
Forty-thirty-six, the Cavaliers temporarily led their opponents by four points at home. Next is the Cavaliers' player, Huang Jun holds the ball and looks at the defensive player Zeng Yu opposite with a calm face. The two have faced each other three times in this game, and now it is the fourth time, Zeng Yu did not play once on Huang Jun's head, and Huang Jun played twice. In the counterpoint, Huang Jun has the advantage.
Continuous skill dribbling, with a little bit of sway, constantly changing the direction of the breakthrough route. Zeng Yu couldn't guess the other party's breakthrough route at all, and his eyes focused on Huang Jun's every move. At this time, he didn't dare to score any points at all, he knew that once he was distracted, then the next moment would be when the opponent dribbled and passed, and he would not have time to defend at that time. will be given by the other party in one step.