The Cavaliers have been a tragic team like the Celtics in the last decade or so, and they have also been staying away from the playoffs, but the difference between this team and the Celtics is that the Celtics are the dynasty team of the NBA, the legendary team of the NBA, and they have always been the league's fish belly team.

Even the team's highest and most glorious era was only when the legendary head coach Lenny Wilkens met the Bulls led by Michael Jordan in 1988, and finally helped the great god Jordan complete the magical record of back-to-back 50 points in the playoffs.

It can be said that this is a team that does not have much pursuit, and the fans of this team are also extremely acceptable to the team's status in the NBA, and they have never been like the Celtics who always think about rising and rising again or have been dreaming of a dynasty reappearance, these people know that it is unrealistic and know that it is impossible, so when they know that this team finally enters the playoffs by seventh, the fans of the Cavaliers are also extremely satisfied, and in their opinion, the team can achieve this result This year's task is also completed. And recently this team has also found its new idol Hardaway, although this idol is a little old, but this does not affect their love for this charismatic player, so for these fans, they come to the stadium to watch the game more to be able to enjoy the performance of their idol, as for the victory of the game, it cannot be said that it is not important, it can only be said that it is a relatively minor thing.

So after this team fell behind 0-2, the fans here did not have much hatred or boos for the Celtics. Because there is no such 'rival culture' here. Because this team is not qualified to be a rival to the Celtics or even other teams in the past, it may not be realistic for such a team to make them finally fight for the championship like the players.

While Cavaliers fans aren't holding on to their championship dreams, the Cavaliers don't think so, not even the team's boss Hardaway, and even the player can sacrifice a lot of things, even his athletic life, for the coveted championship trophy.

"Hardaway. Are you okay with him? ”

On the Celtics bench at the Gunde Arena, Stephen Green looked at the Celtics basket on the court with some concern, and the same was true for Zhuang Fei, who was more anxious than Zhuang Fei at this time on the Cavaliers bench. Cavaliers head coach Lucas and the Cavaliers' bench players are already preparing to rush to the court.

At this time, the players on the court, whether Celtics or Cavaliers, were surrounding the Cavaliers fighter lying on the ground, and several doctors on the ground were confirming Hardaway's injury. At this time, the player, who had been suffering from injuries, was lying on the ground, his forehead covered with sweat.

At this time, more than 10,000 Cavaliers fans who came to see Hardaway's performance were also gritting their teeth and quietly watching the court at this time, and they didn't care about the result of this game for a long time. And at this time in this game, the Cavaliers' chances of winning are also very slim, with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers trailed by 10 points 85-95, such a gap is simply untraceable, and now their only hope is that the soul of this team will not be injured.

Just now in an attack by the Cavaliers, Hardaway forcibly overtook Maddie, and then scored a layup on the inside line to forcibly avoid the block, for this veteran his knee was already faintly painful in the first few games, some of the large emergency start and stop in the game or the overtaking acceleration action can not be fully forced, but in the last moment of this game to watch the Cavaliers' score was pulled by the Celtics bigger and bigger. The swingman who once blew Jordan would not watch the team fail like this, this season was his happiest season in the Cavaliers, in fact, since leaving the Magic, he has never felt his importance as in the Cavaliers, when he was in the Suns, the boss was either Kidd or Marbury, and even in the end he always appeared on the bench because of Marbury's relationship. It was only after coming to the Knight that he rediscovered the feeling he had when he was magical, so lately he has a feeling of getting bigger and better, even like rejuvenation. The player has also been swearing in his heart that the Cavaliers will bring something. …,

Even if the blood in his heart was stimulated, the broken body couldn't bear this responsibility at all, but in the end, the player chose to put aside the feelings of his body, and repeatedly accelerated and stopped for the victory of the Cavaliers, and finally fell to the ground.

"Anferne. You need to go to the hospital right now, you can't play anymore, it's the order"

"I know, I'll take you to the hospital after the penalty kick"

Hardaway gritted his teeth and turned over, and then stood up on one leg with both hands, and at this time, the players of the Cavaliers on the side also hurriedly went up to help him, for these Cavaliers players, although the swingman has only been here for half a season, but they did not regard the veteran as an outsider, they only have respect for this player, and at this time, seeing such Hardaway These Cavaliers players are also ashamed, if it weren't for their poor performance in this round of the series, Why did Hardaway try so hard?

"Amphine, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to"

Looking at the penny who was supported by the Cavaliers player, Maddie, who had just pulled people to foul on the ball, also came forward to apologize apologetically, his performance in this game was not good, especially in the fourth quarter repeatedly broken through by pennies, although Penny's current breakthrough ability and peak are completely incomparable, but he still defeated the recently famous Maddie with his own experience and continuous overdraft and damage to his body, at least in the fourth quarter, the Celtics small forward was completely blown up.

"It's not your fault," Hardaway just thought about patting Maddie on the shoulder, and then went to the free throw line with the help of the Cavaliers players, and at this time, Ricky Davis, who was holding him, also left silently. It's just that when he left, the small forward who has always been a bastard has red eyes and tears that keep pouring out, Hardaway is the only player he identifies with in the NBA and respects, and finally the young small forward of the Cavaliers came to the center circle and then turned his back to Hardaway and didn't dare to look at Hardaway's free throws again.

The other Cavaliers players and Celtics players stood silently on both sides of the free throw line, and even the Cavaliers fans on the scene were extremely quiet at this time, but most of the fans had something flashing in their eyes, and some fans had even begun to pray.

"Mr. Referee. Let's get started."

At this time, the head referee Bavita, who was still in a daze, also took a deep look at Hardaway and then pushed the basketball in his hand, he is one of the most experienced referees in the NBA, but this is the first time he has seen such a scene. At this time, according to the referee's rules, he should have forcibly 'expelled' Hardaway from the game, but at this time he could not have made this decision anyway.

"Maybe it's the most special free throw I've ever made in my life," Bavita looked at Hardaway in front of him, and felt a trace of regret in his heart.

Hardaway, on the other hand, was holding the basketball with both hands and standing at the free-throw line with one leg. At this time, he had no way to grasp the balance as before, but in the end, the swingman still struggled to put the basketball in his hand out like a 'women's shot', and at this time, no one in the audience laughed at his posture.

The basketball that Hardaway threw out flew into the hoop after making a beautiful arc in the air.

"Will this be my last free throw" Hardaway also felt a little regretful at the moment when he watched the basketball enter the basket, and at this time, the originally extremely quiet arena suddenly burst into applause, and in fact, the fans at the scene all shouted at this moment the 'MVP' sound that they had never shouted at the Gunde Arena. Looking at the applause and cheers coming from all directions, Hardaway, who was still stunned, also woke up, and his eyes slowly moistened. …,

"I swear, I'll be back, no matter what happens to my knee I'll be back," the small forward finally glanced nostalgically at the Cavaliers stands, and then walked off the court amid the support of the doctor and the applause and cheers of the fans.

At this time, Celtics small forward Maddie, who has been watching from the side, has mixed feelings in his heart. This idol of his own touched a string in his heart.

For everything that happened on the court, Zhuang Fei and his assistant coach had been watching from the sidelines, although at this time he was also worried about Hardaway's injury, but such worries were useless, and finally saw the strong swingman finally stand on the free throw line with one leg and finish the last free throw and was about to leave the court.

Although Zhuang Fei and Hardaway were enemies at this time, they didn't want him to end his game like this. Even Zhuang Fei hoped that Hardaway could 'teach him a good lesson' to Maddie, but now it seems that none of this is possible.

What surprised Zhuang Fei was that the swingman actually looked back at him when he left the stage.

"I hope I can meet you on the court after this time," Zhuang Fei finally sighed and watched the swingman leave the court

"It's been a tough game for the Cavaliers, they've lost their soul, and they're 10 points behind right now, and they're having a terrible run in this series. Except for Hardaway, everyone else is very out of shape, especially after dying in the first game after being crushed by the Celtics, the mentality of these Cavaliers' young players has been unbalanced, although Hardaway has repeatedly told them how to play with his own actions, but the final result is very helpless"

In the commentary booth of this game at the Gander Stadium, the Cavaliers' legendary star Mark Price had an ugly face, especially after seeing Hardaway leave the game.

"These games are not the real level of the Cavaliers, they shouldn't be, it's true they've never played in the playoffs, it's their first time, but it shouldn't be like that, they need time to adjust, but the first two defeats I think they've adjusted enough, but it's disappointing that they're still in a sinking world"

"Coach Lucas's command in this series is completely unindifferent, he didn't grasp the key to this series, he was just fighting some trivial traps that Coach Z set for him, and then he forgot about the weapons he had, and finally watched the Celtics and Coach Z win game after game in front of him"

"The whole Cavaliers team in the whole series was completely unprepared except for Hardaway, and this defeat was inevitable," said the former Cavaliers legend with some indignation, in his opinion, the Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics are very close in strength, and it is absolutely embarrassing to play such a result in the end.

Looking at the somewhat excited partner around him, ABC commentator Michaels also understands very well that the Cavaliers in this round of the series are indeed substandard, and this team is not in shape for both the head coach and the players, otherwise Hardaway, who is already riddled with injuries, will not fall down again in the end.

Now that Hardaway is injured, there is no suspense in this round of the series.

It's just a little surprising to everyone that in the next few minutes, the Cavaliers played at a very high level, especially the team's small forward Ricky Davis, and it was difficult for other players to play magically in the face of their opponents, such as Andre Miller and Big Z in the face of James Posey's defense, but this small forward facing Jackson's defense played no less than Hardaway's performance after Hardaway's exit, and he was more resolute in both breaking through and shooting, This made Jackson, the defensive titan who defended him, extremely embarrassed, but in the end, the Cavaliers' young player's power could not change the final trend of the game.

The Cavaliers lost to the Celtics 89-95 on their home court, and the most points in this game were still Hardaway who left the game early, and the injury-ridden swingman scored 27 points in this game, and it can be said that the veteran scored more than 20 points in the three games of the playoffs with the Celtics, averaging 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

But even so, the Cavaliers were eliminated 3-0 by the Celtics. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )