841 By Luck?
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers' counterattack was not indispensable, but under Chamberlain's indestructible defense, this qiΔ became nothing.
And Chamberlain's impact on the hoop again and again made O'Neal have to understand that he is old, just like in the late nineties when he could easily overturn Admiral Ewing Dream, Chamberlain can now score on top of his head.
In the fourth quarter, Chamberlain's table was even better, in fact, it was not only O'Neill who held his breath to fight this battle, but he was the same!
This season's MVP, he was supposed to win it, but the league's uniform team joined forces to top James, if some reporters didn't insist on voting for Chamberlain, then he might have lost badly on the voting list, not just second.
Chamberlain just wants to make these people understand that he is already the most dominant player in the league, and this is a fact that no one can stop.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James cut under the basket to attract the bag and then passed the ball to Vallejo, the Brazilian took advantage of the excellent performance of his fellow countrymen in the World Cup, and wanted to dunk in high spirits, but the ball was raised above his head, and Chamberlain, who flew up, gave him a hat.
After a round, different people in the same place, Xiao Mo's layup was also blocked by Chamberlain!
With two big hats in a row, the Cavaliers' offense didn't dare to be so unscrupulous.
For the Warriors, Chamberlain asked for the ball from the free throw area, he changed direction past Vallejo, smashed the Yellow Dragon to the restricted area, rushed to the top of the arc and jumped quickly, and scored two points with an accurate mid-range shot.
James missed a long shot, and Chamberlain sprinted briskly from the three-point line, then jumped up and picked up the rebound over Auster's head.
The Warriors were fast-breaking, James led the outside line to block, and when Chamberlain hit the box in time, and O'Neal was still outside the three-point line, Billups seized the opportunity to pass the ball to him, and Chamberlain reflexively shot and made a low-handed layup.
In the third quarter, relying on James's desperate offense, it was not easy to narrow the score gap to about 10 points, but in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, Chamberlain led a 9-2 small climax, and once again stretched the difference to nearly 20 points.
And that's not all, Chamberlain continued to work hard, and he went to defend O'Neill himself, and the two center forwards finally met head-on.
O'Neal is now weakened by a series of fast-break and shark-slashing tactics, but he still wants the ball to choose singles.
Just like a traditional center-forward matchup, Chamberlain was stuck behind him, O'Neill got the ball and slammed it back, then turned around and broke through the left flank.
But at the moment when O'Neal hit backwards, Chamberlain also retreated, O'Neal often encountered such a trick when he was young, although he was huge, but he was very flexible, if the opponent dared to shake him, he would often take the opportunity to push into the dunk.
However, this time he couldn't hold it, he was too heavy, his body was too poor, his flexibility was reduced, and under the inertia, O'Neal almost walked, and he put away the ball and could only make a layup.
And Chamberlain took a step back to accumulate his feet, O'Neill made a sideways shot, he immediately jumped up and slapped his big hand on the ball, and gave the hat down again.
Vallejo inserted nimly, grabbed the ball and was about to go to the basket, Chamberlain roared angrily, Vallejo had just been hatted by him before, and so far in this quarter, Chamberlain has cut off three big hats.
The Brazilian thought that Chamberlain was going to block, so the arc of the shot was a little higher, the ball bounced on the hoop, Chamberlain turned around and shook his hand, took off the rebound and made a long pass, and handed it to Billups.
The Warriors planned to fast forward, the Cavaliers couldn't defend it, and the three of them went to trap Chamberlain, but Billups calmly set up a heavy cannon outside the three-point line and hit a three-point shot!
Relying on a set of combination punches, the Warriors completely dismantled the skeleton of the Cavaliers, and in the last two minutes, the score gap was still 16 points, and the old Nelson replaced the main force, full of confidence.
The Cavaliers were counting on the Warriors to get a little cheap when they left the game, but the hole they dug in front of them was too big to fill in the last two minutes, and as the final beep sounded, the Cavaliers fans watched the scarlet score of 112-102 fall into frustration.
In the first stop, the Cavaliers lost at home!
At the post-game press conference, Chamberlain was in high spirits, and he played 42 minutes in this game and scored 36 points, 17 rebounds, and 11 blocks, including a total of 5 blocks in the crucial fourth quarter, which was naturally the biggest contributor to the team's victory.
James also had a good record, with 28 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, a near-triple-double, and without Chamberlain, he would have been the protagonist of the day.
In this way, at the post-match press conference, more reporters naturally targeted Chamberlain.
The record and number jΓΉ comprehensively suppressed the sworn enemy James, and Chamberlain was naturally very happy, and he was responsive to the fans' questions.
First of all, Chamberlain first politely praised the opponent: "LeBron is still so comprehensive, we put a lot of energy into defending him, and in front of him, my guys and I have suffered a lot. Speaking of suffering, I have to say Shaq, the big shark is still the overlord of the ocean, fortunately this time we are fighting on land, otherwise I dare to say, we will be eaten by him! β
Cavaliers' coach Brown is very personable, a reporter asked him if he found the reason for the failure, he told the truth, and said with a wry smile: "Now our biggest problem is on the opponent, yes, Z, he is too strong, I can't find anyone to limit him." Obviously, if you want to defend him, you need a system, but I only have five people to use, and the opponent has five people, if my system is to defend him, then you know, Iverson, West, Curry, Ibaka, these guys are all very good, they are all capable of creating a zΓ o victory! β
A female reporter stood up to interview Chamberlain and asked, "Hello, Z, I'm Jane Lewis from Chicago Sports, what would you like to say about your first career Finals triple-double?" β
Chamberlain, who was no longer modest, said: "I would say that the day is too late, because he should have appeared long ago in my expectation. But it's good that he's not out, otherwise it would be a shame and now I'm getting a play and passing and I hope one day I can get a quadruple-double here! β
Yes, Chamberlain is aiming for a quadruple-double, a quadruple-double in the regular season, a quadruple-double in the playoffs and a quadruple-double in the Finals.
Triple-doubles are all too common, even in the Finals, there have been 29 triple-doubles before and after, the most common being Magic Johnson, who has a frenzied 7 Finals triple-doubles, and the most recent triple-double was the 2008 Finals Rondotron, when he scored 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
Previously, in 2007, James also had a triple-double in the Finals, but their team lost that game.
However, the Finals are the Finals, and they are the most smoky games in the NBA, so after a brief compliment between the two sides after the game, the topic began to debate.
The first thing that started was the technical foul about James, Brown shook his head helplessly, and said: "Actually, everyone saw it, someone fouled LeBron at that time, but the referee pretended not to see it, so of course LeBron has to ask what is going on." I didn't expect the referee to give LeBron a technical foul, and I really wanted to ask, what's wrong with the league? LeBron is like a kid who just wants to know where he went wrong and that the referees shouldn't hurt him. In fact, they hurt not only LeBron alone, but also our team, and in the face of their decision, our original counterattack plan had to be shelved. β
A reporter immediately picked out a thorn in Brown's words and quickly asked: "Mr. Brown, do you mean that the referee's wrong decision at that time was a turning point, which affected the performance of your players?" β
Brown shrugged and said, "Although there is a suspicion of exculpating myself, I still have to say that it is. β
When Chamberlain heard this, he was furious, and he said with a cold face: "Ha, child? It turns out that our opponents today are a bunch of underage? When did the league allow minors to play in the NBA? Who is a minor? Sue sΓΉ me, I'm going to sue sΓΉ Stern. By the way, the elbows that some people put up when they break through them don't look like what a child should do. β
Compared with Chamberlain's anger, the old Nelson showed much more laziness, in fact, as an old bird, he is familiar with this kind of psychological warfare, he doesn't care at all, and even takes it as a compliment, only a novice like Chamberlain will be furious.
Nelson Sr. prefers to fight back on similar topics, such as facing the Zen master in the Western Conference Finals and accusing him of relying on Chamberlain to win the championship, and responding that "Zen master Jackson is the best coach and can win the championship without relying on the players".
This time, he didn't bother to fight back, Chamberlain wanted to fight, he also stopped, and said in a low voice: "Rookie, is there a fart for saying this?" Save some strength, see the real chapter on the field, and kill these bitche-raised Cleveland hillbillies! β
But reporters didn't want to see a topic just disappear and keep chasing Nelson Sr., and when West was then whistled for a technical foul, the Philadelphia Sentinel reporter asked, "What do you think about blowing two technical fouls in five seconds?" β
Old Nelson pretended to be stupid and said, "What do I think? I stood under the pitch and watched with my arms crossed. β
Brown hated the small actions of the Warriors players, and when he saw Nelson Sr. pretending to be stupid, this kind of thing was naturally similar to the players playing small actions on the court at the press conference, so he couldn't help but say a few words with a gun and a stick.
Now the old Nelson is really angry, you are not finished, so he said: "In terms of coaching, I can't compare with Mr. Brown, I only have a championship ring, only four best coach trophies, and I still won it with Z's thigh, so I can't compare with him, he is the most successful coach in the history of this game, what he says, you just listen." β
This embarrassed Brown, and now he is also criticized, and experts and fans who tend to the Cavaliers are scolding him for not knowing tactics, not knowing how to be flexible, and being tactically oppressed like a dog by old Nelson.
The head coaches in the east are also very unhappy, you won so many points by the first in the east by the first in the west, is it that if we play, we will be directly abused?
The East coaches have never been cold to the topic of the West being strong and the East is weak, so some people have constantly jumped out to criticize Brown's tactical mistakes.
The Warriors were in a much better position because they won their first win, and it was on the road, and the only team in NBA history failed to win a championship in the early eighties, when they were knocked out by Bird's Green Shirts.
However, there are also manpower to top the Cavaliers, such as the Joe gang leader who has recently improved because of the Bobcats' performance.
If you say who is the No. 1 fierce man in NBA history, maybe Chamberlain, who averaged 50 points per game this season, and Robertson, who averaged a triple-double per game every season, can wrestle with Jordan, but if you say the No. 1 fierce man in the finals, it must be Jordan.
Six times in the finals, six championships, six FMVP, Jordan is really unprecedented, as for whether there is no one to come, it's hard to say, at least Chamberlain is not as good as him, because his first championship, FMVP is Iverson.
Jordan said: "The Cavaliers don't need to feel too much pressure, in fact, the pressure is on the Warriors' side, their championship last season was a fluke, it was by luck, but they won't always be so lucky, I think this time in the Finals, LeBron has a better chance." β
Hearing this, the fans and experts were all stunned, and they all exclaimed and asked, "Helper, are you drunk?" "Do you dare to tell nonsense with your eyes closed?"