Chapter 844: We Slack Off
At the end of the half, the atmosphere within the Warriors was a little sluggish, and they didn't have many points behind.
However, what they lost was rhythm and momentum.
In the first game, regardless of whether they were leading or falling behind, the pace of the game was firmly controlled by the Warriors. In addition, everything the Cavaliers did offensively and defensively at the time was in the Warriors' plan.
The Warriors advanced early, and they weren't idle to play, and Nelson Sr. judged that the Cavaliers could eliminate the Magic, so he started drilling, and that's when Evans was promoted to the starting position to play against O'Neal.
This kind of drill is important because it not only allows the Warriors players to understand their opponents, but also builds their confidence and big picture.
In the last game, James and O'Neal played hard together, but they had a feeling that their every move was clearly perceived by the opponent. So their efforts often turn into useless efforts, no matter how many points they score, the Warriors will catch up, and no matter how good the defense is, the Warriors can break through their defense.
But old Nelson calculated a little less, he missed the calculation that Evans would be injured by O'Neill in the first game!
In this way, a series of tactics in the previous training had to be suspended, and the plan that Nelson Sr. had worked so hard to prepare was also overturned.
Even though Nelson Sr. is one of the best head coaches in the league, and even if Chamberlain is unmatched, it will still be difficult to adjust the team's tactics and give the Cavaliers a targeted counterattack in just a few minutes.
The Cavaliers played with a sense that they clearly felt the holes in the opponent's defense increasing, James' brave breakthrough began to work, and O'Neal was no longer an aging shark, the two of them were cut off by their opponents in the last game, and they couldn't join forces at all.
This time, the two can finally connect to play a role, which is fatal to the Warriors!
In the rematch, the two sides first attacked the inside to make fouls and use free throws to score, and then James took over the game, and he scored consecutive attacks.
James and Chamberlain are the same people, they are talented, talented, and physically good enough to make opponents in the same position feel desperate, but the two also have great perseverance and positive self-motivation, and are constantly improving, this kind of person is destined to become a generation of rulers.
In 07 against the Spurs in the Finals, James would only rush to the basket brutally, so after he touched the Spurs' impregnable defense, he was completely blocked and led the team's sweep.
After that, James was ashamed and courageous, and he became more and more courageous, he developed a more accurate three-point shot, a more stable dìng pull-up jump shot, with these two offensive means, the opponent's bag and blockade are not good.
However, there is still one thing that James has not developed well, and that is his back play.
Jordan and Kobe Bryant are both fighting the world with their backs, this is the best in martial arts, James learned magic skills such as the eighteen palms of the dragon, although it is strong, but if you want to be invincible in the world, it is impossible.
Back fighting is the only fast and unbreakable swordsmanship in the world's martial arts, and there is no need to break JJ, it can be said that whoever practices is the leader of the martial arts alliance.
James also thought about practicing this trick hard to sweep the world, but he was not born to practice back fighting, the strength of the upper and lower limbs is strong enough, but the waist and abdomen strength is too weak, and the back fight has extremely high requirements for waist and abdominal strength and flexibility.
But even so, James, who is now skilled in both long-range and mid-range shooting, is enough to carry out a comprehensive killing of the Warriors on the court.
At first, the Cavaliers made full use of the advantage of the height of the inside, attacking each ball inside, letting Vallejo and O'Neal stir up trouble in the restricted area, and James looked around on the outside like a wolf, always looking for holes in the Warriors' defense, and as long as there was a problem, it was bound to deliver a fatal blow.
But the Warriors are guarded by Chamberlain, the so-called active recognized dominance is the strongest, how can the interior line he guards so easy to break? O'Neill and Vallejo shot one after another, encountered a big hat one after another, and were slapped by Chamberlain and sent the ball off the court.
Warriors fans screamed non-stop, watching Chamberlain play was a bloody rush, and many times they didn't care about winning or losing, all they cared about was the thrill of adrenaline rushing.
James finally made a move, and Chamberlain's two blocks also allowed him to fall into the box completely, as the Cavaliers kept attacking from that point.
As soon as Chamberlain was involved, James immediately made a decision, began to run backwards outside the three-point line, got rid of Barnes and went directly into the middle, he asked for the ball from O'Neal, and once again shook off the Ibaka who came up from the defense, and made a stop-and-go jump shot!
Hit!
After that, James continued to work hard, he received the ball outside the three-point line, saw that Chamberlain was stuck behind O'Neal, and immediately changed direction, sticking to Barnes and killing directly to the middle.
Barnes reacted quickly enough to step forward in time, but James's strong chest knocked the skinny Barnes away, and James rumbled into the restricted area like a tank, picking up a basket before Chamberlain bypassed O'Neal.
Later, James's breakthrough became sharper and sharper, and the Warriors' outside line was torn apart by him, Curry and Barnes successively paid fouls on James, and had to watch him continue to go to the free throw line to score.
James scored a total of 13 points in the third quarter, incarnated as the big devil, and led the Cavaliers to further expand the score and enter the fourth quarter with an 82-72 advantage.
In the final quarter, the Warriors knew that it was a matter of life and death, and the Cavaliers knew about the problem, but they were ahead and fell into regular slackness, and O'Neal was a little tired after fighting for so long, and his pace was much slower.
Seizing this opportunity, Chamberlain covered West in the penalty area, and then followed, Vallejo and O'Neal both shrank in the box and waited for Chamberlain's impact, but Chamberlain got the ball and came back to make a jumper!
After that, James still chose to break through, Chamberlain was on the inside but had been preparing to defend himself, when the little emperor hit Jackson again and got up to jump, he rushed up like a rushing cheetah, murderous!
James had no time to change hands at this time, so he could only shoot hard, Chamberlain stretched his arms angrily, greeted a big hat in the air, and slapped the ball through the half!
This is really a super hat, and the chanting of the Cavaliers fans was cut off by his blow, and there was a brief silence on the scene.
West launched a run, he picked up the ball and killed it all the way to the frontcourt, Mo Jr. and Gibson gritted their teeth and chased after him, but West's nickname was not only because he was unruly and rampant, but also because he ran fast, like a dog.
The two chased all the way, but in the end they didn't catch up, allowing West to make a layup.
The Cavaliers were a little more cautious, O'Neal even left the box to help James cover in the high post, but James did not take the opportunity to break through, but after attracting the bag, he distributed the ball to Vallejo on the inside.
Vallejo dodged Chamberlain's jumper, and Ibaka in front gave him a knife and another big hat.
However, James reacted quickly, he followed from behind, forming a double insurance, and the ball blocked by Ibaka was picked up by him, and he was about to make a layup with a quick attack.
Ibaka had just landed at this time, and it was too late to organize the defense, so he had to foul.
James hit one of two free throws, and then Chamberlain began to break through from the high position, all the way to the inside and another violent dunk.
In this way, in the opening two and a half minutes, the Warriors played a wave of 8-1 climax, slightly stabilized their position, and chased the difference back to within five points.
However, the Cavaliers showed unprecedented execution today, O'Neal and Vallejo continued to take turns attacking the interior, and Ibaka, who had five fouls, inevitably flinched, and the Warriors did not defend well in the middle of the game, allowing O'Neal to score five points.
That's the problem for the Warriors right now, if Chamberlain is on the inside, O'Neal is certainly guarded, but James can be turned on. But if he leaves the interior to defend James in the high post, O'Neal can use his massive weight and experience to crush the birdies of Ibaka and Ty Gibson.
The two sides were locked in a bitter battle, and in the end, it was the Warriors who missed a move, and James hit two three-pointers in the last minute to completely take the victory into his arms.
In this way, when the final whistle blew, the Quickloan Center Arena was plunged into frantic cheers.
James grabbed the ball with one hand and raised his arm high, and pointed angrily ahead with the other hand, full of Lao Tzu's No. 1 posture in the world.
O'Neal is much calmer, after all, he has four championships in hand, and he has three FMVPs, a win or defeat is nothing to him, and it is important to win the championship in the end.
James is the first man who broke the finals, and this is also the first finals victory in the Quickloan Center Arena, which is very important to the top and bottom, and the big screen of the stadium typed a line of words: Glory starts here.
Then, the big screen began to play a short film documenting some of the memorable moments in the arena from 2003 to 2010 when James entered the Cavaliers, such as James' first win, first double-double, first triple-double, first playoff victory, and so on.
In this game, James scored 30 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds on 9-of-18 shooting, and scored a quasi-triple-double again. O'Neal also played well, with 24 points and 11 rebounds today.
Chamberlain played even better, he was the main force of the Warriors' offense, and he scored 45 points, 21 rebounds, and 8 blocks on 15-of-28 shooting, becoming the first player in nearly 30 years to score 40+20+5!
But no matter how good he looked, the Warriors lost, and because the Warriors lost, it was even more embarrassing for him.
At the post-game press conference, reporters came up and asked Chamberlain, "Hey, Z, do you feel lonely?" When you're playing, whether it's attacking or defending, it seems like you're the only one working hard, isn't that a bad feeling? β
West, Iverson, Billups and Curry are four people who rotate, in fact, they play well, but opposite is James, who plays better, and the four of them share playing time, and the number of jΓΉ is average.
Chamberlain was very unhappy when he heard this, and said: "We are a team, you see that I scored 40 points or got 20 rebounds, you think I have brought the most help to the team, in fact, you have been deceived by the number, basketball games are always a matter of five people!" β
The reporter for the Philadelphia Sentinel, who was much more professional, stood up and asked, "From the first game, the Warriors were much more focused than the Cavaliers, who trailed by only 10 points at halftime in the last game, but they were pulled away by the Warriors by 20 points after the end of the third quarter. But why did the Warriors suddenly slack so much today? You only hit 42 shots in the first half overall. 6%, and there were 7 mistakes, what's going on? β
Chamberlain answered a lot more seriously, he said: "We were trying the first game, and we were not familiar with it, so we played according to our own habits, and we played smoothly. But the second game, it won't be as simple as the first. Both of us are teams with Finals experience, and being able to pass five levels and six players before also shows that we have a certain strength, so none of us can say that we are absolutely sure to win the opponent, and the victory of the Cavaliers is worthy of the name. β
"Also, playing hard, fast breaking, dunking, the belief in winning a championship, and so on are all key factors that drive the game. Like you said, we were very focused in the first game, but today we slacked off. Sometimes you want to take a little break for yourself, but then you have to put more energy into getting back to where you were and it takes a lot of time, so obviously the finals don't allow that, so we're going to have to do our best to play in the future! Chamberlain said loudly.
Nelson Sr. added: "If there are players who don't give their best or don't play when the team needs it most, then it's clear that the tragedy is going to be for them. β