Chapter 125: Suddenly, Clay is injured
The easy first win gave the Warriors more confidence.
Except for James, the Cavaliers are almost at a disadvantage in other positions. Love doesn't take much advantage of Green and Bogut on the inside, and although Irving's scoring ability and explosiveness are strong, it is still inferior to Curry.
As a result, after just one game, the outside commentary was almost one-sided.
Several media outlets, including ESPN, generally believe that the Finals will end in five to six games, and it is highly likely that the Warriors will eliminate the Cavaliers 4-2.
"There is no doubt that the Warriors are the better team this season, although there may be many people who think that last year's championship of the Warriors was won by luck because of the Cavaliers' full of injuries, but in this year's Finals, with the Cavaliers full of healthy rosters, we can finally see the difference in the overall strength of the two teams."
"This gap is not something James can make up for alone, the Cavaliers must have more people to step up to have a chance, Irving, Love are sought after as the Cavaliers' Big Three, and at the same time, they must step up and play a representative performance at this critical time."
James and Cavaliers fans, after the first game, still had some illusions, hoping that the two giants of Irving and Love could play better in the next games and help the team win.
However, the performance of Irving and Love in the next G2 game poured cold water on the heads of all Cavaliers fans who were looking forward to it.
The G2 game began three days later on June 5, and the venue was still on the Warriors' home court.
Irving, who was highly hoped, scored only 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting, and Love only scored 5 points on 2-of-7 shooting, and the two giants combined scored only 15 points, which was not even as high as Wang Feng, the third scorer on the Warriors' side.
The entire Cavaliers team only relied on James to support himself, but James didn't feel very good today, with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists on 7-of-17 shooting.
Because the overall performance of the Cavaliers was so bad, that in the third quarter of the game, the point difference had been widened to more than 30 points!
With no hope of a comeback, James did not play in the fourth quarter, and Irving only played 2 minutes and missed a shot and was substituted.
Both teams fielded full bench lineups to play the entire fourth quarter, and there was no suspense in the process.
At 110:77, the Cavaliers lost by 33 points on the road.
The 33-point difference, even if you look at the entire history of the NBA Finals, is a tragedy that can be ranked in the top five.
Even those who are optimistic about the Warriors winning the championship can't imagine that the difference in strength between the two sides will be so big, and the Cavaliers will be defeated by the Warriors' bombardment in the game, and they have no power to resist!
At the end of the two games, the Warriors have a 2-0 lead, and the next game will return to Cleveland, the home of the Cavaliers, but the vast majority of Cavaliers fans are already a little desperate.
With such a big gap between the two teams on the court, what will the Cavaliers have to do to win the game?
"Things are going a little bit more smoothly than expected......"
This situation surprised Wang Feng.
Sure enough, he was still so much better than Barnes that the Warriors were much tougher than the 73-win version, and the Cavaliers were completely powerless.
I just don't know who is stronger and who is weaker if this Warriors team is compared with the five-star Warriors joined by Durant?
Wang Feng really doesn't know.
In terms of personal strength, Durant must be much stronger than Wang Feng, his steady mid-range shooting and critical moment offensive ability are at the top level in history, even if Curry Thompson has a bad hand, Durant can also step up to stabilize the situation and ensure the team's minimum floor.
But Wang Feng also has his own advantages, first of all, in terms of outside three-point shooting, Wang Feng is definitely stronger than Durant, Durant's career 38% three-point shooting rate can only be said to be decent, and the threat is not particularly high.
Secondly, although he has advantages such as height and arm length, in the field of outside defense, Wang Feng is definitely stronger than Durant, and the four top defensive badges are really not as simple as looking good.
Durant will make the Warriors' scoring ability more terrifying, and Wang Feng can make the Warriors' roster structure more reasonable and perfect.
All in all, neither Wang Feng's version nor Durant's version of the Warriors is something that the current Cavaliers team can compete with.
If nothing else, the game can indeed be over in six games.
Of course, if nothing else......
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On June 8, the finals G3 field.
The Cavaliers home fans cheered and cheered! It's as if someone in a desperate situation has grasped the last straw.
The Cavaliers players on the court also high-fived each other in celebration.
On the scoreboard, the final score of the two teams after the match is clearly recorded.
123:97, home team in front, away team in the back.
The Cavaliers beat the Warriors by 26 points at home! Shame on you!
On the sidelines, Cole crossed his hands on his hips, his face was grim, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes.
And Wang Feng, who had just finished the game on the field and was still panting slightly, shook his head slightly, his expression was quite surprised.
"What is this? Is it also the butterfly effect? Or is it retribution that the team is too smooth sailing and too carried away? ”
From the start of the game, the Warriors quickly took the initiative.
Curry, Thompson and Wang Feng all felt good, and they all hit outside three-pointers.
The Warriors scored 33 points in the first quarter, while the Cavaliers scored just 16.
The Warriors built a 17-point advantage in the first quarter and seemed to have won the game, and it was predictable that there would be another slaughter!
The Cavaliers' home fans weren't even in the mood to cheer for the team.
No one expected that in the second quarter of the game, the situation changed dramatically!
The Cavaliers scored 38 points in the second quarter, and the Warriors only scored 20 points, and the score was directly overtaken!
The direct cause of this is that in the second quarter of the game, the main player of the Warriors, Klay Klay. Thompson's accidental injury!
In an attack that broke through the basket with the ball, Thompson forced a jump to cause a defensive foul on JR. Smith, but he didn't think that when he landed, Thompson was unsteady on his feet, twisted his ankle, and fell to the ground on the spot.
Moments later, Thompson limped back into the locker room and quickly announced that he would not be returning for this game.
The sudden situation suddenly made the whole Warriors a little absent-minded.
Among them, Wang Feng was the most impacted.
"Clay would actually get hurt? How can it be? ”
Wang Feng knew that his arrival had flapped the wings of a butterfly, and the course of history had already been completely different from that of another time and space.
In fact, this time and space itself is very different from the world where Wang Feng was originally located, from international relations to daily life, and there are some subtle differences from another time and space.
But even so, Klay's sudden injury still surprised him, and more importantly, Klay was injured, what should the team do?
With the team's most important Splash Brothers missing a man, can the Warriors still be the Cavaliers' opponent?
"Holy! Will the Cavaliers take this opportunity to replicate a 1:3 comeback? ”
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