Chapter 368: James with a Burst Mentality (10,000-word chapter)

In the 14~15 season, before the start of the finals, new changes have also occurred in the league's teams.

As the saying goes, the train runs fast, it all depends on the headband, and whether the collective is strong or not depends on the leader.

It's not just the superstars who determine a team's results, but the head coach also plays a big role.

At the beginning of May, the Pelicans, who were eliminated by the Clippers, announced that head coach Monty Williams was officially out of class.

In mid-May, the Pelicans finalized their successor, with Alvin Gentry once again in charge, and Anthony Davis, as the team's superstar, immediately tweeted his support.

By the end of May, the Bulls had also fired head coach Tom Thibodeau, and apparently, the playoffs were upset by the Cavaliers against the wind, leaving management to distrust Thibodeau.

At the same time, the Thunder also officially announced a peaceful breakup with the championship coach Brooks, and the Thunder team has completely entered a new stage.

In that year's championship-winning lineup, the main framework was still there, so after the management announced the change of head coach, Russian City fans fried the pot again.

"If you don't make the playoffs due to injury, you have to replace the championship coach? Eat, garbage management..."

Since Li Ze left the team, the Russian City fans have become more and more irritable, coupled with the fact that they have not paid the luxury tax for many years, which has made fans realize that the team doesn't seem to care much about the championship, and making money is the most important thing.

In this case, whenever there is a change in the team, the fans of the city will scold the management.

In early June, the Thunder announced the hiring of Billy Donovan as head coach; The Bulls also announced that Fred Hoyinberg will be the new head coach and lead the team forward.

The Thunder and Bulls are old rivals because of Li Ze and Derrick Rose's competition for MVP, and now everyone is a little down, and many fans feel that things are wrong.

As the Finals began, the NBA league and ESPN were crazy about warming up for the LeBron James vs Li Ze matchup.

It's just that there is a big circle of publicity, and fans don't buy it, and everyone still firmly believes that Li Ze can lead the Clippers to an easy victory over the Cavaliers.

LeBron James, who is in peak form, will lose with Wade and Bosh, and there is no reason to suddenly win when his strength becomes weaker.

On Reddit, fans who like to watch and have fun have started discussing LeBron James' offseason options in advance, a 1+1 contract, and many people think that James is ready to run away at any time...

The Celestial Empire on the other side of the ocean naturally sent its own broadcast team, and the hosts Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping arrived in Los Angeles on June 1.

The domestic media actually like to report on the spot, after all, Los Angeles is not a Russian city, and coming here is considered a publicly-funded tour.

Coupled with Li Ze's care for the domestic media, every time he broadcasts a game of the Clippers live, it can definitely be regarded as a good errand.

reciprocated the favor, and the domestic media would not report Li Ze's negative news at all, which also led to many fans of the Celestial Empire who still thought that Li Ze got up at four o'clock in the morning every day to train...

All kinds of chicken soup jokes don't need money to be sent out, and the tiger pounces on all the fans who say that Li Ze's private life is chaotic The reputation is -10, and if you say two more words, you will be directly banned.

Ze Pounce is not a joke, Zhan Mi was so pressed that he couldn't raise his head, and was forced to transfer his position to Tieba, the result is needless to say, after all, the atmosphere of Tieba is worse than that of Tiger Pounce.

Grumpy old dudes usually only refer to their stars by nicknames...

The trend of a dominant family will naturally make some fans rebellious, but Li Ze's honor is too hard, and he can only say two words:

"Volute also has 5 championships..."

In 2015, the Commies will not be able to withstand it, when Li Ze is the MVP for the third time, he can still blow that Kobe Bryant has 5 championships, if he wins the championship this year, the number of championships between the two sides will be equal, and there will really be no blow in the future.

Keds ran a lot of ads in both Los Angeles and New York, and Steve Ballmer also spent a lot of money for the Clippers in Los Angeles.

Although the team is about to move, when it comes to Staples Arena, the elements of the Clippers account for most of it, Kobe Bryant is out of breath, and the Lakers have not made the playoffs, so the fans naturally turn against him.

On the morning of June 4, a large number of media came to the press conference room of Staples Arena for the pre-match press conference.

Winning three in a row is an absolute achievement, and in the long history of the NBA, only the Lakers, Celtics, and Bulls have achieved this achievement.

Needless to say, the Lakers and the Celtics are too rich in their ancestors, and the Celtics dominated the 60s, which is a real dominance.

The legend of the Bulls is undoubted, and if you look at the current Chicago ball market, it was all the foundation laid during the three-game championship period.

The history of the Clippers is really blank, and Li Ze, as the pioneer of the team's history, naturally enjoys the highest standard of treatment.

In addition to the staff of the Clippers at the press conference, Li Ze was the only one, and the media present also turned on the dog-licking mode one after another, and the blow was over.

In the end, it was the TNT reporter who asked the question:

"Kayce, will you welcome LeBron James to your team?"

There was a burst of low laughter from the scene, everyone knows that this offseason is LeBron James's player option again, and the media are looking forward to James's "Decision Three".

Li Ze, who was dressed in a dark blue suit, only smiled slightly when he heard this question, and then replied without hesitation:

"LeBron is very good, and if he joins the Clippers, he will add to our No. 3 spot."

"It was definitely a good basketball decision! He's going to be welcomed by the whole Clippers! ”

The media at the scene chuckled again, and joined in if they couldn't beat it, it was really funny that this thing really happened.

As a team with 73 wins, no one doubts the strength of the Clippers, who have played a 12-0 record so far in the playoffs.

In contrast, the Cavaliers are a bit less strong, and while Tristan Thompson is energetic and has a keen rebounding nose, Thompson is only a pie forward on the offensive end.

For a big man like Mozgov, there will definitely be problems with blocking and dismantling, and ball critics are not very optimistic about the strength of the Cavaliers' interior line, and the rookie interior line will most likely make mistakes!

Meng Xin Owen reached the finals for the first time, and he enjoyed the attention of the media very much, and every time he faced a question, he answered sincerely.

LeBron James has a little heavy in his heart, he doesn't want to lose to Li Ze again, and most importantly, if he can lead the Cavaliers to win the Finals, then his reputation will be completely reversed.

After years of being ridiculed, LeBron James is already physically and mentally exhausted, and he desperately needs to turn his reputation around.

Hearing reporters at the scene ask about the offseason decision, LeBron James's face darkened.

The 1+1 contract, he signed it out of confidence in his body!

The Yahoo Sports reporter tacitly acquiesced that LeBron James would lose again, and he was very presumptuous when he asked questions:

"LeBron, we all know that most of the players on the Cavaliers don't have Finals experience."

"If you lose all of them away and go back to Cleveland, how are you going to adjust?"

This kind of question makes both James and Irving look unhappy, and they lose before they have competed?

"I just play on the pitch, tactical adjustments, personnel rotation, that's the job of the coaching staff!"

"We believe in each other, so I don't think about such a situation at all."

Noticing that the media reporters at the scene showed suspicious eyes, LeBron James cursed in his heart, the game hasn't started yet!

Love dislocated his shoulder and was reimbursed for the season, but the team reached the finals and was naturally in a good mood.

In the afternoon training session of the team, Lefu also moved his body in the training hall, indicating that he was with everyone.

This year is a double harvest for Lefou, following the Cavaliers to the Finals, and after the All-Star Game, he fell in love with Kate Bock, who was introduced by Li Ze.

Shambaught was a little big at the thought of being in charge of keeping an eye on Li Ze tonight, and watched a lot of videos, but it didn't work.

Seeing Lefu warming up on the side, Shambaught leaned over and asked in a low voice:

"Which side of Lee is a weak side, you can't see it on the video at all, Kevin, you have to help me."

Lefu looked strange, but he didn't expect his teammates to fantasize about restricting Li Ze:

"Trust me, Kayce doesn't have a weak sidehand, he was very good at his skills in college."

"Don't think about defense, when it comes to crunch time, that's LeBron's job!"

Shambaugh had not been convinced by LeBron James, and seemed to think of possible problems at night, and finally muttered softly:

"I'm afraid LeBron can't help it, this is my first Finals..."

At 21 o'clock in the evening of June 4th, the finals G1 officially started, which was broadcast by ESPN, and many fans locked in the ABC channel in the evening.

As the annual drama of the NBA league, before the game began, the reporters who were present occupied the Staples Arena.

Magic Johnson is calling his old partner, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also watching the game this year.

Although Abdul-Jabbar is a famous name of the Lakers, he graduated from UCLA and witnessed Li Ze's three consecutive championships, so he will naturally be there.

Li Ze naturally had to greet the two celebrities when he warmed up, and Magic Johnson, who was dressed in a formal suit, took the initiative to high-five Li Ze with a smile:

"I knew you'd do it! 4:0, don't be humble with me! The Lakers' best record was broken by you! ”

Li Ze said with a smile and confidence:

"Records are meant to be broken, and I can only wish the Cavaliers good luck tonight, I feel like I'm in hot form."

Abdul-Jabbar felt that there was not much suspense in this year's finals, and even congratulated Li Ze in advance:

"Three wins in a row, a remarkable achievement! Kayce, you have a chance to break a lot of dusty records! ”

“...”

Before the game, Li Ze exchanged blows, and LeBron James encouraged his teammates in the locker room:

"If we control the rebounds, we'll win the game, come on the court and show our toughness and determination to win!"

As a rookie team in the Finals, LeBron James is actually very worried about his teammates suddenly pulling across in the big arena.

Before the game, LeBron James was more mature, he knew that the team's offense could not match the Clippers, so defense was crucial, and if he couldn't limit Li Ze, then keep Paul.

If Irving is out of shape, Dellavedova is ready for it, and the Cavaliers are already anticipating the worst of the game.

Coach David Blatter did not explain the tactics again, and he also continued to encourage his players, after resting for so long, physical fitness is not a problem, he is afraid that the team will slow down.

"After the opening, we all moved, did a good job of covering, protected the rebound, Thompson, went all out to rush to grab the rebounds in the frontcourt, and contain the opponent's transition offense."

"According to our pre-game deployment, don't be anxious when you fall behind, believe in each other!"

Coach David Blatter gave a brief explanation at the end, and then followed the Cavaliers to the players' tunnel.

As the game was about to begin, the Staples Arena was packed, and the fans cheered and cheered as soon as the DJ introduced the visiting players.

LeBron James naturally noticed the enthusiastic cheers on the scene when Chris Paul appeared, thinking that the former little brother had won two championships, James's heart was sour...

The lights came back on, and the players from both sides entered the final warm-up stage before the game, and on the ESPN commentary bench on the spot, commentator Mike Brin briefly introduced the starting lineups of both sides:

"Kyrie Irving started tonight and it looks like his knee injury has improved, and he is partnered with Yin Man Shambaugh in the backcourt."

"LeBron James and Tristan Thompson are still on the front line, and Timofey Mozgov is on the center."

Jeff Van Gundy also saw the Clippers' start and commented simply:

"The Clippers' coaching staff seems to be jealous of the Cavaliers' frontcourt rebounds, and Jokic is back in the starting lineup."

Mark Jackson thought JR Smith would start tonight, after all, the Clippers have a lot of outside firepower:

"Coach David Blatter still thinks the team should start defensively, maybe it was the right choice, and the Cavaliers should really establish their rebounding advantage."

Regardless of whether you are optimistic about the Cavaliers before the game, for the finals, everyone still hopes to be more intense.

The Clippers fans at the scene were all wearing red cheering T-shirts, and when they saw the players from both sides coming to the center of the court, they immediately shouted along with the DJ:

“Let'sgoClippers! Let'sgoClippers! Let'sgoClippers! ”

The moment Jordan Jr. jumped the ball, a burst of cheers immediately erupted in the Staples Arena.

Unlike the regular season, Owen chose to defend Paul at the first time, trying to completely cover the opponent with his body.

After half time, he immediately gave the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc, and after Paul cut in without the ball, he moved to the right corner and reminded Jordan Jr. to pay attention to the rebound.

After receiving the ball at the left elbow of the free throw line, Tristan Thompson immediately realized that the Clippers were going to play hand-to-hand tactics.

grabbed the first time, but found that Jokic was sideways to protect the ball and did not move to the line.

Before Tristan Thompson could remind Shambaugh, Li Ze, who started in the bottom left corner, accelerated again after a reverse feint and got rid of Shambaugh's entanglement.

Jokic stretched out his left hand, and after completing the hand-to-hand pass with Li Ze, he immediately stood up straight and successfully hung up to Shambaugh, who was chasing the defense.

The tactics were simple and rude, and before Tristan Thompson could help defend, Li Ze, who received the pass, simply adjusted a step, and then threw the ball away!

"Huh!" The two-pointer was easily scored.

The cheers of the Clippers fans made Shambaugh and Tristan Thompson a little confused.

LeBron James and Li Ze have played in the Finals for many years, so they naturally know their opponents very well, and as soon as the first round ended, they immediately reminded:

"Leave that big man alone, just grab it as soon as possible!"

The biggest difference between James and the Heat, who returned to the Cavaliers, is that they are more aggressive, after all, in this lineup, if you want to deal cards at the top of the arc, the team is afraid that it will collapse when it comes up....

The veteran Barnes was in charge of keeping an eye on Shambaugh, and Li Ze naturally guarded James' side again.

After Paul noticed that Irving gave the ball to James, who was on the left wing with his back to ask for the ball, Tristan Thompson ran to the free throw line and immediately reminded Jokic:

"Follow him!"

The Cavaliers' offense naturally has a cut, but a lot of the time they rely on James' low-post threat.

Observing that the two were pulling on the free throw line, James protected the ball with his back, put the ball with his right hand and continued to play.

After losing weight, James became more flexible, hit twice, and then immediately turned to the baseline and threw a backward jumper!

Although the action was slightly ugly, the amplitude was indeed enough, Li Ze made an excellent prediction and made interference, but failed to complete the block.

"Bang!"

The ball slammed into the box, Tristan Thompson rushed to the basket with Jokic, and Mozgov continued to entangle with Jordan Jr.

The four of them immediately grabbed a ball, and the first shot was spotted by Tristan Thompson, but Jokic reacted quickly and also clicked, and finally Jordan Jr. took the rebound.

When the transition attack failed, Coach David Blatter on the sidelines immediately clapped his hands and loudly reminded his players to retreat.

James clapped his hands in annoyance, and the shot felt good when he shot, but it still turned out to be iron.

Clippers fans cheered again when they saw James hit the iron, this time Li Ze just dribbled the ball through the halfcourt, and Irving cooperated with Shambaught for the first time.

On the left wing of the free throw line, when Irving started, Li Ze sensed the opponent's defensive intentions, and returned the ball to Paul as soon as he could.

LeBron James' defense is halfway through the rotation, and Paul has taken advantage of Jordan Jr.'s block at the top of the arc to accelerate the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.

James immediately began to chase Paul again, and Mozgov also raised his hands and kept sliding backwards.

Aiming at the defensive movement behind him, Paul handled the ball quickly and distributed the ball to Barnes on the right wing for the first time, who was unguarded and quickly jumped from outside the three-point line!

"Bang!"

The three-point shot missed, Mozgov received the rebound, and Li Ze helped defend in front of James for the first time, forcing the opponent to give the ball to Shambaugh.

Perhaps because of his first Finals, Shambaugh seemed very excited, and after receiving the ball, he continued to accelerate and quickly rushed across the halfcourt.

Veteran Barnes quickly stepped back and blocked in front of Shambaugh when the opponent entered the three-point line.

Sensing that there was no good offensive opportunity, Shambaught subconsciously returned the ball to James in the logo position.

The quality of the pass was not high, the position was low, and the moment James received the ball, Li Ze suddenly grabbed it, poked the ball out of James's hand, and then took the opportunity to slap the ball to the half court.

James reacted, Li Ze had already rushed out, and the Clippers fans shouted, grabbed the ball with their right hand in the front court, and then accelerated quickly.

James behind him desperately chased the defense, but Li Ze flew farther, just one step past the free throw line, Li Ze, who stepped on the dots, took off directly into the air, grabbed the ball with his right hand after gliding in the air, and burst the dunk with one arm!

"Boom!" Steal and dunk it!

LeBron James saw the smiling appearance of Li Ze who completed the dunk, and his heart was full of anger, and he took advantage of the baseline serve to remind his teammates loudly again:

"Steady! Don't rush to attack! ”

The cheers in the Staples arena grew louder and louder, and Irving dribbled past half court to see Li Zezheng and James fighting, the two pushed and pulled each other, and James failed to succeed in the left blocking position.

Owen immediately signaled Mozgov to go up to block and dismantle, quickly stepped down the dribble with his right hand, and then stuck to Mozgov and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand.

Although Paul didn't squeeze through the cover at the first time, Jordan Jr. managed to delay.

Irving, who was on the move, did not reluctantly attack, and when Jordan Jr. came up defensively, he flicked his left wrist and quickly gave the ball to Mozgov, who was down.

The latter received the pass and directly wanted to dunk with both hands, and smashed the ball into the basket at the sight, but he didn't expect that little Jordan, who turned around to defend, came first and twisted to send the block.

The ball was slapped onto the rebound and bounced quickly, Paul immediately controlled the ball and then threw it forward.

Li Ze continued to accelerate along the right sideline, and after successfully catching the ball, he did not slow down and continued to rush to the halfcourt.

LeBron James almost blew up and made a mistake in the opening stanza? chased after Li Ze.

The two rushed across the three-point line one after the other, and Li Ze took off again in the paint area, and James behind him also jumped.

Sensing James' block behind him, Li Ze in the air grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, curled up his body, and with excellent air time, he glided to the bottom right of the basket and pulled the lever with his backhand from top to bottom.

completely dodged the cover, and finally Li Ze's right wrist twisted, and the ball hit the board into the frame!

After landing on the ground, Li Ze shook his head with a smile, and did not look at LeBron James's reaction, quickly retreated, and the Staples Arena immediately fried the pot, and saw the replay in the center of the court, and the fans kept cheering loudly.

0:6, taking advantage of the Cavaliers' mistakes, the Clippers played easily and happily.

Of course, LeBron James knew that Meng Xin would make mistakes, but he was beaten 6-0 in the opening game, which was really difficult for him to accept.

With no smile on his face at all, James received the ball on the right wing outside the three-point line in the next round, took advantage of Mozgov's blocking, and accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.

went straight to the basket against Li Ze's defense, and soon James found that Mozgov, who was down, brought Jordan Jr. back...

Li Ze defended in front, Jordan Jr. pounced in the back, and the three came to the basket, and finally James's layup knocked out of the frame.

The rebound was accepted by Jordan Jr., and LeBron James wanted to complain to the referee, but found that Paul received the ball and rushed up again.

Irving was quick to defend, but Paul was resolute in his offense, suddenly changing his pace during acceleration and eventually causing a foul on the opposing hitter in the paint area.

"The Cavaliers have to slow down, it's not their preferred pace!"

Jeff Van Gundy saw Paul walk to the free throw line and couldn't help but give a pointer to the Cavaliers' offense.

"The Cavaliers players don't seem to be able to adjust from the off, and they are nervous and physically unable to keep up with the rhythm."

Mark Jackson shook his head as well, the match was more relaxed than he expected, and the two sides were not on the same level of experience.

Hitting both free throws, head coach David Blatter was forced to call a timeout, iron, turnover, covered, nightmare start...

The opening wave of 8:0 seems to indicate that the Cavaliers are going to be cool, and the fans of the Clippers are eager for the home team to abuse the dishes like crazy, and the emotions of the fans are getting higher and higher.

LeBron James, who was off the bench, felt a sense of powerlessness and didn't like the team's offensive space on the court, but it was already the best lineup.

Irving was also a little confused, why did he suddenly fall behind by 8 points, he even felt that the Clippers were not attacking at all, and after a few rounds of crazy running, the point difference was pulled away.

The Cavaliers seemed to hold their ground after the timeout, and the Clippers' defense certainly had holes.

Jokic was inexperienced and didn't move fast, and James assisted Tristan Thompson, who cut in from the middle, to score two points with a strong basket and a turnaround throw.

The Cavaliers' atmosphere group started cheering loudly as they scored points in the Finals!

"Shh

Clippers fans didn't like to see the Cavaliers' atmosphere group babbling and immediately booed.

At this time, Shambaugh on the field only felt that he was going to be completely finished.

In the East, I didn't play against Li Ze many times before, but after joining the Cavaliers this season, I missed the game with the Clippers due to injury.

Li Ze asked for the ball with his back in the right blocking area, and Shambaugh's defense had no way, and it was easy to see through the front of him.

The moment the card position was successful, Li Ze immediately received Paul's ground-hitting pass, and Tristan Thompson on the free throw line instantly let go of Jokic and went straight to Li Ze.

Shambaught saw Li Ze shake like an online line, and subconsciously gave up the position of the bottom line, Li Ze took his left foot as the axis, turned around, instantly passed the defense, held the ball in his right hand, and broke through along the bottom line.

Mozgov is also inexperienced, the speed of the defense is too slow, blocking the basket, and he didn't have time to jump and block, so he was hung up by Li Ze to defend and made a layup on the back!

"Squeak!"

After hearing the referee's whistle, Mozgov's eyes straightened, and he spread his hands to explain to the referee:

"I didn't touch him at all, he hung on my arm!"

Naturally, there was no response to complaining, and in the cheers of the Clippers fans, Li Ze stood on the free throw line with a smile on his face and scored an easy free throw.

At 2:11, seeing that the margin was about to reach double digits, LeBron James knew he had to step up.

Most of the offensive time was consumed, and at the left elbow of the free throw line, LeBron James scored two points on a pull-up jumper after a triple threat.

James loudly reminded his teammates to pay attention to defense when he returned to defense, and less than 10 seconds later, Li Ze turned his back to the ball in the left blocking area.

Facing the bag of Shambaught and Tristan Thompson, Joki, who assisted down the middle, scored two points.

LeBron James broke through the middle of the block and was blocked by Li Ze and Jordan Jr., and turned back to Paul's high blocking, got rid of Irving's pursuit, and scored two points in the middle range again.

The Cavaliers attacked, Irving used Tristan Thompson's block at the top of the arc to face Jokic's defense, broke through the middle, quickly changed direction in front of the movement, and then threw a shot.

In the next round, Li Ze received the ball with his back in the right blocking area, and also gave the ball to Jokic who went down the middle, and in the face of Mozgov's assisted defense, the white fat man threw the ball to the upper left of the basket.

Little Jordan jumped up to eat the cake and smashed the ball into the basket.

After being beaten many times in a row by the same tactics of the Clippers, the Cavaliers gradually broke the defense, and coupled with a few poor hands and failed to continue the firepower, LeBron James found that the point difference was widening again.

With 4:21 left in the first quarter, JR Smith replaced Shambaugh, and coach David Blatter regretted it a little, and the Cavaliers clearly needed to score more.

The cheers at Staples Arena continued, and JR-Smith had just come on the pitch, and the right wing saw Jokic go up to the right of Li Ze, and subconsciously prepared to slide to the left and squeeze through the cover.

The defense made a mistake in prediction, Li Ze put the ball with his left hand, and went directly to the left side to break through and accelerate, JR-Smith was instantly crushed and squeezed, Tristan Thompson didn't have time to help defend, and watched Li Ze kill to the basket.

Rushing up in three steps, without waiting for the paint area, Li Ze took off directly, and as soon as Mozgov under the basket came back to his senses, he saw Li Ze in the air grabbing the ball with his left hand, pulling his arm back, and easily came to a tomahawk-style violent dunk!

"Boom!"

There was the roar of the basket in his ears, followed by the cheers of the fans in the field, Mozgov was completely blinded, why did he dunk?

At 11:21, the Clippers stabilized +2 and extended the margin to double digits.

Li Ze, who completed the dunk, looked relaxed, if the Warriors' defense can score 70 points, then the Cavaliers' defense has just passed.

Li Ze thought that LeBron James would defend him personally, but it turned out to be an old routine for so many years, and the role players went first...

Jordan Jr. became more and more excited the more he played, and Mozgov, a rookie, always made some small mistakes, which allowed him to boldly help defend many rounds.

Defending LeBron James is a showman, and Jordan Jr., who is in a contract year, is desperate to prove himself.

The veteran Barnes was also a little baffled, spending most of his time on the court in the corner or on the wing to open up space, only to find James playing against him on the defensive end tonight...

James went to defend Paul on several rounds, allowing Barnes to hit a three-pointer after missing two shots.

This situation was somewhat unexpected by the coaching staff, and when he was retreating, Barnes said to James next to him:

"You should defend Kayce, core to core!"

Naturally, James ignored Barnes's ridicule and failed to get a response, and Barnes laughed again:

"I understand you, man! It's not a good feeling to be beaten up! But you have to fight like a man! ”

“Shutup!”

In the midline position, LeBron James broke the defense a little bit and shouted at Barnes angrily.

Unexpectedly, Barnes almost laughed out loud and took the initiative to get next to James, and the referee immediately noticed the situation here and immediately rushed up to separate the two.

When the Clippers fans at the scene saw this situation, they immediately followed the heckling, the game was crushed, and there was no fun, and everyone wanted to see LeBron James break the big defense.

Coach David Blatter stood on the sidelines and loudly reminded his players to stay calm, and James calmed down, pulled his face and didn't say a word.

Paul's six relatives on the court did not recognize him, and even applauded and provoked on the side, seeing this situation, James was even more angry in his heart.

Crazy for the ball for several rounds in a row, or face frame attack, or direct singles, so angry that I don't want to cover...

Li Ze didn't know what Barnes said to the other party, but he was happy to see such a situation.

James hit three irons in a row, and naturally the Clippers seized the opportunity to continue to expand the point difference.

This time, James once again threw the iron against Li Ze's breakthrough, and when he heard the referee's whistle, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart...

As a result, James made one of two free throws, James cursed in his heart, and the Clippers, who protected the rebound, launched a conversion offense.

Li Ze, who held the ball in his left hand, was fast, rushed to the left wing after rushing through the halfcourt, and suddenly dribbled under his crotch near the three-point line, and quickly changed direction after shaking his body to the left.

JR-Smith was slightly stunned, and was immediately crushed and squeezed by Li Ze, seeing that he was about to rush to the paint area, he subconsciously pulled it, and the referee immediately blew the whistle.

Noticing that Li Ze walked to the free throw line, JR Smith realized that the team had entered the state of adding free throws.

Coach De Nagro sat leisurely on the bench, smiling and posing as a champion coach.

Tyronn Lue has lemons in his heart, and always feels that LeBron James can't be a golden thigh, but in order to get the position of head coach, he will still go to the Cavaliers in the offseason:

"David Blatter will be out of class soon, such an opportunity cannot be missed..."

On the commentary bench of ESPN at the scene, Jeff Van Gundy held his forehead and said helplessly:

"The details on the court, the Clippers are better."

"J.R. Smith obviously didn't realize that a foul would make a free throw, and Kayce was in complete control of the game."

Mark Jackson also felt that the scene was a little ugly, and finally said euphemistically:

"David Blatter is a great European coach, but this is his first season in charge of the NBA."

"The Cavaliers and the Warriors are somewhat similar, and the players on both teams don't have a lot of playoff experience, and on a stage like the Finals, sometimes it's the details that make or break the difference."

The game was in full swing with the Clippers in the first quarter, and as the rebounds stabilized, there were more and more switching offenses.

The continuous cheers in the Staples Arena seemed to tell the story of the game.

At the official end of the first quarter of the game, everyone on the Cavaliers was completely confused, how could they fall behind so much?

At 20:34, the Clippers easily led by 14 points.

Commentator Mike Brin was a little speechless, if it weren't for Irving and JR Smith's strong three-point shots, it would have been difficult for the Cavaliers to score 20 points:

"Maybe the rest was too long, the Cavaliers started slowly, LeBron James scored 7 points on 3-of-9 shooting in the first quarter, and I hope he adjusts in the rest of the game."

Jeff Van Gundy felt that there was basically no suspense in the game, Irving was 2 of 5 and scored 5 points, and the two main scorers played like this, and the Cavaliers directly explained.

"Coach David Blatter should probably adjust the lineup, and if there is a problem with the offensive space, maybe LeBron can play to the No. 4 position."

Mark Jackson turned the conversation to the Clippers, and this game could only boast about Li Ze's performance:

"Kayce played too easily, attacking only twice, 6-of-7, 3-of-3 free throws, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal."

"The players on the court failed to communicate in time, and the Cavaliers' defense was even more problematic!"

Both Li Ze and LeBron James played the full first quarter, and the Clippers were led by Paul early in the second quarter.

Crawford, Tucker, Ingles, and Jordan Jr. came on, and the two main lineups were retained on the court.

The Cavaliers also made the roster smaller, with Dellavedova, Irving, Shambaugh, James Jones, Tristan Thompson on the floor.

Coach David Blatter didn't choose to smash James to death, noticing that his superstar seemed to be autistic...

Back in his seat, LeBron James didn't say a word, watching the game on the court in silence, and his heart became more and more disappointed:

"It's been 5 years... Why did the game turn out like this? ”

"Why are his teammates always so good?"

LeBron James thinks he's given it his all in the first quarter.

On the Clippers bench, the atmosphere group looked relaxed, and everyone stood up and cheered with the fans when they saw Crawford dribbling on the line and backdribbling back, shaking off the defense, and hitting three-pointers.

Li Ze also stood up to applaud the veteran, and the downwind ball seemed to have a form bonus, and Crawford has been very good in this year's playoffs.

Of course, this must also be related to the approaching contract year, Jokic sat back in his chair, also learned to cover his mouth with a towel, and complained to Li Ze in a low voice:

"The Finals are no different from the regular season, and playing in the NBA seems to be much easier!"

Since the white fat man was able to stumble and communicate, there have been more and more words, of course, most of the time, he communicates with Li Ze, this year's training has not cost money, and Jokic is also grateful.

Li Ze didn't expect the child to be even more inflated, and immediately said jokingly:

"Playing with three All-Stars, of course, is easy, and having the opportunity for you to lead the team alone will definitely make you slim down in a year."

“...”

The margin on the court was not narrowed, Irving scored, Paul followed suit, Shambaugh hit a three-pointer, and Crawford responded.

Coach David Blatter noticed that LeBron James seemed to be emotionally stable and immediately took back the main lineup.

Coach De Nagro is not in a hurry to replace Li Ze, Crawford is in good hands, and it is no problem to play a few more minutes.

The Clippers kept the tempo down, moving the ball to the line, simply pulling the offensive space, and then Paul's high pick-and-roll.

If it doesn't solve the problem, let Crawford take the pot at the end, make a strong two-point shot or break through with the ball.

The veteran doesn't have to think about physical fitness, and he goes up to give it all out.

Another three-pointer with 24 seconds of pressing, LeBron James almost lost his mental balance after the game, but fortunately, Shambaugh also responded in the next round.

LeBron James had just singled Tucker and scored two points on a breakaway, and Coach De Nagro immediately called a timeout.

Seeing Li Ze come on the court to replace Paul, and the main lineup of the Clippers also took the opportunity to return, LeBron James cursed in his heart...

Li Ze dribbled the ball across the half court and just came to the right wing, Irving stepped forward again to wrap up, the Cavaliers' defensive rotation accelerated, and James also helped defend in front of Crawford for the first time.

Jokic came to the top of the arc for the first time to respond, received a pass from Li Ze, and immediately threw the ball to the bottom left corner.

This shift of strength and weakness, the Clippers played many times in the Western Conference finals, Barnes made 1 of 3 in the first quarter of the game, and this time he made a big open three-pointer, and finally easily seized the opportunity.

The Clippers fans cheered loudly again when they saw the ball hollow into the net, and LeBron James was so dissatisfied that he couldn't help but shout at Tristan Thompson:

"Don't let him pass the ball easily!"

Li Ze, who retreated, patted Jokic, the white fat man reacted quickly and his hands were not small, although he would make mistakes in individual rounds, but he was always more reliable than Little Jordan.

Most of the Cavaliers' wrap-up defense ended up failing, and LeBron James finally broke through to the basket and scored two points against Li Ze's defense.

Coming back, the Clippers threw in another big open three-pointer.

couldn't stand it, LeBron James completely broke the defense on the court:

"Why do your teammates always shoot so accurately?"

The noise at Staples Arena seemed to spur the Chosen One, who chose to shoot three-pointers from the outside for two consecutive rounds, only to be hit again.

Li Ze's transition offense caused a foul by LeBron James, and Coach David Blatter on the sidelines knew that the game was going to be over, and the mentality of the core players exploded...

Amid the cheers of the Clippers fans, the pace of the game gradually picked up, and the first half ended quickly.

At 42:62, the Clippers led by just 20 points.

LeBron James pulled out his jersey, was depressed, and walked quickly to the players' tunnel, he really tried his best, and began to comfort himself in his heart:

"We're going to get back in shape, I'm going to win..."