Chapter 405: The Closest Moment to the Championship (8400 Words Chapter)
On June 12, 2016, fans who follow the NBA were very happy, and this year's game was even better than last year's Finals!
For fans who only watch the finals once a year, the battle between the two sides on Tianwang Mountain is even more enjoyable.
In last year's finals, everyone witnessed the Clippers becoming a dynasty team and witnessed Li Ze's personal 5 consecutive championships.
But the game did stretch along, and the Cavaliers were left with a healthy LeBron James, and the Finals heat was affected.
This year is completely different, the Cavaliers kept their home court, and the series score came to 2:2, and the suspense was full!
Although most of the fans of the Clippers complained that Cleveland became 5 to 8, the outcome has been decided, and there is no replay in the NBA...
Cavaliers fans have also exploded into a strong fight, and everyone wants to see LeBron James lead the team to break the 52-year championship curse of Cleveland Sports.
"What's wrong with 5 hits 8? Cleveland has always been treated unfairly! It's time to take advantage of it! ”
After the Clippers returned to Los Angeles after the road game, fans of both teams were torn apart on social media.
Jammy is active again, they have been suppressed too badly by Li Ze over the years, and this year they finally see the hope of winning, and the loan championship, the statement of a crown over Li Ze has also begun to go online.
LeBron James played well at home, and with the blessing of hometown basketball, the heat exploded!
Especially in G4, when Li Ze defended Kyrie Irving 7 of 24 and only scored 23 points, LeBron James stepped up and scored 41 points alone, breaking the Clippers' front line and interior line.
For Amerika's ball critics, LeBron James finally hit the stats they were looking for, and the blow was over.
Of course, after blowing LeBron James, everyone also followed Li Ze and continued to warm up for the battle of Tianwang Mountain in the finals.
In the G3 game, Li Ze was 15 of 26, scoring 41 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, two steals and 1 turnover;
G4 data rose again, Li Ze was 19 of 30, and then cut 50 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, two steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers!
After 4 games in the finals, Li Ze's data has also reached an outrageous stage, and the Amerika ball critics are almost stupid, and the ancient blow is basically convinced...
Tomorrow night at 9 p.m., the finals G5 will officially kick off at Staples Arena, and TNT and ESPN are warming up for the game before the game.
In the TNT show, Charles Barkley has also stopped poisoning the Knights for the past two days.
The two home games won were very tough, but whenever the offense was sluggish, the Cavaliers basically took a break.
Host Ernnie Johnson doesn't care about the situation of the Cavaliers, it's not a big deal to watch the excitement, and the more intense the game, the happier the sports media is.
"After four games in the finals, Kayce has once again played an amazing performance!"
"44.3 points, 10.8 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.5 blocks, 1.0 turnovers per game;"
"He shot a staggering 62.2 percent from the field, 50.0 percent from three-point range and 94.1 percent from the free-throw line."
As soon as host Ernnie Johnson finished speaking, Kenny Smith immediately added with a smile:
"The last active player to reach the Finals averaged 40+ per game was Kayce in 13 years, and this year he has a chance to break his own record."
"I can't say for sure which team will win the championship, but I think Kayce is still the best player in the finals!"
In the studio, the director also showed Li Ze's 2013 finals data in a timely manner:
"Averaged 43.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.8 turnovers per game."
Charles Barkley doesn't want to see these stats at all, mentioning the 40+ per game average in the Finals, Michael Jordan will be mentioned at the turn of the corner, and then the conversation will turn to him...
In this year's finals, Li Ze is infinitely close to averaging 40+ triple-doubles per game, and if this achievement is finally achieved, then this record will be the only one in history.
O'Neal didn't poison the Knights anymore, and said with a smile on the side:
"The Finals have become a best-of-three game and the Clippers have home-court advantage, but I would say that once the series gets to a tie-break, no one can predict who will win the championship."
"A win-or-lose match, anything is possible!"
Charles Barkley saw the three of them look at him again, and finally let out a sigh of relief, and gave his poisoned milk again:
"This is the closest LeBron James has come to a championship!"
"As long as he wins for Cleveland, then he's going to be a city hero, and if they win the game, they can end the series at home."
"There's no better opportunity than this, and no one wants to run into Kayce, an all-time consistent scorer, in a tiebreaker that is going to turn into a nightmare for the Cavaliers."
"So, tomorrow night's game, I'm optimistic about the Cavaliers, they have found the key to victory!"
Kenny Smith always felt a little familiar when he heard the words of his old partner, and it seemed that in 2013, James was also close to a championship.
Host Ernnie Johnson also recalled the scene back then, and immediately looked a little weird, LeBron James did lose numb:
"That's the Cavaliers' talent basketball, and as long as one of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving breaks out, they have a chance to win the game."
"I hope that both G5 sides can give a wonderful performance for the fans!"
“...”
Judging from the schedule, the Cavaliers survived G4 and basically won't encounter physical problems in the future.
Tyronn Lue is a little glad that Irving pulled his hip in the last game, but if James is a few points less, then maybe they will have to watch the Clippers pick up the O'Brien Cup at home tomorrow night.
After flying to Los Angeles in the morning, the Cavaliers did not give too many interviews, and everyone did not want to be disturbed by such a crucial game.
The battle of Tianwang Mountain attracted a lot of players to watch the game, and Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade of the "James Gang" appeared in Los Angeles on these two days.
Turtle Turtle, Holiday , Paul and Griffin were also bragging about Li Ze when they were interviewed.
The American-style double standard is vividly reflected at this time, Amerika's sports media never mention the superteam, and the Clippers are almost per capita giants...
As the finals continue to progress, the number of viewers is also rising, and in the G4 competition, the number of local viewers of Amilika has reached 20 million.
No matter which team wins the championship, the NBA league has already won.
On the morning of June 13, the Clippers didn't practice much, and head coach De Nagro realized that the Cavaliers had found a weakness in the Clippers.
Unlike the Spurs and Warriors, the Cavaliers have completely turned into individual singles shows when team basketball can't be played.
The Clippers' interior line is too young, whether it is Jokic or Plumlee, without the protection of outside players, it is extremely easy to foul prematurely.
Kyrie Irving may prefer to pull the rod to dodge the shot, but the experienced LeBron James won't let go of such an opportunity.
Compared with the Cavaliers, after losing Love, they can still use the super two singles to support the offense, and the Clippers' margin for error is pitiful.
During the morning recovery session, the assistant coach kept giving Jokic a mental massage.
The white fat man can provide high-quality coverage, and can also dominate the ball twice and open up the offensive space, which is unique in the team.
They didn't play well on the road, suffering from fouls in both games, but back at home, the coaching staff wanted Jokic to let it go:
"Nikolai, don't get the second foul too early in the first quarter, and in individual rounds, you have to make appropriate defenses."
'It's 48 minutes a game, you have to learn how to divide your fouls and remember tonight, it's our home stadium, play smarter.'
There is really no solution to the game experience, and Jokic, as a second-year newcomer, can only nod his head when he hears the reassurance of the coaching staff.
Li Ze mainly gives psychological massage to the Clippers' forward players, and once he guards in front of Irving, most of the rounds, he will definitely be pulled to the bottom corner.
There was a 4-on-4 situation on the court, and LeBron James was at ease in the face of the Clippers' forward group, and he could also lead his teammates to attack...
The feeling of defensive powerlessness will naturally appear in everyone's minds, Tucker doubts life, speed is faster than him, strength is more than him, mid-range can score, three-point shots are also available, not to mention tank breakthroughs.
'It's past the block, there's no need to pack too much, LeBron James has excellent passing vision and we can accept some goals.'
Although the coaching staff repeatedly emphasized this issue in the video lessons of the two days, Li Ze chose to continue to remind his teammates before the start of tonight's game.
Not every player can execute the team's tactics well, and once on the pitch, most players' attention will be focused on the man with the ball on the strong side.
This is no exception for Clippers players, especially when LeBron James scores back-to-back points, and players on the court may suddenly forget about defensive strategies.
Li Ze didn't have a good way to solve this problem, so he could only remind him repeatedly and strive to do his best.
Coming to the starting lineup, Tucker was originally happy, but after these two away games, he couldn't be happy:
"I'm going to do my best to defend, shit away from home, obviously we're close to getting match point."
Matt Barnes heard Tucker's complaints, and followed to comfort everyone:
'Always stay calm on the pitch, play on the pitch, don't complain too much, come back home tonight and just win the game and we can get match points.'
"The pressure is even more on the Cavaliers, and don't forget that LeBron James has lost five times!"
After Crawford entered the finals, he had completely fallen out of the rotation.
After the Cavaliers shortened the rotation, Li Ze's playing time was basically 43 minutes or higher, but the veteran was calm, and there were many championships and honors, and he had no complaints when he was in the atmosphere group:
"Kayce, are we going to tie up 7 this year?"
Crawford had already sensed the direction of the wind in the Union's whistle, and Li Ze, who heard the question, shrugged his shoulders:
"I've learned a lot from two away games, and next time I come back to Cleveland, I'll continue to improve my performance."
"Grab seven? Maybe a lot depends on the performance of the opponent! ”
Thinking that the Clippers' offense is stable around 110 points, Crawford feels that the advantage is in me, and in his career, in terms of scoring consistency, Li Ze is definitely the first.
...
On the night of the 13th, Clippers fans came to Staples Arena early, and tickets were in short supply for the Battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Whether it's watching the game at home on ABC or choosing to cheer for the home team on site, the Clippers fans have really increased a lot in this year's playoffs.
It has been 4 years since he joined the Clippers, and after Li Ze's three consecutive championships, he finally helped the Clippers turn around the situation at home.
Before the game began, Uma Thurman was playing again in Staples Arena.
This song is also a single released by Li Ze last year, although it didn't win the award, but the sales were not bad, and it was also an ITU crown single.
The influence of superstars is not only basketball, most fans who like Li Ze also like rock music, and have no love for chanting and rapping.
This has led to a very different atmosphere on the Clippers' home court, after all, most black brothers are not good at this...
In the final warm-up stage before the game, LeBron James looked serious.
Listening to the music he didn't like, the front row fans began to taunt like crazy again, James doesn't like such an away game, but he wants to win tonight.
It's a great opportunity to win away and come back home with the confidence to finish the game, and he's in a lot better shape this year than he was last year...
Clippers fans in white cheering T-shirts saw the two sides standing in the center of the court and immediately began to shout:
“lets go clippers! lets go clippers! lets go clippers! ”
Li Ze stood expressionlessly in his own half, moving his body simply, while LeBron James on the opposite side stared closely at Tristan Thompson, who was about to jump the ball.
As the referee tossed the ball, Tristan Thompson moved into his own half and the Cavaliers got their first offensive possession.
“defense! defense! defense! ”
In the defensive cheers of the Clippers fans, Tucker took the initiative to give a physical confrontation after Irving dribbled through the half, preventing Irving from attacking easily.
The Cavaliers' tactics on the offensive end are also very similar to those of the Clippers, with LeBron James and J.R. Smith in the left and right corners, and the starting LeFer and Tristan Thompson in the left and right elbow areas.
Perhaps Tucker's defense was too tough, and Irving did not attack decisively in the first round, but made a tactical gesture.
Li Ze, who was in the bottom left corner, saw Love move and immediately realized that the Cavaliers either flanked James and let Love attack in the low post.
This set of tactics of covering the ball and then hitting James and Love to block and pick and roll is simply too many times used by the Cavaliers.
LeBron James in the bottom left corner started quickly, Li Ze did not chase too closely, the two came to the right flank, LeBron James was ready to use Lefou's cover, and when he received the ball on the line, Li Ze suddenly accelerated.
Li Ze squeezed through Lefou's cover for the first time, LeBron James just received a pass from Irving, and before he could protect the ball and make a triple threat move, he was immediately hit by Li Ze's right hand to cut the ball vigorously.
"Smack!"
The ball flew away from LeBron James's hand and bounced to the floor, Li Ze scooped the ball with his right hand, and then rushed with the ball!
"Oh!
”
The Clippers fans at the scene reacted completely and began to cheer loudly when Li Ze rushed across the halfcourt.
LeBron James, who lost the ball, cursed in his heart, accelerated behind Li Ze, and chased wildly.
Li Ze, who had already rushed to the paint area, took off directly in three steps, grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand in the air, and glided to the basket.
Feeling the block of James behind him, he suddenly pulled the lever sharply and dodged the cover from top to bottom.
In the end, with the long time in the air, Li Ze twisted his body to the bottom left of the basket, twisted the wrist of his right hand, and reflexively picked up the basket!
LeBron James stood depressed under the basket and raised his hand to his teammates by the way, the ball was his problem.
After seeing Li Ze complete the retreat, he returned to the half-court and kept high-five, On the commentary bench of ESPN, Jeff Van Gundy suddenly spoke:
"After four games, both sides know each other's tactics very well, and Kayce's tackle illustrates the problem."
"When it comes to G5, the technical and tactical level is no longer important, what you fight for is talent and will, and in this regard, the Cavaliers do have an advantage."
Mark Jackson noticed that Irving hit a 2-point jumper from the free throw line with a high pick-and-roll, and added:
"In addition to that, the feel of the perimeter players is also crucial, because both teams rely on three-pointers, and the outside shooting can also determine the direction of the game."
Tyronn Lue on the sidelines already regretted letting Love start, and the Clippers started with this offense.
Seeing Jokic fake cover go down and Haris in the left elbow area began to move, Tyronn Lue hurriedly reminded loudly:
"Bag clip up!"
LeBron James is also reminding Love that Harris is still a fake cover, quickly bounced to the right wing.
LeFou kept sliding to the right, and LeBron James stuck to Li Ze's right side, holding the ball in his left hand, facing the bag of two players over two meters, and after pulling the defense laterally, Li Ze quickly pushed the ball and changed direction.
Before the bag was completely formed, Li Ze on the three-point line changed direction and led the ball to the right front, quickly lowered the center of gravity of his body, squeezed through the two of them, and then grabbed the ball with his right hand and accelerated with all his might.
Seeing LeBron James and Love bump into each other, the Clippers fans at the scene cheered loudly again.
Tristan Thompson under the basket was still stuck with Jokic in the lower right side of the basket, but in the blink of an eye, he saw Li Ze jumping up with both feet in the air, and subconsciously jumped up to block.
With a flat head and a condescending head, Li Ze in the air grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand, ignored the block, and smashed the ball into the basket through Tristan Thompson!
"Boom! Chirping! ”
The referee blew the whistle, and Li Ze's tomahawk buckle was successful!
After landing on the ground, Tristan Thompson helped the basketball hoop to offset the impact, and he was very annoyed that the foul was received too early.
Seeing Li Ze standing on the free throw line, LeBron James frowned slightly, he really didn't like to play away.
Li Ze's free throw shooting rate is ridiculously high, and the number of fouls has increased, making it too easy to send points.
With the addition of free throws, Li Ze showed strong aggression at the beginning, and the Cavaliers coaching staff couldn't sit still.
In the minutes that followed, both sides showed extremely high hit percentages.
Coach De Nagro frowned slightly when he saw J.R. Smith catch the ball on the right wing with the help of cover and throw it away, hitting a three-pointer, which is not a good sign.
The Cavaliers are getting more and more aggressive with Li Ze's bag, and LeBron James is starting to desperately grab the ball.
The Clippers attacked, and Jokic, who was blocking the left side of the free throw line, received a pass and tried to give Li Ze a hand pass but was unsuccessful.
Seeing Li Ze running around him and cutting in at 45 degrees on the left side, Jokic boldly sent a ground pass, giving an advance amount, and Li Ze started immediately after receiving the ball.
LeBron James, who was chasing the defense, simply fouled directly, and quickly pulled without waiting for Li Ze to vacate.
"Squeak!" The referee blows the whistle again.
"Shhhh
”
Clippers fans erupted in huge boos, and Tyronn Lue rushed to replace Richard Jefferson for Love, who didn't feel good in the opening game.
With Li Ze scoring two free throws, the score came to 15:17, with 5 minutes and 23 seconds left in the first quarter.
LeBron James felt like he had an explosion tonight, and after serving from the baseline, he once again dribbled the ball across half court.
On the left flank, Tristan Thompson's cover was squeezed past by Liser, and LeBron James, who held the ball in his left hand, was quick in and out.
After shaking, he retreated, resisted Li Ze's defense, and made another strong shot outside the three-point line!
In the Staples arena, seeing LeBron James beating his chest with an expressionless face, Clippers fans broke out into an exclamation again, the Cavaliers have not conceded a three-point shot yet...
Without backcourt rebounding, it is difficult to launch a conversion offense, Li Ze looked serious, the rhythm of the game, moving closer to the Cavaliers, the three of them took turns to play singles.
Tristan Thompson had a bit of a tingling scalp after receiving a foul too early, and every round, Li Ze's blocking and pick-and-roll offense tossed him enough.
Outside the three-point line, LeBron James failed to squeeze past Jokic's cover this time, and there is no need to remind that Tristan Thompson has switched to Li Ze.
Li Ze, who held the ball in his left hand, moved sideways again, pulled the defense, slightly raised the center of gravity of his body, and then suddenly changed direction under his hip.
Tristan Thompson noticed the change in Li Ze's center of gravity, subconsciously slid to the left rear, and saw Li Ze blow up the ball vigorously on the spot, and it was too late to make a pounce, and watched the ball fly to the basket.
“kayce,a three-pois good!”
The star players exchanged three-pointers, and commentator Mike Brin shouted happily that this was the game he wanted to see.
At 18:20, the Clippers overtook the score again.
The game went on and on, with the two sides alternating leads, and the coach De Nagro breathed a sigh of relief.
The role player made a three-pointer online, and Jokic just picked up his first foul of the game, which has already met expectations in terms of timing.
LeBron James stood at the free throw line and hit one of two free throws, the ball popped up, and the fast-reacting Li Ze tomahawk rebounded, and then accelerated with all his right hand on the ball.
Jr-Smith, who was outside the three-point line, stepped forward for the first time to delay and tried to slow down Li Ze, who was close to the right sideline.
As soon as the opponent got closer, Li Ze, who was holding the ball in his right hand, turned sharply and shook off Jr-Smith's defense at once.
Approaching the right flank, LeBron James, who saw the return to defense, came up again, and Li Ze quickly went in and out with his left hand during the march, and swayed right and left.
LeBron James hurriedly slid to the right back, and Li Ze, who had just used the three-point line, pulled back his hip sharply, and then quickly closed the ball outside the three-point line.
Raising the center of gravity of the body, looking up at the frame by the way, Li Ze's realistic feints immediately made LeBron James jump up and pounce.
LeBron James flew into the air to stop it, but Li Ze took advantage of the time difference, and finally hung up the defense and shot at the three-point line!
"Squeak!"
The referee immediately blew the whistle, and then the ball drew a slightly flat arc and smashed into the basket with a bang.
It seemed difficult to understand how Li Ze threw the ball in, and everyone on the retreating Cavaliers watched Li Ze walk to the free throw line.
Li Zejia hit another free throw, and the score came to 26:30, with the final 1 minute 09 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Cavaliers attacked, and Tristan Thompson's high post blocked and took Tucker's defense.
Facing Jokic, who came up from the switch, he quickly dribbled under his crotch on the spot twice in a row, and then quickly retreated, outside the three-point line on the right wing, Irving made a strong three-point shot and scored!
Li Ze, who was smoking with LeBron James in the bottom corner of the left corner, also cursed in his heart, this game has simply become a singles battle, whoever he defends, who will sink into the bottom corner...
Tyronn Lue clapped his hands excitedly on the sidelines, shouting at his players to step back.
The boos at the scene didn't dampen Irving's excitement, and although he didn't shoot much, he had already found the feeling of shooting from the outside.
Jokic felt like he was Irving's scope again, and he was depressed.
Fortunately, in the offensive round, Li Ze sent a high hanging pass, allowing the white fat man who went down the middle to also score two points, which can be regarded as a response...
In the last attack of the first quarter of the game, LeBron James stood up to Li Ze's defense, turned over in the left blocking area and hit a back-to-back jumper, so that the score was finally fixed at 29:32.
In the Staples arena, the Clippers fans breathed a sigh of relief as they withstood the Cavaliers' offense.
"LeBron James was 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-2 from beyond the three-point line for 12 points, Irving was 3-of-4 for 7 points, and J.R. Smith was 3-of-4 for 10 points."
"Extremely efficient performance, the Cavaliers are ready!"
Mark Jackson also didn't expect the Cavaliers to split the game into a singles battle, and the scoring efficiency did not decrease but increased.
"It's impossible to judge a game like this, but the Cavaliers really seem to have found the key to winning.
"Kayce was 5-of-8 from the field in the first quarter, 2-of-3 from beyond the three-point line, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
Jeff Van Gundy was pointed, Harris hit two three-pointers on 2-of-4 shooting in the first quarter, but there will be a question mark over whether the role players can maintain their effective performances.
As many commentators have speculated, in the second quarter of the game, the Cavaliers' J.R. Smith began to get out of line, and the Clippers' Harris followed suit.
LeBron James and Lee Ze are starting to take over more of the ball.
In the last round, LeBron James used Tristan Thompson to cover this time, got rid of Li Ze's defense, and went straight to the basket.
Jokic, who was sliding, still couldn't keep up with James's speed, and he stopped at the last moment and was easily scored two points by the opponent.
The Clippers attacked, and Li Ze just dribbled past half court and was immediately surrounded by LeBron James and Tristan Thompson.
Gave the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc, who immediately completed a hand-to-hand pass with Ingles on the right wing outside the three-point line.
Tristan Thompson actively returned to the defense to catch up with Jokic, and seeing that the defense was pulled away, Li Ze took advantage of the situation to ask for the ball with his back in the left blocking area.
LeBron James kept half-circling the front defense, but in the end he still had Li Ze behind him, Ingles sent a pass, and J.R. Smith rushed to Li Ze with the ball.
The moment he received the pass, Li Ze immediately took his left foot as the axis, quickly turned to the bottom line, and at the same time released the ball with his left hand.
After dribbling two big steps, he immediately made a sharp stop, exerted force under his feet, drifted to the direction of the baseline, blocked LeBron James and Jr Smith, and scored two points with a step-back jumper!
The Cavaliers insisted on singles, with LeBron James in charge of attacking the basket and Irving in charge of attacking the wing frame, and the two went crazy to score points.
The Clippers immediately blocked and pulled the defense, trying to create one-on-one opportunities for Li Ze, with one person leading the offense, and other teammates being responsible for playing more and scoring less.
The Clippers fans at the scene couldn't stand it, the Cavaliers 4 to 4 were too accurate, and the exclamations came one after another.
LeBron James tried his best to make Jokic 3 fouls, but half of the offense had no choice but to choose the middle distance under Li Ze's interference, and the pressure on the white fat man dropped sharply for a while...
At the top of the arc, Irving made a pull-up jumper from beyond the three-point line and scored again, and Tristan Thompson followed with a shout and kept celebrating.
Li Ze pushed forward quickly, chased his ass to the halfcourt, and improved the cover position, LeBron James's physical fitness dropped a little, and he couldn't squeeze through the cover in time.
Li Ze, who held the ball in his left hand, accelerated directly in the face of Tristan Thompson, who came up from the switch.
Approaching the three-point line, he suddenly dribbled under his crotch, and made a sharp stop to shake out a position, Li Ze ignored Tristan Thompson, who was defending, and quickly jumped outside the three-point line!
"Huh!" Three-point shot hollow into the net!
On the Clippers bench, everyone put up three fingers and jumped and shouted in celebration.
In the final minute of the half, LeBron James missed a long-range three-pointer, and the Clippers fans continued to cheer in the Staples Arena.
61:61, half-time, the two sides were tied.
Li Ze looked serious and walked quickly to the players' tunnel with his teammates, and on the other side, LeBron James was also expressionless, and quickly returned to the locker room with the Cavaliers.
"God! It was a crazy game, with LeBron James shooting 10-of-18 in the second quarter and finishing with 25 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover. ”
"This is definitely the most aggressive James I've ever seen!"
In the second quarter, LeBron James took 11 shots, most of them under the basket, and Jeff Van Gundy already felt the belief that the chosen one would win.
Kayce was 11-of-18 from the half, 3-of-5 from beyond the three-point line, 6-of-6 from the free-throw line, 31 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, which was half the Clippers' score.
Mark Jackson looked at the data of the two and was a little confused, is it really infinite singles? ...
In the Clippers locker room, head coach De Nagro noticed that the Cavaliers only had 4 assists in the half, and cursed in his heart:
"There's a traitor on the Clippers coaching staff!"
Tyronn Lue does know the Clippers well, and in the second quarter of the game, he used James' breakaway to contain Lee, and as a result, Irving's efficiency exploded.
8-of-10 in the half, 18 points, Irving and James combined for 43 points, a tactic that the Clippers used easily last year and was rewarded this year...
"Don't worry about the second half, have a little bit of confidence in yourself, trust me, the Cavaliers are going to be less efficient, all we have to do is be patient!"
Li Ze is already very satisfied with the performance of his teammates, and what he needs to do at this time is to stabilize his emotions.
Jokic has been lying flat, Li Ze can help him delay James, and other outside teammates can't stop Irving most of the rounds.
Fortunately, he only received two fouls in the half, and although the white fat man lost a lot of points, he finally didn't let himself go off the court early.
"My fitness is fine, I can play a little longer in the second half!"
The assistant coach heard Jokic's statement and immediately nodded, the Clippers basically rotated seven men tonight, but Turner and Plumlee also played more than 2 minutes.
The veterans all looked calm, as a dynasty team, they have seen too many big scenes, as long as Li Ze can still score efficiently, everyone is confident that they can win the game.
Coach De Nagro didn't believe the Cavaliers would maintain such offensive efficiency in the second half, after all, the opponent had a similar rotation as the Clippers.
In the Cavaliers locker room, Tyronn Lue is frantically giving out chicken soup:
"I know we had a tough half, LeBron played the whole half, but victory is already beckoning!"
"There are two most important moments in our lives, one is your birth and the other is what you were born for!"
"I think we're made for the championship! Guys, hold on! ”
The delicious chicken soup milk shocked the Cavaliers, and LeBron James and Irving felt even more energetic, and stood up from their seats excitedly, and James yelled:
“ lets go! Win this game and go back to Cleveland to win the championship! ”