Entering the fourth quarter, the referees' whistles became noticeably denser.

Su Xi looked straight and shook his head: This is escorting James.

As long as James gets into the box, he always gets the whistle.

The Magic's tempo was greatly affected.

However, the Cavaliers' hand is not good, James has congested muscles and feels cold under the high-intensity confrontation.

The race was very tough to move forward.

With 45 seconds left, the Cavaliers had just completed their comeback.

At this time, Dwight Howard was sent off the court, and with Howard and Hill both leaving, the Magic put on a lineup of Nelson, Doolin, Hardaway, Turkoglou, and Millsap.

Suhi sat in front of the TV, and he had only one word to say: "Ugly! ”

It's normal to have a home whistle, but in order to protect James, the whistle blows like this, it's very boring.

In the case that the Magic team can blow or not, blow.

In the case that the Cavaliers can blow or not, selectively blow.

It all seems reasonable, and I can't fault any reason.

However, for the side that is favored, they can fight more bravely and freely.

Being targeted at the whistle will become timid, and even normal defense will shrink inward.

In Chinese terms, the punishment is unknowable, and the power is unpredictable.

Punishment without teaching is the most dangerous.

However, the unexpected thing is.

When the game got to this point, the Magic let it go.

Nelson dribbled across the halfcourt, and he didn't care about anything, jumping straight beyond the three-point line a little more than a meter away...... Swish!

hit, overtaking by 2 points.

This ball is unreasonable, tactical, and everything.

Just vote!

He's not shooting basketball, he's angry!

It is an anger that arises spontaneously from the bottom of the heart and cannot be contained.

It's burning.

After the goal, he looked up to the sky and roared.

Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines didn't emphasize tactics anymore, he clenched his fists and yelled.

Turning around, the Magic gave up their interior defense, and when James lunged inside, Turkoglu put his hands behind his back.

It's a funny move.

It's dark humor.

It's also a shame!

When an offensive player pushes a defender to this extent.

Who is more disgraced?

Rumble!

James completed a dunk to tie the score.

He's roaring, too.

The whole of Cleveland was catering to his roar, and they made a strong noise together.

However, the Magic team is undaunted.

Stan Van Gundy didn't even ask for a timeout, he just stood on the sidelines and told the players, "Whatever you want!" Feel free to hit! ”

He's crazy too!

The fans in front of the TV are crazy too!

Aside from die-hard Cavaliers fans and James fans, most people support the Magic.

A famous Asian writer once said: In front of the egg and the wall, I will always stand on the side of the egg.

Tonight, the Magic are eggs, and they are eggs under the unspoken rules.

They looked destined to be crushed.

However, Hardaway dribbled the ball into the three-point line, and then, he made a sharp stop, and he jumped.

This jump, with all his might, was the highest he had in the last five years.

James flew up, and Tarzan pressed on top.

He made an extreme lever in this situation, and the once elegant elegance was flashed at this moment.

He and James were like beasts destroying a flower swaying in the wind.

Hardaway threw the basketball under high pressure, and his man was also thrown to the ground by James.

The referee did not give a fair decision.

But God gives!

Swish!

Arrested.

Suhi jumped up from the couch, he shook his fist hard, he shouted: Well done, Hardaway!!

The Magic regained a two-point lead.

There are 15 seconds left until the end of the game.

The Cavaliers are kicked to the edge of a cliff by the Magic.

McBrown called for one last timeout, and he began to lay out his tactics.

At this time, the vast majority of fans in front of the TV are cheering on the Magic, hoping that the Magic will win.

So it goes for Suhi.

The ball review on TV is saying: The Cavaliers don't need to fight for a three-pointer, they can win with a tie, and a tie can advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Yes, with the current state of the Magic, they simply can't make it through overtime.

The Cavaliers can win with a draw!

Backbite!

The whistle blows and the game continues.

O'Neal was on the outside, Millsap was disrupting him, and James quickly shook off Hardaway's pursuit.

The basketball passed.

But the moment James reached out to catch the ball, Nelson flew over, he jumped up and tried to snatch the basketball away, but James pressed him down in the air and grabbed the basketball.

Caught the basketball, James just hit the ground and was about to retreat... Syllable!

Nelson, who fell to the ground, took a leap and stabbed James' basketball straight out.

He fell to the floor.

The basketball flew out, Turkoglu got the basketball, he passed to Hardaway who rushed to the frontcourt, Hardaway hit the frontcourt, he hit the box, ran quickly out of the three-point line, and then jumped...... Basketball makes a beautiful arc... Swish!

Three-point hit.

The Magic lead by five points.

There are 8.1 seconds left in the race.

There was boos and abuse from the crowd, who thought the ball should be fouled by Nelson.

They enjoyed so much of the 'perks' whistle that they had a little frustration and decided that the referee was not fair enough.

But if there has to be a fouler on this ball, it's James.

Nelson's steal didn't touch James' body from start to finish, and it was James' own rough ball protection.

Moreover, when the Knicks got up, the whole person grinned his teeth, and he fell very hard and badly.

The Cavaliers did not take a timeout.

They serve quickly.

The basketball was handed to James, and it was still Turkoglu who defended, and Turkoglu still had his hands behind his back, and he used his pace and body to block James' impact.

It took James almost four seconds to get to the frontcourt.

He quickly opted for a three-point shot... Bang!

Missed three points.

Millsap took the rebound.

There are 2.1 seconds left in the race.

O'Neal fouls.

It doesn't make sense.

Back at halftime, Millsap hit both free throws.

The Magic lead by seven points.

The Cavaliers replaced the main team.

In the last 2 seconds, they stopped fighting.

The whole stadium sighed and cursed.

Many fans can't accept this result, they think that the Cavaliers have made such a big gain this season, they should be to attack the championship, and they should be to kill the Knicks for revenge.

Why can't even the Magic team beat it?

But they just can't beat it.

Reggie Miller said on TV: "Two players from New York have changed the game, Hardaway and Millsap have burned all the Cavaliers' ambitions this season!" Hardaway is worthy of Jordan's successor! ”

In fact, Grant Hill, another Jordan successor who went off the field with an injury, also played his value in this game.

Although they are old, they pack up and can still teach the young little king a lesson.

"Now who's to say that the Magic lost that trade?"

"But anyway, the biggest winner is the New York Knicks!"

Reggie Miller spoke excitedly on TV.

The Magic players in the stadium were already so excited that they pulled off a hard-fought victory, and a great one.

Hardaway was tossed high and they will next face the New York Knicks, who met at the top of the East after making a trade on All-Star weekend.

Although this result was frustrating for the Cavaliers and their supporters, they could not help but accept the fact that time would not be turned back.

Their original ambitions turned into bubbles at this point.

Moreover, the failure of this series means that their rebuilding for both seasons has completely failed.

At the same time, it also means that with James as the cornerstone, it will be difficult for them to achieve better results.

Because they even recruited O'Neill, they couldn't even touch Suhey's face.

"There's no doubt that this is a conspiracy on the part of the Knicks. The Knicks' trade was a two-pronged move, with them increasing their own strength on the one hand and the Magic on the other. They let the Magic take out the Cavaliers. Isaiah Thomas is really a clever conspirator. ”

ESPN's McBrin talks on television.

Sympathy was very fond of his comments.

He enjoys the unfathomable comments, and he likes to be portrayed as a villain who hides in the shadows and plots everything.

This will make his IQ appear high.

In fact, everybody knows why that deal was the way it did.

But that's how it turned out.

In favor of the Knicks.

The Knicks beat the Magic like a kid, and although they killed the Cavaliers, no one had any confidence that they would beat the Knicks.

This made some opponents of the Knicks begin to make pessimistic remarks: There is a high probability that the New York Knicks will win the championship again this season.

After the game, most of the reporters' questions revolved around the Knicks.

Even though the Knicks weren't in the war, they were everywhere.

Stan Van Gundy was asked what he thinks of the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals?

He replied: "We will try to do our best, and we will continue to move forward with the momentum of victory." ”

Then, a Cleveland reporter sourly said, "Do you think your win is actually the biggest help to the Knicks?" The Cavaliers make it to the Eastern Conference Finals to have a better chance of sniping Sushie the Sheep. ”

This question made Stan Van Gundy angry. He said, "If you can snipe Suhi the sheep, then what have you been waiting for all these years? You lost all four games to the Knicks in the past regular season because they were kinder? ”

"And why do you think you're qualified to challenge the Knicks? With your home whistle? Or is it based on the foul language of the fans? ”

Stan Van Gundy fires all the power and maximizes the taunt.

The journalist was embarrassed at the time.

Although they were angry, they could not refute it.

Stan Van Gundy added: "Actually, this game is a bonus for you. ”

The game should have ended long ago in the sixth.

This is Stan Van Gundy's sincere words.

Compared to Stan Van Gundy's all-out output, the loser's side looked downcast.

Once again, McBrown stepped up and took all the blame, saying that he had a problem with his tactical set-up, and he didn't mention James' poor free-throw percentage tonight, as well as missed shots and fatal errors in key moments.

The team has to have a black pot, then it can only be him.

He said a lot of technical things, like rebounding, like three-point shooting, like round efficiency... And so on and so forth.

However, none of this is important.

Finally, the reporter asked him a question: "Do you think we can still make it to the Eastern Conference Finals next season?" ”

Mike Brown was silent.

He knew that the Cavaliers had already been broken up.

The Cavaliers gathered such a strong lineup tonight, and the time and place were favorable, and they couldn't beat the Magic, so why talk about next season?

Next season, James could be stronger.

However, O'Neill is bound to decline further.

Moreover, it is difficult to say whether O'Neal can still keep his spirit, he is actually making a last-ditch fight this season, but he did not succeed.

He watched his former partner Hardaway succeed.

At one point, he even thought: If it were me and Hardaway, none of us could be worse off than we are now.

He didn't mean to look down on James, he really felt... No one is afraid of LeBron James at all.

James is the chosen one, right.

He's got a lot of talent, yes.

He's got a high basketball IQ, right.

There's nothing wrong with his pretty stats.

But... His opponents had no fear of him at all.

Tekoglu had the audacity to taunt his hands behind his back as he defended him in the final moments.

Does he dare to do this to Kobe?

Does he dare to do this to Sushi the Sheep?

If an outside player, an outside player who wants to be the best, the first thing he must have is to make the opponent fearful.

Only by making the opponent fearful can the interior line get more opportunities and the teammates get more opportunities.

Only by breaking up the opponent's defense with your own ability, letting the opponent lay heavy troops in the toughest places, so that the opponent has to adjust the defense, and then let the teammates benefit.

In addition to this, everything else is to eat tactical dividends, even if the data is good. Even... It can be said that it is a blood-sucking teammate.

At this moment, O'Neal misses Kobe Bryant like never before.

Although Kobe Bryant doesn't pass the ball to him, Kobe can really solve the problem on the outside.

Kobe Bryant can really make his interior environment comfortable.

But around James, he felt his strength weakened. James needs him on the one hand, and on the other hand, he doesn't give him a full chance to use it.

The regular season was fine.

The intensity of the playoffs has taken a big toll on his performance.

O'Neal even thought: James doesn't need superstars to be teammates at all, he just needs to arrange a lineup that perfectly suits his style of play, let him dominate, and the other players are moving around his characteristics. When he needs an assist, his teammates can hit. When he needs to counterattack, his teammates can hold the defense, grab rebounds or jam positions. When he needed to break through, his teammates were able to pull away.

In this way, James' stats will be good and the team's record will go up.

Maybe you can even win the championship!

At the end of the day, James is a system player.

Or rather, a supersystem player.

He simply doesn't qualify to be compared to Suhi, Kobe, Jordan, and the like.

O'Neill said.

(End of chapter)