Seven hundred and twentieth nine chapters soaring points war
"What do you mean?" Billups actually had an idea in his heart, and the direction of Tang Shuai's speech was consistent with what he was thinking in his heart, so he followed and asked.
"This round of series is destined to be a battle against the enemy. We may also be thinking about how to get more points than the Cavaliers." Tang Shuai said.
Billups nodded, then looked at Cousins and Westbrook, and said, "What do you think?"
"That's right, our lineup is not bad either. We're always worried about how to defend this, so it's better to just ignore anything. Just score more than who scores." Cousins said fiercely.
"I also think Don't have a good proposal. We can't change the weaknesses of Mello. In fact, I think the Cavaliers have no way to defeat Don. In this case, we are really not as good as who scores more points. After all, the game is who can get more points." Westbrook said.
"Well, this is also the reason why I called you here today. The players' physical strength is limited. If we have full firepower, it will inevitably affect the defense. I originally thought I would need some saliva to convince you, but now it seems that you all have this awareness, so I don't need to waste this time."
The team core all recognize this strategy, and the difficulty of execution will naturally decrease.
Billups announced the news during the training session the next day. After the Big Three made their statements, the other players were happy to accept it.
Although the two sides have not played the second game yet, this is destined to be a storm battle.
The NBA Finals' match system was 2-3-2 at the beginning, which means that the team with home advantage had home advantage in the first two games and the last two games. However, after 2013, this match system changed. Like the division series, it was in the order of 2-2-1-1-1.
The Cavaliers have a home advantage, so the second game of the two sides was still held in Cleveland. The game was on June 5th. After three days of rest, both sides stood on the same field again.
With the first game as a base, the self-confidence of Cleveland fans has been greatly improved. James' three consecutive championships can be seen everywhere on the scene, and even more exaggeratedly, he has already held the Cavaliers' 4-0 KT board.
In fact, not only the fans, but also the home commentators talked and laughed while the players on both sides were still warming up, and even predicted how many points Anthony would get in this game.
"...Don't care about everything around you. Our goal is to win this game, show all your abilities, and win this damn game!" In the last moment before the game, Billups cheered the players in a fierce way.
"come on!"
The Lakers players raised their hands above their heads, shouted in front of them, and then walked to the field.
The lineups on both sides are the same as before, which also greatly increases the confidence of home fans. After the game, they cheered for the home team in unison.
Anthony still maintained a hot feel, hitting all three shots in the first game.
Not only Anthony, but also James, he also made continuous breakthroughs and hits against Mike Dermot.
After half a quarter of the game, the Cavaliers' shooting rate was as high as 65%, and they were in full force.
The fans' cheers grew higher and higher with the hit of the ball, but after half a quarter, they found something was wrong.
Logically speaking, the Cavaliers have already led the lead with such a high shooting percentage, and even defeated the Lakers.
But at this time the score on the field was 27 to 27, and the two sides played a similar game.
"What happened on the court?" Home commentator Mike Reeves also stopped chatting with the guests and looked at the court curiously.
In the Lakers' offensive round, Tang Shuai faced Irving's defense, seized the opportunity to cross the steps, and then changed direction to the right. When Irving leaned forward, he turned left and then directly chose to make a backward jump shot.
"Swish!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Shuai's backward hit steadily.
After scoring this goal, his personal score had reached 10 points, only 2 points less than Anthony's 12 points. Under his leadership, the Lakers' team also had full firepower. Although the 54% shooting percentage was a little weaker than the Cavaliers, both Cousins and Westbrook chose to attack the basket as much as possible, which allowed them to get a lot of free throws.
"I think the Lakers are going to play against the Cavaliers. Now it seems that this effect is much better than the first game." said Mike Miller from ESPN.
Miller's judgment is correct. The Lakers deliberately reduced their physical strength investment on the defensive end. After more offensive impact, they played a 50-5 situation with the Cavaliers.
Halfway through the first quarter, the two sides reached 36 to 36, and the continuous firepower output also made both sides' scoring more.
The two sides quickly entered the rotation time. Compared with the lineup, the substitute's firepower is obviously weaker, but the basic strategy has not changed.
In this way, the Lakers' advantage emerged. With Stephens, Harklis, Gasol and other good scoring players, they quickly pulled the score apart.
After losing Delavedova in the offseason last year and retiring "Morny Mo" Williams, the Cavaliers' firepower on the bench has dropped a lot compared to before.
As a last resort, Lu had to let Irving play early.
If Irving is the worst superstar in this round of the series, it is not that he is not strong enough, but because he is facing Tang Shuai, his offense and defense are restricted tightly, and he really doesn't have much room to play. Now that he is asked to lead a substitute, he lets go of some of his hands and feet, and the Cavaliers' score has also caught up with it.
Billups also placed Westbrook on target.
There were superstars on both sides, and the scene suddenly became anxious again.
The fans on the scene were also extremely nervous. They originally thought that the Cavaliers had already won the first place, but now they have become 55, and their little hearts have to stand the test again.
The anxious scene lasted for more than three quarters. When both sides sent their main players to the field in the fourth quarter, the score on the field was 110 to 110, and it was still a draw.
Anthony scored the most on the Cavaliers. He was even more exaggerated than the last game. He had already scored 40 points in three quarters. Such data made fans on the sidelines excited. However, Tang Shuai was not inferior to him. He scored 42 points in three quarters, two more points than Anthony.
"We need more firepower, guys, show your fighting spirit!" James saw that the situation on the field was delayed and shouted to his teammates.
Irving advanced to the frontcourt and passed the ball to James. James passed the ball to Anthony. Then he broke through the basket directly. Mike Dermott defended and retreated, and was quickly squeezed away.
James was holding his strength in this ball. After squeezing away Michael Dermot, he directly made a one-handed buckle.
After slashing, he landed on the ground and stood half-squatted in place for 2 seconds. After posing enough, he rushed to the live camera and showed the muscles of his arm.
The cheers of the audience suddenly rose. No one knew how old James would be before his ability would really decline. At least for now, he showed no signs at all.
The Cavaliers won a goal. James' purpose of doing this is obviously to drive home emotions in this way and suppress the momentum of the away team.
But in fact, this did not work.
Tang Shuai took the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Westbrook. After he ran to the low post, he reached out to get the ball back. After hitting Irving, he turned around and leaned back.
Because he had already hit a lot of balls in this game with a backward approach, Irving naturally rushed on it.
In the midst of lightning, Tang Shuai turned around in the opposite direction, then went to the basket like oil. Seeing Thompson assisting in defense, he passed the ball without looking at people and sent it to Cousins at the basket.
After Cousins received the ball, he pulled it up and made a powerful slam dunk.
Cousins weighed nearly 250 kilograms. With this dunk, the basket was pressed down three or four centimeters, and the whole beast ran away.
With this ball, the momentum that had just been driven on the scene was suppressed again.
What both sides could not avoid was once again entering the stage of mutual division.
On this side, Anthony took a step back and hit the top, while on the other side, Tang Shuai broke through to a beautiful small throw while walking.
James performed a tank-like rampage and hit the basket and scored a slam dunk. When he turned around, Tang Shuai made a beautiful shaking and hitting it with softness.
Irving found an opportunity to make a three-pointer, and when he came back, Tang Shuai was not showing any weakness, and he also used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to get into the pocket.
The two sides kept scoring goals, and the audience was dazzled and excited.
The game was unknowingly over the last minute, and the score on the court was 132 to 131, and the home team had a slight lead.
The Cavaliers' offensive round.
Irving pushed the ball into the frontcourt, and did not rush to pass the ball or call on his teammates to attack.
The game is played to this point, it depends on who has stronger key ball skills.
The offensive time was about three or four seconds later. After seeing the Lakers' defensive formation, Irving signaled Anthony to ask for the ball at the low post on the right.
Anthony is still the most reliable person in this kind of offensive round of stability.
Yi Jianlian held Anthony tightly, and Cousins was ready to come over to assist in defense at any time.
Anthony is the player with the most winning goals in the league. His key ball ability is undoubtedly. After leaning on Yi Jianlian, he turned to the left and tested. After realizing that Cousins had the intention to come, he turned around sharply to the right and then made a false move of leaning back.
Yi Jianlian was deceived.
Anthony retracted himself, then stepped on a step with his right foot, and made a shot before Cousins came up.
"Bang!"
"Swish!"
The basketball bounced into the basket in the white frame on the board.
Anthony's key goal was scored.
Chapter completed!