In the blink of an eye, it was already 4 days later.
June 14, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland.
As night falls, the road leading to the home court of the Cavaliers is bustling with traffic and bustling.
"LeBron must win!"
"Let the championship stay in Cleveland!
"
"Its daybreak!
We have waited for 45 years, not to tell us how long we can wait, but it is time to get back the 45 years of lost championships.
Must win, the chosen one must win!
"
Outside the arena, a small group of fans were shouting encouraging slogans passionately.
However, this is just a last ditch effort. He is both dishonest and tough-talking. As long as he has a few peanuts, he will not be so drunk. He still believes that the Cavaliers can reverse the championship.
At this time, there have been three games in the finals series, and the Cavaliers have lost three games, trailing 3-0 by a big score. In the history of the NBA, there has never been a super reversal in the finals from 3 to 4.
Logically speaking, rather than dreaming of winning the championship, the Cavaliers should consider avoiding the outcome of being swept. Giving themselves an explanation and hope is the most realistic approach. In G1 and G2, you can see the gap between the two sides. If the Suns win, it will be a clean victory.
The G3 game moved to the home court of the Cavaliers, with the league's whistle blowing. The timing, location, people and... the Cavaliers all took advantage.
The game was tied in the first three quarters, and even in the fifth minute, both sides played very anxiously. However, in the last 5 minutes, the Cavaliers still lost to the offense, or lost to shooting.
The score was 81 to 86, and the Suns won by 5 points. Not many points, but enough.
Inside the Quicken Loans Arena, the lights were bright and there was a sea of people.
Because they don't know when the next chance to win the championship will be, Cavaliers fans, even if they are behind 0-3 and know that there is no chance of survival, they still support their hometown team very much and watch the game very focused.
After the cheerleader girls dance vigorously, tonight's protagonists appear on stage.
During the warm-up, Su Bei had no time to chat with James about a few cents.
Nash just said a ceremonial greeting. After all, James was beaten 0-3 for the first time, and he still wanted to beat 0-4. The relationship was like plastic, and he was still talking about DA!
You don’t have to talk about how much money you get for a day. Quicken Loans Arena is James’ territory. Before the game starts, the most important ceremony still has to continue.
I saw James came to the middle of the technical stage, clapped his hands, and then sprinkled magnesium powder into the sky, flying in the air.
Sprinkling magnesium powder is James' most pretentious and cool sign.
The fans of the home team in the arena were not tired of watching this kind of ceremony for several years. They actually cheered and applauded collectively.
There are rumors that James has maintained this ritual since he was in high school. As a high school alumnus of James, Su Bei can even testify that the legend is true.
James had already started showing off when he was in high school.
At this time, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's match were displayed on the big screen in the arena.
The Cavaliers started with 5 players, Big Z, Gooden, James, Pavlovic, and Gibson.
The Suns' starting five are Stoudemire, Marion, Su Bei, Laga Bell, and Nash.
This game was broadcast live across the United States on TNT. Barkley and Kenny Smith, as well as Mike Breen and Marv Albert, jointly commented on the game.
"Mike Brown studied under Bo Povich and learned his defensive system, but he didn't learn on-the-spot planning. After losing three games, he finally changed the starting lineup and let Gibson replace Larry Hughes, who showed his hips.
However, this adjustment is a change of the soup without changing the medicine. The Cavaliers' twin tower tactics have not been withdrawn, but a shooter has been replaced to increase the offensive threat.
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Do you think it's possible that the Cavaliers' adjustments are just scratching the surface, but will ultimately be found to be of no use? "Barkley curled his lips and said.
"Well! Actually, you can be more confident and eliminate this possibility.
The key is not how the Cavaliers adjust, and the Suns are not afraid of how many points the Cavaliers' offense will score, because they don't score as many points.
In the first three games of the Suns' defense, they deployed a turtle formation, shrinking it and betting that the Cavaliers had no bullets in their shooting pistol. Even if they had bullets, they couldn't beat them.
The Cavaliers want to hand over the fate of the series to a rookie shooter who has not proven himself. The Suns probably will not regard the Cavaliers' shooting as alive. "Kenny Smith took over and said.
“Neither is the Cavs defense, nor is the offense.
How should the Cavaliers play there to win? "
“This question is too difficult, I really don’t know how to do it.
Even the Spurs can't defeat the Suns. The Cavaliers copy the Spurs' defensive system. Only James can fight tough offensively. What can they do to defeat the Suns?
So, it's too difficult.
However, there is still a way for the Cavaliers to defeat the Suns.
For example, elimination method.
First of all, what is eliminated is the option of James' unstable three-pointer.
Secondly, eliminate the option that Big Z cannot run fast.
Once again, we have to rule out the option of Larry Hughes shooting without cheating.
…”
That's it?
You call this the answer to beating the Suns?
It is really better to listen to your words than to listen to them!
The options that were clicked on were just nonsense and basically impossible to achieve.
The game begins.
Beep——!
“The Cavaliers attack first.
The jump ball can be omitted, and there is no explanation for the crushing game.
Gibson plays a combo guard, controls the ball in the frontcourt, and immediately distributes the ball to James. Against Su Bei, a role player, James poses as an offensive three-threat. How will he play? "
Before James could make a choice, Su Bei took the lead and let him go a step further. He copied Nash's defensive work and defended the "leave James tactic".
"James is very good at numbers. He didn't shoot. He chose to use the crab step to break through, running over Su Bei into the penalty area. After being flanked by the pocket formation, James did not flinch. He played very tough. He faced the man, shouldered the defense, and went to the basket. Impact..."
Both Su Bei and Marion were not used to James, and they used severe fouls to destroy James' offense.
“Beep——!
The referee's whistle sounded and James got two free throw opportunities.
Right from the start, James showed his determination to win and played very strongly. Let's see how the free throws go..."
Swish——!
Swish——!
James was busy practicing, and his shooting skills were not stable. However, he was able to save the free throw line and made two free throws, opening up the Cavaliers' scoring account.
0 to 2!
"Marion made a quick start from the baseline. Nash quickly dribbled the ball forward, changed direction and passed Gibson, advancing to the frontcourt. The speed was too fast, forming a 3-on-2 in the frontcourt.
Su Bei cut to the left, Lagabell cut to the right, and Nash advanced through the middle, ready to deal the cards at any time.
James and Pavlovic fought and retreated, Nash broke through and passed a back pass..."
boom--!
The basketball bounced off the ground and flew into the hands of Su Bei, who cut into the penalty area. He took a step, jumped up, dodged James' turn and blocked the shot in the air, dunked with both hands, and smashed the basketball towards the basket...
Bang-dang——!
Su Bei succeeded in eating the cake and returned the favor.
2 to 2!
"In the Cavaliers' offensive round, James continued to break through with the ball. Su Bei fought and retreated, wanting to join his teammates in shutting down James.
As if James predicted the Suns' move, after pressing the Suns' defense, he also passed a back pass..."
boom--!
The basketball flew into Gibson's hands, lifted the ball, jumped up, raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper...
Nash's defense was active, just for a show.
Bang-dang——!
In his first start, Gibson was a bit raw and missed his three-point shot.
"Big Z grabbed the rebound and handed it over to James to organize the offense. Another breakthrough. James used his body to open the way, but was flanked again.
In the last 5 seconds, James still chose to pass the ball to Gibson..."
James's "passing the blame" style pass, the attack time was about to go far, and there was not much time to think about it. Gibson almost shot the shot at the buzzer...
Swish——!
There is, finally, finally three points.
Gibson took the blame and showed his talent as a shooter.
2 to 5!
"The Suns attacked, Nash was pressed, his rapid advance was interrupted, he was in position to fight, and he used diamond tactics.
Stoudemire and Marion pulled the horns on both sides, and Su Bei and Laga Bell sank into the bottom corner.
Nash chose to play a pick-and-roll tactic with Stoudemire..."
Stoudemire accepted Shi's pass and made a two-point jumper over Gibson's head...
Swish——!
Gibson is 1.88 meters tall and is misaligned to defend Stoudemire. But without James's swing effect, the defense can only be sent.
4 to 5!
Next, the Cavaliers took advantage of the rebounding advantage and began to try three-point shots.
James also had itchy hands and grabbed a three-pointer.
Of course, when it comes to shooting three-pointers, the Cavaliers' protagonist must be Gibson.
However, the Suns took fewer three-point shots and played a more stable two-point offense.
The pick-and-roll with Stoudemire and the pick-and-roll with Marion were aimed at Gibson.
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