jump ball.
Love beat Jokic.
Love passed the ball to Irving.
Irving's acceleration and direction changed very quickly. He broke through the defense of Kobe and Covington with one change of direction, and flew to the basket and hit the ball.
2 to 0
Irving's offensive ability is phenomenal, especially his passing.
Irving's dribbling skills are legendary and can be said to be top-notch in NBA history.
Every time Irving makes an offense, it seems like the fans will scream "Fuck!"
Of course, on the other hand, Irving's social attributes are stronger than his court attributes.
Coupled with his glass body, it is an obstacle that prevents him from being a more successful player.
After scoring the goal, Irving looked at Zhao Chen provocatively.
Irving now wants to defeat Zhao Chen in a one-on-one match, whether it is a one-on-one match or on the court.
Although fans feel that Irving is not as good as Zhao Chen, Irving still wants to try a challenge.
The fans at the scene saw Irving's provocation against Zhao Chen, and all of them booed.
This is the home court of the Lakers, and fans will not allow other stars to run wild here.
Not to mention Irving, not even James.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen was pestered by Dellavedova!
Dellavedova's defense was indeed very hard, and Zhao Chen did not force himself immediately. Zhao Chen gave the ball to Jokic.
After observing from the top of the arc, Jokic hit the ball to the ground and passed it to Covington who was cutting through the air.
Covington had a good chance on this shot, and Jokic's pass was also in place. If it was the regular season, this shot would probably have been scored.
But this was the finals. James chased desperately and caught up at the last moment.
James completed his pursuit of Covington, and Love grabbed the rebound.
Love passed a long pass to Irving in the frontcourt. Irving had been waiting in the frontcourt for a long time and quickly made a layup and scored two points.
4 to 0
"Oh, LeBron took a risk on Covington. If it hadn't been for LeBron, Covington would have scored the ball. What a pity."
"Irving's counterattack came very quickly, as if he knew LeBron could defend the ball."
"The momentum of the Cavaliers is completely different from the previous game. Irving has become the vanguard of the Cavaliers, and his offense is more determined. I really want to see the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two in the future."
"Irving is very creative on the offensive end, and his offensive awareness is comparable to Zhao Chen."
"Let's see if this young man can cause some trouble for the Lakers."
Breen chatted with Van Gundy about the situation on the court.
The atmosphere in G2 definitely feels different.
It's not that easy for the Lakers to win G2 easily.
The commentators and fans still like to watch games like this.
The last one-sided game also left some fans dissatisfied.
Dellavedova was very active and started to challenge Zhao Chen in the frontcourt.
The referee didn't call the ball, Zhao Chen had a bad chance to catch the ball, and Tucker sent the ball to Jokic.
Zhao Chen motioned to Jokic to take him there himself.
Jokic glanced around. Jokic wanted to pass a long pass to Covington, but hesitated after seeing James next to him.
If Covington faces ordinary players, he can complete the offense while occupying a positional advantage, but not against James.
Jokic suffered a loss just now. James' talent exceeded Jokic's judgment of his teammates' finishing ability.
Jokic finally endured it, brought the ball over honestly, and controlled the rhythm.
After Zhao Chen passed halftime, not only did Dellavedova come over to attack, but Irving also came over to attack.
Kobe was let go directly, and Jokic gave the ball to Kobe.
Kobe confidently catches the ball and shoots a jump shot from beyond the three-point line! !
Kobe's posture was very graceful and his jump shot was also standard, but unfortunately the ball hit the front frame.
Without Zhao Chen's nanny skills, Kobe could probably score three out of ten shots like this.
Kobe's current state is really average.
Zhao Chen wanted to rush for the rebound, but was blocked by James.
"The Cavaliers' tactics have certain traps. They are tempting players other than Zhao Chen to take action."
"As long as Zhao Chen doesn't come to end it, they can accept it."
"I have to say that the Cavaliers' tactics are good and very targeted."
Mike Breen shouted.
On the sidelines, Scott frowned.
Zhao Chen did not receive the ball after the start of the game. This tactic is not the Lakers' opening tactic.
The rebound was caught by Love.
Love gives the ball to James.
James signaled to lower the rhythm.
James doesn't want to play fast-paced basketball with the Lakers.
James took the ball across the frontcourt and gave it to Waiters.
Waiters faced Covington and started dribbling.
Waiters is a player with a lot of personality. He refuses to accept anyone and refuses to give the ball to James when he asks for it.
But he also has certain offensive capabilities.
Waiters faced Covington with dribbling and then chose a high mid-range jumper!
Covington's defense was in place, but Waiters' goal was unsolvable.
"Uh-huh!"
6 to 0.
The Cavaliers scored the ball in three consecutive possessions.
The fans at Staples Center were slightly depressed for a while.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen did not let Jokic dribble again, but first pushed Dellavedova away and then successfully caught the ball from the baseline.
Zhao Chen dribbled the ball forward, and Dellavedova came around again.
Zhao Chen turned around continuously, and Dellavedova used his body to resist Zhao Chen.
"Bang!"
Zhao Chen knocked down Dellavedova!
"Beep!"
The referee whistled a blocking foul on Dellavedova.
The referee believed that Dellavedova's defensive action was too big.
"Blatter's move has a certain effect. At least Dellavedova is not inferior to him in terms of momentum."
"This young man is good. He knew he would be beaten, but he still worked hard."
Fans are buzzing.
Zhao Chen received the ball again and advanced.
In the frontcourt, Jokic put up a screen. Zhao Chen did not break through immediately. Instead, he leaned against Waiters and started to hit from the high post.
After continuous back-to-back collisions, Zhao Chen turned over from the high position and hit the mid-range!
Waiters' defense worked very hard, but it was still of no use.
"Uh-huh!"
6 to 2.
The Lakers still rely on Zhao Chen to open up the situation.
Cavaliers' offense.
Irving and Love's pick-and-roll.
After the pick-and-roll, Love took Zhao Chen away. Love had the ability to shoot from long range, and Zhao Chen had to guard against it.
Irving singled out Jokic.
Jokic's pace was slightly slower, and Irving passed Jokic after continuous dribbling changes.
Irving's first three steps were very rhythmic, and his confrontation was not strong, but he relied on Tucker to give him a confrontation and put the ball into the basket first.
8 to 2
After the goal, Irving said to Jokic: "Fat man, your movements are too slow."
Jokic looked at Irving with an unhappy expression.
Zhao Chen frowned. Jokic was not good at guarding Irving's dislocation. His steps were too slow.
Irving's singles ability is just as good as Paul's.
Jokic may be targeted for this.
Zhao Chen went over and patted Jokic and said: "Don't care about what others say, just do your own thing."
Jokic nodded!
The game has just begun!
