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Although it would be better to win the championship back at home, no one can resist the idea of winning the championship immediately.
Zhao Chen showed everyone's desire as soon as he started the second quarter.
Zhao Chen's consecutive scoring also broke the deadlock in this game!
The Cavaliers began to increase the physical strength of the Lakers players, and there was strong physical confrontation in almost every round.
James liked this style of play very much. With 5 minutes and 02 seconds left in the second quarter, James knocked Tucker near the baseline during a breakthrough. Tucker immediately fell to the ground, but the referee gave Tucker a blocking foul.
The referee believed that Tucker made moves on defense.
Lakers players protested one after another! !
Tucker was fine. After standing up, he looked at James fiercely. He was going to do the same to him, and he did it to him!
James made two free throws and the score was close!
Zhao Chen brought the ball over and passed the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner.
Tucker calmly raised the knife and dropped it! !
"Uh-huh!"
Three-pointers are more lethal than two-pointers.
The Cavaliers attack.
Irving chose a jumper after facing Tucker's continuous shaking.
When Tucker couldn't block the shot, he stretched his foot forward! !
Irving almost stepped on him when he landed. Irving became angry and pushed Tucker!
Tucker fell to the ground, and Irving immediately received a technical foul...
There was a large-scale conflict between the two sides. Zhao Chen pulled Tucker over and said, "There's no need to do this. They will lose."
Zhao Chen didn't want Tucker to hurt others maliciously. What he wanted more was to be able to defeat his opponent according to the rules of basketball.
Zhao Chen is unwilling to use dirty methods to win the championship.
If he wanted to win the championship by any means necessary, Zhao Chen would have found a few fans to injure James and Irving.
The charm of basketball is often the use of basketball to solve problems on the court that attracts people.
It would be shameful to win the championship by stepping on one's feet, and it would be difficult to convince the fans and opponents!
In the remaining 5 minutes of the second quarter, Zhao Chen competed with James.
James really wanted to win at home and used his body to open the way in almost every round.
But many people in the Cavaliers have given up.
JR's choice in the last game frustrated many people, and they no longer believed that the Cavaliers could complete a comeback.
When the team's desire to win is not strong, James can only play at the same level as Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen let his teammates rest for a while, and he took over the team's offense.
Fallback jump shot!
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Emergency stop in the middle distance!
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Quick breakaway layup!
Zhao Chen continued to use his efficient offense to maintain the point difference between the two teams.
Zhao Chen's state today does not have the level of a high-level fiery touch, but with sufficient physical strength, he is not too scrupulous about using various skills, and his hit rate is still very high.
The last 6 seconds of the first half.
Arc top position.
Zhao Chen faces James!
One-on-one training.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Zhao Chen made continuous dribbling adjustments under the crotch.
Left, right!
James hated Zhao Chen's move, but he had to follow it.
Zhao Chen has no obvious strengths or weaknesses and can break through on both sides, which makes James' scalp numb!
Talent can make up for the lack of skill. When the opponent is not strong enough, the shortcomings of technical ability will be further magnified.
Zhao Chen skillfully penetrated James' right side, and James followed.
After Zhao Chen roughly judged the rhythm and defensive range, he quickly pulled back.
Zhao Chen's step back is different from that of other players. His step back is very large!
James' rhythm was staggered.
Zhao Chen quickly completed a step-back jump shot.
After the basketball flew out, it passed through James' fingertips and rushed towards the basket.
"Uh-huh!"
Buzzer hit! !
Zhao Chen scored the buzzer-beating goal very easily.
66 to 56.
Zhao Chen used this step-back three-pointer to widen the point difference between the two teams to 10 points.
The Lakers players gathered around Zhao Chen crazily.
Zhao Chen's offense is always so reliable. No matter who the defender is, he can easily defeat them.
Zhao Chen only scored 17 points and 5 assists in the first half, but the team's lead was as much as 10 points. This also illustrates the excellent overall state of the Lakers on another level.
As for the Cavaliers, James has already scored 28 points.
It's just that such high scores didn't help the team, which made him quite frustrated!
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"If this situation continues, the Cavaliers may be swept again."
"You know, they were the same team that was swept in the finals last time."
"In the 2007 NBA Finals, the 2007 NBA championship belonged to the Spurs. Facing the Cavaliers with James, the Spurs swept the championship 4-0. It was a series that interpreted team basketball to defeat talented stars, and now In the 2015 NBA Finals, eight years later, James also went to the Heat, and it seemed like a lone hero defeated the talent of the team."
"Yes, the current Zhao Chen is very similar to James in 2007. They both lead the team alone and face opponents with more than three superstars, a team with strong players."
"It's just that the results were completely opposite."
Both McBrin and Van Gundy recalled that moment in 2007.
At that time, James was hailed as the proud son of heaven and the little emperor. He led the team to the finals for the first time and was disgraced by the Spurs!
Even if he lost that round of the finals, no one can deny that James will achieve greatness!
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On the way back to the locker room, James slammed the wall of the locker room passage!
James was very angry and wanted to vent!
Zhao Chen is the most powerful opponent James has encountered in his career.
Even when he faced the Pistons and Celtics, James had never been so desperate.
Last year, the Heat lost to the Thunder, and this year, the Cavaliers may lose to the Lakers.
There are still many rookies in the Lakers. Next year will be even more terrifying. James doesn't know how to adjust.
James' reluctance was mixed with helplessness.
Compared with the sadness in the Cavaliers' locker room, the players in the Lakers' locker room were all smiling.
The Lakers players saw the championship trophy in the tunnel, and everyone unanimously regarded the championship trophy as theirs.
Of course, these topics were avoided in the locker room. Everyone pretended to be the same as usual and tried their best to maintain facial expressions.
The game started quickly in the third quarter, and Zhao Chen inspired the [veteran’s youth] without hesitation!
When the Cavaliers' defensive attention was on Zhao Chen, Kobe suddenly broke out!
Facing Irving, Kobe passed him one-on-one, then attacked Love, and smashed the ball into the basket through Love! !
"frame!!"
Kobe's impact on the basket seems to be back to his youth.
Throughout the third quarter, Kobe took over from Zhao Chen and became the Lakers' main attacker!
The knights were plotted one after another and did not have much power to counterattack! !
After three quarters, the score was 98-82.
The Lakers' lead reached 16 points.
