The Lakers defeated the Cavaliers, which made the public opinion of winning the championship more oriented towards the Lakers.
Experts generally predicted that the Cavaliers would win one or two games, but the final result was that the Lakers won the cup.
The Lakers' lineup and status look more like a championship team.
G2 started playing after a day of rest.
In the locker room before the game.
The entire Lakers team is full of confidence.
For them, this is their best chance to win.
Winning G1 is very important to them, which makes their whole team full of confidence.
Everyone in the locker room was joking, and there was no tension like before the start of G1.
"Zhao, will we win tonight's game?" Booker asked Zhao Chen.
"Of course, this is inevitable." Zhao Chen nodded.
Booker doesn't yet know how important momentum is.
Appearance ceremony.
Lakers fans are encouraging the Lakers.
"Kill them!"
"Believe in you, you are the best."
"Come on Zhao Chen, lead us to two consecutive championships!"
"LeBron, you'll never catch Zhao."
The home fans cheered wave after wave for the Lakers.
Lakers fans have spent two seasons getting rid of the influence of the low period after Kobe's injury and entered a new Zhao Chen era-style carnival.
Before the game, Zhao Chen stopped high-fiving James, Irving and others.
For both parties, the friendship will be interrupted in this round of the series, and everything will wait until the finals are over.
The attitude of James and others is the same. The frequent physical contact in the last game has torn all the good things to pieces. Now both sides are only angry.
Love is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 117 kilograms. He plays the power forward position.
He entered the NBA through the 2008 draft and played for the Timberwolves and Cavaliers.
He was selected to the All-Rookie Second Team in his rookie season and the Most Improved Player Award in the 2010-11 season. He won the World Championships in Turkey with the U.S. team in 2010, the London Olympics with the U.S. team in 2012, and was selected to the All-Star starting lineup in 2014. .....
This is the Cavaliers' advantage.
On the offensive end, Love can play in the low post and long-range three-pointers, and he can also grab offensive rebounds with TT for secondary scoring.
Love is now undoubtedly the offensive leader at the power forward position.
Whether the Lakers send Tucker, Alian, or Harrell to defend him, it is very difficult.
Love has so many offensive options.
The Cavaliers arranged a lot of tactics for Love in G2, and many of the Lakers' defensive tactics were also targeted at defending Love.
Lakers starting lineup: Zhao Chen, Kobe, Covington, Tucker, Jokic.
Cavaliers starting lineup: Irving, JR, James, Love, TT.
Jump ball from both sides.
Perhaps because Kardashian didn't come to Los Angeles, TT's reaction was a little slow today, and Jokic actually let Jokic touch the ball first.
Although TT is worse than Harden, Odom and others on the court, his performance in bed is better than these two.
Because Kardashian perfectly grasped Harden and Odom, but couldn't handle TT.
Tristan Thompson often cuckolds Kardashian, and then Kardashian has no temper at all towards him...
Lakers offense.
As Zhao Chen dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, the atmosphere quickly rose.
Zhao Chen did not hit it himself immediately, but gave the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc.
There is no need for Zhao Chen to be so tired when his teammates can rely on him.
Zhao Chen moved and Jokic gave the ball to Kobe in the low post.
Kobe played JR.
Kobe is approaching retirement, and he can play one less game.
On the premise that it will not affect the team's victory, it is natural to design several tactics for him.
Kobe also knew his current state. He didn't attack hard. After continuously hitting JR with his back and failing to find any space, he immediately passed the ball to Zhao Chen.
It was James who was guarding Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen caught the ball and immediately dived to the left. If it were another defender, Zhao Chen would have passed him.
But James' defense was obviously not so easy to break. James moved sideways to block Zhao Chen's path!
"boom!"
The sound of Zhao Chen and James' muscle confrontation was clearly visible.
Zhao Chen didn't force himself. If he acted recklessly, he could beat James, but he would most likely be called for an offensive foul.
Zhao Chen quickly pulled the ball back with his hips.
"call!"
Seeing Zhao Chen avoid, James breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Chen was the only player whose impact with the ball made him feel a little snappy.
Zhao Chen continuously adjusted his pace with his back, stepped sideways, opened up a step of space, and quickly shot from outside the three-point line.
Zhao Chen is very fast, whether he is dribbling or shooting, it is as if he has pressed a shortcut key.
This ball was played a little unreasonably, and it was beyond James' expectations. James blocked the shot a little slower, which only caused some interference.
Scott on the sidelines did not express any opinion on Zhao Chen's goal.
It was reasonable for Zhao Chen to take action.
The fans at the scene also stood ready to cheer.
The basketball draws a beautiful rainbow!
"frame!"
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball hit the rim first and then fell in.
0 to 3.
Zhao Chen helped the Lakers open up the situation.
After scoring the goal, Zhao Chen also high-fived Kobe to celebrate.
"Zhao Chen's shot was very unreasonable. He shot it in front of James, but James couldn't do anything about him."
"Good job, just play with him like this."
Director Xu and Director Zhang were both shouting.
The cheers and screams at Staples Center continued.
Kobe looked at Zhao Chen with relief.
Now Zhao Chen has completely carried the Lakers on his shoulders.
"Zhao Chen's offensive ability is the strongest in NBA history. He can play this kind of unreasonable offense at any position. For him, as long as he takes a shot, it is reasonable." O'Neal boasted.
"Zhao Chen is now deeply respected by fans and teammates, and his reputation outside the basketball circle is getting higher and higher," Barkley said.
"Zhao's performance on and off the court is indeed impeccable. He is a perfect basketball idol." Kenny Smith said.
James on the court looked at Zhao Chen's back with a sense of frustration.
In three years, he watched Zhao Chen surpass him step by step in terms of status on the court and reputation off the court.
Even though there is the factor of the Los Angeles market, Zhao Chen's deeds are so crazy and incredible that even James feels...
The Cavaliers attack.
James took the ball and advanced quickly.
The Cavaliers will pick up the pace tonight and expand their offensive advantage.
James, Irving, and Love all move very quickly, while the Lakers' starters are relatively slower.
Love has already started running in the frontcourt, and TT provides Love with an off-ball screen.
James quickly passed the ball to Love who ran to the right corner.
TT's cover was of high quality, blocking Tucker and Jokic at the same time!
Love had a small gap.
Love quickly shot a three-pointer!
The basketball draws a wonderful arc!
"Uh-huh!"
3 to 3.
Love immediately returned a three-pointer to Zhao Chen.
After scoring, Love waved to James.
Compared to the Lakers' strong attack, the Cavaliers' offense looked smoother.
Later, Love looked at Zhao Chen intentionally or unintentionally, as if this was a provocation.
Zhao Chen didn't care about Le Fu's little eyes.
Love is indeed a bit difficult to guard now.
In the off-season, the power forward position needs to be further strengthened, otherwise it will be really uncomfortable.
As far away as New Orleans.
At Brother Nongmei's home, Anthony Davis once again sent a message to Zhao Chen: "You need me very much."
