In the locker room.
Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue was silent.
The Cavaliers' players are taking a breather to rest.
No one started the conversation, they were all tired.
The Lakers are too difficult to deal with, and it's difficult to gain an advantage at their home court.
The Cavaliers' defense is not easy to defend.
The Lakers' offensive initiative and defensive initiative at home are much better than when they are away.
The Cavaliers' defensive talent determines that they cannot deploy a defensive system like the Warriors.
The Lakers' offensive conductivity is stronger than theirs, which also makes the Cavaliers play very hard, while the Lakers have an easy game.
Only the Big Three's scoring is slightly more stable for the Cavaliers, and the others score very little.
The Lakers basically attack with all members.
With Zhao Chen's connection, the Lakers are in the best rhythm.
Everyone on the Lakers is very willing to share the ball, and everyone on the defensive end is running hard.
The Cavaliers' players are still not as talented as the Lakers' players.
As long as the Lakers maintain the intensity of the game in the first half, the Cavaliers will easily collapse.
Playing like this is very tiring for the Cavaliers players.
After thinking about it for a long time, Tyronn Lue finally gave up on the small lineup, sent TT, and continued to play in the big lineup.
Staples Center fans were having fun at halftime.
Everyone is celebrating, and they are increasingly aware that this championship may be coming.
"It's not time for the knights to give up yet, they should try again!"
"If he loses to Zhao Chen for three consecutive years, James will be under great psychological pressure."
"James should be the first to charge!!"
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In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers' metronome Zhao Chen was not on the court.
Scott is also trying to make more rotations to keep Zhao Chen's physical fitness at critical times as much as possible.
James was excited when he saw that Zhao Chen was not on the court.
James showed his excitement in action.
James scored points with sudden penalties.
On the defensive end, James sent out steals and chased blocks one after another.
James is showing the world his unwillingness to admit defeat.
He really didn't want to lose to Zhao Chen again.
Under the leadership of James, Irving and Love also opened fire.
The Lakers were obviously not used to Zhao Chen's absence. Their offense was a bit messy, with only Booker and Rose scoring through breakthroughs.
The Cavaliers started the third quarter with a 16-4 offensive climax.
The score of the two teams was suddenly reversed.
There are 7 minutes and 22 seconds left in the third quarter.
The score at this time was 78 to 74, and the Lakers were 4 points behind at home.
Zhao Chen returned to the court after Scott requested a timeout.
Although the score was behind, the Lakers were not worried about falling behind.
Everyone knew that Zhao Chen came up to lead them to complete the counterattack.
The game soon resumed.
Zhao Chen got the ball and moved forward.
The Lakers players were all moving quickly, and they found their backbone after Zhao Chen came up.
Zhao Chen continuously organized and passed the ball, and finally, the ball came into his hands.
At this time, Zhao Chen faced the defensive TT.
This is a misalignment.
Zhao Chen didn't even need to change direction, he dribbled directly to the right.
Zhao Chen easily broke through TT and encountered Love's help in defense.
Zhao Chen directly forwarded the ball to Jokic who was downhill.
Jokic caught the ball and scored easily with a layup.
78 to 76.
Zhao Chen helped the Lakers stabilize their offense in the first round.
Irving dribbles the ball forward.
Irving was in excellent form in the second half. Facing Zhao Chen, Irving chose to step back to open up space for a shot after a series of fancy dribblings.
This step back opens up a lot of space.
Owen thought he could take action.
result!
"Snapped!"
Zhao Chen's bullet speed and long wingspan still exceeded Irving's expectations, and the ball was blocked immediately.
The blocked ball was caught by Jokic.
Jokic didn't stick to the ball and quickly passed the ball to Rose on the right.
Rose took the ball and rushed forward.
Zhao Chen was also accelerating, and James kept interfering with Zhao Chen from the side, never allowing Zhao Chen to find a chance to connect with Rose.
Soon, Zhao Chen led James to receive Rose's pass.
Zhao Chen and James had a strong confrontation, and the two fought all the way to the basket.
"boom!"
Zhao Chen, who was under the basket, forcefully knocked away James. Even though James was knocked away, he still wanted to block Zhao Chen, but failed.
Zhao Chen did not force himself to dunk, but made a reverse layup and scored the ball.
78 to 78.
Only James can make Zhao Chen change his offensive method under such circumstances, others cannot.
After Zhao Chen came up, the Lakers scored 4 points in a row to catch up with the score.
Zhao Chen's appearance boosted not only the Lakers' offense, but also the Lakers' defense.
The Lakers are improving their defensive intensity from top to bottom.
In the next round, James' breakthrough layup was interfered by Jokic.
James' elbow hit the corner of Jokic's mouth, but Jokic just finished the defense without saying a word.
The rebound was caught by Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen passed the ball to Rose, who rushed to the frontcourt and did not take a rash shot.
Rose waited for his teammates to come over and passed back to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen dribbled past Irving, but Zhao Chen did not burst out with his strongest speed. Irving could keep up with his speed, but his body could not keep up.
With an absolute advantage, Zhao Chen pressed Irving and forced a layup.
Zhao Chen was a little careless with this ball and missed the layup.
But Zhao Chen's second take-off was stronger than the TT jump and he picked off the rebound again.
"The Cavaliers failed to protect the defensive rebound and let Zhao Chen grab it. This time, we are in big trouble."
Zhao Chen did not attack on the inside, but gave the ball to Booker on the outside.
Booker's decisive jump shot from beyond the three-point line!
It was an open spot and Booker was comfortable shooting it.
"Uh-huh!"
An arrow to the heart! !
78 to 81.
The Lakers successfully turned the score over.
James was very depressed. He finally defended Zhao Chen, but his teammates failed to protect the rebound and instead scored a three-pointer.
Booker came over and said to Zhao Chen: "Boss, thank you for your trust."
Zhao Chen smiled and patted Booker.
The Cavaliers attack.
James used the pick-and-roll to break through Zhao Chen, and the Lakers attacked James front and back.
James chose to pass the ball to the bottom corner.
Love got the ball and flicked Jokic away.
Move one step laterally and shoot a three-pointer!
"Uh-huh!"
81 to 81.
The Cavaliers did not collapse immediately, and immediately extended the score.
Lakers offense.
Zhao Chen quickly attacked after receiving the baseline ball.
Neither Irving nor James held Zhao Chen back. They dribbled through the crowd at high speed, and Zhao Chen easily scored the ball in one go.
81 to 83.
"pause!!"
Tyronn Lue directly called to stop the game.
As soon as Zhao Chen came up, the Cavaliers' defense was turned upside down.
Staples Center fans have regained their momentum.
Everyone shouted in unison.
This is why Lakers fans are not worried about being overtaken. They firmly believe that as long as Zhao Chen works hard, this game can be successfully won!
