In the second half, fight again in another place.
At the beginning, Terry Stotts sent out 1 starting lineup and 4 substitutes, with Lillard leading Carter, Moreau, Yi Jianlian, and Jokic.
Since they have the advantage, they are naturally qualified to use players in this way.
David Blatt did not dare to do this, and sent out a lineup of 2 starters and 3 substitutes, led by James, Jr. Smith, Mike Miller, Dellavedova, and Varejao.
James, who plays the 4th position, also played very easily against Yi Jianlian. At this time, the other four players on the Cavaliers field all have outside shooting capabilities, which is perfect for James' one-star and four-shooter system.
However, under the leadership of Lillard, the Trail Blazers' lineup also used their three-point firepower advantage. After dealing with the Cavaliers for 5 minutes, James did not even the 14-point difference.
Soon into the second half of the third quarter, an accident happened suddenly.
When Mike Miller received James' breakthrough ball from the outside and hit a three-pointer, Jokic collected the rebound and made a long pass to assist Lillard in chasing the three-pointer...
69 to 60. If this momentum continues, it may be difficult for the Cavaliers to win.
Coming back in the second half, James' performance was still incomprehensible, but perhaps to help his teammates regain touch, he only took 3 shots and scored 5 points. The rest of the time, he acted as a feint point.
It's just that he still underestimated the strength of the Trail Blazers' bench, which resulted in the Cavaliers being unable to tie the score.
James ran forward. At this time, a Cavaliers fan actually took off James' No. 23 jersey, waved it in his hand, and kept shouting at James:
"What are you doing??? LeBron! Stop passing the ball! We need you to score!!!"
"If you don't do something, I swear, I will never watch your ball again in my life!"
This fan James has a bit of an impression, because he is a loyal supporter of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His name is Genie Caruso. It is said that he has basically never missed a home game since he was selected by the Cavaliers.
When he left Cleveland for Miami, Caruso publicly burned his jersey on social media, but with the plan to return to Cleveland, the other party became loyal to him again. Fans.
Of course, there is another reason because Jenny Caruso has a strong hairstyle similar to his own.
"LeBron! You have to take action! Bring out your aggression! LeBron..."
According to stadium management regulations, Caruso's behavior affected the progress of the game, and arena security quickly took him out of the stadium.
As his voice faded away, it became a sideshow.
As for James?
He took a deep breath and his eyes became extremely determined.
The Cavaliers attack.
After running over old Carter and easily breaking through the defense, James went straight into the penalty area.
"LeBron went crazy on the frame! He went for a layup... Oh, the Trail Blazers' two-man team, the ball was destroyed... Wait, what just happened, LeBron was holding his forehead."
Mark Jackson was full of passion on the commentary table.
At the scene, the referee's whistle sounded immediately.
Jokic was assessed a defensive foul.
When the live broadcast showed James, who was lying on the ground for several seconds without standing up, looking at the way he was covering his face, it seemed that the slap he just received in the face from Jokic was very painful.
This goal was not intentional by Jokic, but he violated the first active player after all. It seemed that this was quite cruel. As a first-year rookie, he was stunned on the spot.
He stretched out his hand to help James, but halfway through, he looked at the angry looks from the Cavaliers players and took it back in fear.
"From the slow-motion replay, it seems that the Blazers' rookie hit LeBron on the face or eyes. I hope it will not affect the next game, otherwise the Cavaliers may have no hope of coming back."
After speaking, Weber shook his head slightly.
On the court, after feeling the pain in his forehead subside, James put down his hand and stood up with the help of his teammates.
After standing up, he looked at the headband that was knocked out by Jokic in the middle of the layup. He said nothing. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment...
The next moment, James turned his head and walked to the free throw line with firm steps.
As for the yellow hair tie on the ground, sorry, he doesn't need it anymore.
This scene made Wang Zelin on the bench feel trembling, because this scene always seemed familiar to him.
James left his development behind on the court. This scene always makes people feel inexplicably panicked.
"Swish", "swish!"
Two shots in succession, James made two free throws for the first time in this game.
69:62.
Trail Blazers offense.
This time Lillard chose to break through the pick-and-roll. With the double cover of Jokic and Yi Jianlian, he easily broke through the Cavaliers' defense, but...
He underestimated the Cavaliers' No. 23 defense!
Lillard was halfway through the flight when a black shadow suddenly passed through the air and nailed his shot to the backboard.
"LeBron! Finally here comes the nailboard hat from LeBron!!!"
Mark Jackson yelled.
"Get back to defense quickly!"
Terry Stotts shouted.
However, a figure has surpassed everyone and headed straight to the front.
who is it?
It's James!
James's single fast break, Morrow and Lillard were in hot pursuit. The two surrounded him on both sides, trying to kill James.
"Bang!"
James violently collided with Morrow in the air, who came to help defend and cover. Then he took a decisive shot and the basketball went into the net.
Beep——!
Not only that, there are additional penalties.
"mvp! mvp! mvp!"
At this time, deafening shouts came from Quicken Loans Arena.
After James landed, he went straight to the free throw line.
"Uh-huh!"
The score was 2+1.
69:65.
The Trail Blazers chose to shoot from the outside for the next goal, but Carter's touch was not good and the basketball hit the basket.
"rebound!"
The offensive rebound was caught by Yi Jianlian, but within a second, he suddenly felt a cold feeling in his hand, and the basketball... was cut off by someone.
I turned around and saw that it was James again!
After grabbing the ball, he started a one-stop fast break alone.
"LeBron fast break! Oh, the speed is too fast, Carter can't catch up at all, he is going to dunk! He is going to dunk! He is going to dunk..."
Amidst the commentator's roar, there was a huge shock from the Trail Blazers basket.
boom--!
A one-armed tomahawk dunk exploded into the Trail Blazers' basket.
At the same time, like a bolt from the blue, Wang Zelin finally thought of something:
As we all know, the NBA is full of all kinds of weird metaphysical theorems, which may seem weird, but you really have to believe them.
For example, the most famous saying in the first ten years of the new century was "The Mavericks must win in odd-numbered years!" This law was broken only when the Spurs once again entered the Finals in 2013, but lost to the Heat.
Another example is "No scoring champion since Jordan", "The No. 2 pick must be a winner", "Birdman's four-board rule" and so on.
Among them, LeBron James' "If you drop the hair tie, it will explode" theorem is naturally indispensable.
During the 2012~2013 Finals, James' performance in the early stages simply couldn't live up to his various reputations, so much so that there were rumors on the Internet such as "The French magician defended James alone", "Muscular men are not as good as fat men", " Classic reappearance: The future is yours" and other black memes.
Until the angry James threw away his hair tie, and what he threw away together seemed to be the heavy pressure that he had been carrying for a long time.
Just like the Monkey King who has taken off the golden hoop curse, the little emperor's all-powerful abilities have finally been fully utilized.
Following a wave of 20:7 bombardment, there were two famous scenes in overtime: Bosh's key rebound and Ray Allen's life-saving three-pointer.
That finals G6 was considered by many to be a classic battle in James' career.
Many subsequent games also proved one thing: that little hair tie may be the switch that awakens Zhan Zhan!
Comparing everything in his memory, Wang Zelin suddenly reacted.
He just said that although James' performance in the first half was extremely brave, scoring a game-high 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, he always felt that something was missing.
Now, looking at James's towering hairline, doesn't it feel like it happened all at once?
In the next few rounds, James made three consecutive personal attacks without missing a beat, and his attack range was extremely wide. Not only could he finish at the basket, he could also shoot three-pointers from the outside.
At 7 minutes and 13 seconds, James blocked Jokic under the basket and once again developed a one-stop fast break. When encountering a double attack, he cooperated with his teammates under the basket to complete the offense.
At 73:73, the Cavaliers finally equalized the game.
Just after half of the second half, James made 7 of 9 shots. What was even more exaggerated was that he hit all the next 5 consecutive shots without losing any. He had a terrifying performance of 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
With the current hot state, James has completely entered a new competitive state, which is often said to be the realm of "all-out James" and "desperate James".
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