At the 10th minute of this quarter, the score on the court was 26:24, and both sides began to rotate.
Blatt chose a 9-man rotation. The Trail Blazers were relatively bold. Coach Terry still conducted a 10-man rotation tonight.
For the Cavaliers, James and Irving stayed on the court and replaced Timofey Mozgov, James Jones and Matthew Dellavedova.
For the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin and Lillard stayed on the court and replaced Yi Jianlian, Batum and Carter.
When Wang Zelin and Yi Jianlian were present together, the scene ushered in a climax, especially the domestic fans on the other side of the ocean, who frequently refreshed their screens.
When the Cavaliers had the ball, James no longer held the ball too much, but stood on the wing to contain it. At the same time, he was also responsible for switching defenses at any time.
Obviously, Wang Zelin, who scored 15 points in a single quarter, made the Cavaliers extremely afraid. Even James' performance was not bad and he scored 12 points, but this was not the reason for Wang Zelin to score continuously.
The actual core of the Cavaliers' offense in this period is Irving.
This man, known as the "Mamba Disciple", played a straight ball on the right wing to let his teammates pull away and play singles with the ball.
After a series of quick turns and sudden stops, Irving shot backward from mid-range.
"Uh-huh!"
Basketball space pocket.
Wang Zelin is also trying to contain the Blazers' offense.
Just like James, the Cavaliers' defensive attention to Wang Zelin has skyrocketed. If he wants to continue to maintain a high offensive efficiency, he must put in some effort.
But it's too early now, and it's not yet time for him to fully exert his strength.
At this time, Lillard was the main offensive point of the Trail Blazers, but his breakthrough layup was blocked by James who was pushed to the fourth position and quickly assisted in the defense.
Mozgov grabbed the rebound and the Cavaliers played a defensive counterattack.
Irving took the lead and left everyone behind. He received a long pass from James and was about to lay up...
"Careful! Kevin!"
James caught a glimpse of Trail Blazers No. 36 running towards Irving, and the two were getting closer, so he hurriedly reminded him.
But his cry was too late.
"Snapped!"
At this time, an arm as thick as an iron rod stretched out towards Irving's head, firmly nailing the basketball to the backboard.
At this time, the ball bounced off the basket and was caught by him.
He didn't play fast break because the rebound was too deep under the basket and he couldn't take advantage of it by playing fast break.
The Blazers prepared to attack and set up their positions.
Carter, Batum, and Yi Jianlian all spread out, with Wang Zelin in the high position on the weak side.
Lillard played a strong side single, faced Irving and pushed forward quickly, but was blocked by Irving. He turned around and broke through the opponent and rushed to the basket.
At this time, James dropped Yi Jianlian and wanted to shrink the defense, but Lillard passed the ball to Yi Jianlian in the bottom corner. James quickly turned around, stretched out his long arms, and interfered forward.
James was just overjoyed when, with a bang, the Cavaliers' basket was smashed.
He turned around hurriedly, and Trail Blazers No. 36 was hanging on the Cavaliers' basket.
It turned out that Yi Jianlian's ball was a fake shot and a real pass, assisting Wang Zelin to complete a beautiful alley-oop.
"Hey, this ball is so beautiful! Zelin and Arab League's first collaboration tonight! Hey, what a beautiful dunk!"
In the direction of the imperial court, Zhang Lili was dancing excitedly.
"Yes! And it can also be seen from this pass that the stability and organizational ability of Arab League in catching and shooting in open spaces have indeed improved during the two seasons he played for the Trail Blazers, which made James dare not let him go. We saw such a wonderful alley-oop! Now I am really looking forward to the Changsha Asian Championships in September this year and the Olympic Games next year!"
Sun Zhengping next to him was also smiling from ear to ear.
In the Cavaliers' last attack of the quarter, Irving once again threw away Lillard, received the ball and passed the ball to James on the outside.
Under the spotlight, James took a long shot at the buzzer...
Strike again!
It can only be said that James' three-point shooting in this year's playoffs is really solid, and his three-point shooting bag is probably really lost!
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 28:26.
The Trail Blazers were ahead, but by a negligible margin.
After only one game, whether it was the players' performance on the field or the psychological game between the coaching staff, everything was on display, and the players enjoyed watching it.
And they discovered that this kind of enjoyment was not just for one quarter...in the second and third quarters, both sides were showing off their tricks, and the fight was lively.
On the Cavaliers side, it is basically certain that Cousins will not only be unable to defend against Wang Zelin, but it will also be difficult to open up the offensive end and maintain efficiency.
Under the successive persuasion of Tyronn Lue and James, Cousins, who longed for the championship, agreed to a false starter and real substitute play style. He tried to miss playing time with Wang Zelin. Tonight, his first task became leading the second team to fight. .
On the one hand, in addition to Cousins, the Cavaliers also have two macho insiders, Mozgov and TT. Especially Mozgov, who is 2.16 meters tall and weighs 130 kilograms, looks like a big white bear. His low post attack The defense is not necessarily worse than Cousins.
Moreover, this Mao Xiong Country center originally came from a blue-collar background and is more experienced on the defensive end than Cousins. While constantly providing Wang Zelin with physical confrontation, he can also avoid getting into foul trouble.
Simply, Tyronn Lue persuaded Blatter to send Mozgov to confront Wang Zelin head-on. He didn't care about how good his defense was, but just wanted to consume more of the latter's physical energy.
Not to mention, Tyronn Lue is truly worthy of the name of a genius coach, and this move actually worked wonders.
Even Mozgov couldn't guard Wang Zelin. The latter's score reached 32 points after three quarters. However, Cousins, who led the second team in the second and third quarters, became more and more comfortable in the substitute lineup. .
With Cousins' 19 points and 8 rebounds in two quarters, the Cavaliers finally solved the problem of inferior offensive firepower to the Trail Blazers.
After three quarters, the two teams were tied at 87, returning to the same starting line.
Nowadays, the situation of the game is unpredictable. After entering the final quarter, it may only take a few rounds, or even one or two rounds, to determine the winner.
Because of this, the head coaches and players on both sides are highly focused.
Although the first game was just a test, the stalemate in front of them made everyone understand that the side that wins the first game of the series is likely to have a considerable psychological advantage in the subsequent Allah series.
In other words, both sides will fight hard to win in the final quarter!
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the head coaches on both sides inadvertently increased the number of player rotations.
The high-intensity confrontation consumes a lot of physical energy of the team, including the number of fouls committed in many more games than in previous games.
But the same thing is that the two teams still take the lead alternately and are in a stalemate.
This game lasted for more than 4 minutes, and the two teams were still competing with starting + substitute lineups.
In the last round, with Carter's three-pointer from the corner, the Trail Blazers led the Cavaliers by 5 points at 99:94.
In the next round, no one could figure out what Jr. was thinking. After arriving in the frontcourt, before his teammates could stand up, he suddenly pulled out his hand, seemingly trying to steal a three-pointer.
This operation happened so suddenly that not only the commentator Harlan and others, but also James, who had just rested for a minute on the bench, was a little confused.
But the ball has been shot, and James can only hope that Jr. can score.
"Clang!"
The result was a slap in the face, Jr. paid for his boss.
At the basket, Garnett collected the rebound and got the first data of the night.
5 points? Not too little.
Coach Terry looked at the situation on the court and put his chin in his hand, thoughtfully.
At this moment, Coach Terry called a timeout in advance, then called all the main players to his side and said directly:
"Next, I need you to go all out!"
Noticing the fiery look in the coach's eyes, Wang Zelin and his teammates quickly realized that they were about to fight for the bayonet in advance!
"Do you have any confidence?"
"Yes!"×5
There was a sudden roar from the Trail Blazers bench, which made Tyronn Luton on the opposite side feel bad. He seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly came to James' side.
James, who had just rested for more than a minute, looked up and saw Tyronn Lue with a solemn expression, and a bad thought flashed through his mind.
"LeBron, the other side is going to fight hard, we need you very much now!"
"Jordan can still average 37 minutes per game at the age of 39, and Karl Malone can still average 38 minutes per game at the age of 37, including players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic. As one of the greatest players in history, sometimes you have to play longer. !”
Tyronn Lue said bluntly, blocking all James' reasons in a few words.
As a result, people saw James, who had just been off for less than two minutes, stand up from the bench again.
Amid the cheers prepared at the scene, Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge and Wang Zelin came on the court together.
The Cavaliers also made substitutions, with the lineup of Irving, Jr., James, TT and Cousins taking the field.
Both sides brought out their strongest lineups, and the game officially entered its most anxious moment.
"Come on! Trail Blazers!"
The fans at the scene were shouting, and this was the only way to fully release their inner excitement.
The atmosphere at the scene was overwhelming.
There are more than 7 minutes left before the end of the game, and the players on the field are trying their best.
Trail Blazers frontcourt ball.
Aldridge's mid-range shot after the pick-and-roll was interfered by James, and the basketball hit the frame.
The next moment, "Bang!"
Wang Zelin rushed to the basket and completed the make-up dunk in time.
With a wave of 7:0, the score between the two sides reached 101:94, and the Trail Blazers expanded the point difference to 7 points!
"Defend! Defend!"
The fans at the scene cheered for the home team in unison, and they wanted to take advantage of this offensive momentum!
The critical moment was when James broke into the paint and intercepted the ball and made a big fadeaway hit!
As he continues to grow older, James' arsenal of offensive weapons is also increasing day by day. In addition to his breakthrough killer, other tricks such as long-range shots, mid-range shots, low post plays, turn-over jump shots, etc. are all well practiced.
At the age of thirty, James has already grown from a bulldozer under the basket to an offensive kaleidoscope!
This score was crucial, suppressing the crazy upward momentum at home.
Regardless of their different camps, both Wang Zelin and James are now capable of being called silencers on the road. When it comes to suppressing the opponent's momentum, there is no third player in active service who can compare.
James' scoring was crucial, but Wang Zelin's performance was no less impressive. He turned around and hit a low-post hook shot.
The following time became a point-blazing performance between James and Wang Zelin.
The head-on PKs of the two currently ranked top two super giants made the fans climax one after another.
But Tyronn Lue on the sidelines seemed a little anxious. This stalemate was obviously more beneficial to the leading Trail Blazers.
After all, time is getting less and less.
Unconsciously, there were less than 2 minutes left in the game, but the Trail Blazers still led the Cavaliers by 5 points, 112:107.
At this time, there is no longer any safety guarantee for the Cavaliers.
At Tyronn Lue's suggestion, Blatter was forced to call a timeout.
"Looks like the Cavaliers can't bring the victory back to Cleveland!"
Hubie Brown lamented from the commentary box.
James' performance tonight was not bad. He played 43 minutes in this game and made 18 of 35 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, and 6 of 10 free throws. He scored a game-high 44 points, plus 8 rebounds and 6 assists for a near-triple double. .
Unfortunately, Wang Zelin on the opposite side performed as well as him. He played 41 minutes and scored a huge double-double of 38 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks. He completely dominated the game on both offense and defense!
Soon, timeout comes back.
The Cavaliers have the ball in the frontcourt.
When James held the ball again, he realized that after the switch, the defender in front of him became Wang Zelin.
The fans also discovered this, and bursts of cheers erupted from the scene.
Just like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when the two armies call for battle on the battlefield, the generals of both sides come out to fight to see who is more powerful!
People who win can usually defeat their opponents in one go!
"this……"
For a moment, the duo at the imperial court in the commentary box didn't know how to elaborate further.
Wang Zelin has the advantage in size in this matchup, but James is definitely better in agility and speed. They are not sure what the outcome of this attack will be?
At the same time, even though the two of them were not of the same size, James fought hard to launch an attack.
"Bang!"
The two collided together, James' momentum was stalled, and Wang Zelin was also knocked back a step.
After all, he is the passive side, and James' impact is the first in history. Wang Zelin's position was pushed away at the first blow.
But soon, he took another heavy step forward and placed a death coil on James.
"Bang!"
The bodies of the two collided again. After the collision, James turned around to retaliate and rushed towards the basket. He jumped away from Wang Zelin and then passed Batum who was assisting in defense.
This breakthrough was suspected of being a walk, but the referee did not call it, and the Trail Blazers had nothing to do.
All I can say is that this pace is very James!
After evading the help of defense, James took off and made a dunk.
But the moment he jumped up, the scene suddenly burst into exclamations.
Behind James and Batum, a figure rose into the sky.
Wang Zelin!
He seemed to have long expected that James would be squeezed by this move. He rushed out with lightning speed, seized James' timing, and jumped to block the shot.
"Snapped!"
In the eyes of the fans at the scene, Wang Zelin gave James a nail-biting hat!
James' "privilege" crab move was blocked!
After Wang Zelin blocked the shot, he took off the defensive rebound and passed the ball forward.
This wave of Trail Blazers obviously had a tactical plan. Lillard and Matthews were already rushing forward. After receiving the long pass, Lillard quickly rushed to the three-point line. He first stopped and contained the pursuer. Irving, who was on guard, threw the ball into the sky in the next second.
Looking at the ball in the sky, Matthews became even more excited. After taking two steps in succession, he jumped to catch the ball and smashed the basket with both hands.
"boom!"
114:107!
The Trail Blazers expand their lead!
"Defend! Defend!"
The atmosphere at the scene became more and more intense.
It was James holding the ball again. Facing Batum, he was still attacking his opponent head-on. He took crab steps under the basket, but this time he noticed Wang Zelin's defensive position.
He waited until he saw Wang Zelin was some distance away from him before taking action quickly.
But the moment he took action, another big hand enveloped his point of action.
Aldridge!
This man who was accustomed to silence suddenly burst out, shocking everyone.
James has a small lever in the air, but this is not his strong point, and the effect is far less smooth than that of his teammate Irving.
"Snapped!"
Aldridge made timely defense and deflected James' shot with a slap.
James was blocked by Wang Zelin and Aldridge one after another!
The Cavaliers were suddenly hit hard, and that was their emperor!
The ball rebounded quickly, and Cousins and TT took advantage of the advantageous position in advance, but they lost to their absolute strength.
A figure jumped up in the air, rebounding the ball above the two of them.
who? Wang Zelin!
After landing, he immediately locked on Lillard who was rushing at the front, looked back at the moon, and made another long pass.
In the frontcourt, Lillard caught the ball and hit an easy layup, adding two more points to the Trail Blazers!
Looking at the scores between the two sides on the big screen, James' mentality completely collapsed.
At 116:107, the Cavaliers were already 9 points behind their opponents, and the time was only 1 minute and 05 seconds... At this time, the Cavaliers needed a Tracy McGrady moment to save them.
In the last minute, the Cavaliers were throwing three-pointers like crazy, and they actually threw two. Cousins even tried his best to grab the offensive rebound and try to throw another one for Irving.
However, Irving's shot was slapped out of the field by Wang Zelin!
This shot also completely defeated the Cavaliers' defense. In the last ten seconds, the Cavaliers could not hit another goal. The Trail Blazers successfully won the game.
…
McGrady's moment never came.
As the final whistle sounded, the score between the two teams was fixed at 121:113. The Trail Blazers defeated the Cavaliers at home with an 8-point difference and won their first victory in the Finals!
At the moment the game ended, all the players couldn't hide the excitement on their faces, waving towels wildly and shouting in celebration.
All the fans stood up and cheered "mvp". Although there was no buzzer beater at the end of the game, it was just as exciting as if it had been a buzzer beater!
In the end, James received two consecutive big shots and two fast breaks. The wave of pleasure kept them immersed in it after the game.
Of course, the Cavaliers will not be happy.
At the end of the game, the two teams performed a post-game handshake ceremony. Cousins could barely squeeze out a smile to congratulate Wang Zelin, but James and Irving left as a formality.
In this game, Cousins had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, which is considered normal performance.
However, considering that 19 of his scoring data came from the second and third quarters when he had never faced off against Wang Zelin, and he only scored 4 points under Wang Zelin's defense, this made him destined to suffer after the game. There were doubts and arguments from some media and fans.
We agreed to be the second center on active duty, so why are we hiding from him?
James made 18 of 38 shots tonight, and missed all of his last three shots. His personal data was fixed at a near-triple-double of 44 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists.
In fact, his efficiency was really high tonight. After all, in this year's playoffs, James' overall shooting percentage was only 42.5%, and his offensive efficiency was lower than in the past six seasons.
The last time James played such an inefficient playoff game was back in the 2007-08 season in his junior year.
Irving, the last member of the Big Three, shot 10 of 22 tonight. His outside touch is also average, and he made 2 of 8 three-pointers, the same as James.
Personal statistics are 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and his performance is quite satisfactory.
The Cavaliers gave everything they had today. There was no tie for victory with the Trail Blazers in the first three quarters, even in the first half of the final quarter.
Unfortunately, they failed to hold on at the last critical moment and were taken away by the Blazers.
As another superstar in this game, Wang Zelin continues to produce crazy statistics.
Played 43 minutes tonight, second only to James in playing time, and scored a near-quadruple-double of 42 points, 21 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 blocks!
After this battle, he became one of the only two players in NBA history who could score 40+20 points in a single game during the Finals!
The last player to perform 40+20 in the Finals was Shaquille O'Neal!
That big shark scored 40 points, 24 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in a single game and 44 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in a single game against the Pacers and 75ers in the 2000 Finals and 2001 Finals respectively. .
It is precisely because of his various crazy performances in the finals that he will be rated as the most dominant center in NBA history!
Now, the miracle of the past finals has reappeared. I am afraid that the most resounding nickname of Shark during his career is likely to be inherited by young newcomers.
However, even if O'Neal knew about it, he would most likely not take it to heart.
Speaking of which, as a legendary center of a generation, O'Neal's mentality is actually somewhat similar to that of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. They both hope that someone will inherit their mantle after retirement.
From some perspectives, the emergence of the successor can be regarded as a proof and a reflection of their once-all-powerful alliance.
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