After the Cleveland Cavaliers successfully defeated the Miami Heat in the first game, the two sides soon ushered in the second game.
The venue for this game is still at the Quicken Loans Center Arena.
Just like the last one, this time the results of the battle between the two sides were similar.
The Heat's performance in this game was better than the previous one.
As a veteran of the team, Dwyane Wade is still reliable and stands up to carry the team at critical moments. He personally scored 28 points, while also getting 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
However, except for Wade, the other players performed relatively average. Golan Dragic, another core veteran of the team, played 37 minutes and only scored 20 points in the end.
Others' performances were mediocre.
For the Cavaliers, LeBron James continued to be full of firepower. He played 35 minutes in the game and scored a total of 39 points and 10 rebounds.
Kevin Love performed well, scoring 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Perhaps considering that the team needs to concentrate the ball in LeBron's hands, head coach Tyronn Lue reduced Zhao Feiyang's playing time in this game, reducing his playing time from 33 minutes to 27 minutes. Time is more for Jordan Clarkson to be on the court.
It's not that Clarkson's performance is better than Zhao Feiyang, but Clarkson is easier to implement LeBron's instructions on the court.
After all, Clarkson is just a rookie and has only one choice when LeBron asks him for the ball. Zhao Feiyang is different. He is also a superstar. Even if LeBron asks him for the ball, Zhao Feiyang is qualified to refuse.
Zhao Feiyang had no intention of blaming or getting angry at all for Tyronn Lue's arrangement. In fact, he enjoyed this state very much. After realizing that his body had returned to its peak state, Zhao Feiyang was not in a hurry to show it.
In the past, he always carried the team. For example, in the Timberwolves, he played the role of LeBron. It's different now. He finally has the opportunity to "hug his thighs", and finally has the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to paddle in the water as a crowd. This is something he never dared to think about before.
Anyway, the team has not yet reached a critical moment. It seems safer to hide its strength and wait until it encounters a truly threatening opponent before standing up.
Therefore, when the team was in a favorable situation, Zhao Feiyang helped the team organize the offense more, but the number of personal shots actually decreased.
Of course, even if he didn't take many shots, he still scored 16 points and 11 assists in the end.
After the big score reached 2-0, the two sides quickly changed the venue.
When the third game came, the Cavaliers came to the American Airlines Arena, the home of the Heat, to challenge.
A few years ago, this place was still full of vitality. At that time, the Heat were the strongest team in the league, with peak LeBron + peak Wade + peak Bosh, as well as a group of outstanding veteran players.
Two championships in four years is not a bad record for the Heat.
Unfortunately, everything ended with LeBron leaving.
The Heat's championship dynasty is no longer there. Bosh later had to bid farewell to the game completely due to physical reasons. As for Wade, he is also getting older year after year.
Heat fans are grateful to LeBron, but of course they also hate LeBron.
He brought a championship and helped the team create a dynasty, but he also ruined it all with his own hands, causing Miami fans to watch their hopes rise and then gradually become disillusioned.
Before the game officially started, the moment the Cavaliers came on the field, the Heat fans at the scene suddenly became restless.
When that familiar figure walked out of the tunnel, countless Heat fans screamed excitedly. The screams were somewhat complicated, with cheers mixed in with some boos.
LeBron was quite enthusiastic about the fans at the American Airlines Arena. He took the initiative to say hello to them and especially shook hands with the fans who extended their hands when walking through the tunnel.
The game will start soon.
The Heat, who returned home, performed an extremely rare performance in the first quarter. Wade, the core of the team, took 3 three-pointers in the first five minutes and hit 2 of them. Dragic, another core player, also threw 2 three-pointers.
This performance shocked the home fans, who thought the Heat could counterattack.
As a result, after the first quarter passed and the second quarter began, the Heat's performance once again sluggish. After all, Wade is getting older, and under the constant interference of J.R. Smith, his shooting percentage began to decline.
Dragic continued to make mistakes when facing Zhao Feiyang's defense, especially Zhao Feiyang's two steals, which further damaged Dragic's confidence. As a result, the Cavaliers took advantage of the situation in the second quarter alone. Turn it around.
After the second half, LeBron once again took control of the game.
After getting the ball, he kept attacking the Heat's basket and scoring with his long shots. Under his indiscriminate bombardment throughout the third quarter, the Heat were once again stretched to a 13-point gap.
When the two sides entered the final quarter, the Heat's morale had completely slumped, and the Cavaliers took the opportunity to expand their lead.
JR frequently succeeded with Zhao Feiyang's assists, and he still scored the ball even in the face of Wade's restrictions.
Beep.
The moment the timer sounds, the game is officially over.
The score between the two sides was 114 to 104.
In the end, the Heat lost the game by 10 points.
In this game, LeBron scored a game-high 36 points, Love scored 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Zhao Feiyang scored 15 points and 10 assists.
Although LeBron's value is irreplaceable, the value of Kreft and Zhao Feiyang as the other "two giants" is also undeniable.
After the big score reached 3-0, the outside world knew that this series was over, and even Heat fans knew that the situation was over.
Sure enough, the final series game came two days later.
This time, the Cavaliers took just 3 quarters to defeat their opponent. The game was ultimately tied at 101-90. The Cavaliers defeated the Heat with an 11-point gap and swept their opponents with a 4-0 record to win first place in the playoffs. wheel.
LeBron once again scored 37 points in this game.
His performance also aroused heated discussion from the outside world. In the eyes of many fans, the Cavaliers would not be able to win the game so easily without LeBron in their current state.
Some celebrities also highly praised LeBron's performance.
However, while praising them, they also criticized Zhao Feiyang and Love, believing that they failed to perform in line with their worth.
"The Cavaliers rely entirely on LeBron's shoulders to move forward! It's hard to imagine what kind of record this team can achieve without LeBron?"
"Now Cleveland fans better pray that LeBron is healthy, otherwise if something happens to him, it will be impossible for the Cavaliers to go on..."
"It's really difficult for this guy! He is already a 34-year-old veteran! It is not easy to lead the team to achieve such results..."
