Beep.
The buzzer sounded for the start of the second half.
Amid the anticipation of countless fans, the second half between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers arrived.
The Cavaliers continued to field a lineup headed by LeBron. Although Zhao Feiyang performed well, head coach Tyronn Lue considered the distribution of ball rights between him and LeBron and finally decided to put Zhao Feiyang on the bench to rest.
After all, sending two people at the same time will not only affect the distribution of ball rights, but also waste the physical strength of both people at the same time.
For the Celtics, Irving is still on the court.
Unlike before, Jayson Tatum was sent up again by head coach Brad Stevens. It's not that Stevens wants to do anything, but the team's lineup is like this. As the team's main striker, it would be too wasteful for Tatum to sit on the bench all the time.
Furthermore, he is a striker, and the ball rights problem with Irving is not that big, at least compared to Jaylen Brown.
The Cavaliers serve.
Jordan Clarkson advanced with the ball, and after halftime, LeBron James once again came to the 45-degree angle on the right.
Tatum, who had been holding back for a long time, once again targeted LeBron.
Different from before, now he has full energy and is extremely unhappy. He is worried that he has no place to vent his emotions. LeBron is certainly a good target for him.
Therefore, Tatum kept reaching out to interfere with LeBron, especially after Clarkson's ball passed to LeBron's hands, Tatum went up to put pressure on LeBron like crazy.
Faced with such a situation, LeBron responded decisively.
He deliberately rushed out with Tatum dribbling, and when he came to the two zones to take a shot, he deliberately slowed down his shooting speed and waited for Tatum to rush towards him.
With just one fake move, Tatum was thrown away, and the next second he threw the ball into Tatum's hand.
call out.
The referee whistle sounded.
LeBron drew the foul successfully.
There was applause from the outside.
There were constant sighs on the Celtics bench. Head coach Stevens stood there with a frown on his face. When the live camera showed a close-up of his face, Stevens shook his head and walked towards The team sat down on the bench.
Irving on the court was also helpless with this goal.
After LeBron took the referee's pass and put the ball into the basket, Irving took the initiative to walk up to Tatum and teach him his experience.
"Jason, don't fight LeBron! This guy's physical fitness is simply incomparable to you... All you have to do is stick to him like candy, as long as it's possible to limit his performance. ..."
Owen said.
However, Tatum did not appreciate his words at all. Not only did he not express gratitude, but he directly said back to Irving, "Shut up! I don't need you to teach me how to play! Just do your own thing!"
Owen almost laughed angrily when he heard this.
He shook his head helplessly and rolled his eyes.
"Damn it!"
"What do I care about a guy like this?"
Snapped.
The ball was passed to Irving, who once again advanced with the ball.
Although his physical strength declined in the third quarter, the defensive player in front of him was a young man like Jordan Clarkson, so the situation was still under control for him.
After dribbling the ball across half court, Irving waited for his opportunity at the top of the arc.
In fact, at this point in the game, he also hopes to save some energy. Otherwise, if he really plays the whole game, he will definitely consume a lot of energy in the last quarter. When he really needs to play key goals, he may not have the energy. !
"Move!"
Irving shouted to his teammates.
Although Tatum did not hang on Irving on the wing, he did not refuse to run. His reaction was quite quick, and he quickly threw away LeBron and rushed to Irving's right side.
In this case, Irving can choose to pass the ball to him! But Owen didn't.
"Kelly."
Tatum yelled at Irving.
Owen seemed not to notice, not even looking in his direction. Tatum was helpless. LeBron also caught up at this time. He could only continue running to look for opportunities.
Snapped.
Irving gave the ball to the big man inside, Greg Monroe. After receiving the ball, Greg failed to play alone and was double-teamed when he was about to take action. At the critical moment, he passed the ball back to Irving again.
After getting the ball, Irving was about to shake Clarkson away and rush into the two zones, but the next second, Tatum, who threw away LeBron and rushed to the three-point line in the left corner, waved to him again.
Tatum's position is indeed very good this time. If Irving passes the ball to him, Tatum has time to take a steady shot and score a three-pointer. It shouldn't be a big problem.
However, Irving still did not pass the ball, but rushed out from the right with the ball.
By coincidence, LeBron, who had been thrown away at this time, was outside the penalty area on the right side. After seeing Irving dribbling the ball into the basket, LeBron jumped up at the right time to interfere with Irving's shot.
The two met in mid-air.
The long-lost feeling of familiarity once again came to the two of them. Unfortunately, they used to cooperate with each other through alley-oops, but this time they became opponents.
Seeing that his outstretched hand was about to be reached by LeBron, when he was about to hit the ground, Irving twisted his body and threw the ball with a lever motion, narrowly avoiding LeBron's big hand.
However, although this adjustment prevented him from being blocked, it also caused the basketball he threw to fly off the backboard and bounce off.
Snapped.
The basketball fell out, and in the chaos, Tristan Thompson grabbed the rebound.
After receiving the ball, Tristan immediately passed the ball to George Hill. Hill ran across the half court with the ball. When the Celtics defensive players caught up, he threw the ball high. Flying into the air, LeBron followed up on time and leaped high into the air, making a one-handed dunk amidst the exclamations of the fans in the audience.
boom.
LeBron's dunk was so explosive that even the rim couldn't bear the brutal force and shook.
The game goes on.
LeBron was full of energy after a rest, and he continued to lead the Cavaliers to play a stable offense. On the other hand, for the Celtics, Irving had to step up and continue his singles output after saving energy to no avail, while Tatum, sent by head coach Stevens, had no effect at all.
Irving showed great distrust in him and did not cooperate with Tatum for most of the time he had the ball.
Tatum also became more and more unhappy because he couldn't get the ball. In the process of defending LeBron, his body movements became larger. LeBron seized the opportunity several times and caused fouls. By the time the third quarter came to an end, he had already taken the ball. Got three fouls.
Head coach Stevens had to replace Tatum when he saw this.
And the balance of victory and defeat has since tilted increasingly towards the Cavaliers.
