Zhao Feiyang didn't know whether his persuasion had any effect.
In short, the second quarter of the game between the two sides came quickly.
Considering that this is a crucial game for the Cavaliers, except for J.R. Smith, who was impulsively put on the team bench by head coach Tyronn Lue to rest and replaced by George Hill, all other main players continued to play.
The Warriors did not dare to relax. Klay Thompson was also replaced and rested, and everyone else took over.
The Cavaliers serve.
Zhao Feiyang advanced with the ball.
After halftime, he motioned to other teammates on the field to run, intending to organize the team's offense for a positional battle. However, other players also looked listless and did not react much like the first quarter.
Just when Zhao Feiyang felt dissatisfied, LeBron James on the wing finally made a move.
He seemed to be in much better mental condition than before, taking the initiative to catch the ball from the wing. Bang, Zhao Feiyang gave the ball to his hands. After giving the ball, Zhao Feiyang rushed towards the basket.
One second, LeBron was blocking Durant with his hand and seemed ready to hit him with a back. The next second, he suddenly hit the ball and smashed the basketball into the penalty area.
Snapped.
Zhao Feiyang, who rushed into the penalty area, received the ball smoothly.
In order to save energy, Zhao Feiyang did not dunk, but used a layup to steadily send the ball into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Zhao Feiyang, who scored once, turned around and waved to LeBron, who responded with an excited wave of his hand.
The cooperation between the two did give the Cavaliers fans at the scene a small surprise.
Many people stood up and cheered for them.
The Warriors attack.
Curry advanced with the ball, and after halftime faced Zhao Feiyang's interference, he shot a three-pointer. Unfortunately, he failed to make a shot this time. The basketball bounced out and the rebound was picked off by Draymond Green.
When he got the ball, he didn't pass it out, but held the ball and played alone.
Facing Kevin Love who was marking him under the basket, Green pushed twice with his body and then forced a shot.
boom.
However, his technique is really rough. In front of Love, who has amazing upper body strength, Green failed to take advantage this time.
The rebound was picked off by Tristan Thompson.
After getting the ball, he glanced towards the court and threw a long pass directly into Zhao Feiyang's hands. Zhao Feiyang ran wildly with the ball and accelerated, and when he crossed the half court, Durant suddenly chased him from behind.
Taking into account the opponent's long wingspan, Zhao Feiyang did not choose a layup. Instead, he rushed into the basket and took off in advance with a one-handed dunk to slam the ball in.
Durant wanted to chase the shot, but unfortunately Zhao Feiyang blocked his path, making it impossible for him to free his hands to accurately block the shot.
boom.
The ball went in.
The Warriors seized the opportunity to play a fast break. Durant under the basket threw the ball with a super long pass.
The basketball was given to Curry near the midline. Curry accelerated towards the half court. After Green helped him fend off Love, Curry smoothly rushed into the basket with the ball and threw the ball.
Unexpectedly, the moment he threw the basketball, LeBron suddenly swooped up from behind. Amid the shocked shouts of the fans, LeBron leaped high and slapped Curry's layup away.
Snapped.
There were screams.
Curry, who was being chased, was also a little surprised. He didn't expect LeBron to return to defense so quickly!
The rebound fell into the hands of the Cavaliers again.
This time LeBron threw the ball directly to Zhao Feiyang on the other side of the court.
After getting the basketball, Zhao Feiyang faced Durant one-on-one. The two met each other, and Zhao Feiyang estimated that he had opened up a little defensive space. The next second, he made a "bow to Buddha" movement towards Durant. Durant was not expecting it, and he only realized that he had been deceived after he was knocked away.
By the time he chased Zhao Feiyang again, Zhao Feiyang had already rushed into the basket, made a pull-up layup, and sent the ball backhand into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
The two sides' successive wonderful attacks created a very enthusiastic atmosphere in the audience.
The second quarter also ended in a fierce battle between the two sides.
The Cavaliers' performance improved during this quarter, especially LeBron's performance, which was completely different from that in the first quarter. His cooperation with Zhao Feiyang also had results, and the Warriors were unable to defend themselves many times.
Zhao Feiyang's scoring was strong, and it was also the Cavaliers' most in this quarter.
For the Warriors, Curry and Durant performed steadily, but Green was the only one who dissatisfied head coach Kerr.
Perhaps it was the big 3-0 lead that made Green drift away. Since the start of the second quarter, Green has been seizing every opportunity to play singles. Especially sometimes during fast breaks, one of his inside players actually planned to hold the ball through half the court.
This kind of behavior of grabbing the limelight is undoubtedly something that Coach Cole cannot tolerate, so Coach Cole replaced Green in the second half of the second quarter.
Not only that, Coach Cole also criticized Green, and I don’t know if he listened. Anyway, Coach Cole did not let Green play again for the rest of the second quarter.
Beep.
The first half of both sides came to an end.
The score was 55-57.
The Cavaliers are only 2 points behind the Warriors.
During the halftime break, predictions were already being made on the sidelines about the outcome of this game. Some websites even launched a poll. As a result, 70% of the people believed that the Warriors could win, and 30% believed that the Cavaliers could win.
At the same time, many fans in China on the other side of the ocean also initiated voting for this finals.
Unlike foreign support rates, although the majority of people think the Warriors will win this game, nearly 40% think the Cavaliers can win.
With such support, many fans also started talking about the game.
"LeBron will definitely lose! How can people who work together win? No surprise, LeBron will choose to leave the Cavaliers after losing this game! I guess he will choose to join the Warriors... ."
"Join the Warriors? Are you kidding? Do you think LeBron is Durant? Joining the Warriors is definitely not possible, but LeBron will definitely choose a team capable of winning the championship! Even if he can't win the championship immediately, at least he will watch It must have the potential to win the championship, and this team must be in a big city..."
"I think the Cavaliers will not necessarily lose! The last game they lost was because of Zhao Feiyang's absence. This time they performed pretty well. LeBron didn't play well in the first quarter, but he recovered in the second quarter... ....As long as they can overtake the score in the second half, maybe the Cavaliers can win..."
"I would say it's better to just lose! So what if we win the next game? Can we still make a comeback when we are 3-0 down? Unless the league is LeBron's biological father, it's absolutely impossible... ....."
"If we can really comeback from 0 to 3 and win the championship, I will fly from Pearl City to New York with my bare eyes to give Silver a kiss... This lineup of the Cavaliers is really not good. , but with the same lineup as the previous two years, it wouldn’t be like this..."
Beep.
The second half comes.
In order to win the game as soon as possible, both sides sent all their main forces, which was quite a fight to the death.
The Cavaliers serve.
As soon as the ball was released, Zhao Feiyang passed the ball to LeBron with a long pass. After receiving the ball, LeBron reached the inside under the interference of three Warriors. He used his strong body to rush forward and finally entered the penalty area at the last moment to throw the ball.
Snapped.
The basketball hit the basket steadily.
LeBron also got a foul.
Standing on the free throw line, he took the referee's pass and threw the ball.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
It was the Warriors' turn to serve.
Curry reacted quickly and gave the ball to Thompson immediately after halftime. Thompson took the ball from the wing and missed a three-pointer. The basketball bounced out and fell into Durant's hands.
This time Durant also raised the basketball and took action.
Snapped.
The basketball bounced out again.
Seeing that the rebounds were missed continuously, LeBron rushed directly to the basket to fight for the rebound this time. With excellent physical fitness and precise judgment, LeBron successfully grabbed the rebound under the basket.
He saw the opportunity and threw it directly outside the three-point line.
After receiving the basketball, JR quickly advanced. Zhao Feiyang ran towards the three-point line in the corner, and LeBron also chose to follow up immediately.
After arriving at halftime, the Warriors were 2 on 3. JR was chasing the ball and threw it to Zhao Feiyang in the left corner. Zhao Feiyang pretended to take a shot, but actually threw a quick pass and the basketball rushed into the basket. In the hands of LeBron.
LeBron leaped high and dunked the ball hard into the basket with a two-handed dunk amidst the exclamations of the fans in the audience.
