The best teammates in the NBA
Chapter 434 Embarrassing Records
Chapter 434 Embarrassing Records (Ten Thousand Words Chapter)
The difference between the Cavaliers in the 16-17 season and last year is the decline in defensive efficiency.
Last season, the Cavaliers could limit opponents to 98.3 points during the regular season, ranking fifth in the league.
And this season, the Cavaliers allowed opponents to score 107.2 points during the regular season, ranking 20th in the league.
If it is converted into limiting the opponent's scoring data per 110.3 rounds, it will reach 21 points, ranking [-]st in the league. Such data rarely appears on championship teams.
During the playoffs, perhaps because the opponents in the East were too weak, the Cavaliers' defensive data still did not change much.
Amerika's ball critics overwhelmingly supported the Clippers, also because the basic data gap between the two sides is too large.
In G1 of the Finals, not long after the game started, the Cavaliers fans in front of the TV began to feel desperate.
After 2 minutes and 37 seconds in the first quarter, the Cavaliers finally scored. LeBron James assisted JR-Smith to make a strong shot from the right wing outside the three-point line.
At 3:11, in the Staples Arena, the Clippers fans are still cheering, and everyone can accept such a score.
Love missed two low-post singles, and Irving's breakthrough and emergency stop shots also missed. His teammates felt cold in the opening game, and LeBron James' face became darker as he hit.
After quickly completing the retreat, James hurriedly reminded his teammates on the field loudly:
"Focus on people, don't miss people anymore!"
The Cavaliers have consistently communicated effectively on the defensive end, with LeBron James leading by example, loudly reminding his teammates what the Clippers want to play on these possessions.
As a talented player, James actually understands the Clippers' tactical system very well. Even after Li Ze made tactical gestures, he could predict the movement of the Clippers players.
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
The fans of the Clippers shouted more and more vigorously at this time. The close to double-digit point difference made them find a familiar feeling. The battle of abuse is coming again!
JR-Smith followed the instructions of the boss to lead the defense of Li Ze after halftime.
Facing the close defense, Li Ze, who was close to the top of the arc, quickly turned around with the ball in his right hand, protected the ball steadily, switched to his left hand and then came to the left flank, and then immediately crushed and broke through to the left block position.
After blowing up the ball on the spot, he turned around again, switched to holding the ball in his right hand, and Li Ze started hitting with his back.
JR-Smith only felt that Li Ze was turning around, and then he was in a position he was very familiar with, and then he was hit hard twice on the chest, so he quickly adjusted the focus of defense, and behind Li Ze
LeBron James saw Harris start on the right near the baseline, and noticed that Jokic was slowly moving down the free throw line, and immediately reminded loudly:
"Love, pay attention to switch defenses!"
As predicted by LeBron James, Harris and Jokic completed a cross-screen in the paint, and then immediately bounced out to the top of the key.
Jokic started to go down slowly, the two were fast and slow, and the tactics were completed in an instant.
Tristan Thompson, who switched defenses, kept looking at the situation on JR-Smith's side. When he saw Li Ze's right hand suddenly flicking the ball, he quickly accelerated his slide and went straight to the top of the arc.
Love, who was guarding Jokic's side, cursed secretly. Li Ze passed the ball with one hand, played tricks, drew an arc, and threw the ball inside at the last moment, and gave an advance
Jokic hit the ground to pass the ball before the three-second violation, and then leaned forward with his left hand to complete the throw.
Love was separated by the big body, plus the fat white man suddenly accelerated, the defense just lost his position, the ball flew to the backboard, hit the backboard high and fell into the basket.
The huge cheers at the scene made LeBron James' mentality almost collapse:
With such a reminder, how could he still lose points?
The sense of powerlessness began to surge in his heart again, and James had already seen Li Ze's plan. With a double-digit point difference, he began to activate the role players.
At 3:13, the point difference returned to 10 points again, and Tyronn Lue, who was under trusteeship, did not request a timeout. This is already the team's strongest lineup
The teammates were really in a bad state. LeBron James couldn't pass halftime this time, so he beckoned for the ball.
After Irving sent the pass, he ran without the ball to the right flank beyond the three-point line, taking away Li Ze's defense and opening up the offensive space.
With the ball in his left hand, he came to the left flank. LeBron James immediately completed a pick-and-roll with the uplifted Love. After the pick-and-roll, Love bounced to the top of the arc. At the same time, Harris switched to James.
It seemed that he had reached the matchup he wanted. LeBron James, who was holding the ball in his left hand, moved back a few steps.
Harris hurriedly slid to the right and back, James made a sudden stop when he was close to the three-point line, then pulled it up and threw it!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
James, who completed the sudden shot of the cold arrow, did not have any celebrations, and shouted for his teammates to retreat quickly.
The Clippers quickly served the baseline ball, and the fans continued to cheer. After receiving the pass, Li Ze continued to accelerate with his right hand, chasing his butt through halftime.
JR-Smith once again received instructions from the boss, and immediately chose to stick to the defense.
On the right wing, Li Ze did not slow down after halftime, facing JR-Smith's defense, and continued to accelerate close to the three-point line with the ball in his right hand.
Li Ze, who was on the move, suddenly in and out. After swaying his body to the left around the ball with one hand with his right hand, he exerted force on his feet and suddenly retreated laterally.
Before JR-Smith could react, Li Ze drifted slightly to the right, and quickly shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"BANG! He got it!"
"Kayce's on fire!"
The commentator Mike Brin only felt that Li Ze was throwing all the chickens in. Seeing that JR-Smith was stunned and hadn't recovered, Mark Jackson said helplessly:
"This is definitely not a good matchup option! JR-Smith was never an elite defender."
Jeff Van Gundy watched LeBron James forcefully kill the inside, causing Harris' foul to stand on the free throw line, and then added a knife:
"But we all know that defending Kayce is the same regardless of the defender in front of him. Maybe the Cavaliers can choose to double-team the defense."
LeBron James calmed down his emotions, but the second free throw came out of the box, and he cursed again in his heart.
The Cavaliers retreated very quickly. When Li Ze came to the top of the arc, the opponent had already completed the defensive position.
After consecutive easy goals, the Cavaliers' defensive strategy finally changed. LeBron James immediately attacked Li Ze and cooperated with JR-Smith to double-team.
The defense rotated, and the Cavaliers' defense instantly grabbed the line. Irving let go of Tucker in the left corner and went straight to Paul George, who was preparing to respond on the left wing.
At the top of the arc, Li Ze dribbled a step to the right facing the double-team defender, and before the double-team formed between the two, he suddenly jumped up and threw the ball, and the ball flew straight to the left corner.
Tucker received the ball, Tristan Thompson under the basket made a save but it was too late, and he shot an open jumper from the left corner.
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
In the Staples Arena, the Clippers fans only felt that everyone was brave in tonight's game, and they shouted happily for a while.
At 7:19, Tyronn Lue on the sidelines couldn't hold back anymore and immediately requested a timeout.
Tucker, who had just made a three-pointer, seemed extremely excited, and ran to the bench with jumps and jumps.
LeBron James glanced at the big screen in the middle of the court, then pulled his face and returned to his seat in silence.
The game has just started, and the Cavaliers have enough time to smooth the point difference, but the content of the game is desperate, and the Clippers scored too easily.
In the commentary booth of ESPN, the three of them were not very good at commenting on the game, and it didn't look like the finals.
"Why did the Cavaliers' defensive efficiency drop so much this season? Maybe they shouldn't let Dellavedova go."
Jeff Van Gundy didn't talk about the score, but talked about the Cavaliers' defense in another direction. Mark Jackson felt that this topic was not easy to talk about. After all, everyone can understand if they want to save money:
"I think it's more of a system problem. Blatter helped the Cavaliers build a defensive system, while head coach Tyronn Lue opened up the Cavaliers' offense."
"To get the most out of LeBron James, you have to be a threat from the perimeter."
Both of them knew in their hearts that losing the finals last year had a great impact on the Cavaliers, and the breath that was held in the hearts of the players was completely gone.
After the timeout, the Cavaliers did make adjustments. Kyrie Irving accelerated his offensive rhythm, and completed the offense more quickly in the middle distance after the pick-and-roll.
Continuous scoring for two consecutive rounds helped the Cavaliers stabilize the situation.
The pick-and-roll couldn't be squeezed, and Li Ze didn't care, and continued to play tactics step by step.
Shumpert replaced the defensively weak JR-Smith. In these two rounds, watching the Clippers play more and less to complete the offense, he subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
This time, Love made a three-pointer from the outside and finally narrowed the point difference to less than 10 points.
At 14:23, the game lasted more than half a quarter, and the Cavaliers seemed to have finally found their sense.
Head coach De Nagro is still sitting firmly on the bench. Compared with Tyronn Lue who is yelling on the sidelines, he looks calm and shows the appearance of a champion coach
LeBron James also actively spoke up on the field, trying to use communication to drive the team's defense. Seeing Li Zeyun crossing halftime, he hurried forward to cooperate with double-teaming.
On the left flank, Li Ze noticed that the Cavaliers' pincers were following up, and immediately lowered his body's center of gravity to crush the breakthrough with the ball in his hand.
Shumpert kept giving physical confrontation beside Li Ze, and at the same time slid quickly, trying to block Li Ze's travel route as much as possible.
The Cavaliers' defense took turns, and LeBron James also rushed behind Li Ze to chase and defend.
Under the siege of the two, Li Ze broke through to the basket and continued to dribble along the baseline. When he came to the bottom right of the basket, he immediately shot back and returned to the paint.
The defensive attention of everyone in the Cavaliers was attracted for a while, and Tristan Thompson, who was near the free throw line, bent down and cut the ball subconsciously.
Noticing that the opponent's defense was out of position, Li Ze, who came to the paint with the ball in his left hand, carried Shumpert on his shoulders, suddenly dropped his shoulders and accelerated, pretending to attack the frame.
The defensive attention of the three was on Li Ze for a while, but they didn't realize that the ball had fallen into the hands of Jokic who was running down.
After receiving the pass, he took a step forward and just came to the bottom left of the basket. Jokic picked the basket again with his left hand, and the ball hit the board and went into the basket.
"Wonderful pass! This is Kayce's ability. Faced with double-teams and help defenses, he can always make the most correct offensive choice!"
The commentator Mike Brin turned into Li Zechui again for a while, and the Clippers fans cheered again, and the offense was completely opened up.
As the game progressed, LeBron James discovered with some desperation that no matter how the Cavaliers changed their defensive strategy, Li Ze just didn't make mistakes.
Tristan Thompson succeeded in eating a cake from the basket. Looking back, Paul George used Jokic's cover from the free throw line and responded with a three-pointer from the top of the arc.
The role players of the Clippers have completely found their form. Paul George, who made a three-pointer, chewed gum and smiled at LeBron James beside him:
"Bro, it looks like I will win tonight's game!"
LeBron James ignored Paul George and continued to run towards the Clippers in silence. The Chosen One was about to break the defense.
At 14:25, the point difference returned to double digits.
The Cavaliers who worked hard to strengthen the defense did cause the Clippers' offense to fluctuate a little, but as everyone fought each other for several rounds, the point difference remained unchanged.
Owen, who was a little anxious, failed to follow the tactical requirements and completed the attack at the middle distance this round. He picked and rolled at the top of the arc, and Irving, holding the ball in his right hand, briefly got rid of Li Ze's chasing and defending.
Noticing that Jokic was still retreating defensively, Irving, who was holding the ball in his right hand, immediately pulled back under his crotch, then pulled it up from outside the three-point line and threw it.
Li Ze, who had just squeezed through the cover, immediately jumped up from behind and gave Owen a big hat..
"what"
Owen yelled, and the ball flew into the hands of Jokic on the free throw line. After controlling the ball, the fat man immediately flicked the ball vigorously with his right hand, and Li Ze, who had already crossed the half court, successfully caught the ball.
Although Tristan Thompson was still chasing after him, Li Ze continued to accelerate in the 1-on-0 situation, suddenly stopped at the top of the arc, and then pulled up and threw it!
Tristan Thompson, who was chasing and defending, was dumbfounded. What kind of offensive choice is this?
The ball drew an arc and finally fell into the basket, and the Staples Arena exploded in an instant, killing crazy!
"God! Kayce hasn't missed a shot yet, no one can stop him from scoring!"
When Mark Jackson saw Li Ze retreating with a smile, he felt that the game must be over.
"This is the Clippers' offense. It has reasonable tactical coordination and unreasonable singles by star players. It's so smooth!"
Jeff Van Gundy no longer cared about the feelings of Cavaliers fans, and followed suit.
At 14:28, seeing Li Ze retreating with a smile and waving to the fans on the sidelines, LeBron James completely broke the defense
The Cavaliers' offense was intermittent and never made the Clippers players feel the pressure.
At the end of the first quarter, Tyronn Lue on the sidelines took Jefferson and replaced Love, but such a substitution failed to have any effect.
LeBron James can still stand on the free throw line, and Li Ze's breakthrough also killed the Cavaliers' inside line.
At 25:36, Eric Gordon, who came off the bench, missed a long three-pointer, and the Clippers still led by 11 points.
No one spoke, the Cavaliers bench was quiet, and they returned to their seats again. LeBron James replenished his water, and then there was no sound.
"There is still time in the game. The Cavaliers must first solve the defensive problem. They shouldn't let the Clippers play so comfortably."
Mark Jackson said it easily, but in fact he also knew in his heart that the Cavaliers are likely to be cold.
"This is an unsolvable problem. We all know the strength of the Clippers!"
"Kayce was 6 of 6 in the first quarter and 3 of 3 from beyond the three-point line. The Cavaliers players have tried their best."
Jeff Van Gundy has already acquiesced that the Cavaliers will lose, and he can't imagine the scene where someone stands up to limit Li Ze's scoring
On the Cavaliers bench, Kyrie Irving just felt that the rhythm of the game was not right.
7 out of 3, he scored 6 points by relying on the middle distance. He felt that his performance was not a big problem, but when he thought of the point difference, he just sat down and stood up and said anxiously:
"Hey! We have to defend well! We can't let the opponent score easily every time!"
Hearing Irving's slightly complaining voice, the teammates were a little silent.
李泽首节6中6,三分线外3中3,罚球2中2,17分2篮板4助攻2盖帽,靠着投篮就把防守给打崩了
Tristan Thompson also wanted to say a few words, but he felt that he had nowhere to use his strength. Li Ze did not make many breakthroughs, and he knew that everyone had tried their best.
LeBron James also noticed that his teammates' emotions seemed to be collapsing, and immediately stood up and approached Tyronn Lue, took the tactical board, kept making gestures, and frowned loudly to remind:
"Our defensive rotation speed should be faster. After double-teaming, we need to block their corner three-pointers. Our defense must be in place in time!"
Tyronn Lue on the side sat in front of the bench with a dazed face, watching the players in front of him discussing fiercely, and finally pushed the tactical board:
"LeBron was right! We had enough time to tie the score!"
"Come on! Let's go!"
The double-digit point difference made Tyronn Lue immediately use the strongest tactics:
首节5中3,三分线外2中1,罚球4中3,拿到10分的詹姆斯继续出战!
In the rotation stage, Deron Williams replaced Irving, and Korver, Jefferson, and Love played in rotation.
Come up with a five-out lineup, regardless of defense, the Cavaliers who want to chase points choose one star and four shots!
Coach De Nagro doesn't care about the Cavaliers' rotation either, Li Ze and Harris continue to lead the team.
Brogdon, Eric Gordon, and Plumlee followed suit.
The Cavaliers took the lead in attacking, and the Clippers fans at the scene didn't care who was replaced by the opponent. Everyone shouted happily at the beginning of the game:
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Seeing that the Cavaliers still replaced the 36-year-old Korver, Li Ze immediately reminded Gordon on the other side:
"Don't save face for the veteran!"
In this lineup of the Clippers, the attack points are Gordon's three-pointers and breakthroughs, and Harris's misplaced post-up singles. Li Ze's presence is mainly to take the blame for the two. If the tactics are killed, then give him the ball.
Gordon patted his chest, indicating that he understood that according to the game plan, he could chase the veteran and attack this time.
After Deron Williams came to the Cavaliers, he just wanted to be a championship.
The Clippers have a bunch of new players and have no position at all, and the Warriors have no shortage of point guards. In this case, it is natural to choose to join the Cavaliers.
The explosive power of the heavy guard who used to eat and sleep against Paul is no longer there. He handed over the ball after halftime and continued to let LeBron James deal the cards at the top of the arc.
Korver in the left corner just started, and Gordon in front of him immediately followed up. Love quickly set up a screen on the left flank and let Korver catch the ball.
Although Gordon didn't squeeze through the screen immediately, Korver threw the ball without lifting it when he received a pass from James on the left wing under constant physical confrontation.
Thinking about adjusting again, Gordon has followed up, Korver feinted, then took a step sideways, and finally made a quick jumper from outside the three-point line with a slight drift!
Gordon's height is still a bit short, and Korver's shot looks very confident.
Seeing that the ball was about to fall into the net, it turned twice on the basket in the end, and then went out of the frame.
Plumlee grabbed the rebound the moment the ball just flew out of the basket, Love delayed a bit, and everyone in the Cavaliers hurriedly retreated.
Brog stepped forward to catch the ball. At this time, Li Ze had already rushed through the half court, entangled with James all the way, and came to the right block position.
It was the first real match between the two in this game, and the Clippers fans on the scene screamed excitedly.
Brogdon's advancing speed is very fast. Deron Williams tries to use the oppressive defense to limit the young man in the matchup. After a few sudden stops and quick starts, the veteran feels a little strenuous
The right flank saw that Li Ze had completed his position, and Brogdon immediately sent a half-lob pass.
Gordon in the left corner cuts in along the bottom line, then bounces out of the middle, touches the lower screen of Plum's interest in the paint, and quickly reaches the top of the arc.
Korver really worked very hard in chasing and defending, but in the end he was still half a body behind. Li Ze played a low-post single, and immediately threw the ball to Gordon at the right time.
At the moment of catching the ball, he swayed from right to left, and broke through with a cross step. Although it was his weak hand, Gordon just passed Korver in one step with his speed and strength.
The defense on the line was like paper. Gordon broke through as soon as he poked it, and accelerated straight to the basket. It was too late for Love at the bottom right of the basket to help defend, and watched Gordon gliding to pick the basket!
At 25:38, the Clippers attacked simply and rudely, but the effect was very good.
It was so easy to score. On the Clippers' bench, the atmosphere group threw towels wildly and cheered along.
LeBron James hurriedly took a deep breath. This kind of matchup advantage made him feel dizzy for a while, and he kept hinting to himself that there was still time for the game.
The Cavaliers attacked and played another tactical routine of shooting outside the shooter.
Li Ze noticed that after LeBron James received the ball from the right wing, Love immediately went up and did not choose to squeeze through the screen, but went off the line to block.
LeBron James, who holds the ball in his right hand, used the pick-and-roll to speed up the breakthrough and try to compress the Clippers' defense.
Plumlee continued to slide, delaying James' breakthrough speed, noticing that Love had stood still outside the three-pointer, facing the two assisting defenses, James jumped up and passed the ball in the right block.
Li Ze has been chasing after him unhurriedly, James jumped up to pass the ball and immediately followed suit, the ball brushed his fingertips and flew towards Love.
Under the interference, the ball flew high. After Le Fu jumped up to catch the ball, he just controlled the ball and subconsciously moved the ball to his chest, but suddenly found that Li Ze had come in front of him.
"Snapped!"
Precisely cutting the ball vigorously, Li Ze cut the ball with his right hand, and before Love even had time to pull it up, Li Zele grabbed the ball with his right hand and led it forward, then buried his head and rushed, and quickly passed the half court.
LeBron James really broke the defense this time. Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, he looked ferocious and accelerated crazily behind Li Ze with all his strength.
LeBron James, who was running without the ball, finally rushed to Li Ze's side, and the two entered the paint at the same time.
Approaching the basket, Li Ze took off with both feet, turned in the air at the same time, dodged James' block, turned his back to the basket, and threw the ball to our backboard with his right hand!
"squeak!"
LeBron James in the air subconsciously pulled and made the referee immediately whistle. The ball hit the backboard and weighed twice on the basket, and finally fell into the net.
"God! How did Kayce put the ball in the hoop! Throwing it over his back? Unbelievable!"
The commentator Mike Brin was stunned, and he couldn't get in without throwing a chicken?
Actively returning to defense but paying for a foul, LeBron James widened his eyes and stared at Li Ze at the thought of still having a chance to score 3 points.
“Nice try!”
Li Ze didn't care about James' eyes at all. He couldn't win the game with "resolute" eyes alone. He even had the mood to tease the opponent's defensive choices.
Tyronn Lue on the sidelines saw Li Zejia make a free throw, and the score came to 25:41. He hesitated for a moment, and finally signaled loudly to give the ball to LeBron James.
Fortunately, James felt very good tonight, and finally completed a step-back jumper against Li Ze's defensive left block position.
"Shh!"
Clippers fans booed every time the Cavaliers hit a field goal.
In the next few minutes, on the Cavaliers' bench, everyone watched James keep feeding the outside shooter, but the basket was like a blocked shot, and only Love hit a three-pointer.
The Clippers Eric Gordon hit the basket, and Harris also succeeded in a low single on the left with Jefferson.
After Gordon hit a long-range three-pointer at the top of the arc, Tyronn Lue, who was in custody, finally requested a timeout.
At 30:48, the Cavaliers suddenly fell into a scoring drought. Not only did the one-star four-shot system fail to chase points, but the defensive end completely collapsed.
Korver made 3 of 0 shots and walked to the bench with his teammates. James returned to his seat and threw the towel on the floor, and then he kept panting heavily and exploded.
"Why are the Clippers so accurate outside?"
Everyone in the Cavaliers was silent, and the same idea emerged in their hearts.
The shooter will naturally have to be given a chance when he comes on the stage. If he can't make a shot, he can only be willing to gamble and admit defeat.
The 18-point difference was desperate. Tyronn Lu felt that the chicken soup was no longer effective, so he could only dryly remind the players to pay attention to defense.
After the return of the main lineup, the Cavaliers finally started to score again. Irving continued to help the team in the middle distance, but at this time +2, it seemed to be of no avail.
On the offensive end, he got rid of Li Ze's pursuit. Irving just made an emergency stop at the free throw line and scored 2 points.
Tristan Thompson went down the middle, carried Jokic's defense, and scored 2 points at the basket.
The Clippers responded again. Jokic, who was assisted by Li Ze in the right block, forced to kill the basket, causing a foul by Tristan Thompson, and the fat man made two free throws steadily.
LeBron James broke through the tank, and Harris, who was carrying the defense, hit a high rebound and made a layup;
The Clippers' simple cross-screen tactics, Paul George received the ball from the left corner, faced Love's defense with a small hit, accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand, and simply crossed back, shaking the defense and hitting a three-pointer!
Paul George's silky singles once again ignited the Staples Arena, the fans cheered constantly, and the two sides had a wave of confrontation.
"The Cavaliers have to solve the problem on the defensive end first, they are behind!"
Mark Jackson watched the two sides stabbing each other continuously, and was speechless for a while. Is there any use for such a fight?
"This is already the strongest lineup of the Cavaliers. Maybe they can only expect the Clippers to lose power on offense. It is too difficult to complete the comeback by defense."
Jeff Van Gundy is excited, if the point difference is ignored, the current game is pretty good
The commentator Mike Brin saw that after Li Zeyun passed halftime, the left flank suddenly stopped, and he threw it away with a big step away from the three-point line, and immediately screamed:
"It wasn't a good shot, but Kayce hit another [-]! Crazy!"
JR-Smith's eyes were straight at this time, and he didn't even make a defensive response this round. This is a blind throw!
Li Ze raised his right hand, pointed his finger at the gun, walked back in small steps, and retreated quickly. The smile on his face could no longer be hidden. Tonight's game has been stabilized.
Seeing that the first half of the game is coming to an end, the point difference has not narrowed, and the cheers of the Clippers fans are getting louder and louder. Many people have even started to celebrate the victory of the game in advance.
When the first half of the game officially ended, the score came to 47:70. The intensity of the finals seemed to be not much different from the regular season.
In the middle of the second quarter, LeBron James rested for less than 2 minutes, but the result still failed to change the decline of the Cavaliers.
Walking towards the player channel during the halftime break, the fans all around were mocking the Chosen One:
"You're going to give Kayce another championship this year!"
"LeBron, do you need a ring from the Clippers?"
"We will witness a new historical record again, LeBron, you missed the best time to join the Clippers!"
The shouts of the fans made LeBron James almost break the defense on the spot, trying to maintain his expression, and finally walked quickly to the locker room
"LeBron James needs to control his turnovers. He made three turnovers in the second quarter, which was very fatal for the Cavaliers."
"Maybe he needs to adjust his mentality. The series has just begun, and the Cavaliers must prepare for the tug-of-war!"
Mark Jackson, who looked at the technical statistics, briefly commented on the performance of the Cavaliers.
The old partner put it more implicitly, and Jeff Van Gundy is no longer polite at this time:
“半场11中11,三分线外5中5,罚球3中3,30分4篮板7助攻2抢断2盖帽,Kayce打出了完美数据!”
"The Cavaliers' defense doesn't seem to have any impact on Kayce. If the series continues to maintain this intensity, then I can only bless the Clippers in advance!"
There was laughter in the Clippers locker room, the game is over! With a score difference of 23 points, the atmosphere group also had a chance to appear.
Li Ze didn't expect tonight's game to be so smooth, so he returned to his seat and said with a smile:
"Persist for one more game, believe me, the Cavaliers will soon have a lineup rotation!"
Paul George noticed that Li Ze hadn't missed a single shot in statistics, and immediately reminded him aloud:
"Kayce, you have a chance to set a new record!"
The atmosphere team also booed, giving advice to Li Ze one after another. Everyone suggested that throwing a few simple balls would be enough.
Li Ze shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently:
"Don't worry about this kind of record. If you have a chance, of course you have to make a decisive shot. I don't want to play in the fourth quarter!"
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Everyone in the Clippers planned to help Li Ze set a record, while Tyronn Lu looked at the silent locker room, his throat was dry, and he didn't know what to say.
"The finals also start with away wins, we have to learn to be patient!"
"Listen, in a series, losing 1 point is the same as losing 20 points. We don't need to care about the point difference. Forget about the first half and play our own offense!"
Never mentioning defense, Tyronn Lue tried to wake up his players.
In the end, Jefferson couldn't stand it anymore. The veteran stood up and reminded his teammates loudly:
"Luo is right, we are already prepared to lose, aren't we?"
"In the second half of the game, we need to get back to our form, and we have to prepare for the second game!"
LeBron James, who had readjusted his mood, took a long breath and followed suit:
"Believe in each other, believe that the next shot can hit the shot, the series has just begun!"
Everyone in the Cavaliers seems to have really been awakened by the milk, and they communicated with each other again, and the spiritual victory method began to work.
After the second half of the game started, no one booed the Cavaliers in the Staples Arena anymore. The outcome was decided, and the Clippers fans began to enjoy the game.
In the case of teammates' misalignment, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving entered the dual-core singles mode again.
Unlike last year, this year the Clippers' Li Ze can focus on defending Irving, Paul George is responsible for marking James, and Jokic tries to receive the basket as much as possible.
Irving, at the top of the arc, used Tristan Thompson's cover, circled the ball behind his back, quickly changed direction, and then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
The free movement is really beautiful. There was a chance to score in the middle distance, but Irving had difficulty maintaining his calm mood at this time, and even wanted to rush in to complete a dunk.
Jokic's first line of defense at the free throw line slowed down Irving, completed a breakthrough and went straight to the basket.
Irving felt that there seemed to be a defense behind him, so he simply pulled the lever once, from right to left to the bottom left of the basket, twisted his right wrist, and the ball spun and flew towards the backboard.
Seeing that the ball was about to touch the backboard, Li Ze, who was chasing and defending, leaped high again and sent out a pegboard cap!
"Snapped!"
After the ball rebounded and fell to the floor, Li Ze grabbed the ball with his right hand and immediately launched a conversion attack.
"Hey! That's definitely a goaltend! I've scored!"
Owen complained to the line referee while retreating, but the referee ignored him and ran to the front court quickly to signal the game to continue.
Li Ze, holding the ball in his right hand, rushed faster and faster. After crossing the center line, he did not slow down, and his right hand was slightly in and out when he was close to the three-point line.
Without slowing down and shaking during the march, he gained half the space of his body. In the end, Li Ze went straight to the basket against Tristan Thompson who stepped forward to help defend.
"Squeak! Swish!"
The whistle blew the ball in, and Tristan Thompson had no choice but to look at the sky. He tried his best, but the speed couldn't keep up.
Li Ze stood on the free throw line, and the happy Clippers fans immediately shouted:
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
With a smile on his face, Li Ze made a steady hit with the extra penalty, 61:87, and the point difference was widened again.
The 26-point difference completely broke the defense of the Cavaliers. It is a lie to say that they don’t care how much they lose. This is the finals.
Organized the offense step by step, interspersed with individual singles and conversion points, Li Ze played more and more easily.
The third quarter of the game is coming to an end. Jeff Van Gundy looked at the Cavaliers who had difficulty scoring and didn't know what to say for a while, and finally he simply blew up Li Ze again:
"Kayce once again showed us extreme efficiency, I can't even describe his performance!"
"God was playing in jersey number 10 tonight, and Kayce hasn't missed a shot if I remember correctly!"
Looking at Li Ze who was substituted, the commentator Mike Breen added with a smile:
"If Kayce doesn't appear in the 4th quarter, then we have witnessed a new record tonight!"
“17中17,三分线外6中6,罚球6中6,Kayce以100%的命中率砍下46分6篮板10助攻2抢断3盖帽,没有失误。”
"A new record for the finals has been born!"
At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 3:69, and the Clippers had already led by 101 points.
On the Clippers' bench, Li Ze has already put on his training uniform, so he doesn't need to play in the fourth quarter.
Everyone in the atmosphere group took off their training clothes one after another. Everyone started to move their bodies at the end of the third quarter, and they will have a quarter of competition time.
LeBron James has completely broken the defense at this time, and this point is easy to create a record by accident, but he really can't play anymore.
16中7,三分线外6中2,罚球7中5,21分7篮板5助攻4失误。
For his own performance, LeBron James is not satisfied.
Irving, who was sitting next to James, silently watched the atmosphere group enter the field.
20中8,三分线外5中2,罚球3中3,21分3篮板2助攻3失误。
Owen felt that he played well, but he still didn't understand why he lost so much.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the atmosphere group of the Clippers hit hard again, and Jaylen Brown and Norman Powell, who played in rotation, played harder and harder.
Kevin Rooney is still fighting for offensive rebounds, and Ingles also followed with a three-pointer!
For a while, Brogdon didn't know if he should show mercy and control the rhythm of the game, but watching Deron Williams strike the iron, he quickly put this matter behind him, and it was over!
The Clippers fans at the scene were screaming with excitement, and the atmosphere on the scene was already high. After Jaylen Brown completed the conversion dunk, there was even a huge cheer in the arena!
"what!!"
Jaylen Brown under the basket punched frantically, thumped his chest, and the Clippers' bench lineup also went crazy
Li Ze threw the towel wildly in the 4th quarter and kept cheering for the atmosphere group. Everyone on the bench laughed happily.
The Clippers were smiling after winning the game, everyone on the Cavaliers bench was expressionless, and LeBron James had already lowered his head and stopped looking at the situation on the court.
As for head coach Tyronn Lue, he was sitting on the bench in a daze at this time, and even the timeout was called by the assistant coach.
When the final buzz sounded, the score was fixed at 90:130, and the Clippers beat the Cavaliers by 40 points at home!
The Staples Arena was completely berserk at this time. Steve Ballmer blushed with laughter. After the game, he stood up and kept punching and shouting at the fans:
"Yes!! Clippers in Four!"
When Li Ze was interviewed by ESPN reporters, LeBron James was the first to go to the player channel, unable to hold back, this game made history again
The narrator Mike Breen heard the director's prompt, turned his head to look at the two people beside him, and finally said in a brisk tone:
"Tonight we witnessed another new record!"
"In 2008, in G6 of the finals, the Celtics beat the Lakers 131:92. The 39-point difference is also the second largest in the history of the finals."
"And tonight's game between the Cavaliers and the Clippers broke this record!"
Mark Jackson shook his head with a wry smile and added helplessly:
"The Clippers almost broke the 1998-point gap created by the Bulls and Jazz in Game 3 of the 42 Finals!"
"This is really a terrifying lineup depth. Maybe the Clippers won't have to worry about role players in the next few years."
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The difference between the Cavaliers in the 16-17 season and last year is the decline in defensive efficiency.
Last season, the Cavaliers could limit opponents to 98.3 points during the regular season, ranking fifth in the league.
And this season, the Cavaliers allowed opponents to score 107.2 points during the regular season, ranking 20th in the league.
If it is converted into limiting the opponent's scoring data per 110.3 rounds, it will reach 21 points, ranking [-]st in the league. Such data rarely appears on championship teams.
During the playoffs, perhaps because the opponents in the East were too weak, the Cavaliers' defensive data still did not change much.
Amerika's ball critics overwhelmingly supported the Clippers, also because the basic data gap between the two sides is too large.
In G1 of the Finals, not long after the game started, the Cavaliers fans in front of the TV began to feel desperate.
After 2 minutes and 37 seconds in the first quarter, the Cavaliers finally scored. LeBron James assisted JR-Smith to make a strong shot from the right wing outside the three-point line.
At 3:11, in the Staples Arena, the Clippers fans are still cheering, and everyone can accept such a score.
Love missed two low-post singles, and Irving's breakthrough and emergency stop shots also missed. His teammates felt cold in the opening game, and LeBron James' face became darker as he hit.
After quickly completing the retreat, James hurriedly reminded his teammates on the field loudly:
"Focus on people, don't miss people anymore!"
The Cavaliers have consistently communicated effectively on the defensive end, with LeBron James leading by example, loudly reminding his teammates what the Clippers want to play on these possessions.
As a talented player, James actually understands the Clippers' tactical system very well. Even after Li Ze made tactical gestures, he could predict the movement of the Clippers players.
"Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers! Let's go Clippers!"
The fans of the Clippers shouted more and more vigorously at this time. The close to double-digit point difference made them find a familiar feeling. The battle of abuse is coming again!
JR-Smith followed the instructions of the boss to lead the defense of Li Ze after halftime.
Facing the close defense, Li Ze, who was close to the top of the arc, quickly turned around with the ball in his right hand, protected the ball steadily, switched to his left hand and then came to the left flank, and then immediately crushed and broke through to the left block position.
After blowing up the ball on the spot, he turned around again, switched to holding the ball in his right hand, and Li Ze started hitting with his back.
JR-Smith only felt that Li Ze was turning around, and then he was in a position he was very familiar with, and then he was hit hard twice on the chest, so he quickly adjusted the focus of defense, and behind Li Ze
LeBron James saw Harris start on the right near the baseline, and noticed that Jokic was slowly moving down the free throw line, and immediately reminded loudly:
"Love, pay attention to switch defenses!"
As predicted by LeBron James, Harris and Jokic completed a cross-screen in the paint, and then immediately bounced out to the top of the key.
Jokic started to go down slowly, the two were fast and slow, and the tactics were completed in an instant.
Tristan Thompson, who switched defenses, kept looking at the situation on JR-Smith's side. When he saw Li Ze's right hand suddenly flicking the ball, he quickly accelerated his slide and went straight to the top of the arc.
Love, who was guarding Jokic's side, cursed secretly. Li Ze passed the ball with one hand, played tricks, drew an arc, and threw the ball inside at the last moment, and gave an advance
Jokic hit the ground to pass the ball before the three-second violation, and then leaned forward with his left hand to complete the throw.
Love was separated by the big body, plus the fat white man suddenly accelerated, the defense just lost his position, the ball flew to the backboard, hit the backboard high and fell into the basket.
The huge cheers at the scene made LeBron James' mentality almost collapse:
With such a reminder, how could he still lose points?
The sense of powerlessness began to surge in his heart again, and James had already seen Li Ze's plan. With a double-digit point difference, he began to activate the role players.
At 3:13, the point difference returned to 10 points again, and Tyronn Lue, who was under trusteeship, did not request a timeout. This is already the team's strongest lineup
The teammates were really in a bad state. LeBron James couldn't pass halftime this time, so he beckoned for the ball.
After Irving sent the pass, he ran without the ball to the right flank beyond the three-point line, taking away Li Ze's defense and opening up the offensive space.
With the ball in his left hand, he came to the left flank. LeBron James immediately completed a pick-and-roll with the uplifted Love. After the pick-and-roll, Love bounced to the top of the arc. At the same time, Harris switched to James.
It seemed that he had reached the matchup he wanted. LeBron James, who was holding the ball in his left hand, moved back a few steps.
Harris hurriedly slid to the right and back, James made a sudden stop when he was close to the three-point line, then pulled it up and threw it!
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
James, who completed the sudden shot of the cold arrow, did not have any celebrations, and shouted for his teammates to retreat quickly.
The Clippers quickly served the baseline ball, and the fans continued to cheer. After receiving the pass, Li Ze continued to accelerate with his right hand, chasing his butt through halftime.
JR-Smith once again received instructions from the boss, and immediately chose to stick to the defense.
On the right wing, Li Ze did not slow down after halftime, facing JR-Smith's defense, and continued to accelerate close to the three-point line with the ball in his right hand.
Li Ze, who was on the move, suddenly in and out. After swaying his body to the left around the ball with one hand with his right hand, he exerted force on his feet and suddenly retreated laterally.
Before JR-Smith could react, Li Ze drifted slightly to the right, and quickly shot a jumper from outside the three-point line!
"BANG! He got it!"
"Kayce's on fire!"
The commentator Mike Brin only felt that Li Ze was throwing all the chickens in. Seeing that JR-Smith was stunned and hadn't recovered, Mark Jackson said helplessly:
"This is definitely not a good matchup option! JR-Smith was never an elite defender."
Jeff Van Gundy watched LeBron James forcefully kill the inside, causing Harris' foul to stand on the free throw line, and then added a knife:
"But we all know that defending Kayce is the same regardless of the defender in front of him. Maybe the Cavaliers can choose to double-team the defense."
LeBron James calmed down his emotions, but the second free throw came out of the box, and he cursed again in his heart.
The Cavaliers retreated very quickly. When Li Ze came to the top of the arc, the opponent had already completed the defensive position.
After consecutive easy goals, the Cavaliers' defensive strategy finally changed. LeBron James immediately attacked Li Ze and cooperated with JR-Smith to double-team.
The defense rotated, and the Cavaliers' defense instantly grabbed the line. Irving let go of Tucker in the left corner and went straight to Paul George, who was preparing to respond on the left wing.
At the top of the arc, Li Ze dribbled a step to the right facing the double-team defender, and before the double-team formed between the two, he suddenly jumped up and threw the ball, and the ball flew straight to the left corner.
Tucker received the ball, Tristan Thompson under the basket made a save but it was too late, and he shot an open jumper from the left corner.
"Shua!" The three-pointer hit the net hollowly!
In the Staples Arena, the Clippers fans only felt that everyone was brave in tonight's game, and they shouted happily for a while.
At 7:19, Tyronn Lue on the sidelines couldn't hold back anymore and immediately requested a timeout.
Tucker, who had just made a three-pointer, seemed extremely excited, and ran to the bench with jumps and jumps.
LeBron James glanced at the big screen in the middle of the court, then pulled his face and returned to his seat in silence.
The game has just started, and the Cavaliers have enough time to smooth the point difference, but the content of the game is desperate, and the Clippers scored too easily.
In the commentary booth of ESPN, the three of them were not very good at commenting on the game, and it didn't look like the finals.
"Why did the Cavaliers' defensive efficiency drop so much this season? Maybe they shouldn't let Dellavedova go."
Jeff Van Gundy didn't talk about the score, but talked about the Cavaliers' defense in another direction. Mark Jackson felt that this topic was not easy to talk about. After all, everyone can understand if they want to save money:
"I think it's more of a system problem. Blatter helped the Cavaliers build a defensive system, while head coach Tyronn Lue opened up the Cavaliers' offense."
"To get the most out of LeBron James, you have to be a threat from the perimeter."
Both of them knew in their hearts that losing the finals last year had a great impact on the Cavaliers, and the breath that was held in the hearts of the players was completely gone.
After the timeout, the Cavaliers did make adjustments. Kyrie Irving accelerated his offensive rhythm, and completed the offense more quickly in the middle distance after the pick-and-roll.
Continuous scoring for two consecutive rounds helped the Cavaliers stabilize the situation.
The pick-and-roll couldn't be squeezed, and Li Ze didn't care, and continued to play tactics step by step.
Shumpert replaced the defensively weak JR-Smith. In these two rounds, watching the Clippers play more and less to complete the offense, he subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
This time, Love made a three-pointer from the outside and finally narrowed the point difference to less than 10 points.
At 14:23, the game lasted more than half a quarter, and the Cavaliers seemed to have finally found their sense.
Head coach De Nagro is still sitting firmly on the bench. Compared with Tyronn Lue who is yelling on the sidelines, he looks calm and shows the appearance of a champion coach
LeBron James also actively spoke up on the field, trying to use communication to drive the team's defense. Seeing Li Zeyun crossing halftime, he hurried forward to cooperate with double-teaming.
On the left flank, Li Ze noticed that the Cavaliers' pincers were following up, and immediately lowered his body's center of gravity to crush the breakthrough with the ball in his hand.
Shumpert kept giving physical confrontation beside Li Ze, and at the same time slid quickly, trying to block Li Ze's travel route as much as possible.
The Cavaliers' defense took turns, and LeBron James also rushed behind Li Ze to chase and defend.
Under the siege of the two, Li Ze broke through to the basket and continued to dribble along the baseline. When he came to the bottom right of the basket, he immediately shot back and returned to the paint.
The defensive attention of everyone in the Cavaliers was attracted for a while, and Tristan Thompson, who was near the free throw line, bent down and cut the ball subconsciously.
Noticing that the opponent's defense was out of position, Li Ze, who came to the paint with the ball in his left hand, carried Shumpert on his shoulders, suddenly dropped his shoulders and accelerated, pretending to attack the frame.
The defensive attention of the three was on Li Ze for a while, but they didn't realize that the ball had fallen into the hands of Jokic who was running down.
After receiving the pass, he took a step forward and just came to the bottom left of the basket. Jokic picked the basket again with his left hand, and the ball hit the board and went into the basket.
"Wonderful pass! This is Kayce's ability. Faced with double-teams and help defenses, he can always make the most correct offensive choice!"
The commentator Mike Brin turned into Li Zechui again for a while, and the Clippers fans cheered again, and the offense was completely opened up.
As the game progressed, LeBron James discovered with some desperation that no matter how the Cavaliers changed their defensive strategy, Li Ze just didn't make mistakes.
Tristan Thompson succeeded in eating a cake from the basket. Looking back, Paul George used Jokic's cover from the free throw line and responded with a three-pointer from the top of the arc.
The role players of the Clippers have completely found their form. Paul George, who made a three-pointer, chewed gum and smiled at LeBron James beside him:
"Bro, it looks like I will win tonight's game!"
LeBron James ignored Paul George and continued to run towards the Clippers in silence. The Chosen One was about to break the defense.
At 14:25, the point difference returned to double digits.
The Cavaliers who worked hard to strengthen the defense did cause the Clippers' offense to fluctuate a little, but as everyone fought each other for several rounds, the point difference remained unchanged.
Owen, who was a little anxious, failed to follow the tactical requirements and completed the attack at the middle distance this round. He picked and rolled at the top of the arc, and Irving, holding the ball in his right hand, briefly got rid of Li Ze's chasing and defending.
Noticing that Jokic was still retreating defensively, Irving, who was holding the ball in his right hand, immediately pulled back under his crotch, then pulled it up from outside the three-point line and threw it.
Li Ze, who had just squeezed through the cover, immediately jumped up from behind and gave Owen a big hat..
"what"
Owen yelled, and the ball flew into the hands of Jokic on the free throw line. After controlling the ball, the fat man immediately flicked the ball vigorously with his right hand, and Li Ze, who had already crossed the half court, successfully caught the ball.
Although Tristan Thompson was still chasing after him, Li Ze continued to accelerate in the 1-on-0 situation, suddenly stopped at the top of the arc, and then pulled up and threw it!
Tristan Thompson, who was chasing and defending, was dumbfounded. What kind of offensive choice is this?
The ball drew an arc and finally fell into the basket, and the Staples Arena exploded in an instant, killing crazy!
"God! Kayce hasn't missed a shot yet, no one can stop him from scoring!"
When Mark Jackson saw Li Ze retreating with a smile, he felt that the game must be over.
"This is the Clippers' offense. It has reasonable tactical coordination and unreasonable singles by star players. It's so smooth!"
Jeff Van Gundy no longer cared about the feelings of Cavaliers fans, and followed suit.
At 14:28, seeing Li Ze retreating with a smile and waving to the fans on the sidelines, LeBron James completely broke the defense
The Cavaliers' offense was intermittent and never made the Clippers players feel the pressure.
At the end of the first quarter, Tyronn Lue on the sidelines took Jefferson and replaced Love, but such a substitution failed to have any effect.
LeBron James can still stand on the free throw line, and Li Ze's breakthrough also killed the Cavaliers' inside line.
At 25:36, Eric Gordon, who came off the bench, missed a long three-pointer, and the Clippers still led by 11 points.
No one spoke, the Cavaliers bench was quiet, and they returned to their seats again. LeBron James replenished his water, and then there was no sound.
"There is still time in the game. The Cavaliers must first solve the defensive problem. They shouldn't let the Clippers play so comfortably."
Mark Jackson said it easily, but in fact he also knew in his heart that the Cavaliers are likely to be cold.
"This is an unsolvable problem. We all know the strength of the Clippers!"
"Kayce was 6 of 6 in the first quarter and 3 of 3 from beyond the three-point line. The Cavaliers players have tried their best."
Jeff Van Gundy has already acquiesced that the Cavaliers will lose, and he can't imagine the scene where someone stands up to limit Li Ze's scoring
On the Cavaliers bench, Kyrie Irving just felt that the rhythm of the game was not right.
7 out of 3, he scored 6 points by relying on the middle distance. He felt that his performance was not a big problem, but when he thought of the point difference, he just sat down and stood up and said anxiously:
"Hey! We have to defend well! We can't let the opponent score easily every time!"
Hearing Irving's slightly complaining voice, the teammates were a little silent.
李泽首节6中6,三分线外3中3,罚球2中2,17分2篮板4助攻2盖帽,靠着投篮就把防守给打崩了
Tristan Thompson also wanted to say a few words, but he felt that he had nowhere to use his strength. Li Ze did not make many breakthroughs, and he knew that everyone had tried their best.
LeBron James also noticed that his teammates' emotions seemed to be collapsing, and immediately stood up and approached Tyronn Lue, took the tactical board, kept making gestures, and frowned loudly to remind:
"Our defensive rotation speed should be faster. After double-teaming, we need to block their corner three-pointers. Our defense must be in place in time!"
Tyronn Lue on the side sat in front of the bench with a dazed face, watching the players in front of him discussing fiercely, and finally pushed the tactical board:
"LeBron was right! We had enough time to tie the score!"
"Come on! Let's go!"
The double-digit point difference made Tyronn Lue immediately use the strongest tactics:
首节5中3,三分线外2中1,罚球4中3,拿到10分的詹姆斯继续出战!
In the rotation stage, Deron Williams replaced Irving, and Korver, Jefferson, and Love played in rotation.
Come up with a five-out lineup, regardless of defense, the Cavaliers who want to chase points choose one star and four shots!
Coach De Nagro doesn't care about the Cavaliers' rotation either, Li Ze and Harris continue to lead the team.
Brogdon, Eric Gordon, and Plumlee followed suit.
The Cavaliers took the lead in attacking, and the Clippers fans at the scene didn't care who was replaced by the opponent. Everyone shouted happily at the beginning of the game:
"Defense! Defense! Defense!"
Seeing that the Cavaliers still replaced the 36-year-old Korver, Li Ze immediately reminded Gordon on the other side:
"Don't save face for the veteran!"
In this lineup of the Clippers, the attack points are Gordon's three-pointers and breakthroughs, and Harris's misplaced post-up singles. Li Ze's presence is mainly to take the blame for the two. If the tactics are killed, then give him the ball.
Gordon patted his chest, indicating that he understood that according to the game plan, he could chase the veteran and attack this time.
After Deron Williams came to the Cavaliers, he just wanted to be a championship.
The Clippers have a bunch of new players and have no position at all, and the Warriors have no shortage of point guards. In this case, it is natural to choose to join the Cavaliers.
The explosive power of the heavy guard who used to eat and sleep against Paul is no longer there. He handed over the ball after halftime and continued to let LeBron James deal the cards at the top of the arc.
Korver in the left corner just started, and Gordon in front of him immediately followed up. Love quickly set up a screen on the left flank and let Korver catch the ball.
Although Gordon didn't squeeze through the screen immediately, Korver threw the ball without lifting it when he received a pass from James on the left wing under constant physical confrontation.
Thinking about adjusting again, Gordon has followed up, Korver feinted, then took a step sideways, and finally made a quick jumper from outside the three-point line with a slight drift!
Gordon's height is still a bit short, and Korver's shot looks very confident.
Seeing that the ball was about to fall into the net, it turned twice on the basket in the end, and then went out of the frame.
Plumlee grabbed the rebound the moment the ball just flew out of the basket, Love delayed a bit, and everyone in the Cavaliers hurriedly retreated.
Brog stepped forward to catch the ball. At this time, Li Ze had already rushed through the half court, entangled with James all the way, and came to the right block position.
It was the first real match between the two in this game, and the Clippers fans on the scene screamed excitedly.
Brogdon's advancing speed is very fast. Deron Williams tries to use the oppressive defense to limit the young man in the matchup. After a few sudden stops and quick starts, the veteran feels a little strenuous
The right flank saw that Li Ze had completed his position, and Brogdon immediately sent a half-lob pass.
Gordon in the left corner cuts in along the bottom line, then bounces out of the middle, touches the lower screen of Plum's interest in the paint, and quickly reaches the top of the arc.
Korver really worked very hard in chasing and defending, but in the end he was still half a body behind. Li Ze played a low-post single, and immediately threw the ball to Gordon at the right time.
At the moment of catching the ball, he swayed from right to left, and broke through with a cross step. Although it was his weak hand, Gordon just passed Korver in one step with his speed and strength.
The defense on the line was like paper. Gordon broke through as soon as he poked it, and accelerated straight to the basket. It was too late for Love at the bottom right of the basket to help defend, and watched Gordon gliding to pick the basket!
At 25:38, the Clippers attacked simply and rudely, but the effect was very good.
It was so easy to score. On the Clippers' bench, the atmosphere group threw towels wildly and cheered along.
LeBron James hurriedly took a deep breath. This kind of matchup advantage made him feel dizzy for a while, and he kept hinting to himself that there was still time for the game.
The Cavaliers attacked and played another tactical routine of shooting outside the shooter.
Li Ze noticed that after LeBron James received the ball from the right wing, Love immediately went up and did not choose to squeeze through the screen, but went off the line to block.
LeBron James, who holds the ball in his right hand, used the pick-and-roll to speed up the breakthrough and try to compress the Clippers' defense.
Plumlee continued to slide, delaying James' breakthrough speed, noticing that Love had stood still outside the three-pointer, facing the two assisting defenses, James jumped up and passed the ball in the right block.
Li Ze has been chasing after him unhurriedly, James jumped up to pass the ball and immediately followed suit, the ball brushed his fingertips and flew towards Love.
Under the interference, the ball flew high. After Le Fu jumped up to catch the ball, he just controlled the ball and subconsciously moved the ball to his chest, but suddenly found that Li Ze had come in front of him.
"Snapped!"
Precisely cutting the ball vigorously, Li Ze cut the ball with his right hand, and before Love even had time to pull it up, Li Zele grabbed the ball with his right hand and led it forward, then buried his head and rushed, and quickly passed the half court.
LeBron James really broke the defense this time. Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, he looked ferocious and accelerated crazily behind Li Ze with all his strength.
LeBron James, who was running without the ball, finally rushed to Li Ze's side, and the two entered the paint at the same time.
Approaching the basket, Li Ze took off with both feet, turned in the air at the same time, dodged James' block, turned his back to the basket, and threw the ball to our backboard with his right hand!
"squeak!"
LeBron James in the air subconsciously pulled and made the referee immediately whistle. The ball hit the backboard and weighed twice on the basket, and finally fell into the net.
"God! How did Kayce put the ball in the hoop! Throwing it over his back? Unbelievable!"
The commentator Mike Brin was stunned, and he couldn't get in without throwing a chicken?
Actively returning to defense but paying for a foul, LeBron James widened his eyes and stared at Li Ze at the thought of still having a chance to score 3 points.
“Nice try!”
Li Ze didn't care about James' eyes at all. He couldn't win the game with "resolute" eyes alone. He even had the mood to tease the opponent's defensive choices.
Tyronn Lue on the sidelines saw Li Zejia make a free throw, and the score came to 25:41. He hesitated for a moment, and finally signaled loudly to give the ball to LeBron James.
Fortunately, James felt very good tonight, and finally completed a step-back jumper against Li Ze's defensive left block position.
"Shh!"
Clippers fans booed every time the Cavaliers hit a field goal.
In the next few minutes, on the Cavaliers' bench, everyone watched James keep feeding the outside shooter, but the basket was like a blocked shot, and only Love hit a three-pointer.
The Clippers Eric Gordon hit the basket, and Harris also succeeded in a low single on the left with Jefferson.
After Gordon hit a long-range three-pointer at the top of the arc, Tyronn Lue, who was in custody, finally requested a timeout.
At 30:48, the Cavaliers suddenly fell into a scoring drought. Not only did the one-star four-shot system fail to chase points, but the defensive end completely collapsed.
Korver made 3 of 0 shots and walked to the bench with his teammates. James returned to his seat and threw the towel on the floor, and then he kept panting heavily and exploded.
"Why are the Clippers so accurate outside?"
Everyone in the Cavaliers was silent, and the same idea emerged in their hearts.
The shooter will naturally have to be given a chance when he comes on the stage. If he can't make a shot, he can only be willing to gamble and admit defeat.
The 18-point difference was desperate. Tyronn Lu felt that the chicken soup was no longer effective, so he could only dryly remind the players to pay attention to defense.
After the return of the main lineup, the Cavaliers finally started to score again. Irving continued to help the team in the middle distance, but at this time +2, it seemed to be of no avail.
On the offensive end, he got rid of Li Ze's pursuit. Irving just made an emergency stop at the free throw line and scored 2 points.
Tristan Thompson went down the middle, carried Jokic's defense, and scored 2 points at the basket.
The Clippers responded again. Jokic, who was assisted by Li Ze in the right block, forced to kill the basket, causing a foul by Tristan Thompson, and the fat man made two free throws steadily.
LeBron James broke through the tank, and Harris, who was carrying the defense, hit a high rebound and made a layup;
The Clippers' simple cross-screen tactics, Paul George received the ball from the left corner, faced Love's defense with a small hit, accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his left hand, and simply crossed back, shaking the defense and hitting a three-pointer!
Paul George's silky singles once again ignited the Staples Arena, the fans cheered constantly, and the two sides had a wave of confrontation.
"The Cavaliers have to solve the problem on the defensive end first, they are behind!"
Mark Jackson watched the two sides stabbing each other continuously, and was speechless for a while. Is there any use for such a fight?
"This is already the strongest lineup of the Cavaliers. Maybe they can only expect the Clippers to lose power on offense. It is too difficult to complete the comeback by defense."
Jeff Van Gundy is excited, if the point difference is ignored, the current game is pretty good
The commentator Mike Brin saw that after Li Zeyun passed halftime, the left flank suddenly stopped, and he threw it away with a big step away from the three-point line, and immediately screamed:
"It wasn't a good shot, but Kayce hit another [-]! Crazy!"
JR-Smith's eyes were straight at this time, and he didn't even make a defensive response this round. This is a blind throw!
Li Ze raised his right hand, pointed his finger at the gun, walked back in small steps, and retreated quickly. The smile on his face could no longer be hidden. Tonight's game has been stabilized.
Seeing that the first half of the game is coming to an end, the point difference has not narrowed, and the cheers of the Clippers fans are getting louder and louder. Many people have even started to celebrate the victory of the game in advance.
When the first half of the game officially ended, the score came to 47:70. The intensity of the finals seemed to be not much different from the regular season.
In the middle of the second quarter, LeBron James rested for less than 2 minutes, but the result still failed to change the decline of the Cavaliers.
Walking towards the player channel during the halftime break, the fans all around were mocking the Chosen One:
"You're going to give Kayce another championship this year!"
"LeBron, do you need a ring from the Clippers?"
"We will witness a new historical record again, LeBron, you missed the best time to join the Clippers!"
The shouts of the fans made LeBron James almost break the defense on the spot, trying to maintain his expression, and finally walked quickly to the locker room
"LeBron James needs to control his turnovers. He made three turnovers in the second quarter, which was very fatal for the Cavaliers."
"Maybe he needs to adjust his mentality. The series has just begun, and the Cavaliers must prepare for the tug-of-war!"
Mark Jackson, who looked at the technical statistics, briefly commented on the performance of the Cavaliers.
The old partner put it more implicitly, and Jeff Van Gundy is no longer polite at this time:
“半场11中11,三分线外5中5,罚球3中3,30分4篮板7助攻2抢断2盖帽,Kayce打出了完美数据!”
"The Cavaliers' defense doesn't seem to have any impact on Kayce. If the series continues to maintain this intensity, then I can only bless the Clippers in advance!"
There was laughter in the Clippers locker room, the game is over! With a score difference of 23 points, the atmosphere group also had a chance to appear.
Li Ze didn't expect tonight's game to be so smooth, so he returned to his seat and said with a smile:
"Persist for one more game, believe me, the Cavaliers will soon have a lineup rotation!"
Paul George noticed that Li Ze hadn't missed a single shot in statistics, and immediately reminded him aloud:
"Kayce, you have a chance to set a new record!"
The atmosphere team also booed, giving advice to Li Ze one after another. Everyone suggested that throwing a few simple balls would be enough.
Li Ze shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently:
"Don't worry about this kind of record. If you have a chance, of course you have to make a decisive shot. I don't want to play in the fourth quarter!"
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Everyone in the Clippers planned to help Li Ze set a record, while Tyronn Lu looked at the silent locker room, his throat was dry, and he didn't know what to say.
"The finals also start with away wins, we have to learn to be patient!"
"Listen, in a series, losing 1 point is the same as losing 20 points. We don't need to care about the point difference. Forget about the first half and play our own offense!"
Never mentioning defense, Tyronn Lue tried to wake up his players.
In the end, Jefferson couldn't stand it anymore. The veteran stood up and reminded his teammates loudly:
"Luo is right, we are already prepared to lose, aren't we?"
"In the second half of the game, we need to get back to our form, and we have to prepare for the second game!"
LeBron James, who had readjusted his mood, took a long breath and followed suit:
"Believe in each other, believe that the next shot can hit the shot, the series has just begun!"
Everyone in the Cavaliers seems to have really been awakened by the milk, and they communicated with each other again, and the spiritual victory method began to work.
After the second half of the game started, no one booed the Cavaliers in the Staples Arena anymore. The outcome was decided, and the Clippers fans began to enjoy the game.
In the case of teammates' misalignment, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving entered the dual-core singles mode again.
Unlike last year, this year the Clippers' Li Ze can focus on defending Irving, Paul George is responsible for marking James, and Jokic tries to receive the basket as much as possible.
Irving, at the top of the arc, used Tristan Thompson's cover, circled the ball behind his back, quickly changed direction, and then accelerated the breakthrough with the ball in his right hand.
The free movement is really beautiful. There was a chance to score in the middle distance, but Irving had difficulty maintaining his calm mood at this time, and even wanted to rush in to complete a dunk.
Jokic's first line of defense at the free throw line slowed down Irving, completed a breakthrough and went straight to the basket.
Irving felt that there seemed to be a defense behind him, so he simply pulled the lever once, from right to left to the bottom left of the basket, twisted his right wrist, and the ball spun and flew towards the backboard.
Seeing that the ball was about to touch the backboard, Li Ze, who was chasing and defending, leaped high again and sent out a pegboard cap!
"Snapped!"
After the ball rebounded and fell to the floor, Li Ze grabbed the ball with his right hand and immediately launched a conversion attack.
"Hey! That's definitely a goaltend! I've scored!"
Owen complained to the line referee while retreating, but the referee ignored him and ran to the front court quickly to signal the game to continue.
Li Ze, holding the ball in his right hand, rushed faster and faster. After crossing the center line, he did not slow down, and his right hand was slightly in and out when he was close to the three-point line.
Without slowing down and shaking during the march, he gained half the space of his body. In the end, Li Ze went straight to the basket against Tristan Thompson who stepped forward to help defend.
"Squeak! Swish!"
The whistle blew the ball in, and Tristan Thompson had no choice but to look at the sky. He tried his best, but the speed couldn't keep up.
Li Ze stood on the free throw line, and the happy Clippers fans immediately shouted:
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
With a smile on his face, Li Ze made a steady hit with the extra penalty, 61:87, and the point difference was widened again.
The 26-point difference completely broke the defense of the Cavaliers. It is a lie to say that they don’t care how much they lose. This is the finals.
Organized the offense step by step, interspersed with individual singles and conversion points, Li Ze played more and more easily.
The third quarter of the game is coming to an end. Jeff Van Gundy looked at the Cavaliers who had difficulty scoring and didn't know what to say for a while, and finally he simply blew up Li Ze again:
"Kayce once again showed us extreme efficiency, I can't even describe his performance!"
"God was playing in jersey number 10 tonight, and Kayce hasn't missed a shot if I remember correctly!"
Looking at Li Ze who was substituted, the commentator Mike Breen added with a smile:
"If Kayce doesn't appear in the 4th quarter, then we have witnessed a new record tonight!"
“17中17,三分线外6中6,罚球6中6,Kayce以100%的命中率砍下46分6篮板10助攻2抢断3盖帽,没有失误。”
"A new record for the finals has been born!"
At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 3:69, and the Clippers had already led by 101 points.
On the Clippers' bench, Li Ze has already put on his training uniform, so he doesn't need to play in the fourth quarter.
Everyone in the atmosphere group took off their training clothes one after another. Everyone started to move their bodies at the end of the third quarter, and they will have a quarter of competition time.
LeBron James has completely broken the defense at this time, and this point is easy to create a record by accident, but he really can't play anymore.
16中7,三分线外6中2,罚球7中5,21分7篮板5助攻4失误。
For his own performance, LeBron James is not satisfied.
Irving, who was sitting next to James, silently watched the atmosphere group enter the field.
20中8,三分线外5中2,罚球3中3,21分3篮板2助攻3失误。
Owen felt that he played well, but he still didn't understand why he lost so much.
After the start of the fourth quarter, the atmosphere group of the Clippers hit hard again, and Jaylen Brown and Norman Powell, who played in rotation, played harder and harder.
Kevin Rooney is still fighting for offensive rebounds, and Ingles also followed with a three-pointer!
For a while, Brogdon didn't know if he should show mercy and control the rhythm of the game, but watching Deron Williams strike the iron, he quickly put this matter behind him, and it was over!
The Clippers fans at the scene were screaming with excitement, and the atmosphere on the scene was already high. After Jaylen Brown completed the conversion dunk, there was even a huge cheer in the arena!
"what!!"
Jaylen Brown under the basket punched frantically, thumped his chest, and the Clippers' bench lineup also went crazy
Li Ze threw the towel wildly in the 4th quarter and kept cheering for the atmosphere group. Everyone on the bench laughed happily.
The Clippers were smiling after winning the game, everyone on the Cavaliers bench was expressionless, and LeBron James had already lowered his head and stopped looking at the situation on the court.
As for head coach Tyronn Lue, he was sitting on the bench in a daze at this time, and even the timeout was called by the assistant coach.
When the final buzz sounded, the score was fixed at 90:130, and the Clippers beat the Cavaliers by 40 points at home!
The Staples Arena was completely berserk at this time. Steve Ballmer blushed with laughter. After the game, he stood up and kept punching and shouting at the fans:
"Yes!! Clippers in Four!"
When Li Ze was interviewed by ESPN reporters, LeBron James was the first to go to the player channel, unable to hold back, this game made history again
The narrator Mike Breen heard the director's prompt, turned his head to look at the two people beside him, and finally said in a brisk tone:
"Tonight we witnessed another new record!"
"In 2008, in G6 of the finals, the Celtics beat the Lakers 131:92. The 39-point difference is also the second largest in the history of the finals."
"And tonight's game between the Cavaliers and the Clippers broke this record!"
Mark Jackson shook his head with a wry smile and added helplessly:
"The Clippers almost broke the 1998-point gap created by the Bulls and Jazz in Game 3 of the 42 Finals!"
"This is really a terrifying lineup depth. Maybe the Clippers won't have to worry about role players in the next few years."
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