NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 416 The Finals Begin!
In the Eastern Conference tiebreaker, the Cavaliers beat the Eagles 118:98 to advance to the finals.

这场比赛骑士的替补全面爆发，JR史密，18投10中，三分8中6，罚球3中3砍下29分，乔哈里斯三分4中2拿下6分，詹姆斯琼斯三分5中3拿下9分！就连马修-德拉维多瓦的三分都命中了1个，整个骑士的替补就砍下了47分！
The Eagles' substitutes were completely baffled in this game and only scored 22 points. James brought a star-studded lineup and instantly defeated the Eagles!

After this game, the Cavaliers fans instantly ignited hope, because their substitute is a nerve knife type. What if the Cavaliers' substitute becomes a knife in the game against the Pelicans, they believe that even the Pelicans can't bear such a three-pointer!Although there is almost no chance of winning the championship, what if it happens!

The NBA officials were also very troubled by this publicity at the beginning. There is no way that the team led by Presti has not lost in the NBA Finals. Now they finally have something to publicize, so they wantonly exaggerated the crazy shooters of the Cavaliers' substitutes!
And the promotion of James was even more in place, Yan Ran became a hero with one person, one city, and the finals became James VS Pelicans N giants, and Presti was undoubtedly the biggest one!

On June 6, the NBA Finals kicked off at the New Orleans Pelicans!
TNT Barkley said with a smile: "To be honest, I am tired of talking about the finals. This year is already the fourth year. Both sides will always be the Pelicans led by Presti, while the opponent is the King of the Balls led by James. There is no doubt about the result of this game."

TNT O'Neal also laughed and responded: "Before Presti rose, I always thought that James would become the leader of the league in this era, and he would definitely add more championships and become the number one sign of the league in the post-Kobe era!"

Kenny Smith expressed his opinion: "Now the league still promotes that James is No.1, but the persuasion is getting less and less convincing. Now James is 31 years old, but he has not yet won a championship."

"It is indeed a shortcoming, and James' teammates are not bad, Chris Bosh, Wade! James' best chance to win the championship is in the 2010-2011 season." Barkley suddenly gloated a little, after all, he did not have a championship.

"Haha, that time was really James' best opportunity. Presti's Thunder hadn't completely risen yet, and the Mavericks injured their core, but they almost missed it," Kenny Smith sighed.

"That series made Dirk Nowitzki, the Mavericks defeated the Lakers in full swing, defeated the Thunder led by Presti, and defeated the Heat of the Big Three in the finals, a crown of gods."

O'Neill said with admiration: "I feel more and more that the Mavericks back then were amazing!"

At this time, the faces of James fans, Wade fans, Bosh fans, and Heat fans next to the TV are all black!Are you so joking?

After the warm-up, the players from both sides stood on the court.

Pelicans starting: Curry, Thompson, Paul George, Green, Davis.

Cavaliers starters: Matthew Dellavedova, Iman Shumpert, James, Tristan Thompson, Timofey Mozgov.

In Presti's view, the Cavaliers' lineup is no different from sending points. The Cavaliers' lineup's ability to defend against pick-and-rolls is very poor, and their one-on-one defense is also very average. Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov have no shooting threats.
There are so many ways the Pelicans can beat this lineup that even Presti thinks it's hard to lose this game with just the bench.

Davis won the jump ball, the Pelicans went first, and the game started.

Curry quickly leads the frontcourt and observes his teammates, while the Cavaliers are man-to-man. The Pelicans' projection is too threatening, so they can only defend in this way, otherwise anyone in the air defense may collapse.

Davis stepped forward to cover Curry and blocked Matthew Dellavedova, Curry burst to the left, Timofey Mozgov quickly switched over, blocked Curry's breakthrough route, and straightened his arms to prevent Curry from easily shooting.

Curry continued to rush to the left, and then quickly distributed it to Davis in the middle on the right. Davis took the ball and also made an empty cut. At this time, Tristan Thompson came to help defend, blocked Davis, and wanted to make an offensive foul, but Davis is not a traditional center.

Presti nodded in satisfaction. Davis has made great progress, especially the offensive end can be said to be a kaleidoscope at this position!
O'Neal sighed: "Davis' offensive talent is great, and he will definitely be the No. [-] center in the future!"

O'Neill said: "I also agree, his talent is too good, almost no one can stop him from scoring, and the most important thing is that he is also very deterrent on the defensive end!."

The Cavaliers attack, and the Pelicans also man-to-man, but the difference between the Pelicans is that they go in and help defend at any time. Paul George marks James from the outside, Curry marks Matthew Dellavedova, Thompson is against Shumpert, and Green and Davis are ready to help defend at any time. .

Paul George is too experienced in defending James. In the finals in recent years, James has been handed over to Paul George to defend, and he has also completed the task very well. In his previous life, Paul George played against James when he was in the Pacers. Anyone who has watched the game knows that Paul George actually defended James very well, and while maintaining a high-intensity defense, Paul George's scoring did not drop at all.

James forced a breakthrough, and Paul George kept up with his super physical fitness. In his previous life, Paul George could still keep up with James' speed after a serious injury, let alone now!After James arrived in the penalty area, Davis double-teamed,

James immediately passed the ball to Tristan Thompson, and Davis immediately turned around. Tristan Thompson took the ball and threw it directly to the cap!But Tristan Thompson got the ball back.Shumpert on the outside!
Shumpert took the ball to face Thompson and didn't force it. James, who was on the outside, had to reorganize. This is the embarrassment of the Cavaliers. Only Shumpert, Matthew Dellavedova, and James are capable of three-pointers on the field, but the problem is that they are always watched, and Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov have no range.

James could only force a breakthrough with the ball, but he still didn't clear Paul George. After entering, Davis and Green all shrank back. James forced his shot against the defense, and the interference missed!Davis got the rebound,

The Cavaliers are well aware of the power of the Pelicans' fast-break counterattack, so when James made a shot, the players accelerated their defense, so the Pelicans did not launch a counterattack this time!

Curry slowly controlled the ball to the frontcourt. This time, he played a pick-and-roll with Green, and Davis attracted the defense in the low post on the left.

Curry used Green's pick-and-roll to switch Tristan Thompson out, while Green faced Matthew Dellavedova. Curry immediately gave the ball to Green.

Green's ability to break through with the ball is very poor, and the three-pointer is average. Why did he become a giant in his previous life? In addition to defense, the most important thing is his vision. He immediately distributed it to Davis on the right!

Davis catches the ball and hits the board immediately. Timofey Mozgov turns around and under only symbolic interference, the ball hits hollow!
The Cavaliers attacked, Matthew Dellavedova passed halfway to James in the middle, and ran to the right to open up space.

The biggest feature of a team with James is that the point guard does not need to be able to organize, as long as he can make three-pointers or have a strong singles ability. This is true for Wade and Irving.

James held the ball on the three-point line, and Timofey Mozgov played an off-ball screen for Iman Shumpert on the left. Iman Shumpert suddenly cut inside, and James immediately passed the ball.

Thompson Timofey-Mozgov was blocked, Iman Shumpert took the ball and started it, and went to the basket to throw a throw, but this tactic that had been successful before failed at this time, and Davis came over and refused to catch it!

Although Iman Shumpert has a bit of ability to hold the ball, this ability is not enough for Davis at the first defense level. Iman Shumpert's real position should be a 3D!

However, the big cap was picked up by Matthew Dellavedova, and it was given to Timofey Mozgov on the right side of the basket. When Green came to defend, it was too late. Timofey Mozgov took the ball and dunked with one hand!

The Pelicans attacked, and Curry played a pick-and-roll with Davis, attracting Timofey Mozgov to switch defenses. Curry took the ball and took a few steps back. He was about to play singles!
But Timofey Mozgov did not keep up. Although Curry took two steps from the three-point line, he was completely open, and then made a three-pointer without hesitation. Obviously, Timofey Mozgov never thought that Curry could make such a shot in the finals!
But this is Curry, it is unreasonable, but he can get in!The ball is hollow into the net!

Barkley said with a smile: "Timofey Mozgov doesn't know Curry's range, but he can cover the entire half court!"

O'Neal said: "This season's technical statistics, Curry's three-point shooting percentage from 28 feet has reached 50%! Terrible!"

Presti also laughed when he saw this. He dared to give Curry such a large space. Who gave it the courage? Curry this season is much more terrifying than Curry in the previous 14-15 season!
The Cavaliers attack, James is still holding the ball at the top of the arc, waving left and right, directing his teammates to move, but unfortunately, no matter how the Cavaliers run, there is no chance to run, a [-]-point unstable Matthew Dellavedova, a ball-handling Iman Shumpert, two blue-collar Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov who have no range!

James obviously knew that there was no chance, so he lowered his center of gravity to make a breakthrough, but Paul George still gave James space, James forced a left breakthrough, and did not pass, but relied on his strong physical fitness to push Paul George in!

At the basket, Davis came to help defend again, and James could only carry Davis to make a throw!Finally got in this time!

O'Neal sighed: "James is still strong, but the Cavaliers have no hope in this game!"

Barkley nodded: "It's too easy for the Pelicans to score, but it's too difficult for the Cavaliers!"

Curry took to the frontcourt and continued to play pick-and-rolls with Davis, which still attracted Timofey Mozgov to switch defenses. This time Timofey Mozgov let Curry take a step. His skills prevent Curry from breaking through and can also jump up to interfere with shots.
In fact, one step is meaningless to Curry, but this time Curry didn't play, but passed the ball to the middle again.

After Davis got the ball, facing Matthew Dellavedova, he forced a breakthrough on the left side. Matthew Dellavedova couldn't prevent it at all. .

After Thompson got the ball, Iman Shumpert quickly made up for it, but Thompson is a person who can make a quick shot even with defense. Why is there still room to take the ball and make a quick shot, but this time he missed!

Davis grabs the rebound, and then points to Paul George at the top of the arc. James pounces, and Paul George taps and shakes away. The perfect shot environment, three-point shot, there it is!

"The Cavaliers are not as good as the Pelicans in rebounding!" Barkley said
O'Neal agreed: "That's true. The starting three-pointers account for more. The Cavaliers are really not as good as the Pelicans. When they come to the bench, there are Antetokounmpo and Gobert. The Cavaliers have no advantage."

The Cavaliers attacked, James held the ball at the top of the arc, and gave the ball to Iman Shumpert on the side again. This time Thompson retreated quickly to give Iman Shumpert a shot. Iman Shumpert's short-range shooting rate was only 33.4%. Obviously Iman Shumpert also knew it, so he took the ball and continued to the left!But Thompson clung tightly, and Iman Shumpert had no chance!
Seeing that time was running out, the pot was immediately handed over to Matthew Dellavedova in the bottom corner, but at this time, Green rushed out, caught the ball, and stole it!
Green speeds up with the ball, and the Cavaliers desperately return to defense. Green reaches the top of the arc, and then points to Thompson who follows up on the right. Thompson throws the ball!Chasing three-point hit!
The Cavaliers attacked, and James took the top of the arc again. This time facing Paul George, he did not force a breakthrough, but dribbled twice, and directly pulled out!Paul George immediately jumped up to interfere, and he got a three-pointer!

Barkley's eyes lit up: "If James splits the three-pointer, this game can still be played!"

O'Neal said: "Look at the next round. If James can throw several three-pointers in a row, the Pelicans will definitely have to change his defensive tactics. At that time, the Cavaliers' role players will be alive."

(End of this chapter)