rpbooks Chapter 469 Pressure
Chapter 469 Pressure
Chapter 469 Pressure
The Warriors are No. 2 in the regular season, while the Thunder are No. 1 in the West. Just looking at the regular season rankings, the Warriors are undoubtedly stronger.However, in the first three games of the series, the Thunder won the second and third games and currently lead the Warriors [-]-[-].
Tonight ESPN will broadcast Game [-] of the series, and TNT will broadcast the Cavaliers-Pacers series.
Louis Williams shined in the series, and Randall led the Pacers, and it was incredible to lead the Cavaliers 2-1 after the first three games.This is something that many experts did not expect. They generally believe that the Cavaliers can sweep the promotion.
Tyronn Lue has not had a good time recently. Not only media reporters are criticizing him, but even Cavaliers fans are constantly questioning his coaching ability.Among them, the extreme ones even ran to his INS, leaving comments and insults.
James is the top star of Nike, and he is a very successful businessman, leading to the perfect effect of various packaging, making fans think that he is the perfect player.Perhaps because of this, his teammates or coaches got more negative comments.Such a scene discouraged some players who had wanted to join the Cavaliers.
Xu Tian knew that the timing of the two games was basically staggered. He saw the game between the Warriors and the Thunder just started, and switched to the TNT live broadcast to watch the final stage of the game between the Cavaliers and the Pacers.
With 4 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game, the Pacers led 102-96.Seeing this score, Xu Tian was really surprised. He didn't expect the Pacers led by Louis Williams and Randall to be so fierce.
Alice often reads sports news, knows a little about the evaluation of this round of the series, and asked Xu Tiandao: "Don't the experts think that the Cavaliers can sweep the Pacers? How did it become like this?"
Xu Tian was preparing for the series against the Rockets a few days ago, and he is busy preparing for the series against the Spurs recently. He has never watched the first three games between the Cavaliers and the Pacers. Naturally, he didn't know how to answer. He said: "The experts just Judging based on strength on paper, what kind of performance really depends on the players themselves.”
"Then who do you think can win?" From Alice's point of view, she thought Xu Tian knew everything about basketball, so she naturally wanted to ask his opinion.
Xu Tian thought for a while and said, "I haven't watched the first three games, so I don't know the specific process, but if I want to say it, the knights are stronger."
The excited words of the commentator on the TV interrupted Alice's next question.
"What a goal! LeBron James once again showed the world what talent he has..."
Both Xu Tian and Alice looked at the TV, which was playing back in slow motion. James started from near the center line and chased Louis Williams, who was counterattacking with the ball, at full speed, and finally completed a signature pegboard cap.This is the defense that James most often appears in, and those who are covered are often small guards.
Lou Williams lost his balance and fell out of bounds.Although this is a game played at the Pacers' home court, I can still feel that the ball has somewhat affected the momentum of the fans.
Irving followed behind James, just in time to get the ball blocked by him, and directly pushed the counterattack.
The defense of the Pacers' back line is indeed a big problem. They failed to block the agile Irving, and he broke through to within the three-point line.Due to insufficient defensive communication and execution, the Pacers' entire defensive system was involved by Irving, and there were a lot of gaps.
Irving usually prefers to break through and finish, but at this time he faced three defensive players double-teaming defense. Instead of forcing a shot, he passed the ball to JR Smith who was standing in the left corner.
JR Smith's face was calm, he pulled up directly on the spot, and made a decisive three-pointer!
Hand up and down!
Pacers 102-99 Cavaliers!
Xu Tian felt that the cheers from the Pacers' home fans were not very loud, and realized that the momentum of the game was beginning to favor the Cavaliers, but he did not make a conclusion easily, and continued to watch the tense game.
Alice watched the game between the Cavaliers and the Pacers, but she didn't have the special feeling of watching the Lakers. She was a little bit lacking in interest, but in order to be able to accompany Xu Tian, she continued to watch.Resting his head on Xu Tian's shoulder, there was almost no distance between them.
Xu Tian stretched out his left hand and put his arms around Alice's shoulder, but kept his eyes on the TV screen, for fear of missing any details.
Louis Williams is a small guard, but his offensive talent is exceptionally good, and opponent players can hardly restrain him.This kind of offensive ability is not an exaggeration to say that it is a superstar level.
Irving was in charge of defending Lou Williams. Although he followed closely, he was still found to make a shot.
Lou Williams leans forward to find his body, falls sideways, and throws the ball to the basket before doing so!
The basketball hits the rebound quickly, the rebound is just right, and it hits the net with precision!
The referee's whistle has already sounded and Irving was called to block the foul, so the ball is a 2+1!
Irving was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty, and walked over to defend himself, thinking that Louis Williams was suspected of diving just now, and he should not be sentenced to a foul.
James has superstar treatment, and he walked over to help communicate and try to put more pressure on the referee.They are playing an away game, and they are one game behind. They don't want the Pacers to play the fifth game with a score of 3-1.
The referee didn't feel anything at first, but when James came over to put pressure, he felt a little nervous. There was a lot of sweat on his forehead, and there were many more beads of sweat.
The playoffs are originally a multi-level competition of experience, technology, mentality, and tactics. Even off-the-ball moves often appear. Such small psychological offensives are even more common.However, this is basically a superstar privilege. Other players put pressure on the referee, and there is a high probability that they will get technical fouls.
Louis Williams' extra penalty, a steady hit!
105-99, the difference between the two sides is still 6 points!
Tai Lue stood on the sidelines with a stiff facial expression, making it impossible for outsiders to see what he was thinking.But his idea is very simple, that is, he expects James or Irving to stand up and lead the team.
James took possession of the ball, dribbled the ball slowly across half court, faced Randall's defense at the top of the arc, and dribbled to observe his teammates' running positions.
Randall received the arrangement of the head coach and let James take a step to weaken the restrictions on shooting and increase the defensive threat to breakthroughs.
James is also not a player of the style of Jordan and Kobe. The first thing he wants to find is a teammate, not a direct three-point shot.
Irving is the most reliable attacker around James. After receiving the ball from James, he held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with his teammates, allowing Louis Williams to come to him.No matter how strong Lou Williams is offensively, he always has a height disadvantage on the defensive end and is easier to target.
James is not good at running without the ball, and he will consciously conserve his energy without the ball. Standing outside the three-point line on the right, he will watch Irving play Louis Williams in singles with the ball.He has a lot of trust in Owen and believes that he can complete this offense.
(End of this chapter)