rpbooks Chapter 501 The demeanor of the first person
Chapter 501 The demeanor of the first person
Chapter 501 No.1's demeanor
The fighting spirit and competitive state shown by the Cavaliers are indeed surprising.Before the finals, few people were optimistic about the Cavaliers.In fact, no one has been bullish on them all season.The Cavaliers gathered a lot of veterans in the summer trade, but none of them were able to play well.Although there was a timely change of blood in the middle of the season, there were no earth-shaking changes.In a sense, James is the same as he was in 2007, leading the team to the finals alone.
Then, the Thunder finally responded.Westbrook pushed the ball across the center line and handed the ball to An Luo.After the latter received the ball, he faced JR.After he dribbled the ball continuously under his crotch, he suddenly shook his shoulders, made a fake move to break through to the right, took a big step back, pulled up and threw the ball. Although JR rushed forward immediately, An Luo's movements were too fast, and he hardly disturbed An Luo.
"Shu~"
The orange-red ball drew a graceful arc in the air, and then fell into the net bag.
4:3, An Luo opened the scoring for the Thunder.
In an instant, there was earth-shattering cheers in the Chesapeake Energy Arena.An Luo also felt the joy in everyone's hearts, and he was also very happy.This is his first goal in the finals!It was a very historic moment. He didn't know if there were any Chinese players scoring in the NBA Finals before, but he felt that he would definitely create many records tonight.
An Luo waved at the fans, then retreated to the other side of the center line to defend.The surrounding fans sat down one after another and shouted in unison:
"Defence!"
"Defence!"
"Defence!"
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Hill handed the ball to Love at the top of the arc, who was hit by Robertson and hit a long two-pointer with a turnaround jumper from the right elbow.Although he was injured and retired in the tiebreaker with the Celtics, it seems that Love is in good condition tonight.
Still, Westbrook would hate to see his classmate strutting his way out on his own turf.He held the ball beyond the three-point line and used Adams' cover to attack from the left. His speed was very fast. After the misplaced match against TT, the latter retreated obviously out of rhythm.Westbrook seized the opportunity and went straight to the layup and scored the ball.And it also caused the opponent's foul!
The Cavaliers' defensive strategy is similar to that of the Thunder, and they also switch defenses every screen.They still want to rely on their own single-point defense to limit the Thunder players.And Donovan also saw it clearly. The strategy he arranged was to mobilize the opponent's defense and find opportunities for misplaced singles by constantly covering.
Amidst the cheers, Westbrook stepped to the free throw line and easily scored the ball.
6:6, the two sides drew.
Looking back, James took the ball from the baseline and went straight to the basket.Paul George was duped by Love's cover.Robertson, who had switched defenses, rushed over quickly, but at this time James was about to make a shot.He could only use his hands, leaning over and jumping up.Finally, the two collided.
"Di!"
The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and Robertson was sentenced to a defensive foul.I have to say that after James rushed up, he really couldn't stop it.After James stood at the free throw line, he made two free throws.So far, whether it's sports shots or free throws, his hit rate is [-]%!
For a long time after that, the two sides have been in a stalemate.The scores rose alternately, and no one could take a clear lead.At the end of the first quarter, both sides began to rotate their lineups.But James once again played the entire quarter.Since the playoffs, James' playing time has increased a lot.Especially in the last two games of the Eastern Conference Finals, he only rested for 2 minutes in total!In this game, James' playing time should not be low!
The Cavaliers have always kept James on the court, and Donovan can only keep Paul George on the court.But in these few minutes, the Thunder failed to maintain the previous balance of power and fell behind.
In these few minutes, James has more momentum than before.Whether it is a long shot from outside the three-point line or a breakthrough to the inside to score, his efficiency is very high.Paul George's defense doesn't seem to be doing much.Of course, this is not his problem.There isn't much the rest of the Cavs can do on the court.One is to grab rebounds; the other is to cover James and create opportunities for him to score; and the other is to catch the ball open after James attracts the defense away.In short, everything revolves around James.
The most exciting round happened when there was still 1 minute before the end of the game.Nance Jr. grabbed the rebound over Kanter's head after Paul George missed a [-]-pointer.Then pass the ball to James.The latter pushed the ball beyond the three-point line and suddenly accelerated towards the basket.Grant couldn't stand James, and was pushed all the way to the basket by the opponent.Everyone thought that James would layup, but what he didn't expect was that when he pushed to the basket, he directly exerted force, his body rose into the air, held the ball in his right hand, and dunked it into the basket.
This ball, James dunked too domineeringly!Grant seemed to have no weight. Even if he was already hanging on James, he still couldn't stop this dunk.He even lost a foul.
After the dunk, James flexed his muscles to the fans at Chesapeake Energy Arena.What responded to him was the sound mixed with applause and cheers.
Standing on the free throw line, James made the ball steadily.
29:24, the Cavaliers lead by 5 points!
The performance of the Cavaliers in the first quarter was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.No one thought the Cavaliers would lose immediately, but few people thought they would keep pressing the Thunder.Although James' performance played a huge role in it, other Cavaliers players are also very good.Although Love only scored 5 points in this quarter, he grabbed 5 rebounds and 4 assists.Especially the cooperation with James is an important reason why the Cavaliers can gain the upper hand.The defense of Hill and JR also gave the team enough help.
In the last minute, although Paul George made a three-pointer and won two free throws, the Cavaliers did not let their lead be chased back by the Thunder.James used his best performance to extend his dominance of the game to the end of this section.
During the intermission, An Luo looked at James, who was panting heavily on the Cavaliers' bench, with admiration.I have to say that the No.1 in the league is still James's.Although the strength of the Cavaliers has declined a lot, the more this is the case, the more prominent James' ability is.
(End of this chapter)