The Godfather of Basketball

In the end, I still met the Cavaliers.

At the beginning of the season, last night when Deron and Irving traded, most people felt that the Cavaliers were making a solid profit, and they would become the biggest challenger to the Warriors. Even if the Nets traded for George, they still felt that the Cavaliers had an advantage in experience , will still stand out in the East.

But no one expected that Deron's injury would relapse, and no one expected that after Irving, known as the team's defensive black hole, was traded and left the team, the Cavaliers' defense was still so bad.

Even Irving's departure from the team is like taking away the last shield from other players, and the performance of other players is as bad as it is.

In fact, after the Cavaliers' season record was not as good as expected, various analyzes by fans, such as the theory that James abolished his teammates, the CBA theory of teammates, and the crap theory of the Cavaliers' management, emerged endlessly.

But these things are a thing of the past.

James played a great playoffs. After two rounds of tie-breaks, he led the Cavaliers to the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The encounter between the two teams was also full of various topics.

First of all, the two teams exchanged their starting point guards in the past offseason, which means that their teammates from last season will become their opponents.

This is a very wonderful feeling, and probably only the two parties, Deron and Owen, can experience the five flavors.

Secondly, this is also the fourth consecutive year that the Cavaliers and the Nets have met in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavaliers fell behind 1-2 in the series.

At the same time, this is also the fifth time that Tang Tian and James have met in the Eastern Conference finals. Except for the one time when Tang Tian just joined the Nets three years ago, James won once. At other times, no matter whether it was the Heat or the Cavaliers, James lost.

The Nets lineup three years ago was poor, and James didn't have much convincing to win, and this year it seems that the Cavaliers are also at a disadvantage. He wants to prove from Tang Tian that he can win the championship without Tang Tian. possible.

Third, this may be James' last playoff round with the Cavaliers.

With a high probability of being eliminated, the Cavaliers' exploding salary and completely blocked signing space, no matter where James decides to go in the summer, the Cavaliers will basically not be his option.

Some people blame James, some people blame the management, but no matter which one it is, unless the Cavaliers win the championship against the sky, the probability of James staying is 0, and if they lose to the Nets, this event will happen directly in advance.

A variety of topics made this round of the series a lot of attention.

However, the two key figures, Tang Tian and James, took these things very lightly.

"Our goal is the championship. Everything else is not important to us." Tang Tian said directly when asked about meeting James again.

"There is no so-called grievance, I just want to help the team win the series, and I want to bring Cleveland a fourth championship." James said.

The parties deliberately downplayed it, but the fans didn't take it seriously, they couldn't wait for the game.

At this time, two games have been played in the semifinals of the Western Conference. The Warriors lead the Rockets 2-0. They are getting closer and closer to the two consecutive championships.

The next day, the game between the Cavaliers and the Nets also started immediately.

The Barclays Center was packed, and fans held up signs such as "Nets Championship" and "Beat LeBron".

In the commentary booth, Barkley, Smith, and O'Neal sat there.

After the opening ceremony, the players of the two teams performed the final warm-up before the game.

The scene gave a cut shot of James and Tang Tian.

James sat on the sidelines biting his fingers, while Tang Tian watched the players warm up on the court with deep eyes.

"Do you think the Cavaliers have a chance?" Smith turned to look at his two partners.

"No, I think the only chance for the Cavaliers to win is in the offseason. At that time, they at least seemed to have a chance, but now, they are not the opponents of the Nets at all." Barkley showed no mercy.

"Charles, you are not humorous at all, Shaq, what do you think?" Smith turned to look at O'Neill.

"LeBron continued his excellent performance in the semifinals. I think the Cavaliers still have a chance. In other words, we have witnessed two miracles (referring to the first and second rounds), and I think the third time is not bad. Possibly." O'Neill and Barkley disagreed.

"Hey, Shaq, you have to pay attention to the basics when blowing. The current strength and state of the Nets are the best in the league. LeBron is not going to match up with Bogdanovic or Tatum. , He is going to face Paul George, and he can still score 40 points? And the Cavaliers' defense like a big road will be bombarded by the Nets." Barkley immediately refuted O'Neal.

"So I said it was a miracle. After the first-round game against the Pacers, who would have thought that the Cavaliers would win the game against the Celtics? Who? No one, but he did, so when most It can happen when people don't feel it," O'Neill responded.

"You're talking hooligans." Barkley disagreed.

"Okay, okay, the game will start right away, maybe through the game we will know who is right and who is wrong."

The three warmed up the atmosphere well before the game. After the referee blew the whistle, the game between the Cavaliers and the Nets officially started.

The Nets have a regular lineup, Irving and Butler on the outside, George and Yi Jianlian on the front, and Jokic on the center.

For the Cavaliers, Deron and Korver on the outside, James and Love on the front, and Thompson on the center.

Yi Jianlian jumped to beat Thompson, and the Nets took the lead in attacking.

Jokic's support from the three-point line, George pulled James to the bottom corner, Yi Jianlian's high pick-and-roll, Butler and Irving's interspersed running.

The Nets' superstar system basketball is flying.

Butler got a chance with an air cut, caught the ball and flew to the basket.

But at this moment, James predicted ahead of time and rushed over to interfere strongly in the air.

Butler's shot missed the basket after dodging, and the rebound was grabbed by James.

The Cavaliers counterattacked directly. Korver missed a three-pointer after catching the ball, but James rushed to grab an offensive rebound and made a tip-up.

There was a commotion at the scene.

James is really in a good state, with a full sense of presence on both offense and defense.

Jokic's three-point opportunity at the top of the arc, the ball hit the back edge of the basket a little harder after the shot, and Thompson took the defensive rebound.

The Nets retreated quickly this time and did not give a fast break opportunity.

James went to the frontcourt and directly backed George. Seeing Irving coming to help defend, he turned directly to the baseline and fell back sharply.

George's flying interference came.

"Shua!"

But after the ball was shot, it crossed a super high parabola, and it still scored!

4 to 0!

The Cavaliers took the initiative at the beginning.

"What did I say? LeBron! Miracle!" O'Neal couldn't help shouting excitedly in the commentary booth.