Chapter 162 James and Kobe’s free throws

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 162 James and Kobe’s free throws

You know, in the regular season, the Cavaliers only lost two games in 41 away games.

In the playoffs, their data was 0!

What's even more frightening is that in the sweep of the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Cavaliers only conceded an average of 78.1 points per game. With a strong team at the end of the year, they seemed to be on par with the Pistons in terms of defense.

However, all this was like a dream and was shattered by the Magic in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

You know, although Howard is the DPOY this season, the second place in the DPOY selection is James, who is a small forward.

This season, the Lakers and Cavaliers have both entered the conference finals. It seems that the 23VS24 drama that the league is strongly promoting will be staged soon. However, in the conference finals, neither team played smoothly.

In the second game, James finally stopped passing the blame.

Although he made 6 turnovers in the game, at the last moment, he transformed into a god and saved the entire team.

The process is like this. In the last 13.6 seconds, the two teams tied 93-93. The Magic played extremely well in their last attack. When Hido Turkoglu scored the fatal two-pointer, there were only 1.1 seconds left in the game.

Second.

This has almost given the knight a death sentence.

Just when everyone thought the Magic would return to their home court with a 2-0 score, that man stood up.

In the last 1.1 seconds, James received the ball at the top of the arc, surrounded by enemies around him.

After receiving the ball, James forced a three-point shot with only a very small space to shoot.

The ball went straight into the net like a cannonball.

Almost the same as the previous game, the two teams finally decided the winner through a buzzer-beater.

However, in the last game, Lewis defeated the Cavaliers, and in this game, James defeated the Magic.

James' statistics were not as good as the previous game, but he still won the game.

He played 43 minutes and "only" scored 35 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers.

Although they won the second game, the situation was still not optimistic for the Cavaliers, because just like the Nuggets' previous two games, they lost at home.

Sure enough, when they came to Orlando, the Cavaliers could not even maintain the balance of power on the field. Even though James once again produced phenomenal statistics, with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, the Cavaliers still lost to the Magic by 10 points on the road.

It is worth mentioning that James made 24 free throws in the third game.

The first three games of the Eastern and Western Conference finals were tied 2-1, but the Cavaliers' prospects are obviously not as bright as the Nuggets, who are also No. 1 in the conference.

In the fourth game, the Nuggets thought it was another tough battle, but they won somewhat easily.

Kobe...iron...

He took only 10 shots out of 26 shots in the game, and even made 2 of 10 three-pointers, with a shooting rate of only 20%.

If Gasol hadn't defeated Yi Jianlian, who was in the starting lineup due to Nene's absence, the Lakers would have collapsed even faster.

With Nene out for one or two games, Gasol made 8 of 11 shots and scored 21 points, second only to Kobe.

Except for Kobe's 34 points, Gasol's 21 points, Bynum's 14 points and Fisher's 10 points, no one on the Lakers team scored in double figures.

The Nuggets played a classic Nuggets-style game.

Seven of their players scored in double figures, although Li Ran, the highest scorer, only had 24 points.

In addition to these 24 points, Li Ran also grabbed 15 rebounds.

There is no way, Nene is absent, and there is a lack of rebounds inside, so I, center Li, have no choice but to do so!

The Nuggets won the series with a 19-point victory at Staples, 120-101.

On the other side, the Cavaliers lost again.

They fought fiercely with the Magic until overtime. James scored 10 points in overtime, but he only hit three goals in 7 shots.

Howard on the other side made 4 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, also scoring ten points.

The extra ball power allowed Pietrus to make a fatal three-pointer.

In the last minute, the Cavaliers were trailing by four points, and they had no choice but to resort to foul tactics.

Although Rashard Lewis made 1 of 2 free throws in the end, the Cavaliers successfully chased the point difference to two points, but this time God was not on the Cavaliers' side.

James missed the buzzer beater and the Cavaliers lost by two points, 114-116.

The Magic also got match point.

In the last two minutes, James scored 7 points at the cost of 2-for-6.

He carried alone again. He played for 49 minutes and scored 44 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, but he also made 8 turnovers!

It can be said that the Magic have completely grasped James' destiny. Although he has repeatedly scored incredible statistics, James' performance has struggled every time.

G5 of the Eastern Conference Finals was held one day earlier than the Western Conference. This time, the Cavaliers finally had a hearty victory and forcibly pulled themselves back from the edge of the cliff.

But the process of the game is really questionable, because James made 11 of 24 shots in the game and also got 19 free throws.

A huge triple-double of 37 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists helped the Cavaliers tenaciously draw the score to 3-2.

Li Ran looked at James celebrating crazily with his teammates on the TV and turned off the TV with a smile.

The alliance really spared no effort in creating the 23VS24 brand.

It is recommended that all referees in the league film a few movies, and Oscar winners will be within easy reach.

He also had a hunch in his mind that although the next game was the Nuggets' home court, they might not be too good at it.

Sure enough, the next day, at the Pepsi Center, the Nuggets faced a defensive battle.

This was not a defensive battle in the traditional sense. The offensive pace of both sides was very fast, but their shooting percentages were terrible.

The Nuggets shot less than 40% from the field, and their three-point shooting percentage was only a pitiful 29.2%, 7 of 24.

The Lakers were similar, taking a few fewer shots than the Nuggets, shooting just over 40%, and made 3 of 16 three-pointers, 18.8%.

However, Kobe took 21 free throws and made 19 of them.

The final score between the two sides was 93-83. Kobe scored 44 of the team's 93 points, nearly half.

After the game, Anthony walked directly off the court with a dark face.

He scored a team-high 31 points, but only made a measly five free throws.

Li Ran got 13 free throws due to his style of play, but his final score was only 18 points.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see in these two games that there are deep traces of alliance manipulation behind them.

But there is no way. In this alliance, you need to abide by the rules of the game set by the Jews.

For this series between the Nuggets and Lakers, the ticket price at Staples has risen to an average of $606.

You know, this is 2009.

Calculating the most basic economic calculation, the Staples Center can seat 19,000 people, and one less game is played. Even if the attendance rate is 80%, that is a total loss of US$9.2 million in revenue.

The next game will be played at the Lakers' home court.

With the league's little thoughts in mind, Li Ran came to Los Angeles to prepare for the series G6.
Chapter completed!