Chapter 143: Uncle Drew beats online
When getting off the plane at Oakland Airport, Lin Sen had no idea that he had already begun to feel the strong Warriors' home atmosphere at the airport. Obviously, they did not want to return to Cleveland to play in the sixth game, so they won two consecutive championships at home and then started their dynasty.
"Hey, the welcome formation in Oakland is really huge! I like it, I will destroy their hopes in this game." James has never been afraid of such a formation. After playing in the finals for so many years, he has long been accustomed to the opponent's various off-track moves.
At the beginning of the fifth game, both sides showed their strongest combat power and started their head-on fight. The Splash Brothers on this side still maintained a good shooting rate when they returned to their home court, but they were completely different from the perverted ones in the last game. On the contrary, Irving and James on this side started their offensive mode.
The Warriors did not play Iguodala in the first quarter, and Barnes was against James. This poor guy received the trauma given to him by Linson in the previous games and has not been healed. Now, he has once again been tested cruelly on the defensive end.
James did not choose to break the front, but instead beat the back and crushed it step by step. In the 2011 Finals, he was even defended by the little defender for several rounds. After that, James also visited many stars for this purpose, including Olajuwon, who had been asked by him.
Now facing Barnes, he squeezed to the middle distance and then took a step back and made a mid-range shot. Just like his back, James' mid-range shot is no longer the one he used to be who was emptied by the Spurs.
This is James' 8th point in the first quarter. Because he has no choice but to retreat, he has full firepower in the first quarter. Instead, the Warriors, who have a way out, aren't they playing well as the Cavaliers. Isn't it that if they lose, there are two games left?
James performed well, but Irving's performance was even more fierce. The No. 1 pick selected by the Cavaliers began to hit various difficult goals. He also performed well in the previous few games, but he was far from the outstanding performance tonight.
Shagd's extremely large step back and directly scored a three-pointer.
After continuous shaking, move one step horizontally and stop the middle distance and hit the emergency stop.
Break through to the inside line and faced multiple players to make up for defense, and scored the basket.
"W! Uncle Drew? Kay's defense against the Warriors is as easy as in the advertisement." O'Neal's expression was exaggerated, "He has scored 12 points in the first quarter of the night for 5 of 7 shots. My God, is Clay really the player who is considered by Warriors fans to be qualified to enter the best defensive lineup? This is also being beaten too badly."
"Hey, Shaquille, it must be noted that there is a reason why guards are sometimes more popular than us! Seeing him constantly scoring in various ways, I have the urge to play basketball."
"Forget it! Charles, you play basketball. When you are 50 years old, don't pretend to be young. Don't be beaten up by high school and then come to me and cry and ask me to avenge you." O'Neal looked at Barkley with disgust.
Rachel and Mark Jackson from ESPN on the other side watched the two shameless guys fight each other and shook their heads. I'm afraid this is why this TNT is so popular.
In the second quarter, Irving was in good condition, but after two minutes of rest, he immediately returned to the court and defended. When he was on the court, Lin Sen let Irving completely forget this word in his mind, and he filled Irving's defense. Now, he just wanted to continue to see Uncle Drew flying on the court.
Lin Sen took the initiative to step forward to help Irving pick-and-roll, saving more energy for his current offensive first main force. Irving made a more relaxed shot after turning around the pick-and-roll. On the surface, he accelerated and wanted to rush to the inside line, and then he did choose to retreat and then directly pulled three points.
Feng Shui takes turns. This year, Irving's current state is undoubtedly the same as the last time the Splash Brothers. It has no solution and can't be prevented no matter how hard it is. The Warriors simply did not intend to defend against Irving. They began to do what they wanted to do on the offensive end, attacking.
The Warriors are never afraid of attacking. In their understanding, no team can lead them in attacking, including the Thunder that once led them 3:1. Maybe they are not in good shape now, but it doesn't matter. They always have good condition.
In the third quarter, the Warriors were preparing to put their treasures in the third quarter. In the second quarter, they did not put their own small lineup too early because everyone was in a bad state. In the third quarter, they will have all their strength to get back their current disadvantages.
54:66, it is rare for teams to score so many points in the Warriors' first half. Tonight's Cavaliers' performance on the offensive end is not perfect. It can only be said that Irving and James are too unsolvable. One half has 23 points and the other half has 21 points, and these two have already occupied the Cavaliers' score of nearly 70 in the first half.
"The Cavaliers are a little too hard! I know LeBron's physical strength, and I'm not very worried about him, but Carey used his physical strength so much in the first half, so can he hold on when the Warriors counterattack in the second half?" Mark Jackson frowned. Although he was the former head coach of the Warriors, he was worried about the Cavaliers at this time.
"Is there no way?" Rachel frowned, "Now the Cavaliers are leading the double-digit score, so it shouldn't be so easy to be recovered!"
"The third quarter is the time when the Warriors have been in a flash. They have scored more than 50 games in the third quarter, which is more than double-digit scores in this season. I admit that the Cavaliers are very strong, but when facing the Warriors' five-minute small, you not only have to defend, but also have to attack. LeBron is not qualified to play against the Warriors' five-minute small, unless." Even O'Neal shook his head, not optimistic about the former Cavaliers' ability to defend their advantage in the third quarter.
"Unless what?" Rachel asked immediately.
"Unless the Cavaliers can grab enough frontcourt boards, or maintain a high offensive success rate enough to curb the Warriors' counterattack and save their own physical strength, they will only be recovered step by step." Barkley shrugged, obviously not thinking that the Cavaliers can do these two things.
Chapter completed!