Basketball striker

Chapter 103: The Game Ends Early

Until the players from both sides entered the locker room, the fans still didn't seem to react. From being 6 points behind to 15 points behind in the blink of an eye, it felt like a dream to them.

Regardless of the reason why the Cavaliers won the second game, in the eyes of all Cavaliers fans, the significance of their team winning an away game is very significant. Back in Cleveland, Cavaliers fans have reason to believe in the team

The performance was even stronger at home, causing huge trouble for the Celtics, and even won two games directly, leading the opponent 3:1 in the total score.

But after halftime, the situation was completely different from what they expected. They were 15 points behind at halftime. This was completely unimaginable to Cavaliers fans, but that was the fact.

"It's just 15 points behind. We still have a chance at halftime. Think about how the Celtics were reversed by the Hawks in those two games. What the Hawks can do, we can also do." When this point of view is

When it began to grow in the minds of Cavaliers fans, they finally found their confidence again, and after the start of the second half, the cheers at Quicken Loans Arena rang out again.

"LeBron, kill those guys and reverse them!" "We have the omnipotent LeBron, the king LeBron, the victory must still belong to us." "Kill them, we will reach the finals again."

"Being behind by fifteen points at halftime, I don't think the Clevelanders have the ability to come back. Of course, if they play with six people, they might create some surprises." Barkley looked at the players who re-entered the court.

, said with a mocking look.

Barkley has reason to hope that the Celtics can win, otherwise he is not sure whether Yang Shuai, who was whistled for a technical foul in the first half, will attack NBA officials again after the game. The $35,000 he just handed over is enough.

He felt distressed. If it happened again in just two days, he would doubt whether his salary would be used directly to help Yang Shuai pay the fine.

The Cavaliers could not accept being behind at home until the end of the game, so they launched a strong attack at the beginning of the third quarter.

James kept breaking through to attract double-teams from the Celtics, and then distributed the ball to the outside for offense. However, the Celtics' defense did not rely on one or two people. They relied on the whole body, so despite James' move

It brought some opportunities to the outside, but overall, the Cavaliers did not put huge pressure on the Celtics on the offensive end.

The Celtics, who did not suffer much pressure on the defensive end, performed very solidly on the offensive end. Although there was no offense like the first half, there was no scoring drought.

After 7 minutes of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams was still 14 points. The Cavaliers seemed a little impatient during this period, taking continuous outside shots. James no longer deployed his teammates as reasonably as he did at the beginning of the third quarter.

He began to slowly increase his singles.

Realizing this, Rivers made decisive adjustments and replaced Ray Allen with Yang Shuai. Garnett, who had been resting for nearly three minutes, also replaced him. He let the two come on and gave the ball to his teammates.

Let us take the lead, seize the opportunity, and expand our lead!

At 77:63, the Celtics still led by 14 points, but a mistake by Perkins just now gave the Cavaliers the right to attack.

After James got the ball, Yang Shuai replaced Pierce in front of the opponent. James and Yang Shuai were unhappy with each other. This is a very clear thing. There is no need to say too many reasons for their dislike. The two just looked at each other.

The other party is not pleasing to the eye. Just like now, handsome guy Yang can't help but say something when he sees James.

"Man, you wouldn't have thought that the referee's call would lead to such a result. I suddenly hope those guys start to interfere in the game, because this will give me and my teammates the greatest motivation. Today I shot 3 three-pointers.

, This is not enough, my goal is five, oh, by the way, did you score three points today? There seems to be one, tsk tsk, how pitiful, this is the small forward who is known as the most comprehensive in the league? Hey, that's all."

Listening to Yang Shuai's sarcastic words, it was impossible for James not to be angry. What really left him speechless was that everything Yang Shuai said was true. Under the defense of the Celtics, James was

The field's offense has never found its form, including the last "winning" game, where he only scored 23 points, which is far from his season average of 30 points per game.

James dribbled the ball outside the three-point line. Yang Shuai's defense was very good. In addition to relying on the impact of his body, James did not have many means to face the high-intensity defense. With the help of Ilgauskas' pick-and-roll,

, James took a step outside the three-point line, and took off before Yang Shuai could pounce in time.

Seeing James's shot, both Yang Shuai and Rivers off the court laughed. What they most want to see is like this. If James starts to be obsessed with outside attacks, the Celtics will have an opportunity.

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"Bang!" The ball hit the inside of the basket, but it did not fall into the basket as James wanted. Instead, it bounced out and fell into Garnett's hands.

James' three-point shooting in this series was really average. He made 0 of 6 shots in the first game, 0 of 4 in the second game, and today, including this ball, he was 1 of 4.

"Seize the opportunity and attack! Yang, shoot a three-pointer! Shoot the Clevelanders to death!" Barkley maintained a high fighting spirit throughout the game, especially when he saw Yang Shuai on the court.

Yang Shuai didn't get a chance. The ball moved around in the mid-range and fell into the hands of Perkins on the baseline. Facing Ilgauskas, Perkins chose to shoot directly.

The ball hit the front edge of the basket, bounced up and fell to the other side. Seeing this, Yang Shuai, who had already judged the landing point, accelerated and rushed over, then jumped up in front of James and grabbed the rebound.

James thought the rebound was his own, but he didn't expect it to be intercepted by Yang Shuai in the middle. He quickly moved towards Yang Shuai.

Young handsome boy knew his weakness, so he did not choose to single out James at close range. Instead, he passed the ball to Rondo on the outside, and then quickly ran to the left to put a step away from James.

Rondo returned the pass very quickly. Although James had already run closer after receiving the pass, handsome young man Yang still found a chance to take action. Faced with James, handsome young man Yang had enough reasons not to be soft, plus his touch today

It was indeed very good, and shooting became his only thought at this time.

"Shoot against LeBron, that's it, go in! Roll to the basket, yes, the ball goes in! Young, he continued his hot touch in the first half and hit the ball from the mid-range, oh, so easy!"

Barkley's tone made the Cavaliers fans in front of the screen want to turn off the sound.

The attack has begun!

Seeing Yang Shuai's goal, Celtic fans were so impressed. They hoped to see another attack wave, 6:0 or 10:0, as long as they could widen the point difference to 20 points.

Above, they don't care what happens on the field.

James chose to break through, but the Celtics did not give him an easy layup opportunity. Yang Shuai, Rondo, and Garnett trapped James in the middle, and James had no choice but to distribute the ball.

The ball was originally going to Szczerbiak, but after being touched by Garnett, it flew towards West. Rondo returned to defense very quickly. Seeing that West was about to shoot, he quickly pounced on him.

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West used a trick at this time to avoid the flying Rondo and took a step forward to shoot. However, as soon as he took off, he found a figure in front of him again.

"Want to shoot? It's too simple!" When handsome young man Yang's voice sounded in front of West, West's fate was already sealed.

"Bang!" Advanced jumping and advanced blocking came into play at this time. The handsome boy Yang jumped up, and then smacked the basketball that had just escaped West's hand with his big hand.

"Great! Yang, good cover! Kevin got the ball and threw it to Rajon, a chance!"

Opportunity! Celtics fans all understand that this is an opportunity, an opportunity for a fast break, an opportunity to open up the score!

Rush! The five Celtics players fully utilized their speed. The Cavaliers players also retreated quickly. Rondo and West had the upper hand in the contest. After the change, Rondo accelerated.

When he was two steps away from the three-point line, he threw away West and quickly rushed to the basket.

Jiangduo's breakthrough caused chaos in the Cavaliers' defensive line, which could not be called a well-established advance and retreat. However, Jiangduo did not seem to be disturbed in any way. He continued to accelerate towards the basket and was about to hit Ilgauska.

At this moment, his body suddenly stopped, turned slightly sideways, and then threw the ball away from the three-point line.

"Yang...no one is defending!"

No one noticed Yang Shuai, at least a few Cavaliers players on the court did not notice that Yang Shuai had moved to an unguarded position. When he saw Yang Shuai taking off from outside the three-point line to shoot, Brown jumped up on the sidelines.

The young fans subconsciously put their hands under their eyes. They were afraid of seeing Yang Shuai score, but they also wanted to see Yang Shuai miss his shot.

The struggle didn't last long. It only took a blink of an eye for the basketball to reach the basket from outside the three-point line. Seeing the basketball falling straight towards the basket, the eyes of the Cavaliers fans began to lose focus, "Maybe, the ball will hit the basket."

On the rim.”

"Whoa!" The crisp scratching sound shattered the dreams of Cavaliers fans. The ball hit the target hollowly!

"Yeah!" Yang Shuai jumped up from outside the three-point line, waved his fists vigorously, and then raised his hands high, like a hero receiving cheers.

There were no cheers, but Cavaliers fans still gave Yang Shuai a gift - boos that seemed to penetrate his eardrums. When these boos reached Yang Shuai's ears, they had already turned into cheers.

"What can I say? What can I say? Young, this is a three-pointer that makes Celtic fans feel happy to the core. With a 19-point lead, I think the game is over early."

Cavaliers fans did not think that the game had ended early, and the point difference was not more than 20 points. Since they had such thoughts, the Celtics players helped them. Pierce went inside and succeeded in a layup, widening the point difference.

to 21 minutes.

The fourth quarter became garbage time, and the Cavaliers players lost their fighting spirit. At 112:90, the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers with a big score of 22 points in the away game, leading the series 2:1. In the previous game

After the game, Rivers said that since the opponent could win at their home court, they could also win at the other team's home court. In the Cavaliers' first home court, the victory really belonged to the Celtics.

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