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Even if they think back to that incredible 43 seconds and 16 minutes many years later, people will still give thumbs up. With James as a substantial foil, Yiyang's career masterpiece will never be forgotten.

The impact of McGrady's 13 points in 35 seconds on the NBA is that people will no longer give up the game easily. Even if they were ten points behind at the last minute, the players wanted to try again. Maybe they would create another miracle?

And Yiyang has continued this spirit of never giving up. Even Nowitzki admitted to reporters that he gave up in the last 43 seconds.

"I just wanted to rest on the bench and figure out how to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the next game. I didn't expect... something like this would happen."

The total score of the series became 3-0, and Yiyang's 43 seconds and 16 minutes took the world by storm. The finals may not seem over yet, but they are actually over.

At this juncture when Yiyang created a miracle, the players of the Cleveland Cavaliers had long been disinclined to play. They lost, completely.

Four three-pointers, one three-plus-one. These things are enough to throw the Cleveland Cavaliers into hell.

Stubborn Clevelanders are still comforting themselves by claiming that LeBron James is the best player in the world! With the help of Irving, the Cavaliers will surely make history!

There were so many miracles in this year's playoffs. The Rockets reversed the Clippers after falling behind 1-3, the Warriors' five-small lineup counterattacked the Grizzlies, and of course, Yiyang's 16-point comeback in the last 43 seconds. Examples of battle situations.

Since everyone else can create miracles, why not the best player in the world!

But the fact is that now even LeBron James himself doesn't quite believe that he can lead the Cavaliers to victory.

Although the "Rust Belt City" of Cleveland relies heavily on the sports industry, their professional sports teams have never won any substantial honors in North American sports leagues. In the two years when James won the championship, the championship belonged to Miami. After James came back, he ran into such big trouble again.

Clevelanders have been waiting for their first professional sports championship for decades, and their desire for a championship may really be as great as these players'.

But unfortunately, some things cannot be obtained by desire alone.

Clevelanders still wanted to witness a miracle happen, but the cruel fact is that in the fourth game of the Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers basically gave up resistance after only playing three quarters.

In the first quarter of this game,

James consciously withdrew his strength in an attempt to get his teammates more involved in the offense. Both Thompson and Mozgov performed well under the basket, and they started 7-2. After 3 minutes of game play, the Mavericks only made one shot and missed consecutive shots from outside. However, they had just created a miracle and gradually regained their feeling. After launching an 11-1 attack wave, they surpassed 13-8 with 4 minutes and 28 seconds left in this quarter. After that, in the past five minutes, the Cavaliers only scored 1 point on free throws.

Although the effect in the first quarter was not good, the Cavaliers still insisted on playing a big lineup. However, it turns out that the Mavericks are very good at playing a large team, a small team, and a traditional lineup. Under Yiyang's guidance, Nowitzki and Gobert scored frequently. Mozgov's reactivation did not bring any substantial help to the Cavaliers.

After that, the Cavaliers scored 4 points in a row to start the third quarter, leading 47 to 45 in one fell swoop. However, in the next 4 minutes, as the Mavericks strengthened their defense, they failed to make a shot, while the Mavericks were led by Yiyang and De Ke hit three-pointers one after another, and after a 9-0 run, he once again gained the advantage 54-47.

After the Mavericks put up a Finals-level defense, the Cavaliers' shooting percentage dropped significantly, which was very fatal for the big lineup. Without a high number of rounds and a low shooting percentage, the Cavaliers' scoring stagnated. After that, the Cavaliers still couldn't find the feeling and made constant mistakes. What the Mavericks like most is to use mistakes to counterattack. They scored consecutive fast break points under the leadership of Yiyang. With three minutes to go in this quarter, Gobert succeeded in a dunk and caused a foul on Mozgov. He scored 3 points with dunks and penalties, helping the Mavericks lead 69-55 by 14 points. After that, James started the personal singles mode again and scored a lot of points for the Cavaliers. But after three quarters, the Cavaliers still trailed 61-73.

There is a 12-point gap, and there are still 12 minutes left. It stands to reason that the Cavaliers still have a chance. But at this point in the game, the Cavaliers players no longer had energy.

The game had just begun in the fourth quarter, and the players on the Mavericks bench were already unable to sit still. They stood on the sidelines, holding each other's shoulders, ready to rush onto the court to celebrate the championship victory!

Two consecutive championships, when Yiyang joined the Mavericks as the third overall pick, people only laughed at Cuban for giving up an All-Star player like Caron Butler for a Chinese. But they never imagined that the third overall pick from Butler University could take the Mavericks to such heights.

After half the game in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers were 15 points behind, and the point difference still did not narrow. James is no longer attacking so fiercely. Whether Cavaliers fans are willing to admit it or not, LeBron seems to have given up on the game!

At this time, large numbers of fans began to leave. They had no interest in watching the Mavericks players win the O'Brien Trophy at Quicken Loans Arena.

On the bench, the Mavericks players had already sang the classic "We Are the Champions" by Queen. The a cappella singing of this group of great men seemed extremely moving at this moment.

Today, the person who is unwilling to give up has become Kelly Irving. Irving made 1 of 2 free throws in the last game, which made Irving feel very guilty. He is eager to use his own efforts to win a victory. Even if this victory cannot change the situation of the entire series, Irving does not want to lose in frustration.

In the last two minutes of the game, Irving was still on the court. Jeff Van Gundy has already talked with his partners about the reinforcement plans of each team this summer. When he accidentally looked up and found that Owen was still on the court, his eyes widened.

"The Cavaliers haven't given up resistance yet?"

Yiyang admires Irving's spirit very much, but the cruel fact will never change - the Cleveland Cavaliers are helpless.

The moment Irving heard the electronic buzzer that signaled the end of the game, he knelt down on one knee and smashed the hardwood floor under his feet very unwillingly! Yiyang couldn't remember how many stars had done this in front of him, but he knew that sooner or later, Cleveland's No. 2 would become as great as those guys.

"The game is over, let us congratulate the Dallas Mavericks, who became the NBA championship in the 2014-2015 season!"

As Van Gundy shouted, blue confetti fell from the air. Unlike last year when the Mavericks won the cup in Miami, this year there were not even boos in the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The moment the game ended, there were not many fans left. Most of the remaining diehards felt sorry for James and Irving and had no time to boo the Mavericks.

Yiyang walked up to Owen and hugged this guy who had shot a commercial with him. Irving has won Yiyang's respect. You know, except for Kobe, Wade and others, Yiyang rarely hugs his opponents after knocking others out of the series. Unless this opponent is worthy of him.

"This is just your first finals, don't be discouraged." Yiyang patted Owen on the back, and Owen just nodded lightly, not even able to smile.

Yiyang knew that if he hadn't looked at him, Owen might have cried.

1 of 2 free throws, this incident will always be attached to Irving's mind. Constantly motivating him to go further!

After sweeping the Cavaliers in the finals, the Dallas Mavericks and Yiyang defended their titles for the first time in team history! More importantly than this, with their absolute dominance of three championships in five years, they have begun to build their own dynasty.

Poor James was swept out by Yiyang for the second consecutive year. No one knows what this former favorite is thinking about now.

In the history of the NBA Finals, including today, there have been a total of 6 times where the team was swept. And LeBron James, the most outstanding player, accounts for three of them! After being swept by the Spurs in 2007, people still had excuses. Because James was still very young and immature at that time.

But being swept out by Yiyang for two consecutive seasons last year and this year, James is still a little embarrassed. In the two-year finals, there were 8 games, but LeBron James couldn't win a game in front of the Chinese! We were so close to victory in the last game, but something incredible happened at 43 seconds and 16 minutes.

Second in the league, this somewhat proves James' team leadership ability. In the fiercely competitive battlefield of the NBA, the teams that can reach the finals are not ordinary. But there is no such thing as "overall runner-up" in the league. There is actually no difference between the second place in the league and the last place in the league. They are both the biggest losers!

"He has also reached the Finals three times and won the O'Brien Cup three times. So far, his winning rate in the Finals is still 100%. I think it is time to discuss this issue. Do you think the Mavericks can create three Is this the myth of a consecutive championship dynasty?" Van Gundy looked seriously at Kenny Smith, a three-consecutive championship dynasty. Since the "OK combination" of the Lakers, no team has been able to accomplish such an achievement in more than ten years.

GDP and Popovich can't do it, Kobe and Gasol can't do it, the Green Army's Big Three can't do it, and the Heat's Big Three have never done it either! This shows how difficult it is to win three consecutive championships. But the Dallas Mavericks gave Van Gundy Jr. hope of three consecutive championships.

"This season, from entering the playoffs to winning the championship, the Mavericks had a terrifying record of 16 wins and 1 loss. Only the Golden State Warriors made them taste the slightest bit of pain. 16 wins and 1 loss, which is the highest in the history of the NBA playoffs. A new record. First 74 wins in the regular season, and then 16 wins and 1 loss in the playoffs. Do you know what this means? This means that no team in the entire league can compete with the Mavericks! A regular season and a season In total, we lost less than 10 games in the postseason! Even Jordan and the Bulls couldn't do this!"

Van Gundy Jr. still looked at Kenny Smith without interrupting. He was waiting for this guy to make a summary.

"So, if Yiyang is still on the podium next season to win the O'Brien Cup and lead the Mavericks to build a dynasty as an Asian... I won't be surprised at all!"

On the field, a temporary podium has been set up, and the Mavericks players stood up happily wearing championship commemorative T-shirts and championship commemorative ball caps.

Kenny Smith said nothing. They might see this scene many, many more times...