The Godfather of Basketball

The Rockets beat the Spurs in the tiebreaker and re-entered the finals after 12 years.

Their opponent is the Cleveland Cavaliers led by "Little Emperor" LeBron James.

Since the Cavaliers selected James in 2003, they have signed up year by year, one step at a time, from ninth in the Eastern Conference to fifth in the Eastern Conference, and now second in the Eastern Conference, reaching the finals.

"Little Emperor" hopes to usher in the first championship trophy of his career in the fourth year of his career.

Of course, this is only hopeful.

Just like the strength gap between the East and the West in the regular season, and the attention received in the playoffs between the East and the West, the whole world knows how big the gap between the Cavaliers and the Rockets is.

Leaving aside the head coaches of both sides, let's talk about strength on paper.

Ilgauskas is called by some fans as a tall center with strength comparable to Yao Ming, but anyone who has watched the regular season knows that the two sides are not at the same level of players at all.

Drew Gooden is a tough forward, but he is tougher than Millsap. As for scoring ability, even the first-year Millsap is much better than Gooden.

James, facing Battier, this is the only matchup that the Cavaliers have an advantage, but James, who has not yet developed the long-range shooting ability, may only know how much he can use this advantage until the game.

Larry Hughes, the steals champion in 2005, defended for a while, good three-point ability, a standard 3D player, and Battier's function is somewhat similar, but against McGrady, his disadvantage is worse than Battier's against James big.

Daniel Gibson, James' "guard with a knife", this year's second-round pick, already has a place in the Cavaliers with his stable shooting, but it is difficult to gain an advantage against Blake, who likes to confront.

As for the substitutes, Alexander Pavlovich, Anderson Varejao, Donyell Marshall, Damon Jones, this lineup, compared with the Rockets, does not take advantage of the slightest.

This is still without the head coach.

Then move out Tang Tian, ​​who has repeatedly performed miracles, and compare him with "Bread" Mike Brown on the opposite side.

"Hey, buddy, it's the grand finale of hanging kids!"

Barkley's ridicule on the TNT program is the truest portrayal of the two teams.

After resting for nearly a week, on June 9, US time, the NBA Finals kicked off at the Toyota Center.

Before the game, the reporter interviewed James, the core of the Cavaliers.

When the reporter asked about the preview of the game, James was a little emotional.

"All of them think we're going to lose, all of them think the East can't win, but we can win, look, we're going to win."

"Play according to the normal rhythm. If you lose, it will be mine." On the side of the court, in stark contrast to James' excitement, Tang Tian's expression was extremely calm and calm.

As a time traveler, he knows that the finals with the most disparity in strength in history is really a little disparity.

The game started quickly, and Ilgauskas gave the Cavaliers the opportunity to attack first.

James went to the frontcourt to catch the ball and organized at the top of the circle.

As a well-known point forward in the league, his ability is beyond doubt.

It's just that the Rockets followed closely in other positions, and the Cavaliers ran more than half of the offensive time without a chance.

James chose to force Battier.

Battier defended and retreated, and when James got to the basket, the Rockets quickly shrunk their defense.

James passed the ball outside to Hughes.

"boom!"

Hughes missed a three-pointer.

Rockets possession.

Yao Ming went to the frontcourt, and after a series of infinite air cuts, the Cavaliers' defensive formation had almost collapsed.

"Shua!"

McGrady made a solid three-pointer from the outside.

The scene cheered loudly.

The Cavaliers' offense, James reorganized, this time he gave the outside Gibson.

Gibson made another three-pointer.

"boom!"

Still not going in.

Gibson made 11 three-pointers in the rookie game, which shocked everyone, but unfortunately, this is the finals, and the defensive intensity has increased by at least three levels.

You come and I fight anxiously on both sides, but the point difference has been opened up a little bit from the beginning.

After halftime, the Rockets had a 66-51 lead by as much as 15 points.

The Rockets played all the way...with ease.

After a bloody battle with the Spurs, playing against the Cavaliers is like taking a sauna, sweating and feeling quite comfortable.

Tang Tian also sat on the bench the whole time.

Playing this knight is actually really simple.

James basically has no long-range shots at this time, as long as the main defense is to kill the inside line.

As for the rest of the Cavaliers, to be honest, he feels tired for James.

Bringing such a group of teammates to the finals is an absolute affirmation of James' ability in the final analysis.

In the end, despite James' vows before the game and his hard work in the game, the Rockets beat the Cavaliers 101 to 89 and won their first victory in the finals.

"The Cavaliers played very hard." This was Tang Tian's evaluation of the Cavaliers after the game.

This is a very pertinent evaluation. Not only James was in the game, but other Cavaliers players also played very hard.

But in the game, hard work is based on talent, especially in the world's top league like the NBA, hard work alone will definitely not win the game.

103 to 91, the Rockets still easily won the second game.

98 to 91, back to the Cavaliers home court, the Cavaliers players recovered, James scored a triple-double of 21 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, the Cavaliers only lost by single digits.

3 to 0, the Rockets easily lead by a big score, and the team is only one step away from the championship trophy.

The final game of the Finals will continue at Quicken Loans Arena.

Because it has reached the match point, the championship may be born in this game. The official staff of the league appeared on the scene with the championship trophy and some necessary props.

This is a signal, but the feelings of the opponents are completely opposite.

The Rockets players are looking forward to it, while the Cavaliers players are anxious.

"We don't care about other things. The only thing we have to do tonight is to win this game. We must not let our opponent win the championship trophy at our home court. If that happens, it will be our eternal shame." Before the game, James yelled at his teammates.

"Little Emperor" has his dignity.

The same is true of Cleveland fans, wearing red home team T-shirts and holding white handkerchiefs handed out at the scene, ready to go.

Cleveland is a small city, but the enthusiasm of the fans here is extremely hot. The atmosphere at home here is among the top in the league. This year's playoffs are extremely hot because of the team's outstanding results.

The Cavaliers have reached the moment of last stand.