Chapter 209: Its so overwhelming, its simply murderous!
In the second quarter of the game, Nash and Laga Bell rested, and Barbosa and Diaw took their place, fighting together with Su Bei, Marion and Stoudemire.
The Cavaliers' rotation is quite strong.
Don't ask, just ask because James is extremely talented and if he really doesn't want to leave, he can still fight for one more night.
With the addition of Marshall, Gibson, Pavlovich and Gooden, the Cavaliers' rotation is one with three shots and one rebound, which is still very capable.
At the start of the second quarter, the Cavaliers had the offensive ball.
"The Suns still acted like a tortoise, playing hard and shooting from the outside. They did not treat the Cavaliers' outside shots as if they were alive.
James broke through with the ball and ran into it. His body was too helpless.
The Suns once again used multi-player pocket defense to entertain the little emperor. This is not about martial ethics. Three against one, what kind of skill is that?
James jumped up and tossed the basketball..."
It's not about passing the blame, it's about breaking through and scoring the ball.
In the three-point corner on the left, Marshall lurked there, caught the ball, jumped up, and before Marion could come back, he raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper...
Swish——!
With his hand raised and the knife falling, Marshall's three-point hit recovered 3 points.
The difference became 10 points.
Let me put it bluntly, Marshall is no longer the great player who once had a record of 12 three-point goals in a single game.
Born in 1963, he is already 34 years old and his form has declined seriously. He averaged only 7 points per game this season and his three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs was only 31%, which is only a few hundred million points better than the "Four Yanghua Three Irons".
However, basketball is not arithmetic, and it is really difficult to grasp a "monster" like Marshall.
On the court, the Suns attack.
Barbosa rushed up with the ball. He knew all the tricks, but he didn't have as many moves as Nash, but the advantage was that he was clean and quick.
James is an all-around warrior, with A-level speed, A-level strength, A-level jumping, and A-level agility... His talents are terrifying, and he has many cards in his hand. He is just omnipotent, but he is so reckless as Barbossa, who has S-level speed.
He can't compare to people, nor can he stand up to them.
"Barbosa rushed up, changed direction without slowing down, and had a very low center of gravity when controlling the ball. James was passed cleanly like a street in the early morning. He rushed into the penalty area, jumped up with the ball, and shot a two-point jumper from close range..."
Swish——!
Two-point hit.
The score difference came to 12 points.
Barbosa's speed is hard to match. When he first debuted, he was fine. He could only focus on the basket. In the past few years in the NBA, his mid-range shot has improved a lot. When matched with his speed, he is simply sharp and invincible.
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Off the court, Mike Brown was a little anxious and panicked inside.
He found that fighting the Suns offensively was outrageous.
I don’t know if the players in the Suns team are good or not, but they have a lot of talent.
There is the speed superman Barbosa, there is the solid three-point shooter Su Bei, there is the defensive warrior Laga Bell, there is Marion who is good at collecting the ball, and there is the physical beast Stoudemire who can also hit the mid-range shot, and the defense
He can't guard anyone well, but he attacks the talented Nash...
The Cavaliers are a team that thrives on defense. What can they do to withstand the Suns' offensive firepower?
It's just that I didn't have a choice before, and I don't have a choice now. If you don't hit others when you fall behind, you will be hit by others.
"The Cavaliers' offense was still James's breakthrough. He ran over Su Bei's body like a crab, rushed into the paint, and continued to go deep. With Marion and Barbosa's flanking attacks, James chose to go up hard and force a layup...
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Bang-dang——!
He admitted to blacksmithing, but why didn't he get a foul?
James challenged the referee and was dissatisfied with his performance.
With this kind of defensive intensity, you can have a whistle!
"With the intensity of the playoffs, or the defensive intensity of the finals, the referee will definitely not brag about it, but will leave the control of the game to the players.
To strike, one must be strong, so what’s the point of waiting for the whistle?”
James missed the attack, but he casually spread his hands, failed to get the whistle, and also affected his teammates' defensive judgment. He originally rushed back to defend with all his strength, but now he hesitated with his hands, leaving only 80% of his skill.
"The basketball was taken by Stoudemire, and Barbosa rushed up with the ball.
Su Bei and Marion rushed back to the frontcourt, one on the left and one on the right, forming a 3-on-2 situation.
While running, Barbosa passed the ball to Su Bei.
It was so chaotic, Su Bei just jumped up from the ball, raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper.
Blind Ji Ba throws around again, wouldn't it be nice to have two solid points?"
Bang-dang——!
Su Bei's three-pointer missed.
Pavlovich turned around, but before he could be happy, he saw a tall figure leaping high and grabbing the offensive rebound.
"Amazing Stoudemire's speed is so awesome. I don't know when he rushed to the frontcourt. He is so good at running.
What the hell are these Suns players?
They are just a group of track and field athletes. Are they playing basketball?
Huh?
Stoudemire had a chance to score two points, but he didn't hit it. Instead, he passed the basketball to Su Bei.
This kind of beating is too devilish, it is simply murderous and heartbreaking..."
Su Bei caught the ball, made a second attack, and shot a three-point jumper. James rushed over, but it was a shot too late.
Swish——!
Three points of life finally, finally came in.
By 15 points, the gap widened again.
Su Bei clenched his fist, high-fived Stoudemire in celebration, and then quickly turned around and returned to defense.
The Cavaliers' offense is coming.
James controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and faced Barbosa, who was strong in attack and weak in defense, he still chose to force a breakthrough.
"Barbosa was out of defense, but James ran him in and was flanked again.
boom--!
James passed the ball behind his back, and it was Gibson who caught the ball and fired."
Bang-dang——!
Gibson's three-point shot is reasonable, but the shot is not stable, and it misses the ball like a basketball.
Fortunately, the rebound belonged to the Cavaliers. Gooden took off the rebound and was quickly forced to grab it. He immediately copied what Stoudemire had just completed and threw the basketball out of the perimeter.
Gibson caught the ball and also copied Su Bei's work. He raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper...
Bang-dang——!
Still can't hit the iron.
"I originally thought that fighting against the Suns on offense was already outrageous, but I didn't expect that the Cavaliers would do something even more outrageous. Who gave this the courage?
You actually bet on whether Gibson, a rookie, had bullets in his shooting pistol?"
“Don’t doubt people if you doubt them, and don’t doubt people when you employ them. This is indeed the basic quality of coaching.
Gibson's three-point shot is something. In the tiebreaker with the Pistons, it was Gibson's three-point shot that defeated the Pistons and helped the Cavaliers advance to the finals in a thrilling way.
He has had magnificent performances and is very talented in shooting, but treating occasional outbursts as a habit is too random a choice."
The rebound was picked off by Stoudemire again, and the ball was passed to Barbosa to rush and hit.
The lead was a bit large, but Barbosa was in trouble. He used his speed to rush into the penalty area, against Gooden's defense, and threw the basketball towards the basket.
"James was thrown away by the speed, but he followed closely to the penalty area, jumped up, and like a god descending from the earth, blocked Barbosa's shot with a nail board.
After winning the basketball, James immediately launched a counterattack and rushed forward.
This is the real reckless person. Su Bei's physical talent is incomparable and he cannot withstand James' physical impact.
I can only follow James, watch James, and hit the basket with a powerful Huashan-style tomahawk dunk..."
Bang-dang——!
James integrated offense and defense to bring the point difference between the two sides back to 13 points.
The Cavaliers are still lagging behind.
In the next game, the Cavaliers' offense was obviously more urgent.
Their attack was not very interesting to begin with. They attacked in a state of anxiety, and the blacksmith naturally came to their door.
The Suns took the opportunity to counterattack and widened the point difference to more than 15 points.
With Nash's appearance, he first scored a three-pointer by himself, and then assisted Marion to score two points, raising the Suns' offensive level to another level.
The Cavaliers fell even further behind in terms of score, and couldn't even catch the exhaust fumes.
At the end of the first half, the score was up. The Suns were on full offensive firepower. They beat the Cavaliers at halftime and entered the locker room to rest with a 21-point lead.
"I didn't expect the Cavaliers to be so good.
The Suns almost took a huge lead in the first half and may even have won the first game."
"Not a possibility, but a certainty.
In this game, the Cavaliers basically gave up.
Trailing by 21 points, the Cavaliers couldn't defend well in the second half. They could only attack with all their strength, and then they would just run into the Suns' toughest offense. Is there any sense left?"
"In the two regular season games, the Suns won both games, both by big margins.
The playing styles of the two teams, one playing offense and the other playing defense, it is not unusual for the game to be one-sided and unbalanced..."
Sure enough, when the game came back in the second half, the Cavaliers had only one way to attack.
It is estimated that the Cavaliers also want to try to see how far their offense can reach as a reference for the next game.
But if you try, you will die.
The Cavaliers generals carried the poor shooting feel from the first half into the second half.
Therefore, before the Suns could exert their offensive power and enjoy themselves, the Cavaliers failed to shoot and fell.
Buzz——!
As the buzzer sounds, the red light lights up, and the game time is over.
According to the score, the Suns slaughtered the Cavaliers by 39 points and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
James played in the Finals for the first time. He made 6 of 21 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He only scored 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. As the Cavaliers' main offensive point, his performance was terrible.
Big Z made 3 of 10 shots and scored 6 points and 6 rebounds.
Larry Hughes made 2 of 7 shots and scored 4 points and 5 rebounds.
The three ethical giants of the Cavaliers scored 29 points together, which was not even enough to average 10 points. What can the Cavaliers do to win?
The Suns' offense has blossomed more.
Nash assists, just shy of a double 20 performance, one person, so awesome!
Stoudemire rebounded and his performance was just okay.
Marion had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Su Bei made 9 of 15 shots, 7 of 13 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Do you call this a role player?
The Big Four scored 90 points together, almost equaling the Cavaliers' total team score. With such firepower, the Cavaliers did not lose unfairly.