On the court, Yao Ming was double-teamed and distributed the ball, leaving Battier with an open three-point shot.
Zhang Zhiyuan shouted: "Beautiful."
Before he finished speaking, the basketball hit the edge of the rim and missed.
"The posture is very beautiful and has my charm."
Zhang Zhiyuan added.
The Cavaliers counterattacked and James broke through with the ball. Zhang Zhiyuan said again: "James wants to attract double-teams and then distribute the ball..."
Before he finished speaking, James scored a layup himself.
"He voted by himself, so that's no problem. He has the strength."
Zhang Zhiyuan.
After stopping talking nonsense, Zhang Zhiyuan began to talk big words. He made consecutive predictions that were not correct, which made the fans laugh to death.
From a professional point of view, his explanation is somewhat unqualified.
But from an entertainment point of view, it can make the audience happy, so his commentary is very qualified.
Next, Zhang Zhiyuan continued his ridiculous quotes.
"Gibson played well. He made 4 of 3 shots so quickly."
These words almost sent Smith away. He couldn't tell whether Zhang Zhiyuan did it intentionally or unintentionally.
If it was intentional, it would be too creative and bold.
"Follow Gibson, even if he goes to the bathroom."
"The Rockets can only rely on Yao Ming. He has already scored 13 points, which is 1 point more than the total score of the team."
"When James stands next to Yao Ming, he still feels like a little bird. This height difference is suitable for a couple."
After hearing this, Barkley and Smith couldn't stand it anymore and laughed out loud during the show.
What was a serious and serious commentary program has been completely distorted by Zhang Zhiyuan and turned into a comedy theater, and the program's effect is directly over the top.
"I like this style."
“That one on 3-for-4 made me laugh so hard.”
"It seems that he is only suitable for playing basketball and cannot commentate at all."
Among the audience, most of them were happy to see it. However, there were also a small number of viewers who couldn't get the laughs and felt that Zhang Zhiyuan was not up to standard, so they complained one after another.
Soon, they knew they were wrong.
Zhang Zhiyuan only acted like this in the first half. In the second half, he stopped joking and gave a serious explanation.
"It is still difficult for the Rockets to defeat the Cavaliers with their current lineup. The main reason is that the depth of the lineup is not good, and the Cavaliers have more players who can beat them."
Zhang Zhiyuan commented after the Rockets fell behind by 12 points.
In addition to James, the Cavaliers also have Gooden, Big Z, Pavlovic, Larry Hughes, Gibson, Varejao, and Marshall.
Although these people have their own weaknesses, they are still better than the Rockets.
Except for Yao Ming and Battier, everyone else on the Rockets side is really not good at all.
Alston's defense is poor, Hayes can only defend.
The worst thing is the shooting guard position. After Tracy McGrady and Zhang Zhiyuan were injured, no one could fill it.
The Rockets can only play two guards, allowing Alston and Lutherhead to be on the court at the same time, forming a double leak in the Rockets' backcourt.
Larry Hughes, a guy who has been labeled as a cancer, produced good data in the face of these two leaks.
"You mean your teammates aren't as good as the Cavs players?"
Barkley dug a hole shamelessly.
However, this obviously cannot be difficult for Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan said with a smile: "I don't have the final say whether they are good or not. The eight people playing with the Cavaliers have a combined annual salary of 60 million, and it's a loss for James that he didn't start executing the big contract, otherwise it would be 67 million. The salary of these eight people playing with the Rockets
The combined annual salary of each individual is only 43 million, so they are worthy of pride if they can compete with the Cavaliers back and forth."
Present the facts and be reasonable. Buckley cannot refute these words.
Whether a player is good or not depends on his worth.
"Are you worried when you see your team falling behind?"
Smith asked.
"There's nothing to worry about. At worst, I will come back early. Do you think I will watch the Cavaliers take away my championship?"
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
This was the first time he disclosed this idea, which surprised the audience.
"real?"
Buckley asked.
"Fake, scare the Cavaliers."
Zhang Zhiyuan started to be unserious again, making it difficult for people to tell whether what he said was true or false.
"Shet, you sound like the Cavaliers are afraid of you."
Barkley expressed dissatisfaction with Zhang Zhiyuan's stinky fart.
"You can ask them if they want me to come back early."
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled.
In their wrangling, the game ended.
92 to 82, the Cavaliers won by 10 points.
It didn't look like they won much, but except for the Rockets, who took the lead in the first few minutes, they fell behind all the time.
The gap between the two teams is visible to the naked eye.
When Yao Ming was on the court, the Rockets could hold on for a while. But it was impossible for Yao Ming to play the entire game. During the few minutes he took a break, the Rockets collapsed, and no one could step up and take the lead.
In the end, Yao Ming made 15 of 31 shots, 8 of 10 free throws, and scored 38 points and 12 rebounds.
For the Cavaliers, James' performance was mediocre, with only 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
But others performed well, with Larry Hughes scoring 18 points, Pavlovich 14 points, Gibson 15 points and Gooden 14 points.
At the post-game press conference, Van Gundy was asked if he would no longer coach if he lost his star player.
Van Gundy said angrily: "Which coach has won the championship with the team injured two core players?"
"You mean you can't win the championship now?"
the reporter asked.
Only then did Van Gundy realize that he had been fooled, and quickly said, "Of course not, it's just going to be very difficult."
"Zhang said he might come back early. Do you want him to risk his health like this?"
The reporter continued to ask.
"Whether he can come back early needs to be discussed by the team doctor. I can't make the decision."
Van Gundy.
Later, the reporter asked Yao Ming: "Zhang said on the show that the Rockets' role players are not good enough. Do you think so too?"
Yao Ming was very troubled when he heard this and said: "We are all excellent, but our opponents play better."
The reporter was still unwilling: "You scored 38 points and 12 rebounds today but couldn't win. Isn't this because your teammates are not good enough?"
"I should have played better."
Yao Ming.
No matter how reporters stir up trouble, Yao Ming is always there.
Afterwards, the reporter could only turn to Alston: "Raff, how do you think you played today?"
"Like shit."
Alston said depressedly.
There is no point in quibbling, the data of 8 points, 4 assists and 4 turnovers are there.
"Ju Wan, among the players who played today, you are the second-highest paid player. Do you think your role is worthy of your salary?"
the reporter asked.
"I don't deserve it, but so what. Do you want me to share some with you? I'm working hard, and I will continue to work hard to do better."
Juwan Howard's unhappy reply.
There were so many articles criticizing him in the media that he had already been feeling angry.
After the Rockets passed, the Cavaliers players happily attended the press conference.
The smile on his face was impossible to hide.
There is no way, this pie is too big.
Before the playoffs started, they didn't even think that they could reach the finals, let alone that all the strong teams in the Western Conference would fall, leaving them with only a remnant of the Rockets.
This championship is as cool as picking it up for free.
"LeBron, Zhang said on the show that he might come back early. Are you worried?"
the reporter asked.
What?
James's heart skipped a beat, and the smile on his face disappeared instantly.
He hesitated and said: "Of course I'm not worried. In fact, I'm looking forward to playing against him."
"If Zhang cannot come back and you win the championship, do you feel that the championship is not valuable enough?"
the reporter asked.
"Injuries are also part of the game. Players are injured every season. If players are injured and cannot play, we question the gold content of the championship. Then there has not been a gold content championship in the past years."
James said.
"If Zhang comes back early, do you think you can still win the championship?"
Seeing James talking as if the championship was already theirs, a reporter couldn't help but complain.
"Of course, we have the best team."
James said.
After the game, the news did not describe much about the game, because neither the process nor the result exceeded the fans' expectations, and there was really nothing to report.
On the contrary, Zhang Zhiyuan guest-narrated, which made it even more fresh.
On June 8, the second game between the Rockets and Cavaliers began.
It was still the home court of the Rockets. Zhang Zhiyuan did not commentate on this game, but sat in the front row to watch the game.
Also with him is Liu Yan, who has been staying in the United States these days, planning the details of the show with Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Zhang, is this your girlfriend?"
The reporter noticed the two of them and immediately came over to gossip.
"She is my god sister."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
This was Liu Yan's own request. To the outside world, he only said that the relationship was between brother and sister.
She was worried about others gossiping. After all, she was many years older than Zhang Zhiyuan, and her reputation was too different, so it would be easy for others to suspect that she was a sugar daddy.
Although this is true, it is also very necessary to hide it.
At the same time, Chinese fans also saw the two of them through live broadcast.
"Who is the girl next to Xiao Zhang?"
Zhang Lili said curiously.
"It seems his name is Liu Yan, and he is a program host."
Sun Zhengping was somewhat impressed because he had seen Lu Yu's interview with Zhang Zhiyuan before and went to gossip about it afterwards.
"Good guy, is this done?"
"Do you really have a leg?"
"This girl is rich."
The audience began to speculate on the relationship between the two, and they almost all thought in the same direction. They never thought that the two could be siblings.
"Who is this woman?"
"Wow, Liu Yan is so prosperous."
"You bitch, shameless."
Some celebrities who were idle were also watching the live broadcast. When they saw Liu Yan sitting next to Zhang Zhiyuan, they felt sour in their hearts that they wished they could kill her with a shot and take her place.
Just sitting next to Zhang Zhiyuan will gain more popularity than filming a TV series.
The number of people watching the NBA Finals in China is at least tens of millions.
Before the game started, the Cavaliers players couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhiyuan frequently.
Originally, they were really looking at Zhang Zhiyuan and were afraid that Zhang Zhiyuan would suddenly take off his suit and go on stage. But after seeing the girl next to Zhang Zhiyuan, these dogs ignored Zhang Zhiyuan and stared at Liu Yanmiao one by one.
They don't see many beautiful oriental girls, but unfortunately their figures are not to their liking.
But now, Liu Yan has both looks and figure.
In their view, Liu Yan was perfect.
After Zhang Zhiyuan noticed the gazes of those guys, he laughed and teased Liu Yan: "You have made great contributions to our team. Look at the Cavaliers players who have lost their souls when they see you. They will definitely not be able to play well later."
When Liu Yan heard this, he pretended to be angry and slapped Zhang Zhiyuan on the arm.
This scene made Chinese fans even more certain that these two were definitely having an affair.
"Brother Zhang, please take it easy. If you are injured, don't do strenuous exercise. It will affect your recovery."
"What's the matter? Brother Zhang can lie down below."
"Brother Zhang injured his left leg, not his calf. What are you afraid of?"
.......
The game begins.
For the Cavaliers, Gibson, Pavlovich, James, Gooden, Ilgauskas.
For the Rockets, Alston, Lutherhead, Battier, Hayes, Yao Ming.
Yao Ming grabbed the ball and the Rockets attacked first.
Yao Ming positioned himself under the basket, caught the ball, turned around and shot, and the ball went in.
Cavaliers coach Mike Brown didn't panic at all when he saw this. With Yao Ming's physical strength, it was already very difficult to shoot 31 balls like the previous game.
Originally, the shooting percentage was quite high in the first three quarters, but in the last quarter, the shooting continued.
The Cavaliers counterattacked, James controlled the ball, and Gibson and Pavlovic helped him open up space outside the three-point line.
Both of these two shot over 40% from three-point range, and they shot a lot, so the Rockets had to defend them.
Gooden went out to help James block the next man, and James rushed directly to the basket.
Yao Ming made a defense, James passed the ball to Ilgauskas, and the latter scored.
In the transition between offense and defense, Alston chose to shoot by himself.
This is what the coach has asked for. They must take action when they have the opportunity. They cannot completely rely on Yao Ming.
It's a pity that Alston's ability is always lacking.
It was very difficult to beat rookie Gibson, and in the end it was just a matter of shooting.
Fortunately, thanks to Yao Ming, the Rockets were able to hold on in the first half of the first quarter.
In the ninth minute, Yao Ming took a break.
James, the beast, never rested, seizing the time after Yao Ming came off the court to rack up points like crazy.
Not only does he want to win the championship, he also wants to win FMVP.
Although he has a 100% chance of winning FMVP after winning the championship, he doesn't want the data to be too ugly.
James scored 7 points in a row and led the team to a climax.
"This man is so fierce."
Liu Yan complained.
"It's just bullying the weak and fearing the strong. I never saw him rushing like this when Yao Ming was here."
Zhang Zhiyuan said disdainfully.
Although he himself specifically targets his opponents' weaknesses, this does not prevent him from despising James.
"It seems like your team is not doing well."
Liu Yan said.
"So, you have to help me heal my injury attentively. Only if I recover quickly and play early can I save the team."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
When Liu Yan heard this, she pinched him hard again. She was not used to hearing such dirty talk in public.
She felt a little more at ease when she thought that the people around her basically didn't understand.
However, she forgot that there are many talented Chinese fans, and there are not a few who are proficient in chicken crowing, dog stealing, and a little bit of lip reading.
On the court, the game was like a replica of the first game.
When Yao Ming was there, he could barely hold on, but Yao Ming was immediately widened.
In the last quarter, Yao Ming's physical strength declined seriously and the Rockets collapsed quickly.
98 to 84, the Cavaliers made another victory, leading 2-0.
