Zhang Zhiyuan's goal embarrassed James, who had no time to retreat, and his domineering celebration immediately turned into a joke.
James felt very regretful, but as things had come to this, he could only swallow this bitter pill.
James secretly vowed to devote himself 100% to the next step.
The Cavaliers attacked, but James was double-teamed before he could start. He could only pass the ball to Gibson.
There was someone in front of Gibson, so he didn't dare to risk a single, and passed to Jones who was empty.
After he finished passing the ball, Zhang Zhiyuan returned to Jones.
The Cavaliers have been going around and around, but still haven't found a good opportunity.
Jones passed the ball again, and Ilgauskas could only force the shot. Yao Ming interfered hard, and Ilgauskas' shooting posture was deformed and the ball missed.
Juwan Howard picked up the rebound, but unfortunately he and Zhang Zhiyuan did not have a tacit understanding and did not make a long pass, missing the opportunity to counterattack.
The Rockets advanced slowly, and Zhang Zhiyuan caught the ball after passing half court.
James wanted to double-team, but felt it was too early.
Just this moment of hesitation, Zhang Zhiyuan has already started, passing Jones in one step.
Kirilenko can't even say that he can definitely prevent Zhang Zhiyuan's breakthrough, let alone Jones, who can't even squeeze into the starting lineup.
After passing Jones, James still wanted to defend.
But Zhang Zhiyuan, who had already charged, had nothing to do with James, unless he committed a foul.
Fouling Zhang Zhiyuan is equivalent to giving away points, and James did not do this.
Zhang Zhiyuan rushed to the basket and easily scored two points.
88 to 91, the point difference is only 3 points.
Zhang Zhiyuan scored 10 points in a row, and Mike Brown hurriedly called a timeout.
"So fierce, Zhang Zhiyuan from the Western Conference Finals is back."
Sun Zhengping.
"It looks like he is stable. Even the Spurs can't stop Xiao Zhang in this state, and the Cavaliers can't even do it."
Zhang Lili said excitedly.
"Does timeout work? Popovich has already tried it, and it doesn't work."
Smith said.
"Even if it's useless, he still has to scream. This at least shows that he is working and not being an audience."
Buckley joked.
Obviously the Rockets are still lagging behind, but they are talking as if the Cavaliers have already lost.
These words made Cavaliers fans extremely angry. They could only hope that the team would work hard and slap Smith and Barkley hard in the face.
Rockets fans laughed a lot. They like to hear the commentators praise their favorite players and teams.
The timeout ended, the two sides returned to the court, and the Cavaliers began to double-team Zhang Zhiyuan endlessly.
That is, no matter whether Zhang Zhiyuan has the ball or not, no matter where Zhang Zhiyuan is, let two people follow him to prevent Zhang Zhiyuan from catching the ball, preventing him from breaking through, and preventing him from shooting.
As for the other side, the Cavaliers decided to play three against four.
In order to prevent Zhang Zhiyuan from dying, Mike Brown really risked his life.
When the Cavaliers attacked, James actually received almost the same treatment.
As soon as he gets the ball, two people will immediately cover him up to prevent James from rushing forward.
If James doesn't charge, the threat will be much smaller.
Facing a double team, James had no choice but to pass the ball.
Gibson took a three-point shot and missed.
The closer to the critical moment, the greater the psychological pressure on the players.
Under the basket, Gooden and others were desperately fighting for the rebound. In the chaos, the basketball fell to the ground. Gooden and Juwan Howard fell to the ground one after another and fought for it on the floor. Both sides held the ball tightly and neither one wanted to let go.
The desire to win is something no one lacks.
The whistle blows and the ball is scrambled.
Gooden moved the ball towards himself, but Battier sneaked up from behind and took the ball away.
When the Rockets attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan was heavily guarded. The three people gathered at the logo, which looked particularly eye-catching.
At the other end, the Rockets were four on three.
Yao Ming caught the ball under the basket and put it in.
90 to 91.
"The Cavaliers' defense was successful. At least they didn't let the Rockets score 3 points."
Smith joked.
The Cavaliers attacked. James distributed the ball and then ran. After getting rid of Battier, he caught the ball and broke through.
This guy's physical strength is also at a historical level, and he is still so vigorous even now.
On the other hand, Shane almost stuck out his tongue and gasped.
90 to 93.
During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly accelerated, shook off Jones, and bypassed Gibson. He broke through the double-team and continued running. After running into the open space, he received the pass, shot a three-pointer, and scored.
93 to 93, tied.
"Zhang fought very hard. Although he said he felt his body had recovered, there are still risks in fighting like this."
Smith said.
"For the championship, every player will fight hard at this moment."
Buckley said.
The Cavaliers' offense suffered a power outage, and the Rockets had a chance to take the lead.
Yao Ming lived up to everyone's expectations and threw the ball into the basket through Ilgauskas.
95 to 93, overtaking.
Rockets fans were instantly excited. This game looked so exciting.
"Yao and Zhang are so reliable at critical moments."
"I love them both to death, and I love China to death."
"Hold on and win."
Some Rockets fans even like China because of Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming. Yao Ming and Zhang Zhiyuan have inadvertently increased the influence of China.
The game continued, the Cavaliers counterattacked, and James gritted his teeth and broke through.
Zhang Zhiyuan reached out and took it out.
James' dribbling was mediocre to begin with, but now it was affected by the mysterious power of props, and he let go again.
"Oh, this is a fatal mistake. He has done this twice in the fourth quarter. God, do you have to crush LeBron's championship dream?"
Cleveland's explanation is very interesting, actually blaming God.
Fortunately, there is no God in this world, otherwise God would definitely slap him in the face when he heard this.
Zhang Zhiyuan made a key steal and the Rockets counterattacked and scored.
97 to 93, the point difference widened, and the Rockets were full of momentum.
The substitutes on the bench were all waving towels and yelling, more excited than the players on the field.
The Cavaliers attacked and Gooden made a shot to stop the bleeding.
But within ten seconds of the Cavaliers fans being happy, Zhang Zhiyuan shattered their illusions with a three-pointer.
100 to 95.
"Don't force me to be serious. If I am serious, I will even be afraid of myself."
Zhang Zhiyuan pretended to be cool silently.
James had a cold face and was speechless.
He also wanted to refute, but the situation did not allow it.
He does not have the self-confidence of Zhang Zhiyuan, and regards backwardness as nothing.
James is now focused on catching up with the score, but his small wish is difficult to realize.
After a foul, Yao Ming finally made a free throw and scored 2 points.
He shot two points, Zhang Zhiyuan scored a three-pointer, he scored a free throw, and Yao Ming scored two points. What a bully.
James feels aggrieved in a one-on-two situation, and he wants a superstar to help him.
The Cavaliers attack again, and James shoots the iron.
After a few rounds, the score difference has reached 8 points.
What's even more fatal is that there is not much game time left, only 3 minutes left.
The Cavaliers attacked, and James passed the ball to Gibson. Gibson wanted to organize a second time, but he didn't pass the ball until he made a mistake.
"You shoot, I pass it to you so that you can shoot a three-pointer. In this situation, we can only bet on a three-pointer."
James complained.
"You should have said it earlier. You should have said it earlier. Why didn't you say it earlier? If you had said it earlier, I would have voted..."
This was Gibson's inner voice, but he didn't say it out loud. He didn't have the guts.
In transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan shoots the ball.
However, it doesn't matter anymore, the Rockets are now completely in control.
The Cavaliers attacked, James broke through and was blocked and then passed the ball, and Gibson shot and hit the ball.
He wasted an attack opportunity and ten seconds.
At this moment, all his previous highlights were completely forgotten by Cavaliers fans. They only saw Gibson destroying the team's hopes.
The Rockets attacked and Alston advanced slowly, consuming time.
Gibson also wanted to press for atonement, but Alston did not make such a stupid mistake.
He didn't show off his fancy dribbling, but passed it directly to Zhang Zhiyuan.
At critical moments, it is always right to hand the ball to the stars.
Zhang Zhiyuan attracted the opponent's attention and then passed to Yao Ming.
Yao Ming scored from the basket.
110 to 100, the Rockets led by double digits.
When the Cavaliers attacked, James showed signs of giving up and did not rush the fast break again.
After half-court, he patted the basketball, spent a few seconds, and then passed it to Jones.
This ball was passed, and even the commentators couldn't understand it.
Could it be that he wants Jones to attack Zhang Zhiyuan? This is too high regard for Jones.
No one knew what James was thinking at this moment. In short, in the last minute and a half, he suddenly seemed invisible.
If James doesn't score points, the rest of the Cavaliers will be even more hopeless.
After playing for a while, the game was over.
112 to 100, the Rockets counterattacked and won this crucial game.
At this point, the two sides were tied at 3-3, and the advantage returned to the Rockets.
In the next game, the Rockets have home court advantage, as well as morale advantage and psychological advantage.
However, these are all minor details.
What really makes Rockets fans confident is Zhang Zhiyuan. As long as Zhang Zhiyuan is still on the court, the game will be stable.
In this game, Zhang Zhiyuan made 10 of 21 shots, 6 of 11 three-pointers, and 8 of 9 free throws, scoring 34 points.
Although it's not as amazing as the Western Conference Finals, it's enough. Just win.
Yao Ming made 12 of 21 shots and scored 31 points including free throws.
The two Rockets stars scored 65 points together. With the two of them, Rockets fans even began to forget that the Rockets also had Tracy McGrady.
For the Cavaliers, James played a good game, scoring 40 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, a super-sized triple-double.
It's a pity that it is meaningless. The losing data needs to be automatically discounted.
"It's a tie. The Rockets are about to complete the feat of coming back from 1-3 behind. It's incredible."
Smith said.
"It's such a pity for the Cavaliers. They had a chance to end the game in four games. If they had not lost that home game, there would be nothing that happened later. I think the Cavaliers must be very regretful now."
Buckley analyzed.
"Well, who would have thought that something like this would happen before?"
Smith spoke out for Cavaliers fans.
When the score was 2-1, they were still jokingly saying that the Cavaliers wanted to earn more ticket money, and it didn't matter if they lost one or two more games.
But now, they can no longer laugh at all, and they are even less in the mood to joke.
At the post-game press conference, the Cavaliers players looked ashen.
It was obviously still a 3-3 tie, but looking at them, it looked like they had lost 3-4.
"Mike, can you talk about the reason for losing this game?"
the reporter asked.
"Because the opponent played better."
Mike Brown talked nonsense.
"Could it be a tactical problem? If you didn't target Zhang in the last game, you might have won according to the normal playing style, and there would be no such game."
the reporter asked.
"There are no ifs in life. If you follow conventional tactics, you may lose even more miserably. We used conventional tactics in this game, and you saw the result."
Mike Brown complained.
"Now that you have lost all your advantages, do you still have confidence in the next game?"
The reporter asked again.
"We will work hard and we will not give up. This is enough."
Mike Brown's words surprised everyone. They sounded like he was preparing for a loss in advance. Did he not even have any confidence in winning, and didn't hide it at all?
"LeBron, how do you feel about losing this game?"
The reporter asked someone else.
"It's bad, very bad."
James.
"You missed your best chance to win the championship. Do you think you can still win the championship?"
the reporter asked.
"Of course, everything is possible. There is no shortage of miracles in the NBA."
As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that all the reporters were looking at him.
"Isn't it?"
James said confused, he thought there was nothing wrong with what he said.
In fact, the problem is huge.
He compared the Cavaliers' victory to a miracle, which shows that he himself is no longer optimistic about the Cavaliers. After all, the reason why miracles are called miracles is because they rarely occur.
James said this, which shows that he has already acquiesced in his heart that the Cavaliers will lose.
The mentality of the head player is like this, which will definitely disappoint Cavaliers fans.
"What do you think of Zhang as a player?"
the reporter asked.
"There is no doubt that he is a very good player and I enjoy playing with this type of player."
James said.
"What about Larry Hughes? Don't you like playing with him? Are there any conflicts between you and why Larry Hughes refuses to play..."
A lot of real questions came one after another, and James opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer.
Fortunately, the press officer stood up at this time and announced that the press conference was over.
James was temporarily relieved, but he also knew that this matter was not over, and the media would definitely continue to hype it up again and again.
Then the Rockets showed up.
"Zhang, congratulations on winning the crucial G6. Barkley and Smith said that the championship is already yours. Do you think so too?"
the reporter asked.
"Tell them to shut up and stop teasing me. Originally, I was 100% sure, but after being bullied by them like this, I am only 80% sure now."
Zhang Zhiyuan said that he likes to be looked down upon by experts and hates other people's bad opinions. And now, he continues to implement this theory.
The reporter laughed when he heard this.
"Zhang, you produced wonderful statistics and key performance in this game. You are also the biggest contributor to the Western Conference Finals. Do you think the Finals MVP should be awarded to you?"
A reporter tried to stir up trouble.
Zhang Zhiyuan laughed and said: "You are a bad reporter. You want to sow discord between me and Yao. This is so naive. He and I are strong enough to wear the same pair of pants."
Everyone laughed again, and several reporters joked: "I don't believe it, Yao's pants must be one size larger than yours, and you can't wear them."
Everyone laughed again, and the scene was full of joy.
A reporter asked again: "Have you really never thought about getting FMVP? Don't tell me that you haven't thought about it. We don't believe it. We want to hear the truth."
"To be honest, it's not okay. It will affect my image and easily attract criticism to me."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
But the more he said this, the more reporters and audiences wanted to know.
"This is your obligation as a star, and your fans must also want to know."
the reporter said.
"Okay, you know how to bully honest people, so I'll tell you straight away."
Zhang Zhiyuan paused, and everyone pricked up their ears.
"I really have no idea about this FMVP. The reason is very simple, because I can get a lot in the future. Seven, eight, nine? It doesn't matter, it won't be less than six."
This is tantamount to saying that he wants to surpass Jordan. No one in the league has ever been so arrogant.
Even Kobe doesn't dare to say that he surpasses Jordan in terms of number of FMVPs.
The reporter finally understood why Zhang Zhiyuan's words easily attracted criticism. Jordan fans would definitely be unhappy after hearing his words.
In the eyes of Jordan fans, only Jordan's successors are allowed, and no existence beyond God is allowed.
Because for the time being, it is true that no one can compare to Jordan, all Jordan fans can be extra arrogant and make excuses for Jordan's honor at every turn.
.......
[The Cavaliers were overturned in the final quarter, with a total score of 3 to 3, and the two teams will start a tiebreaker.]
In today's game, the Cavaliers once gained a huge lead, leading by 11 points after three quarters. In the last quarter, the God of Death Zhang broke out again, beating the Cavaliers with ten consecutive points, and finally completed the reversal...
[The Cavaliers lost their home court and lost all their advantages. The situation is not good.]
After losing at home, the Cavaliers have to play a tiebreaker on the road, and they also have to face a completely healthy Zhang. Even if Zhang doesn't explode, the Cavaliers are no match. What's more, Zhang may explode at any time...
[The Cavaliers are in internal strife, Larry Hughes refuses to play, and Mike Brown blasts Larry Hughes for being willful.]
[A fierce conflict broke out in the finals, and Pavlovich was beaten until his face was covered in blood.]
[Zhang: Buckley, please shut up and refuse the poisonous milk.]
[Zhang: I want to surpass Jordan.]
After the game, Zhang Zhiyuan's popularity increased again.
He is a guy who has turned the tide many times and is no longer something people can ignore.
Some good media actually ranked him 20th in the strength ranking of active players, ahead of Carmelo Anthony. This is already the threshold for a superstar.
Zhang Zhiyuan's fans are not satisfied with this. They said that James, who is ranked sixth, is being beaten by Zhang Zhiyuan, so Zhang Zhiyuan should be ranked fifth.
In addition to his strength that attracts attention, Zhang Zhiyuan's remarks are also eye-catching as always.
His remarks about surpassing Jordan undoubtedly pushed him to the forefront.
Some Jordan fans, as well as those who couldn't stand Zhang Zhiyuan's arrogant personality, came out one after another, temporarily became allies with Cavaliers fans, and launched a crusade against Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Seven FMVPs, let's wait until he wins his first championship before saying this. I don't think the Cavaliers have lost."
"No less than six FMVPs. This is too few. After all, he is dreaming. He can be bolder, such as a hundred."
"How can someone who has just played a few good games and only scored 20 points in the regular season have the qualifications to be arrogant?"
"Zhang is trash, Yao is trash, and Stern is trash among trash. In order to lick China, he shamelessly helped the Rockets win the championship."
...
Jordan himself was asked this question.
Jordan seemed very generous. He smiled and said: "This is a very great goal. If he comes to the Bobcats, I can use my experience to help him achieve this goal."
As soon as these words came out, everyone exclaimed, what a good guy, he is indeed an old gangster, he is so cunning, he actually took the opportunity to recruit him.
If they can capture Zhang Zhiyuan, it will be a huge gain for the Bobcats.
With Zhang Zhiyuan's strength and popularity, he can not only save the Bobcats' record, but also save their football market.
Of course, there are also many people who support Zhang Zhiyuan in doing this and think that their partnership is also a good story and a kind of inheritance.
After being so involved by Jordan, fans began to pay attention to Zhang Zhiyuan's whereabouts next season.
Not only fans are concerned, managers of other teams are even more concerned.
They took time out of their busy schedule to watch the g7 game and were ready to offer blessings or comfort as soon as possible.
On June 20, the tiebreaker of the finals began.
Zhang Zhiyuan’s family also came to watch the game.
Cheap parents, one sister, two cousins, two cousins, one uncle, two uncles, one god sister...
Fortunately, Zhang Zhiyuan is now a major contributor to the Rockets. Otherwise, he might not be willing to pay so many votes because of his stinginess.
"Go play your ball, Lao Yao and I are chatting happily."
Zhang Zhiyuan wanted to say a few words, but was driven away ruthlessly before he could speak.
His dad is chatting with Yao Ming's dad, and his mom is chatting with Liu Yan...
Afterwards, Zhang Zhiyuan went to warm up.
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Smith smiled and said: "Charles, we were disliked by Zhang. He told us to shut up and not support him. So, do we still believe that the Rockets will win?"
"Of course, no one can tell me what to do. I just want to say that the Rockets can win."
Buckley said.
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"The Cavaliers still have a chance. They were just one point away from the last game. If they can hold on in the final quarter, they will win."
"The Rockets might be proud, they might let their guard down, Zhang might compete with Yao for FMVP..."
They listed a lot of reasons for the Cavaliers to win, but even Cavaliers fans found these reasons unreliable. Other fans even regarded them as a joke.
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"It's the last game. You must persist and don't be careless. If you perform steadily, you will win."
"Zhang Zhiyuan's family seems to have also arrived at the scene. I don't think he will let his parents down in this situation."
...
The whistle blows and the referee lets the players play.
James opened his eyes and stopped praying.
He was praying just now, praying that Zhang Zhiyuan would not perform properly, praying that Zhang Zhiyuan would be careless, praying that Zhang Zhiyuan would compete with Yao Ming for FMVP...
He himself knew that this kind of prayer was outrageous, but other than that, he had no better way.
The game begins.
On the Rockets side, Hayes was suspended for fifteen games. Not only was he unable to play in the tiebreaker, but the rest of the punishment will be extended to next season.
Pavlovich was also suspended for five games because he was the one who made the first move. If it were not for the fact that his injury was serious and pitiful, his punishment would have been more severe.
The starters for the Rockets are Alston, Zhang Zhiyuan, Battier, Juwan Howard, and Yao Ming.
The Cavaliers are missing Pavlovich and Larry Hughes, and their lineup is quite shabby.
Gibson, Snow, James, Gooden, Ilgauskas.
Eric Snow has been in the defensive lineup before and is a strong defensive player with good assist ability.
It's a pity that Lian Po is old. If there wasn't really no one around, he definitely wouldn't be able to make the starting lineup.
The two teams jumped the ball, and Ilgauskas finally won the jump and got the right to attack first.
In fact, this doesn't mean much, but the Cavaliers fans still cheered as if they had scored a goal.
Gibson advanced with the ball, and Zhang Zhiyuan asked in Snow's ear: "Is Pavlovich okay now?"
He was reminding Snow not to play tricks on him, unless he wanted to be like Pavlovich.
Fans may think that a conflict broke out between Hayes and Pavlovich, but the Rockets and Cavaliers players knew in their hearts that this was definitely Zhang Zhiyuan's instruction.
Snow didn't answer.
After halftime, James took over the basketball and used his tank breakthrough again.
Unfortunately, because it was not the home court, he was a little timid in his movements, his breakthrough was not smooth, and his speed was not fast enough.
Battier teamed up with Juwan Howard to stop it, James distributed the ball, and Gibson took the shot.
The Rockets counterattacked and Zhang Zhiyuan took the ball.
James did not double-team, but prayed in his heart that Zhang Zhiyuan would not make the shot.
This is not because James gave up the game, but because he believed that double-teaming would also result in a loss.
The last game had proven that three versus four would not work, so James simply took a bet on Zhang Zhiyuan's poor touch.
If Zhang Zhiyuan feels good, then accept his fate.
I don’t know if it was James’ prayer that influenced Zhang Zhiyuan’s first shot.
James' eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw a light.
Seeing hope, James became much more active on the offensive end, getting to the basket and scoring two points.
But then, Yao Ming responded with a two-pointer.
James realized that just praying that Zhang Zhiyuan wouldn't make it was not enough, he had to add Yao Ming.
In the next round, Zhang Zhiyuan took action and the ball went in.
James' face turned bitter, and he felt disillusioned.
He actually felt that prayer was unreliable, and now facts have proven that prayer is indeed unreliable.
The Cavaliers attack, James passes the ball to his teammates, hoping that his teammates can give him some strength and score more points.
It's not enough to just rely on him to score points, as the last game has proven.
Snow caught the ball and missed.
A disappointed look appeared on James' face, and then he silently returned to defense.
He continued not to double-team, but Zhang Zhiyuan was not polite when facing Snow's one-on-one defense and went straight to singles.
Snow has rich experience in defense, but because of his poor health, he cannot withstand Zhang Zhiyuan's hard attack.
Gibson went over to help double-team, Zhang Zhiyuan distributed the ball, and Alston took an open shot.
The ball missed, giving James a glimmer of hope.
The Cavaliers attacked and Gibson hit a three-pointer.
James became more hopeful and retreated more actively.
However, reality soon told him that all this was an illusion.
After a few rounds, the Cavaliers fell behind again.
After the first quarter, 19 to 26, the Cavaliers were already 7 points behind.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers attacked and Gibson controlled the ball on the outside, but then he didn't know who to pass it to.
James seemed to have no desire to attack and stood on the outside like a wooden stake.
James was a little tired. He played the whole game in the last game and gave everything he had as if it was the last game.
Even if he is extremely talented, he is still somewhat overwhelmed.
Of course, James was more mentally tired than physically tired at this time.
He doesn't know what he has to do to win.
Even 4087 can't win, he really has no choice.
James didn't attack, so Gibson had to pass to Gooden.
Gooden's shot was also very casual and the ball didn't go in.
The Rockets counterattacked and Yao Ming scored from the basket.
The difference continues to widen.
The Cavaliers counterattacked, Gibson handed the ball to James, and James had no choice but to break through.
He failed to get to the basket, encountered an interception halfway, and then stopped for a casual little throw.
The ball didn't go in.
The Cavaliers played a bit passively, but the Rockets were not polite to the Cavaliers and counterattacked cleanly.
After a few rounds, the Cavaliers scored 4-10, showing signs of collapse.
"The knight has lost his fighting spirit and seems to have given in. This is a bit strange and should not be done."
Smith commented.
"It's not surprising at all. They all know in their hearts that what they won was only the Rockets who were left behind. When Zhang returned, they never won and had no hope of winning."
Buckley explained, which at first glance makes sense.
On the court, Zhang Zhiyuan also noticed something was wrong with the Cavaliers.
He never expected that the tiebreaker would turn out like this. James only played for more than one quarter before he started to give up, start to retreat, and actually gave in.
He originally thought that even if James knew he couldn't beat him, he would still fight hard without any regrets.
After all, I still overestimated this guy.
The opponent was weak, and Zhang Zhiyuan suddenly lost the desire to attack.
After all, he didn't want to steal Yao Ming's limelight in this game.
The game went on uneventfully, which made the fans a little disappointed.
They thought it would be a race between Mars and the Earth, but after waiting for three days, what they waited for was a meteor hitting the Earth.
At the end of the first half, 36 to 56, the Cavaliers were already 20 points behind.
Smith criticized: "James is acting like a coward. He shouldn't be like this. No matter how slim the hope is, he should fight hard. Just like Zhang, he didn't give up when he fell behind 0-2 in the Western Conference Finals. Tracy McGrady was injured and he
He still didn't give up. Even when he was injured, he didn't give up. He played through the injury early in the desperate situation of falling behind 1-3.
I don’t like Zhang Ying just because he won. Even if he failed, I would still like him, and I would not like someone who shrinks from battle..."
Barkley said: "James said that the NBA is a place of miracles, but looking at his current attitude towards the game, it is obvious that he does not believe this."
Not only people from TNT criticized him, but even ESPN, ABC and other TV stations were complaining about James' inaction.
Fans can accept a player playing poorly, but they cannot accept a player not working hard.
James couldn't hear these criticisms for the time being, so he still went his own way in the second half.
During an offense, he passed the ball to Gibson, but Gibson missed the shot. James dropped his hands, lowered his head, and gave up trying to grab the offensive rebound.
After watching this, Zhang Zhiyuan began to reflect, wondering if he was too cruel and had a psychological shadow on You Zhan.
But now that the matter has come to this, he can't step forward to comfort him. That would be like adding salt to James' wounds.
Zhang Zhiyuan can only let James seek his own blessings.
The game continued, and because of James's negative attitude, the rest of the Cavaliers also lost their fighting spirit.
Ever since, the Cavaliers officially collapsed.
Before the third quarter ended, the score difference reached 30 points.
Van Gundy embarrassedly replaced the main players, and then Mike Brown angrily replaced all the main players.
He was holding back his anger, but he couldn't express it to James. It was very uncomfortable.
"The game ended early, let us congratulate the Rockets."
Smith disrespected the Cavaliers very much by saying this, but the audience didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
"This year's playoffs were really exciting, with miracles happening in every round. The Mavericks were defeated, the Spurs were reversed in the Western Conference Finals, and the Rockets came back again 1-3 in the finals."
Buckley said.
"Before the playoffs started, no one would have thought that the Rockets and Cavaliers would play in the finals, and that all three of the top three players in the Western Conference would be eliminated early."
Smith.
"The league has entered a new era."
.....
Amidst the nonsense between the two, the game ended.
68 to 104, the Cavaliers lost by 36 points, which was the second largest point difference in the finals.
The biggest one was when the Bulls beat the Jazz with 42 points in 1998.
The 36-point difference is surprising enough.
"The Cavaliers should thank Van Gundy for taking the initiative to replace the main player, otherwise this game may really break the 42-point score difference record."
Smith said.
"Okay Kenny, let's save some face. Didn't you see that James is so uncomfortable that he is about to cry? He is only 22 years old.
’s child.”
Barkley said, but it didn't sound like he was defending James. Anyway, the audience wanted to laugh even more after hearing this.
The moment the game ended, the Cavaliers players left the scene. They didn't want to admire other people's scenery with tears in their eyes.
No one paid attention to them. The audience's eyes were all focused on the Rockets players, to be precise, on Zhang Zhiyuan and Yao Ming.
The Rockets players fell into a carnival, shouting that we are the champions and jumping up and down.
Even Yao Ming, who is usually very upright, was jumping up and down, yelling and shouting, almost without shedding tears.
They have longed for this championship.
Zhang Zhiyuan was not that excited. After all, this was what he expected and planned.
However, he was not immune. He was dragged into the crowd to celebrate and forced to jump around like a fool. It was so shameful.
The players' celebrations are quite normal, but for some hardcore fans, those celebrations are truly crazy.
Most people can't understand this kind of fanatical atmosphere.
"I just won a trophy. Do you need to be so happy?"
Father Zhang didn’t understand very much.
"This championship is rare and hard-won."
Yao's father is a basketball player, so he knows the meaning of this championship quite well.
"Really? But I just saw that they won very easily, just like the games Zhiyuan played in junior high school and high school."
Father Zhang said.
"..."
Yao's father couldn't explain it, after all, the Rockets just won easily.
Finally, it was Zhang Zhiyuan's cousin Li Jing who answered her uncle's doubts in a more straightforward way: "After winning this championship, my cousin will be able to sign a contract with an annual salary of tens of millions, so it is worth being so happy."
After hearing this, Zhang's father suddenly realized: "You should be happy. This kid can actually earn more than me. It's a bit unscientific."
When the championship was announced, a stage was immediately set up, trophies were awarded, and the FMVP winners were announced.
This was voted by reporters. Among the voting results of 9 reporters, Zhang Zhiyuan actually got one vote. No one knew what the guy's reason was.
However, fmvp eventually went to Yao Ming without any suspense.
He played seven games and averaged 30.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Although this data cannot be compared with O'Neal during the Lakers dynasty, it is still much better than Duncan and Billups.
This data is indisputable based on fmvp.
Zhang Zhiyuan's statistics in the Western Conference Finals were better, but after all, it was the Western Conference Finals, not the Finals.
Of course, no one will question or deny Zhang Zhiyuan's role in the finals, but in terms of data, he is still a little behind.
He only played three games, averaging 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game.
"Honestly, if possible, I hope to share this FMVP with Zhang. Without his magical performance in the Western Conference Finals, we wouldn't even be able to reach the finals. Without his playing through injuries, we wouldn't be able to win this championship.
....."
When Yao Ming gave his acceptance speech, he did not thank anyone at the beginning. Instead, he thought Zhang Zhiyuan was more qualified to win the award.
Later, Yao Ming began to thank people, first thanking the reporters who voted for him, then thanking his teammates, thanking his parents, thanking the country, TV...
Zhang Zhiyuan does not need to give a FMVP acceptance speech, but he has to give a winning speech.
He said: "I won the championship at a young age and achieved such an achievement. Apart from retiring, I seem to have nothing to pursue."
Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this.
What the hell?
How come you have to retire even if you win?
Then, Zhang Zhiyuan grinned: "Haha, just kidding, how about livening up the atmosphere, it's fun."
"...."
Everyone was shocked inside and out, and wanted to complain, "Your sister is so funny."
Zhang Zhiyuan is the first person who can treat his acceptance speech as child's play.
Then Zhang Zhiyuan became more serious and said: "I am very happy to win the championship. I plan to win more in the future."
"It's over?"
Everyone's eyes widened again.
"It's over."
Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Don't you have anyone to thank? For example, your parents."
the reporter asked.
"As I said, I am still so polite to my parents. I have never said thank you to my parents when I have grown up, but this
It does not affect the harmony of my family."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
After hearing Zhang Zhiyuan's explanation, everyone was confused and assumed that he was still young and did not understand the ways of the world.
How mentally mature is a nineteen-year-old person?
Especially a person who focuses solely on basketball will definitely have less experience.
Once the awards are presented, the season will be completely over.
The next season will not start for several months, but for Zhang Zhiyuan, his next season has already begun the moment the game ends.
However, he turned into a ball, and the managers of other teams turned into athletes and competed for him.
"Zhang, will you stay with the Rockets next season? Which team are you planning to go to? Have you decided on your next home?"
After delivering his speech, Zhang Zhiyuan was caught again by some reporters and asked questions that these fans were particularly concerned about.
"Can you give me a few days to celebrate? I just won the championship."
