Chapter 692 You will lose if you bet for a long time, Night of Champions
On the Cavaliers' bench, James, who had played the entire first quarter, shook his head helplessly.
The Cavaliers scored 33 points in the first quarter, 17 of which were scored by James, while the Trail Blazers scored 38 points, 20 of which were scored by Wang Zelin...
Although the score was not far behind, and it looked like the two sides were evenly matched in the first quarter, James had a feeling that if this continued, the Cavaliers would really have to decide this year's finals here.
"Bah bang bang!"
"Everyone played well. We were only behind by 5 points in the first quarter. If we work hard from now on, we still have a good chance of taking the game back to Cleveland."
At this time, Tyronn Lue stood up again and handed the Cavaliers a bowl of chicken soup to give them a shot in the arm.
What Tyronn Lue didn't notice was that James, who was sitting right behind him, looked at him with eyes full of appreciation and recognition.
Then he turned his head, and when James saw David Blatt holding the tactical board with a confused look on his face, his brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of dissatisfaction and anger flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, James also confirmed his inner thoughts. Perhaps Tyronn Lue will be a better choice to coach the Cavaliers next season.
Of course, James never expected that it was his move to correct the genius today that led to the birth of the "James 48" tactic.
Ahem, that's all for the future.
Back to business, back to the game.
When the timeout ended, the Cavaliers players stepped onto the field again as if they had been pumped.
Especially James, it seemed that he was not going to rest in the first half and returned to the game with the five-man team of Irving, James Jones, Mike Miller, and TT.
The Trail Blazers also have a lineup of two main players and three substitutes, led by Wang Zelin and Lillard, partnered by Connett Lee, Button, and Jokic.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' score was almost the same as in the first quarter, with 32 points. To a certain extent, it was due to James' big brother Jones suddenly shooting from the outside, making 2 of 3 three-pointers, and they were all taken at critical moments.
Arrived, this greatly inspired the confidence of other Cavaliers players.
However, the Cavaliers still played poorly on the defensive end. The Trail Blazers scored 28 points in the second quarter. Wang Zelin scored another 15 points in this quarter.
At halftime, the Trail Blazers temporarily led by 3 points at 66:63, and the suspense of the game remained.
But just when everyone thought that the game would be decided at the critical moment in the final quarter, the Blazers' players' desire to attack became extremely strong in the third quarter.
Just entering the second half, the Trail Blazers launched an 11:0 offensive climax and expanded their lead to more than double digits in one fell swoop, completely blinding the Cavaliers.
Originally, there was no suspense in the finals. People's attention was focused on whether the Trail Blazers could win the championship at home. Fortunately, the Trail Blazers' last game ended with a big score of 3:1 after defeating the Cavaliers.
But at the beginning of tonight, the Cavaliers still gave the fans a surprise. In the first half, they were indeed 50-50 with the Trail Blazers.
Unfortunately, in the second half, the Cavaliers' offense suddenly stalled.
In fact, this is normal. In the first half tonight alone, the Cavaliers team threw 22 three-pointers, setting a new record for the most three-pointers made by a team in the first half of this year's playoffs.
Even in the past five years, 20 three-pointers in a half have been quite rare.
However, the Cavaliers did feel pretty good in the first half. They made 10 of 22 shots and hit 45.5%. This efficiency is actually very high.
But in the second half, the Cavaliers seemed to be cursed. The team's first seven three-point shots were all shot without exception.
I have to admit that sometimes shooting three-pointers is similar to gambling.
Once the connection bet is won, the offensive efficiency of three-pointers will indeed be much higher than that of two-pointers over time; but once the bet is lost, gamblers will be anxious.
As we all know, when a gambler loses, the psychological tendency of gamblers is that the more impatient they are, the more they gamble, and then they are trapped in a vicious cycle without even realizing it.
When the third quarter ended, looking at the Cavaliers who only scored 11 points in a single quarter, and then looking at the huge point difference shown on the scoreboard, the more than 2,000 Cavaliers fans present lowered their heads sadly.
Because they know that this time there is really no deadline.
When the third quarter ended, James and his teammates didn't know how they got back to the bench. They were completely numb from the inside out.
In a single quarter, they made 2 of 11 three-pointers. In this quarter, the Cavaliers were as if they were possessed by an evil spirit. They shot harder and harder, and shot harder and harder...
Then he got a dismal score of 11 points in a single quarter!
The Trail Blazers have been playing steadily there, and they only scored 25 points, which is far less than the average score in the first two quarters, but don't forget, the winner is often the one who laughs in the end!
At 91:74, the Trail Blazers' lead reached 17 points.
Although it seems that the Cavaliers still have the possibility of overtaking the score, after all, the time is really 12 minutes in one quarter, but everyone knows that the Cavaliers, who made 0 of 8 three-pointers in the third quarter and 2 of 11 in a single quarter, are competing.
The Qi of their hearts has long been completely lost along with the feel of their hands.
Even though the game is not over yet, everyone can see that this Cavaliers team that has lost its soul has no strength to resist at all.
During the timeout, this time even if his mentality was as stable as Tyronn Lue, he didn't use chicken soup for the soul again.
the reason is simple.
Because his own mentality also collapsed.
At this time, the crazy sound of "duang! duang! duang!" in the third quarter was echoing in his ears!
He was also drunk. What on earth did the team play in the third quarter?
Now, all he can say is: "Labor and management have really tried their best, but these guys just can't help it!"
Soon, we enter the final chapter.
The Cavaliers were like a group of gamblers who had used up all their chips. Looking at the double-digit difference on the scoreboard, they could only place their last hope on three-pointers.
However, after the first three minutes, when the Cavaliers made 1 of 5 three-pointers from outside and the Trail Blazers scored 8 points steadily...
At 99:77, the Trail Blazers had led the Cavaliers by 22 points, and most of the next quarter of the game was completely turned into garbage time!
The ownership of the NBA championship in the 2014~2015 season has completely lost its suspense.
…
…
At 115:92, the Trail Blazers led by a huge score of 23 points, easily defeated the Cavaliers at home, and successfully defended their title 4:1.
As the final whistle sounded, Old Carter, who was still on the court at the last moment, shed tears unconsciously, and the director also cut the shot of Old Carter to the big screen.
This scene made the Cavaliers fans at the scene who originally wanted to leave directly after the game suddenly stopped in their tracks.
They glanced at Vince Carter with a complicated expression, then glanced in the direction of the Trail Blazers bench, and finally burst into spontaneous applause to congratulate the legendary dunker on finally winning the championship.
But the Cavaliers fans only stayed at the scene for a while. When they saw Carter joining the Trail Blazers' celebration, they left the Rose Garden Arena resolutely.
The season for the Cavaliers is over, and they are convinced that they lost.
But next year, the little emperor and his Cavaliers will make a comeback. Cavaliers fans believe that they will one day realize Cleveland's championship dream.