Chapter 918: Beat the Raptors and advance to the finals six times
After the game, the Rose Garden Arena turned into a sea of joy, with applause, cheers and screams coming one after another.
After a while, NBA Vice President Stu Jackson came to the scene with the Western Conference Championship trophy. Under the spotlight, Wang Zelin was pushed to the front by his teammates and held up the honor that symbolized the top of the Western Conference.
After the on-site interview, the players were in the locker room after the game celebrating wildly.
The Trail Blazers had the last laugh in this grueling series, which is definitely something worth being excited about.
The Warriors are the 73-win team in the league this year. By defeating the Warriors, they have gnawed the hardest bone in their journey.
No matter who is the team that breaks through from the Eastern Conference next, as long as they perform normally, they will win three consecutive championships.
Wang Zelin and his teammates have this confidence!
Amid the excitement and cheers of Portland fans, the Western Conference Finals came to an end.
The Trail Blazers have waited again.
They need to wait for the final results from the east side.
After returning home, Wang Zelin was still staring out the window with his eyes open.
It's not because the real clouds are particularly beautiful, but because he is still thinking about the trial battle that just ended.
The Warriors are coming on strong this season. They should be the first team in the past three seasons that can threaten the Trail Blazers' dominance in the Western Conference.
This is also true. Wang Zelin was forced to a playoff tiebreaker for the first time in his career.
Of course, defeating the Warriors is just the beginning. The Trail Blazers still have the most important step to take before winning three consecutive championships.
Thinking of that thirty-year-old man in the Eastern Conference, it's no surprise that their opponent in the finals will most likely be that guy.
A night of silence.
The next day, the entire Trail Blazers team arrived in Toronto early.
After discussions between the management and the coaching staff, I feel that the Cavaliers are more likely to advance, and no matter which side advances, it is undoubtedly a good thing for the Trail Blazers to be so anxious in the Eastern Conference Finals and actually reach the tiebreaker.
On the afternoon of June 1, the Toronto Trail Blazers immediately held a tactical meeting to discuss tomorrow's training in the hotel conference room.
After the training direction, tactical policy and other major aspects were determined, Wang Zelin accompanied Ken Dou, who came to Toronto with him, for a walk in the evening.
Another day passed. The Trail Blazers trained in the morning and rested in the afternoon. They did a good job of combining work and rest.
At 19:00 in the evening, the G6 game of the Eastern Conference Finals began at the Aviation Center Arena in Toronto.
After the Cavaliers' Big Three entered the arena, they immediately noticed Wang Zelin in the fourth row opposite the technical table. It was clear that tonight's opponent was not the Trail Blazers, but James, Cousins, and Irving felt the pressure.
Not only the Big Three of the Cavaliers, but also the Raptors' dual-core DeRozan and Lowry, inexplicably feel a pressure on their shoulders.
After seeing the Trail Blazers being cornered and Wang Zelin playing tiebreaker for the first time, James seemed to see a scenario in which the Trail Blazers were defeated by the Warriors and missed the dynasty.
Who would have known that Wang Zelin directly performed an incredible performance in this game, with a near-quadruple-double of 48, 20, 8, 6, and also contributed to many famous scenes during the period...
There is no doubt that what James is most afraid of is Wang Zelin. After all, he has been defeated by the Trail Blazers led by Wang Zelin in the finals for two consecutive years.
From the Miami Heat to returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Wang Zelin was like a nightmare for him. Even if he tried his best, he still couldn't get rid of it.
Faced with Wang Zelin's appearance of dominating the NBA, James, as a representative of the Mesozoic generation of players, and even the older generation players who will enter the "senior age" of 33 years in another year, is very powerful, and the pressure is huge!
As for DeRozan and Lowry, who had trained with Wang Zelin last summer, these two contemporaries were immediately overwhelmed.
But for James, he feels that this year is a good opportunity. He is still at his peak, and Irving and Cousins, as the two major assistants inside and outside, have also performed at their peak this season.
If the Cavaliers can defeat the Blazers who have established a dynasty this year, then this will be a very valuable championship and will definitely further consolidate their historical status.
At 19:30 in the evening, with the belief that he must win this game, James threw magnesium powder into the sky, came to the court with his teammates, and started the G6 battle!
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Wang Zelin's arrival put tremendous pressure on James, but after the game started, he also showed his peak competitive level, so Wang Zelin and his teammates felt even more pressure.
Sure enough, every step forward for the three consecutive championship dynasties is not that simple!
Compared with James, DeRozan is still too immature, but he rebounded from scoring only 13 points in the last game.
As soon as the first quarter started, Lowry faced Irving's defense and scored 2-1. Cousins hit an open three-pointer from the outside. DeRozan also scored consecutive jump shots. James responded with five points in a row.
The two sides started the game inseparable, but in the next few minutes, the Raptors continued to fight, and the Warriors and Scola missed jumpers.
In fact, there was a 12:0 climax, during which James received an assist from Irving and performed an alley-oop dunk!
This picturesque scene made a big-cheeked guy on the sidelines feel a little jealous.
Soon, after the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Raptors by 6 points at 31:25.
Entering this quarter, James quickly took the field, making 5 of 6 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 14 points!
At halftime, the Cavaliers led the Raptors 55:41.
In just two quarters, James scored 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, filling up the basic statistics table.
"James is still strong! It feels like tonight is the last stop of the Raptors' playoff journey."
"Hey! It seems that we can't play in the tiebreaker in the Eastern Conference finals. Our opponent in the finals will be the Cavaliers."
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When Wang Zelin, Lillard, Jokic and others were discussing, the 15-minute intermission passed quickly and the second half of the game began.
What people never expected was that the next two quarters turned into a fierce competition between the leading point guards of the two teams. In the second half, Irving made 9 of 14 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws.
21 points.
Lowry on the opposite side performed equally well, making 7 of 12 shots, 4 of 75 three-pointers and 4 of 75 free throws, and scored 23 points.
Unfortunately, there was a big gap in overall strength between the two sides, and Raptors star DeRozan was habitually invisible again, resulting in only 10 points at halftime.
In contrast, James, who switched to assist mode, scored 12 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, sent 6 assists and 1 shot, crushing DeRozan in all aspects.
Cousins, the last member of the Big Three, had 10 points and 5 rebounds in the second half. His performance was quite satisfactory, but it was enough to help the Cavaliers.
After the whole game, five players from the Cavaliers scored in double figures, while only two players from the Raptors, Lowry and DeRozan, scored in double figures.
In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors by 26 points 113:84 on the road, winning the match point battle.
After this game, the Cavaliers rushed out of the Eastern Conference for two consecutive years, and this is also the sixth consecutive year that James has reached the Finals!
In other words, starting from the 2010-11 season, as long as James is around, no matter what team they are, they will eventually reach the finals!
Although the results of 2 crowns and 4 runner-ups are not very good, one thing that is certain is that James is worthy of being the king of Dongpu!