The Cavaliers are still the starting lineup for the opening game, with James leading the game, Jamison playing center, West defending Curry, and Mohamed Mohamed and Anthony Parker responsible for opening up the space.
There are no changes on the Warriors side, there are still five players Curry and Lopez.
After the Warriors' struggle in the second quarter, the referee's whistle was finally fair, and the Cavaliers' defense was a little more restrained.
That was obtained by the Warriors with more than a dozen fouls and two flagrant fouls!
In addition to a lot of fouls, the Warriors also gave the Cavaliers a lot of free throws, which also caused the point difference to remain around 30 points.
Curry took the lead in starting the day-to-day mode at the beginning of the third quarter!
West's defense?
I just want to vote for you!
Feint a shot and throw with your hand!
Take two steps forward, pull the ball back and shoot!
After half-time, midfield logo shot, sudden cold arrow!
In just over a minute, Curry shot three three-pointers in a row!
Two out of three!
Except for the first one that didn’t go in, the last two did go in!
The one in front of the three-point line didn't go in, but the one far away from the three-point line did!
It's obvious that Curry's touch is coming.
The third quarter is my time!
No one can stop it!
Not even the referee!
Seeing that Curry was firing on all cylinders, West began to defend closely.
From the moment Curry got the ball in the backcourt, West followed Curry closely!
It's not easy for Curry to get the ball.
Pulling, pushing, and secretly elbowing!
But Curry doesn't care, he has seen this situation too many times!
If you dare to push me, I will fall!
If you dare to elbow me, I will scream!
The referee ignored it once, but twice or three times?
Facts have proved that the referee still has a face!
As long as the referee has a bottom line!
If you dare to stick close to me, I will break through!
Three times in a row, Curry shook West away and rushed in.
James is helping to defend the penalty area.
Curry didn't pass the ball to his teammates who were open on the outside at all. He gritted his teeth and rushed in while facing James.
No matter how powerful you are, can you still be better than Howard?
We are not afraid of big centers, so what can you do?
Of course, Curry was not blindly foolhardy. He pulled the lever twice to avoid James' block in the air, made a fake move to fly away James, and made three layups easily.
However, Curry also paid a heavy price. Two of his three layups were knocked to the ground by James!
The referee only gave James a common foul!
Even so, Deng Fang was already very content!
This is impossible in the first quarter!
Curry scored 12 points in a row as soon as he came up!
The Cavaliers simply couldn't guard against Curry, who was firing on all cylinders.
It's just that they can't prevent the collapse. The Cavaliers also have problems on the offensive end.
The bench lineup against the Warriors in the second quarter was okay. Even if James couldn't score, he could still score by drawing fouls.
But now that the Warriors are in the starting lineup, the defensive end is much better than before, and it is difficult for James to draw fouls.
Prince's long arms were always covering James, giving him no chance to easily shoot.
Azubuike and Laga Bell have been preparing to help defend from behind. As long as James breaks through, the two of them will come over to attack and steal!
Lopez is still waiting near the penalty area!
James had to pass the ball to his outside teammates.
Give it to your outside teammates wherever there is space!
However, only one player on the Cavaliers is open.
That's Delonte West.
There are people defending in front of everyone else, and there are even two people here for James!
Deng Fang's strategy is obvious, that is, bet that you won't make it!
To be specific, I bet on West not making it!
The three-pointers of Mo Mo and Anthony Parker are very reliable, and Jamison is also above the league average.
Only West shot 32.5% from three-point range in the regular season, and only 15.8% in the playoffs!
This kind of hit rate can definitely be put aside!
Deng Fang did not expect West to start the game in the first quarter, and the Warriors did not deliberately let West go.
In addition, the Warriors' defensive end did not dare to defend, and West shot very easily, so West made two three-pointers in the first quarter.
The shooting percentage of two out of four shots is already very good.
It is for this reason that the Cavaliers once again put West in the starting lineup in the second half.
But this time Deng Fang was prepared and ordered his team members to let West go.
Five defenses against four!
I bet you won’t get in!
After failing to shoot accurately for a season, he became a great pitcher today?
In the previous three rounds of the series, the opponents had shorted players, but in the finals, their mentality became stable?
I don't believe it!
I accept that you surrendered me to death!
The Warriors completely let West go. No one was within three meters of West taking the ball!
Not even a hint of defense!
There are always two people standing in the penalty area. If you want to break in, there is no way!
If no one else defends you, you can only shoot three-pointers!
Fake a shot and jump in?
joke!
To whom?
No one cares about you!
Five times in a row, the Cavaliers' offense was ended by West's three-pointer.
The first three-point shot was made, and the Warriors followed it up!
If you can, surrender to me!
I will surrender to death!
I'll keep letting you vote until you die!
The second three-pointer hit the basket and bounced out.
The third and fourth are all three things!
The fifth one hit the backboard directly!
The more you vote, the more outrageous it becomes!
The Warriors are very well prepared. Lopez is standing under the basket, and the players outside are always ready to grab rebounds.
As long as West can't make a shot, he will push the fast break and counterattack!
You move a lot in positional battles, but what about fast attacks?
I won't let you catch up!
As soon as West took the shot, Azubuike and Curry ran forward!
Lopez picked up the rebound and threw the basketball forward!
West made five three-pointers and the Warriors played two fast breaks!
In 4 minutes, the Warriors scored 16:3!
Curry scored 14 points alone!
Among the others, only Azubuike scored 2 points with a layup.
Mike Brown quickly called a timeout.
The point difference has become 17 points.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the score difference was still 30 points!
17 points is not a big difference.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Warriors have recovered and Yongsan is back!
Also, the referees' vision has recovered somewhat, and their microscopes are not used as often.
All signs indicate that the knight is in danger!
Although the Cavaliers are still in the lead and the point difference is still more than ten points, Mike Brown knows in his heart that this point difference is not a problem at all in front of the Warriors!
After the timeout, Mike Brown replaced West and replaced him with Gibson.
West's three-pointer was too much of a delay.
Gibson's shooting is still more reliable.
Mike Brown knows very well that there is not much work that can be done on the defensive end. If he wants to maintain this point difference, he must increase the firepower on the offensive end.
If the referees are fairer, it will be difficult to restrict the Warriors on the defensive end.
If you want to win the game, you have to rely on offense.
If you dare to let me go, I will kill you!
Mike Brown thought well, but he forgot one thing, that is, Gibson's defense is not good!
Originally, the Cavaliers had two players on the field who were not good at defending: Mo and Jamison.
It was precisely to make up for the problems on the defensive end that Mike Brown put West in the starting lineup.
Now that West is replaced and Gibson is brought in, the Cavaliers now have three players on the court who are not good at defending.
