After the timeout, the Cavaliers personnel remain unchanged.
But the Warriors didn’t make any substitutions!
DeAndre Jordan and Livingston are still on the court, and the Warriors still have the Twin Towers!
Mike Brown on the sidelines was stunned for a moment!
Deng Fang, are you crazy?
Didn't you see I called a timeout?
When I saw you setting up the twin towers, I immediately called a timeout. I must plan a three-point tactic!
Are you not afraid of this?
Still dare to take the Twin Towers?
Are you really afraid of us shooting three-pointers?
Don't you know that centers move slowly?
Don’t you know what the Twin Towers are most afraid of is the three-point tactic?!
You must know that you are now leading by three points. The first priority on defense is not to give us a three-point chance!
Good for you!
Mike Brown is very clever. He deliberately called a timeout to confuse Deng Fang and asked Deng Fang to replace the Twin Towers to give James a chance to attack the inside.
Who would have thought that Deng Fang would not be fooled!
Although his plan failed, Mike Brown did not call a timeout again.
The Cavaliers only have one timeout left, and they are still three points behind. If the goal is not scored, the Cavaliers will use foul tactics.
You can call a timeout and serve from the front court, which can save a lot of time.
Time is now the knight's greatest enemy!
Even if the Warriors are a twin-tower lineup, James has to bite the bullet and charge forward.
As expected, James turned around and rushed to the basket after receiving the ball.
Get two points quickly, then commit a foul, bet on the Warriors not making free throws, call a timeout, and serve from the frontcourt, so the Cavaliers have a chance to tie the score or even go ahead.
In this case, the opponent generally does not dare to make too many defensive moves.
It's not worth it if you give your opponent a two plus one.
If the team's main attacker is not too reliable in three-pointers, and if time is not too tight, the lagging team will usually choose this method.
The Cavaliers are certainly no exception.
Although he saw two centers, Lopez and DeAndre Jordan, wandering near the penalty area, James still rushed in without hesitation.
If I can't score, why can't I give you a foul?!
This is my home!
Deng Fang had expected this a long time ago, and he specially ordered Jordan and Lopez to guard the inside.
Of course, there are skills to guarding the inside line, and you can't do it recklessly.
When Lopez saw James rushing in, he immediately took a step forward and stood in James' path.
Not only did he stand outside the reasonable collision zone in advance, Lopez also stretched his arms straight!
Lopez's meaning is very clear. I didn't make any unnecessary moves. Don't call me a foul!
Seeing Lopez standing in front of him, James had no choice but to take a European step to avoid Lopez.
If someone occupies a good position, it's not okay to bump into them directly.
Collecting the ball, changing direction with the European step, and avoiding defenders, these technical actions are not difficult for James.
But this is also the result Lopez wants.
No matter who it is, as long as you use the European step to change direction, you will lose the speed of impact.
Although he avoided Lopez with a change of direction, James couldn't dunk directly.
He was still two steps away from the basket and lost his forward speed. James had to throw the ball into the basket!
This is exactly the result Deng Fang wanted!
Because there is little Jordan waiting behind!
As soon as James threw the ball, Jordan behind Lopez took off!
With a "bang", the basketball was directly slapped out by Jordan!
A neat big hat!
The cooperation between Lopez and Jordan is perfect!
By guarding this ball, the Warriors basically won the game!
Seeing this scene, the Warriors bench just stood up, and before they had time to celebrate, they heard the referee's whistle!
Jordan's thug fouled and James made two free throws!
The bottom line referee looked serious and quickly issued a penalty.
Jordan jumped three feet high and shouted: "I didn't foul! I didn't foul!"
"You hit James' hand!" the referee replied.
"But I slapped the ball first!" Jordan shouted with an aggrieved look: "James threw his hand over by himself!"
The referee shook his head and stopped explaining anything to Jordan.
As long as the shot is blocked, there is a chance of hitting!
If you want to stop beating your hands, the best way is not to reach out!
It doesn’t matter which shot was called a foul!
You finally found an opportunity to help the knight, why don't you use it?
Besides, I'm the boss here!
I have the final say!
Jordan shouted again: "If you don't believe me, go watch the replay! I swear I hit the ball first!"
The referee still ignored it and pointed to the free throw line, indicating that the game should continue.
Lopez quickly grabbed Jordan and stopped him from yelling.
If he yells again, it won't be worth giving him a technical foul!
Deng Fang also signaled to Jordan to stop saying anything.
Let James take free throws.
James’ free throws aren’t that good anyway!
This is also a good choice.
This result was also expected by Deng Fang.
What is James doing when he rushes to the basket?
In addition to layups, there are fouls!
Letting him score two points with an easy layup is definitely not going to work.
With a three-point lead, it is also a good choice for everyone to use foul tactics!
Since it's a foul, why don't I try to block the shot?
If the referee's conscience finds out that he is not partial to the Cavaliers, then he will make a profit!
Is the referee still selectively blind?
That doesn't matter, we have to use foul tactics anyway, so let James take free throws!
No matter who it is, it's not good to shoot free throws with a guilty conscience.
Basketball doesn't lie!
What's more, James is always bad at free throws!
Deng Fang had long been prepared to give the Cavaliers two free throws.
Seeing the referee signal for a free throw, James immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it’s our home court!
I just said it, it will definitely be no problem if you push it inward!
There's a whistle even if you can't get in!
The title of number one in the league is still very useful!
James glanced at Jordan, snorted and came to the free throw line.
Jordan yelled from the side: "Basketball doesn't lie! You can't make a free throw!"
James shrugged and ignored Jordan.
It's useless if you call again!
The referee will ignore you!
Cavaliers coach Mike Brown was very calm and quickly replaced O'Neal and Varejao.
James' free throws have never been very reliable, but these two free throws are so important!
If you don't score, you have to grab a rebound!
All the more than 20,000 fans at the Cavaliers' home court held their breath, and the Quicken Loans Center was completely silent.
Taking a deep breath, James started shooting free throws.
The first free throw basketball hit the basket, bounced twice and rolled inside.
Quicken Loans Center suddenly burst into cheers.
James signaled the fans to be quiet, then patted the ball twice, took a deep breath and threw the ball again.
The basketball hits the rim again!
But this time I was unlucky and the basketball popped out!
The basket suddenly became lively!
DeAndre Jordan, Lopez, O'Neal, Varejao!
The four big centers were in a mess, getting stuck, throwing each other, and grabbing the ball!
