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68. Attribution of FMVP

The entire first quarter was played at the Warriors' pace, so the Cavaliers trailed by more than double digits.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers were led by James, plus James Jones, Shumpert, Smith and Mozgov.

The five players on the Warriors' side are Barbosa, Livingston, Clay, Barnes and Ezeli.

At the beginning of the second quarter, James passed the ball to James Jones. Slivingston was unable to dodge and hit James Jones. The Cavaliers got three free throw opportunities.

James Jones made all three free throws, but Klay missed the mid-range shot. When the Cavaliers' attack time was about to expire, James forced a three-pointer against Livingston. The score became 21:28, and the point difference narrowed to 7.

point.

Barbosa hit a three-pointer against James, and the point difference widened to 10 points again.

Shumpert broke through and drew a foul and made one of two free throws. Klay pushed Shumpert when he was free of the ball. He was called for an offensive foul and had to rest. Curry came on.

James Jones made a layup on an air cut. Turning around, Ezeli grabbed the offensive rebound and knocked the ball out. Shumpert went out of bounds, but the referee ignored it and awarded the ball to the Cavaliers.

James Jones missed a three-pointer, and Barbosa's three-pointer missed the frame, but the Cavaliers fouled on an offensive rebound and Green missed an open three-pointer.

TT singles Livingston failed, Curry made a dribbling error, Green and Shumpert competed for the ball, the Warriors won the ball, Iguodala rushed to the basket and was rewarded with a big block by Mozgov, Iguodala

The second time he hit the basket, Mozgov was fouled and made one of two free throws. The score became 32:24, and the Warriors led by 8 points.

James Jones grabbed Curry's arm while covering Shumpert, resulting in an offensive foul and the ball returned to the Warriors.

Barnes broke through to the basket to challenge Mozgov but failed. James broke through to the basket and feinted before getting a layup and scored two points.

Shumpert directly knocked down Green when Green was covering for Curry, but the referee did not call a flagrant foul after watching the replay.

Curry missed a three-pointer. Shumpert hit Curry in a low post and was blocked by Green, who came to help defend him.

Curry singled out James Jones to break into the penalty area and was blocked by Mozgov. Turning around, TT fouled under the basket and made two free throws. The score became 27:32.

Green hit James with a low post and hit the board for two points. Shumpert used James' screen to make a pull-up jump shot and also scored two points.

Barnes' challenge to Mozgov at the basket failed, and Mozgov turned around and made a layup, but Barnes intercepted the ball.

The Warriors pursued speed. After quickly advancing to the frontcourt, Iguodala passed the ball back to Barnes who was following up. Barnes hit a three-pointer from 45 degrees beyond the three-point line, and the score became 37:29.

Mozgov fouled Iguodala under the basket and made two free throws. Turning around, Iguodala also made a mid-range shot against Mozgov's defense.

Mozgov grabbed an offensive rebound under the basket, drew a foul, and made two free throws again.

Green missed an open three-pointer and James broke through and drew a foul, but he missed both free throws.

Iguodala fouled three times and went off the court, and the Warriors brought up David Lee.

Livingston fouled and made two free throws. Looking back, James broke through to the basket and hit two points.

The Cavaliers double-teamed Curry. Livingston received the ball and rushed to the basket and passed the ball to the unguarded David Lee. David Lee missed the rebound. James made a pass error. Curry faced Smith's defense on a fast break.

The basket scored two points, and the score became 43:35.

James hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, the Cavaliers double-teamed Curry, and Green cut through and scored two points for a layup.

James singled out Barbosa and drew a foul from the basket, making one of two free throws.

Livingston missed the mid-range shot. James turned around and hit Livingston with his back, using the Warriors' help to pass the ball to TT under the basket. TT easily scored two points.

Green made a misstep and the ball returned to the Cavaliers.

James missed a three-pointer in an emergency stop, and Barnes missed a layup to avoid TT's block. Looking back, James missed a breakthrough, TT grabbed the offensive rebound and dunked, and the game time basically ran out.

After halftime, the score was 45:43, and the Warriors only led by two points.

There were no changes to the starting lineups of both teams in the second half, with the Cavaliers still having a twin-tower lineup.

In the third quarter, James lobbed Mozgov inside. The Warriors destroyed the ball. The Cavaliers sent a baseline pass to Mozgov again. Green stole the ball and missed a layup on the fast break. The Cavaliers made a fast break and James went up.

The basket was destroyed by Clay. After serving, James broke through and scored. Mozgov succeeded in a layup and tied the score.

Iguodala missed an open three-pointer, but Green succeeded in a TT low-post shot. The score became 47:45, with the Cavaliers leading by two points.

Curry and Green were on a pick-and-roll, the Cavaliers flanked Curry, and Green's layup was blocked by Mozgov.

James singled out Curry to break through and score, Shumpert missed an open three-pointer, but the Cavaliers grabbed an offensive rebound, but Mozgov made a pass error and Iguodala stole the ball.

Curry and Green picked and rolled. Green caught the ball and challenged the Cavaliers' inside line again, but still failed. Iguodala grabbed an offensive rebound and Barnes hit an open three-pointer at the top of the arc. The score became 48:47. The Warriors

Go ahead by one point.

Mozgov missed the mid-range shot, and Barnes' three-pointer from the bottom corner also popped out of the frame. Shumpert broke through and was intercepted by Barnes. The Warriors made a fast break. Iguodala received the ball and broke through. James and Mozgov

The husband and wife didn't care about Iguodala at all, but pounced on Curry in the corner. Iguodala drove straight in and succeeded in a dunk.

TT broke through to the basket and missed a throw. Clay and Green picked and rolled. The Cavaliers flanked Clay. Green made a three-pointer from a wide open space at the top of the arc. The basketball was hollow and the score became 53:47.

The Cavaliers called a timeout. After the timeout, Mozkov left the game, James Jones came on, and the Cavaliers also played a game with one senior and four juniors.

James drew a double attack in the low post and passed the ball to TT under the basket, but Green returned to defense and intercepted the ball.

Green assisted in the low post and passed the ball to Curry who was cutting through the air. Curry made a layup and caused a foul. He made one of two free throws and the score became 54:47.

James broke through and fouled and made two free throws. Curry and Green picked and rolled. The Cavaliers flanked Curry. Green passed the ball to Iguodala on the outside. Iguodala saw that James Jones was defending him and did not take a three-pointer.

Instead, he broke through to the basket and made an easy layup.

James singled out Clay and scored two points. Curry missed a three-pointer in an emergency stop. James missed a three-pointer. TT grabbed an offensive rebound. Dellavedova passed the ball after a pick-and-roll. TT dunked and was blocked by the basket.

Blocked, the Warriors fast break, Iguodala layup caused James Jones to foul, made one of two free throws, the score became 57:51.

James Jones missed a three-pointer, Livingston broke through and scored two points with an easy layup, widening the point difference to 8 points.

Dellavedova missed the throw, Curry grabbed the rebound, and passed the ball to Iguodala on the fast break. Iguodala dunked successfully, and the score became 61:51, and the point difference was widened.

Two digits.

The Cavaliers called another timeout. After the timeout, Delavitovar and James Jones came off the court, Shumpert and Mozgov came on, and the Cavaliers once again played a twin-tower lineup.

Facts have proved that the Cavaliers cannot win with a small lineup against the Warriors.


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