There were a total of 6 games in this series in history, and the Warriors finally won Game 4 on the road.
For Cavaliers fans or James fans, the core word of this series is tragic.
Love was reimbursed in the first round, and Irving was reimbursed after playing only one game in the Finals. In the next five games of the Finals, the Cavaliers actually only had one star, James.
James led several role players to fight in 6 games, but unfortunately lost in the end. This made many Cavaliers fans, or James fans, feel very heartbroken.
The most common thing said by James fans is that if Irving is not injured and if Love is not injured, the winner of this series will definitely be the Cavaliers, and James will definitely win the Finals MVP.
Many James fans also said that even if Love is reimbursed, as long as there is one more healthy Irving, the Cavaliers can still win the championship.
Many Warriors fans are dismissive of such a what-if theory.
You have what ifs, and I still have what ifs!
If Irving is not reimbursed due to injury, the overall strength of the Cavaliers will definitely be improved. His offensive role is unmatched by Dellavedova.
But as I said before, Irving's defense is a big problem. It would be impossible for Dellavedova to come up with him when he is on the court. In that case, the Cavaliers' backcourt will be too short. If Irving is on the court, the Cavaliers' defense will be a big problem.
disaster.
Apart from anything else, if Irving is on the court, the Warriors will have more offensive tactics, which is to make a fuss about Irving, and the offensive routines will be much richer.
Curry's defensive skills and willingness to defend are much better than Irving. Even so, the Cavaliers keep making fuss about Curry. What if Irving comes up?
In addition, there is another thing that can be said about the Warriors, that is, what if the Warriors had scored 5 points of death earlier?
Steve Kerr was forced to take the top five when he was 1:2 behind. Facts have proved that this move is very critical. If Irving is not reimbursed for the season, the Warriors will lose Game 1 or Game 2
, will the Death 5 be allowed to start early?
The 2015~2016 season finals have proven that even if Irving and Love are on the court, the Warriors' death five are not afraid of the Cavaliers!
Of course, these are all ifs. It’s useless to talk about them. It’s better to look at the actual things.
Irving only played one game in the Finals, which was Game 1. He played 44 minutes and scored 23 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 fouls. He shot 25% from three-point range and only made 25% of his free throws.
Got a ball.
Dellavedova, who replaced Irving as the starter, performed very well in the second and third games, but his true colors showed later. His three-point shooting percentage was only 23%, and his field goal percentage was only 28.3%.
Averaged 7.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.
James played 45.8 minutes per game in the 6 finals, scoring 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 3.5 turnovers. His three-point shooting percentage was 31% and his field goal percentage was 39.8%.
James' three most powerful assistants are Mozgov, Smith and TT.
Mozgov averaged 14 points, 7.5 rebounds and shot 55.1% from the field.
TT averaged 40.8 minutes per game and was more effective than Mozgov. He averaged 10 points, 13 rebounds and a shooting percentage of 50%.
Smith played 33.7 minutes per game, averaging 11.5 points and 10.3 rebounds, shooting 29.4% from three-point range and only 31.2% from the field.
In addition, James can rely on Shumpert. He averages 35.7 minutes per game, 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 32% three-point shooting and only 25.8% shooting from the field.
James Jones also averaged 18.8 minutes per game and averaged 3.3 points per game, but he had big holes on the defensive end.
Judging from the data, James is indeed isolated and does not have a very capable assistant.
But on the other hand, this also proves how good the Warriors' defense is.
If it weren't for the Warriors' good defense, why did the Cavaliers advance so smoothly in the playoffs?
The Warriors got their wish and won the championship, but this championship did not make Warriors fans happy.
Why? Because although the Warriors won the championship, the F MVP was awarded to Iguodala, and Curry did not receive a single vote in the FMVP selection!
The reason why the Warriors can succeed, Iguodala's role cannot be ignored, of course, but the most fundamental and important person is Curry!
Whether it is the regular season, the playoffs, or the finals, Curry is always the target of heavy defensive defense by opponents. As for Iguodala, he is the one that opponents often leave open.
Why don't you dare to short Curry? Almost every time, two people flank him? Why do you short Iguodala every time? The reason is very simple, that is, Curry poses too great a threat! I would rather short Iguodala.
, and Curry cannot be allowed to fight one-on-one.
Why does Iguodala shoot three-pointers so well? His shooting percentage is so high? The reason is that almost all of his shooting opportunities are wide open, which is almost the same as usual training!
Of course, being able to play a big role on both offense and defense like Iguodala, and being able to shoot the ball when your opponent leaves you open, is also amazing.
But what if there aren't so many vacancies? How did Iguodala find his vacancy?
It's because of Curry!
There is another theory that the FMVP was given to Iguodala largely because the judges believed that he guarded James during the game!
Indeed, Iguodala's defense is very good, and he has the best effect in defending James on the court.
However, if you want to truly guard James, it is impossible to rely on Iguodala alone!
I have said it countless times before, the reason why a superstar is a superstar is because one person alone cannot prevent him!
If they want to defend Curry, can the Cavaliers only rely on Dellavedova? If they can, why do they have to double attack every time and dare not switch defenses?
Iguodala was able to restrict James, in addition to his own good defense, largely because of the Warriors' collective defense.
James bursts into the paint, and Green comes to help defend. James passes the ball, and the Warriors' death five can expand and contract very quickly. They can immediately expand to defend the outside line, and others can also take turns to change positions.
If Bogut was on the court, he wouldn't be able to do this.
In fact, the main reason why the Warriors took Iguodala was to create space for Curry and prevent the Cavaliers from attacking Curry unscrupulously.
If the Cavaliers still attack Curry, let Iguodala punish the Cavaliers!
To put it bluntly, Iguodala is a 3D!
No matter how good a 3D player is, he is still 3D! He cannot compare with the core of the team!
