The Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons at home. The whole process was very easy. Except for some threats created by Chauncey Billups, the Celtics did not even encounter any resistance and won the game.
The first game of the showdown between the Jazz and the Warriors also attracted some attention. Many fans wanted to see if the Warriors could win to the end.
But in the first game of the semifinals, the Jazz, led by Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko, won an unquestionable victory.
The Warriors seemed to lose their enthusiasm for the game all of a sudden, playing without passion throughout the game, and the Jazz won a boring victory.
After two semifinal games with little suspense, the second game between the Cavaliers and the Heat came as scheduled. Media reporters responsible for covering the Eastern Conference playoffs swarmed in and quickly filled the media area of the Quicken Loans Center.
Before the game, Dwyane Wade was interviewed and said: "After the first game, we went back to summarize and concluded that we have a chance to take away an away victory from Cleveland.
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As for the Cavaliers, Lin Yu also accepted an interview and learned the content of Wade's pre-game interview.
In this regard, he would like to say that the Heat have a chance to take away a victory and continue to maintain the character of poisonous milk, but as a Cavaliers player, he cannot say that the opponent will win. This is not in line with his identity.
Therefore, he shook his head: "Dwayne obviously thinks too much. They can't take away a victory from Quicken Loans Center, not even one!"
His tone was very determined, because during the intermission before the game, LeBron James went from being relaxed before the start of the semifinals to becoming a little serious and very serious.
Lin Yu felt that this change might have something to do with him.
"We have played five games since the playoffs, and I have been the best player in four games. LeBron can't stand it anymore. He is going to explode in this game."
As Lin Yu expected, LeBron James broke out. James at full strength is still very scary. The main reason is that James' long-range shots are online.
On the first ball of the game, James made a mid-range pull-up jumper and successfully hit it.
Many people will be surprised by this. Lin Yu won't, and neither will many Cavaliers players, because before the game, they all clearly saw that James was crazy about practicing his shooting.
The additional training was obviously effective. LeBron James, who kept firing from mid-range, even made two three-pointers in the subsequent games.
A LeBron James who goes all out will obviously not give the Heat any chance, and the Cavaliers have always maintained the lead.
However, the Heat relied on Wade and kept clinging to the score.
But the so-called clinging to the score here refers to clinging to a score difference within 10 to 15 points. The Cavaliers' lead is very stable.
At the end of the game, the Cavaliers won another victory with a 11-point deficit of 107:96!
"The Cleveland Cavaliers are too strong. At least judging from the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, they deserve the title of favorites!"
"LeBron James was simply unstoppable when he went all out. In this game, he scored a game-high 37 points, plus 7 rebounds and 7 assists. He was elected the best player of the game!"
The commentators for this game were Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. After praising the Cavaliers and LeBron James, Kenny Smith immediately turned the topic to the matchup between Lin Yu and Dwyane Wade.
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"In this game, Dwyane Wade had some advantages against China's Lin, but unfortunately, he ran into a completely explosive LeBron James."
With a simple description, Kenny Smith's purpose is already clear. He wants to refute Charles Barkley's unintelligent optimism about China Lin after the last game.
In this game, Lin Yu's performance was not bad, scoring 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 8 of 17 shots.
But on the Heat's side, because Shaquille O'Neal misfired under the Cavaliers' double-team defense, Wade had to step up to support the Heat's offense.
He directly shot 27 points, hit 13 of them, and scored the second-highest 34 points in the game. He also had 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
In terms of data and performance, Wade is indeed a step above Lin Yu in this game.
But Charles Barkley obviously had a different opinion: "The Cleveland Cavaliers stacked all their defenses in the penalty area, so Shaq only scored 11 points on 4 of 11 shots. Dwyane Wade only had to face China Lin's single
Defend."
"From this point of view, China Lin's performance is already great. He not only withstood the pressure brought by Dwyane Wade, but also contributed on the offensive end."
Kenny Smith nodded. He had to admit that China Lin's performance in this game was up to standard.
But he still had to extend this to express his point of view: "But Dwyane Wade still played a personal performance comparable to LeBron. If he can continue this performance, the Miami Heat definitely have a chance.
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Charles Barkley still believed that the Heat had no chance. He argued with Kenny Smith relentlessly: "No, Kenny, you still ignore the Cavaliers' defensive arrangement. If the Cavaliers put their defensive focus back to
If Lin Yu is given some help inside, Dwyane Wade will not be able to continue his current performance."
Kenny Smith didn't like to argue. He quickly spread his hands and pressed down: "Okay, Charles, let's just wait and see. The next two games will go to Miami and have the home court advantage.
The Heat will prove my point right with their performance."
In Cleveland, after the game, the TV in the locker room did not pay attention to the Suns vs. Spurs on the other side. Because of the time difference between the east and west of the United States, the Cavaliers' game started about an hour earlier than the previous one.
Therefore, as of now, the game between the Suns and the Spurs has not yet started.
The TV was still playing the ESPN channel, and what they were watching was the debate between Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley.
"Is this the effect of the show?"
Next door to Lin Yu, Drew Gooden asked in a speculative tone.
David Wesley, the iron bench of the Cavaliers, glanced at the TV and shook his head: "It's not like that. This guy Kenny rarely argues with Charles, but this time he was uncharacteristically. It seems that he is really optimistic about Miami."
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Lin Yu raised his head and suddenly realized that everyone in the locker room seemed to be looking at him.
"Lin, the topic they are discussing is related to you. Can you tell me your opinion?"
It was Drew Gooden who asked Lin Yu to express his opinion. Lin Yu looked around and couldn't find the reporter, thinking that the post-game interview session hadn't started yet.
Let him express his opinion, and there are no reporters present, so he will tell the truth.
"There's nothing to say. The Heat have little chance. As for the center of their argument, the matchup between me and Dwyane Wade, I can only say that Charles is right. My single defense against Dwyane is average.
, but if some help defense and supplementary defense are added, Dwayne will also be misfired."
"But obviously, now we need to focus on the inside and lock down the sharks, so I can only bear the pressure."
Lin Yu shrugged and spread his hands. LeBron James, who won the best player in this game, was in a good mood. He also joined the discussion, walked behind Lin Yu and patted Lin Yu's shoulder: "We can try it in the next game.
Shift the focus of defense back to the outside."
"That's great, I also want to play more relaxedly."