The tug-of-war between the Cavaliers and the Heat lasted for more than four minutes. The game entered the second half of the third quarter. At 68:61, the Cavaliers were still 7 points behind.
Kenny Smith never had a chance to refute Charles Barkley's assertion that the Cavaliers were not ready to bring the game back to Cleveland because the Cavaliers had regained the upper hand.
The game became fierce and tense. Although the Cavaliers controlled the situation on the court, Kenny Smith believed that if the situation on the court could be maintained, the Heat still had a chance to win this game.
If the situation on the court is to be maintained, the key point is that the Heat's offense must be stable.
The Heat's offense is indeed very stable. They always score immediately after the Cavaliers score. If the Cavaliers attack, they will do the same.
In short, we are advancing together and retreating together.
Until the game entered the second half of the third quarter, the Heat's offense, they should have scored, but Dwyane Wade's mid-range shot failed.
The Cavaliers grabbed the rebound and got a chance to further narrow the score.
The Heat's defense immediately tightened, squeezing the space like a millstone.
James' breakthrough failed, Lin Yu was also targeted by Wade, and even Rashard Lewis in the corner failed to get an open opportunity. It seemed that the Cavaliers would return in vain in this round of offense, and then the game would resume.
Entering into a tug of war.
But Lin Yu suddenly ran away and took a step away from Wade.
When Wade turned back to pursue him, Lin Yu suddenly turned sideways and ran a triangle, and Wade was completely thrown away.
"China Lin has caught the ball!" Kenny Smith heard Charles Barkley shouting excitedly in his ears, and then, there was a swish!
"Three-pointer hit, 64:68, the score difference is only 4 points!"
Kenny Smith was silent. He had already realized that the Heat were likely to lose this game and he was slapped in the face.
Lin Yu's three-pointer was like breaking down a wall between the Cavaliers and the Heat, and the Cavaliers' scores began to come in a steady stream.
The Heat's offense was still the same as in the first half of the third quarter, a constant cycle of scoring, scoring, scoring, and scoring.
Soon, after two or three rounds, the Cavaliers took the lead.
Although Pat Riley paused continuously to adjust offense and defense, the Heat's decline was inevitable. After three quarters, the Cavaliers took a 5-point lead.
Then in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers, who had taken the lead, continued to suppress their opponents and soon expanded their lead to double digits.
In the end, the game ended. The Cavaliers defeated the Heat 107:98 in an away game, with a difference of 9 points. They won all four games, completed the sweep of the Heat, and officially entered the Eastern Conference Finals!
"It's over, everything is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers' strong performance directly completed the sweep of the Miami Heat. They became the first team in the Eastern and Western Conferences to advance to the conference finals!"
Charles Barkley loudly announced the Cavaliers' victory, and Kenny Smith went on to say helplessly: "The Cleveland Cavaliers played a performance worthy of a championship favorite, and the Miami Heat have also tried their best. I can only say that the two
There is a huge gap in the strength of the teams.”
On the court, the Cavaliers celebrated for a while, and then left the court one after another.
Charles Barkley in the commentary box finally had time to settle matters with Kenny Smith.
"Kenny, the Cavaliers defeated the Heat in four games, so..."
Kenny Smith immediately raised his hands and surrendered: "Okay, Charles, you win this time, but I have to explain myself. In any case, no one will think of the Cavaliers before this round of playoffs starts.
To be able to sweep the Heat, including me."
"China Lin has become the x factor in this round of playoffs. He will actually be the most stable player in the Cavaliers. This is something I never expected. I once thought that he would be suppressed by Dwyane Wade and be suppressed by Dwyane Wade.
Dwyane Wade’s offensive containment.”
"The result is that when the Cavaliers did not give him help on the defensive end, he was able to tie Dwyane Wade on the offensive end. When the Cavaliers gave him help on the defensive end, he was even able to slightly suppress Dwyane Wade."
Charles Barkley shook his head: "Kenny, I told you before, China Lin is the killer of the Heat. No matter what, Dwyane Wade can't suppress him. If he is not suppressed by Wade, the Cavaliers' victory will be
It became extremely easy.”
On the field, Lin Yu was being interviewed.
In the fourth game, he scored a game-high 34 points, plus 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and was elected the best player of the game.
In the four games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, he won two best-of-one performances. In total, he was evenly matched with James.
If you include the three best games in the four games in the first round of the playoffs, Lin Yu should be the MVP of the Cavaliers since the playoffs.
In the post-match interview, reporters also asked this question.
Faced with this rather provocative question, Lin Yu replied with a smile: "I am just playing every game well and not paying attention to whether I am the MVP of the Cavaliers. I believe LeBron is the same. Our
The goal is victory, pure victory."
He said this to reporters, but his thoughts in his heart were completely different. Lin Yu still spent a lot of effort to be the best player in five of the past eight games. It's not that he cares about this, but he knows that James must be the best player in the game.
It cares.
Otherwise, James would not have immediately started full-power James mode after Lin Yu won the best single game in a row.
In addition to this provocative question, reporters are focused on the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals, where the Cavaliers will most likely face the Celtics, and the collision between Lin Yu and his old team, the Celtics.
A reporter asked: "If your opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals is the Celtics, do you think you can continue your outstanding performance in the first two rounds of the playoffs?"
Lin Yu's answer was: "Let's wait until they defeat the Pistons."
A reporter immediately asked: "You mean, the Celtics might lose to the Pistons?"
"Before the duel between the Celtics and the Pistons is over, we should respect the Pistons, although they are obviously not the Celtics' opponents." Lin Yu replied with a smile.
The reporters haven't recovered yet. They just felt that Lin Yu's answer seemed to underestimate the Pistons, which was a breaking news point.
But in fact, Lin Yu's answer was to stimulate the piston.
What Lin Yu is thinking about is that tomorrow's reports from major media in North America will be filled with news that the Cavaliers will enter the Eastern Conference Finals.
When the Pistons see the Cavaliers' predictions and outlook on the Celtics filling the screen, as well as Lin Yu's contempt for them, they will definitely be full of energy and cause some trouble for the Celtics...
As for his performance in the Eastern Conference finals, Lin Yu already has preliminary ideas. He will use the huge stage of the Eastern Conference finals to steal a joke.
This meme was originally called "King of the Western Conference", but now it may be renamed "King of the Eastern Conference"...
