On the court, Lin Yu was sprinting. The Cavaliers had just defended against a wave of Spurs attacks, and the score difference was fixed at 5 points.
"Now, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to reduce the score to one goal!"
In a quick counterattack, the Cavaliers' greatest threats were LeBron James, who was rushing in with the ball, and Lin Yu, who was sprinting from the flank.
LeBron James was surrounded by many people, but there was only one Bruce Bowen in front of Lin Yu, which formed a sharp contrast.
In this strong contrast, James' first choice for offense became passing the ball, which put Lin Yu under less pressure.
Lin Yu caught the ball and wanted to chase a three-pointer. He felt that his hand was very hot at this moment.
but……
With a bang, Bruce Bowen collided with the side, and Lin Yu instantly fell from the air, like a kite with a broken string!
boom!
The heated atmosphere in the Quicken Loans Center was suffocated, with exclamations ringing out one after another, followed by boos all over the place.
In the middle of the court, Lin Yu lay on the floor and did not get up for a long time. Anderson Varejao and Drew Gooden angrily rushed towards Bruce Bowen, and a conflict was on the verge of breaking out.
"Bruce Bowen directly knocked down China Lin. He did not hesitate to use flagrant fouls to prevent China Lin from breaking out."
Bruce Bowen was obviously a little impulsive. He could have used a more covert action to stop Lin Yu, but he directly knocked down Lin Yu. This was undoubtedly a flagrant foul.
The referee blew his whistle to prevent the conflict from breaking out.
"This guy's foul is just a microcosm. Those bastards on the opposite side have been committing all kinds of fouls. You should have taken action long ago, but you didn't say anything. I don't want to see my players get hurt!"
"Foul? When did the NBA become a women's sport?"
But Mike Brown was so angry that he even uttered foul language, which then led to Gregg Popovich's intervention and retort.
The two coaches, who were masters and apprentices, started arguing so much that the referee had to leave the center of the court and blow the whistle frantically to give a warning.
But warnings are of no use. Popovich and Mike Brown are still spitting out sweet things, and even have the tendency to take action.
Seeing that the conflict was about to break out again, the referee simply gave Popovich and Mike Brown a technical foul each.
Even if the two are offset, there is no substantive penalty. However, whoever wants to continue to exchange bad words must think about the danger of two technical fouls being sent off the field.
Popovich and Mike Brown were quiet, and the referee returned to the court.
Lin Yu had already stood up again. It was just a side collision, which did not have a great impact on him. He was not injured, but now, he was a little angry at the Spurs' underhanded tactics.
There was a beep, and the referee did not even watch the replay and directly gave Bruce Bowen a first-level flagrant foul because Bowen did not argue and had already acquiesced to the penalty.
Bruce Bowen didn't have to be ejected, but the Cavaliers got a chance to throw two free throws.
Lin Yu's expression was already very serious. He stood on the free throw line and made two free throws, directly reducing the Cavaliers' deficit to 3 points.
Then on the offensive end, the Cavaliers relied on the suddenly stricter penalties to get another chance to step onto the free throw line. It was James who was fouled. He just made a breakthrough, and then the referee blew the whistle.
"Bruce Bowen's flagrant foul had a very bad impact on the Spurs. The referee's penalty suddenly became strict. LeBron's breakthrough easily gave him a free throw opportunity."
James's free throws were unstable, and he made one of two free throws, further narrowing the point difference to 2 points.
But as Charles Barkley analyzed, Bowen's foul play had a far-reaching impact. The originally loose penalty environment instantly became stricter, and the Cavaliers naturally benefited.
To put it more deeply, the one who profited was LeBron James, who could only attack through the basket.
In the second half of the second quarter, James began to break out, causing damage with continuous breakthroughs and making consecutive free throws, forcing the Spurs to invest more defensive strength.
The Cavaliers' offense took off immediately!
"At halftime, the Cleveland Cavaliers came from behind and led 46:45, leading the Spurs by 1 point!"
In the commentary box, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith began to summarize the first half of the game.
"In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs completely controlled the situation. Their defense allowed the Cavaliers to only score 14 points in a single quarter, leading by as many as 11 points in the first quarter!"
"In the second quarter, LeBron James's explosion opened up the Cavaliers' offensive account, but they were still suppressed by the Spurs until Bruce Bowen's flagrant foul directly changed the situation of the game."
"The referees have increased the intensity of their penalties, and the Cavaliers have gained a relaxed offensive environment..."
James's data has become better, but Lin Yu's data is still very bad, but Lin Yu doesn't care much about the data anymore. Now, he just wants to win!
The Spurs were too dirty, even dirtier than the previous game. This had exceeded Lin Yu's bottom line.
Originally, because of some memories from his previous life, Zhugewei and the low-key GDP were his preferred head coaches, teams, and combinations.
But now, he just feels disgusted. He has never thought that the Spurs would be such a team, dirty, prone to dirty tricks, and willing to do whatever it takes to win.
This is competitive sports, and competition should be fair, but the Spurs seem to be using various little tricks to make it unfair.
Because of this idea, Lin Yu now wants to win this finals.
After winning the championship, it doesn't matter to him who FMVP is!
The process of this game also gave Lin Yu hope of winning the finals.
"The referee's whistle is too critical. If it is too loose, it will be a huge bonus for the Spurs. I hope the whistle will not be returned in the second half."
In the locker room, the Cavaliers had a small discussion about the referee's penalty scale.
Old Miller's analysis came true. At the beginning of the second half, LeBron James broke through the basket and was pushed down by Duncan. The referee did not blow the whistle.
But Mike Brown believed that Duncan had a tendency to hit, and that before Duncan hit, Ginobili pulled James.
However, the referee said nothing.
Mike Brown became angry again: "He committed a foul, why didn't he give it a penalty, fxxk!"
The referee warned Mike Brown, and Mike Brown became even more agitated.
There was another wave of mouth-breathing, the referee blew his whistle, and with a beep, amidst the uproar of the entire court, Mike Brown was given another technical foul.
"Mike Brown was ejected from the game, and Gregg Popovich spread his hands and smiled, as if to say, the master is the master after all..."
Mike Brown left the court chattering, and Brendan Malone reluctantly took over the command of the team.
For the Cavaliers, the situation has become serious again.
