Chapter 973
By the end of the first half, the Orlando Magic had already led the Cleveland Cavaliers by fourteen points, but in the third quarter, the Orlando Magic felt less outside the three-point line. At this time, LeBron James began to show his power, attack and defense, and with one force, he tied the 14-point gap back. After four minutes in the fourth quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers once led the Orlando Magic by seven points, but at this time, Rashad Lewis suddenly showed his power and shot continuously outside the three-point line, hitting all three three-pointers to tie the score.
At this time, Mo Williams, who had not performed much in the whole game, suddenly stood up. After a very ostentatious long-range three-pointer, he completed a steal from Hildotkeglu and scored a one-stop fast break layup. LeBron James then took over the game, but the Orlando Magic did not give up the game, but continued to chase after it hard, and the score gap could not be widened.
At the critical moment, Dwight Howard took the ball and made a strong attack, but an offensive foul was made by Anderson Valejo. The Orlando Magic suffered a sharp drop in morale. The Orlando Magic lost the game only by two points.
This penalty was questioned by many people after the game, believing that the league did not want the Cleveland Cavaliers to be eliminated, and the referee made a biased penalty, because through the video replay, it can be seen that Dwight Howard's offense was not a problem. Of course, Anderson Valejo's performance was very good and was also a major reason, which was also to win the title of the new generation of "Actors".
Because in the middle of the playoffs, especially after the Boston Celtics were eliminated, many people believe that the league does not want teams like the Boston Celtics that have no appeal to enter the finals, especially if they are still a defensive team, you can just play in the playoffs and don’t affect our ratings in the finals.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers are also a defensive team, they are led by players like LeBron James. Even if the team plays ugly, some fans are willing to appreciate it. Many people assert that in the final script designed by the league, the two teams, Cleveland Cavaliers and Seattle Supersonics, must have entered the finals.
First, the two teams attacked and defended, and the final showdown happened. Second, it can also prove which one is the first in the new generation of Stephen and LeBron James. Of course, it would be fine if the Los Angeles Lakers could enter the finals. The revival of the giants against emerging aristocrats, and the Mesozoic superstars against new generations of superstars is also quite interesting, but at least in the East, the league has never thought that other teams would appear in the finals.
But the Orlando Magic stood on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals like a dark horse that broke out from a slant, like the Cleveland Cavaliers, and quickly gained the lead. This is what the league doesn't want to see. The league will not interfere at the beginning, because the more intense the game, the better the suspense, the better. They will not lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to the finals like walking, because it would be too obvious if they did that.
They will only help each other secretly, secretly, without leaving any traces, and without showing any dew. If the Cleveland Cavaliers win, they will only blame the Cleveland Cavaliers for not being able to do well, and they will not say anything. There are always a few characters who are not in the script every year in the playoffs, which ensures the ups and downs of the plot.
Just like this, it is hard to say whether they were intentional or the referee's own decision. This foul can be hailed or not. In this regard, no one can make a fuss, and even the Orlando Magic can only endure it.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers won this game, the two sides tied three to three. They wanted to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers to play the tiebreak again. This was not only a matter of playing more games, but also the fatigue caused by flying back and forth. The Supersonics not only gained at least four days of rest time, but also had the advantage of waiting for work.
Because they have the highest record in the league, whether the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Orlando Magic enter the finals, the Supersonics have home advantage, and the Finals are home and away game system of 2, 3, and 2, so the Supersonics can always wait for their opponents to come to challenge in Seattle.
After the game, several people sat there and were still discussing it before they broke up. Stephen's phone rang. Cooperd shouted at the sight: "Boss, it's LeBron James. His game has just ended and there is not much meeting, so I'll call you. What's your relationship?"
Stephen glared at him and took the phone over. After pressing the tweet, LeBron James's slightly tired voice immediately came over: "I did not let you down. This game is won. Although there is one more game, I am confident to wait for me in Seattle."
"I'm watching the game. Your winnings are very dangerous. I hope it will be easier after returning to home." If LeBron James is exhausted like this, you can imagine how difficult the game is. Sometimes it may not be seen through TV or even on the scene. Only the parties involved know that everyone knows that they should work harder when they are behind, but hard work is not so easy. It requires more investment than normal.
"Easy, do you really want this? I'm afraid I hope we will be more intense, right? Haha, let's not talk about it anymore, I'm going to go to take a shower and die." After that, LeBron and James hung up the phone, Stephen smiled here, and everyone knew what he had come from.
"Haha, LeBron James knows that I have bad intentions in encouragement, but he still has to fight to the death with the other party. This is really great." Stephen said excitedly after hanging up the phone, and the others laughed. It is true. Could it be that LeBron James can still lose to his opponent because of this? Even though he knows that this is a fire pit, he has to jump in it.
"It's a pity that no one in our team is familiar with Dwight Howard, otherwise we'll cheer up here." Russell Westbrook said excitedly from the side. It's great to watch the future opponents fight to the death. I really hope they can play a few more games, the more lively the better.
"I can call Raf Alstom, but it probably won't work, but just act like joining in the fun. It's no big deal." Yao Ming also happily looked out his cell phone and looked for it. Fortunately, Raf Alstom's phone number was also there.
Now everyone laughed. They were able to defeat strong opponents like the Los Angeles Lakers in advance. When they looked at the opponent's game, everyone's mentality was relatively relaxed. And looking at the game between the two teams, they really felt that there was a gap in strength with the Los Angeles Lakers. Beating strong opponents like the Los Angeles Lakers has made everyone's confidence increase.
For the Supersonics, the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers can not only make their future opponents more tired, but also allow their players to survive the fatigue and relaxation period after the hard battle.
If the winner is decided first, and after defeating the Lakers, they will immediately enter the finals, then there is no time to rest in the middle, and the players are not stupid. Both psychological and physiological, they need a rest time. However, if the rest time is long, the players will relax too much and lead to a decline in the game state. However, now you only need to wait for up to five days and you will not be so worried.
But even so, Calesimo started training after the players took a day off. The training volume on the first day was still small, and the next day it increased to normal. After the third day of training, the team provided food. The players and coaching staff began to enjoy the seventh game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic in two rooms respectively.
As a result, before the game started, we saw that Mo Williams was not on the starting lineup of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the subsequent warm-up training, Mo Williams did not appear. Although he was still sitting on the sidelines in training suits, this was still a very bad signal, indicating that Mo Williams, who was already legendary, may have been injured more seriously. Although it was the home court of the Cleveland Cavaliers, this news cast a shadow on their prospects.
Chapter completed!