704. Questions
Everyone is ready to go at this time. Whether it is the Cleveland Cavaliers or the San Antonio Spurs players, everyone is ready to fight to the death in this game.
Split stood in the middle circle with Dwight Howard preparing to compete for the opening ball, although almost every time, he lost a lot.
But in the jump ball tonight in this game, Split still gave his all to hope to defeat Dwight Howard once.
But unfortunately, he still did not jump to the San Antonio Spurs' half-court in the opening jump ball tonight.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who played at home, once again got the opening ball right at the beginning of the game.
This allows them to easily gain the lead in such an important game.
This was of course a great thing for them, so when Kyrie Irving got the ball, he carefully advanced through the half.
The Spurs are still very fast to land. Although the team's core structure is older, their performance on the court does not look old at all.
Perhaps this is also because the San Antonio Spurs are now popular in team basketball. After half-dribbling, Kyri Irving faced the first offensive opportunity in this game, Kyri Irving did not blindly choose to attack.
He still handed the ball to Wu Dawei. After all, in the past four games, Wu Dawei is still the best point in the Cleveland Cavaliers' series in this round.
The Spurs' newcomer Leonard's defense against Wu Dawei cannot be said to be successful, because he can't curb Wu Dawei's performance at all. In the past four games, it is precisely because of Wu Dawei's outstanding performance that the San Antonio Spurs are now behind the Cleveland Cavaliers who are currently playing at home.
However, at this time, when Kauwai Leonard saw Wu Dawei receive the ball from Kyrie Irving again, Leonard seemed very cautious.
Although he felt nervous and uneasy in his heart, Leonard understood that now is not the time to retreat. Before the start of this game, "Bobo" Vicci, the head coach of the Spurs, had provided separate psychological guidance for Leonard before the start of this game.
Because "bobo" Vicci also understands what kind of situation Leonard always faces Wu Dawei in the past four games.
Although he is talented, he is just a rookie who has only played for two years. He cannot become very experienced. After all, this may be the most cruel contest in the basketball league in the world.
Wu Dawei's continued strong performance will obviously have an impact on Leonard in all aspects. So before the start of this game, "bobo" Vicci was very thoughtful to teach him.
So at this moment, when Leonard faced Wu Dawei's ball-holding attack again, he tried to calmly deal with it.
Wu Dawei was not eager to attack at this time. Although he was always the first choice among the Cleveland Cavaliers, at this time, when he saw Dwight Howard stuck Split behind him at a low post.
At this time, Wu Dawei chose to hand over the ball to Dwight Howard, who was inside, and to be honest, when he saw Wu Dawei in front of him did not choose to attack and handed the ball to the inside, Leonard still breathed a little relieved.
No matter what, this put him in a lot of pressure. However, at this time, Split, as the starting center of the Spurs, immediately became extremely huge!
If Split wants to fight Dwight Howard alone in the interior, it will undoubtedly be more difficult. Although he is already a very good inside player, Dwight Howard is one of the few super insiders in the league.
At this time, Tim Duncan was unable to rush up to help him with defense.
Although Valejo was not very strong on the offensive end, he still shot at one point. The moment Dwight Howard received the ball, Valejo immediately opened up the singles for the latter.
So if Tim Duncan forcibly rushed forward to help his teammates defend Dwight Howard, then Valaijo would be in a free opportunity immediately.
And in this way, he had a good chance of scoring. So at this time, when Dwight Howard did not show his condition in this game tonight, Tim Duncan certainly could not act rashly!
So after Dwight Howard got the ball, he did not encounter any attack. Faced with such a situation, Dwight Howard immediately chose to fight Split behind him alone!
Split struggled to resist Dwight Howard at this time, but the latter was still squeezed into the paint area step by step. Tim Duncan's assisted defense came late at this time.
But Dwight Howard turned down the line, almost got rid of Split's defense, and then put the ball into the basket!
At home, the Cleveland Cavaliers once again got a good start.
This caused a loud cheer to the entire Quick Loan Center. The importance of this game is self-evident for the Clevelanders, so it is impossible for them to see a good start.
So when the Cleveland Cavaliers scored, the mood in the entire arena became very excited. The San Antonio Spurs conceded the goal first, but in fact it did not bring them a huge blow.
Because they did all the preparations before the game, they knew that this away game would definitely be very difficult.
They want to take away the victory of the game from the Quick Loan Center again. They have to pay a lot, and they may even have to give all of it to win the game in this game.
So at this time, when the ball rights were converted back to the hands of the San Antonio people, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker slowly controlled the ball and passed half.
This defender from France has experienced three finals. So for him, he has faced any difficult situation.
At this time, he naturally would not be confused by a ball.
After Tony Parker dribbled the ball through halftime, Tim Duncan had already mentioned the high position at this time, and the pick-and-roll between the two of them was the best and often used tactics the San Antonio Spurs were.
After all, one of them is the core of the outside and the core of the inside. When the two of them "combined", they are naturally extremely powerful.
Kyrie Irving and Valacho were unable to curb the San Antonio pick-and-roll at this time, and Tony Parker was so fast that Kyrie Irving could not pursue.
Parker quickly rushed into the paint area, and then Dwight Howard had to be forced to make up for defense at this time. Parker did not choose to shoot. He passed the ball to Split almost hand-handedly.
Although Dwight Howard is very capable in his personal abilities, especially on the defensive end, at this time, he could not stop Split from throwing the ball into the basket at close range after receiving the ball...
The score suddenly became 2:2 again. Although the Cleveland Cavaliers scored first, the San Antonios quickly responded with two points.
This also caused the team's temperature to rise just now to drop back.
After all, the game has just begun, and the Cleveland Cavaliers fans are very clear that it is impossible to decide the winner immediately from the beginning of the game.
Because the San Antonio Spurs are a veteran team in the league.
For more than a decade, they have been strong contenders for the championship, and no one can ignore their strength.
The Cleveland Cavaliers regained their merits and demerits in half, but although the San Antonios are the top team in the league in the past decade, at this time, they are still at a disadvantage when facing the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Of course, under such circumstances, they must have a great hope of gaining the advantage in this game tonight.
However, the situation on the court has not been as smooth as the San Antonios thought, although they quickly tied the score through a high pick-and-roll.
However, when the Cleveland Cavaliers attacked again, Wu Dawei held the ball at a high position again, and then he singled out Covey Leonard, which forced the San Antonios to assist in defense.
Because in the past four finals, Wu Dawei has already told the San Antonio people a fact with practical actions.
That is, Kauwai Leonard alone, he absolutely cannot defend Wu Dawei's performance on the offensive end. So at this time, as soon as Wu Dawei launched an attack and Kauwai Leonard was suddenly pushed away by Wu Dawei. The Spurs' assisted defense quickly rushed up.
Wu Dawei started the attack from the top of the arc, and the Spurs' contraction naturally started from the wings.
In this way, there will be a huge gap on the wings. When Wu Dawei saw the Spurs shrink their defense, he chose to pass the ball without hesitation!
He passed the ball to Danny Green on the left, who had been lurking for a long time. He did this in the Cleveland Cavaliers lineup.
Although his ability to hold the ball is not strong, Danny Green is very sure of shooting at an open position.
So at this time, when Danny Green got the ball, he jumped up and threw the ball into the basket. Of course, the San Antonio Spurs wanted to save back at this time.
But in the end, it was still a step slower, because Danny Green's shooting speed was extremely fast. He threw the ball towards the basket, and then the ball was under everyone's attention and then flew towards the basket!
The next second, I heard the sound of a basketball swinging the net in the Quick Loan Center, and the ball entered the basket.
Although the San Antonio Spurs equalized the score, it didn't take long for Wu Dawei to pass the ball, which helped the Cleveland Cavaliers to immediately gain a leading advantage at home.
Danny Green's shot from outside the three-point line helped the Cleveland Cavaliers lead the opponent by as much as 3 points at once.
2:5, in this important game tonight, the Cleveland Cavaliers once again achieved a good start.
But it is still not a happy time, although they have expanded their lead again. However, the San Antonio Spurs are still eyeing them at this time.
Because for them, the game was just beginning. Although their consecutive goals were conceded, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs "Bobo" Vicci, who was standing on the sidelines, felt very annoyed, but they were still playing the game in an orderly manner.
Tony Parker still passed the ball through half at this time, and Kyrie Irving also faced the experienced and extremely fast Tony Parker on the defensive end.
But at this moment, he still had to defend the latter like Kovay Leonard.
However, Tony Parker still chose to attack at the high position as it did last time, because Tim Duncan had reached the high position again at this time.
The two will choose to pick-and-roll at the high position like they did on the last attack, and the Cleveland Cavaliers also don't have many good solutions.
Just like "bobo" Vicci cannot solve Wu Dawei's offense, Byron Scott does not have many solutions to the high pick-and-roll of the Spurs Parker and Duncan.
The two of them must not be able to defend their pick-and-rolls, but if more people are to defend them, it will inevitably lead to flaws in other defense lines.
So this is a problem that makes Byron Scott feel a headache.
Both sides have something that makes the opponent a headache, which makes it unlikely that there will be a big score gap in this game.
But in fact, a anxious game may not necessarily be the situation that Cleveland fans who came to the Quick Loan Center tonight would like to see.
Most people came here tonight to see the Cleveland Cavaliers pick up the O'Brien Cup.
As for whether the game is exciting and anxious, Cleveland fans actually don’t care. The only thing they care about is whether the Cleveland Cavaliers can win this game tonight and then win the first two consecutive championships in team history!
This is what Cleveland fans are most concerned about tonight.
It’s just that the situation in the first quarter is completely different from what everyone imagined before the start of this game.
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers achieved a leading advantage from the beginning, such a leading advantage did not help the Cleveland Cavaliers build a situation that was enough to win this game tonight...
Tony Parker once again scored two points with his high pick-and-roll with Tim Duncan, and the Cleveland Cavaliers' lead became only 1 point...
This is certainly not a good thing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but at this moment, they have to accept such a situation.
Both sides faced a problem that made them feel particularly difficult at the beginning of this game tonight.
Wu Dawei's offense, as well as Tony Parker and Tim Duncan's high pick-and-roll.
The scores are always in a state of anxiety, which is not a good phenomenon. At least for the Cleveland Cavaliers, they do not want this to happen.
In fact, by the same token, the San Antonio Spurs don't want to be anxious with the Cleveland Cavaliers in this game.
Because compared to the Cleveland Cavaliers who were still playing at home tonight, the San Antonio Spurs were even behind in the overall score.
The situation they faced was even worse for this game. After all, if they lost this game tonight, it would mean that all their efforts this season would have turned into vain.
Several core members of the Spurs are already over thirty years old. They have paid too much in this year's playoffs, and they also know that they have very little chance of winning the championship, and they will waste it less once.
Even if they are currently behind 1:3, they still don’t want to give up.
Although the problem they are facing now is a headache that cannot be solved by the entire league, they still have to face the difficulties at this time, because only in this way can they have the opportunity to continue to win the championship in this year's finals.
Whether it is the old Ginobili, Tim Duncan, or relatively young, but in fact, Tony Parker, who is over thirty years old.
Compared with Wu Dawei, they no longer have many opportunities.
Therefore, even though they are at a disadvantage, they still choose to continue fighting! This naturally gradually became a problem for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Because the San Antonios never choose to give up, it is impossible for the Cleveland Cavaliers to play an easy game. It is almost impossible for them to easily win the O'Brien Cup in this game tonight.
And in this game tonight, if anyone can solve the problems they face tonight earlier, then he will be more likely to win the game in this game tonight!
Chapter completed!