NBA: Since James left the Cavaliers

"Oh...it's gone again."

"Damn! If you fight like this, you will lose..."

"It's a pity, it's just a little bit close,"

The Cavaliers tried their best in this game, but still swallowed the defeat.

When hopes are dashed again, their chances of winning the championship are getting lower and lower.

In this game, Long Rui gave everything he had. He played 48 minutes and scored 39 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists, but he still couldn't lead the team to victory.

After the game, the Cavaliers' locker room.

Everyone was silent. The two consecutive losses in the finals made it a little difficult for them to accept, especially when they were going all out.

Curry sat on the floor with his braces in his mouth, his head bowed, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yi Jianlian raised his head and looked at the ceiling with a dull expression.

But Long Rui took off his jersey silently and squeezed the sweat from his clothes.

In the huge locker room, no one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed extremely heavy.

"Don't be dazed, it's getting late, wash up and go back to the hotel."

After an unknown amount of time, Long Rui suddenly broke the silence.

Everyone looked at him, then slowly got up and packed up.

"Long Rui, it's been a tough game."

Cavaliers coach Byron Scott walked up to Long Rui and patted him on the shoulder.

"It's nothing, it's just my duty."

"The finals are not over yet, we still have a chance, don't we?"

As soon as the words fell, Long Ruiqiang squeezed out a smile, and washed away on his own.

After returning to the hotel, Long Rui fell headfirst on the bed. At this moment, he felt physically and mentally exhausted.

He no longer knows how to play the next game, let alone what he has to do to lead the team to victory.

"Brother Long, are you asleep?"

It was late at night, and Long Rui's cell phone rang suddenly.

He opened it and saw that it was a message from Ran Ruoxue.

"Ruoxue, am I a failure..."

Long Rui didn't know what to say. Although he was a time traveler, he was also a young man, and he had already integrated into this environment.

Successive losses made him a little unacceptable. No matter how strong a person's psychological quality is, there is always a limit to bear, and the same is true for Long Rui.

"How could it be? Brother Long, you performed very well today!"

"Besides, winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs!"

"And it's just one game lost, not the entire finals."

"It's only a little bit worse today, which shows that you still have a chance to win."

"Today's game is a thing of the past. You should take a good rest now, adjust your state, and prepare for the game the day after tomorrow!"

Ran Ruoxue kept encouraging her.

Looking at these words, Long Rui's mood eased a lot.

"Yeah, it's just a little bit worse today..."

He muttered to himself, and the belief of not admitting defeat was aroused at this moment.

"Ruoxue, I see, thank you!"

"I'm going to rest. I have to train tomorrow. It's getting late. You should rest early too. Good night!"

After returning the message to Ran Ruoxue, Long Rui put down his phone and gradually fell into a dream.

The next day, the Cavaliers did not conduct too much training, but only conducted some shooting exercises to maintain their touch.

Yesterday's game was very exhausting for the body, and today's goal is still to restore physical fitness.

After the shooting practice all morning, they did not go back to the hotel to rest, but studied the game in the training hall, hoping to learn some experience from it.

……

The time of the day flies by, and G4 of the finals will start tonight.

The two-game winning streak of the Mavericks is like a rainbow, while the losing streak of the Cavaliers urgently needs a key victory.

You know, once the Cavaliers lose in this game, they will almost lose the qualification to continue to compete.

Because in the entire history of the NBA, no team has ever been able to complete a comeback after falling behind 1:3 in the finals.

For both sides, this is a battle that must be fought. If the Mavericks win the game, they will have a high probability of winning the championship.

If the Cavaliers win, they will be able to tie the big score and are expected to complete the final reversal.

The time came to [-] o'clock in the evening. After the two sides warmed up before the game, the game officially started.

In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks showed full confidence as soon as they came up.

Nowitzki took the lead and opened the situation with a mid-range shot.

In the next few rounds, their three armies used their lives to form a trend of multi-point blooming, and they took the lead as soon as they came up.

On the other hand, the Cavaliers have been unable to find their status after the start of the game.

Perhaps affected by successive losses, the entire team seemed inactive.

On the offensive end, he lost his former edge, and on the defensive end, he frequently missed people.

"What are the Cavaliers doing?"

"What's the point? Just give up."

"What kind of game is this? It can go directly to next season."

After seeing such a performance, the Cavaliers fans complained one after another.

Throughout the first half of the game, the Cavaliers were like sleepwalking. Only Long Rui occasionally contributed a few wonderful goals. Other than that, there were no bright spots to speak of.

"What are you fighting? Why don't you have any energy?"

"You don't want to play, do you? Well, let me sit and watch the second half of the game."

During halftime, Coach Scott went into a rage in the locker room.

Immediately, he looked at Long Rui: "Long Rui, in the second half of the game, you can play with a substitute."

Long Rui didn't say anything, but just nodded. Although his mentality has adjusted a lot, Curry and others have not adjusted at all.

The shadow of losing was like a dark cloud in their hearts, which caused them to completely lose their status in the game.

A moment later, the second half of the game began.

Coach Scott did what he said, put Curry and others on the bench, and asked Long Rui to play with four substitute players.

When everyone saw this scene, they were all taken aback. Who would have thought that the Cavaliers would do this, which undoubtedly gave up the game.

From the outside world's point of view, the reason why Coach Scott kept Long Rui on the court was just to put on a show.

After all, passive games will be punished by the league in serious cases.

However, the fact is not what the fans think.

After the start of the second half, the Cavaliers seemed to have completely changed. After these substitute players came on the court, they burst out with full vitality.

Although their personal abilities are not as good as the starting players, everyone is working hard.

Not every player has a chance to play in the Finals, especially a bench player like this one.

Therefore, when they played, no one wanted to leave any regrets, and they all treated them with the most serious attitude.

Under such circumstances, they were on par with the Mavericks for a while, which was beyond everyone's expectations!