basketball pope

Chapter 743 [Sweeping to win the championship, great team]

The next day, the media ruthlessly praised Yang Rui, praised the Clippers, and belittled Adelman and the Cavaliers Big Three. Even the Cleveland media did not say anything good about Adelman.

The old coach is going to retire after the end of this season. He is about to have a heart attack. Too many people say that the Cavaliers cannot win the championship because of his low level. His tactical theory does not work at all.

Neither Adelman nor his family liked Cleveland, he came for the championship, to prove himself, and it made him miserable.

Wade and Bosh were tortured to tears.

After joining the Cavaliers, the data declined, and Wade and Bosh became the "pseudo-giants" that Zhanmi called the emperor's hindrance, ignoring how much they lost by taking a pay cut and forming a team.Cleveland's exposure rate is low, it is difficult for the stars to gain the favor of advertisers, and they make a lot of money less, and even the stars are almost gone, so why bother?
At NBA headquarters, David Stern called a meeting of officials to discuss how to promote the upcoming game.

They don't want the Cavaliers to be swept away, which is not in the league's interest, but they can't think of any way to make the finals look good.The Cavaliers can't threaten the Clippers at all, just like in Yang Rui's previous life, the Cavaliers and the Warriors did not have to fight in the 2017 Finals.

The Cavaliers can't defend, and they are much inferior to attacking. The fiasco in the first game affects morale. How can a team that has lost confidence be supported?
After the meeting and discussion, the league is preparing to change the finals schedule next season, from 232 to 221111, of which the sixth and seventh games will add a day off.

Since 1985, the format of the finals has been changed to the 232 that fans are familiar with.That is, the team with home field advantage plays two home games, then three away games, and then returns to home for the last two games.This format makes home-court advantage very low, because the series may not be able to drag to the last two games.

Adopting the new format will give the home team a clearer advantage in the finals, but vice president Adam Silva believes that this will make it easier for strong teams to release water in the finals.As long as they don't swept away, after the tie is 3 to 1, the strong team can return to the home court in the fifth game to win the championship.Playing one more game not only increased the economic interests of the home team and made them willing to do so, but also saved a little face for the weak team.

The focus of business league meetings is always “interests”. If there are not too many games, there will be a lack of competition, and fans will be tired. These people are eager to play 9 games and 5 games in the finals.

It is impossible for the Clippers to voluntarily release water this year. The sixth game is the home court of the Clippers. Who would want to stay in Cleveland for so long?

In the second game, the Clippers could ensure a balance of offense and defense regardless of whether they were starting or coming off the bench. They won 114-96 again, leading 2-0.

Moved to the home court of the Cavaliers, the Clippers dominated the third game, won 115-91, and won the match point 3-0.

James had 41 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, but Bosh and Wade got lost together.

波什12投3中，罚球4中4，得到10分7篮板2盖帽，投篮命中率只有25%。

韦德22投8中，罚球11中9，得到25分7篮板3助攻2抢断，投篮命中率36.4%，还有5次失误。

Only the "Big Three" scored in double figures in the entire Cavaliers team. The team made 13 of 2 three-pointers, and the overall shooting rate was 37.8%.With this kind of data, how can it be possible to win?

Now their nickname of "Big Three" is well deserved. As soon as I saw the media's evaluation and fans' online comments, one of them is two big, and three is six big...

Yang Ruidu was surprised by the results of the third battle. He believed that the key to the Clippers' easy victory was that there was an extra Battier in the team, and Battier was missing from the Big Three. This 3D player is too important.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the defense of the Heat's Big Three was excellent, but without Shane Battier, the perimeter defense would decline.Without excellent help-defense rotation, the opponent's hit rate will increase, and the Heat's unparalleled counterattack will not be able to be used quickly.One-to-one sharpening of the position, the Heat obviously have not yet reached the realm compared with the Lakers and Spurs.

Moreover, Battier is tall, experienced, and willing to run. He is not the opponent's key target in offense. Once he finds the touch, he can score in double figures. His offense mainly relies on shooting three-pointers and does not occupy the ball.Grant Hill can't do that right now with the Cavaliers, and the veteran didn't make the [-]-pointer until the end of his career.

Shane is often a cameo at the No. [-] position, which is even more of a trick.The Clippers' defensive rotation is very frequent. With Chandler on the inside, Shane doesn't have to kill the opponent's tall and strong inside for a long time. Blocking the outside is what Yang Rui asked to do.Since the Raptors period, Yang Rui has emphasized three-point defense.

When Tony - Allen, Danny - Green, Paul, Shane Battier, Gay connected the iron chain across the perimeter, all perimeter headaches.In addition to defense, the Cavaliers lost the three-pointer. Curry and Danny Green made more three-pointers than the entire Cavaliers team.

In the fourth game, the Cavaliers' backup Mike Miller was convulsed. He played 23 minutes and made 11 of 7 shots, 8 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 23 points and 5 rebounds. This kind of performance has made Miller all season. This time.

詹姆斯拼到腿抽筋，砍下26分11篮板13助攻1抢断2盖帽的三双。他突破分球为主，带动了全队，波什20分7篮板，韦德20分8篮板3助攻2抢断3盖帽。

But the Cavaliers still lost 106-111.

Clippers players also played well, Griffin 28 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, overwhelmed Bosh for four consecutive games.

库里17投10中，三分球10中6，罚球3中3，得到29分6助攻。

盖伊12投6中，三分球4中2，罚球2中2，16分6篮板没助攻，表现中规中矩。

Battier made three three-pointers and played 34 minutes in the game. He made 6 of 3 shots, 6 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.On the defensive end, he also created Wade and James each dribbled into someone.

Paul's performance was average, 10 of 4 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, only 13 points, 10 assists and 2 steals, which was enough to help the team win.

As soon as the end whistle sounded, the Clippers rushed into the arena and began to revel.

Griffin is the happiest, his data is the best in the team, averaging 27.5 points, 12 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 50%, although the free throw percentage is only 66%, the FMVP is also stable.

Kurt Thomas, who didn't make the big list, was very excited. He didn't choose the wrong team and finally realized his dream before retiring.

Barkley commented: "The Clippers won the championship with an overwhelming advantage. They are the best team in the NBA. Just like when he joined the Raptors, from the bottom of the league to the strongest, Jerry Young can only transform this team. It took two years."

"There's no question that the Clippers will be on the road to building a dynasty next season," Kenny Smith said.

CCTV5 Zhang Lili said: "Today's NBA is a league with dazzling stars. All stars drive the whole team. Once the stars don't play, the whole team will be in trouble. This is a common problem in today's league. The Thunder and the Cavaliers are the same. Only The Clippers, team basketball, and the tactical system are deeply in everyone's blood, and the Clippers' stars are very selfless, Paul has always been passing the ball in the finals, and he will not compete for the Finals MVP."

Yu Jia said: "The vast majority of qualified teams will want to rebuild as quickly as the Cavaliers. Their philosophy is to buy; while Yang Rui's philosophy is to build, and most of his team and stars are cultivated by themselves. . This should be basketball at the highest level, the highest level."

Zhang Lili smiled and said, "The Cavaliers are not wronged. They lost to a great team that is unique in this era, and lost to the most powerful Pope in NBA history."

(End of this chapter)