You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 888 The Bad Omen
"I had a nightmare last night."

In the morning, during breakfast time, Wei Xia was eating bread when he heard Elaine say something suddenly.

"Didn't you say that 99% of dreams will be forgotten in the first second of waking up?" Wei Xia had no expectations for the details of the dream.

"Because the nightmare was so deep, I can remember most of it," Elaine said, "and it's hard to forget."

Wei Xia had no choice but to ask: "What nightmare is it about?"

"You were won three games in a row by the Cavaliers"

Not to mention, just a few words made Wei Xia feel chills all over his body.

Elaine can remember this nightmare deeply, which shows that she cares about Wei Xia very much.

"That kind of thing is impossible." Wei Xia said optimistically, "If it goes well, it will be over tonight."

Elaine's sense of urgency is far stronger than that of Wei Xia, "If it goes well, you may still be playing in Los Angeles. Be careful and don't get hurt."

Don't get hurt.
Elaine's words reminded Wei Xia of Havlicek in the old days.

He's on the same page as Havlicek, who suffered a shoulder injury in the Eastern Conference finals in what should have been the most accomplished season of his career.

However, the same fate has not befallen Wesha, at least not yet.

Elaine reminded Wei Xia that he was not injured, which cannot but be said to be great luck.

The only serious injury in Havlicek's career happened at such a critical juncture.

"What's wrong?" Elaine noticed that Wei Xia's face changed.

Wei Xia made a trembling look: "I was scared by you."

Elaine smiled immediately: "I believe in you, nothing can defeat you, just work harder and kill the Cavaliers!"

For the next half of the day, Wei Xia trained normally and participated in the pre-match analysis class. The coaching staff explained all the things that need to be paid attention to tonight.

The 76ers lead 3 to 1, and the series is about to hit the fifth game.

It should be said that there are not many secrets left by the two parties to each other, and there may be no more.

Even if there is, no matter how deep the hole card is, no matter how important the trick is, it must be brought out.

Because if you don't take it out, the series may end here, and if you hold back the big move, you can only save it until next season.

In the evening, Game 76 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the [-]ers' third home game, opened on time.

The star responsible for ringing the bell for the 76ers today is Dikembe Mutombo.

His pine-like figure, chilling voice and hearty smile brought many fans back to the summer when Iverson fought against the whole world.

Everyone only knows that Iverson's single-core team led the 76ers to fight a bloody road from the East, but they don't know his small body, who is hiding behind him like a shadow to cover him from the scorching sun.

In the finals, he was brutally abused by the sharks, and Mutombo's contribution was selectively forgotten by most people.

In fact, that year he could guard against all insiders except the sharks.

It's a pity that the opponent is a shark.

This is life.

Today, Dikembe Mutombo seems to be passing on his less-than-smooth luck on the big stage to his juniors.

The Cavaliers have no way out, they need to fight hard, but at the beginning, James and Irving didn't play well.

Even if the Cavaliers let Mozkov start and win the jump ball, James chose to hit back in the opening offense, but when he turned to attack, Weisha cut the ball and fell short.

Then, Irving broke through with the ball and called to hit Cousins' pick-and-roll, but was caught up to the block.

"It seems that the knight is really going to die!"

During that time, the Cavaliers were so frustrated that the 76ers' home announcer believed that they were dead.

After that, Irving's defensive problems broke out concentratedly. His rotation could not keep up with the Cavaliers' double-teaming.He can't rotate into the defensive position where he should be present all the time.

His problems on the defensive end made it difficult for his teammates.

Hayward started strongly, and his two three-pointers were due to Irving's poor defense in rotation.

In the first half of the first quarter, Wei Xia's desire to attack was particularly low. The only time he scored was Owen's lack of concentration on the defensive end.

Wei Xia broke through with the ball from the outside, Owen should help defend, and he did come to help defend.

But his defensive awareness was really bad, and he didn't even notice that his teammates were also on the way to assist in the defense. As a result, the two collided together, which didn't add any difficulty to Wei Xia's breakthrough.

Wei Xia left the Cavaliers player who crashed behind him and rushed into the Cavaliers' penalty area to dunk.

Due to the bad start of the Cavaliers, Wei Xia wanted his teammates to play more. That goal was his only score in the first quarter.

Judging from what happened later, he should probably take more shots, so as to warm up his hand as soon as possible.

If the Cavaliers want to change the situation, they have to rely on James.

In fact, they relied on James to turn the tide of the game.

James has a deep dissatisfaction with Wei Xia. The latter mocked him in front of the media two days ago to brush data during garbage time, which caused him a lot of trouble. No matter where he went, people asked about this.

For people at their level, there is an unspoken rule that "even if it's true, you can't go around talking about it".

Fans bicker and slander each other's stars. Of course, this kind of black material must be put on the bright side, but Wei Xia and James are in the same circle after all. It is difficult to end things by calling them names and making fun of them.

Wei Xia seemed to have no regrets. Not only did he not apologize to James, but the defensive end had extremely serious contempt for the latter's shooting ability.

He actually stepped back two meters, stood steadily, and let James outside the three-point line do whatever he wanted.

This defensive strategy is not news to James.

2011年总决赛上的小牛，2013年的马刺，2014年的76人以及2015年的76人和今年的76人，都是这么防他的。

Faced with this dilemma, or ambiguous choice, James will lose the decisiveness of the king and behave like a little man worrying about gains and losses.

But this time, Wei Xia miscalculated.

James, who is rational, seldom emotional, and doesn't make his shots more difficult out of thin air, has already been destroyed by him.

The current James is on the verge of extinction, and he has exhausted all tricks.

Suddenly, his mood was shaken, and he began to show a murderous expression.

Not only Wei Xia, but fans all over the world have seen him like this.

In 2011, due to the well-known decision, James was ostracized by fans all over the United States. He was the most unpopular person wherever he went. Several of the venues were extreme, such as the small Quicken Loans Center, and Orlando, which suffered from star betrayal.

The people there passed on the resentment towards Sharks, McGrady and others to James, in exchange for the latter's 51 points against the Magic. Every time he scored a goal, he looked around the Orlando fans with a sullen face.

Then in Portland, James yelled at the audience. At the last moment, after he made a three-pointer that sealed the victory, he looked up at the fans, raised his hands, and waved his fingers: Didn’t you eat? Speak up, the few people can’t hear you!
He's such a complex player, and such a guy who needs to be prodded to fully explode.

Therefore, three of the four highest-scoring playoff games in his career were on the road; in the fifteen games in which he scored 40 points in the playoffs in his career, eleven were on the road, including 2007 points in Detroit in 48 and 2012 points in Boston in 45 when he was desperate.

This point is rarely mentioned because he rarely has similar "emotional ups and downs".In most occasions, he played too reasonably, so he rarely had the attitude of "CNMD! I will kill you all today".

But today, after being ridiculed by Wei Xia, before the desperate situation of the Cavaliers, if he loses again, he will be eliminated by Wei Xia's team 4-1 for three consecutive years. This is an unacceptable humiliation for him.

So, he took over the game.

The way he started to take over the game was to make a long-range shooting opportunity given to him by Wei Xia.

Halfway through the first quarter, James scored two three-pointers, so that Wei Xia could no longer let him two meters away.

Weixia's miscalculation is just one of the many mistakes made by the 76ers.

"The 76ers played too relaxed!"

Van Gundy pointed out the 76ers' problems.

With a 3-1 lead, everyone thought the Cavaliers could break it.

It seems that the 76ers have reached the finals.

Obviously the coaching staff arranged a lot, but in the game they played a turn-based game with the Cavaliers honestly.

The Cavaliers fought back desperately, and they seized many flaws of the 76ers.

Cousins' ability to defend against pick-and-rolls, making consecutive fouls;

James played Weixia on the offensive end, but he was able to hold back the ridicule on the defensive end, and he lowered his status to limit Hayward's performance;

Regardless of whether Rondo, Holiday or Wei Xia takes the ball, the Cavaliers' strategy is to flank.

The rotation problem of the Cavaliers' defensive end still exists. Weixia does not have many offenses, but as a three-time DPOY, he also uses his defensive influence to help the team force the Cavaliers to make 6 turnovers in a single quarter.

When Cousins ​​was fouled too much, the Cavaliers had a rare inside advantage.

As a big man in the 41 system, Faried is not tall at all, and the fatal Achilles' heel of leaving the paint area without an offensive threat was tightly grasped by the Cavaliers.

Everyone knows about Odom's defensive problems. As Hollins grows older, his athletic ability is not as good as before. He only has two skills: daring to foul hard and pulling out to shoot three-pointers.

The 76ers, like the Cavaliers, are a team that lacks insiders.

One Cousins ​​masks too many problems.

In the second quarter, the 76ers were already behind by nearly double digits. Cousins ​​continued to foul. Seeing that the 76ers were passive, Wei Xia pressed the button of the superstar to take over the game, and scored two consecutive three-pointers that made the Cavaliers tremble.

James wants to fight back, but his offensive and defensive strength is not as good as Wei Xia.

The first counterattack hit the iron, the second time was blocked to stop the ball, the pass was shot out of bounds by Wei Xia, and almost made a mistake.

Wei Xia aimed at James. Although they are the same age, James is bigger and has more burdens. He has the most versatile court influence, and at the same time he does the most things. He can't slack off for a second. As long as he bites the game and sticks to it, even if the Cavaliers are a little ahead, they will collapse in the fourth quarter.

Because the biggest gap between James and him is not technology, but physical fitness.

This intensity hits the fourth quarter, he still has enough vitality, and James will definitely be exhausted.

(End of this chapter)