NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 686 The Miracle Reappears, The Cavaliers Victory for the First Time (Just 5K8)

At the 10th minute of this quarter, the score on the court was 26:24, and the two sides began to enter the rotation one after another.

Blatter chose a 9-man rotation. The Trail Blazers were relatively bold. Coach Terry still carried out a 10-man rotation tonight.

For the Cavaliers, James and Irving stayed on the floor and brought in Timofey Mozgov, James Jones and Matthew Dellavedova.

For the Trail Blazers, Wang Zelin and Lillard stayed on the court and replaced Yi Jianlian, Batum and Carter.

When Wang Zelin and Yi Jianlian were present together, the scene ushered in another climax, especially the domestic fans on the other side of the ocean swiped the screen frequently.

With the Cavaliers' possession of the ball, James no longer holds the ball too much, but stands on the flanks to contain it, and at the same time is responsible for changing defenses at any time.

Obviously, Wang Zelin, who scored 15 points in a single quarter, made the Cavaliers very afraid. Even if James performed well, he scored 12 points personally, but this is not the reason for Wang Zelin to score consecutively.

The actual core of the Cavaliers' offense in this period is Irving.

This man, known as the "Mamba disciple", opened up his teammates with a straight ball on the right wing and played singles with the ball.

Continuously turning quickly to meet the emergency stop, Irving leaned back from the middle distance and shot.

"Shh!"

Basketball space pockets.

Wang Zelin is also restraining the Blazers' offense.

Just like James, the Cavaliers' attention to Wang Zelin's defense has skyrocketed. If he wants to continue to maintain a high offensive efficiency, he must work hard.

But it's still too early, and it's not yet time for him to fully exert his strength.

At this time, Lillard was the main offensive point of the Trail Blazers, but his breakthrough layup was blocked by James, who was pushed to the fourth position, and then missed.

Mozgov grabbed the rebound and the Cavaliers played a defensive counterattack.

Irving took the lead and left everyone behind. After receiving a long pass from James, he was about to make a layup...

"Be careful! Kevin!"

James caught a glimpse of the Trail Blazers No. 36 running towards Irving, and the two were getting closer, he hurriedly reminded.

But his cry was too late.

"Snapped!"

At this time, a thick iron arm stretched towards Irving's head, firmly nailing the basketball to the backboard.

At this time, the ball bounced off the basket and was caught by him.

He didn't play fast breaks, because the rebound was too deep under the basket, and playing fast breaks couldn't take advantage of it.

The Blazers are ready to attack, and the positions are spread out.

Carter, Batum, and Yi Jianlian all opened up, and Wang Zelin was on the weak side.

Lillard played strong side singles, faced Irving and quickly advanced forward, but was resisted by Irving, he turned around and rushed to the basket.

At this time, James dropped Yi Jianlian and wanted to shrink the defense, but Lillard scored Yi Jianlian from the bottom corner, and James turned around quickly, stretched his long arms, and interfered forward.

James was just happy, and with a bang, the Cavaliers' basket was smashed.

He hurriedly turned his head, and No. 36 of the Trail Blazers was hanging on the Cavaliers' basket.

It turned out that Yi Jianlian's pass was a fake throw and assisted Wang Zelin to complete a beautiful alley-oop.

"Hey, this ball is so beautiful! The first cooperation between Zelin and Ah Lian tonight! Hey, the dunk is really beautiful!"

In the direction of the imperial platform, Zhang Lili danced excitedly.

"Yes! And from this pass, it can be seen that the stability and organizational ability of UAE's open catches and shots have really improved since the two seasons when they played for the Trail Blazers, which made James dare not let him go. That's why we saw such a wonderful alley-oop! Now I am really looking forward to the Changsha Asian Championships in September this year and the Olympics next year!"

Sun Zhengping next to him was also grinning from ear to ear.

In the last attack of the Cavaliers this quarter, Irving once again threw off Lillard, received the ball with a false header and gave it to James on the outside.

Under the eyes of everyone, James' long shot at the buzzer...

Strike again!

It can only be said that James' three-pointers in this year's playoffs are really iron, and his three-point shooting package is probably really lost!

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 28:26.

The Blazers lead, but by some margins are negligible.

After only one quarter of the game, whether it is the performance of the players on the field or the psychological game between the coaching staff, they are all displayed, and the players are quite enjoyable to watch.

And they found that this kind of enjoyment is not just one session... the second and third quarters, both sides are playing tricks, and the fight is very lively.

On the Cavaliers side, it is basically confirmed that when Cousins ​​is facing off against Wang Zelin, not only will he be unable to defend, but it will also be difficult to open up the offensive end, and it will be difficult to maintain efficiency.

Under the successive persuasion of Tyronn Lue and James, Cousins, who longed for the championship, agreed to play as a fake starter and a real substitute. He tried to miss playing time with Wang Zelin. Tonight's priority became to lead the second team to fight.

On the one hand, in addition to Cousins, the Cavaliers also have Mozgov and TT two strong insiders. In particular, Mozgov, who is 2 meters tall and weighs 16 kilograms, looks like a big white bear. His low-post top defense is not necessarily worse than Cousins.

Moreover, this Mao Xiongguo center was originally from a blue-collar background, and his defensive experience is more sophisticated than Cousins. While constantly confronting Wang Zelin physically, he can also avoid getting into foul trouble.

Simply, Tylen Lue persuaded Blatter to send Mozgov to confront Wang Zelin head-on, not asking how good the defense was, but only asking to consume more of the latter's physical energy.

Not to mention, Tyronn Lue is really worthy of the name of the ghost coach, and this trick really worked wonders.

Even Mozgov failed to guard Wang Zelin, who scored 32 points by the end of the three quarters, but Cousins, who led the second team in the second and third quarters, played more and more like a fish in water on the bench.

With Cousins' performance of 19 points and 8 rebounds in two quarters, the Cavaliers finally solved the problem that their offensive firepower was not as good as that of the Trail Blazers.

After three quarters, the two teams tied at 87 and returned to the same starting line.

Now the game situation is unpredictable. After entering the final quarter, it may only take a few rounds, or even one or two rounds, before the two sides can decide the winner.

Because of this, the coaches and players on both sides are highly concentrated.

Although the first game was just a trial, the stalemate in front of them made everyone understand that the side that wins the first game of the series is likely to have a considerable psychological advantage in the next Allah series.

In other words, both sides will try their best to win in the final quarter!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the head coaches of both sides unanimously increased the number of player rotations.

The high-intensity confrontation consumes a lot of physical energy of the team, including the number of fouls is much higher than in previous games.

But the same thing is that the two teams still take the lead alternately and are deadlocked.

This game lasted more than 4 minutes, and the two teams still competed with the lineup of starters + substitutes.

In the last round, with Carter's three-pointer from the bottom corner, the Trail Blazers led the Cavaliers by 99 points 94:5.

In the next round, no one could figure out what JR was thinking. After reaching the front court, before his teammates stood up, he suddenly pulled out his hand, as if he wanted to grab a three-pointer.

This operation came very suddenly, not only the commentator Harlan and others, but even James, who had just rested for a minute on the bench, was a little confused.

But the ball has been shot, and James can only hope that JR can score.

"Bang!"

The result was a slap in the face, and JR paid for his superiors.

At the basket, Garnett received the rebound and got the first stat of the night.

5 points?Not less.

Coach Terry looked at the situation on the court, resting his chin in his hand and thinking.

At this moment, Coach Terry called a timeout in advance, and then called all the main players to come to him, and said directly:
"Next, I need you all to go all out!"

Noticing the fiery eyes in the coach's eyes, Wang Zelin and his teammates quickly realized that it was time to fight the bayonet in advance!

"Do you have any confidence!"

"Yes!"×5
There was a sudden roar from the Trail Blazers bench, which made Tyronn Luton on the opposite side feel bad. He seemed to think of something and hurried to James.

James, who had just rested for more than a minute, looked up and saw Tylen Lue with a dignified expression, and a bad thought flashed in his mind.

"LeBron, the opponent is desperate, we need you very much now!"

"Jordan can still average 39 minutes per game at the age of 37, and Karl Malone can still average 37 minutes per game at the age of 38, including players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magician. As one of the greatest players in history, sometimes you have to play longer!"

Tyronn Lue said bluntly, blocking all James' reasons in a few words.

As a result, people saw that James, who had just been off the field for less than 2 minutes, stood up from the bench again.

In the cheers of preparations on the spot, Lillard, Matthews, Batum, Aldridge and Wang Zelin played together.

The Cavaliers also made substitutions, and the lineup of Irving, JR, James, TT and Cousins ​​came on the field.

Both sides came up with the strongest lineups available, and the game officially entered the most anxious moment.

"Come on! Trail Blazers!"

The fans shouted there, at this time only this way can completely release their inner excitement.

The scene was overwhelming.

There are still more than 7 minutes before the end of the game, and the players on the field are doing their best.

The Blazers frontcourt.

Aldridge's mid-range after the pick-and-roll was interfered by James' efforts, and the basketball smashed out of the frame.

The next moment, "Bang!"

Wang Zelin rushed to the basket and completed the dunk in time.

随着一波7:0，双方比分来到了101:94，开拓者将分差扩大到了7分！
"Defense! Defense!"

The fans at the scene cheered for the home team in unison, and they wanted to take advantage of this offensive momentum!

At the critical moment, James broke into the inside and made a stop and a big fallback hit!

While growing older, James' offensive arsenal is also increasing day by day. In addition to breakthrough killers, other tricks such as long shots, mid-range, low post shots, turnaround jumpers, etc., are all well practiced.

At the age of thirty, James has grown from a bulldozer at the basket to an offensive kaleidoscope!
This score is crucial, suppressing the crazy upward momentum at home.

Regardless of their different camps, both Wang Zelin and James can be called away silencers. There is no third player in active service comparable to suppressing the opponent's momentum.

James' scoring is crucial, but Wang Zelin's performance is not too bad. Looking back, he turned around from a low position and hit a hook.

The next time became a soaring performance between James and Wang Zelin.

The head-to-head PK of the top two super giants in active service has seen the fans climax after wave after wave.

But Tyronn Lue on the sidelines seemed a little anxious. This stalemate is obviously more beneficial to the leading Trail Blazers.

After all, time is running out.

Unknowingly, there were less than 2 minutes left in the game, but the Trail Blazers still led the Cavaliers by 112 points at 107:5.

For the Cavaliers at this time, there is no longer any security.

Under Tylen Lue's suggestion, Blatter was forced to call a timeout.

"It seems that the Cavaliers can't bring the victory back to Cleveland!"

Hubie Brown sighed in the commentary booth.

James played 43 minutes tonight, made 35 of 18 shots, 8 of 2 three-pointers, 10 of 6 free throws, and scored a game-high 44 points, plus a quasi-triple double with 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

It's a pity that Wang Zelin's performance on the opposite side is no less than him. He played 41 minutes and scored 38 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks with a large double-double data. Both offensive and defensive ends completely dominated the audience!
Soon, pause back.

The Cavaliers have the ball, the ball in the frontcourt.

James held the ball again, only to realize that after the switch, the defender in front of him became Wang Zelin.

The fans also discovered this, and there were bursts of cheers at the scene.

Just like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when the two armies fight on the battlefield, the main generals of both sides come out to fight the generals, let's see who is more powerful!

Those who win can usually defeat their opponents in one go!
"This……"

For a while, the duo of the Imperial Palace in the commentary seat didn't know how to go on.

This matchup, Wang Zelin, has an advantage in size, but James must have better agility and speed, and they are not sure what the result of this attack will be?
At the same time, even though the two were not at the same level in size, James struggled to launch an impact.

"Oh!"

The two collided with each other at once, James' momentum stalled, and Wang Zelin was knocked back a step.

After all, he is the passive side, and James' impact is the first in history. Wang Zelin's position was pushed away at the first time.

But soon, he took another heavy step forward and performed a death coil on James.

"Oh!"

The two collided again. After the collision, James turned around to take revenge and rushed towards the basket. He jumped away from Wang Zelin with one step, and then passed Batum, who was assisting in the defense.

This breakthrough was suspected of walking, but the referee didn't blow it, and the Trail Blazers had nothing to do.

It can only be said that this pace is very James!
After evading the defense, James took off and was about to dunk.

But at the moment he jumped up, there was a sudden exclamation in the scene.

Behind James and Batum, a figure soared into the sky.

Wang Zelin!
He seemed to have expected that James would be squeezed by this trick, and rushed out at lightning speed, seized the opportunity of James' shot, and took off to block the block.

"Snapped!"

In the wide-eyed eyes of the fans at the scene, Wang Zelin rewarded James with a big hat!
James' "privilege" crab step was blocked!

After Wang Zelin blocked the shot, he took off the defensive rebound and threw a long pass to the frontcourt.

This wave of the Trail Blazers obviously has a tactical deployment. Lillard and Matthews have already rushed forward. After receiving a long pass, Lillard rushed to the outside of the three-point line.

Looking at the ball in the sky, Matthews became even more excited. After taking two steps in succession, he jumped up to catch the ball, and smashed the basket with both hands angrily.

"boom!"

114: 107!

The Blazers expand their lead!
"Defense! Defense!"

The atmosphere on the scene is getting higher and higher.

It was James holding the ball again, facing Batum who was still open and close to eat his opponent head-on, and took crab steps under the basket, but this time he noticed Wang Zelin's defensive position.

After seeing that Wang Zelin was some distance away from him, he quickly shot.

But at the moment of his shot, another big hand covered his shot point.

Aldridge!
The man who was used to being silent broke out suddenly, shocking everyone.

James' small lever in the air, but this is not his strong point, and the effect is far less silky than his teammate Irving.

"Snapped!"

Aldridge made up the defense in time and slapped James' shot crookedly.

James was blocked by Wang Zelin and Aldridge one after another!
The Cavaliers were attacked suddenly, that was their king!

The ball rebounded quickly, Cousins ​​and TT occupied a favorable position ahead of time, but lost to the absolute strength.

A figure leaped across the sky and got the rebound on the heads of the two of them.

who?Wang Zelin!
After landing, he locked on Lillard who was rushing to the front, looked back at the moon, and made another long pass.

In the frontcourt, Lillard made an easy layup after receiving the ball, adding two more points for the Trail Blazers!

Looking at the scores of the two sides on the big screen, James' mentality completely collapsed.

At 116:107, the Cavaliers have fallen behind their opponents by 9 points, and the time is only 1 minute and 05 seconds... At this time, the Cavaliers need a McGrady moment to save them.

In the last minute, the Cavaliers were throwing three-pointers frantically, and they actually threw two for them. Cousins ​​also desperately grabbed the offensive rebound and pulled it out, trying to shoot another one for Irving.

However, Owen's shot was slapped by Wang Zelin and flew out of the field!
This cap also completely defeated the Cavaliers' defense. In the last ten seconds or so, the Cavaliers failed to hit a goal again, and the Trail Blazers successfully accepted the game.

……

The McGrady moment did not come in the end.

As the final whistle sounded, the score of the two teams was fixed at 121:113. The Blazers defeated the Cavaliers by 8 points at home and won the first victory in the finals!
At the end of the game, all the players couldn't hide the excitement on their faces, waving towels wildly and shouting in celebration.

All the fans at the scene stood up and cheered "MVP". Although there was no lore at the end of the game, it was as exciting as the lore!
In the end, the two big caps and two fast breaks given to James in a row made them still immersed in it after the game.

Of course, the Cavaliers will not be happy it wants to.

At the end of the game, the two teams shook hands after the game. Cousins ​​could barely squeeze out a smile to congratulate Wang Zelin, but James and Irving left quickly.

In this game, Cousins ​​scored 23 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, counting his normal performance.

However, considering that 19 of his scoring data came from the second and third quarters when he had no matchup with Wang Zelin, he only scored 4 points under Wang Zelin's defense, which made him destined to encounter doubts and fights from some media and fans after the game.

The agreed-upon active-duty second center, why do you still hide and play?

詹姆斯今晚38投18中，最后3次出手全都没能命中，个人数据定格在了44分9篮板7助攻的准三双。

In fact, his efficiency is really high tonight. After all, in this year's playoffs, James' overall shooting percentage is only 42.5%, and his offensive efficiency is lower than in the past 6 seasons.

The last time James played such an inefficient playoff game dates back to the 07-08 season in his third grade.

Irving, the last of the Big Three, made 22 of 10 shots tonight, and his outside touch is also average. He made 8 of 2 three-pointers, the same as James.

Personal data is 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and his performance is quite satisfactory.

The Cavaliers gave everything they had today, and they were tied with the Blazers in the first three quarters, even in the first half of the final quarter.

It's a pity that they failed to hold on at the last critical moment and were taken away by the Blazers.

As another superstar in this field, Wang Zelin continued to put up crazy statistics.

今晚打了43分钟，上场时间仅次于詹姆斯，拿到了的42分21篮板7助攻6盖帽的准四双数据！

After this battle, he became one of the only two players in NBA history who can get 40+20 data in a single game during the finals!
The last player who could perform 40+20 in the finals was Shaquille O'Neal!

那头大鲨鱼在00年总决赛和01年总决赛面对步行者和75人的比赛中，分别砍下了单场40分24篮板4助攻3盖帽和单场44分20篮板5助攻1抢断。

It is also because of the various crazy performances between the finals that he will be named the most dominant center in NBA history!
Today, the miraculous reappearance of the old finals, I am afraid that the most resounding nickname of Sharks during his career is likely to be inherited by young latecomers.

However, even if O'Neill knew about it, he probably wouldn't take it to heart.

Speaking of which, as a legendary center of the same generation, O'Neal's mentality is actually somewhat similar to that of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. They all hope that someone can inherit their mantle after retirement.

From a certain point of view, the appearance of the successors can also be regarded as a proof and a thought that they once dominated the alliance.

(End of this chapter)