I just play ball

Chapter 474
After finishing the press conference, Li Yue drove back to the apartment just in time for the second quarter of the Bulls-Cavaliers game.

Judging from the score, the Cavaliers were limited by the Bulls' strong defense in the first quarter and only scored 15 points. Among them, Irving made 6 of 1 shots and Shumpert made 7 of 2 shots. The overall shooting percentage was only 25%. Mike Dunleavy actually scored 13 points in a single quarter. It seemed that he was not affected by LeBron's defense at all, and in turn stole LeBron 2 times.

However, as soon as the second quarter started, LeBron assisted Dellavedova to score two points, and then double-teamed Noah on the defensive end, and assisted Dellavedova to score two points in a fast break. Reduce the difference to within ten points.

Irving also stood up afterwards, and he made 6 of 4 shots and quickly helped the Cavaliers tie the score.

I thought the Cavaliers could take this opportunity to launch an offensive, but when they came back from the halftime break, Boozer was like a magic soldier, and Love couldn't rub his hands. He scored 13 points and sent 4 assists to revitalize the team. Brown did not play the usual strongest third quarter state, and he only made 6 of 1 shots, and the Cavaliers gradually fell behind by more than [-] points.

In this way, the Bulls cut the meat slowly, eating away the game time step by step, and finally won 99 to 92.

LeBron made 22 of 9 shots and only made 2 free throws. He scored a total of 19 points. Although he had 9 assists, he also made 9 turnovers. Compared with his wonderful performances against the Celtics in the first round, it can be described as heavenly. Different.

The TNT quartet analyzed why LeBron performed so poorly after the game. O'Neal speculated that LeBron might still be troubled by a waist injury. Barkley said that LeBron lacked shooting and would definitely be very difficult to play against a strong defensive team like the Bulls.

The four-person analysis video was officially posted on Twitter by TNT, which quickly aroused heated discussions among fans, and gradually developed into another topic: a large number of fans believe that LeBron is not worthy to continue to be Li Yue's opponent, and the best team in the Eastern Conference to reach the finals It is the Eagles or Wizards, so the game will not be too boring, and it will not show a one-sided trend, otherwise the gold content of the Lakers' three consecutive championships is too low.

Some fans even began to allocate FMVP, hoping that the league will let Kobe and Li Yue share it again.

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On the [-]th, the Lakers did not arrange training. Li Yue invited the whole team to have a dinner, and thanked all his teammates for helping to win the MVP.

The dinner party was arranged in a private club, and after the end, we entered the entertainment hall by the way to watch the warriors fighting against the rockets.

Nick Young suggested a bet, but no one in the team supported the Rockets' victory, so they could only give up hypocritically.

The reason why he has so much confidence in the Warriors is mainly because the Warriors beat the Spurs in the tiebreaker. Li Yue, like his teammates, saw the Warriors complete the transformation from that game, and already possessed a kind of perseverance and championship temperament.

Unexpectedly, after the game started, Ariza and Anthony were in excellent condition, and Harden turned into a master of assists. In addition, the Rockets' strategy of deliberately emptying Drummond Green worked. The Rockets led 31 to 24 in the first quarter.

Nick Young took the opportunity to propose a bet again, and the young Clarkson couldn't help but get involved, betting that he would carry his bags all at once.

Unexpectedly, the Warriors' Livingston and Harris Barnes led the team to an offensive climax, helping the Warriors tie the score in about 1 minute, and on the Rockets' side, after Harden and the others came back, the fiery feeling turned cold, frequently strike iron.

After halftime, the Warriors overtook the Rockets.

Then Curry and Harden faced off, and the two teams took the lead alternately. It was not until the last 15 seconds of the fourth quarter that Harden hit a three-pointer, Howard grabbed an offensive rebound, and Beverly followed up with a three-pointer. The Warriors finally won a narrow victory.

Curry performed particularly well, scoring 11 points on 6 of 1 three-pointers with only one turnover.Harden performed very well, but unfortunately he made a lot of mistakes. He only made 34 of 6 three-pointers and only 32 free throws. He scored [-] points almost entirely by mid-range shots.

Regarding the performance of the two teams, Li Yue discussed a lot with his teammates and came to the conclusion that Curry must be defended all the way.

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On the sixth, the Lakers played against the Clippers again.

JJ Redick hit two points as soon as he came up, Paul followed up to steal Kobe, Griffin caught the ball and made a fast break to score another point, and Li Yue shot the Lakers' first shot, the result was a bang, Griffin grabbed the rebound and led At the top of the arc, the Clippers took the opportunity to make a 7-0 start, but the Lakers paused to stabilize the situation and caught up to 10-13 in a blink of an eye.

It's a pity that Li Yue's hand feeling was a bit poor, and the momentum of chasing points failed to continue. After the first quarter, he fell behind 25 to 34.

After the start of the second quarter, Griffin's hand feeling became worse. The Lakers made adjustments and tried their best to suppress the Clippers' outside offense. As a result, Paul and Crawford made a total of 12 shots and 3 shots. However, Li Yue's hand feel was also poor. than 27 to win.

Back from the halftime break, Li Yue still felt stretched. Fortunately, Kobe made 7 of 5 shots, and Iguodala also made 3 of 2 shots. He successfully tied Griffin with 7 of 4 shots. The battle was tied at 28.

The fourth quarter was completely a defensive battle, and Kobe's state also deteriorated. The Lakers fell behind by as much as 8 points. In a critical moment, Li Yue finally found his touch. He first hit a three-pointer to help stabilize the situation, and then successfully restricted Paul's shot. Then through the fast break, Barnes fouled, and in a blink of an eye, he helped the Lakers score five points in a row, which can be regarded as stabilizing the situation.

The Clippers persisted until the last minute, but Li Yue scored five points in a row, and even directly stole Paul, completely killing the Clippers' hopes of a lore, leading the team to a narrow victory 1-105, leading the series 103-2.

Such a result, fully in line with the various predictions before the start of the series, did not cause much discussion.

On the same night, the Cavaliers crushed the Bulls all the way, winning 106 to 95, and LeBron scored 33 points.

The trend of public opinion on social networks has changed suddenly. I hope to see the topic of the Lakers vs. Cavaliers emerging. Many fans believe that only LeBron is worthy of being an obstacle to the Lakers' three consecutive championships. The two teams hope to play the previous epic battle.

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On the seventh, Li Yue stayed in the apartment all day.

Read a book in the morning to relax your brain, make a big meal for your college teammates at noon, and watch the fire and brave battle in the evening.

The game was still Harden and Curry facing each other, and the others were automatically reduced to supporting roles. The two coaches, McHale and Kerr, fought wits and used up all the timeouts. In the end, the Warriors narrowly beat the Rockets 99-98, also 2-0 in the series. leading.

After the game, there was a heated discussion on Twitter, and the reservation of the Lakers and Warriors for the Western Conference Finals became a hot topic.

On the same night, the Eagles tied the Wizards 1-1, which completely failed to reflect the level of the Eastern Conference. A large number of fans believed that if the Eagles and Cavaliers met in the Eastern Conference Finals, it would be an embarrassing series for the Eagles.

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On the eighth, the Lakers and the Clippers launched their third game.

Li Yue was in excellent form. He made 7 of 5 shots in the first quarter and scored 14 points. Afterwards, the fiery state continued. By the end of the third quarter, he had scored as high as 34 points. He made another appearance in the fourth quarter. Two threes.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 114-98, leading the series 3-0.

The next night, the Warriors beat the Rockets 115-80, also leading 3-0.

At the same pace, the two teams are firmly on the road to meeting in the Western Conference Finals.

(End of this chapter)