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Chapter 487 The Eternal Champion (The Finale)

The first game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers sparked a lot of discussion across the United States. There were eight trending topics on Twitter, as many as 200 million related comments and retweets, and heated discussions on Weibo.

After three days of rest, the Lakers sit at Staples and start the second battle with the Cavaliers.

In the first quarter of the game, LeBron still scored 13 points ferociously, Irving also made 7 of 4 shots, and the Lakers got 7 fouls and their shooting percentage was low, but Li Yue and Kobe gave full play to their rebounding advantages and helped The Lakers lead 35 to 30.

In the second quarter, except for Li Yue who made 8 of 5 shots, the other players of the two teams had a low shooting rate under the high-intensity defense. The Lakers led 25 to 22. LeBron also suffered 2 personal fouls. The situation is quite unfavorable for the Cavaliers. .

Back from the halftime break, the Cavaliers’ scoring efficiency did not improve. LeBron and Irving combined made 16 of 5 shots, while Kobe took over from Li Yue and made 8 of 5 shots. The Lakers led 33 to 20 in a single quarter. The game may enter garbage time early sign.

When the game started in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers rushed to shoot three-pointers, but the team felt cold.The Lakers played steadily, and still maintained a 4-point lead until 21 minutes left in the game. The Cavaliers chose to concede early.

Li Yue scored 2 points, 38 assists and 8 rebounds in G9. His playing time was only 37 points and 7 minutes.

That night, the Lakers flew to Cleveland overnight, and they only had one day to rest.

Such a schedule has caused many fans to complain, especially the Cavaliers fans. The league office explained that because the finals were played in advance, the scheduled time of the venue has changed, but some people think this is the charm of competitive sports.

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On the night of the [-]th, the Lakers visited the Quicken Loans Center.

As soon as the game started, LeBron showed an invincible state, scoring 13 points with 3% shooting, and also sent 1 assists, completed 1 steal, and only made 30 turnover, leading the Cavaliers to lead the Lakers 29 to [-].

In the second quarter of the game, LeBron’s state continued to be hot. He made 7 of 5 shots and scored 12 points with two free throws. Fortunately, the Cavaliers and others pulled across. With 4 three-pointers, the Lakers tied the half with 27 to 26. score.

During the intermission, the Lakers will discuss how to target LeBron, but none of them can think of a way.

In the third quarter, LeBron’s fiery state finally subsided, but he also made 10 of 4 shots, and two of them were three-pointers. However, the rest of the Cavaliers continued to stretch. The Lakers stabilized the situation with Li Yue’s 7 of 4 shots. , Leading by 6 points in a single quarter.

In the fourth quarter of the game, LeBron regained his fiery state. He made 7 of 6 shots and also steals Li Yue twice on the defensive end. Draw the Lakers.

The game entered overtime, but LeBron had already played for 43 minutes, and his breakthrough speed dropped severely, while the Cavaliers' awesome defense also disappeared. The Lakers played a wave of 17-7 and won 124-114.

In the whole game, LeBron scored 52 points, sent 8 assists, grabbed 8 rebounds, and played 48 minutes, while Li Yue only scored 26 points, 6 assists and 9 rebounds. After the game, the FMVP should be awarded to LeBron. Hot search.

Many celebrities expressed their support for this trending search. The national default is that the Cavaliers will lose to the Lakers. After all, there has never been a case in the history of the NBA where they fell behind 0 to 3 and came back. However, LeBron said in an interview that it is too early to discuss this matter.

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After a day off, the Lakers once again visited the Quicken Loans Center and started the fourth game with the Cavaliers.

In the first quarter of the game, except for Li Yue, the Lakers' other starters were troubled by fouls. In addition, Irving and Love's shooting percentages seemed to be high. The Lakers fell behind 32 to 48 and lost 7 rebounds.

In the second quarter, Li Yue and Kobe broke out at the same time. The two made 10 of 8 shots in total, but Irving and LeBron made 15 of 12 shots in total. If the Cavaliers and other players only hit 2 shots, the Lakers would not only fall behind 36 to 38.

After returning from the halftime break, perhaps the hand feeling has entered a cooling-off period. The two teams played various games, and the Lakers trailed by 1 point in a single quarter.

Although they fell behind by a large margin and entered the fourth quarter, the Lakers did not give up. Unfortunately, facing the Cavaliers' high-intensity defense, Li Yue and Kobe failed to find a normal feel. They were still behind by 2 points with 21 minutes left, so they had to admit defeat in advance.

Throughout the game, Irving scored 40 points, LeBron scored 31 points, and the Cavaliers caught up to 1-3.

After the game, Twitter was hotly discussing the possibility of the Cavaliers winning four games in a row. ESPN voted to approve it. More than 30 people believed that LeBron could lead the Cavaliers to do it.

The Lakers returned to Los Angeles after a day off in Cleveland, and continued shooting drills as usual.

Because it is very likely to determine the title of the championship, and it is the second three consecutive championships in the new century, the average ticket price of G5 has increased by four times, and some courtside seats have sold for as much as 20 US dollars. Buy.

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In anticipation, the Lakers and Cavaliers G5 kicked off on the night of NO.14, with more than 5000 million viewers worldwide.

In the first quarter of the game, Li Yue and Kobe scored 20 points together, Irving and LeBron scored 24 points together, the other players of the two teams played equally, the Lakers fell behind 33 to 37, and some fans took off the Lakers fans to reveal the Cavaliers T-shirts. quite confident.

In the second quarter, Kobe almost locked up Irving, the Cavaliers only had LeBron playing at a normal level, and the Lakers were in full swing. Li Yue scored 5 points on 4 of 13 shots and helped the team lead 38-23 in a single quarter. Go-ahead by 11 points.

At halftime, D'Antoni turned down all celebrity visits and closed the locker room to help calm the players.

But it may have been counterproductive. After the third quarter, the Lakers became a little nervous, especially the newly joined players such as Davis, who made the rebounds brutally robbed by the Cavaliers, so that they lost 6 points in a single quarter. 5 points lead.

Seeing the hope of winning, LeBron and Irving were completely red-eyed, but after the fourth quarter, Irving made 4 consecutive shots, while the Lakers Li Yue, Kobe, and Iguodala took turns to play. The situation became Three British battles against Lu Bu.

In such a situation, even if LeBron made 10 of 7 shots in a single quarter, he could not resist the Lakers' offensive frenzy.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 130-121 and won the series 4-1 for three consecutive championships.

Li Yue was elected FMVP with an average of 35.4 points per game. He proposed to Chenxi with the trophy on the spot and succeeded. After the championship parade, the two went to Hawaii to hold a wedding. The entire Lakers team attended. Durant, LeBron and others congratulated via video.

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In the off-season of 15 years, Kobe announced his retirement after playing the new season. The Lakers went all out to pursue four consecutive championships, but perhaps because of their too much fame, coupled with the explosion of salary space, only a few veterans joined in the end, and the regular season record dropped to 65 wins. field.

In the playoffs, the Lakers beat the Clippers with great effort in the first round, and defeated the Spurs in seven games in the second round. Li Yue and Kobe played in the Western Conference Finals with injuries, and finally beat the Warriors 4-3 to advance to the Finals, the second consecutive year Against the Cavaliers.

The game was quite tragic, and the Lakers won again 4-3, completing the miracle of four consecutive championships.

After Kobe retired, the Lakers remained strong, but their competitiveness was not as good as before at critical moments, and they did not regain the championship until 2020. Li Yue also announced that he would retreat to the second line and give up the core, and the Lakers entered a new era.

(End of this chapter)