NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 309 Only one step away

The Cavaliers were very excited in the first quarter at home, but it was difficult to continue in the second quarter.

Facts have proved that in the professional arena, it is difficult to win the game with one breath, and the real strength must be competed on the court.

At this time, James and Stoudemire, who took the most shots on both sides, did not score the highest, which is also embarrassing. This is the defense in the finals.

Both of them were a little depressed, but James was obviously under more pressure.

The halftime break gave the Cavaliers a chance to breathe, and they really couldn't hold on anymore.

Even though they couldn't beat the Suns at home, the Cavaliers players were also a little frustrated.

Their head coach Mike Brown also sighed. Some things were seen more clearly on the sidelines. The strength gap between the two teams is really big.Moreover, his master Popovich has nothing to do with the sun, so he is also at a loss.

Fortunately, reaching the finals as the head coach has accomplished everything, and James is still growing. If the team can find another real All-Star partner James next season, maybe they still have a chance.

He even thought of going further, and when the Suns' salary cannot support the current lineup, they will definitely have a chance.

Russell is strong, but James is also strong, why not.

In the second half, the Cavaliers increased their three-pointers, but missed none.

What they do well is defense. It is really good to defend them by relying on home court advantage.

In fact, Mike Brown still has something, but his luck is not very good.

This is the case for a coach with a relatively high starting point. It is easy to be suspected of relying on stars, and it is also easy to be hit and feel confused. If you are not a real genius with a big heart, you will be more stable step by step.

It's a pity that pure defense against the Suns is a slow death, and the more Cavaliers play, they will feel uncertain.

They defend well, the Suns defend well, they don't score, and the Suns just score slower.

The Cavaliers are quite courageous from the outside line. They will shoot when James passes the ball, but the shooting rate is a bit horrible.

James was very depressed. It might be better for him to come by himself, but it's just that he is not the opponent of the Suns. James is very entangled and feels like he has lost a lot of hair.

During the rotation period, the Suns became stronger again, James finally couldn't see it anymore, and started various singles.

The point is, he couldn't make a three-pointer.

When the Suns were at home before, James had a low three-point shooting rate, but he could also score.

But today, I may have used too much force, and I can't hit any of them. I can only rely on my physical fitness to rush in.

When James was in the Cavaliers, he was still taken care of by the referees. Later, he lost the whistle when he went to the Big Three in the Heat group.

In addition, it is at home, James can still score by rushing inside.

If he had played like this earlier, the Cavaliers' offense should have been better. Even if he played like this, the consumption is not usually high. Even if James has the physique of an animal, he will not be able to handle it.

It is now the last quarter, and James is also going all out.

And what the Suns have to do now is to start double-teaming, double-teaming plus inside defense, even if James is Superman, it is impossible to handle it.

Of course, the Suns' confidence is still on the offensive end.

Their offense has always been guaranteed, no worse than James' strong play, so don't panic at all.

As long as they are ahead, it doesn't matter if James scores more points, and it doesn't affect the victory.

In the last few minutes, seeing that the score was still behind, James panicked a little. Coupled with some physical problems, he made a few hasty shots and hit the iron.

There is no hardening at the critical moment. There is no doubt that the Cavaliers lost again this time.

The Suns are undefeated in the series again, winning the match point 3:0, and the outside world is full of praise.

The Suns this time in the playoffs, that is, the Spurs are a little troublesome, but they are also swept.

The current Cavaliers are not even considered by the outside media, and they are indeed not strong enough.

James still showed pride after the game, saying in front of the media: "Basketball is not an individual event like tennis or golf. You must have a team. You must make every player on the court explode at the same time to win the game."

"A lot of times I really wanted to score a shot or create an opportunity for my teammates, but I couldn't do it. But we can't live in history. We have to climb out of that hole and try to win four games in a row."

"The series is not over yet, and each of us firmly believes that we will win. We have no way out, only to win, otherwise we can go home for vacation. The next game is the first of the last [-] games. We have dug a big hole for ourselves, so we must continue to prepare for a hard fight, we have a chance to win tonight, and this is our future pursuit."

Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown said: "Our guys are fighting and they are working hard, but we obviously didn't handle some of the balls well, especially at critical moments, so we couldn't win the game. James did a great job in breaking through Well, he got in and out a couple of times, it could have changed the outcome of the game for us."

The Suns are only one victory away from the three consecutive championships, and D'Antoni is naturally in high spirits.

He said: "It was a good game. Both teams played pretty good defense. That's the most important thing tonight. We tried to contain James, control their three-point shooters, they tried to contain Russell and Stoudemire. Well, we were a little bit lucky to win the game and I'm very happy about that."

"I'm very pleased with how we played tonight, any number of items you could list, and I think we've had the best defense we've had all three games of the season, and that's what we've had in the entire playoffs. The best defense, and it's solid defense, game after game, three games in a row."

Russell also accepted an interview with reporters after the game. He said: "We still need to win one game, and it will come anyway. We know that they are preparing for the next rebound, and they don't want to be swept away. Game 3 is the hardest, and Game 4 brings a different kind of challenge, but ... not much difference."

Joe Johnson also spoke proudly in front of the reporter. He said: "We won in such a difficult stadium, and we are only one game away from our goal."

Three consecutive championships, a dynasty team, the achievement of the goal is already in sight.

The Cavaliers will become the background board. They are very unwilling, but they are just stubborn.

Because by the end of the series, they would have nothing to say.

In this case, Russell didn't want to have long nights and dreams. When the team was training, he also reminded other players to pay more attention.

"Brothers, let's spend more time celebrating after winning the championship!"

(End of this chapter)