Chapter 1356 James Is Out, and His Opponent in the Finals Is Revealed (Part 2)

In 45 minutes, 11 of 24, 2-0 on three-pointers, 19-15 on free throws, 37 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, James finally got his first triple-double in this year's playoffs, and it was a big triple-double. , the hit rate is good and the quality is extremely high.

He also successfully saved a match point and led the Cavaliers to tie the score to 2-3, maintaining hope of a comeback.

James is of course the main hero of this game. His breakthrough is as sharp as ever and difficult to stop. The Magic can still only use fouls to stop him. The average of 14 free throws per game in these 5 games illustrates this. He is also the best player in the playoffs so far. , the player with the highest percentage of free throws scored.

However, the Cavaliers can win this game thanks to two people. The first one is naturally Xiao Mo. In this game, Mo Williams finally found his shooting target. He made 7 of 14 shots in the game, including 6 of 9. On three-pointers, he scored 24 points, a new high in the Eastern Conference Finals. His shooting percentage reached 50% in the first game since the Eastern Conference Finals. His firepower from the outside gave James the strongest support.

The other one is naturally the Magic's undercover Alston. The street ball king that many Chinese fans are familiar with completely stretched his hips in this game. In 28 minutes, he only made 1 of 10 shots and scored 3 points, including 7 shots. 1 three-pointer, 0 free throws in the game, and almost zero impact on the inside. The three-pointers from the outside were like being possessed. The most important thing is that the Magic had a chance to come back, but at the critical moment Al Stone made 4 turnovers angrily, and the entire game had 8 turnovers and 5 fouls.

This kind of data can be called the Cavaliers' best sixth man, and it was his extraordinary performance that disrupted the Magic's original point-chasing momentum.

The Magic played as brave as ever in this game, especially in the second half. Howard made 8 of 10 shots from the field, and even made a career-high 11 of 13 free throws. He scored 27 points and 10 rebounds, including 5 offensive rebounds. 5 blocks, this data is just a hair behind James, and Turkoglu performed even better. He made 10 of 18 shots and scored a career-high 29 points in the playoffs, as well as 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 assists. Stealing performance, and Lewis also scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

"In the third quarter, when the Magic were about to tie, it was the Magic players who stood up." - Barkley.

"This guy is the reason why most street ball players can't enter professional basketball." This was the evaluation given by ESPN after the game. They believed that Alstom was about to completely block the professional path of street ball players...

However, Magic coach Van Gundy still supports his players. He believes that the players' status is good and bad every night, and tonight is just an exception, and even if they lose this game, they will still end the Cavaliers at their home court!

Yes, although the Cavaliers fans were relieved in this game, they still faced the match point, and it was the most difficult match point. The Magic's home court had not won a game all season so far, and they wanted to return to It’s not that easy at Quicken Loans Center.

"I will be back." James said in the post-game interview; "Although it is difficult, as long as we play to the level we played tonight, we still have a chance to bring the game back here and let's enter the tiebreaker~!"

"Have ambition." Ji Feng watched the TV and silently gave James a thumbs up. To be honest, James's strongest personal ability was during this period. He has led a group of second-rate players until now. James' ability is obvious to all. Ji Feng Feng is definitely willing to confront Lao Zhan in this period.

But after clicking the like, Ji Feng turned around and started analyzing the magic without any hesitation...

It's not that Ji Feng is careless, but he has a firm mind after playing against each other in the regular season. In addition, after watching the Eastern Conference playoff video, the coaching staff also found that the Cavaliers led by James are still the same as in the regular season. James is a god. Without James, it's like a ghost, just like it's not a team.

Although Ji Feng is willing to play against James in the finals, the rest of the Cavaliers are really terrible. They relied on James and the explosive Xiao Mo, oh, and the crazy Alston to win this game, but That's all. James can continue to play explosively, but his teammates won't keep up every game, and his opponents won't be crazy every game.

And to be honest, Lao Zhan's style of play in this era is a bit monotonous. Although he can make sudden passes, shooting, especially outside shooting, has always been a weakness. In these games, his three-point shooting rate is 20% per game. In this game He was 0 for 2 from the field. This is a shooting percentage that can be completely opened up, and the mid-range shooting percentage is only about 40%. The scoring almost comes from breakthrough layups and free throws, which gives the players who defend James a more adequate defense. s Choice.

Of course, having choices and being able to defend are not the same thing. There is no player in the Magic who can compete with James, but other teams can, such as the Celtics. They are not afraid of the Cavaliers or James' sudden attack. With Nate back, the Cavaliers will probably only be disappointed when they meet the Celtics next season.

And the Lakers are not afraid. Ji Feng can defend one-on-one, and the most is mutual blow. If you add Kobe, JK and James can't stand it. There are also the twin towers inside and Ariza on the bench. The Lakers are against the No. 3 in all leagues. None of them are friendly.

As for the Magic, to be honest, the Lakers' style of play is more restrained, which is why Ji Feng said that in the interview.

As for the final result of the Eastern Conference, needless to say, of course it was the Magic!

Two days later, on May 31, the last game of the NBA playoffs in May, G6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, started in Orlando.

As Ji Feng predicted, this game became the last swan song of the Cavaliers this season. The game entered the magic time from the beginning, because Howard, who had been silent for a long time, completely broke out in this game!

When Howard came up, he served James a hot pot, which made the fans smell a different smell.

Then on the offensive end, Howard dunked an alley-oop, knocking Big Z away and unable to recover for a long time.

"In the first round, the Magic dominated both offense and defense!" the commentator said.

The next game was Howard's time to show off his muscles, blocking shots in the paint, assisting in defense on the outside, making alley-oops after pick-and-rolls, three people pulling dunks to draw fouls, and successfully playing 2+1...

omnipotent!

He shot 12 of 21 from the field and scored 40 points, 15 rebounds including 8 offensive rebounds, plus 4 blocks, and 12 of 16 free throws. Howard hit the Cavaliers inside alone, no, the whole team!

James lost his prestige and fell into confusion after being blocked by Howard twice. He made 8 of 20 shots from the field, only scored 25 points, and had 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

As for the inside line, Big Z scored 3 points, Varejao 1 point, Big Ben 0 points, and the three inside lines combined to score 6 points proved what the bottom line of the inside line is.

103-89, the Cavaliers were devastated, and the magical season ended. The Magic eliminated the Cavaliers 4-2, reaching the finals for the second time in history!