basketball pope

Chapter 739 [Awkward record, the final battle]

Chapter 739 [Awkward record, the final battle]

The league finals focused on promoting the contest between Chris Paul and LeBron James.They met in high school, and the two geniuses cherished each other.They entered the NBA one after another and became superstars, and their friendship grew.

Paul said that James is his best friend.James said that Paul was like a family member.

When James was fighting in the Finals in 2007, Paul even brought his girlfriend Jada to Cleveland to live at James' house and take care of the pregnant Savannah Brinson for James.Paul is the godfather of James' children, and James is also the godfather of Paul's children.

The two were last season's regular season MVP and this season's MVP respectively, which is a major highlight of the finals.

Compared with the coaches, the Cavaliers are obviously not opponents.Yang Rui is recognized as the best coach, but Adelman has never won a championship.Many experts believe that the gap between the coaches will determine the final outcome of the game.

Seeing this kind of evaluation, Adelman just wants to smash the TV. He is a scapegoat in the Cavaliers. It is James's credit for winning, and he does not use people if he loses. Role players can't give James enough support.

This is the trouble with coaching superstars. Except for Yang Rui, no coach can steal the limelight.

The 13-person expert group formed by ESPN is unanimously optimistic that the Clippers will win the championship. The two most optimistic about the Cavaliers believe that the final will be a tiebreaker, but the Clippers will still win.

According to an online survey, among all states in the United States, only Cleveland supports the Cavaliers to win the championship this year, and all other cities are generally optimistic about the Clippers.

The prediction is one-sided, not only because of Yang Rui's glorious record, but also because the knight's record is too tragic.In Yang Rui's previous life, before the start of this year's finals, the outside world was also optimistic about the Thunder defeating the Heat to win the NBA championship.

To put it bluntly, the Big Three in 2003 were not so brave. They were able to enter the finals in a row because the competition in the East was weak. From the previous life to 2012, only Wade won a championship in 2003, and the other two giants fought repeatedly. Repeated defeats, repeated defeats and repeated battles, reputation is not supported by records, but by fans and the league.

Even worse in this life, Wade did not win a championship with the Heat. Like James, he was abused in the finals. After the Big Three entered the league, they only won one game in the finals. With such an embarrassing record, who would be optimistic about them?

Before the game, everyone in the Clippers expressed their confidence to win the championship, not only to win, but also to win beautifully.On the Cavaliers side, regardless of players or coaches, they only expressed that they would try their best and had no confidence.

If the Cavaliers have a Jennings character at this time, saying that they can get the Clippers in 6 games, maybe the morale will be stronger.

Schedule 232, the Clippers have two home games first. On June 6, the first game will start at the Staples Arena in Los Angeles.

Before the game, TNT Barkley said: "Staples is a blessed place for Jerry Young. After he arrived in Los Angeles, he only missed the finals once in five seasons with the Lakers and two with the Clippers. It's unprecedented in NBA history."

Smith said with a smile: "Jerry proved the importance of a basketball coach. After he left, the Raptors, Wizards, and Lakers all declined significantly. They never made it to the finals. Can not enter."

Barkley said: "I think Kobe had a chance to surpass Michael Jordan as long as he had a good relationship with Jerry, at least in terms of honor. Unfortunately, he was disobedient and gave up this opportunity. It was reported that Kobe Bryant's 2009 postseason. There was no injury at all in the game, it was Jerry who excluded him from the playoff roster, and the Lakers won the playoffs, and from the performance of Kobe Bryant after that, it is really possible."

After the warm-up, the players from both sides stood on the court.

Clippers starting: Paul, Battier, Gay, Griffin, Chandler.

Cavaliers starting: Chalmers, Wade, Miller, James, Bosh.

Adelman adjusted the lineup to let James play power forward and Varejao as a substitute. This season, James often plays the 4th position, whether he likes it or not, it is indeed beneficial to the team.

After entering the league, James has grown a little taller and has reached 205CM. Back then, the Kings power forward Chris Webber was only 206CM. Webber has always been a power forward. Of course, James can also play.

If there is enough honor, James can do it in the way he likes, but as a street star without a championship, he can only accept the arrangement of the coaching staff, because the one he likes has not been successful.

If it weren't for Adelman's flexible changes, the Cavaliers would have been sent home by the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Miller's starting point can add a stable three-point shooting point, and the tactical effect is greater than that of Varejao and Grant Hill.

The Clippers go first, and the game begins.

Paul dribbled the ball outside the three-point line and waited for his teammates to pull away, observing the station, and the Cavaliers were man-to-man.

Paul immediately analyzed that the most advantageous one-on-one offensive point on the field is himself, Wade defending Gay, James and Griffin, Miller and Shane Battier will not become defensive loopholes.

If it is an attacking defender, he will definitely choose a heads-up in the face of Chalmers. Paul will not do that. His primary goal is to drive the team.

He waved his hand, Chandler blocked Chalmers in the middle, Paul burst to the right, and Bosh switched quickly, making Paul unable to break through easily or shoot.

Paul forcibly broke through to 45 degrees with the ball, found a small space to pass the ball to the middle, Chandler cut the ball to speed up, and only took one step to hit James who was making up the defense.

James fell back to the ground, the referee blew his whistle and hit someone with the ball.

Yang Rui frowned on the sidelines. Chandler's defense is close to perfect, but his offense is far worse. As long as he moves the ball, Griffin will get an open shot. Unfortunately, he often doesn't see this opportunity.

Zhang Lili sighed: "James ranked fourth in the Best Defensive Player selection this year. This replacement is really timely. He not only uses his body to defend, but also defends very smartly."

Yu Jia said: "James' personal ability is impeccable, and he is the core at both ends of the offense and defense."

The Cavaliers attacked, the Clippers used mixed defense, Gay stared at James from the outside, Paul stared at Chalmers, and the other three defended regionally, shrinking to the penalty area at any time.

This is a common tactic for all teams to deal with James. Only the zone defense can limit his breakthrough in the middle of the road. On the outside, he must find someone with a similar height and physique to follow James, otherwise he can also make jumpers, and his hit rate is higher than last season. promote.Fast is not as strong as him, and strong is not as fast as him. James is indeed the player with the strongest personal ability in the NBA at present.

Gay is very smart on defense. He puts two steps away to defend the breakthrough. He can slightly interfere with the pull-up jumper when he steps forward.Knights for four years, the two know the bottom line.

James forcibly broke through, Guy kept up with his super physical fitness, and near the right restricted area, Chandler retreated to double-team.

James jumped to the basket, divided the ball to the left in the gap, Bosh received the ball from the bottom line, and Shane let go of Wade to make up defense.

Bosh scored the ball homeopathically, and Chandler rushed out to interfere with Wade's shot, and his outstanding defense awareness was undoubtedly evident.Wade missed a jumper under interference, Gay grabbed the backcourt rebound, and waited for Paul to respond.

The Clippers are also playing in the finals for the first time. Be extra careful. Paul slowly controlled the ball to the frontcourt. This time he played a pick-and-roll with Griffin, and Chandler attracted defenses in the low post.

James switched out, Paul suddenly attracted James from the left, and opened the distance to Griffin in the middle.

Griffin pushed Chalmers away to take the ball and rushed to the basket, dribbled the ball to attract Bosh's defense, moved the ball to the low post on the right, and Chandler jumped up to catch the ball and dunked the ball with both hands. 2 to 0.

Inside the beautiful pass, the Clippers opened first.

PS: The update will resume today, and the time is the same as before, three chapters at 11, 15, and 17:[-].

I took a three-week break, and I haven't been completely neat. I can't sit for a long time, so I can't add updates. I can only try to ensure updates, sorry.Thank you all for your long-term support!

(End of this chapter)