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The second half started at 60-52 and no one knew what the outcome would be, but most knew that basically the Cleveland Cavaliers would be the winner of this game.
Because the San Antonio Spurs are in such a bad situation right now, they want to use the game to win, it is simply a difficult thing to achieve.
For the San Antonio Spurs, the second half of the game was their last chance of the season, and that chance was undoubtedly slim.
However, before the start of the second half, before the team walked out of the locker room, Popovich, as the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, emphasized the tactical strategy of the second half of the game with the players.
What that means is self-evident, and the San Antonio people don't want to give up, at least Popovich, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, is clearly not willing to give up this game just like that.
However, for the Cleveland Cavaliers, after they have achieved such a huge advantage at this time, they don't care what the San Antonio Spurs think about the second half of the game.
After all, now that they have the advantage of the initiative, naturally, they have to take advantage of it, and it is definitely not their preparation to be overturned by the San Antonio Spurs in the second half.
Because they believe that the opponent will not be able to defeat them in the second half of the game, after all, in the first half of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers can be said to play with ease.
Therefore, they believe that the opponent may counterattack in the second half of the game, but the overall situation will not be too different from the first half of the game.
This is certainly not hubris, but the Cleveland Cavaliers' confidence in the Finals after winning three games in a row before that.
After all, they really have too many advantages in their hands now, and they have won consecutive battles in the whole thing, and it would be strange if the Cleveland Cavaliers didn't have that bit of confidence now.
So at this point, when the Cleveland Cavaliers walked back to the basketball court from the locker room. Their expressions were full of confidence.
Whatever the San Antonio Spurs will do, it seems that the Cleveland Cavaliers will be able to catch it at this point, and this is the expression of confidence.
The San Antonio Spurs, who returned to the basketball court at about the same time as the Cleveland Cavaliers, although they played at home, were obviously not as confident as the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half of the game.
After all, the deficit in the first half is just a small microcosm of their finals this season, or a portrayal of reality.
Naturally, for the San Antonio Spurs at this time, their chances are really running out.
And in the eyes of most people. The San Antonio Spurs are unlikely to have seized such an opportunity, otherwise, they would not have been able to lead so much in the first three games, and they were finally overturned by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So at this time, it is not unreasonable for the San Antonio Spurs not to be favored, after all, they themselves can't even seize the opportunity, so it is naturally difficult for others to be optimistic about them.
Isn't it all about the respect and self-confidence that others give them that you need to play little by little on the basketball court?
None of this stuff came for nothing, and the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to have so many bullish eyes at this time. Isn't it because of their excellent form and performance this season from the regular season to the Finals?
Without that, one wouldn't be so one-sided as one would have been able to favor the Cleveland Cavaliers, even if they're playing away and playing against a Western Conference champion this season.
And compared to the Cleveland Cavaliers, obviously. The San Antonio Spurs are more of a suicide call, and their first two games in the Finals weren't without hope, and even in the third game of their own home game of the season, it wasn't like they didn't have a chance.
However, they never got the chance to do it. Even once, such a table xiàn, naturally. It's hard to feel confident.
So at this time, it is natural that people will be more optimistic about the Cleveland Cavaliers, after all, no matter which way you look at it, their table is incomparable to the San Antonio Spurs.
Especially when it comes to seizing opportunities, if the San Antonio Spurs are the best team to waste chances, then the Cleveland Cavaliers are undoubtedly the best in this area.
So of course people will gravitate more towards the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are now completely dominant, while their opponents, the San Antonio Spurs, look like a frosty eggplant.
Even after they returned to the basketball court, the cheers of the San Antonio Spurs fans sitting on the sidelines seemed to be a little weak.
Although this is the home at@t center basketball arena of the San Antonio Spurs, the Cleveland Cavaliers are completely rebellious.
The two teams are in very different situations at this time, and for the San Antonio Spurs, it is a disappointment, and the Cleveland Cavaliers will naturally be more and more excited.
Even, they have more confidence in the next second half of the game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking forward to the start of the second half, while the San Antonio Spurs are looking out for a dull time at this point.
The duo is starting to get back on the pitch, and the unchanged starting lineup has made it even more difficult for the San Antonio to see hope.
After all, in so many previous games, such a lineup has not been able to bring hope to the San Antonios, not to mention that the San Antonio Spurs can basically be said to have been forced into a desperate situation, in the eyes of the San Antonios, it is very difficult for such a lineup to complete the Jedi counterattack in the second half of the game.
And even the San Antonio people themselves feel that way, so for the San Antonio Spurs, naturally, there are really not many opportunities.
Regardless, the San Antonio Spurs players will still be there after the start of the second half. Do your best to fight for the team to play better.
It was like Popovich's encouragement before the start of the second half, after all, the game is not really over yet.
However, as was expected at halftime, although the San Antonio Spurs continued to try to be stronger on their home court after the start of the second half, the gap between them and the Cleveland Cavaliers in terms of strength and form prevented them from taking the initiative in the game.
After the start of the second half of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers still showed that they had enough strength to play against the opponents.
They still held the lead as they did in the first half, and although the San Antonio Spurs tried to fight back at home, they were unable to reap the benefits.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are still firmly in the lead. And the San Antonio Spurs, despite their best efforts, can only make a weak final struggle on the basketball court.
At least to most people, the San Antonio Spurs' struggles really do feel like they're doing a lot of work.
At the start of the second half, the Cleveland Cavaliers still held the lead on the basketball court.
On the other hand, the San Antonio Spurs, although they struggled hard, could not escape the situation of being suppressed by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Although they are playing at home, the San Antonio Spurs' difficult appearance makes it impossible to see what advantage they have at all.
If it weren't for the San Antonio Spurs fans on the sidelines who were still cheering them on, I would have thought it would be the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So at this time, for the San Antonio Spurs. The shape shì is really very bad, although they try their best to resist this seems to come from a predetermined fate, however, the mantis arm is a tragedy after all.
So it seems. It seems that the San Antonio Spurs can't escape the fate of defeat, but in fact, in the face of such a fate, the San Antonio people have long been mentally prepared.
It's just that at this point, before the game can really end. The San Antonio Spurs were naturally unwilling.
They still want to struggle hard, even if they end up being defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers, it is better than giving up if they don't resist.
So after the start of the second half of the game. The San Antonio Spurs are still struggling to resist the Cleveland Cavaliers' offense, and they haven't just given up on the game.
It's because of the little hope that remains to sustain them.
It makes them seem a little tragic, but for David Wu and his Cleveland Cavaliers, it's not worth mentioning.
They never have mercy on their opponents, because the San Antonio Spurs don't have mercy on their opponents either, and the only reason why they look so miserable and pitiful now is that they are about to lose!
In other words, now that the Cleveland Cavaliers are about to reach the pinnacle of franchise history, it's only natural that they should be more careful and give it their all!
The San Antonio Spurs naturally had nothing to do in such a situation, so after the start of the second half of the game, people found that the San Antonio Spurs became more and more vulnerable in front of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The gap in the score began to widen, and although the San Antonio Spurs had no intention of giving up the game after the start of the second half, they did look vulnerable in the face of the Cleveland Cavaliers' continued fierce attack.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are in full control of the situation, and they are clearly not prepared to give the San Antonio Spurs any chance tonight.
They have to win tonight's game without any suspense, leaving no room for illusions on the part of any opponent.
However, although the San Antonio people also became more aware of this as the game progressed, they still couldn't stop fantasizing, after all, the game was not over, and they didn't want to be defeated on their home turf.
But the situation is completely out of their control, so it seems that the San Antonio Spurs have no choice but to accept the defeat.
In the third quarter of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers continued to have the upper hand on them, and the San Antonio Spurs became more and more unable to compete with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The margin came to 15 points, a number gap that made people feel hopeless before the start of the fourth quarter.
Although it is not uncommon in the history of the league to complete a rebellion after falling behind by 15 points or more, there have even been a few times in the Finals; Now, however, losing three games in a row not only made the San Antonio Spurs fall behind 3-0 in the Finals, but also made them completely hit rock bottom!
So at this point, when the San Antonio Spurs trailed the Cleveland Cavaliers by as many as 15 points after the first three quarters, they couldn't afford to resist at all.
Although Popovich was still trying his best to encourage his players during the break, I hope everyone will not give up because there are still 12 minutes left in the final quarter.
They can still work hard, and in those 12 minutes, although the hope is very slim, for this can be arguably the best opportunity of the season, how can the San Antonio Spurs choose to give up so easily.
So no matter what, they will continue to fight in the fourth quarter of the game, but in this regard, it is clear that the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have taken a 15-point lead after the end of the previous three sisters, do not care about this.
Because now they believe they can win tonight's game, and the huge advantage of 15 points will make them more comfortable in the fourth quarter!
And the pressure has plummeted because of this, after all, it is very difficult for the San Antonio Spurs to complete a big comeback of more than 15 points in the last 12 minutes, almost impossible! (To be continued......)