16. The finals beckon
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The Cavaliers won, as expected, in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the end of May. The score was changed to 1:2 by the Cavaliers after falling behind 1-0 as in the previous two series, and they completed the comeback again after losing the first set.
This is definitely a very bad thing for the Chicago Bulls, because the fourth game of the series will still be played at the Cleveland Cavaliers' home quick loan center after a day.
At that time, facing the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are sitting at home with two consecutive wins, the situation faced by the Bulls will undoubtedly be worse than the situation in Game 3.
When the Cavaliers once again led the Eastern Conference Finals with a total score of 2-1, countless people began to predict who the final winner of the Eastern Conference Finals would be. Previously speaking, not many people thought that one team would win in this series and emerge from the Eastern Conference.
However, when the overall score became 2:1, the Cavaliers seemed to have copied the routine of the first two rounds of the series, and the predictions for this round of the series sprung up like mushrooms.
And almost unanimously agrees that the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a good chance of coming out of the Eastern Conference Finals as the winner. After the Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls in Game 3, almost everyone was on the wall.
Almost all of the media is talking about how much chance the Cavaliers will have to advance in this series; Even the New York media, which has always been at odds with Wu Dawei and the Cavaliers, felt that the Cavaliers had a better chance of winning the Eastern Conference Finals.
Only the local Chicago media remained, and they still maintained their confidence in the Chicago Bulls in Cleveland to win this series. However, this kind of support can be said to be a drop in the bucket for the current Chicago Bulls, because it can be said that the entire environment is now a voice of support for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
More and more people are starting to think that the Cavaliers, a team that has surprised people since the beginning of the season, will be the best dark horse team this season.
In such an environment, the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals can be imagined. The Cleveland Cavaliers played their second home game in the finals in early June. At the Quick Loan Center in Cleveland, another victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls.
82:90, the difference of 8 points is not enough to describe the course of the game, because the truth is that the course of the game is far more tragic than the score that was finally shown after the game. The Chicago Bulls' failure to find the rhythm of the game throughout the game was the most important reason for their rout in Game 4.
It is worth mentioning. The reason why the Bulls are out of shape in a game that should have been a must-win for them. It's their star of the game, this season's MVP winner Derek. Rose didn't do what a core point guard should be doing in this game.
In the last three games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the young MVP guard has averaged 28 points and eight assists per game. However, in the fourth game, he played 38 minutes and ended up with only 18 points and 7 assists. And the hit rate is only about 30 percent.
There was only one reason why Rose was so bad in this game, and that was that the Cleveland Cavaliers adjusted their strategy on the defensive end in this game. Perhaps it was the second half of Game 3 that inspired the Cavaliers head coach. So in the fourth game, the Cavaliers' defensive core Wu Dawei was defending Derek throughout the game. Ross!
And it was supposed to be in charge of defending Derek. Anthony of Rose. Parker, on the other hand, misplaced to defend Ruhr. Deng. Although the Ruhr. Dun is a lot taller than Parker, which puts Parker under a lot of pressure when defending, but at least Ruhr is a lot taller than Parker. Deng is still as fast as the wind. Ross is better defensive.
Of course, the most important thing after the change of position is to see Wu Dawei face Decrick on the defensive end. Ross's case. Although Wu Dawei is much worse than Ross in terms of speed, in most of the positional battles, Wu Dawei basically has the upper hand!
Ross was capped 4 hats in a row by Wu Dawei in this game, almost all of them in positional battles. Trying to force a break through Wu Dawei's defensive line and impact the inside line to cause killing.
Relying on his excellent anticipation ability, Wu Dawei can always move faster than Ross. Even if he is not as skilled as Derek. Ross is quick, but relying on his excellent anticipation ability, Wu Dawei can always defend against Rose's attack one step ahead.
That's pretty much what the Cleveland Cavaliers are in Game 4
The most important reason why they were able to easily defeat the Chicago Bulls. Today's Derek. Ross. For the Bulls, their role on the offensive end may not be as good as that of Allen in 2001. Iverson's role when he was on that Philadelphia 76ers. But it is a truth, all of the Bulls' offense is basically driven by Guò Rose's breakthrough points.
Think about it. If Rose encounters a defense that makes him uncomfortable in the high post, then naturally. He's going to be less effective on the offensive end.
And this is basically the only weakness of this incomparably powerful Chicago Bulls. Although there are other good offensive points in the Bulls lineup, such as Carlos. Boozer, but Rose was the only one who started the attack.
The most effective method is hindered, so naturally, the efficiency of the Chicago Bulls on the offensive end will be greatly reduced!
The Cavaliers easily snapped a two-game winning streak at home and once again went on a three-game winning streak to turn the series to 3-1. Although they are about to leave for Chicago again, the Cavaliers now have match point in hand, and they only need to win one of the next three games to enter this year's Finals with their heads held high!
The last time the Cavaliers made the playoffs was back in 2007, when LeBron Brown was the last time they made the playoffs. James and his Cavaliers played a magnificent epic chapter in the playoffs, but in the end, it was the most unperfect ending on the most dazzling stage.
The 0-4 loss to the Spurs was undoubtedly a great regret for the Clevelands. But at that time, they didn't feel discouraged because Cleveland people firmly believed that LeBron. Once again, James will lead their favorite team to the finals and eventually win the O'Brien Cup!
But reality ruthlessly makes this the final fantasy, when LeBron. The moment James left Miami, Cleveland's popularity must have not been thought about at all. They even went so far as to be able to do it in LeBron. After James left Miami, he immediately faced the last opportunity to enter the finals again!
And this time, the distance is so close. They are leading 3-1 and only need one win to make it to the final stage in June!
Cleveland desperately needed such a stage, and when Game 4 ended, the Cleveland fans who came to the Quick Loan Center that night shouted in unison: "Greatest, please lead us on!" ”
And the next day, the Cleveland media almost all had the same headline, which was, "Goodbye Finals!"
Cleveland is eager to get back into the Finals, and again, so does their opponents, the Chicago Bulls. Although they are now 1-3 down, there is hardly any team in the history of the league that can come back after falling behind 1-3 in the finals.
But after all, the series is not over yet, so the Bulls still have such a hope. In addition to the Bulls, there is one person who also does not want the Bulls to lose to the Cavaliers, and there is no doubt that person is LeBron who is now at home in Miami. James......
It is said that after losing to the Cavaliers in the first-round series, James began planning for next season. And for the media interviews at that time, he basically did not answer all the questions, because if you think about it, you know that reporters will ask questions that embarrass him.
Although James has disappeared in recent times, he is still secretly following the games of this year's playoffs. Naturally, as the most dazzling team in this year's playoffs, the dynamics of James' old club, the Cleveland Cavaliers, James is of course very concerned in private.
Watching the Cavaliers step by step, and Wu Dawei's unstoppable play in the playoffs, are like sharp thorns that stimulate LeBron. James.
When he left Cleveland, James never imagined that the Cavaliers would be able to achieve what they are today.
Isn't it supposed to be one of the worst teams in the league and then use that to prove how good it really is!?
Of course, James understands why this qiē is different from what he imagined, Wu Dawei! This name has now almost become a forbidden place for James, and he doesn't want to pay attention to how Wu Dawei is now, but now all the newspapers are writing about this Chinese, but James has to pay attention if he doesn't pay attention.
"King of the Alliance of the Future!" James glanced at the newspaper in his hand, then tossed it aside, changed his clothes and walked onto the court.