warrior godfather

Chapter 610 Rose
Blatter could see clearly that the Cavaliers couldn't match the Bulls' defensive advantages. If they played with the regular lineup, the Bulls could grind the Cavaliers to death.

This is the difference in the lineup construction of the two teams. The Big Three of the Cavaliers are all offensive stars. In order to create breakthrough space for James, the role players also focus on shooting first.

The Bulls' Rose and Butler are both offensive and defensive, and the best defensive player like Noah, with a tough guy like Gibson on the bench, is better defensively, and playing positional battles step by step is more advantageous than the Cavaliers.

Therefore, if the Cavaliers want to win the tiebreaker, they cannot take the usual path.

Blatt replaced Mozgov and replaced Shumpert. Irving, JR-Smith, Shumpert, James and Love formed a five-small lineup.

This is Blatt's last hole card. It is a tactic he learned from the Heat and the Warriors. He assigned James four shooters to fight against the Bulls.

After the timeout ended, the four players on the outside of the Cavaliers opened up space. Noah was restrained by Love on the outside. James broke through with the ball, and the Cavaliers quickly caught up with the score.

Stevens is not slow to react, Love is the center, the Cavaliers are weak inside defense, the Bulls hit the ball into the penalty area every round, Rose and Butler break through with the ball, Gasol plays low singles and grabs offensive rebounds, Slow down the knight's fast break.

The Cavaliers couldn't defend against the Bulls' attack, but the Bulls also couldn't defend against the Cavaliers' offense. Blatter's goal was achieved. The defenses of the two sides came to the same level. It depends on whose offensive state is better.

At the end of the third quarter, the two sides battled to 89:87, and the single quarter scored 31:36. The Cavaliers were only 2 points behind.

"Ross is in such a good state, it feels a bit difficult to play in the finals."

"A wonderful game, congratulations, Brad, we can have a good fight."

In desperation, James wanted to pass back to Love, but Love was at the top of the arc, and Butler directly cut off the passing line between him and Love, not giving him a chance to pass back.

Rose was forced to rush, so he stopped passing the ball and shot three-pointers himself, but his touch today was very average, hitting the iron frequently, and the Bulls' offense came to a standstill.

At this critical juncture, Stevens decisively replaced Gasol and replaced Mike Dermot, who had played only 3 times in the playoffs.

This pass was dangerous and dangerous, and it was almost cut off by Rose. After receiving the ball, Irving was forced to take two steps back by Rose before he could control the basketball.

The Warriors fans who have been sitting on Diaoyutai are also a little panicked:

Seeing that he was about to advance and be forced to stop, James quickly glanced over, caught a glimpse of Owen's figure out of the corner of his eye, and immediately passed the ball.

"The Bulls are really tough. They won two games in a row. They played against us 1:1 in the regular season. Stevens' tactics are good. The finals must be a tough battle."

brush!
At 113:112, the Cavaliers went ahead by 1 point, with 1.2 seconds left in the game.

After the game, Rose's lore ignited public opinion, and the photo of him looking down at the world in Noah's arms also became a new world famous painting and was widely circulated.

In the fourth quarter, Blatter made another adjustment. The Cavaliers shrank the frame. As long as Rose rushed in with the ball, at least three people would surround him. He would rather give the outside a wide open chance than let the Bulls score under the basket.

Stevens' arrangement is very clear. He would rather let the Cavaliers score two points and play overtime than let the Cavaliers make a three-pointer.

In the next round, Rose singled out Irving, attracted help defense, and assisted Dunleavy to hit a three-pointer.

Irving singled out Rose and succeeded in a mid-range jumper.

The United Center was silent, and the Cavaliers players were ecstatic, celebrating wildly around Irving.

Rose's breakthrough was blocked and he could only distribute the ball to the outside, but neither Gasol nor Noah had three-pointers. After Butler left the Warriors, his three-pointers declined in the past two seasons. The only shooter, Dunleavy, Always stick to one person.

The Bulls attack, Rose and Noah pick and roll, use the cover to rush into the three-point line, James shrinks to help defend, Rose points the ball to Butler, Butler catches the ball and makes a three-pointer, 108:111, 43 seconds left in the game.

Mike Dermo is not particularly good at shooting three-pointers. After he came on the field, the Bulls had an extra point of space, and the offensive space was greatly improved. Rose and Butler repeatedly attacked the Cavaliers inside with the ball, compressed the defense and then distributed the ball outside. Levy and McDermott opened their bows and arrows, three-pointers rained, and recovered the point difference.

The fans are all crazy, whether they are Bulls fans or not, they are discussing Rose's lore.

With a sudden effort, he rushed into the penalty area against Noah, trying to make a layup, but under the siege of Noah and Butler, there was no room for a shot.

The Bulls attacked, Rose held the ball in singles, changed direction significantly, broke through to the inside, Love came to help defend, Rose passed the ball to Noah, James took it back, Noah didn't have a chance to make a phone call, and passed it to Butler.

Celebrities and commentators immediately praised Rose's lore. Pippen said, "Ross will lead the Bulls to revival, and he is the real successor of Jordan." Smith said, "Ross has only one MVP trophy, which is too little Yes, he is a historical superstar", Barkley said, "Ross reminds me of Jordan, that guy did that in the finals, the Bulls will win this year's championship!"

Rose tried his best to interfere, but he didn't touch the basketball. The basketball flew past his fingertips, drew a round arc, and fell straight into the net.

The two teams attacked each other, and the score rose alternately. In the last minute, the battle was tied at 1:108.

When Butler left the court, he shook his head in frustration. His free throws were always stable, but he lost the chain at the most critical moment.

Some people focused on the Cavaliers who lost the Eastern Conference Finals. O'Neal said:

But not everyone thinks so. Stevens still maintains his composure. He gathers the Bulls players together and says loudly:
"Guys, the game is not over yet, we still have a chance, don't give up, keep going, good luck will only favor those who work hard, the last attack is the chance God gave us, we will fight like this later..."

"Di-"

"Irving is really awesome. In the end, he scored 5 points in a row, 34 points in the game. It's too scary to face Rose's three-pointer. If Rose doesn't make the lore, Irving will be the god."

In 1.2 seconds, James was blocked by Gasol. Rose got a short gap, jumped high after receiving the ball, and threw a three-pointer. JR-Smith threw out to interfere, and the basketball rubbed his fingertips fly over.

At this time, there were only 4.4 seconds left in the game, and Rose rushed forward, entangled Owen tightly, and did not give him any room to shoot.

"What do you know? This is the emperor's delegation of power to the young king. Do you have a pattern?"

In this desperate situation, Irving was very calm. He dribbled the ball from the crotch and went left to break through Rose's defense. Rose followed closely. !

"What are you panicking about? No matter how good the Bulls are, they still fought the Cavaliers until the tiebreaker. We were all swept away. It doesn't look as good as Rose's lore, but they are much better than the Bulls."

As the opponent of the Bulls in the finals, Curry sent a tweet with a picture of himself watching the game at home:

In the last 5 minutes, the two teams fought like a bayonet, and their tactics were exactly the same.

Before the Warriors played against the Heat in the Finals, James' defense was still at the first level. It was difficult for Butler to score in front of him, but after two seasons, his defense has declined sharply, and Butler scored a lot easier.

With a time lead of 1.2 seconds and a lead of 1 point, the victory was almost pocketed by the Cavaliers, and the Bulls fans were already desperate.

The buzzer sounded, and this short and long pause was finally over
When Rose returned to the court, Shumpert was close to him, his face was tense, as if he was facing a big enemy, Rose glanced at him lightly, expressionless.

In 5 seconds, Rose started and cut inside. Gasol made a screen for him, blocking Shumpert who was chasing behind him.

Stevens and Blatter have exhausted all methods, there is no room for adjustment, only to let the stars decide the outcome of the game.

The Bulls did not hit a high percentage of fixed-point three-pointers and their offense was blocked. The Cavaliers took the opportunity to overtake the score and extended their lead to 5 points.

"LeBron, you will play the last attack later, Kevin, you put up to cover for LeBron, and Iman stands in the bottom corner..."

On the other side of the court, the entire Cavaliers team fell into a sluggish state, no longer enjoying the joy before the timeout. James pulled the hair band off his head, threw it heavily on the floor, and walked towards the player tunnel without looking back.

In 3 seconds, Hinrich did not pass the ball to Rose, and Rose ran back again, running to the far end, and Gasol raised it up to cover Rose.

"Om-"

"Ross is amazing! The first tiebreaker buzzer lore, unprecedented, still in the Eastern Conference Finals, the opponent is still the Big Three Cavaliers, this is definitely the second lore in NBA history, second only to Jordan's last shot."

James held the ball in the pick-and-roll, broke through and JR-Smith made a three-pointer.

Stevens called a timeout, and the Bulls were dumbfounded, and returned to the bench in silence.

Blatter called a timeout and arranged the Cavaliers' final offensive tactics.

Phil Jackson tweeted:

"Incredible lore, incredible rose, congratulations, Derek, I am looking forward to the finals with you!"

His calm tone soothed the chaotic and frustrated mood of the Bulls players. Everyone listened carefully to Stevens' tactical arrangement, gradually forgot about the lagging score, and devoted all their attention to the tactics of the last attack, with serious expressions on their faces. stand up.

"The Cavaliers' Big Three combination failed. James didn't win the championship when he went to the Heat, and he didn't even make it to the finals when he returned to the Cavaliers. Star teaming is not the right way. Only the Celtics won a championship. James will regret it. He It is impossible to win the championship through teamwork, as early as 2004, I suffered from this kind of suffering."

Love proposed to cover for James, Noah rushed out, and Butler squeezed the screen hard, not giving James a chance to shoot a three-pointer.

"James is getting farther and farther away from the championship. He is 30 years old. How long is his peak period? Maybe he is the second Karl Malone..."

At the last moment of the tie-break, James finally remembered to defend well, but Butler's confidence had already been revealed, and he was no longer the young striker he used to be. He couldn't defend James, and James couldn't defend him.

Hinrich came to the sideline, ready to serve, Rose stood at the top of the arc, Gasol dropped to the free throw line, McDermott and Butler stood at the far corner and 45 degrees respectively, opening up the space.

"Di-"

Irving came out of the corner with a screen, received the ball from James, and returned it to James.

4 seconds, James changed defense, Rose suddenly ran back and came to Hinrich's side. At the same time, Gasol made a screen for Mike Dermot, and JR-Smith switched to Gasol.

"I didn't expect James to be invisible in the end. He scored 30 points in the first three and a half quarters and only scored 5 points in the last 5 minutes. Looking at the statistics, the gods descended to earth, watching the game..."

Looking back, Irving singled out Rose, used the rhythm change to shake out the space, and hit a mid-range jumper with an emergency stop, 110:111, with 31 seconds left in the game.

Irving can't keep up with Rose's speed, Rose can't prevent Irving's unpredictable rhythm, Butler can't stop James' rampage, and James can't prevent Butler's breakthrough with the ball.

……

In 2 seconds, Hinrich threw the ball out and accurately passed it to Rose, and the referee put down his right hand.

"Bulls fans, I turned off the live broadcast when I saw Irving scored a three-pointer, and now I regret it and want to jump off the building..."

The referee blew his whistle and raised five fingers.

After the timeout ended, the two sides returned to the court, and the Cavaliers sent a sideline ball.

James dribbled the ball into the three-point line. In front of him was Noah who was delayed, and Butler was behind him.

boom!
The audience was boiling, the Bulls fans raised their arms and shouted, Rose watched the basketball hit the net, turned around and ran to the Bulls bench, jumped high, was hugged by Noah in his arms, and all the Bulls players rushed up.

Even though he hit the lore, Rose remained expressionless. He slightly raised his head in Noah's arms and quietly looked at the United Center, which was crazy because of him, like an independent rose.

But compared to defense, he prefers to keep his physical strength on the offensive end. When defending, he paddles and fishes on the field. He likes to participate in assisting defense. In fact, he recycles to the basket and waits for the board. He often puts his opponents open for three-pointers. .

Stevens discharged Rose, Hinrich, Butler, McDermott, Gasol lineup, the offense is full, and Noah, who lacks an offensive threat, stays on the bench.

0 seconds, the red light is on, the basketball hits the board and hits the net.

JR-Smith rushed over to make up for it, Butler raised his hand and swayed, passed JR-Smith, dribbled the ball into the three-point line, hit the basket, was hugged by Love, stood on the free throw line, and made 2 free throws 1, 112:110, 11 seconds left in the game.

The Cavaliers returned to the bench, the atmosphere was dignified, Blatter picked up the tactical board and looked at James:

Zhang Yu also sent a tweet with a photo of him and Stevens:

In this round of the series, Butler averaged 23.4 points per game, which was higher than the regular season. He averaged 2.7 three-pointers per game, but his shooting percentage was only 34.6%, which was entirely based on high shots.

Others are responsible for opening the space and screens. The only chance to touch the ball on the offensive end is to receive a pass from the star and make a three-pointer.

Looking back, Butler singled out James and succeeded in a layup.

Of course, James is not without defensive ability. He will always take the lead in fast breaks, and he can perform big shots from time to time, and his athletic ability has not declined.

Stevens came up and patted Butler, and comforted him softly, and Butler calmed down.

Stevens replied below:

"Are you ready? Don't lose too badly."

Zhang Yu replied with a big smile:

"I've seen through your tactics, you're doomed, brother."

(End of this chapter)