I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 529 Do Your Best
In the sixth game of the finals, the Clippers will win the championship by winning another game.

However, it is obviously not that simple to win this game.

The Cavaliers resisted tenaciously under the leadership of James.

They don't want to watch the Clippers climb to the championship at their home court.

In the second quarter of the game, the Clippers gradually gained the advantage, but the Cavaliers immediately pursued and kept the point difference within 5 points.

LeBron James sat on the sidelines to rest, panting heavily, drinking water to replenish water.

Only in the second quarter, James' physical bar is still very full, but he looks a little tired.

This kind of exhaustion is not like physical exhaustion, but more like mental exhaustion.

In terms of personality, James is young and mature. Although his appearance is rough and his style of play is domineering, his personality is not the kind of courageous one.

He has a very hard shell, but inside the hard shell is a not so strong heart.

Of course, this kind of weakness is not compared with ordinary people, but compared with the paranoid such as Jordan and Kobe.

In 2010, Kobe faced a situation similar to James, trailing the Celtics 2:3, and returning to Los Angeles for Game [-].

If the Lakers lose to the Celtics in that game, they will not be able to avenge their revenge in 08. Kobe and the Lakers will always be crushed by the Celtics, and they will never stand up.

As a result, in the sixth game, Kobe and the Lakers always gave the Celtics a big defeat at home. They swept the Celtics by 20 points and dragged the series into the tiebreaker.

That victory was decisive for Kobe and the Lakers, and it was a battle that turned the tide of the battle. You must know that Bostonians began to prepare for the championship parade at that time.

Now that James and the Cavaliers are back at home, they have a chance to reverse the situation, because the 232 game system has been decided. If they win the sixth game, they will have an advantage in the tiebreaker.

James also mustered all his energy at the beginning. He wanted to lead the team to win this game, and dragged into the tiebreaker to win the championship.

Before the start of the game, James invited all the Cavaliers to his home as guests. Everyone had dinner together, connected relationships, and boosted morale, in order to win today's game.

According to James' expectation, he will take the lead in the start, suppress the Clippers with an excellent touch, and then his teammates will follow closely, like the Celtics in the semifinals, leading by a large score and defeating the opponent.

James had a good touch at the beginning, and he almost hit every shot, and his teammates played well.

But the problem is that the Clippers are not the old Celtics. They also have high morale and excellent offense.

James' idea of ​​suppressing his opponent at the beginning was shattered. He played so well, but he still couldn't take the lead, and even had to be opened by his opponent.

To be honest, if it weren't for Battier and Mike Miller's two consecutive three-pointers just now, the Cavaliers would have been really dangerous in the first half.

James looked at the situation on the court, his heart was pounding, and a doubt sounded from the deepest part of his heart: "I played so well, but I still can't gain an advantage. Will I lose tonight?"

The thought was fleeting, and James snuffed it out immediately.

At this time, the field fell into a dead ball state.

Head coach Mike Brown patted James, reminding him to come back.

James only rested off the court for 3 minutes and immediately returned to the game.

The Clippers still lead the Cavaliers by 3 points, and the Cavaliers have the ball.

After James returned to the court, the offensive feeling is still there.

Facing Paul George after catching the ball from the outside, he made a direct three-pointer from the top of the arc and made a hit!

The two sides are tied!

James' offensive state is still unstoppable.

There was no expression on his face, but he felt slightly relieved in his heart.

If it was Kobe or Jordan, they would kill red eyes in such a game.

If I can't win the game with 40 points, then I will try to get 50 points, 60 points.

That's what Michael Jordan did against Charles Barkley in the 1993 Finals.

Although James is in a good state, he has doubts in his heart: Is there no way to win like this?
Character determines fate, and fate reacts to character.

Jordan and Kobe, who came from middle-class and wealthy families, are more confident and pure in their hearts, and their thoughts on the game are simpler and firmer.

People like them play for the pure purpose of winning, or even for winning, they just want to win. They cannot accept the pain of failure.

In comparison, James, who was born in a poor single-parent family, thinks more, and basketball is given more meaning by him, as are championships and victories.

Of course, James was not wrong. Those turbulent sleepless nights and hungry afternoons made him understand the meaning of life, as well as the meaning of basketball, victory and championships.

He needs victory, he needs a championship, but he can feel that the championship is getting farther and farther away from him.

Dragic missed an outside shot, but Milicic got an offensive rebound and passed to George.

George received the ball in the middle and accelerated to the basket. He changed hands in the air and made a layup!

It also caused Varejao's defensive foul, went to the free throw line, and added a penalty.

James yelled at Varejao, telling him to pay more attention when defending.

"Varejo, this guy likes to play tricks too much."

Varejao wanted to make George an offensive foul with this ball.

As a result, the pace slowed down a bit, and the offensive foul became a defensive foul.

The Clippers also made personnel changes, and Curry returned to the court.

George missed an extra penalty, but Randolph grabbed an offensive rebound.

"Shet!"

James yelled.

Rebounds are lifelines.

With every backcourt rebound James loses, he can feel the life of the Cavaliers slipping away.

The situation on the court was very noisy, and James loudly directed the defense of the team.

He roared, reprimanded, and actively participated in the defense himself.

This makes him look full of fighting spirit and determination, as if he must lead the team to win this victory.

But the doubts in his heart grew stronger.

The Clippers, who got offensive rebounds, reorganized their offense.

Curry received the ball from the outside and attracted the Cavaliers' defense.

Curry chose to drop the ball to Randolph, and Randolph caught the ball and turned around and hit a jumper.

In front of Randolph, Jamison's defense is really not enough.

In one attack, the Clippers scored 4 points and established a 4-point advantage.

The next attack is important, and the Cavaliers need to score.

But this time, James hesitated, he chose to pass the ball to Jamison.

Jamison beat Randolph in the low post and missed a fadeaway jumper.

In the sixth game of the series, the Cavaliers have no good way to face the Clippers in offense.

Basically rely on personal ability, make full use of James' tactical appeal, and shoot when the outside line is open.

At the same time, players with singles ability should look for opportunities to play a few singles. The number one singles player is Irving, and Jamison is the next.

Then the defense is tough, good at playing defensive counterattacks, the quick offense is one of the best in the league, and the ability to grab points is first-rate.

It's just such a simple lineup and style of play without much room for imagination. Relying on James' strong performance and fit with the team, he hacked all the way to the finals.

Facing the Clippers with full of imagination and many routines, they couldn't keep up.

Milicic firmly protected the backboard and gave the ball to Curry.

The entire Cavaliers team is highly nervous because they don't know what kind of offense the Clippers will launch.

One didn't pay attention, and a super long pass passed halftime, and it went straight to Huanglong.

As a result, this time, Milicic and Randolph came up with a skilled high-post double pick-and-roll.

Compared with the high-position double pick-and-roll of ordinary teams, the position of the Clippers' double pick-and-roll is much higher.

Basically, the pick-and-roll started as soon as it passed the midfield logo area, and then Curry began to accelerate.

James went to the middle to block the gunhole, and the Clippers attacked with such a large space and wide open position, which caused a headache for the defender.

The door in the middle was wide open, and Curry could hit the basket without a hit.

But he didn't, but at the top of the arc, two steps away from the three-point line, he just pulled up and threw a three-pointer!
James stood at the free throw line and was about to block Curry.

He looked around and noticed the ambush in the bottom corner of the Clippers.

And Paul George is waiting for an opportunity to attack the basket.

He stands at the free throw line, can defend three-pointers, and retreats to make up the basket.

However, Curry chose the most nonsensical offensive method.

With his teammates fully stretched, he took advantage of the gap in the pick-and-roll to make a direct three-point shot at the top of the arc two steps away from the three-point line.

Then the ball passed through the heart and hit a three-pointer!
With this goal, the Cavaliers fans in the Quicken Loans center were heartbroken.

It also stabbed James' heart.

7 points, the point difference came to 7 points at once.

Curry has been trying some super long-range three-pointers since the beginning of this season.

At the beginning, his attempts like this would be corrected and criticized by Tyronn Lue, who thought it was too nonsense.

But when Curry moved out of Min Congda and said that Mr. Smart supported me in this way at the beginning of his rookie season, Tyronn Lue naturally shut up obediently.

From this point of view, Tyronn Lue is not a good coach, he can't always stick to his own ideas.

But sometimes, facing a genius like Curry, it may be a better choice to untie him.

Steve Kerr's idea at the beginning was similar to that of Tyronn Lue, including Dunleavy's old Deng at that time.

As a result, under Min Congda's pressure, Curry was let go, and then the kiwi fruit finally began to emit a strange fragrance.

In the finals, Curry hit the ultra-long key three-pointer several times, reversing the situation on the court.

If it's just an occasional goal, it's just luck.

But being able to score one in every game is not as simple as luck.

This is his regular weapon, and his opponents beware.

For such a goal, James is very helpless.

And then he forced a layup under the basket and was stopped by Milicic.

Although the referee blew Milicic's foul, James was hit hard enough.

Starting from the third game, Tyronn Lue began to increase Milicic's playing time.

As a remnant of the iron-blooded Pistons, Milicic was not that iron-blooded when he was in the Pistons. After arriving in the Clippers, he is already the number one villain in the league.

This season he has more technical fouls than all previous seasons combined.

And often clashes with opponents in games.

Knock the opponent's breakthrough hand into the air and knock it over.

Sometimes I go up with an iron elbow and give the other party a temple massage or something.

Although some notoriety has been recruited, for Milicic, notoriety is always better than soft name.

He has received enough criticism and slander before, so much that some of the current criticisms are simply tickling, even praise.

Now his role on the court is to disrupt the Cavaliers' offensive feeling with tough and even dirty defense.

Of course, James is actually not very afraid of this kind of dirty defense.

His physical fitness is too good, and he has received too many flagrant fouls.

Playing dirty really doesn't have much effect on James, he is not afraid at all.

What he was afraid of was killing people and punishing his heart.

Standing on the free throw line, James made one of two free throws.

The Cavaliers are still 6 points behind.

Milicic then rested and Gasol Jr. came on.

The Cavaliers Irving also replaced the game again, and the main players of both sides will not rest for too long.

The Cavaliers' offensive focus has returned to James, and his offensive feel shows no signs of slipping.

But at the end of the second quarter, his shots began to decrease. He was passing the ball to his teammates and creating opportunities for Irving, Green, and Jamison.

The Clippers still play with all members, everyone can launch an offense with the ball, and Randolph is particularly fierce.

The Clippers maintained their lead at around 6 to 8 points.

The two sides finished the first half, the Cavaliers and the Clippers fought 49:56, and the Clippers led the Cavaliers by 7 points.

James, who scored 19 points in the first quarter, hit a three-pointer, a mid-range jumper and three free throws in the second quarter, scoring 8 points.

James scored 27 points in the half. This performance is very good, but in the second half of the second quarter, James reduced his shots and increased his teammates' shots, which seemed a little strange.

It seemed that after a heroic charge to resist for a quarter of the game, he suddenly retreated to the rear and continued to command the overall situation as the coach.

The anchors and experts of Espn and other TV stations were a little puzzled by James' performance in the second half of the second quarter.

Although his stats are still impeccable, his suddenly stable style of play is obviously not suitable for the current situation.

They have been pushed to the edge of the cliff, and the teammate's performance is not very good. Why doesn't he continue to take advantage of the fiery touch to attack the Clippers basket?
Jeff Van Gundy said: "James has done a lot, but he needs to do more. The Cavaliers have to put more pressure on the Clippers on both ends of the offense and defense. The talent and imagination of the Clippers' young people have been stimulated. This is a big trouble."

Charles Barkley said nonsense: "LeBron James is accumulating his strength. I think the Cavaliers will launch a counterattack in the third quarter. They will win this game. James will score 50 points in this game!"

If the Cavaliers want to win this game, James may really have to score 50 points.

But Min Congda knew that James might not get 50 points in this game.

Although he had 27 points in the half, he could feel from LeBron's expression and micro-expression that his edge was fading.

"This bastard, how can I not know you? I feel like I'm going to lose the fight, so I just shrink back to prevent myself from throwing the blame, right? Damn, can I go into the Cavaliers locker room?"

During the intermission, Min Congda really wanted to go into the Cavaliers locker room, grabbed James by the ear and made him burn again.

"If you give up, the game will end early, fool. There is still half time!"

Min Congda remembered the words of the famous Japanese coach Koyoshi Anzai in his mind.

Even at this critical moment, Min Congda never thought of giving up.

Instead, he tried his best to find a way. Although he couldn't get into the Cavaliers locker room, he still thought of a way after thinking about it.

He found a teenage fan, not a Cavaliers fan but a Clippers fan, who was watching from behind the basket in the second half of the Cavaliers offense, and he was wearing Curry's No. 30 jersey.

Min Congda gave him $50, and then gave him a piece of foam board with a message from Min Congda to James.

Min Congda said to the boy: "During the game, when you see James taking the ball, you should dangle this sign in front of him and try to let him see it, understand?"

The boy knew Min Congda and said, "Is this to disturb James?"

Min Congda nodded and said, "Of course! Remember to wave hard, you know?"

"By the way, you're not from Cleveland?"

"Uh...I do, but...I like the Clippers better, I like Curry."

"Very well, this is the time for you to show your value, come on boy."

The boy nodded, thinking that he could also contribute to the Clippers' championship.

(End of this chapter)