The Fifth Point Guard

   Chapter 537 Unexpected Trend (4.1k Chapter)

  Returning to Cleveland with home court advantage, Shentong, James and others are full of confidence in the next battle of Tianwangshan.

  James was still dissatisfied with the final penalty in the fourth game when facing media interviews.

"We might have come back with a 3-1 score, but some people obviously don't want to see this happen, especially that happened in San Antonio, their home court. I think we can win the fifth game. Then take the match point and go to their side. No matter what the result is, winning the next game will put us in a very favorable situation, otherwise we will fall into a tough fight."

  In the case of a 2-2 tie, everyone wants to win the crucial fifth game.

  It can be seen how intense this game will be.

  The ball hasn't been hit yet, and the media in the two places are the first to fight.

  San Antonio’s media:

  "We have always suffered unfair penalties on the away court, otherwise we will not play so hard. I hope that the referees in the fifth game can be fairer, at least not to be too biased, even though it is at home in Cleveland."

"The end of the fourth game is full of controversy, but even if the ball is handed over to the Cavaliers, can they really guarantee that they will definitely score? Didn't Shentong's final three-pointer still go wide? Besides, the first half of that game Part of the time, the referee made several penalties in favor of the Cavaliers."

   "Look at LeBron's dribble and layup. He walks almost every minute. I hope the referees will pay attention to LeBron's footsteps."

  Cleveland media:

  "Shouldn’t Bruce Bowen be sent off every game? Look at his defense against Shentong. Almost every time he defends, his hand is on Shentong’s waist, and there are endless small moves, without interruption."

   "Marrick Rose's defense against LeBron is not clean, he keeps using his knees to hit James' bottom plate. If you look carefully, you can definitely find that the league cannot allow these actions that hurt players."

  "Tim Duncan smiled on the bench at 3:45 of the second quarter of the fourth quarter. No one cares?"

  As for the fans on both sides, the speeches were earth-shattering and unscrupulous.

  Everyone knows the power of brain residue fans.

  It is unreasonable to reason with them.

   However, returning to the game itself, everyone has set their sights on June 20th.

  That night, there was a rare sudden rainstorm in Cleveland, but the bad weather could not stop the enthusiasm of the fans.

  The water around Gund Arena is still blocked.

  As the weather forecast did not report in advance, it rained at night, so many fans did not bring rain gear that day.

  This can make a lot of money for the surrounding supermarkets and convenience stores.

  In the arena, the atmosphere is hot.

  The Cavaliers’ starting lineup has not changed, but the Spurs have changed.

  They put Marrick Rose into the starting lineup and play the small forward position, which is a change against James.

   Bowen was placed directly at the shooting guard position, mainly targeting Shentong.

  The original starter Manu Ginobili was placed on the bench by Popovich. It seems that he intends to use Ginobili to lead the second team and maintain the offensive power of the court.

  In the first quarter, the Cavaliers at home burst into amazing energy.

  Shen Tong hit 3 three-pointers in the first quarter.

  James directly responded to the Spurs' changes on the court.

  Don’t you use Rose to play against me? Then I will let you see if your wishful thinking works!

  In the second quarter, James has a strong desire to attack in the first quarter. The defense against Rose is very resolute and head-to-head, scoring 2+1 twice in a row.

  Taking a domineering step, James completely ignored Rose's roar at the referee.

  Ross: "The ball has taken six steps just now. Isn't it a blow?"

  Referee: "You fouled first, and your hand jammed him, so he can only layup like this."

  Ross: "Then the penalty goal should be invalidated! Just let him take the free throw."

  Referee: "The layup is a coherent action, there is no problem, it should be counted as a penalty."

  Ross: "Is his father David Stern? You want to protect him like this?"

  Referee: "If you dare to say one more word, I will immediately give you a technical foul."

  Ross: "Well, I won't say anymore."

  "Dididi——!!!"

   "Spurs player No. 31, technical foul!"

  Ross: "."

  At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers led by 51-40.

  From the halftime performance, the Cavaliers are clearly better than the Spurs, and Popovich’s self-confidently clever changes have had the opposite effect.

  James played even more eye-catching in the second half.

  It is very rare that James even succeeded in singles with Duncan under the basket.

  Don't talk about Malik Rose, even if JJ Barea is here, he will definitely not be able to prevent James.

  In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers are almost in their hands.

  No one thought that the Cavaliers could lead the Spurs by a score of 89-71 in the exciting battle of Tianwang Mountain in the finals.

   But when the game entered the second half of the fourth quarter, James made a breakthrough in the frontcourt and encountered a malicious foul by a Spurs player.

  At that time, James faced Rose's defense, first stepped down the dribble and used a crab step, and then with a pig-like roar, he smashed Rose and rushed into the inside.

   Robert Horry, who had not been on the bench for a long time, suddenly rushed out from the side, almost riveted, and rammed into James on the side.

  At this moment, James has just passed Rose, is exerting force on one foot, and his center of gravity is unstable.

  So when Horry crashed into the layup, James was knocked out of the bottom line and fell heavily to the ground.

  What’s even more disturbing is that the slow motion shows that at the moment Horry knocked down James, the latter’s ankle and the floor showed an astonishing 90-degree angle!

   James, who was knocked to the ground, had a very painful expression. He covered his ankles with his hands and rolled all over the floor.

Horry raised his hands and looked at James struggling on the floor with a very innocent expression.

   Before everyone could react, Shen Tong and Wagner had rushed to Horry's side, and Shen Tong pushed Horry back with a single palm.

  Horry, who almost fell, looked back at Shentong, and was unambiguous, and immediately stepped forward to argue with Shentong.

   Duncan hurriedly crossed the middle, separating Horry and Shentong.

  But across Duncan, Horry and Shentong were still greeting each other. Within a few rounds, Horry seemed to suddenly become angry, and kept trying to bypass Duncan and rush towards Shentong.

  Shentong is a man from Zu'an after all, and few opponents can be Shentong's opponents.

  At this time, the referee came forward and sent two consecutive technical fouls to Horry and Shen Tong, and the scene was only slightly relaxed.

  The Cavaliers’ team doctor rushed onto the field and came to James’ side.

  After checking James’ ankle injury, the team doctor shook his head at the coach’s bench and made a stretcher gesture.

   "How is LeBron?" Shen Tong asked anxiously.

  The team doctor whispered: "The situation is not very good, I am afraid that surgery needs to be performed immediately, and the subsequent games will not be able to play."

  This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Shentong and the Cavaliers!

  The influence of James on the team is obvious, and he played very well in this game, maybe this state can be continued.

  But now and the next game, the Cavaliers will face a situation without James on the court.

  This is very cruel for the young Cavaliers who are contending with the Spurs.

  James was carried out on a stretcher and taken directly to the hospital.

   Before leaving the court, James had scored 30 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, very promising to win a triple-double.

   But heaven and hell, the conversion was completed in just a few seconds.

  After discussions with the three referees on the scene and the podium, Horry was fined a second-degree malicious foul and was directly sent off the court.

  Horry did not make any excuses, shaking his head while leaving the court accompanied by the Spurs staff.

  When Horry walked towards the player’s tunnel, Gund Arena was a deafening boo.

  However, Popovich’s face had an inexplicable expression.

  LeBron James’ departure was indeed a huge blow to the Cavaliers’ morale.

  However, due to the large point difference and the short remaining time, the Cavaliers defeated the Spurs 102-94, rewriting the big score to 3-2, holding two match points.

  The Cavaliers who won the Battle of Tianwangshan should have been very happy, but James’ injury cast a shadow over the team’s prospects for winning the championship.

  The Cavaliers without James, like a strong tiger, suddenly loses a foot, the impact will be very big.

  And losing a general at this critical moment will also have a big impact on the morale of the Cavaliers.

  After the game, the Cleveland media, including Cavaliers coach Paul Silas, used a very harsh tone to denounce Robert Horry's bad foul for not talking about golf.

Some media wrote: "He did it deliberately. They didn't expect the Cavaliers to perform very well under the condition of Shentong. This would make them lose the opportunity to compete for the championship, so they looked for opportunities to abolish LeBron. As for Robert, he is just a small soldier. With him without him, it has little effect on the Spurs, but without LeBron, the Cavaliers are more and less fortunate."

Silas also rarely expressed his dissatisfaction with Horry's foul in a reprimanding tone.

"I think you have to be convinced to lose and you have to be magnanimous to win, but the Spurs and their players obviously don't think so. I disdain to speculate about the purpose of others doing this? But undoubtedly Robert's foul makes me feel sick. , He makes the game ugly, such a person shouldn’t stay on the court to continue playing!"

  Compared with the indignation of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Spurs are quite low-key.

  Horry expressed his regret to James and the Cavaliers in a very sincere tone at the press conference.

"My foul was really not intentional. I just wanted to catch up with LeBron quickly and stop his attack, but I didn't expect that such a collision would knock him out of the baseline so badly. After all, he looked like he was. So strong. But in any case, if I do anything to hurt LeBron and the Cavaliers, I sincerely apologize to everyone and will strictly regulate my words and deeds in future games. I accept all penalties from the league. "

  After the game, the NBA League quickly issued a penalty opinion on Horry.

  Horry will be suspended for 5 games, which means that the key man will miss the next games of the series and will also be suspended for the first few games of the regular season next year.

   To tell the truth, this penalty is relatively heavy, but it is not as good as the Cavaliers’ lack of James’ damage.

  Although the Cavaliers are leading 3-2 by a big score, gradually, people are starting to look at the Spurs who are behind by a big score.

  That is, the Cavaliers who lost James can't beat the Spurs who lost Horry.

  Facts also seem to confirm the views of these people.

  In the sixth game, the Cavaliers had a last stand.

  Wagner vowed before the game that other players will play 120% of their strength to make up for the vacancy left by LeBron James.

Silas also said that Reggie Miller's appearance can help the Cavaliers try a completely different play style without James.

  But reality gave the fantasy knight a slap in the face.

  The Spurs almost unscrupulously implemented a full-court press against Shentong, which made Shentong’s shots in this game completely unfeeling.

  Compared with the situation where Shentong has been struggling to find the feel, the Spurs' GDP collectively exerts its strength.

  Miller played well, but he was just a shooter, unable to bear James' influence on the offensive and defensive ends.

  The Cavaliers suffered their worst loss since the playoffs.

  80-104.

  A 24 point defeat.

Faced with the post-match interview, Shen Tong, who had only scored 19 points, first sighed, then smiled, and said: “I can only say that we all seem to be out of shape in this game. It can be seen that LeBron’s absence made everyone With a certain psychological burden, although we have just experienced a disastrous defeat, but fortunately, the score is now 3-3. This is not the end of the world. We still have a chance. And in the last game, we will return to Cleveland. ."

  The local San Antonio newspaper posted a piece of news on the local sports official website 10 minutes after the game.

   "The spurs beat the knight, only one game away from the championship! 》

Titles like    obviously hurt the nerves of many people.

  People thought Silas would be very angry about this big defeat, but in the press conference after the game, Silas was surprisingly calm.

  "We are not ready to win the championship, but now it is only 3-3. There is still a chance, isn't it?"

  On the second day of the sixth game losing ~www.ltnovel.com~ the results of James' injury were announced.

  The ankle needs immediate surgery, and the expected recovery period will be three months.

  This news completely dispelled the only glimmer of hope of some fantasizing fans.

To make matters worse, the Big Z was too desperate in the last game. During the game, his head was concentrated by Duncan's elbow. Although he felt a momentary dizziness and insisted on finishing the game, he was checked after the game. , The team doctor discovered that Big Z had a concussion reaction and had to rest for a week, unable to participate in the final battle.

  Everything is developing in a direction that is detrimental to the Cavaliers.

  Even local media in Cleveland have begun to disagree with the prospects of the Cavaliers winning the championship.

   Lost James, lost the big Z, the first five to go to the second, the original book strength is not as good as the Spurs, why did the Cavaliers win the championship?

  When all kinds of news were overwhelming, the Cavaliers collectively chose to be silent.

  But when there was still one day before the game, Shentong suddenly posted an unexpected video on the Internet.

  (End of this chapter)