0611 The Ultimate Five Showdown
Three days off.
The King trains step by step, runs tactical positions every day, and also reviews videos, especially the third game loss video.
Su Yang is also exempt from worrying about the players competing for FMVP. After the first four games, it has basically been confirmed.
But every time I train, I still emphasize that I cannot relax in advance. After all, I have seen many cases of turning the tables with a 3-1 lead.
On the Thirteenth, the Kings and the Cavaliers played the fifth game.
Given that the King is very likely to win the championship, the Golden One Center temporarily opened the super large LCD screen on the east and west sides of the exterior wall of the venue.
The game started at 7 o'clock, and it was crowded at 5 o'clock, with nearly 30,000 fans inside and outside the venue watching the game together.
During the pre-match interview, when talking about Cousins' inability to play at critical moments in the playoffs for two consecutive years, Su Yang decisively changed the topic: "No player is omnipotent. Even Michael Jordan will choose to pass the ball to Steve Cole when making double-teams, including Curry being double-teamed in the first two games, but he failed to play impressive data. The opponent chose to target us and we made changes for the championship."
After the fourth game, many social media comments mocked Cousins for winning by lying down, and mocked Cousins for not winning the championship in his life without Curry's leadership. It was a bit like a navy force who specifically set off a cyber storm, trying to disrupt the relationship between the kings.
Su Yang knew that Cousins would definitely be frustrated, but because it was difficult to prevent weight from being hit, he was forced to end up in the Cavaliers' five young masters.
But there is nothing I can do about it.
The Cavaliers can only take action, and Carrefour is a substitute.
At seven o'clock in the blink of an eye, the game started.
The Golden No. 1 Center has once again gathered all the big names, but few people are watching the game, and most of them show their faces to catch the popularity.
The Cavaliers did not change their formation, and Love continued to be substitute.
On the King's side, Cousins continued to fake the starter.
Amid the cheers of the whole audience, the king won the jump ball.
Curry dribbled the ball and launched an attack, but Antetokounmpo was ready to respond when he saw this. He didn't expect LeBron to save it suddenly and almost made a gambling steal. Fortunately, Antetokounmpo got it back in time, broke through and attracted the contraction, raised his hand and passed Covington, who was open on the right.
Covington was about to take action, but LeBron had already replaced the defense and simply dropped the ball and broke through, which also attracted the Cavaliers to shrink.
Antetokounmpo took the opportunity to retreat to the top of the arc, while the Cavaliers were unchased and easily got a large open space. Seeing this, Covington quickly passed the ball.
However, Jefferson's life-long return to defense caused great interference to Antetokounmpo, and the basketball slammed the iron.
"Is this the defensive strategy used by the other players? Depending on the situation, Curry will let the singles play and double-team other ball holders..." Su Yang thought about it and decided to look at a few more rounds. If the Cavaliers insisted and George felt good enough, then he would use the ultimate killer move, Qiao Ku picked and roll.
While thinking, Covington grabbed the offensive rebound, Ku ran to the left wing to get the ball, and was double-teamed just as he was about to find cover.
Curry had long been used to such treatment, so he raised his hand to pass the ball to the bottom corner on the right, and used the cover to get George, who was open to catch the ball and pull it out.
Swish! Three-point hollow into the net.
Cheers were everywhere in the stadium, and Su Yang nodded silently. Since George felt good, it would be easy to do next.
The Cavaliers attacked, and Irving dribbled the ball to 45 degrees on the left, handed it to LeBron in the elbow area to support him, and then made a big move and cross-cover with Jefferson without the ball, giving Jefferson the opportunity to catch the ball and attack the basket, forcing Covington and Curry to switch defense.
Covington had no choice, so he immediately changed defense, while LeBron also passed the left bottom corner of the hanging pass and accurately fell into Irving's hands.
Small to big, misalignment advantage.
Irving's three threats were feinted, ticking Covington's center of gravity, jumping directly with the ball in one step, and raising his hand to get a three-pointer.
The basketball is hollowed into the net.
Turning around to the Kings' attack, Curry copied the Cavaliers' ideas and first passed the ball to Antetokounmpo at the top of the arc, then ran to the left bottom corner to provide George with a wide cover. Although Antetokounmpo does not pass the ball as sluggish as LeBron, there is no problem passing it to George.
JR and Irving were forced to switch defenses.
George was not in a hurry to catch the ball, and continued to look for Antetokounmpo as a cover. He thought it would be easier to play at the top of the arc, but LeBron chose to switch defense and stop at the top of the arc, causing Antetokounmpo to easily run down to the left waist position, holding back Irving to catch the ball, and the advantage of playing big and small.
George passed the ball immediately, and Irving couldn't help but take a risk to go around and try to steal, slapping Antetokounmpo's raised arm.
The referee blew a foul and Antetokounmpo got two free throws and cheered the whole field, hitting both free throws.
The two teams switched offensively.
The Cavaliers continued to play their previous tactics, but Irving ran to the basket and received LeBron's shell and passed the ball directly, attracting the Kings to shrink and encircle, and instead distributed the ball to Jefferson, who temporarily got a small open position. Jefferson received the ball and scored a three-pointer.
"This is why the superstar veterans are popular..."
Su Yang sincerely lamented that Jefferson was about to lose his team in the past two years, but he was still able to win the finals stage.
Many players do not have that strong psychological quality.
The Kings attacked again on the court, and the strength and weakness began. George wanted to pass the ball to Cousins, but TT Thompson, like a beast, half-round the front and didn't give a chance at all. The referee didn't mean to call a foul. George simply started and broke through with his cross.
LeBron subconsciously contracted from the bottom corner and surrounded, George made a move to Antetokounmpo, but in fact he stopped to pull up the mid-range shot.
Basketball thrusts into the net.
"Awesome, George is awesome!"
Su Yang felt more stable. George was obviously in the super god mode at this moment, and he could pass, shoot and break, and his choice was very reasonable.
Cheers were everywhere in the stadium, and the Cavaliers launched a counterattack, but the same tactic as before: Irving dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball to LeBron, who was supporting the elbow area, then took a big step forward and crossed the cover with Jefferson without the ball, forcibly creating a misaligned duel.
But this time, Irving beat Covington to make a blow.
However, Thompson grabbed the offensive rebound and scored a score.
Both teams are in a very hot state. They fight back and forth, and they play 17 against the Cavaliers 18, and Su Yang arranges Raven to appear.
The situation did not change much. As the game was tied 22-22, Tyron Lu replaced Jefferson with Wiggins.
The situation still remains unchanged. The two teams are crazily pursuing misalignment. The Cavaliers rely on LeBron's elbow to support, while the King relies on the transfer of strength and weakness of all players and cover to run. They cannot tell the difference for a while. When the first quarter game is over, the King will 29 to 28.
On the Cavaliers, Irving and TT Thompson scored 17 points together, while on the Kings, Curry and George each scored 8 points.
Entering the second quarter, the Cavaliers played a one-star shot led by LeBron, while the Kings were five powerful substitutes led by Thomas Jr. They still failed to widen the score difference until the end of the half-time game. The atmosphere of the game was quite compact and the ratings continued to rise.
After halftime, the Kings still led by 1 point.
After returning to the locker room during the intermission, Su Yang told the Kings: "Maintaining this rhythm, we can have physical advantages, and they are walking tightropes and cannot make mistakes at once, and we have many opportunities to adjust, so there is no need to worry..."
Cousins took the lead in shouting and echoed. Although he only scored 4 points and 2 rebounds in the whole first half, he had no complaints.
The third quarter started immediately, and the Cavaliers double-teamed Curry. Sometimes they double-teamed just after crossing the center line, and sometimes they double-teamed from the backcourt. Su Yang, who was prepared, simultaneously used Antetokounmpo to cover in advance and Qiao Ku's pick-and-roll, easily cracked.
However, Curry seemed too excited, with only 4 of 10 shots. Fortunately, he had 3 three-pointers, and George's 100% shooting percentage, the Kings resisted Irving's three-pointer with 6 of 8 shots and maintained a 1-point lead to enter the fourth quarter.
After the third quarter, Curry scored 25 points and 6 assists, and he rested.
LeBron did not rest. After 12 minutes of fighting, he led the team to attack in the fourth quarter and forced himself to hold back the situation.
Su Yang was not panicked at all. He waited until Curry waited for the main players to rest enough and asked for a timeout before he asked for a timeout substitution.
"Guys, we are currently leading 88 to 84. The decisive battle is here. Please give out all your strength. We will hold the trophy in this stadium tonight. I will hang your jerseys over this stadium and rush!"
Curry and the others cheered, and the Kings finally stepped into the court together and launched a final impact on the championship.
Chapter completed!