The Godfather of Basketball

The domestic situation is similar.

When Yao Ming landed in the NBA in 2002, domestic fans spontaneously formed many fan groups, and then got together to watch the game.

Now that TV and Internet media are more developed, there are more and bigger groups of this kind. This is Yao Ming's first finals since he transferred to the Cavaliers. Naturally, they will not miss it.

A large number of domestic hotels were booked, and fans gathered together to watch Yao Ming and the Cavaliers win another championship.

On the evening of June 1, US time, the much-anticipated finals finally kicked off.

Quicken Loans Arena fans are boiling.

The fiery opening ceremony pushed the warm atmosphere to its climax.

This is the most spectacular scene since the playoffs.

The starting players of the two teams appeared one after another amidst the elongated voice of the on-site host.

For the Cavaliers, Rasheed Wallace replaced Artest as the team's starting power forward. The other positions are the same as before, with the Big Three still bringing Green.

For the Mavericks, Carlisle sent a regular lineup, Kidd and Stevenson on the outside, Marion and Nowitzki on the striker, and Chandler at the center.

Yao Ming and Chandler's jump ball.

Amidst the cheers of the home fans, Yao Ming turned the ball back to the Cavaliers' half.

Paul pushed forward with the ball, greeted Yao Ming's pick-and-roll, and took a step to shoot directly after breaking the ball.

The existence of Chandler has greatly improved the defensive deterrence of the Mavericks inside, and the Cavaliers' offense has also leaned more outward.

"Shua!"

Paul still maintained the fiery touch of the Eastern Conference finals, and he made a steady hit from the mid-range as soon as he came up.

The cheers on the scene were loud, and Paul's strength made the Cavaliers more deterrent.

Kidd took control of the ball to the frontcourt, and after signaling his teammates to open up the space, he directly asked Nowitzki to take a position on the right.

Wallace tried hard to interfere, but Nowitzki was so big that he still leaned on his back to get the ball.

The lineup of the Mavericks on the field, Kidd and Stevenson both have a three-point deterrent, although Marion does not have a three-pointer, but the cutting speed is very fast. Nowitzki has developed a certain pass, the Cavaliers Don't dare to double-team wantonly.

Nowitzki leaned against Wallace, turned his head and glanced behind him, flicked his tongue and made a signature turn and lean back.

Wallace is experienced and jumps first.

But Nowitzki's fallback shot was too high for Wallace to reach.

"Shua!"

The ball crashed into the net.

The Cavaliers' offense, Paul also asked Yao Ming to play a pick-and-roll in the frontcourt.

This time Kidd went in, Paul returned the ball to Yao Ming, Yao Ming's high jumper missed a bit.

Chandler gets a defensive rebound.

After Kidd took possession of the ball, he saw that the Cavaliers retreated quickly, pressed the rhythm to the frontcourt, and still gave the ball to Nowitzki.

Wallace made every effort to squeeze Nowitzki out this time.

Nowitzki turns around with the ball, this time face-up.

Take the ball and dribble one step, relying on Wallace's rather crappy three-step layup, but Ren Gao Ma Da did a good job of protecting the ball, Wallace just couldn't cut it.

"Snapped!"

Nowitzki's shot caused Wallace's thug foul.

Made two free throws.

During the regular meeting of the Cavaliers before, Dell Curry mentioned Nowitzki's unsolvable offensive skills, including free throws.

That's not a vague concept. In fact, since entering the playoffs, Nowitzki averaged 9 free throws per game, and hit 8.8 of them, with a hit rate of over 97%.

True hits.

Tang Tian rested his chin on his hand and thought about it.

It's not about free throws, but about Nowitzki's state.

In his feeling, Wallace Sr. has rich experience and can more or less last for two minutes, but judging from the opening situation, Nowitzki's state is much better than he expected.

The Cavaliers' offense, Paul's sudden point to the bottom corner Green.

Green's three-point shot was missed by Stevenson.

Chandler picks up another defensive rebound and gives it to Kidd.

At this time, Kidd saw Marion make a fast break immediately, and without hesitation, he slammed his hand and sent a long pass forward.

In terms of personal ability and speed, the old Kidd is far inferior to Paul, but he is the originator of field control and manual work.

With a long pass, the ball landed firmly in Marion's hands.

Marion dribbles forward and runs forward. Although he has left Nash and is older, his fast break is instinctive.

But James is not slow, running without the ball, and when Marion fast breaks to the three-point line in the frontcourt, he has already caught up.

At this distance, as long as Marion dares to make a shot, there is a high probability that he will hit the iconic James-style pegboard hat.

Marion obviously knew this too. He glanced back and was delighted that Nowitzki had crossed the midfield.

He jumped up and threw it back.

Although Nowitzki's speed was slow, he was definitely faster than the old Wallace. He ran to the frontcourt, received a pass from Marion, made a fake shot and flew to the chasing Green, and then made a three-pointer after chasing him.

"Shua!"

The ball crashed into the net.

Nowitzki made 2 of 2 shots in the opening game and scored 7 points in a row!

There was a commotion at the scene.

Tang Tian also stood up at this time, turned around and called Artest up.

Nowitzki's state is too good, and going to Wallace did not have the expected effect.

In the Cavaliers' offense, Paul found Yao Ming's pick-and-roll. After the roll, he matched up with his old teammate Chandler one-on-one.

Because James needs to admit the task of defending Nowitzki later, after the opening, James is more of a diversionary role, and the main attackers are still Paul and Yao Ming.

The performance of the two is also quite perfect.

Kidd got the ball up the court and gave Nowitzki a low post to play Wallace.

James took the initiative to defend this time.

Yao Ming shrank the basket and covered the penalty area, defending one and two, and did not give Marion an easy air-cut layup opportunity.

After seeing it, Nowitzki turned directly to the bottom corner. When he turned around, he landed on one foot with his right foot, and his left foot opened up space for himself, a symbolic "golden rooster independence"!

Neither James nor Wallace's defense was able to reach it.

After the ball was shot, it crossed a super high parabola and almost fell vertically towards the net bag.

"Shua!"

The ball is still in!

9 points in a row!

After the driver started the game, it wasn't just that he felt hot, but went berserk!

There was an uproar at the scene.

Tang Tian didn't wait for Artest to enter the court, and directly reached out to call a timeout.

The score on the field was 9 to 6, and the Cavaliers were not far behind, but Nowitzki's fiery touch must be broken.

Otherwise, the Heat in the previous life would be the current Cavaliers.

"LeBron, you are the main defense, limit Dirk's reception and the number of times in the penalty area, Ron, once Dirk goes in, you are the first to help defend."

"Dayao, work harder, guard against Chandler and Marion."

Tang Tian quickly adjusted his defensive layout.

After finishing the arrangement, he looked at James.

Mavericks lineup Marion can be caught, as long as Nowitzki's touch is suppressed, everything will be fine.

But the key to everything depends on whether James can restrain Nowitzki.