This Forward is Not Serious

Before the G2 game, the mayor of Cleveland personally went out to call on fans to support the Cavaliers.

Facing this most likely opportunity to win the championship, the mayor could not sit still.

And because of the 2-3-2 format of the Finals, if the Cavaliers lose the first two games, they will need to win 2 games on the road to bring the Finals back to Cleveland.

The difficulty is not that great, so the best result now is for the Cavaliers to win G2, so that the Cavaliers' home court advantage can still be used.

The response from fans was also strong.

After all, the only one of the four major sports leagues that has a chance to win the championship is not an exaggeration to say that this is Cleveland's city's hope.

As soon as G2 started, Lin Ying received a call from Durant.

This guy couldn't sit still and came to Cleveland! And he even asked him for tickets!

He went to the airport to pick him up, and sure enough, as soon as he got in the car, Durant kept talking about the things he had been arguing with Cavaliers fans on the Internet in the past two days.

"You really don't know. They said the Cavaliers lost the first game because of carelessness. You said losing by a few points is called carelessness. Is it okay to lose by that much?"

"What's even more outrageous is that this will be the Suns' only victory in the finals. Do you think this is human talk?"

"The most outrageous thing is to talk about data, talking about LeBron's high efficiency and beautiful data, and why you can't guard him!"

…

Lin Ying nodded while listening.

"Thank you Kevin for helping me say so much online."

Lin Ying said.

"You don't need to thank me. I'm not trying to help you. I just want to see those people unhappy, as if the world owes them a championship."

"Ahem, you don't have to say it."

Lin Ying rolled her eyes at Durant.

"Oh, by the way, let me ask you something."

Durant suddenly looked serious.

"My girlfriend doesn't have any best friends."

"..."

"I trained with Kobe this summer."

"Hey, that's what I'm talking about, why don't you take me with you?"

Durant looked flattering.

"Didn't you make an appointment with Allen?"

Lin Ying asked doubtfully.

"We can be together, how nice, four of us."

"So, you want to learn skills from Kobe?"

"how do you know?!"

"Don't you know I'm the roundworm in your belly?"

"Huh? What does that mean?"

The amount of help.

But Durant really wanted to learn skills from Kobe.

When he played against the Lakers in the first round, Kobe's arsenal of weapons was jaw-dropping. If he could learn something, it would definitely be a qualitative change.

Lin Ying also agreed.

Because he won the bet with Kobe, he arranged the summer training, and it was not a problem to bring two more people.

However, he also made it clear to Durant that he was only responsible for bringing him along, but he had no control over whether Kobe taught him or not.

"By the way, are you going to compete in the World Championships?"

After talking about summer training, Durant suddenly asked curiously.

It can be seen that he is very excited, after all, he can finally represent the national team and prove himself.

Lin Ying nodded.

"Then don't say that I bully you, I will decide this championship."

Durant is confident.

"How do you know that you will definitely win, maybe you will lose to me?"

"No, you can't win."

"The last person to say that already lost."

"who?"

"Kobe."

…

After picking up Durant, Lin Ying did not stop preparing for the game.

Although he was very effective in guarding James in G1, there is still room for improvement.

Study the video of G1, continue to improve the defensive details, and strive to be more perfect in subsequent games.

In the finals, you must show a 120% attitude.

…

G2, Quicken Loans Arena was packed with people.

With the mayor's call, the fans' enthusiasm is naturally even greater.

The Cavaliers players also looked much more serious than they did in G1.

Tonight's game will definitely be tougher.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of the two teams were announced one after another.

Suns: Nash, Richardson, Hill, Lin Ying, Stoudemire

Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Bell, James, Diaw, O'Neal

The Cavaliers have changed their formation!

Gentry hesitated when he saw this, but in the end he did not change the original tactical arrangement.

The game started soon.

Stoudemire won the ball for the Suns, but the Suns' first wave of offense was blocked.

It's not that the Suns' own offense has a problem, but that the Cavaliers' defense is very strong!

As James said in his speech, the Cavaliers were more aggressive on the defensive end than in G1.

The Suns' pick-and-roll tactics depend heavily on the opponent's defensive enthusiasm, which has been evident in the previous rounds of games.

O'Neal protected the defensive rebound, the Cavaliers advanced to the frontcourt, and James held the ball in the frontcourt.

After glancing at Lin Ying who was defending him, James fed the ball directly to the inside man O'Neal.

O'Neal singled out Stoudemire and successfully caused the latter's defensive foul and went to the free throw line.

One of two free throws.

O'Neal's free throws are the kind where he tried various postures but could not get into the hole. This is why the Suns did not focus on his defense.

Because of O'Neal's current physical fitness, a 15+8 figure is already in excellent form. No matter how good he is, just cut him down.

The focus of the Suns' defense is still on James.

But for most of the quarter, Gentry suddenly discovered that James didn't even attack with the ball once!

The Cavaliers mainly attack O'Neal and Williams!

James plays organization and containment on the offensive end, and the rest of his physical strength is used on the defensive end to assist defense. He is a super assist defense monster.

The result is that the Suns seem to be kicking steel plates on the offensive end, and like cotton on the defensive end!

After almost half a quarter, the Cavaliers led the Suns 16-10!

There is something about Mike Brown’s adjustment this time!

Durant looked a little anxious in the stands.

James is really attacking!

Gentry also realized that the fight could not continue like this and called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Suns quickly adjusted their offensive and defensive methods.

In the first round back, Lin Ying hit Williams out of position.

Just like the last game, this one is accurate.

Then back to the defensive end, the Suns also made defensive adjustments.

Hill leads the defense against James on the outside, while Lin Ying and Stoudemire prepare to help defend on the inside.

It is impossible for Lin Ying to attack and defend at the same time, especially when the Cavaliers are so defensively motivated tonight.

But this kind of defensive method is not much worse than Lin Ying's matchup, and it should also be able to limit James' performance.

James saw that it was not Lin Ying who was guarding him, so he directly held the ball and charged forward!

Hill's prediction is also very accurate, but just like G1, he can't stop James!

During James' breakthrough, he directly pushed past Hill and headed inside!

Stoudemire assisted in defense, and James directly turned to the lever to dodge and score a layup!

Lin Ying continued to look for Williams. This time James attacked decisively. Lin Ying passed the ball to Hill, who hit the mid-range shot.

After the previous rounds, Lin Ying's mismatched singles has been perfectly integrated into the Suns' offensive system.

Looking back, James continued his previous play style.

Hill's defense this time was better than last time, but he really couldn't withstand it.

James' impact is too strong.

Lin Ying saw the opportunity and jumped to block the shot at the same time as James took off.

Then something outrageous happened.

After James switched hands to dodge in the air, he switched to his left hand and directly scored through Lin Ying's chop!

Terrible physical fitness!

"Bang!"

The moment the ball was smashed into the basket, the entire Quicken Loans Arena was boiling.

Look, this is the strength of His Majesty the King, this is the strength of the Kingdom of Knights!

G1 and so on, they just underestimated the enemy!

After dunking, James also arched his right hand and patted his right biceps with his left hand to show off his muscles!

The cheers at the scene became even louder.

In fact, it was Lin Ying's defense that gave many people the illusion that James was suddenly in trouble.

However, the reality is that if James is so easy to defend, how can he be ranked first in the Eastern Conference and win the MVP again?

Even Lin Ying's assisting defense made more people understand that Lin Ying's defensive success lies in leading the defense and preventing James from breaking through and starting.

If James breaks out, even Lin Ying's level of help defense can't restrain him!

This next big problem was thrown to Gentry.

Lin Ying is really useful in leading the defense, but tonight he had to rely on Lin Ying on the offensive end.

I really want to split Lin Ying in half and use it.

Rick Barnes of the University of Texas gives you a thumbs up.

However, Gentry did not make any tactical adjustments this time.

Because compared to the opening stage, the Suns were at least able to maintain a stalemate in this period.

And this kind of "offensive" game rhythm is what the Suns prefer.

Of course, he didn't do nothing. He shifted Hill's defensive focus to "limiting James" to catch the ball.

Based on this, he even used Allen to guard James during the rotation.

At this time, someone will definitely ask Allen if he will be blown away?

This is really not a knowledge point that must be tested. James' back-up ability at this time is almost zero!

The advantage of size is more obvious in back-to-the-frame offense.

Allen only catches the ball and starts the ball, and his defensive effect is even better than Hill.

After all, young people have fast feet and quick hands.

Of course, if James breaks out, Allen will definitely not be able to guard against him.

But with the prominence, there is no difference between Allen and Hill.

Therefore, this two-person wheel still limits James to a certain extent.

In this way, after halftime, the Suns and Cavaliers were tied at 50.

This result is acceptable to both parties.

The Cavaliers played a better situation than G1, and the Suns never expected to defeat the Cavaliers in four games.

After all, the knights came out of the bloody battles in the east, and there was little chance of them being taken away by a wave.

After the halftime break, the two teams continued their style of play in the first half, and the score remained deadlocked.

Then about 6 minutes into the quarter, Gentry waved his hand, and the Suns returned to their opening style of play!

Lin Ying started to defend James again!

At this time, James happened to be holding the ball on the right side of the three-point line.

He has scored 21 points tonight, and he has already scored more than the previous game even after three quarters.

So when he saw Lin Ying again, his mentality was very different.

It was probably just an accident that Lin Ying guarded him in the last game, and his mentality fluctuated greatly because he was guarded at first.

But tonight, he played very smoothly, everything should be different!

Thinking in his mind, James dribbled the ball left and right on the spot, looking for the right moment to prepare for a breakthrough.

In the 1.0 era, James' dribbling was actually quite good, and he didn't have any crotch movements. He was at the level that a qualified small forward should have.

But before he could break out, Lin Ying's defensive pressure came up.

Those hands are so big and so fast!

He was forced to move sideways to protect the ball.

But after he was forced to do this, he obviously lost his rhythm.

At this moment, Lin Ying fought hard to save and hit the ball directly!

Unfortunately, James was standing very close to the sideline on this ball. He didn't have time to control the ball and the ball was knocked out of bounds.

There was a commotion in the place.

Although the ball still belongs to the Cavaliers when it goes out of bounds, this kind of defensive pressure is strong.

James's face suddenly became ugly.

He really can't get past Lin Ying?

No, it's impossible!

He is the one who wants to surpass Jordan, how could he be stopped by a little Lin Ying!

He can only have success in life, how can he fall in front of a little person!

James received the sideline ball and signaled to pull away again.

This time he did not rush to dribble, but used three threats to sweep away to support himself...

Hey, why can’t the space come out?

The defensive pressure given by Lin Ying was even stronger than in the first game!

This is too much!

James could only lower his body to launch a breakthrough.

Lin Ying pressed his body up early and kept pressing him, but did not allow him to speed up.

As a result, James stopped moving halfway through!

He was unwilling to give in and wanted to use his body to force Lin Ying to gain space to take action.

But Lin Ying's core strength is really strong now!

How could he be weak when he was able to carry Gasol with his height and weight in the last round!

James finally lost his footing and took two steps to turn around and take action.

"beep!"

The touchline referee blows his whistle.

This ball went too obviously!

The scene was agitated.

One walk per game!

Lin Ying is really James’ nemesis!

After two failed attempts, James didn't even open his hands this time and retreated with a straight face.

And he didn't try any more, and returned to his reasonable play style, starting to let Williams dominate the offense.

But by this time, the performance of the rest of the Cavaliers had declined due to physical exhaustion.

Brown saw that the momentum was not right and replaced James early.

Then when the substitute transition period came in the third and fourth quarters, he replaced James on the field again!

At best, it's the same tactical adjustment as Gentry.

To be honest, James was trying to hide from Lin Ying and hit him!

But this strategy does work.

Brown used this behavior to prove that except Lin Ying, no one can restrain James.

In this league, if you want to find a forward player with similar strength and speed to James, and good enough defensive ability, you really can't find him!

The only Leonard in that history was still playing at San Diego State.

So now, Lin Ying is the only one!

But Lin Ying is resting now, and James is killing everyone on the court.

It was another 2+1 layup that drove Allen away and drove into the paint. The Cavaliers turned the score over again!

James' score has reached 29 points, and this free throw was a 30+ night.

He adjusted his breathing and prepared for the free throw.

But just then the courtside whistle sounded, and Gentry replaced Allen with Lin Ying.

James turned around and saw that Lin Ying was being replaced. His facial expression became uncontrollable, and in the end he turned around and choked out a word starting with F.

Your Majesty the King, you are so violent!

James' extra penalty missed!

It was obvious that after failing to break through Lin Ying continuously, the little emperor encountered his first real setback in life, and his mentality had a huge fluctuation.

The reason why he said it was a real setback was because he knew before that he couldn't make it to the finals because of the team's lineup.

The fact that the Cavaliers lost to James but not lost is not just a joke from the fans, but it is indeed that way.

Regarding how difficult it is to win a single-core championship, James has not had a serious All-Star teammate in his seven years with the Cavaliers.

But this time it's not his teammates' fault, it's his "all-conquering" breakthrough that doesn't work, he's being restricted!

Ever since, the fans discovered something incredible in the last quarter.

James, invisible!

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