This Forward is Not Serious

Lin Ying's prediction soon came true.

In the G2 game, James once again scored 40+, and Irving also contributed 20+.

This time the Cavaliers successfully dragged the game into the decisive moment of the fourth quarter.

However, compared to the key ball, the Cavaliers were still slightly inferior. Lin Ying and Durant made consecutive shots at the last moment, which still helped the Nets win the game.

2 to 0.

After winning two consecutive home games, the Nets successfully controlled the trend of the series.

This scene seems familiar to James fans.

In 2010, James was still with the Cavaliers and Lin Ying was with the Suns. Then the Cavaliers and Suns met in the Finals.

After the first two games, the Suns led 2-0, and the game situation was very similar to this.

So their first instinctive thought was that the Cavaliers would not be swept by the Nets, right?

The answer is, not really.

In the first game back in Cleveland, the Cavaliers played with full momentum.

Both James and Irving performed very well, especially Irving, who was like a god descending from the earth, scoring 40+ points in his first career playoffs!

Moreover, he hit a killer three-pointer at the last moment!

This night, his starlight outshines everyone.

1 to 2, the Cavaliers came back.

This victory gave Cavaliers fans a boost of confidence.

Because in the two rounds of the series before this, the Nets have not lost a game.

But now, the Cavaliers have achieved this breakthrough from 0 to 1!

Everything is difficult at the beginning. If you have 1, there will be 2, and there will be more. Victory will eventually belong to Cleveland!

But when G4 started, reality gave them a heavy blow.

The Nets showed terrifying dominance in G4. They suppressed the Cavaliers on both offense and defense, leading by 20+ points at halftime!

In the third quarter, they continued their efforts and ended the suspense in one go.

121 to 85, the Cavaliers lost their pants.

The game came to the match point in a blink of an eye.

Moreover, it is also the home court of the Nets.

But just when the fans thought the series was decided and the final game would be one-sided, the ups and downs of the results surprised them again.

In a game where losing means elimination, James completely broke out.

He scored a career-high 51 points in the playoffs!

His posture may not look good, but he can always put the ball into the basket, and he made 15 of 18 free throws, a rare display of stability!

Although, it still failed to help the team win the game in the end...

Irving showed the biggest difference between him and Durant in this game, stability.

Irving felt extremely sluggish in this game, which also made James' 50+ night finally come to an end.

4 to 1.

The Nets avenged last year's playoffs and advanced to the finals with ease!

Social media is a direct hit.

"The Cavaliers lost, but LeBron didn't lose. Five games, 3 games with 40+ points and one game with 50+ points. Can anyone do better than him?!"

"Yes, Lin, more than once." A comment from "Reproduction Lin Ying's No. 1 Fan".

"If LeBron and Lin were swapped, I believe the Nets would still win. The help from Irving and Love is really too little!"

"What can Love do now? What else can he do besides shooting three-pointers? Why does Kidd still start with him instead of Smith?"

"Love and Irving together are not as important as Durant."

"I think so too." A comment from "Reproduction Lin Ying Fan No. 2".

"The Cavaliers are terrible from coach to players. I really don't know how they degraded to this in two years!"

"Maybe because they are LeBron's teammates?" a comment from "Reproduction Lin Ying Fan No. 3".

"The Nets' lineup is just a scumbag. Tatum is so rubbish. When Stern agreed to Paul's trade, it was to compete with the Knicks' Big Three, but what is the combination of Lin and Durant trying to compete with? No one can compete with them!"

"LeBron, go to Los Angeles and join forces with Kobe Paul. Only in that way can you fight against the Geminis!"

"I think joining the Nets is the best choice!" A comment from "Reproduction Lin Ying Fan No. 4".

…

Shortly after the game between the Nets and the Cavaliers ended, the series between the Warriors and the Lakers also ended.

Although the Lakers tried their best, after 6 fierce battles, the Warriors eliminated the Lakers 4-2 and advanced to the finals.

Fans have been waiting for it for a long time, and the Net Yong Battle is finally here!

One team is the defending champion who set a new NBA regular season record with 73 wins;

One team is the most terrifying on paper and has only lost one game in the playoffs so far.

The encounter between these two teams is definitely the finals matchup that fans want to watch most.

Moreover, Curry has returned from injury, and the core lineups of both sides are complete. This will be a real peak showdown.

Before the finals started, the major media's publicity campaign made this showdown look like the "fight of the century."

Looking back on the entire history of the NBA, there has really never been a matchup of this level.

Everyone knows that this will break the NBA's ratings record and become unprecedented.

Lin Ying also agreed with this point.

The Cavaliers' War in history has pushed the NBA's attention to a new level, and the current Net-Yong War will only be even higher.

Such a competition naturally requires media involvement.

The finals will officially start in three days, but the media can no longer hold back.

They took out screenshots of the news that they made up, "Green said the Warriors can beat the Nets by 50 points."

This is equivalent to archeology. You dig up a book of unofficial history from the ground, and it records a blank history. Therefore, not so many people care about whether the unofficial history itself is true or false!

For example, during the Nets training here, a reporter directly caught Durant for an interview, and then asked this question:

"Draymond Green said the Warriors can beat the Nets by 50 points. What do you think of this statement?"

When the reporter asked questions, he took out his mobile phone and pulled out screenshots of previous news.

Durant smiled contemptuously. As a big social media user, he certainly remembered this compiled news.

However, he did not say that the news was false, because although the news was false, Green's attitude was true.

"If we meet again this season, we will beat them hard!"

This is what Green said after that game.

Green also made a private appointment with West, but when West actually called him, he refused to answer the phone.

"This guy is a clown. He is nothing without Stephen."

Durant's disdain for Green is well-founded. At first, the Warriors and Thunder didn't get that much attention, but in that 1-3 comeback, Green talked a lot of trash.

To put it bluntly, Green's character is like this. If you don't let him talk trash, he will not play well.

Durant's straightforward character is the most popular among the media because he is simply a traffic generator.

His responses were quickly reported by the media.

Soon, a war of words between Green and Durant officially started.

"He was defeated."

Green was equally unimpressed with Durant.

"A player who was beaten by us from the West to the East, and who ran to find the best player in the league, now feels that he is noble. He is the one who looks more like a clown."

Green's response was not sloppy at all.

Durant quickly responded again:

"Without Stephen, he might not even be able to play in the NBA. When you laugh at others, first look at who you are!"

However, Green's ability to verbalize is even better than Durant:

"Before you laugh at me, I already have a championship."

When Green made this response, it was already the day before the finals started.

Lin Ying saw Durant training with a dark face for a day.

He tried to enlighten me.

"You will have a championship soon, and you will get it by defeating Green."

"He just wants to gain a sense of presence through such verbal sparring. If no one really cares about him, he will feel uncomfortable."

"Don't worry, we will teach him a lesson. I promise you, I will embarrass him if I have the chance."

…

Lin Ying's comfort and enlightenment was very effective.

In essence, Green's trash talk is much weaker than the "Green's formula" in history, and it is easier to enlighten.

And at this moment, the league gave the Nets an assist.

Before the finals started, the league announced the final batch of awards of the season, the results of the best team.

Durant and Lin Ying were both selected to the best team.

*Best lineup

First team: Curry, Durant, Leonard, Lin Ying, James

Second team: Westbrook, Harden, Griffin, Draymond Green, Cousins

Third team: Paul, Kobe, George, Aldridge, Jokic

best defensive team

First team: Paul, Bradley, Leonard, Draymond Green, DeAndre Jordan

Second team: Jimmy Butler, Ariza, Lin Ying, Ibaka, Tyson Chandler

Lin Ying's guidance and this assist made Durant's mood instantly improve.

He no longer engages in verbal battles with Green, because now he feels that doing so will lower his quality.

However, the war of words in the past two days has already whetted the fans' appetite to the highest level.

On this day, the Oracle Arena even temporarily expanded the media area. The scene was as lively as going to a market.

The scene was also crowded with superstars, but this time Jordan did not come. Instead, Kobe brought his wife Vanessa and daughter Gigi to the game, which also attracted cheers from the fans.

The probability of you seeing Kobe in the stands of the Finals is lower than Jordan.

Because if Kobe does not appear on the finals stage, it means that he has been eliminated before that.

Kobe, who has been eliminated, usually enters the training ground to train as soon as possible and then prepare for the new season.

But for this year's sudden appearance, perhaps only a few people in Lin Ying know the reason.

Next season is already the retirement season, and Kobe should give his body a "holiday."

During the warm-up before the game, Kobe went down to the court to greet Lin Ying.

First it was Jordan, then Kobe, Lin Ying’s performance was really great.

Durant did not stand there this time, but joined in the chat between the two.

Kobe and Durant are still familiar with each other. After all, he was dragged by Lin Ying to be beaten by Kobe just after he finished the NCAA finals.

"Gigi said she is your fan and likes you more than her dad."

And during the chat, Lin Ying and the others also knew the real reason why Kobe appeared in the arena.

This surprised them a bit.

But it's also an incentive.

Kobe's daughter is their fan, and they must work hard to contribute a victory.

A very interesting thing is that during the warm-up before the game, the on-site photographer did not show Lin Ying and Curry, but showed Green and Durant.

This was obviously related to the previous spat, and it also caused a burst of boos from the fans at the scene.

This is the Bay Area, so needless to say, the boos are definitely for Durant.

If saliva could drown someone, Durant would have died countless times by now.

But Durant was very calm, these were all small scenes to him.

The pre-match warm-up was completed, and the starting lineups of both sides were announced one after another.

Both sides are fully engaged.

Warriors: Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green, Pachulia;

Nets: Bradley, Ariza, Durant, Lin Ying, Jokic.

The game hasn't started yet, but there is news from the live broadcast.

After the opening ceremony, the game's ratings had broken the highest in NBA history.

Looking at this posture, it is no longer as simple as breaking a record.

The two sides started the game with a jump ball from Pachulia and Jokic in the center circle.

The cheers at the scene were overwhelming.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Jokic's long arms moved the ball back to the Nets' half!

The moment he picked up the ball, Jokic almost climaxed on the spot.

He finally won the jump!

The Nets resumed their regular play style, starting with Jokic.

Jokic back-upped Pachulia in the low post.

The Warriors were straightforward. Curry on the strong side attacked directly, and Jokic passed the ball to Bradley in the bottom corner.

Bradley caught the ball and released the three-pointer quickly.

Curry's quick flying back blocked the air.

"Dang!"

However, Bradley's shot failed to hit.

The rebound was picked off by Pachulia.

The Warriors hit the fast break.

The Nets retreated quickly, but Curry also shot quickly.

One meter away from the three-point line, Curry simply borrowed Green's pick-and-roll to shoot a three-pointer.

"Dang!"

But again, no!

Both teams failed to make a single shot in the opening game.

And the touch seemed to be contagious. In the following rounds, all shots from both sides ended in strikes.

The game lasted three minutes, but there was still no score on the field.

This opening caught everyone by surprise.

Originally, they expected that the match between the two teams would be a high-scoring battle with various goals scored at the beginning.

But now it seems that the game has moved to the other extreme.

Green's expression was a little excited.

His characteristic is that he is strong in defense and weak in attack. If you ask him to score points with Durant, he will not be able to beat even half of Durant.

But this defensive game is what he's better at.

His assist defense, rebound protection, and first pass can be maximized in this kind of game.

He couldn't help but look at Durant proudly.

This is God helping him!