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At the beginning of the fourth quarter, many people thought that the Sonics would replace Stephen on the court. Who knew that the game had already officially started, and Stephen was still sitting on the bench, seeing this situation, everyone was surprised. To the Cavaliers' bench, isn't it, LeBron James is also sitting there safely.

Mike Brown is not sure whether Carlesimo will replace Stephen at the beginning of the game. Although he thinks this possibility is extremely high, he still did not send LeBron James on the field, but intends to see the situation first. Because for a player at the level of LeBron James, every time you let him rest for an extra minute, he can contribute several times more energy when he is on the court, and he does not think that there will be irreparable damage in just one or two rounds. Change.

Carlesimo sat there, carefully observing the situation on the court, his face was very calm, and his eyes were full of thoughts. In fact, he did not replace Stephen, not simply to let Stephen rest and recover his strength, but I felt that in this game, I was restrained everywhere in the substitution, either the substitution was improper or forced to change, as if all my thoughts were guessed by the young guy, so this substitution, Carlesimo decided to forcibly reverse his own thinking and not follow his own inherent thinking.

As expected, the opponent was waiting for his own substitution, but did not make changes at the same time, which made Carlesimo feel as if he had a little initiative. Since you don't take the lead in replacing your core players, then I will let mine Key players stay off the field.

In Carlesimo's view, nothing else is said, but the ability to grab points. Stephen is definitely higher than LeBron James. , it is more advantageous, although it takes a little risk, but the game itself is full of uncertainties.

The current lineup of the Sonics is Wilcox, Kurt Thomas, Durant, Wilkins, Watson, while the Cavaliers are Dwayne Jones, Varejao, Pav Lovech, Damon Jones and Gibson, the competition took the lead between Durant and Damon Jones.

Although the two are not in a direct matchup relationship, after seeing Durant hit a two-pointer on Pavlovic's head very easily and gracefully, Damon Jones, who was happy to see the hunter, changed his coldness just now. Feel, and then followed up with a shot in the same position.

Durant didn't take Damon Jones too seriously and ran back like he didn't notice his challenge, but he was the team's first choice when Stephen was not on the court, so the ball still came In his hands, relying on the advantage of height and wingspan, Durant took off again and scored in front of Pavlovic. This time it was a three-pointer.

Damon Jones regarded Durant's shot as an acceptance of his challenge, so after coming back, he directly asked his teammates for the ball to shoot. The same three-pointer in a different position, Damon Jones did not let the ball miss, and the point difference was again Come to two points.

Durant has a huge advantage against Pavlovich, so his shot is extremely easy. In addition, although Durant's touch is not hot, it is very stable. A beautiful arc fell firmly into the basket.

This kind of game situation is what Carlesimo is willing to see, but it is not what Mike Brown is willing to see. As we all know, Stephen plays an irreplaceable role on the offensive end in the Sonics system, and the Cavaliers as A Finals-level team, even if LeBron James is not on the court, should not be limited by the Sonics.

Stephen's scoring ability, especially the continuous scoring ability, has been proved by his season average of [-] plus per game since the beginning of this season, and once Stephen returns to the court after a full rest, it is definitely not so easy to deal with, yes Instead of putting LeBron James on the court now, such an idea emerged in Mike Brown's mind.

After Watson followed Durant's footsteps and made a three-pointer, Damon Jones' three-pointer on the Cavaliers missed the basket. One point, but at the critical moment when the game time is getting less and less, taking the lead means holding the initiative.

Of course, a one-point lead is basically negligible and can be offset by one goal, but its psychological impact on the players is hard to estimate, especially for the Cavaliers. None of the players were on the court, and being overtaken by the opponent as the leading party meant that they fell into a disadvantage.

McBrown finally hesitated. It is still too early to replace LeBron James now, but a timeout must be called, and after the timeout, LeBron James must be ready to play.

Surprisingly, after the timeout, Mike Brown suddenly discovered that, taking advantage of this timeout, Carlesimo actually replaced Stephen, and at the same time, Coupard replaced Wilkins and Kurt Thomas.

"Fake oil" Mike Brown cursed in his heart, Carlesimo's substitution was beyond his expectation again, it's not too early to change to the full starting lineup, it's against the field The lineup is not at ease, and I still want to seize the advantage early. Throughout the fourth quarter, Carlesimo's substitutions made Mike Brown extremely uncomfortable.

He glanced at LeBron James and saw the fighting spirit in LeBron James' eyes. After confirming that LeBron James' physical strength was fine, he also submitted a substitution application to the technical table, but since the game had already started, he had to wait The next dead ball opportunity will do.

After Stephen came on the field, he completed a steal from Pavlovich, but Watson missed a layup with a fast break pass, which wasted a chance to widen the score gap, but after returning, he used an oppressive attack again. The defense caused Damon Jones' pass error, and the ball once again came to the Sonics. Unfortunately, Wilcox made a mistake in a foolproof dunk, and the ball was directly dunked out of the court.

Although there was no change in the score on the court, the situation of the game was obviously one-sided, and all this was reflected after Stephen came on the court. He did not score on the offensive end, but his defense caused the Cavaliers to suffer. a lot of trouble.

Wasted opportunities will be punished. For the two teams, it depends on who will be punished first. After the Cavaliers missed a shot, Stephen personally made a shot, but he also made a three-point shot. The Sonics switched from offense to defense, but through the playback on the big screen, it can be seen that Varejao interfered with the ball when it fell. This is a very obvious interference ball.

Carlesimo failed to report to the technical officials. The Cavaliers made an offensive error again. Pavlovich's pass to Gibson was blocked by Stephen from the middle, and the ball flew into the hands of Durant next to him. Durant Immediately hold the ball for a fast break, Stephen followed closely behind.

Durant's dribbling caught many people by surprise, especially Cleveland fans, although they are used to players like LeBron James who are taller than two meters playing point guard, they still appreciate Durant's smooth dribbling. surprised.

On the Cavaliers side, only Gibson retreated alone, but how could he stop Durant and Stephen alone? Durant dribbled the free throw line and threw the ball into the air. The ball dunked into the basket, widening the point difference to three points.

After Damon Jones missed another shot, Stephen just got rid of Pavlovich's defense with the ball, and Pavlovich reached out to hug Stephen. On the one hand, Stephen has already got rid of the defense. To score, but also to stop the game with fouls, as if LeBron James came on.

When Stephen made a free throw, LeBron James returned to the court. Half booed and half applauded in the Quicken Loans Center Arena, which surprised Stephen. The shot was a little bit off, and the second free throw hit the basket. into the hands of Varejao.

Varejao immediately passed a pass to LeBron James who was still in the midfield. LeBron James caught the ball and turned to the basket. He scored an easy layup and pulled the point difference to only one point. As soon as he played, the Cleveland fans cheered enthusiastically.

Stephen immediately hit a mid-range shot to widen the point difference, and then LeBron James also scored two points. The game entered two-person time, you made a two-pointer, and I also made a two-pointer. Hit me a two plus one, I come back and back you a three-pointer.

In 4 minutes, Stephen scored [-] points, LeBron James scored [-] points, and the Sonics still maintained a three-point advantage. At this time, Mike Brown called a timeout again, and Larry Hughes , Ilgoshkas replaced.

At this time, the Cavaliers emphasized defense, while the Sonics emphasized offense. However, after the timeout, the Sonics' offense had problems. They failed to succeed in three consecutive offenses, but the Cavaliers were very aggressive He successfully scored five points and overtook the score.

At this time, there were less than 2 minutes left in the game. After Carlesimo called a timeout, the team still could not solve the offensive problem. They failed to score in two rounds, but the Cavaliers also No points are credited.

Carlesimo called a timeout again, after which Robert Horry came on, but he was a cover and, after drawing enough attention, created a chance for Stephen's shot, which had only 32 seconds left in the game , hit a three-pointer and overtook the score by one point.

Mike Brown used the last timeout, and then arranged tactics. There was still enough time in the game. At the same time, the Sonics only led by one point. Whether they chose two points or three points, the Cavaliers were able to overtake the score. In terms of tactical flexibility Much better.