super small forward

Chapter 479 479. Reversed?
calm down!

Liu Ren was reading during halftime, and he adjusted his mentality by reading.

The Cavaliers just wanted to provoke him, and Liu Ren realized this clearly after he calmed down.

However, in the last few minutes of the second quarter, the Cavaliers took advantage of Liu Ren's absence to build up momentum, which was very difficult.

Sure enough, after the start of the second half, the Cavaliers quickly launched an offense, and Irving began to go crazy, making three or two consecutive shots from inside and outside.

The Lakers only scored two points in more than three minutes, and the Cavaliers led the Lakers by 8 points at the beginning of the second half!

60 to 68, the Lakers are eight points behind!
D'Antoni immediately called a timeout and arranged his tactics.

After the timeout, the Lakers directly sent Liu Ren to the low post.

The current lineup of the Lakers is Nash, McCollum, Liu Ren, Green, Thackeray.

Gasol committed two fouls in the first quarter, and another foul at the end of the second quarter. In the third quarter, D'Antoni didn't dare to replace him easily, otherwise he might receive a fourth foul soon. .

The Cavaliers lineup is Irving, Delavidova, James, Tristan Thompson, Love.

Liu Ren came to the low post to catch the ball. Behind him was Delavidova. There was no way that Sefrosa played too tired in the first half, fouled too many times, and even got a technical foul.

As for the strategy of provoking Liu Ren, it is enough to use it in the second quarter. The referee has already set his sights on the Cavaliers. If the Cavaliers continue to provoke, they feel that the referee will not give them the home call.

Delavidova's defense against Liu Ren's low-post bulldozers is something that Liu Ren likes to see, but the Cavaliers don't want to make him so happy. Liu Ren can only pass the ball to Green outside.

It's a pity that Green felt really bad today. He missed consecutive three-pointers at the beginning of the first quarter, and he didn't make it this time. .

The Cavaliers immediately played a fast break. Irving dribbled the ball towards the Lakers' half court. McCollum chased it back, but Irving, who felt the touch, made a big throw and went straight to the basket.

骑士下半场开始打出一波12比2，70比60，分差来到10分！
The very point difference made the mentality of the Lakers start to have problems!

Liu Ren blamed himself very much. If he hadn't been provoked by the opponent in the second quarter, such a situation would not have happened. It was during that period that the Cavaliers took the rhythm away.

The Lakers have scoring problems and defense is not good. They have encountered an unprecedented predicament this season.

Even in the previous loss to the Warriors, the Lakers did not play so hard!For a while, the morale of the Lakers was very low.

The Lakers are a young team. Once the morale of a young team drops, it is easy to have problems on the offensive end and it is easy to lose calm.

McCollum wanted to prove himself, but the mid-range shot was interfered by Irving, and he almost missed it!James received a defensive rebound.

At this time, the Lakers' morale was low, and there were loopholes in their defense.

Irving beat McCollum, and McCollum's impatient defense gave Irving a great opportunity. Irving moved sideways and jumped up to make a mid-range hit.

When the Lakers resisted hard, it was Irving who came out again and gave the Lakers a fatal blow.

The Lakers' outside touch today is terrible!The Lakers' offense is not good, and their defense is gradually collapsing.

The point difference has reached 12 points, but the Cavaliers did not stop. The Lakers missed another offense. The Cavaliers counterattacked, and Irving hit a three-pointer!
15 points, only halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers are already 15 points behind!
Owen was so excited!In the first quarter, he made a shot at the last moment to bite the score. In the third quarter, he scored 17 points in a row, helping the Cavaliers lead by 15 points!This made him more confident to beat the team led by Liu Ren.

D'Antoni hurriedly called a timeout again, and D'Antoni had no choice at this time, and began to arrange the team to play relatively free offensive tactics.Then on the defensive end, the team is required to strengthen the defense of the three-point line and the penalty area.

D'Antoni has no choice at this time, he can only use a more free offensive system, expecting and free play of the players.

Today's game has reached such a point, D'Antoni has indeed conceded more than half of it, luck is really bad, the opponent's tricks are indeed just right, and the remaining half of D'Antoni can only depend on luck.

After the timeout, the Lakers played a free offense tactic. When running, Liu Ren was used as a firepower to attract the defense and put the ball in the middle to attract the attention of the Cavaliers.

Using Liu Ren as a high-post support point is the first time the Lakers have used this style of play.

It is also the first time for Liu Ren to take on such a role, but he has entered this role very well. In fact, it is not too far from the mid-range singles, but he is not so anxious to shoot because he doesn't feel good now.

Clarkson came over and pretended to use Gasol's cover to cut inside. When the defense chased him, he went around Gasol again, completely empty!
Liu Ren has been observing the running position of his teammates, and immediately passed the ball back. Clarkson adjusted the mid-range shot and hit it.

The Lakers scored in the second sports game of the half quarter!

Clarkson also had Liu Ren's feeling that God was moved to tears.

but!

Did not give the Lakers a chance to be happy.

Owen is here again!
Owen came over this time using Mozgov's cover, and went around and made a direct three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Irving made a three-pointer again, and all of a sudden the Lakers' previous efforts were in vain. The Lakers shot 2 points, and Irving immediately returned a three-pointer, and the point difference became 16 points!
The Lakers had some effect, and the Cavaliers began to rain three-pointers.

Clarkson hit a mid-range shot just now, but his mid-range shot and three-pointer were not so stable. The second time he did the same, but he missed the hit.

James turned around and gave the Lakers a crit, making a strong three-pointer straight to the basket.

81 to 62, this is a difference of nearly 20 points!
Next, the Lakers were completely passive. No matter whether the Lakers replaced Whiteside or Thackeray, they could not stop the opponent from scoring.

No way, the Cavaliers are on the outside!No matter how good the defense is, the two big men can't defend the outside line!
Both James and Irving feel very good today, Liu Ren can only guard against one of them, and the other can fire wantonly!

Before the game, everyone thought that this was a strong dialogue. Even whether it was the odds of the bookmaker, the wind direction of the fans, or the public opinion of the media, they all believed that the Lakers had a slight advantage.

No one thought that the Lakers would collapse in the second half!
At the end of the three quarters, the Cavaliers have led 100 to 75 by 25 points!
The Lakers only scored 17 points in the third quarter!And the Cavaliers scored 42 points in a single quarter with a super scoring wave!

After the start of the last quarter, the Lakers also thought about it. D'Antoni replaced Jeremy Lin, Kobe, Korver, Liu Ren, and Green, and started to run away!

It's just shooting, no matter whether it feels good or not, it's shooting!
Needless to say, this is a shot to improve the touch, and the effect is really good. The Lakers began to score gradually to narrow the point difference.

However, the Cavaliers opened up too much in the third quarter, and the Lakers were scoring, and the Cavaliers were also scoring. With only 4 minutes left in the game, the Lakers were still 18 points behind!
98 to 116, the Lakers are 18 points behind!
18 points, this point difference is already shocking!Only 4 minutes left!

At this time, D'Antoni wanted to call a timeout, but even if he called a timeout, D'Antoni didn't know what to do, so he simply let the players solve it by themselves.

Gary Payton also began to chant the mantra at this time:

"It's over! It's over! The Lakers are over!"

Cavaliers fans at Quicken Loans Center cheered, and the Cavaliers' bench set off waves of celebration.The Cavaliers have literally turned the arena into a casino.

Of course they are the protagonists, and the Lakers have become supporting actors ravaged by them.

The fans at the scene went crazy. When did you see the Lakers in such a mess this season?Which team can beat the Lakers like this?Only them!Only their Cavaliers!
The morale of the Cavaliers reached a high point at this time, and the audience was full of cheers. The players of the Cavaliers were also high-spirited at this time, vowing to maintain the advantage until the end!
Seeing that the Lakers are on the verge of death, no one can get along at this time to make the Lakers turn around.

Kobe has been replaced by Nick Young, and the same sentence, no matter how much behind, Kobe's playing time must be strictly controlled, after all, this is just a regular season.

At this time Liu Ren stood up.

There were also a few Lakers fans at the scene, and there were countless Lakers fans in front of the TV. They could only place their expectations on Liu Ren at the moment.

There used to be 40 points in a single quarter, 72 points in a single game, and one person "slaughtered" the Magic 62 to 60...

The NBA is a place where miracles are born. Even if there are only 4 minutes left and the point difference is 18 points, some fans still put their expectations on Liu Ren.

Liu Ren took the ball, and the Cavaliers suddenly put on a strong defensive lineup that had never appeared before.James held up Liu Ren in front, and Tristan Thompson was behind James ready to double-team at any time. At the same time, Mozgov, the Cavaliers insider, was also paying attention to Liu Ren, and Severosa on the other side was ready to double-team at any time. .

If it is regular time at this time, Liu Ren will choose to pass, because the chances of other outside teammates are very good.

However, today the Lakers don't feel good on the outside. Although Tristan Thompson is going to double-team, he is still inside, and Mozgov is also inside.

Liu Ren wants to come by himself. Only by scoring by himself can he have such a little chance!

Obviously, Liu Ren couldn't guard James, and James couldn't guard Liu Ren, so Liu Ren made a strong breakthrough.

Several members of the Cavaliers jumped in front of Liu Ren, and Liu Ren took a big step back, three points!

"Go in! Go in!" Liu Ren felt very good when he shot the ball. When the ball was flying in the air, Liu Ren kept shouting in his heart.

at last!

Feel back!
The ball fell into the basket accurately!

Finally entered!
15 points difference!
Knights attack.

James was holding the ball at 45 degrees. Seeing Sefolosa coming to the pick-and-roll, James cut in, attracted the Lakers defense and then passed it back to Sefrosa who had withdrawn from the three-point line. Sefrosa made a three-pointer...

"brush!"

The Cavaliers hit another three-pointer, and Liu Ren scored a three-pointer with great difficulty, and the opponent immediately returned it.

Liu Ren was not discouraged, he entered the first one, and he believed in the second one!

This time Liu Ren didn't even make a breakthrough, and directly shot a three-pointer against James!
hit!

Offensive and defensive conversion.

This time the Cavaliers' offense was not so accurate. After Irving scored 35 points in the second half, he probably ran out of touch and missed a throw.

Green throws himself into the air for a defensive rebound!
The Lakers fight back!Liu Ren quickly went down to catch the ball, and James chased him up. Liu Ren chose to make a foul and stick it on James' body to get two free throws.

Liu Ren was at the free throw line, and this time he felt like the needle came back. He even made two free throws, which he was not so good at, and scored two more points.Liu Ren scored 8 points in a row, rewriting the scores of the two teams to 106 to 119, and the difference between the two teams was shortened to 13 points.

These three rounds were played very fast, Liu Ren made his shots when only ten seconds had passed, and it only took more than four seconds to make a foul just now.

There are 3 minutes left in the time, and the point difference is 13 points!
Liu Ren's attack suddenly pulled the Lakers back from the edge of the abyss.

Still have to fight!

Cavaliers head coach Blatter also became cautious, called a timeout, and gave instructions to the players to keep the pace!
The Lakers made a substitution. This time D'Antoni replaced a rebounding lineup, LaVine, Antetokounmpo, Green, Whiteside, four people came to rebound for Liu Ren alone!Let Liu Ren rest assured to go wandering!
Blatter let the Cavaliers players press the rhythm, but Irving didn't want to do this, he wanted to beat Liu Ren head-on!

Irving used to snipe at the Lakers frequently at critical moments before, but now he slams the Lakers again and as a result, he missed his own shot and made a forced throw.

Irving missed a shot here, and Whiteside steadily received the defensive rebound and passed it to Liu Ren.

The Cavaliers returned to defense quickly, and the Lakers were forced to fall into a positional battle.

Liu Ren seems to want to continue to make three-pointers, and dribbles continuously under the crotch outside the three-point line, as if he wants to pull out!

Tristan Thompson immediately jumped up and double-teamed with James!
At this time, Liu Ren threw the ball in the middle of the air, and Whiteside, who finally ran over, caught the ball and inserted it into a reasonable collision zone, and directly put the ball into the basket through Mozgov.
"boom"

Whiteside dunks!
The Lakers scored two points again, 108 to 119, with 11 points left!There are two minutes and 27 seconds left, and there is still play!

Everyone was stunned, the Lakers turned a dead end into a hopeful one!
At the end of the game, when everyone thought that the 18-point gap was like a catastrophe, Liu Ren abruptly turned the situation around.

"Don't worry! We still lead by 11 points! Hold down the rhythm! Let the time run out!" Blatter was very anxious and kept chanting on the sidelines.

Irving also knew that he couldn't make waves, and delayed the 24-second attack time until only 8 seconds were left before launching the attack.

But rhythm is not something that changes just because it changes. The Cavaliers have been using fierce offense to widen the point difference since the second half. This suddenly suppressed the rhythm, and their offensive rhythm was gone.

The Lakers counterattacked quickly, and Liu Ren made another three-pointer ignoring the defense!

11 points in a row!
With 2 minutes left in the clock, it took Liu Ren just over 4 seconds to make the three-pointer. With 2 minutes left before the end of the game, the point difference was narrowed to 8 points.

This time there is really hope for a comeback!
Now that the Cavaliers have sensed the danger of failure, this time it is Blatter's turn to call a timeout, and Blatter is continuously deploying tactics on the sidelines.

When David Blatt laid out the tactics, D'Antoni didn't say anything tactically here.

Now it looks like the Lakers are in full swing, but D'Antoni knows that whether the next 8-point difference can catch up depends on Liu Ren. What he has to do is to replace the rebounding players so that Liu Ren can play freely. !Others just need to be ready to catch the ball and score at any time, they can't stand there stupidly, and at least attract some defensive pressure to Liu Ren.

The timeout ended, and the Cavaliers kicked off the ball. The Cavaliers started to play a steady half-court tactic without leaving the house.

In the half court, the Cavaliers held the ball steadily, passed it steadily, and moved steadily. Every link was controlled firmly and did not give the Lakers any opportunity to take advantage of it.

The Cavaliers delayed the time so much that when the 24 seconds reached the last 6 seconds, the Cavaliers suddenly threw the basketball to James' side.

The moment James got the ball, Love immediately came over to cover. James took advantage of this cover to dribble the ball one step back, and then pulled it up to make a mid-range shot.

James hid behind Love and attacked like this, Liu Ren couldn't catch up, and Antetokounmpo on the other side was also stuck behind Love.

Liu Ren and Antetokounmpo watched James score these two points at critical moments.

At critical moments, the Cavaliers are still more reliable than James.The point difference is 10 points again!
The road to the Lakers' reversal is a little more difficult.

For three-pointers, Liu Ren only made three-pointers.

The Cavaliers replay is still very fast. After Liu Ren came to the frontcourt, the Cavaliers’ defense has already fallen. James chose to stick to the defense this time. Two points for benevolence is basically equal to nothing!A ten-point difference cannot be recovered by shooting two points.

Liu Ren quickly waved for Antetokounmpo to pick and roll, almost using the same method as James, but from outside the three-point line!
Liu Ren's three-pointer fell into the basket neatly.

"Shh!"

The point difference was caught up to only 7 points left.

In the last few minutes of the game, Liu Ren's feeling came back, and with the hit of the three-pointer, there were bursts of worried exclamations from the Quicken Loans Center.

The Cavaliers took the ball and played again. At this time, there were more than 1 minute and 20 seconds before the end of the game.

James took the ball from the back court and pushed it directly. After pushing it, he immediately waited near the middle circle, and then began to wait for time.

Continue to delay time. For the Cavaliers, delaying time is the safest way, and then play a simple and clear strategy.

With eight seconds left, James beckoned Love to come out and continue to play outside pick-and-rolls.

This simple cooperation has always been a common style of play for James, but it's just a different person.

Liu Ren also knew what James wanted to do.He also tried to steal, but James used his body to protect the basketball and pulled it far away.

James and Love broke through the pick-and-roll and plunged into the Lakers' penalty area. There were two Optimus Primes, Whiteside and Antetokounmpo, and James chose a throw.

No hit this time!The interference from Antetokounmpo made James use more strength when throwing the shot, and the shot was crooked!
And this ball Antetokounmpo caught James' hand!
"He fouled!" James yelled at the referee because he didn't hear the whistle!

But the referee ignored it, and the referee didn't want to take the blame at the critical moment.

The Lakers counterattacked, and Liu Ren hit the fifth consecutive three-pointer!

"Shh!"

Four points left!

39 seconds left!
Now I really see the hope of a comeback!

I really didn't expect to lead by 25 points at the end of the third quarter, and still lead by 4 points with 18 minutes left, and finally hit the decisive moment.

But the Cavaliers won't be caught without a fight, and they are still leading by 4 points!Overall, they are definitely dominant.

Pause back, the Cavaliers attack.

Love's high position support was passed to Irving who moved from the middle.

It's not that the Cavaliers don't want to procrastinate, but this time the Lakers directly pressed the audience!
Irving got the ball. He has scored 47 points so far, 12 points in the first half and 35 points in the second half. He is an important key figure for the Cavaliers to lead by 25 points in the second half.

At this time, Irving took the ball again. Although Irving got stuck in the second half of the fourth quarter and had already missed several shots, the Lakers still didn't dare to underestimate it, so Liu Ren blocked it directly.

Sure enough, Irving passed the pass, and passed it to James who came in. At this time, it was too late for Liu Ren to chase back. James forced a layup and put the ball into the basket.

The ball Whiteside had already slapped James in the face, and he couldn't defend it. The threat of James reaching the basket at a critical moment is still the biggest in the league.

At the critical moment, Liu Ren of the Lakers was double-teamed before halftime. At this time, Clarkson didn't hesitate and made a direct shot from outside the three-point line.

118 to 121, the Lakers are only three points behind!
But only 10 seconds left!
The Lakers are tight-pressing defense!
It's the Cavaliers' offense again, perhaps because they were too nervous. When the Lakers were under pressure, Irving made a pass error under the defense of the pressure and threw it out of bounds!
7 seconds left!
Now the time left for the Lakers is only 7 seconds!

The most important thing is that there is no pause!

The Lakers called too many timeouts in the fourth quarter and have used up all the timeouts!And the Cavaliers will never call a timeout for their opponents!

At this time, the Lakers can only have the hope of winning in the end by tying this way.

The Cavaliers never want the Lakers to tie the score, because they have tried their best. If overtime is played, the advantage of the depth of the Lakers' lineup will be revealed again.

There is no other way at this time, Liu Ren can only fight!He threw off his arms, and under the entanglement of James and Sefolosha, he resisted the two of them receiving the serve, and quickly rushed to the frontcourt.

The countdown to the end of the game has sounded, 3... 2... When there were only two seconds left in the technical countdown of the game, Liu Ren was more than one meter away from the three-point line, but he could only shoot!
Super long-range three-point shot!
The ball slid through a beautiful arc in the air.

Whether it's the players, the fans, the referees or the staff on the technical desk, all their attention is on the ball, watching the ball fly towards the basket...

(End of this chapter)