The strongest champion puzzle

Chapter 534 Waiting for Your Challenge
The seventh game between the Celtics and the Cavaliers was a fist-to-hand defensive battle.

No one can score easily, and the fierce confrontation makes people excited.

This time there was no opening advantage, and the scores of the two teams were entangled until the last few minutes of the final quarter.

Love failed to play, but the Cavaliers have James.

After playing for 48 minutes, they finally overwhelmed their opponents and won the victory in the last few minutes.

Terrifying physical strength, strong body, unyielding fighting spirit, he deserves to appear on the highest stage.

The Celtics are really good, but after all, they still lack stars who can stand up at critical moments.

Every team must have superstars. This is modern competitive basketball.

Coach Stevens was also a little speechless after the game, "Our defense is doing very well, but James still scored 35 points. In June, he made it to the Finals eight years in a row, which is totally unbelievable, just ridiculous."

When Zhang Xiaotian commented on this game, he only said two words, "Let's fight!"

On the last day of May, Game [-] of the Finals, the home of the Spurs.

During the warm-up before the game, Zhang Xiaotian and James greeted each other like old friends.

Love has returned this time, and the Cavaliers are also looking forward to a good start to the finals.

The Spurs are also different, because Popovich is also back, and everyone can go all out to determine the best team this season.

The Cavaliers played double insiders, and the Spurs continued to play one big and four small.

The Spurs are now very used to the first and fourth juniors. Both Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard can defend the fourth position, and the Cavaliers' insiders are not big centers.

James didn't close at first and had a nice touch.

Having played so many games before, Zhang Xiaotian felt that James was even more difficult to deal with.

It's like rejuvenating, and the whole person is excited for a long time.

Strength, stability, and shooting status, he is now at a higher point.

However, defense is still a problem for the Cavaliers. Zhang Xiaotian has become more and more proficient at mobilizing his teammates on the offensive end.

And this time he used the skill designation in the first game. He used to wait for the opportunity because he was not confident enough. This season, the Spurs are so strong, and he is so strong, so there is no need to wait any longer.

The Cavaliers must be in a special state after making it to the Finals without being favored.

At this time, Zhang Xiaotian has to show his strongest state to lead the ball to the opponent and pour a basin of cold water on the opponent.

The Spurs will be able to defend their title steadily if they beat the excited knights back to normal knights.

Zhang Xiaotian's current state may not be as good as James in terms of strength and other aspects, but he can definitely do better to make his teammates better.

His side abilities are really nice to use, especially for a marksman.

So the two hit it off from the very beginning. Although they didn't match up directly every time, they tried to do better on both offense and defense.

Relatively speaking, the Spurs team still has an advantage.

But James performed too aggressively at this time, and the scores of the two teams rose crosswise.

After making Zhang Xiaotian a foul, James said seriously: "I will win the game."

Zhang Xiaotian was slightly surprised, then smiled, "I'm waiting for your challenge."

James almost didn't spew blood on the spot, challenging his younger brother back then, the trash talk was too heartbreaking.

But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it, the Spurs are the defending champions.

And James was the first to speak, because he realized that the Spurs are strong, and the outside world is not optimistic about them. Even if James is stable, he has been affected to some extent.

James suddenly straightened his face and stopped talking, but became more intense when the two confronted each other.

As the game progressed, James reduced his passing and confronted the Spurs in various ways.

It can only be said that James with a good touch is too difficult to guard, but the Spurs are not in a hurry for James' various mid-range and inside rushes. This is a good opportunity to consume James.

Fighting the Warriors will consume both Curry and Durant. Although it is more difficult to consume James, the Cavaliers only need to consume him.

For Love, the efficiency is only average. Love is now used to playing to open up space for James, and there are not too many threats at the basket. It is easier to deal with him than Aldridge.

James is also eager to win the game to stabilize the morale of the army, and the Cavaliers are unstable outside, so they cooperate with the Spurs' defensive strategy to attack crazily.

This kind of approach is quite extreme. If it is not sure, it may have the opposite effect. Zhang Xiaotian doesn't know what kind of heart James is in so anxious. It is very likely that he also thinks that the Spurs are too difficult to beat.

James played the first quarter and then played the second quarter. Depending on the situation, the Cavaliers don't care about his physical strength at all.

The Spurs also let Zhang Xiaotian and Leonard stagger their rest, always keeping James in a high-intensity confrontation.

And James is really in good condition, and he still maintains a high shooting percentage under such circumstances.

Of course, Zhang Xiaotian's condition is not bad, he started to hang up directly.

In terms of scoring, Zhang Xiaotian has a little less, but he has more assists.

It is still difficult to say who is more helpful to the team.

Before the intermission, Zhang Xiaotian also made a beautiful three-pointer to tie the score between the two teams.

The halftime contest seemed inextricable, but the Cavaliers were supported by James alone, and this offensive system was weaker than the Spurs.

Spurs Zhang Xiaotian scored the most, but Leonard and Aldridge also scored in double figures.

As for the substitutes, the Spurs are better than individual substitute players, and generally speaking, the two sides are similar.

To be honest, there are people on the bench for the Cavaliers, but they may not have finals experience and are a little unstable.

Now that James has entered the star mode from the beginning, the Spurs' defensive strategy in the second half is also very clear, which is to restrict James.

The Cavaliers did not make a three-pointer in the first half. The Spurs would not believe that the opponent's role players could stand up for such a thing. On the league's highest arena, it is not so easy for role players to perform.

Defenses will never be able to notice even the tiniest of places, so they have to focus.

This problem is more troublesome for the Cavaliers. The Spurs must focus on restricting Zhang Xiaotian, but Zhang Xiaotian's passes are very threatening, and the outside world does not know about the system, so it is only natural that the Spurs players are strong. Not safe either.

For a veteran team like the Spurs and the defending champion, everyone thinks it is normal for players to have this quality.

"We're going to score more points, we're going to hit the outside ball..."

Cavaliers head coach Lu was pouring chicken soup impassionedly, while James replenished his energy. He took a break in the second half of the second quarter, but after the first half of the confrontation, his consumption was really not small.

(End of this chapter)