Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 159 159. Win the Championship!The sixth team in history to achieve consecutive championships!
On June 6, the NBA3-05 season finals officially started.

In this game, the Timberwolves will sit at home to meet the challenge of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In this round of matchup, fans still can't believe it. They can't believe that the Cavaliers can even pass the two mountains of the Pistons and the Heat, and meet the Timberwolves in the finals.

For Timberwolves fans, this is definitely something that can even wake up from a dream. The Heat and the Pistons are two major obstacles on the way for the Timberwolves to win the championship. No matter which team they meet in the finals, it must be a hard battle. .

Especially for the Pistons led by the old Sanders, the Timberwolves do not have the league's top breakthrough players like Wade and LeBron James.

Once against a team like the Pistons with a very buggy zone defense, it is bound to suffer a bit in a hand-to-hand match.

The Cavaliers helped the Timberwolves get rid of the two rivals, which made the pressure on the Timberwolves much less in an instant.

Although the Cavaliers were able to defeat the Pistons and the Heat through tie-breaks in a row, the Cavaliers' offensive system this season was restrained by the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are currently most afraid of two teams, one is a purely offensive team like the Mavericks, and there are many outside shooters, which can give the Timberwolves a fatal blow from the outside.

There is also a team like the Detroit Pistons that is extremely tough in zone defense. Since the Timberwolves do not have a top breakthrough player in the backcourt, after the trade of Monta Ellis, the Timberwolves' backcourt breakthrough ability has been greatly reduced.

Even the "Madman" Sprewell, who has the strongest offensive firepower in the backcourt, has long been an old bone. Today's killing method is to shoot when he can shoot, and not to break through if he can.

If they play against a top defensive team like the Pistons, the Timberwolves will definitely have a hard time playing.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers solved the two serious problems for the Timberwolves and cleared the obstacles on the way for the Timberwolves to win the championship.

Strictly speaking, the Cavaliers this season can be regarded as a single-core team. Even if there are several other famous players in the team besides LeBron James, the strength they can contribute is very limited.

An offensive system like the Cavaliers that completely revolves around James will be difficult to open up when encountering the Timberwolves.

In particular, the Timberwolves' defensive ability is also top-notch in history. Even if the Timberwolves focus on LeBron James, it is difficult for role players to get too good offensive opportunities.

The Timberwolves suppressed the Cavaliers throughout the game, especially the blockade on the defensive end, allowing the Cavaliers to only score 36 points in the first half.

The defense adopted by the Timberwolves against the Cavaliers in this game is not much different from that of the Heat. They both focus on LeBron James, and the defensive level of role players drops a notch.

However, unlike the Heat, the Timberwolves did not double-team James, but used Gerald Wallace to insist on single defense.

When James uses the pick-and-roll to break into the paint, the Timberwolves will at most make up for the defensive position Wallace lost and switch defenses immediately.

And the Timberwolves have excellent defensive ability, and they did a good job in cutting off the connection between James and his teammates. After the first half of the game, James only sent a total of two assists, and the connection with his teammates was basically cut off by the Timberwolves.

Although James was able to score an average of 30 points per game this season, James' offensive skills are not mature enough, and there are obvious shortcomings compared with top scorers.

James' advantage over others is that he can score and organize. What Luke did in this game was to cut off the connection between James and his teammates, and resolutely use Gerald Wallace to defend James alone.

Even if James scores 30+ or ​​even 40+ points, the Cavaliers who lack the performance of others are destined to lose.

What's more, Gerald Wallace is one of the players with the strongest forward defense in the league this season. In addition, Payton and Garnett put some pressure on James from time to time, and Wallace's defense is not too much struggle.

Against LeBron James, Wallace's biggest disadvantage is his weight. Wallace's strength is not as good as James', but due to the overall defense of the Timberwolves, James dare not fall to the low post to play singles.

Otherwise, Wallace will definitely not feel good, at least he will suffer some hardships in the low position.

As the Cavaliers were still unable to break through the Timberwolves' defense in the second half, the Timberwolves quickly widened the point difference to nearly 20 points, and they were about to send the game into garbage time.

The situation on the court made Cavaliers coach Mike Brown unwilling, but under the absolute strength gap, Mike Brown could only sigh helplessly.

"Dududu~"

In the end, the whole game ended. There was no accident in this high-profile finals G1. The Timberwolves beat the Cavaliers by 24 points at home with a crushing advantage, and played a finals matchup without any suspense.

The Cavaliers have been lagging behind in the point difference throughout the game, and there is no lead in the game. This kind of matchup with almost no hope makes Cavaliers fans feel desperate.

Even after the first game of the finals, even Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown and head star LeBron James began to gradually become desperate, unable to think of any way to defeat the Timberwolves.

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In the next three games, Mike Brown also adjusted his tactics many times, but no matter what the adjustments, the Cavaliers' offensive end revolved around LeBron James, which cannot be changed at all.

James' style of play is destined to become a top basketball star, but at the same time James' style of play is also very picky about his teammates.

In a sense, when teammates don't match James' playing style, James' own system restricts other players from playing.

The most suitable player to partner with James is a 3D with excellent defensive ability and outside shooting ability, as well as an inside line who can run, jump and be ready for lobs at any time.

However, during this period, the league does not have a strong awareness of 3D players, and the players placed by the management next to James are also not suitable. The entire Cavaliers are still in the groping stage.

Frequent coaching changes have also caused the Cavaliers to be unable to finalize their tactics at the tactical level. They can only build around LeBron James as much as possible.

Especially under the intentional or unintentional special targeting of the Timberwolves, the role players of the Cavaliers played very poorly. In the entire series, except for James, only "Big Z" Ilgauskas scored in double figures.

In addition, the Cavaliers could not find a third player to score in double figures.

The Cavaliers can only rely on LeBron James' personal strong play on the offensive end, which is quite a forced attack.

With the completion of four games, the Timberwolves won four games in a row without any suspense, swept the Cavaliers 4:0 in the finals, and once again won the annual championship trophy.

Become the sixth team in history to achieve consecutive championships after the Celtics, Lakers, Pistons, Bulls, and Rockets!
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