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Chapter 298 First Victory in the Second Round ([-])
The Cavaliers coach decisively called a timeout, interrupting the momentum of the 76ers' offense.

Back on the bench, all eyes of the Cavaliers were on James.

Basically everyone knows that Tyronn Lue is a puppet, and James is the real coach of the Cavaliers.

James probably also knew his situation. He grabbed Irving's shoulders with both hands and shouted, "Kyrie! You have to show the momentum you had in the finals last season and play resolutely. The next game is up to you Possession of the ball! OK?"

Seeing that James was willing to let himself control the ball, Irving was shocked for a while, but soon his eyes lit up. "Okay, I know what to do!"

The game restarted, and Irving took the ball to the frontcourt.Just when the 76ers thought the ball was still coming from James.

Owen directly broke through with the ball.

When Rondo reacted, Owen directly broke into the inside.

Ibaka put more energy on James' side, and it was too late to rush over to interfere.

Irving made a layup.

92: 82.

Zhang Zifeng saw that his brows were frowning tightly. Did the knight change his tactics?

Running to the frontcourt, Zhang Zifeng made a breakthrough and passed the ball to Saric who cut inside.

When Saric received the ball and made a layup.

With a snap, James fell from the sky and slapped the ball away.

As soon as James grabbed the ball, he immediately threw it to Irving.

Irving's offensive ability is definitely among the top in the league. It is even more powerful when he controls the ball from offense to defense.

Rondo chased hard all the way, but in the end he still failed to catch up and interfered with the opponent.

Irving went to the inside, took a European step, passed Grant and made a layup.

92: 84!

Consecutive scoring, and it was a defensive counterattack after giving the 76ers a big cap, which immediately boosted the morale of the Cavaliers!
James has no sense of teamwork, but his skills determine his style of play and the team's style.

The most suitable for him is the kind of guard who does not compete with him for the ball and can provide firepower silently, such as Wade, Ray Allen, and Mario Chalmers.

Zhang Zifeng shot, James jumped up to intercept, but he didn't want to be a fake move, broke through, rushed inside, and passed to Ibaka in front of James.

Ibaka immediately passed the ball, Grant made a corner shot and made a three-pointer.

95:84, widening the point difference to 11 points.

Irving got the ball, James ran inside and opened up space for Irving.

Owen made a fake move, and when Rondo moved his body, he immediately broke through.

Rondo was swayed, and Irving dribbled the ball straight to the basket.

Owen and Zhang Zifeng, who had retreated, flanked one forward and one left.

Irving ignored it, took a step in front of Ibaka, and then swung his body sharply to the right, passing the opponent, pulling the bar to avoid Zhang Zifeng's block, and scored the ball.

95: 86!

Seeing Irving staged such a difficult goal, the Cavaliers' bench, which had been silent for a long time, immediately waved a towel to cheer for Irving.

Irving reversed the unfavorable situation of the Cavaliers, but unfortunately Irving's state came too late, and James adjusted too slowly.

In fact, the 76ers have long considered such a situation.

With only 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the 76ers called a timeout.

Brett Brown looked at his general Zhang Zifeng and asked, "How about Jack, can you hold on?"

Zhang Zifeng nodded and said, "Well, I have always controlled my physical fitness, just to wait for this time!"

Brett Brown said with a smile, "That's good, let's decide the game later. James has ruled the Eastern Conference for too long, it's time to pull him down!"

"Of course, I've been waiting for this time for two years!" Zhang Zifeng said, looking at James who was encouraging his teammates loudly on the other side.

Brett Brown stretched out his hand and shouted: "Okay, everyone keep working hard. The victory will be ours, the 76ers..."

The other players put their hands on it and shouted, "Victory!"

The game restarted, and the 76ers attacked. This time Zhang Zifeng personally advanced the ball to the frontcourt.

When facing Smith in the previous scene, Zhang Zifeng's body shook, accelerated and rushed to the right, took a few steps, then suddenly retreated, jumped up, and shot.

2 points!
97: 86!

When it was the Cavaliers' turn, Owen faced Rondo, short and breakthrough, and the whole movement was done in one go, as fast as lightning.After reaching the three-point line, Irving made an emergency stop and made a long shot.

97: 89!

Zhang Zifeng pushed forward again, "You guys won't have a chance to turn defeat into victory, I won't allow such a thing to happen!"

Looking at Smith, suddenly one meter outside the three-point line, Zhang Zifeng shot without hesitation.

Zhang Zifeng made a quick and accurate shot, and Smith was unprepared for a while, and when he realized something was wrong, the ball was already flying in the air.

"Zhang Zifeng! Zhang Zifeng!" The 76ers fans in the audience began to shout Zhang Zifeng's name.

"Come on!"

They shouted desperately, shaking the cheering sticks in their hands.

James' physical fitness is a problem, but so is the Cavaliers' defense.

Irving is a loophole, and Thompson is a loophole. It is dangerous for a team to have one loophole, let alone two.

You scored one, I scored one, the Cavaliers worked hard, even if the ball was handed over to Irving, there was still no way to catch up with the score.

The Cavaliers had the ball, Irving went into the penalty area and faced Ibaka with a fallback jumper.

Unfortunately, the goal was interfered by Ibaka and the goal was not scored.

rebound!
Just when Zhang Zifeng and Rondo were about to grab it, Love grabbed the rebound.

With Love struggling to snatch the ball, the Cavaliers grabbed the rebound.Love wanted to shoot again, but Saric was behind him.

It's not that Love can't play hard, but now the score is still low, he is acting cautiously and dare not make a move easily.

Seeing that it was going to be three seconds, Love passed the ball out and re-passed it to Smith.Smith faced Zhang Zifeng, he had a bad chance, so he passed the ball again, this time to James.

I hope that James can score the ball and receive the ball like before. Seeing that the attack time is running out, James had to turn around and prepare to eat Grant hard.

But it was the last 2 minutes of the game, James was really tired, he couldn't bear to get to the penalty area, and he was just about to shoot.

Zhang Zifeng burst out suddenly and blocked James' ball with a palm.

The ball bounced high on the ground, and Zhang Zifeng immediately jumped up again to grab the ball.

As soon as he landed, Zhang Zifeng rushed forward immediately, reaching the frontcourt.

Smith rushed up from behind, trying to knock the basketball out of Zhang Zifeng's hand.

Zhang Zifeng didn't stop and gave the ball to Grant directly.

Just as Irving and Thompson, who were retreating from the Cavaliers, wanted to stop Grant, Grant didn't touch the ball and threw the ball directly into the sky.

Zhang Zifeng, who rushed into the penalty area, jumped high with his legs, caught the ball with one hand, and slammed the ball into the basket like a battle axe.

boom!
The basket was shaking, and after Zhang Zifeng landed, he hammered his chest excitedly, and then let out a loud roar.

Grant ran over when he saw it, and made a passionate chest-bumping celebration with Zhang Zifeng.

99:89
With only the last minute left, coach Tyronn Lu chose to pause.

Back on the bench, the 76ers applauded each other excitedly.

"here you go!"

All the players of the 76ers high-fived Zhang Zifeng one by one.

Brett Brown showed a hearty smile: "Everyone performed very well, you have worked hard. There is still one minute, as long as we persist for one minute, the victory will be ours! Do you understand, persist for one minute!"

Now leading the opponent by 10 points, the 76ers are full of confidence in victory.

Everyone clapped their hands and shouted, "Persist for 1 minute and win!"

The game restarted, Zhang Zifeng controlled the ball, he stretched out an index finger, and shouted, "We are leading, control the rhythm, don't worry. The opponent should be anxious, suppress the rhythm!"

Seeing Zhang Zifeng delaying the time, the Cavaliers hurried forward to press.

Seeing the opponent coming up, Zhang Zifeng suddenly accelerated and threw Smith away.

Smith saw that he wanted to foul, but Zhang Zifeng didn't give him a chance, so he accelerated directly.

At this time, Zhang Zifeng would not give the Cavaliers more time to attack.

Smith did not guard, James came up in person.

Ibaka gave up on the basket and pulled out directly to make a screen. Zhang Zifeng used the screen to pass James directly, and went to the inside.

Le Fu immediately hugged Zhang Zifeng with both hands, trying to pull him down.

But at this moment, Zhang Zifeng turned his back to the basket and threw the ball backwards according to his memory.

With the eyes of all the fans and countless fans in front of the TV, the ball hit the backboard and directly bounced into the frame.

Seeing the goal, the 76ers fans immediately jumped up and cheered.

At this time, the referee's whistle also sounded, and the 2 points were valid. Love's thug fouled, and Zhang Zifeng made an extra free throw.

With only 49.8 seconds left in the game, they led by 12 points and had to make free throws.

Seeing that such a goal can be scored, they feel that even God is not on their side in this game, and the fighting spirit of the Cavaliers players is suddenly crushed.

At the critical moment, Zhang Zifeng withstood the pressure and made a free throw, leading by 13 points.

The Cavaliers called a timeout. After returning, James rushed to shoot a three-pointer, but the ball went straight out of the basket.

Rondo grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Zhang Zifeng before the Cavaliers fouled.

Zhang Zifeng made 2 free throws and completely killed the game.

When the whistle sounded for the final game, the 76ers defeated the Cavaliers 104:92.

Listening to the cheers from the 76ers, James' face was very ugly.The opponents that could be easily dealt with last season have left the Cavaliers behind this season.

This made James feel very uncomfortable.

Am I really old!

After this game, James finally accepted the reality that he was old in his heart.

I finally realized that I was no longer the little emperor James who could decide the outcome of the game on his own and could play the whole game without rest.

Maybe tomorrow, maybe next season, the scepter in my hand will be handed over to other rookies, or it may be the Chinese in front of me!
(End of this chapter)