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Chapter 206 Creating New History
Just before the start of the crucial fifth game between the two sides, the Cavaliers finally ushered in good news.

Warriors swingman Stephen Jackson was injured in training and will not continue to play the rest of the game.

Although he is not the absolute main core of the Warriors, he performed pretty well in this round of the series. With his excellent three-pointers and comprehensive skills, he is a very important role player for the Warriors outside.

After missing him, the strength of the Warriors on the perimeter will inevitably be affected.

Although the veteran Grant Hill is stronger, his shooting ability is not as good as Jackson, which will reduce the outside support that can be obtained late.

And in Game [-], the Cavaliers finally bravely made bold adjustments.

They let Wang Zhizhi play small forward!

This is probably because Wang Zhizhi played small forward in the G3 game. With his precise shooting ability, the Warriors were devastated to defend him.

But the Cavaliers didn't intend to do this at the beginning, because no one dared to make random tactical adjustments in the finals, especially a tactic that had never been used.

But the Cavaliers had to seek a change at this time. James suggested to Mike Brown that Wang Zhizhi was forced to play small forward.

With Wang Zhizhi's shooting ability, he doesn't get into the paint very much on the offensive end, which has little effect on the Cavaliers' offensive tactics.

The key is that they can let Pavlovich, who is more athletic, enter the inside, which can effectively defend against the Warriors' inside involvement.

Harrington is just a big man who is good at shooting, and his pure inside confrontation and strong play ability is very poor. The Cavaliers' substitution is actually very targeted.

When the game started, Wang Zhizhi still showed his excellent state in the finals.

The Cavaliers unexpectedly chose to hand over the first attack to Wang Zhizhi. He and James played a pick-and-roll on the outside, received a pass from James at a 45-degree angle on the right, and directly ignored Hill's defense and shot in!
His height of 218cm gives him a great advantage when facing Hill's defense.

Moreover, Hill is getting older, his athletic ability has declined, and his defensive deterrence is seriously insufficient. He knows that Wang Zhizhi has comprehensive skills, and he is afraid of being kicked off by Wang Zhizhi's fake move, so he doesn't take off with all his strength. This makes him insufficiently interfered with Wang Zhizhi.

Back on the defensive end, the Cavaliers let Ilgauskas guard the basket, Wang Zhizhi stood on the flank, and Pavlovich moved inside to supplement the defense.

This adjustment worked well, and Harrington didn't get any shots under Pavlovich's entanglement.

Moreover, the Warriors, who had tasted the sweetness in the last game, continued to play pick-and-rolls, trying to attack Wang Zhizhi's weakness of insufficient movement speed.

After all, after Pavlovich entered the interior, they only had one Ilgauskas, and the ability to defend against the Warriors' breakthrough declined significantly-the three-second defensive violation in the NBA is really the biggest restriction on interior defensive players.

But the Cavaliers have thought of this a long time ago. Once Wang Zhizhi is attacked by the Warriors on the outside, his first task is to defend the pick-and-roll man. As long as he interferes and delays the late arrival with the ball a little, his work will be completed.

This job is relatively easy. With his height of 218cm, even if he is separated from others, he can bring some invisible pressure to being late.

But late and accurate three-pointers are not so easy to be restricted.

As long as someone can provide him with cover, he can fire a terrifying firepower.

After finding a suitable offensive method, James' close-fitting defense has no effect against the oppression of the late center of gravity. He can only chase and defend desperately, and selectively give up the late breakthrough to interfere with the late throw of the three-pointer. Mainly.

So Late decisively chose to drive his teammates by breaking through and scoring the ball. His passing ability is indeed not very good, but he has an experienced Hill beside him.

The veteran has a super high basketball IQ and can always appear where he is most needed, becoming the most reliable transfer station for late passes.

Although the number of late assists has been affected in this way, the Warriors have also been revitalized on the offensive end.

The Warriors players are blooming more, and their touch is still not very good, but after Wang Zhizhi is not inside, they can choose to increase breakthrough shots.

But the Cavaliers still clung to the score. Larry Hughes, who was disappointing, had almost no possession of the ball in this game and completely became a tool man on the court. Pavlovic almost focused all his energy Defensively, Ilgauskas occasionally hits two.

Only James and Wang Zhizhi, the two often fight and cooperate, and join forces to attack the Cavaliers.

Wang Zhizhi has become the most unusual small forward in the history of the league. His 218cm height is almost impossible to break through when facing the Warriors players, but his superhuman height has brought him great help. Shoot all you want.

After the first half, the point difference between the two sides was very small, and the Warriors only led by 5 points.

Just at the start of the second half, Wang Zhizhi suddenly hit four three-pointers in a row, almost stopping the Warriors.

Fortunately, the Warriors have never been afraid to compete with their opponents for three-pointers. They can take shots late with the pick-and-roll cover of their teammates, and Roy's shooting percentage is also very high.

Even a veteran player like Grant Hill, who mainly focuses on mid-range scoring, has begun to pay attention to three-pointers in this atmosphere, and can occasionally throw one or two.

The third quarter was very stalemate, and the two sides took the lead alternately.

But at the last moment, due to physical problems, Wang Zhizhi had to make adjustments and reduced the number of shots. At this time, James, the team leader, was needed to provide the team with firepower.

James disappeared again at a critical moment!

In the end, the Warriors won the battle of Tianwangshan with 28:21 by virtue of their 112:103 advantage in the fourth quarter.

At the last moment, the Cavaliers tried to use foul tactics. As a result, the Warriors players made free throws very steadily and did not give the Cavaliers a chance at all.

The best performer in this game was Wang Zhizhi of the Cavaliers. No one thought that this Chinese insider who had almost no ball to play two seasons ago, when he entered the finals for the first time, his performance exceeded ordinary people's expectations. Strength.

Despite losing the game, Wang Zhizhi was almost always praised by the media at the press conference after the game.

However, he shyly said that he was just in good shape, not as strong as everyone thought, and he also thanked Late, saying that if it weren't for Late's targeted training, he would not have achieved what he is now.

Although Wang Zhizhi performed well, it is a pity that he did not bring victory to the team.

This caused the Cavaliers to return to the old tactics in the next game, allowing Wang Zhizhi to return to the inside, and continued to play the twin towers.

They slowed down the tempo very slowly, but the Warriors players had accumulated enough experience against the Cavaliers Twin Towers, and desperately raised the tempo, leading the two big men to gallop all over the field.

Affected by this, Wang Zhizhi's offensive power was greatly reduced.

And James disappeared again at a critical moment. In the end, the Warriors easily defeated the Cavaliers 106:93 and won the 2006-07 NBA Finals.

When the final buzzer sounded, James burst into tears.

The gorilla-like face was full of tears.

Late went over to shake hands with him, then gently hugged and patted his back, but couldn't say any words of comfort.

After all, he is the winner now, no amount of consolation would be meaningful at this time.

Wang Zhizhi looked confused and seemed a little dazed, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

"It's over. This may be the only time in my career to participate in the NBA Finals. I didn't expect it to end so soon."

Wang Zhizhi was silent for a while, walked up to Wan Lai, and hugged him forcefully, with tears streaming from his eyes.

"Small, congratulations!"

"Brother Big Zhi, I'm sorry, I'll take this championship first."

Wang Zhizhi smiled: "There is nothing to be embarrassed about. You guys are better than us. You deserve it. I am very much looking forward to our team participating in the Olympic Games next summer, hoping to make a breakthrough in history."

After finishing speaking, Wang Zhizhi made an appointment with Late to train together this summer, and then gave up the stage to the Warriors players.

He has already fully understood that it is better to enhance a certain ability to the limit than allow himself to develop in an all-round way.

But he is almost 30 years old now, even if he wants to improve, it is not so easy. In the next few years, his physical fitness will decline in a predictable way. If he still wants to fight for honor, his best The way is to practice the three-pointer, preferably with the accuracy of being late.

He is very clear that although he performed well in this year's finals, it was not because he was strong enough, but because he really performed at a super level.

Even he himself didn't understand it a little bit, and he even found it unbelievable in retrospect.

Because sometimes he even looks at the basket and feels like he can make any shot.

The Cavaliers players wept sadly, and the Warriors players also cried and laughed.

Veteran Grant Hill has long lost his gentlemanly demeanor. While wiping his tears, he hugged Roy's head and shouted: "We are the champions! We are the champions!"

As the first generation of Jordan's successor, he was eventually destroyed by injuries. Even before he joined the Warriors, he never even touched the floor of the conference finals.

Now he has won the championship. If it was last year, he would not even have dared to think about it.

Milicic, on the other hand, rushed up like crazy and hugged late, laughing wildly: "Boss, you did it! I did it! We did it!"

The former human victory cigar played well in the finals, and some people have begun to think that he is the seedling of the future top center in the league.

I have already won two championships late, but I am still very excited.

After all, this is the first time he led the team independently, and he directly won the championship that many players dream of but can't get.

And he also made history. The Warriors won the championship with a nearly completely rebuilt posture, which is definitely a unique record in the history of the league. This will greatly improve Late's status in the future league, even if he He will never win a championship again, and his status will not be low.

(End of this chapter)