The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Jokic picked up his sixth foul of the game with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the game was decided.

The Cavaliers finally defeated the Pelicans 116 to 106 and won their first victory in the finals.

James played the whole game and scored a triple-double of 40 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. His performance was quite strong.

As for the Pelicans, Tang Tian also scored 40 points, but he had no choice but to score.

Jokic performed well and contributed 22 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in a quasi-triple-double, but was sent off 5 minutes before the end of the game.

The Cavaliers surprised everyone by beating the Pelicans in the opening game, which caused a burst of shock from fans and the media.

"He scored 40+ triple-doubles in the first game and led the team to win. LeBron deserves his name as No. 1 in the NBA!"

"All of us underestimated LeBron. He is not only No.1 in the league, but also the greatest small forward in NBA history. His desire for a championship exceeds everyone else!

"My emperor slapped everyone in the face, so please continue to take it lightly. It doesn't matter whether you are a 73-win warrior or a 74-win Pelican, you are all under the sword of my emperor!"

"Facts have proved that my emperor's vision is right, so what if he was wrong at the beginning, you will still be submissive!"

"My emperor is the one who has the most hope of surpassing Jordan, Tang is so weak!"

"This is the season of King's Landing, and my emperor will be crowned!"

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On social media, because they were optimistic about the Pelicans before, Cavaliers and James fans didn't dare to speak out.

Now that the Cavaliers won the game, they all jumped out and James was blown into the sky.

"We underestimated the Cavaliers. They can rely on offense to compete with the Pelicans."

Barkley expressed a different view from O'Neal on TNT's latest show.

"Lu proved his own strength. He knew very well that the Cavaliers' advantage was LeBron, and he also knew that the Pelicans' weakness was the inside line. He made full use of his own strengths, grasped the opponent's weaknesses and beat them to death. It was very simple, but very effective."

Espn columnist Kyle Pelton analyzed the tactics of the Cavaliers.

"The Cavaliers have proved their strength. This is not a round of finals without suspense. James is very hopeful to win the second championship!"

FOX Sports columnist Jason Whitlow reversed his previous view in the latest article.

The opening game will determine the trend of the entire series. The Cavaliers won the opening game and changed the perception of the outside world.

Now, the Cavaliers are the more favored side.

This is competitive sports, the voice is always on the winning side, and the pressure is always on the losing side.

The second game of the finals will continue to be played at the New Orleans Arena.

The Pelicans, who lost the opening game, lost their home court advantage at once, and their recent situation is also the most concerned by the outside world.

In the public training session on the second day, the Pelicans training facility was almost surrounded by reporters.

But what surprised the reporters was that although they lost the opener and lost their home court advantage, the mental outlook of the Pelicans team looked very good, the same as before the finals.

And they also saw another figure, Davis, who didn't play, also participated in the entire training with the Pelicans.

Chapter 841 The True Strength of the Pelicans

It appears that Davis has recovered from his injury and will play in Game [-] of the Finals.

After the training, Tang Tian was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines, and they confirmed this indirectly during the interview.

"Will losing the opening game affect the team's next game? Or will the team make any adjustments?"

"No, no, I know people out there are saying what would happen if the Cavaliers won the opener, but they all ignored that AD didn't play."

Tang Tian replied with a relaxed expression.

Davis' absence has an obvious impact on the Pelicans.

Tang Tian has not exchanged for a legend yet. With his current physical fitness, his defensive role will be weakened after going all out to attack, so he needs other people to support the defensive system.

It is not a problem to have Holiday and Ariza on the outside, but it is a big problem without Davis inside.

This is also the reason why the Warriors fell behind by 30 points in Game [-] and lost the opening game of the Finals.

Almost all the eyes of the outside world were focused on Tang Tian, ​​but they naturally ignored what the Pelicans lacked, which was the team's second leader.

If it is an ordinary game, other role players can stand up to make up for it, but this is the finals, a game between the strongest teams in the East and West.

"You mean Davis is coming back for the next game?"

reporters asked.

"Yes, he has fully recovered."

Tang Tian gave the reporter a clear reply that he didn't need to set off smoke bombs. As long as Davis plays, the Pelicans have an advantage against anyone now.

After this interview was reported, it gave Pelicans fans a shot in the arm.

Although they are not experts, they can also see the disadvantages of the team's interior without Davis.

Davis suffered a lower body injury. As long as this injury recovers, it will not affect his state.

A healthy Davis' improvement to the inside is obvious, and the Cavaliers will certainly not be able to overwhelm the Pelicans inside like they did in Game [-].

At that time, it was a matter of course for the Pelicans to win the game.

For a while, the Pelicans fans, who had been hit by the morale because the Pelicans lost the opener, became active again on social media.

Even the media and experts re-analyzed the situation in the second game of the finals.

The complete Pelicans have a better chance, Davis has been a big help to the Pelicans, and the words that the Pelicans will win the second home are starting to resurface.

The Pelicans are favored again.

Even the betting website has adjusted the odds, and the odds of the Pelicans are lower than those of the Cavaliers.

"We don't care, three days ago everyone thought we were going to lose, but we won, and now they think we are going to lose, they don't care if what they write is correct, and I don't care what they say .”

James' attitude in front of reporters was clear.

They've already won an underdog game, so they won't be swayed by outside opinion.

There was no war of words in the Western Conference Finals, but James' remarks made the second finals more interesting.

He was right, and once the Cavaliers win the second game, their chances of winning the championship will skyrocket after winning two consecutive away games.

On June 6, US time, the second game of the NBA Finals continued at the New Orleans Arena.

The attention of this game is even higher than that of the opener.

According to the official data released by the league before, the opening game set a new high in global ratings in the past five years.

And this data was broken before the game started.

The obvious point is that with the existence of China, a region with a large ratings, the ratings of this game are only high but not low.

Because domestic fans are looking forward to the Pelicans winning back tonight.

During the opening ceremony, the fans cheered even more than in the first game.

Especially for Davis who was the first to appear and Tang Tian who appeared last, the decibels on the scene were like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

They're also desperate to see the Pelicans win.

The game began immediately, and players from both sides appeared on the field one after another.

Before the Cavaliers' James came on the court, he grabbed a handful of chalk and threw it into the air as usual.

When Tang Tian saw this scene, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

James is even reluctant to use traffic, but he doesn't feel bad at all when throwing up magnesium powder. Is it because it's not his own?

James felt someone looking at him, turned around and saw that it was Tang Tian, ​​with a flash of fighting intent in his eyes.

In the past, Tang Tian snatched two championships from him. At that time, Tang Tian was just a role player.

Now Tang Tian has become a superstar and is being touted by the media as the next Jordan!

He is about to break the illusion of the media now. There is only one spokesperson for this league, and that is him, James!

The starting lineup of the two teams is similar to the previous game. The only change is Davis' comeback.

Davis jumped over Mozgov and kicked off Game [-] of the Finals.

Tang Tian and Davis played a pick-and-roll in the frontcourt. Davis seemed to be in good shape and blocked Smith completely.

Facing Le Fu's change of direction, Tang Tian made an emergency stop and made a steady hit.

The Warriors' defensive loophole is Curry, and the Cavaliers are Love.

Lu didn't care anymore, but just signaled the team to attack quickly. He knew the advantages of the Cavaliers, and what he wanted was for the team to play out the advantages.

Love and Smith stand in the two bottom corners.

Irving signaled Mozgov to pull to the high pick-and-roll on the right, and after taking it apart, he broke through Jokic and forced a kill to the basket.

He's fast, jumping off Jokic completely.

But just as he was about to make a shot, a hand shot out from the side to block the angle of his shot.

Davis!

Davis' defensive ability and coverage are far superior to Aminu's.

Irving pulled the bar in the air, but Davis followed with his other hand and slapped his shot out of the field!

There were thunderous cheers at the scene.

The improvement Davis brought to the Pelicans is obvious!

The Cavaliers sent a sideline ball, James held the ball to greet Mozgov's pick-and-roll, and continued to rush Jokic to the basket.

After seeing Davis come to help again, he passed the ball to Love in the corner.

The tactics of the Cavaliers have not changed from the previous game, and they are still attacking the inside of the Pelicans.

Because Love has three points, they can expand the space on the offensive end.

In other words, even if Davis has a large defensive coverage and can't go back if he shrinks, Love will get a chance.

Love received a pass from James, but he didn't make a shot because Tang Tian switched in front of him.

Without Davis, the Pelicans can't do a good job of protecting the basket, but with Davis, after forcing the ball from the inside back to the outside, they are not afraid.

Because the Pelicans have established an excellent defensive rotation system early this season.

There is not much time for Love to catch the ball, he can only shoot.

As a result, under Tang Tian's interference, he directly voted for three non-sticks!

There were constant whistles at the scene.

The Pelicans are a completely different team from the previous game!

"That's the true strength of the Pelicans."

O'Neill laughed and said in the commentary booth.

Without Davis, the Pelicans can only let the Cavaliers overwhelm the inside line, but if they keep the inside line, the Pelicans no longer have weaknesses!

Chapter 842 Too Real

As soon as O'Neal finished speaking, Jokic got the ball thrown by Love, and the Pelicans directly played a defensive counterattack.

Holiday received Jokic's long pass from the backcourt and fast break caused Irving's defensive foul and made two free throws.

Looking back, James held the ball and rushed to the basket. This time he shot in the double-team of Davis and Jokic, and the basketball hit the frame.

Davis protected the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans counterattacked again. Tang Tian scored another 2 points with a fast break layup in the frontcourt.

6:0.

Lu's tactic of attacking the Pelicans' inside line in the last game was miraculous, but after Davis came back, he looked a little stupid to use this tactic again.