NBA: I am the card dealer

Barkley made no secret of it: "If we lose this game, then James will have lost three games in a row against Xue Liancheng. As a superstar, such a result is simply unforgivable. Compared to five years ago, isn't this the end of an era?"

Five years ago, in 12.

That year, James led the Miami Heat and finally won their first championship after the team was formed, proving himself.

The following year, they defended their title thanks to Ray Allen's magical performance.

At that time, James was indeed at the peak of his career. He had two championships and two MVPs. He was truly in high spirits and invincible.

Coupled with Kobe's gradual decline and his retirement, and Durant's inability to break out of the Western Conference, James can be said to be the undisputed No. 1 player in the league.

result.

A few years passed in a flash. After leaving Miami, James not only did not reach a new peak in his life, but was instead beaten up by a rising star for three consecutive years.

Is your era still here?

You have undoubtedly been replaced.

There is actually nothing wrong with what Barkley said.

But this will deeply hurt the hearts of James fans.

The live broadcast comment section is already full of curses.

"What qualifications do you, a lifelong rubbish who has never won a championship, have to comment on other people's eras?"

"James at least had his glory and his era. What about you? What else can you do besides talking nonsense?"

"What the hell! The competition isn't over yet, and you're already saying that someone's era has arrived, and someone else's era has ended. Is that interesting?"

"We're only a few points behind, and you're sentencing James to death? Did James sleep with your wife, or kill your mother?"

Obviously.

They could not accept such biased commentary.

And clever O'Neal quickly asked: "What if James wins the championship?"

Barkley: "That's different. The league will usher in an era of two great players. This will be a perfect legend. Xue Liancheng has been killing James for two consecutive years, causing James to fall from heaven to hell. However, James did not give up. He led Xue Liancheng's championship team to defeat Xue Liancheng and complete his revenge. This is really fantastic and will bring a great legendary color to the two of them."

This is a very fair evaluation.

The verbal abuse in the live broadcast comment section also slowly subsided at this time.

The game on the field was also proceeding in a lukewarm manner.

The Lakers failed to display their scoring explosiveness again, and the Knicks' Big Three did not show any crazy moments.

The half ended quickly.

In the end, the Lakers led the Knicks by 44 points, 39:5.

In other words, the Lakers scored a total of 26 points in this quarter, which is a very good total score.

But excluding the 8:0 wave at the beginning, they only scored 11 points in the remaining 18 minutes of the second quarter.

Hmm... still 18 points.

Looking at the Knicks, they scored 20 points in this quarter.

In other words, they still maintained a certain competitiveness after the return of James and Crowder. At least the strength on the defensive end was back, and they no longer allowed the Lakers to do whatever they wanted.

On the offensive end, they can also maintain a certain output, which is no worse than the Lakers in comparison.

The main reason why they fell behind was that Ilyavaso, Tyler Johnson, and Jeff Green were not used to this level of confrontation intensity after they came on the court, which led to them being stunned.

Especially Ilyavaso, his fatal flaws on the defensive end have been exposed in the high-intensity confrontation game, so he has no chance of playing in this game.

Ernie Johnson summed it up: "The score difference is not that big, but with both teams scoring low, the Knicks are still facing a clear psychological barrier when they are 5 points behind."

O'Neal said: "This tells us a truth. This level of competition cannot be attempted lightly, otherwise you will pay a heavy price. If the final result of the game is within 8 points, then Tyronn Lue may face a storm."

This is definitely not a joke, it's true.

Because this is Game 7 of the Finals!

If you lose, you will miss out on the championship trophy. It is so cruel and naked that all your efforts for a season will be ruined in the last game.

It's like you are just one step away from reaching the summit, and then your foot slips and you roll down the hillside. You can imagine the extent of the injury.

And if the final result of the game is really as O'Neal said, within 8 points, then the spit can really drown Tyronn Lue.

Just because of your spur-of-the-moment decision, the team was pushed back in a wave, which affected the course of the following game.

Just imagine, if Tyronn Lue hadn't made this bold adjustment, and both sides had used their main players, how could the Knicks have been beaten 8:0?

尼克斯不被8:0，那半场比分应该是36:39才对，他们还领先3分呢！

This can play a huge role in the psychological construction of the players. At least they will not feel so much oppression, urgency, or such great psychological pressure.

Maybe we can be in good shape in the second half?

and so.

If you are not a sinner, who is?

Obviously, this is the principle of success or failure.

If you win, then everything will be easy. Any mistakes you make are not mistakes and can be forgiven.

If you fail, all the wrong decisions you made will be magnified under the microscope, and criticism will follow.

If the Knicks go on an 8:0 run after Tyronn Lue adjusts the lineup, people will say that Tyronn Lue is courageous.

But now the situation is the opposite. Just one minute after the Knicks adjusted their lineup, they were beaten by the Lakers 8:0. This became a turning point, or even the point of loss. The fans must have exploded, scolding Tyronn Lue for being a waste, having poor coaching skills, unstable coaching accuracy, and being impetuous, which caused the team to lose the championship.

Then you are the sinner of the team!

In this situation, if you don’t get criticized, who will?

Even...Tyronn Lue might lose his position as head coach of the Knicks because of this attempt.

Even if you are a meritorious coach, you are still responsible for the failure to defend the title. It is so bloody and cruel.

Ernie Johnson: "Yes, the margin for error in the Finals is very small, and the seventh game of the Finals has no margin for error at all. In this case, if you dare to make a mistake and get caught by the other side, it will be really uncomfortable, just like the temporary adjustment made by Tyronn Lue now."

O'Neill: "So don't make some suggestions casually."

Done.

He glanced at Barkley.

Barkley was embarrassed: "Hey! I'm just a commentator. I'm doing my job. There's no way Tyronn Lue can hear me."

O'Neal: "But you were the one who proposed it, and you also want to be the hero of the championship!"

Barkley spread his hands and begged for mercy: "Listen, I will not be responsible for this matter, because I have no championship, and my words are not credible. If you believe it, then I'm sorry, this is because you have a problem with your IQ. After all, I am a loser. I don't even know how to win the championship. You actually listened to the advice of a loser, which is definitely your own problem."

He spoke in a very conspicuous manner, even at the expense of himself.

This style of commentary is still very likable and hard to hate.

At least there are very few people criticizing Barkley right now.

People have already admitted that they are losers, what else do you want?

The third quarter is coming soon.

Just when everyone thought that the order of muscle collision was still going on, Oladipo took off.

The first three-pointer was a shot in the arm for the audience.

Then there was a turnaround jump shot in a one-on-one match.

Then after rushing in with a pick-and-roll, he would stop suddenly and retreat to mid-range before going in again.

After scoring 7 points in a row, the previous sound of hammering was instantly eliminated.

And this good state seems to be contagious.

Xue Liancheng turned around and responded immediately. While running, he was suddenly covered by his teammates, then rushed out to receive the ball and shot directly from three points.

There are also!

Xue Liancheng broke through and was double-teamed, so he passed the ball to Feng Lai in the corner, who stumbled and made the three-pointer.

It was an immediate response of 6:0.

This is the end.

The offensive began.

James stepped up his efforts, exerted his impact again, and forced the opponent to attack.

Back on the Lakers side, James Johnson took advantage of the opportunity under the basket and got his first prize.

In the off-field offense and defense, Oladipo broke into the basket like a snake, made a reverse layup, and the whistle sounded at the same time the ball went in, making it 2+1.

Xue Liancheng pushed for a fast break and went all the way to the end. Without passing the ball to his teammates, he took advantage of the opponent's lack of preparation and made a layup.

The two sides fought back and forth, and it was a very lively fight.

This is simply a reversal of polarity.

In the first half, the muscle collisions were either missed or on the way to missed. Now it has become a rhythm of if you are fast, I am fast too, if you are accurate, I am accurate too.

The acceleration of offensive rounds caused the scores of both sides to rise rapidly.

Barkley said he had never seen such a change in the style of play. "It's the first time I've seen such a radical change in the style of the game. In the first half, they played like the 1990s, with a rigid positional and physical fight, but then they started a fast break and a whirlwind ball swept the court. It really opened my eyes. This is Game 7 of the Finals!"

Ernie Johnson said: "I actually think it's understandable. After all, both teams are strictly offensive teams, of course. I didn't say they were bad at defense. What I meant was that they still built their team around offense, and their scoring explosiveness is very strong. Their offensive power is unique in the league, and it's not surprising that they can play with strong offensive firepower."

O'Neal: "Yes! I think the reason why the first half was so twisted is probably because in the first round, both sides showed their determination to win, and the collision was very intense, which set the tone and there was no going back. Because the confrontation was too intense, both sides had poor touch and could only use strong muscle collisions to maintain output. As a result, they dared not relax more and the defense became more and more aggressive. In the second half, Oladipo suddenly broke out, which gave both sides a good start. The tense nerves and muscles relaxed, and the offensive state naturally became hot."

The three of them were still very professional and immediately pointed out the game situation between the Lakers and the Knicks.

As the offense intensifies, the defense will naturally fall behind without anyone noticing.

Because your offensive rounds are too fast, your defensive momentum simply can't sustain.

This forms a virtuous cycle, where the offensive tempo becomes faster and faster, the firepower becomes more and more fierce, and before the defense has time to take any action, the opponent will shoot as soon as they break through, and the defensive attitude and intensity will immediately relax.

End of the third quarter.

The Lakers played with violent offensive firepower and scored a total of 41 points.

This is the finals!

The Knicks went even further, scoring 45 points in the third quarter.

It was simply terrifying.

Throughout the entire season, the Knicks have not had many 40+ points in a quarter, and 45+ points in a quarter are even rarer.

I didn't expect that they could display this level of offensive firepower in the finals. It's simply amazing.

The depression in the first half suddenly erupted in this quarter. It was like a compressed spring, and the rebound was amazing.

This is the end.

The score between the two sides became 85:84, and the Lakers still had a 1-point lead.

Ernie Johnson was very surprised: "People who don't know would think this is an ordinary regular season game."

Judging from the score in the first half, it would be difficult for them to break 100.

At the end of the third quarter, the situation was reversed and the total score reached 110+.

It’s the familiar rhythm and the familiar high score.

Oladipo's performance was amazing, making 10 of 7 shots and scoring 19 points in a single quarter, showing his top offensive level to the fullest.

James was not bad either, making 6 of 4 shots and scoring 11 points. His offensive energy was still very strong.

Barkley commented: "James' teammates performed really well in this round of the finals, especially Oladipo, who gave James a lot of support. I would like to believe that they can play a better offensive state together."

O'Neal: "Yes! Unlike Xue Liancheng, who has been fighting alone, the Lakers had a big explosion in this quarter, but Xue Liancheng scored 17 points alone, plus 5 assists. What does that mean? It means that at least 41 of the Lakers' 30 points were directly or indirectly scored by Xue Liancheng. The interactions or personal scores of other people were pitifully small. It really made it difficult for Xue Liancheng. It was really not easy!"

Barkley: "Vonleh performed well in this game. He made 12 of 7 shots and scored 17 points. He helped Xue Liancheng share a lot of pressure."

The two of them started to argue lightly.

O'Neal: "That's not as good as Oladipo next to James! Averaging 20+ points per game, with a continuous and stable output, as the team's second scoring point, Oladipo is undoubtedly qualified. Even when attacking, Oladipo is still the first choice, which is very strong. On the other hand, who do you think is the second in command next to Xue Liancheng?"

Barkley: "Well! He doesn't have a fixed second-in-command, but to put it another way, there are always people around him who can stand up. In the last game it was Clarkson, in the game before that it was Randle, and in this game it was Vonleh. There is no doubt that Xue Liancheng has a lot of strong players around him. You won't deny this, right?"

O'Neal smiled slightly and said, "If James and Xue Liancheng were swapped, how far do you think the Lakers could go?"

Barkley was speechless: "Uh..."

After huffing for a long time, I still couldn't figure out what was going on.