NBA: James wants to team up with me

Gasol's stepping forward was obviously an unexpected situation that the Cavaliers had not expected before.

O'Neal is too old and slow to keep up with Gasol.

Not only that, the Bulls caught O'Neal alone on the court, bullying him into being slow on the offensive end, and even more crisp on the defensive end, directly adopting the traditional art-skilling shark tactic.

The Cavaliers were overwhelmed by the Bulls' response and had no choice but to replace O'Neal.

But the problem is that the current Cavaliers, due to excessive salary, no longer have a good substitute inside, and the one who replaced O'Neal is just a role player, and they can't guard Gasol.

It was not too late for the starting lineup to collapse. By the second quarter of the game, substitute players from both teams came on stage one after another. Curry, who had been on the bench for a whole quarter of the game and could no longer hold himself back, came on the stage. For the Bulls' substitutes For Xi, it was like a dimensionality reduction attack.

All the main substitutes fell, allowing the Bulls to establish a 20-point lead in just half the game. Although James tried to turn the tide in the second half, the point difference was too wide, and Wang Chong was on the side at any time to use offensive scoring to hinder it. The Cavaliers ultimately failed to catch up with the score difference.

116:98, a huge score difference of 18 points. In the crucial battle of Tianwangshan, the Bulls made tactical adjustments and gained a hearty victory. They also rewritten the score to 3:2 and took the first step to win the match point.

In this showdown in the Eastern Conference finals, the Bulls already have an absolute advantage. The match point advantage is not the key point. The key point is the Bulls' routine against the Cavaliers in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain. The Cavaliers have no way to come up with a response in a short period of time. .

So now the question is, if the Bulls continue to use the same tactics in the next game, how will the Cavaliers respond?

The answer is no solution. The existence of O'Neal is destined to become the biggest shortcoming and weakness of the Cavaliers' lineup, seriously dragging down the overall combat effectiveness of the Cavaliers. In this regard, in fact, what James said before the game was not wrong. , let alone replacing O'Neal with a top-level inside center like Howard, even if it is replaced by an ordinary All-Star level inside center, the Cavaliers will not be as passive as they are now.

But...it's your choice, idol!

When O'Neal was still very capable, the Cavaliers were destined to pay a huge price and take corresponding risks if they wanted to get the league's No. 1 center. open it?

In fact, the Cavaliers have the idea of ​​​​kicking O'Neal away, but for such an old and senile fat man worth 2000 million, there is no honest person in the league who is willing to take over.

May 5, Game 28 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Cleveland Cavaliers home court.

The game unknowingly entered the third quarter.

There was dead silence in the stands.

The Cavaliers fans could not hide their disappointment, because the game on the field had completely lost its suspense.

The third quarter is coming to an end, but the Bulls hold a 15-point lead.

Although there are still 12 minutes left in the last quarter of the game, theoretically it is not impossible to catch up to 15 points in a single quarter.

But facing the Bulls with Wang Chong, no one thought the Cavaliers could do it.

The same is true.

After the game started in the fourth quarter, James broke out strongly, making sudden shots and scoring 8 points in a row on his own, narrowing the point difference to within single digits, and saw the hope of a comeback.

But Wang Chong immediately took action, without any bells and whistles, just two shots, a mid-range shot and a three-point long shot. He scored 5 points in a row and opened the point difference to more than double digits again.

This point difference was maintained until the end of the game.

At 106:95, the Bulls defeated their opponents by 11 points at the Cavaliers' home court and officially killed the game. They eliminated the Cleveland Cavaliers with a big score of 4:2 and entered the finals for the fourth consecutive year.

In these 6 games, James' personal performance is absolutely impeccable, averaging 34 points, 10.6 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game, a near-triple-double, and his shooting percentage is as high as 55%. He can compete with Wang Chong in terms of offensive efficiency. .

Wang Chong averaged only 6 points, 37 rebounds and 9 assists in 4 games. He was not too far ahead of James in terms of personal data.

Of course, during the game, Wang Chong's focus was not entirely on the offensive end. It was precisely because he used his super defensive ability on the defensive end to limit the performance of other Cavaliers players that James was Losing the game alone.

Therefore, beautiful data alone may not necessarily help the team win. Many times on the field, there are many contributions that cannot be reflected in the data, which are also very important.

At the end of the game, Wang Chong originally thought that James would turn around and go straight to the locker room without saying a word. After all, he had been doing this in the past few seasons.

But what Wang Chong didn't expect was that after the game, James actually came over to hug him and congratulate him.

"Congratulations, come on, win the finals and achieve a three consecutive championship dynasty."

James's abnormal behavior made Wang Chong unable to deal with it.

He watched in confusion as James turned and walked towards the locker room. For a moment, he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine the other party was selling in his gourd. Did he want to reconcile with himself?

In fact, Wang Chong and James have no grudges. The reason why they have a bad relationship is entirely because the two are in a competitive relationship. James has always been suppressed by Wang Chong, so Wang Chong ignored him because he was unhappy.

And Wang Chong is not the kind of person who likes to stick to others' cold butts. If you ignore me, I can't be bothered to ignore you.

"What does this guy want to do?"

Wang Chong couldn't figure it out and didn't want to think about it.

No matter what, I won anyway.

The Bulls defeated the Cavaliers 4:2 and emerged from the Eastern Conference. There was only one opponent left in front of them - the Los Angeles Lakers, who also defeated the Spurs 4:2 in the Western Conference finals.

This is the third consecutive year the Bulls and Lakers have met in the Finals.

In the first two times, the Bulls defeated their opponents and won the championship with their stronger strength and lineup.

But this year, in the absence of Garnett, just like the Cavaliers' slogan during the Eastern Conference Finals, this is also the best time for the Lakers to take revenge.

Unlike the Bulls who lost one of their generals, the Lakers have a strong team this season. While all members are healthy, they also have an additional court control master in Jason Kidd.

Before the game, some media had already made predictions about the finals showdown.

About 70% of reporters believe that the Lakers can defeat the Bulls, complete their revenge and crush the Bulls' dream of three consecutive championships. Only 30% of reporters believe that Wang Chong can create miracles with his super personal ability.

Wang Chong also knew very well that if it were a head-on confrontation, the Bulls would really be no match for the Lakers.

If nothing else, without Garnett, the Lakers' three big men alone would be enough for the Bulls to drink.

The Lakers are not the Cavaliers. They have an old and slow O'Neal. Bynum alone is enough to trade with Gasol.

But the Lakers have the advantage inside, so switching to the outside is the Bulls' advantage.

No matter what, the perimeter combination of Wang Chong + Curry + Billups is the strongest perimeter configuration in the league today, bar none.