NBA: James wants to team up with me

Before the first half of the game was over, the Cavaliers had already widened the score gap to more than 20 points with their devastating offense.

The huge score difference made the Heat have no idea how to play next.

By the second half of the game, the Heat had completely lost their morale, and everyone, including James, had already given up on the game.

But the despairing thing is that even if we comfort ourselves in our hearts that we did not play well in this game and must sum up the experience and lessons in the next game and strive to win an away game, in reality, everyone has no idea and has no idea how to fight against the Cavaliers.

This is no longer as simple as a problem with tactics or strategy.

The Cavaliers' lineup has reached the level where they can crush the Heat, just like when the Spurs defeated the Heat in the finals in the 13-14 season, and when the five-star Warriors won two consecutive championships, the finals against the Cavaliers led by James were a bloodbath without any suspense, and there was not even the slightest chance of winning.

The gap in the two teams' lineups is so great that it is completely unbridgeable.

108:99, the Cavaliers won the first game at home with a 9-point advantage.

It seems that the score difference is not particularly large, but any fan who watched the entire game knew it well. After the third quarter, the Cavaliers, who had a lead of nearly 25 points, replaced most of their main players, including Wang Chong, who rested on the bench for about 5 minutes after the start of the fourth quarter.

The Heat narrowed the gap of more than 20 points to close to single digits only when most of the main players of the Cavaliers were resting. However, with Wang Chong's return to the game, the Heat, who had worked hard to catch up for most of the quarter, immediately lost the chance of a comeback.

Throughout the entire game, main players like Irving, Gasol and others only played for about 32 minutes each, and Wang Chong played a little more at just 35 minutes. Compared to most stars who play for 40 minutes in the playoffs, this is very little.

The most striking contrast was James, who played 43 minutes in the game and scored 33 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. His data was much better than Wang Chong's 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, but what was the point? It still couldn't stop the Heat from losing.

After winning the first game, the Cavaliers continued to work hard and won another overwhelming victory in Game 2 of the series two days later, 119:105, with a net win of 14 points.

This game also highlights a sense of desperation.

James was at full strength, scoring a big triple-double of 39 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists throughout the game, but the Heat were still unilaterally suppressed by the Cavaliers throughout the game and could not raise their heads at all.

After two games, the score between the two teams has reached 2:0. Although the game has not yet ended, if the Heat can maintain their two home wins after returning to their home court, there is still hope of a comeback.

But let alone others, even the Heat fans don't have any hope for this.

The gap in strength between the two sides is so obvious that anyone can see it. Even if they return to their home court, how can the Heat win?

On May 5, the Heat returned to their home court in Miami and almost won the game.

In this game, Wade, who had been in a slump for two games, finally rebounded and beat Wiggins on his opponent, scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. At the same time, James also had a near triple-double performance of 34 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists.

The two players' efficient performance allowed the Heat to lead for three full quarters of the game. At the end of the third quarter, the two teams still had an 11-point difference.

This undoubtedly gave the Heat home fans hope of winning and they couldn't help but get excited.

But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

In the fourth quarter, the situation suddenly changed.

First, Wang Chong made two consecutive three-pointers from outside the three-point line, and then Irving also opened fire from outside the three-point line. In addition, he broke through the penalty area with the ball and caused Howard to commit a defensive foul, making 2 of 2 free throws.

The two combined for 11 points, and in just the blink of an eye they reduced the Heat's lead, which had been hard-earned for three quarters, to just 5 points.

A 5-point gap is not a big deal for the Cavaliers, who have full offensive and defensive capabilities.

With the game entering the last 2 minutes, Wang Chong took full control of the ball, scored 2 points in a row within 7 minutes, and made a near buzzer beater to reverse the score.

In the Heat's last attack, they were trailing by 2 points. Theoretically, they had a chance to win the game. As long as they could make a three-pointer at the last minute, they could defeat the Cavaliers.

James held the ball at the top of the arc and faced Wang Chong's defense. He chose to drag the game time to the last 6 seconds and then broke through into the penalty area with the ball, and then threw the ball to the outside.

Wade barely caught the ball from the outside. There was little time left in the game and he didn't even have time to adjust his posture. He could only force a shot against Wiggins' defense.

Wiggins, who was well prepared, relied on his height and long arms to block such a hasty shot.

At the same time, the whistle for the end of the game sounded, and the game officially ended, but the Heat home fans were still sitting in their seats, unable to believe what had just happened.

There was only one second left, why did you pass the ball? Even if James had forced a layup and made two free throws, he could have tied the score and forced overtime. Why did he pass the ball to the outside? And to Wade, who is not very good at three-point shooting?

Watching a victory that was within their grasp slip through their fingers was a feeling that was even more painful for Heat fans than the clean losses in the previous two games.

But Wang Chong is already accustomed to James' behavior of passing the buck at critical moments and it is not surprising at all.

This is LeBron James!

The Heat were badly hurt by missing out on this game, and they couldn't even recover in the fourth game of the series two days later, and were swept by the Cavaliers in one sweep.

There was no suspense. With a score of 4:0, the Cavaliers swept the Heat cleanly and smoothly and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

After beating James up, the Cavaliers fans finally got their revenge.

After 4 games, although James averaged 34 points, 11 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game, averaging a super luxurious triple-double, and the data was even better than Wang Chong, it was meaningless. Moreover, except for the third game, the Heat had a back-and-forth battle with the Cavaliers, and were crushed in the other three games. Wang Chong basically punched in and out in three quarters and did not use his full strength at all. It is normal that his data is not as good as James who was frantically brushing the data throughout the whole game.

In his fifth season with the Heat, James and the Heat's Big Three have lost to Wang Chong for five consecutive years, and each defeat was more miserably than the last.

Even the most die-hard James fans could not find any excuses or reasons at this time.

If they could still insist before that Wang Chong was able to keep defeating James because of the Bulls' super strong lineup, then this season they can't even use this excuse.

Before Wang Chong joined the team, the Cavaliers were the bottom team in the league, with a record so bad that they only won the No. 4 pick three times in four years. But after Wang Chong came, the team immediately became a championship contender that could crush the Big Three of the Heat. This has fully proved that it is not that Wang Chong's team is too strong, but that wherever Wang Chong is, there is a strong team.

With this failure, it is really hard to say whether James will stay with the Heat this summer.

The current situation of the Heat is indeed very bad. Howard has a big contract of more than 20 million, but his condition has been visibly declining. With the increase of age and the accumulation of injuries, his dominance on the court will only become weaker and weaker.

Moreover, the decline in Howard's dominance is not entirely his own problem. With the gradual arrival of the small ball era, the strategic and tactical status of a blue-collar center with a single skill like Howard has become increasingly low, and it is only a matter of time before he is eliminated.

Wade's strength is declining in the true sense, and he is not good at three-point shooting, so his future is also worrying.

The Heat's salary cap is full, they don't have any prospects for development, and their trading value is low, so there is basically no hope.

Last season, James actually wanted to run away, but the road to returning to the Cavaliers was completely blocked by Wang Chong with cement, and there was no other suitable team, so he stayed in the Heat reluctantly. However, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Heat and can opt out of the contract this summer. When he signed this contract, he had already made up his mind.

But the Heat are no longer that interested in keeping James.

In recent years, the Heat have treated James like an emperor, hoping that he can bring a championship to the team, but the result has been disappointment year after year. Even though James' presence has brought a lot of attention and commercial value to the Heat, it has also suffered various negative consequences.

Now even if James is leaving, they will not feel regretful or reluctant.

Damn, even though they praise you so much, you can’t even win a championship. You’re really useless!

The Cavaliers swept the Heat 4-0, which was the fastest decision among the second rounds of the Eastern and Western Conferences. At this time, several other teams were still in fierce battles.

It was during this period that the league began to announce the results of the season awards.

What is speechless is that this year's season awards are more like an awards ceremony for the Cavaliers than an NBA season awards selection.

Andrew Wiggins won the Rookie of the Year award, not because of his good performance. Wiggins averaged only 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game this season, and his value on the court was more reflected on the defensive end.

But this thing depends on the comparison with peers. Among the 2014 rookies, Wiggins, who averaged 14+4 per game, was already the best performing player. The remaining rookies only scored over 10 points, which was worse than Wiggins.

入选最佳新秀一阵的五名球员除了威金斯外，分别是场均10分5篮板的尼古拉.米罗蒂奇，11.9分3篮板3助攻的乔丹.克拉克森，9分4篮板6助攻的埃尔弗里德.佩顿以及9.9分8篮板的诺伦斯.诺尔。

In this comparison, Wiggins's Rookie of the Year award is well deserved.

The same goes for the best sixth man.

场均12.8分2篮板3助攻的路易斯.威廉姆斯其实数据方面并不出彩，但奈何他的竞争对手主要是8分3篮板3助攻的伊戈达拉，10.5分3篮板4助攻的吉诺比利，11.6分3助攻的阿隆.布鲁克斯等球员，对比之下，路易斯.威廉姆斯便顺理成章的拿到了最佳第六人奖项。

In the original 14-15 season, the best sixth man award went to Louis Williams, but Louis, who originally played for the Raptors, averaged 15.5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists per game, which was obviously much better than his stats for the Cavaliers.

His strong competitors during the same period were Isaiah Thomas with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists and Jamal Crawford with 15.8 points.

Originally, with Louis' current data, he would not be able to compete with these two.

But because of the butterfly effect brought about by Wang Chong, the career trajectories of these two players have also changed dramatically.

After two years with the Bulls, Isaiah Thomas was poached by the Phoenix Suns as a free agent last summer. This season, his average stats have improved to 20 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, which is better than his performance in the 14-15 season.

Jamal Crawford is on the Lakers. Because Kobe was out for the season, he became the starting shooting guard of the Lakers and got a lot of ball possession. He averaged 18+2+4 per game this season.

The statistics of these two players are only better than those of their peers, but the only problem is that both of them have become the starting main players of their respective teams, and this award is for the best sixth man, so both of them lost the eligibility for the selection, and Louis Williams won the award well deservedly.

The Most Improved Player Award was finally not given to a player from the Cavaliers, but was won by Jimmy Butler from the Bulls.

This season, Butler has become the Bulls' second offensive core, and his average of 20+6+3 per game is indeed worthy of this award.

Of course, there is no suspense about the best coach. Cavaliers head coach David Blatt led the team to 68 wins in the regular season. Even if more credit goes to Wang Chong, this award is given to the head coach after all, so it is reasonable for him to win this award.

The last two awards left are the Best Defensive Player and Most Valuable Player.

What was surprising was that Wang Chong won both awards.

This is somewhat beyond many people's imagination, because both MVP and DPOY are very competitive.

First of all, as the regular season MVP, Wang Chong led the team to 68 wins, and his personal average of 31+8+5 was impeccable.

But Curry of the Bulls also played extremely well this season. Even though he is slightly inferior to Wang Chong in both team record and personal data, he is definitely in the discussion for MVP.

As for the Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), there are also competitors such as Kawhi Leonard of the Spurs, Jordan of the Clippers and Anthony Davis of the Pelicans.

No one expected that Wang Chong would win both awards.

If you look at the ballot carefully, you will find that Wang Chong's selection for both MVP and DPOY was quite thrilling.

For the regular season MVP, Wang Chong received 35% of the votes, while Curry received 33%, a difference of only 2%.

For the best defensive player (DPOY), Wang Chong received 29.4% of the votes, while Leonard received 28.6%, with the gap being even smaller.

But no matter how tortuous and thrilling the process of winning the awards was, the fact is that Wang Chong won both the regular season MVP and the best defensive player DPOY. If you add the mid-season All-Star MVP and the scoring champion in terms of personal data, Wang Chong has already won all the honors that a superstar can get in an entire season. Now the only thing left is a finals FMVP.

With the Cavaliers' current dominance, it is probably only a matter of time before Wang Chong wins the FMVP.