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On May 5, in Game 22 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers won another game at home, changing the score to 2:2 and gaining the upper hand in the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, the Bulls are indeed the second strongest team in the Eastern Conference after the Cavaliers, and are much stronger than the Heat. At least they are still capable of launching a counterattack in the face of the Cavaliers' fierce offensive.

5月24日，东决G3，回到主场的公牛终于以113：109拿下一局。

In this game, Curry, who had been suppressed for two games, finally rebounded, made 8 three-pointers, scored 32 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, leading the Bulls to win back a game.

In Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals two days later, the Bulls continued their efforts, went through overtime, and finally won the game 129:126, tying the score to 2:2.

The two teams are back on the same starting line and will face off in the decisive battle.

When it came to the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain, Wang Chong finally began to explode.

He was in full force in this game, scoring 44 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, completely defeating the Bulls' defense. The score came to 3:2, and he took the match point first.

The Bulls had not given up yet and wanted to tie the score to 6:3 in Game 3 two days later and then play a game with the Cavaliers.

But Wang Chong didn't give the Bulls any more chances.

105: 97.

The Cavaliers defeated the Bulls 4:2, won the Eastern Conference championship, and successfully advanced to the finals.

Although the score was not so close that it had to go to a Game 7, it can be seen from the course of the game that the two teams were very close in strength. The Bulls were definitely capable of competing with the Cavaliers, and in fact they had only lost one home game.

It is generally believed by the outside world that the Bulls lost because of Wang Chong. If Wang Chong was swapped with Butler or even Curry, the result might be completely reversed.

There was no way. Wang Chong was really a BUG-like character on the court. While he was unstoppable on the offensive end, he was still at the DPOY level on the defensive end. Especially at the critical moment, although they knew that the Cavaliers would definitely give the ball to Wang Chong to attack, they still couldn't defend at all. The Chicago fans finally experienced that feeling of despair.

The Bulls entered the finals with only one team standing in their way of winning the championship: the Los Angeles Clippers.

In the Western Conference matchup between the Spurs and the Clippers, the Clippers were ultimately more skilled and defeated the Spurs 4:3.

There is no way, the Spurs are indeed in a period of strength vacuum this season.

As GDP gets older, the two new main core players, Leonard and Gobert, have not yet fully grown into top stars capable of standing on their own.

It is a coincidence that in the original 14-15 season, the Spurs were eliminated by the Clippers in the first round, and the score was also 4:3. The only difference is that the three main players of that Clippers were Paul, Griffin and Jordan Jr., while the current Clippers, the three main players are Harden, Paul and Jordan Jr., and their strength is even better than the original Clippers.

He successfully led the team to the finals, but it didn't mean that much to Paul.

The original Paul was a floor man in the Western Conference Finals. Let alone the finals, even touching the floor in the Western Conference Finals was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

However, Paul, whose career trajectory has changed, already has a championship. It is not something particularly worth being happy about for him to reach the finals again. Unless the Clippers can win the championship and Paul wins his second championship in his career, plus the FMVP, his historical status can truly make a qualitative leap.

But this is obviously unrealistic.

In the finals between the Cavaliers and the Clippers, no one was optimistic that the Clippers could win, including the Clippers fans who also did not think that the Clippers had a chance to win the championship.

The Cavaliers are too strong. Along the way in the Eastern Conference playoffs, they defeated the Big Three of the Heat and the Bulls with 60+ wins. Now in the finals, what can the Clippers rely on to compete with the Cavaliers?

Of course, although they are aware of the huge gap in strength, the Clippers cannot just surrender. Surrendering and losing half the game is not something that applies in the NBA.

Before the game, the Clippers were still in high spirits. Neither Paul nor Harden showed any fear when mentioning the Cavaliers in interviews.

"We will win the finals and hold the championship trophy because we have the best team! No matter who our opponent is, we have a chance to win!"

Of course, everyone just listens to this kind of talk and no one takes it seriously.

In fact, no matter how loud the slogans were or how high the morale was, it did not affect the Clippers from being beaten badly.

On June 2015, 6, the first game of the NBA Finals officially kicked off.

Cavaliers vs Clippers.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup remains unchanged: Irving, Wiggins, Wang Chong, Gasol and Whiteside.

The Clippers' starting five are Paul, Harden, Matt Barnes, Josh Smith and Jordan Jr.

The huge gap between the two teams can be seen from the lineup.

In terms of their strongest outside shooting, the Clippers have no advantage over the Cavaliers at all, and they are even more defeated in the inside.

Jordan Jr. and Whiteside are the same type of players, and Jordan is not much stronger than Whiteside. He is even worse at free throws than Whiteside.

It can be seen from the jump ball after the start of the game that it was Whiteside of the Cavaliers who won the ball. The two players' jumping ability and explosiveness are comparable, and Jordan Jr. is unable to suppress Whiteside in the area where he is good at.

Not to mention the matchup between Gasol and Josh Smith.

Josh Smith was signed by the Clippers last summer with a one-year contract worth $400 million.

If it was Josh Smith from a few years ago, his strength would be acceptable. After all, in his peak period, he could contribute 18.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, as well as 1.4 steals and 1.7 blocks.

Smith, who plays as a power forward, has the mobility of a small forward, a bit like a poor version of James.

But after all, he does not have James' ball-handling and offensive abilities. His technical characteristics are single, and his height of 2 meters gives him no advantage in the penalty area.

In fact, the positioning of this kind of striker with a variety of styles is very awkward. He is called an outside player, but he does not have the skills of an outside player. He is called an inside player, but he is short in height and does not have the ability to fight in the interior.

This is the case with Anthony Bennett, the No. 1 pick selected by the Cavaliers.

Josh Smith has basically played a blue-collar role for the Clippers this season, assisting Jordan Jr. in protecting rebounds, and then using his superior mobility to assist in defense and improve the Clippers' defensive efficiency.

Throughout the regular season, Smith averaged 12.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, which is the level of an ordinary starting role player. When he faced the 2-meter tall inside player Pau Gasol, it is conceivable how difficult it would be to defend him.

After the game started, the Clippers only lasted about 3 minutes before being beaten unilaterally by the Cavaliers.

In the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 32:19. The biggest problem the Clippers faced when facing the Bulls was their poor offense.

Paul himself is not an offensive player. His organizational and supporting abilities are indeed good, but he is also more dependent on the offensive abilities of his teammates.

But his best scoring partner now is Harden.

Harden is not the kind of shooter who shoots as soon as he catches the ball. Instead, he is a core player who needs to hold the ball to attack. Usually after receiving the pass from Paul, he has to pretend to dribble the ball for a long time, find the flaws of the defensive players, and then use rhythm changes to score.

In this situation, Paul's advantages cannot be brought into play at all.

Harden is also in a bad situation.

Wiggins, who is responsible for defending him, is not a difficult opponent for the Cavaliers, but the problem is that the height of the Cavaliers' front line is too exaggerated. Wang Chong, Gasol, and Whiteside are all big men over 2 meters tall. Once they stick their heads into the penalty area, ordinary players will be blocked even if they break into the penalty area.

This makes Harden's offense more focused on mid-range and long-range shots, especially his favorite step-back three-pointer, which is used most frequently.

But under the high-pressure defense of the finals, Harden's three-point shooting, which was not high to begin with, was even more stretched, with a hit rate of less than 30%.

Even Harden's offensive efficiency is not high, let alone other players.

The Clippers' offense was almost completely stagnant, and they could only rely on Harden and Paul to carry explosives into the penalty area and draw fouls to score points with difficulty.

In the second quarter, the Clippers' offense still did not improve at all, and the Cavaliers took advantage of the situation and continued to expand their victory.

At the end of the first half, the gap between the two teams had widened to more than 20 minutes.

The Cavaliers' home fans were all happy, as the game was now secure.

Who knew that in the third quarter the team would give them another big surprise.

欧文在第三节比赛突然毫无征兆的爆发，单节比赛投进3记三分，加上4投2中的中投与2中2的罚球，单节砍下15分，带领骑士单节35：24再赢11分。

After three quarters, the difference between the two teams had reached 33 points. The huge gap forced the Clippers to send out an all-substitute lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter and gave up the game one quarter in advance.

The Cavaliers also took advantage of the situation and replaced all their main players with substitutes and the opponent's water time.

But the Cavaliers' bench lineup is also quite strong. Sixth man Louis Williams and Tristan Thompson are both eager to show their skills in the limited playing time.

The result was that in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers' substitutes once again beat the Clippers' substitutes.

When the whistle sounded to end the game, the players on the Clippers' bench stood up immediately and walked towards the locker room without looking back, ignoring the microphones raised by reporters.

129: 79!

The Clippers lost by a full 50 points at Quicken Loans Arena!

The 50-point difference is the largest difference in the history of the NBA Finals. The previous record was 1998 points in Game 3 of the 42 Finals between the Bulls and the Jazz.

The Cavaliers significantly broke the Bulls' record and completely nailed the Clippers to the pillar of shame.

Originally, reaching the finals was a matter of honor for the Clippers. Many people only know that the Cavaliers have not won a championship in 1970 years, but they don’t know that the Clippers, who were founded in 45, have a history of 45 years. In these years, let alone winning a championship, the Clippers have never even made it to the finals.

The Clippers' entry into the finals this year has already made history for the team.

But this was only the first finals and they were nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

Losing 50 points in a single game is not a score difference that can be caused by an ordinary strength gap.

As one of the Clippers' core players, Paul is even more depressed.

Although many things have changed in this time and space because of the butterfly effect brought about by Wang Chong, Paul's luck is not very good. In the 09 playoffs, Paul, who had not yet joined the Lakers, still experienced the 58 tragedy in the playoffs.

Paul, who had already lost by 58 points in the playoffs, now lost by 50 points in the finals, setting another historical record.

At the post-game press conference, both Paul and Harden remained silent, fully demonstrating what it means to make big statements before the game and remain silent after the game.

However, the Clippers are in such a miserable state that many people feel a little sympathy for them.

Originally, letting the Clippers play against the Cavaliers in the finals was already an excessive thing in itself, and being beaten like this in the game was really a bit pitiful.

The Clippers suffered a heavy blow in the first game, and they still couldn't recover in the second game two days later. The whole team was like sleepwalking during the game and could not organize any effective counterattack.

The result was that in Game 2 of the Finals, the Cavaliers won by another 21 points at home, and their net score reached an exaggerated 71 points in just two games.

In Game 3 of the Finals, the Clippers returned to their home court, Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Even the Clippers' home fans basically don't expect the Clippers to have a burst of energy and defeat the Cavaliers at this time. As long as they can lose less badly at home and avoid being swept 0:4, it will be fine.

But even this little bit of luxury is difficult for the Clippers to achieve.

On June 6, in Game 9 of the Finals, the Clippers fought hard throughout the game, but were still unable to withstand the fierce offensive of the Cavaliers and were defeated again. The score was now 3:0.

The only consolation is that the score difference between the two teams in this game is finally not that big, with a difference of only 8 points.

Even though their team had already lost the game and was trailing 0:3, Clippers fans actually felt relieved.

Their ideas are also very simple.

Just lose, we won anyway, at least we didn’t lose by 50 points, so it’s not that embarrassing.

When the mentality of a team's fans has changed from winning to losing in a slightly more decent way, then the team is actually doomed.

Two days later, in Game 4 of the Finals, the Cavaliers did not give the Clippers any chance and won the game 0:, sweeping the Clippers to win the championship.

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When the game ended and the Cavaliers officially won the championship, many Cavaliers fans were still a little confused.

Is this the championship?

There was no passionate confrontation, no thrilling reversal, and no excited tears after winning the championship with great difficulty.

I haven't had time to process any emotions yet, and already I won the championship?

Isn't this too easy? Is it so easy to win an NBA championship?

The strong sense of unreality made Cavaliers fans even doubt whether they were dreaming.

But this is the fact. Under the leadership of Wang Chong, Cleveland, a city that has not won a championship in the four major cups for fifty years, has finally won its first NBA championship!