mtlumby2d Chapter 182 Fate is inevitable (page 12)
Chapter 182 Fate is inevitable (page 12)
Eventually, with time running out, the game ends.
The Warriors won the second game of the Western Conference Finals 118-91. The big score came to 1-1, and the two teams were temporarily tied.
After the game, Durant turned around and walked back to the locker room alone.
The failure of this game cannot be blamed on Durant. Durant scored 29 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. He made 18 of 11 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. It was the highest score in the game.
On the other hand, the Thunder's second leader, Westbrook, scored 16 points, 12 assists, 1 rebound and 2 steals. It felt good to see this. However, he made 14 of 5 shots, 5 of 1 three-pointers, and his shooting percentage was only 35.7%.
Of course, Westbrook cannot bear the blame for this game alone. Ibaka is 6 of 1 and Dion Waiters is 11 of 3. They all have to bear a certain amount of responsibility.
It's just that Westbrook, as one of the team's stars, failed to play the role of the star.
Su Tian also watched the game on TV. Su Tian was wondering whether Durant would go to the Warriors after this season.
But whether Durant goes to the Warriors or not, that will be a matter for next season. At this stage, the Cavaliers must first pass the Raptors.
On May 5, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals started on time at the Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers maintained the starting lineup from the first game, and the Raptors also remained unchanged. In other words, the Raptors had nothing to change.
At the beginning of the game, Thompson and Biyombo had a jump ball, and Thompson grabbed it.
Irving took the ball and started to advance with the ball.
After arriving in the frontcourt, Irving passed the ball directly to James.
James got the ball and faced Carroll, called Love to pick and roll, and used the pick and roll to start the breakthrough.
After Carroll bypassed the pick-and-roll, he turned around to chase James, but the Raptors seemed to know that Carroll couldn't defend James on their own.
So Biyombo was arranged in advance to squat under the basket and double-team James. James was also prepared to break through and pass the ball to Su Tian, who was running to the bottom corner.
Su Tian received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.
Swah——
Su Tian hit a three-pointer directly.
3-0
The ball was transferred and it was the Raptors' turn to attack.
Lowry started to advance with the ball. After reaching the frontcourt, he began to cooperate with his teammates in pick-and-roll.
With the help of the pick-and-roll, Lowry directly started the breakthrough and rushed to the basket. Irving squeezed through the pick-and-roll screen and turned to pursue the defense.
As Lowry entered the penalty area, he was caught up by Irving. After a confrontation between the two, Lowry overcame Irving's defense and scored a layup.
3-2
Although both sides scored the first ball, the consumption was different. It was obvious that Lowry's consumption was greater.
The ball was given to the Cavaliers again, and Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball. This time Irving held the ball himself and called for a pick-and-roll, breaking through into the penalty area with the ball.
Before entering the penalty area, Irving made a sudden stop and start, completely shaking off Lowry's defense, and went straight into the penalty area for a layup.
5-2
The Cavaliers continued to maintain their lead.
The ball changed again, and Lowry once again took the ball to the frontcourt.
This time Lowry gave the ball directly to DeRozan, who got the ball and faced Su Tian's defense.
After guarding DeRozan in the last game, Su Tian also found some skills to guard DeRozan. He took a half step back to free up the space for shooting a three-pointer.
This kind of shooting space is simply giving away points to three-point shooters like Curry and Klay, but it is very uncomfortable for DeRozan.
Although there is shooting space, there is no corresponding shooting control, so he can only give up three-point opportunities.
So DeRozan began to break through Su Tian's defense with the ball. Su Tian also directly went up to death the moment DeRozan started to break through, giving the defense enough strength.
The two fought all the way to the basket. Thompson returned to defend the basket. DeRozan lost the chance for a layup, so he turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.
When DeRozan shot, Su Tian also defended him in time.
boom--
The basketball missed and the rebound was taken by Thompson.
In the next few rounds, both sides performed well, but there was always a three-point difference that was difficult to catch up.
At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Raptors by 33 points 27-6.
The reason why they were able to lead by 6 points was also due to Su Tian's three-pointer on the last possession of the ball, which allowed the Cavaliers to end the first quarter with a 6-point lead.
During the break, Tyronn Lue adjusted the lineup, Owen Thompson rested, Dellavedova and Frye came on.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' focus was on James. James took control of the ball to break through and distribute the ball, while the remaining four people did a good job in 3D.
The Raptors also made adjustments, with Lowry resting off the court and DeRozan leading the team.
But Tyronn Lue felt relieved when he thought that it was Su Tian who faced DeRozan.
The first possession of the ball in the second quarter was given to the Raptors. Corey Joseph advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. After reaching the frontcourt, he passed the ball directly to DeRozan.
DeRozan got the ball and faced Su Tiandao on defense. He did not choose to attack hard, but called his teammates to pick and roll, and used the pick and roll to start a breakthrough.
And Su Tian seemed to have expected it. He retreated early to bypass the pick-and-roll, stood up in a defensive position, and faced DeRozan again.
But DeRozan was not forced to stop by Su Tian, but instead used his strength to carry Su Tian all the way to the basket.
After arriving at the basket, DeRozan collected the ball and prepared to shake Su Tian away and force a shot, but Su Tian was not shaken and his shot was interfered with, and the basketball was black.
Su Tian turned around to collect the rebound and passed the ball directly to James, who had already turned his head and was about to pass.
When James receives the ball and plays a fast break, few people can stop James when he rushes forward, at least not in the Raptors.
So James rushed to the basket and succeeded with a powerful dunk.
35-27
The ball was once again given to the Raptors, but DeRozan refused to give up and faced Su Tian again with the ball.
Still calling for a pick-and-roll, using the pick-and-roll to start a breakthrough, but this time Su Tian's defense was tighter, and DeRozan didn't even have room to force a shot, so he had to pass the ball to Scola in the mid-range.
Scola received the ball, turned his back, and prepared to hit Frye with his back.
Although Scola is old, it is not a big problem for Frye, who is also a veteran, to play occasionally.
So Scola quickly turned around and succeeded in a layup after a series of back attacks.
35-29
The Raptors finally started scoring goals, but there was no guarantee of efficiency.
The ball was transferred and it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.
Dellavedova advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to James without hesitation.
At this time, James was holding the ball and standing outside the three-point line, facing Carroll's defense. The remaining four Cavaliers all stood outside the three-point line to open up space.
This resulted in the Raptors' basket being extremely empty. James did not call a pick-and-roll and directly broke through Carroll's defense.
After pushing away Carroll, the path leading to the basket was clear. Biyombo had no choice but to return to defend the basket.
James saw Biyombo return to defense and did not force the shot. He passed the ball to Love who was ambushing in the bottom corner.
Love received the ball, Biyombo quickly changed his focus and rushed towards Love, but it was too late.