Chapter 219
"Beep!"
Coach Mike Brown called a timeout after Su Hao blocked his 17th shot of the night.
The score difference was 21 points.
There were three minutes left.
The Cavaliers had little chance of turning the game around tonight. Not only would they lose, but they would lose miserably.
The first team in the East and the first team in the West were in a rehearsal match for the finals, and it ended like this.
This was completely different from what everyone had predicted before the game.
"Why?!" Some fans were puzzled."Why did they rush to the basket without hesitation when they knew the Clippers' restricted area and the Hulk who had extremely fierce defensive ability? Why did they force themselves to jump into the fire pit?
"
"Yes, knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain, but still going there, allowing Su Hao to block 17 shots in one night, this is not a fool's behavior.
They are both the first teams in the division, but the final score difference is more than 20 points, which is hard to accept.
" Reggie Miller explained in the commentary booth ,"The reason why the Cavaliers are so powerful is due to LeBron's personal super strength.
At the critical moment, he can stand up and use his personal ability to help the team score, thereby affecting the game.
And the way he affects the game is to attack the basket.
With his monster-like physical talent, LeBron can basically score or kill as long as he rushes, and he will definitely put pressure on the opponent.
But tonight he is facing Su Hao, who has a giant-level dominance in the restricted area.
Rushing to the basket cannot solve the problem.
But he has no other tough and stable outside finishing methods, which makes the Cavaliers' overall offense weak.
It becomes difficult to catch up.
The score difference will increase with the accumulation of a little bit of time, resulting in more than 20 points now.
"
"Yes."
Barkley nodded and continued,"The only core of the Cavaliers is LeBron.
LeBron's strongest means of solving problems is to rush the basket.
When this means does not work, LeBron's level will decline, and the Cavaliers will not play well as a whole.
In the game between the Clippers and the Cavaliers, and in the matchup between Su Suhao and LeBron, there seems to be a feeling of natural nemesis.
This is like the Eastern Conference Finals of last year's playoffs.
The Cavaliers, who are highly expected to enter the finals, cannot break through the Magic's restricted area guarded by"Magic Beast" Howard.
When he is restricted, the Cavaliers cannot play well, and finally the Magic won the Eastern Conference Finals and snatched the ticket to the finals.
Facts have proved that the Magic last year were qualified to enter the finals, but in theory, the Cavaliers, who were stronger overall, should have entered.
Unfortunately,
Magic, who had a strong enough dominance in the restricted area, suppressed LeBron.
As a result, the Cavaliers were upset.
And"Hulk" Su Hao completely defeated"Magic Beast" Howard, which made it easier for Su Hao to suppress LeBron's rush to the basket, causing the Cavaliers to lose by more than 20 points.
This seems... It seems that Su Hao is his nemesis."
Yes.
Howard at his peak was able to suppress LeBron.
Then Su Hao was LeBron's nemesis, and he was also like... the Warcraft Plus version.
This was the reason why the top team in the East and the top team in the West had a difference of more than 20 points.
The two commentators' analysis was very correct and thorough.
The fans suddenly realized.
The Cavaliers, who also understood, did not have many options at the moment, after all, they were a team led by a single core.
LeBron could not stand up.
The whole team could not move forward.
The score difference was 21 points, and there were still three minutes left. It would be a pity to give up directly, and it would be difficult to struggle.
Soon, the timeout came back.
Coach Mike Brown had not given up the game, or Xu did not expect a comeback.
But after all, it was a rare match, and he had to finish the game.
LeBron's attack on the inside with Su Hao was not effective. Apart from that, his destructive power in attacking the basket was still very strong.
The key.
His passes were always online.
When his teammates on the outside received the ball and had a certain chance, they were able to seize the opportunity.
However.
After all, this era is not the era of small balls. The main theme of the league is still to attack the basket and fight in the inside.
Even if they are unwilling and don't want to, they must have a certain number of offensive rounds to attack the inside and try to score in a way they are more familiar with.
But Su Hao's ability to defend in the restricted area is too strong.
17 blocks.
Without mentioning too much, at least 17 attacks of the Cavaliers were blocked in the whole game.
This is not a lot, because of the interference caused by Su Hao's defense.
The difference is obvious.
O'Neal rested for 8 minutes in the last quarter before he returned to the court.
If he didn't rest for so long, he couldn't play at all.
In the repeated confrontations with Su Hao, he consumed too much energy, and his wrinkled shark skin couldn't bear it at all.
But even if he came back on the court, the effect was not satisfactory.
Su Hao, who was only 20 years old, was full of vitality and energy, and had the strength of 320 kilograms in bench press.
Those confrontations and every fall made O'Neal's face wear a mask of pain.
He gritted his teeth and persisted.
He could only grit his teeth and bear it.
He no longer cared about the score difference of more than 20 points or the game he was going to lose.
He just wanted the game time to end quickly.
He didn't want to defend anymore.
He couldn't defend against the Hulk Su Hao at all
"If I were at my peak, I might have been able to fight him, but now I really can't, I can't stand it anymore!"
O'Neal's heart was broken.
""Swoosh!"
LeBron seemed to be desperate and continued his bulldozer attack.
He attacked the basket again.
Russell and Gordon surrounded him and could not stop him. He had to rely on Su Hao who came up to make up for him. Facing Su Hao again, facing the Hulk who had blocked him at least 6 times tonight.
Fear.
Even a strong"Little Emperor" LeBron had to be afraid, but he remained calm.
At the moment when he seemed to be about to shoot, a pass found O'Neal on the right side of the basket.
David Lee did not keep up.
Su Hao immediately focused on LeBron.
O'Neal's chance ball
""Roar"
O'Neal also felt that the opportunity had come. He grabbed the ball with a low roar, and he was going to use a heavy dunk to save a little face for himself.
Got it?
No.
His reaction was too slow, his burst was too slow, and he could no longer jump.
At the moment when he was about to slam the basketball into the basket with both hands,
Su Hao, who was defending LeBron on the left side a second ago, turned around and chased after him the next second, and slapped O'Neal's dunk.
【Impossible to block】
"Can we still catch up?"
O'Neal was completely desperate.
Su Hao also blocked LeBron's 18th shot of the night.
On the defensive end, he blocked LeBron's bulldozer-like attack and blocked an impossible shot.
On the offensive end, Su Hao also played against LeBron and O'Neal at the end of the game, crushing them like a tank and forcing them into the basket.
""Bang!"
With LeBron and O'Neal blocking the ball, the Cavaliers dunked the ball into the basket.
The score difference was 23 points.
The Cavaliers had no chance to recover.
Even though Morris made two three-pointers from the outside at the end, LeBron also made a long three-pointer as if he was gambling his life.
Three three-pointers.
The Cavaliers chased 9 points in a row at the end, narrowing the score difference to 14 points.
But time ran out.
Their last wave of brilliance did not reverse the game, but made them lose a little more decently!!!