Vol 3 Chapter 340: momentum

In fact, the Cavaliers still had the momentum to beat the Thunder to win the championship before the first game of the finals. After all, they were not optimistic about the vast majority of people, all the way through all the way to the finals. And their old enemy, the Golden State Warriors, has also been eliminated by the Thunder early. But when they lost this game, the momentum almost dissipated. They have tried their best to fight for victory, especially James, but the result is sad.
Although all the Cavaliers are saying that the loss of a game does not affect them much, they can win it back. But few people are really optimistic about them. Judging from the performance of the second game, the Cavaliers did, as most people expected, a catastrophe.
On June 4, the second game of the Thunder and Cavaliers finals started as scheduled at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
This game is definitely a goal for the Thunder. As long as they successfully won the first two games, according to the current situation of the two sides, they are almost invincible. For the Cavaliers, this one is even more important! If they want to retain some hope of hitting the championship, they must win a victory in Oklahoma.
Many people approached the game with anticipation. After all, both sides have the motivation to win, and the game should naturally be very exciting. It is understandable to think so, but in fact, except for the Thunder fans, everyone else is very disappointed.
In this game, the starting lineups of both sides remained unchanged.
As soon as he came up, Adams and Westbrook played a very beautiful match. In the jump ball, Adams did not take the lead. TT slapped the racket to George Hill, but the latter failed to grab Westbrook. Westbrook, who controlled the ball, immediately ran towards his basket. The Cavaliers defended quite quickly, returning to their own defensive zone in the first time. But Adams then came and blocked George Hill, who was haunting Westbrook, from the arc top left. Westbrook used this screen to accelerate directly into the free throw line. TT rushed to Westbrook at the first time. Although George Hill was staring at Adams, when the latter rushed up, he had nothing to do. Westbrook didn't look back to see if Adams had followed. After he rushed to the basket, he threw the ball up and rushed out of the court. Adams picked up the ball easily and pushed it into the basket with one hand.
Then George Hill advanced with the ball. It can be seen that in this game, the Cavaliers did increase George Hill's possession time. But once the ball is held for a long time, it is also prone to problems. On the left three-point line, Westbrook stuck directly in front of him, but Hill did not pass the ball right away. This gave An Luo from the bottom corner an idea! He charged forward and formed a double-team with Westbrook against George Hill.
This is the first time George Hill has been double-teamed in this series. This kind of defense has always been the treatment of James. This made him panic. When people panic, their actions are a little bit unable to keep up with their own thinking. An Luo, who is quick-eyed and quick-handed, will let go of this opportunity, poke his hand from the right side, and cut the ball in one hand.
George Hill was unwilling to be intercepted and beaten back by the opponent like this. He strenuously followed An Luo with his hands wide open, hindering the opponent's progress. However, although Hill is good defensively, he is only one person after all! An Luo rushed to the basket and then passed the ball from behind to Westbrook. After the latter received the ball, he exerted force under his feet, and the whole person was like stepping on the air, directly jumping up. Then Westbrook opened his right hand and slammed the ball into the basket.
Boom!
After falling to the floor and standing firmly, Westbrook clenched his fists and yelled at the home fans. Then, taking the overlord step that belonged to the turtles alone, he walked to the home court and gave An Luo a hard hit.
4:0, the Thunder made a perfect opening.
All of a sudden, the momentum of the thunder rose! It was originally his home court, and he succeeded in continuous dunks at the start. The entire Chesapeake Energy Arena was cheering up. The uniform shouts of "OKC!" almost opened the arena.
In just two rounds, it can be seen that the Cavaliers are no match for the thunderous Thunder. Whether on the defensive end or offensive end, they are more active and focused.
Next, JR started to push in on the left side of the three-point line. But An Luo's defense is not vegetarian. JR tried several times, but did not find a suitable opportunity. In the end, he could only throw the ball to Love in the left corner~EbookFREE.me~ After the latter received the ball, there was not much time left and he could only force the shot.
"boom!"
No accidents happened, and Love is not a player who is good at three-pointers. Coupled with the rush to shoot, strikes are all normal.
Adams grabbed the rebound and handed it to Westbrook, who directly launched a counterattack. It may be a continuous offensive miss, giving the Cavaliers a sense of urgency. This time, their retreat became more active.
After Westbrook used his speed and breakthrough to take away the Cavaliers' defense, he stuffed the ball to Paul George who followed up. After catching the ball, the latter went straight to the basket and was about to dunk. At this time TT appeared in the restricted area. He followed Paul George in, and he waited until Paul George took the shot before jumping up high and slapped him down.
"Beep!"
The basketball that Paul George dialed out was indeed shot by TT, but the referee's whistle rang!
Look at that gesture, it's a foul of TT thugs! After some complaints were unsuccessful, Paul George finally stood on the free throw line. His free throws have always been accurate, and this time was no exception. After making two free throws, the score was rewritten to 6:0.
Although the defense was fouled this time, it was worth it. The Cavaliers then assisted by George Hill and Love made a goal in the right elbow. Changed the embarrassing situation of not scoring for nearly two minutes at the beginning of the game.
But in general, the Cavaliers were still overwhelmed by the thunder in their momentum. Although in the next period of time, the two sides will come and go, the situation of the game looks very anxious, but the Thunder did not allow the Cavaliers to narrow the difference between the two sides. This situation continued until the end of the first quarter, and the Thunder finally entered the second quarter with a 6-point lead.