After the Clippers entered the finals for three consecutive years, they especially reported on the homepage: After the Bulls Dynasty's three consecutive championships, only the Lakers and Spurs won the cup four times in 12 years. In the era of competition among the heroes, only the Spurs and the Lakers can bring the fans the feeling of the dynasty. Will the next dynasty be the Los Angeles Clippers?

Most people will give a positive answer to this question now. Compared with the Clippers' King of the World, it seems that both the two teams in the East seem to be more than one better. Not to mention whether they can defeat the Lakers who were eliminated in the West, the Spurs and the Rockets, not to mention the Clippers who set n historical records this season. It can be said that such a Clippers are already at least the top three teams in NBA history. It is really hard to say who is better than the Celtics who have won eight consecutive championships.

Nash congratulated two teammates of the national team after the game and said in an interview: "The Clippers are no longer able to defeat. I have faced the Lakers in the ok period and also fought against the Spurs in the GPD period, but they did not give me the feeling that they could not defeat. Only the Clippers now make me feel that they cannot defeat. We feel that this team is not like a team composed of Earthlings. They are like Barcelona in the football field, invincible."

Real Madrid fans said in their hearts: "Fuck, why can't Barcelona defeat? We have the Magic Birds, we have Cristiano Ronaldo, we have to beat them 5:0 this season."

On May 24, the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Finals continued, and LeBron James made a clear statement before the game that the Cleveland Cavaliers would not stop in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Cavaliers swept the East in the regular season and easily defeated their opponents in the first two rounds of the playoffs to advance. But they were in trouble in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Orlando Magic won two consecutive games at home. Howard became an existence that the Cavaliers could not defeat in the interior. Now the score is 2:2, and the prospects for the two teams to advance are no longer clear.

Regarding the difficulties the team is facing, the Cavaliers' second leader Mo Williams said that it is no big deal. He said: "The Magic are respectable. They are an excellent team, but we are the best team in the basketball world," Williams said. "I promise we will reach the finals. We are now 2:2 draw, but we still have a home advantage. Everyone believes we will win the final victory in the Eastern Conference Finals. Yes, the game may be very difficult, we know that, so we have to win Game 5 so we can get the match point."

Regarding Williams' bold statement, James said it was reasonable: "He should say that, we have no reason to stop in the Eastern Conference Finals."

Dwight Howard disdained James and his younger brothers' confidence and said, "We just need to play the game well. We don't care what others say."

James averaged 41 points per game in the first four games of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the game turned into James vs. Magic. The Cavaliers, including Brand and Williams, failed to provide James with sufficient firepower. James knew that it was impossible to win the championship by relying solely on his own. He hoped that his teammates could share his pressure.

"I know my teammates can play better, they know they can play better, I don't want to put pressure on them, they will perform better, and all we need to do now is throw the ball in."

The two teams were full of gunpowder. In the last game, the Cavaliers were reversed by Magic. The biggest reason for their defeat was that they were completely at a disadvantage in the inside competition, allowing Howard to kill the Cavaliers to lose in the inside. It was precisely because the Warcraft wanted to take the game. Magic always had the upper hand. The Cavaliers could not control the situation and could only accept the bitter fruit of the defeat.

Obviously, if the Cavaliers want to win, they must make adjustments to defend Howard in order to limit the Warcraft as much as possible, and at the same time, they can take advantage of the many inside players to form multiple attacks. If the Cavaliers can not suffer too much in the inside confrontation, the chance of winning can be greatly increased.

In the fifth battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Cavaliers finally made adjustments. They frequently used double-teams, assisted defense and even foul tactics to effectively limit the performance of the Warcraft, making them only make 3 of 10 shots in the game, and had 5 mistakes and 3 blocked times, which was a loss of face.

Howard has a serious flaw in the playoffs this year, that is, his free throw percentage is only 44%, which will allow all teams to use foul tactics to deal with him.

In the fifth game, the Cavaliers were sent off two inside players. Brand and James both fought for 5 fouls. They allowed Howard to stand on the free throw line 25 times, but the Warcraft only hit 11 of them, which was exactly 44% of the free throw rate. The Magic died on Howard's free throw again.

If there is any difference between O'Neal and Howard, it is that although O'Neal's free throws are not accurate, he is very sure of his offense at the low post. It is almost impossible to use single defense to limit him at the peak. Big Ben is the best one, but O'Neal's score remains high.

Howard couldn't do this. Once his free throw is inaccurate, he would be frequently sent to the free throw line, and the Warcraft could only face the enemy's ridicule in embarrassment. Howard's five mistakes today were basically in low-post offenses. As long as he received the basketball, the Cavaliers players immediately double-teamed. Howard, who had rough low-post skills, could easily be intercepted or made mistakes in dribbling.

The Cavaliers have more than one move. If they cannot create Howard's mistake, they will immediately make a heavy foul and send Howard to the free throw line.

From the actual combat, the Cavaliers' strategy of defending Howard is still very effective, especially in double-teaming and weak side defense. In the first quarter, Howard asked for the ball at the low post and turned around and dodged the defender after a single. When he was about to make a layup easily, Anthony Parker came over and jumped high to remove the racket, but the Warcraft attack failed.

In the next round, the Magic continued to attack inside, but this time it was like a replica of the previous round. Howard turned around and got a chance. This time it was James who came to assist in defense, and he slapped the ball with another slap. Fortunately, the referee fouled, but the Warcraft missed both free throws.

This weak side assisting defense caused great trouble to the Warcraft's attack. When the Cavaliers did not come to assist in defense in time, the players who defended Howard resolutely fouled and sent him to the free throw line.

In addition, in addition to assisting defense, the Cavaliers also use double-teams, and double-teams are very common. This kind of defense is more lethal. In the first quarter, Mo Williams, Valaijo and James successfully intercepted Howard several times.

It is this two-pronged targeted tactic that once again dragged down the Magic's offensive rhythm today. The two division final teams continued to fight in the swamp for the whole game, and the game was so ugly that it was beyond redundant. Just look at the final score of only 75:70, you can know how ugly these two teams played today.

The Cavaliers have won the game twice through Howard's cheating free throws in this round of the series. Don't say anything more "winning like this is indecent". Since you have weaknesses, you should be targeted. There is no saying whether it should be done or not. Why don't the animal brothers be targeted like this?

In the Clippers' game, many coaches repeatedly emphasize to their players before the game that if they can't defend themselves, even if they let the two brothers score the ball, try not to behave properly, because sending two to the free throw line is equivalent to giving away points, and there is a high chance that they can make them two plus one.

If it were Celtics, Rivers would also emphasize that when the game is over, the two should not be allowed to go to the free throw line, because it is likely that there will be an infinite cycle: if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined... if it is fined, this is not their nonsense. The Celtics champion in 2008 was snatched away by the two with the most despicable tactics. When the Celtics fans think about it now, they still feel unhappy.

But no matter what, the Cavaliers really got the match point at home, and the situation changed again, and the Magic was forced to the edge of the cliff.

The Clippers watched Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. They knew very well that the two teams in the Eastern Conference were not very different, so whoever could get the match point first had a greater chance of eliminating the opponent. The Cavaliers undoubtedly have the advantage now. They have one more home court than the Magic, and this home court is likely to become the key to determining the outcome.

At the post-match press conference of Black Bread, he said: "The Eastern Conference Finals are far from over. When the opponent's team has a star of Howard's level, it is not easy to eliminate them." Brown said this correctly. Sure enough, when he came to Orlando again two days later, Howard's free throw star became accurate again, and their foul tactics would not work first.

In the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, at the beginning of the game, Howard stood up to dominate the Magic's offense, using his inflexible footsteps, but his absolutely strong body, he can always reach a very deep position in the penalty area. Once he enters the attack area, the Magic player passes the ball into the inside line in time, and the Warcraft can pose a great threat, because today his free throw is very accurate, and the Cavaliers's chopping tactic has no conditions to implement.

The Cavaliers' inside line was unable to deal with Howard at all, so they could only frequently use fouls to stop Warcraft from scoring in the penalty area. Valaijo had fouls twice early, and Big Z could not stop Warcraft. Howard scored 7 points in the first 10 points of the Magic as soon as he came up, helping the team take the lead in the opening game.
Chapter completed!