It can also be seen from the difference between the scores of these four games and the difference between the G4 game, which decided the knight's life and death, that the Warriors completely prevailed at that time, and the whole knight was destroyed by the Warriors, and there was no strength to fight back. But in fact, all the changes in the momentum of the game originated from the final G 1.
At that time, the game was overtime, which means that the Cavaliers had a very good momentum at first. Under the leadership of James, they stopped fighting with the Warriors until the score 107: 107. And this process is more like making a movie, and the suspense is ups and downs. First, Hill made one of two free throws, and second, JR Smith lost himself after grabbing the ball at the basket. He just dragged the ball to the end of the game and didn't try to stop scoring.
Of course, this ball can't be completely unfamiliar to Smith. After all, if he didn't grab the basketball, he probably wouldn't change the trend of the game. Just from the performance of this game, we can see that the Cavaliers did have a chance at that time. And that year, James was still at his peak. In the finals, he averaged 34 points and 8.5 rebounds 10 assists 1.3 steals 1 blocks. If he had two effective helpers around him, he wouldn't be swept by the Warriors, and even the result of the game might be completely reversed.
There were two main reasons why the powerful knights were swept away.
First, the strength of the Cavaliers' lineup at that time was obviously far from that of the Warriors. Durant joined the Warriors from 16 to 18 finals, and Durant once worked with the Warriors. Compared with the champion warriors in 16- 17 season, the warriors in 17- 18 season are a more mature and rampant super team. In the finals, Durant averaged 28.8 points 10 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, while in the center position of the team, it was 27.5 points, 6 rebounds and 6.8 assists. It can be said that the tacit cooperation between the two men and * * * destroyed the Cavaliers' hope of winning the championship.
That year, the Cavaliers didn't have the Big Three. From 20 17, Carey Owen, one of the Cavaliers' Big Three, was sold to the Celtics, while James and Love, two of the Cavaliers' remaining Big Three, stayed and led the team to the finals the following year. Therefore, it is obvious that the Cavaliers, a stronger super team after the lineup, are at a loss.
The second reason lies in the psychological quality gap between the two sides. Warriors have been recognized as the king of the league since they got Durant. When they are in the game, they can often play the game very enjoyable and relaxed, because there are always people in the team who can score explosively and take away the success of the game. And as early as the year before last, the Warriors won the championship easily, so the mentality of the Warriors in the 18 finals was very positive, and they themselves were very optimistic that they could win the championship, and they were convinced of it. On the other hand, on the Cavaliers side, the players have not changed less in the past year, and it really took a lot of effort to enter the finals. It took seven games to defeat the pacers who were not optimistic about winning the championship. It can be said that they are exhausted.
Coupled with the sudden defeat of G 1 in the finals, the last tight defense line of the team was ruthlessly destroyed. At that time, they saw that the warriors seemed invincible when the gods came, so they fought fiercely with fear, and naturally they could not defeat the powerful warriors. Even James, who is experienced in the game, blamed his teammates angrily and stopped blaming himself before G 1 entered overtime. Thus, in the finals at that time, the Warriors had obvious psychological advantages over the Cavaliers. The essence of this advantage is, in the final analysis, super confidence in the strength of your team.
If James can lead the team to win the finals and the championship on 20 18, then James will definitely rank behind Jordan in history. And James has a good chance to stay in the Cavaliers. After all, the knights are United, which makes James see the hope at the end of his life.
Of course, everything that should have happened has happened, and they are willing to give up. The Warriors performed well enough in the 18 finals, while the Cavaliers did play four bad games and were swept away. It can only be said that their skills are not as good as others, including James. As the absolute guiding center of a team, he can't stand up decisively to help the team tide over the difficulties at the critical moment, which is also worth pondering.