Chapter 115: Wang and Ou showed their strength in away games, both scored 40+, a historical record!

Chapter 115

Winning two home games in a row greatly increases the Cavaliers' chances of winning the championship.

Almost all fans are discussing that the Cavaliers will beat the Thunder in a few games and win the championship trophy!
The Chinese football fans were especially excited.

When Yao Ming entered the NBA, he sparked a basketball craze.

Although Yao Ming's overall performance was also good, he became a well-known NBA star.

But the honors he received were limited after all.

It is said that the price of air tickets from China to the United States has suddenly increased, and there are many posts offering to buy tickets for the finals at high prices.

There are so many rich people in China. The sudden emergence of Wang Yan has not only boosted the popularity of NBA around the world, but also boosted the tourism industry in China and the United States!

A day later, the entire Cavaliers team flew to Oklahoma City to prepare for the third game of the finals.

Oklahoma City is a relatively small city with an underdeveloped economy.

So there are very few sports league teams here, only the Thunder.

This is the only team, and it was "snatched" from Seattle.

But because there is only this one team, it has become the favorite of the local people and has a huge fan base.

Even ordinary people who don't play basketball much will go to the scene to support the Thunder.

Therefore, the Thunder's home court is also a well-known devil's home court.

Generally speaking, small basketball cities like these have great admiration and respect for their star players, and regard them as city heroes.

For example, Cleveland regarded James as a hero back then.

The Thunder also regard Durant as a hero.

So when they leave, many fans cannot accept it, and burning jerseys and all kinds of verbal abuse are commonplace.

On the contrary, when stars from big markets leave, no one will criticize them.

For example, when O'Neal left the Lakers, no one called him a traitor.

After Wang Yan and his teammates checked into a local hotel, they heard the shouts of Thunder fans outside.

Everyone is used to playing away games.

The fans of other teams are not too bad, they usually just shout during the day.

The most outrageous are the Celtics fans. They are really low-quality. They don't let the opposing players sleep at night, and they beat drums and gongs and disturb them all night long.

At the pre-match press conference, Wang Yan and Irving accepted media interviews.

A local reporter asked: "Mr. Wang Yan, in the first two games, you guys turned the tables in the final stages. Was there any luck involved?"

Wang Yan knew that this was because the local reporters were very dissatisfied with losing two games in a row.

"As for luck... it's true, but I think luck is also a part of strength!"

Wang Yan's nonchalant and high-EQ answer made the reporter feel embarrassed, while the other reporters applauded.

Another reporter asked Irving another question.

"Kyrie, you didn't perform well in the first two games. What was the reason?"

Owen looked unhappy, but he was a very competitive person.

He tried to answer in a calm tone: "This is my first time playing in the finals. I lack experience in all aspects. The Cavaliers can lead 2-0 because of Wang Yan, but I will continue to work hard and will never let Wang Yan hold me back!"

As the boss of the team, Wang Yan must protect his younger brothers.

So he glared at the reporter, grabbed the microphone and said: "Our Cavaliers' victory is the result of everyone's hard work. Irving's performance is very good, I am very satisfied!"

Seeing how much Wang Yan cared for Owen, the reporters all nodded slightly.

Only a boss like this can make the entire team work together and unleash the strongest fighting power!

eight pm.

Ford Center in Oklahoma City.

The third finals game between the Cavaliers and the Thunder begins.

The Thunder's home fans all wore uniform white T-shirts with the Thunder's team logo printed on their chests, which looked very impressive.

The roar of Thunder fans resounding throughout the arena was enough to break one's eardrums.

The Thunder's starting lineup has changed. Harden is no longer the sixth man and is mentioned as a starter.

Head coach Brooks hopes that this lineup change will allow the Thunder to win the game.

In any case, Harden's fraud in the previous game caused Wang Yan to suffer in several rounds.

Besides, this is the Thunder's home court, and the referee may be a little biased.

As long as Harden can make Wang Yan commit a few fouls, his goal will be achieved.

The Cavaliers' starting five is the same as in the previous two games.

Jump ball in the center circle.

Wang Yan and Ibaka stood in the center circle.

Ibaka's jumping ability is top-notch, but it's still a little bit behind Wang Yan.

Wang Yan passed the ball to TT next to him with his fingertips.

TT passed the ball to Irving, and the Cavaliers got the first offensive ball.

In the first two games, the Thunder did not restrict Wang Yan's opening show.

But now that we are back at the Thunder’s home court, we can’t allow Wang Yan to continue to be so arrogant.

So Perkins and Ibaka held Wang Yan tightly and prevented him from rushing forward.

Wang Yan struggled a few times, but found that he really couldn't break free because both of them were making small movements and pulling and tugging at him.

Seeing that Wang Yan was entangled, Irving had to continue dribbling and looking for opportunities.

Suddenly, Wang Yan made a special gesture to Owen.

During training, Wang Yan and his teammates designed many small tactics, each tactic had a special gesture.

Owen understood it immediately.

So Irving stopped looking at Wang Yan and asked TT to move towards the penalty area.

Perkins was originally facing TT, but Wang Yan's attack power was too strong, so Perkins gave up TT.

Now seeing TT rushing to the basket, Perkins couldn't just ignore it because Wang Yan seemed to have given up the attack.

So Perkins pounced on TT.

Unexpectedly, TT just ran into the penalty area and then quickly ran out without any intention of catching the ball.

Perkins was shocked and realized he had been fooled.

By the time he wanted to turn back to stop Wang Yan, it was too late!

Wang Yan quickly squeezed past Ibaka and got to the free throw line.

Irving was waiting for this opportunity and immediately threw the ball over the basket.

Wang Yan jumped high, stretched out his big hands, grabbed the ball, and slammed it into the basket!

Since they were playing away, the Cavaliers needed this opening show to boost morale, so Wang Yan was particularly ruthless.

Boom!
The devil's home stadium, which had been noisy, suddenly became quiet!

After Wang Yan finished dunking, he landed gracefully on the ground and then deliberately dug his ears with his fingers.

The meaning of this action is: You were too noisy just now, finally quiet down!
2: 0!

Ibaka and Perkins looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.

The two tried their best, but they still couldn't stop Wang Yan.

The Thunder attack.

Just as Durant was about to receive the ball, he discovered that Wang Yan and Jamison had switched defense again. Jamison went to defend Ibaka, and Wang Yan personally came to defend Durant.

When Durant saw Wang Yan, he felt a little guilty and simply refused to catch the ball.

Seeing that Durant didn't receive the ball, Harden simply attacked on his own.

The bearded man broke through with the ball and charged towards Wang Yan.

It's obvious that this guy is going to scam me again.

Wang Yan was well prepared. He turned his body flexibly and hid behind Durant.

Harden had no choice but to rush to the basket.

Maybe he was scared by Wang Yan's block in the previous game, so he was a little hesitant when he made the layup, trying to avoid Wang Yan.

As a result, he didn't notice TT coming at him from the other side, bang!

Another big hat!
Harden was so angry that he almost fainted.

After finally avoiding Wang Yan, he was blocked by TT again.

The basketball bounced out and landed between Butler and Westbrook, and both of them tried to grab it at the same time!

It depends on who is more powerful.

Originally, Westbrook's explosiveness and speed are slightly stronger than Butler's.

But Butler tried too hard.

He threw his body sideways, almost parallel to the floor, and desperately caught the ball.

After catching the ball, Butler pushed it hard, snap!
He passed the ball directly to Jamison who was closest to him.

At this moment, Wang Yan and Irving had already crossed the half court. This was the tacit understanding between the Cavaliers teammates.

Jamison made a long pass and accurately found Wang Yan.

Wang Yan could have easily gotten to the basket and dunked, but when he saw Irving also got into position, he deliberately slowed down and passed the ball to Irving.

After all, Irving is young and his emotions will be affected. The reporter's questions just now made Irving very unhappy, so he was a little depressed and not very excited.

It is very important to boost the morale of teammates when playing away games.

So Wang Yan gave this opportunity to Owen.

Irving nodded gratefully, and after catching the ball, he also dunked and got two points.

After scoring the goal, Owen ran towards Wang Yan and high-fived him to celebrate.

4: 0!

Who would have thought that when coming to the Thunder's devilish home court, the Cavaliers would take the lead and score four points in a row!

Thunder head coach Brooks looked livid on the sidelines.

This is already the third finals. If we lose again, we will miss out on the championship.

Because in history, no team has ever been able to turn defeat into victory after being down 0:3 in a seven-game series.

The Thunder attack.

This time, the team leader Durant finally stood up.

He took advantage of the opportunity that Wang Yan was hugged by Ibaka and shot as soon as he received the ball!
Durant was in hot form, and he made the shot in such a hurry, but it went in.

4:2.
Looking back, Wang Yan did the same thing, catching the ball and shooting, returning the ball with a goal.

wonderful!

This is the finals, it’s up to you and me!

After more than 7 minutes of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was close.

18:17, the Cavaliers lead by 1 point.

Brooks called a timeout.

Harden's performance was average today, so Brooks wanted to replace him first.

There was no way, Harden was targeted by Wang Yan and TT, and he had no power under the basket.

His shots from the outside were cold and he missed both three-pointers.

This is the finals, the time to test superstars.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

The score between the two sides is still very tense and the gap cannot be widened.

After the first quarter, the score was 28:26, with the Thunder leading by 2 points.

Irving performed well today. In the second half of the first quarter, the Cavaliers relied mainly on his offense to keep the score close.

Wang Yan deliberately gave some shooting rights to his teammates.

This is an away game, and my teammates need more self-confidence, otherwise it will be difficult in the second half.

After the first half, Irving actually scored 1 point more than Wang Yan.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two teams was 64:60, with the Cavaliers leading by 4 points.

Wang Yan scored 25 points in the first half and Irving scored 26 points.

Irving was able to hold his head high today, shaking off the slump in the first two games.

Of course, he also knew in his heart that it was Wang Yan who deliberately helped him to make the move and gave him the chance to score.

Due to being behind at halftime, Thunder fans were a little depressed, and the cheers were not as loud as at the start of the game.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Thunder team went all out and launched a wave of attacks.

Durant and Westbrook played very well and were in hot form, taking the lead again.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, the Thunder team has shown great fighting spirit.

The Thunder not only had a blast on offense, but also on defense.

Irving, who played well in the first half, was silent again.

There's nothing we can do, this is the finals!
Only true superstars can continue to perform on this stage!

When Wang Yan saw that Irving missed three shots, he immediately stood up.

Durant was locked down by Wang Yan again, and at the same time, he provided more assistance in defending Westbrook's breakthrough.

That's Wang Yan. If you change the center, he will be exhausted.

Thanks to Wang Yan's efforts, the Thunder did not widen the score.

After three quarters, the two teams were tied again!
The air in the stadium seemed to be condensing, and the tension made it hard to breathe.

The Thunder, whose life was hanging by a thread, played a strong performance.

It was very difficult for the Cavaliers to win the game.

As the fourth quarter started, the game became more intense and players from both sides fell to the ground from time to time.

The game continued until there were 2 minutes and 03 seconds left, with the Thunder leading by 7 points.

The situation was very favorable for the Thunder, and Durant and Westbrook performed at a very high level in the fourth quarter.

Especially Durant, who made 6 of 6 shots!
The Thunder home fans were all excited and once again shouted that the Thunder must win!
Scott immediately called a timeout.

His confidence was also running low, and during the timeout, he had no choice but to look at Wang Yan.

Wang Yan didn't say much, just whispered a few words to Owen.

The pause is over and the final battle is about to begin.

The Thunder players looked relaxed, thinking they had a sure win.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan and Irving actually started to perform unparalleled!

The Cavaliers were on offense, Wang Yan penetrated the basket, received the ball, faked a move, turned around and shot, getting two points.

Afterwards, Wang Yan disrupted Durant's shot when the Thunder was attacking and launched a counterattack.

After Wang Yan stole the ball, he made a long pass to Irving near the center line.

Irving did not disappoint Wang Yan. He quickly crossed half court and dribbled past Westbrook from behind.

Although Westbrook is very strong, his defensive skills are poor and he is too easily fooled.

After Irving passed Westbrook, he rushed to the basket and used a pull-up shot to score two more points!

The Thunder's 7-point lead was slowly eroded back to 3 points.

There was 1 minute and 36 seconds left in the game.

The Thunder called another timeout.

However, this suspension did not seem to have any effect.

As the game continued, Wang Yan's defense once again broke up the Thunder's offense.

TT grabbed the rebound and passed it to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan made another long-distance run and scored a dunk!

The Thunder are only leading by 1 point!

The fans at the scene were dumbfounded.

what's the situation?
The 7-point advantage is gone?

The Thunder launched another attack, Westbrook broke through with the ball and passed it to Harden.

Harden was absolutely open, and Butler was blocked by Durant.

Unfortunately, the bearded man missed.

The psychological quality is still a bit poor.

Wang Yan protected the rebound and launched a counterattack.

However, this time the Thunder returned to defense quickly and the Cavaliers fell into a positional battle.

This goal was crucial as the Cavaliers were still trailing by 1 point.

When Wang Yan looked, he saw that there were actually three people on the other side guarding him.

His competitive spirit also came up. Facing a triple-team, Wang Yanxian used his strong body to push Perkins away.

Then he used his speed to get rid of Ibaka.

After rushing to the basket, Wang Yan faced Durant and turned around and dunked!
Durant is tall and has long arms, but he is too thin.

He was actually knocked away by Wang Yan!

beep!
The referee called a 2+1!

At such a critical moment, the referee was quite brave to make the call.

The Thunder's home fans were fed up and started scolding the referee.

But through the replay, it was found that there was no problem with the penalty and Durant did commit a foul.

In the last two minutes, the Thunder didn't score a single point, while Wang Yan and Irving scored all the points for the Cavaliers, completing a major reversal!

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Thunder 116:112!
The score is 3:0!

Wang Yan showed the fans what the king of key points is!

What’s more important is that Wang Yan and Irving both scored 40+, setting a new historical record in the NBA Finals!
(End of this chapter)