In the 2016 NBA Finals G7, at the home of the Warriors, in the environment of the high decibel and even some noisy heat invasion of the fans, the competition between the Warriors and the Cavaliers for the O'Brien Cup has also entered the final white-hot stage. After James ended the Warriors' offensive trend with a historic block and strangled Iguodala's close-up layup in the cradle, the Cavaliers seem to have reversed their morale.
But there is only one person to stand up to help the team harvest the game, the exhausted James is still desperately breaking through the desperate organization, but obviously, the old Zhan has been surrounded by the opponent's defensive group, the Warriors' basket has become an inch of territory, even if it is as strong as James, it is very difficult to seek the opportunity to break through and score, and the long-range shooting is not James's strength.
In this way, the opportunity came to the young point guard, and Irving, who looked expressionless and had a forehead full of forehead wrinkles, was given a singles opportunity, and no one knew at the time that this singles would become perhaps the most classic single in the NBA Finals. Facing Curry, the strongest three-pointer in NBA history, Irving lost Curry's center of gravity with continuous crotch dribbles, and then broke the scoring drought with a difficult back-up shot, and almost let the team win the championship point.
The scene above has been played repeatedly in NBA classics in recent years, and Irving has also received a new cold-blooded Mamba title through this ball. Indeed, whether in terms of stubborn personality or scoring ability in key moments, Irving does have a lot of similarities with Kobe. As early as when he first entered the league, Irving openly provoked Bryant in the training camp of the American team, and repeatedly singled Kobe Bryant in the team confrontation, the two sprayed garbage and exploded with each other in training.
The newborn calf is not afraid of the personality of the tiger, it does have the style of Kobe Bryant just entered the league, and in the Cavaliers, the city that selected him, he did not stay too long, even if now it seems that James is indeed the star he cooperates with that allows him to release his strength to the greatest extent, but he is not willing to be the second leader of the team, or finally let him leave Cleveland. Since then, whether in Boston or brooklyn today, he has been almost a problem player for the team. Admittedly, among the number one players in NBA history, Irving's scoring ability is definitely one of the best. But his ability to create trouble off the field is also one of the best.
From bizarre rhetoric like the level of the earth, to the refusal to get vaccinated and the release of some unfavorable views against the team, it seems to be challenging the limits of the Nets' top brass. But even so, the Nets executives compromised, and it is true that the team needs Irving too much, and if Durant decides the lower limit of this team, then Irving directly determines the upper limit of this team.
Against the Hornets, Irving broke out without warning, and he scored 50 points with a very high efficiency of 15 of 19 and 9 of 12 three-pointers in the game, and also brought his average of 26.2 points per game this season. While controversial, and while attendance this season is certainly not high, his 47.7 percent three-point shooting percentage of 40.3 percent and more than 90 percent of his free throw shooting percentage are really chilling for any defender.
The Nets' paper roster is definitely the strongest presence in the NBA today, and People like Aldridge and Griffin, who used to pick stars in the sky, are willing to go to the team to play a blue collar in the box. And All-Stars like Simmons, who have obvious flaws but are among the league's top few, are still saving big moves this season, and even Durant seems to be using healthy play to prepare for the playoffs.
As Irving said after the game, he did not deliberately bomb a high score, all of this happened naturally, it seems that the cloud breeze has been ashes between the laughter, it is such a Irving, on the playoff stage, is definitely the existence of the big killer.
If the Nets want to break out of the East, then the Heat Bucks and the 76ers are their biggest obstacles. And all these teams, Durant's point is insoluble, but once the opponent uses wheel war to consume or pack, even if death comes, even if he plays the same inexplicable play as last season against the Bucks in the playoffs, it is still possible to be strangled by the opponent at other points and eventually regret the defeat.
Just like James in the early years must have Wade and Irving by his side, Irving's presence is to give Durant the best rest time to breathe, and once Irving explodes 50 points like this game, then there is no need for Durant, and the Nets can also take away the game in a wave. It can be said that Irving is not there, the Nets have only one possibility at the critical moment, that is, the arrival of death or the tiredness of death, and once a healthy Owen can play, then the Nets have countless possibilities, perhaps the god of death, perhaps the god of immortality, of course, it is more likely that the god of death will let the NBA finale together.