In 16 years, the Cavaliers reversed 4:3 and defeated the Warriors 73, Lao Zhan averaged 29+11+8 per game, how did others play

There is no 24th in the rivers and lakes

2024-06-15 20:48Posted in Henan Sports Creators

Preface

If you want to pick one of the most legendary seasons in NBA history, the 2015-2016 season cannot be ignored, Kobe, Duncan, Garnett three superstars have said goodbye to the court, among which Kobe Bryant staged one of the biggest retirement tours in NBA history, in his own retirement game, he blasted 60 points again to add some legend to his career.

In addition, the Warriors also broke the Bulls' record for regular season wins, with a 73-9 record in NBA history, and their star Stephen Curry eventually became the NBA's first unanimous MVP. And with the impetus of Curry and the Warriors, the league has completely entered the small-ball era since this season.

However, the biggest winner of the 2015-2016 season has to be the eventual championship winner, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who not only "overturned" the 73-win Warriors head-on, but also completed a big comeback from a 3-1 deficit. As the undoubted FMVP of the whole series, James averaged 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.6 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, and all five statistics were the first among players on both sides, setting a historical record.

The Cavaliers were able to reverse, and naturally it was not only because of James's performance alone, but also because other main players also contributed their own strength during the game. Next, let's take a look at the heroes who helped the Cavaliers win the first championship in team history, and see how they played in the finals!

5: Richard Jefferson (35 years old)

In the finals, he averaged 5.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 51.6% from the field

Jefferson, who entered the league in 2001, is a few years older than James, and once he averaged 22+7+4 seasons per game in his prime. In 2015, Jefferson chose to join the Cavaliers with a base salary, he was to win the championship, although he has declined a lot at this time, but he has a lot of playoff experience after all, and he can also be considered offensive and defensive, as long as he is on the court, he can play a role.

The most important thing is that the arrival of Jefferson has given the Cavaliers a way to deal with the Warriors' "five small deaths", and Jefferson's playing time in the finals has increased significantly compared with the regular season, of which G3 and G4 have replaced Love to start the game. Although Jefferson didn't have a good touch from the outside in this series, shooting only 16.7% from three-point range, his defense and enthusiasm still made a big difference, especially in the tiebreaker, where he grabbed nine rebounds in 26 minutes.

4: Tristan Thompson (24)

In the finals, he averaged 10.3 points, 10.1 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game, shooting 63.6% from the field

Thompson played most of the regular season off the bench, but after the start of the playoffs, Tyronn Lue chose to put Thompson in the starting lineup in order to improve the defense and rebounding protection of the starting lineup. In the Finals against the Warriors, Thompson really played a key role, and his mobility and size on the court ensured that he could better protect his rebounds without losing guard guards.

Throughout the Finals, Thompson did an excellent job of completing the tasks assigned to him by the team, and he did not panic when he was down 3-1, and he still did his best to do what he had to do on the court. In the fifth game of the series, Thompson scored 6 points, 15 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks, including 3 frontcourt rebounds.

G6 Thompson "fell from the sky", he and James's blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation completely broke the Warriors' defense, this game he relied on eating cakes and secondary offense 6 of 6 shooting to cut 15 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists, which was also his best game in the entire playoffs. The Warriors used strategies such as switching defenses to limit Thompson's pie, but he still managed to score nine points and had two blocks on the defensive end.

3: JR Smith (30 years old)

In the finals, he averaged 10.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game, shooting 35.6% from three-point range

Before joining the Cavaliers, JR had always been a "problem player" in the league, and he would give it no matter who he played for

The team is in trouble. However, JR's strength is recognized by everyone, so when James learned that the team had a chance to get JR, he also stepped forward to push for the deal. After joining the Cavaliers, JR also ushered in a metamorphosis, not only became the "guard with a knife" next to James, but also no longer had extraneous branches off the court.

As the only 3-and-D player in the Cavaliers' starters, JR's job is not just to shoot open threes and defense, but his ability also dictates that he sometimes throws some "catch-and-shoot balls" and some "fairy balls" that seem to be scolded by the coach as long as they don't shoot. It is precisely because of JR's unafraid personality that when he faced the desperate situation of being eliminated in the finals, he still dared to face the defenders.

In the first game of the series, JR was on fire from the outside, scoring 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals on 5-of-10 three-point shooting. In the next four games, JR's scores can be stable double-doubles in each game, G6 made 4 three-pointers and got 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, G7 made 2 three-pointers and contributed 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

2: Kevin Love (27 years old)

In the finals, he averaged 8.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, shooting 36.2% from the field

Before joining the Cavaliers, Love was an All-Star with the Timberwolves and was named to the All-Star team. After joining the Cavaliers, Love became the most sacrificial player in the Big Three, and his ball-handling role was greatly reduced, but the advantage was that he had an experience with the Cavaliers that he had never had in the Timberwolves, and in Minnesota, let alone the Finals, he didn't even make the playoffs.

But for Love, the rise of the Warriors is not a good thing, and every time he plays against them, his shortcomings on the defensive end are completely exposed. In addition, after Lefu lost weight, his level of interior singles dropped significantly, and his three-point level was not really strong enough, so in the 2016 Finals, his playing time was compressed a lot by Tyronn Lue.

Although Lefou's performance in this series was average, he did his best, and fortunately, he also had 9 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in a single game. In the final moments of the series, Love faced Curry, and he also contributed one of the most important defenses of his career, and finally managed to win the cup with the Cavaliers.

1: Kyrie Irving (23 years old)

In the finals, he averaged 27.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game, shooting 46.8% from the field

Owen, who is 32 years old this year, stood on the stage of the finals again after seven years, which also has to recall his performance in the finals that year. At that time, Irving followed the Cavaliers to the Finals for three consecutive years, including 2015, if he hadn't been reimbursed for the season after playing G1 in the Finals, the Cavaliers would have won the first championship in team history that season.

In 2016, Irving returned to the Finals with the team, and this time he not only stayed healthy, but also played a good role as a second-in-command and attacker, and whenever the team fell into a scoring drought, Irving, known as the "offensive museum", always stood up and scored in a variety of ways. In the fifth game of the series, Irving played the best game of his playoff career on the edge of the cliff, facing the Warriors' tricky defense, he shot 41 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists with a 70.8% shooting rate, so that the Cavaliers also successfully continued the suspense of the series.

In a situation where it was very difficult for both sides to score every time, Irving scored 26 points again, and when both sides did not score for several minutes in the final minute of the game, Irving faced Curry's defense and tilted the scale of victory on his side with a step-back three-pointer. Although Irving did not get the FMVP vote in the end, his importance to this championship is self-evident, and the Cavaliers would not have won the championship without him.

View original image 967K

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

•