The Cavaliers defeated the Heat at home and took a 1-0 lead.

After the game, Stan Van Gundy also praised the Cavaliers' performance.

"They have a great head coach and many very good players. We actually had a chance in this game, but they always made the right decision at critical moments. We need to sum up this game well and strive for the next one.

The game can bring the score back.”

The day after the Cavaliers and Heat game, the Suns and Spurs also had the first game of the Western Conference semifinals.

After a fierce battle, the Suns lost to the Spurs 114-121 and overturned at home.

The Suns still maintained the lead at the end of the first three quarters, but were completely stunned in the fourth quarter by the Spurs, who scored 43 points in a single quarter.

Regular season MVP Steve Nash contributed 29 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, Stoudemire scored 41 points and 9 rebounds, and Jim Jackson also scored 20 points and 8 rebounds.

But "Hacker" Shawn Marion performed abnormally. He made 1 of 6 shots in the game and only scored 3 points and 9 rebounds.

For the Spurs, the GDP combination performed brilliantly.

Tony Parker scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, Tim Duncan scored 28 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, and Manu Ginobili had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

In addition, Brent Barry on the Spurs bench performed well. He made 5 of 8 three-pointers in this game and scored 21 points. He was the main contributor to the Spurs' comeback in the fourth quarter. He made a shot in the fourth quarter.

He scored 4 three-pointers and contributed greatly to the Spurs' reversal and victory.

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Two days later, the Cavaliers played another game against the Heat.

In the second game, the Heat played more targeted.

In the opening game, O'Neal's inside line was still the main point of attack, while Eddie Jones was firmly used as the fort on the outside line. Wade frequently came in and out, acting as a link between the inside and outside lines.

In this way, the Heat established the "O'Neal-Wade-Jones" offensive axis, and the entire offense was much more orderly than in the first quarter.

When O'Neal encountered a double-team, he also moved the ball as quickly as possible to prevent the ball from being stolen by Cavaliers players.

In this case, the Heat turned away in the first half and led the Cavaliers by 8 points 50-42.

In the second half, the Cavaliers suddenly adopted the long-lost shark-killing tactic.

O'Neal made 8 consecutive free throws and only hit 2 goals.

During this period, the Heat's game rhythm was disrupted, and the Cavaliers took the opportunity to hit three consecutive three-pointers from Miller, James, and Shentong, coupled with Wagner's breakthrough layup, and played an 11-2 wave.

climax.

The Heat had no choice but to temporarily replace O'Neal, who was mentally unbalanced.

Mourning's majesty is still there, but he is indeed unable to do what he wants.

The Heat's interior deterrence has dropped sharply.

Big Z and Gooden gradually began to take advantage in the interior, and STO and James' breakthroughs were more efficient than in the first half.

When the Heat sent O'Neal back on, the Cavaliers had gone from being 8 points behind to 10 points ahead.

In the fourth quarter, with Miller's precise three-pointers and Shentong's post-up singles, the Cavaliers kept the point difference at 8-10 points.

The desperate Heat adopted a full-court defense tactic. Before halftime, Wagner was double-teamed by Damon Jones and Wade of the Heat.

The Heat's tactical changes caused them to hit a 6-0 spurt, closing the gap.

Paul Silas sent Snow and let Shentong and James take on part of the dribbling, successfully breaking the Heat's full-court press.

As Shentong broke through to the basket and passed James successfully for a jump shot, the Cavaliers sealed the victory.

104-94, the Cavaliers took a 2-0 lead and won two consecutive home games!

In the first two games, judging from the scene, the difference in book strength between the Cavaliers and the Heat is not large, but in terms of handling key balls and transferring the ball, the Cavaliers have a certain advantage.

This is of course due to the role of Shentong and James.

After the game, Van Gundy faced reporters and said: "Thank God, we can finally go back to Miami to play. I hope that in the next games, we can play one game at a time, win the home game, and then take 2-2."

The score is returned here.”

O'Neal, who scored 29 points and 16 rebounds and made 4 of 13 free throws, expressed his opinion, saying: "I think when I go back, I should practice free throws and train my shooting touch. In fact, during training, I made a free throw."

The rate has always been above 50%, and sometimes it can reach 70%. Today's free throws were a little abnormal, but when we return to Miami, we will return everything we have endured here intact to them."

Wade, who was almost outplayed by STO on the court, looked serious after the game. He simply said, "Let's see you in Miami," and boarded the bus without looking back.

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The third battle can be described as thunder and fire!

The Heat also have a group of very passionate fans.

Amid the strong cheers at home, the Heat played the most exciting first half of this year's playoffs.

O'Neal and Wade even completed an alley-oop dunk against each other!

The Heat established a 15-point lead in the first half and ended the first half 63-48.

The second half started with two consecutive field goals from Shentong.

However, the hole the Cavaliers dug in the first half was too deep. Even if they regained their touch in the second half, they were unable to overtake the score.

103-113, they lost to the outstanding Heat in the first game on the road.

O'Neal contributed 33 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in this game, a super performance.

Wade also scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Although STO scored 30 points in this game, there was insufficient support from other players.

James, the second leader, only scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, while Wagner scored 12 points.

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In the fourth battle, both sides used all their strength.

In this game, Shentong broke out completely and used all kinds of martial arts skills.

In the first quarter, STO mainly broke through the Heat's defense by breaking through and passing the ball, while helping teammates find their touch.

Every time he saw Shentong rushing in, O'Neal always waited with all his strength, but failed time and time again. Instead, his own defense was torn to pieces by Shentong's sudden breakthrough.

In the second quarter, Shentong strengthened its personal offense.

After a breakthrough, STO easily completed a layup in front of O'Neal.

"Hey, buddy, what are you doing? Why don't you put some pressure on this ball? Are you just going to watch him hit it?" Wade couldn't help complaining to the big brother.

O'Neal spread his hands and said helplessly: "I see that he has been breaking through and scoring the ball. Who knew he would score by himself after breaking through."

“Concentrate your attention and don’t take anything for granted!”

O'Neal did not answer, put his hands on his hips, and his eyes showed dissatisfaction with Wade.

Even if it's your own problem, it's not your turn to teach me a lesson.

What's more, you haven't reached Kobe's level yet!

In the third quarter, the Heat resolutely double-teamed Shentong who was playing well.

But STO’s basket is so accurate.

If you advance, you can use the screen of your teammates to find an opening and shoot a jump shot directly; if you retreat, you can hold the ball on the baseline and hit Wade with his back when his teammates open up space.

The suspense was lost before the game was over.

STO scored 45 points in this game.

111-95, the Cavaliers achieved a valuable away victory.

It was also from this game that a word about the relationship between Shentong and Wade began to spread.

"Eating, sleeping and torturing Wade" has become the standard for STO in this series.

With a score of 3-1, the Cavaliers returned home.

Since the big score in the conference finals on the other side is also 3-1, and the team with the match point is playing at home, the focus of the world is who can eliminate the opponent 4-1 at home and advance to the finals.

In the much-anticipated game, STO showed off its scoring lead.

He made 20 of 30 shots, including 6 of 9 three-pointers and 9 of 9 free throws. He scored 55 points.

With such high scores and such efficient scoring efficiency, the Heat simply don't have any players who can compete with them.

102-90, the Cavaliers ended the series 4-1 at home, winning the Eastern Conference championship and entering the NBA Finals for the first time in history!

When the referee blew the final whistle, the stadium and outside suddenly became a sea of ​​joy.

People celebrated the hard-won championship.

Although it is only the Eastern Conference championship, this is an honor that has never been achieved in the history of the Cavaliers.

With just one step away from the championship, Cavaliers fans around the world had a sleepless night.

Forums on major websites are full of news and topics about the Cavaliers defeating the Heat, winning the Eastern Conference championship and advancing to the finals.

As soon as the game ended, O'Neal, Wade, Jones and others returned directly to the locker room and refused any media interviews.
To be continued...