Though in the regular season, the high-flying Warriors stole the spotlight from all teams.
But as the top of the Eastern Conference this season, this Cavaliers team with a total salary exceeding 90 million US Dollars is likewise one of the favorites to win the championship this year.
Before the first round of the playoffs started, no one would doubt that Jas, one beneath the Emperor, leading the Cavaliers, would easily overrun the Bobcats, a team increasingly sluggish since the Dallas incident, even nearly losing their playoff spot.
However...
With the score tied at two to two, the series between the Cavaliers and the Bobcats took a dramatic 180-degree turn.
The Bobcats' team morale was nourished by the hope given by the Cavaliers.
Before Ga 5 began, Artest said, "I know we all hate that team owner who doesn't consider us human, but now, we are fighting for ourselves, for the fans!"
When the Bobcats, who had sorted out major and minor conflicts, once again marched towards Cleveland with a winning belief...
This team, already possessing the strength to make it to the upper half of the Eastern Conference, quickly made the Clevelanders, who still held an optimistic view of this series, realize how dire the consequences were for not decisively eliminating the Bobcats earlier.
In Ga 5, troubled youth Zach Randolph dazzled at Quicken Loans Arena.
This extraordinarily agile fat man on the court outclassed Antoine Jamison, one of Emperor Zhan's many aides.
Jamison and Randolph are similar in height with shoes on.
But their weight classes are not on the sa level.
The comntator A. Smith vividly described, "Antoine is just a lightweight cruiser under ten thousand tons, yet Zach is a dreadnought close to twenty thousand tons!"
Originally, in past matchups, Jamison, with his rich offensive techniques, could use his flexible movents to kite Randolph.
But in the Cavaliers' offensive system, Jamison, who could mostly just stand in the corners smoking...
Even if he could get a chance to go one-on-one against Randolph in a certain offensive play, he would have to finish the attacks for the Cavaliers when the shot clock was running down.
The way the Cavaliers utilize Jamison ant it was impossible for this forr star forward to showcase his strengths on the court.
Thus, Jamison, who was supposed to form a mutual explosive showdown against Randolph, was so frustrated that he was single-sidedly hamred by Randolph all night.
Additionally, the Cavaliers' backcourt was thoroughly penetrated by Roy and Felton in this ga.
Before the trade deadline, trading Haywood to Dallas just to receive forr Bobcats 3D shooter Matt Carroll and Greg Buckner from the Mavericks, the Cavaliers truly felt the repercussions in this Celestial King Mountain battle against the Bobcats.
Since "Super Jas" had already proven in Oakland that a ball-dominant nucleus system needs shooters to unleash greater power.
The Cavaliers' managent team initiated this trade to replace Haywood, who blocked Jas's driving lanes by foolishly occupying the paint, with more shooters for Jas.
Then...
In Ga 5, the Cavaliers' managent realized the truth that once Mike Brown's defense system failed, big Z and Jamison couldn't complete the rim protection for the Cavaliers.
If they'd retained Haywood, the Cavaliers would, at least, have a center capable of protecting the paint.
But now, the Cavaliers could only watch Roy, unimpeded, wreak havoc in Cleveland.
The Bobcats played their most efficient offense in recent months during Ga 5.
All night, as Mo Williams struggled to find his rhythm, Delonte West was isolated on the court.
The Cavaliers' only hope to turn the situation around was Jas being able to press the Celestial God Descending button on the court.
Regarding this, Qin Yue who watched the Bobcats and Cavaliers battle the entire ga only wanted to say...
Old Jas indeed tried his best.
Because while facing the paint guarded by Okafor, Biedrins, and Artest, Jas obtained a total of 26 free throws that night.
It's noteworthy that Jas's number of free throws was even one more than the entire Bobcats squad combined.
However, repeatedly missing two free throws in the ga, Jas only made 14 of them.
Although the truth is sotis hard to swallow.
But on this night, where Jas could have turned the tide with explosive punishnt power, "given the opportunity, you can't seize it" clearly beca Old Jas's true portrayal.
Final score, 112 to 104.
The Bobcats narrowly defeated the Cavaliers on the road and seized the match point in this playoff series.
Throughout the ga, the exhausted Jas totaled 38 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists for the Cavaliers.
"Will the Cavaliers be upset by the Bobcats from below to above?"
A. Smith said post-ga, "Now, the Bobcats have successfully secured the match point, just one more win and they'll beco the first team in history to complete a black eight under the NBA playoff format change to seven gas four wins in the first round."
To date, the two black eight miracles in the NBA occurred under the first-round five gas three wins format.
Undoubtedly, as the opportunity to make history lies ahead...
The Bobcats' team morale is already unstoppable.
In this series, perpetually troubled by the "You Mama Incident," Jas at the start of the series could not have foreseen...
The Cavaliers, led by him, might beco the first top seed in history to be eliminated in the NBA playoffs under the new seven gas four wins format in the first round?
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