The 2015-2016 Finals were one of the best finals in the past decade, with the Warriors winning the 73-9 record in the regular season to set a record. However, the Cavaliers used an almost miraculous performance to win the championship in three consecutive cities. In seven games in the Finals, James averaged 29 per game7 points 113 rebounds 8The quasi-triple-double data of 9 assists, and shattered the Warriors' dream of defending the title with a "century block" in the tiebreaker, and won the FMVP trophy with an outstanding performance, which can be said to be the absolute core of the Cavaliers' reversal. So how are the other two of the Cavaliers' Big Three, Irving and Love, doing?
Irving: 27 per game1 point + 3 points to win
Irving also played well in the Finals, playing the role of the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 27 points per game1 point, 39 assists, 39 rebounds, including a 40-point shooting percentage5. Putting out enough firepower on the offensive end and using his best singles to open up the situation for the Cavaliers in key moments, the most critical of which was Curry's lethal three-pointer thrown in by the singles.
In the first game, Irving played 38 minutes and scored a game-high 26 points, but the efficiency was low, shooting 7-of-22 and shooting only 318. The Warriors won their first game with more blossoms. When the game came to Game 2, Irving only scored 10 points, and the Cavaliers had a poor overall performance, scoring only 77 points in total, and the game turned into garbage time early.
The next two games returned to the home court of the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers were aiming for an equalizer, and G3 Irving played bravely. Crazy 30 points and 8 assists led the team to win, whether it was on the offensive end or the defensive end, they helped the team very well, making the team's offense extremely smooth, it is worth noting that Irving's 8 assists are the highest of the two teams in this game, Irving not only showed his talent in singles, but also connected the team well on the organizational end, which was the key factor in winning this game.
In the fourth game, although Irving scored a team-high 34 points for the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers' three-point shooting rate in this game was far behind the Warriors, and the Warriors' three-point shooting rate was as high as 47 in the fourth game2, 17 of 36 shots, very terrifying, and the Cavaliers' three-point collective did not open, only 6 of 25 shots, and the shooting rate was dismal, only 24.
At this time, the first four games were over, and the Cavaliers fell behind 1-3 and faced a life-and-death situation. Owen stepped up,Game 5 can be said to be Irving's scoring feast, scoring 41 points in the whole game, shooting 71 from the field 5-of-7 from three-point range4. The true hit rate has reached an astonishing 824％, This is the finals, there is such an efficient performance, I have to exclaim "Ou Shenxian", with Owen's excellent performance, the Cavaliers chased the score back to 2-3, and there is still a chance. In the sixth game, Irving played averagely, but with James's play, the game still dragged into a tie-break.
The tie-break battle is about to start, all the previous records are useless, the victory or defeat only depends on this one, the game is extremely anxious, until the fourth quarter of the game has 3 minutes and 39 seconds left, the two teams are tied at 89, who scores first at this time, who will dominate, there are 53 seconds left in the game, there were more than two minutes before both sides did not score, at this time, Owen stood up,Facing Curry's defense, he jumped high and threw a three-pointer, and the ball slid out of a graceful arc and into the net, 92-89In the final minute, the Cavaliers took the lead, which was a crucial three-pointer that directly decided the championshipIt was the most important three-pointer of Irving's careerAnd he lived up to expectations.
Lefou: Poor play but contribute to the key defense
Love averaged only 8 per game in the finals5 points, 68 rebounds and shooting just 362. The three-point shooting percentage is as low as 263％，Compared with the 16+10 "Eros" Lefu in the regular season, it seems to be a different person, who can be called the "undercover" in the Cavaliers' team, with three points of iron, and low defensive efficiency in the first two games, and is often named by the Warriors guard line. Later, because of the brain, Lefu missed three games, and in the fifth game, Lefu returned, shooting 1 of 5 in the whole game, and only scored 2 points, if it weren't for Irving and James combined to score 82 points, the Cavaliers would have lost the championship this time. Then Coach Tyronn Lue found the problem and simply cut back on Lefou's playing time, and in the sixth game, Lefu only played 12 minutes, and the Cavaliers won the Warriors and dragged the game into a tie-break.
Throughout the series, Lefu was not without bright spots, in the final moments of the final quarter of the tie-breakLove contributed one of the most crucial defenses of his career, In the last minute of the game, the Cavaliers led 92-89, Curry borrowed Green to cover, the Cavaliers changed the defense to Curry, Curry dribbled and swayed, trying to shake off the Lefou, and found three points to equalize the game, Lefu dribbled in the face of Curry's rhythm change, did not lose the position at all, the center of gravity was not shaken away, Curry had to force a shot, but in the face of Lefou's cover, the three points did not hit, the Cavaliers got the ball, at this time time time is running out, the Warriors failed to score again in the remaining time, Lefou's key defense completely shattered the Warriors' hope of equalizing, and this defense has also become a rare highlight moment in the Lefu finals。