Of course, the bigger problem is that Blatt overestimated Mozgov's defensive ability and underestimated Cousins' role on the court.

In other words, as a rookie coach, he thought of the finals too simply.

Facts have proved that a player's role on the field can never be reflected by simple data.

There were also only two points scored. With Cousins ​​and Mozgov on the court, the effect was completely different.

No matter how strong Cousins ​​is, as long as he is still on the court, no one in the Trail Blazers will dare to let him go. This is the deterrent power of an inside killer who averages 22 points per game in the playoffs!

And this is exactly what Mozgov does not have.

Although James and Irving stood up at the critical moment to hold on to the score and prevent the Trail Blazers from widening the point difference to more than 20 points, one step was wrong and the next step was wrong.

After halftime, when Blatt came to his senses and put Cousins ​​back into the main lineup, Cousins, who was troubled by fouls and had a somewhat explosive mentality at the time, was completely unable to perform at the level he should have.

Less than two minutes into the final quarter, he received his sixth foul of the game, officially declaring that the Cavaliers were finished inside.

In the end, relying on the double-digit advantage established in the first quarter, the Trail Blazers chose to play steadily, maintaining an advantage of about 10 points and overpowering the Cavaliers for the entire game.

At 109:97, the Trail Blazers withstood the Cavaliers' counterattack in the key ball competition in the final quarter and won another game with a 14-point advantage.

After winning this game, beyond everyone's expectations, the Trail Blazers defended two home games and rewritten the score to 2:0!

Suddenly, the trend in the forum changed dramatically.

"Trail Blazers Championship!"

"Wang Zelin fmvp!"

"On behalf of all Trail Blazers fans, I would like to thank the smart Blatt. I would like to call you the best sixth man in this game!"

"You actually dare to pit a nobody against the king. Is this really something that a coach of a division championship team can do? I don't understand!"

"Blatter is a der, and my grandma can win the Eastern Conference championship with LeBron!"

"Upstairs, you and O'Neill have the same grandmother?"

"Tsk, tsk, the Son of Akron is going to lose to the same person again!"

"What are you waiting for? Chant with me -

Trail Blazers Championship!
Chapter completed!