0-3! The Eastern Conference Finals are one-sided! Farewell, Cavaliers

The Eastern Conference Finals have become one-sided.

The Knicks beat the Cavaliers 121-108 on the road, leading the series 3-0. The Big Apple has won 10 consecutive playoff games and is only one victory away from making their first Finals appearance this century.

The last time the Knicks made the Finals was in 1999, when they lost 1-4 to the Spurs led by Duncan and Robinson.

The franchise's only championship dates back to 1973, a fact that A-Smith is well aware of.

Brunson had 30 points and 6 assists, Bridges had 22 points, Anunoby had 21 points; Mobley had 24 points and 5 turnovers, Mitchell had 23 points and 5 turnovers, Harden had 19 points and 5 turnovers.

This is also the 164th time in NBA history that a series has seen a 0-3 deficit.

In the previous 163 instances, no team has ever come back from such a huge deficit.

Therefore, the importance of this game for Cleveland is self-evident.

A 1-2 deficit still leaves hope, but at 0-3, you might as well start the "memorial service."

Make history? Don't be ridiculous!

The Cavaliers can't match up in any aspect; even Taylor Swift's boyfriend wouldn't believe it...

Everyone knows Game 3 is crucial, but I don't see the desperate fight-or-die determination from the Cavaliers' players. If you didn't know the series score, you might think the Cavs were up 2-0.

At this point, no player wants to lose or not give their all.

It's not that the Cavs don't want to fight; their bodies have reached their limits. Home-court advantage can help for a while, but I think they've hit a physical ceiling that's hard to break through.

The players' feet feel like they're filled with lead.

The team had just gone through two grueling Game 7s in the previous rounds, with a packed schedule and immense exhaustion. Their rest time was far less than the Knicks', leaving them severely short on energy reserves.

Today's impression was strong: Mitchell and Harden were particularly noticeable, with sluggish footwork and slower lateral defensive movement.

The interior rim protection has also weakened, and the rebounding hustle is insufficient. In contrast, the opposing team, represented by Hart and Robinson, is full of energy and vigor.

Before the series started, it was as if the Cavaliers had already played four extra games...

The Knicks, well-rested and waiting, have the upper hand, while the Cavaliers are hampered by physical limits and struggle to maintain consistent performance, putting them in a passive position.

Moreover, it's not just physical fatigue; they're also mentally exhausted.

After blowing that big lead in Game 1, we said at the time that it was more than just a 0-1 deficit.

Blowing a huge lead and suffering a comeback completely shattered the team's confidence. Players aren't machines; they can't just adjust on command.

For a team down 0-3, if you only attribute the reasons to physical fitness, that would certainly be one-sided.

After all, as the most successful basketball league in the world, the NBA has very mature sports rehabilitation systems.

The Cavaliers being suppressed must also involve a combination of factors such as lineup matchups and system strength.

From the surface of the game, it might look like Shamet's few threes killed Cleveland today.

But if I were to sum it up in one sentence, I'd say: it's mainly that Brunson is much better than Harden and Mitchell.

Is the Knicks' offense really that sophisticated? Not really.

The vast majority of it is initiated by the big head (Brunson)...

As a result, the Cavaliers' defense let the big head do whatever he wanted; he entered his scoring zones like he was walking through a garden...

How did Shamet get that corner three?

Isn't it just because your defense is too weak...