Chapter 107: Provocation
James averaged 42 minutes per game in the games leading up to the Thunder game, and it can be said that the little emperor had little time to rest. As long as he is off the court www.biquge.info the overall strength of the Cavaliers will be greatly reduced. The Thunder's 12-point deficit when he wasn't on the court was a three-point deficit is undoubtedly the best proof of James' importance.
Taking advantage of a dead-ball opportunity, James jumped up from the technical table, and at the same time as James, there was also Westbrook who was difficult to pick the big but could play well next to Durant and Anjie. The duel between the Little Emperor and the Thunder Three Youths is unfolding again!
"James doesn't even want to give the Thunder a chance to take a half-time lead!
"This is also caused by the fact that the rest of the Cavaliers really can't afford to take on the big responsibility, do you think LeBron wants to play for so long? Charles Barkley made a rare serious review.
But James is such a guy, and his playing alone is enough to make everyone nervous.
"Focus on him!" Jeff Van Gundy clenched his fists inexplicably, although he didn't confront James directly.
The Cavaliers are now starting all four of them, except for Ilgoskas who didn't play due to physical problems. Angel can now really focus on James, and Brazilian's Anderson Vallejo is the Cavaliers' first backup center, but all he can do is do some dirty work. On the offensive end, he's not even as dangerous as the older big Z.
James firmly controlled the basketball in his own hands as soon as he came up, James's first responsibility is to attack the basket with the ball, he doesn't have to think about whether he plays properly or not, as long as he can make James comfortable attacking, it is reasonable.
This is not an exaggeration at all, James's individual offensive ability can sometimes even be greater than the strength of the team.
Durant is still the first line of defense against James, a talented sophomore who is very focused, and as James gets closer, the pressure on him grows.
This time James didn't choose to force a breakthrough again, Vallejo went up to block the team leader, James started immediately, Durant's ability to get rid of the block was not bad, but when James rushed up, he still wanted to stop him, which was almost impossible.
"It's easy!" LeBron is in the box again!"
Although Vallejo stepped forward to block and dismantle, Anjie did not follow, still staying on the inside, James, all the defense must revolve around James.
Therefore, although James got rid of Durant, if he wants to go directly to the frame, he has to go over the tower of Anjie.
An Jie immediately stepped forward to block, if he just stayed under the basket and waited, there was a good chance that he would be directly blocked by James!
James didn't slow down after seeing the opponent's center coming up, and burst in from An Jie's side with a jump, followed by a quick second jump, jumping on the spot and dunking.
"Again! The little emperor alone penetrated the entire defense line of the Thunder team!"
If An Jie was larger at this time, he might still be able to squeeze a little of James's offensive space, but he was emaciated and had no way to block James's offensive line on the inside, and James's jump did not even make physical contact with An Jie, and he successfully broke through the past.
James held up a finger at the Thunder fans.
Angel fed Westbrook a pick-and-roll, and Westbrook slid easily inside the three-point line, passing the ball to Durant before Vallejo and Ben Wallace could close the circle.
With Westbrook's breakaway successfully attracting the attention of the Cavaliers' two interior players, Durant would be faced with an unguarded basket after cutting in from the bottom corner.
Westbrook's land-to-ground passes are very accurate, and although he prefers to attack on his own, Westbrook's passing skills are not bad.
Durant received the ball steadily and took three steps to prepare for a dunk.
Finally, he Durant finally got a chance to dunk on the head of the first man in the league in the future.
Although Durant is emaciated, his athleticism is not weak. Wonderful dunks and Durant are even more frequent.
Durant leaps high! He holds the ball in both hands, ready to vent all his frustration to the basket.
Although James was thrown away some distance by Durant this time, he wanted to dunk in front of him? Don't think James can only attack!
James' quick reaction and prediction made him jump almost at the same time as Durant, and at the moment when Durant was about to complete the dunk, James made a fierce effort and slapped the basketball away from Durant's hand from behind. The basketball was fanned to the audience by James' huge power, and after hitting the ground, James raised his head to the sky and roared, indicating his inviolable authority!
"Durant is already one of the top scorers in the league, but in front of James, he hasn't scored a single goal!" Durant can only admit that he is unlucky, James's desire to survive today is really strong!
There are Duncan and Kobe Bryant and other guys in the league who are blocking him, and now even the three young people who have just entered the league have to intervene in their own championship road, no, not everyone can be his enemy, and James wants to prove that is just this!
What about the team that beat the Spurs, the Cavaliers are no worse than the Spurs, and they can also beat teams that the Spurs can't win!
The Thunder's sideline ball was issued, even in the face of the Spurs' notorious Bowen, Durant was not so embarrassed, but now that he has the ball again, he has lost some confidence in himself.
Durant handed over the ball and motioned for Westbrook to attack on his own.
Westbrook and Mo Williams were a few steps away, and then suddenly accelerated! Westbrook's strong body and terrifying explosiveness allowed him to easily handle the defense of most point guards, not to mention Mo Williams, who was not too fast to move quickly.
Westbrook suddenly came to a halt, and Cavaliers shooting guard Delondy West immediately left Wilkins behind to make up for it. Seeing this, Westbrook hurriedly split the ball, and Wilkins got an open three-point opportunity, but he was a little hesitant, whether to shoot or continue to organize?
It's not that Wilkins doesn't have three-point shooting ability, but the shooting rate is really not high, and now is the critical moment when the score is anxious, Wilkins thought about it and still made a shot.
Decisive shots are usually smoother, and hesitating shots make it difficult for people to control their movements, because as soon as they hesitate, the rhythm of the action will be completely messed up.
The basketball thrown by Wilkins was crooked as soon as he shot, James immediately rushed towards the penalty area when he saw this, Anjie and Vallejo were entangled together, and when it came to small movements in hand-to-hand combat, this Brazilian was no worse than Anjie.
Seeing that James wanted to take the rebound, Anjie tried his best to get rid of Vallejo, but he failed, and Anjie jumped a little late under Vallejo's interference, James jumped high and grabbed the rebound when the position was not good.
Now Anjie knows the value of a player like Vallejo, who may not look good statistically, but has a much bigger role than it seems.
James turned around and rushed up after winning the offensive rebound, and the Thunder returned to defense, but the only people who could really keep up with James' speed were Durant and Westbrook.
Westbrook was the first person to make up for the basket, and now whether this fast break can be made depends on the direct conversation between James and Westbrook.
Seeing James take an extra step in the process of jumping and dunking, Westbrook was overjoyed that a superstar would make such a mistake. However, James didn't seem to have any intention of stopping, and the referee's whistle was not remembered for a long time.
"What!?Didn't you walk!?" Just when Westbrook couldn't figure out the situation, James was already soaring in the air, Westbrook took off much later, and after making physical contact with James in the air, Westbrook realized that he didn't have the strength to compete with James with inertia after the jump.
Westbrook tried to stop James' offense but was slammed away, and James continued to complete his dunk like a nobody.
Westbrook tried hard to defend the ball, but he didn't expect his already strong self to suffer such a big loss in terms of physical fitness. "James dunked Westbrook, like a big truck crashing into a car, a crushing impact!
Two offenses! James built up the advantage again!
Anjie immediately rushed to the baseline to put Westbrook Clara up, a one-man team? You can't defend five positions by yourself, right?
"Give me the ball!" So in the next attack, An Jie leaned on Vallejo and shouted directly at Westbrook, which is a rare scene, An Jie usually does not take the initiative to ask for the ball.
"It's definitely still a strategy!" Even when Anjie is in the low post, James always believes that Durant will be the endpoint of the offense.
But this time, the little emperor's judgment was wrong.
Vallejo's strength was not weak, but he was still hit by An Jie's sudden force and took a step back.
Taking advantage of the space given by Valejo's retreat, An Jie suddenly turned around and headed straight for the basket. An Jie stood up to Valejo's defense, Vallejo secretly pushed An Jie, making An Jie almost lose his center of gravity, if An Jie was willing, he could fall on the spot and cheat a foul. But right now, Anjie doesn't want to use fake falls to solve the problem.
Anjie's right hand dribbling was raised high for a layup, Vallejo was not fooled, and his penalty area defense was one of the weapons that allowed him to gain a foothold in the NBA.
Sure enough, after An Jie lifted the ball, he immediately turned around in the opposite direction, ready to hook his hand, this time, Valejo did not hesitate, and quickly jumped up, this trick An Jie has used more than once, he has long remembered it by heart!
An Jie was actually really ready to make a move, but he didn't expect Vallejo to see through his intentions. So An Jie had an idea, and turned around on the spot again, this time, he completely shook off Valejo, easily hooked his hand, and the basketball bumped and fell into the net.
"Superb footwork, a model of a technical centre-forward!" Reggie Miller had to admit to Anjie's performance.
"It's okay, it's like that. Barkley naturally doesn't praise someone easily, but at this time his heart is shouting "beautiful!"
Cheers, at this moment, the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena is shouting for Anjie's wonderful single goal. Countless five-star red flags were waved by fans in the stands, and countless posters of An Jie were held up by the audience in the stands.
James picked up the basketball and prepared to throw it to Vallejo, who was already in position at the baseline. Unexpectedly, at this time, he saw An Jie walking towards him.
"Either you defend me, or you just watch me score points. "The first person in the future alliance? An Jie has always done the thing of defeating the strong with the weak!
"Provoke me? Instead of getting angry, James smiled. He knew that the Chinese had no malice, the provocation was only used as a means of winning, and there was no dirty word in An Jie's provocation, but a psychological weapon at the level of pure basketball!
"At least you're as determined to win as I am. James put away the smile that came out of admiration for his opponent, no matter how much he appreciated it, first of all, they were opponents!
Whether it's the Thunder Three Young or the Pride of the Sky, they can offer everything to the audience for the sake of victory! )