Chapter 779: A basin of cold water
Sweaty LeBron. James looked up at the timer above the rebound, and there were 17 seconds left. There are only 17 seconds left until the end of the second quarter.
17 seconds, ready to start attacking. So James began to dribble with his replacement hands, looking for an opportunity to appear.
When the number of the timer above the rebound became 10, James, who was originally dribbling in place, suddenly accelerated! He still intends to break through!
Iguodala didn't expect James to make such a bold choice at the last minute, and he immediately moved over to block it, but he was still a second too slow.
"LeBron. James, this guy broke through Iguodala's defense! "Mike. Brin exclaimed, James broke through Iguodala, which means that the two protagonists of the finals will have the possibility of meeting!
An Jie didn't hesitate at all, he directly left Mozgov and made up in the direction where James was.
Seeing that An Jie had made up for it, James's pace still did not slow down. This red-eyed guy who has already killed is not afraid of anything now!
With sweat, James' calves jerked, and he jumped high and stretched out his arms. Looks like this guy is going to dunk!
James's every move was all watched by An Jie. After calculating the distance and timing, An Jie also jumped. A huge net was formed in front of James in an instant.
James gritted his teeth, the taste of Anjie's hot pot, he didn't want to try it again. If he wants to eat, he just goes to the steak house opened by An Jie.
So, James added a hand-changing action in the air. originally thought that James was going to go to An Jie on the left and didn't have time to adjust, so James dodged An Jie's block.
With a slight pick of his right hand, James's whistle breakthrough layup lit up the entire Quick Loan Center arena.
The moment James landed, the buzz of the end of the second half of the finals also resounded in the arena. James slapped himself on the chest, and his celebration resonated with the crowd.
LeBron. James, who is almost 31 years old, single-handedly brought the Cavaliers to a halt on the edge of the cliff.
48-55, James' buzzer-beating layup allowed the Cavaliers to avoid the situation where the margin was stretched to double digits.
In just half a game, James scored 20 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Although the Cavaliers are behind, LeBron. James, without a doubt, has become the hottest topic right now.
Anjie couldn't help but clench his fists, and he knew that without Irving and Love, James would definitely not make this game too easy.
It seems that I have to work harder. In the second half of the game, he must defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in one fell swoop!
When we were in the dressing room at half-time, Rickard felt something was wrong. An Jie, this guy, always seems to be restless.
It stands to reason that now that the Trail Blazers are in the lead, they should sit back and relax. An Jie's anxiety is completely unreasonable.
"What's wrong? Quiet! Riccard didn't speculate on Anjie's psychology, but asked directly.
"It's nothing, I just want the second half to start soon." An Jie waved his hand and began to cross the locker room again.
'You played well in the first half. Ricard looked at Anjie's data again, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.
"No, no, there's still something missing. LeBron's guy has already scored 20 points. A lot of those 20 points were scored by him because of my defensive failures. In the second half, I have to make sure that happens as little as possible! ”
After listening to An Jie, Ricard nodded slightly. After everyone rested for a while, he began to arrange tactics unhurriedly.
The team is indeed in the lead, and there is really nothing wrong with Anjie's performance in the first half. Ricard knew that this kid was just used to being the best on the field. When someone can surpass their own performance, no matter whether the team is ahead or not, Anjie will not be reconciled.
Stinky boy, can't you be satisfied with a simple victory?
The second half of the game began quickly, and the two sides changed sides and fought again. LeBron. James didn't rest and continued to play.
Since Anjie was able to play an average of 42 minutes per game in the final two games of the Western Conference Finals, so could James.
The "Little Emperor" was still frowning, and although he was the center of attention in the first half, James was well aware that the Cavaliers' situation was still very dangerous. Now, it's not time to be happy.
James told Dellavedova to run forward again, and he stood in front of Mozgov, who was about to serve the ball.
Taking the basketball, James turned and pushed forward. Come on Anjie, let's fight to the death!
As soon as James pressed up, he handed over the ball. The Cavaliers' sixth man, "Nerve Knife" Smith held the ball outside the three-point line, and Matthews did not dare to slack off and immediately squeezed the space to the minimum.
Although Smith was not consistent enough, if he went crazy, he could change the situation of the whole game. In the first half, the performance was very good. So now, while Smith is holding the ball on the spot, he's actually holding back a portion of the Trail Blazers' defense.
Smith's threat, James gets an easy run. He immediately found the gap by slipping the baseline, and Smith was unequivocal, and his timely pass allowed James to receive the pass at a mid-range zero degree angle!
At this time, Iguodala was still entangled with Mozgov in the three-second zone, and James did not have any Trail Blazers players in front of him except for Anjie. What's more, An Jie is still two steps away from him now!
So after receiving the basketball, James did not hesitate, he must seize an opportunity to shoot in an empty position!
At the moment when James made a move, Jeff. Van Gundy's eyes widened suddenly, and he stood up from his seat. Because of the speed at which Anjie stepped forward, let Jeff. Van Gundy's commentator was surprised!
"Ann, he stepped out of the three-second zone in almost one step! That's a big step. It worked! Ann successfully blocked James' shot! The Cleveland Cavaliers' offense has failed! ”
"Responsive, good awareness, excellent jump height, exaggerated long arms and legs. Let me say, Ann is a perfect defensive machine made by God! Every part of his body allows him to defend to the extreme! From the three-second zone, he made an instant forward save to block a mid-range shot, and O'Neal could only praise this kind of defense in this way.
After the basketball was blocked, it flew off the sideline. Although James didn't score the ball, the Cavaliers still kept the ball.
Every time he faces Anjie, James will be so embarrassed. The only person in this league who can block James so many times is An Jie. Although he didn't dare in his heart, James didn't waste time, but signaled to Tristan. Thompson hurried to serve.
At James' urging, the sideline ball was quickly sent out, and the Cavaliers reorganized their offense. This time, Mozgov took the initiative to entangle An Jie, making it seem as if the person who is currently on the offensive end is An Jie.
James looked at Angel and then at Iguodala. Whether it's trying to break through or shooting, it's not easy for him. It would be nice to have Owen to take the pressure off for him at this time......
James shook his head, sweeping away the illusions. He reached out to block the demolition, and no matter what, it was best to find a way to do it in the middle distance!
Tristan. Thompson had just finished serving the sideline ball and ran to James non-stop to cover.
James saw the opportunity to start to the left, and Iguodala was experienced in trying to bypass the block from behind, but James suddenly changed direction and rushed to the right before bypassing the block.
Such a sudden change of direction made Iguodala completely empty, and James easily came to the mid-range position, suddenly stopped sharply, ready to shoot!
Damien. Lillard had been watching James' movements, and when Iguodala was gone, Lillard immediately left the projected Dravedova, raised his arms, and rushed in front of James.
James was not disturbed by Lillard's defense, and he jumped and shot on his own. Anjie pounced again, but across a Lillard, James didn't believe Anjie could stop him!
Basketball shot steadily, this shot James is bound to win! Anjie had already jumped, and when he stretched his arms out in the air, the height was really scary.
As things stand, James can't tell if Anjie's fingers can touch the basketball. He began to rejoice Lillard for his timely defense, because if there was no Lillard in the middle, Anjie would definitely have completed the block directly!
The basketball flew up a little more, and surprisingly, An Jie's fingers continued to rise. In the end, An Jie rubbed into the basketball, although he didn't fan it away, but he still changed the flight trajectory of the basketball! For James's second block in a row, Anjie did it!
"Ann has finished blocking again with Damien, oh my God, LeBron is now completely locked in by Ann!"
This time, Anjie didn't give the Cavaliers a chance to get the ball again. Due to An Jie's rubbing against the basketball, the basketball is now jumping straight up and down into the air. After An Jie landed, he immediately jumped for the second time, and was the first to pick up the falling basketball before everyone else.
In order to compete for the ball, An Jie's side is now crowded with people. After An Jie landed, due to people's pushing, he failed to stand firmly, but fell to the ground holding the basketball!
The Cavaliers players wearing white home jerseys were like hungry wolves that had seen their prey, and they all pounced on An Jie on the ground.
An Jie had countless hands waving in front of him, and some of them had even pressed against him.
But An Jie didn't panic, he is not the kind of imp who participated in the finals for the first time. This guy is a man who wants to build a dynasty!
An Jie hugged the basketball tightly, no matter how the Cavaliers players pulled, no matter how many dark elbows they threw on An Jie, An Jie would not let go.
Eventually, the referee's whistle finally blew. An Jie, who was wearing a mask, was pulled up by his teammates, and the referee awarded a scrum!
Fighting for the ball with Anjie is the Cavaliers' starting power forward Tristan. Thompson. Although this guy has very good athleticism, An Jie is not afraid of him at all.
In the end, with his experience in jumping and his better height, Anjie kept the ball for the Trail Blazers. James's two attacks were rejected by Anjie!
After the Trail Blazers offense passed, Anjie made a pick-and-roll for Iguodala. Iguodala broke through with the ball, but soon passed it back to Anjie.
Due to the pick-and-roll defense, the man who is now defending Iguodala is Thompson. And the one who is in front of An Jie has become LeBron. James!
"Come on!" James slapped the floor with both hands, then spread his arms.
An Jie didn't hesitate, after he took a step forward, he immediately stuck it with his back.
Back hit, as soon as An Jie came up, he planned to use the back fight to defeat James!
Although James is very powerful, when facing An Jie's back beating, this guy is still defeated.
Finally, Angel advanced into the three-second zone, and James had no choice but to wrap his arms around the front and try to reach the basketball.
"Flawed!" An Jie, who felt the change in James' center of gravity, immediately knew what the 23rd wanted to do, and An Jie took advantage of the situation and turned around and passed James, who was going to stab away the basketball.
His turnaround is so good that even some outside players don't necessarily do it.
Unable to do anything, James had no choice but to pull An Jie's jersey, but An Jie still wanted to jump and dunk. Under the pull of two huge forces, the jersey was torn out, and An Jie broke free from James's pull, completed the dunk, and gave the Cavaliers a hard blow!
Two blocks in a row plus a dunk, at the beginning of the second half, the countless people who couldn't dominate the game instantly changed from James to Anjie!
"What!?" James's innocent expression still couldn't impress the referee, An Jie not only scored the goal, but also got a chance to add a penalty!
James, who had already seen the hope of victory, was instantly poured a basin of cold water.
He almost forgot that his opponent was the most dangerous guy in the league!
Want to pull off a miracle in front of the Trail Blazers? No, AnJie would never let that happen!
Angel has shown that he will do everything in his power to win, whether James is alone or not. How long can James' dying throes keep the Cavaliers going?
When the Dark Knight of Portland became serious, the city of Cleveland seemed to have no hope at all.