Chapter 396 [Disappointing Emperor]
92-101, the two sides are only 9 points apart.
How is this possible, he actually voted? James was very surprised when he received the ball.
This ball seems unreasonable, but in fact, Zhou Xuan made a precise calculation, James must think that he will not shoot, and there is actually no risk in shooting at this time. He was well prepared, slowed down, glanced to the side, and gave the illusion of "I'm waiting for my teammates". Zhou Xuan's psychological playing method has been completed.
When he returned to the defense, Zhou Xuan was full of spirit and provoked James. "Come on, hit me, don't pass the ball!"
At this time, what he thought in his heart was that even if I was beaten by you, I would admit it, at least I could do my best. If this ball is passed to Yao Ming, I can only watch.
He didn't believe that Randolph could defend Yao Ming at all, he was only 206CM tall and couldn't block it, once Yao Ming turned around and jumped and found his touch, the Warriors were finished.
James was also angry when he heard Zhou Xuan's provocation, thinking that I don't believe that I can't clean up you, a one-meter-nine Chinese. He took it to the top of the arc and came up with a pretty unreasonable three. When the iron is off, it is not Zhou Xuan's defense, but he is completely unsure of the strength.
Azubuke rushed to the basket, grabbed the backcourt rebound, and gave it to Zhou Xuan. James immediately got close, and Zhou Xuan brought it to his basket, distanced himself from him, and protected the ball.
Based on this alone, it can be seen that Zhou Xuan is smart, and some defenders have a tendon in their brains and can't turn around. If you are blocked, you don't seem to be in possession if you don't move forward, and sometimes you will be cut off when you are in a hurry. Zhou Xuan took it back, but it was inconvenient to launch a fast attack with a pass, and he would not lose the ball. Now he demands stability and must not make mistakes. Although the Cavaliers are ahead, the pressure is not small.
Zhou Xuan signaled to his teammates, preparing to run tactics.
Azubuuk, Randolph, Margeti lined up at the free throw line, only Green sank in the bottom corner of the right side, Zhou Xuan went to the left 60-degree angle near the three-point line, Azubuke also ran from the bottom line of the restricted area to the three-point line, Margeti to the left 45 degrees, attracted James defense, and pulled away, which made Zhou Xuan if he successfully used a single block to get rid of the opponent, he could immediately break through and score a layup.
Zhou Xuan was entangled by Williams with all his strength and had no chance, Randolph ran to the top of the arc without cover, and Margeti came up to block and dismantle with Zhou Xuan. After a fake block and real demolition, Margeti directly inserted into the penalty area, and James, who was originally defending Margety, thought that they were going to block and dismantle, and grabbed the net to cover Zhou Xuan.
Margeti suddenly had an invincible big gap, Zhou Xuan jumped up and sent the ball over, Yao Ming let go of Randolph from the high position It was too late to make up the defense. Margeti scored with a one-handed smash! 94 to 101.
Barkley said: "James is sleepwalking in this ball, how can he completely let Margety go? ”
Smith smiled: "Maybe he cares too much about Zhou Xuan getting the ball now, and thinks that Mo Williams can't defend it." ”
James does care about Zhou Xuan, and he can be sure that Zhou Xuan is the most dangerous person for the Warriors.
The Cavaliers attacked, and after a few screens, James hoisted the ball to Yao Ming, Randolph failed to go around the front and hurriedly fouled, Yao Ming missed the ball and went to the free throw line.
It's just that this is not much different from giving two points, Yao Ming easily hit both free throws. 94 to 103.
Zhou Xuan played a code when he dribbled past half court, Margeti ran from outside the three-point line of the sideline to the top of the arc to receive Zhou Xuan's pass, and at the same time, Randolph ran from high to low.
Zhou Xuan immediately used the cover of the low post on the left side to run, and Azubuke on the other side also used Green's cover to run at the same time.
After that, Green and Zhou Xuan made an errand move, walked to the bottom of the basket, and helped Zhou Xuan cover to get rid of Mo Williams to get the ball.
Zhou Xuan ran to the left three-point line, and Margeti finally didn't mess around in the face of James, which is also something Smart has repeatedly emphasized.
At this time, Zhou Xuan had already thought of several offensive options. If the opponent's interior player doesn't come up to defend, this is an empty space and can be shot; Vallejo defended out, it was misplaced, and it could pass him; If you attract the bag, it's for the best, pass to Randolph inside.
As a result, Vallejo and Mo Williams both rushed out to defend against Zhou Xuan and completely emptied Randolph. Zhou Xuan made a high hanging pass to Randolph, and Yao Ming, who defended Azubuuk in the weak side bottom position, returned to the inside to make up for the defense. It is impossible for a person to move faster than the ball, and Randolph did not force the ball, and immediately took advantage of the situation to pass the ball out of the line to the bottom corner of Azubuk.
Azubuuk got open and adjusted his shot. 97 to 103. This time he was completely open, and it was understandable that he could squeeze Jackson to the bench.
Zhang Li smiled: "The Warriors played a wave of 20-6, and the two sides were only 6 points apart. So the game will be exciting. The Warriors are now more and more like a mature strong team, they are not afraid to fall behind, they are still how to fight, and they are catching up before they know it. ”
Yu Jia said: "There are some problems with the knights' tactics, the play is too monotonous, and the players' feel is also declining. Vallejo hasn't caught the ball in several rounds, and he has the height advantage to play a dozen. ”
The Cavaliers increased their pick-and-roll combinations, and Mo Williams took a pass from James and scored a three-point shot. This goal is very crucial, it plays a role in stabilizing the morale of the army, Zhou Xuan was completely blocked, and Randolph's defense was still too slow.
The Warriors attacked, and Randolph returned the shot with a color.
The two sides entered a stalemate, and before the final minute of the break, Ellis scored on a breakaway layup to trail by five points at 111-116. The knight called a timeout again.
This timeout is still very timely, as long as the next attack is scored and the lead is 7 points, the Warriors will not be able to chase it, and they can only use foul tactics.
"The Warriors still have a chance, but time is running out for them, Randolph has five fouls, and the ball must be guarded next," Zhang said. ”
Yu Jia said: "The biggest highlight of the game is not chasing points, but Zhou Xuan has blocked James several times, and in the round when the two are opposed, James has not been able to break through successfully, but only scored 2 points by jumping shots, reducing shots, and organizing offenses more." Zhou Xuan played better in this quarter, and now he has 21 points, 3 rebounds and 14 assists. ”
In the TNT commentary seat, Barkley said: "James didn't look like a leader at all in the fourth quarter, and when the team needed him to step up and score the most, he was dumbfounded. The Cavaliers don't need him to be a point guard. Although Zhou Xuan only scored 5 points in the last quarter, he was more about organizing passes, but that was what he should have done. ”
"He did what he shouldn't have done, he was defending James during this time, it seemed that this should be a very disparity in alignment, but he just prevented it." Smith laughed: "James' offense is not without weaknesses either. ”
In China, many fans on the Internet are discussing the game.
A netizen named "Orangutan Liubulang" posted: "James can't do it at all, Zhou Xuan doesn't dare to shoot when he takes a step, he hasn't scored after a few shots, it's too bad, if Kobe Bryant is so defending, I don't know how many points Lu Dao will score." ”
A netizen named "Legend of Magic" said: "Zhou Xuan is too good, if he had Sun Yue's quality and height, it is estimated that there is no one in the alliance who he can't prevent, and James would have been killed long ago." ”
After the timeout, the Warriors made substitutions, Turyaf replaced Randolph, Randolph Jr. replaced Margety, and the outside line was Azubuke, Ellis, and Zhou Xuan.
Smart's idea is that the Cavaliers are afraid that they will attack the interior in order to ensure a success rate, and the two big men at this time, on the one hand, are blocking for the defense. On the offensive end, both of them pulled out to cover, and they could also help their teammates block and dismantle.
This bet was right. The Cavaliers really handed Yao Ming an inside single, Turyav stuck in position, tried his best to interfere with the shot, Yao Ming turned around and missed the jumper, Randolph Jr. grabbed the backcourt rebound and immediately launched a fast break.
At this time, the Warriors didn't care about any tactics, whoever had the opportunity to shoot, shot quickly, Ellis rushed to the frontcourt, dribbled the ball under his crotch and burst through the middle, attracting Parker's center of gravity to move and then change direction to the right side, grabbing three points.
The ball was very reluctant, Parker's side block was almost capped, and the shot was a little off, but luck was on the Warriors' side, hitting the board at 60 degrees. 114 to 116.
With 30 seconds left, the Cavaliers possessed the ball, James controlled the ball and stalled time on the perimeter for a single, and he wanted to use up 24 seconds, as long as it scored, it would be very advantageous.
Everyone pulled away, leaving Zhou Xuan alone to defend outside. Even if it's a key shot, he doesn't want to make substitutions, anyway, it's to prevent breakthroughs, interfere with shots, and reduce James's efficiency, if he can shoot it, he will admit it. If you change someone else, maybe you will let him break in, and that's troublesome.
In 5 seconds, James started, changed direction to the right side and was blocked by Zhou Xuan, he leaned back and turned to the left. His idea was that as long as there was space, he would rush to the low position, and if he couldn't attack, he could make fouls, but Zhou Xuan completely blocked him again, with one arm outstretched. One leg blocks the breakthrough, and he still wants to wait for the opportunity to steal the ball.
James's feints were all recognized, the face frame couldn't rush up, and seeing that there were two seconds left, he chose to jump up and pass the ball to Yao Ming.
Yao Ming and Turyaavka were in a tight position, ready to grab the rebound, who would have thought that the ball would pass at this time? He was ill-prepared, didn't catch it, and the ball went off the line.
Zhang Reasonable said depressedly: "What kind of pass is James, I only gave it to Yao Ming three seconds later, and I would have given it early." ”
Yu Jia said: "Looking at James's expression, it seems that Yao Ming's mistake is very painful, even if the ball is caught, Yao Ming has no time to make a move." ”
TNT commentator Barkley has made no secret of his disdain for James. "Zhou Xuan can't cover him at all, he can only interfere, he doesn't dare to shoot this ball, it's really disappointing to have a mentality like him."
Smith laughed, "There are 7 more." In 2 seconds, the Warriors can complete an attack, I don't know if Zhou Xuan can stage another stunner, he has already done it once this season. ”
Smart called a timeout and called his players to his side for the final attack. "Steven Gerrard (Green), you take the throw-in, Zach covers, helps Monta (Ellis) receive the ball, Zhou watches the cut on the left, Corunna (Azubuuk) goes to the bottom right corner. Zhou and Zach can make a second cover, Monta breaks through when he has a chance, gives Zhou a chance if he doesn't have a chance, and it is okay to play two points, and we fight overtime. ”
Chasing this part, Smart felt that it was worth it, and he could accept it in overtime.