Chapter 127: The Strength of the Wolf King
Ye Feng sat on the sidelines, watching this scene, and couldn't help but think of the era when James fought against the Celtic Big Three.
The Timberwolves three-headed monster naturally cannot be compared with the configuration of the Celtics triumvirate Galondo.
But rookie James is not the supergiant who can already lead the team to the Eastern Conference finals.
At that time, the Celtics really went out with all their strength in order to deal with James.
Uncle Pierce (Pierce) marked James one-on-one, Perkins sat under the basket, Garnett was ready to make up for the defense, and Rondo and Ray Allen harassed in various ways.
Such a targeting almost made James cry.
What's even more excessive is Rondo, when Uncle Pi can't play, he shows his league's No. 1 ball quotient, single-handedly defending James.
If you haven't watched those years, you might think that the 185-centimeter Rondo defensive monster James is a joke. But that's just the way it is.
Rondo doesn't play confrontation with James, he just lowers his center of gravity to the minimum and jams James.
Want to shoot? Whatever you want!
Want to break through? Dream!
Everyone knows that James' weakness in the early days was his ability to shoot from mid-to-long range.
In such a situation, James was killed by Rondo alone.
It was also from that time that James made up his mind and practiced his mid-to-long shooting, and his three-point shot became more and more accurate, becoming more and more inexplicable.
(Conversely, Rondo's three-point shooting has been poor and doesn't feel like progress.) Maybe that's the difference between a superstar and an average star.)
Anyone will have difficulties, but supergiants will overcome difficulties, and ordinary stars will be stuck in suffering for three, five, or even their entire careers.
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Let's get back to tonight's game.
The score on the court was 2-0, and the Timberwolves once again won the ball.
Or hit Garnett at this point.
This time, the Cavaliers made a change, with Ilgoskas defending Garnett alone.
KG fans know that Garnett is not an inside killer, there are not many attackers in the low post, mainly two, relying on footwork to shake off defenders or turning back to jumpers.
In the face of Ilgoskas, Garnett was very sensible and did not choose a jump shot, after all, the height of Big Z was there, which was very scary.
Turning in succession, Garnett tried to shake off Big Z, but unfortunately failed.
As a European center, after more than 5 years of NBA career, Big Z is still very stable. A little let go of a small step, the big Z, who occupies the height advantage, laughed at Garnett's performance, but was unmoved.
Garnett was a little helpless, if other insiders dared to let him take a small step, he would just fly and dunk. But in the face of Big Z, he didn't dare.
That's the benefit of height. In basketball, height is the most important sport after all.
Without hesitation, Garnett passed the ball directly to Cassel, and the Timberwolves could organize more than Garnett.
You can stop one of the three-headed monsters, but you can't stop all three of them.
Cassel's breakthrough after the point of separation, helping Sprewell hit a three-pointer, the madman's hand is hot, and the opening is so accurate.
5:0。
It's the Cavaliers' turn to attack again.
James is very uncomfortable, and he is always stuck to a guy who likes hand-to-hand combat, which can be imagined.
So when it came to the frontcourt, James gave the ball to Davis.
The 201-centimeter Davis played the 191-centimeter Kassel, which is still very dominant.
But Davis made the same mistake as James, and he did get inside, but what about after that? You'll have to face Garnett.
Davis was not covered, but forced a missed shot with Garnett's powerful interference ability.
Garnett's super second bounce, directly received the backcourt rebound, handed it to Cassel, and began to run wildly against the opposite side.
Garnett's speed wasn't particularly fast, but that was for a small man.
Among the big guys, there are really few who can outrun him.
Big Z and Mime were left far behind him.
Ahead, Kassel dribbles quickly and wants to play a fast break.
James and Darius actively returned to defend but still stopped the 34-year-old veteran.
But at this moment, Kassel glanced at the corner of his eyes and suddenly passed the ball sideways.
Garnett, who followed from behind, received the ball and sprinted directly.
Darius, a talented strongman known as "KG II", also intends to defend a bit.
However, Garnett jumped up directly in front of him, and directly rose into the air, passing Darius and pressing the basketball into the basket.
Syllable!
7:0。
Cleveland fans were in a commotion, KG II is only II after all, and putting it together with the real KG is not enough to watch.
Talent?
It also depends on who you compare with, Darius and Garnett are not at the same level at all.
After landing, the wolf king Garnett beat his chest and roared, full of passion.
Garnett is indeed very passionate about playing, people only roar after a dunk or block, and he has to roar when he hits a jump shot many times.
Darius looked at Garnett's tall back, smiled wryly and shook his head, quite helpless.
Offensive and defensive transitions.
The Cavaliers attacked, and this time, the Cavaliers played Ilgoskas for this.
Garnett's single defense against Ilgoskas, although he is a little shorter, has an advantage in weight, arm span, and bounce, and Garnett's flexibility is far better than that of Big Z, so Big Z actually has no advantage.
(Big Z is good at playing, or those short insiders, or meat shields that can't jump.) Garnett 216 cm, which is already very tall. )
Sideways to open up space, Big Z throws the ball with a hook.
However, Garnett suddenly increased the confrontation, and the top of the big Z was unstable, and the hook hand was also affected, and he popped out of the frame.
There was another commotion at the Quick Loan Arena, Garnett's defense was too strong, this is one person who defended the three cores of the Cavaliers!
How do you play this ball?
But at this moment, a figure suddenly rushed in from the outside, rose up under the basket, grabbed the rebound, and poured the basketball into the basket without the slightest pause.
Syllable!
7:2。
"LeBron Jaimmmm
The DJ reacted quickly, and before James got off the basket, he opened his throat and roared, driving the atmosphere of the scene.
White No. 23, King of Cleveland, His Majesty James, finally scored the first goal for the Cavaliers.
Roar!
After landing, James was also quite excited, looking up to the sky and roaring, and also tried to motivate his teammates in this way.
The fans at the scene were even more jubilant, with whistles, cheers, and shouts.
“King! King! King! King! ......”
However, the gap between the two teams is real and will not be erased because of James' performance.
Especially when it comes to defense, the Timberwolves have the strength to do that.
"Mad Man" Sprewell is tough enough to be the team's defensive spearhead throughout his career, using it to limit opponents' number one man.
Garnett is the defensive core of the Timberwolves, and with him, there is a defensive system.
It's no exaggeration to say that Garnett can be defended from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, and from under the basket to outside the three-point line.
At the moment, the Timberwolves' defense is like an iron bucket.
Reasonable fans know that don't look at James's dunk score, but the Cavaliers were completely suppressed by the Timberwolves.
In three offensive rounds, the three cores took turns to exert force, but they did not succeed in scoring.
The Cavaliers' star single tactics are a bit unworkable!
(End of chapter)