Chapter 33: Singled out James
Attacking and defending, the main team McGinnis advanced with the ball.
After half-time, the ball was handed to Davis for the first time.
James frowned at this, but did not complain, but slowly approached the basket.
Davis was content to play his own singles, didn't call for pick-and-rolls, and dribbled a few times to make a pull-up jumper.
This time, Lady Luck didn't favor him again, and the basketball popped out of the frame.
Chris Mim stuck in position and waited for the basketball to go.
But at this moment, a huge black shadow appeared in the sky, enveloping Mime's entire person in black shadows.
Syllable!
I saw two muscular arms pressing the basketball hard into the basket.
"Roar!"
The dunk was successful, and James hit the ground with a bang, opening his arms and roaring.
"What if you don't give me the ball? I can grab it myself! β
James' cold gaze swept across the court, and everyone's hearts trembled.
McGinnis, in particular, lowered his head weakly, not daring to look at James at all.
However, there was one person in the crowd who was not afraid, looked at James and Davis dissatisfied, and ran to the backcourt.
This man was naturally Boozer.
As a second-round pick, Boozer became the starting point of the Cavaliers with his own efforts and was selected to the All-Rookie team, thinking that there would be a better development.
But after James came, the team went from one ball bully to two ball tyrants.
The game was played several rounds, but Boozer didn't touch the ball once in the attacking rounds.
In fact, not to mention Boozer, an All-Star level star like Big Z can't touch the ball. It's just that Big Z has a relatively mild personality and doesn't fight or fight.
The substitute team attacked, and Ye Feng advanced with the ball.
looked at Dalius who was still in a daze, Ye Feng was a little helpless, the coach didn't change people, and he was always 4 to 5 on the field, which was really uncomfortable!
It was still McGinnis's defense, Ye Feng took a deep breath and broke through.
Then, McGinnis was passed.
"What's the situation?"
Ye Feng was stunned, McGinnis's defense was not good, but it was not so easy to break through.
Ye Feng glanced at it, but found that McGinnis was watching Ye Feng enter the inner line with his hands on his hips.
This guy, gave up the defense?
Didn't you just say that you want to get no points, and now you don't defend directly?
Ye Feng didn't have time to think about it, because a figure pounced on the flank, it was the "Little Emperor" James.
Ye Feng glanced beyond the three-point line and passed the ball over without hesitation.
The emptying Capono calmly adjusted his position, flicked his wrist, and threw the ball out.
Swish!
Three-point hit.
βSHITοΌβ
Ye Feng heard it clearly, and James cursed and swore words. James has always been sensible and maintains a high-quality image. Being able to make him so angry that he swears is enough to show how angry he is.
The coaching staff off the court is also ugly, and the Cavaliers have shown the biggest problem at this stage - defense.
One-on-one single defense is not active, there is no assistance defense at all, and as for supplementary defense, don't even think about it.
Ricky Davis, Carlos Boozer, and Jeff McGinnis are all eye-to-eye defense, and their hands don't move at all, and they almost stick in their pockets.
Big Z is willing to defend, but he is not a basket-protecting center in the first place, and his ability is limited.
The four rookies who are the most active in defending the whole team are actually the four rookies, especially James and Ye Feng, both of whom are desperate in defense. But how can two people make up for the whole team's defense?
For this reason, Paul Silas has roared and scolded the players more than once, but these people have promised well on the surface, but they have not changed at all.
Ricky Davis, in particular, said casually: "Don't worry, I'll defend seriously when I enter the regular season." β
I believe you're a ghost, Paul said. This guy played a full 79 regular season games last season and never seriously defended for a single minute.
Thinking of this, Paul even wanted to be ruthless and put all these guys who were unwilling to defend seriously on the bench to stimulate them.
But Paul is not such a bold coach after all, and he can only think about it.
Offensive and defensive transitions.
James received the ball directly from the backcourt and advanced himself to the frontcourt, not giving McGinnis a chance to touch the ball.
"If you don't give me the ball, then you don't want to touch the ball!"
Capono stretched out his arms and tried desperately to stop James. But with his footsteps, he couldn't keep up with James at all.
James crushed his body and wiped it directly past Capono in a straight line, as if scattered on the road in the early morning, and it couldn't be easier.
"I'm crossing you like I'm crossing the road in the morning."
Ye Feng remembered Gary Payton's famous trash talk mocking Grant Hill.
Meanwhile, James scored with an easy layup.
Next, both teams have their own back-and-forth.
James and Davis of the main team compete for the ball, both singles, and never pass the ball to the other team. However, in terms of success rate, it is clear that James is stronger, and Davis is shooting iron wave after wave.
The substitute team is Ye Feng's organization, and he breaks through the score. Because the main team does not defend, the substitute team can be regarded as playing well, and even better than the main team.
Although the substitute team is weak, they have cooperation!
However, because there is no score, the specific situation of the score is not known.
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After half-time, Yibian fought again.
The substitute team attacked, Ye Feng dribbled over half the court, looked at the defender, and was taken aback.
LeBron James?
After snatching McGinnis's possession, James snatched McGinnis's defensive rights again, and actually came to defend Ye Feng in person.
Ye Feng was under a lot of pressure, but there was an inexplicable excitement in his bones.
Is this the first person in the alliance of the future? How strong is he?
didn't have time to think about it, James had already forced up, and his huge body directly enveloped Ye Feng's whole person.
Ye Feng instantly felt a huge sense of oppression, this was not a casual talk, but a real feeling.
First, James' broad body is like a wall, firmly blocked in front of it, and it is difficult to break through.
Second, James runs faster than you, jumps higher than you, has more strength than you, and if you count on hitting hard with your body, don't dream.
Third, James has an amazing arm span, which is terrifying to press the ball carrier, and if he is not careful, the ball is likely to be snatched by James.
"Monster, this is a monster!"
But no matter what, Ye Feng will not give up.
Knowing that the feint could not deceive James, Ye Feng took a strong step forward.
Sure enough, James was firmly blocked in the breakthrough route, leaving no room at all.
And when he hit James, Ye Feng felt like he had hit an iron wall, and his whole body hurt.
"This bastard, why do you train so many muscles? You play basketball, not football! β
Ye Feng's body shook violently, and the ball was almost lost. Fortunately, Ye Feng was in danger, dribbled behind his back, switched to his left hand, and distanced himself from James to find another opportunity.
Several attempts, all of which ended in failure.
Ye Feng had no choice but to summon Chris Meem to come up and block the pick-and-roll, break through James with the pick-and-roll, and then organize a wave to assist Brown to shoot a long-range 2-pointer.
The ball scored, and Ye Feng turned back to defend.
But at this moment, a shrill voice came.
"Heads-up is heads-up, relying on teammates to win, what a waste, and shameless!"