Chapter 291: Cold-Blooded Moment
"Oh, it's a passing like a stage show...... Addison's action of making a large circle in front of the basketball may seem exaggerated, but it really attracts the attention of LBJ's defense. Look at Carey. Irving's stunned expression, he probably couldn't have imagined that the basketball would fly over his head into the restricted area. Drexler exclaimed in amazement that such a flashy performance is rare in the playoffs, and Addison's unhurried movements and expressions when passing the ball made the offense quite a sense of déjà vu.
"I've said a long time ago that Addison is definitely one of the best players in the league today who can make the whole court scream at him; The team that owns him is likely to turn their home stadium into the highest-grossing stadium in the league, as long as it's not a geographical issue. "Bill. Wharton smiled happily, "Remember what Hubby said?" Even if this kid can't reach the level of a superstar in the future, he will be able to attract hundreds of millions of fans for himself with his skills and style! Everyone has to admit that Addison always has an impressive performance on the court! ”
Drexler's eyes rolled, and he suddenly interjected with a smile: "Including the shocking mistake he made in the last game??" ”
Bill. Wharton was slightly stunned, and then his smile became understanding: "You know, Clyde, to be honest, his mistake was really shocking...... That moment, losing the ball in that way, Idison will probably be remembered for a long time by the classic footage of ESPN and TNT. ”
The Heat point guard on the court didn't know that he was being teased so much by two old guys, and he was engrossed in guarding Kyrie who was dribbling forward from the backcourt. Irving. Although the Cavaliers point guard shot unspeakably bad in this game, Addison still didn't dare to relax a little at him, and countless facts have proved that Irving, no matter how hot or cold he feels, has a great possibility of turning into a 'Grim Reaper' at the last moment. This guy has a lot of big hearts on the court, and Addison doesn't want to give him plenty of room to shoot in the last few minutes.
Irving and Addison almost unanimously looked at the score on the big screen, the Heat was trailing the Cavaliers by 3 points at 81-84, and the difference between the two teams in the whole game did not widen to more than 5 points, biting each other on the advantages and disadvantages of alternating scores. At this time, there were still more than 4 minutes before the end of the game, and Owen reined in his previous habit of fighting with Addison every round, and his eyes were more restrained but cool. Addison instinctively sensed the danger signals, and he relaxed his body to control his center of gravity, but every muscle was ready to burst out at any moment.
“Defense!!! Defense!!! Defense!!! The American Airlines arena shouted in unison to the ears of every player on the field, and Irving turned to LeBron in an undisguised hostile atmosphere. James gave a look, and LBJ, who was wandering high post, quickly ran to the top of the arc to cover the point guard. Irving quickly switched ball handlers and ran to the left corner area instead of covering the inside paint area, which made Ruhr . Deng made a slight mistake in changing the defense delay, and it took a beat to catch up with the defense.
Addison, who was going to squeeze around the front to get past the cover, saw Ruhr. Deng switched guards, and he had to turn around and desperately get stuck on LBJ's side to prevent Owen from passing back, but the opponent's strong body and terrifying power made it quite difficult for him to restrain him. Luckily, Owen didn't intend to pass the ball back this time, and he quickly stopped his footsteps as he rushed to the corner area. Deng had already stopped in front of Owen with his pace advantage at this time. I saw the Cavaliers point guard slap the basketball to his right hand from the front of the body, and the change of direction made a move towards the right. The moment Deng retreated with his left leg, Owen simply took his left foot as the axis, and the whole person turned around in reverse and immediately jumped backwards.
"Carey is forcibly finding room for himself! He and Ruhl. There is only about half a body distance between Deng! "Bill. Wharton was amazed to see that Irving's offensive options were a bit unexpected, but they made sense based on Irving's style of action.
Ruhr. Deng couldn't have been completely deceived by his opponent's turnaround and step-back jumper, and although he was subconsciously pulled out of position, he still pounced back at the first time, stretching out his arm to stop Irving's shot. The gap of half a body is in the height of the arm. Deng is really nothing, but Irving's mastery of shooting rhythm is almost perfect, and the basketball is thrown out just before the opponent's block is in place......
"!!Shh The sound of the net being hollowed out made all Miamins in the stadium feel helpless and angry, and they are afraid that the point guard who regarded Kobe Bryant as a lifelong idol will show the "Mamba spirit" at the last moment. After landing on the ground, Owen took two steps back due to the inertia of the sharp revolt, and turned around to signal Ruhl to the referee. Deng is suspected of a foul by a thug. However, this time the referee team didn't bother at all, and Owen didn't dwell on it, pouting and running back to the backcourt.
"Let's look at the game time, it's definitely time for Carey. Owen's habitual 'cold-blooded moments'. The Miamins need to be on high alert in the final four minutes, or they really risk being dealt with by Irving's unjustified shots. Drexler pinched his chin with his hand with a sigh, "In this regard, he is completely consistent with his idol Kobe, and he must not use the shooting percentage and offensive efficiency of the previous 40 minutes to predict their lethality at critical moments." ”
"Yes, I absolutely agree with that. Carey. Irving didn't just imitate his idol in his moves and technique, he learned more about Kobe's most terrifying part...... "Bill. Wharton couldn't hide the slight gloom in his tone, and he now wished that the Heat could catch up with the point difference as soon as possible, and that Addison could lead the team to play a strong enough response to counterattack.
The Heat were quick enough to counter after conceding the ball, but it ended up in the bottom right corner of Daniel. Granger's three-point shot from the back of his hand popped up, but Whiteside used his keen judgment of basketball landing and strong physicality to grab the rebound before all the Cavaliers players. He stood by on the edge of the paint with his back to Mozgov, while Addison, who moved to the flank, used Ennis's cover to cut into the box empty-handed along the horns. After Whiteside turned his back to pass the basketball to Addison, who was running in place, the Chinese point guard dribbled and took a step, attracting the attention of Mozgov in the low post and James in the high post, and then hit the ball back to Whiteside, who broke into the three-second zone.
Whiteside got stuck and Mozgov, who couldn't turn around, and the referees still didn't say anything about the confrontation between the two big men under the basket. Seeing in his eyes, Addison puffed out his mouth, and he had roughly figured out what kind of scale the league top brass held for the final moments of this game.
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"If you lose this game, you're going to go home......" said Kyrie, who dribbled again. Owen wants to continue with LeBron. James played a pick-and-roll strategy, but this time Addison didn't let the opponent escape his defensive range, and he went around in time to stop Irving. The Cavaliers point guard pulled the ball back and took a step back, passed the ball to LBJ, who was outside the three-point line, and moved to the wing with Addison, "Come to think of it, Addison, it's a good idea to go on vacation now." Sandy beaches in Miami, Hawaii and the Iberian Peninsula are waiting for you, and the sea views in Auckland are also nice...... So give up the resistance, boy, victory belongs to Cleveland! ”
"Very tempting, man, I have to admit that you are very tempting. I still prefer the wooden floors on the finals court, so I thought it would be better to give you the perk of going on holiday early, since you love the beach so much. Addison sarcastically replied as soon as possible, "Surrender to me, Carey, the free men of the capitalist world will always treat their captives preferentially." ”
"You dream, rookie ......"
When the two were spraying each other on the run, LBJ at the top of the arc had already put on a three-threat posture against Ruhr. Deng. James doesn't play the ball handler much when using pick-and-rolls, and while he has excellent ball handling, his thick frame and relatively slow lateral movement can make him a little sluggish in finding opportunities on screen, especially after he chose to gain weight during his time with the Heat. But James also has a solution to this, which is to act as a pick-and-roll enforcer, allowing teammates to act as ball handlers for a short period of time, using pick-and-rolls to pull open space and then quickly pass the ball to himself to attack. However, LBJ's team has basically focused on this tactical fitting, from Miami to Cleveland, including the Dream Team he joined.
JR. Smith on the right received the signal and hurried to the top of the arc, James passed the ball to his teammates and then stood on the three-point line to make a solid cover for JR. Blocked Daniel. Granger had to change the defensive object in a hurry, and then changed the defense with James, who was pulling away from the outside of the wing, but he didn't expect James to turn around empty-handed and rush towards the paint area behind the free throw line after running outside without two steps!
“Sh*t!!! Supplemental !! Granger, who had been battered by injuries, couldn't keep up with LBJ physically, and he yelled at the inside as he hurriedly turned to catch up.
JR. Smith saw the opportunity to hoist the basketball into the three-point line with a high-profile pass, and although the pass looked a little erratic under the interference of Ruel Deng's quick hand, James still received it in time. Whiteside, who was guarding the basket, hurriedly made up for the defense, wanting to block the Cavaliers core in front of the three-second zone, but saw James slap the basketball with his left hand, and then clasped the basketball with both hands and almost rushed up Whiteside turned 360°, just shook off the Heat center and went directly to the basket!
Although the action of smashing the ball and turning around looks a little heavy, it is still very fast and fast to make with such a wide body of LBJ! So much so that when James jumped up under the basket, the stunned Whiteside didn't react to turn around in time......
"Boom !!" LeBron. James' one-handed slam in the three-second zone sent an exclamation into the American Airlines arena, and when Whiteside turned around, he saw James thumping his chest as he fell back to the ground, and took his trademark overlord step.
"This damn freak ......" the young center is annoyed to the root of his teeth, he has been used as a background by the opponent more than once in this series, and this is not what Whiteside wants to show against the 'first man in the league'.
Addison ran over and patted his teammate's arm, signaling him to hurry up and settle in the frontcourt, and the center couldn't help but complain here......
"Look ahead, buddy, and don't care about all the previous rounds! As long as we win this game, everything that guy does can only be defined as 'showmanship'!! ”