Chapter 339: Snatching the ball back

"He elbowed me in the ribs, it's a foul! Foul!!! Annoyed, Dellavedova turned to the referee and complained loudly, but the referee responded with a blank, indifferent face. As early as last season's playoffs, when he made a name for himself with frenzied pestering and even encroaching on his defense, Dellavedova became a target to be treated with caution by the referees, and of course this is an inevitable trend in the league to move more and more towards the principle of offense-friendly penalties.

The Chinese point guard used his breakthrough to cover the referee's view of the left side of his body, and then gave Dellavedova a quick and vicious blow with his elbow...... Of course, all of this was done as if it were a series of actions in the midst of a breakthrough, so much so that it took almost a second for Dellavedova to react after feeling the pain.

Now Dellavedova is just as angry as the guys who tried to use tricks on Addison but were taught a bad lesson, and now they have been pecked in the eye by the eagle for many years, which is something that hurts their self-esteem. If it weren't for the fact that Dellavedova wanted to take revenge on the elbow on the field, he wouldn't dare to leave the court for a malicious foul because of his anger under the nose of the referee.

There's no extra time left for him to be upset, LeBron. After James gave him the ball from the baseline, he motioned for him to pass it back to him, and LBJ personally dribbled the ball through the half court and directed his teammates to get into position. James is now less involved and motivated on the defensive end than he was before the age of 30, at least in the regular season, and of course because of the changes he had to make to save energy as he got older. Last season was the first time LBJ failed to make the All-Defensive Team since the '08-09 season. James is still the LeBron with the ability to dominate. James, but defensively he now needs to rely more on the help of the team.

The Cavaliers are on the court except Tristan. Thompson and Matthew. With the exception of Dellavedova, the rest are all players in the starting lineup, and in fact, this lineup should be the most competitive player configuration for the Cavaliers at the moment...... Of course, the premise is that JR. Smith and Kevin Love's outside shooting are back to normal.

"JR's left-hand 21-foot jumper hit the iron again, maybe this is him - oh! LeBron grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and he found himself an opportunity by rushing to the card spot in time after the ball!! Kevin. Harlan spoke quickly about what was happening on the court, "But the Heat's defense adjusted quickly, and Whiteside and Ruhr were quick to adjust. Deng took a bag on LBJ!! ”

The moment James grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, Whiteside had already formed a close top defense behind him, and at the same time chased Ruhr in the field. Deng also opened his long arms to block James' movement and distribution route from the side. But James didn't pass the basketball to Love outside the three-point line or Tristan outside the three-second zone. Thompson, who slapped the ball hard and shook his shoulders and made a fluff that turned outward. BJ took advantage of the situation and quickly turned around along the baseline with his right foot as the axis, and directly turned to the basket with the unprepared Whiteside and turned to the three-second area under the basket and burst into flames!

"Boom !!" The one-arm backhand slam that twisted the center of gravity caused the quick loan center to erupt in a frenzied cheer of worship, and Whiteside, who was slow to raise his hand to block, became the best background for the crowd. In the eyes of Cavaliers fans, this is LBJ's strong response to the arrogant dunk of the Heat center just now, and this is what they want to see as a leader.

"Hey, Sir Pig, this ball has the style you did back then! Use your power and footwork to force a scoring opportunity under the basket and dunk with a strong backhand! "Kenny. Smith patted Barkley on the shoulder and commented with a smile, "In the past two years, LBJ's use of low-post singles and back-to-back offense has increased dramatically compared to before, and his arsenal is more abundant, and he can also better save energy." ”

"Superstars don't settle for their limits, and only players who want to get better all the time have the qualifications and opportunities to be at the top of the league. I really agree with LBJ on that, just like I recognize Kobe, they're actually the same kind of people. Barkley shrugged his shoulders, and his tone was much calmer than that of several colleagues who were shocked by James's backhand dunk, after all, the number of dunks in the 'Divine Pig Jazz' career has reached an uncountable level.

James, who succeeded in dunking, slapped twice on the chest with a bully step before running back to the half-court defense, and Addison, who wanted to comfort Whiteside, found that the young center just pouted and walked to the baseline as usual to serve, and there was no look of annoyance and anger on his face. This was a bit of a surprise for Addison, as he spent more time in the top leagues and dealt with different opponents, Whiteside became more and more 'professional'. Even though the current Heat center is still flamboyant, he has learned the importance of restraining negative emotions in the game...... Especially now that the Heat can't do without Whiteside guarding the restricted area.

The strong are always strong, and the strong should not only be the strength, but also the heart and attitude. Players like Duncan and Kobe Bryant have been used as backgrounds on the court countless times, but they have rarely or never seen them lose their minds in frustration, and they will only fight back with stronger performances, which is the most unbeatable strong response. The so-called "the winner is powerful, and the self-winner is always strong", Lao Tzu's famous saying is also the most correct philosophy applied to the NBA court. If Whiteside can maintain a calm and accurate attitude and mind on the court in key games, it will not only be his individual results, but also the overall quality of the Heat's offense and defense on both ends of the floor.

With Whiteside and LeBron. James contributed a violent dunk to each other, and the momentum of the two teams going back and forth between offense and defense became stronger and stronger. Although Carey is missing. Irving, but the Cavaliers still firmly bit the score under James's excellent play and did not let the point difference widen, and as the game progressed, Kevin Irving. Lefou's originally cold hand gradually warmed up, and he even made two wing three-pointers in a row at the end of the second quarter to help the Cavaliers close the gap instantly.

The battle between the two sides has unconsciously fought until about five minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the Cavaliers have narrowed the difference or even tied it several times, but they have not been able to reverse and take the advantage. At this time, the score on the court was 91:87, and the Heat still had a four-point lead, and Spoelstra had just replaced Addison, who had been sitting on the sidelines for about three minutes, and other main players were on the court, ready for the final moment of the decisive battle. David. The same is true for Blatter, but there are too few reliable players under him who can rotate, so LeBron. James was back on the pitch after just a minute of rest.

Addison has played 31 minutes so far, and LeBron has played 31 minutes. James played 34 minutes, and the two men were the longest-playing players for their respective teams.

"Well, I like this kind of script, the final battle. The stalemate score is the best indication of whether the superstar has the strength and mentality to stand up at critical moments, and there is no more heroic scene in the NBA than this. "Charles. Barkley habitually held his broad cheek with one hand and looked at the room with interest.

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LBJ dribbled over the half, and he didn't let go of handing over such unimportant tasks to the point guard, but it has become his habit to dribble over the half court at every critical moment, even if Kyrie dribbles over the half. The same will be true when Owen is there. Addison looked at Dellavedova who was moving him to the flank, smiled, and said softly sarcastically: "Think about it, buddy, why can't you be the one who has the ball over half the court now?" Aren't you a point guard in the popular sense? Or do you not actually have the trust of the 23rd at all...... In his eyes, you may not even be a qualified number one. ”

"Shut up, you bastard yellow-skinned boy!" Dellavedova's tone was already a little angry, and David. Blatter's tweaks gave him plenty of playing time, but it also kept him immersed in Addison's constant trash talk for a long time. The trash talk of the Chinese point guard does not contain any dirty words, but it pierces the heart and lungs, and almost every time it can stimulate Dellavedova's face to be blue and white. He didn't play against Addison for too long in the playoffs last season, so he didn't get a taste of the lethality of this guy tearing his throat open, and now he feels like he's going crazy when he sees it himself.

"No, no, man, you're not a member of the Alliance's high-level committee, and you don't have the authority to shut me up. Actually, I like the feeling of opening my mouth to speak, and this topic is also very good, and I'm helping you recognize yourself. Instead of being quiet, Addison stepped up his efforts to get to the other side's most embarrassing topic. Dellavedova was about to be annoyed, and he held back his anger and ran along the three-point line to the top of the arc to meet James, but this level of movement simply couldn't shake Addison.

LBJ at the top of the arc saw his teammate coming over, and he made an intelligent hand-to-hand pass when Dellavedova approached him, trying to use the illusion created by this moment to create a breakthrough space for himself. However, Addison, who was running with Dellavedova, suddenly stopped chasing the defense at the moment when James made a fake pass, and suddenly stretched out his arm from the left side of the opponent's body, pointing at James holding the basketball that had not been withdrawn to his waist with one hand!

"Smack!! The exclamation on the court and the sudden emptiness in his hands made LBJ immediately understand what was going on, and he didn't have time to regret ignoring that the Heat also had a super scissor hand on the court, and he turned as fast as he could to pounce on the flying ball. But Addison had already rushed out before him, stretched out his long arms to control the basketball in his hands, and turned around with a pull ball to avoid James's counter-grab.

However, the Cavaliers' defensive encirclement came quite quickly, and Dellavedova immediately pounced on James with James, and both men pressed forward at the same time and tried to spread their arms to prevent Addison from sharing the ball to his teammates. Addison, who blocked his vision and space, couldn't get the ball out of the first place, so he had to slow down and push towards the Cavaliers' half, and it was impossible to snatch the ball from him head-on anyway.

"The Cavaliers were all too familiar with Addison, and they knew how best to prevent Addison from launching a fast break after a steal. This should be regarded as an improvement, everyone knows that Addison is the first guarantee of the success of the Heat's counterattack. Kevin. Harlan gave a positive assessment of James and Dellavedova's tight defensive strategy, and there aren't many teams in the league that can really limit the Heat's fast-break counterattack.

But don't forget that Addison snatched the offensive initiative back into the hands of the Heat, and just now LBJ was too careless, and he should know best how fierce Addison's defensive steals are. Now the Heat can play a full 24 seconds per round to stall for time with a guaranteed success rate, but they have the advantage of the score, and there are just over four minutes left before the end of the game. "Reggie. Miller broke the Miami people's idea in one sentence, apparently David on the sidelines. Blatter also thought about it, and he hugged his head in frustration the moment he saw Addison's steal.

As Reggie . Miller said that the initiative of the game was snatched back into the hands of the Heat by Addison, which was fatal in the final moments of the game.