Chapter 242: Take the initiative to challenge
McRoberts' defensive foul on Mozgov gave Addison a chance to play, and the Chinese-American point guard replaced Shabazz. Napier and Alexy at the same time. Atkinsa also replaced McRoberts, who was in the number five position. Plus Ruhr. Deng, James. Ennis and Daniel. Granger, this is the strongest lineup the Heat can put together for the final quarter.
Mozgov made 1 of 2 free throws from the free-throw line to give the Cavaliers a 15-point lead. Perhaps this is a relatively safe lead in the eyes of others, but it is not a particularly insurmountable gap for the Heat, who are extremely fast as long as they feel on the line.
LeBron, who has played against the Heat several times. James also understood the characteristics of his opponent, and his face did not show a relaxed or confident look, but became more serious due to Addison's re-appearance.
Addison received the serve and first put his left thumb and forefinger to his lips and whistled loudly, then raised his left arm to signal his teammates to settle in the No. 1 tactic, and he unhurriedly dribbled towards the frontcourt. Tactic No. 1 is the most suitable way for Addison to play right now, specifically Granger and Ennis on either side of the three-point line. Atkinsa went deep into the penalty area while Ruhr. Deng is always ready to cover or cut in the air at any time in the high post...... How you run after your stance is formed depends entirely on how the point guard with the ball plays.
In other words, this is a tactic with Addison as the absolute core, and whether the whole team can form an effective kill depends on how well the point guard plays.
The person in charge of defending Addison is still Iman. Shambaught, David. Blatter is determined not to let Carey anymore. Irving struggled with pick-and-rolls on the defensive end, and he needed Irving to focus all his energy on offense. Although Shambaugh couldn't limit Addison's play this time, he at least won't lose his defensive target with a single cover.
Addison waved his hand at the top of the arc to signal Ruhr. Deng opened up space on the outside and then let Atkinsa come out of the box to cover himself. He recognized the Cavaliers losing Tristan. Thompson's ability to switch defenses inside has been severely degraded, and as long as Ruhr has been in serious decline anyway. Deng is still in the No. 4 position, Mike. Miller didn't dare to let go of his opponent to help defend himself. If LeBron. If James wants to be actively involved in the wing, then Addison will not be afraid. The Chinese-American point guard, who has all the ball in his hands, is eager to try his hand at switching positions to attack the "first man in the active league" to move laterally slower than himself, and he is confident in his speed and technique.
Atkinsa made tight cover from the three-point line, and Addison held the ball and headed inside from the right. Iman. Shambaugh took a step back to bypass the cover and chase the defense, Mozgov on the inside just wanted to raise the penalty area to block, BJ did not hesitate to help the defense this time, and even blocked Addison's way to break through to the inside before Shambaugh.
The Cavaliers' defensive alignment quickly adjusted. Shambaugh got rid of the block and immediately rushed to the flank, blocking Ennis's start-up cut. Addison, who was breaking through, collided with the extremely strong James, and the ferocious force that came up made him almost skew the center of gravity of the dribble. The Chinese point guard pulled the ball in time, took a step back from the basketball, and formed a situation with James in the 60° area on the right side.
"Addison is up to LBJ! This should be the first time in this game that he has taken the initiative to find James after failing to cover! "Kenny. "These two men seem to be very different in size, and I wonder if Addison has found a good singles partner." ”
"It's not an easy question, Kenny." It was not Buckley, who had always supported Addison, who refuted him, but Shaq. O'Neal, "LBJ has a good defensive ability and a lot of experience in big and small defense, but his defense is not without its flaws. The tank-like size gave him a lot of strength, but it also inevitably made him move laterally a beat slower than a speed guy like Addison. And let's not forget that he is already 30 years old, and as he gets older, the effect of the huge tonnage on his fitness and agility will eventually be felt. ”
Barkley just nodded quietly in agreement with O'Neal's words, his eyes fixed on the two opposite in the court.
"You want to challenge me, rookie?" James couldn't help frowning as he looked at Addison's obvious stance of wanting to play alone. He's also a five-time All-Defensive First Team inductee, and being actively sought out by a rookie made him feel as if he was being looked down upon.
There was no hint of wanting to respond to LBJ's fluctuations in the Chinese point guard's expression, and this indifferent calm made Rao James, who is experienced in the game, also annoyed. Addison's hands slapped the basketball back and forth under him, including a change of hands in front of him, but James did not dare to rush to grab it. He is well aware of the rookie's ability to control the ball in front of him, and desperate to grab the ball will not allow him to intercept the ball, but will expose his defensive gaps.
The Cavaliers fans of the Quick Loan Center couldn't stand the Chinese man's clumsy play in front of their 'king', and even more violent boos and curses poured in from all directions.
"Stop playing around with your stupidity in front of LeBron, rookie !!"
"LeBron is going to make you cry to end this offense, idiot!!"
"Let him see how powerful you are, LeBron!!"
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Addison turned a deaf ear to all the insults that poured into his ears, and still stared at James's defensive movements with those seemingly emotionless eyes, BJ's brows furrowed and he couldn't stretch out, he hadn't played against Addison alone before, and now he really discovered the first-year rookie's uniqueness in ball control.
In some ways, Addison's dribbling and Kyrie's dribbling. Irving has some similarities, and that is that both men's dribbles are difficult to predict. The Chinese point guard prepares his offense with his feet, waist and even shoulders before he breaks through, especially at the moment when he decides to break through, even if the opponent knows that Addison is going to break through, it is difficult to make the right prediction of him.
"Bang !!" The basketball was struck from behind to the left, and Addison's shoulder shook quickly the moment he held the ball in his left hand. The Chinese point guard's left hand dribbles the basketball toward the right side of the advance, while the center of gravity also shifts to the right.
James didn't move blindly, just let his left leg step back half a step just in case. It turned out to be exactly what he expected, as Addison's basketball hit the floor on the right side and bounced back into his left hand, while his left leg took a step towards the left.
- Sure enough, it was a one-handed change of direction......
LBJ knew that his experience in the field had helped him to respond correctly, and his body's explosive power caused him to quickly move sideways to the right in an attempt to block Addison's breakaway.
"Bang !!" The sound of the basketball hitting the ground immediately afterwards made James a little stunned, and Addison, who had already taken a step, actually shot the basketball out of front of his body again, causing it to bounce quickly to the right side of his body. The heavy mental transfer is natural to the point of being amazing, and the Heat point guard once again changed direction just enough to shake off James' defensive position in the direction of the baseline and immediately sped up and rushed over!
“Cross…… over! hoa!!! Barkley yelled in delight, "LBJ is the obvious loser in this round!" His defensive position was badly lost!! ”
James' lateral speed is indeed slower than Addison's, and when he moves his feet to make up for the defensive misposition, Addison is already in the same position as him. The knight leader tried to use his own strength to block the opponent's internal breakthrough, but coldly collided with the tall body that ran over from the inside as a cover. Akinsa briefly stood in his way.
- What the hell!!
LBJ cursed fiercely in his heart, and immediately squeezed away from Akinsa and chased after Addison. Addison, who cut along the baseline with the ball, dribbled lightly close to the paint and changed hands, changing the direction of movement to the free-throw line. Mozgov under the basket and LeBron chasing after him. James didn't know what the Chinese was thinking, but they all followed his opponent outside the box.
At this moment, the Chinese point guard threw the basketball with his left hand towards the basket by surprise! James and Mozgov couldn't react to this move, and watched the basketball arc straight to the basket!
Alexy who did the cover before. Akisa cut back from the flank, jumped up with a 7-foot-2 body, grabbed the basketball with his long arms and smashed it into the basket!
"It turns out that even in Whiteside's absence, Addison still has a way to get his teammates to enjoy the thrill of working in the air!" Kenny. Smith laughed and exclaimed, "This pass is so smooth and too deceptive for the Cavaliers!" None of them expected Addison to end the attack with an empty pass! ”
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An empty dunk not only brought the difference back to two points, but also made the momentum of the Heat team that was gradually suppressed by the opponent begin to recover. Aginsa happily gave Addison a high-five, and no one on the Pelicans had been able to pass him so comfortably in a small area before, all he had to do was jump up and dunk and finish brilliantly.
LeBron. James's expression was a little gloomy, he had been played by the Chinese for the second time tonight, which made his dignity feel a little unbearable.
"You want one back?" Kyrie who took James' baseline serve. Owen chuckled and asked, "A lesson for that guy?" ”
"Wait a minute, play a pick-and-roll with me, give me the ball." LBJ didn't say anything polite to his teammates, and quickly ran towards the front court after speaking. Carey. Owen knew what the other side meant, and he didn't mind playing a supporting role in this round.
After dribbling to the frontcourt, Kyrie. Irving didn't call the inside, but moved directly from the top of the arc to the wing, and made a pick-and-roll with LBJ, who came up.
Addison was firmly blocked by James' generous body, and Ennis hastily chose to switch defenses because of Irving's ability. But Irving didn't have any intention of attacking on his own, and after pulling a certain distance, he passed the ball back to LeBron, who became the opposite Addison. James.
"Who taught that guy to change guards like this?!" Spoelstra on the sidelines saw the clue at a glance, and immediately couldn't help but scold, "Ruhr! Quicktm go to bag clamp LBJ!! ”
On LeBron. James' Addison basically has no resistance, the tonnage gap between the two is too big, and James also chose to attack with his back. Under a single force, Addison was directly pushed back a big step back, and was almost knocked to the ground. By the time he gritted his teeth and tried to stick it back on, James had already finished turning and squeezed Addison with his strong body to break through into the inside.
Ruhr. Deng's co-defense was a beat slower, and James had already rushed up at this time, and it was difficult for anyone to block LBJ in the impact state.
Straight to the basket under LeBron. James jumped up in front of the three-second zone, completely ignoring Alexy in front of him. Aginsa! The French center jumped up and tried his best to block it, but was directly knocked away by James' ferocious force under the collision!
"Boom !!" The one-handed slam dunk in the right hand made the entire quick loan center resound with the sound of the basket being ravaged, and Akinsa, who fell back to the ground and couldn't stop staggering, became the best mark of James' dunk!