Chapter 174: Nelson Chops the Shark

Dog referee!

Li Zhi rushed over to reason with the referee, but O'Neill stopped him.

"It's a star whistle, forget it." O'Neill said meaningfully. He used to be the beneficiary of this whistle, but now everyone thinks he's old.

David Stern corrected James, and he had gone too far enough to "praise" it so blatantly. Even because of James's four-step layup, a new scale of walking and blowing penalties was introduced

James is also quite self-conscious, with no understanding of walking, and the four-step layup looks stable, blatant, smooth, and magnificent.

The NBA has always praised Kobe Bryant before, and some fouls that will not be blown in some games should be punished on Kobe, so Kobe Bryant can get a lot of free throws every game, and even the opponent just blows at him.

But compared with Kobe, the "superstar whistle" that James enjoys can be said to be unparalleled. He already has superhuman physical fitness, and breakthroughs are often tough crushing breakthroughs, but in the past five years, he has rarely blown James offensive fouls, which cannot be established at all when it is placed on others.

This blowing penalty is even more unbearable, this is the appearance of the warriors, don't these referees have a little discipline? Can't it be just like playing against the Trail Blazers?

The Warriors attacked, and O'Neal was in a key position on the inside, and after attracting James' attention, he passed the ball directly.

"Have you all forgotten that I once dominated the Alliance?"

James scores, 15:16.

O'Neill leaned his back against Big Ben and pushed it in step by step.

The two can be regarded as bitter rivals, when O'Neal was in the Heat, after O'Neal got the ball under the basket, there were no defenders in the nearby 2 meters. O'Neal was about to dunk with both hands after making a squat jump preparation, but he didn't expect to jump just now, but he found that a barrier had been erected in front of him. Ben Wallace had already rushed over to make up the defence, jumping in the air and waiting there.

O'Neal jumped up to force a layup, Big Ben stayed in the air to prepare for the block, and after O'Neal dodged, the ball still couldn't shoot. The ball was slapped to the ground by Big Ben, the referee's whistle sounded, and the two sides fought for the ball.

In O'Neill's career, there are not many people who can make him so deflated, and Big Ben is one of them.

But only two years later, O'Neal topped Big Ben regressed again and again on the inside, Big Ben jumped up and wanted to block, but O'Neill didn't jump, and when Big Ben landed, he directly burst into the dunk!

After two years, O'Neill finally avenged the humiliation of the year. Big Ben stood up and pushed O'Neal, but O'Neill didn't move, but looked at Big Ben playfully, and there was a trace of sympathy in his eyes.

"You're old, old friend!" O'Neill, who found the field, teased, Big Ben didn't answer with a gloomy face, but he walked to the front court and was still thinking, am I really old? Can't even push him?

Big Ben was distracted, and Li Zhi stole James' pass to Wesley, and made a wonderful pass all the way to score two more points.

The Warriors scored five straight points to make it 20-16.

In the second half, the Warriors dominated O'Neal, and the Cavaliers relied on James' containment to continue to look for three-point opportunities, and at the end of the first quarter, the gap was narrowed to 1 point, 30:29.

James had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in the first quarter, and Li Zhi had 10 points, 1 rebound and 7 assists, which many people did not expect.

In the second quarter, the two sides sent substitutes, and the Warriors replaced Milicic, Jordan Jr., Margety, Nick Young, and Crawford.

The Cavaliers were replaced by Vallejo, JJ Hickson, Szczebiak, Pavlovich, Gibson.

Milicic played eye-catching, and Crawford made two mid-range shots after blocking and assisting on a three-pointer from Nick Young, and Crawford scored both breakaways, and the Warriors pulled the score away again.

The Cavaliers still have a lot of shooters on the bench, which is a luxury, but they don't have playmakers, their offense is messed up, and they don't score a single game after five minutes.

Off the court, Nelson said: "You can't play like this in the second half, the Cavaliers' three-pointers are chasing points too quickly after James comes on the court, and we have to guard their three-pointers." ”

"Shaq, we've got to lay enough of an advantage to go into the fourth quarter, or they're going to have to foul you in the fourth quarter."

O'Neill nodded in understanding. Now the Warriors lead the Cavaliers by 10 points, but these are not enough to establish the victory, James did not exert much power in the first quarter, and those who know James well know that the second half is the time for James to exert his strength.

"We'll play triangle offense when we get on the court, let James play solo defensively, and George, Barnes, and Jackson take turns defending him, and don't give him a respite."

The Warriors nodded, Nelson was very glad to have such a town-level player as O'Neal on the team, and his emotional intelligence was not low, and Li Zhi and Milicic almost went to the referee because of that decision, and it would be the worst if they did so.

In the NBA, you can blame the referee for missing the decision, but you must not say that the referee is a "godfather", James is Stern's star who is highly praised, which will offend the league and make it more difficult for the Warriors in the next games.

After five minutes in the second quarter, the Cavaliers took the lead in substitutions and went to the main force. A minute later, they went on a 6-0 run, and the gap between the two sides was reduced to four points, and Nelson called a timeout.

Back on the court, when James went to the front, there was always one of the three of Rich, Barnes, and Jackson who defended him alone, preferring to give him a chance to make a layup rather than let him pass the ball, making James only single.

The premise of doing this is to be able to curb the running position of the Cavaliers shooter, which is difficult, but the Warriors' perimeter players still try to follow the defense as much as possible, change the defense without encountering James, and go around the cover when encountering James.

It was easy to slip around the screen, and the Warriors missed either Williams or Wesley on several occasions, which prevented the Warriors from opening up the gap.

On the offensive end, O'Neal played all kinds of singles inside, Li Zhi occasionally found an opportunity to try to throw, and both throws were scored, and at the end of the second quarter, Li Zhi's personal score came to 14 points, and James scored 20.

The Warriors forced James to break through, allowing James to score a lot of points, but the Warriors still couldn't choke the Cavaliers' outside shooter, and Mo Williams felt hot, and the three-point shooting was the same as not asking for money, and he made three more three-pointers in the second quarter.

Nelson's strategy was based on the fact that the Cavaliers didn't have a second point of threat, but now that Williams is out of the way, Nelson's infinite switch strategy is ineffective.

At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors trailed the Cavaliers by one point at 54:55.

At halftime, Nelson said: "Wrap James in the third quarter and let go of the Cavaliers!" ”

Nelson finally adopted the usual tactics used by the league's coaches, and after the game restarted, the Warriors let Wallace go in the first round.

James has a very strong sense of the big picture, and as soon as he sees a free space under the basket, he sends the ball to Wallace. Now the inside line is Jordan Jr., Jordan Jr. immediately made a shooting foul on Wallace, Jordan Jr. was full of muscles in his bones, and this pull directly gave Da Ben a back.

Wallace shot worse than O'Neal from the free-throw line, only 40 percent, and he would never use his fingers and wrists, and misses two free throws, Milicic grabbed the rebound, and the ball came to the Warriors again.

Mike Brown frowned, he, like Nelson, was afraid of the opponent's "shark slashing tactic", but Wallace couldn't be replaced, and if he was replaced, Richie's offense would be easier. On the offensive end, Li Zhi relied on his teammates to cover and form a single against Wallace. Li Zhi attacked very easily, dribbled to the free throw line, and then threw it, and did not waste much physical strength.

On the defensive end, the Warriors wrapped up LeBron James, James gave the ball to Vallejo, Vallejo only had a mid-range shot, and the crosshairs were not guaranteed.

The Cavaliers didn't take advantage, and the "Brazilian actor" Vallejo was about to start acting, Vallejo successfully made an offensive foul on Li Zhi when Li Zhi made a layup, and his acting skills were superb.

Li Zhi pondered in his heart, when can he learn the fake fall of the actor, this is definitely a golden skill.

With a minute left in the third quarter, the Warriors finally put the score up by five points. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown couldn't stand Wallace being cut and replaced Big Ben.

Nelson replaced O'Neal as if he had agreed with McBrown.

The Cavaliers didn't have Wallace on the inside, O'Neal played more easily, and the Warriors' offense immediately opened, O'Neal singled on the inside, Li Zhi broke through on the outside, passed, and the Warriors blossomed more.

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Cavaliers 84-77.

Coming back in the fourth quarter, James turned on the "eight-step lang" mode again, crushing breakthroughs, and various show operations, but Mo Williams' good hand failed to continue. On the contrary, the Warriors' outside firepower was full of firepower, and at the critical moment when the score was about to catch up, Li Zhi killed the game with two accurate throws.

At the end of the game, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 105-99, and James was unstoppable in the fourth quarter, but outnumbered.

Li Zhi was fighting with James throughout the second half, and although James could still score, there was a big problem with his physical strength. And Li Zhi's offense was a small toss and took advantage.

In this game, James still scored 35 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds in the face of the Warriors' front, but the shooting rate was not high.

The rest of the Cavaliers also got a lot of chances, with Mo Williams scoring 20 points and six assists and West's 19 points.

Li Zhi's throwing was without pressure, no one could prevent it, and the magic throw's arc was too high, and it was simply incomprehensible. He finished with 38 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, one of the few triple-doubles in his career.

O'Neal had 26 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks, Milicic had another excellent performance to score 16 points, and Crawford had a cold hand and scored five points on 2-of-8 shooting.

The Cavaliers are not weak, but once they catch their life, they can win, Li Zhi's defense consumes James, coupled with the unsolvable throwing, James can't reverse no matter how strong he is.

After the game, Li Zhi received a call from Ye Xiaoxiao, Ye Xiaoxiao smiled: "I watched the game, congratulations on winning three doubles!" I'm afraid that from today onwards, everyone will have to watch out for your throws. ”

It was a pleasure to be praised, and Li Zhi smiled: "Yes, maybe there is a title of little magician." ”

Ye Xiaoxiao "cut" and said, "Don't be narcissistic, no matter how powerful your throwing is, can you compare with a magician?" ”

Li Zhi thought to himself, this little girl must have never seen a magician play, and after seeing it, he knew that Li Zhi's throwing was a genuine magician skill.