Chapter 319: The sky has changed
As James advanced forward with the ball, the basketball was handed to his left hand, and his right hand quickly made a quick gesture of 1 and 3, and the Cavaliers players who were instructed quickly landed in each other's positions.
Chen Zhi couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth when he saw this order, in the Dallas senior scout's report on the Cavaliers, Chen Zhi had seen this tactic.
This tactic is the Cavaliers' most direct star tactic, with Irving, the No. 1 small man, blocking and dismantling James at the No. 3 position, which is a coordination tactic between James and Irving.
When it comes to crunch time, the Cavaliers will often use this tactic to solve problems, putting the ball in the hands of the best two players.
Sure enough, the next moment, Irving, who was originally in the bottom corner of the right side, suddenly ran from the bottom corner to the high position, and under the cover of Lefou's no ball, he successfully got rid of Matthews, and finally stood at the three-point line at the top of the arc.
While Irving was running, James didn't stop, and suddenly changed direction in the middle of the movement around the three-point line to the left, moving to the right instead, and also arcing along the three-point line.
While Irving was standing at the top of the arc, James took defender Chen to pass through the top of the arc. If Irving is positioned too early, it is easy for the defender to notice it in advance and crack the block, and if he is too late, it is easy to cover the foul and lose the ball.
This time, the two of them were running, and the cooperation between the two was just right, and the timing was extremely accurate.
James studied the video of Chen Zhi's breaking and dismantling, and he found that Chen Zhi's reflexes are indeed outrageously strong, and those blocking and dismantling screens that are in place early will basically be easily broken by him, and only with just the right tacit cooperation can he use the cover to create some defensive trouble for him.
Tristan Thompson's size is better suited for blocking and covering than Irving, but his control of the timing of the drop is far less tacit than that of Irving and James. That's why the same pick-and-roll tactics have completely different effects.
James believed that this time the perfect off-ball cover, Chen Zhi would definitely be hit, and he dribbled against Irving's right side of his body to break in, almost passing Irving.
Unexpectedly, just after a step, he found that Chen Zhi actually appeared in front of him!
Owen and James are indeed very tacit in cooperation this time, even if Chen Zhi reacts very quickly, it may be delayed successfully.
It's a pity that this tactic has long been seen through by Chen Zhi, and Matthews' loud reminder when he was blocked by Lefu made Chen Zhi know Owen's movements well.
Owen, who was standing on the stump to cover, only felt that Chen Zhi was clinging to him and quickly turned around, and in the blink of an eye, he was on the other side of himself, unhindered at all.
"Is it that kind of godly turning and breaking block?" Seeing Chen Zhi appear in front of him, James, who had studied Chen Zhi's characteristics, instantly understood in his heart.
He really didn't expect this level of cooperation, and he still couldn't cause trouble for Chen Zhi.
Almost subconsciously, James corrected the breakthrough to a roundabout insertion, as if to get closer to the basket in an arc.
At the moment when he found that Chen Zhi was moving sideways closely, James' right hand dribbling suddenly held the ball with one hand, and threw it to the left side quickly and covertly as if the body had changed direction in front of him!
After the block, Irving had moved away from Chen, and the ball in James' hand was intended to be passed to Irving after the block.
The Cavaliers' tactic just now, from beginning to end, only the Big Three participated, JR and Thompson each tried their best to open up space on the other side, and stood still at all, which can be said to be very simple, but it is a tactic that the Cavaliers like to use very much in the final moments of the game.
Because although it is simple, but the effect is not bad at all, when Irving and James formed a high block, Matthews has not yet been delayed through the cover of Love, forming a local two-on-one situation.
It can be said that when Irving stood in the position, the tactics had already succeeded, and the Cavaliers would inevitably have vacant opportunities, and it was impossible for Chen to do one defense and two!
In fact, when Chen Zhi faced the block just now, the most rational choice was to defend Irving, and bet on whether Matthews would be able to get rid of the Lefu delay in time and take over the defense of James as soon as possible. Or hope that the No. 4 position defending Love can be alerted and replace Matthews to defend James.
However, the Mavericks' No. 4 position is the defensive black hole Nowitzki, and even if he can see the situation on the court, that pace is destined to not help.
James's gaze, already with the swinging arm, turned to Irving, who was about to receive his pass for an open 3-point shooting.
His right hand with the ball flicked to the left, but the moment the ball was about to be flung out of his hand, a hand that appeared just right in the passing path between him and Irving frustrated James's plans.
There is no doubt that only Chen Zhi, who is closest to James, has the possibility of breaking the ball! After Chen successfully broke the ball, he dribbled and galloped to the front court.
James, who was extremely shocked, even forgot to chase the block in the first place! By the time he came to his senses and wanted to chase after him, Chen Zhi had already passed halftime.
Chen broke the ball and counterattacked, and used a dunk to stabilize the advantage for the Mavericks.
The Cavaliers fans at the scene looked at the widening point difference, and they all hid their faces and hugged their heads, showing frustration.
The Cavaliers' tactics are doing well, Irving has already obtained an open position, and his hands have even made a catch-up action in front of his chest, but he didn't expect to be counterattacked by the opponent's broken ball at this time.
Originally, there was only a five-point gap between the two teams, and if Owen, who was in good form, could receive the ball, it was obviously very likely that he would hit the ball, and then the difference was only two points.
And now it has expanded to seven points, one in and one out, and the situation is simply very different, especially now that there is not much time left.
Not only are Cavaliers fans frustrated, but even James can't help but feel a sense of frustration when he was cut off in this critical round. Such a sudden and fast pass would be cut off, and James did not expect it at all!
When Irving returned to the backcourt to receive the serve, James stood on the spot with his hips crossed, looking up at the replay of the camera just now.
After watching the slow-motion replay, Lao Zhan couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, that demonic move clearly seemed to be very sure that he would pass the ball.
At the moment of a short pause in his right hand to collect the ball, his right hand had already begun to break the ball, without the slightest hesitation!
Although James was inevitably a little frustrated when Chen Zhi cut off the ball at a critical moment, he quickly discarded these negative emotions and replaced them with such a high fighting spirit since the opening.
Chen Zhi's recent performance has been very hot, and James naturally knows that there is such a number one person in the league, but he has not had the leisure to pay special attention to Chen Zhi, and has only read some reports and highlights.
It wasn't until the coaching staff put Chen Zhi's complete information in front of him when preparing for the Mavericks that James knew that Chen Zhi's strength was far stronger than he imagined.
After carefully watching Chen Zhi's game, although James was very reluctant to admit it, he did have a feeling in his heart that Chen Zhi already had the strength to challenge his position as the first person in the league.
This made him, who had long been accustomed to the role of the first person in the alliance, have some inexplicable pressure.
In today's game against the Mavericks, James has been very cautious, and he still looks preoccupied when he is leading by a big score, and that's why.
Seeing Chen Zhi's explosive dunks, James suddenly had a feeling that maybe he was really old, and the first person position finally came to give way to Xian.
After being cautious for the whole game, and still being tackled by Chen at a critical moment, James felt suddenly enlightened.
In this case, simply accept this fact, let go of your hands and feet, and have a good fight with this rookie on the field.
As soon as Owen brought the ball to the front court, he saw James opening his hand to ask for the ball, with a slight smile on his face and a hot battle intent in his eyes.
Seeing James looking at himself at the same time, the five fingers of his left hand suddenly opened, Chen Zhi's eyes couldn't help but light up, James finally called for a single, this is to face off with himself!
Throughout the game, James played too conservatively, and from his frequent back-to-back ball protection actions, Chen Zhi clearly felt this, and it seemed that at this moment James had turned back into the James who suppressed the whole league.
Seeing that his teammates had already spread out in all directions, James took two steps behind a casual crotch dribble, and then suddenly began to dribble forward and break through.
He didn't have the slightest intention to hide his intention to break through, nor did he use any gorgeous change of direction to pass people, he just rushed towards Chen Zhi's left hand side with full horsepower!
When James decided to break through in this way, there were really few people in the league who could stop his advance, and even Iguodala, who won the FMVP by defending him, could only be crushed to the basket in the face of his offensive style.
This is his most common and efficient breakthrough method, without a change of direction but with the highest breakthrough success rate in history!
Chen Zhi is naturally not afraid of this breakthrough method, in fact, what makes him more headache is the change of rhythm.
James also understands this, but at this moment he wants to use his strongest weapon to compete with Chen Zhi, even if he knows that Chen Zhi is stronger than himself in terms of strength.
Seeing Chen Zhi close to him, James' left arm was directly on Chen Zhi's chest, and a huge impact force suddenly surged towards Chen Zhi.
It is true that Chen Zhi's strength is stronger than James, but at this moment, James is rushing up vigorously, and it is not a concept at all to turn his back on the spot.
James' breakthrough speed was obviously suppressed by Chen Zhi, but Chen Zhi also retreated one after another under James' collision, and was soon crossed by James to the free throw line.
The referee's eyes were firmly fixed on Chen Zhi and James in the offense and defense, but Chen Zhi's arm was very clean, and he was completely in contact with James with his body.
After being hit one after another and taking a few quick steps back, Chen Zhi suddenly took a big step back with his left foot and regained his footing, and the power of James's collision was finally wiped out after these few steps.
James, who was completely relying on strength to move forward, suddenly felt a huge force coming from his left arm the moment Chen Zhi stood up, and if he was at a stalemate for a few more moments, he would be forced to stop!
At this moment, James followed the thrust from Chen, took a step out with his right foot, and his body suddenly bounced away from the right back, and shot with one foot back.
Nowitzki, who was standing tightly in front of Lefu in the bottom corner, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw this, James used his golden rooster independence stunt!
Nowitzki's reason for developing the skill of Golden Rooster Independence was that he lacked strength and had to find a balanced way to attack in the face of the huge power feedback from the defenders.
Under Chen's strong feedback, James successfully shot with Nowitzki's stunt and hit the basketball!
After James scored the ball, the Quickloan Arena suddenly erupted in huge cheers!
"Come on, you almost stopped me!" James said with a smile to Chen Zhi who was not far away, the expression on his face was not mocking but humorous.
Seeing that James finally scored the ball independently with the golden rooster, Chen Zhi couldn't help but be stunned, but he didn't expect Lao Zhan to have this kind of sassy operation.
Hearing James's words, Chen Zhi just smiled and didn't reply, just turned around and took the ball from Bogut and began to advance with the ball.
When he came to the front court, Chen Zhi also made a gesture of spreading out to play alone, and dribbled two steps back under his crotch, which was exactly the same action as James before.
Then, in front of the 20,000 spectators at the Quick Loan Arena, like a bulldozer, James who was struggling to defend pushed him to the basket!
The breakthrough method that James used to crush the entire league has now been reproduced by Chen Zhi.
Originally, Chen Zhi's strength was stronger than James's, and when he collided again, James would be even more unable to resist, even if he had already resisted Chen Zhi with his arms in turn.
Thompson saw that James was losing in the second quarter of the confrontation with Chen Zhi's strength, and he was about to come to help defend James, but unfortunately James, who was pushed all the way to the basket by Chen Zhi, just blocked his route to make up for the defense.
After Chen Zhi pushed James all the way to the basket, he jumped directly under the basket with both feet and dunked the basketball into the basket with one hand!
The QuickLoan Arena fell into a dead silence after this dunk!
At this moment, the whole world finally knew how powerful Chen Zhi, the rumored powerful demon, was.
It was also a tank-like power breakaway, James also crushed Chen Zhi backwards for some distance, and also successfully finished the attack, but in the end he had to choose to use the Golden Rooster Independence technique as the final finishing method.
And Chen Zhi directly pushed James to the basket, and finally finished it in the most violent way of dunking!
The contrast is stark enough.
Chen Zhi bent his left arm and patted his right hand on the arched muscle mass, to be honest, the muscle mass is not small, but it is far worse than James!
But the point is, it's a common celebratory move for James.
"Come on!" After doing this action, Chen Zhi looked at James and said. In fact, when he was doing the celebration just now, he was looking at James. "You know what I'm going to say next, haha!"
"The future of the Alliance is yours!" James let out a sigh and said with a smile.
Then he shook his head, "Maybe I should say that the alliance already belongs to you!" ”
After this matchup, although James and Irving were still trying to catch up with the score, the Mavericks never gave the Cavaliers a chance to turn the tables, and Chen Zhi completely took over the game again at the last moment.
"Emperor Zhan is still old after all, and in the peak period, it is not certain who is stronger."
Before the end of the contest, such a post appeared in the forum.
"Is James old?"
"It feels like James is still at his peak!"
"Ten years younger, I'm afraid it's still the same ending, it's not that James is old, but this Chen is too strong!"
"The alliance has changed!"