The Cavaliers currently have a 25-8 record and are fourth in the East ahead of the Bobcats at halftime. If the Cavaliers lose this game, the rankings of the two teams will be reversed.

Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuist looked at head coach Mike Brown and whispered, "Shall we switch defenses and take a trap on Hayes?" His individual abilities are too strong. ”

When the other teams play against the Bobcats, they will take a pinch against Hayes and let go of the outside Felton or the inside Bidlings. Mike Brown also knows this, but he shook his head and said, "Don't change the defense just yet, I'm sure LeBron will have a way." If he adopts the trap tactic at this time, it will hurt his self-esteem. ”

Believe in the aces, that's Mike Brown's choice. The outside world says that he is James's babysitter, which is a bit exaggerated, but he is indeed a good coach who thinks about the players.

In the Cavaliers, James' status is detached, the coach does not arrange, and his teammates will not ask him if he needs help defending. James wants to read the power to defeat Hayes, his mentality at this time is like O'Neal in the "Yao Shark Showdown", the whole league adopts two defensive strategies for Yao Ming, around the front or in the box, only O'Neal will defend one-on-one. That's the self-esteem of a star.

In fact, James' defense is flawed. He's tough and has a good sense of defense, but he doesn't have enough viscosity.

The best defense is not blocks and steals, but interfering with shots and reducing the opponent's shooting percentage. James isn't doing this well enough.

Gary Payton was named to the All-Defensive Team 8 times in a row that year and won the Best Defensive Player award, not all because of his steals, but because of his pestering. When he can't make a steal, he will also stick to the opponent, force the opponent to make mistakes, and be stuck by a guy who is taller than himself and has long arms, and every guard who has played against Payton knows how painful it is. And Bowen for the Spurs. Why Bowen is in the top few for the best defense every year is not at all obvious in the data. Their defense is kraft candy work, sticking to the opponent, I follow you if you can't grab the ball, I can't cover the hat, I block your eyes, I can't grab the rebound myself, but I push you outside and let my teammates grab the ...... That's what defense is all about.

James is clearly lacking in these areas, and with so much effort on offense and playmaking, he sometimes can't be completely close against top swingman scorers. James has improved defensively this season, at least when it comes to defenders of a heavy enough level. He can block the opponent's cut in the first place, and his explosiveness, speed and long arms can also effectively interfere with the opponent's shot, but the explosiveness also makes him want to block too much, and it is easy to shake.

James is better at helping to defend than a single defense. Especially for those players who are super physical and want to shoot and dunk after breaking through, James can often send super hats that boost the morale of the whole team. Hayes' offense basically doesn't jump, but he often uses his feet to shake, and James can't play.

James would love to defend Hayes single-handedly. Hayes had no similar intentions. As soon as James passed half-time, Hayes shouted: "Corunna (Azubuuk), ready. ”

What to prepare? Naturally, it's the bag James. Hayes is an offensive expert, and he has the confidence to use that advantage when he has one advantage against defenders. James has an all-round advantage in his physical fitness, and in this case, it is simply to make trouble for himself.

Defend James one-on-one? No one in the league has done it yet. Hayes would love to have could, but he didn't want to prove it with the team's dropped points. The Bobcats' tactic is clear, which is to let Larry Hughes go and shoot the man who shoots 37% from the field, so why not?

Is Lao Tzu a scarecrow? Won't I go inside with a bag clip? Hughes was the object of being let go in the last game, and he was very unhappy. He went inside from the weak side. James drew the bag from Hayes and Azubuuk, dribbled the ball backwards and jumped up to pass the ball to Hughes from the top of their heads. Hughes receives the ball and bursts into the box.

There's someone under the basket - Biedrins!

With Bagnani injured, there is only one person the Bobcats are happiest, and that is Biedrins, and while he also wants to get a championship ring, for now, he prefers to get a high salary next season. If you want a high salary, you need to have good data. The Bobcats have kept him under the basket in the last month, sending him to an average of 10.5 rebounds per game and nine points. However, he didn't feel good enough, averaging 1.7 blocks per game last season and only 1.2 this season. He also needs to boost the block stats. So when Larry Hughes broke through, his first thought was joy.

Let the data come more violently, Biedrins cried in his heart.

Hughes leaps high with the ball in both hands.

It's good to come. Biedrins also jumped up, ready to press the ball to the rebound the moment Hughes made a move, and when he was with the Warriors, the pundits positioned Biedlins as the core of the defense, because he has excellent physical attributes, excellent bounce and speed, and good timing on the block. But Hughes didn't make a shot, but shrank in the air, glided in front of Biedrins, pulled a backhand and shot, and the ball went in! 8 to 6.

People only remember Hughes getting into the defensive lineup, but ignore his attacking power. Hughes has good physical fitness, can often dunk in the air, and is the typical type who is good at breaking through and doesn't like shooting. In the Cavaliers, Hughes was depressed, mainly because his style of play was somewhat similar to James, and the little emperor would never let Hughes rob him of his opportunity, and now that the emperor is strictly guarded, his chance has come.

"Tactic No. 2." Hayes shouted.

Felton dribbled through half court and to the right side of the three-point line. Biedrins pulled up high to cover Hayes, who ran off the ball and shook off James. Felton got the ball to Hayes just in time.

Hayes received the ball and changed past Gooden and went straight to the basket, where James followed him, and under the basket stood Ilgoskas.

This time, I must watch his movements, I can't jump casually anymore, no matter how much he spins in a circle, he has to raise his hand when he shoots, and I will go up and block it at that time! It is important to look at the bottom foot. James thought to himself. So, he looked at Hayes's feet with the rest of his eyes.

Ilgoskas stepped up to the basket and was ready to rely on his height advantage to stop Hayes' frontal attack.

This time, the Cavaliers' two star players miscalculated again.

Big Z, you're a deterrent under the basket, but you shouldn't be standing in a reasonable collision zone! Instead of making a quick stop, Hayes took the ball with both hands, accelerated with all his might, took two big steps, and jumped on both feet.

Ilgoskas also jumped, and the two "floor streams" of the league went head-to-head. The two collided in the air, Hayes had an absolute advantage, Ilgoskas was knocked backwards, Hayes was also blocked from impulse, he really wanted to dunk in the air, but he didn't jump high enough and his arms were too short, so he could only throw the ball out before he landed, and the ball hit the board and fell into the basket.

The referee blows the whistle, and the ball will be penalized!

Hayes landed steadily. Ilgoskas sat on the ground, pulled up by his teammates in embarrassment.

"Hayes is completely crazy this time! James followed behind but didn't jump, he was shaken by Hayes's first few balls and didn't dare to jump casually. Now no one knows how Hayes will attack, if James jumps, it is likely to be shaken, but this time Hayes went directly to the basket and hit the big Z with a height of 221cm, which is too fierce! I feel like the Cavaliers have to take a bag on Hayes. Experts all say that Hayes relied on his teammates and did not dare to challenge James. James also said in an interview that he won Hayes one-on-one, but today Hayes personally attacked, and James couldn't prevent it at all. Joan Barry said excitedly. Today, Joan Barry has been saying good things about Hayes, as if he was another "Haimi".

As Jombari spoke, Hayesga also hit the penalty. 11 to 6.

No way! There's no way I can't win against him. This guy doesn't have any qualities better than me, I'm the strongest! James was stimulated by Hayes' 2-plus-1 this time. Even Kobe Bryant and Wade have never been so arrogant on the Cavaliers' home court. He's the emperor and he can't be blown up in front of the fans.

James took possession of the ball himself, made a gesture, and asked his teammates to double block and dismantle.

Ilgoskas pulled up high with Gooden, Gooden blocked Hayes, Ilgoskas blocked Wallace, and James broke through with the ball and rushed into the basket from the left side. The Bobcats are left with only Biedrins on the inside.

"Don't foul!" Hayes shouted.

Biedrins immediately chose to avoid, and James smashed the ball with one hand! 11 to 8.

If you want to foul James, you can't wait for him to get to the basket, otherwise it will likely end up being a three-point shot. Biedrins doesn't want to foul either, he still has to stay on the court and brush up on the stats.

The Bobcats attacked, Wallace went to the high post to cover Hayes, Hayes ran off the ball on the right side and received a pass from Felton, Hayes didn't need to look back, he could feel James behind him, and James was fast enough to catch up.

James did give up on switching to Wallace, and his target was Hayes.

Gooden was up front, James was in the back, and Wallace was ignored. He stood high and didn't move, and raised his hands to catch the ball, which had been practiced many times by the Bobcats, and he believed Hayes.

Hayes did pass the ball. He raised his left hand high and made a low-handed layup. With his right hand, he slapped the ball down and hit the ground and passed it to the high post.

Wallace received the ball with a slight adjustment and hit a high jumper. 13 to 8.

James saw the basketball fly past him, as if it was only an inch away. Such a pass made him angrier than Hayes scored.

James received the ball from the back and ran all the way to the frontcourt, trying to rely on his speed to break directly through Hayes's defense. Hayes followed the defense while keeping his eyes on his teammate's position, and he suddenly clinged to the three-point line and extended his left hand for a gambling steal.

Want to break the ball? Stop dreaming! James pulled the ball with his right hand, turned past Hayes, and was about to accelerate when he bumped into a man. Wallace was lying on the ground and James was whistled for an offensive foul.

When James was holding the basketball in distress and complained to the referee to no avail, Hayes pulled up Wallace on the ground and smiled: "It's too easy." ”

This sentence reached James's ears word for word, and he felt great humiliation. Is it too easy to keep me at bay? Or is it too easy to win the Knights? This season, the Cavaliers have beaten the Rockets. But James has never won against Hayes' team yet. He didn't understand why.

James was completely suppressed and the Cavaliers asked for a timeout!

(To be continued)