Chapter 086: The Strength of the Knight
"Tommy, didn't you say that the Cavaliers are very good, they are all 6 points behind!" Jamie sits on the sidelines, and when he is not interested in basketball, he can only find fun in scoring. "Look, Chevrolet made another two-pointer and trailed by eight points!"
Tommy was very upset with Jamie's chatter, "It's just the beginning, there are 48 minutes in a game, and now it's only 8 points, James will be equalizing soon!" Like most Cleveland natives, Tommy was a Cavaliers fan, and the Little Emperor was his idol.
Jamie didn't care, he pointed to James standing in the middle of the field, "You're talking about the No. 23, I didn't see how good he was, you see, he didn't even shoot the ball so close!" "Indeed, the little emperor is in an average state today, and his first shot ended with iron.
Originally, the Cavaliers made Tommy's mood a little depressed after the opening, and after Jamie's provocation, he couldn't help it, "Jamie, can you keep your mouth shut?" Having said that the game has 48 minutes, it is just the beginning! ”
Little Jamie is not a character who gives up, and Tommy's complaint makes him even more excited, "Ha, I love to see your lost expression!" He danced and said, "I've decided, I'm going to support the Lakers!" I'm going to see that Chevrolet blow you up that No. 23! ”
Jamie is not interested in basketball, and he supports the Lakers only because he wants to work against Tommy, as for watching Li Chen instead of Kobe Bryant beat James, it is entirely because he thinks that Li Chen, who has met, is more credible.
The opening deficit made James stand up as a matter of course, and although the first goal was ironed, this situation can only count on the performance of him, the core of the team.
The little emperor once again squeezed into the inside line with his brute force, this time he didn't choose to go to the basket, gently carried Li Chen away with his arm, and threw the ball out very steadily. Finally, the route was not wrong, and the basketball got into the basket very well, and after 3 rounds, the Cavaliers scored the first point of the game.
"Beautiful!" Tommy cheered vigorously, and his idol's goal swept away his previous depression, like a demonstration, "How's it, little traitor, James's goal is so simple, as long as he wants to score, he can do it at any time!" The knight will definitely be the victor in the end. ”
Jamie responded disdainfully, especially the word traitor in Tommy's mouth made him even more unhappy, "Tommy, I affirm, I've never been a fan of the Cavaliers, I'm a fan of the Lakers, and traitors have nothing to do with me." And, if I'm not mistaken, your knight is still 6 points behind! ”
Putting aside the argument between the two kids in the stands, back on the court, the Lakers controlled the ball, Gasol's mid-range shot was missed, and the rebound was caught by Big Z. Although the bounce is not good, the height of 221 is there, and it is more than enough to grab a defensive rebound.
And in the Lakers' half, it was Big Z again, and after receiving James's ball, he made a decisive high-post jumper, and the Cavaliers scored two more points.
As a technical high school forward in Lithuania, an Eastern European country, the big Z with superhuman height has a soft ball sense, which is also a common characteristic of tall players in Europa. The diversity of Big Z on the offensive end is obvious to all, and he can either force an attack or score a layup after shaking the opponent through realistic feints.
His low-post singles and high-post jumpers are both sharp weapons for the Cavaliers' offense, and when the first offensive point, James, Jr., is blocked, Big Z often relies on his height and technical advantages to open up the team's offense.
Don't look at the big z has a height of 221, but in fact, the big z when he was a teenager still played the position of point guard, but with the rapid growth of height, he gradually changed to play small forward and then center, this unusual experience allows him to have a good long-range attack ability, and he can also use physical confrontation reasonably,
His only weakness is defense, although he can rely on experience to make up for his own physical disadvantage, but physical problems, as well as lateral movement and defensive ability, can be described as more than enough strength, and the natural muscle type is destined to be not the kind of strong man who fights opponents on the inside.
Big Z brought the Cavaliers into the rhythm through his steady performance, similar to the Lakers' tactics, and the Cavaliers' offense mainly started from James's individual singles, attracting teammates through the outstanding individual ability of the little emperor, and then depending on the situation, he either hit the inside or passed to the outside to shoot three points.
However, compared to the iron triangle on the Lakers' side, the little emperor still seems a little lonely for the time being, although Big Ben, Big Z, and Little Mo are also rare talents, but more often than not, the Cavaliers can only rely on James.
Gasol seized the opportunity to return the big z in the subsequent offense, although the height was not enough, but the strength of the sister-in-law and the flexible footsteps were the capital that he could eat the opponent, and the swaying of the footsteps kept up with the sudden layup, and the big z failed to prevent Gasol's score.
The main theme of the first quarter was the confrontation between the Lakers and James, and apart from a few methodical offenses in the early stages, James soon found that he had to rely on himself to win. Not only is Xiao Mo and West temporarily out of shape, but even Big Z, who has played steadily, has lost himself in the rhythm deliberately brought by the Lakers.
As for the rest of the big Ben, don't you see that the Pistons' offense has always been 4 to 5, if it is not for the opportunity to receive or dunk in the open position, then ignore him, this is the experience that Billups has summed up after countless attempts.
The lack of strength of his teammates made James choose himself as always, fortunately, this is also what he often does, if he can bring up the state of his teammates through his own performance, it is worth it even if he consumes a little more physical strength, and physical strength is the most worthless thing for James, who is young and strong and has a good body.
Li Chen was very helpless to let James pass by him again and again, he really didn't have the ability to completely restrain James. But fortunately, he has a few combat experiences, and he already has a general understanding of the technical characteristics of the little emperor.
Lack of technology, most of them still rely on their physical advantages to force the first step, as long as they can keep up in time, they can still greatly weaken the power of the little emperor with the help of their teammates.
Sure enough, James, who didn't find a suitable passing opportunity, chose to force a shot, but Gasol's defensive ability was obviously not covered, in order to avoid the interference of his sister-in-law, James tried his best to improve the arc of the shot, and the awkwardness of the posture directly led to the result of hitting the iron.
But here's the problem, although the iron is struck, but because it is the reason for hitting the front line, the basketball rebounds towards James again, Gasol has his back to the basket and obviously can't see the basketball above his head, the little emperor shot and landed on the ground and jumped up again, with his excellent secondary bounce ability, he successfully grabbed the rebound, and at the same time the palm of his hand was slightly supported, and the basketball flew to the basket again, this time there was no accident, the ball rolled in after licking the basket.
As one of the best drafts in recent years, James has never disappointed those who support him, even if his skills are not delicate enough, but that is no reason to criticize him, and everyone knows that the little emperor has worked hard enough.
His body is his greatest strength, with a height of 203 cm and a weight of 120 kg, he often has a size advantage in the opposition of small forward or guard in his main position, and he also has good speed, bounce and physical confrontation, which allows him to play at the power forward position at times.
James's main scoring means is to cut to layups, dunks, often resulting in three-point plays, and he also has excellent rebounding and assist capabilities, both of which have career averages of about 7, and his steals and blocks are not bad, which shows that he is an all-round player.
Of course, like most players with excellent physical fitness, the little emperor's free throws are slightly inferior, probably around 75, which is slightly stronger than Li Chen's shooting rate of 58 this season. The only difference is that one is three out of four, while the other is three out of five.
If he is only excellent in offense, then James will not be called a little emperor, and a player who is strong in attack and weak in defense can only be regarded as a reckless general at most, and being able to attack and defend is the essence of the emperor. James' defensive awareness is also quite good, and he can often be seen flying from behind to block in the game, or fast-break dunks after breaking the ball, and even after grabbing defensive rebounds, he can also break through quickly to score points.
The speed of the defender allows him to switch between attack and defense quickly, he also has a fairly good ball control and full-court vision, and often plays the role of point guard, where he has a great body advantage, and his offense can often attract two or three opponents to cover the defense, so that teammates have many opportunities to shoot in the open space.
In his rookie season in the NBA, James averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game, which is the third player in NBA history to average "20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists" in his rookie season after former Cincinnati Royals guard Oscar Robertson and former Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan.
The Cavaliers are also under the leadership of the little emperor from the original 10,000-year-old fish belly into a local tyrant team in the Eastern Region, not only entered the season for many years, but also successfully defeated the Pistons in 07 to break into the finals, of course, the help of the referee is also obvious to all, but after all, the strength is not as good as people, even if David Stern 10,000 hopes that the little emperor will be crowned as he wishes, but the scheming ** Vicky is very hard to slap the boss in the face.
In the final Finals, the Cavaliers lost four consecutive games against the San Antonio Spurs, and James did not perform well in the Finals against defensive expert Bowen, averaging 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists in four games, but shooting only 35.6% from the field.
The key is to miss multiple opportunities for the final blow to be the focus of controversy, and the habitual stealth in the fourth quarter is a fault picked out by those who dislike the little emperor. However, this was undoubtedly true back then, and James had to wait to go to the Heat if he wanted to correct people's minds.
The little emperor successfully scored two points in an offensive and brushed an offensive rebound, although the score is still behind, but at least the ball is still very morale-boosting, the momentum on the basketball court is a very strange thing, the momentum is often how to play and how to score, in other words, momentum helps to improve the feel, similarly, momentum helps to improve defensive intensity, and the performance of Big Ben fully proves this.
"Oh! What do I see? Tommy muttered to himself, "Kobe Bryant was covered, and the Black Mamba, who scored 81 points, was covered by Big Ben, wahaha!" The sudden surprise made Tommy laugh uncontrollably, and he was able to give a loud block to the opponent's core player, which in his opinion was a handsome thing that could not be more handsome.
But in the eyes of little Jamie, who is not familiar with the world, things are not so complicated, the Lakers' No. 24 layup, but was intercepted by the big guy with an explosive head who came out from the side, and then, Chevrolet, who successfully picked up the basketball in the crowd, passed the ball out, and was thrown into it by a very short guy, he looked up at the scoreboard, well, three points!
Indeed, if you look at this offense without any position, it will be as Jamie Jr. thinks, Kobe Bryant was covered with a layup, Li Chen grabbed the rebound and assisted Fisher to hit a three-pointer, and Big Ben's hard-won gorgeous block made the Lakers' two points become three points, and the imminent point difference has now become 7 points.
But obviously, we can't blame Big Ben's defense for this goal, for the first player in league history who can earn tens of millions of dollars for defense alone, Big Ben can only do to protect rebounds while delivering wonderful blocks.
When it comes to Big Ben's defense, the most commendable thing is his physical qualities that are as good as James'. The height of 2.06 meters is not high in the NBA, and the weight of 108.9 kg is not heavy in the NBA, but the key is that his body is very strong, his whole body is like steel and iron bones, and he has strong and abnormal muscles, which makes him very advantageous in the scramble.
According to the NBA's official measurement data, Ben Wallace's vertical bounce reached 105 centimeters, and the bench press reached a non-human 455 pounds, you must know that even the big shark O'Neal, who is known for his great strength, is only 437 pounds, and the strength of Big Ben is so strong that he can be called the Hercules of the NBA, and his physical fitness belongs to the top level of the league.
If it weren't for the outrageous weakness of the offense, Ben Wallace would definitely be a legendary-level interior beast, of course, if it is really speaking, he can be regarded as a legend now, after all, defense alone can do this level, and there is no second one in the NBA, even if Uncle Mu back then had an unsatisfactory shot.
At 28:23, the first quarter ended with a 5-point difference, the little emperor alone scored 9 points, while Kobe Bryant on the Lakers' side only scored 5 points, and Li Chen only scored 3 points, a two-point plus a free throw.
No one would have imagined that the old fish would be the one who scored the most points in the first quarter, 4 shots and 4 hits, three points and two shots, and one person cut 10 points, this result made many lake honey shout that it was rare, in their minds, even the old fish's score was double, and it would be really unreasonable for the Lakers not to win.
(I'm afraid and forget, use a scheduled release!) )
;