Chapter Eighty-Nine: Eliminating the Other
At this time, it was the Pacers' offense, Granger was in possession, and Li Cheng began to run more aggressively.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers returned from the Finals last season, their biggest addition may have been the improvement of LeBron James. As soon as Granger took the ball and took advantage of the situation, the Cavaliers' defense began to shrink, and Li Cheng shook off James with a light change of direction.
The current little emperor is far from his peak moment, which is not only a lack of strength, but also a lack of psychology.
James's previous appearance was already overdrawing his body and state, so he was thrown off by Li Cheng's light change of direction here.
Granger didn't expect Li Cheng to shake off James' defense so quickly, and this time his pass was half a beat slower. The ball was passed to the position of Li Cheng's armpit, which can be said to be the worst passing position except for mistakes.
"Li Cheng ran past the position, and the ball passed directly to the position of his body." Mark Boyce is still holding on to his post, commentating every game of the Indiana Pacers, and this time, he seems to be squandering at the squandering of this opportunity.
But Li Cheng will never let the opportunity slip away from him.
The ball was passed to the right side of his body, and he quickly reached out his left hand to play the ball, unloading the ball. Then he took a small leap back, and the basketball was right in front of him. The ball hit the floor and bounced right in the right position for him to be most comfortable receiving it.
After all, this series of actions consumed some time, and James had already pressed it. Granger breathed a sigh of relief and was ready to wait for Li Cheng to pass the ball back and continue to organize the attack. But Li Cheng didn't pass the ball, he faced James's save, and chose to force a shot.
Mark Boyce felt that Li Cheng was a little unwise to shoot at this time, but before he could say anything, he saw Li Cheng jump and shake James with an obvious pause in the air, and then when his body fell, the basketball was gently pushed out by him.
As confident as ever, he bent his knees, and the man had landed and stood firmly. And the basketball he threw flew to the basket in the air.
The basketball gently grabs the front of the basket and falls into the hoop.
"Beautiful goal!" Mark Boyce immediately swallowed what he was about to say and changed his words.
Seeing Li Cheng's goal, Wang He pursed his lips and did not speak. Regarding Li Cheng's goal, he was a little unimpressed. A goal, no matter how beautiful it is, can't it be counted as 4 points, right? Right now, the Pacers are still trailing by double-digit points!
Li Cheng's goal caused a burst of jubilation on the Pacers' bench. This is a team with a history of pitchers, and Indiana has the greatest pitcher in league history. The players will be thrilled by such beautiful shots, and so will the fans.
In the Indiana fan bar, beer-drinking fans shouted, "Damn, the teams have been playing away games lately, and I want to see the team play live!" â
"This schedule is too unscientific."
"Shouldn't there be a big projection here? How many years has this TV been working? â
The fans were shouting, but LeBron, who had a gloomy face, walked to Li Cheng's side.
"No matter how beautiful you are, you won't be counted as a 4."
"I'll get another one later, and it'll be 4 points."
"You won't have a chance."
"My goals are not something you can limit."
"Then try it!"
After James finished speaking, he ignored Li Cheng, and he once again held the ball and attacked by himself. Today's James has clearly fallen into a singles cycle, gritting his teeth to complete revenge on his home turf.
Seeing James' gritted teeth, Li Cheng secretly said in his heart: "What a hatred? â
In the end, James' offense was rejected by the basket, and he didn't have time to get annoyed, and the Pacers' counterattack had already begun.
Li Cheng rushed to the front first, because he was overrun by the opponent when defending James, but this gave him a very good position on the counter-attack.
The basketball was thrown directly from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and Li Cheng was at full speed and finally caught up with the basketball. He controlled his footsteps, dribbled the ball and struck the basket. He ended the offense with a simple layup.
"I thought you'd dunk!" Tinsley said.
Granger also joined in the fun, "Your dunk at the Toyota Center, all of them are full of momentum, why haven't you dunked recently?" â
"Ahem!" Li Cheng covered up his embarrassment with a coughing sound, he couldn't tell anyone that he did it with the power of medicine! He Zhengse said: "Now that the competition is so fierce, every part of the lĂŹ is worth cherishing. â
Granger didn't believe Li Cheng's nonsense, and decisively raised his middle finger.
The game continued, and the Cavaliers' offense went into a slump as James' form slipped down. The Pacers, on the other hand, made a wave of highs after Li Cheng's recovery.
Li Cheng's ghostly running did make it very difficult for James to defend. If this is at the beginning of the game, when the body is abundant, James may still be able to use his body squeeze and super explosiveness to limit Li Cheng.
But now, James has been bombarded for a long time, and his body and condition have declined. And Li Cheng has endured it since the beginning of the game, one is at the peak, and the other is consuming a lot. Such a comparison may be unfair, but this situation was created by Li Cheng's efforts for a long time.
"Huh!" Li Cheng shoots. The crisp voice came again, indicating that Li Cheng's shot hit the hoop again.
"It's six minutes, my little emperor." Li Cheng walked past James with a smile, and at the same time he especially accentuated the pronunciation of the word "emperor".
James gritted his teeth angrily, but he could only vent his anger in the game. But not being able to keep a calm attitude in the game will not bring victory to the team.
As the Cleveland Cavaliers' offense suffered setbacks, the Pacers instantly narrowed the gap to seven points with a burst of bombardment, and their offense had no sign of stopping.
Wang He was on the sidelines, babbling and not knowing what he was saying. But even if you think about it with your knees, you know that it's just saying curses to Li Cheng.
However, just as Wang He was praying inexplicably, Li Cheng was finally forced to a position outside the three-point line on the left baseline by James's defense at any cost. It was the tightest space in the game, and James looked like he was going to finish off a nice defensive run, and the Pacers came in and the onslaught of offense seemed to be coming to an end here.
But when the timer approached 24 seconds, Li Cheng roared, and his roar matched his body and jumped quickly. In the air he pulled his body back as hard as he could, dodging James' block, while throwing the ball out......