Chapter 227: ESPN's Law
I have to admit that LeBron James is a good player, because even if he loses his mind and falls into crazy singles, and the opponent can get almost every chance to score easily, the game still does not lose suspense.
At the end of the second quarter, the Knicks led by just eight points.
In other words, the Cavaliers actually lost to the Knicks by only two points in the entire second quarter.
And this, it can be said that it is all the credit of James. But it's also fair to say that if James had been a bit more of a team, they might have lost less.
In the second quarter, the Knicks didn't get a lot of leads, which was also expected for the Dash, and LeBron James was not so easy to break down.
But then, Xiao Po was more confident of winning. Because LeBron James' body has been running at full capacity for two quarters, even if he will get a period of rest in the midfield, it will still cause physical strain.
In LeBron James' calculations, the Knicks are tantamount to a dashing individual team. In fact, the Cavaliers are the real individual team, because all the other players on the Cavaliers are equipped for James, and once he is not on the court, it is a bunch of stragglers, who are not systematic and have no combat effectiveness.
Therefore, as long as James shows up and is not in good shape, the Knicks can take advantage of the situation to win the victory.
It's a dashing plan.
That's what he intended.
In fact, the Knicks were able to play like this and lead by eight points at halftime by a complete surprise to everyone. After all, the Knicks are at the bottom of the East, while the Cavaliers are second in the East and could replace the Celtics as No. 1 at any time.
It makes sense of common sense. Such a big gap. It is impossible to appear in such an anomaly counterattack. But now, that's what happened to a qiē.
If Knicks fans were surprised, ESPN's leaders were stunned. They had expected that this time the Cavaliers would beat the Knicks anyway. didn't expect to be counterattacked by the Knicks again, although they are used to being slapped in the face. However, if you always fight like this, it will hurt, okay?
Xiao Xiao doesn't care if ESPN has a sore face. All he knew was that Stepa Marbury was better than he thought he would be, and that he and his partner were very good. Xiao ran in front, Marbury passed the ball in the back, pointing where to play, and the other players sat in line to eat the fruit, and the harmony was amazing.
It's like playing for many years.
So, in the locker room, Xiao praised Stephen Marbury loudly, focusing on his selflessness and his passing skills.
This kind of emphasis is not really for Stephen Marbury. It's for the rest of the players and the coaching staff.
Stephen Marbury certainly knew this, and he was inwardly grateful to the rookie boss who had just arrived.
In fact, if it was a year or two ago. Suddenly, a rookie was the boss in the air, he must be picky, and he must rise up to resist. But now, after all the twists and turns, he no longer thinks about the authority and vanity of those bosses, he just wants to play quietly and well. That's his biggest ambition, because he couldn't play at one point.
The break soon ended with chic compliments.
Before heading to the court, D'Antoni made another personnel change, replacing Stephen Marbury with Chris Dujon and Wilt Chandler with Gallinani, and he told Sù to shoot more three-pointers to kill the opponent in the third quarter as much as possible.
D'Antoni had no confidence before the game, he didn't even think about winning, and he advised Xiao to not fight LeBron James.
But now, he's going to kill the Cleveland in three quarters.
This change is not undeniable.
Xiao just said he was doing his best, and he wasn't sure to settle the Cavaliers in the third quarter because it wasn't entirely up to him. It's up to the opponent and the teammates.
Xiao Shao is not confident enough to take out the Cavaliers on his own.
Drip!
Soon, the game resumed.
The Cavaliers finally brought on Ben Wallace again after a full quarter of Ilgoskas, and it looks like they need to pick up the tempo.
And what is even more obvious is that James is still in a state of excitement, he is still immersed in his own feelings, and he still wants to express himself as much as possible. He's already scored 32 points tonight, and under that scenario, he's in a good position to break his career scoring record.
But Xiao Wan knows that this guy is definitely not just going for the scoring record. James passed to David Lee very strongly, and David Lee received a dashing pass and also engaged in a grapple with his opponent.
At the beginning of the game, James took over the ball of the Cavaliers, he carried the ball very quickly through the half, and then faced the defense of Gallinani, he played with flowers, and the basketball turned in front of and behind him like a butterfly, but because his body was too strong, it was not beautiful or ornamental from the picture.
Facing the weak Gallinani, James turned his back directly, pushed it several times with brute force, and then turned around directly and made a jumper...... Swish!
James' hand felt very hot.
Such a turnaround jumper can actually hit the Nets accurately.
After LeBron James scored, the Knicks immediately organized a counterattack. Xiao still did not take over the ball, but ran for the full half. However, with the point guard no longer Stephen Marbury, the basketball is running at a rate that is completely behind the speed of the dashing run, which makes it difficult to score an easy goal.
In the end, the basketball was still iron, the rebounding ball was firmly controlled by Ben Wallace, and David Lee had no chance to intervene at all.
By the time Ben Wallace picked up the rebound, Xiao Xiao had already run to halfcourt, and he saw the rebound being grabbed by his teammates. Hurriedly slapped his teammates, Wallace passed the basketball with a long pass, James took the pass and quickly killed it towards the half court.
There is no chic obstruction. The Knicks' defense is a big stretch of the road, and for James, it's like a back garden in a no-man's land. He went straight to the Knicks' interior. After a short moment, he was already in the depths of the inside, and then, James used his speed to sweep past Duhon, the last line of defense that the Knicks rushed back to defend, and then scored a dunk directly!
"It's a slam dunk again!"
Each of James' dunks has a thrilling power, and the basketball falls into the hoop, bringing a crazy tremble. The basket also whined under James, as if it were crying. At this time, James was indeed domineering, and he scored two points in a blink of an eye.
That's how James kicked off his official form, and in the next few minutes, James scored seven straight points.
In this way, James led the Cavaliers to launch a wave of counterattacks, which is different from the current morale of the Cavaliers. The morale of the two teams on the basketball court is often a matter of one or the other. Now it's the same, the morale of the Cavaliers has gone up, and the group is magnificent.
But the Knicks' morale was in question, and more importantly, their shooting percentage was also in question.
Shooting percentage and morale are often two things that depend on each other, and now it has even become a vicious circle in the Knicks, and the Knicks can't score easily, so the Knicks' lead has also begun to erode little by little by the Cavaliers.
By the eight minutes of the third quarter, the score was 79-78, the Cavaliers were still one point behind, the ball was still in the hands of the Knicks, and there was a gap on the inside under the desperate running. The basketball passed through the outside line and passed to David Lee in the inside line, David Lee received the pass, found a direction that he thought was good, and jumped directly, and the basketball bounced out of the basket again.
"Damn it!" Many Knicks players, including David Lee, cursed in their hearts, because their current shooting percentage seems to be cursed by others, no matter what, they just can't go up, they just can't shoot basketball, this damn state really bothers them, in particular, the Cavaliers' shooting rate and their morale are very high, which makes the Knicks players even more annoyed.
The rebound was snatched by the Cavaliers again, and then James controlled the ball over half the court, and for James's possession, Garinani had no choice but to try to keep up with James and not let him score easily, and the two quickly reconnected outside the three-point line. At this time, James also began his own breakthrough attempt, and many of James's skills were practiced in actual combat, so now when he encountered such a complete defensive hole as Gallinani, he was naturally very relaxed, and simply turned Gallinani to the side, and then quickly rushed into the penalty area to create a foul on David Lee.
Swish!
Swish!
James hit both free throws, and the score became 80:79, and the Knicks at this time had been overtaken by the Cavaliers!
"Damn it!" Many Knicks players cursed in their hearts, and everyone was full of annoyance when they saw James' dunk overtake the score, but the Knicks' morale was also at its lowest point at this moment, and they were hit by James's crucial two free throws.
Drip!
At this point, D'Antoni finally called a timeout, and he felt that it was time to call Xiao down to discuss.
"Shaw, now that the Cavaliers have fully gained momentum, LeBron James is also an unstoppable momentum. Do you think we should wrap them up next? ”
Xiao Xiao pursed his lips and thought for a while, and finally spoke: "Next, James will leave it to me." You put Jeffries on the court to replace David Lee, Lee has been playing for a long time and he needs to rest. Also, we desperately need Stephen Marbury, who is better suited to our current tactics. ”
Xiao Shi did not give a tactical suggestion, but he gave an idea of personnel adjustments.
D'Antoni agreed with Xiao after a little thought, and he was able to clearly see the difference between Chris Dujon and Stephen Marbury when they were on the floor. He didn't like Marbury, but to be fair, Marbury was better tonight.
So, D'Antoni walked over and announced the change of personnel.
Drip!
The whistle blew and the game resumed.
When the timeout returned, Shaw quickly got the ball from Marbury. Then he got the ball to the three-point line. He hooked his hand at LeBron James: "Come on." Didn't you say you were going to go it alone with me? You've got this chance now!! ”
When Madison Garden fans saw the scene. One by one, they immediately cheered, they had always hoped that someone would step up and turn the tide at a critical moment.
And now, someone has finally stepped up.
This person is none other than chic!!
This rookie who was given high hopes, he still did not disappoint.
To the cheers of the audience, James pressed fiercely, his defense full of aggression. But chic is like a leisurely stroll, and his movements are very leisurely. There's no sense of crampedness.
"Are you ready to revive your offense? Don't think about it, I'll hold you down! Our team will crush you hateful guys too! "James is barely noisy, but Xiao is completely deaf, and he still has a way to deal with James.
"Hmph, hiss" The basketball in Xiao Swan's hand suddenly passed in front of him, and then Xiao Sage made a few more breakthrough feints, and made a crossover directly in front of James!
After Xiao Shao's crossover was made, James's center of gravity had really been shaken by Xiao Shao, and Xiao Xiao took advantage of such a little time to accelerate directly. Looks like his speed has increased to the maximum!
"Breakthrough?" James felt the rapid increase in Xiao Sa's speed, and suddenly hurriedly took a step back to block Xiao Sa.
This kind of action has happened many times in this game. James was always deceived by Xiao Shao, and then took a step back with his body, and Xiao Xiao took advantage of the power of this feint to pull the basketball up directly, and then his whole body withdrew from the three-point line.
In the second quarter, Xiao used such a three-pointer, which directly ignited the anger of LeBron James. Now, with another jump shot, the basketball easily left Dash's hands, cut through the void, and flew forward!
"Huh!" The sound of the basketball falling into the basket was crisp and neat, and Xiao hit three points, and the score became 80:82, and the Knicks overtook the Cavaliers, and they overtook them by two points!
The three-point point ignited the enthusiasm of Madison Garden in an instant, and everyone erupted in long-suppressed excitement, and everyone's throat erupted with an incredible volume, and then gathered into a wave of sound, as if to blow up the entire arena.
No way, Knicks fans have been depressed for too long.
And now, Xiao Shao finally did what he was supposed to do as a leader. He hit a key three-pointer and it looks like he's ready to fight back!!
Want to fight back?
When James saw Xiao Xiao shoot the basketball directly with a jump shot outside the three-point line, his heart was suddenly filled with disdain... I won't let you get away with it again! Thereupon. James had possession of the ball directly through the half. At this time, he gradually understood that it was basically impossible for him to forcibly break into Xiao Shao's net without relying on the strength of his teammates, so he slowly controlled the ball in front of Xiao Shao, and then, suddenly, he made a gesture, and suddenly, Ben Wallace next to him suddenly ran up and suddenly blocked Xiao Xiao's side, James was already familiar with such a block. After all, this kind of trick can deal with sloppy. He still likes it quite a bit.
James instantly accelerated, wanting to rush directly from Xiao Shi's side, but Xiao Shi had been teased several times by the Cavaliers' blocking. Naturally, they won't be allowed to succeed now, so. He immediately used a strange arc to fully mobilize his steps to James's side. Then he held out his right hand.
"Damn, you want to steal! …… James saw that Xiao Shi wanted to steal himself with his right hand, and suddenly his heart swelled with anger, but at the same time as the anger surged, he also remembered the scene when he was robbed by Xiao Shi in the first half of the game. Suddenly, James's hand accidentally had a slight distraction reaction, but fortunately, James quickly reacted. Put away the basketball in advance.
The moment he put away the basketball, the chic steal route had been completely blocked, but James's early closing also made James reverse his original plan and make a hasty shot.
Bang!
LeBron James, who has almost raised his hand during this time, finally shot the iron.
The basketball bounced up, and Jeffries desperately picked up the rebound. Then he quickly threw it to Xiao Sa, who took the ball and ran quickly to the front. LeBron James is in hot pursuit. But at this time. Xiao Sage had already made a sudden jump two steps beyond the three-point line, and then shot the basketball at a sudden rate...... Swish!
This unreasonable three-point reappears again.
LeBron James has also finally tasted the defensive taste of his mother's boyfriend, Delonte West.
This kind of attack is really annoying, because instead of playing cards according to common sense, it also scores!!
This made Knicks fans extremely excited, and even more excited, and the scene had already resounded with a unanimous shout...... MVP! MVP! MVP!
Hearing this familiar title fall on the head of this hateful rookie in front of him, James was extremely angry.
He was annoyed.
So he quickly took the serve and prepared to come back with revenge.
And Xiao Shao has now secretly sworn in his heart. This ball must be defended to the death of Christians. Because he knows the truth of one blow and then three times and exhaustion, James is now all hung by a breath of anger, he has been hanging by this breath for a long time, if he can give him a heavy blow at this time, then he is likely to be in a state of mental discouragement.
This is the analysis that Xiao Shi made as a psychologist.
Therefore, he decided to carry it out firmly to the end.
When James came to the front court with the ball, Xiao Shi had already released a verbal attack: "You must not be able to score this time!" God is already on my side. ”
"Cut! I don't know who you think you are, you're just a rookie!! Do you really think you're strong enough to dominate the game? LeBron James' anger was tinged with disdain.
Seeing James enter a state of anger, Xiao Sao hurriedly pushed it. exerted more mental pressure on him: "Then take a gamble, I bet that you will definitely not be able to score this goal." ”
"Okay. I'll bet on you. Not only do I want to score this goal, but I also want to score beautifully!! ”
James was quite angry now, so before he could finish speaking, he had already made a rapid horizontal change of direction towards Xiao. But it's a pity that his disguised amplitude is a little large, and his body can't be completely contained.
But since he couldn't take it anymore, he didn't plan to control him to go back, so he just ran like a wild horse, panting, and instantly came to Xiao's side, after his anger, James's speed was obviously expanded by anger many times.
"Humph!"
Xiao Sao just snorted coldly, and in the next second, his right hand stabbed directly forward, and James's side reacted immediately, although he was now a little carried away by anger. But he's definitely not stupid, and he understands the power of a dashing steal, so he's ready to collect the ball again. Another pull-up jumper, but alas, this time it was too late.
Xiao Shi suddenly appeared in front of James, and stretched out his right hand in desperation. It seems that God is now on Xiao Sa's side, Xiao Sao's right fingertips are directly on top of James's basketball, and suddenly the basketball is out of James's control.
"Oops, stolen!. , James's heart was in a hurry and immediately rushed towards Xiao Shao, but at this time, Xiao Xiao had already grabbed the basketball. And James obviously can't accept such a situation of dying before he can get out of the game, he puts a lot of pressure on himself for this ball, he thinks he must score, but he is so easily stealed.
In order not to let himself lose, he actually rushed over desperately regardless of a qiē, trying to snatch back the basketball that belonged to him in Xiao Wan's hand.
It's essentially a rugby action.
However, the sad thing is that his rugby flying action is not professional at all, the moment he exerts his strength, he only feels a violent pain in his ankle, and his whole body falls to the ground obliquely, just now obviously bent on the ankle.
The sharp pain hit his mind, and he subconsciously let out a cry of pain, and then quickly curled up to cover his ankle.
Xiao Shao turned his head and saw James's appearance, and hurriedly asked for a pause.
Although he had the power to go over and attack, because the basketball was in his hands, the referee did not stop the game.
But he felt that it was better not to delay James's diagnosis at this time. Because he didn't want to see the tragedy of Byron Davis repeat before his eyes again, he could never do anything like Paul Pearce.
Chick is a good person.
All the time!
Soon, the Cavaliers' paramedics quickly came up to check on James, and they quickly made a judgment that James had a problem with his ankle and he could not continue to play. So he hurriedly called two tall players, helped James up, and then prepared to send him out.
But before leaving, James turned back to Xiao and said: "I haven't lost tonight's game, even if you win in the end, I won't admit defeat." Next time, next time I must defeat you in all directions. ”
"Yes. I accept your challenge! Xiao condescendingly agreed to James's request, as if he was the first person in the senior league.
No way, this guy is so aura.
In this way, LeBron James left the game with such an unexpected regret.
And with the departure of LeBron James, the Cavaliers immediately collapsed, no way, James is their backbone, their roots. Now that the backbone of the main heart has been withdrawn and the roots are gone, how can they still be hardened? can only be slaughtered!!
Soon, the game went into garbage time.
Soon, the game was over.
In this game, the Knicks easily won the game.
This was a surprise to everyone.
Although LeBron James's unexpected injury affected the course of the game, even when James was on the court, the Knicks showed that they were neither humble nor arrogant, and even took the lead most of the time.
And this, for a team that is at the bottom of the list, how precious it is!
And from this, we can also know how obvious the role of chic is.
At the very least, the fans in New York have fully recognized Xiao Sha's strength, coupled with Xiao Sa's amazing potential, they no longer dare to look forward to the future picture, because it is too beautiful!!
This game is a happy game for Knicks fans, but for ESPN, it is obviously a deal that loses his wife and loses his soldiers, and once again makes free publicity for Xiao, and it is broadcast with a positive image of Dafa Shenwei, which is so heart-wrenching!
But fortunately, they have become accustomed to this kind of business of losing their wives and soldiers, anyway, for so long, they have broadcast Xiao Xiao's game, and Xiao Xiao has never lost.
Faintly, it seems to have become a law.
………… (To be continued......)