Chapter 257: The Silent Quick Loan Center
Charles. Barkley kept his big fat mouth open, and I don't know what happy thing I saw?
It turned out that LeBron had been defending LeBron on live TV. James's shooting shots are basically smashing the basket again and again!
"He's like he's at the end of the game, and if I dare say that as long as he shoots half of the shots, the Knicks will never dare to let him go that far. So, he did it himself, and I would have done the same with D'Antoni. ”
Kenny. Smith shook his head: "God is fair, if you are given the best body in the league, you will not be given the best shooting talent in the league again." ”
"No, no, no, I don't see it that way, James should practice his back-to-body skills, and it's unforgivable that he doesn't have back-to-back skills in such physical conditions. Do you know how difficult it is for the Cavaliers to build a team because he doesn't have back-to-back skills? ”
"When it comes to the back, the first requirement to be a back-to-back master is the ability to shoot above the level. Seeing James' shooting table in the first quarter, that's why he has low back-to-back ability. ”
The criticism and teasing of James by the two made the majority of LeBron fans hate itchy, but they can't refute it if they want to, James really has no back-to-back ability, and this is a point that can be caught by opponents to make a big fuss in the playoffs.
Zhang Yu also doesn't have a unique skill of his own so far, but his performance in the first quarter showed everyone that sometimes it's not bad to learn a lot, at least he has a way to deal with any defensive setup.
McBrown's painstaking arrangement of Zhang Yu was completely broken by the red rabbit with miscellaneous techniques.
In the second quarter, both teams fielded in the second echelon. It was a brief contest between the substitutes.
Nate. Robinson and Quentin. Richardson did an excellent job, and in less than three minutes, not only did not let the Cavaliers take the opportunity to chase the score, but instead widened the score gap.
LeBron. James didn't take a break in the second quarter. He's been on the pitch all the time.
D'Antoni has long been prepared for this, and Quentin. Richardson is in charge of the defense, and the strategy is still the same, putting two steps away and breaking through the defense.
James still felt the same way in the second quarter, taking three shots in less than three minutes and hitting just one mid-range. Three shots and one hit, the efficiency is still not good.
The Cavaliers didn't take the opportunity to catch up with the score, after Zhang Yu came on the court. Continue to use your own breakthrough against the knights.
Mike. Brown couldn't think of a way to defend Zhang Yu for the time being, and his slow on-the-spot reaction made James fans scold again.
But you can't really blame Mike this time. Brown is slow to react, and defending Zhang Yu is a problem in itself, especially their player configuration and defensive system are afraid of outside stars like Zhang Yu. The method that he finally came up with was broken by Zhang Yu in a single section. It is really difficult for him to come up with another way temporarily.
Kenyon. Martin and Zhang Yu came on at the same time, and before the two came on the court, the defender of James was replaced by Wallace.
Wallace learned his lesson today and also took two steps away.
If James breaks through, Wallace will no longer fight him head-on, and choose to flank with his interior teammates, and the defensive effect is much better than the previous game.
That's all you can do to James. Want to play hard with him? Unless he has the physique of the peak Artest, he will definitely die an ugly death.
After Zhang Yu came on the field. There is no increase in individual offense, and there are still more options for passing the ball to his teammates.
He didn't know if it was right to do this, this was his intuition, Zhang Yu felt that at this time, stimulating the offensive ability of his teammates would have a greater effect than continuing to score points himself.
Crawford shot in succession, and the convulsive man hit Mo. Williams had the absolute advantage, and at 4:30 of the second quarter, he had already scored 13 points to help his team lead the Cavaliers by 11 points at 46:35.
James was still plagued by shooting during this time, there was no chance to break through, and as soon as he entered the inside, he faced a three-person bag, and the opponent was accurate and ruthless, James was put down twice, and finally got back four free throws, but only half of them were hit. His muscles were so tight that he didn't even feel good about the free throws, and he only scored 10 points until now, which was bought in exchange for 10 shots, and he only made 3 of 10 shots.
In the second half of the second quarter, Zhang Yu's defenders were replaced by West. Brown gave up on using James to defend Zhang Yu, and his defense returned to the same setup as in the first game. In the 3rd minute and 20 seconds of the second quarter, Zhang Yu suddenly made a cold arrow from the outside, West thought that Zhang Yu was going to break through, but the latter jumped back to the three-point line with a step-back step, raised his hand and hit a three-pointer, this time the goal extended the difference between the two teams to 15 points.
After Zhang Yu hit this three-point shot, the Cavaliers fans of the "Quick Loan Center" all held their heads in their hands, and they all looked discouraged.
Cavaliers fans are now hopeless about the team's victory, although it is only the second quarter and the team is only 15 points behind, but the Cavaliers are completely passive on the court, and their players are almost stunned, especially their Kings are lost on the outside, which makes them see no hope of a comeback.
"This is the Devil's home turf? It's too easy to give up, it doesn't seem to be as good as our New York fans, and they don't care about it every time they fall behind by 20 points. After Nate Robinson came on the court, he muttered secretly beside Zhang Yu.
"Damn, that's used to being abused, right?" Zhang Yu slandered in his heart.
In the last three minutes of the second quarter, the Cavaliers used their last short timeout of the first half, and McBrown did not use it in vain, in fact, the bread did not set up any tactics, but just cheered up the players and boosted the team's morale.
However, the mouth cannon of the bread did not have much effect, and the Cavaliers returned to the court, but the offensive end was still weak, although the defensive end was more solid, but the defense alone could not win the game.
Mo. Williams is the Cavaliers' top scorer so far, and Mo Jr. used the cover this time to hit a mid-range shot from the wing to increase his scoring to 15 points, which is already more than James' 10 points.
James didn't score a few points in the second quarter, and after shooting 3 of 11, the little emperor himself began to stop attacking, although he brushed 5 assists, but the team needed him to score more.
Zhang Yu's score also dropped in the second quarter, but the red rabbit's score was all key moments, such as the key three-pointer just now.
At halftime, the score was 58:42, and the Knicks led the Cavaliers by 16 points into the second half.
Zhang Yu had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Crawford 15 points, and Nate. Robinson 8 points, Gerrard. Wallace 7 points, David Lee 7 points.
Mo. Williams had 17 points and 2 assists, James had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Vallejo had 6 points, Big Z had 5 points and West had 2 points.
Intermission, Mike. Brown decided to use a bag clip on Zhang Yu, and he couldn't let the little rabbit be so rampant again!
But when it comes to the offensive end, McBrown doesn't have a good way, and James, who is invincible in his hands, was abused by the Spurs once in 07. Although it is not complete today, it is no longer invincible. The Cavaliers' offense must be centered on James, just like the Knicks' Zhang Yu, any tactics must be played by James to be powerful. If the little emperor is out of shape, or if he is restricted, there are not many cards they can play.
Mo. Williams is a card, but it has already been used, the 17-point answer sheet in the first half of the quarter, Xiao Mo has tried his best, this is the number of All-Stars, other teammates can't stand up, relying on him and James to be powerless, 16 points behind is proof.
The Cavaliers had only five players score in the first half, and only Vallejo scored more than five points, and it wouldn't be a mistake to say they were pig teammates.
Throughout the half, the atmosphere in the Cavaliers' locker room had been a little frozen, and James sat there without speaking. The media has always been very critical of him, how the media will criticize him after today's game, the little emperor already knows in his heart, and at this moment he is under huge psychological pressure, and this pressure has long been overwhelmed by ordinary people.
McBrown could only set up some cover, hoping that James would run some gaps, but Bread himself felt that eighty percent of it didn't help.
James didn't have no chance in the first half, the Knicks kept giving him space, how could he still run, two big steps were not enough? Playing poorly is a matter of not being able to throw in.
In the second half, when the two teams played, the fans of the "Quick Loan Center" regained some confidence, collected their emotions and continued to shout at their team, hoping that they could turn defeat into victory.
The Cavaliers attacked first, James got the basketball and dribbled it to the front court, and after falling into the position, the little emperor hesitated again.
To vote or not to vote?
Kenyon Martin was two steps away, and as long as he got up and shot, the opponent could interfere with his vision at most.
This kind of ball is not difficult to shoot, and he can shoot more than half of this mid-range shot in practice. But now is not training, the tense muscles are not as relaxed as they were during training, and these muscles, which usually make him invincible, are now the biggest obstacle to his victory.
James finally made a jumper, Kenyon Martin sealed it, James' eyes went black, and the basketball shot as he did in practice......
"Bang!"
The sound of striking iron made James's face even more stern, and under the dull appearance, he didn't want to be so calm on the outside.
The Knicks got the rebound and quickly launched a counterattack!
D'Antoni's tactics in the second half emphasized the speed of counterattacking, as long as the opponent misses the shot, immediately launch a three-line fast attack, how fast and strange it is.
The Cavaliers are at their most vulnerable, and this is the right time to hit high damage with a quick counterattack, destroy the opponent in waves, and completely kill the Cavaliers with devastating speed.
Zhang Yu dribbled wildly and passed the ball in front of Crawford after half court.
The Cavaliers only have Mo. Williams and West returned in time to play two-on-two.
Crawford received the ball and dribbled it inside the three-point line and passed the ball back to Zhang Yu again.
Zhang Yu entered the three-point line, ran a diagonal line to shake off West to catch the basketball, and then used the change of his running rhythm to flash out of the gap and throw the basketball from close range......
Zhang Yu basically won't miss this kind of shooting, and easily got his 20th point.
At the beginning of the second half, Zhang Yu's goal widened the difference between the two teams to 18 points, which is already very dangerous, and once it passes 20 points, there is basically no possibility of turning the tables.
The little passion that the Cavaliers fans had just recovered was once again extinguished by Zhang Yu's goal, and the "Quick Loan Center" fell into silence again. (To be continued......)