Chapter 838: Counterattack, Begin
On the Cavaliers bench, Brown finally reacted.
He looked up at the scarlet score, his expression was a little confused: his grandmother's, wasn't the lead close to double digits just now, why was he suddenly caught up?
This is not scientific, according to his plan and prediction, it should be O'Neal to dominate the basket and James to sweep the outside, but now, it seems that the Cavaliers have a bad thing, this is the rhythm of being beaten.
Before O'Neal made a free throw, Brown quickly called a timeout, and the fans were already booing angrily, is this really the head coach? Do the Cavaliers uniform team dare to find someone a little more brainless?
Compared to the old Nelson, Brown is really not enough to see.
The Warriors came off the court with joy all over the court, and Nelson Sr. smiled and punched everyone in the chest.
He asked the players to rally around and analyzed the lineup first: "Shaq is tired now, and Evans has shown enough determination, they should understand that to continue to put Shaq on the court is to make themselves unhappy, so the Cavaliers will let Shaq go off the court." ”
Having made this judgment, old Nelson said to Ibaka, "In this case, Sergi, you should play - for God's sake, boy, don't waste Evans' efforts!" ”
Ibaka patted her chest and promised, "Don't worry, BOSS, I'll definitely make Cleveland's little look good when I go up!" ”
West asked urgently, "Then can we fight back?" ”
Old Nelson looked around, nodded emphatically, and said, "Yes, warriors, fight back!"
"Fight back!! Roar!! The Warriors roared excitedly.
Nelson Sr. made another substitution, and he replaced Jackson with Barnes, because the next defense against James was entangled, and he couldn't get the ball lightly.
And if James is allowed to get the ball, then whether it is Jackson or Barnes who defends him will not be able to prevent him.
Chamberlain, Ibaka, Barnes, West, and Iverson, five men were surrounded by the others, and they gathered together with their right arms raised, followed by the proud slogan of the Warriors:
"For victory! For triumph! For glory! Kill, kill, kill! ”
At the end of the timeout, the Warriors five tigers walked onto the court with murderous spirits, and sure enough, Brown replaced the big sharks, and the substitute was Big Z Ilgoskas, James's loyal helper.
Before O'Neal didn't arrive, Ilgoskas was the Cavaliers' ace insider, and the arrival of the big sharks this season has weakened his role.
Ilgoskas is nicknamed Big Z, Chamberlain's nickname is Z, in fact, if it weren't for Ilgoskas's deposit, Chamberlain would be more appropriately called Big Z, but now fans like to call Chamberlain SUPER-Z.
There is no doubt that judging from the nickname, Chamberlain is pressed on the head of Ilgoskas, but the technical high school forward from the Eastern European country of Lithuania does not care, Big Z is a rare kind of star in the NBA who has both ability and integrity, and it is Hill who can stand with him.
Ilgoskas is very popular with the Cavaliers, who have spent his career in Cleveland so far, making him the oldest guy on the Cavaliers' team. He entered the NBA in 1997 and spent 13 seasons in the NBA, all with the Cavaliers.
He also had a stellar career, being named to the All-Star Game in 2002-03 and 2004-05. Since LeBron James joined the Cavaliers, the Lithuanian center is the only player on the team to accompany the "Emperor" for all seven years in Cleveland, and is the best "Emperor's Guard".
Ilgoskas received warm applause from the fans when he came on the court, and his gentleness, kindness, tolerance and loyalty won the love of the Cavaliers fans.
After Chamberlain entered the league, because of his violent temper, he had conflicts with almost all opponents, and Ilgoskas was one of the few opponents who got along well, this middle-aged old man, with a good attitude, offensive efforts, and conscientious defense, especially his actions were very clean, and his mouth was also very clean, and Chamberlain was embarrassed to look at such a person angrily.
However, Ilgoskas could not play directly because O'Neal needed free throws, but the big sharks suffered another free throw crisis and missed both free throws.
After the penalty kick, O'Neill went off the field and waited for Ilgoskas to come on the sidelines.
Ilgoskas has been more effective as a substitute this season, after all, he is a 35-year-old veteran with a height of 2. 21 meters, if you play 82 games in a season as the main team, you will not be able to stand it for 40 minutes each.
After coming on the court, he built a defensive line on the inside, and his eyes were very old and spicy on Chamberlain.
Big Z's defensive skills are still commendable, he relies on his on-court experience to make up for his own physical disadvantage, the only regret is that due to physical problems, his lateral movement and defense can be described as more than enough and not enough, and the natural muscle type is also destined to be the kind of strong man who fights with opponents on the inside.
Chamberlain happened to be the kind of strong man who had the advantage of restraining him.
Iverson faced Gibson's defence, and after a few attempts and no good chances, he passed the ball to Barnes.
Barnes made a long-range feint, but the little emperor didn't care, his eyes rolled, and he leaned over and suddenly broke through. James smiled contemptuously and blocked his way with a single cross, only for Barnes to reach out between his legs and jam him.
James was puzzled, Barnes quickly passed the ball out, and the little emperor was taken aback, and when he turned around, he saw West get the ball and kill it inside like the wind.
In this way, James was much slower to make up for the defense, because Barnes' leg jammed him.
West held the ball and rushed inside like a leopard, Big Z stretched out his arms to block, and at this time, West waved his hand and passed the ball to Chamberlain.
Ilgoskas really had to defend Chamberlain, but his lateral speed was a little slow, and he had to turn around to block Chamberlain with his body first, he was very experienced, and the timing was also very accurate, and he got stuck in front of Chamberlain in a flash.
At this time, Chamberlain did not stubbornly shoot, but passed the ball back again.
West soared into the air, he flew up in the air with a roar, grabbed the ball and pressed down, it was a ferocious slam dunk.
At 14-14, the score was tied all at once.
Cavaliers fans couldn't sit still, and the Warriors' 8-0 spurt hit them too hard and left them in deep unease.
The Cavaliers then counterattacked, and Ilgoskas compared to O'Neal, that is, he didn't have to stick to the basket, because he had a soft sense of the ball, and his versatility on the offensive end was rare among centers, and he could either force an attack or use a realistic feint to dangle the opponent and score a layup.
Therefore, Ilgoskas did not directly enter the restricted area, but stayed in a high position to help the little emperor cover, and Chamberlain did not dare to completely walk away to defend the little emperor, so James threw off Barnes and rushed directly to the basket.
Chamberlain saw that the situation was not good, and had to follow.
At this time, Ilgoskas also followed, and moved a huge banner to the penalty area.
Chamberlain hesitated all of a sudden, James's toughness needless to say, Big Z is also very lethal in the restricted area, his low-post singles and high-level jumpers are the Cavaliers' offensive weapons, before O'Neal came, whenever the Cavaliers' first offensive point - the little emperor James's offense was blocked, Big Z relied on his height and technical advantages to open up the situation for the team's offense.
Ibaka's timely return was a huge help to Chamberlain, who took a powerful step to envelop James from the flank, and Chamberlain took a step back to block Ilgoskas.
James' choice proved Chamberlain's right choice, and when he was stuck by Ibaka, he passed the ball to Big Z.
As a center, Big Z, like his predecessor Sabonis, is a typical center player in Europe, with long-range attacking ability, high basketball IQ, and the ability to use physical confrontation reasonably.
Don't look at Big Z is more than two meters tall, but he has a good level of ball control, because he played playmaking guard as a teenager, then played small forward, and finally moved to the center position.
In the face of Chamberlain's defense, Big Z was like a slippery loach, he leaned sideways against Chamberlain, walked quickly and cut under the basket, and when Chamberlain got stuck, he hit back and then turned and stepped back with the help of this force.
Chamberlain's eyebrows furrowed, and he flicked his hands and prepared to jump the cap.
At this time, James, who ran out of the box after passing the ball before, ran back again, and Ilgoskas attracted Chamberlain with a jumper, but he faked a real pass and threw the ball to the hoop.
"Boom!"
With a muffled sound, James jumped up and made a relay dunk in the air.
The Quickloan Center arena resounded with the hysterical screams of the fans, and the Cavaliers took the lead again.
The Warriors' counterattack wasn't fast, but it was firm.
Iverson burst forward with the ball, and Gibson stopped him several times, but the answer was unconcerned, constantly changing direction or turning, and Gibson's hands were scrambling.
West's side was even stronger, he almost crushed Xiao Mo without the ball in his hands, and ran around to tire Xiao Mo like a dead dog.
Chamberlain stayed in the box for a moment and then quickly raised the high post, Iverson just broke into the penalty area, he took a step to jam Gibson and let Iverson go down quickly.
In the face of Big Z's defense, Iverson first advanced and then retreated, unconsciously leading Big Z out of the penalty area.
West finally crashed into Xiao Mo to the restricted area, he rushed up from the bottom line, there was a hole behind Big Z, and he found this hole when Iverson passed, and it was too late to turn around and try to defend, West jumped up with the ball, and under the interference of James's defense, he pulled the rod and made a layup, and scored a wonderful layup.
The score was levelised again.
Xiao Mo ran across the front court with the ball, James subconsciously wanted to go up and preside over the attack, but Barnes stuck to his side, which made him very uncomfortable, and he couldn't shake off several turns.
Xiao Mo has never been a very patient person, and since he can't pass the ball to the little emperor, he decided to go it alone.
West's defense was leaky, Xiao Mo seized the opportunity, his leg muscles tensed, and he quickly rushed in, plunging into the Warriors' defensive circle.
Suddenly, Chamberlain in front, Iverson on the side, and West in the back, the three-person bag entangled Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo hurriedly jumped up and passed the ball to Ilgoskas on the inside, and since Oxlade-Chamberlain was drawn out, it meant that their penalty area was empty.
His plan was good, but Chamberlain's defense was better, the two jumped up at the same time, Xiao Mo had tried to improve the passing height, but it was still not enough, and he was slapped down by Chamberlain and grabbed it for Iverson.
The Warriors' counterattack was fast, but the Cavaliers' defense was not bad, especially James, who was sitting in the middle, blocked West and Chamberlain in succession, so that the Warriors had to slow down.
Iverson then picked up the ball, he jogged high and made a quick run of the ball into his hands as he cut through Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Chamberlain got the ball, and even though he was in the high post, the Cavaliers still sent heavy troops to defend, and at this time Iverson was empty-handed, and no one paid attention to him except Gibson, he first ran a few steps to the left, and then suddenly his body shook to the right.
Gibson was startled and immediately followed to the right wing, and Iverson took the opportunity to hit him and played a turn with the reaction force, and then accelerated to the fastest speed, throwing Gibson off and running inside.
When James saw this scene, he immediately understood Chamberlain and Iverson's plan, and turned around and yelled: "Don't let Z pass the ball!" ”
His words fell, Chamberlain had already passed the ball to the basket, Iverson jumped up in the air to catch the ball, and before the figure could fall he flicked his arm and threw the ball up.
The ball flew and Gibson's block went to naught, and the ball sliced through the air in a perfect arc before landing in the hoop.
14-16, the Warriors overtook the score!