Chapter 524: Head-to-head (Part 3)
The shooting percentages of the Cavaliers and the Knicks are quite high, the scores of the two teams are very tight, and the data of Xiao and LeBron James are also rushing up in full bloom.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, the Knicks temporarily led by two points at 23-21. LeBron James's stats at this time are 8 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, and Xiao's stats are 9 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. It's hard to tell the difference.
Seeing how the game was playing, Coach Brown didn't call a timeout until he saw Shackle O'Neal panting on the court, so he asked for a timeout at the end of the first quarter with three minutes left.
He felt it was time for a different lineup...... Although the Cavaliers no longer have superstars in addition to LeBron James, the bench depth is enough, and so far in the regular season, at least three completely different starting lineups have been arranged, each of which is seamlessly connected with LeBron James, and each set can release strong combat effectiveness!
In the same way, Xiao Xiao also felt that it was time to change his tactics.
So, he waved his big hand, up and down. Raymond Felton, Tracy Maddie, David Lee, Eddie Curry on! Change your play, change your posture, and continue to suppress the Clevelands.
More depth than the bench, more varied than tactics, and the Knicks aren't afraid of the Clevelands.
After all, there is no idler on the Knicks bench now, and he can fight when he is called. Even Nate Robinson, who can slap the opponent's heart at a critical moment.
This is the so-called chemistry, and although the Knicks have been losing streaks, they have formed a tiger wolf den inside. Momentum!
Soon. The pause ends.
The Cavaliers' lineup became Daniel Gibson. Jamario Moon, LeBron James, JJ Hickson, and Anderson Vallejo.
It's already a small-shot lineup, and Brown has added mobility on the inside as well as three-point shooting ability on the outside.
When Xiao came on the court and saw this lineup, he laughed directly and said to Tracy Maddy on the side: "It seems that our lead can reach at least five points before the end of the first quarter." ”
"Well, it could be ten." Tracy Maddy replied in a serious manner.
"LeBron just leave it to me, you go play #That Moon." Chi patted Maddie on the shoulder. After giving the task, he walked to LeBron James.
When Xiao walked towards LeBron James, there was a wave of boos in the Quickloan Center arena for some reason...... This made Xiao Wan quite puzzled...... Are Clevelands all glass-hearted? I really treat LeBron James as a treasure, I am afraid of cold in the palm of my hand, and I am afraid of melting in my mouth.
"You want to play fast attack, don't you? I'm not going to let you get it. Xiao told LeBron James his intentions very clearly and unmistakably.
LeBron James didn't answer Chick, he is not a good trash talker, in fact he has always been silent on the court, and rarely communicates with opponents other than directing his teammates to run...... This is very much in line with the image of a gentleman player positioned at the top of the league.
At this time, Gibson came over with the ball and quickly passed the basketball...... Gibson is clear about his position. He's always known that he's not a playmaker, he's a three-point shooter himself.
Gibson didn't think much about it when he passed the ball, and he was still next to LeBron James. He doesn't think there's a problem with LeBron James' ability to catch the ball...... He admires and even blindly believes in LeBron James.
LeBron James is indeed strong, but he overlooks another thing, which is that the chic standing next to James is also strong, and he is also the strongest contender for the first person in the league... If you don't have two brushes, dare to be so crazy?
When his basketball came straight in, LeBron James immediately stuck like a big enemy, trying to block Xiao with his thick wall-like body. But he... Apparently overall, and ignoring a very serious fact...... Although Xiao Dash looks thin and not as tall as him, his strength is not weak at all...... So under the dashing and violent rush, LeBron James was instantly unstable.
The body is unstable, and the so-called card position has also become a castle in the air, and Xiao Shi is a very fast rotating body at the moment...... At that moment, he made a perfect turn directly against James's thick body, came to LeBron James's side in the blink of an eye, and jumped violently, and then jumped high and forcibly stopped the basketball.
The whole action is smooth and hearty to the extreme.
LeBron James can be said to be a mistake and lost the whole game.
After stealing the basketball, he didn't start the fast break immediately, but stopped and said to Gibson on the side: "Hey, boy, if you see me next to LeBron in the future, don't pass the ball so easily." I don't want to take four pairs! ”
Xiao has the tone of a predecessor teaching a lateer, but in fact, both age and NBA seniority are younger than Gibson.
Although Gibson was a little unhappy, he could only live with it...... Maybe a year ago, he could still call Xiao Xiao a rookie with his qualifications, but now if he does this, he will definitely incur revenge that he can't bear himself, after all, Xiao Xiao is a big demon king that even a monster like Kobe Bryant can defeat! I'm afraid I don't have enough for him to eat.
"Hey, LeBron, it's supposed to be you going to defend me next, right?" After 'teaching' Gibson, he didn't forget to chat with LeBron James again, and then moved forward while chatting.
LeBron James frowned and hesitated slightly, but finally walked in front of the chic side.
Dashing and slowly advancing, LeBron James carefully contracted the defensive line.
The two finally formed a true counterpoint.
Seeing that James and Xiao Shao on the court formed a duel mode, the fans in the Quickloan Center Arena immediately stood up one by one to cheer for LeBron James...... It's as if it's a cult = religion.
Seeing this, Xiao Sa couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "LeBron, your fans are very good!" ”
LeBron James is still silent. He doesn't like to talk to people in battle.
LeBron James looked very focused throughout his state. Very discreet.
And chic is much more relaxed. After he took a leisurely step to the three-point line, he even stopped and played a cheerful crotch trick dribble!
The two are tight and loose, forming a stark contrast.
But in reality, the dashing pine is just an illusion...... Because it looks very laid-back and doesn't care, but in fact, whether it's positioning, footsteps or dribbling, it's airtight, and there's no room for interfering and stealing. That's why LeBron James is motionless. That's why he looked so nervous about facing the enemy.
Xiao stayed outside the three-point line for five or six seconds, and when all his teammates were in the right places, the loose dribble suddenly became aggressive...... Syllable!! The basketball slashed towards LeBron James's right side like a galloping bow and arrow, LeBron James didn't expect the dashing sudden attack to be so sharp, his body subconsciously made a conditioned reflex, and quickly switched the defensive focus to the right side!
When he realised that his defense had switched to the right, he screamed in his heart that it was not good...... Fooled!!
Indeed, he was fooled.
But it's also unavoidable, the pace of action is so fast that defenders can only reflex.
It was time for LeBron James to realize that he had been fooled and had not had time to remedy it. Xiao Dash has already completed the rapid switch at high speed, and instantly dodged to the left. Then he galloped straight away, leaving James' defense behind.
James turned around, and Xiao Xiao had come to the penalty area... After arriving in the penalty area, Xiao jumped high, and Hickson hurriedly made up for the defense. But the basketball had already traveled deeper into the box, and then Eddie Curry jumped up and slammed the basketball into the basket. The basket instantly fell for it, and in front of the pork belly on his body, he trembled!
This attack went straight to the Cavaliers penalty area and stabbed them directly in the heart!!
There is no doubt that the weaknesses of the Cavaliers have all been exposed under the nose of the Knicks...... Their penalty area is already as weak as a piece of paper after the lack of Shaq O'Neal's meat shield.
"Your defense is good, but you can't stop me!" Xiao Shi turned around and relieved LeBron James.
It's true that LeBron James can't defend, and he's telling the truth.
But who else in the league can defend a sloppy break one-on-one?
Although everyone has watched the video of Xiao Xiao and knows the basic routine of Xiao Shi's attack, but... I just can't prevent it!
A dashing breakthrough is like a scimitar, you know where he's coming and where he's going, but when you stand in front of him, you still can't stop it...... In the blink of an eye, he's shaved your legs and gone!
No way, that's talent!
Defenders across the league have almost reached a consensus that there is no solution to the slick breakthrough, just like Maddie's dry pull back then, Iverson's flower-wearing butterfly, and only they can defend them.
In the offensive and defensive transition just now, Xiao and LeBron James completed two direct confrontations. But it's a pity that LeBron James loses, both on the defensive end and on the offensive end!! Although he lost the offensive and defensive duel because of his teammates and because his opponent was too strong, he just lost!! The host of T-NT said in the live broadcast.
"No way, LeBron James is good enough. But chic is even better. Charles Barkley had a helpless tone, why did it sound so sassy?
At this time, Kenny Smith habitually poured cold water on his words: "These two duels actually did not distinguish the winner or loser. It was Gibson's pass that was sloppy and stealed, which actually had nothing to do with LeBron. As for the dashing breakthrough, it seems that no one in the league can defend one-on-one, right? It's like, Xiao Sao definitely can't defend against LeBron James's bulldozer-style crushing attack! These are two things that can't be used to make figurative comparisons!! ”
"Okay, maybe you're right, but let's get back to the game! Now that LeBron James has the ball, he's very fast, and it looks like he's going to get revenge!! ”
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Yesterday's third watch, today is still the third watch-
(To be continued......)