Chapter 386: The lights dimmed
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Kenny. Smith smiled: "LeBron's control ability is still worthy of recognition, if it were someone else, I guess at the moment it would not simply hold the ground but sit on the floor in embarrassment, but for him, such a scene is bad enough, especially in such a big scene, hundreds of millions of people across the United States watch it." ”
As Kenny. Smith said that it is absolutely unacceptable for him to be shaken to the ground by Lin Sen in front of hundreds of millions of people around the world in front of such a game.
Offensive and defensive transitions, Mike. Bibby dribbled across the half, and Artest leaned tightly against James, who was one step inside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side.
Artest is not as tall as James and weighs not as much as James, but his Liliang is no worse than James.
Try to stick to James with your body, and press James's waist with both hands to zhanzhu his own plate.
"Mike, give me the ball!" James turned his back and leaned on Artest, pouting his ass and pushing Artest behind him as much as possible.
"LeBron wants to fight one of his own, obviously he wants to fight back against the humiliation that Wood has just brought him, but Ron is not that easy to bully."
"Kenny, for me I love this kind of confrontation, a duel between two beast fronts, which is what the NBA should be for, not a gentleman of bullshit." Ross Barkley once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the league's style of play.
Mike. Bibby hoisted the ball to James, who caught it firmly with his right hand and held it in front of his chest with both hands.
James slapped the ball heavily with his back against Artest. The whole person's back was strong and slammed into Artest behind him.
Boom!
The purest sound of muscle collision came from the place where the two men collided.
Rao is a top defender like Artest, but under the impact of James, he couldn't help but retreat a little.
Linson, who was not far from James, took a step back inside the three-point line. Bring yourself closer to James. But Mike. Bibby's three-point shooting ability made Linson dare not let go too much, after all, James can average 7 assists per game.
Boom!
James hit hard again, Artest stepped back a little again, and just as Artest retreated, James separated his left hand, quickly turned around and made a half, and at the same time the right hand dribbled directly from Artest's left side and forced it off.
Lin Sen decided to make up for it to help the defense, but he was still a beat slower, and he could only watch as James forcibly shook off Artest and rushed to the inside.
With a long way to go from the reasonable collision zone, James slammed the ball and jumped. Grab the ball with both hands and smash it into the basket.
Milicic, who came up from the defense, was stumbled by James, but still couldn't stop James's heavy dunk.
Roar!
James jumped down with a hard tug of the basket, slammed his right hand on his chest, and yelled at the audience.
"Oh, LeBron forced his way out of Ron and then Darko and pushed the ball into the basket, and look at how much the basket shook to see how humiliating it was for him to just be shaken to the ground by Wood." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at the roaring James.
The fans at the Waterhouse Centre quickly booed James violently, and Milicic picked up the ball on the floor and sent it to Linson.
"Attack! Offensive! Offensive! ”
Driven by the live DJ, the fans shouted loudly.
The camera of the live director is always aimed at Lin Sen who is in control of the ball, Wu Peici looked at the big screen on the scene and listened to the cheers behind him. The tension of Luo Han's arrangement slowly disappeared.
It was Larry who was in charge of defending Linsen. Hughes, however, Linson did not directly with Larry. Hughes dwelled on it and instead gave the ball straight to Billups.
"Oh. Wood is again opting for tactical positioning, which is easy to play but I hate it. "Charles. Barkley said with a depressed face.
Larry. Hughes is less than half a body away from Linson. This season, the Orlando Magic is the key opponent of the Cavaliers, they usually study the Magic's style of play, and they also know that one of the tactics often used by the Magic this season is to run to and catch the ball without the ball.
Despite knowing that Larry. Hughes still couldn't get a look at Linson, who received the ball from the right side to the left corner under Howard's cover.
However, as soon as Linson received the ball, LeBron . James appeared in front of Lin Sen.
"LeBron's aggressive defense, Cleveland didn't lose control of Orlando's offense, is Wood singles or passes?" Kenny. Smith looked at Lin Sen on the field and said.
Billups is at the top of the arc at the moment, Milicic is also on the bottom line, according to the tactics Linson can find opportunities, but Linson gave up such a tactical cooperation in James's eyes eager to tear him apart.
Seeing Lin Sen's gesture to play alone, the others of Magic didn't have any doubts.
Linson passed the ball to Billups and pulled it to the three-point line, and Billups passed the ball again.
The standard three-threat move tested James' defensive patience, and Lin Sen looked at James's defense without any hurry.
After thinking about it, James decided not to wait passively, and took a step forward to get closer to Lin Sen.
This time he would not accept defensive defeat no matter what, watching the two face off outside the three-point line, the fans in the center of the water house cheered for Linsen with their own shouts.
Linson's right foot quickly reached forward, and three consecutive tentative steps failed to affect James' defense.
He leaned out for the fourth time, while his upper body leaned to James' left side, and his shoulders swayed seductively.
In the face of such shaking, James was a little uncertain and hesitated directly.
However, this hesitation gave Lin Sen the opportunity to attack, and the ball quickly landed, and Lin Sen's left foot quickly stepped out.
James did not forget to hold up his chest while retreating, but Lin Sen did not intend to break through, his right hand changed slightly, and after adjusting his foot to the ground, his left foot withdrew to the back and pushed the ground at the same time. The whole person pulled up directly in front of James.
Secretly said badly. James immediately stabilized his body, and his center of gravity jumped high.
Look at James who pounced on him. Lin Sen's body leaned back, and his right foot was habitually raised high to maintain his body balance.
"A step-back jumper, a big back-step!" Kenny. Smith shouted.
James' arm stretched as straight as he could, but he couldn't stop Linson's shot, and the ball jumped past James' block and flew to the basket.
Swish!
The crisp sound of wiping the net was drowned out by the cheers of the audience.
"A beautiful shot, a difficult step-back three-point shot, this is Wood!" Barkley said with a smile on his face.
Wood hit three in a row, and one person scored seven points to help Orlando hit all four of the opening shots, 9-2. Orlando are seven points ahead of Cleveland, who haven't had a good start and will need to find their attacking touch. "Kenny. Smith said.
Offensive and defensive transitions, Mike. Bibby caught the ball and hit a pull-up jumper to help the Cavaliers tie the score at 4-9, but the Magic's offense couldn't hit it, and Howard's hook shot slid out of the basket under Igoskas' interference.
"Dwight's hook seems to be a lot better than last season, but it still needs more practice, and if he can open up on the inside, it will go a long way in improving Orlando's overall offensive ability."
"Kenny, you're right, Dwight has the ability to contain on the inside to bring more opportunities to the outside. On the contrary, if he can't defend the offense, the defensive pressure on the outside is much greater. Barkley continued.
Six minutes into the first quarter, the Magic made personnel changes. Billups and Milicic were replaced by Chris. Webb and Sean. Battier was substituted.
"Oh, Sean and Ron are two of them causing big trouble for LeBron." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at James, who had no choice but to pass the ball out.
Artest and Battier defended James with a wrap-and-roll, Artest was responsible for the main defense, and Battier assisted in the defense, and the original Magic trade to get Artest and Battier was to deal with the top scorers on the outside.
So far in the new season, most of the time Battier and Artest have brought big trouble to each other when they play at the same time, but when they faced the Cavaliers for the first time this season, the whole team was not in good shape and was defeated by the Cavaliers led by James, and today Artest and Battier are in good shape, and James is completely in trouble.
Mike. Brown frustrated James with two minutes left in the first quarter, while Linson and Howard came off the court with smiles on their faces.
Billups with Grant. Hill, Sean. Battier, Chris. Webber and Mutombo have caused huge problems for the Cavaliers' second lineup.
At the end of the first quarter, the Orlando Magic, who were playing at home, led the Cavaliers by eight points at 32:24.
Less than four minutes into the second quarter, the Magic extended their lead to 12 points. Brown had to be replaced with James early.
However, this time James did not force a single shot, but with the help of Vallejo's cover, under the cover of the Brazilian, James shook off Battier's defense and rushed to the inside.
Eddie on the inside. Griffin looked at James who rushed in, and immediately abandoned Valejo, who was following his defense, and chose to make up for James.
Face Eddie. Griffin's interference, James still jumped without hesitation.
LeBron in the air. James dodged Eddie with a dodge lever amid 20,000 boos. Griffin's block followed by a ball into the basket.
"LeBron finished the offense with a nice pull-up dunk just got on the court, and Orlando still had a 10-point lead." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at James who was swinging his fists and roaring on the court.
In the next two minutes, Battier alone was completely unable to stop James, and James, who kept relying on his teammates to cover, played much easier than in the first quarter, and on the defensive end, James gave Milicic a big hat.
"It's three minutes for LeBron, Stan called a timeout, obviously he can't stand it, he was 12 points ahead, now he's only six points ahead, this timeout can interfere with Cleveland's morale and make a change."
"It's time for Ron to play, but LeBron hasn't chosen to play hard in the last few minutes, and although I don't like it, I have to praise him for his smart play."
"OH, MYGOD, YOU'VE ADMIRED LEBRON." Kenny. Smith shouted exaggeratedly.
"Wood. You replace Sam. Ron, you replace Sean. Dwight, you switch to Dunderko, and they've relied more on cover in the past few offenses, so this requires you to help defend quickly...... "Stan. Van Gundy quickly laid out, while Mike on the other side. Brown is also making adjustments.
It's timeout time, Mike. Bibby, Larry. Both Hughes and Igoskas are back on the field.
"Wood is back on the field, along with Ron and Dwight, so let's see if Stan's timeout works." Kenny. Smith said as he looked at the players on the court.
Lin Sen took Howard's serve and did not rush to attack, but waited for his teammate to settle down.
Come to the front. Linson passed the ball to Artest, who was pulled to the top of the arc.
With the help of Eddie. Griffin's cover, Linson cut inside and then pulled out quickly.
Artest immediately passed the ball to Linson, but at this point James pounced, and Larry. Hughes ran to Artest.
James stuck directly to Linson, which made Stan on the sidelines. Van Gundy was a little depressed, but he didn't expect this tactic to be unsuccessful.
Lin Sen on the field is not worried, and tactics cannot succeed every time.
"We're going to score this time!" Lin Sen said with a smile, and James behind him did not reply but expressed his attitude with a cold snort.
"Is Wood going to go back to LeBron? Although Wood has improved a lot this season compared to last season, LeBron is not the average person. "Kenny. Smith voiced his concerns.
The corners of Lin Sen's mouth in front of James hooked an arc, and his shoulders in front of his chest suddenly shook. While slapping the ball, the left foot is a virtual axis.
James behind him moved his steps, and Lin Sen stopped his feint and instead slammed his body backwards. James was dismissive of Linson's impact, and he absolutely didn't believe that Linson would be able to single-handedly hit him with his back.
As James thought, the current Lin Sen Liliang has not yet reached the point where he can single James, and Lin Sen, who is leaning on James, pulls the ball with his right hand, and the whole person looks like he is going to turn around and cut in.
James quickly retreated, and at the same time clinging to Lin Sen and did not dare to relax in the slightest, but the fans at the scene were stunned for a moment and then immediately cheered.
Dwight. Howard slammed the ball into the basket and grabbed it with both hands like swinging.
"How did Wood do it, I didn't see how he passed the ball at all?" Charles. Barkley said the vast majority of people's hearts.
Almost everyone didn't expect Lin Sen to pass the ball, and the pass was so sudden that everyone didn't expect it.
The live director quickly gave a replay on the big screen, the moment Lin Sen leaned on James and turned to cut in, after pulling the ball up with his right hand, he just dribbled it, and his wrist changed when his hand touched the ball for the second time, and the ball did not fall next to Lin Sen but went straight to Lin Sen's crotch.
The ball went through the crotches of Linson and James to the inside, and no one expected Linson to pass the ball, so that Igoskas, who was marking Howard inside, couldn't react, and even Howard almost missed the imaginative pass.
"Wood is so bold! But I'm still going to give this ball a thumbs up! "Kenny. Smith said with a smile.
Linson's imaginative pass stabilized the morale of the Magic, and the Cavaliers, who returned to the offensive end, failed to make persistent efforts to complete the goal, and Linson won the defensive rebound, and the Magic immediately turned defense into offense.
"Wood's playing and not playing magic are completely different, and even Chauncey playing can't change that fact."
"yes, that's what Wood does, to be exact, Wood is the source of everything for this Orlando team, Orlando without Wood wouldn't be the real Orlando, he did it in just one year, and to be honest, I didn't expect him to do it so quickly before he went into the draft." Barkley said with a smile.
By this time, the game had reached the ninth minute of the second quarter, and there were only three minutes before halftime.
Linson's pull-up jumper helped the Magic reextend their lead to 10 points, just as Lindsey was sitting on the sidelines. Lohan stood up.
And the others followed Lindsay as well. Luo Han stood up, and the women, who were the focus of the reporters and the on-site director, immediately attracted the attention of the audience as soon as they stood up.
"Oh, what's going on? Unhappy with the competition? ”
Many people thought the same way, including the Magic, and Lin Sen also looked at the sidelines.
"WOW, Lindsay. Lohan took the lead and stood up, what happened to make them give up watching the game? Are they dissatisfied with the Magic game, or think that the game is out of suspense, but even if there is no suspense, I haven't seen them leave halfway through the court. "Charles. Barkley looked at the sidelines with questions on his face.
The Cavaliers were also disturbed off the court. Luo Han made a reassuring gesture at Lin Sen, who was looking at him.
"It's okay, everyone, cheer up and defend!" Linson gets Lindsay. Lohan's gesture immediately reminded him that he didn't want his teammates to be angry with Lindsay. Rohan's departure was affected.
"Wood was reminding his teammates that it didn't look like there was going to be a problem, but I still wanted to know what was going on." Barkley's eyes followed Lindsay. Lohan, until a few of them disappeared from the players' tunnel.
The Cavaliers' offense also seems to have been affected. Bibby's three-pointer was almost an air balloon, and Howard easily grabbed the defensive rebound, and the Magic immediately turned defense into offense.
No one notices Josh, who is in charge of the Magic logistics. Bout also walked to the players' tunnel, and while the players on the field were playing, Lindsay. Lohan and the girls are behind Josh. The dressing room where Bout was preparing was busy.
Lin Sen on the field suddenly remembered Lindsay. Luo Han came to the Water House Center that day and said that he wanted to arrange something during the competition, but after coming today, there was nothing particularly unusual about the scene decoration.
"Is she going to do something at halftime?" Lin Sen thought of this, and couldn't help but be a little worried about Lindsay. Lohan Hulai.
The first half ended with a shot from James, and the lights dimmed at that moment. (To be continued......)