Chapter 67: Full of grief and indignation
Facts have proved that although Chamberlain is young and immature, he is still in an absolute dominant position in the face of Ilgoskas. With all his strength, speed and bounce dominating the rebound, Chamberlain caused massive damage to the Cavaliers on the defensive end.
If you play a dozen or so, the Warriors have an advantage in all four positions, except for the small forward position. But the competition between the two teams is not as simple as 1+1 stars, the Warriors are short of major generals, while the Cavaliers are a perfect lineup that has been honed for several seasons, and the tacit understanding between the latter is far higher than that of the Warriors who lack organized guards.
In the first half, the Warriors kept up with the Cavaliers' scoring with a stormy offensive rhythm, but in the second half, as the players' physical strength declined, the Warriors' singles success rate plummeted, while the Cavaliers patiently conducted team battles, as long as teammates could stand up, James would never take the initiative to play alone.
Slowly, the gap began to emerge.
Chamberlain played the entire first half, his jersey was soaked with sweat, but he was still the most energetic one on the field, and Ilgoskas was off the field again, with the old man's crippled body, he really couldn't bear the toss with Tyrannosaurus like Chamberlain.
Without Ilgoskas, the Cavaliers traded for Gooden and Chamberlain to go heads-up, as for Dwyane Jones? Although Chamberlain is not very proficient in low-post offense these days, he can still beat him to the bottom.
Although Gooden is a white man, his defensive means are very fierce and he is extremely good at close defense, Chamberlain can have an aerial relay except for the occasional fast attack, and he usually wants to single Gooden to go to the penalty area to dunk violently, then there are few opportunities. In addition, the little emperor has been assisting in the defense, putting great pressure on him.
At the beginning of the third quarter, James singled Barnes to break inside, attracting Ellis's bag and giving the ball to Gibson from beyond the three-point line, who hit a jumper to give the Cavaliers an eight-point lead at 58:50.
Chamberlain's fast serve, the Warriors' tempo is a fast word, they have no other advantage, they can only play a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle with the opponent, in order to cover up their lack of organizational guard and the embarrassment of offensive and defensive chaos.
Ellis pushed forward and Barnes came up to cover him, and the two crossed positions, with the latter getting the ball and shooting.
The basketball bounced out, and Chamberlain went out to sea with Gooden like a dragon, and took off to grab the offensive rebound. As soon as he got the rebound, Gooden and Jones immediately squeezed him into the middle, and both of them had a lot of strength, especially the latter, although his skills were rough, but his body was also extremely good among black people.
Chamberlain had to pass the ball to Harrington in the empty space, seeing that James quickly completed the change of defense, Harrington passed the ball to Petrus, who jumped and shot, and the ball bounced out again, now Chamberlain couldn't do anything, he was a sandwich cookie, how to grab the rebound?
Gooden grabbed the rebound, Chamberlain was not convinced, so he subconsciously waved his arm and pushed him, Gooden glared back at him angrily, and Chamberlain hurriedly widened his eyes: ", do you want to fight?" β
Chamberlain's combat power is still very deterrent, Gooden stupidly passed the ball to Gibson, and the Cavaliers attacked.
James still wanted the ball to break through to the inside, Chamberlain was attracted by Gooden on the left wing of the penalty area, James broke through from the right wing, Barnes couldn't bear it, Petrus came up to help defend, and he immediately passed the ball to Damon Jones, who came up to help defend.
Damon Jones is 1 tall. 91, is a two-way guard, before joining the Heat, he was an out-and-out role player, he only got 39 starts in 348 games, changed eight teams in ten years, and did not spend a full season on any other team except for the Cavaliers. But this guy's three-point shooting is very accurate, especially in the 05-06 season during the Heat period, and helped the Heat team complete the stunner many times.
Therefore, Damon Jones immediately withdrew as soon as Petrus was vacant, this guy shot more than 40% from three-point range and more than 75% from three-point range in open positions, and he couldn't afford to guard it.
But Damon Jones is a two-way guard with average playmaking skills, but the point guard's passing skills are quite reliable. As soon as Petrus withdrew, James immediately overtook Barnes and strode into the penalty area, and Damon Jones and O'Neal worked together for a season, and the passing skills were quite good, and immediately passed the ball straight into James's hands.
At this point, Chamberlain could no longer defend Gooden, and turned around to kill James, who smiled slightly, and when Chamberlain let go of Gooden, he passed the ball to his teammates.
Generally speaking, if the opponent has an inside line in the restricted area, the NBA's inside player will not let go of the opponent's inside line, even if the outside player is allowed to go to the basket or shoot, it doesn't matter, because let go of the opponent's inside line to make up for the outside line, as long as it is not such a super lonely, basically it will pass the ball to the empty inside line. And the inside player takes the ball in the penalty area, and no one defends it, which must be a violent dunk.
A dunk is more demoralizing than a shot or a layup!
Chamberlain made this mistake, Gooden seized the opportunity, he was under the basket, but instead of getting up and dunking directly, he slapped the ball first, and then grabbed the ball and jumped up to dunk.
"This idiot!" Jackson on the Warriors bench suddenly sneered, Gooden slapped the ball, Chamberlain completed the turn, and when he was about to jump up and dunk, Chamberlain directly slapped his ball down.
The reason why Gooden was released was because Chamberlain knew that he had a shortcoming, that is, no matter where he was, after getting the ball, he would dribble first and then decide to go to the basket or pass the ball. This shortcoming has caused him great damage in his career, but he just can't get rid of it.
But James seized the opportunity, Chamberlain blocked Gooden, James seemed to have expected it, slightly adjusted the position and appeared behind the two, received the ball blocked by Chamberlain, bent his legs and bounced up quickly, riding Chamberlain to a one-handed split!
Chamberlain was falling at this time, and he didn't have the strength to adjust anything, James seized the best opportunity, otherwise if he dared to ride Chamberlain, even if he was not blocked, he would be directly ripped off by him.
For an inside player, being ridden and dunked is the biggest insult, and hearing the exclamations of the fans, Chamberlain's eyes suddenly turned red. The referees rushed forward, but they were too worried, Chamberlain didn't start fighting, just like he often slammed his opponents, this is ability, Chamberlain is not a person who can't afford to lose.
"Damn, son of a bitch, you're going to die, I'm going to fucking kill you!" Chamberlain roared at James.
James didn't care, and smiled: "If you can, then you can also ride me!" β
Nelson Sr. was also worried that Chamberlain would fight impulsively, so he called a timeout, Chamberlain forced his anger to walk off the court, and James suddenly shouted: "Hey, rookie, are you interested in coming to Cleveland?" We can create an era! β
"Fuck you, Lao Tzu himself will create an era!" Chamberlain roared without replying, the confidence and recklessness in his voice were like a battle flag waving, flying against the wind!
James smiled and said to himself: "This is a rookie, a good rookie, but it's still too naΓ―ve, how can a person create an era?" Jordan still needs Pippen and Rodman, you're going to come to me, you're going to come to me when you're bleeding. β
After making sure that Chamberlain was okay, Nelson Sr. adjusted the lineup and appeared again, and before he came on the court, Nelson Sr. wanted to say something, but after grabbing Chamberlain, he just patted his ass and didn't speak. His son, Nelson Jr., noticed the anomaly, and when Chamberlain was gone, asked, "What's wrong, Don Sr?" β
Nelson Sr. said calmly: "I wanted to pay attention to his foul problem, he has already been fouled four times, and this is only the third quarter. Also, the Clevelands sent the big man, a cunning old fellow. β
When little Nelson saw that Ilgoskas was back in battle, he said anxiously: "Why don't you remind Z?" He was about to call Chamberlain, but old Nelson held him back.
"Z is only a little over 18 years old, he needs to grow, and the warrior can only mature in the test of blood and fire. Let Z face all this on his own, he has to learn a lesson, so that for him it is experience, and our advice is always just a warning. Nelson Sr. said.
Chamberlain didn't think about it so much, his mind was full of how to seek revenge on James and how to wash away his shame. Therefore, he didn't think that Mike Brown would suddenly send Ilgoskas for something, knowing that the Cavaliers are still leading now, and Big Z has not rested long on the bench.
After the opening, Ellis made a jumper, the basketball missed the hoop, and Chamberlain faced the two bread clips of Ilgoskas and Gooden, like a python rushing left and right, and after gaining a gap under the basket, he jumped up and grabbed the rebound in his arms.
Getting the ball, Chamberlain did not transfer, he seemed to be an ancient beast rushing out of the wilderness, the muscles on his body were raised one by one, as if he was hanging countless explosive bags, roared and rose from the ground, and raised his hand between Gooden and Ilgauskas.
Gooden pulled Chamberlain on the shoulder, but the latter was not ripped off, he had already prepared for this, and every muscle in his body was ready for provocation. Gooden's pulldown only stimulated a more powerful force deep in his cells, and Chamberlain was still flying high, flying high with Gooden!
"Boom!" After the loud bang, Chamberlain, who still had Gooden's big hand on his shoulder, dunked the ball into the hoop.
The referee's whistle blew just in time, and Chamberlain stood on the free throw line with a menacing attitude, he aimed at the hoop, flicked his wrist softly, and sent the ball into the hoop.
Mike Brown frowned and shook his head, and scolded in a low voice: "Damn, how did this rookie's free throw become so accurate?" He didn't shoot free throws a week ago, so he couldn't have grown so fast, right? He couldn't believe the speculation, otherwise Chamberlain's future would be too limitless.
As Duncan said, if Chamberlain continued to grow, only the sky was his limit.
But Chamberlain would not have thought that this majestic hanging man would become the highlight of his game, and then in an attack, Il Goskas and Chamberlain fought for the rebound, the former did not go for the rebound, but reached out to entangle Chamberlain.
Chamberlain, full of anger, still subconsciously waved his elbow, and then the tall Ilgoskas flew upside down......
Grab a rebound foul!
Chamberlain had five fouls, and it stands to reason that Nelson Sr. should have replaced him, but the old man didn't. Then only two minutes later, Chamberlain blocked Ellis, and when he received a pass from Ellis in the **** penalty area and was about to make a violent dunk, he happened to hit Ilgoskas, who was standing outside the reasonable collision zone.
There is no doubt that Big Z flew upside down again.
Chamberlain looked up to the sky and roared, full of grief and indignation, if God could detect it, it would be June snow!