Chapter 255: LeBron's nemesis, and this Westbrook, as you wish
The Knicks' lineup has also changed.
Mike Brown dropped Cook and took Beverley up to play the No. 1 position.
Moved Lee Wan to the No. 3 position and officially faced LeBron James.
Seeing the change of formation of the New York Knicks, Spoelstra's eyes froze, but he didn't think much about it.
In his subconscious, Li Wan's change of defense LeBron James is the "killer move" in D'Antoni's mouth, and now this change of formation looks more like LeBron James's "random hand" after breaking Li Wan's defense.
The game resumes.
Li Wan made a cross run with Ray Allen outside the three-point line, and then pretended to pass the ball to Ray Allen, but it was a pass from a larger angle to the three-point wing.
Rashid Wallace, who came out of his pocket, took the ball, quickly plugged it straight, and moved coherently, forcing Chris Bosh to raise his hands and "surrender" directly.
Beverley cuts to the basket and completes the goal.
The difference came to 8 points.
LeBron James was obviously a lot more confident, and as soon as he put up a posture with Li Wan, he immediately held the ball and forced a breakthrough. He knew very well that Li Wan's strength was far from him.
It's just that what surprised him was ......
Li Wan was more active than him in this round, stuck him on the right side and forced him to the left.
When the "little emperor" saw this situation, he knew very well that this was testing his left-handed ability!
He didn't hesitate either, switching hands to the ball from the left side to the inside.
Or is it the power that opens the way.
In his mind, he could already see his one-handed dunk after holding the ball to the basket.
But the result was that after Li Wan's continuous confrontation, the dribble lost stability and had to pass the ball quickly.
With a couple of passes, the ball got to Wade.
"My, my!"
Beverley shouted as he stepped up to Wade in time.
"The Flash" felt the enthusiasm of "Mad Dog" and subconsciously turned around and pressed against it with his back, he needed to slow down.
No......
Is this brother playing?
Isn't this a game of death?
Beverley's positivity made Wade a little uncomfortable.
To be on the safe side, Wade chose to rely on the fight.
Beverley didn't give a step, and fought with him outside the three-point line for two or three seconds, and finally lost because of his lack of tonnage and strength. But as soon as he was squeezed away, Beverly "bitten" again.
Wade patronized and tangled with him, came to the basket, and was given a hat by Tyson Chandler.
No......
This "mad dog" wasn't so crazy before!
Wade had a ghostly look on his face, he felt that Beverley could change his name, he shouldn't be called "Mad Dog", he should be called "Big Mad Dog"!
Seashell......
Who can stand it like this!
Mike Brown looked at Wade's wruffled expression with satisfaction.
In the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals, Mike Brown deliberately reduced Beverley's playing time, and before the Eastern Conference Finals, he could play about 20 minutes per game, but in the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals, he averaged only 15 minutes per game.
Some players need playing time to maintain their form, but some players, he needs to hold on!
For example, in a small movie with certain themes, the actress must hold it for half a month or a month......
In this way, you can see the crazier side of the actress than usual......
The current Beverley will be considered a "big mad dog" by Wade, and the reason is simple, because he is going to be crazier than usual tonight.
He's all out!
The New York Knicks took advantage of the situation and launched another successful counterattack.
Seeing it, the score difference is about to go to two digits.
The moment when the hero needed to step up, LeBron James once again singled with the ball.
In this round, he obviously paid more attention to his position with Li Wan.
When Li Wan continued to block the right side and forced up, he took a drag step to the right side in advance, and then forced a breakthrough......
If you don't let me go to the right side, I'll go to the right side!
The "domineering" of the "little emperor", here it comes!
Li Wan gritted his teeth and successfully forced LeBron James into the encirclement.
Looking at these tiger-eyed faces, LeBron, who successfully broke through on the right side, didn't have time to be happy, so he cried......
When he noticed Beverley's grinning teeth next to him, the "little emperor" also understood that the right side was the real "trap"!
What's so ...... Tell him his style of play!
But seeing that the encirclement between Li Wan and Beverley was about to form, he had no choice but to pass the ball behind him.
When they first came up, the Heat also made a change of lineup, putting Battier on the court and playing with Wade and LeBron James.
In this lineup, the "Little Emperor" plays the No. 1 position.
Ray Allen blocked quickly, and Battier showed his ability to shoot from a distance, hitting the three-pointer and solving the Heat's crisis from being on the verge of pulling away from a double-digit deficit...... So a few seconds!
Ray Allen, who failed to defend against Battier, received the ball from outside the three-point line in the next round, and he also made a resolute shot and successfully responded.
Spoelstra had no smile on his face.
Even after Battier hit that three-pointer just now, he still had a serious face.
Cause......
On LeBron James!
Coming back from a timeout, LeBron James ended in passes on both offenses.
Whether the "Little Emperor" plays well or not on the offensive end, in fact, it can be seen at a glance that his success rate in attacking the frame is basically equal to his state on the offensive end......
Just before the pause, it was smooth, but now it is naturally not smooth.
Li Wan was more active in looking for confrontation, and surprisingly, LeBron James actually began to avoid confrontation.
So ......
Hesitant again!
"Bang dang!"
Forced to the left again, LeBron James made a pull-and-go jumper.
But when the first two shots were all frame-attacking, and before he had shot after the timeout, the ball smashed straight into the neck of the basket and bounced out.
Miss!
"The effect of the Knicks' formation change is obvious!" Hubby Brown looked at the formation of the New York Knicks on the court and analyzed slowly, "The Knicks are targeting LeBron James in two aspects now, one is to amplify LeBron's lack of ability to handle the ball on the left side; The other is to compress the space for LeBron James to force a break down the right side......"
It doesn't sound complicated, but judging by LeBron James' performance in these few rounds, it works wonders!
"Huh!"
With Li Wan and Tyson Chandler's mid-range hit after the pick-and-roll, the point difference officially came to more than 10 points.
The home court of the Heat team, which was already full of atmosphere, became silent again at this moment......
What is a "sudden change in the storm"?
This is called "sudden change in the wind and clouds"!
In the last second, the Miami was still fantasizing about winning the next game, and if they returned to the home court to win another game, they would be able to "tie seven"; Now, once again, the breath of "death" hangs over their heads.
It's okay, it's okay!
As long as I play harder!
Like it just did......
LeBron James keeps pumping himself up!
He believed that he would be able to find that feeling of exuberance again!
Results......
LeBron James was once again forced to play the left side and played a pull-up jumper.
As his stiff body jumped up and tilted to the side to throw the ball, Spoelstra wiped his face so that he didn't have to look to know it......
Gone!
In fact, LeBron James' shooting has been a lot more consistent this season.
Compared to the original no basket at all, the current LeBron James can at least say one thing:
There are baskets!
You can't let him go with impunity!
Otherwise, there will definitely be a situation of "cutting meat with a knife", you can't die if you die, but the pain is really painful!
But the question is......
At the critical moment, have you ever seen the "little emperor" who actively chooses a jump shot or a stop-and-go jump shot?
At critical moments, there is no doubt that LeBron James' first choice is definitely to kill under the basket, and this has not changed until he is 38 years old.
When LeBron James needs to step up and score, if his first choice is not to break through, but to shoot, in most cases, it means that he is very uncomfortable to defend!
It's not just Spoelstra who knows this, the Heat fans in the audience on the sidelines also "chuckled" in their hearts when he made a stop-and-go jump shot......
"Bang dang!"
The sound of striking iron sounded.
LeBron James' shot did not surprise Miami fans.
Tyson Chandler protected the rebound.
LeBron still hasn't been able to get back to the state that just flashed away.
Fortunately, the New York Knicks' counterattack also failed to make it.
Once again, it was the Heat's turn to attack......
A new problem has arisen:
Consecutive missed shots, and LeBron James was even more hesitant this time.
Spoelstra knew that someone had to step up and take over the banner for the "little emperor" and let him slow down first.
That man......
Need you say more!
Where is Dwyane-Wade?
His eyes were on the field looking for Wade's figure.
The moment he found Wade, the ball was also in the hands of "The Flash".
Beverley still pounced on him for the first time, and all kinds of moves entangled Wade, making it impossible for him to exert his strength easily.
Judging from the size of the two people, Wade is a little larger than Beverley, but it is this guy who looks like a "little thin man" compared to Wade, and he is stunned that Wade, who has been famous on the rivers and lakes for a long time, has been unable to complete an effective breakthrough.
This has something to do with Beverley's entanglement working hard enough, and it also has to do with Li Wan, who is ready to make up for the defense behind him.
Wade's bigger headache is actually Li Wan......
Speaking of which, the New York Knicks' current set of defense can be used against LeBron James or Wade, but Wade's shooting ability is a little better than LeBron's, and there is also a signature "Wade fall", so Beverley can't just blindly force him to go to one side.
That's definitely not going to work......
In the entanglement, Wade managed to make a foul on Beverley.
Beverley looked wronged and almost ran to the sidelines to get the camera to show the referee:
Can this also be called a foul?
Can you blow it at all?
You can't blow it, you go to blow the regular season, it's really not good, you go to blow the CBA!
It's a pity that Wade's two free throws were really difficult, and ......
Hubby Brown said: "If LeBron James can't get his form back, it's hard for the Heat to win this game!" ”
In his opinion, LeBron James is the most critical part of whether the Heat can win tonight!
And the truth is exactly what he said......
In the following time, others stepped up and scored goals, but they were still unable to fight back effectively.
Because LeBron James has never been able to find a smooth offensive state.
After this timeout, LeBron James scored a total of 7 points until the end of the game.
Every point is a display of talent, or rather, if it weren't for LeBron James, no one would have been able to score those seven points in that situation......
"It's a pity!"
Looking at LeBron James, who was still talented and dazzling under the siege, Kenny Smith sighed secretly.
In the summer of 10 years, the "Little Emperor" made earth-shaking changes to the entire alliance:
Decision 1!
In order to win the championship, he took one of the most difficult paths.
Although the controversy was loud, everyone's idea at that time was that the alliance was about to usher in the finale, but the result was ......
Two years have passed......
LeBron James has certainly become stronger, and you can clearly feel some of the changes in him:
Stronger and more explosive, he reached his best moments, and at the same time, he overcame his demons, no longer wondered if he was an "outsider" to Miami, and he practiced better shooting than he had before......
With so many changes, in the end he still couldn't catch up with himself in '07!
When the final whistle blew, the Heat fell to their home court with an 89-107, 18-point deficit.
And after this game, the New York Knicks also officially swept the Heat with a score of 4-0 and reached the final finals for the second year in a row!
New York is 4 wins away from defending its title!
Li Wan got 20 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals tonight, and the data is much smaller than usual......
However, with just one "Death Coil" badge bonus, it's to be expected that it will be so hard to prevent.
At the same time as the final whistle sounded, Li Wanyi sat on the ground.
At the last moment of the game, LeBron James went crazy on the offensive end, and the "meat bullet impact" after "meat bomb impact" made Li Wan feel that his bones were shaking.
At this moment, I feel like I have opened the "Little Prince of Reverse Melancholy" badge.
This is the perverted LeBron!
Even Li Wan has to admit that he has countless slots, but at his peak, he has the same level of single defense as Kobe Bryant.
In addition to Leonard, others, even Yoshidala, actually rely on the strength of the team when defending LeBron James.
Including Dillon, who will be facing the 38-year-old LeBron in the future, his theory of "defending LeBron" is actually the team's response to LeBron!
It was also this showdown with the peak LeBron James that made Li Wan suddenly a little lucky, his third template was to come to Leonard......
Otherwise, how to defend LeBron in the years to come will be a real headache!
Ray Allen scored 20 points, and he made 5 three-pointers in this game, and it was also his outburst that allowed Li Wan to continue to do his best on the defensive end without worries!
In addition to these two people, Rashid Wallace played 18 minutes and 34 seconds in this game, which was his new high in the Eastern Conference Finals, and he finally got 8 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds, shooting only 35%, to be honest, not high, but his two assists are crucial, and it is the reason why D'Antoni has always put him on the court.
If Ray Allen shared the scoring pressure on Leewan, then Rashid Wallace shared the pressure on his playmaking......
Then Beverley scored 10 points and didn't shoot very high, only 40 percent!
But he helped Li Wan to limit Wade well.
Wade only played a highlight in the first quarter of this game, and later made the "big mad dog" exhausted when facing Beverley.
In the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, Spoelstra replaced him early, and he also covered his face with a towel at the first time.
He couldn't accept that he couldn't even do it to the little newcomer with a basic salary opposite......
Could it be that I'm really old?
Wade couldn't help but ask themselves.
He was tempted to say, impossible, absolutely impossible!
But now, first restricted by Li Wan, and then played hard against Beverley, isn't this old, what is this?
Fortunately, LeBron James played very squirming in the face of Leewan's defense tonight, and in the end the game was not won, and they were still swept with a score of 0-4.
Otherwise, Wade's mentality would have collapsed even more!
LeBron James is also a little frustrated at the moment, he didn't think that his return would allow the Heat to win 4 games in a row and complete a historic comeback, but ......
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Let's win a game!
I can't win a game, what's the difference between this Heat team with me and without me?
Thinking that this stage, which was beneficial and harmless to him, ended in such a hurry, the heart of the "little emperor" was full of regret.
But......
Looking at Li Wan, who stood up surrounded by his teammates, the image in LeBron James's mind flashed back to the game, and Li Wan's targeted defensive style for him was the root cause of his failure to stand up in the end.
If......
If he can have a more consistent shot, will the outcome of this game be different?
LeBron James's personal coach has always emphasized to him that he must be assisted by good shooting ability in order to maximize his breakthrough ability.
Therefore, in terms of shooting, the "little emperor" has always practiced.
But the problem is that the shooting line is too deep, he can't grasp it, and he trusts his breakthrough ability more at more critical moments.
But now that this game is over, LeBron James has a deeper understanding of these words from his personal coach, and he must develop his shooting ability better.
At the very least, you have to have the confidence to shoot at critical moments!
"Let's congratulate the New York Knicks for beating the Heat for the second year in a row to reach the final Finals!" In the TNT studio, Kenny Smith yells.
In the CCTV-5 studio, it was the same congratulation, Yang Yi said with a wicked smile on his face: "But LeBron James is really unlucky, the audience and friends may not know that this is the 4th consecutive year that LeBron has lost to Li Wan in the playoffs!" ”
From the second round loss to the Magic in the '09 playoffs, and then 10 years and 11 years to 12 years this year, LeBron James has finished the season every time he has played a series with Leewan's team.
In the past four years, LeBron James has gone from the Cavaliers to the Heat, and Lewan has gone from the Magic to the New York Knicks, both of whom have experienced a team change.
What hasn't changed is ......
Li Wan's suppression of LeBron James!
This time, it was the New York Knicks who had the last laugh!
Half an hour later, the New York Knicks were in front of the small locker room on the road, and the whole team had a simple Eastern Conference championship celebration.
The picture of Li Wan wearing a Knicks hat and holding up the Eastern Conference championship trophy became the headlines of many media the next day, and the New York media once again announced that this was the best era for the Knicks!
And before the New York media posted a message to celebrate, New York fans were already celebrating.
Let's not talk about all kinds of parades.
At half past two in the middle of the night, when all the New York Knicks returned to New York overnight and walked out of the passenger tunnel of the airport, the first thing they saw was a black oppression.
Countless New York fans spontaneously rushed to the airport to pick them up.
Then there was a tsunami that tore over the ceiling of the airport concourse!
Tonight, New York has no sleep!
The New York Police Department is even more sleepless!
However, the next morning, the media in the city were still in the joy of the team entering the Finals, and the New York Knicks had already practiced.
Defeating the Heat and reaching the Finals is certainly a joyful thing, but this season is not over yet, and there is still a tough battle waiting for the New York Knicks!
That's the grand final......
Although their opponents in the Finals are still in the Western Conference Finals, whether it is the Spurs or the Thunder, this season is not a fuel-efficient lamp!
If they want to defend their title, they must be ready for twelve points, the most important point is that Artest's ban is not over yet, he still has 2 more bans, and he has to continue to enforce it, that is to say, in the first and second games of the finals, Artest still has to sit on the bench and be a "no-code".
The opponent is strong, and he still lacks major generals, and if he doesn't adjust his state well, this is an already difficult finals, but I'm afraid it will be more difficult.
Often at times like this, Lee Wan will think of the New York Knicks last season......
At that time, they just had to sit there and watch quietly.
For them last season, one in the league counts one, it's all rubbish!
In addition, there is another reason why D'Antoni can't give the New York Knicks a vacation, even if it's just for half a day......
The Spurs and Thunder are about to play Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals tonight, and the first four games are played with a 3-1 score on both sides. The Spurs have already earned a match point, and one more win would allow them to enter the Finals against the New York Knicks.
In other words, once the Spurs win tonight, the Finals will start the day after tomorrow.
What's so relaxing?
Continuing to wind up is the right choice!
Popovich continued to boast at Westbrook before the game.
It's a part of the last four games he's done every time he's been playing.
In his constant praise, "Wei Shao" obviously couldn't control his desire to break through, and he really became more and more aggressive, and he rushed to a crazy place!
If it weren't for Game 3 of the series, Kevin Durant returned to his home court and turned on "Grim Reaper Mode" to help the Thunder win a victory with 42 points on 58% shooting.
Now the Spurs have swept the Thunder 4-0 under Westbrook......
Of course, such an effective tactic had to be persistent.
With this bowl after bowl of "ecstasy soup", in Popovich's mouth, Westbrook is going to win the regular season MVP next season!
mmp!
Brooks also hates Popovich right now.
This is not the impact of one game or one series, and if he continues to boast like this, Westbrook will not be "heavenly" next season!
Oh yes!
This team ......
How can he bring it!
After thinking about it for a long time, he really couldn't break Popovich's "yang scheme". But let him watch the team lose so much, he was not reconciled, and after thinking about it, he decided to break the can......
"Russell's talent is undoubted, but I believe that everyone on this team has infinite talent and potential, and tonight, let's show it, and put our talent into the visible light, our youthful energy, if there is anything that we must be stronger than the Spurs......"
"There is no doubt about it, it must be our age!"
Brooks Road:
"Tonight, there are no tactics, what I want to see is a storm of youth!"
In Brooks' bowl of "chicken soup", the Thunder team members faintly burst out of an eager rush in their eyes. It's a passion that only young people in their early 20s have.
Among them, especially Westbrook and Kevin Durant.
The former made Popovich boast of "going crazy", and it looked like he had fallen for Popovich's trick, and his style of play became irrational.
But in fact, no one knows, or only his good friend Harden, knows that the reason why he is so impulsive is completely because he wants to beat the Spurs with this momentum that Popovich is full of!
The latter was already holding back his strength tonight.
Li Wan and the New York Knicks reached the Finals again, making Kevin Durant even more eager to join the Finals.
He has been waiting for an opportunity, a big enough stage, to prove that he is the one who is better than Li Wan in the class of 07!
Now, this opportunity is in front of him, and if there are 10,000 factors that make him miss this opportunity, then he has 10,000 reasons to convince himself to seize this opportunity even if he tries his best, no matter how deep the water is.
He's going to make a good comeback and posing for the top of the mountain with his brothers......
The time for the game came quickly, and Popovich saw Westbrook's riveting expression, and immediately smiled even more, and secretly muttered in his heart:
Steady!
When he saw Kevin Durant's expression and "who owes him eight million", he smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he could already study the opponent in the Finals.
At the beginning of the game, Westbrook came up with an offensive dunk, which seemed to confirm that he was very irritable tonight.
Right, right, right!
That is, there is no red wine on the scene, otherwise, now Popovich definitely can't help but open a bottle, pour a glass, and put it next to it to wake up......
Kevin Durant then followed up with a three-pointer from the top shot.
Popovich is still unimpressed.
In his opinion, this kind of forced three-point is the same as Westbrook's solo fight just now, it is a brainless choice, so what about entering? If you have the ability, you will be brainless all the way to the end!
Really......
Young people are naïve!
Basketball, it's a five-player game, know no!
In Popovich's view, as the game continues, these brainless choices will no longer be swept away by Lady Luck, and the Spurs will slowly take the initiative on both ends of the floor.
In the first four Western Conference finals that have ended, the Spurs played a 3-1 score.
But as the game progressed, Popovich's performance gradually became subtle, because the opposite side lasted a little bit longer tonight......
It's been almost half a quarter, and these guys still hit one after another goals that seemed to him to be "brainless", and the more they played, the more they played, there was a feeling that they couldn't stop at all.
When Popovich finally realized that something was wrong and called a timeout, there was no way to stop the talented young men of the Thunder.
When the game restarted, Kevin Durant came up with two consecutive three-pointers, and as soon as he finished singing, Westbrook came on the stage with a "dynamite bag".
"Woo Woo" buckled twice, and Tim Duncan's brain "buzzed".
The "King Bomb Combination" officially appeared on the stage of the alliance......
After a wave of 10-2 scoring, the Spurs are completely out of play tonight!
In the end, 118-99, the Thunder defeated the Spurs on the road with a 19-point difference, rewriting the score to 2-3 while returning to their home court with the game.
"It's not over!"
"It's not over!"
"It's not over!"
After the game, Kevin Durant faced the camera and repeated this sentence sonorously, and every Thunder player also had a look similar to "Xiao Shuai" on their faces.
They all think that this round of the series can be turned!
Brooks was overjoyed with the performance of Kevin Durant and Westbrook in this game, with one scoring 35 points and the other scoring 28 points.
Kevin Durant's 35 points were second only to the 42 points in Game 3 of the series; Westbrook's 28 points is a series high, and his 45% shooting percentage is also a series high!
In this game, he really turned his impact on the basket into a "weapon of mass destruction" for the Thunder, rather than a "double-edged sword" like in previous games, and he didn't know when he would stab his own people.
"Guys, see no, this is your energy, it's still the same tonight, don't have too many scruples, just play our advantage!"
Therefore, in Game 6 of the series, Brooks copied the setup of Game 5 and let the Thunder show their talent and energy, because this is where they are definitely stronger than the Spurs......
Facts have proved that the Thunder team has indeed found the most correct way, and the Spurs' tight teamwork has once again collapsed under the sweep of the "youth storm" of the Thunder.
Popovich looked at the Spurs' defense, which was rushed to pieces by Westbrook, and his face hurt.
I'll just say that, why are you still serious!
He really didn't expect that his "Ecstasy" would really "drink" Westbrook's state!
Eggs!
He was angry......
Brooks looked at him several times, looking at Popovich's expression like eating, and his heart, as if he had drunk a, he really wanted to rush to Popovich and smile at him and say:
You taught, idol!
This Westbrook, as you wish!