Chapter 288: The Three Realms of Beating James!
One of the biggest highlights of this game between the Lakers and the Celtics is the matchup between James and Wade.
After the two brothers turned against each other, James made it clear that he wanted to step on Wade to achieve his greatness, and by the way, he wanted to throw the pot of failure in the past few years on Wade.
So the words James said before the start of this game can be said to have broken Wade's heart.
He has already done this for James, and in the end, he is still treated like that by James, he doesn't know how to justify, but, Coach D said that he doesn't need to justify, as long as he beats James in this game, he can remind people of how powerful the flying five-centimeter Jordan was 10 years ago.
At that time, Wade didn't even need to defend himself, and no one dared to say things like this.
Wade believed.
So, when Wade and James were on the court together.
The scene where Wade's mentality collapsed that James was waiting for did not happen.
Wade is a consumable for him to move wherever he needs, and now he needs to cut 50 points on Wade's head, so in this game, he needs to take Wade out to sacrifice the flag.
Wade has a high reputation, and his performance this season is very good, and he is in the top five in the MVP rankings, and there is no better momentum than directly knocking out Wade and Curry, the two MVP favorites.
With his understanding of Wade, as long as he says those words, Wade's mentality will definitely collapse, so in this game, he will face Wade and play as much as he wants.
And with Coach D's character, Wade collapsed, and Coach D will not give up Wade, and may even trust Wade more.
That's why he jumped up and fought Wade before the game in this game.
This season, he's so hungry for MVP!
The champion of the double MVP can wash away the dirty water that he has been splashed on his body by Coach D in the past few years.
If the MVP ends up going to Seth Curry, Oden or Wade this season, he won't be able to sleep!
Even, for him, the people behind him, the stage has been set for him, and now is the time for him to be aggressive and aggressive to the center of the stage.
He can't help it!
"Dwyan, I really can't help it! Since you have no role in the Lakers now, then, die for me again on the court! ”
James gave Wade a deep look and didn't speak.
And Wade looked at James, who had no expression on his face at this time, and he was still in a trance.
He wanted to see from James's face whether he was sincere and whether it was in LeBron's heart that he really saw him that way.
Do you really feel that he was pitted by himself in the Heat, and do you really feel that he Dwyane Wade is a villain who pulls James' back legs in the Heat.
Is it really a blood-sucking waster, clown.
Wade tried to see something, but in the end, Wade didn't see anything.
This made the disappointment in Wade's heart instantly fill his heart.
Although before the debut, the coach had told him that in this game, the only thing he could do was to kill, rush wildly, kill like crazy.
However, he still has great expectations.
It's just that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
The opening jump shot of this game was won by the Lakers' thick eyebrows, and the Lakers attacked first in the second quarter.
McCarvey received Jokic's baseline serve and prepared for a fast break.
The Lakers' rotation in the second quarter was McCarvey, Wade, Pierce, Covington and Jokic.
It's a full rotation of one big and four small.
On the Celtics' side, the rotation is Smart, Evan Turner, Jack Crowder, Jeff Green, James.
On the Celtics side, in addition to James, it is also a full rotation, and it is a very special full rotation.
The five players on the Celtics' side are all that kind of forward players.
Even Marcus Smart, who is a point guard, is 1.93 meters tall and is very good at defense.
Obviously, the Celtics' rotation lineup is imitating Pat Riley's five-forward tactics.
Du Kang is not surprised by this.
In the Christmas game, the Celtics led by 28 points in the first half, and in the second half, the situation changed abruptly, and the Celtics actually had no chance to take out the five-forward tactics.
Even in the simulation, the Celtics started the game as a fairy, so even in the simulation, Du Kang never saw the shadow of the five blades.
In other words, at that time, the Celtics did not practice the five-front tactics well.
Therefore, this game is definitely the first time that Celtic have taken out the five-forward tactics in a game.
Looking at the five-forward formation played by the Celtics on the field, the on-site commentary seat was in an uproar.
The experts in front of the TV were also in an uproar at this time.
Obviously, they didn't expect that the Celtics would be able to put together a five-forward lineup!!
Pat Riley in front of the TV was stunned.
Celtics head coach Marvel Monty is a man of God, and he can relate to various factions in the NBA.
He was a disciple of Larry, and he was a disciple of Bobo, and he studied with Nelson Sr. and with Pat Riley.
When he and Du Kang fought for the first time, he invited all his masters out.
After all these years, Monty Williams dreams of that first meeting with Coach D, and dreams of replicating that game.
That game was the pinnacle of his game!
After that fight, he couldn't find that feeling of being at the top of his game again.
After all, the Pelicans are not a team with a stable roster, and he doesn't have the resources to replicate these systems, even if he's been working hard all these years, but he doesn't have the resources.
And now, there it is!
The Celts had people, they had resources.
After the Christmas game, his status with the Celtics has risen and he can play the system he wants with the team.
December 25th to February 20th, almost two months later, he finally came up with a tactical system in the Celtics!
The starting system of the Celtics, he needs to consider the feelings of the Big Five, the lineup cannot be messed up, and there is no system that can satisfy the Big Five, so in the starting lineup, he did not move.
But in the rotation lineup, the magic Monty, moved, and as soon as he shot, it was amazing!
Not to mention these experts, the fans, even Pat Riley was shocked, you can imagine it.
"I didn't expect that Monty really got together ......"
Pat Riley's eyes widened in surprise.
The five-edged tactic, in fact, is the most difficult to make up.
And then there's the core of the system.
Smart, the top pick a year ago, chose to play in the NCAA for one more year, and finally fell into the hands of the Celtics, who can defend, has athleticism, impact, and a certain ability to pass and control the organization, 1.93 meters tall, suitable.
Turner, a role model four years ago, but didn't play out, the 76ers had a new team core, chose not to renew his contract, and no other team was willing to take over such a mediocre player, and in the end, the 2-year 7 million mini middle class went to the Celtics.
Jay Crowder, a second-round pick three years ago, was signed by Danny Angie after two years in the league, and finally the 3-year, 7 million mid-range was signed by Danny Angie.
Turner and Jay Crowder are also the second reasons to prevent Garnett and Pierce from returning to the Celtics, who have opted to give the spot to these two instead of Pierce and Garnett.
These two people's bodies are indeed very suitable for playing five blades, but do they have the ability?
Pat Riley was curious.
Jeff Green and James won't talk about it.
These two have a great reputation in the NBA, and there is no problem for the two of them to play five forwards.
Just when Pat Riley was curious, Popovich in front of the TV was also curious, and even his face was ugly.
Pat Riley is no longer on the front line, he can look at the Celtics' five forwards with a more relaxed mentality, but he Popovich and the Spurs can't!
This season, the Spurs have indeed rebuilt, but the Spurs have not given up the championship either!
Also with such a mentality are Warriors head coach Kerr and Rockets head coach D'Antoni.
Especially D'Antoni, he even felt that the five strikers that the magical Monty made in the Celtics were aimed at him!
In the current league, whether it is Coach D's Falk basketball + unlimited singles, or his running and bombing plus infinite defensive changes, in fact, the lineup is as light and miniaturized as possible.
This is the general trend of the NBA, the big center is not useless, if you have a big center like Yao Ming, of course it is invincible.
However, there is only one Yao Ming, and Yao Ming is still injured now, and the season is reimbursed.
In such a situation, at a time when Oden has not completely proven his quality, the small lineup is invincible.
Even Coach D has played a small lineup!
However, among so many small lineups, the one that most restrained the other small lineups must be the five fronts!
Wufeng has all the advantages of a small lineup, but there are no shortcomings of a small lineup, it can attack and defend, and its height is not very disadvantaged.
If the Celtics really practiced the five-forward tactics, then who can beat this team?
If the Celtics really practiced the five-front tactics, even if they were not invincible, the difficulty of defeating the Celtics would be infinite.
"Bobo, Coach D must be panicking now!"
Popovich nodded.
"Anyone in a situation like this is going to panic."
Even if it's yourself, you will panic when you see a team like Celtic come up with such a lineup, which is definitely not a joke.
In fact, the Lakers players on the court quickly let all the spectators see their panic.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Celtics came up with a five-forward strategy, and Smart quickly pressed McCarvey all over the court.
McCarvey used his super explosiveness to break through Smart, and so far, McCarvey has done well, but it is clear that he underestimated the full-court pressing of the five forwards is not the same as the full-court pressing of the ordinary lineup.
Fast!
In one word, it is fast!
If one more word is added, it will be too fast!
McCarvey had just shaken off Smart with a burst when James' pinch came over.
McCarvey was just about to turn around to protect the ball, ready to pass the ball out, when Smart, who he had just gotten rid of, had already appeared behind him and cut the basketball out of his hand!
As soon as the second quarter came up, the Lakers made a mistake!
This can stunned the Lakers fans on the scene!
You must know that at the last moment of the first quarter, the Lakers' morale was like a rainbow, chasing the 20-point difference to only 2 points!
The Lakers fans at the scene are now waiting for Wade to beat James, and the Lakers will overtake the score in the second quarter!
Now as soon as the game comes up in the second quarter, Smart steals, James breaks fast, and then clangs!
32 to 28!
James' dunk stretched the score of the two teams to 4 points!
James's pinching, catching, fast break, all in one go, without any superfluous movements!
After the dunk, James immediately stretched out his right index finger to the magical Monty on the sidelines.
"LeBron James is paying tribute to the magical Monty !!"
"The five forwards that Monty played in the Celtics rotation lineup are tailor-made for LeBron James!"
"LeBron James loves basketball like this too much!!"
James likes Celtic's style of play, it's visible to the naked eye, and how happy the smile on his face is.
Compared with positional battle shooting, this kind of fast attack is his romance!
And on the defensive end, everyone around him can defend, he only needs to sweep, only need to help defend, only need to help in the middle, and everyone around him can do hard work, which is also something that makes James feel very comfortable.
What's more!
Wufeng, he's familiar!
In the Heat, he has always played the core of the five wings, just because the Big Three have Chris Posh, so the five wings of the Heat are not five fronts on the outside, but the core, which is definitely the core of the five fronts.
So, this is a proper two-way run!
James himself didn't actually expect that the magical Monty would play the five-forward system in the team's rotation.
Watching James' tribute to the magical Monty at this time, the Lakers fans at the scene were silent.
"I knew that every time I played Magic Monty, there was nothing simple!"
"Every time Coach D encounters the magical Monty, some moths will appear!"
"However, great Coach D, it seems that he is not panicking now?"
"Wait! I seem to know why Coach D would keep McCarvey, Wade and Pierce on the bench!! Coach D didn't have expected that Fantastic Monty would play five forwards in the rotation of this game?!!! ”
Kenny Smith looked at Coach D, who was applauding the Lakers players on the court, on the side of the court, his eyes widened, and he stood up excitedly.
Kenny Smith finished shouting, and O'Neal next to him was also a little dumbfounded.
"Coach D deliberately left Wade and Pierce and McCarvey in the rotation lineup, wasn't it to preserve Wade's physical strength, and by the way, let McCarvey and Pierce help Wade consume James?!"
In fact, O'Neill is not the only one who thinks so.
Even James himself thinks so, he thinks that Coach D put Wade on the bench, and then McCarvey and Pierce, the two players who are worthy of his point, do not start, just to consume him and protect Wade.
Even James thinks so, so it can be seen that this is the consensus.
After all, in the duel between James and Wade, no matter how stupid a fool is, he won't believe that Wade can beat James one-on-one under normal circumstances, right?
Therefore, Coach D has no problem making such an arrangement.
But now, Kenny Smith's hypothesis is very interesting!
"Mike, this is the first time the Celtics have played five strikers in an official game, right?"
"I'm sure, it's the first time!"
Budenholzer said with great certainty, while Popovich was still skeptical.
If it was really the first time to use it, how could Coach D guess before the game?
But!
Popovich looked at the TV as Coach D applauded the Lakers players.
If it wasn't really predicted before the game, why didn't Coach D panic at all?
And at this time, there was another exclamation on the TV!
"Oh no, the Lakers are going to make another turnover!!"
The game continued in the second quarter, and the Lakers continued to attack.
Wade was still in a trance by the indifferent James.
So it was McCarvey and Pierce who had the ball.
In fact, with the strength of McCarvey and Pierce, even if Wade is in a trance now, the two of them have no problem at all.
This time McCarvey didn't stick to the ball either, and after using his super explosiveness to get past Smart's close defense, McCarvey immediately passed the ball to Pierce.
But!
James is too fast!
James was just about to come over and pinch himself, and after he passed the ball to Pierce, James immediately returned to Pierce and completed the pinch with Evantner, who switched to Pierce's side.
Pierce is a bit slow to handle the ball, which is a common problem for veteran players, and he has to dribble twice to get the ball.
Pierce, Carter, Wheat, Kobe, Iverson all have such problems.
But this time, it's absolutely no wonder that Pierce has such a problem.
Because he didn't have luck at all, he was caught on the sideline by James and Turner!
Pierce was also witty, jumped up directly, and smashed the basketball in his hand into James's body.
James couldn't avoid it and was hit the knee by Pierce's basketball.
However, after James was smashed by Pierce, the direction of the basketball rebound was not to the sidelines, but to Pierce!
Pierce was witty.
James is also very witty!
Escaping James, with his wit, finally bounced the basketball back to Pierce.
In the end, Pierce still made a mistake, the Lakers still made a mistake, and the Celtics had the ball.
Evan Turner quickly sent the ball to the sideline, but James didn't care about the ball and rushed straight to the frontcourt.
For James, the Lakers interior line without Garnett, Barkley, Antetokounmpo and Ibanks, is too TM cool!
This time the Celtics were unable to form a fast attack.
Fight positional warfare.
James still made it to the Lakers' basket!
James' football breakaway went straight to Jokic under the basket after breaking through Pierce.
In the face of James' breakthrough, Jokic's defense is still in the first realm.
Watching the ball is the realm of the ball.
So when he saw James take three steps, Jokic jumped.
As everyone knows, James can still take the fourth step!
In the end, Jokic could only watch in amazement as James rode on top of him and completed the one-handed split!
34 to 28!
The Celtics continue to widen the difference!
And the Celtics brought by James are killing and killing!
After James smashed Jokic, he glanced at this parallel champion with disdain.
What a thing, I was almost selected by Danny Angie to the Celtics, and I was almost cheated by this parallel import!
Compared with this parallel import, the thick eyebrows exchanged for Wiggins, who was selected by the sixth pick, are as fragrant as they are!
This parallel champion is also Coach D baby, and he can't even compare to his thick eyebrows!
was killed by James with a walking smash, in terms of Jokic's character, this kid is angry now, and he can't wait to kill him on the spot and reason with James.
But in the end, Jokic was held back by his teammate Pierce.
"Nikolai, if you want to be sent off, go to LeBron James to theorize!"
"Nikolai, do you think you are the NBA's own son, or Adam Shaw's own father!"
Jokic suddenly discovered that he was neither the NBA's own son nor Adam Shaw's father.
In the end, Jokic had to endure it.
Seeing Jokic's puffing appearance, Auden in front of the TV smiled bitterly.
"Boy, just get used to it...... You, there are still some learnings. ”
Auden recalled how he looked when he was played with by James's Dragon Eight Steps, and the bitter smile on his face turned into a sweet memory.
"There are three realms of defending James breakthroughs."
"The first realm, watching the ball is the ball, looking at the person is the person, which means that the defender only looks at the surface when defending James."
"The second realm, watching the ball is not the ball, looking at the person is not the person, this refers to the defensive players, they have begun to learn to think about the meaning behind basketball, James, it is okay not to follow the rules of basketball, Greg, when you reach such a state, you can sometimes see through James's breakthrough, and sometimes you can defend James's breakthrough."
"The third realm, and the last realm, watching the ball is still the ball, and watching people is still people, which means that the defenders are enlightened when facing James, even if it is a person like James who does not abide by the rules, playing unruly basketball and breakthroughs, it is still just ordinary people playing ordinary basketball, no matter how many steps James takes in front, in the end, he still has to attack the basket, if you can understand the final operation of the basketball game, if you can understand human nature, James and his basketball, in front of you, There will be no secrets. ”
This is the secret weapon that Yao taught him to defend against James.
In the end, Auden felt that he had only reached the second level.
As for the highest third realm, Auden felt that he was still a little short.
Maybe in this world, only Yao has reached the third realm, right?
In front of Yao, LeBron James, no matter how many steps he takes, is really like a chick!
At the beginning of the second quarter, he forced the Lakers to make two mistakes in a row, and at the same time scored 4 points in a row, which made James almost excited.
A mere Jokic also wants to rush over to find his solo, this kid, do you really think you deserve it?
"I'm the champion, you're also the champion, I'm the emperor, and you're just a parallel waste!"
Jokic, who was pulled by Pierce, felt like he was going to explode.
Serbs, when did they coward?
Even Milicic, a parallel import, has never been cowardly in the NBA!
But, like Pierce said, you can fuck James, but if you fuck James, then, fuck off!
If he really fucks off, the coach will definitely blow him down!
The coach allowed them to go 0-for-30 on the pitch, and the coach never allowed them to bring down the team for their own personal vendettas.
Jokic is a very smart lad.
He understands this.
"Next attack, I'll come!"
Jokic wants to take the initiative to take the next offense, and the players on the Lakers court have no opinion.
But!
"Now the key is that we need to get the ball into Nikolai's hands and not make any more mistakes!"
After Pierce finished speaking, the other players on the court almost subconsciously looked at Wade.
In the face of the five forwards, McCarvey and Pierce still had a little less possession.
Covington and Jokic are shaky in possession right now.
Wade needs to step up.
As the player who really wants to play James Sarah in this game, James has now ridden the Lakers' face output, can Wade still endure it?
The two consecutive turnovers made Pierce and the Lakers players know what they are missing now, and they lack a person who makes the Celtics dare not be so unscrupulous to pinch Pierce and McCarvey.
And Wade is the best candidate!
McCarvey dribbled the ball past half the pitch again.
Smart's pressing is here again.
Because of the two sweeteners in front, the defensive intensity of the Celtics' five strikers is improving.
McCarvey isn't even so abrupt!
"McCarvey has passed! Oh my God! Wade catches the ball!! ”
Seeing Wade take the initiative to lean on Jack Crowder behind him to receive McCarvey's pass, the Lakers fans at the scene immediately became excited after a burst of exclamations!
At this time, James was also excited.
After Wade turned his back and passed Jack Crowder, James immediately waved his hand for Crowder to switch to Pierce, and he himself came to Wade.
To Wade, James is too familiar!
To James, Wade is equally familiar!
The two don't know how many times they have one-on-one on the training ground, how many heads-up battles.
Of course, the end result will definitely be Wade to win more.
Heads-up has always been Wade's strong point, not James's strong point!
However, the game is not the same as the American heads-up, there is no three-dribble rule, and there is no rule that a defender must not do.
James pressed straight up.
Even James wasn't going to let Wade have any possibility of dribbling.
With a god costume on his body, even if the defensive intensity crosses the line, the referee will not blow it.
James's advantage is too great!
Wade wanted to pull away, but James hit it directly!
People fall, balls fly!
And James, grabbing Wade's fallen basketball, went straight to the fast attack!
Looking at Wade who was knocked to the ground, everyone was stupid!
Even Paul on the sidelines, Anthony in front of the TV are stupid!
Dwyane rammed into him as he stepped back!
LeBron, this is to make Dwyanne really scrapped!!
Bang!
James dunks!
36 to 28!
The score continues to grow!
Wade was still sitting on the ground, looking at James as he walked by.
Wade held out his hand, however, James ignored it.
Even!
"Dwyan, what are you fighting with me!"
James smiled and finished in Wade's ear before smiling and leaving.
And left Wade, who was stupid all over.
"Oh my God!!"
This plot!
James understands traffic!!
It's just that James didn't notice.
The one sitting on the ground with his flow baby, his eyes, completely lost focus!
I look at Wade who seems to have changed from color to black and white.
Du Kang, who was on the sidelines, smiled.
(End of chapter)