Chapter 432: Magical Mutual Poke!
It's all NBA games, and the Finals are no different from the regular season!
It's all beating you up anyway, is there any difference between the finals and the regular season?
After being tackled by James for two steals in a row, Jokic's counterattack shocked everyone.
After the shock, whether it was Lakers fans or Celtics fans, whether it was Lakers players on the court or Celtics players, they were all in good spirits.
James and Jokic had such a wonderful exchange after the opening, so that this game does not need any temptation at all, and let's start the decisive battle directly!
This game will be a decisive match from the first minute!
That's definitely the most blessed thing for the viewers who are tuning in to watch the game.
Who doesn't love a game where the opening is followed by a decisive battle?
On the court, the Lakers re-attacked.
Due to the last defense, James was defeated by Jokic's sudden attack on the free throw line, so this time the offense, even if he wanted to walk the big man Paul who wanted to walk the corner and walk the Lakers, did not attack by himself this time.
After Paul showed his lethality against the Lakers' big man in the last game, Paul completely controlled the ball on the Celtics' court.
Playing next to Paul, people who like it will like it very much, if you are a shooter, if you are Chandler, Jordan Jr. and other physical monster center inside, you will be very happy, Paul sticks the ball, the technique is extremely good, he will bite the cake and taste it in your mouth, in the eyes of these people, Paul is their St. Paul.
However, for a player like James who needs the ball, then the sticky Paul is a cancer in his heart, there is only one basketball on the court, although the basketball court is large, but there is absolutely no space for a team to accommodate two sticky ball players.
A ball-handling single-hander like Wade, who is not very sticky, James can't completely coexist, let alone Paul.
If James wants to maintain his old style of play, it's impossible for him to coexist with Paul.
But if James just plays like Jordan Jr., like Chandler, like thick eyebrows with Paul.
Well, there is no doubt that James must be much more powerful than Chandler, thicker than Bushy Eyebrows, and much stronger than Jordan Jr.
James's biggest fear is of big men.
Paul, on the other hand, liked nothing more than walking big people.
Paul can use his St. Paul's skills to stun big men like Garnett and then put the ball in James' hands, and James has to do very simple.
It's just that how could the former James be completely dependent on Paul like Jordan Jr., Chandler and Thick Eyebrows?
He's the next GOAT to surpass Michael Jordan in the future!
As a Goat, how can the style of play be Rodman's style of play?
Although he is Pippen's style of play, even if he is said to be a large Pippen, James feels that he has insulted himself.
But, now, it's different!
Now, it's really different!
James doesn't dare to be willful on the court anymore.
Really, he was completely scared.
Now, as long as he can win, as long as he can beat Coach D to get the FMVP, he can sacrifice everything, including his most comfortable comfort zone play.
Therefore, Jokic, who is very familiar with James, does not know how many Finals times he played in his dream to defeat the New York Knicks to complete the task, and he feels that he is facing James in this game, which makes him very unfamiliar.
James on both offensive and defensive ends made him very unfamiliar.
Otherwise, it would not have been James with two consecutive steals at the beginning.
And on the defensive end, this is the Lakers' first positional defense, and his first positional defense against the Celtics' offense.
Out of his understanding of James, Jokic almost subconsciously took the initiative to defend James, and it was enough to let James go.
He's probably the worst defensive big man on the court, Garnett and Barkley should be better than their own defense, Garnett guards the basket, Barkley sweeps, this is appropriate.
He went to defend James, and just let James go.
But!
James, it's running!
James, who has always been criticized for not being able to run without the ball and not covering his teammates, actually took the initiative to run and protect Chris Paul like a bodyguard!!
"Who says off-ball movement is James' weakness?
Who said that James's style of play is the style of play of blood-sucking teammates!
See?
Do you see James' style of play now?!
Coach D, do you see that now?
The current James is completely different from the previous James!! ”
Not to mention Jokic, O'Neal on the sidelines is exclaiming at this time!
And the live broadcast camera is also very sensible, on the court James is like a wireless moving door god, loyal shepherd dog protection, when following Paul, these broadcast cameras have been pointed at Du Kang from time to time.
Of course, Du Kang also knew that he was being focused.
In the face of such focus, Du Kang smiled slightly, but did not react.
He was not surprised by James's change.
This is one of the reasons why he would think Monty Williams is so strong.
Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, Who Tame James?
However, Monty Williams did.
James is willing to play like Chandler and Jordan Jr. on Paul's side.
Then, at this point, the Celtic on the pitch are strong.
Look at the players around Paul.
James, Guy, Bushy Eyebrows, Randolph.
If James is willing to be Paul's bodyguard, then these four Celtics players are all Paul's bodyguards.
With Paul's Sao Paulo-like ball skills, he is at home on the pitch.
And this also makes it extremely difficult for Du Kang to choose a starter.
Monty Williams was strong, and he knew James was going to give in to Paul, so he started like this.
He simulated so many games, Monty Williams was the starter, no matter how many few moves he made in reality, Monty Williams was the starter who couldn't be beaten, and he was not affected at all.
The strongest thing about this starter is the restraint of the Lakers.
The Lakers started in the All-Big League, if it was Jokic, Garnett, Barkley, Ibanks and Antetokounmpo, no, Paul with four bodyguards could show these big men to death.
Then the Celtics defense shrank to the basket, and the Lakers couldn't play at all.
If the Lakers play a small lineup of all-forwards, thick eyebrows and Randolph, they are also two points that cannot be bypassed.
In the end, Du Kang could only play this starter, which seemed extremely risky to others.
Jokic, Barkley, Garnett, Wade and Seth Curry.
There is almost no defense.
However, this is a starting point that maximizes the Lakers' offense.
Just don't defend.
Completely abandon defense.
Let's see who's attacking the most!
Just when Du Kang's thoughts diverged, there was a sudden sound of basket abuse on the court!
After Chris Paul came out of the basket with the ball, he threw the basketball in his hand to the basket behind him, and James, who had already followed up, received Chris Paul's back pass with one hand in the air without the threat of Garnett, and with a bang, he dunked the basketball in his hand into the basket with one hand!
6 to 2!
James' offense, Celtics' offense is unstoppable!
James, who completed the dunk, roared domineeringly at Jokic, who was chasing back from the defense next to him, and then high-fived Guy, Bushy Eyebrows, and Randolph in celebration.
After celebrating with the rest of his teammates, James took the initiative to run in front of Paul and hugged Paul fiercely.
"Brother, thank you, thank you for letting Coach D and the world know me again!"
James knows his role in the team right now.
To put it mildly, it's dogs.
How much bone he could eat, how much meat he could eat, he could no longer decide for himself.
He didn't have the ball in his hands.
The ball was in Paul's hand.
He knew his role too well, and as a dog, he had to wait for his master's handout.
Now that he has accepted the role of a dog, he has to become the dog that is most liked by his owner!
As a person who is proficient in palace fighting and has been the master for so many years, he now knows that he has an advantage.
Now the whole world knows that Thick Eyebrows is fighting with Paul for FMVP.
In the past, Paul had no choice, Paul was not tall enough, and he did not have the lethality of Iverson, it was difficult for Paul to attack and kill people on his own, and Paul needed a dog that could bite people to exert his power.
Paul didn't have a choice before, although Guy and Randolph were good, but Guy was not strong enough, the quality of the pick-and-roll cover was average, and Randolph was tall and strong enough, but not fast enough.
Only thick eyebrows, tall, fast, strong, all both.
Therefore, even if he knew that thick eyebrows were his biggest competitor, Paul could only pinch his nose and admit it.
It's different now, with him as an alternative, it's better to pass the ball to LeBron James than to give the thick eyebrows.
The eldest and the second child compete, and the third will be the one who will benefit in the end!
At the very least, in the hearts of Chris and Thick Eyebrows now, I, LeBron James, am just a junior!
The two of them won't know that everything they worked so hard to get out and finally enjoy this peach, and it wasn't them who picked it!
James wanted Paul, his temporary master, to love him even more.
And now, Paul really can't love James.
Don't look at his ability to show off the Lakers' big men with his skills, but his height really can't score in front of these big men.
He needs a punisher, and he needs more than one, if there are only thick eyebrows, then the data of thick eyebrows will be efficient and explosive, coupled with the energy and data of thick eyebrows on the defensive end, thick eyebrows are too explosive.
From Paul's point of view, at the critical moment when he and thick eyebrows competed for FMVP, James, as a good brother, chose to be his dog without hesitation.
This really touched him.
In order for him to have another choice in São Paulo and become an FMVP, LeBron James, a good brother, became his bodyguard without hesitation.
It's you, and you're touched.
And all LeBron needs is recognition.
Approved by Coach D.
It can only be said that James is like a cow, what eats grass and what it gets out is all nutrition.
Nourishment for him, of course.
With a strong bodyguard like LeBron James, not only does it share the offensive data of thick eyebrows for Paul, but it also gives Paul more offensive options.
Paul's defense is going to get tougher.
Paul's ultimate goal is to force the Lakers to shrink across the board, and then let him go, so that he can shoot three-pointers on the outside, shoot in the middle, and ask for any stats himself.
Paul hopes to use James and Bushy Eyebrows to wreak havoc under the basket and make the Lakers shrink their defense.
And the Lakers, on their side, also think the same way when they are attacking.
It's still Jokic's offense.
This time, James didn't come to deliberately trouble Jokic.
It's about honestly keeping to your duty and staying in your place.
But!
"OMG!! The center holds the ball and the defender plays the pick-and-roll!! ”
James didn't take the initiative to find Jokic, but, Jokic, took the initiative to find James!
After Wade dribbled the ball across the half court and passed the ball to Jokic's hands, Jokic, the center, actually took the initiative to find a guard to block and dismantle!
A center player, so to find the guard to block and dismantle, is he not afraid of being pinched and dropped the ball?
"Yao Ming is not afraid of being caught and dropped the ball, that's because Yao Ming is tall enough, as long as he lifts the ball, James and Wade can't do anything but watch! But, Jokic, not that tall, is he so confident in his skills?! ”
Seeing Jokic's death-seeking behavior, former super center O'Neal on the commentary bench was stunned.
O'Neal wasn't too afraid of the bag back then, but only if he was under the basket, he could rampage through the area.
This is outside the three-point line, and if you drop the ball, you will be counterattacked, Jokic, this is too brave!
At the same time, Oden and Yao Ming on the sidelines are also waiting to look at Jokic.
They believe in the great D coaches!
Since Jokic dares to do this, he must have something to rely on.
Soon, they saw Jokic's dependence!
The whole world has seen Jokic's dependence!
With such a good opportunity to pinch the attack, how could Thick Eyebrows and James give up!
The defense of the two people was already very powerful, and now Jokic took the initiative to send it up.
Isn't that looking for death?
Attacks!
Break the ball!
Aggro!
Just send this kid away!
Under the attack of thick eyebrows and James, unless it is Yao Ming, most people can't even find a passing opportunity!
Jokic, of course, belongs to most of them.
But!
At the moment when James and thick eyebrows formed a sandwich, Jokic half-turned and dribbled with extreme lightness, leaned back, and passed the basketball in his hand from James's waist!
When Bushy Eyebrows and James pinch a player at the same time, the Celtics' defense is instantly empty.
As long as the ball is passed, basically the Celtic defense is useless!
The moment Wade received Jokic's pass, he was even empty in front of him!
In shock, Wade still jumped!
Jokic can actually pass such a ball!!
Actively looking for a pinch and passing the ball out, Jokic is actively seeking a pinch shot!!
Whether it is the ball quotient, or the passing skills, or the skills of protecting the ball, Jokic is almost directly full!
At this point, it wasn't just Wade, who was shooting, who was shocked.
The audience watching from the sidelines was shocked.
Brush it up!
In shock, Wade's open mid-range hit!
When the sound of the basketball crisply brushing the net came.
At this time, all the spectators, the first time, did not look at Wade, the person who scored.
The cameras on the scene, all the audience, Yao Ming, Oden, James, Thick Eyebrows, Monty Williams, all the people, all aimed at Jokic, and ......
Coach D!
In the silence of Staples, a moment later, O'Neill was roaring!
"Oh my God!!!"
"Incredible Race !!"
It's incredible.
The Lakers and Celtics started the mutual stabbing mode from the beginning.
No one can prevent anyone's mutual stabbing mode!
Paul was frantically calling his loyal dogs, frantically feeding his loyal dogs bread.
Jokic, on the other hand, is frantically playing blocking and dismantling with his teammates, trying to attract pinch shots, pass the ball, and help his teammates attack.
"I can't hold it, the Celtics really can't get the ball off Jokic's hand, it's incredible, it's unbelievable!!"
"After Coach D lost Yao, he actually cultivated a super organizational center?!!!!"
"Now, I really believe that for Jokic, the Finals are no different from the regular season!!!
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 34-30, and the Celtics led by four points.
Although the Celtics have a leading score, no one will think that the Celtics will win now.
While Celtic have the advantage, Celtic are still in the tentative phase.
However, in terms of the situation and the score in the first quarter, the two teams were definitely evenly matched.
After 6 to 2, it's almost one point for you and one point for me.
"Now, if the Celtics stop probing, stop beating Jokic, and the Lakers still have this kind of scoring efficiency, then the Lakers still have a chance to !!."
O'Neill's words seem to be very subtle.
But many professional viewers in front of the TV heard it very really, and they also knew very well what O'Neill meant by this.
If the Celtics stop trying to steal and test Jokic's pinch shots, they will instead defend Jokic one-on-one.
Then, it's time to test Jokic's individual offensive ability.
"How can a super playmaker not have an individual attack?"
"Coach D, have you really cultivated another super playmaker?"
Pat Riley, Nelson Sr., Phil Jackson, in front of the TV, a lot of people are excited!
(End of chapter)