roccoschili Chapter 265 Give James Hot Pot!
Chapter 265 Give James Hot Pot!
Chapter 265 Give James Hot Pot!
The Cavaliers took the first possession of the ball from both sides, and James took possession of the ball.
Lin Tian greeted him without hesitation.
He is the strongest defensive player in the entire Lakers team, and there is nothing wrong with him defending the Cavaliers' arrows.
Lin Tian is almost the same height as James, but James is much stronger than him visible to the naked eye.
The two faced each other like this, which caused many cheers from the home audience.
Some viewers in the front row even booed and asked James to play one.
James obviously didn't have this idea, at least for the time being, he didn't mean to single Lin Tian.
He passed the ball to Irving on the wing.
After Irving got the ball, he faced Nick Young and began to dribble the ball under his crotch.
As the No. 2011 pick in [-], Irving is undoubtedly a talented player.
He averaged 20 points per game with James this season, and his offensive efficiency is very high. In the first position, almost no one can guard him.
Irving is still Kobe's fanboy. In today's NBA, Kobe is the idol of many players.
But the person who admires Kobe the most is probably Kyrie Irving.
After a fancy dribble, Irving passed Nick Young without too much effort, and easily broke into the inside and hit the board.
After the Lakers quickly served the ball, Lin Tian still controlled the ball.
The tall and burly James stood in front of him, giving him a lot of oppression.
James is similar to Durant, both are players who can defend from the first to the fourth position.
Sometimes, they can even make a guest appearance at the fifth position.
James has won more honors on the defensive end than Durant.
He has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team six times and is a veritable defensive iron gate.
It's just that after coming to the Cavaliers, James put more energy on the offensive end as he got older.
But no one dares to underestimate his defense. It is not a joke to try his best in the playoffs.
Watching Lin Tian dribble the ball solemnly, James smiled and said, "Rookie, take it easy! Come on, let's see your breakthrough!"
Tyronn Lue's tactics are obviously just for James to defend Lin Tian alone.
There was a smile on the corner of Lin Tian's mouth, and he didn't break through James directly.
After he dribbled the ball, he hit a quick three-pointer against James.
James didn't take off high enough and didn't block it.
Swish!
Three-point hollow hit!It seems that my hand feeling today is not too bad.
Witnessing the goal, James curled his lips and turned his head to catch Tristan Thompson's serve.
After returning, James still chose to pass the ball to Irving.
This time Irving broke through and distributed the ball to Love.
Kevin Love in the bottom corner received the pass and made a three-pointer directly.
This three-pointer was also shot by him.
For a big man, Love has a solid [-]-point percentage.
When the Cavaliers sent Wiggins to the Timberwolves and got Love, they were interested in his super offensive ability and rebounding ability.
Lin Tian dribbled the ball over the middle circle, pretended to break through James, and then passed the ball to Kobe on the outside.
Kobe caught the ball and made a three-pointer.
Since the beginning of the game, neither side has missed a single ball, and it feels hot to the touch.
However, the feeling on both sides did not last for too long. After a few minutes of hitting, the strikes began to become more frequent.
It is impossible to maintain the outside touch all the time.
Seeing that JR Smith and Owen missed three-pointers one after another, and once again came to the Cavaliers' offensive round, James, who had just recharged his batteries, began to exert his strength.
The way James beat Lin Tian was extremely simple and rude, which was to force a breakthrough.
His breakthrough has always been like this, because of his tall stature, he basically rushes into the inside line like a tank.
That muscle alone is enough to scare those who defend him.
If the bottom plate is unstable, it will fly out if it is hit by James even slightly.
At this time, Lin Tian deeply experienced this.
His chest was bumped by James' shoulder, as if he had collided with a bull.
While feeling severe pain in his chest, Lin Tian gritted his teeth and tried to cut the ball while stepping back.
But James' wit was beyond Lin Tian's imagination, and the basketball was always far away from Lin Tian's arm, keeping him out of reach.
Once the wool goes to cut the ball, he will be passed by James, which is very risky.
Lin Tian didn't dare to take too much risk to cut the ball, so he could only be led by the nose to let James come to the basket.
Today, James has developed a good footwork around the basket.
When rushing to the penalty area, he did not choose to layup directly, but turned around and passed Howard.
This turn caught Howard off guard, and it was too late to block the shot.
James successfully took off and was about to layup!
Lin Tian abruptly followed up, taking advantage of James' layup, and ruthlessly slapped the ball with one hand.
Snapped!
All this happened so quickly that James didn't even have time to react, and he saw the ball being shot and flew out.
Tucker, who picked up the ball, immediately passed the ball to Nick Young. Nick Young wanted to wait for Lin Tian, but he heard Lin Tian yelling: "Fast break! Play fast break!"
After Lin Tian's reminder, Nick Young quickly dribbled the ball and played a fast break.
From James being blocked to Nick Young's fast break goal, it only took 6 seconds.
The fans of the Cavaliers were shocked!
This is not the first time James has been blocked by Lin Tian this season.
James himself shook his head, a little hard to believe Lin Tian's speed.
His breakthrough turn has been very easy to use since he practiced it, and it is difficult to be blocked, but today, he encountered a stubble.
The morale of the Lakers also increased greatly with Lin Tian's block, and their shooting percentage picked up.
After the first quarter, the Lakers still led the Cavaliers by two points.
When the second quarter started, Lin Tian and Kobe took a break temporarily, and Howard led the team.
The Cavaliers are led by Irving.
The functions of Irving and James actually overlap somewhat. They are both ball handlers. When they are on the court at the same time, when one of them holds the ball, the other rarely moves, either standing dry or waiting for the opponent's pass.
While James was going down, Irving had a little more fun, rushing as he wanted, and passing as he wanted.
The depth of the Cavaliers' bench is also much deeper than that of the Lakers.
Players such as Irving, Shumpert, Jefferson, and Dellavedova are all very powerful.
Especially the defensive ability of these players made Clarkson and Nick Young completely at a loss.
During the 2 minutes without Lin Tian, the Cavaliers took advantage of the firepower of the bench lineup to widen the point difference to [-] points.
Scott replaced Lin Tian, but the Cavaliers did not intend to replace Richard Jefferson.
This 36-year-old forward is called "brother-in-law" by many Cavaliers fans. In his peak season, he averaged 22 points per game. That was when he was in the Nets. Now his offense has completely degraded, but he still has three points.
(End of this chapter)