Chapter 111 The first matchup, McGrady faces James!
As the two talked, the game became increasingly tense.
Since they all changed into smaller lineups, the scene became more exciting!
Here, James and Wade suddenly flanked Lowry on the outside. After completing the steal, they staged a James-way connection in the fast break.
Wade helps James dunk!
But looking back, Lowry sent a wonderful pass in the pick-and-roll to help Griffin pass down the line.
The White Monster came out of nowhere and dunked Bosh straight away and flew out of the court.
The fierce competition also made the fans at the scene excited.
The waves of sound came and went, never stopping for a moment.
The two sides went back and forth, and the score rose alternately, but no one could get rid of the other.
Soon, the game entered the last 30 seconds of the first quarter.
James used the pick-and-roll and replaced the defender with PJ Tucker.
LeBron originally thought that this stocky, short inside man was not very fast and could easily break through.
But once they met, he discovered that Tucker was not only thick and tough defensively, but also not slow.
After several attempts, James failed to complete the dribble, and finally had to force a shot from the outside.
"Duang!"
The ball hit the edge of the basket hard and bounced out of the frame.
Griffin jumped high and collected the rebound.
McGrady immediately raised his hand to ask for the ball and dribbled the ball through half court alone.
Wade was about to defend, but James took the initiative to indicate that he wanted to defend against this last attack.
The Flash nodded and walked to Tony Allen.
At this time, the fans at the scene were completely excited.
They all stood up spontaneously and began to chant:
"Defense!!!"
"Defense!!!"
"Defense!!!"
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Amid the deafening shouts, McGrady began to attack.
He lowered his center of gravity very low, so low that the ball protector could easily touch the floor, and then dribbled the ball under his hips while approaching James.
Moreover, every time t-mac dribbles the ball, it is accompanied by a fake movement of shaking shoulders, as if he is about to start a breakthrough at any time.
"Oh~ McGrady's flexibility and coordination are reflected in this simple dribbling."
"You can't find a player in China who is over 2 meters tall and can put his center of gravity so low to dribble and attack. There is probably no player over 1.9 meters tall!"
Faced with such an attack, even James could only retreat while remaining vigilant, unable to step forward to press for the ball.
With only three seconds left on the clock, McGrady dribbled the ball from his crotch to his right hand, then suddenly started to speed up, cross-stepped, and headed to the right.
James reacted quickly and immediately turned sideways and moved laterally to fill the position.
But McGrady's first step was too fast. In a blink of an eye, he suppressed half of the opponent's body, and immediately took three steps, ready to dunk!
But who is James?
There are countless stars who have been dunked by him, but it is rare that he has been dunked.
And this is naturally attributed to James' historical level of chasing caps!
I saw him counting steps and taking off at the same time as McGrady.
At this moment, the audience and friends at the scene held their breath, waiting for the result to happen.
Interestingly, although both of them can jump extremely high, their postures in the air are completely different.
James is like a heavy armored vehicle, containing destructive energy.
McGrady, on the other hand, is like a light cat, jumping to a very impressive height effortlessly with a single leap.
This is a showdown of absolute talent!
Both James and McGrady are historically talented.
In the end, it was the attacking side that took the initiative.
McGrady suddenly changed his moves in the air, from a dunk to a pick-up basket.
He used a beautiful fingerroll to successfully avoid James' block and sent the ball into the basket.
The ball goes in and the light comes on, and the first quarter is over.
The Rockets lead the Heat by 3 points at 27:24!
Watching the basketball fall from the net, James shook his head and walked straight to the bench.
Just now, his fingertips were almost touching the basketball, but it was a pity that he missed it by a thousand miles.
This is also rare for James to be at a disadvantage in a confrontation between talents.
During the break, LeBron took the initiative to take responsibility and said to his teammates:
"Although the Rockets are No. 1 in the league, I still underestimated them before the game."
"From now on, I will do my best. Let us work together to keep the victory in Miami!"
Such a speech greatly boosted the morale of the Heat players.
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At the beginning of the second quarter, James led the bench and continued to fight.
Comparing Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, the little emperor is in his prime, and playing the entire game is routine.
On the Rockets' side, Mark Jackson followed the regular rotation and replaced a number of substitutes.
And Paul George, who had rested for most of the quarter, also returned to battle at this time.
This time on the stage, Paojiao has corrected his mentality and calmed down completely.
[I'm just a first-year rookie. I can't defend against James when I'm playing against him, but every time I defend against a ball, it's a victory!]
With this mentality, George once again faced James' challenge on the defensive end!
The difference is that this time LeBron came in at high speed after grabbing a backcourt rebound.
Most players will be more or less timid when encountering James who starts at a fast pace.
After all, who wants to collide with a speeding train?
But George stared at James with stern eyes, judging his course of action, and at the same time moved in small steps to reach the position he predicted.
"Bang~"
James slammed into George, knocking him backwards.
George even turned somersaults on the ground before barely stopping.
"Beep!"
The whistle sounds, offensive foul!
George stood up immediately, roaring excitedly towards the stands.
"Roar!!!"
While shouting, George also hammered his chest several times.
James suppressed him so miserably in the first quarter that it was only now that Pickle finally won the duel!
Yao Mai from the audience looked at this scene and raised his arms to cheer him.
James passed the ball to the referee expressionlessly and then devoted himself to defense.
In the next round, he came back again.
The difference is that this time James dribbled the ball two meters beyond the three-point line and stopped.
At this time, his heel is even on the Heat's logo!
George was stunned for a moment when he saw this, but did not rush forward in time.
After all, his defensive strategy is to focus on shooting rather than sudden shots. If James chooses to take a super long three-pointer, George can completely accept it!
Under his gaze, James collected the ball, bent his knees, shook his wrists...
Relying on his super upper body strength, LeBron used a normal jumper posture to shoot the logo-shot!