Due to the long distance and the high range of James' shooting range, the flight of the basketball appears to be extremely long.
After what seemed like a century of waiting...
"Bang..."
"Shua~"
The ball hit the backboard, bounced and fell into the net!
The next moment, the American Airlines Center was "ignited"!
"wow~"
"how did you do that?!"
"LeBron just threw the ball in near the center circle!"
The Heat fans were so excited! They all held their heads and couldn't believe the goal happened.
After the goal, James showed a satisfied smile, spread his hands slightly, and slowly retreated towards his own half.
This was his response to Paul George.
In James' view, it is very rare for a first-year rookie to dare to challenge him.
Moreover, he found that George's progress was very fast!
From being completely suppressed by himself in the first quarter to his different performance after re-entering the field in the second quarter...
James has a hunch that this slender small forward may become his big opponent in the future!
[The Rockets are already so strong now. If they have another All-Star-level small forward, they will be even more difficult to stop.]
James thought so.
With this thought, the little emperor had already decided to strike hard at this little rookie.
On the other hand, George.
After being faced with a long three-pointer by James, he was not discouraged.
As if nothing had happened, George walked straight to the Heat half and went into attack.
After all, he had made sufficient mental assumptions for himself before going on the court - it is normal to be unable to guard against James, and guarding one is victory!
Because of this mentality, George still maintained his confidence when he faced LeBron again.
This made the latter a little surprised, and he decided to try again to see if the other party's mentality was really so good!
After McGrady broke into the paint and succeeded in a layup, James once again dribbled the ball through the half court to challenge George's defense.
It is worth mentioning that LeBron has always had a characteristic since he entered the league - once he makes a difficult three-pointer, he is bound to make the next one.
Moreover, the shooting point of the next three-pointer will definitely be further away, and the shooting difficulty will be greater!
Chinese fans also gave James an interesting nickname - Zhan Bilang.
As the name suggests, after scoring a goal, you must score another!
Ever since, James' next operation is not difficult to understand.
I saw him dribbling the ball through half court and then stopped in the logo area.
George gained wisdom every time he suffered, and with quick eyes and quick hands, he immediately pounced forward.
For James, it is definitely a wiser choice to pass the ball out and reorganize the offense at this time.
But he was fearless and took action directly against George's defense!
The basketball draws a beautiful arc...
"Duang!"
It hit the back edge of the basket hard and bounced high immediately.
Bosh, the dragon king in the penalty area, jumped up and was about to grab the rebound.
But the next moment, a figure quickly rushed to a position higher than him and took the ball into his arms with one hand.
It's Griffin!
"I want to go up to the sky and embrace the bright moon! Griffin's performance is so wonderful!"
Su Qun sighed.
"James's shot was unreasonable! It was too far!"
Zhang Weiping also expressed emotion.
On the court, after Griffin grabbed the rebound, he quickly passed the ball to the backup point guard, Lawson.
The latter holds the ball and advances at high speed.
The Rockets' familiar third-line fast break makes its debut!
At the same time, the Heat's two giants, James and Bosh, quickly returned to defense.
Among them, LeBron used one-to-two, always paying attention to the movements of McGrady and George.
Lawson, who drives the ball forward, knows very well that James has a certain skill, which is to chase and block shots!
As long as he is given a chance, even a player as talented as McGrady will most likely be capped.
Therefore, Lawson decided to find another way.
I saw him speeding up and rushing to the basket, taking three steps towards the basket.
Just when the Heat players thought Lawson was going to finish it off by himself, he threw the ball into the air behind him as if he had eyes in the back of his head...
The next moment, a familiar figure appeared in the air again. It was Griffin who had just grabbed the rebound and quickly followed up!
"bang!"
He completed the alley-oop with a powerful one-handed dunk!
This wonderful dunk was like a muffler, making the originally noisy American Airlines Center suddenly quiet.
Basketball falls to the ground.
Griffin followed James's example and backed away while spreading his hands.
After retreating to half court, he took the initiative to run to George and high-fived the latter.
Obviously, this dunk was Griffin's response to James instead of George.
After this goal, the morale of the Rockets, who were playing away from home, was greatly boosted!
Under the leadership of Tracy McGrady, the Aerocity players actually hit a 10:2 spurt with James on the court, widening the point difference in one fell swoop!
After five minutes in the second quarter, the score reached 45:35. The Rockets were already 10 points ahead of the Heat!
At the same time, the physical strength of the core players on both sides has also reached a bottleneck.
Heat coach Spoelstra replaced James with Wade; and for the Rockets, Mark Jackson also replaced Tracy McGrady.
But what Rockets fans didn't expect was that in the following period, the situation took a huge turn!
Without James present, Wade completely unleashed his firepower.
Facing the defense of President Sean Battier, he first made a huge crossover to complete the pass, broke into the penalty area and scored 21.
Later, Wade blocked Martin's shot on the defensive end and launched a one-stop counterattack.
In just one minute, he scored five points alone, forcing the Rockets to adjust their defensive strategy and start double-teaming him.
But once double-teamed, the Heat's shooters had a chance to perform.
Substitute point guard Eddie House hit consecutive shots from two corners, and James Jones also made a sudden shot in the fast break and hit a chasing three-pointer.
On the other hand, look at the Rockets.
When Yao Ming returned to the court, he couldn't get any help from his teammates.
He had no matchup advantage, but had no chance to connect with the ball. He could only watch helplessly as the Heat launched defensive counterattacks again and again.
Seeing this scene, CCTV commentators stamped their feet anxiously.
"The Rockets' bench lineup can be summed up in one word: they are leaderless!"
"Lawson's breakthrough ability is good, but his organizational skills are very average and he cannot deliver cannonballs to Yao Ming."
"If we can't score here, the Heat will not waste the opportunity to counterattack. They will even out the point difference with a few snaps!"
Zhang Weiping said excitedly.
In less than 4 minutes, he seemed to have seen the Rockets in the past few years.
Yao Ming is isolated and helpless in the paint, and there is no one in the lineup who can control the rhythm!
............
Seeing the Heat taking the lead, Rockets coach Mark Jackson could no longer hold back and called a timeout.
McGrady on the bench also frowned slightly.
At the same time, in the box, Pat Riley glanced at the Asian young man next to him and said doubtfully: