Chapter 390 The two most suitable basketball players on earth face off!
Players from both sides return to the court.
McGrady walked to James silently.
For this crucial defense, he just took the initiative to ask Mark Jackson for help.
In the stands, several Rockets players sat in a row, cheering for their three teammates on the court.
Among them, there is George.
"I wish I was on the court, I want to guard LeBron."
Pickle pepper said seriously.
"Then if you were to defend this goal, what strategy would you adopt?"
Tony Allen asked next to him.
"With one minute left in the game, the Eastern team is 5 points behind. They must attack hard in this round and try to reduce the point difference to within one round in the shortest possible time."
"90% of the time this ball will go to LeBron."
"He can attack with the ball with both hands, but his right hand is obviously more powerful than his left hand."
"So, I'll focus on his right hand side!"
George analyzed carefully.
"You're right, your defensive awareness is getting better and better."
"But based on my experience, the choices of superstars at critical moments are often difficult to judge based on experience, otherwise there wouldn't be so many 'miracles' happening."
"Paul, when you guard against such critical balls in the future, you must be prepared to face the unexpected. You must not take it for granted."
Teacher Tony said earnestly.
Although they had only known each other for half a year, he had already recognized George as his little brother.
Tony Allen knows that Pickle is very talented.
The only thing he can teach the opponent is defensive skills.
George nodded after hearing this, and his slightly furrowed brow reflected that he was thinking about what Teacher Tony said.
"So...if I put him on the left side, LeBron will most likely take advantage of it and break through directly from the left side?"
"But Yao is on the inside, and it's difficult for him to finish with his left hand."
George thought for a moment and said.
"Is there a possibility that... Yao didn't react, or didn't expect that the opponent would break through from the left?"
Tony Allen asked rhetorically.
Just when George was about to say more, Teacher Tony raised his chin and signaled: "Let's watch the game first, it's about to start."
............
His eyes returned to the playing field.
Rose took the basketball and organized the offense on the sideline.
All the Eastern team players gathered at the free throw line, and then suddenly "exploded", with four players running in four directions at the same time.
After a series of pick-and-roll cooperation, James successfully got rid of McGrady and came to the free throw line.
Rose flicked his wrist and accurately passed the ball to LeBron.
At the same time, Tracy McGrady also rushed over and stood behind James.
Interestingly, T-Mac's defensive positioning is exactly the same as what George just said - guarding James' right side.
But the next moment, LeBron suddenly twisted his hips and threw the ball forward with his right hand.
Then he pushed hard with his left foot, dribbling the ball once, and completed the pass in an instant!
McGrady secretly thought something was wrong, the opponent actually chose to break through from the left!
By the time he reacted, James had already left him behind.
In the flash of lightning, McGrady reached out his right hand and tried a gambling steal, but to no avail.
James had already taken three steps and successfully completed the layup.
"Beep!"
The whistle sounds, McGrady hits!
With this move, he not only failed to complete the steal, but also incurred a foul.
and.one!
James scored two points and had to add a penalty!
After scoring the goal, he was also very excited, beating his chest and roaring toward the stands.
McGrady walked to the basket and took the ball from the net in his hands.
"Bang~"
He slammed the basketball to the ground to vent his frustration.
Dayao passed by and didn't say much, just patted McGrady on the back.
James steps to the free throw line.
At the critical moment, Lao Zhan's free throws did not disappoint.
After a steady free throw, the score became 182:180, and the Western team only led by two points.
At this point, there are only 50 seconds left in the game.
The Western team has 2 timeouts left and the Eastern team has 1 timeout left.
The game continues.
Curry carries the ball through half court.
McGrady used Yao Ming's screen to step out and catch the ball from the outside.
The next moment, James rushed to the defensive position.
The little emperor lowered his center of gravity and looked solemn, obviously preparing to defend with all his strength.
However, McGrady is not in a hurry.
He looked up at the timer, waiting for the right moment.
Two commentators from CCTV also took this opportunity to discuss.
"Here it comes! The ace players of the two teams finally started to face off frequently at the last moment!"
"Coach Yang, do you think James can guard Tracy McGrady?"
Yu Jia asked timely.
"I think... there's a good chance."
"Many fans have misunderstandings about James, thinking that his defense is only average."
"In fact, this season, LeBron is already the wing player with the highest single defense success rate in the league!"
"He is especially good at defending players on the ball. Therefore, even McGrady must be extra careful when encountering James' defense!"
Yang Yi analyzed.
"I personally think that McGrady and James are the three most talented players among the current players."
"The other one is O'Neal, but the Sharks are old now."
"Kobe is very strong, but his ability to reach where he is today is inseparable from his hard work."
"We are witnessing the matchup between two of the best basketball players on the planet!"
Yu Jia said excitedly.
On the court, McGrady saw that there were only 8 seconds left in the attack time and finally started to attack!
He was dribbling the ball with his hips while approaching James.
Every crotch move was accompanied by a bow and a fake movement of shoulders.
As the saying goes, the most difficult person to guard against on the basketball court is the kind of "tap-and-tap" person.
This "pump, pump" is actually the rhythm of dribbling.
And McGrady, known as the poet of basketball, is the master of rhythm!
Every move he makes is like a prelude to a breakthrough.
Even James didn't dare to steal the ball rashly.
Because he knew that if he made a mistake in judgment, Tracy McGrady would use his super-fast first step and disappear in front of his eyes in an instant!
It can be said that before McGrady launched his attack, James did not expect that he would be so difficult to guard...
Being passive, LeBron kept moving in small steps to ensure that he could react quickly according to the opponent's movements.
Soon, Madi Tuqiong saw the situation and officially "took action"!
I saw him suddenly take a big step forward with his left foot, and at the same time press his shoulders down, making a breakthrough.
But the next moment, t-mac suddenly pulled up and shot a three-pointer...
All this happened so suddenly that James just raised his right hand symbolically and didn't even take off to block the shot!
The basketball left McGrady's fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
185:180, the score difference widened to 5 points again.
And the time is only 28 seconds left!
McGrady opened his arms with a slight smile on his face, looking scornful of the world.
In response to him, there were enthusiastic cheers from the fans and chest-bumping celebrations from his teammates!
At the same time, Spoelstra on the sidelines saw that the situation was not good and took the Eastern team's last timeout.
During the dinner, he simply arranged a three-point strategy and replaced Howard with Pierce.
............
The timeout ends and the game restarts.
This time, the server was replaced by James.
Rose, Ray Allen, Wade, and Pierce began to move according to tactics!