Chapter 684: 12/13 season, Lakers VS Heat, the first round of the finals begins!
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it’s June 6, the third day after the Heat’s tiebreaker.
Night falls, American Airlines Arena.
At this time, the finals of the 2012/13 season between the Heat and the Lakers are about to begin. The lights are bright and there is a sea of people.
Su Bei returned to the place where his dream began, the place where he gave the Heat two runner-up finishes. He waved to the fans and immediately received cheers mixed with boos and applause.
Su Bei always had a smile on his face. It was impossible, absolutely impossible, for everyone to be satisfied and like him. Just be yourself.
During the warm-up, Kobe smiled and chatted with James and Wade about a few cents.
The trio of Cojanwe met for the first time in the finals. Regardless of the final result, etiquette is indispensable.
Even though Su Bei left the Heat and there was no championship here yet, Su Bei still managed to scrape together a dollar.
Then, Paul also walked over with a smile, and suddenly Anthony stood up from the audience and joined James and Wade in cheering, in order to maintain the friendship of the banana boat brothers.
After chatting, it was James' performance time, and he began to sprinkle magnesium powder happily.
This is one of the talents that James brought to Miami, and this link cannot be missing.
At this time, the big screen in the arena also showed the formations of both sides tonight.
The Heat's top five, Bosh, Haslem, James, Wade, Chalmers.
Lakers five players, Jordan Hill, Gasol, Su Bei, Kobe, Paul.
This game will be broadcast live on TNT. Barkley partners with Kenny Smith, and invites Jeff Van Gundy and O'Neal to continue to form the four major commentary teams.
"Excuse me, when will James be number one in the world?" O'Neal asked with a smile.
"That's the end of this series."
Buckley grinned and continued.
"What I'm saying is that even if Jesus comes, it won't change anything.
I very much believe the Heat can win and reach the top.
They have lost two finals, and the problems they should have have been fixed.
This is a flawless Heat team, and the Lakers have a luxurious lineup, although there are factors in it that are the final battle for Lakers owner Jerry Buss.
But in competitive sports, we have to talk about hard power.
I am optimistic that the Heat will defeat the Lakers 4-2. If this score is achieved, the question is that the Heat have the home court advantage."
"I don't agree with you."
Kenny Smith jumped out and retorted: "The Heat have reasons why they must win. As you said, they have lost twice and can no longer afford to lose the third time.
But this is motivation and pressure!
If it is too tight and something goes wrong, it will leak out.
The Heat absolutely cannot take the blow!
They have home field advantage and a perfect lineup?
But there is one point of view that is least supportive of the Heat's championship, and that is that the team built with James as the core has no experience of successfully winning the championship so far.
Kobe had 6 times, and Su Bei had 7 times.
In terms of experience in competing for championships, the Lakers can be said to be the best in history.
Let’s talk about the lineup issues. The Heat have indeed strengthened their ranks, but the inside problem is still unresolved.
What's the Lakers' biggest problem?
The question is about interior rim protection and defense. What is the second biggest question? The question is about Chris Paul's height limit.
But the Lakers, who have such shortcomings, will not have any problems against the Heat.
Because neither the Heat's point guard nor the insides have the ability to kill the Lakers."
Kenny Smith paused and then said: "And what about home field advantage?
You'd better pray that the Heat don't lose their first two home games.
Otherwise, we have to go to Los Angeles to play three consecutive away games. The Lakers can protect the three home games and then defeat the Heat with a score of 4 to 1."
"That's true.
Charles, none of the reasons you gave for the Heat to win the series seem to hold water." Jeff Van Gundy concluded, and then put forward his own point of view.
"James and Wade will be the biggest asset in determining the Heat's championship.
But at the wing position, the Lakers have Kobe, Su Bei and Artest, and they are undoubtedly the only one in the league.
The Heat can't beat the Lakers' weaknesses.
He also doesn't have the ability to defeat the Lakers in a place where he seems to have an advantage. It's really hard to guess in this series.
Because even though we hate James's use of live broadcasts to publicly announce that he is bringing his talents to Miami, we still can't imagine that James has entered the Finals for three consecutive years but failed to win a championship."
"It doesn't matter, all the superstars who didn't win the championship are gone."
O'Neal shook his head and said with a smile: "In my opinion, the key to the series lies in Wade's performance.
After all, without me by my side, Wade has never won a championship!
He's definitely going to want to prove himself."
"..."
In the commentary room, several pairs of eyes rolled.
You said this to Kobe, didn't you get slapped in the face?
It is said that James requires high equipment to win the championship, but O'Neal requires even higher equipment.
How high?
It's at least as high as three or four stories.
A top five-point guard in history must be a top-notch offensive and defensive player.
The game begins!
Beep——!
The whistle sounded and the referee threw the basketball high in the air.
Bosh defeated Gasol and gave the Heat the ball for the first offense.
Su Bei follows Wade.
As for James, leave it to Kobe.
After all, fans have been looking forward to the decisive battle at the top of the Forbidden City in the finals on the 23rd and 24th for many years.
Three years and three years later, I couldn't wait for it to come. Now, for the first time, Jiangsu Bei didn't steal the show.
As for the duel between Kobe and Wade, it doesn't matter, Wade will definitely not care.
After all, after having children, playing basketball with brothers eventually turns into playing basketball with colleagues, getting stabbed in the back by the Heat, and still being in love and scoring 9 points...
How could Wade, who is so charming, care about facing off against Kobe?
Chalmers controlled the ball and came to the court with Paul leading the defense. The latter was very sensible and had no intention of challenging Paul. After halftime, he immediately handed the damn basketball to James and Kobe for a one-on-one duel.
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Oops, James arched his back. Was he trying to show off his post-up play in front of Kobe?
Oh, that way I won’t be sleepy!
They say that James has developed a post-up game this season, but I don’t believe it. Let’s see what Kobe’s criticism will be like...”
Bang——!
After hitting him with his back, Kobe used his chest to hit him, but he was pushed back steadily. However, it was not easy for James to turn around and take action.
Kobe will always predict and reach out to block the ball. He has no choice but to back up and take one step forward, and then take two steps back.
He faced the basket and returned to the outside of the three-point line, stepped down and dribbled, took a step back, and immediately rushed forward with the ball, acting like a reckless person.
Bang——!
Kobe was very active, but physical confrontation was incomparable.
"James rushed in, immediately pulled the ball and European-stepped for a layup. He took one step, changed direction, two steps, three steps, four steps, carrying Gasol's defensive body, rushed to the basket and shot..."
Bang, swish——!
Beep——!
The goal is valid, but a penalty will be added.
0 to 2!!
In the first round of the finals between Kobe and James, James used the Eight Steps of the Heavenly Dragon and pulled out a 40-meter long knife, slashing Kobe to the sword.
After the goal, James beat his chest several times and then pointed at the fans.
Outside the court, shouts of "MVP! MVP!! MVP!!" rang out.
"Play 2+1 for the first time?
He must have taken a step when the ball changed direction and passed Gasol!
My eyesight is not good, so I can't confirm it."
“The breakthrough layup was smooth and the referee didn’t call it, so it should be considered a good shot.
James' body is unstoppable, and Kobe Bryant cannot withstand the tonnage..."
Add in the superstar whistle and the home whistle, what do you use to top it?
At this time, at the free throw line, James claps hands with his teammates and throws the free throw.
Swish——!
There was no mercy and he steadily scored the extra penalty, giving the Heat a 3-point lead.
0 to 3!!
Offensive and defensive transition, the Lakers attack.
Paul controlled the ball to the frontcourt and immediately passed the ball to Kobe to challenge James.
On the left, Kobe took two steps, but did not hit the ball. Instead, he passed the basketball back to Paul who was passing the top of the arc.
"Hey, Kobe didn't respond to James with a single.
This is a reasonable choice. Kobe Bryant's offense is indeed unsolvable, but the 34-year-old Kobe Bryant is not an efficient offensive choice when playing James in his peak period.
Paul received the basketball and immediately passed the ball to Gasol. Then, he chose to cut outside and switched positions with Su Bei, bringing Chalmers' defense in front of Su Bei.
Gasol hit Bosh and immediately smashed the basketball out.
Outside the 75-degree three-point line on the right side, Su Bei caught the ball, raised it up, faced Chalmers' block, raised his hand and shot a three-point pull-up jumper..."
Chalmers is 1.88 meters tall and his defense is also quite good.
But compared to Wade, James and Haslem, it is indeed a good offensive choice.
Chalmers faced Su Bei out of position and couldn't reach him, so he could only reach out desperately to interfere. Then, he bet that Su Bei's three-point pistol had no bullets.
Swish——!
I guessed wrong, Su Bei's three-point pistol had bullets in it.
"Yes!
Very nice, Su Bei's three-pointer was accurately hit.
The stage of the finals is simply the ‘horse’ of Northern Jiangsu.
For 8 consecutive years, he has performed well, but also failed to win.
The 3 points that James scored with all his strength were instantly wiped out by Su Bei's light pull-up jumper..."
3 to 3!!
Off the court, the camera understands the fans' joy very well and immediately responded to Ray Allen sitting on the Heat bench.
The Heat recruited Ray Allen to the Heat to improve his three-point shooting.
However, it is understandable for the Heat to put Lewis on the bench with an injured number, but it is somewhat unreasonable to put Ray Allen on the bench.
On the sidelines, Si Shuai crossed his chest with his hands, but was very calm.
The Heat's capital to win is first of all iron-blooded defense, which is why Haslem played.
The offense has James, followed by Wade, and then Bosh. Ray Allen comes on the court and has no ball rights, so there is no need to play this card.
Just let the bullet fly for a while.
On the court, the Heat attack.
Chalmers came to the court with the ball, immediately distributed the ball to James, then cut to the basket, and then moved to the right corner, taking away Paul's defense and creating space for Wade and James to connect.
After all, Wade is not stable in mid-range shooting, but he still shoots three-pointers from the bottom corner!
On the left wing, James did not try to play a post-up game. He directly faced the basket and took a step with the ball. Then, he stepped down and dribbled, took two steps back, and immediately rushed in with the ball. He has no solution for his body, and he is the most embarrassing person to be reckless.
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"Kobe Bryant faced him head-on, and Su Bei also helped to defend him. Jordan Hill, who was under the basket, let Haslem pass and also pounced on him. Is this an attempt to surround James?
Let’s see how James chooses?
OMG!
James chose to go up to the man, he went in, with Kobe Bryant and Jordan Hill hanging on his body, rushed into the penalty area, and forced a layup..."
The Lakers have Su Bei, and they don't care about the Heat's jump shots at all, because they don't score as many jump shots as Su Bei and as efficiently as they do.
And this is just an offensive strategic confrontation.
There is also a tactical battle on defense.
In order to give James a one-on-one challenge, that is, dribbling the ball to open up space, the Heat used calm shooters from both corners.
Coupled with James' breakthrough into the penalty area, the offense went very deep.
Good guy, they were so aggressive on offense, and they were so deep that they couldn't pull back when they were on defense.
If the Heat's offense scores, it's fine. If they don't, the Lakers will immediately switch offense and beat the Heat.
In terms of offensive and defensive strategies, due to problems with the core offensive style, it has been comprehensively targeted by opponents. How can this be overcome?