Chapter 76: Defense depends on bread, attack James!
At the beginning of the game, James stood on the free throw line without stretching his hips. He made two "swish" sounds, opening the scoring account for the Cavaliers.
2 to 0!!
Snap, snap, snap—!
Mike Brown was coaching for the first time in his career, and people couldn't sit still. When he saw James score, he immediately stood up and applauded.
On the court, the Heat's offensive round.
Jason Williams made a panicky breakthrough with the ball, but Snow watched him die.
Whenever you play next to Allen Iverson, who is a great defensive player, your defensive skills will not be too weak.
After all, the defense is too weak. If paired with Iverson, there will be two leaks in the backcourt, and there is no chance of playing.
Snow can be Iverson's guard, and he can be among the top 5 in the league in defense at the 1st position.
Wade took the basketball and found that it was not easy to attack on his side.
Opposite him was Larry Hughes, the All-Defensive First Team player in the 2004/05 season.
You can say that Larry Hughes' "first burst" was too weak, Kobe Bryant focused on offense, and Artest was involved in the subsequent suspension of the Auburn Hills Palace incident...
The only thing he can show for being elected is that he averaged 2.9 steals per game and won the honor of being the steal king.
But no matter what, to be in the best defense, Larry Hughes's defense will at least not be too bad.
Wade is also very good. He did what Kobe could not do, let O'Neal pull out and start a pick-and-roll tactic.
Larry Hughes is quick to get around defenses, and James is also quick to help defend...
"Wade passed the ball and Haslem on the left was empty!"
After catching the ball and jumping up, Haslem was about to take a two-point jumper when James' block suddenly appeared in front of him.
He had tried his best to overestimate James' physical mobility, but ended up underestimating it.
Bang-dang——!
"James turned back to defend and interfered with the shot. Haslem missed the shot.
Big Z picked up the board, took a step forward, and threw the basketball forward..."
Larry Hughes and James rushed at the same time.
Both are good counterattackers and swing forwards with strong bodies.
Wade and Jason Williams retreated quickly.
"James rushed forward, completely unreasonable, everything was reckless, but no one could stop him..."
Bang-dang——!
James counterattacked with a one-handed chop and scored two points.
4 to 0!!
Off the court, Stan Van Gundy made a hand gesture on the sidelines, signaling to slow down the rhythm.
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6 minutes have passed.
The Heat were completely overwhelmed on both offense and defense.
"It's James again. He forced Haslem, causing Haslem to foul, and he went to the free throw line again..."
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"The Cavaliers shrank in the penalty area and used their mobility to encircle and suppress the two-point line. Wade's breakthrough was very difficult, and it was difficult for O'Neal to catch the basketball. Walker's missed three-pointer further strengthened the Cavaliers' determination to shrink the defense...
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"And the Cavaliers attack, and the basketball is in James' hands again..."
At this time, the Cavaliers played a "defense relies on bread, attack James" tactic, unexpectedly restraining the Heat's lineup.
As a small forward, Haslem only has a mid-range shot, and Walker, as a three-point shooter, is looking for form.
Facing the Cavaliers' intensive defense, which blocked the penalty area, neither Wade nor O'Neal had any room to attack.
Although it is impossible for the Cavaliers to limit the "flash-blind combination" in every round, the offensive efficiency is definitely not high.
The Heat's offense can't open up the situation, and the flaws in the forward line due to Posey's absence are always in front of the Cavaliers.
The basketball has always been in James' hands. Haslem has the advantage in strength confrontation, but he suffers greatly from his speed and explosiveness.
In the 6th minute of the first quarter, Haslem had already received two fouls.
Even the fans outside the court knew clearly that Haslem was completely unable to stop James, who was firing on all cylinders.
Stan Van Gundy was also very busy. He would applaud on the sidelines, hug his chest, and think coldly, but he didn't make any adjustments.
He has the same character as his younger brother Jeff Van Gundy. He is very well prepared before the game, but very slow to make on-the-spot adjustments, or even no adjustments at all...
In the 8th minute of the first quarter, when Haslem was broken through by James' domineering crab walk and caused his third foul, Stan Van Gundy thought of making substitutions.
To stabilize the situation, he replaced veteran Shanton Anderson.
This person is now 33 years old. His body has been seriously injured and his physical fitness has seriously declined. He is a marginalized person who only needs physical fitness but no physical skills and no technical skills.
The result came out without any surprises.
Facing James, whose body was about to reach its peak, he was also sent away, completely unable to parry.
Fortunately, we survived the first quarter of the game.
The score is 31 to 24.
The Cavaliers turned around and took a 7-point lead under the leadership of James, who made 5 of 7 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, 15 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds in a single quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, James and Gooden continued to play.
Starting from the 2004/05 season, James' average playing time per game has become 43 minutes. Counting games without suspense and games where the victory is a battle, James may only rest for 2 or 3 minutes in each game.
To a certain extent, he is already the first person to have a perverted body.
Donyel Marshall, Damon Jones and Alexander Pavlovich came off the bench.
Not to mention, Mike Brown is very thoughtful and knows that the rotation lineup cannot prevent "losing bread", so he actually fielded a lineup with one star and four stars.
For the Heat, Wade continues to lead the team, with Mourning, Payton, Michael Doriak and Su Bei coming off the bench.
The second quarter of the game begins.
On the commentary table, Barkley saw the rotation lineups of both sides and raised some questions.
"The Heat's forward line has been almost wiped out. Are they asking Wade to guard James?"
"Based on height, it should be Su Bei, this year's rookie.
If it is Jiangsu North, Stan Van Gundy must be crazy. Haslem has 3 fouls on his body, so he should be allowed to play.
It’s better for the main forward to be defeated than to be defeated in the game!”
On the court, Payton was observing, suddenly started, broke through to the corner area, stopped for two points and shot a fadeaway jumper...
Damon Jones panicked and jumped up to block the shot, but he was half a beat too late.
Swish——!
31 to 26!!
Although Payton is old, his mid-range shot is very accurate.
I attacked when there was still gas in the physical fuel tank, but I didn't fight randomly.
Northern Jiangsu was aggressive in the offensive round and tried its best to catch up with Pavlovich on defense.
Stan Van Gundy is not crazy and there is no way he would let a rookie face James.
Wade won the All-Defensive Second Team last season, which is a good time to try out his mismatch defense skills.
As a result, you will die if you try.
James ignored Wade's snake-letting tactic and took the ball and rushed toward the basket.
Wade's speed, strength, explosive power...are not afraid of James. James faced Wade, pulled the ball up, bullied Wade's height, rushed into the penalty area, saw Mourning rushing to help defend, and casually threw the basketball
Throw.
Bang——!
After the basketball hits the ground, it flies to the left three-point corner.
"James' breakthrough pass, the basketball passed to the bottom corner, Marshall was lurking there, raised his hand and made a three-point jumper..."
“In, a three-pointer from Marshall.
The offense is too easy, as long as James is paired with a shooter, he can lead the Cavaliers' offense to take off..."