Chapter 612 Throw away the hair tie and come with all your strength
In the second half, fight again in another location.
At the beginning, Terry Stotts sent out 14 substitutes, led by Lillard, Carter, Moreau, Yi Jianlian, and Jokic.
Since they have the advantage, they are naturally qualified to use players in this way.
David Blatt did not dare to do this and sent out a lineup of 23 substitutes, led by James, J.R. Smith, Mike Miller, Dellavedova, and Varejao.
James, who plays the 4th position, also played very easily against Yi Jianlian. At this time, the other four players on the Cavaliers field all have outside shooting capabilities, which is perfect for James' one-star and four-shooter system.
However, under the leadership of Lillard, the Trail Blazers' lineup also took advantage of their three-point firepower. After dealing with the Cavaliers for 5 minutes, James was not allowed to even the 14-point difference.
Soon into the second half of the third quarter, an accident happened suddenly.
When Mike Miller received James' breakthrough ball from the outside and hit a three-pointer, Jokic collected the rebound and made a long pass to assist Lillard in chasing the three-pointer...
If this momentum continues, it may be difficult for the Cavaliers to win.
Coming back in the second half, James' performance was still incomprehensible, but perhaps in order to help his teammates regain touch, he only took 3 shots and scored 5 points. The rest of the time, he acted as a feint point.
It's just that he still underestimated the strength of the Trail Blazers' bench, which resulted in the Cavaliers being unable to tie the score.
James ran forward. At this time, a Cavaliers fan actually took off James' No. 23 jersey, waved it in his hand, and kept shouting at James:
"What are you doing??? LeBron! Stop passing the ball! We need you to score!!!"
"If you don't do something, I swear, I will never watch your ball again in my life!"
This fan James is a little impressed because he is a loyal supporter of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His name is Genie Caruso. It is said that he has basically never missed a home game since he was selected by the Cavaliers.
When he left Cleveland for Miami, Caruso publicly burned his jersey on social media, but with the plan to return to Cleveland, the other party became his loyal again.
Fans.
Of course, there is another reason because Jenny Caruso has a strong hairstyle similar to his own.
"LeBron! You have to take some action! Bring out your aggression! LeBron..."
According to stadium management regulations, Caruso's behavior affected the progress of the game, and arena security quickly took him out of the stadium.
As his voice faded away, this became a small episode.
As for James?
He took a deep breath and his eyes became extremely firm.
Cavaliers attack.
After running over old Carter and easily breaking through the defense, James went straight into the penalty area.
"LeBron is attacking the frame like crazy! He went for a layup... Oh, the Trail Blazers' two-man team attack, the ball was destroyed... Wait, what just happened, LeBron is holding his forehead."
Mark Jackson was full of passion on the commentary table.
At the scene, the referee's whistle sounded immediately.
Jokic was assessed a defensive foul.
When the live broadcast showed James lying on the ground for several seconds without standing up, looking at the way he was covering his face, it seemed that the slap he just received in the face from Jokic was very painful.
This goal was not intentional by Jokic, but he violated the first active player after all. It seemed that this was quite cruel. As a first-year rookie, he was stunned on the spot.
He stretched out his hand to help James, but halfway through, he looked at the angry looks from the Cavaliers players and took it back in fear.
"From the slow-motion replay, it seems that the Blazers' rookie hit LeBron on the face or eyes. I hope it will not affect the next game, otherwise the Cavaliers may have no hope of coming back."
After speaking, Weber shook his head slightly.
On the court, after feeling the pain in his forehead subside, James put down his hand and stood up with the help of his teammates.
But after standing up, he looked at the hair tie that was knocked out by Jokic in the middle of the layup. He said nothing. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart at this moment...
The next moment, James turned his head and walked to the free throw line with firm steps.
As for the yellow hair tie on the ground, sorry, he doesn't need it anymore.
This scene made Wang Zelin on the bench feel a chill in his heart, because this scene always seemed familiar to him.
James left his development behind on the court. This scene always makes people feel inexplicably panicked.
"Swish", "swish!"
Two shots in succession, James made two free throws for the first time in this game.
Trail Blazers offense.
This time Lillard chose to break through the pick-and-roll. With the double cover of Jokic and Yi Jianlian, he easily broke through the Cavaliers' defense, but...
He underestimated the help defense of Cavaliers No. 23!
Lillard was halfway through flying when a black shadow suddenly passed through the air and nailed his shot to the backboard.
"LeBron! Finally, it's the pinboard hat from LeBron!!!"
Mark Jackson yelled.
"Return to defense quickly!"
Terry Stotts shouted.
However, a figure has surpassed everyone and headed straight to the front.
who is it?
It's James!
James's single fast break, Morrow and Lillard were in hot pursuit. The two surrounded him on both sides, trying to kill James.
"Bang!"
James violently collided with Morrow in the air, who came to help defend and cover. Then he took a decisive shot and the basketball went into the net.
Beep——!
Not only that, but there are also additional penalties.
"!"
At this time, deafening shouts came from Quicken Loans Arena.
After James landed, he went straight to the free throw line.
"Whoosh!"
Scored 2 1.
The Trail Blazers chose to shoot from the outside for the next goal, but Carter's touch was not good and the basketball hit the basket.
"rebound!"
The offensive rebound was caught by Yi Jianlian, but within a second, he suddenly felt a cold feeling in his hand, and the basketball... was cut off by someone.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Turning around, it’s James again!
After grabbing the ball, he started a one-stop fast break on his own.
"LeBron fast break! Oh, the speed is too fast, Carter can't catch up at all, he is going to dunk! He is going to dunk! He is going to dunk..."
Amidst the commentator's roar, a huge shock came from the Blazers basket.
boom--!
A one-armed tomahawk dunk exploded into the Trail Blazers' basket.
At the same time, like a bolt from the blue, Wang Zelin finally thought of something:
As we all know, the NBA is full of all kinds of weird metaphysical theorems, which may seem weird, but you really have to believe them.
For example, the most famous saying in the first ten years of the new century was "The Mavericks must win every odd-numbered year!" This law was broken only when the Spurs once again entered the Finals in 2013, but lost to the Heat.
Another example is "No scoring champion since Jordan", "The No. 1 pick must be a winner", "Birdman's four-board rule" and so on.
Among them, LeBron James' "If you drop the headband, you will explode" theorem is naturally indispensable.
During the Finals, James' performance in the early stages simply couldn't live up to his various reputations, so much so that there were rumors on the Internet such as "The French magician defended James alone", "Muscular men are not as good as fat men", "Classics reappear"
"The future is yours" and other black memes.
Until the angry James threw away his hair tie, and what he threw away together seemed to be the heavy pressure that he had been carrying for a long time.
Just like the Monkey King who had taken off the Golden Hoop Curse, the little emperor's all-powerful abilities were finally brought into full play.
Following a wave of 20:7 bombardment, there were two famous scenes in overtime: Bosh's key rebound and Ray Allen's life-saving three-pointer.
That Game 6 of the Finals was considered by many to be a classic game in James' career.
Many subsequent games also proved one thing: that little hair tie may be the switch that awakens Zhan Zhan!
Comparing everything in his memory, Wang Zelin suddenly reacted.
He just said that although James' performance in the first half was extremely brave, scoring a game-high 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, he always felt that something was missing.
Now, looking at James' towering hairline, doesn't it feel like it happened all at once?
In the next few rounds, James made three consecutive personal attacks without missing a beat, and his attack range was extremely wide. Not only could he finish at the basket, but he could also shoot three-pointers from outside.
At 7 minutes and 13 seconds, James blocked Jokic under the basket and once again developed a one-stop fast break. When encountering a double attack, he cooperated with his teammates under the basket to complete the offense.
The Cavaliers finally tied the game.
Just after half of the second half, James made 7 of 9 shots. What was even more exaggerated was that he hit all the next 5 consecutive shots without missing any. He had a terrifying performance of 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
With the current hot state, James has completely entered a new competitive state, which is often said to be the realm of "all-out James" and "desperate James".