Deng Fang arrived in Cleveland on the evening of the 17th.
After getting off the plane, Deng Fang went straight to the Quicken Loans Center Arena.
The game will start in one hour.
When Deng Fang arrived at the Quicken Loans Center Arena, the team had already begun warm-up activities.
After asking Hunter, Deng Fang had an idea.
The team's preparations are all normal and targeted training is done well.
The only bad news is that because of Deng Fang's outrageous remarks two days ago, the league issued him a ticket.
$50,000!
This was Deng Fang's first offense.
But Deng Fang didn't care.
This little money is nothing to him now!
Although I don’t have much money in my pocket now, I will soon have a lot of money.
For the team to win the game, the money is worth it.
At 7:50 in the evening, the game between the Warriors and the Cavaliers is about to begin.
After warming up, James came to the technical stage as usual, picked up the magnesium powder, poured it into his hands, and threw the magnesium powder into the air with both hands!
Quicken Loans Arena suddenly became excited.
"Look, that's our emperor!"
"How domineering!"
"This is our king!"
"MVP! MVP!"
Before the game even started, shouts of MVP echoed throughout the arena.
I have to say that James' status in Cleveland is really high.
He has been deified.
It is precisely for this reason that in the hearts of Cleveland fans, James will always stay with the Cavaliers.
Therefore, as soon as Deng Fang's remarks came out two days ago, he immediately became a thorn in the side of Cleveland fans!
what are you?
You actually said James would run away?
My brain is crazy!
defamation!
Are you afraid of playing against the Cavaliers and facing James?!
Hum hum, I will give you a good look today!
The atmosphere in the stadium has already risen before the game even starts!
All the fans were waiting to see how their king would beat the Warriors!
The referee blew the whistle and Lopez and Ilgauskas jumped the ball in the middle circle.
The Cavaliers got the ball first.
James came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Laga Bell followed James closely.
The Cavaliers' starting five are James, Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, JJ Hickson and Ilgauskas.
Mo Williams, also known as Little Mo for short, used to be in the Bucks. Because he liked shooting, someone gave him the nickname Mo Buchu.
Just by listening to the name, you can tell that Mo Williams still has two brushes in his shooting.
However, Xiao Mo is 1.85 meters tall, not tall, and relatively thin, so he struggles defensively.
If Curry is a weakness on the defensive end, then Mo is a black hole!
After all, Curry doesn't suffer from his height, and his motivation is much better than Xiao Mo's.
Anthony Parker is 1.98 meters tall. He plays shooting guard and is very accurate in three-pointers.
JJ Hickson is young and strong. He plays power forward and has excellent physical fitness. On the offensive end, he relies entirely on scoring points. He has no mid-range shot and no ability to post up in the low post.
In addition, JJ Hickson's defense is not good either.
Ilgauskas, also known as Big Z, is 2.21 meters tall. He is a tall and lanky center who can shoot mid-range shots and three-pointers. He also has certain post-up ability.
Generally speaking, Big Z is very similar to Yao Ming, a weakened version of Big Yao.
Finally, there is LeBron James.
At this time, LeBron James is in the late stage of his career. He is characterized by his full impact and ability to cause damage, his mid-range shooting is okay, and he has a bit of a post-up shot.
As for the ability to connect and organize, this is talent, and James has been very good since he entered the league.
However, James's long-range shooting at this time was average, especially three-pointers, and his shooting percentage was only 30%, which was not yet the league average.
Of course, if James is really shorted, he can still shoot.
At least he was much better than later generations of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Simmons.
Generally speaking, James is still difficult to guard at this time.
The main reason why it is difficult to guard is that his breakthrough is too lethal.
James' passing skills are quite good, and he can connect the team together through passing the ball.
The power of the crowd is always stronger.
It is difficult for one person to defeat a team.
Even if it does happen, it is something that only happens once in a few years.
However, the pass is actually not difficult to defend.
You want to pass the ball, but there are people in front of your teammates, how do you pass it?
Each player defends one. If you don't help defend, you won't be able to pass the ball.
So in the final analysis, James' personal offense is powerful and can attract double attacks.
Once you attract a double attack, your teammates will be empty, and there will be an opportunity to pass the ball over.
Is it okay not to cooperate in defense?
no!
Because James' personal offense is very powerful, if you don't help defend him, he will beat the opponent.
But at this time, James' shooting was not very good, and he was not as good as Kobe in singles. Why could he often beat his opponents?
The main reason is that James' physical fitness is very good. People who are as tall as him are not as strong as him, and people who are as strong as him are not as fast as him.
So James can always swoop in for a layup or a foul shot.
What if I take a step back to guard against you and not give you a chance to break through?
Your shooting isn’t reliable anyway!
But James can still get to the basket often.
Why?
In addition to James's really good movement control skills, there is another reason - physical advantage, the overlord can force the bow!
Anyway, I have an advantage in physical fitness, so I can just crush you.
Besides, pushing in can cause a foul even if you can't get a layup!
Why is this happening?
In addition to physical advantages, I also have confidence!
We are the proud sons of heaven!
star!
Alliance facade!
Signature character!
Do you understand Star Whistle?
Celebrities are all given whistle blowing privileges, how can the league's number one not be given the privilege?
It's that simple!
Due to NBA President David Stern's star-making plan, the league strongly favors James, so James has received a lot of star calls and has a lot of free throws in every game.
This can be seen by comparing James Harden in later generations:
Harden is well-known for his ability to draw fouls. For this reason, Harden is nicknamed the son of Jingdezhen - the Porcelain Mamba.
However, after becoming the boss of the Rockets, Harden only averaged between 9 and 11 free throws per game this season.
This is already very high in the league.
It is also because of this number of free throws that Harden is nicknamed the Mamba, the son of Jingdezhen.
This is the result of later generations encouraging offense and focusing on protecting defenders who dribble above the free throw line.
But LeBron James averaged 8 free throws per game in the second year of his career. From the third to the seventh year, he basically averaged 9 to 10 free throws per game.
At that time, the league was not so strict on defense, and hand movements were still relatively loose.
Even so, James can still get so many free throws. In addition to his strong impact, it is undeniable that the league's special care is also a very important factor.
Ever since LeBron left the Cavaliers and joined the Cavaliers, his personality has collapsed, the world has been scolded, and the league no longer pays special attention to him.
The brand of the league must not only play well, but also have a good personality!
If your personality collapses, then you won’t be praised!
So after joining the Heat, LeBron's average free throws per game immediately dropped from 10 to 8.
After that, due to Xiao Hua's rise to power, James's number of free throws dropped again and again.
It stands to reason that as long as no major injuries occur and physical fitness does not drop significantly, a player will always become more mature and able to make more reasonable use of the rules to commit fouls.
In other words, under normal circumstances, it is normal for a star like Harden to average more and more free throws per game.
At least there shouldn't be many changes.
That's not the case with LeBron.
So this fully shows that before LeBron left the Cavaliers, he enjoyed different treatment from other stars in the league.
