At the beginning of the second half, James changed his style of running without the ball in the second quarter.
Turn on the all-out Zhan mode. Although there is no independent alliance at this time, it is still very powerful.
James holds the ball at the top of the arc, Ilgauskas stands near the free throw line, and others create space for James.
He broke through with all his strength, took an unparalleled step, and passed Guy in one step, even Ilgauskas's pick-and-roll was useless.
"Haha, James turned on the all-out James mode. The speed was too fast. Guy couldn't stop James from breaking through with all his strength." Larry shouted loudly, not sure whether it was to sympathize with Guy or to shout for James.
"At this time, the Cavaliers no longer have any tactics, it's just LeBron James." You can also appreciate James' violent aesthetic performance.
Gay was once again shocked by James' strength and speed. James has the weight of a forward, but what is incomprehensible is that he also has the speed of a defender.
Every time he plays against James, Gay feels like he's dying.
"You're a second-year rookie, you can't guard me." At the end of the first quarter and the first half of the second quarter, he was constantly being guarded by Li Tian, and James' performance was greatly restricted.
James' anger had accumulated to the extreme and exploded at this moment.
"Fuck, I won't let you succeed." Gay felt very good tonight. James was a great threat to Gay's defense, but it did not affect Gay's feel.
Gay is also a very talented player, otherwise Mark would not have specially arranged tactics for Gay at the beginning of the season. In many games, Gay played more minutes than All-Star power forward Gasol.
Looking at Mark's arrangement, Li Tian knew that the Grizzlies were becoming more and more eager to trade Gasol. It was definitely not a recent idea, and the decision was probably made early in the morning.
The purpose of choosing Mark as the head coach in the new season is to choose someone who can stand out. If the team's record is poor, Gasol will be traded away, and then the team will be torn down and rebuilt.
If next season they fail to draft a rookie who is good enough to become the team's future and the team's record does not improve, then Mark can be pushed out as a scapegoat.
These management teams are all cunning and cunning people. We have to lament that NBA head coaching is also a high-risk profession.
The NBA is an interest group, everything is an interest, it's just a difference in the size of the interest.
Players are like goods in their eyes. No matter how big a brand you are, if you cannot bring benefits to them, you will be put on the trading shelf in the next second.
Continuously breaking through the basket not only caused damage, but also had a greater effect in containing and disrupting the Grizzlies' defense.
In the entire third quarter, he made 5 of 7 shots, including two three-pointers, and scored 13 points. Without Milicic's restraint, Ilgauskas was able to get everything he wanted from the basket.
"The Grizzlies are in danger in this game. The entire team did not grab as many rebounds as Ilgauskas alone in the third quarter." Larry was a little worried about the Grizzlies.
"Larry, you can't just look at the Grizzlies' shortcomings. In the third quarter, the Grizzlies caused the Cavaliers 7 turnovers and 7 fouls. On the other hand, the Grizzlies only committed 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. , which is also the main reason why the Grizzlies were only 1 point behind the Cavaliers in the third quarter." Jack analyzed the situation on the court from another angle.
James played a full 30 minutes in the first three quarters and only took a 6-minute break at the end of the second quarter and in the middle of the third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was fixed at 82-84. Gay made 5 of 9 shots, and Conley's touch recovered somewhat and he made 3 of 3 shots, helping the Grizzlies maintain the score on the court.
Li Tian was envious of James's physical strength. He broke through for more than 20 minutes with all his strength, and his physical strength was still so good.
Looking back at Guy at the end, his face was pale and he didn't say a word. Li Tian knew that Guy was hit hard by James. He had already experienced that feeling when James broke through in the first quarter. If it weren't for Tai Chi's strength, It will definitely be no different from Guy now.
"Guy, how do you feel now? Can you still hold on?" Gay feels very good. Mark hopes that Gay can continue to play through the fourth quarter. He knows that James will definitely play through the fourth quarter, so he asks Guy in advance. I.
Gay breathed heavily, "I need to rest for a while, otherwise I will be easily injured. My chest hurts a little from being hit by James." In order to avoid injury, Gay proposed to take a rest. He didn't want to risk his life just because of a regular season game. own health.
Mark was helpless and turned to look at Li Tian. "Li, you come in a few minutes before the fourth quarter. Your task is to keep an eye on James with all your strength. Do you understand?" Substitute Li Tian on the court.
He continued to arrange tactics for the fourth quarter.
"Mark finally put Lee on the court. Guy was badly beaten by James. Letting Lee come up to defend James was Mark's most correct decision in this game." Larry praised Mark for the first time in the whole game.
"Yes, Lee's defense against James in the first quarter was really amazing. I don't know why Mark didn't put Lee on the court." Jack was also a little confused about Mark's arrangement.
Mark's arrangement is also the intention of the management. The management hopes to cultivate Gay and Conley. As for how to cultivate them, it is to increase playing time and ball rights. There are several stars who are not cultivated by relying on a lot of playing time and shots.
"Let us welcome Lee's appearance. The player who can limit James' performance is finally on the court."
Li Tian made a contribution to the team immediately after taking action, receiving a pass from Navarro and hitting a three-pointer.
"Li, you have been sitting on the court for so long, and you still feel so good." Navarro and Li Tian high-fived in celebration.
He smiled and replied, "Then you have to thank me for helping you get an assist."
"Go away! Without my assist, no matter how good your touch is, it's nothing." Navarro glanced at Li Tian with disdain.
"Hahaha!" Li Tian didn't care at all.
Turn around and defend James head-on.
"Hey, you seemed to have scored a lot of points while I was away just now." He looked at James playfully.
"Rookie, Gay can't hold it anymore, so you have a chance to play. It seems that you are dispensable in the team. If you want to come to the Cavaliers, I can guarantee that I will give you enough playing time and ball rights." James laughed. Waiting for Li Tian's answer.
"Impossible. The Cavaliers rejected me at the beginning. It will never be possible." Without thinking, he directly rejected the invitation. He knew that if he agreed, James would definitely find ways to trade him to the Cavaliers and give himself enough playing time and ball. right, but still chose to refuse.
James' face twitched, and he regretted that he should not have prevented the team from trading the picks and selecting Li Tian.
I thought to myself, "Since it is impossible for a knight to come, then it is an enemy. If you are an enemy, you must crush everyone who blocks you, no matter who you are."
James said no more and prepared to attack.
Breaking through quickly with the ball, Li Tian did not deliberately let James break through this time, but blocked his breakthrough head-on.
"I rub it, it really hurts." I couldn't help but sigh. I didn't have time to rebound the force back, so I suffered the impact.
James' collision caused Li Tian to lose his center of gravity, and the latter made a layup.
"Rookie, if I tell you, you can't guard me." Finally, he succeeded in a frontal breakthrough, and James returned to his original state.
"Yes, I didn't guard you from the first quarter. You were too soft-hearted and threw the ball directly into my hands. Thank you so much, James, you are a good person." Li Tian praised James as a good person.
"Fuck, you are waiting to be beaten by me." He was intercepted by a rookie, and his face was a little confused.
"Yes, you beat me up in the first quarter, and then you were so excited that you sent the ball to Paul and Darko." You don't seem to be good at talking trash to me.
"Fuck, fuck." James roared. He couldn't bear to be provoked like this by a rookie.
Li Tian thought to himself, "Zhan Zhan is indeed very strong, let alone such a young Zhan." James has been in the league for several years, and his skills in all aspects have made great progress.