Of course, LeBron James knew how popular Lian Dao has been recently. The Knicks first defeated the Thunder with 51 points, and then easily defeated the Bulls on Christmas Eve in three and a half quarters.
Lian Dao also scored 74 points and 59 points respectively in these two games. In the game against the Thunder, Lian Dao still scored 74 points in three quarters, which shocked the whole United States. All media are competing to report. Lian Dao
It also became Chamberlain's 100 points and 78 points and Kobe's 81 points, becoming the fourth in the NBA's single-game individual scoring history rankings.
But James still believes that if he does his best, it should be no problem to limit Lian Dao. Lian Dao in the previous game was also very good, but after James and Lian Dao fought, they won in the end.
In the same game, the Knicks still have the same lineup, and at the Heat's home court, James doesn't think any fundamental changes will happen.
Oh, the only difference is that they have an extra Tony Allen role player in the second position.
Yes, in James's mind, Tony Allen is a role player who cannot change the ending.
At noon on December 28, James began preparing for the evening game.
Although he had defeated the Knicks just once not long ago, and although he was still confident that he would continue to defeat the Knicks, he did not slacken because of this. At least James was not blindly arrogant.
Although he defeated the Knicks last time, James did not take much advantage. Moreover, his score was limited to less than 30 points by Lian Dao, but he failed to limit Lian Dao's score to less than 30 points.
Of course, this is also related to the difference between the two's ball rights, but there are also reasons for their own defensive defense.
This time, he also needs to adjust his condition and show his best condition. James not only wants to win this game, but also James must surpass Lian Dao in terms of data.
Major media and fans are also looking forward to this game.
The two most powerful teams in the Eastern Conference have won the championship, two strong stars. The important factors that attract fans to watch a game are all in one go.
Therefore, this game also became the focus battle on December 28.
The Knicks' match against the Heat was commented by ESPN, and for this, they also sent two generals, Mike Bryn and Van Gundy Jr. to comment. This shows that this game has a very high status in ESPN's mind.
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By night, the American Airlines Center stadium was already full of people and full.
This kind of scene has not appeared for many years. Except for the Heat reaching the finals in 2006, basically, Miami fans prefer the Hyde bar inside the American Airlines Arena when compared to watching the game.
However, James' arrival this season has also brought more attention to the American Airlines Arena. I just don't know how long Miami fans can maintain this enthusiasm. After all, they are not long-lasting fans.
But at least it seems very good now. Some fans who have not won the tickets will actually choose to gather in the square outside to watch the game.
This situation would have never happened in the past.
Lian Dao must admit that teams with stars have different levels of attention. After all, not every team is the Knicks, and not every team's market is as vast as New York.
James, Wade and Bosh, each of these three people has their own traffic. When they choose to join in, the traffic and topicality they bring are definitely not just 1+1+1=3, their popularity
It is infinitely enlarged.
The influence is also infinitely magnified, otherwise the calm South Coast would not have stirred up trouble this summer!
Similarly, the reputation of the "Big Three" will bring them traffic at all times. Even if, many years later, when this topic is mentioned, it will still make people feel deeply moved.
This is the exquisiteness of the God-Portrali!
"Sickle and the Knicks have played against the Miami Heat for the second time this season, but the first time they played, the Knicks lost a crushing defeat, but in the previous game, Sickle still performed well, and LeBron did not limit Sickle's performance at all
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"Although LeBron was very confident that he would win three consecutive victories before the game, the Knicks were not easy to deal with, especially Sickle once said that they would not fall twice in a team.
Before that, the Knicks did it.”
"Indeed, I believe Sickle and the Knicks came here with the determination to win!"
Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Bryn were already chattering in the commentary table, and on the court, both Lian Dao and James were seriously doing pre-match warm-up shots.
Many people on the Internet say that without Xiao Si, it is impossible to defeat the Heat's Big Three just because Lian Dao is using it.
And in this game, Lian Dao is to prove that even without Stoudemire, he can still lead the Knicks to defeat the Heat and win.
This game was also a game in which Lian Dao proved his strength in leading the team.
In this way, amid the cheers of Miami fans at the scene, the referee whistled and started the game that fans, media and players have been waiting for for a long time.
The biggest problem with the Heat is the inside, unfortunately, the same is true for the Knicks who lost Sir.
However, although the Knicks did not have Sir, Cousins used his bounce talent to help the Knicks win the ball with Big Z.
Judging from the scramble phase, the Heat's inside line is even weaker than the Knicks.
Let the 35-year-old Big Z serve as the starter. From this perspective, we can see how shortage of people are in the Heat's inside line.
Lian Dao believes that with the current strength of Big Z, there is no chance of starting in any team.
The Knicks attacked first, and Holiday slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. This time, the Knicks were not in a hurry to play fast attack with the Heat.
James stared at Lian Dao tightly. I have to say that James with a tendon is really intimidating, but Lian Dao doesn't care about it. In terms of strength, as long as he is not a purely powerful big center, Lian Dao will still be
Have never lost.
Millsap stepped forward to provide a cover for Lian Dao without the ball, and Lian Dao began to run without the ball, trying to get rid of James' defense.
Lian Dao had just appeared less than a second, and Holiday's pass was delivered.
This is, after growing up for a whole season, Holiday will grow faster than in history with the 76ers.
Holiday has also become the second brain in the Knicks field besides Lian Dao. Many times his role is that data cannot be reflected. Lian Dao estimated that Holiday this season will likely be selected as the All-Star.
Now the Knicks have confirmed that two people will be selected as All-Stars, one is Lian Dao and the other is Xiao Si, and the most likely third All-Stars are Holiday and Millsap.
But the most likely one is Holiday, who is second only to Derek Ross in the East in No. 1 position, and even Rajon Rondo is much worse than Holiday in the votes.
However, Millsap is a bit miserable as an inside player. After all, the competition in the Eastern Conference insider is too fierce. There are Xiaos in the same team, and there are Garnett, Howard, Bosh, Horford, Bozer, and Jokinoah outside the team.
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David Lee should have had a chance, but he was transferred to the bench and his playing time has been greatly reduced. It is estimated that David Lee will not choose to renew his contract after this season. He only renewed his contract for one year after the end of last season.
, the purpose is to chase the championship.
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James' defense was not enough. As soon as Lian Dao received the ball, James appeared in front of Lian Dao. He moved very quickly and did not want to give Lian Dao any space at all.
James's body has actually reached its peak during this period, but some skills have not yet reached its peak. The 26-year-old James is more using his body to play basketball.
James doesn't use his back-to-back attack yet, and he still squeezes out the defenders and hits the basket and directly dunks.
In terms of experience, James has left the growth period of the Cavaliers, especially after being eliminated by the Celtics last season, and has become more mature and stable.
If he is defined, Lian Dao will define James as early as 2.0, but has not reached the peak of 2.0.
After all, James, who has not been baptized by the Mavericks and the Spurs, cannot evolve to the peak!