Chapter 73 His dream is to become a poet
"They can't keep up with us," Whitman shouted, "just grab the defensive rebound and we'll run to the frontcourt, the Lithuanian (big z) is as slow as a turtle! We'll beat them down!"
"One, two, three, 1et’s go!" Everyone's palms were folded together and shouted cheering.
Pause ends.
James received the ball from the sideline Ilgoskas and used Gooden's pick-and-roll to attempt to break into the inside.
The Timberwolves' small forward Gomez couldn't catch up with James, and he was relatively generous and could not squeeze through the cover, so he was blocked by Gooden.
"Switch defense!" Li Rong waved his hand directly from behind, and he would face James.
James' breakthrough in the middle was slightly slowed down by Li Rong, but it was still a little unstoppable.
Gerald Green ran over from the bottom line and was about to block James in the air. He just scored two goals in a row and was very motivated.
One by one, one by one, forming a line of death from the ground to the sky.
Gerald Green stretched his arms straight in the air, ready to intercept James's attack at any time.
But the next moment, he saw the basketball in James's hand flying straight towards the bottom line.
Oh no! Gerald Green secretly called out, the person standing there was Daniel Gibson who should have defended.
James jumped up in the air and passed the ball straight through Gibson in the bottom corner.
This year marks Gibson's second year in the NBA, and he was selected by the Cavaliers in the second round last year.
Because the Cavaliers' backcourt was weak, Gibson quickly stood out and entered the team's lineup.
This is the second time he has been in Minnesota to play away. He was still a rookie when he came last year.
He was impressed by that game because it happened to be snowing heavily in Minnesota and the plane was stumbled for several hours.
He was born in Texas, southern United States, and had never seen such heavy snow. He stood in front of the glass window of his hotel room, looked at the heavy snow falling outside, and remembered Longfellow's "Snowflakes".
"Flying out of the arms of the sky,
"Fallen from the folds of Yunchang,
“The tan bare floating towards the forest,
"The loneliness that spreads into the fields,
"Gentle and silent, slowly flying,
"Snowflakes fall."
...
In fact, his dream is to be a poet.
James' passing was very powerful, which made Gibson's palm ached faintly.
He pulled his thoughts back to the court and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer.
"Bang!"
The basketball hit the basket's neck and bounced high, and was taken away by Jefferson, who was stuck in the main position when it fell.
Jefferson passed the ball directly to Li Rong, and the five Timberwolves ran wildly towards the frontcourt, and the pace was very fast.
As soon as Ilgoskas ran into the three-point line, Jefferson had already received a pass from Li Rong at the basket. Guden had been forced to switch defenses, so Daz had to guard against Li Rong outside the three-point line.
James chose to go forward and double-team Jefferson. The moment Jefferson saw the double-team, he instinctively passed the ball to Li Rong who was straight into the middle. Li Rong received the ball and directly distributed it to Gomez in the open position.
Before Daz could take a heavy step, he stepped forward to help defend, Gomez hit a mid-range shot.
79 to 79, the scores of both sides tied.
Gibson dribbles through half the court, Mike Brown, who was standing near the center line, shouted at him: "Give that damn basketball to LeBron!"
Gibson had no choice but to follow the order, pass the baller to James, and then run to the bottom line of the last shot, giving him room for singles.
Almost the same tactic as the last time, James once again took the ball and broke into the inside.
However, there was one more person involved in the encirclement this time. He bypassed Guden, who was blocking the people, and chased him from behind.
Together with Gerald Green and Li Rong, the three of them formed a net of heaven and earth to hunt James.
James Xun judged his own situation and chose to pass the ball.
However, when he was in the air, he hesitated for a moment.
Gibson at the bottom corner and Guden on the flank are both in a vacant state. Which one should I choose?
Gudeng's mid-range shooting rate is OK, but his shooting is a bit weird and his shooting degree is a bit slow. He cannot guarantee that Gudeng will not be disturbed by the opponent's defense when he receives the ball.
But Gibson just missed a three-pointer from the same position, which made him feel a little worried.
The timing on the court was fleeting and would not leave him much time to make decisions. James finally decided to pass it to Gibson, after all, he shot nearly 42% of his three-point shooting percentage last season.
Gibson received a pass from James again. This time he took a deep breath, aimed a little before choosing to take action.
"Bang!"
A vibration came from the orange basket, and the rebound was taken over by Gerald Green, who jumped up.
The Timberwolves fought back again.
James directly chose to deal with Li Rong, who was passing by Green, to perform a tactical foul.
He knew very well that the Timberwolves could not get up again, otherwise with the big z's return to defense, once the opponent enters the frontcourt, it will be 4-for-5.
Taking advantage of the Timberwolves' sideline ball, he turned his head to head coach Mike Brown on the sideline, hoping that he could make some personnel adjustments. The current lineup could not cope with the Timberwolves' degree on the court.
Seeing James looking at him, Mike Brown said to him: "LeBron, this tactical foul is used very well, but I hope you don't pass the ball anymore, okay?"
"Maybe we should consider a substitution." James turned to him and said.
"Uh..." Mike Brown thought for a moment, "Maybe you're right."
Li Rong, who received the sideline ball, almost laughed out loud when he heard the conversation between the two.
This Brown's last "Okay" is the most sexy one.
If you don’t look at the picture, just listening to the tone of these two people talking, it will be difficult to tell who is the coach and who is the player.
When Li Rong received the ball, he didn't give them any time to chat, so he dribbled the ball and rushed to the frontcourt and asked Jefferson to play a pick-and-roll for himself.
Irgoskas had never seen two inside players playing like this, and hesitated whether to follow him or not.
Li Rong opened fire directly outside the three-point line, and the basketball drew a wonderful arc and entered the frame hollow.
"Three-pointer!" DJ on the scene was quite excited about this long-distance shot and deliberately elongated Li Rong's name.
"Li!~~~"
Jefferson ran towards Li Rong, and the two of them slapped their hands.
The Timberwolves reversed the score and scored three points.
McHale on the sidelines was a little excited to see this scene. He seemed to have foreseeed the team's bright future.
Li Rong seems to have a magical leadership ability that can stimulate all the potential of his teammates.
Al Jefferson is too restrained and does not have the paranoid spirit of Li Rong.
Chapter completed!