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Chapter 67: A Lifetime Rival (3/3)

I don't know if it was a coincidence or something, but after Xie Hou came to an end, James began to wake up.

Against Artest, he took the outside three-pointer and hit the first goal tonight.

"The king is open," Brin said.

Indeed, the King opens, and this is just the beginning.

Compared to Xie Hou, James is not that magician because his offensive ability is much stronger than his template rookie magician.

Xie Hou is not here, and the Pacers' offense relies heavily on Artest's singles and O'Neal's back-playing game. Once they miss the one-on-one and are caught by James, the audience can witness the desire to prove that their little emperor is fully fire-driven and completes overtaking like a sports car with full speed start. Dunk in the Tomahawk.

"An incredibly spectacular counterattack!" Brin screamed, "from LeBron James!"

Three-pointers, counterattack, and the passer shot fired.

In the last three minutes, James regained the almost suffocating New York fans, and gave the game a little suspense.

29 to 21

The two sides ended the first quarter with an 8-point gap.

"LBJ's impact is more fierce, and Arthur is a more mature player."

In the commentary seat, Brin and his partner Matt Burs said: "Arthur is the real Magician version 2.0, and LeBron, the only similarity between him and Magician is that they are both tall organizers, and they are not particularly similar."

Off the court, Xie Hou's teammates were also talking about James.

"He is indeed very powerful," Kirilenko finished speaking, "but not as good as you."

Xie Hou was very satisfied with his statement, but it was not enough. He wanted to show the difference between him and James in this game. Although it had been reflected in the first quarter, the little emperor suddenly exerted his strength in the last three minutes, which made people's expectations for him rise again.

In the second quarter, James sat off the court and rested like Xie Hou.

Cheney replaced the troops, trying to take advantage of Xie Hou still sitting off the field to chase more points.

He really didn't take the rest of the Pacer seriously, and he would inevitably suffer a big loss in the end.

Jamal Tinsley is also a strong defender, paired with Al Harrington and Papalucas who swung to the third position to strengthen the wing defense, and O'Neal and Crohill, the inside.

The Knicks continued to use the two powerful players, Mutombo and Thomas.

Africa's mountains have good defense and rebounding, but they are old and cannot keep the whole game full of energy. They don't have a rest when they play for the whole quarter (it's really not humane). It is inevitable that his defensive focus will decline and his rebounding control will weaken.

The young Thomas can hold on, but he is only a role player after all, not a defensive core like Mutombo who can allow the team to build a system around him.

Tinsley missed a shot, and Crohill scored a rebound.

Harrington received the pass and relied on his foot to win the opponent, pulling the gap to 10 points.

31 to 21

Cheney can still sit still, after all, scoring and being scored are the most common things in the game.

Cheney finally panicked when Papalucas helped Tinsley break the Knicks point guard Howard Ellis.

The Greek dribbled through half the court, but he had the basic skills to support his point guard at two meters tall. Ellis wanted to break the ball away by the rude Greek.

Papalucas controlled the rhythm of the counterattack throughout the whole process and finally widened the gap to 13 points.

Yes, he sent a chasing three-pointer.

34 to 21

Cheney turned around and looked at the Chosen Son who was ready to appear: "LeBron, we need your energy."

The little emperor naturally stood up and walked up to Cheney, just wondering what the incompetent head coach needed him to do as long as he didn't save the world.

"Go and play the game you are best at." Cheney is very good at being a hand-off manager.

James also didn't believe his head coach could say such things.

Go play the game he wants? Well, he needs two long men who can shoot to pull space. Oh, they don't have such long men.

Since that's the case, he can only force himself to play games that he is not good at.

Seeing that James was coming here, Claire also called Sherhou and Artest.

He said: "I will replace Jamal and Al."

Upon hearing this, Artest said excitedly: "Do you really don't plan to give them a way out?"

Because of Xiehou, Artest and Papalucas are the three Pacers' hardest defenders on the outside. Artest mutters all day: "If they can play at the same time, we can prevent any team from being in a hurry."

Claire's thoughts must be less rude than his mother.

He just simply wanted to try the chemistry between Papalucas and Artest.

He was not worried about the cooperation between the Greeks and Xie Hou. Both of them were from the CSKA. There was definitely no problem with tacit understanding, chemical reactions and even ball rights distribution. It was mainly Artest, who was the most important pawn on the Pacers' wing. If the Greeks don't match him, he would basically be sentenced to miss the start.

Half a minute later, Papalucas received a bomb pass from his teammate and missed a three-pointer, leaving the bounds.

36 to 23

A score difference of 13 points, both sides substitution.

The Knicks not only played James, but also replaced Antonio McDyce and Van Horn, replacing the already breathless Mutombo, Thomas and the bullied Howard Ellis.

The Knicks' lineup is very interesting.

James point guard, Houston point guard, Santon Anderson small forward, power forward Van Horn, center Mike Dyce.

The other four people except James, even McDyce, have a certain mid-range shooting range. Although they are not the most ideal type in James' mind, they are much better than inside players like Mutombo and Cott Thomas, who are "both good and good, but they just can't shoot."

James felt a brand new look when he replaced the defender who could pull space.

He bravely broke through Xie Hou's defense, and his 109 kilogram weight was very courageous no matter who he hit. Xie Hou did not argue with him, and he rationally avoided the most violent collision.

Papalucas arrived as scheduled, which was a trap that had been prepared for a long time. James was like seeing Shonobuki's double-teaming Mushiichi, "I knew you would do this", and raised his hand to Anderson on the outside.

Anderson scored three points.

26 to 36

"His passing vision is no less than you," Papalucas said.

Xie Hou believed that Papalucas's assisted defense timing was perfect, and no two-meter defender paid more attention to defense than this Greek.

Two-meter guards are always synonymous with defensive loopholes. The convenience brought by height is a higher vision, and can see opportunities that small guards cannot see and are conducive to grabbing rebounds; there are conveniences, and there are naturally inconveniences. The unfair world is equal in many aspects. A tall figure means a tall center of gravity, which is difficult to compare with a short guard, and is definitely not as lateral movement as a short guard. However, these people want to play the defender and face the most agile opponents, so defense is always their top priority.

This is not obvious to Papalucas.

As a field-controlled defender, he never panics, never becomes a burden to the team, has decisive three-pointers, accurate judgment, and top-notch defense.

Xie Hou fully believes in Papalucas's assistance in defense. If even he can't get James into the double-team trap, they have to find another way.

"Secretly cut off his passing route, what do you think?" Xie Hou asked as he dribbled the ball.

Papalucas said: "You can give it a try."

Not talking nonsense, this is also a characteristic of the Greeks.

Xie Hou dribbled the ball through the half and then passed the ball to Papalucas to organize the attack.

Also a tall ball holder, Papalucas can see the opportunity he can see.

James felt relieved. Anderson's fierce defense made the Greeks uncomfortable. The tactics could not be operated and the basketball could not be produced.

Artest struggled to get the ball from the Greeks, rushed in, encountered assisting defense, and passed it out again - "It's too high!" - Xie Hou jumped up with all his strength, and took the overly high pass with one arm (it should have made a mistake out). The moment he landed, the receiver dribbled the ball forward, quickly blew James' left-hand defense.

Xie Hou dribbled the ball with his right hand throughout the whole process, without going through the paint area, just outside, grabbing the ball with his right hand and throwing it out.

Long arms, giant hands, soft feel.

Isn’t the combination of all this talent?

LeBron James has a tattoo of the Chosen Son in his body, and he met another Chosen Son on the court today.

It is no accident that such outstanding talent appears on this person at the same time.

James looked at Xie Hou's back, and the 19-year-old was extremely confident...

"Swish!"

Xie Hou made a throw-out to clear the ball, and the Knicks' full defense failed.

38 to 25

Xie Hou didn't want to spray trash talk, but there was a saying he had to say that James was worthy of his spray trash talk.

He said to James: "Hey, your defense is worse than I thought."

This is the first trash talk that Xie Hou squirted to James tonight.

"This guy..."

James' eyes were burning with fire, and he dribbled over. Xie Hou let him go one meter and was not worried about his shooting, because Xie Hou's arm span was enough to interfere with his shot.

James was so angry that he shouted and insisted on challenging Xie Hou's defense.

Xie Hou took a step forward, jumped up with his arm span, and knocked his ball away from the front the moment James pitched.

Xie Hou landed and chased the ball, and James also chased him from behind.

Two young kings ran towards the frontcourt at the same time.

Xie Hou jumped up against the paint area on the left, and his sneakers seemed to have a burner. At this moment, he was the best spokesperson for AJ. He ascended the sky like a dragon, and through LeBron James' body, his 224-centimeter long arm was raised over his head, shouting angrily, and knocking the ball into the basket with all his strength.

“boom!!!”

"Beep!"

When the whistle sounds, the winner is also decided.

James immediately looked up after landing, staring at Xie Hou who was hanging on the basket - after tonight, he will always remember this person.

European Emperor Star, Louis XI, King Arthur Xie Hou - my lifelong opponent.
Chapter completed!
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