The court is warming up, and the sidelines are warming up.

But unlike Guda, Yang Yi is still telling the story of James and Anthony.

Judging from the roster he got before the game, Lin Ying returned to the bench after Anthony returned and will not appear in this game.

When Lin Ying comes up, fans' attention will automatically increase. But before Lin Ying came up, he needed to make the transition in that period.

The peerless twins of the 2003 generation are full of topics every time they meet.

And this time the guests are a little strange to some fans, but to some they are very familiar.

Yu Jia.

He is unfamiliar because his job is basically CBA commentary and he will not come to the NBA scene.

We are familiar with him because a program he hosted last year became very popular. The name of that program was "Basketball Park".

This time he went to Denver as a guest, and the purpose was actually to collect materials for the next episode of the show.

Lin Ying's popularity is already very high in China, and it is easy for his show to become a hit.

After the warm-up on the field ended, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the lineups of both sides were also announced one after another.

Cavaliers: Larry Hughes, Alexander Pavlovich, James, Ben Wallace, Ilgauskas.

Nuggets: Carter Sr., Iverson, Anthony, Martin, Nene.

Ilgauskas moved the ball back to the Cavaliers half, and the game officially began.

Come on, James holds the ball.

Lin Ying saw James up close for the first time.

So damn strong!

This is still young James from Cavaliers 1.0. Although he is wearing a jersey, his thick arms and calves are exposed, giving him a full sense of strength.

Because of the presence of James, the Cavaliers are also a team that focuses on defensive counterattacks, and positional warfare is relatively simple.

Basically, pull the inside line out to play the pick-and-roll.

This is also the reason why Ilgauskas will still be there when Ben is on the court. He has a very stable mid-range ability.

Ilgauskas has already reached a high position.

He was so big that he blocked Anthony.

James used the pick-and-roll and kicked the accelerator and rushed in.

Compared to his size, this speed is really fast, just like a defender.

However, James is really not good at shooting...

"Bang!"

Damn it, James knocked Martin away and dunked!

Okay, it's a stupid shot with this kind of impact.

Looking back, Anthony went low and directly asked for the ball.

But it wasn't James who was guarding him, it was Pavlovich.

After catching the ball and turning around as a three-threat, Pavlovic's shot was blocked a little bit, and he made a sudden jump shot.

The technical move was beautiful, but James' defense came in the moment before he took action!

Lin Ying was shocked again by the speed of assisting in defense.

It is said that young James is a helper and a monster.

"Dang!"

Although the ball was not blocked, Anthony took action after being interfered with.

Then, James turned around and picked off the defensive rebound and launched a defensive counterattack.

Hughes followed up from the wing. James passed the ball and ran to the frontcourt. He received Hughes' return pass and broke through directly in the middle.

At this time, old Carter had retreated and reached out to pull James because he couldn't stop him from jumping.

As a result, I didn’t even pull it off...

James scored the ball.

The referee did not blow the whistle.

Classic 2+0.

Lin Ying watched in deep thought, thinking about how to guard against James like this.

James is only 23 years old this year, right?

Although Kobe is the number one player in the league, many media have compared him with Kobe and are discussing when to take over as the number one player.

Although a large part of the reason for this is Stern's praise, just like Grant Hill back then, Stern's praise is not a forced one.

This strength is indeed a bit scary.

A piece of trivia that is not too cool: James averaged 30 points per game this year and was crowned the only scoring champion in his career.

It can be said that his personal strength has truly reached its peak this season.

Why didn't he average 31.4 points per game in his third season?

No way, he was just in time for Kobe's 81-point season!

Anthony continued to play singles in the frontcourt, this time he chose to pull up.

However, the Cavaliers obviously have a defensive strategy. Pavlovic and Hughes both guarded Iverson and Anthony's shots, and then asked James to make up for it.

Anthony's shot is equivalent to facing Pavlovic's defense.

The Serbian is tall and has long arms, and is a standard 3D player. Although he has almost lost the 3 this season, the D is still there, and the ball interferes with him enough.

"when!"

Anthony hit two irons in the opening game.

His style of play is similar to the last game.

It can be seen that there is still no progress in the communication between Iverson and him...

Five minutes into the first quarter, the Cavaliers launched another fast break.

The ball passed to James by Hughes during the fast break was a bit high. After James took off, there was an obvious pause in the air, and then he forced the ball back with his right hand.

"Bang!"

A fast-break alley-oop dunk!

This directly caused the fans at the scene to become restless.

Simply inhuman!

6 to 12.

James's physical strength tank was full at the beginning, and his presence on both offense and defense was overwhelming.

Although Anthony also scored 2 goals, his efficiency was far behind in comparison.

And as soon as he hits the iron, the Cavaliers will launch a defensive counterattack.

That's James' favorite rhythm of the game.

Carl called a timeout.

Just as he was walking to the bench, a rare scene happened on the court.

Iverson was arguing with Anthony.

Ever since joining the Nuggets, Iverson has been making concessions.

Although the outside world has always said that the combination of the two of them is not suitable, there has never been any conflict between them.

This is not because Iverson has changed his gender, but because he knows his age. This may be the last place in his career where he can win the championship.

But this time he was really a little angry.

It was clear that he had convinced Anthony before the game, but Anthony still acted like this during the game.

This is simply not taking him seriously.

And more importantly, if the team loses again after playing like this, it will really lose!

From some distance away, Lin Ying could vaguely hear Iverson talking about defeating James.

After the timeout, the Nuggets made substitution adjustments, and both Anthony and Iverson were replaced by Karl.

This wave was very Karl, which not only punished Anthony but also preserved his dignity.

However, the next few minutes will be a huge challenge for the Nuggets.

James, there is no end to rest!

Before going on the field, Lin Ying and Martin had exchanges.

He signed that he has been observing James' playing style and came to a conclusion:

Regardless of whether there is a shot or not, James is basically unstoppable one-on-one at this time.

Just like you knew Jordan was going to lean back but you couldn't stop him, James was going to rush you and you couldn't stop him.

So one person must take the lead and the other person make up for it.

Although James' passing ability is also excellent, the rest of the Cavaliers' lineup is terrible.

The basic offense can be ignored. Pavlovich has been unable to make three-pointers this season. He only needs to guard against Ilgauskas' mid-range shots and Hughes's air cuts.

Is it bad to be a substitute?

I will arrange a wave for you before going on stage!

After the timeout, the Nuggets' offense returned, and the 91 combination reappeared. This time, Lin Ying received a pass from Smith and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

There were constant cheers at the scene.

Eukaryotic Lin Huang is very thirst quenching!

Domestic fans were also instantly excited.

This alliance can only have one emperor. In this wave of competition for the "emperor", Lin Ying will win first!

9 to 12!

Chasing a three-pointer is fast, and in the blink of an eye there are only 3 points left.

Lin Ying was ready to guard against James, but this time James was actually resting with his hands on his hips!

Sure enough, even the young James couldn't handle the combination of offense and defense all the time.

Over there, Larry Hughes played a single game, ran over old Carter and caused a foul on the thug, and got two free throw opportunities.

The LeBron James 1.0 period is known as LeBron James' dark age.

Although his statistics were impressive and he even led the team to the finals, he was still one step behind.

Because the Cavaliers are located in a small city that is not even considered third-tier in the United States, Cleveland.

Cleveland has a population of just over 400,000, and it is not a developing city, but one that is constantly losing population.

The data speaks for itself. The population here was more than 900,000 in the 1950s, 470,000 in 2000, and 390,000 in 2010.

Therefore, it is also called "Ke Village" by some fans. It is also the only city without a championship in the four major sports leagues in the United States.

To put it simply and concisely, who would want to come to this miserable place?

This directly resulted in James having no helpers during the 1.0 era.

Big Ben is here this season, he is 33 years old, and Olney is here in the future, he is 37 years old...

Looking at the 1.0 period, there are only a few people who can be truly considered reliable. Currently, the only ones in the lineup are Ilgauskas and Hughes.

Hughes is a defensive and breakthrough impact guard. In his peak season of 2004-05, he averaged 2.9 times per game with the Wizards and was selected to the All-Defensive Team.

Then you will actually find that his and James' playing styles overlap.

Cavaliers 1.0 James spread his hands: Isn’t it difficult for me?

But at least, James can continue to score points when he rests.

9 to 14.

The score difference returned to 5 points.

In the Nuggets' offense, they played a wave of wonderful coordination.

Smith moved to contain the defense. Lin Ying passed the ball to Martin under the basket. Martin attracted James to help defend and then passed it back to Lin Ying who cut in. Lin Ying took off and dunked with both hands!

11 to 14!

In the "Emperor" war, Lin Ying wins another victory!

Denver fans are extremely emotional.

Lin Ying's performance in these two rounds was simply perfect!

But it's actually James's own fault, he only thinks about slaying dragons and being warm.

Lin Ying just won the Hot Rookie of the Month award, so he should find out more about it!

The on-site photographer was not "resigned" last time, and this time he naughtily gave Anthony the lens.

Anthony looked up at the score and seemed to be struggling.

Hey, there are times when you have troubles!

On the court, James started to get the ball.

Resting with arms akimbo is an occasional thing. As a physical monster, it only takes one turn to return to green.

He looked at the ball and Lin Ying, who was posing in front of him, and tentatively made a swinging motion before shooting.

Lin Ying didn't react at all.

He has been observing off the court for so long, and James has never taken a shot from the mid-range position.

Sure enough, James was testing...

The breakthrough begins.

Lin Ying stood back a small step to prevent the attack and now took the initiative to fight.

"Bang!"

Good guy, Lin Ying felt like he was hit by a car.

After strengthening his core strength, he thinks his strength is already quite good.

At least against other insiders in the past, he was not far behind in most of them.

But James' power to rush forward.

This is just James 1.0!

Moreover, the league introduced a no-handhek rule in 2004, which prohibits players from using their hands to block the breakthrough player's hand.

Right under the referee's nose, if Lin Ying got involved, he would definitely be called off.

After reaching the free throw line, James pushed past Lin Ying and entered the penalty area.

But this time, what was waiting for him was not the vast sea and the sky, but another passionate face.

Martin came up immediately.

At the same time, Lin Ying did not attack from a double flank, but quickly went to the basket to help defend the attacker.

In this case, James generally has three options. One is to go up against Martin; the other is to risk being intercepted and pass to the basket; the third is to make an alley-oop pass...

Well, the third scenario does not exist here, James only has two options.

And soon he was left with only one option.

Because Lin Ying changed defense too decisively and the three-second zone was so close, Ben had no chance to catch the ball.

James beats Martin.

Damn it, I can’t stand it.

It's not that Martin is much better than Lin Ying in confrontation, but that James is a small forward after all. He rushes hard, but after stopping, he doesn't actually have an advantage against a strong inside line like Martin.

He was forced to take two more steps down, circle around Martin, and then go up again.

At this time the referee's whistle sounded.

Martin's first reaction was to show his hands to the referee to show that he did not press down and did not commit a foul.

But that's not the point.

The key point is that Lin Ying also moved in the direction of the referee, clenching his hands into fists and spinning wildly in circles.

That's a hand gesture for walking!

Martin also suddenly reacted and followed Lin Ying in circles.

Then, Karl, who was on the sidelines, was also taken up and spun around wildly at the referee.

The atmosphere suddenly became joyful.

The referee was also stunned, he just wanted to give a star whistle!

After struggling for a while, the referee finally signaled to watch the replay.

At this time, the NBA did not have the right to challenge head coaches, and it was entirely up to the referees to decide whether to watch the replay.

The Nuggets seem to take this penalty very seriously, and since it's James, they still have to be cautious.

The game entered a technical timeout.

Players on both sides also returned to half court.

The referees were watching again and again, and that's when Anthony walked up to Karl.

The two had a conversation.

The referee over there watched the replay and finally gave a penalty.

James, let's go!

When he was confronting Lin Ying, he had already started. When he reached Martin, he stopped and had already used up three steps.

At this time, he could only force himself up and go straight up, but because he couldn't get up, he took two more steps, adding up to five steps.

As long as Martin did not commit a foul, the ball must have been a walk.

As soon as the penalty was announced, the crowd burst into cheers.

Watching the Nuggets' ball, watching dunks, and watching three-pointers, those are not the best things to watch, the best thing to watch is the defense!

A successful and beautiful defense is as happy as getting a Christmas gift at Christmas!

Back from the technical timeout, the Nuggets have made substitutions. Iverson and Anthony are both back.

After the substitutions, the Nuggets' lineup is: Iverson, Smith, Anthony, Lin Ying, Martin.

This is another brand new lineup, but Karl is obviously targeting it. The defensive end of this lineup is average on the inside, but it is good at assisting defense.

The Cavaliers only have Ilgauskas who can play in the low post and his efficiency is average, but this will be very targeted at James.

James walked, the ball was exchanged, and after Iverson advanced to the frontcourt, something magical happened.

Anthony didn't ask for the ball!

It would definitely be interesting if we gave Anthony a close-up of his face at this time.

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When people are in the arena, they can't help themselves.

In order to defeat the enemy of his life, he gave in to this step!
Chapter completed!