Chapter 247 "The King's Speech"(1/3)
who I am?
Where am I?
what happened?
James was pinned down by Lin Ying and couldn't get up. He was a little confused.
Since he entered the league, even including his rookie season, he has never been suppressed like this!
His best breakthroughs actually failed continuously?
In his impression, Lin Ying shouldn't have such strength and speed!
But the reality was before him, and he had no time to rub his eyes like the audience.
He took a look and saw that there was no chance to pass the ball. He turned around and gave Lin Ying a hard blow, then took two more steps and took a tough shot.
The bottom line referee whistle blows.
Walking violation!
You can’t live without the superstar whistle, but you can’t always give it to it.
Especially when James was walking, a group of people from the Suns team were already circling their hands to signal him.
The one who enjoyed the most excitement was Butler who couldn't play.
James spread his hands and looked at the referee doubtfully.
However, the referee did not give him a positive response.
And at this moment, the Suns were already sending the ball out from the backcourt quickly!
By the time he reacted and chased back, the Suns had already reached the frontcourt!
Lin Ying passed the ball to Hill who was following up. Hill made an emergency stop in the middle distance and hit the target!
21 to 16!
The Suns opened the score again!
Brown reached out and called a timeout!
The scene was agitated.
Compared to the time just now, the Suns' opening up the score this time had a significantly greater impact on them.
The Cavaliers can have the current strength and break out of the Eastern Conference because of James.
Now you suddenly tell me that James is no longer working?!
How to fight this!
And they don't understand why the Suns can still play so well without Butler and Ben is suspended.
Magic fans: We are familiar with this!
We thought the same way back then. No, it should be said that fans across the league felt that the Magic with O'Neal and Hardaway were going to win, but they were swept away!
Never underestimate the hope of a championship, but never underestimate the truth of your opponent!
The attitude of Cavaliers fans on social media before the game, as well as the Cavaliers team's eagerness to win the championship, is not much different from that of the Magic team back then!
Back from the timeout, the Cavaliers haven't made any substitutions yet.
After James received the ball in the frontcourt, Big Z pulled to the top of the arc to play a pick-and-roll!
Although he couldn't emotionally accept the fact that he couldn't break through Lin Ying, he took the initiative to adjust his offensive method in order to win. It was definitely not because he was afraid of Lin Ying.
Big Z's pick-and-roll quality was very high, but Lin Ying didn't take advantage of it at all. He went around behind it.
That means if James wants to vote, he will vote. If he doesn't vote, he won't be replaced!
After James broke through, he took a step forward and was stopped by Lin Ying.
It's really a bit numb, this defense is so good!
James was forced to give the ball back to Big Z, then ran out of the three-point line to catch the ball and directly pulled it up and shot.
"Whoa!"
The basketball passes through the net!
His outside feel is very good!
The scene burst into cheers.
That's it! How could Lin Ying be able to guard against their king! It was all because James was not serious!
The Suns' frontcourt attack was blocked, and the Cavaliers had another chance to tie or overtake the score.
James continues to pick and roll with Big Z.
He just made a three-pointer. The Suns should adjust their defensive strategy and switch defenses, right?
But what he didn't expect was that the Suns still didn't change, and Lin Ying continued to retreat around the pick-and-roll!
My blood pressure is high!
Are you really not afraid that he will kill the sun?
Thinking about it, James stopped the ball, raised his hand and took another three-point shot.
Then he saw Lin Ying rushing forward with all his strength!
Lin Ying was indeed running around the pick-and-roll, giving him certain outside shooting opportunities, but he was not letting him shoot!
"when!"
His shot was a bit slow, and his three-point shot missed after being interfered with!
Stoudemire grabbed a defensive rebound under the basket, and the Suns immediately launched a fast break.
Before most of the players returned to half court, the Suns' fast break ended, and Nash's layup drew a defensive foul from West.
Nash made two solid free throws.
23 to 19!
The Suns have always maintained the lead!
By this time, Cavaliers fans finally let go of their arrogance and had a basic understanding of this Suns team.
This is different from their impression of the Suns team, which is purely fast and undefended. Not only does this Suns have undiminished offensive firepower, but it also defends very well!
So the current situation is that it is difficult for the Cavaliers' offense to guarantee a success rate.
As long as the Cavaliers can't score, the Suns will play fast breaks, and every time they hit fast breaks, they will score.
This is completely different from the Celtics' previous way of grinding out positions.
As for the defense that the Cavaliers are best at, it cannot play its due role in the face of the Suns' extreme space play.
It's a bit cruel to say it, but the Cavaliers were suppressed on both offense and defense!
"LeBron is going to step up right away and he's going to take over the game right away."
In the commentary box, Barkley spoke quickly and said with a smile.
The Suns won a thrilling game in the last round, and he has already attributed it to his "utilitarian milk".
So he is a staunch James fan and Cavaliers fan in the finals.
Smith on the side had already spread his hands to show that he was defeated.
But to translate this, it actually means that James needs to stand up at this time.
There is nothing wrong with this. The Cavaliers are a single-core team. When the situation is unfavorable, we can only expect James to step up.
The rest of the Cavaliers thought so, too.
The Cavaliers advanced to the frontcourt, and West directly handed the ball over.
When James caught the ball, Lin Ying approached him directly and reached out in front of his eyes, putting enough pressure on the defense.
That's right, the name Lin Ying didn't tell Allen was Kawhi Leonard.
Leonard was the best at limiting James at the same time, and his defensive methods are worth learning from Lin Ying.
And it was already 2013, and it’s still 2010 now!
James has not been educated by Nowitzki in the Finals, and his skills and psychology are much worse than they were back then.
So after once again facing Lin Ying's high-intensity defense that was sure to cause great interference to him, he... hesitated!
The way a player plays is affected by his personality and basketball philosophy.
The paranoid Kobe and the unruly Iverson, their basketball philosophy is solipsistic and not afraid of any opponent, but they are easily stubborn.
"I'd rather go 0-for-30 than 0-for-9."
Kobe's famous saying is the best interpretation of this basketball concept.
James is just the other extreme.
To be continued...