Chapter 108: Fatal Flaw
"James played Durant alone at a low post! Angel's defense was quick, hey, this was a foul by a thug, and the Cavaliers got two free throws."
"The Brazilian may be able to easily deal with the Chinese in football, but on the basketball court, Valecho has already learned the Chinese's excellence. Turn around and jump shot from close range, and Anjie will enter again!"
"James made another breakthrough! He split the ball, Mo Williams made a three-pointer! Beautiful cooperation!"
The offensive efficiency of the Cavaliers and the Thunder in the second half of the second quarter was astonishingly high, and the two sides took the lead alternately and fought hard. It was not until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the half-game that both sides temporarily escaped from the fanatical battle.
Anjie was gasping for breath. He was so active just now, and the frequent physical contact with James was indeed difficult.
"He really did it." James couldn't believe that Angel's provocation turned into action. Durant was stared at by James in the next few minutes and made no achievements, but Angel scored in front of him again and again. After every score, Angel would look at James' eyes, as if saying to him, "Are you really sure you are not guarding against me?"
James's brain is not broken yet. It's not certain whether he can defend Anjie's low singles with such a big height gap. Besides, if someone else is going to defend Durant, the Thunder's most threatening attack point will fire again. By then, the Cavaliers, who are attacked from both sides, will definitely have a very difficult time playing. I would rather let that Chinese fight than let Durant! James made a decision in his heart.
Indeed, Anger's average score per game is the lowest among the Thunder's three young masters, so it goes without saying that Durant, but Westbrook only occasionally has fewer scores than Anger.
But this is not a problem of ability. Looking at the number of shots of the three Thunder three men, everything is clear. Anjie will usually focus more on organization and defense, and the scoring tasks are more handed over to Durant and Westbrook to complete.
However, today, Durant was locked and Westbrook's breakthrough hit a wall again. Anger had to carry the burden of scoring on himself.
At the beginning of the second half, James was indeed still on the court, which means that James would not end in all the time in the next period. The Thunder must fight the little emperor to the end in the whole half!
"Russell!" It was Anjie again, leaning against Big Z who was reappearing on the court, raising his hand to ask for the ball.
In Jeff Van Gundy's tactical arrangement, there is no special indication of who is the absolute offensive end point. The Thunder players have relatively free distribution of ball rights on the court. It is just that because Durant and Westbrook's scoring ability is there, the teammates will also consciously make more goals for these two people.
But today, Anjie's offense is extremely strong. Although the team has won five consecutive games, no one will think that there are too many consecutive games.
Facing An Jie, who is a fledgling and full of energy, Big Z's defense can only be said to be too willing but not enough.
For European fans, they watched this game very heartbreakingly. Although they all hope that Big Z can teach this ignorant Chinese, Anjie is also a disciple of European legend Divac. Angel played well, which just proves the level of Divac's European legend.
I also want Anjie to play well and hope that Big Z can avoid being humiliated by young people. The neutral fans in Europe don’t know who to support.
But time is really the biggest enemy of professional players. Even the man who is regarded as "God" has to lower his proud head to time.
Anjie's flexible steps made Big Z unable to deal with it. Although he had advantages in tonnage and height, Anjie tried to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and seized on Big Z's slow movements and scored points again and again.
James still just stared at Durant. He warned himself over and over again that if he rashly went up to double-team, it would hit the Chinese people's worries! After more blooming, the Thunder can knock down the experienced Spurs to the ground. James doesn't want to repeat the old path of the Spurs.
"I really can't understand Anjie's performance. How did he fall to the second pick? Are the scouts and managers in NBa now so stupid?" Barkley will never praise others directly. Even if he wants to praise him, he will praise him in a way that hurts others.
"Maybe the Bucks think that Joe Alexander is the pure Chinese, so they chose Alexander instead of Angel in the sixth pick. After all, they want to open up the Chinese market!" Kenny Smith also said sarcastically.
As commentators, they could easily tease the IQ of nBa team managers. Anjie was full of uncertainty at that time, and it was actually a gambling. Most people would definitely choose the bet with a high probability of winning. It’s just a pity that among so many teams, only Presti dares to take risks, and now he has received a reward.
The thing James didn't want to see was still the thing he wanted. Although Durant still had few opportunities, Westbrook recovered his form in the second half of the third quarter, hitting three goals in a row, including 2yi. The Thunder's offensive points became more, and the better the game, the more pressure James had on his shoulders.
In previous games, Mo Williams and Deronti West on the Cavaliers' back line could still share some scoring pressure for James, but today, facing Westbrook and Wilkins, who have outstanding defense, the offensive firepower of these two guys is not that strong.
With four minutes left in the third quarter, Van Gundy took all the Thunder Third Young Master. He would rather take risks now than use the three players with excessive physical loss to go to the fourth quarter. Although the Thunder Third Young Master was young, they were not James yet, and not everyone could average 42 minutes per game.
James seized the opportunity and scored crazily. Fortunately, the Thunder's second team was also very motivated and had poor strength, so he used enthusiasm to make up for it.
When the fierce battle between the two sides ended in the third quarter, the score became a 72-67-point gap, but James was not at all relieved!
Four minutes plus a break between the quarters, this time is enough for the Thunder Third Young Master to recover and deal with the entire fourth quarter game.
"Are you still going to watch me score in the penalty area?" Anjie knew that the Thunder had to open all the offensive points to defeat the powerful little emperor. He kept stimulating James, hoping to free Durant. The game was in the last quarter, and Durant only won ten. In this way, the Thunder had not been defeated yet, which surprised many people.
James did not respond. He would not be fooled at this level of provocation!
The game is still going on fiercely, and neither coach can improve the singleness of the offensive end, so the defense of both sides becomes particularly important at this time.
When there were still half a minute left in the game, James still couldn't pull the score wide by his own strength. 95 to 94, and the Thunder resisted tenaciously until now!
Now it's the Thunder's ball. Westbrook yi plunged into the penalty area and handed the ball to Anger.
Angel sat down at Vallejo and was about to hit him in. Just as everyone, including James, was attracted by Angel, Angel suddenly made a message, and people then found that Westbrook had a very good opportunity in the bottom corner!
"Westbrook feels good today, and he will not miss such an opportunity!" Kenny Smith was immediately slapped in the face as soon as he finished speaking. Westbrook's three-point shot failed, and because his shooting force was very strong, the basketball bounced far away, and Anger was not within the range of rebounds.
"LeBron controls the rebound! The last minute! This will be the offense that determines the outcome!"
James took the ball and pushed it forward. In order to lift the rhythm, he passed the ball to Mo Williams who was already running in the front.
The second-guess in the first half! An Jie, the Thunder's inside defensive pillar, dragged behind.
Generally speaking, fast breaks will choose to go down to the penalty area to complete the score, and few people will choose to shoot three-pointers in fast breaks. However, Mo Williams' nickname "All passes" is not for nothing. In the Cavaliers, he only thinks that James' offensive ability is stronger than himself. Now that James is not on the offensive route, he is naturally the first attack point!
Deronti West and Durant were entangled, and there was indeed no good chance to catch the ball. Seeing this, Mo Williams, who was moving forward quickly, suddenly stopped in an emergency, and he pulled out of the three-point line and shot!
"Damn it!" James almost cursed. With such a good opportunity, Mo Williams actually chose to directly shoot a three-pointer.
"Mo Williams and Westbrook are both extremely powerful people, and they are now point guards..." Not only James, most commentators cannot understand Mo Williams' decision.
However, just like the advertising slogans taken by Anjie, a miracle, in this life.
Seeing that Mo Williams took the basketball, Durant quickly stuck his position and prepared to compete for rebounds. The basketball passed over Durant and West's heads, and then fell into the basket!
"Oh! Mo Williams' key three-pointer! If the Cavaliers win this game, this will be the most important goal!"
After scoring the goal, Williams ran and jumped on the sidelines, muttering something. Does a rookie want to suppress himself? This is the tuition fee, no thanks!
The Thunder didn't have time to marvel at the unreasonable goal. An Jie quickly took the bottom line and left them with less time!
Durant actively runs, and Angel accurately takes the pick-and-roll without the ball, but James' ability to get rid of the pick-and-roll is also excellent! Durant just wanted to take action when he received the ball, but Durant could only give the ball, which is almost a microcosm of Durant's entire game.
After receiving the ball, An Jie immediately entered the attacking state. The third young master of Thunder was very anxious in fifty seconds.
Propulsion! Turn around! Shoot! Facing Valaijo, Anjie was very confident in his attack! However, in this time, in addition to Valaijo, James actually jumped high, which interfered with Anjie's attack!
"When did you come!" Anjie took it for granted that James was still guarding Durant, but unexpectedly, James really came to defend himself after this.
Angel immediately turned into a pass, giving Durant one of the few opportunities. Can this rookie of last year complete this yi sword-throw shot?
James did not expect that Yi's center's passing skills were so good. This ball that changed to a pass not only did not make any mistakes in passing, but the timing was just right.
Durant shot when he received the ball, but his discomfort in the whole game had worn out his touch. When Durant made the ball, he immediately hung up in his heart.
"Bang!" Unlike Mo Williams' ending, Durant failed to throw the ball!
Anjie jumped high and grabbed the offensive rebound before Valaijo. There was not much time left, and Anjie had to complete the second attack at the basket.
Just as he was about to take off, Anjie's basketball was slapped away. It was James! He cut the ball off!
"Deadly steal! James is moving forward quickly, he didn't pass this time! Westbrook hugged LeBron directly, and James jumped up and entered! He also had to get extra punishment! Westbrook couldn't stop him even if he fouled!" Kenny Smith's speech was also mentioned to the highest level by the fast-paced offense and defense conversion.
With 25 seconds and seven points, James almost sentenced the Thunder to death with his extra free throw.
At the critical moment, two of the Thunder three young men failed to score the shot, and Yi was intercepted personally. This is the disadvantage of youth. At the critical moment, both of them failed the ability to handle the ball.
The Thunder did not give up afterwards. The foul tactic was Jeff Van Gundy's final struggle. Unfortunately, after all the Cavaliers played their momentum, the Thunder were no longer able to make the situation come true.
Yio4 to 95, the Thunder did not score in the most critical minute and half of the minute. The Proud of Heaven led the team to win three consecutive victories as they wished.
"It seems I'm going to defend you." After the game, James walked towards Angel and reached out to play with Angel. Angel did not embarrass James, and he touched James's hand in a friendly manner.
Suddenly! James held Anjie's palm hard and pulled it in front of him. The two of them were tightly attached to each other, and James patted Anjie's back. "Don't be discouraged, you've done a good job."
At this time, after making the same move, James realized that the words Duncan said in the finals, "The future is yours" were not comforting, but really a blessing from the heart.
Chapter completed!