Pick Westbrook

Chapter 143

James patted his chest and looked at Westbrook.

"There are very few guards who can escape my block. This kid in front of him deserves to be a player who can dunk Garnett."

The Cavaliers attack.

Maurice Williams holds the ball.

Westbrook pressed the defense all over the court, giving the opponent a lot of physical confrontation and dribble interference. The Cavaliers almost came to the frontcourt without dribbling for 8 seconds.

Last season, he announced in front of the news media that he would be Mo Xiao who was stronger than Westbrook, and even said that I thought Westbrook was here to assist me.

But as early as last season's playoffs, Xiao Mo had already been defended by Westbrook, and his shooting percentage was a bit horrible, less than 30%. It exploded.

And this season, Maurice Williams can no longer afford any thought of competing with Westbrook, because the opponent is now almost averaging a triple-double per game, and is still second on the MVP list. And he is just an excellent starter who didn't make it to the All-Star after working so hard last season, so no matter how you look at them, the two are no longer players of the same level.

Xiao Mo handed the ball to James, who received the ball from the top of the arc and lowered his center of gravity.

Artest chose to take a half-step back to defend, giving James a slightly smaller shooting space.

With this little space, James didn't want to shoot at all, so he immediately called a pick-and-roll from the inside big Z.

"The Cavaliers' offense is coming!"

While Big Z is in the high pick-and-roll, the rest of the Cavaliers are all ambushing outside the three-point line.

Little Mo, Delonte West, Antawn Jamison, these three players all have very good outside three-point shooting ability.

So when James and Big Z play pick-and-rolls in high positions, the penalty area on the court will be completely emptied, so that James' tank breakthrough will become the biggest killer on the court.

"The more important thing is that James can pass the ball very well.

If the Bucks dare to double-team him at this time, then the Cavaliers' outside shooters will definitely cause them very big trouble. "

Even Kenny Smith, who has always been a fan of the Bucks, doesn't think they can defend the ball, and it is even more difficult to defend James under this tactic.

This is the value of Antawn Jamison!

His joining has greatly liberated James' offensive power. The Cavaliers' management and James himself didn't realize it until after the deal. A team with James really needs inside players with a certain shooting ability, even if they are not good at three Clubs can also shoot mid-range.

Barkley squinted his eyes and looked at the court very curiously.

The coaching staff of the Bucks was calm and calm. Li Lai even sat on the coach's bench and didn't even have the intention to stand up and guide the players on the spot. He just watched quietly.

Artest took a step forward to press ahead of time, and James took advantage of this step to hit the basket in an instant with a time difference.

"Last season, fans all over the world were looking forward to 23vs24, and the Lakers once regarded the Cavaliers with the league's first record as their imaginary opponent in the finals. Kobe even studied James' game videos many times, and he also got a very firm statement. the result of."

"Defending James must not be easily double-teamed, because he is too capable of passing the ball, even comparable to pass masters like Kidd and Nash in this ability, but the defensive team can use his immature singles skills, Try to use one-on-one to limit each other."

"James also has a very bad habit of playing on the court. He is used to shooting from the left and he is used to breaking through from the right. He also likes to perform pick-and-rolls in high positions and big men, so defending James needs very good pick-and-roll players. It’s best to put a lot of physical strength on the pick-and-roll, or let him charge up, and no one will be able to use it in the paint.”

Barkley suddenly woke up. Don't the Bucks have the best one-on-one defense player in the league?

And this player happens to be playing the small forward position!

Artest gave James a lot of physical confrontation and successfully intercepted the opponent near the free throw line. Although this position is already dangerous from the basket, it is better than letting James take off directly.

James stopped!
He backs Artest and wants to hit the inside line, but his current back technology is not mature or even excellent, so it is difficult to back Artest in this position.

Big Z rushed down to the basket, trying to attract the defense to relieve James' offensive pressure, and at the same time he also hoped to find an offensive opportunity to bring the ball back to life.

But Yi Jianlian's current defense is already very smart. He knows that Big Z is much taller than him, so if the opponent is allowed to come to the basket, with his defensive ability and defensive height, it will be difficult to restrict the opponent. .

So at the moment when Big Z rushed into the basket, Yi Jianlian held Big Z all the way and gave him a lot of physical confrontation.

With such a defensive strength, let alone Big Z looking for an opportunity to complete the attack, it is already very difficult to even get to the penalty area.

Xiao Mo quickly moved to the weak side to meet the ball, and James made a decisive pass.

But Westbrook still clings to him like a poultice.

Xiao Mo, a master of chaos, didn't have the confidence to single-play Megatron, so he quickly passed the ball to the second-best singles master of the Cavaliers.

Jamison received the ball steadily at the top of the arc.

This is not the first time he has dealt with such a ball at this time.

In his opinion, James is definitely a superstar in the league, and he can even be said to be a top five superstar in the league. His creativity and dominance on the court are beyond doubt.

If O'Neal at his peak was the most dominant insider player in NBA history, then James is now considered to be the most dominant player in the small forward position among players today.

But such a player has a very obvious shortcoming, that is, his singles skills are a bit rough.

This is also caused by the way James has been accustomed to playing for a long time, because he is the kind of absolute pass-first player.

So when James encounters an extremely terrifying defense, his dominance on the court will decline severely, and his shooting percentage will also drop greatly. In the finals between the Spurs and the Cavaliers, James' shooting percentage was the best. prove.

This is why the Cavaliers traded for Jamison. In addition to opening up the inside space, what they want is the singles ability at critical moments.

But who is guarding Jamison now?
Roar to God Rasheed Wallace! ! ! !
This is a defensive player who is not much worse than Artest!
Barkley shook his head suddenly and said: "The Bucks probably have the best striker defense combination in the league. With such a team, they will become a nightmare for the core striker players in the league."

At this time, Barkley once again examined the Bucks' reinforcement trade during the offseason, which now seems to be a perfect score.

"Because the two strongest teams in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers and the Celtics, both have two extremely capable forward players."

Barkley even looked at Li Lai on the court and whispered, "Is this your luck or a deliberate plan?"

Duang!

With little time left on the court, Jamison forced Rashid to a blow.

The Bucks launched a counterattack.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers' defense is not in vain. They can be regarded as the top few in the league in terms of defensive counterattack.

James stood in a favorable position in the penalty area early, so he directly prevented the Bucks from counterattacking.

Westbrook used Rasheed's pick-and-roll again, this time attracting West's double-team, and then directly passed the ball to Curry in the bottom corner.

Swish!
Three point hit.

Curry shook his little shoulders very proudly.

"The offense of the Bucks is still so good, even the Celtics with the strongest defense can hardly defend their offense, not to mention the Cavaliers with weak defense at the back line."

Kenny Smith would like to say that Mo is a master of chaos. On the defensive end, you can only hope that he can reach the average level of the league, and don't expect too much. As for shooting guard Delonte West Both offense and defense are slightly worse and can only be regarded as a player who barely starts.

The defense of the two is almost made up by James and the inside players of the Cavaliers, so although the overall defense of the Cavaliers is excellent, their defense on the perimeter has always been unsatisfactory.

"The Bucks are going crazy!"

Barkley said with certainty.

He watched many games of the Bucks. If the opponent can't solve their outside pick-and-roll tactics, then there is only one end, facing the stormy offensive bombing.

So when Westbrook was playing the pick-and-roll, the Cavaliers dared to double-team players, so there was one and only one end.

"Pick and roll substitution!"

The big bald Mike Brown finally reacted at this time, and shouted at the Cavaliers players on the field.

It is well-deserved to say that he is slow, but it is not too late to react at this time.

The Bucks continued to attack in the next round.

This time Big Z will not call for double-teaming, but after the pick-and-roll he has to face Westbrook, and Xiao Mo will defend Yi Jianlian.

A breakthrough is scary, and a super long three-pointer is extremely accurate.

Both positions form a natural dislocation advantage.

Westbrook glanced at the vacant step in front of him and smiled contemptuously.

"How old is this, and you still let me three points?"

Swish!
Hands up and down, hit a three-pointer!

"This three-pointer is my effort all summer, for you Jedrunas Ilgauskas."

"Fuck! What a long name!"

Kenny Smith smiles in front of the commentary booth.

Barkley shook his head again and again.

If this game had been played like this from the beginning, it would not be the Christmas battle that the whole world is paying close attention to, but a massacre.

"Russell has shot 36 percent from three this season."

"That's a [-]-point shot that can't be put."

Tyronn Lue said proudly.

Last season, Westbrook struggled slightly on the three-point line. In the first half of the regular season, he only made less than 30% of his three-pointers. Fortunately, he has improved significantly in the second half after being trained by Reggie Miller. At 32%, especially on open three-point shots, Westbrook's improvement is even more obvious.

And this season, Westbrook's three-pointers have evolved again. The 36% three-pointer shooting level is already slightly higher than the league average. If it can be improved by another one or two percentage points, he can even be regarded as a shooter.

Marshall said: "As long as Russell's three-pointers remain stable, our outside pick-and-roll tactics will be difficult to defend. The Cavaliers will not be our opponents in this game."

Li Lai still maintains a serious mood and a calm mind.

He never believes that the Cavaliers with the second record in the Eastern Conference only have this strength, and he never believes that James, who has a 97 ability value, only has this ability.

He is waiting for James to lead the team to counterattack, of course he has already prepared.

"I'm also waiting for your counterattack, LeBron!"

The result did not surprise Li Lai.

James' counterattack came quickly. After all, he has a higher basketball IQ than Mike Brown.

Facing such a strong forward defense of the Bucks, James chose another style of play.

No ball!

Big Z made a half-shot, and James went around the baseline to cover.

Artest was desperately chasing and defending, but James opened up a step.

At this time, James directly mentioned beyond the three-point line, and Xiao Mo passed the ball steadily.

James caught the ball and rushed to the basket. Artest, who has lost half a step of defensive distance, no matter how good his defense is, it is completely impossible to limit James at this time.

James rushed to the basket quickly and scored with a one-handed dunk against Yi Jianlian.

beep!beep!
The referee blows the whistle, this is still a 2+1!

Quicken Loans Arena, which had been silent for a long time, finally boiled.

"This is our emperor, our proud son of heaven!"

"Poor Milwaukee, do you really think you can guard against him?"

Barkley sighed: "The Cavaliers' offense deserves to be completely controlled by James alone.

Even if the Bucks have already defended like this, he can still score. God knows who can limit him. "

James walked to the free throw line. Only he knew how difficult it was to score this goal. The defense of the Bucks even reminded him of the Celtics.

It's just that the Celtics rely on the regional league to lock him up, while the Bucks rely on Artest alone.

"Is this really the number one offensive team in the league?"

Taking advantage of James' free throw, Li Lai stood up for the first time in this game and walked to the sideline and said, "Rashid, next time this idiot dares to play without the ball on the baseline, you can post it for me. I want this game Make him suffer!"

Roaring Tianzun took a look at James, and was taught to spit out his braces by some flat guy, so he looked extremely arrogant.

James turned his head and looked at Li Lai speechlessly, gritted his teeth and shook his head repeatedly, "This coach is really a devil!"

Sure enough, in the next round, James' off-the-ball pick-and-roll encountered a roaring Tianzun Rashid's defense change, so that he would lose the starting space for the first step again.

James in this period, as long as he can't run, the offensive threat can be reduced by at least 3%.

However, even though Li Lai has already defended James in this way, he still made 8 of 3 shots, 5 of 4 free throws, 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists at the end of the first quarter.

But the efficiency of the rest of the Cavaliers is much lower. The only one who can get it is Jamison's 1 three-pointer and low post, but he only has 6 points and 3 rebounds.

The Bucks led 40:24 into the second quarter.

"This difference is a little scary."

Kenny Smith almost laughed out loud. The Cavaliers were indeed beaten by the Bucks. They deserved to be a team that showed great deterrence before the start of the game.

"Tonight the Bucks are here to avenge last season's playoffs!"

Barkley said: "In the playoffs last season, the Bucks were still able to lead the Cavaliers in the starting stage, but whenever it came to the substitute rotation stage, the Bucks' 7-man rotation was a bit stretched."

"They also lost almost every Eastern Conference semifinal game to the Cavaliers in this time period."

"So the hope left for the Cavaliers is still there. If James can come up and lead the team like last season's playoffs and continue to blow up the Bucks' bench lineup, then it is still unclear who will win the game tonight."

The game continued in the second quarter.

James really continued to play. After all, with a huge point difference of 16 points in a single quarter, he had to lead the team to fight anyway.

The Cavaliers also added point guard Anthony Parker, shooting guard Gamario Moon, power forward JJ Hickson and center Varejao.

Let's look at the Bucks' bench lineup.

Dragic, Iverson, George Hill, Villanueva and O'Neal.

Cavaliers coach.

Looking at his own bench lineup and the Bucks' bench lineup, the bald-headed Mike Brown suddenly looked back and said in surprise: "The Bucks even have such a strong bench lineup this season?!"

Barkley said at the commentary stand: "The Cavaliers' lineup is tall. Even the shooting guard Moon has a height of 200cm, while the Bucks' lineup is short. George Hill, who plays small forward, is only 193cm in height."

Although Kenny Smith also thinks that the Bucks' bench lineup is very strong, he has also seen how powerful the Bucks are under this lineup, but the Cavaliers took James after all, and Artes is not on this time Aren't the Special Bucks going to be blown up by the Cavaliers?

"Last season's playoffs, Artest was on the same level as James!"

Off the field, Artest glanced at the commentary stand and spit.

"Last season, being on the same level as James made me almost shut down, what do you think of me this season?

My teammates will naturally clean him up! "

　I took Xiaojun to the hospital and was delayed for a day, so the update is late.

　　There will be a cold snap, and the temperature will drop a lot. Brothers, pay attention to your health.

　　Then tomorrow, [-]D.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)