Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 194 [Tigers can't beat wolves! 】

"Don't squeeze. It's a waste of time for the two of us to fight for strength. Use other methods to decide the victory. For example, you shoot the ball as soon as you catch the ball!" Hayes muttered beside James.

上个赛季詹姆斯的中投和三分球都很烂，其他球队效仿火箭的防守方式，把他尽量逼到外线投篮。虽然詹姆斯单季27.3分6.7篮板6助攻的全能数据，但是比2005-2006赛季的31.4分7篮板6.6助攻逊色不少。

What does this bastard think I'm Dwight Howard?James suddenly ran back to catch the ball, turned high and made a jumper.

Hayes quickly jumped up to interfere, a step slower, and the ball went in! 2 to 4.

James also practiced his shooting hard in the summer. Although his jump shot is still very stiff, his shooting percentage is not low. With his physical advantage, it is still difficult for opponents to block shots.

"I voted. Chuck, you don't have to be so polite, just defend a little bit." James smiled lazily.

Hayes glared at James and ran to the frontcourt. His teammates pulled away again, leaving Hayes and LeBron one-on-one.Hayes took the ball with both hands, left foot to the left, suddenly started, crossed into the three-point line from the right side, stopped to prepare for a jumper, James blocked in front of him.

If you make a move, it will definitely be covered.Hayes has just experienced how explosive James is.He chose to pass the ball to Azubuike on the weak side, and then asked for the ball at a 45-degree angle in the right three-second zone.Azubuike lobbed the ball back again.

Hayes catches the ball and takes a step back, retreats and turns to face James.James reached out to test, Hayes took the ball while turning to the middle, and dunked with his left hand.

You have used this action too many times.thought James.

During this time, Hayes mostly studied how to pass the ball to his teammates better.But what James studies the most is Hayes' style of play. He wants to make himself more comprehensive, so he is also practicing back hitting and inside footwork.In addition, it is to defeat Hayes in the matchup.

James was more prepared, so this round, he won again.When Hayes turned around, he immediately ran to the basket, jumped high, pressed his right hand on the basketball accurately, and blocked Hayes' dunk again.

Ilgauskas picked up the basketball and passed it to Larry Hughes, and James ran towards the Bobcats half court as soon as he landed.Hayes was humiliated by the block of the ball, and before he could feel depressed, he chased James back to defend.

"Pass!" James yelled.

Hughes got the ball into his hands just in time.

James took the ball into the three-point line and started to accelerate.He took the first step with the ball in both hands, bypassing Hayes' defense, and took the second step. Hayes was not thrown away. He followed closely on the side, staring at James.This distance Hayes is confident that when James raises the ball off.As a result, James took the third step, threw off Hayes, and under Bargnani's supplementary defense, he dunked the basketball with one hand and scored! 2 to 6.

Huh?How is it three steps?I wipe!Another crab step!Hayes suddenly felt a little powerless. His physical fitness was at a disadvantage, and James still had this trick.

Hayes immediately made a decision to go one-on-one without his teammates. Does that make sense?Obviously it is easier for teammates to score, but they choose to go one-on-one with the opponent's strongman, which is simply too stupid.He also understood his situation after three rounds. Without the help of his teammates, he still has a gap with James.Three rounds are enough. How many points will the Bobcats lose if they play like this for one quarter?
As soon as Bargnani hit the baseline, Hayes yelled, "Guys, stop pulling on me. Kill the Cavaliers! Old play! Andris screens!"

Calderon caught the ball and smiled at Hayes.What he was waiting for was this sentence. Bystanders knew that Hayes' skills still couldn't make up for the gap in quality. He was not as good as James in terms of skills and impact. It would be too bad to be singled out.

Bobcats to the front or to Hayes, this time he did not directly shoot the ball or break through, Bargnani stepped forward to cover to block James, Hayes broke through from the right with the ball.Gooden switched defenses, Hayes slowed down with the ball, and Bargnani used Wallace's screen to throw off James and ran out of space. Ilgauskas did not come out inside.Bargnani made a 45-degree three-pointer from the right! 5 to 6.

"Didn't you say you want to be singled out? Why did you let your teammates come up to cover and pass the ball!" James said with a bitter face.

"You win in a heads-up match! But the Bobcats must beat the Cavaliers by more than 20 points today!" Hayes said with a smile, "Get ready, let's get serious. One-on-one with you is too hot-blooded, forgive me for not being able to do it." Right. If you want to continue beating me alone, I have no objection."

James liked Hayes' one-on-one style of play very much. After only 3 rounds, Hayes changed his style of play.After all, he is not a fool.James is not a person who loves singles, he prefers to use the cover of his teammates to rush to score.But Hayes said the Bobcats beat the Cavaliers by 20 points, which made him very unhappy.

When the Cavaliers attacked again, Hayes had retreated into the inside to defend Gooden, and Gerald Wallace switched positions to defend James.Ilgauskas screens high.

"Switch, Andrea." Hayes said, followed Ilgauskas out of the perimeter, and without waiting for the pick-and-roll, he double-teamed James with Wallace.

James immediately gave the ball to Ilgauskas, who made an open jumper. 5 to 8.

"Both of them gave up singles, but this is in line with their personalities. If Chuck attacks James by force, we will suffer." D'Antoni said.

"Chuck said three rounds, usually three rounds. If you're playing James alone, it's better to use your teammates to cover and then make a jump shot. It saves effort. They are not fools. The Cavaliers defense has obvious weaknesses. I don't think it's weird to play singles for the whole quarter without attacking." Van Gundy laughed.

The Cavaliers' defensive weakness is Ilgauskas' speed.This was expected before the game.Hayes pulls up high, Bargnani pulls out, runs along the 7-point line, throws off Ilgauskas with ease, Hayes passes to Bargnani, and immediately sprints into the empty space Inside, ready to rebound.Gudden on the weak side stepped forward to interfere with Bargnani's shot.Bargnani then passed the ball to Wallace, who made a mid-range shot, 8-[-].

Both teams maintained a high shooting percentage in the opening stage, but after half a quarter of the game, the Cavaliers fell into a passive position.Bobcats players are not good enough in assisting defense, but Wallace, Hayes, and Azubuike's personal defensive ability is not bad.

After the Bobcats became familiar with the Cavaliers' style of play, they changed their strategy. Hayes returned to the inside to withstand Gooden, and Bargnani guarded against Ilgauskas.Ilgauskas has improved this season. He averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds per game. It is necessary to have a precise mid-range shooting ability. Drew Gooden averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds per game. Much weaker.While Hayes is defending against him, he can also defend James, who has successfully broken through, at any time.

It is not easy for James to break through, and it is even difficult to catch the ball. The Bobcats arranged for Azubuike and Wallace to double-team James and empty Larry Hughes.

Hughes shot only 37 percent this season and played with a sledgehammer every day.Such a blacksmith actually holds a five-year contract with a sky-high price of about 5 million U.S. dollars, which is an eternal pain for the Cavaliers.Hughes made consecutive shots, and Hayes protected the backboards again and again, and handed over to his teammates to counterattack.

In the second quarter, James was forced to return to the court after a 2-minute break. The Cavaliers' substitutes led by Varejao, Marshall, and Pavlovich were defeated by the Bobcats' substitute lineup.As long as James rests off the court for more than 5 minutes, halftime of the game will enter garbage time.

At halftime, the Bobcats led 65 to 53 by 12 points.Bobcats highest scorer is Bargnani, he got 15 points in the second half of Gooden's defense.Calderon also scored 10 points. The Cavaliers' starting point guard Gibson is a good shooter, but his defense is terrible. Otherwise, he would not have been selected by the Cavaliers at the 42nd place in the second round.He can become a starter because there is no one available at the Cavaliers point guard position.Eric Snow has reached retirement age, and there is only Shannon Brown, the dunker.

The score behind made James feel a little irritable. Larry Hughes' poor shooting percentage and Gooden's poor inside defense made the efforts of his teammates come to naught.James vowed to let the uniform team send Hughes and Gooden out of the team before the trade deadline.Otherwise he would go crazy.

James was annoyed when the Cavaliers executives gave up Boozer. In the 03-04 season, when Boozer, who was still a second-year rookie, scored 15.5 points and 11.4 rebounds and was about to become another inside superstar, the Cavaliers actually gave him to the Jazz, and then exchanged him from the Magic. Gooden looks similar to Boozer.Not to mention the inside story, it has now been proved that Comrade Gooden, who has a wretched face, is useless except for his decent rebounding skills.Boozer has now grown into a top all-around power forward, and the chubby Jazz Deron Williams is trying to copy the black and white double brake combination of Malone + Stockton.

James is someone who knows the inside story of the team, and he and Boozer are good friends.In fact, on the issue of choosing which team to join, Boozer originally wanted to stay in the Cavaliers, as long as the Cavaliers are willing to give a big contract.However, after the Cavaliers learned that Boozer was in contact with the Jazz, they accused Boozer of doing so simply because the other party gave him a lot of money, and continued to attack Boozer personally. At that time, the Cleveland media rendered Boozer as A villain who sees profit and forgets righteousness, a rebellious boy. (Boozer later switched to the Bulls, and it turned out that he was really a rebel)

The Cavaliers' approach is completely wrong, and James really can't understand it.Originally, the relationship between the two parties was very harmonious. The Cavaliers may have done this out of face considerations, but they should not defend their dignity by defaming Boozer's personality.In the end, after a long talk with James, Boozer switched to the Jazz with James' support.

If Boozer stayed in the Cavaliers back then, it would be a terrible team. The Rockets might not have won the finals without Hayes last season.Unfortunately, this kind of thing can only be YY.There is no "if".

James can gain the upper hand in a one-on-one contest with Hayes, but the overall strength of the Cavaliers is not as good as that of the Bobcats. This is the reality.

(End of this chapter)