Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 200 [Too easy! 】

The Cavaliers currently have a record of 25 wins and 8 losses, leading the Bobcats halftime and ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference.If the Cavaliers lose in this game, the rankings of the two teams will be reversed.

Cavaliers assistant coach John Kuist looked at head coach Mike Brown and whispered, "Should we switch and double-team Hayes? He's too capable personally."

When other teams face the Bobcats, they will double-team Hayes and empty Felton on the outside or Biedrins on the inside.Mike Brown also knew this very well, but he shook his head and said, "Don't change the defense, I believe LeBron will have a way. If he adopts double-team tactics at this time, it will hurt his self-esteem."

Believe in the ace player, this is Mike Brown's choice.The outside world said that he is James' nanny. Although this is a bit exaggerated, he is indeed a good coach who thinks about the players.

In the Cavaliers, James' position is detached. The coach does not arrange, and his teammates will not ask him if he needs help in defense.James wants to defeat Hayes independently. His mentality at this time is like that of O'Neal during the "Yao Shark Showdown". The entire league adopts two defensive strategies against Yao Ming: rounding the front or double-teaming. Only O'Neal will defend one-on-one. .This is the self-esteem of a star.

In fact, James' defense is flawed.He is tough and has good defensive awareness, but lacks viscosity.

The most powerful defense is not blocking shots and steals, but interfering with shots and reducing the opponent's shooting percentage.James has not done well enough in this regard.
Back then, Gary Payton was selected to the All-Defensive Team for eight consecutive times and won the Best Defensive Player Award, not all because of his steals, but because of his pestering.When he can't complete the steal, he will also stick to the opponent, force the opponent to make a mistake, and be stuck to a guy who is taller than himself and has longer arms. Every guard who has played against Payton knows that How painful that is.And Bowen of the Spurs.Why Bowen is in the top few of the best defenses every year is completely invisible from the statistics.Their defense is like a jellyfish skill. They stick to their opponents. If you can’t get the ball, I’ll follow you. If you can’t block the shot, I’ll block your eyes. I can’t grab a rebound, but I’ll push you outside to let my teammates. Grab...that's what defense is all about.

In these areas, James is obviously insufficient. Due to too much energy invested in offense and organization, he sometimes cannot be completely close to top swing scorers.James' defense has improved this season, at least when it comes to defending objects of sufficient level, his attitude has changed.He can block the opponent's cut in the first time, and his explosive power, bullet speed and long arms can also effectively interfere with the opponent's shooting, but his explosive power also makes him want to block shots too much and is easy to be shaken.

Compared with single defense, James is better at assisting defense.Especially to help defend those players who have super physical fitness and want to shoot and dunk after breaking through, James can often send out super caps that boost the morale of the team.Hayes basically does not jump in offense, but frequently uses footsteps to shake, and James can't play it.

James really wanted to guard Hayes alone.Hayes has no similar plans.As soon as James passed halftime, Hayes yelled: "Corunna (Azubuike), get ready."

what to prepare?Naturally, James is double-teamed.Hayes is an offensive expert. As long as he has an advantage against defensive players, he has the confidence to use this advantage to complete the offense.James has an overall advantage in physical fitness against him. In this case, defending alone is simply asking for trouble for himself.

Guard James one-on-one?No one in the league has done it yet.Hayes wished he could, but he didn't want to use the team's lost points to prove it.Bobcats tactic is very clear, is to short Larry - Hughes, let 37% shooting, why not do it?

When Lao Tzu is a scarecrow?Won't I go inside to double-team?Hughes was the target of being emptied in the last game, and he was very upset.He got inside from the weak side.James drew a double-team from Hayes and Azubuike, dribbled back with a two-step jump, and passed the ball over their heads to Hughes.Hughes caught the ball and broke into the penalty area.

Someone under the basket - Biedrins!
Bargnani was injured, only one Bobcats are most happy, and that is Biedrins, although he also hopes to get a championship ring, but at present, he hopes to get a high salary next season.If you want a high salary, you must have good data.The Bobcats have arranged him not to go out under the basket in the last month, so that his rebounds soared to an average of 10.5 per game, and he was able to score 9 points.But he thinks it's not good enough. He averaged 1.7 blocks per game last season, but only 1.2 this season.He also needs to improve his block stats.So when Larry Hughes broke through, his first thought was happiness.

Let the data come more violently, Biedrins yelled in his heart.

Hughes leaped high with the ball in both hands.

Well done.Biedrins also jumped up, ready to press the ball on the backboard the moment Hughes made a shot. In the Warriors, experts positioned Biedrins as the core of defense because of his excellent physical fitness and excellent ability. The bounce and speed of the ball, the timing on the cover is very good.But Hughes didn't make a shot, but shrank in the air, gliding past Biedrins, shot with a backhand pull-bar, and the ball went in! 8 to 6.

People only remember that Hughes entered the defensive lineup, but ignored his offensive power.Hughes has good physical fitness and can often catch dunks. He is a typical type who is good at breakthroughs and doesn't like shooting.In the Cavaliers, Hughes was depressed, mainly because his style of play was somewhat similar to that of James, and the little emperor would never let Hughes steal his chance. Now that the emperor is under strict guard, his chance has come.

"Tact number two," Hayes called.

Felton dribbled the ball across half court to the right of the three-point line.Biedrins pulls up high and screens for Hayes, who runs off the ball and leaves James.Felton sent the ball to Hayes in time.

Hayes veers past Gooden and goes straight to the hoop, with James right behind him and Ilgauskas at the hoop.

This time, I must watch his movements carefully, I can't take off casually anymore, no matter how much he turns around, I still have to raise my hand when making a shot, and I will go up to block the shot at that time!It is important to look at the pivot foot.thought James.So, out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Hayes' feet.

Ilgauskas stood under the basket, ready to rely on the height advantage to block Hayes' frontal attack.

This time, the Cavaliers' two star players miscalculated again.

Big Z, you are very intimidating at the basket, but you shouldn't stand in the reasonable collision zone!Hayes didn't make a sudden stop, but took the ball with both hands, took two big strides at full speed, and jumped with both feet.

Ilgauskas also took off, and the two major "floor players" in the league confronted each other head-on.The two collided in the air, Hayes had an absolute advantage, Ilgauskas was hit and fell backwards, Hayes was also blocked from the charge, he really wanted to dunk, but he had no choice but to jump He was not tall enough and his arms were too short, so he had to throw the ball before it hit the ground. The ball hit the board head-on and fell into the basket.

The referee blows the whistle, and the goal will be punished!
Hayes landed firmly.Ilgauskas sat on the ground and was pulled up by his teammates in embarrassment.

"Hayes went crazy this time! James followed behind but didn't take off. He was too scared to jump casually by Hayes's first few balls. Now no one knows how Hayes will attack. If James jumped up, he might be stunned. As a result, Hayes went straight to the basket and hit the 221cm tall Z. It was too fierce! I think the Cavaliers must double-team Hayes. Experts all He said that Hayes relied on his teammates and dared not challenge James. James also said in an interview that he would win Hayes one-on-one, but today Hayes attacked personally, and James couldn't defend at all." Joan Barry said excitedly.Today Jumbari has been saying good things about Hayes, just like another "Hayes".

While Jumbari was speaking, Hayes also made a free throw. 11 to 6.

impossible!I can't beat him.This guy doesn't have a quality better than me, I'm the strongest!James was stimulated by Hayes' 2 plus 1 this time.Even Kobe and Wade have never been so arrogant at home in the Cavaliers.He is the emperor, he can't be blown up in front of the fans at the beginning.

James held the ball himself, made a gesture, and asked his teammates to double pick and roll.

Ilgauskas and Gooden pulled high together, Gooden blocked Hayes, Ilgauskas blocked Wallace, James broke through with the ball and rushed to the basket from the left.Only Biedrins is left inside the Bobcats.

"Don't foul!" Hayes yelled.

Biedrins immediately chose to evade, and James dunked the ball with one hand! 11 to 8.

If you want to foul James, you can't wait for him to get into the basket, otherwise the ending is likely to be a three-pointer.Biedrins doesn't want to foul either, he has to stay on the court to collect statistics.

The Bobcats attack, Wallace goes to the high position to cover for Hayes, Hayes runs without the ball on the right and receives a pass from Felton, Hayes does not need to look back, he can feel James behind him, James' speed Enough to catch up.

James did give up switching defense Wallace, his goal is Hayes.

Gooden defended in front, James followed behind, and Wallace was ignored.No matter how high he stood, he didn't move, and raised his hands to catch the ball. This has been practiced many times with the Bobcats. He believes in Hayes.

Hayes really passed the ball.He raised his left hand high in a low-handed layup.The right hand took the ball to the next shot, hit the ground and passed the ball to the high position.

Wallace made a slight adjustment to catch the ball and hit a high jumper. 13 to 8.

James saw the basketball fly past his hand, as if it was only an inch away.This pass made him more angry than Hayes scored.

James received the ball from the backcourt and ran all the way to the frontcourt, trying to rely on speed to directly break through Hayes' defense.While following the defense, Hayes observed the position of his teammates out of the corner of his eye. He suddenly stuck in front of the three-point line, and stretched out his left hand for a gambling steal.

Want to steal the ball?Stop dreaming!James pulled the ball with his right hand, turned past Hayes, and was about to accelerate but bumped into someone.Wallace was lying on the ground, and James was called for an offensive foul.

When James held the basketball in distress and complained to the referee to no avail, Hayes pulled Wallace up on the ground and said with a smile: "It's too easy."

This sentence was passed into James' ears without saying a word, and he felt great humiliation.It's too easy to guard me?Or is it too easy to win the Cavaliers?This season, the Cavaliers have already beaten the Rockets.But James has never won against a Hayes team.He didn't understand why.

James was completely suppressed, and the Cavaliers requested a timeout!

(End of this chapter)