Defending champion

Chapter 166

The Hornets were also not to be outdone. Paul's breakthrough attracted enough double-teaming from the Cavaliers to put all the Cavaliers players inside.

Paul directly threw the ball to Russell Butler, who had been ambushing the bottom line for a long time, and Butler still had an open three-pointer.

The hand raised and the knife fell, and there was a sound of "washing", a very crisp sound of a basketball piercing through the heart and into the net.

The Hornets took the lead, 69 to 70, and the Hornets led by one point.

James also realized that it is not enough to play singles like this all day long. This time, the purpose of his breakthrough is very obvious. As long as he mainly focuses on attracting double-team passes, his strategic thinking is very clear.

Larry Hughes also had an open opportunity, shot without hesitation, and hit the ball directly with a bang.

The two sides fell into a relatively anxious state, which lasted until the last 56 seconds of the game.Cavaliers attack!

The current score is 83 to 82 points, and the Cavaliers lead by 1 point.

For the Hornets in this situation, if the Cavaliers enter this wave of offense, the Hornets will become very passive.Therefore, the Hornets must defend this wave of offense even if they die, if the Hornets want to win this game.

Cavaliers attack!
The Cavaliers' offensive routine is very clear. As long as you have watched the Cavaliers game, you will understand-hand the ball into James' hands and let James solve it by himself.That's the hallmark of Larry Brown's coaching, letting superstars solve problems.

Byron Scott quickly called a timeout to arrange this defense.Byron Scott specifically lifted up David West, who had rested for half a quarter, and Russell Butler went down.At the last moment of the game, Jack and James continued to face each other.

It was still the scene of the matchup just now. The Cavaliers players were responsible for opening up enough space for James, while they were ambushing near the three-point line to receive James' return pass and directly open the shot.

The Hornets' defensive strategy is also very clear. Jack's main defense is the main defense, and the inside double-team is the supplement.

James held the ball at a 45-degree angle outside the three-point line, made a fake shot, and then his center of gravity sank. James didn't care whether Jack's defensive position was lost, and he made a very tyrannical and unreasonable breakthrough.Judging by James' posture, he must have broken through Jack's defense.

James's extension kicked the ground hard, his body appeared to dive, and the muscles of his calf jumped tightly.James' breakthrough posture is very fierce, but even so, Jack's defensive position has not been lost, and he has always kept an arm's distance from James, always threatening James' shooting.

James ignored Jack's defense, held his breath, and wanted to use his right arm to fend off Jack's defense, making a layup with a big stride.James also paid the price for this, and Jack also took James' shoulders with all his strength.This time the duel of power James is at a disadvantage.Under Jack's pressure, he couldn't get up at all.

James was forced to have no choice but to pass the ball in his hand, otherwise, it would be a foul.

Isn't this kind of passing, courting death?Paul seized the opportunity to steal the ball passed by James, flew all the way, hit the basket and scored a layup with a master.Paul directly helped the Hornets lead by 1 point.

With a score of 84 to 85, the Hornets led by 1 point, with the last 32 seconds left before the end of the game.The situation is very urgent, whether it is for the Hornets or the Cavaliers.

Seeing that the Cavaliers' offense could not be played, Larry Brown was also anxious, and quickly called a timeout.

The hustle and bustle of the stadium became as quiet as a forest. The Cavaliers fans frowned and couldn't help but frown. Their expressions looked very anxious and anxious...

Even Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who have always been very talkative in normal times, were lost in thought...

The fans sitting in the first three rows of the stadium could vaguely hear Larry Brown's roar when he was arranging tactics.

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"Beep..." The whistle of the lengthy start of the game rang, breaking the tranquility of the scene.

Basketball players from both sides returned to the court.The Cavaliers' tactical arrangement is still very clear to hand the ball into James' hands to let James solve the problem.

With 32 seconds left in the clock, there are still two chances to attack.Cavaliers possession of the ball!
All the fighters of the Hornets are ready to defend against this wave of attacks from the Cavaliers!
James organizes the offense with the ball!Facing Jack's defense, James looked fierce, and kept dribbling the ball back and forth with his left and right hands. Judging from James' posture, he might start to break through Jack at any time.

Jack's nerves are tense, this is a very important defense, if this attack is scored by James, the Hornets will become very passive.The Cavaliers will hold the lead, and there are only 24 seconds left to attack, and the most important thing is that this is the home court of the Cavaliers.It is a bit unrealistic for the Hornets to want to kill the Cavaliers at the Cavaliers' home court, so the safest way now is to let go of this wave of offense at all costs!
Jack's legs were slightly bent, his chest was raised and his abdomen was drawn in, his hands were opened wide, his eyes shot a terrifying cold light, and at the same time, he was still spouting trash talk.The trash talk was done subconsciously by Jack, and Jack didn't know why he spat so much trash talk when he was playing.But Jack thinks this is pretty cool, so Jack doesn't care whether it's right or not.In the end, I stuck with this habit.

"You useless thing, damn it, come on! Didn't you say that you are very good? But, in my opinion, you are a useless slut!" Jack spat trash talk at James.

"Shit, f...uck...you" James couldn't bear Jack's trash talk and said this.

"Can't you just say this one word?" Jack pushed forward.

James couldn't stand it anymore, James really hated Jack to the core, and now he can't wait to beat Jack up immediately.However, the only remaining rationality tells him that he cannot do this now.The most important thing now is to adjust the rhythm and make sure to score this attack!
It is true that James can be called Jordan's successor by fans and experts, and his mental quality is indeed strong enough to face such vicious words from Jack.He can also bear it, just because of James, James can definitely become Jack's opponent in this life.

(End of this chapter)