Defending champion

Chapter 29 The Hornets Start Badly
The starters of the Hornets and Cavaliers came to the court together with the referees on duty.

The starting lineups of both sides appeared on the big screen at the scene.

Visiting Cavaliers: C: Zdrunas Ilgauskas, PF: Drew Gooden, SF: LeBron James, SG: Larry Hughes, PG: Eric - Snowy.

Home Hornets: Center: Avedas-Masjasquez, Power Forward: David West, Small Forward: LS Butler, Shooting Guard: JR Smith, Point Guard: Chris Paul.

Jack is still a substitute.

The main players of both sides shook hands with each other to express friendship.

James and Chris Paul are a pair of very good friends, so it is inevitable to have a chat before the game.

The jumpers from both sides came to the middle circle and got ready for the jump ball.The war is imminent.

The jump balls on both sides are the Heat's Big Z and the Hornets' Avedas-Masjasquez.The referee threw the ball into the air, and Big Z and Avedas-Masjasquez took off at the same time.

Big z has a very obvious advantage of height.Occupied an absolute advantage in the air.Big Z allocated the ball to the side of the Cavaliers, and Larry Hughes protected the ball.

James came over to ask for the ball, Larry Hughes handed the ball to James, and James acted as a point forward.

James held the ball and wandered at the top of the three-point arc. The Hornets obviously made enough preparations for James.

The Hornets mainly defend James is LS Butler, and the others help to defend.

Seeing that his teammates had no chance, James immediately motioned to his teammates to help him pull away and let him solve the battle.

Facing LS Butler's defense alone, James is very relaxed.A very fierce tentative step, LS Butler, backed up a few steps, and the space for shooting came out.James immediately rose from the ground, took a leisurely shot, and immediately took the lead for the Cavaliers.

LS-Butler himself was deceived, and couldn't help but cursed at himself: "Oh, shit." Then he retreated in time.

Chris Paul dribbled the ball in the air to the rhythm of the court, and at the same time his hands were constantly gesticulating, directing the team's battle.

James immediately stepped forward to guard Chris Paul.Straight up with Paul.

"Hey, Paul, come on! I can't let water!" James said to Paul.

Paul didn't answer his words, he was still observing the situation on the field very carefully and organizing the attack.

JR Smith relied on David West's empty-handed screen to get rid of Larry Hughes' defense.

There was a three-pointer opportunity at the right three-point line, and there was a big gap.

Paul's passing awareness is at the top of the league. Jr Smith just ran out of the open space, and Paul arrived with the ball.The ball was given to Smith who was open.

After Smith received the ball, he didn't hesitate at all. He picked up the ball and shot it.

With a "swipe", the basketball entered the basket very simply.

James immediately led the team to counterattack.

"Little Emperor" James chose this time to hold the ball and forcibly break through LS Butler's layup and dunk.Now James wants to score like cutting melons and vegetables.

"LeBron James broke through LS-Butler and scored a dunk!" The dj at the scene shouted loudly.

Paul immediately wanted to fight back, but there was no way, Smith's mid-range shot didn't make it.

The Cavaliers immediately seized this opportunity and quickly counterattacked.

Drew Gooden grabbed the rebound, and James rushed to the front court quickly at this time, received a long pass from Gooden, and dunked again and again.

James is in very good condition today, and James' desire to attack today is very strong.Constantly hitting hard, constantly killing and wounding the inside line of the Huangfeng team.

In the first 6 minutes of the first quarter, James scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and [-] assists.Under the leadership of James, the Cavaliers played a smooth offense.

At the same time, the Hornets also fell into a gloomy 4 minutes.

James received a wonderful pass from Larry Hughes and dunked in a fast break.Then steal Paul's pass, quickly hit the basket, and then scored two points for the team.

On the side of the Hornets, they fell into offensive troubles, and the Hornets seemed to be unable to play.

Either failure to attack or a mistake, a mistake is not only a mistake but also a mistake.

After James passed LS Butler, he made a mid-range shot.

After all, James is also a human being. This time the ball was missed and it was too short.

But no, the rebound was still taken by Gooden of the Cavaliers.

After lent to James, in the same position, James made a shot, and this time the goal was scored.

After playing for more than 6 minutes in the first quarter, the Hornets have fallen behind by 13 points. Now the score on the field is 7 to 20, and the Cavaliers in the away game are leading.

This situation is really unfavorable for the Hornets who must win this game.Now we have to stop and adjust.If the fight continues like this, is it weird not to lose?
Jack, who was on the bench, watched his team continue to play like this, and he himself felt very worried.

"We should do a good job of defense first, and defense is the key to chasing points. We can't be dragged by them! We have to play at our own pace." Byron shouted loudly at the Hornets' starting five. road;
"At the beginning, our defense against James was very bad. We should strengthen the defense on this point later. Focus on defending him. 80% of the Cavaliers' offenses are initiated from this point. As long as we contain With his point, our hope of winning is still very high." Byron continued.

Because in the first quarter, LS Butler's defense against James has already committed 3 fouls.Byron will now be able to replace him as well.

The man has been replaced, but his troubles have not been resolved. Who should be sent to defend James?
Byron glanced at Mason on the bench, seeing his thin body, Byron also shook his head.That body doesn't know if he was bumped by James, would he still be able to bear it?Byron thought about it or forget it.

Now look at Jack, Jack is watching and thinking about the situation on the field just now very seriously.He also learned a lot from the beginning.He also figured out James' technical characteristics through just now.The conclusion reached is - strong.

Byron shook his head and said to Jack on the bench: "Jack, you come on and replace LS Butler."

(End of this chapter)