God of basketball

Chapter 529 0531: [What is a superstar]

beep!

The whistle for the second half blew quickly.

The lead in the first half made Cleveland complacent, and everyone had a little bit of relief on their faces.

McBrown even unbuttoned the two buttons of his suit, deliberately imitating Isiah Thomas's demeanor.

However, this disguise will not stand the test of time after all.When five players from the Knicks came on the field, his expression was obviously stunned, far less calm and calm than Isiah Thomas Tai's avalanche.

In fact, Reggie Miller was taken aback too.

When Li Zhen led Francisco Garcia, Eddie Griffin, Zach Randolph, and Stromile Swift onto the court, he was stunned.

Li Zhen's current height is considered large among point guards.

While the other four players are all in the 208 class, Swift even has a 211.

The overall altitude has surpassed Cleveland... The Cavaliers are obviously a bit of false prosperity. If it weren't for Ilgauskas' promotion, they would have lost even worse.

"Is this going to be a striker strategy?" Hollinger murmured on the TV.

As a basketball expert, he really doesn't understand some of New York's operations.

Every time it feels like Isiah Thomas is messing around, but every time he can play new tricks.The hateful thing is that Isiah Thomas never talked about tactics before and after the game, and he didn't even give any tactical command when he stood on the sidelines. He made a cloud of clouds and fog, and many basketball experts took him as a headache. There was nothing he could do, just like a seamless ball.

"Isiah Thomas is getting more transparent."

Reggie Miller praises the Assassins.

Hollinger originally wanted to say something, you boasted too early...but in the blink of an eye...crack!

Varejao ate hot pot in the penalty area.

Varejao and the Chosen One finished the pick-and-roll, just entered the penalty area, and received a pass from James and wanted to dunk with both hands. How could it be possible...Swift, who was filling in, slammed his basketball out of the penalty area with a single slap.

Li Zhen rushed out with sharp eyes and quick hands, and caught a long pass from the basketball. Francisco was so arrogant that he blatantly made a jumper from beyond the three-point line... Swish!

Still got in.

The point difference narrowed by 3 points in an instant.

Mike Brown was stunned, how could he be so crazy.

Is it okay to open a three-pointer?

He turned his head to the side, but Isiah Thomas turned a blind eye to him. He made McBrown feel ashamed with his attitude of not showing joy but not sorrow. He could only fasten the buttons of his suit silently... This kind of thing is not imitated.

And what makes Mike Brown even more uncomfortable is.

He originally hoped that LeBron would turn the Knicks' defense upside down in the third quarter with his super personal assault ability, and completely widen the point difference to drive them into an irreversible failure.

But... who would have thought that the Knicks would resort to a sandwich defensive package?

Eddie Griffin directly mentioned the 3 position against James, Zach Randolph in the paint ready to cover the flank at any time, and Swift, watching the baseline tour, ready to destroy LeBron's layup at any time.

The worst thing is, that bastard Li Zhen kept going around, trying his best to steal LeBron's pass.

The Cavaliers' 'center bloom' strategy was blocked once by Swift and interfered twice, Bruce Lee made a steal, caused a turnover and declared bankruptcy.

LeBron is back in jumper mode.

Fortunately, they defended Li Zhen very thoroughly and failed to allow him to pose the greatest threat on the offensive end.

So that at the end of the third quarter, the two sides were tied again.

The score of 73:73 verified how miserable the defense of the two sides was in the third quarter.

This hand-to-hand inefficiency continued into the fourth quarter.

LeBron James was forced to shoot only jumpers.

Li Zhen was forced to simply choose an off-ball organization.

Neither core is in a comfortable game mode.

Therefore, the scores rose alternately.

"That's the big difference between the two teams and who's the real superstar."

Hollinger talked eloquently with 3 minutes left in the game. He strongly stated: "Even if the Knicks use all their defensive energy to contain LeBron's breakthrough, LeBron can still help the team through jump shots and passes."

"But what about Bruce? When the Knicks used double-teams to consume energy, he could only give up the ball and was exhausted. If his teammates hadn't performed well tonight, I don't think the Knicks would have survived until now."

His arguments obviously can't convince Reggie Miller.

“I think you’re switching concepts. Without Bruce’s off-ball movement, do you think the rest of the Knicks would get so many open shots?”

"Bruce's statistics tonight are not beautiful, but it cannot be said that he did not help the team."

Reggie Miller countered.

Hollinger saw that these remarks could not convince Reggie Miller, so he changed another statement: "But you can't deny the fact that Bruce does not have the potential of a superstar at all. His physical fitness has determined his upper limit. Have you seen him who is out of breath? It is impossible for him to use his own strength to solve problems at critical moments. He will always rely on his teammates, and the euphemistic name is: improve the strength of his teammates."

Hollinger was so eloquent that Reggie Miller didn't even have the confidence to speak.

Interestingly, the game has progressed to this point.

Pavnovich, who had been chasing Bruce Lee all night, even said harsh words to Li Zhen: "Are you Chinese cowards? You are always on the run."

"Don't you dare to confront me head-on with the ball?"

Pavnovich stared at Li Zhen with burning eyes.

The taste of provocation is extremely strong.

Li Zhen ignored it.

But on the next possession, he asked for a basketball from Matt Barnes, and he stayed at the top of the key.

Waiting for the arrival of Pavnovich.

Although there are still 3 minutes to test his physical fitness, but... when others provoke him, not daring to use his sword has never been Li Zhen's style.

Sure enough, Pavnovich came up hard. He thought that Li, who had been dodging all the time, was really a coward.

However, his defense didn't even survive Li Zhen's change of direction for 2 seconds: Li Zhen just didn't want to waste his precious physical energy on an inferior horse like him.

boom!

As the basketball hit the ground quickly, there was a sound like a drum, and Li Zhen's figure galloped away like lightning, instantly splitting Pavnovich's defense that was about to move.

Although Delonty West quickly followed up and attached it, the speed of Li Zhen slowed down.

But when Li Zhen stepped into the free throw line, his follow-up defense was quickly cut open.

A sharp back turn made West completely lose Li Zhen's trace.

Immediately, after stepping forward, he made a throw...and hit the basketball precisely.

With this precious goal, the Knicks took a 2-point lead.

This goal made Hollinger a little breathless. He opened his mouth hard, but he didn't say a word.

The slap came too fast.

The signal in the remote area is still conveying his previous remarks, and Li Zhen has already responded with a key goal.

"This once again proves that Bruce is not without scoring ability." Reggie Miller emphasized next to him.

At the same time, Li Zhen also told Pavnovic clearly on the court: "The wisdom of keeping a low profile is beyond the comprehension of inferior people."

He is sharp.

He doesn't have to be polite to someone who has no respect for himself or his country.

Pavnovich was particularly outraged that he was called an inferior.

But looking back, when LeBron James once again plunged into the penalty area and passed the basketball out, Li Zhen came out from behind Ben Wallace like lightning, and he overtook Pavnovich with a curve that almost flew close to the ground... Crack!

He blatantly stole the basketball from Pavnovich's eyes, and Pavnovich didn't even have a chance to prove himself.

And when he started to gnash his teeth, Li Zhen had already launched a lightning offensive.

Almost in an instant, his footsteps rushed to the front court. Although Li Zhen felt that his physical energy was exhausted very fast at this time, he rushed into the penalty area without hesitation, and under the pursuit of LeBron James, he sent the basketball with a super difficult fadeaway... The basketball escaped James' block, but Li Zhen fell to the ground... Plop!

Swish!

With the ball falling into the net.

96: 92.

The Knicks led by 4 points.

At the critical moment, he scored two goals in a row, plus a direct steal.

Hollinger's face was swollen again.

Immediately afterwards, Mike Brown stepped up his defense against Li Zhen, and he even started flanking at halftime, with a face of "killing Li Zhen directly while he was weak".

But Li Zhen was very tenacious. Instead of being locked up, he created opportunities while on the move, using a ground pass almost like a bowling ball, and passed the basketball to Francisco, who was open in the corner.

Francisco completed this beautiful assist with 3 points.

Li Zhen's exhaustion was already visible to the naked eye at this moment.

On the other hand, LeBron James on the opposite side, although his breathing has become heavy, his steps are still strong: the talent gap between the two is obvious.

It is worth mentioning that the two teams have adopted similar methods, vigorously consuming the opponent's core physical energy, and double-teaming desperately to prevent them from causing damage.

However, LeBron James, who has scored 38 points in this game, has a completely different strategy from Li Zhen.

When the Knicks desperately blocked his attack route, he turned to mobilize the Knicks' defense to assist his teammates.

Instead, it was Li Zhen, the guy known for his assists.

This guy who looks like he's dying.

It went straight up brazenly.

Under the pressure of the Cavaliers, he first stumbled and killed the perimeter defense, stepped Pavnovich into the gutter like mud, spun Delonte West's entanglement, and then rushed into the penalty area with unreasonable courage, facing Ben Wallace's defense.

Before the basketball entered the basket, Li Zhen fell to the ground first.

Gisele Bundchen on the sidelines looked terrified, covering her face with extremely sad hands.

The fans at the scene were even more reluctant to scream.

Until Li Zhen stood up as if nothing had happened, even though he looked very tired, he still easily patted the unnecessary dust on his jersey.

Then walk to the free throw line... Whoa!

The goal extended the Knicks' lead to 7 points.

Subsequently, LeBron James still took assists.He helped Delonte West hit a 3-pointer.

Looking back, Li Zhen failed to make a layup.

The rebound was accepted by Ben Wallace.

The Cavaliers quickly called a timeout.

With 35 seconds left in the game.

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 points.

They still have a chance to win.

As long as LeBron James completes a quick layup and then fouls Li Zhen or other players, they have the last chance to attack.

However, Li Zhen told the players on the bench clearly: "LeBron James will still pass the ball. He has successfully assisted twice in a row, and he will perform the third time."

Although this judgment makes everyone puzzled: because within the scope of normal people's understanding, it is perfectly normal to hand over basketball to superstars for singles at the last moment.

But LeBron has never been a normal superstar.He is the Chosen One.

beep!

The whistle blew quickly and the game continued.

The Knicks replaced Bruce Lee, Quentin Richardson, Francisco Garcia, Eddie Griffin, and Zach Randolph.

The Cavaliers are LeBron James, Danny Gibson, Szczerbiak, Andre Varejao and Ben Wallace.

Very 'last minute'.

"LeBron, this is not the Palace of Auburn Hills, there are no four-step layups here!!!"

Finally, Isiah Thomas spoke from the sidelines.

Although it was not a tactic, it still put some pressure on the referee invisibly.

However, LeBron was indifferent to this. He didn't find it ironic, and he was even a little happy: Who said I was going to layup?

When James received the basketball through heavy blocking, the Knicks ruled out Eddie Griffin to guard him.

He really didn't hesitate.

He seemed to feel Hollinger's active cheering on the TV, and he ran straight towards the penalty area with full horsepower.

However, when Hollinger's cheering sound reached the highest decibel, his footsteps also rushed to the free throw line.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Danny Gibson pass the screen of Ben Wallace, and he flipped his wrist at that time, and the basketball passed quickly to the left corner.

However, he just shot.

Then he noticed that Eddie Griffin, who was rushing in along his pace, suddenly galloped a step to the left, and his amazing long arm was blowing towards the basketball like the leaves of a windmill... Crack!

He took a slight shot of the basketball, and the basketball changed direction instantly.

At this moment, Li Zhen, who was blocked by Ben Wallace, reversed quickly. He accelerated and rushed up, intercepting the basketball on the spot.

And, with the last strength of the whole body, he rushed towards the front court.

He threw off all the defenders and went straight to the penalty area.

Just when everyone thought he was going to make a layup, he suddenly ran sideways to the left three-point line. James, who was fully prepared to block the shot and even raised his center of gravity to charge, did not expect it. The moment Li Zhenmao walked towards the bottom corner, he was already jumping in the air, and he could no longer keep up with Li Zhen's pace.

Li Zhen quietly came to the bottom corner of the three-point line.

Consumed 2 seconds more attack time.

Then, make slight adjustments.

Easy shot!

He doesn't have much confidence in the 3-point shot.

But at this time, attitude is the most important thing.

Although he didn't jump as high as when he was full of energy, he still completed the shot one by one...the basketball flew out of a high arc.

call!

Li Zhen let out a heavy breathing sound.

Then, put your hands on your knees.

He realized that he was hollowed out.

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(End of this chapter)