The way of the center

Chapter 105 Indomitable (1010)

"LeBron James! Tough dunk!" Kenny Smith exclaimed into the microphone.

Just now, LeBron James broke through with the ball. His breakthrough was not too fancy, but he shouldered Durant and directly crushed him!Tank breakthrough, which is also one of James' survival styles.

Anjie naturally got rid of the entanglement with Ilgauskas and quickly made up for it.Unexpectedly, the strength of James' body made Anjie unbelievable. He insisted on squeezing Durant and Anjie, two tall and thin guys, and forced a dunk!
"12 to 5! James led the Cavaliers to the lead as soon as he played!"

No. 1 in the future league, the favorite object of the NBA league, without any strength, it is impossible to win these.

There is no problem with the Thunder's defensive position. Durant and Anjie did not lose their position, but this way, it cannot prevent LeBron James from scoring!
The Cavaliers have high hopes for the fans, and most people hope that they are the team that can advance to the Finals in the Eastern Conference this year. 23VS24, this is also the finals matchup that fans most want to see this year.In terms of personal ability, perhaps only the omnipotent "Peter Pan" in Los Angeles can compete with him now.

Anjie still lifted the basketball at a high position. Ilgauskas let Anjie take a few steps. Big Z, who has undergone 5 ankle operations, has become even slower. If he doesn’t take a few steps, Anjie Once he breaks through, he has no way to keep up.This former All-Star-level center also had to be defeated by injuries and time.

Durant's off-ball running has been unable to get rid of James' close defense. In terms of speed, strength, and ability to escape, James is no worse than Durant.

An Jie raised the ball for a long time but couldn't find a chance, so he started dribbling, and he wanted to attack by himself!

Two of the Thunder's five points ahead were scored by Durant's free throws, and the other was assisted by Anjie to give Westbrook a three-pointer.And this time, An Jie finally chose to play singles!
James knew that his team's inside line was going to be tested, but he couldn't go up to defend. This guy named Kevin Durant is definitely a player who can't give any space.

Joe Smith cleverly stuck the former best defensive player Ben Wallace behind him, preventing him from disturbing An Jie's offense.Wallace is still one of Anjie's idols, and Anjie used to have a poster of him in the dormitory of Iowa State University.

But today, no matter who he is facing, An Jie will not feel timid just because the other party is an idol.

An Jie held the ball in both hands to lower his center of gravity, and suddenly took a tentative step to the right!

After being injured and getting older, Ilgauskas' greatest weapon on the defensive end is experience. Anjie's immature idea did not shake his focus at all.

Seeing that Ilgauskas didn't respond, Anjie pulled up and shot!Big Z quickly went up to block it. He put it a little far to prevent An Jie from breaking through. Big Z didn't expect that An Jie would shoot without completely getting rid of the defense.

During the time An Jie played professional basketball, Yao Ming was the only person he met who was taller than him.Today, however, he met the second, Ilgauskas, who is 2 meters tall.

With his long arms outstretched, Big Z can't jump very high, but his height can make up for this shortcoming.Even in the face of Yao Ming, Ilgauskas can block shots many times.

But Ilgauskas found that he was going up very slowly. His brain could react quickly, but his body couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

Without shortening the defensive distance, and without abnormal bounce assistance, even if Ilgauskas has a height advantage, he can only watch Anjie take the ball calmly.

"Angie's mid-range shot! Great shot, over Ilgauskas' defense and straight to the basket!"

Ilgauskas shook his head helplessly. Compared with the current An Jie, he was better than him.In terms of shooting range, Ilgauskas can extend beyond the three-point line to shoot. In terms of low post, Big Z's skills are also comprehensive, and he also has a larger tonnage and a higher height than Anjie. It can be said that he is a An enhanced version of Anjie.It's just a pity, those are just the past
The counterattacking Cavaliers are not point guard Mo Williams, but the supreme "little emperor" of the Cavaliers. James is the real point guard of the Cavaliers.

James unhurriedly made a few crotch dribbles, Durant opened his arms, and other small forwards might have been scared off by Durant's huge defensive range.

But looking at the size gap between Durant and James, everyone has to sweat for Durant.I can't imagine how he can fight against James with such a body.

James adjusts his pace!Accelerate gradually!break out!breakthrough!
"Durant's defense is simply vulnerable in front of LeBron!" This is the thought of almost all commentators.

As soon as James broke through, the three members of the Thunder team quickly shrank to the penalty area, and An Jie stood directly under the basket and waited for the arrival of the little emperor.

As a result, halfway through the breakthrough, James suddenly distributed the ball, and Ilgauskas received the basketball openly and made a mid-range shot.

"Big Z returned the favor! Although his physical condition is not good, the job at hand is still there!" Kenny Smith did not expect Ilgauskas to return An Jie so soon.

There is no way. Of course, Anjie saw Ilgauskas who withdrew from the penalty area, but the Thunder's defensive strategy is to give others space rather than allow James to attack easily.

In the entire Cavaliers, the person who received the most assists from James may be the elderly Ilgauskas.Although the Cavaliers are James' team, Big Z has always played the role of James' big brother. After the Cavaliers were swept in the 07 finals, the photo of James snuggling in the arms of Big Z is even more moving.

Durant was locked up by James, and the Thunder's offense had to be taken over by Westbrook and Anjie.Fortunately, in the face of two former All-Star insiders who are no longer in glory, Anjie scored consecutively. When the Cavaliers shifted the focus of defense from Durant, Anjie's superb passing came into play again. effect.

But Anjie's ability to guide the game is obviously not at the same level as James.Under James' excellent leadership and the absolute advantage of his own personal ability, the Cavaliers played against the Thunder throughout the first quarter.Because of James, the rest of the Cavaliers got a lot of shots, but Van Gundy was right. The ability of the rest of the Cavaliers to seize opportunities really needs to be improved.

25 to 20, although the mighty Cavaliers only lead by five points, anyone with a discerning eye can see how strenuous and passive the Thunder are playing.After defeating the Nuggets' Anthony, Durant seems to be struggling to get rid of the fate of being blown up by James so far.

"The Thunder can wear down the old Spurs with their impact, and they can break up the Dragon King's offense with their strong defense, but James, this guy is really hard to stop! I think Coach Van Gundy has to come up with something different Come on, otherwise the five-point gap will soon become history, because the point gap will only get bigger and bigger!" Kenny Smith analyzed the game seriously, and Barkley would usually come out to interject a few words at this time.

"What's different? Coach Van Gundy's tricks can be counted on one hand. You really think of him as the Thunder's savior." Sure enough, Barkley stood up and made sarcastic remarks again.

"Don't be attracted by others! The shooting percentage of other Cavaliers in the first quarter is a good proof! LeBron! We just need to guard him!" Van Gundy drew several routes to encircle James on the tactical board, Yes, containment, only containment can limit that guy, one-on-one defense is absolutely not feasible.

"Do you want to take a break in the second quarter?" Cavaliers coach Mike Brown also put all his attention on the core of his men.

"When we open the point difference to double digits, you can replace me." James is also one of the few people in this league who can give orders to the head coach.And Mike Brown will also listen to most of James' opinions. After all, the Cavaliers' tactics can be said to be all developed around James.

With James on offense and Mike Brown's specialty on defense, the Cavaliers opened up the point difference to 3 points in just 12 minutes in the second quarter when Durant and Angie were resting.

Jeff Van Gundy couldn't sit still, he immediately called a timeout.When the situation on the court exceeded his expectations, Van Gundy's lack of command ability on the spot was revealed.The failure to make substitutions in time has to be said to be the biggest reason for the widening of the points difference.

The point difference was pulled to ten, and Mike Brown replaced James as planned.After that, Durant, who had a good rest, finally got the chance to show his talents.James' substitute Spanish veteran Wally Szczerbiak was completely unable to withstand Durant's impact and movement.

Compared with James, Durant wants to get rid of Sczerbiak's defense on the run with ease.Szczerbiak, who was still with Garnett when he was young, is also a good off-ball offensive player, but compared to Durant, even at his peak, he is far behind, let alone in his twilight years.

Anjie sent out second passes many times, and Durant also changed his decline, feeling hot in the second quarter.Mike Brown and James didn't expect that the advantages they established in one and a half quarters would disappear in an instant.

The Cavaliers' bench lineup is really a big black hole, not to mention they are facing Durant and Angie, two guys that even the Spurs can't help.It only took Anjie and Durant 5 minutes to close the 12-point difference to only three points!There are still 4 minutes before the halftime game will end, and the score is 40 to 37 at this time, and the Thunder refuse to give up resistance!

"Can you really do it!? Are you going to play the whole game again!?" Mike Brown saw James throw the towel around his neck to the ground, and immediately grabbed his trump card.

"Don't worry, if we can't beat this kind of opponent, then how can we enter the finals and win the championship!" James focused his eyes, staring at the now smiling No. 35 forward of the Thunder.Don't worry, you won't be jumping for long.As long as I play, I will dominate the game!
The little emperor is gearing up for the killing spree, how will the three youthful young men of the Thunder team respond?
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