super small forward

Chapter 435 435. Battle Knight

Originally it was just a regular season game, but after media exaggeration and the countless enthusiastic fans when Staples was at the center of gravity, the players naturally paid more attention to this game.

This situation is rare. Staples fans rarely make such a noise before the game starts, let alone today is just a regular season.

The fans booed the sky when the Cavaliers players played. From Irving's appearance to James' appearance, the boos have not stopped. This is definitely not a typical Lakers fan. cheers.

Under the influence of this general environment, the players entered the atmosphere of an important game. D'Antoni meticulously gave the last tactical explanation before the start of the game. The players all focused on listening, and the game soon start.

The starting five for the Lakers has not changed: Clarkson, Liu Ren, Kobe, Green, Gasol.

Clarkson has gradually replaced Clarkson's starting position. From D'Antoni's point of view, there is no special consideration, but Clarkson's defense is better and his scoring efficiency is better...

The Cavaliers have some bad luck this year. Varejao, who once averaged 15 rebounds per game, was reimbursed this season and only played 20 games. Then Varejao has a three-year contract of 3 million yuan, which greatly limits The Cavaliers strengthened.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup was changed following Varejao's reimbursement, and the team's first substitute, Tristan Thompson, was put on top of the starting lineup. Unexpectedly, Thompson played really well, better than Love in the Cavaliers. Become the most important insider of the Cavaliers.

Liu Ren is very impressed with Thompson, the future second uncle of Kardashian. He is a rebounding idiot. After this season, he will sign a 5-year 8000 million maximum salary with the Cavaliers, which makes fans complain wildly, because his statistics are only one game. An average of 8 points and 8 rebounds.

Judging from the current salary cap, Thompson's next contract will be very expensive, but in 2016, people will find that it is too cheap.

What Liu Ren finds interesting is that the Cavaliers would have traded Shumpert and JR-Smith from the Knicks. Originally, these two players would have fallen to the extreme in the Knicks, and then came to the Cavaliers to complete the perfect redemption.These two players are also very suitable players to partner with James. JR-Smith can be said to be a version of Kobe who jumped off the building.

Shumpert's style of play is Wade's style of play, with poor outside shooting, average free throws, and excellent inside scoring ability.

However, under the leadership of Anthony, the two changed in the Knicks, and then there was no Cavaliers.

Now the Cavaliers' starting five are: Irving, Sefrosa, James, Thompson, and Love. As expected, Love is at the center position.

People are looking forward to the duel between James and Kobe, and they are full of enthusiasm, as are the players, but in fact, Kobe, as the person involved, doesn't take this matter so seriously.

Kobe's views on the game are not on the same level as other players. Before the game, Kobe called Liu Ren aside and whispered a few words.

Kobe greeted the Cavaliers players one by one, and everyone else fisted or clapped their hands. When they came to James, they hugged each other. Unlike the fans who were arguing against each other, in fact, the two were the top elites in the league. They have always respected each other.

Love and Gasol jump the ball. Gasol is a bit of a bully. Gasol is much better than Love in terms of height, wingspan, bullet speed, etc.

Even though Love is younger than Gasol, his bounce is far behind Gasol. Gasol, who is more than 30, can jump better than Love.

Love is a technical power forward, which is nice to say.

To put it bluntly, Love doesn't bounce at all, he's a floor player, he's a tank-type power forward, he doesn't move fast, his wingspan isn't that good, and he relies on his sense of rebounding and his weight to grab rebounds.

Love hadn't won the jump ball a few times before, and Gasol easily won the jump ball.

Clarkson advanced to the frontcourt and handed it over to Kobe. It was James who defended Kobe!

This is a new defensive method that the Cavaliers can have after getting Sefolosa. Use Sefolosa to deal with the opponent's strongest perimeter and share the pressure on James. After all, James has already passed 30, and his physical fitness will inevitably begin to decline.

The game entered the rhythm of Kobe VS James at the beginning!

Against James, Kobe gestured for Gasol to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Seeing that it was not a one-on-one duel, the fans were a little disappointed.

"If you beat James hard, Kobe's current physical condition will definitely be at a disadvantage. Kobe's handling of this ball is very correct. It is a very suitable shooting method for Kobe at this age. The scoring method that is often used this season." Su Qun, a guest commentator of a certain wave, analyzed objectively.

"Teacher Su Qun is right. Kobe has indeed changed a lot this year, especially in terms of shot selection." Ke Fan always looked like a dog when facing these veterans in the commentary world, "Kobe made a shot after using the pick-and-roll. , let’s see if we can go in, hey! This shot is really big...Wow! It’s not a shot, it’s a pass! It’s a lob to Liu Ren! Beautiful!

After Liu Ren waited for Thompson to retreat, he let go of his hands hanging from the basket and fell to the ground.

Seeing Thompson's terrified expression, Liu Ren enjoyed it very much. The feeling of torturing the inside line is great. Thompson is active, but he is just a thin bamboo pole. After Love was pulled out by Gasol, he was completely unable to stop Liu Ren shock.

Just now, Kobe and Gasol took Love to the outside in a pick-and-roll, leaving the inside free. Liu Ren saw that Thompson was alone under the basket, so he moved to the basket. , Throw it directly in the direction Liu Ren is moving.

This is Liu Ren. It was basically a mistake to replace Kobe with someone else, but Kobe's trust in Liu Ren is the same as the trust in O'Neal and Gasol at the beginning.

And Liu Ren also responded positively, the goal was scored!

Liu Renxin thought that he was fully prepared to attack. Just now Kobe called him aside and only said one thing, that is, to be ready to attack at any time.

However, from the cut to the dunk, Liu Ren didn't feel any defensive pressure. The only obstacle was that Thompson, who thought Kobe was a non-stick shooter, stood in front of Liu Ren when he grabbed the ball, and was dunked by Liu Ren.

"Kobe passed the ball so beautifully. Everyone focused on Kobe, thinking that Kobe was definitely going to shoot. You can see that Thompson's posture on the inside was grabbing a rebound, but Kobe was passing the ball. The tacit understanding between Liu Ren and Kobe It's really good, if Liu Ren hesitates a little, this ball will definitely be regarded as three non-stick." Su Qun praised.

"Teacher Su Qun is right. This goal is really beautiful. It is definitely possible to score five goals and not run away. Well, let's look at the next attack of the Cavaliers and see how the Cavaliers will respond."

Irving dribbled the ball and handed it to James after halftime.

One of the things that makes Irving a good partner with James is that he doesn’t need to hold the ball too much except when he is singled out. Last season, the Cavaliers’ first ball-handling point was not Irving, but Jack, but this year it was replaced by James. Personally, it has little effect.

It is precisely because of Irving's characteristics that James was more confident when he returned to the Cavaliers. One thing was proved in the 2011 Finals. Only James with the ball in his hand is the real James. Playing without the ball, James will also consider whether to return to the Cavaliers;
It was Kobe who defended James!
This is the strategy of the Lakers to defend the Cavaliers. James can't make long-range shots, so Bickerstaff decided that it is enough for Kobe to intercept James, and Liu Ren is responsible for the defense.

Everyone's attention was on the two people who were facing each other, and James seemed to be able to defend Kobe with ease.

Although because he was facing James, Kobe devoted all his energy to defending.

James continued to shake Kobe with fake moves, but Kobe didn't eat it, so James could only use the absolute advantage of his body to forcefully squeeze out and kill him inside.

Let James suddenly, the goal of the Lakers has been achieved!Consuming James' physical strength, the Cavaliers without James and the Cavaliers with James are all because Gasol stopped James and tried his best to defend him, trying his best to defend James so that he would not let him directly hit the basket, successfully blocked James, and suppressed James' sprint speed .

I saw that James chose to make an emergency stop against Gasol who was jumping out. When dribbling the ball with his right hand, he shot down hard, and then received the ball with his left hand at a very high point, as if he was about to make a layup, and sent Gasol flying. , but after James received the ball, instead of laying up, he took the ball back to the ground and turned around.

James's beautiful dribble fake turned back and turned Gasol, came behind Gasol, hit the board with his right hand and threw a shot.

"James is as strong as Liu Ren can compete with. Not to mention the old Kobe, even if Tony Allen is used to defend, there is no way to defend him. He singles Gasol in front of the frame. James is a bit bullying children. Look at this side It's a beautiful turn around the frame, James is going to score..."

At this time, there was a "bang" sound during the game, which interrupted Ke Fan's words.

In the live broadcast, Liu Ren rushed in from beyond the three-point line, slapped the ball before it hit the backboard, and nailed the ball directly to the backboard with such force that the timer on the backboard was shaking. , The moment the ball touched the backboard, there was a loud "bang".

"..." As soon as Ke Fan said that James was going to score, Liu Ren rushed in and hit the nail plate. Ke Fan, the little fat man, felt that the screen was full of embarrassment. Is it so difficult to praise James to increase his fans?

Liu Ren landed lightly on the ground, without any special expression on his face, very plain, it seemed as if the block that shocked the audience was not done by him.

The fans and Lakers players who watched many long Liu Ren games knew that Liu Ren is about to enter the angry mode!
Liu Ren is a strange person, he hates being surrounded by people when he is off the court, but on the court, he is always eager to be the one who gets the most attention, if he is ignored, he will get angry very quickly .

Just like his NBA dream, he wants to become the strongest and most popular player.

That's right, Liu Ren feels ignored by people now. Ever since James stepped on the field, both fans and reporters have focused on him and Kobe. Just now he made such a beautiful alley-oop, but the camera was only on I stopped on my head for a few seconds, and then immediately returned to Kobe and James.

Why did Howard leave the Lakers to go to the Rockets? Apart from the discord with Kobe, the bad lineup of the team, and the serious injuries of the two outsiders, the most important point is that as long as Kobe is on this team, he will never be The one who showed up in the spotlight.

As long as Kobe is on the court, all the attention will be on Kobe.

Liu Ren has experienced this feeling countless times. Liu Ren often feels the feeling of Howard in the Lakers, which makes Liu Ren very upset.

Howard fled the Lakers because of this. He knew that as long as Kobe was in the Lakers for a day, he would never be the one who got the most attention, so he went to the Rockets where he could play happy basketball, and once again became the team he was in the Magic The one who gets the most attention.

Speaking of which, Liu Ren is very similar to Howard, always wanting to be the one who attracts the most attention on the court.

There's just one difference. Howard wants to change to a team that is not so valued in the United States, so he will naturally become the most popular one on the team.

And Liu Ren is crazy, what he thinks is: Kobe, this stinky old man, dares to steal my cheers, then I will snatch them back myself!
Luckily for Liu Ren, the Kobe he got along with was not the same person as the Kobe Howard met.

Kobe didn't prepare to attack by himself at the beginning of this game. He rested for several days for this game and made full preparations. However, it was not that he wanted to prepare one-on-one with James, but that he was ready for the game. A bait is prepared.

Kobe is also a little tired after playing for half a season, after all, he is almost 37.

To be a bait, you have to be in good condition to be a good bait, so Ke prepared meticulously before the game and played the game with the best condition.

Everyone attaches great importance to 23vs24, including James, who has been preparing for a long time for the few remaining opportunities to play against Kobe.

So no one would have thought that paranoid Kobe would take the initiative to be the bait in such a highly anticipated game.

Clarkson's first thought after advancing halftime was naturally to pass the ball to Liu Ren, but he hesitated now because Liu Ren took the initiative to ask for the ball this time, while Kobe also asked for the ball on the other side.

Liu Ren and Kobe who is more powerful now?If Clarkson heard this question, his first reaction would definitely be Liu Ren, although he might not say so.

Gritting his teeth, Clarkson passed the ball to Liu Ren.

After receiving the ball, Liu Ren didn't pause at all, and scored two points with a jumper, adding an assist to Clarkson's statistics.

The knights attacked and fell to position.

The Lakers have a tight interior defense. Fortunately, the Cavaliers are not an interior offensive team, so they have a lot of space.

James successfully broke through to the basket and passed to Love who was one step outside the free throw line. Love caught the ball and made a mid-range shot.

It was the Lakers' turn to attack again, and Liu Ren continued to ask for the ball. He made a big stride and broke through Sai Frosa, then rushed to the basket and scored with a one-handed dunk.

Liu Ren's offensive show just started. Speaking of it, I don't know when it started. The once iron-blooded east suddenly disappeared.

Every team in the East used to be a tough defensive player, but it seems to have disappeared in the past two years. Only the Wizards and the Bulls are still at the forefront of the league in defense. The other teams have been defeated by the "romantic" in the West. Law assimilated.

After all, making money is the most important thing for the owner of a team. If you can't win the championship, you can play beautiful basketball. The Eastern teams have begun to focus on fast breaks like the Western Conference.

The Cavaliers and the Lakers began to confront Biao.

When Liu Ren went berserk, even the Spurs couldn't defend against them, not to mention the Cavaliers with a relatively average defense. The two insiders of the Cavaliers didn't dare to step forward to defend after seeing Liu Ren's vigorous performance.

Liu Ren kept attacking the inside line. No matter whether it was Sefulosa, Sean Marion or Mike Miller who replaced him, there was no way to stop Liu Ren from making continuous shots. Liu Ren's people only rely on fouls to stop Liu Ren.

进入暴走状态刘仁首节8中8，罚球10中7，狂砍23分。

The Lakers started 33 to 23 with a 10-point lead.

Feeling that everyone's eyes finally focused on him, Liu Ren enjoyed this feeling very much.

In the second quarter, Liu Ren was very excited when he saw a person walking towards him.

finally come!

Liu Ren looked at the defender in front of him. He may be the only outsider in NBA history who can be compared with him in terms of physical fitness - LeBron James.

The Cavaliers have just won the No. [-] pick from a team that is in the early stages of reconstruction. People's expectations for them were just whether Irving can play well. Taking the No. [-] pick again has turned them into a championship that they must win, and it has become a team that needs to keep winning.

However, several years of depravity have left the Cavaliers deficient in many aspects, such as no defensive system, no inside defensive gates, and no outside defensive leaders.

But because of the formation of a lineup like Irving, James, and Love, they must continue to win and defend well.

Ever since, it all fell on James again, and he started the old days of being a father and a mother again.

Because it is James, no matter how many flaws the Cavaliers have, they have returned to the championship level.

Liu Ren has never seen what peak Jordan and peak Kobe look like, but he feels that even Kobe Jordan at his peak will not be better than this guy in front of him, right?
Facing James, Liu Ren's physical advantage disappeared. In terms of speed and explosive power, the two are basically equal. Liu Ren is younger and has a greater advantage in explosive power.

But James' weight and defensive anticipation allowed him to stand in the direction of Liu Ren's attack one step ahead, which made up for it very well.

(End of this chapter)