i play basketball with kung fu

Chapter 33
"Welcome to the 2003-2004 NBA season, the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Sacramento Kings."

"Welcome Cavaliers starting center Ilgauskas."

The on-site DJ introduced the players' debut one by one with a loud and long ending voice.

James was placed at the end and made his grand finale.

"Next, let us welcome today's protagonist, he is the son of Akron, and he will surely become the pride of Cleveland people in the future. Welcome LeBron James with your most enthusiastic cheers"

James trotted out of the player tunnel, high-fiving his teammates one by one, and he also seemed very excited for the first NBA game.

After the players appeared on the field, as James threw chalk into the sky in front of the technical stage, the game officially started.

Cavaliers starting lineup, Big Z Ilgauskas, Carlos Boozer, Darius Miles, LeBron James, Iman Newbell.

Kings starting lineup, Peja - Stojakovic, Chris - Webber, Mike - Bibby, Brad - Miller, Bobby - Jackson.

Fans who are familiar with the Kings know that the Kings lineup can be called a five-star luxury lineup, and their bench has two terrifying scorers, Doug Christie and Verati Divac.

Their head coach is also quite famous, named Adelman.

The horror of this lineup is not the superposition of star players, but Adelman's tactics, plus the perfect fit of players and tactics.

Since its establishment in 2001, they have attracted countless fans, passed the ball once or twice smoothly, and completed the movement with a flash of inspiration. It is like an exquisite textbook.

The dizzying passing, the coordination like mercury pouring down the ground, the big man's inside support, and the small man's flexible movement, they performed a nearly perfect team basketball.

In the past two years, the Kings have always been a playoff team. Unfortunately, among the Western teams, there is an insurmountable mountain. They are the "OK" combination of the Lakers.In front of the Lakers, the Kings are a little immature. With Webber's injury last season, they gradually lost the qualification to challenge the Lakers.

But such a team, for the young Cavaliers, is not like an insurmountable mountain.

With the jump balls from both players, Big Z was very upbeat and gave the Cavaliers the priority to attack.

LeBron's queen tool man Iman Newbell gave the ball to James immediately.

As soon as LeBron took the ball, the Cavaliers fans at the scene began to cheer, and some even stood up from their seats, as if they were the ones executing the offense on the field.

Ling Bo sat on the bench and cheered for James. Although the Cavaliers are not as good as the Kings on paper, LeBron's personal ability is still good.

This ball is also James' first offense after entering the NBA, and his teammates encouraged him to shoot.

Peja Stojakovic stepped up to defend James, and Carlos Boozer stepped up the pick-and-roll to get room for LeBron's shot.

James took two steps laterally with the ball and took a long two-point shot. Maybe it was because of nervousness, or maybe it was because Brad Miller who came to defend him was aggressive, and James' hands shook.

The first shot was missed, the rebound was taken by the collar (Weber), and the Kings launched a counterattack.

At this moment, Mark Osorsky came to Ling Bo and said to him, "Ling, pay attention to the Kings' offense. Their tactical cooperation is worth learning and researching."

Ling Bo nodded. Not playing now has the advantage of not playing. He can learn from his predecessors' style of play.

Mike Bibby dribbles across the court, they don't rush, he waits until his teammates are in position, and then he starts to pass.Bibby's passing speed was very fast, and his teammates' responses were also very timely. After three quick transfers, the basketball was in the hands of the bib on the inside without knowing it. He hit a rebound and easily scored two points.

This is the horror of this king, the cooperation like mercury pouring down the ground, the precise and fast guidance, the young players of the Cavaliers did not react at all.

In the next few rounds, under the tight defense of the Kings, the Cavaliers did not find a chance.On the contrary, the defense that the head coach has always emphasized, with the perfect team cooperation of the Kings, is as fragile as a blank sheet of paper.

The Cavaliers were beaten 0-8 at the start, and head coach Paul Silas immediately requested a timeout.

Looking at the score of 0-8, looking at the players under him, the head coach tried his best to control his emotions. I am not angry with my players.

Paul Silas still emphasized defense. He asked Ira Newbell to use his height advantage to limit Bibby's passing.

Ling Bo had a different opinion in his mind, but he didn't say it. When it comes to defense, it is very difficult for the current Cavaliers teammates to defend against the king with a five-star luxury lineup.In fact, the Kings are very smooth on the offensive end. Their defense, especially the perimeter defense, is not very strong. If it is Limbo at this time, he will choose to attack. Maybe he will not be able to attack in the end, but this is the way to close the score.

Sure enough, back on the court, the Cavaliers' offense still didn't work. On the defensive end, Newbell couldn't defend Bibby at all. Although he had a height advantage, he was not flexible enough. As long as he accelerated in a disguised form, Bibby could open up space.

Fortunately, in the next round, LeBron used Boozer's cover to finally tear through the King's line of defense and made an exciting dunk.

When the dunk was completed, the fans at the scene gave out the most heart-pounding cheers of the game, and the mvp shouts were louder and louder, almost toppling the ceiling of the Quicken Loans Center arena.

This is LeBron's first goal, the first scoring in his NBA career, he is very excited, he looks to the bench, Ling Bo is standing up and applauding for him, James is also laughing in response.

The Cavaliers' offense was not smooth, and Newbell simply played James as a point guard, and he became a complete dribbling tool.

Using his height and good passing vision, James began to pass the ball for his teammates. The first thing he opened was the big Z inside.

Then James also stepped up his personal offense, barely maintaining the game, and was not beaten by the Kings in the first quarter.

25 to 18, the Cavaliers trailed by 7 points.

In the second quarter, the Kings withdrew their two starters and let Divac and Christie play. On the Cavaliers side, LeBron and Big Z were still on the court, and the point guard was replaced by Kevin Ollie.

Limbo continued to sit on the bench, and Mark Osorsky comforted Limbo, telling him not to worry, there would always be time for him to play.

In fact, Osorsky told Ling Bo before the game that as long as you have the ability, gold will always shine, so don't be afraid of being squeezed by others, what is yours is yours after all.

Of course Ling Bo understood what he said. This was to let him not care about Kevin Ollie. With Ling Bo's strength, sooner or later he would enter the starting lineup.And no matter what Kevin Ollie did, he was just a clown next to Limbo.

The appearance of substitute players failed to change the difficult situation of the Cavaliers. At the end of halftime, the point difference was stretched to 12 points.

In the second half, all the main players of the Cavaliers returned to the field and began to chase points. James played more and more bravely, using his excellent physical fitness to continuously attack the King's penalty area, causing repeated kills.

But this also exposed many problems. LeBron's personal problem is that the physical confrontation in NBA games is fierce.

There are even more problems exposed in the team, such as lack of tacit understanding among teammates, many passing mistakes, insufficient flexibility of the team, inactive running of teammates, lack of real defenders, very blunt transfer of the ball, etc.

In the end, the Cavaliers lost to the Kings 92 to 106. LeBron James’ first game ended in failure. After a normal game, the Cavaliers made 10 more turnovers than the Kings, 8 fewer assists, and [-] fewer rebounds. Not much difference.

詹姆斯本场比赛出场35分钟，拿下20分5助攻6篮板1盖帽的成绩，个人的首秀成绩单还算不错。

The fans of the Cavaliers are not disappointed with the team because of this. They will give the son of Akron enough patience, and they will wait for him to grow up, and then he will truly rule the world.

The fans at the scene were not disappointed, but the Chinese fans who had been watching the game on TV let out a sigh because the defender Ling Bo they wanted to watch did not get playing time.

(End of this chapter)