i play basketball with kung fu

Chapter 44

Before the start of the game, Osorsky gave Limbo the information of the Knicks generals.

The starting guard Charlie Ward is 188cm tall and has average ability. Compared with young Cavaliers, his advantage is experience.

Alan Houston, the main shooting guard, is 198cm tall and good at mid-range shooting. He averaged 22.5 points per game last season and was the Knicks' top scorer.

The front line is also overcrowded. Keith Van Horn, with a height of 208cm, was a No. 1997 player in 16.4 and averaged 7.3 points and [-] rebounds per game.

Tim Thomas, 208cm tall, has a strong ability to get close to the basket.

Kurt Thomas, 206cm tall, has good ability at the basket, but free throws are a bit tricky. Last season, he averaged 13.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.

Center Nazr Mohammed, with a height of 208, is a typical blue-collar defensive center with strong physical fitness.

"How, how confident are you with your teammates?" Mark Osorsky asked.

Ling Bo asked suspiciously: "Could it be that the head coach won't let me play again?"

Osorsky nodded helplessly and said, "At least you are not in the starting roster, so it depends on the impromptu replacement later."

Ling Bo sighed and said, "Hey, I don't know what offended the head coach. Coach Mark, do you understand, or you can help me find out."

Mark Osorsky smiled and said, "I've been trying to give you a chance, don't worry, I'll check it out for you."

"Let's go, buddy, it's time to go to pre-match training and find out how you feel."

The shooting training before the game, this is not a prescribed training, it is just to get familiar with the basket, find the touch, whether to play or not, everyone has to take turns to do it.

Cavaliers still send Ira Newbell, LeBron James, Invisible Man Darius Miles, Carlos Boozer, Ilgauskas starting lineup, LeBron James still as the first Firepower, Carlos - Boozer is the second point of attack.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides started a tentative attack. The Knicks Keith Van Horn hit the iron in the middle distance, and Ilgauskas protected the backcourt rebound.

The Cavaliers' first attack was still given to LeBron. After "challenging" each other with Limbo, LeBron did not break through the inside, but made a half-block, but under the defense of Kurt Thomas, The shot misses.

The two sides began to fight the iron mode, you come and go, it's a joy, the two teams did not score a point in the first 2 minutes, the eye-catching 0-0 on the scorer, the audience was drowsy watching.

Helpless, LeBron had no choice but to break through with the ball. He also understood that the comprehensiveness of the offense cannot be achieved overnight, and this has to be done slowly.

Break through and pass the ball to Boozer, Boozer then passed to Miles in the bottom corner, Miles made a fake pass and then passed to LeBron, passed the ball several times, finally opened up space for LeBron, and successfully scored a layup. break the ice.

The Knicks' leading scorer, Alan Houston, immediately responded with a mid-range pass after receiving a pass from Charlie Ward.

Both sides are defensive-heavy teams, with the same lineup of four tanks and one soldier. The physical contact is also obvious, and the game is biased towards hand-to-hand combat.

In one of LeBron's breakthroughs, Muhammad directly covered the sky and dribbled the ball to knock LeBron to the ground.

Then in the Knicks' counterattack, Charlie Ward's layup was capped by Ilgauskas.

The smell of gunpowder on both sides also came up, and the scene became more and more "bloody".

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides scored 18 to 18. Under this defensive intensity, both sides had a pitifully low shooting percentage. Although the score was tied, the situation was even more unfavorable for the Cavaliers. One foul, and starting center Ilgauskas received two personal fouls.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers started with a substitute, Kevin Ollie came on the stage, Tony Batty also replaced Big Z, LeBron went to the familiar third position, and Newbell was at the second position.

Facts have proved that LeBron is more suitable for the role of a small forward. In the first half of the quarter, James scored, rebounded, and assisted. Kevin Ollie has not been so negative since he adjusted his mentality. Passing the ball helped the Cavaliers gradually revitalize the situation.

32 to 27, the Cavaliers unexpectedly led by 5 points.

In the second half of the second quarter, LeBron came off the court to take a rest, and the Cavaliers committed the old problem again. Without the backbone, the 5-point lead was eroded after only 2 minutes.

At the end of halftime, the Cavaliers fell behind, 41 to 44.

During the intermission, the head coach just came to talk about his performance in the first half. He was not very satisfied and asked the players to pay attention to the number of fouls. Then he was dragged away by Mark Osorski.

"I think the head coach should let Ling have more playing time, so that we have a better chance of winning." Ilgauskas said bluntly.

LeBron James said: "The head coach still has opinions on Ling. What we should consider is how to win this game."

Carlos Boozer was not as friendly to LeBron as he was to Limbo. He said: "As long as the ball is distributed properly, we also have a chance."

The implication is that the current distribution of ball rights is unreasonable.

Limbo heard the overtones. The addition of LeBron James shared part of the ball that originally belonged to Boozer, which made him slightly dissatisfied.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Ling Bo immediately smoothed things over.

"Hey, guys, why are you so sullen, the game is not over yet, we are only behind by 3 points, and we still have the entire second half."

Ira Nubell asked: "The defense on the other side is not worse than ours, so what should we do?"

Ling Bo said: "Either we make our defense stronger than them, or we strengthen our offense to protect rebounds, especially offensive rebounds, and increase the chance of second offense."

The second half of the game started, Big Z got another foul as soon as he came on the court, but had no choice but to come down and sit on the bench with Ling Bo, Big Z was speechless and asked the heavens.

It's like in a game, you are solo killed in the lane, you are resurrected and teleported to the lane, and the jungler comes to grab you again, just after the resurrection, teleport you to die, and when you go home to lie in the spring, you will be asked if you are angry.

With Big Z on the court, the Cavaliers still have a height advantage and better protection for rebounds. The end of the main center makes the situation difficult again.

Even though James has gone all out, he still can't hold back the Knicks' defense in turn, and Boozer has lost his sense of proportion in the paint. He is the only player on the Cavaliers other than James whose offensive ability is greater than defensive ability.If he can't get the ball, Boozer is also very embarrassed. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Cavaliers trailed by five points 50-55.

Big Z finally went into battle again, and his appearance raised the Cavaliers' defense of the rim to a higher level, and the two sides once again started the iron mode.

In the fourth quarter, the situation changed suddenly. The Knicks suddenly changed their lineup and went to three guards. They completely crushed the Cavaliers in speed. Alan Houston scored 3 points in 5 minutes and led the team to a 9-0 run. Pull the difference to double digits.

The Cavaliers called for a timeout and adjustments, and Ling Bo volunteered, but the head coach said, "It's a matter between professional players, why are you here to join in with an inexperienced player?"

Do you have a brain problem, you didn't watch the game on the big screen outside the field last time, did you?
Ling Bo drew a circle in his heart to curse the head coach, and casually greeted his relatives.

The stubborn head coach didn't let Limbo play. Although LeBron and Boozer played exceptionally well in the end, it was too late. The Cavaliers lost to the Knicks 87-94.

(End of this chapter)