basketball boulder

Chapter 23 Let Li Lei Eat

Cavaliers possession.

James faced Li Lei again.

This time, he didn't despise Li Lei any more, but carefully dissected Li Lei.

Although the strength is smaller than myself, it is not bad.

It's not very fast, but it's not a weakness either.

He is almost as tall as himself.

The defensive skills are quite good, and he can reasonably use his feet to interfere with the opponent instead of relying on his body.

Defensive Tactics: Anti-puncture not anti-shooting, this is aimed at one's own weakness.

Defensive attitude: [-]% focus, [-]% commitment.

In Li Lei, James couldn't find any obvious weaknesses.

Li Lei put on the most standard defensive posture, staring at James with all his attention, the light in his eyes was like the most ferocious wolf.

James felt the pressure on his face.

Snapped!
James suddenly started, but this time he still couldn't get rid of Li Lei.

The two collided within the three-point line and fought hand-to-hand.

But James still failed to break through Li Lei, and he was forced to stop by Li Lei again.

Li Lei found the right opportunity, launched a precise steal, and forced James fiercely.

James, who has learned his lesson, will not fall twice on the same rock. He protected the basketball this time.

James, who kept the ball, immediately distanced himself from Li Lei and looked for opportunities again.

Drip!

But at this moment, the referee's whistle sounded: Go!

The ball belongs to the Heat.

James' face was a bit ugly, but he still handed the ball to the linesman.

Li Lei smiled.

Mid-level precision steals, the effect is greatly increased.

Especially this additional effect, "Even if the steal fails, it can still oppress the opponent, affect the opponent's state, and increase the chance of making mistakes by 15%", which is a bit of a cheat.

However, according to Li Lei's understanding, this additional effect is also aimed at people.

If the opponent is a streetball king like Alstom, the effect is estimated to be very small.

If it is a person with rough skills like James who relies on his body, it will be very useful.

In any case, Li Lei defended against James for two consecutive rounds, which surprised everyone.

The No. 44 pick suffered a loss under the No. [-] rookie, and it happened twice in a row.

Zhang Weiping smiled happily, with old chrysanthemums blooming on his face: "Stone has no obvious weaknesses, and it is difficult for offensive players to target him. Coach Spoelstra arranged for Stone to defend James, which is very reasonable."

Su Qun agreed: "Based on Shitou's performance in these two rounds, Shitou's strength is definitely more than the No. 44 pick. He is worth a first round."

"That is!"

Zhang Weiping nodded.

The game continued, James did not smash Li Lei again.

This is where James transcends ordinary people, he is very rational.

With a gesture, he called the Cavs big man to the pick-and-roll, forcing the Heat to switch.

Then James used his speed to force the Heat's inside players.

"Don't switch defenses, pay attention to bypassing the pick-and-roll!"

Spoelstra yelled from the sidelines.

Li Lei heard it and followed suit.

However, the Cavaliers' big man is a tank player with a wide body and struggles to wrap around.

Li Lei tried twice, and every time he went around, James had already rushed into the paint.

Moreover, the defense of the inside combination composed of Beasley and Haslem was too weak, and did not give Li Lei any support.

Spoelstra was a little helpless.

It's not his food, but the team's existing configuration is too poor, and it's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice.

As long as there is a reliable big man, if he cooperates with Li Lei, he will definitely strangle James to death.

Of course, Spoelstra is satisfied with Li Lei himself.

At least in the two one-on-one rounds, Li Lei's defense was successful.

After James' dunk, at 22:16, the Cavaliers once again established a 6-point lead.

Spoelstra tugged at his tie, irritated.

On the other hand, Cavaliers coach Brandon Malone sat on the sidelines, with his arms folded and his eyes closed.

With James on the court, he doesn't even need to call the shots.

35 seconds left in the first quarter.

The Heat had the ball, Wade broke through to attract double-teams, and gave the ball to Li Lei who was outside the three-point line.

Li Lei raised his knife and dropped it.

Swish!
A crisp sound.

22: 19.

James, who ran to help defend, couldn't help scolding in his heart: Xie Te.

This Chinese is not only troublesome on the defensive end, but also cannot relax on the offensive end.

I just ran two steps away, and the 3 points were gone.

Cavaliers offense.

After relying on the pick-and-roll, James forced his way inside, threw a shot, and finally missed.

Haslem grabbed the rebound and handed it to Wade.

Wade quickly counterattacked.

James ran like the wind, hanging abruptly behind Wade.

too exaggerated!

Wade felt the pressure behind him, glanced, and flicked the ball back.

Li Lei, who followed, caught the basketball and glanced at the timer. Time was running out.

After adjusting outside the three-point line, Li Lei shot directly.

Swish!
and also.

22: 22.

Drip!

Then the whistle sounded for the end of the first quarter.

It was a three-pointer at the buzzer.

"The stone feels pretty good today!"

Zhang Weiping smiled: "This goal is not very reasonable, but it can really be scored."

Li Lei made two consecutive three-pointers, and the Heat caught up with the score.

James' efforts throughout the game were wiped out.

Li Lei's performance once again attracted fans to exclaim.

This is a performance on both offense and defense!
James shook his head annoyedly, and couldn't help but glance at Kapono.

This guy is useless except for three-pointers, slow feet, bad defense.

Look at Li Lei again, the three-pointer is not lost to Kapono, and the defense is crushing Kapono.

Why did the Cavaliers select Kapono with the 31st overall pick, but left out Li Lei?

The second game.

James has reduced his personal offense.

Even an iron man needs to rest.

What's more, James has to spend a lot of energy watching Li Lei.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wade scored the ball suddenly, helping the Heat quickly establish an advantage.

Halftime is over.

39: 45.

Instead, the Heat led by 6 points.

The second half.

James is in a bit of a bad state, and he didn't make a few shots.

James lost the threat, and the rest of the Cavaliers were even more useless.

The Heat opened up the point difference again.

End of three quarters, 54:68.

The Heat have led by 14 points.

Brandon Malone couldn't sit still, wandering back and forth on the sidelines, directing the team.

Spoelstra, on the other hand, was unflappable.

Anyway, if there is a problem on the offensive end, hand it over to Wade.

There is a problem on the defensive end, let Li Lei take care of it.

Back in the fourth quarter, James began to exert his strength, leading the Cavaliers to chase points with all their strength, and once narrowed the point difference to single digits.

But James put his energy into the offensive end and ignored Li Lei's defense.

Li Lei made another two three-pointers, which directly extinguished the Cavaliers' offensive momentum.

In the last half of the quarter, Brandon replaced James and announced his abandonment of the game.

The horn of the on-site commentary was finally repaired, and he blew a few more words about James.

But when James was off the court, the horn broke again.

74:92, the Heat beat the Cavaliers.

詹姆斯18分8篮板7助攻，韦德22分3篮板5助攻，两个核心都很出色。

而小前锋位置上，李磊三分球6中5，砍下15分4篮板2助攻4抢断2盖帽，卡波诺只有5分2篮板，形成了鲜明的对比。

You must know that Kapono is the No. 31 rookie, and Li Lei is only the No. 44 rookie.

Because of the presence of James, this game has received widespread attention.

Li Lei, who performed well, also attracted a lot of attention.

Early the next morning, several local sports media in Houston broke into the Toyota Center.

"Carol Dawson, what do you think of the performance of the Chinese rookie? The Mosaic team once selected him, but traded him away."

(End of this chapter)