basketball boulder

Chapter 272 The Power of Money

next round.

James broke through the inside, causing Haslem's thugs to foul and get 2 free throws.

The Cavaliers finally got a chance to score easily.

James goes to the free throw line.

Unfortunately, his first free throw went out of the frame.

James' free throws are not good at all, only 73.8% this season, which is relatively poor in the third position.

And tonight, just after the game started, James felt as if he was being shackled and uncomfortable.

The Heat's tigers and wolves were desperately looking for him one by one.

What a hell.

Think of him as a heavy small forward, James, once he rushes up, the opponent will take the initiative to avoid it.

And the Heat's tigers and wolves came up one by one.

This made James extremely uncomfortable.

The first free throw was missed, and the Cavaliers fans sighed.

James tried hard to adjust and took several deep breaths before shooting again.

Bang, bang, swish!

The basketball jumped on the hoop several times, restless at all, and finally fell into the hoop reluctantly.

10: 1.

In any case, James finally opened up for the Cavaliers.

At this time, coach Mike Brown brought out the Cavaliers' two sharpshooters.

Donyell Marshall, Damon Jones.

With the two of them there, the Heat's defense can be opened up and James has more room to break through.

This is James' favorite type.

Seeing the two on the field, James' mood suddenly brightened.

"Stone, next, it's time for me to fight back!"

"Are you ready?"

Li Lei squeezed his earlobe and said lazily, "LeBron, the game is not over yet, and it's not time for you to dream."

The Heat attack.

Li Lei took the initiative to ask for the ball, and then stretched out his hand to summon Wade to make a screen.

Damon Jones was forced to switch on Li Lei.

"Long time no see, Damon!"

Li Lei grinned.

"you……"

Damon was about to respond when Li Lei moved.

Without the slightest extra movement, Li Lei directly made a jumper in front of Damon.

But Damon really has nothing to do with the 205cm Li Lei, and it is a bit difficult to foul.

Swish!
Li Lei raised the knife and landed three points.

13: 1.

Damon: "..."

James: "..."

Coach Mike Brown: "..."

Regardless of whether Damon can help James, it has already been delayed.

James' mood immediately turned from sunny to cloudy, with thunderstorms, dark clouds and lightning...

The Cavaliers attack.

With the help of Marshall and Damon, James made a breakthrough and scored another 2 points.

13: 3.

But looking back, Wade followed suit, asked for the ball, and then called on Haslem for a pick-and-roll.

Marshall was forced to switch on Wade.

This is the standard small fight big.

Wade used his strength to tell everyone what the Flash is.

With a sharp back turn, Wade threw Marshall thousands of miles away.

Wade took advantage of the situation and went to the basket, jumped up directly, and smashed the ball into the basket through the big Z.

boom!
15: 3.

Buckle!

The 193cm Wade buckled the 221cm big Z.

How popped is this ball?
You can imagine Carter's button of death.

Let the French center retire with one goal!
Roar!
In an instant, the entire American Airlines Center arena exploded.

At this moment, James' heart: the storm, the sky is falling apart.

Coach Mike Brown even rubbed his face with his hands. He was dumb and ate Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't tell the pain.

This substitution not only failed to solve the plight of the Cavaliers, but instead pulled the Cavaliers into a deeper abyss.

Seeing that the Cavaliers were about to collapse, Big Z stepped forward.

He used his range to repeatedly pull to mid-range shots.

At this time, O'Neill's problem appeared.

He really can't keep up with Big Z.

Haslem chose to switch defenses, but at 203cm, he stood in front of Big Z like a primary school student, and couldn't interfere at all.

Big Z scored two goals in a row to help the Cavaliers narrow the point difference.

15: 7.

Big Z is really a trustworthy second-in-command.

But that's about it for his performance.

There's no way Pat Riley will tolerate Big Z continuing to score.

Taking advantage of the dead ball, Riley replaced Mourning, replacing O'Neal, and told Li Lei to pay attention to the defense.

The Heat attack.

Li Lei also stared at the slow-moving Marshall and bullied him.

A big change of direction in front of a body, the old and cumbersome Marshall couldn't catch up at all.

But Big Z stood under the basket and actively rushed out to help defend.

This low-key big guy is really a good and conscientious teammate.

But in this way, Big Z fell into the trap.

Li Lei saw Big Z leave the basket, and a pass went in.

Mourning caught the ball and easily hit the board to score.

Bang, swish!

17: 7.

The Cavaliers attack.

Big Z continued to pull to the middle distance to attack.

But Mourning is not O'Neal, he is still flexible.

You may not believe it, the 36-year-old and seriously ill Mourning still averaged 2.7 blocks per game this season, second only to the block king Kirilenko.

Mourning faced Big Z, although he was still at a disadvantage due to his height.

However, the experienced Mourning stuck to Big Z, constantly resisting with his lower limbs, and all kinds of small movements made Big Z extremely uncomfortable.

Big Z's shot, which was originally hot, hit the basket directly.

Haslem protects the rebound.

The Heat immediately launched a defensive counterattack.

Li Lei made a wonderful pass to Posey and made a layup.

19: 7.

The point difference between the two teams once again widened to double digits.

And so, end of the first verse, 33:16.

The Heat have led by 15 points.

This game is another season of flowers.

"In front of the Heat, the Bucks or the Cavaliers, there is no difference at all!"

Su Qun sighed.

"Yeah! This Heat team is too strong, unheard of, unseen."

Zhang Weiping was also filled with emotions.

All the fans watching this game have this idea, and they all lament the strength of the Heat.

The players and coaches of other teams fell into deep despair.

With this Heat team, the sky in the NBA is dark, and others can't see any hope at all.

In the second quarter, James reappeared after only half a minute of rest.

The Cavaliers want to use James' terrifying physical strength to narrow the point difference.

It's a pity that the Heat's bench lineup doesn't agree.

Walker, White Chocolate, Peyton, Kapono...

James' former teammate, "Sharp Shooter" Kapono was merciless in the face of his old club, and he came up with two three-pointers.

Payton played Damon Jones with a back single and assisted Walker to slip to the bottom line for a layup.

White Chocolate controls the tempo and makes all sorts of magical passes.

The Heat's bench played smoothly, but they opened up the point difference again.

After halfway through the second quarter, the Heat's three core players came back one after another, taking the game away in waves.

Halftime is over.

69: 38.

The Heat led by a full 31 points at halftime.

The second half of the game begins.

James sat on the sidelines with a big towel wrapped around his head, watching the score dully.

The Cavaliers forfeited the game.

But back in the fourth quarter, James suddenly applied to play.

Mike Brown frowned and confirmed: "James, are you sure you want to play? The team has already lost."

James gritted his teeth: "I know. But I want to cherish every minute of the game and practice myself. For next year's playoffs, I will not lose so badly again."

Mike Brown was instantly moved.

This guy, well done!
On the bench not far from next door, the entire Heat team heard James' words.

Payton praised without hesitation: "This guy is not simple, his future is limitless."

Mourning also nodded: "Scary guy!"

The same is true for O'Neal: "Talent, will, golf intelligence...he has it all, the only thing he lacks is the precipitation of time."

……

Many people in later generations feel that James dumped the pot at critical moments, lacked the spirit of sports competition, and did not have the responsibility of super giants, let's not talk about these for now.

Just talking about the few years when James first entered the league, there is no need to deny that his skills were rough, but James really dared to fight.

At that time, James was severely restricted by his opponents because of his obvious shortcomings, his shooting percentage was low, and he made many mistakes... But at that time, James really dared to play, took responsibility at critical moments, and played key shots by himself.

Failed once, twice, three times... He still faced the difficulties.

As for why it changed later?
It may be a different kind of "growth".

Seeing James' reappearance, Li Lei and Wade stood up at the same time.

In the past three years, Li Lei and Wade have received much more honors than James.

But in terms of statistics, there is a big difference between the two.

In any case, James was the No. 50 pick of their class, the chosen one with talent once in [-] years.

Coupled with what James said just now, Li Lei and Wade instantly felt a sense of urgency.

If they don't try hard enough, they're quickly thrown off by James.

Therefore, they can't waste a minute or a second.

Soon, Li Lei and Wade also appeared on the stage.

Li Lei confronted James and joked: "LeBron, I admire your fighting spirit. But that's all. I will freeze you for the rest of the time!"

James put his hands on his hips: "Really? Then let me see your strength, is it really that strong?"

Just then, Wade squeezed over.

"You can't forget me, I am the strongest person in the 03 class, the No.1 in the future league!"

"Just you?"

James said disdainfully.

"Also worthy?"

Li Lei didn't even look straight at Wade.

In this way, the strongest three of the 2003 Platinum Generation once again stood on the court.

At this moment, what they are aiming at is not the gains and losses of one city or one place, but the overall situation of the NBA in the next ten years, or even 20 years.

They all have to be that unique No.1.

on the field.

James tanked forward, squeezed past Li Lei, rushed into the penalty area, and jumped up directly, smashing the basketball into the basket through Wang Zhizhi who was defending.

boom!
Soon, Li Lei held the ball with one hand, took a tentative step to deceive James, and started the second step directly, entering the penalty area, and completed a dunk before the big man of the Cavaliers retracted.

boom!
The Cavaliers attack.

James relied on the screen to get rid of the defense, and pulled up directly from outside the three-point line.

Swish!
Arrow through the heart.

Many people may not know that James' three-point shooting percentage this year was 33.5%, which was not too bad at the beginning of the century, but it was very unstable.

When he put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart, he could even make a three-pointer.

But soon, Wade turned his back and threw away the defender, dodged the opponent with a set of lost steps, and sent the basketball into the basket.

……

The Heat attacked, and James "whoosh" rushed to the basket and nailed Payton's shot to the backboard.

The Cavaliers fought back.

Li Lei leaped high and slapped Damon Jones to the floor with the ball.

Subsequently, Wade also sent a steal.

The three rookies of the 03 session showed their talents to the fullest on the court.

The stadium becomes a stage.

"There is no doubt that these three people will become superstars in this league in the future!"

On ESPN TV, the well-informed Mike Brin said with rare emotion.

And his old partner Bill Walton was full of emotions: "It's so good to be young! I really miss the time when I first entered the league!"

With such exclamations, the game gradually came to an end.

The Heat won Game 110 of the Eastern Conference semifinals 89:[-].

李磊砍下20分7篮板2助攻4抢断2盖帽。

韦德22分5篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽。

詹姆斯29分6篮板7助攻2抢断1盖帽。

But at the same time, James sent as many as 8 turnovers.

……

And after this match, the suspense of this round of duel has also been lost.

Everyone knows that the Heat are still invincible.

Sure enough, after 4 games, the Heat swept the Cavaliers and successfully competed in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Another matchup in the East, the Pistons vs. the Nets.

These two teams are also old rivals.

When the enemy met, he was extremely jealous.

In the end, the two teams fought seven games.

The Pistons had the last laugh.

This is also the fourth consecutive year that the Pistons have reached the Eastern Conference Finals.

Similarly, the Heat and Pistons have met in the Eastern Conference Finals for three consecutive years.

It can be said that these two teams dominate the Eastern Conference.

And on the west side.

In the case of losing "Small Overlord" Stoudemire, the Suns fought the Clippers in seven games and eventually eliminated the Clippers.

Clippers fans fainted in the bathroom.

This is the first time the Clippers have been so close to the floor of the Western Conference Finals since the establishment of the team, and the opponent lacks a main center.

In this way, the Clippers failed to seize the opportunity.

Another set of duels.

Spurs vs Mavericks.

There were also seven battles in the same district.

In the crucial seventh game, the two teams tied 104:104 in regular time.

In overtime, the Mavericks exploded, and the five members of the team contributed 15 points together.

In contrast, the Spurs only scored 7 points.

In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Spurs 119:111 and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

邓肯全场打了50分钟，狂砍41分15篮板6助攻1抢断3盖帽，仍旧无力回天。

诺维斯基同样打了50分钟，37分15篮板3助攻1抢断1盖帽，同样出色。

Want to ask where the Spurs lost?
substitute!

The Mavericks bench scored a total of 29 points.

The Spurs have 2 points off the bench.

29: 2.

But this is also fair, the Mavericks' benches cost a lot of money, Jerry Stackhouse, Keith Van Horn, Diop... are all famous titans.

And the Spurs had no money, so they picked up a few old men on the bench.

This is the power of money.

Cuban is willing to spend money.

And Holt had no money.

In this regard, the roster of the divisional finals is released.

Pistons vs Heat.

Mavericks vs Suns.

(End of this chapter)