super heavy artillery

Chapter 395
The game entered the last quarter, and the two sides began the most intense confrontation.

LeBron James led the Cavaliers' young players to make a head start.As soon as he came up, he used his own breakthrough to attack the Thunder's inside line.But he rarely ends the offense himself.Most of the time, after attracting the defense, they distribute the ball and assist teammates to score.

At the beginning of this section, JR Smith, Osman, and George Hill found the state at the beginning of the game.Whether it is a three-pointer or a mid-range shot, the hit rate is very high.

Under such circumstances, the Cavaliers beat the Thunder 10:4, widening the score a bit.

Donovan still called a timeout just to be on the safe side.

"We didn't do a good job defensively! LeBron is strong, I know that. But that's not why we play like this. Don't let LeBron affect our overall defense. He rushes in and makes Steve Wen and Jeremy will deal with it, and the others must keep an eye on those guys on the outside. Play decisively on the offensive end and make decisive shots when there is an opportunity. Our rebounding is doing well, and we must continue to maintain..."

After a little arrangement, the game restarted.

Westbrook ended the first possession after the timeout.After he received the ball, he stepped on the accelerator and shifted directly to fifth gear.In a blink of an eye, he passed George Hill, a large European step twisted past Thompson who was defending, and scored an easy layup.

Everyone knows that Westbrook has a strong scoring ability.Especially his breakthrough, the scoring efficiency is quite high.Unless you hold him down before he starts up.Once he is allowed to rush up, it will be difficult for anyone else to stop him except himself.

Switching to the defensive end, An Luo clings to JR Smith.At first I thought he was a little careless, and let this guy make a super long three-pointer.This made An Luo very upset.So after the timeout, he concentrated more on the defensive end.

The Cavaliers still have LeBron James on the ball.In fact, in the current Cavaliers, George Hill is used more as a shooting guard.His scoring and tough defense have brought great improvements to the Cavaliers.Almost all the work of organizing is done by James.

Before this, there was news that Tyronn Lue was going to let James play the No. [-] position.Although nothing like this has happened so far.However, this is not a good idea.James' organization and passing ability have been recognized by everyone since he first entered the league.He's fully capable of doing what the [-] can do, and he has an advantage over other point guards.

Of course, it would be nice if he didn't always look lazy on the court.

Facing Grant, James played very easily.He only needs to rely on his core strength to fight hard.

The Thunder could have sent Paul George to guard James, but Donovan didn't do that.He put Paul George and An Luo on the three-point line, staring at the outside lines of the Cavaliers.As for James, Donovan may prefer that he has been singles.

After easily passing Grant, James continued to go low.He wants to do the trick again, attract the defense himself, and then give the ball to an open teammate.Even if the opponent's supplementary defense is in place in time, they can continue to pass the ball until the opponent's defense is drawn out of the loophole.That's what they did in the first quarter and the first three minutes.

But this time, Westbrook, Paul George and An Luo on the outside did not lean in.Adams is the only player in the entire Thunder team under the basket.James suddenly became the point where the Cavaliers had the best chance.

So he chose to do it himself.His skills around the basket are still very good, and Adams has to take Thompson into account.But just after he dodged Adams' blocked layup, a not particularly strong figure appeared from behind.

It turned out that Grant had never left James' side.He also didn't go for the hard steel head-on.He just followed behind and waited until the opponent made a shot before he took off.With his excellent height, wingspan and jumping ability, he directly blocked the ball from James.

The basketball hit James' shoulder and bounced off the baseline.The Thunder successfully defended the Cavaliers' attack.

Trant, who blocked LeBron James, was very excited.He yelled with excitement, and the fans at the scene also gave very intense applause and cheers.

Adams sent the baseline ball.Westbrook advanced with the ball again.This time, he still rushed in directly.If there is a chance, go up. If the opponent comes to block him, the teammates outside will find the opportunity.

The Cavaliers also did not place their defensive focus on the basket.One of Thompson and James is in the penalty area, the other is near the free throw line, and the other three players are staring at An Luo, Paul George and Westbrook.Although Adams scored a lot in this game, he scored more of the ball that Westbrook fed to his mouth.What they chose was to cut off Westbrook from the rest of the Thunder and let Westbrook score.

So, under such circumstances, Westbrook and James started their respective performances.

The other players were entangled with each other, and they seemed to have given up the field in a tacit understanding.Of course, they occasionally get involved in the offense as well.But because the opponent's defense is very targeted, there are no good opportunities.Therefore, the following half of the quarter became a duel between two superstars.

And the two seem to enjoy the process as well.If you shoot one, I will also shoot one; if you shoot one, I will shoot one; if you dunk one, I will immediately dunk one;

The audience also enjoyed watching it.Both Westbrook and LeBron James are players with a very explosive style of play.Wonderful layups and violent dunks brought the atmosphere of the Chesapeake Energy Arena to its peak.

To be honest, as a fan, I still prefer this kind of traditional collision.Now, team basketball is more in line with the development trend of the sport, but people miss the NBA many years ago.

Intense confrontation, fierce defense, and tit-for-tat between stars.Although in this game, Westbrook and James have basically never faced each other directly.But everyone can vaguely find the feeling of watching the NBA back then.

However, during this time, Donovan had some headaches.He can understand the thoughts of the fans, and he also came from that era.But as the head coach, he must be able to win the game more safely.

(End of this chapter)