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Chapter 116 Fighting the Lakers

January 2004, 1 at 11 p.m., Staples Arena, Los Angeles.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers, officially about to start

On the commentary stage, Barkley called up the starting roster of the Lakers, and said with a smile: "The Lakers have been unlucky recently, and injuries have slowed them down. Fortunately, facing James' Cavaliers tonight, the Lakers have a heavyweight Players can play, want to know who it is? Well, let's not tell you for now!
The Lakers start the five tigers, the first position remains unchanged, Gary Payton is the glove, the second position is not mentioned, as you all know, it is Kobe Bryant, the third position is Devin George, and the fourth position is Postman Malone Has not come back yet, and is expected to be replaced by Stanislav Medveden. The last heavyweight player is the giant Shaquille O'Neal on the center. "

Kenny Smith smiled, took over the topic and said: "The Sharks played, the Lakers changed back to the trembling championship team, looked at the Cavaliers' starting list, and found that the Cavaliers have changed, the Cavaliers' starting list players , lined up, in order, point guard LeBron James, shooting guard Kedrick Brown, small forward Elke Williams, power forward Carlos Boozer, center Zajunas- Ilgauskas.

This lineup should be trying to improve and improve with the Lakers, and I think so, facing the Lakers, it is just defense, and it cannot be resisted.Is the Cavaliers' change of formation effective?Can it compete with the Lakers?Next, please keep your eyes open and wait and see! ! "

After the two teams simply warmed up by shooting and laying up, the starting players of both sides came to the middle circle of the court.

Following the referee who presided over the game, there was a clear beep, and the whistle in his mouth was blown. After that, he threw the basketball in his hand high into the sky, and the game scrum began.

Ilgauskas VS O'Neal.

Originally, O'Neill had a super physical fitness, and his jumping was also very good. However, O'Neill, who loves only desserts, already weighed more than 300 KG. If he wanted to jump up, his height from the ground was not as good as before.

Although Ilgauskas is also a floor player, he can still accept big gifts with a smile by virtue of his outstanding height.

In the jump ball, Ilgauskas easily defeated O'Neal and sent the basketball to James.

Walking with long feet, James non-stop, and immediately, quickly dribbled the ball forward without any pause. He got short, held the ball in the middle and drove into the three-point line. The free throw line leaned against Gary Payton and turned like a wind wheel. Body strength pressed on Gary Payton, rolled into the basket, held the ball with both hands, and flew up.

The body is very stretched in the air, turned back to the basket, dunked with both hands behind the back, and sent the basketball into the basket.

2 is better than 0!

As soon as the game started, James was one-stop, rushed to the basket, succeeded in the back dunk, and took the lead.

On the commentary stage, Barkley praised James for his dunk, and did not forget to pay attention to Gary Payton. After all, the opponent is very likely to get a championship ring during his player career. Talent makes people desperate. Gary Payton, a master-level defensive expert, is like a wooden stake. You can get what you want, and soon, it will be this year!!"

Kenny Smith gave him a blank look, and said: "James is unstoppable when he charges up, and he can defend against this kind of turn. The whole league does not exceed one hand. Gary Payton is 193cm. The difference between the two is 10cm, and the strength is not much different. Without speed and jumping, how can he defend? I think you are jealous! However, if the Lakers don’t win a championship this year, it’s a failure, and Gary Payton should be betting right.”

Offensive and defensive transition, Gary Payton dribbled the ball across the half court and gave the ball to Kobe on the left wing. He caught the ball and faced the frame with a focused look. Kobe jumped up and sent the basketball directly to the inside.

Lin Bai heaved a sigh of relief, he thought Kobe was going to make a fadeaway jumper?

It turned out that he was jumping up to pass the ball, and Lin Bai felt pain when he watched the duel inside due to the mentality of being a dead fellow.

O'Neal caught the ball in a low position and leaned against Ilgauskas, dribbled the ball twice and rolled his back.

O'Neal hung on the basket and scored two points. The Lakers quickly responded with a tough dunk.

2 is better than 2!

Landing, O'Neill excitedly walked at the pace of the overlord, making the audience outside the stadium laugh, applaud, and cheer endlessly.

The Cavaliers attacked, James dribbled the ball across the half, and the frontcourt organized support.

On the left, Ilgauskas pulls to the side and helps Lindbergh cover to break away from Bryant's defense.

Outside the 45-degree three-point line on the left, Lin Bairen caught the ball, took a step to catch the ball, directly hugged the ball, bent his knees and took off, and his body bloomed in the air.

The Lakers' triangle offense was extremely sharp, but their defense was relatively mediocre. Although Kobe tried his best to circumvent the defense and pounce on Lin Bai, it was obviously too late.

O'Neal, who should be defending, has no desire to pounce. His overweight body allows him to focus on improvement. As for defense, he is more resigned, as long as he guards the penalty area and protects the basket.

Lin Bai jumped up to catch the ball, and a series of numbers appeared in front of his eyes.

65…71…53…77…63……

Before the game, he had already used the [Feel Shot Card], and it was obviously not a good choice to let Lin Bai go.

When the number 77 jumped out, Lin Bai pulled the basketball out of his hands.

The rhythm of Lin Bai's shooting is very smooth. From getting rid of, catching the ball, taking off, and shooting, the whole movement is not redundant, smooth and smooth, and the hand feeling is as smooth as silk.

The basketball draws a beautiful arc in mid-air.

There was a clear and crisp sound of cleaning the net, and the white net flowers splashed, creating a burst of water.

Hands up and down, a three-pointer went through the heart, 5 to 2! !
The Cavaliers didn't have a good shooting feel at the beginning, and their firepower output was extremely strong.

Looking back, the Lakers' offense is also very methodical, passing the basketball to the frontcourt with three or two strikes.

The left wing is 65 degrees, Kobe catches the ball face-up, lifts the ball over the top, feet parallel, pulls the ball to make a three-point shooting posture, his face is cold and murderous.

Lin Bai knew in his heart that Kobe's three-point shooting was like a magic sword with six pulses, and his timing was not effective. Letting him shoot three-pointers was much more threatening than letting Kobe break into the three-point line.

However, seeing Kobe's earnest expression and his almost fake movements, Lin Bai's soul resonated, and he actually moved by himself. He told him from the bottom of his heart, to rush forward, and Lin Bai also rushed forward in an inexplicable way, jumping up Cover.

Kobe made a point, dropped the basketball, got short, rushed inside in an instant, and went straight to the basket.

Jumping up, Kobe's posture in the air is very elegant, holding the basketball in his right hand, he is about to dunk the basketball with one hand,

Ilgauskas let go of O'Neal's defense and rushed forward to cover the block.

Kobe dodged in the air, retracted and retracted. At the same time, he took the basketball back, switched to his left hand, and smashed the basketball towards the basket...

(End of this chapter)