i have a coaching book

Chapter 17

On November 2003, 11, the Cavaliers' home opener was also an eye-catching No. 5 pick.

The strengths of the two teams are almost the same. They were the worst teams last season. Originally, the attendance rate was not high, but tonight, the Quicken Loans Arena was packed. Even outside the arena, an outdoor live broadcast screen was set up. It was a sea of ​​people.

Just because the Cleveland Cavaliers are about to welcome their son of the day, LeBron James.

This season, the little emperor James played three games, two of which were amazing enough, and one of which was a big disappointment.

Is it a problem of running in with the team?Or hit the rookie wall?Or is the individual not ready?
Local fans can take a closer look at the wonderful skills of LeBron James.

When LeBron James came out and waved to the audience, the fans in the audience responded wildly with cheers and thunderous applause.

Tonight, Quicken Loans Arena will usher in James' debut, which really makes people wait and see.

As for his opponent, Carmelo Anthony, the media also promoted the two as enemies for life.

Whether the two teams can win depends on the performance of the two rookies?
After a simple warm-up, players from both sides stood in the middle circle, waiting for the kick-off.

The contest for the first prize, this time, the focus battle is about to officially start.

TNT TV commentator, Kenny Smith nicknamed 'Jets' looked at the player information of the opposing sides, without looking at them, and said with a smile: "Tonight, the Cavaliers' home opener in the 03-04 season, the Cavaliers arranged For the starting lineup, I guess even if I close my eyes, I can guess one or two, and there are no injured players on the list."

Charles Barkley, known as 'Big Mouth', rolled his eyes at his commentator partner, and said disdainfully: "Paul Silas, he was only in the Clippers for a few years, and his neighbor was the Lakers who were in full swing in the 80s Team, I think he is so envious of the Lakers' "SOEPTIME", and after more than ten years, he still can't forget it, but unfortunately, he made a wrong calculation."

"LeBron is LeBron. He will never replace Magician. Although Ilgauskas is tall, he can't replace Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Not to mention, Ricky wants to be a big-hearted, cold-blooded James Players, it's just a dream."

Barkley glanced at the Cavaliers' starting roster, and immediately started to spray without showing any mercy.

"The lineup of the Denver Nuggets is also full of talents, but their away performance is not satisfactory. I wonder if Cameron can get rid of the last defensive nightmare against the Pacers and lead the team to victory."

"Carmelo Anthony only scored 10 points in the last game, and the Denver Nuggets had their lowest scoring performance of the season in the third quarter. They only scored 19 points in a single quarter. It seems that Cameron didn't become the No. [-] pick. I was a little worried. Yesterday, I only played [-] minutes in the battle, and obviously retained my strength. I think it was a desperate posture with LeBron James. The game became more and more interesting. Next, let’s take a look at the starting lineups of the two sides .”

After a brief analysis, Barkley announced the starting lists of the two teams.

The Cavaliers starting five unchanged, lined up, point guard LeBron James, shooting guard Ricky Davis, small forward Darius Myers, power forward Carlos Boozer, center Zajunas-Ilgauskas.

The Nuggets' starting five are also listed one by one, point guard Andre Miller, shooting guard Voshan Leonard, small forward Carmelo Anthony, power forward Nai Hilario, center Ma Cus Camby.

It's Ilgauskas VS Marcus Camby ready for the jump ball.

As the whistle blew, the basketball was thrown high, and the two players focused on jumping almost simultaneously, Marcus Camby was immediately taken by surprise.

Ilgauskas is 221cm tall and has a wingspan of 228cm. Although he is a floor runner and does not take off at full strength, except for Yao Ming and the Mavericks' Bradley with a bamboo pole of 229cm, on the jump ball, Ilgauskas Cass is sure to win.

Unexpectedly, Marcus Camby not only took off quickly, but also bounced amazingly. With a swish, he bounced up quickly like a spring man.

Marcus Camby is only 211cm tall, with a standing height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 79cm. He is light in weight and can fly well.

Although it was a bit of a fluke, the basketball was pulled from the hands of Ilgauskas to Hilario's hands.

Nehilario then passes to Andre Miller for a quick dribble upfield.

Facing Reese's defense, Andre Miller did not choose to break through, nor did he make a direct jump shot. Although Andre Miller's assist ability is good, he is not a player with good speed.

Andre Miller, in college, was the assist king and steal king in the history of the University of Utah. In the 1999 NBA draft, he was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 8th pick in the first round. In the 2001-02 season, he averaged 16.5 points, 10.9 assists and 4.7 per game. rebounds, was the league's assist leader that season.

Andre Miller passes to Anthony at 45 degrees to the left.

After catching the ball, Anthony suddenly made a two-pointer and made a pull-up jumper.

There is no probing step, and there is not too much hesitation. From catching the ball, taking off, and shooting, the whole movement is not half-sloppy, clean and neat.

James quickly jumped up and reached out to block the shot, but his body didn't adapt to this fast pace at the beginning, and the dry pull itself was a little sudden, and his reaction was half a beat slow.

Anthony pulled out his hand with a 45-degree long two-pointer on the left, and the basketball flew to the basket with a very high arc.

With a crisp sound,
The basketball fell into the hoop, and the net flowers flew away.

Landing on the ground, Anthony had a sweet smile on his face. When he returned to defense, the hair band, dirty, green, clean, and sweet smile. At this time, although Anthony saw blood in his shots, he was like a handsome young man, which made people hate Can't get up.

Cameron!
Cameron! !

come on! Come on……

Get rid of the champion! !
Get rid of James! !

Outside the arena, a small group of fans wearing Nuggets jerseys shouted desperately, Anthony's name, and rang out the slogan to kill the champion!
However, their voices were quickly drowned in the boos of the home fans.

Two goals scored, 2 to 0!

Anthony made a precise mid-range shot and hit two points steadily. He took the lead and gave James a bad start at the beginning. He took a temporary lead in the competition between No. [-] and No. [-].

Offensive and defensive transition, Darius Miles serves from the bottom line, James dribbles to the frontcourt, Anthony is outside the three-point line, ready to step forward to defend.

Not to be outdone, James also wanted to respond with a ball, but saw Ricky Davis leaning on Andre Miller and reaching out to him for the ball.

James' scalp was numb, and although his face remained calm, his heart was struggling.

Pass?Or ignore him?
In the end, James still chose to pass the ball, played off the ball, and led Anthony's defense to open up space.

On the right, Ricky Davis made a feint, using his speed and body to forcibly suddenly Andre Miller. The two were teammates in the Cavaliers in the 01-02 season and had been teammates for a year, knowing each other's weaknesses.

Andre Miller also knew that Ricky's breakthrough was very strong, so he followed closely and refused to let him get rid of it easily.

Ricky Davis went to the basket, wanting to show his toughness and declare that he is the authority of the boss of this arena. He pulled the ball in two steps, and he needed a dunk.

At this time, Marcus Camby let go of Ilgauskas, jumped up from the side, slapped the basketball with his big hand, and slapped the basketball directly on the backboard.

This is a beautiful stare cap! !
At this moment, Marcus Camby showed his demeanor that he was elected as the NBA's block king four times. As the No. 4 pick of the 96 golden generation, he is not only single and tall, but also has a good bounce. , You must have the awareness of being blocked.

Not to mention, he is an excellent defender of the penalty area in the league. In the 2006-07 season, he even won the best defensive player and was selected to the NBA's best defensive team many times. Naturally, he is not a vegetarian.

The basketball flew off the backboard and was snatched by Ilgauskas just in time. With a light foot, he didn't even jump, and he wanted to shoot under the basket.

Marcus Camby reacted quickly and jumped over again to block the block. However, Ilgauskas was unmoved and made a two-pointer in the penalty area. The shooting point was very high and he hit the two-pointer steadily.

2:2.

Ilgauskas showed off a good mid-range shot, really beautiful!
Quick offensive and defensive transition, the Nuggets advanced quickly after the serve, Andre Miller quickly came to the frontcourt, Nelson Hilario pulled to the high post, made a pick-and-roll screen with Andre Miller, and then, quickly down.

Andre Miller came to the ball from the gap between Miles and Boozer, and with a shake of his hands, the basketball was quickly pushed out of his arms and fell precisely into the hands of Hilario .

After catching the ball and pulling the ball up in two steps, Nei Hilario didn't need to adjust much, he jumped high and dunked the basketball in with both hands.

4:2.

Looking back, the Cavaliers attacked, and Ricky Davis broke through Andre Miller again and went to the basket. Marcus Camby let go of Ilgauskas and rushed to defend.

Ilgauskas is open under the basket, as long as he throws it lightly, it is an alley-oop dunk. Ricky Davis did not pass the ball,
Pulling the ball up in two steps, retracting and releasing the body in the air, avoiding Marcus Camby's block, hooking the right hand, scoring the basketball, and Ricky Davis also fell out of the field .

Two points scored, 4 to 4.
Ricky Davis got up quickly and returned to the defense quickly, not caring whether he was in pain from the fall just now.

Seeing Ricky Davis working so hard, the home fans burst into applause and warm praise.

On the coaching bench of the Cavaliers, Paul Silas had no expression on his face, as if he was thinking.

The Nuggets have a tradition of running and gunning, and quickly came to halftime, Andre Miller drove the ball to the basket, and on the right, Hilario just helped Voshan Leonard get rid of the screen and got a three-pointer Opportunity.

Andre Miller passed the ball to the right corner from the basket, Voshan Leonard caught the ball and made an open three-pointer. With a bang, the basketball slammed on the basket.

Marcus Camby didn't wait for the ball to drop, he bounced off the spot, pulled out his big hand, Boozer was in a better position, but couldn't grab the rebound, and Ne Hilario grabbed the offensive rebound .

Fortunately, Ilgauskas made up in time and did not let the Nuggets launch a second attack at the basket.

Nei Hilario passed the ball back to Andre Miller and reorganized. There were still more than 20 seconds left. This wave of fast breaks was not completed and fell into a positional battle.

Andre Miller didn't find a flaw in the inside and outside three-pointers, so he could only pass the ball to Anthony for singles.

After receiving the ball, Anthony put on a three-threat pose.

James followed Anthony's footsteps, and his hands did not relax, reaching out to cover the temptation of the ball.

Block Anthony's shots and breakthroughs, and ignore them if they are passed.

Seeing that James didn't eat his fake moves, Anthony was very straightforward, dribbled with his back, and beat James hard.

Pushing James with his butt to the left of the free throw, he pretended to turn around and shoot from the right with a feint, and James was tricked.

At this moment, Anthony turned around and broke through from the left, went to the basket, took two steps to the basket, jumped high, ignored Ilgauskas and Boozer's defense and blocking, and dunked with one hand, slamming Dunk the basketball in.

6 to 4! !
When he landed, Anthony jumped up and down excitedly, his head followed the rhythm, and kept nodding. Then, he turned around and returned to defense, showing a sweet smile again.

(End of this chapter)