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Chapter 182 Halftime Lead
The Cavaliers attacked, James dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Bowen immediately jumped up and entangled him. His mental strength was very concentrated, and there was no expression on his face. It was completely impossible to see that they had a previous duel, and Bowen lost.

Chris Bowen was an undrafted pick in 1993. With relatively average physical fitness, he can return to the NBA, gain a firm foothold and play a certain role. He has no perseverance, no strong ability to self-regulate emotions , it is impossible to achieve such dazzling achievements.

James frowned, not intending to have a flesh-to-meat collision, he stepped down and dribbled the basketball to the left, trying to surpass others with his superb skills.

Bowen moved quickly and had a keen defensive awareness. Sensing James' retreat or unwillingness to entangle too much, he immediately greeted his body and continued to exert defensive pressure on James.

There was no way to hide, James was murderous, and directly used his strength to knock Bowen away with his body, then took a step back, drew the bow and set the arrow, and opened his hand to make a two-point mid-range shot.

Although Bowen was knocked away, he was full of tenacity. He immediately turned and threw himself at James. His footsteps were fast, his momentum was strong, and his big hands were overwhelming, and he greeted James' face. In a moment, it is vividly reflected!
James was affected, his shooting was already unstable, and his shooting rhythm was destroyed.

With a bang, the basketball missed and the blacksmith flew out.

Duncan's basic skills at the basket are top-notch, but he blocked Boozer with his back but did not take the initiative to grab the rebound. Nesterovic on the left also used the same action to block Ilgauskas, and Bowen in the middle topped Lived by James, Turkoglu rushed to grab the rebound, overwhelmed Elke Williams with his height, took off the rebound, and pushed it casually.

Turkoglutse has a good ability to pass the ball. As soon as he saw an offensive opportunity, he immediately passed a long pass.

I saw that Tony Parker had already crossed the half court with one foot, and with a flick of his right hand, he easily received the basketball, and took advantage of the situation to accelerate and hit a quick counterattack.

Nicknamed the "French Sports Car", Tony Parker counterattacked very quickly, with three strikes and five minus two, like lightning, he hit the basket, pulled the ball up, and easily sent the basketball into the basket without dunking.

There is no passionate dunk, but in the counterattack, he steadily scored the points he deserved.

The playing style of this team is too calm, and Tony Parker also showed his "Night Paladin" demeanor, playing counterattacks with ease.

2 to 4! !
Looking back, James played a pick-and-roll with Elke Williams and got a chance to bully Tony Parker.

James was not polite, and immediately held the ball and forced Tony Parker, took a step to the free throw line, directly pulled the ball up, drew the bow and set the arrow, and made a two-point jump shot with an emergency stop.

Tony Parker was picked by the Spurs with the 2001th overall pick in the first round in 28. His rookie season was full of glory and he was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

In the 02-03 season, he averaged 15.3 points and 5.5 assists per game, winning his first NBA championship.

This season, the offensive end is still fully fired, averaging 15.1 points and 6.1 assists per game, and his performance is stable and outstanding.

However, with a height of 188cm, a weight of 84kg, and limited physical talent, his defense is not much different from Nash's defensive strength.

They are all players with strong offense and weak defense. Facing the impact of James, they will naturally not be able to please.

There was a swish sound of net cleaning, and the basketball hit the basket accurately, scoring a two-pointer.

4 to 4! !
At the beginning of the game, the offense of both sides was not bad, and there was a lot of back and forth, and the fans and audience watched it very happily.

However, the offense of the two sides suddenly misfired, and they were desperately defending, and the rhythm became the rhythm that the Spurs like.

First of all, Duncan was affected by consecutive away games and the All-Star Weekend, and his state was not adjusted to the best. Facing the rising star, Boozer, who was daring to fight and worked hard to prove himself, unexpectedly failed to make consecutive shots. No hits.

The Spurs resorted to a twin-tower tactic, and Nesterovic scrambled for rebounds but scored one or two basketballs.

Duncan didn't feel good and didn't score many points. Nesterovic was a blue-collar player and scored goals by picking up leaks. The Cavaliers' Boozer did a good job on the defensive end. However, he was directly countered by Duncan on the offensive end. Color, a pointless defense.

Ilgauskas scored, but the efficiency was very low. He only made 4 of 1 shots and only scored a poor 2 points.

Both sides work hard on the defense inside, and the offense cannot open the situation, so the firepower of the outside becomes the key.

James is the nemesis player type of defensive master Bowen. He frequently hits singles with the ball. His advantage on the outside is too obvious.

Tony Parker, who can bully Bowen with his body and can also be naturally dislocated in height, can use his speed to challenge opponents if he faces a dubious striker like Turkoglu.

James performed strongly in the first quarter, making 8 of 5 shots in a single quarter, scoring 10 points and 6 rebounds.

This data looks average, but after watching the scores of the two sides at the end of the first quarter, you know that James' scoring is commendable.

The two sides fought a defensive battle, the scene was dull, the offensive rhythm was very slow, and a low score was scored. The Cavaliers only led the Spurs by 16 point at 15 to 1.

Tony Parker scored only 4 points, and Duncan only scored 3 points.

The game continued in the second quarter, and the two sides replaced the substitute lineup to fight again.

Parker and Turkoglu of the Spurs did not end, Turkoglu replaced Duncan as the power forward position, the sixth man Manu Ginobili played the shooting guard, Robert Horry at the small forward, and the veteran Kevin at the center - Willis on top.

For the Cavaliers, James and Elke Williams did not play, and Wagner, Newbell, and Tony Batty played.

In the chaotic battle of the second quarter, Tony Parker was very active, with a perfect mid-range shot and a sharp breakthrough.

First, the top arc of the three-point line in the middle, holds the ball and breaks through Wagner, who is the main defender, enters the inside, pulls the ball up, faces the inside defense, dodges directly in the air, and after evading the defense, he hooks casually, and the basketball spins towards Flying the basket, wiping the backboard, and getting into the basket as if he had eyes.

Immediately afterwards, through the pick-and-roll cover with Turkoglu, he made a change of direction, reached the free throw line, made a sudden stop and made a mid-range shot, and hit the basket steadily.

Then, relying on Wagner's body in the counterattack, the ball was pulled up from the free throw line, and a small throw was made. The arc of the basketball was very high, it hit the center of the backboard, and bounced into the net.

Tony Parker took the lead, but Ginobili's performance was very flat. Although there was a snake-like step on the flank, he made a three-step layup, rushed inside, passed all the defenses, passed the ball with a snap, and hit the ground to the left bottom At the corner three-pointer, Turkoglu made a three-pointer jump shot with his hands up and down, and hit two points steadily. However, he missed a natural direct shot and dropped a zero point.

In the chaos of the second quarter, the Cavaliers played a combination of inside and outside. James, Elke Williams and Ilgauskas who played again joined forces and scored more than 20 points.

At the end of halftime, the Cavaliers led the Spurs by 41 points 37 to 4 and entered the locker room to rest.

(End of this chapter)