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Chapter 92 First Section Full Power Zhan Mode

After defeating the petitioning Portland Trail Blazers, a day off, the Cavaliers will usher in the last opponent in 2003, waiting for the arrival of the Indiana Pacers at home.

The Indiana Pacers have been erratic recently. They have played 10-5 in the last 5 games, with [-] wins and [-] losses. What is strange is their trend. They almost win one game and then lose one game. They beat the Memphis Grizzlies at home in the last game According to this rule, the situation is more favorable for the Cavaliers, and the opponents are back-to-back away games.

However, the Pacers are not easy to mess with. They are a championship-level team with a current record of 22 wins and 10 losses, ranking first in the East and second in the league, just behind the Lakers.

This season, the Cavaliers faced the Pacers with two wins and two losses.

Before the game, media reporters were optimistic that the Pacers would beat the Cavaliers again. The reason was that the Pacers played steadily and their players were relatively mature. Judging from the current regular season rankings, if the Cavaliers make it to the playoffs this season, it is very likely that they will Meeting the Pacers in the second round, facing potential opponents, the Pacers should not retain their strength. Even if the Cavaliers have home court advantage, it will be difficult to defeat the Pacers who have not taken it lightly.

Of course, the Cavaliers are not without a chance, because although the Pacers have the second highest record in the regular season, they did not play well against strong teams. They lost successively to the Lakers, Kings, Timberwolves, Nets, etc. Championship-level teams have a lot of water in their records and have no explanatory power.

The Cavaliers can just use the Pacers to measure their strength and see if they have the strength to win the championship. Besides, although they lost the previous two times against the Pacers, they fought to the last moment in both times. Lost by one goal, the Cavaliers were not reconciled, but also saw the hope of defeating their opponents.

At 2003:12 p.m. on January 30, 10, Quicken Loans Arena.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers officially started.

After the basic shooting warm-up, the starting lineups of both sides came to the middle circle of the court, ready to start with the ball.

The Cavaliers' starting five are relatively fixed, lined up, point guard LeBron James, shooting guard Kedrick Brown, small forward Ira Newbell, power forward Carlos Boozer, center Zajuna S-Ilgauskas.

The Pacers' starting five are point guard Jamal Tinsley, shooting guard Reggie Miller, small forward Ron Artest, power forward Jermaine O'Neal, center Jeff foster.

As the main whistle sounded, the referee threw the basketball high into the sky.

Ilgauskas and O'Neal took off almost at the same time. Ilgauskas' invincible height allowed him to easily defeat O'Neal and give the basketball to James.

Immediately accelerate the dribble and advance, play fast running and bombing, trying to beat the Pacers to a weak footing.

Jamal Tinsley tactfully went to the court to block James' forward route. The Pacers had good mobility and quickly returned to the half court.

James saw the opportunity to attack, it was fleeting, slowed down, and watched the ball in the frontcourt.

Ilgauskas quickly settled on the left side, and James lobbed directly to the inside, trying to open the offensive situation from the inside.

Ilgauskas received the ball and singled out O'Neal with his back. He squeezed twice, turned over and shot a jumper. With a bang, the basketball fell steadily to the basket.

2 to 0! !
Ilgauska singled out Jermaine O'Neal and took the lead in scoring two points.

Offensive and defensive transition, Pacers' flag core player Reggie Miller outside the right three-point line, catches the ball and makes a shooting action, flying Kedrick Brown, rushing into the three-pointer, the free throw line makes an emergency stop jump shot, bang With a bang, the basketball went wide, Jeff Foster rushed to grab the rebound, grabbed the offensive rebound, passed the ball out of the perimeter, outside the left three-point line, Artest caught the ball and made a direct three-point shot, basketball popped out.

James rushed to the basket, jumped up, took off the rebound, and quickly counterattacked. Artest returned to the defense in time, which did not let James speed up and rushed up.

In the positional battle, James broke through with the ball in the middle, was flanked by Artest and Jamal Tinsley, and passed the ball to the open Ira Newbell in a hurry. O'Neal judged the passing route in advance and rushed forward He stretched out his hand and directly grabbed the basketball. Taking advantage of the trend, he led a quick counterattack.

There was a three-on-two frontcourt, Jermaine O'Neal made a big stride, entered the penalty area, and shot a jumper directly from the free throw line. There was a bang, but the shot still missed.

At the beginning of the game, the Pacers failed to find their shot, and the offense was cooling down.

Boozer grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to James to organize the offense. The Pacers broke through the frontcourt and was defended like an impregnable wall.

The arc of the basketball flying out was very high, but it missed, and it bounced out of the frame.

Fortunately, Kedrick Brown was in a good position, grabbed the rebound, made a second attack directly, attacked the frame from close range, and easily sent the basketball to the basket.

4 to 0! !
The Cavaliers scored consecutive points and got off to a strong start.

Reggie Miller did not make the Cavaliers unique. Soon, after receiving a pass from Jamal Tinsley's breakthrough, he hit a three-pointer with his hand, opening up the Pacers' scoring shortage.

Reggie Miller hit a three-pointer in time, 4 to 3! !
At the transition of offense and defense, James suddenly broke out, dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and immediately responded with a three-pointer. One step away from the three-point line, he raised his knife and dropped it, and still hit a three-pointer.

7 to 3! !
Jermaine O'Neal on the right side played Boozer with a low post and hit a two-pointer with a beautiful turnaround jumper, showing the tenacity of the Pacers.

7 to 5! !
Next, James continued his good form from the previous game, showed off his power in the offense, and started the'full James' mode.

After hitting a long-range three-pointer, his offense seemed to be suddenly enlightened, like a god descending, first the three-pointer arced, held the ball in the frame, glanced at the basket, lifted the ball over the top, made a false shot, hit the penalty area, and directly He pulled the ball up, made a small parabolic shot, and hit two points again!

Immediately afterwards, James held the ball in the middle and singled out Jamal Tinsley with his back. He dribbled a step and his shoulders swayed to the left. When he got to the basket, he jumped up, his body bloomed in the air, and he smashed the basketball into the basket with a tomahawk style, and dunked two points to score.

Then, he took two steps back, forced the ball to break through against Jamal Tinsley, moved the center of gravity of the defense, moved a step sideways, made a crab step, aggressively entered the inside line, took one step to the free throw line, and made two hits from an emergency jumper Take the shot and hit two points accurately.

James is physically gifted. He made several consecutive shots and used unsolvable offense to directly blow up the Pacers' outside line. Whether he was facing Jamal Tinsley who was directly facing up or Artest who was actively changing positions to defend. Both Ster and James can cut melons and vegetables to score points, and the momentum is like a rainbow, unstoppable.

单节8投6中，三分球3中2，罚球2中1，狂砍15分3助攻，与凯德里克-布朗联手轰下24分，带领骑士队以28比22，取得首节6分的领先。

Artest sleepwalked in the first quarter, made 3 of 0 shots, and scored nothing. Whether it was the defense that relied on his fame, or the offensive that was tough, in James' "Full James" mode, he seemed overshadowed and was beaten up. Can't get up.

(End of this chapter)