Thanos

Chapter 23 Offensive Rebound
Before the game, the Cavaliers accepted media interviews.

James said: Kobe is a great player, the Lakers are a strong team, but he will not admit defeat.

This game is home to the Cavaliers, and he will have his revenge in his hometown.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Cavaliers sent out the regular lineup.

McGinnis, Harris, James, Gooden, Ilgauskas.

For the Lakers, Odom was suspended from the team and Divac replaced the power forward position.

Atkins, Kobe, Butler, Divac, Mihm.

Mihm wins the jumper, giving the Lakers their first chance on down.

Atkins advanced to the frontcourt. He wanted to fight by himself, but forcibly held back.

Odom's suspension made him realize who is the boss of the team.

The ball was in Kobe's hands, and James immediately came up to help Harris pinch Kobe.

Kobe didn't even think about it, facing the double-teaming of two people, he jumped directly.

James and Harris quickly blocked.

However, Kobe in the air suddenly threw the ball to the wing, where Butler was emptied.

When his teammates have a great opportunity, Kobe is still willing to pass.

With a big open space, Butler has enough time to adjust before making a shot.

boom!
However, Butler's hands were a little hard, and the ball jumped out of the frame.

Gooden protected the rebound and the Cavaliers counterattacked.

Both Mihm and Divac's footsteps were slow, and the Lakers' defense was not timely. James rushed to the inside and directly leaned on Butler to force a shot.

Swish!
2: 0.

Butler is a junior and James is a sophomore.But when it comes to fighting, Butler is like a younger brother.

The Lakers attacked, and the Cavaliers continued to double-team Kobe.

Kobe still chose to pass the ball, and Divac missed two points from the high position.

As he gets older and has less playing time, Divac's state has declined seriously.

James grabbed the rebound and went straight to the fast break.

Butler and Atkins intercepted, but they still failed to prevent James from bombing the basket. The cheap Butler even lost a foul.

2+1.

Fortunately, James made a free throw and missed.

At the start, the Cavaliers led 4:0.

In the next round, Mihm singled under the basket and missed under the interference of Ilgauskas.

And the Cavaliers made another quick counterattack. James was unstoppable when he charged up, and even Kobe lost a foul.

James made two free throws, 6:0.

He scored all 6 points of the Cavaliers alone and caused two fouls.

Cleveland fans almost went crazy, the cheers nearly burst through the ceiling of Quicken Loans Arena.

The Cavaliers are completely on the move.

The DJ led the audience to shout: "The king! The king! The king!..."

"Holy shit!"

Even the on-site commentator couldn't help swearing: "LeBron is too good. When he first entered the league, his breakthrough and fast break were top-notch, and now he is even better."

"That's right, as long as James gets up to speed, no one can stop him."

The guest commentators also praised James.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tang Shuai called a timeout.

As an old-school coach, he has rich coaching experience and is not in a hurry at the moment, but the seriousness on his face is beyond words.

The fans only saw James' bravery, but what Tang Shuai saw was a tactical problem.

There are only two reasons for the current situation.

One is that the Lakers themselves don't feel good. In fact, the opportunities have come out, and Kobe has also passed, but they just can't make the shot.

The second is that the inside combination of Divac and Mihm is too slow, and the defense is seriously delayed, so that James can penetrate.

If Odom is there, even if he can't completely guard against James, as long as he can delay for a while, and wait until other teammates occupy defensive positions, James will stay away no matter how powerful he is.

"Cook, replace Divac!"

Cook is a shorter power forward with faster speed.

"Butler, Atkins, throw your damn basketball in!"

"Kobe, you have to be more active and take more responsibility!"

The game continues.

Cook, who played immediately, played a role and was able to slow James' footsteps to a certain extent.

But James made a ground pass, and Gooden dunked the ball directly.

8: 0.

You can guard against James' offense, but he still has playmaking ability.

The Lakers attacked, and Kobe scored a goal with difficulty under the double-team of James and Harris.

8: 2.

Looking back, Gooden received James' pass again, hit Cook with his back, and easily scored points.

10: 2.

At this moment, Tang Shuai remembered the last game, when Gooden blasted the Lakers forwards.

"Ye, get ready to play, the only task is to guard against Gooden."

The game continues.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe went to the frontcourt and asked for the ball directly, but he missed the score under the double team.

The basketball jumped out of the hoop far away.

A big yellow hand soared into the sky and grabbed the ball.

Ye Heping.

The moment Kobe shot, Ye Heping roughly judged that Kobe's ball would not go in, but would bounce far away.

This is the purple skill, rebound prediction (Moses Malone), which increases the host's rebound prediction by 40%.

Moses Malone's rebounding ability is among the top five in history. In terms of offensive rebounds alone, he is the first in history.

Ye Heping now understands why his offensive rebounds are so strong.

Offensive rebounds are all missed shots by teammates.Backcourt rebounds are balls missed by the opponent.

When you are familiar enough with your teammates, it is easier for you to guess the general position of the frontcourt than an unfamiliar opponent.

Just like Ye Heping and Kobe, they often do defensive training, Ye Heping will be very familiar with Kobe's shooting.

As the two become more familiar, Ye Heping's rebound prediction will become more and more accurate.

The moment he grabbed the rebound, Ye Heping handed the ball to Kobe again.

Kobe pulled up and shot.

boom!
Iron again.

But this ball is a short rebound.

Ye Heping rushed into the penalty area, rose from the ground, and grabbed the rebound on Gu Deng's head.

The Cleveland fans exclaimed: What are you doing, a big man with a height of 208 centimeters and a big man with a height of 221 centimeters inside, let the opponent grab offensive rebounds like this?
After getting the rebound, Ye Heping passed Kobe again.

Kobe missed two consecutive shots, but his confidence remained undiminished, and he pulled up a jumper again.

boom!
However, even hitting three irons.

This time, the basketball bounced off again, and Ye Heping made an accurate prediction and took off the offensive rebound for the third time.

Gooden and Ilgauskas were a little confused, and Mim was also in a state of confusion. The three of them almost stood still, watching Ye Heping pick off the board.

After getting the rebound, Ye Heping passed Kobe again.

Kobe still didn't hesitate, he pulled up and shot.

Swish!
Finally got in.

10: 4.

Kobe raised his index finger, put it in front of his lips, and blew lightly.

His signature celebration.

Kobe Bryant has a lot of celebrations, this one is after shooting a score.

"Boy, well done!"

After celebrating by himself, Kobe strode forward and high-fived Ye Heping.

Grabbing three offensive rebounds in a row, with such a rebounder, Kobe even dared to let go of his shots.

The same goes for other teammates.

Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas went berserk in an instant: "Protect the rebounds, protect the rebounds, don't let him steal any of them, or get me down!"

(End of this chapter)