Thanos

Chapter 91

After leaving the locker room, Ye Heping and James came out together.

James asked suddenly: "Ye, I heard that you only signed a one-year contract with the Lakers?"

"Yes."

Ye Heping nodded, not knowing what James meant.

James smiled and didn't explain. He just said to leave a phone number after the game so that everyone can communicate more.

Ye Heping nodded without thinking too much.

……

The game restarted, the score was 17:10, the Lakers still led by 7 points, and there were more than 5 minutes of game time left in the first quarter.

The Lakers played Atkins to make up for the last starting position.

James attacks with the ball.

Ye Heping continued to defend one-on-one, covering a distance of 2 steps.

James stagnated at the top of the arc for 2 seconds, and suddenly accelerated to break through.

Ye Heping stood ready and blocked James' breakthrough line.But James squeezed his body and passed Ye Heping.

This guy has more tonnage than a lot of power forwards, and his strength is even better.

Ye Heping opened the Dinghaishen needle but failed to stop him.

After Ye Heping, James accelerated into the inside for the second time.

Big Z and Gooden blocked Mihm and Odom, and James was in a situation where no one was defending, and it was a tomahawk-style snap.

Bang!
17: 12.

Tang Shuai stood up dissatisfied: "Caron, Chris, Lamar, make up defense! Pay attention to make up defense, and react quickly!"

James has just entered the league, and his face-to-frame attack power is top-notch. Ye Heping alone is obviously not enough.

With Kobe on the court, he can make up the defense in time. This is how the Lakers strangled James from the beginning.

But now, Butler and the others don't have such a defensive awareness at all.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe was not there, Atkins let himself go directly, facing McGinnis' forced shot, the ball went directly to Siberia, and it was almost a non-stick.

James accepted the rebound and went straight for a fast break.

Ye Heping reacted quickly, entangled James, prevented him from speeding up, and ensured that his teammates could retreat in place.

Cavaliers coach Paul Silas saw this scene, very envious.

The Cavaliers also have such a defensive leader, Ira Newbell, but the gap with Ye Heping is worlds apart.

That guy can only rely on his body, and it is impossible to expect him to control the rhythm.

James was forced to slow down, but he also took the opportunity to resist Ye Heping and squeezed past Ye Heping with all his strength.

This power is really strong.

A static James is not scary, but a rushing James is incomprehensible.

Butler came back this time.

But James' speed was faster than expected. He took three steps to squeeze past Butler, then jumped into the inside line, and then took another step to score a layup against Mihm.

Until the rules are changed, this is a walkthrough.

But the pissing nature of the NBA is like this. In many cases, it will not whistle for the viewing of the game.

Beep beep!

Meme thug foul.

Swish!
At the same time, the ball also fell into the frame, 2+1.

This ball hurts morale a bit.

Fortunately, James' free throws were not good, and the 2+1 became 2+0.

17: 14.

Lakers offense.

Atkins wasted the ball again, and James snatched the ball from him on a tight press.

Then James scored a one-stop layup.

17: 16.

James made 3 of 3 shots and scored 6 points in a row, chasing the point difference to only 1 point.

Beep beep!

Tang Shuai called a timeout.

When the Lakers players left the court, the screen was full of boos.

"Atkins, you piece of shit."

"The most useless point guard in the NBA."

"God, why is the best point guard on our team like this, no wonder Rudy even canceled his start."

……

Recently, Atkins has played well off the bench, but now he is completely unwatchable against the Cavaliers' starter.

He has never been a good offensive player, but he is obsessed with shooting.In the past, it was okay to have Kobe to restrain him, but now that Kobe is not around, his shortcomings suddenly exploded.

Offensive black holes, not stable ball control, high turnover rate...

"Atkins, sit on the bench and calm down. Sasha, you go."

"Cheer up on the defensive end, make up the defense quickly, and pay attention to the defense at all times. Chris, protect the basket, you are the team's last barrier!"

Tang Shuai made some arrangements.

The Lakers played again.

Ye Heping pulled Mim over and said softly: "Chris, James is very capable of breaking double teams. Even if we can block his men, we can't prevent his passes. If he passes outside, I will defend. As for the inside, we can only rely on you."

Mim nodded. Ye Heping's words were well-founded, and he naturally agreed.

Besides, Ye Heping often helped him get rebounds and blocked defenders, Mim still liked Ye Heping very much.

The game continued, Vujacic dribbled forward.

Vujacic's dribbling is very good, but his organizational skills are very average, and he is a little at a loss after stopping the ball in the frontcourt.

After Odom came out to catch the ball, time was running out, and he missed Gooden's forced shot.

"The Lakers are in a scoring drought. They haven't scored a point in 2 and a half minutes."

"Kobe alone accounts for 60% of the Lakers' offensive firepower. It seems that Kobe is not usually too alone, but that these teammates are really bad."

Big Z received the rebound and James advanced.

Butler made up the defense very quickly this time, cooperating with Ye Heping to force James to stop the ball.

But James passed the ball to the inside in an instant. His vision and organizational skills are really good.

Gooden catches the ball for a layup.

But at this moment, a big hand crossed the top of Gu Deng's head, and slapped the basketball into the air.

Snapped!
Chris Mim's big hat.

Odom received the rebound and counterattacked directly. James ran fast and stopped Odom.

However, Odom's pass was also good, and he directly handed it over to Ye Heping, who was keeping up.

As soon as Ye Heping received the ball, James rushed forward again.

In the later period, James defended with his hips on his hips, but in the early stage, James defended really hard.

And apart from the impact of tonnage on lateral movement speed, he has almost no major shortcomings on the defensive end.

James, who rushed forward, completely blocked Ye Heping's shooting space.

However, Ye Heping took a glance from the corner of his eye and found a golden figure following him. Ye Heping decisively hit the ground and passed the ball.

This guy caught the basketball and rushed in two steps, but James didn't stop him.

Chris Mihm, the Lakers big center, an unknown guy.

But in fact, Mihm is very talented. The seventh pick in 2000, the scout report reads: has the potential to become a great center.

Pushing away James, Mihm exploded and bombed the basket.

Bang!
At 19:16, the Lakers finally broke the scoring drought.

The Staples Center cheered, the Lakers are about to rise.

But the Lakers players let the fans down.

In the ensuing game, it was harder for them to score than to squeeze toothpaste.

As for the defensive end, James can't make the same mistake. His passing is more detailed, helping the Cavaliers catch up with the score, and then overtake, and open up the point difference a little bit.

At the end of the first quarter, at 22:29, the Lakers have fallen behind by 7 points.

At halftime, 41:57, the Cavaliers led by 16 points.

The Lakers were crushed, and the players obviously lost confidence. It was a waste of time.

At halftime, Ye Heping scored 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. He was still working hard.

But the facts proved that Ye Heping couldn't even guard James in the early days. This guy was too strong, and his strength completely crushed Ye Heping, and he couldn't take advantage of it with the Dinghaishenzhen.

During the half-time break, the fans left the field in large numbers.

In Kobe's absence, the team was abused again, and the fans couldn't stand it anymore.

The originally packed Staples Center became sparse, leaving less than half of the fans.

But this half is the diehard Lakers. What they like is not a certain star, but the Lakers.

And in the Lakers locker room, there was deathly silence.

(End of this chapter)