NBA: I am the card dealer

Chapter 254 Countermeasures

The thought ends here.

Xue Liancheng subconsciously turned to look at James.

I saw James pacing around the center circle with his hands on his hips, without any guilt on his face... No! Not even a hint of shame, let alone any sense of guilt.

He looked indifferent and had nothing to do with me whether he died or not. He looked very in need of a beating.

If he remembered correctly, James had such a nonchalant look when he concussed Birdman Anderson's head last time.

Leaving aside the question of whether it was intentional or not, this attitude makes people very angry...

After hurting someone, you don’t even have the most basic respect.

At this moment.

The famous scene of Hayward breaking his leg reappeared in his mind. After the confrontation, Hayward fell directly and his entire leg was broken. As a result, as the perpetrator, I Zhan walked back directly, and his weird smile was captured by the camera. , the famous scene was born.

The current situation is so similar!

Whether intentional or not, this behavior is simply disgraceful.

Even though someone’s legs are broken, you can still laugh. To put it in a harsh way, that means: are you still not a human being?

Gasol hasn't even gotten up yet, so you don't care, just act like you don't care.

even……

He wondered maliciously, was James secretly having fun now?

Because once Gasol is unable to play, it will be a major benefit to James.

After this series, it can be said unceremoniously that Gasol is James' biggest sufferer.

Even greater than the defensive effect of PJ Tucker, the direct leader of the defense.

James is actually not afraid of one-on-one defense, because as strong as Leonard, James cannot be stopped without Duncan blocking the inside.

After all, no matter how strong your defense is in one-on-one, I can easily break it.

And the solution is very simple.

pick and roll.

As long as you block, you will lose your defensive position. With James' speed and explosive power, who can stop him when he hits?

and so.

As a model team for defending James, the core of the Spurs is the internal and external linkage between Leonard and Duncan.

The Heat's defensive strategy basically copies the Spurs'.

PJ Tucker leads the defense from the outside, constantly using power to put pressure and interference on James.

As the final gate, Gasol used his tonnage and height to directly form a barrier, preventing James from leaping.

It can be seen from this that what James is most afraid of is actually players who are tall inside players whose tonnage and strength can form a barrier.

Like Yao Ming.

This is the player that James is more afraid of.

The lowest score in James' career was created by the Rockets during Yao Ming's era. He made 5 of 0 shots and only scored 3 points on free throws.

Moreover, the two of them met 11 times in their careers, and James only won 3 of them.

The most famous was the 08-09 season, when the Rockets went to Cleveland to challenge the Cavaliers. As a result, Yao Ming was called for six fouls in just 23 minutes of playing time. Faced with such an unfair penalty, Yao Ming made the most famous harsh words of his career after the game: See you in Houston.

Next the Cavaliers come to Houston.

Yao Ming teamed up with Artest and Battier to prevent James from shooting 21 of 7 and scored 21 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

The rebounds were a career low for James, and the 0 assists made James feel even more embarrassed.

This is why James is never included in Yao Ming's best list.

Because Yao Ming is not afraid of James at all.

After the Heat traded for Gasol this season, they repeatedly frustrated James in games against the Cavaliers. This is also the reason.

Gasol's frame-protecting ability and tonnage strength are here, and James can't jump over it at all.

Once there is no Gasol in the penalty area to protect the frame, James will really be like a dragon coming out of the shallow bay and a tiger returning to the mountains. Not to mention how much energy he bursts out, it will definitely not be so miserable.

How could James, who has been depressed for a long time, be unhappy?

In addition to his own performance, the balance of victory in this series also tilted for the first time.

Gasol, one of the Heat's Big Three, is gone, and his strength has been greatly damaged.

Whether it's the offensive or defensive end, the impact is huge.

The fantasy of letting 3 chase 4 has cracks in it.

According to the current state of the Heat, it was definitely a high probability to win the tiebreaker in one fell swoop and nail the Cavaliers and James to the pillar of shame.

Now that Gasol is injured, the Heat's strength is greatly damaged, and the tiebreaker will cast a big shadow. James sees hope of reversing the situation, how could he be unhappy?

Think of this.

Xue Liancheng couldn't help but exhale heavily, his mood became extremely heavy.

In addition to worrying about Gasol's injury, he is also worried about how the Heat will go without Gasol?

For this match, there should be no problem.

距离第三节结束还有2分2秒，而随着小加索尔打成2+1，那么他们就有了24分的领先优势。

Such a huge advantage, as long as they don't waste it, is enough for them to win the game.

But the question is, what about the next one?

Who can contain James?

It’s totally out of whack...

soon.

Gasol was helped and went directly back to the locker room. Looking at the serious expression on the team doctor's face, it seemed that the problem was more serious than imagined.

The referee also gave a penalty.

While 2+1 was effective, it also gave James a second-level flagrant foul.

Xue Liancheng replaced Gasol at the free throw line and made steady free throws.

24 points difference.

In addition, there are two free throws for flagrant fouls. As the Heat's most accurate free throw shooter, Xue Liancheng is naturally entrusted with the important task.

Then two free throws were made steadily.

in this way.

The score difference came to 26 points, an extremely huge score difference, enough to give the Cavaliers a death notice in this game.

And it's still the Heat's ball rights.

But the fans at the scene were not depressed at all. Instead, they were particularly excited and kept shouting for cheers.

no doubt.

For the Heat's loss of Gasol, they were not secretly happy, but openly happy.

The result of the game is no longer their concern.

of course.

The result was no surprise.

The Heat still defeated the Cavaliers 116:97.

On the surface, it was a slugfest, but everyone in the Heat looked solemn and not happy at all.

At the end of the third quarter, including the fourth quarter, James became wild like a wild horse, scoring 17 points wildly, chasing many points for the Cavaliers.

Fortunately, the lead was huge, and Xue Liancheng had a 100% hit ability, which stopped the team's bleeding in time. Otherwise, the defeat would not have happened, but the win might not have been so clean.

The current strength of both sides can still be compared.

Especially after being liberated, James became omnipotent again.

Spoelstra also took this opportunity to try a smaller lineup to prepare for the next tiebreaker.

But the results were not as expected.

The offense didn't have any big problems. It still used the characteristics of the five small lineups to rush quickly and push defensive counterattacks. Several times, the Cavaliers were in a state of confusion and the offense was over.

But the defensive end is really riddled with holes.

Logically speaking, even without Gasol, the Heat's defense wouldn't be that bad.

After all, the Heat's five small lineups all have strong individual defense.

PJ Tucker, Wade, Batum, Ibaka, none of these people are famous defensive warriors.

Even Xue Liancheng himself, after the evolution of his prediction ability, his defensive ability is above the standard. As long as he is not facing a player who is particularly fast and fast, he can basically keep his position.

But just can't prevent it.

There are two unavoidable points.

The first one is naturally James. After the pick-and-roll, James is like a tiger coming down the mountain. He just rushes into the penalty area and no one can guard him.

Even in confrontation, no one can stop James from scoring.

I can't even hold it down...

The only thing that can stop it is a foul.

I don’t know if it was because he had been suppressed for too long and was suddenly released. James became extremely excited.

The impact looks stronger and the shots are more accurate.

second point.

That's Mozgov.

This polar bear warrior finally took advantage of others' big strength, grabbing boards, blocking positions, passing down, blocking people, and even used his solid basic skills to perform a high-flying hit, leaving the Heat helpless.

These are all pain points that the Heat urgently need to solve.

Without Gasol all of a sudden, they need a process of adaptation.

The most important thing is to reshape the defensive system.

In this game, Xue Liancheng performed well as always, scoring a high score of 39 points, almost 40+ points again.

Plus 11 assists and 5 rebounds.

They made 23 of 13 shots, with a hit rate of 56.5%. The Cavaliers' single defense still failed to achieve any results.

Wade scored 19 points on 8 of 18 shots, and his performance was not bad.

<divclass="contentadv">Although Gasol left the game before three quarters, he performed extremely well in this game. He made 14 of 8 shots and scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. reflected.

Especially the wave of offensive frenzy set off before the injury, Gasol was an absolute hero and made a great contribution to the victory of the game.

Other than that, other people's performance seemed a bit ordinary.

Ibaka was okay in the first half, but faltered later on. He scored 12 points on 4 of 9 shots.

PJ Tucker didn't get many opportunities, and he didn't take many shots in total. He scored 5 points, which is reasonable.

Batum, Chalmers, Marcus Morris and others didn't have much playing time, so naturally it was impossible to get any data.

As for the knights.

Irving is still their god. He made 26 of 13 shots and scored 35 points, plus 7 assists. His performance was quite outstanding.

This is the confidence that they can fight with the Heat until the third quarter and still be evenly matched.

Without Irving's performance, there would have been no follow-up to the Cavaliers' game.

Especially in the first half against Xue Liancheng, he did not fall behind at all.

James scored 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Gasol only scored 11 points before he was injured. As soon as Gasol was injured, he immediately transformed and scored 17 points. How can he be so fierce?

The last of the Big Three is General Guofu.

He made 11 of 2 shots and only scored 10 points and 5 rebounds.

The culprit for the defeat in Game 6 must be denounced by the fans.

With this performance, do you have the nerve to call yourself a giant?

Mozgov had 10 points and 13 rebounds, two of which were offensive rebounds after Gasol was injured.

TT-Thompson, 6 points and 8 rebounds, is okay as the main rotation.

Shumpert and J.R. Smith, two blacksmiths from New York, made a combined 11 of 2 three-pointers and couldn't stand out.

After the game.

Xue Liancheng, as the best player of the game, was interviewed by reporters as usual.

As soon as it started, the reporter went straight to the topic: "Can you talk about Gasol's sudden injury and what impact it will have on the team?"

Xue Liancheng's face was cold, but he couldn't help getting angry: "It was really sudden, so sudden that everyone was unprepared, even Gasol's own heel was unprepared."

The sarcasm should not be too obvious.

One kick came over, and it didn't shovel anywhere, but just hit the heel. It was really terrifyingly accurate.

The brakes don't work this way either.

Anyway, he always felt that James did it on purpose.

Although in slow motion, James' movements are very coherent and his behavior is very natural, he has great confidence in the Hollywood actor.

After all, James talks big words, but he has never blushed, and it is not difficult to make the play look like reality.

of course.

Even if James didn't mean it, he still needs to speak out to his teammates and tell the world that such behavior is condemnable.

The reporter perked up: "Do you think James did it on purpose?"

Xue Liancheng: "You should ask him this question in person."

Reporter: "If Gasol is unable to play in the tiebreaker, how much chance do you think you have of winning?"

Xue Liancheng: "I don't think we need to worry about this issue. As I have always said, we will definitely win this series. There will be absolutely no surprises. Even if Mark is suddenly injured, there will be no surprises."

He bit the word "suddenly" very hard.

What it means is self-explanatory.

Regardless of whether you are here to cause trouble or not, he will advance to the finals on the corpse of the Cavaliers.

Reporter: "Without Gasol's frame protection, James seems to have found himself again. Are you worried about James?"

Xue Liancheng: "We won't worry about him, but he needs to worry about himself. There is an old saying in China: If you walk too much by the river, your shoes will get wet."

The reporter was stunned: "What do you mean?"

Xue Liancheng: "Don't take chances in anything you do. As long as you do too much, you will leave clues and one day it will come back to you."

When the reporter heard this, he immediately understood: "I will bring this to LeBron."

End the interview.

Xue Liancheng walked quickly back to the locker room, expecting a miracle to happen.

But he knew it was probably small.

Because Gasol had been patting the floor for a long time at that time, and was helped back by the staff. The foot that was shoveled could not land at all, which shows that the injury was serious.

really.

As soon as I returned to the locker room, I saw everyone's faces turned ugly.

He couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart.

Although I was mentally prepared, it was still a bit heavy.

Xue Liancheng: "How is Mark?"

Spoelstra shook his head: "The situation is still uncertain at the moment. He needs to go to the hospital for examination, but he will definitely not be able to play in the tiebreaker."

Xue Liancheng: "..."

He was silent.

For a moment, I felt even heavier.

Others were even more listless, looking like they had lost their souls.

This atmosphere is not good...

He just wanted to speak to encourage everyone.

Spoelstra spoke first, "Well, although Mark can't play in the tiebreaker, it's definitely not the end of the world. We need to cheer up and win honor for Mark. No matter what, we have to get through this series, not just for ourselves. , and for Mark who has exhausted all his ammunition."

Haslem also stood up and took the lead: "Mark definitely hopes to see us advance in front of the TV. We must not live up to his expectations. Guys, now is the time to use all the accumulated energy for the next game. We must not lose the game.”

Everyone felt a little better. They came over and folded their hands and shouted: "We must not lose..."

The morale is improved.

but……

The problem has always existed and has not been solved yet.

That is, after Gasol is injured, who will protect the frame? Who will contain James?

And just when everyone was going to wash up.

Si Bo stopped Xue Liancheng: "Xue, come here."

Of course Xue Liancheng knew why Si Bo called him, so he followed him.

Come outside the corridor.

Spoelstra didn't talk nonsense and said directly: "Mark is 100% unable to make it. Please tell me if you have any suggestions."

Xue Liancheng pondered for a moment: "Five small lineups, fighting hard to attack, this is our only advantage."

In fact, he had thought about this issue early on.

The best way he could think of was to go to the top five and just attack.

of course.

Playing offense doesn't mean giving up defense completely.

Instead, let go of your hands and feet and attack with all your strength while taking into account defense.

Speed ​​and offense are the biggest advantages he can think of.

Sibo took a deep breath and nodded slightly, obviously agreeing.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried five in the fourth quarter. He paused and then asked: "How will James respond?"

Xue Liancheng: "Since you can't guard against him, then fight him."

Spoelstra: "Is it possible to bet that they can't score three points?"

Xue Liancheng shook his head: "My idea is to nail Mozgov's point. To deal with James, we only need to try our best to provide physical confrontation and form effective interference."

Now he is still thinking about shrinking the defensive line to block James. In his opinion, it is obviously undesirable.

Because after James rushes up, he can forcefully attack the frame against others, but he can't hold him back. Shrinking the defensive line may have an effect, but how much of an effect it will have is unknown.

Furthermore.

How far can you shrink?

Are they all huddled in the restricted area?

It's simply impossible.

If it can't be reduced to the point where James can't get in, then there's little point in shrinking the defense.

We can only increase the physical confrontation as much as possible, consume James' physical energy, and then assist in defense to form effective interference and make James' shots less comfortable. This is enough.

As for complete containment?

That is impossible.

amount……

It's not that it's completely impossible, just let someone destroy me Zhan.

of course.

This is not something I feel comfortable saying.

He had no such intention either.

Regardless of whether James did it on purpose or not, if he really had thoughts of a useless person, then half of his pure white soul would be rotten.

Taking a step back, if people are bad, you are also bad, so what is the difference between you and the bad?

Taking a step back, maybe they didn’t do it on purpose?

The prerequisite for revenge is that you have to be sure that the other person did it intentionally.

just now……

No one knows whether James did it on purpose. Only James himself knows the answer.