Defending champion

Chapter 400 The battle with James

Chapter 189 The battle with James

It is beyond everyone's expectation that the game has developed into such a situation, and the game is still going on like a raging fire.

James dribbles from the outside to organize the offense, this time he faces Butler's defense.

Seeing James's rapid attack momentum in this game, Butler couldn't help but also began to become trembling.

James almost ignored Butler standing in front of him, took a step, and directly passed Butler half of the shoulder.

It can be seen that James' leg strength has been lacking in this breakthrough, and James can only pass Butler by half a body.That's all.However, this does not prevent him from scoring.

James, who started, looked like a heavy-duty tank, and flew towards the Hornets' restricted area quickly.

Pick a basket from the basket, and the basketball hits the net!

With a sound of "rinse", the basketball hit the net!
The Hornets have the ball!
The basketball still reached the point where Jack held the ball in the low post and faced Drew Gooden's defense.

The Hornets players also tried their best to open up enough space for Jack.

Jack held the ball under the basket and faced Drew Gooden's defense head-on. He took a tentative step, turned sideways, dropped his shoulders, and threw Drew Gooden away, heading all the way to the penalty area.

Even though Jack is making a breakthrough, Jack's eyes are always on the field.At the same time, his mind was still spinning rapidly.

"Teaming?" Double-teaming was Jack's first thought.

When Jack entered the penalty area, Jack suddenly found the defenders beside him. Besides Gooden, Z was also approaching in front of him, an obvious double-teaming situation.

At this time, the Cavaliers don't allow Jack to get whatever he wants. Although they may not be able to prevent him, they must try to contain Jack as much as possible.

"We are waiting for you to come together." Jack said in his heart.

Jack's entire body leaned against Gooden, with his right foot as the axis, and took advantage of his quick turn with his back to wipe the past and roll directly to the bottom line. Big Z couldn't bypass Gooden to block Jack's advancing route, so he could only choose to stay behind catch up.

After Gooden lost his position in the first step, he could only choose the inner path to Kajack, but the slow movement of his feet made him a wall blocking Big Z.

A perfect crossover step under the basket completely evaded the double-teaming of the opponent's two inside players. Jack would not easily let go of this opportunity to ravage the rim.

Hit the ground, hold the ball in both hands, take off, and directly use his own weight to tear the rim, and deliberately pulled with both hands, the entire backboard was shaking.

"Boom!!!" There was a lot of boos from the audience, and they hoped to use this to attack the Hornets' rapid attacking arrogance.

After landing, Jack squinted at James with his eyes, the provocation was self-evident.

James looked at Jack's back and smiled, and followed that figure to the opponent's restricted area.

When two people who are both very strong meet together, it is destined to be an endless decisive battle. Whoever can last longer will be able to touch the victory.

Jack ended his performance at the opponent's basket, and just returned to the Hornets halftime to meet a resolute counterattack by the Cavaliers.

After receiving the ball, James did not enter the penalty area to play against Peja in singles. He began to break in with the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area, and rushed directly to Jack who was guarding the basket.

But Peja was blocked by the big Z with his body, and there was no way to entangle James' footsteps in the first place.

This is the first time Jack confronts James head-on since the start of the game.

James, who broke through with the ball, had already adjusted his footsteps to the most comfortable state at the moment of starting. The center of gravity was drifting, and Jack couldn't guess which side the opponent would choose.

"To the right?" When Jack was defending James, his defensive nerves tensed up, and he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.James is a Kobe-level superstar.Jack began to make predictions in his mind.

Seeing that James' center of gravity began to shift to the right, he took a step forward and tried to block the opponent's protruding footsteps.

"left?"

James took a big step to the left with a feint, and looked like he was about to pass Jack.

Jack retreated back to the defense and got stuck again on the line of James' drive.

And at this time, James directly supported Jack's entire body with his right shoulder, one step, two steps, three steps, uh... four steps, then soared into the air, directly picked up the basket with his left hand into the basket in midair, and Jack blocked the shot His arm has already touched James' shooting hand.

"Forcing" the referee's whistle sounded!
"Defensive Foul"

Jack watched helplessly as James, who had completed all the moves, gestured to himself proudly. He had no way to defend this ball.
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The fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers booed the sky, and the boos almost swallowed the entire basketball court.

No one will defend every ball, and no one in the NBA can say that he can prevent every opponent from scoring in his career.

James' offensive footwork at the basket does not appear slow because of his weight. On the contrary, he changes direction very flexibly when he breaks through. He can adjust his center of gravity at the moment of breaking through and face Jack with a four-step layup. A foul on supplementary defense, and James' large tonnage did not allow this foul to have any impact on his shooting.

"The guy who is smart enough, even though he has an orangutan face, recognized a Jewish godfather."

Jack also began to redefine the opponent in front of him.It appears that the title of MVP contender is not an exaggeration.This guy is even stronger when his singles skills are really strong and the crab step can be used.

In the next few rounds of offense and defense, James was always looking for opportunities to contact Jack. The strong physical collision directly affected Jack's ability to protect the penalty area. However, James also got two blocks and a walk. He took five steps in the first move, and was almost blocked by Jack. The referee was embarrassed...

Byron Scott saw that Jack was exhausted and called a long timeout, just to give Jack a rest time. The offensive end relied on Jack, and James also found Jack when defending. His iron body couldn't bear it.

Looking at Jack panting on the chair, Byron Scott frowned tightly. Both of them are consuming their energy, but Jack's situation is more unfavorable, because too much passive defense can only make him His fouls increased.

"Jack, you can take a rest first, if you feel the need." Byron looked at Jack who was calming his breath and said.

Jack looked at Byron who was a little worried about himself and shook his head with a smile. To be honest, this is the most tiring time Jack has felt since his debut.

The four quarters were not over yet, and Jack was out of breath.This has never happened before.

However, at such a critical moment, if you tell Jack to go to rest, you might as well tell him to die.

The timeout passed quickly, and when he returned to the court, James found that the Hornets had changed their strategy against him.

This time the main mark is Butler, because as long as Butler has strength, it is possible to stop James.

If you want to limit the opponent's strength advantage, the best way is to stick it up, so as not to give the opponent the distance to attack.

Compared with an accelerated sprinting James and a James who was restricted even in the initial stage, the strength behind has been weakened a lot.

Even if he can rely on his own strength advantage to get the ball back to the basket from the low post for singles, Jack's help defense is also a potential threat to him.

In order to prevent Jack from defending behind him by using his height and wingspan to block him, James can only use the opportunity of back-to-back to attack the basket or try to improve his shot arc.

Butler also began to support the opponent's waist with both hands behind his back when the opponent's back was hard arched to the basket, and began to limit James' impact. Although the movement was small, the effect was very good.

Small skills can sometimes play a big role. This kind of top defense makes James feel very awkward, and Butler's defense is not in vain.

Although the success rate of hitting the basket is much higher than that of a turnaround jumper, it takes more physical effort.

After the timeout, the situation on the field became even more cruel. All the audience and the media had already focused their energy on this hearty confrontation.

A decisive battle between offense and offense, from the start of the whistle to the end of the game, did not stop for a moment, and the atmosphere on the field was already scorching and suffocating.

Time passed 47 minutes quietly in the offense of Jack and James, and the score on the field was fixed at 105-103, and the Hornets led by two points.

Now the offensive opportunity is in the hands of the Hornets. Chris Paul controls the basketball in his hands and has already overwhelmed the midfielder.

Jack quickly entered the penalty area and began to compete with Gooden for position. In the mutual push and push, Jack struggled to get an open space to catch the ball, and Paul directly hit the ground and sent the ball to Jack's hands.

After receiving the ball, Jack turned his back to the basket. Under the pressure of Gooden's strength, Jack did not forcefully enter the three-second zone. Jack, holding the ball in his left hand, decided to end the game with an unforgettable attack.

Jack leaned against Gooden behind him and began to shake his upper body. Gooden didn't dare to step away, and could only stick to Jack's body as hard as he could.

Jack, who was holding the ball behind the basket, suddenly took a step to the left and then turned to the left. Gooden hurriedly followed Jack's pace.

"Jump shot?"

Seeing Jack's shooting action after turning to the left, Gooden could only stretch out his hands to try to interfere with the opponent's sight. Jack's soft touch had already impressed Gooden too deeply, and he dared not let the opponent's shooting move.

"False?"

At the moment when Gooden raised his hands high, Jack held the ball in a shooting shape and quickly recovered his hands, turned around with a perfect cross step, and cut directly to the inside.

Gooden quickly lowered the center of gravity that he had just lifted up, and took a step back, trying to block the route after Jack cut into the inside.

After Jack cut to the inside, he directly made a shooting posture. Gooden, who was half a step behind, could only choose to jump up as much as possible to block the basketball in Jack's hand.

But the moment Gooden soared into the air, he saw a smile on the corner of Jack's mouth. It was an unscrupulous smile, arrogant and contented.

(End of this chapter)