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Chapter 80 James: Today's victory must belong to Cleveland!

When Zheng Long faced James for the first time in his career, he treated James to a big hot pot.

The Cavaliers players prepared to throw in bounds with complicated expressions.

Cavaliers fans looked up at the slow-motion replay on the big screen.

There is still a glimmer of hope in my heart.

Maybe it was a hand foul?

But the reality is cruel!
A cap that couldn't be cleaner!
Matchup for the first time!

Tragicly blocked!

James is the face of Quicken Loans Arena.

What's the difference between this and slapping everyone at Quicken Loans Arena? !
Then, the disappointment, disappointment, and disbelief of the fans slowly turned into anger.

"Come on, James!"

"This must teach him a lesson!"

"Luck is just luck!"

luck? !
Not only fans shouted that, but James also thought so.

This bald head is so lucky!

No, he must be taught a lesson!
James took the initiative to run to the sideline to receive the serve, while Zheng Long was like a vine, entangled him tightly the moment James received the serve.

There are still a few steps away from the three-point line!
"We can see James taking the initiative to ask for the ball and preparing for a second duel with Zheng Long!"

The old man James took a walk, Zheng Long didn't panic at all.

suddenly!

After James took two steps along the three-point line, he jumped up and prepared to shoot a three-pointer!

The iconic Zhan-style cold arrow!

The so-called Zhan-style cold arrow means that James thinks that he has slowed down the rhythm and speed, and the opponent has relaxed his vigilance, and directly shoots a three-pointer.

Enter, earn blood!
Didn't go in, back to defense!
However, seeing James' posture, Zheng Long guessed at the first step that James wanted to be strategic, so he temporarily gave up the "breakthrough" and directly shot a jumper.

So at the moment James took off, Zheng Long had already taken off at the same time, making a move to interfere!

Although Zheng Long is not as tall as James, his arms are long!
Coupled with Zheng Long's preparation, this stretch firmly covered James' sight!

Although not covered!
But it was enough for James to make a hasty shot!

The basketball flew out of James' hands, drawing a super high arc in the air!

All the home fans of Quicken Loans Arena are looking forward to James scoring this three-pointer!
That's hitting back!
So what if you happen to be lucky enough to block a shot?
Still bukkake you!
But this ball!
Although it hit the basket smoothly, it didn't bounce into the basket!
Iron!

A giant shadow suddenly appeared from under the basket, holding the moon with both hands, and completed the second offensive dunk!

Bang!
It's Tristan Thompson! ! !

Cavaliers 24-22 Lakers, once again complete the overtake!
At the critical moment, the little brother saved James, and the fans cheered!

Barrage in the live broadcast room!
[Tough, Eight Worthy Kings! 】

【Scared me!This ball turned out to be a pass! 】

[? ? ?Don't lie to yourself, okay?This is obviously James being defended by Zheng Long again! 】

[I'm still reminiscing about Zheng Long's block just now, it's so handsome! 】

The fans cheered, and James calmly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this ball TT helped me make up for it!

Zheng Long was much more difficult to deal with than he thought.

I even saw the shadow of Kawhi in the finals that year in him.
The Cavaliers returned to defense and the Lakers attacked. Zheng Long came to the frontcourt with the ball and gestured to Butler.

Come pick and roll me!
Butler naturally knew what Zheng Long was thinking. Zheng Long wanted to use the cover to force the Cavaliers to switch defenses!

Zheng Long wants to single James!

Thinking of this scene, Butler felt a little excited inside, and obediently ran over to cover Zheng Long at a 45-degree angle.

And Zheng Long, who got the cover, took a step sideways, accelerated directly, and headed towards the three-point line to kill!
On the Cavaliers' side, Shumpert was blocked by Butler, and the task of defending Zheng Long's incision naturally came to James!

James immediately blocked Zheng Long's only way!

In the two rounds just now, it was equivalent to being defended by Zheng Long. James naturally wanted to regain face on the defensive end.

For example, cover one back!
In this way, you can wash away the blocked images in the hearts of fans!
However, how can Zheng Long be so easy to cover?

Zheng Long, who entered the penalty area, faced James, who came to him after changing defenses, and made an emergency stop and shot a jumper!

There is also a gap between fadeaways!

James saw Zheng Long take off gracefully, such a standard movement, isn't it exactly what he imagined himself to look like when he shot a backward jumper?
This ball!
Although James failed to predict it in time, he still got the interference!

Maybe the basket at Quicken Loans Arena also wanted to give James a face.

Iron!

The basketball bounced out of the hoop, and Nance Jr. grabbed the offensive rebound!
In the first time, Nance Jr. found Oladipo on the outside and passed the ball!

Oladipo holds the ball outside and organizes without rushing.

"It seems that the touch of both sides in the second quarter is very average. Both James and Zheng Long have hit the iron one after another."

"But the players on both sides were also very positive."

"TT and Nance Jr. both had offensive rebounds!"

"Let's see how the Lakers will deal with this ball. It was still given to Zheng Long!"

Zheng Long received a pass from Oladipo with his back at a 45-degree angle.

At this time, it was James who defended Zheng Long.

James supported Zheng Long's waist and lowered his center of gravity.

His own interference just now caused Zheng Long to fail to make a shot, which gave James confidence.

Just this time.

Zheng Long, who had caught the ball, adjusted his steps slightly and turned his back directly!

One step past James!
How fast!

James didn't even have time to make any moves!

Zheng Long, who turned his back and passed James and entered the penalty area, this time, did not give the chance of scoring to his touch!

Instead, he chose to go straight into the sky by himself!
After stepping on the paint area, take off, and smash with a one-handed tomahawk!

Bang! ! !
Cavaliers 24: 24 Lakers!

"One-handed snap from Zheng Long!!!"

"Zheng Long finally scored under the defense of James!"

"It's still such a gorgeous way to score!!!"

The live broadcast room was boiling, but the Quicken Loans Arena was silent.

Zheng Long's attack this time also set the tone for the second quarter!
Single defense, I can limit James!

Single defense, James can't limit me!
For the rest of the second quarter, James kept trying to get back on the field.

Although relying on the advantages of strength and physique, he had to get fouled a few times.

And using his teammates' pick-and-rolls to switch defenses, he completed several successful breakthroughs.

But he was as cautious as he was, and never tried jump shots in front of Zheng Long again!
After being covered once, I guess I will be in the headlines tomorrow.

If this is covered again, it may not be clear on social media for half a month!
Under James' single defense, Zheng Long did not score as easily under Shumpert's defense.

The Cavaliers also strengthened their off-ball defense against Zheng Long under the adjustment of Tyronn Lue.

Let the players deliberately block the route of Zheng Long receiving the pass when defending, and let Zheng Long receive the ball as little as possible.

And when Zheng Long took the initiative to dribble the ball across the half, he sent Shumpert to intercept the half in advance to consume.

Tyronn Lue is very good at restricting a single star, and the Cavaliers players are also familiar with this set of targeted defensive strategies.

Because that's how he defended against Curry before.

But there is no such thing as wanting to completely restrict Zheng Long!

The last attack in the second quarter, with Zheng Long's back jumper, the Cavaliers 42:44 Lakers!

The Lakers completed the overtake!
Throughout the second quarter, James scored 12 points in a single quarter, and Zheng Long scored 14 points in a single quarter, exactly the same as the first quarter.

Combined with the entire first half, James scored 24 points and Zheng Long scored 28 points.

The contest in the first half can be regarded as a [-]-[-] split, but everyone knows that the real contest is in the second half.

In the third quarter, the players on both sides gritted their teeth and played a tough defensive battle.

The intensity of the confrontation between the two sides is full!
Sparks fly!

In the absence of Love, the Cavaliers themselves lack a fulcrum of firepower. It is irrational to choose a counterattack tactic with the Lakers.

On the Lakers side, they did not rush to focus all their attention on offense, but worked hard on defense.

Especially for James' inside attack, in order to save Zheng Long's strength in the fourth quarter, Zheng Long did not choose to let Zheng Long defend James alone, but used when James hit the inside, close the defense line and conduct joint defense.

Regarding the zone defense, James has experienced too much, and his way of dealing with the inside zone defense is to break through and score the ball.

This is why all teams that build tactics around James, the Cavaliers, the Heat, and the Lakers in the parallel world, will introduce high-quality shooters.

in other words.

If you want to play with James, you must be able to shoot three-pointers from the 1st position to the [-]th position to open up space for James!

However, in the third quarter, the Cavaliers' outside touch was not good, and the Lakers' defense changes and replenishment were also very timely, which was solid.

Of course, the offense of the Lakers is not easy. This group of players who can play with James can defend if they can shoot three-pointers.

Down to TT, up to Irving, and even Frye who temporarily moved out today, his defensive performance is above the average level of the same position.

When the third quarter ended, the two sides handed over the score answer sheet of 62:64.

In today's league that emphasizes speeding up the offensive rhythm, after three quarters of the game, it turns out that they all start with the word 6.

It is enough to see the intensity of the confrontation between the two sides in the first three quarters - and the level of iron.

The hoops on both sides of Quicken Loans Arena were knocked out today.

Shoot!

Bang!
Shoot!

Bang!Bang!
Shoot!

Bang!Bang!Bang!
Such repeated pictures are repeated in everyone's eyes.

But no one thought the game was bad because of it.

Quite the contrary!

The high-intensity confrontation and the anxious score made everyone dare not miss even a minute of the score.

until the end of the third quarter.

Many fans at the scene blushed and lined up to go to the bathroom!

Live broadcast commentary.

"Today's live broadcast across the United States is really good!"

"Both teams are holding their breath! They failed to let the other side open the score!"

"I have a hunch that both sides will fight until the last moment in today's match!"

Zheng Long sat on a chair to rest, lightly moistening his mouth with water.

Although his body was constantly sending out signals to continue watering due to sweating, Zheng Long was suppressing his original impulse.

After intense confrontation, drinking water suddenly will cause a rapid increase in blood volume, increase the burden on the heart, and damage internal organs.

Compared to the last time I played against the newly formed Warriors, today's game is more difficult than I thought!

This Cavaliers team is much better than the Warriors at the time in terms of player integration!
The tacit understanding between players is very important.

With a tacit understanding, no matter on the offensive or defensive end, it will be smoother and more like a whole!
The newly formed Warriors at that time relied more on the personal abilities of Curry, Thompson, and Durant.

Take turns to vote, take turns to swing.

But this Cavaliers team is more like a "traditional strong team", with ball-handling points, finishing points, and outside fire support in the team.

Although their style of play is not as gorgeous as the Warriors, it is more practical.

Even on the defensive end, apart from James and Irving, this Cavaliers are all role players and blue-collar players.

They also worked harder.

Ugly words.

If you don't play well in the Warriors, Cole may give you the opportunity and time to adjust.

But if the Cavaliers don't work hard and perform poorly, they will be directly abandoned by Tyronn Lue.

the other side.

James is also panting for breath, 36 minutes, far from his physical limit.

Nai Cao has always been James' label.

This is why after 2000, there are so many stars shining on the earth like meteors, but James can become an evergreen tree among them.

James looked at Zheng Long in the distance from time to time.

This bald head gave me too much shock and pressure today.

of course.

James didn't show it on his face.

James outside the court is funny and emotional, but James on the court is used to being expressionless.

Originally, James thought that his biggest enemy this season would be the Warriors.

Unexpectedly, another Laker popped up!
Maybe.

Can the Lakers help themselves get rid of the Warriors first?
If so.

I'm afraid I can wake up laughing in my dreams.

With the Warriors joined by Durant, they made it to the finals twice before, but after Durant, they couldn't make it!

Picture this picture.

It made James feel a little pleasing to the eye even looking at Zheng Long.

The fourth quarter started.

The final battle is here!
After the game started, the Cavaliers showed different defensive strategies.

Tyronn Lue finally played his last hole card!

Double team!Double team!Double team!

That's right, in the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue directly arranged a finals-level Curry-style double-team treatment for Zheng Long!
No ball double-teaming!

Double-team with the ball!

The main one is to cut off the connection between Zheng Long and his teammates!
However, in the first half of the season, Zheng Long has been double-teamed by various teams.

So double-team this one.

Dude, I've never been afraid of anyone!
It's just that the effect of double-teaming actually depends on the cooperation between defensive players and the degree of execution.

As for the double-teaming.

the whole league.

Tyronn Lue said second, no team dares to say first!

Zheng Long also personally felt the level of execution of the Cavaliers players, which is far from comparable to that of the Clippers.

However, Zheng Long still overbearingly completed several shots in the double-team!

You can take care of yourself!
When the game came to the last 2 minutes and 57 seconds, the Cavaliers 75:74 the Lakers.

Pause time.

The main players on both sides are panting for rest.

Tai Lun kept wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, muttering to himself.

"Is this kid a monster? How can I double-team him, but be more efficient?!"

At this time, Tyronn Lue was holding the scoreboard in his hand.

In the first 9 minutes of the fourth quarter, Zheng Long completed 8 shots, all of which were against the defense, but hit 6 of them!
No, eight out of six, I knew I was double-teamed, but I didn't know that I let you shoot!
How can there be such a player? !

You double-teamed, but made him shoot more accurately? !
Moreover, such an effective double-teaming tactic against Curry did not work against Zheng Long at all.

Because Zheng Long completely changed the way of attack in the fourth quarter.

After receiving the ball, you must shoot within three seconds!
Either make an emergency stop jump shot after breaking through, or catch the ball and directly face Ren Ganba!
Fortunately, the Cavaliers are on the offensive end, and the players feel warmer in the fourth quarter.

Otherwise, the score is really hard to say!
Tyronn Lue turned his head and looked at James with concern: "LeBron, are you physically strong enough?"

James was drenched in sweat at this moment.

But his eyes were firm.

"I'm fine, there are only 3 minutes left in the end, I will definitely lead the Cavaliers to win the game!"

"Victory must belong to Cleveland today!"

Zheng Long: Have you ever asked me?

(End of this chapter)