The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 183 Only magic can defeat magic!

At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led 87:73.

The two sides took a break and began the competition for the last quarter.

Nearly 2 minutes after the start of the fourth quarter, neither team found the feeling of scoring,
Foyle missed a strong inside shot, Hughes shot out of the basket, Harrington violated the rule for walking with the ball, and Snow was capped for a layup...

It wasn't until 10:08 seconds before the end of the game that the Cavaliers broke the deadlock with a jumper from James.

"There are still 10 minutes, don't think about sleepwalking with a 12-point difference! Guys, cheer me up!"

Zhang Bolong clapped his hands vigorously, and then directed his teammates to start playing tactics.

Jackson took the serve and dribbled it to a 45° angle in the frontcourt. Zhang Bolong, who played without the ball, slipped out from the left baseline to catch the ball, and continued to the right with Harrington's pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

At this time, Harrington, who had completed the pick-and-roll, immediately went down and brought the Cavaliers' defensive players to the inside, while Pietrus on the right ran out of the space with Foyle's pick-and-roll.

Three-point shot!

Missed a hit.

However, Zhang Bolong who got the rebound in the crowd turned out to be one step ahead and rushed to the basket.

After taking off the rebound, he flew directly to a counter-blue and scored the ball, continuing to help the Warriors maintain a relatively safe point difference.

"The dragon is already a qualified leader, isn't he?" Barkley praised.

"Maybe, but you must be a qualified dragon!" Kenny Smith gave him a white look.

"Just telling the truth, everyone knows I'm Charles the Matter."

"That donkey praised you, awesome!"

Looking back to the pitch,

The Cavaliers continue to be organized by James,

He tried to beat Jackson at a high speed, but was forced back by Pietrus and Zhang Bolong who were waiting on the wings, and gave the ball to Snow on the outside.

Big Z mentioned that he went up the line and hung up a screen for him, and then all pulled to the other side of the basket with Hughes and others, so that the defensive players could no longer double-team him in time.

Immediately afterwards, Snow also lobbed the ball to him from the outside.

Plenty of space, one-on-one singles opportunities.

James hit Jackson with his back, hit him twice, one step at a time, and he saw a chance.

Suddenly, a gust of wind hit!
Zhang Bolong resolutely abandoned Snow and went straight to James.

Compared with James' threat, Snow's shooting range is almost negligible.

This is also the biggest problem with the Cavaliers' guard line——

One shoots but doesn't defend, one defends but doesn't shoot...

No matter who plays, it is equivalent to a loophole.

Zhang Bolong's flying block greatly interfered with James' shot. In a hurry, he had to change to a fadeaway shot. The shot hit the front of the basket directly and was confiscated by Foyle.

The Warriors continued to attack, and Jackson, who was on the dribble, was cornered by James, stepped on the sideline before passing the ball, and sent a turnover.

Time passes by every minute,
The Warriors' offense suddenly became misfired.

Harrington has taken 16 shots so far in this game, but only hit 4 goals.
It is probably because the excellent performances in the first two games consumed some luck, otherwise the gap between the two teams may be 30 points.

After another shot wasted, Nelson also replaced Harrington, who was not feeling well, ahead of time, allowing Jackson to step up to the power forward position.

Small forward and shooting guard are Barnes and Ellis, respectively.

As the famous coach Hubie Brown said, except for Zhang Bolong, the Warriors have no starters and substitutes, but only starters and back-ups.

There is nothing wrong with this small lineup. Mike Brown on the opposite side simply removed the big Z, allowing the young and strong Varejao to continue to fight on the field, and at the same time put a Marshall to face the Warriors.

Who knows, before Marshall fired, James made the second three-pointer of the field.

The outside shooting rate of 7 of 2 shots was not high, but this ball seemed to sound the Cavaliers' final counterattack horn.

Immediately afterwards, Marshall blocked Ellis' layup, and Pavlovich also received a pass from James from the outside and fired, chasing the point difference to 10 points.

5:36 seconds left.

"Long, the opponent's height has been lowered, you can go inside to cause more damage."

"Don't be timid, this is our territory! You can make a shot or not, but if you have a chance, you have to make a decisive move!"

"Fight against the opponent's weakness, don't give them hope, keep running, keep passing, keep attacking!"

"Mad Scientist" Nelson did not choose the safe tactics that ordinary coaches would deploy, but issued a deadly order of indiscriminate bombing.

Under his encouragement, the Warriors are no longer conservative.

Zhang Bolong dribbled the ball away from Marshall, a phantom went straight to the basket, and easily put the ball in.

Looking back, James rushed to the basket with small steps, and Jackson couldn't even block it, and he was beaten into a two plus one.

"9 points, return to defense quickly, we can catch up!"

James raised his arms and yelled.

At this time, the point guard for the Cavaliers was "Mickey Mouse" David Wesley.

This gentleman is also Yao Ming's former teammate, and he also had the title of "Stinger" during the Hornets period.

In fact, compared to Snow and Jones, Wesley is the most suitable one for James.

He has strong physical fitness, tenacious perimeter defense, and outstanding shooting ability. He definitely belongs to the "3D" guard of later generations.

It's a pity that he is too old now who was born in 1970, and this year is also his last year in the league.

The Cavaliers tried to use the dead horse as a living horse doctor, sending him on the field to try.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went into battle, he really received the effect.

Zhang Bolong was not particularly familiar with him, and he did not expect that this small man of more than 1 meters would have a tonnage no less than that of a striker.

In the first confrontation, Zhang Bolong suffered a dark loss. Then, Wesley used his excellent defensive experience to push the ball to James, who was rushing forward when Zhang Bolong dribbled the ball.

In order to save time and score quickly, the "little emperor" closed the ball near the three-point line, and when he took a big stride, he couldn't control it. He performed the unique "eight steps of the dragon" on the spot.

Under the sluggish eyes of the Warriors players, James rushed into the interior like flying through the clouds, leaping high and high as if nothing had happened, stretching his right arm holding the ball as if to go straight into the sky, and smashing the ball into the basket like a slash.

Such momentum, like a nuclear bomb detonated on the court, shocked the photographers and fans in the audience!
"7 points! There are still 7 points left!"

"Don't give up 7 points. I think it's about seven steps. How about you put seven steps here to make a poem?"

Looking at LeBron who is "pressing every step of the way", Zhang Bolong is not to be outdone.

Glancing at the referee, he chose to use his own way to deal with his body out of consideration.

"It seems that only magic can defeat magic."

A drive, a stop, a shake.

Marshall who jumped up watched helplessly that Zhang Bolong took another step and passed by him in a flash.

(End of this chapter)