I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 136 Li Xuan's Copycat "Tank Breakthrough"

After the substitution adjustment, the Cavaliers did achieve some results, but they still couldn't solve the offensive problem.

As soon as James came up, he was entangled by Li Xuan, and he had fierce physical confrontation from time to time, which prevented him from participating in the offense. He could only take Li Xuan out of the penalty area and create opportunities for other teammates to break through.

"LeBron, don't you try to attack? Find me something to do, or the coach will think I'm chatting with you on the court." Li Xuan whispered next to James.

After hearing this, rookie Zhan complained in his heart: "It's not that I don't want to attack, I really can't shake your mountain!"

On the field, other players were playing well, but Li Xuan and James were the only ones chatting outside the three-point line. It felt like they were spectators who had bought super VIP seats to watch the game.

On the sidelines, the head coaches of the two teams all smiled and sighed at the same time: "Lee (LeBron) really did not disappoint me, he really guarded the opponent's core players!"

In the following games, James tried to participate in the offense, but Li Xuan changed his defensive strategy and stood near the free throw line to defend, giving him a lot of space to shoot.

Rookie Zhan tried a few long-range shots and a three-pointer, but only hit a two-pointer, and his shooting percentage was pitifully low.

It's okay to make the shot, but if it doesn't make the shot, it creates an excellent defensive counterattack opportunity for the Mavericks.

Because after these long-range shots hit the iron, the ball will bounce very far. After the Mavericks players grab the rebound, they can immediately launch a fast break, which caught the Cavaliers by surprise.

In this way, around the 8th minute of the second quarter, the Mavericks took the lead in making substitution adjustments, replacing Nash and Li Xuan, and allowing Nowitzki to stay on the court as a pinnacle.

The Cavaliers still maintain the entire main lineup, trying to recover some points in the next few minutes, so that there is still room for the second half of the game.

After the substitution adjustment, the rookie Zhan began to lead the team to counterattack, continuously rushing to the basket to cause damage, getting free throws and approaching the score.

Jamison, who came off the bench, was suffering. Every time he played against the strongest player on the opposite side, how could he abuse his statistics.

James didn't care about that much, he wanted to swipe his statistics while Li Xuan wasn't on the court, otherwise when Li Xuan came back, his good days would come to an end.

In the next few rounds, the two sides played back and forth, and each scored.

At the end of the second quarter, a wonderful scene appeared.

In one attack, Cavaliers guard McGinnis steals the ball and immediately passes the ball long to James who is on the fast break.

At this time, the Mavericks players hadn't had time to retreat back. Facing the unguarded basket, James didn't choose to dunk, but threw the ball on the backboard.

bang!
Ricky Davis, who followed up, took advantage of the trend, grabbed the rebounding basketball, and dunked the ball into the basket vigorously.

After landing, Ricky Davis roared to the sky, feeling extremely comfortable.

Sure enough, the Cavaliers selected the No. [-] pick to assist me!
This goal made Ricky Davis's heart swell even more. He felt that James was courting him and admitted that he was the boss of the Cavaliers.

Li Xuan, who was sitting on the bench, saw the scene on the field and admired James' high EQ in his heart.

To be able to have such a city at such a young age, this trick can be said to be like shrimp and pig's heart!
Ricky Davis was already dissatisfied with the arrival of James, and now it is only natural for rookie James to take the initiative to show his favor. After that, he will definitely intensify his control over the ball and become a cancer for the Cavaliers. , Become a stumbling block hindering the rise of the Cavaliers.

If you want to destroy people, you must first let them inflate!

The owner of the Cavaliers will definitely not tolerate a player with no vision like Ricky Davis. Such a person will only delay the rise of the Cavaliers led by James, and it will be a matter of time before they are eliminated.

This pass can be said to kill three birds with one stone. First, it proved James’ super high emotional intelligence and maintained the unity of the team; second, it accelerated the pace of Ricky Davis’ departure; third, it made James the core of the team. Excellent conditions have been created.

It's you, LeBron James!
"That guy is complacent after being sold out. He's really a simple-minded, well-developed fool." Li Xuan complained and continued to watch the game on the field.

With Dirk Nowitzki's mid-range jumper hitting the iron at the buzzer, the first half ended, and the score on the big screen was 38 to 46. The Mavericks led by 8 points and entered the second half.

Due to the low shooting percentage of the two teams, coupled with the increased defensive strength and fierce physical confrontation, the halftime score was a little bit low, but such scores were also very common during this period.

After a short 15-minute break, the second half officially began.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Li Xuan got rid of James' defense with the help of his teammates' double screens, hit a mid-range jumper, and scored the first for the Mavericks.

James wanted to return one, but when he saw Li Xuan standing half a meter away from him to defend, his mentality still fluctuated a bit, which made him dare not try long-range shots again.

So, the rookie Zhan turned on the "tank charge" mode and broke through to the basket. He couldn't believe that he couldn't squeeze that annoying guy.

Seeing this, Li Xuan immediately moved laterally to block. Facing the impact of James, he insisted on carrying it down, and he still had the strength to stretch his arms to interfere with the rookie Zhan's possession of the ball.

James wasn't very good at handling the ball. Seeing Li Xuan take the ball, he subconsciously took three steps with the ball and rushed towards the basket.

Under Li Xuan's tough physical confrontation, the rookie Jando took a step, but the referee did not whistle and the game continued as usual.

In the end, James' forced layup ended in a strike under Li Xuan's interference.

The Mavericks protected the backcourt rebounds, Nash dribbled forward and launched a defensive counterattack.

Later, Li Xuan, who plugged in, ran to the right side of the three-point line to receive a pass back from Nash, and was about to shoot. Seeing James rushing over quickly, he was about to make a fake move to shake off the rookie Zhan before shooting.

But this time James learned his lesson and no longer jumped easily, but just extended his arms to interfere.

Li Xuan saw that he missed the shot and wanted to pass the ball. Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in his mind. He didn't know if it was a bad idea. He wanted to use that move to fight back against the rookie Zhan.

Seeing that James hadn't come up on defense, Li Xuan immediately lowered his center of gravity and dribbled towards the basket.

In the on-site commentary booth, Barkley and Kenny Smith, the two gold-medal commentators, were stunned when they saw Li Xuan’s choice. Whether James can be defended, we will wait and see!"

"As we all know, Lee's ability to hold the ball is very weak. I don't know if he can surprise us this time and score under James' defense."

In fact, Barkley and Kenny Smith are not optimistic about Li Xuan's attack, thinking that James has a better chance of winning.

In the blink of an eye, Li Xuan collided with James and squeezed out half of his body. After stabilizing his figure, he dribbled again and came near the free throw line. He immediately joined the ball and took three big steps.

It was the first time for a rookie Zhan to experience the feeling of being crushed by someone else's body. He found that the breakthrough method of this guy in front of him was somewhat familiar. After thinking about it, he felt that it was very similar to his breakthrough method, and suddenly showed a shocked expression.

Big Z, who retreated to the basket to defend, was too slow and failed to prevent Li Xuan from scoring a three-step layup.

"Lee won a big victory in this duel, and the breakthrough method he used is very similar to that of James. I don't know how James feels at this time." Barkley joked with a smile.

There was such a dramatic scene in the game, which immediately made the fans watching the game hooked, looking forward to what will happen next.

(End of this chapter)