pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 652 G2 - Pros and Cons
The confrontation between James and Barrett once again brought old fans back to that era of blood spurting.

"That's the NBA we want to watch."

This confrontation caused a huge physical exhaustion for both of them.

"One more!!!" The audience couldn't enjoy watching a confrontation, so the fans booed, hoping to see more confrontations of this level.

Barrett is a pure "confrontationist". He has always insisted on "confrontational" basketball games. However, due to the league's incredible whistle-blowing rules, Barrett's strength can only be used in dunking.

When it comes to the use of the body, Barrett is an expert. He knows how to release the energy in his body. Although his offensive skills are not as meticulous as James's, his offensive methods are very tough. James' physical condition can't help him.

"It's a lie." Many Lakers fans rubbed their eyes. James actually lost in the power confrontation and was quickly pushed into the penalty area by Barrett.

At the basket, Barrett didn’t make extra turns or fake shots, but jumped directly to attack the basket. The offensive method can be described as simple and crude. The defensive players can easily see through, especially James. However, seeing through does not mean that he can defend.

"OMG!!!" The audience's reaction was surprisingly consistent, and they were shocked by Barrett's physical fitness. After the conflict with James, he was able to maintain his original body posture, which was truly terrifying.

After scoring, Barrett did not retreat to defend with other players, but found James and took a one-on-one full-court mark on him.

James was restricted from receiving the ball, so Oscar had no choice but to pass the ball to Felix. Felix was also looking for an opportunity to pass it to James. Felix glanced at James, but Barrett's defense was very successful and he did not give James a chance to take over the ball.

"That's it. Since you can't stop James from scoring, let's stop him from receiving the ball. If he can't receive the ball, let's see how he attacks." Su Mengyao said excitedly on the sidelines. The current defensive effect is very obvious, and the Lakers' offense has fallen into a temporary passivity.

"Actually, some offenses don't need to catch the ball, they just need to finish." Rondo's explanation made Su Mengyao's expression froze instantly.

"That's the only possibility."

It was too late, it was too late, and before Rondo finished speaking, the Lakers launched a jaw-dropping cooperation, during which Felix threw the ball high to the basket at the top arc, James slid the baseline and jumped directly under the basket, with his back to the basket in the air, caught the ball with one hand, and pushed the ball back into the basket. Barrett's defense was a little late and failed to complete the block.

The only possibility is that it happened.

During the entire offensive and defensive process, Barrett's defense against James was successful most of the time, so that he did not receive the ball throughout the entire process, and the only touch of the ball directly formed a score.

Some people, you know exactly what he is going to do, but you just can't guard against them.

Felix clenched his right hand in front of him and swung vigorously. Obviously, he was also very satisfied with his pass.

"It's impossible. The two of them didn't have any communication during the whole process. How could they have such a tacit cooperation." Barrett stared at James the whole time, and didn't notice him making any "instructive" movements.

"Trust, this is the only possible explanation. In that case, there is only one way for James to end the offense with his own hands, and that is the alley-oop. Both James and Felix thought that the other would think of this, so they played this kind of cooperation without any communication." Although Wade's explanation is a bit far-fetched, it is already the most reasonable explanation.

"Is this James with plenty of energy? It's simply unstoppable." From the second half to now, James' offensive success rate is 100%.

Mu Chenfeng looked up at the score, the Heat were already 4 points behind, and the Heat's two recent offenses had been hindered.

"We must find a way to score." Mu Chenfeng said.

This sentence speaks to the hearts of the Heat players. If they can't stop their opponents from scoring, they can only score by themselves, and use the points to offset the points.

As the game time lengthens, the more physical energy is consumed, the more difficult it will be to chase points. What's more, the opponent is the experienced Lakers. If they can't establish a lead before the decisive moment, it will be difficult to win this game.

"Let's end the rivalry between you and James." Mu Chenfeng suddenly suggested that Barrett has been in a "competitive" state with James since the second half. This is what the audience wants to see, but not what the Heat want to see. Facts have proved that Barrett has fallen behind in James' matchup.

If Barrett continues to play like this, he will completely fall into the trap of the Lakers. They want to see Barrett and James one-on-one, because they know that James will not lose to anyone.

"There will be time to compete with him in the future, but we must stop now." Wade also has the same opinion as Mu Chenfeng. He also feels that Barrett's insistence on this style of play will not help the team, but will make the Heat drift away from victory.

"Okay then." Barrett, who didn't enjoy himself, had no choice but to compromise for the team's victory. He had just started to play, but after weighing the pros and cons, Barrett made the right choice.

After receiving the ball, Barrett immediately passed the ball to other teammates and did not choose to play alone.

James saw through Barrett's thoughts from this pass. He didn't expect the Heat's remedy to come so quickly.

Mu Chenfeng received an assist and hit the mid-range forcibly against the defensive player, narrowing the point difference.

This ball is undoubtedly a crucial ball for the lagging Heat team.

After that, the Lakers maintained a 2-point difference until the end of the third quarter.

With James playing the entire third quarter, the Lakers only won by 2 points in a single quarter, which was far from meeting the Lakers' expectations.

Barrett's scoring was all concentrated in the first half of the third quarter, without scoring a point in the second half, but the Heat "won" by 1 points during this period.

(End of this chapter)