pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 677 G5- Superstar vs Rising Star
James hung his huge body above the basket with only one hand. The muscle lines on his strong arm were clearly visible. The basket was pulled and his head bowed to him. After he let go of his hand, it bounced back instantly, producing a strong tremor.

The powerful destructive force caused the entire American Airlines Center to fall into dead silence. This was not just a simple dunk, but a declaration of war on all Miamians.

Today, James' competitive state is also excellent. In the case of only playing half-court in the fourth game, his physical fitness has been fully guaranteed, and scoring is as easy as picking something out of a bag.

"It's not easy." Barrett felt that the defensive burden on his body was heavier. James is undoubtedly the lifeblood of the Lakers. He can score by himself and create opportunities for his teammates.

That dunk already showed that James was fully prepared. When he broke through, he even aimed at Barrett's dead spot to attack. His defensive routines had already been figured out by James.

"We must not allow James to give full play, otherwise it will be difficult to hold him down after he gets up." Wade's mind was spinning rapidly, planning a strategy to deal with James.

Today's James is no longer the fledgling favorite of heaven. After several seasons of baptism, he seems to be close to the most perfect state. There is no way to completely strangle him, and he can only limit it as much as possible.

Just when the Heat were struggling with how to defend James, Mu Chenfeng suddenly proposed the idea of ​​switching to defend James.

From the first game of the finals to the present, James has always taken the initiative to switch to defend Mu Chenfeng. Mu Chenfeng has never offered to defend James because he has no confidence in being able to restrict James. However, in the fifth game, Mu Chenfeng finally has the courage to fight James head-on.

One is the established super giant of the league, and the other is the rising superstar of the league. No matter how you look at it from any angle, this is an unequal duel. From the moment the matchup occurs, it seems that there is a result.

Judging from the past matchup results between the two, the situation is extremely one-sided. Every time James defends Mu Chenfeng, his offensive efficiency drops significantly compared to usual. When Mu Chenfeng defends James, James' efficiency is generally higher than before.

To Mu Chenfeng, James seems to be a "nemesis".

Mu Chenfeng slowly walked in front of James, and completed the matchup exchange with Barrett. When James saw Mu Chenfeng, he was stunned for a moment. Anyone who was in charge of playing against him was out of a "passive choice" in the lineup. No one was really willing to play against him, so when Mu Chenfeng took the initiative to defend himself, he was a little surprised.

The two stand together, and Mu Chenfeng is at an absolute disadvantage in all aspects. There is a physical gap between shooting guards and small forwards, and James is the ceiling of small forwards. Mu Chenfeng can only rank 30th among the 10 teams in the league.

Although the 10th ranking is not low for a rookie who has just entered the league, such a ranking is not enough to support Mu Chenfeng to challenge James.

"Can Mu Chenfeng do it?" Barrett was 100 times worried about Mu Chenfeng in his heart. He couldn't be more clear about who James was. His body couldn't even resist him, let alone the thin Mu Chenfeng. Besides, in the previous matchups between the two, James had already shown the gap between the two to everyone.

"Maybe, he really has a way." Wade still had a little expectation for this matchup.

"But Mu Chenfeng has never won before." Barrett said.

"There is a first time for everything, even winning, maybe not even today."

James had thought that Mu Chenfeng would challenge his throne one day, but he didn’t expect it to be so fast. However, it also reminded him of when he first entered the league. At that time, No.1 in the league was still a man named Tim Anthony. James took the initiative to match him in his first year in the league. It was also the beginning of James' savage growth. In the following season, James won all the games with Tim Anthony with an average of 28+ points per game, and successfully took over the league's first scepter from his hands.

Stronger than James also succeeded after experiencing setbacks.

Mu Chenfeng's challenge to himself is different from his challenge to Anthony. Anthony was 32 years old at the time, and James is now at his peak.

"I've been looking forward to this matchup for a long time." James said slowly, "You must be the same."

"I dream of defeating you." Mu Chenfeng said coldly.

"Then you are really dreaming." James responded without hesitation.

"I hate playing word games, I use competition to speak." Mu Chenfeng slowly lowered his body, placing both hands on the side of his body to avoid being intercepted.

James' defensive posture is also very serious, raising his hands in the air, spying on Mu Chenfeng's footsteps.

Mu Chenfeng tried to cheat James' defensive position with tentative steps, but James' defense was easily shaken off.

Mu Chenfeng saw that James didn't hesitate, so he directly launched the attack when he used the tentative step for the fifth time. The attack was really sudden, and even James almost didn't react. The huge defensive area made it take more time for Mu Chenfeng to break through, which gave James a chance to make up for it.

James' death entanglement was very tight, and Mu Chenfeng couldn't fully increase his speed, so he could only stick to the opponent's body and move forward. Mu Chenfeng suddenly stopped the brakes and pulled the basketball back from his crotch. James was indeed shaken, but then he adjusted his posture. Mu Chenfeng started the second time and James had a time lag, and this time he successfully passed James behind him.

"Beautiful breakthrough." Mu Chenfeng's coherent stop and start movements made the Heat's entire bench excitedly stand up. However, this was only the beginning of the good show. James chased and defended very fast, followed Mu Chenfeng to take off, and covered the angle of Mu Chenfeng's shot with his huge palm. If Mu Chenfeng made a shot at this time, the basketball would be firmly blocked by James' big hand.

In the air, Mu Chenfeng didn't make a shot, and his body drifted towards the baseline until he even dribbled the ball behind the backboard.

"No more angles."

"No, negative angles are angles too!!!"

Mu Chenfeng used the cover of the backboard to successfully avoid James' block, and then shot from behind the backboard before landing. The basketball crossed a very extreme parabola, just crossed the top of the backboard from behind the backboard, and then fell sharply in a straight line and entered the bag immediately.

(End of this chapter)