I stole James

Chapter 146 Confrontation
In this game against the Cavaliers, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle lined up point guard Jamal Tinsley, shooting guard Reggie Miller, small forward Artest, power forward Jermaine O'Neal, center Jay A starting lineup like Jeff Foster.

He put Al Harrington on the bench, acted as a surprise player on the bench, led the bench lineup, and kept the impact of the bench lineup.

The starting lineup for the Cavaliers is: new point guard Jeff McGinnis, shooting guard Eric Williams, small forward James, power forward Boozer, and center Z.

"What do you think about this game?" Kenny Smith asked Barkley.

"I like the guy LeBron, but I have to say that the Pacers are far ahead of the Cavaliers.

The Pacers' backcourt led by Miller is better than the Cavaliers' backcourt.

The striker combination of Artest and O'Neal may still be more sophisticated than the combination of LeBron and Boozer.

It is no problem for Jermaine O'Neal to beat Boozer now. He is now the top power forward in the league, and Artest's defensive ability is very aimed at LeBron, so the Cavaliers will not be able to please him on the front line.

On the contrary, the big Z is stronger than Foster at the center position, but the Cavaliers are not a team that relies on the inside, and Foster's role in the Pacers is not too big.

Don't forget that Harrington is still sitting on the bench in the Pacers. As soon as he comes up, Jermaine O'Neal can reach the center position. Harrington's offensive ability is very strong. No one in the lineup Rick can match him.

So the Cavaliers should have little chance to win this game. "Barkley said analytically.

Kenny Smith smiled and said, "You didn't say that because you saw that the Pacers are now at the top of the league, right?"

Barkley shook his head, "Of course not. To be honest, I'm surprised that the Pacers' record can be ranked first in the league. It's not the Lakers and Timberwolves who have undergone big deals. Before the start of the season, no one Expected the Pacers to get to this position."

Kenny Smith nodded in agreement, "The Pacers played very steadily. The Cavaliers were not very stable. They had a continuous losing streak at the beginning of the season, and then they played well for two months, and then they encountered the devil. The schedule has come back down, but now they seem to be back on track."

"The teams with three rookies this year are all in the playoffs. LeBron's Cavaliers, Wade's Heat and Anthony's Nuggets, all three of them have played an important role in their respective teams. This It's a bit unbelievable. Especially the Cavaliers and Nuggets, last season, they were the last in the East and West respectively, and this season they entered the playoffs. The strength of the rookies in this class is really Not bad," Barkley said, changing the subject.

"Milicic of the Pistons can also enter the playoffs, why didn't you mention him?" Kenny Smith asked jokingly.

"Hey, this guy won't even get playing time under Larry Brown, and he's on his way to becoming a super parallel player..." Barkley said disdainfully.

At this point, the game on the field will begin.

James walked to the table where the chalk was prepared for him, grabbed a handful of chalk, and threw it up with both hands.

The fans at the scene screamed.

Candice smiled and watched her man do these things, such as warming up, appearance and rituals between teammates, etc., she found it very interesting.

She had thought that James might be very popular among the fans, but now that she was at the home court of the Cavaliers, she realized that his popularity among the fans was far beyond her imagination.

She was so proud of the fans cheering and chanting his name, it was her man.

And during these processes, her man also looked at her affectionately from time to time, which made her feel happy.

Both sides jump the ball and the game begins.

Big Z jumped the ball and the Cavaliers attacked first.

McGinnis holds the ball and pushes forward. McGinnis is still much better than JR-Bremmer. At least he will not be as weak as Bremer in offensive ability. He still has a certain ability to attack independently. Better than any other Cavaliers player except James.

So this small deal for the Cavaliers is still worthwhile.

McGinnis dribbled the ball over, asked James for a pick-and-roll, dribbled in, attracted the Pacers' shrinking defense, and passed the ball back to James. James raised the knife and scored two points first.

Candice jumped up and waved her two pink fists.

The Pacers attacked, and after Tinsley dribbled the ball over, he gave Miller, who broke through and caused a foul by Eric Williams.

The Pacers serve and lob the ball into O'Neal, who leans on Boozer in the low post.

Jermaine O'Neal took the ball and hit Boozer with his back. After leaning in a few times, he suddenly turned around and shot a jumper.

O'Neal stood at the free throw line and made one of two free throws.

Big Z grabbed the rebound and handed it to James to drive the ball forward.

Artest was chasing after James. Just now, with the Cavaliers' pick-and-roll cooperation, he chose to shrink in and chase McGinnis. As a result, James caught the phone and scored the ball.

This time he decided to defend the rookie.

The Cavaliers followed James at the same time as Eric Williams and McGinnis, who followed up from the left and right.

On the Pacers side, apart from Artest, Miller and Tinsley are also chasing behind.

James took the lead to rush to the frontcourt with the ball, and Artest's running speed in a straight line was not slow, and he followed closely.

If James took off directly for a layup, he would probably be chased by Artest who was chasing behind him.

So James didn't choose to layup directly, but braked on the spot, using the rhythm to tempt Artest.

But Artest didn't stop his body because of his high-speed running. He was very smart in defense and could leave enough energy to deal with the unexpected changes of his opponents.

After he suddenly passed James, he forcibly slowed down, turned around, and raised his hand to block James' shot. He did not jump recklessly in the process. If he jumped, it would be difficult for him to defend further in the air. up.

Really deserves to be a top defensive player.

Seeing this, James feinted and took off, lifting the ball over his head.

This time Artest also jumped up, and continued to intercept with both hands.

But James didn't intend to force the shot. He chose to pass the ball, turned the ball over his head to McInnis who followed from the other side, and assisted McInnis to score a layup.

(End of this chapter)