I stole James

Chapter 163 2 to 1 (joint chapter)
After the first two games of the first round of the playoffs, the teams with home court advantage in the West all took a 2-0 lead.

In addition to the Cavaliers and Heat 1-1 in the East, other teams with home court advantage also won 2-0 winning streak and defended their home court.

The Cavaliers lost a game and lost home-court advantage.

Skip commented, "The result of the game confirmed what I said. James is absolutely unable to lead the team to the promotion. His ability is absolutely overestimated. Their strength is too weak. They can enter the playoffs. It's pure luck, otherwise, they wouldn't even make the playoffs."

The results of the following games also seemed to prove Skip's statement.

In the third game of the first round, the Cavaliers went away to the Heat's turf.

The Heat continued the tactical strategy of the previous game, and still arranged a few people to guard against James, which gave them a taste of the sweetness of victory in the last game, and there is no reason to change it first.

But Paul Silas didn't think of a good way to help James crack the Heat's defense. In fact, everyone knows that if the Cavaliers have other players who can stand up and score at this time, they can throw the ball in after receiving a pass from James. The basket can prevent the Heat from besieging James so unscrupulously.

However, in this game, no one could stand out. The role players of the Cavaliers felt collectively cold. Even the big Z, who had always performed quite well, missed two shots from close range under the basket. Boozer's The turnaround jumper was directly missed by Wade.

After halftime, the Cavaliers fell behind the Heat by 13 points.

The heat fans at home are now shouting Wade's name, they are completely conquered by this guard with slightly bulging cheeks and breakthrough speed.

We didn't get LeBron, but we got Wade, so it doesn't matter.

Now Wade is leading the Heat to beat James' Cavaliers.

In the second half, James made continuous efforts, that is, he rushed to the basket, carried one person to take off for dunks, hung two people to take off for a layup, rushed into the encirclement of three people and fought for foul free throws, and scored extremely difficult to help the team. chasing points.

At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers chased the point difference to only 3 points.

This gave the Cavaliers hope of winning.

Back in the fourth quarter, James raised his hand from the outside and hit a three-pointer to even out the point difference.

This is the first time they have tied the points difference.

But looking back, Wade broke through with the ball again and rushed to the basket. In the pinch of Newbell and Boozer, he still stubbornly scored the basketball and helped the team take the lead again.

Since then, the Cavaliers have never been able to tie the point difference. Amid the crazy shouts of the home fans, the Heat firmly held the lead until the end of the game, winning a winning streak with an 8-point advantage.

The big score is 1 to 2 behind, which pushed the Cavaliers to a critical juncture. In the next game, if they lose the game, the Heat will get the promotion point. If they are 1 to 3 behind It is really difficult, very difficult to win back three games in a row and advance to the next round.

So before the game, James told his teammates in the locker room that this game must be won, and the team cannot be trapped in a big score of 1 to 3.

James was at Wade's house last night. The two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't talk about basketball, because they both knew the importance of tomorrow's game. To face elimination, this is a game that no one wants to lose.

They watched a movie together at Wade's house, a basketball movie, Space Jam.

The producer of this film had contacted James before, wanting to find him to play the leading role in the sequel of this film, but was rejected by James, and entered the list of consideration and reconsideration, which is still under consideration.

This was originally a children's movie, but James and Wade watched it happily and kept laughing.

Wade's wife, Theo Vaughn, watched from the side, but she couldn't figure out where the point of the joke was, but the two men rolled on the sofa laughing together, probably because the point of laughter was low.

But as soon as they returned to the field, both of them were serious, eager to unleash all their energy to kill their opponents.

The game opened, the Cavaliers attacked, James received a pass from McGinnis in the high post, and faced Eddie Jones' defensive jumper.

Looking back, Wade took the ball to the frontcourt, faced Newbell, and after a quick feint to the right, he changed direction in front of his body, broke into the penalty area from the left, flew into the penalty area, and dunked back.

After McGinnis dribbled the ball across the half court, he handed the ball to James. James saw that Big Z had already slid down to the basket, passed the ball over his shoulder, passed the ball across the court, sent out shells, and Big Z took off from the basket and received it. Dunk the basketball in.

"The Cavaliers played well at the beginning of this game, at least not as slow as the previous two games. They entered the state as soon as they came up and scored twice in a row." Kenny Smith said with a smile.

Barkley nodded, "That's right, the Cavaliers can't afford to miss this game. The Cavaliers are the only playoff team that has home court advantage but falls behind by a large margin."

"The Heat also want to get the match point as soon as possible."

Odom took possession of the ball, dribbled outside the three-point line on the right, failed to break through the defense, and transferred the ball to Wade at the top of the arc. Wade caught the ball and pulled it up for a three-pointer.

With a bang, the iron struck.

I was scared to death. Some Cavaliers fans who were watching the game on the big screen in Quicken Loans Arena breathed a sigh of relief. James is so accurate.

Candice, who made a special trip to fly over to support James, quietly stroked her chest with her hand. She knew James and Wade at the same time, and Wade was also a friend, but Wade and James were of course supportive. James's.

Boozer protected the rebound and handed the ball to McGinnis. McGinnis took the ball outside the three-point line on the right, made an emergency stop, and made a fake shot, which attracted Wade to defend, and then Take the ball back and pass it to James behind him. James catches the ball and pulls it up to make a three-pointer.

At this time, it was too late for Wade to jump forward to defend, and Eddie Jones was also blocked by James through McGinnis, and he just got room to shoot.

A three-pointer was made steadily.

Wade came over with the ball, with the help of Odom's cover, got rid of McInnis' pursuit, and broke through Odom to the basket.

Boozer took a step forward to make up the defense, but he was swayed by Wade's fake move, and was quickly rushed by Wade. When he turned around to catch up, Wade had already taken off and scored a layup with a hook.

"Wade is really powerful, his breakthrough can tear the Cavaliers' defense." Kenny - Smith said in amazement.

"The Heat have picked up a treasure. Riley has a good vision. Maybe next season he will be able to secure the position of the Heat's number one star." Barkley agreed.

The fans of the Heat have exploded with enthusiasm, and the sound is like blowing up the entire arena.

"Wade! Wade! Wade!..."

Amidst the cheers of the fans, the Cavaliers have quickly sent the ball out.

James saw that McInnis was almost outside the left three-point line while running with the ball. He quickly hit the ground and passed the ball. After McInnis received the ball, he did not stop the ball and turned the ball. Sent to the middle, Boozer is going down to the basket, just in time to catch the ball and go up.

"The role players of the Cavaliers played a lot better than before. They can cooperate and at least help LeBron to share some pressure in the opening game. This is rare in the first two games." Barkley Analyzing said.

"So now the Cavaliers are taking the lead. If they can keep playing like this, LeBron will be a lot easier. But if the Cavaliers want to win, it still depends on LeBron's performance. The output of role players alone is not enough Yes." Kenny Smith said.

The Heat attacked here, and the basketball hit Grant's hands at the basket, but was blocked by Big Z, and he didn't get a chance to make a shot. He could only hand the ball over to Wade on the outside. Wade Breaking through with the ball in, James defended the past, but Wade did not choose to force a shot this time, but passed the ball to Odom on the other side of the basket, and Odom dunked with one hand.

The Heat are also playing offensive cooperation, and the two sides are coming and going, stalemate with each other.

However, the role players of the Cavaliers regained their touch, so that the Heat did not dare to double-team James unscrupulously.

James received a pass from the left wing, faced Eddie Jones, swayed left and right with the ball, released the ball, dribbled the ball under his crotch, and broke through to the basket against Jones.

Wade quickly retracted and Jones double-teamed James.

James hits the floor pass, passes between the two of them, to Newbell, who cuts across the basket from the upline, and Newbell dunks.

It was still Wade, Wade broke into the Cavaliers' basket, collected the ball under the basket, shook Boozer's defense, and after Boozer took off and fell, he jumped up and scored a layup.

Paul Silas called a timeout, hoping to find a way to defend Wade.

Wade's outbreak in several consecutive games made the Cavaliers a little unbearable.

James proposed to let him defend Wade. He and Wade have singled out many times, and Wade also taught James his breakthrough skills completely, so James is the most familiar with Wade's basketball skills in the Cavaliers. Players, in addition, James' physical strength is better than Wade's. Even if he can't be faster than Wade, he is not slow.

So for James' proposal, Silas nodded and agreed after thinking about it.

After James goes to defend Wade, Newbell will switch to defending Eddie Jones. Newbell has some advantages in height, and his physical strength is not inferior to Jones. He may not be able to keep up with him in terms of speed, but Jones is old after all. A little big, it is impossible to run around the field like Wade.

After returning from the timeout, James got space to shoot from the outside and shot a three-pointer.

When Wade got the ball, James jumped directly to defend Wade. He didn't intend to give Wade any space. This is the experience he gained in the heads-up with Wade.

He exerted physical confrontation on Wade as much as possible, suppressed Wade with a strong body, and did not give Wade the first step to easily start a breakthrough.

There is no doubt that James' defense against Wade is better than Newbell's. Wade failed to break through this time, and was defended by James and could only pass the ball to Odom in a hurry. Boozer missed a jumper after chasing.

James waved his fist twice in a row, and the defense worked.

Big Z got the rebound and handed it to James to advance. James dribbled the ball to the left wing position. Newbell came out and set him a screen to block Eddie Jones who was chasing him.

James dribbled the ball around Newbell and broke into the basket. Jones strode around Newbell and continued to chase James. Grant from the basket also jumped out and blocked to intercept.

But James has already taken off. He holds the ball in the air with one hand, presses down on Grant with the other hand, leans on Grant's body, and dunks the basketball hard into the basket.

Candice jumped up at the sidelines and applauded James vigorously.

"LeBron's physical fitness is really amazing, his bounce is strong, and his strength is enough to fight! This dunk is wonderful!" Barkley shouted.

After James scored this goal, he clenched his fists with both hands, roared loudly a few times in a row, then pulled his jersey, slapped his chest a few times, pressed down with both hands continuously, and raised his knees in turn.

He himself felt that it had been a long time since he had done this celebration. He had been aggrieved in the past two games, and now he had to get it back.

That kind of indomitable momentum, that kind of overbearing to win!
The Heat attacked, and Jones singled Newbell with the ball. After two feints, he rushed to the right, but Newbell quickly took a step back diagonally and continued to hold his defensive position.

Jones passes the ball to Wade outside the three-point line.

James stood up, "Before you said that you wanted to take away a victory in my territory, today I will also take away a victory here."

Wade puffed his cheeks, didn't speak, and responded with actions. After dribbling the ball under his crotch, he changed hands and forced his way to the left, sticking to James' body and rushing in.

The big Z and Boozer under the basket formed a wall, and Wade took off and made a throw.

With a snap, James has caught up and jumped up, and he slapped Wade's ball in the air.

"Wow! That's great! LeBron! LeBron, you are my hero! It's so exciting!" Candice put her hands to her mouth and shouted loudly towards the court in the shape of a trumpet.

James heard Candice's shout, put his hand to his lips, and blew a kiss to Candice.

Candice was as happy as a child, bouncing around in place.

"It can be seen that LeBron has a strong desire to win!" Barkley turned to Kenny Smith.

Smith nodded, "That's true!"

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(End of this chapter)