I stole James

Chapter 232 The Cruel Beauty (Joint Chapter)

James' celebration undoubtedly stimulated Arenas,

No, to be precise, it's not just now that James stimulated Arenas. Last season, Arenas couldn't get used to his outstanding performance.

There will always be some people who somehow can't understand others playing better than themselves.

Arenas brought the ball over, faced Paul's defense, quickly feinted on the move, then changed the ball from his crotch to the other side, broke through after changing hands, and reached the inside of the Cavaliers. Big Z passed through the gap and scored a layup.

"This ball is really exciting, Arenas' scoring ability is very strong." Kenny - Smith cheered.

Barkley nodded, "In terms of scoring alone, he is indeed an impeccable player."

Turning back, Tony Allen screens for Paul, who dribbles around Allen and tosses the ball toward the rim.

James slipped in from the bottom line on the right, leaped high, and received a dunk with one hand in the air.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!..." The fans shouted and cheered for James' wonderful performance.

Arenas dribbled the ball down quickly and rushed towards the Cavaliers basket from the three-point line, but Tony Allen and Paul blocked his way. Get the shooting space, pull up and shoot, and then score two points.

Arenas' ability to score points is really strong. At this time, he has not yet played against Kobe at Staples and scored 60 points. That was the highlight of his career.

James gets the ball from beyond the three-point line and Jamison comes out and stays in front of him.

Boom, James released the ball, quickly changed direction in front of his body, snapped, and the feint caused Jamison to lose his defensive position. He then pulled the ball back, changed hands under his crotch, and slammed to the other side.

After breaking in, he went straight to the basket from the middle, took off directly when he was two or three steps away from the basket, passed Kwame Brown in the air, and made another one-handed dunk.

Both Kwame Brown and Haywood became spectators of the ball, and there was no way to stop it.

Kenny Smith and Barkley looked at each other, "Are Arenas and LeBron right?"

"It seems to be yes, you score one, and I will return one later." Barkley said.

Arenas fell to the high position on the left side, took the ball, faced Paul, took two consecutive tentative steps, then quickly released the ball, dribbled a bit, and then jumped back and made a fadeaway jumper to avoid Paul's take-off Blocking, this goal is also scored.

James dribbled the ball on the right outside and played a pick-and-roll with Tony Allen. After dribbling the ball around Allen, he encountered a double-team from the Wizards. He snapped and passed the basketball back to Tony Allen. , Allen caught the ball and pulled it up to make a three-pointer and scored.

"LeBron's style of play is more varied. He can pass and attack, and he trusts his teammates more. As a player, I definitely hope to be on the same team as a player like LeBron." Barkley said with a smile.

"Indeed, no one wants to stand by and watch others attack without being able to participate in it," Kenny Smith said.

Arenas dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line, and Paul rushed out. Before he rushed to Arenas, Arenas had already made an emergency stop, pulled up and threw a three-pointer, scoring a three-pointer.

"Now the Wizards seem to be Arenas scoring alone against the Cavaliers." Kenny Smith said, "But Arenas' touch is really good, but I don't know if he can maintain it all the time. hot touch."

Barkley said, "If you rely on one person to attack like this, it is easy for the opponent to carry out targeted defense, that is, to chase and intercept and defend against one person. Under high-intensity defense, it is difficult for one person to always feel good. Keep it hot."

James fell to the low post on the right to catch the ball, and after getting the ball, he raised the ball and made a feint shooting action, which attracted Jamison to raise his hand again and again to intercept his shot.

He bent down again, lifted it up, and after another fake move, he gained room for his shot, pulled up and shot a mid-range jumper.

"brush"!Scored the ball smoothly.DeRozan's mid-range jumper is still very useful.

Then Arenas's shot finally failed.

The Cavaliers attacked, and James advanced with the ball. He slowly dribbled the ball across the half court, and when he reached the three-point line, he suddenly accelerated, passed Jamison with one step, and rushed to the basket.

Larry Hughes and Kwame Brown moved laterally, trying to close the door to prevent James, but James jumped up in the air to avoid it.

Hughes reached out to slap the basketball out of James' hands, and James slid the ball up his waist to the other side in the air, and then shot up for a layup, driving the ball up.

"Beautiful! This layup is very skillful!" Barkley shouted loudly.

"It is indeed a good shot. Many people know that LeBron's physical fitness is great, and he thinks that he plays with his body, but he is actually very proficient in these details of handling the ball." Kenny Smith continued.

Looking back, Arenas was two or three steps away from the outside line, suddenly pulled up and threw a long-range three-pointer. He also has the ability to shoot three-pointers.

James received a pass from Paul at the corner, made a jumper and scored two points.

The Wizards attacked, and Arenas came over to give the ball to Larry Hughes, but was judged by Paul in advance. Paul intercepted halfway, and seeing that James had rushed to the frontcourt quickly, he threw the ball across the field. The field was sent to the front of James' path, and Jamison chased him, trying to grab it.

But James didn't take the ball directly for a layup, but turned the basketball back a little and patted it to Tony Allen who followed up. Allen caught the ball and completed the layup.

"A very beautiful combination, great! Paul's steals, LeBron's non-stop passing, this time the fast break is fast and effective. The Cavaliers' three-person cooperation this time is really good, awesome!" Barkley cheered.

"After LeBron came back, the Cavaliers played super smoothly, everyone was willing to share the ball, and the ball moved very well!" Kenny Smith said.

"So the Cavaliers without LeBron and the Cavaliers with LeBron are several grades apart in strength, not as simple as one grade."

"Do you think the Cavaliers have any hope of impacting the championship this year?" Kenny - Smith asked.

"That's for sure. If a team with such a good record in the regular season has no hope of hitting the championship, it would be very strange. In that case, why do we need the regular season? Although the record in the regular season can't explain everything , but it is also a very important indicator to measure the strength of the team." Barkley answered in the affirmative.

"However, although the Cavaliers' record this season has been ranked in the top two positions in the league, not many people think that they can win the championship in the end, and that they do not have the appearance of a championship. The key is that they are still too young. The young team is probably the youngest team in the league."

Barkley retorted: "Is it considered that you have no chance to win the championship because you are young? Do you have to be old and experienced to win the championship? That is a very narrow view. What is the appearance of a champion? Those are all false things. Only Achievement is the real thing, and only the real can win the championship. We can't rely on the fantasy of castles in the air to think about winning the championship."

He paused and continued, "I don't think there are many teams in the league that can play better offensively than the Cavaliers. Maybe the Suns can play better offensively than them, but the Cavaliers' offensive Defensive strength should be much better than the Suns. The Cavaliers are the team with a true offensive and defensive balance. I think it is difficult for a team with partial jump shots to go far in the playoffs. Only a team with a balanced offense and defense can Go farther. So if you compare the Suns and the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers undoubtedly have the advantage."

"The offense and defense of the Spurs and the Heat are quite balanced, and they are in the second place in the East and West."

Barkley nodded, "So both the Spurs and the Heat have a chance to hit the championship. Relatively speaking, I am not very optimistic about the current No. [-] Suns in the league. Their defense is not good, and they have no defense. In the playoffs Among them, the playoffs are completely different from the regular season. The defensive strength of the playoffs is likely to make the Suns' offense misfire and lose their offense. How can they compete with their opponents? Without defense, they can't defend. Stop the opponent's offense. They may be able to win some games with offense, but they can't win a championship with offense alone."

In the discussion between the two commentators, the first quarter of the game was over, the two sides fought each other equally, and the Cavaliers entered the second quarter with a slight advantage of 3 points.

Back in the second quarter, James took the ball in one step inside the three-point line.

"Punch him!" Arenas shouted to his teammates.

James would not wait for the opponent to attack, he faced Jamison's defense, jumped up and scored two points.

In this game, he made several mid-range shots.

Barkley also discovered this, "It seems that LeBron has added a mid-range shot to his arsenal. In my impression, in previous games, he rarely shot from the mid-range position. It’s driving to the rim, or it’s shooting threes from the perimeter.”

Kenny Smith said: "Yes, he shot several mid-range jumpers in this game, and he hit a high percentage. God, how did he develop new basketball skills? I remember last season, he also casually With the development of the season, new skills are constantly added, and this season is also the same. Others can only do it after a summer of hard training, but what about LeBron? Terrible."

"LeBron has a lot more options for handling the ball on the court. His opponents have a headache." Barkley said with a smile.

"No, his opponents had already had a headache before, and I'm afraid it's even more of a headache now."

The Wizards attacked, and Arenas dribbled the ball to the basket. In the crowd, he gave the basketball to Haywood, and Haywood scored the ball with a hook after receiving the ball.

James is on the right wing, one step inside the three-point line, sideways to Jamison to get the ball.

He took a tentative step under his feet, raised the ball almost at the same time, and when he pulled it up, he made another mid-range jumper, which was still as stable as a dog and entered the net.

Kapono frantically waved the white towel on the sidelines and threw it to the ground, "Boss is amazing, boss is amazing! So handsome!"

The fans in the audience were also cheering loudly, "MVP! MVP! MVP!..."

"LeBron's mid-range shooting looks a bit like Kobe's technical moves. It is very practical and has no redundant movements. Like a throwing knife, the shot is fatal." Barkley said.

"It is indeed a bit like Kobe's shooting action." Kenny Smith nodded.

James couldn't imagine that the mid-range shooting he got from DeRozan would be considered Kobe's skills.

This is a bit ridiculous, but Barkley and Kenny Smith can't be blamed. DeRozan was still a child at this time, so naturally he would not be known by the two commentators.

However, DeRozan is considered to be Kobe's successor and plays like Kobe, so what Barkley and Kenny Smith said seems to be correct.

Looking back, Larry Hughes diverted the ball to the left at the top of the arc to Arenas who cut in.

Arenas took the ball and dribbled it, started straight away, and was about to make a layup.

But a huge force came from behind him, the basketball in his hand was shot flying, and his whole body fell forward as if throwing himself on the street.

"Good cap! LeBron blocked the shot so viciously! He slapped Arenas down. But it wasn't a foul, it was just because the block was too strong. Fell to the ground," Kenny Smith said.

"This block is brutal! The top five goals will definitely be scored. This goal makes Arenas lose face." Barkley said excitedly, patting the table with both hands, "You can only understand this guy when you watch LeBron block a shot." How violent the game is. Oh yeah, and his dunks."

Kenny Smith nodded, "I'm afraid LeBron is the player who combines technology and body best in active service. Not only can he play with a violent beauty, you can see his dribbling, his breakthrough rhythm, and his The shooting, the technical details, he did a great job."

After James finished his hat, he slapped his chest with his hands, pressed down his hands continuously, and raised his legs at the same time, doing his unique celebration.

The shouts of the audience once again reached a new peak.

After James blocked the shot, it seemed that Arenas' heart and touch were all overwhelmed.

Next, Arenas failed to make consecutive shots, but James made consecutive shots, outside shots, mid-range shots, and even breakthroughs to the basket.

After the third quarter, he has led the team to a 19-point lead, and he personally scored 58 points, far surpassing Arenas' 31 points.

全场他砍下58分8个篮板8次助攻2个盖帽2次抢断。

Arenas had 37 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.

(End of this chapter)