I stole James

Chapter 246 Assisting and Leading the Team
The Celtics attacked. Gary Payton took control of the ball and gave the ball to Pierce on the right wing. Pierce dribbled the ball to the basket with the help of a screen. The basketball goes into the hoop.

Paul dribbled the ball across half court, James went up to the high post on the right, and played a pick-and-roll with Paul, Paul dribbled the ball around James, and Payton switched to defend James.

Paul returned the ball to James in the high position. James faced Payton, and Payton reached for the ball continuously, but James got out of the way.

James took the ball and turned his back to Payton. Pierce stopped following Paul and turned back to mark James.

With the ball in hand, James was paying attention to the running positions of his teammates. He saw that Randolph had used a back-and-forth run to get rid of Walker's follow-up defense and slipped into the basket. The basketball was quickly passed directly to Randolph. Randolph caught the ball while moving and hooked the basketball.

Ricky Davis takes the ball at the top of the arc and transfers it to Pierce on the right wing. Pierce dribbles the ball close to James and shoots in, near the waist on the right, then makes an emergency stop, and then takes a mid-range shot with a side step. throw in.

James took the ball on the left flank, attracted the double-teaming of the Celtics, turned around and passed the basketball to the basket, and gave it to Big Z, who dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

"After LeBron's opening offense started, he is now continuously sending assists to his teammates, helping the team increase points, and changing a way to lead the team forward. They are all equally effective." Kenny Smith said.

Barkley nodded, "Yes, this is where it is difficult for his opponents to defend him. He plays too smart, and he is also very willing to share the ball. His teammates feel good, and his passes can be sent immediately. "

"So although he has a strong scoring ability and can score high points every game, he doesn't deliberately score. As long as it is a method that can help the team win, he is willing to do it." Kenny Smith said.

"He is the leading scorer in the league this season. If he is willing, he can score [-]-[-] points per game. His scoring ability lies there." Barkley agreed.

Looking back, the Celtics attacked. Ricky Davis took the ball in the low post on the left and leaned against Tony Allen.

Paul took the ball to the frontcourt, singled Payton with the ball, and after breaking in, he made a false pass and passed it to James who cut to the basket. As soon as James got the ball, LaFrentz and Walker flew towards him.

But James turned sideways, bypassed the defender, and gave it to Randolph under the basket on the other side. Randolph took the ball and dunked with both hands.

Pierce took the ball on the left side and stepped to break through James. He leaned in against James, suddenly stopped and stepped back to make a mid-range jumper and scored.

Paul held the ball through half court and gave the ball to Randolph in the low post on the right.

Two players from the Celtics double-teamed Randolph and almost caused him to miss the ball.

But Randolph finally sent the basketball out to James on the outside.

James got the ball, and Pierce and Ricky Davis rushed up to try to stop him from shooting. In addition, the defensive attention of the rest of the Celtics was also partially attracted by James.

James held the ball and waited for a while, but didn't jump up and shoot immediately. He waited until Pierce and Ricky Davis were close together, then jumped up, put the basketball straight into the basket, and then gave it to Randolph. Randolph took the ball and dunked with both hands. Scored two points.

Pierce has the ball in the high post on the right, Ricky Davis screens for him, frees him from the defense, he dribbles to the basket, and Randolph comes up on him.

Pierce stopped, collected the ball, feinted, and made Randolph jump, and then he rose again, and the ball was sent to the hoop with a rebound.

The Cavaliers attacked, Paul hit the ball to James on the right flank, James held the ball in his hand, and he gestured to Tony Allen in the corner on the right, signaling him to come and catch the ball. Obviously, attracting the attention of opposing players, even Ricky Davis moved to guard Tony Allen.

But in the end, James passed the ball without looking at the person, passed the ball with both hands, and passed the ball straight to the hands of Big Z who slipped in from the right to the basket defense line. Big Z caught the ball and dunked with one hand.

"The offense of the Celtics is basically the star's singles scoring. For the Cavaliers, LeBron has sent many exquisite assists." Kenny Smith said.

"So the Cavaliers' offense is very smooth, there is no stagnation, and the cooperation between their players is very tacit. LeBron pinched the team into a ball, and his assist ability is really good." Barkley sighed. .

After the first quarter of the game, James has sent 9 assists, creating a small personal assist record in a single quarter.

Driven by him, the Cavaliers also led the Celtics by 34 points 27 to 7.

Rivers was extremely depressed at this moment. When James scored, he was worried, trying his best to think about how to send someone up to limit James' scoring; but when James didn't score, he was also worried. It was really difficult. .

The booing of James in the Boston Garden is also getting smaller and smaller.

James' performance was extremely strong amidst the boos of the fans, how can he boo?

"Do you think LeBron is going to focus on passing the ball this game? If he keeps going like this, maybe he can get 20 assists in this game." Kenny Smith asked Barkley.

Barkley shook his head, "It's hard to say, it's hard to guess. There are too many weapons available in his arsenal, and he can choose a response method at any time according to changes in the situation on the field."

Kenny Smith nodded, "I'm afraid this is also a headache for Rivers."

Back in the second quarter, the Celtics poured the ball back and forth on the outside a few times, but still handed the ball to Pierce.

Pierce faced James, boom, he dribbled to the left, pulled it back, and swayed to the right.

James' center of gravity was slightly shaken by him, and Pierce then changed hands with the basketball under his crotch, changing direction and rushing from the left.

James retreated half a step and continued to stand in front of Pierce, raising one hand to guard against the opponent's emergency stop.

Pierce made a quick turn around James and turned to the basket. He used his turn to wipe James, and then jumped up and made a layup.

However, James was not thrown off by him, but continued to follow sideways, jumped up behind him, swept across the air with his hands, slapped the basketball in Pierce's hand, and slapped it hard.

Big hat!

James roared after landing, pressing his hands down continuously, and raising his legs one after another, his iconic celebration.

(End of this chapter)