I'm king in the basket

Chapter 372 The Bragging King
"nice shot!"

Heat star Tim Hardaway praised the counter-attacking fast break this round, and he also said; "Miami needs more counter-attacks!"

After Hardaway retired, he worked part-time as a scout for the Heat and rarely appeared in the public eye.

Tonight's game is of great significance, and ESPN specially invited him to attend as a special guest.

"Tim, what do you think of the Raptors guard?" Gavin just asked casually.

"If you're playing against me, he'll just hear two bangs," Hardaway said.

"and then?"

"And then I passed him."

At this time, Stephenson, who was named and molested by the narrator, was in no mood to refute this.

His opponents took advantage of his timidity in the face of the big scene and increased the physical confrontation.

That's how tonight's referees approach confrontation.

They hope that the players can fight as much as they want, fight vigorously, don't hesitate, fight as much as they want.

This game looked more like the playoffs of the 90s in the last century, with extremely intense confrontation.

Inside is fine.

No matter what era it is, the inside confrontation is always extremely fierce. For better positions, for easier offense, and for gaining a foothold inside, everyone must do their best.

The outside line is different. With the adjustment of the scale and the change of the rules, the confrontation of the outside line is getting worse and worse.

The sudden change of the referee tonight really made Stephenson unable to react.

"Lance!"

Stephenson became more and more ugly as he fought. If Li Xing hadn't taken the initiative to ask for a seat and relieved him, he would still be thinking about life now.

45 degrees to the right.

Li Xing stood up straight like a spear, holding the ball to his chest. Considering his height, no one could interfere with the ball at this position.

Bosh behind him took a deep breath and put the palm of his right hand on his back.

Li Xing put the ball on the ground, his position was far from the basket, no one entered the paint, and the opponent didn't know if he was going to double-team.

Hesitation is fleeting, and so is defensive failure.

Sometimes, in less than a second, the defense is completely broken.

Li Xing took two shots of the ball, the low impact was not strong, and Bosh's defense has always been very good.

However, at that moment, Li Xing suddenly received the ball and took off, his posture was half backward.

Fans with a little experience will not be unfamiliar with this posture. This is Michael Jordan's fadeaway jumper.

Li Xing simplifies Jordan's back movement. He doesn't need to lean back as much as the latter, and he doesn't need to take off with all his strength. With his height, he only needs to hold the ball up and no one can cover it.

Li Xing improved Jordan's movement, not to say that this movement is flawed, but to make this movement more suitable for insiders.

He flew into the air, the ball in his hands, and Bosh watched.

The basketball left the fingertips and floated into the distance. Li Xing fell to the ground and watched quietly.

"Shh!"

That's something Bosh can't change.

Bosh can bring height, open space, and improve the overall height of the Heat's starting lineup.

But he couldn't guard against Li Xing.

No one can guard against Li Xing.

James ran to him and applauded: "Chris, good defense, I should have come to double-team in time, sorry."

"No, it's my fault. I didn't disturb him too much." Bosh shook his head.

The heat's positional battle was very simple. Bosh pulled out, and Li Xing followed.

The problem lies precisely in the time when Li Xing went out, and James initiated a breakthrough.

Barnes can also be regarded as a tough fighter, and his defense can be counted among the toughest in any team.

But if he wants to defend James, he has the heart but not the power.

That's how James got past him.

First step back, open up a little space, and give yourself room to accelerate.

Glancing out of the corner of his eye, yes, Li Xing has come out.

Then, James started it. When the soles of his feet stepped on the three-point line, his shoulders sank suddenly. This was the real killing move.

With heavy shoulders and striding together, Barnes' reaction can't keep up, but he just kept up. Facing this humanoid tank that starts at full speed, at most it's just adding a shit-eating wrestling to himself as the final result.

James stepped past Barnes, stepped into the paint area, and then, the whole person flew up.

He grabbed the ball with his right hand and smashed it violently.

"Beautiful breakthrough!"

"This is LeBron! This is who he is!"

Hardaway praised loudly.

"That's right, as long as you let him rush in, you won't be able to stop him. There is nothing to stop him except fouls!"

"Even fouls can't stop him!"

Adhering to the principle of "it's their own player anyway, it doesn't matter how you brag about it", the two players crazily praised James.

"Damn! Don't force me!"

Just being passed over like this, Barnes couldn't bear it.

James looked at him coldly, turned and ran away.

As soon as Li Xing wanted to take the position, DeRozan called for tactics from the high position.

Once the tactics were launched, Li Xing could only step aside and wait for the opportunity.

This tactic is dominated by DeRozan. He has to pass through an off-ball screen, catch and shoot.

With the current defensive strength of the Heat, it is no easy task to complete the tactics.

Li Xing was about to grab a rebound, but Bosh seemed to be able to see through his mind. Before DeRozan's tactics started, he ran over to stick to him.

"Larch, I only have one task tonight, and that is to grab more rebounds than you!"

It sounds simple, but Li Xing averaged 30 rebounds per game in the Eastern Conference finals. It is almost impossible for Bosh to achieve this goal.

"Really? Come on."

Li Xing said mockingly.

"Maybe you think I'm talking nonsense, it doesn't matter, everyone will think so, I will try to do it."

Li Xing almost forgot that he was a braggart in the first place.

Thinking back to when he played a good game and this guy murmured in his ear, "You are very good, but you are still a little worse than me", Li Xing really wanted to use his face to repair the Great Wall.

In a blink of an eye, it was two years ago.

DeRozan's tactics ran out, and there were opportunities. He underestimated the Heat's defensive strength.

Wade deliberately gave him space to take off, but before he shot, he exerted a strong interference and almost dropped the cover.

DeRozan was interfered and missed a shot.

Li Xing had already seen the path of the ball clearly, and wanted to make a move, but Bosh wanted to die with him, and pressed him desperately.

Li Xinghong focused his eyes and wanted to squeeze past him, but Bosh held him with all his strength.

The great opportunity was missed in this way, and the rebound fell into the hands of James.

Li Xing finally knew why his rebounds had decreased so little. Sometimes he couldn't beat the opponent's center and wanted to protect the rebounds, so he had to use this extreme method.

He couldn't grab the rebound while leaning against the opponent, so he had to block the opponent and let his teammates get the rebound.

He has always positioned himself as a power forward.

However, in this team where even James has to gain weight to play at the fourth position, he no longer wants to play center and has to bite the bullet.

The Heat's counterattack was snuffed out by Barnes and DeRozan.

The two retreated very quickly. James and Wade couldn't make a fast break. Just about to cooperate, Li Xing came back.

Seeing Li Xing, the two knew that it would be difficult to complete the attack.

We can only wait for everyone to arrive and fight honestly.

Next, Bosh wanted to pull Li Xing out.

Li Xing also went out with him, but during the period, he had a handover with his teammates. Wade wanted to imitate James and make a stealthy breakthrough layup, but ended up eating a big hot pot.

Li Xing chased him back and caught his layup on the backboard.

Wade stared, before he could react, it was the Raptors' turn to fight back.

Stephenson's heart was beating fast, and tonight's confrontation made him terrified. He had never played a game with such a high intensity of confrontation.

He didn't know what was going on in the other positions, all he knew was that Chalmers was breaking his bones every turn.

Li Xing pointed at the basket with a clear intention.

Stephenson nodded vigorously, and when he was in position, he threw the ball.

He was too nervous, the pass was extremely bad, that is to say, Li Xing's talent was too outstanding, and he saved such a stinky ball.

After all, the long arm of 250 cm is not given for nothing. Li Xing's right hand caught the ball that was passed crookedly, turned to the basket, and pointed his finger.

"Boom!"

Li Xing completed the conversion attack in the best way.

Snyder's face was like the bottom of a pot.

If it wasn't for Li Xing, Stephenson's goal would definitely have been missed.

He knew something was wrong with Stephenson.

"Shervin."

Snyder called Mark's name: "Warm up."

Mark also saw that Stephenson was out of shape. He had been waiting for Snyder's call, and now he finally heard it.

He immediately took off his uniform and did a lot of warm-up exercises.

He also seemed nervous.

Snyder saw his reaction and sighed secretly.

Both guards are deeply flawed and unfit to start.

Thinking of Westbrook of the Thunder, Snyder felt that there was an extremely dangerous pass blocking them in the distance.

Transferring Li Xing out is a routine that will never go out of style.

This routine is very good, but unfortunately it is not unsolvable.

Every team does it against the Raptors, and it usually works the first time around.

The Raptors react quickly when their opponents succeed.

Their lineup is prepared for this.

Using the same tactics again, Li Xing will greet the people around him. He can find the best balance between defending Bosh and sitting at the basket.

At this time, it is time to test the opponent's shooting skills.

In the high position on the right, just one step away from the three-point line, James blocked Barnes and let Wade pass the ball.

How is James' shooting?

Has not been too stable, can be said to be an unstable pitcher.

With his physique, his unstable shooting skills are enough to bring him a lot of convenience.

Now that Li Xing doesn't go out, if he rushes in for a layup, Wade in the last round will be a lesson for the past.

Now is the time to show off your shooting skills.

James took the ball, put it on his waist, and slammed his right foot, bluffing Barnes' defense back a little, and then pulled up a fadeaway jumper.

His shot draws a beautiful arc, falling like a crescent moon into the basket.

he made it!

(End of this chapter)