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In the locker room, Kobe looked serious.

Before entering the league, James signed a 7-year 90 million endorsement contract with Nike. Correspondingly, Kobe, who had already completed three consecutive championships, received a 5-year 45 million contract from Nike during the same period. It was not given to Kobe.

The contract given to James is less, but the contract given to James is the second largest contract offered by Nike in history, second only to Michael Jordan!

This is enough to show that Nike is optimistic about James, "the chosen one", translated into Chinese as "The Chosen One"!

And James lived up to Nike's expectations. In the first year, he beat Anthony to win the Rookie of the Year. In the second year, he was directly promoted to the league's first-line star. The title of "Jordan's successor" that Kobe once wanted to get rid of is now

Now it's covering James.

All this makes Kobe uncomfortable! The reason is very simple, if you are stronger than the opponent and get less than the opponent, no one will be happy!

"On this Cavaliers team, in addition to James, another player with certain independent offensive capabilities is Drew Gooden, but his state has always been unstable. Lamar, Gooden leaves it to you. I don't want to see him in the third round.

Get a simple scoring opportunity in the second zone. At the same time, you must pay attention to more responses when attacking. The Cavaliers are very capable of making mistakes and counterattacking!"

"The Cavaliers usually use a two-point guard tactic this season. If Snow plays against you, he will definitely eat him in the low post. No problem, Kobe." Ke Yan looked at Kobe. This should be Kobe's favorite job.

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"Of course!"

"If LeBron comes to guard you, it means that there are errors in the Cavaliers' defensive rotation system, and you will need to handle the ball more rationally." Ke Yan emphasized. Taking over the job of head coach, Ke Yan did not have any discomfort and was very familiar with it!
Although the Cavaliers' defensive efficiency is not bad, it is really based on James flying up and down, back and forth to cover the defense.

Kobe didn't respond. What the hell is it to be rational? Wouldn't it be over if you kill James?

"Caron, the task of guarding James is mainly left to you. Unless he breaks into the three-second zone of the basket, Chris (Mim) will help you. At other times, you are the only one. There is only one principle, guard against breakthroughs or not.

Shooting, James' mid-range shooting percentage is only 42%, and only 37% outside the three-second zone. I want you to force him to take mid-range shots. If you do this, we will win half of this game."

At this stage, James' shooting is definitely his biggest weakness. The super impact supported by steel and iron bones is almost unstoppable. Even if the opponent adopts a defensive strategy of preventing penetration but not shooting, and does not have enough outside defensive power, most of them will

Sometimes they can't withstand his impact. The Lakers' wing strength is pretty good, but it's hard to say whether they can withstand James.

But the overall strength of the Cavaliers is average, and investing more defensive resources in James will not cause an imbalance in defense at other points.

Ke Yan made full arrangements for his coaching debut, but even so, he was still a little nervous deep inside.

After all, this is the first game as a head coach!

The Staples Center was full, and the atmosphere was very heated, especially when the players from both sides came on the stage, the atmosphere reached a climax.

When Ke Yan came to the coaching bench, he happened to see Mike Brown looking at him not far away, smiled politely, and then walked over.

"I wish you good luck, young man!" According to the age of coaches in the league, Mike Brown is now a young coach, but compared with Ke Yan...Ke Yan is a "baby coach".

"We will definitely win this game!" Ke Yan said with a smile.

"So are we!" Mike Brown still smiled.

At the referee's whistle, the game started. Ilgauskas beat Mihm, McGinnis grabbed the ball, dribbled the ball over half court and handed it to James.

Butler gave James a step of space. With the help of this step, James started to attack inside. Butler got stuck, but James still broke through the defense. This time, other people would have been lying flat on the collision.

The ground would at least lose balance. However, James adjusted back in one step, broke through the defense and stabilized his center of gravity. He was able to push Butler away and attack the frame from close range to score.

It is said that James' score is not as beautiful as Kobe's, but it is still very touching to watch this kind of explosive muscle collision live.

When the Lakers attack, Kobe goes to the low post to play Snow. The latter is a backcourt player with good defensive ability in the league, but his height, size, and strength are not as good as Kobe, who has a forward-back swingman figure. Kobe opens up the space.

Easy mid-range hit.

The superstars on both sides hit the ball in their own best way. The difference is that James defeated ten of them with one force, while Kobe clearly grasped the pain point of the Cavaliers' defense. If Snow defended alone, Kobe would definitely defeat him nine times out of ten.

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In the Cavaliers' position battle, James and Ilgauskas' high pick-and-roll was not very effective, and the distance was not enough. James did not choose to rush directly to the inside, but dribbled to the bottom corner to look for opportunities again. The Lakers

The defense was organized in time, and there was not much time left to attack. James forced a breakthrough, tried to compress the Lakers' defense and then distributed the ball, but failed to find a suitable route for the ball, so he had to force the shot himself.

Mihm protected the backcourt rebound, took two steps and handed the ball to Odom who was protecting him. Uncharacteristically, the Lakers did not rush to attack, but chose to slow down the pace and play positional warfare.

Kobe received the ball in the low post on the right side, faced Snow's defense, turned to the right and shot, smoothly opening the distance between him and Snow, but the shot missed the basket.

Ilgauskas grabbed the backcourt rebound and immediately launched a fast break. James forced his way into the paint and passed to Gooden. The latter deceived Odom with a fake move and scored with a pick-up basket.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe took the initiative to play a pick-and-roll with Odom. Snow bypassed Odom and cooperated with Gooden to double-attack Kobe. Kobe moved the ball to the center, and Odom made a direct shot from outside the three-point line.

The Cavaliers served from the backcourt. McGinnis slowly advanced after receiving the ball. He always felt that something was wrong in the frontcourt. Suddenly he saw James shouting something loudly in the frontcourt. Before he knew it, the basketball in his hand had been intercepted.

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Just after Odom made a three-pointer, Butler in the corner did not return to the backcourt immediately. Instead, he hid in the crowd outside the court. When McGinnis's attention was in the Lakers half, he suddenly came from behind.

He came out and stole the ball.

Accelerating past Ilgauskas, Butler dunked easily. (7:4)

The Lakers fans at the scene rejoiced. Such a creative way to score a goal is really rare. Butler, the instigator, even high-fived Kobe after returning to defense. This scene may not be selected as one of today's top ten goals, but it will definitely be looked back on.

It was replayed this season.

The Cavaliers attacked and couldn't find an opening in several passes from the outside. James relied on the screen and missed a mid-range jumper. He used his speed to get rid of Butler by half a body. However, the Lakers' defensive strategy today is very clear, which is not to let James

Get into the basket. Even if James gets rid of Butler, Odom, Kobe and even Mihm by running without the ball, it is the same defensive strategy.

"Come here!"

Except for McGinnis, everyone else's outside shooting on the Cavaliers was unstable and could not open up space for James' breakthrough. Mike Brown sensed the problem and called Pavlovich on the bench to prepare for a breakthrough.

Substitute him when the ball is dead.

Kobe continued to torture Snow on the offensive end. James stepped forward to cover the defense. Butler cut to the basket and forced Ilgauskas to hit the ball. Although the ball did not go in, it caused a foul on Ilgauskas.

The Lakers expanded their lead, but the Cavaliers took advantage of the dead ball and replaced Pavlovic on the court.

Pavlovich is a typical white shooter. He can shoot accurately from outside and is good in static confrontation. However, his natural position is small forward. Even in the small forward position, he moves slowly. If he is placed at the second position, he is a typical white shooter.

The weakness of lateral movement is completely exposed, not to mention that this game is against Kobe.

Replacing him may be able to improve the team's offense to a certain extent, but what is more certain is that the defensive weaknesses will be further amplified.