The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Facing James for the first time, George was not nervous at all, but was extraordinarily excited.

As a forward, becoming a top striker like James is the dream of most players.

But there are very few people who are not willing to become James. Compared with becoming the next James, what they want to do is to defeat James and surpass each other.

There has never been a shortage of such challengers in history. Even Kobe and James, when they won countless honors and stood at the peak of the players, are also constantly attacking Jordan's historical status.

So is George.

Wang Xiao didn't need to confirm this at all, because George had already proved it in another time and space.

In the 12-13 season, that is, when George joined the league and the third year of the Heat's Big Three, the Pacers and the Heat met in the Eastern Conference Finals. George, who had replaced Granger as the leader of the Pacers, led the Pacers and the Heat. The field was defeated.

Facing the fourth time in his career and the second consecutive year to win the regular season MVP, James, who is in full swing, George refused to back down at all, and almost hit a 50-50 with James.

It is precisely because of the confrontation with James in the playoffs for two consecutive years that Paul George has grown rapidly and become one of the top stars in the league. If it were not for the reimbursement for the 14-year injury season, George's career may have been even more brilliant.

But even though injuries affected George, in 2019, George still played the best season of his career with the Thunder.

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Now, George is just a fledgling rookie, his career has just begun.

After returning from the timeout, James couldn't help being slightly taken aback when he saw Butler was replaced.

"Why, rookie, your elder brother can't stand it, so he hides off the court and let you face me?"

"My elder brother said it." Facing James, George was a little nervous, but he didn't give in at all. "You play too softly, which makes him feel bad at all. He is not interested in playing with you, so let me come up."

James sneered, "I play soft? Very good, rookie, you will know in a while whether I am soft or not."

James' playing style has always been dubbed as rude, violent and other words, and it is the first time he has been said to be soft.

The Wizards' offense here was scored by Harden's breakthrough layup, and Bosh, who served from the baseline, immediately passed the basketball to James.

Seeing James holding the ball, George immediately greeted him.

Although Wang Xiao didn't assign him a hard task, from the moment he played, all George wanted to do was to guard James.

Looking at George who was engrossed, James smiled, "Boy, be careful not to be knocked out by me!"

While speaking, James stopped the ball slightly, and started it the next moment.

George immediately went up to him, but as soon as the two sides made physical contact, George felt as if he had been hit by a full-speed tank. There was a sharp pain in his chest, and he staggered and stepped out of the way.

James' strength is extremely powerful, and his speed is not slow at all. Just at this moment, he suddenly accelerated into the inside line, and dunked and scored before Jordan stepped forward to make up the defense.

"LeBron James!!!"

The on-site commentator passionately shouted James' name, which caused bursts of cheers on the court.

James fell from the basket like a king and turned to look at George behind him.

"Rookie, how is it? Is it soft?"

George rubbed his chest, the pain was still faint, but there was a dismissive smile on his face.

"That's all, come again if you have the ability!"

This guy……

James couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

After replacing Harden and George one after another, the Wizards are still making extremely fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions.

Big Z soon couldn't hold on, and was replaced. Joel Anthony, who replaced him, could hardly keep up with this rhythm.

Therefore, in terms of rebounds, the Wizards have an absolute advantage. Although Jordan's offensive ability is very average, he is the only rebounder among the ten players currently playing.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages. In the face of fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions, although it is difficult for other Heat players to keep up, it is not difficult for the Big Three to cope.

Whether it is James, Wade or Bosh, they all belong to the kind of players with strong mobility.

Even playing quick offensive and defensive transitions has always been what they are used to being good at.

And it's only the first quarter, and the three of them have a lot of stamina left. They can run back and forth on the court, and their offensive efficiency is even slightly better than that of the Wizards.

It is also thanks to the Wizards having Jordan grabbing rebounds to check for leaks to fill in the gaps, coupled with the hit bonus of the "spot shooter" skill, the point difference has not been further expanded.

And the extremely fast-paced offensive and defensive transition also put George under tremendous pressure.

In the past few minutes, George has been single-handedly defending James, and then he was overwhelmed by James.

The vast majority of strikers in the league will encounter such problems when facing James, and only a few strikers such as Artest and Pierce who are not inferior to James can hold their opponents hard.

And even if they can compete against James in strength, Artest and Pierce can't completely stop James' offense.

On the sidelines, the assistant coaches of the Wizards were a little worried.

"Wang, Paul is facing James after all. He is just a rookie who has just entered the league and played more than a dozen games. Will this hurt his confidence too much?"

Even Cole, who is loyal to tap the potential of a rookie on the bench in the future, couldn't help asking Wang Xiao like this.

"It's okay, I trust him."

Wang Xiao said lightly.

It is understandable for Cole and others to be worried. After all, they cannot predict the prophets, and they are not experts in psychology. Their understanding of George is limited to daily training and performance on the field.

They don't know the cruel contest between George, who has just risen to the third grade and got rid of his rookie title in the future, and James, so they don't know how much energy George contains.

Even if George is just a first-year rookie, there is still a big gap in his level compared to two years later, but facing the mighty James, he will definitely not lose his confidence and lose his fighting spirit because he is no match for the opponent. On the contrary, he may grow faster. grow up.

A good sword must be opened with a high-quality whetstone.

James was George's sharpening stone.

Wang Xiao thought very thoroughly.

Anyway, no matter whether Butler or George is on the court, they can't stop James. Simply let George face up with James more. Once George grows rapidly under James' high pressure, then in the playoffs, he will become the best player against the Heat. A powerful weapon!

If one game is not enough, then two games, if two games are not enough, then three games. Anyway, the Wizards and the Heat belong to the same division, and there are four regular season contests in a season.