The Way of the Center

In the few games before the battle with the Thunder, James averaged 42 minutes per game. It can be said that the little emperor has almost no rest time. 【】As long as he leaves the field, the overall strength of the Cavaliers will be greatly reduced. The Thunder chased the 12-point difference to only three points when he was not on the court. This is undoubtedly the best proof of James' importance.

Taking advantage of a dead ball, James jumped up from the technical stage. Playing at the same time as James, there was Westbrook, who was difficult to play alone but could play well next to Durant and Anjie. The duel between the Little Emperor and the Thunder Three Young Masters begins again!

"James didn't even want to give the Thunder a chance to lead at halftime! Playing at this time, he should have been playing the whole game!"

"This is also caused by the fact that the rest of the Cavaliers can't afford the big responsibility. Do you think LeBron wants to play for such a long time? He is also forced to do nothing." Charles Barkley made a rare serious comment.

But James is such a guy, and his playing alone is enough to make everyone nervous.

"Focus on him!" Although Jeff Van Gundy did not confront James directly, he clenched his fists inexplicably.

The Cavaliers are now starting except for Ilgauskas who did not play due to physical problems. Anjie can really focus on James now. Although the Brazilian Anderson Varejao is the first backup center of the Cavaliers, all he can do is some dirty work. That's all. On the offensive end, his threat is not even as good as the old Big Z.

As soon as James came up, he firmly controlled the basketball in his own hands. James' first responsibility was to attack the basket with the ball. He didn't have to think about whether he was playing reasonably. As long as it made James feel comfortable attacking, it was reasonable. of.

This is not an exaggeration at all. James' personal offensive ability is sometimes even greater than the strength of the team.

Durant is still the first line of defense against James. This excellent second-year rookie is very focused. As James keeps getting closer, the pressure on him is getting stronger and stronger.

This time James did not choose to force a breakthrough. Varejao went up to pick and roll the team leader. James immediately started it. Durant's ability to get rid of the pick and roll is not bad, but when James rushed to stop him, it was almost impossible. things.

"Easy! LeBron hit the penalty area again!"

Although Varejao stepped forward to pick and roll, Angie didn't follow, and stayed inside. James, all defenses must revolve around James.

So although James got rid of Durant,

But if he wanted to directly attack the frame, he had to pass the tower of An Jie.

Anjie immediately stepped forward to block. If he just stayed at the basket and waited, there was a great chance that he would be dunked directly by James!

James saw that the opponent's center still didn't slow down after coming up. He jumped in from Anjie's side with one jump, followed by a quick second jump, jumped up on the spot and dunked successfully.

"Once again! The little emperor penetrated the Thunder's entire line of defense by himself!"

If Anjie was bigger at this time, he might be able to squeeze some of James' offensive space, but he was so thin that he couldn't block James' offensive line at all. James' jumping step didn't even make physical contact with Anjie. Successfully broke through the past.

Only one point left! James held up a finger at the Thunder fans.

Anjie picks and rolls Westbrook, Westbrook easily enters the three-point line, and before Varejao and Ben Wallace complete the siege, he passes the ball to Durant who is running down hands.

Since Westbrook's breakthrough successfully attracted the attention of the Cavaliers' two insiders, Durant will face an unguarded basket after cutting from the bottom corner.

Westbrook's touch pass is very accurate, although he prefers to attack by himself, but Westbrook's passing skills are not bad.

Durant received the ball steadily, and directly took three steps to prepare for a dunk.

Finally, Durant finally got the chance to dunk on the head of the future No. 1 player in the league.

Although Durant is thin, his athletic ability is not weak. Wonderful dunk Durant is frequently staged.

Tighten your legs and exert your strength! Durant leaps high! He held the ball with both hands, ready to vent all his grievances to the basket.

Although James was thrown away by Durant this time, he wanted to dunk in front of him? Don't think that James can only attack!

James' quick reaction and anticipation made him jump almost at the same time as Durant. At the moment Durant was about to complete the dunk, James slammed hard and slapped the basketball out of Durant's hands from behind. The basketball was slapped into the auditorium by James' tremendous power. After landing, James raised his head and screamed, indicating his inviolable authority!

"Durant is already one of the top scorers in the league, but in front of James, he hasn't scored a goal yet!" Durant can only admit that he is unlucky, James' desire to survive is really strong today!

There are guys from the older generation of the league like Duncan and Kobe blocking him, and now even the three young people who have just entered the league have to step in on their way to winning the championship. No, not everyone can be against him. What James wants to prove is nothing more than this!

So what about the team that beat the Spurs, the Cavaliers are no worse than the Spurs, they can also beat teams that the Spurs can't win!

The Thunder sent a sideline ball. Even facing the notorious Bowen of the Spurs, Durant had never been so embarrassed, but now that he is holding the ball again, he has lost confidence in himself.

Durant handed over the ball and signaled Westbrook to attack himself.

Westbrook and Mo Williams moved a few steps apart, and then suddenly accelerated! Westbrook's strong body and terrifying explosiveness allow him to easily deal with the defense of most point guards, let alone Mo Williams, who is short and not fast enough to move.

Westbrook made an emergency stop, and Cavaliers shooting guard Delonte West immediately dropped Wilkins to defend him. Seeing this, Westbrook quickly split the ball, and Wilkins got an open three-pointer, but he hesitated, whether to shoot or continue to organize?

It's not that Wilkins has no three-point shooting ability, but his shooting percentage is really not high. Now is the critical moment when the score is anxious. Wilkins thought about it and made a shot.

A decisive shot usually has a smoother movement, but a hesitant shot makes it difficult for people to control their own movements, because once hesitant, the rhythm of the movements will be completely messed up.

The basketball Wilkins shot was crooked as soon as he shot it. James rushed towards the penalty area immediately when he saw it. Anjie and Varejao got entangled together. In terms of small movements in hand-to-hand combat, this Brazilian is no worse than Anjie .

Seeing that James wanted to take the rebound, Anjie tried his best to get rid of Varejao, but he failed. Under Varejao's interference, Anjie took off a little later. James jumped high and was not in a good position. caught the rebound.

Now An Jie knows the value of a player like Varejao. This kind of player may not look good in terms of statistics, but his effect is much greater than what he sees on the surface.

After James got the offensive rebound, he turned around and rushed up. The Thunder returned to defense, but the only people who could really keep up with James' speed were Durant and Westbrook.

Westbrook was the first to defend to the basket. Now whether the fast break can be completed or not depends on the direct dialogue between James and Westbrook.

Seeing James take an extra step in the process of jumping and dunking, Westbrook was overjoyed, and the superstar would make such a mistake. But James doesn't seem to want to stop, and the referee's whistle has not been remembered for a long time.

"What!? Didn't you walk!?" Just when Westbrook was confused about the situation, James was already soaring in the air. Westbrook's take-off time was undoubtedly much later. After making physical contact with James in the air, Only then did Westbrook realize that he had no strength at all to contend with James, who had inertia after the jump.

Westbrook was going to stop James' offense but was knocked away abruptly, and James continued to complete his dunk like a normal person.

"Slam dunks! Westbrook tried hard to defend the ball, but he didn't expect that he, who is already strong, would suffer such a big loss in physical fitness." James dunked Westbrook, as if It was like a large truck colliding with a car, a crushing impact!

Overtake! Attack twice! James once again established the advantage!

Anjie immediately rushed to the bottom line to pull Westbrook up, a one-man team? You can't defend five positions by yourself!

"Give me the ball!" So in the next attack, Anjie leaned on Varejao and yelled directly at Westbrook. This is a rare scene, and Anjie usually doesn't take the initiative to ask for the ball.

"Definitely support!" Even if Anjie is in the low post, James always believes that Durant will be the end point of the offense.

But this time, the little emperor made a mistake in his judgment.

An Jie hit back immediately after receiving the ball! Varejao's strength was not weak, but he was still pushed back by An Jie's sudden force.

Taking advantage of the space Varejao retreated, An Jie suddenly turned around and went straight to the basket. An Jie faced Varejao's defense, and Varejao secretly pushed An Jie, causing An Jie to almost lose his focus. If An Jie wanted to, he could just fall on the ground and cheat a foul. But now, An Jie doesn't want to use flops to solve the problem.

Anjie dribbled with his right hand high and made a layup. Varejao was not fooled. His penalty area defense was one of the weapons that allowed him to gain a foothold in the NBA.

Sure enough, after An Jie lifted the ball, he immediately turned around in the opposite direction, ready to hook. This time, Varejao didn't hesitate, and quickly jumped up. An Jie has used this move more than once, and he has long remembered it well. in the heart!

An Jie was actually ready to make a move, but he didn't expect Varejao to see through his intention. So An Jie had an idea, and turned around on the spot again. This time, he completely shook off Varejao, hooked the ball easily, and the basketball still fell into the net despite bumps.

"Exquisite footwork! A model of a technical center!" Reggie Miller had to admit Anjie's performance.

"It's okay, it's like that." Barkley naturally wouldn't praise someone easily, but at this moment his heart was shouting "beautiful!"

Cheers, at this moment, the entire Chesapeake Energy Arena is cheering for Anjie's wonderful singles goal. Numerous five-star red flags were waved by the fans in the stands, and countless posters of Zhang Anjie were held up by the audience in the stands.

James picks up the basketball and prepares to throw it to Varejao, who is already in position on the baseline. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he saw An Jie walking towards him.

"Either you guard me, or you just watch me score points." The future No. 1 player in the league? What An Jie has always done is to defeat the strong with the weak!

"Provoke me? Interesting." James was not angry, but smiled. He knew that the Chinese had no malicious intentions, and the provocation was only used as a means to win the game. There were no dirty words in An Jie's provocation, but a purely psychological weapon on the level of basketball!

"At least your determination to win is the same as mine." James put away his smile because he admired his opponents. No matter how much he appreciates them, they are opponents first!

Whether it's the Thunder Three Young Masters or the proud son of heaven, they can give everything to the audience for victory! (To be continued.)