The God of Basketball

After the start of the fourth quarter, Li Zhen stayed on the bench.

Phil Jackson doesn't want Li Zhen to fight a battle of physical attrition. What's more, now that we have a lead of 9 points, let the rotation top three or four minutes, then let Kobe Bryant play, and at the final moment of the decisive battle, replace the outside twin stars.

This is Phil Jackson's personnel adjustment.

In theory, very feasible.

But... the Cavaliers were unconventional. Mike Brown didn't let LeBron James rest during the rotation. Instead, continue to put him on the court.

LeBron James is recognized as a super genius in the United States, and the small forward with the strongest comprehensive strength in the league today...his strength cannot be underestimated.

Facing the Lakers rotation headed by Smush Parker and Andrew Bynum, he immediately launched a devastating offensive.

Under his strong assault and multi-point connection, the Cavaliers chased the point difference like a tiger descending the mountain.

The Lakers were beaten by him, and the Quicken Loans Center Arena was boiling again.

Charles Barkley in the live broadcast room also sang praises, saying that LeBron James is the most powerful small forward in NBA history, and it is only a matter of time before his historical status catches up with Larry Bird.

At 2 minutes and 45 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Lakers quickly replaced Bryant, Jordan Farmar, and Kwame Brown.

I hope this lineup will stabilize the morale of the army.

But at this time, the Lakers have only led by 3 points from the previous lead of 9 points.

Moreover, the Cavaliers are in full swing and their morale is strong.

Although Kobe Bryant entered the paint area to get a foul and made two free throws.

But, looking back, LeBron James went into the paint and scored 2+1 on Lamar Odom.

Next, the Black Mamba's fadeaway jumper lost his aim.

The rebound was also taken by Varejao.

Subsequently, James assisted Damon Jones and hit a 3-pointer.

The Quicken Loans Center arena instantly climaxed, and the sound waves swept through the stack like a tsunami, and the Cavaliers finally completed the lead in the score.

"Cleveland wins!!"

Although there are still nearly eight minutes until the end of the game, Charles Barkley can't wait to announce: "When LeBron James finds the touch, when the Cavaliers' offensive firepower is activated by James, and there is also home momentum blessing, they cannot be defeated. of."

"Now it's a death cross, and the point difference will get wider and wider. Although Kobe Bryant is very strong, his touch has declined now, and he lacks coordination with his teammates. It is impossible for him to have the support of James in his life. Capability. That’s probably why Nike is now defining the James signature shoe as the highest-end product, and the reason why Kobe Bryant’s signature shoe is down a class.”

Barkley said unabashedly: "Maybe, this game will determine who is the number one perimeter player in the NBA today!"

However, Kenny Smith added: "The Lakers still have Bruce Lee, his assist ability is better than James..."

Before he finished speaking, Charles Barkley asked rhetorically: "Do you really think Bruce Lee can participate in such a high-level battle? This is even a decisive battle about the number one player in the league.

The two superstars will face off at the highest level in the NBA. Do you think Bruce can participate in it and steal the limelight from the two top outsiders? "

"If he really had the ability, Nike would have bought his brand long ago."

Barkley said disapprovingly.

What he said seemed to make sense, Earl Johnson was nodding beside him, and the audience in front of the TV.

Everyone also thinks... Now that the game has entered into a fight of gods, the defense of the two teams has suddenly risen to the playoff level, Bruce Lee? He is indeed not enough to be the key factor in winning or losing.

Only Michael Jordan still firmly believes that he still thinks that Li Zhen will do something great.

Although there is no theoretical basis, he believes in his intuition: he feels a strong sense of familiarity in Li Chen, and he believes that Li Zhen will definitely be like himself, breaking out beyond the conventional power every time the focus battle.

As for the sneaker problem that Barkley mentioned, Jordan believes that Charles does not understand business operations at all.

In fact, before that, Nike founder Phil Knight had consulted him. His answer is very positive: If you want to have a second AJ, then agree to all the conditions.

When Dr. Knight asked him why, his answer was still so decisive: feeling! !

Very idealistic.

However, it gave the founder of Nike a great boost. As a successful businessman, he knows that a key reason for many major decisions is...feeling.

It was also because of feelings that the little-known Nike signed the share contract with Jordan.

Is... Bruce really the second AJ?

Phil Knight in front of the TV was also looking forward to it.

The morning before yesterday, they finally got an accurate quotation from Li Zhen's team.

Li Zhen set the valuation of his sneaker brand at 280 million US dollars, and he only accepts no more than 35% of the shares from Nike, and he will draw 40% of the capital as a bonus for himself and the sneaker team , and the remaining 60% is used for the promotion and expansion of sneaker brands and the establishment of North American sales channels.

That's what Nike's executive director calls a robbery.

Thus, the situation reached a stalemate.

Just like the picture on the field now.

After the Cavaliers took the lead with a three-pointer from Damon Jones, they did not show a pushy momentum. Although Kobe Bryant's touch has declined, he still creates damage through various sharp breakthroughs... His weapon The library is really rich.

Moreover, while attacking the Cavaliers penalty area with determination, he also led his teammates to open up a tough line of defense.

Inspired by his roar and death stare, the Lakers' defensive strength has risen to the playoff level.

Both teams played real fire.

The Cavaliers also invested a lot of troops on the defensive end, and both sides entered a high-intensity mode.

Therefore, it naturally evolved into superstars fighting each other to solve the battle.

Between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, you come and go, and no one can do anything to the other.

However, when the game entered the fourth-to-last minute, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown replaced Daniel Gibson on the court... This second-round pick, who was completely blown away by Li Zhen in the opening game, realized his shame and was brave. Through tenacious running , Dodged Jordan Farmar's pursuit twice and hit 3 points one after another.

The Lakers went from 1 point behind to 7 points behind in an instant.

beep!

Phil Jackson quickly requested a timeout, with 2 minutes and 56 seconds left.

The situation for the Lakers is very dangerous.

"Daniel Gibson has redeemed himself. Although he was blasted by Bruce Lee in the opening game, if the Cavaliers win this victory, he will be the pride of the whole city because of these two three-pointers. Listen, now speed The loan center arena has already sounded overwhelming cheers for him."

Earl Johnson said emotionally in the live broadcast room: "This is the charm of sports competition. As long as the game is not over and the stopwatch is not stopped, everyone has the opportunity to counterattack and create miracles."

When Earl Johnson praised Daniel Gibson, Phil Jackson called Li Zhen's name. And arranged for him a lineup of Radmanovich, Eddie Griffin, Kwame Brown and Kobe Bryant.

He hopes that Li Zhen can play a more important role in the game, especially when Kobe's current hand feeling is not good, he can link up with other players and play offensive firepower!

beep!

The whistle sounded, and the final decisive moment came.

Interestingly, the Cavaliers did not continue to put Gibson, who just hit two three-pointers, on the court, but formed Larry Hughes, Pavnovich, LeBron James, Andrew Varejao, Ilgauska Sri Lanka's offensive and defensive lineup.

When Li Zhen reached the front court with the ball, Larry Hughes immediately greeted him head-on.

Although he consumed a lot of physical strength last night, Li Zhen took another 6 points of explosive power.

However, his athletic ability is still higher than that of Li Zhen. After all, he broke into the league with the "big Iverson" back then.

Therefore, when he pressed forward, Li Zhen immediately felt strong defensive pressure.

However, he soon greeted him.

He planned to have some physical confrontation with Larry Hughes, but Hughes actually adopted the trend of leading defense. He has been using his height and weight to drive Li Chen to the left sideline: this is a classic isolation defense. The Spurs are very good at this kind of pressure on perimeter players to go to the baseline, and then use Tim Duncan's amazing defensive deterrence to swallow them.

However, Li Zhen obviously would not obey Larry Hughes' intentions so obediently.

After he took two steps to the left, he stopped immediately. At this time, Eddie Griffin on the flank came up just right to cover, and he quickly changed direction and got rid of it.

When Li Zhen walked away, Varejao, who was defending against him, stepped forward without any hesitation.

puff!

The huge impact made Li Zhen stagger, but during the stagger, his basketball suddenly struck out.

It quickly penetrated into the restricted area like a bullet ejected from the chamber.

Plop!

As Li Zhen fell to the ground, the Quicken Loans Arena didn't even have time to laugh...Boom!

Kwame Brown smashed the basket violently.

Through the slow-motion display, people can clearly see that Li Zhen has captured Kwame Brown's vacancy at the moment he passed Larry Hughes, and made a concealed pass.

Although he bumped into Varejao behind him, he fell comically. But this does not affect his perfect assist.

"Bruce's assists are very exciting, but his physical confrontation ability is even worse. It is difficult for him to complete such successful thrilling assists every time." Earl Johnson said regretfully: "You must know that the Cavaliers' defense has not yet reached the real season. Playoff level. If Larry Hughes was pressing at the top of the arc, he wouldn't even be able to get inside the three-point line."

"It can't be said that, if Bruce's explosive power is stronger, he can avoid Varejao with rapid acceleration after changing direction just now. Moreover, his ball-handling ability and flexibility are excellent. He seized the loophole, and it was a thorough breakthrough."

Kenny tried to argue.

But obviously, everyone disagrees.

The same goes for LeBron, who once again railed against Larry Hughes on the court. He felt that Larry Hughes should snipe directly at the three-point line instead of letting him go deep into the three-point line.

This made Larry Hughes' resentment almost reach a critical point.

He couldn't stand LeBron James repeating orders in front of him time and time again. Obviously the biggest reason for this defensive failure is that Ilgauskas' slow pace did not keep up with Kwame Brown, leaving him open. How much does it matter to me?

Back at half court, Larry Hughes made a tactical run hard.

However, basketball was eventually handed over to Pavnovich.

boom!

The Europeans failed to hit the basketball.

Kwame Brown protected the rebound, and he quickly passed it to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen speeded up the pace with the ball and went straight to the frontcourt. Larry Hughes chased all the way and successfully completed the interception at the top of the three-point arc.

He then plays oppressive defense amid a yell from LeBron James.

He went up and gave Li Zhen a strong collision.

But... Li Zhen just flickered, took half a step back, and then bumped into him again.

It made him rather strange, but not evasive either.

puff!

Another hit, but not head-on, but a nice passing.

Larry Hughes didn't expect it. He didn't expect that Li Zhen's speed seemed to suddenly increase a bit, while the reaction of his hands and feet slowed down inexplicably.

Under the ebb and flow, in just a split second, he felt light and shadow intertwine in front of his eyes... Phew!

Li Zhen stepped through his defense and quickly cut into the three-point line. Pavnovich hurried over to help defend.

But at the moment when he took a step, Li Zhen's basketball passed through his crotch and hit the ground into Radmanovic's hands.

Swish!

Nice three-pointer.

102:104.

Only 2 points away.

James asked for a timeout angrily at the time, and told Larry Hughes: "I'm very disappointed in you. You can't even defend that guy."

When Larry Hughes heard this, his emotions suddenly flooded.

He pushed back on the spot: "If you think he is a cat or a dog, you can defend yourself."

As he said that, he turned around, and he actually said softly to Li Zhen: Come on!

And bumped him on the shoulder.

This hit.

Li Zhen's expression instantly became astonished, and it was extremely incredible.

? ?

Because he clearly heard in his head... the gift from the fallen, talent energy +1.

what's the situation?

He never dreamed that he would get another gift from Larry Hughes. In fact, in the confrontation just now, he had obtained the last 4 points of talent from Larry Hughes. This is why he can jump over the defense so quickly.

He was already very happy about it.

But I didn't expect... Now I added another 1 point. And... is it a gift from the opponent? Why? Larry Hughes actually thought of gifting me talent? How wronged was he?

James, why bother?

He turned his head to the side, and LeBron was spitting on the bench and instructing head coach Mike Brown on how to arrange tactics. It seemed that he had a plan in mind.

But Li Zhen looked up at the time, and there was 1 minute and 42 seconds before the end of the game.

enough!

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