Chapter 728: Defensive Battle II
Only those who have really experienced the finals will be able to understand what kind of competition the finals are.
Every ball has to be fought for, and every ball is eager to go up and fight with the opponent.
NBA players are already physically superhuman, and in such a game, the confrontation will be even more amazing, and it is very difficult to score every point.
James, who experienced the finals for the first time, also clearly felt the difference.
His shooting feel is not good, if the shooting feel is better, the game can still be played well, the feel is not good, the warriors recklessly shrink the defense, and there is Yang Di on the side, ready to help defend and send hot pot at any time.
The game entered the most intense third quarter.
"Give it to me!"
Yang Di took the initiative to ask for the ball, which was completely different from the first half of the block.
Fisher pulled out, and then hoisted the ball to Yang Di, who had his back to the owner Drew Gooden, easily grabbed the basketball with one hand, and then the whole person's shoulders shook slightly, and made a feint to turn his back again.
Drew Gooden was so frightened that his center of gravity moved, although he made up his mind not to eat Yang Di's shooting and shaky feints, but it was impossible to let Yang Di pass him easily, if Yang Di rushed into the interior, it would be impossible for Big Z and him to defend the ball at all.
"I'm going to shoot!" Yang Di had a broken thought in his mouth, turned around, and faced Drew Gooden with his face.
Gooden kept his mouth shut, he didn't want to trash talk at all, and defending Yang Dike in the Finals was the biggest challenge of his career so far.
Yang Di saw that Gu Deng was not fooled, he felt very bored, and his right foot shook to the right tentatively.
Then retract with your right foot, step out to the left like lightning, dribble with your left hand, bend your right leg right and reach out with your right hand to block.
Where did Gooden have time to pull the ball, and moved sideways in a panic to defend Yang Di.
Yang Di stepped out with his left foot in the second step, and at this time Gu Deng was already in a state of half of his body out of position, and Big Z looked bad, so he immediately came up to make up for Yang Di.
The two clamped, and Yang Di raised his arm to shoot, causing a foul on Big Z who assisted in the defense.
Yang Di shook his head and high-fived his teammates one by one.
At this time, the players of the Cavaliers came together and had a short meeting.
Yang Di saw that James took off the braces, Balabala didn't know what to say, and the big Z, Gooden and other players on the side nodded frequently, probably understanding his guidance.
"Mentor Zhan."
Yang Di suddenly thought of this word, and grinned.
ESPN's camera swept over, and I happened to see Yang Di's mysterious smile, which immediately caused a lot of confusion among the fans watching the game, what is Yang Di laughing at?
At the free throw line, Yang Di took the basketball from the referee.
Slapped twice on the floor, then took aim, gently plucking the ball out.
"Huh!"
Hit the first goal.
Yang Di took two steps forward, high-fived Tyson Chandler and Danny Granger, and stretched his hands back, while Ray Allen and Fisher also reached over and high-fived him.
He took the basketball and hit the second free throw.
Offense and defense transition, the Cavaliers attack frontcourt.
James shouted at his teammates to come out to block and dismantle, moved to the top of the arc, Big Z stepped on the three-point line to make a block for James, there was a lot of space for blocking and dismantling, James started directly, faced Tyson Chandler, and broke inside.
It was not much different from the offensive action Yang Di chose just now, but Yang Di attacked by himself, and James used the blocking.
Yang Di immediately came over vigilantly to help defend James, and James gave it to Gooden.
Yang Di's footsteps moved too fast, obviously preparing to help defend James, but when he saw James passing, he immediately ran back and pounced in front of Gooden again, which scared Gooden's heart trembling, and he actually threw a three-no-stick.
However, James cut to the basket at this time, just received Gooden's three-stick shot, and directly made a simple quick layup to hit the ball.
"That's fine."
There was a burst of boos from the fans at the scene, James's goal was too watery, and luck accounted for 80%.
The Warriors attacked, Fisher wanted to pass the ball inside, but was judged by Larry Hughes, and directly cut the ball off, and Larry Hughes immediately counterattacked and hit the frontcourt.
Fisher made a layup in the frontcourt, but missed it, and the rebound was grabbed by Ray Allen, who arrived later.
Ray Allen crosses the half-court pass, and Jandy receives the ball from beyond the three-point line.
Dribbling changed direction to break through, Drew Gooden couldn't prevent Yang Di, stumbled and almost didn't fall directly, fortunately, James came back to defend at this time, and wrapped Yang Di with Gooden, Gooden couldn't jump, but James was very good at jumping.
Yang Di vigilantly distributed the ball outside, and Ray Allen, who rushed over, received the ball and made a jumper from beyond the three-point line.
"Bell!"
still can't shoot, fans suddenly feel that Ray Allen's shooting today is particularly iron, especially outside the three-point line, they have seen him shoot many times, and none of them hit.
Yang Di was stuck by the two, and the rebounds didn't fly here, so he didn't grab the rebounds.
Larry Hughes passed to James, who raised his arms in the air and signaled to slow down the tempo, then pressed down and reorganized the offense.
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The two sides played defensive basketball, essentially because of the decline in the feel brought about by the super confrontation defense, and the sound of iron resounded throughout the Oracle Arena.
Yang Di continued to dig in, Drew Gooden just didn't foul, but Big Z, in the process of assisting Yang Di, received his fourth foul, and at the break, the Cavaliers replaced Vallejo, who is also a high-quality interior player.
With three minutes left in the third quarter, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer to extend the Warriors' lead.
Zhang Weiping said that super shooters will always score, and it is impossible not to score a single three-point in a whole game, but as long as he scores, it is a fatal goal, and it is the most critical goal.
The Cavaliers missed the outside shot, James's layup was also missed, and Yang Di continued to make free throws, and near the end of the third quarter, he suddenly hit a wave of 9-2 small climax.
"I didn't continue it, this is!"
Zhang Weiping said with regret that the Cavaliers were at a stalemate.
Mike Brown called a timeout keenly, hoping that after this timeout, the Cavaliers players could adjust their condition.
But James still didn't have a good offensive opportunity, and he was deeply caught in the Warriors' defense of him, and he didn't have the supernatural state of the Pistons in the last four games.
The Warriors led the Cavaliers 71-64 heading into the fourth quarter.
In this defensive battle, the Warriors seem to be gradually gaining the upper hand, and Mike Brown replaces James in the hope that he can take a little ease.
Gibson, who came off the bench, continued to hit pull-up jumpers to steal points for the Cavaliers.
Yang Di sat on the sidelines and observed the situation on the field, and Byron Davis handed him a glass of water.
"LeBron was the same as when I first entered the Finals, he was a little stiff at first, he always missed long-range shots, and then he didn't even have the confidence to break through, let alone make fouls or something."
Yang Di shrugged, not quite agreeing with Byron Davis's point of view, he thought that James would bounce back sooner or later, and if it was so simple to be blocked, it wouldn't be his style.