Chapter 451 Getting Shot While Lying Down
The Warriors firmly controlled the pace of the game, and the Cavaliers fans were worried about a scene that happened, in the past games they relied too much on James, and when the little emperor was guarded, their team fell into a leaderless situation, both offensive and defensive were chaotic!
Although this game did not become a one-sided slaughter, the Cavaliers did not see any hope of winning from beginning to end, and James played aggrieved.
At 109-94, the Warriors won by 15 points at home, and the fans were very happy because they won the Cavaliers, who are second in the East.
In the past month or so, the little emperor has led the knights to fight in the east and west, and the team has a very good record. But this does not mean that the Cavaliers have no weaknesses, the main thing is that the advantages of this team are too dazzling, covering the shadow of weaknesses, the little emperor played too well, his teammates did not play, and they didn't even need to play, and the team had won.
If the Cavaliers are a surging flood and the opponent is a flood levee, then James is the stormy wave in this flood, and the others are just small shrimps following him in the waves. All teams know that defending James is equivalent to defeating the Cavaliers, but James's waves are too fierce, and their defense will be directly shattered by the impact as soon as they touch.
Until you meet a warrior.
The Warriors may not have the best defense in the league, and their team defense needs to be strengthened, but there are three positions where they may have the best defense in the league: center Chamberlain, small forward Jackson, and playmaking guard Billups.
As a result, the Cavaliers cupped, and the three positions of the Warriors just clamped the little emperor from the inside and outside. Jackson, who is a fierce guard and constantly pressing, is probably the league's most underrated defensive expert, and he was the main gate of the Warriors' defense before Chamberlain came to the Warriors. Because of the willingness of the force, he can defend against the big one, and because of the footsteps, he can also pull away to prevent the small one.
This advantage is more useful when converted to defending James, because James has the strength of the inside line and the pace of the outside, and in the past, he was not as fast as him in the strength of the force, so he could not keep up with him; The strength that is faster than him is smaller than him, and the intensity of the confrontation can't keep up, and today he met Jackson, who is of course one street worse than the little emperor's physical fitness, but at least he can barely entangle him.
That's enough, Jackson is the main defender but not the only defender, Billups helps him on the outside, and Chamberlain directly on the inside, these three guys deal with James and make him suffer.
Jackson is not taking tens of millions of annual salaries for nothing, he is very good at positioning himself, not grabbing the right to shoot, concentrating on defense, of course, he will not let go of offensive opportunities, he can barely be regarded as an offensive kaleidoscope, if you find a template for him in the NBA, it is a weakened version of Pierce.
Defending James today, Jackson took turns playing various means, as long as the little emperor did not enter the three-point line, he opened up an appropriate distance and waited for the opportunity to cut off the ball he wanted to pass inside. If the little emperor hits with the ball on his back, he immediately lowers his center of gravity and tries to stop the opponent's movement with his feet and body to create steals for Billups, Iverson and West. If the little emperor wants to break through, Jackson is not afraid, he moves quickly and is not much faster than James, and in addition, he has a strong ability to predict and can judge his breakthrough line very well. His defensive caution and quick reflexes overshadowed James's already unskilled feints.
Jackson scored only 8 points in today's game, and even Ibaka scored 12 points, but as soon as the game was over, everyone gathered around him, Chamberlain and Evans carried him on their shoulders, and the others also came up to lift him up, and the group yelled together: "Hero, hero, hero!" You're the MVP of the day! ”
The fans who hadn't left the stadium applauded with satisfaction, and the team's harmony and morale made them happy, and now the Warriors fans are worried that the team's too many trades will cause turmoil in their locker room, which will not be worth the loss, and now it seems that they have thought too much.
Jackson smiled happily, his whole body was dripping with sweat, today may be his most painful game this season, but he is happy, all his efforts are worth it, Hill, who has just come to the Warriors, is also very happy, although he is wearing a suit, he also got up, and Chamberlain and others have accepted him by his side.
Chamberlain scored 32 points, 21 rebounds, and eight blocks, and except for the second-highest score in the game, the other two were game-highs, probably the highest of any game in the NBA today. But everyone on the team said that Jackson was the hero, and that's what really made Hill feel great, the players on this team saw each other's efforts and contributions, and didn't just pay attention to the data like reporters, such a team is scary.
There's a lot of stuff on the court that the stats can't show, and if the players are all after the stats, it's no different from the Knicks, and the Warriors are different, and their players are willing to do the dirty work, and it's always a desperate opponent.
Unlike the Warriors, who had a harmonious and elated team atmosphere, the Cavaliers were in a state of depression, especially James, even if he scored a game-high 36 points on a game-high shooting today, but so what? The team lost! 36 points is bullshit for James, if he wants to, it is no problem to score 36 points in ten consecutive games, but he can't lead the team to ten consecutive wins.
Jackson's defense was very successful, James's 36 points were scored with 25 shots, he only hit 10 balls in total, in addition to only 4 rebounds and 2 assists, so the players said that Jackson was a hero, he couldn't limit James from scoring low, but stuck him so that he couldn't go inside to grab rebounds, and constantly interfered with passes so that he couldn't assist his teammates.
Without James's organization, Xiao Mo, the so-called playmaker, would only be strong and suddenly blocked by Chamberlain, half of the latter's eight blocks were contributed by him.
At the end of the game, James was unwilling to hug Chamberlain, and he gritted his teeth and said: "See you all stars, man, all stars I will treat you well." ”
Chamberlain laughed and said, "Can't wait, baby, but don't take today's game to heart, this is my territory, and I should entertain you, right?" ”
A reporter wanted to interview Chamberlain, but the latter shook his head, pushed Jackson out of the way, and said with a smile: "He is the protagonist, he is the hero, today Jack is the hero of the game, if there is anything you want to ask, you have to ask him." ”
Jackson is not a reserved person, today he did a good job of restricting James, he is the player who has restricted James the best so far this season, in the face of an interview with reporters, he unceremoniously talked eloquently:
"It's not easy, man, you know, it's not easy against LeBron, it's actually too difficult, I lost confidence a couple of times in the game. But I know I can't walk away, I can't say, 'Hey, guys, no one can stop LeBron, so forget it', you know, that's not my style, Z and Chauncey, Allen, these guys gave me confidence and helped me tremendously. Of course, I think the most important thing is my repeated study of LeBron's game footage before the game. ”
"What do you think of being a veteran of the team and only having six shots? It's normal, a team needs a lot of roles, my role is to defend rather than shoot, and we don't need musketeers now, we need outside shields, and I'm willing to be that guy because they call me boss, and that's what I have to do. Allen, Chauncey, Delonti and even Curry and Morrow, who are all better at scoring than me, so why should I fight against reality? ”
Winning the Cavaliers, the Warriors raised their winning streak to 9 games, the run-in within the team was smooth, Iverson's arrival did not have a big impact on the team, the main reason is that the answer has changed a lot for the team, although he has made a lot of shots, but it has been a lot less than before, and even if he sometimes only plays 20 or 30 minutes, he will not complain.
"It's all about winning, it's all about the championship, that's what our team thinks right now, all of us are working in one place, and Don is trying to twist the twelve of us guys into a rope, and I'm looking forward to the day when we succeed, and now we're not the strongest." Iverson said with a smile when he participated in San Francisco's famous "You Come to Talk Show".
After playing the Cavaliers, the Warriors hit back against the Timberwolves and the Rockets, raising the winning streak to 11 games at once, and the first week of December was given to Chamberlain again, but the best of the week in the East was still James, and after losing to the Warriors, the Cavaliers went back to defeat the Rockets without Maddy and the Knicks, who are now extremely painful.
The Knicks are bent on bringing in James, and now whatever news has reached the mouth of the New York media has become their help to recruit James, and this game is no exception.
Because of the loss to Chamberlain and the Warriors, James was full of anger, not only won against the Rockets, but also played the Knicks with full firepower, facing the Knicks who had almost no defense, he shot 17 of 28 and 10 of 11 free throws, and scored a season-high 53 points, in addition to 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
New York fans don't care about the team's loss, and with the team's virtue now, it's strange that they won.
James's brave play was seen by New York fans as a vote for the little emperor, and the reporters triumphantly asked the questioner: "Why do you stop when LeBron scores 30 points when he plays other teams, and he must score 50 points when he beats us?" He's showing us his muscles and telling us to get him and he's got what it takes to lead our team out of the woods!"
New York fans are also convinced of this, so when the Cavaliers and Knicks are in a fight, many New York fans hold pictorial posters with words such as "Welcome to New York, LBJ", "This is your palace, our emperor", "The Big Apple needs you, LeBron" and so on. There were shocking jerseys on the scene, these jerseys were obviously the Knicks' logo, but the back was written 'LBJ', and the number was also 23.
The Knicks players finally found a reason for their defeat, complaining: "Even at home, we don't feel like we're at home, and you can see, damn it, those fans who are going to support the opponent instead of us, and that frustrates us and makes us feel undignified." ”
James had no reaction to the New York media's eyebrow rumors, and even in an interview with the Cleveland Honest Guy, he directly exploded into New York and said: "Which son of a bitch's bastard spread rumors that I'm going to New York?" I'm not going to New York, it's a big city, it's good, but I'm just not going to go, what am I going to do there? Cleveland at least has a small Mo, a Ben and a big Z, what about that city? Ha Luha, Marbury is leaving, right? ”
New York fans are now obsessed, they are completely caught in the magic barrier, James said so, they still did not give up, and said firmly: "This is called Ming Xiu Plank Road Darkness Chen Cang, before going to a team, no player will be stupid to say his purpose directly, but we know LeBron's mind, LBJ, New York is ready to ask you to take the throne." ”
Many experts also swear: "We don't have a strong helper right now, yes, it does, but SUPER-Z is coming soon, and his future belongs to the Big Apple, there's no doubt about it." ”
After reading this report, Chamberlain's face was full of grievances: "Didn't I get shot while lying down?" ”