From South China Tiger to NBA King

"At the beginning of the game, Brook Lopez won the jump ball. The first one to get the ball was the Los Angeles Lakers, and Lonzo Ball attacked with the ball."

"Coming to the frontcourt, Ball handed the ball to James, and the person guarding James was Leonard."

"James started dribbling directly from the free throw line and pushed back. Durant pushed Horford away from the right corner to catch the ball. James passed the ball and Durant shot a 45-degree three-pointer from the right. "

"The ball went in, the classic Jan-Du connection. This is a scene we often see in the Lakers this season. The Los Angeles Lakers came to challenge aggressively and took the lead at the beginning."

"Celtic trailed 0-3."

"The Celtics sent a baseline pass, Jiang Hu advanced with the ball, and Lonzo Ball defended closely, trying to put pressure on Jiang Hu."

"Beautiful, Jiang Hu made a chic behind-the-back dribble, directly passing Ball in the midfield position. James decisively stepped forward to cover the defense. Jiang Hu passed the ball to Leonard, who was 45 degrees on the right, and Durant quickly made up for it. , Leonard quickly passed to Horford in the right corner."

"Horford caught the ball, faced Ingram's defense, and directly shot a three-pointer."

"Celtics 3-3 Lakers."

"Strictly speaking, the Lakers' defense was not out of position in this round. Horford's ability to make this shot also has something to do with his stable mentality."

"Yes, compared with the Lakers, the Celtics have a certain advantage in experience. The Lakers' starting players Ingram and Ball have never experienced the test of the playoffs. Like this Not many people participate in such a high-intensity competition.”

"Whether you can maintain your mentality is a question."

"The Lakers continued to attack, and Ball came to the frontcourt with the ball and continued to give the ball to James."

"This season, although the nominal point guard of the Lakers is Lonzo Ball, the second-year rookie from UCLA, in fact LeBron James is the real organizer of the Lakers."

"As a 2-meter striker, James' organization has always been the top one with this height. This season, James averaged 03 assists per game, ranking third in the league after Jiang Hu and Westbrook, which also shows that he His organizational skills are truly top-notch.”

"James and center Lopez picked and rolled, Lopez chose to pop out, and Gasol chose to retreat to the defense. This should be the arrangement of coach Stevens."

"James passed the ball to Lopez at the top of the arc. Lopez was about to take action. Jianghu pounced directly. He switched to passing and passed the ball to Ball on the right. Ball was completely open and took a very decisive shot. Share the ball.”

"No."

"The Celtics' defense was successful in this round. Ball averaged 33% from the field this season, and misses are the norm."

"After trading Smart, the Celtics' starting lineup has no points that can be left open. Now this problem has been given to the Lakers. If Ball cannot punish the opponent, the Lakers will pay the price."

"The Celtics attacked, and Jianghu held the ball through half the court. They also chose to call the pick-and-roll. Gasol also chose to shoot outside. Lopez also chose to retreat on defense."

"The coaches on both sides treat James and Jiang Hu very similarly in their defense, that is, the center retreats and they will never give the two easy opportunities to score under the basket."

"Jianghu continued to break through after the pick-and-roll, came to the free throw line, and directly stopped for a jumper."

"Yes, Celtics 5 to 3."

"Compared to James, Jiang Hu's mid-range jumpers are obviously more trustworthy. This season, Jiang Hu averaged 10 shots per game from 15 to 8.5 feet in the mid-range, averaging 4.5 hits per game, with a shooting percentage of 56%. His shooting percentage and number of hits ranked equally. Ranked first in the league, Walton's arrangement may give Jianghu a lot of opportunities in the mid-range."

"The Lakers continued to attack. James held the ball and went directly to the basket from the left, attracting the double defense of Leonard and Gasol near the penalty area."

"This ball is going to be lost??"

"Good shot, James passed the ball without looking at anyone and sent the ball to the right corner. Ingram received the ball and quickly transferred the ball to Durant who was 45 degrees on the right."

"Durant catches the ball, steps from the three-point line, and directly chooses to take a three-point shot!!"

"Hey, beautiful, here we are again!!"

"The Lakers overtook the score again and currently lead 6-5."

"Horford defended very well. You can see that Durant's shot almost hit his fingertips. But this is Kevin Durant, the god of death, the top scorer in the league. Don't give him a chance. Give him a chance. He can score."

“It’s exciting, hey, this game!!”

"The Celtics continued to attack. Jiang Hu held the ball past half-court. Leonard used his back to gain position. He wanted to beat James alone??"

"Jiang Hu passed the ball over. Leonard's signature post-up was played. He held the ball from the high post on the left and pushed it back. He was not impressed. He turned to the left and wanted to go to the baseline. Ingram came up to double-team James. Seize the opportunity and poke the ball to the sideline, Celtic's sideline ball."

"The Lakers' defensive pressure was very heavy, and James became more energetic as soon as he came on."

"Gasol Jr. served and Jiang Hu received the baseline ball. The Lakers' defense was very tight. Jiang Hu took the ball to the top of the key and reorganized the offense."

"Jianghu didn't call a pick-and-roll this time. He waved his hand and opened it up, facing Ball's defense at the top of the key."

"This Ball guy, Ball, was highly speculated in last year's draft. After the draft, Ball's father LaVar Ball believed that although Jiang Hu was the top pick, his son should be the strongest player in this class. , look now, although they are rookies in the same class, their status is already the same. Jiang Hu is already the number one player in most of the league, and Qiu is only the fourth and fifth player of this team. figure."

"But one thing to say, although Brother Qiu's offense is poor and he is often left open on the outside, his defense is definitely among the best in the same class."

Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia are still discussing the comparison between Jianghu and Ball, but Jianghu has never taken Ball seriously from the first day he entered the league.

I saw him facing Ball with a silky dribbling combo.

After taking a step away from the latter, Jiang Hu suddenly took a large step back and then shot a three-pointer!

The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

Celtics 8-6 Lakers.

After the ball was scored, Jiang Hu looked directly at James. Brother Qiu was already annoyed that he had not guarded against this ball. When he looked up, he found Jiang Hu flirting with James, and he suddenly became even more angry.

"You don't take me seriously. I was the second pick in the same class as you!!"

In the next round, Ball fell to the low post and actively asked James for the ball.

When James saw this, he just thought he wanted to respond and passed the ball without thinking much.

Soon, the two started a fierce confrontation.

Ball hit the back with all his strength, and Jianghu responded positively to him.

The two had a pure showdown of strength.

In the end, Jianghu had the upper hand. Bauer stood back for a long time, his face turned red, but his feet remained in place.

Ball was a bit troubled, so he had to turn around and shoot a fadeaway jumper.

Ball's shooting posture is very awkward, with his hands on his left shoulder. After one year in the league, nothing has changed.

"Snapped!"

A crisp voice sounded, and Jiang Hu slapped the basketball out of Brother Qiu's hand, leaving nm's basketball dream behind.

The basketball flew out of Ball's hands and was caught by Leonard from the outside.

Kobe Bryant on the sidelines shook his head and sighed, and couldn't help but cover his forehead. He was good at post-up singles, but it was quite uncomfortable to see the juniors of the Lakers doing this.

Yu Jia smiled and said: "Kobe once said that Ball's low-post singles skills need to be improved. If you need it, you can come to him. Ball's answer was that my post-up play is very good and I don't need guidance."

Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "These young people of the Lakers are still a little bit behind, especially compared with Jianghu, they are far behind. Therefore, the Lakers should seize the window period of James and Durant in the past two years and use them as soon as possible." Talent can be exchanged for combat power, otherwise it may be a waste of effort."

While they were talking, the Celtics launched another attack. Leonard held the ball and advanced into the penalty area, attracting Lopez to take off and pass it to Jianghu. Jianghu made an alley-oop with one hand and made a powerful sinker. tomahawk chop.

Celtics 10-6 Lakers.

"Good pass, Mr. Walli!!"

After Jiang Hu dunked in, he patted Leonard's butt hard, and Leonard also had a smile on his face.

"Wall-E" is the new nickname given to Leonard by Celtics players this season. Leonard likes this new nickname very much.

Because Leonard is always dedicated to his work on the defensive end, he is very similar to WALL-E, the robot in the movie "Wall-E" who is always conscientiously cleaning up garbage on the earth. Zhang Weiping also exclaimed: "It's beautiful. This collaboration between Jiang Hu and Leonard feels a bit like James and Wade, especially Jiang Hu chose a tomahawk dunk, which is James' favorite dunk posture."

James looked at Jianghu, who was very proud of himself, and he knew that this guy did it on purpose.

Facing himself with a tomahawk dunk, if Duncan had not retired, he would not be able to use the windmill in place to face Duncan?

The Lakers attacked and saw that Jianghu had scored 7 points since the beginning, and Durant also scored 6 points. James felt that if he didn't work hard, the limelight would definitely be taken away.

As soon as he thought about it, James took a dominant step and sprinted towards the frontcourt crazily.

"Watch out for LeBron's quick move!!"

Jiang Hu shouted while chasing James.

It was too late. Ball, who was on the baseline, caught the ball without adjusting. Using a football quarterback's technique, he rounded his arms and passed the ball to the Celtics basket. James stepped in, caught the basketball just in time, and was ready to dunk.

"Get down here!"

Leonard, who was responsible for guarding James, was the first to run into the penalty area and prepared to block the shot behind James.

James stayed in the air, used an unsightly lever to avoid Leonard's interference, and put the ball into the basket with his low hand.

Celtics 10-8 Lakers.

Although James' movements are not pretty, they are indeed very practical. If he had no skills at all and relied solely on his body, it would be impossible for him to rarely get injured throughout his career and still average 27 points per game.

As James' understanding with the Lakers rookie grows stronger, he also begins to adapt to an off-ball role. Cutting, mid-range shots, and three-pointers were all very efficient. It can be said that his off-ball performance is the second best in the Lakers team, and the best is Durant.

Zhang Weiping said in surprise:

"WOW, the Lakers' standard long pass and fast break tactic. They often play this tactic. Both James and Ball are masters of this kind of long pass from the backcourt."

"Yes, the Celtics' previous opponents basically didn't use this tactic. Instead, they used it more often. But they must be careful about this tactic of playing long passes behind them to expand their defensive range."

The Celtics attacked, Leonard advanced with the ball, and passed to Gasol outside the three-point line at the top of the arc.

Gasol caught the ball and immediately made a lob pass to Jiang Hu near the free throw line.

coming! !

The fans in the audience stood up excitedly.

Jianghu VS James, this is the first matchup between the two in this game, and it is also the matchup that all fans are most looking forward to.

"Old guy, I heard that you are looking forward to competing with me."

Jiang Hu leaned on James, holding the ball with one hand, talking trash while looking up to watch his teammates move.

James said nothing, held his breath, moved his feet forward and back, and leaned his left hand on Jiang Hu's waist, feeling the strength of Jiang Hu's lower limbs.

He looked serious, as if he was playing in the finals.

The Lakers bench players also held their breath, because this was the first time they had seen James show such a serious expression this season. In the past, James was always laughing and joking no matter what opponent he encountered. Today, his concentration has improved significantly. A lot.

Haha, has this old guy learned to be smart?

Jianghu was originally ready to turn around and cut to the basket the moment James responded to his trash talk, but James' defensive posture was as calm as the depths of the ocean, without any ripples at all.

interesting! !

Since you don't move, I'll hit you hard! !

Jiang Hu lowered his center of gravity, swatted the ball with his right hand, and hit James hard with the left side of his body, accompanied by a push from the ball protector backwards.

With Jiang Hu's force and push, James slowly retreated.

There is no doubt that James' current strength is several levels worse than his peak. If it were James during the Heat, he might not even be able to move in this round, but as he ages and his athletic ability deteriorates, , James had to lose weight, and what followed was a decline in strength.

Even though James' center of gravity was very low and his sneakers rubbed heavily on the floor, he was still squeezed out of the way by Jiang Hu.

For others, half a body may not be able to do much, but for Jianghu, half a body is enough.

He took a big step to the left, used his left foot as a pivot, turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper!

The elegant posture, straight and strong figure, is like a scroll slowly unfolding.

but………

Jianghu thought he had thrown off James' defense, but when he turned around, he found that James jumped up hard and stretched his right hand forward, covering his eyes.

Battier's signature move-covering his eyes to defend. As Battier's teammate in the later stages of his career, there is no reason why James wouldn't do this.

"He actually fooled me into knowing how to shoot a jump shot from the left."

“What luck!!”

Jiang Hu didn’t know: James didn’t guess at all, but made a natural judgment after being extremely familiar with Jiang Hu’s skills!

With Durant and Curry breaking up, and Durant becoming James' teammate, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Embiid and others have no evidence. In the past two years, James has transferred his imaginary enemy from the Warriors to the Celtics. .

He couldn't remember how many times he had watched Jiang Hu's video. He was extremely familiar with Jiang Hu's movements and naturally responded defensively.

The two people stepped on the floor and jumped up high, as if gravity no longer existed for them!

However, Jiang Hu is not panic at all. Although his performance has been systematically improved, he has never slacked off in training. He has already formed muscle memory for shooting. Even if he is not looking at the basket, he knows what he is doing.

What's more, James' current physical fitness may not be better than his own...

The two of them were in the air, and time seemed to be suspended.

Jiang Hu's movements stopped in the air, he was waiting, waiting for James to land, the defense would naturally collapse and he could take action.

But he still couldn't wait. James' time in the air was much longer than he thought. Although James, who was born on December 1984, 12, was about to celebrate his 30th birthday, he had the strongest physical fitness in history. Definitely not covered.

It's too late! If he doesn't take another shot, he will land. Jiang Hu ignores James' hands that are blocking his eyes. He can't even see the basket. Relying on his memory of the basket, he forcibly tightens his waist and abdomen and exerts a second force in the air. He stands up and hits the ball. The ball is thrown.

Forced investment? ?

How to say? ? ?

Everyone at the scene was staring at the orange basketball.

James also turned his head and saw the basketball bouncing on the rim.

"Boom."

"Boom."

"Boom."

As the basketball beats, James is also praying silently: "Don't go in, don't go in..."

However, basketball is still like a rebellious child in the end, falling into the net without looking back...

Celtics 12-8 Lakers.

"Damn!!"

"You can get in this way!!"

James was a little unwilling and slammed the basketball that fell from the basket.

If it were an ordinary player, the referee might have blown the whistle and given a technical foul, but in a game with this kind of attention, the referee was still very generous to James, the league's number one player for many years, and pretended not to see it.

Yu Jia shouted excitedly: "Wonderful offense and defense, little emperor LeBron James' defense has reached the extreme, but Jianghu can still hit under such defense!"

"No one on earth can stop Jiang Hu's fadeaway jumper, just like no one on earth can stop James at his peak. It comes around every ten years, and now is the era of Jiang Hu!!"

CCTV commentator Yu Jia talked about the classic advertising slogan that sports channels once praised James.

The wheel of history is rolling forward.

At this moment, just as at that moment.

However, James has changed from the protagonist at the beginning to a supporting role now.

(End of this chapter)