Basketball's No. 1 Anti-Fan

Chapter 320 "LeBron must understand that this is a man's war"

James avoided Kobe's gaze and turned to look at Scott standing on the sidelines.

Han Sen is trying to sow discord. What can you do as the head coach?

Scott didn't know Hansen had met Kobe yesterday, so he was unprepared for Kobe's reaction.

But when he saw James' gaze, he immediately called a timeout.

"Keep an eye on your man, this is the finals." Kobe walked to James and reminded him again.

"I tried my best, I can't defend him." James didn't want to argue with Kobe, but Hansen was right, that was not the person he should defend.

Listening to James' words, Kobe widened his eyes in disbelief.

After all, James has played in the finals three times, so how come he doesn't look like what a finals should look like?
Is it a question of whether or not you have done your best to prevent it?

After a season of hard work, I finally got here. If I don’t tell myself “I have tried my best”, I would be lying to myself!

"How about you guard Owen?"

Kobe continued.

James' face turned red, Kobe was still making things difficult for him, his opponent should be PJ Tucker!

"Matthew."

In the end, it was Scott who interrupted the conversation between the two.

He called Dellavedova off the bench.

After hearing this, Deron walked directly to the end of the bench and sat down without even listening to the tactics.

If you let him vote again, he would never come to Los Angeles.

When he came, it was agreed that the starting lineup would be given the ball, but after he arrived, it was discovered that he was allowed to play as an off-ball point guard.

This is equivalent to asking him to do something he is totally not good at. There is no chance that he can do well.

The same experience happened in the last round against the Warriors. When they were trailing 1-3, he was scolded by James fans and Kobe fans.

Today looks like another day of eating shit.

After Dellavedova came on the court, the Lakers' defensive problems were instantly solved.

Although he is not an all-around defensive guard, he certainly cannot defend against guards like Han Sen who are one size bigger than him.

But if you ask him to defend against guards like Curry and Irving who are weak in confrontation, his biting defense is still very effective.

Of course, the more important significance of his appearance is that Kobe can switch back to defend Hansen, and James can finally face off against his favorite Tucker.

Standing in the corner, no one loves me.

Corner shooters like Tucker are the type of players he is best at defending.

Nine minutes into the first quarter, the score was 9 to 25, with the Cavaliers leading by a slight margin.

Hansen was substituted out for rest. The Cavaliers' lineup at this time was: Irving, JR, Dunleavy, Cunningham, TT;

Lakers: Deron Williams, Jordan Clarkson, Richard Jefferson, Frye, Love

Deron came up and played pick-and-roll with Love. He used his signature drag step to break through and attracted Cunningham's double-team. He quickly passed the ball to Frye, who made a three-pointer.

It must be said that as Sloan's direct disciple, Deron is really good at playing the pick-and-roll tactics.

After he joined the Lakers this season, he was almost criticized for retirement, but he obviously still has gas in the tank.

After the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 30.

The Cavaliers are in high spirits, and the Lakers are also in good form after their 1-3 comeback against the Warriors.

In the second quarter, both sides made further rotations, with Irving and TT being replaced by Williams and Garnett for rest.

Love of the Lakers was also substituted off, but the person who came on as a substitute was James.

High emotional intelligence: Scott wanted to help the Lakers establish a leading advantage in this substitute transition period;
Low EQ: James travels at an off-peak time during the finals again.

However, this season is not surprising. The biggest improvement James has made after using technology is his physical fitness.

As soon as James came on the court, Deron became an off-ball point guard again.

Fortunately, Irving also went off the court to rest, so his defensive disadvantage was not that great.

Williams called a pick-and-roll, but it was a little surprising.

Because it was not Garnett who put forward the pick-and-roll, but Cunningham.

You can understand this as Cunningham is a space-type inside player, and the pick-and-roll and outside jump can create space.

But when the pick-and-roll happened, Williams faced James directly.

The moment he saw Williams, James couldn't help but recall the past.

Speaking of which, Williams was the guard that suited the Cavaliers during their 1.0 era.

However, while he was distracted, Williams had already passed him, broke into the inside and shot off the rebound to score.

Not to mention James, even Frye under the basket didn't expect that James would be passed so easily.

Ah, no, it was Williams who was so determined to break through that he didn't even have time to assist in defense.

When Williams shouted excitedly at him after scoring the goal, James realized that Williams was simply taking advantage of the mismatch to beat him!

After turning around and spreading his hands to Frye, indicating that the opponent was to blame, he looked at Williams who was retreating with a ruthless look in his eyes.

It’s okay for Han Sen to just shoot, but what level are you, Williams?
If it weren't for him, would Williams have been selected for the only All-Star game in his career?

You really think you are an important person!
When they reached the frontcourt, James passed the ball to Deron and signaled him to set a pick-and-roll.

The point guard set a screen for the small forward, and this operation by Tian Gang surprised Deron.

However, after James's second impatient signal, he could only run over to block it.

After facing Williams in a mismatch, James dribbled the ball and started to play one-on-one with his back to the basket.

Now that James has achieved some success in his back-to-the-basket play, Williams is simply unable to overcome his weight disadvantage.

In a blink of an eye, James pushed Williams to the free throw line like a bulldozer.

However, just as James turned around and headed for the basket, Williams left the bench.

This made James lose his balance instantly, but he was Tech James now, and he managed to complete the shot even though he lost his balance.

However, before the ball reached its highest point, Cunningham's figure appeared in mid-air.

"boom!"

Just a nail board big hat.

In fact, Cunningham was already shrinking when James was posting up.

It's just that he walked into James' blind spot, and James wanted to hit the ball back so much that he seized the opportunity.

After James stood up, he spread his hands to signal to the referee that Williams had just pulled him, but Williams had already made a fast break layup after receiving a long pass from Cunningham.

Hanson and West were right in front of James, launching themselves at the same time to wave the towel for Williams.

34:30.

Scott replaced James, and the Lakers were left behind!
James was angry. He rushed straight to the basket with the ball, knocked over Cunningham, dunked and scored, causing the latter to commit a defensive foul.

After landing, he turned to the camera, patted his chest, raised his legs, and pressed his hands down, making his signature "The Silencer" celebration move, showing his domineering aura.

The audience cheered for him as this was the chosen one they wanted to see.

James went to the free throw line, took a long breath and couldn't help but praise Paul again. At this time, a short whistle sounded from the sidelines.

He turned back subconsciously, and when he turned back, he couldn't help but swear.

Hansen came on to replace Dunleavy.

How could he just watch the old knights fight alone on the court?

You have to know that among those old Cavaliers that James denied, he also had his share.

“What a meaningful moment this is!”

In the commentary booth, O'Neal seemed slightly excited after seeing this scene.

At this time, there were four of his former Cavaliers teammates on the court.

What’s even more amazing is that three of them are still wearing Cavaliers jerseys.

The finals turned into a civil war among former Cavaliers players, which no one could have imagined before.

After Hansen came on the court, he did not hold the ball for a singles play, but instead allowed Williams and others to contain him on the weak side.

To put it bluntly, this segment was not part of Ma Long's plan, but he volunteered to do it.

Williams suddenly passed the ball to Hansen, who took a step forward to attract James' help defense and then passed the ball to Cunningham in the bottom corner, who made a three-pointer.

The cooperation between the old knights is very tacit.

Cunningham was also a little excited after scoring the goal. Because James was originally defending him, he shouted directly at James:
“We make the finals every year without you!”

This is trash talk, but it's also the truth.

James' face turned green.

Williams has at least been to the All-Stars, so what is Cunningham just a small-time player?

Back then, they were all bench players who couldn’t play!

But he couldn't deny it, after all, the Cavaliers now have four players from that year.

Comparing them, you can't say that Irving is stronger than him, right?
He was very angry.

But when he saw the offense and defense change and Han Sen defended in front of him, he lifted his feet off the ground and used his clever IQ to take over the high ground again.

He called a pick-and-roll.

But with the Lakers' lineup on the field at this moment, neither Frye nor Jefferson could stop Hansen.

Kobe was getting anxious watching this on the bench. A forward is playing against a guard. Use your physical advantage to back him down!

But this is because Kobe doesn't know James well enough.

Although James has achieved some success in post-up play, if you ask him to post up against Han Sen, wouldn't that be making it difficult for him to defend Han Sen?

After seeing that the pick-and-roll didn't work, James passed the ball to Deron.

Deron finally played the role of point guard again, and he and Frye made a quick stop and shot from mid-range after the pick-and-roll.

Unfortunately, he hadn't touched the ball for too long, and the ball hit the edge of the basket and bounced out.

Garnett protected the defensive rebound and the Cavaliers launched a defensive counterattack.

Hansen and Williams made a fast break down the line, one on the left and one on the right.

James retreated very quickly at this time.

He was about to block Williams' fast break.

However, Williams has played with James for a long time and is very clear about James' technical characteristics.

So when he saw James chasing him from behind during the fast break, he didn't think about going for a layup directly. Instead, he waited until he got to the frontcourt and found an opportunity to pass the ball to Han Sen who was following up on the other side.

After Han Sen got the ball, he took three slow steps and then jumped into the air.

At this time, James turned around and saw Han Sen trying to dunk.

With his ability, and even with the strong physical fitness he has shown this season, he has a good chance of stopping or even blocking Hansen's shot.

But when he saw Han Sen jump up, he didn't want to become a background figure and turned away!
"Oh!"

Han Sen's violent tomahawk dunk.

This dunk suffocated Kobe on the sidelines, and he waved his fist in front of him angrily.

His current combination with James has certain similarities with the OK combination back then.

If he had been as cowardly as James back then, the Lakers wouldn't have been able to win a single championship, let alone a dynasty.

Although he was only a senior at the time and a typical second-best player on the team, it was he who carried O'Neal into the finals in the Game 7 against the Trail Blazers!
To put it bluntly, personal ability depends on talent and daily training, but in the playoffs, it all comes down to who is tougher.

If we really compare the lineups, the Lakers' lineup was not as luxurious as the Trail Blazers'.

The same goes for the Cavaliers. Their ability to consecutively defeat the equally luxurious Heat team was not due to a better lineup, but because Hansen was able to perform well in crucial games!

Whoever gives up first will lose first.

Kobe couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up, signaled to Scott, and went to the technical desk.

The effect of Kobe's early appearance was obvious.

Although he can't score points as easily as he did in his peak period, it can be seen from the previous game against the Warriors that when he is on the court, he mainly defends Curry on the defensive end and dares to play key balls on the offensive end, which has a stabilizing effect on his teammates.

However, the gradually disrupted rotation also posed a severe test to his physical fitness.

Especially when the Cavaliers used their small lineup and the two teams started running and playing on the court, his physical fitness declined rapidly.

This is actually the fundamental reason why the Lakers were trailing the Warriors 1-3 before.

If he was two years younger, at the end of his peak, and had a luxurious lineup like the Lakers, he would not have fallen into such a situation.

At the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers led the Lakers 82-71.

The score difference was not that big, but after entering the final quarter, the Cavaliers had a firm control of the situation on the court.

The game is not over yet, but the outcome of G1 is already determined.

At this time on social media, James and Kobe fans who watched the entire game have already started to share the blame in advance.

"Love only took 6 shots and scored 11 points. How dare he get the maximum salary!"

"Deron has 8 points and 3 assists. This performance is not as good as Dellavedova. I really don't know why the Lakers signed him. He is a pure war criminal!"

"The Lakers' roster is either overpaid and underachieving or a bunch of old hands and feet. It looks luxurious, but in fact it is far worse than the Cavaliers."

"Scott can't even call a timeout, what a piece of shit!"

"What was the referee doing today! The Lakers had so many breakthrough free throws but they only had 6 more free throws than the Cavaliers?"

……

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Lakers 104-91 on the road and got off to a good start in the finals.

赛后的数据统计，韩森29分7板11助攻，欧文21分6助攻，约基奇10分10板4助攻，威廉姆斯9分3助攻，康宁汉姆6分2板1盖帽，韦斯特2分。

科比28分6板4助攻，詹姆斯23分12板9助攻，乐福14分10板，弗莱10分。

Kobe and James attended the post-game press conference together.

You can tell from Kobe's face that he is very unhappy now.

He spoke seriously in front of James:
"LeBron has to understand this is a war between men."

He can spoil James in the regular season and even in the divisional playoffs, but when it comes to the finals, and it is his last chance, he can't spoil him anymore!
(End of this chapter)