NBA Game: Starting with the LeBron James Template

Chapter 9: Terrifying Muscle Memory, LeBron's Many Weaknesses

Griffin, standing to the side, was unaware of his actions.

After all, his elbow strikes are always very subtle.

Only high-definition cameras and referee Foster's mouth can catch him.

Paul orchestrated the offense, with DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin driving straight into the paint.

But Griffin was blocked by Ye Yao.

DeAndre Jordan battled hard against Varejao and Bynum under the basket.

Paul seized the opportunity and suddenly made a surprise pass, throwing the ball towards the basket.

Ye Yao was constantly battling Griffin for the defensive rebound.

Suddenly it started moving on its own.

Griffin felt the pressure on his body ease, and Ye Yao, who had been beside him the whole time, had vanished without a trace.

Turning my head, I saw that Ye Yao had already reached the center line.

"As expected of you!" Griffin grinned.

When Ye Yao came to his senses, he found himself in the Clippers' backcourt.

This time his reaction was only slightly slower, and he had already run over there.

But luckily...

DeAndre Jordan was unable to get the ball due to being double-teamed by Anderson Varejao and Andrew Bynum.

With a few large slaps, the ball fell into the hands of Li Ke, who was standing to the side.

Then he immediately delivered a quarterback long pass.

The basketball was delivered precisely into Ye Yao's hands.

The Cavaliers scored first with a powerful dunk!

Ye Yao stood under the basket, hands on her hips, looking somewhat helpless.

This muscle memory is incredible, it's so fast that even he didn't have time to react!

Ye Yao quickly returned to defense after the Clippers players walked back to inbound the ball.

However, after examining the lineup, his decision to go for a fast break wasn't wrong.

In this game, the goal was to effectively limit Griffin and Jordan.

They went straight for the twin towers lineup of Bynum and Varejao.

Gasol, whose defense is relatively weaker, became a substitute.

Looking at the well-trained substitutes waiting to take the field, Ye Yao felt somewhat frustrated again.

Damn LeBron fans, what terrible player picks!

Fortunately, the Clippers' ancestors weren't wealthy, and Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden weren't counted as Clippers teammates.

Otherwise, the Clippers would be another team that can rival the Lakers.

Shaking off these distracting thoughts, Ye Yao sped back to his own side of the field.

Standing at the top of the arc, he chose to defend Paul who had the ball.

James has rarely been on defense in his life, so if Ye Yao wants to make a change, he has to start with defense.

The Cavaliers' tactics are not yet clear enough.

He can fight more freely.

Try out all sorts of tactics, like counter-attacking and triangle offense.

Moreover, with Thompson on the team, he can also try out passing and cutting tactics.

Facing Paul, who was much shorter, Ye Yao stretched out her arms, standing in front of him like a giant.

After losing weight, his lateral speed improved, and his wingspan is also good.

Standing in front of Paul, it completely blocked half of his view.

The Cavaliers' only advantage over other teams now is their average height.

In this game's starting lineup, only Rick (Thompson) is under 2 meters tall.

He's taller than a Clippers player.

Paul was somewhat frustrated by Ye Yao's tight defense.

He stopped the ball with a frustrated look on his face, and Ye Yao immediately reached out to grab it.

Suddenly, Paul flicked his hand, and the ball was passed between Ye Yao's legs.

Ye Yao's eyes widened, and she quickly turned around to chase the ball.

But Griffin had already led the ball into the box.

He scored those two points with a powerful dunk.

Rick (Thompson) was screened off and couldn't keep up with Griffin.

It's just a ball, it won't cause any trouble.

But Ye Yao understood that for someone like Paul, it might be better to have Li Ke defend him.

In the following rounds, the two sides fought back and forth in a very exciting manner.

The Clippers could defend Ye Yao, but they couldn't defend Li Ke.

They double-teamed Li Ke, but Ye Yao found an opportunity to attack the basket.

Even with DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin on the team, Ye Yao's success rate wasn't very high.

However, neither side could widen the score gap.

Halfway through the first quarter, Zhang Yu (Gasol) was substituted in.

Replace Bynum.

JR Smith replaced Odom.

With Ye Yao on the court, whether or not there is a point guard is not important.

Therefore, he will try various defensive pairings in his starting lineup.

Bringing in JR means the Cavaliers will have to switch to an offensive lineup.

The defense relies on Varejao and Zhang Yu, while the other three players focus on offense!

Ye Yao advanced with the ball.

Thompson makes an off-ball run, while JR Smith crouches in the corner smoking.

Zhang Yu and Varejao attacked the paint.

Ye Yao didn't need them to create space; he let them focus on attacking the inside.

At most, he'll come out to set screens.

Whenever there was an opportunity, Ye Yao would pass the ball to Li Ke and JR.

The play was very reasonable.

Li Ke's shooting percentage is quite good whenever he has the opportunity to shoot.

At his peak, JR's accuracy was also quite good; even when crouching in the corner, he could still throw a lot of shots.

Everyone else was having a good time, but Ye Yao was in a lot of pain.

He finally understood why James needed his teammates to create space.

Then he kept asking people to set screens for him.

Because if he doesn't do that, he really doesn't have many means of attack.

He can only rely on his teammates to play, which means he becomes a role player.

Ye Yao recalled a dark figure in his mind: Drummond Green.

Playing like this makes him seem almost like Draymond Green.

"It seems I still have a long way to go." Ye Yao suddenly felt a little tired.

Changing this body template is actually quite difficult.

This team currently lacks a superstar, and if he doesn't make changes, they're definitely not going to make the playoffs.

The first half was over very quickly.

The Cavaliers are leading by a narrow margin.

Judging from the pace of the first half, this game will likely go on until the very end before a winner is decided.

During halftime, Ye Yao and his teammates sat in the locker room, discussing the upcoming tactics with the coach.

Ye Yao walked over, wanting to listen.

The result was like listening to gibberish; I was completely baffled and couldn't understand a word.

This is also determined by genetics, because James didn't understand much about tactics.

"James, you'll be in charge of off-ball movement from now on, and let Odom handle the ball."

"Be careful to use screens to draw DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin out."

"To relieve Gasol's defensive pressure."

"Set more screens for Thompson, and make sure they're done well. Don't let a screen turn into a one-on-two situation for him."

As Ye Yao listened to the coach's instructions, she felt increasingly sleepy.

I started to doze off while listening.

His mind subconsciously filtered out those words.

I stared at the tactics board with wide eyes and barely managed to memorize what was being said.

Then, right after he finished memorizing the tactics, his hand couldn't help but go to look at the statistics for this game.

He didn't realize it until he was halfway through flipping through the pages.

Then I quickly turned off the data.

This damn muscle memory!

Victory is the most important thing; statistics are all meaningless!

Ye Yao firmly resolved her belief in her mind!

But his gaze kept wandering to the data tables on the monitor next to him.

This is just as difficult as quitting smoking!

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The second half of the game started soon, and Ye Yao and his team returned to the field.

The third quarter saw a direct change in formation.

Odom plays point guard, Li Ke plays shooting guard, Ye Yao plays small forward, Zhang Yu plays power forward, and Varejao plays center.

This lineup is actually not much different from the first half.

What has changed is the tactics.

Ye Yao stopped holding the ball and started running around the field.

This change caught the Clippers off guard!

Is LeBron James's style of play actually playing off-ball?

And even helped with screens?

They might even try to cover for each other.

Moreover, the quality of the pick-and-roll seems to be quite good.

Is this really the LeBron James we know?

The Clippers players then noticed that Ye Yao's muscles seemed to have shrunk a bit.

"Dude, did you get LeBron James's template but then actively change it?"

"This is a bit outrageous!"

"If you honestly use this template, you can become one of the top players in history."

"You've got some nerve!"

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