At the beginning, James stood on the free throw line without stretching his hips. He made two "swish" sounds, opening the scoring account for the Cavaliers.
2 to 0! !
Snap, snap, snap—!
Mike Brown was coaching for the first time in his career, and people couldn't sit still. When James scored, he immediately stood up and applauded.
On the court, the Heat's offensive round.
Jason Williams' panic-inducing breakthrough with the ball was watched by Snow.
Anyone who plays next to Iverson, who is a defensive genius, will not be too weak defensively.
After all, the defense is too weak. If paired with Iverson, there will be two leaks in the backcourt, and there is no chance of playing.
Snow can be Iverson's guard, and he can be among the top five in the league in defense at the No. 1 position.
Wade took the basketball and found that it was not easy to attack on his side.
Opposite him is Larry Hughes, the best defensive first team player in the 04/05 season.
You can say that Larry Hughes' "first burst" was too weak, Kobe Bryant focused on offense, and Artest was involved in the subsequent suspension of the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills...
The only thing he can be elected for is that he averaged 2.9 steals per game and won the honor of being the steal king.
But no matter what, to be in the best defense, Larry Hughes's defense will at least not be too bad.
Wade is also very good. He did what Kobe could not do, let O'Neal pull out and start a pick-and-roll tactic.
Larry Hughes is quick to get around defenses, and James is also quick to help defend...
"Wade passed the ball and Haslem on the left was empty!"
After catching the ball and jumping up, Haslem was about to take a two-point jumper when James' block suddenly appeared in front of him.
He had tried his best to overestimate James' physical mobility, but ended up underestimating it.
Bang-dang——!
"James turned back to defend and interfered with the shot. Haslem missed the shot.
Big Z picked up the board, took a step forward, and threw the basketball forward..."
Larry Hughes and James rushed at the same time.
Both are good counterattackers and powerful swing forwards.
Wade and Jason Williams retreated quickly.
"James rushed forward, completely unreasonable, everything was reckless, but no one could stop him..."
Bang-dang——!
James countered with a one-handed chop for two.
4 to 0! !
Off the court, Stan Van Gundy made a gesture on the sidelines to slow down the rhythm.
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6 minutes passed.
The Heat were completely overwhelmed on both offense and defense.
"It's James again. He forced Haslem, causing Haslem to foul, and he went to the free throw line again..."
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"The Cavaliers shrunk in the penalty area and used their mobility to encircle and suppress the two-point line. Wade's breakthrough was very difficult, and it was difficult for O'Neal to catch the basketball. Walker's missed three-pointer further strengthened the Cavaliers' determination to shrink the defense... …”
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"And the Cavaliers attack, and the basketball is in James' hands again..."
At this time, the Cavaliers played a "defense relies on bread, attack James" tactic, unexpectedly restraining the Heat's lineup.
As a small forward, Haslem only has a mid-range shot, and Walker, a three-pointer, is looking for form.
Facing the Cavaliers' intensive defense, which blocked the penalty area, neither Wade nor O'Neal had any room to attack.
Although it is impossible for the Cavaliers to limit the "flash-blind combination" in every round, the offensive efficiency is definitely not high.
The Heat's offense can't open up the situation, and the flaws in the forward line due to Posey's absence are always in front of the Cavaliers.
The basketball has always been in James' hands. Haslem has the advantage in strength confrontation, but he suffers greatly from his speed and explosion.
Haslem already had two fouls in the 6th minute of the first quarter.
Even the fans outside the court knew clearly that Haslem was completely unable to stop James, who was full of firepower.
Stan Van Gundy was also very busy. He clapped on the sidelines, hugged his chest, and thought coldly, but did not make any adjustments.
He has the same character as his brother Jeff Van Gundy. He is very well prepared before the game, but very slow to make on-the-spot adjustments, or even no adjustments at all...
In the 8th minute of the first quarter, when Haslem was broken through by James' domineering crab walk and caused his third foul, Stan Van Gundy thought of making substitutions.
To stabilize the situation, he replaced veteran Shanton Anderson.
This person is now 33 years old. His body has been seriously injured and his physical fitness has seriously declined. He is a marginalized person who needs physical fitness but not physical skills and technical skills.
The result was no surprise.
Facing James, whose body was about to reach its peak, he was also sent away, completely unable to parry.
Fortunately, we survived the first quarter of the game.
The score was 31 to 24.
The Cavaliers turned away and took a 7-point lead under the leadership of James, who made 5 of 7 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, 15 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds in a single quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, James and Gooden continued to play.
Starting from the 2004/05 season, James' average playing time per game has become 43 minutes. Counting games without suspense, and games where he has to fight for victory, James may only rest for 2 or 3 minutes in each game. To a certain extent, he is already the first person to have a perverted body.
Donyel Marshall, Damon Jones and Alexander Pavlovich came off the bench.
Not to mention, Mike Brown is very thoughtful and knows that the rotation lineup cannot be prevented from "losing bread", so he actually sent out a lineup with one star and four stars.
For the Heat, Wade continued to lead the team, with Mourning, Payton, Michael Doriak, and Su Bei coming off the bench.
The second quarter begins.
On the commentary table, Barkley saw the rotations of both sides and raised some questions.
"The Heat's forward line has been almost wiped out. Are they asking Wade to guard James?"
“Based on height, it should be Su Bei, this year’s rookie.
If it is Subei, Stan Van Gundy must be crazy. Haslem has 3 fouls on his back, so he should be allowed to play.
It's better for the main forward to be defeated than to be defeated in the game! "
On the court, Payton was observing, suddenly started, broke through to the corner area, stopped for a two-point fadeaway jumper...
Damon Jones panicked and jumped up to block the shot, but he was half a beat too late.
Swish——!
31 to 26! !
Although Payton is old, his mid-range shot is very accurate.
He attacked when there was still fuel in the physical tank, but he didn't hit randomly.
Northern Jiangsu played a good role in the offensive round, but on defense, they tried their best to catch up with Pavlovich.
Stan Van Gundy is not crazy and there is no way he would let a rookie face James.
Wade won the All-Defensive Second Team last season, just in time to try out his misplaced defensive skills.
As a result, you will die if you try.
James ignored Wade's snake-letting tactic and took the ball and rushed toward the basket.
Wade's speed, strength, explosive power...are not afraid of James. James faced Wade, pulled the ball up, bullied Wade's height, rushed into the penalty area, saw Mourning rushing to help defend, and casually threw the basketball Dump.
Bang——!
After the basketball hits the ground, it flies to the left three-point corner.
"James' breakthrough pass, the basketball passed to the bottom corner, Marshall was lurking there, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer..."
“In, a three-pointer from Marshall.
The offense is too easy, as long as James is paired with a shooter, he can lead the Cavaliers' offense to take off..."
33 to 26! !
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