When Brown got up from the bench, he was obviously lacking in confidence.
Although he squeezed into the rotation at the end of the season, he only played during the rotation period.
But now that the game has only started for a few minutes, it is no different from starting the game now, and the person he has to face is O'Neal.
But when he walked onto the court and saw Xu Yong, he felt a lot more confident.
It's hard to describe this emotional change. It was probably on the battlefield when the panicked soldiers found the general and seemed to suddenly have a backbone.
And when he came on stage, Xu Yong also took the initiative to come over and give him a high-five.
This made him take a deep breath subconsciously.
If there is really a chance for him to take off the parallel import label, then it is tonight.
Of course Xu Yong didn't know what Brown was thinking at the moment, but looking at the latter's confident eyes, he knew that the Bulls still had a chance.
The game continued with O'Neal catching the ball at the free throw line.
Because James made a three-pointer earlier, the Bulls did not dare to let him go when they were defending in a zone.
This gave the Cavaliers a chance. Jamison suddenly cut to the basket, received a pass from O'Neal, faced Gibson and hit the board after turning around.
9 to 9, the two sides were tied again.
Denagro stood up at this time and signaled to give up the zone defense. James felt good tonight, and Noah was replaced, so the effect of maintaining the zone defense was not good.
However, the Cavaliers are still insisting on a 2-1-2 zone defense, and Rose is still left open.
Rose did not continue to try for a three-pointer after receiving the ball this time. He took a step to the baseline for a mid-range jumper, but was directly saved by O'Neal and missed.
Fortunately, the whistle sounded and the referee called Jamison for a blocking foul.
Obviously, this was a whistle to make up for Noah's second foul.
It was during this dead ball time that the Bulls replaced Rose with Hinrich.
Continuing the Bulls' possession of the ball, Xu Yong had no chance to score the ball outside after being flanked.
The biggest difference between him and a superstar like Kobe now is his ability to solve hard attacks when faced with a double attack. This is where he needs to improve next season.
The ball was passed outside, and Hinrich finally fired from an open position.
"Dang!"
It's a pity that Hinrich just came on the court and couldn't make this three-pointer.
O'Neal protected the defensive rebound, and the Bulls failed to seize the opportunity. Now the Cavaliers have the opportunity to take the lead.
James holds the ball in the frontcourt.
After seeing that the Bulls no longer defended the zone and that the defender in front of him was Xu Yong, he suddenly became excited and directly signaled O'Neal to pick and roll.
After facing Brown out of position, he didn't give the Bulls a chance to attack. He opened a little distance and accelerated, then rushed in with the ball.
What James is most afraid of is a big center who can cover the penalty area. Yao Ming's "see you in Houston" back then, last year's loss to the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals, and even Hibbert's performance decline against the Pacers were all due to this reason.
After Noah gained weight, his performance was greatly restricted. Now Noah has finally been blown away. If he doesn't rush now, how long will it take?
Facing James' brutal charge, Brown made a smart choice. He gave a moderate confrontation, and then stretched his long arms while shrinking toward the basket.
This doesn't stop James from breaking through, but it always puts him in a good defensive position.
Speaking of which, he has made little progress in his skills in the league over the years, but he has never been eliminated. The most important thing is the improvement of his defensive level.
After James rushed to the inside, he realized something was wrong because Brown was still hanging on him and he couldn't get up!
He tried to use his feet and even had to take an extra step. Although the referee chose to ignore it, Brown still leaned on him.
This was very different from what he expected!
With three seconds to go, he could only forcefully turn over and shoot a jumper.
Because it is not a method he is good at, the posture of this ball is a bit unsightly.
Brown stretched out his hand to distract from his vision.
"Dang!"
The ball was so deflected that it almost didn't touch the basket.
Brown waved his long arm and pocketed the rebound.
Xu Yong was delighted when he saw this scene.
At first, his expectations for Brown were more to carry O'Neal and Howard in the low post, but he didn't expect Brown to guard James alone!
But in fact, let alone Xu Yong, no one would have thought of it.
James' breakthrough is not something that ordinary people can prevent, especially the one that rushes up.
Brown gave everyone a surprise!
In the Bulls' offense, Xu Yong adjusted his style of play at this time. Although he can't make a hard pass like Kobe, he can catch the weak points of the 2-1-2 zone defense.
Of course this is based on his excellent off-the-ball ability.
After continuously relying on Deng and Brown's pick-and-roll, he moved to a 16-foot position on the right side to receive Hinrich's pass.
However, James had a very good sense of helping to defend this ball, and he pounced on Xu Yong.
Seeing this, Xu Yong turned around and passed directly with a fake shot, and then jumped up and performed a pull-up.
"Uh-huh!"
The crisp sound of hitting the net represents Xu Yong's current shooting stability.
9 to 11.
The Bulls once again took the lead.
And after making the shot, Xu Yong turned to James... and spread his hands!
The live broadcast camera of this round has been pointed at Xu Yong, so this time it is completely in everyone's field of vision.
The scene instantly erupted with whistles and cheers.
What fans despise the most is this kind of behavior that relies on whistles to defeat players. This is exactly the same as being unable to trick a trickster in a game of cards.
But playing football is not really a game of cards, and they can't do much except shout a few black whistles.
But what Xu Yong did just now was such a relief!
This seems to be doing the same action as James, but the two meanings are completely different.
James didn't get the whistle to put pressure on the referee, but Xu Yong was taunting him after scoring!
And this action was done after James, it felt like he was saying to James: This is the correct way to open your hands!
Even fans won't think Xu Yong is faking, after all, he used this action in the summer league.
In other words, this is just a simple celebration.
But looking at it makes me feel relieved.
James' face instantly dropped. Xu Yong's words were not trash talk, but they were better than trash talk!
When the offense and defense transitioned, James stopped calling for a pick-and-roll and waved his hand to pull away, finally facing Xu Yonggang head-on.
Xu Yong also looked forward to it, right, this is the correct way to open basketball.
Stern is determined to promote you as the successor of the alliance, how can he keep hiding here and there?
James was dribbling the ball back and forth, but Xu Yong's strategy was to press forward.
Brown can defend like that because he has a weight advantage. If he has a weight disadvantage, pressing defense is a better choice.
Especially when James feels online tonight, this is the best choice.
James' shot in the opening game seemed to have been blocked once by Xu Yongsheng. Because Xu Yongtaixiu always remembered it deeply, he chose to protect the ball with his back after dribbling for a while.
After he felt that it was about the same, he made a fake turn, and then turned around suddenly to start the breakthrough.
"Snapped!"
But as soon as he started it, he felt a lightness in his hand, and when he looked again, the ball was gone again!
Xu Yong: This is not because I have any death entanglement, but because James’ back-up skills are really poor...
Especially for him, a candidate for Olajuwon's chief disciple, his background is the same as that of Liu Yuanjie, a young man from Xinjiang, which is too fake.
Xu Yong quickly broke into the fast break after stealing the ball.
James is chasing after him, and he also has a special move that is a chasing top block.
After Xu Yong rushed to the free throw line and took off, he jumped up hard and swung towards the basketball.
However, Xu Yong had already predicted that he would jump directly after reaching the frontcourt on a fast break...
"Bang!"
Finished with a two-handed dunk.
James' chasing shot slapped the backboard, causing him to grin.
"Satan! Satan!"
After the ball was smashed in, the crowd began to chant Xu Yong's nickname in unison.
If the previous actions weren't enough to relieve his anger, then this steal and dunk really took James' crown off!
Xu Yong excitedly waved his fist after dunking the ball.
Weak, really too weak!
Playing against Kobe, it is impossible for him to defend him now, and there is only a limit to trying his best.
But James, as long as the confrontation can keep up, it is really easy to guard against him.
It's no wonder that Leonard, who was still in his second year in history, was able to guard James and cursed at the free throw line.
He immediately understood why James wanted to gain weight after joining the Heat.
Without the advantage of confrontation, James' skills are really too rough.
He doesn't know how to play from the back, his footsteps are scattered, his shooting is unstable, and he has almost no small skills, only the system is left.
In order to maintain the confrontation, he did not have to, but could only gain weight.
And when his athletic ability declines as he gets older, he can't even understand how to play as a guard, so he can only rely on fast breaks to score points.
He even figured out why this Cavaliers team stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals and why James was looking for strong teammates everywhere.
Because James's characteristics are too easy to be restricted. Once he is restricted and no teammates step forward to solve it, he will not win the game at all.
After understanding this, Xu Yong became even more angry.
He said to James, the little emperor of Cleveland, the top brand of Nike, and the darling of the league: "Do you know? The current King of England, his power is only useful in Buckingham Palace."
James didn't react at first.
Xu Yong was speechless when he saw this, and suddenly realized that this trash talk seemed a bit too advanced for a high school student.
James' nickname, which is translated as Little Emperor in China, is purely because Yang Yi thinks it sounds domineering. He is called King, and he uses the name of the British royal family.
So Xu Yong's trash talk is to complain that James is illiterate. What age is this? He is still a king.
And he was also making fun of what Ayers said at the beginning. In Cleveland, you are the king, but outside of that village, you are no different from ordinary people.
After a long time, Williams moved forward with the ball, and James reacted belatedly.
However, after advancing to the frontcourt, he stopped attacking with the ball.
Well, Xu Yong is obviously trying to anger him so that he will fall into singles and hurt the team, and Smart's talents will not be fooled.
Xu Yong was originally planning to continue to fight James, but he didn't react when he saw James' choice.
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry until he saw James with his hands on his hips on the weak side.
If he had known that James had such a Q spirit, he might as well have stopped spewing such rubbish just now.
But don't tell me, after James didn't hold the ball, the Cavaliers played a good cooperation. Jamison made a pick-and-roll and hit a three-pointer after receiving a pass from Williams, helping the Cavaliers to bite the score. .
12 to 13.
The situation on the court remains tense.
At this time, there was another substitution on the sidelines. Denagro continued to mobilize his troops and replaced Deng with Bill Walker.
After Deng left the game, Xu Yong moved to the small forward, and he was officially matched up with James. He also replaced two stable outside points in Hinrich and Walker, which could not only break the zone defense, but also alleviate Xu Yong's situation of being double-teamed.
Although the tactical level is not very good, De Nagro is really good at employing people and arranging troops.
Xu Yong caught the ball in the frontcourt and found that Brown had already stood up early to signal the Cavaliers to switch back to man-to-man marking.
In terms of defensive awareness, Brown, the defensive master, is really unstoppable.
But at this moment, Xu Yong unexpectedly discovered that James was defending him.
Maybe it's because James hasn't reacted to the substitutions on the field?
Seeing this, Xu Yong directly signaled to pull away.
You can hide on the offensive end, but you can't hide on the defensive end.
James glanced aside at Parker, who was guarding Walker. He really didn't realize that Xu Yong had switched to the small forward.
But it would be too embarrassing to switch back at this time, and he doesn't have much confidence on the offensive end, but he can still handle the defensive end.
Because he knew that Xu Yong was a good shot, he also chose the defensive method of pressing forward like Xu Yong.
Seeing this, Xu Yong dribbled in front of James, inducing James to take action.
James was still smart and didn't take action.
Seeing this, Xu Yong made a false move to the left and quickly distanced himself from James.
The advantage in controlling luck gives him a huge advantage in distance control.
Then, he controlled the ball with his right hand, kicked off the ground with his left foot, and launched a breakthrough from the right.
James' defensive awareness is not bad, and he quickly pressed Xu Yong's breakthrough route.
But at this moment, Xu Yong retracted his right foot during the breakthrough, then pushed his right foot to the ground, changed direction and passed James to the left without slowing down.
Because of his heavy weight, James couldn't control his body while swinging his weight from left to right, and he fell backwards.
In order to prevent himself from performing the "Falling Goose on a Flat Sand" pose, James put his hands back on the ground.gif.
But just this moment made him look even more embarrassed.
At this time, Xu Yong had already entered the paint. Facing O'Neal who was assisting in defense, he threw the ball directly over the basket.
Just as he was throwing the ball, a figure suddenly jumped up from under the basket.
It's him, it's him. It's Kwame who is training dunks with Xu Yong, not Mike Brown!
Continuous training has given Brown an almost knee-jerk instinct.
O'Neal's current speed is too late to cover up the defense.
"Bang!"
Amid the exclamations of the fans at the scene, Brown staged a roc spreading his wings, a mountain of arrogance pressing down on him, violent abuse of the basket, and a wolf king's roar.
The United Center was in a state of flux.
Not only because of Brown's violent alley-oop, but also because of Xu Yong's performance after Noah was blown off.
Spreading hands, stealing and dunking, knocking down James, these consecutive performances can only be described in one sentence: Satan is in the world!
"He was born for this stage!" Mike Breen also exclaimed from the commentary box.
Some players score more than ten points in the regular season, but their numbers shrink significantly in the playoffs. Such players are called ordinary players.
But some players reach the playoffs and their performance improves instead of falling compared to the regular season. Those players are called superstars.
Xu Yong obviously belongs to the latter!
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