"The Cavaliers played well today, LeBron James played more reasonably, and his offensive choices were very smart."
"Daniel Gibson hit three three-pointers. He was one of the keys to the Cavaliers' ability to hold on to the score today. His performance from beyond the three-point line prevented the Nuggets' defense from shrinking too much."
In the TNT studio, Smith and Barkley were analyzing today's game.
"The Nuggets took a timeout, but they still replaced their main players."
"The Cavaliers' performance seems not to have attracted the attention of the Nuggets. George Karl is still following the plan. Li Yan will lead the Nuggets' second team to fight against LeBron and his Cavaliers."
"The Cavaliers haven't changed much. They just replaced Big Z with Varejao."
"Haha, LeBron's expression is very fierce." Barkley laughed: "In the last game, Lee blocked 4 shots of LeBron in less than 5 minutes. This was the first time he was ranked first in the hot search for 2 days."
"Obviously LeBron was holding his breath and wanted revenge today!"
"Are the Nuggets overconfident? Their advantage today is not big. At this time, the second team is likely to be overtaken by the Cavaliers." Smith explained.
"It seems that George Karl is very confident in Lee's ability to lead the team." Barkley said with a smile: "I feel the same. In the last game, Lee led the second team to overwhelm LeBron's Cavaliers."
"The last game was just an example. Do you think Lee is better than LeBron?" Smith said: "LeBron's team leadership ability is recognized."
"Recognized? Who recognized it?" Buckley asked.
"I, Charles Barkley, think Lee is stronger!" Barkley snorted.
"Ouch!" Smith was shocked: "Charles, are you serious?"
"Of course, although LeBron also has the ability to handle the ball, it is nothing compared to Lee." Barkley analyzed:
"Li's defensive ability and post-up play are also better. As for shooting, the two are about the same. Even Li is a little better."
"Lee and LeBron have similar playing styles, both breaking through and connecting, but Lee is stronger than LeBron."
"If Lee goes to the Eastern Conference to lead the Cavaliers, he can also make it to the finals."
Facts have proved that the audience just likes to hear some novel remarks. When Barkley frantically called for Li Yan, TNT's ratings continued to rise.
The person in charge of the program gave Barkley a thumbs up for his "wonderful performance".
Barkley was even more encouraged: "LeBron is just a lower version of Lee."
"Farke!" Smith was shocked by Barkley's remarks.
Does Barkley not want to mess around? To actually arrange the Chosen Son like this.
But looking at the rising ratings, Smith had to admire Barkley's "big mouth". This guy understands traffic.
"Let's make a bet on how the score difference between the two teams will change when Li Yan leads the team alone." Barkley took advantage of the heat: "I support Li. I think the Nuggets will widen the score difference."
"Charles, you are asking for trouble. I support LeBron, and the Cavaliers will overtake the score." Smith smiled: "What's the bet? How many donkeys are you going to bring?"
"Hmph!" Buckley said, "Kenny, let's change the bet this time. Whoever loses will wear women's clothing."
"Fake!" Smith was speechless: "Charles, have you wanted to wear women's clothes for a long time? You just deliberately looked for an opportunity."
Barkley: Uh (⊙O⊙)…
When Smith and Barkley made the bet, Li Yan and James had already completed the first wave of confrontation.
In 2 minutes, the two teams each played 2 offensive rounds.
Li Yan first assisted Nei Nei and scored a layup, then used a pick-and-roll to get rid of James and succeeded in a backhand layup.
James was not to be outdone. After the pick-and-roll, he made a throw near the basket and hit the board. Then he broke out of Gibson and scored another three-pointer.
Today, Daniel Gibson felt hot. In the first quarter, he shot 4 of 5 from beyond the three-point line.
At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Cavaliers by 2 points 31 to 29.
Li Yan naturally didn't know that the bet between Barkley and Smith had pushed his duel with James to a very high level of attention.
But for the sake of system rewards, Li Yan will go all out no matter what.
If you want to securely win the FMVP, you must have an overwhelming performance in terms of statistics. The simplest way is to lead the second team to defeat the Cavaliers. In this way, Iverson and Anthony's playing time will be shortened, and the statistics will also shrink.
The second quarter started quickly.
George Karl still chooses to believe in Li Yan. In the coach's heart, Li Yan is the most worthy of winning FMVP.
It's not because of how delicious the tea and wine Li Yan sent are, but because he thinks Li Yan's performance on both offense and defense is the best.
George Karl is an old-school coach and he likes players like Li Yan.
Knight's turn.
After a period of conduction, the basketball returned to James' hands.
Li Yan's ability to help protect the basket made James very afraid. This time he chose to ask for the ball in the low post and hit Li Yan.
In the last game, Li Yan didn't take any advantage when he hit James in the low post, which gave James an illusion.
He feels he will have an advantage in the low post.
In fact, James is one size bigger than Li Yan, and his strength and confrontation are also stronger, but James' back-up skills are really not that good.
Li Yan was happy when he saw James come and hit him from behind. You can't even hit a mountain in Puerto Rico, but you can still hit a system bug like me?
At this time, James' low-post footwork was still very rough, and Li Yan was not worried about James suddenly using some fake moves or dreamy dance moves to pass him.
So Li Yan lowered his center of gravity and resisted James.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Continuous confrontation, this is the collision of muscles.
James' strength is indeed very strong, but he failed to use all of it when posting up.
The result was that James used all his strength to express himself, and Li Yan didn't even take a step back.
"Hahaha!" The Nuggets fans at the scene were happy.
They shouted in the stands: "LeBron, you can't do it either!"
James also found that he couldn't hit Li Yan at all. However, at this time, James' turnaround jump shot was not reliable.
So, at this critical moment, James could only throw the ball away.
I have to admire James' vision, he actually found Larry Hughes in the open space.
But Hughes is not very good at shooting to begin with, and the shot clock has bottomed out.
After receiving the ball, Hughes had no time to adjust and could only take a hasty shot.
"dUang!" The arc of the basketball shot was not very reliable, and the result was naturally ridiculous.
"Fuck! Can it be done?" James fans scolded on an online forum: "You can't even make a shot in the open space. It's a waste of my wonderful pass from King James."
Hughes was also very bitter, but he had no choice. He gestured to James to indicate that it was his problem.
James also graciously said not to take it to heart.
Li Yan didn't have time to appreciate James' leadership style. After he got the basketball, he decisively launched a fast break.
Li Yan passed a cool long pass directly into his own half.
Long passes require the most technical skills from point guards, because you have to give different amounts of advance based on the actual situation of the receiver.
The simplest example is that Iverson and Anthony are on a fast break and give the same amount of advance. It is a comfortable pass for Iverson, but it may be a mistake if it is given to Anthony.
Of course, this cannot be difficult for Li Yan, who often sends beautiful long passes in games.
Li Yan hit this ball a lot earlier. He knew JR Smith's athletic ability.
JR Smith quickly got rid of Gibson, and he received a pass from Li Yan in the frontcourt.
Very comfortable and didn't require much adjustment at all.
JR Smith started to attack the basket. He jumped high and rounded his arms.
"Boom!" A powerful and heavy chop.
33 to 29! The Pepsi Center erupted in cheers.
