NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 172 [172] Continuous assists, the opponent is confused!
The local sports newspapers in Cleveland, in order to protect the "little emperor" LeBron James, created a spotlight battle between the Heat and the Cavaliers in the 03 Golden Generation.
In particular, the number of triple-doubles James has obtained in his career so far was highlighted to promote the comprehensiveness of James' data.
In just over two seasons after entering the league, James has already scored 13 triple-doubles, which is more than any of the four major shooting guards.

You must know that Kobe has only had 9 triple-doubles in 8 seasons in the league, while McGrady has only had 8 triple-doubles in 3 seasons, and Iverson has only had 1 triple-double so far in his career.

Wade, Lin Fei, Anthony, Bosh and others in the same class as James have never had a triple-double.

This comparison further highlights James' comprehensiveness and dominance on the court. Coupled with the obvious improvement in the Cavaliers' record in the new season, James has a great possibility of hitting the regular season MVP.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the auditorium at Quicken Loans Center was already full.

James's current rise has caused the Cavaliers' home ticket sales to rise significantly, and Cleveland's small ball market is also showing great vitality.

Especially tonight when the defending champion comes to challenge, coupled with the huge popularity of Lin Fei and Wade, all the tickets for this game have been sold out early.

The 19700-plus seats at Quicken Loans Center were packed.

As early as March this year, the Cavaliers changed their owners, and the famous businessman Daniel Gilbert became the majority owner of the Cavaliers.

In the first offseason after taking office, Gilbert carried out drastic reforms to the team's management and coaching staff. Now it seems that the results are obvious, and the Cavaliers in the new season also have stronger strength.

At the same time, Gilbert also spent more than 2700 million US dollars to rebuild and renovate the Quicken Loans Arena. By then, the arena's seats will be increased to more than 20500, and the number of boxes will be increased to more than 80.

Feeling the excitement and hustle and bustle of the Quicken Loans Center Arena, Lin Fei was also surprised.

You must know that Lin Fei accompanied the Heat to the Quicken Loans Center Arena twice last season, but the arena at that time was far from the passionate home atmosphere it is today.

It seems that after changing to a new owner, the Cavaliers have indeed ushered in a new life. Coupled with James' rapid growth, the Cavaliers may really become a dark horse in the Eastern Conference this season.

At referee Crawford's whistle, the starting players of both teams quickly walked onto the court.

The Miami Heat's starting five are:

Point Guard (PG): Dwyane Wade,

Shooting guard (SG): Lin Fei,

Small Forward (SF): Shane Battier,

Power Forward (PF): Udonis Haslem.

Center (C): Roughly.

During O'Neal's truce, Van Gundy also briefly mentioned the starting center position. The overall effect was pretty good, but the general characteristics of strong offense and weak defense always existed.

The Cleveland Cavaliers' starting five are:
Point Guard (PG): Eric Snow,

Shooting Guard (SG): Larry Hughes,

Small Forward (SF): LeBron James,

Power Forward (PF): Drew Gooden,

Center (C): Stop Nas Ilgauskas.

The Cavaliers' lineup has indeed improved significantly this season. The 30-year-old Big Z is still at his peak, and Gooden at power forward has also performed steadily and grown rapidly.

The inside line that the Cavaliers equipped James is very suitable. Big Z and Gooden both have the ability to open up the space and make mid-range shots, and they are also very active in rebounding.

Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is still very good at coaching the team's defense. In the new season, the Cavaliers' defensive efficiency ranks among the top ten in the league.

However, there are still certain problems with the combination of Eric Snow and Larry Hughes on the back line. Hughes has a very good defense. Last season, he and Lin Fei were selected to the All-Defensive Team.
But his start to the season with the Cavaliers was mediocre, and he has been suffering from injuries that have affected his performance.

Last season, Larry Hughes was the true second-in-command of the Washington Wizards, second only to "General" Arenas. He averaged nearly 18 shots per game and scored 22 points, more than Antoine Jamison. Be stronger.

But after coming to the Cavaliers this season, in order to give James more ball rights, Larry Hughes basically changed to playing without the ball. The team positioned him as 3D, which made him a little uncomfortable. The status is always ups and downs.

"Snapped!"

At the beginning of the game, Big Z took the lead to successfully jump the ball over his head. This 2.21-meter-tall Caucasian center is also the tallest player in the NBA besides Dayao.

Korean center Ha Shengjin, who is also playing for the Portland Trail Blazers this season, is also officially 2.21 meters tall, but he is extremely close to being waived by the Trail Blazers.

The home court was filled with cheers and cheers. James came to the frontcourt and quickly asked point guard Eric Snow for the ball at the top of the arc.

At this time, both Big Z and Drew Gooden involved the defense outside the penalty area. James faced Sean Battier who was defending him.
He immediately changed direction to accelerate the breakthrough, pushed past Battier and entered the penalty area, leaped up and hit a tomahawk chop.

"Boom!"

James delivered an explosive dunk at the beginning, and the Cavaliers fans in the Quicken Loans Center Arena cheered and applauded.

"LeBron's body is really too strong. Without Shaquille, the Heat's defense in the penalty area is tight. It seems that LeBron will score high points again tonight!"

"High scores are nothing. I have a feeling LeBron will get another triple-double tonight!"

"Batier can't guard LeBron at all, and it's the same with Dwayne and Lin. They're not heavyweights at all!"

On the court, James, who delivered a breakthrough dunk on the first attack, was also very excited. He beat his chest and roared at Lin Fei and Wade, and even took a dominant step when returning to defense.

Lin Fei felt James' breakthrough dunk at close range and was also shocked by the opponent's strong physique. It was like a tank charging at full speed.

Battier's strength at small forward is considered average, but compared with James, he is not at the same level.

James's ultimate bench press strength exceeds 180 kilograms, which is almost a weight that most centers cannot reach.

With the terrifying power of a center and the flexibility of a defender, it is obviously not a matter of one person to guard James.

The possession of the ball is switched, and the Heat attack.

Larry Hughes is chasing Lin Fei, and James is always ready to double-team and steal.

Wade came to the frontcourt with the ball and faced the defending Eric Snow. With his obvious matchup advantage, he easily changed directions and broke through his opponent. He made an emergency stop for a mid-range layup and the basketball hit the net.

"Shh!"

Now that his knee has fully recovered, Wade's physical talents are on full display without any impact from surgery.

At the same time, through offseason training, Wade has also strengthened his personal shooting ability, and his mid-range jump shot after breakthrough has been significantly improved.

At the point guard position, Wade is indeed quite talented. There are almost no point guards in the league who can guard him alone.

When the Cavaliers attacked, James once again broke through with the ball. After entering the penalty area, he faced Haslem's defense. He shot a horse-riding archery shot and the basketball stumbled into the net again.

"Shh!"

James scored 4 points in a row. In front of two geniuses from the 03 golden generation, he showed off his No. [-] pick as a little emperor.

Naturally, Lin Fei was not to be outdone. He came to the offensive end to receive the pass from Wade. Taking advantage of the gap between the double teams, he stepped back and shot Larry Hughes directly.

"Shh!"

The basketball went hollow into the net, and it was another ultra-long three-pointer more than 8 meters away from the basket.

But for Lin Fei, this distance is completely routine.

"Larry, why do you feel like your defensive level has dropped? Or are you still not taking it seriously?"

After Lin Fei scored, he laughed and teased his opponent Larry Hughes. Compared with last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, Larry Hughes's defensive enthusiasm was indeed not that high.

It feels like he doesn't get the tactical status he deserves next to the Cavaliers and James, and he is somewhat dissatisfied with his strict positioning as a 3D player.

In the next round of the Cavaliers' attack, Lin Fei decisively blocked James' breakthrough. The Heat's defense in the penalty area was strengthened, and James suddenly passed to Larry Hughes on the outside.

Larry Hughes took an open three-point shot, but missed the ball. Obviously this was not in his offensive rhythm.

However, the long rebound was obtained by Drew Gooden, who had a mid-range jumper.

"Shh!"

Without O'Neal, the Heat's penalty area defense and rebound protection are indeed weaknesses, and they can only rely more on Wade and Lin Fei's efficient scoring from the outside to make up for it.

Turning back to the Heat's attack,

Wade was distracted and broke through the basket, but James, who was defending, was very timely. With his outstanding physical talent, he jumped up and threw Wade towards the basket. The basketball was slapped on the steel backboard.

"Bang!" This was a wonderful pinboard hat, and cheers erupted from the crowd.

James started the game tonight with obvious strength on both ends of the offense and defense. Facing Wade and Lin Fei, who teamed up to win the championship last season, James has a strong desire to perform.

This is obviously to prove to himself in front of the home Cavaliers fans that his little emperor will always be the top pick and representative star of the 03 generation.

The basketball that was slapped away by James was picked up first by the quick-eyed and quick-handed player from a high position.

"Whoosh!"

Generally speaking, Lin Fei is always the first to notice Lin Fei's position on the court, so after getting the ball this time, he quickly passed the ball back and the ball was quickly passed to Lin Fei on the outside on the left.

Lin Fei did not hesitate after receiving the general pass. Larry Hughes, who pounced forward step by step, decisively started and shot another shot.

"Shh!"

the second.

Heat (8): (6) Cavaliers.

He scored two three-pointers in a row, and the opponent Larry Hughes was completely unable to guard against him. The new Cavaliers coach Mike Brown, who was standing on the sidelines, also quickly called a long timeout.

"Lin and Dwayne are the focus of our defense. One is inside and the other is outside. They must move quickly. Once Lin receives the ball from the outside and double-teams decisively, we must not take any chances, otherwise his three-pointer will be missed. The more accurate the throw!"

Mike Brown just became the head coach of the Cavaliers after Gilbert took office this season.

The 35-year-old Mike Brown also became the head coach of an NBA team for the first time and is currently the second youngest team coach in the league.

In the previous few seasons, Mike Brown has been the team's assistant coach. He won the championship with the Spurs' coaching staff in 03.

In terms of defensive training, Mike Brown still has certain abilities. At the same time, he also tries his best to get along with the players.

After the timeout, the Cavaliers attacked, and James continued to score points. The high-post big Z jump shot missed, but the offensive rebound was obtained by James. The latter forced a layup and caused Haslem to foul.

"Beep!"

James, who stepped to the free throw line, made both free throws. He was indeed in a very hot state tonight.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Less than 3 minutes into the game, James has already scored 6 points and 1 rebound.

The ball changed, and Wade broke out of Lin Fei on the outside. This time, James came up to defend, and Larry Hughes also decisively followed up to press for the ball.

Facing the double-teaming pressure of James and Larry Hughes, Lin Fei, who has a 60-pass line passing attribute, decisively discovered Battier who was left open on the right outside line this time, and the ball was quickly distributed.

Although Lin Fei's pass was not very accurate, Shane Battier, who was in the wide open space, still easily caught the ball and made a decisive three-pointer from the outside.

"Shh!"

The basketball collided with the inside of the basket and fell into the basket. This was also one of Lin Fei's rare assists after being double-teamed.

Although it was just an ordinary assist, Lin Fei was quite excited and waved his fist excitedly.

"Lin Fei did a good job of giving away the ball, allowing Battier in the wide open space to get a very good open three-point opportunity!"

"Being double-teamed so many times before, Lin Fei has never been able to pass the ball well. He mostly chooses to make strong shots. It seems that he is also making changes intentionally!"

In the five live broadcast rooms on Tianchao's side, Director Zhang and host Yu Jia's eyes lit up and they expressed their admiration for Lin Fei's rare assist.

"If Lin Fei can gradually develop a good assist ability, then his technical structure will be more perfect, and he will no longer be unscrupulously double-teamed by defensive players in the game!"

Returning to the defensive end, this time Lin Fei replaced Battier to defend James, who was holding the ball at the top of the key. The Cavaliers fans at the scene also became excited.

"Lin switches to guard LeBron? Can he do it?"

"Although Lin's perimeter defense is already at the top of the league and he has shown first-class defensive standards against the four major shooting guards, LeBron's physical strength is not comparable to the four major shooting guards!"

"As soon as LeBron confronts Lin Shang physically, his defense will absolutely transform!"

Facing James' breakthrough with the ball, Lin Fei was smart enough not to confront the opponent. Instead, he adjusted his defensive pace and retreated, always blocking James' breakthrough route.

Lin Fei's defensive method gave James the feeling of punching cotton.

When James broke into the middle of the penalty area, Lin Fei suddenly closed his legs and pressed forward, interfering with the opponent's shot.

James struggled to push away Lin Fei, raised his knees, turned sideways and sent a small throw.

Although Lin Fei obviously suffered a disadvantage in the physical confrontation with James, his defensive awareness is still top-notch, coupled with his increasingly improved jumping ability,

Therefore, the ball was swung decisively with long arms during the confrontation, which caused some interference to James' throwing.

"Bang!"

Lin Fei's defense really made James very uncomfortable. The basketball missed and the rebound was decisively grabbed by Wade who rushed up.

"Whoosh!"

After landing the ball, Wade directly dribbled the ball down quickly. The Heat counterattacked quickly this time.

Lin Fei went to the right to attract James' pursuit, while Wade went straight from the middle, and with an in+out change of direction, he completely got rid of the pursuing Eric Snow.

Larry Hughes quickly stepped up and interfered with Wade's breakthrough.

I have to say that the Cavaliers' retreat this time was very timely and methodical.

Wade quickly stopped to slow down the pace during the breakthrough on the left. At this time, Lin Fei, who was entangled with James on the outside on the right, suddenly ran back and cut into the penalty area.

"Whoosh!"

James didn't expect Lin Fei to cut to the basket, so his pursuit was half a beat too late.

"Whoosh!"

Wade quickly handed the ball over. Lin Fei, who was cutting to the basket, caught the ball and made a fake shot. He felt James swooping up behind him, ready to block the shot at any time.

A small cross pass under the basket, and Wade, who had thrown away Larry Hughes and crossed in diagonally, accurately received Lin Fei's return pass, leaped up and hit a one-arm dunk.

"Boom!"

Fast break cooperation from Lin Fei and Wade, and Lin Fei also sent his second assist tonight.

"OMG, Lin is unbelievable. Tonight, he actually sent out two assists in less than half a quarter. Especially this time, he cooperated with Wade under the basket. They have a good understanding!"

"Haha, Cavaliers fans are making fun of Lin for not being able to get more than 3 assists in a game. It seems like they are going to be slapped in the face tonight!"

In a subsequent offense by the Heat,

Lin Fei held the ball at the top of the arc and played a tacit pick-and-roll with Xiang Li.

The Cavaliers players obviously hadn't reacted yet, and they still followed the old routine. After the pick-and-roll, the two men came up decisively to double-team Lin Fei, who was holding the ball.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Fei's distribution of the ball after being double-teamed this time was also not difficult. He retreated to the right outside the three-point line and took the ball calmly.

"Shh!"

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

Seeing that Lin Fei had sent three assists in a row, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown, who was standing on the sidelines, couldn't help but frown.

When did Lin Fei suddenly develop his passing ability?

Stan Van Gundy and assistant coach Spoelstra on the Heat's side were naturally overjoyed. Lin Fei's passing level seemed to have really improved significantly.

In Van Gundy's shocked eyes, he seemed to have foreseen a future passing master in the league.

(End of this chapter)