Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 47 The Witty James
James' end didn't have much impact on the Cavaliers' offense. Davis had enough energy to compete with the ball. He played alone most of the time, but he did have strength. He played for half the time. There were many quarters, 10 of 5 shots and 11 points.

It's just that the saying on the basketball court is always true, basketball is a sport for five people, and it is impossible for one person to play a team.

14:20
The Nuggets' defense is already bad enough, and the Cavaliers dare to make it worse. They actually allowed the Nuggets to score 20 points in half a quarter, and they couldn't look directly.

Anthony played for more than half a quarter and rested at ease. He had already scored 12 points before leaving the field. Today's game seems to have a tendency to score high.

Facing the strong offense of the Nuggets, the Cavaliers were unable to parry at all. At the end of the first quarter, at 22:35, they had fallen behind by as much as 13 points.

At the end of the first quarter, there was a burst of passion, and a team of cheerleaders rushed up from the edge of the field, and began a passionate dance.

In the first few games, Anthony was either nervous or uninterested in fighting. Speaking of which, he hadn’t observed the cheerleaders much. Now that he had a rare relaxed state of mind, he couldn’t help looking at the field.

To say that the culture of the United States is more open than that of China, these cheerleaders are almost all in the three-point style, only a thin piece of cloth is hung on the chest, fluttering and fluttering with the dance movements, the faint feeling makes people feel Can't help but feel a little fascinated.

Anthony looked at it for a while and hurriedly turned his head away, saying that players and cheerleaders in the NBA often go to the room after the game, and "Marshal" Chamberlain even started directly in the locker room. He thought it was a nonsense at first, but now he sees it so* * Full dance, touches very much to be had.

Soon, the cheerleaders finished their exercises and the second quarter of the game was about to begin.

"Melo, take a rest." Seeing the situation on the field, Cooper, as the acting coach of the team, said to Anthony leisurely.

Anthony nodded, and then turned his attention to the other end of the field. He found that James seemed to have recovered from the anger and frustration in the first quarter, and he was really communicating with Coach Lacis at this moment.

As for Paul Lacis, Anthony had heard a little bit about him before he traveled. This man's coaching level is not very good, but he has a very good relationship with James. James often regards him as a "mentor".

At this moment, it seems that James is making some suggestions, and Lacis keeps nodding, as if he agrees with James' opinions.

Although it is an unavoidable fate, Anthony still admires James. After entering the league, he has improved year by year, and he has achieved an honor that no one can match. This is more than a winner in life.

Similarly, James also has a very high golf quotient, otherwise it would be impossible to reach that height, so Anthony couldn't help but feel a little worried when he saw this scene in front of him.

At the beginning of the second quarter, James returned to play, and Davis rested on the bench. He was replaced by Kevin Ollie, an undrafted player with good passing skills and three-pointers. . ,

In addition to these two, the other three Cavaliers are Ilgauskas, Eric Williams and Kedric Brown.

For the Nuggets, Nene and Boykins brought White, Elson and Sanny Bechlovik. Thanks to Leonard's absence, Bechlovik, a second-round pick, finally Finally got the chance to play.

Because Ilgauskas beat Nene when jumping the ball before, the Nuggets started the second quarter first, and Boykins was in possession of the ball. "Little Potato" greeted his teammates after advancing to the frontcourt In the pick-and-roll, his role on the court is to take advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold to grab points.

It was Becky Lovek who came to pick and roll, and he fought for this rare opportunity to play. When he came up, he was a solid pick and roll, completely blocking Ollie, and Boykins took the opportunity to kill inside.

With his speed, as long as he goes in, he will have a chance to score.

But at this moment, the Cavaliers' man-to-man defense suddenly changed to a 3-2 zone defense.

Anthony, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help frowning when he saw this scene. It seemed that his previous worries were not without reason. This must be what James suggested to Lacis.

Players like Boykins can often play the most effective in man-to-man defense and chaotic battles, but facing the upper zone defense, because of his height limitation, his passing vision is very small, so he can't pass at all. What's more, only White has a more reliable three-pointer on the field.

The reality was as Anthony expected. Boykins quickly fell into the Cavaliers' zone defense after breaking in. He turned around and couldn't find a mobile phone or a teammate. The time was one minute and one second. Flowing away, in the end he couldn't, so he could only turn out, but the time was almost up, and it was given to White, who made a three-pointer, and this wave of offense ended in failure.

On the other hand, when White played against James, he finally experienced the nightmare of playing against Anthony again. He was completely unable to defend. James' tank-like body played completely domineering basketball.

With a loud "bang", the Cavaliers' offense ended with James' domineering dunk.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Cavaliers took the initiative on the court.

Anthony looked back at Cooper. The acting coach had a dull expression on his face. He neither shouted angrily like Bzdelik, nor did he seem to be thinking about how to deal with the zone defense.

Anthony was surprised by such a dumb man's natural reaction. He was not familiar with Cooper, and he had no contact with him, so he couldn't comment on the coaching ability of the coach, but he didn't move at this moment...

Anthony looked at it for a while, and finally turned back helplessly. It was really a tragedy for him. Now he can only hope that Vandeweghe will invite D'Antoni, otherwise everything will be useless.

The situation on the court was completely reversed because of James' appearance and the change of the Cavaliers' defensive formation. Although the Nuggets have maintained the lead, the point difference is constantly being eroded. After less than 3 minutes of playing, the original score of more than ten points In a blink of an eye, there were only two points left.

At this moment, James quickly assisted in the defense and intercepted Boykins' pass, and then rushed to the frontcourt with lightning speed, all the way unstoppable, took off from the free throw line with one step, and put his left hand behind his head The score was scored with a dunk, and the cheers of the fans on the scene were silenced.

The point difference was evened out in one fell swoop, and at 42:42, the two sides stood on the same starting line.

Finally, Coach Cooper finally called a timeout. Except for Nene who was replaced by Anderson, the other four were no different from when they started. Anthony sat until his butt got cold and finally played.

The Cavaliers did not change the lineup.

It was the Cavaliers' offense to come back from the timeout, and James held the ball to match up with Anthony.

"Hey, Melo, your team is in ruins." James said bluntly.

"Really? Why don't I feel it? You don't seem to be leading yet?" Anthony replied unceremoniously.

"Yes, then you can watch it." After James finished speaking, he passed the ball to Ilgauskas in the three-second zone, and he ran to the baseline.

Anthony couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw that James didn't attack. It seems that James has a strong self-adjustment ability, and he reflected deeply enough during the time off the court.

Anthony saw James slipping to the bottom line, and he hurried to defend.

It was Anderson who defended Ilgauskas. The height difference between the two was more than ten centimeters. It was very difficult for him to defend. The position is biased towards the free throw line, and it is not too deep.

But even so, Nene on the side is always ready to come to defend.

Anthony didn't pay much attention to Ilgauskas's side. Others don't know, but he is very clear. "Big Z" is good at two kinds of attack methods, one is low-post singles, and the other is mid-range. Open, now he is holding the ball behind him at the free throw line. That position is not his scoring point at all.

To put it bluntly, it's impossible for the Cavaliers to attack from there.

After James ran out, Williams and Brown made two consecutive pick-and-rolls for him. After a few rounds, he circled around and returned to the right side of the free throw line.

Ilgauskas really had no intention of attacking. After holding the ball, he played a few symbolic backs, but his eyes kept looking at James' running position.

After seeing James rushing out of the crowd, he slammed the ball with a pass.

James glanced back while running, but he didn't see Anthony, and couldn't help chuckling in his heart. Playing is not just relying on strong hits, the cooperation of teammates is the key!

After rushing out of the crowd, he and Ilgauskas can be said to understand each other, the latter's pass is given immediately, and after he catches the ball, he jumps and shoots.

The ball slipped from James' fingertips and headed straight for the basket.

But at this moment, a blue voice suddenly flew out from the side, without any warning, caught off guard, but it was accurate.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, the ball was slammed out of the field.

The blue figure fell down, and under the orange headband, Anthony showed a melon-like smile.

James froze in place, watching the referee pick up the flying ball, he really couldn't believe it, Anthony was clearly blocked just now, how did he get out?
Anthony stood up slowly. He was indeed blocked just now, but he saw through the Cavaliers' offensive intentions. When he encountered the first pick-and-roll, he had already gone around, so James naturally didn't notice him.

But even so, he was still a bit slow after making a detour, but he didn't give up. He knew that James had a more fatal weakness besides slow lateral movement, and this had nothing to do with his body.

Shot speed, James's shot is a bit strange, he likes to stop in the air.

But this time, enough time has been bought for Anthony.

Flying big hat!

(Some readers will jump directly to Chapter 50 when they read Chapter 55. Readers only need to pull back to the table of contents, look for it later, read Chapters 51~54 according to the chapter name, and then go to Chapter 55. Delete the book from the bookshelf and collect it again, sorry for the inconvenience caused to everyone.)
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