Chapter 495 Targeted
Of course James came prepared, because after that summer, his goal in mind was to defeat Li Liang.
It's ridiculous to think about it. A superstar who has been in the league for 10 years and won 3 MVPs and a championship, all he wants to beat a rookie all summer.
But there is no way, the damage of 60 points is too great, 2 points more than 58 points.
Moreover, the unique temperament displayed by Li Liang, the luck of a dragon-slaying sword at the beginning, and the coquettish operation of changing teams immediately after winning the championship all made James feel a huge threat.
Any man who sits on the throne must have a strong desire for power and sufficient sensitivity.
For any possible threat, it is necessary to detect it early and contain it in the bud.
Of course, in a real power struggle, one can eliminate the other.
On the basketball court, unless you curse your opponent for a sudden broken leg or broken hand, all you can do is improve yourself and make yourself stronger.
And continue to study the opponent, study his style of play, and crack his style of play.
In addition to playing games and training to improve himself this season, James spent a lot of time studying Li Liang's videos and studying his style of play.
Needless to say, Li Liang's sharp three-pointer is a difficult problem for the entire league, and the only way to solve it is to rely on the strength of the team.
There is also his unique emergency stop jumper, which is unique in the league. I have never seen him use the emergency stop jumper so extensively and skillfully.
The point is, since he was a kid, no one has ever played like this.
Most players in the league now grew up in the 90s and 00s. How could there be a coach in that era teaching children to use emergency stop jumpers in fast breaks?
When you are under the basket, if you can dunk, you will never layup, and you still shoot jumpers.
To be honest, if the rhythm of the jump shot is not well grasped, it is easy to get blocked.
Li Liang doesn't know which era he learned his basketball skills from. This quick stop jump shot made James a lot of embarrassment in the finals.
I was thinking about chasing the big hat, and I braked suddenly, and the ball had already been thrown.
He himself flew out like a fool, and when he turned his head, the ball had already been scored.
And Li Liang doesn't just stop and shoot jump shots. If you slow down and want to step up, he will go straight to the basket as soon as he speeds up.
For an Asian player like Li Liang whose speed and explosive power are not his advantages, this cunning offensive method is perfect for him.
Therefore, James is seriously researching and simulating defending Li Liang's emergency stop jump shot in training.
Just now the ball was on the right foot, Li Liang was also careless, and James seized the opportunity.
Li Liang's mind turned quickly, and he immediately knew that James was going to target him.
Subsequently, Collison fouled the Heat on offense and made two free throws.
On the Heat's side, Wade made an air cut from the middle, James made a precise pass to Wade, and Wade threw off Barnes for a layup.
Barnes' defense will undoubtedly suffer a major challenge tonight, and how his footwork will deal with Wade will be a big problem.
The Heat then showed their strong pressure in defense.
Forced the Clippers to transfer the ball quickly from the outside, and finally gave it to Li Liang. After Li Liang rushed to the basket with one step, he wanted to pass the ball lobbed to Jordan.
Little Jordan jumped up, but the ball didn't come.
Because James touched the ball in the air and hit the ball down.
Another successful interception, James successfully defended Li Liang twice in a row.
Then, the Heat succeeded in another hit behind, and this time Bosh turned inside and James lobped.
After Bosh received the ball, he immediately attracted the defense of the three insiders, and immediately distributed the ball to the bottom corner.
Battier catches the ball and makes a three-pointer from the corner!
The Heat's positional offense, under James' superb organization and passing skills, completely penetrated the Clippers' defense.
But the Clippers' response came quickly.
The Clippers quickly served the ball from the backcourt, Collison rushed to the frontcourt, and then distributed the ball to Li Liang who was keeping up.
After receiving the ball, Li Liang made a fake move and didn't deceive James who was keeping up with the defense, but then he dribbled the ball in a changed direction, and unexpectedly passed James and went straight to the basket!
This time, there was no one defending the basket, so Li Liang didn't have to stop for a jump shot. He rushed forward and dunked with both hands!
If it was Li Liang last season, James has already defended the ball very well.
He kept staring at Li Liang, knowing that he would catch the pass in a counterattack, and shoot directly from outside the three-point line.
Once the rhythm is on point, Li Liang's three-point shooting rate is very high.
So James followed up and interfered with Li Liang's shooting from the side and rear, while not rushing too hard to prevent him from making fake moves to pass him.
If Li Liang's dribbling ability is not enough, he can't shoot the ball, and if he wants to dribble past others, he can't pass it, so he can only return the ball to his teammates and start attacking again.
James formed a successful defense.
Unexpectedly, Li Liang's dribble change was done neatly. Although it was not gorgeous, it was enough to pass James.
Then went inside for a dunk.
James looked at Li Liang, and said in his heart that he should treat each other with admiration after three days.
Li Liang's ball-handling level has indeed improved a lot this season.
Mike Brown, who was sitting on the bench, felt that Li Liang hadn't played in the past few days, so why did he seem to be able to dribble better?
Subsequently, both sides missed two attacks, and the game entered an official timeout.
The score was 9:6, and the Heat temporarily led the Clippers by 3 points.
Li Liang reminded Barnes during the timeout that the two will switch positions defensively.
Li Liang will pay attention to following up Wade, and at the same time ask Barnes and Griffin to pay attention to marking James.
Rivers said: "Bruce, you still keep an eye on James."
Li Liang said, "Don't worry, James wants to play tricks, and he won't attack with all his strength in the first quarter."
Rivers has nothing to say, so what you say is what you say.
As the season progressed, Rivers felt more and more that he seemed useless.
Talking while paused doesn't work!
Sometimes Li Liang choked him back with a few words.
What's even worse is that there is still a Paul sitting on the sidelines, and this guy has to say a few words from time to time!
Mike Brown and others are at ease, watching the game with peace of mind, without worrying at all.
After the timeout ended, as Li Liang said, James basically had no desire to attack in the first quarter.
Griffin or Barnes, one person just needs to watch and defend in front of him.
The Heat's offense mainly revolves around Wade and Bosh.
When Li Liang switched to Wade, the situation was different. Li Liang's footsteps were fast and he could keep up with Wade's footsteps.
And the hand movements are in place. Wade failed to make two breakthroughs. When the pass was passed to the outside, the Heat missed.
On the contrary, the Clippers still adhere to the concept of fast offense. Regardless of whether the Heat score a goal or not, they will quickly serve from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and if they have the opportunity, they will make three-pointers or rush to the basket.
This offensive mode is somewhat similar to the Suns back then, but there are also differences.
The Suns' V-shaped offense lies in pulling apart, and the two wings have to attack very deeply.
The advantage of this is that the blow to the opponent is greater.
The disadvantage is that if a quick counterattack is not successful, retreating will be a big problem.
Both of your strikers went down to the bottom, too deep, and it would be too far to run back.
The Clippers' quick counterattack is a single arrow, mainly because Griffin rushes to the basket. If the rush is unsuccessful, someone will respond at two 45 degrees, or someone will cut in from the middle.
At 45 degrees, there is a chance to make a three-pointer, and there is no chance to stop and play positions.
If the quick counterattack fails, the flank will retreat immediately, preventing the opponent from easily counterattacking.
Barnes hit two consecutive three-pointers in the middle of the first quarter to help the Clippers overtake the score.
Recently, Barnes' three-pointer is in a good state, and I don't know how long it can last.
And James felt that he seemed to be ignored, and immediately rushed to the basket, dunked with both hands, and scored two points.
Tell the Clippers not to underestimate his offensive power.
Jordan was beaten tonight by the Heat's first and fourth juniors.
You let him squat under the basket, the Heat's offensive formation is so wide, it is impossible to squat under the basket.
Bosh will shoot him right at the corner.
The result of not squatting under the basket is to be constantly infiltrated by the Heat.
At the same time, Jordan is different from Hibbert. Although Hibbert will face similar problems on the defensive end, Hibbert can punish the Heat on offense, but Jordan cannot.
It would be nice if he didn't punish the Clippers offensively.
The two sides played fairly fiercely in the first quarter, and in the middle of the first quarter, the speed of both sides began to slow down.
Without Paul, the Clippers' offense will inevitably be sloppy, and their turnovers will increase a lot every game.
And in the first quarter, Li Liang's organization hardly showed any effect.
James' defense against Li Liang was quite successful, and every step was targeted.
Except for the dunk that Li Liang missed, he did well in other aspects.
However, Li Liang didn't seem to want to compete with James. He was also accumulating energy and waiting for an opportunity.
How could a duel with the strongest players be so simple.
At the end of the first quarter, the two sides scored 30:28, and the Heat led the Clippers by 2 points in the away game.
Both Li Liang and James took a break in the last two minutes and replaced the second team.
James scored 4 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks in the first quarter.
These two blocks were obtained against Li Liang.
But Li Liang only scored 2 points, made 0 of 1 3-pointers, had only 1 assist, and got 5 rebounds.
Because Jordan is a bit weak inside tonight, he needs Li Liang's support.
Li Liang was drinking water on the bench, already thinking about what to do next.
Try to return to the eight-point update, because I am preparing for new themes, and there are a few updates recently, but it will not be over in a short time.