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Chapter 464 - 207. Why is the style of the second round so biased?_3

Chapter 464: 207. Why is the style of the second round so biased?_3

In terms of spectacle, that move can compete with Iverson’s rookie year when he faked out Jordan with a mid-range jumper!

The fans at the venue were overjoyed, but Iverson and Jordan were not pleased.

Iverson: "Comparing that number 23 with the one I shook off?"

Jordan: "Damn it, the director’s comparing that guy to me? I need a new head coach!"

Bickerstaff: "Why do I suddenly feel a chill down my spine?"

On the court, after scoring, Zhang Yang quickly fell back on defense.

This move works well against James, but when facing Richard Jefferson or Kidd, it’s really risky to use; there’s a high chance it won’t create an opportunity.

However, compared to last year’s playoffs, James has made tremendous improvement on the defensive end!

In terms of judging the direction of penetration, the speed of retreating, and the assessment of sudden stops, compared to a year ago, it’s like he’s a different person, no wonder he was able to guard Ford that way.

But James’s body reacts faster than his mind, and at the last moment of defense, he still relies on instinct; in this regard, there has been little improvement.

Of course, considering that he has taken on most of the team’s work on the court, such tremendous progress in just one year is already quite impressive.

Zhang San has been playing for two years now and is still just an ordinary scorer.

There you have it, on the defensive end, Zhang San can only go against Snow.

After Snow received the ball and pushed it to the frontcourt, he passed it to Larry Hughes. Hughes, facing Gerald Wallace’s defense, initiated an attack.

James got rid of Felton’s defense with the help of Gooden’s side pick and cut to the elbow area, received the ball, and drove into the paint... Zhang Yang was perfectly positioned!

James scooped up the ball and took a step to get past Zhang Yang into the paint. Zhang Yang couldn’t stop him but succeeded in buying time for Perkins to get in position; Perkins stood between James and the basket!

James stopped in his tracks, looking for a teammate... Felton caught up and reached to poke the ball away, Zhang Yang didn’t block his man and immediately moved up, blocking Gooden from receiving the ball.

James had no choice but to jump and force a high arching shot... no good!

Zhang Yang grabbed the defensive rebound and started the counterattack!

Zhang Yang pushed all the way from the front of the basket to the right side of the free-throw line. Hughes and Snow fell back to stop Zhang Yang, who then passed the ball to the left side. Gerald Wallace caught the ball and drove past James to make a layup!

James picked up the ball and slammed it down hard.

The very tactic they had played best in their last encounter was countered by the Bobcats!

Hughes penetrated, and James and Gooden collaborated off the ball, setting a screen; afterward, James cut to the basket or passed the ball, and Gooden moved to the free throw line to serve as the second option and playmaker... This tactic worked well against the Bobcats last month, but in less than a month, it lost its effectiveness.

It’s always like this, no matter how hard they work to adjust, no matter how many more plays they think of, the opposition soon comes up with a counter-strategy.

It’s so frustrating!

The Bobcats had the advantage in both offense and defense from the start, leading 4 to 0 and immediately taking a clear initiative.

As the game progressed, the Bobcats’ advantage became increasingly apparent, and the gap quickly widened to more than 5 points.

James and Hughes desperately led the team to surge forward, but they just couldn’t narrow the gap to within 5 points.

The Bobcats had spent two and a half days, from the 5th to the morning of the 7th, in preparation training. They crushed and finely practiced their experience of past victories over the Cavaliers and the materials obtained from the Raptors’ series against the Cavaliers, and the fruits of their labor were evident in the first game!

By the end of the first quarter, the high pressing defense of the duo of James and Hughes had an effect. Donnell Marshall scored a jump shot, and in the next two possessions, the duo’s pressure defense led to fast breaks scoring a 6 to 0 run, narrowing the score from 17-26 to 23-26.

James was extremely excited, finally catching up!

Falling back to their own half, James enthusiastically engaged in defense.

With only 11 seconds left, it was the final offensive play of the quarter. Rondo, who had substituted for Felton, took the ball to the frontcourt and immediately drove in for an attack.

Okafor spread out to the strong side, while Gerald Wallace cut in from the weak side... The Cavaliers’ defense was compressed to the baseline by the trio.

Zhang Yang ran along the baseline from the side Rondo was breaking through, using Okafor’s screen to circle to the top of the arc. He received the ball passed from inside to outside by Rondo and shot from three... With the long whistle at the end of the first quarter, the ball sunk into the net!

29-23, the gap widened again to more than 5 points!

Just a dozen seconds earlier, James, thrilled to the core, now felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him, chilling him from the crown of his head to his vest!