Chapter 344: Superstar vs team

?Basketball is a team sport, but NBA basketball is a team sport to highlight individual heroism.
Since the establishment of the NBA League in the 1940s, this strategy of highlighting stars has never wavered, because from the beginning, the NBA is a commercial league that exists to earn box office subsidies for stadium expenses.
In addition to the game itself and the support of locals, fans need to establish the image of superheroes and superstars if they want to watch football in the goal hall.
So from the very beginning, the NBA game rules are not the same as other basketball games.
For example, joint defense is not allowed, and this rule was not cancelled until April 2001.
Because early players have average personal abilities and imperfect technology, scoring goals is a relatively difficult thing.
If joint defense is allowed again, the player's personal performance will be greatly suppressed, which is not conducive to highlighting the star.
Therefore, joint defense is not allowed.
Later, joint defense was allowed, but the defense was set up for three seconds. In the final analysis, it was to highlight the role of the player's personal ability in the game.
With the development of basketball technology, players' physical qualities and personal abilities are indeed becoming stronger and stronger to the point where a person can control the outcome of a game.
James is one of them. Although shooting is his relative weakness, his self-confidence and personal abilities allow him to kill opponents at any given time with any moves.
Including his not particularly good shooting.
Last year's Boston Celtics was the ghost under the sword.
Throughout the first half, James was looking for the state and the feeling of the game.
In the third quarter, this feeling finally came. Once it came, even if Mike Brown called a timeout to interrupt him, it was very difficult.
Because James is a very calm and sensible player, even in a hot state, he will work hard to find the best opportunity to make every attack effective.
The Heat this season, the countdown to the offensive rebounds, the countdown to the offensive round, but scored a lot, relying on the efficiency brought by James.
After the timeout, Nash scored a ball to Li Liang, Li Liang suspended the ball to Howard, Howard received the ball and turned a hook shot.
Within seconds of the goal, the Heat's counterattack came.
James took the ball from the side and went all the way through the half. At the top of the arc, he slowed down, facing Ci Shiping.
After observing the defense of the Lakers, he suddenly turned and accelerated, and his left hand dribble broke through the middle.
Howard came to help defense, James held Howard, an emergency stop throwing.
The ball made a few laps on the hoop before finally falling into the net.
Tossing is also not an offensive method that James is particularly good at, but he can now enter.
James has scored 9 points in a row.
Bryant wanted to respond. He asked for the ball in the low post, and the Heat's double-entry came up again.
Kobe scored a goal for Li Liang at the bottom corner. Haslem did not lose his position. He posted it from the side and left the bottom line to Li Liang. After Li Li made a fake move, he walked the bottom line and rushed in.
Li Liang couldn't be too deep, Bosh had blocked the bottom position, and Li Liang fell into a defensive trap.
He can only choose to jump the pass, and Wade steals the result.
The second turnover in the field, Li Liang's turnover tonight has exceeded the target.
The Heat's counterattack was still led by James. No one in the Lakers could stop him.
James received Wade's high throw pass and the air relay dunk succeeded!
James scored 11 points in the third quarter and pulled the difference between the two sides to 10 points.
10 points is already the biggest difference in this game. The Lakers and Heat only scored about 50 points in the first half.
James scored 11 points in three minutes, and the entire American Airlines center shouted loudly, which was calling for their king.
Of course, this king was airborne, which is equivalent to the British who invited a German to become king, that is, George I.
51:61, the situation suddenly became very unfavorable to the Lakers.
Of course, Mike Brown can no longer call a timeout, anyway, he is not very useful for a timeout, mainly to give players a break.
The Lakers still need to rely on the veteran himself to solve the problem on the field, first of all they have to score.
After the beginning of the third quarter, relying on Howard scored a goal inside, Kobe, Nash, Li Liang failed to score.
Kobe Bryant received the ball from the backcourt, dribbling the ball halftime.
What the Lakers fans are most afraid of now is that there is a sudden bump in the top of the Corvo, a bang.
If he really wants to fight like this, the Lakers might get cold in the third quarter.
But Kobe did not. He used his defensive appeal to shift the Heat's defensive center to the right after half of the dribble.
Then a diagonal pass to Li Liang at the top of the arc.
Li Liang dribble the ball in one step, Bosh came over to assist the defense, Li Liang passed the ball to the inside.
[Into the soul! 】
At a critical moment, Li Liang used his skill, nolookpass, and the ball flew from Bosh's crotch into the inside.
Howard caught the ball and dunked with both hands!
The ball was quite thirsty, Kobe was calm, Li Liang's pass was excellent, and Howard steadily scored the ball.
On the Heat side, James' performance did not end.
This time he chose a low post and received a pass from Wade in the low post. Without a dribble, he turned a golden duck to an independent back jump shot.
The ball made a high arc, the ball knocked on the rim, bounced into the net, and hit again!
With 13 points in a row, James is completely in a state. He usually won't shoot such a ball.
Because he usually needs to adjust the rhythm and footsteps to shoot, adjust to his most comfortable level before shooting.
Like this, without making any adjustments, it is the strengths of natural pitchers such as Kobe and Ray Allen that directly force in the air.
James can do it now, only to show that he feels too good.
It's still 10 points.
Bryant continued to control the ball. He seized the opportunity of the Heat's defensive positioning, held the ball and made a foul on the basket, and made a free throw line.
Kobe's experience is still very rich, knowing the score is very valuable and important at this time.
10 points is a hurdle. If you can survive this hurdle and keep it, the Lakers will have a chance behind.
If you can't get through it, if you miss the two goals, the Heat will pull away to more than 15 points, it will be really difficult.
In two free throws, it was still 8 points.
Then James took over the offensive end of the Heat. He either scored himself or the ball came out of his hand and passed to his teammates to assist in scoring.
The Heat's somewhat offensive offense suddenly became smooth, and the score went up.
And such high efficiency hardly gives the Lakers any chance to fight back.
That's it, the Lakers didn't get further expanded by the Heat in the third quarter.
The reason is that the Lakers played very team.
First of all, as the team leader, Kobe did not panic, did not play blindly, trying to fight the hero and James.
If you change to Kobe Bryant two years ago or even last year, it is likely to be 15 of 40.
The Lakers will naturally hit the cover early.
But this year's Kobe is really different, he is even more different in the finals.
He is no longer the selfish ghost in 2004 who ignored the team and teammates for personal honor and data.
He is 35 years old and Michael Jordan won the last championship at this age.
Kobe knows he will not have Jordan strong, this year may be his last chance to win.
He doesn't want to give up in every game, so he has to stay calm and correct and lead the team out of trouble.
Throughout the third quarter, Kobe didn't take a break. He and Nash became dual control, trying to maintain the Lakers' offense, otherwise the team's offense would collapse.
The Lakers' final attack in the third quarter, they 70:81, 11 points behind the Heat.
The Heat scored 31 points in the third quarter, James alone scored 19 points, and had 3 assists.
Kobe Bryant held the ball outside, facing Wade one-on-one, he was pinching time.
Kobe has played such a ball countless times. At the last moment, he completely depends on his personal ability.
This is part of the reason for his low shooting percentage. Whenever there is no time for the offense, or the quarter is about to end, the ball is handed over to Kobe.
Such a ball throws three or four, five or six per game, and the shooting rate will naturally be pulled down~EbookFREE.me~ Kobe does not particularly care, Tieduo does not crush.
In the last five seconds, Kobe Bryant started, dribbling Crossover's change of direction.
His speed is no longer, but his skills are still there. After the sudden change, Kobe suddenly dribble closed, and one stepped out of the three-point line.
Wade responded extremely fast, rushing to cover, almost touching the ball in Bryant's hand.
But Kobe suddenly changed his posture in the air, a long pass to the inside!
Li Liang didn't know what had slipped to the rim, received Kobe's straight ball, and made a quick layup!
The ball hit the inside of the Heat, and the moment the ball progressed, the third quarter ended.
72:81, the Lakers are still behind.
But 9 points is not impossible to chase.