I stole James

Chapter 249 Counterattack (Chapter)
In the fifth game, the Cavaliers returned to the home court.

James told his teammates that this round must end at home. He doesn't want to fly to Boston again. At the end of this round, everyone can comfortably wait at home for the start of the next round.

Undoubtedly, this view of his has been endorsed by everyone.

The only thing I don't quite agree with is the league. One more game, the league can earn more money.

Coincidentally, Celtics head coach Doc Rivers' pregame rallying cry is bringing the game home.

He explained the Celtics' championship tradition, team toughness and other aspects, and finally boiled down to the central theme of bringing the game home.

Although it is a bit long-winded, it is still quite effective. After all, Rivers is a famous master of chicken soup for the soul, and the morale of the Celtics players was still inspired by him.

This game is very critical for both sides. The Cavaliers can directly advance to the Eastern Conference Finals if they win, while the Celtics can only continue this series if they win.

No one likes to lose, so it can only be seen on the field.

This time neither side made any adjustments to the starting lineup, and both continued the previous starting lineup.

In fact, for a team, once the lineup is in shape, it is not easy to change the lineup. Unless there are some special circumstances, such as one's own lineup is always restrained by the opponent, it will consider changing the lineup.

Otherwise, it is very likely that the lineup after the change will not be able to play a good chemical reaction, which will affect the mutual cooperation between the players.

At the beginning of the game, the Celtics took the lead in attacking. Gary Payton dribbled the ball across half court and gave the ball to Pierce on the right wing. Pierce held the ball in a three-threat pose.

James defended, and Pierce made continuous tentative steps, while holding the ball, feinting, releasing the ball, and hitting back against James.

After leaning twice, he suddenly turned around and made a jump shot, and made the ball steadily.

The Cavaliers attacked, and Paul dribbled the ball across the half court. He went straight down from the right to the right flank of the frontcourt. Seeing that James had reached the left flank, he passed the ball across with one hand.

But the intention of this pass was too obvious, and Gary Payton saw it through. Payton reached out and copied it, intercepted the ball, and then made a fast break.

However, the Cavaliers' return to defense was also extremely fast, which did not allow the Celtics to make a quick counterattack.

Payton is a long-established point guard, so he immediately suppressed the rhythm and waited for his teammates to get in position.

"Defense! Defense! Defense!..." The fans shouted loudly.

Payton controlled the ball outside the three-point line, made a tactical gesture, and then quickly hit the ground and passed it to Pierce who moved laterally to the free throw line. Pierce pulled it up and made a mid-range shot.

James came over with the ball, passed the basketball to the basket, and gave it to Tony Allen in an air cut. Tony Allen caught the ball for a layup, but the basketball missed.

LaFrentz grabbed the backcourt rebound and gave it to Pierce, who dribbled the ball quickly.

Come over and give the ball to Gary Payton, Payton shot directly at the top of the arc and scored a three-pointer.

At the beginning of the game, the Celtics played a 7-0 spurt.

Next, after Paul broke through, the throw shot also came out of the frame. Pierce assisted Walker and scored at the basket, 9-0.

This forced Silas to raise his hand for a timeout.

"The Cavaliers seem to have lost their touch again," Barkley said with a wink.

Kenny Smith nodded, "Obviously, from the opening point of view, the Celtics are more hungry for the victory of the game. They entered the state from the beginning, and caught the Cavaliers by surprise as soon as they came up. I hope the Cavaliers This timeout works. Otherwise, the score will be widened and it will be difficult for them to chase."

After the timeout, the Cavaliers attacked, James had the ball in his hand, and he pressed the rhythm.

He was dribbling the ball at the top of the key, Pierce was next to him, and he moved the ball to the right wing.

Tony Allen came out to screen for him, but Pierce, with his experience, stepped between the two early and broke the screen between them.

James dribbled the ball past Tony Allen to the right flank, and Delonte West, who was defending Tony Allen, also flanked him with Pierce.

Boom, James dribbled the ball under his crotch, then stopped the ball and took off.

Pierce and West quickly jumped up and stretched their arms to block James' shot.

It's just that James didn't shoot by himself, but passed the ball over his head with both hands, quickly put the ball straight into the basket, and gave it to Randolph who was unattended. Randolph took the ball and dunked with both hands.

Scoring two points broke the opening scoring drought for the Cavaliers.

"So when the Cavaliers are behind and in trouble, they still have to look at LeBron. Only he can lead the team out of trouble." Barkley said with a smile.

"This pass is really good. LeBron uses his containment power to directly involve the Celtics defense to his side. Randolph finds an open basket and LeBron passes the ball. Very Precise and smart passing," Kenny Smith nodded.

The Celtics attacked, and Pierce took the ball in one step inside the right three-point line. After a feint, he dribbled behind his back, changed hands, and rushed to the basket.

Two people under the Cavaliers' basket shrunk to attack him, but he made a quick jump, dodged, jumped to the other side of the basket, and then made a backhand layup and scored the ball.

James controlled the ball and pushed forward slowly. When he walked past Tony Allen, he said to Tony Allen: "Pierce's offense has hurt us too much during this period. We pinched him. You can slightly Let go of West."

Tony Allen nodded.

Indeed, Pierce scored consecutively after the opening, which is really a great harm to the Cavaliers.

Although James' defensive ability is very strong, he can't completely limit the opponent when facing a scoring master like Pierce who is proficient in various scoring methods.

There is no way for a real super giant to completely limit his scoring through defense. Although Pierce's reputation is not very loud, he is undoubtedly a real super giant.

When facing James' single defense, he will skillfully use the cover of his teammates to get rid of the defense and then break in.

After talking with Tony Allen, James told Randolph to defend against Pierce's breakthrough in the paint at any time.

If such a defensive arrangement can't reduce Pierce's scoring efficiency, he may suggest that Varejao be replaced during the timeout. Varejao's role on the defensive end is stronger than that of Big Z. Playing aggressively enough, and moving faster than Big Z.

With Varejao blocking on the inside, and him and Tony Allen blocking on the outside, can't Pierce be defended?
But it's hard to say, what if Pierce is going to explode today?
Like the McGrady moment, the Spurs thought they could win for sure, but in the end they gave McGrady a miraculous reversal.

If such a situation really happened, no one could do anything but accept the defeat sadly.

After James dribbled the ball past halftime, he gave the ball to Paul and ran to the right flank.

Paul dribbled the ball to Payton, and after feinting, he dribbled the ball to the left and broke through.

It's just that Payton quickly cut off the basketball in his hand and successfully stole it.

Payton rushed forward with the ball, trying to make a quick counterattack.

Pierce followed after him.

"Oh, Paul's dribble was careless this time, and Payton seized the opportunity to steal the basketball..." Kenny Smith shook his head and said.

Before he finished speaking, Payton had rushed the ball to the frontcourt of the Cavaliers and rushed to the basket.

The veteran still showed his value at critical moments.

When approaching the basket, Payton took off for a layup and sent the basketball to the basket.

"Wow! LeBron is chasing too fast!" Barkley shouted.

James was only two or three steps away from Payton. When he saw Payton take off, he took a big step and followed suit. He was in the air, and his right hand quickly chased after the basketball in Payton's hand.

Some of the fans at the scene were already screaming, while others opened their eyes wide, waiting for that moment to happen.

"Snapped!"

Not disappointing everyone, James' big hand caught up with Payton's basketball and pressed the basketball on the backboard.

Big pegboard hat, a big pegboard hat that chases after the body.

When Payton fell, he almost lost his footing and was about to fall.

"It's so beautiful, Boss's block is too awesome!" Kapono was so excited that he threw the towel on the ground, twisted his body, and jumped up.

The fans in the audience were also shouting James' name, "LeBron, LeBron, LeBron, MVP! MVP! MVP!..."

"Watching LeBron play like this is simply shocking. The visual impact brought by this chasing cap is really shocking. The fans are super cool watching it, and their adrenal glands are super burning." Barkley shouted loudly.

"That's right, his blocks cover the beauty of all power, even people who don't play will be shocked by it." Kenny Smith said.

"The most important thing is that his blocked shots are not a short-lived performance in one or two games, but often happen. So as his opponent, you really have to be very careful. Being blocked by him like this, to be honest, yes It’s really uncomfortable. Basically, it’s going to be the background of the best ball.” Barkley said with a smile.

James will accept the basketball nailed to the backboard by himself, and then pass the ball over the shoulder, pass the ball across the court, and pass it to teammate Zach Randolph who has not yet returned to the backcourt.

Randolph took the ball and dribbled it, then took off, and dunked the basketball into the hoop with both hands.

The counterattack was extremely fast, and the cheers and shouts of the fans on the scene rushed to an extreme height and lasted for a long time.

If you see such a performance on the spot, I believe everyone will scream with excitement.

The fans who were sitting in front of the TV and watching the live broadcast jumped up directly in front of the TV, jumping with shoes on, jumping barefoot, all kinds of cheers and shouts.

The morale of the Cavaliers has completely risen.

The Celtics were attacking, and Payton came back to get the ball. There were countless muddy horses roaring in his heart, and he really didn't know whether he should let it go or not.

He had possession of the ball for half the court and faced Paul in the frontcourt, but accidentally made a low-level mistake. He dribbled the ball and hit his foot, and the basketball rolled on the floor.

Paul jumped forward when he saw the opportunity and fell to the ground to grab the ball.

Payton also quickly bent over to fight.

But Paul's hands were a little faster and he got the basketball.

James ran over, Paul lay on the ground and threw the basketball to James, and James rushed forward with the ball quickly.

Pierce and West rushed back to the defense, trying to defend the basket and defend against James' fast break. The two of them returned to the frontcourt one step faster, but before they could stand still, James had already dribbled the ball to kill .

James didn't stop, he slapped the ball vigorously, collected the ball, and took off. The whole figure looked like a gliding giant eagle, lifting the basketball high with one hand above his head.

His aura was too strong and a little too scary, forcing both West and Pierce to sideways, trying to avoid it.

As soon as they evaded, James had already glided through the air over them.

"Bang!"

James dunked the basketball vigorously with one hand.

"Unstoppable, unstoppable! Unstoppable LeBron!" Barkley exclaimed, feeling sorry for James' opponents.

Kenny Smith nodded, "The opponent can't do anything about him. I wish I had him on the team when I was playing."

Barkley said with a smile: "I hope too. If he is on my team, we will definitely win the championship. There are no other people's business."

Kenny Smith smiled and asked: "What about Jordan? LeBron and you team up, can you kill the Bulls?"

Barkley continued to smile and said: "There is no doubt that I have this confidence. The combination of me and LeBron can fight against Jordan and Pippen. If this really happens, we should play 7 games, and finally I will Come to the lore, win the Bulls, and get the championship trophy."

"Why did you come to the lore and not LeBron to the lore?" Kenny - Smith asked curiously.

"Because his passing is better, he is suitable for passing the ball to me at the last moment, and if he came to make the lore, wouldn't I have nothing to do? At such an important moment, how can there be nothing to do with me Well, that's unreasonable." Barkley said without blushing.

Barkley's remark made Kenny Smith laugh.

The Celtics attacked and Pierce got the ball in the high post, but James directly stuck it up. When he turned around and wanted to pass James, Tony Allen's double-team came immediately.

This double-team made Pierce unable to find a good way to break in, so he had to pass the basketball to West.

West is in an open position. I have to say that Pierce's pass choice is very correct, but that also depends on West being able to throw the basketball in.

West took off, hit the iron with a bang, and the basketball bounced out of the hoop.

It's a long rebound, and Paul grabs the ball and sprints down.

Tony - Allen and James follow up, Tony - Allen cut directly to the basket, while James stopped on the outside.

Paul gave the ball to James, James took off, made a three-pointer, and made a steady shot.

(Thanks to the book friend "Ouch Ouch" for the reward, thank you!)

(End of this chapter)