no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 173 "It was his face that hit my elbow."

Of course, in fact, the most depressed person at this time must be James on the court.

When a player who aims to surpass Jordan and become the goat finds himself helpless against a newcomer, the frustration is extremely strong.

About nine minutes into the first quarter, the score on the field was 9-9, and the Heat were already 24 points behind the Bulls.

When James scored 5 points in a row at the beginning, making people think that he was about to bounce back from the bottom of the cliff, Xu Yong came over and kicked him down again.

And comparison only hurts. What the Heat presented in this game was far inferior to the previous one.

James has proven with practical actions that he is the one really holding the Heat back.

Spoelstra took James off the court to rest. James was so angry that he punched the bench hard before sitting down. However, he was so angry that he punched the iron bracket on the edge of the bench. The pain was so painful that he almost screamed. The sound comes.

Enduring the pain, James sat down in front of the surprised eyes of his teammates, breathing heavily.

Xu Yongzhen was the nemesis in his life.

Of course, at this time, he never imagined that one of his nemesis would enter the league in this year's draft.

Xu Yong was still on the court and played the entire first quarter.

Thibodeau continued to increase the playing time of the main players in the playoffs, which made his time for off-peak travel become scarce.

Fortunately, in the second quarter, Thibodeau finally let Xu Yong go to rest.

Spoelstra called James up immediately and replaced him on the field.

Although Spoelstra is disappointed with James, he is a principled person.

Now that Wade has been promised, no matter what the outcome of this game is, he will carry out the pre-game plan to the end.

James was so angry that he gave Hinrich a flying block as soon as he came on the scene in the second quarter.

And switching to the offensive end, he broke into the inside and scored 2+1 hard on O'Neal.

It can be seen that the five points he scored in the opening game were not due to luck. His condition tonight is definitely fine.

The key to the problem is Xu Yong. Xu Yong is too restrained on the defensive end.

He went to the free throw line to prepare for an additional penalty. At this moment, a short whistle came from the sidelines.

James was shocked. When he looked back and saw that it was Xu Yong who was fighting again, he couldn't help but curse. gif.

Thibodeau is simply a beast. He played less than 1 minute in the second quarter, and he actually replaced Xu Yong again!
"when!"

James' mentality fluctuated greatly, and extra penalties also jumped out of the basket.

O'Neal protected the defensive rebound.

After the Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, Xu Yong held the ball in the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Gibson.

When he broke into the penalty area and saw James helping to defend, he jumped up and made a fake pass in the direction of O'Neal. After James turned around, he drank a cup of coffee in the air and pulled the ball back with a low hand. Send the ball into the basket.

There were whistles at the scene.

Xu Yong not only humiliated James on the defensive end, he also wanted to create a golden background for him on the offensive end!

However, after scoring the goal, Xu Yong didn't say anything and turned around to retreat.

As the saying goes, one learns from one's mistakes. He was stepped on by James last season. Although he was not injured, it still hurt when he landed.

Just like no one would really want to harm himself, he would not be so extreme as to deliberately anger James so that he could be kicked off again.

The point difference is very safe now, just maintain it and then close the game firmly.

As for the rest, when you kill the Big Three who are at their peak together in the Eastern Conference Finals and make them unable to even advance to the Finals, it is enough to make history.

Of course, this scene is completely different in James' eyes.

Xu Yong didn’t even bother to trash talk him!
A cruel look flashed at the corner of his mouth, since you don't want to give me that damn respect, then go to hell!
In the Heat's offense, James no longer attacked with the ball, but went to the weak side with his hands on his hips.

Xu Yong was a little surprised. Even if James was embarrassed by him in the first quarter, he wouldn't be so embarrassed now that he saw him, right?

The Heat gave him absolute trust tonight.

"Be tough, the game is not over yet, the game is not over yet!"

In fact, even Spoelstra on the Heat bench was dissatisfied with this ball. He stood up directly, then turned around and roared at the bench.

This kind of scene is actually very common in basketball games. When the coach is dissatisfied with the players on the court and cannot spray them, they usually do this.

Everyone on the Heat bench was still surprised, because Spoelstra has always been more elegant and easy-going.

It can only be said that their head coach's mood is extremely angry at this moment.

But just as Spoelstra sat down, he suddenly discovered something unexpected on the court.

James actually took the initiative to switch to defend Xu Yong!

You must know that because Wade suffered a height disadvantage when guarding Xu Yong, he once wanted James to guard Xu Yong instead, but James directly refused.

Unexpectedly, he would take the initiative to change at this moment.

Is this the sun coming out of the west?

Xu Yong was also a little surprised when he saw James. Could it be that James' hands on his hips in front of him were just to save energy to defend himself?
But this is wrong. James also rested for more than three minutes in the first quarter. With his physical fitness, he wouldn't have to sacrifice the offense, right?

In confusion, Xu Yong did not attack with the ball, but ran without the ball.

Taking advantage of O'Neal's big frame in the pick-and-roll, he cut to the basket from the weak side.

However, Hinrich's pass to him was directly intercepted by James.

Although James' first defense is a bit watery, with his physical condition, it is far easier to defend well than to attack well.

The Heat launched a defensive counterattack, and James performed the iconic James dunk on the fast break, finally allowing his emotions to be vented.

Although the score on the court at this time was 20 to 35, the Heat were still 15 points behind the Bulls.

The Bulls had the ball, and Xu Yong faced James with the ball.

Although he doesn't know what medicine James is selling in the gourd, a 15-point point difference is a hurdle in the NBA and the Heat cannot be allowed to cross this hurdle.

Others on the Bulls also opened up space and gave Xu Yong a hard pass in singles.

James' body speed and confrontation are good, but he is heavy, and the effect of using his back to the basket is definitely not as good as facing the basket.

The triple threat held the ball with one hand and started the fall step. After seeing James move back, he completed the ball directly before the fall step, and then took a three-pointer directly.

The point of this attack is that you can't keep up with your reaction.

James was indeed slow. The interference he struggled to pounce on could only reach Xu Yong's nose with his fingertips.

Xu Yong easily completed a three-pointer above James.

But just when he finished taking action, Xu Yong suddenly felt that something was not right.

James' reaction seemed to be slower than he expected, and even seemed a little...clumsy?

Because he had learned from last season, he did not follow up after taking the shot, but subconsciously lowered his head and looked down.Good guy, it’s true!

When he saw the pair of big feet coming forward continuously, all the seemingly unreasonable situations were rationally explained.

It turns out that James put his hands on his hips to make him relax his vigilance, and took the initiative to switch defenses to look for an opportunity to strike.

Good guy, he is indeed the idol of Antetokounmpo (Giannis Antetokounmpo).

Xu Yong didn't want to experience the pain of being stepped on again, so he made an incorrect move.

But this action is the most correct way to deal with being stepped on.

He did not immediately put away his shooting hand, but directly elbowed James in the face below.

Then what the fans saw was that Xu Yong slowed down his shooting posture, and then knocked James to the ground with an elbow as he fell.

Of course Xu Yong lost his balance in the air and fell to the ground.

It's just that they both fell down, but the situations after the two people fell were completely different.

When Xu Yong landed, his arms were cushioned, and his whole body only made brief contact with the floor.

James' face was covered in blood at this time.

Xu Yong's elbow just now accidentally hit the person's eyebrow bone.

The brow bone is very thin and can easily bleed from an elbow during a basketball game.

For example, the scene where Shane’s face was covered in blood.jpg;

Another example is Stewart's terrifying face when he charged at James.jpg.

These are actually the eyebrow bones being opened by the elbow.

Although this is not a big deal in a place like the NBA, it has a strong visual impact.

In particular, the person who was elbowed away was James.

Why did His Majesty the King, who has a body of thousands of dollars, get his brow bone broken by someone? !
And what happened immediately on the field was even more interesting.

Generally speaking, regardless of what is unexpected or not, if the core of the team is broken by someone's brow bone, there will always be teammates who are going to cause trouble for the other party.

But what actually happened was that when Xu Yong stood up from the ground unscathed, not a single member of the Heat team came to trouble him.

This scene is comparable to when Nick Young had a conflict with his opponent, and other Lakers players stood by and watched.

In fact, don't tell me, Xu Yong himself was ready to confront the Heat players.

After all, he had never trained before, and he didn't know whether his movements were subtle or not.

But when he actually saw that no one was coming, he suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was very humorous.

All I can say is that they are all chosen by me!
If he stayed with the Cavaliers, he would still be the king of Cleveland. At this time, the players on both sides should roll up their sleeves and get started.

As a result, now that you are a migrant and you are at loggerheads with the local gangs, it is very difficult to get someone to stand up for you.

The game entered a technical timeout, and James finally went to the bench holding a towel with a very painful expression.

The team doctor brought the medical kit at this time.

Generally speaking, if you have an open eyebrow, you only need to stop the bleeding, put a band-aid on it, and then you can continue playing.

Of course, this also depends on the specific situation. If the situation is serious and requires stitches, you need to leave the scene first.

The team doctor checked James's wound and, after confirming that the condition was not serious, began to try to stop the bleeding.

At this time, the on-site referee went to the technical station to watch the replay of the ball just now to determine the penalty for this round.

Xu Yong also looked up at the large LED screen at this time.

He is looking at his business capabilities.

The referees replayed it over and over again, and Xu Yong couldn't help but nod.

Although it was his first time doing it, I have to say that his level was quite good.

This is thanks to his ability to stay in the air, giving him time to react calmly and make movements while in the air.

After watching the replay, the referees finally walked to the center of the field and gave the final penalty: James violated Xu Yong's shooting cylinder, a defensive foul, and Xu Yong made three free throws.

Then?Gone.

That's all the penalties.

The fans at the scene were stunned for a moment when they saw this penalty, and soon there was a burst of whistles and cheers at the United Center.

This penalty is quite fair!

At this time, James, who had been dealt with on the bench, saw the referee's decision. His wound burst open on the spot, and his face was covered with blood again.

What's even more interesting is that after the penalty was issued, Spoelstra didn't even go to the referee to protest. Instead, his assistant Fizdale went to communicate with the referee.

The final result of the communication was naturally that the penalty was not changed.

In fact, after the referees discussed and determined that Xu Yong's actions were unintentional, they already made subjective penalties based on the situation on the field.

Because James not only violated the cylinder, but was also suspected of stepping on it.

If it hadn't been for the fact that James was scolded, and coupled with James' status in the league, this ball should have been called a technical foul.

When Xu Yong came back to shoot free throws, James entered the player tunnel accompanied by the team doctor. It looked like he was going to need stitches first.

After James left the game, the Heat's morale hit rock bottom.

Tonight's game also lost its suspense early on.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Heat 106-84 at home, rewriting most of the game to 2-0.

This evening, social media has been abuzz.

"Although the Heat are behind 0-2, there are many teams that have come back from 0-2 in history. We have to believe that the Heat will be the next one."

Those new Bulls fans also went crazy there.

But for Heat fans, these old opponents who have changed their vests are not the biggest headache at the moment.

What really made their mentality explode was what Xu Yong said at the post-match press conference.

In addition to the outcome and big score of tonight's game, what is also attracting attention is that Xu Yong opened the corner of James's eyebrows during the game.

Although the referees finally called James a defensive foul, the spectators are all results-oriented and will naturally doubt and seek the so-called "truth".

When Xu Yong faced reporters' questions, his answers were quite calm, and there was even a hint of humor in his calmness.

"You know, James was interfering with my shot. I didn't know he was under me, so his face hit my elbow. If I could have hit him with my elbow in the air, If you have a face, then I must be a kung fu master."

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