At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 82 You wear James jersey tonight

In this game, the Cavaliers' starting five are:
Point Guard: Maurice Williams
Shooting guard: Anthony Parker
Small Forward: LeBron James
Power Forward: JJ Hickson

Center: Shaquille O'Neal

Although the team has two top superstars, O'Neal and James, O'Neal is already a thing of the past at this time. At the age of 38, he has few drops of oil left in the tank.

Although the aging "Big Shark" is still very efficient, his current physical strength is only enough to last about 20 minutes, and he has long lost the glory of the past.

With Anthony Randolph injured, the Warriors' starting lineup has also been fine-tuned.

The perimeter is still a combination of Ellis, Maggette, and Curry.

Inside, Radmanovic, who had previously performed mediocrely, was reactivated, allowing him to partner with Turiaf.

In the first quarter of the game, the Warriors looked for opportunities on the outside, while the Cavaliers relied on James' breakthrough to continuously create damage.

Maggette is simply unable to prevent James from breaking through, and can only hope that his teammates on the inside will make up the defense.

In addition to James, although O'Neal is old, his shooting percentage can still be maintained at around [-]%, and the threat at the basket should not be underestimated.

However, Nelson, the grandfather of the shark-cutting tactics, had already made arrangements for this.

Once O'Neal gets the ball, the Warriors' two inside men will take turns violating him.

This made the free throw shooter Shaq suddenly feel miserable.

With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, the two teams made the first round of personnel adjustments.

The Cavaliers replaced O'Neal to rest, and also came off the court with JJ Hixon.

Replaced by Anderson Varejao and "Big Z" Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

The Warriors replaced Radmanovic with Du Zhe.

Seeing Du Zhe come on stage, Jessica in the audience felt her heart throbbing for no reason.

The home audience was also in a commotion, shouting Du Zhe's name enthusiastically.

So Du Zhe is so popular here... Thinking of this, Jessica felt a little disappointed in her heart. She felt that Du Zhe might have been taken advantage of by some girl.

But soon she also joined the ranks of these fans to cheer for Du Zhe on the stage.

"Hey, Du Zhe is on the field, and now James looks good!"

Sitting on the other side of Jessica is also a couple, and the boy is excitedly introducing the situation on the field to his girlfriend.

"Oh? Really? I don't believe it. James is so famous. What can a Chinese player who has never heard of the name do against him..." The girl obviously knew little about basketball, and was only familiar with the top superstars.

"Then let's make a bet. If you lose, you will wear James' jersey tonight." The boy whispered with a smirk.

The two of them are chatting with each other, which makes Jessica, who is alone at the side, lonely and lonely.

At this time, the Cavaliers are still attacking around James.

Although he and Du Zhe were polite at the beginning, James was not polite at all in the actual fight.

It was a sudden and hard fight when I came up.

Jessica looked at the picture on the big screen with worry, fearing that Du Zhe would not be able to withstand the attack from the opposite side.

"Faced with James' bulldozer-like breakthrough, Du Zhe refused to give in and intercepted the ball beautifully!"

With the passionate words of the DJ on the scene, Jessica also became excited.

Du Zhe stole the ball, and the Warriors immediately launched a clean counterattack, and Ellis easily scored with a basket.

The Cavaliers' two insiders, especially Big Z, obviously couldn't keep up with this rhythm and could only slowly return to defense.

"Look, I'm right!" The boy beside him proudly showed off to his girlfriend.

After eating a deflation on Du Zhe, James immediately recalled the painful memories of the last fight.

After hesitating to dribble the ball at the top of the arc for more than ten seconds, he hoisted the ball into the inside, trying to open up the situation through the height advantage of his teammates.

After all, Big Z is 2 meters tall, and Varejao is also 21 meters tall. The advantage against Maggette and Turiaf is still obvious.

Especially Maggette, although he is also very strong, but after all, he is not tall enough.

Looking up at Varejao in front of him, he only wanted to scold his mother in his heart.

Fortunately, James passed the ball to Big Z on the other side, which made Maggette breathe a sigh of relief.

As soon as James passed the ball, Du Zhe immediately caught wind and double-teamed Big Z.

Although this Lithuanian giant has one of the best heights in the league, it is not that strong in confrontation.

There was Turiaf in front and Du Zhe in the back. The double attack between the two made Big Z a little overwhelmed.

There was not much time left, and he wanted to distribute the ball, but the 35-year-old Big Z was too old and too slow.

Before the ball was released, it was snatched by Du Zhe.

This bandit... Big Z who lost the ball could only roar helplessly in his heart.

The two consecutive steals and fast breaks made the fans on the scene boil up, and Jessica, who was in it, also began to shout excitedly.

She suddenly felt a hint of the charm and fun of the game.

Soon the first quarter of the game ended. Under the whirlwind of the Warriors, the two insiders of the Cavaliers, especially the big Z, couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all.

In the second quarter, Cavaliers coach Brown replaced Big Z with O'Neal, trying to hope that Big Shark could regain his peak glory and overturn the Warriors inside.

But it is a pity that O'Neal at this time has long lost the strength of his peak period, and it is obviously unrealistic to expect him to dunk with two people hanging on him.

Under the Warriors' fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions and decisive fouls, the Sharks had no choice but to be stranded at the basket.

Throughout the second quarter, O'Neal made no achievements.

Facing Du Zhe's defense, James had no choice but to break through and draw fouls and try to get better on the outside.

At the end of the first half, the Warriors established a 52-point lead at 46:6.

LeBron James played two quarters. He made 12 of 4 shots and 8 of 7 free throws, scoring 15 points.

However, more than half of the points were scored on Maggette's head in the opening game.

Although Du Zhe didn't take many shots, he was very efficient. He also scored 5 points on 3 of 9 shots.

But in addition to scoring, he also contributed 3 steals on the defensive end.

Cavaliers coach Brown watched James being restricted by Du Zhe, but he was helpless.

On the one hand, this is because the team really can't find a second player who can carry the banner of offense.

On the other hand, it is also limited by the fact that James' offensive skills are still relatively rough at this time, and he still relies more on his physical talent to create scoring opportunities.

"Le, LeBron... What do you think we should do in the third quarter?" Coach Brown, who had lost his mind, asked cautiously.

This made the suffocated James even more angry: "You are the head coach, what are you asking me for!"

Now he is thinking about more important things and has no time to deal with Brown.

(End of this chapter)