NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 220: I've figured out your three threats!
Lin Chuan was sitting in the audience and it was the first time he experienced this feeling personally.

He was even so infected by the atmosphere that he almost started cheering for the Knicks.

But thinking about his identity as a Thunder player, who would likely become the Knicks' opponent in a few days, he suppressed his thoughts and forced himself to focus all his attention on the game.

On the court, Anthony received the ball but was not in a hurry to use his signature triple threat.

Instead, he lowered his body and looked at James who was in a defensive stance.

"Just now, before the game, what were you doing? I saw you talking to someone on the sidelines."

Anthony's tone was teasing, and he seemed very curious.

Of course James would not tell Anthony what had just happened. He was severely humiliated by Lin Chuan and embarrassed in front of many fans.

If Anthony, who is at home, knew about this embarrassing thing, who knows how much trash he would come up with to disgust him.

So he snorted coldly,
"What does it have to do with you?"

"What does it have to do with me?"

Anthony was amused, his face suddenly turned cold, and he immediately asked back,
"Recruiting other players in my home court before the game? LeBron James, who do you really think you are? Why don't you take a piss and see what kind of person you are!"

Anthony's tone changed so quickly that James in front of him was stunned.

He didn't expect that Anthony was pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth. In fact, he knew everything and was just pretending to be stupid.

Asking yourself this question is simply to humiliate yourself!
"Fuck! Who am I? I'm a three-time MVP! I've been the king that has been towering over you since my debut, the one you had to look up to for the past ten years!"

James suddenly became angry and his defensive actions became more aggressive.

Anthony felt secretly delighted at the intense movement, which almost knocked him over.

That's how it should be!
The next second, things developed as he had imagined.

The referee blew the whistle decisively and penalized James for a defensive foul.

"Oh, a king? A king without a champion? A king who only pretends to wear a crown by gesturing in the air?"

"Only Chamberlain can be called the emperor of basketball because of his statistics and achievements. Just because you are praised by the media, do you really think you can compare with others? Clown!"

"Ha, you get so anxious when I say a few words to you, no wonder you keep losing championships."

Anthony patted the place on his body where James touched him and spoke with a hint of disgust.

The words directly hit the point that James least wanted to think about.

No crown!

Yes, even though he has won three MVPs, he is still one step away from that damn championship.

To this end, he even risked his own reputation and chose to join a group.

But who would have thought that after three years, there is still no championship!
And after this team change, he completely lost the possibility of chasing Jordan.

His final ranking limit is destined to be that damn second place.

Provoked by Anthony, he couldn't help but want to take action.

But considering the overall situation, he forced himself to calm down and walked aside silently.

Lin Chuan, on the other hand, was watching with great interest from the sidelines.

He didn't expect that this tiebreak, just the first round, would be so interesting.

James and Anthony had a little conflict so quickly.

He could feel the tension even on the sidelines.

Seeing James so angry, what will Wade do?

Lin Chuan still remembered that just last night, when he met Wade in the hotel, the other party complained to him, complaining about James, saying that after teaming up with him, he had sacrificed too much and was not even like himself.

However, when James was emotional on the court before, Wade always stepped forward to play the role of lubricant to comfort him.

Being between the coaching management and James also makes his job very difficult.

But this time, Lin Chuan found that Wade was supporting his knees with his hands, looking coldly at James who was making a fuss alone, with no intention of going forward to comfort him or calm him down.

Wow, that’s interesting.

Lin Chuan touched his chin, feeling somewhat happy.

In this game, his initial purpose was to observe his opponent's habits and set restrictions on possible final opponents.

But I didn’t expect that conflicts would occur one after another before the game even started.

This also made him look forward to the next game even more.

On the court, after Anthony successfully caused a foul by James.

He became more confident.

The fans on the sidelines also cheered loudly.

There were also boos and humiliations against the Heat and James.

After James committed a quick foul within one minute of the game, he immediately restrained his defensive actions.

Faced with Anthony's flaws exposed from time to time, he did not dare to rush to grab the ball.

He didn't want to get fouled twice at the start.

If he fouls out so early, Spoelstra will force him to sit on the bench and watch his teammates play.

If the Heat team lacks him, it will be difficult for them to compete with the Knicks led by Anthony, who is on a roll, with only Wade, who has a degenerated knee, and Bosh, who is a weak player.

Apart from anything else, there is no one who can defend Anthony.

Anyone who replaces him can only watch him whizzing through mid-range shots and sigh.

Having said that, James, who was fouled, had to be more conservative in defense and not be too aggressive.

This also makes him unable to effectively defend Anthony.

This also allowed Anthony to seize his weakness and score goals over his head repeatedly.

He also used the triple threat smoothly, and scored goals successfully in four consecutive rounds with the triple threat.

The Heat suffered a lot and quickly fell behind by six points, forcing Spoelstra to call a timeout.

And Spike Lee, who was not far from Lin Chuan, shouted extremely loudly.

Even though Lin Chuan was sitting behind him and not in the direct direction of his sound waves, he could still hear his noisy words clearly.

"Fuck LeBron! This is the strength of our Anthony! Do you know what the second place in MVP means? It means being stronger than the fourth place in your MVP list!"

"The top three on this season's MVP list are all outstanding figures! And you! A piece of trash who can't even make the top three!"

"Fuck him Anthony! Shoot him in the head of James!"

Lin Chuan was almost losing his concentration after listening to it.

Putting aside the noisy Spike Lee, Lin Chuan sat on the sidelines and observed carefully.

He found that Anthony's four triple threats performed very similar moves.

But if you look closely, there are subtle differences.

There seems to be something to the breathing rhythm, footsteps, and the position of the pull ball...

For example, in the last round, Anthony lifted the ball slightly upwards while inhaling for the third time, making James think that he was going to shoot directly, forcing him to move forward to defend. Then he quickly extended his right foot to do a probing step.

At the same time, he pulled the ball to his crotch, dribbled the ball between his legs, pretended to break through, and shook James in front of him back half a step.

Then he made a three-pointer.

Lin Chuan muttered to himself, carefully observing the opponent he might encounter.

But the sample size is too small, and although watching the game live is clearer, it inevitably lacks the God's perspective and slow-motion replay.

The few fleeting movements also made Lin Chuan unable to fully grasp his guess.

Look again...you can find his habits!
Lin Chuan sat upright.

At this moment, he had already detached himself from the lively environment around him, forgotten the loud cheers of the fans around him, and devoted all his body and mind to observing the movements and habits of the players on the field.

On the court, the Heat quickly adapted to the Knicks' defense after adjustments.

James also quickly found the balance between the big move and not being called for a foul by the referee. After the timeout, he defended the opponent's two singles in a row.

He also made a few small cooperations with Wade to narrow the score a little.

Seeing that Anthony still used his specialty, the triple threat, in these two attacks, Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes with even greater concentration.

These two times, Lin Chuan compared his assumptions with the data in his mind.

Although it was not an exact match, Lin Chuan knew that he seemed to be about to see through Anthony's three threatening habits.

"Almost there...almost there...James, come on, let me see your limit, let me see how far you can push Anthony!"

Lin Chuan became a little excited.

Compared to his old rival, the Heat, the Knicks are obviously a more unfamiliar team to him.

There has only been one match so far.

If we can understand Anthony's triple threat habits, his threat can be reduced a lot.

If we meet them in the final, we can beat them better and more powerfully!

But even though Anthony was pinned down, the Knicks have never been just his team.

Xiao Si also quickly stepped forward to share the firepower.

Although Bosh is also one of the Big Three of the Heat, it is obviously difficult to expect him to compete with Stoudemire.

And after JR was substituted in, the Knicks' firepower increased.

Even at the end of the first quarter, after receiving the ball, JR Smith ignored the requests of team leader Anthony and the accusations of some extreme fans, and even made an extremely outrageous long-range three-pointer to score a buzzer-beating goal.

After scoring, he ran to the center circle of the court without changing his expression, knelt on one knee and performed his classic Heaven's Gate celebration.

This three-point shot made even the experienced Lin Chuan's eyes widen.

He can accept the ultra-long three-pointer.

He could accept the elegant three-pointer.

He can even understand the buzzer-beating three-pointer.

But when these three are combined into one, it becomes a bit abnormal.

It also made Lin Chuan suddenly recall the scene in his previous life when Curry ran and threw a long three-pointer to win the game for the Thunder.

Although the difficulty is much lower, it is still outrageous enough.

It seems that JR really deserves the title of a nervous jerk.

JR's buzzer-beating three-pointer locked the score of the first quarter at 22:26.

The Knicks lead the Heat by 4 points at home.

Cheers from the sidelines broke out at the same time.

Lin Chuan didn't have time to immerse himself in the game with them. He just hoped that the second quarter could start soon.

His research on Anthony was still not enough.

I hope the Heat can hold on. If they get beaten, Anthony probably won’t play.

It was also the first time that Lin Chuan prayed that his former mortal enemy could be a little stronger.

But he just secretly thought to himself that if the countless Knicks fans around him found out, even if he was a well-known NBA star with a center's physique, he might not be able to escape unscathed.

The second quarter started soon after a few minutes.

In this quarter, Wade was switched to the small forward position, while James moved to the power forward position.

The adjustment was made because the team once again had a player who could score.

Ray Allen.

Although he is old, he doesn't have many roles.

But he still played with his own unique style in the limited time.

It was just the first round.

He received the pass from Wade in the left corner and then made a three-pointer.

Even though JR had been told by his coach to stick closely to Ray Allen all the way, the opponent still found an opportunity. He ran around to the corner several times and then received the ball and shot against him to score.

The team had an extra three-point scoring point, and the Heat quickly caught up with the score.

Although Stoudemire also stepped up and made a few mid-range shots, he showed that his face-to-face offensive skills continued to improve after his injury.

But Wade, who was also injured, did not show any weakness. In the middle of the second quarter, after holding the ball, he made a super change of direction, dodged and moved in the interior, and played one against five in one round. His layup caused a foul by Tyson Chandler, the iron gate in the interior, and made a 2+1.

Afterwards, he used the long-lost classic Flash move, the Phantom Step, to score another goal as if he had a last gasp.

Then there was another horseback archery move, which made Tyson, who was ready to block him in the paint, stand still and stare at him stupidly as he scored another goal.

In just one minute, he beat the Knicks 1-6 and reversed the score. The Flash was so terrifying.

There were even boos against Wade at home.

But such boos made the superstar even more excited, and Wade's fighting spirit became even stronger.

This game is not a confrontation between James and Anthony. Don't forget that he is also one of the rookies in 03.

In fact, he was the first one among them to win the championship!
Besides, he is the FMVP!

The Knicks had no choice but to call a timeout and make targeted arrangements.

The Heat used zone defense to break their attack and singles to cut off the connection between the Heat's Big Three and the team. On the offensive end, Anthony, who had been neglected for half a quarter, was restarted.

After being ignored for half a quarter, Anthony started his scoring mode again.

When he started to use the triple threat, Lin Chuan immediately kept a close eye on his movements.

At the same time, I was silently reciting in my heart.

After two breaths, the basketball was lifted slightly.

This is definitely a way to trick the defense and shoot directly!

Next, on his third breath, Anthony would lift the ball slightly to deceive the defense, and then simultaneously take a small step with his right foot! He dribbled the ball under his crotch! He made the opponent think he was going to break through! Then he shot directly!

(End of this chapter)