NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 59 The whole world is targeting James
After the half-time break, players from both sides returned to the field.

At the beginning of the second half, Durant was replaced by K, replacing Deron Williams. The US team became bigger and its defensive ability was strengthened.

All I can say is that Durant is a natural scorer.

A ruthless person who can shoot from all angles without any blind spots.

His touch didn't seem to cool down at all because of the little incident in the first half. He was still hot and scored consecutive goals as soon as he came on the court.

This included a slam dunk and a three-pointer.

It can be called the most powerful weapon of the US team.

The most powerful killer of the first generation of the US team could not sit still. Carmelo Anthony made three consecutive three-threat pull-up shots and beat Spain 15:0 with Durant.

The Spanish team, which had been holding on well in the first half and even made the US team have a hard time, was directly stopped by the firepower of these two people.

"Wow, they are worthy of being called FIBA ​​killers. These two are really good at FIBA ​​and they can shoot three-pointers very easily."

"Yeah, I always ignore the defense, and whether I score or not depends entirely on my touch."

However, James, who has not played, was in a bad mood.

Clearly he and Durant were substituted out together just now, but K still hasn't let him play, as if he's going to let him sit on the bench for the whole game.

Is James not as good as Durant?
He is obviously the number one player in the league!
Seeing that the situation on the court was improving, Old K also replaced several players, replacing James, who had been sitting on the bench for almost two quarters, and rookie Davis and Iguodala.

Finally on the court, James can start his performance again.

He went on the court after being suppressed for a long time, and threw Old K's previous warning to the back of his mind.

He stopped passing the ball and started to engage in endless one-on-one play against the Spanish team.

Even in one of the shots, he called for Davis' screen, rushed to the inside, and without caring about Davis's follow-up, he stretched out his hand to signal for an alley-oop, and then made another iron-blooded layup against Gasol Jr.

His fourth attempt to ask for the ball was ignored. Davis, who was returning to defense, felt a little aggrieved. He lowered his head and slowly retreated to his own half.

Iguodala saw how pitiful he was and quickly stepped forward to pat him on the back and said a few words of comfort.

"That's his personality. You'll understand once you enter the league and play a few games."

Seeing James still so careless and only concerned about his own performance, he doesn't take himself seriously at all.

Old K stood up and called a timeout when James was holding the ball and preparing to advance for a fast break.

"Alas!"

James rushed to the basket and was about to dunk when he heard the referee blew the whistle to stop the game.

"Fake!"

He hurriedly caught the ball and immediately felt a cramp in his abdomen. He complained to the referee with a face full of resentment.

"Why, when did FIBA ​​add the offside rule?"

"You, your coach just called a timeout."

The referee snatched the ball away and turned to walk towards the sidelines.

James was very angry but didn't dare to vent his anger on the referee and walked back to the bench.

"Why call a timeout, coach?"

James walked forward and expressed his confusion.

"We are a team. We've said it countless times." Just as he was about to say a few more words, Lao K suddenly felt tired.

"I don't have to explain to you, LeBron, just sit still."

Old K didn't say anything else, just waved his hand and asked him to sit back.

"Someone doesn't listen to the coach and will be sitting on the bench again."

As soon as James sat down, he heard Durant's gloating laughter.

Fake!

James felt very annoyed.

How come everyone suddenly started to have opinions about him and target him!

NBA reporters didn't vote for him in the best defensive game, Durant looked down on him as if he were a brush, the coach didn't let him play and the referee didn't blow the whistle even after he was slapped in the face just now!

He was clearly a gifted talent, but his reputation plummeted after he lost a few games.

James suddenly realized that no one took him seriously anymore.

At this moment, the slowly fading adrenaline made him suddenly feel uncomfortable. Touching his lower abdomen, James frowned.

Durant was a little surprised to see him like this, having been prepared to engage in a verbal battle of 300 rounds.
"No one can get hurt on a fast break, right?"

James glanced at Durant. The pain was so severe that he couldn't spare the energy to argue with Durant.

At the end of the game, the score was 110:92, and the US team won with an 18-point advantage.

For Spain, Pau Gasol had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Marc Gasol had 18 points and 12 rebounds.

On the outside, it is said that Navarro, who was injured, scored 23 points, the highest in the team.

For the U.S. team, Kobe Bryant, who had the best performance of the game, made 12 of 8 three-pointers and scored 30 points. Durant also scored 22 points in limited playing time.

Because James repeatedly disobeyed orders, he was kept on the bench by K for almost the entire game. He only played for 7 minutes and scored 8 points and 3 rebounds, which were also his worst statistics in this Olympics, even worse than the 9 points and 4 rebounds of substitute rookie Anthony Davis.

He left the field immediately after the game, leaving no opportunity for reporters to catch him for an interview.

The reporters looked at James' back and were a little stunned. They didn't expect him to move so fast, even faster than them.

Unable to get breaking news, many reporters also found Durant. Regarding the little episodes on the court, the reporters were eager to get answers.

"Durant, I saw you guys arguing on the court in the first quarter today. Do you want to know what happened?"

"Durant, you played well in the second half and led the team to a better score, but James, who left the court with you, has not been given a chance to play again. Is it because of the coach or something else?"

"Your opponent in the finals is likely to be the Chinese team. Their star player is your teammate Lin Chuan. What do you think?"

A series of questions came flooding towards Durant.

Reporters are looking forward to the answers to these questions. As long as Durant answers them well, each one will be a hot topic and can make the headlines of today's basketball news.

"There was no quarrel in the first quarter, just some disagreements about the distribution of ball rights. I think everyone should play together instead of just one person rushing to the inside with the ball and not even looking at his teammates who were open. You can see that we were even behind in the first quarter. If we continue to play like this, we may fall to the semi-finals again after 04."

"As for the coach's decision to change players, I think it would be better for you to ask K directly. This team is coached by him, and the rotation of players depends on him. We just need to listen to his instructions and obey."

"For the final, I hope that the Chinese team can successfully defeat Argentina and advance to the final. I am very grateful to my good brother Lin Chuan for his heroic performance in the final to help us win the championship. In return, I can't wait to beat him in the final."

(End of this chapter)