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In the first half, Stephen scored 24 points, four rebounds and five assists, in addition to one block and one steal each, while LeBron James only scored seventeen points, six rebounds and six assists, and only one steal.

At the beginning of the second half, the two of them led the starting lineup to reappear on the court. Up to now, both of them have not missed a minute of the game and stayed on the court. Both Mike Brown and Carlesimo are waiting for each other to put themselves first. The core of the team was replaced, which resulted in such a result.

As soon as the second half of the game started, Stephen got a foul on LeBron James. After the foul, Stephen shook his hand angrily. He was not angry because of the referee's penalty. His action just now was indeed a foul action.

This is because although the half-time break has passed, the loss of physical strength caused by the high confrontation in the half game made him feel a little tired involuntarily. When defending, he involuntarily wanted to save energy. It is a pity that He was caught by the sharp-eyed referee.

Stephen gently reached out to the referee to signal that he obeyed the penalty. Don’t let the referee misunderstand that he is dissatisfied with the penalty. Otherwise, this game is the opponent’s home court, and LeBron James is the top star player in the league. The referee must Leaning towards the other side, Stephen didn't want to ask for trouble.

What Stephen didn't know was that Powell Hillary, the referee who enforced the game, was an alumnus of the University of Southern California. Although the University of Southern California has very few people entering the basketball field, it doesn't mean that there are none.

Seeing that his junior was so well-behaved, Powell smiled and signaled the Cavaliers to serve as soon as possible. As a referee, he must not express his preference for a certain player, whether it is leaning toward lenient or strict punishment, otherwise one side of the battle Teams can ask the league to replace referees.

The team was sent to LeBron James again. Ilgoshkas came up and made a pick-and-roll for LeBron James. His huge body completely blocked Stephen's way. Facing Coupard who was brought up, LeBron James made an emergency stop and accelerated to get rid of Coupard behind him, but before he scored a layup, Wilcox, who came over, had reached out and pulled him down.

It was only the first round, and the Sonics paid the price of two fouls. It seems very abnormal, but in fact this is a defensive strategy designed by Carlesimo. Of course, Stephen's foul The foul was definitely an accident.

Still inspired by the last game against the 76ers, Iguodala defended Stephen close to him, and others used fouls to share the defense. For a team with only one superstar, this defensive method is still very effective, although In Stephen's body, he was bankrupt, but it gave Carlesimo a revelation.

During the halftime break, Carlesimo had already thought about Stephen's physical problems. Usually, Stephen started to rest in the second half of the second quarter, and the time of the halftime break was enough for him to maintain a relatively strong strength in the second half. He is in a good state, but the situation of today's game made him afraid to replace Stephen, so in the second half, he needs to make changes.

His arrangement is that in the defense against LeBron James, if the opponent has already got rid of the defense, Stephen does not need to deliberately pursue it, because it is very exhausting to do so, but to let his teammates share this task. When counting, it is reasonable to use fouls to prevent the opponent's scoring.

The foul just now, except that Stephen's foul was accidental, Coppard's reaction was also a bit slow, and he failed to make a foul in time, so Wilcox had to push up. His foul was a little late and gave Two free throw opportunities for the opposing team.

Wilcox didn't care that LeBron James was right in front of him, and told Coupard directly that he should foul resolutely when encountering this kind of situation again, be more fierce and brave, and don't think about using ordinary defensive methods to stop the opponent , if LeBron James is so easy to deal with, he is not LeBron James.

LeBron James' free throw percentage is not too high, it was even lower than [-]% last season, but these two free throws were performed super-level and all free throws went into the basket, and the foul did not play its due role.

The Sonics' offense has been different from the very beginning. Stephen didn't get the ball to attack with the ball at the beginning, but kept running without the ball, because compared to confronting LeBron James, this This kind of running is easier and saves energy.

For a player who is used to running without the ball, this offensive method is relatively easy, but for those who are not used to running without the ball, running without the ball is a very tedious thing, and once this emotion If it is affected, you will find that your physical strength is losing rapidly.

Although Stephen has greatly reduced the proportion of this offensive method in the overall offense since he joined the Supersonics this season, Stephen did not give up completely. Sometimes running and running can disrupt the opponent's defense and play a different role. Effect.

Stephen received a pass from Watson while running, and LeBron James hurriedly sped up his pace to follow, because for Stephen, it only takes a little space and time to shoot the ball into the basket, and Stephen has no habitual shooting area, and there is no obvious dead angle. No matter what point on the court, it is possible to make a shot, which makes people dare not relax at all.

As soon as LeBron James approached, Stephen passed the ball again, and then started to run again. As soon as LeBron James accelerated, he had to come down and run with the opponent, and Stephen's running was very elusive, non-stop It is very uncomfortable to change direction, turn back, accelerate and stop.

LeBron James felt ruthless, thinking about running like this, I’m tired and you won’t be able to go there easily. Whoever can run past the other, the two started running on the field. Stephen ran to the basket and just received a pass from his teammate. LeBron James came behind him, making him afraid to shoot at will, so he dribbled the ball around Coupard, but before he could make a shot, Ilgoshkas fouled.

This is not the tactics of the Cavaliers, but Ilgoshkas' experience. When he found that he couldn't stop Stephen from scoring in an ordinary way, he immediately fouled him, and he couldn't let LeBron James foul.

LeBron James just passed Coupard. If Stephen was a little slower, he would be able to take off and block the block, but Stephen also knew him very well, so he shot very quickly, firmly seized the opportunity, and forced Ilgoshkas can only foul.

The two sides adopted the same defensive strategy intentionally and one spontaneously, which greatly affected the performance of Stephen and LeBron James, but it also gave other players more opportunities. Durant of the Supersonics and the Cavaliers The team's Drew Gooden scored consecutive points.

When there were only more than four points left in the third quarter, Stephen used a quick three-pointer to widen the point difference to four points, and then turned around and made a steal in the hands of Larry Hughes, launched a long pass to launch a fast break, and assisted Walter Sen scored two points. Seeing that the team was playing smoothly and was in the lead again, Carlesimo took the lead in replacing Stephen with Szczerbiak, and then replaced LeBron James with Gibson.

In the first quarter, Gibson's three-pointer caused a lot of trouble for the Sonics. Now, as soon as he came on the court, after receiving the ball for the first time, he made a shot from outside the three-point line. After returning, Will After Cox missed a shot, the rebound was taken by Ilgoshkas. After falling into the position, Gibson succeeded in overpowering Watson, broke through to the basket and scored a layup. The six-point advantage was less than 1 minute There is only one minute left.

Carlesimo's eyes widened. Although he said that anything could happen on the field, it couldn't be reversed so quickly. The stalemate lasted for half the time, and the core players of both sides also left the field together. Callesimo Seamus looked at the players sitting on the bench, who should be replaced?Except for Stephen, the team has no players who can turn the game around. Could it be that Stephen is allowed to play again?

After Pavlovic made a mid-range shot to overtake the score, Szczerbiak finally made a three-pointer to help the team stabilize the situation and let Carlesimo give up the change. In his mind, he originally planned to let Ridnor, who played better in this game, go up, but he stopped when he saw this.

After Stephen wiped his sweat off his body and drank half a glass of water, the team fell behind. After seeing Szczerbiak's three-pointer, Stephen was relieved, but at this time Coupard was defeated by Irgo After Shikas lost his defensive position, he was eager to make up for his mistakes, but was tricked into a foul by Ilgoshkas.

As the only center with Yao Ming to execute technical foul free throws, Ilgoshkas made [-]% of his free throws. He easily sent two free throws into the basket, and then blocked Wolverine in defense. After Tesen's shooting made great contributions to the team, Ilgoshkas was replaced by Varejao.

After receiving the ball, Coupard turned around and sent Varejao flying far away. Although his action was obviously exaggerated, the referee still gave Coupard an offensive foul. He was furious. He had to argue with the referee and was stopped by his teammates.

Although the same is from the University of Southern California, he can't enjoy the treatment of an alumni in front of Powell. Powell doesn't even know that he is also a member of USC. Carlesimo's performance in this game Very disappointed, he stretched out his hand and called Robert Horry from the bench. After giving the opportunity, Robert Horry replaced Coupard.

Carlesimo's substitution was quite beyond Mike Brown's expectations. Robert Horry has basically faded out of the regular rotation of the Sonics. The tacit understanding between him and Stephen played some small-scale cooperation. He never thought that Carlesimo would send him on the field at this time, and let him appear at the power forward position.

This lineup effectively restrained the current inside lineup of the Cavaliers. At the same time, after Watson improved his defensive enthusiasm, Gibson failed to perform well. Both teams played in a chaotic manner until the third quarter. In the end, the Sonics trailed their opponents by only two points.