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Chapter 439 The War Between Giants

The Miami Heat relied on Lin Yi's two-handed tip-up and scored two points first. Spoelstra also understood that these big men under him had already begun to enter the game state, and the part that was still surging just now Anxiety has started to fade with the scoring, but the Filipino doesn't have time to sit back in his seat because Cleveland's counterattack has begun, and those guys are looking fierce.

Being attacked by the opponent at the last second, this will inevitably affect the mood of the Cavaliers, but the little emperor still waved at West to signal the whole team to press, and he himself had crossed halftime and stuck into the Heat Near the three-point line, although West's ball control was also interfered by the old Bell, the switch between Mo Williams and him solved the marking problem, which made the Cavaliers The speed of advancement appears to be very fast.

Mo Williams' height and confrontation ability obviously have to suffer some disadvantages in the matchup with Wade, so he did not choose to let the basketball stay in his hands too much. When the basketball was taken halfway, he Soon, under Wade's pressure, he chose to distribute the ball to LeBron James who was hovering outside the three-point line, and the little emperor with the ball in his hand lowered his body and looked at Bruce James in front of him. Bowen.

In the finals a few years ago, these two men had a head-on confrontation. At that time, the little emperor still lacked his own offensive means on the outside, and his unstable shooting accuracy also caused him to cut inside to play. An old guy like Bowen will not rely on his own strength to stop him. The joint defense of the entire Spurs has become the ultimate weapon to kill the little emperor, but no one dares to deny the old Bowen's defensive role.

But that was already a few years ago, now that Bowen is older, his unusually thin body has become thinner and thinner, and the strong body of him and the little emperor can be seen very clearly in the broadcast footage How big is the difference, but James does not dare to underestimate such an old guy, he knows very well what such an old man can do, looking at what happened to Ray Allen a few days ago, it is easy to understand why the Miami Heat will After the Spurs gave up this veteran and quickly recruited him to their team, the old guy has not lost his role.

However, Spoelstra doesn't think it is safe to arrange Bowen to entangle the little emperor. Although he is very assured of Bowen's absolute advantage in game experience, the difference in age and physical fitness will make him The old Bowen is in a disadvantageous defensive posture. What Spoelstra needs Bowen to do is not to stop the little emperor directly, but to stalk his starting speed. Only when that guy can't speed up at all, Only the Miami Heat have the chance to close the siege with all their strength, and only by slowing down the breakthrough speed of the little emperor can they have a chance to completely lock this guy in the penalty area.

Just like the Cavaliers have no way to completely block Wade's breakthrough, the Miami Heat don't have the extravagant hope to directly stare at the little emperor in a one-on-one confrontation, but they have already done a good job in the second position. The defense blocked the little emperor's preparations, but the Miami people will not use their big men like the Cavaliers. The Filipinos have already prepared for the little emperor, just waiting for him to get close obediently.

Lowering his shoulders as much as possible and tensing his muscles, the confrontation between the little emperor and old Bowen outside the three-point line has brought the Cavaliers' offense to a standstill, but the little emperor seems to have made up his mind to let He won the first offense for the Cavaliers. He didn't even look up to see his teammates' positioning and running. All his energy has been concentrated in the matchup with old Bowen.

It's not that the little emperor doesn't want to pass the ball. When Mo Williams is entangled by Wade, he wants the shark under the basket to have a chance to start the offensive rhythm, but Lin Yi will not let the little emperor be able to pass the ball. Passed a good ball steadily from the outside. The moment he met O'Neal, he had firmly chosen to defend around the front. Lin Yi knew one thing very well, that is, he was not as heavy as Yao. Using his body to withstand the shark's intrusion inward is no different from a dream, so he can only choose to use a resolute circle forward on the defensive end to destroy the opponent's pass and reception.

Although this kind of frequent forward movement also caused frequent physical contact between Lin Yi and O'Neill, Lin Yi's nimble footsteps played a key role. His nimble movement speed would always catch O'Neal's neutral position quickly. Completed the forward movement, and his long arms also caused a lot of trouble for the little emperor to pass the ball. The moment he caught the ball, he wanted to hang it directly, but Lin Yi's forward formation formed a barrier. This made James himself feel very embarrassed, he could only choose to try to find a space that could be used on the old Bowen.

But Bowen didn't let the little emperor have any easy moments. Although the two of them were entangled with each other about one step outside the three-point line, the old guy's two hands frequently left his own marks on the little emperor's body. Mark, the opponent tried to force the start twice on the periphery, but the old Bowen gave the little emperor a blow with his arms and black feet, and his pull also made the little emperor's two attacks fail in the start-up phase.

Pulling, pulling, dragging, kicking, pinching, anyway, old Bowen himself knows what he should do, as long as he can make the opponent uncomfortable to play, he is willing to do it, even if there is already a sound in the Quicken Loans Arena. Crazy boos, this old fritter has long been used to the opponent's fans treating him in this way. He doesn't feel that this is an environment that can make him perform abnormally. He will only cling to the opponent even more desperately.

James didn't take any advantage in the confrontation with Bowen. His two attempted offenses have consumed a lot of ball-holding time. Now the bright red numbers on the timer above the basket have reminded the little emperor that the Cavaliers With the last seven seconds left in an attack, James finally chose to pass the ball at the last moment after failing to get rid of it consecutively. However, he did not directly choose to hang the ball directly, but was instantly pressed by the old Bowen. Speed ​​up and chose to break through, and handed the ball directly to O'Neill when he forcibly broke into the three-second zone.

This was a close-range shot after an inside cut. Lin Yi's forward pace was blocked on the periphery by James' strong suddenness. He was not able to stop in front of O'Neal at the first time. The giant was near the baseline. There is no way to interfere with the ball with his back. At this time, Lin Yi can only choose to support O'Neal's body with his arms behind O'Neal, but the pressure O'Neal put on Lin Yi has already appeared at this time.

The little emperor spent too much time in the stalemate with the ball, which also left O'Neill with the ball in his hand. The time left is running out, and it is impossible for O'Neill to do cumbersome fake moves to try to get rid of the opponent's top defense , simply this big guy used his best and sharpest weapon, that is, his heavyweight body as a forward booster, and his first offensive action after holding the ball was to use his huge The body leaned back directly, and Lin Yi, who was defending behind him, immediately felt the opponent's arrogant and unreasonable playing style with both hands.

Lin Yi used his body to actively stick behind O'Neill, so he can clearly feel when the opponent exerts force, but sometimes this feeling will make you understand one thing, that is, in the face of absolute power , Many technical factors can be directly ignored, especially when a giant under the basket like O'Neill tries his best to hit hard, all Lin Yi can feel is the strong pressure.

Although Lin Yi's current bench press performance has improved a lot compared to before, but facing such a [-]-jin flesh wall slamming into you, the impact force generated by the acceleration of gravity still makes Lin Yi's chest hurt. He felt a kind of suffocation, and the worst thing was that he had already been pushed into the three-second zone by such a force, and the body of the big guy not only squeezed a space enough to attack, he also relied on Swinging his strong arm back and forth, he won a chance to face the basket with a half turn, and his left hand holding the ball directly chose to attack without hesitation.

O'Neal has already set up an attacking posture, ready to forcibly eat the obstacles Lin Yi set up for him in the confrontation under the basket. He raised the basketball with his left hand high near the three-second zone and then layup with a low hand However, Lin Yi's long arms stretched as far as possible still caused O'Neill a little bit of trouble.

Especially when O'Neal's low hand turned around to wipe the basket and threw it out, O'Neal's shot point was a bit too low because of suppressing Lin to jump together. It touched Lin Yi's fingertips. Although it was a very weak touch, Lin Yi's long fingers were enough to change the trajectory of the basketball. This time O'Neal's hard-cut shot did not meet his expectations. Usually, they go straight into the basket, but bounce to the bottom line after hitting the rebound, and the little emperor and Wade rushed to the basketball's landing point at the same time. It's a pity that neither of these two guys can control the basketball. The orange basketball rolled out of the bottom line under the squeeze of two people.

"The Cavaliers have the ball!" The referee's penalty caused dissatisfaction among the Miami Heat, but these guys could only look at the referee with dissatisfied expressions. After all, this is Cleveland, not Miami. This is the territory of those Cavaliers. It’s not theirs. Some of the referee’s decisions are so vague. Although no one can tell who was the last to touch the basketball in the fight just now, the home field advantage will always play its role at this time. The Cavaliers have This gave O'Neal, who had just missed a shot, a chance to make amends, but what Wade and the others are most worried about now is not whether the opponent will succeed this time, but Lin Yi's defense just now. Did the collision between Zhong and O'Neal cast a psychological shadow on this big man? After all, that opponent was too tough, and he was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation just now.

However, when Wade and the others looked back at Lin Yi's expression, they didn't see much frustration from this guy's face. The guy even gave Wade and the others a wry smile while rubbing his chest. With a helpless expression, "Damn, that guy is like a wall. Compared with him, that guy Howard is not at the same level. With an impact force of 300 catties, I finally know how powerful it is. It is definitely not 3 The weight of a 100-jin bag of rice is the first time I have personally experienced this feeling of suffocation. This guy is even more domineering than the last time we met. The moment he turned around to me just now, I almost lost my breath. Function, this is really a difficult guy to deal with." When Lin Yi walked to Wade's side, he whispered to his partner his own personal experience, which was a feeling of absolute power.

Lin Yi never doubted the power of that shark in the basket, and the contact just now proved the strength of that guy, just like what the shark himself said, this fat man is the The greatest basket ruler in the league, his body is his most powerful weapon. No wonder this guy once said arrogantly when he left the Lakers that he could help anyone win the championship, but lost him Don't even dream that the Lakers can reach the finals in a few years. He didn't say big things. Although he has slowly declined from his peak state when he left the Lakers, no one will really ignoring the existence of this guy, just like the past ten years.

Because of O'Neal's pull and strong attack support at the basket, the Miami Heat were able to pull four games in a row against the Mavericks, and the guy who was playing Dampier had no power to fight, even him. He can force the King of Germany to stay away from the inside line he occupies. As long as he wants, he can pick up rebounds on other people's heads, or even slam dunk directly. Although he is old, he is still the overlord of the vertical and horizontal basket.

When Duncan, Nowitzki, Yao and other big guys are asked who is the most difficult inside player, these guys who have only emerged in the post-golden age of centers will put O'Neal as the biggest opponent. It is precisely because of this guy that the Lakers can win three championships in a row. Don't mention Kobe's credit at this time. During the first three consecutive championships of the Lakers, O'Neal will always be the best on the court. Threatening guy, even if Kobe's shooting and breakthroughs have begun to become more and more sharp, Peter Pan has no way to obliterate the role of that shark. Only when O'Neal plays normally, the Lakers are invincible. This is an unalterable fact.However, since last season, there will be another name in the mouth of those interviewed, and that is O'Neal's opponent today, Lin Yi.It took this guy a whole season for many people to remember the magic of this Eastern boy, just like O'Neill's madness when he was airborne in the league, and Lin Yi even acted more fiercely than the original shark at certain moments , at least he hasn't met anyone who can sweep him away so far.

Lin Yi's rise in Miami is gradually erasing the traces of this shark in the Heat. When he can also use a pair of wide palms to control the fate of the team, the kind of worship for him has already been established in this city. Spreading everywhere, just like the cheers for O'Neal at the beginning, I am afraid that those Miami fans now do not hate such a guy who brought them a championship. Although he abandoned the city when the Heat were at their lowest point, it is estimated that There is no place where people hate a guy with such distinctive features, then or now.

In the confrontation last season, Lin Yi faced O'Neal more often as a rookie, and that shark didn't put all its offensive energy into the confrontation with Lin Yi. More Stoudemire and Lin Yi were competing. The awkward running and bombing team was not suitable for the survival of sharks, and he did not have a sense of crisis to be overtaken by latecomers, but today was different. This shark not only He wanted to prove that those Cleveland people chose him right in the Quicken Loans Arena, and he had to prove his strength in front of Lin Yi, so his attack this time was extremely ferocious, especially this guy who had accumulated more than a dozen games. The power burst out collectively at this moment, which made it a little difficult for Lin Yi.

The reason why the Cavaliers spent a lot of money to recruit him to their team is naturally O'Neal's dominance under the rebound, and the core tactics of the Miami Heat also revolve around Lin Yi, the fulcrum of the inside, but In the contest just now, Lin Yi could clearly feel the opponent's aggression. If he hadn't carried the opponent's body and stretched his long arms as much as possible to add a little trouble to the opponent, maybe now he would It's time to see that guy O'Neill waving his strong arms and inciting the frenzied atmosphere in the stadium.

Lin Yi understands very well what kind of game this is. The competition for the basket will determine the tone of the entire game. The team's inside defense task, so after a wry smile with Wade, Lin Yi didn't let the confrontation just now affect his mood, he still took the initiative to fight for his own favorable position in the inside. The physical contact between the strong shark and him was fierce and frequent, but O'Neill could not take any advantage because of such physical contact. Lin Yi's agility determined his position-grabbing advantage. The war is just a prelude, and the fiercest confrontation has not yet begun, but everyone can already foresee that these two guys will definitely decide a winner today before giving up. The new power and the old king will definitely Using their own ways to show their existence, this is a battle between giants, only tragic, without retreat.

The basketball war is a game that will not end until one side completely loses. The basketball giant battle is a tragic fight. . .

(The Eagles are a tragedy... Another 30-point gap... Alas, today's Jazz is even more tragic... They are still one point behind in the last 6 seconds, but the little fat man missed a shot, but Miles I didn’t even make a tip-up! These two guys shot the basketball very well. They hit the backboard on the left and the right respectively, duh! You two want to tell me the specifications of this basket! It’s over, here’s 3 : 0, the jazz will be eliminated again, the only thing that feels happy today may be Kirilenko's hairstyle, friends who love it, go and have a look, it's so funny, have you seen a hedgehog head? Did the guy in [-] suddenly become a split? Or the kind where the blond hair is lying on the scalp, lol)

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