Chapter 583: Reciprocity(1/2)
After landing, James beat his chest and roared, then looked at Lian Dao.
Lian Dao also saw James' eyes, unconvinced, angry, and crazy!
The opening dunk seemed to declare James' attitude towards this game.
He wanted to defeat the Knicks at Madison Square Garden and make Lian Dao look embarrassed.
What historical superstar, what is comparable to Michael Jordan...
As long as Lian Dao is defeated, these honors belonging to Lian Dao will only highlight his own strength.
It can be said that James was ambitious from the moment he came up.
When the Knicks made their first offensive attack in the frontcourt, Lian Dao took a look and saw that the Heat were using Battier to defend him.
After receiving the pass from Holiday, he was not polite at all and accelerated directly to break through.
After all, Battier's defense is still very sophisticated. He predicts Lian Dao's breakthrough route in advance and does not force physical confrontation, but carries out containment.
If this was Shane in his youth, Lian Dao might not be able to get rid of him.
But now Battier is 34 years old. Although he still has a super high basketball IQ, the flexibility of his feet has dropped too much.
Two consecutive drag steps were used in disguise, and then he turned around and broke through, passing directly by Battier.
Then he went straight to the Heat basket, with his body against the defending Haslem, and forced the ball to the basket.
"Beep!"
"Whoa!"
Lian Dao scored with a throw and caused Haslem to foul.
twenty one!
You open with a tomahawk slam, and I'll give you a 2 1 right after!
What is this called? Reciprocity!
Lian Dao just wants to tell James in a tougher way that he can never take away victory from Madison Garden!
Lian Dao's tough goal instantly lit up Madison Garden.
Standing on the free throw line, Lian Dao made a steady free throw.
The deafening cheers of Knicks fans rang out again.
Si Bo rubbed his chin with his hand but did not move.
Lian Dao scored 2 1 in the opening game, which did not make Spoelstra change his defensive strategy.
Spoelstra knows about Battier's defensive ability. Although it is not as good as when he was young, he is still a good defender at the third position.
Especially against the Celtics, Pierce didn't suffer at all on the defensive end.
Moreover, in this game, Spoelstra did not want James to consume too much energy on the defensive end.
In G6 of the semi-finals, James has fully demonstrated the terror of "all-out James".
Spoelstra wanted James to put more experience into the offensive end, so the task of guarding Lian Dao naturally fell on Battier.
In the frontcourt, James is still making violent breakthroughs as always.
But when he went for a layup under the basket, he was pulled down by Cousins who was assisting in defense.
James caused Cousins to foul.
He seemed to have found his "all-out" state again tonight, and his desire to attack was extremely strong.
Moreover, he was also in a very hot state and made two free throws directly after getting to the free throw line.
As soon as James came up, he put the gear in advance and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, directly scoring the Heat's first 4 points.
It can be felt that James is indeed in an "angry" state tonight.
He felt that Lian Dao had robbed him of the honors that should have been his, mVp, strongest small forward, best defensive team...
These should all belong to me, but now they belong to Lian Dao.
He wants to use this game to prove himself and tell everyone.
He is the strongest player at the third position in the league and the real winner of these honors!
The footage of the scene was given to Lian Dao.
The strong signal sent by James at the beginning does not need explanation at all. Now it depends on how Lian Dao responds.
This game is not just a matter of victory or defeat, it is also a battle between the strongest forwards in the league.
Just when all the fans and commentators were waiting for Lian Dao's response.
After Lian Dao broke through... he passed the ball to Millsap on the outside.
After Lian Dao broke through Battier again, James couldn't help but want to shrink his defense.
After Lian Dao caught a glimpse of James helping to defend, he immediately threw the ball to the outside.
He is not the kind of player who is superior, and he will not respond irrationally.
Anyway, all the honors and rewards have been obtained. He is the one standing on the top of the mountain now, and he does not need to respond.
As the pursuer, James is the player who should truly prove his strength.
Lian Dao now only cares about the team's victory or defeat in tonight's game.
After Millsap received the ball, he was still open.
Feeling in good condition, I shot directly from outside the three-point line without making any adjustments.
"brush!"
It can be seen that Millsap is still in very good condition tonight.
From catching the ball to shooting, Millsap is very confident.
Although Lian Dao did not confront James, Millsap's three-pointer responded to James' score just now.
This feels like...
You can't even handle my little brother, and you still want me to take action, are you worthy?
Spoelstra stood up from the bench.
He was calm and carefree before, but now his expression has become serious.
Spoelstra was not surprised by Lian Dao's goal in the previous opening, because Lian Dao's strength was there.
As long as there are subsequent double-teams, even if Lian Dao can score, he will consume more physical energy. In the end, his physical energy will seriously decline, and his shooting rate will naturally decrease.
But if there are teammates to help Lian Dao share the firepower, then the Heat need to worry about the defensive end will be very different.
He had looked down on Millsap before.
After all, in Spoelstra's view, although Millsap is excellent defensively, he is not good enough on the offensive end to become the Knicks' second firepower.
But Millsap hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, which already made Spoelstra wary.
The good news is that James was really good tonight.
He still chose to break through to the inside like a tank, but Millsap stepped back repeatedly and sat on the floor.
And also caused a blocking foul on Millsap.
There have been many "Little James" in the league, such as Josh Smith, Tyreke Evans, OJ Mayo, etc.
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But the physical strength and use of the body to truly reach James's level have not yet appeared so far.
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Lian Dao asked with concern.
Millsap covered his chest with some pain on his face, and Lian Dao's mood suddenly rose.
This has just begun, and it would be a real loss if the Knicks only get one injury.
Millsap shook his head and made a move.
This means that when James broke through just now, he directly used his elbow to clear the way.
"It's okay!"
Lian Dao nodded and reached out to pull Millsap up from the floor.
Then when James took a free throw, he went to the referee and explained the previous situation.
Lian Dao did not apply pressure, but consulted the referee on the correctness of his movements.
If the referee says the scale is reasonable, then the Knicks can also use it.
Although Lian Dao doesn't use small tricks often, it doesn't mean he doesn't know how to do them.
The referee knew what Lian Dao meant. He did see James' action just now, so he didn't call it.
To be continued...