Chapter 532: Take the Lead!

The appearance of the Supersonics seemed mediocre under the host's deliberately 'perfunctory' voice, but when it was the Cavaliers' turn, there were naturally various climaxes.

Shaquille O'Neal, Jason Kidd, Dwyane Wade, Ron Artest...Except Artest who only entered the second team, everyone has been the league's top superstar. Wade has also made it to the league's best first team twice, and he has two years of first team in his four-year career, tied with Kobe Bryant. Although he still retained the 3+1 rookie contract in order to defeat Lin Dong, he is undoubtedly one of the strongest No. 2s on the planet.

Everyone has long been a super-giant figure familiar to fans in terms of strength and honor, and the host's passionate introduction set off a series of climaxes at home.

And when LeBron came on stage...

-From St. Vincent-St. Mary High School! From Ohio!

-HOHOHO!

There was already a more crazy scream in the stands.

Compared with the previous teammates, LeBron obviously lacks hard honors. He has neither a championship nor a first team. He has only been to the second team twice, and even the All-Star Game has only been twice.

But...

——The Chosen Son of Ohio! The Enemy of the Prince of Basketball!

With the host's introduction, the atmosphere on the scene has burned to the extreme.

——Ohio State! The Chosen Son! OHOHOH!

Yes... This is Ohio after all. In comparison, whether O'Neal, Kidd, Wade or Artest, they are all from other states and counties. Only LeBron James is their hometown star.

He may have been the shame of Ohio, but when he faced four gangsters and washed away the dirt on his body with blood, the prodigal son's return became more and more touching.

In addition, the entanglement between him and Lin Dong that started in high school, countless topics... If everyone in the league challenges the Supersonics like a dragon quest, then in LeBron's story, he and the dragon undoubtedly have more grievances and stories. Others can only be regarded as challenges, and only he is truly "fighting" the dragon.

And the obvious improvement in data in the past few seasons, the inspiration of various hard training, make him look more like an ordinary person who keeps climbing up from the bottom, and undoubtedly hit the inner desire of most ordinary people.

All of this has already pushed LeBron James to the peak of reputation.

——The iron-blooded warrior who does not need to prove his honor, the lone walker in the dark! Wearing the No. 0 jersey!

——Le~Bron~James!

——LeBron! LeBron! LeBron!

The noisy sound, the crazy scene... A guy who obviously has no hard honors, has become the core of the Cavaliers' finale.

The Sonics have also experienced many home games with great momentum, but at this moment, the overwhelming momentum still seemed to be shrouded by the might of heaven, and still brought Chandler an unprecedented pressure.

Chandler couldn't help but feel a little nervous and swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva.

The cheers at home games were just pure excitement, just for the sake of creating momentum, but the fans of this Cavaliers team were different. These guys had a real belief in winning in their eyes!

"This battle..." He couldn't help but turn his head and look at his teammates around him.

Not to mention Lin Dong and Payton, who were always calm, even Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, and even Iguodala next to them just stood there with a calm expression, as if they were not disturbed by the Cavaliers' home momentum at all.

In an instant, Chandler felt a little blushing.

During this period of training, he was the one who practiced the least in the team. It was not that he didn't want to practice or was lazy, but that group of people practiced a little too... abnormally.

Sure enough, strength is the foundation of confidence. The whole team is confident, but he is the only one who is panicking... Chandler wanted to slap himself in the face, and he also straightened his chest.

Beep!

After the passionate introduction, the referee quickly blew the whistle for both players to take their positions.

Cavaliers starting lineup: point guard No. 20 Jason Kidd, shooting guard No. 23 Dwyane Wade, small forward No. 9 Ron Artest, power forward No. 0 LeBron James, and center No. 34 Shaquille O'Neal!

Sonics starting lineup: point guard No. 20 Gary Payton, shooting guard No. 9 Iguodala, small forward No. 23 Lin Dong, power forward No. 10 Sakuragi Hanamichi, center No. 7 Tyson Chandler.

Everyone knows that the Cavaliers will not play against the Supersonics in a rigid manner. In fact, after LeBron returned to the Cavaliers, everyone's personal position positioning on the court has some deviations.

This group of people is so versatile. In addition to the fat O'Neal who always guards the basket, Wade sometimes plays double point guard with Kidd, and sometimes enters the forward position. His body is very strong for a guard, and he is not at a disadvantage even when facing the forward. This guy is like a mobile heavy artillery, and he can play too many positions.

LeBron and Artest are not fixed as small forwards or big forwards on the front line. Artest plays as a small forward or big forward according to tactical needs, while LeBron is more like a free man on the court, appearing wherever he is needed. The outside and inside are his stages, and he can play as a forward or even a guard.

"Huh..."

While waiting for the jump ball, LeBron leaned down beside Lin Dong. Unlike Kobe, the two did not communicate with each other through eye contact or words, but both could feel the dangerous aura coming from each other.

Perhaps the level and method of danger they felt were different, but both were extremely strong.

Lin Dong still felt as stable as a mountain to LeBron, but LeBron made Lin Dong feel like a tiger that had been hungry for a long time, full of primitive bloody beasts!

This guy's skills may not have surpassed Kobe Bryant, or even worse, but there is no doubt that he must be more dangerous than Kobe.

The momentum collided and confronted each other invisibly, but the two just looked forward silently on the surface.

Wade and Iguodala formed a pair, and Artest was directly stuck in front of Sakuragi Hanamichi.

A few years ago on the Wizards' court, Artest still remembered the red-haired boy's murderous look because he pushed Lin Dong. He was like a mad lion, but now he looked unusually calm.

After all, he is already an All-Star player, and his status is very different from that year's rookie. This Supersonics team no longer looks so immature.

"Hey..." Artest sneered.

Debts must be repaid... LeBron is not the only one who wants to get back what he lost. The shame and everything that the Supersonics brought to him back then, he will definitely pay it back double this time!

"Hey! I heard you are retiring?" Kidd turned his arm to Payton. If most of the other people on the two teams are grudges, then they are also... It's just that the grudge between the two of them is more complicated.

"Retire if you want to retire, but you have to jump out of the starting lineup. Are you planning to give up your historical position and give your old brother a big gift?" Kidd laughed and teased.

"You make it sound like you've beaten me since childhood." Payton curled his lips nonchalantly: "I'll still beat you even after retirement..."

"At the Carrillo Arena, on June 11, a little boy was beaten to the point of having his pants taken off..." Kidd whistled.

"Is there a second time? Besides remembering your shitty luck that day, what else do you remember?"

"Okay, okay, I must remember to say sorry to Monique this time," Kidd said with a smile, "I'm going to bully her elderly husband."

"Just you?"

"With this Cavaliers." Kidd laughed and said, "Look, the era of the Supersonics is over!"

"Come on, brother, look at my mouth shape." Payton 'O' opened his mouth and let out a sinister laugh: "Ha! Ha! Ha!"

"Are you planning to give me a shot with this mouth shape?"

"So hungry? Your wife won't help you? Ah, the brave Yomana will only beat you, and maybe bite you off... Seriously, Jason, leave! This is a lot from a brother Love, you know, I love you and I will always be on your side!”

Kidd’s wife is famously violent and sadistic… In fact, Jason Kidd did complain about this publicly in front of the media, more than once, and in another world it was two years later I got divorced because I couldn't stand this woman's madness and abuse.

But it was not a glorious thing after all, especially when it came from the mouth of Payton, who had mocked him for not being able to find a woman since childhood, it was really a bit of a break... Because the woman who would give her husband sleeping pills, and then tie him up in bed and whip him with a small whip and drip candle oil while he was tired was too fierce, she really wasn't a woman!

In bickering, he had never won against Payton since he was a child. This troll never knew shame and restraint when he was spitting trash words, and he only hit people in the face, and finally made the engine boss angry: "Get lost!"

The two chattered and bickered, and they had never stopped since the moment they started to face each other.

At this time, the referee had already thrown the basketball. In the regular season, O'Neal was usually in a state of letting Chandler go, but this time it was a revenge battle in the finals after all.

The relaxation before the game was just a personality trait, and at this time, O'Neal's relaxation also carried a heavy feeling that only he himself understood.

From a veteran of three consecutive championships to a drifter, from a heartthrob to a laughing stock... O'Neal knows that part of this is due to his personality. His natural funny nature makes it difficult for him to be respected like Jordan, the postman, and Russell.

But if the Lakers, who won three consecutive championships, defeated the Supersonics, he would have achieved a different peak.

He should have been the No. 1 player in the league after Jordan!

But now, the newly rising Yao Ming and Duncan of the Spurs have been compared with him.

But in fact, in O'Neal's view, the only thing they have in common is that they have all lost to Lin Dong!

And now... it's time to change all this and get a real historical position.

Defeat the Supersonics, defeat Lin Dong!

After saying hello to Chandler, O'Neal's attention was almost entirely on the ball in the referee's hand.

But when the basketball was thrown into the air, O'Neal's legs sank slightly...

Huh!

Who said that a 300-pound strong man can't jump? There was a flying pig back then, and there is a flying dinosaur today!

For the first time, O'Neal did not let Chandler go in the jump ball. His body suddenly jumped up like a mountain, which frightened the referee next to him.

But Chandler was unmoved.

When he was suppressed by the Cavaliers' momentum just now, he felt a little ashamed, and his teammates' calmness allowed him to adjust his emotions in time.

We can’t hold back the Sonics!

At this moment, O’Neal’s jumping momentum was indeed very impressive, but…

Huh!

Chandler also jumped up high, choosing almost the same time as O’Neal.

His pull-up jump may not look as impressive as O’Neal’s, but he is agile.

The two have similar heights and wingspans, and their jumping speeds are almost the same. The only difference is their weight.

The lighter side is naturally more advantageous when fighting against gravity. Chandler touched the basketball first!

But a jump ball is not just about touching the basketball…

Chandler wanted to occupy a higher position in the air, and completely wrapped his five fingers around the basketball and hooked it towards Lin Dong, but O’Neal’s big hand also touched the basketball at this time. When Chandler wanted to use his strength to hook back, he was met with the brute force of O’Neal’s three fingertips.

Snap!

The basketball was deflected by the force of the two people. It did not fly to Lin Dong or Kidd, where O'Neal wanted him to go, but went to the front left of the Cavaliers' backcourt, where Sakuragi Hanamichi and Artest were.

The two of them had already realized the ownership of the ball at the first time, and at the same time opened their arms to subconsciously intercept their opponents behind them.

Artest is 201 cm tall, but weighs 111 kg. He has always considered himself a powerful warrior. Although he looks a little smaller than Sakuragi Hanamichi, he is not afraid of momentum. Artest has encountered too many people with this size difference on the front line. There are not many people at this level who are his opponents!

It's a pity that momentum cannot represent strength.

Sakuragi Hanamichi's legs are rooted on the ground at this time. During this period of time, he has been accustomed to the confrontation of high strength level through sparring and adaptation with Yao Ming in the gym. Although Artest is also a brute force type, he is one level lower than Yao Ming.

Easy!

As soon as the two started, Artest immediately felt a tidal wave of power rushing towards him, just like a bulldozer, and he was easily stuck behind him, and his whole body was as hard as steel, just like a monster!

Bang!

The ball was in Sakuragi Hanamichi's hands...

Sakuragi, you should do this; Sakuragi, you should do that... Sakuragi always heard such words in the past, but this time, facing the strongest challenge combination in the history of the Supersonics, no one assigned him a task.

Whether it was Brother Gaoren or McMillan, whether it was Coach Anxi or Mitsui Shou who loved to give him all kinds of bad ideas.

Sakuragi knew that this was recognition and trust.

No one knew better than himself what he should do!

In this battle, offense was the key to determine the outcome of each other. The Cavaliers' defense was far better than any team the Supersonics had encountered before. Relying on the entanglement defense of himself and Brother Gaoren alone, even if any two points of the Cavaliers were completely locked, they could not stop them from scoring.

And when the individual strength of each other point of the opponent is above that of the Supersonics, the rotation defense cannot be played.

The Supersonics can only compete with the opponent for points. Brother Gao will face the defense of James and Wade. Iguodala and Rukawa will also encounter the blockade of Kidd and Artest on the outside. Not only is it difficult to open each point stably, but it is also easy for the opponent to cut off the connection between the inside and outside lines.

It is not enough to rely on Brother Gao alone to save the game.

I can't just be a defender. In addition to rebounding, I have to... attack!

Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes condensed, and it started!

At this time, although Artest behind him failed to compete for position, he immediately changed from offense to defense, sinking his center of gravity to resist Sakuragi Hanamichi's waist.

Perhaps it was the strength of Sakuragi Hanamichi that gave him enough shock. At this time, he subconsciously treated Sakuragi as a power-type big center. He could feel that Artest's lower body was quite stable at this time, as if he had taken root and did not move at all. This is the most common method used by Sakuragi to prevent the advancement of heavy centers.

But I am not one of those clumsy centers... The real teaching of Brother Gao, back-to-back change of direction!

A gleam of light flashed in Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes.

Huh!

As one of the most defensively conscious masters in the world, no one knows what defenders are afraid of and where the key points are better than Sakuragi Hanamichi.

Almost at the moment of receiving the ball, the left leg of the pivot foot turned on the spot, and Sakuragi Hanamichi's right hand immediately blocked Artest, followed by the left hand to control the ball, and suddenly swept away from the side of Artest, who was too heavy and could not transfer in time.

Passed!

Many people on the sidelines exclaimed, obviously they did not expect that this guy who has always shown amazing strength on the defensive end would turn around so cleanly. His delicate technique and clever turning skills completely deceived a defensive player like Artest at this moment, and he was not inferior to those famous No. 3 positions at all.

Artest was shocked. On the one hand, it was because of Sakuragi's sudden change of style, and on the other hand, he was caught in a rhythm by the opponent. It was too late to block him.

The two were already in the right area of ​​the front court. Sakuragi Hanamichi stepped over Artest and was already close to the front court free throw area, and there was no one in front of him.

Surprisingly... empty basket!