Chapter 322 321. The critical moment is my time!

Coach Long had a triple-double for two consecutive games!
When the opportunity comes, Coach Long can really seize it!
Playing against the Nuggets, whose defense was poor, Rondo had many opportunities to pass the ball and got a lot of assists. In the second half, George Karl didn't dare to replace Camby for fear of affecting the offense. When fighting for rebounds, Rondo bullied Kenyon Martin and Kleiza so badly that both of them were almost driven crazy by him.

Tonight, the Cavaliers' defenders for Rondo are either James, Damon Jones or Daniel Gibson.

James has bad defensive habits. When he is on the outside, his attention is on Zhang Yang. When he is at the baseline, his attention is on Okafor. He always wants to "help" defend both of them. Rondo seizes the opportunity, cuts in desperately or runs back to the high post, receives the ball and passes it, playing very well.

When Damon Jones or Daniel Gibson defended Rondo, Rondo played with the confidence of a star, just going for it and making both of them feel miserable.

In terms of rebounding, Rondo has made James jump up and down.

James' offensive habits are really getting better and better. In the matchup a month ago, when James suddenly passed the ball, it seemed like he didn't know what to do after passing the ball so early. He ran around aimlessly, turned back to the outside line many times, but missed the shot after receiving the ball.

Now after James passes the ball, he actively analyzes the landing point of the rebound and moves actively to prepare for the rush... But he rushed for 39 minutes tonight and only got one offensive rebound. Every time his teammates missed the shot and he moved to the landing point of the rebound, there was a little black bean who took the ball away first.

Coach Long is always one step ahead of KING!
Zhang Yang recalled last season, when Coach Long, who was still a rookie, was dissatisfied with the status quo and unwilling to have no opportunities. He said to Coach Long at that time, "You have to practice harder if you don't have opportunities, so that you can seize the opportunities when they come." His original intention was to appease Coach Long and barely count him as a CPU.

Coach Long really listened to him, practiced hard, waited for the opportunity, and last season in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pistons, he seized the opportunity to get a triple-double and was named "Little Kidd";
This season is halfway point, and Carlisle has given Rondo a chance. Rondo's performance has greatly improved in recent times, especially after Felton was injured. He has exploded continuously and got a triple-double in the last game. He was even more powerful tonight, and he is only two rebounds away from 3 times 15!

Looking at Rondo's stats of 1 for 1 three-pointers... Zhang Yang feels that he might see a different Rondo. Rondo's shooting talent is indeed poor. He has been in the NBA for a year and a half, and the coaching staff has been trying to catch his open shots. His open shots are only intermittent until now, but this is the difference between 0 and 1.

With the level of effort directed by Long, as long as we can develop it, in three to five years, or ten to eight years, there will always be a time when we can make the right investment!
It's a bit difficult to become Kidd, that is a historical point guard, but it will be no problem to surpass the original "Long Bu Tou" and become a true leader of contemporary point guards!
...

After the official timeout, Carlisle sent out a combination of Rondo, Zhang Yang, Mike Miller, Okafor and Perkins, while the Cavaliers sent out a combination of Daniel Gibson, Larry Hughes, James, Varejao and Big Z.

The Cavaliers attacked, James received the serve at the center line and came to the top arc. Seeing that it was Zhang Yang guarding the top arc, he closed his mouth and exhaled through his nostrils.

finally come!

Amid the boos from the fans at the scene, James took a step back and made a crushing breakthrough!
Zhang Yang tried his best to keep up with James' footsteps without losing his position.

James rushed to the close range, and Perkins under the basket, Okafor in the middle of the three-second zone, and Rondo on the wing all moved into position. He did not stop to pass the ball, but firmly grabbed the ball and rushed to the basket. After taking two steps, he landed on the third step, jumped up with both feet, avoided Rondo who rushed up to steal the ball, and made a strong jump shot in the confrontation with Perkins...

The ball hits the rim, bounces towards the backboard, and then bounces into the basket!

114 flat!
When James grabbed the ball and rushed into the basket, Zhang Yang was pushed away. He immediately retreated and pounced on Hughes, trying to intercept the pass, but he was alone.

For this ball, James took the responsibility!
Although the shot depended on luck, his choice was correct. He did not pass the ball to Hughes who went around the high post to the middle, thus avoiding mistakes. He did not pass the ball to Varejao who had no scoring ability. He did not pass the ball to others when he was surrounded and it was almost impossible to make a shot. Instead, he made a judgment in an instant and rushed towards Perkins with determination. Even though there was no chance, he forced the ball out.

This goal can definitely be called a magical goal!

Zhang Yang saw some shadows of James when he was in high school watching the Cavaliers live broadcast. It’s hard to describe the aura, but he had a youthful feeling that didn’t match his appearance.

James' playing style in his rookie year and early sophomore year really gave people a feeling of unlimited possibilities, but in the late sophomore year, James gradually found the "right" way of playing, that is, the "King's Tactics", and his playing style became more "mature and stable". When Zhang Yang entered the NBA, he could no longer see the youthfulness of those years.

With this shot, Zhang Yang felt that the James of the past seemed to have returned!
Zhang Yang was very excited and ran to the front court... but was closely guarded by James.

He did not force his way into the ball, nor did he pull out to receive the ball and play one-on-one outside the three-point line. Instead, he turned and ran toward the right baseline, controlling his speed, turning again at mid-range from the baseline, and cutting toward the basket along the baseline.

At this time, Mike Miller ran to the right corner with Okafor's screen at a 45-degree angle on the right. Rondo broke through from the top right, grabbed the ball and passed it to the right corner. Mike Brown just stood still when the ball came... James's backup defense also came! When chasing Zhang Yang to cut the baseline, James paid attention to the movement of the two wing players and made backup in time.

Mike Miller turned around and stretched the ball out of bounds with his butt sticking out to avoid being stolen. The time was right, and he passed the ball to the right side of the free throw line. Okafor received the ball and passed it again...

When James let him go and cut to the basket to defend Mike Miller, Zhang Yang stopped suddenly, bypassed Big Z under the basket, ran along the middle to the top arc, received the pass from Okafor, turned around and adjusted, and faced Hughes rushing out from the elbow area, and took a three-pointer... and made it!
117 to 114, the Bobcats lead by 3 points!
When the Cavaliers attacked, James received the ball on the right side of the top arc. Facing Zhang Yang's defense, he held the ball with both hands, stood on his left foot, leaned over, and kept stepping forward with his right foot. After five or six steps, he suddenly slapped the ball, jumped a small step to the left and back, grabbed the ball half a step outside the top arc, jumped quickly, and shot a three-pointer...

As soon as James lifted the ball, a hand reached in front of him!

He quickly leaned back and threw the ball...miss!
Perkins got stuck in position and Rondo grabbed the defensive rebound!
James quickly retreated, feeling extremely annoyed.

If he were given another chance, he would still take a gamble. If he scored, he could tie the score.

But he would never panic and fall back just because Zhang Yang followed in his footsteps.

With his height and jumping ability, he has space to bounce the ball and his jump is not restricted, so Zhang Yang can't block it no matter what he does.

However, he was still surprised that Zhang Yang could judge that he was going to step back and shoot in the first place and follow up decisively.

He knew that his fake moves were very fake, so he took a triple-threat stance. No one would be fooled by his fake moves. He was actually trying to find the feeling, using fake moves that couldn't be more fake, followed by a sudden step back, and he could always catch his opponents off guard. Opponents often didn't guard against his three-point shot, but Zhang Yang was able to defend it!
If Zhang Yang knew that James was surprised by this, he would definitely complain: What else can you do with your triple threat except tap-tap + step-back three-pointer? Your triple threat will only be like this in ten years. Even if you change your playing style now, can your technical improvement in a few months be as great as the original improvement in ten years?
Attack and defense changed, James retreated to the backcourt, and he swore that this time, even if he saw someone else get a chance to shoot, he would not make up for it... Wow! What are you doing!
James was just ready to keep a close eye on Zhang Yang's off-ball movement when Zhang Yang passed the center circle and took the ball from Rondo and went to the top of the arc for a one-on-one play!

James had no choice but to press forward and defend closely to give Zhang Yang space to make fake moves. He would really be fooled. He has been fooled many times and is very experienced.

But this time he was fooled again...

Just when James was about to confront Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang pressed forward, turned around and followed James, and rushed to the three-point line!
James was passed so quickly that Varejao on the left sideline of the three-second zone had no time to move to defend. Zhang Yang broke into close range, faced the slow-moving Big Z, and made a quick layup... and it went in!
James was very strong in regular time. Without the "Emperor Elvis" Felton to lead his frontcourt teammates in defense, Zhang Yang scored 32 points in three and a half quarters, and Rondo had a triple-double in three and a half quarters, but they were unable to gain an advantage against James. They could only gain an advantage at a certain stage, but were soon caught up by James and his team.

In the previous time, every time James led the team to attack, Zhang Yang was worried that the score would be overtaken to the point where they could not catch up. Fortunately, Rondo had a big outbreak tonight and led the team to keep the score close.

Finally, the moment of truth has arrived, it's his time!

In the next few rounds, the Bobcats had the upper hand under Zhang Yang's leadership. James tried very hard to lead the team to a comeback, but he couldn't...

James couldn't defend Zhang Yang's one-on-one play, and the Cavaliers could only double-team him. With Rondo and Mike Miller on the side, they couldn't defend him at all.

The Cavaliers' defense is good, at the top ten level, but there is a clear gap between them and teams like the Spurs, Rockets, Pistons, Lakers, and Bulls.

James made good choices in offense and dared to take the lead, but his long-range shooting ability was limited, and he could only rely on luck when he broke through and attacked the basket under the double-team of a group of people.

The game came to an end. With James missing a three-pointer despite Zhang Yang's interference and Rondo grabbing his 16th rebound of the game, the game came to an end...

张杨27投14中，其中三分球9中4，加上10中9的罚球，拿到41分3板3助攻1抢断1盖帽。

隆多11投7中，其中三分球1中1，加上6中4的罚球，拿到19分16板17助攻。

Led by the two, the Bobcats defeated the Cavaliers 126-119 and won four consecutive victories!

James gritted his teeth and looked at the big screen. This time, he did not run away. The score difference was 7 points... He must remember this feeling!
(End of this chapter)