There was also a burst of booing at the scene.

Although theoretically James and Xu Yong have the same position on the court, in past games, James would not take the initiative to match up with Xu Yong unless he was passive. Tonight the sun really rose from the west.

Before his teammates completely cleared the strong side, Xu Yong had already launched the attack. He simply passed James with a sideways dragging step.

James's defense is based on data and Nike, and his actual defensive performance on the court is very average.

In the years when he was selected to the first team, his opponents would basically have a small explosion in the playoffs: Jamison in 2006 scored 32+9, and Jamison averaged 20.9 points in the regular season that year;

In 2007, he won the FMVP by defending Parker; in 2008, he scored 45 points while Pierce scored 41 points.

The most famous incident was in 2009 when he was afraid to play against Turkoglu, and ended up defending Pietrus like the "French Pippen", nearly sending the latter into the [180 Club];

There was also the 2011 Finals against the Mavericks, which Xu Yong experienced but did not happen in reality. James was considered the best player of his career that year, but was easily defeated by Terry and Kidd, which became a famous scene.

In addition, in history, Pacers George also made the famous saying [Who is the Mamba spirit, Indianapolis General Joe] when he was matched up with his opponent.

This is determined by two factors.

On the one hand, it is defensive talent.

Defense also depends on talent. The reason why Leonard's defense is so strong is based on his excellent lateral movement, arm span and big hands, among which lateral movement is the most critical. He is equivalent to a "dynamic talent" in defense.

As a heavy forward, James is capable of playing the power forward position in the low post, but his lateral movement ability is relatively average. Coupled with his poor limb coordination, the whole movement is indeed like a crab, as the fans joked.

The other aspect is defensive skills.

Defensive skills can only be honed and accumulated in actual combat, because everyone's body is different. Just like James went to Olajuwon to learn footwork and almost ruined the latter's reputation, if you ask him to learn puppy steps, he will probably end up learning in vain.

When a player does not have to defend from the beginning of his career, and is even protected by the coach on the defensive end as a chosen one, his defensive skills cannot be at a very high level.

This time it happened so quickly that before the other Cavaliers players could react, Xu Yong had already rushed into the paint and finished with a one-handed slam dunk.

The United Center was boiling instantly, this was truly a one-step success.

The home photographer was also very understanding and immediately took a shot of Lu, a substitute for the Cavaliers, on the sidelines.

At this time, Lu opened his mouth wide with a dull expression.jpg.

Obviously, he didn't have the power to ask James to defend Xu Yong.

The camera then turned to James on the court.

James was heading towards the baseline to catch the ball, and there was no emotion on his face.

"I bet you can defend me for two rounds at most." But just as he reached the baseline, Xu Yong, who had landed, turned around and said to him.

After watching the video, Xu Yong would naturally try to change James' mentality.

However, there was still no change in James's expression.

Xu Yong was a little surprised. From watching the video, he could only see that James' mentality was relatively stable, but James had no reaction to such trash talk. Could it be that he had beaten James up during their last match and scared the opponent?

James held the ball in the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Davis, and then passed the ball to Irving, who cut in and scored a layup.

When Xu Yong reached the frontcourt and saw that James was still defending him, he continued to ask for the ball outside the three-point line.

Then, this time it was a breakthrough after a series of sideways dragging steps and changes of direction.

James' center of gravity swayed this time, which shows that he didn't want to defend the previous ball, but made a misjudgment in defense.

This time he did not make any misjudgment, but still failed to change the result. Xu Yong seized the moment when his center of gravity swayed, used an explosive first step to pass him again, and then went straight into the penalty area.

Although the postures were slightly different, the same thing was that the fans at the scene cheered again.

What is passing you is like crossing a main road in the early morning.

However, James did not give up on this ball. He chased after the shot from behind, jumped up at the right moment, and prepared to block the shot.

That was his signature defensive performance.

It's a pity that Xu Yong had already noticed him, because Adams' ball blocked Davis, and Xu Yong had a lot of space in front of him. He simply pulled the lever in the air and changed hands, then glided with his left hand and made a layup to score.

James swung his right hand and high-fived the air at the United Center.

The scene was filled with cheers.

Xu Yong is simply making fun of James.

"It's two rounds now." After landing, Xu Yong turned around and continued to remind James.

James' expression remained unchanged.

This made Xu Yong realize James' current mentality, and trash talk alone didn't seem to work.

This time, Irving broke through with the ball for the Cavaliers, and after a pick-and-roll with Davis, he passed the ball back to Davis for a close-range layup and scored.

After they got used to each other, they played really well together on the offensive end.

Xu Yong went to the frontcourt again and found that Lu was waving on the sidelines at this time, and James and Love switched defense.

Asking how detailed a smart player's basketball operations can be, James has completely figured it out since his last communication with Windhorst. There is no future in staying in the East. In order to make a good impression on his new team, he naturally has to show his [change].

This is also the reason why he actively defended Xu Yong at the beginning of the game. It doesn’t matter whether he can defend him or not, he just needs to show his attitude first.

If that defense doesn't work after a few rounds, and then someone else takes over, they will say: Look, the coach's opening arrangement is wrong.

Xu Yong frowned, thinking, is this really the case that after people are over 30, they can only have sex twice a night at most?

He continued to hold the ball, then signaled Anderson to set a pick-and-roll and send James to him.

James successfully piqued his interest at the start, and he had no intention of stopping there.

Moreover, disrupting James' mentality is to grasp the Cavaliers' vital point, which is the easiest way to win.

After the match, he noticed that the Cavaliers had early help defense on the weak side. This time he did not drag his feet, but bent down, dribbled the ball alternately with his left and right hands, suddenly accelerated explosively, and then made a quick stop jump shot without slowing down and changing direction.

This time the change of direction was very large. James' eyes followed but his feet did not. In the fans' view, Xu Yong had already changed direction to the right, while James was still facing the left.

“Swish!”

Accompanied by a crisp sound of the ball entering the net, Xu Yong's jump shot also went accurately into the basket.

But this is not the point. The point is that after Xu Yong made the shot, he suddenly bent down, stretched out his right hand parallel to the floor, leaned down, and made a "too small" movement.jpg.

This moment sent the United Center into a frenzy.

Trash talk is mostly between players, and at most the audience in the front row can hear some of it.

However, this action could be seen by the entire stadium, even by the fans watching the live broadcast.

There is no such thing as a third time. Xu Yong scored in front of James for three consecutive rounds, and then added this move, directly hitting him in the face.

It is obvious that at this time he is not only trying to score in front of James, but also wants to add some explosive stuff.

This explosive information was indeed useful, and James's expression changed instantly.

But looking back, James continued to organize the game and then passed the ball to Love on the outside. Unfortunately, Love had not touched the ball at the beginning of the game and his three-point shot from the corner missed.

At this time, Xu Yong admired James' mentality.

He even hit James in the face, but he didn't respond. Is he really afraid of being beaten?

If this had happened before, Xu Yong would have felt a little bored. After all, no matter how beautiful a woman is, if she lies there motionless, you can't get excited.

But having experienced the regular season, he is very interested. If you are unwilling to move, he will take out a small whip and whip you until you scream in pain.

The Bulls advanced to the frontcourt, Butler organized a play, but Anderson's three-pointer from the outside missed.

Xu Yong was the one playing for the Bulls at the beginning of the game, and the other players didn't have a good touch, but Adams showed his characteristics, successfully grabbing the offensive rebound, then passing it to Xu Yong on the outside, and also taking the initiative to block it.

However, Xu Yong motioned for him to go back, and then signaled Anderson to continue to push James towards him.

James was obviously resistant at this time, but after Anderson blocked him, he went to the inside. After Love was forced to follow inside, James still came to Xu Yong.

The cheers of the fans at the scene had already started in advance.

What is most easily reminiscent of this scene is Antetokounmpo's experience in provoking Xu Yong when the Bulls played against the Raptors in the last round.

Xu Yong directly hit Antetokounmpo nine times in the first half, making the latter doubt his life.

Then, after Xu Yong started a triple-threat drop step, James was shaken off without any surprise.

Facts have proved that James has basically no way to deal with Xu Yong on the defensive end.

Fortunately, this time Davis squeezed past Adams and came to Xu Yong to assist in defense.

However, after gaining weight and muscle, his movement speed has declined compared to last season. When he raised his hand, Xu Yong had already taken off into the air.

“Bang!”

With a sideways one-handed dunk, Xu Yong pushed the basketball directly into the basket through Davis.

After landing, Xu Yong was also very excited. He punched and roared.

The United Center was in complete chaos. Before the game, they only saw that Xu Yong had a good touch from beyond the three-point line, but they never expected that Xu Yong would play so explosively at the start.

"Your first line of defense can't let him break into the penalty area so easily." On the commentary stand, ESPN's ace commentator Mike Breen couldn't help but sigh.

His words were already quite polite, but the actual situation was that James couldn't even delay Xu Yong to allow his teammates to provide assistance in defense.

Before Brin finished speaking, the famous scene happened.

When Xu Yong was walking towards the backcourt, he made another gesture to James who was walking towards the backcourt baseline. He first extended his index finger and made a "1", then extended his middle finger, ring finger and little finger in turn, from 1 to 4.

The most direct and simple meaning of this action is that he has hit James four times in a row.

Of course, it’s not impossible for you to understand it as four championships.

But no matter which one it was, Xu Yong hit him in the face and then punched him, transforming the physical attack of the regular season into a mental attack, and did it again to James.

James' breathing quickened a little, and he took out his mouth guard and chewed hard to relieve the pressure.

Then in the next round, he was holding the defense on the weak side, and Irving challenged DeLaVendova, broke into the paint, committed a foul, and got a free throw opportunity.

Xu Yong was really impressed by James now. It turned out that in the second half of the season, James did not work on his basketball skills, but instead cultivated his mentality to the point of being a tortoise.

Irving made both free throws, and the score came to 6 to 8, and the Cavaliers were still close.

When Xu Yong reached the frontcourt and wanted the ball, the Cavaliers started to double-team him in advance.

He went from having the ball to not having the ball, using Adams' screen to go to the right elbow area to receive the ball and make a fake shot, then turned around and jumped up with up and down steps.

James came over to assist in defense and jumped up to interfere with Xu Yong.

“Swish!”

It was then that Xu Yong showed his touch during the opening warm-up and scored against James' defense.

From the beginning to now, he has scored 5 consecutive goals against James!

At this time, the fans at the scene began to get excited. They were no longer willing to just cheer there.

"More than one, more than two, more than three, more than four, more than five!"

I don’t know who started it, but the fans at the scene began counting in unison.

Mike Breen, who was originally explaining the game seriously in the commentary booth, couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

When it comes to changing James' mentality, the Chicagoan who gave him an empty magnesium chalk bottle back then has always been quite capable.

Xu Yong also smiled knowingly. This scene was very similar to the scene he had seen in his previous life where away fans counted free throws for Antetokounmpo.

If there was anything more lethal than the moves he had made before, it would be this.

Looking at James' face now, it is obviously tense. If it weren't for the skin color, he would have a gloomy face.

It’s 2016 and you’re still using the same memes from 2010!

But after reaching the frontcourt, James still didn't play, which demonstrated what it means to be a thousand-year-old turtle and a ten-thousand-year-old tortoise. He is a real turtle.

But Love opened up in the bottom corner, receiving a pass from Davis and hitting a three-pointer, narrowing the score to 9-10.

The Cavaliers' opening performance was due to the other Big Three dragging James forward.

Xu Yong continued to run without the ball in the frontcourt.

The rest of the Bulls were passing the ball to him.

No one would give up creating opportunities for a guy who made all five shots at the start, and that guy was called Xu Yong.

However, the Cavaliers also surrounded and blocked Xu Yong. The moment Xu Yong received the ball with the help of a screen, three people had already surrounded him.

Then Xu Yong rushed into the inside before being surrounded and dunked.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side and headed directly for the ball in Xu Yong's hand.

It's James!

Of course, James couldn't be a real turtle. He was just trying his best to restrain himself. But with the shouts from the audience before, he was already on the verge of exploding, and now he finally had a chance.

His hand was about to touch the ball, but Xu Yong's dunk suddenly accelerated.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

There was only 0.01 centimeter between James' thumb nail and the basketball, but a slight mistake could make a huge difference. Xu Yong smashed the ball into the basket, and his hand hit Xu Yong's arm.

The referee's whistle sounded immediately, and it was a 2+1!

Moreover, Xu Yong's core strength is now too terrifying. After the aerial confrontation with James, he did not move at all. Instead, James, who was exerting force, was knocked away in the air.

The United Center exploded, and fans without the ball began to stand up and cheer.

Xu Yong and James have faced off against each other many times, but the last time he dunked over James was in the opening game of his rookie season.

This time they did not count, but they shouted with even greater force.

Yes, late but arrived.

"Who is your daddy!"

Need "more than seven"?

No, it was not necessary. After completing this dunk and scoring the sixth goal in a row, the fans' excitement had been stimulated to the highest point.

The King of Cleveland? Satan's toy!

James stood there, breathing heavily and shivering.

Seeing that something was wrong, Lu quickly called a timeout.

It was at this moment that the camera captured James kicking the bench closest to the technical table when he left the court, scaring the rest of the team.

Those who don’t know might think that the teammates’ performance was too poor, which made the Kings angry.

After the timeout, James went off the court to rest and the Cavaliers gradually fell into a disadvantage.

It wasn't because the Cavaliers played badly without James, but because Xu Yong completely brought out his best form in the opening period.

No matter how the Cavaliers defended, Xu Yong could always find a way to put the ball into the basket after receiving the ball, either scoring or causing damage.

After the first quarter, the score was 31 to 45.

Just looking at the score is not enough to describe the excitement of this quarter, because Xu Yong made 12 of 15 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 34 points in a single quarter!

In NBA history, this record ranks second, second only to Klay Thompson's 37-point record.

"Even God can't stop Xu from putting the ball into the basket." Such performance made Brin admire him directly in the commentary booth.

Although Thompson scored higher, you have to know that out of Thompson's 13 shots, he made 9 of 9 three-pointers, which is basically equivalent to McGrady's 13 points in 35 seconds. It is an extremely low-probability accidental event and cannot be repeated.

But the direct feeling Xu Yong gave people after this quarter's game was that if you give him a chance, he might really give it to you again.

Of course, the price was that after Xu Yong left the court, he sat down for a long time before he could breathe a sigh of relief.

There was indeed a very obvious watershed after James left the court, that is, the Cavaliers players on the court defended him more desperately, and he had to fight with others if he wanted to get a chance to shoot.

Fortunately, he is immune to injuries and has a body of steel after working with Grover, otherwise he would not be able to withstand such a punishment.

So don’t talk about how many points someone can score based on his scoring explosiveness. The difficulty of scoring before and after a quarter is completely different.

Thibodeau deliberately waited for Xu Yong for a while at this time. To be more precise, the entire Bulls team was looking at Xu Yong.

The shock Xu Yong brought to them in this quarter was even more shocking than the 69 points he scored in the previous single game.

After Xu Yong recovered, he stood up and Thibodeau began to arrange tactics.

As soon as the tactics were arranged, it was time for the intermission.

At this time, Xu Yong turned his head and took a look at the Cavaliers' half-court, and saw that James had indeed returned to the bench in the second quarter.

He doesn't have the energy to play at this time, and the Bulls' substitutes are not playing well in the transition period. Although the Bulls are leading by 14 points, the Cavaliers are in good shape tonight, and James is good at traveling during off-peak hours, so it is not impossible for them to be caught up in a short time.

He pulled Stephenson to his side and whispered something in his ear.

Stephenson nodded happily after listening.

The second quarter started immediately. The lineups of both teams were: Bulls: Stephenson, Holiday, Butler, West, Jokic;

Cavaliers: Mo Williams, Shumpert, James, Frye, Tristan Thompson.

Xu Yong was also sitting on the sidelines resting at this time.

"Boss, what did you just say to Lance?" Anderson was full of curiosity. Stephenson was so excited that those who didn't know would think he heard some dirty joke.

"Nothing, just let him play to his strengths." Xu Yong said calmly.

Anderson couldn't help scratching his head after hearing this. What was there to be excited about?

On the court, the Cavaliers' offense came up, James and Frye made a pick-and-roll and then broke through West, who scored on the rebound after a jump step.

The various traveling calls this season have forced James to develop some footwork.

Again, if James had not been favored at the beginning, with his physical condition and basketball IQ, it would not be a problem for him to enter the top ten in history.

Looking back, Butler immediately used almost the same style of play. He and West made a pick-and-roll and then broke into the inside to foul Thompson, getting two free throws.

But immediately, James used his breakthrough to attract a double-team and passed the ball to Frye at the top of the arc, who made a three-pointer.

The Cavaliers' current lineup is obviously not as strong as it was in the starting lineup, but these functional players perfectly match James' technical characteristics, and this counterattack can allow him to show his strength.

And in the next round, James blocked Butler's attack, the Cavaliers made a fast break, James and Williams cooperated, and scored a dunk after receiving the ball.

In just a moment, the Cavaliers launched a 7-2 offensive, narrowing the score difference to single digits.

Xu Yong's worries are not groundless.

At this time, Butler passed the ball to Stephenson and then played containment on the weak side.

Although he did not attack much in the first quarter, he was exhausted on the defensive end, and he played the entire first quarter, so his physical strength was not enough to support him to continue the main attack.

Stephenson was happy the moment he got the ball. He is also a serious ball-holding player who can only play with the ball in his hands.

He directly signaled to move away and play one-on-one.

This choice is a bit reckless, but there is no problem, because among the four players on the Cavaliers' court, only Mo Williams is weak in defense.

Then, the Stephenson that Xu Yong mentioned came online. His dribbling rhythm was really like jumping on the ground. Even Williams was at a loss what to do with him.

Just at this moment, he suddenly changed direction and passed Williams sideways like a dive.

Thompson showed his assisting defense ability and quickly made up for the deficit.

Stephenson didn't have time to brake and collided with Thompson, but the magical thing was that before the collision happened, he quickly passed the ball to Jokic at the bottom of the basket and then flew out.

The referee did not blow the whistle, and Jokic easily scored two points at the basket.

After lying on the ground and seeing Jokic score, Stephenson jumped up from the ground without his teammates pulling him up.

His style is really incompatible with the Bulls, but in this adverse situation, every move he makes seems to bring endless motivation to those around him.

Anderson turned to look at Xu Yong in surprise. He still didn't understand what Xu Yong had said to Stephenson. At least it was definitely not what Xu Yong said.

Xu Yong: You are wrongly accusing me. I am just telling the truth.

Some players need to be restrained by rules and regulations to prevent them from becoming wild horses; but some players just need freedom to release their nature.

The former are the players that coaches like to use and are also the majority of players, while the latter are the exceptions, and Stephenson is one of them.

James' breakthrough was blocked by Butler. Jokic quickly grabbed the defensive rebound, turned around, raised it high, and threw it forward.

Stephenson jumped and ran forward, and Shumpert tried to catch up with him but couldn't, breathing in the exhaust.

Jokic's pass was too fast and too accurate, and the key was that Stephenson ran very fast.

Cheers had already begun to ring out from the stadium. Stephenson quickly broke through to the frontcourt, glanced back, then jumped up and did a two-handed dunk.

Xu Yong's eyelids twitched when he saw this. He was not afraid of anything else but was afraid that Stephenson would be blocked by the basket at this time.

Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary. Stephenson slammed the ball into the basket with both hands, and the ball bounced around the basket before landing. He then began to excitedly play air guitar to celebrate.

"Lance Stephenson!"

When the home team JD shouted out Stephenson's name in a long tone, the United Center, which had been a little depressed due to the counterattack, suddenly became boiling again.

But this time they are not talking about Xu Yong, but about this player who was once thought to disappear from the NBA and was playing for the Clippers.

38 to 51.

After this small wave of attacks, the Bulls temporarily stabilized the situation on the field.

In the Cavaliers' offense, James felt Butler's struggle and passed the ball to Williams, who used a pick-and-roll to make a mid-range jump shot.

Stephenson was a little too excited about this ball and rushed forward, and was called for a defensive foul.

He was jumping up and down with his hands in his arms, but that's part of what coaches have to endure.

Fortunately, Thibodeau just frowned slightly and didn't mean to replace him.

Williams made two free throws.

When shooting free throws, each team has people standing on both sides, two on the offensive side and three on the defensive side.

The defending side is usually the inside players and small forwards. Stephenson suddenly thought of something at this time. He pulled Butler aside and said a few words. Then when it was time for free throws, he stood next to James instead of Butler.

When James turned around and saw him, he was first puzzled, then frowned, and finally turned back and ignored him.

It's clear that he's not impressed with players like Stephenson.

Williams made the first free throw, and then the second one followed.

At this time, players from both teams were lying down and preparing to fight for the frontcourt rebound.

At this time, Stephenson and James were fighting for position. After feeling that he had no advantage, he turned his head and blew softly into James' ear.

Xu Yong had just drunk some energy drinks and almost choked himself when he saw this scene.

There it is, the first James blow!