The Godfather of Basketball

James missed the first free throw.

A short whistle came from the sidelines, and the Cavaliers made a big rotation on the front line.

James' second free throw.

The Suns trailed 6-8.

Paul holds the ball and advances to the frontcourt.

Seeing Paul and Yao Ming playing pick-and-rolls, Gentry waved his hands from the sidelines, and the Suns also played shrinking defense.

Paul reacted quickly and immediately distributed the ball to Carter who was open on the outside.

Carter's three-pointer chance.

"boom!"

He missed his first attempt since coming out.

Gortat stuck Yao Ming, and Frye took the defensive rebound.

James went to the frontcourt and was still low.

However, the Cavaliers did not use Carter to match up at this time, but let Artest go up.

Tang Tian signed Artest in the first place, in addition to strengthening his strength, he also wanted to make other teams lose one player to defend against James.

The result was wrong, which still made the two teams face each other.

Artest has experienced more than half of the season, and his state has gradually recovered. Although the speed is impossible to return, the confrontation and the feeling on the court have gradually recovered.

James' back hits and continuous hard chisels did not find a suitable opportunity.

He turned around directly and switched from the back basket to the front frame.

At this moment, Carter started to recover from the bottom corner.

It's still a slightly lame dribble, but when James stepped up, he still passed Artest.

But Carter had already withdrawn at this time, directly on his breakthrough route.

However, James was really hard enough, and he directly used his body to knock Carter away.

Carter's outstretched block hit James directly.

James continued to the free throw line.

Still made two free throws.

His free throws were not very stable, and he was heavily marked by the Cavaliers, and his physical exertion was not small.

Paul dribbled to the frontcourt and continued to single out Nash.

After changing directions continuously, he reached the basket to attract Gortat's defense, and threw the ball directly above the basket.

Yao Ming jumped up to get the ball, and after landing, he made a light layup and scored.

After Tang Tian dictated the success rate, the Cavaliers concentrated more of their shots in the hands of Paul and Yao Ming.

The Suns' offense, James asked for the ball to play Artest from the outside.

Artest was very tight. In fact, before going on the court, Tang Tian gave an extra warning: It's another matter if you can prevent it or not, but you must use all your strength to consume James' physical strength every round.

James chose a one-step breakthrough on the right.

The entire perimeter defense of the Cavaliers shrank accordingly.

Before the double-team was in place, he directly chose a mid-range jumper.

"boom!"

The shot was obviously heavier, and the rebound was firmly received by Yao Ming.

Continuous physical exertion, coupled with constant access to the free throw line, has obviously affected his touch.

Paul dribbled the ball to the front court and singled Nash. This time, after he passed Nash, he shot and caused Gortat's thug foul.

Gentry replaced Nash with Telfair at this time.

After James took over the initiative in the offense, Nash was basically useless on the offensive end, but on the defensive end he was caught by the Cavaliers in various ways.

Paul made two free throws.

The Cavaliers lead 11-7.

James held the ball in the frontcourt. He knew that he didn't feel good. This time, he directly caused damage. Holding the ball was like carrying a dynamite package. With Frye's pick-and-roll, he pressed Carter and rushed directly to the basket.

Artest didn't care about Frye at this time, and turned around to double-team.

James chose to give the ball to Frye at the top of the circle, and Frye had a three-point chance to catch the ball.

But Paul had already rotated at this time, and Frye hesitated to pass the ball to Telfair.

Telfair didn't have a three-pointer, so he directly chose to break through with the ball.

Carter switched out and interfered before Telfair made a throw.

"boom!"

Telfair's shot missed, Artest and James fought hand-to-hand under the basket, stuck in position and received a defensive rebound.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand to applaud his team members at this time.

Not only defended against the Suns' offense, but also consumed James' physical strength. The Cavaliers' defense this round perfectly achieved his strategic intentions.

The next game almost became an on-site teaching by the head coach defending James.

The Cavaliers' strikers, Butler, Battier, Artest, Carter, and even Parsons and Green, went up one by one to consume James, either looking for hand-to-hand combat, or directly double-teaming.

This is a standard wheel battle.

James is at the peak of his physical strength, but after all, he is not strong. The Cavaliers are basically all muscular.

After the first half, the Cavaliers lead the Suns 52 to 42.

Leading, not many, but the Suns are almost played by James alone. At the end of the halftime, the 27-year-old even took a few breaths, which is very rare in his entire career.

In the second half, the Cavaliers' tactics remained unchanged.

The Suns are still James' single-core style of play, and the role players can play very limited.

The unscrupulous melee double-teaming finally took effect after halftime, James' scoring efficiency plummeted, and the Suns were directly beaten to collapse in the third quarter.

The Cavaliers beat the Suns 30 to 15 in a single quarter, directly opening the point difference to 25 points.

Throughout the fourth quarter, James sat on the sidelines, biting his nails and looking confused.

He scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the first three quarters. He performed very well, but the weak strength of the Suns itself still made him feel helpless when he returned to the original Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers also played out Tang Tian's strategy completely, and directly beat the old man James to death with random punches.

In the end, the Cavaliers beat the Suns 103 to 77 at home, ushering in their first victory after the All-Star break.

Paul played well, scoring 26 points, 10 assists and 4 steals, the absolute MVP of the game.

Yao Ming also steadily contributed 20 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocks. Carter and Artest scored 14 points each.

A big victory finally brought a tentative conclusion to the uproarious James incident.

Without James, this Cavaliers team is still strong.

And winning such a focus battle has also greatly improved the spirit and tacit understanding of the Cavaliers.

It's like playing a game. After defeating a big boss, the experience value will skyrocket.

With this momentum, the Cavaliers played a wave of 5 consecutive victories.

Moreover, in these 5 games, the average net victory over their opponents was 20+. After the turmoil calmed down, this Cavaliers once again showed their championship temperament.

After this wave of 5 consecutive victories, the time came to March 10.

This day has been an ordinary game day in the past few seasons, but because of the previous lockout, this day has a different meaning.

This day is the league's trade deadline for this season.