In the second quarter, James scored 19 points in a single quarter and added 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 block.
He is indeed on the way to crazy, leading the Cavaliers 62-49 at half-time, leading the nets by 13 points.
At half-time, the Nets coach Lauren Frank frowned and rubbed his temples with his fingers from time to time. James really gave him a headache.
The nets really can't find anyone to stop James' players now. Richard Jefferson, a former bodyguard with a knife, has been blasted and blasted in the confrontation with James. James not only abused him on the offensive side, but also let Jefferson lose his accuracy in shooting with a good shooting rate on the defensive side.
But the nets didn't dare to clip easily. In the second quarter, they just clipped a little. James has sent four assists. Two of the four assists are for outside three-point pitchers. It's really heavy.
Frank frowned deeply, but he still couldn't think of any way to deal with James.
Moreover, he not only has to deal with James, but also the Cavaliers' inside player Randolph and the big Z partner play very well. With the assists of James and Paul, they eat bread continuously and easily, which greatly increases the pressure on their defense in the restricted area.
It is reasonable to say that the advantage of the nets is the outside line. The combination of Carter and Kidd should surpass the rookie partner of Paul and Tony Allen.
But Paul did a good job in defending Kidd today. In addition, Kidd's own attack itself is not very strong. It works sometimes and sometimes, just like Duan Yu's six pulse divine sword, so they almost restrict each other.
On the contrary, Tony Allen, who has not yet fully developed Carter's defensive ability, can rely on his body and experience to score continuously to help the nets bite the score.
Frank at this moment is very eager to have a strong defensive perimeter player under his hand, which can be used to limit James.
However, whether Frank came up with a way or not, the game continued.
When he came back in the second half, Kidd fired from the outside line and threw three points. He had not been very clever in the previous three points. This time, he actually scored.
The Cavaliers attacked, James took the ball at the top of the arc, and big Z raised it to the top to cover him.
He swayed the ball to the left, then quickly changed hands under his crotch, changed to the right, stuck to big Z's body, and drove the ball straight into the basket.
Jefferson ate him and shook. After he broke through, he gathered his body and rounded big Z to catch up.
Under the basket, Jeffrey took a step sideways and raised his hand to stop James.
James just put his left shoulder close to him and took off, and buckled the basketball into the basket with one hand of his right hand.
Frank on the sideline could not help shaking his head slightly, but he couldn't help it.
Looking back, Carter took the ball in one step within the left three-point line, leaned back against Tony Allen, pushed it in twice, suddenly turned around, hit the basket, got up, made a fly buckle, and also made a dunk.
"Carter! Carter! Carter!... " The fans shouted Carter's name.
It's just that the Cavaliers are advancing the attack quickly. Paul takes the ball under the basket, passes the ball on his single shoulder, and throws the basketball across the court to the front court. On the front court side, James has run under the basket.
Carter's dunk has just finished. It hasn't been a few seconds. The cheers of the fans haven't stopped. Is the Cavaliers going to fight back?
Chum! Is that too fast?
Are you Cavaliers or Suns?
Some fans cheered Carter with their mouths open and their voices suddenly stopped.
Yes, the Cavaliers' fast attack counterattack cooperation is learned from the suns. James has always discussed the Suns' playing method with Paul. They once stayed at James' home to watch the Suns' game video when the team was not trained. Of course, it was the Suns who ran after getting Nash this season.
The two stopped fast forward, retreated and then fast forward, exchanged their views and experiences, and practiced with their teammates during training.
Well, they practiced under Silas's eyes. These things are not consistent with Silas's tactical ideas, but Silas didn't say anything about it. He already knows that he has no head coach authority in the Cavaliers. He knows this very well. Now there is only one real soul of the Cavaliers, that is, James, the chosen son.
He is indeed the chosen son.
The existence of others is just to help James make the team more deeply branded by Zhan.
The only thing that can make him feel gratified is that James at least respects him on the surface. Although he doesn't know whether James thinks so in his heart, James will also consult his suggestions and opinions on tactics when he takes out these tactical inspiration from the Suns' playing methods for training exercises.
He also had to admit that James' views on these tactics opened his eyes and benefited him.
He is really a natural basketball genius. Silas has sighed like this more than once.
If James doesn't play and just sits on the sidelines for tactical command, I'm afraid he may surpass himself. Silas made a bold assumption in his heart, but he couldn't prove it, and he didn't dare to prove it. Didn't he let himself go in the position of head coach of the Cavaliers?
Bang! James has already buckled the basketball into the basket with a Tomahawk. Jefferson, who chased after him, can only stop and watch James finish the fast break. He is really angry with James.
This guy is too strong! Jefferson is also a proud person. He doesn't think he will lose to anyone in the league. He is also a player with strong attack power.
From the moment he entered the league, including his rookie season 01-02, he can cut 9.4 points per game. Next season, the average points per game are improving. By last season, he has cut 18.5 points per game. He is undoubtedly a very excellent player.
But he has never tried to play a game like today. His scoring ability is not strong by James, and he is repeatedly beaten by James on the defensive end.
He really felt that today was completely ruled by James.
Yes, it's the feeling of being ruled and powerless to resist.
Jefferson could not help shaking his head. He remembered that some predecessors had said that he would be ruled by Jordan on the court. There would be a sense of fear in his heart. It seemed that he also had a sense of fear of James.