Everyone knew that the Cavaliers were united in the new season.
The team signed Shaquille O'Neal for LeBlanc James to solve the Cavaliers 'problem inside.
He also brought in Antoine Jamison from the Wizards and once again consolidated the paint.
Bringing along Mo Williams, who had superb scoring ability but negligible organizational ability, on the outside line, it could be said that such a team completely matched the characteristics of LeBlanc James.
James could play his point guard as he pleased.
Since the start of the season, the Cavaliers had overcome many obstacles and defeated many strong teams in a row.
The facts proved that this season, their strength was enough to compete for the championship!
This away game against the Los Angeles Clippers had many layers of meaning for the Cavaliers.
The Clippers were the defending champions. For the Cavaliers, who wanted to win the championship, they would be their biggest imaginary opponent in the finals.
There would only be two matches between the Eastern and Western teams in the regular season. This would be a rare opportunity to train.
In addition, the Los Angeles Clippers were Shaquille O'Neal's former team. It was said that O'Neal was sent away by the team because he had a different opinion from Kobe.
Every time the Sharks returned to the Staples Center to play a game, it would spark all kinds of topics.
For example, this time, the Laker team selected a rookie center labeled as a " problem player " in the draft. He was on par with Howard the moment he came up. Some of the Laker fans even gave him the nickname " Big Yellow Shark."
This was completely comparing Wang Zhe to O'Neal.
Obviously, this match would be a direct conversation between Wang Zhe and O'Neal.
Although O'Neal was now 37 years old and no longer had the dominance he had at his peak, he had only lost his speed and physical ability. If he just stood under the basket, his ability to resist did not decrease much.
Before the game, James joked with O'Neal,""Shaquille, it's said that the Laker team got a big yellow shark from the draft. You're going to play against him this time.”
O'Neal laughed." No, no, I can't. I'm getting old. If I were ten years younger, I would definitely teach this kid a good lesson. Now, I'm afraid I can't. And according to my observation, Wang Zhe is a very good inside player. We have to be careful of him.”
LeBlanc James said," Don't worry, Shaquille. The main player of the Laker team, Kobe, can't play. We can win this kind of game easily.”
O'Neill nodded.”
……
The game soon began. The Cavaliers sent out Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, LeBlanc James, Antoine Jamison, and Shaquille O'Neal.
James had been on a roll recently. As soon as the game started, he and O'Neal made a pick-and-roll and broke through the layup.
0:2
It was the turn of the Laker team.
Today, the Laker team had Derek Fisher, Sasha Vujasic, Artest, Pau Gasol, and Wang Zhe in their lineup.
Landing on the field, the Los Angeles team's assistant coach, Bullock, directed the positioning on the sidelines. After all, without Kobe on the field, they lost their tactical core, and the entire team seemed a little rusty.
Gasol blocked and rolled from a high position. Old Fish did not have Kobe's individual combat ability. In the end, he could only pass it back to Gasol, but it was a mid-range shot.
The Cavaliers protected the rebound, and James pushed the fast break. They thought he would be able to ride the dust, but one of the players in the team, who was seven feet tall, was like a shooting star. He took big strides to catch up.
James felt the pressure. He gave up on the fast attack and dunked. He avoided the edge and passed the ball back to Mo Williams, who followed up.
The latter easily scored two points on a layup after getting the ball.
0:4
……
Although the Los Angeles team did not have a good start, the fans were very excited when they saw Wang Zhe's energy on the court.
"Look, our big guy is running so fast!”
"It is said that he is 2.14 meters tall. He can actually chase and defend against James like this.”
"And I heard that he was in a car accident last night, but he was fine. He's really an iron man.”
"Kobe isn't here, so it's up to Wang Zhe!”
……
The Los Angeles team attacked, and Bullock was still on the sidelines directing the players to land.
Obviously, Wang Zhe didn't have much of a role in this kind of positional warfare.
He hadn't been on the team for long, so he wasn't familiar with the various formations of the team. Moreover, although Wang Zhe's physical fitness was strong, he didn't have the shooting ability of Pau Gasol. Without a standard point guard, it would be difficult for him to play effectively in the pick-and-roll.
However, Gasol didn't seem to have a good feel today, and his hook missed again.
Fortunately, after Wang Zhe circled around, he rushed to grab the rebound. Facing the thick O'Neal under the basket, he pushed the old O'Neal away with his shoulder and scored with both hands.
2:4
After Wang Zhe scored, the entire stadium cheered.
O'Neal, who had been knocked away, was a little stunned. He had never expected that the opponent's young general, who was not very strong, could actually burst out with such great strength to push him away.
O'Neill's current weight was very large.
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