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Chapter 68: Battle Against the Cavaliers - Part 2

In the stands, fans were roaring incessantly.

On the court, standing opposite Zhou Yi, James glared at him with his bull-like eyes.

He seemed to be using this method to declare his domineering nature.

However, her wide-open eyes made her forehead wrinkles appear more pronounced, making her look overly mature.

James controlled the ball at his side, preparing to drive to the basket.

At this moment, Zhou Yi, who was opposite, suddenly took a step back, and then another step.

Those two consecutive steps backward suddenly left James, who was on the three-point line, at a loss.

"A three-point chance!"

The home commentator's voice rang out, and the Cavaliers fans in the arena cheered, but James's forehead wrinkles looked even more pronounced.

This damn rookie dared to provoke him like that, showing disrespect for his three-point shooting.

Without hesitation, James launched a crab-style shot, and the basketball flew towards the basket.

boom--

The basketball slammed into the rim with a loud thud, and the cheers of the Cavaliers fans came to an abrupt halt.

Taking two steps back was certainly not a deliberate provocation by Zhou Yi.

The 1.0 version of LeBron James on the Cavaliers didn't have the veteran three-point shooting ability of the later Lakers version. The current, more mature young LeBron dares to shoot but also dares to miss, and his three-point shooting in a game depends entirely on his touch.

He can suddenly pull up for a three-pointer while dribbling at high speed, or he can go zero three-pointers in several games in a month.

The I Ching has detected James's three-point shooting touch today, adding another layer to their hopes of victory.

Kaman caught the rebound and handed it to Baron Davis.

The Cavaliers quickly retreated on defense, and the overweight O'Neal huffed and puffed as he dragged his feet back to the backcourt.

Baron Davis controlled the ball in the attacking third.

In the past, as the team leader, he would enjoy the right to be the first to attack on the field.

However, he did not choose to shoot today. After calling for a screen from Zhou Yi, he passed the basketball to Zhou Yi.

Mo Buchuan was switched in front of Zhou Yi. Faced with the misplacement, Zhou Yi decisively seized the opportunity.

Zhou Yi leaped high into the air just inside the three-point line, and the basketball flew into the basket.

"Zhou... scored two points."

The home commentator's voice drew boos from the Cavaliers fans.

Possession changed, the Cavaliers were on offense, and the ball was passed by Mo to James at a 45-degree angle.

Taking a step back is polite, but taking two steps back is hurtful.

This time, Zhou Yi did not choose to hurt James again, but simply took a step back to show respect for James's breakthrough.

This time, James didn't attempt a three-pointer. After a simple fake, he charged towards the basket, pushing past Zhou Yi.

The moment James made the impact, Zhou Yi felt as if a motorcycle at full speed was hurtling towards him.

Zhou Yi's body bounced slightly after the impact, and James quickly seized the opportunity to drive towards the inside.

But as James took another step forward, Zhou Yi quickly closed in again.

A pair of long arms swung back and forth, trying their best to block James' shooting and passing routes.

"There's no chance!"

The home commentator quickly pointed out James' current predicament: James, who had driven to the free-throw line, was caught in a dilemma.

With his slow footwork and limited shooting range, O'Neal, along with Kaman who was defending him, dominated the path to the basket.

The entire inner lane was congested, just like Manhattan's avenues at nine in the morning on a weekday.

Zhou Yi's long arms and large hands kept waving, completely blocking James's shooting space.

James paused for a moment, his eyes scanning the court like searchlights, looking for a Cavaliers player to receive the ball.

James' excellent vision allowed him to find a teammate to catch the ball, and the ball was passed to Mo Buk at the baseline.

bang-

Mo failed to capitalize on the opportunity, and the Cavaliers failed to score on another offensive possession.

"Rebound!"

James quickly alerted the team when the basketball hit the rim.

With his offense limited, James glared angrily, determined to grab that precious rebound and salvage his dignity.

He looked at the basketball in the air, but his feet were blocked by Zhou Yi's positioning and he couldn't jump.

Zhou Yi's acquisition of Josh Hart's rebounding talent includes not only anticipating the landing point but also positioning skills.

It was precisely because of this skill and extreme endurance that Hart became the most hardworking donkey on the Nix Farm.

This talent has been fully cultivated and integrated into Zhou Yi's own being.

After Zhou Yi secured the rebound over James, he chose to quickly launch a counterattack.

Their opening three-pointers were ignored, their drives were blocked, and their rebounds were stolen.

James was somewhat angry and relentlessly followed Zhou Yi on the fast break, intending to disrupt his dunk.

The sideline cameras were also focused intently on the two players sprinting across the field.

Zhou Yi controlled the ball firmly and quickly advanced, leaving the Cavaliers' basket empty.

"Defense! Defense!"

The Cavaliers fans throughout the arena chanted and cheered loudly.

During LeBron James' first stint with the Cavaliers, before he gained weight to dominate the paint, this period was arguably when he was at his fastest and most explosive.

Last season, James averaged 1.1 blocks per game, a career high, averaging one chase-down block every four games.

James' chase-down blocks have become a key weapon for the Cavaliers to stop fast breaks.

The Cavaliers players following behind even ran towards the baseline, ready to retrieve the basketball after James's chase-down block.

The home commentator gripped the microphone tightly, his throat bobbing and his vocal cords trembling, ready to pronounce every word.

The spectators in the stands craned their necks, eagerly anticipating their young emperor's hat-chasing performance on home soil.

As Zhou Yi charged toward the basket on a fast break, he heard the sound of rushing footsteps; James was coming at him aggressively from behind.

But there was no fear on his face, only a fierce determination to send that damn basketball into the hoop.

Once inside the free-throw line, Zhou Yi jumped, grabbed the ball with both hands, and slammed it hard into the Cavaliers' basket.

James, who had followed, burst out from the side, leaping into the air with both legs pushing off the ground, his outstretched arms attempting to press down on the basketball.

A head-to-head matchup between two former number one draft picks and small forwards, with four arms clashing in mid-air.

The sound of the thug was followed by a loud bang.

James's previously calm expression flashed with shock.

With a 113cm running jump, a 225cm long arm, and a pair of large hands, Zhou Yi's basketball soared over James's palm.

The basketball was slammed into the hoop by Zhou Yi, and the Cavaliers' backboard groaned in pain as it trembled.

The cheering Cavaliers fans were suddenly silenced, falling into a deathly stillness.

After successfully dunking, Zhou Yi stood in front of the baseline camera and roared in the silence.

The photographer quickly captured this awe-inspiring moment, and this photo is already a shoo-in for tomorrow's basketball headlines.

"Hush! Hush!"

Upon seeing Zhou Yi's angry roar, the provoked Cavaliers fans responded with a chorus of boos from the entire arena.

"week......"

The home commentator swallowed hard, looked up at the dunk replay on the big screen above him, and his pupils contracted again.

"Zhou! That was a spectacular dunk!"

At this moment, the Cavaliers' home commentator was also captivated by Zhou Yi's powerful dunk and chose to temporarily switch sides.

The burly O'Neal was still strolling behind when Zhou Yi's dunk made him break out in a cold sweat.

Now he wants to travel back an hour and shut his stinky mouth.

Damn it, I shouldn't have mocked this prodigy in front of the media.

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