LeBron James running away? He's going all in on Curry.

"drop--!"

In the second half, the Clippers had possession of the ball.

Irving habitually ran to the right 45-degree angle, spread his arms, and prepared to receive James' pass and start a one-on-one attack.

But this time, James controlled the ball at the top of the arc and, facing Kawhi Leonard's defense, he ignored Irving's gesture to call for the ball!

"Open up! Open up, all of you!"

James used his left hand to direct traffic, signaling everyone to retreat to the corners and flanks, clearing the entire middle lane!

Irving paused for a moment, and Durant also frowned.

Didn't we agree that if you broke up, we'd end things? Why are you suddenly trying to take on everything again?

However, due to tactical discipline, the Clippers players obediently created space.

Next, commentators and viewers across the United States were forced to watch an 18-second "hypnotic dribbling show at the top of the key".

James held the ball with both hands, facing Kawhi Leonard at the top of the arc. He first made his signature step-back, then pulled back, and then dribbled between his legs.

"Bang...bang...bang..."

Time ticked away second by second, and the attack time was slowly worn down from 24 seconds to just 6 seconds left!

Leonard, who maintained a very low defensive center of gravity, was completely unaffected by James's slow, deceptive moves.

With time running out, James knew he would commit a 24-second violation if he didn't play soon, so he finally lowered his head and tried to use brute force to overpower Leonard.

But the moment he started, Anthony Davis had already come over from the wing to help defend!

The Cavaliers' defense immediately tightened, forming an impenetrable wall!

James jumped through the gaps in the defense, only to find there was no chance to shoot. Meanwhile, on his left, Durant's passing lanes had been cut off by the Cavaliers' rotation defense.

Only 2 seconds left!

In mid-air, James awkwardly slammed the ball towards Irving, who was standing in the right corner and being tightly marked by Klay Thompson!

"Snapped!"

Irving awkwardly bent down to retrieve the "ground ball bomb," and just as he got a firm grip on it, the red light on the backboard lit up.

"Beep—!" 24-second violation!

The Clippers' first offensive possession of the second half ended in an ugly fashion.

Not only did he miss the shot, James didn't even get a single shot attempt, but he successfully maintained his shooting percentage and perfectly passed a turnover to Irving!

Irving tossed the ball to the referee and turned to look at James in disbelief.

James, however, spread his hands first and loudly accused Kyrie, "What are you doing?! Why didn't you shoot as soon as you got the ball?! You should have shot the moment you received the ball!"

Irving was amused by this attempt to shift the blame: "The clock had already run out when I received the ball! Why did you dribble for a full 18 seconds?! Where were all those ball movements from the first half?!"

"I'm the team's playmaker! I need to observe the defensive formation!" James retorted confidently, then turned and ran towards the backcourt.

This was just the beginning of James' "awakening" in the second half.

On offense, James completely took over possession of the ball. He no longer made active off-ball runs, nor did he execute clean drives and passes.

Every time the Clippers went on offense, he would stop the ball at the top of the key and direct traffic, turning all his teammates into spectators who just stood there.

Durant and Irving, two historically great one-on-one scorers, were forced into becoming two "3D players" smoking in the corner!

On the defensive end, James took his "life-stealing" style to an outrageous level!

The Cavaliers are on offense, with Stephen Curry and Anthony Davis running a pick-and-roll.

James should have switched onto Curry or delayed him, but instead, he stood near the free-throw line and yelled, "Tristan! Switch! Go for it!"

He directed Tristan Thompson to swarm Curry, while he himself comfortably stayed inside.

Curry easily blew past TT, but missed the layup.

The moment the basketball bounced off the rim, Durant, positioned under the basket, had already secured the rebound.

Suddenly! A figure wearing a No. 23 jersey darted out from behind Durant!

"mine!"

James leaped high and snatched the easy rebound from over Durant's head!

After grabbing the rebound, James dribbled the ball without looking back and launched a fast break.

Kevin Durant was left standing there in the position of grabbing the rebound, his hands empty, looking bewildered and angry.

"Damn it... he even steals rebounds from his own teammates?!" Durant cursed inwardly, his already sensitive nerves enraged by this blatant act of "stealing data".

On defense, he leaves his man open and directs his teammates to clean up the mess, but on the rebounding end, he steals his teammates' stats like a vicious dog pouncing on its prey.

On offense, they ran out of time and threw time bombs, destroying Durant and Irving's offensive rhythm.

In just five minutes!

The Clippers' six-point lead built up in the first half not only vanished, but the Cavaliers also launched an 18-8 run to turn the tide!

The Splash Brothers unleashed a barrage of attacks under LeBron James's watchful eye defense, while Anthony Davis dominated the paint!

76 to 80! The Cavaliers have taken a 4-point lead!

At this moment, Su Yang, sitting in the VIP box, looked at the Clippers' fragmented offense and defense on the court and couldn't help but let out a wanton laugh.

"Hahahaha! I knew it! The moment this vampire thinks about the FMVP being snatched away by someone else, his ingrained selfishness just won't be able to hold back!"

Su Yang raised his glass and toasted James across the distance: "Well done, LeBron! You're not only the leader of this Clippers team, but also our Cleveland Cavaliers' biggest mole in Los Angeles!"

……

The game continued, and the atmosphere on the field had become extremely tense.

Kevin Durant's mentality has collapsed.

After being asked by James to stand in the corner to create space for three consecutive possessions, but failing to even touch the ball, the four-time scoring champion's body language underwent a significant change.

He stopped making runs and stopped actively asking for the ball.

Durant stood in the corner of the court with his hands on his hips and his shoulders slumped, like a sullen bystander, coldly watching James "perform" at the top of the key.

Kyrie Irving, a man with an unruly personality who idolizes Kobe, finally reached the breaking point in this round!

The eighth minute of the third quarter.

The score is 78-88! The Clippers are down by 10 points!

James received the ball at the top of the arc again, and this time, Kawhi Leonard's defense made him so bad that he couldn't even dribble the ball properly.

With only 5 seconds left on the clock, the attack time was down.

James used the same trick again, twisting his body in the air and jumping up once more to throw the ball at Irving, who was still being tightly marked by Klay Thompson!

This is a "blame-shifting ball" that is not only extremely ill-timed, but also extremely forceful!

Irving had to take a step back to receive the ball.

But Klay's defense is incredibly shrewd. He accurately predicted the passing route and, before Irving could receive the ball, stretched out his long arm and poked it away!

Steal!

Klay gets the ball, drives past everyone else, and finishes with a powerful two-handed dunk on a fast break!

78 to 90! The point difference has widened to 12 points!

On the court, instead of reflecting on his mistakes, James habitually activated his "boss" privileges.

He stood there, roaring angrily at Irving:

"Kerry! Are you sleepwalking?! You should have been there to receive the ball! Why are you backing away?! Your cowardly habit of receiving the ball has ruined all our efforts tonight!"

This time, James ran into a brick wall.

Kyrie Irving, who had been holding back his temper for the entire quarter, did not choose to remain silent as he had in the first half.

He turned around, his eyes burning like fire as he stared at LeBron James.

"Say it again?"

Irving walked toward James, and the distance between them was less than half a meter.

"I told you your catch is too soft! You don't know how to execute tactics in high-level playoff games!" James maintained his leader's demeanor, trying to intimidate this troublesome younger brother with his imposing presence.

"Execute tactics?"

Kyrie Irving, enraged, laughed coldly. Pointing to the scoreboard above the arena, he tore off the mask of politeness in front of tens of millions of viewers watching the live broadcast across the United States:

"We were leading by 6 points at halftime! After you got the ball in the second half, we're now down by 12 points! We lost the quarter by 18 points!"

"You call it tactical execution if you dribble like a clown for 18 seconds and then throw out a turnover?!"

Kyrie Irving's voice grew louder and louder, echoing throughout the Staples Center, so loud that even Clippers head coach Doc Rivers on the sidelines was too scared to approach.

"For your worthless stats, you've turned us all into useless stationary robots! Kevin can't even touch the ball! You're even grabbing rebounds in your own backcourt!"

"Do you think everyone's blind?! Do you think you can get the Finals MVP and become the GOAT by using this dirty, selfish, life-stealing style of play to rack up triple-doubles?!"

James's face turned purplish-red after his thoughts were exposed and his innermost thoughts were revealed!

"Kyrie! Shut up! Do you know who you're talking to?! I'm the leader of this team!" James roared, his voice trembling with fear.

"Leader? Fuck your leader!"

Kyrie Irving let loose, pointing his finger at LeBron James and launching into a tirade:

"You're just a hypocrite who's terrified of others stealing your thunder and is extremely insecure!"

"Now I finally understand! That's why DeMarcus couldn't help but punch you that day on the field!"

A mocking smile curled at the corner of Irving's lips:

"To be honest, LeBron."

"DeMarcus's punch that day was too weak!"

"If he could punch you back to Miami, our team would have won the championship a long time ago!!!"

boom--!!!

With Irving's earth-shattering outburst of anger!

The entire Quicken Loans Arena felt like a nuclear bomb had been detonated!

The entire stadium gasped, and everyone covered their mouths in shock!

Kevin Durant, sitting not far away, remained silent, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

LeBron James stood there, his face ashen, his body trembling uncontrollably.

His proud royal power, and the carefully cultivated persona he created.

At that moment, Kyrie Irving tore him to shreds in front of the whole world! Not even his underwear was left!