"On the court, listen to my command. When you don't know what to do with the ball, give me that damn ball!"
Tang Long's tall figure stood up, his excellent height allowing him to look down at everyone.
"Yes, it's too early to give up now. We should at least try our best! What if..."
"The Lakers are only fourth in the Western Conference. There's no need to give up just yet."
"If we give up now, what about facing the Spurs later?"
"Come on!"
The Cavaliers all stood up and spontaneously put their hands together.
Who among the players who made it to the NBA wasn't a prodigy with exceptional talent?
"Every victory we achieve now is creating history and a miracle!"
LeBron James concluded and was the first to walk out of the locker room.
Mike Brown couldn't help but smile as he watched the spirited Cavaliers players.
Giving up the game was a last resort. Who would accept a loss if they could win?
Dragon Country, Sports Channel Studio.
An advertisement was playing, but Zhang Weiping suddenly noticed the Cavaliers players had appeared in the arena.
There were still ten minutes before the third quarter began.
Normally, they would be resting in the locker room. What were they doing in the arena?
The director immediately switched the camera. Although this would definitely cost the advertisers a lot of money, they couldn't worry about that for now.
"The Cavaliers players are all on the court?"
"There are ten minutes left before the third quarter. I wonder what their intention is?"
"They are all gathered around head coach Mike Brown, discussing tactics."
"Oh... this is a rare situation. Everyone is actively expressing their opinions."
"Even the substitute players who haven't played are very active."
"Although the head coach is experienced, one person can't consider everything perfectly."
"There are two minutes left before the game starts, and they are already on the court, waiting for the game to begin."
The Lakers players only started to trickle out of the locker room one by one. Seeing the Cavaliers gathered on the court, they were all dumbfounded.
"Didn't they go back to the locker room? So motivated?"
"It's a strange thing, but looking at their momentum, they seem fierce!"
"How fierce can they be? They've been completely shut down on offense by us."
"As long as we continue to execute this strategy, the outcome shouldn't be a problem."
Bynum said with a smile to Odom beside him.
He was supposed to be repeatedly attacked by Tang Long, but ever since the triple-team strategy was adopted, he hadn't been tormented by Tang Long anymore, which made him feel particularly comfortable.
"Don't let your guard down. Getting complacent with a small lead is forgetting what I always tell you?"
Later, Phil Jackson's stern voice was heard.
Bynum immediately suppressed his smile and nervously walked onto the court.
For the sake of caution, Phil Jackson deliberately did not substitute the starters, intending to let them endure a little longer.
On the Cavaliers' side, it was naturally the starting five.
It was the Lakers' possession, and Walton stood on the court again.
After Fisher brought the ball past half-court, he still passed it to Kobe to initiate the offense.
Kobe drove, faked a pass, and then shot, successfully deceiving Pavlovic and Drew Gooden to Odom, and easily scoring with a mid-range shot.
This was the power of a top star. Even with a simple pick-and-roll, the threat of the ball-handler was too great, and no one dared to let him go easily.
49:40
The Cavaliers players, after halftime, finally regained some morale.
Unfortunately, reality was cruel. The Lakers immediately extended their lead to nine points.
"Don't be discouraged. Give me the ball when you get to the frontcourt!"
Tang Long spoke, comforting his teammates.
Kobe glanced at Tang Long. He seemed to have changed somehow.
His mind was highly focused. All things unrelated to basketball were erased from Tang Long's eyes.
His entire aura had undergone a huge transformation!
Could this kid have entered the zone?
Kobe had also experienced the so-called zone.
It was a very strange experience. All attention was focused on the court. Even if someone called out to him off the court, he wouldn't hear it.
He felt full of power, and his speed and explosiveness were elevated to another advanced level!
He would even feel the movements of his opponents slowing down, and everything on the court could be observed.
This was a firsthand experience of Jordan and Kobe, both of whom had experienced it during games.
And Kobe and Jordan, when entering the zone mode, had undoubtedly led their teams to victory.
At this moment, Tang Long had officially entered his own zone!
Although Tang Long hadn't acquired the zone skill yet, fusing with Murasakibara Atsushi's template made it inherently easier to enter this state.
Coupled with Tang Long's peak desire to win now, his extreme longing to lead the team to victory.
With both situations compounded, Tang Long naturally entered the zone.
"Watch out for Tang!"
Kobe didn't have time to explain too much to his teammates, so he could only remind them hastily.
Tang Long decisively called for the ball in the low post, and LeBron made a high lob pass.
Fisher and Walton chose to double-team immediately, repeating their previous strategy.
Tang Long exerted force and pushed back, his core strength enhanced by being in the zone was even more terrifying.
Bynum could barely stand, almost falling over.
As Tang Long exerted force, his non-shooting arm was positioned perfectly, blocking Fisher's attempt to steal the ball.
After shoving Bynum aside, he forcefully turned, pushing both Walton and Fisher to the side!
His knees bent slightly, and he exerted upward force with a bang!
He completed a turn in the air, cradled the basketball with both hands, and smashed it fiercely into the basket.
"Peng!!!!"
[Destructive Hammer]
The basket let out a painful groan, almost unable to withstand Tang Long's immense power.
If the Lakers' staff hadn't specifically reinforced the rim before the game, it might have been smashed by Tang Long again!
Tang Long was now Murasakibara Atsushi in the zone!
With his already top-tier strength, he had broken through to the maximum strength limit of 100, reaching 110!
Even facing a triple-team, he could still forcefully complete the dunk!
Kobe sighed. Even with his warning, it was useless in this situation!
Who could withstand the current ferocious Tang Long?
Chamberlain and O'Neal might be able to.
Mike Brown stared blankly at Tang Long.
So this guy wasn't using his full strength all along?
This strength, this explosiveness!
Even with three defenders, it was useless!
Fisher beside him desperately grabbed Tang Long, but it was completely useless.
He could only helplessly give up a three-point play.
Phil Jackson's brows furrowed. Was this the final form of this guy?
Coaching from the Jordan era to the Kobe era.
Phil Jackson had truly never seen such a terrifying interior player!
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