Chapter 72 Court Demon, Scarlett Shocked

37:29!

Odom stood in the corner, facing Drew Gooden.

After a series of probing moves to his left, he faked a drive to his right, spinning directly past Drew Gooden!

Facing Tang Long's quick close-out, Odom easily scooped the ball with his left hand, passing it behind Tang Long to Bynum.

The latter made a layup off the board.

Bynum finally scored his first basket of the game!

Excited by the score, Bynum gave Odom a thumbs-up.

Possession changed, James passed the ball to Larry Hughes, signaling him to take his man one-on-one.

His outside shooting was really poor, so it was better to let him try while James ran to an open spot to shoot.

No matter how bad his three-point shooting was, it was still better than Larry's!

But Fisher was Larry Hughes's nemesis. Though not quick, he could always anticipate Larry's driving lane and position himself in advance.

Larry Hughes was extremely frustrated.

After failing to drive successfully twice in a row, he had to pass the ball back to James.

It was a cross-court pass and was once again anticipated by Old Fish, who successfully got a hand on the ball.

Kobe darted from the side, stole the ball, and drove for a fast-break dunk!

The Lakers' arena DJ was ecstatic!

"It's not just the Cavaliers who can fast break! The Lakers can too!"

"Kobe with a spectacular dunk! He's averaging 2.1 steals this season!"

"Although Kobe is guarding Pavlovic, his eyes are on the entire court! That's why he was able to make this steal!"

"The deficit is back to double digits, the Cavaliers need to be careful!"

"I don't want the game to go into garbage time too early! That would be too boring to watch!"

On the court.

James glared at Larry Hughes, unable to drive, unable to shoot!

He must have taken the wrong medicine today!

Mike Brown had already started calling for the reserves to warm up.

"LeBron, let me post up down low. You guys spread out on the perimeter."

James pondered for a moment and nodded.

Constantly relying on his own isolation plays wasn't working. He had to rely on Tang Long.

James brought the ball to the Lakers' half and directly bounced it to Tang Long.

Tang Long easily posted up, and Bynum was no match for him, unable to resist at all.

Tang Long scored an easy dunk!

39:31!

The score hovered between eight and ten points, making Zhang Heli anxious.

"This won't do! The Cavaliers score two points on offense, and the Lakers immediately respond!"

"They need to focus on defense! They must lower the Lakers' shooting percentage!"

"The Cavaliers' offense is still a 'one star and four shooters' setup, except the star is now Tang Long."

"Tang Long can handle Bynum one-on-one without issue, but relying on him for both offense and defense will be a huge drain on his stamina!"

"I wonder if Mike Brown has any other tactical plans!"

In Zhang Heli's opinion, if the Cavaliers had no backup plan, they would find it very difficult to win.

On the court, Odom still had the ball, and this time he called for a pick-and-roll.

Bynum and Walton both came up to set a screen. Odom feigned a drive to the right but suddenly pulled back, cutting to the left.

James was momentarily screened by Walton and couldn't get to the basket in time to defend.

Just as Odom was about to easily layup, Tang Long appeared again!

Tang Long once again utilized his advantage in help defense, moving quickly to the basket, his body already flying!

Odom, unable to evade, had just released the ball when Tang Long fiercely slammed it against the backboard!

A rim-rattling block!

Tang Long caught the ball after landing and was about to initiate a fast break, only to find that the Lakers' fast-break defense was very good this time, with three players already back on defense.

James stood alone amidst three Lakers players, looking somewhat isolated.

Tang Long could only pass the ball to Larry Hughes and run ahead.

Larry Hughes had become a ball-handler tool, passing the ball to Tang Long as soon as he was in position.

Bynum was completely demoralized and reluctantly faced Tang Long.

"Double team him!"

Phil Jackson stood with his arms crossed, issuing instructions to his players on the court.

Walton, closest to Tang Long, immediately stepped up to double-team, denying Tang Long any space to dribble.

Tang Long used his unparalleled strength to force his way into position and threw the ball to James on the perimeter.

As expected of a star player, James's shooting was only average, but he didn't hesitate in a crucial moment, sinking a three-pointer!

"Swish!"

The ball went through the net with a pleasing sound!

39:34!

Only five points behind!

Kobe couldn't sit still and signaled for the ball, preparing to go one-on-one.

"Pavlovic, go guard him aggressively! If he dares to step inside the three-point line, I'll give him a welcome block!"

With Tang Long's encouragement, Pavlovic's confidence grew, and he aggressively rushed towards Kobe.

Unfortunately, Kobe's experience was too vast!

He turned his body sideways, using his frame to shield Pavlovic, faking a step-back followed by a front turn to easily get past him.

Having shaken off his defender, Kobe arrived at the three-point line, deliberately checked Tang Long's position – still two steps away – and decisively chose to shoot.

But just as he jumped, Tang Long's body exploded like a released arrow!

His jumping speed was incredibly fast!

In the blink of an eye, Tang Long was in front of Kobe, and his giant hands swatted the ball away!

Even Kobe couldn't react!

"Holy shit! Tang Long blocked Kobe! He was two steps away just a moment ago!"

"His jumping speed is terrifying! His defensive range extends beyond the three-point line!"

"Tang Long blocked Kobe! I've never seen a center block Kobe from beyond the arc!"

"Has Tang Long evolved again? This play is absolutely unbelievable!"

Zhang Heli couldn't control himself and blurted out a curse!

As is well known, Zhang Heli was a huge Kobe fan with countless memorable Kobe moments in his mind.

He naturally understood the significance of blocking Kobe!

Especially since Tang Long was an interior player!

Could even the ancient beast Wilt Chamberlain match such defensive coverage?

He was simply a super-powered version of Garnett!

Kobe himself was stunned in place. 138reads.com

This guy was too fast!

He was two steps away just a moment ago, and in the next instant, he was right beside him.

It was like teleportation!

With both strength and explosiveness, Kobe's mind immediately went to that dominant 34-year-old center, O'Neal.

But O'Neal certainly didn't have such terrifying defensive coverage!

It was utterly inexplicable!

"Tang! Well done! That block was simply spectacular!"

James and Drew Gooden rushed over to congratulate him. Blocking Kobe was something that could be bragged about for a long time!

From the sidelines.

Scarlett Johansson's mouth hung open, and she even rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

Was this really the leaping speed of a human? It was like a rocket!