One Thousand and Eighty-Two: Fighting for a Fight

Link and James are the two players averaging the most points per game this season.

Their combined assists and points per game averages rank second and third in the league respectively.

Ranked ahead of Link and James is Harden, who has completed his transformation this season, but both James and Link have defeated Harden this season.

Therefore, Link and James are considered to be the two best players this year.

And this game undoubtedly gave the two a chance to compete.

They're not content with being one of the best, they just want to be the only one.

Just now, both of them have demonstrated their excellent passing ability and vision.

Now, it's time to score!

After the Cavaliers fought back, James actively took over the basketball from Irving.

But he didn't break through immediately. The rampage style of play was not suitable for dealing with Link.

James waited for Love's screen to be in place before starting. However, a mere pick-and-roll could not stop Link.

Link quickly caught up with him, but when he approached James, James did not speed up, but stopped and paused.

I saw James deliberately leaning on Link with his back, and leaned back suddenly, which felt like he was being hit from behind.

James' sudden stop disrupted Link's rhythm.

Of course Link knew that when breaking through, occasionally taking the initiative to fight could have very good results.

But James simply stopped to fight, which was indeed something Link had never seen before.

After forcing Link to stop, James accelerated again. At this time, it was difficult for Link, who had been disrupted from his pursuit rhythm, to catch up again.

Just like that, facing Gasol's defense, James jumped up directly, sideways in the air to avoid the Spaniard's block, and then succeeded in a dunk.

After continuing the assist just now, James continued to score with a beautiful dunk.

McLeod had opened his arms and shouted, James was very strong today.

This is different from the game where Harden avoided Link. Although both sides scored high scores in that game, there were only a few rounds where the two actually faced each other.

Today, James wants to score directly on Link's head, without forcing a change of positions.

His offensive firepower is as fierce as a machine gun!

This kind of picture of the strongest versus the strongest is naturally what fans like to see.

The atmosphere at the scene has been completely aroused, and James and Link directly pushed the game to a climax as soon as they came on.

I have to say that James is in excellent condition today. The flying dunk just now even made people trance to the James 1.0 era.

In today's league, there are very few players who can dunk one-on-one with Link.

Link must admit that James' current technology is also very complete. If you think he is still the reckless man who only relies on his body to rush forward, you are totally wrong.

After James scored, the Cleveland fans at the scene collectively shouted "defense".

The Cavaliers players are definitely full of strength now, especially James. He just played a beautiful offense and his morale is high.

This high morale coupled with the shouts of the fans made the Cavaliers' defense impenetrable!

The Cavaliers' current defense is very tough, although the league has now entered an era that advocates offense. But without excellent defense, it is impossible to be among the best in the league.

Everyone is waiting for Link to continue to respond. Do they want to dunk under such defense?

It's a very difficult thing.

"Link couldn't even catch the ball. LeBron did a great job on defense today! I always felt that the league owed him a best defensive player award!"

As soon as McLeod finished speaking, Link ran against James' body and cut towards the basket.

Not only is Link's offense with the ball top-notch, his offense without the ball is also quite superb. A true top star never lacks offensive means.

Conley, who was outside the three-point line, saw Link making a successful cut and threw the ball into the air.

It is easiest to cooperate with Link when playing alley-oops, because Link's passing accuracy is not so high.

As long as you can pass the ball within that approximate range, Link will do the rest.

He can definitely catch the basketball and dunk it into the frame.

James bit down so hard that Link couldn't fully take off.

But it was obvious that Link would not be deterred by this interference.

In the past, many players directly hung on Link, but they still couldn't stop him from scoring!

Link jumped into the air during the confrontation. James originally grabbed Link's clothes, but after seeing that Link could still take off vertically, he had no choice but to let go.

If Link was really dragged off, it wouldn't be worthwhile to pay for a foul.

Link successfully caught the basketball in the air, but at this time one side of his body had already flown out of the backboard.

Link could only temporarily change hands in the air, switch the ball to the side still inside the backboard, and then complete the dunk!

The entire hand-changing movement was completed in one go, as if Link really paused in the air for a second.

McLeod was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Link would actually dunk back to James. Moreover, it is such a magical action as an alley-oop dunk!

"Oh my God, both sides are almost exchanging punches. It's so exciting! This will be a close fight. Link will never give in easily in Cleveland!" Beside McLeod, Reggie Miller was very excited excited.

He has always liked Link because he can see a reflection of himself in Link.

That guy "doesn't respect" anyone. He doesn't care if you are the Chosen One or if this is your home court.

As long as you are his opponent, he will find a way to knock you down.

The Grizzlies' three championships in the past all came from this way!

First the assist, then the dunk. After two rounds of fighting, James and Link were temporarily tied.

But if you think this will be another star battle, you would be looking down on Link and James.

Their defense will also suffocate each other!

James immediately counterattacked after being dunked by Link. The Cavaliers sent a quick baseline ball, just to overcome the shortcomings of Jokic and Gasol, the two European giants, who retreated too slowly.

James received Love's long baseline pass near the midfield line, and then ran all the way! Sure enough, Jokic and Gasol were thrown away instantly.

But from beginning to end, Link was bearing the impact of James, forcing James to slow down.

It is still the first quarter of the game and both sides are full of energy. Therefore, the physical confrontation was very intense. For a moment, Reggie Miller even felt like he was dreaming back to the rough 90s.

James carried Link all the way to the basket, and then forced a layup.

But Link didn't give in at all. He almost lifted off the ground with James, and gave James a big blow right in the face!

"Hit it in the face, Link forced LeBron to miss for the first time in the game! It was so exciting, every attack and defense from both sides gave us top-notch enjoyment!"

In the face of Link's big risk, MacLeod no longer dared to say that Link didn't value his opponent.

He could see that Link was actually trying his best today. Perhaps for him, this is the best way to respect his opponent.

However, until now, James and Link's "switching fists" are not over yet.

When Link charged towards the Cavaliers' basket after blocking the shot, James not only withstood Link, but also took action at the moment he took off for a layup, cutting the ball away steadily, accurately and ruthlessly!

NBA players' defense is very scary. You can't even imagine the speed and accuracy with which they cut the ball.

After the basketball was released, it hit Link's leg and bounced out of bounds. The Cavaliers got the ball and James returned Link's beautiful defense!

"Wonderful duel. The past few rounds may be the most exciting star duel so far this season! We saw the performance of Link and LeBron, and saw their strength as the true leaders of the league!"

After James cut off the basketball from Link's hand, McLeod put aside all his prejudices and seriously watched this destined to be a great game.

Although the game has just begun, it is still the period when Link and James are at their most energetic.

But McLeod believes that with the personalities of Link and James, they will not let this game become anticlimactic.

Seeing the referee calling him out of bounds and being forced into a mistake by James, Link shook his head.

James is stronger than he imagined today!

He couldn't help but glance at James, but found that James was also looking at him.

Finally, somehow, the two couldn't help but smile at each other.

This was the first time that Link and James had smiled at each other since they had been rivals for so many years.

The game between the strong and the strong is beginning to have an internal flavor.

"Damn it, have you seen their smiles?" On the sidelines, Dave Joerger crossed his arms seriously and frowned.

"I saw it, what happened?"

"What's wrong? This shows that these two monsters are having fun! This game will be very difficult for either of us."

While talking, James turned around and hit Link in the mid-range position on the right side for a jumper.

And there is no doubt that Link will continue to torture the Cavaliers' defense.

The performance between two great players will continue to bombard everyone's eyes.