But in the end, his shot also missed.
The cheers of the fans on-site made James extremely annoyed, his full-force defense caused massive disruption to Durant.
When James seriously defended, posting him up might not be a good choice.
Although he was slow on his feet, he still possessed a historic level of physical fitness and combat ability.
After successfully defending against Durant's post-up, James's confidence seemed to be restored.
He also backed down Durant in the frontcourt, signaling for the ball.
Kobe passed the ball to him, and it was round two of James's post-up against Durant.
This time his attack was more decisive, with a quick turnaround jump shot.
But then, the style dramatically changed.
Whether it was Hansen or Durant, or Kobe, who didn't seem to have much desire to score tonight, their post-ups generally felt smooth and effortless.
But such technical moves seemed very clumsy when performed by James.
