The game continued!
LeBron James was also quite surprised by Kai Chen's offensive choice.
He didn't expect Kai's shot release to be so fast.
But this only stimulated his desire to win, and LeBron's gaze became more serious.
Back on the offensive end!
LeBron, with the Lonzo, continued to drive hard against Kai, relying on his powerful physique to quickly shake off Kai's defense and flash into the paint.
Kai flew over, his speed not slow, reaching him in the blink of an eye.
LeBron seemed not to notice him at all, pushing off the ground, instantly soaring into the air, and shooting a layup over Lopez's long arm!
Kai, behind him, followed with a jump, extending his arm to swat at the basketball.
But when he swung his hand and hit nothing but air, Kai realized that LeBron had switched the ball from his left hand to his right hand in mid-air and finished with a reverse layup using his right hand!
Crazy!!
Kai's heart trembled; he hadn't expected LeBron to pull off so many moves in less than a second of hang time.
The basketball grazed Kai's fingertips and flew into the hoop, a two-point shot made!
After scoring, LeBron spread his hands to the referee on the baseline, indicating that the shot might have been a foul.
But the referee didn't think much of it.
Back on the offensive end, Kai received the pass from Carmelo again.
This time, to prevent the ball from being disrupted, Kai grabbed it with one hand and raised it high behind him, away from LeBron's wicked hands!
Seeing this move, the fans in the arena exclaimed in surprise.
"Are my eyes playing tricks on me??"
"Kai Chen's one-handed ball-handling move is exactly like Michael Jordan's!"
Kai held the ball high behind him with one hand. Wearing a white Los Angeles Clippers jersey, knee pads, and white protective gear on his elbows and wrists, combined with his excellent looks, he appeared incredibly dashing.
Amid the exclamations of the fans, Kai, with the help of Jeff Green's screen, quickly activated. His powerful explosiveness and incredibly fast first step shook off LeBron, and he appeared inside the free-throw line.
Seeing Kai approaching, McGee on the wing rushed over, blocking Kai's path.
But at that moment, Kai had already leaped high and released the shot quickly, scoring over McGee's head.
"Swish!"
72:64!
The Los Angeles Clippers firmly controlled the situation on the court!
"Fuck!"
Watching Kai walk away, McGee couldn't help but curse under his breath.
In this game, he had become Kai's backdrop multiple times, which was undoubtedly an insult to McGee.
LeBron, however, was not annoyed by this defensive lapse.
Even as the league's number one player, he couldn't completely shut down Kai on defense.
Back on the offensive end, LeBron's desire to attack grew stronger and stronger, and he began to actively ask for the ball.
He felt that guarding Kai was extremely interesting, and he really wanted to blow out the kid in front of him and see what kind of mood he would reveal after the game.
At the top of the arc, with McGee's screen, LeBron completed a breakthrough against Kai.
Then he rushed into the restricted area. Facing the triple-team from the Los Angeles Clippers, LeBron was fearless, taking two steps inside the free-throw line, jumping into the air, and slamming the ball fiercely into the hoop over Lopez!!
"Woohoo!~~~"
"Let's go Lakers!"
"Let's go Lakers!"
"Let's go Lakers!"
LeBron's earth-shattering dunk instantly ignited the atmosphere of the Staples Center.
The fans in the arena all stood up, shouting the cheers exclusive to the Los Angeles Lakers!
"Hold steady!"
Head coach Rivers couldn't sit still either, standing up and shouting to the players on the court: "Play at our pace, don't worry about that shot!"
"Kai!"
After Beverley dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he passed it to Kai again.
"Thump thump thump!"
Kai received the ball, and after continuous between-the-legs crossovers, he accelerated and broke through from LeBron's left side.
Although LeBron's defense was very good, Kai's change of direction was too sudden. He shook LeBron off completely, stepped into the paint, and finished a reverse layup against the rushing McGee.
LeBron didn't let Kai be happy for long.
McGee quickly inbounded the ball from the baseline. LeBron dribbled it up the court from the backcourt and shot a pull-up three-pointer right in front of Kai!!
"Swish!"
The basketball arced beautifully through the air and swished cleanly through the net.
A few seconds later, Kai responded!
He shot almost the same way.
LeBron was caught off guard by Kai's quick release.
However, the stronger Kai was, the more it stimulated LeBron's desire to attack.
LeBron moved without the ball beyond the three-point line, shook off Kai's defense, rushed into the paint to receive a pass from Lonzo, and threw down a one-handed dunk!
Two more points!
Kai turned back and, with double screens from Jeff Green and Lopez, got open.
Receiving the pass from Beverley, he shot an open three-pointer!!!
"Swish!"
It went in smoothly!
The next second, LeBron came again!
With McGee's screen, he broke through from the baseline, gracefully spun past Anthony, who came to help, and charged straight to the basket.
"Come!"
Under the basket, Lopez roared and flew toward LeBron.
However, even with the added sound, Lopez still couldn't stop LeBron from scoring.
"Swish!"
LeBron dodged Lopez's long arm in the air and finished with a gliding layup.
Ten seconds later, Kai entered the paint and threw down a two-handed dunk in almost the exact same way.
Immediately after, LeBron pulled up from two meters beyond the three-point line!
The basketball sailed over Kai's head and dropped through the hoop!!
Turning back, Kai took one step past LeBron, then used a between-the-legs crossover to pull back to the three-point line and launched a three-pointer over the long arms of LeBron and Ingram!!
"Swish!"
"Beep!"
As the ball went through the net, the referee's whistle sounded.
3+1!
Although it was the Los Angeles Lakers' home court, the moment Kai stepped onto the free-throw line, the entire Staples Center erupted in cheers!!
No one had expected this year's third overall pick to put on such a suffocating offensive duel with the current number one player in the league.
"Crazy!!"
"Kai Chen and LeBron have just completed a historic offensive feast!"
"I'm losing my mind—how long has it been since we've seen LeBron James go head-to-head with an opponent like this?"
"This Kai is truly terrifying; he completely ignited LeBron's desire to attack, making it feel like we're back in LeBron's younger days, watching him reach his peak!!"
The fans in the arena were driven wild by the back-and-forth, unstoppable offensive showdown between the two, screaming in excitement.
Fans watching the live broadcast on their phones or TVs were even more ecstatic, flooding the comments.
A third overall pick actually awakening LeBron's offensive desire? Forcing him to score at all costs?
Crazy!
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