James motioned for them to slow it down.
Then he slowly dribbled outside the three-point line.
After dribbling for over twenty seconds, he finally moved two steps laterally to the left.
At that moment, the whole world knew he was going to shoot a three.
Anthony naturally knew it too.
He hurriedly closed out to contest it.
But knowing was one thing; being able to stop it was another.
James was tall to begin with.
This time, he suddenly gathered the ball and leaned back slightly.
It was truly difficult to defend.
Gallo had already defended him as well as possible.
But James still got the shot off.
Swish!
Three-pointer made!
All the spectators at the scene could only shake their heads helplessly.
"This is LeBron!"
"This is James!"
"The whole world knows he's making a fake move, but no one can stop him."
On the other end, Lillard caught the ball, came off a screen, and pulled up for a three.
123 to 123.
Tied once again.
There were only 58 seconds left.
The Lakers committed a passing turnover on offense.
The Trail Blazers launched a Fast Break.
After McCollum and Nurkic ran a Pick and Roll, McCollum hit a crucial mid-range jumper.
123 to 125, the Lakers were down by 2.
The Lakers were on offense.
"Defense!" rang out through the Trail Blazers' home arena once again.
The waves of sound came one after another, as though they were about to crush the Lakers.
James had the ball and used Drummond's screen at the top of the arc to get open.
Then he set his feet and took another three-point shot.
That was James's habit—once he made a three, if he got another chance, he would never hesitate to take another.
However, this one clanged off the