Incredible and Furious! "What?
How could LeBron be stopped repeatedly by a player on Tony Allen's level?
You should be scoring on Su Yan.
How could you let that kind of role player shut you down? How are we supposed to have any chance of winning if we play like this?"
"LeBron is such a disappointment!"
"What the hell are you doing? Pull yourself together! Play properly!"
"..."
The small group of Heat fans who had come all the way from Miami to watch the game were extremely dissatisfied with LeBron's offense over the past few possessions.
They had come hoping to see LeBron dunking over Tony Allen's head.
Who would have thought that not only would they not see such a scene, but Tony Allen would even block LeBron.
That was something Su Yan did.
How could Tony Allen possibly pull off that kind of defense?
Wasn't that a joke?!
None of them knew what LeBron was doing. It felt like he was in terrible form for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Knicks fans, meanwhile, were both delighted and incredulous.
In their hearts, Su Yan was undoubtedly the strongest player in the league.
Setting aside certain negative factors, LeBron was still an incredibly powerful two-way player.
The task of guarding him either had to be handled by Su Yan, or required at least two Knicks players trapping him.
Now, Tony Allen had stopped LeBron by himself, and done it so well. It was truly unexpected.
But the Knicks fans were overjoyed, all raising their hands to cheer and celebrate for Tony Allen.
Although he had not provided much on offense.
As long as he could defend well, that was enough.
Basketball was not just about scoring.
The famous saying, "Defense wins championships," was etched in everyone's