Chapter 449 448: LeBron was the leader, but only for three minutes (please vote!)
The headline in the latest issue of Sports Illustrated has the LeBron James team and the Nike team furious.
He may be the most humiliating Sports Illustrated cover ever.
When James accepted the invitation to be the cover of the new issue, he had no idea that the title would be so disrespectful to him.
The day after the new issue of the magazine was released, LBJ announced in a locker room interview: "Until they publicly apologize, I will never give an interview to Sports Illustrated again."
This is a familiar scene, because Michael Jordan also announced that he would never accept an interview with Sports Illustrated again. That was after Jordan's "All-Star Freeze Incident" against Roger, "Sports Illustrated" published an article criticizing and ridiculing Jordan, which ultimately led to Jordan's break with "Sports Illustrated".
But it turns out that Sports Illustrated is not on the wrong team. Because of its close relationship with Roger, Sports Illustrated can easily get the opportunity to interview Roger, and Roger always readily agrees to be the cover star. With Roger's blessing, the influence of Sports Illustrated continues to expand.
This time they made another choice, and the title "LeBron's Last Words" caused the sales of this issue to skyrocket.
It also brought the battle atmosphere of the Western Conference Finals to its highest point.
Brandon Roy has not smiled for several days, and his mood has completely fallen into this serious atmosphere.
After training today, he walked up to Matt Barnes as usual: "Man, challenge me one on one."
Matt Barnes was sweating profusely, but he still stood up simply: "Tell me, how do you want to lose today?"
"Oh, have you ever defeated me once? Old dog."
The entire Warriors team has become accustomed to such one-on-one duels. Since the end of the series with the Spurs, Roy has asked Matt Barnes to challenge him one-on-one every day. Of course, unlike a normal one-on-one, Roy is only responsible for offense, while Barnes is only responsible for defense. This kind of one-on-one competition usually only occurs in male-female fights, but both Barnes and Roy never tire of it.
Roy knew that besides Roger, the person with the strongest external defense pressure on the Warriors was Barnes. Roger needed to put his energy into official games, so the task of high-intensity sparring fell to Barnes. Roy asked him to defend him every day to simulate the scene when facing Kobe.
This is certainly useful, which is why Battle and Sun Yue deserve their championship rings.
Battle simulated a shark confrontation with Duncan in training, which played a bigger role than people think.
Sun Yue was the one responsible for guarding Kobe on the training ground. Before the start of the playoffs, Kobe treated Sun Yue, who couldn't even play, to a meal alone just to tell him: "You treated me badly during training." Hard defense is helping this team and making this team better. Don't have any thoughts of 'even if you win the championship, it has nothing to do with me.' You are an indispensable member of this team."< br>
Matt Barnes is playing this role at this time. He knows that Roy wants to beat Kobe. He also knows how much impact Roy has on the series. Therefore, even if he was very tired after training, he was still willing to accompany Roy in a duel.
He will use strong confrontation to oppress Roy without sparing any force. Because Matt Barnes knows that the defense Roy will encounter on the court will be more difficult.
Tonight, Roy performed very well in the one-on-one match. Matt Barnes was once scored 8 goals by Roy.
During this period, he yelled at Barnes more than once: "Work harder, Matt, Kobe's defense won't be as soft as yours!"
Barnes laughed angrily. Roy was probably the first person to dare to say that his defense was weak.
The duel lasted for about fifteen minutes, and Barnes took the initiative to stop it.
Of course, this mad dog will not back down. Even if he is scored 20 times by others, his defensive enthusiasm will not decline at all.
The reason why he stopped was because he wanted to control Roy's training time.
That kid's knee is a time bomb, so be careful.
The two of them lay directly on the floor of the training hall, their chests rising and falling violently.
Fifteen minutes doesn't sound like a long time, but anyone who often engages in fierce duels knows that being able to sustain output for fifteen minutes is already a severe challenge.
Matt Barnes stared at the ceiling light and was thinking about one thing: "What will this team look like after Roger retires?"
"I don't know," Roy replied, "but I will try my best to keep this team in the championship. I can't live under Roger's protection for the rest of my life."
Barnes turned his head and looked at Roy. This was the answer he didn't expect.
Most Warriors players never thought about the future. They just wanted to create a brilliant ending with Roger, but Roy wanted to take over the scepter from Roger.
In NBA teams, the transfer of power is often accompanied by bloody struggles.
Such as Roger and Pippen, such as Kobe and Shaq.
If one party is strong enough to squeeze out the other, the bloody transfer of power will be completed.
But there is also another form of power transfer, and that is inheritance.
The same goes for Admiral and Duncan, Dirk and Luka Doncic.
Brandon Roy not only wants to be Roger's best deputy, he also wants to be the next owner of this Golden State Warriors.
Matt Barnes finally understands why this kid works so hard.
For most of the Warriors, they enjoy living under Roger's wing, including Amare Stoudemire.
But Brandon Roy doesn't want to be sheltered all his life. He wants to be a man on his own. He hopes that he is qualified to take over the torch from Roger.
Matt Barnes stood up and reached out to pull Roy up: "Let's take care of the Lakers first. If you want to take over the scepter, you must at least ensure that the scepter is still in Roger's hand."
"Of course Matt", Roy looked at the championship banners hanging in the training ground, "No one can end Roger's dynasty, I will not agree."
At the same time, the man Brandon Roy wants to beat the most is also sweating on the training ground, even though he has broken three fingers so far this season.
Vanessa Bryant sat in the basketball practice court at the UCLA Health Center, waiting for her husband.
The Eagle County incident caused their relationship to go through a lot, from rupture to repair to rebirth. This is not easy because it is a process of rebuilding trust after it has collapsed.
But after experiencing this, the relationship has become stronger.
Now, both Vanessa and Kobe have entered a new stage of life. The love part of their relationship is gradually decreasing and the family part is increasing. There is nothing wrong with this, because family affection is sometimes more reliable than love.
Tonight, she waited patiently for her husband to finish training and take him home. Because she knew that man must be in a bad mood and needed company.
Earlier today, the NBA officially announced the selection results for the Defensive Player of the Year.
David Stern specifically called Kobe to inform him of the result because he knew what this award meant to Kobe this season.
"Kobe, I'm pretty sure you're a great defensive player, maybe one of the best perimeter defenders I've ever seen, and you're very, very close to the Defensive Player of the Year award this year."
David Stern's praise for Kobe was heartfelt, but when people use "very close" to describe winning the award, it means Kobe failed.
He failed to become the Defensive Player of the Year, and the award was given to Kevin Garnett.
Kobe's situation is very embarrassing. Whether it is the actual performance of the game or high-level statistics, his defense is top-notch. But this can only guarantee that he will enter the best defensive team, because the best defensive player does not just compete with players in the same position.
He may be the best defensive guard this year, but his defensive impact has no advantage compared to KG.
The New York Times also used what Jordan said to stimulate the Magic Sharks to describe Kobe: He is not even the best defensive player on the Lakers. (Previous summary: Jordan's "Shut up, Shaq, you're not even the best player on your team" was the trigger for the break between Roger and the Sharks)
The best defensive player on the Lakers is undoubtedly Dwight Howard. As an insider who does not need to take on too heavy offensive tasks, his role on the defensive end is naturally greater than that of Kobe.
Kobe was unhappy because he acted like LeBron James once and failed to fulfill his promise.
What's even more damning is that he knows that Roger's MVP is already a sure thing. The only suspense now is whether Roger will become the first unanimous MVP in history.
Roger fulfilled his promise, but Kobe did not.
In this competition, Kobe became the loser again.
So you can imagine how bad this guy was feeling.
And when a man begins to vent his anger, his wife often suffers. Vanessa suffered a lot. She had a sore bottom.
Don't get me wrong, she had been sitting in the UCLA Health Center waiting for Kobe for several hours. Of course her butt would hurt if she sat for too long.
But this is Kobe's way of venting his dissatisfaction. When he is angry, he will not relax, but will torture himself even more.
Vanessa really wants to know, if her husband plays under Pat Riley, which one of them will die first.
But it doesn't matter, Vanessa is willing to accompany him through these unpleasant times. After all, that is her most important relative.
Finally, when Kobe was exhausted, he waved to Vanessa on the sidelines: "Go home."
In the car, Kobe was sitting in the passenger seat and scrolling through the news on his phone. Vanessa knew without looking that it must be news related to Roger.
Vanessa shrugged: "You don't need to be as harsh on yourself as you are now. Don't let hard work become the only word in your life."
Kobe was in disbelief: "Hard work? At least our family doesn't have to work hard for a living. At least you and my two daughters can get everything they want. Compared with those sanitation workers who get up early in the morning to collect garbage and only earn a little living expenses a month. , what kind of hard work do I have?”
"Is it so important to be number one?" Vanessa continued to persuade, "And it's not that you haven't worked hard towards that goal. You have tried it many times and you have worked so hard for this goal. , you asked the team doctor to remove your dislocated hand on the spot Looking back, you will always be the one who spends the most time training. Your knees are already overwhelmed. I don’t want you to give up on pursuing victory. I just don’t want to see you working so hard anymore. You have already proven your ability in basketball. Accomplishments.”
Kobe knew that his wife said this out of concern, so he was not angry, but he still couldn't help gritting his teeth and said: "Prove my accomplishments in basketball? Did I prove that I am the number one loser? Don't worry, dear. Yes, I will stay with you until the season is over. But now, I’m sorry.”
Vanessa shook her head, she had known this would be the result. If Kobe is really a steak, it is definitely a steak without oil and salt.
Since persuasion had no effect, Vanessa decided to follow Kobe's wishes and at least tell him not to look so gloomy: "I'm not blaming you. The day after tomorrow, I will take the children to the Oracle Arena to watch the game."
"Do the kids want to play in a park in San Francisco? Or do you want to go shopping? No need, there is everything available in Los Angeles."
"No, we want to see our dearest man conquer Oracle Arena. Don't think so much, DPOY? You got a bunch of those shitty trophies in high school and couldn't even put them at home. Isn't that enough? ”
Kobe actually smiled and felt much better: "I will conquer there, for you."
On the other side, LBJ is also spending time with his family.
The three-and-a-half-year-old grandson Bronny James is having a duel with his father. Whoever scores five goals first wins.
James allowed Bronny to score the first four, but as he was about to hit his fifth, his charitable father gave him a "Fuck you basketball dreams" style block.
Immediately afterwards, James scored five goals in a row. The last ball even knocked down Bronny and smashed his children's basket.
Brownie sat on the ground angrily: "Roger will treat you that way! I will also enter the NBA on my own in the future and treat you in the same way!"
James' girlfriend Savannah Brinson shook her head, it was really a parent-child time where the father was kind and the son was filial.
At this time, James' cell phone rang, and when he saw that it was Rich Paul, he answered the call without hesitation.
"Man, what are you doing?" Rich Paul asked very casually on the other end of the phone.
"I just dunked the future best basketball player Bronny James." LBJ replied with a smile.
"Oh, this is going to be the second biggest moment of your career."
"Second? What is first?"
"Of course he kicked Roger out of the league in 2008 and crowned him king."
This sentence made James couldn't help but smile, and just thinking about it made him feel extremely beautiful.
Rich Paul was also laughing on the other end of the phone: "Hey man, you performed well in the press conference before. You already look like the person who leads the Lakers forward. Remember, keep this strong."
Rich Paul is very confident. If he was a little worried before, he was not sure whether the Lakers could defeat the Warriors. When the Lakers swept the Mavericks, he thought this team was invincible.
As long as James maintains the shooting touch and confidence he had against the Mavericks in G4, he will be the one to dominate the game.
This round of games was enough to reverse his and Kobe's status. This was the beginning of James' career towards success.
LeBron’s last words? Sports Illustrated is going to be a joke!
James, like Roy, also wants to be the owner of the team and the future of the team. He knows very well that if his status is lower than Kobe, people will not stop belittling him even if he wins the championship.
He not only wants to win, he also wants to turn the Lakers into a second Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that he has complete control over.
Championships mean nothing if you're not the best player on a championship team. So while James is winning, he must also get the team's scepter.
Yes, he had a heart-to-heart with Phil Jackson. He promised that he would stop thinking about those messy things and focus entirely on the game.
This allowed the Lakers to achieve a brilliant regular season record, and also allowed the Lakers to be undefeated in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
But after he scored 46 points in the last game, he couldn't help but start thinking about these issues again.
When he scored 46 points and led his team to victory in the last game, he almost fell in love with the feeling of being the center of attention. The thrill of being the center of everything in Cleveland is finally here again.
Facts have proved that he can lead the team to win as a complete leader, and he can win without Kobe's leadership. So, why not continue this performance?
James wants to get the scepter, but he and Roy want to take it in different ways.
Brandon Roy is not in a hurry. He will help Roger keep the scepter first, and then wait for Roger to hand it over to him in person.
And James wants to subtly become the owner of the team. Rich Paul's words and the 46-point game in the last game convinced him that he can do it.
James clenched his fists: "Yes, I will lead the Lakers to success. Those are not my last words, they are the last words of Sports Illustrated."
Two days later, Oracle Arena hosted one of the most high-profile games in history.
Just look at the lineup on the sidelines and you will know how valuable this game is.
Shaquille O'Neal, Paul Pierce, Scottie Pippen, Tom Brady, Floyd Mayweather, and Lewis Hamilton are all gathered here.
There are also many entertainment stars. Although most of them have no close friendship with Roger, entertainment stars will not let go of any traffic bomb.
This Super Lakers VS Dynasty Warriors game is like Mike Tyson VS Evander Holyfield in the 1990s. It is destined to become a highlight in the history of professional sports.
Although this is only the first game of the series, the two sides cannot decide the final winner tonight. But for a series, the first game is often the most popular.
After Roger entered the venue, he relaxed and greeted all the acquaintances in the audience. Immediately afterwards, there is the MVP award ceremony.
Yesterday, the NBA officially announced that Roger had regained the MVP title after three years. This is the seventh MVP trophy of his career, making him the player with the most MVP awards in NBA history.
The most important thing is that Roger received all the first votes this time and became the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.
James and Kobe fans will certainly complain: This is the fucking Reebok League.
But Roger's unanimous MVP did not actually cause much controversy, because his performance this season was indeed impeccable.
73 wins, scoring title, dominance. All of this makes other options besides Roger meaningless.
When Roger received the MVP trophy from David Stern, Mike Brown thought Roger's dominance had reached its peak.
Prior to this, he missed the MVP for three consecutive years, and everyone thought that his MVP reign was over.
But now Roger is undoubtedly telling everyone: If I want to take it, I can take it. Whether I can win the MVP or not has nothing to do with whether you are good or not.
After the award ceremony, everyone at the scene suddenly stood up and cheered.
Because Roger walked directly to the Lakers half court carrying his MVP trophy.
He was going to say hello to those four guys.
Kobe stood at the front, his eyes fixed on Roger, silent and motionless.
LeBron James wanted to go to the front, he didn't want to stand behind Kobe like a little brother.
Roger just held the MVP trophy in front of Kobe, and the tips of their noses were almost touching.
This explosive scene made the fans at the scene extremely excited. Before the game even started, the cheers had already flooded the Oracle Arena.
Roger stared at Kobe and distanced himself from the MVP trophy: "Maybe you are still dreaming about your future, but they have been banned by me."
LeBron James took a step forward and talked to Roger: "Our future is in our own hands, and no one can block it."
Roger also looked away from Kobe: "LeBron, if the future is in your own hands, why do you want to hug Kobe's lap? Kick me out of the league? One of the main reasons why I want to retire is that you are like this Waste makes me feel like there are no challenges ahead.”
Roger's trash talk made James almost go berserk, but this was not Roger's final blow.
Roger put his hand on James' fitness: "Why are you so angry? I just told some facts."
James' heart was pierced, yes, Roger just told the truth.
This is the strangest phenomenon about LBJ: To be honest, he is black.
After saying this, Roger raised the MVP trophy and walked back to his half, like a boxing champion showing off his belt before the game.
Roger's behavior has ignited the scene, and the starting lineups of both sides are in their respective positions, just like the two waves of troops about to charge at the Battle of Helm's Deep in the "Lord of the Rings" movie.
James' desire to defeat Roger has reached its peak. This season he broke the curse of losing consecutive games against Roger. He firmly believes that he can also break the curse of being swept by Roger in the playoffs. He has to win, otherwise all the infamy he's been saddled with for leaving Cleveland will be meaningless.
Kobe reminded James: "Think clearly about what kind of person you are, LeBron, and don't be influenced by anger."
On the other side, Roger winked at Roy: "Come on Brandon, it's time."
At the beginning of the game, Dwight Howard won the ball for the Lakers.
The Lakers' first offense was with James holding the ball, and Roger defended him directly as in the regular season.
And the way he was defended never changed.
Seeing Roger let him go, James broke through, made an emergency stop, and shot a jumper.
This is the ugliest pull-up jumper Roger has ever seen among outside superstars. James always gives people a sense of incongruity when playing. To put it bluntly, he has a problem that most forward players have: the combination of man and ball cannot reach the extreme.
This leads to a clear dividing line between James and "the core of the team that is certain to win the championship". He is more like a "superstar with obvious limitations." So when any team builds around him, you always have to worry about this or that. It is said that role players are to make up for the shortcomings of stars, and James's obvious limitations result in that he needs too many high-quality role players. In fact, he must have a superstar in his prime next to him.
But this time, James hit an ugly pull-up jumper. Just like in G4 against the Mavericks, he seemed to have really become a complete LBJ with mid-range and three-pointers.
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The ball went in, and James beat his chest excitedly.
He loved this feeling of controlling the game, he loved it!
One round later, Roger set up a screen and broke through Chauncey Billups, entered the penalty area to compress the lineup, attracted a double attack and passed the ball to Roy who was left open.
But Kobe quickly returned to his position. The painful loss of DPOY did not make Kobe lose his enthusiasm for defense.
Seeing that his shooting space was blocked, Roy gave up his shot and instead broke through with the ball.
Roy is a more classical shooting guard. Most of his three-pointers come from catching and shooting, rather than starting directly with the ball. In today's era, not many people can master the technique of holding the ball and shooting three-pointers.
Roy broke through, held onto Kobe, and entered the penalty area for a layup.
His movements have been somewhat deformed, and the confrontation Kobe just gave Roy was extremely fierce.
But Roy still sent the ball steadily to the basket. Training with Matt Barnes had already made him accustomed to this kind of confrontation, and he was sure to score the ball.
However, when the basketball was about to fall, Dwight Howard went straight into the sky and touched the basketball that had flown to the highest point with his fingertips.
This wasn't a shot that exploded with visual effects, but it was indeed a block.
The basketball was completely deflected from the basket after being rubbed by Howard. After falling, it was caught by the skiing man Radmanovic.
"Incredible shot blocking! God, Dwight will be the best defensive player in the next ten years!" Mike Breen marveled at Howard's athletic ability. Yes, Ben Wallace's athletic ability is also very strong, but Still worse than Howard. Moreover, Howard's real height is probably between 206 centimeters and 208 centimeters, which is the height that can only be achieved with a big head and an afro. And Howard's wingspan of 225 centimeters is even more exaggerated than Ben Wallace. He is simply a comprehensively upgraded giant.
Howard punched hard and Radmanovic handed the ball to Billups.
Billups raised the ball above his head with both hands in the backcourt and smashed the ball to the ground like a Gaia energy cannon. The basketball hit the floor hard and quickly rebounded, passed through the crowd, and fell into James' hands just in time.
This ball was passed very accurately. If the U.S. military was filled with people like Chauncey Billups, they wouldn't be able to shoot down their own planes.
LBJ took two big steps and directly performed a flat-frame tomahawk dunk. You can say that LBJ's dunk was not elegant enough, but it was by no means without beauty. Because height and power are also factors in judging whether a dunk is exciting, and James is not bad in these two aspects.
But then James' celebration was very uncomfortable. He held his own balls and jumped on the court like a gorilla.
"What is he doing?" Tyshawn Prince next to Roger was speechless.
"Maybe he's used to being a clown." Roger shrugged.
4-0, the Lakers got off to a strong start.
After a whole season of running-in, the Lakers' tacit understanding has improved a lot, and their cooperation with each other has become smoother.
LeBron James, who was scoring continuously, even began to direct the team's defense: "Vlad (Skiing Man), hold the bottom line and don't let Stephen cut inside!"
Kobe didn't say anything because all he could think about was winning.
He has been through power struggles and emerged victorious. But did he gain anything? Not really.
He and Shark gained nothing after they separated. The separation was a complete lose-lose for both parties.
Now Kobe only cares about winning and won't think much about anything else, so he acquiesces to James' temporary commanding behavior.
James is enjoying the moment so much that he is leading the team to beat Roger.
He enjoyed leadership in Cleveland but never experienced the thrill of victory.
He enjoyed victory in Los Angeles, but also lost the right to lead the team.
Tonight was the first time he had both, and he was simply unstoppable.
The game continued, and the Lakers were still led by Chauncey Billups. Once Roger breaks through, James or Kobe will quickly double-team.
Phil Jackson decided to increase the defensive intensity from the beginning of the game. Physical fitness? It doesn't matter, the Lakers' offensive talent is very strong, and the offense cannot be turned off at every point.
In this round, Roger handed the ball to Tyshaun Prince, but Prince also failed to hit a three-pointer.
The Lakers' defensive strategy seems to be working. As long as they can force Roger to pass the ball, the Warriors' offense can't kill anyone!
James grabbed the rebound and controlled the half.
He took his time and directed his teammates' movements.
At that moment, he felt that the Lakers' scepter was in his hands.
Kobe Bryant told James before the game to let him think clearly about what kind of person he is, LeBron, and not to be influenced by anger. Now James thinks clearly, he is the leader of this Lakers team!
No, he needs more than just the scepter in Kobe's hand.
He also wants to take away the Scepter of Time from Roger's hand!
Rich Paul was very pleased to see LBJ getting stronger. This series will be a turning point in his career, it must be.
When James moved beyond the three-point line, Kobe sank into the low post and raised his hand for the ball, hoping to be the axis of this attack.
In the past, Kobe would not command James, but James would not refuse when Kobe asked for the ball.
But this time, James didn't give it to him. Instead, he suddenly moved the ball in a wide range and gave the ball to the ski man in the weak side corner.
This is not a conventional tactic of a triangle offense. In the triangle offense, all coordination occurs in the small triangle formed to reduce the turnover rate. This kind of large-scale transfer of the ball is not allowed.
But James believes he has the right to dominate. Being tall, he can observe every corner of the court and determine whether there are risks in the passing route.
Just now, Stephen Jackson was standing closer to the basket because he thought the ball couldn't be passed. James seized this opportunity and delivered the ball steadily.
Radmanovic made a three-pointer and the Nets rolled, 7-0!
"Immaculate passing, this is LBJ, he is in control of the whole court!" Mike Breen admitted that he used to look down on LBJ, but James deserves praise today.
"Roger," James said, "I wish you a happy retirement, and I will personally send you off to retirement. Remember, I am the backbone of this team!"
Roger almost laughed, and Kobe glanced at James.
James' trash talk and arbitrary behavior just now made him aware of some subtle changes on the court, and he vaguely guessed what James wanted to do.
That guy probably couldn't wait any longer.
But now Kobe has no time to take care of the ambitious James, and now is not the time to fight for rights in the team. Besides, there was no mistake in the pass just now, and it helped the team score points, right?
The Lakers continued to lead, and the Warriors needed a successful score to suppress the Lakers' momentum.
Roger no longer controlled the ball, but chose to give it to Brandon Roy.
The old trick is to break double teams without the ball.
Roger knew how to adjust without Spoelstra yelling.
Kobe also saw what the Warriors wanted to do, so he started irritating Roy with trash talk.
"Hey Brandon, do you still want to let Roger hold an umbrella for you? Don't you want revenge in the playoffs? Come on, one-on-one like a man. Or, you can also help Roger like a coward. Jay makes the ball and lets him continue to hold the umbrella for you.”
Kobe accidentally used the word "umbrella" to describe Roger's protection of Roy, but this word happened to hit Roy's pain point.
Last summer in Shanghai, during a trip to China, it rained heavily. Roger handed Roy an umbrella to protect him from the wind and rain.
In the last game against the Lakers in this year's regular season, he was locked up by Kobe Bryant. After the game, he emoticoned in the locker room, with Roger accompanying him. After going out, it started to rain heavily in Los Angeles, and Roger handed Roy an umbrella again.
He always forgot to bring an umbrella, and Roger always protected him from the wind and rain at this time.
For Roy, it was a physical symbol that he didn't want to be sheltered by Roger again and again.
Kobe's unintentional metaphor made Roy grit his teeth.
At this time, Roger had already started running, and Kobe saw Roy just staring at the basket and smiling.
LeBron can’t wait, and Brandon certainly can’t wait.
This kid won't be able to pass the ball to Roger, he'll be stuck in a one-on-one situation!
Roger ran around the screen and ran to the best position. Kobe thought Roger was just wasting his energy.
As a result, the next second, Roy, who was staring at the basket, passed the ball to Roger's position outside the three-point line.
Chauncey Billups went around the screen and tried to interfere, but was still half a beat too late. Roger took action calmly and sounded the horn for counterattack.
"Brush!"
"Beautiful assists, beautiful movement, needless to say the tacit understanding of the Warriors. Brandon's no-look pass is very exciting! They don't need to look at each other's positions to complete the coordination accurately!" Mike Breen I think this game is very interesting. Roy and LBJ, the two No. 2 players, have completely different attitudes towards the game.
What different results will this different attitude bring to the game?
Kobe was impressed by Brandon Roy. He didn't expect that guy to be so calm.
You know, in the first game of the regular season, James completely broke the defense because of Roger's trash talk.
Roy wanted to kill Kobe and prove himself.
But he will never let his will override the team's.
He will certainly prove himself when the time is right.
3-7, Roger helped the Warriors break their scoring drought.
And one round later, James' pass was intercepted by Stoudemire.
In this round, he wanted to continue to use his unconstrained creativity. When the team was not completely in position, he suddenly pushed the ball inside with one hand and handed it to Howard.
But Stoudemire, who had been concentrating, took the lead to grab a favorable position, squeezed Howard away, and stole the ball.
"Don't worry LeBron!" Kobe yelled at James for the first time tonight.
You can be independent, you can not follow the tactics, Kobe himself often did this.
The premise is that you have to get the ball in.
If you don't follow the tactics and still can't score, then of course it's not allowed.
Despite the mistake, the Lakers retreated quickly and did not allow the Warriors to counterattack.
Roy once again had an empty ball. This time he broke through Kobe and attracted Howard, but after jumping up, he gave the ball to Stoudemire.
The latter defeated Huashan and helped the Warriors narrow the point difference to 3 points.
Roy is still calm, but James is already a little impatient.
He likes to play with a tailwind, but when pressure arises, he starts to think about other things.
As a leader, you should stand up at this time. Therefore, James once again chose a mid-to-long-range jumper.
But LBJ obviously overestimated his shooting accuracy. He may be much more accurate than before, but his mid- and long-range shooting is obviously not up to the level of Jordan, Kobe, and Roger.
Moreover, Roger was mentally prepared and knew that he was likely to shoot, so the interference was very quick this time.
Kobe can't stand basketball bounces.
"LeBron, calm the fuck down, Brandon can do it better than you!" he repeated again, but added some curse words.
James was very angry. He didn't like Kobe yelling at him because he was not Kobe's little brother.
He doesn't like being compared to Roy even more.
He just missed one shot, what about Kobe? He often creates staggering numbers of hits. Why should he blame me? Why?
It is estimated that only LBJ in the world would think about these messy things in such an important game. His heart is too sensitive.
This time Roger counterattacked without the ball, but directly broke through Billups. James was distracted, and those miscellaneous thoughts distracted him slightly, so he failed to clamp Roger immediately.
James chased wildly, while Roger challenged Howard after getting inside, and after a confrontation in the air, he threw the ball towards the basket.
At this time, James just came in pursuit and hit Roger on the forearm with a very unwise wave of his hand.
The referee's whistle blew and the basketball hit the net.
The original 2 points were divided into 2+1 because of LeBron James' extremely irrational pursuit.
Roger landed and applauded James vigorously: "Give the ball to your thighs, trash. With your ability, you can only lead this team for three minutes."
James did not retaliate, but lowered his head and left. The previous vigor seemed to have disappeared.
Roger made an extra free throw and hit a three-pointer to equalize the score, 7-7!
The Lakers paused, their advantage fleeting.
When the pressure comes, James plays like an idiot.
Kobe suppressed his anger and did not yell at James.
Phil Jackson didn't rush to accuse James, because that would only make him lose focus even more.
Mike Breen's commentary partner Jeff Van Gundy praised James' performance just now: "Although he made some mistakes, LeBron's performance today was still very good. He was like a leader."
Mike Breen shook his head: "It's too early to draw a conclusion. Whether a player truly has leadership qualities depends on what he does in adversity. This is a test for LeBron."
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Roger thinks so too. James in good times is strong, confident and very focused. But just now Roger only put a little pressure on James, which only made the Lakers' situation slightly unsatisfactory, and James had already begun to lose focus.
What if this pressure continues to increase?
Roger has an evil plan, a plan to execute LBJ completely public.
But this requires Roy's cooperation.
"Brandon, continue to help me with the ball later. I want to take more shots in the first three quarters."
"Of course," Roy replied without thinking, but soon realized something was wrong, "Wait, the first three quarters? What about the fourth quarter?"
"In the fourth quarter, I will let you do what you want to do," Roger quickly added, "Tonight, it's you who will hold the umbrella."
He must continue to put pressure on LBJ in the first three quarters, defend him with all his strength, continue to score, and try to make him completely lost in the fourth quarter due to the high pressure, just like in 2011.
Of course, this consumes a lot of energy from Roger. Therefore, in the fourth quarter, Roger needs Roy to help share the load and increase his proportion of singles.
What will people see then?
I saw that the guy who talked so much was not as good as Brandon Roy at the critical moment.
To be honest, Roger really wanted to see Kobe's reaction when LBJ became weak at a critical moment.
It will definitely be a beautiful scenery.
After all, his temper is not as good as Dwyane Wade.
(Update today, because it’s already 10,000 words)
(End of chapter)