Chapter 452 451: You better be like Scottie Pippen around Michael and Roger! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
Mike Brin has imagined countless times the moment when humans officially come into contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. No matter what the method is, it will definitely be as shocking as reshaping the world's outlook on life.
But he never thought that he would feel the shock of reshaping the world's outlook on life before humans officially came into contact with extraterrestrial civilization.
When he roared with passion and stared at James with his blood pressure soaring, he was looking forward to an exciting heroic moment.
A round ago, when Brandon Roy singled out Kobe Bryant in a key attack, the atmosphere at the scene was already at its peak.
Everyone is looking forward to James' turn, just like "Avengers: Endgame" after two movies, everyone is looking forward to Tony Stark snapping his fingers. Regardless of whether this finger snap is successful or not, it will be the end and climax of everything.
As a result, Tony Stark actually took off his gloves and threw them to the confused Captain America. Then the confused Captain America was beheaded by Thanos before he could react, and the whole play ended.
This is what just happened on the court. It was beyond everyone's expectations. Even the most brainless screenwriter in the world would not be able to write such a plot.
But James performed all this in reality. When the light of hope shone on him, he actually pooped under the dazzling lights.
Yes, Paul Pierce did it too, but he got it into his opponent's mouth anyway.
Where is James? He pulled Kobe as his teammate.
Mike Breen couldn't believe what he just saw. He entered the basketball commentary industry in 1985, started commentating on the NBA in 1991, and became the chief commentator of ESPN in 2006.
He has been in the basketball industry for 21 years, has experienced countless changes in rules and versions, and has seen countless players come and go. Before tonight, he could say there was nothing he hadn't seen on the basketball court.
But after tonight, he didn't have the courage to say this again. You never know what unexpected performances a player like LeBron James will bring you.
There are not many star players in history who dare not take responsibility or take key shots.
These players will pass the ball out the moment they receive the ball in critical rounds. Although this behavior is difficult to be respected, at least they do not let those who dare to take responsibility lose the opportunity.
What about LeBron James? He didn't dare to take responsibility, but he acted like he dared to take responsibility. He had to keep dribbling the ball until the last 5 seconds, passing the ball when there was no time left, and leaving the problem to his teammates.
This is simply ridiculous, and Mike Brin can't think of any reason to explain this behavior.
That's why Roger just expressed his disdain for James.
He had never despised an opponent so much.
To be honest, weakness at critical moments is a problem that many stars have.
Among Roger's former opponents, Karl Malone, Chris Webber, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, etc., they were all unable to dominate the game at critical moments.
But none of them would handle the ball in the extremely irresponsible way just now.
Even if others don't have the opportunity or courage to end the game at critical moments, they will pass the ball out immediately.
But James always thinks too much. He wonders if he will be laughed at if he doesn't take responsibility. But if he forces a shot, all the blame for the loss will fall on him. He is very smart, very smart, so he is always calculating gains and losses, always calculating.
He is not a pure athlete - in the era of commercialization, there are no pure athletes in the world, but James can't even maintain basic purity. Even on the court, he doesn't just think about winning.
So the moment he told his teammates to spread out and dribble, maybe he really wanted to take responsibility. But at the moment he was about to take the shot, his mind was thinking about the consequences of missing the shot, and this thought would make him make a temporary decision to pass the ball.
He was overwhelmed by the voices from the outside world, the tremendous pressure, and his own thoughts.
This is LeBron James, always playing hard.
In the last few seconds of the game, the Warriors had the ball. The Lakers used foul tactics to send Roy to the free throw line. He made two free throws without any suspense to take away the game.
Roy's outstanding performance at critical moments highlighted LeBron James's incompetence and cowardice.
Two people who both wanted to take over the scepter have embarked on completely different paths.
In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors 102-107 on the road, losing the victory in this traffic war.
Kobe Bryant scored 35 points, Howard had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Billups had 16 points and 8 assists, and James had 13 points and 4 turnovers.
For the Warriors, Roger had 39 points and 7 assists, and Roy had 28 points and 6 assists. In this game, Roger and Roy perfectly matched the intensity of Kobe, Howard and Billups.
James?
Tayshaun Prince's 15 points and 5 rebounds were enough to match his intensity.
Even Prince's efficiency was even higher, and he only made one mistake in the game.
At the end of the game, the cheers at Oracle Arena made people think they were at the Champions League. The fans clapped their hands rhythmically, and then collectively shouted: "FO! FO! FO! FO!"
All Bay Area fans believe that sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers is not impossible.
The shouts of the fans at the scene made Kobe upset. He looked at James in disbelief, and the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed.
Kobe has suppressed his anger once today. After elbowing James, he did not continue to expand the conflict or argue with James. He tries to be a good big brother, tries to play the role of a good leader.
But at this moment, he couldn't bear it anymore. He had a lot of anger, and a man can't handle that kind of anger himself, so James suffered.
Kobe walked up to James, grabbed James' hands and shook them violently like Vito Corleone scolded Johnny Fountain, and yelled angrily.
"Damn coward, what the hell is going on with you? You have to be like a fucking man." From the grimace on Kobe's face, it can be seen that he has really broken his guard. "That's why you're always just fucking like a man." You can be a loser! That's why you're not even as good as Brandon Roy! Damn you, damn bastard! I'm so disappointed!"
Kobe is indeed very defensive. Even if James remains invisible in the fourth quarter, Kobe will not be so angry.
But he had to show off his skills at the critical moment, eager to announce to the world that he was a coward.
Moreover, Brandon Roy is braver than James at critical moments. This strong contrast makes Kobe feel angry.
Looking back now, Roy's words "Roger is with me" are simply an extremely handsome promise, not the arrogance of a rookie defender.
But looking back at James's series of remarks after joining the Lakers, you will only find it ridiculous.
Millions of Directors was online again, and the image of Kobe Bryant cursing James appeared on the big screen again, causing fans in the Oracle Arena to continue cheering.
Roger looked at this scene with a sense of accomplishment.
Although he did not participate in this good show, he was undoubtedly the director behind it.
From today on, Roger decided to become a Komi, because Kobe never let justice be absent.
Would Dwyane Wade scold James like this after his 8-point night? Of course not, so fans of that timeline will never get to see such a great scene.
James was at a loss, and Kobe's curse undoubtedly trampled his pride, dignity and team status to pieces.
In the NBA world, no team leader would be yelled at by another person on the team.
Yes, a team can have two leaders, but the communication between these two leaders must be calm.
One party yelling at the other party means that the status of the two parties is unequal.
And that’s not all the yelling in the locker room. Kobe Bryant's live broadcast directly across the United States, under the live broadcast camera that attracted the attention of the world, suppressed his status.
This means that James' plan to take over the scepter is completely ruined.
In the NBA, people will only admire a person who stands at the top of power. Who would admire a guy who is scolded like a son?
Even if the Lakers can still win, even if the Lakers can reverse, James is destined to win the trophy as the No. 2 player. Kobe has clearly defined the hierarchy between the two through this roar.
James has been pretending for a whole season, pretending that he is also the leader of the Lakers, pretending to be in love with Kobe, pretending to be equal to Kobe.
He pretends to be the leader of the Lakers as well, just as the princess pretends to love her guests enough to pass it off as real.
But no matter how real you pretend to be, what is fake will always be fake. His efforts and pretense throughout the season were ruthlessly torn apart by Kobe in front of the whole world.
What happened today was not just as simple as James turning over at a critical moment.
Kobe Bryant's yelling at James represented a reshaping of the Lakers' internal structure, much like the Heat did in 2011.
It's just that when the Heat faced a defeat, Wade's approach to reshaping the team was to make James the boss. What Kobe did was to re-establish his status as the boss and kick James off the top of the ladder.
Finally, Kobe gritted his teeth, grabbed James' collar, and said word for word: "If you don't dare to take action at critical moments, then don't get the fucking ball at critical moments, and don't pretend to be a fucking leader! Give me the damn ball." , I will help you win!”
When everything is calm, Kobe is willing to accept equal rights with James.
But when the crisis occurred, he took back power without hesitation.
No. 23 said nothing, just covered his head with a towel and walked off the court.
Roger said he was a coward who ran away and Kobe ruined his standing on the team,
Before Kobe's anger was completely vented, he walked to the bench and smashed a chair.
Reporters on the scene found Spoelstra and wanted to know the answer to all this: "Eric, what do you think LeBron planned in the last moments?"
Eric Spoelstra stared at Kobe who was smashing the bench and shook his head: "I don't know, I really don't know. Only LeBron himself knows what is bothering him."
After Kobe smashed the bench, he covered his head with his hands and was still yelling. To be honest, if James didn't make the last shot, Kobe wouldn't be so angry.
Because no one would blame a person who tries his best to move forward bravely only to fall.
But a sudden pass as time is running out?
Even that stupid fat pig Shaquille O'Neal would not do such an outrageous thing at a critical moment.
"I'm going to kill that bastard!" Kobe yelled and ran straight into the tunnel, and other Lakers players immediately chased after him to stop him.
Roger looked at all this with a smile and whistled: "Oh my god, look what trouble I have caused."
"You don't sound like you have any remorse." Roy giggled beside Roger. "Hey, don't make it sound like you are innocent, you have a share. If it weren't for your beautiful single at the end, the Lakers wouldn't be so desperate, and LeBron wouldn't be under so much pressure."
"Even if I have a role, I am at best an accomplice. And Roger, you are the mastermind."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled. They were very satisfied with the "criminal process" they had just committed.
In the Lakers locker room, Phil Jackson was experiencing the most outrageous farce in NBA history.
Kobe Bryant, who had just exploded on the court, repeatedly charged at James like a beast. His teammates blocked him frantically, but James just looked at everyone innocently and spread his hands.
The more he did this, the angrier Kobe became.
What does this idiot mean by spreading his hands? He actually still feels that he is innocent?
After continuing for a long time and still failing to beat James, Kobe was also tired.
He sat down and slammed the locker door angrily: "Tell me LeBron, do you want to win or not?"
James' eyes were confused, and he nodded after a few seconds: "Of course."
"Then defend well, pass the ball carefully, and do what you can, just like Scottie Pippen did next to Michael and Roger! Don't think so much, don't have so much pressure, as long as you don't cause trouble , I will help you beat that piece of shit from Roger! I still say the same thing, figure out what kind of person you want to be, LeBron, if you want to be a loser, then do it yourself!”
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After saying that, Kobe stood up and walked into the shower room and started taking a bath. This means that he is not discussing with James, but giving orders.
If he was still on the court just now, Kobe took away James' status in the locker room.
At this time, Kobe's remarks were undoubtedly taking away James' tactical status.
Tactical status and locker room status are different. Haslem may not have had any tactical status in the original timeline, but his status in the Heat locker room cannot be offended.
But now Kobe's words have taken away everything James longed for.
"Just like Scottie Pippen did with Michael and Roger." This sentence simply and clearly established James' future role.
He can no longer lead the team, he can no longer dominate, and he can no longer dominate the offense. Kobe needs him to play like a senior role player.
James glanced at Phil Jackson, but Jackson didn't say anything. He acquiesced in Kobe's positioning for James.
Phil Jackson knew very well that if he wanted to win, and if the Lakers wanted to reverse course, he could only rely on Kobe.
LeBron James is simply unreliable.
The biggest difference between Phil Jackson and most coaches is actually not the triangle offense, but his ability to control people's hearts.
So this season, he spent a lot of time sitting down and chatting with James and treating him to dinner, just to take care of his emotions and prevent him from being affected by messy things in the game.
But the results of tonight's game proved that all Phil Jackson's efforts failed.
James is still the same James and cannot be changed. He still gets distracted on the court, still thinks about things and suddenly loses focus.
And James like this is not worthy of being the core player of the Lakers.
LeBron James sat helplessly in front of the locker, wondering whether victory still meant something to him.
Is winning the championship as Kobe's younger brother the result I want?
At the post-game press conference, Kobe did not continue to add insult to injury.
"LeBron and I had the quarrel that all competitive men have, but now we're fine, we've come to an agreement and we'll continue to work hard to beat the Warriors."
James didn't want to make any further trouble: "Yes, everything is fine between me and Kobe. We have no personal grudges, we just regret the failure."
"LeBron, can you explain the choice of the last attack? Why did you suddenly pass the ball?"
"Because Kobe had a better opportunity at the time, I believe in team basketball and always have."
James' answer made Kobe feel as sick as a fly.
But Kobe did not have an attack. He could only swallow the fly: "If it happens again, we will still choose to believe in each other."
On the other side, the reporter told Roger James' explanation of the final passing behavior. Roger laughed: "LeBron must love reading, because this is the most refreshing and refined interpretation of the behavior of 'cowardice' I have ever seen. He Just run away and keep making excuses. Trust me, LeBron will run away again."
"Although LeBron's behavior is very controversial, this was a very close game. The Warriors only beat the Lakers by 5 points. Even so, do you still think that you can sweep and advance 4-0?"
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"Why not? When a coward like LeBron James stands across from me, anything can happen."
Roger kept mentioning James without mercy.
Because he knows that as long as he continues to apply pressure, 13 points and 4 turnovers is not LBJ's limit.
At the end of the press conference, Brandon Roy felt sad for James.
"I never knew you hated him so much."
"Hate? LeBron? No, no, no, we can't talk about it."
"Then why do you keep targeting him, as if you want to turn this series into hell for him."
"Because this is my last season, if I don't do this, many years later, people will mistakenly think that I am on the same level as LBJ. Also, I cannot be merciful to someone who threatens to sweep me out of the league. I want him to carry the shame that he will not be able to get rid of until he retires. This is the consequence of disrespecting the king!”
Roy nodded: "I will maintain my status tonight."
"Very good, by the way, do you want some midnight snack tonight?" Roger was a little hungry, or maybe he was in a good mood, which led to his appetite.
"No Roger," Roy waved his hand, "I accepted an exclusive interview with Bill Simmons."
"Bill? Interviewing you? He didn't come to see me. It seems I've really lost my temper."
"Hahahaha, he interviewed me for your autobiography. During this period, he invited many stars to be interviewed and let us talk about various issues about you."
"Oh, it seems he is quite serious. By the way, don't tell anyone about the 50-year-old Madonna inviting me to her hotel room. I don't want to be regarded as a granny killer."
"Oh, then I must tell him!"
"Okay Brandon, prepare to catch the ball and hit the iron in the last 2 seconds of the next game."
Forty minutes later, Brandon Roy went to the room prepared by Bill Simmons in the hotel.
"Thank you very much for coming to Brandon. I thought you would refuse because you were too tired from the game."
"Reject? Would anyone refuse to be interviewed for Roger's autobiography?"
"Of course, LBJ rejected me."
Roy curled his lips and said, "Nonsense, that's like inviting an elk to a lion's party."
But this is indeed Bill Simmons's style of doing things. Doesn't he do too few things that are not human?
But having said that, Isaiah Thomas had also accepted an exclusive interview with Bill Simmons before. You know, Bill Simmons has always been keen to criticize the despicableness of the Assassins during the player period and the stupidity of the management period in his columns. So much so that the assassin once publicly threatened on Stephen A. Smith's show: "Listen, if I met Bill on the street, I would give him some color."
As a result, some time ago, the Smiling Assassin accepted an exclusive interview with Bill Simmons and talked about his views on Roger. During this period, Bill Simmons explained that he had no ill will towards the Assassin and that it was not a personal grudge, and the Assassin also showed his grace.
Even the assassin can be interviewed. Does LeBron James really hate Roger that much? This is the autobiography of the greatest player of his generation.
"Why did he reject you?" Roy became interested in this matter.
"Actually, I couldn't contact LeBron directly. I only contacted his agent Rich Paul, the guy who always wears suits and ties but has a strong street vibe. He asked me: Bill, are you not happy with your life? , that’s it.”
"Hahahahaha, it's just that you wrote too many articles that maliciously smeared LeBron."
"Smear? God, everything I said in the article is true!"
After saying that, Bill Simmons turned on the computer. There was a pile of dense documents on the desktop. The documents were all named after the stars. Bill Simmons created a new document and named it "Brandon Roy."
"Wait a minute," Roy was a little surprised, "Have you interviewed so many people already?"
"Yes, from Michael, Karl Malone, Scott, to Paul, Amare and you. I tried to restore the most authentic Roger through the perspectives of multiple people."
"This is a big project."
"Of course."
"By the way, Bill, have you thought about the title of your autobiography? It shouldn't be the clichéd "The Biography of Roger", right?"
"You underestimate me too much. I have already thought of the title of my autobiography."
"What's it called?"
"Champion's Creed."
"Creed? What creed?"
"There are six in total, which perfectly sums up Roger's career and why he is so successful. You will know when the book comes out. So Brandon, let's get started. By the way, a side question first, did Roger tell you , is he confident in sweeping the Lakers in this series?”
"We just talked about this topic, 4 to 0, no doubt about it."
"Hahahaha, very good, very good." Bill Simmons nodded with satisfaction. "Sure enough, all of Roger's actions are in line with those six creeds."
(End of chapter)