warrior godfather

Chapter 775
The meeting between the Cavaliers and the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals brought back memories of fans.

In the league ten years ago, the Finals was a yellow-green battle, and the East was a red-green battle. The grievances between James and the Celtics' Big Three continued from the Cavaliers to the Heat, and it was not until the Celtics' Big Three fell apart that they came to an end. .

Last season, Durant traveled east to Boston, and the Celtics re-emerged. James became the side of the Big Three and defeated the Celtics to enter the finals. rule.

This time, the red-green battle was staged again, but James once again became the weaker side. It is also the Big Three, but the gold content of the Cavaliers' Big Three is far inferior to the Celtics' Big Three.

This is also a series with a lot to watch. James played against Durant and Leonard, two top strikers. Thomas and Irving faced their old clubs respectively. The Raptors' series is barely comparable, but the star quality is much less.

Fans all over the world are looking forward to this round of strong confrontation. Whether they are Cavaliers or Celtics fans, they don't want to miss this feast of stars.

But what is disappointing is that there was almost no smell of gunpowder between the two sides before the game, and there was not even any harsh words, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

As usual, James praised Durant, Leonard, and even the "traitor" Irving, acting like an open-minded big brother.

Love has always been a good guy. Thomas Jr. has a lot of complaints about the Celtics, but he is also very friendly to Durant and Leonard, two former teammates.

Durant only criticizes commentators and reporters off the court and never criticizes opponents. Leonard has always focused on basketball. Irving is also a gentleman off the court and never speaks ill to his opponents.

The two sides are clearly about to usher in a life-and-death series, but the scene is harmonious, which makes people feel boring.

Different from the commercial exaggeration between stars, the fans of the two teams have been torn apart. I don’t know how many mutual spraying groups have been built, with parents as the center, relatives as the radius, B as the support, and the ancestors as the goal. Fight three hundred round.

Successive defeats have accumulated too much resentment, which makes both sides so hysterical. Neither James nor Durant has a championship.

When the Warriors and Cavaliers played in the finals before, there were very few such mutual spray groups.

The Warriors have won too much, and the fans have a good mentality, and they don't bother to confront the Cavaliers fans.

The Cavaliers have lost too much, and the fans dare not confront the Warriors fans at all. They can't use James' runner-up to suppress Curry's championship.

In the confrontation between the two sides, Jamie was still better and suppressed the Celtics fans.

James' strength has not diminished for more than ten years. Although he has not won a championship, he has never lost in the statistics. The media marketing is even more than that of Curry who has won 5 championships, and he has accumulated a large number of fans.

Durant became famous too late, and his peak period almost overlapped with Curry. He was suppressed by Curry and attracted many fans. Leonard has been playing beside Curry. That's a lot.

The strength of the two is not weaker than James, but in terms of popularity, they are still inferior after all.

With the victory in the laning, Jamie finally regained the confidence he lost in front of the Warriors.

Can't spray Yongmi, can't spray Kaimi?
The online victory even made them more confident about the upcoming game, thinking that the Cavaliers would definitely win, and even crush the Celtics.

In their mouths, Durant has become Durant, Irving is leading the team to fight for the top pick, and Leonard is just a second-rate blue-collar striker.

Every star has black material and dark scenes. If they say a lot on the Internet, they will believe it.

But no matter how powerful the laning is, the game must be used to speak in the end. Just when the two sides were arguing, the series finally started.

In G1, Zhan Mi is full of confidence, looking forward to James' god coming down to earth, killing all directions in the North Shore Garden Arena.

But James' performance was surprising. He made 16 of 5 shots, 5 of 0 three-pointers, and 6 of 5 free throws. He only scored 15 points. Although he still had 9 assists and 8 rebounds, he also sent out Up to 7 turnovers

The Celtics under Cole's coaching have shown strong discipline and execution ability: when the backcourt and the inside are facing James, there are always people behind him to help defend and protect, and never give James a chance to misplace. The Celtics' weak-side rotation is very firm, and they will never let the Cavaliers shooters easily get open shots.

Of course, anyone can arrange tactics, and the high school head coach can also arrange the most perfect tactics, but whether there are such defensive resources and whether they can be executed is the key.

The Celtics happen to have a wealth of defensive resources, and Cole is one of the best coaches at tuning tactics.

Leonard, Durant, Horford, Morris and other strikers resolutely implemented Kerr's tactics, used the help defense to force James to pass the ball, and rotated to force the shooter to pass the ball twice, looking for opportunities to steal the ball, and passed from James many times. The steal was successful.

When James finds Irving and Rozier's dislocation, by going around the front to defend James to catch the ball, pick and roll around the screen, the time for James to face the dislocation with the ball as long as possible, and then delay the time by assisting defense and rotation, leaving The less time it takes for the Cavaliers to finally end, the less room for the Cavaliers to make choices.

Appropriate staffing, correct defensive strategy, perfect execution, everything to defend James, the Celtics have it, so they defended James.

Of course, it is impossible for superstars to be restricted. Even if the Celtics are at their best, they can only limit James' scoring, allowing him to pass 9 assists.

And it was also because the Cavaliers shooter didn't feel good. He made 26 of 4 three-pointers in the game, and his shooting percentage was only 15.4%. When James later passed the ball, he became hesitant and made 7 turnovers.

In the end, the Celtics ushered in a hearty victory with 108:83.

Durant had 24 points, Leonard had 22 points, Irving had 21 points, and Horford had 18 points. Almost four of them scored 20 points, showing a terrifying scoring ability.

In the Cavaliers, only Thomas Jr. scored 22 points. Facing his old club, he is the Cavaliers most motivated and the best performing player.

After the game, Jamie, who was so arrogant before the game, was completely liquidated. The Celtics fans mercilessly sprayed back:
"I heard that James has enjoyed the bonus of the Eastern Conference for many years, and I will also take part in it. I didn't expect James to be a bonus!"

"Xunzi is sincere and does not deceive me. The crab has six knees and two claws. It is not the cave of the snake and eel that has nothing to rely on. It is also impetuous!"

"Thomas tried his best, blame his teammates CBA!"

Zhan Mi also wanted to spray back, but James played too badly and the Cavaliers lost too badly, so there was no way to fight back, so they could only continue to hold the words "Old Zhan did his best, teammate CBA" over and over again.

After all, it still looks very versatile without looking at James' data, but the Cavaliers' three-point shooting percentage is too eye-catching, giving them a reason to fight back.

As for James' 31.3% shooting rate and 7 turnovers, it is a clear proof of his teammates' CBA. If the teammates are not too bad, the Celtics put all their defensive attention on Lao Zhan. Can Lao Zhan play like this?

This is the biggest advantage of the James system. No matter how miserable the loss is, James' basic statistics will always look better. Sometimes he scores high, and sometimes he has all-round statistics, so that fans can always find out the bright spots, and then feel at ease. Criticize James' teammates.

This is why James won 6 runner-ups, lost so many times, and still has so many fans.

He does have strength, but it doesn't match the current popularity. It is data and marketing that keep him so popular.

James has repeatedly claimed that he is a selfless person. His style of play seems to be really selfless. He has only won one scoring title, and he ranks at the top of the assist list every season. He does not take many shots, is efficient, and has opportunities Pass the ball to teammates.

But sometimes, it doesn't mean that less shots mean selflessness. James holds the ball in the first position, scores in the second position, fast breaks in the third position, empty basket in the fourth position, and grabs the fifth position. Rebounds, all stats are needed, behind the selflessness is actually extreme greed.

Before Kobe retired, he was often compared with James and was said to be alone, but as a No. [-] position, he dedicated himself to his duties, focused on scoring and defense, handed over the organization to the point guard, and handed over the rebound to the center. In fact, he was more selfless than James.

When Kobe was young, he used to fight for the ball with O'Neal, and even refused to pass the ball to O'Neal in the finals, putting his personal interests above the interests of the team, and he was criticized by everyone, but he gradually matured and scored crazy when his teammates couldn't do it. , When his teammates were strong, he gave up the ball, and finally led the team to win two consecutive championships, completing the redemption.

But James is still unwilling to step out of his comfort zone. He will never change himself for the sake of his teammates. He must always have the ball in his hands. In order to force Wade to give up the ball, he staged a "8-point release of the ball" in the finals. .

In the end, James got what he wanted, but he didn't expect that that finals was the closest he was to the championship.

Since then, James and Curry have played against each other four times and lost all of them. Not to mention surpassing Jordan, whether they can surpass Malone has become unknown.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with James playing like this. Everyone pursues different things, and the runner-up is not so easy to win. James can sell tickets in the Heat and Cavaliers, and can lead the team to the finals. The premier superstar, the reputation should not be so bad.

After all, there is only one champion, and not everyone except the champion is a loser. The most important thing in competitive sports is the belief in pursuing higher, faster and stronger, and the spirit of never giving up and fighting bravely.

The hymn of mankind is the hymn of courage, and competitive sports is the thing that best embodies human courage in peaceful times. What fans are moved by is always the unremitting struggle and the fearless confrontation in the face of difficulties.

Many players who have no championships, or even decent honors, can be loved by fans as long as they show fearless courage and fighting spirit.

Jerry West had more runner-ups than James, but he never gave up, came back again and again, and finally succeeded in winning the championship. Although there was only one championship, he became one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history. It even became the logo of the NBA.

Anthony broke up with the Nuggets and the Knicks one after another. The highest honors are only a scoring champion and the best second team. However, after his strength declined at the end of his career, he tried hard to find all opportunities to play. For this reason, he transformed into a shooter and played with a basic salary. , is also conscientious, that kind of pure love for basketball has been recognized by the fans, and even many sunspots have turned black and white.

Their honors and achievements are not conspicuous in the long history of the NBA, but the spirit of perseverance and fearlessness of difficulties has made people sincerely respect them.

But unfortunately, neither of these two points is reflected in James.

The first time he left the Cavaliers, although he was in a group, it is also understandable. After all, he did play for the Cavaliers for 7 years, and he did not live up to the training of the Cavaliers.

Even if he reneged on his promise and gained weight, he can use this moment and that moment to explain it, which is barely acceptable.

But when he saw that he couldn't win the championship with the Heat, he ran back to the Cavaliers, and suddenly stopped playing brother basketball and played hometown basketball, which inevitably made people laugh.

If you want to compete for the championship, you have to say it openly, but you have to put on a layer of morality, and stand up and down. Don't you treat the fans as fools?

It's a pity that no one wants to be a fool, and this kind of hypocrite behavior is the most disgusting.

After decision one, James was only criticized for being in a group. After decision two, James' reputation plummeted, and his reputation as a hypocrite could never be lost.

Fans seldom deny his strength, and more still hate his attitude of being both necessary and necessary.

In Zhang Yu's previous life, James could still use the championship to bet on Heizi's mouth, but now, he doesn't have a single champion, and he doesn't even have a champion fan or Mu Qiang fan. A carnival for all tennis fans.

It is true that James has no championship, but Nike's marketing is not lacking at all. The lack of cooperation makes James even more disgusting, and many irrelevant neutral fans don't mind stepping on it.

And G1 was just the beginning. In G2, the Cavaliers lost to the Celtics again with 94:107. James scored 29 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds. 28 turnovers.

The Celtics' defense continued the effect of the previous game. James played very uncomfortable, but he still held the ball and did not let go, making every attack of the Cavaliers extremely difficult.

But it's impossible for James to hand over the ball. He doesn't know how to play without the ball, and he doesn't shoot well.

However, no matter how luxurious James' stats look, the general trend of criticizing James on the whole network has formed, and fans are getting more and more aware of the characteristics of James' system, and will not be deceived by his stats. After the Cavaliers lost G2, they criticized James. The voice has reached a new peak, and if James wants to prove himself, he must fight back in the next series.

(End of this chapter)