From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 73 Geniuses and Crazies

In the second half, the entire Celtics starter did not play again.

This is the preseason game. The function of the preseason game is to do experiments, crazy experiments, and the most important task is to train troops. The strategic significance of the arena has already come out of experiments.

Practice has proved: Jianghu can bring a substitute, and he can bring a substitute to keep the bench efficient.

Even Stevens has a crazy idea in his mind: give all the ball to Jianghu and let him become the core of a team, like LeBron James did in the Cavaliers.

But in the end, he dismissed the idea.

The current lineup, as well as the status of the rivers and lakes, these ideas are not very realistic.

If Jianghu can really reach that level in the future, he doesn't mind applying for a deal from the management, replacing the players in the team with configurations that are more suitable for Jianghu...

The Celtics' starters didn't play in the second half, and they ended up beating the Hornets 112-99 at home.

This opponent was too weak and did not put enough pressure on the Celtics at all.

From the formation of this lineup in the offseason, they have been heading for the championship, and the Charlotte Hornets are just a team that has difficulty entering the playoffs.

In the following games, the Celtics played against the 76ers twice and then against the Hornets.

His opponents played pretty well.

The most competitive teammate for the best rookie in Jianghu, Ben Simmons, averaged 36 minutes per game in these two games, scored a total of 36 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists, averaging 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

Mark Fultz, whose injury has yet to be identified, but his struggling shooting performance, is already trending...

场均15次出手，36%的命中率，15分5篮板3助攻。

In four games, Jianghu averaged 11.5 points, 5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

Does the data look bad?

That's because his playing time is the same as that of the Hornets, averaging only 18 minutes per game. In each game, he still plays 4 minutes, then goes down, comes back to bring a substitute in the last 2 minutes, and plays the entire second quarter.

Stevens' rotation is as precise as a machine.

If it weren't for him letting Jianghu bring a substitute and having enough ball rights, Jianghu even suspected that he had a grudge against him and didn't want to perform too well.

Four preseason games are over, and the regular season is coming.

After all four preseason games were over, the system also gave him some surprises.

On the premise that no mission was released, in the two victories in Jianghu, he obtained five primary attribute experience cards.

This was a complete surprise. Jianghu thought that there would be no rewards if there were no tasks, but he never thought that this system would be so considerate.

When Jiang Hu asked about the system, the system's answer was: "This system is a legendary player system. The host must win continuously to become a legend, so winning will automatically send rewards to the host."

"Get a victory in the pre-season game, get the primary attribute experience card x 5."

"Win a victory in the regular season, and get the experience card of the middle-level experience attribute × 1."

"Win a victory in the playoffs, and get an intermediate attribute experience card x 3."

"Win a victory in the finals, get advanced attribute experience card x 2."

Jianghu didn't rush to use the 10 primary attribute experience cards, but saved them all. He needed to exchange them for <Injury Immunity> in the store. With this trait, he could sit back and relax.

After four preseason games, Jiang Hu discovered that the existence of Hayward actually didn't have a big impact on him.

He is not a person who is reluctant to share the ball, nor is he unwilling to give young people a chance.

He is very selfless. When Jianghu has the ball, he will always run more off the ball to pull the defense, or stand in the bottom corner and wait for Jianghu to score the ball.

In a word: He didn't occupy the ball. When young people need to shine, he is willing to be a green leaf.

For a teammate with this personality, Jianghu also hopes that he can be healthy, so he reminded Hayward very vaguely.

"During the game, play a little more low-key and don't be too violent."

I don't know if Hayward listened or not, but he has done his part, and no matter how much he says, there will be problems.

October 10th is the season opener for the Boston Celtics.

Almost two days before the game, the entire basketball world is constantly promoting the game...

Large traffic is the most important reason.

In the United States, the individuals or groups with the most traffic in the basketball world in recent years are: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James.

The Golden State Warriors attracted huge attention because of their outstanding performance. Stephen Curry redefined the meaning of the three-pointer. The Golden State Warriors' style of play created the birth of the small ball era.

The Los Angeles Lakers, because it is the Los Angeles Lakers, because of Skyhook, because of Magic, because of Kobe Bryant.

Even if Bryant retires, even if they don't make the playoffs, they're still one of the most watched teams in North American sports.

LeBron James, even if you are a James Black, you cannot deny that this person is currently the most concerned player in the league.

At the beginning of his career, people gave him the mission to surpass Jordan.Time proves: This is a funny thing, LeBron James is great, but he will never be able to surpass Jordan, because Jordan will not join forces with Barkley, and Jordan's finals are 100% winning percentage.

He is the most controversial player, the point of controversy is the way he won the honor, but there is no denying that he is still one of the greatest players of this era.

LeBron James at his peak, any team chooses him as the core of the team, and configures a bunch of 3D, he can bring a team to the finals, give him a powerful attacker, he can bring Team wins.

Such as Dwyane Wade, such as Kyrie Irving, such as Anthony Davis later.

He is not a killer like Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant, but he can use his basketball philosophy to win.

In China, the most concerned are the rivers and lakes.

The attention of Jianghu has surpassed the sum of the above three, and has become the number one existence in the domestic basketball world.

Too many people have high hopes for Jianghu, hoping that he can become a superstar.

The same is true of Jianghu's expectations of themselves.

In the game on October 10, there was James, there was Jiang Hu, this was the first game of his career, and Irving, who had turned against James and traded out.

This game is very important to everyone.

Whether it is Jianghu, or James and Irving, there are reasons why they cannot lose.

The game between the Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers has become a highly anticipated game, and it has become a game where both sides strive to win.

This is true both in China and in the United States.

In the time before the game, media reporters kept breaking the news about the past of Irving and James...

The news that was rummaged in the past was dug up again during this period:

<The Cavaliers reporter said: James is like Irving's father.The implication is that no matter what aspect James is in, he must cover Owen. >
<Owen replied: "I can't answer that question because I only have one father, and his name is - Drederick Owen.">
In Jianghu's impression, this is the beginning of cracks between Irving and James.

From August to October, Owen and Jianghu have been teammates for nearly two months.

After getting along for two months, Jianghu found that Owen was actually quite easy to get along with, but the young people in the team didn't like to talk to him very much.

The main reason is that he spoke too directly. Smart once asked him for advice on dribbling skills. Irving told Smart directly and mercilessly: "Your dribbling sucks, really sucks..."

He speaks very directly and does not save face at all.

Of course, after speaking, Irving also taught Smart some dribbling skills.

Smart took it seriously, but he didn't have any thoughts of thanking Irving.

And the longer we spend together, the distance between everyone and him is getting farther and farther...

Jianghu usually likes to play heads-up, and most of the other young people are not his opponents.

Coincidentally, Owen also likes to play heads-up.

Owen has an advantage in technique, and Jianghu's body has an advantage. Jianghu is not willing to admit defeat. Every time he is about to lose, his defensive style will become fierce.

In team training, Owen will not go all out too much.

Between the two, on the contrary, they often fight [-]-[-]...

With the accumulation of time, although the two cannot be said to be good friends, they are at least teammates who can talk.

Jianghu is also more interested in the various inside stories between Irving and James. He is both a player and a fan. He is also curious about the truth of the matter.

So Jianghu interviewed Owen after the training on October 10, hoping to get an answer to this question.

Jianghu asked Owen, "What's the matter with you and LeBron? Do you hate him?"

Owen didn't speak, but gave Jianghu a blank look, as if he thought he was meddling.

But in the end, he still gave an accurate answer: "I don't really have any hatred with LeBron, and I don't think I hate him that much. The reason why I want to leave the Cavaliers is because they want to trade me to the Suns in exchange for a young man." People and first-round picks, and they want Paul George to be a free agent."

"In the end they failed. The Suns refused to pay Devin Booker, and George was unwilling to come to Cleveland, so I chose to ask for a trade."

"There must be another reason." Jiang Hu said with a smile. "For example, if you win, all the flowers and applause belong to LeBron,"

"That's right, that's the reason. I don't want to be LeBron's second-in-command for the rest of my life."

"Did you come to the Celtics to become the leader of this team?" Jiang Hu looked into Irving's eyes and asked.

"Of course, I'm here for this." Owen didn't hesitate.

"You can't be a leader." Jianghu shook his head, "You don't realize your own problems, you don't have leadership ability at all, when you can make those young people obey you, you can become a leader." Jianghu pointed to Jie Len Brown and Smart.

"What about you?" Owen asked puzzled, "Will you listen to me?"

"No, in this team, only others listen to me, I will not listen to anyone."

"Not even Stevens can force me to do something I don't like."

Jianghu's eyes are very firm, which makes Owen feel a little helpless...

He really wants to be the leader of this young team, but it seems that there is still a long way to go.

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December 10, Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena.

The game between the Cavaliers and the Celtics is at 8:[-] pm Eastern Time, and at [-]:[-] pm, Stevens found Jianghu.

"With the Cavaliers, you will be the key factor. We have studied the Cavaliers for so long, everyone knows them very well, but they don't know us, especially you. They only know you for one summer league and 18 minutes. In the preseason, I think you should be able to give them an unexpected surprise."

"Let you attack, do you have confidence?"

Jianghu smiled confidently and nodded: "They better let LeBron defend me personally, otherwise they will definitely regret it."

Stevens patted Jianghu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Then it's settled, you can take more shots in this game, I hope to see your wonderful performance."

After speaking, Stevens added:
"Another point, don't use your trash talk to provoke LeBron, it will make our game more difficult, winning the game is the most important thing."

He knows that Jiang Hu likes to talk trash very much. In normal training, his teammates are often attacked by his trash talk.

But what Stevens said is very reasonable, and Jianghu doesn't plan to stimulate him too much when playing against James.

Because James is a very strange person.

Although his goal is to surpass Jordan, he sometimes loses the game when he loses, as if he doesn't feel anything.

But if someone really insults or irritates him, he will explode his own small universe instead, bursting out with [-]% of his strength.

For example, the sixth game between the Celtics and the Heat in 2012.

James in that battle was the real strongest James, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was a god.

The reason why he is like this is actually closely related to his background and his character.

A single-parent black man gave him some of that nice guy character.Many people like to be teammates with James because he never offends others and gets along with everyone.

This is actually reflected in his basketball style. He likes to drive all his teammates, try to let his teammates go first, and he hides behind to get assists.

There are pros and cons to this personality.

The good point is that when everyone on his team wants to compete for the championship, the team tends to be strong.

The disadvantage is that when the mentality of his teammates gradually relaxes, James has nothing to do about it.

His character makes him not like Jordan and Kobe, who will challenge his teammates to rejuvenate their fighting spirit, but will choose to leave and change to a group of teammates who are determined to compete for the championship.

Sometimes Jianghu even thinks: the nomadic term is very vivid...

James always led his goat to eat from one place with abundant aquatic plants to the next.

"Don't worry, on the basketball court, I will only mock those weak but arrogant people, LeBron is not one of them."

Stevens' reminder is a little redundant. Jiang Hu wants to win the game, not to drive James crazy.

This is LeBron James in 2018. His normal level is already very strong. There is no need for Jiang Hu to force himself to come out with a stronger one.

Of course, if Jianghu eliminates James in the playoffs in the future, he will spare no effort to ridicule the next time they meet.

(End of this chapter)