no shortcuts in basketball

Chapter 204 Haslem’s Formula
"Ow~"

The little tiger finally roared at the goose.

But just when Xu Yong thought he was finally going to counterattack the goose, the next second he was forced into a corner by the goose again.

This king really just sees it but doesn't see any use.

If he continued like this, he would be embarrassed to say that it was his own pet.

But at this moment, he suddenly had a bad taste.

He went to the first floor to find a cardboard box, made a simple crown, and put it on the little tiger's head.

Then, it’s time to witness the miracle.

Xu Yong looked forward to it, but what happened next was completely beyond his expectation.

The little tiger really didn't hide anymore, as if the crown really protected it.

But it still didn't resist, and just let the big goose ride on its face and deal damage.

Yes, this king is really exhausted.

At this moment, the courtyard door was pushed open and Butler came back.

Because they are going to Miami for an away game tomorrow, they all take some time to relax.

"Senior, in the finals, do you want to play the Lakers or the Thunder?" Butler sat down and asked.

"Jimmy, I remember you said before that your idol is T-mac?" Xu Yong asked instead without answering.

"Well, before that, I played high school in Houston. At that time, the Rockets' signature players were Yao and T-Mac. But since I arrived in Tempe, my idol has been you, my senior." Butler said frankly.

Xu Yong smiled. It was quite interesting to say that. It was like the feeling of a high school student watching a city basketball star and suddenly one day playing on the same team.

"You can learn T-mac's skills, but don't learn what he does. It's not time to consider your next round of opponents yet." Xu Yong said with a smile.

Butler reached out and scratched his head, although he felt that the Heat had no comeback point.

"How are they doing now?" Xu Yong turned around and asked. Because of Rose's incident, he hadn't paid attention to the situation in the Western Conference Finals in the past two days.

"1 to 1, it was very intense. Durant scored 40 points in the first game and the Thunder won, but in the second game Kobe scored 41 points to even the score." Butler's look, it seems like he should Already watched the video.

"I'm optimistic about Thunder." Xu Yong said.

Butler immediately understood that Xu Yong had answered his question in a different way.

"Thunder is younger?"

"They have a fatal weakness."

"what?"

"Durant's physical ability."

Although Xu Yong doesn't mind having a peak showdown with Kobe, now that Rose is injured, it will be more difficult for the Bulls to beat the Lakers than it was to beat the Mavericks last year.

But the Thunder, as he said, Durant's physical strength is their biggest weakness.

In the previous regular season match against the Bulls for the second time, he personally led the team to win, and that was the only reason why he won.

Although Durant has improved his offense now and it is difficult for Xu Yong to lock him down, the Bulls can take advantage of his weakness and catch him on the offensive end.

When the Thunder have to protect Durant on the defensive end, the initiative in the game will go to the Bulls.

Besides, the current situation in the Western Conference Finals still depends on Harden. In history, the Thunder eliminated the Spurs because of Harden's good performance.

Come on, his good brother.

When they meet in the finals, if Harden needs a nightclub or something, it is his duty as a good brother to play the main role.

……

The next day, the Bulls arrived in Miami to compete with the Heat in G3.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Heat 112-103, rewriting most of the series to 3-0.

This game is very strange, mainly because of James.

Although James didn't play well in the first two games, at least he was playing seriously. But in this game, James is mainly crazy about statistics.

He was either playing easy ball or on the way to playing easy ball throughout the game.

You have to admit that his ability in this area is really strong, because the opponent has just taken action and he is already on the fast break.

As for the defensive end, he didn't exert any effort at all. When he saw Xu Yong, he asked Wade to defend, and he resolutely shrank when switching defenses. It didn't matter if Xu Yong made a shot.

So the whole process of this game can be summarized as follows: The rest of the Heat are resisting the pressure like crazy, but James is desperately trying to score points.

At the end of the game, James made 28 of 14 shots, scoring 34 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, with only 2 turnovers and only 1 foul.

[-]% field goal percentage, a double-double, and the highest score in the game. Are you confused after reading this data?

Miami fans also discovered after watching this game that there are low-level and high-level data brushing!
The low-level one is the crazy pile of shots, accompanied by a lot of mistakes, but the high-level one is James tonight.

You can hardly feel his presence during the tough battles, and he is invisible at the decisive moment, but after the battle, the statistics are so luxurious.

Of course, it was not just the fans who were shocked, but also a certain turtle in New Orleans.

He also suddenly discovered that the data can still be calculated like this!
Who dares to say that James has not influenced the next generation?

Besides, having no influence means Chi Guoguo is disrespectful!
Back on the field, after the game, some of the Miami fans at the scene were yelling.

Yes, I really couldn’t help but curse directly.

You three brothers are a team at the top. When James came, he even said that he had won more than 7 championships. What about now?
I didn't see the shadow of the championship, but it was 0-7 against the Bulls in the playoffs!
This fight is simply a waste of their feelings.

You must know that not only the three of them have been ridiculed in the past two years, but Heat fans have also been looked down upon on social media.

Or to be more accurate, because of some extreme James comments, Heat fans simply do not dare to show their identity on social media.

James usually does not participate in the post-game handshake ceremony and has left the game early, so only the rest of the Heat team can enjoy the curse.

Haslem's face turned red, and Wade stood there in a daze.

He had thought about the difficulties they might encounter, but he never expected that things would develop to this point.

When your own fans start scolding you, as a veteran of the team, it's really hard to calm down.

When he returned to the locker room, Wade saw that James had washed up and was ready to go back.

And unlike the previous two games, there wasn't any trace of frustration on James' face tonight, and his mood might even look pretty good?
This made him feel a little angry.

His patience in the past two seasons was definitely not for this result.

Especially James tonight, his performance at critical moments even made him feel sick.

"LeBron, we need to sit down and talk about the current situation." He called out to James.

James was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I have business activities to attend in the evening."

Wade's expression was stunned. It's already past ten o'clock and there are still business activities? !

"Oh, I remembered wrongly. I promised my wife to accompany him and his sons tonight." James seemed to realize that it was not good to say that, so he changed his words.

Wade was really angry, and this was clearly an excuse.

"We're about to be swept again, for the second year in a row, don't you think we should do something?" Wade asked.

This tone was obvious, and everyone else in the locker room looked at the two of them.

Wade is a very mild-tempered person off the court and has never openly clashed with his teammates. But now, he didn't expect that the first person he would clash with would be James, who is also a member of the Banana Boat Brothers.

"What do you want me to do? 38 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. I have done everything I can." James looked at Wade and accurately stated his statistics tonight.

Wade was speechless for a moment.

In terms of statistics, he played all the tough shots tonight and only scored 19 points in the end, only half of James.

"You should let other people who didn't play well perform in the next game instead of asking me in this tone." Wade's public questioning made James become rude.

Hearing this, Wade couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At this moment, all that echoed in his mind was what Xu Yong asked him during the All-Star Game.

"Are you really short of a championship?"

Who can be blamed for this situation now?
Although he didn't actively invite him, he agreed to team up with James;
It was also him who blindly gave in when the two had conflicts and made James the new team leader;
Even tonight, he did not question James' invisibility on the court at critical moments.

In the end, it seemed that he was the one to blame for all of this.

James ignored Wade and went straight to the locker room door.

But he couldn't get out because Haslem was blocking the door with an angry look on his face.

Haslem has no fighting record in the NBA, but he is also a ruthless character. He has studied Taekwondo for many years and has had many off-court fights. This is why he, a player who looks like a "bastard", ends up in the end. But it can be the reason for the team's meritorious service.

In the Heat locker room, he is the same type of person as Draymond Green, who can control the situation.

"I want to go out." James tried to control his emotions.

"Go and apologize to Dwayne." But I didn't expect Haslem's attitude to be very tough.

Everyone else in the locker room was dumbfounded, including Wade.

Because Haslem's words left no face for James at all.

James was also stunned. It would never happen for him to apologize in public.

"Udonis, let him leave." Wade said at this time.

He had to say this, because it really made it difficult for both sides to get down, let alone the future, and there was no need to play the next game.

Haslem hesitated to speak, but Wade, the person involved, had spoken, and there was no reason for him to continue to stand there.

He reluctantly moved out of the way.

James looked at him, snorted coldly, and then walked out directly.

Haslem was already angry because of Wade's usual attitude, but James's words raised his anger again.

"LeBron!" he shouted directly to James.

The sound was so loud that not only the players in the locker room, but also the staff outside the locker room and even the cleaning staff turned their heads.

James pretended not to hear and walked forward.

"LeBron, remember, we were already champions before you came here!" Haslem shouted directly.

The impact was loud, and James' body visibly froze, but he continued to move forward and disappeared around the corner.

At this time, everyone else in the locker room looked at each other.

On this Heat team, the people who are qualified to say this are Wade and Haslem.

Because they are the only two players who were still on the team when the Heat won the championship in 06.

Because of his personality, it was obviously impossible for Wade to say it, but now Haslem has said it.

Moreover, it is impossible to refute.

If trash talk can be divided into internal and external, then this is definitely the level of internal Presidential Hill.

Wade sighed.

Haslem didn't just say it, he shouted it out. There is no need to wait until tomorrow, as there will be a huge commotion on social media.

This also means that the rift between James and the Heat will be completely irreparable.

Soon.

Riley, who was in the president's office, learned what happened in the locker room from the staff.

"Udonis, you idiot!" He couldn't help but slap the table and stand up to yell.

0 to 3 did not allow him to break the defense, but Haslem's words allowed him to break the defense.

Because this one sentence of trash talk really brought the matter to an irreconcilable level.

He sighed for a long time, and his whole body seemed to have aged several years.

Thinking back to the summer two years ago, when he recruited James and Bosh with goose down blankets and championship rings, he probably never imagined that it would reach this point.

However, there is no regret medicine in the world.

He calmed his breathing and sat down again.

There are two options before him now.

The first is to find a way to glue the broken mirror back piece by piece.

Don't think that you can't go this way, because competing for the championship depends not only on yourself, but also on your opponents.

Rose of the Bulls is useless and will not be able to play the whole next season. Yao Ming has also been injured frequently this season. It is difficult to say how many games he will play next season. It is not impossible to be reimbursed for the season.

In the East, the Bulls are the Heat's only opponent. If the Bulls are no longer good, no one else can stop the Heat.

This is also the reason why he broke the defense. Haslem usually looks forward to the road, but in the end he has no long-term vision at all.

The second is trading.

There are many things to say about trading.

The best solution is of course to trade Haslem. Although doing so will cause dissatisfaction among old fans and even Wade, the ship is in trouble and abandoning the pawn to save the coach. Since Haslem said that , one should expect such an outcome;
The second is to trade James. Wade is impossible to trade. Although Wade has been injured this year, as the star who helped the team win the first championship in team history, unless he signs with another team as a free agent, trading this After he did this, the CEO was done.

But James, although he has not played well in the past two years, his transaction value is there. Considering the capital market tied behind him, he is definitely among the top three in the league.

But the problem is that trading James basically cannot bring back players of equal value.

Don't talk about Howard. It's just a joke to replace James at the peak of Howard, and the current Howard is even more irrelevant.

For others, he would like to trade James for Xu Yong, but is it possible for the Bulls to agree?

It is impossible for the Thunder to accept the proposal of James for Durant.

As for the others, he won't trade those like Kobe and Nowitzki if they can't be exchanged for them. As for Anthony and Love, it's obvious that the Heat will suffer.

Therefore, this transaction can only be an operation of exchanging whole money for change.

But after changing zero, are the Heat still a championship contending team?
So one is the better choice.

This Haslem is really addicted to his mouth, but he still wants to wipe his ass.

……

The day after playing G3, Xu Yong drank water while watching the situation in the Western Conference Finals.

Leading 3-0, the Bulls really don't know how to lose now.

But when he took out his phone, he found that the social media was already going crazy.

When he saw the familiar phrase "We were already the championship before you came here", he couldn't hold back and squirted out a mouthful of water.

Green's formula became Haslem's formula?

This is too showy!

However, it seems reasonable.

Because the Heat were divided into factions last season. Although this season has been eased due to Wade's concessions, it has only been eased and has not disappeared.

If Wade's concession finally allows the Heat to succeed, then being swept before will no longer be a problem.

The Heat have probably gone through such a process in history. Wade's sacrifice did not bring much help to him personally, but it saved the Heat.

But now, because of his presence with the Bulls, the Heat are going to fail in the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year, and the outbreak of conflicts is almost inevitable.

And Haslem's personality is indeed similar to Green's. Coupled with the Heat's team history, there is absolutely no fault in saying this!

I just don’t know where James is now, or whether he is okay.

……

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

James's mansion, James was throwing things around crazily inside.

This time he didn't throw it against the blanket, but directly against the wall.

The defense was broken, he really broke the defense!
I don’t know how long it took, but the living room was already in a mess.

He slumped down on the king's soft chair, his chest still heaving violently.

Even after throwing so many things, he still couldn't calm down.

Haslem's trash talk was really too lethal.

Because it is not trash talk in essence, it is just explaining a fact that has already happened.

But this fact is the strongest form of trash talk, the kind that makes people completely unable to refute but also heartbreaking.

If he couldn't beat him, he would really have to fight Haslem in person.

He didn't know how long it took, but he took a long breath, called a servant to clean the living room, then got up and drove directly to Riley's home.

Not long after, the two people met in Riley's study.

The reason why I didn't choose to go to the arena was because there were too many people there, and the experience of being faced with a wall by Riley last time was still fresh in my mind.

Riley was not surprised at all by James' arrival.

He also plans to use this opportunity to ease the conflict between James and the Heat.

"There are voices outside saying that I want to leave. That's a rumor." James said after sitting down.

Riley smiled and nodded, then asked his wife to make a cup of coffee for the two of them.

Although James' words came out of nowhere, they at least showed his attitude, which saved him a lot of trouble.

"But I think we need to make some changes." James continued.Riley nodded, already guessing what James wanted to say.

"What Udonis said is indeed a bit excessive, we will suspend him." Riley then expressed his attitude, saying that he supports James.

Trading is only the last option, not to mention that the series is not over yet, so it is not the time to mention it.

And he is also giving James a step forward. If James comes down, then maybe Haslem won't have to trade.

Don't overestimate the close relationship between NBA players, it's just a quarrel between a group of colleagues.

He has been in the NBA for so many years, and he has seen many fights and fights among the players, not to mention noisy ones. However, the self-media at that time was far less developed than it is now.

"I think we need to make some changes in the summer." Unfortunately, James did not go down this step, but continued to reiterate his point of view.

Riley glanced at James, his eyes a little unhappy, but he nodded.

In the current situation, if sacrificing Haslem can lead to a championship, it will be worthwhile.

After all, this championship is not only related to the Big Three, but also to his own status in the world.

If the Big Three eventually break up without a title, he will also become a laughing stock.

Seeing Riley nodding, James stopped hiding it and said directly: "I think we need to improve the strength of the point guard and inside."

"Do you have anyone to recommend?" Riley asked directly.

There is nothing wrong with what James said. Positions outside the two Big Three are the Heat's weak points.

And now there are Haslem and Odom, who have a combined salary of more than 1000 million, and it is possible to improve one of the positions.

"I think Steve Nash would be a perfect candidate." James said.

Nash?

Riley's first reaction was to shake his head, not to mention that Nash is also a player who needs to hold the ball, and his defense is still poor. When the Heat come to the Heat, he will probably be an enhanced version of Mike Bibby, and the Suns may not let him go.

But then he thought about it, James would say this, and he was probably mentally prepared to play with Nash.

And if he remembered correctly, Nash's contract with the Suns expired this summer. This is indeed an opportunity.

But the problem is that the Heat are now over the luxury tax, and the Suns letting Nash go is tantamount to rebuilding. Apart from the Big Three, other chips may not attract them.

"And Channing Frye of the Suns is a high-quality space insider." James continued.

At this time, Riley's wife brought them coffee. Riley took one of the cups and blew on the hot air.

He was in no hurry to answer James.

Frye, a 2-meter space-based inside swingman, is the same height as Bosh but heavier, and can cover the average No. 11 position.

Moreover, the key contracts are still of high quality, with a two-year contract worth around 600 million yuan.

So the question is, are the Suns an affiliated team of the Heat?

Obviously not.

If not, why would the Suns give you Nash and Frye again?

Nash still has some room for maneuver. After all, Nash is a great contributor to the Suns. If he wants to chase a championship at the end of his career, the management will most likely make it happen.

But Frye has started full-time with the Suns this season and has had the best season of his career.

Not to mention Nash, even if they don't want Nash, the Suns still look down on the Heat's worthless first round.

To sum up, the idea is good, but it is too beautiful.

"What do you think of Chris (Bosh)?" Riley said and took a sip of coffee.

He still has a basic understanding of James. Although James's knowledge level is not very high, which can be seen from many things he does, he does not want to think of trading Haslem and Odom for Nash Garver. According to Lay's idea, this is not only impossible, but also does not match the salary.

So ruling out this possibility, the only thing left is that James wants to change his giant teammate.

"Chris is a very professional teammate. He works hard and never complains. I really like the feeling of partnering with him."

When James said this, Riley paused obviously as he was about to put the coffee on the table.

Then, a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth.

James, that's too much.

If you don't move Bosh, you have to move Wade.

As for Wade, although he gave up a meniscus when he entered the league, and his statistics have declined this season due to injuries and ball rights issues, he is still the third-year FMVP after all. If the Suns can trade Nash and Frye for him, they will definitely not bring him. hesitantly.

But James actually thought of touching Wade, which was a bit much.

"Dwayne, do we have a good relationship with you?" He calmly put the coffee on the table and looked at James and asked.

Although the Banana Boat Brothers are plastic brothers, at least it shows that they have a good relationship in private.

For superstars like them, who are also rich men, it's good to have plastic brothers.

So compared to things on the field, the relationship off the field is a more important part.

Of course, by asking this, Riley was actually confirming his judgment.

"The relationship on the court will not affect our relationship in private."

James' words directly amused Riley.

Is James himself stupid, or does he mistake Riley for a fool?
People are not machines. You want to push your brother out of the team, but you still say that it will not affect your private relationship?

Why don't you go to heaven!

"Do you think the Heat can win the championship next season if they send away Dwayne and get Nash and Frye?" After putting away his smile, Riley looked at James seriously.

He asked quite frankly this time and confirmed it at the end.

"I'm confident." James replied directly.

Riley sneered when he heard this, and the temperature in the study seemed to drop a lot.

James clenched his fists, and he also thought about the reason why Riley might be angry. After all, Wade is a super giant trained by the Heat themselves.

But he and Wade have indeed reached the point of incompatibility.

Why did Haslem dare to talk trash like that to him?It's not because of Wade's support.

In his opinion, that was what Wade meant. He was dissatisfied that he had taken away the position of the team leader.

So if Wade is traded away, all problems will be solved.

Even his relationship with Wade could be greatly improved.

Because it’s the same reason that living with a friend can lead to conflicts, but they can still be good friends after separation.

"You can go back." After putting away his smile, Riley stood up and said.

This is a direct eviction order.

"The deal?" James looked up at Riley.

"Haha, as long as I am the team president, the Heat will not trade Wade." Riley said coldly with an affirmative tone.

James didn't expect Riley's attitude to be so firm, and he didn't even leave any room for negotiation.

He also got a little angry, stood up and said, "If changes can't be made, I can't guarantee that those rumors won't happen."

Those rumors, which rumors?

Of course it was the rumors that James was leaving the team when he first sat down!

In fact, with his courage, he would not have dared to talk to Riley like this.

But he was already having psychological problems caused by Xu Yong and the Bulls. Haslem's words made him break the defense and also lose his mind.

"You can go!" Riley's face was ashen and he pointed directly in the direction of the door.

Seeing that Riley was angry, James regained some of his senses. Instead of arguing with Riley, he turned around and left the room directly.

After James left, Riley was so angry that he swept the coffee to the ground.

He has been in the league for so many years, and no player has ever dared to threaten him, but James is No. 1 in this regard.

But he is not Wade and will only give in blindly.

At worst, let James get out this summer!

……

After another day, the Bulls and Heat continued to play G4 in Miami.

During the warm-up before the game, Xu Yong turned around and discovered something that surprised him.

James was not at the scene.

Until the game was about to enter the opening ceremony, James did not show up.

Is this another groin attack?
This time point reminded him of the scene during the Black Eight Knights two years ago.

But even if he had a groin attack, James should at least be on the sidelines, right?

Moreover, no news leaked out before the game, which is really strange.

Until the start of the game, James did not appear on the court. Now not only Xu Yong, but also Miami fans were confused.

However, the process and result of this game were unexpected.

The Heat won, 99 to 91. Although they didn't win much, they finally made it back.

The whistles in this game were a million times off.

The Heat took 50 free throws in the game, more than twice as many as the Bulls.

Especially the whistle in the last quarter made Wade dream of returning to the 2006 Finals.

It's clear that the league doesn't want the Heat to be swept two years in a row.

But putting aside the whistle factor, the Heat played very well in this game.

韦德30分5板8助攻，波什20分11板，就连奥多姆也很好的代替了詹姆斯，拿下了14分7板5助攻的数据。

After this game, Heat fans suddenly discovered that without James, the Heat would have a chance to win the championship by building a team around Wade and Bosh.

This hypothesis, which was recognized two years ago, was truly presented to them this time.

It was just after the game that the Heat officially announced the reason for James' absence: Because of behavior that hurt the team, the Heat suspended James for one game!

Xu Yong found it unbelievable when he heard the news.

Was James suspended, or was he suspended from the team, or was he doing something that harmed the team?

It has to be Riley, who can rule the army with an iron fist!
But this time, the James fans on social media collectively broke their defense.

Xu Yong saw this grand occasion before going to bed that day.

"Pat Riley is just an old bastard, a loser who picked peaches and couldn't take care of himself after being beaten by Jordan!"

"Fuck that bastard. He begged LeBron to join him, and now he stabs him in the back like this. He doesn't even know what respect is!"

"The Heat's biggest cancer is Riley. Look at the teammates around the Big Three. They are all at the CBA level. They are completely wasting LeBron's peak!"

"LeBron should never have gone to Miami in the first place. He suffered so much criticism for helping his good brother Wade, and now it ends like this. I really feel unworthy for him!"

"Hahaha! Hahaha!" commented from "KBfnas".

……

It is completely understandable that James and his teammates broke through the defense of Xu Yong in this way. After all, this is not a matter of "winning is not terrible, but whoever is missing is embarrassed", but Riley's behavior has shaken James' status in the league.

You must know that almost no team would treat their superstars like this before, especially since James was the "Son of the Chosen" before he entered the league. He even used a 9600 million endorsement contract to book Nike's top brand in advance, which is also highly praised by the league. The next facade is the super giant among super giants.

Even though James' performance with the Heat has been average in the past two years, he is still among the top five MVP candidates every year.

This is like a gold-lettered signboard, but Riley suddenly smashed a hammer on it.

In the eyes of the Jamies, Riley deserves death.

But Xu Yong was actually curious about what James had done to make Riley do such a cruel thing.

You must know that this suspension is more direct than the [Haslem formula]. It basically means that the Heat and James have broken up, and James has entered the countdown to leaving the team.

And in this way, where James will be traded in the summer is also extremely interesting.

This is something that has never happened in history and is completely unknown.

Then there is another thing that makes him curious, which is whether James will play in the next game.

Riley treated James like this, and both sides were at odds with each other. It would be reasonable for James to have a recurrence of his groin injury.

But if James doesn't fight, he still has to be prepared for a fierce battle in the next game.

Time flies, and three days pass in the blink of an eye. The Heat and Bulls move to Chicago to continue the G5 competition.

Something unexpected happened to Xu Yong, James made a comeback.

The photographers at the scene also frequently gave him shots.

James kept smiling and communicating with his teammates as if nothing happened.

Although it can be seen from the embarrassed expressions of Wade and others that it is obviously not the case.

How can a broken mirror be reunited?

Of course Xu Yong was happy after seeing this. James is back and the Bulls are stable tonight.

After the final four quarters, the score was fixed at 85-96. The Bulls completed a gentleman sweep of the Heat with a score of 4-1.

詹姆斯复出表现强势，24投12中得到28分11板5助攻。

反观韦德和波什，韦德靠着罚球还拿了21分，波什7投2中只得到了8分3板。

Judging from the data, James is undoubtedly the core of the Heat's offense, as efficient and versatile as ever.

But after watching the game, you will find that James is simply committing a crime.

He still played his easy ball like G3. Even more exaggerated than G3, he stayed in the frontcourt for several rounds without retreating, just waiting in the backcourt to score points directly!

It can be said that the game that Miami fans watched with irritation before came to Chicago, and Bulls fans felt like they had watched a joyful comedy.

After the game, the two sides held a post-game handshake ceremony.

When shaking hands with Wade, Wade looked at Xu Yong with an extremely complicated expression.

As the saying goes, if you don't hit the wall, you will never die. Only when you reach this point can he fully understand the meaning of Xu Yong's original words.

Xu Yong was open-minded. He gave Wade a hug and then said some words of encouragement.

Thinking on the bright side, James will leave the team in the summer, the Big Three will break up, and Wade can return to his accustomed style of play.

And the hypothesis surrounding the strength of a team built around Wade and Bosh will also come to fruition next season.

As for whether Wade can still be the boss, Xu Yong thinks there is no problem. After all, Wade was considered an All-Star before 2017 in history.

Of course, there have been injuries this season. Wade and Bosh alone are not enough. They still have to see what James' trade can bring to them.

After attending the press conference, Xu Yong relaxed for himself for a night and did not go to extra practice. He asked Thibodeau to ask for the video of the Thunder and Lakers game, and he was ready to really start thinking about the opponents in the next round.

At this time, the Thunder and the Lakers were tied at 2-2, and the battle at Tianwang Mountain was about to become unprecedentedly fierce.

That kind of intensity, even through the screen, Xu Yong can completely feel it from the video.

Then when he watched the fourth game, Xu Yong discovered that the Lakers were already doing what he said before and began to catch Durant on the offensive end.

The scene of the game was very funny at one time. Because Durant wanted to save energy, he always switched defenses with his teammates to avoid the Lakers' offense. He looked like a big colander.

The Lakers won the game in the end.

After watching it, Xu Yong felt that if there were no surprises, the opponent in this year's finals would still have to play the Lakers, a finals that would be more difficult than last year's finals.

After turning off the TV, Xu Yong picked up his phone and browsed social media for a while.

It was also very happy up there at the moment.

"I really can't lead the Heat. It's been like this for two consecutive games. LeBron shot 30% and scored about [-] points, but he still can't lead the Heat. Let's go!"

"LeBron really tried his best. Bosh played like that. Even if you replaced Jordan, you wouldn't be able to beat him. He is not a giant at all."

"Some people always stay in the past. The Heat are no longer a championship team. Look, they are nothing without the Kings."

"I swear on my second brother, if the Heat trade LeBron, they will never win a championship in the future."

……

Seeing this, Xu Yong knew why James had to play in G5, because with this data, the media and fans could build momentum and say that he had tried his best, which could greatly dilute the previous suspension controversy.

Especially for those fans who did not watch the game, data is far more convincing than words.

"Haha, so what if the Bulls win? Without Rose, which one will he win between the Thunder and the Lakers?"

"The Bulls were lucky last year and faced a weak team like the Mavericks, but luck will not always be on their side."

……

A week later, the curtain finally fell on the Western Conference Finals.

After seven games, the Lakers finally won the game at home and defeated the Thunder 4-3 to advance to the finals.

This also means that Stern's campaign this season did not repeat the mistakes of the previous 23VS24, but actually became a success.

Although this is actually expected, because it was not a problem with Stern's layout before, but because James was too stretched, and he couldn't beat Howard, who entered the NBA later than him. Then, he was beaten by the Bulls.

But now, Xu Yong and Kobe, which represent two eras, are inextricably linked, and the two people who have cultivated their roots in the Drew League are about to have a peak showdown on the stage of the finals.

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(End of this chapter)