NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 19 James is Lost
At the start of the game, Lin Chuan took the lead and jumped to the ball, and the Thunder attacked.

Durant got the ball, made a fake move, broke through and shot a long two-pointer, giving the Thunder the win.

The Heat were not to be outdone, and Wade also broke into the penalty area and scored a layup.

In the Thunder's round, the ball was passed to Lin Chuan, and facing Haslem in the face-to-face position, it was a piece of cake for Lin Chuan.

He took the ball and looked around, then stood up and made a layup. Haslem tried his best to interfere but only ended up with a foul.

2+1 again!

"Lin Chuan looks really unstoppable. He scored on his first try and even caused a foul. And judging by his appearance, he seemed to be in full control."

Regarding Lin Chuan's performance, although he had just scored one goal, Yang Jian still praised him without reservation.

In the next few rounds, the Heat strengthened their defense and started a more aggressive defense against Lin Chuan.

But Lin Chuan is not afraid of this kind of defense. He is not only good at shooting, but also very good at passing.

Seeing Bosh trying to get closer to him, Lin Chuan did what they wanted and dribbled to the paint area in one step, falling into the trap of two people.

It’s him!
Haslem was still thinking positively, thinking about giving Lin Chuan, the ignorant boy, a big block on his shot, but after the two of them formed a double-team, he was surprised to find that there was nothing in Lin Chuan's arms when he opened his arms.

On the other side, Ibaka received the ball, took a step forward, jumped high, and slammed the ball into the basket with one arm!
"Strong as a mountain and powerful as the world! Ibaka is indeed a player who can dunk from the free throw line. This slam dunk is so satisfying!"

"But don't forget that Lin Chuan passed the ball quickly when two people were attacking him. I have to say that this pass was really clever!"

In the next round, it was the Heat's turn. After Bosh missed a long shot, Lin Chuan grabbed the rebound and made another long pass to Westbrook.

There was nothing in front of him. Westbrook jumped high, drew a semicircle in the air with one hand and slammed the ball into the basket.

Westbrook actually played windmill on the stage of the finals!
After dunking, Westbrook ran to Wade and said something. Wade's face became darker and his cheeks seemed to be bigger.

Halfway through the first quarter, under the influence of the outlier Lin Chuan, the Heat gradually fell behind the Thunder.

The current score is 17:8.

The Heat are 9 points behind.

Moreover, the Heat's score was behind, which was different from usual.

Brooks observed for a while and found that the entire opposing team seemed to have some problems.

In the first quarter when the team had the most energy, James, as the team leader, hardly played at all. Most of the time he just passed the ball.

Did something happen to the Heat after they lost the last game?
Back to that time, the Heat were overturned by the Thunder with 23 points in a single quarter.

After the game, James, in a depressed mood, did not shake hands or hug his opponents, and returned to the locker room early alone.

As soon as he entered the locker room, he saw someone he was somewhat surprised about.

Pat Riley.

Riley was wearing an exquisite custom-made black suit, his silver hair was combed neatly back with hair oil, and he had a championship ring on his left ring finger.

If you look closely, you can see that it is the championship ring that Wade won in 2006 when he defeated the Mavericks for the Heat's first championship in team history.

He stared at James with a gloomy expression, showing a hint of dissatisfaction.

Without waiting for James to ask, Riley spoke slowly,
"LeBron, you shouldn't treat your coach like that."

James originally thought that Riley was going to blame him for his performance today, but he didn't expect that he was going to ask for an explanation on behalf of Spoelstra.

He spread his hands, threw the towel on a chair beside him, sat down and took a breath, "Hey, Riley, I didn't mean to embarrass him, it's just because the game was suspended for a short time, and if he wastes time, he won't be able to arrange any tactics."

"So you have a good strategy?"

Riley's tone was cold.

"It's not Spoelstra who's playing on the court, it's you, LeBron James!"

"Hey!"

James pulled off his headband.
"Do you mean to blame me for the 20+ point comeback? I know Spoelstra is your man, but you can't use this as a target against me."

"I didn't say that."

Although he was right, Riley remained calm, and walked slowly to James again.

"I remember that you were supposed to be a leader, but your performance now is like this, tsk tsk."

"Hey, are you questioning my abilities?!"

James became very dissatisfied when he heard Riley start to question him. He stood up and faced Riley.

"Want me to tell you how I performed this year when we broke out of the East?"

Riley gave him some face and gestured for him to come in.

"In the first round, the Knicks had such a luxurious front line, Cameron, Stoudemire, Chandler, do you think they could have made it if it weren't for my performance?"

"In the second round, Bosh was injured. If it weren't for Wade and I fighting hard, there's no way we could have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals!"

"And the damn Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals!"

James' tone became more serious.
"In Game 6, I played really well and won the damn game. 45+15+5! I almost silenced their home court."

"Even if I re-watch the finals, wasn't my performance bad in the crucial moments of G2, G3, and G4? I insisted on playing in G4 even when I had cramps!"

"Look at my stats! So far, I've got a damn 30+9+5!"

James was already in a bad mood after being overturned, not to mention that this is their second year as a team. If they fail to win a championship in two years, their Big Three team is doomed to fail. And he, LeBron James, will also be completely nailed to the pillar of shame because of this series of situations. This man who was originally a child of destiny and aimed to defeat Michael Jordan, the number one player in basketball history since his debut, will also be completely nailed to the pillar of shame!

At this time, when Riley took advantage of the situation again, his dissatisfaction turned into anger and he fired at the team's manager.

Riley kicked aside the streamer tube that he was going to use to celebrate the championship.
"LeBron, data never means everything. It's never that easy to be a leader."

"A leader doesn't just stand there and watch while his substitutes wreak havoc."

"Also, at the crucial moment of the game, throw the ball away again and again and let others deal with it."

"In the end, Wade scored the only goal for our team."

Riley's tone became more serious.
"If you can't be a leader, let Wade do it. He is more responsible than you."

"Also, show some respect to your head coach! You're just a player!"

James smiled after hearing Riley's last two words.

He knew what Riley was thinking.

It seems that in the final analysis, they still want to suppress me and make me obey the management obediently.

(End of this chapter)