NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 216 James debated with the crowd and his lies were exposed in public
The basketball slipped past Haslem's defense and fell into the net after the clock stopped!

At the very end, the scoreboard changed for the last time in the game.

110: 108!

Lore!

Anthony defeated the Heat with a quick stop mid-range jump shot!

The score was tied at 3:3 and the game was brought back to New York!

"what!!!!!!!"

After making the buzzer-beater, Anthony threw a punch hard to vent his emotions.

He finally achieved his goal before the game.

He beat James in the matchup and won the game, dragging the game into a life-and-death battle of seven!

He is finally no longer that weakling in the competition!

Although the entire series has not ended after this game, Anthony feels that he has evolved after this game!
"I told you! I'm the damn best rookie! But why did you give it to him? You didn't even give me a chance to tie!!!"

Anthony shouted loudly, and he didn't care even though all the Heat fans in the stadium were scolding him.

Mike Woodson watched Anthony so excited from a distance and sighed,
"Oh, it's really not easy."

He has also worked in the league for so many years, from assistant coach to current head coach, and he knows very well why Anthony is so excited at this moment.

He has been suppressed by his opponent since his debut. His statistics and records are obviously not inferior to those of his opponent, but he just can't get any honor.

The opponent has no championship, but has won three MVPs, the only one in the league.

He had no honor at all.

This year's most promising scoring champion and MVP also ended up finishing second.

But he finally won the All-NBA Team, beating James once and getting a first-team spot.

This is also a historic victory for him compared to James.

At this moment, he was in a life-and-death battle, suppressing his opponent throughout the court and even making a buzzer-beating shot at the last moment.

This finally allowed him to defeat himself, defeating the opponent that he had never been able to defeat.

After the celebration, Anthony walked proudly into the player tunnel.

The food packaging and other garbage thrown at him from the audience on both sides seemed like great compliments and the final embellishment to him.

Behind Anthony, JR trotted up and said to Anthony excitedly with his phone in hand,
"Melo, do you know how well you played in this game?"

"Hmm? What do you mean? Is it because of the killer move?"

Anthony took a towel and wiped the Coke that had flowed onto his face, then tilted his head and asked.

"43 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists! Seven of nine three-point shots! My big brother, you are so awesome!"

JR reported all the data he had just seen to Anthony, hoping to see his delighted expression, but he did not expect Anthony to simply reply,
"It's pretty fierce, haha."

It's over.

JR scratched his head, he didn't expect his eldest brother to be so calm.

And Anthony, who is walking in front, really doesn't care much about the data.

After all, the main points of this game have been achieved, and these are just icing on the cake.

"Well... judging by the statistics, he is much better than your opponent LeBron James. But this kid is really good at brushing the ball. He almost kept passing the ball in the fourth quarter. He still had a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in this game. I am really impressed."

"Fuck! I looked at his shooting percentage. This guy only made 20 of 12 shots! A 60% shooting percentage! Judging from the stats, he lost because of his own weakness!"

JR couldn't hold it anymore, he really didn't expect these data and hit rate!
Hearing this, Anthony couldn't help but grin.

That's just what this guy is like.

Regardless of whether the team wins or loses, at least his statistics are definitely good-looking.

Even though the team was so weak in this game, they still managed to produce such beautiful statistics.

Anyone who didn't watch the game would think that James won the game with honor despite losing.

No wonder he has so many fans and so many honors.

Anthony touched his neck and it was sticky.

It was all because of the drinks thrown at them by those Heat fans who couldn't stand losing when they were leaving the court just now.

Combined with sweat, the mixture makes my body feel terribly uncomfortable.

Take a quick shower and go back to New York.

Anthony thought so.

Then he opened the door of the locker room.

What greeted him was a gust of wine.

Before he could react, the champagne had already hit his face, knocking back everything he was about to say.

There was only one last thought left in Anthony's mind.

"Don't open the champagne at halftime! The game isn't over yet!"

On the other hand, in the Heat's locker room, the atmosphere was completely different.

Extremely dull and depressing.

But the protagonist LeBron James who should be here is not here.

After the game, he did not choose to hug, shake hands and greet his opponent, even though the opponent was Carmelo Anthony, the third pick who entered the NBA in the same year as him, and even though this was their home court.

But he still did not choose to leave.

Instead, he chose to leave the field without looking back the next moment after being defeated.

Not only did several teammates on the field fail to react.

Wade is still wondering where James went.

Even the reporters who entered the stadium to interview James immediately after the game did not catch him as he left early, and could not help but sigh that he left very quickly.

After returning to the locker room early, he quickly washed up and went to the home team's media room for post-match interviews before everyone else came back.

After all, no matter what, it would be a bit irresponsible to avoid even this.

This also made Spoelstra, who was about to complain to Riley after the game, speechless.

By the time he had gone to file his complaint and Riley came over, everyone had already gone home.

Since we can't see James being scolded in person, we can't let him off easily!

Spoelstra lowered his head, opened his phone and typed a text message to Riley, telling him about what happened in the game.

In the Heat's office, although this was a promotion game, Riley could only watch the game in the office.

As the off-season was approaching, he had so much work to do that he didn't even have time to go watch the games.

After watching the game, Riley turned off the TV with a grim face. He held his forehead with both hands and rubbed his temples, giving himself a head massage to relieve the pain brought by watching the game.

The vibration of the phone on the table attracted his attention.

Riley opened it and saw the text message from Spoelstra.

From what Spoelstra said, James first disobeyed orders and got angry with the opposing star. Then he pretended to listen to the tactics but did not play according to them. At the critical moment, he started passing the ball again. He organized the ball according to the previously arranged tactics and even argued with the coach during the game. In the end, he was defeated by the opponent.

These words made Riley almost laugh. Ever since James came, the team has treated him as the boss.

But in the past three years, we made it to the finals in the first two years but won nothing.

And this year, the Eastern Conference is about to reach a Game 7.

Not to mention the loss to the opponent in the seventh game.

Even if we make it to the finals, our opponent will be the Thunder.

The Thunder team won a historic 74 games in the regular season and turned the tables when they were trailing 1:3 last season.

Although the opponent also lost an All-Star guard, Westbrook, due to injury.

But there are still MVP Durant and MVP third place Lin Chuan.

I don't know how to deal with him.

Although the Spurs can fight the opponent for seven games, Riley does not have much confidence in the Heat.

I always feel that it will be difficult to win the championship even if we advance to the finals this year.

At least the probability is much lower than in the previous two years.

Thinking about it this way, Riley always felt that each year was getting worse than the last.

Signing this guy is totally useless!
He has already thought about how he would deal with James if he failed to make it to the finals and lost in the seventh game.

He only wants to be the boss, but he has no responsibility at all.

To be the one who picks peaches, it depends on whether you are strong enough to do so!

At this time, James didn't know that a storm targeting him was about to come.

He was now in a good mood and walked into the media room.

Facing the crowd of reporters in the audience, James instantly felt like he was home.

The frustration caused by losing has also improved a lot.

He squinted and looked, then pointed to a familiar-looking reporter.

The ESPN reporter stood up and asked, "In this game, you scored a 30+ triple-double, but the team still lost. Is this because of the gap in team strength?"

The other reporters were stunned by his question.

What kind of bullshit question is this? Is there a gap in the strength of the teams?

If there is a gap, why did the Heat get the match point first!

Let’s not talk about this, just look at the stars of the two teams.

James + Wade + Bosh, no matter how you look at it, they are better than Anthony + Stoudemire + Tyson Chandler!

They are indeed birds of a feather.

There was immediately a lot of discussion from reporters in the audience.

James knocked on the table twice, signaling everyone to be quiet, then moved closer to the microphone and said,

"That may be true, but in the end we were just one step behind. We lost this game to the opponent's last ball, which shows that our previous lead was not big enough and that Anthony played too smoothly in this game, accumulating enough touch to make the buzzer-beater easily. We will make corresponding changes in the next game."

After hearing James' answer, many reporters in the audience couldn't help but want to vomit.

This is so funny!

You didn't mention the crux of the matter at all. Everything you said is irrelevant, okay, brother!

There is only one main reason for the loss, and that is that the team leader did not stand up and did not respond, that's all!

At this point, other reporters couldn't help but start asking questions.

"LeBron, I think the reason for the loss in this game is mainly because of you. Your irresponsibility made the opponent play with confidence. Whenever you needed to respond to the ball, you chose to pass it to your teammates instead of attacking yourself. Isn't this dividing your own responsibilities?"

"Oh?"

Hearing the indignant reporter's question, James did not get angry, but asked back,

"Do you think that when facing two or three opponents defending, it is a better choice to attack yourself rather than pass the ball to your teammates? Is this the level of your understanding of basketball?"

James did not wait for the reporter's answer, or rather, he did not expect the reporter's answer at all, and spoke to himself,
"My understanding of basketball is to play reasonably. What does it mean to play reasonably? It means to let teammates who are open take shots instead of just rushing in all at once."

James spread his hands.

"I think that Ray Allen and Chalmers, who have shooting space in the bottom corner, have a much better chance of shooting than I do when I face the double defense of Anthony and Tyson Chandler under the basket. Why should I choose the option with a lower probability? Although I have a high school education, it doesn't mean I am an idiot!"

"Besides, look at the data! I had a 60+ triple-double with a 30% hit rate in this game. Doesn't this prove that there was nothing wrong with my playing style in this game? It was with this style of play that I was able to lead everyone into the finals in the past two years. I also said that we only lost the last ball in this game, and luck played a big role. I have no further explanation for my decisions on the court, that's it."

Listening to his answer that confused right and wrong, even the reporter who is best at playing word games felt sick.

Everyone knew that he was a hypocritical guy, but no one expected him to be so irresponsible now.

He even refused to admit his own mistakes, and his words were as stubborn as diamond.

The countless questions that everyone had prepared beforehand were all put at a disadvantage by James' eloquent speech.

After all, presenting facts and reasoning is not as good as being unreasonable.

As long as he doesn't think he is wrong, no matter how much others say, it will be useless.

After all, you have brainwashed yourself.

At the last moment, a reporter looked at his phone, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he immediately stepped forward, stood in front of the crowd, picked up the microphone and said fiercely,

"LeBron, you said so much, but can you explain why after the first timeout in the first quarter, we saw you discussing tactics, but after the game resumed, you still chose to let Haslem screen for you, and then you continued to attack without even passing the ball or any tactics?"

"That's our tactic, man. The strongest player on the court still has plenty of energy. Why not let him play one-on-one?"

James spread his hands and spoke confidently.

After all, these reporters didn't know the details of the incident, and they couldn't verify what he said casually.

"But I think Coach Spoelstra looks very bad."

"Isn't it because the team is still six points behind? Falling behind by so much at the start, no one would look happy."

"No!"

The reporter suddenly interrupted James and said sharply,
"You're telling a lie!"

"Nonsense! When have I ever lied? You are a journalist, you should know the consequences of defamation best!"

James was not to be outdone and fought back.

"Then what is this!"

Everyone leaned over and saw the reporter took out his cell phone and showed it to everyone, then he explained,

"Just now, Mr. Riley sent a tweet, mentioning some details of the game, including that a certain player did not listen to the command, which led to the game falling behind and ultimately losing the victory!"

"What else do you have to say, LeBron?"

James' face turned pale, but he still said sternly,
"It's not necessarily me who's talking about it!"

But how could the reporters not see it from his look?

Seeing that the reporter wanted to say something, James slammed the table and said angrily,

"Okay! Interview is over!"

(End of this chapter)