The Thunder were either steals or missed the ball in successive waves of offense, and the shortcomings of their young and impatient were soon exposed.

Paul misplaced Perkins' layup after blocking the frontcourt, and the toss between the rhythmic changes not only scored, but also caused Perkins' beating foul.

13 draws!

After a 9-0 offensive run, the Cavaliers have tied the point difference.

Brooks reached out and called a timeout.

Coming back from the timeout, Brooks' adjustment was to replace Sofrosa with Harden.

At this time, Harden is still a breakthrough player with strong physical fitness, European step, chasing three-pointers, and strong dunks, these are his forte, but he has no organizational attributes.

The scene was always firmly controlled by Paul and the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers led 28-20 after the first quarter.

James came back on the pitch after he was calm and put on a strong performance.

In the end, the Cavaliers suppressed the Thunder's comeback momentum and maintained the lead until the end, defeating the Thunder 114-102 to win the first game of the opening game.

James had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Yao Ming had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, Battier had 9 points and 3 boards, Jeremy Lin had 8 points and 3 assists, and Whiteside had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Of course, the Cavaliers' best performance is Paul, who played 35 minutes, shooting 14 of 21, grabbing 33 points, 9 assists and 3 steals, directly extending the hot performance of last season's finals into the new season.

At the press conference after the game, Tang Tian was also in a very good mood.

Paul's state is related to his strict attitude, after all, if the shutdown is suspended, take the original "Rain Man" Camp as an example, directly from an All-Star to a role player, if you are not strict with yourself, it is impossible to maintain this state forever.

And if Paul has this form, it will be much less difficult for the Cavaliers to complete the three-game winning streak.

However, he also feels that without offseason training and preseason adjustments, the Cavaliers are not in the best shape as a whole.

"The Thunder are considered the most likely team to stop the Cavaliers this season, but from the second half of the first quarter, the Cavaliers took the initiative on the court and continued that advantage until the end, and the team looked determined to complete the three-game championship?"

"No, it's going to be a big challenge for the team this season, we have to give it our all, and as for the Thunder, they've played really well and it's hard to say if they're a little bit more mature."

Tang Tian is very modest and low-key, which is also an attitude he shows to the outside world and to the players: if you want to win three consecutive championships, the Cavaliers have to work harder.

The strength of the Big Three is here, and the play of role players is also steadily improving.

The game was played until December 15, three weeks after the start of the season, and the Cavaliers had a 10-0 record and were undefeated.

The start of a ten-game winning streak is not much weaker than last season.

And even more gratifying than the winning streak is Paul's play.

In 10 games, he averaged 27.8 points, 9.6 assists and 3.1 steals per game, shooting 50.2% from the field and 40.2% from three-point range.

Compared with last season, whether it is points, assists, or shooting percentage, he has improved very significantly.

It was this strong play that made him the best of the week in the East for three consecutive weeks!

Radiant!

Before the Cavaliers formed the Big Three, Yao Ming was a four-time MVP, and James was the first person in the league, but perhaps no one expected that in a shrunken season, Paul would play the strongest performance, and the limelight even overshadowed Yao Ming and James.

Perhaps only Tang Tian knows that this is what a strict top star will happen in a shutdown season, which is the opposite of "Rain Man" Kemp.

Paul's strong performance has also won him the media and fans again.

São Paulo, who once led the team to the playoffs in his third year and ranked in the top four regular season MVPs, is finally back!

In the latest MVP list released by TNT, Paul beat Rose, Durant, James, Kobe and other superstars to top the list!

It was the most glorious moment of his career!

"Iverson is old, Paul wears the No. 3 jersey because of Iverson, this is a kind of inheritance, Zhong Ai has loved Paul all his life!"

"Now Paul doesn't have to chase that former self, he now has to surpass that former self, and he will become the No. 1 point guard in history!"

"6 years of cannon honey thanks to the knights, thanks to Coach Tang Tian, last year's FMVP is just the beginning, knight dynasty!"

……

The media and fans alike have taken Paul to the next level.

Super individual offensive ability, steady field control ability, and big heart ability at critical moments, he bloomed like Rose three years ago, and after another three years, he finally stepped into his peak.

On the websites of many media outlets, the cover of the Cavaliers is quietly undergoing some changes.

Originally, James was at the front, and they were all quietly replaced by Paul's.

It's a deeper recognition.

And at the scene in Cleveland, there are more and more fans supporting Paul on the spot, and the city is also quietly changing from James's one-man city.

……

Nike headquarters.

James and his agent, Rich Paul, were sitting in an office.

Opposite them is Martin Rorty, Nike's global vice president, a capable strong woman.

"So from a business value standpoint, you're suggesting James leave Cleveland?" Paul said and looked at Rorty in front of him.

"Yes, from a business point of view, it is true, in my understanding, as the first core of the team to win the championship, in order to maximize the commercial value of LeBron, to be honest, the current situation is not optimistic, and I even think it is not as good as the previous situation of leading the team in the Cavaliers." Rorty said bluntly.

Paul was silent.

James signed a 7-year contract with Nike, and after the contract expired two years ago, they renewed it for another 7 years, during which Nike's market value rose from 10 billion to 20 billion, in which James's contribution was not small.

Based on the current win-win situation between James and Nike, it is likely that the two parties will sign a lifetime contract after the end of this contract, which is expected to exceed $1 billion if it is completed, which is a huge amount of money even for James and his economic team.

So Rorty's words, he can't help but serve as a reference.

"Agency, you've also been working hard to promote the James brand, but if James' influence in the NBA declines, it's also very detrimental to the development of your company, so it's not a unilateral suggestion from me or Nike, but something you should consider yourself, isn't it?" Rorty looked at James and Paul without opening his mouth, and then said with a smile.