LeBron James said not too long ago that he wants to be the next greatest athlete, he wants to be the next Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson.

As a result, before the start of the Rockets vs. Cavaliers game, Charles Barkley gave an interview to reporters and hit LeBron James mercilessly.

"The first thing to say is that LeBron is not Michael, because Michael and I are good friends; Secondly, LeBron is not a magician, because I am also good friends with magicians. He can't be the above two, at most he will be a taller Chuck Hayes. Barkley said.

The reporter asked curiously, "Why didn't Chuck Hayes become the second James in the league?" Looking at the data, James seems to be stronger, right? And he has long been famous. ”

Barkley laughed, "Just because I like Chuck the most." If I had to pick the top three players in the league, I would pick Chuck Hayes, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. LeBron is really good individually, but it doesn't work, his teammates are terrible, and he can't make his teammates stronger, and if this continues, I suspect he will retire with as many rings on his hands as I do. ”

The reporter is speechless, everyone knows that the most regrettable thing in Barkley's life is that he didn't get a championship ring, and he is not a "big mouth" who dares to make jokes about himself to hit others.

"Who do you think Hayes and James will win?" The journalist asked.

"At the moment, LeBron is better in terms of individual ability, but Chuck will definitely cause LeBron a lot of problems on the defensive end. LeBron's offense is mainly physical, he is like a truck on the court every night, others can't do anything with him, but Chuck is my successor, and he is definitely not afraid of any confrontation. I think they're going to be enemies for life. ”

The reporter asked again. "Who do you think will win today's game?"

"Of course the Rockets won. If the Cavaliers can pull off an upset on the road, I'll kiss LeBron's ass. Barkley laughed.

Everyone present was extremely cold......

Barkley speaks openly, whoever he likes can blow that person into the sky, and likewise dislikes a person, he will also relegate him to the ground. His thunderous words are innumerable.

It's not the first time that Barkley's "pro-ass declaration" has been made. As early as when Yao Ming first arrived in the NBA, he kissed the ass of a donkey.

As we all know, Barkley is a famous Yao Hei, but his commentary partner Kenny Smith, as a Rockets celebrity, naturally supports Yao Ming. "Big Mouth"'s famous "Yao Ming kissed Kenny Smith's ass when he scored 19 points" shocked the world basketball world.

The suspense was solved in 10 days: Yao Ming scored 20 points against the Lakers, and he had another 30 points and 16 rebounds against the Bulls before Barkley kissed his ass.

On November 22, 2002, it was time for Barkley to make good on his promise, but Kenny Smith was unwilling to undress in front of a national audience, and the clever Kenny naturally had a way, and in front of the national television audience, Smith led a borrowed donkey to the studio. Because the English ass can refer to the buttocks, and it can also refer to the donkey.

Barkley was a man of his word, and sure enough, he kissed the donkey.

The oath is even more terrifying today than it was back then.

After knowing that Barkley supported himself in the interview, Hayes saluted the camera and said solemnly: "Sir Charles, rest assured, the Rockets will definitely win the Cavaliers, and I will definitely not let you down." ”

The words he hid in his heart were-

I will never allow you disgusting thing to do such a disgusting thing.

Of course, Barkley's praise has always been useful to Hayes, and one thing he agrees with is that LeBron will be his lifelong enemy.

In the future, LeBron James will move to the Heat and form a super triumvirate with Wade and Bosh, and although Hayes doesn't know what they will do in 2011, they are definitely a huge threat.

What's more, LeBron's physical fitness fully restrained Hayes, even if Hayes is proud of his strength, he can only fight for half a catty, whether it is a low back play or an outside breakthrough, it will become difficult.

The role of force is mutual.

As Barkley predicted, he won't make LeBron feel better.

Hayes knew in his heart that in terms of personal ability, James was much better than him.

Defensively, the two men have their own strengths. Hayes can play as a cameo center, both on the inside and on the outside, but also on the outside like Battier, he is strong in single defense, but his ability to assist is not outstanding enough; LeBron, on the other hand, doesn't like close defense, is better at stealing and chasing blocks, and has a strong sense of helping defense. In the future, he was named to the All-Defensive First Team twice.

Compared with the offensive ability of the two, LeBron James has an absolute advantage.

The two macho men are both in great shape, and the media believe that it will be a battle of dragons and tigers, so the game was broadcast live in the United States.

Before the start of the game, the Rockets also gave interviews to the media.

Compared with the calm and cautious words of the previous game, Maddie is full of confidence in winning the Cavaliers. In an interview before the game, he said: "Whenever I can play, the Rockets have never lost to LeBron and his Cavaliers; Now that we have Chuck again, we're stronger than we were and there's no doubt we're going to continue that record. We are the nemesis of knights! ”

And Yao Ming, who has always been modest and low-key, also agrees with Maddie's point of view. "We're going to win at home, and the Cavaliers are a good team, but we're even better."

There is a certain basis for their words, except for James, the Cavaliers are at a disadvantage in all positions.

Eric Snow used to be a good point guard when he was with the 76ers, but he's now old, scoreless, assisted, and slower. Alston is stronger than Snow.

The Cavaliers are even weaker at the point guard position, and Larry Hughes, who has suffered a severe dip in form, has an injury and needs a week of rest and is not able to play. The other players are all playing at a soy sauce level, and it is doubtful who will play the start.

Power forward Gooden is just a blue-collar player, and he definitely can't compare to Hayes, who has played star stats.

In the center position, there is no one on the Eastern Front. The Cavaliers' main center "Big Z" Ilgeskas is one of the best centers in the East, but the Lithuanian's recent form does not seem to be very good, and he only scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 turnovers in 29 minutes in a game with the Hawks, and his previous performance of 9.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game was not excellent, and the gap was not small compared with Yao Ming, who averaged 22.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.

Even James himself, who has heard some criticism recently, had a game-high 31 points and eight assists in yesterday's game against the Hawks, but it was difficult to hide his poor shooting weaknesses. In the previous loss to the New York Knicks, LeBron's poor outside shooting ruined the team's chance to win; And in the last six games, James has shot 6-of-24 from three-point range.

James may not be able to solve the offense in the future, but now, his offense relies more on layups and dunks after breaking, and his outside shooting is not reliable, and even the mid-range is mediocre.

"Big Z, Drew (Gooden) You two have a very heavy task today, you have to try to prevent the Rockets' inside attack, are you confident?" Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown laughs about tactics.

Ilgeskas and Gooden looked at each other and said in unison, "Yes!" ”

Mike Brown went on to say, "Drew, your opponent is Hayes, and that guy is the biggest dark horse of the year. You're not inferior to him, and you still have a big advantage in height, but you have to keep up with him if he can shoot from the outside. Big Z, you have to resist Yao Ming, and then use your height to limit him. ”

Gooden is confident in himself, and while Hayes has been stating well lately, interior players tend to have confidence in themselves when they see his height. Ilgeskas had a serious expression, Yao Ming has performed very well this season, even when Duncan met the Rockets, he failed to gain the upper hand, and he did not bargain against Yao Ming.

"Shooting guard, Shannon [Brown] starts, you're very physical, I want you to play to your speed advantage and pester Battier, he's not good with the ball, you don't want him to get open shots. LeBron, you go defend Maddie, blow him up, and let them know that you're the strongest right now! ”

"I will! He's outdated. LeBron James laughed, and the old face that was extremely inconsistent with his age suddenly folded.

"The Rockets have won seven in a row. Nobody is bullish on us and I think it's an opportunity. A chance to prove yourself, today, we are going to end the Rockets' winning streak! Mike Brown exclaimed.

"Defeat the rocket!" LeBron James took the lead and shouted.

"Defeat the rocket!" The other players were also cheered up, plucking up their strength to prepare to fight the Rockets.

On the other hand, Jeff Van Gundy is also seizing the time to talk about tactics.

"Chuck, you're the hardest guy tonight, I want you to defend James all over the court. If he breaks through with a pick-and-roll, Battier will make up for it, and if it's slow, he will foul him and send him to the free throw line, his breakthrough is very powerful, but the free throw shooting rate is less than 70%, a bold foul. Yao Ming, after the opening, you are the main attacker, singles Ilgeskas. "Jeff Van Gundy has a very specific tactic.

Another weakness of James is that he doesn't make free throws. This has something to do with the muscles being too strong, and the "slashing the emperor" tactic is a good idea.

And the "big Z" Ilgeskas style of play is slow and soft, only height, Yao Ming completely overcomes him at both offensive and defensive ends.

"If Yao is caught and Tracy attacks, their scoring guard is not strong, maybe James will be used to defend you, I hope you can beat him and improve our momentum." Jeff Van Gundy said: "We had an all-round dominant squad in today's game, and we were at home again, so we can't afford to lose. ”

"We're not going to lose. Especially Chuck, if you can't prevent James from losing, Barkley is likely to come to you for trouble. Ha ha. Maddie laughed.

The Rockettes laughed and were in a relaxed mood.

Barkley's interview has already spread in the United States, which is one reason for this game to be live. After the Barkley interview aired, the Cavaliers' approval rating increased by 20 percentage points, and there are still many fans who want to see Barkley make a fool of himself.

If the Cavaliers win, will James also lead the donkey? It's really exciting.

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