Chapter 497 [The Emperor's Tragedy, Wang Jun's Theory]
Seeing these comments, James couldn't even sleep well before the start of the third game.
He was afraid of losing, he didn't want to lose, and he didn't dare to imagine how he would be evaluated after losing.
The NBA playoffs are very cruel, as long as the players don't play well in a series, no matter how eye-catching the regular season performance is, the Cavaliers have not been eliminated, and James has been criticized by many experts and wants to cry.
What made James most depressed was that some people said that he was a "waste teammate", on the grounds that Hughes's statistics dropped very much once he arrived at the Cavaliers.
Teammates have high salaries and low abilities, and the black cauldron lets him carry it, is there any reason?
James really wanted to choke the reporter who wrote this article by the neck and say to him, "SB, Hughes, am I scrapped?" His hit rate is only 30%, it's my business! He can't get into my! It's me who gets caught in the bag, and he can't beat me one-on-one! ”
Under pressure, James, who was playing at home, entered a state of madness.
When he appeared, he had a hideous face, and he looked as if he was going to break out and hurt people at any time, and even the process of sprinkling magnesium powder for a show was saved. Trailing 0-2, the Cavaliers had no way out, and he was in no mood to pretend to be B......
Once the game started, James quickly got into the groove.
He no longer protects the backcourt rebounding ball and launches a counterattack, Snow and Hughes counterattacked too badly in the first two games, and this James began to actively play fast offense under the arrangement of the coach.
In the fast break, it was difficult for the Bulls to effectively trap James. However, if he can't shoot, Wang Jun can also get a good opportunity.
In the face of Hughes and Snow, Wang Jun can rely on his strength to carry the opponent three steps slower; In the face of the inside, he can rely on technical speed to break through, James is too far away to manage. The two formed a soaring score.
The two core "redeems", role players have become the key to winning.
Under the defense of Chandler and Hayes. Ilgoskas went out of shape for the third game in a row.
He shot 4-of-12 and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. He had 15 points and 8 rebounds. With such a hit rate and efficiency on the inside, how can the efficiency of the whole team be high?
Gooden and Vallejo also couldn't make the basket. Hayes can keep all the big men out of the box, and if he tries to attack him, he can only shoot away from the basket.
McBrown was shocked and fully understood why, after making the playoffs, Hayes played more minutes and was able to get 20 minutes to perform.
Looking at the data, Hayes, who scored 2.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in the regular season, is undoubtedly a small role and is easy to ignore. can make the playoffs. The referee's blowing penalty and the team's defensive strength improved, and this small pebble became a big stumbling block.
What made Brown feel even more helpless was Wang Jun, who was also 196CM tall, and there was no pressure for him to eat Hughes one-on-one.
In the counterattack, the two were opposed, and Hughes couldn't pass Wang Jun once, and his shots were basically interference.
Just looking at this series, who would have thought that Hughes had made it to the best defensive lineup, and Wang Jun hadn't even touched the edge of the defensive lineup?
Hughes and Hinrich are a lot alike. Rajabel, who is good at defending and defending and has a style similar to the Sun, has the power to meet Wang Jun. The No. 2 position, which can shoot, shows its weakness.
James was 16-of-28 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range. He made 6-of-9 free throws and finished with 41 points, five rebounds and three assists. However, only three Cavaliers scored in double figures.
Hughes 5 of 15. 1-of-2 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws. He had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Murray scored 10 points off the bench.
Four Bulls scored double-doubles, Wang Jun 32 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Hinrich 16 points and 8 assists, David Lee 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Nocioni 16 points.
Relying on the advantage of scoring points, the Bulls won another game 104-97 and led the overall score 3-0.
Many sports media exclaimed, is the Bulls going to win the championship this season? They look stronger.
McBrown is a defensive coach who doesn't know how to make the team better offensively, and he can't make two three-pointers with just those guys at the moment.
In the fourth game, the Cavaliers collapsed at home, scoring only 71 points in the game, and ended the season with a 30-point defeat.
The Cavaliers tried to let Marshall play more games at the No. 4 position, and as a result, the Bulls played at the No. 4 position and defended more tightly. David Lee has no easy object to break through.
Wang Jun played 32 minutes, shooting 9-of-16, 2-of-4 from three-point range, and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Bulls scored in double figures, and Lore Deng finally played well, 8-of-16 from the field, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds.
James played 47 minutes and finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 11-of-24 shooting, 0-of-4 three-pointers and 5-of-7 free throws.
In order to win a game, he tried his best, but his teammates except him only Hughes scored 12 points, and no one scored a double-double.
Ilgoskas had 8 points and Gooden had 2 points, all of which were one-on-one. James is averaging just 40 percent of his shooting percentage per game in this series.
The whole Cavaliers team was in a depressed mood. Knocking out James last season was uncomfortable, but it didn't suffocate him like he does now.
The loss to the Pacers was a defeat to an established team, but the Bulls were a young team and a matchup at the heart of the Class of 2003.
At the post-match press conference, some reporters still had to fall into the trap and add fuel to the fire.
"LeBron, do you think Wang Jun is the best player in the class of 2003 right now?"
"What do you think was the main reason for the Cavaliers to lose?"
James couldn't answer at all. Saying that Wang Jun is the best, he is too much of a failure. Say no, the 0-4 score is here, can he escape reality?
The main reason for the Cavaliers' loss was that his teammates were too bad, but he couldn't say it, and if he said it, he was complaining about his teammates, which would affect the harmony within the team.
James had no choice but to blame himself for the loss.
When the reporter interviewed Wang Jun, he used a provocative approach.
"Wang, you led the team to the second round in your first season with the Bulls, defeating the biggest competitor in the same class, what do you think is better than LeBron?"
'It's our team-mates, we're all good.' Wang Jun replied.
Seeing that he was not fooled, another reporter asked: "Many people say that you are competitive, and your strong heart is the reason for your success, what do you think?" ”
If Wang Jun agrees with this statement, the next day the news will say that James is not confident, cowardly or something like that.
Wang Jun's answer saved James, he didn't think it was a trap, he just disdained this theory.
"I think the most important thing in playing basketball is skill, not the inner strength, is it that NBA players are stronger than high school players? Is it the spirit of not admitting defeat? No kidding, high school students don't make money by playing, they are desperate to win, but no matter how competitive they are, can they win NBA players? ”
The journalist was speechless.
Wang Jun continued: "I think all players have the same path, they must continue to improve their individual abilities and skills. Invincible confidence has always been brought by strength and created by victory! If it was the Bulls who lost this series, even if I was working hard and the data was beautiful, would someone say that I was strong on the inside? Didn't you? ”
The winner is the most powerful, this is Wang Jun's theory.
He knew that someone would definitely say something was wrong, it didn't matter.
He believes that as long as he believes in himself, as long as he thinks it is right, then it is right.
PS (To be continued.) )