Before you know it, it's the end of January, and the winter season in Los Angeles is starting to begin, with temperatures gradually dropping and more rainfall.

The weather was not suitable for fishing, and in his spare time, Min spent more time on basketball games and tactical research.

As the general manager of the Clippers, he did not study the Clippers' game and tactics, and he was satisfied with just looking at the results of the game.

Instead, he focused more time on other teams, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Since the summer, LeBron James and Min Congda had a conversation and decided to keep the talent in Cleveland.

James often consults with Min Congda about the Cavaliers' team building and tactical framework issues.

Because of James's stay, the knight treats this chosen son like a treasure and listens to him in everything he says.

And James, after 7 years of failure, knows that he chooses people to see people at that level, so don't blindly command.

It's better to listen to the opinions of professionals, and in James's opinion, Min Congda is really professional.

After listening to Min Congda's advice and conducting a series of maneuvers in the summer, the Cavaliers had a good regular season record.

Although it does not have the devastating momentum of the 09 and 10 seasons, James clearly feels that the team is thicker.

The veteran Jamison was broken by Garnett in the playoffs, and he can still provide enough firepower output in the regular season to share the scoring pressure on James.

Interior Robin Lopez is the only rim-protected center James has worked with over the years, with good movement, height, and physical fitness.

Mike Miller played as the team's shooting guard, and Coach Brown originally wanted Miller to be a backup small forward, but James insisted that Miller be a point guard.

Miller's 2.03m tall stature looked a bit bloated at the shooting guard position, but the results quickly confirmed that James was right.

Because in James' ball-possession system, it's a pure waste to have a standard shooting guard with the ball-handling ability on the floor.

On the contrary, a high battery like Miller is suitable for James's style of play, which can open up space, can catch the ball and hit three-pointers, and at the same time does not suffer from height on the defensive end, which is no better.

With the addition of point guard Sessions, the Cavaliers' backcourt problem, which has been plagued by short stature, has finally been solved.

Of course, it was not James who manipulated all this, but Min Congda, and it was the guidance behind him who solved the knight's stubborn disease.

There is also guard Danny Green, who Min Congda suggested to stay, who was sent to the Development League by the Cavaliers to play for half a season.

Averaging more than 20 points per game and shooting from three-point range, it can be said that he is very promising, and was recalled to the Cavaliers as a substitute in mid-January.

The Cavaliers won a streak at the beginning of the season and rushed to the top spot in the league, at which time Min Congda reminded James that it was pointless to rush too fiercely.

If you want to learn from last season's Celtic, you should play dead, even if you don't rotate, just brush up the data in some games, don't work too hard.

James followed Min Congda's teachings, and in some games where the whole team was not in good shape, he focused on his own scoring and assists, and did not go all out to win the two games.

By January '11, the Cavaliers' record had slipped slightly, and they were overtaken by the Bulls who were coming from behind and the Heat, who were getting better and better.

However, with James as the foundation, the Cavaliers' third position in the East is still relatively stable, and the team's training and game goals revolve around the playoffs.

In terms of the lineup, Big Z, who was previously traded, regained his free body and returned to the Cavaliers.

Big Z was sent by the Cavaliers as a bargaining chip, but he was still very determined to play next to James.

On the one hand, it can be seen that European players are different from black players, and they have a deeper affection for their parent team, and they do not leave the team easily.

On the other hand, it also confirms that Big Z has a very good relationship with James and is willing to play with James.

Including Mike Miller is also here for James, which shows that James has appeal to some players.

Overall, the lineup with James in the Cavaliers is not too bad, but it is not good enough.

Because the second playmaker point that Min Congda said is not so easy to find.

Other teams in the East, the Chicago Bulls rose rapidly in the regular season, relying on Rose's explosive breakthrough and Thibodeau's airtight defense, the Bulls rushed all the way to the top of the league.

The Miami Heat, on the other hand, uses Wade-Bosh-Gay as the basic structure to tinker and build the team's lineup.

Riley's main focus is on the two positions of point guard and center.

In addition to O'Neal Jr., newcomers Chalmers, Joel Anthony, Eric Dampier and other leftover signings have been signed, digging potential.

The power of the Heat troika is very strong, but it is still a lot worse than the Big Three of the Green Army, and it is second in the East.

Riley is naturally full of resentment at James' reluctance to come to the Heat, because he has been planning for 10 years of free market since 2007.

Seeing that it was about to be successful, he didn't expect to miss a move, so he could only take the road of Plan B, and hurriedly traded with the Grizzlies to get Rudy Gay.

Guy is a player with talent, but he needs to be polished, and Riley has spent a lot of time crafting this piece of jade this season.

Don't try to be at the level of James, but give me a player who can be at the level of Byron Scott.

Judging from the performance and data on the field, under Riley's high-pressure management, Guy's progress is still obvious.

The defense has improved, and the offensive end has been played in a more disciplined way, but the organization can't be practiced at all.

Whenever he saw Guy playing on the court, Riley would hold his forehead and fantasize that it would be nice if James could come.

The more he thought about it, the more Riley hated two people, one was Min Congda and the other was James himself.

Therefore, in the games against the Clippers and the Cavaliers, Riley will cheer up the team before the game, demanding that he must beat the opponent tonight.

Playing the Clippers is to vent the hatred in my heart, and playing the Cavaliers is to tell James, if you don't come to my team, you still can't enter the Finals!

On January 31, the Cavaliers met the Heat for the third time this season, and the first two games against the Cavaliers were both defeated.

The game was played at the American Airlines Center, the home stadium in Miami, and James led the team to visit, and he really wanted to win this one.

Before the start of the game, the media interviewed the same old question:

"You obviously had the opportunity to join the Heat in the summer, but you gave up, how do you feel now?"

James smiled and said, "My feeling is that I want to win this game. ”

In fact, he wanted to scold the reporter for being a stupid fork in his heart, what else would he feel if he gave up?

Could it be that I said I regretted it, I knew I might as well have joined the Heat, or that I would have requested a trade now?

Since you have chosen the path to stay, you can only go along this road, and if you really can't go through it and leave at that time, the controversy should be much smaller.

After the interview and the warm-up, James returned to the locker room and still had no bottom in his heart, he really wanted to win this time, he couldn't always lose to the Heat, right?

It can be seen that Riley is not used to himself, just because he didn't come to the Heat.

James really didn't appreciate Riley's intolerant character, and he respected him quite a bit.

He thought, fortunately he didn't come to Miami, and he really didn't know how Wade could stand Riley's kind of control freak.

After thinking about it, he felt that Mr. Smart was more generous and kind, and that communicating with him was always as relaxed and beneficial.

So, James took out his mobile phone, walked out of the locker room before the game started, and avoided his teammates to call Min Congda.

The phone beeped a few times, and Min Congda's low voice came from the other end:

"Hey, why are you calling?"

"Mr. Smart? I have something I want to ask you about. ”

"Can't you text anything? Call me suddenly, I'm in a meeting, and you're not afraid of misunderstanding! ”

"I'm sorry Mr. Smart, I need some pointers."

"I'll hang up first, I'll text you later!"

Hang up the phone, James felt weird in his heart, I'm talking to you on the phone with a man, you're afraid of misunderstanding a yarn?

(End of chapter)