"Smart, can I ask you one last question?"

"You say."

"Why are you always willing to help me?"

"Because... Because in essence we are all the same people. We were behind at the starting line, but we weren't discouraged, we kept going, we lost and lost, but we never thought about going back, did we? ”

"But... But you've already won the championship. ”

"I said, don't get kidnapped by the champion. My goal was never to win the championship. In a sense, I'm also a loser, a complete loser. ”

When the two separated, James asked Min Congda one last question.

Min Congda said that he was also a failure, and he let out a long sigh, as if he wanted to squeeze every air molecule out of his body in the veins of his body.

James knew that Min Congda was not lying, he was speaking from the heart, truthfully, and frankly.

When parting, James still had a question in his heart, that is, why Min Congda didn't let him come to the Clippers in the first place.

However, he couldn't help but ask, and he realized that if he asked, the conversation between the two of them would be in vain today.

Min Congda made him face basketball like a man and rethink his career and professional pursuits.

To be honest, James would not blink an eye at any other person's words, and it would be impossible to listen to them.

Are you teaching me to do things? I'm no better than LeBron James and you know what a man is?

I take care of my family, let my mother live a worry-free life, be loyal to my wife, have hundreds of millions of assets, who dares to teach me a lesson?

But Min Congda is different, in terms of achievement, Min Congda is more successful than him, his championship ring is so shiny, James is a head of self-inferiority.

The most important thing is that Min Congda is like James's spiritual father, and his words are many times more powerful than others.

With James surrounded by flatters, Min Congda's sincere voice was particularly deafening, and the ripples that stirred up diluted the fog in his heart, making the scene in front of him gradually clear and clear.

yes, why be in such a hurry?

I was in such a hurry in 2008, I was in a hurry in 2009, and I was still in a hurry in 2010......

It seems that since reaching the Finals in 2007 and losing the championship, James has entered a state where he can no longer lose and must win the championship immediately.

The loss to the Big Three in 2008 was the last defeat James could accept, and the loss in '09 and '10 almost crushed him.

Reaching the Finals in 11 actually made James greatly relieved, although he lost to the Mavericks in the end, James felt that the championship in 12 years would definitely be his own.

But the 12-year loss to the Clippers, the pain of that loss mixed with the huge pressure mixed with the sense of collapse that made him not know how he spent these months.

Now that he's finally sober, he still has a long way to go, a long way to go.

The years of defeat in the past are not a shame, but a foreshadowing for future success, a celebration to drink when enjoying the joy of victory.

If a person cannot face up to his own failures, he cannot truly understand how his success came about.

Even if he won a brief victory by opportunism, the glory of his life was far from coming, and would never even come.

After returning to the hotel, James slept the most restfully in months, and woke up the next morning in excellent spirits to participate in the team's training.

In the afternoon, James and the Cavaliers arrived at the Staples Center to prepare for the evening game against the Clippers.

Needless to say, the tickets for this game were sold out early, not to mention the location, and there were not even many places to stand.

Before the game began, in the Cavaliers' locker room, James didn't say anything.

He didn't encourage his teammates, he didn't pretend to read books, he just quietly put laces on his shoes, silently taking deep breaths and preparing for the game.

A qualified leader is not yelling at his teammates on and off the field all day long, but when he stands on the field, his teammates will be very sure-footed.

Everyone knows that with this person, no matter how difficult the game is, it can be played and there is hope of winning.

Of course, the premise is that this person is there, don't blink, next season the person is gone, how can this be trusted.

After the opening ceremony, the match between the two sides officially began at 7 p.m.

Both sides have a well-rounded lineup, with the Cavaliers' key outside players Danny Green and Sean Battier both returning from injury.

On the contrary, there is a small injury problem on the Clippers' side.

Zach Randolph misses out the game with a knee injury.

As a result, Anthony Davis started in place of Randolph.

This is Anthony Davis' first time playing as a starter.

It can be seen that the champion show is a little nervous, and he is not used to the rhythm and intensity of the starter.

Not long after the start of the game, Anthony Davis picked up two fouls in defense.

The second foul came from a defensive foul on James, who forced Davis on a breakaway, and Davis was whistled for a second foul by the referee after he pressed down in the confrontation.

Tyronn Lue had to replace Davis with Matt Bonner.

This is an extremely detrimental personnel change for the Clippers.

After Anthony Davis went off the court, the Clippers' interior deterrence slipped even further.

When Randolph was there, there was a huge threat to attack.

Davis is there, and defense is a great addition.

The Clippers suddenly lost two strong players on the inside, and from the first quarter, the Clippers were rarely suppressed by the Cavaliers.

James attacked with a lot of balls, scored 11 points in a single quarter, handed out 3 assists, and caused two inside fouls to opponents, which was full of lethality.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers were 31-25, leading the Clippers by six points.

Min Congda watched James and the Cavaliers play quite well from the sidelines, and the inside line was very happy.

"Yes, yes, you can teach, it seems that James has listened to me, and he is playing hard tonight."

"This guy is obviously so talented, why don't you further develop your own techniques and refine the details? Always thinking about a better team configuration, in fact, his own ability has not been fully explored. ”

Min has recently started playing basketball on his own, and he has a deep understanding of tactics before, and now he has a deep understanding of technology.

In Min's view, James is far from developing the best of the technologies.

Although, in theory, mastery of a few techniques is enough for a player to achieve a high level of achievement.

The so-called epee has no edge, and it is not skillful, Abdul-Jabbar made a trick to hook the sky, hooking more than 38,000 points, hooking 6 championships and basketball evergreens.

But in fact, in terms of offense alone, Abdul-Jabbar also has room for improvement, his left-handed attack after receiving the ball is a big weakness, if he has a beautiful right turn and turn over jumper, the Western Conference Finals in '77 will not be swept away, in '81, '83 will not be restrained by Moses Malone, and his dependence on top point guards will not be so great.

James' current skill level is enough to get him to 95 points, but when he aims for a perfect score of 100, each subsequent point requires a lot of skill to support it, and each point requires more sweat and effort than the previous one.

And he doesn't seem to have enough confidence and patience for this, or thinks that 95 points is enough, so what about rushing to 100.

"But if you want to be the best in history, you have to have 100 points."

(End of chapter)