Chapter 199: Best in Team History
It's just that David Stern then announced the location of the next All-Star Weekend, which made LeBron James uncomfortable.
The home of the next All-Star Weekend is none other than Woody's Heat.
After the news was announced, the whole of Miami was excited.
The reporter asked Woody: "Your interest is obviously not particularly high this year, will you have a better presence at next year's All-Star Weekend?" ”
Woody didn't hesitate: "There is no doubt about it! ”
After his answer, the mayor of Miami also made a public statement:
"We'll spend a year preparing for this, starting now!"
LeBron James looked at the media reports about this incident, and the uncomfortable feeling in his heart came up again.
Woody now seemed to be able to cause a stir with any word.
Think about when he started, he was the pride of the sky, and Woody ......
It cannot be said that there is no fame.
But it's certainly not up to his level.
But now, the two of them seem to be in tune with each other.
Woody's influence is far better than his.
It gave him the feeling that he hadn't improved at all over the years.
It was only in the next time that he learned what it meant to be bad.
In the second half of his rookie season, the conversation about him could continue.
Because he's a rookie and can still keep the "rookie of the year" discussion going.
But this season, he's no longer a rookie.
There is only one topic about him, whether he can make the Cavaliers into the playoffs or become a playoff spectator for two years in a row.
There are already media critics of the Cavaliers' trade in '02, and they almost gave away Miller, the "league's assist king", for nothing.
If he hadn't been sent away at the time, he would have at least made the playoffs now......
On that note, take a look at Miller's performance with the Nuggets.
LeBron James' current situation is that after a game is played, he can contribute "supergiant" level stats, but the team loses.
To put it in a less appropriate word......
LeBron James is a "data brush"!
His age allows him to do such a thing.
Even though Woody led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals in his first year and is now ranked first in the league the following year, not everyone is Woody, his style of play is a little more mature, and he has better teammates.
At least for the second year.
LeBron also has his All-Star teammates, but compared to Shaq O'Neal, Big Z is really not a rank.
Well, that's probably another place for Woody to break up:
He also proved that he can make the team stronger when he has better teammates.
However, there is only one Woody!
Woody aside, LeBron James is just a 19-year-old guy, and many other NBA players are still in the NCAA at his age, but he can contribute 27 plus 7 plus 7 on the NBA stage.
This is worth boasting!
It's just that Woody has always been put aside, records aside, and just a single talk about LeBron James's personal data, then not only reporters will vomit, but fans will also vomit.
Woody and the Heat went on a seven-game winning streak before the All-Star weekend, and with that win at the end of January, they made it eight in a row, and after the All-Star weekend, they took their winning streak to 10.
With the return of Shaq O'Neal and Wade, the unstoppable Heat team at the start of the new season is back.
They are also the only team in the league right now with more than 10 consecutive wins!
They reaped their opponents in a glorious manner and continued their winning streak. At the same time, more and more eyes are placed on them.
The Heat's all-time winning streak is 12 in a row, and the media wants to see if the Heat can break that record.
Stan Van Gundy felt that they were all fake, so his answer was:
"Of course, there is no doubt about it!"
LeBron James also became a witness.
When the Heat's winning streak came to Game 12, the next game was against none other than LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
This is the last time they meet this season.
There was also media attention on whether LeBron James and the Cavaliers could beat the Heat to end their embarrassing winning streak on them, and this time everyone thought the Heat would break their all-time winning streak.
LeBron James has a heart on his mind to prove something.
But after Shaq O'Neal and Wade returned to this team, he didn't even qualify to "stand and die".
Stan Van Gundy's opponent who did not allow the flag to surrender still kept the core of the team on the field.
He's always been in games against the Cavaliers and he's very sensitive about it.
Just like when he reads the newspaper at home for breakfast, he will always scold angrily when he sees that some media compare LeBron James with Woody and give examples of some of LeBron James' advantages:
Nonsense!
In his opinion, Woody is the best!
It's not just about LeBron.
So when it's a game like this, he always pays special attention to it.
He doesn't allow LeBron James to touch Woody in any way.
100-72, which is the score difference between the two teams at the end of the third quarter.
LeBron James sat on the bench, staring blankly at the court.
Behind him, the Cleveland people at the Quick-Loan Arena also looked at him blankly.
They are at a critical juncture in their quest for a playoff spot, and the defeat is undoubtedly a big blow to their confidence.
Kenny Smith said: "It's entirely fair to say that Woody personally buried the Cavaliers' playoff spot! Sure enough, true brothers should have a real fight on the field, instead of being humble to each other! ”
Well......
Before this game, Woody and LeBron were still playing out their brotherhood in front of the media.
As for the game, Woody won by a big margin.
Whether it is the victory of the game or personal data, he also crushed LeBron's 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 turnovers with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
"Every time I play against the Cavaliers, it's a very special thing for me, and looking at LeBron, I'm always so motivated......," Woody continued to say something that didn't exist without blushing after the game.
Does it matter?
After entering the league, Woody found that it really didn't matter!
It's going to be a good story, and that's enough!
Can't he let the best record in team history not break, put aside this brotherhood, and let LeBron win, right?
The devil knows what this guy will say after the game......
Miami media carried a special big-print report on the Heat's victory over the Cavaliers.
It's not just a lash out at the Cleveland media.
They had a lot of trouble last season.
Miami hasn't forgiven Cleveland yet.
It was also to congratulate the Heat on breaking the record for the longest winning streak in franchise history.
The Heat ushered in their best era!
Woody, Shaq O'Neal, Wade...... The name of Gerard Wallace must be added, as more and more media outlets are used to doing so, and Haslem, in another era after the rise of the Heat, this time, the Miami media are looking forward to more than just a showdown!
They have higher expectations!
Mourning also directly admitted to the media: "This Heat team is more dominant than we were at the beginning, and they are very likely to do things that we have not done before!" ”
The good news is that this time he's still here!
The Miami Documentary described the Heat as follows: "They're at their best, they know what they're going to do, even if they didn't know before the season started, and now, it's absolutely certain that they have that concept!" They realised that they had a good chance of achieving great success this season! ”
When the time comes to March, if the team ranked first in the league does not have the strength to win the championship, then other teams are even less likely to have!
On March 5, the Heat suffered their first loss since All-Star Weekend, and the Heat's new all-time winning streak was fixed at 18 straight wins.
In the long history of the NBA, 18 consecutive wins can already rank in the top ten in NBA history.
"We're happy to be able to do it, but we don't regret that we didn't have a more dramatic winning streak." Speaking of the loss, Stan Van Gundy had this to say.
This is actually good news because the players don't have to carry too much psychological burden to play the next games.
No one wants to think about "winning, winning, winning" all the time during the regular season.
Especially for the teams that are number one in the league, they should now think more about resting and making the playoffs.
No, the Heat have been in a steady rotation rhythm since March 10.
Especially Shaq O'Neill.
Injuries to any of the team's "3Cs" will make the team's current glory less than anything to mention.
The most crucial of these is Shaq O'Neill.
And, of course, Woody!
However, Woody's steel and iron bones are obviously not something that Shaq O'Neal can compare to.
Stan Van Gundy is also more concerned about Shaq O'Neal's health issues.
In late March, Shaq O'Neal played just 2 games, the rest of the time on a daily watch list citing a "back injury".
Shaq O'Neill complied with the arrangement without the slightest bit of unhappiness.
He still enjoys this special treatment.
However, as the playoffs approached, Shaq O'Neal's expression became more focused.
If you ask him what is the most important thing right now, it is undoubtedly to win the championship!
Here's how he proves himself!
Stan Van Gundy was so relieved to let him be lazy, and he was sure that he wouldn't fall for it now.
For superstars, especially supergiants at this stage of their careers, the window for them to win the championship is getting smaller and smaller.
Shaq O'Neal has to consider whether this is his only chance of a lifetime.
And guarantee that in the end, even if he didn't take the opportunity, it was not because of him!
In these few games, the Heat's record has begun to slow down.
However, on March 31, the last day of March, after the victory over the Bulls, the Heat's regular season record this season still came to 62 wins!
The Heat team once again broke the all-time team record.
This time it's the "best result of the season"!
Previously, the Heat's best team record in team history was 61-21!
Now, before the season is completely over, the Heat have won 62 games, making the original "all-time best record" completely history.
This is one more reason why the Heat must succeed this season......
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally became the center of attention across the league in early April:
Towards the end of the season, the confirmed playoff spots have been decided.
Now there are only the old seven and eight in the east and the six, seven and eight in the west that have not yet been determined.
The Cavaliers became the most aggressive of them all.
They won 3 in a row in March, LeBron James can contribute 28 plus 9 plus 10 data per game, from scoring to assists to rebounds with one hand, Cleveland people feel distressed and call him a child!
Cavaliers fans also took to the streets one by one, demanding that the Cavaliers management make a big reinforcement this summer by protesting in the streets.
Even if the Cavaliers have not yet confirmed that they will fall out of the playoffs, there is still hope for the playoffs, but even if they do, it will be a head for the Heat. They really don't want to see LeBron work so hard anymore and the team can't win.
LeBron James has been in a lot better mood lately as a result.
Although, however, his exposure is obviously back!
He enjoys everything now, and when facing reporters, he tries to smile as much as possible, but the reporter's question makes him stunned.
The reporter asked:
"If you make it to the playoffs, you're going to meet the Heat, and it's going to be the first time you've met Woody on the playoff stage, have you ever thought about that picture? What do you think will happen? ”
When he said this, LeBron broke out in a cold sweat.
He also realized it in hindsight, and if the Cavaliers made the playoffs, it would be against the Heat.
Don't have the biggest tragedy in history, right?
If that were the case, he might have been overwhelmed by Woody for the rest of his life.
Just look at Shaq, but when it comes to Olajuwon, this kid is always very honest!
What is the reason?
Isn't it because Shaq was swept by Olajuwon in the finals that year?
This shame of not being able to take revenge will always make people inferior!
LeBron James felt that if he made the playoffs, he was afraid that he would give Woody a chance to completely open up the gap with him.
But soon, he realized that he was thinking a little too much.
Because......
Let's not talk about what will happen if he enters, even if he wants to enter now, it is not that he can enter if he enters.
The other teams that also retain their playoff hopes are ruthless one by one!
All eager to make the playoffs!
After all, at this point in the season, there is nothing to be messed up with, and if you enter the playoffs, you can sell a few more tickets!
In the end, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a 40-42 season record.
The Nets are one win away from the final eighth Nets team in the East.
LeBron James is very sorry that he missed the playoffs for the second year in a row!
(End of chapter)