Chapter 188: Greatness, No Need to Say!

Previously, when Angie recruited James, Pierce thought that this time he would finally have a safe partner.

But what Pierce never expected was that in the end, he would have to play Jordan himself.

Unlike those players who only want to be Jordan.

Whether in a past life or in this life, Pierce is not the kind of player who is only willing to be Jordan and unwilling to assist his teammates.

This can be seen from the willingness of Pierce to play for the "two older brothers" when he formed the Big Three with Garnett and Maddy, and his willingness to succumb to the volute when he formed a "happy group" with Antoine Walker.

Can......

It doesn't matter how many "strong" teammates the Celtics recruit for Pierce......

It's as if he was destined to play Jordan.

In the second quarter, the Lakers stopped the Celtics with an 8-0 offensive surge.

At the timeout, in addition to switching to James to play the No. 4 position, Stevens also replaced Pierce early.

Stevens switched to a small lineup in order to keep up with the Lakers' offensive tempo.

In the Lakers' second lineup tonight, Ellis and Odom can both carry the ball forward.

Although the CPU speed of these two brothers is limited, under Wang Shuo's extremely simple instructions, Odom and Ellis have played their own characteristics on the court.

In addition, at the beginning of the second quarter, in the face of the Lakers' second lineup, James, who wanted to prove himself too much, also gave the Lakers too many opportunities for fast break.

Because the Lakers' defensive strategy tonight is based on the opponent's defensive shooting and penetration.

Therefore, after observing the Lakers' position on the court, James, who felt that he had a lot to do, turned on the all-out mode as soon as he came up in the second quarter.

But his surprise on the pitch tonight was not very effective.

Because compared to the Knicks, the Lakers' interior line is relatively average.

But......

That's only because the Knicks have two all-time level insiders on the interior and a New York True Nucleus who always stands up in crunch time.

In this game, the reason why Wang Shuo dared to let the Celtics break through was precisely because whether it was Jr. Jr. and Garnett in the starting stage, or Jordan Jr. and McRoberts in the bench stage, they all had strong frontal frame protection ability.

In the first quarter of the game, the quick-witted Delon used a large number of mid-range pull-up jump shots to finish when facing the Lakers' defensive strategy.

No doubt.

It's a pretty smart choice.

Because in the case of choosing the opponent's three-point defense and using the pocket line to limit the opponent's interior scoring, the mid-range is the weakest area for the Lakers to defend tonight.

But here's the problem......

Can James' pull-up jumper punish the Lakers' defense?

The answer is obvious.

As we all know, dribbling and shooting have always been the weakest link in James's "great basketball skills" in Wang Shuo's memory.

Historically, James hasn't made a pull-up jump shot in a game.

But no matter how some fans customize it, it's hard for them to customize a copy of James' career 36.7 percent from mid-range two-point shooting and 38.6 percent from long range to prove that he's good at pull-up jump shots.

On the contrary, most people only need to think back to their minds to think of James's image that always feels incredibly awkward when he dribbles and shoots.

When facing teams with weak interior rim protection ability, James's sudden bursts can often turn the opponent's rushing person on his back.

But this night, facing the Lakers' pocket formation......

You may not believe it when you say it, even if even Jordan Jr., who usually jumps at the opposing guard, feels like Olajuwon in front of James.

In Wang Shuo's view, James' best choice after breaking through in this game is to decide whether he is attacking or passing according to the timing.

In normal times, Wang Shuo believes that with James's IQ known for being able to memorize the title pages of countless famous books while reading, he will definitely be able to do it.

But unfortunately, because of this game, even the Lakers fans on the scene felt the "sense of oppression" that James gave to the Lakers when he was off the court.

Therefore......

After being coaxed by the live lake for a whole section of "changing LeBron......

How can James still be sane at this moment?

In the second quarter of the game, when he took the initiative to request a timeout, in addition to deciding to let James change to the No. 4 position, Stevens also hurriedly conducted some psychological enlightenment work for James.

"LeBron, in basketball, it's the best fun to beat your opponents.

Josh McRoberts at the Lakers' No. 4 is slow, and you can focus on his passing and air cuts when defending.

If he's trying to block with a teammate, with your physicality, you can go back and defend him after helping a teammate finish a delay on an opposing defender.

As for offense, you can start by looking at the Lakers and the players you're playing against.

If you're playing against a Lakers player you're sure of playing alone, it's not too late for you to settle the battle through your individual abilities. ”

As the head of the Celtics after Angie's retirement, I have to say that Stevens is indeed a talented young coach.

Historically, during the Heat period, Riley and Spoelstra also played the No. 4 position with James.

In fact, when James is willing to do the dirty work and the tired, playing the No. 4 position can not only create opportunities for himself and his teammates to attack misplaced on the court.

And, in the face of the vast majority of the No. 4 positions in this period, James can also use his explosive physicality to carry the opponent.

In Wang Shuo's view, the reason why James struggled extremely much on this night was mainly because he was too eager to make a name for himself and he was incompatible with the Celtics.

This Celtic team can perfectly replicate Sloan.

But in order to execute Sloan's pick-and-roll, the Celtics players on the court must be able to abandon all distractions and be each other's tools.

Neither Horford nor Boozer are the kind of selfish insiders.

Pierce is a team leader who can do anything to win.

In order to beat Curry once, Delon could also give up his desire to produce better stats on the court.

Therefore, in the first quarter of the game, when James was off the court, the Celtics, who had both offense and defense, caused great trouble for the Lakers.

In the second quarter of the game, Stevens saw the little ninety-nine in James's heart, but he also knew very well that James was a star player with strong individual ability.

Therefore, Stevens, who can't completely dismiss James because of one game, is also trying to find a way to integrate James into the team at the moment.

Let James swing in the third and fourth positions.

And to give full play to his ball-handling and misplaced offensive ability, in Stevens' eyes, not only can James get the excel he wants.

At the same time, it can also allow "Pi Jordan", who has reached the age of 33 at the moment, to save his physical strength as much as possible in regular time.

Yes.

The reason why Pierce is not the kind of player who only wants to be Jordan is because Pierce, who is very self-aware of himself, knows better than anyone else......

He doesn't have the physical groove of Michael Jordan.

Only at critical moments did he be the "truth" of this Celtic force.

Of course......

Even Stevens has figured out the best solution for this game to integrate James into the team in the shortest possible time.

But......

Just as for Curry and DeRozan to grow, Kobe Bryant had to pay the price of reducing his own personal offense.

The young Ajan also had to be a tool for his teammates at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in this game in order to perfectly realize Stevens' tactical design.

So now the question is, after Stevens's enlightenment, James was taught by Stevens to do things again on this night......

How did you perform in the next quarter?

The good news is that James did listen to Stevens' offensive arrangement.

Because with James playing the No. 4 position, the Celtics will form a natural misalignment on the court.

Therefore, when attacking, James can be said to have swept away the decline in the early part of the second quarter, and his personal scoring and assist statistics have risen.

The bad news is that when defending, James, who doesn't work hard, not only focuses on how to use his teammates' cards to grab rebounds.

Moreover......

Under his watch, Ellis has been completely immersed in the joy of playing as a substitute for the Lakers.

On the sidelines, in desperation, Stevens had to replace Horford in advance to partner with James.

And when he called a timeout in the second half of the second quarter, Boozer taught James some defensive skills on the spot.

In Stevens' view, James is likely to have not received good coaching at the beginning of his career, so he didn't know how to choose positions on the court and help his teammates defend.

But where does Stevens know......

At this moment, on the Lakers bench, Vogel, who understands James better than him, is already sighing, why the Chinese always say that filial piety comes out under the stick.

"Brad has called at least three timeouts for LeBron tonight, right?

Generally speaking, it's not easy for a coach to do that for a player. On the sidelines, Vogel said with emotion.

Hearing this, Schneider said: "If it were me, even if such a player was given to me, I would rather not use it."

It's true that defense requires skill, but did LeBron really show his defensive attitude tonight? ”

Staples Center, halftime, 57-67.

In the first quarter of the game, the Celtics, who once suppressed the Lakers on the field, were beaten "37-24" by the Lakers in the second quarter.

TNT, at halftime, watching James contribute 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists for the Celtics in the second quarter, Barkley Rui commented: "If the Celtics end up losing this game......

In my eyes, all Celtics players except LeBron James can walk out of the Staples Center with their heads held high. ”

On the side, O'Neal smiled: "No way, in this game, Paul, Delon, and Al have indeed tried their best, but what about LeBron CBA? ”

After a pause, Smith retorted to O'Neal: "Shaq, no matter how bad LeBron's performance tonight is, it won't be at the CBA level......

In my opinion, he has to have an NBDL level, right? ”

On the Internet, before even Zhan Hei was troubled, at halftime, 8 billion Zhan Mi from all over the world held a meeting with James on the Internet.

"Can LeBron stop worrying about his personal data all day long?

That's it, he still wants to win at least eight championships for the Celtics? ”

"I wouldn't say that LeBron is a shame for the '03 Golden Generation, but I want to say that it's the truth!"

"LeBron's plus/minus on the court tonight was a staggering minus 18, the most on the Celtics.

How much does Coach Brad Stevens not want to win to keep such a 'Lakers celebrity' on the court? ”

On the Internet, watching Jammy's verbal criticism of James......

The Zhan Hei, who was somewhat unbearable about this, wanted to argue for James.

Can......

Zhan Hei often just fairly and objectively analyzed James that James was not as bad as James imagined, and the next second, they would be collectively labeled as James's brainless fans by James Mi.

"But don't bring your fan circle to the NBA! You're only going to ruin LeBron! ”

"Don't you brain-dead fans know that LeBron's best season so far was the one that was tortured by the coaching god Wang Shuo and Charles Barkley?

Only criticism can make LeBron progress!

False praise will only make him completely lose himself! ”

And in the Celtic dressing room......

James, who thought that he had contributed a little to the team in the second quarter, did not expect that he would be subjected to collective cold violence from his teammates.

No!

Brothers!

Didn't you know that in the second quarter, I was the player with the highest scores, rebounds, and assists on the team?

In James's view, this group of teammates doesn't boast about themselves.

How could he have thought that at halftime, none of his teammates would be willing to take care of him?

It's a pity.

James in this life, at least in terms of his current "brother in the rivers and lakes".

After losing the marketing packaging of the scumbag "hook" to him, in the eyes of the Celtics players who want to win tonight......

Everyone will not tolerate him like Wade and Bosh in Wang Shuo's memory.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, there were always people who liked to praise James for his high emotional intelligence.

But is there a possibility that that kind of emotional intelligence is based on the marketing packaging of the "hook" to him, and his status makes him closely rally around his teammates even if he does not show emotional intelligence?

At this moment, James, who had to sit alone in the corner of the locker room, no longer had half of the demeanor of a "little emperor".

After the break, the game resumed.

Stevens' patience with James on this night made even Wang Shuo feel a hint of admiration for him.

"If only he could take all the advice Brad gave him......

Over time, he's sure to develop into one of the best players in the league. ”

On the sidelines, as the game deepened, looking at Stevens, who would always use the break between games to pull James to the sidelines to teach, Schneider said with emotion.

But in this regard, Vogel scoffed and said: "If LeBron had less quick success, then he would have dominated the league under the tutelage of Coach Mike Malone." ”

In the second half of the third quarter, on the court, the Lakers attacked.

After blocking and dismantling with Kobe, Curry, who knew that James was just a fake delay for him, waited patiently for a few tenths of a second, and sure enough, waited for James to give him an opportunity to shoot in the open position.

Curry, who had hot hands tonight, didn't miss that opportunity, and he opened his bow from beyond the three-point line to help the Lakers extend their lead to 25 points.

At the same time, in front of the TV, Green Army fans who were expecting the Celtics to face the Lakers in Staples also turned off the TV.

In the final quarter, when Stevens took the initiative to withdraw the main force and save the last shred of face for the Celtics......

In this game, Lakers fans who can be called cool continue to coax: "We want to watch LeBron!"

We just want to see LeBron! ”

TNT TV, in this regard, Barkley said with emotion: "LeBron is really the player who has the best hope of surpassing Michael Jordan.

Because if I remember correctly......

The last player to receive such a 'courtesy' from the away fans on the road was none other than Michael Jordan. ”

O'Neill smiled: "Great, no need to say more!"

Being able to wear a Celtics jersey at the Staples Center was a 'top salute' from the collective Lakers fans......

LeBron did what none of the Celtics legends could have done on this night! ”

In the end, 106 to 127.

The Lakers got off to a flying start to the regular season at home in 10/11.

Curry, Bryant and Ellis finished with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, respectively.

Although it was widely believed that James had lost, the Celtics had not lost the game......

James was immediately criticized by basketball fans from all over the world.

But James, who looked aggrieved, still resolutely took the report card of 23 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 negligible turnovers he handed over in this game, and was ready to justify himself in the next interview!

Why!

Why did I lose this game and Celtic didn't?

I'm not convinced!

I'm going to get justice for myself!

What about Heavenly Principles?

What about the royal law?

Is there still a heavenly principle and a royal law in this world?

……