Chapter 188 Ruthless words before the Christmas battle
On the training day after the game day, LeBron James came a little late. He found Mike Brown and asked for about an hour's leave.
Then he walked towards the team office area next to the training hall.
As I moved forward, I said hello to the Knight staff who kept passing me by.
Walking to an office at the end, James tilted the transparent glass office door and then pushed it open.
"Hey Danny, good morning."
Sitting behind the desk is Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry.
"Good morning, LeBron, why did you come here? Don't you need to train?"
James pulled up a chair and sat down, shaking his head: "I took an hour's leave. I have a problem that I think is more important than training."
"Let's just say it, LeBron, and go back to practice."
"I think we can have a hand in the Rashard Lewis deal."
"Rashad Lewis?" Danny Ferry was stunned, and then frowned involuntarily. "But, LeBron, you know, we have no draft picks, and the asking price of Rashad Lewis may be more than
Lin is even taller. You must know that when we traded for Lin, Lin was only a top starting wing player. Compared with ordinary starting players, his scoring was slightly higher."
"As far as I know, Rashard Lewis's contract is about to expire, and coupled with his injuries, his trade value will not be too high."
LeBron James persuaded that at this time, he has not grown up enough to become the manager of James. He only has the right to suggest the team's team building strategy and direction, and the final decision-making power still belongs to Danny Ferry.
in hand.
James' persuasion played into Danny Ferry's hands. Anyway, it was just a try. It would be better if he succeeded. If he didn't, he wouldn't lose anything.
And that's what Danny Ferry is good at.
"Okay, LeBron, then I'll make an offer to the Sonics. Just like before, except for you and Lin, Rick Sander can choose anyone else, no problem?"
"No problem, Danny, if we get Rashard Lewis, I can guarantee that the Boston Celtics will never be our opponent!"
Except for Danny Ferry, and except for Mike Brown, who had already guessed it, no one knew what James was doing after missing half an hour of training. Not even Lin Yu could guess it.
On the training day, the focus of Lin Yu's extra training was still his off-ball and breakthrough. He could feel that the potential value of his breakthrough attributes seemed to have loosened under the recent high-intensity training.
As a result, he trained even harder, and David Alexander suffered terribly as a result.
After playing against the Sonics, the Cavaliers have another two-game away schedule.
The first game was against the Magic, and the second game against the Nets. Judging from the opponents, the intensity of this consecutive away schedule was not low.
This season, the Magic, which traded Steve Francis for Trevor Ariza, have made great progress.
On the one hand, Warcraft Howard's dominance in the penalty area has initially manifested, and the man who can replace James alone has emerged; on the other hand, Grant Hill has remained healthy, coupled with the progress of Hedo Turkoglu and Jamal Nelson
, the newly added Ariza provides hardness on the wings.
Overall, the Magic's strength has improved, and they have launched a strong impact towards a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
In this game, the Cavaliers, who were in poor overall condition, lost.
James' performance was normal, scoring 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 10 of 19 shots. Lin Yu stretched his hips and only scored 14 points on 5 of 17 shots, plus 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
Old coach Brian Hill surprisingly used Trevor Ariza to defend Lin Yu, which made Lin Yu suffer.
Lin Yu also realized that although he now averages gorgeous statistics per game, he still does not have the strength to lead the team on his own. Without breakthroughs, he will have no singles, and without singles, it will be difficult for him to lead the entire team.
From this point of view, his choice of the Cavaliers was a correct decision and could not be more correct.
With James feeding him the ball, and then Andre Miller coming, Lin Yu got all the opportunities, and therefore his shot rights, and was able to score more than 20 points stably.
"I must improve my breakthrough and off-the-ball skills as soon as possible."
In the second away game, the Cavaliers travel to New Jersey.
Facing the Nets, whose lineup remained unchanged but whose strength declined due to the decline of Carter, Kidd and Richard Jefferson, the Cavaliers achieved a victory.
The time is getting closer and closer to Christmas, and the atmosphere heated up by the Christmas war is getting stronger and stronger.
Every Christmas is a time for American family fun, and the NBA’s Christmas game is a bit like the American Spring Festival Gala. Although not all Americans are basketball fans, at least for basketball fans, the annual Christmas game
, are equivalent to the Spring Festival Gala.
This year the league has scheduled three Christmas games. The Staples Center will usher in a duel between the Lakers and the Heat. The defending champion Dallas Mavericks will also appear at the basketball mecca, Madison Square Garden, to challenge the New York Knicks away from home.
The Cavaliers' away game against the Celtics will be one of them, but it is also the one that attracts the most attention.
In the three games, the highlight of the Lakers and Heat is the rivalry between the OK combination, and the duel between the Mesozoic shooting guards and the new generation shooting guards of Kobe and Wade.
But because Kobe Bryant applied for a trade, the Lakers were in a mess. On the Heat side, O'Neal also continued to decline. The excitement of the game was almost gone. Only some gossipy news off the court was left to attract some attention.
The Mavericks and Knicks forced a game together. The league gave the defending champions a certain amount of exposure, and continued to prevent New York from missing the most important Christmas game in the middle of the season.
In this game, because the strength of the Knicks is so bad, the strength gap between the two teams is huge, and the excitement of the game is worrying. Compared with the game between the Lakers and the Heat, it does not even have the effect of attracting saliva, let alone the ratings.
In contrast, the showdown between the Cavaliers and the Celtics was a truly strong showdown.
The Cavaliers with 19 wins and 5 losses faced the Celtics with 18 wins and 8 losses. This is a duel between the first and second place in the Eastern Conference. The strength of both teams is at its peak. The collision of powerful duels will definitely create excitement.
of sparks.
At the same time, the feud between Lin Yuhe and the Celtics is also a highlight.
There were still four days before the Christmas game, and reporters came one after another, constantly looking for Lin Yu outside the Cavaliers' training hall.
They hope that Lin Yu can face the camera, predict the outcome of the Christmas Day game, and speak harshly to the Celtics, Danny Ainge, and Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, who led to his being traded.
.
Lin Yu has been avoiding this group of crazy reporters because the current period is quite special, and Lin Yu just wants to prepare for war with peace of mind.
But he couldn't escape the first grade of junior high school, but he couldn't escape the fifteenth grade. He was eventually blocked by a group of reporters.
Since he was blocked by reporters, Lin Yu was not polite.
He faced the camera and released the harsh words he had been holding back for a long time: "Prediction for the Christmas game? The Cavaliers will win the game! And I will prove that what I said when the summer trade happened is true!"
"What did I say in Xia Tian? You can interpret it yourself."
"Ray Allen? He's a great player with great skills and character, but I'm going to prove that I'm a better shooting guard than him."