Chapter 449 Chapter 448: LeBron was the leader, but it only lasted three minutes (asking for a monthly ticket!)
The headline of the latest issue of Sports Illustrated has angered Team James and Team Nike.

He may be the most disgraced Sports Illustrated cover guy ever.

When James accepted the invitation to be the cover character of the new issue, he had no idea that the title would be so disrespectful to him.

The day after the new issue of the magazine went on sale, LBJ announced in a locker room interview: “I will never accept an interview from Sports Illustrated again until they apologize publicly.”

This is a familiar scene, because Michael Jordan also announced that he would never accept an interview with Sports Illustrated again. It was after Jordan’s “All-Star Freeze Incident” with Roger, and Sports Illustrated published an article criticizing and mocking Jordan, which eventually led to Jordan’s breakup with Sports Illustrated.

But it turned out that Sports Illustrated was not on the wrong side. Because of its close relationship with Roger, Sports Illustrated could easily get the opportunity to interview Roger, and Roger always readily agreed to be the cover character. With Roger’s blessing, the influence of Sports Illustrated continued to expand.

This time they made another choice, and the title “LeBron’s Last Words” made the sales of this issue of the magazine soar.

It also brought the atmosphere of the Western Conference Finals to its highest point.

Brandon Roy hadn’t smiled for several days, and his emotions were completely immersed in this serious atmosphere.

After today’s training, he walked up to Matt Barnes as usual and said, “Dude, challenge me.”

Matt Barnes was sweating profusely, but he still stood up and said, “Tell me, how do you want to lose today?”

“Heh, have you ever beaten me once, old dog?”

The Warriors are used to this kind of duel. Since the series with the Spurs ended, Roy has asked Matt Barnes to duel with him every day. Of course, unlike normal duels, Roy is only responsible for offense, while Barnes is only responsible for defense. This kind of duel usually only occurs in male-female fights, but Barnes and Roy never get tired of it.

Roy knew that besides Roger, the Warriors’ most pressured player was Barnes. Roger needed to focus on the official games, so the task of high-intensity sparring fell on Barnes. Roy asked him to defend him every day to simulate the scene when facing Kobe.

This certainly works, and that’s why Battelle and Sun Yue deserve their championship rings.

Battelle simulated a Shark confrontation with Duncan in training, which played a bigger role than people thought.

Sun Yue was the one responsible for defending Kobe on the training ground. Before the start of the playoffs, Kobe invited Sun Yue, who could not play at all, to have a meal alone, just to tell him: “Your hard defense against me in training is helping this team and making this team better. Don’t have any thoughts that ‘even if we win the championship, it has nothing to do with me’. You are an indispensable member of this team.”

Matt Barnes was playing this role at the moment. He knew Roy wanted to beat Kobe, and he also knew how much influence Roy had on the series. So, even though he was very tired after training, he was still willing to play one-on-one with Roy.

He will use strong confrontation to pressure Roy, leaving no stone unturned, because Matt Barnes knows that Roy will face more difficult defense on the court.

Tonight, Roy performed very well in the one-on-one match. Matt Barnes was once scored 8 goals by Roy.

During the game, he yelled at Barnes more than once: “Come on, Matt, Kobe’s defense is not as soft as yours!”

Barnes laughed angrily. Roy was probably the first person who dared to say that his defense was weak.

The duel lasted about fifteen minutes before Barnes called a halt.

This mad dog certainly won’t back down. Even if he concedes 20 goals in a row, his defensive enthusiasm won’t wane in the slightest.

The reason he called a halt was to control Roy’s training time.

That kid’s knee is a time bomb, we have to be careful.

The two men lay directly on the floor of the training hall, their chests heaving violently.

Fifteen minutes may not sound long, but those who often engage in intense duels know that being able to sustain output for fifteen minutes is already a severe challenge.

Matt Barnes stared at the ceiling light and was thinking: “What will this team look like after Roger retires?”

“I don’t know,” Roy replied, “but I will try my best to keep this team in the championship race. I can’t live under Roger’s protection all my life.”

Barnes turned his head and looked at Roy. This was an answer he didn’t expect.

Most Warriors players didn’t think about the future. They just wanted to create a brilliant ending with Roger, but Roy was thinking about taking over the scepter from Roger.

In NBA teams, the transfer of power is often accompanied by bloody struggles.

For example, Roger and Pippen, Kobe and Shark.

When one side becomes strong enough to squeeze out the other, the bloody transfer of power will be completed.

But there is another form of power transfer, which is inheritance.

The same is true for the Admiral and Duncan, Dirk and Luka Doncic.

Brandon Roy not only wants to be Roger’s best deputy, he also wants to be the next owner of the Golden State Warriors.

Matt Barnes finally understood why this guy worked so hard.

For most people on the Warriors, they enjoy living under Roger’s wing, including Amar’e Stoudemire.

But Brandon Roy didn’t want to be protected all his life. He wanted to be an independent man and he hoped he was qualified to take over the torch from Roger.

Matt Barnes stood up and stretched out his hand to pull Roy up: “Let’s deal with the Lakers first. If you want to take over the scepter, you must at least ensure that the scepter is still in Roger’s hands.”

“Of course Matt,” Roy looked at the championship banners hanging in the training ground, “No one can end Roger’s dynasty. I won’t agree to it.”

Meanwhile, the man Brandon Roy most wants to beat is working on his training ground, even though he has broken three fingers so far this season.

Vanessa Bryant sat on the basketball practice court at the UCLA Health Center, waiting for her husband.

The Eagle County incident has caused their relationship to go through a lot, from rupture to repair and then to rebirth. This is not easy, because it is a process of rebuilding trust after trust collapses.

After going through all this, the relationship became even stronger.

Now, Vanessa and Kobe have entered a new stage of life. The love part of their relationship is gradually decreasing, and the family part is increasing. There is nothing wrong with this, because family affection is sometimes more reliable than love.

Tonight, she patiently waited for her husband to finish training and pick him up home, because she knew that the man must be in a bad mood and needed company.

Earlier today, the NBA officially announced the results of the Defensive Player of the Year selection.

David Stern called Kobe specifically to inform him of the result because he knew what this award meant to Kobe this season.

“Kobe, I am very sure that you are an excellent defensive player, perhaps one of the best perimeter defenders I have ever seen, and you are very, very close to the Defensive Player of the Year award this year.”

David Stern’s praise for Kobe came from the heart, but when people use the word “very close” to describe winning the award, it means Kobe failed.

He failed to win Defensive Player of the Year, an award that went to Kevin Garnett.

Kobe is in an awkward situation, his defense is top-notch, whether it is the actual effect of the game or the advanced data. But this can only guarantee him to enter the best defensive team, because the best defensive player is not just competing with players in the same position.

He may be the best defensive guard this year, but his defensive impact is not much better than KG.

The New York Times also used Jordan’s words to provoke the Magic Shark to describe Kobe: He is not even the best defensive player on the Lakers. (Previous: Jordan’s words “Shut up Shaq, you are not even the best player on your team” were the fuse for Roger and Shark’s breakup)
The best defensive player on the Lakers is undoubtedly Dwight Howard. As an inside player who does not need to bear too much offensive tasks, his role on the defensive end is naturally greater than that of Kobe.

Kobe was upset because he got to be LeBron James for once and failed to fulfill his promise.

What’s more damning is that he knows that Roger’s MVP is a foregone conclusion. The only suspense now is whether Roger will become the first unanimous MVP in history.

Roger fulfilled his promise, and Kobe did not.

In this competition, Kobe was the loser again.

So you can imagine how bad this guy’s mood was.

When a man starts to vent his anger, his wife often suffers. Vanessa suffered a lot. She was in a bad way.

Don’t get me wrong, she had been sitting at the UCLA Health Center waiting for Kobe for several hours, and of course her butt would hurt if she sat for too long.

But this is how Kobe vents his dissatisfaction. When he is angry, he will not relax, but will torture himself even more.

Vanessa really wanted to know who would outlast the other first if her husband played under Pat Riley.

But it doesn’t matter, Vanessa is willing to accompany him through these unhappy times. After all, he is her most important relative.

Finally, when Kobe was exhausted, he waved to Vanessa on the sidelines and said, “Go home.”

In the car, Kobe was sitting in the passenger seat, scrolling through the news on his phone. Vanessa knew without even looking that it was news about Roger.

Vanessa shrugged: “You don’t need to be as hard on yourself as you are now. Don’t let hard work become the only word in your life.”

Kobe couldn’t believe it: “Hard work? At least my family doesn’t have to work so hard to make a living. At least you and my two daughters can get everything we want. Compared with those sanitation workers who get up in the early morning to collect garbage and only earn enough to live on in a month, how can I say that I’m working so hard?”

“Is being number one so important?” Vanessa continued to persuade. “And it’s not like you haven’t worked hard towards that goal. You’ve tried, many times. You’ve worked so hard for this goal. You asked the team doctor to put your dislocated finger back on the spot. You’re always the one who spends the most time in training. Your knees can’t bear the strain. I don’t want you to give up the pursuit of victory. I just don’t want to see you working so hard anymore. You’ve already proven your accomplishments in basketball.”

Kobe knew his wife said this out of concern, so he was not angry, but he still couldn’t help but grit his teeth and said, “Prove my accomplishments in basketball? Have I proved that I am the number one loser? Don’t worry, dear, I will accompany you after the season is over. But now, I’m sorry.”

Vanessa shook her head. She knew this would happen. If Kobe was really a steak, it would be a steak that would not tolerate any oil or salt.

Since persuasion didn’t work, Vanessa decided to go along with Kobe’s wishes, at least to make him not look so sad: “I’m not blaming you. The day after tomorrow, I will take the kids to the Oracle Arena to watch the game.”

“Do the kids want to go to the park in San Francisco? Or do you want to go shopping? No need, everything there is in Los Angeles.”

“Neither. We want to witness our dearest man conquer Oracle Arena. Don’t think too much about it. DPOY? You won a bunch of those shitty trophies in high school. There’s not enough space at home. Isn’t it enough?”

Kobe smiled and felt much better: “I will conquer it, for you.”

On the other side, LBJ was also spending time with his family.

The three-and-a-half-year-old chosen grandson Bronny James is playing a one-on-one duel with his father. Whoever scores five goals first will win.

James let Bronny score the first four, but when he was about to hit the fifth goal, his charitable father gave him a “fuck your basketball dreams” block.

Immediately afterwards, James scored five consecutive goals, and the last goal even knocked down Bronny and broke his children’s basketball hoop.

Bronny sat on the ground angrily: “Roger will treat you the same way! I will also make it to the NBA on my own in the future and treat you the same way!”

James’ girlfriend Savannah Brinson shook her head. It was truly a loving and filial parent-child time.

At this time, James’ cell phone rang. Seeing that it was a call from Rich Paul, he answered it without hesitation.

“Hey man, what are you doing?” Rich Paul asked casually on the other end of the phone.

“I just dunked over Bronny James, the best basketball player of the future.” LBJ replied with a smile.

“Oh, this will be the second biggest moment of your career.”

“Second? What’s first?”

“Of course, it was kicking Roger out of the league in 2008 and being crowned king.”

These words made James couldn’t help but smile. Just thinking about it made him feel so happy.

Rich Paul was also laughing on the other end of the phone: “Hey man, you performed well in the press conference before. You already look like the one who will lead the Lakers forward. Remember, keep this strong.”

Rich Paul is very confident. If he was a little worried before, unsure whether the Lakers could beat the Warriors, then after the Lakers swept the Mavericks, he thought the team was invincible.

As long as James maintains the shooting touch and confidence he had in Game 4 against the Mavericks, he will be the one who dominates the game.

This round of games was enough to reverse his and Kobe’s status, and it was the beginning of James’ career towards success.

LeBron’s last words? Sports Illustrated will be a joke!

James, like Roy, also wants to be the owner of the team and the future of the team. He knows very well that if his status is lower than Kobe, people will not stop belittling him even if he wins the championship.

He not only wants to win, he also wants to turn the Lakers into the second Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that he has complete control over.

If you are not the best player on a championship team, the championship will be meaningless. So James must take the team’s baton while winning.

Yes, he had a heart-to-heart with Phil Jackson. He promised that he would stop thinking about those messy things and focus completely on the game.

This allowed the Lakers to have a brilliant regular season record and also made the Lakers invincible in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

But when he scored 46 points in the last game, he couldn’t help but start thinking about these issues again.

When he scored 46 points and led the team to victory in the last game, he almost fell in love with the feeling of being the center of attention. The pleasure of being the center of everything in Cleveland finally appeared again.

It turns out that he can lead the team to win as a complete leader, and he can win without Kobe’s leadership. So why not continue this performance?
James really wanted the scepter, but he and Roy wanted to take over the scepter in different ways.

Brandon Roy was not in a hurry. He would first help Roger keep the scepter, and then wait for Roger to hand the scepter to him personally.

James wants to become the master of the team imperceptibly. Rich Paul’s words and the 46-point game in the last game made him believe that he can do it.

James clenched his fist: “Yes, I will lead the Lakers to success. Those are not my last words, they are the last words of Sports Illustrated.”

Two days later, Oracle Arena hosted one of the most anticipated games in its history.

Just look at the lineup on the sidelines to know how valuable this game is.

Shaquille O’Neal, Paul Pierce, Scott Pippen, Tom Brady, Floyd Mayweather, Lewis Hamilton, sports superstars from various fields gathered here.

There are also many entertainment stars. Although most of them do not have a close relationship with Roger, they will not miss any traffic bomb.

This game between the super Lakers and the dynasty Warriors is like Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield in the 90s, and is destined to become a highlight in the history of professional sports.

Although this is only the first game of the series, the two sides cannot decide the final winner tonight. But for a series, the first game is often the most popular.

After Roger entered the venue, he greeted all the acquaintances in the audience in a relaxed manner. Then, the MVP award ceremony began.

Yesterday, the NBA officially announced that Roger won the MVP again after three years. This is his seventh MVP trophy in his career, making him the player with the most MVPs in NBA history.

Most importantly, Roger received all the first-place votes this time, becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history.

James and Kobe fans will surely complain: This is the fucking Reebok League.

But Roger’s unanimous MVP award did not actually cause much controversy, because his performance this season was indeed impeccable.

73 wins, scoring champion, dominance. All of these make other options besides Roger meaningless.

When Roger received the MVP trophy from David Stern, Mike Brown believed that Roger’s dominance had reached its peak.

Prior to this, he missed the MVP award for three consecutive years, and everyone thought that his MVP bid was over.

But now Roger is undoubtedly telling everyone: As long as I want to win, I can win. Whether I can win the MVP has nothing to do with how good you are.

After the award ceremony, everyone at the scene suddenly stood up and cheered.

Because Roger walked directly to the Lakers’ half carrying his MVP trophy.

He was going to say hello to those four guys.

Kobe stood at the front, his eyes fixed on Roger, silent and motionless.

LeBron James wants to be in the front. He doesn’t want to stand behind Kobe like a little brother.

Roger just held the MVP trophy and walked up to Kobe, with their noses almost touching.

This extremely explosive scene made the fans at the scene extremely excited. Before the game even started, the cheers had already flooded the Oracle Arena.

Roger stared at Kobe and held the MVP trophy away from him: “Maybe you are still dreaming about your future, but they have been banned by me.”

LeBron James took a step forward and talked to Roger: “Our future is in our own hands. No one can stop it.”

Roger also looked away from Kobe: “LeBron, if the future is in your own hands, why do you want to cling to Kobe’s thighs? Beat me out of the league? One of the main reasons I want to retire is that trash like you makes me feel that there is no challenge in the future.”

Roger’s trash talk almost made James go crazy, but this was not Roger’s winning shot.

Roger put his hand on James’s body: “Why are you so angry? I was just stating some facts.”

James’ heart was broken, yes, Roger was just telling the truth.

This is the most peculiar thing about LBJ: to tell the truth is to be black.

After saying this, Roger held up the MVP trophy and walked back to his own half, like a boxing champion showing off his belt before the game.

Roger’s actions have ignited the scene, and the starting lineups of both sides are in their positions, just like the two waves of troops about to charge in the Battle of Helm’s Deep in “The Lord of the Rings” movie.

James’ desire to defeat Roger has reached its peak. This season, he broke the curse of not winning consecutive games against Roger. He firmly believes that he can also break the curse of being swept by Roger in the playoffs. He must win, otherwise his act of leaving Cleveland and all the infamy he carries will be meaningless.

Kobe reminded James: “Think clearly about what kind of person you are, LeBron, and don’t be angry.”

On the other side, Roger winked at Roy and said, “Come on, Brandon. It’s time.”

The game started and Dwight Howard won the ball for the Lakers.

The Lakers’ first attack was with James holding the ball, and Roger directly defended him as he did in the regular season.

And the way to defend him never changes.

Seeing that Roger gave him a step, James broke through, stopped suddenly, and made a jump shot.

This is the ugliest pull-up jump shot Roger has ever seen from a perimeter superstar. James’s playing always gives people a sense of disharmony. To put it bluntly, he has the same problem as most forward players: the combination of man and ball cannot reach the extreme.

This leads to a clear dividing line between James and “a core player who is sure to win a championship”. He is more like a “superstar with obvious limitations”. So when any team builds a team around him, you always have to worry about this and that. It is said that role players are to make up for the shortcomings of stars, and James’ obvious limitations mean that he needs too many high-quality role players. In fact, he must have a superstar in his prime around him.

But this time, James’ ugly pull-up jumper hit. Just like in Game 4 against the Mavericks, he seemed to have really turned into a complete LBJ with mid-range and three-point shots.

The ball went in and James patted his chest excitedly.

He loved the feeling of controlling the game, he simply loved it!

After one round, Roger broke through Chauncey Billups with a screen, entered the penalty area to compress the lineup, attracted a double team and then passed the ball to Roy who was left open.

But Kobe quickly returned to his position. The loss of DPOY did not make Kobe lose his passion for defense.

Seeing that his shooting space was blocked, Roy gave up the shot and instead broke through with the ball.

Roy is a classic shooting guard, and most of his three-pointers come from catching and shooting, rather than directly holding the ball. In this era, not many people can master the technique of holding the ball and shooting three-pointers.

Roy broke through, held off Kobe, and entered the restricted area for a layup.

His movements were somewhat distorted, and the confrontation Kobe just gave Roy was extremely fierce.

But Roy still sent the ball steadily to the basket. His training with Matt Barnes had already made him accustomed to this kind of confrontation, and he was confident that he could score the goal.

However, when the basketball was about to fall, Dwight Howard reached straight into the sky and touched the basketball that had already reached the highest point with his fingertips.

This wasn’t a shot that would have a stunning visual effect, but it was indeed a block.

The basketball was touched by Howard and completely missed the basket. After falling, it was caught by the skier Radmanovic.

“Incredible block! Oh my god, Dwight will be the best defensive player in the next decade!” Mike Breen marveled at Howard’s athletic ability. Yes, Ben Wallace’s athletic ability is also very strong, but it is still a little worse than Howard. In addition, Howard’s real height is about 206 cm to 208 cm, which is the height that Big Ben can reach with his afro. Howard’s 225 cm wingspan is also more exaggerated than Ben Wallace. He is simply a fully upgraded Big Ben.

Howard punched hard and Radmanovic passed the ball to Billups.

Billups raised the ball above his head with both hands in the backcourt and slammed it to the ground like a Gaia energy cannon. The basketball hit the floor hard and bounced back quickly, passing through the crowd and landing right in James’ hands.

The pass was very accurate. If the US military was full of people like Chauncey Billups in service, they would not have shot down their own planes.

LBJ took two long steps and performed a flat rim tomahawk dunk. You can say that LBJ’s dunk is not elegant enough, but it is definitely not without beauty. Because height and power are also factors in judging whether a dunk is wonderful, and James is not bad in these two aspects.

But what followed was James’ celebration, as he held his balls and jumped around the court like a gorilla.

“What is he doing?” Tyshawn Prince next to Roger was speechless.

“Maybe he’s used to being a clown.” Roger shrugged.

4-0, the Lakers started off strongly.

After a whole season of running-in, the Lakers’ tacit understanding has improved a lot, and the cooperation between them has become smoother.

LeBron James, who was scoring consecutively, even began to direct the team’s defense: “Vlad (skiing man), hold the baseline, don’t let Stephen cut inside!”

Kobe didn’t say anything because all he thought about was winning.

He had been in power struggles and emerged as the winner. But did he gain anything? No.

Neither he nor the shark gained anything after they separated, and the separation was a complete loss for both sides.

Now Kobe only cares about winning and won’t think about anything else, so he acquiesces to James’s behavior of giving orders temporarily.

James was enjoying the moment so much that he was leading the team in beating Roger.

He enjoyed leadership in Cleveland but never the thrill of victory.

He enjoyed victory in Los Angeles, but also lost the right to lead the team.

Tonight was the first time he had both of those things at once, and he was simply unstoppable.

The game continued, and the Lakers were still defended by Chauncey Billups. Once Roger broke through, James or Kobe would quickly double-team him.

Phil Jackson decided to raise the intensity of defense from the beginning of the game. Physical fitness? It doesn’t matter. The Lakers’ offensive talent is very strong, and it is impossible for the offense to be extinguished at every point.

In this round, Roger passed the ball to Tayshaun Prince, but Prince’s three-pointer also missed.

The Lakers’ defensive strategy seemed to work. As long as they could force Roger to pass the ball, the Warriors’ offense would be invincible!
James grabbed the rebound and controlled the ball across half court himself.

He was calm and directed his teammates to move.

At that moment, he felt that the Lakers’ scepter was in his hands.

Kobe told James before the game to think clearly about what kind of person he is, LeBron, and not to be angry. Now James thinks clearly that he is the leader of this Lakers team!
No, he needs more than just the scepter in Kobe’s hand.

He also wants to take the Scepter of Time from Roger!

Rich Paul felt very pleased seeing the strong LBJ. This round of series will be a turning point in his career, it must be.

When James dribbled to the three-point line, Kobe sank into the low post and raised his hand to ask for the ball, wanting to be the axis of this offense.

In the past, Kobe would not give James orders, but James would never refuse when Kobe asked for the ball.

But this time, James did not give it to him. Instead, he suddenly transferred the ball over a large area and gave the ball to the skiing man in the weak side corner.

This is not a regular tactic of the triangle offense. In the triangle offense, all cooperation takes place in the small triangle to reduce the turnover rate. This kind of large-scale ball transfer is not allowed.

But James believes he has the right to dominate. His height allows him to observe every corner of the court and determine whether there are risks in the passing route.

Just now, Stephen Jackson stood closer to the basket because he thought the ball could not be passed to him. James seized this opportunity and passed the ball steadily.

Radmanovic made a three-pointer and the Nets rolled over, 7-0!

“Impeccable pass, this is LBJ, he is in control of the whole court!” Mike Breen admitted that he once looked down on LBJ, but today’s James deserves praise.

“Roger,” James said, “I wish you a happy retirement. I will personally send you off to retirement. Remember, I am the backbone of this team!”

Roger almost laughed out loud, and Kobe glanced at James.

James’ trash talk and arbitrary behavior just now made him notice some subtle changes on the court, and he vaguely guessed what James wanted to do.

That guy probably can’t wait any longer.

But now Kobe has no time to care about the ambitious James, and now is not the time to fight for the rights in the team. Besides, the pass just now was not a mistake, and it helped the team to score points successfully, right?

The Lakers continued to lead, and the Warriors needed a successful score to suppress the Lakers’ momentum.

Roger did not control the ball anymore, but chose to pass it to Brandon Roy.

The old way, using off-ball to break the double-team.

Roger knew how to adjust without Spoelstra shouting.

Kobe also saw what the Warriors wanted to do, so he started to provoke Roy with trash talk.

“Hey Brandon, do you still want Roger to hold an umbrella for you? Don’t you want revenge in the playoffs? Come on, one-on-one like a man. Or, you can be a coward and help Roger pass the ball and let him continue to hold an umbrella for you.”

Kobe inadvertently used the word “umbrella” to describe Roger’s protection of Roy, but this word happened to touch Roy’s pain point.

Last summer in Shanghai, China, it was raining heavily and Roger handed Roy an umbrella to protect him from the wind and rain.

In the last regular season match against the Lakers this year, he was locked down by Kobe. After the game, he was emo in the locker room, and Roger accompanied him. After going out, it rained heavily in Los Angeles, and Roger handed Roy an umbrella again.

He always forgets to bring an umbrella, and Roger always protects him from the wind and rain.

For Roy, this was a concrete symbol that he didn’t want to be sheltered by Roger again and again.

Kobe’s unintentional metaphor made Roy grit his teeth.

At this time, Roger had already started running, and Kobe saw Roy just staring at the basket and smiled.

LeBron can’t wait, and neither can Brandon.

This kid won’t pass the ball to Roger, he will be stuck in a one-on-one situation!

Roger ran around the screen to get to the best position, and Kobe thought Roger was just wasting his energy.

As a result, the next second, Roy, who was staring at the basket, passed the ball to Roger’s position outside the three-point line.

Chauncey Billups tried to interfere with the ball by bypassing the screen, but he was still a beat too late. Roger shot calmly and sounded the clarion call for a counterattack.

“brush!”

“Nice assists, nice positioning, the Warriors’ tacit understanding needs no further explanation, and Brandon’s no-look pass is fantastic! They don’t need to look at each other’s positions to accurately coordinate!” Mike Breen thought this game was very interesting, as Roy and LBJ, the two No. 2 players, had completely different attitudes towards the game.

What different results will this different attitude bring to the game?
Kobe was impressed by Brandon Roy. He didn’t expect that guy to be so calm.

You know, in the first game of the regular season, James was completely broken down by Roger’s trash talk.

Roy really wants to beat Kobe and prove himself.

But he would never let his will override the team.

He will certainly prove himself when the time is right.

3 to 7, Roger helped the Warriors break the scoring drought.

And one round later, James’ pass was intercepted by Stoudemire.

In this round, he wanted to continue to use his imaginative creativity. When the team was not fully positioned, he suddenly pushed the ball to the inside with one hand and passed it to Howard.

But Stoudemire, who had been concentrating all the time, was the first to seize a favorable position, squeezed Howard aside and stole the ball.

“Don’t rush LeBron!” Kobe yelled at James for the first time tonight.

You can be unique and you can go against the rules. Kobe himself often does this.

The premise is that you have to get the ball in.

If you don’t follow the tactics and can’t score a goal, that is of course not allowed.

Despite the turnovers, the Lakers retreated quickly and prevented the Warriors from counterattacking.

Roy had another empty ball, this time he broke through Kobe, attracted Howard, but passed the ball to Stoudemire after jumping up.

The latter made a powerful move and helped the Warriors narrow the gap to 3 points.

Roy was still calm, but James was getting a little impatient.

He likes to play in a favorable situation, but once the pressure comes, he will start to think about all kinds of things.

As a leader, he should stand up at this time. So, James once again chose a mid-range jump shot.

But LBJ obviously overestimated his shooting accuracy. He may be much more accurate than before, but his mid-range and long-range shooting is obviously not up to the level of Jordan, Kobe and Roger.

And Roger was mentally prepared, knowing that he was likely to shoot, so he interfered very quickly this time.

The basketball bounced off the rim and Kobe couldn’t stand it anymore.

“LeBron, calm the fuck down, Brandon does it better than you!” he repeated, but with some curse words.

James was very angry. He didn’t like Kobe yelling at him because he was not Kobe’s younger brother.

He didn’t like being compared to Roy even more.

I just missed one shot. What about Kobe? He often misses a lot of shots. Why does he blame me? Why?
I guess LBJ is the only one in the world who would think about these messy things in such an important game. He is too sensitive.

This time, Roger did not play without the ball, but directly broke through Billups. James was distracted, and those miscellaneous thoughts made him a little distracted, so he failed to clamp Roger in the first place.

James chased frantically, while Roger challenged Howard after breaking into the inside and threw the ball into the basket after an aerial confrontation.

At this time, James also happened to chase after him and very unwisely swung his hand and hit Roger on the forearm.

The referee blew the whistle and the basketball went into the net.

The original 2 points were divided into 2+1 because of LeBron James’ extremely uncalm pursuit.

Roger landed and clapped his hands at James. “Give the ball to your thigh, you piece of shit. With your ability, you are only capable of leading this team for three minutes.”

James did not respond, but lowered his head and walked away, his previous sharpness seemed to have disappeared.

Roger made the free throw and made a three-pointer to tie the score at 7-7!

The Lakers took a timeout, and their advantage was fleeting.

When the pressure is on, James plays like an idiot.

Kobe suppressed his anger and didn’t yell at James.

Phil Jackson was not in a hurry to blame James because that would only make him more distracted.

Mike Breen’s commentary partner Jeff Van Gundy praised James’ performance: “Although he made some mistakes, LeBron’s performance today was still very good. He acted like a leader.”

Mike Breen shook his head: “It’s too early to draw a conclusion now. Whether a player really has leadership qualities depends on what he will do in adversity. This is a test for LeBron.”

Roger thought so too. James was very strong, confident and focused when things were going well for him. But just now, Roger put a little pressure on James, which only made the Lakers’ situation a little unfavorable, and James began to lose focus.

What if this pressure continues to increase?
Roger had a sinister plan, a plan to fully expose LBJ’s execution.

But this requires Roy’s cooperation.

“Brandon, continue to help me pass the ball later. I want to take more shots in the first three quarters.”

“Of course,” Roy answered without thinking, but soon realized something was wrong, “Wait, the first three quarters? What about the fourth quarter?”

“I’ll let you do whatever you want in the fourth quarter,” Roger quickly added, “Tonight, it’s your turn to hold the umbrella.”

He needs to keep putting pressure on LBJ in the first three quarters, defend him with all his strength, keep scoring, and try to make him completely lost due to the high pressure in the fourth quarter, just like in 2011.

Of course, this would consume a lot of Roger’s energy. So in the fourth quarter, Roger needed Roy to help share the burden and increase the proportion of his singles.

What will people see then?
I saw that guy who was talking big was no match for Brandon Roy at the critical moment.

To be honest, Roger really wanted to see Kobe’s reaction when LBJ became weak in the critical moment.

That will definitely be a beautiful scenery.

After all, his temper is not as good as Dwyane Wade’s.

(One update today, because it has reached 10,000 words)
(End of this chapter)