Chapter 452 Chapter 451: You’d better be like Scott Pippen around Michael and Roger! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)
Mike Brin has fantasized countless times about the moment when humans officially come into contact with alien civilizations. No matter what form it takes, it will surely be a shocking moment that reshapes one’s worldview.

But he never imagined that he would feel the shock of having his worldview reshaped before humans officially came into contact with extraterrestrial civilizations.

As he roared with passion and stared at James with soaring blood pressure, he was looking forward to an exciting heroic moment.

One round ago, when Brandon Roy scored against Kobe in a crucial attack, the atmosphere at the scene had reached its peak.

Everyone is looking forward to James’s round, just like everyone is looking forward to Tony Stark’s snap of his fingers after two movies of Avengers: Endgame. Whether the snap is successful or not, it will be the end and climax of everything.

As a result, Tony Stark actually took off his gloves and threw them to the confused Captain America, and then the confused Captain America was beheaded by Thanos before he could react, and the play ended.

This is what just happened on the court. It was beyond everyone’s expectations. Even the most stupid screenwriter in the world could not have written such a plot.

But James performed all of this in reality. When the light of hope shone on him, he actually shit under the dazzling light.

Yes, Paul Pierce did it too, but at least he pooped into his opponent’s mouth.

What about James? He pulled Kobe, his teammate.

Mike Breen could hardly believe what he had just seen. He entered the basketball commentary industry in 1985, began commenting on the NBA in 1991, and became ESPN’s chief commentator in 2006.

He has been in the basketball industry for 21 years, experienced countless changes in rules and versions, and seen countless players come and go. Before tonight, he could say that there was nothing he hadn’t seen on the basketball court.

But after tonight, he didn’t have the courage to say this again. You never know what unexpected performances a player like LeBron James will bring you.

There have been star players in history who were afraid to take responsibility and dared not take key shots.

These players will pass the ball again the moment they receive it in crucial rounds. Although this behavior is difficult to be respected, at least they do not let those who dare to take responsibility lose their opportunities.

What about LeBron James? He doesn’t dare to take responsibility, but he pretends to be willing to take responsibility. He dribbles the ball until the last 5 seconds, and then passes the ball when there is no time left, leaving the problem to his teammates.

This was so ridiculous that Mike Breen couldn’t think of any reason to explain it.

That’s why Roger just expressed his disdain for James.

He had never despised an opponent so much.

To be honest, many stars have the problem of being weak at critical moments.

Among Roger’s former opponents, such as Karl Malone, Chris Webber, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, etc., none of them were able to dominate the game at the critical moment.

But none of them would handle the ball in such an irresponsible way.

Even if others do not have the opportunity or courage to end the game at the critical moment, they will pass the ball as soon as possible.

But James always thinks too much. He wonders if he will be laughed at if he does not take responsibility. But if he forces a shot, all the blame for the loss will fall on him. He is very smart, very smart, so he is always calculating gains and losses.

He is not a pure athlete – in the commercial age, there are no pure athletes in the world, but James can’t even maintain basic purity. Even on the court, he doesn’t just think about winning.

So, when he asked his teammates to pull away and dribble, maybe he really wanted to take responsibility. But at the moment of shooting, his mind was thinking about the consequences of missing the shot, and this thought would make him make a temporary decision to pass the ball.

He was overwhelmed by the voices of the outside world, by the tremendous pressure, and by his own thoughts.

This is LeBron James, always playing in a twisted way.

In the last few seconds of the game, the Warriors had the ball. The Lakers used a foul tactic to send Roy to the free throw line. He made two free throws without any suspense and took the game away.

Roy’s outstanding performance at the critical moment highlighted LeBron James’ incompetence and cowardice.

The two people who both wanted to take over the scepter have completely embarked on different paths.

In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Golden State Warriors 102-107 on the road and lost the victory in this traffic war.

科比全场35分，霍华德18分13个篮板，比卢普斯16分8次助攻，詹姆斯13分4次失误。

On the Warriors side, Roger had 39 points and 7 assists, and Roy had 28 points and 6 assists. In this game, Roger and Roy perfectly matched the intensity of Kobe, Howard and Billups.

James?
Tayshaun Prince’s 15 points and 5 rebounds were enough to match his intensity.

In fact, Prince was more efficient and only made one turnover in the entire game.

After the game, the cheers in Oracle Arena made people feel like they were at a Champions League game. The fans clapped rhythmically and then shouted collectively: “FO! FO! FO! FO!”

All Bay Area fans believe that sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers is not impossible.

The shouting of the fans at the scene made Kobe upset. He looked at James in disbelief, and the anger in his heart was difficult to suppress.

Kobe has suppressed his anger once today. After elbowing James, he did not continue to escalate the conflict or argue with James. He tried to be a good big brother and played the role of a good leader.

But now he couldn’t stand it any longer. He was furious, and a man can’t handle that kind of anger on his own, and James suffered.

Kobe walked up to James, grabbed James’ hands and shook them violently like Vito Corleone scolding Johnny Fonteyn, and yelled angrily.

“You damn wimp, what’s wrong with you? You need to act like a man.” Kobe’s grinning face showed that he was really upset. “That’s why you’ll always be a loser! That’s why you’re not even as good as Brandon Roy! Damn, damn bastard! I’m disappointed in you, so disappointed!”

Kobe was indeed very defensive. Even if James remained invisible in the fourth quarter, Kobe would not be so angry.

But he just had to come out and show off his skills at the critical moment, and couldn’t wait to announce to the world that he was a coward.

Moreover, Brandon Roy was braver than James at critical moments, and this strong contrast made Kobe even more angry.

Looking back now, Roy’s words “Roger has me by his side” were simply an extremely cool promise, rather than the arrogance of a rookie guard.

But if you look back at the series of remarks James made after joining the Lakers, you will just find them ridiculous.

The million-dollar director came online again, and the scene of Kobe scolding James appeared on the big screen again, causing the fans in the Oracle Arena to continue cheering.

Roger looked at this scene and felt quite accomplished.

Although he did not participate in this great show, he was undoubtedly the director behind it.

From today on, Roger decided to start being a Kobe fan, because Kobe never lets justice be absent.

Will Dwyane Wade scold James like this after the 8-point night? Of course not, so the fans of that timeline will never be able to see such a wonderful scene.

James was at a loss as Kobe’s scolding undoubtedly trampled on his pride, dignity and status in the team.

In the world of the NBA, no team leader would be yelled at like this by another person on the team.

Yes, a team can have two leaders, but the communication between the two leaders must be calm.

When one party yells at the other, it means that there is an inequality in status between the two parties.

And this wasn’t just a shouting match in the locker room. Kobe Bryant did it live on the national TV, in front of the world’s attention, suppressing his position.

This means that James’ plan to take over the baton has completely failed.

In the NBA, people will only respect a person who stands at the top of power. Who would respect a guy who is scolded like a son by others?

Even if the Lakers can still win, even if the Lakers can make a comeback, James is destined to hold the trophy as the second-in-command. Kobe has clearly drawn the level boundary between the two through this roar.

James pretended for a whole season, pretending that he was also the leader of the Lakers, pretending to love Kobe, and pretending to be equal to Kobe.

He pretended to be the leader of the Lakers, just as the princess pretended to love her guest.

But no matter how genuine it is, it is still fake. His efforts and pretense throughout the season were ruthlessly torn apart by Kobe in front of the whole world.

What happened today was not just as simple as James’ failure at a critical moment.

Bryant’s yelling at James represented a reshaping of the Lakers’ internal structure, just as the Heat did in 2011.

However, when the Heat faced a defeat, Wade reshaped the team by letting James be the boss, while Kobe’s approach was to re-establish his own position as the boss and kick James off the top of the ladder.

Finally, Kobe gnashed his teeth and grabbed James’ collar, saying word by word: “If you don’t dare to shoot at the critical moment, then don’t fucking take the ball at the critical moment, and don’t fucking pretend to be a leader! Give me the damn ball, and I’ll lead you to win!”

When everything is calm, Kobe is willing to accept equal rights with James.

But when the crisis arose, he took back power without hesitation.

No. 23 said nothing, just covered his head with a towel and walked off the court.

Roger said he was a coward who ran away and Kobe ruined his team’s status.

Kobe’s anger had not yet been completely vented. He walked to the bench and smashed a chair away.

The reporter at the scene found Spoelstra and wanted to know the answer to all this: “Eric, what do you think LeBron was planning in the final moments?”

Eric Spoelstra stared at Kobe who was smashing the bench and shook his head: “I don’t know, I really don’t know. Only LeBron knows what’s bothering him.”

After Kobe smashed the bench, he covered his head with his hands and cursed. To be honest, if James didn’t make the last shot, Kobe wouldn’t be so angry.

Because no one would blame a person who tries his best to move forward bravely but falls.

But a sudden pass as time is running out?
Even that stupid fat pig Shaquille O’Neal wouldn’t do such an outrageous thing at a critical moment.

“I’m going to kill that bastard!” Kobe yelled and ran straight into the player tunnel. The other Lakers players immediately chased after him and tried to stop him.

Roger watched all this with a smile and whistled: “My God, look at what trouble I have caused.”

“You don’t sound like you have any intention of repenting.” Roy smirked beside Roger. “Hey, don’t talk like you are innocent, you are also responsible. If it weren’t for your beautiful singles at the end, the Lakers wouldn’t be so desperate, and LeBron wouldn’t be under so much pressure.”

“Even if I am involved, I am at most an accomplice. And Roger, you are the mastermind.”

After saying this, the two smiled at each other. They were very satisfied with the “crime process” that had just happened.

Inside the Lakers locker room, Phil Jackson is experiencing the most outrageous farce in NBA history.

Kobe Bryant, who had just exploded on the court, charged at James repeatedly like a wild beast. His teammates tried to stop him frantically, but James just looked at everyone innocently with his hands spread out.

The more he did this, the angrier Kobe got.

What does this idiot mean by throwing up his hands? He actually still thinks he is innocent?
After trying for a long time and still failing to beat James, Kobe got tired.

He sat down and pounded on the locker door angrily: “Tell me, LeBron, do you fucking want to win?”

James looked confused, and nodded after a few seconds: “Of course.”

“Then play good defense, pass the ball seriously, do what you can, just like Scott Pippen did with Michael and Roger! Don’t think too much, don’t have so much pressure, as long as you don’t make trouble, I will help you beat Roger’s shit! I still say the same thing, think clearly about what kind of person you want to be, LeBron. If you want to be a loser, then you can do it!”

After that, Kobe got up and walked into the shower room to start taking a shower. This meant that he was not discussing with James, but giving an order.

If we say that Kobe was on the court just now, he took away James’ status in the locker room.

At this point, Kobe’s remarks were undoubtedly intended to remove James’ tactical position.

Tactical position and locker room status are different. Haslem in the original timeline may not have any tactical position, but his position in the Heat locker room is inviolable.

But now Kobe’s words have taken away everything James desired.

“Just like Scottie Pippen did with Michael and Roger,” this sentence simply and clearly established the role James would play in the future.

He can no longer lead the team, he can no longer take charge, he can no longer dominate the offense, Kobe needs him to play like a senior role player.

James glanced at Phil Jackson, but the Zen Master said nothing. He agreed with Kobe’s positioning of James.

Phil Jackson knew very well that if he wanted to win, if the Lakers wanted to make a comeback, he could only rely on Kobe.

LeBron James is simply unreliable.

The biggest difference between Phil Jackson and most coaches is not the triangle offense, but his ability to control people’s hearts.

So this season, he spent a lot of time sitting down and chatting with James and treating him to meals, just to take care of his emotions and to prevent him from being affected by messy things in the game.

But the result of tonight’s game proved that all of Phil Jackson’s efforts had failed.

James is still James, and he can’t change. He still gets distracted on the court, and he still loses focus when he thinks about other things.

And such a James is not worthy of being the core player of the Lakers.

LeBron James sat helplessly in front of his locker, wondering if victory still had any meaning to him.

Is winning the championship as Kobe’s little brother what you want?

At the post-game press conference, Kobe did not continue to add insult to injury.

“LeBron and I had the usual arguments that all competitive men have, but now we’re OK, we’re on the same page, and we’re going to keep trying to beat the Warriors.”

James did not want to cause any more trouble: “Yes, everything is fine between Kobe and I. We have no personal grudges. We just feel sorry for the loss.”

“LeBron, can you explain the choice of the last attack? Why did you suddenly pass the ball?”

“Because Kobe had a better chance at the time, I believe in team basketball, always have.”

James’ answer made Kobe feel as sick as if he had eaten a fly.

But Kobe did not get angry. He could only swallow the fly with all his strength: “If it happens again, we will still choose to believe in each other.”

On the other side, the reporter told Roger about James’ explanation for the last pass. Roger laughed: “LeBron must love reading, because this is the most refreshing interpretation of the act of ‘cowardice’ I have ever seen. He can run away and continue to make excuses for himself. Believe me, LeBron will run away again, he will.”

“Although LeBron’s behavior was controversial, this was a very close game, with the Warriors only winning by 5 points over the Lakers. Even so, do you still think you can win 4-0 and advance?”

“Why not? When a coward like LeBron James stands across from me, anything can happen.”

Roger kept mentioning James, relentlessly.

Because he knows that as long as he continues to put pressure on his opponent, 13 points and 4 turnovers are not LBJ’s limit.

After the press conference, Brandon Roy felt sad for James.

“I never knew you hated him so much.”

“Hate? LeBron? No no no, not at all.”

“Then why do you keep targeting him, as if you want to turn this series into his hell?”

“Because this is my last season, if I don’t do this, many years later, people will mistakenly think that I am at the same level as LBJ. Also, I can’t be soft-hearted to a man who threatens to sweep me out of the league. I will make him bear the shame until he retires. This is the result of disrespecting the Kings!”

Roy nodded: “I will keep doing what I did tonight.”

“Great. By the way, would you like to have some midnight snack?” Roger was a little hungry, or maybe it was because he was in a good mood that caused his appetite to increase.

“No, Roger,” Roy waved his hand, “I accepted an interview with Bill Simmons.”

“Bill? Interviewing you? He didn’t even come to see me. It seems I’m really out of fashion.”

“Hahahaha, he interviewed me because of your autobiography. During this period, he invited many stars to be interviewed and let us talk about various issues about you.”

“Oh, it seems he’s serious. By the way, don’t tell anyone that 50-year-old Madonna invited me to her hotel room. I don’t want to be seen as a granny killer.”

“Oh, then I must tell him!”

“Okay, Brandon, be prepared to catch the ball and miss the shot in the last 2 seconds of the next game.”

Forty minutes later, Brandon Roy went to the room Bill Simmons had prepared in the hotel.

“Thank you so much for coming Brandon, I thought you would refuse because the game was too tiring.”

“Refuse? Would anyone refuse to be interviewed for Roger’s autobiography?”

“Of course, LBJ rejected me.”

Roy curled his lips and said, “Nonsense, that’s like inviting a elk to a lion’s party.”

But this is indeed Bill Simmons’ style of doing things. Hasn’t he done enough inhumane things?
But then again, didn’t Isaiah Thomas accept an interview with Bill Simmons before? You know, Bill Simmons has always been keen on criticizing the meanness of the assassin as a player and the stupidity of the management in his column. So much so that the assassin once publicly threatened on Stephen A. Smith’s show: “Listen, if I meet Bill on the street, I will give him a taste of his own medicine.”

As a result, the Smiling Assassin accepted an exclusive interview with Bill Simmons some time ago and talked about his views on Roger. During the interview, Bill Simmons explained that he had no ill will towards the Assassin and it was not a personal grudge, and the Assassin also showed his demeanor.

Even the assassin can accept an interview, does LeBron James really hate Roger so much? This is the autobiography of the greatest player in the world.

“How did he reject you?” Roy became interested in this matter.

“In fact, I didn’t get in touch with LeBron directly. I only got in touch with his agent, Rich Paul, the guy who always wears a suit but has a strong street vibe. He asked me back: Bill, are you fucking unhappy with your life? That’s it.”

“Hahahahahaha, it’s just because you wrote too many articles maliciously slandering LeBron.”

“Slander? Oh my God, everything I said in the article is true!”

After saying that, Bill Simmons turned on his computer. On the desktop was a pile of documents, all named after basketball stars. Bill Simmons created a new document and named it “Brandon Roy”.

“Wait,” Roy was a little surprised, “You have interviewed so many people?”

“That’s right, from Michael, Karl Malone, Scott, to Paul, Amar’e and you. I tried to restore the most authentic Roger through the perspectives of multiple people.”

“It’s a big project.”

“of course.”

“By the way, Bill, have you thought of a name for your autobiography? It won’t be the clichéd “The Life of Roger”? “

“You underestimate me. I have already thought of the title of my autobiography.”

“what is it call?”

“Champions’ Creed.”

“Creed? What creed?”

“There are six points in total, which perfectly summarize Roger’s career and why he is so successful. You will know when the book is published. So Brandon, let’s get started. By the way, let me ask you an off-topic question first. Did Roger tell you if he has the confidence to sweep the Lakers in this round of the series?”

“We just talked about this, 4-0, no doubt about it.”

“Hahahaha, very good, very good.” Bill Simmons nodded with satisfaction. “Sure enough, all of Roger’s actions are in line with the six creeds.”

(End of this chapter)