Chapter 274 Miami people, cherish it, this will be the last dance of the Heat’s Big Three!
LeBron has finished discussing with Rich Paul and is preparing to miss the next game against the New York Knicks.

His “groin” started to hurt inexplicably again.

So he had no choice but to be absent. ——This was the reason for his absence.

However, the Heat arrived in New York a day earlier. When LeBron woke up that morning, he was stunned to see a newspaper report: “Suwan predicted again after the game yesterday that LeBron will most likely miss the next home game against the Miami Heat due to injury.”

Fuck you!

The newspaper was not a valuable thing, so LeBron tore up the newspaper in his hand without hesitation.

This damn Chinese!

LeBron really doesn’t understand why this guy is targeting him so much!

Just keep an eye on him and make trouble every day!

Will I die if I don’t mention it for one day?

In fact, Suwan also mentioned to the media why he always predicts what LeBron will do; “I feel that it is a very interesting thing to be able to guess correctly, and I also like to do such interesting things!”

Fortunately, LeBron did not see Suwan’s answer to this matter.

Otherwise, he would probably be even more depressed.

Co-authored…

Playing with me is fun, isn’t it?
No!

You can’t just go on the court based on his prediction.

It is not suitable for him to meet Su Wan on the battlefield now, and it would be more beneficial to avoid him.

LeBron is prepared to stick with his original idea.

But think about it, if this guy’s prediction was correct and he really missed the game, the outside world’s public opinion… LeBron was really unwilling to accept that he had become Suwan’s tool again.

No!

I still have to play!

LeBron changed his mind.

but……

When he gets on the field and gets beaten up, won’t Su Wan be the one who is proud?
LeBron suddenly realized that whether he was on the court or not, Suwan would be the beneficiary.

no……

Who taught him to play like this?

Top conspiracy!

Su Wan could fully imagine LeBron scratching his head after knowing his prediction.

Game day is coming soon.

In fact, after Suwan made the prediction, the outside world was also very concerned about whether LeBron would play in this game.

The suspense remained until just before the game started.

finally……

“Suwan guessed wrong this time. LeBron is not injured and will miss this game!” Kenny Smith watched LeBron walk onto the court after the buzzer sounded and pronounced Suwan’s prediction.

Barkley corrected him: “Kenny, Suwan’s guess was not wrong. He just said it was possible, but he didn’t say he would definitely miss it…”

Shaquille O’Neal also added two words next to it: “Strict, we must be rigorous when we do commentary!”

Kenny Smith: “…”

But LeBron came back, but he didn’t look good.

The game then officially begins.

LeBron’s desire to attack was very strong from the start today.

He took all the shots in the Heat’s first two offensive games.

The New York Knicks did not focus too much on LeBron at the beginning.

In the recent games of the Heat, it can be clearly noticed that Chris Bosh’s position is closer to the basket rather than the three-point line. This leads to a crowded space under the basket for the Heat.

LeBron often passes the ball to the outside first, allowing them to finish the ball, and also to give himself better space to break through.

Therefore, the New York Knicks’ defensive positioning tonight was very loose, mainly man-to-man.

But after noticing that LeBron shot very decisively tonight, Tyronn Lue immediately began to target LeBron.

LeBron noticed this, too.

At the beginning, he continued to hold the ball and attack.

But after two rounds of attack, he felt more and more exhausted, and couldn’t even get into the basket. He had no choice but to pass the ball to his teammates. A hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

After LeBron decided to play tonight, he made up his mind to strengthen his personal offense from the beginning.

no way……

With these few enemies who were disloyal to him, he had no expectation of winning at the New York Knicks’ home court.

But as long as he can produce some impressive statistics, even if the team loses, he will…

No loss!
such a pity……

The opponent was so hostile to him that he only held the ball for two rounds before they couldn’t wait to increase the intensity, forcing him to pass the ball and allowing other Heat players to attack.

What else can he say?

New York bitches!

But at the beginning, LeBron was only concerned with his own offense, and the other players on the Heat didn’t seem to be involved.

This resulted in them being in poor condition when they were asked to make the final shot out of the blue.

waste!

waste!

It’s all rubbish!

LeBron roared in his heart.

It wasn’t until the last four minutes of the first quarter that Wade finally found his form and started scoring goals consecutively.

But the Heat’s score deficit was almost 10 points.

And LeBron wasn’t very happy to see Wade score.

Su Wan always tries to force Wade to stop first, and then creates distance to prevent Wade from breaking through by force.

According to NBA rules, any consecutive scoring action after receiving the ball can be counted as an “assist” by the passer. This is different from the International Basketball Federation. In short, it is these small rules in various aspects that make the statistics of the league’s stars even more gorgeous.

Of course, it is also an indisputable fact that they are strong enough in their own abilities.

Wade’s pause meant that none of LeBron’s passes turned into assists.

After the first quarter, LeBron James had 6 points and 1 assist.

6 of his 4 points came at the beginning of the game, and he didn’t have a good chance to shoot afterwards, making only 5 of 1 shots. The worst thing was that in New York’s home court, the referees didn’t dare to favor him as much as they did in Miami and blew some “empty whistles” for him.

Even some slightly confrontational contact was ignored by the referee.

Without the protection of the whistle, LeBron’s breakthrough threat was reduced by more than half.

This is also the reason why LeBron played so poorly in the first quarter.

Adam is watching the game.

Two words to describe how he feels now:
nausea!

This LeBron…

Why are you such a waste!
They all helped him rationalize his walking.

Why can’t they dominate the court?

Not to mention taking action, it’s hard to even rush in…

What made Adam even more disgusted was that Suwan used his new and strange footwork again in this game. He had only used this footwork twice this season, once against the Heat and once against the Heat.

Adam also figured it out.

This guy did it on purpose!
He just wants to kick LeBron’s ass.

Do not……

This is not kicking LeBron’s ass!
This is a slap in the face of Adam-Joke!
No…

Adam now realizes that just adjusting the “traveling” rule is not enough to allow LeBron to compete with Suwan.

He must give LeBron another buff!

What should I do?
LeBron’s main problem is that he is not good at getting rid of the ball…

If you want your opponent to not dare to touch him…

Got it!

Adam Silver came up with another way to strengthen LeBron:
Cylinder protection!
This concept has actually appeared in the basis for referees’ decisions since the rule changes in 04.

But it has not been strictly enforced yet.

Specifically, from the time the offensive player shoots to the time his feet finally land on the ground, the “cylinder” formed with the central axis of his body as the center is protected.

What does it mean?

Simply put, it is the “invincible field”!
As long as it is not within the reasonable collision zone, even if it is not touched, as long as the defender touches this invisible “cylinder” when the player shoots, it is a foul!
If we take this rule seriously…

Wouldn’t LeBron’s breakthrough be even more powerful?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan could save LeBron, and Xiao Hua suddenly felt less disgusted…

No wonder!
As the second quarter began, Suwan once again scored with the “soma step”, and Xiao Hua simply turned off the TV.

Every time Xiao Hua thought about how he changed the rules and it was Su Wan who was strengthened the most, he really couldn’t sleep for whole nights.

He ran to David Stern in a hurry, wanting to hold a meeting with the referees and pay attention to the calls for “cylinder violations” in the following time.

David Stern disagreed: “No, this will have too much impact!”

It takes time for players to adapt to such rules.

Therefore, it is often a better choice to announce this rule before the start of the new season.

and……

Not only do the players need to adapt, but the referees also need to adapt.

This isn’t really a decision that can be made midway through the season.

Adam felt restricted.

But what can be done?

David Stern is still the nominal president of the league, and he can even continue to work in this position as long as he wants, and it is possible to replace him. He can’t compete with David Stern.

I can only put aside such thoughts for the time being…

Adam was not able to do what he wanted to do right away.

LeBron on the court did not put up the gorgeous stats he had imagined before the game started.

After establishing enough advantage, the Knicks’ defense focused more closely on LeBron.

This is not intentionally targeting LeBron.

Instead, Tyronn Lue and Mike Malone discovered that when the ball was not in LeBron’s hands, he would be at a loss on the court, not knowing what to do, and usually standing on the wing, which made it easy for the Heat to become “4 vs. 5” on offense.

For the New York Knicks, this is certainly what they want to see.

Therefore, the double-teaming of LeBron was more resolute.

Barkley shook his head again and again: “Why hasn’t LeBron developed his off-ball ability yet?”

This was an old problem when he was on the Cavaliers. Two years after joining the Heat, this situation still exists.

He couldn’t understand.

Shaquille O’Neal was a teammate of LeBron, so he knows LeBron’s thinking very well: “His understanding of the game is different from ours. In his opinion, many things he can do within his ability are enough to make him the absolute core of a team, and as for things he can’t do, it’s also very simple, let the team find someone to make up for it!”

For example, shooting!

For example, running without the ball!

For example, defense!

As for himself…

Why does he need to know this?
Will there ever be a time when he can’t get the ball?

Barkley is often shocked by LeBron’s basketball theories.

It remains the same after all these years.

He said: “Luckily, LeBron is a basketball player of this era! If he was in the 90s, it would be difficult for him to become the leader of a team!”

In that era, not only were the fans more barbaric, but the players were also more barbaric.

There is only one way to make them convinced, and that is strength!
If LeBron’s basketball philosophy is really like what Shaquille O’Neal said, then there would be not many players in the 90s who would be convinced by him.

especially……

This guy is not working hard on defense!
Among the big guys in the 90s, who didn’t take the lead in playing hard on the defensive end?

Jordan, Gary Payton, Barkley…

Including Reggie Miller!

While they take responsibility on offense, they also continue to invest on defense.

It’s really rare to see someone like LeBron who can challenge people on the defensive end.

Barkley watched Wade just break through, and then immediately defend and push against Suwan, panting. Then he looked at LeBron, who was directing traffic, wanting to come up but not daring to. He couldn’t help but shout:

“Go, LeBron, go!”

Barkley finds it unbelievable that LeBron, with his size and physical fitness, has yet to be named to the “Best Defensive” team.

Anyway, if his physical fitness is given to Barkley…

never mind!

Barkley believes that his physical fitness is no worse than LeBron’s.

He’s just a little short.

If he grows 5cm taller…

Finally the game is over.

The New York Knicks continued to beat the Heat by 17 points at their home court, pinning the “Big Three” to the ground.

In this game, Su Wan scored 46 points with the “SOMA step”, in addition to 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Compared to him…

勒布朗-詹姆斯本场比赛23投8中，罚球6罚2中，全场砍下了18分，此外还有6个篮板3次助攻以及1次抢断和6次失误。

Wade was the best player of the Heat in this game, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

On the defensive end, he also spent a lot of energy on Suwan.

Under such circumstances, he scored 28 points, which shows how good Wade’s condition was in this game.

However, this kind of performance alone was not enough for him to lead his team to defeat the New York Knicks.

It wasn’t just LeBron who didn’t play well in this game.

Chris Bosh also didn’t play well.

There’s no way, the court is so small, Wade needs space to break through, and LeBron needs space to break through, and the only open space he has is a small corner.

And in that small corner, his final stats were 14 points and 8 rebounds.

In fact, this data is already his normal performance this season…

But considering his annual salary, this is indeed not a good performance.

Barkley looked at Chris Bosh’s performance, clicked his tongue twice, and didn’t say anything.

According to Barkley’s personality, he would definitely say something for Chris Bosh. But considering that Bosh has not made any noise with the management for so long, it can only be said that… Chris Bosh’s personality is too weak.

Even if he has the ability, Barkley can only say “it’s his own fault” when he falls into the current situation.

There must be something hateful about pitiful people!

Shaquille O’Neal still said: “Chris, you have to cherish your prime years, don’t regret it when you are old!”

As a man who almost experienced a collapse in reputation, Shaquille O’Neal still remembers clearly how much he regretted not managing his body shape during his peak period and winning two more championships.

Even though he later saved his reputation with the help of Suwan, from Shaquille O’Neal’s perspective, he obviously didn’t have to go through such a dark moment.

I can only say that there are some things that you can only understand after experiencing them.

Now it seems that Chris Bosh obeys the team’s arrangements, which is a manifestation of professionalism, but in fact, from the perspective of his own career, this is a completely irresponsible behavior.

“I hope Chris hears me and thinks about what I say!”

After the game.

Irene specifically went to interview LeBron: “LeBron, you were on the court today, and the Heat’s net score was -20 points. Do you think you need to be responsible for the Heat’s loss tonight?”

LeBron glanced at Irene and wanted to ask the security personnel to ask Irene to leave directly.

But this is New York, not Miami, and he doesn’t have that ability.

In fact, because of Suwan’s relationship, Irene now has tremendous power in Madison Square Garden. She can even enter the VIP channel reserved for players.

Therefore, all the security personnel in the stadium would affectionately call Irene “Sister Lin” when they saw her.

It is absolutely impossible for LeBron to touch Irene here.

Otherwise, how could Irene be so bold?
Another point is that Irene’s media resources are too powerful and he dare not offend her.

LeBron was holding it in for a long time, wanting to say “next question”. But other reporters were also looking forward to his answer to this question, and finally he brought out his classic words: “The New York Knicks focused a lot of defense on me tonight, and everyone can notice this. I took on a lot of defensive targets, which made me struggle, but we didn’t take advantage of this (I was targeted) to play more fluent offense.”

“On the other hand, the New York Knicks’ Stephen Curry’s shooting ability is always so unbelievable. Tyson Chandler’s defense is really great. I fully support him to win the Defensive Player of the Season Award again this year. And Paul George, as a rookie he was also great tonight. Boris, this guy is really like a magician, it’s incredible!”

“New York as a whole is doing better than us!”

When Erin heard LeBron saying that Suwan had better helpers, he immediately reminded him, “The Heat also had last season’s best first-team power forward and best second-team shooting guard. The Heat also had Sean Battier last summer, and the entire starting lineup was more evenly matched. But you still got swept by the New York Knicks this season. Dwyane played well tonight, but Chris was very sluggish tonight. What I want to know is… what do you think affected (Chris’) performance!”

LeBron’s face darkened: “You should ask Chris this question, he is the person involved!”

“As his teammate, I want to hear your thoughts on this…” Irene asked.

Fuck you!

LeBron knew at a glance that Irene wanted to “fish”, cursed in his heart, turned around and left.

The Heat’s public relations staff immediately stepped forward and stopped Irene and the others from asking further questions.

LeBron didn’t want to answer that question.

To be precise, I dare not answer this question.

the reason is simple:
His relationship with Chris Bosh was already strained.

At this time, he is commenting on why Chris Bosh is so bad this season. Isn’t that the same as lighting the “fuse” for himself?

He would never do such a stupid thing!

Irene felt sorry for it, and after telling Su Wan about it, she added, “It was almost there.”

She thought she could take advantage of this atmosphere to let LeBron criticize Chris Bosh and completely ignite the Heat’s locker room!
Su Wan looked at her and wanted to ask her who she learned this from. But it was normal that LeBron didn’t fall for it. James was sometimes very smart, not to mention that he had suffered so many losses in front of the media.

Plus, LeBron also knows that Irene is his.

Such a sensitive question is naturally impossible to answer.

But it doesn’t matter…

From what he saw on the court today, the relationship between LeBron and Chris Bosh was already very delicate. Even if he didn’t actively provoke them, it was estimated that their complete falling out would come after they were eliminated from the playoffs.

Judging from the current situation, Pat Riley should be inclined to keep Chris Bosh and trade LeBron when it comes to “keeping the big” or “keeping the small”.

Of course, if Pat Riley wants to make this decision, Suwan needs to give a “thunder blow” in the playoffs.

Wait, then……

The next morning, discussions about the game filled the media across the United States.

LeBron lost to Suwan again.

The New York Knicks swept the Heat for the second consecutive year.

Putting other things aside, there is no suspense in this season’s regular season MVP race. The few remaining media outlets that were still defending LeBron also surrendered after being bombarded by many media outlets.

It now appears that there is still a month left until the end of the season, but the discussion about the regular season MVP can be ended early.

Su Wan no longer paid attention to the news related to LeBron.

After all, from his perspective, the big show is yet to come…

The New York Knicks’ next game is an away game against the Sacramento Kings.

Halfway through this season, Suwan’s evaluation of Tyreke Evans was brought up again.

Just as Su Wan said back then.

There is no question about Evans’ ability.

but……

The Kings have a lot of problems with his use!
In the first year, he played the center position, in the second year, he played the center position, and now in the third year, he is playing the center position.

The position changes every year, and the final result is…

Evans was injured in February and it was a season-ending injury.

Judging from the results of his transition to the three position, his impact does not have any advantage at the three position.

He can play like a “small tank” at the No. 1 position, but he is not even a “car” at the No. 3 position.

Moreover, the intensity of the confrontation at the third position exceeded his tolerance.

Evans’ injury this season is not only due to the tight schedule, but also closely related to the fierce competition at the No. 3 position.

When he was injured this season, Evans averaged 16.8 points, 4.2 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game, which was far worse than his rookie season.

It is said that he would improve every year, but Evans, who won the “Best Newcomer” award in 10, has taken a big step down every year…

Before the game started, reporters also asked Suwan whether he had anticipated that the Kings would frequently change his position.

Su Wan smiled: “I’m not that amazing, it’s just that the Kings have undergone a lot of changes in those years, and the team environment is not stable, so I said that.”

result……

In the phrase.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with this explanation.

The reporters did not ask any further questions.

Then the game officially started.

Although Tyreke Evans is injured, the team still has Cousins.

In the second season of his career, Cousins ​​averaged 18.1 points and 11 rebounds per game. Ignoring his 44% shooting percentage, this data is already a record that only the league’s top inside players can produce.

But apart from him, this Kings team has no other outstanding players.

What’s more, Cousins, who is “the best in the league below the neck”, has a bad temper as his biggest problem.

Once he gets angry, he will immediately get into “foul trouble”. In his first season, he averaged 4 fouls per game, and this season he averaged 4.1 fouls per game.

On the verge of being sent off in almost every game.

In response to this problem of his, the New York Knicks also “hit the snake at its most vulnerable part”, targeting Cousins ​​in various ways, trying to make him uncomfortable on both offense and defense, and at the same time irritate him.

It’s difficult to limit Cousins’ scoring.

Even though he is only in the second grade, even though the person defending him is Tyson Chandler.

But there are too many ways to get around Cousins’ temper.

Not to mention that Cousins ​​already had conflicts with the New York Knicks.

After the first half, Cousins ​​successfully received 4 fouls. At the beginning of the second half, he chose to continue to challenge the referee. After receiving another foul, he was completely fed up. He threw the ball down and walked towards the referee, wanting to argue with the referee:
Judge, let me tell you…

“beep!”

The whistle is the referee’s answer:
go out!

Cousins ​​didn’t even finish the third quarter before he was sent off by the referee.

The Kings, who were already in a state of collapse, now had no way to stop them.

The Knicks took the win from Sacramento.

Of the remaining opponents in March, the only one the New York Knicks need to pay attention to is the San Antonio Spurs.

However, the New York Knicks and the Spurs have already played once this season.

The Knicks won easily by 15 points.

There were no major surprises in this game, and the New York Knicks won the game smoothly.

The main reason is that the Spurs sent Battier away in the summer, and because of Suwan’s “butterfly effect”, Leonard did not join the Spurs as originally planned, which makes the current Spurs a completely standard “regular season powerhouse.”

They relied on their fast-paced offense to be invincible in the regular season and are currently ranked first in the Western Conference.

But in fact…

As Tim Duncan continues to age, the team no longer has an absolute core player who can support the team.

Tony Parker is simply not cut out for this.

And this team doesn’t have much defense.

The New York Knicks are completely an “enhanced version” of them. Not only are their offensive firepower and offensive rhythm more fierce than theirs, but their defense is also better than theirs.

The Spurs had no chance of winning when they met them.

This game was played at the Spurs’ home court. They were extremely depressed watching Suwan and the Knicks dancing and winning in front of them.

Popovich watched his team lose on the sidelines, his eyes became dull for a moment and he looked dazed.

This is the aftereffect of the last fall.

He sometimes suddenly becomes demented…

But he didn’t dare tell his boss.

He also wants to make money.

Su Wan left amid boos from the audience. Looking at the Spurs’ “old car” that was about to collapse and the idiot-like “driver” on the sidelines, he was very satisfied with how the team had turned out!

San Antonio, for what they have been through, deserves to be in ruins…

It was April. On the first day, Suwan saw the news that he was selected as the “Eastern Conference Player of the Month”. Since the NBA headquarters is in New York, he received the “Monthly Player of the Month Trophy” that afternoon. This was the 4th “Monthly Player of the Month Trophy” in his career.

There are only two more awards left to Michael Jordan’s 16th “Month Player of the Month”.

The New York media kept posting articles saying, “Another record of Michael Jordan is about to be surpassed by Suwan!”

But Su Wan himself was very calm.

There is a huge gap in the difficulty between his 14 “Player of the Month” awards and Michael Jordan’s 16 “Player of the Month” awards. At that time, the entire league selected the awards together, and everyone was pursuing one “Player of the Month”.

Now a group of people are chasing a “Monthly Best” together.

The difficulty is not just doubled.

So when the reporter asked Su Wan what he felt about surpassing Jordan in the number of “Player of the Month” awards, he said: “Michael still made it too easy for the younger generation, but it’s okay. In the future, those guys will need to surpass my record, and I will make it harder for them!”

The reporters listened with their mouths wide open.

It would be more interesting if we interviewed Su Wan!
After the interview, Su Wan returned to the locker room with the Player of the Month award. As usual, Dio held a cup of black coffee in his hand. But this time it was not one cup, but two cups. He handed one of the cups to Su Wan, looking like he had something to ask for.

Su Wan took the coffee, took a sip, and then looked at Dior.

meaning is:

I accept the gift.

You can tell the story.

Dior asked, “Do you know the sneaker brands in your country?”

Su Wan nodded: “I know a little.”

Dior asked: “Then do you know Li Ning and Anta?”

“Know!”

“Which one is better?” Dio looked serious. It was obvious that Su Wan’s answer was very valuable for him to refer to.

Su Wan didn’t answer in a hurry.

He knew that after Dior transformed himself into the “French Magician”, many sneaker brands came to him, but he was curious: “Didn’t Nike and Adidas contact you?”

“I found one!” Dior showed an ambiguous smile, “But I still want to sign with these two brands.”

As soon as Su Wan heard this, he knew that it must be because Nike and Adidas gave too little money.

However, domestic brands such as Anta and Li Ning have recently begun to gain momentum.

If Su Wan remembers correctly, Li Ning will sign a lifetime contract with Wade this summer with a 10-year, million yuan contract, which is also the highest-priced domestic basketball shoe contract. Su Wan doesn’t know much about these basketball shoes, but if he were to choose, he would choose Anta.

He gave his answer and Dio asked him if he had a reason?

Su Wan said: “Good meaning!”

“What?” Dio didn’t understand Chinese, he only knew “hello, thank you”.

Su Wan translated it for him: “Wear it safely.”

“Yep!” Dio liked this name even more.

Two days later, Su Wan learned that Dior had signed a five-year contract with Anta for 650 million US dollars a year, and heard that he was also given some shares. Taking all these into account, Dior can get 5 million US dollars from Anta every year in the next five years.

Although Su Wan didn’t know how big the contract was that Nike and Adidas had offered Dior, he thought it would not exceed this number.

Many media outlets learned of this news and asked Su Wan for his opinion on the matter.

Su Wan laughed absurdly: “Do I need to have an opinion on this kind of thing?”

The leading reporter asked: “Do you think there is a certain factor in the Chinese sneaker brand signing Boris because he is your teammate?”

Good guy, are you waiting for me here?

Su Wan said: “If I could get such a big contract just because he is my teammate, then I would not have to play basketball anymore. I could introduce all the players in the league to Chinese sneaker brands. The commission I get from it would be enough for me to be on the Forbes list. Boris’ performance deserves an endorsement contract.”

“Don’t forget, even LeBron has endorsed sneakers. Why can’t Boris sign such a sneaker contract this season?”

Can this also attract James?
The reporters at the scene were all stunned:

They had a new understanding of the extent to which Suwan hated LeBron.

As the schedule entered April, the New York Knicks were already 4 wins ahead of the Spurs, who were first in the Western Conference, and 6 wins ahead of the Bulls, who were second in the Eastern Conference, allowing them to start making rotation adjustments for the playoffs.

In the Eastern Conference, the most intense competition is between the Pacers, who are ranked third in the Eastern Conference, and the Heat, who are ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

None of them wants to meet the Knicks in the semifinals early, so they are experiencing a fierce “battle for position”.

The difference in wins between the Heat and the Pacers had already reached 5 games…

Given the occasional locker room crises of the Heat, the Pacers should have secured their third place in the Eastern Conference.

But in late March, news came from Miami:
Pat Riley held a 40-minute player meeting in the locker room.

No one knows what was said in this meeting.

Only Pat Riley and the Heat players know.

But they obviously have a confidentiality agreement, and no one talks about this issue.

Then starting from the end of March, they regained the momentum at the beginning of the new season, and by early April, the gap between them and the Pacers was only 3 games.

On April 4, the gap in wins was only 10 game.

It’s a pity that on April 4, the Pacers won their last game ahead of schedule, announcing that this “battle for position” ultimately ended with the Heat “losing the game by one move.”

On April 4, teams across the league played their last game of the season.

The 2011-2012 “shortened season” with a schedule so devilish that even the media were shocked has officially ended the regular season. Like previous years, the playoffs will kick off in three days.

The top eight teams in the East and West have been decided.

Last season’s defending champion New York Knicks have 52 wins and 14 losses this season, ranking first in the league this season.

The San Antonio Spurs followed closely behind with 50 wins and 16 losses, ranking second in the league.

They are also first in their respective divisions.

In the East, behind the New York Knicks is the Chicago Bulls with 49 wins and 17 losses.

The Bulls, who once rushed to the top of the Eastern Conference as a “dark horse” last season, continued their strong performance this season.

Third in the Eastern Conference is the Indiana Pacers.

Last season, the Pacers finished fourth in the Eastern Conference.

This time the ranking can be further improved, mainly because…

They used the 15th pick in the first round to select a very suitable outside cornerstone:

Corey Leonard!

Although he has only averaged 9.6 points per game so far this season, his shooting percentage is 49.7%, his three-point shooting percentage is 37.5%, and his free throw shooting percentage is 77.3%.

In addition to 9.6 points, he also averaged 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

The Indiana Star believes that “Colen is likely to become the new outside core of the Pacers after Suwan.”

From this we can see how much the Pacers are optimistic about the newcomer Leonard.

Suwan also recognizes Leonard’s abilities.

There is absolutely no problem with playing ball, the only problem is not playing ball.

However, the reason why he didn’t play was because of his complicated injuries. And his complicated injuries were caused by the fact that he didn’t get the right treatment in the first place after he was injured in the Spurs.

It was also the irresponsibility of the Spurs’ team doctor that made Leonard no longer trust any team doctor.

Plus his uncle was a “troublemaker”.

Let Leonard become a “stinky tofu” player:

Stinky and fragrant!

Now on the Pacers, maybe his fate will be rewritten.

Fourth in the Eastern Conference is the Miami Heat with 43 wins and 23 losses.

This record is definitely not satisfactory for the Miami media.

You know, they had the best record in the league last season!

However, Pat Riley has issued a warning to all Miami media, not allowing any Miami media to incite the emotions of the Heat players and make them antagonistic. Therefore, their reports are mainly encouraging.

In the first round of the playoffs, the top four teams in the Eastern Conference will face:

The first place in the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks, will compete against the eighth place in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers; the second place in the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls, will compete against the seventh place in the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic; the third place in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers, will compete against the Atlanta Hawks; the fourth place in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat, will compete against the fifth place in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics;

In the West, the first-placed Spurs will face the Utah Jazz; the second-placed Thunder will face the Dallas Mavericks; the third-placed Lakers will face the Denver Nuggets; the fourth-placed Clippers will face the New Orleans Hornets;

In terms of highlights, the main feature of the Eastern side is “misalignment”.

The Knicks didn’t play against the Magic, and the Pacers didn’t play against the Boston Celtics.

Therefore, there is no battle between old rivalries in the first round of the Eastern Conference.

But the expectations from the outside world are very high. After all…

There is a high probability that there will be a matchup between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat in the second round!

Su Wan has never met LeBron James since 09…

This is the first time they meet on the playoff stage again in three years.

Everyone wants to see if LeBron can win a game and avoid being swept…

Alright alright!
To be honest, not many media and fans are looking forward to this event.

Because they all know:
The Heat can’t even beat the Knicks in the regular season, let alone in the playoffs.

Even if we can reduce the score a little, it will be considered a success.

but……

what else can we do?

Just love watching!

Not to mention, if the Knicks face the Heat this year, it will be a meeting between Vince Carter and LeBron.

There were also conflicts between these two people.

This is not the first time that Vince Carter has been rude to LeBron in media interviews.

to be honest!
The difference in strength between the teams doesn’t matter.

Everybody comes here for fun.

Everyone wants to see how much new fun this round of series will bring!
There is a showdown between old rivals in the West, the Lakers vs. the Nuggets. This is their third meeting in the past four years. The showdown between Carmelo Anthony and Kobe is the main highlight of this series.

As for the predictions for these 8 matchups, most media people believe that there will not be much suspense in the first round, and basically the upper teams will defeat the lower teams.

Even the matchup between the Celtics and the Heat.

The main reason is that Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are without Ray Allen, so the pressure on the offensive end is much greater than before. Jeff Green, who was traded for previously, can only alleviate the pressure to a certain extent.

Moreover, Ray Allen’s most critical outside pulling ability is something he can never fill.

The Celtics have particularly struggled on offense this season.

This means that if they can’t defend the Heat’s offense, the team will be defeated immediately.

Many experts believe that the Heat will end this series within 5 games.

On April 4, the league announced the “Best Rookie” of the year 16.

Without much suspense, Kyrie Irving won the award.

This made him the first Cavaliers rookie to win the “Rookie of the Year” award since LeBron James in 03.

The effort Cleveland management put into him is definitely not as much as that put into LeBron.

So when they saw Irving successfully win the “Best Rookie” award, they suddenly felt that this award…

It’s not that hard to get, is it?

In order to make LeBron play more comfortably, the Cavaliers management traded Ricky Davis for him and gave all the ball rights to LeBron. In addition, the media exaggerated that his “20 plus 5 plus 55” was comparable to Jordan, so he finally won the “Best Rookie” award.

There is also a difference between “Zhuangyuan” and “Zhuangyuan”.

Cleveland, of course, celebrated with great fanfare.

On April 4, the league announced the “Most Improved Player Award” and “Best Sixth Man Award.”

“Best Sixth Man” belongs to James Harden of the Thunder.

Honestly, winning this award represents the firepower that Harden has brought off the bench this season.

However, it was also this award that framed the entire league’s imagination of him, including the Thunder’s general manager, who treated him as a “best sixth man” level player.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so reluctant to pay even 6 million more.

This award is also…

This resulted in the “Thunder Big Three” becoming the biggest if.

Now Harden has won this award again, but I don’t know what the result will be this time.

The “Most Improved Player Award” is Ryan Anderson!
Four words can describe this player:
“High Battery”!
“Lucky ones” in the changing times.

He entered the league with the 08st pick in the first round of 21, and his average playing time in the first three seasons was less than 3 minutes per game.

As the league has paid more and more attention to the concept of space in the past two seasons, he has been given ample playing time with the Magic.

He averages 33.2 minutes of playing time per game, scores 16.1 points per game, has a 39.8% three-point shooting percentage, takes 6.9 shots per game, and makes 2.8 three-pointers, making him one of the league’s best three-point shooters.

But he is a bit of a “dragon on the road, worm at home” person.

Yes, you read it right.

Others are “home dragons, away worms”, but Anderson is just the opposite of them. He is a player who cannot perform well at home, but has stable shooting on the road.

Then, April 4th arrived.

On the day of the playoff opening game, there will be a home game between the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers.

Regarding this matchup, the experts’ predictions are:

4-0!

There is no way. Judging from Su Wan’s past first-round performance, this guy is sure to win against strong teams and even more sure to beat weak teams.

Especially in the first round, he has never lost in his career.

The Philadelphia 76ers are ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference and there were rumors in the middle of the season that the management was planning to rebuild. It would be quite difficult for them to snatch a victory from the Knicks.

In Suwan’s opinion, the Philadelphia 76ers are a bit unlucky.

Because they originally completed the “Black Eight Miracle” this season. Although this miracle was caused by Derrick Rose’s injury, who cares whether Derrick Rose is injured or not after n years? Anyway, there is such a “glorious moment” in the playoff history of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Of course, from the perspective of latecomers, this “black eight” really consumed a lot of luck for the Philadelphia 76ers.

They continued to play badly until they selected “The Great” Embiid, and then they finally started the road to rebuilding.

There have been at least five or six years during this period. Every year, they have high draft picks, but every year they have not selected a cornerstone player. If this is not the fault of lost luck, what else could it be?
On paper, the Philadelphia 76ers’ roster this season is actually quite luxurious:

“The No. 1 position is Jrue Holiday, the No. 2 position is Louis Williams, the No. 3 position is Andre Iguodala, the No. 4 position is Thaddeus Young, and the No. 5 position is Elton Brand;”

If all players in this lineup were in their prime, they would at least be a team at the Eastern and Western Conference Finals level.

Even now, there is no big problem. The biggest problem is…

Missing a “boss”!
Let’s put it this way, if Suwan goes to this team, the Philadelphia 76ers will take off immediately.

They have the defense and the “sixth man”, and maybe the inside is a little lacking. But the Philadelphia 76ers also have Spencer Hawes and this year’s rookie Vucevic on the bench…

If the inside line is allowed to grow for two years, the grown-up Vucevic can replace Brand.

Su Wan thinks that it shouldn’t be a big problem to get a “Dynasty”, provided that he doesn’t meet the “Universe Warriors”.

Of course, with Iguodala in this lineup, the Warriors cannot form the “Universe Warriors”.

However, this problem is simple to say, it only involves Su Wan, but in fact…

How many teams in this league don’t lack a cornerstone like Suwan?

Everyone wants Su Wan!

The game officially started soon.

The Philadelphia 76ers were in good shape tonight. Relying on the “outside chain” of Jrue Holiday and Andre Iguodala, the Knicks’ three-point shooting was slow to open. D’Antoni even called a timeout to make adjustments, but the effect was still not ideal.

Fortunately, the Knicks’ outside attack was not strong, but Suwan and Dio’s breakthroughs to the basket, coupled with assists from Tyson Chandler who wreaked havoc under the basket, allowed the Knicks’ score to continue to rise.

Brand, the No. 99 pick in 33, is not very old, and is only years old now. As an inside player, he is at the tail end of his peak period. However, due to injuries, he is now a pure second-rate inside player, and Tyson Chandler’s mobility completely beats him.

He couldn’t keep up with Tyson Chandler, and Thaddeus Young, who was of the same type as Chandler, was two sizes smaller than Chandler. Even if he could keep up with Chandler’s movements, he was completely outnumbered by Chandler in terms of static talent.

That’s not even the worst…

The one who really separated the Philadelphia 76ers from the New York Knicks was that person:
Suwan!

When the New York Knicks opened up the gap to 9 points, Iguodala broke through and made a layup, passing the ball to Brand who was in a better position, but the “Old Captain” failed to score in his follow-up. Suwan grabbed the rebound and turned around to make a 3-pointer, opening the gap to 12 points.

After that, the New York Knicks widened the gap to 15 points. Both sides increased their defensive intensity and missed several rounds of shots against each other. The Knicks saw that they were not doing well and gave the ball to Suwan.

Suwan faced Holiday in a mismatched situation and crushed him to complete a jump shot near the basket, bringing the score difference to 18 points.

The game completely lost its suspense.

If Brand had made the previous shot, the score difference would have been only 7 points, because Suwan would have no chance to counterattack on a fast break and might not have been able to make the “catch-up three-pointer”; later Suwan scored a goal against Howard alone, and if anyone from the Philadelphia 76ers could have stood up, the suspense of the game could have remained for a while.

Bill Walton summed up the game: “This is a game that fully demonstrates the role of superstars in the playoffs. Why do we need superstars? After watching this game, you can find the answer!”

The next three games were almost a replay of the first game of the series.

Several times when the Philadelphia 76ers needed someone to step up at critical moments, no one could step up, and they watched helplessly as the New York Knicks opened up a bigger point gap, accumulated more winning momentum, and slowly locked in the victory.

The final score was 4-0. Just as those experts predicted, the New York Knicks swept the Philadelphia 76ers without giving them any chance.

This is the matchup they predicted correctly.

But they didn’t guess every matchup correctly…

For example, in the matchup between the Heat and the Celtics, they thought that the Heat were young and strong, all in their prime, while the Celtics were a bunch of “old guns” who had fallen from their prime. It should have been easy for them to win, but in the end, in the three games they had played, their score was 3 to 2.
The Celtics won one game.

And after they found a way to win, they won the next home game again.

The overall score was tied 2-2.

The two sides will return to Miami’s home court to play the decisive battle.

Seeing that the elderly Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, along with Rajon Rondo and fourth-year Jeff Green, were able to push the Heat’s “Big Three” to this extent, a bunch of media people couldn’t help but complain:
“No, why is LeBron always so anxious no matter what team he plays against?”

“I don’t see any strengths of the Miami Heat at all!”

“That’s why these guys need to stick together. If they don’t stick together during their peak years, they might not even make it to the playoffs!”

……

The intensity of the ridicule is very strong. There is no way. Who let these guys create a premeditated “peak group” in history? As early as three years ago, they had already made up their minds to form a group. Such “super giants” had never existed in the 90s, and were also rare in the early 00s.

Even though they performed well, some media still sneered at it.

Not to mention that now they are being pushed to this extent by the Celtics, a “classic car” that is about to fall apart, it is even more…

Paul Pierce saw this trend and immediately said in front of the camera: “The pressure they bring is not that great. To be honest, they should be thankful that Kevin and I are old. If we were five years younger, I think we would have swept this team!”

After such a “mouth cannon” output, “Truth” was very happy. Even though the Celtics lost the “Battle of Kings Mountain” that night, he was still very excited. On the flight back, he said to his other Celtics teammates:

“Brothers, given the current public opinion environment, we won’t lose if we lose, and we will make a huge profit if we win again! Let’s work harder and strive to continue to win in our home court and enter the seventh game!”

Kevin Garnett was very excited when he heard this. Fortunately, there were no pillars on the plane, otherwise he would definitely hit the pillars twice with his “Iron Head Kung Fu” to create a good atmosphere.

However, even so, they are already full of fighting spirit.

Game 6 of the series…

They actually ate it up.

The Celtics dragged the series to Game 7.

A group of media people who supported the Heat were dumbfounded, and the Miami media became even more panicked. They all knew how unreliable LeBron was in crucial battles.

The game attracted countless people’s attention and the match day soon arrived.

TNT, Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal commentate on the game.

Before the game, the already lively atmosphere in the studio was even more exciting. Barkley said to Shaquille O’Neal, “If the Heat lose tonight, what do you think the impact will be?”

Shaquille O’Neal almost laughed out loud.

He couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed at the mere thought that the Heat might lose tonight.

no way.

This is really too much fun!
Three “superstars” in their prime were actually no match for a team led by two elderly men.

Oh, no!

Then why can these three people be called “super giants”?

But actually…

“Whether they can win or not, in my opinion, this is a very shameful thing!” Shaquille O’Neal said, “I have never seen such a combination of superstars with no presence on the court!”

Bill Walton also lamented in the ESPN studio: “This is why I always say that the composition of a team is never 1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 3. The team’s chemistry is amazing!”

Reggie Miller adjusted his microphone at the ABC commentary desk and said, “From the current situation, the Heat’s combination is completely incapable of competing for the championship. Pat Riley should think carefully about whether to make some trades this summer and how to make them. Because…”

“Even if they can beat the Celtics tonight, it will be difficult for them to face Suwan and the New York Knicks!”

It is worth mentioning that Reggie Miller is not the only one who thinks it is time for the Heat’s “Big Three” to disband. Many media outlets also think so. This series is enough to show that they are not suitable to play together. They cannot form a good chemical reaction, let alone a perfect chemical reaction…

If these three people continue to be tied together like this, it will waste their respective peak periods as well as the team’s time.

From the outside public opinion, we can actually see the psychological pressure that the Heat’s “Big Three” need to bear tonight.

It all showed in their play.

Although the Celtics were playing away from home, they took the initiative at the start of the game and entered the second quarter with a 29-point lead of 25 to 4.

The score difference was not that big, but the problem was that the Heat could not catch up.

At 7 minutes and 34 seconds in the third quarter, Paul Pierce made consecutive three-pointers from the outside, bringing the score difference to more than 8 points.

Spoelstra quickly called a timeout.

The scene was also dull.

In the huge American Airlines Arena, the only sound was Pierce’s strange screams, which sounded extremely harsh to the ears of the Miami people present.

But at the moment they could only watch like this, with helplessness in their eyes.

“Focus on the game, focus on the game, guys, concentrate your attention. It’s just an 8-point difference. Don’t think of it as a difficult gap. We can catch up. As long as we adjust our mentality, everything will be fine. I believe in you!”

Spoelstra offered some chicken soup.

LeBron James’ fists clenched tightly unconsciously.

No, I can’t be eliminated, I absolutely can’t be eliminated…

This is only the first round!

How could I be eliminated in the first round?
After LeBron James came on the court, he stopped thinking and started to dribble the ball and break through the basket.

It was also at this time that he suddenly realized that Kevin Garnett, whom he was facing, was already a “paper tiger” with a strong appearance but a weak inside!

His physical energy was exhausted, and he simply didn’t have enough physical energy to create a threatening enough interference with him under the basket.

How dare you lie to me?
After exposing Kevin Garnett’s true situation, LeBron began to break through to the basket again and again, and he was extremely confident.

Behind his “tank charges” time and time again was Kevin Garnett’s powerless blocking. He was breathing heavily, trying to confront LeBron and trying to create more interference.

Can……

Is this the only way we can go?
As the confrontation increased, Kevin Garnett felt his legs getting heavier.

In fact, he had this feeling since the sixth game of the series, but he gritted his teeth, overcame the heaviness of his legs with enthusiasm, and used enough threat to scare LeBron into shrinking back when attacking.

such a pity!
At the last moment, even LeBron will choose to give it a try and try to win the game back with his best weapon.

Kevin Garnett’s legs were getting heavier and heavier, and Paul Pierce’s physical strength was also almost exhausted. Under the defense of Wade and Battier, he failed to score for three consecutive rounds.

The 8-point difference was reduced to only 1 point in an instant.

Pierce finally made a “defensive foul” and went to the free throw line.

LeBron held his knees with his hands and stared at Paul Pierce who was shooting free throws.

His resolute look was shown in close-up on the big screen, and cheers immediately rang out from the audience:

What a determined look!

Reporters on the sidelines took photos and recorded his “eyes of death”.

In the eyes of these reporters, this is LeBron’s “transformation night”!

Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal also looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never seen LeBron look so determined, especially Shaquille O’Neal. He had never thought that he would see such an expression on LeBron’s face…

The Miami fans at the scene were inspired by LeBron’s appearance and started cheering.

These shouts boosted the morale of the players on the field. At the end of the game, the Heat defeated the Celtics by 100 points with a score of 91 to 9, winning this crucial “Game “.

LeBron stepped forward and hugged Kevin Garnett immediately.

Garnett said to him, “Good eyes!”

The next morning, the news that the Heat advanced to the semifinals and would face the Knicks became a hot topic across the United States, along with LeBron’s “death eye.”

Many media outlets are discussing whether LeBron will undergo his own “transformation” after this game.

Regardless of how LeBron performed in key battles in the past, he was impeccable last night. He scored 16 points in the third and fourth quarters combined, and was the main contributor to the Heat’s reversal.

Some media outlets are already worried about the New York Knicks.

As for the Miami media, they were eager to beat the drums and gongs to announce to the world: “The Heat experienced a life-and-death battle, they survived this war to the end, and more importantly… they ushered in a transformation!”

“New York Knicks, be careful. Standing before you now is the brand new Miami Heat!”

They are convinced that after this game, the Heat will be completely different from before.

Especially LeBron, this time he proved that he can hold on at the critical moment. After defeating his inner demons, he will definitely become stronger.

Soon the reporters found Suwan and asked him to talk about the Heat’s advancement and LeBron’s “Eye of Death”.

Su Wan said: “LeBron’s pose is good. As for whether this team has completed its transformation, I don’t know. I only know that before this series started, many media believed that they would solve the Celtics within 5 games!”

“In the end, this series lasted seven games!”

“Shouldn’t the applause be given to the Celtics?”

“As for LeBron and the Heat who made it to the next round, I just want to say…”

“I am very happy to have this opportunity to break up this team myself.”

“Miami people, cherish it, this will be the last dance of the Heat’s Big Three!”

(End of this chapter)