Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 194 Shaquille O'Neal's "New Leader" Plan

Shaquille O'Neal is a veteran.

As soon as the media opinion came out, he realized that he was going to be the scapegoat for the Cavaliers.

From the Magic to the Lakers, and then to the Heat, he has had his ups and downs, but there has never been a time like now when he has to be pulled out to "take the blame."

LeBron James…

Really cruel!

He thought about it carefully again. If he really did what LeBron James said in the second half, and kept moving up to a higher position to cooperate with him in the game, then in the end LeBron would have achieved better data, while his data would be extremely poor, and the team would lose by a large margin...

Then he is really...

There is no point in making excuses!
No wonder Su Wan had a falling out with this guy!

Thinking about how he almost fell into a trap, the "Great Shark" felt numb in his 3-pound body.

After all, if he really has to pay for this loss, it will undoubtedly be another "fatal blow" to his reputation. Even if he is a "blood cow", after this blow, he will be transformed from an ordinary All-Star into a "bench puzzle"!
What is this concept?
He was eliminated by Suwan twice in the Heat team, and became a burden to the team, the one who dragged down the tactics. He was just downgraded from a "super giant" to an ordinary All-Star...

It seems that Suwan is just a minor problem, and LeBron James is the real threat!
No...

He must find an ally quickly!
Otherwise, in the Cavaliers' territory, all the people are LeBron James, and the situation is too passive.

The next morning, he greeted the rest of the Cavaliers as if nothing had happened.

Analyze the situation at the same time.

The Cavaliers went through a wave of big trades in the summer, even "Big Z" was traded, which is a very favorable situation.

Because they were all newcomers, he didn't have much friendship with Shaq, and similarly, he didn't have much friendship with LeBron James.

Then let you, the No. 03 pick in 11, see how the No. 92 pick in , who entered the league years earlier than you, wins the hearts of the locker room!
He is so familiar with isolating teammates...

Having just experienced a 58-point defeat, the Cavaliers were not very motivated on the training ground.

Mike Brown didn't try to lift their spirits.

It does take time to recover from such a devastating defeat.

Didn’t you see that even LeBron James was not in good shape today?

He simply did not arrange any training matches, but let the players train on their own.

Shaquille O'Neal found Gibson during this period.

He had long seen that Gibson was a defender who had to have the ball in his hands to be effective.

It was just that he needed to maintain a good relationship with LeBron at the time, so even though he found out, he didn't say much.

But now that he is looking for an "ally", Gibson is the first strong reinforcement he is looking for.

After the Cavaliers lost to the Pacers, most of the media's gimmicks were about the incident between him and LeBron. But in addition to the reports between the two of them, some media analysis believed that the Cavaliers had no one else to stand up and relieve LeBron's pressure when he was faced with a lot of defensive targets.

Since the media said so...

Then Shaquille O'Neal will give Cleveland a point guard who can hold the ball!
In the next game, the Cavaliers will face the underdog Bobcats, and then they will go to Los Angeles to play this year's "Christmas Game" against the Lakers.

What a stage that was, needless to say!

As long as Gibson puts up enough impressive numbers on that stage.

By then, he will have established a firm foothold in the Cavaliers.

And when he has a younger brother on the outside to support him...

Naturally, he can also perform well enough!
Shaq is very clear about his condition. If he takes it seriously, he can still beat 80% of the inside players in the league.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the team can win. Otherwise, if the statistics are good alone, LeBron can still easily get the ball back.

Then Gibson has to lead "Ah Q" and Channing Frye, so that both of them have room to play.

In fact, just copy LeBron James's approach.

"Ah Q" and Frye are not good at running without the ball. Their positions are often fixed. Just remember their "sweet spot"!

80% of LeBron's role can be replaced by anyone else on the team.

Shaquille O'Neal named this the "New Speaker Project"!
All kinds of thoughts were flying in his mind, but he put them aside when he got in front of Gibson. All the thoughts in his mind were for later. Whether it would work or not depended on whether he could convince Gibson to dare to play with the ball himself!

However, no matter what, the "Big Shark" has been with Phil Jackson for five years, so it is easy for him to fool a rookie.

Not to mention, he has been observing Gibson. He knows very well that since joining the Cavaliers, Gibson has been under a lot of pressure every day, forcing himself to move forward.

But for a player like him, without the support of his own style of play, he simply cannot perform well.

After losing to the Pacers by 58 points, he was called "the worst starting player in the league" by the Cleveland media!
He was eager to perform and prove himself, and Shaquille O'Neal asked him at this time: "Man, do you want to become famous on the Christmas Eve stage and get rid of the negative comments about you in the media?"

Gibson was stunned, with only Shaq's friendly smile in his eyes...

Of course he did!
Not only a thought, but also a desire!
"As long as you follow what I say, I can guarantee that you will be able to prove yourself soon!"

Shaquille O'Neal then told Gibson about the next specific cooperation. When Gibson heard that Shaquille O'Neal would give him a pick-and-roll, he was stunned. He couldn't believe what he heard and repeated it again: "You said you would give me a pick-and-roll?"

Shaq nodded.

"Then why do you want to help me?"

Shaq smiled, very greasy: "It's not to help you, but for myself. We are both victims of LeBron James's style of play. You need to hold the ball to play your role, and I need someone to pass the ball to the basket in time to play my role. As long as we cooperate well, I believe that the one-five linkage between us will become the Cavaliers' signature tactic!"

Gibson's gaze became firm as Shaq imagined beautiful things.

On the 22nd, the Cavaliers will face the Bobcats at home.

You know, LeBron can always perform like a "superstar" when facing such opponents. He played for 40 minutes as if to vent his anger, and scored 35 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 turnovers.

After the game, he smiled happily: "I was in great shape tonight, this is me. The team encountered a lot of trouble in the last game and did not play our style, but I believe that this is part of growth and we will get better and better!"

Shaquille O'Neal was also extremely strong against Okafor tonight, with a 70% shooting rate, but unfortunately he couldn't get the ball and ultimately only got 15 points and 6 rebounds.

Gibson's stats were not good either, with only 5 points and 2 assists.

After the game, both of them were wildly ridiculed by the Cleveland media.

This further confirmed Shaquille O'Neal's thoughts.

Regardless of whether it is LeBron's own idea, his playing style and the Cavaliers' tactical system surrounding him determine that he is the most dazzling contributor in a win, and if they lose, it is all the fault of other Cavaliers players.

If it was Shaquille O'Neal, who was showing signs of exhaustion three years later, facing this situation, he might have just smiled and not cared.

But now, Shaq, who has yet to win his fourth championship and prove that he kicked Kobe's ass, will never allow his team's positioning to decline any further.

And this kind of decline was caused by being stabbed in the back by teammates.

December 12th, Christmas comes.

Shaquille O'Neal returned to Los Angeles. In the past, at times like this, Wade would always tell him without him saying anything, "Perform well tonight and we will fully support you."

But now in the Cavaliers, it is obviously impossible...

Shaq knew that even without the 58-point defeat, LeBron James would not have done this.

He must ensure that he is the Cavaliers' brightest star wherever he goes.

Especially for a stage like "Christmas War", it is even more impossible...

but……

hum!

Shaquille O'Neal sneered inwardly.

He is sure that Kobe will defend LeBron the entire time tonight. With Kobe's defensive ability, it should be no problem for him to make LeBron suffer a little.

Moreover, the Lakers have Yao Ming this year. Even if LeBron breaks through Kobe's defense, it will be difficult for him to finish attacking the basket over Yao Ming's head.

He now knows very well how much LeBron James fears these "behemoths under the basket"!
By that time, it won’t be a question of whether LeBron wants them to perform well or not, but the Cavaliers will have to try other methods in order to avoid losing.

Once the effect is achieved...

That's not up to LeBron!

What, you said LeBron will take the ball and steal the show?
Then don’t blame me, Shaquille O’Neal, for being rude!
LeBron James didn't know that there were undercurrents within the Cavaliers. He rebounded strongly in the last game, and with Shaquille O'Neal and Gibson continuing to be in a slump, the doubts he faced were reduced.

At least that's what he saw in the reports.

As long as he continues to perform well tonight, his reputation should rise again.

If we really win this game...

"Brothers, let's take victory away from Staples!"

LeBron shouted before getting off the plane.

However, when facing the interview with reporters, he still gave praise to the team as Bill Duffy requested.

LeBron also tasted the sweetness of this. After the disastrous defeat to the Pacers, many media used his pre-match remarks to defend him: "In fact, LeBron knows that there is still a big gap between the Cavaliers and the Pacers. This mentality proves that he has become more mature!"

Therefore, now, without Bill Duffy saying anything, when facing a strong enemy, he will automatically offer praise and emphasize that the other side is a strong team.

This way you make a lot of money if you win, and you don’t lose anything if you lose!
The Lakers are currently ranked the same as the Cavaliers.

This year's "Christmas War" is quite interesting.

The Cavaliers, second in the Eastern Conference, play the Lakers, second in the Western Conference.

The Pacers, first in the Eastern Conference, face the Mavericks, first in the Western Conference.

The media are all wondering whether David Stern had already guessed this situation and arranged this "Christmas War".

Otherwise, why didn't Suwan put such "big traffic" players like Kobe and Yao Ming on the stage of the "Christmas War"?

Of course, LeBron vs. Kobe, Kobe vs. Shaq, Shaq vs. Yao Ming... this "Christmas War" between the Lakers and the Cavaliers is also full of gimmicks.

After welcoming back Phil Jackson, the Lakers quickly brought back "Little Fish" Fisher.

But now he can’t be called “small fish” anymore, but “medium fish” Fisher!

This idiot's greatest skill is to curry favor.

The "Zen Master" was so pleased with his flattery that not only did he always let Fisher be the starting point guard for the Lakers during his coaching tenure with the team, but he also brought Fisher in as the head coach after he became the president of the Knicks.

Fisher's career success is inseparable from his "licking" of Phil Jackson's success.

But knowing that he is the starter for the Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal is more confident that Gibson can perform well tonight.

Things are going well...

Just as Shaquille O'Neal had expected, Kobe became the main force in defending LeBron tonight, and coupled with Yao Ming's backup defense, LeBron had a hard time.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers were trailing by 8 points.

Mike Brown habitually yelled "Shaq" to set a screen for LeBron.

Shaq naturally kept silent, pretending not to hear, and winked at Gibson.

The "New Speaker" plan is officially launched!
Gibson has been scolded since he became a starter. Now that his day of retirement is just around the corner, he can no longer care about much.

As soon as the second quarter started, he started playing the game according to his own ideas.

During this period of time, LeBron was still sitting on the sidelines. Seeing that Gibson wanted to play with the ball himself, Brown frowned but didn't say anything.

And after seeing him score twice in a row, there was a hint of surprise on his face.

Tonight's game against the Lakers will be another "tense battle".

It is definitely a good thing that Gibson can stand up at this time.

But soon he was no longer happy.

The score difference was narrowed to 3 points, and LeBron asked to play at this time, ready to lead the team to overtake the score.

But Gibson didn't listen.

Following Shaquille O'Neal's signal, he continued to attack with the ball.

The Lakers replaced their starters one after another at this time, but Fisher, who was holding up his trouser legs, could not stop his breakthrough. Gibson gradually showed signs of going crazy, and the score difference was gradually eliminated with his consecutive scores.

Phil Jackson reacted quickly and called a timeout.

LeBron left the court with a gloomy face. Mike Brown obviously knew what he meant, so he said to Gibson: "Good performance, man, but next, give the ball to LeBron and let the Cavaliers get into the rhythm we are better at, so that we can open up a bigger point difference."

As a rookie, Gibson still has some of the cowardice of an NCAA player.

Besides, facing LeBron, he really doesn't dare to say "no".

But at this moment, Shaq's hoarse voice came: "Mike, I think it's better to let Dennis continue to hold the ball. Wait until the Lakers change their formation and he attracts enough defensive targets, then give the ball to someone else, right?"

"Dennis performed well enough tonight. We should give him a chance to prove himself, right?"

Mike Brown didn't expect Shaq to stand up and confront him.

It was difficult for him to refute Shaquille O'Neal face to face. Even though he just came this season, his status in the arena was there.

Not to mention that Mike Brown came a year earlier, even if he came five years earlier, without a championship, he would be nothing in front of Shaq.

LeBron's face began to darken.

He was not a fool, so he could naturally see the trick.

But he couldn't refute Shaq's words. It was indeed Gibson who saved the Cavaliers from the situation of falling behind...

Let’s see how long he can last!
LeBron is not in a hurry either. He believes that the Lakers will soon come up with targeted defense and will never let Gibson, a young rookie, run wild at Staples. By the time Gibson has used all his tricks, the ball can still be returned to him.

Just as LeBron expected, the Lakers began to change their lineup and made arrangements targeting Gibson.

But what shocked LeBron and Mike Brown was that Shaquille O'Neal actively set pick-and-rolls for Gibson to help him break through.

The situation on the field became more and more chaotic, and Gibson's expertise in chaotic battles was more fully demonstrated at this moment.

In the third quarter, he scored 10 points alone, helping the team enter the fourth quarter with a 6-point lead.

Then he followed the instruction and passed the ball to Shaq under the basket. The entire Lakers' defense began to shift outward, and only Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal were under the basket.

Looking at the entire record of the "Yao-Shaq Battle", most of the time Shaq couldn't defend Yao Ming, and Yao Ming couldn't defend Shaq either.

It wasn't until the end of Shaq's career that Yao Ming gained a clear advantage.

Tonight they are in the mutual explosion stage.

In the final moments, Shaquille O'Neal felt God's favor towards him.

Kobe's three-pointer popped out, and in the competition with Yao Ming, he slapped the ball to the three-point line. Gibson held Fisher's arm, raised his hand and shot a three-pointer, which hit the target steadily, helping the Cavaliers win this exciting "Christmas Game" with a 98-93 advantage of 5 points!
Shaquille O'Neal scored 20 points and 7 rebounds with Gibson's pass.

But the most eye-catching player tonight was obviously Gibson, who scored 28 points and 6 assists.

As a "team nobody" who had scored in double digits less than five times and whose highest score in a single game was no more than 5 points, he cut down such data on the stage of the "Christmas Game", led the team to complete the reversal, and hit the "winning shot" at the critical moment. Such a contrast is no less than that of a virtuous wife wearing glasses, but who likes to wear a windbreaker and show off her breasts!

After tonight, Gibson's name is destined to be known by more fans.

Kobe praised Gibson: "He has a lot of energy."

Shaquille O'Neal said directly: "If Dennis doesn't become an All-Star point guard in the end, then Mike Brown and the entire Cavaliers team will bear the main responsibility!"

There is some truth in this statement. After all, "The Big Shark" did not expect Gibson to perform so well.

But more importantly, it was to create hype and get everyone's attention to Gibson!

Otherwise, he would let LeBron take the ball away from him without anyone noticing.

Only by creating such a gimmick can he continue to put pressure on LeBron in front of the media and make him dare not act rashly!

As for LeBron, who scored 42 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers with a shooting percentage of 5% tonight under the Lakers' defensive formation led by Kobe, he faced the media cameras and forced a smile: "The Lakers deployed a lot of defense against me today. I am very happy to see Dennis stand up in such a situation. This is what we have been expecting him to do, and he did it tonight. This is the price of double-teaming me. I think other teams will take this into consideration in the future!"

At the same time, on the other side, the "Christmas War" between the Pacers and the Mavericks is coming to an end.

The Pacers have had a great record this season, having only lost one game so far, but the Mavericks have also only lost three games so far.

The Mavericks in the new season have made significant progress as the media expected before the season. Everyone is in better shape than last season. The only flaw is that Devin Harris, who was selected fifth in the first round of 04, has not yet lived up to his talent.

This season it's just 10.4 points.

Therefore, no media now mentions the transaction that almost happened between him and Su Wan.

Since Cuban publicly apologized to Suwan in front of the media, the atmosphere between Dallas and Indiana has become more tense. In the eyes of the media and fans on both sides, this game will determine who will have the right to breathe in the next period of time.

The players on both sides also treated this game as the "Finals 2.0", and the confrontation on the scene was at its peak.

Noveschi averaged 24.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game this season. The data is a big drop compared to last season, but in terms of efficiency, he is even better...

50.7% shooting percentage, 41.6% three-point shooting percentage, 90.5% free throw shooting percentage!

Yes, this season is the season that Nowitzki joins the "180 Club".

If nothing changes in the future, this will be the only time in his career that he enters the "180 Club".

This is also the reason why Nowitzki still ranks in the top two of the regular season MVP list even though his statistics have shrunk slightly.

With such high efficiency, the data has declined. There is only one reason:
He sacrificed himself for the team's tactics.

This sacrifice is undoubtedly invaluable!

The Mavericks are in stronger shape this season than last season, which makes Nowitzki's sacrifice even more crucial.

However, as far as this game is concerned, Nowitzki still hasn't found a way to deal with Artest, who specializes in attacking his "lower three roads". The score of this "Christmas Battle" was very close, but it had little to do with Nowitzki. It was purely because the other Mavericks players played in "explosive" form.

All kinds of three-point shots are so "whoosh whoosh whoosh"!
However, in the last 5.7 seconds, Nowitzki stuck out his tongue and completed a mid-range jump shot over Artest to reverse the score difference by 1 point.

At that moment, Nowitzki, with his hair soaked with sweat, looked like a god from Norse mythology in the eyes of Mavericks fans.

Just after the timeout, on the Pacers side, Suwan received a pass from Dio, drove straight in, and made a "game-winning dunk" with 0.2 seconds left, making Nowitzki's shot come to nothing.

The Pacers defeated the Dallas Mavericks by 117 point, 116-1.

Su Wan once again suffocated the entire American Airlines Arena!

The last time was on the stage of the finals, and this time, it was on the stage of the "Christmas War".

"Do you need me to take another urine test? I'm waiting for the news from the alliance!"

Suwan walked up to Mark Cuban immediately.

Just after Nowitzki completed the go-ahead shot, this "crazy" boss made a "peeing" celebration gesture towards Suwan; but at this moment, he stood there, not daring to look at Suwan.

Erin took a photo of this scene, and she has already thought of a caption for tomorrow: "There is a kind of wimp called the Dallas Mavericks, starting from the owner Cuban, from top to bottom!"

The Pacers left Dallas that night anyway.

For them, this place has become the place they hate the most, just like San Antonio.

On the bus back, Su Wan also learned that Dennis Gibson became famous in another "Christmas War" stage.

He wasn't too surprised by this.

This is the guy who scored 30 points against the Pistons in this year's Eastern Conference Finals.

He's a total "x factor".

He can hit with plenty of energy without anyone noticing.

And he is facing Fisher tonight!
There aren't many No. 1 players in this league who can't beat Fisher...

It was only when he was on the plane back and watched the video highlights of the Lakers vs. Cavaliers that Irene sent him on his computer that he realized things were not that simple.

That Shaq is not the type of guy who would frequently set screens for rookies!

And in the video of Gibson's goal later in this game, you can always see O'Neal's pick-and-roll.

Looking at this positive attitude, Su Wan doubted whether Kobe had ever enjoyed such treatment back then.

A leopard can be seen in the tube.

Su Wan knew very well that he would have fun again.

On the 26th, Suwan was interviewed at Conseco Center. After the "Christmas Game", the annual All-Star starting voting is here again.

This year's All-Star Weekend is very interesting. It is not held in any city of the league's 30 teams, but in the "Gambling City" Las Vegas.

I heard that it was Xiao Hua who made it happen.

Las Vegas has always wanted to have an NBA team.

But David Stern, considering the impact of "Las Vegas" on the NBA, never gave them a chance.

However, with the rise of Adam Silver, gambling became one of the sponsors of the NBA, and the hope of Las Vegas having an NBA team suddenly increased. Before Su Wan traveled through time, he had always heard that the league was about to have the 31st NBA team in Las Vegas.

The two competing consortiums are led by Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron respectively.

LeBron has the upper hand.

Many media are saying that he will become the owner of a new team in Las Vegas directly after retiring.

This is also the reason why he actively promoted Curry and Durant to participate in the Olympics together.

Unable to expand his influence by winning the NBA championship again, he turned his attention to the international arena.

Bringing glory to the country is also a way to expand domestic influence.

Of course, these are all things that happened 18 years later, and now holding the NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas is David Stern's biggest concession.

After answering a few commonplace questions, Irene suddenly appeared, hooked her finger at him from a distance, and pointed to a corner not far away where no one cared, with a mysterious look on her face.

"Erin, you should know that being too persistent will push men further away, right?" Su Wan approached and teased her as usual.

Erin said, uncharacteristically, in a sour tone, "So playing hard to get is how you seduce other women from thousands of miles away to Indiana?"

“…”Su Wan subconsciously thought of Sharapova.

When Irene saw Su Wan was silent, she snorted complacently.

Every time she defeated Su Wan in a fight, she always felt a sense of accomplishment.

There just aren't many opportunities like that.

"It seems that you already know that the Japanese woman is looking for you? So you don't want to see her?"

"Huh?" Su Wan was stunned. "Japanese woman, Yui Aragaki?"

Erin was more surprised than he was. "So which woman do you think I was talking about? Do you have any other women I don't know about, Eva?"

Su Wan didn't argue with her: "Have you seen Yui Aragaki?"

"Yes, she was just wandering outside the gym, probably wanting to look for you, and I saw her. I recognized her right away as the Japanese woman you were having an affair with!"

Su Wan was confused: "Where is she?"

Irene's expression became mysterious again: "Tell me first what your relationship with her is, otherwise I won't tell you."

"You can say it or not." Su Wan turned around and went back to the locker room.

"Are you so heartless?" Irene quickly grabbed Su Wan and dragged him all the way to her car in the parking lot.

As soon as the back door of the car opened, Su Wan saw Yui Aragaki.

Maybe she was frightened by the sudden opening of the car door, and shrank to the other side. When she saw Su Wan, the expression on her face became clear again: "Mr. Su Wan."

The face is soft and sticky, like rice cake.

Su Wan smiled at her as a response. Then he turned to look at Irene and said, "My training will start soon. Please take care of her for me. I will take her away after the training is over."

Irene was dumbfounded. She didn't expect Su Wan to react like this.

no……

Is it poisonous?

They flew over from Japan to find you, you met them once, and then went to train?
Irene suddenly remembered that Su Wan refused her several attempts to get close to her, and she immediately felt that this was very Su Wan!
He is such a stinky man who doesn't understand the charm of women!
"And... I don't know if she can understand English. How can I explain to her that I'm leaving now? It all depends on your ability, Erin. You know, I have always believed that you are the most capable female reporter at ESPN!"

After saying that, he patted Irene's shoulder and slipped away.

Irene was stunned again.

Is it a human?

She really didn't expect that Su Wan could be more deceiving than her leader.

But given the speed at which Su Wan left, she could only grit her teeth and open the back door again.

She had just had a brief exchange with Aragaki Yui, and the awkwardness during the conversation made her feel bad at the moment.

Yui Aragaki also saw Su Wan's hurriedly leaving, with a look of loss in her eyes.

"Did I disturb him?" she asked Irene in Japanese.

Irene forced a smile: "Can you speak English?"

"...sorry." Yui Aragaki smiled apologetically, with a little bit of grievance.

really!

Irene was very desperate, but she reacted quickly. Since Aragaki Yui could understand what she said, it meant that she still knew some simple words.

In that case...

Irene said, "Su Wan, go play basketball, I, you, eat, then, Su Wan comes back, you, him, I, go, OK?"

He spoke one word at a time, gesturing and speaking at the same time.

Aragaki Yui understood and smiled again: "OK!"

(End of this chapter)