Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 264: Is the final blow to kill LeBron James coming?

When Suwan said that LeBron was going to withdraw from the competition, everyone was still not fully prepared. Then the host announced that LeBron was going to withdraw from the "Slam Dunk Contest" due to groin discomfort. The show was a blast.

Messages scrolled quickly on the message board:

"Hahahaha, Su Wan really understands LeBron!"

"I don't understand what you mean, are you saying LeBron's injury is fake?"

"No wonder LeBron can't beat Su Wan. Everything he wants to do is guessed. How can we play like this?"

"I declare this the most effective image of this All-Star Weekend!"

"I knew there would be surprises when I watched Suwan comment on LeBron!"

……

Erin immediately showed her professionalism as a host: "Su, why do you think LeBron will withdraw?"

LeBron's bending action looked like he was tying his shoelaces in front of the camera.

As for the staff who came up later, they also thought they wanted to communicate something.

Irene thought there was a problem with LeBron's dunk, so she communicated with the staff, but she was still confused. However, Su Wan directly judged that LeBron was going to withdraw from the competition.

This is simply...

Isn’t it amazing?
Is this the worm in LeBron's stomach?

What else could Su Wan say?

Cowardice is something that is ingrained in LeBron's bones.

And now, Su Wan, who had guessed his next reaction, naturally said what he meant.

"I don't want to speculate about LeBron unnecessarily. I'm sorry to hear that LeBron is injured!" Su Wan added a "disclaimer" first, then changed the subject, "I just suddenly thought that every time LeBron fails, there will always be news about him being injured, as if the reason that prevents him from making further progress is not how strong his opponents are, but his injuries. Oh, last summer was an exception. LeBron did not suffer any injuries, but the news broke out about the more serious "Friend Mom Gate" incident!"

"LeBron can't seem to handle losing!"

"And he never showed the courage to take a gamble when he needed to."

“So, I had this idea!”

"Of course, I'm just guessing. Like I said, maybe he really had a groin injury, and then miraculously took a day off and was able to recover in the regular season and attack the basket violently!"

"We all know LeBron has an extraordinary body!"

Vince Carter added at this time: "Generally, groin injuries also require one to two weeks of rest."

Su Wan glanced at him.

You can tell from his expression that he said that on purpose.

Vince Carter...

It was intentional indeed.

Su Wan's words reminded him of some unpleasant experiences in the Cavaliers, which made him unable to hold back and add fuel to the fire.

As for the netizens who heard what Suwan and Carter said, they couldn't wait to rush to LeBron's Twitter and leave a message:
"LeBron, Su Wan has guessed your decision. Are you surprised or delighted?"

"Show us a true injury report! Don't always try to use injuries as an excuse to avoid failure!"

"LeBron, you really, when it comes to disappointing people, you will never disappoint people!"

"If it was Su Wan, he would choose to give it a try. This is the biggest difference between you and him!"

"So why did you enter the dunk contest?"

……

With the help of the staff, LeBron James returned to the locker room. Watching the staff leave, he breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he felt grateful for having escaped death.

Next time, I will never participate in the "Slam Dunk Contest" even if you kill me.

Did these murderers prepare themselves fully when they heard that he was going to participate?

So damn...

Especially McGee, what an inhumane dunk!

He kept mumbling in his mind, and at this time, Rich Paul also entered the locker room, looking panicked, but he was a man of measure, and he didn't say until he got close to LeBron, then he lowered his voice and said, "Oh no, LeBron..."

LeBron turned his head and looked at him: "What?"

Rich Paul handed over the phone and motioned for him to look at it.

On the phone screen was the news that Su Wan had guessed that he was going to withdraw from the competition.

"I'm so fucking stupid!"

LeBron was so angry that he threw his phone down.

Rich Paul: ???
"Suwan, Suwan, Suwan!" LeBron was so angry that he kept repeating Suwan's name.

Paul picked up his phone distressedly and looked at the screen, which was clearly broken. But he knew that this matter was not the most important thing at the moment: "LeBron, what should we do?"

LeBron turned his head and glared at him:
You ask me what to do?
Which of us is the agent?
"If you hadn't let me talk about participating in the dunk contest in front of the media, would things have turned out so bad?" LeBron stopped pretending and directly put all the blame on Rich Paul.

Paul no fxxk said.

Of course, he was still thinking:

I just asked you to talk about the dunk contest, I didn't ask you to actually participate. You were provoked by Su Wan, can you blame me?
and……

I didn't ask you to run away after deducting half of the money!

You are a coward, what can I do?
But the same can’t be said for Rich Paul.

In this team, they must worship LeBron as the "King".

The specific rules of conduct must also follow two rules. The first is that LeBron is never wrong. The second is that if LeBron is wrong, please refer to the first rule.

Paul finally offered a solution:
Play dead!

Focus on the basketball court.

Then wait for the passage of time to wash away the impact of this matter.

LeBron had a feeling at the time:
Bill Duffy is back!

What the hell, why does every agent want me to live like a coward?

LeBron was unhappy.

But when he saw the ridicule against him on the Internet again, he had to admit that Rich Paul was right.

At the same time, he was glad that he did not make the All-Star team this time.

This would allow him to disappear from public view for a while.

But Su Wan would not let him go like this.

Well, even if Suwan wanted to let him go, ESPN would not let him go. Suwan accurately predicted LeBron's withdrawal. Such a good program effect can definitely increase the brand influence of the program. They bought "Douyinjia" at that time.

Now more and more people know that Suwan predicted LeBron's withdrawal.

This show became even more popular.

The ridicule towards LeBron is getting louder and louder.

Barkley said: "Now we all know how LeBron handles failure!"

Shaquille O'Neal shook his head speechlessly: "It seems that no matter whether LeBron is 18, 24, or 28 years old, he will never learn what responsibility is!"

The New York Times said: "Those who cannot face failure will never be able to embrace success!"

The Indiana Star said: "LeBron has once again refreshed our understanding of him!"

The Cleveland Plain Dealer: "We should be thankful this guy is no longer a Cavaliers player!"

Even Sports Illustrated couldn't help but jump out to add: "The title of the Chosen One has become a burden for LeBron!"

This is really a "national anti-split"...

It was originally just a withdrawal from a "Slam Dunk Contest" and it wouldn't have caused such a big fuss.

The key point is that Suwan predicted LeBron's withdrawal, and more importantly, pointed out a pattern that no one else had connected:

Whenever LeBron fails, there will inevitably be news of his injury.

Putting these together, it is easy to come to a conclusion:
LeBron faked an injury to avoid defeat.

Such "soft-hearted" behavior is even more shameful than leaving Cleveland and going to Miami.

After all, going to Miami can be expressed as a desire for the championship, no matter what the means, as long as the championship can be won.

From this perspective, LeBron seems a bit sad.

Especially after returning to Cleveland and making up for his mistakes, he was able to reverse his reputation.

But now that he has withdrawn from the "Slam Dunk Contest" and is suspected of faking an injury, there is really no excuse to explain LeBron's behavior except that he is afraid to face failure.

coward!

Wimp!

This is the best way to describe LeBron.

Facing the ridicule, LeBron responded with only two words:

silence!

Silence is the "pride of heaven" today.

The good news is that with the arrival of the All-Star Game, everyone's attention is back on the court.

In the audience seats on the sidelines, Scarlett received frequent close-up shots.

One is because of her popularity, and the other is because of the scandal between her and Su Wan.

Kevin Durant looked at the close-up shots on the big screen that frequently switched between Scarlett and Suwan, gritting his teeth in hatred. He almost rushed directly to the center console and shouted to them, "Give me a close-up too!"
It's clearly a play involving three people, why is my name not included?
Then the game officially began. Kevin Durant, as the starting player for the Western Conference, came up with an attitude of wanting to fight with Suwan.

The commentators smiled knowingly.

They all knew Kevin Durant wanted to drink Scarlett's bath water.

Barkley even said: "Today Durant is fighting for his love!"

Suwan did not avoid Kevin Durant's relentless pressure.

Are you kidding? They have already provoked me right in front of me. If I still tolerate it, where will the face of the "alliance" be?
Both of them played as if they were facing the playoffs.

As for why Su Wan is not in the finals shape.

Mainly because Kevin Durant has never played in the Finals, so...

Kevin Durant was in really good shape today. He competed against Su Wan repeatedly and did not lose the upper hand.

As the game progressed, the two players fought for every ball.

At 3 minutes and 25 seconds in the second quarter, Suwan and Kevin Durant competed for the floor ball near the sideline.

Suwan got the ball in advance, and when Kevin Durant flew over, he couldn't control himself and knocked him away. The ball fell into Kevin Durant's hands, but unfortunately his butt was already out of bounds.

Damn!

Kevin Durant felt like he was just one step short.

next time……

Next time I will definitely...

Damn this BYD!

Kevin Durant got even angrier.

The reason was that he stood up with the help of his temporary teammates from the West and turned to look at Su Wan.

But he found that Su Wan, who was knocked away by him, fell in front of Scarlett.

Scarlett was trying to help Su Wan up, stroking her loose blond hair, and asked him with concern if he had fallen anywhere...

This critical damage...

The camera was also directly aimed at Su Wan and Scarlett.

There was a lot of noise at the scene.

The female stars in the front row who came for the camera looked at Scarlett jealously.

Kim Kardashian and Kendall Jenner were also present. Seeing this, Kim said to Jenner, "Did you see that? How can Blake, the dunk king, compare to this kind of exposure? Believe me, Su must be interested in you. Don't rush to change your target. When we go to New York this time, I will find a chance for you!"

Jenna looked at Scarlett, who was the focus of the whole audience, and nodded resolutely:
He can be replaced!
In the end, driven by these two people, the whole stadium was filled with tension, and the Eastern Conference All-Stars successfully ruined the game, winning 134 to 123.

苏万砍下了30分6篮板9助攻，扎克-兰多夫砍下了30分13篮板，最终两个人一起捧起了今年的全明星MVP奖杯。

This is the third consecutive year that Su Wan has won this trophy.

Zach Randolph is doing it for the first time.

When delivering his speech, Su Wan said: "I didn't expect that I would have such pleasant memories during my visit to Los Angeles. I think this will be an unforgettable All-Star Weekend."

Zach Randolph followed Suwan and said, "Me too."

After the game, Scarlett was stopped by a reporter. When she heard the reporter ask her "Has Su Wan ever drunk your bath water?", she smiled mysteriously and said, "It's a secret." When the reporter asked her what she should do if Kevin Durant wanted to drink her bath water, her face suddenly became serious: "Let him ask Su Wan for it!"

As for Scarlett's popularity and this gossip issue, the news that Suwan and Zach Randolph jointly lifted the All-Star MVP trophy was suppressed.

Netizens were discussing this matter excitedly.

The photo of Kevin Durant watching Scarlett help Suwan up has also become a world-famous painting.

After a day of rest, the NBA regular season resumed.

第一天就有热火队的比赛，替补出场29分13秒的勒布朗发挥神勇，砍下了23分6篮板5助攻。

If you only look at the statistics, who would have thought that he was actually a substitute player!
On the bench, LeBron rediscovered his feel for the Cavaliers.

He was fascinated by the feeling of freedom.

It’s just that the reporters’ questions after the game had little to do with his performance on the court. They were all asking how his groin healed so quickly.

This also shows that LeBron's current reputation is really not as good as before.

When interviewing LeBron in the past, how could reporters dare to jump around his "minefield" so blatantly?

But now, the reporters completely ignored his embarrassed expression and focused on asking how to break LeBron's defense.

Wade also knew about this. After the interview, he returned to the locker room and comforted LeBron: "Man, you don't have to care too much about what the outside world says. Believe me, as long as we can play well and win the championship, all the ridicule will disappear. The mainstream voice of this world will always support the champion!"

After hearing what Wade said, LeBron's mood did improve a lot.

Coupled with Rich Paul's advice, LeBron began to keep a low profile in the following days, and his performance on the court became more and more stable as he could play as he pleased.

He stabilized, and the Heat's overall performance became more stable.

The time has come in October.

The Heat's rotation gradually became fixed. Wade and Chris Bosh were the absolute core in the starting lineup and they controlled the ball. Then Spoelstra would replace them all around 8 minutes into the first quarter, leaving time for LeBron to play.

This period of time happens to be the opponent's main players' fatigue period or the stage when substitutes are replaced.

Facing opponents at this stage, LeBron can use his abundant physical strength to break through their defense. Usually at this time, the Heat can establish an advantage.

The media even gave this period of time a name, called "LeBron Time".

The Heat's average net score during this period was as high as 8 points.

It is a strong period for the Heat.

Then he followed the same plan in the second half, except for a different arrangement in the fourth quarter: he would let LeBron rest for the first two minutes, and then play the last 2 minutes, using the individual abilities of the "Big Three" to solve the problem.

Although at this time, LeBron's presence will still suppress the playing space of Bosh and Wade, but because their condition has improved and their personal abilities fill the compressed part of the playing space, the overall power is still very considerable.

It can also be seen from the data that the Heat's "Big Three" have never lost to any team in scoring in the last 5 minutes on the court.

It looks like a "teacher of kings".

Their record also soared.

By the end of March, they had even reached No. 3 in the Eastern Conference.

This is very different from the original.

but……

The original Heat team also won 58 games.

Now that the Heat have added David Lee as an offensive point and their offensive level is more reasonable, it is not a big problem for them to win four or five more games.

On April 4, as each team finished their last regular season game, the top eight teams in the East and West were officially determined.

In the West: first, the Spurs, second, the Lakers, third, the Mavericks, fourth, the Thunder, fifth, the Nuggets, sixth, the Trail Blazers, seventh, and eighth, the New Orleans Hornets.

In the Eastern Conference: first, the Heat, second, the Bulls, third, the New York Knicks, fourth, the Pacers, fifth, the Boston Celtics, sixth, the Orlando Magic, seventh, the Atlanta Hawks, and eighth, the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Heat's final record was 63 wins and 19 losses.

Not only is the team ranked first in the Eastern Conference, but it is also the team ranked first in the entire league.

After watching the Heat secure the title of No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, the Miami media announced the next day: "The Heat are the champions!"

Wade also said: "We can definitely create a big scene this year!"

On April 4, the second day after the regular season ended, the league announced the "Best Rookie" of this season. The "repeater" Griffin won the final "Best Rookie", averaging 16 points and 23.1 rebounds per game, which was also exceptionally strong.

And the Clippers made it to the playoffs.

Whether it is personal data or team performance, he is better than the 10 No. pick John Wall.

Not to mention the influence off the field.

This is also the first time in Clippers history that a player has become the "Best Rookie".

The Clippers official website issued a special article to celebrate.

On April 4, the NBA officially announced this season's "Best Sixth Man" award...

LeBron James, who averaged 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1 steal per game, defeated other competitors without any suspense and became the "Best Sixth Man" of this season.

The Heat issued a message to celebrate and congratulate LeBron on winning this honor.

The Miami media also believes that "LeBron's sacrifice is visible to everyone, and his energy on the bench cannot be concealed, and all of this is why he won this award!"

As for LeBron's team, they also hyped up the award: "All those who question LeBron's adaptability can shut up. This season, LeBron has proved that as long as he can win, he can do anything, including being a substitute. Everyone should know that for a player of LeBron's level, being a substitute is a very difficult thing to accept!"

They even benchmarked Allen Iverson.

Recently, Allen Iverson has been in a heated discussion with the Pistons because he was unwilling to be a substitute. There have been rumors that he is preparing to retire. Allen Iverson even said directly: "Have you ever seen a regular season MVP who is a substitute?"

But soon the media hit back: "LeBron has never won the regular season MVP! He has never led a team to the finals alone. He is not qualified to be compared with Allen Iverson!"

Some media even asked directly: "Why at this time, we never hear LeBron talk about injuries? Is he waiting for the next failure to explode?"

When Rich Paul saw this situation, he immediately said to LeBron: "The time is not right yet, be patient."

When Suwan heard that LeBron won the "Best Sixth Man" award, he felt a little bit magical, but also felt it was really funny. Of course, the most important thing is, now that LeBron has won this award, can his status be raised?

If the Heat win the championship this season, there are still some possibilities...

If it fails...

Then there is really no possibility at all!
If Pat Riley loses his patience and trades him, given his position as the "sixth man of the team", it is unlikely that any team will regard him as the "absolute core" again.

It seems that this time, LeBron is really going to be killed!
Su Wan said directly, “It’s not easy.”

You have to know that LeBron is just a "chosen one" and it took Su Wan 7 years to completely destroy him. If he had entered the league two or three years later and let him win the regular season MVP, I'm afraid it might not take 10 years to destroy him...

LeBron's "health bar" can be seen from this.

However, there is still one final push before we can completely kill him.

If the New York Knicks want to face the Heat this year, they will have to go to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Su Wan has never met the Heat team after LeBron came on the bench. Judging from their performance when facing other teams, this is definitely a championship-level strong team, and it will be a tough battle then.

Su Wan did not have any fear. Instead, he couldn't wait to play against the Heat team that swept the entire league after the All-Star Weekend to see whether they really had the strength or were just another "brag"!
On April 4, the "Most Improved Player Award" was announced and went to Kevin Love of the Timberwolves.

His average stats increased from 14 points and 11 rebounds last year to 20.2 points and 15.2 rebounds this year.

A new generation of "Wolf King" has grown up unknowingly.

At the same time, the playoffs of the 2010-2011 season officially arrived.

The New York Knicks' first-round playoff opponent is the Orlando Magic.

In the 09 playoffs, the Magic's upset victory over the Cavaliers brought Howard to the peak of his career. It was thought that he would rise rapidly and become the face of the NBA's center position, but his performance with the Magic in recent years has not been as good as expected.

The Magic's record problems can be blamed on the management's move to send Turkoglu away.

But Howard's own performance has not been able to improve further, so he can only look for the reasons in himself.

Including the gimmick of starting this round of series, which was the competition between Tyson Chandler and Howard for the "Best Defensive Player Award", not many media mentioned the "internal strife of the 04 generation". The current Howard and Suwan are obviously not on the same level.

From the perspective of a "challenger", the Magic do not have the ability to challenge the Knicks this year.

Except that the Knicks are ranked third in the Eastern Conference, while the Magic are only sixth in the Eastern Conference.

More importantly, the Magic lost all three games against the Knicks in the regular season.

In addition to the fight for the "Best Defensive Player Award", the biggest highlight of this series is actually...

Will Howard have a conflict with the New York Knicks players in this game?

The last time he pushed Tyson Chandler in a rage, he was beaten up by Suwan and Artest, which caused the league to punish him. And this kind of thing, once the first time, there will be a second time, everyone is waiting for the second time to happen.

Barkley said, "Dwight shouldn't dare to do it again!"

The last time, he had just pushed Tyson Chandler, and not only did Suwan and Artest rush up immediately, but his Magic teammates hesitated for a long time before coming up, which was the most fatal thing.

How could Howard have the guts to provoke a group of people alone?
Shaquille O'Neal's comment on Howard's "isolation and helplessness" was: "This is normal. This guy has completely lost his original intention. He put himself in the position of the team leader, but he doesn't have that ability. Everyone knows that he is a player who excels in defense, but he wants to prove that he has the ability to hold the ball and play one-on-one under the basket. The result of this is that the Magic team often have a group of people staring at him holding the ball under the basket. This makes the Magic team's style of play impossible to play."

"And from what I know, Dwight didn't react much to the fact that the team ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference. He thought that his averages of 22.9 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game were worth his price. The team didn't play well because he didn't have enough helpers!"

"This guy is going the way of LeBron!"

Good guy!
Finally I heard the last sentence.

This map of "Yan State" is too long. I'll pay attention next time...

Barkley and Kenny Smith continued the conversation by continuing with O'Neal's topic.

Despite O'Neal's strong animus towards Howard, the two men completely agreed on the points he made.

Howard is indeed holding back on defense now, and is too obsessed with one-on-one plays under the basket, wanting to prove his one-on-one ability while highlighting his presence on offense.

He was more about proving that the Magic were his team than about winning.

This was also well reflected in tonight's game.

Stan Van Gundy's throat was hoarse, but once Howard got the ball under the basket, no matter how many people were in front of him, he had to score the ball.

Ewing wanted to die because of his clumsy footwork.

He was specially invited by the Magic team to teach Howard skills under the basket.

He has been in this team for two or three years.

Taught like this...

He has to admit:

I'm guilty!
Howard's overly persistent performance also paid a heavy price in this game:

He took 16 shots, made only 5 of them, was blocked five or six times, and made 5 turnovers.

Made 6 of 1 free throws.

The whole game only had a pitiful 11 ​​points.

They did grab a lot of rebounds, 14 in total.

But it was still not enough to make up for the damage he caused to the team on the offensive end.

The New York Knicks are actually not in good shape tonight.

Whether it was Stephen Curry or Gallinari, they both experienced the intensity of the playoffs for the first time and played a "missing show" without any prior agreement. The New York Knicks' offense was completely supported by Suwan alone.

He scored 38 points in the game.

If Howard focused more on defense, they might have a chance in this game.

Unfortunately, Howard is now a bit "LeBron-like" as Shaquille O'Neal said.

LeBron belongs to the category of "I won't win a game that's not my CP", while Howard belongs to the category of "I won't win a game that's not my opening on the offensive end".

After the game.

Stan Van Gundy said helplessly to the media: "We can't play the tactical system we should have. This is the worst point. We obviously have a lot of possibilities, but now, none of this will happen."

Howard didn't care and said, "I just played my own game well. I know very well that I played very hard, but the final result was not what I wanted!"

This statement illustrates his attitude and also foreshadows how he will play in the next few games of the series…

Sure enough, nothing changed, and Howard never looked back on his path to proving his offensive ability.

Stan Van Gundy finally couldn't help it and yelled at him from the sidelines: "Give the damn ball to Jamil and do your pick-and-roll!"

But Howard acted as if he didn't hear it. He grabbed the rebound and attacked even more fiercely.

Finally, Howard proved himself in the fourth game of the series, scoring 26 points and 15 rebounds.

It’s a pity that even with such statistics, the New York Knicks still swept them.

Howard was unhappy when he saw that the team still lost despite his performance. He said to the media: "If the management does not strengthen the team this summer, then I hope they can trade me to those teams that want to compete for the championship!"

He is still not happy!

Stan Van Gundy no longer gave him face: "Dwight may think he is Shaquille O'Neal, but in fact, he can never become that kind of player. He has his own path, but he is unwilling to walk it!"

The media asked Su Wan to comment on the public breakup between the "master and apprentice".

Su Wan said: "I'm already studying the next round's opponent!"

First update today.

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