LeBron James, your house got robbed.

On the flight to Orlando, Chen Shuo sat alone in a row, seriously considering Cole's suggestion.

Despite the team's consecutive victories over the past two days against the Pacers and 76ers, achieving the Cavaliers' second-longest winning streak of the season at nine games, Chen Shuo still questioned his team-building strategy.

There has always been a limit to how many teams Paul can form.

The reason is that after Paul's major injury, he lost his powerful ability to break through defenses, making it impossible for him to score 30+ points on consecutive nights when he needed to step up.

That's why Chen Shuo chose to build the team around defense, relying on Paul's reasonable basketball strategy for offense as a safety net.

During the game against the Spurs, two questions kept recurring in Chen Shuo's mind.

The Cavaliers dominated the first three quarters, with numerous steals and forced turnovers, perfectly showcasing the defensive capabilities of this lineup. However, many of these opportunities failed to translate into points.

In other words, there were too few easy balls, which prevented them from finishing off the Spurs in one go, giving the Spurs a chance to make a last-minute comeback.

Paul's overly conservative offensive choices ensured the team's floor, but also caused them to miss some opportunities.

Another issue is Ginobili's performance in the final moments.

Admittedly, such explosive performances cannot happen every game night, but does this, to some extent, indicate the team's ceiling?

Paul's strong ball-handling and rhythm control can keep the team at a minimum level.

But when it comes to the Finals, the Cavaliers will need some players to have a breakout performance.

"Being reasonable means being predicted."

"When a team's core strength is a level above its opponent, it can crush the opponent even if it is predicted, but the Spurs are clearly an opponent of the same level."

"We need to prepare something unpredictable for our opponents."

As Chen Shuo muttered to himself, the orange juice in the glass rippled, followed by a strong vibration.

I quickly grabbed the armrests and secured myself firmly to the chair, as I was violently jolted in and out of the chair.

Soon, news came from the cabin that the plane had encountered strong turbulence, but everything was normal.

After a few more uncontrollable up-and-down jolts, the turbulence on the plane began to subside.

Chen Shuo's heart, which had been in his throat, slowly settled back into place.

He got up and decided to have a serious talk with Paul.

To be honest, now is not a good time.

With the season nearing its halfway point, the team has a record of 24 wins and 3 losses.

Even the most discerning media and fans had to take Chen Shuo's offseason declaration seriously and regard the Cavaliers as the strongest contender for the championship.

No one thinks there's anything wrong with this team, or that they need to make changes.

On the contrary, almost all teams in the league are studying the Cavaliers' videos and tactics, targeting, imitating, borrowing from, or learning from them.

When Chen Shuo went to Paul and told him that the team needed to make changes and that he needed to give up possession of the ball, it was an impossible task.

He had no other choice.

Making proactive changes takes time, and the team has less than 40 games left to experiment with new tactics.

Sufficient time must be allowed so that the team can get back on track should the experiment fail.

When Chen Shuo found Paul, Paul had his eyes closed and was praying silently.

"Will this work?"

"Oh, thank God, all of this has stopped."

Paul's tone carried a sense of relief, as if he had survived a close call.

He then said:

"I'm really scared."

Chen Shuo gestured for Chandler to sit in the back.

Paul then realized that Chen Shuo had something to tell him.

She quickly pulled herself out of her emotions, turned around and looked at Chen Shuo intently, hesitant to speak.

Before Chen Shuo could speak, Paul had already thoughtfully spoken up, his tone open and generous:

"Listen, buddy, I'm not going to let this kind of thing get me down."

"I don't care about this kind of occasion at all."

Chen Shuo was momentarily stunned, then realized that Paul was referring to losing the All-Star vote to Wade.

"Chris, I'm sorry, you deserve the honor of being an All-Star starter."

"Chen, I know we have more important goals, and that's the only thing I'm thinking about right now."

These words were spoken with great righteousness and awe.

However, Chen Shuo never mentioned the All-Star event, which makes it easy to see what Paul was thinking.

Paul cares about stats and accolades, such as All-Star starter and MVP.

He cares about money and possession of the ball; he's someone who wants both, which is understandable. His ability deserves these things, and it's only human nature.

But the Cavaliers need him to make changes.

Chen Shuo didn't point out Paul's boastful words, but instead went along with them.

"Brother, that's right. Just like what you said at our last gathering, it keeps echoing in my ears."

"From morning till night, all I can think about is how to help the team."

Paul was extremely satisfied with Chen Shuo's condition, and even started waving his hands:

"We always work so hard and give our all in everything we do."

There's no reason why we should be the losers.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been properly set, Chen Shuo began to get down to business.

"Chris, I've discussed this seriously with the coaching staff."

"We need to add some new tactics."

Paul showed great interest until he heard what Chen Shuo said next:

"There needs to be someone on the outside besides you to step forward and help you share the responsibility."

Paul asked tentatively:

"Clay?"

Chen Shuo nodded and explained:

"We had no choice but to let him be the most suitable candidate. The coaching staff wanted to increase Thompson's ball-handling possessions."

"For example, after you set a pick and roll with him, you can let him handle some things. When facing mismatches and strong drives, his size is enough to handle these things."

"Or let him handle the ball and initiate some simple pick-and-roll plays, and then shoot three-pointers after the screen."

"He's our second-leading scorer, which helps..."

Paul interrupted Chen Shuo directly:

"Chen, he's just a rookie."

"His role is that of a shooter off the ball who participates in tactics. He should be placed in the right position, rather than being forced to take on more responsibility."

"He's a good three-point shooter; he even got an invitation to the three-point contest."

"But believe me, his ball control is terrible."

Have you seen him dribble...?

Chen Shuo waited silently until Paul finished his frantic output, then spoke again:

"Chris, I know everything you're saying."

It's an established fact that Thompson's dribbling skills haven't improved much throughout his career.

Essentially, he lacks the talent in this area; his dribbling center of gravity is too high, his ball feel isn't that good, and Thompson himself doesn't like dribbling.

Chen Shuo has been watching Spurs and Cavaliers videos every day for the past two days.

Everyone could see how bad Ginobili's first half was, and how destructive he was in the last four minutes.

You should know that this is the Spurs, a military unit known for its strict discipline.

Popovich understood that if he wanted Ginobili's unparalleled creativity in the game, he couldn't stifle his boundless imagination with rules and regulations.

Put it on Thompson.

To see Thompson score 37 points in a single quarter, you need to tolerate some of his irrational basketball, allow him to touch the ball more, allow some inefficient ball handling, and allow him to make some less-than-ideal choices.

The duality of being both divine and demonic is vividly embodied in players like Thompson and Ginobili.

Chen Shuo looked intently at Paul, trying to come up with a phrase:

"We need to accept some of Thompson's less efficient and rational development, which will help our game content."

Paul's refusal was extremely decisive:

"I cannot tolerate making the wrong choice, which means we lose an offensive opportunity and may even allow the opponent to launch a counterattack."

"I didn't see any need for Thompson to have the ball."

Paul's tone was urgent.

"I train day after day, watch videos, and study tactics, all so that I can be on the court and make sure that every offensive play by the team is correct."

"As long as we always do the right thing on the field and make the right choices in every round, we will win in the end."

This is Paul's basketball philosophy.

Chen Shuo remained silent.

Now is definitely not a good time.

Paul today is full of vigor, a far cry from the disillusioned and down-on-his-luck old man he became later.

After a long silence, Chen Shuo made one last attempt:

"Basketball is a five-player game. Every player on the court is not a machine; they are players with full emotions."

"As the team's on-field commander, I need you to make one thing clear."

"Every correct decision you make not only involves getting the ball to the right place when the opportunity arises, but also making sure your guys are in the right condition."

"Just like KG on the defensive end, in addition to reminding his teammates to help defend, reminding them to pay attention to their defensive positioning, and reminding them to rotate quickly."

"He also likes to use trash talk and exaggerated body language to help them stay energized, focused, and hungry."

Seeing Paul's slightly confused look, Chen Shuo added again:

"What I mean is you have to make sure they're on track emotionally, physically, and in the right frame of mind."

"It's not just about asking them to do these things; you have to help them."

"Because you are the leader of this team."

"Do you want a championship? Do you want MVP and FMVP? Then you'll have to do more than KG."

"You should and must become a true leader."

After saying that, Chen Shuo turned and left, and the entire cabin fell silent.