LeBron James, your house got robbed.

After the trade deadline, the Cavaliers faced an even more intense schedule.

To ensure he could attend enough games, Paul decisively announced his return.

Of the five consecutive matches, two were back-to-back games.

Fortunately, there are four home games, and only the game against the Knicks requires an away game, with both back-to-back games being home games.

Chandler single-handedly blocked the Wizards' Wall's layup attempt as he drove into the paint.

The Cavaliers ultimately won all five games, ending this high-intensity schedule and achieving an eight-game winning streak.

During that period, the Cavaliers began to speed up their transition game, and at one point scored a season-high 131 points against the Rockets.

At Chen Shuo's request, the Cavaliers did not simply force the pace, but instead seized every opportunity of the opponent's mistakes and turnovers, converting the team's defensive gains into points as much as possible.

To compensate for the team's lack of fast break talent, the Cavaliers launched a large number of pull-up three-pointers during fast breaks, as well as quick three-point attempts after simple screens in early transitions.

These fast breaks were even more effective than Chen Shuo had anticipated, resulting in a significant increase in the three-point shooting and production output for players like Leonard, Green, Battier, and Parsons.

Essentially, it was an early offensive move that took advantage of the chaos to reduce development costs, giving these role players easy opportunities to shoot three-pointers.

Thompson has become the biggest winner among them, averaging 3.5 three-pointers per game in the past 8 games, and his productivity has reached the peak form that Chen Shuo remembers Thompson to be in.

Although it cannot be maintained in the long term, it is enough to prove that the team's tactical adjustments have indeed benefited Thompson's performance.

Thompson averaged 23.8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game last week, and with the team's good performance, he won his first Player of the Week award in his career.

The team's overall record has improved to 36 wins and 9 losses, surpassing the Bulls' 36 wins and 10 losses, and returning to the top of the Eastern Conference.

After defeating the Wizards, Paul, as the team's core player, gave an interview.

Alva, a reporter for the Cleveland Plain News, asked about the tactical changes.

"Chris, the team's pace of the game has noticeably quickened since your return. Was this a decision made by the coaching staff?"

What were the reasons behind this tactical adjustment?

Paul pulled over the microphone; the content was all out in the open, there was nothing to hide.

"We have the best ability to steal and force turnovers in the league."

"Chen hopes we can translate these advantages into points."

"We did as instructed, it's that simple."

Alva grasped the key point in Paul's words.

"You mean Chen will participate in tactical discussions?"

Paul smiled but remained silent.

Just then, Alva took out a photograph.

It was inside a private club in West Cleveland. In the video, Chen Shuo was speaking to Paul with his mouth slightly open, while Cole was holding a wine glass and facing the bar, and Nurse was staring at Paul's face.

"Chris, this is a photo posted on Twitter."

"According to the photographer, it should have been the day before your game against the Charlotte Bobcats."

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"You lost 6 out of 7 games before this meeting, but after this meeting, you have won 8 straight games."

"Many fans and media outlets are curious about what happened in between?"

Paul looked at the photo and smiled, surprised that he could be photographed without his knowledge.

"This was just a private gathering."

Unable to extract any information, Alva changed the subject to other questions:

"With just over a month left in the season, you and LeBron James are in the top two for MVP."

What are your thoughts on the MVP competition?

This is an issue that the Cavaliers' public relations department has discussed, and Alva, as the team's reporter, naturally wouldn't forget it.

Paul let out a soft breath, his official smile gradually turning into a serious expression:

"LeBron is an excellent player."

"But the MVP is the best player on the best team, and I'm working towards that goal."

Chen Shuo stood outside the door and nodded silently.

This rhetoric was designed by Chen Shuo.

If you can't surpass LeBron James in advanced statistics, you can only focus on the definition of MVP.

The NBA has not provided official criteria for selecting the MVP, but has instead left the voting rights to media reporters within the industry.

The MVP is the best player on the best team.

This is an unspoken rule in the league regarding the MVP award.

Using this statement to declare the competition for MVP undoubtedly places the team's performance as the most important factor.

Given the Cavaliers' current form, maintaining their lead over the Heat should not be difficult.

Ideally, there should be a significant gap between them.

If Paul can pull ahead of the Heat by 5-10 games and win the final head-to-head matchup against them, he will have a great chance to win the MVP award.

As Chen Shuo left the multimedia room, he ran into Grant.

"Chen, I have some bad news."

Chen Shuo waited for a long time before asking:

"Only one piece of bad news, not a single piece of good news?"

Grant said with a bitter expression:

"I'm sorry, but there is only bad news."

"The Bobcats waived Boris Diaw's contract, putting him on the buyout market."

"But according to my sources, Diaw has reached an agreement with the Spurs and will sign a contract with them after the waiver period ends."

Chen Shuo was not surprised.

Diaw wasn't happy playing for the Bobcats. The Spurs' system was indeed a good fit for the French magician, and in San Antonio, he could also play with his childhood friend Parker.

This makes the Spurs' roster depth quite formidable.

George Hill, Manu Ginobili, Gary Neal, Boris Diaw, Matt Bonner, and Tiago Splitter – the energy this group can unleash within the Spurs' system is terrifying, which is indeed a bit tricky.

Whether it's their single-roster lineup or the depth of their rotation, the Spurs are on the same level as the Cavaliers.

Chen Shuo really didn't want to face the Spurs in the Finals.

Right now, all we can do is hope that the younger version of the Thunder trio can overpower the old master with their chaotic attacks.

In the last five games of March, the Cavaliers were on fire and won all of them, achieving their longest winning streak of the season at 13 games.

This has caused the photo of Cleveland's West Side to continue to gain popularity.

Almost all media outlets and fans speculated about the content of the photo, believing that this meeting turned around the Cavaliers' then-slump.

Meanwhile, the MVP race between Paul and James has been brought to the forefront by the media.

With the media backing both sides, people are coming forward every day to provide new arguments to prove that Paul or James deserves the MVP more.

Although Jordan Brand, the company behind Paul, is owned by NIKE, the two companies are still locked in a fierce battle of public opinion.

James' team is fixated on Paul's stats.

ESPN的文霍斯特认为，保罗20.1分9.1助3.6板2.5抢断的数据，没法和詹姆斯27.3分7.9板6.0助攻1.9抢断的的基础数据竞争。

Paul's side of the media was not to be outdone, taking the perspective of Cleveland fans and focusing on the narrative of James' public betrayal.

It was also pointed out that James had better teammates, yet he was performing worse.

This directly made the final game of the season, the clash between the Cavaliers and the Heat, the focus of attention across the United States.

The league even spent a lot of money to hire the well-known GG team to film a short video for this matchup.

The drama between the new and old kings in Cleveland is heating up ahead of time.