LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Chapter 93 Roll Call Tactics

In 2012, smartphones began to become mainstream, and Twitter also took advantage of this trend to grow rapidly, becoming a platform for many media outlets and celebrities to voice their opinions.

Although Facebook has the most users among social media platforms.

However, compared to Facebook's focus on users' private social interactions, Twitter has been building its public opinion sphere from the very beginning.

As one of the four major North American leagues, Twitter naturally wouldn't let go of the NBA's traffic.

Last year, they invited a large number of star athletes to join Twitter, along with a large number of media writers.

The NBA management has always maintained a cautious attitude towards this. Riley and Ainge are not fond of Twitter; the former does not have a Twitter account, and the latter rarely speaks out.

Before Chen Shuo, there were only two executives who genuinely liked to post comments on Twitter.

One is Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who likes to criticize referees on Twitter and even debates with fans.

Chen Shuo finds it hard to tell whether it's his nature or a self-promotion of a down-to-earth, knowledgeable football boss.

After all, in the eyes of Cavaliers fans, Gilbert is a passionate, knowledgeable, and dedicated owner who is willing to spend time on sports.

The other one is Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets.

Mo Gou was among the first management team to actively join Twitter. He enjoys sharing his data-driven basketball analysis theories online, which has garnered him nearly 100,000 followers.

On May 25, before the start of the NBA conference finals, Chen Shuo, as the general manager of the Cleveland Cavaliers, officially joined Twitter.

Chen Shuo used a short sentence as his first message after joining Twitter.

"It's time."

Double entendre.

This both announced his joining Twitter and brought up his comments from a year ago.

Because Twitter had previously collaborated with Knights' PR department to generate buzz, hundreds of replies flooded in almost the instant Chen Shuo posted the message.

Chen Shuo clicked on the post to read on.

Many fans recounted Chen Shuo's words about executing traitors at Quicken Loans Arena.

Human beings are essentially repeaters.

Some fans have even mastered the core of online surfing – photo editing skills.

Replace the still from a movie with images of Chen Shuo and James.

James's character's mouth was taped shut, while Chen Shuo's character, whose face was swapped, was pointing a gun at the back of James's head.

This made Chen Shuo unable to hold back any longer.

Although it's not as convenient as AI-generated images in 2026, netizens from 12 still managed to create quite a few interesting memes using their old, authentic skills.

To enhance interaction, Chen Shuo also selected one or two netizens to give brief replies.

The busy period gave Chen Shuo a feeling of being transported back to 2026.

Although this is just the most primitive form of the internet, at least it provides a platform for online communication.

This was a show he enjoyed immensely before he time-traveled.

Chen Shuo immediately decided that after finishing this holiday, he would go back to Hupu to clean up the atmosphere and never let Hupu become like "LeBron James's Hupu".

Of course, during this period, Hupu was probably more powerful with 60 billion Kobe fans.

Chen Shuo carefully chose the time to join Twitter.

In terms of popularity, this series between the Cavaliers and the Heat will definitely surpass the Western Conference series between the Spurs and the Thunder, and may even surpass this year's NBA Finals.

After all, this round is full of topics.

Chen Shuo's one-year promise at the press conference.

The love-hate relationship between Cleveland and James.

The MVP battle between Paul and James.

Many people even dug up Chen Shuo's comments about James during last year's playoffs.

At the time, Chen Shuo personally filmed a video dissing James.

"Hey LeBron, if you don't apologize to the Cleveland fans, I guarantee you won't win a championship. You'll lose to the Dallas guys."

"Remember, this is the curse of Cleveland."

James' response at the time was: "Basketball doesn't believe in curses."

Charles Barkley joked in the TNT studio, "What if the Heat lose this series?"

"Then I have a sincere piece of advice for James."

"Apologizing might be the only way out."

The media war between the two sides was launched immediately, providing ample warm-up for this series.

On May 28, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was played at Quicken Loans Arena.

Chandler, unusually, lost the ball while jumping against Bosh.

The moment James received the ball, boos erupted from the court, condemning him as a traitor.

Chen Shuo sat on the sidelines watching with Gilbert.

The Heat's roster remains a mix of one big man and four small men.

Besides the Big Three, the other two players are Chalmers and Mike Miller.

Both players have the ability to create space, but the difference is that Chalmers is a 3D point guard, while Miller is more of a slow-moving white shooter.

This is already the best stretch lineup the Heat can field; the only truly usable players on the bench are JR Smith and Haslem.

But JR hasn't transitioned to 3D yet; he's better suited to provide firepower off the bench.

After James crossed half-court, he did not attempt to force a breakthrough against Leonard, nor did he stand at the top of the key to issue cards as he had done in previous encounters, allowing Wade and Bosh to go one-on-one first.

Following James' gesture, Chalmers quickly came to Leonard's side and pressed his hands firmly against Leonard.

Targeting tactics.

James called for a pick-and-roll from Chalmers in order to force a switch on defense and thus wear down Paul.

Riley, a cunning fox, had long ago discerned that the Cavaliers' key to victory lay with Paul, who controlled the Cavaliers' rhythm.

When Paul is on the court, the Cavaliers are able to launch their offense with fewer turnovers despite the Heat's high-pressure defense.

That's why Riley went so far as to target Paul, hoping that Paul would fall into a self-justification trap and lose himself.

The tactic of single-handedly targeting someone serves the same purpose.

Only by maximizing the damage and weakening of Paul can we achieve this.

If Paul's stamina decreases on offense and he makes mistakes in handling the ball, the Heat can launch a counterattack, and then the game will be won.

Chen Shuo shook his head almost imperceptibly.

It's not that simple.

Having experienced the Cavalry-Warrior War on the original timeline, Chen Shuo would naturally be prepared for targeted tactics in advance.

James drove downwards with the momentum.

Paul did not switch on defense as he had expected. Instead, he reached out and swiped his card in James's driving lane, making a slight delay before returning to Chalmers' side.

At the same time, Garnett was already on the free-throw line, with Leonard following closely behind.

Before the double team could close in, James passed the ball to Mike Miller, who was left open on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Miller faced Thompson who came to help defend, and decisively took the first shot, which went in smoothly.

This is the significance of the Heat's insistence on playing a lineup with one big man and four small men.

With one center out, Garnett will have to face Miller.

This means that when Garnett helps on defense, Miller will inevitably be left exposed.

In fact, Miller had a lot of open looks in the last game of the season, but he had just returned from injury and his shooting touch was terrible.

In the past two series, the Heat deliberately set up a lot of plays for Miller to help him develop a good shooting touch.

This puts the Cavaliers in a dilemma.

When James saw Miller make the shot, the gloom in his heart immediately dissipated.

However, the Cavaliers' subsequent offensive possessions made James fully realize the disadvantages of having one big man and four small men.

Another advantage of having one big man and four small men is that Bosh's flexibility allows him to extend outwards and double-team the defender when defending a pick-and-roll.

Facing a double-team from Wade and Bosh, Paul steadily protected the ball and found Garnett, the 2.11 pivot on the court.

Thompson used Chandler's screen to get open and easily took a shot after receiving the ball outside the weak-side three-point line.

The basketball hit the front of the rim, and Chandler, standing tall among a bunch of little guys, grabbed the rebound.

Unfortunately, his second-chance opportunity was a bit off, and the ball missed the rim again. Bosh, back in the paint, watched as the ball came right into his arms.

A pair of long arms appeared behind Bosh's head, plucked a melon from above and behind his head, and then slammed the ball into the basket.

It was Garnett who had been fully rested in the previous series.

The excessive rest time allowed KG's internal energy to surge wildly, finally finding release at this moment.

KG wasn't finished after scoring, roaring at Bosh in front of him, instantly making Bosh look smaller. Chen Shuo looked at Spoelstra on the sidelines.

While having one big man and four small men can certainly create space, it also makes the defense more aggressive.

But do we still need the defensive rebound?