The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 612 - 242 "Black Eight Miracle"_3

Chapter 612: Chapter 242 "Black Eight Miracle"_3

Mo Williams’ technical regression during his three years with the Cavaliers was actually reflected later in many of LeBron’s teammates.

It was also why, after they were done teaming up with LeBron, they often quickly disappeared from the League.

There’s no way around it, skill is something that degrades if you don’t use it or practice.

And it’s even harder to pick it back up!

1.0 version LeBron James’ fundamental reason for failure was that he never gave his teammates a chance to shine.

It wasn’t until he joined the Heat Team that, due to Wade’s status, he handed over possession of the ball in many critical moments.

Then he finally found the best way for him to win.

Taking a lot of stats, then passing the key moments to a scorer like Wade or Irving, getting along with the media, and finally smoothly taking home the finals MVP trophy, proving that what he got was a "Boss Championship".

His fans called this version of LeBron "Peak LeBron".

But in fact, the essence of LeBron’s playing from 2003 when he entered the League to 2024 when he achieved "Father-Son Basketball", his style of play has never changed.

The biggest difference between not winning a championship and winning one is simply whether the "big thigh" he leans on can hold up in the most critical moments.

So in 2013, more people remember Ray Allen’s three-point shot; in 2016, more people remember Irving’s kill; in 2020, more fans remember Anthony Davis!

They all have one thing in common:

They held up the team at the most critical moment!

Unfortunately, the current Cavaliers don’t have such a person.

Or perhaps, they did, but they were squeezed out by LeBron.

The Bulls ultimately won the first game of the series, bringing the score back up to 1-1.

Bill Walton, looking at the final 109 to 95, 14 points difference, said solemnly, "If Shawn can’t come back in the next few games, then there’s a good chance the Cavaliers will be ’Black Eight’!"

Initially, when they saw Yao Ming injured, the Cleveland media wanted to gloat:

Now you’re making an effort to match "Best Regular Season Record", now good for you, Yao Ming is out for the season, let’s see, the "72-victory" team can’t win the championship, we’ve got something to watch!

But unexpectedly, Marion got injured in the second game of the series, following Yao Ming closely behind.

Honestly, it’s hard to say which is more humiliating, "72-victory runner-up" or "65-victory Black Eight"!

They could only pray that Shawn Marion was just injured for this game, and the check-up would show no problems.

But then...

Severe shoulder strain, and it also affected Marion’s old back injury, now his whole arm is immobile, and it’s confirmed that he can’t play in the third and fourth games of the playoffs.

This news is practically no different from a "bolt from the blue" for the Cavaliers.

For the Bulls, this was like a shot of "steroids"!

In the second game of the playoffs, after Marion got injured, they seized such an advantage, they knew very well, making them eager to "Black Eight", their fighting spirit boiling even higher. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Moreover, they have two home games next!

This was even more motivation.

In the first game back at their home court, the Bulls started with an aggressive "Attack Wave", and by the end of the first quarter, the difference had reached 9 points, and if Jia Misen didn’t step up in the second quarter, the Cavaliers would have probably been more than 15 points behind by the break.

However, by the end, the Bulls were still leading by 7 points into the second half.

You’d think that since they caught up by 2 points in the second quarter thanks to Jia Misen, they should let him continue in the second half, which might loosen up the Bulls’ defense, but the first to lose patience was LeBron James.

He saw that by the end of the third quarter, the Bulls were still leading by 6 points.

And he only had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, so he couldn’t hold back, and when the fourth quarter began, he stepped up as the leader, leading the charge, constantly driving to the basket with the ball.

During this time, Jia Misen didn’t get to touch the ball.

And Derek Rose, with his personal offense, matched LeBron well.

minutes into the fourth quarter, LeBron had scored 12 points, but the score difference hadn’t closed at all.

While LeBron kept relentlessly attacking with the ball, Rose also scored 8 points and 3 assists, in terms of offensive contribution he was a bit more impactful than LeBron.

In the last two minutes, the Bulls started to focus all their attention on LeBron.

LeBron couldn’t overpower Noah and finally remembered Jia Misen.

But for a scorer like Jia Misen, the state is very important. After being cold for so long, how could he continue?

to 90, 8 points difference, the Bulls took the first game back at their home court.

Winning this game, the Bulls were clearly more confident.

Not just they were more confident, the Bulls’ fans and the Chicago media were equally confident.

In the fourth game of the series, even more Chicago people came to the venue to support the Bulls.

Derek Rose scored 38 points and 8 assists in this game, contending against LeBron, who scored 40 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers, helping the team bring the series score to 3-1!

Only one step away from "Black Eight"!

As for LeBron, the media didn’t mock him much but felt regret for him.

If Marion hadn’t been injured, although the Cavaliers’ first game was tough, they ultimately won, and there shouldn’t be a big problem.

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