The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 675 - 255 What on Earth Is LeBron Doing?

Chapter 675: Chapter 255 What on Earth Is LeBron Doing?

December ended with the Heat team winning 11 out of 15 games, a record of 11 wins and 4 losses.

Actually, this record is quite impressive.

It’s just one more loss than last month.

But after 30 games, their record stood at 23 wins and 7 losses, with a win rate of 76.6%!

Based on this win rate, the Heat team is projected to end with 63 wins.

It’s worth mentioning that the Bulls, who were leading the season in record before, only have 62 wins, which means the Heat has to secure one more victory than the Bulls.

Wade plus Chris Bosh’s "Dual Core," coupled with Chalmers and James Jones stretching the space, and adding David Lee, who wasn’t originally part of the lineup but has the capability to average over 20 points in offense!

More importantly, David Lee is somewhat similar to Chris Bosh in that he can catch and shoot on the move.

To put it more plainly...

He doesn’t hog the ball and can shoot immediately after receiving the ball.

Therefore, the Heat’s offensive assault, with this setup, is particularly vicious, and the average interior line simply can’t withstand it.

On the perimeter, the defensive contributions of Wade and Chris Bosh can lock down most of the league’s wing penetrators.

Even for Su Wan, without an outstanding group of shooters to create space, it would be very difficult to beat this team.

Just like the first game, they only narrowly secured a win against the Heat team at the very last moment, relying on Su Wan’s score of over 50 points and a "three-point buzzer beater." NovelFire.Côm-cσ๓

It’s only because David Lee’s defensive capabilities aren’t that strong, otherwise, the intensity of this Heat team would definitely be T0 level.

They are still the hot favorites for the League Championship.

Currently, the top 6 teams in both the Eastern and Western Conferences each have their own issues:

The Bulls are a "Youth Army," inexperienced on the big stage; the Heat lack top-notch interior defense, and can’t compress the space against strong inside players or breakthroughs; the New York Knicks rely on the three-point shot, being second in the league in three-point percentage, which makes their performance unstable; the Spurs, like the Knicks, depend on threes and also lack strong rebounding; the Lakers are overly dependent on Kobe and Paul Gasol’s performances; and as for the third in the West, the Mavericks, in two words: too old!

This season, after a major shakeup in the summer, you can feel the shifting landscape of the league.

The top three in the Eastern Conference are all "new faces," and in the West, the Spurs have changed their style and come back, the Lakers’ dominance over the West is not like the past, and the Mavericks are the only team that hasn’t changed much.

That is to say, even with their current lineup, the Heat still have hopes of contending for the championship.

But in mid-to-late December, they lost to the Knicks again, and coupled with losing the top spot in the Eastern Conference, under the influence of certain opportunists, Miami seemed like a crumbling edifice.

But they don’t think about...

Which "crumbling edifice" still ranks second in the Eastern Conference?

However, Miami media and fans are now completely caught up in this wave of public opinion, unable to extricate themselves. They see LeBron James as the "Savior," and they are expecting LeBron’s return to take the team back to the top of the standings, and at the same time...

Defeat the New York Knicks!

On January 1st, the League announced the "Players of the Month" for the Eastern and Western Conferences.

The Eastern Conference "Player of the Month" went to Derek Rose.

Su Wan’s December stats were explosive, averaging 35.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.8 steals, 1 block, and the New York Knicks had a "10-game winning streak."

But the momentum of the Bulls was equally frightening, as they only lost one game on the first day of December, then went on a "13-game winning streak," with Derek Rose playing at a regular season MVP level during this time, averaging 25.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists.

The league has always had a tradition of favoring "New Stars," and in the end, Su Wan lost to Derek Rose.

The New York media were furious; they thought this was a deliberate targeting of Su Wan.

The issue blew up, and had it not been for LeBron’s debut tonight, it probably would have sparked a major debate.

That evening, the whole world was silent; the "Chosen One" walked onto the stage wearing the Heat’s number 6!

Before the game began, he said many very confident things:

"We will definitely win tonight!"

"Everyone will see how terrifying the Heat team is in this game!"

"This is the full Heat team, I believe, this is the year for the Heat!"

...

In the end, he even suggested, "I think every team in the league should retire the number 23 jersey, as a sign of respect for Michael Jordan!"

The journalists were baffled; they didn’t know why LeBron suddenly brought this up.

Old Zhan’s face was full of self-satisfaction, as if he had done something quite remarkable.

Wade and Chris Bosh were also looking forward to tonight’s game; they both believed LeBron could provide a satisfactory answer.

Amidst all these voices, only Coach Spoelstra cautiously stated, "LeBron hasn’t played in an official game for a long time, and he hasn’t participated in as many practice sessions with the Heat as people think. Of course, this is normal; it’s so the team could perform well while he was suspended. So we should have an objective view of LeBron’s debut; he’s an outstanding player, and I believe he can perform well. But if not, we should still remain optimistic about it!"

Miami media just smiled in response to Spoelstra’s statement; in their opinion, Spoelstra was being "modest." He deliberately said it to lower everyone’s expectations, and then LeBron would make a big splash.

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