NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 387 Adjustment

The media exaggeratedly used "James officially declared war on Xue Liancheng" to describe this Eastern Conference showdown, which caused a great response.

Reporters rushed over in droves and visited Xue Liancheng.

Reporter: "You are about to meet James again. How do you feel now?"

Xue Liancheng: "I have no special mood. We are not afraid of any opponent."

Reporter: "James also said this during the interview."

Xue Liancheng was dumbfounded: "This is very good. It means that they are ready. You can just wait for the wonderful battle to come."

Reporter: "Don't you have anything to say?"

Xue Liancheng: "I have nothing special to say..."

Reporter: "James is your old rival. Isn't that special?"

Xue Liancheng: "Please? I have only been in the league for two years. Where did I find my old rival? This is the second time we have met. The so-called old rivals are all judged by you based on their influence and popularity. It's boring. Hype…”

What the hell...

James is indeed a strong opponent here, but he is definitely not old.

The media just saw her and James' popularity explode and forced them to be together.

He had never heard of the media calling him and Curry old rivals.

The reporter had no choice but to unleash his ultimate move: "James mentioned you frankly and said he would kill you on the court."

Xue Liancheng: "This is what I want to say. We have only one goal, and that is the championship. No matter who stands on our way to the championship, we will knock them over, that's all."

This time.

It was his turn to be reluctant to talk about James.

Because in his eyes, this topic is completely rotten. The strength and weakness between him and James does not prevent the media from taking them out and frying them repeatedly. This is very boring.

Moreover, it is still the kind that stirs up everything.

However, these very common answers, after being processed by the media, turned into "Xue Liancheng: I have never regarded James as an opponent."

Oh open!

With this title, Jamie exploded on the spot.

"You Mad, you really think you are invincible, you are so crazy!"

"You are an arrogant thing. You won a championship with Wade and you think you are invincible."

"How could you be so crazy if it weren't for Wade's super performance last season."

"You still don't regard Lao Zhan as your opponent? To be honest, Lao Zhan never takes you seriously, trash..."

"Come on, I'll see you on the field, why are you talking so much?"

"They always say that they form the Big Three, but you don't have Oladipo and Lopez, how can you achieve the top record in the Eastern Conference?"

"When Lao James won the MVP again, you were still nursing. Now that you have just won two MVPs, you are so awesome that you want to step on James and take over. Are you qualified?"

As the number one player in the league, fans like James would definitely not be happy if James was so despised by Xue Liancheng.

After all, the idol they respect is faith and the divine desire deep in their hearts. If James falls from the altar, then... it will be equivalent to them losing their faith and their inner strength.

That's why they reacted so violently.

Xue Liancheng fans were also not to be outdone.

"It's 3:0 but you were beaten four times in a row, so I ask you, are you ashamed?"

"A person who has been nailed to the pillar of shame still has the nerve to be called the number one in the league."

"I have never seen the number one player in the league lose repeatedly against the same player."

"You really don't deserve to be compared with Xue Liancheng, because you are neither the scoring leader nor an MVP contender, and your record is far behind by a galaxy. Why should you be Xue Liancheng's opponent?"

"You're right. When it comes to your opponent, Curry is the one. You are a chicken."

"See you on the field? You win against Xue Liancheng first, what a clown..."

The war of words between the two sides has flooded all major social media.

It is conceivable that the influence of the two people has reached an unparalleled level.

It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the two most influential people in the current sports world.

Amid the commotion, and at a time when the Knicks and Cavaliers are fighting fiercely, the NBA official website announced the list of best lineups.

Xue Liancheng, as the regular season MVP, plus the scoring champion, assist champion and other honorary blessings, undoubtedly occupies one of the spots.

As Xue Liancheng's biggest competitor for MVP and scoring title, Stephen Curry undoubtedly occupies another spot in the backcourt.

There was little controversy between the two.

After all, in terms of record, the team led by the two is truly one of the best.

In terms of statistics, Xue Liancheng is the only player in the league, with no one better than him.

Curry is also one of the few, fully dominant, and had an MVP-level season.

They are naturally the only choice for the best lineup.

But Westbrook's fall out of the best team still caused a huge sensation.

In terms of record, the Thunder ranks third in the Western Conference with 53 wins and 29 losses. They are also among the top five in the league and are truly a top powerhouse.

In terms of statistics, Westbrook averaged 23.5 points, 10.5 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 2 steals per game. This performance is similar to, or even better than, the season statistics of Xue Liancheng, who won the MVP last season.

The criteria for judging the best lineup are team record and personal data.

As the core backcourt of the team, Westbrook has performed so well this season, but he did not enter the best lineup, which is really surprising.

The frontcourt is Leonard and James.

The center is DeAndre Jordan.

Let’s not talk about the center for the moment. After all, in the current league, the center has been depleted. The value of Jordan entering the first team is really limited.

It can only be said that Jordan is the tallest among short people.

The two frontcourt players, Leonard and James, actually overcame Durant and became members of the best team, which also caused a lot of controversy.

The first is Leonard, who averaged 21.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 26 assists per game this season. Taken together, the three statistics can only be regarded as ordinary All-Star levels.

Leonard's selection completely accounted for the Spurs' 66 wins.

It is indeed remarkable that a team can achieve a record of 66 wins and 16 losses, and it is understandable that the core players should be selected based on this.

In addition, Leonard's defensive ability is top-notch, which adds a lot of points.

and so……

Leonard became a member of the All-NBA First Team, which is barely understandable.

James averaged 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game this season, and his field goal percentage was as high as 52%. He missed three-pointers at only 30.9%, but it was harmless.

James is still the top player in the league.

Compared with Durant's average of 28.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game, there seems to be no advantage. Durant also shot 50.5% from the field and 38.7% from three-point range. The overall performance is still terrible. As far as data is concerned, the two sides can only be said to be evenly matched, and even Durant has a slight advantage.

After all, the average points per game are about 3 points higher. This difference is still not small for top players.

In terms of achievements.

The Thunder have 53 wins and the Cavaliers have 54 wins. There is not much difference.

Therefore, it is a bit unreasonable to say that Westbrook was not selected for the first team, and even Durant was not selected.

This is also the source of controversy.

Xue Liancheng fans also took the opportunity to launch a vigorous denunciation meeting at this time.

"Some people are just thick-skinned. You have fallen out of the TOP discussion, and you still try to tie yourself up with the best first team. It's really shameless."

"Everyone knows where James' honor comes from. Think back to the two consecutive MVPs during the Heat era. Damn it, isn't it normal for you to walk with a giant ship composed of the three giants and have a good record? Just like this... he can still win the title again. MVP, tell me, how outrageous this is!"

"The funniest thing is that James thought the two championships he won were due to him alone. In the end, Wade gave him a big mouth: If I assist you, I can win the championship. If I assist Xue Liancheng, I can also win the championship. So...I am not indispensable to you."

"After winning two FMVPs, he said that these two honors are the most valuable, more valuable than the championship."

"Without Wade to lead him to win the championship, I will just say that James will never win a championship. This piece of garbage goes around trying to win honors and still has the nerve to be called the number one player. It's really ridiculous..."

Amid the condemnation, Durant also stood up and spoke.

He said in an interview: I don’t know why. We have achieved very dazzling results this season, but neither Westbrook nor I have been included in the first team discussion. This is very frustrating, as many fans have said. Saying that some people are favored is a huge harm to us.

The James fans immediately jumped out and angrily criticized Durant for being a big mouth.

"My record is better than yours, and my statistics are on par with yours. Is there any problem with joining the first team?"

"Mad! What exactly makes James unworthy of being in the first team? Please elaborate..."

"Ha! It doesn't matter which one of the two makes the first team. Now that James has been selected, I just don't understand. Why is this a preference?"

"Durant, you win two championships first before you talk."

"The best thing in your career is to enter the finals in 12 and still be sent away by Lao Zhan. What qualifications do you have to force Lai Lai..."

When the Jamies scolded people, they were still very cruel.

Not only did he scold Durant, he also went tit-for-tat with Xue Liancheng fans.

"Ha! Without Wade, what would you be last season?"

"We have never denied Wade's contribution, but it's you who use Wade's contribution to attack James. It's disgusting..."

"We are just each other. Isn't it interesting to laugh five steps at a time?"

"You won the MVP last season without being in the Big Three mode. When you win the MVP this season, you won't be in the Big Three mode? How funny..."

"Your honor is also based on strong teammates. What qualifications do you have to say about James."

They were still very smart, using shields as weapons to fight back against Xue Liancheng fans.

James was elected regular season MVP in both the 12 and 13 seasons. At that time, the Heat's Big Three model was sweeping the league, and it was truly unparalleled.

Many people also use this to talk about James MVP, which is not convincing.

You are one of the Big Three, how can your record be bad?

Your data is good, and then you win the MVP. What is there to complain about?

The same reason.

Xue Liancheng also won the MVP last season under the Big Three model.

Wade is still going strong, and Gasol is one of the best defensive players in the league. With the help of these two, Xue Liancheng won the honor, but that also has to be discounted.

This is also the reason why Xue Liancheng only won with a slight advantage last season when his statistics and record overwhelmed his opponents.

Everyone is still somewhat resistant to the Big Three model of winning MVP.

This season, Xue Liancheng also won the MVP with the help of two All-Stars, so he will naturally be criticized.

However, because Xue Liancheng's personal data is so incredible, his record is also overwhelming for fans except the Warriors, and he helped the Knicks get the best record in history. His MVP is still very convincing.

The scoring king, the assist king, the three-point king, the three kings are in place.

This is the powerful force of Xue Liancheng's fans to fight back, which gives Xue Liancheng fans a slight upper hand in this war of words.

And under this circumstance, the decisive battle between the Knicks and the Cavaliers began.

Madison Square Garden.

The scene was crowded with people and red flags were flying.

Countless of them were wearing Xue Liancheng's jerseys and were desperately shouting the names of the players on the field.

The Knicks' starting lineup remains unchanged: Xue Liancheng, Oladipo, PJ Tucker, Vonleh, Lopez.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup has made some adjustments: Irving, JR Smith, James, Love, TT Thompson.

Since Mozgov's performance in the second half was far below expectations, TT Thompson gradually took over the starting position.

The main reason is that Mozgov is too slow, his frame protection effect plummets, and his ability to assist and supplement defense is almost non-existent.

This forced Cavaliers head coach Francois to make a new choice.

in contrast.

TT-Thompson is full of energy, active in defense, and can also take advantage of the offensive end. He is very fast down the line and does an excellent job of grabbing rebounds.

The only drawback is that TT-Thompson is a bit short and is not built like a center.

but……

On the other hand, it is not without benefits, as it can make the lineup more flexible and more mobile.

Especially now, under the leadership of Xue Liancheng and Curry, many teams in the league have accelerated, and the small ball era is quietly coming.

This lineup arrangement can be regarded as adapting to the trend of the times.

The most important thing is that this arrangement can effectively curb the Knicks' fast break counterattack style.

When they used Mozgov, they suffered such losses. They repeatedly failed to defend in time, resulting in a 4-defense-5 situation, which caused them great harm.

Now starting the more flexible TT Thompson can effectively avoid this problem.

You know, although TT Thompson is a traditional insider, he is still very fast.

at the same time.

This lineup adjustment can also improve the Cavaliers' defensive vitality, such as enabling unlimited defensive changes, which is also a magic weapon to contain the Knicks' fast break counterattacks.

It can be said that this adjustment is for the Knicks.

It has to be said that Francois has done a thorough research and knows where the Knicks' offensive firepower lies, so he can block it in advance.

As for whether it is useful?

You have to fight to find out.

When Xue Liancheng saw this adjustment, he immediately understood Francois's intention, which made him frown unconsciously.

(End of this chapter)