Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 199 The Best in Team History

But David Stern then announced the location of the next All-Star Weekend, which made LeBron James uncomfortable.

The home stadium for the next All-Star Weekend is none other than Woody's Heat team.

After the news was announced, the entire Miami was excited.

The reporter asked Woody: "This year your interest is obviously not particularly high. Will you have a better sense of presence at next year's All-Star Weekend?"

Woody didn't hesitate: "Without a doubt!"

After his answer, the mayor of Miami also expressed his position in public:
"We will take a year to prepare for this, starting now!"

LeBron James looked at the media reports about this incident, and the discomfort in his heart came up again.

Woody now seemed to think that any words he said could cause a big stir.

Think about it at the beginning, he was the proud son of heaven, and Woody...

It cannot be said that he is not famous.

But it's definitely not up to his level.

But now, the two of them seemed to have changed.

Woody's influence is far greater than him.

This gave him the feeling that he had not made any progress at all over the years.

Only in the following time did he know what bad meant.

In the second half of his rookie season, the topic about him will continue.

Because he is a rookie and can still maintain the discussion of "Best Rookie".

But this season, he is no longer a rookie.

There is only one topic about him, whether he can get the Cavaliers into the playoffs, or whether he can become a spectator in the playoffs for two consecutive years.

Some media are already criticizing the trade made by the Cavaliers in 02. They almost gave away Miller, the "league's assist leader", for nothing.

If he hadn't been sent away at that time, he would at least be able to enter the playoffs safely now...

On this point, you can look at Miller's performance with the Nuggets.

LeBron James' current situation is that after a game, he can contribute "super giant" level data, but the team loses.

To use a less appropriate word to describe...

LeBron James is a "data brush"!
His age allows him to do such a thing.

Even though Woody led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals in his first year and now directly ranks first in the league in his second year, not everyone is Woody. His playing style is more mature and he has better teammates.

At least that was the case the second year.

LeBron also has his All-Star teammates, but compared to Shaquille O'Neal, Big Z is really not at the same level.

Okay, this is probably another awesome thing about Woody:

He also proved that he can make the team stronger if he has better teammates.

However, there is only one Woody after all!
Putting Woody aside, LeBron James is only a 19-year-old guy. More NBA players are still in the NCAA at his age, but he can contribute 27 plus 7 plus 7 on the NBA stage.
This is worthy of praise!
However, if you always leave Woody aside, leave aside the record, and just talk about LeBron James' personal data, then not only the reporters will vomit, but the fans will also vomit.

Rather than reporting on this matter, Woody and the Heat went on a winning streak before the All-Star Weekend. They had a 7-game winning streak. Including the victory at the end of January, they had an 1-game winning streak. After the All-Star Weekend, , they won consecutive victories and increased their winning streak to 8 consecutive victories.

With Shaquille O'Neal and Wade back, the unstoppable Heat team at the beginning of the new season is back.

They are also the only team in the league with more than 10 consecutive wins!
They harvested their opponents with grace and continued to consolidate their winning streak.At the same time, more and more attention is focused on them.

The Heat's winning streak in team history is 12 consecutive wins, and the media want to see if this Heat team can break this record.

Stan Van Gundy felt that all of them were genuine, so his answer was:

"Of course, without a doubt!"

LeBron James also became a witness.

When the Heat's winning streak reached its 12th game, the opponents in the next game were none other than LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

This is their last meeting this season.

After the previous two games, the media paid attention to whether LeBron James and the Cavaliers could defeat the Heat and end the latter's embarrassing winning streak against them. This time everyone believed that the Heat would refresh their winning streak in team history.

LeBron James has something to prove.

But after Shaquille O'Neal and Wade returned to this team, he was not even qualified to "die standing".

Stan Van Gundy didn't allow opponents to surrender and still kept the team's core on the court.

He is always particularly sensitive to this matter during games against the Cavaliers.

Just like when he was having breakfast at home and reading the newspaper, he would always curse angrily when he saw the media comparing LeBron James with Woody and citing some of LeBron James's advantages. last sentence:
Bullshit!

In his opinion, Woody is the best!

Not just compared to LeBron.

So in such games, he will always pay special attention to this matter.

He doesn't allow LeBron James to touch Woody in any way.

100 to 72, this is the score difference between the two teams at the end of the third quarter.

LeBron James sat on the bench, staring blankly at the court.

Behind him, the Clevelanders at Quicken Loans Arena looked at him blankly.

They are at a critical moment in chasing a playoff spot, and this disastrous defeat is undoubtedly a huge blow to their confidence.

Kenny Smith said: "It can be said that Woody personally ruined the Cavaliers' spot in the playoffs! Sure enough, true brothers should fight for real on the court instead of being humble to each other!"

Ok……

Before this game, Woody and LeBron were still showing their brotherly love in front of the media.

As for the competition, Woody won it big.

不管是比赛的胜利，个人数据方面，他也以24分11篮板7助攻的数据碾压了勒布朗的14分3篮板5助攻6失误。

"Every time I play against the Cavaliers, it is a very special thing for me. Watching LeBron, I am always so motivated..." Woody continued to say something without blushing after the game. Things that don't exist.

Does it matter?

After entering the league, Woody discovered that it really didn't matter!
This will be a great story, that’s enough!

He can't let LeBron win without breaking the best record in team history, and let LeBron win despite the deep brotherhood, right?Who knows what this guy will say after the game...

The Miami media specifically reported on the Heat's victory over the Cavaliers in big-character posters.

This isn't just a swipe at the Cleveland media.

They had a lot of trouble last season.

Miami hasn't forgiven Cleveland yet.

I also congratulate the Heat on breaking the longest winning streak in team history.

The Heat have ushered in their best era!

Woody, Shaquille O'Neal, Wade... Gerald Wallace's name must be added. More and more media are used to doing this, and Udonis Haslem, another player after the rise of the Heat. In an era, this time, what the Miami media is looking forward to is not just the Eastern Conference Finals!

They have higher expectations!
Mourning also admitted directly to the media: "This Heat team is more dominant than us back then. It is very possible that they can do things that we have never done before!"

The good news is, he's still here this time!
The Miami Chronicle described this Heat team like this: "They are in the best condition. They know what they are going to do. Even if they didn't know before the start of this season, now, it is absolutely certain that they have this concept! They realize it and they have a very good chance of achieving great success this season!"

When the time comes to March, if the team ranked first in the league does not have the strength to win the championship, then it is even less likely that other teams will!

On March 3, the Heat suffered their first loss after the All-Star break. The Heat's new winning streak in team history was set at 5 consecutive victories.

In the long history of the NBA, 18 consecutive victories can already be ranked among the top ten in NBA history.

"We are very happy to be able to do this, but we are not sorry that we did not achieve a more exaggerated winning streak." Talking about the defeat, Stan Van Gundy said this.

This is actually good news, because the players don't have to bear too much psychological burden to play the next game.

No one wants to think about "wins, wins, wins" during the regular season.

Especially for the league's number one team, what they need to consider now is rest and the playoffs.

No, the Heat have entered a stable rest rhythm since March 3th.

Especially Shaquille O'Neal.

No matter which one of the "3cs" of this team is injured, it will make this team's current glory not worth mentioning.

The most critical one is Shaquille O'Neal.

And of course Woody!

However, Woody's iron frame is obviously not something Shaquille O'Neal can compare with.

Stan Van Gundy is also paying more attention to Shaquille O'Neal's health.

In late March, Shaquille O'Neal only played 3 games and was placed on the daily observation list due to "back injury" the rest of the time.

Shaquille O'Neal obeyed the arrangement and was not unhappy at all.

He quite enjoyed this special treatment.

But as the playoffs approach, Shaquille O'Neal looks more focused.

If you want to ask him what is the most important thing now, then there is no doubt that it is to win the championship!
This is his way of proving himself!

Stan Van Gundy allowed him to be lazy so assuredly, and he also made sure that he would not fall because of it.

For superstars, especially those at this stage of their careers, their window to win the championship is getting smaller and smaller.

Shaquille O'Neal must consider whether this is his only chance of a lifetime.

And he guarantees that even if he fails to seize the opportunity in the end, it will not be because of him!
In these games, the Heat's record growth rate has begun to slow down.

However, on March 3, the last day of March, after defeating the Bulls, the Heat's regular season record this season still reached 31 wins!
This Heat team once again set a new record in team history.

This time it’s the “best record of the season”!
The Heat's previous best record in team history was 61 wins and 21 losses!
Now, before the season is completely over, the Heat have won 62 games, making the original "best record in history" completely a thing of the past.

Now there is one more reason why the Heat must succeed this season...

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally became the focus of attention across the league in early April:
Towards the end of the season, the playoff spots are all decided.

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The Cavaliers became the most aggressive team among them.

They won 3 consecutive games in March. LeBron James averaged 3 plus 28 plus 9 per game. He grabbed everything from scoring to assists to rebounds. People in Cleveland felt heartbroken when they saw him, saying that he was still a child!

Cavaliers fans also took to the streets one by one, through street protests and other methods, demanding that the Cavaliers management make major reinforcements this summer.

Even if the Cavaliers have not yet confirmed that they will fall out of the playoff ranks and still have hope for the playoffs, even if they get in, they will still give the Heat a head.They really don't want to see LeBron working so hard anymore while the team can't win.

LeBron James has been in a much better mood recently.

Although, his exposure is obviously back!

He enjoyed everything now, and he tried his best to smile when facing reporters, but the reporter's question made him stunned.

The reporter asked:

"If you finally succeed in entering the playoffs, then you will meet the Heat. This will also be the first time you and Woody meet on the playoff stage. Have you ever thought about that scene? What do you think? What will happen?"

These words made LeBron break into a cold sweat.

He only realized belatedly that if the Cavaliers made it to the playoffs, they would beat the Heat.

Then don’t let the biggest tragedy in history happen, right?

If that were the case, he might be overwhelmed by Woody for the rest of his life.

Just look at Shaq and you will know that this kid is always very honest when it comes to topics related to Olajuwon!

what is the reason?
Isn't it because Shaq was swept by Olajuwon in the Finals?

This shame of not being able to take revenge will always make people inferior!
LeBron James feels that if he enters the playoffs, he will give Woody a chance to completely widen the gap with him.

But soon, he realized that he was thinking too much.

because……

Let alone what will happen if he gets in, now even if he wants to get in, it doesn't mean he can get in.

Several other teams that also retained hope for the playoffs were all ruthless!
All eager to enter the playoffs!

After all, at this stage of the season, there is nothing that can be done well or not. Not to mention entering the playoffs, at least we can sell a few more game tickets!

The final season record of the Cleveland Cavaliers was 40 wins and 42 losses.

The Nets are one win away from the final eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.

It is a pity that LeBron James missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year!
(End of this chapter)