Super all-around point guard

Chapter 497 Raptor Knights Lose!
After Anthony finished speaking, he left, leaving James standing there alone and sighing. Anthony is a special existence to James, a more important opponent than Kobe, the former Celtics Big Three, Curry, and Xie Chen. Of course, the same is true for Anthony.

James and Anthony have known each other for so many years, and he has never heard Anthony say such things to him. Anthony has never been good at expressing, but today, Anthony said all the words hidden in the deepest part of his heart.

How could James not understand Anthony's pain and struggle?In fact, James has been paying attention to Anthony's situation when he has entered the finals every year in the past few years. When Anthony scored 62 points in Madison Square Garden, James was the first to know and was more excited than everyone else. Even Anthony's coming to New York was James' suggestion.

James sighed: "Five years ago, I told him that only the New York Knicks could have a chance to beat us. I didn't expect this day to really come. Cameron, I really want you to enter the finals. Unfortunately, I am very sorry that you have Chris Xie on the team. I will definitely beat you!"

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After defeating the Cavaliers, the Knicks only have two games left this month. One is an away game against the Pelicans, and the other is a home game against the Mavericks. The Pelicans have no hope of advancing to the playoffs at all, but the thick-browed Davis is still very energetic.

Afterwards, Xie Chen hit double figures in rebounding and met the legendary Pelicans, the former Hornets, and the older generation of "bearded" and "queen bee" Baron Davis. When he was in the Hornets, Davis was able to average 23+7+5 per game.It is often said that the Magic is a training base for centers. Looking at it this way, the Pelicans (Hornets) have become a training base for point guards in the West, training beards for the Warriors and Chris Paul for the Clippers.

Xie Chen likes the duel with Baron Davis very much, because this guy has a street style, and that kind of matchup feeling is something that Irving Curry can't bring to Xie Chen.

In this game, the Knicks lost to the Pelicans, and then lost to the Mavericks, continuing to rank eighth in the Eastern Conference.

In a blink of an eye, it is April. This month, 14 days later, the regular season will end, and the playoffs will begin immediately.

The moment of waiting for the playoffs for a whole year is finally here!
Every team is doing their best to improve their record. The No. 8 Golden State Warriors in the West have still lost 72 games. They still have the opportunity to challenge the Chicago Bulls' best record of 10 wins and [-] losses. If they don't lose this month, or only lose one goal, there is no doubt that another great team has been born!
And the number one in the Eastern Conference changed from Cavaliers to Raptors in April!

This is something no one expected in advance. The number one throne in the East will change hands at the last moment?The Cavaliers will suddenly lose six games in a row?

The Toronto Raptors became the No. [-] team in the Eastern Conference, which made them very proud. The whole team was very excited. Speaking of which, they have played really well during this period of time. No matter whether they encounter a strong team or a weak team, they can win perfectly. This is the stage when their self-confidence is bursting.

DeRozan said happily: "We are the best team in the East. Guys, Kyle Lowry has played so well in the last few games. This is completely the performance of the league's number one point guard! Brother, you should definitely be ranked in the top three of the MVP list. Why is that guy standing on your head? They are the eighth in the East, but we are the number one in the East!"

Kyle Lowry waved his hand, but he was overwhelmed by the praise in his heart. This is the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference. What an enviable position to look up to!Kyle Lowry, as the main point guard, as the leader of the team, how can he not be proud?

Lowry laughed: "Our season will be recorded in the history of the Raptors. We are unstoppable this season. Let us keep it until the end of the season!"

Raptors black coach Casey, at this time, was not blindly immersed in the joy of winning the No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. He frowned, and after everyone else left the arena, Lowry and DeRozan were left alone.

"Coach, is there something wrong?" Kyle Lowry saw the abnormal performance of the coach. Although the coach never laughed very much, he was obviously stronger than usual today.

Coach Casey said seriously: "Yes, there is one thing I really want to tell you. Now we are No. [-] in the East. This is a very remarkable achievement. Before the season, no one would have expected that our Raptors would become No. [-] in the East. This is a manifestation of our strength. I have no objection to this. However, the playoffs are coming soon. If we continue to stay No. [-] in the East, have you ever thought about who we will meet in the first round?"

The number one in the Eastern Conference is of course the eighth in the weakest Eastern Conference, but after Casey reminded Kyle Lowry and DeRozan, they suddenly realized: "The eighth in the Eastern Conference is now the New York Knicks!"

This is not the weakest playoff team in the East!It is no exaggeration to say that they are the strongest!

DeRozan said in surprise: "Coach, are you worried that we will meet them in the first round? The combination of Xie and Anthony is indeed terrible, and if Xie was not suspended for such a long time, the record would have already reached the top three in the Eastern Conference. But they have been hovering between the seventh and eighth positions. According to their recent winning percentage, they should be ranked seventh at the end of the season, not eighth."

Casey said: "Row to seventh? Then go to fight James' Cavaliers in the first round? Do you think Xie and Anthony are so stupid?"

Kyle Lowry also panicked immediately: "The coach is right. With Xie's wit, he will deliberately watch the situation and play. If the Cavaliers return to No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, they will be promoted to seventh. If the Cavaliers fall to No. [-] in the Eastern Conference, they will keep the eighth. Anyway, their goal in the first round is us!"

DeRozan is almost crying, the Knicks don't really want to deliberately beat them in the first round, do they?But Lowry's analysis is very reasonable. If it were him, he would choose to avoid the Cavaliers in this way.

"Damn it, after such a good season, if he is eliminated in the first round, then..." DeRozan couldn't help but say frustrated words.

Coach Casey said: "That's what I'm worried about."

The three were silent for a long time without speaking. They were so excited that they could no longer laugh. Afterwards, Kyle Lowry raised his head and asked the coach, "What chance do you think we have of winning against the Knicks?"

Casey sighed: "Although as the coach of the team, I shouldn't say that, but...if the opponent is the Celtics, I can win with seven or eight points. If it's the New York Knicks...less than [-]%."

Casey said this conservatively. You must know that although the Knicks have not had a good record this season, they have won top teams such as the Cavaliers, Warriors, Clippers, and Spurs in the regular season.

Lowry shook his head and said, "Coach, your worries are necessary. If this is the case, there is only one way."

Both the coach and DeRozan looked at Lowry.

Lowry said: "In the last six games, if the Knicks win one game, we will win one game. If the Knicks lose one game, we will lose one game!"

The Knicks have just lost two games in a row, so the next task for the Raptors is to lose, trying to make the team fall to second place in the Eastern Conference and not meet the Knicks.

Then, there was a third team in the Eastern Conference that deliberately lost.

Xie Chen never imagined that one of his ideas would lead to such changes in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks lost to avoid the Bulls and Heat, while the Cavaliers and Raptors lost to avoid the Knicks. If the fans knew the truth, it would be so much fun.

Coincidentally, the next game of the Raptors is to play the Cavaliers at home, which is even more fun, because both teams want to lose!

Lowry only guessed that Xie Chen would avoid the Cavaliers and beat them exclusively, but he didn't guess that the Cavaliers' internal change was caused by Xie Chen, so he didn't know that the Cavaliers were also deliberately losing recently, and the Cavaliers obviously didn't realize that the Raptors were also losing in order to avoid the Knicks.

The Raptors home court, the strong duel between the No. [-] in the East and the No. [-] in the East attracted many Toronto fans to watch. People thought that this must be a very exciting matchup. The two teams would fight fiercely for the No. [-] in the East, but they never expected it.

"What the hell are these guys doing? It's been one quarter, the score is only that low, and their shooting percentage is unbelievable. Is this really a contest between the No. 76 team in the Eastern Conference and the No. [-] team in the Eastern Conference? It's even worse than the Lakers and [-]ers!"

"Hehe, I knew that watching football at this time is the most worthless. The playoffs are less than a month away. If it is the contest between the seventh and eighth, it must be exciting. The fight is fierce, but the first and second, they don't worry about the playoff tickets. Why are they so desperate?"

Both sides played this game without any passion, so the fans were not happy watching it.

Kyle Lowry has performed well in the past few games, but today he is not in good shape. He made an open three-pointer. James glanced at Lowry and let him shoot a three-pointer. Lowry actually made a three-point shot.

This surprised James, and James, who had always had a normal relationship with Lowry, also began to care about each other: "Dude, I don't think you are in a good state today."

Lowry deliberately pretended to be depressed: "Yeah, this damn shot is always missed. In fact, I have a headache since I woke up in the morning. If the opponent is not you, I may not even play this game."

"That's right." James smiled.

James thought Lowry was really in poor health, but in the second quarter, Lowry gave up an obvious chance to score by himself and insisted on passing the ball back to his teammates. In addition, DeRozan also played like Lowry tonight. The smart James suddenly understood what happened to the Raptors.

"It seems that they have realized that if they win again, the first round will be against the Knicks." James secretly said.

As strong as the Cavaliers, they are unwilling to meet the Knicks in the first round, let alone the Raptors who have been playing in the first round in recent years.

Sorry, I won't take back what I gave you.James saw that DeRozan and Lowry deliberately hit the iron, so he was not polite, and he even brushed three irons.

Seeing this, Lowry thought that James was really in a bad state, and stepped forward to express his condolences: "LeBron, you are also in a bad state tonight."

James touched his head: "Yeah, I also have a headache."

"Uh..." After hearing this, Lowry felt his head really hurt.

This is how to do?James has been so stubborn, how can the Raptors lose?
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On this day, the Knicks did not have a game, and when the Cavaliers and Raptors were in full swing, Xie Chen was staying with Katie at home. Unexpectedly, his teammate Ci Shiping suddenly visited, and as soon as he entered the door, Xie Chen happily let Xie Chen watch the game between the Cavaliers and Raptors.

At this time, Lowry happened to hit a pass on the Cavaliers, laughing at Merci Shiping.

On the court, James was also angry: "This little bastard can pass such a bad pass. Young people just don't know how to play. They don't pay attention to methods when they lose."

Then, James ignored it. After getting a defensive rebound, seeing that Irving had passed halftime, he made a long throw. Irving tried his best to chase it, but it was still fruitless, because James directly threw the ball out of bounds.

"Hahaha...hahaha, these two teams make me laugh so hard." Ci Shiping laughed even harder. He said to Xie Chen, "Have you noticed that these two teams are not serious about playing? They both want to lose on purpose! Do you know why?"

"Oh?" Xie Chen could see that the Raptors intentionally lost the game. They obviously didn't want to run into the Knicks. This was something Xie Chen had expected, but he wanted to hear what Ci Shiping had to say.

"I don't know." Xie Chen shook his head.

Metta Shiping suddenly had a smug face: "Obviously, they realized that whoever is No. [-] in the Eastern Conference will face us in the first round. You also know that LeBron and DeRozan are very afraid of me. I will be a beast in the playoffs! It is understandable that they want to avoid us."

"Uh...so that's how it is." Xie Chen didn't know that Ci Shiping's narcissism was serious again, but Ci Shiping's arrival brought Xie Chen a lot of joy, because this game was so interesting.

Kyle Lowry kept fouling in order to lose the game, especially when the opponent was about to shoot a three-pointer. The absolute thug sent the opponent three free throws. James saw Lowry playing like this, and he was even more straightforward. He knocked Carroll to the ground. I was sent off and stopped playing!

　Happy New Year everyone, new year and new weather, please also support the genuine super all-round point guard, after all, you may not be able to see it at this time next year.

　　
　
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