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Chapter 76 Today I Came to Shatter Cleveland's Pride
On February 2017, 2, it attracted the attention of all NBA fans and media.

TNT even has a special column listing why you have to pay attention to the Lakers VS Cavaliers.

No. [-] in the East vs No. [-] in the West!

The defending champion vs the dark horse of the season!

Three All-Stars vs Three All-Stars!

The second place in the MVP list vs the fifth place in the MVP list!
The second is Zheng Long, and the fifth is James.

As for why Zheng Long is still second in leading the team with his offensive and defensive performance?
Because the first is Westbrook, who is performing a triple-double miracle of the season!

Yes, the triple-double at this time is still very valuable.Durant's departure gave Westbrook an image of one man, one city, a lonely hero.In Laomei, such extreme personal heroism is the most respected.

However, the MVP is only a personal honor. Whether it is the Cavaliers or the Lakers, what they care about is the team honor, that is, the NBA championship.

For the Cavaliers, even if they can rush out of the East, they have to face the powerful players from the West.

For the Lakers, if there is a chance to rush out of the West, then the Cavaliers will most likely be the championship contenders they face.

The two teams only have this chance to play against each other and test each other this year.

Is it important to win?Of course it is important.

But more importantly, being able to type something!
After defeating the Warriors in the Christmas game, the Cavaliers proved one thing, the defending champion is the defending champion!
On the morning of February 2, Zheng Long and his teammates arrived in Cleveland by plane.

Unlike a big city like Los Angeles, Cleveland can only be regarded as a small city in terms of economy and population.

As an old industrial city.

In terms of sports, the only achievement in Cleveland is probably the Cleveland Cavaliers.

As the Cavaliers who officially joined the NBA in 1970, before James joined, the team's presence was very general.

Count down familiar figures over the decades.

No. 1 in the team history of the former James era: Mark Price, known as "Jordan on the three-point line", has made 40.2% of his career three-pointers and 90.4% of his free throws.

Because the age is too long, even many Cavaliers fans today may not have heard of the 86 white shooters who entered the league in the second round in 25.

Maybe "Big Z" Ilgauskas is even more famous than Matt Price.

The first champion in the history of the Cavaliers, Austin Carr, who entered the league in 1971.

Just like James, Carl, who joined the Cavaliers as the No. 1974 pick, played the corresponding pick, and was successfully selected to the All-Star in [-].

Then, there is no more. The knee suffered a serious injury, and it has gradually become mediocre.

In the end, it was Nance Jr.'s father, Larry Nance, who came to the Cavaliers after the Suns played.

However, the old Nance dedicated all his energy to the Cavaliers, and was recognized by the Cavaliers, and completed his jersey retirement in 1995.

Only by understanding these lackluster historical figures of the Cavaliers and their achievements.

Only then can we understand what the "chosen son" James meant to the city of Cleveland after he came to the Cavaliers.

It is no exaggeration to say that it was the arrival of James that gave the city of Cleveland a certain reputation in the United States.

The arrival of James directly contributed to the economic recovery of this aging industrial city.

In the first phase of the James Cavaliers, he was the city son of Cleveland.

He led the Cavaliers all the way, from a fringe team in the East, to the playoffs and to the Finals.

Although he failed to bring the city a championship, he has successfully brought the Cleveland Cavaliers into the league's spotlight.

Love and hate are intertwined.

When the Cavaliers ranked first in the regular season in the 2010 season, they fell behind the Eastern Conference semifinals.

James chose to leave the Cavaliers and join the Heat.

James' departure caused the city to collapse. In the new season, the Cavaliers' record plummeted, setting a shameful record of 26 consecutive losses.

The biggest theme of the Cavaliers in the new season is that Cavaliers fans are crazily cursing James.

They couldn't understand James' departure, and they couldn't forgive it.

Although in the 2011 draft, the Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick and Tristan Thompson with the fourth overall pick.

The rebuilt Cavaliers still ranked third from the bottom in the East with a record of 21 wins and 45 losses that season (shortened season).

After missing the playoffs for four consecutive seasons, Cleveland's son James chose to return.

And together with Irving and Love formed the new Cavaliers All-Star Big Three.

James, who returned to the Cavaliers, led the team to return to the finals after 2007, and it was also the second time in the history of the Cavaliers that they entered the finals.

However, due to the absence of Love and Irving's injuries, they lost to the Warriors with a big score of 2 to 4.

In the 15-16 season, the Cavaliers made a comeback and won 10 consecutive victories in the playoffs. They swept the Pistons in the first round and the Eagles in the second round. Seven wins the game!

James fulfilled his promise to bring an NBA championship to Cleveland, and also established the pattern of riding brave battles.

This season, the original core of the Cavaliers has remained unchanged, and they have also shown their ambition to win another championship.

Although the overall performance of the Cavaliers is not as brilliant as last season so far, they still maintain the No. [-] ranking in the Eastern Conference.

This is the gold content of the defending champion team.

When Zheng Long and his teammates took the bus together, they were driving on the road to Quicken Loans Arena.

On both sides of the road, the cultural rendering of the Cavaliers is everywhere, and the photo of LeBron James has also been placed on various promotional billboards by Cleveland.

It is enough to see the depth of James' cultural influence on the city.

When the bus arrived near the Quicken Loans Arena, the atmosphere became more intense, and Cavaliers fans in wine red jerseys had already surrounded the arena.

They held up banners, posters, and signs with James' big head.

Ingram, who was sitting beside Zheng Long, curiously pointed to a sign written in English.

It was deliberately held by a Cavaliers fan, facing the Lakers bus.

"what is that?"

Zheng Long squinted his eyes, and the words on the sign were very arrogant - "Welcome the Lakers to come and collect their loser medal!"

This is a provocation from Cavaliers fans!

Zheng Long licked his upper lip, but said nothing.

Interview before the game.

Zheng Long rarely took the initiative to attend the venue, which immediately caused a commotion among the reporters.

Logically speaking, pre-match interviews, in addition to the mandatory participation of the head coach must be required.

Players are free to choose whether to participate.

But today.

Zheng Long, took the initiative to come to the venue!

This sent out a signal that Zheng Long had something to say!

Zheng Long did have something to say.

He cleared his throat and said, "I came to the pre-match press conference today to say one thing."

"The Cavaliers are the symbol of Cleveland, but also the hope and pride of Cleveland."

"Today, I'm going to take the Lakers and crush it!"

The audience was shocked, and the reporters even froze for the first time without any reaction.

Then, the whole venue exploded into a mess.

"What is he saying!?"

"Fack! Am I in a dream?"

"This is the home court of the Cavaliers, is he crazy?!"

Wharton even rushed to the stage and pulled Zheng Long aside, "You are crazy, Long!"

In other people's home courts, taking the initiative to speak provocatively, is still so arrogant and conceited.

In today's NBA that pays attention to modesty and kindness, it is simply risking the world's disgrace!

Zheng Long acted very calmly, and said: "It's okay, remember to strengthen the security, and don't let me make a fuss."

The dark humor didn't make Wharton laugh.

Wharton wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "It's really unnecessary."

Of course Zheng Long knew what Wharton meant.

Provocation is fine.

But there's no need to be so active, and even go to the pre-match press conference to provoke!

Especially when the ball hasn't even started yet!

The reporters even did not expect that Zheng Long, who has always been cautious in speaking and cherishing words like gold, would suddenly make such a big move.

Although Zheng Long's performance on the court is very wild.

But he never took the initiative to provoke opponents in such an interview.

And this real-time explosive news was also sent out quickly through the hands of the media!
Even added oil and vinegar.

#前赛Interview: Zheng Long's bold words will bloody the Cleveland Cavaliers!
Originally, this game was broadcast live across the United States!

The whole world pays attention!
This pre-match interview news immediately spread to every Cavaliers fan, as well as the vast majority of NBA fans.

Now the Lakers have won almost every team in the league.

Naturally, a lot of "Chouhu fans" and "Hu black fans" have also been added.

Plus full-on Cavaliers fans.

Before the start of the match, a war of words ignited on the Internet.

Even many Lakers fans felt that what Zheng Long said was a bit too much when they saw the news.

There were more arrogant players after the game.

Such arrogance before the game has almost disappeared in this league today.

However, some fans expressed support for Zheng Long's speech.

Why can't a team with 45 wins this season tell a team with 34 wins that I'm a sure winner? !

"What you want is madness! It's blood! This is what a real star should look like! Instead of thinking about how to win the opponent, and then saying hypocritical and modest words!"

When Zheng Long returned to the locker room and opened the door to enter, all the Lakers players also looked over.

then.

Cheers and whistles erupted.

"Brother Long! I've seen your interview video, so handsome!"

"Brother Long, you have set me on fire, fuck Cleveland to death today!"

"Besides awesome, what else can I say?!"

Different positions, different perspectives.

For the Lakers players, it is natural to come to Cleveland with the idea of ​​winning.

Now that you've won, why not win a little crazy? !

Zheng Long didn't expect that his heart would be so hot that he ran to the pre-match press conference to say what he said.

Instead, motivate your teammates!

Butler even came to Zheng Long and said, "You know what, Long, when I was in the East, I wanted to kill Cleveland with the Bulls, but unfortunately my strength didn't allow it."

"Today, we must win!"

"What about the defending champions? There are defending champions every year, but not every year they successfully defend their titles!"

Zheng Long nodded slightly, patted Butler on the shoulder, and said, "We must win!"

Compared with the excitement of the Lakers, it is more appropriate to describe the Cavaliers locker room as burning with anger.

James sat in a corner of the locker room, didn't speak, but had a bad expression.

And the hot-tempered JR Smith has already scolded in the locker room.

"Fuck, did you treat us like persimmons? If you really won the first place in the Western Conference, you don't know how much you weigh!"

Tristan Thompson echoed JR Smith for the first time, and this time, the two are finally on the same page.

"Look at him, he's just a yellow monkey! As long as he dares to enter the penalty area during the game, I will let him know what cruelty is!"

Love and Owen didn't speak, but it could be seen from their expressions that they were very upset.

Head coach Tyronn Lue did not take the initiative to calm down the players, but said: "There is no defending champion in history who will be provoked by opponents like this. Maybe that kid should learn to be a man before he learns to play!"

"Today, I believe we can win the game!"

"Justice shall prevail!"

Director Lu can see the fighting spirit from the players.

This kind of external motivation and motivation is rare!

Director Lu, who can sit firmly as the head coach of the Cavaliers and coach three All-Stars, is definitely a master in controlling the atmosphere of the team.

This time.

I just don't have to think about how to improve the morale of the team!

It can be said that the boy named Zheng Long saved himself trouble.

However, Director Lu can foresee how tragic the next game will be.

The tempers of the players have been mobilized!

After the entrance ceremony of the Cavaliers players, the Lakers players headed by Zheng Long walked out of the player channel with their heads held high.

Seeing the Lakers players coming, the Cavaliers fans on both sides of the entrance and exit of the tunnel immediately began to curse.

"Fake Zhenglong!"

"Today I hope you can get out of the arena crying!"

"Your mouth stinks, you bastard!"

Originally, the security guards at the scene should be dispatched to manage this kind of abuse from the audience.

But today, the security guard turned a blind eye.

Because the security guard is also a Cavaliers fan!
All of a sudden, Zheng Long's appearance made the arena as exciting as the Cavaliers players' appearance.

The insults and ridicule are endless.

And Zheng Long.

On the other hand, he smiled and patted his chest, making a gesture of listening!
There was an uproar!

The camera shutters of the media reporters will be useless!

The Lakers coaching staff was helpless.

The Lakers players were excited and gearing up.

Quite a feeling of confronting the whole world!
And Zheng Long also felt the eyes of countless players from the Cavaliers.

James, Irving, and Love all have bad eyes.

At this time, domestic.

The number of people online in the live broadcast room of Goose Factory also broke the heat of the Christmas game between the Cavaliers and Warriors.

Countless fans flooded into the live broadcast room after seeing the pre-match interview.

Such a game full of gunpowder.

It even made the fans feel like they are in the playoffs!

Pop-up screen.

[I have a hunch that Zheng Long will cut 60+ today]

[Zheng Long's posture today, I think he will win the game if he dies! 】

[Too crazy, so handsome! 】

[Come on Zheng Long, Warriors fans support you! 】

[Kuanzi get out! 】

"Goose Factory Live."

(End of this chapter)