pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 505 Disappointment
This is the era of James.

Although there is never a shortage of stars in the NBA, a star-making league, James is undoubtedly the most dominant one.

He has already won the NBA championship in his career, allowing Los Angeles to get rid of the Boston Celtics and become the team with the most championships in NBA history, ranking first in history alone.

The two MVP trophies made James the player with the most MVPs among active players. Even in the seasons when he did not win the MVP, his name can still be mentioned in the top five rankings. Since the Los Angeles Lakers selected James, they have never missed the playoffs.

It’s just that the record of the Lakers has declined in the past two years. The successive retirements of some meritorious players have created a vacuum in the Lakers’ lineup structure. Moreover, the two consecutive draft years have made the Lakers have little effect in the draft.

Even so, James still did not let the Lakers miss the playoffs, and even maintained the team's record in the second round. Although he lost to the Denver Nuggets in the tiebreaker, James averaged 35.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 9.7 assists in the series.

This kind of James finally ushered in the dawn in the dark. Although the team failed to "capture" Barrett in the free agent market this season, the team still got a good reinforcement in the lineup, especially the Lakers succeeded in getting Oscar and Felix handpicked by James in the draft. The team's record proved that his choice was extremely correct. The team has the second best record in the league.

Today's James finally sees the possibility of returning to the top, and they are not satisfied with the second record in the league, they have to be the first.

After locking up the playoff spot and the No. [-] ranking in the Western Conference, the Lakers arranged a rest, but facing the very likely finals opponent, the Lakers still attached great importance to it, recalled all players, and returned with full blood to face the Heat with the strongest posture.

From the very beginning of the game, the Lakers showed a strong desire to win, and the game was played very fast. James opened his arsenal uncharacteristically at the start, a strong layup after a breakthrough, a step-back jumper from the outside, assists teammates after being double-teamed, and an emergency stop jumper after passing. In the beginning, James dominated all the offenses of the Lakers and caught the Heat by surprise.

The Heat haven't had such a bad start for a long time, and they were a little hasty to deal with it, which allowed James to open up his hand and help his teammates find the feeling, while the Heat missed all 4 shots in the opening game, and completely lost their sights during pre-match training.

The teammates were a little frustrated. This was a game about a winning streak. The players were already nervous enough before the start of the game. Coupled with such a disadvantageous start, the players' confidence was greatly hit. Obviously, James is rushing to win.

"Everyone cheer up, the game has just begun." Wade worked hard to improve the morale of the team. At this time, he needs to show his leadership qualities.

"The captain is right, but it's only 0-8. We chased one goal at a time." Barrett responded. Although he made 2 of 0 shots, he was not hit at all.

It was Mu Chenfeng who was more affected. Although he only missed one shot, he could clearly feel the tension emanating from him. He was a little stiff on the field, unable to let go, and even running was implicated.

What's more, the person facing Mu Chenfeng is Oscar, the person he respects the most and the person who knows him best.

In front of Oscar, Mu Chenfeng played extremely difficult, and this difficulty was not caused by the gap in skills and strength, but on the psychological level. Deep inside, Mu Chenfeng had a "restraint relationship" with Oscar. In the past at UCLA, Mu Chenfeng became a bondage for Mu Chenfeng.

"Mu Chenfeng, is this the only strength you have?" Oscar said with a slightly reprimanded tone, "If this is really the only way, then I am very disappointed."

Mu Chenfeng was shocked. He was particularly afraid of hearing the word "disappointment" from Oscar's mouth. He also knew in his heart that his strength was far more than that, but he just couldn't show it in front of Oscar.

"Of course not." Mu Chenfeng bit the bullet and responded, and then made a very reluctant shot choice. He chose to force the shot without getting rid of Oscar. The shooting was seriously disturbed, the basketball bounced out of the hoop, and the rebound was firmly received by James.

Oscar looked at the basket and shook his head lightly, "You are not as good as you were when you first came to UCLA." Oscar's criticism was not polite, and his tone was very serious.

What?Mu Chenfeng did not expect that he would receive such an evaluation. He is the best rookie, and he just shined during the All-Star Weekend not long ago. He has broken many records. Now his team has won 27 consecutive victories, ranking first in the league, and he averaged 19.6 points per game. For this series of performances, he actually received such an evaluation from Oscar.

"Did I disappoint you?" Mu Chenfeng said slowly.

"At least for now." Oscar said calmly, "Remember, in the arena, anyone standing opposite you is your enemy, and you must defeat him. There are no friends in the arena, only your teammates and opponents."

These words seemed to have awakened Mu Chenfeng, "Only teammates and opponents." Mu Chenfeng glanced at every player on the field.

"Yes." Mu Chenfeng let out a sigh of relief, "I almost forgot that you are the one I have always wanted to defeat." Mu Chenfeng looked at Oscar with sharp eyes, and all the helplessness and confusion before were wiped away.

Oscar was the player Mu Chenfeng most wanted to beat when he was at UCLA, but he was always unable to win. Now, when people meet each other in the professional arena, Mu Chenfeng still has the opportunity to realize his original "dream".

After seeing the change in Mu Chenfeng's eyes, Oscar smiled gratifiedly, "That's right, come on, come and beat me."

(End of this chapter)