I stole James

Chapter 134 All-Star Start

"Actually, the Cavaliers' four-game losing streak is not the end of the day, what is feared is that their morale will be destroyed.

In the first month of the season, they tried five-game losing streak and six-game losing streak, and they all came out.

So I believe they should be able to come out this time as well. "Kenny Smith said on the show.

Barkley nodded, "For a team leader, not only must he learn how to lead the team to victory, but he also has to learn how to deal with the team's losses.

Victory tends to make the team complacent and inflated.

Losing is even more damaging and demoralizing.

Neither mentality can make a team a top power team.

As a team leader, not only must he learn to adjust himself, but also let the team learn to adjust, so as to become a winning team. "

Kenny Smith interjected: "The Cavaliers' four-game losing streak, in my opinion, they should be able to win the game against the Wizards, after all, the strength of the Wizards this season is just that.

But then the Pistons, Lakers and Timberwolves they encountered were among the best teams in the East and West.

Now the Pistons are ranked first in the East, while the Lakers and Timberwolves are the first and second teams in the West.

So it is normal for the Cavaliers to lose, after all, the strength gap lies there.

No matter how strong LeBron is, he is only strong by himself. If other Cavaliers players fail to stand up, the Cavaliers will not be able to go further.

So if the Cavaliers want to go further and succeed in the playoffs, they need to strengthen the team and introduce stronger helpers to LeBron. "

"A one-man team is easy to be restricted. When facing the Cavaliers, the opponent can use the greatest defensive force to defend LeBron. As long as they strangle LeBron, they will have a great chance of winning. "

"Before the All-Star break, the Cavaliers have three games to play against the Celtics, Nets and Wizards.

However, in these three games, they all played at home, which can be regarded as one of their advantages.

But the Celtics and the Nets are both strong teams in the Eastern Conference, and they are not easy to deal with.

The Nets are now ranked second in the East, second only to the Pistons, and the Celtics are also a team in the playoffs. The Celtics seem to restrain the Cavaliers. "

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As both Barkley and Kenny Smith analyzed, the Cavaliers were in trouble again against the Celtics and Nets.

They fought the Celtics to the last minute, but at the last minute, Paul Pierce's mid-range jumper made a lore, and they lost the game by 1 to 94, 95 point.

In the game against the Nets, under the leadership of Kidd, the Nets played against the Cavaliers almost all the time. They did not give the Cavaliers any chance. Points, 18 to 87.

In this game, James was almost restricted by the Nets. He only scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Other players of the Cavaliers, except for Big Z who scored 13 points, no one scored in double figures.

The Cavaliers suffered a six-game losing streak.

Due to the impact of the Cavaliers' losing streak, the growth rate of James' votes in the final stage of the All-Star Game slowed down. In the end, the results of the All-Star Game came out. He was overtaken by McGrady at the last moment and ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

However, there is not much difference between the third and fourth. He can successfully become a member of the Eastern All-Star starting lineup. He was selected for the All-Star Game in the first season of his career. This is the only one among the 2003 rookies. .

His selection is different from Yao Ming, who has the support of a huge number of Chinese fans behind Yao Ming, but he has conquered countless American fans with his performance on the court and won the votes in their hands.

Eastern All-Star starting lineup: center Wallace Pistons, Raptors forward Carter and Cavaliers James, guard 76ers Iverson and Magic McGrady.

Western All-Star starting lineup: center Rockets Yao Ming, forward Timberwolves Garnett and Spurs Duncan, guard Lakers Kobe Bryant and Rockets Francis.

In this All-Star Game, James did not sign up for other events, did not participate in the dunk contest, and did not participate in the three-point shooting contest.

So he only has two things to participate in, the rookie game between the first-year team and the second-year team and the All-Star Game.

But before participating in the All-Star break, he still has one game to play.

Home game against the Wizards.

The Cavaliers have lost six games in a row, tying their longest losing streak this season. If they lose to the Wizards again, they will undoubtedly create the longest losing streak this season.

Although their team morale is not as low as the media reported, the atmosphere in the locker room is not so bad that everyone wants to escape.

But it is also true that the morale is not high. Although the Cavaliers know the reason for the losing streak and the schedule, they have encountered a wave of strong teams, but losing always makes people unable to raise their interest.

Does anyone like to lose?I'm afraid not.

So they desperately need a victory to boost morale.

And for them, they also need to win if they want to stay in the ranks of the playoff teams. Now they have slipped from the sixth position in the Eastern Conference to the ninth in the Eastern Conference. Say goodbye to postgame.

It was under such circumstances that James stepped forward and called the players to have a closed-door meeting in the locker room. This meeting was not attended by relevant personnel such as coaches and team management.

What was discussed in this locker room meeting is unknown to outsiders, because all players involved are required to keep their mouths shut and cannot disclose it to the public.

In this locker room meeting, James delivered his first speech.

Well, in fact, he doesn't like meetings very much, and he doesn't like public speaking very much.

In the previous life at the class meeting, he didn't talk much, just sat and listened.

But now the team is in trouble, he has to step up, because this is his team, he has to take responsibility for that.

He said in his speech that the team now lacks the heart to win, and failure is not terrible, but losing the heart to win is very terrible.In that case, the team will fall into numbness, numbness to losses, and even numbness to victories.He needs everyone to regain their fighting spirit and the feeling of winning. He needs everyone to play more actively on the court, both on the defensive and offensive ends. He needs everyone to communicate and cooperate more on the court instead of dribbling the ball alone. The other four stood and watched...

James said a lot, in speeches, in discussions, he expressed his views and ideas.

And he also put down a harsh word, if someone doesn't want to play well, then please leave the Cavaliers.

(End of this chapter)