I stole James

Chapter 216 He looks 30 years old
After defeating the Nets, the Cavaliers won 9 consecutive victories.

In this 9-game winning streak, James scored more than 30 points in each game, and even scored 40 points in the last three games.

This fiery performance has made his current scoring average surpass Iverson in one fell swoop, ranking first in the league.

Correspondingly, he also surpassed Iverson in the All-Star voting, and surpassed a lot, ranking second in the league after Yao Ming.

Jefferson always said in interviews, "LeBron's performance is the best player in the league this season. He should be the All-Star ticket king. He is too strong and talented. I don't know his talent. How much he has played, I really can't imagine how high he can reach in the future. He will definitely become a great star and carve his page in the history of the league."

James didn't know what kind of complicated mood Jefferson said when he said this, but he also discovered one thing now, that is, when his passing became sharper and sharper, his scoring It seems to become easier.

This is an experience he has played in these few games.

But he thought about it and understood the truth. In these few games, he averaged 10+ assists per game. How dare the opponents double-team him so easily.

Once there is no double-teaming, he can easily rush to the basket and score simply by virtue of his strong body that makes opponents fear.

After the 9-game winning streak, the Cavaliers continued to go to the away game to play against the Lakers in Los Angeles.

After the Lakers disintegrated in F4 this summer and the Sharks traveled east to Miami, they were completely rebuilt with Kobe at the core.

Their record this season is not very good. They fell directly from the second place in the Western Conference last season to the fourth from the bottom in the Western Conference.

No one could have imagined that a team that was still playing in the finals last season would become a big league team next season.

However, this kind of situation will definitely not be a special case in the league. If you don't advance, you will retreat. The competition in sports is inherently cruel.

No, it should be said that where there is competition, it is very cruel, and those eyeing opponents are always waiting for the opportunity to rise to the top.

It's just that a rich family is a rich family. Even if the Zijin Army has declined, there are still countless fans who like them, and they still appeared in the Christmas game last month.

Therefore, the game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers will naturally be broadcast live across the United States.

Before the start of the game, Barkley said: "This season is really full of big deals, it's so lively."

"That's right, many superstars changed teams. First, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Heat by the Lakers, then McGrady was sent away by the Magic, and Carter was also sent to the Magic by the Raptors. The two cousins, McGrady and Carter It's a coincidence that the trades all happened in the same season." Kenny Smith said with a smile.

"These you mentioned are all big deals that shocked the league. There are also some small deals and signings that are not so sensational, such as the Cavaliers getting Randolph, the Suns getting Nash, etc." Barkley paused and continued. Said, "Usually big trades are intended to greatly improve the strength of the team, but what is more funny is that the teams that are ranked first in the east and west are not those teams that made big trades. Optimistic about the Cavaliers and Suns. This change is quite interesting, what do you think is the reason?"

"It still has something to do with the running-in of the team's lineup. The big trades are all superstars. The superstars change their teams. When they go to other teams, they are generally still the core of the team. If the core of a team changes, what is the usual style of play? Under such circumstances, the difficulty of running-in is very high. What about small transactions or signings, because the core of the team is still the original core, the core has not changed, only the weak links are repaired, and the difficulty of running-in is very high. It will be relatively small, and there is no need to make too many changes." Kenny Smith analyzed.

"What about the Heat, they got O'Neal. O'Neal became the core of the team with Wade when he arrived in the Heat. They are also playing well now, but they are not as good as the Cavaliers and Suns. After trading with the Heat , the Lakers still use Kobe as the core, and the players they exchanged are only to assist Kobe, but they played very badly. The Suns got Nash and used him as the core of the team. According to your statement, their The core players have changed, so they should play worse, but they are the top of the Western Conference. Kenny, what you said sounds reasonable, but it doesn’t seem to stand up to scrutiny.” Barkley smiled and raised his hand. Give a counterexample to refute Kenny Smith.

Kenny Smith glanced at Barkley, and stopped talking about this topic with Barkley, but turned to talk about other things, "The most popular star in the league recently should be LeBron. With his performance in the past few games He directly climbed to the top of the scoring list. Currently, there are only two players in the league with an average of 30+ points per game, LeBron and Iverson. Iverson averaged 30.8 points per game, and LeBron averaged 31.1 points per game. Behind them is Kobe, but Kobe is a bit far away from the front two, averaging 27.7 points per game. This game can be said to be a contest between the star with the first scoring average and the third star.”

Barkley nodded, "Well, that's right, but I don't know if you noticed. In the assists per game list, LeBron has averaged 8.3 assists per game so far, ranking third in the league after Kidd. Position, according to the trend of his assists, maybe he can really surpass Kidd and enter the top two in the assist list. Now Kidd averages 8.8 assists per game, ranking behind Nash who averages 11.4 assists per game. Le Brown is not far from Kidd. I remember someone discussing on the Internet that it is difficult for LeBron to rank in the top two in points per game and in the top two in assists per game. Now it seems that he really has a chance to do it .”

"No. [-] in points per game, No. [-] in assists per game, and he's been able to keep that position until the end of the season. It's very, very, very good. You know, man, he's only in his second year in the league. He's just a sophomore show. Well, he still has to participate in this year's Rookie Challenge, but he is now a superstar in the league, which is really, really amazing. I haven't found anyone else in the history of the league who can do this. "Kenny Smith said with admiration.

Barkley laughed and joked about James, "But he really doesn't look like a 19-year-old. He looks like he's 30 years old. He looks old, hahaha..."

"A lot of guys can't play like that at 30..." Kenny Smith said.

(End of this chapter)