Chapter 397: St. Paul (4/4!) )

James was thoughtful.

In fact, he has also encountered setbacks, but those were all a long time ago.

Since entering high school, he has become the pride of the sky.

High school games attract a lot of NBA scouts, as well as countless crazy fans.

The top picks have been decided before the draft, and they are absolutely unsuspenseful.

The last such person was called Tim Duncan.

And he is actually higher than Duncan's starting point, before entering the league, Nike had signed him with a huge contract of 7 years and 90 million.

This contract was comparable to the league's top salary at the time, and it was unique.

He averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game in his rookie season.

In successive years, he reached the finals in the fourth year of the league.

After that, he was shown by the league as another generation of spokespeople after Kobe.

Even after Tang Tian joined, he also staged a historic moment of winning the championship last year.

Everything went smoothly.

The formation of the Big Three this season is a real opportunity to become the first person in history.

It's a pity that Tang Tian is different from other coaches, after having a lineup, he is not the kind of person who is the main force, but everything is for the purpose of winning.

As a result, he failed to become the MVP.

The feeling of jumping all the way to the top of the clouds and then suddenly falling is really hard to accept.

Not to mention that the Bulls are now holding him and fighting.

"Not only Michael Jordan, but the first person in all the industries you know, which one is not bitter and smooth, at most it will be a smash hit, and it will not appear at the highest point in history." Tang Tian saw that James didn't speak, and then added.

"I see." James nodded.

He had his own considerations before coming, but after listening to Tang Tian's words, he did figure it out.

After a few words, James was untied by Tang Tian, but the outside world didn't know.

The day after the Cavaliers and Bulls game, the front pages of major media published the news of Paul's stunner, without exception, mentioning that James was sat on the cold bench for nearly half of the court.

"The power struggle of the Big Three", "internal turmoil in the Cavaliers", "Dynasty stillborn"......

Adjectives like that, that feeling, it's like the Cavaliers are already down 3-0 and on the verge of elimination.

The media is the opinion guide of the fans, and after most of the fans' home teams have missed the championship, they are also letting themselves go in the major forums.

From the comments on the news, to the doubts about James, to Paul's lore to save Tang Tian, the brain hole is getting bigger and bigger.

At the end of the group, they sat and watched the Cavaliers get knocked out.

After a three-day break, the second game of the Eastern Conference finals continued in Cleveland.

This game is also highly anticipated.

After a few days of rest, the Bulls regained their confidence.

"We're not going to lose like that again." In a pre-game interview, Rose swore by it.

Not only Rose, but the rest of the Bulls team members also had confidence on their faces.

If they win the second game, it will be equivalent to grabbing home advantage and winning the initiative in the series.

That's not impossible, after all, they only lost one point in the first game.

If Paul had been a little less lucky, they are now leading 1-0.

However, no matter what the outside world says and what the opponent's mentality is, Cleveland fans' support for the Cavaliers is set in stone.

Small cities are like that, and their support for the home team is like instinct.

Cavaliers owner Gilbert also came to the scene, and his appearance further ignited the atmosphere at home.

At the opening ceremony before the game, the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic than the first one.

Amid the cheers of the fans, the Cavaliers' starters were introduced.

As said in the press conference, Tang Tian did not change the starting lineup.

It's still a big four lineup of the Big Three with Green and Artest.

The Bulls, for their part, borrowed from the experience of the previous game and replaced Boozer with Korver, allowing Bogans to continue to play against James.

The two sides jumped the ball, Yao Ming dialed the ball back to the halfcourt, and the Cavaliers attacked first.

Paul advanced to the frontcourt, beckoned Yao Ming's pick-and-roll, and made a jumper shot that came in with a sharp stop.

Noah didn't expand and watched Paul make a move.

"Huh!"

The ball is also firmly in the frame.

The Cavaliers scored as soon as they came up.

Rose came back to Deng to block a pull-up shot under the basket and wanted to hit a response shot.

However, Yao Ming's defensive area is much larger than Noah's, and it is expected to expand in advance.

Rose's toss hit the iron, and Yao Ming turned to collect the defensive rebound.

The Cavaliers played the fast break directly, Paul received the ball outside the three-point line, and Bogans, who played defensive defense under the crotch of a riotous march, hit the frontcourt in the boiling sound of the audience, and jumped up after playing a one-handed dunk.

The cheers at the scene exploded directly.

Rose frontcourt and Deng's re-block, jumping up and scoring Korver.

Green recovered quickly and didn't give Korver an open shot.

To say that Rose has improved a lot this season, but the habit of passing the ball is still the same as before, he likes to jump up and then pass the ball, and many opportunities have become not chances.

Korver was a pure pitcher who could only return the ball to Rose after being posted.

Rose ran out to catch the ball, but Korver's intention to pass the ball was too obvious, and he didn't wait for Rose to receive the ball.

"Smack!"

Paul rushed out from the side and cut off the ball in his hand.

After the ball was broken, Paul then took the ball and lunged forward.

Rose fought hard to chase after him from the sidelines.

The familiar scene seems to be back to the scene of the last game.

Both accelerated to the top.

Hitting the three-point line in the frontcourt, Paul suddenly made a sharp stop.

Rose didn't expect Paul to stop, he was capable, but his consciousness was half a beat slower.

Paul made a three-point shot straight after a pullout.

There was a stirring of fans at the scene.

A 1-on-1 fast-break three-pointer is not a smart choice.

And Paul was not known for his three-point scores.

This choice can only be said that he is confident!

The ball crossed a high parabola in the air and flew straight towards the basket.

"Huh!"

There was a crunch.

Paul's chase three points, also in!

7 to 0!

Paul scored 7 points in a row!

After a pause, there was a burst of cheers from the fans.

It's just handsome and fried!

Paul nodded as he walked back, his hands raised to stir up the mood of the scene.

The cheers in the arena shattered the sky.

If you really want to talk about personal strength, Paul, who has recovered from a knee injury, is also the top five or even top three MVP strength.

São Paulo after all!

Tang Tian nodded with satisfaction at this time.

With James and Yao Ming here, Paul, as a point guard, instinctively downplayed his role as a giant.

But if he really wants to fight, he is more than capable of killing the game.

You must know that three years ago, when Tang Tian was still in the Rockets, when he played the Hornets in the second round of the playoffs, Paul played one team by himself.

The last game's lore ball activated his desire to score.