The Godfather of Basketball

The Thunder's successive waves of offense were either intercepted or missed the ball, and the shortcomings of youth and impatience were quickly exposed.

Paul misplaced Perkins for a layup after the pick-and-roll in the frontcourt. The rhythm-changing throw not only scored, but also caused Perkins' thug foul.

13 levels!

After a wave of 9-0 offensive, the Cavaliers have tied the point difference.

Brooks held up his hand and called a timeout.

Back from the timeout, Brooks' adjustment was to replace Sefolosha with Harden.

At this time, Harden is still a breakthrough player with superb physical fitness, European steps, three-pointers, and sudden dunks. These are all his specialties, but he has no organizational attributes.

The scene was always firmly controlled by Paul and the Cavaliers. After the first quarter, the Cavaliers led their opponents 28 to 20.

After James calmed down, he also played a strong performance.

In the end, the Cavaliers suppressed the Thunder's counterattack momentum and maintained their lead until the end. They beat the Thunder 114 to 102 and won their first victory in the opening game.

James had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Yao Ming had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, Battier had 9 points and 3 rebounds, Jeremy Lin had 8 points and 3 assists, Whiteside had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Of course, the Cavaliers' best performance was Paul. He played 35 minutes, made 14 of 21 shots, scored 33 points, 9 assists and 3 steals, directly continuing the hot performance of last season's finals to the new season.

At the press conference after the game, Tang Tian was also in a very good mood.

Paul's state is related to his strict attitude. After all, if the lockout is suspended, take "Rain Man" Kemp as an example. If he directly changes from an All-Star to a role player, if he is not strict with himself, it is impossible to maintain this state forever. of.

And if Paul is in this state, the difficulty for the Cavaliers to complete the three consecutive championships will be greatly reduced.

However, he also felt that without offseason training and preseason adjustments, the Cavaliers are still not in their best condition overall.

"The Thunder are considered to be the team most likely to stop the Cavaliers in the new season, but from the second half of the first quarter, the Cavaliers have taken the initiative on the field, and they have continued this advantage until the end. The team's three-peat looks like a sure thing?"

"No, this season will be a huge challenge for the team. We must go all out. As for the Thunder, they have played very well. If they are more mature, the outcome of this game is hard to say."

Tang Tian was very humble and low-key. This was also his attitude towards the players: the Cavaliers had to work harder if they wanted to win three consecutive championships.

The strength of the Big Three lies here, and the performance of role players has also steadily improved.

The game lasted until December 15th, and three weeks had passed since the start of the season. The Cavaliers had a record of 10 wins and 0 losses, undefeated.

The start of the ten-game winning streak is not much weaker than last season.

And what is more gratifying than the winning streak is Paul's performance.

After 10 games, his statistics are 27.8 points, 9.6 assists and 3.1 steals per game, shooting 50.2% from the field and 40.2% from the three-point range.

Compared with last season, whether it is scoring, assists, or shooting percentage, he has a very obvious improvement.

It is also this kind of strong performance that made him the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for three consecutive weeks!

shining!

Before the Cavaliers formed the Big Three, Yao Ming was the four consecutive MVPs, and James was the number one player in the league, but perhaps no one expected that in a shrinking season, Paul actually played the strongest performance, and the limelight even overwhelmed Yao Ming and James. one chip.

Perhaps only Tang Tian knows, this is what happens to a strict top star during the lockout season, which is the exact opposite of "Rain Man" Camp.

Paul's strong performance also won him the support of the media and fans again.

Sao Paulo, who led the team to the playoffs in the third grade as a rookie and ranked among the top four MVPs in the regular season, is finally back!

On the latest TNT MVP ranking list, Paul beat Rose, Durant, James, Kobe and other superstars to the top of the list!

This is the most glorious moment of his career!

"Iverson is old. Paul wears the No. 3 jersey because of Iverson. This is a kind of inheritance. Zhong Ai lives his life and loves Paul!"

"Now Paul doesn't need to chase the former self, he now wants to surpass that former self, and he will become the number one point guard in history!"

"Grateful to the Cavaliers for 6 years, thanks to Coach Tang Tian, ​​last year's FMVP is just the beginning, Cavaliers Dynasty!"

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Both the media and fans took Paul to a new level.

Super strong personal offensive ability, stable field control ability, and big heart ability at critical moments, bloomed like Rose three years ago, and three years later, he finally stepped into his peak.

On many media websites, the cover of the Cavaliers is quietly undergoing some changes.

Originally, James was at the front, but they were quietly replaced by Paul.

It's a deeper recognition.

And in Cleveland, there are more and more fans supporting Paul. The city is also quietly changing from James' one person, one city.

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Nike headquarters.

James and his agent, Rich Paul, are sitting in an office.

Opposite them is Martin Rorty, Nike's global vice president, a capable and strong woman.

"So from the perspective of commercial value, you suggest that James leave Cleveland?" Paul said, looking at Rorty in front of him.

"Yes, it is true from a commercial point of view. In my understanding, winning the championship as the team's first core can maximize LeBron's commercial value. To be honest, the current situation is not optimistic, and I even think it is not as good as before. The situation of the Cavaliers leading the team with a single core." Rorty said bluntly.

Paul remained silent.

James signed a 7-year contract with Nike. After the contract expired two years ago, they renewed another 7-year contract. During this period, Nike’s market value rose from 10 billion to 20 billion. James’ contribution is not small. .

According to the current mutual benefit and win-win situation between James and Nike, the two parties are likely to sign a lifetime contract after the end of this contract. If the contract is reached, it is expected to exceed 1 billion US dollars. For the economic team, it is a huge reward.

So what Rorty said, he had to use it as a reference.

"I know the L.R.M.R agency, and you have been working to improve the James brand, but if James' influence in the NBA declines, it will be very detrimental to the development of your company, so this is not a unilateral suggestion from me or Nike, but It's something you should consider, isn't it?" Rorty saw that James and Paul didn't speak, and then said with a smile.