The rest is just noise

The most unfavorable thing about the Cavaliers' semifinal matchup against the Celtics may not be the lineup gap between the two sides, but that James was unable to get a lot of whistle protection like he did against the Pacers in the first round.

The last time Louis was caught by a whistle can be traced back to the famous "Benj Jersey" incident.

Moreover, that was the result of the referee going crazy.

Over the years, Louis and Stern have collaborated on many occasions.

There was a tacit understanding between the two. Louis supported Stern's work on various occasions, and Stern gave Louis' team some conveniences within the limits allowed by the rules.

During the game, Louis was very firm in his demands. His team did not need any care from the referee, but he also did not want to see his opponent receive any care.

Louis has one request for the referee.

fair.

fair.

As long as it's fair.

For James and the Cavaliers, the only way to make this matchup look fair is to fight the Celtics with a three-meter-long body hair whistle.

If the penalty is really fair, then the Cavaliers have no capital to fight against the Celtics.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics faced the Cavaliers at home.

Louis arranged for Lu Wuxia to face James, which was eye-catching.

Tom Heinsohn said excitedly: "That's it! King against king, just like Bill Russell always takes the initiative to face Wilt Chamberlain!"

Listen to Heinsohn's explanation and you will understand why we should not let an old man over 60 years old sit in the announcer's position under any circumstances⑴.

Because they always come up with some corny metaphors.

What's more troublesome than the metaphor itself is that young fans sometimes don't understand what he's saying. Fortunately, The Lord of the Rings and Big Dipper are well-known enough that audiences rarely understand Heinsohn's metaphor.

When Louis arranged for Wuxia to face James, some people on the coaching staff were worried that Wuxia would become a breakthrough.

Louis told them to relax.

Although Wu Xia cannot be regarded as a defensive elite, he cannot be regarded as a defensive vulnerability either.

With his height, he can defend even the average small forward in the NBA. There are two types of attackers that make him powerless, one is an Allen Iverson-style lightning guard, and the other is

Tracy McGrady, Hill, and Sprewell-style abnormal first-step owners.

These two types are congenital and cannot be compensated for.

James is not among them.

Moreover, Lu Wuxia's defense performs completely differently against different opponents.

Under normal circumstances, he is only average and can do without lagging behind.

However, if he prepares to deal with someone in advance, he will study the opponent's game tape and design his defense through details.

For James, that's what he did.

At the beginning of the game, Lu Wuxia used a method of zooming in half a meter to gain defensive space for himself, ensuring that James could not break through his defense in one step.

Moreover, Wu Xia relied on some details of James' movements to accurately judge the opponent's offensive intentions, basically predicting the enemy's intentions.

This night, James was playing particularly uncomfortable.

Lu Wuxia saw through his attack as if he had the ability to read minds.

Even if he was lucky enough to break through Lu Wuxia's defense, there was still Yao Yueban, an annoying rim-protecting monster inside.

Then, Kirilenko became even more disgusting.

He is always in a defensive state of "I'm here to double-team you - oh no, actually I'm just scaring you - I'm here to double-team you again - I'm lying to you, I won't come over".

This kind of double-teaming intention made James take the most offensive shots. He made 5 of 15 shots in the game. In fact, he never played any offensive period that made people feel comfortable.

118 to 79

As the score shows, the Celtics' winning points made it completely unimaginable that this was a duel in the semifinals.

James's physical advantage was sealed by the Celtics, but his technical shortcomings were infinitely magnified. His performance of 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game directly reflected his dilemma of not playing well and not being able to lead his teammates.

What makes James even more unhappy is that Lu Wuxia on the other side scored 26 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists like water, surpassing him in all aspects.

The next day, Lu Wuxia told a funny story.

After returning home last night, the first person to congratulate him was not his girlfriend (Hathaway), but his national team teammate Qi Chengyan.

"'That guy wouldn't have been able to reach the second round without the referee's protection.' These were his exact words. It seems that being eliminated by Bron made him feel very sad."

Even Yao Yueban, a peacemaker who usually doesn't do good things, said: "So, you have to help him vent his anger."

"Isn't last night's game enough to show off your anger?"

"It's not enough." Louis said, "It has to be like Tyson finishing Spinks in 91 seconds to show the gap between LeBron and you. Last night you just completely suppressed him. Everyone has this kind of game. You have to let people see the gap.

The best way is to double your opponent’s data!”

Data doubled...

Lu Wuxia felt that he had lost all interest in friendship by doing this, but he didn't expect that his loyal father would be even more ruthless. He was trying to get LeBron to break up with him.

But why does this sound so exciting?

How lethal is data doubling?

Chamberlain and Russell know that they are not on the same level in terms of honor, and their winning rate in direct dialogue is even more appalling. But because Zhang has doubled Russell's points per game all year round, everyone says he can't beat Russell because

Bad teammates.

What if you win the game and still double your opponent's statistics?

That is a complete explosion in every sense of the word.

Lu Wuxia feels that it is easier for him to score than James. With the existing strategy, it is not difficult to continue to limit James' scoring.

Due to the mismatch in the strength of the lineups of both sides, it is not difficult to assist and kill twice.

The hard part is rebounding.

It's not that Lu Wuxia can't grab rebounds, but that his teammates have too many rebounders. If he wants to achieve a comprehensive data double kill, he needs his teammates to give up rebounds.

Popularity is a thing you only know how powerful it is when you use it.

Unpopular men like Andrew Blatch and other incompetent geniuses will not hesitate to grovel and ask for charity from Xiao Yi in order to get a triple-double, but how can I, a good Chinese man, give up my professionalism and ignore your meaningless triple-double data?

?

Blatche lost his temper and begged for a rebound, but before Wu Xia could ask his teammates, those big rebounders (post players) expressed their willingness to give up rebounds so that the Son of God could double kill the Chosen Son.

In the second game of the Kaiqi semi-finals, James' offensive status continued to be sluggish. He felt as if his limbs were imprisoned and it was awkward no matter how he moved.

After a poor performance of 5-for-15, James had another 4-for-16 game.

Moreover, what he was most criticized for in this game was not his shooting percentage, but the number of shots he took.

When the whole team couldn't find their form, James's choice was not to take over everything, but to continue passing the ball and try to let his teammates save him.

If you feel bad, just pass the ball. This is definitely the most correct choice on the court.

But for a star playing alone, passing the ball is sometimes not the best solution.

In the second game, James scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and the Cavaliers were defeated by 47 points.

Even worse than his own statistics, what made James sicker when the team lost by 47 points was that Lu Wuxia seemed to be on drugs, shooting 28 goals, hitting 19 goals (6 three-pointers), scoring 47 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists.

Achieved three triple kills against James for the first time.

When the reporter told Lu Wuxia that his three basic statistics were twice as high as those of James - and even tripled his scoring - he was very surprised: "Are you kidding me? How is this possible? I don't believe it.

.”

The reporter assured him several times that he was not joking, and Wu Xia "reluctantly" accepted the fact.

"This is an interesting game, and because of this (data double kill), it becomes more interesting." Lu Wuxia said modestly, "I don't think this has any impact on me, I don't care about it.

, I believe LeBron doesn’t care either.”

Almost at the same time, James was explaining why he didn't take a lot of shots.

"The situation was already very bad at that time, and my touch was not good, so I liked to try the touch of my teammates... This is definitely not to avoid or shirk responsibility. You know, I grew up in a difficult environment. What do I know?

It's responsibility. I've been helping my family share the pressure since I was very young, and I know what responsibility means, and it's all about... And, you can look at Wish's performance, he..."

James looked at Lu Wuxia's data and was stunned. Even if he had never gone to college, he could tell at a glance that the other party had a data that could completely blow him up.

"He... is the same player as me." No one knows the sadness in James' heart. "Even if he feels hot, he still cares about his teammates. This is not just our game, this is also the game between the Cavaliers and Celtics. We

Not only fight for yourself, but also fight for your teammates..."

Although James tried his best to downplay the fact that his personal match was exposed, the next day, ESPN's official website still reviewed the game under the title "Kingslayer".

From then on, the title of "regicide" fell on Lu Wuxia.

This is the first nickname he won in the NBA.

⑴There are similar ones in China, such as Xu Jicheng. I can’t remember the last time I heard Mr. Xu commenting on a game, but I clearly remember that he kept mentioning Jordan, Barkley, and Ewing during the game... If even I like it so much

No one in NBA history can stand this, and it must be even harder for the audience.