Chapter 428 As long as I want, I can be the scoring champion every season(1/2)
New York, Manhattan.
The night of 85 points has ended, but the discussion about Lin Ying's 85 points and scoring champion is still noisy.
Many celebrities and football stars have expressed their opinions on social media.
Even Swift posted a "My warrior, so brave tonight" status later in the evening.
But not everyone, such as James and Anthony, remained silent that night.
This actually doesn't matter. No one stipulates who must speak up.
But media reporters don't think so. They will pay attention to those people and then find them the next day.
You can understand this as complementary information, or of course... moral kidnapping.
But no matter what the interpretation is, reporters will do it.
For example, at the end of the Knicks' daily training, James was grabbed by reporters for an interview, and then asked about topics related to 85 points.
James didn't really want to answer, but answered the reporter's questions politely.
But the reporter didn't want to let it go, so he finally got tired of being asked, and James finally replied:
"I am more concerned about team victory. If not, I can be the scoring leader every season as long as I want."
Then that day, the report "James: As long as I want, I can be the scoring champion every season" quickly aroused heated discussion.
What reporters love to do most is to take quotes out of context, but James did say such things, and the fans' unfinished enthusiasm last night continued proudly today.
And this time it is not a one-sided voice, but an argument.
"I can score 85 points every night if I want to."
"As long as I want, I can win the championship every season."
"As long as I want, I can hold Liu Yifei to sleep every night."
The imagination of fans is always beyond your imagination. A meme called "As long as I want" quickly became popular.
Of course, there are also many complaints about this.
"Lin, Durant, Melo, Kobe, T-Ma, AI, and even Wade should thank LeBron, because LeBron just wanted to do it but didn't actually do it, otherwise none of these people would be able to win the scoring title."
"Kobe: Am I not averaging 35.4 points per game?"
"LeBron: If the time is right I will participate in the slam dunk contest."
"LeBron: I will bring 7 championships to New York."
"LeBron: I want to surpass Michael and become the new GOAT."
"Anyway, I've already vomited. Can't we be more pragmatic and stop talking about these nonsense every day?!"
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Of course, many fans support James's views.
"LeBron is not far behind the scoring leader every season. In the season when Kobe Bryant scored 35 points, he also had 31.4 points. As long as he passes the ball 2 fewer times a night and scores 2 more goals, he can catch up. In other seasons
Not to mention."
"LeBron is a team player. He is more concerned about winning. He does not deliberately pursue the scoring title like Anthony. He can definitely do it."
"You have no idea how much LeBron has sacrificed in New York in recent years. He doesn't need to prove anything by winning the scoring title, even if he can do it easily."
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Miami.
Team general manager Andy Ellisberger is reporting to team owner Mickey Arison on an important matter.
"It's time to make some changes."
This assistant, who had worked with Riley for 20 years, actually did not approve of the original trade for Anthony.
But employees cannot go against the boss's wishes.
But one moment is not the other. Here’s what Anthony has done with the Heat over the years:
1. Force Howard away, just like forcing Lin Ying away in Denver;
2. With their poor leadership record, the Heat, like the Nuggets, have become a team that won’t make it to the first round in ten thousand years;
3. Deliberately scoring points, especially this year, in order to win the scoring title in the last game and send the team out of the playoffs, has touched the bottom line of the management.
These are all contrary to the Heat's culture, so as he said, it's time to make changes.
"We can try to bring Wade back to Miami and rely on him to get through this period."
Ellisberger then began to talk about his plan.
Next season is the contract option year for the Knicks' Big Three.
Regardless of whether the Knicks win the championship this year, Riley probably won't reject Anthony's proposal to replace Wade.
Because Wade has suffered from knee injuries in the past two years and his condition has been declining, it would be disastrous for the Knicks to renew his contract with a maximum salary.
And it's not easy to get Wade to cut his salary. In order to play in New York, Wade had already cut his salary and even sacrificed his team status.
Even if he fights for the championship again, he shouldn't be the one who sacrifices.
Riley should have a lot of headaches heading into the summer.
So if the Heat made a proposal at this time, Riley would probably nod without hesitation.
As for the Heat, Anthony is indeed stronger than Wade and younger than Wade, but his problems have been listed before.
On the contrary, trading for Wade can create a "Wade goes home" theme, which can maintain or even increase the team's attendance and get guaranteed income.
As for the playoffs, Wade is a team player. Even if his strength has declined due to injuries, his ability to lead the team is no worse than Anthony who is scoring points.
And there is a very critical time point here in 2016, when they can convince Wade to only sign a 2-year, or 2+1 contract.
For Wade, the salary cap will skyrocket due to the new broadcast contract in 2016, so he can consider breaking out of the contract to get a larger contract.
For the Heat, they have shortened the risk of signing Wade.
Then, just like Ellisburg said, this period of time passed.
Why do we have to spend this time?
Because the Heat overdrafted too many draft picks in the previous trade with Howard, their most recent first-round picks were all in 2017.
Even because it was a sign-and-trade, they could ask for some draft picks from the Knicks in the deal.
Therefore, his operation can be said to be a success in one fell swoop, taking care of all aspects.
As for whether Anthony will play well in the Knicks, that is not something they consider.
Because they have tried many methods, but Anthony is Anthony now.
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The talk about 85 points and James' scoring title is not over yet, but the curtain of the regular season has come to an end, and the rankings of the Eastern and Western Conferences have also been determined.
Let’s look at the west side first.
The Spurs ended up with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses and ranked first.
This result can be said to be something that no one expected.
"Undead" seems to be taking over the entire alliance.
What's even more amazing is that no one from the Spurs has scored more than 17 points, which perfectly explains what winning team basketball is.
The Thunder ranked second with a record of 61 wins and 21 losses.
The Thunder can be said to be the team with the biggest butterfly effect because of Lin Ying's appearance.
Ibaka did not close the game, Westbrook also suffered a knee injury because he did not meet Beverley, and Durant was stronger than at the same time in history.
Therefore, the immediate combat effectiveness of the entire Thunder team is much stronger than in history.
In the season when Stern retired, the Texas Twins gathered in the finals?
This possibility is not small at all.
Durant averaged 30.46 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, and is also a strong contender for this year's MVP.
The Lakers ranked third with 60 wins and 22 losses.
Although Kobe's performance has declined, the Lakers' season performance is not bad. The only flaw is their loss to the Thunder in the final stage, which puts them at a disadvantage in the rankings.
The Mavericks ranked fourth with 58 wins and 24 losses.
Holiday's trade proved to be a very successful deal, which perfectly improved the Mavericks' originally weak perimeter defense.
Nelson Jr. has also become a strong contender for this year's best general manager with this deal.
The Trail Blazers ranked fifth with 54 wins and 28 losses.
The Warriors ranked sixth with 51 wins and 31 losses.
Although the Warriors' record is better than last season, Bay Area fans obviously feel that this is not the result they deserve.
To be continued...