Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 332 The Redemption of No. 23
Lian Feng felt like a catfish. After coming to this time and space, the whole school of sardines in the NBA writhed.Because of his arrival, many teams have made more or less active or passive changes.

At the beginning of this season, LeBron has only Mo William Moss who can be called a helper.

But at the end of the season, before the deal was about to close, the Cavaliers traded someone for the first time.

The time had to be transferred to the 06-07 season.

Lian Feng couldn't help lamenting the impermanence of fate.One of the things that had the greatest impact on time and space that happened that season was undoubtedly his joining the Hornets. He changed the fate of many people that day.

Except for Paul who stayed with the team, the team not only touched the floor of the finals, but also won the championship, and later Gasol Jr., David West...their fate is different from the original history.

But besides those who stayed with the Hornets, Lian Feng changed a person even more.

That person is Peja.

Full name Peja Stojakovic.

If it weren't for Lian Feng, he would have signed a five-year, $5 million contract with the New Orleans Hornets that season.

Then, with a three-point shooting rate of more than 40%, he stayed with the Hornets for a period that was not brilliant, but it was definitely a satisfactory journey. Finally, he followed the Mavericks to win the championship and his career was complete.

But Lian Feng's arrival changed everything.

That season, Peja’s contract had just expired, and he had already shown his worth last season. He could get a good contract by signing first and then changing, but because of the failure of the deal with the Hornets, he had to play in his old club Kings for one more year, but in that damn year, Peja was injured just like that time and space.

A year later, he completely became a free agent, but unlike last season, due to injuries, his signing value dropped a lot, so he started a bad journey.

The Jazz and Pistons have left his wandering footprints, but because of the mismatched tactical system, his performance is even more unstable, and he can only score 9.8 points per game by relying on fixed-point three-pointers.Fortunately, the three-point stability is acceptable, and he still has value.

But in the Pistons, he was better than nothing.Because of the departure of Billups, the Pistons prefer to get a point guard.

Thus, a deal that surprised Lian Feng a while ago was born.

The Cavaliers traded West for Peja.

Ok……

There are many well-known basketball players named West in history, such as the logo boy, such as Master Xi... And this classmate West is also a famous guy.

Full name is Delonte West.

He became famous because, during the Eastern Conference semifinals in 2010, it was suddenly revealed in the media that he had an affair with LeBron James' mother... commonly known as Youmamen.

It's really scary. His mother was only 16 years old when James was born. The two depended on each other since they were young, and spent countless hard days together.Knowing that his teammates had an affair with his mother, no matter who stood on James' point of view, I'm afraid it would be unacceptable.Of course, at the beginning, James refused to believe this, but the facts are facts after all, which indirectly led to James' stronger desire to leave the Cavaliers.

Ok……

But I didn't expect, I didn't expect, because of my arrival, history has deviated so much.

This thing probably won't happen.

Speaking of the deal, I have to say that the deal is very reasonable, and West's value at this time is definitely not lower than that of Peja!You know, he was able to score 11 points and 4.2 assists in the Cavaliers. Both scoring and assists are much better than Peja.

But Peja to the Cavaliers has a very different meaning to LeBron.

No matter how bad his stats are, Lian Feng also believes that Peja is definitely one of the top pure shooters in the league at this time!

History can prove it.

This also shows how important a proper team system is to those players who are not super giants.

In terms of three-point ability alone, Peja will never lose to Korver!

A strong shooter, what it means to be next to LeBron James, anyone who plays basketball knows.

During this period, James' breakthrough ability has reached the peak of his career. While tearing apart the opponent's defense, he can also accurately find open shooters.

Peja and James complement each other.Peja made James' breakthrough more free, and James made Peja's shooting space more spacious.

Because of Peja's height of 208, he is even more advantageous against most small forwards, so James can play shooting guard, allowing him to gain a greater size advantage both on the offensive and defensive ends.

How much difference can one person make?
In the first two rounds of the playoffs, perhaps Peja was still running in with the team, and he was not so amazing. The average performance of 11 points per game can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

Until the Eastern Conference Finals with the Magic started, Peja broke out without warning.

James held back, attracted two or three people over, and then Peja and Mo Williams stood on the outside and shot indiscriminately.

Originally, in this round of the series, James would drink his hatred in the hands of Howard, who has reached his peak, but the plot did not develop in that direction.

Peja made 9 of 5 three-pointers in the first game, scored 26 points, even higher than James' 24 points, and won his first victory.Howard's 34 points were reduced to empty cuts.

In the second game, Peja continued the touch of the first game, making 6 of 6 three-pointers and killing the score. In the end, James made consecutive breakthroughs to establish the victory and let the Cavaliers lead 2-0.

In the third and fourth games, the recovered Magic adopted a new tactical routine. They allowed James to score, but locked the rest of the Cavaliers.The score was tied at 2-2.

The crucial fifth game ushered in the first highlight moment in James' life that can be recorded in history.

With 34 seconds left in the game, Turkoglu scored a three-pointer and the two sides tied at 88.James was blown away for a layup with his left hand, and then Howard opened the big Z hook, 90 to 88.There is 1 second left in the game.

Prior to this, the greatest lore of the Cavaliers at home was given to them by the red phantom Chicago marinated egg with the number 23 printed on it.

At this time, when the Cavaliers were about to collapse, their own No. 23 caught the ball 9 meters away from the basket, jumped up, and shot.

The basketball slid across Turkoglu's fingertips and the final whistle blew...Goal!

The greatest lore in the history of the Cavaliers changed hands. The pain on the 23rd still needs to be healed by the 23rd.

In this game, James' goal completely activated the Cavaliers, and at the same time exhausted the enthusiasm of the Magic.

In the next sixth game, the Magic realized even more how terrifying it was when James played shooting guard.

In the words of Howard after the game: "You will never experience that feeling...a person who is taller than you, stronger than you, and runs faster than you. And LeBron plays shooting guard, this is how we feel against James. The only team I can bear the impact of James...Unfortunately, I can't do this..."

James, just made it to the finals.

The same 4 to 2, James is ready.

(End of this chapter)