basketball boulder

Chapter 84
At the end of the first quarter, at 22:13, the Heat have led by 9 points.

After halftime, 50:35, the Heat led by 15 points.

At the end of the third quarter, 76:55, the Heat led by 21 points.

The Cavaliers gave up the fourth quarter directly.

James sat on the sidelines, looking at Wade and Li Lei who were chatting and laughing opposite him. He had mixed feelings.

Everyone was a rookie in the same year, and James gained shooting rights and autonomy that Li Lei and Wade could not imagine.

At the same time, James continued to usher in failure.

And the two people on the opposite side, although the statistics are much worse than James, but they have been winning, and their team is the second strongest team in the Eastern Conference.

In the end, 101:78, the Heat beat the Cavaliers.

本场比赛，詹姆斯13投5中，靠着罚球拿到了15分8篮板7助攻2盖帽的准三双数据。

Heat here.

Wade had 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steals.

李磊15分3篮板2助攻2抢断2盖帽。

Jones had 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steal.

Odom had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Substitute Butler had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Alstom had 11 points and 4 assists.

In addition, Wang Zhizhi, who played in garbage time in the fourth quarter, also had 6 points and 1 rebound.

The Heat's overall record came to 32 wins and 14 losses.

There are the last two races left in January.

On January 1, the Heat played the Clippers at home.

On January 1, the Heat played the Hornets away.

In the two games, the Heat clocked out of get off work in three quarters and won by 19 and 22 points respectively.

The Clippers have always had a poor record.

The Hornets were second in the Eastern Conference at the beginning of the season, and now they are about to fall out of the top eight.

It is said that "The Beard" Baron Davis is at odds with the team management.

At the end of January, the Heat's record is 34 wins and 14 losses.

Ranked second in the East and second in the league.

The first is the Pacers in the East with 35 wins and 13 losses.

The second is the Heat, 34 wins and 14 losses.

The third is the Kings in the West with 33 wins and 12 losses.

The fourth Timberwolves, 32 wins and 13 losses.

Fifth Pistons, 32 wins and 16 losses.

Sixth Spurs, 31 wins and 18 losses.

Seventy, eighty and ninety are the Mavericks, Nuggets, Lakers, and Bucks.

In the selection of the best player of the month.

西部的加内特场均23.8分14.7篮板5.1助攻1.3抢断1.7盖帽，球队战绩12胜3负，连续两个月拿下西部月最佳球员。

东部的迈克尔里德场均22.4分4.2篮板1.9助攻1.1抢断，雄鹿队11胜5负，生涯第一次拿到月最佳球员。

Then there's Rookie of the Month.

西部依然是卡梅隆安东尼，掘金队9胜8负，安东尼场均18.8分5.9篮板2.6助攻1.1抢断。

There was a dispute in the east.

詹姆斯11场比赛里场均21.1分5.3篮板5.1助攻1.5抢断0.5盖帽。

李磊14场比赛里场均18.9分3.8篮板3.4助攻2.6抢断1.9盖帽。

It's hard to say who is good and who is bad based on the data of the two. James is better on the offensive end, but Li Lei's defensive end is even more impressive.

Compared with the data, the two are almost evenly matched.

Thus, there were two voices.

One is to compare the record.

The Cavaliers had 5 wins and 6 losses, the Heat had 12 wins and 2 losses, and Li Lei crushed James.

The other is the tactical position of the team.

James is the only core of the Cavaliers, but Li Lei is only one of the main players of the Heat. James crushes Li Lei.

The two voices were arguing endlessly.

Miami fans and Cleveland fans once again set off a battle.

"What's wrong with James being the core of the team? It will only lead the team to lose. Does it make sense?"

"The Heat's record is good, does it have something to do with you Stone? It's not because of Odom, Jones, Wade, Butler!"

"You said it's okay to rely on Odom, Jones, and Butler. What does it mean to bring Wade? How many games did Wade play in total this month?"

"Anyway, your record, Stone, is achieved by hugging your thighs."

"James led the team to win the No. [-] lottery!"

Just when the fans were arguing and hurting each other, the league made a decision.

Rookie of the Month in January 2004: Li Lei!
Miami fans rejoice.

The people of Cleveland objected.

The quarrel between the two sides continued, but it cooled down a little bit as time passed, until no one mentioned it again.

The domestic fans are of course overjoyed.

Yao Ming was robbed of the Rookie of the Year by Stoudemire last year, and Li Lei took it from James. Although it was only the Rookie of the Month, it was enough to make the fans excited.

CCTV also took this opportunity to solicit votes for Li Lei, to help Li Lei get on the All-Star team, join Yao Ming, and stage a Chinese Derby on the All-Star Weekend.

In the last 10 days, Li Lei's votes rose wildly.

Overnight Pippen, Artest, Kenyon Martin.

Within a week, he was close to O'Neal.

American fans looked at the data from the voting website and were stunned.

"The voting system has a bug!"

This is the first reaction of American fans.

Subsequently, many people believed this argument and asked the alliance to check the system and review the voting results.

The NBA headquarters checked immediately, and the final conclusion was: no problem.

At this time, some fans said: "Have you forgotten what happened to Yao Ming last year? It's not a system problem, it's just that there are so many Chinese fans."

American fans suddenly realized.

Subsequently, voices asking the NBA to close overseas voting channels came like a tide.

David Stern is feeling the pressure.

Promoting the globalization of the NBA is Stern's lifelong dream, and he cannot give in easily.

Stern adopted a one-word tactic: drag!

It's a day if it can be delayed, let's talk about it if it can't be delayed.

2 month 2 day.

The Heat faced a formidable opponent, the Pistons.

李磊今天的手感不好，在普林斯的全场盯防下，9投2中，只拿了5分3篮板2助攻2抢断1盖帽。

The Heat also lost to the Pistons 78:91.

After the game, Li Lei was bombarded by a large number of fans, media people, and players.

"Are we going to pick a guy who scored 5 points in the game? It's a joke."

"This is the darkest moment in the history of American basketball."

"When did the NBA become a league for Chinese people, just because there are so many Chinese people? Will there be another player from China in the future who can average 2 points and 3 rebounds per game and be selected as an All-Star because of the large number of Chinese fans?"

"Stone doesn't deserve it!"

And the loudest one here is Kenyon Martin.

The East Forward All-Star vote used to be third, but now it is fourth. The power forward who was far behind by Li Lei, Kenyon Martin, the No. 2000 pick in [-].

"I question the existing All-Star voting rules. Can anyone enter the All-Star Game?"

"If in the end I am selected as an All-Star with that Chinese rookie, I will refuse to participate in the game! With me without him, with him without me!"

Kenyon Martin spoke to the media in a high-profile manner.

Later, his teammate Jason Kidd also expressed his opinion: "If an outstanding player like Kenyon can't be selected as an All-Star, but a rookie who can only shoot three-pointers is selected, it will be the biggest joke in NBA history."

Following Martin and Kidd's statements, a large number of stars including Pierce, Ray Allen, Garnett... all questioned Li Lei.

Suddenly, Li Lei was pushed to the forefront.

(End of this chapter)