i have a coaching book

Chapter 23
In 2003, on the night of November 11th.

The Cavaliers host the challenging Washington Wizards.

The current record of the Wizards is 3 wins and 2 losses. They just defeated the Raptors led by Carter last night, and their morale is high.

After Jordan retired in the 02-03 season, his younger brother Jerry Stackhouse underwent knee surgery and will miss most of the 03-04 season.

You know, Jordan averaged 20 points and 6 baskets per game last season, and Stackhouse averaged 21.5 points and 4.5 assists per game.

Fortunately, the Wizards picked up a big deal during the offseason this summer, snatching the 'General' Gilbert Arenas from Courage.

Gilbert Arenas was a second-round pick in 2001 and played as a point guard.

02-03赛季场均18.3分4.7个篮板6.3次助攻，是勇士队的主要得分手。

Only, Arenas became a restricted free agent in 2003 with early Bird rights.

The Warriors can only offer a contract of around US$490 million, while the Wizards can offer a contract of more than 850. The Warriors can't match the pressure and can only watch the rookies they cultivated being robbed.

Until 2005, in order to protect the rights and interests of the parent team, the 'Arenas Clause' appeared.

The shooting guard is Larry Hughes, who averaged only 12.3 points and 5 rebounds last season because he didn't have the ball.However, his defensive strength is good, especially his stealing ability. In his previous life in 2005, he was elected the stealing champion of that year.

Jerry Stackhouse was unable to play due to injury and could only be played by this year's No. 13 pick in the first round, Jarvis Hayes. He performed well in the first few games, averaging [-] points per game.

The outside lineup seems to be capable of a fight. After watching the inside lineup, the two teams are not at the same level at all.

The position of power forward is held by the famous "parallel importer" Kwame Brown. Last season, he averaged 23 minutes per game and was able to score 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. No matter how much Jordan scolded him, he couldn't play.

The center position Kristen Laettner was a No. 92 pick in [-]. He was not well-known and was just a blue-collar center.

The Cavaliers started with five players, point guard LeBron James, shooting guard Ricky Davis, small forward Darius Myers, power forward Carlos Boozer, center Zajunas- Ilgauskas.

The starting lineups of the two teams seem to be on a different level, but it was not the same thing in the fight. The two sides were evenly divided in the first half.

At the beginning of the game, Alinari dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and directly made an unreasonable ultra-long three-pointer.

With a bang, the basketball fell into the basket precisely.

This three-pointer gave the Cavaliers a taste of the strengths and weaknesses of 'Agent Zero' Arenas. That kind of domineering spirit is really shocking to people's souls!
After the general Arenas scored a goal, he raised his arms in celebration, making the entire Fast Track Arena quiet for a second.

Relying on the performance of Arenas, Larry Hughes, Hayes, and the outside three's', the Wizards actually competed with the Cavaliers with James, guard Ricky Davis, Ilgauskas, and Boozer There are backs and forths in the fight, without losing the wind.

At the end of the first half, Arenas made 10 of 6 shots and scored 15 points. Larry Hughes scored 11 points on 5 of 13 shots. Hayes scored 8 points on 5 of 11 shots. Together, they scored almost 40 points. , You know, the Cavaliers only scored 1 point inside, Kwame Brown made 3 of 0 shots, 2 of 1 free throws, and grabbed a point.

As a result, the Cavaliers did not take the lead, and James and Ricky teamed up to rely on more points to blossom, and they were evenly matched.

In the second half, the Cavaliers changed their outside offensive style in the first half, directly combined with the inside, and took turns to hit the inside with the ball, gaining the upper hand in one fell swoop.

Among them, Darius Myers and Ricky Davis seemed to kill gods, fighting in and out, smashing the Wizards' defense and winning the game.

The Cavaliers beat the Wizards 111-98 at home.

Although the Wizards were defeated, their outside 'Three's' performance was amazing, and they jointly scored 70 points. However, the inside performance was not satisfactory, and they only scored 8 points before swallowing the defeat.

Among them, Arenas played 39 minutes, made 19 of 9 shots, 7 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 5 free throws, and directly scored 26 points and 6 assists. Still extremely sharp.

Larry Hughes didn't have a basket, but he was full of impact and scored 22 points and 5 rebounds.

This year's No. 40 rookie Jarvis Hayestine continued his fiery form in the previous few games and performed amazingly. He played 20 of 10 shots in 3 minutes, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 22 free throws, and scored 8 points and [-]. Rebound, full of talent.

The insiders couldn't bear to look directly at them. The "parallel import champion" was still in the "water", only scoring 7 points and 5 rebounds. Kristen Laettner played soy sauce all the way and only scored 1 point. He lost his temper.

Cavaliers 'Three' also performed well, with Miles scoring 26 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.

里基-戴维斯26分8篮板5助攻，詹姆斯19分10助攻8篮板，‘三斯’的数据都奔三双去了。

布泽尔出场35分钟16投9中，三分球1中0，罚球5中4，砍下22分8篮板5助攻，同样表现不俗。

Ilgauskas played relatively little time and only scored 4 points without exerting his strength. Lin Bai only got up in the third quarter. He also contributed 6 points and 2 assists in the two quarters, which is not bad.

In the trip to the East, the Cavaliers lost one win and the result was not too bad.

On November 2003, 11, the Cavaliers were still at home, facing the Knicks who came to challenge.

After Patrick Ewing left, the Knicks were in a situation like Wang Xiaoer's New Year's Eve. Every year was not as good as the next year. The 02-03 season directly rushed into the lottery zone. This season, the record is not good, only 2 wins and 4 losses.

The point guard is played by veteran Charlie Ward, who averaged 8.7 points and 5.1 assists per game, and he fell behind against James.

The shooting guard has the strength of a battle. Alan Houston, nicknamed "the king of mid-range shooting", has been selected to the All-Star twice. His shooting posture is beautiful and standard. He can still score 02 points and 03 assists in the 22.5-2.7 season, which is the Knicks' main scoring point. , To defeat Ricky Davis who 'wrongly shot', it is naturally a no-brainer.

The small forward is Kurt Thomas, who has excellent low-post defense, accurate mid-range shots, and a tough style. He is an excellent blue-collar player.

'KG II' Darius Miles, who is full of talent in matchups, has no mid-range shots, and only uses his body to play, is not on the same level.

The power forward position is Keith Van Horn, who was traded from the 76ers this summer. His style of play is gorgeous and soft, and he shoots well. slide.

Carlos Boozer, who has a tough matchup style, dares to fight, dare to fight, is on the rise, and has a mid-range shot, is expected to play very hard.

Finally, at the center, the unknown age Dikambe Mutombo played against the All-Star player Ilgauskas, which is probably enough.

Just looking at the lineup, the two teams are not at the same level at all, and the Knicks have no chance of winning at all.

Sure enough, the Knicks were directly beaten by the Cavaliers in the first half. The offense was weak and weak, and the defense was full of loopholes.

In the 6th minute of the first quarter, there was a more interesting scene on the court. Ilgauskas singled Mutombo behind the low post with the ball,

Ilgauskas squeezed Mutombo out of space, so he turned over and hooked. Unexpectedly, Mutombo seized the opportunity, slapped him with a big hand, and rewarded Ilgauska with a volleyball-style hot pot. Goskas.

Immediately afterwards, Mutombo began to wag his fingers excitedly at the audience on the sidelines.

Unexpectedly, the basketball that was fanned out was not fanned out of the court, and was snatched by James, who instantly entered the penalty area with the ball, jumped up in two steps, and saw a one-handed dunk.

When Mutombo heard the cheers, he quickly turned his head and saw that James' head was almost flat, so he could only hug his head and dodge.

With a bang, he dunked vigorously, and the basketball popped out like a cannonball.

The Knicks' morale dropped to freezing point, and they were beaten to the ground, unable to lift their heads.

Alan Houston did respond with a chasing three-pointer, but Keith Van Horn missed the shot and was unable to support himself, so he could only swallow the defeat.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers took advantage of the Knicks with a score of 94 to 80.

Cavaliers 4 double figures, James 20 points, Ricky 18 points, Boozer 16 points, Ilgauskas 15 points.

The bench also had a good performance. Among them, Lin Bai made 5 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 8 points and 2 assists, and JR-Bremmer also scored 6 points.

Three of the Knicks scored in double figures, and Alan Houston scored 22 points, but the efficiency was a bit low, taking 25 shots. In addition, Kurt Thomas scored 14 points and Charlie Ward scored 12 points, which were considered extraordinary performances.

Keith Van Horn was sluggish, scoring 12 points on 2-for-8 shooting, and Dikambe Mutombo scored 5 points and 3 blocks with only one finger shake.

The No. 9 rookie of the Knicks, Michael Sweetney, has not yet adapted to the rhythm of the NBA game. He only played 6 minutes and scored 2 points.

The Cavaliers won two consecutive victories at home, and their record suddenly came to 5 wins and 2 losses. The NBA regular season ranking in the Eastern Conference came to No.3, and the league came to fifth, which surprised everyone.

You know, the Cavaliers were so bad last season that they only achieved a record of 15 wins.

As a result, this season has only played 7 games, and the Cavaliers have already won 5 games, completing one-third of last season's results.

As a result, the media bombarded the Cavaliers wildly, with praises flying all over the sky, and the little emperor James was blown into the sky.

Lin Bai's face was bursting with joy. After playing soy sauce a few times during the game, new changes finally appeared in the "Book of Coaches".

(End of this chapter)