The invincible kryptonite of basketball

This guy called Bread looks very naive, but he knows the art of speaking. In just half an hour, he praised Stevens and Tang Tian more than four or five times.

This kind of character thing can only be known after getting along with each other, and now it seems to be a surprise.

With a character like Brown, he can quickly integrate into the Pelicans, and he can also play a part of the role of Williams before.

But thinking about it, this is also a reasonable thing. Brown was complained by fans in the Cavaliers, but his relationship with James is very close.

It also speaks volumes for his interpersonal skills.

On the second day, the Pelicans officially announced Brown's joining the coaching staff, but did not disclose specific contract details.

After the news was released, it also attracted heated discussions among fans.

"Brown is really getting worse and worse. He won the best head coach within two years of being the head coach of the Cavaliers. After that, he was fired consecutively as the head coach. Now he can only be an assistant coach..."

"Didn't James give the best head coach back then? Manually funny"

"Brown's ability as a head coach is indeed a bit weak, but I believe he can still be an assistant coach, and his defensive skills are still very good."

"These are not important, don't you find that this year is likely to have exciting scenes? The Pelicans have a chance to enter the finals this year!"

"Brown, as James' mentor, wants to play against James in the finals?"

"Not only that, but he is still receiving the salary of the Cavaliers~"

"Tsk! I suddenly look forward to the Pelicans passing the Warriors this year and playing the finals with the Cavaliers. It will be very interesting!"

……

Fans are buzzing on social media, but the reality is more interesting than their rhetoric.

Because Brown's first game after joining the Cavaliers was when the Pelicans played against the Cavaliers at home.

Fans are anticipating what might happen in the Finals, a day later in New Orleans.

The Pelicans and Warriors are overwhelming in the West, but the Cavaliers are thriving in the East this year.

The run-in has become more complete and the lineup is unprecedentedly strong. Their current record of 34 wins and 8 losses is also very impressive.

And they won the Warriors in the Christmas game before, and if they can win the Pelicans again, their confidence in winning this season will become unprecedentedly strong.

Not to mention Brown's point.

But these, after a piece of news broke by Woj, became not so important.

According to Woj reports, when the Heat drafted in 2011, Pat Riley once asked James about whether to choose Tang Tian. James’ opinion at the time was that the team already had Miller and Battier, and Tang Tian is not needed.

The news immediately detonated the media and social media.

Woj is the most reliable reporter for NBA news, and the news he broke is basically the truth.

Moreover, he has a normal relationship with the James team. He chose to break the news before the two teams played against each other, obviously to cause trouble.

But it doesn't matter whether they make trouble or not, because this news shows at least two things.

James was interfering with the management during the Heat period, and James' opinion caused the Heat to miss Tang Tian!

Considering the various grievances between Tang Tian and James, this is definitely the most exciting news this year!

Chapter 773 Unable to bring teammates (repair)

"This news is not unexpected. James went from the Cavaliers to the Heat. He must have gained some voice in the management team. Now it is just a matter of fact."

"Do I think LeBron has had a hard time these few years? He could have created an unprecedented dynasty with Don."

"This is life, but are you sure Don can be a superstar next to LeBron?"

"That's right, LeBron has only been around from superstar to role player, never from rookie to superstar..."

"It's just that it's really interesting that this point comes out now. Isn't the fight between the Pelican and the Cavaliers going to explode? Tang Tian and the Pelican will definitely not be able to bear it!"

"Isn't this a good thing? I'll give you some news! And if the Pelicans want to win the championship, the Warriors and Cavaliers must pass both levels!"

……

Fans raged on social media, but the attitude of most people was happy.

Tang Tian went from a role player to a super giant step by step, and overwhelmed James in the finals time and time again.

Now that the news is breaking out, James can only be depressed.

And as they said, the most direct effect of this breaking news is to make the next pelican battle very interesting.

How Tang Tian will react, what emotion James will have, and what the state of the teams on both sides will be, these are all things to watch.

Tang Tian saw the news in the locker room after training.

The first time he saw it, he was taken aback.

He definitely didn't know some inside stories about the draft that year, and it was the first time he knew this.

But just like Holt let him go, these things cannot be wrapped in paper, and leaks will happen sooner or later.

He didn't expect that he didn't go to the Heat, in addition to being related to Riley, he was also related to James.

It has been so many years, and he has long looked down on what happened at the beginning, but he is still a little upset when he sees this.

He actually really wanted to go to the Heat at the beginning, but the feeling of being given up by both the team president and the team core was really uncomfortable.

But if you think about it carefully, it is indeed James who is more uncomfortable as the fans have discussed in recent years.

Moreover, as soon as this incident is exposed, if the Pelicans really win the championship in the end, James may be even more autistic.

But those are still far away. The Pelicans have just experienced the turmoil of assistant coach changes and have not performed well recently.

Winning tonight's game is the top priority and the best response to these off-court incidents.

This game has attracted much attention, and the Big Three of TNT also appeared in the commentary booth.

The New Orleans arena is also packed. As the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers are likely to be the Pelicans' opponents in the finals.

Coupled with the series of events off the court, fans of such a game definitely don't want to miss it.

And they are also looking forward to seeing the Pelicans beat the Cavaliers, so James' expression after the game will be very interesting.

In fact, let alone after the game, when the two teams entered the field before the game, the photographers on the sidelines kept cutting shots of Tang Tian and James.

The two are definitely the focus of attention in this game.

Tang Tian's expression didn't change much from usual, and it could be seen that the incident Woj reported had no effect on him.

On the other hand, James has a serious face. After he entered the league, he set his goal of surpassing Jordan, and he was also very concerned about how the outside world thought of him.

Woj's reporting of this incident has greatly damaged his image, and he is obviously under pressure.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and the two teams started to introduce one after another.

The Cavaliers have a regular lineup, with Irving and Shumpert on the outside, James and Love on the front line, and center Mozgov.

The Pelicans are also in the regular lineup, and Bo Yang continues to replace the injured Ariza as the starting small forward.

Davis jumped and beat Mozgov, kicking off the Pelicans battle.

The Pelicans came up and played a No. 2 tactic. Tang Tiantian cut to the basket to catch the ball and directly scored with a one-armed dunk.

As soon as the game started, the New Orleans Arena was set ablaze.

The Cavaliers' scoring average ranked second in the league this season, second only to the Warriors, but their average conceded points per game only ranked No.15, a big gap.

"Whoa! Don looks a little excited!"

In the commentary seat, Barkley exclaimed.

Although the Cavaliers' defense was mediocre, Tang Tian was able to dunk the ball directly for layups, which is very telling.

For the Cavaliers' offense, the Pelicans used a misplaced defense, Davis went to mark James, and Bo Yang went to follow Love.

Love wants to play Bojan with the ball back in the low post, which is a dislocation advantage.

However, he has lost weight year after year in the Cavaliers, and the dislocation advantage is not as obvious as imagined.

After carrying it several times in a row, he turned around and gained room to shoot.

However, Davis showed his wide defensive coverage at this time, turned around to help defend, and directly gave Love a nail-biting hat.

The scene cheered again.

In the opening game, Tang Tian made a dunk and Davis took a blood shot. The Pelicans' competitive state tonight is completely different from the past week!

It seems that they have recovered from the Williams incident, and they are going to take the Cavaliers' flag tonight!

Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt. He didn't attack directly. After signaling Davis to take the position, he directly gave the ball in and played No. 4 tactics.

The Pelicans have a misplaced defense, but the Cavaliers are on the opposite side. At this time, it is Love who defends Davis.

Davis held the ball and saw that the Cavaliers had no help to defend, and he turned his back hard.

James withdrew his defense, Davis flicked the ball to Bojan, and Bojan caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

The basketball hit the net. Although the defense was not as good as Ariza's, his three-pointer was much more stable than Ariza's.

The Pelicans started 5-0!

James organized at the top of the frontcourt and threw his hands to Irving in an air cut. Irving flew away from Holiday for a layup.

However, Jokic had a assisted defense for this ball, and he couldn't get the ball up after his small drawbar in the air.

Irving had a wave of ankle injuries before, and it took time to find his status just after his comeback. This is also a major reason why he was not selected to start this year's All-Star.

Jokic scored a defensive rebound and the Pelicans counterattacked directly. Tang Tian received a pass from Holiday and scored 2+1 against Shumpert.

After the extra penalty hit, the score on the court was already 8-0.

There were constant whistles on the scene. At this start, the record difference between the Cavaliers, the Pelicans and the Warriors is not much, but that is because in the East, the strength is obviously not at the same level!

James scored directly against Davis, opening the scoring for the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are a bit misnamed, but James' strength is the league's number one small forward.

Davis continued to play low singles, Love failed to hold back, but Davis was blocked by Mozgov, who was helping to defend, and missed the goal.

The Cavaliers counterattacked, and James made a long pass to Shumpert from the backcourt, but Shumpert didn't catch the ball securely, and he shot out of bounds directly, with one turnover.

Seeing this frown, James put his hands on his hips with a helpless expression.

Love can't defend, Irving can't attack, and Shumpert is still a buttery player. These teammates really can't move.

Chapter 774 The gaze from the mentor (second update!) (repair)

The opening few rounds became the epitome of the first quarter for both teams.

It may be because of the relationship reported by Woj before, James' desire to attack after the start is not strong, and the other players of the Cavaliers are a little out of shape.

The Pelicans are just the opposite, ushering in a new first assistant coach who is stable and in excellent condition.

As a result, after the first quarter, the Pelicans have led the Cavaliers by 34 points 19 to 15.

This is a real hang.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Blatter took the initiative to change, and he replaced Irving in advance to lead the team.

The Cavaliers' substitutes include JR Smith, Thaddeus Young, and Tristan Thompson, which can be said to be quite luxurious.

Irving also led the team very well in this period. He led the team to play a 10-2 personal attack wave with sudden shots from inside and outside, and narrowed the point difference to single digits in one fell swoop.

He's under a lot of pressure to play next to James, and he seems to be using this method to show that he can play better without playing with James.

The on-site photographer mischievously shot James.

It's not terrible to win, it's embarrassing to be short of someone, it's not terrible to chase points, it's embarrassing to be absent!

Sure enough, when James looked up and saw himself on the large LED screen, he frowned and looked very unhappy.

The Cavaliers' assistant coach Tyronn Lue watched his words and walked quickly to Blatt's side to whisper for a while.