NBA: I am the card dealer

In this game, Wade and Whiteside continued to be absent, with Dragic and Porzingis taking the lead.

As soon as the game started, the Heat were undoubtedly at a disadvantage. Their starting lineup was still far behind after all. Dragic, Waiters, Richardson, Olynyk, and Porzingis were all good players. Porzingis and Dragic even reached the threshold of the All-Star team.

But they are not All-Stars after all.

The overall lineup is still far behind the Nets' starting lineup.

Xue Liancheng, Anunoby, Covington, Vonleh, Sabonis Jr., not to mention others, just Xue Liancheng's personal offensive system is enough to suppress the Heat.

But the Heat are not without advantages. They have a sufficient talent pool on the bench.

LeVert, Winslow, Ellington, Adebayo and others all have good combat effectiveness. Under Spoelstra's coaching, their offensive organization and initiation are obviously more orderly.

Let’s look at the Nets.

Crabbe, Joe Harris, James Johnson, Hart, Lopez Jr. and others seem to have good combat effectiveness, but none of them can smooth out the offensive rhythm, and Atkinson has not arranged any outstanding offensive tactics, resulting in their overall performance not being as good as expected.

One after another.

This made them evenly matched at the end of the first half, with the Nets leading the Heat by only 53 points, 50:3.

Among them, LeVert was particularly fierce. He seemed to want to use this game to tell the world that the Nets' trading of him was definitely the stupidest thing in the world.

But this did not shake the Nets' determination to win.

In the third quarter, the two sides were evenly matched again, and neither side could do anything to the other.

But in the fourth quarter, the situation turned around.

Sabonis Jr. scored the ball after pick-and-roll with Xue Liancheng for two consecutive rounds.

Joe Harris came up and made a three-pointer, and two minutes later he ran into an open space and made another three-pointer.

Anunoby also reaped the benefits in fast breaks, making two consecutive aerial relays.

This wave of offensive frenzy directly broke down the Heat's defense, and the score difference went straight to double digits and could not be stopped.

In this situation, Xue Liancheng chose to make the final move, and his three consecutive hits directly increased the score difference to 20+.

The game was thus declared over early.

finally.

The Nets defeated the Heat 121:101 at home and won nine consecutive games.

This is currently the longest winning streak in the league, and the Nets' momentum reached its peak at this moment.

And at the same time.

The Nets also received good news.

Their direct rival, the New York Knicks, lost today, bringing their losing streak to 7 games. The Nets have surpassed the Knicks and moved to second place in the Eastern Conference.

And they are not far from the Celtics, who are first in the Eastern Conference.

The Nets currently have 19 wins and 6 losses, while the Celtics have 22 wins and 5 losses, with only a difference of two wins.

In this game, Xue Liancheng played well, making 19 of 11 shots, 9 of 5 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 34 points, 16 assists and 5 rebounds.

The scoring was average and has not yet reached the average standard.

The assist data is not that good, just slightly more than the average data.

His rebounding has declined this season. The four main forwards are all good at jumping and Sabonis is also a rebounding expert, so he has fewer opportunities to grab rebounds. Even if he has the ability to predict, it is not enough to help him get the rebounds from the long arms of his teammates.

考文顿13中6，三分10中4，拿到了18分。

阿奴诺比还是一如既往的稳定，10中6，三分4中1，只拿到了14分8篮板。

Feng Lai made 8 of 4 shots and barely got 10 points.

小萨博尼斯这场比赛终于找到了宣泄口，16中10拿到了23分13篮板6助攻的顶尖数据，报复了一把老东家。

Such performance seems to be telling the other side clearly: This is the price of being blind.

Another person who took revenge on his old club was the Heat's main rotation player LeVert.

He made 11 of 8 shots in this game and scored 20 points, the highest score off the bench and also the highest score on the Heat.

Dragic also scored 19 points with 9 of 20 shots.

Porzingis made 13 of 7 shots and scored 17 points and 7 rebounds, which was a decent performance.

There was also Winslow with 15 points, Olynyk with 11 points, and Ellington with 9 points. There are still many people who can play.

But when faced with a fierce attack from the Nets in the fourth quarter, no one of them stood up to respond, which is enough to illustrate the difficulties the Heat are facing.

They no longer have a leader, just a group of high-quality role players gathered together to play team basketball.

But as the saying goes, a snake cannot survive without a head!

Wade is old, Dragic doesn't look like a superstar, and Porzingis has some talent, but his glass attributes are too large, and it is difficult for him to become the core of the team.

Whiteside is a pure defensive player and cannot lead the Heat to a revival.

Only George, lying on the hospital bed, seems to have hope of becoming the future of the Heat.

But the question is, can George, who has suffered two serious injuries, really reach the All-Star level?

This is very suspicious.

After the Nets defeated the Heat, they finally had two days of rest.

but.

During this period, they received bad news that Powell's old injury has not healed and he may need surgery. He is temporarily included in the daily observation list.

Feng Lai also chose to rest because of pain in his left thigh, and his recovery period is uncertain.

It's already December and they've been hit by a wave of injuries.

The good news is that the Wizards also received injury news. Wall also missed the game due to wrist pain.

Without Wall, the Wizards are not the Wizards that people are familiar with, and they naturally cannot compete with the Nets.

finally.

The Nets easily defeated the opponent at home with 116:98, ushering in a ten-game winning streak, and the record also reached 20 wins and 6 losses, becoming one of the top teams in the league.

Xue Liancheng only played three quarters, making 15 of 9 shots, 10 of 5 three-pointers, and 9 of 8 free throws, barely getting 31 points, plus 15 assists and 4 rebounds.

顶替首发的乔-哈里斯17中7，三分10中5，也拿到了22分。

小萨博尼斯13中7，拿到了15分8篮板4助攻。

Covington scored 11 points on 5 of 11 shots.

阿奴诺比终于出现罕见的低迷，10中3，三分5中0，只得到8分6篮板。

Perhaps because there was no Vonleh to create a threat from the side, Anunoby was repeatedly blocked when attacking the basket. In addition, his three-point shooting was so bad that he didn't have the confidence to shoot in the end.

Wizards' Bill took 33 shots, made only 11 of them, and scored only 28 points, with a dismal performance in three-point shooting.

But the rest of the Wizards weren't much better, with only Oubre and Otto Porter scoring in double digits, the former with 12 points and the latter with 11 points.

None of the remaining players scored in double digits.

It is almost a pipe dream to want to win the game in this state.

After playing against the Wizards, the Nets finally faced their biggest rival, the New York Knicks.

As of now, the Knicks have a record of 20 wins and 7 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

The Nets defeated the Wizards and their record is 20 wins and 6 losses, just half a win ahead of the Knicks, which is very close.

In other words, this meeting between the two sides will determine the second place in the Eastern Conference.

If the Knicks win, their record will be 21 wins and 7 losses, which is half a win more than the Nets' 20 wins and 7 losses, and they will occupy the second place in the Eastern Conference.

If the Nets win, their record will be 21 wins and 6 losses, while the Knicks' record will be 20 wins and 8 losses, leading by one and a half games, which is equivalent to winning two games by one!

Therefore, this focus battle is extremely important to both sides.

The media also viewed this feud as a clash between the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the league, and the duel between Xue Liancheng and James was once again passionate.

The fans' reaction was even more intense, and they directly started to quarrel with each other.

"You won two championships with the help of Wade, and you still dare to call yourself the second best player in the league?"

"I'm sorry! I don't think there's anything to look forward to. Both of us are at different levels. How can someone who won the championship by relying on connections have the nerve to keep trying to cheat me?"

"The guy who clung to Oladipo's thigh last season got the shit beaten out of him. What is he without Oladipo?"

"How dare you tie up Xue Liancheng? They were defeated 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals, and were swept - in the Eastern Conference Finals. As of last season's finals, the two sides had not won a single head-on confrontation in the past three years. How can we create lifelong enemies with this?"

"After leaving the Heat, he was beaten so badly that his back couldn't stand up straight and his spine was broken. He is no longer the little emperor James of the past."

"Xue Liancheng keeps his word and really beats me every time I see him."

"He went to New York to curry favor with someone, but Xue Liancheng didn't even bother with him."

"With the same lineup, Xue Liancheng led the team to win the championship, while James led the team to lose to Xue Liancheng. Do you feel embarrassed?"

"You two are both on different levels, okay? Stop tying them together all the time."

Here, Xue Liancheng's fans are squandering the influence that Xue Liancheng has accumulated over the years and oppressing James.

And James over there was not willing to be outdone.

“Who was knocked down shortly after the season started?”

"You are a lost dog, a nomadic dynasty, how dare you say that others are clinging to you?"

"If the referee hadn't helped you last season, you would have been defeated in the second round. How can you still be so proud of yourself here?"

"The Spurs were the most wronged. They were leading 3:1 and were sure to win, but the referee made amends and forced them to lose."

"They are crazy about copying Jordan for winning three championships. What a bunch of filial sons."

"You said James relied on Wade and Oladipo? My goodness, how did you get the other two championships? Don't you have any idea?"

They are relatively less confident and need to distort the facts or seek external help to defend themselves.

There is nothing we can do about it.

Over the past three years, James has been almost suffocated by the pressure, and his fans have been leaving him like crazy, leaving those who remain to have a harder time.

At least when it comes to liking James, they seem particularly pitiful.

James has never disappointed anyone on this road of disappointment.

When he came to New York last year, he became the target of public criticism.

Cleveland considers James a traitor among traitors because he has betrayed the city twice and the promised championship is still nowhere to be seen.

What’s even more hateful is that James joined the New York Knicks, the team that swept them the year before. Isn’t this a blatant surrender to the enemy?

What is even more incredible is that Xue Liancheng left right after James arrived. For a time, James became a laughing stock of the whole world.

He defected to the enemy and tried to curry favor with them, but failed. The league's top player lost all his charm, dignity, and face.

What is even more disappointing is that James, leading the defending team, actually lost to Xue Liancheng, who was the only core player of the team, in the finals. This defeat directly brought James' influence and image back to their original state over the years.

no doubt.

The three words "James" are invisibly labeled as failures.

So at this time, even though James led the Knicks to achieve some results, he was still ridiculed by people.

There is no other reason.

He keeps disappointing those who love him.

But think about it from another angle, this is the embodiment of Xue Liancheng's dominance. Facing a group of superstars of his generation, he suppressed them all, even suffocated them.

Curry and Durant are also victims.

When the reporter interviewed James, James was no longer impetuous, but said: "The Nets are definitely underestimated. With Xue, they are a force that cannot be ignored in the league. We must not take it lightly, but I believe I can lead the team on the right path."

From the beginning, he disdainfully mentioned Xue Liancheng, to then he became stern-faced, to later he spoke ill of him, and then he turned back to being disdainful.

But after experiencing failure last season, James finally calmed down and seemed like a different person.

When asked about Xue Liancheng, he no longer avoided the question but answered it directly, and at the same time he no longer made any solemn promises.

Maybe he has been slapped in the face so many times that he has lost his edge, and most importantly, there is no need to be tough anymore.

After all, this really is Xue Liancheng's era.

Winning three championships for three consecutive years, the Nets, who were last year's bottom team, unexpectedly made it into the top three in the Eastern Conference in the new season, and even rose to second place. Their dominance is truly unquestionable.

Mainstream media and basketball fans around the world have highly recognized Xue Liancheng, believing that Xue Liancheng is the new generation of basketball king who is now challenging Jordan's status as the God of Basketball.

In this situation, anyone with a little self-awareness would have to admit defeat.

If you don't accept, you will be beaten until you accept.

James is in this situation now. Ever since Xue Liancheng made his debut, he has been beating him on the head. How could he, such a proud person, possibly submit?

Then I kept getting beaten.

Until last season, he finally gave in and tried to join the Knicks to bow to Xue Liancheng, but the result was...

Got slapped in the face.

Dignity and face were lost, and most importantly, we lost in the finals.

Now James has become introverted. He no longer shows his pride, his arrogance, and his arrogance. Instead, he has become low-key and humble.

This is a change in mentality and a sign of maturity.

In this regard.

The reporter was also surprised: "You and Xue Liancheng are undoubtedly mortal enemies. This is the first time you have praised him highly. Why?"

James shook his head: "I'm just telling the truth. He has shown his dominance, and what I need to do is to break his dominance."

of course.

He did not give in and still wanted to turn things around.