we should be witnessing the beginning of a great career.
Indeed, Luca was 21 years old and 177 days old, and he was experiencing a historical 21-year-old:
just finished a regular season averaging 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, leading the team with 43 wins and 32 losses. Lost to the Clippers in six games in the playoffs, but averaged 31 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists per game.
But what is the real top 21-year-old like?
LeBron ended his third grade season when he was 21 years old and 142 days old.
averaged 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the regular season.
Cavaliers 50 wins and 32 losses, third in the East.
-that year's regular season, Sharks + Wade and finally won the heat, 52 wins. Kidd, Pinnacle Carter and Jefferson have 49 wins. Peak Arenas + Butler + Jamison's three swordsman wizards, 42 wins.
The 21-year-old Luca ranked fourth in the regular season MVP votes last season, with an MVP share of 19.8%.
When LeBron was 21, he ranked second in the regular season MVP votes, with an MVP share of 55%-second only to MVP Nash that year.
By the way, Kobe, who led the year in scoring with 81 points and 62 points in a single game, ranked fourth in MVP votes.
Luca, the second-year sophomore, led the team to play the best offense in NBA history: 116.7 points per 100 possessions.
is an excellent champion coach, Coach Carlisle, and because of the NBA's second-ranked 46% three-pointer/shooting ratio -46% of Dallas' shots are three-pointers. The space opened up and Luca could instigate at will.
A good coach and a good space can add to the data, we all understand. The regular season was 43 wins and 32 losses.
In the 2005-06 season, the Cavaliers' three-pointer/shooter ratio was 23%. The team who made the most three-pointers were two substitutes Damon Jones (the one who claims to be the best guy in the universe) and Tony Marshall (the first game of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals to miss LeBron pass) Kill that one), LeBron himself made the most three-pointers in the starting line-we also knew that his three-pointers were not reliable at the time, so it seemed that his teammates...well.
The coach of the Cavaliers is Mike Brown, whom we are all familiar with. There is no room for
, so the coach does not mention . LeBron led the team with 50 wins and 32 losses. Below
, an excerpt from a book from myself. The
Cavaliers finished the first month of the 2005-06 season with 10 wins and 4 losses, and everything went smoothly.
But in December 2005, the Cavaliers started with 1 win and 5 losses. In 6 games, LeBron scored 34, 30, 30, 32, 52 and 39 respectively, to no avail. Especially in Milwaukee and Atlanta, LeBron shot 32 of 52 shots and 8 of 15 three-pointers in the two games. You can no longer be critical. The problem with
is:
sees through the opponent, the Cavaliers' main point guard Snow has no three-point threat, and rarely takes the initiative to attack. Hughes is not a three-pointer.
Cavaliers' backcourt attack is limited, so the opponent dared to shrink boldly, limiting LeBron's breakthrough, and by the way check the inside of Big Z and Gooden.
When LeBron scored 52 points and still lost the night of the Bucks, he half-jokingly said: "I don't want to score 50 points again. I have scored 50 points twice so far and I have lost."
LeBron led the players. There was a small meeting in private.
Since mid-December 2005, the Cavaliers have changed some layouts. One: Switch to point guard Snow to defend against the opponent's shooting guard, relying on his solid body to suppress the opponent, that was his old line in the 76ers; Larry Hughes changed to defend against the opponent's point guard, so he was 84 kg The thin body will not bounce off the opponent's shooting guard like a dragonfly encounters a crab. By the way, his 196 cm height and light pace are suitable to block the opponent's shot point.
Second, LeBron took back the right to organize.
So the Cavaliers have another six consecutive victories. In a home defeat against the Heat on December 17, Wade had 33 points and LeBron had 41 points and 10 assists. Pat Riley, the Heat’s boss behind the scenes and one of the few in NBA history, first saw LeBron and described him in one sentence:
"He's like a train, plus Wade's speed." zMany years from 1z
, you will know how deep thoughts are buried behind this praise.
On December 30, 2005, he turned 21; the next day, he had 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, defeating the defending Eastern Conference champion and the first defensive Iron Pistons. Marshall brags after the game that he encouraged LeBron with the following words:
"If you want to win, like Jordan, this is the team you have to kill. Kill them, we can take a historic step."
On the first day of 2006, 18 wins and 10 losses, the smug Cavaliers got bad news. Larry Hughes broke his finger and started a long recuperation. The Cavaliers lost a tire as soon as they started to run their engines in.
Damon Jones was promoted to the starting lineup, and then Pavlovich and Luke Jackson turned around like a lantern, but the hole left by Hughes was not so easy to make up. The Cavaliers played a series of six consecutive defeats from January 10 to 20. Among them, LeBron had 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in New York, 28 points and 9 assists in Los Angeles, and 46 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in Phoenix. However, the Cavaliers were defeated. Until January 21, 2006, in Salt Lake City, he didn't want to lose again.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, Kirilenko dribbled the ball over the half, and LeBron jumped out to steal the ball and rushed quickly. Kirilenko chased and pulled, LeBron paused in the air and threw the ball. Penalties for scoring.
This is the epitome of the whole game: his aggressiveness, his murderous aura. When he scored the 51st point, the Salt Lake City audience stood up and applauded.
So far, he won for the first time with more than 50 points, ending the team's 5-game losing streak.
Old man Jerry Sloan had to nod his head: "He is terrible. He scores all kinds of goals. He is an amazing guy. Our players are completely intimidated by him."
Start to recover. Relying on LeBron's 38 points, they won away in Atlanta; relying on LeBron's 44 points, they beat the Suns at home. The Cavaliers have won seven consecutive victories and stabilized the situation again. However, the situation is still difficult.
In January 2006, LeBron averaged 32.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, an incredible data. He must take care of everything alone: scoring, rebounding, and organizing the team. In February, he secured the victory with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists in Minnesota and 44 points over the Spurs.
and then the Battle of Boston Garden on February 15.
This night, many old acquaintances met, mainly Ricky Davis, who is now wearing a Celtic jersey, and Paul Pierce, the former chief offensive master of the Eastern Conference.
Pierce scored 31 points in the first half, but the Cavaliers relied on LeBron to support the first three quarters, leading by 6 points into the fourth quarter. Pierce started to show off and scored 17 points in the fourth quarter. LeBron scored 6 points in the fourth quarter, but extremely The essential. After 2 minutes of the game, Gomez made a layup to give the Celtics a 90-88 lead. LeBron made a layup in the human jungle to equalize the score, then cut off Pierce and drove to the front court by himself. Sturt blasted one of the most magnificent dunks of his career. Later, when the Celtics returned the score, he blocked West's three-pointer and entered overtime. Then comes the second overtime. At the last moment of the second overtime, LeBron caused Pierce's sixth foul and the Celtics collapsed. LeBron scored a free throw in the drum noise to seal the victory.
double overtime bloody battle, the Cavaliers won 113 to 109.
Pierce has 50 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, the first 50 points in the Boston Garden since Larry Bird in 1989; LeBron has a triple-double with 43 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, plus 2 steals and 4 blocks.
"When I am one-on-one, I attack; when I am double-teamed, I divide the ball." He said, "This is how I play basketball, and I have to let my teammates get used to it."
This is him Habit for many years. He remembers the coaching of coach Frank Walker. He always believes: "Two people double-team me, and the remaining opponents are three defenses and four, simple math problems." After the All-Star, the Cavaliers lost five games in a row. His leader can be framed and questioned. Hughes was delayed due to injury, and the Cavaliers signed Ronald Murray to save, but Murray was just a scorer. He lacks Hughes' all-round talents and is not a good shooter. The Clevelandans vaguely remembered the last two seasons that were anticlimactic and missed the playoff qualification by one game.curse.
Will bad luck come again?
Chicago, March 2, 2006. On the final attack, LeBron saw Murray open on the right, so he chose to pass again. Murray's long shot passed through the hearts of Chicagoans. 93 to 91, the Cavaliers won, ending a five-game losing streak.
LeBron only said one thing about this pass:
"because it is the right thing to do."
Three days later, the Cavaliers fought again in Chicago. The old Marshall felt cold in the first half. LeBron walked to him without a word and gave him a hug. In the next round, LeBron played the pick-and-roll to attract double-teams and assigned to Marshall at the top of the arc. Seeing Lao Ma hesitating and shyly planning to throw the ball to the big Z on the inside line, LeBron roared:
"Shooting!!!" After
this ball, Marshall recovered the touch. In the game, he made 3 of 7 three-pointers. After the game, he chatted about LeBron.
"You will feel guilty when you miss a shot, he will say,'Next time I pass it to you, continue to shoot. If you miss the shot, you will lose; if you score, it is a good goal." Marshall suddenly realized something and started Shaking his head with a weird expression, "Too funny. I was here to teach him, and now he is teaching me. I was still in school when I was 21, and he is now the third scorer in the league."
When he assisted Murray to kill the Bulls and arranged the final blow tactics, coach Mike Brown drew and wiped and drew on the tactical board, discussing various changes in the waist No. 153 tactic. LeBron calmly interjected:
"Coach, we have only five people, only 24 seconds." Then, it was his pass assist that became simple.
He has a terrible memory of the game. In April 2006, when he watched the video of the Celtics at the end of March, he still had a clear memory of that time. "Look here, I'm about to get a second foul. Look here, the next round of the big Z points to the offensive rebound." He said like a coach. When the camera caught him one-on-one with Paul Pierce on the left wing, he specifically pointed. "My main concern is not the person who defends me, but the second heavier defense, because I can always get past the first person. But the weak side may double-team. So," he pointed to the screen, "I mainly It was to see if Lavrenz and Gomez, who were on the opposite side, noticed and whether they were moving towards me. I found that they were not communicating properly, so I took the opportunity and broke the bottom line. "Z1z
Bulls center Tyson Chandler described LeBron’s insight as follows:
"Many scorers look inside and if they don’t cover up, they will attack. But for LeBron, as soon as you cover up, he will pass it to the person you are marking. Terrible. The thing is, he always pretends that he doesn’t know that you will come to defend, tempt you to cover him, and then divide the ball to the open. This is like a magician, he will always think of tactics in advance.”
Therefore, although the world is talking The Cavaliers’ No. 23 inherited the Bull’s No. 23, but Pat Riley did not compare LeBron to Jordan. Riley preached that Wade is "Jordan 5 cm shorter," while saying that LeBron should be like Nash who led the Suns offensive wave; another western scout said that LeBron is second only to Nash and Nash in the position of playmaker. Kidd.
On March 22, 2006, LeBron had 37 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. In the final moments of overtime, he assisted Jones and Murray each with a three-pointer. Cleveland fans are happy and dissatisfied: they don't want to see LeBron pass the ball anymore. In the last 0.9 seconds of overtime. 118 tied, LeBron received the ball at the top of the arc. Cleveland was boiling, LeBron dribbled the ball to find a rhythm, and then took off from 21 feet away.
is 120 to 118, his first zero second lore. The smoke cleared, and the Bobcats were killed by LeBron.
"I passed the ball before because Murray was unguarded. It felt good to shoot by myself."
Beginning on March 2, the Cavaliers experienced a wave of 18 wins and 6 losses, including a nine-game winning streak that began on March 17. In Miami on March 12th, he scored 47 points, but lost. On March 29th, he scored 46 points in Dallas. Then:
On April 1, the Cavaliers and the Heat experienced a thrilling battle: The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 106-99. Devin Wade scored 18 of 36 shots and scored 44 points, 8 rebounds and 9 LeBron James made 16 of 25 shots, 47 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals.
At the end of the 2005-06 season, LeBron averaged the league’sThree had 31.4 points, 7 rebounds and 6.6 assists.
He was selected to the first team. In the regular season MVP vote, he lost to Nash, ranking second.
And most importantly: With Hughes injured in 51 games, the Cavaliers are 50 wins and 32 losses, fourth in the East. In the first game of the playoffs, he didn't panic at all in his debut. The Wizards were overwhelmed by the opening three assists, and then a three-pointer and a three-pointer. In the first quarter, he made 4 of 8 shots, 4 of 5 free throws, 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. At the beginning of the second quarter, he had two consecutive assists. The Cavaliers led 37 to 22 and 50 to 36 at the end of the half. 74 to 57 at the end of the festival. The knight remained murderous until the end. LeBron made 12 of 27 shots, 11 free throws, 7 of 32 points, but 11 rebounds and 11 assists-the first game of the
playoffs, he not only gave Cleveland fans a victory: he gave a triple-double victory . Lithuanian giant Z looked at his data and smiled softly:
"I won't be surprised what he does. You know, he can go where he wants to go at any time and get the data he wants."
But in the second game, the Wizards controlled his passing route and made him 10 turnovers; the Wizards controlled his breakthrough route and used two people to defend. LeBron made 7 of 25 shots and the Cavaliers' offense suddenly stalled. 84 to 89, tied 1 to 1 to enter the third game.
"I won't play so badly in two consecutive games." LeBron said, "I have to go back and take a closer look at the second video."
only rested for 23 seconds in the third game. His teammates made only 19 of 57 shots. The Wizards' defense is constantly changing, sometimes expanding, sometimes shrinking, and sometimes double-teaming.
As the game reaches the end, the more the Wizards know the Cavaliers' strategy: they need to rely on LeBron to attack.
knows all this to no avail.
Arenas scored 34 points. Every time a goal is scored, Washington fans shouted: "MVP!" But LeBron scored 41 points and made 16 of 28 shots. In the last quarter, the two of them confronted separately. Arenas scored 17 points, but missed a three-pointer at the end of the game. He gave LeBron a chance.
That was the most controversial moment of his career:
he jumped to the rim, faced Daniels, stopped, then took another step, layup, and shot a lore. 97 to 96, the Cavaliers' record of 41 points in a single game in the history of the playoffs, his own first playoff lore.
But Washington fans are angry: That's walking! ! ! !
The Wizards pulled back Game 4 even though LeBron scored 38 points. Then came the fifth battle of Tianwang Mountain.
On the defensive end, the Cavaliers increased their defense efforts inside. This eased Arenas's top arc cut and Butler's flank attack slightly. Jamison started to have a lot of opportunities for direct singles in the low post and bottom line. So he got back to what he should be. On the offensive end of
, in order to prevent the Wizards from venting Snow without a long shot, the Cavaliers increased Snow's possession. After LeBron attracted the defense on the wing, there was room for Hughes and Murray to intersect. LeBron uses more screens to directly attack: or force a breakthrough, or make a pick-and-roll with the big Z. LeBron made only one goal from beyond the three-point line. 14 of 23 shots, 17 of 18 free throws, the Cavaliers history of the playoffs single game record was improved to 45 points.
However, Caron Butler went wild in the last minute of the regular time and dragged the game into overtime. Three minutes before overtime, the Wizards succeeded in limiting LeBron, but Snow, who had the ball, became a surprise. So procrastinated until the last moment. Arenas scored 8 points in overtime and 44 points in the game. In the last 3 seconds, he made two free throws, leading 120 to 119.
Maybe LeBron didn't have time to think so much, he looked at the Wizards' formation. He received the sideline ball from Hughes, and suddenly used his force to kill along the bottom line, whizzing past Jamison. When Haywood, Ruffin and Arenas encircled collectively, LeBron had already risen, threw the basketball lightly into the basket, and scored his 45th point. 20562 Cleveland fans made a bang. The second lore in the
series, and this one is genuine.
hit the sixth game, the Wizards knew how to deal with LeBron.
To be fair: in the first game of the whole series, LeBron caught the Wizards by surprise; in the second game, Jeffries began to get close and made offensive fouls, LeBron fell into the trap countless times; in the third game, LeBron started from far awayIn the fourth game, Jeffries began to take a step back to prevent LeBron from breaking through, so LeBron made 5 three-pointers in the first quarter; in the fifth game, LeBron began to rely on the regular The game didn't have much use in the back and low position, including continuous step-back jumpers. He didn't have many moves, just used the right medicine over and over again. In the sixth game of
, he insisted on shooting three-pointers and only freed three times. But his offensive tempo remained very good, making 15 of 25 shots. The
game entered the entangled death match again, and Arenas made a super three-pointer to drag the game into overtime. It's time for the final goal to decide the outcome. Arenas stood on the free throw line in the last minute of overtime. At this moment, LeBron walked over and whispered to him. Arenas made a shot and missed two free throws. After the
game, LeBron admitted that what he said to Arenas was:
"If you miss these two goals, you will be eliminated." Z1z
old coach Hubby Brown's comment on this:
"This is Michael Jordan's psychological tactics!"
So, the Cavaliers have reached the final moment again, but this time it is not LeBron. As he said, "If my teammate is open, I'll pass the ball." Damon Jones, who has always claimed to be the number one shooter in the universe, catches the ball from the sideline. Unguarded, shot from 17 feet away. Washington fans watched the ball go through the basket, Cleveland fans heard the triumphant triumph: lore, 4 to 2! For the third time in team history, it has passed the first round of the playoffs.
"I said it earlier," LeBron said calmly, "I'm here to win."
Eastern Conference semifinals, Cavaliers Pistons.
In the first game, in Detroit, the Pistons washed the Cavaliers. The Pistons scored 43 points in the second quarter and made 10 of 11 3-pointers in the half, 69 points. LeBron shot 9 of 14 in the first half with 22 points, but 0 points in the third quarter. The game entered garbage time four minutes after the start of the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers suffered a fiasco of 86 to 113 without any suspense. In the second game, LeBron scored 7 points in the first half, and the Cavaliers were 16 points behind 36 to 52. In the second half, LeBron started and scored 23 points. In the fourth quarter, his three-pointer once chased the difference to 87 to 92, but it was too late. The Pistons won 97 to 91, leading 2 to 0. LeBron had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. It's hard to ask him to do better.
0 is behind 2, and Larry Hughes goes to the funeral because of his brother's death.
But LeBron didn't give up. In the third game of
, the Cavaliers have a completely different attitude. They are determined to defensively and the Pistons. LeBron led the team with 4 steals and forced the Pistons to make 16 turnovers. In the first three quarters, he deliberately integrated his teammates into the offense and only scored 6 points. In the fourth quarter, he scored 15 points in one go. Full game, 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, the second triple-double in the 2006 playoffs. The Cavaliers won 86 to 77, 1 to 2. The
piston is not surprised. Rasheed Wallace shrugged: "I know they will strike back. This is their home. It doesn't matter, we will still win this series."
and:
"The fourth game will be their last home. They can never win another ball."
However, in the fourth game, the Cavaliers continued to choose to fight with the Pistons. Originally a slow-paced tug of war, the Pistons are unmatched in the league. However, the knight's fighters held on. The Pistons couldn't attack the Cavaliers inside and had to shoot a large number of outside jumpers. Big Z, Gooden, Varejao, and Snow followed the Pistons, waiting for the Pistons to make a mistake: this is exactly what the other way.
LeBron was flustered in the third and fourth quarters, but it only took a few moments: he assisted a few key three-pointers in the third quarter, and the whole game seriously competed for rebounds. At the last minute, the Pistons made consecutive mistakes and the Cavaliers won: 74 to 72. The Cavaliers chased 2 to 2.
"This is basketball. They are not big bad wolves, nor are we the three little pigs." LeBron said.
Damon Jones knows, "Everyone has written off us a long time ago, but sooner or later. But the pursuit in the second half of the second half gave us confidence." The result of
is:
Game 5, Detroit Olympics Benshan Palace. In the first half, Z scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks. LeBron made 9 of 17 shots and 22 points in the half. The two of them held the Cavaliers, leading 50 to 45 at halftime.
The Pistons approached the score 13-3 in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers continued to score in the fourth quarter. After Jones's three-pointer, Billups' layup chased the point difference to 81 to 82. At the last moment, LeBronAssist Gu Deng layup, 84 to 82, the Cavaliers won.
"LeBron played incredible. They all have confidence in the team." Pistons coach Sanders said.
indeed. He had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. More importantly, the trust he gave to Marshall, Jones and the Big Z played a role. Big Z scored 14 points and 10 rebounds and an amazing 6 blocks. Marshall had 14 points and 13 rebounds. The Cavaliers turned three rounds, leading 3 to 2.
Of course, the piston is still a piston.
Game 6 in Cleveland. LeBron scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. At the end of the game, he seized all opportunities to push to the basket. He made 15 of 18 free throws, but the Pistons still scored a city 84-82 in his bombardment. In the seventh game, the Pistons showed their championship confidence. LeBron scored 27 points, but only had 2 assists. The Pistons paralyzed the entire Cavaliers offensive system. 79 to 61, the Cavaliers were resolved.
is the same as Jordan, he was blocked by the Pistons. But LeBron let the Cavaliers, such a team, pushed the Pistons to the edge of the cliff, and made people think that "the Pistons may be eliminated". He has succeeded.
Until he loses, you can't remember: Oh, although there are more than one lore, more than one triple-double, 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per game against the Wizards series, dragging the Eastern Gatekeeper Pistons to Game 7.
But this is only his first playoff game, only 21 years old.
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