Chapter 828: LeBron’s Desire to Win

Latest website: On October 28, the average temperature in Memphis was close to single digits.

But even so, the temperature around FedEx Arena is as feverish as a summer day.

The 14-15 season is considered to be the most competitive season in the NBA in recent years.

The Spurs are old and helpless, but they have great ambitions. The Thunder have gone through another year of experience and become more mature. The Clippers, Trail Blazers and Rockets all have the possibility of entering the first group.

The Lakers welcomed back Kobe, the Bulls finally got their "Rose", and the Clevelanders got their "King" back.

On paper, no team seems to have an overwhelming advantage. Each of them has a chance to win the championship.

But Link's words "A champion is always a champion until he falls" made everyone take a breath.

To be able to say this in such a chaotic situation, at least Link has indeed shown his domineering power as the defending champion!

Of course, it also greatly increases the desire of fans outside Memphis for the Cavaliers to win!

A champion is always a champion until he falls? OK, let the champion fall!

So tonight, five hours before the game started, people were already queuing up in the square outside FedEx Arena! In addition to fans, ESPN's news vans and news helicopters also surrounded the NBA's most artistic arena.

This is the most highly anticipated NBA opening game since the opening game of the Heat vs. Celtics showdown between the old and new Big Three in 2010!

ESPN predicts that the ratings for this opening game may even exceed the ratings when the Heat's Big Three debuted in 2010. This is a feast for fans all over the world!

And the most bizarre thing is that this game that is about to create a ratings legend is actually caused by two small-market teams...

The Cavaliers' team bus arrived at the arena two and a half hours before the game started.

LeBron James looked serious when facing the reporters' cameras. He said bluntly, "I very much hope to win the first victory of the new season for Cleveland. We are ready and we are full of confidence!"

James knows very well,

He left Miami for the championship and to defeat the Grizzlies!

James also has feelings for Miami. This summer, when Pat Riley came to visit holding the championship trophy the Heat won in 2011 and a bottle of red wine named "Promise", he took out an easel covered with pictures and showed him James almost got excited when he showed off which free agents the Heat would pursue.

But an hour after Pat Riley left, James still sent a text message, "I want to say thank you for these four years."

For James, that was indeed not an easy decision. But for the sake of the championship, James is willing to be so cruel!

Last season, the Heat allowed the Grizzlies to win their 72nd game and win their second championship trophy. James knows better than anyone else that the elderly Wade and Bosh are no longer able to resist Link with him.

Therefore, James must leave!

If the Cavaliers are still helpless against the Grizzlies, what's the point of leaving?

Therefore, James' desire to win today is not low at all. Regardless of the fact that James and Link are not fighting words online, it doesn’t matter that he is always full of general style.

But in fact, James wants to win more than anyone else!

When James, Love and Irving stood on the court during warm-ups, 81-year-old Hubie Brown did feel a sense of oppression.

Regardless of whether the Cavaliers can win the championship this year, Brown believes that James is a magical player.

Because no player in NBA history can continuously contribute to the birth of two historical trios.

Yes, in Hubie Brown's view, it was James who contributed to the Cavaliers' Big Three lineup. He doesn't believe that the Cleveland Cavaliers can create all this by themselves. All transfers, transactions, and signings should be under the control of James and his manager!

When the Heat's Big Three had lost their intimidating power, James used a younger version of the Big Three to spread the sense of oppression to every corner of the league.

On this point alone, James is indeed the number one in history. There is no longer any star in the league who has the privilege and strength to build his own lineup.

In fact, not only Hubie Brown, but the Grizzlies players in the stands also felt the pressure.

A proud man who is better than one person and more than ten thousand people, a No. 1 point guard with full potential, a super power forward who averaged 26.1 points and 12.5 rebounds per game last season, and a player who is famous in European and international basketball fields. A coach with outstanding military exploits.

The Cavaliers' paper lineup is indeed too strong!

But this sense of oppression did not last long at FedEx Arena. When the fans saw Link leading those familiar faces on the court, the sense of oppression brought by the Cavaliers disappeared instantly.

Seeing Link, Memphis seemed to see hope! As long as Link is here, FedEx Arena will not fall!

"The players of the Memphis Grizzlies are finally on the field! Last season, they won 74 games and won the championship. They will face the strongest opponents here to defend their home court!"

Hubie Brown shouted with excitement. The two teams just came out to warm up, and the atmosphere was as hot as a volcano erupting.

Link looked at James with a serious face and did not go up to say hello. Instead, he smiled and pointed to the stands.

James turned his head and looked in the direction of Link's finger, his expression instantly became quite ugly.

It turned out that in the direction Link was pointing, a fan held up a huge poster. And on that poster was a scene that could be called one of the most classic moments in NBA history.

On the poster, James is kneeling on one knee and Link is raising his arms. There is only a center line between them. There is only a thin line between failure and victory, winner and loser, joy and unwillingness, mediocrity and championship!

Seeing this poster, all the disappointments of last season's finals immediately came to James' mind. This poster undoubtedly touched the pain point in James' heart!

James turned his head away angrily and continued to warm up. He wants to repay the pain the Grizzlies gave him half a year ago!

Half an hour before the game started, the Grizzlies held a championship ring awarding ceremony at home. With the exception of new signing Vince Carter, every Grizzlies player present received their second championship ring.

At the same time, the second NBA championship banner in team history was raised on the dome of FedEx Arena.

James looked at these and became even more jealous. Originally, all these honors belonged to Miami...

"Remember, we are focusing on Link! As long as he is close to the basket, double-team him! The rest of the Grizzlies team cannot carry the offense alone, so as long as Link is restricted, we will has hope!"

While the Grizzlies were engaging in these rituals, the experienced David Blatt deliberately pulled down his starting five and emphasized the Cavaliers' defense today.

James also agrees very much with Blatt's arrangement. If he wants to beat the Grizzlies, he must fight Link to the death!

Last season, the Heat really didn't have enough personnel to compete with Link. But it's different now. Even if James uses all his strength on the defensive end to die with Link, the Cavaliers still have two scoring points in Irving and Love.

Those two guys are enough to lead the Cavaliers to defeat the rest of the Grizzlies!

Blatt and James had made their plans and were waiting for a big win.

But as soon as the Grizzlies' starting five came on the court, their plan instantly went into chaos.

"Jimmy Butler!? Coach Joger decided to keep the starting lineup from the preseason and brought up Jimmy Butler first! But Iguodala, who the Grizzlies spent a lot of money to keep this summer, was on the bench. On the table. This... I'm curious about how Coach Joger arranged it."

Hubie Brown was as surprised as James. In the preseason, Joger started Butler, and everyone thought the Grizzlies were just experimenting with the lineup. But unexpectedly, his starting position was taken until the start of the regular season.

Before the game started, Link went to Butler's ear and whispered a few words to him.

Seeing this scene, LeBron James couldn't help but feel nervous.

Anyone who knows Link knows that once Link plots something with his teammates, nothing good will happen!

James didn't know what surprises were waiting for him in this unexpected game from the beginning...