Chapter 487 James Panicked!

After Kobe announced that he would retire at the end of the season, every media interview would ask Kobe if he still insisted on this decision. Has anything changed?

Kobe's answer was firm every time, yes, he will definitely retire. Even if he scores another 30 points or 40 points, Kobe knows his body well and knows that he should leave.

The question raised by Xie Chen is also very tempting. Xie Chen is the best point guard in the league. He became the number one player in the league just two years after joining the league. His help and improvement to the team and teammates around him are also obvious. , if Kobe and Xie Chen partner up for another year, the Lakers will definitely become a contender for the championship again, and Kobe may get his sixth championship ring!

Everyone knows how much he wants to equal the number of rings with Jordan!

However, Kobe still shook his head with a smile. When he first entered the league, he assisted O'Neal to win the championship. In his later years, he did not want to be a supporting role anymore, and Karl Malone's story told him that there are some things that you can't get, no matter what. Even though I tried my best, I still couldn't get it. Maybe the five championships were arranged by God.

But no one knows what will happen in the future.

A game that made countless people sigh with emotion. There will never be a duel between Xie Chen and Kobe. Just as we miss the match between Jordan and Kobe very much now, such a scene will never appear again. Many of the two people Fans couldn't help but shed tears.

After the game, Kobe also hugged every Knicks player and coach. Every hug was quite forceful, especially when it came to Fisher, Odom, Phil Jackson, and these veterans including Ray Allen. Friends and old rivals talked with Kobe for a long time before leaving.

The Knicks stayed in Los Angeles for five days, and they didn’t want to leave here. Almost everyone has some affection for Los Angeles. Xie Chen’s wife grew up here, and Ci Shiping, Odom, and Fisher are all Lakers. The old players are all teammates of Kobe, and Phil Jackson achieved another glory here.

After two consecutive games in Los Angeles, the Knicks' road trip is not over. They returned to the East and the next opponent they faced was the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards have basically no hope of advancing to the playoffs. Above them are the Charlotte Hornets. John Wall can also be said to have had the best season of his career, averaging 21 points and 9.8 points per game. assists and 2.2 steals.

Among them, the assists per game and steals per game both rank second in the league! And the first place, unfortunately, is Xie Chen.

If there is no Xie Chen, then this season John Wall will be the season's assists king and steals king. Even if he can't make the playoffs, it is still an honor. And Wall is not a guy who gives up easily. During the All-Star voting , he was not convinced that Irving had more votes than him, and he also tried his best against Xie Chen.

It's hard not to admit Wall's excellence, and there is often only a thin line between excellence and greatness. Wall is one of the very few players in the league who has the ability to cross this line. Although Xie Chen didn't play very seriously in this game, But he was still stimulated by Wall's excellent ability and seriously tortured him for a while.

The Wizards are not having an easy time now. They seem to have put all their chips on pursuing Durant in the summer, so it is expected that they will not be able to make the playoffs this season. The theory of Wizards head Glenfield is , any occupation of salary space will cause trouble for the Wizards to pursue Durant, but the Wizards only have Walbier and Gortat, how can they attract Durant to join?

Now there is news that Durant will renew his contract with the Thunder for another year, and then wait to become a free agent with Westbrook to prepare for a larger contract.

If this is the case, what should the Wizards do? Just another cold look? If he doesn't make it to the All-Stars, Wall will be so angry that he'll go crazy. If he doesn't make the playoffs, he'll go crazy.

"You know, I'm actually no worse than you. In any aspect." John Wall said to Xie Chen with his hands on his waist. At this time, he had already won a double-double.

Xie Chen ignored him.

"Look, I can also lead the team to defeat the opponent, it's that simple." John Wall said to Xie Chen with a smile. At this time, it was already the fourth quarter, the Wizards were leading by a big score, and they were already sure of victory.

Xie Chen still ignored him.

He felt that he should just let him think so. Xie Chen didn't want to tell him that in fact, he had let things slip on purpose. In less than a month, they would pack up and say goodbye to this season. It was better to fish with a better mood. good.

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Orlando, Florida.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are visiting Orlando. They have just defeated the Orlando Magic on the road and continue to consolidate their first place in the Eastern Conference. James played very easily. Love and Kyrie Irving are both very good. James is not needed at all. Doing too many things.

The playoffs are getting closer and closer. They are No. 1 in the Eastern Conference and don't need to worry about their record. So after a big victory over their opponents, the team members all talked about the interesting things about this game when they ate together.

Shumpert smiled and said: "Irving, that 360 layup you covered with Oladipo was so beautiful. This guy is so self-righteous after making a few difficult goals. He insists on doing such fancy moves, but it's still like you." In front of the freestyle basketball masters, I simply overestimate my abilities, haha.”

Irving was also very happy when he thought about the hot pot he sent out: "This guy refused to obey me. He was fighting against me throughout the game and talking trash to me. I was thinking about whether I should beat him up like Chrissie did before he would do it." Be quiet."

Shumpert said quickly: "When the time comes, I will definitely be the first to help you teach him a lesson."

When the two mentioned Xie Chen, James suddenly remembered that the Knicks also had a game today, and asked: "By the way, are the New York Knicks also having a game today? What's the result? They only have 13 games before the end of the regular season. , I think they are very likely to win 13 consecutive games at the end of the regular season. They will not lose a game. How many points did they beat their opponents today?"

Assistant coach Tyronn Lue knew that James was very concerned about Xie Chen's movements, so as soon as the game ended, he checked the game information between the Knicks and Wizards, and replied to James: "They did not win this game. Washington lost by 13 points."

"What? They actually lost to the Wizards?" James was shocked after hearing this, and had no appetite at all. This time he became even more panicked, so panicked that he didn't know what to do!

James kept shaking his head: "Impossible, they have no reason to lose to the Washington Wizards, especially at this critical moment. Any team lingering on the edge of the playoffs will try their best to win every game." A victory! Unless... they don’t want to win!”

The Cavaliers players were all stunned. They didn't understand what James meant. How could the eighth-ranked team not want to win? If you win, you can at least keep the eighth position. God knows whether you will be pushed down by ninth or tenth in the end. Secondly, who would want to face the strongest team in the Eastern Conference? They will try their best to avoid it.

But in James's heart, there has always been a terrible guess. This guess is that Xie Chen deliberately wants to face the Cavaliers in the first round! Xie Chen wants to hack James!

James asked anxiously: "What's Xie's data?"

Blatt glanced at the side, and Tyronn Lue replied: "22+10, Wizards point guard John Wall performed exceptionally tonight. Maybe he succeeded in limiting Xie."

After hearing this, James immediately put down his knife and fork, stood up, and looked serious and scary: "This is not the data that Xie should have. It is impossible for the Wizards to defend Xie to only 22 points, and it is even less possible for Wall! Xie scored 22 points in a single quarter. He can't even stop him! I want to watch the game tape."

After James finished speaking, he quickly left and returned to the room. Blatt took a look and said to everyone: "LeBron is too sensitive. Don't be nervous. Just continue eating."

James went back to his room to watch today's game between the Wizards and the Knicks. He tried to watch the game with a non-subjective attitude, but he still couldn't do it. Every offensive choice made by Xie Chen made James feel that he was letting go and not wanting to play. This is not the attitude of wanting to win at all!

After watching the video, James lay on the bed and clenched his fists fiercely: "He actually wanted to meet me in the first round, he actually wanted to blackmail me! What on earth did I do to regret him? He has to be so cruel and humiliate me in this way before he gives up!!"

Why!

James doesn't understand! He and Xie Chen don't have a deep hatred. Of course, they are definitely the biggest competitors. They are both competing for the number one player in the league and the championship. But they don't have to compete in the first round of the playoffs. Touch each other, right? Is Xie Chen so confident?

James has no doubt that Xie Chen still has hidden abilities!

Two hours later, James called the main players and coaches to his room.

"Shakes are planning to face us in the first round. They are losing on purpose to keep the team in eighth place." James sat on the bed, completely different from when he beat the Magic.

"Haha, is that so? Is this guy so interesting?" Coach Blatt sneered after hearing this.

However, this sneer made James furious, and he asked Blatt: "You can still laugh after knowing such a thing? Do you know how serious this is? This will completely disrupt our post-season. The rhythm of the game!”

When Brat saw that James was really angry, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that even if he was confident enough to beat us, there was no need to take the risk of beating us in the first round. Everyone knows that the second-ranked Raptors are an easier opponent to deal with. They would be stupid to do this! Phil will not agree to such a crazy idea. Besides, even if he really wants to do this, it happens to be in It is not that simple to be in eighth place at the end of the regular season. Maybe if they are not careful, they may end up in ninth place and say goodbye to the playoffs!"

After Brat finished speaking, Shumpert and others also laughed.

James was very angry. None of these people could understand James' worries and fears! He was not afraid of meeting Xie Chen, but Xie Chen's motive was too sinister and he actually wanted to blackmail James. This was too bad. James would never give Xie Chen this possibility!

But what about Coach Blatt and these teammates? Instead of analyzing Xie Chen's evil intentions, he instead considered the possibility of Xie Chen's ideas. James was not an idiot. How could James not know what they were saying!

At this time, Tyronn Lue stood up: "I think LeBron's concerns are very necessary. Xie's recent games are really like letting off steam, not only Xie, but also Cameron. If they really reach an agreement and want to Black Eight will destroy us, of course, we are not afraid of them, but we cannot give them this chance."

James nodded to Tyronn Lue. In the entire team, he still understands King James' heart best!

James said: "Tailon is right. I promised everyone that I will take revenge for last season, but not in the first round. Now the Knicks are trying their best to blackmail us. This is a very shameless and very shameless move." Unethical behavior! I feel sad for Phil, we must not give them a chance like this!"

"What do you mean?" Irving didn't have much say. In fact, he really wanted to play Xie Chen's Knicks in the first round.

James glanced at assistant coach Tyronn Lue, and James was embarrassed to say the next words in person.

Tyronn Lue knew Mouss's heart well and told everyone: "The Toronto Raptors, who are behind us, have a record not much different from ours. In the next game, I think we have to lose on purpose to be second in the Eastern Conference. Famous team."

"What are you talking about? Let us deliberately lose the remaining games to be second in the Eastern Conference? Are you crazy? How much have we paid for victory in the past period? The honor of being first in the Eastern Conference is with the sweat of all of us. I don't agree with this!" When Blatt heard that the team was going to fall to second place to avoid Knicks, he was anxious. As a coach, especially a coach who has been coaching in Europe and has no achievements in the NBA. , he is absolutely unwilling to give up the honor of being No. 1 in the Eastern Conference.

James sat on the bed and did not look at Blatt: "I know the halo of being No. 1 in the Eastern Conference looks great, but for us, the championship is the most important. I agree with Tyronn Lue's proposal."

As long as James agrees to something, it is basically a done deal for the Cavaliers. Coach Blatt is very embarrassed. He advised James: "This decision is too hasty. We are not even sure whether Xie is serious or not." He intends to use Heiba’s method to humiliate us, but what if he doesn’t intend to do so?”

James looked at Blatt: "Then let's pay attention to the Knicks' next game together. The Knicks' next game is tomorrow and we don't have a game. Then you will know what he really thinks."

Brat nodded helplessly and finally left angrily.

After everyone left the room, James took a rare breath of smoke. He took a deep breath and his eyes were instantly filled with smoke: "Why are you so confident? I will definitely kill you in this year's playoffs!"