Champion Creed-Chapter 1009 - 327: You play basketball just like LeBron James! (Asking for monthly votes!)

LeBron and Michael walked calmly.

This was the biggest mess an NBA player has made on the court since Paul Pierce in the 2000 Finals.

No, two messes, one from number 23 and another from number 45.

At the end of the game, all Knicks fans were cheering.

In the first game of the new season, Yao Ming delivered an impressive performance with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Compared to last season, Yao Ming played with more ease as he has truly started to get accustomed to life in the United States and the NBA games, looking like a top-tier center.

Dwayne Wade was definitely a pleasant surprise, scoring 18 points, with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals. His debut performance exceeded most people’s expectations.

Even though Wade had scored over 20 points in a single preseason game, people really didn’t expect him to perform similarly in the more intense regular season.

In the first game where Wade and Yao Ming teamed up, the Knicks won by 14 points against the heavily favored Cavaliers, making fans throughout New York curious about what kind of legendary story this pairing would write next.

On the Cavaliers’ side, it was nothing but mishaps.

Michael Jordan, in his comeback game, scored 20 points but took 21 shots, going 8 for 21 with a shooting percentage of less than 40%. The 20 points earned from 21 shots made those 20 points worthless.

The Chosen One, LeBron James, scored 13 points, with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, plus 7 turnovers, also with a shooting percentage of less than 40%. With 7 turnovers only converting to 4 assists, his versatility became a joke.

At first glance, their stats seem okay, but due to the low efficiency, there was no practical help to the team.

You can imagine the feelings of Cleveland fans at this moment; apart from Kobe Bryant’s Eagle, Colorado incident, the most reported basketball news in the newspapers last summer was about Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

Most mainstream media had high hopes for their performance in the new season, plus Michael Jordan boasted about at least making it to the conference semifinals, making Cleveland fans feel as if the off-season lasted forever.

The result was that in the opening match against a Knicks team that didn’t perform well last season, whose biggest summer addition was only Wade and Tim Thomas, and was not seen as a strong team in anyone’s eyes, the Cavaliers couldn’t come up with any solution!

They couldn’t even beat a team considered weak by consensus!

With this form, forget the conference semifinals; it looks like making it to the playoffs would be a struggle for the Cavaliers.

Plus, yesterday’s game between the Warriors and the Pistons raised the bar too high. Roger, who had been very low-key all summer, came back in the first game and took down the defending champions, leading Cavaliers fans to hope for a similar outcome.

But the joys and sorrows of people do not connect; the Bay Area fans got everything they hoped for, while the Cleveland fans could only watch incredulously as Michael Jordan and LeBron James stood on the court with hands on their hips, helplessly accepting this outcome.

Tonight, countless men finally understood why their girlfriends feel disappointed. Tonight, countless men finally understood not to boast about phrases like "I’m going to crush you tonight" before the deed is done.

When expectations don’t match reality, it really hurts.

The veins on Michael Jordan’s bald head were almost bursting; he couldn’t believe how poorly LeBron James played in this game.

True, Magic was a point guard with a relatively high turnover rate, but not to the extent that 4 assists required 7 turnovers.

This wasn’t due to a lack of experience; LeBron James was simply afraid!

Several times after penetrating inside and getting blocked by Yao Ming, he belatedly thought to pass because after being blocked a few times, he began to hesitate to challenge Yao Ming.

The most annoying part was that his pass target was mostly Jordan.

Even when Jordan wasn’t in a good position, he’d instinctively pass the ball over.

This made Wade’s steals delightful.

This was also one reason for Michael Jordan’s inefficiency; when he received a pass from James, there were often only a few seconds left to attack, leaving him no choice but to shoot under tight defense.

Moreover, when Shandon Anderson increased his defensive intensity, James barely dared to make a move.

Why did he keep charging inside when he knew Yao Ming was guarding the basket? Was he brainless? Of course not, it was because he had no scoring means from mid-range, leaving him with only the choice to break through.

This created a sharp contrast with his all-around play during the preseason.

No. 2’s performance today sufficiently indicates one thing: LeBron James’s so-called skills now cannot be executed at all under high-intensity defense.

Shaquille O’Neal can also dribble past people like a guard in training and one-on-one, but he almost never does it in official games, because he’d definitely get stripped to the point of doubting life.

The same goes for LeBron James, and if his skills can’t be fully utilized in official games, it’s equivalent to having no skills at all.

It must be admitted, Shandon Anderson is an excellent defensive player, but not among the top tier, not even the second tier.

It’s normal for a role player to be stumped by Shandon Anderson, but for a player whose goal is to be a superstar to be stumped by him is really unreasonable.

Michael Jordan was extremely angry; LeBron James’s performance made him feel more upset than losing the game itself.