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Chapter 72: Will I bring my talent into the playoffs? No, the earliest players preparing for the 2004-05 season!
After Ryan signed a contract with Hummer for 15 million, the brand immediately gave Ryan a brand new Hummer H2.
However, because Ryan had already bought this car before, Ryan was not very excited when he saw a new car being delivered to him.
In front of the representative of the brand that delivered the car, he couldn't help but complain: "This car consumes too much fuel."
"It's not that I feel bad about paying for gas, but it's just the hassle of going to the gas station."
The brand representative was not angry, but asked Ryan to get in the car: "There is nothing you can do about the fuel consumption. The displacement of this car is here. However, our car also has many advantages. When you bought the car, our sales may I haven’t introduced it to you clearly. Mr. Lane, please get in the car, and I will introduce it to you in detail."
Ryan got in the car, looked at the extremely familiar interior, and shrugged: "If I don't introduce it, that's it. Tell me what new advantages it has."
The brand representative smiled and closed all the car windows: "The salesperson will definitely only tell you that the sound insulation effect of this car is very good. But they did not tell you that the heat insulation effect is also very good. Girls will feel hot as soon as they get in the car. I can’t help but want to take off my coat.”
Ryan:? ? ?
At this time, the brand representative climbed into the back seat of the car and said, "Sir, these two handles next to the middle console in the front row are also very useful."
“Isn’t this just a place to pull when going off-road?”
The brand representative shook his finger: "No, no, no, it's not that simple. That's just one of its functions. Mr. Lane, let me show you its real function now."
After saying that, the brand representative knelt on the armrest box, and then held the handle with both hands: "Mr. Lane, if your co-pilot maintains this posture, you will still have a lot of room for movement in the back row. And you don't have to worry. He lost his balance."
Ryan's brain was shut down at that time. I was driving, not driving!
What the hell are you introducing to me!
Hey, it’s all because of the gossip after the All-Star Game that the whole world misunderstood me!
After the All-Star Game, Ryan became famous, so there were more tidbits about him.
One of the most popular ones is: "Ryan is suspected of playing a three-person offense, defense and press game with Theron and Nicole Kidman!"
Overnight, the whole world was impressed that Ryan really knew how to play!
So this brand representative may just want to do what he wants to make Ryan, the spokesperson, happy!
Ryan was also convinced. That day they just went to their rooms to chat for a while and had a ladies' afternoon tea at the hotel.
Don’t you all know my character?
And what's the use of calling one more person for this kind of thing? Let her sit back and help me push?
Ryan looked at the sales representative with a lewd smile on his face and shook his head: "Thank you for introducing me to the new features of this car!"
The warm-up of Ryan's tidbits is still spreading, and even netizens on major domestic websites are discussing whether Ryan is Theron 8 times and Kidman 2 times, and so on.
And as popular as Ryan's tidbits in basketball circles recently, there is the upcoming playoffs!
After the spring of 2004 arrived, everyone suddenly discovered that several top rookies in the 2003 class were showing vitality like flowers and plants in spring. It seemed that they all had the opportunity to show off their talents in the playoffs in their rookie season.
The Miami Heat have been at the forefront of the Eastern Conference this season. Wade's arrival makes this team that won 25 games last season very likely to reach the 40-win mark.
Many media are already saying that Wade is the last remaining Rookie of the Year candidate.
The guard who overturned the Dream Team with Ryan back then should be as famous as Anthony and James.
Anthony and his Toronto Raptors won't have much of a problem winning 40 games this season. The playoffs are almost a certainty.
As for James' Cavaliers, it is generally believed that despite a slow start, they can still catch the last train of the playoffs.
Especially after Ricky Davis was sold, almost all James fans believed that entering the playoffs was a 100% sure thing!
Because in their eyes, Ricky Davis is a cancer that is holding him back.
Davis was speechless. He hadn't played since the last time he beat Ryan, ah no, he was beaten by Ryan!
I used my mind to hold James back, right?
Right after the All-Star Game ended, Ricky Davis was traded away.
Everyone in the Cavaliers is also looking forward to the team's return to the playoffs under the leadership of the little emperor.
It went really well at first. They even defeated a powerful opponent, the New Jersey Nets, in the key eighth-place match in the Eastern Conference in March.
Due to Kidd's absence due to injury in this game, last season's Eastern Conference champions and the Cavaliers were inextricably tied.
Although Kidd was away from the Nets, Richard Jefferson stepped up and tortured the hearts of Cleveland fans with his jump shots.
Jefferson also scored 35 points.
But at the last critical moment, Jefferson's accurate jump shot bounced out of the frame, allowing James to grab the rebound and launch a fast break.
James broke out of the crowd and dunked successfully.
When James dunked successfully, there were only 2 seconds left in the game and the score was 106 to 105.
He used a dunk to kill the basket!
In this game, James scored 13 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Of course, the most important thing is that he scored 41 points on 15-of-29 shooting, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in a single game!
After the game, Cavaliers coach Silas was very excited: "We need LeBron to play a great performance to save the team, and he did it today. He did everything we needed!"
James' 41-point game really boosted morale, not only for the Cavaliers, but also for Nike.
Because after this game, the Cavaliers finally squeezed out Pierce's Celtics and entered the top eight in the Eastern Conference.
The playoffs are right around the corner!
Cavaliers fans chanted, Ricky Davis is indeed a cancer!
Without him causing trouble, James and Ryan are almost as strong!
Three days later, Anthony seemed to feel that the face was too much to bear, so he followed the same pattern in Toronto and scored 41 points, winning a key victory for the Raptors and retaining the sixth position in the Eastern Conference.
At this point, including Ryan, there are now three rookies in the 2003 class who have scored 41 points in a single game in their rookie year!
The media are all excited. The 2003 class is really likely to be the strongest generation in history!
Three of them can score 40 points in a single game, and the second-ranked player can sit on the bench for 40 minutes in a single game.
Looking at history, there is no rookie class whose overall strength has been so explosive.
Even among Jordan, Olajuwon, Barkley, and Malone, no three rookies scored 40 points in a single game in their rookie year.
Although Anthony scored 41 points and had nothing to do with Nike, they were still very happy.
Because when Anthony also scored 41 points, Ryan's previous 41-point halo became less dazzling.
After all, things are rare and valuable. When Ryan scored 41 points alone in the 2003 class, everyone was very curious about him and thought he was not good enough.
But with so many people scoring 41 points, it seems like it’s nothing special.
Nike believes that the dilution of Ryan's 41 points is actually a good thing.
This at least smoothed some of the gaps between everyone and Ryan, making Ryan no longer so superior.
Under such circumstances, if Ryan still fails to make the playoffs, his advantage will be gone!
With James and Melo both improving by leaps and bounds, Wade has also entered the playoff safety zone early.
Ryan, who has the best record among the three, is actually the most dangerous!
After the All-Star break, the Nuggets' record actually didn't fluctuate much.
But the key is that the West is really too curly!
Because of the intrusion of the Warriors and SuperSonics in this history, the Western Conference's playoff spots this season are really not enough.
People predict that the Western Conference is even very likely to have the first team in history to win 50 games and not make the playoffs!
Anyway, 50 wins will only get you nowhere in the playoffs.
This is not an exaggeration at all, because this has not happened in the West in history, and it has happened more than once.
In the original history, in the 2007-08 and 2009-10 seasons, the Western Conference could only reach the playoffs with 50 wins.
Ryan didn't expect that he would be reborn to play basketball, and suddenly he would feel like he was at work in his previous life.
While James was still feeling proud about winning more than 30 games and entering the playoffs, Ryan couldn't do anything without winning 50 games!
The Nike team is very proud, this is called environmental advantage!
Although the Nuggets' record is much better than that of the Cavaliers, do fans care about the record? Fans will only remember that Ryan didn't make the playoffs, but not whether Ryan led the team to 50 wins!
Just thinking about it, this wave of counterattack makes Nike feel very satisfied!
Ryan has been popular all season, but in the end, all his previous efforts may be wasted in the playoff sprint. It is really satisfying!
James also said something negative about Ryan during the interview:
"It's not easy for a rookie to lead a team into the playoffs. It's normal to not make it. After all, there are only a few rookies who can lead their team into the playoffs.
But as you all know, I hate losing, and whenever I see we have a chance to win, I take it.
I will definitely bring my talents into the playoffs!
My focus has always been on leading the team to the playoffs. I don't really care about the 41-point record or the 39-point record without dribbling. "
This interview naturally made Denver fans very unhappy. What the hell, you got a cheap deal and acted like a good boy!
What about "after all, there are only a handful of rookies who can lead their teams to the playoffs", bah! You seem quite capable, right?
If you are in the West, you can start preparing for next season in advance, just pretend!
But no matter how angry Denver fans are, the fact that James is indeed more likely to make the playoffs cannot be changed.
Ryan is under tremendous pressure. Who says competitive sports are absolutely fair? This is not fair at all!
On the Nuggets side, team owner Cao Dahua is also somewhat unwilling.
Whether the team makes it to the playoffs or not, the team's income is completely different!
In order to protect Ryan's path to the playoffs, he originally asked Kiki Vandeweghe to add strength to Ryan at the second position before the trade deadline.
After all, the team's starting No. 2 position, Wash Leonard, is really poor in defense and has been targeted from the outside in many games.
But Vandeweghe failed to complete the task, and he was not brought back before the trade deadline.
It's equivalent to no reinforcements during the season.
Now, the entire Nuggets team can only watch Ryan's performance.
Faced with a situation where every game could change the rankings, Nuggets fans found it thrilling.
Since March, Ryan has led his team to defeat the powerful direct competitor SuperSonics, once again defeated the Nets, and extinguished Wade's Heat.
But similarly, the Nuggets also lost to the Timberwolves, Spurs and Jazz.
In the environment of the Western Conference, it is difficult for the Nuggets to directly win consecutive games and surpass their competitors.
On March 16, when the Nuggets lost to the Jazz at home, their record became 41 wins and 26 losses.
This game temporarily puts the Nuggets one game behind the Grizzlies and out of the top eight in the Western Conference!
After the game, Ryan, who was defended by AK47 and had a shooting percentage of only 40% and only scored 17 points, blamed himself very much:
“The entire responsibility for today’s loss lies with me!
But we are only temporarily behind. Although we are ninth now, we are only three wins away from sixth place!
I will do my best to bring the team into the playoffs, I will definitely do it! "
At this time, some reporters deliberately made trouble:
"Ryan, LeBron's Cavaliers are almost guaranteed to make the playoffs, while the Nuggets are still struggling in ninth place in the Western Conference.
Although you scored the most points among the 2003 rookies this season, isn't victory the only way to prove a player's strength? "
This reporter undoubtedly wanted to step on Ryan, and Ryan was not polite to such a shady person:
"Tell me a little, do you know what you are talking about?
How does the Cavaliers compare to our team that is about to win 50 games?
Let’s see if LeBron can win 40 games! "
As soon as these words came out, the reporter was immediately speechless.
And there is no doubt that this also annoyed Cavaliers fans.
"Cleveland Metropolis" immediately fired back: "What kind of level is Ryan? How dare you mock a playoff team!"
The Akron Sports Edition's headline is bold and bold: "LeBron's results will shut everyone up!"
James also responded positively:
"Ryan has no ill intentions, he just needs something to motivate himself. We are now seventh in the Eastern Conference, and Ryan's situation is not as good as ours.
If it were me, I wouldn't want to watch others playing in the playoffs while I take an early vacation.
Come on Ryan, I hope you can overcome all difficulties and stand on the playoff stage like me! "
Disgusting, Nuggets fans are disgusted.
If James directly said "Lian is worthless to me" like Kobe did, Denver fans would probably not be that disgusted.
His feeling that he wants to be polite but also tries to be yin and yang to others is really so hypocritical!
Everyone is looking forward to Ryan's winning streak, bringing the team back to the playoffs and shutting up James!
But everyone knows that compared to the weak Eastern Conference, the Nuggets' schedule during this period is very unfriendly.
I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Nuggets to perform well enough.
Damn it, I have to keep looking at James's hypocritical face!
At this time, Denver fans and the media did not expect that Ryan's previous words, "I will do my best to bring the team into the playoffs, and I will definitely do it" were not just casual words.
Beginning on March 19, Ryan started an unexpected playoff sprint under the Rocky Mountains!
On the 19th, the Nuggets faced the Detroit Pistons at home.
Ryan and Hamilton, the pair of "long-distance runners" finally met.
Fans have often joked before that only the Magic can defeat the Magic, and only Hamilton, who is also good at long-distance running, can guard Ryan.
But the reality is quite different from what fans expected!
Even Hamilton, who is also good at long-distance running, can't guard against Ryan!
In this game, Ryan made 9 of 11 shots and scored 20 points with a shooting rate of 81.8%!
I thought that the 72% shooting rate achieved by Artest was scary enough, but I didn't expect that Ryan could go one step further!
81.8%, a shooting rate that would make restricted area overlords like Shark and Yao Ming ashamed!
Not only did Hamilton fail to guard Ryan, he was restricted himself.
The Pistons' most stable scoring point was rarely defended by Ryan, who shot 5 of 12 and only scored 14 points.
Ryan won this no-ball duel!
Hamilton can indeed run, but with his height of 1.9cm and wingspan of 2.07m, he cannot exert much pressure on Ryan.
The little prince is the pillar of the Pistons' perimeter defense, and Hamilton rarely marks the opponent's top star.
But today, Larry Brown has no choice.
He knew he had to contain Ryan, who was like a perpetual motion machine, and Hamilton was the only one on the Pistons team who could do this.
As a result, Hamilton, who specializes in torturing people by running without the ball, finally experienced the feeling of being tortured!
Hamilton's defense was quite desperate today, because even if he only gave Ryan a small space, Ryan could grasp and hit the shot!
If you give him a slit, he can cum extremely brilliantly!
Hamilton followed closely enough today, as evidenced by Ryan's only 11 shots.
It stands to reason that Hamilton's defense was successful.
Because the underlying logic of defense is to allow the opponent to either reduce efficiency or reduce production. Or like Kidd, who went 0-for-18, with neither efficiency nor production.
Hamilton's defense of Ryan undoubtedly caused Ryan to reduce his production.
But the efficiency of 9 out of 11 is still too killing!
Relying on Ryan's almost complete performance of the masked man, the Nuggets finally narrowly defeated the Pistons 76-72 at home.
Don't care how many points you win, the Nuggets win anyway!
Ryan also won the duel with Hamilton!
On the other side, the Cavaliers lost to the Utah Jazz.
Kirilenko allowed Ryan to only score 17 points in the last game and lost the game. This game was even worse, allowing James to only score 14 points.
Moreover, Ryan's shooting percentage in the last game was still 40%.
And Ajan, under Kirilenko's defense, directly made 4 of 14, with a shooting rate of 28%!
However, Cavaliers fans are not worried.
After all, the Jazz are too strong. Although they are not currently in the playoffs, that is because the Western Conference is too busy.
The Jazz will be ranked in the Eastern Conference with this result, and they will definitely be in the top five!
We can lose against this kind of opponent, but next, the Cavaliers have to face a bunch of Eastern Conference teams.
The Nuggets will have to face a bunch of Western Conference teams.
Don't worry, we don't know who will be sobbing till the end or who will be crying!
Indeed, the Cavaliers' opponents in the next five games are the Raptors, Hawks, Bucks, Pistons and Heat. The only truly strong team is the Pistons.
The Nuggets' opponents in the next five games are the Timberwolves, Clippers, Kings, SuperSonics and Jazz.
The only weak player is the Clippers.
It seems that the Cavaliers will surely rise to prominence.
And Ryan could only struggle to his death at the foot of the icy Rocky Mountains.
However, Ryan's promise to lead the team into the playoffs is still making him climb like crazy!
Against the Timberwolves, Ryan was suppressed by Garnett, who could help defend at any time, and shot only 41% from the field, scoring only 19 points.
However, Ryan's desperate biting allowed Sprewell to make 4 of 16 shots and score 9 points with a 25% shooting rate!
The Double-Blade Turkey limited Cassell to 3 of 10 shots and only scored 6 points.
Garnett's two biggest helpers can't score in double figures, which is tantamount to breaking both arms!
KG tried his best in isolation and only scored 24 points. He is not the kind of player who can score and carry the whole game.
In the end, this defensive battle ended with 86 to 81. The Nuggets tenaciously withstood the impact of being No. 1 in the Western Conference!
Ryan has defeated two strong teams, the Pistons and the Timberwolves, and won two consecutive victories!
After the Timberwolves, the Nuggets effortlessly sank the Clippers, and then in the game against the gorgeous Kings, Ryan limited Peja to 0-for-6 shooting from beyond the three-point line!
Help the team win the game with a 9-point advantage!
Four consecutive wins!
After the game, Kings coach Adelman said bluntly: "If Ryan is not selected for the All-Defensive Team this season, then the All-Defensive Team will become a joke from now on!"
Ryan's defense was so strong that Adelman dropped to the floor!
His offensive tactics are still gorgeous and perfect.
But in the face of Ryan's super defensive ability and mad dog-like attitude that won't give up, the gorgeous performance seemed a bit flashy.
The media praised Ryan. You know, the teams Ryan has defeated consecutively are all the top three in their respective divisions!
Clippers? The Clippers are also last in the Western Conference. Who are they looking down on?
Not only did he perform well, Ryan averaged 41 minutes per game in these games, draining all his physical energy in every game.
For a rookie to fight so hard to drag his team into the playoffs is already astonishing.
But even though he has done so well, Ryan still has no intention of stopping!
Ryan's mind is now full of one goal: taking the team into the playoffs, taking the team into the playoffs!
As a result, the Sonics also suffered from the Nuggets.
In this game, although Ray Allen scored 24 points, his shooting percentage was only 40%.
Fans will no longer be surprised by this. In fact, under Ryan's defense, he can still shoot 40%, which is considered a pretty good performance.
You know, the one in New Jersey is ahem!
But today, the Nuggets won not only because he restricted Ray Allen.
Also because six members of the Nuggets team scored in double figures explosively!
Ryan scored 32 points, Nene 24 points, Posey 15 points, Miller 14 points, Leonard 13 points, and Boykins 11 points.
The team scored a season-high 124 points and defeated the SuperSonics with terrifying firepower!
Six consecutive wins! Longest winning streak of the season!
After the game, when Nene was interviewed, he directly put Ryan on his neck:
"It is Ryan who drives the whole team! Under his leadership, each of us is doing our best to sprint towards the playoffs!
We don't complain about the environment, we just play hard!
With Ryan here, we will definitely be the ones entering the playoffs! "
Ryan's strong performance during this period is not only his own strength, but also infected his teammates.
At the post-game press conference, a reporter also asked Ryan about the Cavaliers:
"Ryan, what do you think of the Cavaliers popping champagne at halftime? They used to show off their prowess, but their recent six-game losing streak means they are about to say goodbye to the playoffs!"
On the stage, Ryan couldn't help laughing:
"What's the rush? The omnipotent little emperor has his own way.
And what if we don't make the playoffs? As LeBron said, there are only a small number of rookies who can lead the team to the playoffs, the most elite small number! "
Yes, when the Nuggets were winning thrashingly.
On the Cavaliers' side, they faced a bunch of brothers from the Eastern Conference. With everyone optimistic, they were led by the youngest player with 41 points.
A straight wave of 6 consecutive defeats!
I almost lost my crotch!
Again, LeBron can always surprise people!
When Ryan decided to play only 8 minutes in the rookie game, just when you thought he was guaranteed to win the rookie game MVP, he was able to lose 24 points to his opponent.
When the Cavaliers' schedule was more difficult and everyone thought it was certain to make the playoffs, and when they thought he was going to have a winning streak, he could not win a game!
MacArthur said that if the Allied forces were led by James, they could have broken the German army's waist!
In the last game against the Heat, James lost to Wade at a critical moment.
In the last attack of the game, James guarded Wade alone at the top of the key and let Wade go three steps.
But Wade stepped on the accelerator and passed James in an instant. James had no choice but to grab Wade's jersey. As a result, Wade broke free and faced Varejao inside for a layup!
After the basketball hit the net, the referee blew the whistle.
James defensive foul, Wade added a penalty!
In this last defense, Ajan was completely beaten by Wade.
Heat No. 3 made a steady free throw, hit a three-pointer at the critical moment, and opened the point difference to 3 points in the last 1.2 seconds!
After completing the buzzer beater, Wade looked up to the sky and roared excitedly.
As a rookie, he reached fourth place in the Eastern Conference with his team, but he had to listen to an eighth-place player beeping every day. Do you think Wade is not annoyed?
If you have less than 40 wins, then those who are close to 50 wins every day will have no beep count!
Today’s killer tip is to tell you: Don’t scream at me!
It’s people like you I’m going to beat!
Understand, because in this history Wade was stolen by Ryan, and now he has a better relationship with Ryan, so he will naturally be more psychologically inclined to Ryan.
This kill made Wade feel proud.
It also gave James a six-game losing streak.
It would be fine if James only lost six games in a row, but the key point is the comparison with Ryan's six games in a row.
A team that promised to take talent into the playoffs only to lose six games in a row.
A man who justly stated that he wanted the team to enter the playoffs, so he faced the encirclement and suppression from all sides and won six consecutive victories!
Make a decision!
Cavaliers fans no longer understand basketball. After the cancerous Ricky Davis is gone, will he lead the team to a bright future?
Why is it getting darker and darker as we go!
Cleveland fans need to get used to it. When Ajan talks, it’s like the author of an online article saying he started in 40 minutes. Just listen. No one really believes it, right?
At the post-game press conference, reporters’ questions naturally embarrassed James to death:
"LeBron, why don't you take your talent out of the playoffs and use it in the regular season first?"
"Ryan won six games in a row and you lost six games in a row. Does this prove that you and Ryan are indeed not players of the same level?"
"LeBron, when are the Cavaliers going to win?"
James pretended to be calm:
"The darkness will eventually pass, and I won't give up until we take Cleveland into the playoffs!"
Ryan was also sought after by thousands of people after training, and naturally some of them asked about Ryan's situation with the Cavaliers.
Regarding the Cavaliers, Ryan commented bluntly:
"LeBron is an extremely good player and I believe LeBron can make the playoffs.
Because a fact that everyone recognizes is that the overall competitiveness of the Eastern Conference is very average.
No, the Cavaliers have lost six games in a row and are still ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference, and only two games shy of eighth.
LeBron is so strong, do you think he will fail in such a weak competitive environment?
Our rookie class of 2003 will definitely make it to the playoffs and give everyone exciting games! "
Ryan seems to be praising Ajan, but he is actually digging a hole!
He deliberately emphasized that the Eastern Conference is not competitive enough, but in the end James will not be able to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference that is not competitive enough.
That has nothing to do with Ryan.
Haven't you always pretended to be a good person and a weird person? I will retaliate in kind!
This sentence also alerted James and the Nike team. It would be too shameful if Ryan made the playoffs in the Wild West, but James fell out of the playoffs in the weak East!
In any case, no matter whether the record is good or not, at least we have to make it to the playoffs!
Don't tell me, after losing to the Heat, James actually led the team to win against the Wizards.
Cleveland fans breathed a sigh of relief, and Nike felt like it had finally risen from the water and could breathe.
But before Nike could take a breath, James pushed him into the water again!
Because after defeating the Wizards, James led the team to another five-game losing streak!
One of them even lost to a bad team like the Suns that had completely given up on the playoffs!
James is of course the primary responsibility. He scored 25 points but only shot 38.1% from the field. He sent out 6 assists, but paid the price of 5 turnovers.
Just like that, James defeated the Nets with 41 points in a single game and vowed to bring his talent into the playoffs.
At this critical moment, he led the team to an astonishing 1 win and 11 losses!
Yiboliu directly led the Cavaliers to end the season!
Before, it was said that Ricky Davis was holding him back. But damn, the Cavaliers never had such a record when Davis was here!
None of the boomerangs missed the target!
On the other hand, the Nuggets' winning streak ended after six consecutive victories.
But there was no losing streak.
And since Ryan was defended by AK47 and only scored 17 points until now, there has not been a game where his hips have been stretched.
At this point, there are only the last three games left to play in the NBA regular season.
For the Nuggets, there is still suspense whether they can make the playoffs.
Because the records of the Grizzlies, Nuggets, SuperSonics and Warriors are all very close, the four teams have to compete for the last three positions.
But James and Cavaliers fans have no such worries, because after that shocking 1 win and 11 losses, the Cavaliers have completely missed the playoffs!
Even if the Cavaliers win the last three games, they still cannot catch up with the Boston Celtics.
Just like that, the whole world was shocked. Not marveling at Ryan's performance during the playoff sprint, but marveling at...
The James who was so hyped, the James who was so popular in high school, the James who bumped into Ryan every day, actually couldn't even make the playoffs in the weak Eastern Conference!
Who are these people talking about James? ?
Isn’t it claimed to have magician-like leadership? Where is the leader?
Isn’t it said to be a talent like Jordan? Where did the talent go?
Not to mention Ryan, Anthony and Wade both made the playoffs in the Eastern Conference!
During this period, James' popularity in the media surpassed Ryan's for the first time, but James would rather not have this popularity!
Because the media evaluated him like this:
"LeBron is overrated. There is no excuse for being 1-11 in an unchallenging Eastern Conference."
"Cleveland fans, don't be discouraged. On the other hand, James is the first player among the top five rookies in the 2003 class to prepare for the 2004-05 season!"
"Nike's 90 million is the most ridiculous endorsement contract in history! It might as well be sprinkled into the sea!"
"James really brought his talent into the playoffs, so there is no talent left in the regular season."
Except for Gramps, almost all newspapers in North America are ridiculing James.
The heat was so high that even Ryan could only avoid its edge.
Nike's top management probably had a cerebral hemorrhage. It's okay to sign a star high school student for 90 million, but it does seem a bit unfair to sign a clown for 90 million!
James can't make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, which makes Nike don't know how to excuse him.
Finally, a few media outlets came up with this statement:
"Anyway, LeBron has more than doubled the team's record!"
Okay, let’s start counting!
It's really embarrassing for the Nike team. I'm afraid they don't have to use a microscope to find the highlights of James this season!
In the original history, James still won the Rookie of the Year despite having such an outrageous 1 win and 11 losses at the end of the season.
But in this history, Ryan will not repeat Angua’s old path!
So he continued his efforts and led the team to victory in the last three games.
And in the end, he won a record of 51 wins and successfully entered the playoffs!
But what is outrageous is that the Nuggets have won 51 games and are only eighth in the Western Conference.
In the Western Conference, from first to eighth, they are 58 wins from the Timberwolves, 56 wins from the Lakers, 57 wins from the Spurs, 55 wins from the Kings, 53 wins from the Mavericks, 52 wins from the SuperSonics, 51 wins from the Warriors and 51 wins from the Nuggets.
Although the Nuggets and the Warriors have the same number of wins, because the Warriors have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss against the Nuggets this season, they can be ranked ahead of the Nuggets.
This is the Western Conference this year, with only 7 games separating eighth and first.
For comparison, the difference between first place in the Eastern Conference and eighth place in the Eastern Conference is a full 25 games!
The overall strength of the Western Conference is terrifying, it is obvious!
But the Nuggets' 51 wins to finish eighth is already very good. The Grizzlies' 50 wins and not being able to make the playoffs is really crying!
Although they are only eighth in the Western Conference, they still have 51 wins.
Both Reebok and Wesley are promoting Ryan like crazy.
Reebok immediately released a huge poster with the three numbers "3", "17" and "51" written on it, which meant: "From 17 wins to 51 wins, Ryan tripled the Nuggets' record." !”
In addition, there are naturally other highlights:
"Averaged 23.4 points per game in his rookie season, fifth highest in NBA history! Far ahead!"
"Averaging 23.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, there is no doubt about the Rookie of the Year award!"
I don’t know if this historical Ryan is good at pulling Theron’s fig leaf, but pulling James’ fig leaf is awesome!
In the original history, Nike promoted that James doubled the Cavaliers' record, giving people the feeling that he was very powerful.
But in fact, Anthony improved the team's record by 2.5 times!
But there's no way, Anthony's team doesn't understand publicity at all.
But Ryan's team was different. They directly said that Ryan had improved the record by three times, which was a naked slap in the face!
In the original history, James' team wildly hyped 20+5+5 in his rookie season, and Anthony's team had no countermeasures.
In this history, Ryan's team wildly promoted that Ryan was one of the five players in NBA history who averaged the highest points per game in his rookie season!
You fry yours, I'll fry mine!
Now, Ryan is very dominant in both on-court and off-court strength!
At this point in the season, there is no doubt about the Rookie of the Year Award!
In the rookie season showdown, Nike completely lost miserably!
Their last hope for the playoffs has been completely shattered.
Originally, he said that he hoped James would perform well in the playoffs to reverse the decline.
It’s so funny, James didn’t even get to play in the playoffs!
James's heart was bleeding when he looked at the news in the newspaper that mocked him and praised Ryan!
From high school to the NBA, when will I be able to beat him?
Can I really only be a supporting role in this era?
James can only think about Ryan, but Ryan has begun to despise James.
During the regular interview time after training the next day after the regular season, Ryan answered all questions about James in just one sentence:
"I don't want to talk about a player who is already preparing for next season. Now, I just want to talk about the playoff players!"
Ryan's words are simply heartbreaking!
Don’t discuss James on the same level as yourself at all!
Seeing what Ryan said, the reporters changed the question:
“Okay Ryan, let’s talk about the playoffs.
Next, facing the Timberwolves, the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, is your goal to win a playoff victory? "
Ryan shook his head:
“No, our goal is to win a round of playoffs!
I know it sounds incredible to lose eighth to first.
But don’t forget, the first NBA miracle happened in Denver at the foot of the Rocky Mountains! "
Ryan is full of confidence. The eighth team beats the first. There are only two times in NBA history that the eighth team has won.
But in the regular season, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves twice!
Moreover, the gap between eighth and first this season is not that big to begin with.
not to mention.
After completing the long mission "Return to the Playoffs" yesterday, Ryan has also won the mission reward and received another wave of enhancements before the playoffs!
In his rookie season, Ryan's goal is not just to suppress James.
He will become a true superstar from the first year!
Without a playoff performance, what kind of superstar is he?
Take a good look at it, Ajan, I'll give you a try in the playoffs first!
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