Chapter 740 Teammates Who Can’t Be Brought Along

"This news is not unexpected. When James went to the Heat from the Cavaliers, he must have had some say in the management. Now he is just taking it seriously."

"Do I think LeBron has had a hard time these past few years? He could have created an unprecedented dynasty with Don."

"This is life, but are you sure Don can become a superstar with LeBron?"

"Also, LeBron only has people who have gone from superstars to role players, never from rookies to superstars..."

"It's just that it's really interesting to see this point come out now. The Pelicans and Cavaliers are going to explode. Tang Tian and the Pelicans definitely can't bear it!"

"Isn't this a good thing? I'll give you some exciting information! And if the Pelicans want to win the championship, the Warriors and Cavaliers must pass both levels!"

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Fans were buzzing on social media, but most were happy to hear the news.

Tang Tian went from a role player to a superstar step by step, and defeated James time and time again in the finals.

Now that this news has broken out, James can only be depressed.

And as they said, the most direct effect of this breaking news is to make the next pelican-rider battle more interesting to watch.

Tang Tianhui's reaction, James's mood, and the state of both teams are all interesting to watch.

Tang Tian saw the news in the locker room after training.

The first time he saw it, he was startled.

He definitely didn't know some of the inside stories about the draft that year, and it was the first time he knew this.

But just like Holt let him go, these things cannot be contained by paper, and leakage will happen sooner or later.

He didn't expect that his failure to go to the Heat was not only related to Riley, but also related to James.

It had been so many years since the incident, and he had long looked down upon the original incident, but he was still a little unhappy when he saw this.

He actually really wanted to go to the Heat, but being given up by both the team president and the core of the team was really unpleasant.

But if you think about it carefully, as fans have been talking about in recent years, James is more uncomfortable.

Moreover, once this matter is exposed, if the Pelicans really win the championship in the end, James may be even more autistic.

But those are still far away. The Pelicans have just experienced the turmoil of assistant coach changes and have not performed well recently.

Winning tonight's game is both a top priority and the best response to these off-field incidents.

This game attracted much attention, and the three giants of TNT also appeared in the commentary box.

The New Orleans Arena is also full. As the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers are likely to be the Pelicans' opponents in the finals.

Coupled with the series of events off the field, fans definitely don't want to miss this game.

And they are also looking forward to seeing the Pelicans defeat the Cavaliers, so James' expression after the game will be interesting.

In fact, not to mention after the game, when the two teams entered the court before the game, the photographers on the sidelines kept taking split shots of Tang Tian and James.

The two are definitely the center of attention in this game.

Tang Tian's expression did not change much from usual, and it could be seen that the incident reported by Woj had no impact on him.

James, on the other hand, has a serious face. After entering the league, he has set his goal to surpass Jordan, and he is also very concerned about the outside world's opinion of him.

Woj reported this matter, which greatly damaged his image. He was obviously under pressure.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starters of the two teams were introduced one after another.

The Cavaliers have a regular lineup, with Irving and Shumpert on the outside, James and Love on the forward line, and Mozgov at center.

The Pelicans also have a regular lineup, with Bojan continuing to replace the injured Ariza as the starting small forward.

Davis beat Mozgov in a jump, kicking off the Pelicans-Carriers war.

The Pelicans came up and played a No. 2 tactic. Tang Tiantian cut to the basket and caught the ball and directly dunked with one arm.

As soon as the game started, the New Orleans Arena was on fire.

The Cavaliers' points per game average ranks second in the league this season, second only to the Warriors, but their points allowed per game only ranks 15th, and the gap is relatively large.

"Oooh! Don looks a little excited!"

In the commentary box, Barkley exclaimed.

Although the Cavaliers' defense was mediocre, Tang Tian was able to directly dunk the ball for a layup, which speaks volumes.

In the Cavaliers' offense, the Pelicans used a mismatch defense, with Davis guarding James and Bojan following Love.

Love wants the ball to back up Bo Yang in the low post, which is a misplaced advantage.

However, he has lost weight year after year since joining the Cavaliers, and the dislocation advantage is not as obvious as imagined.

After carrying it several times, he turned around and gained space to take action.

However, Davis showed his wide defensive coverage at this time, turned around to help defend, and directly gave Love a nail-biting block.

The cheers started again.

Tang Tian dunked in the opening game and Davis made a bloodbath. The Pelicans' competitive state tonight was completely different from the past week!

It seems that they have recovered from the Williams incident and will take the Cavaliers flag tonight!

Tang Tian held the ball in the frontcourt. He did not attack directly. After signaling Davis to get into position, he directly gave the ball to the No. 4 tactic.

The Pelicans are mismatched on defense, but the Cavaliers are on the right side. At this moment, Love is guarding Davis.

Davis held the ball and saw that the Cavaliers were not assisting in defense, so he attacked hard with his back.

James stepped back to help defend, Davis threw the ball to Bo Yang, and Bo Yang took the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

"Uh-huh!"

The basketball hit the net. Although his defense was not as good as Ariza's, his three-point shooting was much more stable than Ariza's.

The Pelicans started 5-0!

James organized at the top of the arc in the frontcourt and passed to Irving who was cutting in the air. Irving flew away from Holiday and made a layup.

However, Jokic was assisting in defending this ball, and he was unable to score the ball after using his little lever in the air.

Irving had a wave of ankle injuries before, and he still needs time to find his form after his return. This is also a major reason why he was not selected as the starting lineup for this year's All-Stars.

Jokic got the defensive rebound, and the Pelicans counterattacked directly. Tang Tian received Holiday's pass and stepped up against Shumpert to score 2+1.

After the extra free throw, the score on the field was already 8-0.

There were constant whistles at the scene. At the beginning, the Cavaliers' record was not much different from that of the Pelicans and Warriors, but that's because in the Eastern Conference, the strength was obviously not at the same level!

James beat Davis head-on and scored, opening the scoring for the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are somewhat unworthy of their name, but James is the league's number one small forward.

Davis continued to play low singles, but Love failed to withstand it. However, Davis was interfered with by Mozgov, who was assisting in defense, and missed the ball.

The Cavaliers counterattacked, and James passed a long pass to Shumpert from the backcourt. However, Shumpert failed to catch the ball firmly and went out of bounds, resulting in a turnover.

James frowned when he saw this, and put his hands on his hips with a helpless expression.

Love can't guard, Irving can't score, and Shumpert has a weak hand. These teammates really can't help them.