The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

Just looking at the data, his offensive game wasn't great.

But tonight, his real contribution came on the defensive end.

Even Bill Walton was impressed with his defense, "To have your first career start facing Paul Pierce is a challenge, but Paul did great!"

Tonight, Pierce shot 7 for 20, made 2 of 6 three-point shots, and scored 16 points.

As the main defender on Pierce, Paul George's defense was quite good.

The Knicks ultimately sank 22 three-pointers, breaking the NBA record for most three-point shots made by a team in an "opening game."

Barkley mentioned Dior, "Now it seems clear that with all the trades Donnie Walsh made this summer, the arrival of Boris Dior has really defined the tactical style of the team!"

Tonight, Dior stood at the top of the arc, like a dealer at a gambling table who never makes a mistake, dealing cards accurately and ruthlessly.

Although he only scored 9 points, he delivered 11 assists in less than 30 minutes.

This "pastry-making" ability was key to the New York Knicks' boundless firepower tonight.

Then Barkley spoke about the Boston Celtics, "Clearly, the era belonging to the old guys has ended, sadly, they didn't manage to win the championship that was meant for them, but now the situation is obvious to everyone, Boston needs to rebuild!"

Rivers didn't think it was a big issue, and he told the media after the game, "Any team facing the Knicks tonight would have suffered a terrible defeat; it's just one of those things!"

He believed the New York Knicks overperformed tonight.

There's one more point...

If Boston does rebuild then it's certain:

he'll definitely be fired!

Naturally, Rivers didn't want to be fired.

However, the Boston media had reached their breaking point with him, especially after hearing his post-game comments, which were filled with anger. They began their post-season reckoning, pinning the ultimate reason for the "Three Giants" not winning the championship on him.

"He's not a coach who can lead a team to a championship!"

And when the media in the team's city makes such statements, it often means that the head coach's days are numbered.

However, not many media were focused on whether Rivers would be fired.

They turned their attention to Miami.

On the second day of the new season, the "big game" arrived with last season's near-MVP Derek Rose's Bulls challenging the Miami Heat.

On December 9, as the NBA free agency opened, the Bulls also made a significant boost by acquiring Hamilton from the Pistons, giving them another "scoring point."

To the outside world, it was undoubtedly a major boost.

For this reason, the Bulls became this season's "hot favorite" for the championship.

Likewise, the Heat were also favorites for the championship.

The addition of Battier gave them defense on the flanks.

With changes to the League rules...

LeBron also received a boost.

Which drastically increased the Miami Heat's combat power.

People are spirited during joyful events...

Recently, LeBron has been very high-profile in front of the media.

He felt like he was back to the old days.

The times when no matter what he said, the media would respond.

Now he represents the United States' "Black Brothers," and this layer of buff allows him to calmly face any issues. After all, a large amount of media whitewashes his words and deeds.

This made him even more convinced that the sacrifices he made during the summer were correct, placing him back in the position to reclaim everything.

Especially after talking on the phone with Adam Silver...

He already knew then that Silver would afford him help.

But he truly didn't expect Silver to be so supportive, actually going so far as to change the rules for him!

Good, very good, dad, no, Mr. President, just watch, your choice will certainly not be wrong, I will end the so-called "Su Wan Era," bah, there never was a "Su Wan Era," that guy was just luckier, winning only 6 championships.

As long as he wins every championship for the next 6 years, he can turn all the unfavorable situations around!

Just 6 championships!

LeBron felt that with Adam's new rules helping him, not just 6 championships, even 16 wouldn't be impossible.

However, although he was well aware of it, when facing the media LeBron still said, "I'm just responsible for playing well, I don't care about anything else, my only concern right now is to win the championship!"

And when a journalist questioned whether the League was facilitating him, he glared angrily, "Changing the rules means it's correct for anyone to do it, they can do it, so can I, there's no situation here that specifically benefits me!"

"If the League wanted to favor me, how could I possibly still be without a championship?"

The journalist stopped talking.

Mainly because if he continued, he would be deliberately troubling the 'spiritual leader' of the black people...

He chose to remain silent.

LeBron was pleased with the journalist's "sensitivity," and ending this topic at this time couldn't be more fitting.

If it comes out in the report, his recent explanation would be the final content of the article.

LeBron believes he can persuade many (black) people.

And if the report doesn't get published, it's no loss to him.