Luca, 21, compared to LeBron, 21

Luca was 21 years old and 177 days old.

He just finished a regular season season in which he averaged 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, and led the team to 43 wins and 32 losses. He lost six games against the Clippers in the playoffs, but averaged 31 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists per game.

LeBron was 21 years old and 177 days old when he ended his third grade.

He averaged 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game in the regular season.

The Cavaliers are 50-32 and third in the East.

— By the way, sharks + Wade and the final winner of the hot, 52 wins. Kidd, Pinnacle Carter and Jefferson belted the net, 49 wins. Pinnacle of Arenas + Butler + Jamison's Three Musketeer Wizards, 42 wins.

Last season, Luca finished fourth in the regular season MVP vote, with an MVP share of 19.8%.

LeBron finished second in the regular season MVP vote that year, and the MVP share was 55% – second only to MVP Nash that year.

By the way, Bryant, who was the top scorer that year, scored 81 points in three quarters and 62 points in a single game, and the MVP vote ranked fourth.

To add another background.

Luca, a second-year student, led the team to the best offense in NBA history: 116.7 points per 100 rounds.

Because of Coach Carlisle, the great champion coach, because of the 46 percent three-pointer-to-shoot ratio in the second NBA — 46 percent of Dallas' shots are three-pointers. The space pulls away and Luca can do whatever he wants.

Good coaches and good spaces add to the data, we all understand. 43 wins and 32 losses in the regular season.

In the 2005-06 season, the Cavaliers' three-point/shooting ratio was 23 percent. The team that shot the most three-pointers were two substitutes Damon Jones (the one who claimed to be the first handsome guy in the universe) and Tony Marshall (the one who lost the first game of the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals to receive LeBron's pass), and LeBron himself.

And the Cavaliers' coach is Mike Brown, whom we all know all too well.

There is no room, the coach does not mention it. LeBron is leading the team 50 wins and 32 losses.

Tell me more about what Happened to LeBron in the 2005-06 season.

The Cavaliers pulled one of the Wizards' two-gun guns that summer, steal king Larry Hughes, a big contract with an annual salary of tens of millions.

As a result, nagisa was injured throughout the year, playing 36 games in the whole year, averaging 41% of the 16 points per game.

So much so that Cavaliers fans set up a website at the time, "Larry Hughes begs you not to shoot!" ”

The following is an excerpt from one of my books.

The Cavaliers ended the first month of the 2005-06 season with a 10-4 loss tie and all the best.

But in December 2005, the Cavaliers started with a 1-5 loss. In six games, LeBron scored 34, 30, 30, 32, 52 and 39, but to no avail. Especially in Milwaukee and Atalanta, where LeBron shot a staggering 32-of-52 from the field in two games and 8-of-15 from three-point range, you can't be picky anymore.

The problem is:

Opponents see through it, the Cavaliers' main organizational guard Snow has no three-point threat, rarely takes the initiative to attack, and Hughes is not a three-point master.

The Cavaliers' backcourt attack was limited, so the opponent dared to boldly contract, limitIng LeBron's breakthrough and curbing the inside line of Big Z and Gooden.

When LeBron scored 52 points and still lost the Night Bucks, he half-jokingly said, "I don't want to score 50 points again." I've scored 50 points twice so far and lost both. ”

LeBron took the lead and the players held a small meeting in private.

From mid-December 2005 onwards, the Knight changed some of the arrangements. One: switch to organizational guard Snow to defend the opposing scoring guard, relying on his solid body to suppress the opponent, which is his old job of the 76ers; Larry Hughes changed to the other side to organize the guard, so that his 84-kilogram thin body will not be bounced off by the opposing shooting guard like a dragonfly encountering a crab, and by the way, his 196 cm height and light pace are suitable for blocking the opponent's exit point.

Second, LeBron took back the right to organize.

So the Cavaliers came back in a six-game winning streak. In the Home Win over the Heat on Dec. 17, Wade scored 33 points and LeBron had 41 points and 10 assists. The hot boss behind the hot team, Pat Riley, one of the few god operators in NBA history, first met LeBron and described him in one sentence:

"He's like a train, plus Wade's speed."

Many years later, you will know how deep a heart is buried behind this praise.

On December 30, 2005, he turned 21; the next day, he had 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, beating the Defending Champions of the East and first defensive Iron Pistons. Marshall boasted after the game that he had encouraged LeBron, using the following words:

"If you're going to win the championship, like Jordan, that's the team you have to take. Kill them and we can take a historic step. ”

On the first day of 2006, the 18-10-10, ambitious Cavaliers received bad news. Larry Hughes fractured his finger and began a long period of recuperation. The Cavaliers had just finished grinding their engines when they lost a tire.

Damon Jones was promoted to starter, and then Pavlovic and Luke Jackson went through the marquee, but the hole left by Hughes was not so easy to fill. The Cavaliers played a six-game losing streak from Jan. 10 to 20. Among them, LeBron had 36 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in New York, 28 points and 9 assists in Los Angeles, and 46 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in Phoenix, but the Cavaliers were defeated. Until Jan. 21, 2006, in Salt Lake City, he didn't want to lose again.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Kirilenko dribbled past halfway through the field, and LeBron came out of the sky next to him, grabbed the ball, and accelerated. Kirilenko chased and pulled, and LeBron paused in the air before throwing the ball out. Scoring plus penalty.

That's the epitome of the whole game: his aggressiveness, his murderous spirit. When he scored the 51st point, the Salt Lake City audience gave a standing ovation.

At this point, he won for the first time with more than 50 points, ending the team's five-game losing streak.

Jerry Sloan had to nod, "He's terrible. He's thrown all kinds of goals and he's an amazing guy. Our players were completely intimidated by him. ”

Taking this as a turning point, the Knight began to recover. Relying on LeBron's 38 points, they won away from Home in Atlanta; relying on LeBron's 44 points, they beat the Suns at home. The Cavaliers won seven in a row and regained control. However, the situation is still difficult.

In January 2006, LeBron averaged 32.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, an incredible number. He had to do everything alone: scoring, rebounding, organizing the team. In February, he secured the victory with 35 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in Minnesota, and a 44-point win over the Spurs.

Then came the Battle of Boston Garden on Feb. 15.

Many old acquaintances met that night, notably Ricky Davis, who is now wearing a Celtic jersey, and Paul Pierce, the former chief offensive master of the East.

Pierce scored 31 points in the first half, but the Cavaliers relied on LeBron to hold up the first three quarters to lead by six points into the fourth quarter, Pierce began to threaten, scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter, while LeBron scored 6 points in the fourth quarter, but it was crucial. Two minutes into the game, Gomez layup to give the Celtics a 90-88 lead, LeBron equalised with a layup in the jungle of human flesh, then cut off Pierce's goal, and went straight to the front, scoring one of the most magnificent dunks of his career in the head of Deront West. Then, when the Celtics returned to the score, he blocked West's three-pointer and went into overtime. Then there's the second overtime. In the final moments of the second overtime, LeBron caused Pierce to foul for the sixth time and the Celtics' beam collapsed. LeBron scored a free throw in the midst of drum noise to seal the win.

In a bloody double overtime battle, the Cavaliers won 113-109.

Pierce had 50 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, the first 50 points at Boston Garden since Larry Bird in 1989; LeBron had 43 points, 12 rebounds and a triple-double of 11 assists, plus two steals and four blocks.

"When I'm one-on-one, I attack; when I'm caught in the bag, I score the ball." "That's how I play basketball, and I'm going to get my teammates used to it all," he said. ”

It was his habit for many years. He remembered coach Frankie Walker's instructions, and he always believed: "Two people wrapped me up, and the remaining opponent was three defenses and four, simple math problems." ”

After the All-Star, the Cavaliers lost in a five-game streak. His leadership could only be erected and questioned. Hughes was delayed due to injury, and the Cavaliers signed Ronald Murray to save the game, but Murray was only a scorer. He lacks Hughes' all-round talent and is not a good shooter. The Clevelanders vaguely remembered the curse of the last two seasons of being on the back burner and missing out on playoff qualification.

Will bad luck happen again?

Chicago, March 2, 2006. In the final attack, LeBron saw Murray on the right side, so he chose to pass the ball again. Murray's long-range shot crossed the heart of Chicagoans. 93-91, the Cavaliers won, ending a five-game losing streak.

For this pass, LeBron said only one word:

"Because it's the right thing to do."

Three days later, the Cavaliers fought against Chicago. The old Marshall felt cold in the first half. Without a word, LeBron paced over to him and hugged him. In the next round, LeBron blocked the suction clip and distributed it to Marshall at the top of the arc. Watching the old horse hesitate and shyly plan to throw the ball hot potato to the big Z of the inner line, LeBron roared:

"Shooting !!!!!"

After the ball, Marshall regained his feel. In the full game, he shot 3-of-7 from three-point range. After the game, he chatted about LeBron.

"You feel sorry when you lose, he'll say, 'Next time I pass it on to you, keep voting.'" If you lose it, you lose it; if you score, it's a good goal. Marshall suddenly realized something and began to shake his head, revealing a strange expression, "It's so funny. I came here to teach him, and now he is teaching me. I was still in school when I was 21, and he's now the league's third scorer. ”

As he assisted Murray in the Battle of the Bulls and laid out the final strike tactics, Coach Mike Brown drew and wiped, wiped and drew on the tactical board, discussing various changes in the 153rd strategy of the waist position. LeBron calmly interjected:

"Coach, we only have five people, only 24 seconds." Then, it was the pass assist that he made simple.

He has a terrible memory of the game. When he watched the video of the Celtics at the end of March in April 2006, he still remembers the time vividly. "Look here, I'm going to get a second foul. Look here, the next big Z point to go to the front court rebound. "He spoke like a coach.

When the camera caught him on the left wing with Paul Pierce, he pointed deliberately. "My main focus is not on the person who is defending me, but on the second heavier of the defense, because I can always get past the first person. But the weak side may come to the package clip. So," he pointed to cover, "I was mainly watching to see if the opposite Lavrenz and Gomez were noticing, if they were moving toward me. I found that the communication between them was not right, so I took the opportunity and the bottom line was broken. ”

Bulls center Tyson Chandler described LeBron's insight this way:

"Many scorers look at the inside and attack if they don't make up for it. But defend LeBron, as soon as you make up the defense, he will pass it on to the people you are watching. The terrible thing is that he always pretends not to know that you will come to the defense, tempts you to make up for him, and then divides the ball to the vacant position. It's like a magician who will always conceive tactics in advance. ”

So while the world is talking about the Cavaliers' No. 23 inheriting the Bull's No. 23, Pat Riley doesn't compare LeBron to Jordan. Riley, while promoting Wade as the "Jordan 5 centimeters shorter," said LeBron should be like Nash, who led the Suns' offensive wave, and another Western scout said that LeBron was second only to Nash and Kidd in the organizer position.

On March 22, 2006, LeBron had 37 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. In the final moments of overtime, he assisted Jones and Murray with a three-pointer each. Cleveland fans are happy and unhappy: they don't want to see LeBron pass the ball anymore. Last 0.9 seconds in extra time. At 118 draw, LeBron received the ball at the top of the arc. Cleveland boiled over, leBron dribbled to find rhythm, and then jumped from 21 feet away.

120-118, his first zero-second kill. The smoke cleared and the Bobcats were killed by a single blow from LeBron.

"I passed the ball before because Murray was unguarded. Throw yourself in, it feels good. ”

Beginning On March 2, the Cavaliers experienced a wave of 18 wins and 6 losses, including a nine-game winning streak that began on March 17. In Miami on March 12, he scored 47 points but suffered a defeat. On March 29, he scored 46 points in Dallas. And then:

On April 1, the Cavaliers and Heat experienced a powerful battle: the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 106-99, With Devin Wade having 44 points, eight rebounds and nine assists on 18-of-36 shooting, and LeBron James on 16-of-16 shooting, 47 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals.

At the end of the 2005-06 season, LeBron averaged third-place points, seven rebounds and 6.6 assists per game.

He was selected for the first team. In the regular season MVP vote, he lost to Nash and finished second.

And most importantly: Against the backdrop of Hughes' 51 injury stops, the Cavaliers lost 50-32 and finished fourth in the East.

In the first game of the playoffs, he did not have the panic of his debut at all. The Wizards were overwhelmed by the opening three assists, followed by a three-pointer and a three-pointer. In the first quarter, he shot 4-of-8, 4-of-5, 13 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists; at the beginning of the second quarter, he made two more consecutive assists, and the Cavaliers led 37-22, 50-36 at the end of the half, and 74-57 at the end of the third quarter. The knights remained murderous until the end. LeBron scored 32 points on 7-of-71 of 12-of-27 shooting, but 11 rebounds and 11 assists —

In the first game of the playoffs, he didn't just give Cleveland fans a win: he gave a triple-double victory. The Lithuanian giant Z looked at his stats and smiled softly:

"I wouldn't be surprised at what he did. You know, he can go where he wants to go at any time and get the data he wants. ”

But in the second game, the Wizards controlled his passing route, causing him to make 10 mistakes; the Wizards controlled his breakthrough line and defended with two people. LeBron shot 7-of-25 from the field, and the Cavaliers' offense came to a standstill. 84-89, 1-1 draw into the third game.

"I wouldn't have played so badly in two consecutive games." LeBron said, "I'll have to go back and take a closer look at the second video." ”

In the third game he only rested for 23 seconds. His teammates shot just 19-of-57. The Wizards' defense is constantly changing, sometimes expanding, sometimes contracting, sometimes packing.

The closer the game, the more the Wizards knew the Cavaliers' strategy: They needed to rely on LeBron to attack.

But knowing all this doesn't help.

Arenas blasted down 34 points. With each goal, Washington fans chanted, "MVP! But LeBron scored 41 points and shot 16-of-28. In the last verse, the two of them confront each other alone. Arenas blasted down 17 points but conceded a last three-pointer in the game. He gave LeBron a chance.

That was the most controversial moment of his career:

He burst to the basket, faced Daniels, stopped, then took another step, got on the layup, and shot into the dead. 97-96, the Cavaliers' all-time playoff record of a single-game record of 41 points, his first playoff kill.

But the Washington fans were furious: It was a step !!!!

The Wizards pulled back game four — even as LeBron blasted down 38 points. Then there was the Fifth Battle of Tennosan.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers' internal defense efforts increased. This eased Arenas' good arc-top cut and Butler's wing-side attack slightly. Jamison started with plenty of opportunities to go straight to singles at the lows and underside. So he got back to his rightful form.

On the offensive end, in order to avoid the Wizards letting go of Snow without long-range shots and causing space to compress, the Cavaliers increased Snow's possession. After LeBron drew a defense on the wing, there was room for Hughes and Murray's interlude. LeBron used cover more to launch a direct attack: either forcing a breakthrough, or blocking with big Z. LeBron shot just one shot from outside the three-point line. Shooting 14-of-23 and shooting 17-of-18, the Cavaliers' all-time playoff record was improved to 45 points.

However, Caron Butler soared in the last minute of this regular time, dragging the game into overtime. The Wizards managed to limit LeBron in the first three minutes of extra time, but Snow, who was carrying the ball, became a Wizard. So procrastinating, until the last moment. Arenas scored eight points in overtime, 44 points. In the final 3 seconds, he hit two free throws to give him a 120-119 lead.

Maybe LeBron didn't have time to think about it that much, and he looked at the Wizards' arrangement. He took the sideline ball from Hughes and suddenly ran along the line, whizzing past Jamison. By the time Heywood, Rufin and Arenas were grouped together, LeBron had risen and flicked the basketball into the basket to get his 45th point. 20,562 Cleveland fans let out a bang.

The second kill in the series, and this one is genuine.

By the sixth game, The Odd knew how to deal with LeBron.

To be fair: Throughout the series, in the first game, LeBron caught the Wizards off guard; in the second, Jeffries began to get close to the body and create offensive fouls, leBron fell into the trap countless times; in the third game, LeBron began to launch a hard attack on the left rib from a long distance; in the fourth game, Jeffries began to take a step back to prevent LeBron from breaking through, so LeBron shot 5 three-pointers in the first quarter; in the fifth game, LeBron began to rely on the low back position that was not used much in the regular season, including a continuous retreat jump shot. He doesn't have many moves, just a reversal of the right medicine.

In the sixth game, he insisted on shooting three points, and only made three free throws. But his offensive rhythm remained well, shooting 15-of-25.

The game once again went into a stalking deathmatch, with Arenas pulling the game into overtime with a super three-pointer. It's time for the final goal to decide. Arenas stood on the free throw line in the last minute of extra time. At this point, LeBron walked over and whispered to him. Arenas took a shot and missed two free throws.

After the game, LeBron admitted that what he said to Arenas was:

"Throw those two balls and you're eliminated."

Veteran coach Hubby Brown's assessment of this:

"This is Michael Jordanian psychological tactic!"

So, the Cavaliers have reached the moment of death, but this time it is not LeBron who is responsible. As he put it, "If my teammates are in an empty space, I pass the ball." Damon Jones, who has always prided himself on being the universe's top scorer, receives the ball on the sideline. Unguarded, hands-on shots from 17 feet away. Washington fans watched the ball pass through the basket, and Cleveland fans heard the triumphal triumph: kill, 4-2! For the third time in the team's history, he has passed the first round of the playoffs.

"I said it earlier," LeBron said calmly, "I'm here to win." ”

Eastern Conference semifinals, Cavaliers Pistons.

In the first scene, in Detroit, the Pistons washed the Knights in blood. The Pistons scored 43 points in the second quarter, shooting 10-of-11 from three-point range in the halftime, for 69 points. LeBron scored 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting in the first half, but scored 0 points in the third quarter. The game went into garbage time four minutes after the start of the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers lost 86-113 without suspense. In the second game, LeBron scored seven points in the first half and the Cavaliers trailed by 16 points 36-52. In the second half, LeBron started and scored 23 points. At one point in the fourth quarter, his three-pointer chased the deficit to 87-92, but it was too late. The Pistons won 97-91 and led 2-0. LeBron had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists, and it's hard to ask him to do better.

Trailing 2-0, Larry Hughes died because of the death of his brother.

But LeBron wasn't dead set.

In the third game, the Cavaliers had a very different attitude. They are determined to defend with the Pistons. LeBron led the team in four steals and forced the Pistons to make 16 turnovers. In the first three quarters, he deliberately integrated his teammates into the offense and scored only 6 points. In the fourth quarter, he scored 15 points in one go. In the game, he had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and had a second triple-double in the 2006 playoffs. The Cavaliers won 86-77, 1-2.

The pistons weren't surprised. Rashid Wallace shrugged: "I know they're going to fight back, it's their home field. It doesn't matter, we're still going to win this series. ”

And:

"Game four will be their last home. They can't win a game again. ”

However, in the fourth game, the Cavaliers continued to choose to wrestle with the Pistons. Originally on the slow-paced tug-of-war, the Pistons were unmatched in the league. However, the knight's fighters held on. The Pistons were unable to attack the Cavaliers' interior and had to make a large number of perimeter jumpers. Big Z, Gooden, Vallejo, and Snow followed the Pistons to the death, waiting for the Pistons to make a mistake: it was all about doing the other.

LeBron was flustered in the third and fourth quarters, but it only took a few moments: He assisted on a few key three-pointers in the third quarter and fought for rebounds all over the field. In the final minute, the Pistons made consecutive mistakes and the Cavaliers won: 74-72. The Cavaliers chased 2-2.

"It's basketball. They're not big bad wolves, and we're not three little pigs. LeBron said.

Damon Jones knew, "Everybody wrote us off a long time ago, just sooner or later." But the second half of the chase gave us confidence. ”

The result is:

Fifth, Detroit Auburn Hill Palace. Big Z had nine points, seven rebounds and four blocks in the first half, and LeBron scored 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting in the half. The two of them held on to the Cavaliers, leading 50-45 at halftime.

The Pistons trailed the score 13-3 in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers scored consecutive points at the start of the fourth quarter. After Jones' three-pointer, Billups' layup trailed the deficit to 81-82. In the final moments, LeBron assisted Gudang on a layup, 84-82, and the Cavaliers won.

"LeBron played incredibly. They all had confidence in the team. Pistons coach Sanders said.

truly. He had 32 points, five rebounds and five assists, and more importantly, the trust he gave to Marshall, Jones and the Big Zs worked. Big Z had 14 points, 10 rebounds and a staggering 6 blocks, and Marshall had 14 points and 13 rebounds. The Cavaliers doubled three times in a row to give a 3-2 lead.

Of course, the piston is still the piston.

Sixth, in Cleveland. LeBron had 32 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and at the end of the game he grabbed every opportunity to force a basket, and he made 15 of 18 free throws in the game, but the Pistons still took back a city 84-82 in his bombardment. In the seventh game, the Pistons showed their championship confidence. LeBron had 27 points but just two assists. The Pistons paralyzed the entire Cavaliers' offensive system. At 79 to 61, the Cavaliers were solved.

Like Jordan, he was blocked by the Pistons. But LeBron let a team like the Cavaliers force the Pistons to the edge of the cliff, giving people the conjecture that the Pistons may be eliminated, and he has succeeded.

It wasn't until he lost that you could remember: Oh, although there was more than one kill, more than one triple-double, 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per game against the Wizards series, dragging the Pistons to game seven, but this is his first playoff, only 21 years old.