Preface
In the selection of the NBA's top 75 superstars, Jordan held James' hand tightly, if in addition to Jordan, another person who has the ability to stand in the center of the top 75 superstars is to be selected, this candidate must be James.
On December 30, 1984, the nurses at Akron General Medical Center in Ohio, as usual, witnessed another difficult fate, but for Gloria, today was extraordinary, and although she had fantasized about it countless times, she still couldn't hold back her tears when she truly experienced the feeling of being connected.
16-year-old Gloria has long been accustomed to seeing the chaos in this world, and does not expect anyone to appear responsible for their mother and son, legend has it that when the chosen son is born, there will be a purple glow in the sky, but Akron that day is not unusual, but the sunset is exceptionally beautiful, so Gloria named her child James, and followed her surname, just like that, little James also came to this world smoothly.
Different from the average single-parent family, Gloria is particularly strict with James's growth in this chaotic neighborhood, because James has lacked the company of his father since he was a child, Gloria often needs to have both the kindness of her mother and the strictness of her father in her life, although the mother and son often have no fixed place, and often do not know where they should solve their next meal, how to solve it, but for little James, the place with a mother is home, and although the two are very poor, Gloria still tried her best to buy a mini basket and a small basketball for little James to accompany James to relieve her boredom, which was the only toy that the mother and son could afford.
But the cruelty of reality is tormenting Gloria all the time, they moved six times in a year, James is often absent from school for various reasons, but the young James has been integrated into the school's football team early, and has not missed the school's training once, after entering the fourth grade, James has not only been well integrated into the team, the football coach at the time is deeply aware of how amazing the talent of this child is.
Until James had to drop out of school, the football coach Walker, who couldn't bear to watch James' talent sink, found Gloria, Gloria admitted that he had not been able to give James Jr. a stable home, and Walker, who couldn't bear it, finally reached an agreement with Gloria to let James Jr. be fostered in his home, "I will never forget what Walker did for me, he made my life change, and from then on I had food and shelter." Years later, when James recalled his football coach, he couldn't hold back his tears, and the item that Walker brought with him changed James' life.
The son of Akron changed his fate because of basketball
It was James' first foray into a regular league, and it was the first time that the kid who had never stepped out of Akron had the idea of becoming a star.
When James was 9 years old, Walker bought his first basketball, and James began to receive training from Walker, James was not alone, in the process he met Walker's youngest son Walker, Walker, Walker, and Drew Joyce, Seinketon, Willie McGee, the acquaintance of the five people is particularly precious to James, because since he was a child, he lived with his mother without a fixed place, and it was difficult for James to have his own friends, but the appearance of the four people and the gradual intimacy between each other made the five gradually form a team, They also nicknamed themselves the Northeast Ohio Star, and the coach was Drew Joyce's father.
When James was in the fourth grade, he missed 82 of the 160 school days because of his addiction to basketball, but his progress on the basketball court was visible to the naked eye, and after seeing the potential of this group of children, especially James's potential, Dru Joyce discarded all the grassroots practices of the past and formulated a formal and orderly training plan, since then the reputation of the Five Tigers has soared, and soon swept all kinds of local teams, large and small, and gradually bred them to go to a bigger stage.
In order to raise funds, James and his teammates set up stalls and sold barbecues, and they tried all the ways to make money, just begging from door to door, the young teenagers did not feel inferior to the strange eyes of others, and the heat that burned more and more in the hearts of the five people made them more and more involved, and finally the coach who couldn't stand it brought the sponsorship of a grocery store for the team, which allowed the children to avoid really begging from going door-to-door.
Finally, after tidying up the basic equipment such as jerseys and sneakers, an adult and five children got into the van carrying the dream to Florida, but when this group of rustic, third-rate teams really stood in the AAU venue, the wooden floor, the audience seats and the shining spotlights made the five small dirt bags from Akron stunned.
Actually, no one would think they could really make a name for themselves, not even their head coach, Drew Joyce's father, but learning something is the biggest reward for the little guys. But no one thought that one, two, three! This rural team has won continuously, the team's No. 23 has extraordinary superpowers, as long as he starts with the ball, the opponent can only pray that he misses the layup, the last game, even though James is on the court, the opponent with a very high tactical literacy is still at a loss, seeing that the coach called a timeout, he did not blame his fighters, but gave encouragement, relying on blood, the team in the last four seconds to close the score to two points, James held the ball, in the face of the two of the defensive shot, But the ball unfortunately went out of the basket, and just like that, with the applause of the audience and the runner-up, James ended his first trip to the national competition.
And with the game coming to an end, James is about to have to face this difficult choice.
10 wins in a row! 20 wins in a row! 27 wins in a row! Reach the state championship final
'It's the most coveted goal I've ever scored in my life, not one of them. Looking back on the goal he conceded many years later, James is still full of sighs.
After the end of the national championship journey, James and his friends who returned to Akron began to worry about their high school, you must know that James, who was able to complete the dunk in the eighth grade, showed his talent early, which also made the whole team shine, but when everyone decided to go to Bucottel High School, Bucottel High School thought that Drew Jr. did not have enough confrontation ability, which made Drew, who was actually less than 1.47 meters, deeply shocked. Even though the elder Drew finally cleared up the relationship and allowed little Drew to enter Bucottel High School, the stubborn latter refused very decisively, he did not crave anyone's handouts, and turned around and joined St. Mary's High School.
In order to support his brothers, James did not hesitate to bring the other two brothers to St. Mary's High School, and Coach Drew became the team's assistant coach.
Here, they met the new coach Keese, Keith is a very strict old-school coach, he controls every movement of the players on the court, every offensive choice, just like Popovich did with the Spurs, Keith shaped the whole team into a disciplined army, strict is worth it, James and his brothers were exposed to high-end basketball concepts, techniques and tactics and ideas here for the first time, and James did not live up to Keese's good intentions, ten consecutive wins, twenty consecutive wins, twenty-seven consecutive wins, They made it all the way to the finals of the state championships.
The score on the spot was particularly anxious, the opponent's targeting made James miserable, the team urgently needed a shooter to stand up to help the team, after a timeout, Drew Jr. was replaced on the court, the lower edge of shorts close to the ground, the loose jersey, the appearance of Drew Jr. caused the audience to laugh, but don't underestimate James and his brothers at any time, the first three-point hit, the commentator was amused, the second three-pointer, the third, the fourth, the fifth! Until Drew Jr. was replaced off the court, his 7-of-7 three-pointers had been hit by opponents and commentators couldn't keep their mouths shut, and James, who had 25 points and 9 rebounds after the game, handed the trophy to Drew Jr., proud of his tough brother!
No one could have imagined that James' growth would be so rapid that it would throw many teams out of pace.
The 16-year-old teenager led the team to win the championship with a sweep
It was another full house for the Cavaliers, but unlike ever, all the spectators were just for the 16-year-olds.
With St. Mary's High School winning the championship with a sweep, James and his brothers also came to the sophomore season, but the head coach Guise chose to go to the future because of the invitation of the university, so the old Drew took over the coaching whip, and at this time the team also added a new member Romeo, he and James and his brothers did not have a good relationship, but this could not hide Romeo's strong ability to become the team's second scorer, under the leadership of absolute strength, James's St. Mary's High School beat the opponent by a few points per game, and won the state championship for two consecutive years, and the team also came to the second division.
At the beginning of the junior season, in the face of strong teams from all over the country, St. Mary's High School is still not afraid, James is their biggest hole card, not only that, there are a lot of reporters in each game with a disdainful attitude into the arena, but without exception, all will praise James's performance after the game, James is terrible, rumors are not even enough to describe his expressiveness, and soon, St. Mary's High School came to the finals.
Seeing that the team was in full swing, Old Drew did not have a trace of joy, and he found that the children began to become proud and began to despise their opponents.
JAMES, WHO FULLY PRESENTED HIMSELF TO THE WORLD, QUICKLY RECEIVED PRAISE, ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL NOT ONLY STILL CALLED FOR WIND AND RAIN, JAMES ALSO BECAME THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO APPEAR ON THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IN 36 YEARS, IT WAS ALSO THE THIRD YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, JAMES TATTOOED "THE CHOSEN" ON HIS SHOULDER, WHICH MEANS THE CHOSEN SON.
Gradually, the high platform of the quick loan center is no longer an ordinary audience, Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe Bryant have come to watch James's game, and the rapidly expanding heart makes every child beyond the control of old Drew, and even when talking about Anthony before the finals, Little Drew is still disrespectful,
On the eve of the finals, Coach Drew reminded the children over and over again in the locker room not to take it lightly, but at this time no one could listen, James who got the ball made frequent mistakes, and his teammates became extremely impetuous.
Blame and guilt filled the hearts of every St. Mary's High School player, and James led by example, focusing on improving himself all summer, humility and unity were etched into the entrance to the training gym, and every member of the team touched these two words every day to remind them of their past failures. It was also from the moment of defeat that Romeo put aside his personal prejudices, and the starting five of St. Mary's were officially assembled from this moment.
St. Mary's High School in the new season is still unstoppable, in just three months, the team soared from 23rd to the first place in the country, and the final is to face the opponent who gave the 14-year-old James the first defeat, this time James did not leave the suspense of the game to the last three points, he was interspersed in the first line of attack and defense, the first battle shattered his demons, and James who won the trophy was even more mixed feelings at this time, but fortunately they did it.
But no one expected that the change would come so suddenly.
He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated twice in high school
Sucking D and receiving H, young James seems to be unable to stay awake.
After winning the championship, James was not idle, and after being rejected in his senior year of high school because of his diploma, James was finally able to start preparing for the draft, in fact, James had already gained recognition at this time.
Back a year ago, under the leadership of family advisor Dennis, James accepted the invitation of Lucas, who was then the head coach of the Cavaliers, to train together, and James was happy about it, but he was not in a hurry to show himself, "LeBron is not arrogant, but he also does not show self-awareness. James didn't want to offend anyone, but the ease with which his teammates scored when he got the ball said it all, and it was clear that Lucas wasn't happy about that, "Aren't you ready to play with these mature players?" After that, James was like opening the second vein of Rendu, and in the next two games, James got all the points and all the assists, if there were still people in the Cavaliers who questioned James' ability before that, this tape became a tape to shut them up.
Back to reality, James is now facing his biggest pre-draft trouble, and he's been charged.
After returning to the Ohio area, James was revealed to be driving a luxury car worth $50,000, which is not a trivial matter for James who has just solved the problem of food and clothing, but soon Gloria came forward to explain that this was a gift that she borrowed to buy for her son, and the random media pointed the finger at two $800 jerseys in James's closet, according to the rules of the High School Athletic Association, players cannot accept items over $100, and James has to face a ban, But it is not easy to trap James with such far-fetched reasons, the 18-year-old boy showed full wisdom when he was invited to visit the sponsors, constantly pulling between several sponsors and testing his maximum value by wearing the opponent's brand sneakers, so with the help of his friends, James quickly appealed and returned to the game after only two bans.
Senior Season, James averaged 32.6 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game and topped the cover of Sports Illustrated again, for James he understands his value, in the face of the blocked entrance to the player tunnel after every game, James stubbornly and single-mindedly only left his inner tenderness to his girlfriend at the same school, but we have to sigh that fate is always strikingly similar, 16-year-old Savannah and Gloria were pregnant with her boyfriend's child, until the eve of the draft, James who learned the news was not as irresponsible as his father, who had never met, and he nodded firmly to Savannah, and is more determined to make a name for himself in the NBA.
On June 27, 2003, James stood out among Wade, Anthony and other supernovas, and Cleveland got the top spot for himself and fell into a carnival, and James did the same, but he didn't realize that danger was looming.
Single-handedly bring a 17-65 team to the Finals
"I don't expect to be saved by a high school student, I hope he can help me well." Lucas has a big headache and it's not the first time he's heard players complain to him.
Before getting James, the Cavaliers had only a dismal 17 wins in the previous season, and the management's preference for this hairy boy caused dissatisfaction with the whole team, but James learned how to be a leader from a small thing, in a promotional event, James in his rookie season attended with the team's boss Davis, and after meeting a homeless homeless man, Davis took off his shoes and signed a gift to the homeless, and took out five thousand dollars from his wallet to help the latter, which made James greatly change his opinion of Davis, For this rookie, the NBA career has just begun from this moment on.
In his rookie season, James started all 79 games of the season, averaging 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game for the Cavaliers, and after the season, James was undoubtedly voted Rookie of the Year, becoming the youngest winner of the award and bringing the Cavaliers 18 more wins. In the second year, James's data soared from 20+5+5 to 27+7+7, and while he was successfully selected as an All-Star, James improved the Cavaliers' record to 42-20, just one step away from the playoffs, and off the court, James' eldest son Bronny was born, and James, who was only 19 years old, officially became a father.
At the end of this season, the Cavaliers sent away Miles and officially began to build a team with James as the cornerstone, and the effect brought by James is undoubtedly significant, 05-06 season, James averaged 31+7+6 per game in the case of starting 79 regular season games, broke Kobe's record with 5000 points in 21 years and 22 days, and was selected as an All-Star again, won the first All-Star MVP trophy in his life, and more importantly, the Cavaliers returned to the playoffs again since 1988
Facing the Wizards in the first round, James hit a key shot to send the opponent away, and in the second round against the Pistons, the Cavaliers lost to the Pistons 3-4 after seven games between the two sides and were eliminated, but it was still a great success for James.
This is not over, after signing a three-year contract of 60 million with James in the offseason, the Lakers called the Cavaliers, hoping to use Kobe Bryant and James to achieve a swap without any chips attached, but for the Cavaliers, the 22-year-old James can already be described as worth a thousand dollars.
The following seasons were painful for James, Duncan said the classic phrase "the future is yours" in his ear, and then suffered the elimination of the Celtics and Magic in the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive years, until the first round of the 09-10 season lost to the Celtics again.
Looking at it now, James' decision is still shocking, but it also opens a new chapter in the league.
There was no hope of winning the championship, and the idea of leaving the team was born, and the 03 generation formed a luxury triumvirate
The young emperor was reluctant to quit, but it was also his first gift to his hometown.
In the summer of 10, the Heat successfully formed a luxury lineup of Wade + Bosh, and the success of the brothers was obviously more painful than their own failures, which made James have the idea of joining.
Considering James' league status, James' team didn't consider announcing the news in the form of a national livestream at the time, but ESPN impressed James with a request for donations, and his livestream eventually raised $2.5 million for charity, and James also became the first NBA "all-out villain" since the new era.
But for James, his departure is not worthless, the Heat reached a sign-and-trade agreement to accommodate James and the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers signed a six-year, 110 million contract with James while receiving two first-round and second-round picks from the Heat, as well as a $14.5 million value exception, and it is this seemingly inconspicuous value exception that helped the Cavaliers get the Clippers' 11-year first-round pick in the future.
But the little emperor didn't have the heart to think about it so much, years of meritorious service to no avail made him earnest, in the regular season, James still won 26 + 7 + 7, in helping the Heat 58-24 performance into the playoffs at the same time, James scored 2000+ points in the regular season for seven consecutive seasons, the first round of the lottery against the 76ers swept away, the second round faced the former rival Celtics also attacked with iron blood, the East finals and then against the Bulls, the momentum of the Heat three-round series with an average record of one loss in the series advanced to the finals, Face the incoming calf.
But for the Heat, this series has brought them unimaginable pressure due to the addition of James, and the unity of the locker room has been overwhelmingly questioned, which has made the Heat play the role of the Avengers all season, facing the 35-year-old Kidd's defense, James not only has a hard time coping, but Wade, who is starting to decline, is also trapped in the Mavericks' tearing defense. Not to mention Bosh, who averaged Nowitzki 10.33 points per game from the free throw line, history has taught the Heat a brief but memorable lesson in forging the Mavericks' greatness, and it has also become the last shackle that limits them.
This time, James personally smashed all the difficulties in front of him, after playing a shrunken 66 regular season games for the Heat, James won the third MVP trophy of his career, 4-1 in the first round against the Knicks, 4-2 in the second round against the Pacers, and in the East finals faced the former rival James in G6 slashed 45 points and 15 rebounds, and in G7 fired a fatal shot of 31 points and 12 rebounds to the Celtics, after sending away the young Thunder brothers 4-1 in the finals, James got his wish and lifted the championship trophy he had been dreaming of.
The floodgates of the Heat poured in, and they formed the second dynasty team after the 21st century, but for James, his sense of responsibility is a constant reminder that he doesn't belong on the West Coast, he comes from Cleveland.
"LeBron, we miss you, come back in 2014!"
"LeBron, we miss you, come back in 2014!"
On March 21, 2013, James who joined the Heat returned to the Cavaliers' home court, the game went to the last 8 minutes and 24 seconds of the fourth quarter, a fan wearing a homemade T-shirt rushed into the court, James was stunned, he came to his senses and patted the fan's head and then turned around, he didn't dare to look at the fan was ejected from the court, and finally the Heat reversed the opponent again in the Cavaliers' boos, James was still relaxed after the game, but Wade saw the undercurrent surging under the seemingly calm lake.
Putting aside this episode, James's performance in the 13-14 season is still excellent, with an average performance of 27+7+6 per game continuing to be selected for a while, and the first three rounds of the playoffs continued to rush into the finals with an average loss in the series. The 29-year-old Bosh averaged 11.9 points and 8.9 rebounds against 18.9 points and 12.1 rebounds per game against the 38-year-old Duncan, and G7 paid five fouls with Duncan's 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the whole game was zero.
Even though James averaged 27.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game in the playoffs, James scored 20 points in the G5 half while playing in the first four rounds in a row was still in vain.
"You need to have a specific defensive plan for him, and if you can't limit him, you have to limit the play of the people around him," Danny Green said truthfully about the series against the Heat in '14, and it was clear that the Spurs succeeded, and they created the myth of Duncan's 38-year-old and kept the dynasty in 2014 forever.
The Heat in the offseason are like big enemies, after signing 100 million yuan long-term contracts with the three brothers, when it comes time for them to retest the players, the best solution is naturally Wade, without waiting for Riley to speak, Wade took the lead in finding management to re-sign the contract, followed by Bosh, the Heat opened the largest contract in team history to retain the superstar.
But Riley made a mistake with James, so he did not hesitate to go to Las Vegas to find James, hoping that James could continue to stay with the team, which was the first and only concession for Riley in the four years of the two sides' respective meetings.
But for James, the image of Blair rushing into the field has always lingered in his mind, with his best brother on one side and his hometown on the other, Savannah saw James's inner embarrassment, and she would support her husband in all choices.
On July 12, 2014, James was once again featured in Sports Illustrated, but this time he shocked the league with the news.
Self-redemption, a monument to history
"Cleveland signed Irving with the first pick" is the second No. 1 pick in the 21st century and the starting point for the Cavaliers to glory.
Back in 2010, after James left the Cavaliers in the form of a sign-and-trade, the Cavaliers received two first-round picks, second-round picks and a $14.5 million trade exception from the Heat, and in order to make up for the team's disintegration after James' departure, the Cavaliers planned to use Williams and Moon to get the Clippers' Davis and a draft pick in 11, in order to accommodate Davis's salary, the Cavaliers chose to use a $14.5 million trade exception, And this draft pick from the Clippers brought the Cavaliers their second No. 1 pick in the 21st century with only a 2.8% chance, and by mistake, Kyrie Irving became another Cavaliers family member after James.
On July 11, 2014, James published a long article in the sports illustrated magazine he is most familiar with, announcing his return.
"Good job, boy, maybe I'll be back one day." This was the first time James and Irving met on the court, James teased Irving after the game, to which Irving was very arrogant, "What is he talking about? We don't need him! ”
After getting James' approval, the Cavaliers management was very decisive, not only did they successfully keep Irving with a salary of 90 million in five years, but also packed several champions and draft picks in exchange for the new wolf king Lefou, and can the Cavaliers really achieve a rise?
James gave the answer, James played in the regular season in 69 games for the Cavaliers to give 25.3 points and 6 rebounds, the first round of the playoffs, in the face of the Celtics who had crossed all the teams in the East in the past, swept and won, and met the Bulls in the second round Six games, I thought the Hawks would be the opponent of the Cavaliers, and after four games, the Cavaliers once again lifted the trophy belonging to the King of the East.
For James, he needs a strong series to regain his reputation scattered in Cleveland and Miami, with Irving's injury, James once again showed his dominance as the league's No. 1, in the face of Irving's injury and Love's dislocated arm, James G1 scored 44 points, G2 played the whole court again, handed over a performance of 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists, and James's performance was out of control after returning to the home court, The play of 40 points and 12 rebounds in the game helped the Cavaliers to the next city, even if it was the full limit of the anti-Zhan armor Iguodala, the Curry trio who finally won the championship were still apprehensive, and in that round of the series, James averaged 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game The performance brought him 4 FMVP votes on the losing side,
Everyone knows that the knight can't wait for revenge.
The Red and Blue Wars swept the Alliance, and the Jedi reversed their desperate situation
If the peak of the Bulls has made the Warriors strong, then the rise of the Splash Brothers has become the only yardstick to measure the ability of the peak James.
There are only two colors in the league in the 15-16 season, and the red and blue battle has become the main theme of the entire league in this year, after the loss of the previous year, this year's James and the Cavaliers are more sharp, but also more focused on unity, James is still the team's anchor, the Cavaliers won 57 in 82 regular season games, and they were even more anxious in the regular season, with two rounds of sweeps and six games to easily break through to the East.
The Warriors are also not to be outdone, after playing an unimaginable 73 wins, the Warriors won the Rockets and the Trail Blazers in two rounds, and Curry even broke the Thunder in the Western Conference with a series of 1-3 to break through the West.
Not to be outdone, Cleveland's factories and companies allowed workers to stop watching the Finals to watch the Finals, and the Golden State issued a series of provisions to help citizens support the Warriors.
In anticipation, the series between the two sides took the lead in Golden State, which was expected to be a one-sided slaughter by the Splash Brothers, and the cold touch of the two shocked Warriors fans, but fortunately, Iguodala, Livingston and Brazilian Lightning Barbosa took over, and Golden State took the lead. G2 with Green's anti-sky play Warriors swept the Cavaliers with 33 points, after losing two games in a row away from home, the Cavaliers who returned to their home court began a life-and-death battle to defend Kecheng, under the magical change of formation under the guidance of Lu, the Warriors who were famous for their conversion offense had to be forced to beg for mercy from the gods, and finally buried the game with 17 turnovers in the game.
But at this time, Curry did not intend to give in, Xuan's father was still afraid of the future, her husband was not young, and Curry, who returned to Golden State, became the god of the Warriors, making 7 three-pointers in the game, and scoring 17 points in the final quarter to help the Warriors take Tianwang Mountain strongly, and the Warriors led 3-1.
Looking back at the 15-16 season, there is no doubt that it was a season of superstar legacy, with the retirements of Kobe, Garnett and Duncan making the league look particularly aging at this time, while the rise of the Warriors and Cavaliers brought infinite hope.
At the moment of life and death, the successive absences of Green and Bogut left a glimmer of life for the Cavaliers, Barnes and Curry's weakness of not being good at attacking made the Warriors frequently fall into a desperate situation, and the outbreak of James and Irving became the last straw that overwhelmed the camel, G5 scored 82 points, G6 bombarded 67 points, and the game was officially dragged into a tiebreaker.
Looking back at the efforts of both teams throughout the season, the legends they have created have given this G7 the supreme significance, and it is true, with missed shots and physical exertion constantly wearing down the nerves of both athletes.
Until the last two minutes of the game, the Warriors seized the Cavaliers' offensive and defensive gaps to launch a fast offensive counterattack, and Iguodala received Curry's pass and went straight to the frontcourt, and quickly shot after dodging JR's block, the ball was thrown high, and was blocked by James who was defending in the back a second before touching the board, which was the last chance for the Warriors to win the whole game, one minute before the end, after Love successfully defended Curry, Irving stepped up to face Curry and hit a key three-pointer, and then James caused the Warriors to foul, expanding the score to 4 points, With the final whistle, Cleveland won its first championship in 52 years.
"Cleveland, This is for you." James has long been in tears, proving himself in his hometown after nearly 6 years of intense pressure, but also became Cleveland's last swan song.
Gone again, a new chapter in his career
For James, perhaps at this moment he saw himself many years ago, but this time he played the role of a former opponent.
Throughout the history of the NBA, 16 years have been legendary, with the retirement of three superstars, the rise of two superstars, and the 1-3 comeback that went down in history, but for James, the story of the Jedi Seven continues.
After leading the team to win the championship, James did not slack off, after reaching 27,000 points in his career, James led the Cavaliers to the playoffs again with a record of 51 wins, this time the Cavaliers were easier than any previous playoff journey, and after breaking through the East with a 12-1 record, James ushered in the eighth Finals of his career.
But for the league, the balance of strength has long been tilted with Durant joining the Warriors, even if James Irving averaged 29.4 points per game and 33.6 points per game in the Finals respectively, the Cavaliers who were invincible with two fists and four hands still could not escape defeat.
As for Irving, he has long been fed up with the status quo of being on James' side for a long time, and after learning that the Cavaliers used Irving as a bargaining chip to secretly ask the alliance, Irving turned to target the unsuspecting James, and finally under pressure, the Cavaliers had to send Irving to the Celtics.
Irving's departure hinted at a tragic end for the Cavaliers, and with the arrival of the 17-18 season, the East became a complete slaughterhouse for James, who played all 82 games throughout the season. Handed over an average of 27.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game, facing the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs to steal seven, and then swept the Raptors 4-0 again, completely shattering DeRozan's dream of breaking through the East.
In the face of the menacing Cosmic Warriors, G1 James used his life's learning to score 51 points, and finally the Cavaliers lost to the Warriors 114-123.
After the season, James announced his departure again, but this time it was no longer a flood of doubts and doubts that accompanied James' departure.
Crowned all-time scoring champion, the legend continues
"If that's the end, thank you LeBron, we'll bless you, and you'll always have open arms behind you."
There's no doubt that James saved his career, and even though he would be the biggest runner-up in NBA history, the championship flag flying at the Quickloan Center will forever serve as a reminder of what happened here and the memorable days when the Cavaliers ruled the East.
In July 2018, the 33-year-old James joined the Lakers and started the last leg of his career. Prior to this, the Lakers had missed the playoffs for five consecutive seasons, and the team's young roster symbolized the future, but those who know James well know that James is the future.
But no one could have imagined that the Iron leader, who had dominated the East for eight years, immediately suffered the worst injury of his career, a groin strain that caused James to miss as many as 27 games, which was also the first time James missed the playoffs in 10 years, to which Green bluntly said, "It's weird to have a playoff without James"
But off the court, with the arrival of James, the Lakers have undergone earth-shaking changes, Magic resigned as the team's director of operations, followed by coach Walton's resignation, but fortunately, the chaos was quickly ended,
On June 16, 2019, a powerful news suddenly ignited Los Angeles, the Lakers sent Ball, Ingram, Hart and three draft picks in exchange for the Pelicans' star Anthony Davis, who is regarded as a superstar who is expected to compete for the first person in the league in the future!
As Jammy, who grew up watching James, Davis has witnessed many classic moments when James has grown up from entering the NBA and growing up to becoming the first person in the league, but when the two really joined forces, thick eyebrows still had to sigh, "Wow, this is LeBron!" ”
In the 19-20 season, James led the thick eyebrows after the reinforcement officially began the journey of the Lakers, the Lakers returned to the first place in the West with a 49-14 performance in the regular season in this shrunken season, and the Lakers conceded points per game, blocks per game and the team's shooting percentage were among the top in the league, and after the game against the 76ers on January 25, 20, James scored 29 points in the game, and his career total came to 33655, surpassing Kobe Bryant to rise to third in history.
In the first round of the playoffs against the Trail Blazers, the Lakers did not hesitate in the face of the tearing double gun James, and after five rounds, he led the team to face the Rockets, facing Harden, who won the scoring title for three consecutive seasons, and the Lakers also did not hesitate too much, and in the end, the Lakers broke through the Western Conference again with a 12-3 performance.
For James, the arrival of the Heat was expected by him, but Butler's tenacity surprised everyone, the Lakers with a super lineup are still difficult to beat when James G5 cut 40+ quasi-triple-doubles, but for the league, Jedi can only be used to describe a team, and the protagonist will always be James, in the end, the Lakers defeated the Heat 4-2, while tying the Celtics' all-time championship number, James also ushered in the fourth championship ring of his career.
But after winning the championship, the Lakers did not go well, the squad was dismissed, injuries invaded, and in the following three seasons, James witnessed the rise of the new king, the last glory of his old friend Curry and the Warriors dynasty, and the growth of today's biggest rival Nuggets
On February 7, 2023, the Lakers lost to the Thunder 130-133, and James scored 38 points in this game, officially breaking the NBA all-time scoring record held by Abdul-Jabbar for nearly forty years and being crowned the NBA all-time scoring champion, but just like being crowned in failure, James's success is often full of hardships and hardships, and on December 10, James, who led the team to win the NBA's first mid-season championship, once again engraved his name on the top of another monument,
Now, at the age of nearly 40, James is about to sign his next 100 million yuan contract, and the veteran who has been in the league for more than half his life is still writing his legend.