In the just-concluded Lakers vs. Cavaliers game, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 113:101. But to be honest, even if the Lakers won this game, they didn't play well, and the problems that should be solved were still not solved. I also wanted to write an article about some issues with the Lakers in this game, but when I saw that the top two points on the Lakers' scoring list were James and Anthony, I didn't want to write an analysis for a moment. These two people are in the top two of the scoring list, and the win or loss of the game has nothing to do with me.
In fact, I believe that this season, there should be a lot of old fans because Anthony joined the Lakers, began to pay more attention to the Lakers' game. These people are not necessarily Anthony's iron fans, they may just want to see Anthony and James, the two proud sons of the 03 generation, can play with the same team, and think about it and feel relieved. After all, the elderly men are very nostalgic, and they have watched these two people grow from fledgling lads to league superstars, becoming the top two players in the active duty.
But in fact, there may be many people who do not know, in fact, as early as two years ago, the two people had the opportunity to meet in the Lakers, but in the end they missed it. In the summer of 2019, anthony joined the Houston Rockets under the recruitment of his friend Paul. Originally, many people wanted to see Paul, Harden and Anthony join forces, but in fact, the Rockets' locker room at that time was already very delicate. Originally, the Rockets' star was James Harden, but at that time, he was strongly impacted by Paul, of course, this may not be Paul's intention.
Because the main rotation of the Rockets at that time, including Tucker, Bamot, and Anthony, was recruited by Paul, paul naturally and unnaturally improved his voice in the locker room at this time. In addition, in the previous season's Western Conference Finals, after Paul was injured, the Rockets were immediately swept out by the Warriors. So many media fans are also discussing the role of Paul and Harden for the Rockets, the status of the Rockets.
As the saying goes, three people become tigers, maybe Harden and Paul did not have the idea of competing for each other's status, but the more people said it, the atmosphere in the Rockets locker room began to become more and more delicate. This situation is definitely not what the Rockets management wants to see, but Harden and Paul have not shown it, and the management cannot interview the two to reconcile the contradictions, so Anthony, the biggest name in Paul's faction, has become a victim of the Rockets' early resolution of the contradiction, Anthony was sent to the Eagles, and then Anthony refused to go to the Eagles to report, and was bought out by the Eagles.
When Anthony was idle at home, James had recommended Anthony to the Lakers' management more than once, and repeatedly took the initiative to recruit Anthony, and the Lakers did lack a major firepower point of the second team at that time. But in fact, the Lakers also had a problem similar to the Rockets at that time, thick eyebrows just joined, although James has publicly supported thick eyebrows many times, claiming that the Lakers will be the team of thick eyebrows in the future, and he will assist thick eyebrows to bring more championships to the Lakers, but in fact, everyone knows that the Lakers are still James's, and they are still there.
Anthony, who has just experienced the Rockets locker room chaos, consciously is his own friend Paul, so he does not want to cause James any more trouble, so Anthony declined the invitation of James and the Lakers. But then everyone knows that Anthony refused not only the opportunity to work with James, but also the only chance of his career to lift the championship trophy. I know a lot of Lakers fans will say that the Lakers have a chance this season, but it's just a chance, and to be honest, the chances are really not big.
After rejecting James, the Trail Blazers, who were injured and short of major generals on the front, sent an invitation to Anthony, and the two sides hit it off. After his comeback, Anthony won the Western Conference Player of the Week in the second week, announcing to the world that dude is sweet. Anthony then used a series of excellent performances to help the trailblazers who lacked major generals into the playoffs, and in the first round of the playoffs, it was against old friend James's Lakers.
Last summer, James again extended an invitation to Anthony, but anthony chose to stay in Portland because of the Blazers' kindness. Continuing to serve as the most important scoring point on the Blazers bench, Anthony also became the tenth player in the NBA's all-time scoring list. Although he no longer had the spirit of the year, gave up the start, and gave up his favorite seven jersey of the year, he was destined to write a strong mark in the history of the NBA.
This summer, Anthony and James finally got together, and just a few days ago, Anthony surpassed Moses Malone on the NBA's all-time scoring list, raising his name up again. In today's game, we saw James distribute the ball to Anthony, who was ambushed on the flanks, after being trapped in the bag, and Guago took the knife in his hand. I believe that at this moment, many fans are wet eyes. Go to his championship, what does it have to do with Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu just wants to see James and Anthony play together.