Nine Hundred and Thirty-Seven. We All Love the Sewer

After perfunctorily dealing with the American cable TV station that always wanted to start a war of words, he returned to the hotel and his agent was already waiting for him in his room.

James, who is extremely sensitive to public opinion, and his agent both felt that a big crisis was coming!

40+ quasi-triple-double, winning in Madison, James's good performance, but the headlines of major websites after the game were the news that Sun Ce got his 34th triple-double in his career and tied with James for the sixth place in the historical triple-double list.

Seeing James coming back, Rich Paul, the nominal boss of James' newly established agency Klutch Sports Group, greeted him and said, "KING, the situation is not good now."

"I know." James walked into the living room, put down his things, and just wanted to say something, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I had already excluded the lord from the ranks of MVP competitors. Even if he won the best of the month in January and February, I don't think he can win the MVP again. It's difficult to win the MVP for two consecutive years, but now..."

James was silent after speaking, it was too difficult! James never thought that a guy who won the MVP at the age of 21 would have the opportunity to win the MVP at the age of 22!

Because of the pressure from Evans and Rose in the East, he played harder than in the original time and space this season. Currently, he averaged 42 minutes per game, averaging 28 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 1 block. His hit rate was 53%, a career high, and his three-point hit rate reached 37%, also a career high...

Also, this was his performance without the whistle of the referee, and even his average free throws fell to a new low of 7.8 per game since his sophomore year. After joining the Heat for more than a year, his skills in all aspects have improved significantly.

But just when he overwhelmed Rose, Evans and Durant in terms of public opinion, the guy he admired threatened him from another angle.

Rich Paul opened his laptop, and on the screen were the data he had prepared while waiting for James to come back: "KING, your overall efficiency is completely above the lord except for rebounds and blocks. Since this season is short, there won't be a huge difference in performance. As long as you are in the top three in the East and West, the difference in performance is not that big, just the difference between 45+ wins and 50+ wins.

I just discussed it with the people in the company. Before tonight, we all felt that your chance of winning the MVP this season was the highest. Your defensive performance this season has improved, limiting the opponent's score to only 96 points per 100 rounds.

Such performance is higher than the best defensive players such as Tyson Chandler, Tony Allen, and Duncan who limit the opponent's score to 100 points per 100 rounds, Marc Gasol and Dwight Howard who scored 99 points, and Serge Ibaka and Garnett who scored 98 points.

Even if you don't win the best defensive player, this will greatly increase your chances of winning the MVP..."

Listening to Rich Paul's analysis, James kept nodding.

He fought so hard this season, and his defense was even harder than in any previous year, just to maximize his chances of winning the MVP.

For a player of his talent, the rewards for hard work are obviously quite generous.

With his performance this season, although his reputation is still very bad, no one can deny that he is the best player in the league. Moreover, when Sun Ce and Jeremy Lin faced off against each other at the All-Star Weekend, some people compared him and felt that his average performance throughout the season was no worse than the performance of these two people in their highlight moments.

The best defensive player only looks at defense, but the MVP is a comprehensive performance. James's strong defensive performance will help him get the MVP.

Everything was going well, but now there is a variable!

"It's not a question of performance for us now, KING. Your performance this season is already the best in the league, but once the Lord is regarded as an MVP candidate, those media and fans who oppose you will compare the Lord with you in terms of strengths. You can offset the rebounding gap with points, and the block gap with assists. The defensive effect is similar to yours, and the single defense is much better than him. He is the defending MVP, and this performance is not enough.

But he is too good at triple-doubles. Although we, the media, and the fans all know that triple-doubles are nothing, this time it will definitely be used by the media as a weapon to manipulate public opinion."

This is very true, and James agrees. Although the number of triple-doubles is not a particularly important thing throughout his career, it is very important this season because he and Sun Ce are directly compared!

"At present, I predict that there are two situations for the ownership of MVP. One is that the Lord will beat you, King, and he will compete with Durant, Rose, and Evans for MVP;

The other situation is that the Lord is not really regarded as a person who can win the MVP for consecutive years, then you are still the first favorite for MVP, but this possibility is very small." Rich Paul summarized the current situation.

"That guy is not the top favorite for MVP because he beat me?" James asked this time.

"I am honored. Those media are just looking for someone who can lower your chances of winning MVP. It doesn't matter who it is. After you are beaten, others will still have to compete normally." Rich Paul shrugged. I won't say anything about the rest. It was James' own fault.

At that time, if I had thanked my old club, asked for the understanding of the fans of my old club, and expressed my desire for the championship, even if it had any impact, the situation would not be as dangerous as it is now.

James knew what Rich Paul hadn't finished saying and didn't answer. Who said people wouldn't regret it? He really regretted it. That incident had a great impact on his commercial value.

Rich Paul continued: "I think the number of triple-doubles for the Lords this season should not be much worse than last season, and you, KING, have already made your best efforts, and the number of triple-doubles should not affect your MVP award. Factors, but public opinion has a great influence on MVP. We can use this season as a foreshadowing to let the fans recognize your performance and come back next season..."

"This season is very important to us!" James emphasized. "How could I give up because of something like this? Isn't it just a triple-double? I can do that too."

"You have played so hard this season, and I am worried about your health..."

"It doesn't matter, I am the best LeBron James in the universe!"

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"The Emperor Eater: Events in the fifth stage of MVP's journey,

Goal: At the end of the 2011-2012 regular season, the total number of triple-doubles in the host's career must be higher than the total number of triple-doubles in LeBron James' career.

Event reward: As of the 2011-12 season, a random player star experience card for the top ten players in NBA history triple-double list.

Failure penalty: 1. The event score at this stage is C level. 2. The public opinion that the host should not win the regular season MVP for two consecutive seasons has expanded. "

Sun Ce, who returned to the hotel, watched this incident and the fact that the Internet began to hype the fact that he and James had the same number of triple-doubles in their careers...

This is the first time so far this season that he has been included in the regular season MVP discussion.

Even if he has been ranked first in the MVP rankings for 7 weeks so far this season, and has been ranked first in the league 4 times, both of which are first in the league, but the one who had the highest MVP call before was Rose, the second was Kobe and Parker, and the third was Eli. Vince and Durant, fourth is James, and Sun X is only ranked fifth.

The reason is simple. He won the MVP last year, and at the beginning of his career, it was already difficult for him to consolidate and strengthen his performance last season. There was no qualitative improvement in terms of strength, and the same was true for his performance.

This is rare. After such an amazing second year, he can continue to make steady progress after receiving a big contract in the third season. This is incredible, and it ruins the face of a lot of people who believe in "talent limit theory".

But his continued improvement this season is shocking and there is no conflict with public opinion's negative attitude towards him winning the consecutive MVP award. The consecutive MVP should have crushed all opponents, and Sun Ce is still a little behind. James is obviously the best performer this season. players.

If Sun Ce didn't win the MVP last season, there wouldn't be such a problem. The key is that he did!

And after the All-Star Weekend, after the Grizzlies' 11-game winning streak passed, James' call for MVP became louder and louder.

Sun Ce is also waiting for an opportunity for the media and fans to list him as an MVP candidate and for people to recognize him as enough to win consecutive MVPs.

Now the opportunity has come, but this opportunity... Sun Ce thinks it is better to hope for good luck and get a Durant card and a Kobika score.

Comparing a triple-double with James?

If public opinion didn't suddenly take triple-doubles so seriously and didn't use them as a tool to suppress James, who is currently gaining momentum, Sun Ce wouldn't be afraid. The opponent has had countless triple-doubles, and he didn't deliberately try to get a triple-double.

But this does not mean that James is not capable of averaging a triple-double. On the contrary, Sun Ce feels that James can really average a triple-double per game. If Sun Ce does not know the way that guy plays, he feels that it should be impossible to average a triple-double per game again, but in fact Prove that nothing is impossible...

Moreover, James's hard work this season is obvious to all, and Sun Ce knows that James desperately wants to win the MVP.

Of course, Sun Ce doesn’t think James will sacrifice the team to satisfy his triple-double. If he loses because he wants to get a triple-double, obviously James will also lose the opportunity to win the MVP. After all, at this stage of the season, James has no chance to average a triple-double. , and the Heat are the favorites to win the championship, James will not get a triple-double at the expense of the team.

However, the Heat are strong, and in the East, most of the remaining games are against Eastern teams. There are many weak teams in the East. When the Heat win, James plays more, grabs more rebounds and passes more. ball……

Sun Ce just checked the Heat's record and schedule.

The Heat have currently played 44 games and are ranked second in the Eastern Conference with 30 wins and 14 losses. There are 22 games left. 14 of their opponents are non-playoff teams, most of which are Eastern Conference teams.

Even if James only gets a triple-double in half of these games, there are still 7 games! And there is no guarantee that James will not get a triple-double when playing against a strong team. On the contrary, he is more likely to get a triple-double. Playing against a weak team will also hurt his face. If the point difference is too big and garbage time enters too early, Sun Ce doesn’t think James will. Brushing it shamelessly.

But at least it has to be calculated based on 7-10 games. The Grizzlies also have 22 games left, which means that in the remaining 22 games, Sun must ensure that he gets 11 or more triple-doubles. Only in this way can we guarantee that after finishing this season, we will have more triple-doubles in our career than James!

Moreover, because the media strangely takes triple-double so seriously, it also affects his bid for MVP.

That is to say, whether it is for the MVP itself or the incident related to James, this phased event must be completed. Apart from other things, the punishment of expanding the effect of public opinion that he should not win the MVP consecutively is too painful for him.

Sun Ce wanted to compete for the MVP not only because of the incident. He did not think he had the opportunity to win the MVP consecutively at the beginning. When the opportunity was in front of him, he would certainly fight for it.

Who doesn't want to win the MVP?

Sun Ce is sure that James also wants an MVP to reverse his image. No matter how many people oppose him to win the MVP, as long as he wins it, he can occupy the advantage of public opinion. For example, his fans can use it to refute the fans and media who oppose James.

Public opinion is very important, and what can reverse public opinion is real honor.

After adjusting his mood, Sun Ce can only bite the bullet and do it now! !

"Should I buy an eye mask or something to change my look? The Green Hornet's eye mask is pretty good-looking...

Ah, I didn't expect that LeBron, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also fall in love with sewers. The world is going downhill and people's hearts are not as good as before..."