LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Chapter 107 Finals Opponent

Kim Kardashian is one of the few who saw through Chen Shuo's logic.

Both she and Chen Shuo understood the same principle—controversy generates traffic.

Chen Shuo knew that online traffic was the Kardashian family's Achilles' heel.

If it weren't for the internet age, no matter how ruthless the Kardashians were in climbing the social ladder, they would never have had the chance to join the upper echelons of Los Angeles and become a multi-billion dollar tycoon.

Even if it's not widely recognized by the old money, the family's wealth of billions is real.

This is a pivotal time for the Kardashian family's rise to power.

This is the era of the mobile internet explosion, and Kardashian was quick to seize the opportunity, gaining over ten million followers on Twitter.

Chen Shuo put down his wine glass, it was his turn to show himself, and said in a gentle voice, "Let me guess."

"This year's topic on the Kardashian family's reality show will be your divorce proceedings with Humphries."

Anxiety—these are topics that female viewers enjoy.

Kardashian remained unfazed: "These aren't hard to guess. Marriage and relationships are clichés, but they're always effective."

Chen Shuo immediately retorted, "No one likes talking about the same topic too much."

"Your marriage to Humphries, and Khloe's marriage to Odom, have already exhausted the audience's interest."

"You'll need to come up with something new next year."

After glancing at the expression on Kardashian's face, Chen Shuo continued to offer his guesses.

"I think your goal is still the NBA."

"Among the four major North American leagues, the NFL is a closed circle, MLB is relatively low-key, and only NBA players are the most like stars."

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"Especially in Los Angeles, sports stars are even more popular than entertainment stars."

"After this season, Khloe will most likely send Odom back to Los Angeles."

"You need an NBA player in Los Angeles to keep the buzz and the conversation going."

Kardashian was surprised that Chen Shuo knew so much about the matter. After a pause, she nodded helplessly and said, "You're right."

Chen Shuo smiled and continued to add more weight to his own position.

"A friend of mine told me that you and Kanye West are dating."

"Odom is not in good form either."

Kardashian wasn't surprised by this. As the team's general manager, Chen Shuo naturally knew just how bad Odom's true condition was.

After being traded to Dallas, Odom went completely astray and lost the flair of his former Los Angeles left-handed magician days.

This means that Odom will likely retire from the NBA within one or two years.

Chen Shuo was all too familiar with Odom's subsequent downfall.

"So you need a new NBA player to get involved in the Kardashian family's dramatic life in order to maintain enough buzz and exposure."

"It seems that your next target is Kendall Jenner."

"From now on, the 17-year-old will frequently appear at celebrity parties in Los Angeles, showing audiences that Jenner has grown up."

"When the time is right, she will have one NBA player after another as her boyfriend, becoming one new hot topic after another in the Kardashian family."

Chen Shuo's step-by-step guessing completely revealed the Kardashian family's scheme.

Actually, these things are not difficult for Chen Shuo.

After all, he knew the final answer and only needed to work backward from the result to deduce the steps.

The Kardashian family's private life is a dramatic show; they use it to gain attention and then monetize that attention.

For the NBA, each player is a means of production, and the game is the product.

For the Kardashian family, each Kardashian is a means of production, and their reality shows and all the controversial scandals are the products they produce.

The only difference is the way they are monetized.

After a period of silence, Kardashian finally stopped probing and directly expressed her intention to collaborate.

"We can try to cooperate."

"In what form?"

Kardashian looked at Chen Shuo and said, "You can choose to be a director behind the scenes, or you can try to step into the spotlight."

On June 10, the Western Conference Finals featured a fierce Game 6 battle.

When a series goes to a Game 7, it means that both sides have run out of options and have used all their tactics, rotations, and surprise attacks. What remains is a real battle.

The Cavaliers were well-prepared; whoever won this game would provide ample information for designing the Finals.

No one, including Chen Shuo, probably expected that this highly anticipated Game 7 would end so quickly, after the third quarter.

See clearly who will win or lose.

Faced with a 13-point deficit, Popovich made a rotation change, bringing in all the starters at the beginning of the fourth quarter in an attempt to close the gap when Westbrook led the team alone.

Thunder head coach Brooks made the wisest decision of the entire game.

They decisively brought Durant and Harden on the court, giving the Spurs no further chances.

Chen Shuo sighed as he watched Ibaka receive a pass from Westbrook and dunk over Duncan.

Thirteen years ago, in a shortened season, Duncan, young and fearless, won his first championship trophy.

Thirteen years later, in a shortened season, Duncan, with his aging legs, could only watch helplessly as the Thunder took off.

The shortened season pushed the veterans to their limits, and the Western Conference Finals went to a Game 7, leaving the Spurs exhausted.

Tyronn Lue clapped his hands: "Guys, it seems our opponent is this Thunder team."

What are your thoughts?

Nurse stood up and skillfully pulled out video clips and data analysis of the game against the Thunder: "We've played the Thunder twice this season and won both times, so we have a psychological advantage in that respect."

"In the first game, we had just acquired KG in a trade, and our defense at that time mainly consisted of aggressive one-on-one defense on the perimeter."

"We forced a lot of turnovers from our opponents in that game; Durant and Weidenfeller each committed five turnovers."

"Correspondingly, we also paid the price for our one-on-one defense, allowing Durant to put on a highly efficient scoring performance."

Then Nurse went on to compare data from another game.

"In their second matchup, Mike devised a more targeted defense."

Nurse went straight to Durant's isolation plays: "We used a lot of double-teaming against Durant in this game, and it worked quite well."

"Durant's height determines that his shooting height is far beyond that of ordinary players. When he raises the ball above his head, no one can block it."

Chen Shuo watched Durant shoot a fadeaway jumper on the screen.

At that time, no one expected that an even bigger Spider-Man would appear later, able to block Durant's fadeaway shot.

His name is Wenban Yama.

"God is fair. Durant's height also means that his dribbling thread is longer than others, and that's the focus of our defense."

"The defender needs to cover his weak lower body while also attacking his passing and ball control."

"At the same time, we need to have KG or Shawn quickly double-team him to completely shut down his passing and shooting."

"At this point, we'll leave Ibaka open. He has a decent mid-range shot, and we have to make sure Durant can't pass the ball directly to Ibaka."

Nas went to the tactics board next to him, skillfully drew out the positions, and marked position 1 at the top of the arc.

"At this point, Westbrook will usually move up to receive the ball, and the player guarding him should apply pressure after he receives the ball, preventing him from passing easily, so that KG has enough time to get back into position."

Langabadi raised his hand to indicate: "In tomorrow's training, I will focus on strengthening this defensive play separately."

"Both Chris and Lin can easily complete this task."

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