LeBron James running away? He's going all in on Curry.

The 2013-2014 NBA season officially kicked off in October.

As the defending champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominance in the new season has not diminished due to complacency after winning the championship; on the contrary, it has become even more despair-inducing!

Throughout November, the Cavaliers were like an upgraded killing machine.

The "death lineup" of small players in the starting lineup has reached a level of perfect synergy.

The luxurious bench assembled by Su Yang during the offseason has become a nightmare for all opponents.

When the starters were resting, Shaun Livingston scored steadily with his unstoppable pull-up turnaround jumper.

Ray Allen and Vince Carter, the "Two Elders of the Underworld," posed a deadly threat from the bottom corner, while Barbossa tore through the defense like a whirlwind.

Meanwhile, rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo, along with Patrick Beverley and Zaza Pachulia, formed a suffocating defensive barrier!

A ten-game winning streak at the start!

The Cleveland Cavaliers remain undefeated, holding a commanding position at the top of the league standings!

After watching the Cavaliers' first ten games, basketball experts across the United States collectively sighed in dismay: "This team is even stronger than when they had 70 wins last season!"

However, during this dazzling ten-game winning streak, observant media and fans also noticed an interesting phenomenon.

As the team's absolute core player, Stephen Curry, the newly crowned regular season MVP and Finals MVP, has seen a significant decline in his personal statistics this season.

His scoring average has dropped from an astonishing 30+ points last season to around 26.5 points, while his assists have remained around 8.

Therefore, in the first MVP rankings released by the NBA for the new season, Curry, who led his team to a ten-game winning streak, was surprisingly ranked second!

And the number one spot, without any doubt, belongs to LeBron James of the Miami Heat!

"Stephen, everyone is standing up for you."

In the Cavaliers' training facility, General Manager Grant, holding a newspaper, said somewhat helplessly to Curry, who was practicing his long-range three-pointers, "We've led the team on a ten-game winning streak, with the best plus-minus in the entire league, yet we've been overtaken by LeBron in the MVP race."

"Swish swish swish—"

Curry sank three consecutive logo shots, then stopped, laughing and wiping the sweat from his brow: "What's there to complain about? MVP means nothing, a championship is everything. Who plays for stats?"

Curry's scoring drop is not a matter of form at all.

Rather, this Cavaliers team is simply too rich!

After a season of hard work and training, third-year Kawhi Leonard has evolved!

His mid-range pull-up jumper has become the Cavaliers' most reliable weapon in half-court offense.

With Klay Thompson needing a lot of off-ball movement for shots, Anthony Davis needs to finish at the rim...

As a point guard, Curry selflessly gave up some ball possession, allowing his teammates to score in all aspects.

Moreover, in games where he wins by an average of 20 points, Curry still maintains his tradition of "clocking out in the third quarter," basically spending the fourth quarter waving a towel on the bench. How could his stats possibly go up?

"Stephen is right, we don't need to care about that flashy regular season rankings."

Su Yang walked down from the second-floor office, took the newspaper from Grant's hand, glanced at the headline about LeBron James, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"Since he wants that MVP so badly, let him farm it to his heart's content."

"After all, besides the data, he doesn't have much else left in Miami now."

……

Su Yang's words incisively exposed the current abnormal ecosystem of the Miami Heat.

At the start of the new season, the Heat, playing in the relatively less competitive Eastern Conference, managed a respectable 7-3 record despite some ups and downs.

But everyone who watched the Heat's game had a ridiculous illusion.

This season, LeBron James' playing style has undergone a complete transformation!

On the MVP rankings, LeBron James' average stats are so impressive they're mind-boggling—32.5 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 10.2 assists per game!

A super triple-double averaging 32+ points per game!

As soon as this data came out, Nike's entire public relations department and its official media outlets went into overdrive, praising James's "ultimate all-around ability" and "lone hero" persona on various platforms 24/7!

But if you look closely at the game footage, you'll discover the disgusting truth behind these impressive statistics.

This season, LeBron James... he's not even putting on an act on the defensive end anymore!

In the past, at least they would make a show of it, standing there with their hands on their hips and stretching out their arms.

And now?

As soon as the opponent shoots from the outside, while the ball is still in the air and hasn't even hit the rim yet, James has already turned around and sprinted down the court like a 100-meter dash without looking back!

This blatant "early attack" and "fast break" tactic often left the Heat with a 4-on-5 situation on the defensive end!

Not only that.

Even if he occasionally doesn't launch an early attack, when the opponent's attack fails and the basketball bounces off the rim...

Chris Bosh, who was desperately trying to box out the opposing big man in the paint, was about to secure the rebound.

Suddenly, a figure wearing number 6 darted from the outside into the paint like lightning, snatching the easy rebound before Bosh's fingers could even touch the ball!

Then he leisurely dribbled the ball forward, casually adding a rebound to his stats.

As for assists? That's even simpler.

He holds the ball at the top of the key, dribbles in place to waste 18 seconds of the shot clock, and then, seeing that the time is almost up, he passes the ball to Shane Battier in the corner. His teammate forces a three-pointer under pressure from the defense, and if it goes in, an assist is guaranteed.

If they didn't make it? Then naturally the Kings did their best, but their teammates were terrible!

Under this insane "vampire" fighting style.

James' stats have indeed exploded.

But the price was devastating!

Dwyane Wade, once known as the Flash, has seen his scoring average plummet this season to a paltry 14.5 points per game!

Meanwhile, Chris Bosh, the dominant center, has been reduced to a "tall corner spectator" and a "dedicated rebounding tool," with his average stats shrinking to 11 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, which is less than some ordinary blue-collar centers!

……

"Don't pay attention to those two poor scapegoats in Miami. That's a script that LeBron wrote in advance so he could escape next summer."

In the Cavaliers' owner's office, Su Yang threw the newspaper into the trash can.

He knew exactly what Rich Paul and James were planning.

He racked up incredible stats, dominated the MVP rankings, and showed the world that "LeBron is still the best player in the league."

If you lose in the playoffs or fail to win the championship, this impressive statistic will be your best get-out-of-jail-free card!

By then, Nike's press release would already be ready:

"LeBron has done his best! 32+10+10 per game! What more could you ask of him?"

"Look at Wade and Bosh's dismal stats! Their CBA-level teammates are dragging the Kings down!"

"LeBron needs to leave Miami and find better teammates!"

Moreover, in this frenzied idol-making movement, Nike's media matrix has begun to paint an unprecedented and grand blueprint for James.

"If he continues to score at this rate, LeBron James not only has a chance to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record!"

"He also has a very good chance of achieving a feat that will never be surpassed in the history of human basketball before he retires—4 points, 1 rebounds, and 1 assists!"

"The magnificent 'Project 411'! LeBron is sculpting his Mount Rushmore statue!"

Looking at the "411 Project" slogans chanted by LeBron James fans online, Su Yang felt nauseous.

"They neglect proper defense and instead spend all their time stealing rebounds from their teammates; they ignore attacking in half-court sets and instead engage in 4v5 fast breaks every day..."

"This '411 Project,' which is based on draining teammates' lifeblood and sacrificing the team's defensive system, can only move oneself and those blind fans who only look at data. In high-level games, it's nothing but a fart."

Su Yang shook his head, no longer paying attention to the one-man show he had directed and acted in in Miami.

His gaze shifted to a briefing placed on the other side of the table.

That was a game report from the Los Angeles Clippers on the West Coast of the United States.

"Compared to the Heat's one-man show, this galactic battleship, covered in gold leaf and docked in the port of Los Angeles, is the one that's really about to leak and sink." Su Yang's lips curled into a gloating smile.

Los Angeles Clippers.

This team, which emptied its coffers during the offseason to assemble a super trio of "Kevin Durant + Kyrie Irving + Dwight Howard", ran into a wall right at the start of the season amidst overwhelming calls for them to win the championship across the United States!

In their first ten games, the Clippers had a record of only 6 wins and 4 losses!

For a team with three superstars in their prime, this record is a disaster!

If you watched the Clippers' games, you might think that winning six games was already a miracle.

On the court, the Clippers' offense resembled a chaotic free-for-all of one-on-one plays devoid of any aesthetic appeal.

In the first possession, Kyrie Irving executed a series of flashy crossovers, backheel jumpers, and spin moves beyond the three-point line, dribbling the ball for a full eighteen seconds before forcing a fadeaway jumper against a double team, which missed.

In the second possession, Kevin Durant frantically called for the ball in the elbow area of ​​the free-throw line. After receiving the ball, he completely disregarded whether Dwight Howard had already set up his position in the paint, made a sharp change of direction, and pulled up for a jump shot.

As the dominant force in the paint, Dwight Howard, after experiencing Kobe Bryant's "death stare" with the Los Angeles Lakers, still hasn't changed his childish playing attitude after joining the Clippers.

He stubbornly believed he was a dominant force in the paint and refused to set screens for Irving or Durant!

"I'm a superstar! I'm not some blue-collar worker setting screens for you guys! Lob the ball to me in the low post! I want to go one-on-one!" Howard complained to Irving more than once on the court.

The problem is that Howard's rough low-post back-to-the-basket technique means that once he's double-teamed, he's bound to make mistakes!

Three superstars who demanded the ball, were extremely obsessed with individual play, and lacked any playmaking ability completely disrupted the Clippers' offensive space.

The sharpshooters Korver and Redick, acquired for the perimeter, often find themselves in the cold corners, running into open positions only to never receive the ball.

The tactics couldn't be executed, and the conflicts in the locker room intensified.

So, what is Doc Rivers, the championship-winning coach that Steve Ballmer hired for a hefty sum, doing?

The game is paused.

Rivers held the tactics board, but didn't draw any actual movement tactics.

He simply clapped his hands vigorously, and, facing the sweaty, fiercely competitive trio, hoarsely poured out his famous "chicken soup" for the league:

"Come on guys! Cheer up! We're not tough enough!"

"We need to put pressure on them defensively! Share the ball! Trust your teammates!"

"1! 2! 3! Together!"