Durant and Westbrook naturally knew their interests, and they left first to play baseball, leaving plenty of space for James and Lu Yao.
Lu Yao was a little confused. Did James want to say anything to him?
James pulled Lu Yao aside and said, "Lu, I have noticed you since your first game in the league. I didn't expect that besides Yao, there would be players as talented as you in China."
Lu Yao smiled modestly and said politely: "Just kidding, in China we have more talented young players, but we just don't have the chance to land in the NBA."
The two briefly talked for a few words, and James changed the topic and talked about his return to the Cavaliers.
"I returned to Cleveland this year just to bring Cleveland its first championship trophy."
"Irving and Love are both very strong. Now in the entire league, we have almost no opponents. Even the Warriors in the Western Conference, we don't take them seriously."
"But your appearance changed my idea."
Lu Yao was startled and pointed at himself: "Me?"
James nodded, with a serious look on his face: "Yes, although the previous Thunder had superstars like Kevin, their shortcoming was that they relied too much on Kevin and Russell."
"But your sudden appearance has given this team a completely new style of play. Your performance is not definitely a flash in the pan."
"But in tomorrow night's game, I will definitely lead the Cavaliers to defeat you."
James did not hesitate to praise Lu Yao, but now Lu Yao still cannot defeat him.
Now his goal is to surpass Jordan and become the GOAT of this league.
Lu Yao held his head, he was still the familiar bad old man, still the familiar GOAT.
After the chat, James naturally got along with the three of them, teasing Durant from time to time, causing Westbrook and Lu Yao to burst into laughter.
The happy time at noon ended as the sun set.
After walking out of the baseball stadium, Westbrook took the lead and asked: "Lu Yao, what did LeBron say to you earlier?"
Lu Yao scratched his head and replied: "Nothing, some compliments for me, and some things about tomorrow night's game."
Westbrook smiled and touched Lu Yao's head and said, "I didn't expect it, Lu, you only played two games and you got the recognition of two MVPs."
"Even Kobe Bryant challenged you in the post-game interview last night?"
It has to be said that Lu Yao is now famous throughout the league.
Lu Yao himself was well aware of this matter.
He is looking forward to tomorrow's showdown with James. Throughout the 10s, James only missed one finals and won four championship trophies.
James is not only the mountain second only to Jordan, but also the longest river in the league.
For Lu Yao, such an opponent was both a strong enemy and a helpful friend.
If given the chance, Lu Yao also wants to play brother basketball with James!
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The next day, inside the Quicken Loans Center.
Lu Yao arrived at the arena early and was warming up before the game, trying to find his shooting touch and maintain his best condition during the game.
There weren't many games tonight, and all the focus was naturally on the Cavaliers' game against the Thunder.
It was James who led the Cavaliers to six consecutive wins at home and continued to maintain the league's first record.
It was the Thunder that rose up again to crush the Cavaliers, ending their winning streak and winning three consecutive games at the same time.
Durant, James, Westbrook, Irving, many stars gathered here.
What's more, there is one of the most popular players in the league currently.
That was Lu Yao.
The attention of this game has reached its peak. People want to see if Lu Yao, who has been outstanding for two consecutive games, can continue his frontcourt performance when facing the league's number one Cavaliers.
Whether it's a flash in the pan or a true rising star, Lu Yao's moment to prove himself is tonight.
In the commentary box, today's commentators are still two heavyweights, Barkley and Kenny Smith.
At this moment, the TNT live broadcast room is launching predictions for the results of tonight's game.
Not surprisingly, the Cavaliers became the leading team, but the difference between the Thunder and Cavaliers was only a few hundred votes.
This is naturally unprecedented in the Cavaliers' previous games.
It can be seen how much surprise this youth team has brought to the fans, especially the Chinese fans.
They all hope that Lu Yao can continue to perform superbly tonight.
Barkley sat on a chair, crossed his hands on his chest, looked at Kenny Smith with a confident expression, and affirmed.
"Believe it or not, Lu Yao's performance tonight will definitely be a mess."
"The person facing him is LeBron James. James will ruthlessly crush him on both ends of the amplifier."
Tonight, James chose to switch to the fourth position to face Lu Yao, who also switched to the fourth position.
This wave of confrontations immediately attracted a lot of attention.
There are still two hours before the game starts.
The entire Quicken Loans Center was already full of people.
When Kenny Smith heard this, he smiled disdainfully and said, "You said the same thing in the last game. Didn't you get slapped hard in the face by Lu?"
"Tonight, I believe Lu can lead the Thunder to win this focused battle!"
Buckley snorted coldly and said, "Then, let's wait and see."
Looking back at the court, Lu Yao had finished warming up and was sitting on the record table drinking water.
James walked over from a short distance away, Lu Yao stretched out his hand towards James, and the two hugged each other.
After letting go of his hand, James grinned, tapped Lu Yao with his hand, and said, "Don't let me down tonight."
Lu Yao also raised the corner of his mouth and responded: "This sentence should be returned to you."
After that, the two turned around and returned to their respective benches.
Soon, the warm-up time was over, and the starting players put on their jerseys and came to the center circle to prepare for the jump ball.
Director Lu and Donovan naturally know how to deal with the world and asked Lu Yao and James to jump the ball.
The two came to the center circle, looked at each other, and saw the fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
The referee came to the center of the center circle with the basketball, slightly bent his knees, and lowered the ball in his hand.
Lu Yao held his breath and prepared to fight for the ball.
A whistle blew and the ball was thrown into the air.
Lu Yao and James jumped up almost at the same time, their bodies colliding together in the air, resulting in a fierce physical confrontation.
No wonder he is called the Chosen One. With such strong physical fitness and jumping ability, if Lu Yao had not had an even better wingspan, James would have already grabbed the ball.
After a confrontation, neither party gained anything.
After the scramble, Lu Yao finally used his long arms to help the Thunder get the ball.
Westbrook controlled the ball and slowly advanced toward the frontcourt.
