場,也成為比賽的轉捩點。這一節,LBJ獨取14分,還有3次助攻,一個人扭轉了局面。</b></p><p id="00d7" type="7">“It’s never motivated me,” James said Thursday on the eve of the Lakers’ matchup with reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. “Regular-season MVP has never motivated me. To be the best — to be the best to ever play the game has motivated me and has resulted in me being able to be league MVP a couple times.</p><p id="0fb4" type="7">“But I’ve never gone into the season saying, ‘OK, league MVP is what I want to be.’ I’ve gone into the season saying, ‘OK, I want to be the MVP of this team; I want to be the best player in the world,’ and how I approach my game every day, how I take care of my body every day has resulted in that [award].”</p><figure id="41f0"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*A7cW_D1dTKOnuWdloQDrxA.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="26c8"><b>生涯四奪常規賽MVP的LBJ,直言這項個人殊榮已不會成為動力。就算真的贏得此獎,他也不會是最老的一位,之前Karl Malone也試過36歲才贏此獎。對LBJ及湖人上下來說,歷經Kobe之痛後,一定希望以總冠軍來慰其在天之靈,所以常規賽的一切,不算重要,也許保住西岸主場之利就可以了,因為最大的敵人,始終是同市的快艇。成也蕭何,敗也蕭何,雖然我季初講過,AD的重要性比LBJ更高,但以目前的陣容來看,一去到季後賽,LBJ幾乎沒有休息的空間,因為其他幾個後場都各有缺點,不然也不會賭在Dion Waiters身上。當LBJ下場休息,湖人的分差是-11.4分,這數據似曾相識,就似是當年騎士的情況。</b></p><p id="ad5e" type="7">“You guys see when LeBron’s off the floor, how our team operates,” Davis said. “We kind of struggle a little bit with him off the floor. And I think it’s about who is most valuable to their team. And for me, just being around it this whole season, my vote goes to LeBron.”</p><p id="9012"><b>所以今早看湖人的比賽,Peter和驊哥討論到MVP問題時,也認為LBJ絕對有力一爭。目前他的爆發力和速度稍有下降,可是閱讀球賽的能力,以及關鍵時刻的心理質素,都非30歲時可以比較。以今仗為例,他在AD坐下時,帶領一班其實不算太出色的隊友一直緊咬,才有第三節的反超前。值得下讚是Avery Bradley,這個防守悍將與隊友Danny Green完全守死了公鹿的外圍,尤其是AB,他的box out是聯盟後衛中最好的一個,有幾球連字母哥也未能搶得位置,也是令其威力大減的主因。雖然全場5投全失,只得2分,可是+23的正負值,充份表現出AB的價值。</b></p><figure id="cb95"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DsIiqqkJDH8PYF_pyi4zfg.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="0887"><b>去到比賽最後一刻仍能有球後轉身左手入樽,LBJ從未放鬆,賽後以34,030的總得分,超越了34,000分的里程碑,也再次證明任何人想贏MVP,都要問過他。我不知他的怪物級表現如何維持,但這位超級老兵的爭勝心,看來非常強烈,也令公鹿的自信,繼不敵熱火後再一次受挫。</b></p><p id="e767"><b>湖人和快艇接連增兵,之前加盟的Marcus Morris,今仗就上陣9分鐘取得5分,比起公鹿也是轉會窗完結後才「檢」來的Marvin Williams,要好使好用得多。湖人還有Dion Waiters在場邊打氣,預計他可望在周一對快艇的洛城打吡上陣,屆時球迷就可以見到他和Reggie Jackson等對決,不過Joakim Noah就未必能趕及。</b></p><p id="609c"><b>上次對賽,公鹿的後備將湖人完全擊潰,比分是34:4,單是Kyle Korver的6分,已多過湖人全隊,可是今次湖人改變了很多,反而以33:32險勝一分,這要多得LBJ的領導能力。其實對比其他球隊,湖人和公鹿在體系上較相似,主力陣容合作較多,新兵也不會影響輪替陣容,比起快艇結合了當年塞爾特人和去年速龍的速食模式,有基本的分別。</b></p><figure id="f947"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*3EnP0qMtvz4LEE1y91n-UQ.jpeg"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="a5c3"><b>我見有些球迷笑快艇連Joakim Noah都要,看來忘記了Doc Rivers 08年帶領塞爾特人奪冠時,如何用不起眼的配角和老將;當年塞爾特人除了Big 3 Paul Pierce、Kevin Garnett和Ray Allen,一內一外的Rajon Rondo及Kendrick Perkins,James Posey的防守也記一功,還有同是38歲的P.J. Brown和Sam Cassell,也有不少貢獻。要不是PJ Brown在第7戰射入遠射,也未必能打贏騎士;當年全靠PP去游說,否則這位著名藍領大前鋒,一早收山了。</b></p><p id="4760"><b>今季快艇傷兵不絕,就算是Kawhi Leonard和Paul George,也不斷因傷或身體狀況而未能上陣,最後這幾未強隊相遇,默契會否是勝負因素?公鹿的WWE賽前「特訓」,湖人的兄弟波,都令球隊在常規賽打出好戰績,但去到季後賽,那會是另一個局面。三隊之中,公鹿最吃虧,因為直到今日,我還是看不到他們的變招能力,或者是Coach Bud留待季後賽再用吧。</b></p><p id="4bae"><b>目前來看,快艇可以食住湖人,因為今季看湖人的防守,每當遇上如Piscal Siakam、Jayson Tatum,又或是Russell Westbrook等球員,都守得很辛苦,他們的小球威力,是建基於LBJ的錯位優勢,但防守時也成了他的死穴。今日公鹿正是左右猶豫,結果才讓LBJ打好了第三節。雖然普遍球迷都認為在76人雙星不合,又先後受傷下,公鹿稱霸東岸的機會高唱入雲,但我始終不敢太看小塞爾特人,至於速龍,除非阿琴大幅進步,否則難以攻破字母哥。</b></p></article></body>
“It’s never motivated me,” James said Thursday on the eve of the Lakers’ matchup with reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. “Regular-season MVP has never motivated me. To be the best — to be the best to ever play the game has motivated me and has resulted in me being able to be league MVP a couple times.
“But I’ve never gone into the season saying, ‘OK, league MVP is what I want to be.’ I’ve gone into the season saying, ‘OK, I want to be the MVP of this team; I want to be the best player in the world,’ and how I approach my game every day, how I take care of my body every day has resulted in that [award].”
“You guys see when LeBron’s off the floor, how our team operates,” Davis said. “We kind of struggle a little bit with him off the floor. And I think it’s about who is most valuable to their team. And for me, just being around it this whole season, my vote goes to LeBron.”