Ever since purchasing the Cavaliers, owner Gilbert has tried every possible way to satisfy James, if not granting his every request.

However...

Considering Cleveland's "glorious" sports history is well known, how many people in the NBA are even willing to play for this city?

Despite having James for a long time...

The Cavaliers' management has struggled to catch a truly significant player in the free agency market.

And in trades with other teams, the Cavaliers' management must rack their brains.

Because typically, when the Cavaliers seek to trade with other teams, they're often met with exorbitant demands.

This is due to the Cavaliers' "brilliant" history that has left a habitual mindset in other NBA teams.

After all, if you're trading with the Cavaliers, wouldn't it be foolish not to demand more chips?

Moreover, some players have publicly stated they don't want to play for the Cavaliers after being traded there, so... The Cavaliers' management often has to narrow down their selection pool.

Historically, it was under such circumstances that the Cavaliers' management cobbled together the "Cavaliers Phase One" lineup for James.

Perhaps, to some fans, the players of "Cavaliers Phase One" weren't good enough, even dragging down the "great, needless to say" LeBron James.

But Gilbert and the Cavaliers' management have absolutely lived up to James.

Cleveland has never let down their King.

To keep the Chosen One who could perhaps change Cleveland's fate, they've been exhausting their minds every day and night.

Even in "Cavaliers Phase Two," though Cleveland as a city couldn't offer returns equivalent to what Gilbert spent compared to other teams... Gilbert never hesitated when it came to paying luxury tax.

Tonight, countless Cleveland fans hope their King can lead this brand-new King's Guard to defeat the bastard who dared to rub salt in their wounds.

On the court, with Brown securing possession for the Warriors, the game officially begins.

The Cavaliers' defensive strategy tonight is quite interesting.

Because Mike Brown has adopted a genuine diamond stance version of a box-and-one defense.

Big Z is guarding the basket.

Gooden and Pavlovic take high defensive stances, controlling the wings from left and right.

Mo stands alone at the top of the arc.

With James executing the one in the box-and-one.

Upon seeing this, Mike Malone on the Warriors' bench immediately showed a disdainful smile.

Before the box-and-one became widely used by NBA teams, this strategy from high school and amateur courts was never favored by any NBA coach.

This wasn't because the strategy wasn't good enough; rather, NBA coaches generally viewed it as a defensive strategy only children would use.

Moreover, since a box-and-one is essentially a type of zone defense...

In Malone's eyes, how could the Cavaliers' box-and-one pose a challenge to Qin Yue, who had already faced similar box-and-one defense tests last season?

On the court, after directing his teammates to settle into a 1-3-1 formation, Qin Yue standing at the free-throw line immediately forced the Cavaliers' box-and-one into a 2-3 zone defense.

Although James persistently stuck to Qin Yue to save face in front of his good brother and tugged tirelessly at Qin Yue's jersey using his star whistles for protection...

Yet Qin Yue, who smoothly pressed the Cavaliers' defense into a 2-3 zone, still made James feel what it means when strength is justice and height is truth.

James' partial fronting couldn't stop the tall and long-armed Qin Yue from receiving the ball, and then, under the protection of his own star whistles, Qin Yue used his left hand to push James aside.

One step in front of the free-throw line, Qin Yue forced a position and made a shot.

Swish——!

While retreating on defense, looking at the frowning James, Qin Yue laughed and said, "Why's your defense so weak? Don't be like that, otherwise, I'll feel bad for scoring too easily."

At this moment, looking at the back of Qin Yue, James was extremely frustrated.

This summer, he had painstakingly built muscle...

But just now, Qin Yue was still able to easily surpass him.

Due to the Mountain Peak system's overly strict rating criteria, even though he already got a 91 strength rating in the visualized data, Qin Yue could only rely on Grover's evaluation to understand his strength level.

Regarding this, Grover described: "Because of your great explosiveness... I conservatively estimate that in the NBA, there should be no more than five players who can stop your breakthrough with brute force.

But what good would it do even if they could stop you with brute force? Once your long legs find a gap... could they still catch up to you?"

This was the mismatched advantage Jerry West described for Qin Yue, an advantage that could only be described as destructively overwhelming.

His long legs wouldn't just captivate countless girls?

In fact, every time Grover trained Qin Yue, he wished he could sleep hugging Qin Yue's long legs.

You know, those are the long legs every basketball player dreams of.

On the court, coming back, since Malone labeled this game as "inconsequential" before the game, the Warriors' perimeter... is basically left defenseless.

The wings, including Artest, are deliberately allowing James to take shots.

Seeing this, noticing there wasn't a good opportunity to penetrate, James decisively passed the ball to Mo Williams.

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