LeBron James, your house got robbed.

On the night the team's plane arrived in Boston, Nick Nurse, the team's new assistant coach, also came to join the team.

Chen Shuo met Nas in the hotel's conference room.

Nurse arrived at the team's hotel a day earlier than the team.

When Chen Shuo entered the conference room, Nass was drawing tactics on the whiteboard.

Calm, silent, and restrained were Chen Shuo's first impressions of Nass.

Chen Shuo sat quietly in his seat, staring at the tactics on the whiteboard.

This is a subsequent variation of the pick-and-roll tactic.

Chen Shuo tried to apply it to the Cavaliers' personnel configuration.

After Paul and Garnett set a pick-and-roll, Paul passed the ball to Garnett, who bounced outwards, and then ran to set a screen for Thompson, who was making off-ball movement.

Garnett dealt the card to Thompson, who could then choose to shoot directly.

But Nurse also pointed with a dotted arrow to Paul, who was running towards the three-point line as a screen. This dotted line indicates that Thompson could also pass the ball again, allowing Paul to finish the shot from beyond the three-point line.

"Slap—slap—"

Chen Shuo clapped softly.

"Good tactics."

These off-ball variations initiated by pick-and-rolls became popular 3 years later and became the norm 5 years later.

Nowadays, not many coaches pay attention to these things.

Looking at Nas who had turned around, Chen Shuo slowly began to speak:

"Nick, there's a small problem."

"I'm not sure if Paul is willing to execute this tactic."

Paul, after the age of 30, was willing and able to execute these tactics.

But what Chen Shuo and Nurse are facing right now is 26-year-old Chris Paul, a strong contender for this season's MVP and a notorious ball-dominant tyrant in the NBA.

Nass was taken aback at first, then walked over and extended his hand to Chen Shuo:

"I will devise some other tactics."

"But Paul giving up some of his ball possession and doing more off-ball movement can help the team to the maximum extent, especially after we got Garnett."

Chen Shuo stood up and shook hands with Nas to indicate that they had met, then said:

"You give me the impression of a chemistry lab professor more than a basketball coach."

Nas forced a smile, a kind of calm madness about him.

"Then you must not know me well enough. I used to be in a band when I was in Europe."

This did surprise Chen Shuo a bit.

Who would have thought that Nurse, who is just as dedicated to basketball as Thibodeau, also has such a musical side?

The addition of Nurse quickly enriched the team's off-the-ball tactics.

However, many of these tactics require a tall player who can provide support from a high position.

This is exactly in line with the style of European basketball.

Looking back, there were Sabonis and Divac; more recently, there were the Gasol brothers; and later, there was Jokic, the best center in terms of playmaking—all of them were excellent at organizing and facilitating play.

Although Garnett hasn't returned yet, the Celtics' loss of him is tantamount to announcing the team's disbandment.

The Cavaliers won the first game of the back-to-back without much effort.

Chen Shuo signed Battier to a big contract during the offseason and acquired Garnett in a trade during the season.

The former weakened the Heat's Big Three, while the latter dismantled the Celtics—both typical examples of actions that harm others for personal gain.

Perhaps it's time to turn our attention to the west.

Chen Shuo remembers that this season's Western Conference Finals were between the Spurs and the Thunder.

The Thunder's strength remains undiminished.

For the Spurs, even if Butler can completely replace Leonard as a workhorse, they are missing Danny Green.

This player is a crucial component of the Spurs' defensive system.

In comparison, the Cavaliers' biggest opponent in the Eastern Conference is most likely the Thunder, with their young trio of young stars.

Chen Shuo glanced at the schedule and found that his next stop after leaving Boston was Oklahoma.

This is a good time to see what the Thunder are really made of.

The fact that two consecutive back-to-back games were played in Boston is simply due to adjustments made by the league to accommodate the tight schedule.

This will help reduce the fatigue of the teams from traveling.

It must be said that when Stern was in charge, the league was very careful to protect players.

This schedule gives Garnett a perfect opportunity to face his former team.

On the afternoon before the start of an NBA game, teams do not hold training sessions to ensure the players are in good condition; they usually watch video recordings instead.

It was at this moment that Garnett burst in, his eyes fixed on Tyronn Lue:

"Coach, I want to go on the field."

Tyronn Lue agreed without hesitation.

Garnett quickly completed his post-trade physical and flew back to the team before the Cavaliers' game against Boston.

If it were anyone else, Chen Shuo would have thought it was because of the special circumstances of playing against his former employer.

But Garnett was simply addicted to playing basketball.

For any game, Garnett would arrive as soon as he finished his physical examination.

This guy is probably always busy.

Chen Shuo had heard that Garnett had once returned from injury, and in order to protect him, the team temporarily did not allow him to participate in training.

He forced his way to the training team members and made his stance clear by wearing a large hat.

After the video lesson, Chen Shuo urged the team to announce the starting lineup as soon as possible.

Let the Celtics know so they can prepare for the tribute segment.

During the time before the game started, Tyronn Lue told Chen Shuo a magical little skit about Garnett, which completely refreshed Chen Shuo's understanding of Garnett.

In the past, Tyronn Lue and Garnett were at Lue's house watching a music show called "Building a Band" organized by Puff Daddy.

A group of newcomers come to the show to defeat a well-established band.

One of the new bands happens to be on the same wavelength as Garnett.

This is what Tyronn Lue told Chen Shuo:

"Brother Piao stood up and started yelling at the TV, 'Go for it! Beat the opponents and drive them out!'"

Tyronn Lue mimicked his own expression at the time:

"I told Piao Ge, 'Relax, this is just a stupid reality show.'"

"But he wouldn't listen at all; he was angry because the band wasn't united enough."

"Before leaving, he punched through the wall of my house."

Chen Shuo closed his eyes, and a picture immediately appeared in his mind.

If I told anyone I wasn't a supermale patient, no one would believe it.

Chen Shuo thought for a moment, then asked in the narrative:

"Does KG do this often?"

Tyronn Lue said as he walked:

"Such crazy moments are rare."

"But most of the time he is wild and restless, and hard to stop. In Piao Ge's words, this is the essence of his profound soul."

"He has a huge amount of uncontrollable energy inside him, which will lead him to self-destruction."

"So he tried to channel that energy onto the court."

Chen Shuo thought about it for a long time this time.

ADHD, superhuman traits, a restless soul, and perhaps even dyslexia—all these combined to create Garnett's explosive passion on the court.

By putting the right things in the right places, he achieved self-redemption on the field and in life.

That's roughly the underlying logic of the story.

Many children from single-parent families in the United States have experienced this kind of self-awakening, but many more have fallen short of the death penalty.

KG's luck lies in his naturally Spider-Man-like physique.

Boston Garden Arena.

"Now we have... "

From Greenville, South Carolina...

Height 2.11 meters...

The heart, the soul, the passion of the Boston Celtics!

The fans at the Garden Arena all stood up, and cheers could already be heard everywhere.

As the drumbeats intensified, the DJ shouted out each word clearly:

"Kevin..."

Garnett!

Boston fans erupted in cheers that could have shaken the arena.

Garnett roared and sprinted onto the court, pounding his chest to signal to the fans.