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如有你有帮助，请购买下载，谢谢！Celts'PiercemightmissopeneragainstKnicksCelticsguardPaulPiercedidn'tpracticeFridaybecauseofanaggingheelinjuryandmightnotplayinBoston'sseasonopeneragainsttheKnicksinNewYorkonChristmasDay.Piercedidshootaroundafterthesession,butcoachDocRiverswasn'toptimistichiscaptainwouldbeavailableSunday,whentheCelticsandKnicksareplayingoneoftheNBA'sfiveseasonopeners."Hedidn'tdoanything,"Riverssaid."Heseemedtobeworkingmoreasfarasworkingout,sowe'llsee.Istillthinkit'sdoubtful,butwe'llsee.""Ithinkwe'llknowbetter(Saturday.Paulmaywakeupandsay,`Coach,Iwannago.'Icantellyouthis,it'sveryunlikelyhe'llstartifheplays.Idon'tthinkthat'llhappen.Ifhedoesplay,he'llplay15to20minutes,butrightnow,Idon'tseehimplaying."IfPierceisunabletogo,RiverssaidSashaPavlovicwouldlikelystartinhisplace,ashedidinthepreseasonfinaleagainsttheRaptorsonWednesdaynight,whenRajonRondo,RayAllen,JermaineO'NealandKevinGarnettalsostarted.Riverswon'tletPierce'sdesiretoplayoverrideanyconcernsfromthemedicalstaff,especiallythisseasonwiththecondensed66-gamescheduleexpectedtotakeaphysicaltollontheplayers."It'sthemedicalstaff'sdecision,"Riverssaid."It's100percentthemedicalstaff.Ithinkthisyearit'sreallygoingtohavetobethatbecausewecan'ttrusttheminthatbecauseiftheydoplayandfurthertheirinjury,andtheymiss10games,that's(like25gamesbecauseoftheshortenedseason."Wade,BroncontinuetogrowcloserwithtimeDwyaneWadeandLeBronJamesareknowntobickerlikebrothers.TheyscreamedatoneanothermorethanonceduringMiamiHeatplayoffgameslastseason.Andwhenthey'reonoppositeteamsinpractice,theyattacktheotherliketheywouldanyopponent.Nowthey'recloserthanever.AndonthecuspofenteringYear2togetherwiththeHeat,WadeandJamesopenedupabouttheirfriendshipFridayinaninterviewwithTheAssociatedPress."Idon'tthinkmanyplayersthathavethesimilargamesaswehaveorhavedonethethingsthatwedidintheleaguecancometogetherthisfastandmakeitwork,"Wadesaid."Thatcommunicationisthere.Idon'tmindhimsayingsomethingtome.Idon'tmindwhenIhavetosaysomethingtohim.Weknowhowtomakeitwork."Theyhavesomuchincommonthatbothfinditalmostfunnysometimes.Forgettheobviousstuff:They'rebothamongtheNBA'shighest-paidplayers,thenmakeanothertruckloadofmoneyannuallyinendorsements.They'rebothamongtheleague'sbestscorers,perennialAll-Stars,amongthemostrecognizableathletesintheworld.What'softenforgottenisthetiesthatreallybind,likebothhavingdifficulttimesaskids,relyingononeparentatatimeandsoonunderstandingthatbasketballwasthevehicleforchangingtheirlives.1页
如有你有帮助，请购买下载，谢谢！Jamesis6-foot-8,Wadeis6-foot-4.JamesisfromAkron,WadefromChicago.Jameslovestattoos,Wadedoesn'thaveany.JameswenttotheNBAstraightoutofhighschool,Wadewenttocollegefirst.Nonetheless,WadeandJamesbasicallylookateachotherasmirrorimages."Thathadalottodowithmecomingdownhere,"Jamessaid."There'snothingthatI'veseenthathehasn'tseen,andviceversa.Tobeabletobealongsidehim,bewithhimeverydayandbasicallygothroughthesamethingsonthecourtandoffthecourt,it'sgreat.Sometimesyou'reabletositbackandseethingsfromadifferentperspectiveinsteadofeverybodywatchingyou."Theytaketheircuesfromeachother,whetheritisfashion,workoutregimensorjustwheretositsometimes.ForFriday'spost-practiceinterview,WadeslidhisbodydownawallinaroomadjacenttotheHeattrainingfacility,slumpingtothefloor."Tired,"Wadesaid.Twominuteslater,Jamesenteredtheroom.Eventhoughhedidn'tseehowWadetookhisseat,hedidthesamething,puttinghisbacktothewallandslidingtotheredcarpet."Tired,"Jamessaid.Maybeit'smorethanacoincidence."What'sthesaying?Ironsharpensiron.Greatnessbreedsgreatness,"HeatcoachErikSpoelstrasaid."Soyouseeanexampleofthatnexttoyou.Thoseguyswanttobechallenged.Thoseguysliketobechallenged.Theydonotacceptthesuccessthatthey'vehadandwheretheyarerightnow.They'realwaystryingtopushtogotothenextlevel.Andthere'snobetterwayforthemtodothatthantohaveanequalpeernexttothem,pushingthem."ThebiggestquestionwhenWade,JamesandChrisBoshteamedupinJuly2010waswillitwork?Therehavebeenbumpsintheroad,andlikelytherewillbeafewmore-buttheyaremakingitwork.Jamesfinishedsecondintheleagueinscoring,Wadefinishedfourth.Since1965,theonlyothertimetwoteammateswereamongtheNBA'stopfourscorers,andplayedforateamthatwenttotheNBAfinalswas2001,whenKobeBryantandShaquilleO'NealdiditfortheLosAngelesLakers.Ofcourse,BryantandO'Nealwonthetitle;DallasbeatMiamiinlastseason'sfinals.AndJamesandWadewillgetyetanotherreminderofthatdefeatSundaywhentheHeatopentheirseasonagainsttheMavericks-andwatchthenewchampsraisetheirtitlebanner."Forus,gettingbetterisnotnecessarilygoingtoshowinournumbers,"Wadesaid."It'sgoingtoshowinourleadership.It'sgoingtoshowinthosemomentswherewegetinthosegameslikethefinalswherewe'reup10inthefourthquarter,howdowehelpourteamgetthatwinnomatterwhat'sgoingoninthegame.It'smoresothat,notjusthowwescoretheball,rebound,pass.We'regoingtohavethosenumbers.It'stheotherthings."Lastyearintrainingcamp,WadeandJameswantedtobeonseparateteamsinpractice,tryingtosetatoneforworkouts.Thisyear,withanabbreviatedtraining2页
如有你有帮助，请购买下载，谢谢！campandthecoreoflastyear'sEasternConferencechampionshipteamback,themano-a-manomatchupshaven'thappenedmuch,theirpreferencebeingtokeepMiami'sfirstunittogetherasmuchaspossibletogetsharpfortheseason.That'sfinewithJamesandWade."I'drathernotgoagainsthim,"Jamessaid."We'retwocompetitors.Wegoagainsteachotheratpracticeattimes.ButI'vefoundit'sdefinitelybettertohavehimbymyside."WhentheHeatgotJames,theteamgotatwo-timeMVP,andbothplayersgot-ofallthings-child-carehelp.Aninterestingperk,forcertain,butit'sjustanothertiethatbinds.Jameshastwosons,Wadehastwosons,andthekidsareallofrelativelysimilarages.Theyhangoutoften,overnightingandplayingtogether,sometimesgoingsolatethatthedadsarestillabitsleepywhentheyarriveforworkthenextday.ItspeakstotheleveloftrustJamesandWadehavewitheachotheraswell.Thewaytheyseeit,ifyoucantrustateammatewithyourkids,youprobablycantrusthimwiththebasketballwiththegameontheline,too."There'sthingsweknewfromafar,"Wadesaid."Ourmomsstruggled.Webothplayedthisgameatahighlevel.Weknewthat.Butwhenyou'rearoundeachothereveryday,yougettoreallylearntheinsandouts.ThingsthatLeBrondealswithsometimes,I'mlike,`OhmyGod,Igotthatcallyesterday.'It'snotalotofthingsthatyou'dseethatwehaveincommon.ButIunderstandhim.Andheunderstandsme."Nets'LopezhasscrewinsertedintobrokenrightfootWiththeprospectofatradeforDwightHowardfadingandtheseasonopenerlessthanaweekaway,NewJerseyNetscoachAveryJohnsonwasgettingafeelforhisteam.ThatallchangedThursdaywhencenterBrookLopezbrokehisrightfoot,aninjurythatleftJohnsonshakinghisheadandconsideringhisoptions.Lopez,theNets'leadingscorer,hadsurgeryFridayforanondisplacedfracture.HewashurtinapreseasongameagainsttheKnicksonWednesdayandwillbesidelinedatleastsixweeksandprobablymore.Inthemeantime,generalmanagerBillyKingacquiredformerAll-StarcenterMehmetOkurfromUtahforasecond-rounddraftpick,signedfreeagentguardDeShawnStevensonandwaivedforwardImeUdoka.WiththeadditionsofOkurandStevenson,theNetshavehitthesalarycap,sotheirrevampedteamisset.Ithasonestar,pointguardDeronWilliams,andalotofnewfaces-Okur,Stevenson,freeagentforwardsShawneWilliamsandSheldonWilliams,rookiesMarshonBrooksandforwardJordanWilliamsandholdoversJordanFarmar,AnthonyMorrow,DamionJamesandKrisHumphries."EverydayisanewdayItellourplayers,"JohnsonsaidFriday."Whenyougetupinthemorningyouthinkaboutbeingadifferencemaker.Youthinkaboutpositiveenergy.Everybodyisundefeatednow."3页
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