Paul Silas took a fair approach to handling his two young talents.
He let Su Xi run the offense for the first five minutes, then handed control of the plays over to LeBron James.
This greatly displeased James. Deep down, he believed that Su Xi could never be compared to him, could never share ball-handling duties with him. Any power Su Xi had should be granted by him: 'I can give it to you, but you can't take it.'
However, things had already changed.
Over the past several games, Su Xi had built up trust within the team. He had notched a quadruple-double in his very first game, leading the team to a comeback victory. Then, while James and Davis were feuding, he was quietly running plays with his teammates.
When James was ejected and suspended, he was improving his chemistry with his teammates.
Su Xi had already established good chemistry with most of his teammates.
James couldn't stop Su Xi from taking control of the ball.
