I’m Really Playing Basketball

On January 15, 2003, Philadelphia, the First League Center Arena, the New Jersey Nets, currently No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, challenged the Philadelphia 76ers, No. 4 in the Eastern Conference, away from home.

The reason why the game between the Nets and the 76ers is so popular today is not because both teams are powerful in the Eastern Conference and have represented the Eastern Conference in the finals in the past two years.

This game between the Nets and the 76ers can be as popular as it is now.

It's entirely because Jordan appointed Chen Xiao as his successor.

This game between the Nets and the 76ers was the first time Chen Xiao played against players in the four major positions after being appointed.

Once upon a time, Jordan's successor was recognized by media experts and could only be found among the four people, Koaimaca.

But now, Jordan jumped out of these four and chose the Nets' strongest role player.

Now many people are looking forward to how Koaimaika will treat Chen Xiao, a player who has slipped into their circle.

It’s not so much about how to treat it, but rather how to teach it a lesson!

Especially when the two teams played in this game, when Chen Xiao appeared in the arena, the 76ers fans booed.

That posture completely treated Chen Xiao as a public enemy of Philadelphia.

Fans of Koaimaca and Koaimaca have said more than once, I am who I am, I am not the second Jordan, and I don’t want to be Jordan’s successor.

But when Jordan really gave the title of successor to Chen Xiao.

Let’s not talk about how Koaimaike feels, but their fans can’t stand it.

Where is the promised harem?

Why did heaven suddenly descend on the main palace?

Jordan, you bastard!

No, you are worse than a scumbag man, abandoned daughter, Sima!

Go to hell with your main palace!

Give us back our Koaimaca.

Ahem, at this time, Philadelphia fans, Raptors fans, Magic fans, and Lakers fans should all have this mentality.

The game between the Nets and the 76ers was very hot before the game. During the warm-up before the game, Chen Xiao and Iverson were the focus of public opinion.

Chen Xiao has always felt honored to be able to compare himself with people like Koaimaika.

After all, his level was forcibly raised by Jordan.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to enter the circle of the Big Four.

Iverson probably wouldn't even look at him.

But now because of Jordan, Iverson doesn't just look at him more.

After the warm-up, Chen Xiao and the Nets players came to the court and prepared to jump the ball. Iverson's aggressive eyes never moved away from Chen Xiao's body.

Such a look is definitely the look of a hunter preparing to collect his prey.

In fact, Iverson really wanted to loosen the ground for Chen Xiaosong in this game.

Iverson has always heard about Chen Xiao, one of the hottest rookies in the NBA this season.

And the conflict between Chen Xiao and him is definitely not just a battle for Jordan's successor.

This season, many people know that Jordan ranked sixth in the All-Star voting.

Many people have not noticed that he and Iverson are also ranked very low.

Chen Xiao, Tracy McGrady, Kidd, Wade, Iverson, Jordan...

It seems that he will also lose his spot as the All-Star starter this season.

Starting from the 99-00 season, he has been an All-Star starter for three consecutive seasons.

It would be unbearable to lose the starting position to Chen Xiao this season.

He could accept being robbed by McGrady and Carter Jordan, but Chen Xiao...

To be fair, Iverson felt that Chen Xiao was cheating.

In fact, this is not just Iverson's current mentality. Many NBA stars believe that Chen Xiao and Yao Ming were cheating in this year's All-Star voting.

It feels like my opponent in the game has cheated.

Isn’t China’s current population just cheaters?

If you are not brought into the situation of Chen Xiao and Yao Ming, but brought into the position of other NBA stars, it is easy to understand this feeling.

This is why Yao Ming was ridiculed by NBA players almost every day after the results of the first round of the All-Star voting were announced.

Because of Chen Xiao's background, Chen Xiao's vote king is more acceptable. Being accepted does not mean that he really has no complaints.

At the very least, Allen Iverson definitely has complaints about Chen Xiao.

Of course, Iverson is definitely not the only one among the 76ers who has complaints about Chen Xiao.

For example, Keith Van Horn, the 76ers' starting small forward this season.

Although Keith Van Horn has had a very good season with the 76ers this season, you have to ask him whether he would rather play in Philadelphia or New Jersey, whether he would rather play next to Edgar Al or next to Kevin. Van Horn's answer must be obvious.

When he was sent away by the Nets for Chen Xiao, he felt shocked and wronged.

And it's not just him, his Nets teammates are all complaining about him, and some even say they will help him teach the Wonder Boy a lesson in the Nets.

However, half the season has passed now.

Those teammates who once complained about him no longer have contact with him.

Those teammates who once said they wanted to teach Chen Xiao a lesson are now silent.

We agreed to complain about him and express his grievances?

It’s only half a season!

Former teammates think it was a very good decision for the team to replace him with Wonder Boy?

Of course, now not only Nets players, but Nets fans and media experts all feel that the Nets' trade for Keith Van Horn to acquire Chen Xiao is a very good deal.

However, if you put it into the situation of Keith Van Horn, this kind of transaction that everyone thinks is a profit made by the Nets is the most devastating and the most unacceptable to him, a player sent by the Nets. Accepted.

"I absolutely don't believe that my impact on the Nets is really any less than that of Wonder Boy!"

"I absolutely don't believe it!"

Keith Van Horn looked at Chen Xiao across from him and swore secretly.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who was looked at by Boss Ai with such intense eyes, did not notice Keith Van Horn's gaze.

The starting lineup for the Nets in this away game is Martin, Boozer, Richard Jefferson, Chen Xiao and Kidd.

The same starting lineup that was eliminated by the Kings in the last game.

On the 76ers' side, they have center Mutombo, power forward Derrick Coleman, small forward Keith Van Horn, shooting guard Iverson, and point guard Snow.

The 76ers are a team with a very distinctive style, with Mutombo as the defensive core and Iverson as the offensive core. Mutombo leads the team's defense, while Iverson attacks crazily alone.

Relying on this style of play, the 76ers made it all the way to the finals.

Although the 76ers who play this way are a bit vulnerable to the OK Lakers, in the East, at least until Mutombo completely ages and Iverson's defensive problems are infinitely magnified, this style of play is still very effective. competitive.

Chen Xiao's opponent in this game is Allen Iverson.

Before the game started, Boss Ji specifically asked Chen Xiao if he wanted to switch defense.

In the end, he was rejected by Chen Xiao.

Because in the past two seasons, Boss Ai and Boss Ji have not been able to do anything.

Regardless of whether the AIDS boss and the science boss are good at preventing AIDS, AIDS prevention boss and the science boss are two completely different ideas.

Ji Boss played against Ai Boss twice last season. Once, Ji Boss made 0 of 9 shots and scored zero points. Once, Ji Boss made 1 of 8 three-pointers and scored 11 points. The opposite team, Ai Boss, scored 28 points in one game and 43 points in the other.

If Boss Ji and Boss Ai are defenders with different styles, then in terms of the outcome of these two games, Boss Ji lost them all.

Last season's Nets reached the peak of their team, but last season's Boss Ji met Boss Ai, and he was miserable.

Not even a defensive player like Keith can't guard against the current Iverson.

Chen Xiao never felt that he could defend Iverson.

However, he felt that he could not be cowardly!

Since God Qiao appointed him as Jordan's successor.

You can't just hide behind Big Brother Ji in the first game after being picked by the four major points, right?

If so, Chen Xiao feels that he will be looked down upon by Boss Ai, Boss Mai, Boss Ka, and even the boss of his idol department!

"They must be watching this game!"

In fact, Chen Xiao's guess was quite accurate.

Tracy McGrady, Carter, and Kobe were all watching the live broadcast between the Nets and the 76ers across the United States.

Even Jordan was watching.

Of course, everyone has different expectations and eyes when watching this game.

But there is no doubt that except for Chen Xiao, the other three people looked at Chen Xiao with a somewhat scrupulous look.

If Chen Xiao's performance in this game does not satisfy them, they will not care about Jordan or not. They will issue a joint statement tomorrow to expel Chen Xiao from the top five teams.

This kind of thing is not worthy of being with us!

"It's really cruel to let Iverson test the qualifications of the Wonder Boy, Tyron, don't you think so?"

In the locker room of the Wizards' away game against the Timberwolves, Jerry Stackhouse, shivering under a quilt, said to Tyron who was also shivering next to him.

At this time, seeing the banter on the faces of Jerry Stackhouse and other Wizards players, Tyronn Lue looked a little embarrassed, and finally smiled.

World famous paintings...

It's only been a few years.

Iverson is indeed strong.

Especially for a player like Wonder Boy who lacks speed.

Iverson is definitely a nightmare level of hell difficulty!

"Wonderful boy..."

Tyronn Lue held a small moment of silence in his heart for this young man who was pushed to the forefront by Jordan.

There was a truce against the Timberwolves away from home. Jordan was in the hotel, and now the red wine was full and the cigar was lit.

"What a hell difficulty, he is the player I selected!"

The Nets and the 76ers jumped the ball, and Mutombo defeated Martin and got the first wave of the ball for the 76ers.

Snow pushed past half-court. At this time, Snow was ready to meet Chen Xiao's defense. When he saw that the defender in front of him was Kidd, Snow was stunned for a moment.

Wonder Boy will personally defend Iverson in this game?

Seeing Chen Xiao who was still next to Iverson at this time, Snow was a little dumbfounded.

Is there something wrong with this beginner’s head?

Are you, a 2.03 meter tall (2 meters naked) player, going to defend Allen?

Don't you know how powerful Allen's breakthrough is?

Don't you know how incredible Allen's speed is?

How could I not know? Of course I do!

So after Snow passed the ball to Iverson, Chen Xiao's defensive distance from Iverson changed from half a step to one step.

Iverson was outside the three-point line, and Chen Xiao was inside the three-point line, one step away from Iverson, stretching his arms, ready to block shots at any time.

For Chen Xiao, defending Iverson closely is like drinking from a crane.

Taking half a step back to defend Iverson is like eating arsenic.

They are all seeking death.

But is it useful to take a step back and break through Iverson?

Chen Xiao doesn't know.

But he knows that this is the biggest retreat space for him to fight and retreat defensively. If he retreats again, it will be the same defensive method that others use to defend Ji Boss.

Chen Xiao's long arms only allow him one step of space to affect Iverson's shooting.

Therefore, this is the biggest time Chen Xiao has retreated by "fighting while retreating and defending".

Seeing Chen Xiao who was seriously defending at this time, Iverson was a little surprised.

But that's just surprise.

It's not like I haven't seen it before, many people defend him like this!

Left, right, left, right!

Change direction! Change direction! Then turn around again!

Iverson, who is 1.83 meters tall, directly passed Chen Xiao who took a step back to defend!

And Iverson, who broke through Chen Xiao, jumped back from two points from long distance before Martin's help came out.

A swipe!

Two point shot!

2 to 0!

Many people think that Iverson's breakthrough is so powerful that most of his attacking areas must be under the basket.

But in fact this is not the case. Iverson's favorite attacking area is outside the free throw line in the three-point line, which is the so-called long-distance two-zone.

Not only did he shoot a lot, but his hit rate was extremely high!

This season, he averaged 8 shots per game in this area and shot 42% from the field.

You must know that Iverson averaged a total of 24 shots per game this season, accounting for one-third in this area alone.

You can imagine how much Iverson loved this area.

Because Iverson is small, although he has strong breakthroughs, the risk of getting to the basket is too great. The closer to the basket, the greater the risk of shooting and taking shots.

And the shots from outside the three-point line are hard shots that do not pass the opponent. It is also not cost-effective for his size. Shooting three-pointers against people is too bad.

In the end, Iverson chose to pass the opposing defensive player, but he couldn't go too deep, so there were only two long-distance zones in this area!

This is also the reason why NBA experts and statistics never unify the mid-range zone and the long-range zone.

Because for many NBA players, the mid-range zone and the long-range zone are not only completely different in terms of position and meaning, but also completely different in the way they shoot and release.

These are two completely different offensive methods.

Otherwise, if you are good at free throws, you must be good at three-pointers and two-pointers.

Two points and two points are also different.

There is no problem for Chen Xiao to defend Iverson and let him shoot and prevent him from breaking through.

But now Chen Xiao's defense is simply not qualified to let Iverson make offensive choices because of his defense.

In this offense, Iverson was very murderous.

Chen Xiao didn't let him pass, but he just passed Chen Xiao!

After passing Chen Xiao, he chose to finish with a shot!

This seems to be telling Chen Xiao, rookie, I can do whatever I want with you. Your defense has no impact on my offense.

It can be said that Iverson's offense looks very simple, but it is very arrogant!

Therefore, after Iverson hit the ball, Iverson looked proudly at Chen Xiao, who had just been passed through by his butterfly and disappeared. This kid surprised him again.

The fact that this kid was willing to defend him just now surprised him.

Unexpectedly, this kid was so humiliated by his attack, his face was not depressed, but excited and excited!

Those big talking eyes were filled with real excitement and excitement, not fake.

"Beautiful, beautiful, so beautiful, I almost sprained my ankle because you shook me just now!"

"..."

"Aaron, next time you must let me enjoy it up close in front of me. The up-close perspective is much more beautiful than the one on TV!"

"..."

Iverson, who wanted to see Chen Xiao's loss and frustration, looked at Chen Xiao blankly.

To be honest, Iverson is well-informed.

But he has never seen such an opponent in the NBA!

Perhaps, the last time he saw such an opponent was when he just came into contact with basketball.

At that time, he was surrounded by fellow beginners. Seeing his beautiful skills, they would get excited and clamor for him to continue his performance.

That kind of look without a trace of impurity, purely appreciating his skills...

Iverson came back from the innocence and romantic feelings he had with his friends when he first learned basketball, and his eyes when looking at Chen Xiao became a little complicated.

"Boy, you have courage."

After Iverson said these words to the excited Chen Xiao, he turned and left.

Seeing Chen Xiao and Iverson communicating here, the Nets and 76ers players on the court thought there was a conflict between the two, but when the players from the two teams rushed over, it seemed that the conflict had ended.

"Boy Chen, you and Allen..."

Just when Richard Jefferson was curious and wanted to ask Chen Xiao what happened between him and Iverson, Chen Xiao actually shouted at Iverson's back.

"Allen, I know I have always been courageous, so I also want to see your courage in this game, the legendary kind!"

Seeing Chen Xiao suddenly shouting at Iverson, the 76ers fans who were still cheering for Iverson's ball were stunned.

Not to mention the 76ers fans at the scene, even the players from both teams on the court were stunned.

"Alan..."

Mutombo blinked and looked at Chen Xiao behind him, then looked back at Iverson, who had stopped at this time, with a confused look on his face.

Is this wonder boy a fool?

Didn't he see the lesson Allen taught him with the ball just now?

Instead of hiding far away, he actually dared to challenge Allen!

At this time, the players from the two teams and the 76ers fans at the scene felt it was incredible.

But as the commentators for this game, Barkley and Kenny Smith were excited.

The audience in front of the TV was also excited.

Isn’t this what the game is all about?

The more intense the conflict, the more exciting the game!

As soon as the game started, Chen Xiao and Iverson were at loggerheads, which was so lively.

Maybe at this time, only 76ers head coach Larry Brown on the sidelines was thinking more at this time.

Does Wonder Boy have a conspiracy?

Larry Brown didn't know whether Chen Xiao had a conspiracy, but on the court, the 76ers' defense made him dislike it very much.

According to the pre-game arrangement, Iverson will not defend Chen Xiao.

The player defending Chen Xiao should be the team's small forward Keith Van Horn.

However, now, the person right in front of Chen Xiao, who is holding the ball with one hand, is Allen Iverson!

Originally, Keith Van Horn was going to defend himself, but Iverson waved him away.

This left Keith Van Horn feeling humiliated.

He wants to prove that he is more suitable for the Nets than Chen Xiao.

But now, Chen Xiao is no longer within the reach of players like him...

Back to Larry Brown.

Iverson is 1.83 meters tall, and defensive Chen Xiao is 2.03 meters tall. The height difference between the two is 20 centimeters. Coupled with Chen Xiao's shooting ability, seeing such defense, Larry Brown, as a defensive coach, came to He said he felt his blood pressure was rising.

This is too unbearable!

Boy Wonder is stupid, why do you want to follow Boy Wonder to be stupid? !

Larry Brown really doesn’t understand!

On the court, Chen Xiao and Iverson didn't care whether Larry Brown understood it or not.

Chen Xiao played Iverson alone. This combination was very strange.

It was just as weird as Iverson playing Chen Xiao in singles just now.

These two people should not directly attack and defend against each other like this.

But now, the two people are really facing each other offensively and defensively!

Iverson's defense was very serious and he stayed very close to him.

Chen Xiao has no offensive ability with the ball. The best way to defend Chen Xiao in singles is this kind of close defense. Chen Xiao's whole body is closely followed by Iverson.

However, Iverson's height is too different from Chen Xiao.

No matter how close Iverson is, he can't interfere with Chen Xiao's shooting, but he can interfere with Chen Xiao's jumping.

With Iverson so close to him, Chen Xiao's shot naturally didn't have enough height.

but……

Don't forget, Wade-style shooting is a civilian shooting method, there are not so many requirements!

For Chen Xiao, the bounce of his shot is purely for the sake of being picturesque and preventing being blocked. There is actually no difference in the effect of a light jump and a big jump.

Of course, the confrontation Iverson gave him was real.

However, Iverson's confrontation...

You expect a guard under 80 kilograms to have the defensive strength of a Kobe or Artest. Are you overthinking it?

There was a dunk and a brush!

The basketball thrown by Chen Xiao hit the frame and jumped a bit, but still hit the target.

3 to 2!

Next, Allen Iverson used almost the same offense as before and once again scored two points on Chen Xiao's head.

Butterflies wear flowers!

The butterfly piercing the flower made Chen Xiao dazzled!

"This time, do you see clearly?"

“I didn’t see it clearly, but it’s still so beautiful!”

Seeing the heartfelt praise in Chen Xiao's eyes, Iverson nodded coldly.

4 to 3!

Iverson's score gave the 76ers another lead.

In the next round, Chen Xiao faced Iverson's close defense and hit a mid-range shot from the right corner.

The score is still 4 to 3!

The 76ers lead.

But at this time, 76ers head coach Larry Brown didn't look happy at all.

"Allen, Boy Wonder is a liar, he's tricking you into defending him!"

Iverson, who was passing by Larry Brown, looked at the man in front of him who had been shaken by him twice. He was still excited and stood at the three-point line at the top of the key, waiting for him, trying to guard Chen Xiao alone...

"He's not, he doesn't."

Iverson dribbled toward Chen Xiao without even looking at Larry Brown.

In the end, Larry Brown was left with an ever-changing expression.

Willful, too willful!

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