I’m Really Playing Basketball

100 to 99, truth, once again shot through by magic!

At the Continental Airlines Arena, when Chen Xiao finally waited for Pierce to make a three-pointer, the Nets fans who were terrified throughout the fourth quarter could finally let go of all their worries and apprehensions, and cheered recklessly.

Chen Xiao's lore that pulled the Nets back from hell to heaven made the Nets fans at the scene once again immersed in the sense of security being guarded by their angels.

Being cheered by the Nets fans at the scene, Chen Xiao feels really, really good now.

The pressure the Boston Celtics put on the Nets in this game was too great!

In this game, Paul Pierce, who shot 10 of 24 and scored 40 points, almost forced Chen Xiao and the Nets into a desperate situation.

This game was the first foul crisis in Chen Xiao's career, and it was also the first time in Chen Xiao's career that he fully assumed the most important tasks on both offensive and defensive ends of the team.

In this game, Chen Xiao shot 14 of 27. In this game, Chen Xiao scored a game-high 43 points and also contributed 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

With Pierce being so smart and in such good shape in this game, Chen Xiao was definitely the biggest contributor to the Nets' victory in this game.

As far as Pierce and the Celtics are extremely united in this game, no kidding, if Chen Xiao is replaced by any guard superstar in the league, they may not win the game.

It is precisely because of this that the Celtic players and coaches at the scene felt so uncomfortable when the game ended in this way.

"Pierce is already a god in this game!"

"And the magical boy is even more immortal!"

Waiting for the defensive player to come over and then shoot the winning shot!

This kid can really play!

To be honest, Barkley, who has always been accustomed to big scenes, was stunned by Chen Xiao's final kill of Pierce.

"After being blocked by Pierce, he stopped defending, ran directly to the frontcourt, and waited for the end of the time. Pierce's arrival, confident, too confident, Fantastic Boy is too confident in his lore!"

"The Boston Celtics performed well enough in this game, but unfortunately, they still lost in the end."

After Barkley and Kenny Smith calmed down a little, they looked at Pierce and the Celtics players on the court and were very sympathetic.

Losing such a game is really a big blow!

It can be seen that the Celtics have given everything they have, but they still lost and were defeated.

In fact, the expressions on the faces of the Celtics players at this time are indeed very frustrated and confused.

The killer kill that Chen Xiao just made against Pierce was incredible.

Even Pierce, who had always been mentally tough, had a blank look in his eyes at this time.

Seeing the truth and being blindfolded...

Magic always shoots through truth...

Could it be that I was born to be restrained by this kid?

Seeing Paul Pierce like this, another leading player of the Celtics, Antoine Walker, who scored 22 points in this game, also looked very worried on his face.

If it were normal times, he would definitely comfort Pierce, hoping that he would be more Buddhist and more optimistic.

But regarding the process of this game, Pierce's efforts, and Pierce's final encounter, he really couldn't say such a thing.

Finally, Antoine Walker looked at Chen Xiao, who was not far away and was listening to the cheers and admiration of the audience. He sighed, walked into the tunnel with the confused Pierce and the frustrated Celtics players, and walked out. Continental Arena.

After the Celtics players left the arena, the Continental Airlines Arena was completely reduced to a stage for Nets players and fans to celebrate.

If the Celtics players and fans who lost such a game are the most painful people, then the Nets and Nets fans who won such a game are definitely the happiest people in the world.

It is certain that tonight's victory will not only bring great confidence to the Nets players.

At the same time, victory in this game will also light up the entire basketball world's new understanding of the Nets.

Of course, the most important thing for domestic fans is.

Chen Xiao, this Chinese player, won the first playoff victory for a Chinese player in the NBA!

As for Wang Zhizhi and Bage...

Does their playoff victory deserve to be a victory?

Piao la, piao la, I'm used to Chen Xiao's big fish and meat, but I can't even look down on the cabbage and tofu of Brother Bage and Wang Ge.

In short, at this moment, the country is once again rejoicing because of Chen Xiao!

At the post-game press conference between the Nets and Celtics, both Boston Celtics players were absent.

Although Boston Celtics head coach O'Brien was present, the expression on his face was always bitter.

"If we had finally won this game, maybe the world would be completely different. Now, the world in front of us seems to be dark."

In the NBA, few head coaches would say such 'real' and emotional words. In the NBA, both players and coaches are used to saying some 'professional' speeches. Regardless of victory or defeat, most of them have one. Fixed pattern.

In fact, any professional sport is similar, so those professional players and coaches who are unique and not so 'professional' will always be so 'attractive'.

But this time, O'Brien, who had always been very professional before, was very 'unprofessional' this time.

The frustration in his words could be clearly felt even from a distance.

If it weren't for O'Brien's doubts about the team, then the impact of this game on the Celtics would be absolutely inestimable.

Celtics head coach O'Brien's "true expression" after the game surprised many reporters, but after a little surprise, all the reporters turned their attention to Chen Xiao.

This playoff game against the Celtics was the first playoff game of Chen Xiao's career. In his playoff debut, Chen Xiao scored a game-high 43 points.

The 43 points scored in the first playoff game also broke the record of 38 points in the first playoff game held by former Nets star John Williamson in 1979.

At the same time, Chen Xiao also became the first player in NBA history to score 40+ points in his first playoff game.

This is a very great achievement.

In the vast history of the NBA, super giants such as Lin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jordan, Chamberlain, Larry Bird, etc., and historical super giants, have not been able to achieve such achievements.

Among these super giants and historical super giants, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 36 points scored the highest in his debut.

Of course, the score in the first playoff game does not represent the player's strength and future achievements.

Otherwise, before Chen Xiao, the greatest and most powerful star in NBA history should be John Williamson.

But obviously, even if these 43 points do not represent the future and strength, it is enough to boil the world now.

This can be seen from the fact that Chen Xiao appeared at the post-match press conference and reporters from all over the world and the United States were pursuing him.

Exactly the same fadeaway jumper as Jordan.

The first 40+ Mr. in the playoffs debut.

In the first game of the playoffs, he staged an incredible "waiting for victory".

At the post-match press conference, Chen Xiao felt that he might be swallowed up by these uncrowned kings at any time.

Not only was he swallowed by this group of uncrowned kings at the press conference, when Chen Xiao left the arena with the team, he was surrounded by crazy Nets fans waiting for him.

If Chen Xiao is willing, the whole city will be willing to accompany him to party until dawn tonight.

This is in America, in New Jersey.

In China, from 12:00 noon to the early morning of the next day, the news programs of CCTV and the news programs of major TV stations across the country are all news about Chen Xiao's performance in this game, a 30-minute news program , I wish I could spend half the time reporting on Chen Xiao's game.

The game between the Nets and Celtics was so exciting.

After this game, everyone who follows the NBA is discussing this game.

As the parties involved, Chen Xiao and Nets players and coaches are of course happy to win such a game.

But on the second day, after the joy, the Nets needed to solve some problems that the team had.

In this game against the Celtics, the Nets exposed a huge problem.

That is, the Nets' offense relies too much on Chen Xiao!

Chen Xiao is so easy to use that whether it is the head coach of the Nets or Kidd, when the team encounters even the slightest problem, they will immediately think of Chen Xiao instead of other Nets players.

This is very problematic.

Because Chen Xiao is so useful, this will directly lead to Kidd and team coach Byron Scott's lack of tolerance for other players.

For example, in this game between the Celtics and the Nets, Martin and Richard Jefferson, as long as one or two offenses are not played well, the Nets and Kidd will not dare to continue to let this The two fought.

Without Chen Xiao, if it were last season, no matter how bad Martin and Richard Jefferson performed, they would have had a lot of offensive opportunities.

But this season, they don't have as much room for trial and error.

In the entire Nets, Chen Xiao is in charge of making iron work. Apart from Kidd, who has unlimited rights, Chen Xiao is the only player in the Nets who has room for trial and error.

This cannot be said badly.

Martin, Richard Jefferson, Kidd, their shooting percentages have all improved compared to last season.

Because they don't need to trial and error, their offensive efficiency becomes higher.

But at the same time, due to the lack of a large number of try opportunities, their offensive aggressiveness decreased.

Even if the opponent's center is not that strong, unless Martin can blow up the opponent directly, otherwise, Martin has no chance to try to find out the weakness of the opponent's player, and then blow up the opponent.

The Celtics center Tony Batty is not a very strong center. If Martin is given a lot of opportunities to try, Martin will definitely find a way to deal with Batty and blow Batty.

Unfortunately, Martin did not get many offensive opportunities in this game.

Martin was even put on the bench by Battelle for a period of time because he was unable to provide better cover for Chen Xiao.

The Nets' offense is now all serving Chen Xiao.

As for other players, whether it is Martin or Richard Jefferson, they have almost completely lost their tactical status on the offensive end.

This problem is in the regular season, because the Nets' record is so good that it doesn't attract enough attention.

But in this playoff game, especially the fourth quarter, when Chen Xiao was unable to defeat Walker and Pierce with both hands in the fourth quarter, Martin, Richard Jefferson and other Nets players were unable to stand up. It was only then that Byron Scott discovered the seriousness of the problem.

If Boozer hadn't stepped up in the fourth quarter, the Nets might have lost this game no matter how good Chen Xiao performed.

This difficult victory against the Celtics alerted Byron Scott and Eddie Jordan.

Fortunately, the opponent is the Celtics. If they were facing other strong teams in the Western Conference and were targeted like this, the Nets might really be doomed.

Therefore, when public opinion around the world is praising Chen Xiao, a player who scored 40+ points in his first game.

Internally, the Nets are rethinking the team's tactics.

"Our future games require everyone to find their own role on the offensive end. Wonder Boy is our best weapon, but you also need to have Richard, Kenyon, Carlos, and even Jason. For our own role, we have relied too much on Chen this season. When your offense encounters very big obstacles, you can try more strong attacks instead of giving up the offense immediately and passing the blame to Chen."

To be fair, in the NBA playoffs, winning teams rarely make active adjustments.

But this time in the game with the Celtics, because it was too difficult to win, the Nets took the initiative to adjust after the game.

Such adjustments are obviously not just about beating the Celtics.

The Celtics are indeed strong, but compared with the few enemies in the Western Conference that the Nets have always imagined, the Celtics are not that impressive.

However, such an adjustment in tactical thinking is quite unfriendly to the upright boys of the Nets.

"Byron, so from now on, in my games, can I attack as hard as I want?!"

Brother Martin is very excited. Is it so exciting?

"Kenyon, no one but Chen and Jason can have this privilege."

Forehead.

"So is our adjusted tactical role different from before? Leave the strong attack to Chen, and we will just score simple points. Isn't it different?"

"Yeah, Byron, if we don't have enough power to attack, it will be difficult for us to find our own offensive role."

Byron Scott also knows that all he needs to do to adjust tactics is his mouth, but it is not his mouth that can execute the tactics.

Not everyone is as good at tactical execution as Chen Xiao.

Byron Scott knows this.

so……

"As for your permissions in the game, Jason will arrange it for you. Jason, is there no problem?"

"No."

Kidd looked at the faces of Brother Martin and Jefferson who were trying to cause trouble with a professional smile and said with a smile.

There is definitely no problem.

There are just some things that need to be nerve-wracking.

After all, according to the coach's new tactical arrangement, as the distributor of the team's offense, he needs to study the characteristics of each opponent, the game status of each opponent, find the opponent's weaknesses, and then select them from the team's other three starting players. Choose one or two Chen Xiao's helpers.

Therefore, if it weren't for Kidd, Byron Scott and Eddie Jordan would not have adjusted the team's offensive strategy like this.

On April 23, 2003, after two days of rest, the second playoff game between the Nets and Celtics began at the Continental Airlines Center.

This game is the first game in which the Nets implement the team's new offensive strategy.

At the same time, the Celtics also had changes in this game. The Celtics adjusted the team's starting lineup. The players who were hardest hit in the previous game, Eric Williams and Jr. Bremer, were all substituted. .

Walter McCarty and Tony Delk started in their place.

It can be seen that Celtics head coach O'Brien is indeed a very decisive and responsible head coach.

This game is very important for the Celtics.

Although the first round of this season was 4 wins from 7 games, 0-2 still means almost despair.

In such an important game, he actually dared to put such an important player as Eric Williams on the bench.

This requires great courage.

O'Brien is a very enterprising head coach, and his adjustments in this game also played a big role.

The two players he replaced, Tony Delk, who had long been frightened by Chen Xiao and the Nets, asked him to start again. There was really nothing he could do against the Nets and Kidd. Chen Xiao, but besides him, the Celtics also There is no one to replace.

McCarty is a genius. This 2.08-meter forward who can shoot 3-pointers shot 3 of 3 in the first quarter and 2 of 2 three-pointers. He is very brave and hard-working.

The Nets were caught off guard in the first quarter.

In the first quarter of G2 between the Nets and Celtics, due to O'Brien's substitution adjustments, the Celtics were still in high spirits and seemed not to be affected at all by the previous game.

At first, they actually led the Nets by 3 points, 23-20.

Compared with the Celtics, the Nets, which won the last game, played a bit strangely.

The main direction of the Nets' attack in the first quarter was actually not Chen Xiao from the previous game, but Nets center Martin.

Martin made 3 of 4 in the first quarter and scored 8 points, almost half of the Celtics' score.

Chen Xiao, who performed very well in the last game, although he took one more shot than Martin, scoring 2 of 5 and 1 of 2 free throws and scored 5 points, it is obvious that in the first quarter of this game, Chen Xiao was not The main direction of attack.

Chen Xiao's game was a terminator that played a drumbeat around Kidd-Martin, the tactical core.

"In this game, the Nets no longer focus on the Wonder Boy against any opponent. In this game, the Nets are trying to attack the Celtics' weak center!"

"The Nets' offense actually turned a corner!"

It's shocking.

In the first quarter of the game between the Nets and the Celtics, the Nets' turn was a bit raw.

In the second quarter, I became much more proficient.

In the second quarter, the Nets' main offensive player on the bench was no longer Kidders, but Bago.

And Bago's offensive status is also quite good.

In the entire second quarter, he made 4 of 7 shots and also scored 8 points. Such a good offensive state forced Martin to be on the bench again for 10 minutes.

Moreover, Bage played well in the second quarter. Not only did he play well, but Chen Xiao's defense was also taken away and weakened.

The Nets' main attack direction has become the center. If they put heavy troops on Chen Xiao, wouldn't it be a waste?

In a one-on-one situation, in the second quarter, Chen Xiao hit 2 of 2 and scored 4 points with a 100% shooting rate.

This one was really sneaky and easy to get 4 points.

"This game is too easy!"

Simply get twice the result with half the effort.

In the second quarter, the Nets beat the Celtics 29 to 23 in a single quarter. At the end of the first half, the score was already 3 points ahead.

In the second half, the Nets' tactical thinking remained unchanged.

Martin continued to attack Martin. In the second quarter, Martin took one shot in a single quarter due to Bago's outstanding performance, but he still failed to hit.

In the third quarter, Martin took 8 crazy shots in a single quarter, hitting 4 of 8, and once again scored the Nets' highest 9 points in a single quarter.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, was still playing drums next to Brother Martin, scoring 3 of 5 in a single quarter, 3 of 4 free throws, and also 9 points.

The Nets and Chen Xiao still played very easily.

Despite the efforts of Pierce and the Celtics, the Celtics always clung to the score.

but……

"The Celtics really had no chance. The Nets played this game too easily."

"The Nets' new adjustments and Kidd organization will give full play to the Nets' overall advantages!"

"This game is over for the Celtics!"

"This series is over for the Celtics!"

The final score of G2 between the Nets and Celtics was 100 to 93, and the score still looked very close.

But anyone who watched this game would not think that the strength of the two teams was so close in terms of score.

In fact, the Celtics performed very well in this game, especially Pierce. In this game, Pierce made 9 of 17 free throws and 15 of 20 free throws, scoring 34 points.

If the Nets still focused on Chen Xiao's offensive tactics in the last game, Chen Xiao would have to compete with Pierce both offensively and defensively in this game. Maybe the game would turn into an exciting buzzer beater and counter-killer.

You know, Chen Xiao was mainly focused on defending Pierce in this game, but he still failed to defend. In this game, Chen Xiao was fouled by Pierce five times.

Based on Pierce's offensive state in this game, if Chen Xiao is distracted from attacking, the quality of defense may decline, and the offense may not be as good.

This Nets game may be more difficult than the last one.

However, the Nets changed their style of play in this game and directly killed Pierce and the Celtics.

Pierce really fought hard in this game.

But, it’s really useless!

Because Celtics starter Tony Barty only played 18 minutes in this game and fouled out six times.

Although Batty is not strong, he is the only guarantee for the Celtics' weak center line.

Without this guarantee, the Celtics would have no defense inside.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, Martin acted like O'Neal. He attacked the Celtics three times in 2 minutes, caused 3 fouls and made 6 free throws.

In this game, Martin made 9 of 17 shots and scored a Nets-high 26 points.

As for Chen Xiao, while fully defending Pierce in this game, he also made 9 of 17 shots and scored 25 points, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

Chen Xiao did not defend Pierce in this game, but under Chen Xiao's defense, Pierce made 8 turnovers in the game.

"The process of this game may be even more desperate for Pierce and the Celtics."

"The Nets' hard power is indeed unique in the Eastern Conference. The Nets' starting lineup has no shortcomings. Center, power forward, small forward, shooting guard, point guard, every position has the ability to punish opponents. , as long as they can take advantage of this, no team in the East is their opponent, because they relied too much on Wonder Boy before."

Phil Jackson said with a smile.

This G2 between the Nets and Celtics was not as explosive as G1, but there is no doubt that the Nets in this game showed their dominance as the league's first team.

They can't dominate the Western Conference, they can't dominate the Lakers and Kings, but they can dominate the Eastern Conference teams.

After the second game between the Nets and Celtics, the Nets led 2-0 at home. After this game, there was no more arrogance from American experts.

Chinese reporters and CCTV would be happy to see those media outlets who predicted that this series would be 8-8 all silent.

In fact, these American experts are also very innocent.

They were really blown away by Chen Xiao's performance this season and the Nets' tactics this season.

Who would have thought that the Nets would change their main offensive tactics for a season?

Who would have thought that Martin, who has never been the main attacker this season, would be so strong?

This little Garnett's offensive ability has obviously been overshadowed by Chen Xiao's outstanding performance this season.

Not only can he help defend like the smaller Garnett, he can also play the main offense like the smaller Garnett!

"I didn't expect Kenyon to be so strong..."

After the second game against the Celtics, not to mention these American experts, the Nets' own fans were surprised.

"We really don't need to use the nuclear weapon of Wonder Boy against an opponent like the Celtics!"

Gee, the Nets fans who were scared to tears by the Celtics in the first game learned to despise the Celtics' strength after the second game.

However, Nets fans are indeed qualified to think like this now.

In G3 between the Celtics and Nets, the Celtics returned home and did not rebound.

94 to 76!

The Nets won the away game by 18 points. By the way, this was a game that started in three quarters.

After three quarters, the Nets led 76 to 56 by 20 points.

In the three quarters of the game, Martin once again scored a team-high 25 points, 10 of 12. This shooting rate is even better than that of old O'Neal!

As for Chen Xiao, his statistics in the three quarters were 6 of 9, 8 of 12 free throws, and 20 points.

At the same time, Chen Xiao's defensive effect on Pierce finally showed in this game. Under Chen Xiao's defense, Pierce took 22 crazy shots in the three quarters, but he only hit 8 times and scored 23 points. This efficiency finally seemed like a human.

Pierce's form in the first two games was so explosive.

At the same time, Chen Xiao fouled Pierce five times in three quarters of this game.

It's not that Chen Xiao deliberately sought a foul, but that Pierce played too hard in this game.

The Celtics collapsed so early, Pipi Beast, be anxious!

Well, no matter how anxious Pipi Beast is, after three games between the Celtics and Nets, everything is over.

It’s 0 to 3, what else can you do?

Even if the Celtics are not the Lakers, the Lakers surrendered directly at 0-3.

Even if the Celtics don't have a culture of surrendering directly at 0-3, in the fourth game at the Celtics' home court, facing the Nets, who have found a way to beat the Celtics, all the Celtics' efforts still seem... Extremely powerless.

In the fourth game between the Celtics and the Nets, the Nets players felt very bad in this game.

Kenyon Martin, who was the main attacker, only made 10 of 23, and Chen Xiao, who was the auxiliary attacker, made 9 of 24, that's it.

But in the last five minutes of the game, Pierce had already fouled five times, and Antoine Walker was sent off directly.

The two of them really tried their best to defend Brother Martin from misalignment in this game.

Brother Martin was really hard to defend in this game.

But in order to kill Brother Martin, the Celtics paid a high price.

Without Walker, the Celtics can't rely on Pierce alone.

Chen Xiao is the main defender, and Richard Jefferson can double-team at any time.

The Celtics scored 4 points in the last five minutes.

The Nets scored 13 points normally.

110 to 101!

The Nets still defeated the Celtics very easily on the road.

Among them, Chen Xiao made 9 of 24 in the entire game and 11 of 14 free throws, scoring a game-high 29 points.

Pierce on the Celtics made 7 of 24 in this game, made 12 of 14 free throws, and scored 27 points.

In this game, Chen Xiao and Pierce were theoretically at odds and hurt each other.

At the end of the game, both men had five fouls.

To be fair, the Nets swept the Celtics 4-0 in this series, which seemed easy.

Except for the first game, it was really easy.

But Chen Xiao actually played very hard.

How many free throws did Pierce make in these four games? !

There were two free throws out of 20 in a single game!

Pierce hit Chen Xiao really hard!

Overall, in this series, Chen Xiao and Pierce had a 50-50 fight.

It seems to be the same as the regular season matchup between the two.

However, there is actually a big difference.

In the playoffs, Chen Xiao was obviously more capable of defending against Pierce.

Chen Xiao still couldn't guard against the amazing Pierce.

But it's really not easy for Pierce in his normal state to beat Chen Xiao.

He has long bones in his hands and feet and is strong enough to fight. Even if his defensive skills are average and entry-level in the NBA, he is still very good when he defends seriously.

In addition, facing Pierce's defense, Chen Xiao became more capable of attacking.

Facing Pierce, he no longer only has to pull up and move, he can play in the low post!

If it were Chen Xiao before the extra points, Chen Xiao in the regular season, if we encounter Pierce like this in this series, it would definitely be an avalanche ending!

This is no joke.

Chen Xiao in the regular season would never be able to cope with Pierce being so crazy in this series.

Pierce in this series shocked Chen Xiao.

This is not a recognized NBA superstar!

Pierce is not even an NBA superstar goalie now.

In fact, on the other side, Pierce was also shocked by Chen Xiao in this series.

If Chen Xiao in the first game had an explosive touch, which doesn't count, then Chen Xiao in normal form in the next three games is still very strong and tough!

"Paul, are you willing?"

"Not willing to give in!"

Pierce looked at the back of Nets No. 7 and gritted his teeth: "But..."

but?

Antoine Walker looked puzzled.

"He's worth it."

Looking at Pierce's resolute back as he turned and entered the tunnel, Walker was stunned for a moment before a Buddhist smile like the Maitreya Buddha appeared on his face.

"Wonderful boy..."

"Thanks."

The first round series swept the Celtics and entered the second round, and everyone on the Net was excited.

At the press conference after the game, Chen Xiao was ready to excitedly announce that the team had entered the second round.

However, someone announced that they had entered the second round earlier than Chen Xiao, which shocked Chen Xiao.

At the G4 post-game press conference between the Magic and Pistons in Orlando, a sweaty Tracy McGrady announced to the reporters who were groaning.

"It feels good to get in the second round!"

What a great feeling to get into the second round!

After McGrady finished speaking, the whole audience was shocked, the Pistons were angry, and the whole world was in an uproar!

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