I’m Really Playing Basketball

This year's finals are very tight, with only one day's rest between the second and third games.

The finals G2 will be on June 6th, and G3 will be on June 8th.

This kind of timing is a huge challenge for both the Lakers and Nets teams.

So after the Lakers played the Nets game, they returned to Los Angeles overnight to prepare for their home game.

The Nets, on the other hand, had one more night of rest.

Before going to Los Angeles, you must have a good rest, otherwise everything will be unknown in the away game, and Nets players may not be able to have a good rest in the away game.

For today's NBA players, when playing away games in the Finals, what Jazz fans did to Bulls players back then is a required course.

Of course, Lakers fans are not crazy Jazz fans, but be careful with everything.

After recuperating all night, I got up and looked at the system information prompts.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for blocking 6 shots in a single game in an A-level game. He has achieved the achievement 'airtight' and will be rewarded with 3 shot-blocking experience cards, a wingspan of 2 centimeters, and a career value of 800."

Not bad, 5 cards for 3. Chen Xiao feels that after attacking O'Neal in the previous two games, O'Neal will not be so arrogant. These three shot-blocking experience cards are actually enough to maintain deterrence.

After getting three more precious shot-blocking experience cards, and the physical and mental exhaustion after waking up, Chen Xiao suddenly felt quite refreshed.

Chen Xiao and the Nets players set off at 10 a.m. on June 7. The plane traveled across the east and west of the United States and arrived in Los Angeles at four o'clock in the afternoon in six hours.

When Chen Xiao and the Nets players walked out of the airport, the entire scene was as chaotic as ice and fire.

On one side, there were huge boos and abuses against the Nets, which were the local fans of the Los Angeles Lakers.

On the other side, there was a group of Asian-looking fans, cheering for Chen Xiao with pure or impure Chinese pronunciation.

These Chinese fans are Chen Xiao’s basic cards among fans in the United States.

Chen Xiao is Chinese. It is difficult for a Chinese to gain many real local fans in the United States.

Chen Xiao actually doesn't have many fans in the United States now, and most of them are just watching the fun.

Among Chen Xiao's true die-hard fans, one is a Chinese-American fan, one is a local New Jersey fan, and the other is a local Marquette University fan in Milwaukee.

As for American fans in other regions, Chen Xiao does not have die-hard fans, but the number of die-hard fans is not large.

By the way, because of Chen Xiaozhong's second-rate behavior and language, he also has many fans under the age of 15 in the United States.

However, in the eyes of many people, these are just a group of brats with limited spending power, and are not included in the statistics at all.

This is also the reason why Nike was so fussy about giving contracts to Yao Ming and Chen Xiao, but gave James a contract so simply that the price was only 100 million.

Nationality still suffers, but cultural identity also suffers.

However, neither Chen Xiao nor Yao Ming intend to change their nationality, nor do they intend to cater to American culture when attending important occasions, saying things like the air in America is fragrant, or using English with a local American accent when being interviewed. Or from time to time, he would say some local American slang and jokes to gain recognition from American fans.

Chen Xiao is very good at English. He can speak, but he doesn't speak at all.

As for Yao Ming, well, sometimes in order to create his own humorous persona, he would say that this is not about being assimilated, but simply hoping that Americans can understand his jokes.

In this regard, Chen Xiao is much more free and easy than Yao Ming. Hum, the character of this beast is inherently ferocious, leaving aside the humor!

I, Chen Xiao, the ferocious beast, the conqueror, I love your fear more than love!

The Eye of God will rule the world!

Ahem, sorry, the atmosphere suddenly became tense again.

Because the Lakers already trailed 0-2 in the first two games of the Finals.

Therefore, local Lakers fans in Los Angeles want to create some power for the Nets and put some pressure on Nets players.

but……

It's not that Chen Xiao and Nets players are "Lakers fans". In this regard, compared to the famous crazy fans in the NBA such as the Jazz and Celtics, Lakers fans are simply younger brothers.

These Los Angeles fans want to look "very fierce", but in fact, in the eyes of Chen Xiao and Ji Boss, Lakers fans are the kind of "cute and fierce". Not only are they not scary, they are quite cute.

"Didn't they like us when we played in the Finals here last season?"

Richard Jefferson was quite surprised when he saw this group of cute and fierce Los Angeles Lakers fans.

"At this moment, at that moment, I didn't expect that our Nets would also let the noble Los Angeles fans come off the court and curse!"

Boss Ji, I’m very excited.

This kind of behavior of fans squatting at the airport and swearing in the street would not be inappropriate if it were done by Jazz fans, Celtics fans, or Pistons fans.

But it is indeed quite surprising and interesting that Los Angeles Lakers fans, who claim to be the most aristocratic fans in the NBA, actually behave in such a 'commoner' manner.

Of course, it is indeed quite exciting.

Because, this shows that after the previous two games, the Nets have changed the world's view of this round of finals before the finals began.

A team that thought it only had a 3% chance of winning before the game has pushed a team that had a 97% chance of winning into a desperate situation.

In fact, there are indeed many Lakers fans in Los Angeles who are quite desperate.

Because the Lakers were too hot before the game, this finals is known as the least suspenseful finals in history. Therefore, many Los Angeles fans really spent their money to beat the Lakers to win the championship!

The newspaper said that these Los Angeles fans are miserable now.

Therefore, after two games in the finals, a cloud of despair hung over the entire Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is so desperate, of course the Nets players are very happy to see it!

After arriving in Los Angeles, the Nets did not give the players a holiday. The team's head coaches Byron Scott and Eddie Jordan convened a meeting with Chen Xiao, Kidd and other Nets players.

"Now we are in a good situation, leading 2-0 in the finals. The whole world is optimistic about us and bragging about us, but, boys, we have not won an away game so far. At the same time, don't forget your opponents, They are a dynasty team!"

"And the last team that was so praised all over the world was them!"

"Although I don't know what method the Lakers will use to change their passive situation in the next game, but all I can think of is that the Los Angeles Lakers will never give up hope of four consecutive championships!"

“It’s not the time for us to relax and celebrate and not leave any regrets in our careers, so go ahead kids and make your dreams come true this season!”

Byron Scott did not deploy any targeted tactics. Perhaps Byron Scott felt that tactically, the Nets had nothing to say. No matter what tricks the Lakers played, the Nets' lineup was Can cope.

Therefore, Byron Scott is emphasizing attitude and spiritual things.

To be honest, what Byron Scott said are commonplace statements in the NBA, and they actually have limited effect on most players in the NBA.

But against the Nets, it was particularly lethal!

This is really thanks to Nets general manager Rod Thorn, who traded Chen Xiao away before the start of the finals.

So, this is their last season playing together!

If you are really sorry, you will never have the chance to make up for it in the future.

Because the team management has no trust in their collective and because of Chen Xiao's departure, it can be said that at this time, the Nets players are indeed holding their breath.

As long as the Nets players have this energy and as long as this energy is not vented, Byron Scott will be relieved.

In Byron Scott's view, the Lakers' methods are already very limited.

The most likely thing to use is some off-board moves.

In other people's territory, it is difficult for you to prevent others from using some off-board tricks.

For example, after the Nets players stayed at the hotel, the hotel staff began to promote the beauties in the hotel to the Nets players, as well as some of the hotel’s VIP games.

Although you played a lot of high-end games in New York, the high-end games in Los Angeles are different from those in New York.

bump!

bump!

bump!

The sound of closing doors one after another made the hotel sales manager's eardrums hurt.

At the same time, it also shocked the hotel manager. This group of millionaires, who were considered the most vulgar and filthy in the United States, actually rejected them all...

No, there is another one...

The manager's eyes lit up when he saw Richard Jefferson sneaking out of the room.

"That, is it really big?"

Richard Jefferson gestured hungrily.

"Big, really big!"

The manager followed Richard Jefferson's lead.

Just one, if you drag an important Nets player into the water, there will be good rewards.

"Brother, please keep it for five days, no, three days. I will receive the goods after three days. This is a tip."

Richard Jefferson looked around and ran into the room cautiously.

After Richard Jefferson left, several important Nets players sneaked out.

Looking at the thousand dollars in his hand, the hotel manager didn't know what to say.

In the end, I can only tell the truth to the buyer behind me.

"Three days?"

"Is this going to sweep us away?"

The voice on the other end of the phone felt offended.

At this time, after dinner together, Byron Scott once again called the players for a meeting...

"In this year's finals, we have three days to finish the battle!"

"Sweep the Lakers, we want to sweep the Lakers!"

"Victory belongs to the New Jersey Nets!"

"..."

Looking at the excited Nets players at this time, Byron Scott and Eddie Jordan were a little confused.

Is what we said this afternoon so effective?

Even if it works, shouldn't the stimulation be delayed?

Seeing Richard Jefferson and Brother Martin like this, Chen Xiao and Boss Ji were also a little surprised.

However, after the accident, Boss Ji was happy.

“People’s support is available!”

"These boys are too motivated!"

As the boss, I didn't even shout such slogans, but these boys shouted such slogans!

The Los Angeles Lakers' beauty trap eventually turned into the Nets' desire for beauty to quench their thirst. This was unexpected.

Of course, how could the Los Angeles Lakers only have such a small amount of off-the-table moves?

However, the Nets are also very careful.

The hotel where the Nets stayed was a hotel in the city center, and there was absolutely no place to hold a concert at night next to it.

The training facility used by the Nets is the UCLA training facility. Big Brother was born in the University of California, Berkeley. UCLA is the University of California, Los Angeles. In fact, he is his own family.

Therefore, between the Lakers and the Nets, there are not many off-the-board moves available.

As for playing tricks on Staples during the game, that's even more impossible.

Staples does not belong to the Lakers. The Lakers really don't have that much ability to cause damage to Staples.

This is also the reason why Los Angeles’ off-market moves are mainly placed in hotels.

If the hotel fails this trick, the other tricks are basically useless.

Unless the Nets are a white rabbit in the Finals and have no experience at all, they will fall into the trap.

However, the Nets were swept by the Lakers in the Finals last year.

Therefore, on the evening of June 8, 2003, when he saw New Jersey Nets players coming to Staples normally, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak in the Staples stands felt a little resentful.

The Nets players were not fooled by yesterday's beauty trap. The cheerleaders he sent out were not ready to come back yet!

Damn it, the meat bun beats the dog, and loses the beauty but feels heartbroken.

Of course, only Kupchak and the Lakers management staff know this kind of thing.

On the court, the players and coaches of the Nets and Los Angeles, who are now the focus of the entire court and even the world, did not know that the off-court battle between the two teams was also so exciting.

Before the game started, as the host, Kobe Bryant welcomed Chen Xiao, and O'Neal also welcomed Kidd.

After the warm-up of the two teams ended, the starting players of the two teams also came to the court.

On TV, the starting players of the two teams for this game were also shown at this time.

For the Nets, the starters are Bago, Chen Xiao, Richard Jefferson, Rodney Rogers, and Kidd.

For the Lakers, the starting lineup is O'Neal, Braxon, Robert Horry, Kobe Bryant and Fisher.

The starting players on both sides have changed.

On the Nets side, Chen Xiao, who performed very well on both offense and defense in the last game, started directly at the power forward position in this game.

As for the Lakers, the backup power forward who has been playing as a substitute in the playoffs, Chen Xiao's younger brother in college, can play five positions, and the all-around inside man Odate Braxson, who is only 2.01 meters tall, will serve as the starting point for this game. Starting power forward.

Many commentators and expert reporters at the scene were surprised to see Braxson serve as the Lakers' starting power forward in this game.

Braxon performed very well in the regular season. Together with Walker, the Lakers' shooting power forward, he is the Lakers' starting power forward in the rotation.

Braxon and Walker took turns playing different opponents.

Braxon is well-rounded and can do everything. He is especially good at grabbing rebounds, especially offensive rebounds. In an environment like the NCAA where there is no defensive three seconds, he averaged three offensive rebounds per game after starting at Marquette University.

In addition, he is also good at defense, can pass the ball, and even shoots well.

When he was in the NCAA, Braxon shot 37% from three-pointers. He could hit at least one three-pointer in every game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 53%.

In the NCAA, shooting is what he is good at.

Of course, in the NBA, his shooting is not that good. His three-point shooting percentage is only over 30%, and his field goal percentage is only over 45%.

So in the second half of the regular season, when the Lakers KO combination needed offensive space, he never started again.

When playing against the Timberwolves, Kings and Spurs in the playoffs, Braxson was even more unable to shoot and was not very good at shooting.

Therefore, Braxon has retreated from a rising star at the beginning of the season to a transparent person for the Lakers.

It's really surprising that such a transparent person suddenly started in the finals.

"In the last game, neither Horry nor Kobe was very effective in defending the wonder kid in the paint. Kobe was too short, Horry was too slow, and Braxon has good speed, good height, and even better defense. He is the wonder boy in interior defense. An ideal choice for the boy.”

After being surprised, many experts on the sidelines felt that Braxson seemed to be very good at defending Chen Xiao.

Even Nets head coach Byron Scott on the sidelines thought so.

He didn't think of Phil Jackson's other uses for Braxen now.

So, sitting in his seat and listening to various discussions around him, Phil Jackson had a smile on his face.

"He's not just guarding Wonder Boy!"

In the center of the court, O'Neal and Battle jumped the ball.

It's another showdown without any suspense. O'Neal has never lost a jump ball in this finals.

The same goes for this game.

O'Neal easily defeated Battle with a jump ball, and the Lakers once again got the first attack of the game.

Amid the cheers of Lakers fans in the audience, Fisher pushed the ball through half court, without much dribbling, and directly threw the ball to Kobe outside the three-point line.

Outside the three-point line, Kobe, who was holding the ball head-on, looked at Kidd, who was half a step away from him, and raised his eyebrows. This is why he couldn't score every time he met Kidd.

Because this guy's defense is so 'perfect'!

Every defensive move, every defensive choice makes perfect sense.

This allows offensive players to basically not get the bonus points that defensive players get due to defensive mistakes.

If you can't get points for gift-giving, you have to rely on hard power to get every point. This is too difficult!

But this time!

It’s different!

"Kobe was stopped by Kidd's defense!"

In the Lakers' first attack, Kobe stopped the ball with the ball in front of him. This made many Lakers fans on the sidelines a little worried.

At the same time, many experts on the sidelines and in front of the TV were shaking their heads.

"Kobe even hesitated, the Lakers are under too much pressure in this game!"

"I feel that the Lakers are going to lose again in this game!"

And at this moment, Kobe, who stopped the ball in front of Kidd, defended Kidd with a pull-back three-pointer from outside the three-point line!

Seeing Kobe's shot on the court, the excited Lakers fans fell silent for a while.

The entire noisy Staples, because of Kobe Bryant's extremely cancerous three-pointer, was very quiet.

To be reasonable, such a cancerous shot is just so-so for Kobe.

In which game did Kobe not take N more shots like this?

But, it’s different now!

Now we are 0 to 2 behind!

Now is the first attack of the opening game!

Isn't it bad for the team's rhythm if you throw blindly without playing tactics like this?

"It's over. Kobe has been in cancer mode since the beginning of this game. Kobe is not going to use tactics in this game. He has to use his personal ability to solve the battle. This game is completely over for the Lakers!"

Seeing Kobe throwing at Kidd like this, many celebrities on the sidelines sighed.

Bang!

The basketball thrown by Kobe bounced out of the frame!

Seeing this ball hit the iron, the sigh of the famous Lakers on the sidelines became even longer.

I thought this year's championship was in the Lakers' pocket, but I didn't expect to be beaten like this.

However, just when all the Lakers fans and celebrities were sighing, under the basket, O'Neal, who was fighting for the rebound, flexibly moved forward to block Battle behind him, and then used another crosshand to block Chen Xiao who came to grab the rebound. Braxson was high. He jumped high and grabbed an offensive rebound. Facing Chen Xiao's rushing defense, he made an inside pass and O'Neal, who was originally in a good position under the basket, made a layup!

2 to 0!

Los Angeles Lakers lead at home!

Seeing this offense of the Lakers, both the audience at the scene, the audience in front of the TV, and the Nets coach Byron Scott on the sidelines were stunned.

"Toss, toss and rushes?!"

The NBA is known as the strongest singles team in history, but it actually plays a shooting style with the least tactics and technical content? !

Isn’t this contrast a bit huge?

No matter how shocked the audience and experts were at this time, after O'Neal gave the Lakers the lead with his shooting flow, the Lakers actually took the initiative in the game!

"The team that controls the rebounds controls the game!"

"Kidd is the Nets' best player in protecting backcourt rebounds, but after he was deliberately pulled outside by Kobe, the Nets' backcourt rebounds were left unprotected!"

Bage's flexibility is average, and his main focus on protecting backcourt rebounds is blocking. As for Chen Xiao, his backcourt rebound attribute is 60, and he has not even awakened to blocking rebounds.

In other words, he has not even systematically learned rebound positioning!

The backcourt rebounding combination of Bage and Chen Xiao is simply a death combination!

The combination of Bugs and Kidd is much better at protecting backcourt rebounds than the combination of Bugs and Chen Xiao!

The backcourt rebounding combination of Baggo and Chen Xiao was suddenly rushed by two excellent rebounders, O'Neal and Braxon. You can imagine how miserable the Nets' backcourt rebounds were.

"Kobe's long-range attack, Braxon and O'Neal's rushing rebounds, all of this was done intentionally by Phil Jackson!"

"Kobe is not a vicious offense without tactics. Kobe is attacking according to Phil Jackson's tactics!"

Less than four minutes into the first quarter, Byron Scott and the Nets requested a timeout.

Because at this time the score on the court is already 5 to 10!

The Nets are already 5 points behind!

"This is Los Angeles!"

"but me!"

"He is the king here!"

After the Nets requested a timeout, O'Neal walked to the center circle and walked arrogantly to Chen Xiao's exit route. This super center who had been defeated by Chen Xiao in the previous two games felt that he was really good again!

Hahahahaha!

Brother Shark can play, right?

Wonder boy, in this game, let me see how you hit Brother Shark in the face!

Hahahahaha...

Phil, good job!

Seeing O'Neal showing off like this, Chen Xiao exclaimed curiously.

Okay, not bad.

On the contrary, it's Kobe behind O'Neal...

The King of Los Angeles?

Who do you show off to and talk trash to? !

snort!

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