I’m Really Playing Basketball

Washington DC.

After hurriedly finishing tonight's post-game press conference with Arenas, Ron Howard and Arenas returned to the hotel first.

This game between the Spurs and Wizards would have been a sellout last season.

Jordan VS Duncan.

But this season, Jordan left the Wizards and Duncan left the Spurs. The two teams are now little transparent between the east and west.

It's quite sad, no one pays attention at all.

The Wizards and Spurs want to appear on the front page of the United States this season, and the Wizards need to rely on the news of their falling out with Jordan.

The Spurs need to rely on the identity of Duncan's former club.

Otherwise, there will be basically no national media coverage of these two teams.

Therefore, after an NBA game, it was extremely deserted.

So much so that Luo Ge and Arenas can just show up casually.

This also made it easier for the two of them to move quickly.

For Brother Luo, it is not easy to see the match between Chen Xiao and Wade. It is not a national live broadcast, and he really rarely has the opportunity to see it.

This game between the Heat and the Cavaliers is definitely not to be missed.

Although it seems that they are very close and both are in the NBA, in fact, they are far apart now, very far apart.

"Ron, I think with your strength, you can go to a better team and fail in the Spurs. It would be a waste of your strength."

On the way back to the hotel, Arenas brought up the topic with Ron Howard again.

He doesn't want to be the boss of the Spurs.

The boss of the Spurs has a good game. He wants privileges but not privileges, and status but not status, unless that angry guy gets out of the Spurs.

But Arenas feels that even if the world is ruined, that guy will not get out of the Spurs.

Therefore, he really feels that Ron Howard's style of play is suitable for competing for championships, rather than playing badly.

He thinks he is a bad player.

Arenas feels that the strength of the two is almost the same.

But, Luo Ge’s playing skills are reasonable.

Top-notch defense, top-notch ball control, very efficient scoring, and never attacks indiscriminately.

This season with the Spurs, Ron Howard averaged 16.5 points, 6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game in the previous ten games, and his shooting percentage was as high as 49.9%.

This is a huge contrast from last season when he averaged just over 10 points per game and shot only 40% from the field.

Therefore, this season, although many experts complained that Popovich would only use Duncan before, now they squeeze Duncan out and scare him away, right?

However, because of Ron Howard's excellent trade, the pressure Popovich received from public opinion after losing Duncan was actually not that great.

After all, Popovich really was optimistic about Ron Howard before the whole world was optimistic about Ron Howard.

This also brought him to the Spurs.

The whole world knows that Popovich has been criticizing the Magic in the media for wasting Ron Howard's talent when Ron Howard was still in the Magic.

For a player like Ron Howard, why do you only regard him as a defensive sharpshooter, a dribbling defender, and a fixed-point shooter?

In fact, Doc Reeves has always felt that he was wronged for his criticism of Popovich. As Ron Howard's senior brother, he has always treated Ron Howard as a confidant.

Doug Reeves thought he was using it right. Sometimes he kept complaining in his mind, "If you have the ability, can you use Ron better than me?"

Although Doug Reeves didn't say it out loud, that's what he meant.

Ron Howard finally came to Popovich this season, and I have to say that Popovich really has something in mind when it comes to Ron Howard.

This tall point guard with a height of 1.96 meters, a wingspan of 2.15 meters, average athletic ability, high two-dimensional quotient, strong defense, and strong ball control is really used by him.

At the very least, everyone agrees that it was a waste last season for the Magic to let Ron Howard be a dribble guard and spot-up shooter on offense.

Ron Howard can be a stuck version of Jordan offensively.

Well, after all, he is the young leader of the Spurs. After that ecstatic three circles from the left and three circles from the right, Joe fell back and got stuck.

However, even if Doc Reeves knew that Ron Howard had such offensive potential, he probably wouldn't dare to use him like this in the Magic.

After all, the Magic were McGrady's team last season. How could there be room to give you a rookie and let McGrady run around with you?

Of course, no one except Popovich can see the offensive potential of Ron Howard.

Even at Marquette, Ron Howard was never used like this.

At Marquette University, Ron Howard had more organizational responsibilities and rebounding protection responsibilities than when he was with the Magic. He is not playing like a stuck version of Jordan like he is now with the Spurs.

Therefore, seeing Popovich use Ron Howard like this, Douglas Reeves was actually convinced. He felt that even if he wanted to break his head, he would never have thought that Ron could be used like this.

Indeed, with Ron's IQ, basketball IQ, ball-handling ability, height, and wingspan, it is really a waste of his talent to not let him circle the court and shoot.

On this matter, Popovich did have an idea and a keen eye, and he was convinced.

In short, Doc Rivers was really sad about losing his junior Ron Howard.

He really likes his junior fellow student.

If he hadn't made good use of Parker and Ginobili who were traded from the Spurs this season, he might have regretted it even more.

Parker and Ginobili have performed well under him this season.

Especially Ginobili, who was a restricted substitute guard with the Spurs last season. After coming to the Magic this season, he performed extremely well under the guidance of Doc Reaves.

As a substitute, he actually averaged 12 points per game. The Magic originally brought him in as a favor to Duncan, but unexpectedly, he actually solved the team's sixth man problem.

The same goes for Parker. After Parker came to the Magic this season, although his improvement was not as great as Ron Howard's, it was not small. He obviously seemed to be relaxed.

He was often scolded under Popovich, just like Arenas now.

When I came to Magic, I could suddenly drink Rivers’ chicken soup for the soul every day. Let me tell you, the feeling of coming from hell to heaven made Parker smile every night when he went to bed.

It can be said that in Ron Howard's deal, after the deal, the three players have found their most suitable team and coach, and all three players are winners.

It's a very good deal for both teams.

But for Arenas, Ron Howard coming to the Spurs is a real loss.

Perhaps Popovich is the person who can make good use of Ron Howard, but Ron Howard went to the Heat, even if he plays like this a few years later, as long as he has this strength and potential, he will still be able to play like this sooner or later.

Look at the strength shown by the Heat in the Eastern Conference this season. If Ron Howard goes to the Heat, the Heat will definitely be a super strong team that can compete with the Nets and Magic!

Popovich has put Ron Howard's personal growth on the right path.

However, Ron Howard may have lost his chance to become a championship forever.

Having been with Ron Howard for so long, he knows the importance of a championship in Ron Howard's heart.

He himself doesn't care about the championship. What he wants most is the scoring title. On a championship team, he may not be able to win the scoring title.

Therefore, his unreasonable style of play is suitable for a weak team or a team that is not that strong.

For a player like Luo Ge to hang out with the Spurs like him, it is really a loss and a waste of time.

Moreover, Popovich has already helped you find the most correct path. If you don’t apply for a trade and leave now, when will you wait?

Every team wants a player with your style of play. As long as you apply for a trade, other teams will throw their chips at the Spurs like crazy. You will definitely be able to go to the team you like.

Unlike me, even if he averages 20 points per game this season, his style of play is personal and his shooting percentage is less than 40%. Even if he applies for a trade, apart from being frozen by the Spurs, there are probably not many teams that want me.

I have to say that for Arenas, he can think about the problem so deeply, which shows that he usually really uses his brain in this regard.

In other words, he really wants to escape the Spurs and Popovich.

What a pity, just like when he wanted to escape from the Mamba Cult, Chen Xiao was watching.

He wants to leave the Spurs. If Luo Ge doesn't mess up the Spurs, he will have no chance to fish in troubled waters.

This is very uncomfortable.

With Arenas lobbying all the way, Ron Howard always had that gentlemanly and gentle smile on his face.

Anyway, just don’t express your opinion.

Back at the hotel, when the two turned on the TV, the first half of the away game between the Cavaliers and the Heat had finished and the second half was about to begin.

At this time, the score of the two teams on the TV was 50 to 46, with the Miami Heat in front and the Cleveland Cavaliers behind.

The score looks pretty close.

This was slightly beyond Arenas' expectations.

In Arenas' view, if the Heat beat the Cavaliers, it would be a complete massacre.

The two teams have met twice in preseason. Which time did the Cavaliers last until the third quarter?

Unexpectedly, I actually persisted this time.

and……

"real or fake?"

Looking at the statistics of James' first half played on TV, Arenas and Ron Howard showed very surprised expressions on their faces.

0 of 5, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, 3 points and 8 assists in the first half. These statistics are really weird!

When James only scored 3 points in the first half, the Cavaliers only trailed by 4 points at halftime. This...

Soon, the two of them suddenly understood when they saw Chen Xiao's half-game statistics on TV.

9 of 17, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, 25 points.

This data is really amazing!

In front of the TV, Luo Ge and Arenas were looking at Chen Xiao's data in a daze.

On the court, Chen Xiao had a headache. Even though he scored very high tonight, this game was really difficult to win.

Against the Heat, Xiao Zhan's offense once again failed.

The two teams had played against the Heat in the previous preseason game, and now Xiao Zhan has nothing to do against the Heat.

Wade leads the defense against James, with Yao Ming and Bosh watching inside.

To be honest, let alone Xiao Zhan, even if Chen Xiao and Kobe encounter such a defense, it will be difficult to withstand it!

In the first half, in order to break through Wade and the Heat's stranglehold on James, the Cavaliers and Chen Xiao let Chen Xiao try various offensive methods on the offensive end.

It can be said that in the offense, the Heat's players were singled out infinitely, but the Heat just didn't double-team Chen Xiao.

Xiaotai and the Heat's targeting of Xiao Zhan tonight is really amazing!

"Xiao Tai, you won't continue to be so cruel to Xiao Zhan tonight, will you?"

"Don't worry, we will definitely not treat him like the previous two preseason games in this game."

Why did I believe it before the game started?

What do you mean you won't face Xiao Zhan like the previous two games, but you guys played against Xiao Zhan like the previous two games!

This game is more ruthless, okay?

After Xiao Zhan played the first half of the game, he didn't want to play in the second half.

With 1 minute and 53 seconds left in the second quarter, when Xiao Zhan was defending Wade, Wade turned around and broke through with Xiao Zhan behind him. If you turn around and break through, why would you throw your elbow when nothing happens?

He threw his elbow directly on Xiao Zhan's face.

Xiao Zhan was very upset when he was deliberately targeted by Wade and the Heat, and now he is even more upset.

If it wasn't for Chen Xiao's appeasement, Xiao Zhan's mentality would be completely collapsed by Wade in this game.

"Xiao Chen, don't persuade me. It's fine for him to target me deliberately, but he still slaps me in the face? Dwyane is just jealous that I'm more handsome than him!"

"..."

Chen Xiao thinks that Wade did it on purpose, but it shouldn't be because he is jealous that you are more handsome than him.

The third quarter of the away game between the Cavaliers and the Heat began, and under Chen Xiao's persuasion, Xiao Zhan finally played.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Chen Xiao sat under the basket under the pull of the Heat players, and seated Chris Bosh behind her.

After jamming Chris Bosh, James' pass arrived outside.

This is why Chen Xiao was so tired in this game. In order to create opportunities for Xiao Zhan and other Cavaliers players, Chen Xiao really worked hard.

After receiving the ball, Chen Xiao deliberately waited at the waist position under the basket for a while.

But the Heat players next to him were really unmoved.

Without flanking, Chen Xiao was still allowed to play alone, which made Chen Xiao uncomfortable.

He is a very strong player in singles. In the opinion of many experts in the NBA, Chen Xiao's singles strength may be ranked among the top ten in the NBA this season.

But no matter how strong a singles player is, if every attack is singles, that's unbearable!

As long as the Heat double-attack him, the Heat have to rotate in order to defend. As long as the Heat's defense rotates, Wade can't always stay there, and the Heat's defense can't all face James. Given the chance, the Cavaliers' offense can come alive.

But the Heat won't attack even if they kill them, which makes this uncomfortable.

After receiving the pass from James, Chen Xiao paused and realized that there was still no Heat player to attack, so he could only dribble and beat Bosh alone.

Xiao Zhan starts dribbling!

The LV3 level rampage provides Chen Xiao with an 8% dribbling confrontation bonus.

Chen Xiao is now 110 kilograms, and Bosh is 107 kilograms. As an outside line, Chen Xiao is currently heavier than Bosh.

Chen Xiao, who was like a cannon, used his shoulders to push Bosh away from the basket, then took advantage of the situation and shot a one-leg fadeaway jumper.

Bosh's arms are very long and his defensive skills are excellent. Even if Chen Xiao breaks the space and makes a fadeaway jumper, the ball almost misses Bosh's fingers.

Even if it passed, the ball still had to circle the basket twice before falling in.

Hit!

48 to 52!

The Cavaliers continued to fall behind by 4 points.

Chen Xiao's singles looks very difficult this time.

After all, whether it is a shot or a fadeaway, it always seems difficult.

Chen Xiao doesn't want it to be so difficult, but his finishing ability at the basket is average, so even if Chen Xiao is very good at dribbling, he will not finish like Xiao Zhan.

For defensive players under the layup, if you don't know how to pull the bar and don't know various layup and dunk skills, you will be at a huge disadvantage.

At the same time, Chen Xiao's footwork under the basket is not good, so he can only choose more fadeaway jumpers in singles under the basket.

This kind of singles is indeed difficult, but it is really shocking to score.

Qiao's fallback has a shocking effect. The shocking effect can make the opponent dare not defend alone and instead attack from a flank. If Chen Xiao can hit a few consecutive hits, maybe the Heat will really be frightened to flank Chen Xiao.

It's a pity. Even though Chen Xiao's shooting percentage was good in this game, he didn't hit many consecutive shots with Qiao's fadeaway.

After all, every time is so difficult, every time is a gamble.

When many experts predicted the game between the Cavaliers and the Heat before the game, they never thought that the game would be so intense.

"Wonderboy's performance in this game allowed everyone to see his personal strength. Although LeBron's statistics this season are very good, in this game, it can be seen who is the only superstar of the Cavaliers, the only star."

Barkley on the sidelines seemed to support Chen Xiao when he said this.

However, anyone with a normal IQ can tell that this guy is causing trouble.

It's okay to be the only superstar, the only star, isn't this just making trouble?

However, for an average team, a challenge like Barkley is really useful.

It has always been the simplest and most effective way to make trouble.

The former Xiao Zhan didn't know.

However, if the current Xiao Zhan heard what Barkley said now, he would definitely not have other thoughts.

Well, I was targeted so badly by the Heat in this game, but I was still able to get 10+ assists after three quarters. Do you know how happy this is?

Xiao Chen spent the entire game trying to create opportunities for me with his unlimited singles. Although he failed to create opportunities for me, at the end of the game, didn't I also get 15 assists?

Do you know how lucky it is to have a teammate like Xiao Chen?

Do not you know?

If you don't know, just ask the boss of the Lakers.

This season, Big Brother Key's assists per game have almost been cut in half!

In the second half of the game, because the Heat always maintained a certain lead, there was no suspense about the outcome of the game. Therefore, the Heat audience at the game and the audience in front of the TV began to appreciate Chen Xiao's game in the second half. Jordan's infinite singles, infinite back.

"If Boy Wonder were an American, Boy Wonder's popularity in the United States would have exploded by now!"

After Kenny Smith, the TNT commentator on the sidelines, finished speaking, even Barkley, who had objections to Chen Xiao, who was always criticizing him, had to nod.

He is handsome, has a good playing style, and his shots are picturesque. This is really a hit!

It's a pity that you are not American, hahahaha!

Barkley laughed wildly in his heart, as if whoever wanted to be an American.

Although I don't have that many diehard fans in the United States.

But I have more fans in China than the population of the United States!

Haven't you noticed that Xiao Zhan has been learning Chinese recently?

Accompanying Chen Xiao on his trip to China this summer has completely opened Xiao Zhan's horizons.

Xiao Zhan, who used to be very business-minded, thought about a question, that is, if I stay in Cleveland, my business losses will be too great, and the team is not satisfied and forces me to leave. What should I do?

Xiao Zhan, who has a high IQ and thinks a lot, has been struggling with this problem.

Beloved Cleveland, the white moonlight in my heart compared with the team's and personal interests, how to choose?

No solution.

After following Chen Xiao to China this summer, Xiao Zhan discovered a new world and blue ocean.

After Xiao Chen appeared, the market across the sea was infinitely wide!

New York?

Los Angeles?

Miami?

Do you know how many millions of people are restless wherever Xiao Chen goes?

Closer to home, in this game between the Cavaliers and the Heat, the Cavaliers in the final away game still lost 87 to 98 away.

In this game, Chen Xiao showed the world his shocking unlimited singles strength. Chen Xiao finally recovered and failed to lead the Cavaliers to win.

In this game, Chen Xiao scored 16 of 32 and scored 48 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

James made 0 of 8 and 3 of 5 free throws. He scored 3 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks in the game. Although the offense was indeed not good, in addition to offense, he was very effective against Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers in other aspects. Very helpful.

Otherwise, do you think the Heat can only score 98 points in this game?

The Heat averaged 105 points per game this season!

Chen Xiao's 48 points in this game is his highest score so far this season, and his 32 shots are also the most he has taken this season.

At the same time, Chen Xiao, who once again scored 20+ points in this game, also reached a new milestone.

Chen Xiao's consecutive 20+ games has now reached 30.

This number is not too big or too small.

It's not bad among active players, but compared with Chamberlain's 126 games, Oscar Robertson's 79 games, and Jordan's 72 games, it's still far behind.

However, as a young player who has just passed his 21st birthday, it is quite surprising to have such scoring stability.

So at the press conference after the game, the questions reporters asked Chen Xiao basically revolved around this.

However, in addition, this 48 points also brought Chen Xiao's scoring average this season to 30.3 points per game, and his scoring average exceeded 30+.

When an NBA player averages 30+ points per game, a topic will naturally be raised.

"Chen, now your scoring average has exceeded 30 points per game. Do you have any plans to win the scoring title with the Cavaliers this season?"

After the game, many reporters were asking Chen Xiao about the scoring leader.

"I will not deliberately pursue any honors. I will do what the team and teammates need me to do in every game. I have always believed in the process."

Well, believe in the process. This is Chen Xiao's life motto. He never considers the results because he believes that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain.

Take every step well. The process is the most important. As for the results, there is no point in thinking about them.

Because, you still have to see whether Boss Ke is willing to give up the scoring title to you.

This season, Ko's scoring average has reached 35 points per game!

Boss Ke now acts like no one can take it away from me if I don’t give it to him.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who was asked about the scoring title by reporters, had no idea that in Washington DC in the north, Luo Ge and Arenas were watching his post-game interview.

"I didn't expect that this guy could already average 30+ points per game and become the scoring champion!"

Arenas' voice was sour.

It has always been his dream to be the scoring champion!

But Brother Luo next to him was not paying attention to the topic of scoring champion.

What Luo Ge is concerned about is that the three brothers entered the NBA together, and Dwyane and Chen have now reached the center of the NBA stage.

Dwyane has reached a new level this season and has become the boss of several major championship teams in the league.

And Chen, after winning the FMVP last season, served as the team's boss for the first time in the Cavaliers this season. He also brought the Cavaliers steadily to the playoffs, and his performance also received great recognition.

And what about him?

Although he has also become the boss of the team, the three brothers who pursued their dreams together have all become the bosses of NBA teams.

But there is no doubt that he is the last one.

Chen was what we were most worried about, but he was at the forefront.

But I, on the contrary, fell at the back.

Some anxiety was fleeting in Ron Howard's mind.

If Arenas has a good eye, he will not miss this opportunity to make trouble for Luo Ge.

"Trust the process..."

That gentlemanly and gentle smile appeared on Brother Luo's face again.

"I'm on the right track."

Arenas next to him didn't know that he had lost his last chance.

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