I’m Really Playing Basketball

In the game between the Cavaliers and the Heat, Chen Xiao and the Heat's players fought to the death on the court, which was very lively.

After the game, everyone is good friends.

Chen Xiao, Chandler, Darius Miles, Wade, Wang Ge, Dayao, this time Wade also brought Bosh and Odom.

Originally, Chen Ling wanted to call Xiao Zhan, but unfortunately, Xiao Zhan didn't come.

It's not that James has a problem with Wade elbowing him on the court.

Hmm, I do have an opinion.

But this is not the main reason. The main reason is that Xiao Zhan is very busy with business after every game.

He is already very busy dealing with the relationship with the American reporters. In addition, now Xiao Zhan also has to deal with the relationship with the Chinese reporters and learn Chinese from the Chinese reporters.

Hehe, it's all an excuse to learn Chinese from a Chinese reporter. Xiao Zhan's Chinese teacher is Chen Xiao.

Mainly to use this to get closer to Chinese journalists.

To be reasonable, Xiao Zhan is really talented in this respect, and he is too good at it.

When he accompanied Chen Xiao on his trip to China this summer, Xiao Zhan showed his thumbs up to the live broadcast camera while visiting the Forbidden City, and then said: "China is great!".

This has filled his popularity among passers-by in China.

In addition, he is Chen Xiao's teammate, so every time he accepts an interview on the American side, he will deliberately hold a separate press conference on the Chinese side.

At the press conference facing the Chinese reporters, as long as he loses, the responsibility is all his, and as long as he wins, the credit is all Chen Xiao's, that's so bright.

Moreover, Xiao Zhan’s current style of play is already very popular. He works hard and has a good defensive attitude. He can grab boards, fight hard, and pass the ball without getting ahead. At the last moment, when he should pass to Chen Xiao, he will pass to Chen Xiao. There is absolutely no chaos. Come.

This style of play can be said to be the perfect auxiliary style of play in the hearts of Chinese audiences!

Master Turtle in five years' time really needs to study hard.

No kidding, even if Xiao Zhan's hit rate is not high, Chinese audiences don't blame Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan has worked hard. He is only 18 years old. If you say he can't do it, you can do it!

In addition, he will often appear on various basketball programs on CCTV 5. He will be very playful and try to speak in Chinese with Teacher Zhang, trying hard to shape himself into a person who can be accepted by the Chinese audience and treated as one of his own. image.

Not to mention, domestic audiences accepted Xiao Zhan much more than American audiences accepted Chen Xiao.

Just say Nowitzki, have you seen how many fans Nowitzki has outside of Dallas?

Have you seen how many fans Peja has outside Sacramento?

Chen Xiao and Dayao are already the most popular international players in the United States.

After all, the Chinese are the kindest, and their acceptance of foreigners is much higher than that of Americans.

So, with Xiao Zhan's efforts, he borrowed Chen Xiao's platform to catch Chen Xiao's popularity, and Xiao Zhan did well.

On the other hand, Wade...

Chen Xiao didn't even know what to say, this kid lacked such a muscle.

"Chen, we will start together in this year's Los Angeles All-Star Game. This time, I want to win the All-Star MVP!"

"..."

Good guy, Xiaotai, if it weren't for the Coke you took, I would have thought you drank fake alcohol.

Coke is so high now?

Although the Heat have a good record this season, this is the East!

Eastern Conference guard into the starting lineup?

Have you ever thought about how Carter, Tracy McGrady and Iverson felt?

By the way, don't think that you have an advantage if you have Dayao by your side. Tickets for Chinese fans are hard to come by now.

Let me tell you, as far as your management of Chinese fans is concerned, Xiao Zhan is more likely to be a starter than you!

Chen Xiao felt that there was really such a possibility.

After all, Xiao Zhan's platform is much larger than Wade's.

After all, he is Xiao Zhan's platform, and Wade's platform is Dayao, not at the same level.

What's more, what Xiao Zhan rubbed against was his heat, and he rubbed it very well.

And Wade was chasing Dayao's heat, and he didn't rub it very well.

Coupled with Xiao Zhan's popularity in the United States, tsk tsk.

There are surprises, this year's Los Angeles All-Stars have surprises!

After the party with Wade and the others, Chen Xiao left with Chandler and Darius Miles.

There were no extra items, much to Miles' disappointment.

This kid followed Chen Xiao here, wondering if there would be any large-scale game. He had only heard of it before, but this time he felt that he could really play it and manage his time.

I didn't expect, you group of young boys with a lot of blood, just drink coke and brag when you get together?

Isn't this a waste of the little wolf king's time?

I have this time, it is more comfortable to watch movies in the hotel.

Therefore, when Darius Miles left with Chen Xiao, the boss was unwilling, and his mouth turned up.

"Darius, Dwyane is a peerless husband, a peerless man. In this regard, you should learn from him."

"..."

A good man?

Miles said, you said this earlier.

Boss, if you had said it earlier and I would come out with you again, I would not be the little wolf king, but a little husky!

I don't like playing with nice men the most in my life!

Darius Miles was very resentful, but Chandler next to him felt very rewarding.

Getting to know Dayao again made Chandler very happy.

After all, Dayao chased him all the way from Portland to the NBA, from the age of 18 to the age of 21.

This is the feared figure that made him a demon.

Becoming friends with such a fearful person should reduce my fear of him, right?

It has to be said that this is why Chen Xiao admires him.

This recognized parallel importer No. 2 is really motivated. He has never resigned to his fate like the parallel import champion of the Wizards.

Speaking of parallel champions, after playing the Heat, on November 18, the Cleveland Cavaliers came to Washington DC as a guest to challenge the Wizards.

With Jordan retiring and Arenas' introduction failing, the Wizards have been miserable this season.

Although the Wizards are miserable, Kwame Brown has produced the best statistics of his career. His statistics so far this season are 13+9, which is quite good.

It must be said that Garnett's psychological counseling to Kwame Brown over the past year or so has been useful.

Without Garnett's psychological counseling, even if Jordan left, Kwame Brown's mentality would have been permanently injured.

Now, Kwame Brown has maintained his confidence, even if it is only a rookie-level confidence.

The big deal is equivalent to delaying development by two years.

Later development is not disabled.

Therefore, after Jordan left, Kwame Brown really felt like he could see the moon after the clouds cleared.

Tonight's game against the Wizards, Xiao Zhan had a good touch and shot 2 of 4 from three-pointers. Chen Xiao even cried when he saw this shooting rate.

In the last game against the Heat, if you had this shooting percentage, would I be that tired?

They are all exhausted!

Although Xiao Zhan's shooting is not good now, Xiao Zhan is actually not a person who is afraid of shooting. He usually still has the courage to try.

This is a bit like Boss Ji. As long as you throw a lot, you will always be right.

After three points, Xiao Zhan became more powerful, almost like a nuclear weapon. He scored 28 points on 10 of 18 in the game.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, scored 10 of 21 in this game and also scored 28 points.

Both stars scored 28 points. In addition, Marshall, who returned to the starting lineup in this game, made 6 of 9 three-pointers, and also scored 22 points in this game.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Wizards 112 to 104 away.

As an offensive painstaking force this season, the Cavaliers were able to score 112 points in one game, thanks to the three-pointers of James and Marshall.

By the way, before the start of this game, head coach Carlisle specially met with Chen Xiao and James, hoping that the two could pass more passes to Marshall during the game.

This means that Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan belong to each other.

The Cavaliers are looking for a stable outside scoring point who is young, ambitious and ambitious.

But except for Chen Xiao, James, Chandler and Miles, the transaction value of the Cavaliers players is limited.

These four people will definitely not come out.

Then the only one who can be released is Marshall, the most valuable among the remaining players.

Although Marshall is tasteless to the Cavaliers, what if there is someone who likes Marshall's insiders?

Why would the Cavaliers want a slasher on the outside, not an inside slasher they already have?

This is actually very simple. An insider who is light in weight and offensively nervous can do more damage to the team's defense than an outsider who is nervous.

As a defensive head coach, even if Carlisle is willing to accept a nerve knife on the outside, he doesn't want a player like Marshall.

For the time being, Marshall will be reused first, and teams interested in Marshall will be allowed to inspect the goods.

Although Carlisle is unwilling to use Marshall's style of players, there are actually many teams that want it.

In fact, historically, Marshall has averaged 14.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game this season, shooting 46.1% from the field and 40.3% from three-point range.

This data is simply not enough for Dior!

This shows that there is no problem with Marshall's ability.

But you need to pay attention to one thing. If you want to use him, you must be able to accept Dior this season, and you must also be able to accept his sudden decline next season.

At the same time, you have to endure the shortcoming that his positional defense is too light.

If you can live with that, he's definitely a very useful player.

For example, D'Antoni, the head coach of the Toronto Raptors, was very jealous of Marshall at this time.

Has speed, can bounce, can shoot, can make three-pointers, has strong blocks, and is also strong in steals. Isn't this tailor-made for his system?

To be reasonable, although Anthony Davis defends well, he wants someone who can attack more.

He felt that Anthony Davis stayed on the floor, slowing him down.

And on the other side.

The Chicago Bulls are envious of Anthony Davis of the Raptors. After the Bulls get Big Z to the team, they need to equip Big Z with a bodyguard.

And Antonio Davis is definitely a very good bodyguard.

Of course, Chen Ling and the knight must not know about these things.

On November 19, 2003, the day after playing the Wizards, the Cavaliers returned home to face the Timberwolves led by Garnett, Sprewell and Cassell.

90 to 97, the Cavaliers lost back-to-back at home to the away game Timberwolves.

Before the game started, Chen Xiao's idol Garnett specially encouraged Chen Xiao.

"Chen, you performed very well in Cleveland this season. Successfully becoming the boss of a team is a qualitative leap in your playing career. From now on, you will feel that the world is completely different. Congratulations, you are now It's taken to a new level."

A new level?

What new level?

Of course it is the step of superstar!

Chen Xiao is now basically recognized as a superstar player.

If you are just a second-in-command, there is no way to be recognized as a superstar.

For example, Pippen has always been recognized as a superstar player, but no one has ever recognized him as a superstar or a giant.

Fatty Renba doesn't even have a championship, and he doesn't even bother to talk to Mr. Pi.

Have you ever been the boss?

Are you worthy of talking to me?

Didn’t Erye Pi want to get such recognition throughout his career?

This is also the reason why Chen Xiao's agent Fegan always instigates him to leave the Nets early.

The idol praised so much, Chen Xiaodang also wanted to pay back.

"The idol is also doing very well with the Timberwolves this season. This season we have to win at the pace of MVP. If we win the MVP, our idol will reach a higher level!"

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Garnett burst into laughter.

The MVP race this season has indeed been kind to him.

O'Neal and Carter have teamed up, Duncan and McGrady have teamed up, Kidd and Kobe have teamed up, among the league's giants, he and Iverson are the only two who are still leading the team with a single core.

Iverson has already won the MVP. There has been no breakthrough in these years. It is impossible to win the MVP again.

In other words, as long as his record this season is good, the MVP will basically be his with a high probability.

With the way the Western Conference is now, does he need to worry about the record if he adds someone?

As for data...

When did he add someone to lose data?

So, this season, Garnett is in the Timberwolves and in the West, which is really happy.

While comprehending and learning the spirit of the Wolf King, he led the team across the Western Conference and enriched his statistics. Now he is waiting for the end of the season to collect his MVP trophy.

After playing against the Timberwolves at home, the Cavaliers rested for two days in Cleveland and then visited Atlanta to face the Eagles on November 22.

There was nothing to say about this game against the Hawks. The Cavaliers won quite easily.

After the Hawks' outside boss Jason Terry renewed his big contract, this season it is obvious that he will be waiting to die in the Hawks.

The state, the hard work, compared to last season, dropped off a cliff.

Therefore, after the Hawks gave Terry a big contract, they hoped that Terry could bring the Hawks back. However, the Hawks have brought more and more back this season.

By the way, in this game against the Hawks, Chen Xiao met an acquaintance, former Spurs player Stephen Jackson.

Speaking of this man who now earns an annual base salary of one million in the Eagles, Chen Xiao felt a little unkind and wanted to laugh.

Jackson's summer contract dispute with the Spurs is definitely one of the funniest things in the NBA summer.

Another thing that happened in Houston happened to Jay Williams, but I’ll talk about that later.

Just say Jackson.

When the Spurs were looking for a helper for Duncan, Jackson, the general who was single-handedly promoted by Popovich, wanted a big contract with a backhand.

In the end, although the Spurs failed to attract big names and Duncan left, Popovich did not let go of the disciple and general who stabbed him in the back.

Jackson wanted a big contract, but Popovich kept holding off until the Pacers, Jackson's favorite team except the Spurs, ran out of salary space, and kicked Jackson out with a backhand.

Jackson was dumbfounded at the time.

The Spurs don't want him, and the Pacers can't go. Most of the teams he's willing to go to, like the Pacers, either don't have space, can't sign someone, or don't want him. In the end, he can only choose to sign with the Atlanta Hawks for a minimum salary. Year.

Let's pursue a big contract after finishing this year.

The damage of millions of dollars.

Jackson, who was tricked by Popovich into coming to the Hawks, has played very well with the Hawks this season, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Although Terry was fighting randomly in this game, Jackson was obviously prepared.

In this game, Jackson was looking for Xiao Zhan to gain his prestige.

In this game, James, who has been feeling good recently, defended 3 of 16. This performance will definitely add hundreds of thousands of dollars to his next contract, right?

As for why Jackson didn’t seek out Chen Xiao to boost his reputation...

To be reasonable, do you think Jackson is sick?

Is there James who doesn't slap Chen Xiao?

He was fooled by Popovich this summer. It doesn't mean that he is really stupid, but that Popovich is too smart.

So at the end of the game against the Hawks, James, who scored 10 points on 3 of 16 shots, was still very resentful.

"Xiao Chen, he didn't look for you the whole game!"

"Because I'm strong, he knows it's useless to look for me."

"..."

If you are strong, you are justified, that’s it!

"So, Xiao Zhan, you still need to continue to improve your strength, especially shooting."

"I know, I'm already working hard, but I'm too busy."

Well, this is not a refusal, Xiao Zhan is indeed very busy.

Learning Chinese, dealing with Chinese and American reporters, and attending many local fan activities in the United States. It can be said that as the chosen one, he really has too many chores.

He can't focus on basketball, and that doesn't matter.

Basketball is what he pursues.

He also pursued these things.

Do you think Nike gave Xiao Zhan 100 million just to let him play basketball?

Ke, who concentrates on playing basketball, is only worth 50 million to Nike.

Is Boss Ke not stronger than Xiao Zhan now?

Therefore, Chen Xiao sympathizes with Xiao Zhan very much in this regard. He was kidnapped by many things.

Chen Xiao didn't have such considerations.

Nike gave him a bigger contract, but when Chen Xiao signed the contract, he said, don't come to me for activities in the United States. I am not very interested in maintaining the influence of the United States.

Fortunately, Nike is not looking for Chen Xiao for his American market, but mainly for China.

So here’s the question, do you think Chen Xiao’s Chinese market needs him to work as hard as Xiao Zhan to maintain it?

Of course it's not needed.

Therefore, compared with Xiao Zhan, Chen Xiao is lucky because he is Chinese and he can make money while lying down.

If he could make money while lying down, Xiao Zhan would also like to focus on basketball.

This is why Xiao Zhan worked so hard to learn Chinese after seeing how huge the Chinese market is.

He also wants to have a basic disk that does not require maintenance, just like Chen Xiao.

Back to the Cavaliers, after playing the away game against the Hawks, the Cavaliers returned to their home court to rest for a few days. In the past few days, Chen Xiao was resting, practicing shooting, and practicing various techniques, but Xiao Zhan was. Still busy with chores.

On November 26, after three days of rest, the Cavaliers started their road trip again, visiting New Orleans to face the Hornets, currently ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with 10 wins and 5 losses.

Facing a team that only defeated Yao Ming, forced O'Neal to retreat, and had a strong defense, the Cavaliers only scored in double figures with Chen Xiao, Xiao Zhan and Marshall in this game, and finally lost 72-82 on the road.

The Cavaliers team shot only 34% in this game.

Among them, Xiao Zhan scored 5 of 17 and scored 15 points.

Marshall scored 10 points in 4 of 8.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, made 14 of 28, 34 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Chen Xiao's offensive state in this game is actually very good.

One person scored almost half of the Cavaliers' points.

But the Cavaliers couldn't stand it. Except for Chen Xiao and the other three, the others shot 5 for 30.

After losing to the Hornets on the road, the Cavaliers returned to their home court.

And have to rest for a few days.

The Cavaliers' schedule has been very strange recently.

Play one game, rest for several days, and then play another game, and the home and away games are staggered.

On November 29, 2003, the Cleveland Cavaliers will face the Hawks at home for the last time in November.

According to the Cavaliers' pre-game predictions, this game should be a warm game.

But after the game started, the Cavaliers were frightened by the Eagles' star inside man Sharif Abdul-Rahim.

The No. 3 pick in the 1996 class of Heke University, this game can be described as crazy.

He shot 17 of 27 in the game and scored 43 points by himself. The Eagles power forward blasted Marshall, the Cavaliers' starting power forward, in the position battle.

In this game, the Marshalls were fouled by Raheem for 5 fouls in less than 30 minutes. Although the Marshalls had a good offense in this game and scored another 15 points, you lost 43 points!

Carlisle only allowed Marshall to collect statistics on the court for a few games, and his opponents began to target Marshall.

This is why Carlisle is reluctant to use Marshall.

As a defensive head coach, I really don't dare to use such an inside line.

Because in today's NBA, every team really has excellent offensive insiders!

Insiders like Raheem can only be regarded as quasi-first-rate players from second-rate players in the NBA, not counting first-rate players like Nowitzki and top players like Garnett, Duncan and O'Neal.

Raheem performed so well in this game, but the Hawks still lost in the end, mainly because Chen Xiao's good friend Terry was too undercover. As the team's outside leader, Terry was covered by Chen Xiao for the whole game. Shot 8 times.

Terry's disadvantage against Chen Xiao is much greater than Marshall's against Raheem.

In this game, Chen Xiao easily shot 14 of 22 and scored a team-high 35 points for the Cavaliers.

In the end, he led the team to defeat the Eagles 95-85 at home.

By the way, Xiao Zhan, who wanted to find Jackson to regain his position in this game, successfully died with Jackson.

Jackson scored 2 of 5, with 4 points and 4 rebounds.

And Zhan was 4 of 12, with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 15 assists.

After the game, Xiao Zhan, who only scored 8 points, was quite happy.

"Xiao Chen, if it weren't for you, I definitely wouldn't be able to laugh after this game, haha."

"That's right, I gave you 10 assists in one night by myself. If you don't want to treat me this time, it won't make sense, right?"

It's not just that I can't laugh, it's good to be laughed at by others!

so?

"Hahahaha, I didn't bring any money with me today, I will definitely do it next time, I will definitely do it next time, hehe, I'm busy, so I have an appointment with Teacher Zhang, so let's go first."

"..."

Xiao Zhan is good at everything, but he has to use the team's public appliances to charge his mobile phone. That's really bad!

Too picky!

Hmph, I must find a chance to make Xiao Zhan bleed, my heart hurts!

After the game against the Hawks, which ended all the team's games in November, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan were invited to the general manager's office by the team's general manager Paxson.

Seeing the team coach Carlisle already sitting there in the general manager's office, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan looked at each other, and their minds instantly connected.

There's a deal!

ps: This is the third update today, and it is also the fifth chapter of the alliance leader’s update. Thank you to the alliance leader for riding an ant to crush the elephant. The five chapters of the alliance leader’s update are finally completed. Thank you for your support (＾＾●)