I’m Really Playing Basketball

The game between the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies only lasted 4 minutes in the first quarter, and the Cavaliers scored 18 points. As an offensive player this season, the Cavaliers' offensive state tonight was too good.

Especially Chandler and Darius Miles. Chandler scored 10 points and Miles scored 6 points. Neither of them has played these four minutes this season or even in their careers. .

So when they came off the court, these two people were quite excited.

Without shooting ability, when have they ever been such offensive protagonists?

Chen Xiao's alley-oop pass produced a wonderful chemical reaction with the Grizzlies' senior and fourth juniors, allowing them to get a lot of space under the basket.

During the timeout, Carlisle was very satisfied with Chen Xiao's performance in the past four minutes. Chen Xiao was very keen to discover that although Gasol can play center, he cannot deal with the shortcomings of one large and four small players on defense.

Being able to play center doesn't mean you can play one senior or four junior.

Throughout the ages, in the NBA, to be able to play one or four small centers on the defensive end, one must either be O'Neal's kind of athletic, bulky and fluid player, or Olajuwon's kind of extremely athletic and excellent defensive position sweeper. flow.

Gasol is as volume and fluid as O'Neal, with athletic ability but poor size.

Gasol plays a sweeping style like Olajuwon, with defensive ability but poor athletic ability.

Both schools can only do half of it, and both lack the most important half, which is that they can't fight.

On the other side, Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown certainly discovered this, so after the timeout, Hubie Brown immediately replaced White Chocolate with Stromy Swift.

Swift was the second pick in 2000. He is a forward player who has the same style as Chandler and Miles and is very capable of running and jumping.

Substitute Swift instead of a center. It is obvious that Hubie Brown is still prepared to let Gasol play the center when attacking.

Or prepare to let Gasol go up and empty the Cavaliers' inside line.

That's why swap out the white chocolate.

The Grizzlies don't need white chocolate to organize in this game. Gasol can organize. Wells and Eddie Jones can control the ball. Although they have no organizational ability, they are more than enough to play pick-and-rolls with Gasol.

I have to say that Hubie Brown is still very high-level and targeted.

"Chen, I understand now. Although my shooting ability is not very good now, playing more pick-and-rolls with the inside does not necessarily require strong shooting ability. As long as I can press below the free throw line after the pick-and-roll, If the opponent’s defense is disrupted, teammates will have a chance.”

Xiao Zhan said gratefully to Chen Xiao when he came on stage with Chen Xiao.

Hearing what Xiao Zhan said, Chen Xiao patted Xiao Zhan on the shoulder with appreciation.

That's the reason.

Xiao Zhan's ability to direct traffic is average now.

Although the power of breakthrough points is great, except for Chen Xiao, the shooting ability of other Cavaliers players is very poor.

So don't look at the fact that Xiao Zhan, who plays point guard, ranks second in the league in assists.

However, he actually did not create many offensive opportunities for other Cavaliers players.

Well, Chen Xiao helped him with more than half of Xiao Zhan's assists.

Because Chandler and Miles knew that their offensive abilities were not very good, James did not create offensive opportunities for them, and they had no objection for the time being.

But Marshall is different. He has such a strong offense, but he feels left vacant in the Cavaliers. He feels that James can't play and is a small ball hog.

"The pick-and-roll is the simplest and most effective tactic in the NBA. With Jimmy's organizational skills so strong, if he can play the pick-and-roll, he will never use other tactics."

Chen Xiao used Boss Ji as an example again.

And it's true, Xiao Zhan is savvy.

Moreover, with Xiao Zhan's height, passing ability, and breakthrough ability, he is actually very suitable for playing pick-and-roll.

Whether he is playing a pick-and-roll with a small guard or a big inside man, he actually has the ability to disrupt the opponent and create offensive space for the team's players who can't shoot.

Even if Xiao Zhan's shooting threat is not as high as that of Chen Xiao, the space for Chandler and Myers will not be that big, but as long as there is space, these two players with quite beastly physical fitness can create their own opportunities.

It's better than having Chandler and Miles sit around and watch this team play offense.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

After the timeout, the Grizzlies adjusted their lineup, and the Cavaliers also adjusted their lineup.

Diaw, who was being wildly targeted on the court, was replaced, but it was not Diop who was replaced, but Ira Nubel, the defensive swingman who was signed by the Cavaliers in the free market for 15 million for 5 years this year. He was a bargain. people.

Replacing him and moving Myers to the power forward position is to prevent the Grizzlies from having one player and four players small.

Carlisle speculates that the Grizzlies' adjustments will be most on the defensive end, and the offensive end should not give up the speed and space advantages of one large player and four small players.

It's too slow to play Diop, and he suffers too much defensively when playing Diaw. Ilanubel is suitable. Although his defense is a bit rough, he has strength, a certain speed, and hard work, whether he is facing defenders, forwards, or The center can provide some support, and his mismatch defense ability is very good.

The Grizzlies attack, with Eddie Jones and Gasol picking and rolling. This time, because the Cavaliers moved Myers, the little wolf king, to the power forward position, the defense inside is guaranteed, and Tyson Chandler does not have to be there all the time. Instead of staying at the basket, he can come out and follow Gasol, and by the way, he can sweep away the Grizzlies' defense.

Gasol saw Chandler follow him. After receiving the pass from Eddie Jones, he quickly hit the ball to Swift who took the opportunity to cut to the basket when Chandler came out. special.

Swift was the No. 2 pick in 2000, and Myers was the No. 3 pick. One was the Little Shark and the other was the Little Wolf King.

The difference between the two can be seen from their nicknames.

Although they are both jumping people, although they are both talented, Swift's power is obviously stronger than Miles.

Myers' help defense has reached the basket.

But this time, facing Miles' long-arm defense, Swift's jump ball after receiving a pass from Gasol was a one-handed dunk!

Bang!

The basketball was smashed into the basket by Swift.

The rim was shaking after Swift hit it!

The little shark who dunks like a shark is well-deserved!

18 to 12!

The Grizzlies pulled back 2 points.

The Cavaliers continued to attack. This time it was Xiao Zhan who carried the ball through the half and organized the attack.

Just like Chen Xiao called Chandler out for the pick-and-roll before, Xiao Zhan also called Chandler out this time.

Chandler, who had basically no role in the team's offense before, was very surprised in this game.

After Chen Xiao used him and used him very well, Xiao Zhan actually started to use him too.

Chandler felt like he was about to take off!

So the pick-and-roll this time was very solid and solid.

After Chandler blocked Eddie Jones, James directly leaned on Swift who followed.

Swift has the physical fitness and strength, so a hard charge will definitely not work.

But Xiao Zhan didn't just rush forward. After changing positions, Swift was right in front of him. Facing Swift's defense, before Swift could step back and let his shot go, Xiao Zhan had already turned around and broke through. Break out Swift.

Swift's physical fitness is very strong, but his defensive skills are average. James broke through Swift without any pause and went straight to Gasol!

It's also a pick-and-roll with the center, but Xiao Zhan's style is completely different from Chen Xiao's.

Facing Chen Xiao, how could Gasol dare to look at him at this time? He had already gone up, and Gasol took the initiative to find Chen Xiao.

But this time, it was Xiao Zhan who took the initiative to find Gasol!

Xiao Zhan hit Gasol hard. Faced with Xiao Zhan's impact, Gasol dared not neglect, so he could only follow Xiao Zhan and jump to block the shot.

Facing Gasol's block, Xiao Zhan shook his little hand and the basketball was passed directly to his side. Miles, who was following up behind Gasol, was riding Wells and made a one-handed chop. buckle!

Look, isn't this pick-and-roll with the center exciting?

Even if you can't shoot, can't you still mess up the Grizzlies' inside line?

As long as Gasol is used as a single defense, the Cavaliers' beasts will have a chance.

Although the Grizzlies were a little careless this time when guarding James' pick-and-roll, James easily broke through Swift.

But most teams in the league are not as capable as the Grizzlies.

As long as Xiao Zhan is willing, he can indeed organize the team by playing point guard, even if his teammates may not have the ability to shoot.

Of course, Xiao Zhan ignored Miles, Chandler and even Marshall before. The main reason was that Chen Xiao's offense was too strong and it was too easy to cooperate with Chen Xiao to get assists.

Not to mention Xiao Zhan, even Boss Ji felt like sucking a cat after using Chen Xiao. He felt uncomfortable all day without sucking.

Now that he is with the Lakers, with a strong man like Ke Lao beside him, Ke Lao misses Chen Xiao even more.

Well, seeing that Xiao Zhan relied on himself to increase the number of assists all the way, reaching second place, and may even threaten Nash's first place, Xiao Zhan didn't even want his own offense, and he was focused on chasing the rookie assists king.

Seeing that Xiao Zhan's style of play is becoming more and more dependent on himself and more utilitarian, Chen Xiao needs to teach this young man a lesson and not to go astray.

Although it's good to suck cats, don't be greedy for drinks!

The team's tactical coordination still needs to be diversified, otherwise in the playoffs, when your opponents target you, you will suffer.

Although Xiao Zhan's dynamite-style organization this time was not as cool as Chen Xiao's previous organization, it also caused a headache for Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown on the sidelines.

Chen Xiao and James, two organizations with completely different styles, make him a little worried now.

The Cavaliers' current record is 9 wins and 10 losses. In terms of record, they are indeed a relatively weak team.

But this team's starting lineup has never been that weak.

Just like the Heat last season.

When Chen Xiao and James were together, they could basically play against any team.

Even the Nets, the strongest team in the league, were killed by the Cavaliers.

This time coming here for an away game, the reason why Hubie Brown did not use the regular lineup is because Marshall's trade allowed him to see a slight chance to quickly defeat the Cavaliers.

But looking at it now, it seems that he has a lot on his mind.

The Grizzlies are very strong and are currently among the top five teams in the Western Conference. The Cavaliers got off to a very good start in this game.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers actually led 38-27 at home by 11 points.

Even if the Grizzlies were leading such a powerful Grizzlies by 11 points after the first quarter, the Cavaliers' 38-point score in the first quarter was also shocking.

The Cavaliers have never played this level of offense this season.

In the first quarter, Chen Xiao played 12 minutes, scored 2 of 3, scored 4 points and 9 assists.

Xiao Zhan played 9 minutes, 1 of 4 and 3 of 6 free throws. The offense was not very good, only 5 points, but other than that, he had 4 assists and 5 rebounds.

Here comes the awesome one. Tyson Chandler and Darius Miles, who have been playing a soy role in the Cavaliers' offense before. In the first quarter of this game, one of them scored 14 points, and the other one scored 14 points. It's 12 points.

This is too awesome!

So much so that many Chinese viewers in front of the TV felt as if they were meeting them for the first time.

"I always thought Chandler and Myers were purely defensive players, but I didn't expect them to be so good at dunking!"

"Not only can he dunk, the Grizzlies are so forced by the two's dunks that they don't dare to use Gasol to play center, hahahahaha!"

Although Chen Xiao didn't score that many points in this game, the Chinese fans in front of the TV enjoyed it very much.

The main reason is that this game is too exciting!

In this era, dunks have not depreciated in value. In this era, dunking once or twice in a game can cause fans to exclaim.

And how many dunks did Chandler and Myers dunk in the first quarter of this game?

It can be said that throughout the first quarter of the game, the Chinese audience was screaming.

The Grizzlies let Gasol play center, which is indeed a bit underestimating the enemy and bullying the Cavaliers.

However, if you don't have a black and tough purebred power center and let Gasol play the center, how can you look down on the Cavaliers' combination of No. 2 overall and No. 3 overall pick!

Cavaliers players really can't shoot.

But the talent of the Cavaliers, tsk tsk...

James is the No. 1 pick, Chandler is the No. 2 pick, and Myers is the No. 3 pick.

Isn't this putting Gasol under the basket waiting to be attacked?

Of course, the Cavaliers have never played like this before, so it's normal for the Grizzlies to underestimate their opponent.

In the second quarter of the game, Xiao Zhan continued on the court with the Cavaliers' bench.

As for the Cavaliers' bench, everyone knows this.

Therefore, many viewers in China said that when watching the Cavaliers' bench game, they must prepare quick-acting heart-saving pills in advance.

This time too, there was an 11-point advantage in the first quarter. By the time Chen Xiao came up, the difference between the two sides had become 5 points.

Fortunately, after Chen Xiao came on the court, the Cavaliers' offense stabilized again.

At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was 55 to 60.

The Grizzlies, a strong Western team playing away from home, are 5 points behind.

The score between the two teams in the second quarter was 28 to 22, and the Cavaliers' offensive efficiency dropped rapidly.

This is not only because the Cavaliers' bench lineup is really bad, but more importantly, the Grizzlies did not dare to let Gasol play center in the second quarter.

In this case, the Grizzlies' two big men guard the basket, and once the defense shrinks, Battier goes up to stare at Chen Xiao. There is really nothing the Cavaliers can do to attack.

Of course, after the Grizzlies get Lorenzen White, a big center, the Grizzlies' own offense can't be very good.

A large part of the 28 points came against the Cavaliers' bench.

Generally speaking, the game between the two teams fell into a tug of war after the Grizzlies head coach adjusted the lineup and gave up the first and fourth players.

At the beginning of the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again. The two teams played the most anxious quarter of the game.

In the third quarter, the two teams scored 23-23 in a single quarter. At the end of the three quarters, the Cavaliers entered the fourth quarter at home with a score of 83-78.

Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan did not rest in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers had lost three consecutive games in the previous game.

There is absolutely no room for loss in this game.

What's more, with the Grizzlies' underestimation in the first quarter, the Cavaliers established such a huge advantage. If this cannot be maintained, morale will definitely be damaged.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the physical strength of the core players of the two teams, including Gasol, Eddie Jones, Chen Xiao and James, who had been fighting for three quarters, had greatly declined, and the offensive efficiency of the core players of the two teams was also declining.

Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan were very deadly after their physical strength declined, and there was almost no third point they could stand out.

On the Grizzlies side, Grizzlies role player Sean Battier stood up in the fourth quarter.

Shane Battier made 3 of 4 three-pointers in the entire fourth quarter and scored 11 points in a single quarter.

With 1 minute left in the game, the Grizzlies took the lead thanks to Shane Battier's strong performance.

Even 10 seconds before the end of the game, the Grizzlies once led by 3 points.

Finally, with Chen Xiao's three-pointer at the buzzer, the two teams entered overtime.

In the first overtime, with Eddie Jones's two free throws at the last moment, the Grizzlies equalized the score at the last minute, and the two teams played until the second overtime.

When the game entered the second overtime, the core players and important role players of both teams were almost out of ammunition.

The Grizzlies' two core players, Gasol and Eddie Jones, finally couldn't stand it anymore.

In the second overtime, Gasol was 1-for-3, Eddie Jones was 0-for-2, and the two combined were 1-for-5.

The Cavaliers are actually not in very good shape here either. James is also 1 of 3, but after Chen Xiao beat Battier in the second overtime, he made 2 of 4 sudden shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points. .

Eventually leading the Cavaliers to a 13-6 score in the second overtime.

In the end, in this game, the Cavaliers defeated the Grizzlies with great difficulty 120 to 113.

Chen Xiao played 53 minutes in total and 34 consecutive minutes in the second half. It can be said that this is the game in which Chen Xiao has played the most minutes and has the longest consecutive playing time since arriving in the NBA.

In this campaign, Chen Xiao made 16 of 35, 4 of 14 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 41 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists in the game.

Originally, when Chen Xiao had 10 assists in the first quarter, many Chinese viewers thought that Chen Xiao might not attack in this game.

I didn't expect that the game would be so anxious in the end. Chen Xiao only scored 4 points in the first quarter and then scored 37 points.

And 14 of these 37 points were scored in overtime.

From Chen Xiao's three-point shooting percentage in this game, we can see how well Battier defended Chen Xiao's outside attack.

Chen Xiao's long-distance shot in this game was poorly defended by Battier.

Before Battier was knocked off the court in the second overtime and Chen Xiao made 2 of 2 three-pointers, Chen Xiao faced Battier's defense in the previous game and made 2 of 12 three-pointers. It was simply terrible!

Fortunately, Chen Xiao's offensive method is not just about throwing three-pointers from the outside.

At the same time, fortunately, Boss Qiao’s purple shooting skill is very effective in such a game!

In the second overtime, when Gasol, James and Eddie Jones all felt exhausted, their hands were numb, and their shooting was no longer stable, Chen Xiao's shooting still maintained good stability.

This is awesome.

In addition, Xiao Zhan's touch was also very good in this game. He made 10 of 22 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 5 of 10 free throws. He scored 28 points, 12 assists, and 16 rebounds.

Well, you read that right, James got 16 rebounds in this game.

In this game, the Cavaliers grabbed 62 rebounds!

In this game, Chen Xiao and James scored a season-high 69 points together, which was a new high for the two combined points this season.

In addition, other Cavaliers players, Tyson Chandler scored 20 points and 11 rebounds in this game, while Darius Miles had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

It can be said that it was rare for the Cavaliers to have so many players perform in this game.

At the same time, as the core player of the team, Chen Xiao scored more than 40 points in two consecutive games for the first time in his career.

And Xiao Zhan got a triple-double for the first time in his career, and it was a big triple-double of 28 points, 12 assists and 16 rebounds.

There are now 24 days left before James's 19th birthday. In other words, when he was 18 years old, James scored the first triple-double of his career and became the youngest player in NBA history to achieve a triple-double. .

A 40+, a triple-double, two stars shine in Cleveland.

Originally, this game was not broadcast live in the United States, but after the game on December 6, the double overtime game between the Cavaliers and Grizzlies became the focus of the entire NBA.

After the game, Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown and Grizzlies general manager Jerry West were full of praise for Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan, which became the focus of various programs on ESPN and TNT.

Especially Jerry West’s evaluation of Chen Xiao.

"The Cardinal said that Chen is the strongest 20-year-old player in history. I think the Cardinal is right, but now, Chen is already the strongest 21-year-old player in the history of basketball."

Good guy, if you talk about the topic of being the best, ESPN and TNT won't be tired, they can work overtime all night.

Moreover, many people across the United States and even the NBA now know that when the Cardinal found Chen Xiao, he actually told Chen Xiao that he was better than Larry Bird of the same age. Isn't that the strongest 20-year-old player in history?

A Chinese player, not an American player, was actually given the strongest stamp of approval by two American legends. This is indeed quite popular.

However, compared to the comments stirred up by ESPN and TNT, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan are more concerned about their new teammates.

Jamal Crawford!

"Twenty-three points in the fourth quarter, Xiao Chen, our new teammate can do it!"

Xiao Zhan was very excited, while Chen Xiao was very proud.

That is, Jamal is one of the "Eight Guardian Vajras" of our Snake King Sect, and he is also the first person in this sect besides me to understand the Mamba Spirit!

When the Nets and Bulls met last season, Chen Xiao discovered that this kid was definitely not a thing in the pool!

After Crawford came, the Cavaliers have him as the archbishop who is the leader of both religions, and also have two of the eight kings of both religions. Now the Cleveland Cavaliers have become a snake's den and a wolf's den!

Xiao Zhan, you are already surrounded by our teaching. It is not too late to join us now.

Hey, hey hey, hey hey hey, hey hey...

Xiao Zhan, who was still enjoying Crawford's performance next to him, suddenly felt the strong 'malice' coming from all directions.

"Xiao Chen, have you noticed that you suddenly feel a little cold?"

Stare~!

Xiao Zhan, who looked at Xiao Chen inadvertently, was startled by the look in Xiao Chen's eyes and the smile on his face.

That look, that smile, is too perverted!

not good!

Run!

“Oh, Xiao Zhan, it’s useless to run away.”

Looking at Xiao Zhan running away, Xiao Chen behind him did not chase him, he just smiled, and his smile was very 'evil'.

Hehehe...

Well, this is your strongest 21-year-old player in history.

ps: In history, James’ game against the Grizzlies was considered one of the best games he played in his rookie season. He scored 14 of 28 and scored 33 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists, especially in the first three quarters.

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