I’m Really Playing Basketball

Early in the morning on December 10, 2003, Chen Xiao arrived at the Cavaliers' training facility early. After defeating the Raptors at home yesterday, the Cavaliers' ranking once again reached the eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers and Raptors both have a record of 11 wins and 10 losses. The Cavaliers lead the direct head-to-head record and are ranked eighth.

Let’s not talk about whether the eighth position is a little lower, but the playoff area is the playoff area.

So after this game, Chen Xiao successfully squeezed into the top ten in the league's newly announced MVP rankings.

Well, Chen Xiao is currently ranked seventh in the MVP rankings.

Chen Xiao has never thought about the MVP thing. He mainly wants to tell you how big the difference is between teams in the playoff area and teams not in the playoff area.

As long as the team you lead is in the playoff area, the public opinion environment around you will not be generally good.

This is very important for a young team like the Cavaliers.

And defeating a direct opponent like the Raptors will indeed make the Cavaliers players feel that the Raptors, who are directly competing with us for the playoff position, are inferior to us. So, can we still lose this position in the playoffs?

Sitting eight is stable, so can we compete at a higher position and have an impact?

After all, the Nets are really strong this season, and the Magic are also very strong. Can we work harder and strive to become sixth in the Eastern Conference?

That's what this young group of Cavaliers players are thinking right now.

This is what Chen Xiao saw and felt after coming to the team early in the morning.

"Xiao Chen, now that we have Jamal, our Cleveland Cavaliers will enter the top five!"

Xiao Zhan, you can do it, you are much better than me.

I said it yesterday, Cleveland's steel torrent is coming, but I didn't say that they would make big strides into the top five.

According to what Xiao Zhan said, this is to replace the Pistons, who are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference.

This step is a bit big.

Or does Xiao Zhan think the Pistons are easy to bully?

Well, why is Xiao Zhan thinking about rushing to five instead of rushing to six and four?

Obviously, this is because the Cavaliers' next game is at home against the Pistons, who are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference.

If the Cavaliers play the Pacers in the next game, James will definitely shout the slogan of rushing to three.

Hmm, as long as you can beat the third or fifth, don't you have the strength to become the third or fifth?

I have to say that Xiao Zhan's current thinking is still very simple.

On December 11, 2003, the Cleveland Cavaliers played against the Detroit Pistons, now fifth in the Eastern Conference, at Gund Arena at home.

Because of the previous controversy between the Cavaliers and the Pistons about Rasheed Wallace, this game has attracted quite a lot of attention.

During the pre-match interviews, many reporters were asking Chen Xiao about the Rasheed Wallace deal.

What more can be said about this?

Rasheed Wallace is now a Pistons player.

After the alliance intervened, no illegal operations were found.

The Pistons and Larry Brown robbed Rasheed Wallace from the Trail Blazers to the Pistons reasonably and legally.

The most you can say is that the general manager of the Eagles is incompetent and mentally ill.

Beyond that, there's nothing you can say.

So facing these American reporters' actions that were obviously provocative, Chen Xiao answered calmly.

"Rashid is now a Pistons player, and Jamal is a Cleveland player. You should ask more about Jamal."

Speaking of which, after the game with the Raptors, Crawford has been wildly praised by the local media in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers' Mamba Jr., Chen Xiao and James' Montgomery, the commander of the Cleveland Tank Regiment, won the game anyway, and they cannot be overstated.

In this game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons, Rasheed Wallace is not the only issue that is talked about.

There is a bigger topic, and the reason why this game is broadcast live across the United States, is that the current head coach of the Cavaliers, Carlisle, is the former head coach of the Pistons.

Carlisle led the Pistons to the Eastern Conference finals last season but was fired. To be fair, most media and experts felt that what the Pistons and Joe Dumars did was not very authentic.

Joe Dumars said that the Pistons didn't make it to the Finals, so they had to fire Carlisle, but after firing Carlisle, you didn't see much strength?

The current record is worse than last season.

The Pistons were able to reach the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

Looking at how you are ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference this season, you may not even be able to make the Eastern Conference finals.

So, in the final analysis, you still think Carlisle is not a big name, and Larry Brown wants to be the head coach of the Pistons, so you just find a reason to get rid of Carlisle, a rotten wife, and marry the goddess Larry Brown.

Don't tell me, it's just like that.

Carlisle did a good job with the Pistons. It was really Larry Brown who fell in love with the Pistons, and Joe Dumars found a random reason to fire Carlisle.

Therefore, the Piston brought out by Carlisle was really plucked by Larry Brown.

Although he has had a good season with the Cavaliers, it is definitely impossible to say that Carlisle is not angry about Larry Brown picking peaches.

"Xiao Chen, I feel like if we lose this game, Rick will make us practice like crazy for an extra week!"

"I think, at least a month."

Before the game, Chen Xiao smiled and joked with Xiao Zhan.

Players from both teams came out. During the warm-up, in order to show their gratitude and respect to Carlisle, most of the Pistons players went to the Cavaliers side and hugged Carlisle.

After all, in the final analysis, this piston was built by Carlisle.

Even Hamilton, who was 'traded' by Carlisle countless times in the playoffs last season, came over to say thank you to Carlisle.

This made the game look so cozy before it started.

But, once the game starts, it is completely different.

The starting players of the Cavaliers for this game are Tyson Chandler, Darius Miles, Chen Xiao, Crawford and Jr. James.

For the Pistons, who are playing away, the starting players for this game are center Ben Wallace, power forward Rasheed Wallace, small forward Prince, shooting guard Hamilton, and point guard Billups.

Incidentally, this game was Rasheed Wallace's first for the Pistons.

Rasheed Wallace is actually very confused about being traded to the Pistons after playing a game on behalf of the Eagles.

After he was traded to the Hawks, he actually did well in the Hawks, a rebuilding team that traded its boss. With his qualifications and strength, wouldn't he be the natural boss in the Hawks?

And he is the only boss.

Therefore, Rasheed Wallace is really planning to put his future career in Atlanta.

In his lone game with Atlanta, Rasheed Wallace played hard.

He scored 20 points on 8 of 24 shots in the game. The shooting percentage is very low, but you can't only see efficiency, you also need to see hard work.

In this game, Rashid not only took 24 shots, but also blocked 5 shots!

It can be said that whether it is offense or defense, Rasheed Wallace is going all out.

How could Rasheed Wallace play so hard if he knew he was just skating for the Eagles?

Well, I just got to know the Eagles teammates, and I'm just getting ready to adapt to the Eagles' atmosphere.

After playing one game, he was notified that he had been traded.

Do you know how Rasheed Wallace feels?

It doesn't matter if you don't know. You can make a little analogy, just like in a football match, the player who has just been replaced is running desperately on the court, and is replaced again while running.

Rasheed Wallace is a hot-tempered player with a high IQ.

From the Trail Blazers to the Eagles, he seamlessly connected the team.

But no matter how high a player's golf quotient is, he is not a machine.

Therefore, in this game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons, the Cavaliers took the initiative in the game with great morale as soon as they came up.

But any Cavaliers player with a wink knows that this game must go all out.

Who dares not to go all out in this game, then wait for the small book of head coach Carlisle.

Despite Carlisle's gentle appearance, he is not a 'good person'.

Ahem, I didn’t mean to blackmail Carlisle.

In the first quarter of the game, the Cavaliers relied on Carlisle's understanding of the Pistons and stronger morale to lead the Pistons by 3 points 26-23 at home.

In the second quarter of the game, the Cavaliers fans at the scene and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were already ready for quick-acting heart-saving pills. However, in this game, Xiao Zhan's touch was quite good in the second quarter.

Leading the Cavaliers' rotation, Xiao Zhan not only had an advantage, but at least did not fall behind too much. After Chen Xiao came on the court, the Cavaliers and Pistons tied 23 to 23 in the entire second quarter, which was considered a tie.

In the third quarter, after Carlisle's lecture at halftime, the morale bonus of the Cavaliers players returned. Although many experts could see that the overall strength of the Pistons was obviously better than that of the Cavaliers, throughout the third quarter, the two teams The score was 25 to 25, and the two teams were still tied.

After three quarters, the Cavaliers led 74 to 71 at home by three points, and they were still very anxious.

The fourth quarter was also the most brutal quarter of the game between the two teams.

Larry Brown's performance with the Pistons this season is not very good. If he loses in this contest with his predecessor in the Pistons, you can imagine how much pressure will be placed on him.

In addition, after three quarters, the Pistons were only 3 points behind.

In the fourth quarter, under the command of Larry Brown, the Pistons' defense was crazy.

Seeing Larry Brown like this, how could Carlisle, who also had to prove himself in this game, give in?

Isn't it just about defense?

It sounds like only you can do it!

In the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers also sent out a lineup of Diop, Tyson Chandler, Darius Miles, Chen Xiao, and James.

The Cavaliers' defensive lineup has been tested by the Nets.

Before Rasheed Wallace's offense was fully integrated into the team, it was not easy for Larry Brown to win on defense.

Facing the Cavaliers, a defensive lineup with all members over 2 meters tall and top-notch defense per capita, the Pistons' offense in the fourth quarter can simply be described as constipation.

In the entire game, the Pistons' shooting percentage was 5 of 19, which was less than 30%.

Of course, it's the same for the Cavaliers.

This is a lineup that has absolutely no offensive capabilities except for Chen Xiao and James.

The lineup of Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan playing against the Pistons is also very difficult.

Therefore, in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers' offense was also miserable. Their shooting percentage in the entire quarter was 4 of 16, which was not much better than the Pistons.

In the end, the Pistons and Cavaliers fought 15-15 throughout the fourth quarter. In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Pistons 89-86 at home.

Cavaliers and Pistons, what kind of game is this?

This is a game in which, after the end, even if the game is won, no one on the Cavaliers team will have that kind of joy and excitement on their face.

This game is simply like the Cavaliers and the Pistons. The two teams are holding hammers and hammering their opponents desperately.

It doesn't depend on how strong you are, nor how superb your tactics are, it all depends on whether your life is strong enough.

It’s so uncomfortable to play a game like this.

Xiao Zhan was originally planning to drive a tank in this game.

But in this game against the Pistons, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan did not even use a tank during the entire game.

There are trenches ahead!

In this game, every point scored by the two teams was made with flesh and blood just like the first battle.

Especially the fourth quarter.

That game was a Verdun meat grinder.

Of course, the Cavaliers played very hard in this game, and the opposite Pistons played equally hard.

Especially Pistons head coach Larry Brown. At the end of the game, his face was so dark that he could bleed.

There won't be just one confrontation between him and Carlisle this season.

But for public opinion, the first time is what matters.

The subsequent contest is actually not that important.

In this super defensive battle, Chen Xiao made 11 of 16, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored a game-high 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Chen Xiao's offensive efficiency in this game was unusually high.

That's because although it was very difficult for him to face Prince in this game, Chen Xiao had a great strength advantage and the effect of using Qiao's back to hit Prince was good. In addition, the feel of this game was also good. Okay, I just typed this data.

Of course, if the Pistons hadn't double-teamed him fiercely, he could have scored more points.

However, because Prince has long hands and long legs and excellent defense, his three-pointers in this game were severely limited.

I have to say that in this kind of meat grinder game, the middle distance is still the most reliable.

If it weren't for the fact that the Cavaliers don't have a player who can open up the space, Chen Xiao's A-level potential card, which has raised three-pointers to 95, will definitely give priority to mid-range shots.

In addition to Chen Xiao, the Cavaliers' top scorer in this game was Xiao Zhan. Xiao Zhan made 8 of 21 in this game, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored the second highest score in the game with 23 points and 9 rebounds. 9 assists.

The performance is also quite good. Even though Xiao Zhan's shooting rate in this game is less than 40%, in this game, Xiao Zhan has such a shooting rate. He already has an excellent touch.

If it weren't for his good touch, given Xiao Zhan's playing style and shooting ability, if he could only drive a tank in this game and face the crazy trench in front of him, Xiao Zhan would definitely have a huge car accident in this game.

In this crucial game, Xiao Zhan performed beyond his level.

Not to mention, Xiao Zhan always performs miraculously in key battles.

Except for Chen Xiao and James who scored 20 points on the Cavaliers, no one else scored in double figures against the Pistons.

Apart from Chen Xiao and James, Crawford scored the most points, shooting 3 of 12 and scoring 9 points.

On the opposite side of the Pistons, Hamilton scored the highest score, scoring 19 points on 6 of 12 shots.

Hamilton was still the same Hamilton Carlisle knew.

However, the game was so difficult, anyway, I scored about 20 points with a shooting rate of about 50%.

You want me to take more shots and score more points, then I'm sorry, I don't understand what Heart of Steel is.

I'm like this, whatever you want

In addition to Hamilton, Billups was 5-for-14 with 11 points, Prince was 5-for-13 with 14 points, Ben Wallace was 3-for-7 with 10 points, and Rasheed Wallace was 5-for-13 with 16 points.

The Pistons' starting five all scored in double figures.

However, the hit rate is not too high.

Relying on Xiao Zhan's superb performance and Chen Xiao's efficient performance, the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons, fifth in the Eastern Conference, at home.

In the powerful Eastern Conference this season, the Cavaliers' record has also become 12 wins and 10 losses, and their winning rate has improved, but they are still ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference.

On the same day, the Raptors also won, beating the New York Knicks on the road.

Therefore, the two teams are still in a very fierce entanglement.

As for who will be eighth in the Eastern Conference in this year's playoffs, the Cavaliers or the Raptors, or the Hornets, 76ers or Pistons in front of them, who will fall behind?

However, for Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan.

Before the All-Star break, it is important to maintain the top eight spots in the Eastern Conference.

Well, mainly for Xiao Zhan.

Chen Xiao does not need to rely on record to become an All-Star starter.

But Xiao Zhan can't.

Xiao Zhan is still not sure how many votes he can get in China, and he is still not sure whether the votes in China can lift him into the All-Star starting lineup.

As for the United States, although he is the chosen one, if he wants to get wider support, his record cannot be bad.

Even if you can't score as a starter and you score as a substitute, you still need a record!

Xiao Zhan feels that his data should be enough now.

Just bad performance.

Therefore, Xiao Zhan has been working so hard in the game recently.

In this game against the Pistons, if James hadn't worked so hard, he wouldn't have been able to score 23 points with a good touch.

"Xiao Chen, although we won this game, I think this Piston has great potential!"

Before the game, Xiao Zhan was clamoring to sit back and watch five, and Xiao Zhan, who was so restless before the game, actually gave up after the game against the Pistons, even though he clearly won.

This shows what?

This shows that although Xiao Zhan has a flamboyant personality, his IQ and football quotient are very high.

The Pistons really didn't do their best against the Cavaliers.

This is not because their players have reservations, but because their offensive and defensive core, Rasheed Wallace, has not yet integrated into the Pistons.

Crawford is also a new player, but Crawford's importance to the Cavaliers is not the same as Rasheed Wallace's importance to the Pistons.

"LeBron, Chen, do you know what I said to Joe Dumars after we lost to the Nets last season when I was the head coach of the Pistons?"

"I said, as long as you can get me Rasheed Wallace, I guarantee that I can lead the Pistons to the finals and defeat the Lakers to win the championship."

"Rashid Wallace is the Piston I built, the final piece of the championship puzzle."

"..."

Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan were shocked.

It turns out that we defeated a championship-level team in this game?

And it’s a super championship-level team that, in Carlisle’s view, can defeat the OK Lakers?

Well, although they hadn't adjusted well when we defeated them, it was enough to make Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan feel incredible.

The premise is that Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan need to believe Carlisle's statement.

To be honest, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan tried hard to believe Carlisle's statement.

But Carlyle's statement was too fantastical.

This is just a civilian Pistons, can they beat the OK Lakers?

"Xiao Chen, do you believe it?"

"I do not believe."

Well, it doesn’t really matter if you believe it or not.

If what Carlisle says is true, the Eastern Conference has been horrific this season.

F7 Nets, MD Magic, is recognized as a championship team.

Plus a piston, this...

Is this east still a place where people live?

I wanted to use the torrent of steel from the Cleveland Tank Regiment to kill the Pistons, but was stuck by the Pistons' trenches.

Although the Cavaliers won in the end, it also made the Cavaliers players like Xiao Zhan dare not underestimate the heroes of the world.

On December 13, 2003, the Cleveland Cavaliers played at home against the Houston Mosaics, who are now 13 wins and 10 losses in the West.

The Houston Mosaics have a good record this season.

It exceeded many people's expectations.

In addition to the overall strength of the Western Conference becoming much weaker, the most important thing is that this summer, a very tragic tragedy occurred in Houston.

On June 30 this year, Rockets guard Jay Williams took his Duke University junior Redick out for a ride on his heavy-duty motorcycle in Houston.

On that night, Williams drove Redick on that heavy motorcycle and was so happy.

However, just when the two young people were having fun, the motorcycle unexpectedly lost control and hit a telephone pole on the roadside. Williams and Reddick were thrown far away.

In the end, Redick landed first, and Williams luckily fell on Redick. As a result, Redick was seriously injured, Jay Williams was bruised, and fragments of the heavy motorcycle that were also thrown out, But he directly hit Morey, the Celtics vice president of operations, who had just come to Houston to discuss the Francis deal with Rockets general manager Dawson.

Although NBA players often have various bizarre incidents, this incident is really too bizarre.

So after it happened, the entire American Internet was discussing it like crazy.

Although this tragedy was cruel, many netizens in the United States laughed very unkindly.

After all, this thing is indeed so bizarre and incredible that it makes people want to laugh.

Since this bizarre and unbelievable thing happened, Rockets potential guard Jay Williams, a motorcycle enthusiast, no longer dares to ride a motorcycle.

And after using Celtics Vice President of Operations Morey and junior Redick to worship the gods, Jay Williams this season has a bit of boundless power.

Well, Redick was seriously injured on the spot and died two days after being taken to the hospital.

This incident really hit Jay Williams hard.

However, I have to say that Jay Williams is still a very responsible person.

Although the motorcycle company and insurance company lost a lot of money.

But Jay Williams still said in an interview with the American media.

"Although this is not my responsibility, this matter did happen because of me. I will take my responsibility, Darrell's wife and daughter, if they are willing, I will take care of them for a lifetime. Now, I will work hard. Be a good husband and a good father.”

Good guy, a famous NBA romantic young man and prodigal son, actually wants to be a good father and husband like Wade.

And Jay Williams is really not just talking.

It's really in action.

And it really took three months to impress the wife and daughter of the Kai team vice president and accept his proposal.

From a practical perspective, the woman is less than 30, her daughter is only a few years old, and Jay Williams is a talented NBA player, so she is indeed a good support.

After getting married, Jay Williams was no longer so willful in games and training, and began to look back.

Williams' talent is still very good, but the only difference is his hard work and seriousness. When he is serious and doesn't waste his talent, he can surprise the whole world.

In fact, this season, the whole world is really surprised.

This season for the Mosaic team, Williams has been in very good form, and his average data per game has also skyrocketed to 17+7 per game. He has the intention of competing with Luo Ge for the Most Improved Player this season.

And his and Francis' mosaic double guns are now a bit shocking to the West.

With a better personality, the problem of coexistence between him and Francis can be gradually resolved.

Therefore, the strength of Mosaic this season is acceptable.

In this game against Mosaic, the Cavaliers are still very serious.

The combination of the Rockets' two small guards is really not an object that the Cavaliers are good at dealing with.

Neither Chen Xiao nor James are very comfortable with small guards.

I have to say that the Cavaliers are right to take this game seriously.

The mosaic of this game did give the Cavaliers a lot of trouble.

In the end, the Cavaliers relied on Chen Xiao's pick-and-roll singles to knock Francis off the court in the fourth quarter, and finally won a difficult 111-105 home victory.

In this game, Chen Xiao made 11 of 21 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and 5 of 8 free throws. He scored 31 points and had 8 rebounds and 8 assists in the game.

And Zhan was 7 of 19, with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

After Crawford's poor performance against the Pistons in the previous game, he made 9 of 18 in this game, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 25 points.

The Cavaliers scored 73 points in this game with three shots.

On the opposite side, Francis scored 24 points and Jay Williams scored 28 points. The two scored 52 points together. This game caused a lot of trouble for the Cavaliers.

Because of Jay Williams' tragic experience, after the game, Chen Xiao and the players from the Cavaliers went to Jay Williams to say hello to him.

As for the bad relationship between Chen Xiao and Jay Williams in the past, in the face of such a tragic incident, those small disputes in the past are really not important.

What's more, Chen Xiao could tell this time that Jay Williams had really matured.

"Jay, my condolences, this will get over."

"Thank you, Chen, I'm very happy now."

Chen Xiao and Jay Williams, two former enemies, now laughed away their grudges.

Darius Miles, who was next to him, looked toward the sidelines along the way Jay Williams said he was very happy.

A very charming SF in every aspect looked at Jay Williams affectionately.

Seeing this woman looking at Jay Williams, little SP Miles was so jealous!

No wonder you say happy!

This is simply the ultimate practical weapon!

"Darius, are you okay?"

"Motorcycle, from now on, I also want to learn to drive a motorcycle!"

"No one can stop me!"

"..."

Chen Xiao was a little dumbfounded. Where did my little wolf king get stimulated?

ps: The second update today. In the past two days, the baby suddenly became tired of milk. He drank less than 400ml a day. I don’t know what to do. Hey, it’s too difficult/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~.