I’m Really Playing Basketball

Before the game between the Cavaliers and Lakers, many people predicted that it would be a wonderful scoring battle.

The top two players in the current NBA scoring list will show their talents in this game and score high points against each other.

After all, Kobe averaged 36.9 per game and Chen Xiao averaged 32 per game.

In the history of the NBA, there have been few direct matches between players who averaged so many points per game.

Not only do the two average more points per game, but they are also in the same position, which is rare.

It is normal for fans and audiences to have more expectations.

However, after the game started, the performance of this game made all the spectators feel incredible.

Halfway through the first quarter, the game entered an official timeout. At this time, the score on the court was 8-8.

Well, the Lakers and Cavaliers, two teams with the first and second scorers, played for more than six minutes, and the two teams had such a score for one and a half quarters, which is really incredible.

What’s even more amazing is that when the two teams had an official timeout, the head coaches of the two teams, Lakers head coach Byron Scott and Cavaliers head coach Rick Carlisle, seemed to be concerned about the two teams on the court. I am very satisfied with the performance and have no intention of changing.

In fact, Byron Scott and Carlisle are really satisfied.

As far as Carlisle is concerned, the Lakers are a difficult opponent to beat.

This Lakers style is very restrained against the Cavaliers.

The Lakers' three perimeter players, Kidd, Kobe, and Devin George, don't talk about their offense. The perimeter defense of these three people is really outstanding.

Coupled with the extremely powerful inside combination of Battelle and Boozer, Chen Xiao and James have difficulty in attacking, scoring, and picking and rolling.

I just want outside singles.

And when Chen Xiao was on the court just now, he was playing singles on the outside. This was the Cavaliers' best offensive method in this game.

However, this method can be optimized.

For example, Chen Xiao can not play in isolation against Kobe, but can play in isolation against Kidd or Devin George.

For example, the Cavaliers don't need Chen Xiao to play in singles all the time, and Crawford can also play in singles all the time.

That's all, but since Chen Xiao is the boss of the team, he is willing to play singles against Kobe in this game, and Carlisle also supports it.

And it's not just general support, it's great support.

Because on the opposite side, Kobe can also beat Crawford in isolation.

Kobe did not single out Crawford but kept playing alone against Chen Xiao. It was obvious that he was competing with Chen Xiao.

If Chen Xiao substitutes for singles and does not play Kobe, then Crawford will be in danger on the court.

Chen Xiao's success rate against Kidd or Devin George is definitely not as good as Kobe's against Crawford.

Of course, it's okay to double-team Kobe when Kobe beats Crawford, but double-teaming is always risky. What if in this game, Kobe is the one who can compete with Reggie Miller with three-pointers?

In this case, he is willing to see Chen Xiao and Kobe Bryant work hard, which is good for the Cavaliers and bad for the Lakers.

This is indeed the case. Lakers head coach Byron Scott does have some objections to Kobe always playing Chen Xiao instead of switching positions to play Crawford.

However, he can accept it.

Because when Kobe goes to play Crawford alone, the Cavaliers will definitely double-team Kobe, James and Crawford, or Chen Xiao and Crawford to double-team Kobe.

After all, of the Lakers' three outsiders, only Kobe has excellent shooting ability, and the other two do not have such excellent shooting ability.

Therefore, in the previous games of the Lakers this season, Kobe did not have as many singles opportunities as this game.

In previous games, other teams have been double-teaming Kobe because of the offensive capabilities of Kidd and Devin George.

Now, Kobe finally has a chance to play in singles, how could he stop it?

With Kobe's offensive status this season, he is invincible in singles!

Although the target of Kobe's singles was his former Nets disciple Chen Xiao, a player who was extremely defensive.

However, a single attack is better than a double attack!

Even if the person playing singles is Chen Xiao.

And this is why Chen Xiao and Kobe are so crazy about singles, and the head coaches of the two teams not only don't care, but also let them go.

Although it is crazy for the two of them to play in isolation, it is acceptable and is even the team's best offensive method.

On the court, after the timeout, the game continued. Kidd had been reading the Cavaliers' defense as he pushed the ball across half court.

After halftime, Kidd called Boozer to come out to pick and roll him. After Kidd and Boozer picked and rolled, Cavaliers power forward Darius Miles switched in front of him, and James switched to Boozer's before.

Darius Miles is the power forward of the Cavaliers, but his style is also a small forward. It is difficult for ordinary outside players to play against him.

On the other side, although James is a point guard, to be honest, it is not easy for ordinary power forwards, especially shooting power forwards, to pull him out and shoot him. After all, James' height is not an ordinary point guard at all.

This is why Kobe's isolation is the best way for the Lakers to beat the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers' defense really defeats the Lakers!

Therefore, the pick-and-roll between Kidd and Boozer this time was not for their own and Boozer's offense at all, but entirely for Kobe's offense!

Kidd is creating a better singles environment for Kobe to sit in the low post and single out Chen Xiao.

After pulling Darius Miles out, Kidd did not hit the ball to Boozer next to him, but immediately hit the ball to Kobe, who was sitting on the right waist with Chen Xiao about to hit Chen Xiao with his back. .

And this is why Kobe liked Kidd so much.

Although Kidd is not very good at shooting.

But you wouldn’t think that if he is paired with a guard who can shoot, he will pass the ball and the opponent will not double-team him, right?

It's not like he hasn't partnered with Fisher before.

Unless he is paired with Chen Xiao and Tracy McGrady, his offensive threat will not seem that great.

But is this possible?

Since you have to be double-teamed when holding the ball, why not find a partner like Kidd who is extremely smart and can pass the ball.

Look at the current environment in which he is playing singles against Chen Xiao. Is it something Fisher can create?

Kobe used his peripheral vision to see Miles being moved out by Kidd, and James was also removed from the help defense position, and he was very satisfied.

Kobe, who was leaning against Chen Xiao, turned to the right and took a step back. After noticing Chen Xiao's footsteps moving to the right, he immediately turned his back to the left and turned around Chen Xiao.

"What a waist!"

Even though Chen Xiao was the one who had been raped, he was still amazed by Boss Ke's extreme waist twisting.

With Ke Lao's waist strength, you can imagine how difficult it is to defend his back-turn breakthrough.

After breaking through Chen Xiao in a singles, Kobe, with Chen Xiao's pursuit and Chandler's help, made an extremely beautiful flying pull-up layup and hit!

10 to 8!

After scoring the goal, Kobe smiled at Chen Xiao next to him, then raised his eyebrows, raised his head, and handsomely returned to defense.

"Awesome, awesome, Ke idol is really awesome!"

Boss Ke's layup with a lever just now made Chen Xiao wet.

As one of the top five shooting points in the NBA, Chen Xiao may be the only one among the five that does not have this kind of extreme operation ability under the basket.

Boss Ke, Boss Ai, McGrady, and Carter all have unique skills.

Speaking of which, Chen Xiao really felt that he had overreached a bit.

In this game, it’s okay to actively seek out Ke’s boss for a one-on-one match, but he even covets Ke’s unique skills under the basket.

How could he, a rookie who had only played basketball for two and a half years, have everything so quickly.

It was already a miracle that he could stand on the same level as Kobe, Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Carter and others in two and a half years, and be recognized by everyone.

Therefore, NBA media and experts now say that he is a genius like Olajuwon and Duncan.

Even more talented than Duncan and Olajuwon.

There was no way Olajuwon could reach this level in two and a half years.

Moreover, he learned basketball much later than Olajuwon and Duncan. He only formally came into contact with systematic basketball games and training when he was over 18 years old.

Olajuwon and Duncan are both 15 years old.

Although 15 is too late, there is still plasticity after all.

I came into contact with basketball at the age of 18, won the NCAA championship and MOP at the age of 19, and won the NBA championship and FMVP at the age of 20. Isn't this a miracle?

Therefore, Chen Xiao's growth rate seems to outsiders to be rising like a rocket.

In less than three years, he can have everything Kobe has.

This is not Chen Xiaodio, but Kobe is too good.

Is Kobe very good?

of course not!

After thinking about this, Chen Xiao recovered from his envy of Boss Ke and continued to enjoy the duel and singles with Boss Ke.

Boss Ke just gave him a wonderful back slap, and of course he was going to return it this time!

In this official timeout, although the head coaches of the two teams did not make any changes to the team's tactics, they still made fine adjustments.

For the Lakers, Byron Scott arranged for Kobe to play more behind the basket.

As for the Cavaliers, Carlisle also has the same arrangement.

If it's not that easy to play in singles with the ball in the front, the shooting percentage is not that high, and the feel is not that good, go closer to the basket.

Obviously, Boss Ke also knew the reason why Chen Xiao gave up holding the ball, so after Chen Xiao pressed to the three-point line, Boss Ke had been trying his best to prevent Chen Xiao from going to the low post.

However, with Chen Xiao's current 90% offensive position, although he may not be able to get many open spaces or shooting opportunities under Kobe's off-ball defense, he can still do it if he wants to sit in the low post.

After Chen Xiao sat down on Kobe at the right waist, James' pass had already reached Chen Xiao's hands.

Facing Kobe's close defense, Chen Xiao did not try to turn his back and break through to the basket for a dunk or layup.

He doesn't have that ability, and there are too many people under the basket.

Neither Chandler nor Miles has the ability to open up space. The two fat guys, Bugs and Boozer, are all under the basket. You can imagine how crowded the Lakers' basket is.

It is also conceivable how painful it was for Xiao Zhan to play in this game.

Will outside players who are not very good at shooting have no way to survive against this Lakers team? !

The outside row is Kobe, Kidd, and Devin George, and the inside is O'Neal and Boozer. If you can't shoot, it will be really painful.

Even outside players who can shoot are actually quite painful against this Lakers team.

The most powerful player in the league against this Lakers is Nowitzki.

Back to Chen Xiao and Kobe.

Chen Xiao had no intention of breaking through Kobe and going to the basket.

After receiving the pass from Xiao Zhan, Chen Xiao turned around and jumped up while grabbing the ball with one hand, making the boss who was guarding Chen Xiao look envious.

That one-handed catch, that wingspan, that movement, that staying in the air!

Isn't this the Jordan he has watched countless times on TV and studied countless times?

Once upon a time, he always dreamed of playing against Jordan.

He was at his peak, Jordan was at his peak, and the two were fighting.

But when Jordan was at his peak, he was a rookie.

At his peak, Jordan was about to retire.

And now, he actually found in Chen Xiao the shadow of a peak showdown with Jordan.

Speaking of which, Kobe may find it incredible.

Chen Xiao is obviously his fan, but he is more like his ancestor Jordan. Is this the so-called atavism?

Also, he actually looks for the shadow of Jordan in his fans. Isn't this very wrong?

Kobe, who was flying to block the shot, looked very weak. Chen Xiao, who was showing off his long arms and long hands in front of him, looked a little confused.

At this time, he was not facing the Cavaliers' No. 24, but seemed to be seeing the Bulls' No. 23!

A swipe!

The basketball thrown by Chen Xiao fell into the net!

10 to 10!

"pretty……"

Seeing Chen Xiao's very "Jordanian" shot in front of Kobe Bryant's fadeaway jumper, it was not just Kobe who saw the shadow of Jordan in Chen Xiao.

Even the courtside commentators Barkley and Kenny Smith felt the same way about Kobe.

"23VS24, is this what the peak 23VS24 feels like?"

Barkley looked at the magical singles between Chen Xiao and Kobe on the court, with a look of reminiscence on his face.

In this game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers, the offensive efficiency of the two teams was not very high.

The score between the two teams was also very low, but in this game, no one, whether it was him or Kenny Smith next to him, thought the game was not good to watch.

In fact, none of the Lakers fans at the scene or the audience in front of the TV thought this game was unpleasant.

The singles between Chen Xiao and Kobe, whether they hit or miss, was so touching!

Barkley now finally knows what it feels like to have a game that gives him and the crowd so much anticipation.

The expectations of peak Kobe VS peak Jordan!

This season Kobe Bryant chased Jordan's record of 37.1 points per game with the Lakers.

Everyone is comparing Kobe and Jordan.

But Kobe is still here, and Jordan has left.

And now, the Jordan that everyone is looking forward to, he has returned to the court in another form!

"This is not 24VS24, this is 24VS23!"

24VS23?

Jordan, who was eating Christmas dinner with his family in front of the TV, looked at the TV in front of him with a charming smile on his face.

At this time, Jordan had just retired, and the smile on his face was not so plump, but still very charming.

To be honest, he is also looking forward to how much trouble Chen Xiao, who has inherited his unique skills and his spirit, can make in this new era.

He cannot use his peak strength to appreciate the elegance of the younger generation of superstars such as Kobe, Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Carter, Duncan, and Garnett.

But Chen Xiao can.

Jordan, who originally had a trace of regret in his heart after retiring, feels that he has no regrets at this time.

He seemed to be gone, but he was not.

but……

"These two guys are pretty tough in this game, hahahaha."

Watching the duel between Chen Xiao and Kobe on TV, Jordan took a satisfied sip of the red wine in his glass.

I won’t smoke anymore, and I can’t spoil the baby.

I'm looking forward to my baby going to the NBA to play against Xiao Chen.

The scene once again returned to Staples, the Lakers attacked, and the singles duel between Kobe and Chen Xiao continued.

This time, Kobe was unable to use his waist strength to forcibly twist Chen Xiao, who had made the correct judgment. He could only throw Chen Xiao like Chen Xiao threw him just now.

The movements are almost exactly the same, the turns are exactly the same, the tilts back are exactly the same, and even the angles of the tongues sticking out are exactly the same.

However, on this shot, Kobe used his Kobe-style turnaround to hit Chen Xiao's block.

Kobe's arms are not that long, so he needs to lean back to face Chen Xiao's block.

At the same time, Kobe's palms are not that big, so when he is leaning back to the extreme, his hand control of the ball is not that good. This causes Kobe's shooting stability to be worse than Jordan's.

And this is why many people think Kobe's move is less interesting than Jordan's move.

Well, that's why many people think Jordan's move is a purple magic skill, while Kobe's move is just a purple-gold quasi-magic skill.

There is indeed a difference.

The difference is not in the technology, but in the physical hardware.

If we compare skills with Ko's offensive skills, there is no one better than him in the entire history of the NBA.

Looking back, the Cavaliers attacked. This time, Chen Xiao was still pushing and pulling against Kobe all the time. Chen Xiao did not choose to hit the waist position with great effort, but chose not to go so deep, choosing to receive the ball in the mid-range. After receiving the pass from James, he directly pulled out Kobe.

Chen Xiao's movements are still very Jordan, but this shot is the same as Kobe's just now, it's iron.

Kobe's defense was excellent.

If Chen Xiao's defense is perfect in physical hardware and lacking in technique, then Kobe's single defense is perfect in technique.

Although he couldn't block Chen Xiao's shots, he would use various methods to make Chen Xiao feel uncomfortable when Chen Xiao was shooting.

It is difficult for ordinary people to do what Kobe did to Chen Xiao in this game.

In the 'Mamba Mentality' showdown between Kobe Bryant and Chen Xiao, the first quarter was over and the Lakers were temporarily trailing by two points at home, 17-19.

Throughout the first quarter, Kobe made 3 of 10 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 8 points.

On the opposite side, Chen Xiao scored 9 points on 3 of 10, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws.

Overall, the first quarter matchup between Chen Xiao and Kobe was evenly matched.

Other players on the Cavaliers and Lakers performed similarly.

It can be seen that the strength of the two teams is very close.

After the first quarter of the game, when Chen Xiao and Kobe came off the court, their faces were filled with unfinished smiles, even though they were covered in sweat.

"Idol, you really are a Mamba!"

"You're Mamba too."

The first quarter ended and the second quarter started. Chen Xiao and Kobe almost said to their head coach who was arranging tactics on the sidelines at the same time: "Coach, I don't want to rest in the second quarter yet."

After Chen Xiao and Kobe finished speaking, Carlisle and Scott both nodded and agreed to their request after being stunned for a moment.

To be fair, the Lakers, like the Cavaliers, don't have a very strong bench.

After O'Neal left, many of the Lakers' high-quality leg-holding players left.

For example, Robert Horry went to the Magic. He felt that Duncan's legs were now thicker.

So for Scott, it's good for Kobe to have fighting spirit.

The only problem is, Kobe's stamina...

On the other side of the Cavaliers, Carlisle had no reason to refuse. There is no difference between Chen Xiao leading the team as a substitute and James leading the team as a substitute.

Therefore, in the second quarter of the game, when they saw Chen Xiao and Kobe staying on the court, the Lakers fans at the scene burst into cheers.

“Obviously, the audience at the scene was as unsatisfied as we were!”

"It's hard to imagine that we would be so obsessed with such an ineffective matchup."

Barkley and Kenny Smith explained excitedly.

At this time, James, who was sitting on the bench, also had his eyes wide open, looking in disbelief at the Lakers fans on the edge of the court cheering for Chen Xiao and Kobe.

It was also hard for him to imagine that this inefficient duel between Chen Xiao and Kobe would fascinate the audience so much.

According to his basketball values, the game between Xiao Chen and Kobe was a cancer!

Fans, coaches and spectators will not like such a toxic duel.

But the atmosphere at the scene somewhat changed his view on this style of play.

“Is this the power of the Mamba Mentality?”

I kind of want to learn.

No, Xiao Zhan, this is the power of beauty!

You may not learn it.

In the second quarter, the Lakers attacked first, even though the Cavaliers' lineup had been replaced by a substitute lineup, and the overall defense was not that strong.

Kobe still didn't call pick-and-rolls or screens.

"Everyone go away, I'm going to fight you one by one!"

After Kobe held the ball for half the game, he faced Chen Xiao with two crotch changes, turned around, broke through and made a pull-up jump shot, and shot from mid-range against Chen Xiao's side block!

Hit!

19 to 19!

Looking back, Chen Xiao held the ball through half the court. Facing Kobe's close defense, he lunged forward, turned left, retreated and shot a three-pointer. Against Kobe's defense, he shot a three-pointer!

Hit!

22 to 19!

When the two of them brought the substitute lineup, they both became more Mamba!

Looking at the two men with Mamba spirit on the court, the Lakers fans on the sidelines had nothing to repay but gave them their craziest applause and cheers.

In the second quarter of this game, Chen Xiao's touch improved somewhat, and without Kobe's two excellent defenders, Chandler and Darius Miles, he had the advantage of stronger singles skills. He performed even better.

On the whole, Chen Xiao used his better height and wingspan to match his shooting skills and Kobe Bryant's better and more perfect skills, and he still played a 50-50 score.

At the end of the second quarter, the score between the two teams was 41 to 44, with the Los Angeles Lakers playing at home trailing by 3 points.

"Are you going to give up and kill Mamba?"

“The dictionary of Mamba Mentality doesn’t give up!”

Chen Xiao and Kobe smiled at each other, and the third quarter continued.

After a half-time break, Chen Xiao and Kobe Bryant, who were obviously exhausted in the first half, became more lively again.

Chen Xiao and Kobe are both the league's kings of shooting after a lot of physical exertion.

Whether it is Chen Xiao's Qiao style fade or Kobe's Kobe style fade, the consumption of shooting is less than that of other shooting techniques.

Among them, Chen Xiao's Qiao's back is definitely more stable, and it's hard to say whether it consumes less.

However, Kobe's physical fitness is definitely better than Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao's endurance is 95, and Kobe will definitely not have less than this number.

Moreover, Kobe is lighter and Chen Xiao is heavier.

In this case, Chen Xiao's physical condition is definitely worse than Kobe.

Although his physical fitness was worse, his shooting was more stable, so in the third quarter, the duel between Kobe and Chen Xiao was still 50-50!

It is hard to imagine that the game between Chen Xiao and Kobe could be so intense.

For Kidd, this gave him a new understanding of his little brother.

Although Kidd did not have a very satisfactory life with the Lakers and did not get along well with Kobe, Kidd still recognized Kobe's strength very much.

After spending half a year with Kobe, Kidd felt that Kobe's personal abilities were probably at the pinnacle of the NBA.

I'm afraid Jordan, that's all.

But in this game, Kidd really felt amazing when he saw Chen Xiao and Kobe not falling behind in an extreme one-on-one match.

How long has Chen Xiao been out of his sight?

It’s only half a year!

In just half a year, has he grown to this point?

In fact, in the second half of the game, Kobe, who has better physical strength and better skills, should be harvesting.

But in the end the two were still 50-50 apart, which was a huge shock to Kidd.

Even Kobe himself was shocked at this time.

Of course, there are also the viewers who have been watching the game on TV.

McGrady, Iverson, Carter, Ray Allen and others.

Such a magical matchup between Kobe Bryant and Chen Xiao has now attracted almost half of the NBA players to watch.

"Wonderboy is now a player on the same level as us."

He is not a superstar, he is a super giant!

McGrady, Iverson, and Carter almost all thought this in their hearts.

This is not based on Jordan's promotion, nor is it based on his FMVP and MOP honors.

What made them think like this this time was because of Chen Xiao's strength!

This season, Kobe is averaging 36.9 points per game, directly catching up with third-year Jordan Kobe!

This season, Kobe Bryant seems to be the most outstanding of the five defenders.

But Chen Xiao, the youngest of the top five guards, was able to play 50-50 with Kobe, which is amazing.

Therefore, Ray Allen, who had always wanted to squeeze into the top five guards but was not available, was also biting his lip after watching this game.

In the fourth quarter, Kobe, whose physical and technical advantages were more obvious, led the Lakers to chase points. Until there were 10 seconds left in the game, Kobe, under the interference of Chen Xiao, took the maximum shot and used a mid-range jumper with Mamba spirit to overtake. score.

"Even though his shooting has been interfered to the limit by Boy Wonder, he still bravely throws the basketball!"

"This is the Black Mamba of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant!"

"Congratulations to the Lakers, overtake the score!"

"Congratulations Kobe, about to win a Mamba mental battle!"

Just when everyone on the scene thought that Kobe would win the Mamba Spirit Showdown in this game and lead the Lakers to victory.

last moment.

The Cavaliers No. 24 named "Kill the Mamba" made a comeback, faced Kobe's single defense, shot a three-pointer, and killed the Lakers!

89 to 87!

For a moment, Barkley, who was originally cheering for Kobe, was almost dumb.

Kenny Smith next to him stood up excitedly, roaring loudly.

"Even if he has missed four previous shots and three three-pointers, even if his physical strength has bottomed out visibly, as long as it is the final victory, he has never been soft!"

"This is the Cleveland Cavaliers Kill Mamba!"

"He's number 24, not 23, he is!"

"Xiao——Chen!"

Staples in silence.

Kenny Smith is cheering.

All the audience in front of the TV were shocked.

The Cavaliers players on the court are running.

And Chen Xiao and Kobe, who seemed to be the center of the world.

The two looked at each other quietly, and after looking at each other with sweaty faces, they both smiled.

There is no disappointment in the smile, no victory or defeat, only satisfaction.

This is Mamba.

This is basketball.

Our basketball!

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