I’m Really Playing Basketball

89 to 87, the Cleveland Cavaliers, ninth in the Eastern Conference, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, fifth in the Western Conference, in an away game, winning the first game of the 2003 NBA Christmas Day game.

In this game, Chen Xiao and Kobe engaged in an ultimate singles battle called "Mamba Mentality", which was actually a duel of personal abilities.

In such a one-on-one battle, Chen Xiao started three quarters with Kobe Bryant, and when he was about to lose in the fourth quarter, he relied on the final three-pointer to defeat Kobe and the Lakers.

After the game, Chen Xiao was very happy.

This is not because his strength has been further recognized.

After watching this extreme one-on-one match between him and Kobe, many people felt that he had super strength.

According to the system's evaluation of a player's strength, if he has super strength, his overall strength must be at least A+.

Chen Xiao’s current attribute is A.

Comprehensive strength includes attributes, talents, skills, static data, etc.

The A of Chen Xiao's system is the attribute ability. Chen Xiao's current attribute ability has not actually reached the super giant level.

But relying on his purple skill Joe's backward leaning, his own purple skill God's Eye and Xiao Zhan's dribbling purple-gold skill, coupled with his height and wingspan, his actual comprehensive strength is better than his Attributes are strong.

When he was still A- before, he could leapfrog and fight Pierce.

Now that he is A, he can still leapfrog and fight with A+ level players. Even because of the addition of Xiao Zhan's dribbling and God's Eye skills, Chen Xiao's ability to leapfrog even stronger.

In the history of the NBA, there are many players like Chen Xiao who, relying on their amazing talents or skills, can leapfrog, or even leapfrog a lot, with not very high attributes.

For example, a certain primary school student in history, do you think his attributes and abilities were high, and his combat power was high?

So there is no problem at all that Chen Xiao now has super giant strength.

Of course, Chen Xiao knew that Ke Boss was not an ordinary A+, he was S-, so if he hadn't relied on the final scoring experience card to win this game, he would have been unable to hold on in the fourth quarter.

Therefore, although he seemed to be evenly matched with Ke Lao in this match, his overall strength was still a hair behind Ke Lao.

In such a battle, I am very happy to know the slight difference in strength between myself and Brother Ke, and to know my future direction.

But this is not what makes Chen Xiao happy the most. The thing that makes Chen Xiao happy the most in this game is finally seeing the Mamba spirit that has haunted him.

Before, his Mamba Mentality was a figment of his imagination.

I imagined it based on the Mamba mentality of Kobo.

Now the image of imagination turned into reality was in front of him.

He observed so closely the Mamba Mentality that has guided him forward.

Moreover, the Mamba Mentality he observed was almost exactly the same as what he imagined and understood.

Do you think Chen Xiao can't be excited and happy?

I just don’t know what Chen Xiao’s expression would be like if he knew that the Mamba Mentality in Boss Ke was exported and sold domestically.

After all, Boss Ke got his Mamba mentality from you.

Do you think it's not like it?

Otherwise, no serious person knows what Mamba Mentality is!

Ha ha ha ha.

Going back to the game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, Chen Xiao played 48 minutes in the game, 16 of 39, 6 of 15 three-pointers, 8 of 10 free throws, 46 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 steals. Comprehensive data on caps.

Facing Boss Ke's full-court defense, Chen Xiao's shooting percentage in this game was mediocre, but his three-point shooting percentage was good, mainly because the touch of three-point shooting improved a lot after the second quarter.

I have to say that in this duel with Mr. Ke, Chen Xiao re-understood what his advantages were.

He is taller and heavier than all guards in the NBA. He has very good shooting and defensive shooting conditions, and this is an important reason why he has always been able to leapfrog.

Qiao's recline is really not suitable for him.

If there is no Qiao's back to match his height and wingspan, relying on his pure attribute ability, he will play one-on-one with the Ke Boss who has reached the peak and his strength has reached S-, that is a gift.

In the NBA, no one is omnipotent.

Everyone has their own advantages.

Ke Laoda's advantage is his invincible offensive and defensive skills.

Ai Laoda's advantages are his invincible breakthrough skills and excellent speed and explosive dexterity.

As for Chen Xiao, his advantage is his height, wingspan and Qiao's back. If Chen Xiao wants to be stronger, he must continue to expand his advantages around this core.

In this game against the Lakers, Chen Xiao was the Cavaliers' main attacker. The Cavaliers only took 81 shots, and Chen Xiao's shots accounted for almost half of the Cavaliers' shots.

Apart from Chen Xiao, Crawford took the most shots in this game, hitting 7 of 18 and scoring 18 points.

And Zhan's offense in this game was very uncomfortable. The Lakers' player configuration and defensive tactics restrained Zhan. Zhan didn't take many shots in this game, scoring 12 points on 4 of 12 shots.

However, Xiao Zhan grabbed a lot of rebounds in this game, grabbing 18 rebounds and 8 assists in the game.

After all, Chen Xiao and Kobe were absolutely epic assist experts in this game.

The two of them are sad, but thousands of families are happy.

As for the Lakers, because Chen Xiao still has Crawford beside him who can help, and in the fourth quarter when Chen Xiao's physical strength was a little weak, he didn't take as many shots as Ko.

Therefore, Ke Lao's shot data in this game is much crazier than Chen Xiao's.

Clark made 19 of 46 shots, 3 of 11 three-pointers, and 8 of 12 free throws. He scored a game-high 49 points, plus 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

If you don't take the shooting percentage into account, just judging from the number of points scored, this game is a qualified scoring battle.

Kobe and Chen Xiao both scored more than 45 points, both 40+, which is not considered a surge, so what counts as a surge?

In comparison.

Kobe's score is higher than that of Chen Xiao, while Chen Xiao's efficiency is slightly better than Kobe's.

Overall, this game was a 50-50 split between the two.

Of course, Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers won the game.

After the game, Chen Xiao and Kobe Bryant, who played such a game, must be the darlings of the media.

After all, if this game were a movie, then this movie would obviously be the leading roles of Chen Xiao and Kobe, and the others, whether they are Big Brother or James, would not even count as supporting roles.

Boss Ji may not be happy, but Xiao Zhan, who is sitting next to Chen Xiao, is quite happy at this time.

Almost another big triple-double.

Having said that, Xiao Zhan's average data per game this season is probably going to explode for a rookie.

In this game, Chen Xiao and Kobe were each other's protagonists and supporting roles. The focus of the entire game was always on the two who played 48 minutes.

At the post-game press conference, most of the questions reporters asked Chen Xiao were about Kobe.

Of course Chen Xiao is full of praise for his idol.

Even when asked what kind of scorer Kobe was in his mind in this game, Chen Xiao blurted out directly.

"Do you want to know the offensive limits of human beings? Go defend Kobe, he will not let you down."

Hearing what Chen Xiao said, the Los Angeles reporters at the scene gave Chen Xiao applause.

This evaluation is too high!

Because this evaluation does not add any active or other limiting attributes.

So can it be understood that Chen Xiao thinks Kobe's offensive ability is better than Jordan and Chamberlain?

After all, this is already the limit of human beings.

This is interesting, so a Chicago Tribune reporter at the scene quickly discovered the beauty of Chen Xiao's statement: "Chen, you mean, Kobe's scoring ability is better than Michael's?"

As soon as this question came up, the reporter who was already very excited at the scene became even more excited.

The comparison between Kobe and Jordan this season is one of the biggest traffic sources in the NBA!

They were comparing Kobe and Jordan before, both of them were experts and celebrities.

And now, this person is Chen Xiao!

Chen Xiao himself is a very popular player in the NBA.

So after the Chicago Tribune reporter raised this question, everyone was very excited.

As long as the Wonder Boy doesn't answer this question well enough, there will be an uproar!

And it's the kind of huge waves.

Is Kobe Bryant's scoring ability better than Jordan's?

To be honest, Chen Xiao really doesn't know. He has never beaten Jordan at his peak, but he has the unique skills of Jordan at his peak. He can imagine Jordan's situation.

But using one's own imagination to evaluate a player is disrespectful to the player.

What's more, he was an old senior who was very good to him.

"Before this game, the limit of human offensive players in my mind has always been Michael. In this game, Kobe scored more points than me, and his scoring ability is better than mine. So, now, he has become a human being in my mind. The limit for offensive players.”

"I can only judge that at their peak they were both better than me now. I can't judge who of the two is stronger."

This is the truest thought in Chen Xiao's heart.

Chen Xiao never thought about the consequences of answering this question.

To be honest, in Chen Xiao's mind, Jordan has always been a senior who is 'kind to others, supports the younger generation, is generous and cheerful, and does not care about the younger generation'. Therefore, when evaluating Jordan, Chen Xiao never plays any nonsense. Always tell the truth.

However, Chen Xiao didn't know how arrogant he was in telling the truth.

As long as your scoring ability exceeds yours, it is the limit of mankind. Do you mean that now your scoring ability is already the ceiling of the human limit, ranking third in the world?

Jordan and Kobe didn't stir up public opinion, but Chen Xiao himself jumped up and down!

Qiao Ke’s friendship depends on Chen Xiao’s rhythm!

"Chen, you mean that your scoring ability is third in NBA history?"

"Well, you can also say that if someone can play one-on-one like Kobe in the game with me, I can also be fourth, fifth, or even sixth or seventh."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking with a smile, Xiao Zhan next to him was shocked. Xiao Chen was almost challenging the strongest players in the league!

Don't think that the NBA is a gentle, respectful and conciliatory place. When Jordan was here, rookies dared to fuck Jordan.

You're just a little Chen, how could no one want to fuck you?

Seeing the confident look on Chen Xiao's face at this time, as if he didn't care at all, Xiao Zhan's face flushed with excitement after being shocked.

What Xiao Chen said just now was so pretentious!

"Not first, not second, not third, not even fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh!"

"As long as you can challenge me like Kobe, I'm free to do it, but if you can't do it, I'll keep my dissatisfaction in my eyes!"

This is too domineering!

Xiao Zhan felt that in the future, when he grew up under Xiao Chen's wings, he would also say such domineering words!

Even Xiao Zhan was shocked by Chen Xiao's words, not to mention these reporters in the United States.

However, after the shock, these reporters certainly knew that Chen Xiao's words were not only domineering, but would also bring them huge traffic.

So after the shock, these people became excited.

At the press conference after the game, Chen Xiao was full of praise for Boss Ke and spoke very highly of him.

When Mr. Ke was interviewed, his evaluation of Chen Xiao was also very good.

"Is Chen a superstar in the NBA? I think as long as I want to score, I can score unscrupulously. At this point, I am doing very well, but Chen is even more jaw-dropping in terms of scoring. He is too tall and too long. The technique is too good and scoring is too easy.”

Kobe's emotional words also made many reporters at the scene dumbfounded.

To be honest, the character of Boss Ke has always been "disobedient". Even Boss Qiao, Boss Ke always looks dissatisfied.

But this time, this evaluation of Chen Xiao...

This evaluation is really surprising and I don’t know how to evaluate it.

You want to say that Kobe admits that Chen Xiao is better than him, but he doesn't.

But he didn't say that he was better than Chen Xiao.

And listening to what was said later, Chen Xiao scored easier than him. This is really full of envy.

If the meaning of Kobe's words is understood correctly, it is that Kobe believes that Chen Xiao is already a super giant, and he is envious that Chen Xiao can score so easily.

Indeed, in this game, Kobe used his jaw-dropping perfect skills to get scoring opportunities. Chen Xiao could almost raise his hand to get it. He could shoot with just raising his hand. Regardless of whether he could score or not, his scoring did seem easier. .

In short, in this game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, both Chen Xiao and Kobe spoke highly of each other.

So after the game between the Cavaliers and Lakers, the entire American Internet was discussing this game.

To be fair, the Christmas game between the Cavaliers and Lakers is just the appetizer of tonight's Christmas game, not the finale.

The finale is the game between the Magic and the Nets.

But after the game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, all the focus was taken away by this game.

The hottest topic in the NBA is the ultimate one-on-one match between Chen Xiao and Kobe Bryant.

In NBA games, there are almost no such extreme one-on-one situations between two opposing players without the help of screens and pick-and-rolls.

Therefore, when the game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers is so popular, the game between the Kings and the Mavericks is a bit embarrassing.

When I am playing, others are discussing the game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers. How uncomfortable it is.

Even the league's president, David Stern, was watching the discussion after the game between the Cavaliers and Lakers with surprise.

Of course he also watched the game between the Cavaliers and Lakers.

From the perspective of an unprofessional fan, Chen Xiao and Kobe performed similarly in this game.

Both the strength and performance data are similar.

That kind of subtle difference can only be seen by Chen Xiao and Kobe themselves or professional players.

It’s good that David Stern can see that.

"The magical boy's strength has actually reached such a level..."

You know, Kobe is one of the protagonists of this season, the protagonist alongside O'Neal!

The plot of the NBA this season is that O'Neal and Kobe go their separate ways. O'Neal is chasing Jordan's championship progress, while Kobe is chasing Jordan's scoring footsteps.

The two protagonists and two lines go hand in hand.

Chen Xiao and James, the two future protagonists of the NBA, are slowly developing and their roles are still hidden for the time being.

But this game suddenly made David Stern feel that his design for this season seemed to have gone awry.

He even had some deviations in the positioning of the protagonist combination of Chen Xiao and James.

"LeBron's growth is rapid, but Wonder Boy's growth is equally incredible!"

It may not be easy for LeBron to catch up with the Wonder Boy in a short time.

"It seems that the plan really can't keep up with the changes."

David Stern had a smile on his face after a slight frown.

No matter what, if the league has an extra giant, that is something that everyone should be happy about.

David Stern's pattern is still very high. Although Chen Xiao's strength disrupted his plan, considering the overall situation of the NBA, his personal plan is actually insignificant.

Today’s Christmas Day game is the first between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, and the second between the Kings and the Mavericks.

Due to interviews and press conferences, Chen Xiao did not see most of the second game.

When I returned to the hotel, I saw the Dallas Mavericks defeat the Kings' third team, which even Peja was absent.

Weber is on the first team, Peja is on the second team, and without Wade Peja is the third team, which is fine.

111 to 103, the Mavericks only won by 8 points.

Moreover, after the first three quarters of the game, the Mavericks were still behind, trailing by a full six points, and in the first half, the Mavericks trailed by 16 points.

This is not a king with Weber and Peja, this is a king with neither Weber nor Peja.

However, the Mavericks still trailed by 16 points at halftime, even allowing Gerald Wallace, a Kings 15-level player, to score 13 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks at halftime.

Well, judging from the statistics played on TV, it was halftime.

"The five-star Mavericks created by Cuban this season are just a joke. They were almost humiliated by the Kings' third team."

If Nowitzki hadn't cheated and scored 22 points in the second half, it would have been like this.

Not to mention how ugly this game against the Kings' third team was.

Let’s talk about this season’s record.

The Mavericks, who have 15 wins and 12 losses so far this season, have a much worse record than the same period last season.

"However, the Kings are really strong."

Without Webber, without Turkoglu, the third power forward is a player of Gerald Wallace's caliber.

The thickness of this lineup is incredible.

After the game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, the Cavaliers returned to the hotel and had no other activities.

Everyone gets together at home during Christmas, and there are not many special businesses. Without family members, it would be nice to watch TV and have Christmas dinner together.

What's more, the finale of tonight's Christmas game is a game between the Nets and the Magic.

In the final highlight of the league's first-man battle, the Nets defeated the Magic 116-113 at home.

The two most watched players in this game, O'Neal and Duncan, have "not very impressive" statistics.

O'Neal made 8 of 10 shots, 18 points, 19 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Well, 'not bright', that is, just defending Duncan wholeheartedly.

On the other side, Duncan's statistics were 10 of 19, 24 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals and 4 blocks.

It's not very good, just one person and the young Magic power forward Gooden support the Magic's entire defense line.

To be fair, the Magic's starters for this game are Parker, McGrady, Mike Miller, Gooden, and Duncan.

The offense of this lineup is really strong, but the defense is indeed a little bit weak.

Facing an overall very strong team like the Nets, Duncan not only held up O'Neal but also guarded the loopholes of his teammates and wiped out the defense of his teammates. This game was really outstanding.

If there is one block missing, it will be 5x5.

"He is truly worthy of the player who won a quadruple-double against the Lakers in the playoffs last season."

Duncan played the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals last season and had the first playoff quadruple-double in NBA history.

Since the performance of the two league leaders in this game is not outstanding, then who is outstanding?

McGrady of the Magic is quite eye-catching.

He made 15 of 29 shots and scored 41 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block.

Carter of the Nets also shines.

Made 14 of 28 shots and scored 37 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds.

Generally speaking, this game between the Nets and the Magic is worthy of being a showdown between the two strongest teams in the league. The superstars of both teams played at a very high level, and it was a very high-level game.

It may even be the most high-level game so far this season in terms of comprehensive skills, tactics, and star performance.

Of course, such a game will naturally put a lot of pressure on many teams and people in the NBA.

After watching this game, Cavaliers head coach Carlisle was silent.

We worked so hard in the regular season to reach the playoffs, is this just to get in front of them?

Xiao Zhan secretly asked Chen Xiao in a low voice.

"Xiao Chen, do you think we can defeat the Nets this season and return the Nets to New Jersey fans?"

Although Xiao Zhan feels that something with such a sense of mission and justice will definitely have a good result, but the strength of the Nets...

Xiao Zhan feels that although this undertaking is great, it seems almost impossible to complete.

only……

"Xiao Zhan, remember, justice will prevail!"

"..."

James looked at the unusually relaxed smile on Chen Xiao's face and was stunned for a moment.

After coming back to his senses, Xiao Zhan didn't argue with Chen Xiao.

But he secretly made a vow in his heart.

If the Cavaliers can really meet and defeat the Nets in the playoffs this season, then he will definitely not be an evil person in the future. He will definitely stand on the side of justice forever.

We must carry out the current sense of justice in our hearts to the end!

This kind of Nets can be defeated, except 'Justice will win! ’, there really is no other reason...

After finishing their Christmas Day game with the Los Angeles Lakers on the road, the Cavaliers returned home for a day's rest, and then on December 27, they defeated the Chicago Bulls 110-87 at home.

After defeating the Bulls, the league announced the Player of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conferences for the past week. Chen Xiao, who led the team to three consecutive victories last week, was awarded the Player of the Week for the Eastern Conference.

On the Western side is the Timberwolves' guard, Cassel, who averages 25+7 per game.

On December 28, the Cavaliers defeated the Trail Blazers, who had traded Rasheed and rebuild, back-to-back at home 86-74, once again achieving their longest five-game winning streak of the season.

However, I don’t know if there is a curse. The Cavaliers, who had won five consecutive games, met the Pacers at home and lost to the Pacers 89-95 at home, ending the five-game winning streak.

The loss to the Pacers on December 30 was also the Cavaliers' last game in December.

After beating the Pacers, the Cavaliers ended all games in December with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses.

This record is pretty good for the Cavaliers.

Therefore, after finishing the entire December competition, Chen Xiao has been looking forward to something.

After all, his data this month is also very outstanding.

really.

The New Year bell of 2004 is ringing.

On January 1st, New Year's Day, the NBA had a day off this year, and on this day, the league announced the Player of the Month for the Eastern and Western Conferences.

In the end, Garnett of the Timberwolves won the Western Conference Player of the Month.

The Best of the Month in the Eastern Region was awarded to Chen Xiao.

"The best first month of this season, the first C-level potential card, Ness!"

Looking at the Nets' 14-1 record this month, Chen Xiao smiled happily.

Sure enough, justice must prevail!

At Xiao Zhan's house, looking at the Nets' record and O'Neal's statistics, the best player of the month went to Chen Xiao. Xiao Zhan blinked his big eyes and seemed thoughtful.

"Does justice win?"

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