I’m Really Playing Basketball

After returning to Cleveland, the Cavaliers continued their extremely difficult schedule in January. In 13 of the Cavaliers' 14 games in January, their opponents had a winning rate of above 50%.

There is also a six-game away streak that is very disappointing for rookie players.

It can be said that the entire January schedule is very desperate for a young team like the Cavaliers.

In such a desperate schedule, winning or not is actually secondary. The most important thing is to maintain a hopeful attitude.

"In the NBA, every team will encounter very difficult moments in their long season. We will encounter it, the Raptors will encounter it, and the Hornets will encounter it. When encountering such difficult moments, you can You lose the game, but you can’t lose your confidence. If you lose the game and fall behind in record, as long as you have confidence, you can still catch up when things are easy in the future, but if you lose your confidence and hope, then everything is over.”

Rick Carlisle knows how important hope is to the current Cavaliers.

Originally, he was very worried about the current situation of the team.

The players on the team are young, and so are the leaders of the team. When the team encounters such difficulties, he thought Chen Xiao would panic, and the young players on the team would also panic.

He really didn't expect that Chen Xiao, a young man who was the leader of the team for the first time, could have such an optimistic and cheerful attitude.

And not only does he have this mentality, he can also use his mentality to infect his teammates.

Looking at Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers players who were holding James and his teammates with their arms akimbo, looking up to the sky and laughing, Carlisle felt relieved.

"Even if we lose all the games in the next month, I am confident that the Cavaliers can enter the playoffs!"

He is a ruthless person!

Can you still enter the playoffs if you lose all this month?

Rick Carlisle's words shocked Mike Brown next to him.

If he wasn't ruthless, historically he would not have led the relatively weak Mavericks all the way to the championship and slapped him in the face to win the championship. Although Nowitzki was too magical in that magical season, he cannot ignore his role as the main player. The role of coach, Carlisle.

Of course Chen Xiao didn't know that the team's head coach thought he was doing a good job on the team at this time.

For Chen Xiao, he knows that in an atmosphere of constant failure, not giving up hope is more important than anything else.

Because his life is like this.

Even if he was in such hardship for the past eighteen years, wouldn't he be able to see the moonlight now when the clouds clear?

"LeBron, do you think we're in a more difficult situation than we were in the first 15 years?"

"No!"

"So Xiao Zhan, remember the words of Mencius, when heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to a person, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and disturb his behavior by walking, so he is moved. Forbearance has benefited what it cannot."

Although Xiao Zhan's Chinese is not bad now, he definitely can't speak classical Chinese, but since Chen Xiao mentioned his idol, then he can.

Just like a football fan who can't speak English, you whisper in his ear, "Dog! dog! dog! ’, he must know what you want to express, and he will definitely not feel that you are calling him a dog.

Just like Xiao Zhan, although he does not understand classical Chinese, the melody of this paragraph is so familiar that he can subconsciously think of the vernacular translation of this sentence.

When God wants to place a heavy responsibility on someone, he must first make his mind distressed and his muscles and bones tired, make him hungry, make his body empty and weak, and make everything he does unsatisfactory, so as to stimulate his will. Give him perseverance, and increase what he lacks in power.

Every word Mencius said in these thousands of years is talking about him, the chosen one. Isn't that what he and Xiao Chen are like?

In such a difficult and difficult life, the two never forgot their hope and honed themselves, and now, it is even more difficult!

"The difficulties are temporary, but the future is bright, Xiao Chen, we can do it!"

Seeing Xiao Zhan like this, Chen Xiao smiled very satisfied and nodded heavily.

Xiao Zhan is evolving.

The Cavaliers are in very bad shape right now.

Played six games throughout January, lost four games, and each of the remaining eight games was a strong opponent.

So much so that even the media in the United States who support James are worried about the Cavaliers.

They constantly speak out in the media and express their opinions, such as trading this today and trading that tomorrow. Anyway, they want to find some helpers for their chosen son to tide over this difficulty.

The general manager of the Cavaliers, Paxson, was very nervous in this atmosphere. He wondered whether he really wanted to listen to these media experts and improve his team before the trade deadline.

Fortunately, Paxson's energy in the Cavaliers is not as strong as Rod Thorn's in the Nets. Chen Xiao directly rejected Paxson's plan to change the team.

How could he allow such a good opportunity to share weal and woe with his teammates to be destroyed?

Diaw, Korver, Momo, and Barnes are not players without strength.

These players have all been tested by his system and are capable players.

The main reason why they have not been able to display their abilities this season is that they have not adapted to the rhythm of the NBA.

They are not talented players like Chen Xiao, James and Yao Ming. They cannot show their combat effectiveness so quickly, but they will definitely have combat effectiveness in the future.

As long as everyone can get through this difficult stage, he will gain a group of teammates who can fight for him.

So, why would he want to trade?

"We won't miss any one!"

"Until we win the NBA championship, we won't lose anyone!"

This is Chen Xiao's promise to them.

Therefore, when the United States was focusing on the Cavaliers' recent devilish schedule and wondering if this team was about to collapse, something happened that made expert fans across the United States and the entire NBA very strange.

When the whole world thinks that the Cavaliers may really collapse and be finished, Chen Xiao, James and the Cavaliers players, whether it is during training or when they come out for interviews, everyone has a look on their face. It was that cheerful, very hopeful smile.

It's as if the Cavaliers' current difficulties have never appeared to them.

"This is a group of amazing teenagers, the smiles on their faces are full of hope for the future!"

American media experts were stunned.

At the same time, they were full of praise while being amazed. Of course, not everyone praised it.

for example……

"Hmph, I want to see how long these boys can keep pretending!"

Watching Chen Xiao and James on TV talking and laughing as usual when they attended the press conference, O'Neal snorted.

Now that these two boys can still laugh, it shows that the Cavaliers' difficulties have not yet reached the most difficult point.

After all, the gap between the Cavaliers and the Hornets and Raptors is not big enough now.

I'll see if they can still laugh after they lose a few more games.

No wonder O'Neal thinks this way.

After all, he didn't reach his peak when he entered the league. He was also taught a lesson when he was young.

He knows what it's like for a young team to encounter such difficulties.

Not to mention young people like them, didn’t even veterans like David Robinson cry when they were desperate?

David Robinson said: Fatty, why don’t you give an example yourself!

Isn't your example more famous?

On January 20, 2004, the Cavaliers faced the Seattle SuperSonics at home. Facing the eighth seed in the Western Conference with 20 wins and 19 losses, it was quite difficult for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had been in a difficult situation recently, to play at home.

After the first three quarters of the game, the scores of the two teams were tied until the last quarter. With Xiao Zhan's 1 of 3, 8 of 8 free throws, 10 points and 10 rebounds, the super charge tornado performance, and Chen Xiao made 5 of 13 in a single quarter, 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 14 points in a single quarter, which allowed the Cavaliers to lead 28 to 23 in the fourth quarter, leading by 5 points, and finally defeated the SuperSonics 109 to 104 at home.

With the deepening of the season, the Cavaliers, which have almost no offensive ability inside, are becoming more and more familiar. Many NBA teams are now very targeted in defending the Cavaliers.

This is why the Cavaliers have had such a difficult time in recent games.

Not only is the schedule bad, but the team's shortcomings are also an important reason.

To put it simply, as their opponents learn more and more about the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan are not so able to drive the team.

Let’s just talk about this match against the Supersonic Speed, knowing that the opponent was defending against a collision, little James was still rushing crazily, knowing that the opponent was defending against him, and his hand feeling was not so good, Chen Xiao still could only shoot wildly.

In this game, Zhan made 9 of 20 shots, 14 of 15 free throws, 32 points and 20 rebounds, 8 of which were offensive rebounds. In fact, the effect of Zhan's rushing was not good. Instead, he stunned the opponent's defense and used his talent The effect of grabbing the second offense is very good.

The SuperSonics' two big men, Calvin Booth and Jerome James, are very talented, but they are not as talented.

Chen Xiao made 15 of 34 shots in this game, 7 of 18 three-pointers, and 7 of 10 free throws. He scored a game-high 44 points, plus 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Crawford, on the other hand, made 8 of 15 and scored 21 points. There is no problem with Crawford's offense, but his defense...

His defense is one of the reasons this game was so intense.

After defeating the Seattle SuperSonics at home, the Cavaliers finally regained some blood.

On January 22, 2004, the Cavaliers faced the Kings led by Peja at home, with a current record of 30 wins and 9 losses. Facing the second team of the Kings, the Cavaliers finally lost 109 to 115 at home.

In this game, King's forward Peja had some help, shooting 13 of 25 and 9 of 12 three-pointers, scoring 39 points.

In the entire game, eight Kings players scored in double figures. In Webb's absence, eight players scored in double figures.

The thickness of this lineup is simply incredible.

The Kings exist specifically to deal with the Cavaliers' bench.

The Cavaliers were able to drag the Kings until the fourth quarter before losing this game. It was really thanks to Chen Xiao, the big three James and Crawford played well in this game.

In this game, Crawford made 4 of 8 three-pointers and scored 20 points on 7 of 16.

Chen Xiao scored 12 of 25 and 6 of 12 three-pointers, scoring 36 points.

James was 9 of 19, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 24 points.

The three of them scored another 80 points in this game.

But obviously, if you want to beat a super-offensive team like the Kings, the scoring of the three is still not enough.

The Cavaliers lost after winning.

This made O'Neal very happy.

In the recent period, his greatest pleasure, besides taking the Nets to abuse food, is watching the jokes of the Cavaliers.

He just wanted to see Chen Xiao and James, the two boys who 'just must prevail', cry.

In fact, at this time, not only O'Neal, but many people also want to know whether there will be emotional problems between Chen Xiao and James.

"Wonder Boy and Chosen Son still had bright expressions on their faces when they attended the post-match press conference. The two praised Peja's performance in this game. Fantastic Boy believed that Peja's performance this season was at the MVP level. At the same time, James also praised the strength of the Kings, saying that the Kings are one of the strongest teams in the NBA."

"At the same time, Wonder Boy and James also praised their teammates' performance in this game. The loss of this game is their own responsibility."

Watching Chen Xiao and James smiling and talking on TV, O'Neal felt uncomfortable.

Of course, when O'Neal was feeling uncomfortable, the experts and celebrities in the TNT studio on TV were marveling.

One of the ex-Bulls retired, wearing big glasses, said: "If this is not what they pretend, then Wonder Boy and LeBron James are better leaders than Michael. If it is Michael, some of us must have bruised noses and swollen faces. "

The next day, a reporter specially relayed the words of the former Bulls star to Chen Xiao, and Chen Xiao expressed that he was very angry.

"Michael is not that kind of person. Michael is good at everything. The only bad thing is that he brought out a group of supercilious teammates!"

Good guy, all the American reporters at the scene were confused.

At the post-game press conference between the Cavaliers and the 76ers, Chen Xiao was not angry because the Cavaliers lost again in this game, but was actually angry because Jordan was ridiculed by his former teammates.

And James next to him, after Chen Xiao became angry, of course he also wanted to protect his idol.

"Michael has six championships, I have nothing, Chen only has one, I don't think one is greater than six."

After being defeated 95-87 by the 76ers at home, the Cavaliers continued their devilish schedule.

Then the Cavaliers lost to the Magic 109-118 at home and the Heat 94-103 at home.

After these two losses against the league's super teams, the Cavaliers' record has become 23 wins and 21 losses. Although the winning rate is still 50%, the Cavaliers' record has now dropped from ninth in the Eastern Conference to the Eastern Conference. tenth.

The ninth team in the Eastern Conference is now 25 wins and 20 losses, the Bucks led by Ray Allen.

The Boston Celtics, who are eleventh in the Eastern Conference, have a record of 22 wins and 24 losses.

Well, the Celtics are still some distance away from the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers' tenth position in the Eastern Conference should be no problem.

In fact, being surpassed by the Bucks does not matter. For the Cavaliers, the most important thing is what kind of record they are away from eighth in the Eastern Conference.

The Hornets, currently eighth in the Eastern Conference, have a current record of 27 wins and 18 losses. In fact, the Hornets' recent situation has not been very good, but they cannot withstand the Cavaliers and lose too much, so they have widened the gap with the Cavaliers.

Falling to tenth place in the Eastern Conference, the record gap between the Hornets and the eighth-placed Hornets in the Eastern Conference has further widened. At this time, the Cavaliers are definitely their most difficult moment of the season and their most desperate moment.

Logically speaking, at this time, Chen Xiao and James should be crying in despair, right?

But what disappointed O'Neal was at the post-game press conference after losing to the Heat.

Chen Xiao didn't cry, and James didn't cry.

The two were still smiling at this time.

"Did Wade and Yao Ming comfort me after the game? No, Wade and Yao Ming told me that they want to win MVP in this year's All-Star Game. I said yes, I support them."

This is what Chen Xiao said, as if the failure of this game was insignificant to him and the Cavaliers.

"I'm very happy that Dwyane didn't target me again in this game. Dwyane said that I was good. I finally scored 20 points in the game against the Heat. This is a day that can be remembered."

This is what James said.

Chen Xiao and James both had smiles on their faces, and they were not at all depressed because of losing.

This shocked many trembling American reporters present who were worried about the Cavaliers and James.

Brother, this is the case, are you really not worried at all?

In response, Chen Xiao and James smiled slightly.

The more it is now, the less we should worry.

We have lost four games in a row, and have lost eight of the past twelve games. It’s almost dawn, and we’re still crying. We’re crying!

To be fair, he lost 8 of the past 12 games. This record is indeed very disappointing, but he, James, and the Cavaliers players did not collapse.

This is the greatest achievement!

This is a huge gain more than anything else!

"I believe that our partners in justice must have been much, much more resilient."

After attending the post-game press conference with the Heat, Chen Xiao and James looked at each other and smiled.

After losing to the Heat at home, ending their five-consecutive home schedule, the Cavaliers will face the Milwaukee Bucks away from home on January 30.

The game between the tenth in the East and the ninth in the East.

In fact, the Bucks have been waiting for this game for a long time.

The Bucks are in good shape now, and the guard combination of Ray Allen and Michael Reid has become more and more understanding.

The Cavaliers are now tenth in the Eastern Conference, and the situation looks desperate, but this team still has hope of entering the playoffs.

"In these two games, we will crush the hopes of the Cavaliers!"

The head coach of the Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers legendary guard Terry Porter, said to the Bucks players before the game.

"Don't be deceived by the optimism shown by the Wonder Boy and the Chosen One. Everything they show on the outside is fake, and now their insides have collapsed."

"As a veteran who has played in the NBA for 17 years, I can tell you very responsibly that no young team can withstand such a failure without collapsing. I can’t withstand the pressure of 8 losses in 12 stops and 9 losses in 13 games!”

"Now, what we need to do is to press the last straw on the Cavaliers and let them be completely finished!"

"The Cavaliers are finished, the record of the Hornets is declining, and our Bucks will enter the playoffs!"

Terry Porter is a rookie head coach. As a rookie head coach, it is very good to lead this team that was originally torn apart by George Karl to achieve such a record.

His technical and tactical abilities are definitely not there.

He is a typical NBA chicken soup head coach.

The better thing about him is that he can make chicken soup and tolerate the team's stars playing casually.

Therefore, Ray Allen, who served as the team's point guard this season, played the best offensive performance of his career.

After being tortured by George Karl for an unknown number of years, Ray Allen finally got rid of George Karl, Kassel, and the big dog. In the end, he himself became the last big dog winner.

Under such great anger, great sorrow, and great joy, Lei Allen also completely let go of himself.

Last season's angry throwing with George Karl not only opened a new door for him, but also allowed him to finally lead the Bucks to black six against the powerful Pacers.

And that's the main reason why George Karl eventually left.

The Bucks Black Six last season really didn't rely on George Karl's skills and tactics, but on Ray Allen's unreasonable throwing shots.

Almost relying on the offensive threat of one person, the Pacers with strong defense were defeated.

The Pacers have never seen a player like Ray Allen before.

Reggie Miller is the benchmark for Ray Allen and his type of players, and Reggie Miller was beaten.

As the head player of the Pacers, Reggie Miller averaged 9.2 points per game in the playoffs last season, and his three-point shooting percentage was 16%. Last season, Reggie Miller averaged more than 23 points per game in the playoffs.

It is precisely because of this series that George Karl knows that he will never be able to send Ray Allen away again.

The Bucks' management is not stupid. Ray Allen is so strong now, his playing style is so good, and the fans like him so much.

Unless you trade Chen Xiao, James, Kobe, McGrady, Iverson and Carter, there is no way!

In this case, if Ray Allen doesn't leave, let me leave.

George Karl is gone.

The Bucks found Terry Porter, a coach who knows nothing. Such a coach is suitable for Ray Allen now. According to your style of play, you can come as you feel comfortable, without having to think about the head coach's arrangements.

I have to say that the Bucks management is still quite good.

Ray Allen and Terry Porter complement each other very well this season.

With Terry Porter's indulgence and the shooting backcourt combination of Ray Allen and Mike Reed, it really feels like it's going to take off in the league.

This season, Ray Allen averaged 19.5 shots per game and 8.5 three-point shots per game, both of which are career highs. So far this season, he has averaged 27.5 points per game and 6.5 assists per game, all of which are career highs.

If it weren't for this season's encounter with the strongest Eastern Conference in history, Ray Allen might even be able to compete for the MVP. With Allen's statistics and performance, competing for MVP is really not a fantasy.

The younger brother next to Ray Allen, Michael Reed, is also performing very well this season, currently averaging 22.7 points per game.

The backcourt combination of Michael Reed and Ray Allen is also the second backcourt duo in the NBA this season to average more than 50 points per game.

The other group is of course Chen Xiao and James.

In short, after George Karl is gone, this Buck has some signs of new life.

And now, after this Buck slowly adapted to Ray Allen's style of play, his strength is becoming stronger and stronger visibly to the naked eye.

The Cavaliers, who had lost 9 of their previous 13 games and lost four consecutive games in the past, with a poor record, encountered such a rising team.

What kind of sparks will be produced by friction?

"I will rub those two boys until they cry!"

O'Neal smiled and continued to Carter and his teammates next to him: "We will definitely see them cry in this game!"

Carter looked at Chen Xiao who came out on TV amidst the cheers of the Milwaukee fans. Those eyes...

"Those are still a pair of eyes that still have hope."

Hum hum, any hope or not, false, it is all false!

I just want to see them cry now!

Hum, you deserve it if you dare to attack the great Shaq!

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