I’m Really Playing Basketball

By the way, since O'Neal left, Nets fans are as happy as they want to be.

O'Neal's departure and the disbandment of F7 took away not only the Knicks fans from New York, but also the ambition of the Nets management to go to New York.

After F7 disbanded, Nets owner Katz sold the Nets.

As a media tycoon, Katz sold the Nets at a high price, which was basically equivalent to giving up his efforts to move the Nets to New York.

No matter what happens to the Nets in the future, at least the Nets are safe now. The Nets are still the Nets of New Jerseyans. At this point, New Jersey fans are of course happy and grateful.

The object of gratitude is of course Chen Xiao, who defended the Nets and protected them last season.

Just as Chen Xiao imagined, in this away game between the Cavaliers and the Nets, when Chen Xiao came to the Continental Airlines Arena, the home of the New Jersey Nets, he received a warm welcome from Nets fans.

How enthusiastic is it?

Let's put it this way, when Chen Xiao came out, the Nets fans gave all their enthusiasm to Chen Xiao.

So much so that the starting players of the Nets who came out later didn't have much voice.

Because when these starting players of the Nets came out, the Nets fans at the scene were still shouting Chen Xiao's name.

This made the Nets players a little embarrassed.

To be honest, the story of Chen Xiao and the Nets is now one of the most familiar stories of repayment and protection in the NBA. All NBA players are familiar with it, and there is no problem at all.

So Nets players, even rookie players like Marion and Joe Johnson, know it.

But knowing is knowing, and understanding is understanding. They can understand the feelings between Nets fans and Chen Xiao.

But, if you accept it, you will definitely not be able to accept it.

Even Marion, who had a very good relationship with Chen Xiao, couldn't accept it.

I was playing at home, and when I came out, the fans were shouting Chen Xiao's name. What does this mean?

If you want to say that our Nets have not performed well this season, forget it. The Nets have performed quite well this season. Although not as good as the Cavaliers' 15 wins and 2 losses, it is still an excellent 12 wins and 5 losses.

It is said to be ranked fourth, but the distance between the second-place Magic and the third-place Heat is actually only two games and one win.

However, although the Nets performed very well this season, they came out of a team that was almost reduced to rubble by Chen Xiao.

But their results this season are indeed not that impressive in front of Chen Xiao.

This season, Chen Xiao is really in full swing with the Cavaliers.

Not only are his statistics excellent, but the team's record also ranks first in the league.

Now in the league's regular season MVP rankings, Chen Xiao and James are tied for first place.

Although they are tied for first place, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chen Xiao is the real number one.

The strongest player on the Cavaliers is Chen Xiao.

Of course, James' statistics are also really beautiful.

27+7+10, infinitely close to 27+8+11. The NBA has not seen this level of nearly 30+ triple-doubles per game for many years.

In short, even if Nets players have any objections to being occupied by Chen Xiao on their own territory, they can only hold it back.

However, since we are all good friends, we still have to say hello when we should.

After Martin and Richard Jefferson came out of the tunnel, they did not high-five their teammates and went directly to Chen Xiao to pay homage to the dock.

To be honest, these two are really grateful to Chen Xiao.

If Chen Xiao hadn't beaten O'Neal away, then he must have been the one who ran away.

Even Martin had heard inside information about the team. In order to keep O'Neal and persuade him to stay, Nets general manager Rod Thorn was already preparing to send him to the Nuggets and Richard Jefferson to the Nuggets. New York Knicks.

The player the New York Knicks initially wanted was not Crawford from the Cavaliers, but Richard Jefferson.

It was only because O'Neal insisted on leaving that the Nets finally kept Richard Jefferson, and the Knicks turned to pursue Crawford.

Seriously, as a meritorious player of the Nets, who can stay in a place close to heaven like New Jersey, who wants to leave?

Here you can get a big contract, finish your career, retire your jersey immediately, have money, prestige, support from fans, and be so close to heaven. Let’s put it this way, for Martin and Richard Jefferson You can't even drive them away.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Chen Xiao is the benefactor of their careers.

They were brothers originally, but now they are kind to each other. It is understandable that Brother Martin and Richard Jefferson have such a good attitude towards Chen Xiao.

Moreover, if you have a good attitude towards Chen Xiao, Nets fans will love you even more.

What is Aiwujiwu?

This is called Aiwujiwu!

Brother Martin, Richard Jefferson, Marion...

After Chen Xiao greeted his acquaintances from the Nets one by one, a very special person also ran over to say hello to Chen Xiao.

Nets general manager Rod Thorn...

"Chen, what you did in Cleveland was beyond perfect."

"Thanks."

After hugging Chen Xiao, Rod Thorn couldn't help but sigh to Chen Xiao: "After you leave the Nets, the Nets will never be the same as before. We will never be able to find any player to replace you." Your role in the team, maybe the Nets that people will miss, you are the most important asset."

"..."

"Chen, you have an excellent heart. You always go all out on the court and never stop. You and Kidd are great together. Although it is only the second year after losing you, I am now I already regret it, I regret it very much!”

"..."

To be fair, as Rod Thorn, who drafted Jordan to the Bulls and served as David Stern's first vice president for 14 years, his status in the NBA is comparable to that of Jerry West, and in a sense, his status is even higher than that of Jerry West. Someone to be above Jerry West.

For such people, they value dignity above all else.

It is very difficult for such people to admit their mistakes.

For such people, even if they regret it, it is impossible to express their regret directly.

But now, Rod Thorn actually expressed all his regrets in front of Chen Xiao.

To be honest, Chen Xiao was still very surprised.

"Xiao Chen, what did that old boy say to you just now?"

Seeing Chen Xiao still looking thoughtful after Rod Thorn left, Xiao Zhan came over and asked with concern.

"He said he regretted it."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Xiao Zhan was also surprised.

Obviously, Xiao Zhan also knows what Rod Thorn's status is in the NBA.

The first person under David Stern, this one is no joke.

One person is inferior to ten thousand people.

but……

"There's no point regretting it now, you're ours now."

"Yeah, there's no use regretting anymore."

After Xiao Zhan finished speaking, Chen Xiao smiled and nodded.

To be honest, he was really thinking just now that if he and Kyoko had not left, if he, Kyoko, Boozer, Martin, Jefferson, Baggio, and Kidders were still with the Nets, then How brilliant will the Nets look like now?

Maybe Rod Thorn was thinking about such a scene day and night, so he regretted it so much that he went to Chen Xiao and said it directly.

Maybe this is what Nets fans are thinking about day and night, which is why they are so obsessed with Chen Xiao and Kidd. Even O'Neal, Carter, and even F7 are not as good as the one in their hearts. The Nets continue to bring them wins and surprises.

Chen Xiao also thought about this scene just now.

But soon, Chen Xiao came out of this scene.

Beautiful, that is really beautiful.

But that has passed.

And the reality now is...

Chen Xiao looked at Xiao Zhan next to him, and then at Chandler, Mo Mo, Korver, Barnes, Diaw, Diop and other players in front of the Cavaliers bench.

Both he and the Nets have a new career and a future for the team.

Everything in the past may only be used for nostalgia.

Rod Thorn's regretful words just now surprised Chen Xiao, but they did not affect Chen Xiao's mood.

At the Continental Airlines Arena, after the players of the Cavaliers and Nets warmed up, the starting players of the two teams were already standing on the court.

Al Jefferson, Raheem, James, Chen Xiao, Mo Williams.

Martin, Richard Jefferson, Marion, Carter, Joe Johnson.

Because this game is the Cavaliers' fourth game in five days, the Cavaliers rotated again and changed their starting players in this game.

In this game, the Cavaliers' young center Al Jefferson started instead of Chandler, who played 40 minutes in the last game against the Raptors.

In fact, with Chandler's body, there is certainly no problem in starting this game.

But Carlisle didn't use him.

The main reason is not fatigue.

The main problem is that the Nets' single defense is too strong.

Just as Wade warned Chen Xiao, scoring a sudden score against the Nets would be like hanging himself.

The Nets' individual defense is strong, their assist defense is fast, their defense is airtight, and their offense switches as fast as flying.

The Cavaliers' sudden-point tactical system this season is really dead when it comes to the Nets.

The best way to play against the Nets is in singles!

Unlimited singles!

Don't even think about passing the ball, it's really useless.

Don't even think about pick-and-rolls, that's useless.

The Heat relied on Yao's singles to beat the Nets to death.

The Cavaliers and Carlisle listened to Wade's warning.

Therefore, Carlisle hopes that every position of the Cavaliers will have independent offensive capabilities.

Therefore, Al Jefferson started this game, and shooters Korver and Barry, who have performed very well this season, did not start.

On the Nets side, the starting players have not changed.

At the beginning of the game, Martin and Al Jefferson had a jump ball. Martin easily defeated Al Jefferson and gave the Nets the first offensive opportunity of the game.

After the Nets won the jump ball, Joe Johnson dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Facing Mo Williams' defense, he made two freehand crotch moves, followed by a step back, and scored a three-pointer directly over Mo Williams' head. Pull out your hand.

A swipe!

Three-pointer hit!

3 to 0!

This is the Nets' offensive style.

This is the completely different offensive style of the Nets and the other three crazy teams.

The other three teams have to cooperate after all.

As for the Nets, it really is, whoever can use it will do it.

Moreover, every player on the Nets is really capable of this.

Although Joe Johnson is the least famous, Joe Johnson performed extremely well after coming to the Nets.

In isolation, Joe's offensive status with the Nets this season has never been better, with an average field goal percentage of more than 46% and a three-point shooting percentage of more than 45%.

To be honest, in his career, he has not had such a good singles space this season.

An average of 17 points per game is not high, but this efficiency is really explosive.

This season in history, Joe Johnson's three-point shooting percentage is close to 48%.

Now Joe Johnson has not yet reached his peak offensive state.

Joe Johnson relied on this season to get the maximum salary with the Eagles.

Some players with a contract year are really invincible in that state.

Just after Joe Johnson hit Xiao Mo in singles, the Cavaliers attacked in the next round. This time, of course, it was Chen Xiao's attack.

If you want to play singles, is there anyone in the Cavaliers who is better than Chen Xiao's singles?

Under Chen Xiao's gesture, Xiao Mo dribbled the ball past half-court and started a pick-and-roll with Chen Xiao. After the pick-and-roll, the defender in front of Chen Xiao changed from Carter to Joe Johnson.

Don't look at Joe Johnson playing point guard. In fact, Joe Johnson has 2.01 meters and his defensive skills are not bad. This is not a better defensive player than Carter.

The five-point starter for the Nets, Carter is actually the shortest one.

Almost all of the five players are close to 2 meters or more.

And this is why cooperation, pick-and-roll, and passing have no effect in front of them.

Let's put it this way, this Nets is Pat Riley's favorite team.

Wade told Chen Xiao that after the match between the Heat and the Nets, Pat Riley even wanted to become the head coach of the Nets.

This is really no joke.

Five players around 2 meters to 2.05 meters, each of them can attack, defend and pass. Isn't this the team Pat Riley dreamed of?

Facing Joe Johnson's close defense, Chen Xiao pulled away and charged directly like a tank. After rushing away from Joe Johnson, facing Joe Johnson who came up again, Chen Xiao turned his back and passed Joe Johnson directly.

Nothing flashy, very savage and simple Jennifer-esque breakthrough.

After passing Joe Johnson, Chen Xiao only had a moment of opportunity to take action, because Joe Johnson, whom he had just rushed away, had already switched to James, and Marion was about to come to Chen Xiao.

This incredible infinite rotation speed is really fast!

Before Marion arrived, Chen Xiao hit a long-distance two-point shot!

3 to 2!

After his death, there was no trace of joy on Chen Xiao's face.

If the Nets' defensive level is like this in every round, then the Cavaliers' singles except for him and James will be really worrying.

Even if it's Xiao Zhan's singles, facing the Nets, I'm afraid...

In fact, Chen Xiao's worries are not his own imagination.

After Chen Xiao responded strongly to the Nets with a two-pointer, the next three singles by James, Chen Xiao, and Xiao Mo all failed.

The Cavaliers' triple iron quickly made Cavaliers head coach Carlisle feel a huge crisis on the sidelines.

"We underestimated the Nets!"

After Carlisle finished speaking, he told Mike Brown to request a timeout.

Less than three minutes into the game, the Cavaliers requested a timeout.

After the timeout, the Cavaliers replaced Chandler, replaced Al Jefferson, replaced Barnes, and replaced Xiao Mo.

This is very clear.

That is, Carlisle gave up his plan to attack the Nets.

Chandler center, Raheem power forward, James small forward, Barnes shooting guard, Chen Xiao point guard.

This is a defensive lineup.

Let’s not talk about whether the Nets can win in isolation. In short, we must not let the Nets score easily.

On the court, after the timeout, the game continued. The Nets stopped the Cavaliers after three minutes, forcing Carlisle to abandon the pre-game tactical arrangement.

I have to say, this is a huge victory.

In this regard, Nets head coach Lawrence Frank is very humble. This is not his credit, this is the credit of the team players.

He was the second assistant coach of the Nets championship team, Byron Scott's assistant.

After Byron Scott left for the Lakers and Eddie Jordan went to the Wizards, he took over as the team's head coach after Phil Jackson.

That championship-winning Nets, everyone in it is a treasure.

After F7 disbanded, the Nets' local faction, which had been suppressed, took over.

Lawrence Frank has done a very good job since becoming the head coach of the Nets.

He doesn't have that strong technical and tactical ability, but he is willing to trust these players on the team.

He doesn't know how to make this five-forward lineup stronger like Pat Riley did, but he won't mess around and make them weaker.

Therefore, the Nets players are playing very comfortably this season.

And his prestige in the team has also been established.

In this focus game against the Cavaliers, the Nets kept suppressing the Cavaliers for one quarter of the game.

However, on the court, before the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers made their final attack. After watching Chen Xiao and Chandler pick and roll on the court, they put Martin in front of them, and then made a somewhat rough change of direction. Martin then hit a three-pointer from outside the three-point line.

Seeing Chen Xiao's three fingers raised high, and listening to the crazy cheers of the Nets fans at the scene, Lawrence Frank silently shook his head.

Joe Johnson did not flank Chen Xiao after the pick-and-roll between Chen Xiao and Chandler. Instead, he followed Chandler to the basket to defend. This decision was correct.

After Martin came out, the Nets' basket was a little lower. With Chen Xiao's pass, Chandler rushed down and made an alley-oop.

However, Joe Johnson did not expect Chen Xiao's singles performance in this game to be so outstanding.

This kind of step-back three-point pull-up after a change of direction breakthrough is a magic ball.

So after Chen Xiao hit the ball, Barkley on the sidelines also roared in victory: "This is the second three-pointer that Wonder Boy has hit in the first quarter. This is the fifth single basket that Wonder Boy has hit in the first quarter." The Nets' starter, Wonder Boy, scored in isolation against all five Nets starters in the first quarter!"

"Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Wonder Boy's singles are so awesome!"

After Barkley finished yelling, Kenny Smith next to him said three awesome things in a row.

No kidding, this is really awesome!

What are Unlimited Singles?

This is unlimited singles!

The Nets' five-forward lineup can provide unlimited single defense.

And Chen Xiao, a player who is 2.03 meters tall, has a wingspan of 2.21 meters, and is proficient in defenders and power forward offensive abilities, can also play unlimited singles!

Watching Chen Xiao's performance on TV in which he almost singled out the Nets' five starters in the first quarter, Pat Riley was really eager to try.

Wade didn't lie to Chen Xiao, he really wanted to be the head coach of the Nets!

On the other side, in front of the TV, a young man wearing the Nets No. 7 jersey, Carter and Tracy McGrady number wristbands on his left and right hands respectively, and Kobe sneakers on his feet, who was as handsome as James, was standing next to Chen Xiaosan. After hitting the target, he jumped excitedly.

"Unlimited singles!"

My heart longs for it!

To be honest, the first quarter of the game between the Cavaliers and Nets was very beautiful.

The confrontation between the players from both sides was extremely fierce.

Every player can match up to the point of offense and defense, and it’s not easy to not be exciting.

Chen Xiao's performance in the first quarter was particularly exciting.

He made 6 of 10 shots in a single quarter and scored 16 points in a single quarter, leading the Cavaliers to tie the Nets 28-28 at the last minute.

However, the Cavaliers' offense relies too much on Chen Xiao!

In the entire first quarter, Chen Xiao scored 16 points, James scored 6 points, and other Cavaliers players scored 6 points.

And as this game progresses, the Cavaliers become more and more dependent on Chen Xiao.

Under the leadership of Chen Xiao, the Cavaliers were tied with the Nets after the first three quarters.

28 square meters, 25 square meters, 29 square meters!

After three quarters, the two teams were all tied!

In the first three quarters, Chen Xiao has made 13 of 29, 6 of 15 three-pointers, and 8 of 9 free throws. He has scored 40 points in the three quarters!

Chen Xiao's scoring alone accounted for almost half of the Cavaliers' 82 points.

It can be said that Chen Xiao almost went crazy when facing the Nets in this game.

When the fourth quarter started, Nets fans throughout the Continental Arena were already standing up to watch the game.

Because at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Chen Xiao came on the court.

From this we can also see how much Chen Xiao wants to win this game.

Seeing that Chen Xiao, who had already played 34 minutes earlier, was going to play the entire fourth quarter of this game, Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines were shocked.

"Wonderboy will collapse in this game!"

"No matter how much the Wonder Boy wants to win, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win this game!"

"The Cavaliers relied too much on Wonder Boy for their fast break in this game!"

It's just that unlike the commentators on the sidelines and the experts in front of the TV, the Nets fans on the sidelines were excited when they saw Chen Xiao staying on the court so eager to win in the fourth quarter.

Of course it wasn't because they saw the Nets win.

What they saw was the familiar figure who wanted to win every game.

"When our angel wants to win, no one can stop him!"

When our angel wants to win, no one can stop him!

Nets fans' confidence in Chen Xiao is incredible.

But soon, they knew why!

When there was one and a half minutes left in the game, the Nets were already 4 points ahead of the Cavaliers.

But Chen Xiao seems to have really run out of steam.

With all the Nets fans watching.

In front of a national audience.

brush!

brush!

brush!

In the last minute and a half, Chen Xiao made three three-pointers against Carter, Richard Jefferson, and Marion, amidst the crazy cheers of Nets fans at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Chen Xiao used the last 9 points of his 62 points in the game to help the Cavaliers defeat the Nets 108-107 on the road.

On December 5, 2004, Chen Xiao set a new career high at the age of 22 and 24 days, scoring a career-high 62 points and entering the hall of Mr. 60 Points.

At the same time, on this day, Chen Xiao surpassed Jordan, who scored 63 points in 23 years and 62 days, and became the youngest 60-pointer in NBA history.

He made 21 of 42 shots, 10 of 22 three-pointers, 10 of 12 free throws, 62 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the game.

When the game ended, Xiao Zhan, who scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on 8-of-22 shots, had jumped directly from behind Chen Xiao and onto Chen Xiao.

The other players of the Cavaliers rushed towards Chen Xiao like crazy.

Even Spanoulis, who was at the end, was trembling with excitement at this moment.

He is a proud man.

He never thought he would be so impressed by someone in the NBA.

But facing such a player.

No matter how arrogant a person is, you can't help but be convinced!

In Miami, after Chen Xiao led the Cavaliers to defeat the Nets in an away game and come back to win an incredible victory, both Wade and Dayao expressed their congratulations and shock to Chen Xiao.

"Good guy, Xiao Chen, you are so good at this game!"

"One person's unlimited singles defeated a team's unlimited defense. This is awesome!"

Dayao was already incoherent at this time.

What Dayao didn't know at this time was that Pat Riley's home was not far away.

At this time, the president of the Heat was pacing back and forth.

"Wonder boy!"

too strong!

"Nets!"

I, Pat Riley, want to coach them!

Giving a team like the Nets to coach Lawrence Frank is a crime against the Nets!

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