I’m Really Playing Basketball

For O'Neal, Chen Xiao is definitely the most special opponent in his career.

Three years ago, when he completed his great three consecutive championships in Los Angeles, O'Neal never imagined that the biggest opponent in his career would actually be a rookie who came to the league when he was at his most glorious.

At that time, he was honored and known as the most dominant player after Jordan.

At that time, he was unparalleled in the world, and no one could match his edge.

At that time, he only had the sky in his eyes, and his future was the sea of ​​stars.

At that time, Chen Xiao was just a mere No. 7 pick, a nobody he wouldn't even look at, a humble ant that he wouldn't even think about.

At that time, the world was so beautiful.

At that time, no one thought that his life and the trajectory of the NBA would change from the moment he entered the league.

In the summer of 2003, when he led the Los Angeles Lakers and the Viper to the Finals for the fourth time, when he led the so-called strongest team in history to once again dominate the NBA, everyone It is said that from then on, the NBA will tremble under his iron heel.

But in the end, due to that kid's incredible performance, he and his Lakers, he and his team, the strongest team in history, finally failed, and his failure made him famous.

A year ago in the summer of 2004, when he was kicked out of Los Angeles by that kid, and when he once again formed the strongest team in New Jersey, even a stronger team, he thought he could make a comeback again. .

At that time, everyone thought he could make a comeback and rebuild the dynasty again.

At that time, everyone was once again ready to surrender to his lustful power.

At that time, no one dared to stand up and be that brave man.

However, it was still him. When everyone was complimenting and fearing him, he stood on the opposite side of himself.

And in the end, he led his group of young soldiers and generals to defeat the strongest F7 he led.

In the end, he once again brought down the strongest team in history.

This time, he was also betrayed by his most respected head coach, Phil Jackson, who he regarded as his father.

This time, he is no longer the young boy, he has become a mature man.

Now, it was another summer, and he was standing in front of him again.

For three whole years, he was the one standing in front of me in the end.

For three whole years, no one could beat him except him.

It had been three years since he, one of the strongest in history, had not been able to get past him.

In three years, he has grown step by step from an unknown young player to the NBA regular season MVP, a true superstar, and a super player who can keep pace with him.

If there is anyone in this world, besides Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson, who can enter his dreams every night, then that person is none other than Chen Xiao!

And now, he saw this destined enemy who he had shot countless times in his dream!

When Chen Xiao made his final appearance amidst the cheers of the Cavaliers fans in the audience, at this moment, Chen Xiao's body was illuminated by the neon lights at the scene, as if he had been illuminated with a sacred light, and it was so dazzling.

And he must shoot down this dazzling guy this time!

On the evening of June 9, 2005, the Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns played in Game 1 of the Finals at Gund Arena in Cleveland.

When Chen Xiao led the team's players out of the tunnel, the scene had already reached a climax before the game started.

Barkley and Kenny Smith, who were sitting in the commentary box on the sidelines, looked at the madness of the Cavaliers fans at this moment, and both of them showed that natural expression.

"For Cleveland and the Cavaliers, if the Cavaliers can win the championship this year, these Cavaliers players on the court will become part of Cleveland history."

"Cleveland is neither Los Angeles nor Boston. They don't have any history worthy of praise. But now, the Wonder Boy is constantly leading the Cavaliers to create history. Their continuous progress deserves the cheers of all Clevelanders. and shouting.”

To be honest, Barkley is quite complicated for Chen Xiao.

He can't say he likes Chen Xiao, which can be seen from his obviously biased explanation of Dongjue.

Barkley's commentary in the Eastern Conference finals has now been edited into a "slap in the face special" by American netizens, lasting five minutes. Now Barkley has a nickname on the Internet called "Bahuahua", which means, Chen Xiao The slap came straight up.

Of course, for the commentator, this kind of enthusiasm is actually a good thing. It is both painful and happy.

But, do you think Barkley wants such pain and happiness?

That's definitely not what you want.

However, there is no other way. Chen Xiao, the little viper who fought against him the most, is about to win his second NBA championship trophy.

And this is only the fourth year of his career and the third year of his NBA career.

By the way, regarding this finals, the American prediction is that the Cavaliers have a greater winning rate.

As usual, ESPN asked 100 experts, celebrities and reporters to predict the outcome of this series.

The Cavaliers' approval rating is 90%.

In addition to Phoenix reporters, experts and celebrities who support the Suns are from Los Angeles.

If these obviously biased votes are removed, the Cavaliers' neutral support reaches 100%!

This is too damn disparity.

You can say that some of these people don't understand football, but you can't say that all of them don't understand football.

You can also say that the truth is in the hands of a few people, but when there are not even a few people, then the truth is definitely not on your side.

Therefore, in the eyes of many people here in the United States, this NBA Finals is actually not that suspenseful.

Even though O'Neal was a dead eagle and disdainful at the end of the Western Conference Finals, public opinion has really not changed at all.

Before the playoffs started, public opinion across the United States said that this year's championship would definitely be the team that qualified from the Eastern Conference.

Unless the teams qualifying from the Eastern Conference play very badly in the Eastern Conference, then they have a chance.

However, is the Cavaliers' path to promotion miserable?

4 to 3, 4 to 1, 4 to 0.

Except for the seven games against the Pistons in the first round, the other two rounds of the series were very easy at least in terms of scores.

Especially the game between the Eastern Conference Finals and the Magic.

Sweeping teams with more than 60 wins!

The last time a 60-win team was swept was in 1998 when O'Neal's Lakers were swept by Malone's Jazz.

The last time a 60-win team was swept was in 1996 when the Magic led by O'Neal were swept by the Bulls.

Before the Magic were swept this time, teams with 60 wins had been swept twice in history, both led by O'Neal.

I have to say that O'Neal's career was a really underdog career.

Logically speaking, O'Neal's ability to resist blows would not be that bad. Therefore, in the end, O'Neal's mentality collapsed. It was not a problem of his own ability to resist blows. It was simply that the blow Chen Xiao gave him was too great.

Back to business.

Faced with public opinion across the country that is overwhelmingly optimistic about the Cavaliers, O'Neal and the Suns are certainly unwilling to accept it.

I want to change my destiny against the will of heaven.

However, as a media person, Barkley won't care so much.

Therefore, while Barkley is worried about Chen Xiao's upcoming second championship, to be honest, Barkley still has great respect for Chen Xiao's performance in the NBA.

As a recognized loser in his career and a loser who is always ridiculed, Barkley knows all too well how difficult it is to succeed in the NBA.

Don't think that reaching the finals is easy just because Chen Xiao has reached the finals twice in three years in his career.

Let’s just talk about the Cavaliers’ trip to the Finals. If the Magic hadn’t stood up under McGrady’s 35 seconds and 13 minutes in the Eastern Conference Finals, to be honest, the Magic would probably be the one standing on the Finals stage at this time. team, and he doesn't have to be laughed at so much.

However, things were so dramatic. After McGrady scored 35 seconds and 13 minutes, who would have thought that Chen Xiao would immediately score 12 points in a row against Duncan, directly ruining the game?

So, you don’t really think that scoring 12 points in a row against Duncan is that easy, right?

I'm afraid that in the entire history of the NBA, perhaps only Chen Xiao can do it.

Therefore, it seems easy for Chen Xiao to lead the Cavaliers to the finals this year, and it seems like it can be done by me.

However, Barkley can say that if Chen Xiao is replaced by any historical player in the league, it is impossible for the Cavaliers to sweep the Magic.

"The Wonder Boy really stood up at every moment when he was needed to stand up!"

This is why the Cavaliers look so relaxed.

"This year is really the year when the magical boy becomes a god!"

He deserves to be a god!

Because of the public opinion before the game, the Cavaliers' advantage over the Suns is too great.

So the Cavaliers fans at the scene are very relaxed.

And the audience supporting the Cavaliers is also very relaxed.

For example, Chris Paul, Anthony, Wade, Yao Ming, Ron Howard, Arenas and others are sitting on the sidelines at this time.

Of course, it was easy to relax. Everyone looked at Chen Xiao who was inciting the audience's emotions on the court. To be honest, they were all very envious.

"Ron, are you interested in coming to Miami to play brother basketball with me?"

Although he has accepted the reality of losing to the Magic in the semifinals, Wade still has not given up on this crazy plan.

Chen Xiao has entered the finals for the second time, which is quite exciting to Wade.

The three brothers entered the alliance together, and he watched helplessly as the distance between Chen Xiao and him grew wider and wider.

This feeling was uncomfortable. Of course he hoped that Chen Xiao would succeed, but he also hoped that he and Chen Xiao would not be too far apart.

He hopes that when he goes out with Chen Xiao in the future, everyone will exclaim that they are God Chen and God Wei from Marquette Mitaka, not God Chen and his little brother.

Therefore, he doesn't know what Chen Xiao is pursuing in his career.

His career is now chasing Chen Xiao.

He felt that Ron should have the same idea.

Hearing what Wade said, Ron Howard didn't react yet, but Arenas and Howard next to him became excited.

There is really no way to do this. If Luo Ge is gone and Luo Ge causes trouble, they will have the opportunity to cause trouble. Only then will they have the opportunity to leave this hellish place of the Spurs and the old guy Popovich.

If Luo Ge and Popovich always stand together, they won't even have the slightest chance to cause trouble.

Faced with Wade's very tempting invitation, Ron Howard was stunned for a moment and shook his head without thinking.

"Such a championship will not bring you closer to him, it will only make you further away from him."

"..."

Wade, who was looking forward to it very much, couldn't even say a word at this time.

Hearing what Ron Howard said and seeing the expression on Wade's face at this time, Howard and Arenas next to him looked like I don't understand, can you not speak classical Chinese, and Yao Ming next to Wade Then he breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, after failing to meet Chen Xiao in the playoffs for two consecutive years, Wade was really angry, and it was evil.

Wade is now focused on getting in front of Chen Xiao, no matter what method he uses.

Moreover, Wade's idea coincides with that of the team's general manager Pat Riley. This makes Yao Ming, a teammate and Heat player, unable to say many things and can only watch from the side.

But now, someone can finally cool down Wade's evil temper.

Just after Wade was scolded by Brother Luo's cryptic yet outspoken words, his expression kept changing.

At this time, on the court, the starting players of the two teams had already appeared on the court after warming up.

The starting lineup for the Suns, who are playing away in this game, are center O'Neal, power forward Rasheed, small forward Stoudemire, shooting guard Quentin Richardson, and point guard Wade, who Chen Xiao likes very much. Barbosa.

The Suns' starting lineup is the regular starting lineup this season. Suns head coach Gentry did not make any changes to the lineup for this finals.

Because making any changes is risky.

Not every coach in the NBA can be like Carlisle and not care about risks.

What's more, if the Suns' lineup is engaged in positional warfare, it is the strongest lineup in positional warfare.

It is very distinctive.

Of course, the Cavaliers have never played against the Suns in a positional battle.

In the two games of the regular season, the Cavaliers swept away the Suns like autumn leaves.

On the other side, the Cavaliers' starting players in this game are center Chandler, power forward Chen Xiao, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Kyle Korver, and point guard James.

This is not the fastest starting lineup for the Cavaliers, but because of the presence of O'Neal, this is the most suitable starting lineup.

It takes into account interior defense while also having enough offensive speed.

Rahim, who performed very well in the Eastern Conference Finals, did not appear on the starting list for this game.

That's the Cavaliers this season.

Except for Chen Xiao and James, no one has a stable starting position.

Except for Chen Xiao and James, everyone is a tool for the team to restrain opponents.

It would be unrealistic to say that Carlisle's strategy is not controversial for the Cavaliers.

Many players are very puzzled.

Especially Chandler, the third head of the team.

To be honest, Chandler also needs data and needs to prove that he is not a parallel importer.

Do you know how much pressure Kwame Brown has on Chandler as the second pick after the Wizards have proven that he is not a parallel No. 1 pick?

At one point in the regular season, Chandler was extremely anxious.

He felt that the stage to prove himself had been deprived by Carlisle.

But now, when the Cavaliers reach the Finals, everything is no longer a problem.

Because he, Tyson Chandler, will be the starting center in the Finals, because he, Tyson Chandler, will become the NBA championship center!

In the NBA, what stage is bigger than the finals?

As long as he wins the championship with the Cavaliers and his performance is acceptable, then he will completely wash away all the haze of the draft.

"This finals is the stage for me to learn the spirit of the Wolf King from the coach in the past two seasons!"

Looking at Tyson Chandler standing in front of him, his eyes seemed to be shining, Stoudemire looked a little surprised.

This guy's eyes are very fierce!

However, his opponent in this game is not me...

Stoudemire thought secretly in his heart.

Except for the jump ball, Chandler's opponent in this game is O'Neal.

In Stoudemire's peripheral vision, O'Neal's eyes also contained immense anger, and the target of his anger was, of course, Chen Xiao!

At the beginning of the game, when the referee Bavetta threw the basketball high in his hand, Chandler and Stoudemire jumped up almost at the same time. Both of them had excellent jumping and speed, but this time Once, it was obvious that Chandler was more focused.

Ultimately, Chandler jumped for the Cavaliers' first offensive opportunity of the game.

James didn't hesitate after receiving Chandler's jump ball and quickly pushed the ball through half court.

Why was there such a disparity in support between the Cavaliers and Suns before the Finals?

In addition to the fact that the Cavaliers are the team that emerged from the East of Hell, the other most important reason is that the Suns' three-line lineup is too traditional!

This season, the rapid storm caused by the Raptors, Bucks, Cavaliers and Nets in the Eastern Conference has caused extremely huge damage to traditional teams like the Suns.

You may not believe it, but the Suns have a record of 0 wins and 8 losses against the four crazy teams in the Eastern Conference this season!

Good guys, you know, the Suns have 1 win and 1 loss this season against the Heat and Magic, the strongest players in the Eastern Conference.

With three insiders, this lineup can really do whatever they want in the more traditional Western Conference.

But in the east…

If the Magic and Heat were playing in the Finals this time, the Suns' approval rating would never be so bad.

But unfortunately, the Suns did not wait for the Magic or the Heat in the finals this time, but the Cavaliers.

This makes the Suns a little desperate.

You know what's the most desperate thing for a three-man lineup?

The most desperate thing was that when James was dribbling the ball and advancing crazily, O'Neal could only watch Chen Xiao rushing out like a tank, but he couldn't catch it himself.

The most desperate thing is that when Gerald Wallace rushed out, Rasheed Wallace, who was also thrown away, looked at Gerald Wallace's back.

And in the end, when James, Chen Xiao, and Gerald Wallace were on the third fast break, the people behind the Suns' defense were Quentin Richardson and Barbosa!

James passed to Chen Xiao, and Chen Xiao passed to Gerald Wallace. Gerald Wallace passed back to Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao threw the basketball in his hand into the air, and Quentin Richardson felt as if a strong body came from behind. As if flying over him, with a bang, James received Chen Xiao's alley-oop and dunked with both hands!

James didn't fly over Quentin Richardson's head, he flew by.

However, that visual effect is really strong like a flying head.

Seriously, Gentry has plans for the Cavaliers' pregame fast break.

But no arrangement can withstand this flaw.

The Suns are also newly formed this season. The team's framework is in place. O'Neal, Rasheed Wallace, and Stoudemire are the team's framework.

However, in addition to this framework, there are still many shortcomings in other positions of the team, such as the substitute lineup, such as a reasonable starting lineup.

The current starting lineup of the Suns is unreasonable.

Don't the Suns know that the Cavaliers will drop the lineup soon?

Of course I know.

However, no one on the team can replace Stoudemire and Rasheed.

The team's small forwards are slower than Stoudemire, and their shooting is worse than Stoudemire. How does this make the Suns speed up?

Popovich and the Spurs also targeted the speed of the Suns.

But the Spurs are stronger when they are strong. Center Howard is also very fast, even faster than Chandler. However, the others are not as fast as the Cavaliers, and their impact is not as fast, so they were killed by the Suns.

But the Cavaliers...

Gentry kept shaking his head beside him.

"Wonder Boy plays power forward, which is the same as cheating for any team in the league!"

However, it is certainly not without strength that the Suns can break out from the traditional West.

In the Suns' first attack, the Suns did not push the offense quickly. Instead, they slowly sat down to fight and then hit the ball to O'Neal under the basket.

Facing Chandler's defense, O'Neal attracted Chen Xiao and passed the ball to Rasheed, who hit a straight-arm mid-range shot.

2 to 2!

Chen Xiao was slightly stunned when he saw O'Neal looking at him angrily at this time.

This guy is so angry with himself that he would pass the ball in this situation.

"It seems that he has really grown up."

After a moment of emotion, Chen Xiao received Chandler's baseline serve.

As a power forward, he catches the ball and advances from the baseline. This style of play makes the Suns very uncomfortable.

Rashid is Chen Xiao's opponent and must not be followed. He is following Chen Xiao. When Chen Xiao passes the ball, the Suns' defense explodes. Rashid is the backbone of the Suns' interior defense.

As for the others, Stoudemire is too bad. Quentin Richardson is here. What will happen to the other Cavaliers outside players?

At that time, the entire backcourt will be misaligned!

As a master of mismatched offense, Gentry now has a huge headache.

Chen Xiao is different from James. Even though he knows that he is feeling very uncomfortable now, Quentin Richardson of the Suns still chooses to lead the defense against Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao pushed past half court, smiled slightly when facing Quentin Richardson, who was defensively guarding beside him, and passed the basketball in his hand to James. After receiving the pass from Chen Xiao, James started a pick-and-roll with Gerald Wallace. , got rid of Barbosa, and then drove in from Stoudemire's side. The Suns' defense was instantly shrunk by James.

Without the protection of outside players, the Suns' entire penalty area was exposed to James.

James certainly wouldn't dare challenge O'Neal at the basket, but he can shoot now, and the Suns' defense must shrink.

Finally, James, who had compressed the Suns' defense, passed the ball to the outside. Korver received the pass from James, raised the knife in his hand, jumped up high, and then looked back like a lion, throwing the basketball in his hand to the opponent. Behind him came Chen Xiao at the top of the arc.

At this time, Quentin Richardson, who rushed back to help defend Korver and was now flying in the air, was really dumbfounded.

He really tried his best!

The Cavaliers' offense moved too quickly!

The Suns' lineup is really too big!

There is absolutely no way to make up for it!

A swipe!

Chen Xiao hit an open three-pointer!

One thing to say, the Suns' defense really tried their best this time.

But you have three big insiders, and there are actually four outside players on the opposite side. When Chen Xiao pulls out, it is actually 2 against four outside.

You cut off the legs of Quentin Richardson and Barbosa, and one leg was just enough to guard one guy.

Let's put it that way.

I don't know how it is on the defensive end. On the offensive end, the Cavaliers can really do whatever they want to the Suns.

Looking back, the Suns also used the pick-and-roll between Barbosa and Stoudemire, and Stoudemire made a long-range two-pointer against James' defense.

5 to 4!

But it is obvious that although the Suns also hit the target and showed their strong strength to reach the finals, the offenses of the Suns and the Cavaliers are not at the same level in terms of difficulty.

Looking back, the Cavaliers did not continue to let Chen Xiao use his frantic mismatch style of dribbling the ball forward to beat the Suns.

This time, Chen Xiao acted as an inside man and went to the basket. He even crossed paths with Chandler and sat in front of O'Neal.

O'Neal was a little surprised to see Chen Xiao coming to the door.

And just when O'Neal was surprised, Chen Xiao's steps under the basket had already started.

The confrontation with Chen Xiao made O'Neal extremely excited and excited. Although O'Neal's control is not what it used to be, but faced with Chen Xiao's patient steps that had been planned for a long time, O'Neal was still shaken!

After all, 95 steps to the basket, do you think it’s a joke?

O'Neal, who was shaken by Chen Xiao, looked at Chen Xiao who missed a layup next to him. At this time, Chen Xiao in his eyes was full of shadows of Olajuwon back then!

"Beautiful dream steps, the wonder boy got past Shaq and made a layup!"

Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines were stunned when they saw Chen Xiao unexpectedly making fantastic moves under the basket.

Of course Chen Xiao doesn’t know how to do fantasy steps, but if you are good with the steps around the basket, you will always have the shadow of fantasy steps. If you are good on the fadeaway shot, everyone will praise you for having the shadow of Jordan. This is the truth. .

In the finals, against O'Neal, with dreamy steps, will O'Neal's mind be full of the shadow of him being hammered by Olajuwon in the finals when he was just a fledgling?

"Wonder boy, this is simply murderous and heartbreaking!"

"Wonder boy, couldn't this be intentional?!"

Did Chen Xiao do it on purpose?

Soon, everyone knew.

In the next round, the enraged O'Neal could no longer bear it and attacked Chandler successfully.

7 to 6!

O'Neal, who succeeded in the strong attack, roared angrily at Chen Xiao, who came to help defend next to him.

And soon, in the next round, Chen Xiao calmed down the angry O'Neal.

Chen Xiao continued to switch to the center position, James and Chen Xiao picked and rolled, and Chen Xiao hit a mid-range jumper with O'Neal close at hand but far away.

Looking at Chen Xiao's tall and straight figure in the distance, O'Neal's eyes are full of the shadow of Malone's 1998 hammer.

Seeing that Chen Xiao did not lean back this time, but used the same posture as Malone, Barkley on the sidelines called him a good guy.

"This is simply massacre and heartbreaking!"

Olajuwon and Malone have come out. Will O'Neal's victim be the next one to come out? !

A swipe!

Chen Xiao made a hit!

9 to 6!

O'Neal shivered with coldness amidst the cheers of 'MVP' from the audience...

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