I’m Really Playing Basketball

On June 7, 2015, the Finals G1 between the Warriors and Cavaliers finally started in Golden State under the spotlight.

Oracle Arena.

As one of the biggest teams in the league in recent years, the Golden State Warriors appeared on the finals stage in the third season after acquiring Chen Xiao.

As the greatest player and the most famous winner in the history of basketball, Chen Xiao's importance to a team is fully reflected in this aspect.

After Chen Xiao came to the Warriors, the Warriors appeared in at least the Western Conference Finals every year.

So many people have been comparing Paul and Chen Xiao recently.

Paul once served as the league's number one point guard and was also a recognized superstar in the league. However, he has been with the Clippers for eight seasons, but he has never been able to lead the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals.

Although the Clippers, under the leadership of Paul, have also transformed from a weak team to a powerful force in the Western Conference, there is always an insurmountable gap between a strong team and a championship contender.

For Paul, the Western Conference Finals was an unattainable stage, but for Chen Xiao, it was so easy.

Therefore, these experts comparing Chen Xiao and Paul all said that Chen Xiao is the only player in NBA history who can guarantee that your team will win the championship as long as you get him.

As long as you get him, maybe one year, two years, three years, in short, you will always win the championship.

This is something that no superstar in NBA history can do.

A recognized super giant like Paul can guarantee the team a second round, which is actually very good. For many super giants, if they are single-core, it will not be easy to even break through the first round.

Therefore, when Chen Xiao came out for the finale on the court, the cheers and applause given to Chen Xiao by the Warriors fans at the scene was incredible.

As long as they are not blind and blind, they will all know who relied on this Warriors team from being a weakling that everyone can bully to becoming a championship favorite that can win 72 times in the regular season.

And when the DJ at the scene introduced Chen Xiao, listening to Chen Xiao's achievements in the NBA, even the away Cavaliers players felt that Chen Xiao deserved such cheers.

13 NBA seasons, 3 regular season MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, 6 championships, 13 All-Star starts, 13 first team appearances, 12 first defense appearances, and a total NBA career score of 34,000+...

Even many Cavaliers players who have been teammates with Chen Xiao, such as James, Korver, Spanoulis and others, also cheered and applauded Chen Xiao when Chen Xiao played.

Especially Xiao Zhan, for Xiao Zhan, Chen Xiao has always been his bright light.

When the two were in the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao had just become the number one player in the league. Now, he has been the number one player in the NBA for ten years and is recognized as the number one player in basketball history.

Over the years, Chen Xiao has won 2 MVPs and 4 championships since leaving him.

And after he parted ways with Chen Xiao, this was the first time he reached the finals in the past ten years. During this period, perhaps it was worth mentioning that he only won the honor of regular season MVP.

However, for a player of Chen Xiao's level, the achievement of regular season MVP is almost negligible.

In the past ten years, the gap between him and Chen Xiao has become unimaginable.

For him, he wants to narrow the gap with Chen Xiao!

He wants to get closer to Chen Xiao!

And this finals is a test and report for him to prove to Chen Xiao his growth over the years!

At the scene, after the two teams came on the field, the players on both sides, led by Chen Xiao and James, warmed up in a very friendly manner, and then the game started.

Ten starting players from the two teams also came to the court under the leadership of James and Chen Xiao.

The Cavaliers, who played away from home in this game, started with Oden, James, Danny Green, Matthews and Conley.

The Warriors, playing at home, start with Jokic, Nong Mei, Chen Xiao, Clay and Beal.

The starting lineups of both teams this season are very stable, especially the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers' starting lineup has been used for several years.

Let's put it this way, the Cavaliers' starting lineup is the most stable and well-coordinated in the entire league.

If we use basketball games as an example, the chemistry of the Cavaliers team may have reached 95 or even 99 or above.

And this is also the reason why the Cavaliers were able to pass the Bucks in the playoffs this season.

Let's put it this way, Carlisle's tactics are really not something that ordinary teams can execute. They require extremely strong execution and tacit understanding. Every player is willing to sacrifice for his other teammates.

The current Cavaliers are absolutely united. All the starting players on this team were promoted by Xiao Zhan. These players are willing to give everything for Xiao Zhan and the Cavaliers.

Of course, on the other side, the same goes for the Warriors.

Playing against the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, these Warriors players can definitely be regarded as gold made from fire.

In the Western Conference Finals, many people said that this Western Conference Finals was completely a huge experience for the Warriors' young players.

For example, the Warriors’ original second-choice official with thick eyebrows fell into hell after facing Leonard in the Western Conference Finals. With the help of the team and teammates, he climbed up. This proud man of heaven, After this series, most of the squeamishness and arrogance on my body have been basically washed away.

The team's starting center Jokic, a young player who is playing in the playoffs for the first time in his career, can be said to be bullied by Duncan and Diaw, the most talented inside team in the NBA, in this Western Conference Finals.

Jokic is actually a player with a high IQ and football intelligence, but because of his youth, he was humiliated like an idiot by Duncan and Diaw during the game.

Such humiliation, for a player like Jokic who is good at growing and absorbing progress, since it did not knock him down, it also made him stronger.

There is also Bill. Bill has been trained by Ron Howard every year in the playoffs for the past three years. This year is no exception. Bill's performance in this year's Western Conference Finals is probably the worst series of his career.

Just because the thick eyebrows attracted too much attention, no one said anything about Bill.

The performance in this series was so poor, but with the help of teammates, the Warriors still passed the Spurs, and they were also not knocked down. This is completely different from the previous two years. For Bill now, he is eager to learn his shame. Then he bravely proved himself in the finals. For Bill, who has already played for three years and is one of the strongest defensive players in the history of NBA defenders, Ron Howard, what else does he have to fear?

Conley, will he be afraid?

of course not!

And Klay, Klay is definitely the best Warriors player in this Western Conference Finals besides Chen Xiao.

In G6 and G7, Klay scored 40 points in two games, directly transforming himself from the team's leader to the team's second leader.

It can be said that these two games have made Clay's confidence explode.

Clay, who is revered as Buddha in China, is now extremely popular and confident.

In addition, facing the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors' substitute players Ibaka, Dragic, Livingston, Lopez and other players also performed very well. For example, Ibaka, in the G4 game, All hits gave the Warriors a key victory.

After that, Ibaka's offensive confidence was also very good, and his shooting percentage in every game was very good.

Let's put it this way, the Warriors, like the Cavaliers, are now united.

At the beginning of the game, Oden defeated the thick eyebrow with a jump ball, and the Cavaliers got the first offensive opportunity of the game.

Cavaliers point guard Conley dribbled the ball quickly across half court. Facing Bill's pressing half-court defense, Conley did not stick to the ball. After passing the ball to Oden, he ran around Bill and made a three-pointer at the top of the arc. Oden's return was received at the line, but Bill's defense was very focused. Although Conley was fast, he still could not get rid of Bill's defense.

However, for Conley, the Cavaliers' offensive tactics do not rely on his personal offense and escape ability.

The Cavaliers' regular tactics have always been Conley, Oden, and James' pick-and-roll.

Conley faced Bill's defense at the top of the arc and called James for a pick-and-roll. After James helped Conley block Bill, Conley quickly cut inside facing the thick-browed defense.

At the same time, James was also frantically cutting to the basket.

That is to say, an ordinary team with thick eyebrows and fast speed will definitely not be able to keep up with Conley on the inside when faced with pick-and-roll cuts like James and Conley, and the outside may also be knocked away by James.

Because the thick eyebrows are fast enough, although they cannot stick to Conley and let him cut in without the ball, they can still control his passing route.

After there was no way for James to pass the ball, Conley stopped decisively, faked a circle and passed the ball to James on his right.

During Conley's short period of stasis, Chen Xiao and Bill completed the defense change, and Chen Xiao also changed behind him.

Xiao Zhan was very excited when he felt that Chen Xiao was beside him. While he was excited, he forced himself to calm down.

He knows very well that for him, Chen Xiao has never been easy to fight.

And similarly, for Chen Xiao, he is not easy to fight.

The two are the best defenders of each other in the NBA.

The best player to defend Chen Xiao alone in the entire league has always been James.

The best player to defend James alone is also Chen Xiao.

Therefore, after James calmed down, he suppressed the urge to play Chen Xiao in singles. At this time, Oden had already come to James' side with a tacit understanding.

After James used Oden's pick-and-roll to fend off Chen Xiao, facing Jokic who did not dare to step forward and deliberately took a half-step, James made a short jumper from the spot and hit the target.

2 to 0!

Looking at Xiao Zhan, who had not been duel with him just now, Chen Xiao looked at James in surprise, who was high-fiving Oden at this time, and finally nodded in his heart: "Xiao Zhan is really mature now. No wonder in the Eastern Conference Finals, Every single time I played Curry in the pick-and-roll."

Chen Xiao was very pleased.

For many people, defeating the strongest opponent one-on-one is their style and pursuit, such as Chen Xiao, such as Durant, such as Kobe, such as Maizi...

People like Chen Xiao can be said to have taken unlimited singles to the extreme.

However, Xiao Zhan is not such a player.

Although Xiao Zhan has worked hard over the years, his shooting talent is indeed not that strong. He cannot be a player like Chen Xiao, Maizi, Kobe, Durant or Jordan who can face anyone in singles.

Xiao Zhan also wanted to be such a player before.

But...he's not that kind of player.

As the saying goes, the sign of a person's maturity is whether he realizes that he is not the protagonist of this world.

As for Xiao Zhan, he now realizes that he is not the most talented basketball player in the world, nor is he the protagonist of the basketball world.

He has the strongest athletic talent, but not the strongest basketball talent.

He can't play like Chen Xiao and Jordan.

He needs to realize this.

Therefore, even in the Eastern Conference Finals, many Bucks fans laughed at him, the regular season MVP, who only played Curry in isolation. James remained unmoved and just stared at Curry.

As long as you go to Curry, I will beat you.

He didn't care about the ridicule, because it was the best for the knight and the best for him.

Curry's poor touch and shooting rate in the Eastern Conference Finals were not only due to Conley's full-court fighting, but also because of James' crazy attack on him.

For James, he does not have the strongest basketball skills and cannot become the god of basketball like Chen Xiao and Jordan, but he can use his excellent physical talent, athletic ability, and ball control to become the king of the pick-and-roll!

With Oden beside him and a good pick-and-roll teammate like Conley, he can become the king of the pick-and-roll!

I have to say that the Cavaliers' pick-and-roll is indeed difficult to beat. As long as you have defensive holes on the court, the Cavaliers will catch you and beat you like crazy.

Because James can really attack from 1 to 5. He can train Curry and Jokic.

In addition to playing Chen Xiao, James plays all other players on the Warriors. It can be said that they can be mismatched.

This is the Cavaliers' advantage.

And it's a huge advantage.

But do the Warriors have an advantage?

Of course, there are some!

On the court, it was the Warriors' turn to attack. Bill dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line and hit the ball to Chen Xiao at the top of the key. Facing Danny Green who was sticking tightly in front of him, Chen Xiao made a pass. After directing the traffic, he flicked the ball. On the left, Clay relied on Jokic's pick-and-roll to ward off Matthews. He reached outside the 45-degree three-point line, received a pass from Chen Xiao at the top of the arc, and took a decisive shot from outside the three-point line. .

A swipe!

Three point hit!

3 to 2!

After Klay hit the ball, the entire Warriors fans rang out Klay's name.

Teacher Zhang next to him also shouted excitedly: "Buddha's hand felt the finals, and it is still hot. The Warriors' three-pointer, in the finals, is still unstoppable!"

Yes, the Warriors' three-pointer broke Pop's mentality. In the finals, the Cavaliers still couldn't stop him!

More importantly, regardless of Chen Xiao, Clay, or Beal, their physical confrontation is far stronger than Curry. Carlisle's tactics cannot interrupt the Warriors' three-point rhythm!

Jokic, thick eyebrows, Chen Xiao, Klay, Beal...

For the Warriors, everyone can attack and everyone can pass!

The first quarter ended, 35 to 30!

In the first quarter, the Warriors made 7 three-pointers, and the Warriors team sent out 12 assists in a single quarter!

"This is a perfect offensive team!"

Popovich was in front of the TV, staring at the TV and muttering to himself.