I’m Really Playing Basketball

On October 25th, Chen Xiao returned to the United States from Tokyo with the Warriors players. At this time, the time in the United States was October 24th, and the next day was the day when the opening game of the new 16-17 regular season started.

Time is very tight, and there is basically no time for rest and adjustment.

However, in Tokyo, the Warriors players are not too tired.

It’s just that Chen Xiao will be a little tired. He plays every game and has to play the whole game. There is really no way to do this. Most of the team players who come to participate in the game actually come to take photos with Chen Xiao and to chase the star Chen Xiao. .

And Chen Xiao is also happy to give them a good memory in their basketball career.

In this year's Warriors' opening game, it's finally no longer the old rival Kobiko and his Lakers.

According to this year's schedule, the Warriors and Lakers are each other's last opponents. The league's meaning is actually very clear, that is, it hopes that Chen Xiao and the Warriors will give Koda a break.

With Chen Xiao, a basketball god and fans, seeing him off, I think Lai Ke's boss should be extremely happy.

This year, the team that replaced the Lakers and Kobe Bryant as the Warriors' opening game opponent is the Spurs. It is very reasonable to put the Spurs in front of the Warriors as the opening game opponent.

After all, when Ron Howard decided to come to the Warriors, this result was already certain. As one of the two greatest stars in the history of the Spurs, Ron Howard has won more than 10 awards in total with the Spurs. With one team and one defense, he has won one MVP, two FMVPs, and led the team to five finals. As for the small honors such as multiple steals champions and best defensive players, let's not talk about it.

Although when Ron Howard left the Spurs, he received the blessings of the team's head coach, teammates and most fans.

But, even if you don’t have any hatred, NBA officials are still not allowed to artificially create grudges?

Obviously, this time it was intentional by the alliance.

Deliberately making Spurs fans uncomfortable.

Let's put it this way, if you are a Spurs fan, when you see one of the greatest stars in the history of your team appearing in the opponent's team, and you also have to watch the opponent win the championship in their home court. Flag, will you feel better?

It will definitely feel uncomfortable. This is almost equivalent to being beaten as a monster and having your equipment exploded.

After all, in these years in the Western Conference, the Spurs' only opponent is the Warriors.

Of course, it was the Clippers who killed the Spurs last season, and they had nothing to do with the Warriors. They were killed before they even met the Warriors.

The ceremony of raising the championship flag before the start of this game was very interesting.

On the Warriors side, Wade, Carter and Luo Ge will definitely not get rings.

On the contrary, for the Spurs, Novak, Ding Yanyuhang, and Gobert can all receive championship rings.

When the three received their championship rings, they were all warmly cheered by Warriors fans.

The three people who left the Warriors were traded by the team. Although the team listened to their appeals, it was very clear that their departure was not their problem. Moreover, they were not the core players of the Warriors. The fans have contributed to Role players have always been very tolerant.

Let’s not talk about the Spurs fans in front of the TV watching the Warriors being crowned in front of them. Is it uncomfortable for their original star to be with the Warriors?

As far as the Spurs players at the scene were concerned, they still had mixed feelings when they saw the Warriors being crowned at this time.

Especially Dwight Howard.

I think at the beginning, he was also the chosen one like Chen Xiao and the others, but these twelve years have passed, and he is still living in the NBA.

The days are passing by, and I was even humiliated by Westbrook in the New York Knicks in the past two years.

And what about Chen Xiao?

Even if he is not compared with Chen Xiao or Luo Ge, he is still far behind.

Thinking back to the time when he and Arenas served as Luo's little brother, at that time, he and Arenas would never have thought that Luo would become the only two players in NBA history to have double figures for both the first team and first defense. His status can even be ranked among the top ten stars.

In other words, there will always be a big gap between teenagers who were almost the same at the beginning. After more than ten years, some people are in the sky and others are on the ground.

So Howard, who is now 32 years old, often thinks when sleeping, if he had not made such a choice, would he be completely different now?

In short, Howard is jealous now.

At this time, many Spurs players actually have this idea, so...

"We can't just be spectators in this game."

Gasol's words were unanimously recognized by the Spurs players.

Why should we be the backdrop for the Warriors’ glory?

Why can't we be the big bad guys who flip the table? !

"Tonight, we are going to overturn the table!"

Howard thought secretly in his heart.

After being tortured and taught by Westbrook for several seasons, Howard felt that he had matured.

In the past, in New York, he was forced to shoot and shoot three-pointers by Westbrook. But after coming to the Spurs, he even took the initiative to practice shooting this summer.

Even when he participated in the Olympics with the U.S. team this year, Howard became one of the few well-received players on the U.S. team.

Because Howard is in New York, after he has developed his shooting skills, he is indeed good in international competitions. Combined with his defense and athletic ability and his good outside shooting ability, he can really shine.

The starting lineup for the Spurs, who are playing away in this game, are center Howard, power forward Gasol, small forward Leonard, shooting guard Ding Yanyuhang, and point guard Patty Mills.

After the Spurs' veterans left, although the Spurs are still good, they are definitely not the same as their peak.

However, although the strength has dropped compared to the peak.

But the Spurs' starting lineup is still very strong.

Mills played very well next to Wade and Yao Ming and was very strong. He even led Australia to defeat the US team in Australia this year, and he was the reason why Australia defeated the US team.

It was precisely because of this that Popovich endured the pain and signed Mills.

As for Ding Yanyuhang, Chen Xiao knows it. His current strength is B level. This strength can play an important rotation in most NBA teams.

Playing as a starter for the Spurs is actually not incomprehensible, especially considering that Ding Yanyuhang's B is the overall rating, and his offense is estimated to have reached B+, so if defense is not considered, his offense is worthy of being a starter for the Spurs.

In particular, his unique skills, emergency shots and cuts after holding the ball, are very suitable for the Spurs.

As for the Warriors, the starters for this game are center Chen Xiao, power forward Big Eyebrow, small forward Wade, shooting guard Klay Thompson, and point guard Ron Howard.

Chen Xiao will serve as the team's inside line this season. As for whether he is a power forward or a center, this depends on the opponent.

Chen Xiao's position will be very flexible.

The opponent in this game is the Spurs, and the Spurs' center is Howard. For Chen Xiao, Howard's inside attack ability is comparable to his ability to play as a center.

If the opponent is Yao Ming and Chen Xiao plays center, it won't work.

In addition, Wade will serve as the team's starting small forward. Although Wade is not tall enough, his strength and defense are really strong, and he is better than the average small forward. There is absolutely no problem. As for Wade When you encounter someone like Durant, just stick to it. Use strength and defense to defend. There is Chen Xiao and thick eyebrows inside, so you don't have to worry about being passed.

And to be honest, it's really not that easy for an ordinary small forward to break through when faced with Wade's defense.

Before the start of this game, many experts were speculating on what the Warriors' starting lineup would be like this season. Many people said that Chen Xiao would play small forward, Wade at the second position, and Ron Howard at the third position.

Very few of them could have imagined that Chen Xiao would play the center position.

To be honest, Chen Xiao actually doesn't want to play center if he can, but as he reaches 32 years old, he feels that his explosive power and speed are declining a lot every year.

In this case, if he continues to stay on the outside, his offensive ability will eventually become more and more limited to shooting. When you can't break through others and can only play with rhythm and shooting, it is actually better to defend. .

Therefore, for the sake of his career dominance, he can only go inside.

For Chen Xiao personally, this season, he needs to change to a new model.

This is also a huge challenge.

Therefore, when he saw that the person he was facing in this game was Chen Xiao, Howard, who was about to flip the table, was a little surprised.

Let's put it this way, Howard wanted to beat Jokic in this game.

The two were rivals in the Olympics, with Jokic representing Serbia and him representing the United States.

Both are substitutes, and their playing time quite overlaps.

In the Olympics, the two were inseparable.

For Howard, you can only fight with me in the Olympics. In the NBA, I am more familiar with and understand the NBA rules. Can I still be afraid of you?

Although Jokic performed very well with the Warriors last season, Chen Xiao even knows that Jokic's current strength has reached A+, but this is also Chen Xiao's personal knowledge.

Except for Chen Xiao, most people, including Jokic, feel that although Jokic is strong, he is not that strong.

This is very interesting.

If Jokic knew that his ability value was A+, he would never accept his change from starter to substitute so easily.

Of course, Jokic will not necessarily be a substitute. After all, if Chen Xiao plays power forward, Jokic will be the starter.

In short, because this person is Chen Xiao, whether it is Jokic or thick eyebrows, they are willing to accept such changes.

However, although they sometimes play as substitutes, because the Warriors currently have only three insiders who can fight, their playing time, shot opportunities, and status in the team will definitely be very high.

After all, Gobert and Lopez are gone.

The opponent player changed from the expected Jokic to Chen Xiao, which made Howard even more excited and very nervous at the same time.

As a good friend of Chen Xiao, Howard absolutely knows Chen Xiao's strength.

Usually when everyone is in the training camp together, he has never gone through a round under Chen Xiao.

Let's put it this way, when he dared to fuck O'Neal head-on, he was so arrogant and never dared to stand up and fuck Chen Xiao.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, the game is not a one-on-one match. Five-on-five is different from one-on-one. If he still performs well when facing Chen Xiao, then it will be more effective in announcing his return.

With such excitement, Howard was defeated by the thick eyebrow in the jump ball.

This put the excited Howard in a trance. When he was young, he would basically not lose if he jumped the ball with such excitement in such a mood.

But now, he lost.

This made him realize once again how shameful the time he had wasted in the past ten years was. Now he is really no longer young, and he really can't waste time anymore.

To be honest, historically, when Howard was young, few fans would think that Howard's personality would change that much in the future.

Howard's character at that time was simply speechless.

But at the end of his career, who would have thought that Howard would really become a qualified professional player, even a very, very qualified professional player.

Let's put it this way, if he really dared to treat Howard like that when he was young, no matter how soft-hearted Howard was, he would still be soft in front of Kobe. In front of you, who is just a thick-eyebrow, it is definitely impossible to not respond at all.

Back to the game, because Howard has been wasting his time in New York these years, Chen Xiao actually doesn't know much about his old friend.

I just hear some of Howard's and Westbrook's jokes from time to time in New York.

Therefore, after the game started, Chen Xiao was quite surprised by Howard.

In the Warriors' first attack, Chen Xiao pulled from the inside to the free throw line and started a pick-and-roll with Wade. This was a typical free-throw line pick-and-roll between Wade and Yao Ming back then, but now it is Yao Ming who has been replaced by Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao received a pass from Wade and then passed the ball behind his head.

Wade was cutting through the air, and Howard was riding and fighting and retreating, just like a one-handed dunk. When the basketball was dunked into the basket by Wade, the entire Oracle Arena went crazy.

"Sixteen years have passed, God Chen once again assists God Wei!"

This connection between Chen Xiao and Wade made many old Marquette fans at the scene and in front of the TV feel a little teary-eyed.

Howard, who was dunked by Wade like this, did not cause any trouble. Instead, he picked up the basketball on the ground very calmly and silently and prepared to serve the baseline kick.

Faced with being dunked, Howard didn't behave like the Howard Chen Xiao understood, but rather like the Duncan he once was!

What makes Chen Xiao even more interesting is that in the next offensive round of the Spurs, Mills dribbled the ball past halftime and hit the ball to Howard. When Howard saw Chen Xiao letting him go, he directly A three-point shot from the top of the key.

When I see Howard, who once struggled with free throw shooting, shooting three-pointers so confidently and decisively...

A swipe!

Three point hit!

3 to 2!

The Spurs overtook the score.

Chen Xiao was stunned.

Is this the special ability of the turtle in New York?

This is simply better than the system modifier!