I’m Really Playing Basketball

From the opening game between the Warriors and the Lakers on October 19th to the Warriors' back-to-back away games against the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 18th, the Warriors started the season with an astonishing 15-game winning streak.

Although the Warriors' strongest opponents in these 15 games are the Lakers and Spurs at the beginning.

In addition to these two teams, the other remaining teams, the Clippers led by Xiao Pao, and the Thunder led by Griffin and Trae Young are already considered strong. After all, these two teams are Playoff level team.

The rest are like the Kings, Grizzlies, Hornets led by Zhou Qi and Fat Tiger, Bobcats led by Tatum, Timberwolves led by Towns, and Houston with Ben Simmons injured again, and Irving led by Irving who refused to be vaccinated. The Nets, these teams, are basically the weaklings of the league.

I have to say that at the beginning of this season, the Warriors' schedule is really good.

In this easy 15-game winning streak, Chen Xiao had a triple-double in 15 consecutive games, and 11 of the 15 games had a triple-double of 30+.

So far, Chen Xiao's average data per game is 34.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.6 assists per game, a super triple-double per game.

Well, this season, with Chen Xiao's strong shooting, Westbrook is finally not the only player in the league averaging a triple-double per game.

Yes, Westbrook has averaged a triple-double per game for N consecutive seasons. A triple-double of 30+ per game can be described as N times.

Now the New York Knicks are actually desperate for the 34-year-old Westbrook, and basically don't expect him to lead the team to win the championship, so the Knicks are resigned to letting Westbrook rack up statistics like crazy in the Knicks.

Anyway, no matter how Westbrook improves his statistics, at least he can bring the team into the playoffs. As for always being killed in the first round, if he is killed, he will be killed. At least he has entered the playoffs, and at least Westbrook has made it to the playoffs. There is still a difference between brushes like Brook and Marbury, at least they are one level higher than brushes like Marbury.

If possible, the Knicks certainly hope to have a strong player like Chen Xiao who averages a triple-double per game, who can produce his own statistics, lead the team to victory, and mobilize his teammates.

Although he also averages a triple-double per game, Chen Xiao's reputation is completely different from that of Westbrook.

Westbrook's shooting percentage is about 43% all year round, and his three-point shooting percentage is about 30%.

As for Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao's shooting percentage this season is 55%, three-point shooting percentage is 45%, and free throw shooting percentage is 95%. The standard is 180 club, and the standard has even reached the 195 club.

This season, Chen Xiao averaged 34.5 points per game. It seems that he must have taken a lot of shots, but in fact, Chen Xiao only averaged 21 shots per game this season.

He averaged 11.55 hits in 21 attempts per game, 5 hits in 11.1 three-point attempts, and 6.4 free throws in 6.7 attempts per game.

Chen Xiao achieved this score with extremely efficient scoring.

If we calculate it in terms of shot efficiency, as an analogy, take Doncic of the Mavericks as an example. So far, he and Chen Xiao have taken the same number of shots.

But Doncic averages only 28 points per game.

And based on Chen Xiao's own comparison, in fact, the 55% shooting rate is not the highest shooting rate in Chen Xiao's career, and it does not even reach the average shooting rate.

Chen Xiao has hit 60% of his field goals in a single season, and more than once.

Especially Chen Xiao, who plays inside, has a hit rate of almost 70%.

But that was indeed the time when the body was at its peak.

Ever since Chen Xiao's body was no longer at its peak, Chen Xiao had actually been pulling out consciously.

Especially in these seasons, in order to leave room for Morant to break through inside, Chen Xiao has been pulling outside these seasons.

And this season, why.

More than half of Chen Xiao's shots are three-pointers. In the entire league, only Curry is the same as him.

This season, more than 60% of Curry's shots were three-pointers, and what's interesting is that both of them averaged 5 three-pointers per game, the highest in the league.

Chen Xiao's playing style now is indeed different from the playing style when his body was at its peak.

There are not so many strong inside attacks. Although Chen Xiao is very strong and has good endurance, his reduced bounce and flexibility make it difficult to make up for his disadvantage in the inside. No matter how good his skills are, as long as the opponent covers you, you will If you can't get rid of it, it's actually not easy to fight on the inside.

Therefore, Chen Xiao's current style of play is to kill people with pick-and-roll mid-range shots and heart-breaking three-pointers from the outside.

This season, Chen Xiao and Morant's mid-range pick-and-roll, after receiving a pass from Morant, pretending to attack, and actually passing the ball to the fast-moving Morant, is the Warriors' trump card.

Chen Xiao has good vision and passes well. Morant is fast, powerful and has strong impact. This style of play reminds Chen Xiao of when he cooperated with James in the Cavaliers and when he cooperated with Rose in the Bobcats. .

Coupled with the fact that there are a bunch of accurate shooters like Bagley, Anthony, Wiggins, Alexander, Michael Porter Jr., Jordan Poole, Herbert Jones, Jeff Green, etc., Chen Xiao can be more than just a pivot. Morant rushes and can also hit the ball outside for other shooters on the team to shoot.

It can be said that although Chen Xiao's statistics this season are terrible, he has not actually hurt the Warriors.

After Cole made Chen Xiao a tactical axis, Chen Xiao's playing time increased this season, allowing Chen Xiao to play a lot of time with the team's main force and substitute.

This season Chen Xiao averaged 40 minutes per game.

At the same time, except for Chen Xiao, all other Warriors players must play three games and take at least one game off for rotation, unless there are special circumstances.

The Warriors have really been plagued by injuries in the past two seasons. Kerr discovered that except for Chen Xiao, no one in the entire Warriors team seemed to be an iron man.

I have to say that this kind of rotation is indeed very meaningful for the Warriors. It can not only train the young players of the team, but also allow them to stagger the games and time in the regular season and get more opportunities. and data.

Facts have proved that this trick works very well on Bobcats.

Kerr was Jordan's assistant coach when he was with the Bobcats.

Therefore, after the Warriors started this season, the players' condition and physical condition were really good.

In this consecutive road trip in the Eastern Conference, before playing the Cavaliers, the Warriors had already played the Bobcats and Nets.

Moreover, the game against the Cavaliers was back-to-back, but in this game against the Cavaliers, the Warriors players still played in great condition and passion, causing great trouble to the Cavaliers on the road.

The Warriors rotated a lot in this game.

The starting lineup is center Chen Xiao, power forward Anthony, small forward Michael Porter Jr., shooting guard Herbert Jones, and point guard Jordan Poole.

The Warriors rotated four of their original five starters for this game.

Logically speaking, the Warriors cannot win this game. Over the years, facing the league's strongest interior combination, the Warriors, which have huge flaws in interior defense, have actually been at a disadvantage.

But in this game, facing the Cavaliers led by Oden and James, the Warriors were in excellent offensive form. It was simply not like a team that played back-to-back away games and consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference.

The Warriors hit 25 three-pointers in this game.

In this game, the Cavaliers are already frantically pressing the tempo of the game. Knowing that the Warriors are playing fast and having the strongest inside combination in the league, the Cavaliers have already slowed down the tempo.

But in the end we lost.

There is no way. The Warriors made 25 of 45 three-pointers in this game, with a shooting percentage of over 50%. They were numerous and accurate.

You know, the Warriors and Cavaliers only took 82 and 92 shots in the entire game.

In the end, with their extraordinary three-pointers, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 120-109.

Chen Xiao, who made 9 of 16 three-pointers in this game, gave Oden a real headache. If he follows him out, he will never come back. If he doesn't follow him, Chen Xiao will shoot like crazy.

It was amid Oden's hesitation that Chen Xiao made 15 of 25, 9 of 16 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 45 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists.

In this game, the Warriors' three-point shooting was directly related to Oden's hesitation.

By the way, Jordan Poole was the best offensive player in this game besides Chen Xiao. He made 6 of 11 three-pointers and scored 28 points.

He plays like a little Curry.

Facing James, an old rival, Anthony also shot 6 of 11 in this game, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Anthony's two blocks on James in this game are the essence.

After coming to the Warriors, Anthony's defensive attitude was really good. These two blocks were entirely due to James' carelessness. He felt that he had bypassed Chen Xiao. Anthony's defense was basically empty.

He really didn't expect Anthony to work so hard.

I thought it was an accident when I was blocked once, and then I was blocked a second time.

Of course, Anthony's defense is actually like that. One-time defense is okay. Anthony has the strength and can hold people up. It's okay to block people, but let him really mark people, entangle people, and guard against those who are very skilled. That would be difficult for him.

But the interesting thing is that James is exactly the kind of player who is not so outstanding in skills and is straightforward...

No wonder Anthony always had so much experience in beating James before.

It can only be said that against James, Anthony's weaknesses are not that weak, but his strengths can also be used.

After playing against the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao, who had a 40+ triple-double, set a new NBA record for the oldest person to have a 40+ triple-double.

The 40+ triple-double in this game was also Chen Xiao’s second 40+ triple-double this season, and also Chen Xiao’s second 40+ triple-double this season.

This season Chen Xiao's scoring average is very high, but his maximum score is not high.

Because Chen Xiao didn't take many shots, take this game as an example. In this game, Chen Xiao felt so good and the two teams played pretty anxiously, but Chen Xiao only took 25 shots.

The most shots Chen Xiao took this season was only 27. To be honest, such a number of shots would really make people feel incredibly low.

It can only be said that Chen Xiao is truly selfless and is unwilling to reduce the growth space of his teammates no matter what.

This is also the reason why so many players feel comfortable playing next to Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao can really pass the ball with hot hands.

Moreover, he can really use his super hot touch to drive his teammates.

So much so that Anthony, who has played less than 20 games with Chen Xiao this season, bluntly said that the same triple-double averaging 30+ per game is the difference between heaven and earth.

Anthony is actually not the kind of person who likes to say such things in front of the media. However, because there have been two 30+ triple-doubles in the league this season, the media and experts always have to compare them.

And Anthony happens to be a teammate with both of these players, so he will naturally be asked frequently.

Then, Anthony started spraying.

All the resentment around Westbrook in the Knicks over the years has exploded.

In fact, you have to understand Anthony. Last season, as a starter next to Westbrook, he averaged more than 30 minutes per game, and his scoring average was not much more than when he was playing as a substitute for the Warriors this season.

This season with the Warriors, he averaged only 21 minutes per game, but averaged 14 points per game. His three-point field goal percentage reached a career-high 42.5%, and he averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game. point.

In the Knicks, he has shot only 33% from three-point range for two consecutive seasons.

Damn it, next to Westbrook, you don't know when he will pass the ball to you.

But with Chen Xiao, as long as you have a good opportunity and you find that your own chance is the best on the court, then you must be ready to catch the ball and prepare to shoot, because even if you are behind Chen Xiao's head, Chen Xiaodu can definitely pass the ball to you.

What kind of vision, what kind of football intelligence, what kind of passing ability!

Let's put it this way, Anthony has never been so comfortable shooting like this season in his career.

He is already a role player, and his opponents don't defend him much, and his ability is still very good. Faced with such a defense, he can always get a chance, and as long as he can get a chance, Chen Xiao can always give the ball away. arrive.

How can this be uncomfortable?

After the start of this season, Chen Xiao and Antetokounmpo started competing for MVP.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see this.

Many people originally said that the final outcome was difficult to determine. Chen Xiao had the advantage of reputation, while Antetokounmpo had the advantage of record. The data of the two should be similar.

However, 16 games into the season, the reputation advantage, data advantage, and record advantage are all on Chen Xiao's side.

Originally, everyone thought that the Warriors would lose a game. In this back-to-back away game against their nemesis, Chen Xiao and the Warriors not only won.

Chen Xiao still led a team that rotated four starters and defeated the Cavaliers, who were the nemesis of the Warriors.

This is so surprising.

In fact, Bucks head coach Ray Allen was surprised.

"Unexpectedly, God has cultivated a group of terrifying young people in the Warriors over the years!"

"This season, he is not only Giannis' biggest opponent for MVP, but also our biggest opponent on the road to winning the championship!"

Ray Allen's prestige with the Bucks is extremely high.

Bucks players are willing to believe his words.

Will he be his biggest opponent on the road to winning the championship this year?

To be honest, even if they are at the top of their game and the alliance is the strongest, they will still be under huge pressure when facing that God.

Because they have never defeated this person in the finals!

No, this guy has never lost in the finals!

As long as he enters the finals, whether it's OK, the Spurs, or the Bucks...

No one among these historical teams and historical players has defeated him!

This man's reputation as a basketball god goes beyond the fact that he can train before a game and challenge a team by himself.

It also comes from his unbeatable winning rate in the finals!

Ten finals, ten championships.

Even if your team is better than his, it's hard to say you can beat him in the finals.

Chen Xiao is now putting pressure on these NBA teams in the finals.

Just like in football, the pressure Real Madrid puts on their opponents in the Champions League final is the same.

Of course, the worry in my heart is worry, but fear is definitely not scary.

After the Warriors defeated the Pistons in an away game on November 19, they defeated the Raptors, 76ers, and Trail Blazers at home.

After defeating the Clippers and Suns on the road on November 28th and November 30th, the Warriors achieved a complete victory record in October and November!

In the first 22 games, they won 22 consecutive games. The Warriors have become the only team in the league to maintain a complete victory so far!

Since the first week, Chen Xiao has been on the official MVP rankings and has never been down again!

Seeing such a competitor, to be honest, Antetokounmpo is quite desperate.

Such an opponent, when he wants to compete, you as the opponent are actually very desperate.

You don't even know how to defeat him.

So much so that Antetokounmpo, who was determined to win the MVP with the commitment and help of the whole team at the beginning of the season, has already given up.

I really lack confidence.

As the head coach of the Bucks, Ray Allen certainly discovered this.

So, all he can do is continue to support Antetokounmpo.

"Being an opponent with him is like this. Persistence may not lead to victory, but we must persevere!"