Super All-around Point Guard

Stephen A. Smith, another ESPN host, certainly has a different opinion. In fact, when "James Black" Bayless has been praising Xie Chen and the Knicks for many years, Smith's face has become ugly. Although he He keeps his mouth closed, but it can be expected that once he opens it, he will be unable to stop spitting. Who makes him such a passionate debater by nature?

Smith's habit is to look at you coldly before starting a debate, pause for a few seconds, and then say: "I don't agree with any of your points! Chrishea is amazing, yes, he has always brought people Surprise, yes, but I think it is already his upper limit and he will no longer have any hidden strength. This is already his second season and he has shown everything he can. .”

"Being eighth in the Eastern Conference and being able to defeat the Eastern Conference's first-place Raptors and fifth-place Heat is indeed amazing, but listen, in my heart, the Raptors and Heat are not on the same level as the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although the Raptors and the Heat are not at the same level. The Dragons' regular season record is a little better than the Cavaliers, but the Cavaliers are the strongest team in the Eastern Conference, there is no doubt about it!"

"The Knicks are by no means a weak team, but they are by no means a strong team with championship potential. Apart from Xie, Cameron and the rookie, tell me what else they have? How can they deal with LeBron James? Brown James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson and J.R. Smith’s team? There is no suspense for the Cavaliers to win against the Knicks. Xie may win one or two games with his super strength. games, but there’s no way you can win the whole series, look at it, LeBron is going to take care of it in six games!”

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Fans all over the world are discussing the upcoming battle between the Cavaliers and the Knicks, and are analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their two teams. This makes the two opponents in the Western Conference finals, the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs, seem a bit left out. You know, in terms of strength, the Warriors and Spurs should win more attention. The Warriors are a historical team that broke the Bulls' regular season record. The Spurs are the team that everyone thinks can beat the Warriors. Unfortunately, people still prefer it. I like to watch duels between stars. The Warriors have Curry, but it's a pity that the Spurs don't have a star of the same level of popularity.

In Cleveland, at the Cavaliers training facility, the Cavaliers have begun serious practice.

Everyone is doing individual training, and everyone is very focused and very serious. It can be seen that they are extremely concerned about their next opponent and do not just regard them as eighth in the Eastern Conference.

At this time, Kyrie Irving was dueling with his teammate Dellavedova. Irving was guarding Dellavedova. Dellavedova stood outside the three-point line, holding the ball and trying to get rid of Irving, and then shot a three-pointer, but Irving saw that Dellavedova was Through Dova's loophole, he suddenly reached out and directly cut off Dellavedova's dribble.

After LeBron James saw it, he immediately stepped forward: "Irving, don't steal Della. You are not facing Della now, but Xie. Xie will not let you steal his ball easily. Once you fail to steal the ball, He will not hesitate to use this opportunity to shoot a three-pointer. He is most comfortable shooting a three-pointer in front of you, so you must give him more interference!"

In fact, Dellavedova is now playing the role of Xie Chen. After all, the two are about the same height. Dellavedova imitates Xie Chen's three-point shooting rhythm, allowing Irving to adapt to how to defend.

Irving said: "The instinctive reaction is that I won't cut him off next time."

James nodded and said to Dellavedova: "Be more careful when dribbling. If Irving can steal the ball, Xie can definitely do it."

Now, the Cavaliers are practicing how to defend Xie Chen's three-pointers. Through the Knicks' series against the Raptors and Heat, James and Tyronn Lue feel that Xie Chen's three-pointers are the most threatening. As long as there is a chance, they will immediately It's really scary to be able to take shots and have a stable hit rate at a very high level.

Irving and Dellavedova practiced for a while, and then switched to Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love, because not only did Irving defend Xie Chen alone, but after Xie Chen used the screen in the high post, the Cavaliers' defense The strategy is to switch defenses. Once the defense is switched, there will be a situation where the big man defends Xie Chen. You know, Xie Chen is also very experienced in shooting three-pointers when facing big men.

Just like in the official game, Dellavedova played the role of Xie Chen, and LeBron James personally played the role of Xie Chen's teammate, setting a pick-and-roll for Dellavedova. After the pick-and-roll, he became Tristan Thompson. Defending Dellavedova.

Watching Thompson's defensive actions, LeBron James kept shouting from the side: "Thompson, raise your arms. You must raise your hands in front of him at this distance, otherwise he will jump directly to shoot the basket!"

"Follow a little further, don't think that if Xie is far away from the three-point line, he won't shoot a three-pointer. He and Stephen Curry don't look at the three-point line at all now. As long as they are within half court, they will shoot when they have the opportunity. ! You have to deal with them as lunatics!"

"Very good, that's it..."

James kept instructing his teammates on what to do on the court, but Tyronn Lue, the coach, stood aside and watched stupidly. As a coach, Tyronn Lue was not dignified at all, at least in front of James. so.

After practicing for a long time, James said to everyone: "Defending Xie will be the key to the success or failure of this series. The Knicks rely on Xie to win. Everyone knows this, but the Toronto Raptors did not do it, and the Miami Heat did not do it." We didn't do it. If we couldn't do it, our fate would be the same as theirs, being eliminated by the Knicks. The most critical thing about defending Xie is his three-pointers from the outside. This is the only way he can defeat us. Compared with last season's Eastern Conference Finals, he only has the ability to make a fadeaway jumper, but we have Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving. Believe me, we will definitely be able to get revenge on Xie. Victory belongs to our!"

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Similarly, at the Knicks training facility, the Knicks players are also preparing seriously for the series against the Cavaliers.

As the last team in the Eastern Conference last season, it became the biggest dark horse in the league this season. It defeated the Raptors and Heat in the Eastern Conference in a row. It also swept the Raptors and ended the Heat in six games with great ease. It is simply the style that the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference should have.

All the Knicks players are very excited. They feel that everything is like a dream, especially for the veteran players who were on this team last year. They feel that the team has not changed much, except that there is one more Xie. It's just Chen, and this Xie Chen can cause such a big change. As teammates, they also sincerely admire Xie Chen in their hearts.

The team members were training, and team president Phil Jackson came over with a smile. He was very pleased to see that everyone was very motivated.

"Yes, that's it. The road to winning the championship should be that simple. Just find the star who can control the game." Phil Jackson was not surprised at all that the team has developed so fast. He has always relied on superstars to win championships. In the past, There is Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe, and now he has Xie Chen. Even if he cannot win the championship this season, as long as he retains Xie Chen and finds a few more helpers for Xie Chen, the team will never win the championship for more than three years.

"As I get older, my patience is getting worse and worse. I really can't wait for Xie to help me win a championship this season." Phil Jackson was actually a little impatient.

After watching on the sidelines for a while, he saw that Xie Chen, who had been practicing shooting for a while, was finally ready to take a break. The Zen master personally went over and handed Xie Chen a towel.

"How's it going? Are you confident about the next series?" Phil Jackson asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Xie Chen took the towel and wiped the sweat from his face.

Phil Jackson smiled and said: "Why do I think you are more confident playing against the Cavaliers than you are against the Heat?"

Xie Chen smiled: "After all, we are old rivals. After the series with them last season, I already know how to beat them."

Phil Jackson pulled Xie Chen aside and said as he walked: "I'm very happy to see you so confident. Your confidence is of great significance to me and the entire team. But I still have to remind you. , don’t analyze this series just from the perspective of strength, this series is far from as simple as you think.”

Xie Chen was a little confused: "What do you mean?"

Phil Jackson said: "You may have seriously estimated the current strength of the Cavaliers, but you have not estimated and cannot estimate LeBron James's determination. First of all, his desire for revenge was defeated by your Heat last season. He missed the finals for the first time in this year, and lost with a huge advantage of 3:0. He lost to a first-year rookie. He will never forget this hatred. He will definitely show you this series. revenge."

"Also, besides that, he had a bigger hatred for you. At the end of the regular season, you had to avoid the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls for some reason, so we stayed in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. James believes that if you want to complete a black eight against them, this is a great provocation to James. James knows how to be patient and puts the overall situation first, so he allowed the team to retreat to the second place in the Eastern Conference, but it also caused them to A big thing like becoming handsome happened at a critical moment, and now it is finally unavoidable, you are finally going to meet him, and he will vent all his hatred towards you."

After hearing this, Xie Chen nodded. Zen Master was right. This is by no means a simple series of competitions. LeBron James hates Xie Chen!

The hatred of winning the championship and the hatred of provocation, no one can stand these two.

An angry James is terrifying. Just like what Jordan said to Xie Chen last year, how strong the desire for victory is will definitely affect the outcome of the game. Last year, James' desire was not the most powerful. Strong, but this year, it will definitely reach the highest value.

If the leader of a team is angry, then others will also be infected by James. Maybe the crazy Cavaliers will be completely beyond Xie Chen's imagination!

"You must never underestimate a strong man's determination for revenge. The Zen master is right. This series is destined to be difficult to win." Xie Chen sighed.

The Knicks team finally embarked on a journey to Cleveland. Next, they had to play two consecutive games at the Cavaliers' home court. Fisher's goal for them was to win at least one game. For Xie Chen, There are too many uncertainties in the away game, but on the basis that the legendary Cavaliers are not too scary, Xie Chen must win the next game and cannot lose two consecutive games like when he played the Heat.

The Cavaliers are a completely different opponent than the Heat. They can easily come back after losing two games in a row against the Heat, but what if the opponent is the Cavaliers? With James leading 2:0, he will never tolerate Xie Chen's reversal. This will never happen again!

Otherwise, James will be laughed to death by everyone.

Therefore, for Xie Chen, the next two games are very critical.

"Derek, can you guard LeBron? I saw Anthony training with you these past two days, and your performance has been terrible. If it doesn't work, just say it and I will be the starter to guard LeBron for you!" before going to Cleveland! On the plane, Ci Shiping, who had always wanted to be a starter, scolded Derrick Williams, who was about to guard James.

Derrick Williams is also a tough guy, and he is very excited about the important task of defending James. Although he is not very sure that he can really restrain James, he will not be timid enough to leave this task to others. Williams smiled: "Brother, you were born in the 1970s, and LeBron was born in the 80s. I think it is better to leave it to me, born in the 90s, to defend. At least he can keep up with the speed, and I am strong enough!"

"But your mind is too simple, kid, you will be tricked by LeBron James." Ci Shiping remained unyielding.

Listening to his teammates talking happily, Xie Chen looked at the sky outside the plane window. He was about to arrive in Cleveland. Xie Chen now remembered the scene when the Heat came to the Cavaliers to play in the Eastern Conference Finals at this time last year. The mood was exactly the same. .

"Delavidova...LeBron James...Kyrie Irving..."

Scenes from last season's battle with the Cavaliers emerged in Xie Chen's mind scene by scene, including the despair at 0:3, James' early celebration, Kyrie Irving's provocation, Dellavedova's malicious injury, until The excitement of the 4:3 reversal...

Everything seemed like it had just happened.

"Last season I defeated the Cavaliers and won the championship. Many people said that the championship trophy should not belong to me because Kevin Love was not there and Kyrie Irving was injured in the end. Now, each of you is healthy and the team Your overall strength is far better than mine! I will defeat you in this series and prove myself completely!"

"LeBron James, Kevin Love, Irving, Dellavedova...here I come!"