Super All-around Point Guard

No one thought that a 40-year-old veteran would play a key role in this game! When the Cavaliers were massacring their opponents, Ray Allen hit four key three-pointers. Not only did he withstand the opponent's offensive, but he also turned the tables and put the Cavaliers in trouble!

Although the top scorer in history has long missed out on Ray Allen, he still seems to want to prove something on this court...

Ray Allen was panting, and the four three-pointers he scored in this quarter seemed to have drained all his energy. His body was already thin, and he looked even weaker at this moment, but he looked like It's like the light shines on him, making him so different from other people.

After leaving Miami, he once thought about retiring. Even if he played for another year, he never thought about playing for the New York Knicks. It was Xie Chen who made him appear here. Although the Knicks are a weak team in the league, but following Xie Chen, Ray Allen actually returned to the Eastern Conference finals stage.

In the past two years, Ray Allen has entered his 40s from his thirties. This is no longer the age for athletes. The Warriors' assistant coach Luke Walton, who is five years younger than him, has already started his career. Of course he can choose to do something else after becoming a coach, but he still likes to be a player, so Ray Allen insists on training every day, although he is not as crazy as Stephen Curry in shooting three-pointers.

God may not give everyone a reward for their hard work, but as long as the opportunity comes, those who deserve it will naturally get it.

During this period, the Cavaliers were pinching Xie Chen and Anthony's scoring points, and someone had to step up to save the team. Ray Allen did it, and he did it just as well as Xie Chen did.

Xie Chen was very grateful to Ray Allen for everything he had done and said to him: "Thank you."

Without Ray Allen's four three-pointers, this game would have been very difficult, but now, they can dominate the trend of this game.

Ray Allen smiled and replied: "You came to me, didn't you just ask me to do this? You fulfilled your promise and made the team enter the playoffs and the Eastern Conference finals. I also want to help the team. Reaching the finals and winning the championship, right?"

At this moment, Ray Allen is like a young player in his twenties, extremely energetic and fighting spirit. Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure, not to mention that the Knicks have several "treasures". As the Rockets were eliminated early Out, the Knicks entered the finals. Odom's wife, Kardashian, has been inseparable from Odom recently, although Odom's time on the court is only a handful.

James is in a very unhappy mood right now. In fact, James feels uncomfortable every time Ray Allen scores a goal. Now that Ray Allen has scored four three-pointers in a row and helped the team overtake the score, it is conceivable that James will feel sad. What will become.

James has always valued Ray Allen, not only for his ability. He believes that Ray Allen is his lucky star.

It is no exaggeration to say that without Ray Allen's life-saving three-pointer in the Heat, James would only have one ring now!

Of course, others also contributed, but that ball alone was not included in the help James should receive. He never imagined that when he missed the three-pointer from the left wing 45 degrees, he felt that the championship was ruined. It was Ray Allen who pulled James out of a desperate situation.

"He originally belonged to me, but Xie took him away!" James was a little angry.

But the battlefield is like this. If you don't attack in one go and wait until your opponent takes a breath and gains the upper hand, you can stop trying to scare them.

The Cavaliers' offensive is still very fierce, but the Knicks are not afraid at all. Whether it is Anthony or Porzingis, whether it is Williams or Xiechen Ray Allen, they are scoring points that you cannot easily contain.

In addition, the Cavaliers have lost generals like Tristan Thompson, and their rebounding advantage has been completely lost. Of course, even if they lose Thompson, the Cavaliers' lineup is still deeper than the Knicks, but they don't really compete for the lineup in the playoffs. In terms of depth, people like Xie Chen, Anthony Williams, etc. can always suppress opponents on the court.

In the end, the Knicks easily defeated the Cavaliers at home and tied the score at 2-2!

"We won! We finally won! We still have hope!" Knicks fans are also very happy. They don't know what will happen next, but at least the prospects are pretty good now.

At the post-game press conference, Ray Allen, who scored 22 points, appeared with Xie Chen in front of media reporters for the first time.

Ray Allen was used to seeing scenes like this when he was with the Celtics, but after so many years, facing so much media attention, Ray Allen was still a little excited.

After being interviewed at the press conference, when Ray Allen walked back to the locker room with Xie Chen, he couldn't help but tell Xie Chen: "Xie, I haven't been so excited in a long time. It feels great. Thank you for making a 40-year-old veteran feel like this."

Xie Chen put his arms around Ray Allen's shoulders and said with a smile: "It's me who should thank you, not you. This game won't be won so easily. You know the importance of this game and you should be able to see it." Brown really wanted to win this one and beat us quickly, and we didn’t let him succeed, haha.”

Ray Allen replied: "Anyway, you brought me to New York and then led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals. I think Kobe must be particularly envious of me, envious that I can still play and play in the playoffs. We can even compete for the championship!”

Xie Chen smiled and said to Ray Allen: "Then get another championship ring to make him envy you even more!"

Before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, many people believed that the Cavaliers would have an absolute advantage and end the series in five or six games, but now it seems that this is very difficult. The Knicks are far more tenacious than they imagined.

After the game, Pat Riley made a rare call to Phil Jackson.

Phil Jackson was still in a happy mood after the team tied with the Cavaliers at 2:2. In fact, he was very satisfied with the team reaching this point, but he still did not praise them and wanted to force them to go further. It was an absolute surprise to get a call from Pat Riley.

"I didn't know you had my phone number!" Phil Jackson joked.

Pat Riley is not as funny as Phil Jackson, and is still a bit serious: "A year ago, when I thanked you, I never imagined that you would be where you are today. I have always paid attention to you. Action, after getting thanked, you signed Derrick Williams. This guy has been in the league for five years and averaged less than ten points per game. He also has big problems. I am not very optimistic about it. Then you drafted again. Porzingis was selected in the conference. There is something I like about this guy. He is 7 feet 3 inches tall. The scary thing is that with such a height, he also has a three-pointer. He can hold the ball from the three-point line. He can also protect the basket, fight for rebounds, and block shots when driving for layups. He is a guy with unlimited opportunities, but even I didn't expect Porzingis to have many talents that I didn't expect. Although I think Towns is the rookie in this class, but Porzingis has a unique feel for the game."

"Also, you have veterans such as Ray Allen, Odom, and Ci Shiping under your banner. At that time, I really didn't think these guys could make it to the Eastern Conference finals together, but after the game has gone on to this day, I have to admit that you The strength of these guys combined is very terrifying. Not only the Cavaliers, but even the Warriors, your team still has a chance to defeat you. The outside world has underestimated you!"

Phil Jackson listened quietly to Riley's words for a long time before replying: "You don't know how excited I am to hear these words from your mouth. In the sixth game of the series, do you want to come to New York to watch the game?" ?”

Pat Riley was slightly surprised: "Game 6...are you so confident?"

Phil smiled and replied: "It should be about the same."

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After two games in New York, according to the rules of the playoffs, Xie Chen and the others had to pack their bags and prepare to rush to Cleveland for the most critical battle at Tianwang Mountain.

They had only been together for a few days and were about to separate again. Xie Chen was very reluctant to leave his wife Katie. Katie was also worried about Xie Chen, but she had no choice but to follow Xie Chen to Cleveland.

Xie Chen's playoff journey this season is completely different from last season. There are differences in competition, mood and love life. Last season, Xie Chen did not have family ties, but now, he is under pressure get bigger.

On the plane, Xie Chen prayed that this would be his last time in Cleveland this season.

The game between the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs also starts today. The Spurs are indeed a team that has set a record in regular season history. They have the GDP of the core players of the older generation, as well as the new generation of leaders Leonard and Aldridge, just a year ago, Leonard was only the fourth in charge of the team, and their top three attackers were withdrawn into the third in charge, the fourth in charge, and the eighth in charge, but no one expected that they would be like each other. People have to praise Popovich for adapting to the new position so quickly.

The Warriors and Spurs also tied at 2:2.

Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena.

Returning to this familiar place again, Xie Chen can no longer remember how many times he has played here. Quicken Loans Arena is definitely the away game where Xie Chen has played the most, just in the playoffs last season. I’ve played three games here, and three more times in the playoffs this year. I don’t know if there will be a fourth time.

Therefore, Xie Chen is familiar with this arena, and the people in this arena are also familiar with Xie Chen, his old opponent. The boos are boos, which is indispensable, but most people can treat this opponent rationally, and even I will be thinking about the possibility of Xie Chen and James getting together...

This is not impossible. After all, the Golden State Warriors came out of nowhere and won 73 wins. Moreover, guys like Curry, Thompson, and Green are all very young. Maybe they will dominate the league in the next few years. Xie Chen and James will lead alone. No one on the team can necessarily win, and the Warriors are their common enemy.

Tristan Thompson returned in this game. When he played, he won the cheers of many people at the scene. Although he did a very bad thing to Xie Chen, in the eyes of their Cavaliers fans, Thompson was not only not bad, but also a hero.

In fact, if Xie Chen had not been able to protect his body and not suffer too serious injuries, Tristan Thompson would not have been banned for just one game. Because considering that Xie Chen sat up on the spot, it was no big deal, so they thought Thompson was right. Xie Chen's movements were not too heavy. Only Thompson himself knows how hard he used it.

Therefore, when Tristan Thompson was training before the game, he would carefully glance at Xie Chen on the opposite side from time to time. Xie Chen was also doing warm-up shooting training at this time. He could basically shoot one three-pointer after another. hit.

"It's terrible. My flagrant foul didn't affect him at all. If it were Stephen Curry, I guess that guy wouldn't be included in the lineup now." Tristan Thompson also secretly admired Xie Chen's tenacity. He now sees that Xie Chen does not regard Xie Chen as a human being at all, but thinks that Xie Chen is a robot. His whole body is made of extremely hard machine parts. Even if it breaks, he can always replace it with a new one and continue to use it.

"What's wrong, man?" Seeing that Tristan Thompson was a little distracted, James stepped forward and asked.

Tristan Thompson smiled and replied, "Nothing, boss."

Tonight is the battle of Tianwang Mountain, a key battle that determines the trend of the series. James does not want Tristan Thompson to have any thoughts, so he asked: "Have you gone to say hello to Xie?"

Thompson shook his head. How could he have the courage? Even now, Thompson still felt guilty when facing Xie Chen. James patted Thompson on the shoulder and said, "Follow me."

James took Thompson to the half court where the Knicks were, and called Xie Chen from a distance: "Hey, thank you!"

When Xie Chen saw James coming with Thompson, he already guessed what they were going to do.

When Thompson saw Xie Chen, he took the initiative to apologize: "I'm sorry, Xie, my actions in the last game were too much. I sincerely apologize to you. I hope you can accept it. I won't do that to you again this time." "

As opponents in the playoffs, generally speaking, no one is willing to lower their heads and apologize even if they are beaten badly. It seems that Thompson has really realized the consequences of offending Xie Chen. Xie Chen has fans all over the world. He is currently the most popular athlete, especially in Asia, and Thompson also received a phone call from Adam Xiaohua. Xie Chen is someone that the NBA will strongly support in the future. He is the signature of the NBA. Adam Xiaohua also hopes to use Xie Chen to Push the NBA to another level. After all, the NBA is not a particularly popular sport in Europe or even the United States.

So in this situation, you can imagine how serious the consequences would be if you offended Xie Chen.

Xie Chen didn't want the smell of gunpowder to continue forever, but he still smiled and said, "Really? But I will still buckle you like last time."