Super All-around Point Guard

At the Staples Center, the atmosphere suddenly became strange. Everyone was whispering about something, and everyone's face looked solemn.

Xie Chen is the person who once created a shocking 0:3 reversal and a black eight miracle in the playoffs! The Lakers once again faced their opponents with the No. 1 position in the Western Conference. Everyone thought that Xie Chen's first playoff game with the Lakers would be a crushing victory. They never expected that such a thing would happen.

Xie Chen committed four fouls in the second quarter and was forced to leave the game again!

In the VIP auditorium, the third young master of the Timberwolves and Dabai Bian also looked surprised.

Wiggins said: "Xie is rarely troubled by fouls within halftime. I feel that the Thunder deliberately targeted Xie and forced him to leave the game."

Karl Towns followed up and said: "I feel the same way. Is this the Thunder's plan? Find a way to get rid of Xie first and then win the game?"

Hassan Whiteside also said: "The referee was not ambiguous about Xie's foul at all. In fact, I have been wondering if Adam Silver would have given the referee a message to ask them to be stricter with the Lakers and Xie on the whistle. To be harsh, after all, if Xie fails to win the championship this season, he will continue to play in the league and continue to make money for the league."

The three young masters also nodded. Everyone knows how big a loss it is for the league to lose a player like Xie Chen.

Xie Chen was a little irritable and walked back to the dugout angrily. This was his first playoff game with the Lakers. There are so many great stars in the history of the Lakers. They have had so many great achievements in the past playoffs. Xie Chen Chen really wanted to prove himself, but he got stuck by a foul!

"Relax, Xie, trust your teammates, they can handle it." Luke Walton patted Xie Chen on the shoulder and comforted him.

Then, Luke Walton looked at Coach Donovan and said secretly: "What a cruel guy, he dared to use the foul trick, and it really worked. It seems that Adam Silver will not only not walk, but also obstruct Xie’s championship plan.”

At this time, netizens also started a heated discussion.

"In the past, the league always recommended the team that walked the superstar to advance and win the championship. Now it's better. Not only did the league not walk Xie Chen, but in order to allow him to continue playing and make money for the league, it also prevented him from winning the championship. This whistle sounded too tight. There is absolutely no treatment that a superstar should receive."

"It would be awesome if Xie Chen could win the championship this season. Not only did he break through the Western Conference with so many strong teams, but he also defeated Adam Silver! Who else can win the championship against the league?"

Xie Chen was forced to leave the game again, and the panic caused to other Lakers players also increased again. Without Xie Chen, the Lakers could not play the momentum of the first team in the Western Conference in the past. They were cautious at all times, but they were even more constrained. Neither did the Thunder. You are welcome, and continued to lead the score. At halftime, the point difference was expanded to 22 points!

Halftime, Lakers locker room.

Xie Chen said with a serious face: "This should be their strategy to deal with us. From the first time they defended, when Oladipo prevented me from catching the ball in the backcourt, they deliberately tried to make me foul. They didn't think about how. Limit me, but just try to get me out of the game.”

Luke Walton said: "Whether this is their plan or not, if you fouled four times in the first half, they will definitely continue to force you to foul in the second half until you leave the game. I was too careless. I should have done it when you fouled three times." I'll replace you. According to the referee's whistle today, no matter how careful you are in the second half, two fouls will probably be inevitable."

If the Lakers want to chase points, they must rely on Xie Chen, and with such reliance on Xie Chen, the probability of Xie Chen fouling is very high.

In the Thunder locker room, coach Donovan also excitedly told the players: "Everyone has done a great job. We have taken the absolute initiative and must maintain the lead. In the second half, Xie will definitely stand up and chase points. They could only rely on Xie to catch up with the point difference. We continued to cause Xie fouls, let him hit the basket as much as possible, have as much physical contact with him as possible, and kept irritating him with words and bodies. Once He leaves the field with six fouls, and we can get our first victory!"

The Lakers only have one ace star, and this ace committed four fouls in the half. The Thunder are now leading by a big score. In Donovan's view, if he loses this game, he might as well take the blame and resign!

Soon, the third quarter begins!

"Xie Chen plays again. He has already committed four fouls. I don't know if he will play more restrained in the second half, but now the Lakers are more than 20 points behind. They can't do it without Xie Chen." Ke Fan said.

The third quarter is undoubtedly the key to this game. Once the Lakers collapse in the third quarter, the game will be over. Even if Xie Chen commits four fouls, he will still have to chase points on the court.

Xie Chen originally wanted to rely on three-pointers to quickly narrow the point difference, but the Thunder seemed to have long seen that Xie Chen was going to shoot a three-pointer. Oladipo was very close to Xie Chen, not giving Xie Chen a chance to take action.

"You have no chance to shoot a three-pointer!" Oladipo stimulated Xie Chen with words.

Xie Chen's irritation with Oladipo has reached the extreme, but this is not the regular season. Xie Chen cannot get angry with him. Only scoring on his head is the best way to respond.

"I'm not allowed to shoot a three-pointer, but I'm going to shoot a three-pointer!" Xie Chen still insisted on shooting a three-pointer, but he didn't go for the goal, but for a foul.

The referee blew the whistle, Oladipo committed a defensive foul and made three free throws.

"Damn it!" Oladipo said depressedly. He also had three personal fouls.

Many people have forgotten that Xie Chen's ability to draw fouls is also among the best in the league. However, his ability is too outstanding and he has long disdained the trick of committing fouls. But today the Thunder wanted Xie Chen to foul so much, and Xie Chen responded accordingly. The Tao returns to the other body.

The battle between Xie Chen and Oladipo is not over. As the offensive side, he still has the initiative and advantage. Defensive fouls are always easier than offensive fouls. Soon, Xie Chen continued to beat Oladipo hard. Bo fouled Oladipo again and continued to make free throws.

"Oladipo and Xie Chen both committed four fouls. It seems that Xie Chen had to drag Oladipo off the court before he wanted to leave." Ke Fan said with a smile.

Oladipo, who committed four fouls, is still on the court like Xie Chen. Oladipo is the player in the Thunder who can make Xie Chen foul most. When Xie Chen is on the court, Oladipo must On the field.

"You want me to leave the game with a full foul? Let you have a taste of it first!" Xie Chen was very unhappy with the Thunder's dark plan. He wanted to get this guy Oladipo off the field first!

Then, Xie Chen used Kevin Durant's foul-drawing weapon, which is what scares countless players in the league: the big swinging loop!

When the Lakers attacked again, Xie Chen held the ball with both hands after catching the ball, and first spat out trash talk toward Oladipo: "Do you think you can guard me by sticking to me and covering my eyes? You are so naive! I I have to hit 10 balls in a row over your head!"

Oladipo was also stimulated, so he stretched out his arms forward, ready to block shots at any time. After all, Xie Chen's pull-up was also very threatening.

As soon as Oladipo stretched out his arm, Xie Chen immediately moved his hands holding the ball from down to Oladipo's arm, quickly made a big loop, and after touching it, he immediately made a shooting posture , and threw the ball casually.

The referee blew the whistle and Oladipo fouled again!

This is his fifth personal foul in this game!

"Haha, I didn't expect Oladipo to commit five fouls first. He deserves it. He actually wants Xie Chen to commit six fouls? Compared with making fouls, he is far behind!"

After seeing the Timberwolves' third young master, he was also surprised. Zach Lavine said: "Isn't that move that Xie just made that Kevin Durant used to do?"

"Well, Xie has imitated many people, but he has always disdained the KD technique. I didn't expect that the one I was forced to use today also used the big swinging arm swing." Karl Downs was also surprised.

The arm swing can be said to be Kevin Durant's ultimate move to draw fouls. This move is very simple to use. As long as the offensive player stretches out his arm, you move the hand with the ball from bottom to the defensive player's arm. Then immediately make a shooting motion, and then just throw it.

This action is so famous that Chinese netizens even wrote a lyric...

"I just swung my arms a few times and made a few rules. How come he only had so many free throws! (Hey, eat a piece of my body hair!) It made you lose your soul and your body. The forwards were shaking, the center was shaking, and it was so hard to All your teammates have nowhere to hide..."

Of course, to do this action, you must be a superstar and have the privilege of a star whistle. It is not something that ordinary players can use casually.

Oladipo was very depressed. He didn't expect that he would get five fouls first. It seems that the referee also wanted to find a balance. He couldn't be ejected first?

"Oh? Oladipo committed five fouls and he hasn't been substituted yet?!" Ke Fan suddenly realized a very puzzling question.

Su Qun was also surprised and said: "This is unusual. Oladipo is the second in charge of the Thunder, and he doesn't protect him at all. It seems that the Thunder has regarded Xie Chen's foul as a top priority."

Xie Chen was also more certain that the Thunder's winning plan was to find a way to get Xie Chen off the field first.

Oladipo had already been prepared to sacrifice. He didn't care about the five fouls on himself. He was off the game, and Westbrook was there, but once the Lakers lost Xie Chen, there really was no one they could count on. .

"You're not the only one who can do the arm swing." Oladipo said secretly. He also wanted to use this trick to make Xie Chen foul.

At present, the more important task for Thunder players than scoring and defense is to cause Xie Chen to foul. However, because their thinking and ability are very average, they cannot think of many tricks to cause fouls. Oladipo is very happy because Xie Chen just personally Demonstrating a very effective method of deceiving fouls, he believed that since Xie Chen could use it, he could also use it.

Just like that, Oladipo did what he said. Facing Xie Chen's arm, he quickly raised his hand, then made a shooting posture, and immediately threw the ball out. However, the referee did not blow the whistle, and Xie Chen also took the opportunity to throw the ball directly. Stop it, go down quickly, take off from the free throw line and dunk!

Oladipo actually made Xie Chen perform a dunk performance!

"Xie Mingming committed a foul!" Oladipo complained to the referee. The referee rolled his eyes at Oladipo and ignored him. Since Adam Silver still wants Xie Chen to stay in the league and play, the referee also wants to blow Xie Chen, but Oladipo's acting skills are too poor, and Xie Chen has just used this trick, can't Oladipo be replaced? This is simply an insult to the referee's IQ!

"The huge arm swing is a move exclusive to superstars to cheat fouls. Oladipo obviously overestimated his status in the referee's heart." Ke Fan said with a smile.

Although Xie Chen was not deceived this time, Xie Chen's fifth foul still occurred in the third quarter.

"Xie Chen is used to attacking and defending. If this is the case, the probability of fouling is too high. After five fouls, Xie Chen is going to end the game again. Fortunately, he has only 10 points to catch up during this period. I hope other Lakers players will give it a try. Work hard, maintain the score, and wait for Xie Chen to play again." Su Qun also didn't expect that the game would end like this, and he felt a little helpless.

Xie Chen was forced to leave the game again, and the Thunder once again pursued the Lakers fiercely. As a coach, Luke Walton could feel that the opponent's players wanted to take this opportunity to swallow up his momentum. He was even more fortunate that he listened at the end of the regular season. Xie Chen's suggestion allowed Nick Young, Clarkson and others to become the protagonists of a game and build confidence. It is precisely because they are struggling to maintain the score on the court that the Thunder will not defeat the Lakers in one go.

"I didn't expect the Lakers to be more tenacious than I thought!" Coach Donovan also gained a new understanding of the Lakers. Xie Chen was forced to leave the game again and again. He originally thought that the Thunder should have defeated their opponents long ago, but he did not expect the other players. Surprisingly, he can have such strong resistance.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Xie Chen continued to rest and wait for the opportunity to play, but Westbrook came on the stage from the beginning!

"It seems like the Thunder just want to seal the victory when Xie Chen is not on the court. It feels like Westbrook will exert his strength at the beginning of the fourth quarter." Ke Fan was worried for the Lakers.

"With Westbrook's physical strength, it won't matter even if he doesn't rest for a whole quarter. For the Thunder, the most important thing is to win." Su Qun said.

This time, Westbrook finally showed his all-around point guard ability second only to Xie Chen, including scoring, assists, and offensive rebounds, and quickly expanded the point difference to 20 points again!

Xie Chen also immediately stood up from the players' bench. He had to play again.

Luke Walton has no other options. If Xie Chen doesn't play, he will have no chance.

"Xie now has five fouls. There is still a long time before the end of the game. I don't know if he will have any scruples in attacking." Hassan also became anxious for his brother.

Xie Chen did not expect to face such a dilemma in the first game of the playoffs. If he had superstar teammates around him, he would not be under such great pressure, but now there is no one around him to count on. This is his choice, and He had to bear it.

Xie Chen still wanted the fans to see his most confident side. Even with five fouls, he was still strong on the offensive end. He broke into the Thunder's inside and faced a three-man defense and scored a heavy dunk!

Adams' fourth foul!

While the audience cheered, Pat Riley also stood up from his seat and prepared to leave.