I'm Really Playing Basketball Chapter 337

For O'Neal, Chen Xiao is definitely the most special opponent in his career.

Three years ago, when he completed a great three-game winning streak in Los Angeles, O'Neal never thought that his biggest opponent in his career would actually be a rookie who came to a district in the league at his most glorious time.

At that time, he was honored, known as the most dominant player under Jordan.

At that time, he was invincible.

At that time, there was only the sky in his eyes, and his future was the sea of stars.

At that time, Chen Xiao was just a mere No. 7 show, a small figure he wouldn't even look at, and a humble ant he wouldn't even think about.

At that time, the world was so beautiful.

At that time, no one thought that his life and the trajectory of the NBA had changed from the moment he entered the league.

In the summer of 2003, when he brought the Los Angeles Lakers and the viper to the Finals for the fourth time, at that time, when he brought the best team in history to the top of the NBA again, everyone It is said that from then on, the NBA will tremble under his iron hoof.

But in the end, under the incredible and magical performance of that kid, he and his Lakers, he and his best team in history, eventually fell to the ground and made his reputation with his failure.

One year ago, in the summer of 2004, when he was beaten out of Los Angeles by that kid, when he once again built the strongest team in New Jersey, or even a stronger team, he thought that he could make a comeback again. .

At that time, everyone thought he could make a comeback and rebuild the dynasty again.

At that time, everyone was once again ready to surrender to his lewd power.

At that time, no one dared to stand up and become that brave man.

But it was him. When everyone was flattering and fearing him, he stood on the opposite side of him.

And in the end, he took the group of young shrimp soldiers and crabs to defeat the strongest F7 he led.

In the end, he once again collapsed the strongest team in history.

This time, he was betrayed by his most respected coach, Phil Jackson, who regarded him as his father.

This time, he was no longer the young big boy, he became a mature man.

Now, it was another summer of the year, and he was standing in front of him again.

For three whole years, he stood in front of him in the end.

For three full years, no one could beat himself except him.

For three full years, as one of the strongest in history, he has not been able to pass in front of him.

Over the course of three years, he has also grown step by step from an unknown teenager to an NBA regular season MVP, a true superstar, and a super player who can keep pace with him.

If in this world, besides Kobe and Phil Jackson, there is anyone who can enter his dream every night, then this person is not someone else, it is Chen Xiao!

And now, he saw this fateful enemy that he didn't know how many shots he had killed in his dream!

When Chen Xiao appeared in the finale amidst the cheers of the Cavaliers fans, at this moment, Chen Xiao's body was illuminated by the neon lights on the scene, as if he was given a sacred light, so dazzling.

And he, this time must shoot this dazzling guy down!

On the evening of June 9, 2005, Cleveland's Gund Arena, the Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns played G1 in the finals.

When Chen Xiao brought the team's players out of the player channel, the scene had already reached a climax before the game started.

Barkley and Kenny Smith, who were sitting on the sidelines, looked at the madness of the Cavaliers fans at this time, and both of them showed that kind of natural expression.

"For Cleveland and the Cavaliers, if the Cavaliers can win the championship this year, then these Cavaliers players on the court will become part of Cleveland's history."

"Cleveland is neither Los Angeles nor Boston. They don't have any commendable history. Now, Wonder Boys are constantly leading the Cavaliers to create history. Their constant progress deserves the cheers of all Clevelandans. And shout."

To be honest, for Chen Xiao, Barkley is quite complicated.

To Chen Xiao, he couldn't say that he liked it. This can be seen from his obviously biased explanation of the Eastern Judgment.

Barkley's commentary in the Eastern Finals has now been edited by American netizens into a'face-slap special' for a full five minutes. Now Barkley has a nickname on the Internet called'Ba Huahua', which means Chen Xiao The slap of the slap came up directly.

Of course, for the narrator, this kind of heat is actually a good thing, it is painful and happy.

But, do you say Barkley wants this kind of pain and happiness?

That is definitely not wanted.

But, there is no way, Chen Xiao, the most ruthless viper kid who smashed him, is about to win his second NBA championship trophy.

And this is only the fourth year of his career, the third year of his NBA career.

By the way, regarding this finals, the American prediction is that the Cavaliers will have a greater winning percentage.

ESPN has hired 100 experts, celebrities and reporters to predict the outcome of this series.

The Cavaliers' approval rating is 90%.

In addition to the Phoenix reporters, experts and celebrities who support the Suns are from Los Angeles.

If these obviously biased votes are removed, the Cavaliers' neutral support reaches 100%!

This is too big a disparity.

You can say that some of these people don't understand the ball, but you can't say that everyone doesn't understand the ball.

You can also say that the truth is in the hands of a few people, but when there are not even a few people, the truth is definitely not on your side.

Therefore, in the eyes of many people in the United States, the suspense of this NBA Finals is actually not that big.

Don't even look at O'Neal being a dead eagle at the end of the Western Conference finals, and he was disdainful, but the public opinion really hasn't changed at all.

Before the start of the playoffs, public opinion across the United States said that this year's championship must be the team that qualified in the Eastern Conference.

Unless the team that qualified in the East played very hard in the East, that would have a chance.

But is the Cavaliers' promotion path very tragic?

4 to 3, 4 to 1, 4 to 0.

Except for the first round of seven games against the Pistons, the other two rounds of the series are at least very easy in terms of score.

Especially the Eastern Finals and Magic games.

Sweep the team with more than 60 wins!

The last time a 60-win team was swept, it was in 1998 that the Lakers led by O'Neal were swept by Malone's Jazz.

And the last time the team with 60 wins was swept, it was the Magic led by O'Neal in 1996 that was swept by the Bulls.

Before the Magic were swept, two 60-win teams in history were swept, all led by O'Neal.

It has to be said that O'Neal's career is really a career that has been slapped.

It stands to reason that O'Neal's anti-strike ability will not be so bad, so in the end, O'Neal's mentality collapsed, not because of his own poor anti-strike ability, it is purely because Chen Xiao brought him too much shock.

Closer to home.

Faced with the public opinion of the Cavaliers, O'Neal and the Suns are of course unwilling to accept it.

I want to change my fate against the sky.

But, as a media person, Barkley doesn't care about that much.

Therefore, while Barkley is struggling for Chen Xiao's upcoming second championship, really, Barkley respects Chen Xiao's performance in the NBA.

As a recognized loser in his career and a loser who is always ridiculed, Barkley knows just how difficult it is to succeed in the NBA.

Don't think that Chen Xiao has reached the finals twice in his three-year career and that it is easy to reach the finals.

Let's talk about the Cavaliers' journey to the finals. If the Magic were in McGrady's 35.13 seconds miracle, Chen Xiao didn't stand up. Seriously, it's probably the magic that stood on the stage of the finals at this time. Team, and he doesn't have to be so mocked.

However, things are so dramatic. After McGrady's 35 seconds and 13 minutes, who would have thought that Chen Xiao would immediately defeat Duncan's 12 points and knock the game down?

So, you don't really think it's so easy to face Duncan with 12 points, right?

I am afraid that in the entire history of the NBA, perhaps only Chen Xiao can do it.

Therefore, it seems simple for Chen Xiao to take the Cavaliers to the finals this year. It seems that I can do it with me.

However, Barkley can say that it is impossible for Chen Xiao to be replaced by any historical player in the league with the Cavaliers to sweep the Magic.

"Wonder kid really stands out every time he needs to stand up!"

This is why the Cavaliers look so relaxed.

"This year is really the year when Wonder Boy became a god!"

He deserves to be a **** too!

Because of the public opinion before the game, the Cavaliers' advantage over the Suns is really too great.

So the Cavaliers fans at the scene were very relaxed.

The audience supporting the Cavaliers is also very relaxed.

For example, Chris Paul, Anthony, Wade and Yao Ming, Ron Howard, Arenas sitting on the sidelines at this time.

Of course, relax and relax. Everyone looks at Chen Xiao who is inciting the audience's emotions on the court. Seriously, they are very envious.

"Ron, are you interested in coming to Miami to play brother basketball with me?"

Although he has accepted the reality of losing to the Magic in the semifinals, Wade still did not give up this crazy plan.

Chen Xiao has entered the finals for the second time, and this stimulus to Wade is still a bit big.

The three brothers entered the alliance together, and he watched Chen Xiao and his distance grow further and further.

This feeling is uncomfortable. Of course he hopes that Chen Xiao will succeed, but he also hopes that he and Chen Xiao will not be too far away.

He hopes that when he goes out with Chen Xiao in the future, everyone will exclaim that they are God Chen and God Wei of Marquette Mitaka, not God Chen and his little brother.

Therefore, he doesn't know what Chen Xiao's career is chasing.

His career is now chasing Chen Xiao.

He thinks Ron should think the same way.

Hearing Wade said so, Ron Howard hadn't reacted yet, and Arenas and Howard next to him were excited.

There is really no way for this. Luo Ge is gone, Luo Ge is involved in trouble, they have the opportunity to make trouble, they have the opportunity to leave the ghost place of Spurs, and then they can leave Popovich this old guy.

If Luo Ge and Popovich always stand together, they won't even have the slightest chance of getting involved.

Facing this very tempting invitation from Wade, Ron Howard shook his head without even thinking about it after a moment.

"Such a champion will not make you closer to him, it will only make you farther away from him."

Wade, who was looking forward to it very much, couldn't even say a word at this time.

Hearing Ron Howard saying this, and seeing the expression on Wade's face at this time, Howard and Arenas next to him are a pair of faces that I don't understand, can you not speak classical Chinese, and Yao Ming next to Wade It was a sigh of relief.

To be honest, after failing to meet Chen Xiao in the playoffs for two consecutive years, Wade was really upset, and it was evil.

Wade now wants to come to Chen Xiao with all his heart, no matter what method it is.

Moreover, Wade's thoughts coincide with the team's general manager Pat Riley. This makes Yao Ming, his teammate, and the Heat players have a lot of things that can't be said, and they can only watch from one side.

But now, someone can finally cool down Wade's evil fire.

Just after Wade was stunned by Luo Ge's obscure but blunt words, his face was constantly changing.

At this time, on the court, the starting players of the two teams have already appeared on the court after warming up.

The starters of the Suns in the away game in this game are center O'Neal, power forward Raheem, small forward Stoudemire, shooting guard Quentin Richardson, and point guard is Chen Xiao's favorite young Wade. Barbosa.

The starting lineup of the Suns is the regular starting lineup of this season. The head coach Gentry of the Suns did not make any changes to the lineup of this finals.

Because any changes are risky.

Not every coach in the NBA can be like Carlisle who doesn't care about risks or risks.

What's more, this lineup of the Suns is the strongest lineup for positional warfare.

It is very distinctive.

Of course, the Cavaliers have never played against the Suns in a positional battle.

In the two games of the regular season, the Cavaliers swept the Suns like autumn leaves.

On the other side, the Cavaliers' starting players in this game are center Chandler, power forward Chen Xiao, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Kyle Korver, and point guard James.

This is not the fastest starting lineup for the Cavaliers, but because of O'Neal, this is the most suitable starting lineup.

Taking into account the inside defense and at the same time have enough offensive speed.

Raheem, who performed very well in the Eastern Conference Finals, did not appear in the starting list for this game.

This is the Cavaliers this season.

Except for Chen Xiao and James, no one has a stable starting position.

Except for Chen Xiao and James, everyone is a tool for the team to restrain their opponents.

If Carlisle's strategy is not controversial in the Cavaliers, it is also unrealistic.

Many players are very puzzled.

Especially Chandler, the team's third master.

To be honest, Chandler also needs data and needs to prove that he is not the second place in the parallel imports.

Do you know how much pressure Kwame Brown has on Chandler as the second place after the Wizards has proven that he is not the No. 1 pick?

During a certain period of the regular season, Chandler was very anxious.

He felt that he was deprived of his stage by Carlisle.

But now, when the Cavaliers reach the Finals, everything is no longer a problem.

Because, he Tyson Chandler, will be the starting center of the Finals, because he Tyson Chandler, will become the NBA championship center!

In the NBA, what stage is bigger than the finals?

As long as he wins the championship with the Cavaliers, as long as his performance is okay, then he will completely wash away all draft haze.

"This time the finals is the acceptance stage for me to learn the spirit of the Wolf King from the bishop in the past two seasons!"

Looking at Tyson Chandler who was standing in front of him with his eyes shining, the look on Stoudemire's face was a little surprised.

This guy's eyes are very fierce!

However, his opponent in this game is not me...

Stoudemire thought secretly in his heart.

In addition to the jump ball, Chandler's opponent in this game is O'Neal.

In Stoudemire's aftermath, O'Neill's eyes also contained immense anger, and the object of his anger was of course Chen Xiao!

At the beginning of the game, when the referee Bavita threw the basketball on his hand high, Chandler and Stoudemire almost jumped up at the same time. The bounce and speed of the two were very good, but this Once, Chandler was obviously more focused.

In the end, Chandler jumped to the game's first offensive opportunity for the Cavaliers.

James didn't hesitate after receiving Chandler's jump ball, and quickly pushed the ball through halftime.

Why did the Cavaliers and Suns have such a disparate approval rating before the Finals?

In addition to the Cavaliers being the team from the Hell East, the other most important reason is that the Suns' three-inner lineup is too traditional!

And this season, the four mad Raptors, Bucks, Cavaliers and Nets in the Eastern Conference have blew up the rapid storm, which has caused tremendous damage to traditional teams like the Suns.

You may not believe it. The Suns' record against the Four Madness in the East this season is 0 wins and 8 losses!

Good guys, you know, the Suns have played the strongest Heat and Magic in the East this season with 1 win and 1 loss, OK?

With three insiders, this lineup can really do whatever it wants in the more traditional Western Conference.

But in the east...

If the Magic and Heat played in the finals this time, the Suns' approval rating would definitely not be so bad.

But unfortunately, the Suns did not wait for the Magic or the Heat in this finals. The Cavaliers were waiting for it.

This makes the Suns a little desperate.

Do you know what is the most desperate thing for a three-inner lineup?

The most desperate thing is that when James drove the ball frantically, O'Neal could only watch Chen Xiao next to him rush out like a tank, but he couldn't catch it.

The most desperate thing was that when Gerald Wallace rushed out, Rasheed Wallace was also thrown away and looked at Gerald Wallace's back.

And in the end, when James, Chen Xiao, and Gerald Wallace made a three-line fast break, it was Quentin Richardson and Barbosa who retreated behind the Suns' defense line!

James passes on Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao passes on Gerald Wallace, Gerald Wallace passes back to Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao throws the basketball in his hand into the air, Quentin Richardson feels a tough body as if from He flew over him, and with a bang, James received Chen Xiao's aerial relay and dunked with both hands!

James did not fly over Quentin Richardson, he flew by him.

However, that kind of visual effect is really strong like a flying head.

To be honest, Gentry has a plan for the Cavaliers' pre-game fast break.

But no arrangement can withstand this kind of flaws.

The Suns are also newly formed this season, the team's framework is there, O'Neal, Rasheed Wallace, Stoudemire, this is the team's framework.

However, in addition to this framework, the team has many deficiencies in other positions, such as the bench lineup, such as a reasonable starting lineup.

The Suns' current starting lineup is unreasonable.

Don't the Suns know that the Cavaliers are going to lower the lineup very quickly?

Of course I know.

However, no one on the team can replace Stoudemire and Rashid.

The team's small forwards are slower than Stoudemire, and their shots are worse than Stoudemire. How can this increase the Suns' speed?

Popovich and the Spurs also targeted the Suns' speed.

But the Spurs are strong, and center Howard is also fast, even faster than Chandler, but other people are not as fast as the Cavaliers, and the impact is not so fast, so they were killed by the Suns.

But the Cavaliers...

Gentry kept shaking his head beside him.

"Wonder kid playing power forward is like cheating for any team in the league!"

However, it is certainly not without strength that the Suns can come out of the traditional West.

In the Suns' first attack, the Suns didn't push the offense quickly, but sat in the position slowly, and then hit the ball to O'Neal in the basket.

Facing Chandler's defense, O'Neal, after attracting Chen Xiao, passed the ball to Raheem, who made a straight arm shot.

2 to 2!

Chen Xiao looked at O'Neill, who was looking at him angrily at this time, for a moment.

This guy is so angry with himself that he can pass the ball in this situation.

"It seems that he has really grown up."

After feeling a little bit, Chen Xiao received Chandler's bottom line serve.

As a power forward, the bottom line catches the ball and pushes forward. This style of play makes the Suns very uncomfortable.

Rashid is Chen Xiao's counterpoint player, and he must not be able to follow him. He followed Chen Xiao and Chen Xiao passed the ball. The Suns' defense exploded directly. Rashid was the pillar of the Suns' internal defense.

As for the others, Stoudemire is too bad with others, Quentin Richardson is here, what about the other Cavaliers outside players?

At that time, the entire backcourt will be all misplaced!

As a master of misplaced offense, Gentry now has a very headache.

Chen Xiao is different from James, even if he knows he is uncomfortable now, Quentin Richardson of the Suns still chose to lead Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao pushed through halftime and smiled at Quentin Richardson, who was defensively beside him. He passed the basketball on his hand to James. After receiving Chen Xiao's pass, James made a pick-and-roll with Gerald Wallace. , Dumping Barbosa, and then killing him from Stoudemire's side, the Suns' defense was instantly shrunk by James.

Without the protection of outside players, the entire penalty area of the Suns is exposed to James.

James certainly dare not go to the basket to challenge O'Neal, but he can shoot now, the Suns can't help but shrink.

Finally, James, who compressed the sun's defense line, made a homeopathic pass. Korver received the pass from James, raised the knife and jumped high, and then a lion turned his head and threw the basketball in his hand to the slave. Behind Chen Xiao came to the top of the arc.

At this time, rushing back to help defend Korver, Quentin Richardson, who is now flying in the air, is really dumbfounded.

He really did his best!

The Cavaliers' offense shifted too fast!

And the lineup of the Suns is really too big!

It's too much to make up!

Brush!

Chen Xiao made an open three-pointer!

There is one thing to say, this time the Suns' defense is really trying their best.

But you have three big inside lines, and there are actually four outside lines on the opposite side. When Chen Xiao pulls out, the outside is actually 2 on 4.

You chopped off the legs of Quentin Richardson and Barbosa, and one leg is just enough to defend one person.

Just say so.

On the defensive end, I don't know what to do. On the offensive end, the Cavaliers can really do whatever they want with the Suns.

Looking back, the Suns also used Barbosa and Stoudemire's pick-and-rolls, and Stoudemire made two long-range shots against James' defense.

5 to 4!

However, it is clear that although the Suns also made a hit and demonstrated their strength to reach the Finals, the offenses of the Suns and the Cavaliers are not at the same level in difficulty.

Looking back, the Cavaliers did not continue to let Chen Xiao play the Suns with that frantic dislocation of coming out and dribbling the ball.

This time, Chen Xiao went to the basket as an insider, and even sat in front of O'Neal after the crossover with Chandler.

O'Neal was a little surprised when he saw Chen Xiao who took the initiative to approach the door.

When O'Neal was surprised, Chen Xiao's footsteps under the basket had already started.

The matchup with Chen Xiao made O'Neal extremely excited and excited. Although O'Neal's control is not what it used to be, in the face of Chen Xiao's patience, he was still shaken!

After all, 95's footsteps under the basket, do you think it is a joke?

O'Neal, who was shaken by Chen Xiao, looked at Chen Xiao, who was in the wrong basket beside him. At this time, Chen Xiao in his eyes was full of Olajuwon's shadows!

"Pretty big dream footsteps, Wonder Boy shook Shaq away for a layup!"

Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines were stunned to see Chen Xiao unexpectedly making dreamy steps under the basket.

Of course, Chen Xiao doesn't have dreamy footsteps, but if you play well in the basket, you will always have the shadow of dreamy footsteps. You can shoot backwards well. Everyone praises you for the shadow of Jordan. .

The finals, against O'Neal, dreamy footsteps, at this time, will O'Neal's mind all be the shadow of his fledgling at the beginning of the year when he was hammered by Olajuwon?

"Wonder kid, this is simply killing people!"

"Wonder kid, isn't this intentional?!"

Did Chen Xiao deliberately?

Soon everyone knew.

In the next round, the enraged O'Neal couldn't help but storm Chandler.

7 to 6!

O'Neal, who succeeded in the strong attack, roared at Chen Xiao who was defending next to him.

And soon, in the next round, Chen Xiao calmed down the angry O'Neill.

Chen Xiao continued to switch to the center position, James and Chen Xiao made a pick-and-roll, and Chen Xiao made a mid-range jumper close to O'Neal and close to Tianya.

Looking at Chen Xiao's upright posture in the middle distance ~www.mtlnovel.com~ At this time, O'Neill's eyes are full of the shadow of Malong's Hammer in 1998.

Seeing that Chen Xiao Zhongtou didn't use backwards this time, but instead used the same posture as Malone, Barkley on the sidelines called a good guy.

"This is nothing short of a slaughter and heartbreaking!"

Olajuwon, Malone has come out. Will O'Neill's bitter Lord come out next? !

Brush!

Chen Xiao hits the ball!

9 to 6!

O'Neal trembled with cold air amidst the cheers of the 'MVP' in the audience...

ps: This is today's first update, and it is still a big chapter close to eight thousand words! !