Chapter 534: The Total Score is Equalized!
This is the first playoff game in the career of rookie Josh Richardson, although he is a second-round rookie, he also has an excellent performance of 22 points off the bench in the regular season, and he did not get much playing time in this series against the Knicks, so Richardson worked hard, but also a little nervous.
When he received a pass from his teammates, he was actually already on the sideline, if he wasn't careful enough, he might have stepped on the line, and he was even a little annoyed why he didn't run to the middle, but even if he rushed straight forward, Xie Chen still chased after him, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he scared Richardson's body out of balance.
Richardson was forced very nervous by Xie Chen at the sideline, however, no one expected that at this time, the bald referee Crawford also rushed over from the backfield, and the fast pace made people worry about whether he would fall at any time when he was old.
On the basketball court, the referee also follows the ball and people all the time, especially this kind of sudden change of fast attack, just in the other half, the battlefield has shifted in an instant, and the referee needs to observe the situation in the nearest position in order to make a judgment.
The referee is an existence that players on the field must get used to, so Xie Chen should not have been distracted by Crawford and focused all his energy on Richardson, but the last two Crawford blows were too aimed at him, and Richardson was so unbalanced that he didn't dare to throw or pass because he was unbalanced with the ball in both hands, so Xie Chen glanced at Crawford with his spare eyes, which frightened Xie Chen.
"What kind of action is this!" Crawford was about to rush over, and Xie Chen found that Crawford actually stretched out his hands, as if he was going to push someone.
Now that Richardson has no one to push, he may fall out of bounds as soon as he is nervous, Xie Chen is afraid that Richardson's fall will be counted as his own foul, otherwise with such a good steal opportunity now, Xie Chen would have snatched the basketball a long time ago.
Just be pushed by Crawford. Richardson is absolutely out of bounds in an instant, even if he doesn't push, with Crawford's aged "brake" ability, relying on inertia, he will rush between the two, and he will definitely interfere with Xie Chen's defense to a great extent this time.
And Crawford's reasoning about Chadson is easy to understand. Push Richardson out of bounds first, and then blow the whistle directly to blow the foul of Xie Chen, who defended Richardson, Xie Chen will be quickly replaced with three fouls in a single quarter, and it will put the Knicks in crisis.
It may sound ridiculous, but it's a referee, how could a referee do such a thing? Maybe no one else will, but Crawford, this old fellow, can't do anything! And something like that. He's done it before! Push down the offensive player first, and then blame the defender for the black cauldron, and it was Billups during the Pistons who was blackened at that time!
Xie Chen knew that this old guy was about to retire, what could he not do? So he responded decisively: quickly pushed back a big step!
Fans all over the world were stunned, Xie Chen suddenly retreated in defense? Why is that? Isn't this a clear opportunity to give Richardson an open shot? Didn't Xie Chen rush over so hard just to defend Richardson? Why did they let each other go when they were in front of them?
Richardson has a good three-point shot, especially the recent three-point touch is even hotter, he was surprised to find that Xie Chen suddenly stepped back, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. It's time to get up and shoot!
However, at this time. Crawford rushed over!
The bald referee suddenly stopped suddenly, he almost slid over, and he wanted to make some small movements in the small space between the two, but he didn't expect Xie Chen to suddenly retreat, and Crawford didn't know what to do for a while, so he was stunned in place.
"It's not a complete vacancy! The referee is still standing in front of Richardson! β
I thought that Xie Chen's retreat would give Richardson a big vacancy. Let him get the best chance to shoot, but the referee's moment of arrival surprised everyone, and Richardson was also very annoyed, and was about to make a shot, but the referee actually posted it. And there seemed to be a move to reach out just now, which scared Richardson, so Richardson didn't make a move at the first time.
However, Crawford's height is not very tall, he is a head shorter than Richardson, Richardson doesn't have to pay too much attention to him, the current opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, after hesitating, Richardson still decided to make a move, and it happened that the referee also admitted it at this time, gave up the plan to blame Xie Chen, and walked away quickly.
As soon as Crawford left, Xie Chen rushed up as soon as possible, Richardson happened to jump up and shoot, and was directly capped by Xie Chen's volleyball-style hat to the audience!
There was an exclamation at the scene!
"Hahaha, this ball is so funny, what is the referee trying to do with this rush? Indirectly cover for Xie Chen! β
"Xie Chen's block, I want to give the referee ten points."
perfectly dodged Crawford's conspiracy, and also gave the opponent a big hat, Xie Chen was also overjoyed, and couldn't help but ridicule the opponent: "I heard that you chose No. 0 because you worship me, but if you want to be me instead of me, you are too naΓ―ve." β
Josh Richardson was angry, he thought that the reason why the ball was covered was completely caused by the referee, if the referee hadn't interfered at the first time, he would have shot a long time ago, how could it be covered?
"Was that what a referee should have behaved like just now?" The young and vigorous Richardson yelled at the referee.
Crawford was already worried that he didn't let Xie Chen carry the black pot on his back this time, and when he heard another rookie player yelling at him, he immediately gave Richardson a whistle, which made Xie Chen on the side laugh.
It's stupid to be honest with the referee in the playoffs!
Due to Wade and the referee's restrictions on Xie Chen, Xie Chen was no longer as crazy as in the previous games, and the game was no longer dominated by Xie Chen alone, and in the fourth quarter, Xie Chen only scored 25 points, and the scores of the two sides have been biting tightly.
There is no doubt that this is the Heat's most successful defense against Xie Chen, however, they also paid a very heavy price for it.
Wade made six fouls just three minutes after coming on in the fourth quarter.
"Wade is out of the field with a full foul!"
The fans couldn't help but rejoice, Wade is the soul and pillar of the Heat, without Wade, how can the Heat fight against the Knicks?
Indeed, Wade defended Xie Chen very well, judging from the past two games. So far, at least Xie Chen has scored 20 fewer points, but it still doesn't make any sense to just limit Xie Chen's inability to win in the end. Many people think that Spo has gambled too much this time!
"Now the Heat are completely taken over by Joe Johnson and Chris Bosh, these two guys. I'm not going to take it seriously. After Wade went down, Xie Chen also relaxed a lot.
Although he knows that without Wade's Heat, the strength is still not to be underestimated, but such a team without "championship determination", Xie Chen is not afraid, the other two giants are not as tenacious as Wade, Xie Chen is confident that he can easily defeat them and make them lose confidence.
After Wade left, Xie Chen quickly threw in a three-pointer, which announced the tone of the game for the next few minutes. You just can't fight me without superstars.
Xie Chen really doesn't have much desire to attack tonight. Hope, so the next hanging time was jointly dedicated by Xie Chen and Anthony.
Facts have also proved that although Joe Johnson and Chris Bosh can take on the task of scoring, they have no choice but to let time pass slowly on how to hold on to the score and make the team move. The score difference also slowly widened, and finally. Lost the game.
The Miami Heat and New York Knicks drew 2:2!
Xie Chen fulfilled his promise to Phil Jackson.
Stephen Curry and LeBron James are also deeply aware that Xie Chen is still the most likely opponent for them. The battle with Xie Chen seems to be unavoidable if you want to.
At the same time, the game between the Spurs and the Thunder also ended after an overtime, and the Spurs and Thunder also played to a 2-2 draw.
After changing clothes and being interviewed, I returned home after supper. Xie Chen came to the basketball arena alone, and he was going to test an ability, Stephen Curry's three-point ability.
Whenever Xie Chen copied an ability, he would go through various trials to understand the ability he possessed. In fact, Xie Chen has also tested Stephen Curry's three-point ability, but the test is the S-level ability copied last season, and after being promoted to SS, Xie Chen has not had a particularly comprehensive trial, he thinks that some abilities are exactly the same as in the past.
Xie Chen walked to the three-point line at the top of the arc with the ball, recalling the picture of tonight's game: "Wade deliberately put me to shoot in this position tonight, as if he knew that my shooting rate here is not high, isn't Stephen Curry good at this position?" No, even if I fall back to the LOGO area now, the hit rate should be pretty good, I've tried it. β
With doubts, Xie Chen made a shooting attempt at the top of the arc closest to the three-point line, shot 20, and then took two steps back in place to shoot, and he was surprised to find that the farther away from the basket, the more accurate the three points turned out!
"Oh my God...... There is such a thing! Xie Chen was really surprised, he knew that Stephen Curry's ultra-long three-point shooting was getting more and more accurate, but he didn't expect it to be more accurate than the close-range three-pointer!
"Curry's guy is estimated to have only practiced ultra-long three-pointers in the past, and all the three-pointers from close range have been wasted, especially at the top of the arc, and it's no wonder that as the playmaker of the team, he can't have an open shot here, and if you want to dribble to get rid of the shot, he likes to be on the left and right sides like me, and doesn't like to be in the middle."
"But...... How did Wade know about such a thing? β
Xie Chen fell into curiosity and became a little cautious, the more Xie Chen's ability was exposed, the more likely it was to make people suspicious, but for the championship, he had to take out his strongest strength, otherwise, with a lineup like the Knicks, it would be impossible to reach the finals.
Xie Chen sighed: "I'm going to Miami in the next game, and I'm going to challenge the legendary team again, who will I meet this time?" Is it still the Heat Big Three? Or is there my new Big Three for the Heat? In short, it must be an opponent that is not easy to deal with, and if you lose again away from home, you will really be questioned......"
After winning at home, Xie Chen was not much easier, because the next away trip made him worried, the first two away games were all lost, although he won a legendary challenge, but he also won at the last moment, maybe not so good luck next time, if he is going to lose as long as he plays away, then the promotion must be the Miami Heat with home advantage.
The next day, in the Western Conference semifinals, the Golden State Warriors challenged the Los Angeles Clippers, but the Warriors did not give the Clippers a chance to draw 2:2, and Curry was invincible again, turning the score into 3:1.
The current league pattern is that there is Xie Chen in the East and Curry in the West, both of them are crazy, they are both phenomenal players, and one thing that is very unbearable is that they can be said to be the players who have improved the most this season.
You know, how strong they were last season! Last season, Xie Chen and Curry's MVP can be said to be half open, both of them can be called MVP, can they make more outstanding progress after winning the MVP? This is unique in history.
WS, Victory Contribution Value, is a measure of whether a player is worth the money. Curry's WS last season was 15.7, this season is 18.7, of course, the WS that has increased by 3 points, which is certainly not the highest in the league, and Curry will never get any so-called fastest improved players, however, you must know that the WS of other players has improved mostly because they are very low, and Curry has reached a high position, Curry and Xie Chen have continued to be promoted from the top players in the league to the top players this season, which is what makes them feel terrible.
After watching this game, Xie Chen was also very glad that there was a very understandable star in the league, at least it would make him not look too unique.
And the game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls, there is still no suspense, James will not give the Bulls any chance to fight back, 3:1, it is estimated that the next game will end this series.
The Knicks soon set off to fly to Miami again, lost two games in a row in Miami, and came back here again, everyone was under pressure, and many fans also thought that the American Airlines Arena was a blessed place for the Heat, as long as they could guarantee a home win, it would be the Heat who would advance in the end.
When training in Miami, Xie Chen still practiced his "secret weapon", and once he lost his ability, these were the keys to saving the team.
However, when Anthony saw it, he stepped forward and smiled and said, "Xie, you look quite relaxed, you have been playing these difficult moves." β
Xie Chen smiled bitterly, maybe Xie Chen was the most stressed one in the team.
Anthony suddenly became serious and said: "This fifth game is so important for us, once we lose this game, with Wade's personality, you know, in the case of winning another game to advance, he will definitely not let us go." (To be continued.) )
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