JR Smith's words are an out-and-out praise for Xie Chen.

Xie Chen was surprised, because JR Smith and himself have always been rivals, since Xie Chen was still in the Heat, the two played for the first time, and they left a very bad impression on each other, at that time JR Smith was still shouting in the regular season, if he met Xie Chen in the playoffs, he would teach each other a good lesson, but the result was that JR Smith was only proud of three games, and then completed a big reversal.

This time they met again in the playoffs, Xie Chen once thought that JR Smith would be the most difficult opponent in the Cavaliers, because Dellavedova no longer dared to do anything bad to Xie Chen, but JR Smith dared.

I never thought that what JR Smith was saying now was not trash talk and cruel words, but an exclamation to Xie Chen.

Xie Chen felt that the JR Smith in front of him was a little unfamiliar, but he just smiled faintly and did not respond.

If JR Smith really said these words from the heart, Xie Chen would feel a sense of accomplishment, and it was a great thing to defeat the opponent.

Xie Chen's still crazy performance made the atmosphere on the scene very tense all the time, and so did the members of the knights, they didn't have the slightest chance to breathe, and in the same way, Xie Chen was also exerting a lot of physical strength, it seems that this one, in the end, physical strength may really become the key to victory or defeat.

Xie Chen's score soon reached 29 points, and at this time, it also helped the Knicks lead the Cavaliers by 14 points, the Cavaliers were already on the verge of danger, and James was also constantly responding to Xie Chen, constantly chasing the score, not letting the score gap widen, but it could only be maintained.

"The Knicks' offense is too fierce, and now the Cavaliers can't close the gap at all." Tyronn Lue was also anxious.

With 29 points, just one point away from triggering the Legend Challenge, Xie Chen's current assist is 7. The rebounds are eight, and he'll have to brush up a few more assists and rebounds before playing the Legends Challenge.

Due to Xie Chen's continuous scoring, as long as Xie Chen holds the ball, the defense of all the Cavaliers will change due to Xie Chen's actions, and Xie Chen can easily lead the Cavaliers' defense. In this way, Xie Chen can find the most suitable teammate and assist his teammate to score.

Assisted a teammate, and grabbed the rebound again, although the assist was still one short, Xie Chen was ready to start the Legend Challenge at any time.

However, the knight still gave Xie Chen another chance to brush up on the assist.

This is when the Knicks offense, Anthony grabs the rebound, to be exact. Anthony grabbed the rebound from the Cavaliers, and the rebound was not held steadily, and it was only in his hand that he was able to get it firmly in the left area away from the basket, Anthony was ready to shoot directly in the bottom corner of the left side, which attracted two defenders for a while, and the chaotic battle just now also made Xie Chen's defenders not know where to run.

Xie Chen was standing at the 45-degree angle three-point line behind Anthony's right, and Anthony didn't shoot directly. Instead, after attracting the opponent, he distributed the ball to Xie Chen, who was in the empty space.

Xie Chen appeared vacant. This is an extremely dangerous signal, the two players who were originally defending Anthony quickly rushed to Xie Chen's side, and Xie Chen got the ball, directly passed back with one hand, and then passed back to Anthony, Anthony was stunned when he received the ball. Then hit a three-pointer in the corner.

At this time, even Popovich couldn't understand it: "He can shoot by himself, why should he choose to pass back?" Xie's playing ideas are really confusing, and I am a little worried about what to do when I face him. ”

As a coach, Popovich needs to have a thorough understanding of his opponent's style of play in order to develop a defensive strategy accordingly. For LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Popovich have very accurate and effective defensive means, but for Xie Chen, Popovich is not sure of this.

Tony Parker said: "Maybe Xie is not confident in shooting." ”

Popovich doesn't believe such nonsense, he just hit consecutive shots, and he got close to 30 points before the third quarter was played, how can such a feeling and such a shooting rate not be confident in his shot?

Just gave up a three-point shot, and it didn't take long for Xie Chen to throw a three-pointer by himself and hit it accurately. At this moment, coaches such as Popovich and Tyronn Lu were speechless and helpless again, they couldn't figure out Xie Chen's routine at all!

After scoring this three-pointer, the Knicks had a 17-point lead, and Xie Chen's score also broke 30 points and came to the legendary plot.

……

"O'Neal!" After changing the scene, the first player of the legendary knight that Xie Chen saw was the big shark O'Neal!

It seems that Xie Chen really has a relationship with O'Neal, playing the legendary Heat and meeting O'Neal, playing the legendary Cavaliers can also meet O'Neal, from another aspect, it can also be shown that O'Neal has been in too many teams, Magic, Lakers, Heat, Suns, Cavaliers, Celtics, is simply a man who has collected rainbow suits.

As soon as he saw O'Neal, Xie Chen could easily deduce which season it was, after all, O'Neal and James had been together for a short time.

"I actually met the Cavaliers in 09, this year's Cavaliers lineup is not terrible, although James is at the peak, but he doesn't have many outstanding helpers, this season's Cavaliers were also eliminated by the Celtics 2-4 in the playoffs, this game, it shouldn't be difficult to play." Xie Chen's physical strength has been exhausted a lot now, if he encounters this legendary knight team, Xie Chen believes that it will be relatively easy to deal with.

Xie Chen looked at O'Neal who was wearing a knight's robe, O'Neill looked a little old at this time, and he had a thick beard, although his wide body size could still give people a shock, but he no longer had the domineering spirit of his youth, he stood behind James, as if he was a helper.

It's no wonder that O'Neal at this time is already a 37-year-old veteran, and he only averages 12 points per game this season, but O'Neal's ability cannot be completely ignored, because in February 2009, O'Neal, who was still with the Suns at the time, got 45 points and 11 rebounds, becoming the second player in NBA history who can still score 45+ at the age of 37, and the other is naturally Michael Jordan.

Xie Chen looked at the opposite lineup, in addition to James and O'Neal, there was Serena Williams Jr., who was still wearing the No. 2 jersey, Antoine Jamison, and actor Vallejo, who were used to playing against superstars. These guys, Xie Chen didn't take it seriously at all.

"We're the team that wants to win the championship, so we can't lose to you." Xie Chen was full of confidence and started this legendary challenge.

As soon as he came up, Xie Chen scored points one after another, and suddenly led his opponent by ten points. Xie Chen consumed a lot of physical strength in the game just now, and kept attacking fast, so this legendary challenge must save time, Xie Chen hopes to check in in three quarters and then rest.

However, Xie Chen also knew that as long as there was James in the Cavaliers, no matter what year James was, even if he was a rookie, he was not an easy character to deal with. What's more, James in 09, both in terms of competitive state and experience is very terrible, this season's James, averaging nearly 30 points per game, as well as 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists, is very comprehensive.

But it wasn't James who came up to chase the score, but O'Neal.

O'Neill just got 45+ in February of this year. So even though he is 37 years old, he doesn't feel that he can't fight. Facing the Knicks' weak interior line, O'Neal has the feeling of calling the wind and rain again.

Seeing O'Neal's penalty of the 2+1 goal, Xie Chen was a little unhappy, strictly speaking, he was a little impatient.

Even if this continues, the Knicks still have a better chance of winning. But Xie Chen didn't have the patience to endure the four quarters again, he had to quickly take a big lead, make the game lose suspense, and then rest.

"Now that I've met O'Neal again, I don't need this dunk ability. It's a shame. Xie Chen is ready to use the ultimate weapon, O'Neal's dunk ability during the Heat period, and he also wants to see what the result will be when O'Neal's ability during the Heat period and O'Neal during the Cavaliers period are opposed.

Because of Xie Chen's quick score just now, the legendary knights have seen Xie Chen's talent and ability, so this ball, when Xie Chen has completely hit the basket, everyone actually let Xie Chen go, and he didn't even stretch out his hand at all, O'Neal also watched and didn't jump, this time Xie Chen easily dunked successfully.

The feeling of using O'Neal's dunk ability to dunk successfully is completely different from the feeling of using Zach LaVine and Vince Carter's dunk ability, this is the first time Xie Chen has the feeling of abusing the frame, O'Neal's huge weight, hanging on the basket, causing the basket to sink to the extent, which Xie Chen could not do before.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Xie Chen has successfully dunked using O'Neal's dunk ability......

However, Xie Chen didn't really want to dunk with O'Neal's dunk ability, he wanted to fight, he wanted to hurt the opponent!

"O'Neill didn't stop me?" After Xie Chen fell, he was a little unhappy, this is no longer O'Neal's style, is the 37-year-old veteran really not as domineering as he used to be? How could O'Neal allow someone else to dunk in front of his eyes without stopping it?

Xie Chen stimulated O'Neill and said, "Don't you even dare to jump?" What, are you afraid of being deducted by me? ”

Professional athletes will inevitably have injury problems in the late stages of their careers, and O'Neal is the same, this is not a playoffs, O'Neal's performance in the regular season has always been lazy, and now he is old, and he doesn't want to spend that effort to stop Xie Chen.

However, being provoked by Xie Chen like this, the situation changed completely.

In terms of arrogance and ruthlessness, O'Neal is not aimed at anyone, he has won so many championships, he is the most dominant player, so he can't stand this kind of provocation.

O'Neill took a step forward and pointed at Xie Chen condescendingly: "What did you say?" You should feel lucky to let you go, and not to say these childish things in front of me, you detain me? Haha, this is the funniest joke I've ever heard, good, next time you dare to come in, I'll cover you, and besides, I'll abolish you! ”

Xie Chen knows what kind of guy O'Neill is, his character Xie Chen knows too well, in fact, he is sometimes very good-mouthed, he is still a good guy, and his heart is not bad.

But Xie Chen knew that next time O'Neal would do his best to defend, and there might be a little bit of movement.

James is watching the show on the sidelines, Xie Chen as a point guard against the strongest center, it will not end well, and when O'Neal gets Xie Chen off the court, he can take over the next game.

Two minutes later, Xie Chen got another chance and went straight to the basket!

"It's coming!" James watched coldly, and didn't mean to stop Xie Chen, he knew that with this ball, his teammate O'Neal would give Xie Chen a hard blow.

"Let's go for a break!" O'Neill was ruthless, and he also jumped up and blocked fiercely, this time, he wanted to cover Xie Chen directly!

Facing the giant O'Neal, Xie Chen did not dodge in the air, in everyone's opinion, this is undoubtedly an act of looking for death, but the two collided in the air, and it was O'Neill who retreated!

"What? That's impossible! James was shocked when he saw that it was O'Neal who was defeated!

Neither of them dodged, it looked like a "sports car" had crashed into a "tank", but the problem was that the "sports car" was not damaged, but the "tank" that looked more solid was knocked backwards!

After O'Neill landed, he fell directly to the ground!

Of course, Xie Chen also fell after landing, and such a close result still shocked everyone!

"Oh my God...... This kid knocked O'Neill down! He's okay himself! ”

"Shaq, how are you?" LeBron James hurriedly stepped forward to help O'Neal, but O'Neal was already a 37-year-old veteran after all, and was confronted head-on by a guy as strong as himself, O'Neal's body was unbearable, he kept panting off the court, and he couldn't stand up for a while.

"It's over, Shaq can't fight this time." James looked at O'Neal's situation, even if he was not injured, he also knew that O'Neal would soon be off the court and would not re-appear, the then Cavaliers' coach Mike Brown has always been very protective of O'Neal, and there are strict restrictions on O'Neal's playing time, and now when he sees that O'Neal has been hit so badly, he will definitely replace O'Neal off the court to rest.

And so it turned out.

Seeing O'Neal staggering down, Xie Chen felt a little sorry, and stepped forward to say to O'Neill: "You don't have to feel ashamed, you were not defeated by me, you were defeated by yourself." ”

O'Neill did not forget to brag about himself until this time: "Isn't that nonsense you are talking about!" When my brother was in the Magic Lakers, that ball just now could directly scrap you, you know? Ignorant guys! ”

"Uh......" Xie Chen felt that it was really a wrong decision to step forward to comfort O'Neill.

People who are arrogant enough will not doubt themselves even if they encounter setbacks.

After getting O'Neal, Xie Chen aimed at the inside line of another Cavaliers, actor Vallejo.

"If you fake a fall so many times, you will have an unforgettable real fall." Xie Chen looked at Valejo and said with a wicked smile. (To be continued.) )