Chapter 10: Close Defense!

Hearing the commentator's words, Katie, who was on the sidelines, couldn't help but look at Xie Chen on the bench with a worried expression, looking at his lonely expression, Katie felt a little heartache for some reason.

Although the two are roommates, even Katie doesn't think this yellow kid is a good material to play basketball, after all, in everyone's perception, only black people are the rulers of this field, but after Xie Chen was snubbed by the coach, Katie wanted to fight for him.

"He's a good boy, he's played two days in a row, and he was with me that late last night...... "The more Katie thought about it, the more sad she became, but she didn't know what to do or what she could do.

This kind of encounter lasted until the end of the half, and the two teams were still inseparable, and Chalmers did have a two-minute break in the second quarter, but Coach Spo let Wade play PG and still didn't give Xie Chen a chance to play.

After halftime, the Heat players walked to the team's locker room, and at the door of the locker room, Xie Chen took the initiative to stop Coach Spo, and said with a reverent face: "Coach, I want to play." ”

Generally speaking, the coach has his own plans for who he wants to send on the field, and the players are not allowed to interfere or influence the coach's decision, but Xie Chen has just obtained Lowry's breakthrough skills, and he really can't wait to prove himself.

Coach Spo had already guessed that the team's rookie Wang plus the scoring champion would be upset, and replied with a smile: "I will send you on the court, but it's not time yet." I know you've got great three-pointers, but now the score is too tight for me to give you as many shots to play. ”

Xie Chen has the same lethal three-point shooting skills as Curry, but his shooting rate is very average, far inferior to Curry, so the local media in Oakland named Xie Chen's three-point shooting as a "copycat", however, Xie Chen doesn't care, when the fusion reaches 100%, maybe Xie Chen will be better than the blue.

Xie Chen said: "Coach, I'm not in a hurry to play because I want to shoot three-point shots, I want to break through the points to create opportunities for my teammates!" ”

"Huh?" Coach Spo was stunned for a moment, and even wondered if he had heard it wrong, he always took the ball and shot it after he got on the court, and even grabbed the rebounds and blocks of his teammates.

"However, breakthroughs are not your forte." Coach Spo worried.

Xie Chen hurriedly explained: "Coach, I have done a lot of speed training recently, and I have also gained a new understanding in breaking through people, you give me a chance to try, if not, you can replace me again, besides, Cole has not returned from injury, and he has been letting Chalmers play, and his physical fitness can't support it." ”

Coach Spo thought for a moment: "I'll think about it." ”

After that, he went to the locker room to arrange tactics, and Chalmers, who had been entangled with Lowry for two full quarters, was sweating profusely and panting, and he had no time to deal with or even provoke Xie Chen, because in his eyes, Xie Chen was no longer a threat, and only he was qualified to compete with Lowry!

But it's a pity that although both of them are physically strong point guards, Lowry's strength is slightly higher than Chalmers, which makes Chalmers also very distressed, obviously thinking that the other party is about the same strength as himself, but he can't prevent it, and he can't cut points on the top of his head.

The game soon entered the third quarter, Bosh and Chalmers hit three points in quick succession, and then it was also smooth sailing, and the alternate score changed for the first time, and the Heat temporarily led 75-67, and it was at this time that Coach Spo made the decision to make a substitution.

"Oh, look, that zero is coming!" The Heat audience has begun to talk about it, and everyone has high hopes for this rookie, although he is a little "poisonous", but he is the team's current scoring champion!

Xie Chen and Chalmers clapped their hands on the court, which was considered to be the completion of the handover work, Chalmers said with sweat: "Rookie, I don't mean to look down on you, Lowry is not easy to deal with, he is very strong and defensively very good, you are careful of being stolen by him." ”

Xie Chen was a little surprised by Chalmers's benign mention, probably because he felt that this Xie Chen no longer threatened him, so he didn't want Xie Chen to lose the score after he played, after all, Chalmers got it with sweat.

"I know how, Mario." Xie Chen slowly walked to the center of the court, and a warm cheer suddenly sounded in the stadium.

Compared with the sparse and slightly shabby cheers in the first game, this time it was obviously much warmer, scoring 36 points in the first game against Curry and 30 points in the second away game, no wonder Xie Chen caused such a strong response.

"Haha, our rookie is still playing, it looks like he's very popular, he's already got a lot of popularity. But I still don't agree with Coach Spo's approach, with six minutes left in the game, the Heat are just eight points ahead, and with the momentum and state of the Raptors, they can catch up in the blink of an eye. ”

"That's right, probably to give Mario Chalmers a break, and maybe to bet on Hsieh's three-pointer, if he can open up, this game will be much easier."

"Xie Chen, come on!" Katie, who was on the sidelines, saw Xie Chen on the field and cheered excitedly.

In the face of the enthusiasm of the home fans, Raptors coach Dwayne Casey frowned, this black coach with a stern and wrinkled face, is also an unknown person, and his low-key personality hides a huge ambition, even if everyone is not optimistic, but his goal this year is to aim for the championship.

The NBA is a place of wonders, isn't it?

Luo Rui chuckled and walked up to Xie Chen, and took the initiative to say hello: "Hello, Xie Chen, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

I don't know if I have been teammates with Yao Ming, Lowry's Chinese pronunciation is not bad, at least the word "Xie Chen" is not mispronounced, Xie Chen smiled: "Are you looking forward to me playing?" ”

"Of course, you're the hottest rookie right now, I heard that your three-point shooting posture is exactly the same as Stephen Curry's, and I beat him up a few days ago, hehe, it's really fun to think about, but, buddy, with me, your three-point shooting is going to be dumb today." Lowry smiled, friendly but unrelenting in the game.

"Really? We'll see. Xie Chen didn't talk to Lori anymore, and ran to communicate with his teammates.

The Raptors were quick to attack!

In the whole game, the Raptors have not fallen behind by eight points, and now the main point guard of the Heat team has been replaced again, and everyone is in a cold sweat for the Heat.

Lowry held the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left three-point line to face Xie Chen, he dribbled slowly and unhurriedly, seeing Xie Chen as nothing, his eyes were fixed on his teammates, looking for opportunities, suddenly, Valanciunas stepped forward to block and dismantle Lowry, Lowry suddenly moved, quickly changed direction and broke through to the left, and Valanciunas, who blocked and dismantled, created a little obstacle for Xie Chen, so that he did not keep up with Lowry, but more importantly, Lowry's body squeezed Xie Chen hard.

Lowry's speed is not very fast, but the breakthrough is extremely fast, explosive, and his breakthrough is very dependent on his body, as long as Xie Chen increases the fusion of Lowry's breakthrough skills to 100%, then he will have 93 kilograms of strength when the defender breaks through! This is also the most terrifying part of the replication system, because the system copies the ability of the other party, in other words, after it is fused to oneself, it is no different from using it yourself.

"Oh, Lowry easily broke through Xie Chen! I feel that Lowry doesn't need to block Xie Chen at all, it's too easy. ”

Lowry did get rid of Xie Chen's defense temporarily, but in front of him, Bosh's defensive pressure was still there, so he passed the ball back to Valanciunas, and the opponent quickly passed the ball back to Lowry!

Lowry switched to the right this time and successfully attracted the defense of Bosh and Xie Chen, at this time, Valanciunas went down, Lowry threw high, Valanciunas received the ball and made a layup.

Two consecutive blocking and dismantling strategies should be coordinated! This is also the most commonly used tactical routine of the Raptors!

The score is 75:69! The difference between the two sides is only 6 points!

The audience was a little frustrated, and they all thought that the Raptors were about to catch up, but after seeing Xie Chen holding the ball, they all became excited and cheered loudly, hoping that Xie Chen would hit a three-pointer as soon as possible and pull the score away again.

"Hey, man, I know you're going to shoot a three-pointer, come on, I'm not going to let you get away with it!" As Lori retreated, he began to shout at Xie Chen.

Xie Chen focused on the game, after halftime, Wade suddenly asked for the ball, Xie Chen was unwilling to pass the ball to him, he ran and waited for the opportunity, Wade decisively entered the restricted area, but unfortunately the layup was missed, the Raptors scored quickly, scored another goal, and the score of the two sides was only 4 points!

Xie Chen dribbled at the top of the arc, Luo Er Deng took the initiative to block Xie Chen, Xie Chen bypassed Luo Er Deng, and there was a chance to shoot in an empty space that might only be a second, but Xie Chen did not choose to shoot, and in the blink of an eye, Luo Rui had already followed, his palm stretched out in front of Xie Chen's face, blocking the other party's sight.

"It's strange, why did this rookie suddenly become so hesitant? According to the habit of the first two games, he should have jumped up and shot three points just now, although he didn't completely get rid of Lowry's defense, which would affect his shooting, but when did this kid care about the shooting percentage? ”

"There was indeed a three-point opportunity just now, although I didn't grasp it much, it can be seen that he didn't dare to mess around in this state of stalemate, maybe only when he played in garbage time, he would not have a psychological burden, and it turned out that Coach Spo replaced him on the court, which was the wrong decision."

But anyone who has watched the last two games of the Heat knows that Xie Chen is a three-point maniac, and even the Raptors coach couldn't help shouting on the sidelines: "Stick to him, don't let him shoot!" ”

Lowry hurriedly clung to Xie Chen, which could be described as airtight, and if Xie Chen wanted to shoot three points, it was almost impossible to hit.

Raptors coach Casey saw this scene and snorted coldly: "Hmph, a 24th selected yellow boy!" actually staged a three-point performance in two consecutive games, and this one, I won't give you a chance! ”

Then Casey glanced at Coach Spo, who looked helpless, and said secretly: "I won this game!" ”