Chapter 827: The Playoffs Begin!
The 2016-2017 NBA regular season is officially over!
Xie Chen averaged 48.1 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, and 2.5 steals per game, becoming the season's scoring king, rebounding king, assist king, and steal king. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In addition, Xie Chen's average blocks per game are second only to Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans and Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz, ranking in the top three, and the only non-interior player in the top ten.
This kind of data really shocked everyone.
"Xie Chen's average points per game is second only to Chamberlain's average of 50 points per game! And Chamberlain's scoring champion happened in 1962, and he can average 48.1 points per game in the current NBA! Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were both beaten by him! ā
"Since the big o, Xie Chen and Wei Shao have also completed the feat of averaging triple-doubles per game, but Wei Shao's score is much worse than Xie Chen's, and the team's record is not at the same level."
"Needless to say, we can only worship, this is what God can do!"
While people are amazed by Xie Chen's personal anti-sky data, the ranking of the east and west has also been settled.
The Lakers are 75-7 and deservedly first in the West, with the second to eighth places were: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The opponent in the first round of the Lakers playoffs is the Thunder team led by Wei Shao!
First through eighth in the East are: Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks.
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At the end of the regular season, it is natural for several celebrities to summarize the performance of each team in the regular season and make predictions for the playoffs.
The host said: "The regular season is over, I think everyone didn't expect the Lakers to break the Warriors' 73-win record last season, and it has improved to 75 games, Xie's personal data is even more surprising, averaging 48.1 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists and 2.5 steals per game, and won the scoring title, rebounding king, assist king and steal king at the same time, is this consistent with what we expected at the beginning of the season?" ā
Kenny Smith said: "Actually, this is very similar to what we expected, we expected Xie to be crazy to support a team on his own, he averaged triple-doubles on the court, which we expected, but we didn't expect his triple-double stats to be so amazing, all of them are first in the league, and he also made the Lakers the first in the West, which is terrible." ā
Charles Barkley said: "Actually, if you think about what Xie has done this season, you won't find it strange, in order to win a game, he would only score 50 points in a game, he will force himself to score 80 points or even 100 points, and scoring 80 points in a game is like chopping melons and vegetables for him, and I am very worried about whether he has drained himself in the regular season." ā
O'Neill followed suit: "You think too much, Charles, I don't think there's anything wrong with his body. In fact, he used a lot of methods to make it easy to win in the regular season, such as threatening opponents, no one wants to be the background, so they have to obediently let Xie win, in addition, the news that he retired after announcing the championship in the final stage of the regular season also made him easily win many games, if it wasn't for Drummond being fouled out of the game against the Heat, the rebounding king may not be his, as for the rest, it is indeed his strength. Not only is he the scoring champion, he's going to win the Defensive Player of the Year, the MVP, and he's also made 500 three-pointers, isn't he? ā
"It still sounds incredible." The host sighed with emotion, and then said, "Now the list of matchups in the first round of the playoffs is also out, Cavaliers vs. Bucks, Warriors vs. Jazz, I think there should be no suspense, what do you think of the series between the Lakers and the Thunder?" While the Lakers are a record-breaking team, the confidence in them doesn't seem to be as good as last year's view of the Warriors. ā
Charles Barkley said: "I must say that in the playoffs, the Lakers will never be as dominant as in the regular season, even if they win, every time they win, it will be very difficult, because the regular season and the playoffs are completely different games, a single-core team like the Lakers, the opponent will definitely pinch this point, not let Xie score, and not let Xie affect the game, but again, the Thunder team does not have a second superstar except for Westbrook, so I think the Lakers have a better chance of winning, After all, they are the first in the West and have more confidence. But when it comes to the second round of the series, whether it's against the Spurs or the Rockets, I'm not very optimistic. ā
O'Neill also became serious: "Me is the same. Solving the Thunder is something that Xie has to do, they all have one superstar, and Xie is obviously a notch higher than Russell Westbrook, I predict that this series will be very intense and very good-looking, but in the end it will be the Lakers who will advance, and then they will meet the San Antonio Spurs, and then Xie will be scorched, and that's it. ā
"Can't even make it to the Western Conference Finals?" The host also wanted to ask about the possibility and chance of winning the matchup between the Lakers and the Warriors, but everyone was not optimistic that the Lakers would advance to the Western Conference finals.
"Yes, a team like the Lakers that obviously relies on Xie alone, I don't think Popovich will not be able to deal with them, the Miami Big Three were all subdued by Popovich, you can say that the Heat won the Spurs once, but if it wasn't for Ray Allen's three-pointer, the victory would have been split a long time ago. Of course, if they meet the Houston Rockets in the second round, we can still expect it, after all, the Rockets are a team that people dare not look forward to. Charles Buckley said.
"So your prediction is that the Warriors or the Cavaliers or the Spurs win the championship and then play another season?" The moderator asked.
"Yes, Xie will play another season, I think the league and the fans want him to continue playing, he is too young to retire so early, I think, he can get all the honors this season, except for the championship." Kenny Smith concluded.
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Oklahoma City, Thunder training center, the Thunder still struggled to keep the playoff spot, this season is not easy for them, Kevin Durant's departure makes everyone no longer have hope for the Thunder to win the championship, they also know that they are still a certain distance from the top team, but in the playoffs, confidence is definitely there, now is not to think about the championship, but to think about the next opponent, think about the first game.
Coach Donovan gathered all the players together, and it was obvious that the guys like Willis, Oladipo, and Adams had serious expressions, and they all knew exactly what they were going to face next.
Donovan also said with a serious face: "I think everyone knows very well that we have to prepare for the playoffs next, and our opponent in the first round is a team with 75 wins, I want to ask you, are you afraid?" ā
There was a brief silence at the scene, and then Wei Shao made a gesture of indifference, and was the first to speak: "What is there to be afraid of, no matter how strong it is, isn't it five people?" ā
Oladipo, who had just completed the suspension, also dismissed: "There is no opponent who can make us feel intimidated, and neither can the Lakers. ā
Donovan nodded and said: "First of all, we have to admit that the Lakers are very strong, and they can get 75 wins by more than just luck, but we don't need to be afraid of them at all, because the reason for dealing with strong is very simple, Chris Shet, so as long as we deal with Xie, we can win this series." ā
At this time, Kanter was a little pessimistic: "We all know this, and the Warriors and Cavaliers have also known it in the past, but they still failed to prevent Xie from winning the championship, do you have a way to limit him?" ā
"Frankly, I don't have anything to do when he's on the court." Donovan replied, which made everyone a little disappointed, but Donovan's voice suddenly changed, and he said, "But if we get him off the court, the game will be ours!" ā
"Get him out? How? Oladipo's eyes lit up.
Donovan patted Oladipo on the shoulder, and then said to everyone: "The Lakers are Xie alone's team, so we only need to do one thing in this series, and that is to try to make Xie leave the court with every foul, so that he is plagued by fouls every game, if the Lakers want to win, they absolutely need to rely on Xie's personal offense, under his crazy offense, his own average of individual fouls per game will not be less, if we want him to reach the point of six fouls, we need you to deliberately create Xie's fouls." ā
"Russell, Xie won't defend you all the time, but once he defends you, you have to hit him resolutely, you are the player who can do damage to him. Oladipo, Xie will defend you most of the time, so this plan, you are the key player, plus the feud between you and Xie, you must do everything you can to make him keep fouling on you. And you, no matter who meets Xie, as long as it is not very far from the basket, you will give me a resolute beating, use the height advantage or other methods to trick him into fouling, no matter what method you use, in short, let me get him off! I don't want to see that guy at the end of the game! ā
When it came to the last sentence, Coach Donovan was almost going crazy! Ever since he decided that the first round of the playoffs would be to play the Los Angeles Lakers, he had been thinking about how to limit Xie, but the way he could think of had already been used by the Cavaliers and Warriors before, and the effect was still not safe enough, so he thought of such a way once and for all, and directly got Xie Chen off the court, and he wouldn't worry that Xie Chen would bring trouble to himself.
Speaking of which, he really owes a lot of money to the grudge between Oladipo and Xie Chen, which gave him inspiration, and with such an enemy in the team, Xie Chen's mood will definitely be very impatient, so it will be easier to prompt him to foul.
Oladipo didn't expect his task to be so heavy, he had already been beaten twice by Xie Chen, but he didn't dare to fight with Xie Chen anymore, but if he just spewed trash to make Xie Chen angry and let Xie Chen foul himself, Oladipo could still do it.
Oladipo patted his chest and promised: "I promise to make him at least four fouls per game!" Russell, I know you have a good relationship with Xie in private, but since you want to get him off, you and him have to be hostile on the court, and I think you'd better trash talk him like I did, and it will be easier to get him to foul once you anger him. ā
Wei Shao knew that this was indeed a feasible solution, so he chuckled and said, "I have always denied my relatives on the field, so you don't have to worry that I will release water." ā
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On the Lakers' side, they are naturally discussing how to deal with the Thunder, but compared to the tension of the Thunder, the Lakers' players are relatively relaxed, which is also the confidence built up through the regular season encounters, and they are sure to solve the battle within six games.
Luke Wharton, as a rookie coach, also attaches great importance to his first playoff series, but with Xie Chen's super trump card in hand, he obviously doesn't have to worry too much.
"Xie, I know that you have hidden your layup ability for so long, and you must have wanted the world to see it, but against the Thunder, I don't think you need to expose it yet." Luke Wharton talked to Xie Chen about Thunder, and he thought that Thunder didn't require Xie Chen to use all his abilities.
Xie Chen also nodded: "I am confident that I will solve them in six games, or even five." However, against Westbrook, I always had a regret. ā
"What regrets?" Luke Wharton wondered.
"I've beaten a lot of people in the league since I entered the league, I mean break up their strong willpower little by little until it collapses, and the matchup with Russell, although I've always had the upper hand, I've never completely defeated him, and this may be our only playoff matchup, and I want to take this opportunity to win him once and for all, so I want to beat them in a personal way, and the task of defending him is also left to me." Xie Chen said lightly.
Luke Walton didn't expect Xie Chen to be so strong, it was not enough to take the lead in the number of encounters, it was necessary to completely crush the opponent's will and convince the opponent, speaking of which, in order to achieve this purpose, the playoffs are indeed the most suitable stage, because in the playoffs, every player will be very focused, and will especially care about winning or losing the game.
Luke Walton agreed to Xie Chen's request and said, "Okay, Russell is not a player like James Harden who pursues foul making after all, but you better be careful." ā
Xie Chen smiled: "I promise, when he let me foul the full number of fouls, his fighting spirit was also crushed by me at the same time." ā
The Thunder and the Lakers are both single-core teams, and Xie Chen only needs to defeat their leading stars to easily solve the remaining small fish and shrimp.
Three days later, at the Staples Center, the Lakers hosted the Thunder in Game 1.
In the Tencent live broadcast room, Ke Fan excitedly commented: "The playoffs officially started today, there are a total of four games today, the game between the Lakers and the Thunder is definitely the focus of everyone's attention, and there are also many celebrities at the Staples scene, like Nelson Sr., Leonardo, rapper Snoopdogg, and ...... Hey? Carl Dons is also here? Zach LaVine and Wiggins are also there? (To be continued.) )