The miracle didn't happen after all, and the New York Knicks lost the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Xie Chen missed a goal to tie the score at a critical moment, although the fans regretted it, they didn't complain too much about this goal, because it is definitely a small probability event to be able to throw at this moment, otherwise this kind of ball will not make people's blood rush and shout excitedly, people can understand that Xie Chen occasionally misses a few shots, even Stephen Curry, who is also a top shooter, cannot hit the lore every time, what people really complain about is, why let the game enter that situation? Xie Chen can catch up with or even overtake the score before, so as not to let the Knicks fall into a passive situation at the last moment.

That's why Xie Chen tried so hard to avoid the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls, it's not that Xie Chen is timid and afraid, but it's not fair to him at all, when he challenged the legendary team, he had already played three quarters, and his body and mind had been consumed a lot, and he had to face the top teams at the historical level, and he had to continue to play after four quarters, plus the New York Knicks had no one to rely on except for Xie Chen Anthony, everything had to be done by Xie Chen himself, it was too difficult, Xie Chen had to copy a few more skills, You have to have all the abilities to deal with it completely.

After the game, the fans and players of the Miami Heat were unexpectedly happy that they had won, and they had won the first game! Great, avoided the fate of being swept away!

They all think like this, even if they win one game, they still feel that it is impossible to really eliminate the Knicks, Xie Chen is just unlucky tonight, maybe the next game will be different.

Knicks fans are also very tough on the Internet, saying to those who watch the jokes, who can't lose a game? A team that swept the Raptors 4-0 was never going to lose to the Miami Heat, and that's where their confidence comes from.

Post-match press conference. A reporter asked Xie Chen: "You got a triple-double today, but you didn't shoot the key shot at the end, it seems that your physical strength has been greatly affected in the fourth quarter, does it make you feel difficult against the Heat?" Or did you not show your true strength to make it like this? ”

Anthony found that Xie Chen was really tired, and because of the loss, Xie Chen was not as energetic as he was when he was interviewed in the past. So he hurriedly replied: "It's just one game, the series has just begun, I don't think you have any reason to accuse us now, we will win it back in the next game, you wait and see." ”

Xie Chen thought to himself, what would be the effect if he told the coach at that time to let Anthony or someone else perform the last attack? Maybe it might be overtime, but if it doesn't work, others will say that Xie Chen is not courageous. The crucial ball was not the work of a leader.

However, if the same situation happens in the next game, Xie Chen will have to have a showdown with Anthony.

LeBron James is in a good mood, but he still feels that the Knicks have a good chance of qualifying, but it is Phil Jackson, the president of the New York Knicks, who has become uncomfortable at this time.

"Something is wrong, there is definitely something wrong." A Zen master in New York, after watching the competition. I've been nervous, it's just a game. With so many years of experience as a Zen master, he didn't have to worry too much at all, but this time he couldn't, because the opponent was the Miami Heat.

"The Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls are the opponents that Xie named to avoid, this time he met the Heat, but he didn't expect to really lose, is he really afraid of touching them? But. Why? The Zen master paced back and forth in the room, and his head was almost big.

The Zen master has always used all kinds of unfathomable means that he called Zen Buddhism to control the players, but he didn't expect Xie Chen to be even more unfathomable and mysterious than him. The Zen master thought that Xie Chen's Xuanhui would match his own style very well, and it was true, at least so far the two have worked together very happily, and the team has also eliminated the top seed in the east, everything is going well, but now, the Zen master feels that some things are slowly changing.

"The triple-double of 30+ is not a bad performance, physical strength has always been something I don't understand, Xie's physical consumption last season was not so fast, what is the problem? Xie's body? So what is there about the Heat and the Bulls that scares Xie? Looks like I'm going to have to make a trip to Miami myself. Phil Jackson sighed.

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't come up with a clue, and Phil Jackson prepared to leave New York immediately. He's got to take that seriously, becoming the first championship since the Knicks president, and he's going to win it this year anyway.

The Heat narrowly defeated the Knicks, and the Warriors narrowly defeated the Los Angeles Clippers to take a one-0 lead.

The other two sets of matchups also started soon, the Cavaliers and the Bulls, or LeBron James and Rose, are old rivals, Rose has not been able to break through James, and there seems to be little hope this year, James slashed 40+, and won one game at home.

Although the winner of this group will be Xie Chen's next opponent, Xie Chen didn't pay too much attention to it, because whether it is a knight or a bull, it is difficult to deal with, and it is no different if he meets anyone.

The duel between the Spurs and the Thunder is much simpler, and the Thunder Er Shao doesn't know what excitement he ate, the two of them combined to shoot more than 70 points away from home, and directly knocked the Spurs down, which makes people feel crazy, in the first game, the Thunder Er Shao stole the limelight that originally belonged to Xie Chen.

That night, instead of having dinner at home or with anyone on the team, Pat Riley went to the outside restaurant to meet an old friend and rival, and that person was Phil Jackson.

The writers of the NBA column of "Bleachers" once selected the four major candidates for NBA head coaches who can climb the presidential mountain, and Spurs coach Popovich is the only active head coach, the late legendary coach Auerbach is also one of them, and the other two are the "God Operator" Pat Riley and the "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, who are now sitting together.

Riley and Phil Jackson have a deep relationship, and the two competed when they were players, when Riley was with the Lakers, Phil was with the Knicks, and later became a coach. Phil has achieved his superior status with three consecutive championships, and Riley is not as good as Phil in the ring, but he has always felt that the cards in his hand are not as good as his, which does not mean that Riley is not as good as Phil.

Both of them are great coaches, and it is a pity that Xie Chen did not meet them to coach in person. But in their team, it's also a kind of luck.

"It's been a long time, I ate it at home, so if you have anything, just say it, I'm sure you won't be in any mood to chat with me at this juncture." Pat Riley was as serious as ever.

Phil Jackson squinted and smiled, which is the difference between the two, not only Phil Jackson's ring is more than Pat Riley's, but also in the relationship with the team. Phil is also better, most of the players Phil Jackson has coached praise for the Zen master, and after joining the Knicks management, he also gave the former rookie disciple a lucrative coaching contract.

On the other hand, Pat Riley, the players he coached have been dissatisfied with him, such as Big Shark O'Neal, White Chocolate, LeBron James, who has left, and even Wade, who didn't get a big contract last summer. And Xie Chen.

You can't say which of them is better, these are the two personalities of two kinds of people. It's also their charm.

"You guys won the first game, I thought you should be in a better mood than I am." Phil Jackson smiled, ignoring Riley's words of urgency to leave, and asked the waiter to pour the wine, taking a sip himself.

Seeing that Phil Jackson was so slow and methodical, Pat Riley also moved his knife and fork. The two old guys are as childish as a quarrelsome couple, and they make people feel cute.

"Joe Johnson doesn't seem to be playing much." Phil Jackson asked with concern.

Pat Riley looked really hungry, and nodded after eating: "Spoelstra doesn't know how to use him now, and you finally brought in Ray Allen, Odom, and Ci Shiping, they don't have much effect in the playoffs." ”

Phil Jackson smiled: "Don't worry, there will always be a time when you can use them." ”

There was silence for a while. Phil Jackson suddenly asked, "Did anything happen to Xie when he was in Miami?" ”

"What do you mean?" Pat Riley was alarmed.

Phil Jackson rubbed his hands together and said, "You know, for example, if you have any strange or serious injuries in training, or other strange things. ”

"Hahaha." Pat Riley laughed: "So you want to find out about Xie, how about it, as the president of the team, but you can't figure out how your players feel?" ”

Phil Jackson saw that his purpose was debunked, and he also became frank: "If you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out, I know he can help me win, Xie is a talented player we have never seen, you and I both know this." ”

Riley chuckled: "He didn't get seriously injured in training, he didn't even train too hard, he didn't do what I said, he was always self-righteous and went to do his own 'secret weapon' training, so, you see?" His physical strength can't hold it at all, last season, and Wade and Bosh helped him, this season, the team can only rely on Cameron alone, everything has to be thanked himself, he is no longer good in the fourth quarter, I advise you to ask for it yourself, although I also know that he can't tell you the answer. ”

Riley left after speaking, the Zen master didn't get the answer he wanted, judging from Riley's expression, he shouldn't have anything to hide from this Zen master, that is, Riley himself didn't know why Xie Chen was afraid of the heat.

Unlike Riley, the Zen master likes Xuan things, which makes him feel excited, and the more he doesn't know why, the more he wants to find the truth.

Phil Jackson still went to find Xie Chen.

When they met, Xie Chen was already ready to sleep, and he was also very surprised to see the president coming in person, he knew that Phil couldn't sit still, and he came to Miami nine times out of ten because of his relationship.

"How's it going to be in Miami?" Phil Jackson asked Xie Chen with concern.

Xie Chen smiled and said, "Very good, if you come ten minutes late, I will already fall asleep." ”

"I'm sorry, I won't bother you for long, just come and say hello." Phil Jackson groaned for a moment and asked, "Have you been feeling unwell lately?" I found out that you have a problem with your physical strength, I heard Fisher say that he also communicated with you, try to let you rest more in the first three quarters of the next game, and when the fourth quarter is decisive, you have the physical strength to ensure victory, but you vetoed it, why is this? ”

In fact, this way of retaining physical strength is needed for Xie Chen, and Xie Chen has also thought about this way, but, first, this Knicks really need Xie Chen all the time, the Knicks do not have the depth of the Warriors and Spurs, once Xie Chen is not on the court for a long time, I am afraid that the score will be in a backward situation.

Moreover, in the next game, Xie Chen decided to take a gamble!

Xie Chen plans to score 30 points in two quarters, and start the Legend Challenge directly before the end of the half, because at that time, Xie Chen has enough physical strength to challenge the legendary team, and it is very important to win the legendary team, and he must have plenty of energy.

But in doing so, there is a very big risk, that is, once the challenge fails, Xie Chen will not have any ability in the entire second half, that is, this is a decision that will be successful if it is not successful.

"Phil, I need your trust." Xie Chen suddenly looked at Phil Jackson very seriously.

Phil Jackson saw the same confidence as ever in Xie Chen's eyes, and Phil nodded: "Of course, I have always trusted you, no matter what happens." ”

Even if he loses all two away games, Xie Chen is confident that he will equalize the score, and when he returns to the home court, Xie Chen has no worries about losing his ability, as long as there are no other accidents, the Heat will be the same as the Raptors.

Before the start of Game 2 the next day, Pat Riley deliberately gathered the whole Heat team together and said, "We're going to win this win, the amazing guy we were worried about, he's going to be able to do any magic again, show your confidence, go beat them hard!" The Eastern Conference Finals are waiting for us! ”

Hassan Whiteside asked, "You mean thank you?" Did something happen to him? ”

In fact, Hassan and Wade also vaguely felt that something was wrong with Xie Chen's last game.

Pat Riley laughed, "yes, if I'm not mistaken, he should have a little bit of a problem with his body, this is our best chance!" Go win the next one! (To be continued.) )