Chapter 658: "Bring Down" O'Neal!
Last season, when he encountered the Legend Challenge for the first time when he scored more than 30 points away from home, it scared Xie Chen, this huge change directly increased the difficulty of Xie Chen winning the championship, if there was no Legend Team Challenge, Xie Chen's championship would be easier to win, many people felt that Xie Chen was taking advantage of the strength of the West and the weakness of the East, but they didn't know that Xie Chen silently endured more difficult challenges than others.
However, it is precisely because he has played so many legendary challenges and faced off against so many great stars in the past history that a rookie who has just entered the league has grown rapidly, and many people feel that Xie Chen's growth has exceeded expectations, and the reason is here, because Xie Chen has played more games than others, and he faces the strongest opponent in every game.
This time, Xie Chen didn't know if the system would arrange another "big change" for him, for example, upgrading the opponent to the strongest five-person group in team history, and combining the most talented players of all eras of this team together, this is even more difficult, the system is powerful, Xie Chen does not doubt that there is something it can't do.
The scene changed, Xie Chen looked at the court, and these guys on the opposite side were all players he knew better.
Steve Nash, Stoudemire, Sean Marion, Barbossa, Grant Hill, O'Neal, Ragabel, Dior, ......
Without Charles Barkley, it proves that the Legend Challenge is still the same as before, if it is as Xie Chen guessed, then Barkley, the guy who almost won the championship for the Suns, will definitely appear.
O'Neal should have been the Suns in 07 and 08, and he didn't stay in this team for too long before he was transferred to the Cavaliers, Xie Chen still knows a lot about the Suns in this period.
Last season, it was Xie Chen who brought Anthony and them to participate in the challenge, and this season it became Ingram and Luo Erdeng people, Xie Chen couldn't help but test the reactions of these people, and sure enough, they were all systematized.
There is no replication task, then Xie Chen's biggest task in this game is to exercise his ability to do more than a dozen, he has been practicing this in the offseason, and now he has been able to do it without panic when he is trapped, he can always pay attention to the ball and not be stealed, and he will not be forced to death by the crowd due to being pinched, and he can't even pass the ball, he gradually knows how to judge what the opponent is going to do next by his footsteps, with his speed and ability to get rid of, one person can pass, two or three people have the same way to pass, He has to slowly gain experience in actual combat, and he must be able to hit two heads and shoot basketballs.
If you want to attract the legendary Suns, you must first score consecutive points and be a little arrogant. This is not a difficult thing for Xie Chen.
Xie Chen began to frantically impact the basket and score in various scoring methods, however, this also aroused O'Neal's disgust, and when Xie Chen scored the 20th point, O'Neal said to Xie Chen: "Boy, you are too crazy!" β
Xie Chen replied to O'Neill, "Each other. β
O'Neal was under the basket at his peak, but he was never merciful to his opponent.
Now O'Neal is no longer at his peak, and he can't rely on his personal ability to fight against Xie Chen, and these teammates are still very powerful, Xiao Si averaged 25+9 per game this year, Nash 17+11, and Marion and Barbossa averaged 16 points per game, and the Suns' offense has been the top in the league in recent years.
Gradually, the bag defense that Xie Chen wanted finally came, and in the face of two people blocking at the same time, Xie Chen still shot resolutely, and he still hit!
This kind of personal heroism reminds O'Neal of his former teammate Kobe, who happened to be very jealous of Kobe Bryant at this time, seeing Xie Chen and Kobe Bryant's similar style of play, O'Neal was even more dissatisfied with Xie Chen, and O'Neal came over and sprayed a few trash words with Xie Chen.
Xie Chen was unhappy, he obviously had O'Neal's dunk ability, but he didn't use it on himself, which was already a lot of face for O'Neal, did O'Neal want to collide with someone of his own weight a few times?
Xie Chen said: "Don't tell me this, I can put you down at any time!" β
O'Neill felt that his provocation had succeeded and smiled: "Put me down? Is it? I don't believe it, try it next time you come to the basket, I'll wait for you! β
O'Neill was ready to wait for Xie Chen to rush in again, so he pushed him to the ground, anyway, it was difficult to win this game, and he didn't care about being whistled for a technical foul.
Xie Chen originally wanted to use O'Neal's ability to deal with O'Neal, but at this time, he thought of a better way to "put down" O'Neal.
If O'Neal's dunking ability is used to compete with O'Neal, even if O'Neal falls, Xie Chen will not take any advantage, and he will definitely have to fall down with him, Xie Chen thinks of this way, he doesn't have to be so embarrassed, only O'Neal is the one who falls, and he can also adjust the atmosphere of the scene, because this will be a comedy performance.
Xie Chen still remembers the scene of O'Neal's saving the ball when he was on the Suns, because O'Neal weighs hugely, and when he saves the ball, he often pounces directly on the players' seat and the audience to let them catch him, and his teammates on the Suns team know what the consequences of being smashed by O'Neal's body will be, so once O'Neal has the posture to rush over, they will immediately get up and leave.
Xie Chen slowly looked for an opportunity, he wanted O'Neal to feel the feeling of being "disliked" by his teammates, and finally, Xie Chen got up to break through and get rid of the defense and enter the inside, O'Neill has been waiting for a long time, he can't wait to knock Xie Chen to the ground!
"Come on, boy!" O'Neill stared at Xie Chen viciously.
However, when Xie Chen rushed to the basket at great speed, he did not choose to jump, but suddenly stopped.
"He gave up dunking?" O'Neill was stunned for a moment, very unhappy, his coercion was too great, so did it make Xie Chen afraid? The opportunity that should have been Jiaozuo disappeared like this, and it seems that it is not a good thing at all if the momentum is too strong!
Xie Chen stopped in front of O'Neill, this kind of action is generally very demoralizing on his side, because it proves that you dare not face your opponent, O'Neill smiled contemptuously at Xie Chen.
Xie Chen ignored it, at this time, he began to dribble under his crotch non-stop, and retreated while dribbling, because it was O'Neill who was defending Xie Chen now, so Xie Chen wanted to lure O'Neill out.
O'Neal was really fooled, because he already had a psychological advantage, that is, Xie Chen was afraid of him and didn't dare to play on the inside, so he could only obediently go to the outside, but even if it was a shot, O'Neal would not give Xie Chen another chance, isn't it just a backward jumper, Michael Jordan has been taught, will he be afraid of you?
O'Neill was gradually lured out by Xie Chen step by step.
At this time, Xie Chen suddenly made a posture of rushing forward, giving people the feeling that he was going to break through again, use the speed advantage to pass O'Neal, and then re-enter the inner line.
When Xie Chen's body moved, O'Neill also felt this way.
However, what O'Neill didn't expect was that Xie Chen chose the method of using the human ball, and what O'Neill didn't expect was that Xie Chen's human ball was messed up, and the ball did not pass under O'Neal's crotch, but smashed straight into O'Neal's thigh!
With Xie Chen's ability to control the ball, it is naturally impossible to even do a bad job of dividing the ball between people, he made a deliberate mistake and smashed the ball on O'Neal's thigh, and Xie Chen's acting was also very good, the person had already left O'Neal's sight, and deliberately pretended not to know what was going on.
"He made a mistake!" O'Neill was overjoyed, but the strength of the ball was very strong, and the speed at which it bounced out of his thigh was also very fast, O'Neal ******** wanted to subdue Xie Chen, he had to save this ball!
ball, to the legendary Suns bench.
Dior, Ragabel and others were all shocked when they saw O'Neill coming, and immediately got up, sat on the left and ran to the left, and the right to the right, and the head coach and assistant coach all quickly evacuated the imminent dangerous scene at the same time.
In the blink of an eye, the bench that had been full of suns became empty!
Then, O'Neill took the ball that he had only reached by flying and slammed it into the hard chair! None of his teammates wanted to catch him with flesh and blood!
βouchοΌβ O'Neill couldn't help but scream in pain.
"Hahaha." Xie Chen couldn't help laughing, he had been watching GIFs circulating on the Internet before, but this time I finally saw the live performance, the guys on the Suns really didn't pick up O'Neal, they were ruthless, I like it!
This scene also made many fans and viewers at the scene couldn't help laughing, even Nash and Stoudemire had helpless expressions, and Xiao Si even laughed secretly, it is certain that even if Xiao Si was sitting there just now, he would definitely avoid it like everyone else.
We sincerely admire O'Neill's courage and dedication to save the ball, but with such a big body, no matter who it hits, it is a disaster, and it is better to do less.
Xie Chen stepped forward, faced the miserable O'Neill, and said, "I said I would put you down, do you believe it now?" β
O'Neill realized that this was a trap designed by Xie Chen! It was already very shameless for him to save the ball without his teammates willing to catch him, and now after knowing the truth, he was even more furious, and he was about to grab Xie Chen with both hands, but he was broken by Xie Chen's use of Karl Malone's power.
O'Neill couldn't take advantage of Xie Chen.
O'Neal suffered both physical and mental injuries, and after this save, he has been resting, while Xie Chen continues to train his one-to-many scoring ability on the court.
Because the success rate is not high, and the less Xie Chen passes, the more the opponent knows how to defend, resulting in the score gradually being led by the legendary Suns.
In the fourth quarter, Xie Chen thought for a moment whether to continue to play like this, or use a more reasonable style of play to fight for this victory.
The difference between winning and losing is whether Xie Chen will lose the ability of the system, because the next opponent is the Suns at the bottom of the West, which is a weak team, Xie Chen believes that even if he does not have the ability of the system, it is enough to defeat this team, so Xie Chen chose to continue to hone his personal ability.
In the end, Xie Chen lost to the legendary Suns and temporarily lost the ability of the system for 24 hours.
If it was Xie Chen last season, after losing the system ability, there would still be a certain degree of panic and lack of confidence, but now, even if he loses the system ability, Xie Chen is still confident in the game.
Since the scoring ability is greatly reduced, Xie Chen will pass more assists and do a good job as a traditional point guard, plus, the opponent doesn't know what ability Xie Chen has lost, and his defense is still so strong, which allows Xie Chen to better attract the defense to complete the assist.
Xie Chen was the league's assist king last season, and he really wants to win it again this season, and it is best to win the scoring king, assist king, and steal king together, it will be too enjoyable!
Becoming an all-round star has always been Xie Chen's goal and ideal, and such a feat, no one in NBA history has ever done it before, when Kevin Garnett was in the Timberwolves, in the 02-03 season, he averaged 23 points, 13.4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, these data are all the first in the team, which has amazed many people, and Xie Chen's goal this season is not only to win the first place in the whole team, but also to win the first place in the whole league!
When Xie Chen reached 13 assists, the current Suns coach Watson fell into deep thought......
"Why did you suddenly change to an assist?" Watson touched his chin, a little unable to see through Xie Chen, now the score is getting bigger and bigger, and there is not much time left in the game, and the Suns have almost no possibility of turning the tables in this game.
Lakers coach Luke Walton was in a much more relaxed mood, and he was happy to see that the team was about to win two in a row.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns with a score of 26 points, achieving two consecutive wins since the beginning of the season.
Watson was inevitably a little jealous that the Lakers could climb up from the bottom so quickly, and when he said goodbye to Xie Chen, he said: "Congratulations on your two consecutive wins, the Los Angeles Lakers are really a brand new team, but I want to ask why you suddenly didn't attack in the end?" β
Xie Chen scored 16 assists in this game, the last game was more than 50 points, and there are amazing statistics in every game, these two statistics don't know how long it will take to be broken by others, Xie Chen didn't know how to answer, and said casually: "I'm a little sleepy in the second half." β
"Sleepy ......" Coach Watson is confused, can this also be counted as a reason not to attack?
The Lakers won two in a row and ranked first in the West, but there are many teams like the Lakers who have won two in a row, and the Golden State Warriors are one of them, they have also won two in a row, and although they didn't win so many points in the second game, they are still bloodless and easy to win.
The Lakers' winning streak did not attract much attention and expectations, because everyone felt that after encountering a strong team, the Lakers' record would definitely decline.
But the Warriors are different, everyone is watching the Warriors and whether they can break last season's 73 wins! (To be continued.) )