Chapter 169: The Future Is Yours!
The eye contact between Xie Chen and Popovich was very interesting, and it looked as if Xie Chen forced Popovich to call a timeout.
In the past, from falling behind to tiring, Xie Chen and the Heat generals would be magnificent, and they had the determination to win the opponent in one go, but today they played with the Spurs, even if they tied one by one, they still tensed their nerves, and they seemed to be infected by the Spurs, and they didn't show any affection.
Xie Chen is still a rookie, he doesn't like this, these people are a bunch of monsters, he wants to vent his feelings, even if he seems a little different in these crowds.
Maybe these emotions are very good, but in terms of abilities on the field, the most unaffected ones have to be Xie Chen.
After the pause, people are looking forward to what tactical changes Popovich has on Xie Chen, Xie Chen is the biggest attack point of the Heat at present, maybe Popovich will also send two defenders to wrap up, but I don't know whether to pack as soon as he catches the ball, or rush in and then wrap up.
However, Popovich disappointed everyone, he didn't choose to send anyone more to keep an eye on Xie Chen, just changed a defensive player, Kawaii Leonard.
The Spurs scored a goal to regain the lead, and then, as soon as Xie Chen received the ball, Leonard appeared in front of Xie Chen.
"Defend me with Leonard? Single defense? Xie Chen didn't rush to attack, and glanced at his opponent slightly.
Leonard is two meters and one meters tall, physically strong, airtight in defense, and will take the initiative to implement death entanglement, he is indeed a rare excellent defensive player in today's league, but no matter how strong a person's defense is, it is impossible to be all-encompassing, and in the face of scorers who can score in various ways, a person is absolutely unlimited.
"It seems that Popovich wants to use kawaii to defend himself. I didn't expect him to be so confident in Kawaii's defense! β
"It's going to be a matchup between the best defensive player of the season and the scoring champion, see if it's the spear or the shield!"
In the first ball, Xie Chen did not go one-on-one with Leonard, but with the help of blocking and dismantling, he attacked the basket. Leonard followed Xie Chen behind him, and there was Tim Duncan in front of Xie Chen, just as Xie Chen had just launched Rose's layup, and before he could fully jump, Duncan slapped the ball out of bounds with a big palm, but Leonard was already flying up at this time.
I saw him fly up and down, and then walked away with a blank face.
Xie Chen looked at this scene and felt that the Spurs were all like ghosts! Come and go, all with one expression! Leonard didn't even have the slightest expression when he dunked.
Fortunately, at this time, "Stone Buddha" Duncan smiled, maybe he felt very happy to be able to break Xie Chen's ball. smiled at Xie Chen: "Don't think that our Spurs are a weak team, you can rush in casually, we are the 'Little Eagles of the West'!" β
"What? Westward...... Little Eagle? Xie Chen couldn't listen to it anymore, should he be so modest? Don't be so disgusting! Budenholzer is Popovich's protΓ©gΓ©, you are still humble like this, Xie Chen scolded angrily: "Tim, do you think you are cute when you say this?" β
Duncan squeezed his eyes: "This is called saving character, brother." The Eagles have such a good record, if it weren't for you. Now the Eagles are number one in the East! β
Xie Chen was speechless, and he vowed never to speak to anyone from the Spurs team again.
The Heat served out of bounds, Xie Chen received the ball outside the three-point line, and immediately got up and jumped after receiving the ball, and hit!
With a tough guy like Leonard, Lowry alone can't fight against him. So the best way is to use Curry's three-point skills, Curry's three-point shot is fast, and it is suitable for dealing with this kind of wooden guy.
The Heat overtook by one point, and the Spurs were still not in a hurry and played according to their usual offensive routine. It did hit another shot, even though the Heat's defense was already good.
Looking back, Xie Chen threw out a three-pointer when he reached the three-point line, and then hit!
Popovich still has no change in face, he thinks that this is just Xie Chen's good hand, a player can't always have such a hand, when the body is down, when the situation is affected, Xie Chen's shooting rate will inevitably decline.
And then......
"Xie took advantage of Hassan's blocking, oh, another three-point shot, and hit again!"
"This time the three-point iron, Bosh grabbed the rebound, passed to Chris Shet, and hit again! This is Xie Xie's first three-pointer! Today he feels hot in his hands! β
A few minutes later, Xie Chen hit one three-pointer after another, and finally led the score to 7 points. This is the biggest margin of the whole game, and the Heat lead!
"I really didn't expect the Heat to overtake the score at the last moment, Xie's three-point rain was too fast, he didn't seem to think about missing the shot at all when he shot, he was too confident."
"Hmph, a guy who started by brushing points, of course he doesn't care if he wins or not, he's just lucky!"
"Is it really just luck?" At this moment, Popovich couldn't help but ask himself this question, very strange, very strange, Popovich found that Xie Chen's three-point shot was exactly the same every time, and there were only very small subtle changes, the speed of the basketball's shot, the arc, and even the way of scoring goals were the same.
Popovich didn't understand how Xie Chen could control every shot so well.
"Defending Ginobili has cost Xie a lot of body on the defensive end, but he can still quickly run to the front court and hit a three-pointer, and this guy's body is much better than I thought."
was overtaken by Xie Chen, Popovich did not feel angry, because there was only one thing that made Popovich dissatisfied, that is, the players did not do what they did in training, as long as the players did what Popovich ordered, it didn't matter if the others were wins or lost.
On the contrary, Popovich felt very lucky, glad that he was able to play against the Heat with Xie Chen before the playoffs, and now he knows Xie Chen better, and if he really meets the Heat in the finals, he will know how to deal with it.
Off the field, Dio whispered to Popovich: "Do you want to wrap him up?" β
Popovich waved his hand: "I'm going to see how long this kid lasts." β
Then, the Heat on the court completed an elevator cover, and Xie Chen shot again after receiving the ball, and hit again!
10 points! The Heat completed a shocking comeback in the final quarter, from falling behind by more than a dozen points to leading by ten points! And during this period. It was almost done by Xie Chen on his own!
There was not much time left, but even at this time, Popovich still only sent Leonard to defend Xie Chen alone.
The Spurs relied on Duncan to complete a board toss to narrow the gap to 8 points, and then, Xie Chen held the ball again. The audience has a sense of fear for this Heat's No. 0!
Not long ago, there was a No. 34 of the Bucks that made the Spurs fans feel this way, but Xie Chen gave people a great shock!
Xie Chen slowly dribbled across the half court, or everyone pulled away to let Xie Chen play alone, Leonard was already a little nervous, standing at the top of the arc and waiting for Xie Chen, Xie Chen was a big step away from Leonard.
Listening to the sound of Xie Chen dribbling and hitting the floor again and again, the fans clenched their fists nervously, at a loss.
"The one-on-one thanksgiving was very resolute. This ball will not be an exception, but I don't know if he will shoot three-pointers again, it shouldn't be, kawaii can't let him ...... again What the? Voted? So far? β
Super long-distance three-point!
I saw that Xie Chen, who was still a big step away from the three-point line, directly pulled up the shooting basket, Leonard would never have thought that Xie Chen would shoot three points from such a distance, and this ball didn't even have a chance to block.
Popovich's eyes widened as well.
Swish!
Hollow into the net!
The Heat lead by 11 points with 38 minutes left in the game!
"Oh...... Oh, my God. I don't know what to say anymore. He's too willful and domineering, let's go home. This game doesn't need to be watched anymore. β
"I dreamed of this game last night, I thought Xie would be like T-Mac, like Ray Allen, to complete a deadly three-point kill at a critical moment, but I didn't expect that Xie would be so strong that he didn't even give a chance to kill."
Xie Chen clapped his hands on the field: "Everyone work together." Defend against the next one, and the victory is ours! β
Xie Chen's goal boosted the morale of the whole team, and he was more like a leader on the field. The defensive level of the championship was reflected again, causing the Spurs to make a mistake, and Rohrdeng grabbed the ball and threw it directly to the frontcourt.
Leonard desperately chased from behind, and after Xie Chen flew up to make a layup, he also jumped high, stretched out his long arm to block, only to see Xie Chen evade Leonard's defense in the air, glide from the left side of the basket to the right side, completed a super big lever, and then shot the ball, the basketball once rose to the top edge close to the rebound, and then slowly fell and fell into the net!
"Yay!" Off the pitch, Haslem waved his towel excitedly and was already celebrating the victory with his teammates.
Xie Chen has already scored 40 points, and his personal system points have already broken 700 points, and he has already obtained a copy permission.
Popovich's face was still the same, but Xie Chen's appearance tonight did shock Popovich, such a steady hit rate, such an abundant body, and consistent aggressiveness, Popovich decided that this kid would definitely have a great achievement in less than three years.
After the game, Popovich took the initiative to find Xie Chen: "Your watch is shocking, can I ask you how many three-pointers you usually practice every day?" β
Xie Chen held Popovich's hand and said with a smile: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" β
Popovich paused for a moment and smiled: "False." β
"Ten thousand." Xie Chen replied.
Popovich laughed a few times, patted Xie Chen on the shoulder and left, Xie Chen could see that he had deflated this great coach, this wonderful feeling was really incomparable!
While enjoying it, another tall figure came over again, Tim Duncan and his girlfriend, Duncan was expressionless, stepped forward to shake hands with Xie Chen, bumped his shoulder, and then said: "You are very good, the future is immeasurable, I want to say, the future ......"
"No, the future is yours, Rookie 21!" Xie Chen hurriedly took the first step to speak! (To be continued......)
ps: Today the Clippers played the Spurs, we were also playing the Spurs, today's game was intense, Jordan Jr.'s interference ball buried the Clippers, it was interesting to see a comment, Duncan said to Jordan Jr.: "Young man, the next rebound is yours!" Then Jordan Jr. jumped up and hit the ball......