This is the first tough battle that the Knicks have encountered in the new season, and it is also a great opportunity to prove the level of their team, because too many people have too much curiosity about Xie Chen, so in this game, the Cavaliers' Big Three, the Heat's Riley and others are also paying attention, the strength of the Hawks is very strong, if both sides play their respective levels, then this battle can test the true strength of the Knicks, which is a very necessary information for James.

In the first half, Xie Chen and Anthony worked together, almost all the team's scores, and the shooting rate of the two was not bad, but in the second half, Xie Chen did not change to an assist like in the previous game, and still wanted to solve the opponent by himself.

Xie Chen's scoring is constantly increasing, in one-on-one defense, it is difficult for Teague to really limit Xie Chen, but gradually, everyone realizes a very serious problem, that is, defense, from the beginning to the present, the score of the two teams is deadlocked, but the Hawks can always score effortlessly, and the Knicks are more dependent on the personal strength of Xie Chen and Anthony, once the opponent begins to squeeze these two main scoring points, the Knicks will be in trouble.

Coach Fisher called a timeout twice due to poor defense, but there was still no progress, and the Eagles were still able to score in a more relaxed way, and gradually everyone became more impatient.

Teague is a very smart point guard, wearing the number 0 like Xie Chen, and he realizes that this Knicks team is only strong on the surface, but it is still a loose game, there is no cohesion, both offense and defense are too individual, and some people obviously don't know what the coach is doing with him.

At this time, he felt that it was an opportunity, and suddenly shot two three-pointers in front of Xie Chen, and hit all of them, and forced the Knicks to call a timeout again!

"Good shot. Jeff! Horford Millsap and the others walked towards Jeff Teague and high-fived them one by one, but Teague looked at Xie Chen and smiled very meaningfully.

This is the first dilemma that the Knicks have encountered, what should they do when the team is behind? Xie Chen had done his best, and he had already scored 40 points. Anthony also scored 27 points, and maybe they can continue to chase points, but the Knicks' defense is so poor that the Hawks score too easily.

Only then did Xie Chen realize that the current Knicks team is still a long way from a team that can compete for the championship, and there are many players in the team who have not entered the state at all, or have never entered the state. They don't know what kind of performance and form they should have on the court as a championship team. The hope is not strong enough!

When they were 8 points behind, Xie Chen looked at Anthony and Lopez, and from their already dim eyes, Xie Chen could see it. Even as giants, they want to win. The hope is not so strong.

Carmelo Anthony. used to be known as the peerless double pride with James, but now he has become a star of different levels, and he was thrown far away by James, in addition to being really not as BT as James in terms of talent and ability, I am afraid that personality is the biggest factor leading to this situation!

The ancients often said that character determines destiny. It's really true that it's not in any industry.

Some Chinese netizens once compared James and Anthony to North Qiao Feng and South Murong in Jin Yong's novel "Dragon Babu", Qiao Feng of course refers to James, but Xie Chen does not think that Anthony is Murong Fu, if the two are in the final situation. It's really similar, but the problem is that Murong Fu's ambition is far beyond Anthony's, Murong Fu has always had the ambition to recover Dayan, and for this he can sacrifice everything and work hard! But Anthony, this melon that will fascinate countless people when he laughs, is an optimist who pursues the joy of playing, and what is lacking is precisely this ambition!

The same goes for Lopez, who is already happy with his current results if he is a win-seeker. If he is a person who has championship ambitions, then he should not be in this state in the new season, in the team of the Big Three.

In other words, no one in the whole team, except for Xie Chen, has a hunger for the championship. Thirst and ambition! This is what Xie Chen is really worried about!

"This team, it's a big problem, it's not just the offense, it's not just the defensive problem, it's not something that can be improved over time, they lack the desire to win, I need to mobilize the beast in their hearts, especially Carmelo Antony."

A very real problem is that in the playoffs, the Knicks' biggest opponent is still LeBron James's Cavaliers, James's ambition and desire. Needless to say, he is so domineering that he thinks that this is his time and that the championship of every year should be his, so he simply can't tolerate failure.

Fighting against such a strong and tenacious opponent for seven games, as Xie Chen's biggest helper, Anthony must have the bloodiest side. After all, this Knicks team, apart from Xie Chen and Anthony, really can't find players to rely on.

The problem is not something that can be solved in a while, and the Hawks did play too well today, and they will have a relatively good chance of winning against any strong team in the league, so after the timeout, the Knicks still have nothing to do with this team, and in the end, the Knicks reaped the first loss of the regular season at home.

Speaking of fate, it is really a trick on people, in the first game, Xie Chen lost his ability, he thought he would lose to his opponent, but he didn't expect to win it easily, in this game, Xie Chen had the ability of the system from beginning to end, and he was still sitting at home, but he didn't expect to lose to the opponent.

Although they lost to the Hawks, Xie Chen and Anthony's performance was still very eye-catching, especially Xie Chen, who scored the league's first 50+ points since the start of the regular season, and Anthony also scored 35 points. It's a pity that even if the two scored more than 80 points together, they still couldn't help the team win.

After this game, many people commented that the Knicks fell into the embarrassment when the Heat Big Three were first formed, everyone's data was very bright, but they couldn't win, they still needed to slowly run in to find a way to win, James watched the game, and he was even more disdainful, Xie Chen was still those routines, the Knicks just relied on Xie Chen and Anthony to score, and the defense was a mess, and when it came to the playoffs, just strangle the two of them, James at this time. For this potential opponent, it is confident that he can win in 6 games, or even 5 games.

Anthony's change and growth is an imminent thing, and Xie Chen wants him to become more bloody, because he will not only have to play with Anthony this season, but also face those legendary teams in the past.

Xie Chen talked to Anthony about team issues early the next morning. Anthony was also very optimistic and said to Xie Chen: "You think too much, brother, the regular season has just begun, we just lost one game, don't worry too much, what we have is time to slowly make the situation better." ”

Xie Chen sighed, speaking of which, Anthony still trusts Xie Chen's ability too much, if Xie Chen can use all the system abilities this season, whether at home or away. He wouldn't be so worried, but the problem now is that every time he goes on an away trip this season, Xie Chen may lose his ability!

Once Xie Chen loses his ability, the Knicks will return to the team that could only rely on Anthony last season!

The next game is away again, and the next opponent is the Wizards, Xie Chen had lost sleep again the night before, since the system changed. Xie Chen had insomnia almost every day, and then stayed alone in the study.

Wife Katie, who is already pregnant. I woke up in the middle of the night and found that there was no one around, so I put on a dress and got up to find Xie Chen, and soon found that Xie Chen was in the study, she pushed open the door, Xie Chen was still stunned by the distribution map of an NBA team, Katie shook her head and stepped forward and patted Xie Chen: "Hey." What happened to you these two days? Always leaving me alone in bed, what's so nice about this map? Does it look good with me? ”

Katie teased her husband quite lovingly, and deliberately lifted her clothes, revealing the pair of hidden parts that had been admired and possessed by Xie Chen countless times, and Xie Chen was also amused by Katie. took Katie into his arms and said with a smile: "I haven't slept well in the past two days, and I don't want to wake you up, so I came to the study alone." ”

Katie stood on tiptoe and kissed Xie Chen very affectionately, then stroked Xie Chen's face with a look of concern: "I know that you will play hard, and I feel sorry for you, dear, but I am very happy to be by your side this season, stay at home, and wait for you to come back, instead of knowing that you are tired, but not doing anything for you like last season." ”

Xie Chen smiled: "It's me who is really happy, I promised you to let you stand on the podium of the championship with me, but now it seems that you should be in the hospital at that time......"

Katie looked at her belly and smiled happily, yes, what a coincidence, the day of the finals should be about the same time as Katie's due date.

At this time, Katie looked at the map hanging on the wall in front of the two of them, which was the distribution map of NBA teams, and Katie found that many teams had a pentagram behind their names, so she asked curiously: "What does this pentagram mean?" ”

Xie Chen replied directly: "It means that the team is very strong and needs to be paid attention to." ”

"Oh?" Katie felt a little strange and pointed to the teams above and asked, "Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, are these teams strong?" Without you, I think it's already good for the Heat to make the playoffs, and the other two teams shouldn't even be able to make the playoffs, right? And the Chicago Bulls, this team, you draw two five-pointed stars behind you, but the Cleveland Cavaliers don't have a star behind them, that's weird, right? ”

Xie Chen replied casually, not thinking that Katie would get to the bottom of the matter and really investigate it, Xie Chen stroked Katie's smooth hair, and said with a smile: "You are really not in vain at ESPN, in less than a year, you have changed from ball blind to expert, and you have such a deep understanding of the team, hehe." ”

In fact, the team marked with a five-pointed star behind Xie Chen does mean that the team is very strong and needs to be paid attention to, but it does not refer to the active team, but the legendary team behind them!

The current Chicago Bulls, of course, are not strong enough for Xie Chen to give such high evaluation and attention, but the dynasty bulls behind him who have won three consecutive championships and three consecutive championships are worthy of Xie Chen's attention!

Xie Chen has been thinking about a question for the past two nights, that is, the team he met in the playoffs, the strength of their legendary team, this season, it will be difficult to win the championship, because, if you want to win, you must not only win against the current opponent, but also win against the legendary team behind them.

Xie Chen is very, very fortunate that his biggest opponents, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, are not very legendary teams behind them, and what really worries Xie Chen is the legendary team of the Celtics and the legendary team of the Lakers, they can't even enter the playoffs this season!

Even if the Lakers can enter the playoffs, they will definitely not be able to reach the finals, so Xie Chen, who is in the East, does not need to have any concerns, and the Celtics are determined not to enter the playoffs.

Now, Xie Chen's most worried opponent, in addition to the Cavaliers led by James, with the change of the system, there is now another one, that is, the Chicago Bulls!

Even, the Bulls led by Rose, Jimmy Butler, and Gasol are more headaches than James' Cavaliers!

If the Knicks and the Chicago Bulls meet in the playoffs, firstly, the Bulls team has a chance to defeat the Knicks, and secondly, half of the seven series must be played away from home, and once they play away, they will play the legendary team behind the Bulls, that is, Xie Chen will face the greatest star in history, Michael Jordan!

The experience of playing against the Lakers who have won three consecutive championships tells Xie Chen that the Bulls dynasty is also impossible to beat, at least with Xie Chen's current ability and the current ability of the Knicks, then, once he loses the game, Xie Chen will have no system ability, and without ability, the Knicks will not be able to win the Bulls at all!

On the contrary, it is the opponent Knights, Xie Chen can put all his energy on the active team, because the legendary team behind them is not as strong as the current team.

In the past two nights, Xie Chen has been glad more than once that James is fortunate not to be in a strong team like the Bulls or Lakers, otherwise, he really doesn't have to play again this season......

Xie Chen's biggest opponent this season is Rose's Chicago Bulls, not James' Cleveland Cavaliers...... Say it, who will believe it?

"Hey."

When Xie Chen sighed, Katie suddenly found something Xie Chen wrote on the desk, Katie picked it up and looked at it, and frowned puzzled: "Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes, Bernard King, Michael Jordan, Gilbert Arenas, who is the next opponent?" ”

"Wait, how can there be a Chinese name below? This is Nian Yi...... Love? (To be continued......)