Chapter Eighty-Seven: Abuse of Xiaobu
Yang Jian is right, Ross and Xie Chen's layup ability is the top in the league, in the face of defensive players, they can make all kinds of incredible movements in the air, and the technical movements of the two are very similar, they are both keen on folding layups, and their waist and abdominal ability and air retention ability are also excellent, which also increases fans' expectations for the duel between the two.
Bosh was absent in this game because of a minor injury, but the Heat who are playing at home are still confident in maintaining the winning streak, although the Bulls have Rose, although there is Gasol, but the Heat will even overcome strong teams like the Warriors and Grizzlies one after another, how can they be afraid of the Bulls?
Thibodeau, the head coach of the Bulls, hated Xie Chen as soon as he saw him, if it weren't for Xie Chen's last time he came to the Chicago Bulls' training hall for no reason to play and singled out Rose, causing Rose, who had just recovered, to be injured again and postponed for many days before coming back, the Chicago Bulls' current record might be better! Therefore, Thibodeau attached great importance to Xie Chen's defense today, and he vowed to make Xie Chen pay the price!
However, at the beginning of the game, Xie Chen did not have much desire to attack, and Rose, like Xie Chen, handed the ball to his teammates first, and it was really impossible to play alone.
But in the first quarter, the shooting rates of players on both sides were miserable, especially the Bulls, who hesitated when shooting, missed as soon as they shot, and the more they couldn't shoot, the more they didn't dare to shoot, but the Bulls played so badly that the Heat didn't even pull away from the score, because the Heat was also in a bad state.
Professional players have played more than 20 games, and at this time, they are generally tired, and they can only slowly find their form on the field.
Yang Jian and Su Qun also hosted listlessness, Su Qun said: "Both sides had a bad shooting rate in the first quarter, and Rose took two fouls early to go off the break, and now both sides have changed to some bench lineups to see if the substitutes can play passionately." ”
The Bulls sent 183CM Aaron Brooks, and at this time Xie Chen was still on the court, Xie Chen only had two shots at present, the reason is very simple, he was waiting for Rose, he relied on Rose's layup ability like a fish in water, Rose couldn't be curious in his eyes, and this showdown, Rose will definitely compete with Xie Chen, but now he is holding back his strength and holding back, and Xie Chen has to have reservations, waiting for the opportunity to fight with Rose!
The Bulls are still as lifeless as a dead fish, patient is patient, keep passing the ball, no one reluctantly shoots, but still can't find opportunities, repeatedly mistakes or misses, at this time, an unexpected person stood up.
The Bulls attacked in the half, Xie Chen defended Brooks alone, because Brooks was short and fast, so Xie Chen bent his body and stood back to prevent the opponent's rapid attack, Brooks grew a beard, he looked more mature than before, he looked at the front and seemed to be organizing an attack, who knows, suddenly pulled up and shot the basket!
"Want to shoot three points?" Xie Chen was suddenly startled, he remembered that in the information that Will sent to him last night, it was mentioned that Brooks's nerve knife did not play cards according to common sense, but it was too far away before, and it was too late to make a splash, and Brooks threw a three-point shot against Xie Chen's defense.
Everyone thought Brooks was too reckless with this goal, but this goal was actually thrown!
Yang Jian laughed and said: "In this section, the Bulls can't score no matter how they pass, how they organize, how they cooperate, they can't score, it's a simple 'I'll shoot by myself', but it's a score, sometimes basketball games are like this, the more complex the tactics, the more you can't score, it's better to simply shoot directly at the defender." ”
"That's right, Xiaobu still has a hand in three-point shooting, and he emerged when he was with the Rockets, and now, putting Xiaobu in the Bulls' bench lineup makes the Bulls more threatening offensively." Su Qun also answered.
After this goal, Brooks hit Xie Chen again with a layup after a teammate screened.
The Bulls bench was jubilant, Coach Thibodeau also felt a light on his face, and he was greatly refreshed, Rose also smiled, thinking in his heart: "Well, let Aaron play with you first, stimulate and stimulate you, and in the second half, I will teach you what a layup is with one hand and one foot, Xie, I hope you don't be defeated by our bench before I can make a move." ”
The Heat was also a little helpless, the main players' various selfless playing styles could not be effective, and a simple and direct single of the substitute scored two goals in a row, which made the already poor Heat team even worse, not only did not score, but there was another mistake.
"Heat pass error! The Bulls launched a fast break, the ball passed to Brooks, and Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy has already hit the basket, see what Brooks does with this ball! Yang Jian explained passionately, and also looked at the picture of the two teams clash on the screen, in his opinion, the average point guard should pass at this time, after all, Dunleavy is too close to the basket at this time, even if there are defensive players, when the opponent's defense is not formed, there is a great chance to score.
Brooks is Xie Chen's person, Xie Chen chased all the way and finally was not left behind by this little man, Brooks dribbled to the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left, and Xie Chen also followed closely.
Brooks flicked the ball forward and made a pass that looked like a pass to Dunleavy!
"No, he's not passing, he's going to keep shooting threes!"
Xie Chen didn't fall for Brooks, and pretended to retreat, but in fact, he pounced directly on the cover in the next second!
Brooks shot quickly, and as soon as the basketball was out of his hands, he was slapped directly by the other big palm!
"What?" Brooks couldn't believe his eyes, Xie Chen was not fooled, he knew that he would shoot three points!
"Damn! It was actually blocked by Xie Chen! Ross was also extremely annoyed, Xie Chen's blocking ability was not outstanding, and it was really not worth it to give the other party a cap for no reason.
Xie Chen slapped the ball to the front court, and after the basketball landed, he quickly ran to the basketball, and Brooks followed closely, he didn't want to get this block back, but he also had to do his best to prevent Xie Chen from scoring!
"With Aaron's height, it's too difficult to stop Xie from making a layup." Rose knew Xie Chen's ability, and he didn't have hope for Brooks' defense this time, if he lost points, he would lose points, which was also a helpless thing, but Rose never expected that Xie Chen's attack this time would be even more desperate than he imagined.
Brooks was very fast, and he immediately ran in front of Xie Chen to stop Xie Chen from making a layup, but this time, Xie Chen did not choose to use Rose's layup ability.
I saw Xie Chen break through quickly, causing Brooks to retreat sharply, but the next step was to suddenly pull back and step outside the three-point line!
Brooks was shaken and lost his balance, and when he tried to follow the defense, his foot slipped, and his lower body instantly tilted to the ground.
"Wow!" There was an exclamation at the scene, and Xie Chen, who was 1.93 meters, actually shook Brooks who was 1.83 meters down!
It's a beautiful break, but if you want to be in the top 10 and be reprinted by fans in the future, you have to look at the next shot, if this shot can't go in, then even if you shake Brooks, it's not interesting.
Xie Chen jumped up and shot, the standard Curry-style shooting action, the three-point response went into the net, and the audience cheered! Then, Xie Chen stretched out a 1 gesture and slowly walked back to the backcourt, and the fans' applause became more and more enthusiastic.
In the past few games, Xie Chen has had many wonderful performances, it can be said that he was stimulated to superstar potential overnight, but in the past, the Heat have been playing away, and the fans of the Heat cannot watch Xie Chen's performance on the spot, today, too many fans have come to the American Airlines Arena because of Xie Chen, so for Xie Chen, they will not hesitate to applaud and cheer.
And Wade, for the first time, felt that the fans' love for Xie Chen seemed to be gradually surpassing him.
"A simple gesture announced the birth of a new generation of leaders of the Heat, although Xie Chen played well before, but never received such a big cheer, the Heat past five consecutive away games, won an astonishing 23 consecutive wins, Xie Chen can be said to be the biggest hero, now all the fans of the Heat give him cheers and applause, hoping that he can lead the team to win more consecutive victories!" Yang Jian saw the reaction at the scene and said excitedly.
Su Qun said: "That's right, it's not so much applause and cheers, it's better to say that this is the fans' expectations for Xie Chen, they put the expectations that were originally pinned on James on Xie Chen, they want not only a winning streak, but a championship." ”
Brooks stood up with the support of his teammates, and a veteran didn't feel embarrassed or embarrassed, but he was still shocked by the cheers of the audience: "This kid doesn't look like a rookie at all, he seems to have guessed my defense and offense one step earlier, I was also selected in the first round of No. 20, I also wear No. 0, not to mention the physical talent gap, if I have the same physical conditions as him, can my rookie year be comparable to one-tenth of his?" ”
Brooks shook his head, full of loss.
"It's not good, Aaron has been beaten by Xie and has no confidence! It seems that the battle between me and Xie should also start in advance. Rose saw Brooks' gloomy expression, and was very disappointed in his heart, he wanted to use Brooks's nerve knife to stimulate Xie Chen, but unfortunately, it did not kill Xie Chen, and he had no confidence in being beaten, a player like Brooks, once he lost the confidence to shoot, it was of no value on the court.
There were 9 seconds left in the first quarter of the game, Xie Chen held the ball at the top of the arc to play the last attack, and it was Aaron Brooks who defended Xie Chen!
When there were 6 seconds left, Xie Chen launched an attack and broke through Brooks, because Brooks was faster, and the biggest advantage of Lowry's breakthrough skills was not speed, but confrontation and strength, so Xie Chen used a back-to-back turn to break through, when Xie Chen changed to a left-handed dribble, Brooks wanted to intercept again, but he couldn't resist it in terms of strength, and was directly broken by Xie Chen.
"He's going to go to the basket!" Rose stood up in shock.
Xie Chen took a step, jumped high, and once again staged a signature Rose folding layup in the air, hitting the board!
Rose watched Xie Chen use his killer move, his fists clenched tightly......
But Xie Chen's performance at the end of the first quarter was not over, after Xie Chen's layup was completed, there were 2 seconds left, and the Bulls made a long pass to Brooks who was close to the halfway, Brooks wanted to throw a long shot outside the halfcourt, but Xie Chen chased him from behind!
The moment the basketball was knocked out of bounds, the first quarter of the game ended just in time.