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Because of the loss of the G6 Warriors at home in the finals on June 16, the atmosphere in Oakland has become extremely tense in the past day or two.

The strength of the Warriors and the Bucks is extremely close. Such two teams finally reached the tiebreaker, so the outcome of the tiebreaker is extremely unpredictable.

Therefore, losing g6, for the Warriors players, you have to say that there is no psychological impact, that is impossible.

After all, g6, the players of the Warriors really want to do it all in one battle.

No one wants to play a tiebreaker with a team like the Bucks.

But in the end, the most unwelcome thing happened.

The Bucks' change in G6 really caught the Warriors off guard.

But, who would have thought Curry would come off the bench?

In the nba, which super giant is willing to accept himself as a substitute without injury or illness?

Let's just put it this way, in the nba, as long as a supergiant has the air and face, even the selfless supergiant is selfish.

It was unheard of before that a super giant like Curry who is completely selfless and obeys the team's tactics and style of play for the team.

So it's perfectly normal for Kerr and the Warriors to not think of that at all.

In the last game, the Bucks' evolution was indeed extremely effective.

The five forwards of Dream Chasing Green, Antetokounmpo, Durant, Ariza and Iguodala start with strong defense, extremely fast rotation, and extremely fast transition from offense to defense.

Even though Jokic is already considered to be excellent in athletic ability among the big centers, it still seems slow to meet the Bucks, a five-forward lineup, and it seems very disadvantageous.

Let's just put it this way, the Warriors wouldn't have just lost by four points if it wasn't for the Bucks' starting perimeter shot last game.

In the last game of g6, the Bucks' five fronts started, and there was almost no defensive loophole at all, which made the Warriors' offense very difficult to beat, even Chen Xiao was very difficult to beat.

The Bucks' five starting forwards, standing there with open arms, even doing nothing, are nightmares for offensive players.

That is to say, Chen Xiao's strength is strong, and his offensive methods are abundant. No one can stand it one-on-one, otherwise...

On the other hand, after Curry took the initiative to fall to the bench, the Warriors' rotation could not find a player who could match Curry.

Curry in the rotation can almost take the Warriors' rotation from the 1 to the 5.

In the Warriors' starting lineup, there are Chen Xiao and Nongmei, two big men with excellent help and defense, but in the Warriors' rotation, the best help defense Gobert is no different from a sieve in front of Curry.

If you don't have enough dexterity and speed, in front of the library, it is sent.

It can be said that this evolution of Ray Allen really revamped the entire Bucks team.

Therefore, after G6, the entire nba expert media are frantically touting this evolution of Ray Allen.

He also touted that the Bucks looked like they were going to win this year's championship.

After the end of g3, the Bucks' championship winning rate is 70%. After g4, the Bucks' championship winning rate drops to 20%. After g6, the Bucks' championship winning rate increases to 70%, which is too exciting. .

In this finals, the two teams are just as exciting as riding a roller coaster.

And from this we can see how intense this year's finals are.

Before the start of this finals, Chen Xiao felt that this finals with the Bucks would be the most difficult finals in his career, and this is indeed the case.

Not only is the opponent the strongest, but the opponent's restrictions on him are also the strongest.

In the last game, Chen Xiao had 100 ball sense, but his one-on-one breakthrough was basically sealed by the Bucks.

Antetokounmpo, Dream Chasing Green, Durant, Iguodala, Ariza, these five strikers are tied together, and any one-on-one breakthrough by any player is hell.

Even if you pass your opponent, the help will come right away.

In particular, Chen Xiao is now 34 years old. His speed and explosiveness have been reduced to below 90. Compared with the peak of his body, Chen Xiao's current breakthrough ability has indeed declined.

However, even the peak Chen Xiao, facing such a buck, it is not easy to break through.

On the other side, because the five players of the Bucks' five forwards are very good in defense, their size and athletic ability are also very good, their defensive aggression is also very large, and everyone's defense can be extended beyond the three-point line. Strong and aggressive defense against opponents.

This made Chen Xiao and the Warriors' three-point shooting also encounter great difficulties.

Even if you are outside the pick-and-roll, you can't avoid it, because the Bucks' starting five forwards can switch defenses infinitely!

In other words, your pick-and-roll is just a loneliness in the end.

In the end, the Warriors, the strongest offensive team in the NBA this season, really had no choice. They forced Chen Xiao to sit in the low post and attack the Bucks like a center. In the end, Chen Xiao just hammered the Warriors. There is a slight chance.

Of course, the opportunity for the Warriors is not only Chen Xiao's comprehensive and powerful offense, but also the Bucks' starter's poor perimeter feel.

In short, after G6 is over, many experts believe that the Bucks' chance of winning the championship exceeds 70%. This is really not without reason.

For good reason, if the Warriors can't break the Bucks' move, it's really hard for the Warriors to beat the Bucks in the tiebreaker.

Especially the Bucks starters are already in g6 iron, g7, will they still iron?

For a team of this level, you expect him to have two consecutive iron games, and such expectations should not be the best.

So after G6, the entire NBA is touting Ray Allen, Curry and the Bucks, and for Warriors fans, of course, they are full of worries about the Warriors.

The problem now is obvious. Even if the experts and celebrities of the NBA are aware of it, and the fans are also aware of things, it is impossible for the coaches and players of the Warriors to be unaware of the difficulties the team is encountering.

So, on the team's training ground the day after g6, the team's head coach Kerr found Chen Xiao and talked about his thoughts.

"Chen, I didn't sleep all night last night. I think it's time for g7 to change. I'm sure that in our most difficult moments, once again, I long for your help and rescue, me and ours Team, can you expect that?"

"If it's for the good of the team, I can go off the bench like Stephen Curry."

Chen Xiao's answer was firm and without hesitation, and Kerr was very moved and satisfied with Chen Xiao's attitude. Of course, he would not let Chen Xiao be a substitute.

However, in the next game, Chen Xiao needs to do more difficult and hard work than playing as a substitute.

Let's just put it this way, in the next game, Chen Xiao will play 48 minutes, which is a must.

At the same time, Chen Xiao will be the center of the team!

After G6, facing the Bucks' five fronts, one thing Kerr was sure of was that any big center facing such a lineup, unless it was Yao Ming, would be sent.

Yao Ming can use his offensive efficiency to counter the five fronts, and use the attack success rate to lower the offensive and defensive speed and rhythm of the five fronts.

However, in the entire history of the NBA, a center like Yao Ming is the only one.

Jokic is very strong, he and Yao Ming are strong with different characteristics, and Jokic's characteristics, the five strikers against the Bucks are indeed too difficult.

And when Jokic was forced to take down the starting lineup, who in the entire Warriors team still has a stable interior offensive ability?

Really, apart from Chen Xiao, no Warriors player can stably fight Dream Chasing Green one-on-one on the inside.

When the Warriors' 3-point line was sealed, the Warriors' offense mostly relied on 3-point and perimeter offense, and the offense basically collapsed.

And Chen Xiao, on the other hand, has to take on the offense of the collapsed Warriors.

Only when he breaks down Dream Chaser Green in the interior will he have a chance to let the Bucks attack in the interior and create three-point and outside opportunities for other players on the team.

In other words, in the next game, the Warriors' offense really depends on Chen Xiao.

On the other side, with Chen Xiao playing center, the Warriors' perimeter defense will also be greatly reduced.

Klay and Bill or Barnes' defense is not weak, but these three, short and short, old and old, also Klay can match the point of the Bucks' five forwards in defense.

Bill and Barnes can only do one thing at most when it comes to anti-shooting and anti-shooting. It is either shooting or anti-shooting. It is impossible to strive for both like Klay.

In this case, even if the next game does not start, just imagine for a moment that in the next game, the Warriors' basket may be smashed into a sieve, and this definitely requires the defense of Nongmei and Chen Xiao. , especially Chen Xiao's defense under the basket is extremely important. After all, the confrontation of the thick eyebrows is not so strong for the time being. He can only help Chen Xiao in defense and withstand the crazy attack of Antetokounmpo and others under the basket. By Chen Xiao.

The whole world knows that with the five-front tactics, the impact is the biggest advantage, and Chen Xiao wants to withstand such impact for the Warriors. Therefore, on the defensive end, Chen Xiao still has to bear the strongest burden. .

Both ends of the offense and defense have to bear the strongest burden, and then when it comes to the bench lineup, they have to compete with Curry. Just thinking about it makes Kerr feel tired.

But now, he needs to hand over such a tiring job to a 34-year-old player. To be honest, if it is not really impossible, he really cherishes Chen Xiao very much. In normal times, he is not willing to let him Chen Xiao played a lot, and even refused Chen Xiao's request to play for 48 minutes.

Kerr always felt that he was different from Jordan, and he would not overuse Chen Xiao like Jordan.

But in the end, at the most dangerous time, he became the person who complained the most in his heart. Like Jordan, he could only pin his hopes on Chen Xiao in the end.

At this time, Cole's heart was full of mixed feelings, while Chen Xiao didn't have too many waves in his heart. After all, he has actually been doing this kind of thing all his career.

And he can also see that the current Warriors, after the system is broken, really needs a player to turn the tide with his own ability.

And the entire Warriors team, except for him, counted from the beginning, no one has this ability.

And Chen Xiao also knew that Kerr, a head coach with some mental cleanliness, would not have done such a thing if he hadn't been pushed to the extreme.

It's just that there is no way, who let the system he created be directly broken by the Bucks?

If there is no way, who will go to Durant?

The Warriors in history, after being reversed by the Cavaliers in the 2016 finals, knew the fact that they were a system team. When their system was restricted and stopped, and they needed players to turn the tide, they did not. People can stand up.

Compared with the 2016 Warriors in history, the Warriors with Chen Xiao are actually lucky.

However, from this matter, both Cole and Chen Xiao need to learn some experience or lessons.

For Kerr, he needs to be less obsessed with the system.

For Chen Xiao, he really needs to make new plans for his career. He can't blindly think that giving the ball to the team's system and teammates can make the team stronger.

To make the team stronger, he still needs to become stronger as the strongest player in the team.

Otherwise, even if the team is recreated by him and Kerr or is invincible, it will still become a mirror at a critical moment.

For example, this time, if Chen Xiao's strength and endurance were not fixed at 100, the Warriors would have collapsed.

It is precisely because his stamina and strength are fixed to 100 that he has the opportunity to put down the weapon he was best at before and pick up the weapon that he did not use much before to fight for the team.

Judging from this time, his most useful weapon now is not his 3-pointer from the perimeter, or even his mid-range shooting, but his strength, his stamina, and his offensive skills around the basket.

Historically, in 2022, Durant, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com has lost weight, and has practiced his mid-range shooting to a realm. Facing the Celtics' siege-style defense, he is the best and most useful. His weapon has also failed. Having lost his strength, he can't even operate in the low post and under the basket like before. He can only watch his shots keep hitting the iron and his breakthroughs keep making mistakes.

Compared with Durant in 2022, Chen Xiao is undoubtedly lucky.

He hasn't had so many injuries in his career, and he's strong enough that he's at this age to put on weight and be a threat to the rim.

Chen Xiao has decided that after this season, he will gain weight and play inside, whether it is a center or a power forward, Chen Xiao's career will slowly move to the inside.

If he is at his peak, the perimeter is the most suitable for him and the strongest.

So now, going to the basket and going inside is the strongest and most suitable for him.

Even if his speed and explosiveness drop below 80, with his offensive skills and 100 stamina, 100 strength, 100 ball feel and 100 IQ, he can still dominate the game in the paint.

Chen Xiao really didn't expect that a finals would actually change his career plan...