I’m Really Playing Basketball

In the first quarter of the G5 game between the Warriors and the Bucks, because Curry led the increase in the intensity of the game between the two teams and the increase in the speed of the game, the game was very hot and exciting from the senses.

Two teams, if they really come here, they will do it.

Speed ​​is good for the Warriors, because the Warriors are short enough to throw.

But the fast-paced offense and defense is good for the Bucks, because the Bucks have more offensive and more stable superstars.

This kind of fast-paced offense and defense really tests the offensive ability of an offensive player. Even James, he has not fully understood the skill of emergency stop shooting in his career.

Therefore, in such a slightly chaotic rhythm, the Bucks at home beat the Warriors 38-34 in the first quarter, leading by 4 points at home.

Interestingly, this lead is also acceptable to both sides.

For the Bucks, taking the lead in the first quarter is certainly acceptable.

And four points is really not a lot.

For the Warriors, when the Bucks are on the court, they are only 4 points behind in a single quarter, which is actually acceptable.

However, for Warriors head coach Kerr, what made him a little concerned was that Chen Xiao played a little fiercely in the first quarter.

As I said just now, this sudden fast-paced offense and defense has extremely high requirements on the offensive quality of the stars.

In the entire Warriors team, they will eventually unconsciously concentrate the shot right in the most stable hand of Chen Xiao, especially after the Bucks take the lead, the Warriors players will concentrate the ball power in Chen Xiao's hand. superior.

And this away game, the rest of the Bucks feel can only be said to be average.

Therefore, in the entire first quarter, Chen Xiao shot 11 times, 7 of 11 in a single quarter, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 19 points in a single quarter.

In the first quarter of the game, Chen Xiao scored more than half of the entire team.

Relative to Chen Xiao, the situation on the Bucks side is much more scattered.

Throughout the first quarter, Durant scored 13 points on 5 of 8, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws.

Curry went 3 of 7, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 9 points.

Antetokounmpo made 3 of 4 and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 8 points.

However, the Bucks had 38 points, and the Big Three scored a total of 30 points in the first quarter. This concentration is actually very high.

Let's just put it this way, the finals this time are really the more you play to the end, the more you play the superstar.

In the first quarter of this game, after Curry brought the rhythm up, he directly filled the point of playing a superstar.

There has always been a saying in the nba that the playoffs are the stage for superstars, and ordinary stars, in the playoffs, will pull their hips in the face of strong confrontation games, and there is no stability. Only when they reach the superstar level can they play Stable output in the playoffs.

And in this finals, if you don't reach the super-giant level, it will be difficult for you to output stable output.

After the first quarter and the inter-quarter break before the start of the second quarter, the pressure on the benches of the two teams was very high, and the atmosphere was very tense.

After Curry picked up the rhythm in the first quarter, the game had a surprise that neither team had expected before the game.

It can only be said that Curry's ability to bring rhythm is indeed unparalleled in the world.

Even Chen Xiao and Ray Allen 10 years ago couldn't compare to Curry in this regard.

There's nothing wrong with Curry's style of playing that he's the elf on the court.

It is precisely because of this that Kerr needs to confirm Chen Xiao's current physical condition again and again.

After all, Chen Xiao attacked a lot in the first quarter.

According to the way the Warriors played in the past, Morant was the main attack in the first quarter.

Although Chen Xiao's physical strength is very powerful, it is so powerful that it is like a hang-up.

However, Kerr never thought that Chen Xiao's physical strength was really on the loose. As a 40-year-old veteran, despite playing so fiercely in the first quarter, the second quarter continued to make him like the previous games. Going up in the first place is obviously risky.

Therefore, Kerr originally planned to change Morant to lead the team in the second quarter.

But in the end, Chen Xiao refused.

The reasons given by Chen Xiao were also very sufficient, so enough that Kerr could not refuse at all.

"In this game, Durant will play 48 minutes, and Curry and Antetokounmpo will definitely play more than 44 minutes, or even 48 minutes."

Yes, as soon as the second quarter comes up, the Bucks' Big Three will likely continue to stay on the court.

Even if the three giants are not on the field at the same time, there will be at least two giants.

In this case, Morant can't stand the team.

If the Warriors want to win this game, they must let Chen Xiao continue to play in the second quarter.

So, in the second quarter, Chen Xiao, Marvin Bagley, Anthony, Herbert Jones and Michael Porter Jr. were the Warriors' rotation.

On the Bucks side, the rotation is Antetokounmpo, Durant, Matthews, Curry and Grayson Allen.

Sure enough, in the second quarter, the Big Three of the Bucks were all on the scene.

However, this is understandable. They are already 1-3 behind, and if they lose again, they will completely lose their hope of the championship.

So Chen Xiao could guess before the start of the second quarter that the Bucks' Big Three would continue to play in the second quarter, and others could actually guess.

In the second quarter, the Warriors took the lead.

Chen Xiao was harassed by Antetokounmpo while dribbling the ball over halftime. Chen Xiao did not plan to show his skills in front of Antetokounmpo. Instead, he distributed the ball to Anthony, who came to respond, and brought Antetokounmpo with him. Go forward.

In the past, in the Knicks, next to Westbrook, when Anthony came to cover, Westbrook would use him to block at most. After blocking someone, he would slam into the front court with the ball.

And Chen Xiao really trusts Anthony.

In the Warriors, this sense of mutual trust between teammates and teammates is built in this way.

Therefore, after the start of the finals this time, many people were surprised to find that Anthony, who was crazy for the Knicks and Westbrook to grab the ball and grab the shot, came to the Warriors, how could such a team be?

It can only be said that people are not plants and trees, and who can be ruthless.

Especially for Anthony, even more so.

Look at the direction Chen Xiao went to the front court, Chen Xiao not only handed over the ball to him, but also took away the defense for him!

This allows Anthony to dribble the ball past half court, and he can directly pull out his hand from the front three-point line in his sweet spot.

To tell the truth, the dry pull from beyond the three-point line after holding the ball over half court is indeed Anthony's stunt.

But as a role player, on a championship team, at the most critical moment of the most critical g5 in the finals.

No matter how strong your stunt is, it will be hard for someone to give you the space to use it.

However, Chen Xiao really gave him room to show off!

Watching Chen Xiao lead the defender to the basket, Anthony faced Chen Xiao's Grayson Allen who was fighting and retreating to the basket, and decisively pulled out from beyond the three-point line!

A swipe!

Three point shot!

37 to 38!

The Warriors trailed by just 1 point.

And after Anthony hit this super iconic three-pointer, he also made his own iconic celebration, pointing three fingers to his forehead.

Well, as far as Guagua's looks and temperament are concerned, when he makes this move, it's hard to believe that he is now a role player.

In addition to Chen Xiao on the court, he is even more like a big boss and a superstar than Durant, Curry and Antetokounmpo on the opposite side.

After celebrating, Anthony and Chen Xiao gave each other high fives and smiled at each other.

This season, Anthony's playing time, scoring, and cliff-like decline, especially in the finals, he even played less than 10 minutes per game.

But for Anthony, this season in the Warriors, this finals, still makes him sweet enough.

Although his playing time is limited, he has been recognized by everyone.

Including Chen Xiao.

In fact, Chen Xiao really recognized Anthony very much.

Because Anthony is really hard enough in critical moments, and in the case of the whole team except for his average hand, Anthony can actually be used as a superstar.

By Chen Xiao's side, Anthony does not need to take on other responsibilities.

Anthony's other abilities are indeed not at the level of a superstar.

But his three-pointer, whether it's a dribble three-pointer or a catch three-pointer, still has the ability to be a superstar.

Superstar ability, with superstar mentality, should be used at this critical moment.

In the first quarter, Chen Xiao's teammates didn't do much. In the second quarter, the Bucks' defense began to focus on Chen Xiao, which was a very dangerous signal.

Therefore, when the second quarter came up, Anthony's three-pointer was very important.

It's a very tough three.

And this tough three-pointer, in a sense, made the Warriors jealous of him for the entire quarter.

After all, even if Anthony is now a role player for the Bucks, no one really thinks he's the same as a regular role player.

So in the second quarter, Anthony hit this three-pointer, but the help Anthony brought to the Warriors is definitely not just this three-pointer.

In the second quarter, under the continuous pressure of the Bucks, Chen Xiao still brought the Warriors players to the ground.

Throughout the first half, the difference between the two sides was 72 to 66, and the Warriors led by 6 points at the half.

This halftime lead is the Bucks' big lead in this finals.

But for the Bucks, such a lead is not enough to make them happy.

In comparison, such a lead was brought about by the Big Three playing the full first half.

Of course, Chen Xiao of the opposing Warriors team also played the full first half.

7-of-11 in the first quarter, after scoring 19 points.

In the second quarter, Chen Xiao once again scored 7 of 12, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and 20 points in a single quarter.

Yes, in the second quarter, the Warriors' offense was more concentrated on Chen Xiao.

And this also allowed Chen Xiao to score 39 points in the first half, becoming the player with the highest score in the first half in the history of the NBA Finals.

Chen Xiao has produced all kinds of magical data in the finals, and even hit a triple-double of 60+.

But like this game, the halftime is almost 40 points, this is still not there.

Mainly in the previous finals, Chen Xiao did not need to do this step.

However, in this finals, especially this G5, under the pressure of the Bucks' Big Three, the other players of the Warriors felt average. Under the Bucks' strategy of blocking the three-point line, even a strong shot Three points, they also hope that in the end, Chen Xiaolai will make a strong shot.

In the first half, Chen Xiao made 16 three-pointers and hit 9 of them, which is also an NBA record.

Let's just put it this way, Chen Xiao's 3-pointers in the first half can be compared to the Bucks' entire team.

With the Bucks' defensive strategy of blocking the three-point line, Chen Xiao became the Warriors' only three-point fort in this game.

Not only did they shoot a lot, they were accurate, and they were also very stable. This also made the Bucks look like they were getting 10 points away every time they opened up. The Warriors can always rely on a three-pointer from Chen Xiao to make the score. catch up.

"As far as the Warriors' feel in this game is concerned, it stands to reason that in this game, the Bucks can beat the Warriors at halftime!"

In theory, this is the case, but the reality is that the Warriors are only 6 points ahead.

Moreover, as soon as the third quarter came up, the Warriors who attacked first, so many three-point shooters in the team were creating opportunities for Chen Xiao, various pick-and-roll screens, and finally handed the ball to Chen Xiao beyond the three-point line. Facing Antetokounmpo's defense, Xiao made a three-pointer after a false spurt and turned and stepped back, hitting his tenth three-pointer of the game.

At the same time, it also chased the difference between the two teams to only 3 points left!

72 to 69!

This three-pointer almost didn't break Antetokounmpo's defense.

Even if Antetokounmpo didn't break the defense, Ray Allen on the sideline did.

The Bucks' defense this time is actually very good. Under the strategy of the Warriors team to create three-point opportunities for Chen Xiao, the Warriors have rotated so many times, and the Bucks' defense has always followed.

In the end, it was not Portis who was facing Chen Xiao, but Antetokounmpo, which was even better.

but…

Just like Chen Xiao likes to catch Portis's tenderness.

This time, Chen Xiao caught Antetokounmpo's inflexibility.

Antetokounmpo is tall and strong, and although his straight-line explosiveness and speed are super strong, his lateral movement and flexibility are actually not enough.

Historically, Durant, after a major injury, used a variety of one-on-one breakthroughs to attack Antetokounmpo in the playoffs.

Although Chen Xiao did not use the change of direction to break through the storm like Durant in history.

But this kind of small-scale flickering can still seize the opportunity.

Chen Xiao's 100 ball sense, at this time, it is really useful!

Of course, UU reading www. uukanshu.com For Ray Allen on the sidelines, Chen Xiao's style of play is really a seasoned old goblin!

"This kind of old goblin who already has the ultimate football quotient should retire from the NBA!"

Otherwise, isn't this bullying young people?

Which young man can withstand such a major blow as Chen Xiao?

Of course, this was the thought of Ray Allen, who was broken by Chen Xiao's attack.

For regular viewers and fans.

Chen Xiao's attack just now can only be described as wonderful and crazy.

"The 40-year-old God, facing the defense of the best defensive player in the NBA, can still play such a crazy singles, there is no doubt that God has re-recognized the gap between the gods of basketball and people!

He is not someone with the title of the God of Basketball!

He is the **** of basketball! "