Super All-around Point Guard

The 2+1 that Rose beat Sean Williams once chilled the atmosphere of the scene, but after Xie Chen hit Gasol 2+1, the atmosphere of the scene was ignited again! The fans were in high spirits, applauding and applauding. Everyone had smiles on their faces. Xie Chen liked to see the smiles of the home fans. For Heat players, that was the warmest smile in the world.

The curly-haired Pau Gasol stared blankly at the basketball that miraculously entered the net. He didn't say a word, and at the same time, without any fluctuations in his expression, he slowly took a step forward and stopped. After standing in his position, he half-squatted down and supported his knees with his hands, Xie Chen seemed to be absent from his eyes from beginning to end.

At this moment, many netizens at home and abroad criticized Gasol's defense was too soft, and did not even think about defending Xie Chen. In fact, criticizing Gasol's "soft style" has long been a thing, especially When Gasol was in the Lakers, he received much attention because of his partner with Kobe. He was criticized the most in the year when he lost to the Celtics in the finals. Champion back.

Gasol is not soft, but not hard. Now that he is getting older and has two championship trophies in his hands, there is nothing to fight for in the NBA. People who show up to work on time don't make any difference.

Xie Chen stood at the free throw line. After receiving the ball from the referee, Xie Chen took a deep breath and paused. At this moment, he heard one or two voices of MVP coming from the audience, but the voice disappeared quickly, and did not cause any further problems. The range spread, and no other fans followed suit.

"One day, when I make a free throw, all the fans will shout MVP!" Xie Chen vowed secretly, and made the ball steadily.

Yang Jian explained: "Xie Chen returned Rose a 2+1. The two are head-to-head. One is the MVP of the past regular season, and the other is the MVP who may win the regular season this year. They are both absolute top players. See Let's see if Rose can score this goal."

"I think it's not easy to score this goal, because this is not a preseason game, not a charity exhibition game. It is impossible for the Heat team to watch Rose play another one. Even if he can survive Xie Chen, it will be difficult for him to make an easy layup. .” Su Qun expressed his opinion.

In fact, as Su Qun said, this is a regular season, not an exhibition game. No one will make Rose and Xie Chen perform layups again and again, but Rose knows that there are tigers in the mountain and prefers to go to the mountain. Ready to attack Xie Chen again!

"Oh, the ticket for this game is really worth buying, buddy, look at the position of D-ROSE, which is the right corner where Xie launched the attack just now, will he also complete a back like Xie did? A layup to the rim?"

"I have no idea at all, man, you know Xie has focused on his defense, and D-ROSE's shooting may be a better choice."

But Rose is Rose, and he won't listen to anyone's opinions on the court. He has only one goal, layup, and layup with his back to the basket. He wants to prove in the American Airlines Arena that what Xie Chen can do, he Everything can be done easily, and it's even better than Xie Chen's!

Ross did not change direction, but made a strong back turn and passed Xie Chen. Strictly speaking, he got rid of Xie Chen's defense after knocking Xie Chen away. Xie Chen was knocked down by Ross. Unfortunately, The referee didn't blow it!

Could it be that the referee also wanted to complete the personal duel between Ross and Xie Chen?

Ross was overjoyed, this action was not blown, God helped me! Without saying a word, he went straight to the basket, and Hassan stood under the basket. Rose was not afraid at all, and jumped up facing the big man who was 2.13 meters.

Everyone held their breath. They knew how terrible Rose was. If he scored this goal again, it would definitely put more pressure on Xie Chen!

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, and the basketball in Rose's hand was kicked out!

Hassan rushed over, and the two bodies were entangled in the air. Hassan didn't give Rose a chance to layup, and immediately knocked Rose's ball away. Of course, he was called a foul.

Hassan raised his arms, smiled and said to Ross: "I'm not Sean, I won't let you be so presumptuous in the penalty area."

"Damn nameless boy..." Ross glared at Hassan, rubbed the hit shoulder, and walked to the free throw line.

The fans at the scene finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the offensive performance of the two finally came to a standstill. Fortunately, the team's newly signed center Hassan was bloody enough to pull Rose down in one fell swoop. Playing 2+1, when the time comes, Xie Chen will have to launch a personal attack again to declare war on Rose, but Rose's layup failed, and the two people's individual performance duel can come to an end for the time being, but everyone knows that, In the next few quarters, the duel between the two will continue.

The protagonists on the court began to shift to other role players. Dunleavy and Butler of the Bulls, Luol Deng and Hassan of the Heat all scored consecutively and became the protagonists on the court.

Xie Chen held the ball from the outside, and the Bulls' defensive formation was finally set up. At this time, it was not easy for Xie Chen to break through and enter the penalty area. Thibodeau's reputation as a defensive master is not in vain.

There is a defensive player in front of Xie Chen, an inside player pinches down, and another inside player wanders between the paint areas, resulting in more defenses and less defense on the weak side. This defensive position requires a lot from the mobile defensive insider. High, it is necessary to take care of the players on the strong side holding the ball and breaking through, and when the ball is transferred to the weak side in a large range, it must also be able to make up defenses in place in time.

At this time, Wade had already seized Thibodeau's defensive loopholes, taking advantage of the unprepared Noah wandering in the center line, and cut into the basket, but Xie Chen did not pass the ball over immediately.

Thibodeau looked at all this with his chin in the off court: "Xie is still a first-year freshman after all, and he obviously doesn't have the ability to penetrate the defense. If it were Chris Paul and Steve Nash, they would Don't miss it, Chris Xie, Russell, Stephen Curry, and even our team's Derrick Rose, they are all offensive point guards with super scoring ability, but their scoring ability also makes them lose other things."

The Heat started a tug-of-war with the Bulls, and the score continued to rise alternately. In the third quarter, the Bulls suddenly counterattacked and played a small climax of 8:0. Although Spoelstra called a timeout in time, it was only guaranteed not to expand Points were lost, and the Heat failed to catch up for the entire third quarter.

Soon came the most critical fourth quarter. The Heat were still 10 points behind, but most Heat fans were quite optimistic. After all, they had won for so long and had already forgotten what it was like to lose. Besides, 10 points is not impossible to catch up Even if they are 15 points behind, everyone will believe that Xie Chen will recover the score.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the double point guards of Chalmers and Cole played a role on the field. The two continued to attack the Bulls inside. Chalmers made two fouls in a row, and Cole also completed a difficult record But the two of them can be surprise players, but they can't be the heroes who can save the team. As the Bulls' defense is getting better and better, their scoring is also restrained. However, when Xie Chen is on the court, The score is only 8 points behind, which is already very commendable.

When Xie Chen reappeared and replaced Chalmers on the bright new floor, the fans cheered enthusiastically. Xie Chen also smiled and signaled with a relaxed look. He is no longer a rookie who just entered the NBA. It's not that he hasn't experienced a critical moment, only eight points, that is, three three-pointers. Xie Chen is very confident, but he doesn't know that the most difficult moment for him in this game is coming.

In front of the Bulls bench, Thibodeau in a suit and leather shoes put his arms around his chest, looked at Xie Chen with a relaxed face, and smiled softly: "Finally, it's finally the fourth quarter, and I can finally fulfill my promise to myself! After you last time When I left the Chicago training hall, I swore that the next time I meet you, I will definitely not make you feel better! This moment is finally here! Hehe, if you are leading the Heat now, I will still have some scruples about whether to do this, But alas, you lost to us in the third quarter! Twenty plus wins would make any team proud and this one, you and your team will pay the price!"

Thibodeau has sharp eyes and licks his lips from time to time. His fierce eyes seem to be licking blood from a knife edge. Everyone wants to end the Heat's winning streak, and Thibodeau is no exception!

Xie Chen dribbled the ball halfway, he wanted to look for an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer first, but found that he was defended by Jimmy Butler who was 2 meters and 1.

Xie Chen glanced at Rose, thinking in his heart: "Is it to save Rose's energy?"

Previously, Xie Chen had always been defended by Rose, and the two top No. 1 positions had staged many individual duels, which almost made Rose a little unbearable, because the last time the two were in one-on-one in Chicago, Xie Chen's strength was still low. It's far from being so powerful. Even Xie Chen and Wade need the combination of Xie Chen and Wade to fight against Rose, but now, Xie Chen is alone, and Rose can't defend against him.

The lack of height does not mean that there is no way to shoot three-pointers. Xie Chen can use his speed to get rid of Butler's defense, and then take advantage of his unpreparedness to shoot three-pointers. James Harden and Stephen Curry often do this.

Xie Chen turned on Lowry's breakthrough skill, and his center of gravity dropped very low. It was obvious that he wanted to break through Butler, but Butler's defense was still in a defensive posture. Xie Chen turned to the left to break through, but Butler just moved over. , and did not retreat. Xie Chen originally wanted to pull back quickly after a fake breakthrough, so that Butler's center of gravity would shift back. At this time, he completed the shot. Unfortunately, the plan failed!

"Let me break through?"

Xie Chen saw that Butler was strictly guarding against his three-pointers, so he immediately adapted to the situation, stopped shooting three-pointers as originally planned, and decisively broke through Butler.

As soon as he took a step, Bulls forward Taki Gibson immediately stepped forward to block Xie Chen's way. At the same time, Butler quickly followed, and the two immediately double-teamed Xie Chen!