I’m Really Playing Basketball

In front of the Nets bench, seeing O'Neal yelling at Chen Xiao so fiercely about his grievances in these games, Phil Jackson stood up from his seat and applauded O'Neal.

In this series with the Cavaliers, the Nets were put under incredible pressure by the Cavaliers, and in the entire Nets, O'Neal was definitely the one with the most pressure among all players.

This is the second time he has led the strongest team in history!

Yesterday's game finally led the Nets to an unexpected victory, but now the media and public opinion across the United States are still hyping up the fact that the Nets are about to be hacked by the Cavaliers.

The four games were tied at 2-2. Each time, the Cavaliers won first, and the Nets chased. The Cavaliers played at home every game, and the Nets played away games every time. The young Cavaliers played more easily, and the Nets' veterans became more relaxed. The more tired you are from beating, the greater the pressure will be.

Let's put it this way, many people say that if the Nets cannot win G5, then the Nets can prepare to be hacked.

This series reached the tiebreaker, and the Nets were absolutely on their knees.

Although Phil Jackson is the head coach of the Nets, he feels that what these people say is very correct.

The Nets must win this game, and Shaq must win. If they lose, the Nets can prepare to lie down.

Even if the Nets don't want to lie down anymore, they can choose to lie down.

Because it is not only the public opinion and pressure from the outside world that are very unfriendly to the Nets now.

Even the atmosphere inside the Nets is not very good.

The veterans who came to hug their legs were already a little uneasy after losing in G3.

Fortunately, O'Neal, Malone, Payton, Carter and other league veterans were there, otherwise he might not have been able to lead the Nets against the odds in G4 and eventually changed their name.

When G3 was defeated by Chen Xiao in 0.7 seconds, Phil Jackson saw the desperate eyes of the Nets substitute players around him and really felt that everything was over.

Therefore, being able to win G4 and allowing Shaq to let go of all his burdens, fears, and fears is really important.

The terrible public opinion and pressure after the G3 game really suppressed these Nets players too hard.

Of course, if the Nets players can come out of such pressure, Phil Jackson will thank these people for bringing these pressures to the Nets for his players.

On the court, Chen Xiao, who was yelled at by O'Neal, did not speak, nor did he yell at O'Neal because O'Neal did not give him a chance to yell at him.

After O'Neal yelled at him, he looked at him angrily and retreated back to defense.

It can be seen that this big fat man is still very afraid of his mouth.

Chen Xiao felt very sorry, and in the end could only look at O'Neal's back and smile.

Just incompetent and furious!

What does it mean to run out of time that God gave me?

Are my moments God-given?

No, the God you are talking about is me!

It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack, and Chen Xiao slowly walked towards the frontcourt.

Next to Chen Xiao, Carter was always harassing him.

Starting from the backcourt, Carter was already harassing Chen Xiao.

Next to Chen Xiao and Carter, Richard Jefferson is always waiting to replace Carter's defense against Chen Xiao.

It can be said that after four games, the Nets' defense against him has reached a new level, and Carter and Richard Jefferson's cooperation has become more and more tacit.

Chen Xiao's offensive environment has also become worse and worse.

Many people said that the defense he faced in this series was one of the strongest defenses in history.

It was even bigger than the defense Jordan faced when he played the Pistons.

This makes sense.

Because when the Bulls played the Pistons, as long as Jordan didn't break through, the Pistons would not use Jordan's rules.

If Jordan plays one-on-one on the outside, the Pistons will defend alone. Only when Jordan reaches the mid-range area, the Pistons will activate Jordan's Law.

After all, everyone knows that Jordan does not have such strong outside shooting ability.

But Chen Xiao is different.

Chen Xiao's three-pointer is very good.

Therefore, the Nets' defense against Chen Xiao was even more extreme than that against Jordan.

As long as Chen Xiao gets the ball, no matter where it is, he will attack from a double flank!

Moreover, Carter and Richard Jefferson, two players who are very suitable for flanking, flanked Chen Xiao. Neither of them needed to guard anyone else during the game, they just made a special trip to watch Chen Xiao.

Carter and Richard Jefferson's single defense may not be at the top level. They can only be regarded as relatively good single defense, barely first-rate.

But the double attack between the two is really good. Both are fast, can jump, can run, and Carter is strong, and Richard Jefferson is tall.

Being flanked by these two people, if he died from the flanking attack, even if Chen Xiao used the scoring experience card, it would be a total zero.

In this case, Chen Xiao's offense during the game was really to look for that fleeting opportunity.

The scoring environment was so bad that it was unheard of.

With four teammates who are not very good at shooting, the offensive end is so bad.

That's why Carlisle encouraged Xiao Zhan to attack so much, not to let Chen Xiao get rid of his tricks, but because he really hoped that Xiao Zhan could take on the team's regular time offense.

Right now, the Cavaliers are really the best in terms of his offensive opportunities.

Although Xiao Zhan can only choose to shoot, but even if Xiao Zhan shoots, he has better offensive opportunities than other Cavaliers players.

And Chen Xiao also encouraged Xiao Zhan to take on the team's offensive responsibility. Fisher's defense against him was really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Therefore, although Xiao Zhan, who was encouraged by Chen Xiao and Carlisle so much, missed the jump shot that was aimed at the blue before, but this time, he was still very determined and confident to hit Fisher.

In the last attack, after Fisher was broken by Jr. Zhan, Fisher's defense against Zhan was bigger, from half a step to one step, and Zhan had more shooting space outside the three-point line. Big.

Payton defended Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Zhan definitely had no such chance.

So, seeing Fisher's defense, Xiao Zhan thought of Carlisle's encouragement before the game, and Chen Xiao's encouraging eyes who helped him take the defense away. After aiming at the blue again, Xiao Zhan rushed towards Fei Fisher threw the basketball in his hand from beyond the three-point line.

Fisher's swooping shot against James couldn't even reach James' wrist, let alone block it.

Fisher's swooping was just to interfere.

A swipe!

3 to 2!

James made his first three-pointer of the game. He made the three-pointer so early. Xiao Zhan was very excited and happy. This is definitely his first three-pointer in this series. At the time, Xiao Zhan was still raising his hands up, trying to mobilize the cheers of the Nets fans on the scene.

I have to say that Xiao Zhan's ability to sprinkle salt on others' wounds is really good.

It was the Nets' turn to attack, and seeing O'Neal eager to try, Diop was under great pressure.

He is a young center, although he has the unique conditions to defend O'Neal.

But the entire league has centers that are uniquely equipped to defend O'Neal, not ten but five.

But, why didn't I see anyone who really defended O'Neal?

O'Neal is O'Neal. Even though he has improved his defensive skills under Chen Xiao's guidance this season, he still can't defend O'Neal one-on-one.

The Cavaliers also didn't ask him to defend O'Neal one-on-one, he needed the help of his teammates.

In fact, he was successfully forced by O'Neal in the last attack. Before he called for help, his teammates had already started to help him.

Therefore, O'Neal once again compressed the Cavaliers' defensive line, and there was more room for Malone to appear.

Because the point guard on the court is now Fisher, not Payton, James can't ignore Fisher and rush at Malone with all his strength.

Therefore, in these two games, Malone's offensive space is very large.

Xiao Zhan's defensive help can no longer come to him.

The one who assisted him was Darius Miles, who came from near and far. This little wolf king's physical talent is also very explosive.

But compared to James, the pressure on Malone is much less.

Well, the main reason is that it is not as fierce, fierce, and fast as James.

A swipe!

Malone made a mid-range shot.

4 to 3!

"Ma Long's offensive status is very good!"

On the sidelines, Barkley couldn't help but admire.

Malone really worked hard for that championship ring.

With such a great pressure, the hand is still so steady, this is really powerful.

Originally, Malone came to the Nets to hug his thigh. Unexpectedly, after meeting the Cavaliers, he became the thickest thigh.

He is familiar with this picture.

Facing the Cavaliers, the strongest zone defense in history, F7's three offensive giants, O'Neal and Carter, were not easy to attack.

Malone is the main point of attack for the Nets. In the past four games, Malone's scoring average is the highest for the Nets.

He averaged 21.5 points per game and shot 46% from the field.

Although all the offensive opportunities of the Nets appear here with Malone, but to be honest, in this round of the series between the Cavaliers and the Nets, the Nets were almost collapsed by the magic boy. The pressure environment is the best if it can be stable. .

Looking at James on the opposite side, the Cavaliers' offensive opportunities also appeared in front of him, but James' offense in this round of the series, except for the game in G3, James' offense is simply horrible.

Of course, Malone is good at mid-range shots and James is not, so there's nothing we can do about it.

Therefore, when the Nets need to take risks, they will grit their teeth and go for Fisher, giving James a greater chance, betting that James will still be unable to attack.

Going too far, Barkley feels that in this series between the Nets and the Cavaliers, Malone is really going to try his best.

As the number one power forward in NBA history (for now, temporarily), coming here to ask O'Neal to hug him and win the championship is already condescending to him.

After playing against the strongest team in history, only to be defeated in the first round, Barkley felt that Malone didn't have the nerve to continue pursuing the championship.

Therefore, if it is for the championship, O'Neal, Carter, and Payton all have retreats.

Only Malone, as the number one power forward in history, has no retreat.

"Ma Long's mid-range shot is very easy. As a veteran player, he came out of his state so early. I saw his hard work for this game."

On the sidelines, Kenny Smith was also full of praise for Malone.

On the court, Malone, who has become the offensive thigh of the Nets, is now very dignified. When retreating, he is also directing his teammates' defense, especially Fisher's defense.

Malone signaled Fisher to stick with him. This time, he defended harder and stood at the free throw line to delay James for him.

"Carl..."

Looking at Malone's eyes, Fisher gritted his teeth and decided to follow Malone's command.

Phil Jackson on the sidelines also looked respectful when he saw Malone like this.

Malone really has to give his all in this game. Not only does he take on the main offensive responsibility of the team, he is also prepared to take on more responsibilities on the defensive end.

The Nets' defense has changed, and James certainly sees it.

Looking at Fisher, who was already interfering with him outside the three-point line at this time, James looked at Chen Xiao aside.

"attack!"

James, who had a tacit understanding with Chen Xiao, gritted his teeth when he saw Chen Xiao's big talking eyes, broke through Fisher's personal defense with a very easy step, and rushed directly towards Malone.

James is very afraid of Malone and O'Neal.

Not to mention the two ghosts under the basket, it was a nightmare for him.

Even if it is Malone and O'Neal as individual players, Xiao Zhan is still very scared.

Malone's athletic ability has declined now, but it's not like a wooden stake can let him pass.

With Malone's wide body, even if it is a wooden stake, James will not get better.

However, these are all false!

Since Ma Long himself chose to stand out, it would be impossible not to do so!

And what Xiao Chen said, attack!

After James rushed away from Fisher, he faced Malone's outstanding defense. He made a very beautiful large-scale turning breakthrough and then turned around Malone and went directly to the basket.

After getting inside, facing O'Neal's defense, this is the biggest problem.

He didn't know how many times he was blocked by O'Neal at the basket in this series.

Fortunately, there is no Malone next to O'Neal this time, so James has slightly more room to operate.

Facing O'Neal's defense, James jumped up high, almost twisted his waist and threw himself out, and then flew diagonally in the air and threw the basketball in his hand toward the basket with a low hand!

Bang!

Then there was another swipe!

When James fell out of the court, the basketball thrown by James fell into the basket.

5 to 4!

In this layup, Xiao Zhan really used his best efforts, and at the same time, he was also very lucky.

After Chen Xiao pulled up Xiao Zhan who was sitting on the ground, Xiao Zhan kept giggling.

"Xiao Chen, I think I feel good tonight."

"It should be pretty good, you've already played so many games."

Chen Xiao said with a smile, to be fair, if Xiao Zhan felt better in the last game, he was really prepared to make the Nets despair in the last game!

It will never give O'Neal the courage to yell at him again.

Not winning the last game was still very hurtful to the Cavaliers.

Chen Xiao could clearly feel that the Nets players in this game really gave up everything and fought hard!

Looking back, the Nets attacked, and Malone was almost in the exact same place. After receiving Carter's jump pass after Chen Xiao failed to single out, Malone hit a mid-range jumper!

6 to 5!

Look at Malone's freehand mid-range shot, and then think about James's laborious layup just now.

Chen Xiao feels that this offseason, he must improve Xiao Zhan's shooting no matter what.

If Xiao Zhan hadn't shot too many times, he wouldn't have been so miserable on the offensive end.

The Nets' defense against him simply took his breath away.

The Cavaliers attacked because Xiao Zhan felt that his touch was very good tonight. After Xiao Zhan dribbled the ball through halftime, Chen Xiao took the initiative to borrow Chandler's cover and ran over to Xiao Zhan, and did it with Xiao Zhan. After a wall-to-wall pick-and-roll, James hung up Richard Jefferson.

At the same time, Carter bypassed Xiao Zhan, while Fisher switched defense in front of Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao received the pass from Xiao Zhan and faced the attack from Carter and Fisher. He showed the shining Mamba spirit that he had used in this series and threw the basketball in his hand.

If Richard Jefferson gave up Xiao Zhan to attack him, he would definitely pass to Xiao Zhan, but Xiao Zhan's cover was too solid. Richard Jefferson found out that even if he grabbed Xiao Zhan first, he could not stop Chen in time. Xiao, in this case, just do it in front of Xiao Zhan.

Therefore, Chen Xiao could only throw it away.

Whether it's a big Mamba like Boss Co or a little Mamba like him.

When these Mambas bring out their Mamba mentality, it means that my fate is not up to me but God.

Bang!

Double team shots are not easy to make.

Looking back again, the Nets attack, this time it is Carter who still singles out Chen Xiao.

Although Ma Long is very easy to use, he can't always get a piece of wool.

After Carter turned around and feinted to the left and right, he stepped back and shot a three-pointer. Although he got rid of Chen Xiao, he failed to defeat Chen Xiao's long arms.

Clang, the same strike!

After Carter struck the iron this time, Chen Xiao heard Carter sigh heavily.

To be honest, in this playoffs, Chen Xiao and Carter really fell in love with each other.

Don't look at Chen Xiao's 30+ points in each of the previous four games, but Chen Xiao's shooting percentage is really not high.

If you throw away the scores of those 15 scoring experience cards, Chen Xiao's shooting percentage is so low that it is almost impossible to see.

After all, Carter leads the most difficult defense in history.

NBA experts rated it as a defense that had to kneel down when Jordan came.

Jordan himself also said very modestly: "Chen did better than me in this series. If he were replaced by me, I wouldn't be able to lead the Cavaliers' offense. He is better than me in three-pointers, but if I were to lead the Cavaliers, , I think, I will not play the Nets in the playoffs, the Nets are too difficult to play."

Regardless of whether Jordan was out of love for Chen Xiao or out of sincerity, in short, Chen Xiao and Carter really made each other uncomfortable this time.

It can only be said that the civil war between the five major points is really not that easy to fight.

In this playoff match between the Cavaliers and Nets, the whole world saw that Chen Xiao is more powerful than Carter.

Carter saw it himself.

After being surpassed by Kobe and Tracy McGrady, he is now surpassed by Chen Xiao.

Among the five major points, he is now at the bottom.

Coupled with the menacing Ray Allen, Carter is really under a lot of pressure now.

Therefore, in this series, Carter also tried his best.

On the court, the Cavaliers continue to attack. The Cavaliers' offense is now the duo of Chen Xiao and James. They have absolute autonomy on the court.

This time Chen Xiao continued to look for Xiao Zhan. Chen Xiao did not jump immediately after receiving Xiao Zhan's pass.

Chen Xiao checked his eyes with Xiao Zhan when he caught the ball.

Xiao Zhan understood Chen Xiao's eyes instantly.

Chen Xiao was surrounded by Carter and Fisher. After Richard Jefferson grabbed James, he only looked at Chen Xiao, and he was also facing Chen Xiao.

He didn't notice at all that Xiao Zhan had already moved in the opposite direction.

Chen Xiao jumped high between Carter and Fisher. Well, his lower body was stuck by Fisher. He actually didn't jump that high, but it was more than enough to pass the ball to Xiao Zhan.

Chen Xiao shook his head and Xiao Zhan caught the ball. Richard Jefferson found it too late.

Xiao Zhan took aim at Lan's mid-range shot twice and hit it!

7 to 6!

When the Nets attacked, O'Neal received a pass from Fisher and used both hands and feet against Diop under the basket, sweeping the attack like an army. After the failure, he attracted Chandler's help and immediately passed back to Malone who was receiving the ball.

With the help of Darius Miles, Malone took a mid-range shot and once again made a solid hit!

8 to 7!

On the court, Malone, who had already scored 6 points after the game started, looked up to the sky and roared crazily!

Seeing Malone losing his composure at this time, the players of both teams on the court, the commentators from various countries on the sidelines, and even Stockton and Jerry Sloan in front of the TV were extremely moved.

In order to win the first championship of his career, he came to the Nets to hug Malone and ended up becoming Malone. The opening of this game was indeed amazing.

"Perhaps the Nets haven't reached a desperate moment yet?"

Many people are thinking this way at this time.

After all, on the court, O'Neal, Malone, Carter, and the Nets players are really trying to change their fate!

"Can they finally reverse the yoke God has placed on them?!"

The game between the Nets and the Cavaliers started off really exciting, with both teams playing very well offensively and defensively.

And this is also what makes the audience at the scene and the audience in front of the TV so engaged.

And just when everyone was attracted and moved by Ma Long's spirit of changing fate.

On the court, the Cavaliers attacked again.

After Chen Xiao and James once again made a collision against the wall, facing the defense of Fisher and Carter, Chen Xiao hit the ball to Darius Miles who was responding to him, and then followed up with Darius Miles. After Sis made a hit-the-wall match and fended off Fisher, Chen Xiao faced Carter's defense and made a two-pointer from a long distance!

This kind of continuous hitting the wall is indeed very tiring, but this is one of the few opportunities Chen Xiao has in this series.

A fleeting opportunity!

As long as he slows down a little, the Nets' outside players will rush towards him regardless!

A swipe!

Two-point hit from long range!

9 to 8!

"Want to change your destiny against the will of heaven?"

"Did I allow it?"

Watching Chen Xiao yelling at the sky after shooting Carter in the face.

Carter, who was standing next to Chen Xiao and heard clearly what Chen Xiao was yelling, was petrified.

Soon, when more people knew what Chen Xiao was yelling, more people began to petrify like Carter...

Do you think you are really God? !

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