Super All-around Point Guard

The championship is the ultimate dream of every NBA professional player. It symbolizes the highest honor. From October to June of the following year, there is almost no time to breathe. Fighting and fighting for it is a championship!

And Xie Chen finally officially embarked on the road to compete for the championship.

The championship rings of all the teams in the playoffs have been designed, including those of the Miami Heat. The championship rings of the Heat are silver and luxurious, with the flame logo of the Heat on one side, HEAT2015 on the other, and Three championship trophies that symbolize the honor of the Miami Heat.

In fact, in the early days of the development of the NBA, championship rings were not as designed and unique as they are now. They often use the same mold, and just change the name and year of the winning team every year. Speaking of it, Pat Riley proposed to the league that the team design the championship ring independently. The team owner paid the bill, and they agreed to hand over the design of the ring to the team, but there are two conditions. First, the ring must contain at least 1 carat of diamonds. Second, it must have the NBA logo.

Xie Chen drools every time he thinks of the Heat's championship ring, he is so eager to have the championship ring!

It seems that there is no player who is not eager, but there is one person in the Heat who is not eager for this championship ring, but hopes to miss it. This person is Chris Bosh who cannot play in the playoffs.

As the core of the team, Bosh holds the team's highest salary, so he should assume more responsibilities. However, due to injuries, he cannot play for the team. If the Heat really win the championship this season, Nabosh won't have any sense of honor when wearing this championship ring, perhaps, it will be a great irony.

In the few days before the first playoff game, Bosh could not eat or sleep at home, and he paced back and forth in the yard all day long. He would hear his heavy sigh within a few minutes, which made Bosh His wife also looked distressed.

Bosh was worried in his heart: "I know that the Heat can't pass the Cavaliers, and sooner or later they will fall in the Eastern Conference Finals, but why am I still so worried? Many people have scolded me now. If the team is without me, If I win the championship, I will be degraded to nothing!"

Bosh has recuperated for the past two months, and his physical condition has improved a lot, but it seems that he is still a little far away from playing games. Everyone in the team is actively preparing for the playoffs, which makes Bosh feel very uncomfortable. He dare not Going to the gym to watch his teammates practice would only make it harder for him.

"I hope the Heat will fall at the level of the Pacers. When I come back next year, we will fight for the championship together!" Bosh said darkly in his heart.

Miami Heat practice facility.

Everyone on the team is training hard. Xie Chen is doing breakthrough training, constantly dribbling over specially placed obstacles, tireless, he is improving Westbrook's breakthrough skills, Westbrook's breakthrough skills It has been raised to 92%, and it is only one step away from complete integration.

But even if the integration is complete, Xie Chen has no plan to use it against the Pacers.

Westbrook's breakthrough skill is Xie Chen's big killer move, and it is reserved for the Cavaliers. In order for the Cavaliers to be unprepared and able to steal a victory smoothly, Xie Chen must hide this ace skill well, otherwise, Once the Cavaliers know that Xie Chen's breakthrough is so fast and unstoppable, the Cavaliers will definitely adjust their defensive strategy, and Xie Chen will not be able to achieve the effect of being unprepared.

Of course, this premise is based on the fact that you can pass the first round. If you can't even pass the Pacers, then this ace skill must be used in advance.

However, Xie Chen didn't think that Paul George and his Pacers would force Xie Chen to use this skill.

After practicing for a while, when Xie Chen took a break, Pat Riley stepped forward, handed Xie Chen a towel, sat in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Xie, why are you so focused on training breakthroughs these days? The playoffs are coming soon, I think you should focus on strength training, there will be a lot of physical confrontation in the playoffs, so be careful when you grab rebounds or dunk."

"I know, President, we are surprisingly consistent in our attitude towards other players, but we are in opposite directions when it comes to me. Do you know why?" Xie Chen wiped his sweat and asked with a smile.

Xie Chen's words really aroused Riley's interest. Riley suddenly sat up straight, staring at Xie Chen with light in his eyes. Yes, Riley also discovered this problem. He and Xie Chen had conflicts. And it's a big contradiction, but the root cause of this contradiction is not because the two have different concepts and different attitudes towards basketball. On the contrary, their personalities are surprisingly consistent!

Riley has always been criticized as a cripple, because he has always admired devil training. The reason why he is called a devil coach is because he tried his best to promote overloaded training.

In terms of devil training, there are many wonderful stories about Riley. He once locked the 39-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a super-high temperature sauna for an hour and a half, and once asked Magic Johnson to do 300 boring exercises in a row. For running back and forth, he will also send a memo to the players every season. The fat content of guards cannot exceed 6%, forwards cannot exceed 8%, and centers cannot exceed 10%.

Mourning suffered from glomerular necrosis in the fourth year of the Heat, Wade suffered frequent injuries in the fourth year of his career, Hardaway suffered successive knee injuries in the fourth year of the Heat, and O'Neal suffered a series of injuries in the fourth year of the Heat. In the middle of the first season, I tore my face with Riley... Speaking of O'Neal, O'Neal's fat content had exceeded 18%, far exceeding Riley's standard. 15%, Mourning looks like RoboCop, but I can completely dominate him on the court! The fat content is rubbish!

This left a hidden danger for O'Neal's departure later, and O'Neal even regretted his decision to join the Heat.

Everyone knows that Riley is such a coach, but what is unexpected is that Xie Chen actually retreated with Riley! After losing to the Cavaliers, Xie Chen realized that with the current Heat, they are no match for the Cavaliers' Big Three. In the playoffs, Xie Chen is like Riley possessed, talking to Walker and Beasley, constantly stimulating They, let them train with the greatest strength and improve themselves.

As early as when Hassan was troubled by fouls and Xie Chen called Riley to ask for Mourning's phone number, Riley felt that Xie Chen was very similar to him. , the two always can't reach an agreement, which makes Riley very puzzled why.

At that time, Riley saw Xie Chen's future and sent Xie Chen a trainer, Wang Zhihui. Unexpectedly, the appearance of Wang Zhihui did not change Xie Chen's training status, and was directly transferred by Xie Chen to become his manager.

If Xie Chen was really a lazy player, Riley would have given up on this kid long ago, but Xie Chen sometimes practiced desperately and worked harder than anyone else. For example, when improving skills such as steals, breakthroughs, etc., every time I train to the point of becoming obsessed!

This made Riley wonder, and felt that Xie Chen was in line with his training philosophy. The contradiction between the two was that Xie Chen's training route was inconsistent with Riley's requirements, but Riley didn't know how to solve this problem.

Xie Chen smiled and said, "Because I am a special player, different from all the players you have ever seen."

This is the truth, but Riley felt very uncomfortable after hearing it. In Riley's eyes, no one is special. Xie Chen is also a real person. This answer did not satisfy Riley, so Riley left silently. .

In addition to training hard with teammates, studying the opponent Pacers is also an indispensable topic. In addition to discussing with coaches and teammates, Xie Chen also discussed this issue with his "brain fan" Will Jones at home.

Although Will Jones is just a college student and an amateur fan, he can't compare with professionals, but Will Jones' views have his own unique features. He will find some details that experts can't find, such as telling Xie Chen Gasol who caught the ball. After sending back the message instantly, it helped Xie Chen a lot.

Xie Chen finished a day of training. Although he was tired, he was in good spirits: "How about it, buddy, what do you think of our opponent Pacers? I have reserved a spot for you at the American Airlines Arena, and you can come to the scene at any time Watch my game."

Will Jones was very excited: "Really? Oh, it's a pity that I don't have time yet. If I can, I will definitely go to the finals to support you! Regarding your opponents, I believe you are full of confidence without me saying that as the No. One, if you can’t even pass the first round, it’s too unjustifiable.”

"Paul George was a superstar when he was healthy and obviously, he's not back to what he used to be, even though Paul George came back and the team went on a winning streak and made it to the playoffs. I think Paul George's biggest problem is psychological. I have watched these Pacers games. He has a timid mentality on the court, for fear of getting injured again, but the competition for the playoffs is so fierce. If he keeps like this , it is difficult to really help the team, and naturally it cannot beat you."

"In addition, I want to talk about Roy Hibbert. His height was originally a point of fear for the Heat, but this year is different. You have Hassan Whiteside, although Hassan's height is higher than Roy's. It’s also a bit worse. But Roy Hibbert is not good at physical confrontation, and Hassan is as fierce as a beast. I dare not jump to conclusions too early, but I really think Roy Hibbert can’t stop Hassan. Of course, It has to be said that his assist defense and single defense are among the top in the league."

"Among players with more than 300 isolations in the regular season, Hibbert has the team near the bottom in terms of scoring frequency, and the Pacers tend to hit the ball inside. At this time, the team will stagnate. Around Hibbert Most players habitually stand and watch him hold the ball, which leads to only 2.2 assists per game when the ball passes Hibbert's hands. The performance of this cumbersome center is also very likely to drag down the Pacers team pace."

"No matter how you look at it, I absolutely support you that the Heat can win this series, preferably a sweep! Because I predict that the Cleveland Cavaliers will sweep the Celtics. In terms of momentum, you can't lose to them!"

After listening to Will Jones' explanation, Xie Chen was overjoyed, and laughed loudly: "You kid, it's a nice way to say, sweeping the Pacers? I never thought that this is my first battle." In the playoffs, I have only one goal, to win safely, and there must be no mistakes, by the way, what do you think of the prospects of your Grizzlies?"

As a native of Memphis, Xie Chen asserted that Will Jones is more concerned about his hometown team. Although the Grizzlies and the Heat belong to the East and West, if the Grizzlies can keep qualifying, the two teams are very likely to meet. .

Will Jones sighed.

Xie Chen couldn't help being surprised: "Don't you think the Grizzlies can't beat the Blazers?"

Will Jones shook his head: "Maybe they can beat the Blazers, but the Warriors are really hard to pass, just like you guys beat the Cavaliers..."

Before he finished speaking, Will Jones immediately realized that he had accidentally instilled negative news into the idol, and immediately shut up. The Heat can't beat the Cavaliers, this is Will Jones' true inner opinion, but he never said it in front of Xie Chen.

Xie Chen smiled: "It's okay, I also know that our chances of winning against the Cavaliers are very small, but who can say for sure about the future?"

"That's right. Besides, you are missing the general Chris Bosh. This is not a fair matchup. Maybe Kevin Love will be injured there too, haha." Will Jones laughed foolishly.

Xie Chen shook his head helplessly, it is too immoral to curse someone who is injured, but how did Xie Chen know that Le Fu has already cursed Xie Chen.

Three days later, the NBA officially ushered in the long-awaited playoffs for fans all over the world!

The opening game of the playoffs will be played between the arch-enemy Heat and the Pacers! The Pacers have fallen at the feet of the Heat several times, and this year will be an opportunity for them to prove themselves!

In order to welcome this blockbuster performance, the American Airlines Arena has been completely renewed inside and out. Many of the arrangements are close to the specifications of last year's finals. The two streets on the south and north of the arena have already hung a huge banner with "WhiteHot" Banners, and star posters wearing white home jerseys, WhiteHot, White Hot, the theme of this year's Heat playoffs, drove into the underground parking lot of the arena, and "White Hot" signs were posted on many corners.

Inside the arena, the painters have also finished painting the outer walls of the players’ passage, all with white paint. Inside the arena, every seat has been covered with white covers, and the entire arena looks like a sea of ​​white !

Even other configurations are the specifications of the finals, such as security checks, the level is upgraded. In addition to manual security checks and machine checks, police dogs are also equipped to sniff bags, and bomb disposal vehicles are always on call outside the arena to deal with unexpected situations.

Another example is the media restaurant. Due to the large number of media coming to Miami, the number of reporters covering this game has exceeded 200. The Heat have already set up a temporary media restaurant in the player tunnel. Another example is the press conference hall, which has also been re-arranged...

All of this is to create the atmosphere of this year's Heat playoffs!

The exciting moment has finally arrived!