Super All-around Point Guard

"We won! We won! We defeated the Spurs! We are the Western Conference champions!"

At Oracle Arena, all the fans were reveling and celebrating excitedly. It was indeed worthwhile to be happy to beat the Spurs and win the Western Conference championship, but their happiness was obviously a bit too much. It was as if they had not won the Western Conference championship now, but the NBA championship. Like a champion.

During the regular season, both expert media and online fans believed that this year's championship would be either the Spurs or the Warriors. Now that the Spurs have been eliminated, and the Knicks, who are ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, advance to the finals, they feel even more The prediction was correct.

"I'm back!" Stephen Curry, who was slightly thin, clenched his fists excitedly and advanced to the finals for two consecutive years. He was deeply aware that he had entered the peak period of his career, just like Jordan back then. Like Kobe James, he has ushered in his era!

Unfortunately, he lost to Xie Chen last year and met this person again this year. Stephen Curry thinks that he is many times stronger than last year. He wants revenge this year! !

"Thank you, are you ready for my challenge?!" When Curry thought about facing Xie Chen, his mortal enemy in the finals, he couldn't wait for the finals to start tomorrow.

From the first day Xie Chen entered the league, the two had various grievances. The stage of the finals is undoubtedly the most suitable place to resolve the grievances!

The Warriors, who created the best record in NBA history with 73 wins and 9 losses, still advanced to the finals. This unstoppable team seems to be able to easily hold the championship trophy in their hands.

Although Spurs coach Popovich was unwilling, he lost without complaint. He had no choice. The Warriors are too powerful. Popovich has used all methods to limit them, and with this strongest team After seven fierce battles, he has tried his best.

Popovich has led the team to many finals. He does not regret not making it to the finals. What he regrets even more is that he still has no chance to play against Xie Chen in the playoffs.

"We lost to the Clippers last year, missed the meeting with Xie, and lost to the Warriors this year. I must have disappointed Xie. I don't know when I will be able to play seven games with Xie's team." The reason why Popovich said So he wanted to play against Xie Chen's team, on the one hand he admired Xie Chen, and on the other hand it was because he wanted to beat Xie Chen so much, and he had absolute confidence.

Xie Chen's style of play and the way he leads the team to victory are the most unique in the league. Most coaches don't know how to deal with it. Only Popovich, this wily guy, knows how to deal with Xie Chen.

The Spurs team was quite calm. Even if they lost in the tiebreaker, they could calmly accept the defeat and shake hands with their opponents one by one.

Tim Duncan has long been a little numb to the outcome of the playoffs. Since entering the league in 1997, he has entered the playoffs every year and played so many more games than others every year. It is annoying to death. Moreover, he felt that he deserved to lose to the Warriors. After all, the Warriors were a younger and stronger team than them.

Duncan took the initiative to walk up to Stephen Curry, shook hands and congratulated: "Congratulations, Curry, you are the greatest shooter I have ever seen."

Curry looked at Duncan and smiled. He didn't know how to accept Duncan's compliments. Curry remembered the first time he met Duncan, probably 20 years ago, at a training camp in Charlotte. He was only 8 years old at the time, and Duncan had not yet participated in the draft. Curry watched the big man practice for a whole hour on the sidelines. Curry never imagined that he had been playing in the league for nearly 10 years, and this old guy was still there. Alliance...and even competing with myself for the championship!

"Thank you, Tim. I should have said goodbye to you solemnly, but when I think about this time next year you will still be competing with us in front of me, I think it's better to forget it. See you next year, okay?" Curry I won’t play affectionate with Duncan anymore. I’m about to leave after saying goodbye. Generally speaking, bidding farewell to a 40-year-old guy like this should be affectionate and serious, because every farewell may be the last one, but Curry believes that Duncan will still be there next year. exist.

Duncan originally planned to chat with Curry for a while. Seeing that Curry was about to leave, Duncan quickly grabbed him and said the last words: "By the way, I don't know whether you or Xie will win the championship next. If it is him, please help me." Convey him a message..."

"The future is his, right? Forget it, Tim, he won't believe what you say." Curry shook off Duncan and walked away. He felt that it would be more sincere to say goodbye to Leonard, because the other party only Hug without talking.

…

In New York, in the gym of Xie Chen's mansion, Phil Jackson and Carmelo Anthony both looked at Xie Chen, who was smiling. The Western Conference championship had already been decided. They wanted to know Xie Chen's decision and look at Xie Chen's facial expression now. , Xie Chen seemed very satisfied with the result.

Is it because I have played and won against the Warriors that I feel more confident than against the Spurs?

Phil Jackson looked at Xie Chen and couldn't help but ask: "The Golden State Warriors are your old rivals. I think you will know and be very interested in them, especially Stephen Curry. The whole world is waiting to see you." There must be many duels between these two heaven-defying shooters, how about it, have you decided?"

Xie Chen also looked at Phil Jackson and said: "Yes, President, I have decided that you can go to California first tomorrow. I want to stay in New York and focus on accompanying Katie and my child who is about to be born these days. First I might miss a game!"

Phil Jackson sighed, and Anthony also looked shocked. Finally hearing Xie Chen's final decision, he decided to give up the first game. This is a very important decision for the entire Knicks team! Even, in the eyes of some people, Xie Chen's decision may change the outcome of the entire series! It is possible that the Knicks, who could have won the championship, lose this opportunity!

The Knicks and Cavaliers have both played six games. In everyone's understanding, the Cavaliers are weaker than the Warriors, so seven games between the Knicks and the Warriors is a guarantee. If they play less than seven games, the Warriors will definitely win.

Xie Chen knew that this decision would make many people unhappy, but he had already decided, and he was absolutely confident that he could beat the Warriors.

Because the Legendary Warriors are easier to deal with than the Legendary Knights. Xie Chen didn't even lose against the Legendary Knights, let alone the Legendary Warriors.

Phil Jackson said: "I think this is also a very difficult decision for you. I understand very well how you want to take care of your wife and the child who is about to be born. During the period when your wife was pregnant, we have been competing. I I know you feel very guilty about Katie. Although your decision may cost us a precious championship trophy, I respect your decision and take good care of Katie. We are waiting for you in Auckland!"

After the Zen master finished speaking, he patted Xie Chen and left first.

Anthony stayed and talked with Xie Chen for a while before leaving.

In fact, Anthony was extremely happy with Xie Chen's decision!

When Xie Chen joined the Knicks, Anthony had a fantasy. Although Xie Chen was the boss, in the finals, Anthony wanted to share the FMVP trophy like Wade. Now, Xie Chen has decided not to play in the first game of the finals. As long as Anthony performs well, it will be more likely that Anthony and Xie Chen will share the FMVP, and Anthony may even have the opportunity to exclusively win the FMVP!

"Dear, what's wrong? You've been standing here in a daze since you came back from Xie. I know Xie's failure to play in the first game put a lot of pressure on you. This guy is really serious. No matter how much he loves his wife, he shouldn't give up the game. He But it showed in front of the whole world what a good man he is and put all the responsibility on you." Anthony's wife Lala stepped forward and handed Anthony a glass of water.

Anthony took the cup, smiled and stroked Lala's head, and said with a smile: "Fool, you are wrong. Xie's failure to play in the first game is not a good thing for the team, but for me, it is a godsend. Good opportunity.”

"Oh? Why?" Lala was confused.

Some words are destined not to be spoken to outsiders. Apart from keeping these selfish words in your heart, you can only talk to the people next to you: "You should remember when Wade and Xie shared the FMVP in last year's finals. Last year's Heat, from the regular season to The success in the playoffs basically goes to Xie, but in the end the most important award is shared by him and Wade. As you know, I not only need the championship, but also the FMVP trophy. I have too few personal honors. If Xie doesn’t make it to the first game, my personal data in the finals will be better than his. If I win the championship in the end, the judges will not forget my contribution in the finals. If I can win the championship without Xie Under certain circumstances, if I beat the Warriors in one game, I might even be able to win the FMVP exclusively in the end!"

What Anthony said is true. If Anthony steps up when Xie Chen is absent, he wins the Warriors in the first game, and then Xie Chen comes back in the second game and continues to win until he wins four games. In the subsequent games, Anthony and Xie Chen will If the data is not much different, Anthony will definitely be the exclusive winner of FMVP, because the group of people who voted for FMVP are all old guys. They don't like newcomers very much, and they will never vote for Xie Chen if they can vote for Anthony.

However, Anthony also wants the FMVP trophy like crazy. How could he lead the Knicks without Xie Chen to defeat the Warriors? How can it be?

Maybe he was used to the Knicks with Xie Chen, and he had forgotten that the Knicks were originally a second-rate team.

Lala didn't understand football, but she was very happy to hear it: "Really? That's great. I didn't expect Xie's decision to come true for you. My dear, come on! I'm going to fly there with you to support you!"

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The next day, news broke that Xie Chen would miss the first game of the finals. For a while, it became a topic of discussion among all basketball fans.

"Xie Chen is simply seeking death! The Warriors are the opponent with the best record in history! Even if he plays in all the games, he may not be able to win, and he still misses one game... There is no suspense about who will win the championship this year. Congratulations in advance warrior."

"I don't understand. Xie Chen knew that he couldn't beat the Warriors and deliberately made excuses to miss a game. If he loses, wouldn't he have to step down?"

"Why doesn't anyone think that Xie Chen gave up the first game because he was confident? Maybe he didn't take the Warriors seriously at all, deliberately lost a game, and then beat them. Wouldn't it be more embarrassing to win the championship? ?”

"Those upstairs, please wake up and stop dreaming!"

"..."

Netizens in China and the United States are discussing Xie Chen's decision enthusiastically. If they are not Xie Chen, they will not understand Xie Chen's love for his wife and children. They only care about the game. Xie Chen's decision makes them very disappointed with the Knicks' championship. It's worry.

Similarly, these old guys from T.NT also discussed it very well.

The host said: "The next finals matchup is between the Golden State Warriors and the New York Knicks. Of these two teams, I believe we only guessed one right..."

Before the host finished speaking, Charles Barkley interjected: "Actually, I am surprised that these two teams have reached the finals."

After Barkley finished speaking, everyone laughed. Everyone knew that Barkley was not optimistic about the Warriors.

The host smiled and waved his hand to signal Barkley to shut up, and continued: "The Warriors are the team with the best record in history. Although Charles is not very optimistic about their strength, and he said early on that if the Warriors win the championship, Charles will kneel down. remarks, but the Warriors' performance in both the regular season and the playoffs has proven their greatness, and the other team is really surprising. They are the eighth team in the Eastern Conference. We defeated the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference with a sweep, and then successively defeated the Heat and Cavaliers. But now there is news that Xie will not fly there until after the first game of the Finals, because my colleague and Xie’s wife will be here. How do you feel about having a baby in a few days?"

Barkley first said: "I think Katie chose the wrong platform. She shouldn't have gone to ESPN at that time. She should have come here. We grown men need to have a female host like her who will face you all day long. We It’s really boring.”

The male host smiled awkwardly.

O'Neal also said: "Yes, if Katie were my colleague early in the morning, I would remind her that as an NBA player's wife, it is the best month to have children."

Kenny Smith reminded: "Let's get back to the topic. I think Xie's absence will not have a great impact on this series, because the Knicks' winning rate on the road is not very high. They have lost two games in a row against the Heat. On the road, they lost one game against the Cavaliers, and I also think they will lose at least one game against the Warriors. Let's just assume that Xie Xie went all out to lose. As long as Xie can guarantee a victory at home, I think the Knicks can still win. "

"Wait a minute, have you already made a prediction? Your choice is the Golden State Warriors, right?" O'Neal listened to Kenny Smith's tone and was already clearly leaning towards the Warriors winning the championship.

O'Neal looked at Barkley again: "Fortunately, you chose the Knicks."

Unexpectedly, Barkley replied after hearing this: "Sorry, Shaq, although I said early on that I would kneel down and apologize if the Warriors win the championship, but since the Eastern Conference champion is not the Cavaliers but the Knicks, I have to support the Warriors." Win the championship.”

Happy May Day to everyone! Stay safe when out and about!