Super All-around Point Guard

Warriors locker room.

The locker room was surprisingly quiet. Everyone was sitting quietly listening to head coach Steve Kerr speak alone. Curry occasionally stuffed the popcorn in the cabinet into his mouth and chewed it softly, while Thompson kneaded his expression. With an unchanged face, Green was as silent as a beast ready to explode at any time, with both eyes shining.

Tonight is the most exciting time in Cole's coaching career. He is once again so close to the championship trophy. Last time, it was snatched away by Xie Chen. This time, he finally made it to the tiebreaker. He doesn't want to be snatched away by Xie Chen again. Got it!

Cole looked at everyone and said: "At the beginning of the season, I couldn't coach due to physical reasons. Frankly speaking, I was very worried at that time, but Luke led everyone to a perfect start. At that time, I expected that this season would be good for me. It will be an extraordinary season for you. We have a perfect start and a perfect experience. Now we are only missing a perfect end. Without a championship, a 73-9 season is still a season for us. It’s a pity, considering how many tough opponents we have defeated this season, how could we lose to a team that lost 40 games in the regular season!”

At this point, Cole became very emotional. If he lost to the Cavaliers or Spurs or even the Thunder, Cole wouldn't be so angry. The Knicks' record is really too bad, and Cole can't accept losing in his heart. For a team with such a poor record, the irony is that they are the team with the best record and the best record in history. If they have the first record in the history of the regular season, they end up losing to the playoffs in the playoffs. The team with the worst record will be laughed to death, right?

Klay Thompson raised his head and said, "Coach, don't worry, I will keep an eye on Xie. He will never have a chance to explode in the second half."

Luke Walton reminded: "Klay, be careful about the number of fouls you take, and be careful about his behind-the-back shots."

Thompson nodded, and Walton's reminder was spot on. If Thompson restricted Xie Chen without a chance to shoot, maybe Xie Chen would use the strange trick of shooting from behind again.

"I hope he has no other moves available." Klay Thompson secretly prayed in his heart.

The Knicks locker room is not as serious as the Warriors locker room. In other words, they are all pretending to be serious. In fact, they can't help but be happy. Some people are even thinking about how to celebrate after winning. Of course, even if they don't win the championship in the end, for most people, this ending is already perfect. After all, they should not even make it to the playoffs, but they can make it to the finals and drag the game to the tiebreaker. It is already profitable in itself.

Ci Shiping has been suppressing his excitement. Ray Allen seems calm, but in fact he is thinking about many things, such as whether he will win the championship later. If he wins the championship, he will definitely retire without any suspense. But if he does not win the championship, Where should he choose to go and what to do in the next few days?

Phil Jackson was also in the locker room. He was sitting on the bench, with his long legs stretched out straight, and a charming smile. He was also eating the popcorn that Curry gave to Xie Chen. He seemed not worried about the result at all. .

An eight-point lead at halftime was enough to give the Knicks some peace of mind.

Xie Chen was thinking at this time, launching an attack quickly at the beginning of the second half, not giving the Warriors a chance to catch up, and immediately widening the point difference to double digits.

Phil Jackson kept looking at Xie Chen with a smile, and he could probably guess what Xie Chen was thinking. Xie Chen took a sip of water and accidentally saw the Zen master looking at him with a smile on his face, as if his whole person had been seen through.

The Zen Master said: "Do you have anything to say to us? Mr. FMVP."

Xie Chen smiled awkwardly. It was not appropriate to call him FMVP so early. Zen Master was too optimistic. Xie Chen said: "In the first half, almost all the points were scored by dunks. I didn't score a three-pointer. Now my hands are a little itchy." , I almost want to shoot a three-pointer, but Klay Thompson is very close to me, is there any way to help me get rid of him?"

Coach Fisher immediately fell into thinking, and his brain was working quickly to see if he could find a three-point tactic suitable for Xie Chen. However, generally speaking, Fisher knew what Xie Chen knew. If Xie Chen was confident, he would directly ask Fisher I mentioned it, but I won’t ask.

With the Warriors' current defense against Xie Chen, whether Xie Chen is holding the ball in a pick-and-roll or Xie Chen is running without the ball, it is difficult to get a shot.

The Zen master stuffed another popcorn into his mouth, then stood up, looking very tall in front of Fisher. The Zen master took the tactical board from Fisher's hand and said with a smile: "Why don't you let me formulate a strategy for you?" How about it?"

The whole team was excited when they heard that the greatest coach, Master Zen, was going to personally formulate the tactics! He has always left the coaching to Fisher and the others. He himself has stopped doing this himself for a long time, and today is a rare exception.

Ci Shiping patted Fisher on the shoulder and joked: "Old man, you are going to lose your job, and Phil is going to start working again!"

Fisher's work was already shaky, and he looked embarrassed after hearing this joke. The Zen master said: "Don't talk nonsense, Ron, my head has long been out of ideas, and this is not a serious tactic. But considering that we are not very serious people, it might be a good fit."

oh? Zen master’s unorthodox tactics? Xie Chen also stood up, becoming more and more curious.

The Zen master held the tactical board and said: "Kole is a very good boy. Thank you, he is going to guard your three-pointer tonight. There will always be someone in front of you to guard you, no matter what the situation. If you want to If Klay or someone else relaxes on your defense, there's only one way to do that, and that's to let someone else get an open shot."

At this point, everyone was a little confused, but Xie Chen understood better. The Zen master did not ask the player who got the open shot to shoot, but asked him to pretend to shoot, in order to attract Klay Thompson's attention and reduce the pressure on Xie With Chen's marking, Xie Chen would have a chance to get rid of his opponent.

No wonder it was said to be an unorthodox tactic prepared for Xie Chen. It was indeed in line with Xie Chen's unorthodox style.

Zen Master drew on the tactical board: "At the top of the arc, Xie, you hold the ball and move to the right. Lopez comes up to make a screen, but this is not a real screen, but a false screen. Then Xie, you move the ball to the right." Give it to Lopez. In this way, you will take away the two people on the line. There will be no one in this area. Lopez, you take the ball and hit it to the basket to attract the defense again, and then pass the ball to the left side. Derrick Williams, Williams is a big open space. Williams, you just need to pause for a moment and pretend to aim at the frame. Everyone will focus on you. You just need to jump up and pretend to shoot, and then pass to get rid of it at any time. Clay just runs to your Xie. This is not a good idea. With Cole's strategy of preventing Xie from death, there is no good way. My bet is that Clay will jump on Williams Thank you for the few tenths of a second you slacked off when shooting, maybe I have to cooperate with your acting skills."

Xie Chen smiled. He liked this less serious tactic very much, but he still looked at Derrick Williams and said: "Derrick already has an open shot opportunity, and he takes the risk of passing it to me. This is a bit..."

Derrick Williams quickly said: "Boss, you also know my three-point ability. In the first half, I failed to score many open three-pointers. I still feel guilty now. Even if you throw it in the half court, you can throw it more accurately than me." , we believe in you.”

Xie Chen really needed a three-pointer to hit his opponent, so he agreed: "Okay, I'll just use it once. I will give the Warriors the most painful blow at the most suitable time!"

The second half of the game started quickly. As most people expected, both sides regarded the beginning of the third quarter as very important. Both the Warriors and the Knicks wanted to score first, and the Warriors wanted to recover the point difference. The Knicks want to expand to double digits.

In the end, it was the Warriors who took the lead and scored two points, narrowing the point difference to 6 points.

On the Knicks side, Anthony made the first call, but failed. Fortunately, the Knicks grabbed the offensive rebound and quickly transferred it to Xie Chen. Xie Chen took advantage of the double-team and rushed to the inside like lightning. Finally, it was difficult. A foul was committed and he got two free throw opportunities.

Yang Jiandao: "Today, even Xie Chen, who could score 70 or 80 points in a game, found it difficult to score. On the one hand, it was because of defense, and on the other hand, in this situation where winning is the championship and losing is the end, no one can help but affected."

Zhang Weiping also said: "Yes, Xie Chen's three-pointers are what the Warriors are most worried about. As long as Xie Chen doesn't hit consecutive three-pointers, the Knicks will never open up the score, and the Warriors will always be in a safe range." Inside, Xie Chen’s fadeaway jumper is also very difficult, but today he basically didn’t have a chance to use it, and he was double-teamed as soon as he dribbled the ball.”

Xie Chen's two SS skills were blocked by Cole. He could only rely on another SS skill, Vince Carter's dunk ability, but this dunk could never dominate the game.

Xie Chen made two free throws and the score returned to 8 points again.

Curry is still in that indifferent state. No matter how important the game or the critical moment, his catching and dribbling are very casual, so casual that the ball will go out of bounds at any time because of the ball hitting his legs or feet. Xie Chen knows that Curry Li has grown up on the court since he was a child. He doesn't know what nervousness is, but Xie Chen just can't stand Curry's lack of nervousness, so when Curry dribbles the ball in the backcourt, he suddenly steps forward and sticks to Curry. And made a steal stance, Curry was shocked. His good ball protection ability prevented him from getting into trouble, and he did not choose to pass the ball, so he still escaped the pursuit. However, in order to deal with Xie Chen, he A lot of offensive time has been wasted.

As a result, the Warriors failed to succeed in this attack!

"This is my chance to expand the score to double digits!" As soon as Lopez grabbed the rebound and handed it to Xie Chen, Xie Chen realized that the next ball might become a turning point in the game!

Xie Chen is going to use the unorthodox tactics formulated by Zen Master to shoot a three-pointer that no one would have thought of. Once the ball is hit, the point difference will be widened to 11 points, and the Warriors' confidence will be greatly frustrated. Maybe Nick Si will always lead with this advantage until the last minute of the game!

Xie Chen dribbled the ball slowly and stretched out his fingers after halftime. Everyone knew that Xie Chen was going to implement the tactics arranged by the Zen master.

Upon seeing Xie Chen's gesture, Ci Shiping on the bench immediately stood up and even slapped guys like Calderon.

"What's wrong?" Calderon and others were confused.

Ci Shiping said: "Get up and get ready to celebrate Xie. After a while he hits a three-pointer, and we will compare James Harden's gesture together."

"..." Including Fisher was very embarrassed after hearing this. Keep a low profile and save your character. It would be a pity if Xie Chen missed the shot and wasted an open shot opportunity by Williams.

In fact, if it was Fisher who arranged it, he would not choose to let Xie Chen shoot a three-pointer.

Lopez stepped forward to cover Xie Chen, and Xie Chen walked to the right with the ball. The Warriors naturally thought that Xie Chen wanted to use the screen to gain opportunities, so they gave Xie Chen the most important defense. Then, Xie Chen hit The ground pass was passed to Lopez. There was no one two meters in front of Lopez. Lopez immediately took the ball and rushed in. The person who was originally marking Williams immediately went to the basket to cover. Lopez passed the ball to Williams. Sri Lanka.

Derrick Williams once again had an open shot from behind the three-point line.

Since Williams had failed to score several three-pointers before, and this time Williams got another chance to shoot, the first thought of everyone in the Warriors was: grab rebounds!

At this time, Xie Chen took a step back, straight back. It looked like he was giving up the attack and pretending to return to defense.

Klay Thompson's hand was always on Xie Chen's body. He felt Xie Chen walking back, but he didn't feel anything because Derrick Williams had already taken off. Xie Chen's running towards the basket was the threat to Thompson. If you stand back, it should be fine.

However, the next second, Thompson discovered that Xie Chen behind him was missing!

"What?" Thompson was negligent for just a moment, and Xie Chen ran to the left in the direction of Williams! Thompson didn't understand that Williams had already taken off.

At this time, Williams distributed the ball with a tacit understanding.

"Williams made a three-pointer...huh? Passed it?" Commentator Yang Jian was shocked.

Xie Chen rushed over quickly, took the ball, and immediately shot a long three-pointer when no one was guarding him. He hit the basketball accurately!

11 points! The Knicks lead the Warriors by 11 points!

The Warriors immediately called a timeout, and everyone on the Knicks bench was celebrating for Xie Chen.

"This is so weird. Williams jumped up. How did he see Xie Chen running over?"

"The Warriors are about to collapse. Let us congratulate the New York Knicks in advance for winning the championship. Although Xie Chen did not score many points tonight, even if he only scored these points, with his perfect performance in the previous six games, he will be the undisputed FMVP."

All the pressure came to the Warriors. Cole had never had it so difficult. This 11-point difference was as breathless as 30 points!

Is this the end of the Warriors? !

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