Super All-around Point Guard

The Magic seem to have never found the right direction after Howard left.

This summer, Oladipo, the team's most motivated player and the team's offensive and defensive leader, left, Brandon Jennings went to the New York Knicks, and Nicholson and Ilyasova also left.

They got Ibaka, Biyombo, DJ Augustin, and Jeff Green. After this operation, it currently seems that the Magic are no better than last season. Can they make it this season? The playoffs are still unknown.

Coming to Los Angeles and challenging the team with the best record in the Western Conference already made Vogel feel a lot of pressure, let alone being threatened by Xie Chen.

On the night of the game, Xie Chen had been acting very serious since he entered the arena. In fact, he was in a very good mood tonight. He made such a serious expression just to show his opponents.

During the warm-up before the game, Xie Chen pretended to accidentally lose the ball, walked to Coach Vogel to pick it up, and said hello by the way.

"Long time no see." Xie Chen said calmly.

Vogel was very happy that the league's No. 1 player could remember him, and he quickly smiled and said: "Long time no see, we have changed our identities when we meet again."

Xie Chen still maintained a serious look and said: "Yes, you have just taken charge of this team, so you may not be aware of the hatred between me and your Magic. I have been waiting to play against you for a long time, although today I won’t fight with you tonight with fists and kicks, but I will go crazy to score points on you, and I will score 100 points tonight!”

"What? You want another 100 points?!" Vogel's smiling face immediately dimmed. Only then did he see that Xie Chen seemed very serious and murderous tonight!

Although Vogel did not coach the Magic last season, Xie Chen had such a vigorous group fight. No one in the league knew about it! When they met again, Xie Chen was still angry. What should he do?

Coach Vogel began to panic. He remembered that the conflict last season was caused by Xie Chen and Oladipo. Now that Oladipo has been traded to the Thunder, it stands to reason that Xie Chen should not be that bad to the Magic. It’s only right to have great hatred...

Vogel inadvertently glanced at his player Elfrid Payton. Payton looked at Xie Chen with a very rude and unconvinced look. Vogel suddenly remembered that Payton also took action in that fight. Got it!

Even if Oladipo leaves the Magic, there are still enemies of Xie Chen in the Magic team. Last time, there was a group fight! Although a group of people were beaten by Xie Chen.

"Damn it, why didn't I do my homework on this! Xie will definitely perform very differently tonight when he faces an opponent he fought against last season! He is definitely not trying to scare me by scoring another 100 points!" Coach Vogel touched it His belly was getting bigger and bigger, and he began to feel melancholy. He really hadn't thought about this in advance. The competition was about to start now, and he couldn't think of any good countermeasures. He could only take it one step at a time.

After the game started, Xie Chen was really fierce right from the start, dunking inside and hitting his opponent again and again. He went on an 8-0 run and the Magic quickly called a timeout.

Some netizens saw this and praised the Magic coach: "Look at the coach of the Magic. When he saw that the momentum was not good, he immediately called a timeout. Unlike the coach of the Trail Blazers, who was indifferent after being beaten by the Lakers. I am optimistic that the Magic can fight back. reverse!"

When they came to the dugout, all the Magic players felt ashamed. They had not yet entered the state.

Coach Vogel faced Ibaka and was about to speak. Ibaka admitted his mistake first: "Sorry, coach, I was a little distracted just now and asked Xie to come in and make two deductions. I will try my best next time." I will try my best to stop him, no matter what method I use, I will never let him score at the basket so easily again!"

Ibaka is a tough guy. How many tough battles have he fought in the Western Conference with the Thunder's second young coach? So I wasn't too scared to face Xie Chen.

However, coach Vogel said: "No, Serge, don't act too aggressively towards Xie. You will only annoy him and make things worse. I want to tell you, what you are facing tonight is... The team with the best record in the league. Although in the eyes of many people, the Lakers are not the strongest team, they have been able to maintain the first place in the Western Conference for so long, and after falling to second place, they can overtake the Warriors. This is It has been proven that their strength is at the level of a super team. They are not at the same level as us. Even if we lose to them, it is normal. We should focus on those teams with similar records to ours. Among our opponents, we have to fight them to the end, but facing such a strong enemy, we must know how to protect ourselves and staying healthy is the most important thing."

After Vogel finished speaking, the whole team was stunned. What is going on? He praises the Lakers so much and says it's okay to lose to them. Is this tolerating their loss?

"Coach, I've never heard you admit that the Lakers are a strong team before..." Magic team member Aaron Gordon whispered.

These guys don't understand Vogel's good intentions. Entering garbage time early can prevent Xie Chen from scoring 100 points, you idiots!

Coach Vogel glared at Aaron Gordon and said to him: "And you, I know you will show off your dunks whenever you find an opportunity in recent games. Don't show it in front of Xie, it will only annoy him." , I really want to compete with him in the slam dunk contest!"

Aaron Gordon was originally looking forward to tonight's game, because Xie Chen is a dunk master that he admires very much. He is also keen on dunking. He wanted to show off in front of Xie Chen, but the coach did not let him do so.

The timeout came quickly, and Coach Vogel didn't say anything useful. In the end, he only said one sentence to the five main players: "You must pay attention to protecting yourself on the court. Health is the most important thing!"

The five people all walked back to the court in embarrassment, not daring to look back. Is this the coach or the parents? The coach shouldn't let the players go to the court to do anything crazy. They are afraid of blood and tears. Vogel is obviously not letting the players do it. The fight was too fierce.

Magic newcomer Ibaka glanced at Xie Chen with a depressed look, wondering: "What method did this guy use to make Coach Vogel so afraid of him?"

After the timeout, everyone thought that the Magic should have adjusted their state and slowly recovered the lost points, but no, the point difference was still widening, and when it widened again, Magic coach Vogel did not call another timeout.

Seeing how easy the game was, Walton replaced Xie Chen early.

After Xie Chen came off the field, he chatted with his teammates in the dugout. He didn't need to pay attention to the game, because they were sure to win this game.

"It's rare to be so relaxed. If I had known everyone was so afraid of me, I would have used this trick a long time ago!" Xie Chen sat on the bench and watched the game relaxedly.

Waiting until the second quarter to play again, Xie Chen continued to pretend to be fierce, but in fact Xie Chen no longer had the fighting spirit to compete. At this time, there happened to be a problem with the timer. Aaron Gordon of the Magic team found Xie Chen. Chen, suddenly spoke to Xie Chen: "Xie, do you still remember me? We are in the same class."

Xie Chen looked at the smiling Gordon next to him and nodded. Xie Chen naturally remembered this player who was drafted in the same draft, but after all, they were very different. Xie Chen didn't pay much attention to this guy in normal times.

Xie Chen just joked: "Did you participate in the last gang fight?"

Aaron Gordon quickly denied it, and then suddenly asked: "Thank you, will you still participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest this year?"

Xie Chen nodded, and Aaron Gordon continued: "What about LeBron James and Russell Westbrook?"

"They will not participate again, why do you ask this question?" Xie Chen asked doubtfully.

Aaron Gordon then told the truth: "Actually, I was planning to sign up for the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest last year, but because LeBron James and Russell Westbrook participated, my spot was squeezed out. I was very disappointed. I want to compete with you and Zach LaVine, and I hope I have this opportunity this year."

Although Aaron Gordon and Xie Chen were drafted in the same draft, Gordon behaved like a junior in front of Xie Chen. Because Gordon was 2.06 meters tall, he kept bending over to talk to Xie Chen. Talking, facing two-time championship players, maybe this is an unconscious expression of respect.

After hearing this, Xie Chen also felt very sorry, because last year's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest originally did not include James and Westbrook. These two guys have been in the league for so many years. They would have participated earlier. No one would have thought that they would. I participated last year. The reason why I participated was because of Xie Chen. Westbrook was forced to go after Xie Chen lost a bet. It was also because of Xie Chen that Aaron Gordon was not qualified for the dunk contest.

Xie Chen apologized very much: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you wanted to participate in the slam dunk contest last year, otherwise I wouldn't have forced Russell to participate. He had no interest or ambition in the first place. I won't invite anyone else this year." You are a big star, you can definitely participate in this slam dunk contest and I look forward to playing against you."

"Really? That's great, thank you very much!" Aaron Gordon smiled shyly, and Xie Chen also liked this big boy very much.

However, this guy who looks harmless and smiles brightly has a hidden and brutal dunking skill. Since Gordon has never fully demonstrated his dunking ability in games or in private, Xie Chen has no idea about it. What is the level of Gordon's dunking ability?

Gordon looked at Xie Chen's back and secretly said with a smile: "Xie, you are not the only player in this league who knows how to hide his abilities. Just wait and see for the slam dunk contest. I will definitely shock you!"

This game entered garbage time in the fourth quarter again. There was no suspense in the game. The Lakers suppressed their opponents from the beginning, while the Magic failed to counterattack from beginning to end, or in other words, there was no counterattack at all. momentum.

The fans who paid for tickets to watch the game were also drowsy. They didn't expect the Magic to be so intolerable.

The atmosphere within the Lakers team is getting better and better now. Everyone is laughing and playing together off the court, but on the court, everyone is full of confidence and motivation. This team is becoming more and more like what they won last season. The 73-win Warriors.

Many experts also wrote: "Another game with three quarters and the fourth quarter turned into garbage time. This can't help but remind people of the Golden State Warriors last season. Have the Lakers grown into a team like the Warriors? "

Xie Chen really likes this kind of game where he clocks out in three quarters. The regular season is very long, and it is not easy to have time to rest. It can also show the dominance of the team. Therefore, in the next game, the Jazz will be played away from home, and Xie Chen will still have to continue. Use words to threaten the opponent and win without a fight!

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During the offseason, some teams gained attention in noisy and eye-catching ways, while other teams completed their team reinforcements quietly.

In the three-way trade between the Hawks, Jazz, and Pacers, George Hill was traded to the Jazz. This was a positional need for the Jazz. Under the spiritual needs of the team, Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsay planned another unnoticed move. Signed, singled out JoJo Johnson, and later used cap space to bring skilled big man Diaw to Salt Lake City.

The arrival of George Hill has an immediate effect on the Jazz. In today's point guard event, although his personal data is not very impressive, his help to the team is absolutely All-Star level.

Speaking of which, George Hill's fate is also related to a trade that year. In the 2011 draft, the Pacers selected Leonard with the 15th pick, but the Pacers traded him for the Spurs' backup point guard George. Hill.

George Hill and Leonard swapped clubs. At that time, many netizens complained angrily, "They actually sent Hill away, and the Spurs will be finished!", "They actually traded a point guard who has proven himself for a point guard who is good at defense and offense. The No. 15 pick who lacks means?"

However, the Pacers were short of point guards at the time, so it was considered a win-win deal at the time. If Leonard stayed with the Pacers and Hill stayed with the Spurs, perhaps Hill would become Parker's successor. Although Leonard did not He did not have the championship-level growth environment of the Spurs, but it was still enough to grow into a generation of star players.

Speaking of George Hill, there is another thing that is impressive. That was when the Heat played the Pacers in the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat defeated the Pacers 102-90. After the Pacers failed in the last attack, Wade dribbled through the frontcourt. At that time, all the Pacers players left the field, and there was only one Pacer player on the field, George Hill.

It happened that Wade dribbled for 24 seconds, which was a violation, and the clock returned 0.8 seconds. Hill was the only Pacer on the court, so Hill gave the ball to Wade. Wade handed the ball to Hill at 0.4 seconds. During this process, the time was already At the end, Hill did not touch the ball.

It is precisely because of this move that many fans still like this little-known point guard.

Everyone knew that the Pacers were bound to lose in that series, but a team didn't have the courage to play out the final seconds. Only Hill lasted until the last moment.

But this is such a real man who stayed with the team until the last second. He was born and raised in Indiana. He didn't ask for too much ball rights and defended desperately. However, he was traded to the Jazz by Bird.

George Hill himself was very dissatisfied with being traded.

At Energy Solutions Arena, the bearded George Hill looked dullly at the unfamiliar crowd, thinking: "This is not my home."