Super All-around Point Guard

Hassan Whiteside averaged 3.7 blocks per game last season, leading the league in blocks. Although there has been a slight decline this season, his points per game have increased by 7 points compared to last season. He is currently one of the few Heat players who can score. 20 players.

Without the familiar Wade and Bosh, the Heat have a huge scoring problem. Although they have championship heritage, they really don't know who to rely on. Hassan forces himself to take on more scoring tasks. , he even practiced three-pointers, and he did quite well. For now, it is reasonable to call him the number one center in the league this season.

As for Dragic's performance, it was also mediocre and did not play his own rhythm.

Many people are looking forward to last season's rookies Winslow and Josh Richardson being able to break out and perform well this season, but in fact, although they have grown in their second year compared to the first season, the growth rate is too much. Small and unable to provide substantial help to the team.

After Xie Chen broke out at the beginning, he felt that the Heat team was very weak.

"In terms of our team's offense, even if all five of them add up, they can't beat Xie Chen alone." Spoelstra, facing Xie Chen's ruthless abuse, still had a calm expression. Before the game, Xie Chen Chen just shook hands with Spoelstra and didn't say anything, which made Spoelstra feel Xie Chen's disappointment with the Heat.

In fact, whether it was Wade's departure or Bosh's incident, it was all Riley's idea. Spoelstra was just a coach without any rights.

"Xie, you can pursue what you want in this game. Whether it's 100 points or 20 times and 30 assists, I won't stop you." Coach Spoelstra didn't care about being in the background, because without Xie Chen , he simply cannot enter the finals and win the championship after the team loses James. Spoelstra already has three championships at such a young age. It was Xie Chen who made Spoelstra's legend.

This game is completely between Xie Chen and Hassan Whiteside. No one from the Heat can stand up and score points with Xie Chen. Of course, neither can Hassan. His best thing is blocking shots. He once blocked Yi Jianlian's forced shot. During dunks, Hassan was even so domineering that he deformed the basketball when he blocked shots.

In the end, the Heat still failed to hold on for three quarters, and the Lakers' main players continued to clock out for three quarters.

After this game, people couldn't help but marvel.

"Now don't ask when the Lakers will lose. What you should ask is, which team can drag the Lakers to the last quarter and allow Xie to still play in the fourth quarter!"

"Yes, this is terrible. The fourth quarter of every game is garbage time. This is very beneficial to the Lakers. They can give the main players a better rest and reduce their chance of injury. Moreover, they can also Let the substitute players get more playing time, and the coach can practice more tactics on the court. Their opponent in the next game is the Pelicans. I feel that the Pelicans cannot survive the third quarter and have to wait for the Spurs!"

At the same time, it happened that the Warriors lost another game and the gap with the Lakers widened again. Warriors fans were having a headache because they really had no confidence that they could beat the Lakers' opponents. Now they can't even win. There is no team that dragged the Lakers' main force until the fourth quarter!

At this time, both the media and netizens have stood up and said that the Warriors are not worthy of being called a super team. The Lakers are the strongest team. Not only do they win the most and lose the least, but every game recently has been defeated in three quarters. End the battle, this is the style of a super team!

The Pelicans were about to face the Lakers, and everyone was very depressed, because everyone was waiting to see the Lakers defeat the Pelicans in the third quarter, and they were all looking forward to the Pelicans' jokes. This made Anthony Davis, the thick-browed brother, very unhappy. But they had played against the Lakers, and he knew how difficult it would be for the Lakers to deal with Xie Chen once he really played seriously.

In order not to be defeated by the Lakers in three quarters, the first necessary condition is that the team itself has strong offensive firepower. Anthony Davis is naturally a superstar. This season, he is averaging close to 30 points per game, and he is also averaging 12 points per game. 3 rebounds and 3 assists. The team also has Holiday. Although it is not as good as the Warriors and Cavaliers, it seems to be enough to cause some obstacles to the Lakers. There is hope for at least three quarters.

On the day of the game, Xie Chen scored 30 points early. After the Legend Challenge, he was mentally exhausted, so in the third quarter, Xie Chen no longer played so fiercely. It happened that the Pelicans were in the third quarter. A counterattack climaxed in the last two minutes of the third quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the point difference was narrowed to only 9 points!

You know, everyone's definition of entering garbage time in the third quarter is to achieve at least a 20-point lead.

"Single digits! Oh my god, after three quarters, we are only 9 points behind the Lakers! The Pelicans are the only team that has not allowed Sheffield to clock out in the third quarter in the past half month!"

"Big Bird is so powerful! The Lakers were almost 20 points ahead. Unexpectedly, in the last two minutes, Anthony Davis and Holiday hit three-pointers one after another, forcing the point difference to single digits. Xie Chen was probably planning to take a break from get off work. Right? Hahaha."

When the third quarter ended, there were loud cheers as if the Pelicans had won the game.

"It turns out that being behind by 9 points in the third quarter can make them so happy... What's wrong with the NBA now?" Xie Chen looked at the cheers of the crowd and couldn't understand why they were happy. You are behind by the score!

It seems that as long as a team with average strength does not fall behind by more than 15 points in three quarters, it is considered a success. Xie Chen is not clear that his recent wave of madness has also changed their definition of victory.

Anthony Davis, as the biggest contributor, naturally couldn't help but feel happy, and at the end of the third quarter, he smiled at Xie Chen and said, "I'm sorry, Xie, you only played three quarters in so many consecutive games, but it's a pity. When you meet me, you have to show up in the fourth quarter, and even if you play in the fourth quarter, the victory belongs to us!"

Xie Chen was helpless, didn't he just force us into the fourth quarter? As for being so proud? If you, a top five player in the league, only have this ambition, your future will be worrying!

Xie Chen shrugged, ignored him, and walked directly back to the players' bench.

After returning, Xie Chen said to Nick Young, Yi Jianlian, Richard Jefferson, Ci Shiping and all the substitutes: "In the past half month, you have played a lot of playing time in every game. I can see that your My hand condition is getting better and better, let’s give them some color as soon as the fourth quarter starts!”

Nick Young immediately understood what Xie Chen meant. Xie Chen was used to clocking out in the third quarter and did not want to play in the fourth quarter. If these substitutes could continue to widen the point difference from the beginning, then Xie Chen would not need to play.

Nick Young patted his chest with confidence and said: "Don't worry, Xie, don't look at it. They are only 9 points behind now. In less than two minutes, we can widen the point difference to 17 points, right, Ron?"

Ci Shiping also looked arrogant: "That's for sure, man, thank you, just spend the fourth quarter on the bench with peace of mind!"

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the substitutes of both sides fought against each other. Anthony Davis also hoped that the Pelicans' substitutes could take advantage of Xie Chen's absence to narrow the point difference. When they came on the court, they would enter the final battle. Unfortunately, although he has played against the Lakers this season, he obviously does not understand the recent status of the Lakers' bench players.

Because these substitute players have received sufficient playing time in many consecutive games, their on-court status and the tacit understanding between the players are getting better and better, especially Nick Young, because the team leads by a big score in every game, so Nick Young Play unscrupulously, and the more confident you are, the more calm you will play.

Nick Young first deceived his opponent with a very big change of direction, then drove to the basket, passed the ball backwards and concealed, and Yi Jianlian followed up with a two-handed dunk!

Subsequently, Nick Young successfully defeated his opponent in singles.

Afterwards, Nick Young assisted Richard Jefferson to hit a three-pointer.

At this time, Nick Young became arrogant on the court and made provocative gestures to the Pelicans dugout.

The Pelicans were very depressed. They originally wanted to continue to narrow the score, but unexpectedly the score gap widened again in an instant.

Luke Walton was also very happy when he saw this scene. It is not easy for a substitute player to show such momentum. Walton smiled and said to Xie Chen: "It seems that keeping Nick Young is really the right choice."

Xie Chen said: "If the Lakers are very weak, it makes no difference whether or not Nick Young is on the team. But if the Lakers are very strong, like they have defeated their opponents in three quarters in each of the recent games, it makes sense to have Nick Young here. This The guy is more suited to playing reckless ball, and since the score is so much ahead anyway, he can just play as he pleases."

The Pelicans couldn't stand it any longer, so Big Eyebrow immediately reappeared. The Pelicans did slowly narrow the point difference, but the point difference was too big and could not be recovered in a short while. Then, Luke Walton Randall and Ingram were sent on the court to stabilize the situation. The Lakers controlled the rhythm throughout the fourth quarter. The Pelicans failed to force Xie Chen off the bench!

"Here I go, Xie Chen played in the third quarter again this time. After the third quarter, I thought Xie was going to play in the fourth quarter!"

"It is recommended that the sports lottery open a new way of playing, which is to guess which game Xie Chen will play in the fourth quarter."

"As the main force, if you don't play in the fourth quarter of many consecutive games, is this an achievement?"

Even though the Pelicans played very fiercely in this game, they still couldn't let Xie Chen play in the last quarter. Anthony Davis thought of the big words he said to Xie Chen at the end of the third quarter and felt embarrassed to talk to Xie Chen again. Chen spoke.

After the Pelicans, everyone placed their hopes on the San Antonio Spurs, the recognized strong team in the Western Conference.

The Lakers will face the Spurs in their next game, and it will be an away game. You know, the Spurs are one of the few teams that can beat the Lakers this season. Not to mention dragging Xie Chen to the last quarter, even if Xie Chen plays the entire game, You may not be able to win even if you beat the Spurs!

All the fans of Xie Chen and the Lakers have pinned their hopes on the Spurs led by Popovich!

"The Lakers finally met the Spurs! Finally met a strong team! Finally, we don't have to watch Xie Chen clock out in the third quarter to show off! You know how hard it has been for us Xie Hei guys in the past half month!"

"Xie Chen, if you dare, continue to threaten Popovich. If he doesn't beat you, you'll be looking for teeth all over the place!"

Not only the fans on the Internet are excited, but even the NBA coach, as a team coach, can't hide his excitement.

Before the Lakers visited San Antonio, Popovich sensed the difference between this game and his usual games.

In the past two days, Popovich has always received many calls from coaches of other teams.

For example, Spurs coach Jazz coach Snyder, Trail Blazers coach Stotts, and Suns coach Earl Watson all called Popovich and said thank God that Xie Chen finally met Popovich. , please also ask Popovich to teach Xie Chen, an arrogant player, and tell all the bad things Xie Chen did to threaten the coach. After all, Popovich can be called the boss among coaches. His abilities and status are among the highest in active service.

After hearing the accusations from these people, especially the nearly crying accusations from Stotts and Watson, Popovich did not find Xie Chen hateful. Instead, he secretly laughed after hanging up the phone.

"Hahaha, these idiots were made like this by this guy Xie. They are far worse than Luke Walton who was the head coach in his first season. However, Xie has been gaining momentum recently. It seems I have to be careful in dealing with it." ”

After reading these people's jokes, it was finally Popovich's turn. Although he said he should be careful about Xie Chen, he actually didn't take him too seriously. It can be said that since Xie Chen entered the league, he is the first player in the league. Since this season, even though Xie Chen has improved at an alarming rate every season, Popovich has always had a way to deal with Xie Chen.

Popovich glanced at the training ground. At this time, Leonard was training hard and sweating profusely. He had done shooting practice countless times, and he still looked tireless.

"Kawhi." Popovich called Leonard from the sidelines.

When Leonard heard the coach's shout, he thought he had done something wrong. He wiped his sweat and walked over with his head lowered.

"Coach." Leonard said respectfully.

Popovich said seriously: "Do you know who our next opponent will be?"

Leonard said: "Los Angeles Lakers."

Popovich continued to ask: "Do you know what Chrissie has done recently?"

Leonard remained expressionless: "I scored 101 points, broke the single-quarter assist record, and also got a quadruple-double in a single quarter."

If you were an ordinary player, when you talk about these scary achievements, you will unconsciously exclaim with exclamation and fear, but on Leonard's face, you can't see anything!

Then, Popovich said something that would make coaches such as the Trail Blazers, Suns and Jazz faint: "In the next game, one person will limit Xie to less than 40 points. Is there any problem?"

Leonard said: "No problem, coach."