Super All-around Point Guard

San Antonio, AT\u0026T Center, Game 3 between the Lakers and Spurs.

The Spurs performed well overall in the last game, especially Bertans' high three-point shooting rate, which helped the Spurs. They may not be so magical in today's game, but for Xie Chen, even if they didn't perform as well as in the last game, today This game is also difficult to play because he has to face the legendary Spurs on the road.

The Spurs have won five NBA championships, six Western Conference championships, and five regular-season first places in the past few decades. They have won the most championships besides the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Chicago Bulls. As a team, the chance of encountering a strong opponent in the Legend Challenge is too high. According to the previous matching rules of the system, it can be said that it is 100% likely to encounter the top team of the Legend Spurs.

The current Spurs are also a team that can compete for the championship. In other words, Xie Chen has to face two championship teams from different eras in a row, play two games, and win.

This difficulty is too great, far beyond the level of playing Thunder.

Because considering that playing the legendary Spurs may lose the game and lose the system ability, after losing the system ability, Xie Chen can still break through and score mid-range shots, but he will not be able to perform a heaven-defying three-pointer, so he wants to play in the legendary game. Before that, let’s make good use of Curry’s three-point ability.

However, the Spurs' defense today will be the same as in the previous two games. From the beginning, Leonard will be staring at Xie Chen's three-pointer and will not let him miss.

"Leonard defended Xie's three-pointers well in the first two games. As long as they continue to restrict him today, the Spurs still have a great chance of winning. I hope Nick Young can hit consecutive three-pointers like Bertans. He has the ability." said Carmelo Anthony in the superstar spectator group.

The only members of the superstar viewing group who came to the scene today were Anthony, Hassan Whiteside and Karl Towns, and the others stayed in Los Angeles.

Popovich believes that he did a good job defending Xie Chen in these two games, especially controlling Xie Chen's emotions, which made Xie Chen always hesitant about offensive options. Popovich believes that in this third game, Xie Chen will still fight cautiously and will not play with personal heroism.

In fact, Popovich is not afraid of Xie Chen's regular play, but he is afraid that Xie Chen will act haphazardly, which will make Popovich not know how to deal with it.

As soon as the third game started, Popovich was shocked.

Xie Chen held the ball just past halftime and came to a position near the three-point line. Center center Mozgov stepped forward to cover. Xie Chen did not break through directly, but handed the ball to Mozgov, and then lost the ball. Move inside.

Leonard naturally followed suit, but Xie Chen suddenly turned around and retreated from the three-point line to outside the three-point line. At the same time, Mozgov passed the ball to Xie Chen. Leonard thought again. When he caught up, he was blocked by Mozgov. Xie Chen caught the ball one step away from the three-point line. When Gasol was too slow to catch up, Xie Chen made a jumper and shot a three-pointer.

Uh-huh!

Hit the first three-pointer.

"It looks like Xie is going to hit a three-pointer tonight!" Towns said excitedly.

Popovich was a little surprised. Now the two sides were tied 1-1. Logically speaking, there was no need for Xie Chen to start betting on the game with unreasonable three-pointers so early. Moreover, it was at the beginning of the game. How did he know that Xie Chen He used his three-point ability in advance because he was worried that he would lose his ability later, so Popovich did not do anything to deal with it.

Then, Xie Chen continued to shoot three-pointers continuously. The shooting rate was not high, but it was not low either, but he did not hit consecutively.

"What the hell is this guy doing?" Popovich didn't understand. Why did he try to make a three-pointer as soon as he came up? He looked at Lakers coach Luke Walton. Walton actually didn't understand why Xie Chen did this. He was just told by Xie Chen in advance. But when he saw Popovich's eyes, he immediately pretended to be profound. The appearance of a deep and unpredictable conspiracy.

"This rookie is going to cause trouble with me after entering the playoffs in his first year." Popovich didn't like Luke Walton's attitude when facing him.

In the first quarter, Xie Chen led the Spurs with his unreasonable three-pointers, but he did not lead by much. Within a few minutes of the second quarter, he was caught up by the Spurs' substitutes.

On the Spurs' bench today, the surprise was not Bertans, but a new person, Jonathan Simmons.

At this time three years ago, Simmons was still considering giving up basketball and choosing a 9-to-5 job, but now, he appeared in the NBA Western Conference semifinals, facing the most versatile player in the league. , showing off his talent.

During a Spurs fast break, Simmons received the basketball at the front and started to take off very far away from the basket. Simmons glided and dunked with one hand. When he raised the basketball high, many people were suspicious. The ball would not be dunked, but in the end, he dunked the ball into the basket.

The Spurs have rarely had players with such physical talent.

Anthony said with emotion: "I have an impression of this guy. Fortunately, he did not give up basketball back then. He brought a lot of vitality to the Spurs. His dunks are amazing, and his three-pointers are getting better and better."

Simmons is different from last year's No. 1 pick Simmons. This Jonathan Simmons is an undrafted player. He once didn't know where his future was and wanted to give up basketball. It was only now that he finally made a name for himself. With a suitable stage, he waited. I have waited too long for this day.

"Let the whole world remember my name, Jonathan Simmons!" Simmons was very excited. He could actually take off this ball from a closer point, and there was no need to jump so high and strenuously. There were no defensive players in front of him, and he could even A simple layup completes the offense, but he wants to do such a dunk action because he knows how influential Xie Chen is. Today's game will be watched by many people, and he wants to show himself in front of fans all over the world.

Xie Chen is still resting off the court and is amazed by Simmons' dunk.

But what he didn't expect was that Simmons would dare to provoke Xie Chen next!

Simmons completed a steal near the three-point line, and then immediately started to speed up and rushed forward. Just now Simmons showed his super jumping and dunking abilities, and the Lakers' defensive players did not ask for trouble and gave up the pursuit.

Facing an empty frontcourt and no defenders behind him to chase him, Simmons had no worries at all.

"My show time is coming!"

Simmons actually started jumping from the free throw line this time!

"Take off from the free throw line and dunk?" Everyone was shocked. Simmons dared to do this in front of Xie Chen!

boom!

Simmons made a perfect gliding move and then dunked the basketball into the basket. After dunking, Simmons roared fiercely.

Someone from the Spurs actually challenged Xie Chen with a free throw line dunk? This is something no one expected!

Xie Chen, who was sitting quietly on the bench, immediately stood up.

"Xie is enraged! He's going to play for Jiaozuo!" Karl Towns said while looking at the Lakers dugout.

Anthony also laughed and said: "The world is really unpredictable. A guy who just a few years ago thought of working as a barber now appears in the Western Conference semifinals to challenge the best basketball players in the world. This guy is really Very talented.”

Everyone can see Simmons' provocation to Xie Chen, and everyone also knows that Xie Chen will definitely respond to provocation. Playing the Spurs originally made Xie Chen feel a bit dull, because there was no trash talk or provocation for him. Feeling that there is no passion for playing, Simmons did this, which was exactly what Xie Chen wanted.

However, before Xie Chen came on the court and staged the dunk showdown between Xie Chen and Simmons, the Spurs' Popovich immediately replaced Simmons.

"Hahaha, after Simmons pretended to be cool, the first person who couldn't stand it was his coach!"

"Simmons: With Jesus wings on my back, I am the 16th No. 1 pick Simmons!"

"Popovich: Don't be too busy going to heaven. Come sit on the bench for me!"

Simmons was immediately replaced and glanced at Popovich with some fear. He knew that although he had hit two good shots, Popovich was angry. Popovich didn't like players to be so high-profile, especially this one. series, especially for Xie Chen.

"I want to control Xie Chen's emotions every second. Don't make things worse for me." Popovich looked at Simmons and said. As soon as Xie Chen came up and shot three-pointers in a row, Popovich couldn't understand it. He Xie Chen can't be allowed to continue playing basketball that he doesn't understand.

When Xie Chen saw that Simmons was off the field, he sat down again. A wonderful battle was not completed.

The warrior generals who were bystanders all sighed.

Green said: "Why did Popovich take Simmons off the court? Oh my God, his two dunks boosted morale so much. Why was he afraid of irritating Xie? When our Warriors played against Xie, what they did every moment was Something to irritate Xie!”

If it were a warrior, after one provocation, there would be a series of provocations to stimulate Xie Chen. They would enjoy this feeling of confrontation and provocation from top to bottom.

Due to Popovich's control, Xie Chen failed to succeed, and slowly reached 30 points, and the legendary story began.

…

Just as Xie Chen expected, it was indeed the legendary Spurs team with GDP. This was the Spurs team in the 2005-2006 season, and it was also the scene of the playoffs!

Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and Ginobili are all here. Duncan is at his peak. Ginobili still has long flowing hair. The engine of the French sports car is also very good. In addition to the GDP at his peak, there are Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen, Muhammad, Robert Horry.

Many people think that the Spurs this year are very strong. The Spurs won the championship in 2007, but many people think that the Spurs team Xie Chen faced the year before was even stronger.

In the regular season this season, they won 16 of the first 19 games, and refreshed the team's historical record to 63 wins. They also had an easy time in the first round of the playoffs.

Unfortunately, they met the Mavericks, who finally made it to the finals, in the semifinals. Although they fell behind 1:3, they tenaciously tied the score until the seventh game. Even in the seventh game, at the last moment, they still held the victory. Leading edge.

With only 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Ginobili hit a three-pointer from outside, and the Spurs led the Mavericks 104 to 101. At that moment, at the Spurs' home court, the Mavericks felt suffocated, and Mavericks boss Cuban looked pale.

But the next second, Nowitzki went to the basket and scored two points. He originally wanted to score two points quickly, and then expected the Spurs to miss the next attack. Unexpectedly, Nowitzki's two points not only The result was a foul on Ginobili. You know, it was Bowen who was guarding Nowitzki at the time. There was no need for Ginobili to extend his hand.

Manu succeeds and Manu loses. In less than a minute, Ginobili made people love and hate him. As a result, the Spurs were defeated by the Mavericks, and the Mavericks also lost to the Heat in the finals. Won the Heat's first championship in franchise history.

Sometimes, many historical achievements happen by chance. If it weren't for Ginobili's foul, perhaps the Heat would not have won the first championship trophy in team history, and perhaps Pat Riley would not have been able to win the championship in the future because of this. If James can be tricked into joining the Heat, if James doesn't go to the Heat, the Heat may not choose Xie Chen. Maybe everything will change...

Xie Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Faced with every legendary challenge of the Spurs, Xie Chen must strive for victory. Once he loses his system capabilities, he will be too passive. Moreover, this season Xie Chen will challenge the Warriors, who have the strongest lineup in history. If the team can't beat other teams, Xie Chen can't pass his own test either.

What's more, facing the legendary team, Xie Chen has a natural advantage, that is, they don't know their abilities.

Xie Chen led the team to take the lead with Curry's three-pointer. However, Finley also had a good touch and counterattacked with a three-pointer. Duncan really had nothing to say this year and beat Mozgov in the low post. His rebounding goals are very stable, and Ginobili and Tony Parker are also difficult to deal with.

The legendary Spurs couldn't guard Xie Chen, but the Lakers couldn't guard the legendary Spurs either. Their offense and defense were very strong this year.

In addition, in order to ensure enough physical strength and energy to deal with the current Spurs, Xie Chen could not have too much playing time in this game. In the end, the two sides were inseparable and remained stalemate until the end. At this time, the legendary Spurs also understood Without Xie Chen's three-point threat, the defense of Xie Chen's three-pointer was even more restricted. Xie Chen could not easily open the score with a three-pointer.

In the last minute, you scored a two-pointer, I scored a two-pointer, and the tie kept going like this. Suddenly, with more than thirty seconds left, the legendary Spurs Duncan held the ball to attract double teams and quickly passed the ball. It was given to Ginobili on the outside. Without any hesitation, Ginobili took a three-pointer after receiving the ball and hit it!

The Spurs lead by three points!

"Yeah!" The whole crowd cheered.

Ginobili raised his arms and clenched his fists. In the eyes of many people, this would be a fatal three-pointer that would kill the game!

However, Xie Chen suddenly laughed when he heard the madness in the audience and looked at Ginobili's excited movements.

"It turns out I met the Spurs of the day."