Super All-around Point Guard

The Warriors played so crazy, and it wasn't just the main players who were crazy. The substitute players could still continue the craziness. Clark's first three-point shot was accurately hit, giving the already injured Lakers another stab. .

Luke Walton lowered his head and put his hands on his forehead. This was definitely the weakest battle he had ever faced since he took over as head coach. However, the opponents who stabbed him were very familiar to every one of them, including the cold-blooded one in front of him. The Killer, Ian Clark.

Ian Clark is the Warriors' scoring player second only to the Big Four this season, and his three-point shooting percentage is still higher than Curry and Thompson! Of course, since he came off the bench and took fewer shots than them, although this does not prove that his three-point shooting is better than that of the Splash Brothers, it also proves his super strength.

Who would have thought that he was an undrafted rookie in the past?

Luke Walton has heard a lot of praise for Ian Clark this season.

However, they don't know...

"I recruited this guy from the Warriors." Luke Walton said softly to Xie Chen beside him. He looked at Clark, who was already more confident on the court than last season, and fell into memories.

"Last season, the Warriors were originally observing Isaiah Cannan, the kid who is now on the Bulls, but I found that Ian Clark was the player the Warriors really needed, and then I communicated with Travis, the special assistant to the Warriors general manager. After a while, he also admired Clark. In my opinion, he was the strongest shooter among the players in that draft, and he also had certain defensive abilities. Maybe it was because he came from a small school, maybe because he had poor pick-and-roll ability, or maybe He went undrafted because he was too small, but I knew he would be effective without Curry on the floor."

"When I was the interim coach of the Warriors last season, I often used him, and his performance was pretty good. However, after Cole returned to work, he didn't use him too much. Until this season, their personnel After too many adjustments and sending away many people, Clark was able to be reused. He is finally going to play his role. Unfortunately, it is a nightmare for us now. I personally selected one who will cause us a lot of trouble. people."

Luke Walton sneered, not sure if he was praising his vision or mocking his current situation.

Xie Chen also looked at Clark again and found that after he cooperated with Durant, he hooked his fingers with Durant with an "ambiguous" expression. Xie Chen didn't know his story clearly, but Xie Chen could tell that he was quite Able to show off.

Why do the Warriors keep signing people like this? Or is it that once you reach the Warriors, you will become as pretentious as them? Can't we be friends without showing off?

Xie Chen just wanted to ask, why didn’t the Warriors choose me two years ago?

Let's all pretend and fly together, no one will have to suffer, how wonderful!

The Warriors did not relax at all. Even if these substitute players did not have such hatred for Xie Chen, their performance was the same as Curry and Durant, trying to give their best.

Soon, Ian Clark hit another three-pointer!

"Klark also made two of two three-pointers! Oh my god, today the Warriors from the main force to the substitutes are incredible, and the shooting percentage is hovering at 100%!" Yang Jian explained many Warriors games this season, and it is really impossible. I have never seen the Warriors play so easily.

"If we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid the Warriors won't be able to keep Clark." Yang Yi said.

Xie Chen couldn't help but watch the Warriors brutally abuse the Lakers. He had to stand up and fight back.

Soon, Xie Chen came on the court again, and Green and Thompson from the Warriors also appeared immediately.

Although the Warriors had a lead of more than 20 points, Steve Kerr did not dare to be careless at all. He said to Green and Thompson: "Xie is going to start chasing points in this quarter. I must restrain him and never let him." Get going!"

The Warriors have already gained momentum. According to past experiences with Xie Chen, Xie Chen will soon lead the team to respond to the Warriors. Therefore, Cole is still nervous even if he is in the lead. He doesn't know how many unique tricks Xie Chen has left. Didn't use it.

Seeing this situation, the members of the superstar viewing group also started talking. They are the ones who know Xie Chen's secret, so their opinions can better represent Xie Chen's true thoughts.

Harden said: "In today's situation, Xie is not suitable to show off his ultimate ability. It is meaningless. We should shoot a three-pointer first to recover the point difference."

"That's right, no matter how strong he is in the air, no matter how hard the opponent can defend him, it's only two points, but the opponent keeps bombing three-point bombs. Fortunately, this is the Lakers' home court. If it were at the Oracle Center, I'm afraid the scene would be crazy. The atmosphere will put more pressure on Xie Chen." Westbrook was also worried for Xie Chen.

Xie Chen first used McGrady's three-point ability to shoot two three-pointers in a row. In the case of strong defensive interference, Xie Chen still hit one. However, at this time, the 50% shooting rate was no longer enough to reverse the situation. Thinking of the momentum, they must score consecutively, but the Warriors' defense against Xie Chen was too fierce. Xie Chen must get help from his teammates in order for the Lakers to really gain momentum.

"I have to score three consecutive goals first, and then lead my teammates to score consecutive goals to turn the situation around." Xie Chen said secretly.

He was determined and difficult to defend. As expected by Cole, Xie Chen took over the team's offense and looked for opportunities to hit two goals in succession.

Soon, the opportunity Xie Chen was looking forward to came again, and the Warriors missed their second shot in a row! Xie Chen firmly controlled the rebound, and he quickly launched a fast break!

As soon as Xie Chen saw that Xie Chen was about to hold the ball for a fast break, the Warriors immediately sped up to defend, especially Green. His main task in this game was defense. In terms of scoring, his teammates were so explosive that he couldn't beat them. The limelight, but assists and defense, he is the best at what the Warriors do.

Green heard Coach Cole yelling from the sidelines. He could hear the panic in Coach Cole's heart. In fact, not only Coach Cole felt it, but Green also felt it at this moment. They had both experienced two consecutive losses to Xie Xie. Morning nightmare.

"Looking at Coach Cole, they don't look like a team leading by 20 points at all." Westbrook also chuckled after seeing it. There was no way, they had been overturned by Xie Chen too many times in the past.

Green knew very well how terrifying Xie Chen was. In the past, every time he took the lead, Xie Chen would be chased back by him. I'm afraid this time will be no exception.

Xie Chen advanced at Westbrook's speed, and Green, who had retreated earlier, saw Xie Chen rushing over, and suddenly stepped in to block Xie Chen's path with his body. Xie Chen didn't notice Green at all, and his body was so fiercely hit by Green. As soon as he hit it, he fell to the ground instantly and the basketball flew out!

There was an uproar.

The referee immediately whistled for a foul on Green, but this was obviously no longer an ordinary foul. Xie Chen was hit so hard that Green was most likely to have committed a second-level flagrant foul, which meant he would be expelled immediately!

When the Lakers players saw their boss being knocked down deliberately by their opponent, and they didn't know if he was okay, they were all furious and yelled at Green. The Warriors players also rushed to Green and pulled him away.

However, Green did not show any guilt, because in his opinion, Xie Chen could not be knocked down so easily by him. He had competed with Xie Chen for rebounds under the basket, and he knew Xie Chen's body The confrontation was so strong that Green even thought that Xie Chen realized that he was going to hit Xie Chen and acted deliberately.

Xie Chen usually uses Charles Barkley's strength when he grabs rebounds with Green, Vince Carter's strength when he dunks in front of him, and Karl Malone's strength when he plays tricks with Green, but just now , he didn't realize that Green was using Westbrook's strength to break through with all his strength. Just imagine, no matter how strong Westbrook's body is, after all, he is one size smaller than Green, how could he withstand Green's fierce collision? Naturally, he fell to the ground all of a sudden.

After all, this was the Western Conference finals, and no one dared to fight or cause trouble. After both sides withdrew, Green was booed and scolded by his opponents and the audience. He was very unhappy. He walked to the audience and even said to the members of the superstar viewing group, He imitated Xie Chen's fall just now, as if to imply that this was Xie Chen's fall, not how bad his behavior was.

The boos at the scene became even louder, and members of the superstar spectator group also disdained Green. The referee was watching the video replay to determine whether to award Green a first-level or second-level flagrant foul.

Hassan Whiteside was very angry: "This guy Draymond really deserves a beating. He hit Xie so viciously and he actually said it was Xie who dived?"

Westbrook said: "I don't think Xie is performing, but Xie's physical confrontation is indeed not that weak."

Commentator Yang Jian also said: "In order to prevent Xie Chen from chasing points, Green did everything possible. He even thought it was Xie Chen's diving."

Yang Yi said: "Green did not intend to hurt Xie Chen maliciously, but Xie Chen was definitely not diving. Xie Chen was too fast at the time. He had just dribbled the ball through half the court and wanted to find a chance to score, but he had no chance. I noticed that Green crossed over and had no chance to perform, but Xie Chen usually showed strong physical confrontation. Let's see what kind of foul the referee will give him."

Xie Chen didn't have anything to do. He got up quickly and was also very angry. If it weren't for Green's flagrant foul this time, Xie Chen would probably have scored consecutively and the Lakers would have launched a counterattack climax.

In the end, the referee gave Green a first-level foul and Green was not ejected.

"This guy..." Xie Chen knew that Green would be a very troublesome point in this series. He was too tough and dirty, but Xie Chen also knew that Green did not hurt Xie Chen in the collision just now. , because of the usual competition, Green knew how strong Xie Chen was in confrontation. He just didn't know that Xie Chen just used Westbrook's ability, which was not as strong as when he usually competed with him.

Luke Walton was naturally heartbroken. He looked at Warriors coach Steve Kerr, and Kerr happened to look at him. His former partner has now officially become an enemy.

Walton's face was expressionless and he was asking in his mind: "You are so many points ahead, do you have to be so ruthless?"

Steve Kerr has been with Walton day and night for so long, so naturally he can understand Walton's meaning without having to listen. Kerr's face seemed to be smiling, as if to say: "You were my subordinate before, don't even think about riding on me now." Go to my head!"

When the Warriors created a brilliant record of 73 wins and 9 losses last season, the relationship between coach Kerr and Walton began to take a turn for the worse, because Kerr had let Walton take over for a long time. However, Walton became the interim coach. During that time, there were almost no losses! The record is even better than when Kerr was the head coach, and Kerr has long seen Walton's coaching talent. How could he not feel jealous?

This year, Walton became the best head coach in the league in his first year after leaving Kerr. In his first year, he broke the record of 73 wins set by him and Walton last year. Kerr's envy and jealousy of Walton was simply overwhelming. To the extreme, he really wanted to make this former assistant coach suffer.

Walton sensed the hatred that Cole and all the Warriors had for Xie Chen, and also knew that the Warriors would never allow a great lead to go to waste in this game, so he temporarily replaced Xie Chen and sent Ci Shiping on the court.

Everyone knows that Ci Shiping is not a good player at the moment, but he is a good fighter. Cole also quickly replaced Green to avoid suffering. Anyway, the Lakers are so many points behind, and the only superstar Xie Chen is off the court to rest again. It is impossible for the Lakers to catch up. .

After Xie Chen returned to the bench, Walton knew that Xie Chen must be in a very bad mood. Before that, Xie Chen had planned to use his hidden layup ability to steal a victory in the first game. Who would have expected? The Warriors performed so well today.

Walton said: "Xie, I know you really want to win the first game, and you are even ready to surprise the world, but sometimes we can't decide too many things. Besides, we are lucky enough this season. You calm down first." After all, the first game of the series has just begun, so we don’t need to rush.”

Wharton was afraid that Xie Chen would not be able to accept this defeat. Xie Chen was indeed in a bad mood. He couldn't use the ability he wanted to use, and he was beaten so badly by his opponent. In the current situation, even if Xie Chen's three-pointer was The 80% shooting rate may not be able to catch up, because it is impossible to prevent the opponent from scoring. Moreover, the Warriors do not let Xie Chen shoot three-pointers at all.

At halftime, the Lakers trailed by 25 points, and many people were saying that the third quarter might be garbage time.

There was no atmosphere of joy or early celebration in the Warriors locker room during the halftime break. Coach Kerr still used a very serious tone to constantly remind the players to focus in the second half to prevent the Lakers from catching up.

"In the series with Xie in the past two years, no matter what the leading situation is, he will be caught up by that guy. This year, I will never allow such a thing to happen again, never allow it! In the second half, if any of you dare to slack off in the game , I will never be lenient!" Coach Cole has always been humorous and got along well with the players. He rarely talks to the players in this tone. He is indeed afraid of losing to Xie Chen.

On the contrary, in the Lakers dugout, the atmosphere was a little more relaxed.

You know, the series is seven games.

(Today’s news said that Scarlett and Roman divorced. They broke up a year ago. I wrote about Scarlett and Roman’s divorce in Chapter 51 nearly two years ago... As the New Year approaches, I bow and thank those who cooperated with the plot of this book. Dear gods. PS, I may switch to fortune telling in the future.)