Super All-around Point Guard

Chapter 884 Everyone is optimistic about the Lakers!

It's already 12 o'clock in the evening, but everyone is still not having fun. Harden and Westbrook, who have been eliminated long ago, naturally have no worries. The Warriors were eliminated this year, and Curry and Durant also wanted to relieve their hangovers. Fang Xiu, no one knows whether the Warriors' Big Four can still be together next season, and they don't want to think about it.

The two opponents in the finals, James and Xie Chen, sat together and drank a lot, and the two began to chat openly.

James put his arm around Xie Chen and complained to Xie Chen: "Xie, do you know how many times you provoked me? You hit me below with the ball more than once, right? Until now, as long as I stand in front of you and watch you pass the ball, I would subconsciously block it, for fear that you would hit me again, as well as my head and my back. If it had been anyone else, I would have killed that guy long ago."

"Hahaha." The two laughed. In this regard, Xie Chen was indeed sorry for James. After all, James is also the most qualified star in the league, but Xie Chen always embarrassed James on the court, but those actions just now, Xie Chen Not once did Chen do this on purpose.

James said: "This time in the finals, it's time for me to do it again. You have to be careful!"

During the chat with James, Xie Chen also heard that James wanted to get some information about himself through this gathering. Xie Chen was not afraid to tell him frankly: "LeBron, I can tell you very frankly. I believe you can also guess. Now, I no longer have any ability to hide, so you don’t need to worry about me suddenly coming up with any secret weapons to fight against me, I have done everything I can do for you to see."

Although James had really drank a lot and was really a little drunk now, he was still subconsciously startled when he heard Xie Chen's words. He didn't have time to think about whether Xie Chen was setting a trap to deliberately let James Relax your guard and catch them off guard when the time comes. James knows how dangerous it is for the Lakers to take down the Warriors. If Xie Chen still has hidden abilities, it is impossible not to show them against the Warriors.

James said: "Thank you, you have always enjoyed hiding your abilities. No one in the league can compare with you in terms of creating topics and surprising people. Even the greatest Michael Jordan in the past cannot compare with you. However, since you You have already shown all your abilities, I don’t think you will be in a good mood.”

Xie Chen said: "Yes, I have been in the headlines for the past three years. I like that when I show off some hidden abilities, everyone reacts excitedly. I dunked in the All-Star Game for the first time..."

"Oh, I remember that time, it was the assist I gave you. I knew you would perform an amazing dunk, so I couldn't wait to pass the ball to you. After your dunk, the whole audience was excited. During the game The day before, it happened that Zach LaVine won the dunk contest. When everyone thought that Zach LaVine was the best dunk in the league, everyone realized that they were wrong. The time you choose to use your dunk ability is simply amazing. !" Before Xie Chen finished speaking, James rushed to speak.

Xie Chen smiled and nodded, and continued: "In addition to dunks, there are many more, including my back-up, my left-hand ability, especially my real layup ability that I only showed against the Warriors. The moment I debuted, I It feels like the whole world is shaking because of me. Although there are only 20,000 people in the venue, I feel the wonder of millions of people. I like that feeling."

"So, when you will no longer make everyone feel this way, you will..." Seeing Xie Chen say this, James also took the opportunity to ask Xie Chen to say whether he would really choose to retire. James wanted to hear That's a definite answer.

Who knows, Xie Chen suddenly said: "Let us quietly wait for new characters to appear in the league. They will offer new stunts. The rules are changing, the competition is changing, and abilities are always emerging, right?"

James was very surprised, why did Xie Chen involve others while talking? Of course he believes that there will be many outstanding players in the league in the next few years who have never appeared in the league, but what does this have to do with Xie Chen?

"It seems that Xie is still not drunk. He will not tell me his real decision easily." James knew that it would be difficult for him to know Xie Chen's true thoughts before the series started.

But it doesn't matter. No matter what Xie Chen decides, even if Xie Chen is determined to retire, and retirement is more beneficial to James, James will definitely not think about losing to Xie Chen. After finally reaching the finals, he will try his best. Defeat Xie Chen to win the championship. As for whether Xie Chen will become an obstacle to James again next year, every season is as difficult to predict as life. Who knows whether Xie Chen can make it to the finals next year?

However, for the stars of other teams such as Harden and Westbrook, they all hope that the Lakers can win. Although they are emotionally reluctant to let Xie Chen go, they can at least win the opportunity to compete for the championship in the past few years. They all regard Xie Chen thought of himself as Jordan, and he didn't want to be Barkley.

The next morning, the entire Cavaliers team arrived in Los Angeles. Although James and Xie Chen drank a lot and drank very late, they still got up early to train the next day and waited for a season before the finals. How could he relax at this time?

After the whole team gathered together, James also encouraged all members in the training hall.

James said: "I can responsibly tell everyone that Xie has no hidden abilities, so we don't have to worry about unexpected situations in the series with them, but even the abilities he has shown so far are enough to give us a headache." , he can score in any position on the inside or outside. Defending him is not a matter of any one player, but a matter of all of us. The Warriors have actually done a very good job of limiting his three-pointers and long passes for fast breaks. Well, even if they lose to the Lakers, we must learn from the Warriors and limit Xie like they did. Once Xie's three-pointer is opened, it will be really troublesome. Kyle, you made three-pointers in the series against the Raptors. Good shot, we need you to continue to get better in the Finals, especially when Xie is struggling with three-pointers."

James looked to Kyle Korver, who was traded from the Hawks before the trade deadline. Korver is also one of the few new main members of the Cavaliers this year, so James has high hopes for Korver and will win in the Eastern Conference playoffs. In these series, James has been passing the ball to Korver, allowing him to build confidence so that he can have a magical performance in the finals.

"No problem, I will be very excited to play against Xie." Korver said confidently.

At this time, Kyrie Irving suddenly said with a somewhat unhappy look on his face: "Hey, have you seen ESPN's prediction of the outcome of this finals? Of the 26 columnists, 22 actually thought the Lakers could win, but only four Trust us knights.”

Every time the finals, ESPN will invite columnists to predict the results of the finals. In fact, sometimes their predictions are quite accurate, especially Ian Begley. In the past two years, when people were not optimistic about Xie Chen, he made predictions. He predicted that Xie Chen would win the championship, and this year, like most columnists, he still predicted that Xie Chen would win.

James also took the phone and took a look. Naturally, James was very unhappy at being so slighted. James snorted and said, "If I haven't entered the finals in the past two years, everyone thinks I won't play in the finals!"

He originally wanted to say that he had won two finals! But if he scored twice and won twice, it would be more domineering. James should not have missed those few championships in the past.

Irving was also very angry. Why are so many people optimistic about the Lakers but not the Cavaliers? The Cavaliers have three giants, but the Lakers only have Xie Chen!

Two years ago, Irving regarded Xie Chen as a player of equal weight to himself, and felt that the two could at least compete with each other. But now, let alone Irving, he cannot compete with Xie Chen one-on-one, even if Irving, James, and Love join forces. Stand up, no one can compare to Xie Chen!

This makes people unhappy just thinking about it, but the problem is that Xie Chen just defeated the Warriors with the four giants as a single core. No matter how many Cavaliers giants there are, they can't outnumber the Warriors, right? Therefore, whether it is columnists or ordinary fans, everyone is generally optimistic about Xie Chen's Lakers.

Kevin Love was not that angry, and said with a relaxed face: "Being so despised is not necessarily a bad thing. It is indeed amazing to lead a team by one person to defeat the Warriors. The Lakers are a 75-win team, and they have never been defeated. team, but if we are defeated in the finals, wouldn’t that prove that we are stronger?”

Tyronn Lue also came over and said with a smile: "Kevin is right. Don't you want to defeat a team with 75 wins and the best record in history? Don't you want to defeat a team that has defeated the strongest luxury team?"

Even James got excited immediately, of course they wanted to! Anyone wants to defeat such a powerful team that is destined to be remembered in history!

"When people mention the team with the best record in history but lose in the finals in the future, they will think of my name James. What an honor it would be!" James couldn't let go, and now he wants to defeat Xie even more Morning!

Lakers training facility.

The Cavaliers have already dealt with their opponents in the Eastern Conference and entered the Finals, waiting for work. The Lakers suffered a bit in terms of physical fitness. The first game of the Finals will be two days later, and the Lakers have no time to relax and recover.

Xie Chen also got up early in the morning to train. Even though he drank a lot last night, when there is an unfinished event in his mind, it turns out that he can't get drunk no matter how much he drinks.

The seven-game battle between the Lakers and the Warriors really drained all the Lakers' physical strength and talent. Xie Chen was injured, Mozgov was injured, Randall was injured, Ci Shiping was career-retired, and the Cavaliers were injured. Although the Big Three are slightly easier to deal with than the Warriors' Big Four, Xie Chen doesn't know if the help provided by his teammates will be reduced.

"Hey, Mozgov, how is your injury?" Xie Chen patted Mozgov on the shoulder and asked.

Mozgov smiled and looked good. "It's nothing serious. I was able to continue playing on the day I was injured, let alone two days later. Don't worry, I have no problem."

Xie Chen nodded and said: "In this series, you need to let your old teammates see your scoring ability under the basket."

"No problem." Mozgov was already ready to confront his former teammates.

Likewise, Richard Jefferson, a former member of the Cavaliers, is ready to impress.

The Lakers have James' former teammates, and the Cavaliers also have Xie Chen's former teammates, such as Derrick Williams.

When Derrick Williams and Xie Chen partnered with the Knicks, Xie Chen had already shown Williams' talent to everyone. Their fast break combination made it difficult for any team in the league to stop them, but I didn't expect it. After Williams was traded to the Heat, he played very poorly. In fact, the most important reason is that there is no player like Xie Chen in the Heat. Xie Chen can make his teammates outstanding, not to mention that Williams himself is compared with Xie Chen. take.

But after coming to the Cavaliers, Derrick Williams shined again and played at the same outstanding level as he did in the Knicks. It can be seen that James is no worse than Xie Chen in making his teammates better. At least they are better. The other stars are much better. The same role player is worthless next to other stars, but after being teammates with them, he can play at an almost All-Star level.

And Korver, in past duels with the Cavaliers, Irving's three-pointers and J.R. Smith's three-pointers could also pose a threat to Xie Chen, but after all, they are not three-point shooters who focus on three-pointers, and Korver Yes, his stability and ability to shoot three-pointers are very scary and need to be watched out for.

Luke Walton walked towards Xie Chen with a relaxed expression and said: "I heard that you drank very late last night with LeBron James, James Harden and the Warriors players. I thought you would sleep until noon before coming over." Brown knows that we have a high probability of beating them, and he is actually willing to drink with you before the game. He doesn't seem to care about the result as much as before, but I guess he must have wanted to get some information from you last night."

Xie Chen also said bluntly: "Yes, I told him that I have no secret weapon."

Luke Walton was a little surprised by Xie Chen's confession. Xie Chen always liked to confuse his opponents, and sometimes even his own people were unwilling to reveal the truth. Why was he so honest with his opponent this time? However, Wharton doesn't think it's a big deal. Xie Chen's versatility is enough for the Cavaliers to deal with.

Walton said: "Your relationship with LeBron seems to be getting better, but don't forget that he put you in trouble before."

"I know, and he promised me that no matter whether he wins or loses, he will never do something like that again." Xie Chen said.

Both Walton and Xie Chen believe that LeBron James will do what he says. If James continues to question Xie Chen like this, he may no longer be respected by players in the league.

Walton said: "I believe that LeBron will not be able to afford to lose, but even so, I still think that the violent collision between you and LeBron before will not happen again. There will be many people watching this year's finals, including People who want to investigate you."

Xie Chen also suddenly felt pressured.

Thanks to the little bookworm who only knows good books for the 1W reward! In order to give everyone a more immersive experience, Korver and Derrick Williams, who were just traded by the real-life Cavaliers, have been added. You can understand why I updated it...

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