Super all-around point guard

Chapter 418 Malone wants to beat Kobe!

Both the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers were strong teams that could compete for the championship last season, and they both lost to opponents that everyone was not optimistic about. The Rockets, who were lucky to beat the Clippers last season, finally showed their original strength this season.

Both the Clippers and the Cavaliers have retained their original lineups, and their good understanding makes them more threatening. Maybe next year's finals will really be these two teams.

These two teams are very important opponents of the Knicks, so Xie Chen should observe them carefully.Similarly, the two teams also attached great importance to Xie Chen's arrival, and both wanted to perform well in front of Xie Chen.

After the start of the game, the duel between the two point guards made people crazy. Paul and Irving are both top point guards in the league, and they are both players who are very good at dribbling.

Speaking of the current number one point guard in the league, there is no doubt that it is Xie Chen who won the double MVP, but if it is only about ball handling ability, Xie Chen still has some gaps compared to Paul, Irving or Curry.

"I couldn't watch these two guys dribble well when I played against them before. Now I'm a bystander, and I have to learn a lot." Xie Chen kept his eyes on the basketball in the hands of the two.

First, Kyrie Irving attacked. Paul tried to steal, and his arm had already reached a deep position. Irving didn't rush, and didn't even stop. He pressed his body against Paul's arm and continued to rush to the right. Then he stopped suddenly, and Paul fell to the ground!
Irving made a solid two-pointer.

Xie Chen also exclaimed. Few in the league can knock Paul down. Of course, Owen fouled when the ball broke through, but the referee didn't call it.

This is Paul's home court, how can he bear this insult?So next, Paul was serious, but he played more casually. Once he grabbed a defensive rebound, Paul quickly rushed forward after getting the ball. Facing Irving, he even let the ball pass through Irving's crotch, playing with Irving.

The opening match between the two was dazzling. Paul's overall view was better, while Irving's personal ability was even better. He kept confusing his opponent's footsteps and broke through for layups. Facing an insider like Jordan, he was able to play 2+1. It's amazing.

"Owen has become stronger again." Xie Chen secretly said.

Irving's fighting spirit seems to be very strong today. He ran crazily across the court. Whether it was a three-pointer or a breakthrough layup, whether it was an emergency stop jump shot or a foul, it can be said that he performed perfectly. Many people said that this is no different from Xie Chen. Owen quickly scored 50 points!
"This guy, is he trying to prove something in front of me?" Xie Chen looked at Owen who was going crazy tonight, and couldn't help laughing.

Due to Irving's crazy performance, it doesn't show what James is, but he is the absolute core of the team after all, so slowly, Irving began to deliberately give the ball to James and let James play singles.

James was holding the ball on the left side. After a few tentative steps, he failed to deceive his opponent. James directly used his body to force a breakthrough. In the air, James had a physical confrontation with Jordan.

However, this time, it was completely beyond Xie Chen's surprise!

I saw that after James collided with Jordan, his body fell forward. Before landing, James threw the ball to the basket. The ball was thrown very high, so high that it even surpassed the top edge of the backboard!

"Oh my God." Xie Chen couldn't help being surprised, James rarely used such a lot of strength for layups.

Then, the high-flying basketball slowly fell, and it actually fell directly into the net!
The ball went in!James scored 2+1!

"What?" Xie Chen stood up excitedly. Regarding James' ability to shoot after layup, Xie Chen practiced countless times, but it was difficult to find the shooting skills. He didn't expect James to make a random shot and hit it!
After James made this extremely difficult goal, he was also very excited. He showed off his strong muscles and chuckled in his heart: "Xie tried so many times but failed to make a shot. I just threw it and it went in. Haha, it's really enjoyable."

"Look, Xie stood up excitedly!"

"It's no wonder that LeBron can also make this shot. It's too weird. It seems that this shot is going to be in the top ten."

Xie Chen was surprised on the spot for a moment, frowning slightly. When James made a free throw and looked at the auditorium again, Xie Chen had disappeared.

"Strange, why did Xie leave early?" James was very puzzled.

Xie Chen went straight to the training hall to practice this incredible goal. This time, he finally found the trick to make a shot after a physical confrontation, that is, to increase the arc.

Xie Chen didn't know if this method was scientific and feasible, but as far as he felt, the shooting rate was obviously higher this way, and Xie Chen could control the strength of the shooting.

Unexpectedly, watching James play a game would actually help Xie Chen a lot.

Xie Chen vowed that one day he would achieve all these incredible goals!
Just when Xie Chen made another ultra-high-arc layup, there was a burst of applause at the entrance of the arena, and it was Kobe who came.

Bryant walks in with a smile: "Nice goal. Is this what you train for? It's interesting."

Xie Chen knew that Kobe would come. He hadn't played in the past two days, so he said he would come here to find Xie Chen.

Xie Chen put down training and chatted with Kobe. As a senior, Kobe still cares about Xie Chen very much: "Sometimes people should control their behavior properly, but I fully understand what you do. I was more aggressive than you when I was young. The worst thing now is that you and Carmelo Anthony have been banned. Anthony was banned for five games. You are unknown. Without you, the Knicks' record may decline in the short term. Your Knicks' record is already in the middle. , the team’s entry into the playoffs is not clear for a day.”

Xie Chen also sighed: "Yeah, I knew that Xiao Hua would take special care of me before I made the move, and I didn't hurt the fan, I just fell. The league will not ban me for a season. I can be sure of this, but Xiao Hua has not been clear about how many games I will be banned, which makes me very anxious now."

Kobe patted Xie Chen on the shoulder and comforted him: "Then wait patiently. Even if you can't make the playoffs this season, you still have opportunities in the future. Unlike me, every time I go to an away game, I think it's the last time I play here. My opponents also regard me as an old guy who is about to retire, and they don't want to defend me. I hope someone will stand up and deal with me like I did with Jordan back then. In fact, that will arouse my fighting spirit. I don't have any confidence in the shot, I really think this state is terrible!"

Xie Chen can understand Kobe. Kobe is a very strong person, and he is also a person who refuses to admit defeat. Before Kobe felt that ESPN's ranking was an insult to him, but now, he actually called himself the 200th player in the league. How difficult is it for someone who even refuses to accept Jordan to admit this?

Time has never spared anyone in this world!
And when the two were sighing with emotion, there was also a person outside the arena whose glory was no longer due to the years, and this person was Karl Malone.

Karl Malone is dressed in casual clothes. It can be seen from his face and beard that he is indeed old. Compared with that time in everyone's impression, he is still burly and strong.

Malone's life has been very low-key since he retired. As a farm boy from Summerfield, he surpassed all expectations of him. After retiring, he always stayed on the farm. His hometown is just a small town with 200 people. Usually, Malone likes hunting and fishing, driving, and motorcycles. He also owns the "Karl Malone Toyota Fleet Transportation Company" named after himself. .

Malone rarely comes to Los Angeles. In fact, he doesn't like it, or he liked it at first, but since he gave Los Angeles first in the only season of his 19-season career and got nothing, he doesn't like it here.

"Achievements are the only real pleasure in life." Malone looked at the words hanging on the outside wall of the arena and smiled: "Edison is very interesting, but I think you should replace it with Martin Luther King's words 'We must accept disappointment because it is limited, but we must not lose hope because it is infinite.'."

Ma Long finished speaking, sighed, and said, "Suddenly want to play basketball for a while, you should have sneakers here that I can wear?"

The staff replied: "I'm very sorry, Mr. Malone, the basketball hall inside has been taken over."

"Oh? What a coincidence, then I'll come back tomorrow, I like it here." Karl Malone smiled, looking very peaceful, completely unable to see how violent he was in the past.

The staff member said with a very embarrassing face: "Actually, this basketball stadium will not be open to the public in the past few days."

Malone became very curious: "This guy has been bagging for so long? Who is it? Is he a professional basketball player?"

The staff did not dare to hide: "Yes, it is still the MVP and FMVP of the NBA."

Ma Long was shocked on the spot, MVP and FMVP!There are not many players who have won these two honors at the same time. Could it be Jordan?Or Kobe?But if it’s a star Malone is familiar with, he doesn’t need to call him that. Malone suddenly thought of something, and smiled: “Hahaha, is it Chris Xie from the Knicks? I didn’t expect this kid to come here for training after being suspended. Since I met him by such a coincidence, I’ll go over to say hello and teach him something as a senior.”

Ma Long and Xie Chen have never met or dealt with each other, but Ma Long has watched Xie Chen's game and is also very interested in Xie Chen. Ma Long also watched the video of Xie Chen and Oladipo fighting. It was really enjoyable to watch that elbow.

"Hey, young man, come out and see who's coming!" Malone walked towards the arena alone, and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door, because Xie Chen and Kobe were sitting and chatting without the sound of playing, so they could hear it very clearly.

Xie Chen looked up and saw that it was Karl Malone!Turning his head to look at Kobe quickly, Kobe's face became cloudy after seeing Malone.

"Oops, how did Karl Malone come here? He and Kobe are rivals!" Xie Chen immediately became worried about Kobe.

Ma Long walked forward excitedly, but after taking two steps, he suddenly found that there was not only Xie Chen inside, but also a former teammate with a long history, Kobe Bryant!

"Kobe is actually here too..." Ma Long stopped in shock, his face changed, and the two looked at each other. For a moment, it seemed that all the memories of the past emerged again.

The first thing I remember is that Malone put Kobe in the pick-and-roll in the All-Star Game. Kobe said directly: "Put away your damn pick-and-roll! I want to fight Jordan one-on-one!" Malone said to George Karl, the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star Game at the time: "I don't think I need to play this game because a young man told me to go away."

Many netizens always say that they can't understand the arrogance of the young Curry and Xie Chen, but when it comes to arrogance, who can compare to the young Kobe?
However, some people said that Kobe's original words at the time were just: "I GOT IT." It was an exaggeration by the media and netizens.

But no matter what the facts are, it is true that Kobe and Ma Long are at odds because of Kobe's wife. In fact, in the eyes of Xie Chen, Kobe's wife has to bear a considerable part of the responsibility. The matter was not serious, but it made her a big deal. Since then, Kobe and Malone have changed from friends to strangers. Now, it is obvious that they are a bit of an enemy.

Because, not long ago, Karl Malone personally made an appointment with Kobe through the media!
"This guy won't fight Kobe, right?" Xie Chen doesn't know Malone well, he just played with him once, how could he know how big the conflict between the two is?But no matter what, Xie Chen couldn't let Kobe get hurt.

"Oh, isn't this the famous Mr. Karl Malone? How did you come here?" Xie Chen stepped forward to meet Karl Malone.

Malone smiled and shook hands with Xie Chen: "Nice to meet you, Chris Xie. I have been hearing about you from different people. Your performance last season was amazing. You only got it in the first year. I am really envious and want to see you, but today, it is obvious that I am not here to find you."

Ma Long looked at Kobe and said with a smile: "Kobe, my old friend, aren't you going to come over and say hello to me? I think there are some things that we should solve, in a man's way!"

(End of this chapter)