Super all-around point guard

Chapter 427 Comeback!

Jordan and Pippen are a perfect match on the court, but after retiring, the two rarely appeared together in the public eye. It is meaningless to talk about the relationship between the two in private. After all, the two have achieved too much together. Xie Chen can see the greatest duo smiling in front of him, and still thinks it is very wonderful.

The last time I saw Jordan and Pippen was in the Legendary Challenge. At that time, they were at the peak of their lives, heroic and charming. Now, when they smile, they are full of wrinkles. Pippen looks older than Jordan. I don’t know how many Bulls fans back then sighed.

"Michael, Scottie Pippen, why are you together?" Xie Chen quickly put down the basketball and walked over. The guys who trained with him were also very surprised to see Jordan and Pippen.

I am not curious about Jordan's visit to Xie Chen, the two have been in contact by phone all the time, and Jordan also said that if he has the opportunity to go to Los Angeles, he must go to Xie Chen.

Jordan smiled and said, "It was a coincidence. I met him on the plane, and then I came to find you together. I saw you were sweating profusely. You trained hard. I was thinking whether to take a photo of you and send it to the reporters for them to report."

Xie Chen seldom has such a state of exhaustion, because in the past he used system abilities, which didn't consume much Xie Chen's physical strength, but the current special training plan is to consume Xie Chen's own physical strength.

"Are you practicing the shocking dunk? Or another three-point shot? I was just talking to Michael about your All-Star. He said he would not give you a high score. I think you have to bribe him." Pippen laughed.

Xie Chen said with a smile: "Before I dunk, I will remove all the scoring cards in his hand that are under 10 points."

Because Jordan and Pippen also had itchy hands and wanted to exercise, they also changed their clothes and played with Xie Chen for a while. Although Jordan and Pippen’s competitive status is not comparable to that of the past, the tacit understanding between the two is still the same. The Zen master regards Xie Chen and Anthony as the next pair of Jordan and Pippen, but Xie Chen believes that he and Anthony have not yet reached this level of tacit understanding.

Thinking of the Bulls duo, I couldn't help but think about the problem of facing the Bulls in the playoffs. The Chicago Bulls will definitely make it to the playoffs. For the Cavaliers and other teams, the Bulls may not be scary, but for Xie Chen, the Bulls are simply the team he fears the most. Of course, if the Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to compete for the championship, the Lakers have to add it, even if Kobe is old.

In an away game, they will inevitably encounter a legendary team. The last time they played against the legendary Bulls, they lost badly. There was no hope of winning at all. Xie Chen really wanted to know if there was any way to check and balance this team.

Xie Chen suddenly invited the two of them: "I will go to T.NT TV to record a program later, do you want to go and have fun together?"

"Did you say that OPEN COURT? I'm happy, as long as the people there don't object." Pippen laughed, referring to Thomas the Smiling Assassin. Thomas once publicly bombarded Pippen on this show as a second child and was not qualified to make irresponsible remarks on Thomas. Last summer, Pippen also had an online war with O'Neal. Speaking of which, Pippen made a lot of enemies there, and Pippen didn't even mind.

As Jordan, he actually disdains to participate in this kind of program. The people in it, namely Charles Barkley, have a good relationship with Jordan. O'Neal and Thomas have nothing to do with each other. At most, they have played together in the past.

Jordan hesitated, but agreed.

When the director of the program learned that Xie Chen had invited both Jordan and Pippen, he was so excited. Jordan and Pippen, the two great gods, came to this show. It was an absolute honor. The director had promised Xie Chen that the content of the show would be completely arranged by Xie Chen himself, and they would not interfere in any way.

When they got to the TV station, Jordan and Pippen greeted these old friends and rivals very happily, and the picture was even a bit touching.

At the beginning of the show, Xie Chen said to the camera: "Welcome to watch this episode of the show. This time I will host it again, and I have also invited two heavyweight guests. Let us welcome Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen."

The scene began to cheer, and everyone clapped their hands sparing no effort. Jordan and Pippen smiled and waved. Afterwards, before Xie Chen could speak again, Jordan was the first to speak: "Before our MVP host starts, I want to say a few words first, Thomas, I watched your show once, and I want to say something fair for my former good teammate. You said he is nothing without me, and you said he is not qualified to say 'you can't join the team'. I don't think you have enough respect for him. We are mutual achievements. , are indispensable."

Jordan is very serious, and he is very scary when he is serious. People who don’t know Jordan may only think that he is a scary old man, but anyone who has played against Jordan knows what Jordan’s serious expression means.

Thomas’ face was very ugly. He didn’t expect Jordan to be willing to help Pippen at this time. Thomas has always been Joe on the show, and it’s impossible to challenge Jordan when he sees a real person. Thomas quickly got up from his seat, smiled and bowed to Jordan and Pippen and said: "My fault, Michael, Scott, please forgive me and stop torturing me!"

Thomas' expressions and words were exaggerated, and everyone else laughed too. Jordan and Pippen also laughed. Then, Jordan looked at O'Neal again: "You think your strongest Lakers lineup can beat us by 50 points?"

Everyone laughed again, and looked at O'Neal with an attitude of watching the show. O'Neal once uttered wild words, saying that the best team in history of the Lakers and the best team in history of the Bulls can win by 50 points. At that time, Pippen stood up to fight with O'Neal, but Jordan ignored him. When I saw O'Neal now, I didn't expect Jordan to still remember this matter, and asked O'Neal in person, and it was still on the show!

O'Neill suddenly pretended to be stupid: "What? Someone said that we can beat you by 50 points? Why didn't I know about this?"

The audience was laughing, and Xie Chen couldn't help but be conquered by Jordan again. He was so powerful and domineering. Once Jordan spoke, no one dared to pretend to be aggressive in front of him. This is the deterrent force brought by Jordan's 6 championships in the past. Xie Chen secretly vowed that he would fight for the championship again. Only when you have enough honors will others recognize you.

If O'Neal has more championship rings than Jordan, and more FMVPs than Jordan, I believe that with O'Neal's character, he will not admit defeat in this matter.

After talking about O'Neal, Jordan looked at Charles Barkley again, and then called Barkley's name. Barkley made a surprised and innocent expression, why am I still there?I never said anything disrespectful to you!

Unexpectedly, Jordan smiled and said: "Charles, your host is as bad as your game skills."

Jordan took the opportunity to tease his old friend Barkley. Barkley smiled helplessly and asked Xie Chen, "Okay, let's start today's show. Thank you. You invited the two of them. I guess today's theme must have something to do with them."

Xie Chen nodded: "Yes, today's theme is, think of yourself as me, each of you is Chris Xie, in this Knicks team, if you meet the 72-win Bulls team led by Jordan and Pippen, what method should you use to win?"

This time, Xie Chen's theme was even more strange. He even asked them to change their identities and think from Xie Chen's point of view. Moreover, the imaginary enemy was not James' Cavaliers, but the former Bulls.

At this time, Pippen asked: "Do Michael and I also have the same fantasy?"

Xie Chen replied: "Yes, you also want to be me, how to deal with you in the past."

Xie Chen asked questions for a long time, but no one answered first. The scene was very quiet, and everyone looked thoughtful. Kenny Smith first pointed to Thomas: "Don't you usually get excited when you talk about Jordan? Why don't you talk today?"

Smith laughed. Jordan himself was present, and he was really embarrassed to say: "Because Jordan and Pippen are here, I don't know what to say. If there is something wrong, I hope you don't mind. My opinion is that the Knicks are not a historically strong team, but the Bulls are. There is a gap between the two sides. At that time, the Bulls' triangle offensive system has become more and more mature. Jordan alone is useless, Scottie Pippen is of course very good, the Bulls team can kill any team from the first to the third position, and the defense of the three of them is too good, and Xie's Knicks just rely on Xie and Anthony, I think the offense of the two will become very troublesome, and it will be very difficult to win."

Thomas still chose to brag about Jordan, and everyone else had the same opinion. They basically talked about how strong the Bulls were, but didn't say how to actually deal with them. This was not what Xie Chen wanted.

Finally, it was the turn of Jordan and Pippen to speak.

Pippen said first: "If I were you, if I met that team back then, I might try my best to break through their defense. At that time, I would doubt myself. When you keep scoring goals on my head, I might think that I can't defend you at all."

"Pippen will doubt himself... This is a weakness that can be exploited." Xie Chen remembered it in his heart.

In the end, it was Jordan who spoke. Jordan held his chin and thought for a long time. He really put himself into it: "If I were Chris Xie, if I had such accurate and fast three-pointers, such physical strength, good physical confrontation and fadeaway jumpers, and I didn't have too many talented teammates to rely on, I would definitely hold the game tightly in my hands and never let it go away for a moment. There is no flaw, although the Knicks as a whole are not strong, they definitely have a chance to win a game."

"Just now I really put myself into it, I was Xie, and then I met the Bulls, I would personally defend Jordan, that is, myself, and then talk trash to him, and he would definitely talk trash to me, and then I would teach him with a three-pointer, and then say to him, 'Look, I made a three-pointer again', and I would intentionally provoke him. If there is a way, then I may keep the score in a leading state, leading from the beginning to the end, and there must be no overtaking in the middle, especially in the second half, otherwise, at that time, I will definitely catch up and solve the game.”

Xie Chen listened very carefully to Jordan's words, because every word may determine the fate of this year's Knicks playoffs.

"Leading the score from the beginning to the end, don't give Jordan a chance to overtake..." Xie Chen also kept this sentence in his heart. This was confided by the two parties involved, Jordan and Pippen.

After this time, Xie Chen never came to TNT to host the show again. The two hosts gave Xie Chen a lot. First, he copied the big list, and then he dealt with the strongest opponents in the playoffs. Moreover, Xie Chen's special training ability is getting better and better. Xie Chen has really gained a lot from this suspension.

However, the team is still in the shadow of losing streak.

After a thirteen-game losing streak, everyone on the team was listless and lacked any motivation. It didn't look like a team that could compete for the championship this year. Xie Chen really couldn't wait any longer. He took the initiative to call Adam Silver and asked when he would come back. However, Adam Silver told Xie Chen to wait until the final results of the All-Star voting were released.

Then, while waiting, the Knicks lost and lost and lost!

Sixteen consecutive defeats!

The Knicks have lost sixteen games in a row!It has become a joke in the league. Not to mention the championship, some people think it is a miracle that the Knicks can still make the playoffs!
The Knicks' losing streak has caught up to the 76ers, and they are already ranked third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, only a little better than the Nets and the 76ers. The Magic, Wizards, and Celtics, which seem destined not to make the playoffs, are all ranked above the Knicks!

Knicks fans have been disappointed endlessly in the past month or so.They don't know when this cold winter will pass.

Finally, on January 1th, the final voting results for the 24 Toronto All-Star Game were announced!

Xie Chen overwhelmed Curry and James and became the top voter in the All-Star Game for the second consecutive year!
Less than 10 minutes after the results were announced, Xie Chen received a call from Adam Silver.

"Get ready to play!"

(End of this chapter)