Super all-around point guard

Chapter 531 Xie Chen Has Weaknesses!
Wade asked a question that made Stephen Curry feel very embarrassed, because the teams they belonged to, the Miami Heat and the Golden State Warriors, are still in the ranks of the playoffs, and both are in the leading position in the series. It is impossible to say that the finals will be the two teams.

Curry finally understood why Wade said he would not answer.

Curry paused, and first changed the subject and asked, "What is your intention in asking me this question?"

Wade did not hide: "You also know that we are playing against the New York Knicks. Xie is crazy. We need to find a way to limit him. I think his three-pointers are very similar to yours, so I want to find a way to defend him from you."

Curry suddenly felt very absurd: "D-Wade, you have always been very mature and calm, how could you do such a ridiculous thing? Chris Xie is Chris Xie, I am me, even if we have similar shooting postures and similar shooting percentages, it does not mean that we are the same. My weakness is not necessarily his weakness. We are two completely different people!"

How could Wade not know that Curry is Curry and Xie Chen is Xie Chen!However, after staying with Xie Chen for a season, he really felt that Xie Chen's ability was too similar to Curry's, as if he took it directly from Curry.

"I know this is ridiculous... Stephen, you are also our opponent, even if you don't say it, I can completely understand you." Wade said slowly.

Stephen Curry fell into hesitation and embarrassment, you know, Xie Chen is his biggest opponent in the NBA!Last season, Xie Chen got neither the MVP nor the championship. This season, he just won an MVP. The championship is what he wants most.

Curry also watched Xie Chen's games against the Heat. Curry was stunned. If the Heat can really take advantage of the current advantage to defeat the Knicks, Curry is very confident that he can win whether he faces the Cavaliers or the Heat in the finals, and he is sure to win within six games. But facing Xie Chen's Knicks, it is difficult for him to guarantee it. God knows whether Xie Chen will score 50+ in the finals!

Curry has always been curious about Xie Chen's ability. Even if the Heat failed to stop Xie Chen's footsteps, Curry can use this opportunity to see if Xie Chen's three-pointer is exactly the same as his own, and see if the two have exactly the same weaknesses and advantages. If so, Curry will know how to defend against Xie Chen in the finals.

After hesitating again and again, Curry finally said: "You are a great team, and you have always been the star I envy the most. You have never been absent from the finals every year in the past few years. I hope to see you in the finals this year. Well, I will tell you frankly. My three-pointers do not have a weak position. I have no dead ends in offense now!"

"..." Wade was excited when he saw that Curry was about to reveal the truth, but he didn't expect this guy to say such a boast.

"Um... Of course I know you can hit shots from anywhere now, I mean relatively, relatively weak, forgive me for my inappropriate words..." Wade also had to speak to please the hottest star in the league.

Curry also stopped putting on airs, and finally showed his cards to Wade: "Last season, I didn't shoot very well from the 45-degree three-pointer on the left wing and right wing, but now there is no problem. The only place where my shooting rate is not high during training is the range at the top of the arc."

"The position at the top of the arc?" Wade was surprised.

Curry continued: "That's right, but what I want to tell you is that the inaccurate position I'm talking about is at the three-point line. The further back, the more accurate! As far as the midfield LOGO position, the shooting rate is still higher than that of stepping on the three-point line!"

Wade was completely shocked when he heard this, is there such a thing?The farther away from the basket, the more accurate the shot?Isn't Curry kidding himself?

Curry explained: "This is also a problem I only discovered recently, because at the top of the arc near the three-point line, the opponent's defense against me is too tight, and it is almost impossible for me to have an open space there, and I usually shoot at a 45-degree angle on the left wing and right wing after getting rid of the opponent. The shooting percentage can reach more than 60%, but the only way to step on the three-point line at the top of the arc is not enough. I have shot too many ultra-long three-pointers this season, and I have forgotten how hard to shoot such a close three-pointer.”

As a "three-point scum" who doesn't dare to shoot close-range three-pointers, Wade said that talking with Curry was really shocking. Wade expressed his sincere gratitude to Curry: "I can't understand the things about you three-point geniuses. Since you said that it is near the top of the arc near the three-point line, then I will specifically lead him there to shoot. I hope that the characteristics of the two of you will be the same."

Curry also wanted to know if this was the case. Xie Chen rarely shot three-pointers at the top of the arc this season, and it was useless to check the data. Thinking of Xie Chen, Curry felt a little messy again. Taking this opportunity, he asked Wade: "I have a question for you. When he was in the Heat last season, did he watch videos and imitate me?"

Curry said frankly, and Wade did not hide from him: "Yes, he often watches your videos and the way you play, but he doesn't do it all the time. In fact, his three-pointers are easy to see him in training in the second half of the season."

"What?" Curry was completely shocked, Xie Chen didn't practice three-pointers much?Then how did he maintain such a fiery touch?Curry's ability to be so crazy is entirely dependent on his more training than others, without stopping every day.

Is Xie Chen's talent too strong, or is he training secretly on purpose?

Curry became even more curious about Xie Chen.

……

New York, Madison Square Garden, Heat and Knicks, Game [-]!

It’s still full of people and cheering wildly. This is the enjoyment brought by competitive sports. To attract people, a sport must have superstars. It used to be Michael Jordan and Kobe, but now it’s Xie Chen.

Too many people wanted to come to New York for pilgrimage, no matter if they were stars from other sports or entertainment circles, no matter how expensive the tickets were, they could always afford to come and enjoy Xie Chen's madness.

There are not many players who have reached the peak of their career in the second season. The most frightening thing is that people are still not sure whether this is Xie Chen's limit. If he can score 50 points in two consecutive games in the playoffs and has not reached the limit, then Xie Chen will really exceed everyone's expectations.

Stephen Curry of the Warriors and LeBron James of the Cavaliers, who did not play today, are also watching the game in their respective away games.

Stephen Curry is especially serious tonight, because he wants to see if Wade will defend Xie Chen like that, and if so, whether Xie Chen's performance will be as he expected.

"No matter how similar we are, we can't be exactly the same." Curry thought in his heart.

After the game started, Xie Chen found out that Wade was defending him for the first time. At this time, Xie Chen didn't know that the Heat planned to use Wade to stare at him for the whole game. He didn't care too much. He had to win this game because the home court advantage was too precious to him. Once he returned to the away game and played against a legendary team, Xie Chen would not be so sure.

But when it came up, Xie Chen didn't intend to single-handedly attack Wade to score points. He hadn't entered attack mode so quickly.

First of all, Xie Chen holds the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left wing, Lopez is low in front of Xie Chen, and Anthony is near the left corner. The three of them form a strong triangle on the sideline. Although Anthony is the most threatening point for the Knicks besides Xie Chen, in such a triangle attack mode, generally speaking, it is not very direct to pass to the bottom corner. Even if it is passed to Anthony, Lopez will come up and cover for Anthony.

Xie Chen wanted to pass back to Derek Williams at the top of the arc, but found that Dragic, who was defending him, was eager to try and stop Xie Chen's pass.

At the same time, Derek Williams, who was at the top of the arc, quickly cut to the inside. After Porzingis got the ball, he threw a pass behind his head to Williams.

Since you use Wade to defend me, then I will use Derek Williams to fight Dragic. This is Xie Chen's countermeasure.

Dragic completely lost to Derek Williams in terms of height, confrontation, speed and explosive power. As long as the right opportunity arises, it is too easy for Derek Williams to score.

"Chris Xie is terrible, and there are Porzingis and Derek Williams. These two guys are also very good. Many people think that the Knicks only have Xie and Anthony. It is too wrong. Sometimes, Porzingis and Derek Williams play a greater role than Anthony. Phil really deserves to be a Zen master. He actually chose these two people to match Xie." The Heat coach also paid tribute to Phil Jackson.

Porzingis was not favored when he was selected, but looking at it now, he is simply too suitable for this team. Porzingis has a very high basketball IQ, he knows how to handle the ball, and as such a tall inside player, he also has a good three-pointer, which is of great help to Xie Chen.

The same is true for Derek Williams, his impact and Xie Chen are simply seamless.

Afterwards, the Knicks tried their best to organize the offense with the triangle offense as the core, and to find the most suitable shooting position. Xie Chen gradually discovered that the Heat didn't seem to want him to score two points.

Once Xie Chen and Wade form a singles situation in the low post, unless Xie Chen pulls up and shoots, he will soon be double-teamed before the shot, and once Xie Chen holds the ball, the opponent will shrink the defense.

If two-pointers are not allowed, Xie Chen will shoot three-pointers. This is an easy problem to solve.

After playing for a few minutes, Xie Chen also felt that it was time to make a few three-pointers to break the dull atmosphere and increase the score, so he began to try outside the three-point line.

"It's coming." Wade could see what Xie Chen wanted to do from Xie Chen's eyes.

Stephen Curry likes to shoot three-pointers best. Xie Chen doesn’t know. Anyway, Xie Chen likes to shoot one-on-one three-pointers at a 45-degree angle on the right. He doesn’t like to shoot on the left.

As for Xie Chen's habits, how could his best brother, Wade, not know about it?
"This is Xie's favorite position to attack." Wade is ready to defend.

Xie Chen dribbled the ball slowly. Seeing Porzingis stepping forward to make a screen, he used Porzingis to block Wade. However, the quality of Porzingis's screen was not high, and Wade quickly stepped forward to stick to Xie Chen.

Xie Chen waved to Porzingis and told him to leave, he didn't need any cover, just fight Wade like this!

Xie Chen dribbled the ball back and forth, shaking his shoulders to confuse Wade, and Wade was "baited" every time, following Xie Chen, swaying left and right, but never lost Xie Chen.Wade stuck to Xie Chen too tightly, because he knew that Xie Chen was going to shoot a three-pointer!
After Xie Chen changed direction again, Wade sensed that this might be the end.

"I'm going to shoot!" Wade judged in advance that Xie Chen was going to shoot, and quickly stretched out his hand to interfere. Sure enough, Xie Chen quickly shot a three-pointer after this dribble. Although he was not blocked, he was greatly interfered.

boom.

The basketball bounced out of the frame.

Coach Spoel nodded in satisfaction: "Wade is indeed the one who appreciates the most. Maybe Wade is not among the top ten defensive players in the league, but for defense, he ranks first in the league."

Xie Chen also had to admit that Wade defended himself very well. In the past, the two were too close and talked about everything. Xie Chen had discussed all the offensive routines and techniques with Wade, and some of them were even taught to him by Wade.

Xie Chen can break through Wade, but Wade obviously wants Xie Chen to do that.

Fortunately, although the three-pointer was missed this time, the rebound was taken by Lopez of the Knicks.

Xie Chen quickly moved two steps to the left, and stood at the top of the arc to receive the ball again.He's going to hit Wade again.

At the top of the arc, Wade looked down, and Xie Chen happened to be standing on the three-point line. Is this the unsafe zone that Curry mentioned?

Wade was a little worried, but decided to give it a try.

Xie Chen paused for two seconds after holding the ball and was suddenly startled: "Oh? Wade didn't stick close this time?"

(End of this chapter)