Super all-around point guard

Chapter 544 James, here I come!
Another host of ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, of course has a different opinion. In fact, when "James Black" Bayless has been praising Xiechen and the Knicks for many years, Smith's face has become ugly.

Smith's habit is to look at you coldly before starting a debate, pause for a few seconds, and then say: "I don't agree with any point you said! Chris Xie is amazing, yes, he has always brought people surprises, yes, but I think that is already his upper limit. He will no longer have any hidden strengths. This is his second season, and he has shown everything he can show."

"As the eighth in the East, it is really amazing to be able to blow up the Raptors who are the number one in the East and the Heat who are fifth in the East, but listen, the Raptors and the Heat are in my heart. They are not at the same level as the Cleveland Cavaliers. Although the regular season record of the Raptors is a bit better than that of the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers are the strongest team in the East. There is no doubt about it!"

"The Knicks are by no means a weak team, but they are by no means a strong team with championship strength. Tell me what else do they have besides Xie and Cameron and that rookie? How do they deal with a team with LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson and JR Smith? The Cavaliers win the Knicks. Solve the battle!"

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Fans all over the world are discussing the upcoming battle between the Cavaliers and the Knicks, and they are analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams. This makes the two opponents of the Western Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs, seem a bit left out. You know, in terms of strength, the Warriors and the Spurs should win more attention. There is no star of the same level of popularity.

In Cleveland, in the Cavaliers training hall, the Cavaliers have already started serious practice.

Everyone is doing individual training, and everyone's energy is concentrated and very serious. It can be seen that they care about the next opponent very much, and they don't just regard them as the eighth in the Eastern Conference.

At this time, Kyrie Irving was singled out with teammate Dellavedova. Irving was defending Della. Della was standing outside the three-point line, holding the ball and trying to get rid of Irving, and then shot a three-pointer.

When LeBron James saw it, he immediately stepped forward: "Irving, don't steal Della. What you are facing now is not Della, but Xie. Xie will not let you steal his ball easily. Once you fail to steal the ball, he will not hesitate to use this opportunity to shoot a three-pointer. He is most comfortable shooting three-pointers in front of you. You have to give him more interference!"

In fact, Dellavedova is now playing the role of Xie Chen. After all, the two are about the same height. Dellavedova imitated Xie Chen's three-point shooting rhythm, so that Owen can adapt to how to defend.

Owen said: "Instinctive reaction, I won't cut him off next time."

James nodded, and said to Dellavedova: "Be more careful when dribbling. Irving can break the ball, and Xie can do it."

Now, the Cavaliers are rehearsing how to defend Xie Chen's three-pointers. After the Knicks played against the Raptors and the Heat, James and Tyronn Lue felt that Xie Chen's three-pointers were the most threatening, as long as there is a chance, they can shoot immediately, and the shooting rate has been stable at a high level, which is really terrible.

Irving and Dellavedova practiced for a while, and then replaced it with Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love, because not only would Irving defend Xie Chen alone, but after Xie Chen used the screen in the high position, the Cavaliers' defensive strategy was to switch defenses.

Just like the official game, Dellavedova played Xie Chen, and LeBron James played Xie Chen's teammates in person, doing a pick-and-roll for Dellavedova. After the pick-and-roll, it became Tristan Thompson defending Dellavedova.

Watching Thompson's defensive action, LeBron James kept yelling from the sidelines: "Thompson, raise your arms, you must raise your hands in front of his eyes at this distance, otherwise he will jump up and shoot directly!"

"Follow up a little bit, don't think that Xie is far from the three-point line, he won't shoot three-pointers, he and Stephen Curry don't look at the three-point line at all now, as long as they are within half court, they have a chance to shoot! You have to deal with them as crazy!"

"Fine, that's it..."

James kept instructing his teammates on the court what to do, but Tyronn Lue, as a coach, stood aside and watched stupidly. As a coach, Tyronn Lue had no majesty at all, at least in front of James.

After practicing for a long time, James said to everyone: "Defending Xie will be the key to the success or failure of this series. The Knicks rely on Xie to win. Everyone knows this, but the Toronto Raptors did not do it, and the Miami Heat did not. But we have more Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, believe me, we will be able to complete revenge on Xie, the victory belongs to us!"

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Similarly, in the Knicks training facility, the Knicks are also seriously preparing for the series against the Cavaliers.

As the bottom-ranked team in the Eastern Conference last season, it became the biggest dark horse in the league this season. It defeated the Eastern Conference's powerful opponents, the Raptors and the Heat, and swept the Raptors with a very relaxed attitude, ending the Heat in six games.

All the Knicks players are very excited. They feel that everything is like a dream. Especially for the old players who were on this team last year, they feel that the team has not changed much, except that there is one more Xie Chen, and this Xie Chen can cause such a big change. As teammates, they also sincerely admire Xie Chen in their hearts.

The players were training, and the president of the team, Phil Jackson, came over with a smile on his face. He was very relieved to see that everyone was very motivated.

"That's right, that's it. The road to the championship should be as simple as that. Just find the star who can control the game." Phil Jackson is not surprised at the rapid development of the team. He has always relied on superstars to win the championship. In the past, he had Jordan, O'Neal and Kobe, and now he has Xie Chen.

"As I get older, my patience is getting worse and worse. I really can't wait for Xie to help me win a championship this season." Phil Jackson was also a little impatient.

Watching from the sidelines for a while, seeing that Xie Chen, who practiced shooting for a while, was finally ready to take a break, Zen Master went over and handed Xie Chen a towel.

"How is it? Do you have confidence in the next series?" Phil Jackson asked with a smile.

"Of course!" Xie Chen took the towel and wiped the sweat off his face.

Phil Jackson laughed and said, "Why do I think you have more confidence playing the Cavaliers than you playing the Heat?"

Xie Chen smiled: "After all, they are old opponents. After the series with them last season, I already know how to beat them."

Phil Jackson pulled Xie Chen aside and said as he walked, "I'm glad to see you are so confident. Your confidence is of great significance to me and to the entire team. But I still want to remind you, don't just analyze this series from the perspective of strength. This series is far from being as simple as you think."

Xie Chen didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

Phil Jackson said: "You may have carefully estimated the current strength of the Cavaliers, but you have not estimated and cannot estimate LeBron James' determination. First of all, his desire for revenge was defeated by your Heat last season, which made him miss the finals for the first time in several years. And he was defeated by such a huge advantage of 3:0. He lost to a first-year rookie. He will never forget this hatred. He will definitely revenge you in this series."

"In addition, besides this, he has a greater hatred for you. At the end of the regular season, you don't know why you have to avoid the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, so we stayed at eighth in the Eastern Conference, and James, who was in the Eastern Conference at the time, thought that you wanted to complete the black eight against them. Now, he will vent all his hatred against you."

After listening to Xie Chen, he nodded. Zen master was right. This is by no means a simple competition of strength. LeBron James has a hatred for Xie Chen!

The hatred of winning the championship and the hatred of provocation, no one can stand these two.

Angry James is terrifying. Just like what Jordan said to Xie Chen last year, how strong the desire for victory is will definitely affect the outcome of the game. Last year, James' desire was not the strongest, but this year, it will definitely reach the highest value.

If the leader of a team is angry, then other people will also be infected by James. Maybe the crazy Cavaliers will be completely beyond Xie Chen's imagination!
"Never underestimate the revenge determination of a strong man. Master Zen is right. This series is destined to be difficult." Xie Chen sighed.

The Knicks team finally embarked on a journey to Cleveland. Next, they will first have to fight two consecutive games at the Cavaliers' home court. Fisher's goal for them is to win at least one game. For Xie Chen, there are too many uncertainties in the away game. However, on the basis that the legendary Cavaliers are not too terrible, Xie Chen must win the next game instead of losing two consecutive games like when he was playing against the Heat.

The Cavaliers are completely different opponents from the Heat. They can easily recover after losing two consecutive games against the Heat, but what if the opponent is the Cavaliers?With a 2:0 lead, James will never tolerate Xie Chen's reversal again, and this will never happen again!

Otherwise, James would be laughed to death by everyone.

Therefore, for Xie Chen, the next two games are very critical.

"Derek, can you defend LeBron? I see that Anthony has been training with you for the past two days. Your performance is very bad. If you can't do it, just say it. I will be the starter to defend LeBron for you!"

Derek Williams is also a tough guy. He is very excited about the important task of defending James. Although he is not sure that he can really limit James, he will not be timid enough to hand over this task to others. Williams laughed: "Brother, you are born in the 70s, and LeBron is born in the 80s. I think it is better to give it to me who is born in the 90s. At least I can keep up with the speed, and I am strong enough!"

"But your mind is too simple, boy, you will be played around by LeBron James." Ci Shiping was still unyielding.

Listening to his teammates laughing and joking, Xie Chen looked at the sky outside the window, and he was about to arrive in Cleveland. Xie Chen now remembered the scene when the Heat came to the Cavaliers to play the Eastern Conference Finals at this time last year, and his mood was exactly the same.

"Della Vedova...LeBron James...Kyrie Irving..."

Scenes of the battle against the Cavaliers last season emerged in Xie Chen's mind, the despair at 0:3, James' early celebration, Kyrie Irving's provocation, Dellavedova's malicious bruise, until the excitement of the 4:3 reversal...

Everything is as if it just happened.

"Last season, I defeated the Cavaliers to win the championship. Many people said that the championship trophy should not belong to me, because Kevin Love was not there, and Kyrie Irving was injured in the end. Now, each of you is healthy, and the overall strength of the team is far better than me! I want to beat you in this series and prove myself thoroughly!"

"LeBron James, Kevin Love, Irving, Dellavedova...here I come!"

(End of this chapter)