Super all-around point guard

Chapter 566 Battle of Tianwang Mountain!
No one thought that a 40-year-old veteran would play a key role in this game!When the Cavaliers were massacring their opponents, Ray Allen hit four key three-pointers, not only withstood the opponent's offensive, but also turned the opponent, putting the Cavaliers in trouble!

Although the top scorer in history has long missed Ray Allen, he still seems to want to prove something in this arena...

Ray Allen was out of breath, and he made four three-pointers in this quarter, which seemed to have exhausted his physical strength. His body was already thin, and he looked even weaker at this moment, but it was as if there was a light shining on his body, making him so different from others.

After leaving Miami, he once thought about retiring. Even if he fought for another year, he never thought about playing for the New York Knicks. It was Xie Chen who made him appear here. Although the Knicks were a weak team in the league, following Xie Chen, Ray Allen returned to the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the past two years, Ray Allen has entered his [-]s from his thirties. This is no longer the age of athletes. The assistant coach of the Warriors Luke Walton, who is five years younger than him, has already started a coach. Of course, he can choose to do other things, but he still likes to be a player, so Ray Allen insists on training every day.

God does not necessarily reward everyone for their hard work, but as long as the opportunity comes, those who deserve it will naturally get it.

During this period of time, the Cavaliers choked on points like Xie Chen and Anthony, and someone had to stand up to save the team. Ray Allen did it, and it was as good as Xie Chen did.

Xie Chen was very grateful to Ray Allen for everything he had done, and said to him: "Thank you."

Without Ray Allen's four three-pointers, this game would have been very difficult, but now, they can dominate the trend of the game.

Ray Allen smiled, and replied: "You came to me, didn't you want me to do this? You fulfilled your promise and let the team enter the playoffs and the Eastern Conference finals. I also want to help the team enter the finals and win the championship, right?"

At this moment, Ray Allen is like a young player in his twenties. He is very energetic and fighting spirit. An old family is like a treasure. What's more, the Knicks have several "treasures". After the Rockets were eliminated early, the Knicks entered the finals. Odom's wife, Kardashian, has been inseparable from Odom recently, although Odom has only a handful of time on the court.

James is in a very unhappy mood now. In fact, James feels uncomfortable every time Ray Allen scores a goal. Now that Ray Allen has scored four three-pointers in a row and helped the team overtake the score, one can imagine how sad James will be.

James has always valued Ray Allen, not only for his ability, he thinks Ray Allen is his lucky star.

It is no exaggeration to say that without Ray Allen's life-saving three-pointer in the Heat, James would only have one ring now!
Of course other people also contributed, but only that ball is not part of the help James should get.He never imagined that when he missed the three-pointer at 45 degrees on the left wing, he felt that the championship was ruined. It was Ray Allen who pulled James up from a desperate situation.

"He originally belonged to me, but Xie took him away!" James was a little annoyed.

But the battlefield is like this, if you don't attack in one go, when the opponent catches his breath and has the upper hand, you don't want to scare people anymore.

The Cavaliers' offense is still fierce, but the Knicks are completely unafraid. Whether it is Anthony or Porzingis, whether it is Williams or Xie Chen Ray Allen, they are scoring points that you cannot easily contain.

In addition, the Cavaliers lost a general like Tristan Thompson, and their rebounding advantage was completely lost. Of course, even without Thompson, the Cavaliers' lineup depth is still stronger than the Knicks, but the playoffs don't fight for lineup depth. People like Xie Chen and Anthony Williams can always suppress opponents on the court.

In the end, the Knicks easily defeated the Cavaliers at home and tied the score 2-2!
"Win! Finally won! We are still very hopeful!" Knicks fans are also very happy, they do not know what will happen next, at least the prospect is still very good.

At the press conference after the game, Ray Allen, who scored 22 points, appeared with Xie Chen for the first time at the scene of media reporters.

Ray Allen has long been used to such scenes when he was in the Celtics, but after many years, facing so much media attention, Ray Allen is still a little excited.

After accepting the interview at the press conference, when Ray Allen and Xie Chen walked back to the locker room, he couldn't help but tell Xie Chen: "Thank you, I haven't been this excited for a long time. This feels great. Thank you for letting a 40-year-old veteran experience such a feeling."

Xie Chen embraced Ray Allen's shoulders and said with a smile: "I should thank you, not you. This game will not be won so easily. You know the importance of this game, and you should be able to see that LeBron really wanted to win this game and beat us quickly. We didn't let him succeed, haha."

Ray Allen replied: "Anyway, you brought me to New York, and then led the team to the stage of the Eastern Conference finals. I think Kobe must be very envious of me, envious that I can still play, play in the playoffs, and even hit the championship!"

Xie Chen smiled and said to Ray Allen: "Then get another championship ring to make him envy you even more!"

Before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, many people believed that the Cavaliers would have an absolute advantage and would end the series within five or six games, but now it seems that this is very difficult, and the Knicks are far more tenacious than they imagined.

After the game, Pat Riley made a rare call to Phil Jackson.

After the team drew 2:2 with the Cavaliers, Phil Jackson was still in a very happy mood. In fact, he was very satisfied with the team's progress to this point, but he still didn't praise them. He wanted to force them to go further. It was definitely a surprise to receive a call from Pat Riley.

"I didn't know you had my phone number!" Phil Jackson quipped.

Pat Riley is not as funny as Phil Jackson, but he is still a little serious: "A year ago, when I gave you the thank you, I never thought that you would be where you are today. I have been paying attention to your actions. After you got the thank you, you signed Derek Williams. This guy has been in the league for five years. At 7-foot-3, it’s scary to have that height and a [-]-pointer, he can get the ball from the three-point line and drive to the basket, he can also protect the rim, rebound the ball, block the shot, he is a guy with unlimited possibilities, but even I didn’t expect Porzingis to have a lot of talents that I didn’t expect. Although I think this rookie is Towns, Porzingis has a unique sense of the game.”

"Also, veteran players like Ray Allen, Lamar Odom, and Metta World Peace are all under your banner. At that time, I really didn't think that these guys could make it to the Eastern Conference finals together. But today, I have to admit your strength. The combination of these guys is terrifying. Not only the Cavaliers, but even the Warriors, your team also has a chance to win. The outside world has underestimated you!"

Phil Jackson has been listening to Riley quietly, and he replied after a long time: "You don't know how excited I am to hear these words from your mouth. Do you want to come to New York to watch the game in the sixth game of the series?"

Pat Riley was slightly surprised: "The sixth game...you are so confident?"

Phil smiled and replied, "It should be about the same."

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After two games in New York, according to the rules of the playoffs, Xie Chen and the others had to pack their bags and prepare to rush to Cleveland to play the most critical battle of Tianwangshan.

Having only been together for a few days, Xie Chen was very reluctant to part with his wife Katie. Katie was also very worried about Xie Chen, but she had no choice but to go to Cleveland with Xie Chen.

Xie Chen's playoff journey this season is completely different from last season. There are differences in the game, as well as differences in mood and emotional life. Last season, Xie Chen was not bound by family affection, but now, his pressure has become greater.

On the plane, Xie Chen prayed that this would be his last visit to Cleveland this season.

The game between the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs is also starting today. The Spurs are indeed a team that has set a record in regular season team history. They have the core players of the old generation of GDP, and at the same time they have a new generation of leaders Leonard and Aldridge. great.

The Warriors and Spurs also tied 2:2.

Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena.

Returning to this familiar place again, Xie Chen can't remember how many times he has come here to play games. Quicken Loans Arena is definitely the away game that Xie Chen has played the most. He played three games here in the playoffs last season, and three times in the playoffs this year. I don't know if there will be a fourth time.

Therefore, Xie Chen is familiar with this arena, and the people in this arena are also familiar with Xie Chen, an old opponent. Boos are boos, which is indispensable, but most people can look at this opponent rationally, and even wonder whether Xie Chen and James have the possibility of combining...

This is not impossible. After all, the Golden State Warriors turned out to win 73 victories, and guys like Curry, Thompson, and Green are very young. Maybe the league will be dominated by them in the next few years. Xie Chen and James alone may not be able to win. The Warriors are their common enemy.

Tristan Thompson returned in this game. When he played, he won the cheers of many people on the scene. Although he did something bad to Xie Chen, in the eyes of their Cavaliers fans, Thompson was not only not bad, but also a hero.

Actually, if it wasn't for Xie Chen's ability to protect his body from serious injuries, Tristan Thompson wouldn't have been banned for just one game. Considering that Xie Chen sat up on the spot and there was nothing serious, they didn't think Thompson's actions against Xie Chen were too severe.Only Thompson himself knew how much effort he was using.

Therefore, when Tristan Thompson was training before the game, he carefully peeked at Xie Chen on the opposite side from time to time. Xie Chen was also doing warm-up shooting training at this time, and he basically hit one three-pointer after another.

"It's terrible. My malicious foul didn't affect him at all. If it were Stephen Curry, I guess that guy would not be included in the playing list." Tristan Thompson also secretly admired Xie Chen's tenacity. He now sees that Xie Chen doesn't regard Xie Chen as a human being at all, but thinks that Xie Chen is a robot. His whole body is full of extremely hard machine parts.

"What's the matter, buddy?" Seeing that Tristan Thompson was a little absent-minded, James stepped forward and asked.

Tristan Thompson smiled back and said, "It's nothing, boss."

Tonight is the battle of Tianwangshan, a key battle that will determine the trend of the series. James doesn't want Tristan Thompson to have any thoughts, so he asked, "Have you gone to say hello to Xie?"

Thompson shook his head. How could he have that courage? Until now, Thompson was still guilty of dying when facing Xie Chen. James patted Thompson on the shoulder and said, "Come with me."

James led Thompson to the half court where the Knicks were, and called Xie Chen from a distance: "Hey, thank you!"

Seeing that James brought Thompson, Xie Chen already guessed what they were going to do.

Seeing Xie Chen, Thompson took the initiative to apologize and said, "I'm sorry, thank you. I acted too much in the last game. I sincerely apologize to you. I hope you can accept it. I won't treat you like that again this time."

As opponents in the playoffs, generally speaking, no one is willing to bow their heads and apologize even if they get bruised and swollen. It seems that Thompson is really aware of the consequences of offending Xie Chen. Xie Chen has fans all over the world. He is currently the most popular athlete, especially in Asia, and Thompson has also received a warning call from Adam Silver. Xie Chen is the future of the NBA. movement.

So in such a big situation, one can imagine the serious consequences of offending Xie Chen.

Xie Chen didn't want the smell of gunpowder to continue, but he still smiled and said, "Really? But I will still ride and buckle you like last time."

(End of this chapter)