Super all-around point guard

Chapter 687 Swivel 360-degree buckle!
At the Staples Center, the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers are also very happy due to the continuous home games of the Lakers. They can watch the Lakers games at home every two days. This time, the opponent is still strong. The Toronto Raptors were No.

"The Toronto Raptors still played very well in the regular season, but it's a pity that they are out early in the playoffs every year. Last season, they finally won the first place in the Eastern Conference, and they were still beaten by Xie Hang. It's really pitiful."

"Last season, if the Cleveland Cavaliers hadn't made a deliberate concession in the final stage, the Raptors' record might not have been as good as the Cavaliers', but this season it might be possible."

Although this is a nominal contest between No. [-] in the West and No. [-] in the East, in most people's eyes, the No. [-] team in the West will not be the Lakers, and the No. [-] team in the East should not be represented by the Raptors.

Raptors coach Casey said to the players before the start of the game: "Our opponent is currently the only team in the league that wants to hit a [-]-game winning streak. We can't let them succeed. Although Chris Xie is no longer our opponent in the East, last season he deliberately kept the team in the eighth place in the East just to match us, and then you all forgot about our sweep? Win this game for me!"

After the start of the game, the Raptors' offensive was indeed very fierce. Kyle Lowry, DeRozan, and Valanciunas were all very hot. They have always occupied the advantage of the score. Until the second quarter, the Lakers were unable to overtake the score.

Luke Walton was a little anxious. He could see that the opponent played very aggressively. It seemed that because of Xie Chen last season, he didn't want the Lakers to win this game. If he lost this game, Walton would not complain. As a rookie coach, he should have lost the second game of his career.

But Xie Chen didn't want to lose to this Raptors. Now this Raptors team is no different from the Raptors they met in the playoffs last season. The previous Raptors were defeated by Xie Chen and eliminated 4-0. If they can't beat the Raptors today, wouldn't it prove that Xie Chen's current team is far inferior to last season's New York Knicks?

Although the Raptors lead the score, Coach Casey is still very cautious. He said to all the players during the timeout: "The Lakers' counterattack always starts with Xie's dunk. For example, his free throw line dunk in the last game instantly ignited the scene, changed the game, and drove his teammates to counterattack. We must prevent such a thing from happening. Do nothing so he doesn't have to show off those slam dunks."

This is the Lakers' home court, and Xie Chen is the strongest slam dunk player in the NBA. Coach Casey knows how much young people like to watch Xie Chen dunk. Although slam dunks have been played by so many slam dunk masters for so many years, it stands to reason that the tricks should have been played all over the place, but Xie Chen can always develop novel dunk moves that shock the audience.

A dunk may cause the Lakers to fight back. Coach Casey can't take this risk, so he ordered the players to prevent Xie Chen from dunking against the empty basketball show.

DeRozan still played steadily and helped the team increase the score to 15 points. At this time, his mood finally relaxed, so he said to Xie Chen: "We are not the Raptors that you defeated last season, and you are not an opponent who can sweep us."

Xie Chen replied: "You are really convoluted, buddy."

DeRozan said bluntly: "I mean, you are weaker than us. We can continue to be the number one in the East, and you will fall soon."

Xie Chen was also polite: "I don't doubt that you will continue to be number one in the Eastern Conference, and I don't doubt that you will be eliminated in the playoffs soon."

"You..." DeRozan was naturally upset when he was poked by Xie Chen. DeRozan is considered a veteran of the Raptors. He was on this team in 2009 and only won 22 wins in one season. The team missed the playoffs in a row and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

However, after being stimulated by Xie Chen, DeRozan became more brave and vented with a windmill dunk.

"DeRozan is really a great dunker! In today's league, dunks can be compared with Xie, he can be counted as one, and he often staged all kinds of incredible dunks in official games, and he often showed off his moves during the Olympics."

"That's right, I still remember his 360-degree slam dunk against a Chinese player. Oh my God, it's a pity that the ball was not dunked. If the dunk is successful, then DeRozan will have a classic dunk that can rival Xie Xie."

Xie Chen and DeRozan have always been strong opponents in dunking. Last season, DeRozan dunked Gobert, which was called inhumanity. Gobert was dunked by DeRozan from the basket to the place where the throw-in was made. The serve was convenient. Everyone thought that this ball should be the best dunk of the season.

"I remember that DeRozan had a 360-degree slam dunk in the Olympics, and he was facing the Chinese team, but that slam dunk didn't make it. It seems that LeBron James said on Twitter that if this dunk is scored, it will be the top five in history." basket.

"Since DeRozan didn't succeed in dunking, then this dunk doesn't belong to him. If I finish it earlier than him..." Although DeRozan came up with this idea, he didn't complete it successfully. Xie Chen really wanted to attribute this dunk to his own name.

Xie Chen already has two dunks that can be ranked among the top in history. One is a leap over Bargnani, and the other is a double dunk with Ingram at the free throw line. Even LeBron James said that it can be ranked in his top five. Xie Chen's successful dunk will definitely shock many people!
"Since the Raptors are so hostile to me, don't blame me for letting you guys be the background board. I just don't know who will be the unlucky ghost at that time?" Xie Chen had already made up his mind. Once the opportunity arises, he will immediately use DeRozan's unfinished 360-degree turn dunk.

However, the dunk dunk is different from the usual dunk. It means that the difficulty of the dunk has increased. Although it is common for Xie Chen to dunk the dunk, most of the dunks are directly facing the defender. While turning the body while dunking in the air, the difficulty factor is too high, and there is no sense of security.

Zach Laven's jumping height is fine, and he can still dunk when he turns 360 degrees across people. However, once the opponent pulls, it is likely to repeat DeRozan's tragedy and dunk the ball. Vince Carter's ability is the best choice.

Secondly, you also need to choose the opponent for the dunk, because this is DeRozan's first dunk, Xie Chen doesn't want him to be the background, and the opponent who is too tall will not work, the success rate of the dunk will be greatly reduced, it is best to be shorter.

Kyle Lowry became Xie Chen's target.

Lowry has a strong body and has successfully used his body to overpower Xie Chen many times. The two are old opponents in the East. Lowry thought he knew Xie Chen very well, so he suddenly forced Xie Chen again, but this time Xie Chen used Artest's defensive ability. The tough confrontation immediately surprised Lowry, and then only heard a slap.

"How could this happen!" Lowry suddenly felt that Xie Chen's body was as hard as a rock, and he couldn't squeeze it no matter what. They had played four games in the playoffs before, and Lowry had never felt this way. How did he know that Xie Chen's defensive ability had improved again?

The two happened to be at the outermost three-point line. Coach Casey had already explained that even if Xie Chen intercepted him at this position, even if no Raptors player could catch up with Xie Chen and prevent him from scoring, he still had to run.

Lowry kept the coach's words in mind. Although he knew that he alone could not stop Xie Chen from scoring fast breaks, he still tried his best to catch up.

"Just what I want!" Xie Chen was also very happy to see that Lowry did not give up chasing. If there was no one, he would dunk at the free throw line. If there was someone, he would do what DeRozan failed to do!
Believe that at this time, not to mention Lowry, even DeRozan would not have imagined what kind of performance Xie Chen will perform soon!
Since the dunk is to be blocked, the opponent has to stand in front of Xie Chen, so Xie Chen deliberately slowed down to let Lowry catch up. Xie Chen marched on the left side, while Lowry was on the right side of Xie Chen, and Lowry reached the basket one step ahead of time.

"It's possible to defend this ball!" Coach Casey secretly sighed that he was really wise and asked the players not to let Xie Chen break fast. Now Lowry actually walked ahead of Xie Chen.

But the next scene made Coach Casey dare not look directly at him.

I saw that facing Lowry in front of him, Xie Chen resolutely chose to take off without the slightest hesitation!
Lowry was a little flustered, he didn't know what to do, and he didn't take off, because it would definitely be a foul if he jumped up to block the block, and this time he didn't think about fouling and making Xie Chen free throw, he just came to interfere with Xie Chen according to the coach's intention, and it was enough to prevent Xie Chen from playing a shocking dunk that could cause commotion on the scene.

After Xie Chen took off, his body immediately began to spin!

"What is he going to do!" Coach Casey was stunned, and the fans were also shocked. This means... This means turning around and dunking!However, Lowry is at the basket!

"What?" Lowry was also stunned. He had never expected Xie Chen to dunk so decisively, and he was still circling in the air!

"Oops, Xie wants to play a 360-degree twist!" DeRozan saw this familiar scene and immediately realized Xie Chen's next move. Unfortunately, he was too far away from the two of them, and there was no way to stop Xie Chen.

Xie Chen quickly turned 360 degrees in the air. Lowry stretched out his hand to block it, but Xie Chen ignored it and dunked the ball into the basket through Lowry!

"Turn 360 degrees in the air and dunk! He did it! DeRozan didn't even succeed in dunking, Xie did it!"

"Oh my God, there was already a double dunk from the free throw line in the last game, and this game has another dunk that can be included in history! Xie is really writing history in every game, and he will be a true legendary player! I am so lucky to be born in Chris Xie's era!"

"Great! Xie is the greatest player in the NBA! At this moment, I have forgotten the magician and who Michael Jordan is!"

The scene went crazy in an instant. Coach Casey had expected that the Lakers' counterattack would start with a shocking dunk from Xie Chen. He had already ordered the players to stop Xie Chen. Kyle Lowry did as the coach said, but he still couldn't stop Xie Chen.

Coach Casey immediately called a timeout, let's interrupt their emotions first.

"Thanks, it's so beautiful! You completed another great dunk!" Luol Deng stepped forward to congratulate.

At this time, DeRozan did not rush back to the bench, but looked at Xie Chen: "This is my dunk."

Xie Chen said: "I know, but it's a pity that you didn't dunk in. If one day you succeed, I will let everyone forget about my dunk and only remember yours."

DeRozan didn't know what to say, and walked to the Raptors' bench depressed.

Coach Casey felt very guilty for Lowry who was the background just now. It was Casey who asked him to rush over to stop him. Unexpectedly...

Casey patted Lowry on the shoulder and said, "You did a good job, but it's a pity..."

"He still did it," Lowry added to Casey's words.

"Yeah, he still did it. No matter how we defend, he can succeed. Now they are about to rise. We must try our best to contain it, and at the same time, strengthen our offense and keep the point difference." Coach Casey instructed.

Coach Casey's prediction was correct. A short timeout couldn't interrupt the high spirits of the Lakers. After the dunk, everyone was activated. The Lakers really played better and better, gradually catching up with the score.

The Raptors players have not been able to do what Casey asked to maintain their team's offensive scoring. If they are really such a good team, they cannot achieve nothing in the playoffs for years. Last season, they were eliminated by the Knicks [-]-[-].

At the end of halftime, the Lakers had chased the point difference to 3 points. This point difference made the Raptors no longer have any sense of advantage. In the second half, Xie Chen could continue to provide offensive firepower steadily, but whether DeRozan and Lowry's offense can still be as good as the first half is unknown. The balance of victory is tilting towards the Lakers.
(End of this chapter)