Super all-around point guard

Chapter 688 The Warrior's Little Trick!

If the first half was dominated by the Toronto Raptors, then the Raptors were led by the Lakers in the second half. Xie Chen's 360-degree spin dunk in the first half did boost morale.

However, it is not so easy to win the Raptors. The two sides did not decide the winner until the last moment. In the last critical moment, Ingram and Randall made fatal mistakes, and everyone else missed shots.

"Haha, I didn't expect our Lakers team to win ten games in a row. Unfortunately, the next opponent is the Golden State Warriors. I don't know if the winning streak will be broken."

"Now we are the only No. [-] in the West. Even if we lose to the Warriors in the next game, we will still be tied with the Warriors for No. [-] in the West. In the West, we are still the only two teams that are the strongest. I am very optimistic about the prospects of the Lakers in the playoffs!"

"Every one of these two games has wonderful performances. The next game will be even more exciting when I meet my old opponent Stephen Curry. I can't wait to watch their games!"

After the game, all the audience discussed the next opponent of the Lakers, the Golden State Warriors, and they all agreed that it would be a difficult game. After all, the Warriors are the only opponent that has beaten the Lakers this season, but now the Lakers are on a winning streak. Ingram has also grown compared to the last time, and Xie Chen seems to have new abilities compared to the last time. This time when he meets the Warriors and sits at home again, I am afraid that he will not lose as easily as last time, but no matter whether he wins or loses, everyone agrees that it will be An absolutely fantastic game!

The Warriors and the Lakers both played games today. The Lakers won today, as did the Warriors. Now they still only lost two games, ranking second in the Western Conference. The next game will be against the Lakers. If they beat the Lakers again, both sides will lose two games each.

After the Warriors won, as soon as they returned to the locker room, Chasing Dream Green excitedly took his mobile phone and posted on Twitter: "Tomorrow we will go to Los Angeles to play a game. I am very happy that we will return to the number one in the Western Conference! Thank you to all the fans who support the Golden State Warriors. Let us welcome that moment together!"

Chasing Dream Green's words clearly looked down on the Lakers, thinking that the Warriors would definitely win the Lakers.

Green's content quickly spread in the circle, and the Lakers also learned of Green's big words for the first time.

"Draymond doesn't seem to regard us as opponents at all. This guy, did he think he won the game without playing?!" Ci Shiping was obviously unhappy with Green's remarks, and immediately forwarded the response: "Want to win the first place in the Western Conference? In Los Angeles, you will only lose the third game!"

Ci Shiping told Xie Chen about Green's incident, and Xie Chen was naturally not happy, but he didn't react as violently as Ci Shiping did, and he never thought about arguing with the Warriors on social networking platforms.

Later, Xie Chen found Brandon Ingram who was training alone in the training hall.

Xie Chen watched Ingram shoot a few three-pointers, and asked behind his back, "Why are you still practicing? Are you not tired after the game?"

Today's game with the Raptors was stalemate until the last moment. With Ingram's physical strength, he couldn't hold it as early as the last quarter of the game.

Ingram looked back to see Xie Chen, scratched his hair unconsciously, and said, "I didn't finish the task you gave me when I fought against the Warriors last time. I hope I can do it when I fight against the Warriors again this time."

Seeing that Ingram is so self-motivated, Xie Chen is also very pleased. Since the last time he lost to the Warriors, Ingram's training intensity has risen to a higher level. He has become more assiduous, fearing that he will be dragged back in the playoffs. However, these days' hard work cannot be reflected in such a short period of time. Until today's game against the Raptors, Frankly speaking, Ingram is still not able to be Xie Chen's strong helper. His progress is very slow, and he can only occasionally perform brilliantly.

Xie Chen said to Ingram: "If you want to beat the Warriors, it's not as simple as shooting a few more open three-pointers. The last game exposed many of your weaknesses. I think they will definitely attack your weaknesses. In the next game against the Warriors, I prefer you to play simpler and even have a single attack method. Do you have your own best attack method? If not, then practice one specifically. Do you have the best three-point shooting point? Also practice that position more."

Instead of letting Ingram spend his time on overall improvement, it is better to let him have a weapon he is good at and only practice one move. Although it is easier to be marked, it is worse than doing nothing.

After taking the ball and changing direction left and right, Ingram made a shot and said, "I quite like scoring goals like this."

Xie Chen nodded: "Then keep playing like this for the next round."

"Play like this all the time? Then KD will guess in advance that I will shoot." Ingram asked.

Xie Chen said: "If you guess it, then you should lean back and use this trick to disgust him for a while longer."

"Oh..." Ingram was wondering whether Xie Chen's proposal was for his own good or just to disgust Durant?

Xie Chen and Ingram sat down, and they recalled the scene against the Warriors last time. Xie Chen said to Ingram: "The Warriors are not an invincible team. They have lost two games this season, and they have proved that they can beat them. You know, one of them is a guy who can score 37 points in a single quarter, and the other is an unsolvable scoring leader. They may be too demanding of you. You don’t need to pay too much attention to Klay Thompson, because when he feels hot, I can also switch to him. I want you to put all your energy into learning how to defend Kevin Durant.

There is too much difference in height between Kevin Durant and Xie Chen. Although Xie Chen is the best defensive player in the league, no matter how versatile he is, no matter how good his defense is, it is impossible to prevent Durant's shots. No one can defend him, but Ingram is the one with the best chance.

Ingram is young and aggressive. In addition to being inferior to Durant in terms of experience, his speed can definitely keep up. Moreover, Ingram is close to [-] meters tall and has a wingspan of [-] meters. He is as tall and long as Durant.

What Xie Chen is most worried about is Durant's explosion on the court. Once he hits consecutive shots one after another, Xie Chen can only look helpless. If Stephen Curry or Klay Thompson is about to explode, Xie Chen can somewhat rely on his own ability and understanding of them to prevent the interruption.

For a team with superstars, as long as you have the ability to prevent them from scoring consecutive bursts, then there is hope of winning the game.

Compared with the tense preparations of the Lakers, the Warriors seem a little slack here.

After arriving in Los Angeles, during training, everyone was talking and laughing, as if there was really no suspense in this victory.

After Mengchai Green made a three-pointer, he said with a smile: "Xie just has the ability to lay up with his left hand. It's nothing to be afraid of. Isn't it the same whether it's left or right? It's not an extra hand, right?"

Stephen Curry nodded: "That's right, I don't care much about the ability of his left hand. In fact, I have also practiced with my left hand, but I don't use it very much. In real high-level games, I still have to use the hand I am most used to to score. So I think even in this game, he will not use his left hand too much, or even don't use it."

Kevin Durant said: "I think we have to watch out for his defense. I watched him in the past few games and felt that his defense has become stronger again."

"Is there? Why don't I think so?" Chasing Dream Green snorted. He was also in the defensive team last season and was a strong contender for the best defensive player, so he disdained Xie Chen.

For this game, Green is not thinking about winning or losing. He believes that the Warriors will definitely win. What he cares about is how to win to make it more enjoyable.

Green suddenly asked everyone: "Hey, guys, I think it should be no problem to win against the Lakers this time. What I want to say is, can we thank them all in this game? Let them lose more ugly?"

When everyone heard Green's words, did they mean to treat Xie Chen as a human being?They all lowered their heads, Xie Chen has always been bullying others, who can take advantage of Xie Chen!
Every player in the Warriors wants to do this, but no one has the confidence to stand up and speak out. Stephen Curry wanted to teach Xie Chen a lesson since his first NBA debut.

"Why... no one talks?" Chasing Dream Green is also most afraid of the sudden silence of the air, he finds that no one has given a practical idea, is it true that no one can embarrass Xie Chen?
Klay Thompson said: "You can see it in the last match. We won the game because we won, but winning is not good. You were dunked by Xie Qi. Everyone knows Xie Qi's personality and ability. Although we all hate him, we have to admit that none of us can win and make him uncomfortable."

Curry also agreed: "Klay is right, I just thought of a way that is not feasible at all."

"Oh? What is it, tell me?" Chasing Dream Green asked with interest.

Curry asked everyone: "When is Xie the most irritable?"

Thompson said: "When the big score is behind."

Kevin Durant said: "When you miss consecutive shots."

It's still in Green's words: "When you see us pretending to be aggressive!"

Curry gave Green a thumbs up, and said: "That's right, every time we play against him, it is inevitable to do various celebrations on the court. When he sees us showing off our pretentiousness on the court, he is the most impatient. He can't bear to return it in a more pretentious way for a second. If we can stop him from pretending to be aggressive, think about what it will be like?"

"Hahaha, then he must be suffocated!" Chasing Dream Green laughed.

"However, how to stop him? His personal abilities are too comprehensive. In terms of three-point shooting alone, he can shoot directly in front of you, or he can shoot from a long distance from the three-point line, and his shooting percentage is very high." Klay Thompson said.

Curry said: "Yes, he must be able to break through our defense, successfully hit a three-pointer and then respond to us in a pretentious way. The only thing we can stop him is to prevent the basketball from falling into the basket when he turns around early to celebrate."

"Can you stop the basketball from hitting the net?" Livingston felt that he was a little young and couldn't understand it at all.

Curry smiled: "Okay, can't the players under the basket take the ball away in advance?"

Chasing Dream Green was surprised and said: "You said interference ball? Isn't this giving Xie points in vain? This is indeed an unworkable method. What if he misses the shot? Instead, I let him score the goal firmly."

Everyone was sweating wildly, but Durant said: "Have you noticed that when Xie made an early celebration, none of the three-point shots were missed. He must have a particularly high degree of confidence to make this action, so it is also scored by him. Instead of letting him make a shot and pretend to succeed, it is better to intercept the basketball in advance. At least the atmosphere on the scene will be very different."

Green still felt a little unreliable, and asked again: "Aside from this, is there no other way?"

Everyone looked at me and looked at you, and couldn't think of any strategy that could make Xie Chen embarrassed, even uncomfortable. At this time, everyone lamented that Xie Chen is really an all-round player.

Another day later, at the Staples Center Arena, the Lakers ushered in the biggest opponent of the season, the super team with the most giants, the Golden State Warriors!
The tickets for this game can be said to be worth a thousand dollars, and many celebrities turned down their work to come to watch the game. Kobe Bryant also appeared on the scene. In addition to Kobe, there is another well-known star who is active.

(End of this chapter)