Super all-around point guard

Chapter 697 The biggest test of the season!

Michael Jordan marveled at Xie Chen's all-round skills, and was also amazed at Xie Chen's unique personality and behavior.

Jordan looked at Xie Chen and asked, "Are you really not going to play the second half? Are you not afraid of being punished by the team and the league?"

Xie Chen smiled and said, "There is nothing more important than going to have a drink with you right now."

Michael Jordan was willing to gamble and admit defeat, and he had already committed six crimes. He couldn't fight this game even if he wanted to, so he followed Xie Chen and left the scene, which caused an uproar among the fans.

"Where did they go? Don't they play games?"

A scene that will never appear in the NBA before and after happened in the legendary plot.

Jordan has a car here, and the two of them changed their clothes and left the arena and drove to a coffee shop. Jordan has a lot of popularity, and the tall bodies of the two are very eye-catching, so they met many fans saying hello and taking photos.This is probably the best benefit for time travelers, right?

Xie Chen and Jordan chatted for only a few minutes, and they had a very happy conversation, because Xie Chen knew Jordan too well, and had talked a lot before, in fact, Xie Chen hadn’t seen Jordan for a long time, and he always wanted to find a chance to chat with Jordan, but there was no chance.

Xie Chen said: "You once said that when a person's desire reaches the highest value, he can do anything. If he can't do it, his desire is not strong enough. I have achieved some achievements by relying on this desire for victory, but now, I doubt whether I can achieve it again."

When Xie Chen trailed the Cavaliers [-]-[-] in the playoffs in the first season, Jordan said this to him. Xie Chen relied on his strong desire for the championship to equalize game after game until he won. Jordan has always played the role of teacher in Xie Chen's growth.

Xie Chen is the current No.1 in the league and the leader of the entire Zijin Lakers. He is actually under a lot of pressure, but he can't find anyone to tell. Now that he meets Jordan, he can't help feeling a few words.

Michael Jordan asked, "Why?"

Xie Chen said: "The opponent is too strong, like... the current Lakers plus Kevin Garnett."

"Wow." Jordan couldn't help but exclaimed when he heard Xie Chen's hypothesis. The OK combination of the Lakers already made people feel invincible. O'Neal and Kobe were even considered to be the best duo in history to replace Jordan Pippen. Now, adding Kevin Garnett to such an invincible Lakers team?
As strong as Jordan will not know the answer, because in his career, he has never encountered such a situation. In their era, there was no group of pop superstars, that is to say, Jordan did not play a super team.

Jordan said: "My opponents in the finals six times were Magic Johnson, **** Drexler, Charles Barkley, Rain Man Kemp, and Karl Malone and Stockton twice. Defense, every shot, treat it like a series-winning shot, and make everyone who defends you pay for it!"

"Make everyone who defends me pay the price?" Xie Chen was surprised.

"That's right, no matter how strong one person is, it's impossible for two to play. Since you have such an omnipotent and unsolvable offense, you should make your offense more threatening, not only to score, but also to destroy the defender's confidence and consume the defender's stamina while scoring. Try to draw fouls from the strongest person, and even use some small tricks. However, this will greatly test your physical strength and endurance. If it is a whole series, I think it will be difficult for you to persevere." Jordan took a sip of coffee and said slowly.

Xie Chen thought about Jordan's words carefully. As a player, Jordan can give Xie Chen some practical solutions. Playing against the Warriors is a difficult challenge. Although the Lakers have one win and one loss against the Warriors, Xie Chen knows that once they meet in the playoffs, the odds of winning are slim.

Xie Chen and Jordan seemed to have a lot to say, but unfortunately, when the two were chatting happily, Xie Chen was sent back.

At the scene, the Lakers' teammates were walking towards him. Except for the Lakers' bench, everyone's expressions were not very good, because Xie Chen had just made a buzzer shot, and he was still leading by a big score.

After the game, John Wall also came up: "You really don't miss the last ball, well, you can go to drink coffee now, but don't drink too much, be careful not to sleep at night."

Xie Chen smiled and said to Wall, "See you all-star."

The Lakers have achieved an astonishing [-] consecutive victories. The whole team looks relaxed and happy. They have long forgotten what it feels like to lose, and they don’t know what a losing streak is.

After the game, in the locker room, no one chatted about the game anymore. They talked more about things other than basketball, such as where to play tonight, which female star is beautiful, which new young model is very punctual, or other league affairs.

Xie Chen always felt that this was a bad signal.

Two days later, the Lakers visited Boston's TD North Shore Garden Arena, where they will challenge No. 14 winning streak.

The Celtics attach great importance to the Lakers, an old rival, and they all know that the Lakers are no longer a weak team in their eyes. Even the fans at the scene dare not underestimate the Lakers. Xie Chen and other players made them nervous.

"Now the momentum of the Los Angeles Lakers is simply too strong. They have won [-] consecutive victories. Even the Golden State Warriors can't compare with them. This guy Xie is terrible. It seems that no one is eligible to win the MVP this season except him."

"If the Warriors hadn't created a record-breaking record of 73 wins last season, the MVP should also be Xie. He can make his teammates better. Look at these guys around Xie. Before the start of the game, who would have thought that they could play so well?"

Loyal fans of the Celtics also praised the performance of the Lakers. It is conceivable that the Lakers players are in a bad mood.

Accustomed to winning streaks and beating opponents, these players behaved quite casually on the court. In addition, Xie Chen didn't feel good when he came up. The Lakers suffered the worst start of the season.

The Lakers made a series of mistakes, missed shots, and didn't protect the rebounds well. They were beaten 10-0 by the Celtics, but even so, the Lakers were still not in a hurry because they were used to winning and felt that 10 points was not a big difference.

Luke Wharton called a timeout several times, and also yelled angrily, because Wharton still didn't plan to let Xie Chen play for too long in this game. Now that Xie Chen is on the court to control the situation, he is so far behind. If Xie Chen is left on the court later, won't he be hanged?
The Celtics' defense is really good, especially today, their defense is simply the top in the league. The Celtics have always used tough defense to scare the teams in the league. Last season, their defensive efficiency ranked fourth, and this season is also the top three defensive team in the league.

"Guys, we have encountered the top defense in the league, this game will not be too difficult, everyone cheer up!" Xie Chen began to remind the players.

Only then did the Lakers start to cheer up, and they stopped being so loose. They thought that as long as they played hard, they would regain their winning streak, but they didn't. Xie Chen's three-pointer was seriously interfered with, and his layup was blocked.

Soon, the score became 35:15, and the Lakers trailed by 20 points!
This season, except for the Golden State Warriors, no one has led the Lakers by so many points!
"Oh my God, are we so strong? We suppressed the Lakers so much!"

"Our defense is suffocating! The Lakers can't play SHOWTIME at all! They can't even score now."

This is something that even the Celtics fans didn't expect. They were worried that their team would be hanged by the Lakers.

Not long after Xie Chen played, he was replaced by Wharton again. Wharton still wanted to protect Xie Chen. When Xie Chen returned to his seat, Wharton said softly to Xie Chen, "Our winning streak may come to an end in this match."

Walton has already seen from the game that the Celtics' defense made the Lakers' offense completely unable to display, and they fell behind by 20 points early. Although there is still a long time in the game, the Celtics are not the Warriors or the Lakers. They will not be arrogant.

Xie Chen was a little unconvinced: "I don't care too much about the winning streak, but today's game is really aggrieved, so don't limit my playing time today."

Wharton nodded, but in his opinion, this game is very likely to become a garbage time game in the fourth quarter, and by then, Xie Chen will not need to play.

Generally speaking, when a team leads the opponent by 20 points, the team's players will play relatively slack, and the point difference will gradually narrow, but today's situation is not the case. After the Celtics lead by 20 points, when Xie Chen rests, the point difference continues to widen!
Thomas Jr. made consecutive three-pointers at this time!These two shots looked very random, and neither was the best opportunity, but they all hit the shots. I have to say that the Celtics' luck tonight is really good.

Little Thomas was also amused. He smiled and looked at Xie Chen who was sitting off the court, thinking in his heart: "The point difference at halftime is close to 30 points. Hehe, it seems that the whole second half will be garbage time. I thought tonight would be a hard fight."

The Celtics heaved a sigh of relief. Facing the Lakers with the best record in the league, they had no confidence at all, but they didn't expect to lead by nearly 30 points at halftime. The Lakers were considered a pseudo-strong team by everyone. It was all supported by Xie Chen. In addition, Wharton deliberately reduced Xie Chen's playing time. In the second half, even if the Lakers returned to their previous normal level, it was impossible to catch up.

The team is so far behind, and Luke Walton's face is also dull. He can accept the team losing the second game, but he doesn't want to lose so badly. He fell behind by nearly 30 points at halftime. Could it be that it was too smooth before, so God punished the Lakers on purpose?

Wharton glanced at Xie Chen, Xie Chen kept shaking his head, and he didn't appear to be stable on the court. Xie Chen wanted to let the Lakers players feel the sense of defeat. The Lakers are definitely not a team that can be arrogant. The winning streak all the way made the Lakers players lost. It just happened to take advantage of this opponent's blow to make everyone sober.

Then, at halftime, the Lakers trailed the Celtics by a full 30 points.

"Hahaha, the Los Angeles Lakers are so vulnerable. They even lost to us by 30 points in halftime! It really is a pseudo-strong team. The Golden State Warriors failed to beat them back to their original form before. Today we did it."

"We played the top defense. They couldn't score at all. But to lead so much, I really want to say that these Celtics players feel really good. They basically didn't miss any shots."

The Lakers were too back, and the Celtics were too smooth, which made the point difference so much. In addition to luck, attitude and strength are also decisive. When returning to the locker room at the end of the half, Luke Walton rarely yelled at all the players: "We lost to the opponent by 30 points in the half! Is this reasonable? Are we an NBA team? How can we deserve to be No. , If we are beaten by our opponents into the biggest point difference in NBA history, then our Los Angeles Lakers will really become a joke! Before, we worked so hard to build the "Alley City" and SHOWTIME, and no one will mention it again!"

Almost everyone on the Lakers, from coaches to players, has given up on this game, except Xie Chen.

(End of this chapter)