Super all-around point guard

Chapter 717 Christmas Battle!

The No. [-] pick Simmons was still being bullied by Xie Chen. This time, it was different from the past. Xie Chen abused his opponents as a role player. Throughout the game, everyone was used to Xie Chen being a supporting role, while Simmons and Ingram were the protagonists. Suddenly seeing Xie Chen dunking Simmons, who had no sense of existence throughout the game, the impact was even stronger, as if an unknown player suddenly bullied the opponent's ace player.

Simmons was speechless. Xie Chen did mean what he said. He didn't take over the game. He just rushed over to grab rebounds. Xie Chen was too strong. In the name of grabbing rebounds, he was able to do such cruel moves. In fact, Xie Chen's recent rebound snatching has already changed the trend of the score. Basketball games are not only about scoring.

The 76ers have several potential and talented players. In the final stage, they also performed very strong. They all hope to win this game, because when Xie Chen is not the protagonist, the Lakers should be a bad team. Last season, the 76ers were the last in the East, and the Lakers were the last in the West. The strength of the two teams should be equal.

And then, Xie Chen also let them see how much a supporting role can play.

Ingram broke through with the ball, and when he came to the basket, the ball was cut off by the 76ers. Ingram made another mistake. Since Ingram took on a heavier responsibility than any previous game today, his turnovers also hit a new high.

The 76ers' interception made the Lakers fans panic. They were already behind, and it would be miserable if they were counterattacked by their opponents. However, they did not expect that the 76ers had just intercepted the ball and were about to take the first step. Xie Chen suddenly appeared and successfully intercepted the ball like lightning!
The 76ers players were all stunned. They were about to take a step to prepare for a fast break counterattack, but the ball returned to the Lakers unexpectedly!

After Xie Chen stole the ball, he walked forward and casually passed the ball to Ingram's direction. Ingram scored easily under the basket.

Afterwards, the 76ers made a critical attack and made a pass error. The ball was passed to Xie Chen immediately. In the past, this time was when the opponents panicked the most, because Xie Chen's fast break was tantamount to being invincible. No one could keep up with him, and no one could stop him from scoring.

Everyone knew that if Xie Chen played the ball, he would definitely score. Now the Lakers are only two points away, and they would be able to tie the score. However, Xie Chen continued to play his supporting role and passed the ball to Ingram.

"He didn't play this ball by himself, that's great!" The 76ers' Simmons, Okafor and others were also very happy. If Xie Chen attacked, they really didn't know how to defend, but if it was Ingram, they were absolutely confident that they could stop him!
Apart from the advantage of height and arm length, Ingram is inferior to Xie Chen in speed, explosive power, jumping, and physical confrontation. Ingram rushed forward quickly. After getting rid of the defense of a 76ers player, Ingram chose a layup, but Okafor, who followed behind, firmly pressed the layup on the backboard!

"Didn't expect there were people behind him? Haha!" Okafor was very proud of preventing Ingram from tying the score, but what Okafor didn't expect was that there were people behind him.

Okafor had just blocked Ingram's layup, and before he could control the ball, Xie Chen, who was ready for the rebound, flew forward and firmly held the rebound in his hands again.

"What?" Okafor was about to get the ball, but found that the ball had been snatched away, and it was Xie Chen again!

After Xie Chen got the ball, he still didn't attack by himself, and made a pass to the left. Luol Deng had already reached the three-point line. After receiving Xie Chen's pass, Luol Deng shot directly without any hesitation, just like Klay Thompson. In the three-pointer, the Lakers overtook the score!

"The Lakers actually took the lead! It's incredible. Xie Chen didn't play much tonight. Can he win like this?"

"Ingram scored 37 points and Ben Simmons scored 29 points. The No. [-] pick is statistically better than the No. [-] pick, and the team can still win, but all of this is due to Xie Chen. Even if he doesn't score on the court, he can already beat his opponent by grabbing rebounds, playing with steals, and casually passing the ball."

Although Ingram is the highest scoring player on the Lakers tonight, anyone who knows the game can see that Xie Chen played the most important role in the Lakers' win. Xie Chen, as a role player, influenced the score and helped the Lakers reverse the 76ers!
Luke Wharton was also very appreciative at the moment: "When he told me that Brandon Ingram was the leader, I was still worried that this victory would not come true. I didn't expect Xie to help the team win just as a defense and a spot-up shooter. Before, everyone paid too much attention to his scoring ability. His defense and rebounding were underestimated. Xie is really terrible. I think even without those heaven-defying scoring abilities, he would still be an All-Star player."

In the end, the Lakers narrowly beat the Philadelphia 76ers at home. Xie Chen got a triple-double. Ingram, who scored the highest score in the game, stayed on the court to be interviewed by reporters. The reporter asked him: "You got the highest score in the game, and you even dominated the game throughout the game. Now you led the team to win this victory. How do you feel now?"

Ingram was very humble: "I think the biggest contributor to our win tonight is not me, but Xie. He is behind me all the time. He helps me pick and roll, rebounds, passes and assists. If he hadn't been doing these things, I wouldn't be able to lead the team to win. Xie's statistics may not be the best. He may not have scored as usual. But he is still the one who decides the direction of the game. He showed us how powerful a role player can be."

Seeing that Ingram has been touting Xie Chen, the reporter also smiled: "Then why did you lead this match? Is it because his injury is still not healed?"

Ingram was a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and said, "Well, it's actually because he wanted to complete the contest between me and Ben Simmons. I am very grateful to him. I had a very enjoyable fight with Ben tonight. I am looking forward to meeting him again."

……

At this time, December has come to the end, and Christmas, which is the most anticipated by Westerners, is coming as scheduled. Xie Chen still remembers that on Christmas Eve last year, Xie Chen held his newlywed wife Katie in his arms.

Xie Chen also received blessings from many friends on Christmas Day. The first one to send him blessings was Michelle and her daughter, whom they just met recently. Michelle knew that the Lakers also had games on Christmas, and they were playing against the strongest Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. She also wished Xie Chen a victory in the game. Xie Chen was also very happy to see the congratulatory video sent by this super-looking mother and daughter.

Every year on the first day after Christmas, the NBA arranges several heavyweight games. These games are called Christmas games. This year’s game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers at the Lakers’ home court has also attracted much attention. LeBron James and Xie Chen are the most dominant stars in the league today.

This is also the first time that James faces Xie Chen, who is the Lakers. Every time he faces Xie Chen for the first time in a new season, James’ emotions will be very complicated. He faced Xie Chen of the New York Knicks last season. But he couldn't arouse such hatred towards Xie Chen. Xie Chen was the only opponent in the Lakers team who defeated him last season, and his former teammates Mozgov and Jefferson were still in the Lakers team. He even felt that the Lakers team was very kind.

At the scene, the audience immersed in the joy of Christmas had already taken their seats. Everyone enjoyed the battle with a relaxed mood. In the eyes of many people, Xie Chen and James were no longer mortal enemies. They should join forces to deal with the Golden State Warriors.

Thanks to Durant's going to the Warriors, the relationship between Xie Chen and James has also eased a little bit, because James is afraid that Xie Chen will win the championship again, but with the Warriors pressing Xie Chen in the West, James no longer regards Xie Chen as a threat. The Lakers' record is indeed very good, but James has watched many Lakers games.

Before the game, because of Christmas, everyone was very happy. James walked directly to the Lakers' bench and greeted his old teammates Mozgov and Jefferson one by one.

James said to Mozgov: "Man, you have been one of the most important teammates around me in the past few years. It is a pity that I have no chance to fight with you. I am very happy for you to see what you have achieved here."

Since Tyronn Lue took over as the Cavaliers coach, Mozgov's role has been severely reduced. Coupled with the fact that the Cavaliers have no salary space to renew the contract, it is logical for Mozgov to come to the Lakers.

James had no complaints about Mozgov's coming to the Lakers, but he was very concerned about Jefferson coming to the Lakers. He pretended to be very unhappy and said, "I said, buddy, I let you come here when you said you were going to retire and came to the Lakers as an assistant coach. But who knew that you came here and became a player again. At the end of last season, I obviously asked you to keep you and let you play for another year, right? Have I ever done that?"

Jefferson looked very ashamed, and smiled: "Yes, you have retained me, and I really want to work as a teaching assistant, but Luke Wharton has to ask me to play for another year before agreeing to let me be a teaching assistant here, and I can't help it."

Immediately, James joked to Xie Chen: "Thank you, you have two such excellent players as our Cavaliers in the past, no wonder your Lakers can play the second place in the Western Conference."

Xie Chen also smiled and said, "You might as well give us another player, so that we can secure the No. [-] spot in the Western Conference."

James smiled and said, "You guys can't be so greedy and poach my people away. What should I do? By the way, thank you, I know you were injured a few days ago when you were playing in Chicago. How are you doing now? Why did you suddenly get injured?"

Ever since he verified that Xie Chen was really weird when he was playing the bulls, James wanted to know the truth all the time, but Xie Chen's secret was by no means easy to ask, he could only figure it out by himself through Xie Chen's words.

Xie Chen said with a relaxed face: "That guy Rajon Rondo is very difficult to deal with. You have fought against him many times. You know, don't worry, I have fully recovered now, just let it go!"

"Okay, then I'll see you on the field later!" James didn't keep asking about Chicago, for fear of arousing Xie Chen's suspicion.

The Cavaliers also had some changes during the offseason. In addition to Mozgov and Jefferson leaving the Cavaliers, Dellavedova, who was very popular among Cavaliers fans, also left the Cavaliers.

Dellavedova's departure still has some impact on the Cavaliers' backup point guard. Mo Williams' offense is okay, but he has serious defensive problems, and he is old and injured.

Kefeld is a point guard selected by the Cavaliers in this year's draft. He has amazing bounce and is also a very offensive point guard, but his height is too short, only 1.7 meters five.

Birdman Anderson, Xie Chen's teammate in the Heat, is now in the Cavaliers. Xie Chen also walked over to greet him and ask him about his status in the Cavaliers.

Birdman Anderson was talking endlessly. It seemed that he was doing well in the Cavaliers. However, at this time, Xie Chen accidentally discovered that Tristan Thompson of the Cavaliers was always looking at the auditorium intentionally or unintentionally. Tristan Thompson, an offensive rebounder, would make Xie Chen very troubled every time he played a series against the Cavaliers. Moreover, this guy always looked tough. Why did he suddenly become like this?

Xie Chen looked at the auditorium and saw a woman blowing a kiss to Thompson, and suddenly realized.

Khloe Kardashian is here!
(End of this chapter)