Super all-around point guard

Chapter 740 Who can stop the Lakers from punching in the third quarter!

Hassan Whiteside averaged 3.7 blocks per game last season, leading the league in blocks. Although this season has declined somewhat, his scoring average has increased by 7 points compared to last season. He is also one of the few Heat players who can score 20 points.

Without the familiar Wade and Bosh, the Heat's scoring problems have been huge. Although they have the background of the championship, they really don't know who to rely on. Hassan forced himself to take on more scoring tasks. He even practiced three-pointers, and he practiced well. For now, it is reasonable to say that he is the number one center in the league this season.

As for Dragic's performance, it was also very mediocre, and he didn't play his own rhythm.

Many people are looking forward to last season's rookies Winslow and Josh Richardson to break out and achieve results this season, but in fact, although they have grown compared to the first season in the second grade, the growth rate is too small to provide substantial help to the team.

After Xie Chen broke out at the beginning, he felt that the Heat team was very weak.

"In terms of offense, our team, even if all five of them add up, can't beat Xie alone." Spoelstra, facing Xie Chen's ruthless rampage, remained calm. Before the game, Xie Chen just shook hands with Spoelstra and didn't say anything. This made Spoelstra feel Xie Chen's disappointment with the Heat.

In fact, whether it's Wade's departure or Bosh's affairs, it's all Riley's idea. Spoelstra is just a coach without any rights.

"Thank you, you can pursue what you want in this game to your heart's content. Whether it's scoring 100 points or 20 30 assists, I won't stop you." Coach Spoeldo doesn't care about being in the background, because without Xie Chen, he would not be able to enter the finals and win the championship after the team lost James. Spoelstra already has three championships at such a young age. It is Xie Chen who has made Spoelstra's legend.

This game was completely a match between Xie Chen and Hassan Whiteside. No one in the Heat could stand up and score points with Xie Chen. Of course, Hassan couldn't do it either. He was best at blocking shots. Once he blocked Yi Jianlian's forced dunk. Hassan was so overbearing that the basketball was deformed when he blocked the shot.

In the end, the Heat still failed to last three quarters, and the main players of the Lakers continued to clock in for three quarters.

After this game, people couldn't help but wonder.

"Now don't ask when the Lakers will lose. What team should ask is which team can drag the Lakers to the last quarter and let Xie still play in the fourth quarter!"

"Yes, this is terrible. The fourth quarter of every game is garbage time. This is very beneficial to the Lakers. They can give the main players a better rest and reduce their chances of injury. Moreover, they can also allow the substitute players to get more playing time. The coach can practice more tactics on the court. Their opponent in the next game is the Pelicans. I feel that the Pelicans can't last three quarters, and they have to wait for the Spurs!"

At the same time, it happened that the Warriors lost another game, and the gap between them and the Lakers widened again. The Warriors fans were very troubled, because they really didn't have the confidence to wait to beat the Lakers' opponents. Now they don't even have a team that can drag the main force of the Lakers to the fourth quarter!

At this time, both the media and netizens stood up and said that the Warriors are not worthy of being called a super team at all, and the Lakers are the strongest team. Not only do they win the most games and lose the fewest games, but they also end every game in three quarters. This is the style of a super team!
The Pelicans, who are about to encounter the Lakers, are all very depressed, because everyone is waiting to see the Lakers beat the Pelicans in three quarters, and they are all looking forward to the jokes of the Pelicans. This makes Anthony Davis very upset, but they have played against the Lakers. He knows how difficult the Lakers will be if Xie Chen really plays hard.

In order not to be overwhelmed by the Lakers in three quarters, the first necessary condition is that the team itself has strong offensive firepower. Anthony Davis is naturally a superstar.

On the day of the game, Xie Chen scored 30 points early. After the Legend Challenge, he was mentally exhausted, so in the third quarter, Xie Chen played less aggressively. It happened that the Pelicans played a wave of counterattack in the last 2 minutes of the third quarter. At the end of the third quarter, they narrowed the point difference to only 9 points!
You know, everyone's definition of entering garbage time in the third quarter is to have a lead of at least 20 points.

"Single digits! My God, after three quarters, the difference between the Lakers and the Lakers is only 9 points! The Pelicans are the only team that has not allowed Xie to clock in three quarters in the past half month!"

"Big Bird is mighty! Originally, the Lakers led by almost 20 points. Unexpectedly, in the last 2 minutes, Anthony Davis and Holiday hit three-pointers one after another, trying to chase the point difference to single digits. I'm afraid Xie Chen is already planning to get off work and rest? Hahaha."

When the third quarter came to an end, there were cheers, as if the Pelicans had won the game.

"It turns out that being behind by 9 points in three quarters can make them so happy... What's wrong with the current NBA?" Xie Chen looked at the cheers of the audience, and really couldn't understand why they were so happy. You guys are behind in the score!
It seems that as long as the average strength of the team is not behind by more than 15 points in three quarters, it is considered a success. Xie Chen is not aware of his recent wave of madness, which has changed their definition of victory.

As the biggest contributor, Anthony Davis couldn't help but be happy, and at the end of the third quarter, he smiled and said to Xie Chen: "I'm sorry, thank you, you only played three quarters in so many games in a row, but it's a pity that you have to show up in the fourth quarter when you meet me, and even if you play the fourth quarter, the victory belongs to us!"

Xie Chen was very helpless, didn't he just push us to the fourth quarter?As for being so proud?You are a top five player in the league, if you only have this ambition, your future will be worrying!

Xie Chen shrugged, ignored him, and walked back to the players' bench.

After returning home, Xie Chen said to Nick Young, Yi Jianlian, Richard Jefferson, and Ci Shiping as substitutes: "In the past half month, you have played a lot of time in each game. I can see that your hand feeling is getting better and better. Once the fourth quarter starts, let's give them some color!"

Nick Yang immediately understood what Xie Chen meant. Xie Chen was used to clocking out after three quarters and didn't want to play in the fourth quarter. If these substitutes can continue to expand the point difference from the beginning, then Xie Chen doesn't need to play.

Nick Yang patted his chest confidently and said, "Don't worry, thank you, even though they are only 9 points away now, we can widen the difference to 2 points in less than 17 minutes, right, Ron?"

Ci Shiping also looked arrogant: "That's for sure, buddy, thank you, you can spend the fourth quarter on the bench with peace of mind!"

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the substitute players of the two sides played against each other. Anthony Davis also counted on the Pelicans' substitute players to take advantage of Xie Chen's absence to narrow the point difference. When they played, they entered the final battle. Unfortunately, although he played against the Lakers this season, he obviously didn't understand the recent state of the Lakers' substitute players.

Because these substitute players have obtained sufficient playing time for many consecutive games, their state on the field and the tacit understanding between the players are getting better and better, especially Nick Young, because the team leads by a big score in every game, so Nick Young plays recklessly. The more confident he is, the more calm he plays.

Nick Young first deceived his opponent with a very big change of direction, then rushed to the basket, passed the ball backwards, and Yi Jianlian followed up with a two-handed dunk!

Subsequently, Nick Young succeeded in singles against his opponent.

After that, Nick Young assisted Richard Jefferson to hit a three-pointer.

At this time, Nick Young had become arrogant on the court and made a provocative gesture to the Pelicans bench.

The Pelicans were very depressed. They were thinking of continuing to narrow the score, but they didn't expect the point difference to widen again in an instant.

Luke Walton was also very happy seeing this scene. It is not easy for a substitute player to play this kind of momentum. Walton smiled and said to Xie Chen: "It seems that keeping Nick Young is really the right choice."

Xie Chen said: "If the Lakers are weak, it doesn't matter whether Nick Young is on the team or not. But if the Lakers are strong, like they have defeated their opponents in three quarters in each of the last few games, it makes sense to have Nick Young around. This guy is more suitable for playing reckless ball. Anyway, the score leads so much, so just play as he pleases."

The Pelicans couldn't stand it any longer. Brother Thick Eyebrow immediately reappeared. The Pelicans did slowly narrow the point difference, but the point difference was too big to be recovered in a short while. Then, Luke Wharton sent Randall and Ingram to stabilize the situation. The entire fourth quarter was controlled by the Lakers. The Pelicans didn't force Xie Chen off the bench!
"I'll go. This time Xie Chen is playing in three quarters. After the third quarter, I thought Xie Chen was going to play in the fourth quarter!"

"It is suggested that the sports lottery create a new game, which is to guess which game Xie Chen will play in the fourth quarter."

"As the main force, it is not an achievement to not play in the fourth quarter for many consecutive games?"

Even though the Pelicans played fiercely in this game, they still couldn't let Xie Chen play in the last quarter. Anthony Davis remembered the big words he said to Xie Chen at the end of the third quarter, and felt embarrassed to talk to Xie Chen again.

After the Pelicans, everyone pinned their hopes on the recognized strong team in the West, the San Antonio Spurs.

The Lakers will face the Spurs in the next game, and it will be an away game. You know, the Spurs are one of the few teams that can beat the Lakers this season. Let alone dragging Xie Chen to the last quarter, even if Xie Chen plays the entire game, they may not be able to win against the Spurs!

All the black fans of Xie Chen and the Lakers pinned their hopes on the Spurs led by Popovich!
"The Lakers finally met the Spurs! Finally met a strong team! Finally, you don't have to watch Xie Chen clock in and get off work in the third quarter to pretend to be aggressive! You know how hard we Xiehei have been in the past half month!"

"Xie Chen, if you continue to threaten Popovich, if he doesn't hit you, you will find your teeth everywhere!"

It's not just the fans on the Internet who are excited, even the NBA, as the coach of a team, can't hide the excitement in his heart.

Even before the Lakers visited San Antonio, Popovich could feel the difference between this game and the usual one.

In the past two days, Popovich has always received many calls from the coaches of other teams.

For example, Spurs coach Jazz coach Snyder, Trail Blazers coach Stotts, and Suns coach Earl Watson all called Popovich, saying thank God that Xie Chen finally met Popovich, and also asked Popovich to teach Xie Chen, an arrogant player, all the bad behaviors that Xie Chen threatened the coach. After all, Popovich can be called the boss of the coaches.

After listening to these people's complaints, especially the near-crying complaints of Stotts and Watson, Popovich didn't find Xie Chen hateful. Instead, he secretly laughed to himself after hanging up the phone.

"Hahaha, this group of idiots was made like this by Xie. They are far worse than Luke Walton, who was the head coach in the first season. But Xie has been so strong recently, it seems that I have to be careful."

After reading the jokes of these people, it was finally Popovich's turn. Although he said to be careful of Xie Chen, he didn't take him seriously. It can be said that since Xie Chen's first season in the league, even though Xie Chen has improved at an astonishing speed every season, Popovich has always had a way to deal with Xie Chen.

Popovich glanced at the training ground. At this time, Leonard was sweating profusely and training hard. He did not know how many times he had done shooting practice, but he still looked tireless.

"Kawhi," Popovich called out to Leonard from the sidelines.

Hearing the coach's shout, Leonard thought he had done something wrong, wiped his sweat, and walked over with his head down.

"Coach." Leonard said respectfully.

Popovich said with a serious face: "Do you know who our next opponent is?"

Leonard said: "Los Angeles Lakers."

Popovich continued: "Know what Chris Xie has done recently?"

Leonard remained expressionless: "Scored 101 points, broke the record for assists in a single quarter, and got a quadruple-double in a single quarter."

If you were an ordinary player, when you talk about these scary achievements, you will unconsciously exclaim and fear, but you can't see anything on Leonard's face!
Then, Popovich said something that made the Blazers Sun Jazz and other coaches faint after hearing it: "In the next game, one person limits Xie to less than 40 points. Is there any problem?"

Leonard said: "No problem, coach."

(End of this chapter)