Super all-around point guard

Chapter 87

Yang Jian is right. Rose and Xie Chen's layup ability is the top in the league. Facing defensive players, they can both make all kinds of incredible moves in the air, and the technical movements of the two are very similar. They are both keen on folding layups.

Bosh was absent from this game due to a minor injury, but the Heat at home are still full of confidence in maintaining their winning streak. Although the Bulls have Rose and Gasol, the Heat have defeated such strong teams as the Warriors and Grizzlies one after another. How can they be afraid of the Bulls?
Thibodeau, the head coach of the Bulls, hated Xie Chen when he saw Xie Chen. If Xie Chen hadn't come to the Chicago Bulls' training hall for no reason last time, and singled out Rose, causing Rose, who had just recovered, to be injured again and delayed his comeback for many days. The current record of the Chicago Bulls might be even better!Therefore, Thibodeau attached great importance to Xie Chen's defense today, and he vowed to make Xie Chen pay the price!
However, at the beginning of the game, Xie Chen didn't have a strong desire to attack, and Rose, like Xie Chen, gave the ball to his teammates first, and then played singles if he couldn't do it.

But the shooting percentages of both players in the first quarter were appalling, especially the Bulls. They were hesitant to shoot, and they missed the shots.

Professional players have played more than [-] games. At this time, they usually feel tired and can only slowly find their state on the court.

Yang Jian and Su Qun were also listless as hosts. Su Qun said: "Both sides' shooting percentages in the first quarter were poor, and Ross had two fouls early and ended up resting. Now both sides have replaced some substitute lineups. Let's see if the substitutes can play passionately."

The Bulls sent Aaron Brooks with a height of 183 cm, and Xie Chen was still on the court at this time. Xie Chen only made two shots. The reason is simple. He was waiting for Ross.
The Bulls were still playing as lifeless as a dead fish. They were patient but they kept passing the ball. No one forced a shot, but they still couldn't find a chance. They made mistakes or missed shots repeatedly. At this time, an unexpected person stood up.

The Bulls attacked in the half court, and Xie Chen single-handedly defended Brooks. Because Brooks was short and fast, Xie Chen bent his body and stood back to prevent the opponent from rushing in. Brooks grew a beard, and he looked more mature than before.

"Want to shoot a three-pointer?" Xie Chen was startled suddenly. He remembered that in the information Will sent himself last night, it was mentioned that Brooks's nerve knife did not follow common sense.

Everyone thought Brooks was too reckless with this ball, but the ball went in!

Yang Jian laughed and said: "In this quarter, the Bulls couldn't score no matter how they pass, how they organized, how they cooperated. The simple 'I'll shoot myself' actually scored. Sometimes basketball games are like this. The more complicated the tactics are, the less points can be scored. It's better to simply shoot directly at the defensive player to have the effect."

"That's right, Xiaobu is still good at shooting three-pointers. He made his mark when he was with the Rockets. Now, putting Xiaobu in the Bulls' bench lineup will make the Bulls more threatening in terms of offense." Su Qun also continued.

After this goal, Brooks hit Xie Chen again for a layup after his teammate covered.

The Bulls' bench burst into jubilation. Coach Thibodeau also felt radiant and relieved. Rose also smiled and thought to himself: "Well, let Aaron fight with you first to stimulate you. In the second half, I will teach you what a layup is. Thank you. I hope you won't be defeated by our bench before I make a shot."

The Heat were also a little helpless. The various selfless play styles of the main players were ineffective. A simple and direct single from the bench scored two goals in a row. This made the Heat's already poor state even worse.

"The Heat made a pass error! The Bulls started a fast break, and the ball passed to Brooks. Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy has already reached the basket. Let's see how Brooks handles the ball!" Yang Jian explained passionately, and also watched the two teams' confrontation on the screen. In his opinion, the general point guard should pass at this time. After all, Dunleavy is too close to the basket at this time. Even if there are defensive players, there is a high chance of scoring when the opponent's defense is not formed.

Brooks belonged to Xie Chen, and Xie Chen chased all the way and was not left behind by this little man. Brooks dribbled the ball to the left 45-degree angle three-point line, and Xie Chen followed closely.

Brooks flicks the ball forward and makes what looks like a pass to Dunleavy!
"No, he is not passing the ball, he will continue to shoot three-pointers!"

Xie Chen was not fooled by Brooks and pretended to back off, but actually rushed forward to block the shot in the next second!

Brooks made a quick shot, and the basketball just got out of his hands when it was directly slapped by another big palm!

"What?" Brooks couldn't believe his eyes, Xie Chen was not fooled, he knew he would shoot a three-pointer!
"Damn it! It was blocked by Xie Chen!" Rose was also extremely annoyed. Xie Chen's ability to block shots was not outstanding, and it was too worthless to give the other party a block stat for no reason.

Xie Chen slapped the ball to the frontcourt. After the basketball landed, he quickly ran towards the basketball, and Brooks followed closely. He didn't expect to get the block back, but he also wanted to do his best to prevent Xie Chen from scoring!
"With Aaron's height, it's too difficult to stop Xie Chen's fast-break layup." Rose knew Xie Chen's ability, and he didn't have any hope for Brooks' defense this time.

Brooks was very fast, and immediately ran in front of Xie Chen to prevent Xie Chen from laying up, but this time, Xie Chen did not choose to use Rose's layup ability.

I saw Xie Chen break through quickly with one step, causing Brooks to retreat hurriedly, but the next step was to pull back suddenly, stepping outside the three-point line!

Brooks was shaken and lost his balance. When he tried to defend again, his feet slipped and his lower body instantly slumped to the ground.

"Wow!" There was a burst of exclamation at the scene, Xie Chen, who was 1.9 meters three, shook Brooks, who was 1.8 meters three, to the ground!

This is a beautiful breakthrough, but if you want to enter the top ten and be reposted by fans in the future, you still have to look at the next shot. If the shot doesn't make it, it's meaningless to knock Brooks down.

Xie Chen jumped up to shoot, the standard Curry-style shooting action, a three-pointer hit the net, and the audience cheered!Afterwards, Xie Chen made a gesture of 1 and slowly walked back to the backcourt. The applause from the fans became more and more enthusiastic.

In the past few games, Xie Chen had many wonderful performances. It can be said that he was inspired to become a superstar overnight. However, in the past, the Heat played away games all the time. Heat fans could not watch Xie Chen's performance live. Today, too many fans came to the American Airlines Arena because of Xie Chen, so they did not hesitate to applaud and cheer for Xie Chen.

And Wade felt for the first time that the fans' love for Xie Chen seemed to be gradually surpassing himself.

"A simple gesture announced the birth of the new leader of the Heat. Although Xie Chen played well before, he has never received such a big cheer. The Heat have won an amazing 23 consecutive victories in five consecutive away games. Xie Chen can be said to be the biggest contributor. Now all the fans of the Heat give him cheers and applause. I hope he can lead the team to win more consecutive victories!" Yang Jian also said excitedly after seeing the reaction on the spot.

Su Qun said: "That's right, it's not so much the applause and cheers, but the fans' expectations for Xie Chen. They put the expectations they originally pinned on James on Xie Chen. What they want is not just a winning streak, but a championship."

Brooks stood up with the support of his teammates. A veteran didn’t feel embarrassing at all, but he was still surprised by the cheers from the audience: "This kid is not like a rookie at all. He seems to have guessed my defense and offense one step earlier. I was also selected with the 20th pick in the first round. I also wear No. 0. Not to mention the difference in physical talent. If I have the same physical conditions as him, can my performance in rookie year be one-tenth of his performance?"

Brooks shook his head, full of disappointment.

"No, Aaron has been beaten by Xie Chen without confidence! It seems that the battle between me and Xie should start earlier." Ross was also very disappointed when he saw Brooks' gloomy expression. He wanted to use Brooks' nerve knife to stimulate Xie Chen, but unfortunately, he didn't kill Xie Chen.

With the last 9 seconds left in the first quarter, Xie Chen held the ball at the top of the arc and played the final attack. It was Aaron Brooks who defended Xie Chen!
With 6 seconds left, Xie Chen launched an attack and broke through Brooks, because Brooks was faster, and the biggest advantage of Lowry's breakthrough skills was not speed, but confrontation and strength, so Xie Chen used a back turn to break through.

"He's about to make a layup!" Rose stood up in surprise off the field.

Xie Chen took a step forward, jumped high, and once again staged a signature Rose folding layup in the air, and hit the board!

Ross watched Xie Chen use his trump card, clenched his fists tightly...

But Xie Chen’s performance at the end of the first quarter was not over yet. After Xie Chen made a layup, with 2 seconds left, the Bulls made a long pass to Brooks who was near the center line. Brooks wanted to throw a long shot from halftime, but Xie Chen chased him down from behind!

The moment the basketball was kicked out of bounds, the first quarter happened to be over.

(End of this chapter)