Super all-around point guard

Chapter 90 Thibodeau's Revenge
The 2+1 that Rose beat Sean Williams once chilled the atmosphere of the scene, but after Xie Chen hit Gasol 2+1, the atmosphere of the scene was ignited again!The fans were in high spirits, applauding and applauding. Everyone had smiles on their faces. Xie Chen liked to see the smiles of the home fans. For Heat players, that was the warmest smile in the world.

The curly-haired Pau Gasol stared blankly at the basketball that had miraculously entered the net. Without saying a word, and without any expression fluctuations, he slowly took a step forward and stopped. That was the position where the defensive side was standing during the free throw. After standing in the position, he squatted down and put his hands on his knees. There seemed to be no Xie Chen in his eyes from the beginning to the end.

At this moment, many netizens at home and abroad criticized Gasol's defense was too soft, and they didn't even think about defending Xie Chen. In fact, criticizing Gasol's "soft style" has long been a thing, especially when Gasol was in the Lakers. Because of his partner with Kobe, he received much attention. He was criticized the most in the year when he lost to the Celtics in the Finals, but fortunately he proved himself later, avenged with Kobe, and won the championship back.

Gasol is not soft, but not hard. Now that he is getting older and has two championship trophies in his hands, there is nothing to fight for in the NBA. He is no different from those who go to work on time from nine to five.

Xie Chen stood at the free throw line. After receiving the ball from the referee, Xie Chen took a deep breath and paused. At this moment, he heard one or two MVP sounds from the audience, but the sound disappeared quickly, and did not cause a wider spread, and no other fans followed suit.

"One day, when I make a free throw, all the fans will shout MVP!" Xie Chen vowed secretly, and made the ball steadily.

Yang Jianjie said: "Xie Chen returned Rose a 2+1. The two are head-to-head. One is the MVP of the past regular season, and the other is the MVP who may win the regular season this year. They are both absolute top players. Let's see if Rose can score this goal."

"I think it's not easy to score this goal, because this is not a preseason game, not a charity exhibition game. It is impossible for the Heat team to watch Rose play another one. Even if he can survive Xie Chen, it will be difficult to make an easy layup." Su Qun expressed his opinion.

In fact, as Su Qun said, this is a regular season, not an exhibition game. No one will make Ross and Xie Chen perform layups again and again, but Ross knows that there are tigers in the mountain and prefers to go to the tiger mountain. In the same position, Ross is ready to attack Xie Chen again!

"Oh, the ticket for this game is really worth buying, buddy, look at the position of D-ROSE, which is the right corner where Xie launched the attack just now. Will he also complete a layup with his back to the basket like Xie did?"

"I have no idea at all, man, you know Xie has focused on his defense, and D-ROSE's shooting may be a better choice."

But Rose is Rose, and he won't listen to anyone's opinion on the court. He has only one goal, a layup, and layup with his back to the basket. He wants to prove in the American Airlines Arena that Xie Chen can do all the moves easily, and he can do it better than Xie Chen!
Ross did not change direction, but turned around hard and passed Xie Chen. Strictly speaking, he got rid of Xie Chen's defense after knocking Xie Chen away. Xie Chen was knocked down by Ross, but unfortunately, the referee didn't blow!

Could it be that the referee also wanted to complete the personal duel between Ross and Xie Chen?
Ross was overjoyed, this action was not blown, God helped me!Without saying a word, he went straight to the basket, and Hassan stood under the basket. Rose was not afraid at all, and jumped up facing the big man who was [-] meters.

Everyone held their breath. They knew how terrible Rose was. If he scored this goal again, it would definitely put more pressure on Xie Chen!

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, and the basketball in Rose's hand was kicked out!
Hassan rushed over, and the two were entangled in the air. Hassan didn't give Rose a chance to layup, and immediately knocked Rose's ball away. Of course, he was called a foul.

Hassan raised his arms, smiled and said to Ross: "I'm not Sean, I won't let you be so presumptuous in the penalty area."

"Damn nameless boy..." Rose glared at Hassan, rubbed the hit shoulder, and walked to the free throw line.

The fans at the scene were finally relieved. The two offensive performances finally paused. Fortunately, the newly signed center of the team Hasan was bloody, and Rose was pulled down at once. Otherwise, this ball would make others be defended, maybe he would have to be played 2+1. At that time, Xie Chen would have to start a personal offense again, but Rose did not succeed. You can come to an end for a while, but everyone knows that in the next few games, the duel of the two will continue.

The protagonists on the court began to shift to other role players. Dunleavy and Butler of the Bulls, Luol Deng and Hassan of the Heat all scored consecutively and became the protagonists on the court.

Xie Chen held the ball from the outside, and the Bulls' defensive formation was finally set up. At this time, it was not easy for Xie Chen to break through and enter the penalty area. Thibodeau's reputation as a defensive master is not in vain.

There is a defensive player in front of Xie Chen, an inside player pinches down, and another inside player wanders between the paint areas, resulting in more defenses and less defense on the weak side. This defensive position places high demands on the mobile defensive inside line. It must not only take care of the strong-side player who breaks through with the ball, but also be able to make up defenses in place in time when the ball is transferred to the weak side in a wide range.

At this time, Wade had already seized Thibodeau's defensive loopholes, taking advantage of the unprepared Noah wandering in the center line, and cut into the basket, but Xie Chen did not pass the ball over immediately.

Thibodeau looked at all this coldly with his chin on the sidelines: "Xie is still a first-year freshman after all, and he obviously doesn't have the ability to penetrate the defense. If it were Chris Paul and Steve Nash, they would not miss this opportunity. Chris Xie, Russell, Stephen Curry, and even our team's Derrick Rose are all offensive point guards with super scoring ability, but at the same time, they lose other things."

The Heat started a tug-of-war with the Bulls, and the score continued to rise alternately. In the third quarter, the Bulls suddenly counterattacked and played a small climax of 8:0.

The most critical fourth quarter soon came, and the Heat were still 10 points behind. But most Heat fans were quite optimistic. After all, they had won for so long and had already forgotten what it was like to lose. Besides, 10 points was not an unstoppable point difference. Even if they were 15 points behind, everyone would believe that Xie Chen would recover the score.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the dual point guards of Chalmers and Cole played a role on the field. They kept attacking the Bulls inside. Chalmers made two fouls in a row, and Cole also completed a difficult pull-up layup. But the two can be surprise players, but they cannot be heroes who can save the team. As the Bulls' defense is getting better and better, their scoring is also suppressed.

When Xie Chen reappeared and replaced Chalmers on the bright as new floor, the fans cheered enthusiastically. Xie Chen also smiled and signaled with a relaxed expression. He was no longer a rookie who had just entered the NBA, nor had he experienced critical moments. He only scored eight points, that is, three three-pointers. Xie Chen was very confident, but he didn't know that the most difficult moment for him in this game was coming.

In front of the Bulls bench, Thibodeau in a suit and leather shoes crossed his arms, looked at Xie Chen with a relaxed face, and smiled softly: "Finally, it's finally the fourth quarter, and I can finally fulfill my promise to myself! When you left the Chicago training hall last time, I swore that the next time I met you, it would not make you feel better! This moment is finally here! Hehe, if your Heat are leading now, I would still have some scruples about whether to do this, but unfortunately, you lost to us in the third quarter! More than 20 consecutive victories It would make any team proud and this one, you and your team will pay for it!"

Thibodeau has sharp eyes and licks his lips from time to time. His fierce eyes seem to be licking blood from a knife edge. Everyone wants to end the Heat's winning streak, and Thibodeau is no exception!
Xie Chen dribbled the ball halfway, he wanted to look for an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer first, but found that he was defended by Jimmy Butler who was [-] meters and [-].

Xie Chen glanced at Rose, thinking in his heart: "Is it to save Rose's energy?"

Previously, Xie Chen had always been defended by Rose, and the two top No. 1 positions had staged many individual duels, which almost made Rose a little unbearable, because the last time the two were one-on-one in Chicago, Xie Chen was far from being so strong. Even, Xie Chen and Wade had to be combined to fight against Rose, but now, Xie Chen is alone, and Rose is a little bit unable to defend.

The lack of height does not mean that there is no way to shoot three-pointers. Xie Chen can use his speed to get rid of Butler's defense, and then take advantage of his unpreparedness to shoot three-pointers. James Harden and Stephen Curry often do this.

Xie Chen activated Lowry's breakthrough skill, and his center of gravity dropped very low. It was obvious that he wanted to break through Butler, but Butler's defense still gave people the feeling of anti-shooting posture. Xie Chen turned to the left to break through, but Butler just moved sideways.

"Let me break through?"

Xie Chen saw that Butler was strictly guarding against his three-pointers, so he immediately adapted to the situation, stopped shooting three-pointers as originally planned, and decisively broke through Butler.

As soon as he took a step, Bulls forward Taki Gibson immediately stepped forward to block Xie Chen's way. At the same time, Butler quickly followed, and the two immediately double-teamed Xie Chen!
(End of this chapter)