I’m Really Playing Basketball

The Suns, trailing 0-2 at the Cavaliers' home court, are ready to go all out to fight the Cavaliers.

After falling behind 0-2, the Suns have already encountered the crisis of sweeping.

In this case, O'Neal can no longer be willful.

In this case, O'Neal and these big-name players from the Suns chose the specialty of team coach Gentry.

Gentry finally changed his starting lineup this season in this G3 game.

Center O'Neal, power forward Rasheed Wallace, small forward Quentin Richardson, shooting guard Barbosa, point guard Fisher.

Stoudemire, the future of the team, came to the bench in this game.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Stoudemare was defended a bit miserably by Gerald Wallace in the last game.

Gentry didn't dare let Stoudemire play in this game.

Although the Suns' starting lineup is not as tall, to be honest, this lineup is much more reasonable and no longer as top-heavy as the previous two games.

And O'Neal's space is also available.

After all, the other four players on the Suns are all players with strong shooting ability.

In addition, after Stoudemire went down, Rasheed Wallace also had space to help defend, and the Suns' defense even improved.

Seriously, because O'Neal, Stoudemire and Rasheed were on the court at the same time, Rasheed actually sacrificed the most.

On the offensive end, Stoudemire has some overlap with him.

The one who needs to attack hard at the basket is O'Neal, and the one who needs the outside mid-range shot is Stoudemire. Both of them have a higher status in the team than him. He is very embarrassed in the middle. No matter how the team plays, he is not the number one. choose.

On the defensive end, with the three big men crowded together, Rashid didn't even have room to help defend, so he could only defend alone.

Of course Rasheed's individual defense is also very good, but the Cavaliers won't beat him. Once he picks and rolls, there will be no others. He can only watch in pain as the Cavaliers beat his teammates who have poor defense, and he has nowhere to turn. make.

Especially in the last game, Chen Xiao transformed into Reggie Miller. With his interleaving and movement, Chen Xiao could run everywhere, but he was so stuck by his teammates and opponents that he didn't even have any space.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as those teammates who were defending garbage occupied key defensive positions and were kicked by Chen Xiao one by one.

Now, after Stoudemire went down, Rasheed felt uncomfortable all over.

Of course, it was precisely because Stoudemire was replaced in this game that Chen Xiao also had the opportunity to become Jordan in this game.

If the opponent is three insiders, Jordan's style of play is still a bit daunting for Chen Xiao, and there is still too little space inside.

The best way to play three inside Suns is Reggie Miller, followed by Malone, and Jordan's mid-range singles again.

Of course, in order to match Chen Xiao's short-range singles in this game, the Cavaliers naturally changed their starting lineup for this game.

In this game, the Cavaliers' starting center is Diop, power forward is Gerald Wallace, small forward is James, shooting guard Chen Xiao, and point guard is Penny Hardaway.

This lineup is a perfect simulation of the Bulls' second-term lineup.

Chen Xiao transformed into Jordan.

James becomes Pippen.

Penny Hardaway becomes old Harper.

Gerald Wallace is the incarnation of Rodman.

And Diop is, of course, the darkened version of Langley.

Don't tell me, it really has the taste of a bull back then.

Even in order to remind O'Neal of the time he was swept by the Bulls, Carlisle was very wicked and even chose to deal with O'Neal's defense with crazy confrontation, bypassing him and preventing him from catching the ball.

However, I have to say that the Suns did have a feeling of fighting to the death in this game.

Even Stoudemire has gone down.

It can be seen how hungry the Suns are for the victory of this game.

In addition, the Cavaliers played away from home in this game, and they didn't feel good at first. Apart from Chen Xiao, to be honest, the offensive stability of the Cavaliers' starting lineup, Diop, Gerald Wallace, James and Hardaway None are that high.

Therefore, as soon as the first quarter came up, the Suns beat the Cavaliers 31 to 23. This start is quite incredible.

Originally, in the first attack of the game, Chen Xiao used Jordan's moves to score, and used Kobe's moves to celebrate to humiliate O'Neal, making audiences across the United States expect that this game would give O'Neal a big blow.

To be honest, in this finals, audiences across the United States, except for the fans in Los Angeles, are watching O'Neal's excitement and want to see how miserable the Wonder Boy can make O'Neal.

There is nothing that can be done about it. O'Neal has offended too many team fans in the NBA over the years. The most famous one is when O'Neal said that the Kings are the Queens.

Historically, O'Neal only apologized when he became a minority shareholder of the Kings in 2013 and said: "Everyone knows that I am a comedian, and everyone knows that I am a marketing expert."

"I said that because of the ratings, and now we're a family."

O'Neill's words mean, I was just joking, I just wanted to make everyone happy, why do you take it seriously?

At the beginning, I enjoyed the pleasure of insulting us, but after the insult, I said it was a joke, don’t take it seriously, it’s all for the ratings, so, it’s not my fault, it’s because you guys are too serious.

Now, since I have become your king's little boss, of course I have forgiven you.

Well, I have to say that Shaq's eloquence was indeed outstanding, and he made the apology seem like the perpetrator forgave the victim.

What would you say the mood of Kings fans was like at that time?

It will definitely be very desperate.

What else can be done?

This person has become the owner of the team. The power of capital is really not dependent on human will.

In the end, of course, I can only break my teeth and swallow it in my stomach.

But this is N years later in history. Now, there are many victim teams like the Kings in the NBA.

And this is why Chen Xiao had so much fun in the finals. Except for the fans in Los Angeles, no fans felt that Chen Xiao did something wrong.

Because O'Neal used to be the kind of person who did everything right.

How did you win against the king? Don't you have any power in your heart?

Where do you have the nerve to say that a human king is a queen?

Isn't it just to win the game?

Isn’t it the NBA’s winner-takes-all rule?

Now the Wonder Boy is the winner. You did whatever you wanted when you were victorious, but now the Wonder Boy does whatever you want. Is there anything wrong with that?

Of course there is nothing wrong with it.

Therefore, despite the disparity in the results of this round of finals, the ratings and attention in the United States are quite high.

Everyone is watching O'Neal's jokes.

Unexpectedly, in this game, O'Neal led the Suns to beat the Cavaliers 31 to 23.

This is surprising.

I thought that the Suns had collapsed in this game and O'Neal had become a lamb to be slaughtered. Unexpectedly, this lamb could still jump.

And the jumping seems pretty good.

However, although they fell behind by eight points in the first quarter, the Cavaliers did not panic too much.

The main reason is that the score is not too high, and some of the other players on the team are not very used to playing away games.

Speaking of the schedule of the finals, people don’t know how to complain.

There were two days of rest between G1 and G2, and one day of rest between G2 and G3. The Cavaliers players came to Phoenix immediately after playing G2, and they were all in a hurry.

There was no time to adapt to the venue.

Moreover, the Suns team that went all out in this game is indeed very strong.

However, because of the victories in the previous two games, the current Cavaliers players have a sense of self-confidence.

Now Chen Xiao is using his Qiao singles to help the team survive. As long as the team does not collapse, they can always get their touch back.

Moreover, although the Cavaliers are falling behind in the score, they have done nothing less on the court. They are constantly confronting and consuming off the ball with O'Neal. The Cavaliers are consuming O'Neal at all costs. .

In the second quarter of the game, the Suns, who had fought their last battle, were still in excellent condition, while the Cavaliers, except for Chen Xiao, had also recovered in terms of their condition.

So throughout the second quarter, the Cavaliers and Suns played 24 to 25, trailing by one point in a single quarter.

Although the Cavaliers' players have improved, the Cavaliers' fate mainly depends on Chen Xiao.

"Wonderboy's unlimited singles in the first half really had the flavor of the Bulls' triangle offense back then!"

"When the Chicago Bulls were in crisis, it was Jordan who continued to use his singles to continue the life of the team. Now, the magical boy is using the same method to continue the life of the Cavaliers!"

"According to statistics, when the Bulls swept the Magic in 1997, the Magic took the lead in two games. In these two games, the Bulls relied on Jordan to continue their life in front, and then defeated the Magic in one fell swoop!"

Barkley and Kenny Smith are taking American audiences back through history.

On the court, after the first half of the game, O'Neal came off the court with an unpleasant look on his face.

Because like Barkley and Kenny Smith said.

The process of this game reminded him of very bad memories.

That was the case in the series that was swept away by Jordan. Obviously, the Magic suppressed the Bulls, but because of Jordan, the Magic were always unable to crush the Bulls.

Jordan can always score. With his singles and constant scoring, the Magic can take the lead, but they just can't lead by more than 10 points.

Just like Chen Xiao in this game, he is almost exactly the same!

O'Neal didn't know what Jordan in front of the TV thought of Chen Xiao in this game.

As far as O'Neal is concerned, Chen Xiao in this game really reminded him of Jordan in 1997.

So, despite the fact that the Suns are now leading 56 to 47 at home by 9 points, but for the Suns, as long as Chen Xiao doesn't collapse, the Cavaliers still have a chance to fight back.

"Now is not the time to celebrate. Now, we need to open the score to more than 10 points. We now need to defeat the Wonder Boy!"

During the halftime break, in the Suns locker room, Suns coach Gentry was constantly cheering for the Suns players who performed well in this game.

The Suns' lineup changes worked well in this game.

The starting lineup has space both offensively and defensively.

The bench lineup, because of Stoudemire, also has a backbone.

This is why the Suns won both the first and second quarters.

Now, the key is to hold on to the current advantage.

The Cavaliers are stronger than the Suns, that's for sure.

He is not too worried about the Cavaliers players' offensive status picking up in the second half. What he is most worried about is that in the third quarter, the Cavaliers players have adapted to the Suns' court. This is what he is most worried about.

Having adapted to the venue and getting better, the Suns will be under great pressure in the second half.

In the third quarter, as Gentry feared, at the beginning of the third quarter, James received a pass from Chen Xiao and hit his first three-pointer of the night.

Soon, Hardaway also hit his first three-pointer of the game.

After James and Hardaway hit three-pointers, the Cavaliers' space suddenly opened up.

Seeing the Cavaliers hit two three-pointers in the third quarter, Gentry kept shaking his head on the sidelines. What he was most worried about happened.

Barkley, who was on the sidelines, smiled at this time: "This is the scary thing about Michael's way of playing. He can use his singles to hang on to the game, waiting for his teammates to step up, and become Steve Kerr or... When the other Bulls role players step up, the Bulls can close the game."

"I have to say that although the Cavaliers have been lagging behind since the beginning of this game, the Wonder Boy in this game allowed us to see Michael Jordan's playing style, whether it is his backward movements or the way he plays, and Michael Jordan looks exactly the same!”

"Although I am not Michael Jordan, as Michael's friend, I can be responsible for this conclusion!"

Barkley is really full of praise for Chen Xiao now.

When Barkley said this about Chen Xiao, Jordan in front of the TV gave a rare thumbs up to his bad friend.

"You're right this time. Chen is the person who understands me best and is the most like me!"

Why did Barkley stand opposite Chen Xiao when playing the Magic, but why did Barkley stand next to Chen Xiao in the finals?

Of course, it's not just because the Cavaliers have a huge advantage in the finals.

There is a big part of the reason, then you have to ask O'Neal.

Don't think that O'Neal's mouth offended only the fans. Go to the NBA and ask how many players want to kill sharks and fin them.

Otherwise, how could the entire NBA sit down and watch Chen Xiao slaughter sharks in a fancy way?

In the third quarter, with the recovery of the Cavaliers players, the players on the Suns side obviously slowly became impatient.

There is really no way to do this, the feeling of watching the opponent chase points bit by bit is really not good.

So seeing that the Suns' offense began to become less stable, Mr. Zhang, the CCTV commentator on the sidelines, also became excited: "The opportunity is coming, the Cavaliers' opportunity to overtake is coming!"

Because the advantage of the Suns in the first half was indeed not small, the Cavaliers beat the Suns 35 to 27 in the third quarter, but the total score was still one point behind.

82 to 83!

This score is the score of the two teams at the end of the third quarter.

The Suns led by 1 point.

But you ask these Suns fans watching the scene, do they have any excitement about leading by 1 point?

Not to mention the Suns fans at the scene, even the Suns players at this time are already full of anxiety.

The advantage of nine points is gone in the blink of an eye.

This is so fertile.

And what made the Suns players even more horrifying was that Chen Xiao, like Jordan back then, continued to stay on the court as soon as the fourth quarter came up!

Looking at the number 24 of the Cavaliers on the field, Barbosa, the starting guard of the Suns sitting off the field, stared at the boss at this time.

"Is this what it's like to play against Jordan?"

Barbosa was a rookie in 2003. He had no chance to play against Jordan, let alone the peak Jordan.

Barbosa has heard all the legends about Jordan in the NBA.

And now, the Suns guard finally feels what it's like to play against Jordan.

This feeling is really scary!

A person you can never defeat is staring at you, and you need to worry about being attacked at any time, and the hunter becomes the prey.

This makes you feel full of anxiety, panic, and even despair even when you are leading.

And now, the Suns are leading by 1 point. This is also the most desperate moment for the Suns, because Chen Xiao/Jordan is already holding the Death Scythe behind you, and even started to wave it!

No, at this time, everyone’s head has fallen to the ground!

On the court, in the first offense of the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter, French Pipondio hit the ball into the hands of Chen Xiao under the basket. Facing Fisher's defense, Chen Xiao easily leaned back from Joe at close range Shot made!

84 to 83!

After Chen Xiao's mid-range shot, the Cavaliers once again took the lead after the opening game.

Chen Xiao didn't celebrate with his teammates when he made the shot. Instead, he ran to the sidelines and exhaled the same tongue as Kobe at O'Neal on the sidelines.

Seeing Chen Xiaona and Kobe sticking out their tongues exactly the same on the court, the look on O'Neal's face was so ugly.

"After the opening scene, Boy Wonder stuck out Kobe's tongue at Shaq again!"

"Shaq entered the field early, Shaq was stimulated by the provocation of the magical boy to enter the field early!"

The Cavaliers overtook the score as soon as the fourth quarter came up. Regardless of whether Chen Xiao was exciting or not, O'Neal would play early.

Winning this game means everything to the Suns and O'Neal.

Because if we lose this game, it will be 0 to 3!

It's just obvious that when the other players of the Cavaliers are back in shape, O'Neal's early appearance is actually no way to solve the whole problem.

In the end, in the fourth quarter of the game, the Cavaliers beat the Suns 28-18, and the Cavaliers won by 10 points in the entire quarter.

What does this mean?

This shows that the mentality of the Suns players has actually collapsed, including O'Neal.

After O'Neal came on the court, Chen Xiao would stick out his tongue at O'Neal every time he scored.

O'Neal felt like he was in Kobe's tongue hell and couldn't extricate himself.

O'Neal really couldn't bear that kind of pain!

In the end, 110 to 101, the Cavaliers came back and defeated the Suns in G3 of the Finals under extremely difficult circumstances.

In this game, Chen Xiao made 16 of 24 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 10 of 14 free throws. He scored 45 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

In addition, James played his worst game in the finals. He made 5 of 14 in the game, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 6 free throws, and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists in the game.

After this game, James can basically say goodbye to the competition for Finals MVP.

At the end of the game, James also breathed a sigh of relief.

After this game, I finally no longer have to face the endless cheers from my mother, agent and business partners.

These people don't even think about it, how could he win over Xiao Chen in the FMVP competition?

His stability is not at the same level as Xiao Chen's now.

Throughout the finals, he can play well in many games, but it is certainly impossible to play well in every game.

But Xiao Chen is different. He has the ability to play well in every game!

Xiao Chen’s stability is historic!

Apart from Chen Xiao and James, the Cavaliers' best player is Penny Hardaway. In this game, Hardaway played 26 minutes, 4 of 8, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 12 points. While scoring, he also had 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. In this game, he stole O'Neal twice in the third quarter, which was very exciting.

Except for these three, the other players of the Cavaliers did not score in double figures in this game, but all 13 players played. This is not easy. You know, this game is very intense most of the time.

8 of 13 people played scored, and all 8 of them scored more than 6 points, which is very good. Among them, Barry came off the bench and made 2 of 2 three-pointers and scored 6 points.

As for the Suns, the best performer in this game was O'Neal. In this game, O'Neal really worked hard. He made 12 of 14 free throws and 6 of 14 free throws. He scored 30 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. He tried his best on both ends of the offense and defense, and there were 5 fouls. He fought against the center group of the Cavaliers in the whole game. While making Diop into 6 fouls, he still scored 30 points with a shooting rate of more than 85%. This is really not easy.

Barbosa made 9 of 22, 1 of 7 three-pointers, 9 of 12 free throws, and scored a new high of 28 points in the finals.

In addition, Stoudemire, who came off the bench, scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, and Rashid scored 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

There are many people in the Suns who score in double figures, but apart from these four, the other Suns players only scored 7 points in total, which is too few.

And this is also the biggest shortcoming of the Suns compared to the Cavaliers.

In order to get O'Neal, almost all his fighting power was given away.

The Suns' counterattack ultimately ended in the Suns' defeat.

The big score in the finals was also successfully beaten 3-0.

The only suspense in this round of finals now is...

"Wonder Boy used Jordan in Game 3, who will he use in Game 4?"

"Could it be?!"

Buckley suddenly became excited!

And seeing Barkley suddenly so excited, Kenny Smith next to him and the American audience in front of the TV seemed to have a flash of lightning in their minds almost at the same time!

"In the next game, the last straw that Wonder Boy will prepare for Shaq, the last killer, is!"

"he himself!"

After Barkley finished yelling like this, Jordan was slightly stunned in front of the TV.

To be honest, for Chen Xiao's behavior of putting himself at the end, if it is Kobe, McGrady, Iverson, Carter or Ray Allen.

To be honest, Jordan must be criticized. He doesn't choose Joe even though he has Joe. Does this mean he looks down on you, Uncle Joe? !

But if this person is Chen Xiao, then...

"Ambitious!"

After Jordan was stunned for a moment, he smiled expectantly.

I'm waiting for your future, the final killer!

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