I’m Really Playing Basketball

December 8, 2007 was a very special day for Cleveland fans.

Because God, who has been away from them for two years, has returned.

Although Chen Xiao has come back twice every season since leaving the Cavaliers, this time it is obviously different.

Chen Xiao's current situation with the Bobcats is not very good. The schedule at the beginning of the season was not good, and he encountered a large number of super teams and nemesis teams like the Bulls. This caused the Bobcats to even fall out of the playoffs.

Historically, the NBA has developed into 2021 and has become what fans call a turn-based game. A game of heaven blowing to the sky and a game of hell stepping on the ground. No matter what your historical status is, you are a super or an ordinary rookie. The competition determines your reputation for a few days.

If we apply the historical public opinion model of NBA fans in 2021, then Chen Xiao now is definitely the type who will be stepped on the ground by many neutral fans watching the show.

Therefore, many people say that this is the first big crisis Chen Xiao has encountered in his career.

The Bobcats are stuck in championship syndrome.

Although Chen Xiao's personal performance is outstanding, Chen Xiao is the number one player in the league and a top ten player in history. As the boss of the team, it is useless just to have strong personal data. He also needs the team's record.

Therefore, in terms of public opinion, it is not too innocent for Chen Xiao to be dissed by a large number of fans of other NBA teams.

Of course, the diss of these fans also made another group's support for Chen Xiao even stronger.

That's why Chen Xiao has always been very friendly to New Jersey fans, Cleveland fans, Milwaukee fans, and Bobcats fans in the United States over the years.

When Chen Xiao encountered the biggest crisis of his career, these three fans expressed their support for Chen Xiao as if they were competing online.

And this time Cleveland fans' support for Chen Xiao is really shocking.

After all, Chen Xiao has been living a good life since he left and does not need their strong support for Chen Xiao.

And this time Chen Xiao's crisis can be said to have given them an opportunity to continue to work together with Chen Xiao.

Therefore, Cleveland fans really showed all their enthusiasm.

Therefore, in the game on the night of December 8th, when Chen Xiao came on the stage, the whole audience went "GOd!" ’ The sound almost resounded through the sky. In terms of volume, even Xiao Zhan was not far behind.

Seeing such a posture, many American fans in front of the TV were very shocked.

After all, for these professional fans who are used to professional leagues such as the NFL and NBA, they actually don't have strong feelings for anyone.

In the United States, sports are professions, players are professions, and fans are actually professional or indifferent to a certain extent, and they are not so affectionate.

As for Chen Xiao, he hasn't been in Cleveland, New Jersey, or Milwaukee for long, but his fans are famous for their long-term affection. Many experts have discussed why this is the case.

The consensus of many people is that Chen Xiao is indeed special to these fans.

Chen Xiao brought the first NBA championship to Cleveland and New Jersey, and Chen Xiao brought a resurgent NCAA championship to Milwaukee.

Chen Xiao's existence is of great significance to these cities.

It belongs to the ground-breaking level, rather than adding icing on the cake to the Lakers' team history like O'Neal joining the Lakers.

How much O'Neal fans in Los Angeles loved him, but when Kobe Bryant came up, these Lakers fans decisively abandoned O'Neal.

In the history of the Lakers, O'Neal is not irreplaceable.

But in the history of Cleveland, New Jersey, Milwaukee, and Charlotte, Chen Xiao is unique. ,

At the very least, it’s unique now.

Unique means irreplaceable.

Therefore, as TNT commentator Kenny Smith lamented in this game: "Wonderboy is the most special player in NBA history. In his six-year career, he has changed three teams, but every time The team loves him so much that he doesn't need to consider what other people think of him. When he has such support from these fans, he can be cold to everyone except these fans.

No, Wonder Boy is not cold, Wonder Boy is wise, extremely wise. He doesn’t have to please anyone who doesn’t need to please for anything. No one can be like him! "

After Kenny Smith finished speaking, Barkley nodded seriously: "No one can be like him. In his six-year career, he has won one regular season MVP, three championships, and three FMVPs. It took five years to write his name into the ten greatest players in NBA history. In the history of the NBA, no one can do better than him, not even Jordan, Magic and Not even Larry Bird.”

On the court in Cleveland, for new Cavaliers players like Oden and Conley, what Chen Xiao got here surprised them.

Chen Xiao's popularity and support here really make them feel that Cleveland fans are the best fans in the world.

"He is the greatest player in the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Even if he is no longer the greatest Cavaliers player in the future, he will always be the omnipotent god of the Cavaliers!"

After Xiao Zhan finished speaking emotionally to the other Cavaliers fans next to him, he walked towards Chen Xiao with a smile.

At the same time, what Xiao Zhan did not say in his heart was: "He is not only the god of Cavaliers fans, but also my god!"

Although this feeling cannot be expressed clearly now, it will never be expressed clearly.

"Xiao Chen, I won't hold back in this game."

"I know that Xiao Zhan would never insult his brother."

When Chen Xiao and James hugged each other, the entire stadium once again let out deafening cheers, and the atmosphere of the entire stadium reached its climax at this moment.

When the players from the two teams finished warming up, the starting lineups of the two teams for this game were already shown on TV.

For the Bobcats in the away game, the starters are still the same Bynum, Randolph, Granger, Chen Xiao and Paul.

Although the Bobcats' ability to fight hard this season has declined seriously, many experts and fans are calling on the Bobcats to make changes.

But the Bobcats haven't changed.

This brought Jordan's stubbornness back into the eyes of the fans once again. As a head coach, he seemed to be even more stubborn than as a player.

It's just that fans have a fan's perspective, and experts have an expert perspective, but for Jordan, he also has his perspective.

He is a decisive person, the reason why he seems so indecisive this time.

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Mainly because of Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao is a person who attaches great importance to friendship.

He didn't want to lose Bynum and Randolph, who played alongside him last season.

In this case, if he makes adjustments to the starting lineup, the only possibility is to trade them away.

Because, after moving their starting position, what Chen Xiao needs to bear in the end is to break with these brothers who used to fight side by side.

Let's put it this way. In history, the drama of Bynum's fight against Kobe will turn into Bynum's fight against Chen Xiao. Even if Chen Xiao is Bynum's idol, there is nothing that can't be said to this idiot. In his case, Let him sit on the bench when he is most proud? Even if I, the King of Heaven, come, I will squirt.

For Randolph, although he will not be like Bynum, but when he urgently needs data and All-Stars, and even becomes obsessed with them, throwing him on the bench means a backstab from his brother.

Therefore, moving their positions means that they are destined to leave, and it is definitely not so decent to leave.

Chen Xiao still doesn't want them to leave now, Chen Xiao still wants to persevere, Chen Xiao also hopes that Bynum can mature instantly, and Randolph let go of his obsession.

In this case, it is difficult for Jordan to make too many changes.

So, now the Bobcats are like this.

Although many people said that after the Bobcats won the championship, the tactics and players were thoroughly studied by other teams and that Jordan needed to change, but the reason for Jordan's waiting remained unchanged.

The Bobcats are now wrestling, between Chen Xiao and Randolph and Bynum and Paul, etc. What is competing is each other's feelings, each other's interests and the future of the team.

Jordan doesn't know what the future will bring, but Jordan knows that even if the Bobcats eventually part ways, they will not be like his Bulls, who will never interact with each other until they die. In the end, they will exchange bad words and treat each other as enemies.

Chen Xiao is much more respectable than he was back then.

Moreover, Chen Xiao is more decent than everyone imagined.

That's why he has so many fans and friends in the NBA, makes friends all over the world, and became the chairman of the players union at a young age.

Compared with the Bobcats' starting lineup that has remained unchanged for thousands of years no matter how controversial this season, the Cavaliers' starting lineup this season has some changes.

Although the structure of Oden and James remains unchanged, the Cavaliers are a newly formed team after all and need to adjust various pairing combinations.

Although the fine-tuning is not big, there are fine-tuning.

In this game, the Cavaliers' starting lineup is center Oden, power forward Scola, small forward James, shooting guard Spanoulis, and point guard Conley.

The Cavaliers' main fine-tuning position this season is the shooting guard position.

The Cavaliers have used Korver, Barry, and Shannon Brown.

But lately Mike Brown has discovered that Spanoulis works better than anyone else.

why?

Although Oden is extremely talented, has great running and jumping skills, and is full of strength, his singles play is still too immature. For the strength of the NBA, his post-up singles have not even found the right footwork.

In this case, if Oden sits under the basket and plays in singles, Oden's lethality is limited.

The strongest thing about Oden's current offense is his ability to disrupt and fight around the basket.

And this requires his teammates to pass the ball to him at any time.

After all, in a chaotic battle, Oden himself doesn't know when he can fight, when he needs to strengthen, and when an opportunity arises, he needs his teammates to see it.

Obviously, Spanoulis' ball-handling and passing abilities are much better than other teammates.

Spanoulis has a versatility on offense that no one else has.

His shooting can open up space for Oden. His ball control and breakthrough can make Oden's environment under the basket more chaotic and more suitable for him to play. At the same time, his passing can also find opportunities for Oden.

Even this European Kobe's iron can find opportunities for Oden to grab offensive rebounds.

I have to say that the European Kobe Bryant of the Cavaliers has performed very well in the Cavaliers recently.

It has been four years since Spanoulis came to the Cavaliers. In four years, Spanoulis finally gained a foothold in the NBA after bringing up competition.

In other words, compared to history, Spanoulis has really changed a lot.

However, generally speaking, the reason why he was able to gain a foothold in the NBA was because he won a championship with Chen Xiao before, which laid the foundation for him to continue to stay in the NBA.

Therefore, Spanoulis is very grateful to Chen Xiao.

With the five starting players from both sides taking their positions on the court, the game is about to begin.

Bynum and Oden jumped the ball in the center circle.

This time Bynum is very serious. As the self-proclaimed future No. 1 center in the NBA, he has always regarded Oden as a strong rival.

Even for Bynum, he doesn't look down on his good friend Howard, but Oden can't look down on him, after all, he is the emperor.

Oden's reputation in the United States is so prominent that even Bynum, a mentally retarded person, is afraid of him.

Seriously Bynum is strong.

But this time, even serious Bynum couldn't jump over Oden.

Seeing Oden flying in the air and overwhelming Bynum, Chen Xiao had a look of surprise on his face.

With such a large weight, he used to think that Bynum was the limit of the athletic ability of a big center. Unexpectedly, Oden could go to a higher level.

No wonder those experts in the United States believe that even if Oden cannot develop shooting skills or pass the ball in the future, he can still become a superstar with his athletic ability.

This difference in talent is indeed visible to the naked eye.

The Cavaliers' opening attack was just like what Xiao Zhan said to Chen Xiao before the game. The Cavaliers were indeed well prepared for this game.

In the first attack of the opening game, Scola's mid-range shot was used to avoid Randolph's defense and hit the mid-range shot.

2 to 0!

After winning the championship, the defensive problems of the inside combination of Bynum and Randolph have been exposed by the entire league.

The Bulls' Luol Deng played Randolph in the first two games, and it was like cheating.

Bynum is lazy and Randolph is slow. As long as you have the shooting range, hit the joint between the two and hit one accurately.

When it was the Bobcats' turn to attack, Chen Xiao faced Xiao Zhan's defense and instead of attacking, he signaled Paul to find someone else.

Conley is fast, explosive, and has good defensive skills. Although he is a rookie, he looks very calm and has a lot of control over the small guns.

Xiao Pao himself did not find an opportunity to attack and hit the ball to Bynum who wanted the ball.

It is definitely not possible for Bynum to beat Oden, his "destined enemy", one-on-one. However, although Bynum did not succeed in beating Oden this time, he also restrained Oden's defense, so in the second In the second offensive scramble, Randolph overpowered Scola to grab the offensive rebound and dunked successfully.

It has to be said that although the combination of Bynum and Randolph has various problems on both ends of the offense and defense, it is still very strong in grabbing the second offense.

2 to 2!

"This competition is very fierce!"

At the beginning of the game, the two teams started from the inside, playing both rationally and with sparks.