Super all-around point guard

Chapter 209 Truth!Pierce!

Although it was just a regular season, veteran Paul Pierce regarded this confrontation as extremely important. For a team like the Wizards with a record worse than the Heat, he needs to use regular season victories to boost his confidence in the playoffs. In Pierce's eyes, the Wizards and the Heat will definitely meet.

Xie Chen didn't think too much about his opponent in the playoffs. For him, it's the same against everyone. If there is one, it's only the Cavaliers. James is the biggest obstacle for Xie Chen to reach the final stage.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides played more focused and more inseparable. Fortunately, Chalmers received two assists from Xie Chen and hit all of his shots, allowing the Heat to keep biting the score. Otherwise, with the current offensive momentum of the Wizards, they really couldn't resist.

After assisting in double figures, Xie Chen became more eager to pursue rebounds. Once, Bill made a long shot. Xie Chen stood up and was about to jump up to grab the rebound. Xie Chen had already grabbed one before, and this was 8. There was a good chance of double figures before the rebound. But at this moment, Pierce next to him saw the basketball bouncing in Xie Chen's direction.

"Damn it!" Xie Chen got up and wanted to argue with Pierce, Pierce also acted like an old ruffian, and exchanged trash talk with Xie Chen, until the teammates of the two teams separated.

As a new-generation player, Bill couldn't help but be puzzled when he saw that the boss Pierce was ruthless against a younger generation: "You don't need to do this to a rookie like Chris Xie, right?"

Pierce replied coldly: "Remember my words, never show mercy to your opponent on the basketball court."

Gradually, as the game came to an end, Xie Chen still didn't hit double figures in rebounds, but he was very close. He already got 9 rebounds, only one short of one, but it seemed difficult to get this one again, because now there is only 1 minute left before the end of the game.

The Wizards lead by two points 99:97, and they still have the ball for the Wizards.

Pierce has scored 25 points today, and his desire to win is very strong, and now the most critical goal is also handed over to him.

In the low post on the left, Luol Deng guarded Pierce, and others opened up space for Pierce to let him play singles. Luol Deng thought that Pierce wanted to use his body and experience to beat himself. After all, he was old and couldn't get rid of himself in terms of speed. Unexpectedly, Pierce suddenly turned around, passed Luol Deng, and went to the basket for a layup!
Seeing that the basket was empty and no one was defending, Xie Chen was the first to rush forward, even if he didn't have any S-level shot-blocking ability, he stretched out his long arms and rushed forward regardless.

With a slap, Xie Chen didn't cover the basketball, but directly slapped Pierce on the face.

After Pierce was seriously disturbed by Xie Chen, he had no chance to play 2+1 at all. The basketball went up and fell down without even touching the basket.

Pierce fell to the ground.

Xie Chen raised his arms.

But even if Xie Chen admitted that he had fouled, Pierce was unwilling because his nose was bleeding!Holding his nose, he ran to argue to the female referee: "This is a flagrant foul! You should expel him immediately!"

Xie Chen did strike a bit harder this time, but he didn't have any malice. Because Pierce was too heavy, it was impossible for Xie Chen to fight against him in the air. If he simply defended the block, he would probably get hit 2+1. In order to prevent Pierce from scoring, Xie Chen had to use all his strength to pull him down. Unexpectedly, he hit him on the nose in a hurry.

Xie Chen also stepped forward to explain that he did it unintentionally. Pierce yelled at Xie Chen again. In the end, the referee ignored Pierce's complaint. Xie Chen was still an ordinary foul. Pierce was a little annoyed.

In the first free throw, it could be seen that Pierce was a little nervous, and it seemed that he was affected by Xie Chen's foul just now.

In the second free throw, Pierce took a few breaths before throwing the ball. In the end, the ball dangled and finally went in. 100:97, the Wizards led by 3 points. Pierce couldn't help but challenge Xie Chen: "Win the ball, kid!"

The atmosphere on the scene became heated. With only 50 seconds left, the Wizards led by three points. The pressure was on the Heat, and there were not many people who could score at critical moments. As long as Xie Chen was guarded, the others were basically no threat.

And in this most critical battle, it turned out that Pierce defended Xie Chen, the purpose was to defend Xie Chen's three-pointer!In the current situation, even if the Heat score two points, Xie Chen cannot easily shoot a three-pointer. Facing Xie Chen, Pierce has height and, more importantly, experience. He knows how to defend.

Facing this veteran player who has been in the NBA for many years, Xie Chen also found it difficult to move forward. Xie Chen suddenly hit Pierce from the left. After a successful breakthrough, he had no chance to get to the basket. Xie Chen observed that his teammates had no chance either, so he dribbled the ball to the right.

This is also the wonderful use of Curry's three-pointer. Because Curry's three-pointer is fast and his skills are not limited by many factors, this kind of cold arrow is most suitable for Curry's three-pointer.

It's a pity that this ball hit the iron!
The basketball hit the rim, but Hassan flicked it away, and it returned to Xie Chen's hands again!

The fans at the scene panicked!
The Wizards players were also facing a formidable enemy, and the Wizards coach was so angry that he missed a key rebound!This is simply a fatal mistake!And now that the ball is in the hands of Xie Chen, a sharp shooter, he must be guarded!Xie Chen, the three-point king, might miss his first shot, but his second shot will definitely hit a high percentage!
Therefore, when Xie Chen took the ball again, almost all the players around the Wizards focused on Xie Chen, and even two people rushed towards Xie Chen and surrounded him.

Xie Chen did not make a strong attack, and threw the ball to the right, and the ball passed to Chalmers, who was open at the bottom corner.

Chalmers had enough time to aim at the basket, and he was not impatient. He paused for a while, and shot easily. After the shot, he stood still and kept his gestures still.
100 flat!35 seconds left!The Wizards coach called a timeout, and the fans at the scene patted their chests one after another. It's time for the decisive battle again, is it the time for the lore again!
During the timeout, the Wizards arranged tactics. Although they couldn't hear what they were talking about, Xie Chen had a premonition that the last ball would be passed to Pierce and let him complete the final attack.

Xie Chen took the initiative to say to Coach Spoelstra, "Let me defend against Paul Pierce this time!"

Spoel was stunned, wondering why Xie Chen wanted to actively defend Paul Pierce, did he think that the last attack would be passed to him?Spoel feels that Wall and Bill are more likely to be the final finishers, and even Pierce, who has a height advantage over Xie Chen, Xie Chen doesn't have excellent shot-blocking ability, and he can't guard against it.

Coach Spoel agreed without questioning Xie Chen's defense face to face.

For the last ball, Wall dribbled the ball to Pierce, who was in a high position. Pierce faced Xie Chen with his back to get the ball, but instead of singles, he passed the ball back to Wall, obviously still playing tactics.

In fact, Pierce really wanted to play Xie Chen with his back and singles just now, at least he was sure to hit the free throw line with a fallback jumper.

In the end, Wall broke through from the right to the basket, while Pierce had already moved to the left corner. Wall quickly passed the ball to Pierce. Xie Chen did not relax his defense against Pierce. He knew the ball would be passed to Pierce, so he was afraid that his teammates would relax, so he stuck to the opponent tightly.

Seeing that Pierce was going to shoot, Xie Chen quickly flew over to block the shot, but the cunning Pierce didn't choose to shoot. This was a fake move!After shaking Xie Chen away, Pierce dribbled the ball again, moved his footsteps to the right, got up again to shoot a jumper, and the basketball shot to the basket far away... Shua!In the ball!
The scene is boiling! 103:100!Only 13 seconds left!
Listening to the cheers of thousands of people at the scene, Pierce beat his chest excitedly, then pointed his finger at the floor and shouted at the auditorium: "That's why I came here!"

The Wizards coach was also happy to see Pierce's scene. Pierce has said this a little pretending sentence more than once. Whenever he helps the team at a critical moment, he has to say this sentence to show his greatness. Then the Wizards fans will think that Pierce is the truth and the savior of the team. Thank you for the truth coming to the Washington Wizards...

And the fact is indeed the case. At this moment, fans of Paul Pierce and Wizards all over the world are boiling.

NBA, now countless netizens are saying: "Your uncle is still your uncle!"

Truth, this is truth!

But just when Pierce swelled up to the sky, the angel female referee signaled that this was a two-pointer.

"What? Did you make a mistake?" Pierce's face darkened immediately, and there were boos all over the scene. After repeated playback on the big screen, when he passed Xie Chen and dribbled the ball again, Pierce's right foot indeed stepped on the three-point line. It was indeed a two-pointer.

In other words, the current score is 102:100.

Pierce was speechless, are all female referees so meticulous? Why are there female referees on the NBA court?
Xie Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. Two points are more reassuring than three points. After all, there are more offenses to choose from. Two points are tied, and three points are lore!

At this time, Coach Spoelstra called the last timeout to arrange tactics.

It is said that it is to arrange tactics, but in fact it is to let Xie Chen fight by himself. How to deal with it depends on Xie Chen's adaptability.

For this ball, Xie Chen didn't want to shoot a three-pointer, the risk was too great, and he still had one rebound that he didn't get. If he could play overtime, he would definitely get a triple-double.

Pierce is still defending Xie Chen. How does Pierce know whether Xie Chen is shooting two points or three points? He must be more stringent in defending three points. After all, Xie Chen has proved that he is a cold-blooded finisher.

Facing Pierce's defense, Xie Chen said slowly, "Next time, don't talk about why you came here. Because even if you come here, you can't change the fate of the Wizards!"

(End of this chapter)