Super all-around point guard

Chapter 884 Everyone is optimistic about the Lakers!

It's already twelve o'clock in the evening, but everyone is still not having fun. Harden and Westbrook, who have been eliminated long ago, naturally have no worries. This year the Warriors were eliminated.

James and Xie Chen, the two opponents in the finals, sat together and drank a lot, and the two began to chat openly.

James put his arm around Xie Chen, and complained to Xie Chen: "Xie, do you know how many times you have provoked me? You hit me with the ball more than once, right? Until now, whenever I stand in front of you and watch you pass the ball, I will subconsciously block it. I am afraid that you will hit me again, as well as my head and my back. If it was someone else, I would have killed that guy."

"Hahaha." The two laughed. In this regard, Xie Chen was really sorry for James. After all, James is also the most qualified big-name star in the league, but Xie Chen always embarrassed James on the court, but Xie Chen did not do it on purpose once.

James said: "It's time for me to play in this finals, you have to be careful!"

During the chat with James, Xie Chen also heard that James wanted to get some information about himself through this gathering. Xie Chen was not afraid to tell him frankly: "LeBron, I can tell you very frankly. I believe you have guessed it. Now I don't have any ability to hide, so you don't need to worry about me suddenly showing some secret weapon when I fight with me. I will do everything I can for you to see."

Although James really drank a lot of wine and is really a little drunk now, he was subconsciously shocked when he heard Xie Chen's words. He didn't have time to think whether Xie Chen was setting a trap and deliberately let James relax his guard. Then he would catch them by surprise. James knew how dangerous it was for the Lakers to win the Warriors.

James said: "Thank you, you have always taken pleasure in hiding your abilities. No one in the league can compare with you in terms of creating topics and surprising people, not even the greatest Michael Jordan in the past. However, since you have shown all your abilities, I don't think you will be in a good mood."

Xie Chen said: "Yeah, I have been dominating the headlines for the past three years. I like when I show some hidden abilities, everyone reacts excitedly. It's my first dunk in the All-Star..."

"Oh, I remember that time. It was the assist I gave you. I knew you would perform an amazing dunk, so I couldn't wait to pass the ball to you. After your dunk, everyone in the audience was really excited. The day before the game, it happened that Zach Lavin won the dunk contest. When everyone thought that the best dunk in the league was Zach Lavin, everyone realized that they were wrong. The time you chose to use your dunk ability was simply amazing!" Xie Chen said. Speaking up.

Xie Chen nodded with a smile, and continued: "There are many other things besides dunking. My leanback, my left hand ability, especially my real layup ability that I showed against the Warriors. The moment I made my debut, I felt that the whole world was shaking because of me. Although there were only 2 people in the stadium, I felt the amazement of millions of people. I like that feeling."

"So, when you no longer let everyone feel this way, you will..." Seeing Xie Chen say this, James also took the opportunity to ask Xie Chen to say whether he would really choose to retire. James wanted to hear the definite answer.

Unexpectedly, Xie Chen suddenly said: "Let's wait quietly for new characters to appear in the league. They will offer new stunts. The rules are changing, the game is changing, abilities are always emerging, isn't it?"

James was very surprised. Why did Xie Chen talk about others?Of course, he believes that in the next few years, there will be many excellent players in the league that have never appeared in the league, but what does this have to do with Xie Chen?
"It seems that Xie is still not drunk. He will not tell me his real decision easily." James knew that before the start of the series, it would be difficult to know Xie Chen's real thoughts.

But it doesn’t matter anyway, no matter how Xie Chen decides, even if Xie Chen is determined to retire, and retiring is more beneficial to James, James will definitely not think about losing to Xie Chen and finally reaching the finals. He will try his best to beat Xie Chen to win the championship.
But for Harden, Westbrook and other stars of other teams, they all hope that the Lakers can win. Although they are emotionally reluctant to Xie Chen, they can at least win the chance to win the championship in the past few years. They all regard Xie Chen as the Jordan of the year, and they don't want to be Barkley.

The next morning, the entire Cavaliers team arrived in Los Angeles. Although James and Xie Chen drank a lot and drank late, he still got up early the next day for training and waited for a season before the finals. How could he relax at this time?
After the whole team gathered, James also cheered on all the members in the training hall.

James said: "I can tell everyone responsibly that Xie has no hidden ability, so we don't have to worry about accidents in their series, but even the ability he has shown so far is enough to give us a headache. He can score inside, outside, and in any position. Defending him is definitely not a matter of a certain player, but a matter of all of us. The Warriors have actually done a very good job of limiting his three-pointers and long passes. Even if they lose to the Lakers, we have to learn from the Warriors, just like them. Limit Xie, once Xie's three-pointer is opened, it will be really troublesome, Kyle, you shot a good three-pointer in the series against the Raptors, we need you to continue to be better in the finals, especially when Xie is difficult with three-pointers. "

James looked to Kyle Korver, who was traded from the Eagles before the deadline of the trading day. Korver is also one of the few new main members of the Cavaliers this year, so James has high hopes for Korver.

"No problem, I will be very excited to play against Xie." Korver said confidently.

At this time, Kyrie Irving suddenly said with a bit of displeasure on his face: "Hey, have you read ESPN's predictions on the results of this finals? Of the 26 columnists, 22 of them think the Lakers can win, and only four of them believe in our Cavaliers."

Every time in the finals, ESPN will invite columnists to predict the results of the finals. In fact, sometimes their predictions are quite accurate, especially Ian Begley. In the past two years, when people were not optimistic about Xie Chen, he predicted that Xie Chen would win the championship. This year, like most columnists, he still predicted that Xie Chen would win the championship.

James also took the phone and glanced at it. James was naturally very upset at being so underestimated. James snorted coldly and said, "If I haven't made it to the finals in the past two years, everyone thought I wouldn't play in the finals!"

He originally wanted to say that he had won two finals!But if you score twice and win twice, it will be more domineering. James shouldn't have missed those championships in the past.

Irving was also very angry. Why are so many people optimistic about the Lakers and not the Cavaliers?The Cavaliers have the Big Three, while the Lakers only have Xie Chen!
In the past two years, Irving regarded Xie Chen as a player with the same weight as himself, and felt that the two could at least compete with each other, but now, let alone Owen cannot compare with Xie Chen one-on-one, even if Irving, James, and Love combined, they cannot compare with Xie Chen alone!
This makes people unhappy even thinking about it, but the problem is that Xie Chen has just defeated the Warriors with the Big Four as a single-core player. No matter how many Cavaliers are giants, there are no more Warriors, right?Therefore, whether it is a columnist or an ordinary fan, everyone is generally optimistic about Xie Chen's Lakers.

Kevin Love was not that angry, and said with a relaxed face: "It is not necessarily a bad thing to be so underestimated. It is indeed great that Xie led the team to defeat the Warriors. The Lakers are a 75-win team. They defeated a luxurious team that has never been seen before. But if we are defeated in the finals, doesn't it prove that we are stronger?"

Tyronn Lue also came over and said with a smile: "Kevin is right, don't you want to beat a team with the best record in history with 75 wins? Don't you want to beat the team that beat the most luxurious team?"

Even James immediately became excited, of course they wanted to!Anyone wants to beat such a strong team destined to be remembered by history!

"In the future, when people mention the team with the best record in history but lost in the finals, they will think of my name, James. It would be such a glorious thing!" James couldn't let it go, and now he wants to beat Xie Chen even more!

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Lakers training facility.

The Cavaliers have already solved their opponents in the Eastern Conference, entered the finals, and waited for work. The Lakers suffered a bit in terms of physical fitness. The first game of the finals will be two days later. The Lakers have no time to relax and recover.

Xie Chen also got up early in the morning to train. Even though he drank a lot last night, when there was an unfinished major event in his mind, he couldn't get drunk no matter how much he drank.

The seven games between the Lakers and the Warriors really drained all of the Lakers' energy and talents. Xie Chen was injured, Mozgov was injured, Randall was also injured, and Ci Shiping was reimbursed for his career. Although the Big Three of the Cavaliers are a little easier to deal with than the Big Four of the Warriors, Xie Chen doesn't know whether the help provided by his teammates will be reduced.

"Hey, Mozgov, how is your injury?" Xie Chen patted Mozgov on the shoulder and asked.

Mozgov smiled, and his demeanor looked good, "It's nothing serious. I can continue to play on the day of the injury, let alone two days later. Don't worry, I have no problems."

Xie Chen nodded and said, "In this series, you need to let your old teammates see your scoring ability around the basket."

"No problem." Mozgov was also ready to confront his former teammate.

Likewise, Richard Jefferson, as a former member of the Cavaliers, is poised to impress them.

The Lakers have James' former teammates, and the Cavaliers also have Xie Chen's former teammates, such as Derek Williams.

When Derek Williams and Xie Chen partnered in the Knicks, Xie Chen had already shown Williams' talent to everyone. The fast break combination of the two of them made it difficult for any team in the league to stop him, but he didn't expect Williams to play poorly after being traded to the Heat. In fact, the most important reason was that the Heat didn't have a player like Xie Chen.

But after coming to the Cavaliers, Derrick Williams shined again, playing at a level that is as dazzling as the Knicks. It can be seen that James is no worse than Xie Chen in terms of making his teammates outstanding.

And Korver, in the past duels with the Cavaliers, Irving's three-pointers and JR Smith's three-pointers can also pose a threat to Xie Chen, but they are not three-point shooters who focus on three-pointers after all, and Korver is. His stability and ability to shoot three-pointers are terrible, and he needs to be wary.

Luke Walton walked towards Xie Chen with a relaxed face and said, "I heard that you drank late last night with LeBron James, James Harden and the Warriors. I thought you would sleep until noon. LeBron knew that we had a high probability of defeating them, and he was willing to drink with you before the game. He doesn't seem to care about the result as much as before, but I guess he must have something from you last night."

Xie Chen also bluntly said: "That's right, I told him, I don't have a secret weapon anymore."

Luke Wharton was a little surprised by Xie Chen's confession. Xie Chen always liked to confuse his opponents, and sometimes even his own people were unwilling to reveal the truth. Why did he tell his opponent so frankly this time?However, Wharton didn't think it was a big deal. Xie Chen's current almighty performance was enough for the Cavaliers to deal with.

Walton said: "Your relationship with LeBron seems to be getting better, but don't forget that he got you into trouble before."

"I know, he also promised me that no matter whether he wins or loses, he will never do such a thing again." Xie Chen said.

Both Walton and Xie Chen believe that LeBron James will do what he says. If James questions Xie Chen like this again, I am afraid that he will no longer be respected by players in the league.

Walton said: "I believe that LeBron will not afford to lose, but even so, I still think that the violent collision between you and LeBron should not happen again. This year's finals will be watched by many people, including those who want to investigate you. People."

Xie Chen also suddenly felt pressured.

　Thanks to the little bookworm who can only read good books for the 1W reward!In order to make it more immersive for everyone to watch, Korver and Derek Williams, who were just traded by the Real Cavaliers, were added in. Everyone understands why I updated it...

　　
　
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