Chapter 289 The Third Battle!

Xie Chen also laughed, time really flies, in the blink of an eye, he has come from the regular season to the playoffs, Xie Chen has already passed the first round before he can feel the atmosphere of the playoffs After reaching the semifinals and coming to the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, it may not feel special to a veteran player like Luol Deng who has been in the league for many years, but Xie Chen is after all playing in the NBA for the first time.

In fact, it is very lucky for a rookie in the league to be able to make it this far. Even if Xie Chen is recognized as a future superstar, the road must be taken step by step. Now Xie Chen's team has lost two games in a row, and it is still at home. They all feel sorry for the Heat, but they can all accept that the playoffs are a stage for experienced veterans, and recruits come here to learn experience.

After falling behind the opponent 0:2 in the series, very few teams have successfully come back, so the Cavaliers now have an absolute advantage in probability. , basically, the ending of this series has already been decided, and it is only a matter of time before the Heat are eliminated.

But does falling behind 0:2 really mean that there is no hope? Obviously not the case.

LeBron James once did it, that was in 2007, also when he was in the Cavaliers, in the series with the Pistons, he finally reversed and won 4:2.

There is another case that fans are more familiar with, and that is the game between the Rockets and the Utah Jazz in 2007. After the Rockets won two games in a row, they were finally overturned by the Jazz, and McGrady was heartbroken.

Of course, there are the Miami Heat in the 2006 Finals, and the Western Conference Semifinals between the Lakers and Spurs in 2004.

These individual cases can indeed bring a lot of confidence to Xie Chen and the Heat, but each case is always an exception. In addition, what the Heat and Xie Chen must know is that LeBron James has never been 2:0. Overturned by the opponent!

Will this be the first time?

"Yes, I have never lost a series with a 2-0 lead, and I will never allow this to happen, no matter in the past, present, or future." On the second game day, James accepted an interview with the media before the game and said this to reporters.

The questioner was a plump female reporter, wearing glasses, and continued to ask: "Many people say that the reason why the Heat are 0:2 behind the Cavaliers is because Dellavedova injured the Heat's player Luol Deng. What do you think of Lavedova playing dirty because he hurt players from the Hawks and the Heat?"

This is a very sharp question, and it is also the most discussed question by Heat fans. The Internet is overwhelmingly scolding Dellavedova, saying that this guy hurt Korver, Hurford, and now he hurt Luol Deng. Maybe it will hurt Xie Chen. If it weren't for the Cavaliers with such a player, the Heat would not have lost two games in a row, because at the beginning of the second game, the Heat clearly held the score advantage, and the reason why they were caught up was because of Luol Deng. leave!

James paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Of course this is a very extreme view of Della. I still have that view. Della just played more aggressively. I know many people said that it was because Della hurt Rolle. Deng, caused the Heat to lose the game. I think this statement is ridiculous. Even if Luol Deng is still on the court, do you think he can limit me from beginning to end? This is ridiculous!"

James felt very angry when he heard a lot of remarks that Luol Deng completely prevented James from dying. James was not afraid of just Luol Deng.

Today, the Miami Heat will challenge the Cavaliers at home in Cleveland. Although Cleveland is not comparable to big cities like New York and Los Angeles in terms of attractiveness, JR Smith still misses the nightlife in Manhattan. However, for the players For them, in addition to basketball, or basketball life, let them live a more focused and fulfilling life.

The fans here are fanatical. Since the Browns won the NFL championship in 1964, Cleveland has not had a championship in professional sports for 50 years. Lowest point, but with LeBron back, the city won't be the same.

Last summer, when James was sitting on the sofa on the 58th floor of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, he made a decision that shocked the league, and that was to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers! Back to the Cavaliers is to win the championship, not to win the championship is a failure!

After "Decision Two," thousands of cars drove into the streets, heading in the direction of James' house, and they turned Sunset Boulevard into a parking lot. They just wanted to take pictures and hope to remember this moment.

What followed was that the season ticket order hotline was completely blown up. Within ten hours, all the season tickets were sold out. Of course, those No. 23 jerseys were not all burned. The most famous jersey burning incident In the bar where he was, the bar owner got the No. 23 Cavaliers jersey from the deepest part of the closet.

James means too much to this city, he is the hope of this city, and he must use a championship to give back to the fans who love him.

Therefore, Xie Chen is not as good as James in terms of motivation and desire.

Finally came to Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena again, as expected, crazy fans, crazy scene, everyone is obsessed, extremely excited, some of them are wearing James or Irving jerseys, some are holding " Xie Chen Fishing" sign, in addition to the arena, the outside of the arena is also crowded with people, even the square, or the bar, as long as you can see the game, it is full of people.

Even Xie Chen has to admit that Cleveland fans are crazier than Miami fans.

"Do you think the series will be 3-0 tonight? The Cavaliers are well organized, and the Heat's Luol Deng doesn't seem to be able to play. Obviously we have the advantage."

"Of course, buddy, even if Luol Deng can play, do you think he can restrain LeBron? Don't be kidding! Tonight's 3-0 is certain, but you still have to be careful. Once this guy plays super, what? Everything is possible."

Luol Deng will not play tonight, giving the Cavaliers and Cavaliers fans a better signal. At least restricting LeBron has become a problem. Since LeBron James can get whatever he wants, the Heat will have to pay more if they want to win , the Cavaliers have already figured out the Heat's routine, and only Wade and Xie Chen can stand up and score. It is simply a fantasy to rely on two guards to defeat an entire team, unless, as the fans say, Wei De or Xie Chen, play super god!

Owen stared at the serious Xie Chen, and secretly said in his heart: "Thank you, I won't let you put on a crazy show at my home stadium!"

Irving also knows that if the Heat want to win, Xie Chen or Wade must perform at a level far beyond their usual state, and tonight, Irving really guessed right, Xie Chen is indeed going to be super-prepared for this game!

However, Xie Chen planned to put on a supernatural performance, but he didn't just want to defeat the knight by himself. One very important reason was related to the system.

"The most important task now is to quickly improve the fusion of Westbrook's emergency stop and mid-range shot. The fastest way to improve is to obtain fusion points. The last time I broke the record of the United Center Arena, I will be rewarded with fusion points. If I break The scoring record in the Quicken Loans Arena should also be rewarded with fusion points!"

The personal scoring record holder of Quicken Loans Arena is Allen Iverson. He scored 54 points back then. 54 points is not an unattainable number for Xie Chen. After all, Xie Chen even scored 60 points, but 54 points It is definitely not a score that you can get if you want to, especially in the playoffs, with the Cavaliers defending Xie Chen so intensively.

"54 points... I have to score 30 points at halftime, Owen, I'm sorry." Xie Chen clenched his fists, ready to stage a scoring battle at the beginning!

Before the game, James gathered all the players together and formed a circle. James put his arms on the shoulders of the players on both sides, lowered his head and said to everyone: "Brothers, I know that everyone has endured a lot this season. Things, our fans have also endured a lot with us. Now, the best opportunity is in front of us. As long as we win this victory and lead the opponent 3:0, then we will be very easy next time, even I dare Guaranteed to bring everyone to the stage of the finals, this year's championship is ours, today, let us use our best to win another game!"

"Okay!" The morale of the whole team was also high.

Compared with the Cavaliers, the Heat's morale is a bit low. Tonight is a last stand, and everyone knows what it means to lose this game.

Although Xie Chen scored a lot of points in this game, he did not shoot a three-pointer as soon as he came on the court. After all, winning is the most important thing, so for the first offense, after Xie Chen broke through Owen, he passed to Hassan to the right. , After Hassan followed up, he faced Mozgov with a tyrannical dunk, and the Heat scored two points first.

Xie Chen had a chat with Hassan before the game. With Luol Deng not around, Hassan had to take on more scoring tasks. Mozgov was taller and stronger than him, but he was not as talented as Hassan in jumping and confrontation. Hassan You just need to play more aggressively, not to mention abusing Mozgov, it is certain that you will not lose to Mozgov.

The Heat shrunk their defense, and it shrank very badly. They just didn’t let you James in. When you came in, it was a siege, and Mozgov and Tristan Thompson were pulled outside. It’s okay to pull outside, because these two insiders didn’t shoot. Ability, this is a very beneficial point for the Heat. Since there is no threat from the outside, I will let you go and stop James and Irving with all my strength.

James didn't make a strong play when he came up, and passed the ball to Tristan Thompson. Unfortunately, Thompson missed the shot. Xie Chen got the rebound and advanced to the frontcourt immediately. Chenyi would still slowly organize the offense when he came up, but Xie Chen came over and made a jump shot when he reached the three-point line, and the ball was hit!

"Oh, he shoots 3s right off the bat! Looks like he has a lot of confidence tonight!"

"It's still 51 points away..." Xie Chen silently remembered his score in his heart. I believe everyone didn't know that he was preparing to become the player with the most points in this arena!

If James knew, he would do his best to stop Xie Chen. Unfortunately, once Xie Chen scored more than 40 points, it would be too late for James to stop him.

The Cavaliers attacked for the second time, and the Heat still used the same defensive strategy. This time the ball was transferred to Shumpert in the bottom corner. The opportunity came out, but he still didn't make a shot. Wade saw Xie Chenxiang immediately after receiving the ball. He asked for the ball and quickly passed it to the opponent.

Owen stuck close to Xie Chen, and when he reached the three-point line, Xie Chen accelerated his breakthrough and almost knocked Owen down. Immediately, Xie Chen jumped up to shoot again, made a three-pointer, and hit it again!

In the opening game, Xie Chen scored two three-pointers in a row, beating the Cavaliers 6:0!

"What does this guy want to do today? Shoot the Cavaliers with a three-pointer? Isn't he too confident?"

"What a mess! I don't believe his three-pointers will always be so accurate!"

Irving was also angry. He was shot three-pointers on top of his head twice in a row. This was a naked provocation! Immediately, Owen accelerated his breakthrough, took a step-back jump shot, and returned a ball to Xie Chen, finally saving some face.

Seeing that the score was still ahead, Xie Chen still adopted his own scoring strategy. This time, seeing Irving put all his attention on his outside shots, Xie Chen's breakthrough was particularly resolute. Immediately afterwards, James started his layup skills and took another light win. two points.

In just two minutes, Xie Chen had already scored 8 points!

"It's really scary! It seems that he really plans to challenge the Cavaliers alone tonight! To prevent him, you must prevent him! As long as you can prevent him, you will definitely win the Heat!"

Sure enough, next, either Xie Chen had a problem with his shooting percentage, or he was blocked as soon as he broke in, forcing Xie Chen to pass the ball. Xie Chen didn't score for the next few minutes.

And James started post-up singles in the first quarter!

James dropped the ball low, against Beasley, slowly squeezed in, step by step, and then patiently scored the ball.

Many fans are worried, James played like this in the first quarter, will he still have physical fitness in the fourth quarter?

Xie Chen glanced at James, and said inwardly: "He didn't play like this in the first two games. He even let Irving play the first game completely. Today, he took over the game as soon as he came up. He used this very energy-consuming method to ensure the goal. , it seems that James vows to win this game tonight!"

James took a look at the score that was close to tie, and he was relieved. It was indeed the case. James wanted to win this game. To win, no matter how tired he was, it was worth it!

Then, the fans were delighted to find out that the trump card match between James and Xie Chen was staged at the beginning of the first quarter!

Xie Chen found an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer again, but it was a pity that he hit the iron, but Wade grabbed the rebound. The moment he grabbed the rebound, Wade passed it to Xie Chen again. After Xie Chen got rid of it, he shot again and the ball hit!

11 points!

A fan yelled frantically: "I know, he shot three-pointers crazy to catch up with Stephen Curry and break the three-point record in the playoffs!"