Chapter 554 Crazy Fast Attack!
It can also be seen from this fast break that the Cavaliers attach too much importance to Xie Chen and even use all their defense to stop Xie Chen. They thought that as long as they stopped Xie Chen, they could prevent the Knicks from scoring. This was not the case at all. so.
Williams actually created a 2+1 opportunity, which no one expected. Williams is not a player that the Cavaliers pay special attention to. His data, whether in the regular season or the playoffs until now, has been outstanding. Very average. Although his scoring ability is not top-notch, Williams is young and aggressive, especially with good physical confrontation and amazing jumping. These two things are enough to make Williams a sufficient threat in fast breaks. sex.
In such a rapid transition offense, Derrick Williams plays an even greater role than Carmelo Anthony.
Xie Chen and Derrick Williams are very good fast break partners. In this game, Xie Chen wants the Cavaliers to see the threat of Derrick Williams.
Williams made a steady free throw and the Knicks continued to lead the score.
Although they have been lagging behind, as long as Xie Chen does not score, the blow to the Cavaliers will not be too great.
It seems that James really wants to fight Xie Chen with all his strength in this game, and continues to rely on his own strength to score. He seems to not care about physical problems at all, and does not care whether he can survive in the end. In short, he will never allow the team to Falling behind from the beginning, he must not let the Knicks take advantage of him. He knew that if he kept spending time with Xie Chen like this, the worst he could do would be to lose both sides. In the end, everyone would lose their physical energy and shooting percentage. But at that time, James was still very good. What does Xie Chen have as a team helper?
However, Xie Chen would never allow James to catch up like this. He also became desperate and tried his best.
This time, James missed a jump shot. Tristan Thompson and Robin Lopez stood under the basket, their bodies entangled. Although Lopez stood closer to the basket, under the physical confrontation, Lopez Pez was obviously out of control and couldn't keep track of Thompson behind him. Thompson had a very keen sense of rebounding, and he knew where the ball would appear at a glance.
Lopez seemed to be missing out on the defensive rebounds he was supposed to get. This was the case in the last game. Many of the defensive rebounds he should have gotten were missed. This gave the Cavaliers a lot of opportunities for secondary offenses. Chance.
The rebound bounced out of the frame, and Lopez jumped with all his strength. Lopez is not a very talented guy. Compared with the rebounding monsters, he is not eye-catching at all. He is not a particularly vicious person, but he is not a very talented guy. A person who is willing to admit defeat is not willing to lose to Tristan Thompson, and he is not willing to lose the game because he did not protect the rebound well.
It is this kind of mood and determination that makes the competition for rebounds between him and his opponents become more intense. Thompson can't easily get the ball that Lopez can't get.
After the two scrambled, no one got the ball, and the ball was moved to the right by Lopez.
When Xie Chen saw this, he was extremely fast and rushed over immediately. At the same time, James on the left also rushed over quickly to fight for it.
In the end, it was Xie Chen who took the lead and got the rebound firmly in his hands.
However, at this time, Xie Chen was almost approaching the sideline. In addition, a big guy like James rushed over and was now standing behind Xie Chen. James was bigger than Xie Chen. Just standing in front of Xie Chen was a threat, not to mention that James wanted to take the opportunity to force Xie Chen. Chen Chen went out of bounds, or grabbed the ball from Xie Chen's hand.
"Xie Chen was blocked on the sideline by James! He can't get out!"
Xie Chen's body balance is very good, and he was not frightened by James. Seeing that James was really blocking him, Xie Chen was a little anxious, because he was eager to defend and counterattack, and attacked when the Cavaliers' formation was not set up. The Knicks' most effective scoring method, he cannot give up any such opportunity.
Xie Chen immediately made a move that forced James to retreat.
After Xie Chen got the ball, he lowered his head and glanced at James' feet, and then the basketball in his hand seemed eager to try.
"Damn, this guy wants to hit me with the ball and pop it out of bounds!" James immediately realized what Xie Chen wanted to do.
The position Xie Chen is standing in is not easy to pass the ball. It is easy to intercept and waste time. He needs teammates to come forward to respond. Everyone knows that although Xie Chen has just entered the league, his style of play is unpredictable. He can think of all kinds of tricks, not to mention smashing the feet, even smashing the head and the bottom, he has done it before.
James had been hit by Xie Chen in the past, and he was scared. He didn't want to play this kind of game with Xie Chen. When he saw that Xie Chen was going to repeat his old tricks, he quickly took a step back instinctively.
Seeing that James' retreat gave Xie Chen space, Xie Chen no longer worried, turned around and threw the ball to the floor! The ball passed under James' crotch!
Xie Chen started quickly and got rid of James' defense!
The ball passed!
"Xie actually used this trick on James!"
Just after passing James, Irving was about to come up and get the ball. Xie Chen was alerted in advance and made a beautiful back-turn pass directly past Irving!
"Nice turn!"
With such a quick turn and dribble, facing Owen, who is still a master of turn and dribble, how could people not be amazed!
"Stop him quickly!" Tyronn Lue became anxious on the sidelines and shouted loudly.
How could he not be worried? Xie Chen immediately passed two defensive players of the Cavaliers. These two may be the two fastest runners on the Cavaliers. Moreover, Xie Chen is extremely fast and can reach the frontcourt in two or three steps. Should he be allowed to do so? Get a rebound from the backcourt and then run to the frontcourt for a layup?
Westbrook often does such unbelievable things. Xie Chen has Westbrook's speed, so he also has to do such unbelievable things.
In the arena, everyone is running. The Cavaliers are running hard to defend, and the Knicks are running hard for fast breaks. Although Xie Chen was on the baseline when he received the ball, he was the person farthest from the frontcourt basket. , but after two or three steps, he was already the first person on the Knicks to approach the basket.
"What a terrifying speed! Running with the ball is faster than others running without the ball!" This really shocked the Cavaliers fans. James was also very focused today. It seems that both teams will try their best in this game!
Xie Chen is just like Westbrook. Regardless of anything else, he will get to the basket first. Everyone in the Cavaliers still uses defense on Xie Chen. There is no way. Xie Chen enjoys this special defensive care. Qualifications, his threat was too great, everyone followed Xie Chen.
Under such circumstances, Xie Chen might be a little too reluctant to dunk directly. As for a layup, whether it is using Rose's layup ability or James's layup ability, the certainty is not too high. First of all, Rose's layup ability has a low chance of winning when faced with so many people defending him. He can do it with high difficulty, but he may not be able to do it.
James' layup ability cannot be too difficult. He only relies on his body. Unless the referee calls a foul, he is not sure. If it is one-on-one, Xie Chen is still confident that he will cause the opponent to foul, but two or three people Chasing him will make it difficult for Xie Chen to draw a foul.
If Xie Chen had the layup ability of Michael Jordan at his peak, Xie Chen could rush over for a layup without hesitation, but now, Xie Chen cannot be so willful.
He paid attention to the position of Derrick Williams behind him, and then, after accelerating, he rushed up!
"He's going for a layup! He's looking for death!"
Everyone thought that Xie Chen was crazy about scoring. He was completely ignoring the Cavaliers' defense. Tristan Thompson was already ready to chase the shot. He didn't believe that so many people couldn't cover Xie Chen! Unless Xie Chen can really fly and can stay in the air without falling down!
Xie Chen's jump directly caused the three Cavaliers defensive players to jump up. The scene of the three of them reaching out to block Xie Chen at the same time was truly spectacular and made Knicks fans tremble with fear.
Xie Chen carefully protected the basketball in the air, but it seemed to everyone that it was of no use. No matter how careful he was in protecting it, as soon as he made a move, three big hands would be waiting on it, and he would be blocked as soon as he made a move!
I saw that Xie Chen did not throw it upward in the air, but threw it backward.
It's a pass!
Xie Chen ran from the deepest position in the backcourt to the deepest basket in the frontcourt. He was so powerful that everyone thought he was crazy. He wanted to carry the team by himself. When he wanted to be a lone hero, he turned out to be Pass the ball.
Moreover, this time, the teammate passed to was Derrick Williams!
After Williams received the ball, he jumped up fiercely and rushed to the basket!
After Tristan Thompson was cheated, he was very unconvinced. After falling, he jumped up again and wanted to stop Williams.
"No!" James shouted to Thompson from behind.
However, it was too late. Thompson still jumped up and reached out to block Williams. The movement was still big, but unfortunately, Williams had already completely rushed up. His speed and energy reached the peak at this moment. After reaching the highest value, Thompson chose to jump on the spot to stop Williams at this time, which was like a mantis trying to control the car!
Tristan Thompson gets humiliated by Derrick Williams!
boom!
Xie Chen's pass helped Williams dunk Thompson directly to the ground! Not only that, the referee also called Thompson a defensive foul!
Another 2+1!
Another perfect collaboration between Xie Chen and Williams!
"Ah!" Derrick Williams shouted excitedly. It felt so good to dunk his opponent inside, and this was the playoffs! It’s still the Eastern Conference Finals!
Xie Chen was also so excited that he jumped up on the spot and bumped shoulders with Williams. He kept patting the opponent and encouraging him: "Great job, man, this is your value, this is your ability!"
Popovich also said at this time: "Derrick Williams is likely to become famous because of this battle. Xie really made many people around him better."
After allowing Derrick Williams to play 2+1 consecutively, the Cavaliers' momentum finally took a hit and became a little depressed. Tyronn Lue finally had to call a timeout.
Tyronn Lue said to everyone: "Guys, they were very excited from the beginning. We have to try to slow down their rhythm and bring them to a rhythm we are familiar with. The game has just begun, and we have many opportunities..."
Tyronn Lue hopes that everyone can calm down, play more calmly, and not be affected by opponents, but at least Thompson cannot calm down at the moment. Being humiliated by a player like Williams is really unbearable for him. Of course, he The one I think is the most hateful is Xie Chen. If Xie Chen hadn't passed the ball to Williams, how would Williams have had the opportunity to go wild on top of him?
The Cavaliers were extremely angry when they were beaten. It seems that both Thompson and James have decided to fight the Knicks!
Playing with all your strength is indeed scary, especially when blocking shots, grabbing rebounds, and forcing points. It can make a player stronger and spare no effort to unleash his own energy.
However, there are disadvantages to working too hard. For example, he may not be able to better analyze and interpret his opponent from the overall situation.
Once again, the Cavaliers missed an attack and the Knicks got a defensive rebound. The Cavaliers once again faced the Knicks' fast break led by Xie Chen!
Xie Chen's speed with the ball is still terrifying. When Xie Chen makes a fast break with the ball in his hands, the Cavaliers have to beware of the first threat, which is Xie Chen rushing directly to the basket to score. Now, the second threat They also had to worry about the threat, which was the cooperation between Xie Chen and Williams.
Williams ran very aggressively. When Xie Chen reached the free throw line, Williams rushed in from his right side. Xie Chen quickly passed the ball to Williams.
The ball is in Williams' hands again!
However, no one noticed that when Xie Chen gave Williams the ball, his eyes squeezed towards Williams' right back.
At this time, Ray Allen is gradually running towards the three-point line in the bottom corner.
"Guard him!" Tyronn Lue shouted from the sidelines. Xie Chen and Williams have cooperated too many times and Williams cannot score again.
There is already a defender in front of Williams. Williams' speed is amazing and he dunks domineeringly. However, when someone is guarding him, his hit rate is not very high. Many people think that the Cavaliers' defense this time is very Perfect, he immediately blocked the Knicks' most threatening fast break duo, but he never expected that Williams would pass what was perhaps the most exquisite pass of his career.
Williams received a pass from Xie Chen while running. As soon as he got the ball in his hands, he passed the ball without looking at anyone and threw the ball behind him!
"What?" The defenders were stunned. Did Williams let go?
When he looked again, the ball was actually in the hands of Ray Allen! Ray Allen just ran to the three-point line in the bottom corner!
Junzi Lei catches the ball and makes a free throw, hitting the ball with precision!
The entire Knicks bench jumped to their feet!
The Knicks' fast break stunned the Cavaliers!
In the first quarter, the Cavaliers trailed the Knicks by a full 15 points!