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Chapter 116 Big White Bear

The duel between the two teams that are currently at the top of the division and are currently on a winning streak has naturally attracted the attention of the media.

A few days ago, the league announced that the game between the Bobcats and the Grizzlies on the 17th would be broadcast live on TNT.

TNT naturally arranged for the rich topic of Barkley, O'Neill and host Ernie to conduct a live broadcast.

Before the start of the game, after some comparison and analysis of the current records and strengths of the two teams, it is natural to mention the large ladder data that Chen Xiao blasted against the Timberwolves in the last game - 30, 15, 5, 4.

"Wow, Shaq, you were so young when you entered the league, with the youngest stats of 30+15+5 blocks." Ernie, who was in charge of statistics and details, read out the stats on the card board, "At present, Chen Xiao is second only to For you to achieve this data."

"Listen to the shouting from the Spectrum Center. When was the last time we were in this arena? The Bobcats, who have won five straight games, have changed this arena, and they are bringing Charlotte back to what it was."

In this game, the Charlotte Bobcats at home lineup is: Chen Xiao, Mullens, Middleton, Henderson, Walker's usual lineup;
The starting lineup of the Memphis Grizzlies with 7 consecutive victories is: Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Rudy Gay, Tony Allen, Mike Conley.

Chen Xiao and a group of teammates moved their bodies in the player tunnel, forming a circle for the final mobilization before the game.

"Neither the Heat nor the Knicks can stop the Grizzlies. They are very strong with 7 consecutive victories, but their victory is at home. In Memphis, they won the Heat, Thunder, and Knicks.

But this is Charlotte, and this is the eastern part of the league. We cannot allow the Memphis Grizzlies to swagger away from Charlotte.

Are you ready?Let's play. "

Let's go Bobcats!

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When he stepped onto the court with the huge Bobcat logo printed on the floor, Chen Xiao really saw the Grizzlies' starting five.

As a fan of the center and as a defender of defense, the Grizzlies, a strong Western Conference spoiler, naturally left a deep impression on Chen Xiao.

The Grizzlies in the West and the Pacers in the East are representative teams that attract a group of loyal fans.

The Pacers he met in the season opener allowed Chen Xiao to get off to a good start in the first game, scoring a double 20. Although there were factors of the opponent's mediocre state, in the final analysis, Chen Xiao was excited to face these iconic teams. Excellent condition.

Facing the tougher and tenacious Grizzlies this time, not only Chen Xiao himself, but also many fans of the Bobcats and even the NBA are paying attention to this battle between the top teams in the East and West.

Chen Xiao and Gasol stood facing each other, both eyes fixed on the Spalding basketball in the referee's hand.

As soon as the basketball was released, the long arms that rose up and slapped the ball, and the Bobcats won the opening ball.

Walker dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, exchanged positions with Henderson, who was outside the three-point line on the left, and waited for Chen Xiao to succeed.

At this moment, Chen Xiao only felt that he was wrestling with a round and firm mass of pork belly. No matter how much power he put in, he was absorbed by the big white bear behind him like a sponge.

Although there was a clear understanding before the game that the proportion of post-ups in the interior should be reduced and the pace should be accelerated, but in the opening game, the tradition that has been established for several months is still followed.

It took a few seconds and more effort, and there was still no problem in getting the position, but when Chen Xiao received the ball with his right hand, he saw that he was already at the waist outside the key area.

This can be more than 1 meter from the ideal paint sideline to the waist.

Ordinarily, it’s not that difficult to get a position, and it’s not playing back, but the Bobcat’s first ball attack in the game is really obvious. Squeeze, pushing Chen Xiao to the most ideal position for receiving the ball.

After catching the ball, this position is actually the most suitable for playing face-to-face, but Chen Xiao, who is good at back-ups, can only say that he can only occasionally use it to break through the opposite frame.

It's better to fight with your back, and you're done.

Chen Xiao put down the ball with his right hand, and tentatively exerted force to arch back. The bull fell into the sea, and Gasol, the big white bear behind him, remained motionless.

I fought again, the second time I hit with all my strength, Chen Xiao's shoulders, waist, hips, buttocks and legs exerted strength as a whole, "boom" muscles collided with fat and meat, and the muffled sound was heard clearly by the players on the half court Chu.

This time, Gasol finally didn't move at all, and took a step back with his support foot, but after eating the second wave of force, he immediately moved his footsteps and blocked Chen Xiao again.

Shocked by the force of the rebound, Chen Xiao, who didn't grasp the gap, could only face the current situation where the bareback fight had reached a stalemate.

The 5-second back-up rule limits normal players to one back-hit. Generally speaking, it's over after 3 or 4 backs.

Some fans may not understand the rule of 5 seconds for the back, thinking that the back can not exceed 5 seconds, but in fact, 5 seconds is counted when the back is turned.

Chen Xiao, who failed to get a favorable space in the two back-ups, knew that he should make a decision immediately, and if he pushes down and makes a reluctant shot, he will not replace the emperor's position early and become a famous scene in the basketball world.

However, Chen Xiao's worry might not happen. After all, the emperor broke through the frame when he caught the ball. Chen Xiao had already known himself to avoid this option.

After a pause, he exerted force again, this time without hesitation, using the rebound force to turn his back and try to wipe his opponent.

But it is not only weight and strength that support Xiaojia's strong single-defense strength, but also his excellent lateral movement, defensive awareness, and anticipation.

Xiaojia, who was still standing in front of him, did not allow Chen Xiao to successfully sneak into the restricted area.

I turn again!Chen Xiao, who failed to make a plan, turned around again and used his usual right hand to hook the basketball.

Although as long as he can make a hook, there is basically no opposing defender who can block the shot, but the confrontation affected Chen Xiao's body balance when he shot. With a "bang", the first shot of the game was released.

"Hey, what did I say? The gold content of the data depends on the quality of the matchup defense. Facing one of the best inside defenders in the league, Chen Xiao's best hook can only be hit with iron." On the sidelines, O'Neal opened his mouth and began to judge.Seeing Chen Xiao, who had returned in vain and turned back to defend, a smile crept onto the big shark's mouth.

Hearing that Shaq was starting to get weird, Barkley went straight to the dry stuff and responded, "Yes, yes. That's why Shaq could only score 12 points against Ronnie Sekali in his first game with the Heat."

At the moment of the shot, Chen Xiao, who was not feeling well, chose to return to defense immediately instead of watching the ball and smashing the basket.If the offense fails to score, then defend well.

For the Grizzlies' first attack, Conley found Allen, who was in a good position.

Chen Xiao, who was standing under the basket, took off the defensive rebound and handed it to Walker.

Chen Xiao, who had practiced Xiaojia's poor defense, was going to implement the thinking before the game, instead of thinking about smashing the wall with his head, after all, his head is not so hard yet.

But before the half-court, Tony Allen, who had just hit the iron, had another basketball in his hand, and made another mid-range shot. This time he still hit the iron, and the sound was not clear enough, so it could only be regarded as two pieces of pig iron.

Mitton, who had just served the ball, took advantage of the situation to protect the defensive rebound. Seeing that Allen was next to Walker, he dribbled to the frontcourt by himself.

At this time, Chen Xiao had been waiting in the frontcourt for a long time. When he saw Miton holding the ball, he was ready to put up a pick-and-roll to cooperate.

Stepping up to the defender Gay in front of Mitton, Miton pulled the ball sideways, but Gay was not blocked by the standing pick-and-roll man as expected, and Chen Xiao saw the Grizzly bear with "GAY" printed on it. No. 22 nimbly snatched it away from him.

Afterwards, the careless Mitton was chased by Gay who took the ball from the side of the three-point line near the bottom corner. Gay grabbed the ball and strode towards the Bobcats basket.

Before he had time to think too much, Chen Xiao dropped Gasol, whose arms were intertwined beside him, turned around and strode forward to intercept Guy who was running with the ball. Except for Chen Xiao, Miton, who lost the ball, blushed and rushed back desperately. .

Chasing back to the free throw line, Gay, who was farther than Chen Xiao at the beginning, has also reached a position slightly ahead of Chen Xiao, bypassing the blocking defender, and flashed in his mind that Chen Xiao blocked more than ten best shots In the screen, Gay restrained the idea of ​​flying dunks, chose to pull the ball, and made a mid-range shot.

Sure enough, it is the CIC team, and everyone likes to shoot smartly from the middle distance.

A little further away, Chen Xiao raised his hand to interfere symbolically, ah, it was effective, and with a clear clanging sound, Chen Xiao picked another defense board for Chen Xiao who turned and returned.

The game started for almost 2 minutes, and the two teams did not score a point just by running around and hitting the iron.

In the next round, Walker used Chen Xiao's pick-and-roll to break into the paint, attracting Randolph's defensive attention. He was assigned to Mullens in the bottom corner, and Mu Ziyang hit a three-pointer, finally opening the scoring for the game.

Bobcats 3:0 Grizzlies.

Conley dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Xiaojia who was on the free throw line to support him, and he ran by himself.

Chen Xiao, who knew that Xiaojia was accurate in the middle distance, stepped forward and did not let Xiaojia make a shot easily.

Gasol raised the ball with both hands and threw it to Gay in a 45-degree direction to the right.

After receiving the ball, Guy made a fake move to the left, and immediately dropped the ball to the right.

Relying on excellent explosive power to grab the position, but at this time, Mullens, who was following Randolph on the side of the paint, also came to defend in time. Facing the elders, Gay jumped on the lever to try to complete the sea fishing.

The basketball, which rubbed against the backboard on the way up, failed to touch the basket. At this time, Chen Xiao, who was standing quietly with Gasol, saw that the basket was in chaos, and the basketball slipped out of bounds through someone's hand.

The referee whistled to make a decision, and the Bobcats had the ball.

The Bobcats, who just hit a 3-pointer through the pick-and-roll, continued to choose the pick-and-roll start, in the corner position, with two shooters in ambush at the bottom corner, and Chen Xiao stepped forward to pick and roll the ball for Walker.

Walker, who bypassed Conley, accelerated into the penalty area with nitrogen, and Gasol tried his best to catch up. Relying on his speed advantage, Walker bypassed Gasol and threw the basketball in his hand early.

The slightly stronger force caused the basketball to bounce back from the knocked board, but it failed to enter the net smoothly, but it also indirectly completed a pass. Chen Xiao, who went down, grabbed the basketball before the basket and ignored Conley behind him to complete the tip-up.

Walker, who lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground after pulling up for a layup, touched his head and praised, "The pass is good. This is more reliable than the smashing lob last time."

Walker, who intended to finish with a layup, was completely blocked by Gasol Jr., and he didn't even expect to pass the ball with his control power, but scoring is fine, and it doesn't matter whoever lays up.

比赛来到第一节的4分04秒，此时场上的比分为15：17，主队在前，开局5：0的山猫在后续半节时间被黑熊兰多夫依靠一个个力量与技巧完美结合的进攻追回乃至反超了比分。

Facing the fit but inexperienced Mullens, Randolph used inside footsteps and a mid-range fake back jumper to hit all 3 shots on Mullens head, and there was an additional penalty, which took more than half a quarter. Already scored 7 points.

The Grizzlies had the ball, Conley dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and Randolph came up from the right to try to pick and roll.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who was standing side by side with Gasol in the key area on the left, thought that Conley would either pass the ball to Gasol Jr. or use Randolph's pick-and-roll to break through from the right.

Unexpectedly, Conley was unreasonable and directly forced Walker to the left, allowing Walker to enjoy the feeling of being stunned.

Bending down to look at Conley who was breaking through in front of him, Chen Xiao moved back a little to give himself room to adjust. If he advances, he can chase and defend Conley, and if he retreats, he can return to defend in front of Gasol.

I saw Conley grabbing half of Walker at high speed, trying to get rid of the defender completely, and jumped to the right to find space for a layup.

Then go in, Chen Xiao completely abandoned Gasol, turned around completely, and covered Conley who was jumping and catching the ball.

Conley floated to the right and stretched out his hand for a layup, but the thrown ball was firmly nailed to the backboard by a giant palm.

Chen Xiao, who chased and defended in time, succeeded in chasing the cap and sent a big cap.

At the same time as the cap fell, he grabbed the rebound from the board and glanced mercilessly at Conley, only to see Conley spreading his hands and complaining to the sideline referee that it was a goaltending ball.

Chen Xiao, who was closest to the ball, had the most say. When his hand touched the basketball, he still raised his posture, at least a few centimeters away from the backboard.

Without saying anything, Chen Xiao handed the protected defensive rebound to the breakthrough Walker.Block +1, rebound +1.

第一节结束，主场作战的山猫24:23在节末再度反超比分。单节比赛，山猫得分点极其平均，上场8人中7个人都有得分，2至4分不等。仅仅出手3次的陈逍靠吃饼得到4分，但是抢到足足7个篮板送出2记盖帽的他在防守端撑起了全队。

The Bobcats performed mediocre in the second quarter, and only hit 25 of 8 shots. Can such a hit rate be considered mediocre?It depends on the comparison. The Grizzlies have a high shooting percentage of more than 5% in a single quarter, but they only hit 8 times.

In the second quarter, the Grizzlies' substitute insider, Speights, simply touched butter. Either he grabbed the rebound and slipped out of bounds, or he directly knew that he was intercepted by the defender. He sent 4 turnovers in a single quarter and made 5 of 3 shots. Conley, who contributed 8 points, also sent 3 turnovers in a single quarter.

This also made the Bobcats only lag behind the Grizzlies by 1 point in a single quarter relying on the number of shots, despite the Bobcats' poor shooting.

After halftime, the Bobcats tied with the Grizzlies at 45.

After watching the first half, many fans who were only interested in the collision of the two winning streak teams changed the program one after another. Whoever likes to watch the iron fight and the turnover fight will watch it, let's not wait.

(End of this chapter)