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Chapter 145 General Punishment

Curry missed a three-pointer.

This is Curry's seventh three-pointer in this game, and he has hit 7 before.

"Boom", the basketball flew from a distance and hit the ring, another long backboard.

After defending the pick-and-roll, Chen Xiao turned around and saw that the basketball was not far away from him. He jumped up to control the ball with one hand, and joined the ball with both hands in mid-air. Players watching this key defensive rebound feel extremely at ease.

Put your hands together, raise your elbows to protect the ball, and swing the basketball slightly within your own cylinder.

Seeing that the ball was missed, Curry decided to stop and looked at the long arm and big elbow less than half a foot in front of his face with fear.

He knows the power of elbows, and Harden, a player who is often compared with himself, gave Artest an elbow in a game against the Lakers when he was still in the Thunder in April this year. Got a concussion.

Although it is said that Artest is taking the initiative to exert force, it is very ruthless at first glance, purely intentional, otherwise, no one would treat someone's elbow in close contact with other people's face as if nothing happened.And Chen Xiao shouldn't intentionally give someone an elbow. I haven't heard of Chen Xiao's bad comments or dirty work for so long.

But smart players don't stand under danger, Curry can only give up and choose to return to defense.

With no one around him, Chen Xiao, who thoroughly protected the rebound, withdrew his hand and handed the ball to Walker who was next to him to catch the ball.

"If I miss a chance, hang me immediately." Chen Xiao handed over the ball and asked by the way.

"OK, I know. It's an advantage for us to score this ball." Walker said that he understood and dribbled the ball steadily beyond the three-point line.

At the critical moment, Walker did not hand the ball to Middleton, but waved for Middleton to run away, and dribbled the ball to the left wing.

Chen Xiao, who was close to the paint line on the left, faced Ai Zeli's forward defense. Chen Xiao put his hands on Ai Zeli's back, fully aware of the movement of the opponent's center of gravity, and pushed Ai Zeli forward two steps with his whole body. Stepping towards the sideline, he slashed Ai Zeli's right arm with his left hand, and succeeded in getting a position at a slightly higher position.

For Walker, it was a straight pass. After making sure that Curry could not steal the ball, Walker passed the ball with both hands, and Chen Xiao's far-stretched right hand firmly caught the pass.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who was standing with his feet back and forth, tightened his footsteps, bent his hips and straightened his back, leaned back with the foot closer to the basket as the pivot foot, and squeezed Chen Xiao's back and Aize Lee makes full contact and is one step closer to the basket.

Ai Zeli, who was pressed from the back, still had his right hand on Chen Xiao's body. At this moment, he was a little hesitant. The number of fouls had come, and he could kill the shark now if he wanted to.

But the last ball was fouled, and Chen Xiao made both free throws.Obviously, the latest performance of making two free throws proved that the previous missed streak was an accident.It's hard to cut a player who made two free throws.

It's better to defend normally, Ai Zeli exerted strength with his right hand, and couldn't help moving his feet, trying to stand more firmly.

"Woooo! Turn around lightly. Look at the sluggish face of the Warriors center who has been cleaned." The voice of the commentary exploded in the ears of the fans.

Chen Xiao didn't give Ai Zeli another chance to think. After catching the ball and pressing it deep, he immediately turned around and wiped Ai Zeli who hadn't reacted.

In the eyes of the fans at the scene and the fans in front of the live signal, Ai Zeli, the defender who leaned forward because he lost the support of his hand, and Chen Xiao, who successfully turned and broke through to face the basket, were in stark contrast.

"Boom", with a clear dunk, Chen Xiao leaped up and scored a dunk in the reasonable collision zone that was empty.

Bobcats lead again by 2 points.

"Please come up with another person, Festus, and I will give you a piece of advice. You should surrender your last foul. At least I can't guarantee 100% hits at the free throw line." After a while, Chen Xiao jumped down. Aizeli, who was at a loss when he turned around, suggested.

Seeing that there was no reaction on Aizeli's dark face, and David Lee on the side was also preparing to pick up the ball and serve.

Feeling bored, Chen Xiao turned back to defend. It seemed that the deep concern in Chen Xiao's words made everyone in the Warriors around him speechless, so they didn't say a word.

After completing this attack, the Warriors are left with 45 seconds.

"Being behind by 45 points in 2 seconds, the Warriors can choose to make an attack, so that they have at least one extra chance to attack." The commentary on the TV signal was analyzing the situation.

Warriors coach Jackson called for the penultimate timeout of the game. The Warriors who lost consecutive offense and defense, especially Chen Xiao's defender Aizeli, needed to get off the court for a while.

Chen Xiao, who maintained the habit of praising the team's friendliness, clapped hands with Walker in celebration: "Good pass." Walker scored, and Chen Xiao sent the "good ball" in time.

As a traditional center who still relies heavily on his teammates to pass the ball, Chen Xiao is not stingy with boasting about his teammates.

Chen Xiao and his teammates returned to the bench.

"Good Job." Jordan, who was on the side of the bench, reached out to high-five Chen Xiao, his face was dark and red, and he seemed to be quite satisfied with the team's current performance.

"It's okay, free throws are average today." Chen Xiao calmly responded to the boss' overture, took the towel handed by the staff, and sat down in his seat.

Wiping off his sweat, Dunlap, who was holding a tactical board, came over to make the final arrangements.

As Dunlap spoke and everyone nodded silently, the pause time was fleeting.

Chen Xiao played with Walker, Henderson, Middleton and Biyombo.

It may be the last defensive round. Dunlap no longer needs Mullens' shooting ability, and Mullens' defense is a lot worse than Biyombo. In this scene, he frequently lost points against David Lee. , If it weren't for the shooting recovery later, Dunlap would have replaced Biyombo to strengthen the defense.

The Warriors also replaced Ezeli, who was only capable of pick-and-rolls on the offensive end, with Jack, a 6-foot-3, 1-meter guard. Jack, who has a three-pointer, has a stronger shooting threat.

Although Jack performed poorly in this game, shooting only 3% from the field and only 4 of 1 three-pointers, the current three-pointer percentage this season exceeds 4%, second only to Curry in the Warriors and slightly higher than Thompson.Swing Jack to the three-point line, and that can grab a Bobcats player no matter what.

Seeing that the Warriors replaced Ezeli with the short and nimble guard Jack, Dunlap was a little dumbfounded, but the substitution had already been registered, and now Biyombo cannot be pulled down and replaced with a guard.

This is also the point where the offensive side is more flexible in calling timeouts.

"You defend Barnes." Chen Xiao arranged for Biyombo who was playing next to him, "David Lee is handed over to me."

After hearing Biyombo's positive reply, Chen Xiao patted his buttocks and said: "Follow me, don't give him a chance to make a phone call."

(End of this chapter)