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Chapter 189 Tough 1 point

There was no big storm in the second half of the first quarter. Walker and Chen Xiao, who continued to play, also fired after the pick-and-roll and scored 2 points for a layup.

Gordon and Sessions, who were replaced later, also played piecemeal and made some contributions. You get 3 points and I get 5 points.After the first quarter, the Bobcats trailed the Celtics by 21 points at 28:7.

During the quarter, looking at the 2/3 and 3/3 of the Celtics players' hits and slips on the data sheet, and then looking at his side's 1-for-[-] shot, Chen Xiao couldn't help but wonder, it shouldn't be the Garden Arena Does the floor really have some mechanism or magic power?

Well, if there is a mechanism, it should be on the outside. Anyway, Chen Xiao feels quite comfortable at the basket and in the paint.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Chen Xiao sat on the bench and watched the substitute players fight and the performance of the volute. Dunlap replaced Walker, who was off the field early in the second half of the first quarter, and continued to play. Facing the Celtics' substitute, Dunlap Pu hopes that it will play a role.

With the support of Chen Xiao, facing the backcourt combination of the Celtics substitute Jets Terry and Courtney Lee, Walker regained his senses, combined sudden shots, made three-point fouls, and scored 5 points in a row. He also showed his passing skills as a point guard, assisting Sessions to hit a three-pointer.

When Chen Xiao came on the field, the Bobcats narrowed the point difference to 10 points through a wave of 6:3 small offensive.

"GOOD JOB, Kemba. Beautiful three-pointer, Ramon." Chen Xiao, who walked onto the court, high-fived Walker and Sessions who were powerful in chasing points. Of course, Chen Xiao did not forget Adrian, who stood a little far away. , pointing at each other from a distance, and paying respects.

Chen Xiao, who had just played, was not in a hurry to get the ball. Whoever was in good shape would naturally hand it over to someone else, and this was not the time when he had to do it himself.

Chen Xiao took Garnett, who had also just played, to a high position, and waved to Sessions, who was holding the ball outside, to signal him to handle it himself.

"Boy, it's only the second quarter, and you can't get the ball in the low post? If I were you, I'd let the guard pass the goddamn ball in immediately."

Chen Xiao and Garnett were at arm's length apart, but the hard mouth seemed to never stop, and it was still eloquent.

"Shut up, old man, I'm waiting for you to give me rebounds and assists like you did in the last quarter." Chen Xiao looked at Sessions who was dribbling the ball and retorted, "Look who has only 0 points now. Anyone who does not contribute to the team's scoring should be substituted immediately."

At this time, Sessions moved from the three-point line, dribbling the ball without a flash to force Courtney Lee.

Chen Xiao, who followed Garnett to the basket, had no chance to miss it this time. Similarly, did Garnett feel overwhelmed with his defensive presence like in the previous quarter.

"Beep" the referee's whistle, and Courtney Lee, who was not completely out of position but still got started, fouled, preventing Sessions from making this layup but sending him to the free throw line.

"Save your energy, old man, you don't have a chance to block shots." Sessions made a free throw, and Chen Xiao and Garnett, who was standing beside him, suggested friendlyly.

Listening to Garnett and Chen Xiao's fierce exchange of words, Bass, the third redundant person in the same line, only felt that what the report said was correct, Chen Xiao is not Charlotte, what is KG? , "chatting" with the real KG.

Sessions didn't waste the opportunity to fight, and made two free throws steadily.

After the exchange, Chen Xiao, who returned to the backcourt, saw that not only his face was as dark as lacquer, but his whole body was as dark as lacquer, and he came forward.

"Rajon, give me the ball!"

At the waist, Garnett yelled at Rondo, who held Chen Xiao with one hand and took the ball outside.

Facing such a powerful Garnett, Chen Xiao put his right hand flat on Garnett's back, stretched his left hand, and waited for Garnett's next move while resisting.

Chen Xiao waved his left hand, causing a slight impact on Rondo's passing route. Rondo let the ball out, leaned in front of Chen Xiao's body, and secretly exerted force with his right hand. .

Garnett, who held the ball, first raised the ball with his back, pretended to pass the ball to Rondo, who slipped the baseline, and then retracted it, and then switched to the most familiar face frame.

Garnett in front of him lifted the ball over his head. At this time, Chen Xiao did not rush to reach out, but lowered his center of gravity and took a horse stance, firmly stuck his body under Garnett's chest. Shooting requires all the strength of his body. , even if Garnett shoots directly, the lower half of his body being squeezed by Chen Xiao will affect his shooting speed, and Chen Xiao has time to intervene later.

Facing Chen Xiao, who was short and still tall, Garnett had no choice but to turn around and shoot. He used his right foot as the pivot foot and tried to maintain balance in the confrontation with Chen Xiao. Lift your elbows and adjust your body posture continuously.

Facing the hard swinging left and right, Chen Xiao also had to move his steps a little to make room for the wolf king in front of him.

After making room for a bit of space, Garnett took a diagonal step with his left foot, a probing step.

Chen Xiao, who switched from pressing with his right hand to pressing with his left, remained unmoved. In the next second, Garnett turned around and kicked the ball with his right hand, took a step up the line, and switched back to his back again.

Chen Xiao followed up a step diagonally. At this time, the two of them had entered the paint area from the waist position, and were one step closer to the basket. Looking at Garnett in front of him, who was in a back-up state, Chen Xiao felt a sudden shock. For a moment, Garnett, who seemed to be fighting hard, bumped into him, and there was a strong impact force on his chest, but it didn't make Chen Xiao, who was waiting in battle, move back, and he was still rooted in the paint.

He also confronted Chen Xiao for more than a quarter. Garnett didn't think that he would completely open his opponent with a back attack. He followed up with another back attack in a row. His back shoulder collided with Chen Xiao's chest. Step up the line and join the ball.

Chen Xiao, who had eaten Garnett's back hits in a row, was in a tense state at this time. Seeing Garnett catching the ball up the line, grabbing the ball with both hands and stretching forward, seeing Chen Xiao who was exposed to the basketball, followed by Chen Xiao who was moving laterally. Slap down with your left hand.

Under the dynamic, the hand that was facing the ball "slapped" Garnett's wrist, and the bottom line referee whistled instantly with a "beep".

"Which idiot said I didn't score. Now someone sent me points. Thank you so much, good boy." Garnett, who jumped forward, was fouled and fell down. In the paint area, Chen Xiao's ears obviously haven't degenerated to the point where he can't hear the wolf king's taunt.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who was replaying Garnett's whole set of moves just now, didn't care about Garnett's words. The Wolf King's words were not pleasant, but the combo just now was still at the same level.

"Flexible footwork, fierce confrontation, and sufficient experience, Garnett, who is almost 37 years old, can still play such a wonderful ball, causing Chen Xiao to foul." Brin praised the old wolf king.

"Right, this is KG's response to Chen Xiao. Obviously he is telling Chen Xiao, if I want to, I still have the ability to score points on you." Little Van Gundy boasted in relay.

However, Garnett, who was posing at the free throw line, missed the first free throw.

No way, no way, you don’t even need points if someone gives you points.

After clapping his hands, after a moment of regret, Garnett took the referee's ball, rubbed it carefully, and made another free throw.

"Shua" broke the blank record of no score in this field.

But this is also the only score of the Wolf King in this quarter, this half.

Maybe it was just finding the feeling, and Garnett took the ball twice on his own in the second half of the quarter.

First, he followed the example of a cat and then took the ball in the same position. However, this time he did not choose to dribble into the paint area. Instead, he hit his back twice and then feinted, turning towards the top line and shooting a fadeaway jumper.

Chen Xiao, who had his feet firmly planted and received a hard blow from the back, was not fooled by the feint this time. He still predicted the right direction. When Garnett turned over, Chen Xiao quickly followed up and reached over Garnett's face. , reaching towards the basketball held high.

In the face of Chen Xiao's timely attack, Garnett was not blocked and still completed the shot, but it may be because his vision was affected and he missed the shot.

Hey, after blocking the shot, Chen Xiao turned around and looked at the defensive rebound being protected by his teammates. He sighed silently in his heart. The hard defense had come to the elbow area. This rebound is not easy to protect. Rebound -1.

As the old saying goes, there are only three things. Garnett, who has received the ball twice in one position, chooses to change positions and change the way of receiving the ball.

After a pick-and-roll with Rondo, Garnett, who bounced slightly outside, stepped up to the free throw line and received a timely pass from Rondo.

Although Chen Xiao has already pounced on this side, facing a fair shot space, Garnett, who has averaged 5 long two-point shots per game this season and has a shooting percentage of more than 4%, shoots with a bow and mid-range shots.

"Boom" is still a good piece of iron.

Unfortunately, it was another short rebound, and Chen Xiao's rebound data was -1 again.

"Good shot selection, old guy. It just doesn't feel good. Keep shooting. You can't just score 1 point in this quarter." Originally, the address of the old man was downgraded to an old guy, but it may be that hard special still likes to hear less polite words.

After the encouragement here, wait for the next time Garnett catches the ball, but he just makes a transfer and passes it out.

Angrily, Chen Xiao said emotionally: "Play by yourself, big ticket, so many fans don't come to see you pass the ball."

Looking at the hard guy who turned his head and his eyes thumped like copper bells, Chen Xiao did not show any weakness, and waited for the next article.

"You know what moving the ball is, do you know what a team is, little kid, that's why we are leading. You were still playing in middle school when we won the championship." That is to say, there is no ring on his hand now, otherwise Chen Xiao had no doubt that Garnett would show him a fist with a ring on it.

All right, Chen Xiao looked up at the score. The halftime is coming to an end, and the Celtics still maintain the lead with 54:51.

But looking at the players' scoring data, Kevin Garnett's score column is clearly marked with "1", which shows that the hard special still failed to live up to Chen Xiao's encouragement and expectations. After scoring one point through free throws, he made no further achievements.

The halftime rebounds and assists are twice the scoring data, which is really a team.

With 1 point, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Hardt smiled slightly, he has already gained the trust of Zhu Tou.

And Garnett's poor hand feeling and missed shots, Pierce didn't know if he also infected his old partner's hand feel. In the first quarter, Old Pis made 2 of 1 three-pointers and missed all three long-range shots in the second quarter, a total of 6 times. The shot, obviously arching Middleton under the basket, made a strong shot.

But the scoring column is six times Garnett's data. Obviously, Jake still understands the principle of fouling if we can't make a shot, and made the young Middleton bear 2 fouls in that quarter.

The Bobcats trailed by 7 points in the first quarter and recovered 4 points in the second quarter.

In the last attack that followed, time was running short, and Sessions rushed to try to score a layup, but the basketball slid out of the basket.

At the end of halftime, the Celtics at home still maintained their lead with 54:51.

"We recovered 4 points in the second quarter, but it was not enough. We need to do more in the second half." In the locker room, Dunlap was not particularly satisfied with the overall performance of the Bobcats in the first half, "Chris, second You did a good job of interfering with Paul’s shots in the first quarter, but when you’re inside, pay attention to Pierce’s center of gravity and don’t jump up so easily, OK?”

Middleton met Dunlap's gaze, his face flushed, and he nodded to show that he understood, but he couldn't help complaining in his heart, whether it was Pierce himself who didn't feel good, but we also restricted him to 6 out of 1. If you have the ability, go up and watch, that ass, that footsteps are too powerful and full of deception.

Following Dunlap's eyes, Chen Xiao knew that Middleton was complaining from the way Middleton looked.Middleton, who also scored 6 points in the second quarter, did his best. Don't be harsh, Lao Deng.

……

During the intermission, since it is in Boston, the commentators also chatted about the topic that has been widely circulated in recent days.

"Jeff, who would have thought that just losing Ray Allen, the Celtics would suddenly fall from the iron-blooded Green Army who fought 7 games in the Eastern Conference Finals to the edge of the playoffs, with the Eagles and Bulls in front and the Bulls behind The Bucks, the Celtics, surrounded by ferocious animals, are at risk of interrupting their five-straight playoff run," Breen lamented.

"Who says it isn't? From being last in the Eastern Conference the year before the Big Three were formed to winning the championship in the first year of the Big Three's formation, they have been in the top half of the Eastern Conference for five consecutive seasons. With the departure of Ray Allen, this year The Celtics seem to be at the end of their dynasty, and Boston is in a precarious situation.” Van Gundy Jr., who has been paying attention to the Celtics, is also quite emotional.

"Jeff, let's look at the performance of the Celtics players this season. Paul and KG have not declined significantly. They can still contribute similar numbers to last season, and Rajon Rondo is on the rise. , became the new commander of the Green Army."

Although the Big Three disintegrated, they recruited Jeff Green and Jason Terry. Judging from the lineup and statistics alone, even if they were not better than last season, they shouldn't have fallen so badly.In the past quarter of the game, Green scored 10 points alone. If it weren't for him, maybe the Bobcats would have overtaken the score. "Brin threw the question to Van Gundy Jr.

It was also a coincidence that Jeff Green was originally the draft pick of the Celtics, and was replaced by Angie for Ray Allen, and finally replaced Green with Perkins. The 26-year-old Green is in his prime.

"Well, Mike, you know, I hope the Celtics fans don't trouble me, Angie is planning to send Paul Pierce away, to be precise, he planned to break up the Big Three last season, and at that time The objects include the Bobcats at the Garden Arena today.

If Michael Jordan had pressed the button to sign for Paul in the first round, Chen Xiao might be playing with the Celtics' No. 13 jersey at this moment. "Jr. Van Gundy, who was sitting in the Garden Arena, buffed himself and talked eloquently.

"Let's look up at the jerseys above the Garden Arena. The number 13 is not included in so many retired jerseys. If he comes to Boston, Chen Xiao can really put on this number directly."

……

The 15-minute break in halftime passed quickly amidst the nonsense chatter of the commentators.

Regardless of the current record of the Celtics this season, the Celtics are currently on the road to 5 consecutive victories, and they are still leading the visiting team that ranks first in the Eastern Conference at halftime.

After buying some food and drink, the Green Army fans returned to their seats before the start of the second half, and continued to look forward to the home team's completion of the "black eight" of the regular season.

At the beginning of the second half, both teams played with the main lineup.

The Celtics had the ball, and Rondo took the ball steadily to the frontcourt.

Chen Xiao was waiting for Garnett at the free throw line. The Wolf King, who was getting closer, stopped at the three-point line and had to set up a pick-and-roll for Rondo at the beginning of the game.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao took a step up, lowered his center of gravity and was ready to switch defenses at any time. The next second, Rondo appeared beside Garnett, who was dribbling the ball and started to speed up.

Originally, he wanted to change him back, but Walker was blocked by Garnett, and Chen Xiao could only deal with Long's guidance to the peak this season.

There was no time to pay attention to whether KG went directly down or bounced to catch the ball. Facing Rondo who was breaking through along the weak side, Chen Xiao quickly turned his body sideways, and his back foot changed to his front foot and strode sideways to try to cover the breakthrough Rondo.

But at this time, Chen Xiao's advantage of leaving room for himself was manifested at the beginning. Although Rondo was faster than Chen Xiao, his shooting threat was weak. Chen Xiao had the hinterland to adjust his footsteps, and walked toward the basket with Rondo on his side. Although Rondo is still able to break through with the dribble, the layup space has been locked by Chen Xiao.

Director Long didn't rush for a layup, or play tricks on fake faxes, but took Chen Xiao around the basket, going in from the left and exiting from the right.

As soon as he came out from the right side, Chen Xiao, who was all focused on Rondo, found that the basketball in Rondo's hands had disappeared. When he looked up, Bass was jumping up at the free throw line with the ball. The defender Warrick is next to Garnett under the basket. Obviously, when Rondo made a breakthrough, the other Celtics teammates didn't just watch.

In the sweet spot, Bass shot 3 of 3 in the first half with confidence.

"哐" the basketball hit the rim and missed.

"My board." Chen Xiao, who turned around to grab the board, was heard howling in his eardrums, and saw the wolf king who was in a better position to grab the board right in front of him, pressing Warrick to copy the board down with both hands.

my cap!Chen Xiao, who couldn't grab the rebound, rushed to the side, jumped up, and locked the basketball just thrown from Garnett's hand with his right hand.

With a sudden swing, "bang", the big hand hit the basketball that was still rising.

(End of this chapter)