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Chapter 193 The best player in the league

After watching the live broadcast and knowing the results, Chen Xiao officially got the title "2013 All-Star Ticket King".

Chen Xiao, who was elected as the All-Star starter, also made some contributions to the poor team history of the Bobcats. After the only All-Star (substitute) Elvis Presley, Gerald Wallace, the Bobcats finally had the second All-Star Star player, the first All-Star starter, and the first All-Star vote leader.

After reading the results earlier today, the Bobcats in Orlando still need to train normally in the afternoon to prepare for the game with the Magic. Although the Magic currently only have 13 wins and 25 losses, the Magic, which just won the Pacers at home yesterday, still have such a strong performance. Two points of strength should not be underestimated.

The most concerned topic in today's NBA schedule is naturally "23VS24". In the first match between the two teams this season, the Big Three of the Eastern Conference's overlord Heat went to Los Angeles to face off against the Lakers, the Galaxy battleship with all the Big Four.In the All-Star roster announced before the game, the two teams with two All-Star starters also made this game even more interesting.

In addition, Koe said in an interview the day before the game: "I am the best one-on-one player in history, and James is the best team player, but in terms of one-on-one, I can beat him."

Today, Chen Xiao also wanted to see if Kobe would be singled out against James, that would be a rare spectacle every year.

"Go, Go, Go." Bobcat stayed at the Orlando Hilton at night, and Middleton, who was in the same room as Chen Xiao, turned on the big-screen TV in the room early and watched the live broadcast of the highlight event.

Called the hotel service to deliver some pizza and green food. The two watched the game, and it was not just the two of them. Dunlap was also paying close attention to the game of the opponent Spoelstra's team today.

Although the Lakers' current winning percentage is less than 5%, and they experienced six consecutive losses some time ago, under the pressure of head coach D'Antoni, he abandoned the "running and bombing tactics" and paid attention to slowing down the pace, emphasizing the inside, and playing positional warfare, and defeated the Cavaliers consecutively. , The Lakers after the Bucks may not be incapable of fighting against the Heat.

What's more, the scene of Chen Xiao's ups and downs facing the Heat's insiders not long ago is still a shadow in the hearts of Heat fans. The Lakers' insiders with Howard and Gasol playing healthy also have a deterrent effect.

"Crabs are not meat, how dare you pass the ball like this." The quarter was not over, and Middleton, who was engrossed, complained.

The first quarter of the Lakers was a disaster. There was a mistake every three minutes. After the mistake, James Wade made an unobtrusive dunk after a sudden attack. Kobe Bryant, who kept hitting 5 of 1, also made Middleton complain about the Lakers team. In addition to frequent mistakes, he also sighed to indicate that the volute was not feeling good today.

"Good shot." Howard on the screen sent a second pass to Kobe, who had ditched Wade in the block and turned to the inside. Kobe soared into the air and dunked on James who ran to the side after failing to defend.As a bystander, Chen Xiao also praised the performance, giving half to World of Warcraft and half to Kobe, who can still fly.

"Man, you can't stop him, Kobe Bean Bryant is the best player." The excited Middleton rushed to the screen and complained to Wade after being falsely dunked on the screen James yelled.

Mi Dou has been exposed. Before, Chen Xiao was said to be the best player. Now watching the game, his nature has been exposed. But now Chen Xiao is enjoying himself watching the screen, so let's not pursue Mi Dou's unintentional mistakes.

But that was Kobe's only goal in the first quarter.

However, the Lakers, who were only 4 points behind after the first quarter, proved the effectiveness of their inside tactics. 8 of 7 free throws allowed the Lakers to score points steadily.

"Dwight, get the ball in, come on!!" Middleton expected Warcraft, who was standing on the free throw line, to make the free throw to widen the point difference.

But the magic of Warcraft, which felt hot in the first quarter, was no longer magical, and the sound of "clang" made the Lakers' chasing points stay at 5 points in the last quarter.

The Lakers took the lead in the second quarter, but Mi Dou still couldn't be happy. Volute was 4 of 1 in one quarter, although the difficult mid-range shot against Wade's defense was quite cool.

According to Middleton, that is, our division only scored difficult goals!
After halftime, the scores of the two teams were similar, but the "23VS24" that was hyped before the game made fans focus on Janko's personal performance.

At 4:18, Kobe played poorly in the first half, while James went on a rampage and repeatedly offered dunks.

In the third quarter, Mi Dou was silent this time. The Lakers went from leading by 1 point to trailing by 8 points, while Nao Ke was 7-for-1. Currently, he is 16-for-3 and less than 2% from the field. For comparison, James It was another quarter with double figures, and it was close to 30 points after three quarters.

"That's it, go, Kobe."

"One more, Nice!"

"Strike!!! Kobe~Bryant~" the atmosphere group Middleton imitated the DJ and shouted.

If Chen Xiao wasn't watching the game at the moment, just from Mi Dou's voice and state, he could tell how the Lakers and Kobe were doing.

After Mi Dou yelled and cheered continuously, at this time, in the last 2 and a half minutes of the game, Kobe, who had just circled the baseline, used Gasol's pick-and-roll to block James who was chasing him. After receiving a pass from Nash at the point line, facing Wade who was supplementing the defense, he made a drifting three-pointer.

"Bang!" Chen Xiao couldn't help imitating Breen's tone and admiring. The ball was hit. Kobe scored the 13th point in the single quarter and helped the Lakers equalize the score. The two teams walked back to the same starting line in the last 2 minutes .

The screen also specifically showed the changes in Kobe's shots, from 16-for-3 at the end of the three quarters to 24-for-8 after hitting this three-pointer, an interesting number.

Wade hit, and Howard went to the free throw line and shot an air ball.

The Lakers finally lost.

"It's a pity, the Lakers made too many mistakes in this game, otherwise they might really win the Heat." Chen Xiao sighed looking at the statistics after the game.

Fall behind, lead, fall behind, equalize, plummet.Chen Xiao took a look at Middleton who was rolling on the bed with his head in his arms at the last moment, and he had to sigh, the Lakers fans still have to be mentally prepared, not everyone can watch the Lakers games this season, and those who are not big-hearted should not watch, children Please watch it accompanied by your parents. Fortunately, Mi Dou is accompanied by himself.

The three-point shooting comparison between the two teams is 2:10, and the three-point shooting percentage is 15%:45%. The Lakers have a huge advantage in long-range shooting. Under the slow pace, the Lakers have found many good opportunities, and their three-point shooting percentage will also increase. repaid them.

But it was obviously a slow-paced positional battle, but the Lakers made as many as 20 turnovers, allowing Howard, who grabbed 16 rebounds in the Heat's penalty area, to do nothing, and finally lost to their opponent by 9 points.

Chen Xiao's mind was calm after the game, and the Eastern Conference's direct opponents, the Heat, had no choice but to sigh.

As for the more fanatical process of watching the game, Middleton, who cheered for True Volute, is now autistic.

……

The next day, Chen Xiao, who won the ticket king, led the Bobcats to sweep the Magic 121:98 at the Amway Arena.

After the game, Chen Xiao, who scored 31 points, 15 rebounds, 6 blocks and 3 assists, was undoubtedly named the best player of the night.

Today, Chen Xiao, who is both proud of his personal team, also attended the post-match press conference and accepted the interviews from the eagerly awaited media reporters.

Looking at the reporters at the press conference, the staff of the home team Magic shook their heads helplessly. Since the departure of Warcraft Howard, the Magic have never experienced such a big security pressure at home.

As for who these reporters were targeting, of course it was the "Oriental Mythical Beast" who had just been elected as the starter of the Eastern Conference All-Star with a high number of votes.

"Chen, congratulations on being elected as the Eastern All-Star starter with 191 million votes, and you are also this year's top voter. Tell me how you feel?" The CBS reporter asked first, although it was after the game against the Magic, but Obviously, everyone pays little attention to the wild game between the Bobcats and the Magic.

"Excitement, the feeling of a dream come true, becoming an All-Star player is my dream, and now I have done it, thank you to all the fans who supported me, thank you for voting for me 191 million, this is not a small number, very Thank you." Chen Xiao said sincerely with his face on camera.

"Being the No. [-] frontcourt player in the Eastern Conference, leading the Bobcats to the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference, having more votes than Kobe and LeBron James, does it make you feel like you're the best player in the league right now? ?” A white reporter holding an ESPN microphone stood up and asked with a smile on his lips.

"Oh, Man, I'm just a first-year freshman." Chen Xiao protested funnyly, and then said seriously: "The number of votes represents the fans' love for me, and I am very grateful.

But the number of votes may not be linked to strength. For me, no matter whether I am the number one voter or not, I am the best player in my mind. I will use this to demand myself, and strive to play every night to satisfy myself. Performance.

But obviously I don’t have many honors to brag about at the moment. I only have the ring from the Crazy Three finals, and I don’t have the championship ring that symbolizes the highest honor in the NBA. When I win the championship, we can talk about this topic again at that time . "

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, the reporters off the field nodded in agreement. Fans like crazy and strong characters, but you have to have something to be crazy at the same time, especially this kind of the best topic in the league. There are no rings, no hard goods, what are you talking about, the best player?

As for winning the championship, Chen Xiaochou looked at his side and attended the press conference with him. Walker, who scored 25+8 today, recalled the performance of his teammates. Henderson, who had an efficient 15 points, and Mi, who had a shooting percentage of 9 points. Dou, when facing a weak team's heavy attack, there is a brother on the bench who can score 10 points and 8 points.

If the brothers can perform like this in every game no matter who they are playing, then Chen Xiao dares to directly turn the table and say that this year's O'Brien Cup has been reserved by our Bobcats.

But maybe, it's hard.

……

Amidst the uproar, the press conference came to an end.

Later, Chen Xiao also took the initiative to ask the reporters to ask Walker and coach Dunlap some questions, otherwise the two of them would have turned into clay dolls just sitting there.

The two with the third most votes in the backcourt in the Eastern Conference and who are expected to become All-Star coaches are still a bit topical. After being asked a few questions, the two also beamed. No matter whether the audience has heard enough, there is a lot of talk. Incessantly, even Chen Xiao wanted to press pause, so that the two could drink and rest.

After the All-Star starters are freshly released, the head coaches of the 30 teams also have one more thing on hand. There are 7 choices to be made on the voting paper sent to the door by the league official, 2 backcourt players and 3 frontcourt players. Players, and the two players who don't care about their positions, of course, the principle of avoiding suspicion needs to be followed, and the coach is not allowed to choose players from his own team.

Finally, at 7 pm Eastern Time, still in the TNT live broadcast room, the All-Star substitute lineup will be announced.

……

After the game with the Magic, after the interview, the Bobcats and his party had to rush back to Charlotte immediately, and it was another back-to-back game.

This time they faced the only California team that hadn't played against each other this season-the Sacramento Kings.

Of course, Chen Xiao is no stranger to the king, and the king with his cousin is still very lively.

So far this season, Cousins ​​has been suspended several times by the team and the league. The most recent one occurred on the day of the "Doomsday" last month. Cousins, who had quarreled to drive away former head coach Westphal, started to act again. There was a big quarrel with current head coach Smart, but this time the Kings chose to send Cousins ​​home and announced an indefinite suspension.

However, it can be seen that the talent of Cousins ​​is blind. In the third grade, he has already been able to get a 17+9 big player. In the attitude of being responsible for the players, the management still suggested Cousins ​​to see a psychiatrist. I don't know if Cousins ​​really went to see it.

"I'm the best center, Chen, just wait and see." Chen, who was practicing free throws before the game, turned his head and saw Cousins, who had "I'm awesome" written all over his face, was holding the ball with his nostrils. Make a solemn declaration.

Chen Xiao, who was 10 centimeters taller than Cousins, lowered his head slightly, glanced at Cousins, turned around and continued to make free throws, making this "brainless" "unhappy".

But facing Chen Xiao, Cousins ​​didn't make a fuss, turned his head and returned to his own half angrily, determined in his heart to show his best performance in this game and prove his strength.

"105:95" The home team is in the front and the visiting team is behind. The neat score of the match is hanging in the sky above the Spectrum Center Arena.

There are still 4 minutes before the end of the game, and the Kings with a single-digit point difference are not powerless.

However, Chen Xiao, who was holding the ball in the low position, hit the back twice. Although he didn't completely overwhelm the wide and strong Cousins, after there was room to turn around, Chen Xiao chose to go up the line and turn around to make a hook.

Before this attack, although Chen Xiao didn't feel very good in this game, he had already scored 9 points on Cousins ​​with a 5-of-10 shooting rate.

Cousins, who was eager to interfere, seemed to have been pressed the take-off button, and flew with his nearly 270-pound right hand raised sideways to Chen Xiao.

At this point, Kings coach Smart couldn't help but put his head in his hands.

Chen Xiao stopped his momentum, grabbed the ball with both hands and threw it forward, you asked for it yourself, didn't this tempt Chen Xiao to beat you down.

"Beep" the referee's whistle sounded, and at the same time he gestured to leave the field after committing a foul. Cousins ​​had accumulated 6 fouls and had already committed a foul.

"What Fxxk?" Swearing at Chen Xiao's dissatisfaction with the foul and the referee's "unhappy" whistle, Chen Xiao didn't care, we benefited, shrugged and smiled to watch Cousins ​​perform.

The referee Brian Ford, who was dissatisfied with Cousins ​​in this game, chose to add a technical foul, and at the same time urged the staff on the scene to take Cousins ​​down as soon as possible.

After the perseverant Cousins ​​left the stadium under the "escort" of several big men, Chen Xiao suddenly felt that the halftime was much quieter.

考辛斯下场后，半场的数据也就定格在了18中7，2罚1中，15分8篮板4助攻1抢断5失误6犯规上，差一记盖帽就可以将数据尽数填满。

In the next 4 minutes, Chen Xiao led his teammates to win the game lightly.

本场手感不算太好的陈逍和考辛斯出手一样次数，18次出手10中，10罚6中，拿到26分13篮板。

It just so happens that the scoring and rebounding data are about 1.7 times that of Cousins, but it is not as good as Cousins ​​with only 2 assists and turnovers and a total of 3 fouls, and was double-killed by Cousins.

There is something remarkable about Cousins ​​today. Among his four assists, two were exquisite passes that made Chen Xiao want to give him a thumbs up.

Cousins ​​took the ball from the left wing, and Chen Xiao, who knew that Cousins ​​had no three-point ability, took a step inside the three-point line and watched the changes. From the corner of his vision, he saw a Kings player quickly cut in from the right wing, and at the same time, he was two feet away from him. Cousins, who was far away, put his hands on the ball at the waist and hips, and flicked his right hand.

The basketball went beyond the three-point line on the left wing and penetrated the Bobcats' house-shaped defensive line. The ball led to Marcus Thornton who cut inside to the basket. Thornton who received the ball did not need to adjust and flew directly. A layup completes the finish.

There is another ball. Salmons, who has a low ball on the left side of the Kings, has trouble dribbling. He stumbles and throws the ball to Cousins ​​at the top of the arc. Taking the ball right at the top of the arc, he raised his right hand, thinking that if he didn't pass it right away, he would have to go out quickly, and don't violate the three-second violation.

Cousins ​​didn't delay either. He bent down and pushed with both hands. Chen Xiao looked down and saw that the ball flew from his right leg to the basket.

Evans just grabbed the ball with his right hand, turned around and threw away Middleton who was reaching forward and trying to steal the pass, and blew up the ball for a layup.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who had already chased the basket, was almost able to block the ball, but the experienced Evans raised his buttocks, expanded his cylinder and leaned forward to hit the ball towards the backboard.

Chen Xiao, who was afraid of a foul and didn't try his best to chase the cap, could only watch the basketball fall into the basket from under his nose.

……

After winning the Kings without accident, the Bobcats will enjoy a wave of home game weeks without back-to-back training at the Spectrum Center.

Until next Monday, before heading to Chicago for the game against the Bulls, Chen Xiao and his teammates only stayed in Charlotte to meet the challenges of the Mosaics, Eagles, and Timberwolves.

8 games in 3 days, very happy.

Compared with the previous back-to-back and back-to-back, today in this state, tomorrow in another state, the next week is perfect.

(End of this chapter)