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Chapter 194 Punishment, Josh James

"Hello, Jeremy." Chen Xiao warmly greeted Jeremy Lin, "When I was still at Duke early last year, Linsanity swept the whole world with his phenomenal performance."

It was the first time I met Jeremy Lin, and after staying here for a long time, I blurted out Jeremy Lin's English name.

"Congratulations, Chen Xiao, an All-Star. It's a great honor to be selected in the first year." Jeremy Lin congratulated with a smile, "Your English is really good, I can even recognize some southern accents."

"Thank you. After all, I am a student of 'Southern Harvard'." Chen Xiao joked while blinking.

"Haha, I'm from 'Northern Duke'." Jeremy Lin quickly picked up the stalk of titles among colleges.

Speaking of their alma mater, the somewhat reserved atmosphere between the two of them was swept away, and they talked freely about their college basketball career, which was not long but the beginning of a dream.

As the prologue of "Linsanity" and a footnote to highlight the legend, Jeremy Lin's Harvard career was widely reported last year when Linsanity was the most popular, and Chen Xiao is naturally no stranger.

Jeremy Lin, who has a GPA of 4.2 in high school, can only choose to enter Harvard to continue his basketball dream. There is no basketball specialty scholarship.

The two of them have one thing in common in this aspect, and Chen Xiao doesn't have a scholarship either.

When talking about this, Jeremy Lin was very surprised. After all, as a former NCAA player, he knew Chen Xiao's dominance in the NCAA. It was shocking that he didn't have a scholarship.

Chen Xiao briefly told the story of his coming here. This is simply another story about saving the country with a curve. I just want to play a legendary story.

"Your experience can be made into a movie. The business student led the team to win the championship. The story is full of stories. If it is made, I will watch it." Jeremy Lin exclaimed.

The only flaw is that Duke is originally a famous basketball school, which does not fit the melody of the moldy inspirational movie where the weak beat the strong.

"Haha, I will consider this in the future, maybe there will be a chance in the future." Chen Xiao smiled heartily.

Chen Xiao also asked Jeremy Lin how his Mandarin was. Seeing that Jeremy Lin was stuttering, Chen Xiao didn't make things difficult for him. The two chatted in English for a while before the game.

Since they just met, the two obviously haven't reached the point where they can chat freely, but Chen Xiao can still feel some struggles under Jeremy Lin's smile.

……

As a Chinese derby, it is the only match between two Chinese in the league. For the first match of the season between the two home teams in China, there will naturally be no shortage of CCTV broadcasts.

Tens of millions of domestic fans also locked on CCTV-5 on time to watch this meaningful game.

The hope of the fans is naturally that "Chen Xiao and Jeremy Lin both perform well, and the Bobcats, who are competing for the number one in the Eastern Conference, win the game again, perfect."

In the end, one and a half of the three conditions were completed.

"The Bobcats won this game without any risk, 99:97, and narrowly beat the opponent by 2 points. Chen Xiao's reliable helper, Kemba Walker, played amazingly this time. His 35 points are also the highest in the game, which is higher than Harden's 29 points. "The commentator Yu Jia looked at the post-match data report and said, "As for Chen Xiao, he only scored 20 points this time.

Due to the rapid increase in the number of fouls, Chen Xiao only played 24 minutes in this game, but Chen Xiao, who remained on the court at the last critical moment, was still a solid pillar for the Bobcats to win the game. In this game, he only needs to be on the court to influence the game There is no other player like it. "

In this scene, facing the All-Star Vote ranked 7th in the Eastern Conference frontcourt, and only looked at the "Second Center in the Western Conference" Asik, who was ranked 2nd in the center position. Chen Xiao was full of confidence and prepared to wreak havoc on Mosaic's inside line.

But if you want to wreak havoc, you have to be on the field.

Chen Xiao, who received 6 fouls in less than 2 minutes of the first quarter, could only sit on the sidelines and watch his teammates play.

Unexpectedly, when the Bobcats fans were pessimistic about Chen Xiao's end, Henderson and Middleton played well. The two scored 15 points in a single quarter to help the team lead Mosaic by 6 points after the first quarter.

In the first quarter, although Chen Xiao fouled once, he frequently attacked the basket and was blocked twice. Harden, who only made 6 of 1 shots and scored 8 points with free throws, was criticized by domestic fans.

"Punish!"

"Six free throws in one quarter, are you trying to get 6 in one game?"

"Don't call it Harden, call it Punishment."

"It's really fine, but the free throws are really accurate." Indeed, in the fierce confrontation, 6 of 6 free throws was still something.

After the first quarter, Chen Xiao, who had been sitting on the bench for several minutes, quickly stood up and greeted the heroes to take their seats and rest.

"Good Job." Chen Xiao and his teammates who performed well in the first quarter gave high-fives.

Due to the lead, Dunlap chose to let Chen Xiao, who was troubled by a foul, play in the middle of the second quarter.

Facing Asik with the ball in the low post, Chen Xiao turned around and passed the Turkish giant instantly after catching the ball. Chen Xiao scored two points with an easy backhand layup.

As soon as he hit a good shot, he saw that Mosaic was dead and Chen Xiao's heart was not dead. After Harden and Asik who took the ball from the outside line picked and rolled, facing Chen Xiao who was in front of him, he suddenly stepped forward, strode forward, and combined the ball. Started, holding the basketball tightly with both hands, leaning half of his body on Chen Xiao, throwing the ball towards the basket with both hands, and shouting "Foul".

When the whistle came, Chen Xiao, who raised his hands high and moved his steps to confront Harden, heard the whistling whistle.

The baseline referee who was facing the line of sight also gestured to block the foul. Before halftime, Chen Xiao had already committed three fouls.

"CNMD." Chen Xiao was furious at the referee who whistled for him more than once. He opened his mouth in C language and asked how his family was doing.

Referee No. 16, whose expression hadn't changed not far from him, obviously didn't understand what it meant, but seeing Chen Xiao's angry face, it was definitely not a good word, so he put his whistle in his mouth again, pretending to blow it, to Chen Xiao Be warned.

The referee couldn't understand it, but the live radio was good. CCTV blocked it and didn't broadcast it, but other fans could still clearly see it if they listened carefully to the broadcast source.

"It's scolding"

"Spread the quintessence of China, #like"

"I'm afraid the No. 16 referee bought it. Mosaic, who has lost 7 games in a row, played away against the Bobcats, the No. [-] in the East. Tsk tsk, those odds"

After the aggressive Chen Xiao had a close communication with the referee, he could only return in vain. He was replaced by Biyombo and sat on the bench.

As for the fact that the fans thought that another T might be blown, it didn't happen. Under the protests of "stupid referees" and "black whistles" from the audience, referee No. 16 did not dare to intensify the conflict.

After Chen Xiao left the field, the Bobcats were still fighting tenaciously. Walker, who scored 12 points in a single quarter, took over the heavy burden to stabilize the point difference. In the second half of the quarter, he repeatedly got rid of Jeremy Lin's jump shots and scored, which also made the fans intuitively feel Walker's ability.

Coming back from the second half, it was a rare clean quarter, and Chen Xiao stood upright on the field.

However, domestic fans are also quite concerned about Jeremy Lin being replaced by McHale in the first quarter, and he has not played since then. The offense was inaccurate and the defense was flawed. Jeremy Lin struggled in this game.

As soon as the last section came up, I thought that the limelight would pass, the storm would subside, and the weather would be sunny. As a result, Chen Xiao had 2 offenses in a row, 5 offenses on his back, and had to leave the field and stand by.

In the fourth quarter, the Bobcats players who were in good shape in front of them began to lose their accuracy. After hitting a three-pointer, Walker was no longer omnipotent.At the last moment, the original lead had been nearly wiped out, and only one point remained.

At this time, Chen Xiao, who had been suppressed for a long time on the bench, was ready to play again.

In 2 minutes, Chen Xiao and Harden launched an alternative scoring solo.

At 1 minute and 32 seconds, Walker fouled, Harden walked to the free throw line, made two free throws, Mosaic +2.

Bobcat 95:95 mosaic.

At 59 seconds, facing Asik with the ball, Chen Xiao, who didn't dare to use too much force, made two consecutive back hits with normal strength, then turned around to collect the ball and swayed to the baseline. After tricking Asik, he used his right foot as a supporting foot, Turning back to the upper line and hitting a hook near the basket, the Bobcats +2.

Bobcat 97:95 mosaic.

In 40 seconds, Henderson fouled, Harden walked to the free throw line, made two free throws, Mosaic +2.

Bobcat 97:97 mosaic.

At 23 seconds, after receiving a pass from Walker, Chen Xiao strode to the basket, while Parsons protected himself wisely on the route, Chen Xiao strode up and poured the ball into the basket with both hands, the Bobcats +2.

The final game was fixed on the Bobcats 99:97 mosaic.

"Have you learned anything? This time James Harden taught you face to face, so he charged you a little penalty fee." In the locker room after the game, Chen Xiao joked, and in front of him was Middle, who lowered his head and studied the data sheet. pause.

In this game, Harden made all 10 free throws in a single quarter, made 21 of 19 free throws in the game, hit 5 goals and scored 29 points.

"I have to say, the bearded man's hand was too strong. I stretched out my hand to break it, but my hand was on the ball. Instead, he got a foul." Middleton shook his head and sighed.

Yes, Middleton has some insights, and he has some experience in playing against Harden.

Chen Xiao also felt the same way. At least at this stage, Harden still relies more on killing baskets to find counter-fouls. He has not yet reached the point where he has to defend with his hands behind his back.

"You are the protagonist this time. It was a wonderful game, Kemba." Chen Xiao stroked the back of Walker's head, who was adjusting his sneakers. Walker, who scored 6 three-pointers and scored 35 points, also set a career high in scoring.

……

In the second game of the home week, the Bobcats faced the Hawks, who currently have a good record of 23 wins and 18 losses.

But this eagle has "inconvenient legs and feet". The team's core center Horford did not come with the team to Charlotte next door because of a hamstring injury.Similarly, the substitute insider is also injured and cannot play in this game.

Chen Xiaoke still remembers that Zha Zha almost put me on the back of Brother Deng before. This time, the Bobcats players planned to give Zha Zha a little color see see, but Zha Zha ran fast.

缺失了球队核心场均能砍下17+10+3的霍师傅和一个6+6好歹中锋尺寸能顶一顶甚至有别样威胁的帕楚里亚，腿脚不便的老鹰面对山猫只能败下阵来。

Although there is no problem with the Eagle's wings, they are even stronger after coming to Charlotte. Eagle King Smith performed many eagle dunks while gliding into the sky.

Josh Smith scored 30+10+8 impressive data, scored rebounds and assists, covered his name, this is not Josh Smith, this is LeBron James.

Coincidentally, after the game, I saw that today in Miami across the sea, James scored a 30+ triple-double against the Raptors, echoing each other from the south to the north.

But, Josh's 30 points are too "dry". There are no three-pointers and no free throws, just relying on 2-pointers, 15 goals and 30 points.

You are not smart to play, Josh, your score-to-goal ratio is too low, you really only get 2 points per goal?Not to mention 5 points and 6 points for one goal, anyway, the whole 3 points, wouldn't that be 45 points?

That is to say, Houston Deng has already returned to Texas for the game today. Otherwise, Josh knows some etiquette. After the game, the whole fruit plate will be packed, and you will go to the nightclub that Paul knew last time, and learn from his bearded teacher. Practice your skills, not to mention 30 points per game, at least raise the current 17 points this season to 22 or 23.Make sure you're an All-Star next season.

In the end, although Josh showed his all-round skills with 30 points and Korver made 6 of 5 three-pointers, the Bobcats still relied on Chen Xiao's huge influence inside to score 34 points and 18 rebounds to win the game.

"Chen, Ramon, today is your post-match press conference." The team staff greeted Chen Xiao and Sessions who had just finished washing in the locker room.

Obviously, today's Bobcats dual-core is Chen Xiao + Sessions. Sessions, who scored 25+ efficiently, scored 40+ together with Gordon today, blowing up the Eagles' bench.

……

The next day, there were few NBA games, but players and fans all focused on the TNT special program that night.

At 24:7 pm on the [-]th, the NBA All-Star bench lineup involving a wider range of candidates and more mysterious will be announced on the TNT program.

As a team, they are all buddies. Chen Xiao, who was concerned about whether Walker was selected or not, also turned on the TV on time to watch the moment when the final result was revealed.

At 7 o'clock on time, the screen slowly opened, and four familiar faces appeared on the screen, but the four were not sitting in front of a long table, but standing in front of a wall with many jerseys hanging on them.

Obviously, these hanging jerseys are the whole picture of this All-Star lineup.

The most conspicuous thing ahead is the long-announced starting roster, from Paul to Durant in the west, and from Rondo to Chen Xiao in the east, with 10 star-studded jerseys.

At the back are the substitute jerseys of different colors laid out layer by layer.

The first thing the four faced was the Western Conference jersey lineup. Looking carefully at the numbers and names, Chen Xiao immediately knew all the opponents in the All-Star Game.

Duncan, Parker, and Westbrook, who were not selected by the Thunder and Spurs as starters, were all selected. This is also the consensus of everyone. It is quite fair that the Thunder, Spurs, and Clippers, the top three in the Western Conference, have ensured that two players are on the list.

The eldest brother and the second brother of the three thunderbolts have all entered, and the third brother is naturally "I am the same". After a strong transformation from the sixth man, James Harden, who has averaged 25+ per game so far this season, has also been selected smoothly. Although the team has not been in good form recently. Jia, after losing to the Bobcats and then to the Nuggets, they have kneeled nine times in a row, but the winning percentage is still 9%. The hosts, who are on the edge of the Western Conference playoffs, can still support an All-Star substitute.

If Harden enters, then Jeremy Lin, who is on the same team, will naturally have no hope. Although many fans hope that President Stern can use official privileges to designate Jeremy Lin as an All-Star, but this is obviously a fantasy. Jeremy Lin is currently in the Western Conference In terms of statistics, the defenders can only rank around 10, not to mention that the league's vote leader this year is a pure Chinese. Stern no longer needs a Chinese face to compete for the Eastern market.

4 spots have been filled, 3 in the backcourt and 1 in the frontcourt.

The last three jerseys are Grizzlies, Warriors, and Trail Blazers.

The Grizzlies are No. 50, the Warriors are No. 42, and the Blazers are No. 12.

Black Bear Randolph, Li Ge David Lee, L Train Ade.

As soon as the result came out, the commentators on the screen were shocked, and Chen Xiao was also surprised.

The first four places are not controversial, and the last three places belong to the three teams without any problem.

The Grizzlies have a good record, and the Warriors and Trail Blazers have a good record.

But the coincidence is that each team does not have an absolute boss. When it comes to the Grizzlies, they are naturally black and white. For the Warriors, although Li Ge is an old All-Star. Curry's performance is obvious to all, and a big reason for the rapid progress of the Blazers this year is the outstanding performance of rookie Lillard, and even Batum, who averages close to 15+5+5 per game, has a slight possibility of being selected.

"This is really a big joke!" Barkley said seriously, "There is no Stephen Curry in the Western All-Star bench lineup, it is a big joke, too ridiculous!"

Fliggy was right. Chen Xiao nodded while sending a text message to Kuzi, who regretted not being selected as an All-Star. At the beginning, because of Seth, the two got acquainted and now they are still very close. They are both buddies. Chen Xiaozhi With sincere condolences.

"Although David Lee was selected to the All-Star bench, I tell you that the most important player for the Warriors is Stephen Curry. There is no doubt about it." Kenny Smith followed Barkley's words and said righteously.

Kenny dared to say it, and Barkley only said that Curry should be selected, not that Curry is more worthy of being selected than David Lee.

However, as far as Chen Xiao knows, ESPN, TNT's rival, has asked some general managers and scouts for their opinions. They all think that David Lee is an "underrated All-Star". David Lee, who plays the occasional No. 5, is closely related.

Kenny Barkley was worried about Curry's loss, while O'Neal laughed heartily. After all, the 7 candidates he predicted before were the 7 people, "I'm a doctor, call me Dr. Shaq, hahahaha."

As for Chen Xiao, who has no impression of this season's All-Star substitute in the Western Conference, his predictions are Gasol and Curry. After all, the Black Bears can score, but it is clear that Gasol, who has reached the peak this season, has built the iron wall of Memphis. , as a counterpoint, Chen Xiao knows very well that Gasol is a real player whose "data cannot reflect his role" and he deserves an All-Star spot.

As for Curry and David Lee, Chen Xiao thinks both of them can make it, but the Warriors' record is good, but not good enough to support two All-Star substitutes in the Western Conference where there are many heroes. Li Ge can also make it.

"Although the Spurs' results are good, I really think there should be a spot for Curry." Now, Barkley is still thinking about Curry. "I'm going crazy, really."

Listening to Barkley's angry words, Chen Xiao really didn't expect that Fliggy likes Curry so much at this moment?It seems that the Warriors at this moment have not yet become the "jump shooting team" in their eyes~
(End of this chapter)