Chapter 3 Curry, You're Too Narcissistic!
Chalmers sat back on the bench with a little grievance, and said in his heart that you didn't let me prepare to play, why did Xie Chen change his mind after hitting two three-pointers in a row? I'll shoot three-pointers too!
Chalmers is a very confident player with a big heart, and back in the 2012 Finals against the Thunder, he boldly asked Wade to give him the ball. He is also the main point guard of the Heat, and if Xie Chen wants to gain a foothold in the Heat and break into the starting lineup, Chalmers is his first obstacle.
Coach Spo was originally planning to put Chalmers on the court, and although he didn't play well today and had a height disadvantage against a hot Curry, he couldn't afford to watch a rookie behave in the first game of the regular season.
However, after Xie Chen hit two three-pointers in a row, Spo changed his mind. It's not that he has recognized Xie Chen's strength, but Xie Chen's actions made him surprised and curious, he remembered that Xie Chen was good at shooting at mid-range, why did he switch to three points? And his shooting posture is very different from before.
It was this curiosity that Coach Spo wanted to see what else would happen to Xie Chen that he didn't expect, and it happened that there was still more than a minute left in the second quarter, and he didn't care if Xie Chen came nonsense.
Curry was so angry that he could allow a rookie to bite the score? The next game time has completely become a three-point battle between Curry and Xie Chen, and Warriors center Andrew Bogut has also done a good job of grabbing rebounds early, as long as Curry misses the shot, after grabbing the rebound, it will still be passed back to Curry as soon as possible.
On the Heat side, Xie Chen failed to have Curry's status in the team, but fortunately, the shooting rate was not bad, and at halftime, the score between the two sides was 58:60.
In the first half, Xie Chen scored 14 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, of which 12 points came from three-point shooting.
After halftime, Xie Chen returned to the locker room with the players of the Heat team, but no player talked to him on the way, so he was the second highest scoring player on the team, not only that, Xie Chen could clearly feel the indifference and unhappiness of his teammates to him, Xie Chen knew the reason, he snatched Bosh and Wade from the right to shoot in order to score points with Curry, it seems that there may be a storm in the locker room.
Although the locker room of the Heat team is not as good as the Dallas Mavericks, it is also quite luxurious, after all, it is a team that has won two championships in the past four years, and the configuration facilities are naturally not shabby, Xie Chen drank water and went to the wooden closet to get a towel while replenishing energy, and the other players also wiped their sweat and sat down to rest.
After all the players rested for two minutes, head coach Spo finally walked towards Xie Chen, which was expected by everyone, Xie Chen's first half table was too unreasonable, as the head coach, Spo had to communicate with him in the locker room.
The locker room has been a place to maintain the stability of the team and resolve conflicts since ancient times, it is not like outsiders imagine, it only provides players to rest, coaches to arrange tactics, in fact, the NBA team locker room, is also a legendary place.
In 2009, Wizards Agent Zero Arenas and Corry Tanton played a game of poker, and as a result, Arenas lost $25,000, but refused to pay.
Also as No. 0, Xie Chen is not as scoundrel and arrogant as Arenas, and his status in the Heat locker room can be said to be the lowest, just like a weak chicken.
Coach Spo crossed his hands on his hips and asked seriously, "Xie, I think you need to explain your strange table in the second quarter, but before you explain, I'd love to know when you changed your shooting stance?" â
This is also everyone's biggest doubt, after the preseason contact, teammates all know what Xie Chen's shooting looks like, Xie Chen's shooting posture is slightly different from Curry's, the biggest difference is that Xie Chen's shooting speed is not as fast as Curry's, and the arc is far less exaggerated than the latter.
Xie Chen said: "Coach, in fact, I have been practicing that shooting posture just now, and I see that the shooting rate is not bad, so I use this posture to shoot." â
"Then you shouldn't be throwing endlessly, the game is not your three-point practice field." Boss Bosh interjected with some dissatisfaction.
Xie Chen couldn't offend the wave giant now, and hurriedly said: "I will reduce the number of shots in the second half, don't worry." â
"No, you're going to keep casting." Coach Spo said that the eyes of the players in the locker room were wide and they couldn't believe it was true. Coach Spo smiled mysteriously and explained, "Didn't you notice that the other team's top player, Stephen Curry, was irritated by our rookie and was unusual? Shea's three-point shooting skills are almost exactly the same as Stephen's, so I want you to continue to shoot threes the way he does, continue to stimulate him, and for that, I'll also develop a three-point shooting strategy for you. â
Xie Chen was overjoyed, he thought that he had shot so many three-pointers in the first half, and he would be severely criticized when he returned to the locker room, and it was impossible to have a chance to shoot or even play in the second half, but he didn't expect that the coach not only didn't blame himself, but also formulated three-point tactics for himself!
Other players, including Bosh and Wade, have no objection to this, knowing that the Filipino is the coach who likes to listen and adapt tactics for all kinds of people.
The short halftime break ended quickly, and after this short 15 minutes, the players were in good spirits and regained their fighting power, and the game started with the Heat lineup of Xie Chen, Wade, Rohr Deng, Bosh and Chris Anderson.
The Warriors' lineup is Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green and Bogut.
"Oh, that rookie is still on the court, it seems that Coach Spo takes him very seriously, let's enjoy the table of the two teams in the second half."
"The Heat has been reduced to a second-rate team after LeBron left, Wade is getting older, and he is plagued by injuries, and he can't play aggressively, and now he is with Bosh as the core, and the Heat's point guard has always been a big weakness, on the other hand, the Warriors are the favorites to win the championship this year, and the strength of the Splash Brothers is enough to pose a threat to any team, it seems that it is difficult for the Heat to pick up the first win on the Warriors."
At the beginning of the game, the commentators also expressed their opinions on the game, the "Splash Brothers" are Curry and Thompson of the Warriors, because every time they shoot, the ball passes through the basket, and the net is brushed up like a splash, so they are called the Splash Brothers.
Back in the 2012-13 playoffs, then-Warriors head coach Mark Jackson said of the Splash Brothers: "In my opinion, they're the greatest projection backcourt combination in history." â
At the time, people laughed at this kind of hyperbole, but now it seems that Jackson's prediction is likely to come true.
The Warriors played quite aggressively as soon as they came up, Curry butterflies came and went freely, and many times with Thompson played smoothly, and the Splash Brothers began to exert power as soon as they came up in the third quarter, leaving the Heat helpless.
"Look, the Warriors are already in full swing, why did Coach Spo keep that rookie kid on the court, didn't he want to win this game? Or does he think the rookie can claw them back? â
The Heat attacked, and after Xie Chen dribbled past half court, he handed the ball to Luo Erdeng and walked to the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left side.
Seeing this change, the commentator immediately smiled: "Haha, sure enough, I still handed over the ball, but if you let Luo Erdeng organize the attack, wouldn't Xie's storage zĂ i seem a little redundant?" â
Curry, who followed Xie Chen to the 45-degree angle, said sarcastically: "Rookie, surrender and hand over the ball so quickly?" Don't you have a talent for shooting? If you have the ability to continue to shoot three-pointers! â
Xie Chen sneered and ignored Curry, how did he know what would happen next!
Rohr Deng stood at the top of the arc with the ball, Xie Chen stood at the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left, Wade stood at a 45-degree angle on the right, Bosh stood in front of Xie Chen, and Anderson stood in front of Wade.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, after seeing the Heat team put on this formation, couldn't help but scratch his head in astonishment, why did he suddenly feel that this formation was familiar?
Kerr is the one who won three consecutive championships alongside the basketball god Michael Jordan, and he was also famous for his three-point shot in the past, but he only took over as the Warriors coach this year, and he still doesn't understand what medicine is sold in Spo's gourd.
At this time, Xie Chen and Wade looked at each other for a moment, and they started to run at the same time, Xie Chen went down, Wade walked up, and at the same time, Bosh blocked Xie Chen and successfully blocked Curry's follow-up, Xie Chen ran all the way to the bottom corner on the right, Curry was just about to follow, but was blocked by Anderson here!
At this time, Xie Chen appeared vacant!
Luo Erdeng instantly passed the ball to Xie Chen's hands!
Xie Chen jumped high and shot quickly!
Swish!
Three points into the net!
"Oh! Damn it! Spo actually used our warrior's figure 8 to run! Warriors coach Kerr grabbed his hair like crazy, but he didn't expect the tactics used by Coach Spo to be commonly used by the Warriors' splash brothers!
The commentary desk is also crazy.
"Oh my God! I thought it was Rohr Deng who attacked this time, but I didn't expect the Heat to make a tactic for Xie personally! He's just a rookie, and this is just his first game! â
After Xie Chen hit, Curry, who came late, fell and ate after the block, Xie Chen screamed excitedly and ran to high-five his teammates to celebrate, and the audience also burst into cheers!
The power of this figure-8 running tactic is that the team has two sharpshooters, and the two sharpshooters run at the same time, making the opponent in a dilemma, Wade is not good at three-pointers, but he has begun to practice a lot of three-point shooting in the offseason, and his three-point shooting will increase this season.
This was originally the tactic of the Warriors' Splash Brothers, but now it is being used by Spo to humiliate Curry, how can Curry bear it? Especially watching the opponent shoot this three-pointer in a shooting posture that mimics his own!
"I think I know Coach Spo's intentions, he stayed on the court and personally formulated tactics for him, just to stimulate Stephen, you see his expression now, he has been provoked, and he is likely to play the game with emotion next, which falls into the trap of the Heat."
"I completely agree that Xie's shooting posture is exactly the same as Stephen's, which is the most intolerable thing in Stephen's heart."
On the court, Curry unwillingly got up, walked towards Xie Chen, and instead of angry and trash talk, he smiled strangely and said, "I know, I know, man." â
"What do you know?"
"I know, I'm your idol, you're my fan, hehe, I guess you must have watched my tapes for countless nights, and then imitated my shooting posture and shot three-pointers, hehe, it must be so, I don't need to be serious with you, because you're my fan."
"Stephen Curry."
"Huh?"
"You're too narcissistic."