Chapter 295: Xie Chen and James have a big showdown!
Since the beginning of this playoffs, James Harden has been in frequent contact with Xie Chen, at first it was Harden who showed off to Xie Chen, comparing scores and records with Xie Chen, and then, after each tasted the bitter fruit of defeat, the two shared each other's feelings more.
Harden and Xie Chen, in Westbrook's view, are really a pair of difficult brothers, Xie Chen's Heat 0:3, Harden's Rockets were also won by the Warriors three games in a row, as Xie Chen finally pulled back a game to give Harden and the Rockets a good start, today, the fourth game of the Rockets and the Warriors, the Rockets are also high-spirited.
The bearded Harden gathered his teammates around and encouraged, "Did you see yesterday's Heat table?" Even without Dwyanwade, they still relied on the team to fight back fiercely! Everyone can be a killer! Don't underestimate your abilities! Don't give up early just because you're 0:3 behind, the opposite Heat and Xie haven't given up yet! β
Inspired by Harden, the Rockets went all out in the first quarter, Smith hit a three-pointer at the beginning, and then Howard scored a dunk under the basket, and the Rockets started with an amazing 12:0!
Like the Heat, they desperately need a win after losing three games in a row, and a big win!
In the first quarter, the Rockets made eight of nine three-point shots and scored 45 points in a single quarter, and the firepower was so fierce that the Warriors, who ranked first in the record, were dumbfounded!
"Damn, it's all to blame for yesterday's Xie and the Heat, otherwise, the Rockets wouldn't have started so hard today!" Curry, who is constantly breaking records, is also a little overwhelmed, this three-point firepower is too fierce, and everyone can shoot, Curry's three-point shot is perverted, how can he compare with a team by himself?
But Curry, like James, wants to end the series as soon as possible, so being led by a large score, Curry is a little impatient in his mentality. The defense also became less cautious, once the Rockets' Terry went down for a fast-break layup, Curry ran over to block, who knew that when he got to the basket, Terry did not go directly to the basket, but made a false movement.
Poor Curry was fooled. He jumped up and threw himself into the air, falling off Terry's head and falling to the ground where he couldn't move!
Curry's parents in the audience on the sidelines were all stunned, with a worried look, Curry is one of the few super-popular and super-powerful stars in the playoffs now, if the Warriors lack Curry, even if they advance to the Finals, I am afraid it will not pose any threat to the Cavaliers or the Heat, right?
Xie Chen was also paying attention to this game and sighed deeply. Injuries are really an inevitable phenomenon for players, and he has not had such a serious injury since the playoffs, but he doesn't know if he will be so lucky in the next games.
If Curry can't play, then Xie Chen's three-point record in the playoffs must be held by Xie Chen, but Xie Chen doesn't want to win like this, he wants to compete with Curry in the finals and beat him in the most positive and direct way.
Fortunately, Curry returned to the court in the third quarter, which was surprising. Coach Kerr even kept him on the court for long periods of time, and Curry is now shooting completely inaccurately. Other aspects have also been affected by Yan zhΓ²ng, and perhaps sometimes rest is not conducive to recovery, and the battle is.
But anyway, after the injury, Curry couldn't stop the Rockets from taking off, and this time, the Warriors lost completely. Like the Cavaliers, they lost to their opponents by a big score.
Harden was very happy after the game, and a reporter asked him that even if he won one game now, his chances of advancing were still slim. Asked if Harden still had confidence, Harden replied very confidently with Xie Chen's sΓΉ: "Hope must have, in case hell!" β
Harden and Xie Chen are looking forward to the day of hell, whether they can see each other or not, the fifth game is the most critical battle.
After the team wins three games in a row, there will always be slackness, and the opponent will always break out to save the situation, so the fourth game does not represent the real strength of the two sides.
But the fifth game is different, after tasting the taste of defeat, the side that has the advantage will put away that arrogant heart and devote itself to the game little by little, this one, it is very likely that the Cavaliers will explode, and the Heat will be eliminated directly!
Finally returned to the home court of the Heat, but in the home game, it was already a different thing than it used to be, and the Green Arrow Flash had long since left Miami, not to mention, the original star-studded VIP seat, now, it is difficult for you to name a few celebrities you know.
1:3 behind, it is not a little bit of confidence that makes the confidence of Heat fans collapse, even if these fans who are still cheering for the Heat on the sidelines, more than half of them have long accepted the fate of the Heat being eliminated, if it is tonight, they will be sad, but they will accept it safely.
Pat Riley sat quietly on the sidelines, looking at Xie Chen all the time, tonight's game is very important, the Cavaliers will definitely counterattack strongly, whether they can resist it depends on Xie Chen!
Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean are also paying attention to this important Eastern Conference Finals.
Host Yu Jia said: "Welcome to watch the fifth game of today's Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers, the current score is 1:3, the Heat is behind, and the shape is in danger, it is very likely that tonight, the Heat will be eliminated, and the Cavaliers will advance to the finals, for this game, Mr. Yang Yi, what do you think?" Or frankly, who are you more optimistic about? β
Yang Yi said: "Directly speaking, I am more optimistic that the Heat can win, first of all, the Heat lineup is neat, this is of course complete under the premise of Bosh's absence, Xie Chen, Wade, Luo Er Deng The three main forces can all play, the first two games, either Luo Er Deng is injured or Wade is injured, resulting in the current big score behind, so from now on, no one can really be injured again, especially Xie Chen, as long as Xie Chen is injured, the Heat will be finished immediately." β
"One of the reasons I'm optimistic about the Heat is because of Xie Chen, he has too many offensive moves, you can't prevent him at all, whether it's a long-range shot, a pull-up jumper, a step-back, or a breakthrough layup, dunk, you can't prevent it, and another reason is that the last game made me see the potential of the Heat bench, their big explosion is eye-catching, and this game is very likely to continue to give such a performance, and the Cavaliers role players are unlikely to break out in this game."
People always break out in adversity, so Yang Yi is more optimistic about the Heat than the Cavaliers, but in fact, most people are more optimistic about the Cavaliers, and even Yang Yi himself knows that the Cavaliers have a greater chance of winning. As long as the Cavaliers continue to play like they did in the first three games, they can still win.
On the Knights' side, James was admonishing the Knights like a general: "We have slacked off once, and this one is absolutely not allowed to fail!" We can't give the opponent the confidence to catch up, and it's in this game. Right here in Miami, let's take out the Heat and end this series! β
Everyone raised their arms and shouted, and the Cavaliers walked onto the court with passion, compared to the momentum, the momentum of the Heat was obviously inferior to the opponent, and even less than the previous game.
The Cavaliers launched an onslaught as soon as they came up, with James scoring first, followed by Irving. Then there was Champot, where everyone played particularly hard, and the Cavaliers started with a 7-0 run, which scared Coach Spo into calling a timeout immediately.
Then, when the timeout came back, although the Heat also scored occasionally, they were still pressed and beaten by the Cavaliers, and forced Coach Spo to call another timeout.
Yu Jia said: "Today, the knights are very fierce as soon as they come up." The feeling that the Heat simply can't parry, compared to the previous games. Xie Chen didn't rush to score at the beginning today, but a few good passes, none of his teammates scored, I don't know if Xie Chen will lose patience with his teammates because of this, after all, once the score is opened, the Heat will be in trouble. β
"That's right. The Heat must bite the score to the death, and must not relax, as long as they breathe a sigh of relief, they will be pulled away by the Cavaliers, and it will be difficult to chase them. Losing is not just this one, but the entire series, and the Heat are going home! Yang Yi was also excited.
James could see that Xie Chen wanted to rely on the whole team to win like in the last game, so he tried his best to open the score while Xie Chen was not chasing points like crazy.
James exerted all his strength, rushed into the interior again, and made a layup, seeing that the score was stretched again, Xie Chen couldn't hold it anymore, so when James rushed to the basket again, Xie Chen personally went to block it, using Griffin's power.
As soon as Griffin's block skill was turned on, he directly collided with James's brutal strength, and after the two collided in the air, they fell to the ground one after another, Xie Chen naturally fell a little worse, but James was not comfortable.
Even if he fouls, Xie Chen will never allow James to make an easy layup.
James felt that it was very cost-effective to make Xie Chen's foul like this, so he repeated his old trick in the second quarter and collided with Xie Chen again, and the ending was of course Xie Chen and James both fell, Xie Chen fell a little heavier, but James was definitely not lightly hit.
In this way, Xie Chen received a second foul, but James missed both free throws! And the physical condition has obviously been affected!
"Damn, after colliding with Xie twice, I was so affected, this place, and this place, how could it hurt so much......" James didn't expect Xie Chen to have such an impact on him, and the pain of being hit didn't go away for a long time.
But at this time, everyone was still pitiful of Xie Chen, because seeing Xie Chen being knocked to the ground by James again and again, they were worried about his physical condition, Xie Chen was one size smaller than James, and he tried his best to defend every time, which was really awe-inspiring.
In fact, most of Xie Chen's pain had been offset by his skills, and the real pain was just the moment when he fell from the air to the ground.
James glanced at the score, still only 8 points ahead, and had to lead until double digits to end the first half, so James seized the opportunity and ran to the basket again like thunder!
Luo Erdeng couldn't keep up, Hassan had already fouled twice, and he couldn't let the inside line get into foul trouble early, so Xie Chen chased after him from the other side again, and the two of them hit the earth again!
Bang!
This time James's strength is obviously much lighter than the previous two times, James's strength is weakened again and again, and Xie Chen's skill power is eternal and unchanged, and it has always been so strong, so this time, Xie Chen is on par with James, and even Xie Chen still has the advantage, and when he fell to the ground, James fell extremely miserably!
The whistle sounded again, and Xie Chen fouled for the third time!
Yu Jia couldn't help asking: "Xie Chen received a third foul in the second quarter, all to stop James, is it worth it?" β
Yang Yi said with a serious face: "It's worth it, it's very worthwhile, this is the moment of life and death for the Heat, if James is allowed to be hard at this time, constantly breaking through and constantly creating kills and constantly opening up the score, the Heat will be over this game, and this series will be over, so he must be stopped, Xie Chen used his weak body to resist such a behemoth again and again, this is simply a desperate defense!" Xie Chen is really good! β
As soon as Yang Yi finished speaking, he suddenly found that the situation on the field was different from what he said, James was a behemoth, and Xie Chen was relatively weak in comparison, but this weak one was not injured, but James struggled on the ground with his arms in his arms!
"Oh my God, James is hurt?! No way? Yang Yi was taken aback.
James was injured by Xie Chen! After three collisions in a row, Xie Chen didn't have any dark movements, but it wasn't Xie Chen who was injured first, it was the stronger James!
James felt that his arm was pulled by Xie Chen, and he fell again when he landed, so it was very painful now.
Everyone thought that Xie Chen was relatively quiet after he fell to the ground, so they thought that Xie Chen was fine, but in fact, Xie Chen hit his head when he fell to the ground, and he was a little blind, and he didn't dare to move anything.
"Wouldn't it? Xie Chen and James are both injured? How can this game be played? Yu Jia saw that the shape on the field was suddenly chaotic, and James and Xie Chen were crowded with people in front of him.
Yang Yi joked: "I hope their injuries are not too serious, but if they are both injured, this game is actually better." β
"Thanks, how are you?"
"LeBron, how are you?"
The teammates on both sides were asking about the situation of Xie Chen and James, the two injured players.
In the end, Xie Chen and James were carried away from the court together, Pat Riley suddenly touched his big back when he saw this scene, and secretly said in his heart: "Use yourself to offset the opponent's ace player, this is a good move, and then it's up to D-WADE, he is more experienced than Kelly Irving, or rather, our players are more experienced than the Cavaliers players." β
Riley thought this was Xie Chen's strategy, but after Xie Chen and James both left, it was indeed more beneficial to the Heat, because these two Irving were not at all like a leader, or even a main force, the Cavaliers relied too heavily on James, and the Cavaliers had few people available, but the Heat was different.
When the Heat narrowed the gap to only 5 points, Irving took the initiative to walk up to Wade and said: "D-WADE, it's time for us to compete, I'll tell you, without LeBron, we can still beat you!" β
In the face of Owen's strong provocation, Wade was not angry, just smiled faintly and said, "I can understand all your feelings, show me, boy." (To be continued......)