Chapter 904 He Is the God of Basketball!

In the first quarter of the G5 game between the Warriors and Bucks, Curry drove the two teams to increase the intensity and speed of the game, making the game very exciting and exciting from a sensory perspective.

Two teams, they really come over and fuck hard.

Speed ​​is good for the Warriors because they are short and everyone can throw.

But the fast-paced offense and defense is beneficial to the Bucks, because the Bucks have more superstars with more stable offense.

This kind of fast-paced offense and defense really tests an offensive player's offensive ability. Even James has not mastered the skill of pull-up shooting in his career.

Therefore, in such a slightly chaotic rhythm, the Bucks, playing at home, beat the Warriors 38-34 in the first quarter, leading by 4 points at home.

Interestingly, this lead is also acceptable to both parties.

For the Bucks, they took the lead in the first quarter, which is certainly acceptable.

And four points is really not that little.

For the Warriors, with all the Bucks on the field, they only fell behind by 4 points in a single quarter, which is actually acceptable.

However, for Warriors head coach Cole, what concerned him a little was that in the first quarter, Chen Xiao played a bit fiercely.

As mentioned just now, this sudden fast-paced offense and defense requires extremely high offensive quality from the stars.

The entire Warriors team will eventually unconsciously concentrate the ball rights in Chen Xiao's hands, especially after the Bucks take the lead. superior.

And in this away game, the rest of the Bucks can only be described as average.

Therefore, in the entire first quarter, Chen Xiao took 11 shots, 7 of 11 in the quarter, 5 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 19 points in the quarter.

In the first quarter of this game, Chen Xiao accounted for more than half of the team's points.

Compared with Chen Xiao, the situation on the Bucks' side is much more scattered.

In the entire first quarter, Durant made 5 of 8, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 13 points.

Curry made 3 of 7, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 9 points.

Antetokounmpo made 3 of 4 free throws, 2 of 3 free throws, and scored 8 points.

However, the Bucks scored 38 points as a whole, and the Big Three scored a total of 30 points in the first quarter. This concentration is actually very high.

Let's put it this way, in this finals, the more you fight to the end, the more you become a superstar.

In the first quarter of this game, after Curry picked up the rhythm, he fully maximized his ability to play superstars.

There has always been a saying in the NBA that the playoffs are a stage for superstars. Ordinary stars will stretch their hips and lose stability in the playoffs when faced with strong competition. Only when they reach the level of superstars can they be successful. Stable output in the playoffs.

And in this finals, if you don't reach the super giant level, it will be difficult for you to output stably.

After the first quarter, during the inter-quarter break before the start of the second quarter, the pressure on the benches of both teams was very high, and the atmosphere was very tense.

After Curry picked up the rhythm in the first quarter, the game had an unexpected surprise that neither team had anticipated before the game.

It can only be said that Curry's ability to set the rhythm is indeed unparalleled in the world.

Even Chen Xiao and Ray Allen 10 years ago were not as good as Curry in this regard.

There is nothing wrong with Curry's style of play saying that he is an elf on the court.

It is precisely because of this that Cole needs to confirm Chen Xiao's current physical condition again and again.

After all, Chen Xiao did attack a lot in the first quarter.

According to the way the Warriors played in the past, Morant was actually the main attacker in the first quarter.

Although Chen Xiao's physical strength is very powerful, it is so powerful that it is almost like cheating.

However, Cole never thought that Chen Xiao's physical strength was really cheating. As a 40-year-old veteran, after playing so fiercely in the first quarter, he continued to let him do what he did in previous games in the second quarter. Going up in the first place is obviously risky.

Therefore, Cole originally planned to replace Morant with the team in the second quarter.

But in the end he was rejected by Chen Xiao.

The reasons given by Chen Xiao were also very sufficient, so sufficient that Cole could not refuse at all.

"In this game, Durant will play 48 minutes, and Curry and Antetokounmpo will definitely play more than 44 minutes, or even 48 minutes."

Yes, as soon as the second quarter begins, the Bucks' Big Three will likely continue to stay on the court.

Even if the three giants are not on the court at the same time, there will be at least two giants.

In this case, Morant can't stand it when he leads the team.

If the Warriors still want to win this game, they must let Chen Xiao continue to play in the second quarter.

Therefore, in the second quarter, Chen Xiao, Marvin Bagley, Anthony, Herbert Jones and Michael Porter Jr. were the Warriors' rotation.

As for the Bucks, the rotation is Antetokounmpo, Durant, Matthews, Curry and Grayson Allen.

Sure enough, in the second quarter, the Big Three of the Bucks started the game.

However, this is understandable. They are already 1-3 behind. If they lose again, they will completely lose their hope of winning the championship.

Therefore, Chen Xiao could guess before the start of the second quarter that the Big Three of the Bucks would continue to play in the second quarter, and others could actually guess it as well.

In the second quarter, the Warriors attacked first.

Chen Xiao was harassed by Antetokounmpo while dribbling the ball across half court. Chen Xiao did not intend to show off his skills in front of Antetokounmpo. Instead, he handed the ball to Anthony, who came to respond, and took Antetokounmpo with him. Go to the front court.

In the past, when he was in the Knicks and next to Westbrook, Anthony would use him to cover. At most, Westbrook would use him to block. After blocking someone, he would rush forward with the ball.

And Chen Xiao really trusts Anthony.

In the Warriors, this sense of mutual trust between teammates is established in this way.

Therefore, after the finals started, many people were surprised to find that Anthony, who was crazy about fighting for the ball and shooting rights in the Knicks and Westbrook, came to the Warriors. How can they be such a team?

It can only be said that humans are not grass and trees, so how can they be ruthless?

Especially for Anthony.

Look at the direction Chen Xiao went to the frontcourt. Chen Xiao not only handed the ball to him, but also took away the defense for him!

This allows Anthony to dribble past half court and then take a shot directly from his sweet spot and from outside the three-point line.

To be fair, the pull-up from outside the three-point line after holding the ball for half court is indeed Anthony's unique skill.

But as a role player, in a championship team, at the most critical moment in the finals, G5.

No matter how powerful your stunt is, it's hard for anyone to give you room to use it.

However, Chen Xiao really gave him room to show off!

Watching Chen Xiao lead the defender to the basket, Anthony faced Chen Xiao's Grayson Allen who was fighting and retreating to assist the defense and headed toward the basket. He decisively made a shot from outside the three-point line!

A swipe!

Three-pointer hit!

37 to 38!

The Warriors were only 1 point behind.

After Anthony hit this super iconic three-pointer, he also made his signature celebration movement, pointing three fingers to his forehead in celebration.

Well, with Guagua's appearance and temperament, when he makes this move, it's hard to believe that he is now a role player.

Except for Chen Xiao on the court, he even has the temperament of a big boss and superstar than Durant, Curry and Antetokounmpo on the opposite side.

After the celebration, Anthony and Chen Xiao high-fived each other and smiled at each other.

Anthony's playing time and scoring have plummeted this season, especially in the finals, when he only played less than 10 minutes in each game.

But for Anthony, this season with the Warriors and this finals are still sweet enough.

Although his playing time was limited, he was recognized by everyone.

Including Chen Xiao.

The fact is that Chen Xiao really approves of Anthony.

Because Anthony is really tough at critical moments, and when the whole team except for his average touch, Anthony can actually be used as a superstar.

By Chen Xiao's side, Anthony does not need to bear other responsibilities.

Anthony's other abilities are indeed not at superstar level now.

But his three-point shooting, whether it's dribbling or catching, still has superstar ability.

Superstar abilities, coupled with a superstar mentality, should be used at critical moments like this.

In the first quarter, Chen Xiao's teammates didn't play much. In the second quarter, this caused the Bucks' defense to start focusing on Chen Xiao. This was a very dangerous signal.

Therefore, as soon as the second quarter started, Anthony's three-pointer was very important.

This is a very tough three points.

And this tough three-pointer made the Warriors fear him for the entire quarter.

After all, even if Anthony is now a role player for the Bucks, no one really thinks that he is the same as an ordinary role player.

So in the second quarter, Anthony hit this three-pointer, but the help Anthony brought to the Warriors was definitely not just this three-pointer.

In the second quarter, under the continued pressure from the Bucks, Chen Xiao still led the Warriors players to resist with gritted teeth.

Throughout the first half, the score difference between the two sides was 72 to 66, and the Warriors led by 6 points at halftime.

This half-time lead is the Bucks' biggest lead in this finals.

But for the Bucks, such a lead is not enough to make them happy.

In comparison, this kind of lead was brought about by the Big Three playing the entire first half.

Of course, Chen Xiao of the opposing Warriors also played the entire first half.

After shooting 7 of 11 in the first quarter and scoring 19 points.

In the second quarter, Chen Xiao once again scored 7 of 12, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and 20 points in a single quarter.

Yes, in the second quarter, the Warriors' offense was more focused on Chen Xiao.

This also allowed Chen Xiao to score 39 points in the first half, becoming the player with the highest first half score in the history of the NBA Finals.

Chen Xiao has produced all kinds of magical statistics in the finals, even a 60+ triple-double.

But in a game like this, with almost 40 points at halftime, this is still not available.

Mainly because in previous finals, Chen Xiao didn't have to do this.

But in this finals, especially this G5, under the pressure of the Bucks' Big Three, the other Warriors players have average touch. Under the Bucks' strategy of blocking the three-point line, even if it is a strong shot Three-pointers, they also hope that Chen Xiaolai will make a strong shot in the end.

In the first half, Chen Xiao took 16 three-pointers and hit 9 of them, which is also an NBA record.

Let's put it this way, Chen Xiao's three-pointers in the first half were as many as the Bucks' entire team.

Under the Bucks' defensive strategy of blocking the three-point line, Chen Xiao became the Warriors' only three-point fortress in this game.

Not only did they shoot a lot, they were accurate, and they were very stable. This also made the Bucks look like they were getting closer to 10 points every time they widened the point difference. The Warriors could always rely on Chen Xiao's three-pointer to turn the score around. catch up.

"Based on the Warriors' feel in this game, it stands to reason that the Bucks can beat the Warriors in halftime!"

It stands to reason that this is the case, but the reality is that the Warriors are only ahead by 6 points.

And as soon as the third quarter started, the Warriors, who were attacking first, had so many three-point shooters on the team creating opportunities for Chen Xiao to make shots, using various pick-and-roll screens, and finally handed the ball to Chen Xiao from outside the three-point line. Facing Antetokounmpo's defense, Xiao turned around and stepped back for a three-pointer after a false break, hitting his tenth three-pointer in the game.

At the same time, it also closed the point difference between the two teams to only 3 points!

72 to 69!

This three-pointer almost failed to break Antetokounmpo's defense.

Even if Antetokounmpo didn't break the defense, Ray Allen on the sidelines did.

This time the Bucks' defense was actually very good. Under the Warriors' strategy of creating three-point opportunities for Chen Xiao, the Warriors took so many turns, and the Bucks' defense always followed.

In the end, the person who switched to Chen Xiao was not his opponent Portis, but Antetokounmpo, which was even better.

but……

Just like Chen Xiao likes to catch Portis' tenderness.

This time, what Chen Xiao caught was Antetokounmpo's lack of flexibility.

Antetokounmpo is tall and strong. Although he has super linear explosive power and speed, his lateral movement and flexibility are not enough.

Historically, after a serious injury, Durant used drastic changes of direction to attack Antetokounmpo in various one-on-one situations in the playoffs.

Although Chen Xiao did not use a change of direction to break through and attack like Durant in history.

But this kind of small-scale flickering can still lead to opportunities.

Chen Xiao's 100% ball feel is really useful at this time!

Of course, to Ray Allen on the sidelines, Chen Xiao's style of play is really a mature old fairy!

"This kind of old fairy who already has the ultimate basketball intelligence should retire from the NBA!"

Otherwise, isn’t this bullying young people?

Which young man can withstand such a major blow as Chen Xiao?

Of course, this was the thought of Ray Allen, who was defeated by Chen Xiao's offense.

For ordinary viewers and fans.

Chen Xiao's attack just now can only be described as exciting and crazy at the same time.

"The 40-year-old God, facing the defense of the best defensive player in the NBA, can actually play such crazy singles. There is no doubt that God has re-understood the gap between the god of basketball and human beings!

He is not someone who is known as the God of Basketball!

He is the god of basketball! "