NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 134 The Eve of the Christmas War
The NBA is good at this. There are games every day, which leads to many things, which will quickly fade away.

For example, in the game against the Trail Blazers not long after the start of the season, I scored 12 points in 4 of 11 and was slaughtered by the Trail Blazers for 20 points. At that time, I was also scolded miserably.

But does anyone still mention it now?
No more.

Because the Cleveland Cavaliers won.

but.

In comparison, it is still different. I, James, did not pretend to be counter-drawn, let alone scored single digits.

So... Public opinion is easy to calm down.

On the other hand, Wall has been on the Twitter hot search list for a long time.

Until the 21st day.

After the morning.

The official NBA website opened the All-Star voting page, and Wall's enthusiasm was immediately sucked away.

Countless fans rushed in enthusiastically to officially participate in the All-Star tour.

Because the updated votes are announced in rounds, the players actually don't know how many votes they have received.

And this is actually one of the other great charms of the NBA All-Stars, and there are many suspense.

Also on this day.

The Heat host the Boston Celtics.

This game also attracted much attention.

Because not only Bo Erye was absent, but even Uncle Wei chose to truce because of his sore knees.

In other words, this game will be Xue Liancheng's first personal leadership since joining the Heat.

There are no two All-Star players on the court to attract defensive firepower and lead a group of pure role players to play, so... This game is equivalent to a battle to verify Xue Liancheng's quality, and naturally everyone will pay extra attention.

Aren't you an all-star level?
Now is the time to prove yourself.

I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at it.

As long as Xue Liancheng makes a slight mistake, or fails to perform as expected, then he will definitely usher in a storm, and the momentum may not be less than Wall being scolded.

Xue Liancheng himself was actually under a lot of pressure.

In the previous games, Uncle Wei had always helped him out. When the team was in trouble, Uncle Wei stood up again and again to stabilize the situation for the team.

Besides.

The most important thing is that Wade attracts most of the defense and is the focus of other teams.

Now Wade is gone.

Didn't all the defensive pressure fall on him?

Since he landed in the NBA, he has rarely been double-teamed. In this game, he may have to enjoy it.

The results were not surprising.

A start.

Xue Liancheng was delayed by Smart and Bradley. This should be the defensive strategy that Stevens set up from the beginning.

But Xue Liancheng had no intention of insisting on a strong attack, passed the ball to Luoer Deng, and then Shi Shiran ran away.

Unexpectedly, Luol Deng turned over and shot a jumper directly.

Also hit!

Not to mention, in the last few games, Loel Deng has indeed played a performance worth tens of millions.

Especially in the low-post singles, while enriching the team's tactical system, it also gave him and Uncle Wei a breathing space.

There is no Bo Erye.

lol deng is real...

only.

Xue Liancheng always felt that he and Luoer Deng did not match the style of play.

Luol Deng is the kind of player who doesn't want to run, and the three-point threat is not as great as imagined. He only knows how to play singles with sticks, and his passing vision is not particularly good.

On the other hand, isn't it just abolishing him directly?
The passing vision, game reading ability, and open shooting ability that he relied on for survival are all gone.

It has properly become a tool for close audiences.

Even if it's Bo Erye, it doesn't really go well with him.

The style of Bo Erye and Luo Er Deng is indeed very similar, the middle distance is stable, and the front and back shots are both good.

But Bo Erye prefers to play outside, and the three-point threat is also greater. This alone can satisfy Xue Liancheng's match.

Especially after being trained by my big brother Zhan Huang, Bo Erye's ability to catch and shoot has been greatly improved, and his three-point shooting ability has also stabilized.

and so.

If he had to choose, he would definitely choose Bo Erye.

However, Second Master Bo is about to have a blood clot!
What should the Heat do then?

Especially now that the Heat have achieved outstanding results, and the strength they have shown is also placed in the first gear by the public. The fans have very high expectations for the Heat this season.

How high is it?

A championship-level team!
Some people even think that they and the Cleveland Cavaliers are the two teams most likely to break through in the East.

This season's guarantee will reach the Eastern Conference Finals, where the winner will be decided against Cleveland.

It almost didn't say clearly that the Heat are going to repeat last year's finals results.

If the news of Bo Erye's thrombosis comes out by then, how far can the Heat go with him and Uncle Wei alone?
This is a big question mark.

It's a pity...

This is a great situation, it will be gone in two months...

Shaking his head, he drove away all these disturbances.

Xue Liancheng quickly returned to defense.

Since the dismantling of the Big Three, the current Celtics have officially entered an era of chaos.

There are no arrow figures, and there are no star players.

What stands out is that all the people are soldiers.

Anyone can vote if given the chance, or even if they don't have the chance.

Brad Rate first contributed an iron.

Look back.

Xue Liancheng still had no intention of attacking on his own, because Smart, who didn't know what was going on, actually started from the backcourt and kept putting pressure on him, constantly increasing physical contact.

Even if he is off the ball, this guy is still bumping into it.

However, Smart is still quite strong, his foot is also very stable, and his size does not look small. Against the strength, he only gained a slight advantage.

If this guy weighs a few kilograms in the future, he will be another nemesis of bulldozers!

It seems...

It is imminent to improve one's breakthrough skills.

It went on for three or four rounds.

Xue Liancheng was running, or just passing the ball, did not make a shot, and only assisted once.

As such.

The Celtics' defensive strategy of flanking delays gradually relaxed, or even disappeared.

after all.

The person holding the ball is Chalmers, Xue Liancheng has been without the ball, even if he catches the ball, it is a transition, so there is no need to go up and pinch.

And Xue Liancheng wanted this effect.

He still doesn't have the ability to directly break the delay of the double attack, so he can only use this method to confuse the opponent.

at last.

on the next turn.

After Xue Liancheng received the ball, he didn't pass it out. Instead, he dribbled the ball low and close to the ground at the top of the arc.

Sure enough, Bradley didn't come up.

He looked at Smart in front of him, a sneer appeared in his heart, and he just wanted to give this guy a little color.

Unexpectedly, this guy was the first to speak provocatively, "This round, you won't pass the ball again, right? Didn't you book the All-Star seat? Let me see the strength of the All-Star players, okay?"

Xue Liancheng chuckled, "Ah! I remembered, you are the No. [-] show this year, right?"

Smart raised his eyebrows, and said with a strange air, "It's a great honor to get the attention of an All-Star player!"

Xue Liancheng replied with a smile, "I don't know if Anji lost his mind or what happened, why did he pick you with the sixth pick?"

As soon as this word comes out.

Smart raised his head suddenly, glaring angrily, "Your fate is just good, don't think you are awesome."

Xue Liancheng chuckled, "Good luck? Let me let you swipe, you can't even swipe my stats, it's really...it's not that I look down on you."

He finally knew why this guy had been attacking him in the first place.

After working for a long time, this guy is not convinced by him!

Think about it too.

Also a rookie in this draft, Smart was the sixth pick in the first round, and Xue Liancheng was the second round pick.

result.

Xue Liancheng has already reached the height of an All-Star.

And Smart, although he entered the starting lineup, only played more than 20 minutes.

As for the data?

Averaging 7.2 points, 3 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game, the real little Karami.

so...

Can the mind be balanced?

It must not be balanced.

Now meeting Xue Liancheng, the best player in this year's rookie class, of course he has to show his toughness. It is best to defend Xue Liancheng to only score in single digits.

Then he will be famous in one battle!

The outside world's evaluation of him will immediately rise to a higher level, and his status in the team will also rise accordingly.

so.

There is no reason for him to miss such a good performance opportunity.

But Xue Liancheng's words hurt his self-esteem too much.

What does it mean to let go of your swipe, and you can't swipe my data?
He really stepped on the ground with one foot, how could he bear it, "Let the horse come here!"

talking room.

He subconsciously stared at the ball in Xue Liancheng's hand.

It is easy to be intercepted by turning outwards like this. This is common sense that players know.

But he has watched Xue Liancheng's game video, and even studied it carefully, knowing that this is a foul trap.

Arguably.

Knowing that it was a trap, it was impossible to jump into it.

But Xue Liancheng's ball was exposed too clearly.

It's close at hand, as long as you reach out and grab it, you can easily grab it.

this time.

He was moved.

It's like buying stocks. Some people know that the probability of losing is as high as 90.00%, and there are still [-]% of them who will not lose or make money. Only the remaining [-]% has a chance of making money.

And these people will think, why can't the person who makes money be the unique me?

That's the mindset of Smart.

He felt that with his own ability, he could complete the steal.

Once the steal is successful, it will show its face...

Xue Liancheng nodded and said, "Then I will..."

It's just that the voice did not fall.

Smart moved and reached out to fish.

Unbeknownst to him, the corners of Xue Liancheng's mouth were already raised.

Fool.

What is waiting for you is your hand.

wear arms.

He ball.

yank.

Take off.

Shot.

Smart exclaimed: "Hey... hey... hey..."

beep!
whistle.

Smart opened his mouth, but he was so bitter that he didn't even feel like complaining to the referee.

After all, knowing it was a pit, he still jumped into it.

Can't blame others.

If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being too lucky.

Xue Liancheng Shi Shi ran to the free throw line.

Made all three free throws.

Next.

Xue Liancheng basically followed this routine.

In the case of tight flanking delays, he made more moves and responses.

Not to mention, he is in very good form today, and the three-pointer is quite accurate.

At the end of the half, it was 3 of 2.

When answering.

He can also occasionally assist teammates who are running based on the precise information in his mind.

In the case of the Celtics' flanking delay and slack, he made a surprise attack suddenly, and the effect was equally remarkable, and he succeeded repeatedly.

half time.

He has scored 16 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, and he is in a very hot state.

Even if it's not the first ball-holding point, he's doing a good job and can help the team in this way.

Even pull out nice space.

The Celtics couldn't contain him at all, and even had two pincer attacks. Because the defense was not switched in time, the Heat seized the opportunity and scored two goals.

in this way.

In the second half, the Celtics directly gave up the early flanking.

Xue Liancheng is like a duck to water.

If the point difference is not too large, he is likely to break his scoring career high in this game.

pity.

The Celtics collapsed late in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Xue Liancheng only played for 5 minutes, and then hastily called for gold to withdraw.

If you don't end up, you can't do it!

The point difference is already heading for 30+.

If the fight continues, the Celtics should become angry from embarrassment.

In order to protect him, Sipo let him rest in advance.

competition is over.

The Heat slaughtered the Celtics at 108:85.

Xue Liancheng scored 33 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds. He shot 15 of 11 from the field.

In this game, he proved that he can play off the ball.

It also proves that he is qualified to be an All-Star, and he has the strength of an All-Star.

Without Wade or Bosh, he led the team alone. Facing the strict defense of the Celtics, he still got such excellent data and led the team to victory.

This is not easy.

Most importantly, such a performance is enough to silence more doubters.

Luol Deng played well, scoring 15 points on 9 of 23 shots.

Chalmers made 10 of 5 shots and also scored 12 points and 8 assists.

Sean - Williams also scored 13 points.

Ennis, who came off the bench, finally recovered, making 8 of 4 shots and contributing 12 points.

The Celtics scored only 85 points, and everyone played poorly.

Only Tyler Zeller scored 23 points, which is considered relatively good. The other Jeff Green made 14 of 4 shots, Bradley made 10 of 2 shots, and Olynyk made 13 of 5 shots.

斯玛特则4投1中，拿到了3分4篮板3助攻的数据，进攻端的贡献可以忽略不计。

But on the defensive end, it's also hard to say.

It took a lot of energy, but Xue Liancheng still scored 33 points, which can be described as a failure.

The game is over.

FOX Sports Frank, updated Twitter immediately: Leading the team alone, Xue Liancheng still scored 33 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds, and led the team to win. Such a player is not worthy of an All-Star?
Xue Liancheng's two consecutive 30+ games immediately boosted his confidence.

The mood is not generally good.

This is not over yet.

Within a few minutes, Frank updated another tweet: I didn't mean to offend. To put it bluntly, everyone has seen the level of the Heat's role players before. Wade and Bosh led the team. With a losing streak, one can imagine how much pressure Xue Liancheng had to lead the team alone, but Xue Liancheng turned decay into magic and led the team to play a smooth offense, which made people have to marvel at how outstanding his ability is.

This tweet is actually more to praise Xue Liancheng's ability to lead the team.

But it is easy to offend other Heat players.

However, Frank cleverly used the rottenness into magic to tell everyone that this group of people is actually capable.

only

It's just that I haven't met anyone who activates them.

And Xue Liancheng is the one who makes his teammates better.

In this game, Xue Liancheng completely silenced those doubters.

No matter from any supervision point of view, Xue Liancheng's performance is flawless.

Not only led the team to win, but the statistics are still very against the sky, and at the same time, he did not occupy the ball, so that everyone can participate in the offense.

of course.

Some people will also have doubts.

Without Wade and Bosh, is the Heat better?

after all.

People are still the same group, but without Wade and Bosh, the Heat can beat the Celtics!
You know, the Celtics are a defensive team, but they failed to prevent the Heat at all.

So the Heat suffered a four-game losing streak without Xue Liancheng before, what is the problem?

Someone gave the answer: Is it possible that the Celtics players are in a bad state in this game?

But no matter how you say it, it can't obliterate the importance of Xue Liancheng to the current Heat.

Even...it has reached the point where it cannot be replaced.

23 number.

Thanksgiving eve.

They once again defeated the digital people at the American Airlines Arena at home.

but.

The process was a bit difficult, and the digital people counterattacked fiercely, especially with the comeback of McAway and Covington, they even had the consciousness of wanting to resist.

But in the end, they could not escape the fate of being defeated.

Xue Liancheng's 100% hit skill made another contribution. In the last 2 minutes, he scored two consecutive three-pointers, completely extinguishing the digital man's hope of counterattack.

In the end, the Heat beat the bad team with a difficult 98:91.

In this game, Uncle Wei came back and was in average condition. He made 20 of 9 shots and scored 23 points.

Loel Deng withered, only got 11 points on 3 of 7 shots.

Sean Williams scored 9 points on 6 of 17 shots and made great contributions.

Xue Liancheng's performance has also dropped. He scored 15 points on 7 of 23 shots, but only had 8 assists and 8 rebounds. Another quasi-triple-double.

In the last few games, he has really struggled to grab rebounds, and most importantly, his teammates are also very respectful.

Especially Sean Williams, who gave him almost half of the rebounds.

But compared to the previous two games, his performance in this game has faded a lot.

Besides.

The behavior of others is normal.

It is worth mentioning that Whiteside is back, but only for 5 minutes to test the waters...

in this way.

After a wave of three consecutive victories, the Heat's record came to 20 wins and 9 losses, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

After the Wizards lost to the Bulls again, with 18 wins and 9 losses, they have come to fourth place.

Ahead of the Heat are the 21-7 Hawks and the 22-7 Raptors.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are 17 wins and 10 losses, sitting firmly in the sixth position.

The Bulls are 18 wins and 10 losses, still the fifth.

This is the ranking before the Christmas battle.

Next.

On Christmas Eve, the Heat will host the Cleveland Cavaliers at American Airlines Arena.

This is an eye-catching, high-profile matchup, which can be called sparks hitting the earth, and it has already been preheated on the NBA official website.

lebron.

I'm going back to my old club.

(End of this chapter)