Super all-around point guard

Chapter 811 Lillard, your paranoia is too serious!

Popovich is the godfather of the active coaches. He has an outstanding record, his honor is unmatched, and he is highly respected in the league. Many active coaches are Popovich's disciples.

For such a legendary coach, his only regret is that he did not play against Xie Chen's team in the playoffs. In the past two seasons, he failed to reach the finals in the playoffs and lost to the Warriors. The Warriors lost to Xie Chen for two consecutive years.

With Xie Chen coming to the West this season, Popovich finally has a greater chance of playing against Xie Chen. Frankly speaking, he is looking forward to that day very much, and he already regards the Lakers as his opponent in the second round of the playoffs, so he kept all the players to watch the Lakers game together.

The Spurs players sat there silently, wondering if the coach asked them to watch the Lakers game because they would eventually meet the Lakers in the playoffs?

"I also want to meet you in the playoffs, thank you." Leonard looked serious. In the playoffs, he needs to show his talents. In the regular season, Leonard can't compare with Xie Chen, but in the playoffs, Leonard firmly believes that he and his team can go further.

Popovich said to the team: "Judging from the current ranking, the Lakers will play the Jazz or the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. No matter who they play against, I believe the Lakers can advance. We should meet the Lakers in the second round. Let's learn more about our opponents in advance."

Popovich didn't mention the opponents he encountered in the first round. Instead, he paid attention to the opponents in the second round in advance. Everyone knew that Popovich wanted to meet the Lakers psychologically to prove himself by defeating Xie Chen, just like defeating LeBron James in the past.

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Staples Center.

Before playing, Nick Young comforted Richard Jefferson: "Relax, Richard, although your scoring can't compare with mine, everyone will pass the ball to you. As long as you play steadily, there is still hope for scoring over 30."

Richard Jefferson didn't show any distaste for Nick Young, who comforted others and didn't forget to brag about himself. He smiled and said, "Really? Then I'll just fight as usual."

Richard Jefferson was drafted into the NBA in 2001. He has played for the Nets, Bucks, Spurs, Warriors, Jazz, Mavericks, and Cavaliers. When he came to the Lakers, he came for the championship. As for the statistics of a single game, he didn't care at all.

However, he is still very touched that Xie Chen and the team are willing to assign such an important role to a veteran like him.

The game started quickly, and Richard Jefferson started with Xie Chen and others. After the opening, Xie Chen didn't let Richard Jefferson play singles with the ball, nor did he pass the ball to him immediately. After all, Richard Jefferson and Nick Young had different personalities and different styles of play. Xie Chen still hoped that Jefferson would score with his favorite scoring method.

After grabbing a defensive rebound, Xie Chen pushed forward with the ball. Richard Jefferson habitually ran towards the three-point line in the right corner. Xie Chen then passed the ball over. In the past, after receiving the ball, Richard Jefferson would hesitate to see if there was a better opportunity. Knowing that today he is the core of the offense, there was no pause.

Next, in the same position again, Richard Jefferson hit a three-pointer again.

"It seems that this season, everyone's three-point shooting is good." Xie Chen is very happy to see this phenomenon. After joining the Lakers, Xie Chen asked everyone to practice three-point shooting. Now, the Lakers have more and more threatening perimeter points.

It can be seen that Richard Jefferson felt pretty good tonight, but he still didn't take the initiative to play singles. He still waited for Xie Chen to give him the ball. He was still standing on the right three-point line.

The nearly 37-year-old veteran, who took off and dunked, is still so light and easy. It is conceivable how brutal he was at his peak.

Seeing Richard Jefferson's dunk like this, I think of Vince Carter, a dunk genius who was once the three musketeers of the Nets like Richard Jefferson. Although he is old now, he can still show a good dunk on the court if he has the opportunity, which makes many players at their peak feel ashamed.

"These guys are almost 40 years old, and they are still so good at dunking, and they look very easy and effortless. If I can still dunk from the free throw line when I am 40 years old, everyone should accept it..." As long as Xie Chen's system ability is not lost, even at the age of 40 or 50, his ability is still so strong.

If at the age of 40, Xie Chen really couldn't help but want to come back to play, he was afraid that he would not be able to use these abilities, so he hoped that these veterans would be as evil as possible, so that when he was old, everyone would not be too surprised to make wonderful moves.

"Richard, have a chance to perform a dunk for me." Xie Chen said to Richard Jefferson.

"No problem." Richard Jefferson was full of confidence.

Not long after, Richard Jefferson received the pass from Xie Chen, received Xie Chen's ground pass from the free throw line in the middle, jumped up and ran to the basket in an instant, because Xie Chen's offense had already attracted the defense under the basket, Richard Jefferson rushed to it again, and the Pelicans had no time to defend inside. At this time, Richard Jefferson faced the empty basket and made a windmill dunk!
"Richard Jefferson's windmill dunk! Oh my god, it's been years since I saw this!"

"This is still in the middle of the offensive position, and Anthony Davis is still standing under the basket!"

Richard Jefferson's confidence and arrogance have almost risen to the level of Xie Chen, which made Nick Yang look amazed. He did not expect Richard Jefferson's performance to be as good as his own.

This is not over, and soon Richard Jefferson completed another steal by himself, and then faced an empty basket and made a 360-degree swivel dunk.

"Top dunkers like Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter are still very easy to dunk even when they are close to 40 years old. I believe that Xie will not be worse than them when he is 40 years old."

"I am the same age as Xie. If I can still see him jumping and dunking at the free throw line when I am 40 years old, I will pass out with excitement."

On the Spurs side, Richard Jefferson's performance also shocked everyone.

Aldridge exclaimed: "I really didn't expect that Richard Jefferson's athletic ability is still so good, he looks like a 26-year-old player."

Danny Green said: "It seems that we have to pay attention to him during the playoffs."

Tony Parker wondered: "Since Richard Jefferson is so good, why are the Lakers so eager to let the opponents in the league know? I think they use substitute players to scare opponents. It was like this last season. At the end of the regular season, Derrick Williams and those guys scored a lot of points in a single game, but so what? In the playoffs, won't it still depend on Xie and Cameron to win?"

Popovich also said: "Yes, I let you watch the Lakers game. I didn't want you to be scared by them. Nick Young scored 49 points. We should focus on him. Richard Jefferson performed like a player at his peak. We should focus on him. In the end, the attention was transferred to other unimportant players. This is the effect Xie wanted. One throw and they'll all be defeated."

Pau Gasol laughed: "I thought Xie would be looking forward to the playoffs."

Richard Jefferson scored 27 points in the first half, only 3 points less than Nick Young in the same period in the previous game. This was something that Nick Young, who had been bragging for two days, did not expect. What he did not expect was that Richard Jefferson's performance in the second half was even better than his previous game!

After all, Richard Jefferson is a veteran, very mature and seasoned, and he can control the timing of his shots just right every time. Coupled with the dizzying performances of Xie Chen and Richard Jefferson, the Pelicans have nothing to do with them.

In the end, Richard Jefferson scored 50 points, one more than Nick Young.

"Richard scored more points than me!" Nick Yang couldn't believe his eyes when he saw this scene.

Xie Chen still focused on rebounding and shooting three-pointers in this game, but this time he had a difficult opponent, Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis robbed many rebounds. Xie Chen only managed to get 10 rebounds. It seems that he will fall behind Drummond in the rebound data.

As for three-pointers, Xie Chen still maintains the habit of scoring at least 10 three-pointers per game. When he hits the tenth three-pointer, he feels that the task has been completed and he doesn't want to shoot anymore, so he scored another 10 three-pointers in this game.

Anthony Davis is still a commendable opponent. He scored 50+15 in the whole game. I don't know how many times he has such data this season.

Anthony Davis scored a lot of 2+1s today. No matter who is defending, he can always score. Xie Chen has already imagined that in the next few years, if he gets a superstar teammate, then his team will be very scary.

After the game, Xie Chen and Anthony Davis, who may have played against each other for the last time, also embraced tightly. Anthony Davis said: "I really don't want this to be the last time."

"Do you not want me to win the championship?" Xie Chen joked, "Even if I do retire, I may come back. If there is a day, I hope that you will be No.1 in the league at that time and stay healthy."

"I'll wait for you!" Anthony Davis was very excited to be valued so much by Xie Chen.

After the game, Xie Chen and Anthony Davis exchanged sneakers.

In the locker room, the Lakers players were in a happy mood, and they were all happy for Richard Jefferson. After all, he is a respected veteran with a good personality, and everyone has a good relationship with him.

Except Nick Young.

Nick Young said slightly displeased: "Thank you, it's not right for you to do this. Richard Jefferson is the secret weapon in our team. How could you let him show his full strength so early? We should save it for the playoffs before letting him make a move. It's enough for me to scare the opponent, isn't it?"

Xie Chen knew that Nick Young was a bit appreciative because Richard Jefferson scored one more point than him. Xie Chen shrugged and said with a smile: "I never thought of letting him score so many points. He feels so good. I can't pass it to him."

Richard Jefferson said modestly: "The Pelicans' defense is not good. I can't have such a shooting percentage in the playoffs."

Luke Walton said: "It's good to let them know that we have two players on the bench who can easily score 50 points in a single game. No, there may be three more. Clarkson, are you ready?"

The next selected substitute player is Jordan Clarkson!

Clarkson is the chief scorer on the bench. He plays a huge role in the second team. It is impossible for Xie Chen to be on the court all the time. When Xie Chen is off the court, the team needs to rely on players like Clarkson to maintain the score, so that the hard work of Xie Chen and other main players will not be in vain.

Xie Chen has high expectations and the highest demands on Clarkson. Unfortunately, Clarkson's current three-point shooting rate still does not satisfy Xie Chen.

Jordan Clarkson had already guessed that he would be there soon, and he replied gently and confidently: "I've been ready for a long time."

The next game is to play the Blazers at home. There is a very difficult guy in the Blazers, Lillard. It seems that Clarkson will not be afraid of having no opponents in the next game.

Two days later, the Staples Center is still the home of the Lakers. This time, the Portland Trail Blazers are visiting here. They are currently ranked ninth in the Western Conference, and they are trying to compete with the Jazz and Thunder for a playoff spot. Therefore, every next game is very important to them. It can even be said to determine their life and death.

The Trail Blazers, from players to coaches, attached great importance to today's game.

Trail Blazers coach Stotts reminded the players of the importance of this game before the team came to Los Angeles. If they want to compete for tickets to the playoffs, this game must be won.
Lillard himself dissatisfied with Xie Chen, and every time he met Xie Chen, he played against the sky. Coupled with such a special meaning, Lillard will definitely risk his life in this game!

Before the game started, Lillard found Xie Chen and talked a few words: "I guess what you are going to say. You may think that this is the last time we will play against each other. Let me enjoy this game, but what I want to say is that we will enter the playoffs, and we will meet in the first round, and we will perform a miracle! You don't have to feel too sad, because after defeating you, I will soon defeat Stephen Curry and let him accompany you!"

Xie Chen looked at Lillard and said earnestly, "Dude, your paranoia is getting worse!"

(End of this chapter)