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Chapter 238 It's a showdown, I'm getting serious!
At the end of the season, all the major awards have come out.

Of course, the matchup chart for the playoffs also appeared.

The Lakers, ranked first in the West, played against the eighth Hornets; the second Spurs played against the seventh Grizzlies, the third Nuggets played against the Thunder, and the fourth Mavericks played against the Trail Blazers.

The Celtics ranked first in the Eastern Conference played against the eighth Nets, the second Heat played against the 76ers, the third Magic played against the Eagles, and the fourth Bulls played against the Pacers.

"It's over, don't look at it, the Celtics must have swept the Nets."

"I don't see it at all, okay? Now the Nets are only Wang Chao alone. How can he fight against the Celtics team alone? Even in Jordan's peak period, he can't play against the current Kyle alone. Special people."

"You don't need to watch it, it's heartbreaking. This year's Nets is really a joke. If Wang Chao didn't join, I don't know if I can make it to the playoffs."

Many fans have begun to give up the Nets, and everyone is not optimistic about the Nets qualifying in the first round.

The Celtics, this is the championship seed, and it's still a defense against a weaker team.

The offense is weak, and that's only because the Celtics' defense is stronger than their offense.

But the Celtics' offense is tougher than many teams.

"I still believe in Wang Chao!" Someone put their last hope on this super rookie.

"All of us believe in Wang Chao, 42 triple-doubles, 37 consecutive triple-doubles, and the quadruple-double against the Big Three of the Heat, we all see these, any of us believe in Wang Chao, but we don't Trust the current lineup of the Nets, how can Wang Chao fight the Celtics?"

"That's right, at least you have to have a helper, so that Wang Chao can fully play, right?"

"Where can the Nets get help now? Big Ben, Tracy McGrady, and Chris Humphries all ended the season early. Even Chris Humphries of the sixth man will need half a month to return. Who will return? Can you help Wang Chao? No, not a single one."

"Isn't there still Outlaw?" There was a weak resistance from a fan.

"Outlaw? Hehe~ He can defend well, but how effective can he be on the offensive end? Besides, Outlaw's height makes him defend the inside line, which is still barely enough; defending the outside line, the movement speed is not enough, how do you want him to play? ?”

"Wang Chao, Wang Chao is very versatile, scoring, assisting, stealing, and blocking shots. Well, Wang Chao is just himself, to be honest, I feel sorry for Wang Chao, this is the only Asian defender I recognize."

Before the start of the playoffs, countless fans concluded that the Nets were almost hopeless.

On the afternoon of April 4, TD North Shore Garden Arena, this is the first game of the Nets playoffs, the home of the Celtics.

In this series, the number of home and away games is 2-2-1-1-1, that is, the Celtics first have two home games, then the Nets have two home games, and then the Celtics have one home game, and the Nets have one home game. , The seventh game is also the home of the Celtics.

On the afternoon of April 4nd, the first game of the playoffs started, and the Nets lost two major players. Now they are reliable Wang Chao and Outlaw.

But Wang Chao, who participated in the playoffs once, obviously failed to adapt to the defensive steals in the playoffs.

In the first game, he was severely taught by the Celtics, and finally lost to the Celtics with 97:69 points and 28 points. In the whole game, Wang Chao only scored 17 points and 8 points. The performance of assists and 3 steals is not bad.

But in this game, Wang Chao was restricted to death, and his shooting percentage also hit his season low of only 35%.

The second game was the home court of the Celtics. This game was 92:81. With Wang Chao's hard-fought counterattack, the Celtics were also sure of victory; Wang Chao scored 24 points, 9 assists and 7 steals in this game.

In the third game, after returning to the home court of the Nets, Wang Chao went berserk throughout the whole process, which made the Celtics feel uncomfortable. In the end, it was only 99:98, winning by one point, and Wang Chao's game was 30. Points 11 assists 8 steals 6 blocks.

Under his performance, Wang Chao surprised the Celtics.

"What did you find?" Doug Rivers looked at Wang Chao's technical statistics.

"Ah?!" The Celtics scouts and assistant coaches replied deeply.

"This rookie of the Nets, he is slowly adapting to the intensity of the playoffs." Doc Rivers was actually very surprised, and said: "In the three games, Wang Chao's statistics continued to improve, and the number of shots They are all about the same, but the scoring and shooting percentage are constantly improving."

"The shooting percentage was 35% in the first game, 42% in the second game, and 51% in the third game."

"This guy's ability to adapt is really crazy. He was almost going to be a lore tonight. If he hadn't arranged for three people to defend his buzzer at the last moment, he would have been a lore." Greg Rivers was very surprised. He always felt that Wang Chao was absorbing experience and growing crazily.

"Cheer up, the team needs you!" Wang Chao was fascinated by the simple words.

This is what Kobe Bryant sent him.

This season, since he moved to the Nets, the Nets have lost two matches against the Lakers.

In these two games, Wang Chao lost the first game because of a cold and was unable to show his strength. The second time, because the Lakers lost to the Heat the day before yesterday, he was directly taken away by the highly motivated Lakers.

In the playoffs, both master and apprentice have entered the playoffs. The Nets are now 0:3 behind the Celtics. This game will determine whether the Nets will be swept out by the Celtics.

At this time, Kobe didn't say much to him, but just told him that it was time to stand up.

Obviously Kobe wants to cheer Wang Chao up. Now Wang Chao doesn’t have a good mentor to motivate him, so he can only rely on him to carry the team forward. This is the same as Kobe in 05-06, he will be confused Feelings, but the sooner you cheer up, the better it will be.

The Lakers are now 2:1 ahead of the Hornets. Today is the 29th, the fourth game of the Lakers, and also the fourth game of the Nets.

"Of course!" Wang Chao replied simply, which made Kobe, who was about to start, smile even more and put his phone in the closet.

But Wang Chao, at this time, went to the training ground to get his thermos, and then went to the arena after taking it.

The locker room was dead, and Wang Chao didn't want to say anything.

Johnson looked at Wang Chao, hesitant to speak.

At the home court of the Nets, Wang Chao is no longer as active and talkative as before. Now he just puts on his clothes and walks out of the locker room silently.

Looking at Wang Chao like this, McGrady, Big Ben, and Chris Humphries are actually not feeling well.

This is really a great irony. The Nets have been supported by a rookie until now.

Everyone is watching Wang Chao's growth and hard work, and he has never disappointed anyone.

But now, because there is no effective helper around him, he has been carrying the team by himself until now.

When we came out, there were not many fans at the scene, barely halfway through.

But even so, many of Wang Chao's friends came to watch the game.

Qiao Sixiu and Scarlett felt uncomfortable when they saw Wang Chao silently appearing on the stage. These days, they all deeply felt Wang Chao's dedication to the game.

He knew that the Nets were powerless, but he was stubborn and refused to admit defeat.

Before the game started, everyone in the Nets looked at Coach Johnson.

Only Wang Chao silently took out a thermos from his bag.

Wang Chao's actions made McGrady and the others stare at him.

Everyone in the Nets knows about this thermos cup. Drinking a cup of tea every day is Wang Chao’s practice, but Wang Chao has never brought the thermos cup to the court. He once said that it is not necessary, but only today.

"I know that since Tracy McGrady and Big Ben were injured, the morale of the whole team has been lost."

"Otherwise our Nets won't lose 8 consecutive games in the last 11 games of the regular season and the first three games of the playoffs." Wang Chao whispered to himself.

"However, I want to say, I'm sorry, I haven't taken it seriously before, I just think it's good to win the game, and the statistics don't matter."

"I thought that if I didn't use my full strength, under my tandem, everyone would be able to attack effectively, and they would also be able to give me a lore in the fourth quarter when the score was close."

"However, it seems that there is not; since this is the case, I will let you see tonight how far I have grown in this season. In fact, since I entered the league, there have been no more than three times when I really became serious; the first The first time was the runaway by the Eagles; the second time was the team’s dangerous lore against the 76ers; and the game with the quadruple-double against the Heat, it was also a serious game for me.”

"Why didn't I be serious before and hide my clumsiness? Because there are McGrady and Daben around me. They are all stars and have their own unique abilities. I just need to play the role of organizer well."

"Tonight is also my fourth serious game in the league. Sit tight, and I'll take you flying." Wang Chao's words to himself stunned the Nets.

Not to mention all the Nets players, including team manager Billy King, everyone was dumbfounded.

Wang Chao directly took a sip of the health-preserving tea in the thermos, and the Celtics also noticed it.

"This action?!" Doug Rivers felt a chill behind his back after noticing Wang Chao's eyes turning his head.

"Could it be that the mysterious Eastern Power has awakened again?"

"Attention, defend Wang Chao all the way tonight, double-team, if it doesn't work, three-team." Doug Rivers quickly changed tactics.

On the other side, the Nets' starters: center Outlaw, power forward Damai, small forward Outlaw, shooting guard Vujacic, Wang Chao point guard.

"Remember, all the balls are handed over to Wang Chao, and we mainly play around Wang Chao." Johnson immediately arranged Wang Chao as the core tactic.

The Celtics have center O'Neal, power forward Garnett, small forward Pierce, shooting guard Ray Allen, and point guard Rajon Rondo.

Wang Chao stood where he was, looking at the two people who were standing in the midfield circle jumping the ball.

Lopez is currently the only center available to the Nets.

There are quite a few small forwards that the Nets can use now, but Favors and Damai are the only center forwards and power forwards.

"Drip!"

It started, and the referee threw the ball up.

Although Lopez's ability is not very good, his physical fitness is still better than that of O'Neal.

"Snapped!"

Lopez jumped the ball, and after getting the ball, Damai got the ball.

After Wang Chao received the ball, he looked at Ray Allen who came to defend him.

"Huh~"

The corner of Wang Chao's mouth raised slightly, looking at Ray Allen's appearance, which made the latter very scared.

"Squeak!" Just as Ray Allen was in a daze, Wang Chao sped up and quickly passed Ray Allen.

After smearing Ray Allen, Wang Chao stood outside the three-point line and took off for a three-pointer without warning.

"Shua!" He scored the first three-pointer, and there was no defense, how could Wang Chao miss it?

It was just the first ball, Wang Chao moved his head.

"Are you ready to defend me?" Wang Chao deliberately said to Doc Rivers of the Celtics when he retreated.

"Boy, you are too proud too early." Doug Rivers hates this kind of arrogant player the most.

(End of this chapter)