Chapter 435 He seems to be completely absent on the court
Charles Barkley believes that Xiao Mo cannot suppress Chen Jie on the offensive end.
In fact, this idea is still very marketable.
Even the cautious Kenny Smith, although he said that he had to wait and see before speaking, in his heart, he was actually leaning toward such an outcome.
But not long before the two of them finished speaking, a scene on the field made the two of them speechless.
No matter how many fake moves he made, he couldn't shake Chen Jie's Xiao Mo. He had no choice but to break through forcefully.
In fact, in the first quarter, Xiao Mo also chose to force a breakthrough.
However, the result of that time was that Xiao Mo almost made a mistake. If Chen Jie hadn't suddenly been stunned for a moment as if there was a power outage, Xiao Mo's ball would definitely have been cut off.
Now, Xiao Mo still has to force a breakthrough, and no one thinks that Chen Jie will suddenly lose power like in the first quarter.
As a result, I'm afraid it's doomed that the Cavaliers' offensive opportunity this time will be ruined in the hands of Mo.[
The fans at the Credit Center don't have much confidence in Xiao Mo's breakthrough even at this moment. What they see on their faces is not expectation, but disappointment.
It was as if they were sure that another attack would be successful.
Just when everyone thought that Xiao Mo would not succeed, even Xiao Mo himself felt that it was unlikely to succeed.
An accident happened.
Xiao Mo just changed directions and easily passed Chen Jie.
Chen Jie, who was defending Xiao Mo, only extended his hand during the whole process.
After that, he didn't move his steps. He just watched Xiao Mo walk away with his eyes.
After it passed, Xiao Mo couldn't even believe that he had really succeeded. He didn't even accelerate and went straight to the basket.
The fans in the Credit Center didn't even react for a moment. Their faces were more shocked than surprised.
Charles Barkley was already ready to explain the Cavaliers' mistake and Chen Jie's successful defense. However, when he opened his mouth, he saw Chen Jie's defense. If he was ready, he held it back.
Several other Bulls players didn't even react.
Skiles told him that they were going to help Chen Jie on defense, but Xiao Mo chose to force a picture of this ball. The Bulls players felt that Chen Jie should be fine, so they were not prepared to step forward at all.
Help Chen Jie, so after Xiao Mo passed Chen Jie, no one around him even came to help defend him.
Obviously, the Bulls players did not expect that Chen Jie would make such an appearance.
Simply, Xiao Mo himself didn't expect it. So after successfully breaking through, he reacted and realized that his breakthrough was successful.
But at this time, the Bulls players also reacted, and they quickly came over to shrink their defense, trapping Xiao Mo in the middle.[
Although Xiao Mo's breakthrough was successful. However, after the breakthrough, because he did not take quick action and hesitated for a second, the opportunity was fleeting in this second.
After the Bulls players all assisted in defense, Xiao Mo's breakthrough lost its effect.
He passed the ball to James, and the Cavaliers could only stop the offense again.
In the end, James scored two points for the Cavaliers with a breakthrough.
However, the focus of everyone's attention is obviously not how James scores.
What they are paying attention to is Chen Jie's defense.
In fact, this defense is still very common in NBA. This is also commonly known as defending with the eyes.
Generally speaking, those who can defend like this are basically the kind of players who are sloppy and lazy on the court and don't focus on playing.
Well, to put it bluntly, if Tracy McGrady performed like this on the defensive end, I'm afraid people wouldn't be surprised and curious.
Because for a player like Tracy McGrady, a player who doesn't like to defend, it is normal for something like this to happen.
However, for a player like Chen Jie who plays seriously and always focuses on the game, such a situation is not so normal.
Who has ever seen Chen Jie watching his opponent go away after being broken through by his opponent?
I'm afraid this is the first time Chen Jie has been so defensive in today's game.
In the past, even if Chen Jie was broken through, even if the opponent's layup could not be stopped, Chen Jie would not hesitate to jump up and try to block the shot.
But today, Xiao Mo's breakthrough could obviously be prevented, but Chen Jie did not move his steps, but looked at Xiao Mo with his eyes, as if his own eyes could prevent Xiao Mo.
This makes the representation understandable to everyone.
However, after being stunned for a while, Charles Barkley gave a reasonably reasonable reason that he could understand, which at least answered everyone's doubts.
"Perhaps, Jie Shaun didn't expect that Xiao Mo would really dare to break through like this. He didn't expect that Xiao Mo would go to the tiger mountain knowing that there were tigers in the mountains, so he didn't react."
Charles Barkley's statement was immediately accepted by everyone.
Because apart from this, I really can't find any suitable reason.
In fact, it was not just Charles Barkley who thought so. Skiles, the Bulls players, including the Cavaliers players and coaches, after being surprised for a while, they also made excuses for Chen Jie in their hearts.
And most of their excuses are the same as Charles Barkley.
Maybe, Chen Jie just didn't expect it, so he didn't react. Xiao Mo caught Chen Jie off guard.
Only this explanation can be accepted by everyone.
Of course, it was also because of this reaction that when Chen Jie dribbled the ball past half-court and was about to attack, LeBron James, who was defending Chen Jie from the Cavaliers, still did not dare to show any slightest hesitation.
After implementing Paul Silas's arrangements, the Cavaliers' defense was very focused and in place.
For several other Bulls players on the court, Chandler was simply unsuccessful in trying to get into position inside. What's more, even if he tried to get into position, he wouldn't have much effect. His back-up ability is not even as good as Kwame Brown's
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Noccioni's movement on the outside was unable to get out of the way, and Gooden followed him closely.
Chris Duhon couldn't even find a chance to connect the ball when he was guarded by Xiao Mo. As for Piakowsky, he was able to catch the ball, but Pavlovic's influence on him was not small.
The stance is even beyond the baseline.
He can catch the ball, but has no position.
With four people, Chen Jie couldn't find a spot to throw the ball.
He knew that with this ball, whether he wanted to or not, he was going to beat LeBron James alone.
You can't call a timeout, or just throw the ball to the Cavaliers and then defend yourself.
Chen Jie dribbled the ball and started preparing for singles.
If it were before, Chen Jie would not be afraid of LeBron James' defense.
Although he is physically stronger than Chen Jie, Chen Jie does not have an advantage physically in terms of breakthroughs and shooting.
However, Chen Jie is more flexible and faster than him.
With these two points, Chen Jie can easily find opportunities to shoot or break through.
In fact, in the last match between the two teams, LeBron James and Chen Jie also faced each other for a while.
At that time, it gave people the impression that neither of the two people could guard against the other.
When LeBron James wants to play Chen Jie in isolation, he basically makes a breakthrough, and then uses his body to contact Chen Jie. Although Chen Jie will not be knocked away by James, James can also find space to take action.
When Chen Jie played against LeBron James alone, he could throw James away with just one change of direction and acceleration.
The two people have different characteristics, but they can both be used to the best of their ability.
Neither of them can help each other, and this kind of duel also makes many fans excited.
Fans who were still impressed by the last match between the two couldn't help but get excited when they saw the two of them going one-on-one again.
They are looking forward to seeing a thrilling showdown!
Chen Jie moved. Although he was not in good condition, his mind was still clear.
He knows that facing James, his flexibility and speed are his advantages, and whether he wants to shoot or break through, he must use his advantages.
If you want to shoot, you should take the ball for a few steps and then take the shot suddenly without giving James time to react.
If it is a breakthrough, you should take a few steps back to open up space for yourself, then change direction with the ball, accelerate, and completely get rid of James before the layup, because if there is physical contact with James during the layup,
, in this way, the shooting percentage of layups will be affected.
Chen Jie knows all these principles.
However, many times, it is not possible to do it just by knowing it.
Chen Jie dribbled the ball and decisively chose to change direction. Although James was not thrown away immediately, looking at the situation, as long as Chen Jie speeds up again or changes direction in the opposite direction, he should be able to occupy a favorable position.
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However, after this change of direction, Chen Jie suddenly seemed to not know what he should do. He accelerated the ball, but forgot to pay attention to James' interference when accelerating.
In fact, Chen Jie's choice was correct.
At this time, he should speed up.
However, he accelerated without guarding against James.
This actually reflects Chen Jie's absent-mindedness.
Because when you are focused, no one will forget something as basic as guarding your opponent from taking the ball when dribbling.
Basically any professional player will not make this kind of mistake.
This kind of mistake basically only occurs among amateur players.
But now, Chen Jie made such a mistake. Seeing that James could no longer catch up with Chen Jie, he took out a handful. In fact, he did this subconsciously, and he had no hope of success.
However, unexpectedly, he actually encountered basketball.
Chen Jie was unexpectedly unprepared.
When James felt his hand touch the basketball, he knew that Chen Jie's ball was gone.
And sure enough, Chen Jie, who was accelerating to dribble the ball, immediately lost control of the basketball after it was touched by James.
The basketball bounced irregularly on the ground, hit Chen Jie's thigh, changed direction, and accelerated towards the baseline.
There is no one on the bottom line, and the basketball goes directly out of bounds!
The referee blows the whistle and the Cavaliers play the ball in the backcourt.
Chen Jie made a mistake!
Seeing this scene, Chen Jie covered his head in frustration.
The fans at the scene were in an uproar.
Yes, the fans in the Credit Center did not celebrate, but were in an uproar and were surprised.
Is this still Chen Jie? Why did he make such a low-level mistake?
If Xiao Mo's defense just now can be explained by not expecting it, then how can we explain this ball?
Many people have been unable to find excuses for Chen Jie.
Skiles frowned, his eyes full of frustration.
He understood that his premonition had come true.
Sure enough, when he went back from the timeout, Chen Jie was not in the right state.
Now, Skiles also understands where Chen Jie's problem lies.
In fact, everyone has seen where Chen Jie's problem lies.
Now, no one can defend Chen Jie.
Even Charles Barkley in the TNT studio, Chen Jie's number one fan in the United States, who always supported Chen Jie at all times, could only sigh at this time.
And then, Charles Barkley said what everyone was feeling at this moment.
"Jay, it seems like, he seems like his mind is not on the court at all!"
Yes, everyone understood at this moment that it was not that Chen Jie was in poor condition or that there was something wrong with his body, but that his mind did not seem to be on the court!
