Chapter 15: I ask you if this melon is ripe?

This time, Chen Cheng's defensive movements began to become very aggressive and began to continually compete with Anthony.

This move hit Anthony's thoughts.

He was surprised before, how could this peer be so calm, his style is very smooth, and he looks like an old-skinned style. Now it seems that he is overestimating him.

Once the defender starts to take the initiative, it is very easy for the offensive player to seize his flaws and launch an offensive.

Now Chen Cheng is constantly putting pressure on Anthony, while Miller and Boykins are waiting for an opportunity on the outside. Although their shooting percentages tonight are not very ideal, Kobe and Payton cannot easily give them a chance to take action.

Sure enough, Chen Cheng's brainless force was seized by Anthony.

Anthony made a very concealed little move, pressing his elbow against Chen Cheng's ribs, and then completed one with his body as a shaft, then turned around and elbow behind him.

Chen Cheng, who was violated, became an unknown fire. His body had obviously lost its position, and he was still moving horizontally. Anthony, who was holding the ball, broke out from the bottom line.

The bottom line referee whistle sounded, and Chen Cheng made a defensive foul.

Anthony smiled and picked up the basketball, walked into the court, raised his arms, and deliberately had some physical contact with Chen Cheng.

This provocative action completely ignited the anger in Chen Cheng's heart.

He rushed forward and was afraid of losing the basketball in Anthony's hand, and his face was pressed in front of Anthony.

"Don't be so arrogant, little melon! I'm going to ask you if this melon is ripe today?"

Anthony kept smiling, spread his hands and turned his head to one side.

"You don't have to anger me, I'm very calm because I'm more important than you. My team needs me, but your team doesn't necessarily have to."

When Chen Cheng heard what he said, he felt even more annoyed, unable to suppress his emotions, and even had the urge to hit people.

At this critical moment, Kobe stood up and quickly separated the two.

"Calm down, Chen, calm down."

Kobe's words were like a basin of cold water poured on Chen Cheng's head, and he was instantly awake.

If you remember correctly, the "Auben Mountain Palace Incident" was precisely because of Artest's irrationality that the Pacers, who were well-staffed, turned into a remnant formation, wasting a whole season.

Reggie Miller's dream of winning the championship was shattered.

"Damn, what am I doing? Why is this happening?" Chen Cheng's thinking finally returned to normal.

Jia Wei gave Chen Cheng a technical foul without hesitation.

The Zen master immediately changed Chen Cheng, and this time he sat on the bench and calmed down.

Chen Cheng walked out with a frustrated look on his face. The happiest one was Barkley, followed by his teammate Rush.

Barkley grinned and laughed, and his flesh squeezed out one ravine after another on his face.

"Anthony gets free throws on Chen. Look, this is the difference between an ordinary player and a future superstar. This is why Anthony is a mop, and Chen is just a loser. Anthony's next big contract, Van der Van der Vin. Chen may have been printed out long ago. Chen still has to run for his next short contract."

Smith frowned, "Charles, are you a little too mean?"

Barkley turned his head.

"Are you mean? I don't think so."

After Chen Cheng's fate, the Zen master had to replace two veterans George with the same offenders to guard Anthony.

This means that Kobe has to free up some energy to help George wipe his butt. If he consumes more physical strength, he will have to go off the court and rest, and Rush will get playing time.

"Beautiful job, Chen, your defense has worked. Look, Anthony has been punished again." Rush praised sarcastically, Chen Cheng turned a deaf ear.

He is reflecting.

Why did I suddenly have such a big change in my psychology? Is it because I took advantage of the previous training? So, is this the system teaching me some lessons?

In fact, 500 mid-range training volumes are nothing to any player who wants to make a name for himself in the NBA.

Not only did I not complete it steadily, but instead took shortcuts using the system bugs.

Now, I have been punished by the system.

If Kobe hadn't stopped him in time just now, he would have really fought with Anthony. Once he took action, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The media has overwhelmed negative reports, and it doesn’t matter if you lose your job. The key is to embarrass the Chinese.

This lesson is too profound and must be taken as a warning!

If you want to gain a foothold in NBA, you must train down-to-earth and complete the integration of consciousness and body as soon as possible.

If you want to become a star in the crowd, you must learn to control your temper. Although your mentality is now very stable, you still have to be vigilant.

Chen Cheng understood this problem and suddenly realized his mind.

The game on the court was still going on. Without Chen Cheng's candy defense, facing George, who was fouled with both fouls, Anthony decisively took on the team's offensive task and fought with Kobe very fiercely.

After the second quarter, the Nuggets narrowed the gap between the two teams to only 4 points under the leadership of Anthony.

In the second quarter, Chen Cheng did not get another chance to play.

As the teams on both sides left, Anthony was pulled aside by ESPN reporter Lisa and wanted to do a brief interview.

"Hello Merlot, you encountered some trouble at the end of the first quarter. How did you resolve it?"

Anthony put his hands on his hips and said calmly with a sweet smile: "Actually that's not a problem, it's just that there are some problems with my personal offensive choices, but I solved that problem as soon as possible and returned to the court to lead the team to narrow the gap."

"Have you ever studied your opponent? Chen, who scored 17 points in the last game with a 100% shooting percentage and almost led the team to reverse the Timberwolves to win."

Hearing Chen Cheng's name, Anthony's face changed slightly and he quickly adjusted back.

"Well, Chen, I haven't studied him, after all, he's just a short contract player. You know, I can't study the edge players of every team."

"Then do you think Chen has caused you some trouble?"

Anthony looked up and pretended to think for a while.

He said with a smile: "No, he did play very aggressively, but he did not affect me. It seems that he had some psychological changes in the second quarter. I hope he still has a chance to compete with me again in the second half."

After saying that, Anthony took off his headphones and hurried back to the locker room.

All of this appeared on the screen in the Lakers' locker room.

"Hey, Chen, did you hear it? This little guy is challenging you." Payton shouted as he stared at the screen.

Kobe sat in the innermost corner, tearing the bandage on his feet.

"Don't worry, I believe Chen will adjust."

Chen Cheng sat in his position without saying a word.

He knew that the purpose of Anthony's words was still to develop his own mentality.

Although it is now the sensible occupation of the highland.

But Anthony faces the challenges of himself in the face of audiences across the United States.

If you don’t dare to respond or admit defeat, you will not be a Chinese man.

He must respond.

Chen Cheng came to the Zen master.

"Coach, I think I've adjusted it, and I still have to guard against Anthony."

The Zen Master was naturally very happy to see Chen Cheng volunteering.

They like this unyielding personality, and the restrained and humble attitude of Chinese people will be considered a manifestation of cowardice here.

"Since you are really ready, I will give you a chance." The Zen master raised his head and smiled at Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng nodded and said in his heart to Anthony's exciting first half highlights that were being played on TV.

"See you in the second half."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!