Because of the loss of the G6 Warriors at home in the finals on June 16, the atmosphere in Oakland has become extremely tense in the past one or two days.

The strength of the Warriors and the Bucks is very close. Two such teams finally reached the tiebreak battle, so the outcome of the tiebreak battle is extremely unpredictable.

So, losing G6 is impossible for Warriors players to say that there is no psychological impact.

After all, G6, the Warriors players really want to achieve their goals.

No one wants to play a tiebreak with a team like the Bucks.

But in the end, what I didn't want to happen happened.

The Bucks' change of formation in G6 did catch the Warriors off guard.

But who would have thought Curry would play as a substitute?

In the NBA, which super giant is willing to accept being a substitute without any injury or illness?

Let’s just say that in the NBA, as long as you are a super giant, you have airs and face. Even if you are a selfless super giant, you are selfish.

It was unprecedented that Curry, who was completely selfless in obeying the team's tactics and style of play for the team, was completely unheard of.

So it is very normal for Cole and the Warriors to completely fail to think of this.

In the last game, the Bucks' team changes were indeed extremely effective.

The five forwards of Dream Chasing Green, Antetokounmpo, Durant, Ariza and Iguodala have extremely strong defense, extremely fast rotation, and extremely fast offense and defense conversion.

Even though Jokic has excellent athletic ability among the big center, he still seems slow to meet the Bucks, the five-front lineup, and seems to be very disadvantaged.

Let's just say that, if the Bucks' outside shooting was not very bad in the last game, the Warriors would never have just lost four points.

In the last game of G6, the Bucks' five-front team had almost no defensive loopholes, which made the Warriors' offense very difficult, even Chen Xiao was very difficult to fight.

These five Bucks' forwards, even if they do nothing, stand there with open arms, are nightmares for offensive players.

That is, Chen Xiao has strong power and rich attack methods. No one can withstand one-on-one, otherwise...

On the other hand, after Curry took the initiative to fall into the substitute lineup, the Warriors' rotation lineup could not find a player who could match Curry.

In the rotation lineup, Curry can almost play the Warriors' rotation players from No. 1 to No. 5.

Among the Warriors are Chen Xiao and Davis, two big men who are extremely good at assisting in defense, but in the Warriors' rotation lineup, Gobert, who is the best assisting in defense, is no different from the sieve in front of the Curtain.

If you don’t have enough dexterity and speed, you will be given in front of the library.

It can be said that Ray Allen's change of formation really brought the entire Bucks to life.

So, after G6, the entire NBA expert media were crazily praising Ray Allen's transformation.

At the same time, it is also praising the Bucks that it looks like they are going to win this year's championship.

After G3 ended, the Bucks' chance of winning the championship was 70%. After G4, the Bucks' winning rate dropped to 20%. After G6, the Bucks' winning rate increased to 70%, which is too exciting.

In this finals, the two teams were as exciting as a roller coaster.

And from this we can see how intense the finals this year are.

Before the start of this final, Chen Xiao felt that this final against the Bucks would be the most difficult final in his career, and this is indeed the case.

Not only is the opponent the strongest, but the opponent's restrictions on him are also the strongest.

Just talking about the last game, Chen Xiao had a 100-game feeling, but his one-on-one breakthrough was basically sealed by the Bucks.

Antetokounmpo, Dream Chasing Green, Durant, Iguodala, and Ariza, these five forwards are tied together, and any player breaks one-on-one is hell level.

Even if you pass the opponent's players, assisting defense will arrive soon.

Especially Chen Xiao is now 34 years old, and his speed and explosive power have dropped below 90. Compared with the peak of his body, Chen Xiao’s current breakthrough ability has indeed declined.

However, even at the peak Chen Xiao, it is not easy to break through with such a buck.

On the other side, because the five players of the Bucks have excellent defense, excellent figure and athletic ability, their defense is also very aggressive, and everyone's defense can be expanded to be strong and aggressive in the three-point line to defend against the counterattack players.

This also caused great difficulties for Chen Xiao and the Warriors' three-point shooting.

Even if you are pick-and-roll outside, you can't avoid it, because the Bucks' five-front team can be replaced unlimitedly!

In other words, your pick-and-roll ends up just pick-and-roll loneliness.

In the end, the Warriors, the strongest NBA offensive team this season, really had no choice but to force Chen Xiao to sit in a low post to hammer the Bucks like a center. In the end, Chen Xiao gave the Warriors a little chance.

Of course, the Warriors' chances are not just Chen Xiao's comprehensive and powerful offense, but also the Bucks players' poor outside feel.

In short, after playing G6, many experts believe that the Bucks' chances of winning the championship are more than 70%, which is really not without reason.

The reason is very good. If the Warriors cannot break the Bucks' move, it will be difficult for the Warriors to defeat the Bucks in tiebreak.

Especially the Bucks players are already in G6 and G7, can they still be in G7?

For a team of this level, you expect him to play two games in a row. It is better not to have such expectations.

So after playing G6, the entire NBA was praising Ray Allen, Curry and the Bucks, and for Warriors fans, they were of course full of concern for the Warriors.

The problem is now very obvious. Even those experts and celebrities in the NBA are clear and fans are clear about things. It is impossible for the Warriors' coaching level and the players within the players to know the difficulties the team is facing now.

So, on the team's training ground the day after the G6 game, the team's head coach Cole found Chen Xiao and told him what he thought.

"Chan, I didn't sleep all night last night. I feel that G7 is indeed time for us to change. I am sure that in our most difficult moment, once again, my desire to get your help and save, can our team and I look forward to this?"

"If it's for the team's good, I can play as a substitute like Stephen Curry."

Chen Xiao's answer was firm and without thinking, and Cole was very moved and satisfied with Chen Xiao's attitude. Of course, he would not let Chen Xiao play as a substitute.

However, in the next game, Chen Xiao needs to do more difficult and harder than playing as a substitute.

Let’s just say that, in the next game, Chen Xiao played 48 minutes, this is a must.

At the same time, Chen Xiao will serve as the team's center position!

After G6, facing the Bucks' five-front team, one thing Cole is sure of is that any big center will be given away unless it is Yao Ming.

Yao Ming can use his offensive efficiency to counter the Five Fronts and use his offensive success rate to reduce the offensive speed and rhythm of the Five Fronts.

However, in the entire NBA history, centers like Yao Ming are unique.

Jokic is very strong, he and Yao Ming have different characteristics, and Jokic's characteristics are really too difficult to fight the five-finals of the Bucks.

And when Jokic was forced to take it down, who in the Warriors has stable offensive ability?

Really, except for Chen Xiao, there is no Warriors player who can play one-on-one against Dream Chasing Green in the interior.

When the Warriors' three-point line is sealed, most of the offense relies on three-pointers and outside attacks, and the offense is basically collapsed.

Chen Xiao, on the other hand, has to take on the offense of the already collapsed Warriors.

Only when he defeated Meng Zhui Green in the inside can he have the opportunity to let the Bucks attack in the inside and create three-pointers and the outside for other players of the team.

In other words, in the next game, the Warriors' offense is really all counting on Chen Xiao.

On the other side, as Chen Xiao plays as the center, the Warriors' outside defense will also decline significantly.

Clay, Bill or Barnes are not weak in defense, but these three people are short and old, so Clay can match the Bucks' Five Fronts points in defense.

Bill and Barnes can only do one thing in terms of anti-bounce and anti-bounce, either anti-bounce or anti-bounce. It is impossible to strive for both of them like Clay.

In this case, even if the next game does not start, just imagine that in the next game, the Warriors' basket will probably be sieve, and this definitely requires the defense of Davis and Chen Xiao, especially Chen Xiao's defense at the basket is extremely important. After all, Davis's confrontation is not that strong yet. He can only assist in defense and help Chen Xiao. He has to rely on Chen Xiao to withstand the crazy impact of Antetokounmpo and others under the basket.

The whole world knows that the five-way tactics and impact power are the greatest advantage, while Chen Xiao wants to withstand such impact power for the Warriors. Therefore, on the defensive end, Chen Xiao still has to bear the strongest burden.

Both the offense and defense have to bear the strongest burden, and then when they come to the bench, they have to compete with Curry. As long as they think about it, Kerr feels tired.

Now, he needs to hand over such a tiring work to a 34-year-old player. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that there was no way, he really cherished Chen Xiao very much. In normal times, he was unwilling to let Chen Xiao play more, and he refused Chen Xiao's request to play 48 minutes continuously.

Cole has always felt that he is different from Jordan. He will not overuse Chen Xiao like Jordan.

But in the end, at the most dangerous moment, he became the person he complained the most in his heart. Like Jordan, he could only pin his hopes on Chen Xiao in the end.

At this time, Cole was mixed in his heart, but Chen Xiao didn't have much trouble in his heart. After all, he had been doing such things in his career.

And he could also see that after the current Warriors' system was broken, they really needed a player to turn the tide with their own abilities.

And no one in the entire Warriors, except him, counted it over the beginning.

And Chen Xiao also knew that if Cole, a head coach with some mental cleanliness, would not have done such a thing if he had not been forced to the extreme.

But there is no way, who made the system he built was directly broken by the Bucks?

If there is no way, who would go to Durant?

The Warriors in history learned that they were a system team after being reversed by the Cavaliers in the 2016 Finals. When their system was restricted and players needed to turn the tide, no one could stand up in the end.

Compared with the Warriors in 2016 in history, it is actually lucky to have Chen Xiao.

However, from this matter, Cole and Chen Xiao need to learn some experience or lessons.

For Cole, he needs to be less addicted to the system.

For Chen Xiao, he really needs to make new plans for his career. He cannot just think that giving the ball rights to the team's system and teammates can make the team stronger.

If you want to make the team stronger, you still need his as the strongest player in the team to become stronger.

Otherwise, even if the team is built by him and Cole, it will still become a mirror or a moon when it is created by him or Cole.

For example, this time, if Chen Xiao's strength and endurance were not fixed at 100, the Warriors would definitely collapse.

It is precisely because his endurance and strength were fixed to 100 that he had the chance to put down the weapons he was best at before and pick up weapons he didn't use much before to fight for the team.

Judging from this time, his most useful weapon now is no longer his three-pointer from the outside, or even his mid-range shooting, but his strength, his endurance, and his offensive skills under the basket.

Historically, Durant has lost weight in 2022 and has trained his mid-range shooting to a realm. Facing the Celtics' encirclement defense, his best and most useful weapon has also failed. He has lost his strength and cannot even operate at a low post and under the basket as before. He can only watch his shots keep hitting irons and his breakthroughs keep making mistakes.

Compared with Durant in 2022, Chen Xiao is undoubtedly lucky.

He didn't have so many injuries in his career, and his body was strong enough. He was at this age and could gain weight and create threats at the basket.

Chen Xiao has decided that after this season, he will gain weight and play in the inside, whether it is center or power forward, Chen Xiao's career will slowly move to the inside.

If he is at the peak, the outside line is the most suitable for him and the strongest.

So now, going to the basket and the inside is the strongest and most suitable him.

Even if his speed and explosive power drop below 80, combined with his offensive skills, 100 endurance, 100 strength, 100 ball sense and 100 ball quotient, he can still dominate the game in the inside.
Chapter completed!