NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 10: Perfectly integrated into the tactics, easily securing the first point in the playoffs!

Li Xingchen's appearance at this time was unexpected by many.

This means that his status on the team has jumped from the end of the bench to around the seventh or eighth position, becoming a regular rotation player.

Li Xingchen's teammates weren't surprised, after all, they could feel from yesterday's practice that he was now at a level that was definitely a qualified rotation player, not to mention that his playing style was the type that Kerr liked the most.

However, this was quite unexpected for the opponents and some fans.

"We can see that Curry is resting, along with center Looney. The Warriors have brought in backup shooter Jordan Poole, and... our player Li Xingchen! Green is playing center, looks like it's going to be a small-ball lineup again!"

In Tencent's live stream, Wang Meng, a long-time commentator, began his introduction.

For some reason, he's always one of the commentators for Warriors games.

"I didn't expect Kerr to trust Li Xingchen so much. Just for those few seconds of performance in the last game, he's already been promoted to a regular rotation position," Duan Ran chimed in. "Let's all look forward to his performance today!"

"Yes, I originally thought Xingchen would only be a surprise weapon in specific situations, but now it seems he's going straight into the regular rotation. Judging from this, he'll probably get about twenty minutes of playing time per game." Wang Meng nodded in agreement. "Does Coach Duan think he can maintain his performance from the last game?"

"Maintaining the performance from the last game would be a bit outrageous. In the current popular parlance, if he scores 15 points in 40 seconds, wouldn't he score hundreds of points in total?" Duan Ran smiled. "But I still hope he can seize the opportunity and make a name for himself in this playoffs, and truly establish himself in the NBA."

"Hey, it's been a long time since Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian have produced a truly competitive domestic player who can secure a rotation spot in the NBA," Wang Meng echoed. "Let's all cheer for Li Xingchen! Regardless of the outcome of the game, I hope he can deliver a standout performance!"

In the live chat, most fans were pleasantly surprised to see Li Xingchen appear.

Regardless of which team everyone supports, the vast majority of people cheered for him when there were fellow countrymen present, and even many "20-year veteran Warriors fans" showed up uninvited.

After all, it's almost impossible for the Warriors to face big names like James, Durant, Harden, Irving, and Leonard in this year's playoffs, so the comments section is relatively more harmonious than usual.

Or rather, it's practically impossible for the Warriors to get past the first round—after all, they're the eighth seed in the West. Even though the Warriors' actual strength on paper should be far greater than the eighth seed in the West, at least on the surface, they won't pose a threat to other big-name teams, so fans of other star players can naturally take it in stride.

At the competition, Li Xingchen took off her coat and went into the game dressed lightly.

Cole put him and Poole on the court at the same time, clearly intending to engage in an offensive battle with the opposing team.

The Warriors pulled Looney at this point and put Draymond Green at center, a typical small lineup. With Cup Cat, Wiggins, Poole, and Li Xingchen, basically all of them are spacing points, and the game against the opponent is all about shooting and offense.

Warriors' offensive possession, Poole has the ball.

The opponent didn't switch on defense; he was being guarded by the Jazz's best sixth man, Jordan Clarkson, who is strong on offense but weak on defense.

Jordan Poole versus Jordan Clarkson, Jordan versus Jordan, that's actually quite interesting.

When Jordan saw that it was Jordan guarding him, he waved to his teammates to spread out, indicating that he wanted to go one-on-one with Jordan.

Suddenly, Jordan made a crossover dribble, and as expected, Jordan couldn't keep up with his speed and was beaten in one step.

If this were a one-on-one match, Poole would have already won by now, but unfortunately this is a five-on-five team match.

The opposing team's perimeter defensive anchor, Royce O'Neal, quickly helped out, accurately blocking Poole's layup path and depriving him of his best opportunity for a direct layup. If Poole were to force his way through at this point, he would likely be called for an offensive foul, since the opposing team had already set up their positions.

With half the time remaining in the round, and the plan to break through with one-on-one attacks seemingly failing, the other Warriors players remained calm and continued to run their positions according to the established plan.

In fact, from the moment Clarkson was out of position and O'Neal came to help defend, the Warriors had already achieved their goal; they successfully disrupted the opponent's defensive formation.

Next, the opponent will fall into a cycle of constantly losing their position and making recovery plays. As long as the Warriors keep running, they can find the perfect shooting opportunity and score a so-called "easy shot".

Ultimately, O'Neal was so busy patching up this and that that he left his man Li Xingchen behind. Li Xingchen seized the opportunity, made a cut, and laid the ball in under the basket for an easy two points.

The score is 22-16.

He scores as soon as he enters the game; he makes an impact as soon as he enters the game!

Li Xingchen and her teammates took turns giving each other high-fives.

He felt particularly comfortable playing for the Warriors, and Kerr's tactical skills were indeed impressive; he felt that Kerr had always been underestimated by the outside world.

If Rudy Gobert were on the court at this moment, their tactics would not work, because Gobert only needs to leave Draymond Green completely open and retreat to the paint. Even if the others can get open layups through movement and passing, just like before, it will be difficult to get past Gobert.

Kerr capitalized on Gobert's absence, as the Jazz lacked other qualified rim protectors, giving the Warriors endless opportunities in the paint.

"Wow, you scored right away! That's impressive, kid!"

"Although it was a layup, the fact that this kid was able to understand the Warriors' complex passing and cutting tactics in such a short time and integrate them seamlessly is amazing!"

Fans were pleasantly surprised by Li Xingchen's performance.

Judging from this, his performance in the last game was not just a flash in the pan. If he continues to play like this, his next contract will be many times higher!

The game continued, with the score fluctuating between the two sides.

Jazz head coach Snyder was a little frustrated because he absurdly discovered that he couldn't handle Li Xingchen.

It's not that Li Xingchen is particularly strong, but in his plan, the Warriors didn't have that many space points, so they naturally couldn't execute such good tactics. Therefore, Li Xingchen's sudden emergence caught him off guard.

What's even more outrageous is that when he was holding a meeting with the team yesterday to discuss tactics, he couldn't find any more information about Li Xingchen's matches. All he could find was that 40-second clip from the last playoff match, which was simply unreasonable and worthless.

Now that he's on the court, seeing how well Li Xingchen has integrated into the Warriors' tactical system makes things even more difficult for him.

However, the Warriors' lineup is relatively strong offensively but weak defensively, mainly because Poole and Clarkson are very similar in that they are both easily penetrated.

It's true what they say, whatever Jordan you are, I'll be just like Jordan.

Fortunately, the Warriors are currently in the lead, and their bench players' task is not to widen the score gap, but simply to maintain it and wait for Curry to return.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors maintained their lead at 30-24.

The break passed quickly, and the second quarter began. Curry was still resting because the Warriors' lineup remained unchanged at the end of the first quarter due to their good performance.

However, the opposing team's defensive stalwart, Gobert, returned to the court!