Although Derrick Rose, the core of the Bulls' backcourt, scored 25+5+8 in this game, he only made 9 of 29 shots and made 4 turnovers. His performance was not outstanding.

In this round of the series, Rose faced the Big Three and did not perform at the level of a regular season MVP. He was also chased by James for consecutive blocks, which made those who praised him feel a little embarrassed.

Xie Kai felt that it was not a shame to be beaten by the Heat's Big Three. Rose is indeed very strong, but just because you win the regular season MVP does not mean that you are really the best in the league. Your data is not actually the best.

If it weren't for the league's best record, you wouldn't even be in the top three MVPs.

The Mavericks and the Heat met again in the Finals after five years. In the 2006 Finals, the Mavericks won 2 games first and then lost 4 consecutive games to their opponents. They eventually lost the series and missed the championship.

Nowitzki and Wade, old enemies, meet again. What kind of series this will be is highly anticipated.

After staying in Memphis for two days, Xie Kai took a plane to his home in Los Angeles.

Xie Kai is back, and Chen Guixiang is busy, as if preparing for a wedding.

In the Chinese community in Los Angeles, Xie Kai is one of the top celebrities. He is back, and many people go to his home to see him, meet with him, and ask him to sign autographs and take photos.

People are afraid of being famous just as pigs are afraid of being strong. Xie Kai had previously thought about what would happen if he became famous. Now he has experienced the suffering of celebrities: living under a magnifying glass, having to pay attention to every move, no absolute freedom, etc.

At home, Xie Kai had dinner with his parents.

"Akai, eat more!" Chen Guixiang picked up a chicken leg and opened it with a loving look on her face.

Xie Kai smiled and said: "Mom, why do you act like I'm a guest!"

"You're usually not at home, but you still have the same guests!" Chen Guixiang said with a smile.

Xie Kai sighed: "I really don't go home that often, I'm too busy!"

"Akai -" Chen Guixiang came closer and asked with concern, "I read online news that the NBA is going to suspend. Is it true?"

Xie Kai's father also looked at Xie Kai with concern.

Xie Kai didn't expect his parents to be so well-informed. He nodded and said, "Really! But it's not certain that it will be suspended. It's just that the labor and management sides have differences and are arguing about the agreement."

"Ah...then if there is a lockout, will you have no ball to play?" Chen Guixiang looked worried.

Xie Kai nodded: "Theoretically, this is true. If NBA games are suspended, there will be no games."

"Then do you still have money from your contract?" Chen Guixiang continued to ask.

"If there is a lockout for the whole season, then naturally there will be no money in my contract. But this situation is unlikely, because there has been a lockout before, but in the end we all agreed. It means that there will be fewer games and I will earn more money.

The money will also be less than if there was no shutdown." Xie Kai explained seriously.

"Oh, that's good!" Chen Guixiang breathed a sigh of relief. Her son's affairs are her business. Now that her son has made a lot of money, her quality of life has also improved. She doesn't want to have problems at this time. Once her son loses his job,

, which would be a huge blow to their small family.

"If A Kai said it's okay, then it will be okay. A Kai, how long do you plan to stay when you come back this time?" Xie Kai's father, Xie Chongyang, finally spoke.

Xie Kai felt a little ashamed. Since he went to college, this home has been like a hotel, and he often has to go out again within a few days.

"I don't know yet!" Xie Kai said truthfully.

"Akai, when will your girlfriend Zhou Jing come to visit us again? I miss her so much. She is really good and can do housework!" Chen Guixiang asked with a smile.

Xie Kai's face suddenly turned red: "I don't know that either. She is a junior in college and is busy with her studies."

"Please be more diligent. Your father was already married when he was your age!" Chen Guixiang reminded.

"Times have changed, Mom! Look at which young people nowadays get married at the age of 21 or 2?" Xie Kai retorted.

"But you should hurry up! Don't act like you are still young, you are already working..." Chen Guixiang also started to ramble.

Xie Kai had no choice but to finish the meal as soon as possible and then go back to his room. When he was a child, he longed to grow up early and be able to make money by himself and do what he likes, and his parents would not care about it, but now it seems

, I am still too young...

After staying at home for two days, it was already June in the blink of an eye. Xie Kai was bored at home, and Zhou Jing had something to do at school and couldn't leave, so he began to think about improving his football skills.

Xie Kai formulated an offseason training plan for himself. In this plan, strength training and back-up skills are the two most important aspects.

Xie Kai's tragic defeat in the Western Conference Finals is still bitter. Because he was not strong enough, the team lost the opportunity to advance to the finals. If he could have defeated Barea at that time, he would probably have gone with the Grizzlies now.

Miami on the South Coast.

It's a pity that there is no if in this world, and now I can only watch the Mavericks and Heat playing the Finals in front of the TV.

Kobe's suggestion is to learn the low-post moves from Olajuwon, the great dreamer. Everyone in the NBA knows about Olajuwon's dreamy moves.

Xie Kai and Dameng are not players of the same era, and he has never seen Dameng perform this stunt live, but he has watched it many times in the video, and this set of low-post steps is really powerful.

Dameng was the core of the Rockets and won two championships. It must be said that he was a successful superstar.

In this league, it is not uncommon for players to learn fantasy footwork from Dameng. Kobe and Yao Ming, who Xie Kai knows, have both learned it.

Not to mention Yao Ming's fantastic footwork, which is simply a textbook low-post footwork for an active center; Kobe's post-up skills are also top-notch, and he can beat defenders who are larger than himself. It is not surprising that he is the first player in the league to post up at the 2 position.

Pass.

Xie Kai was not so eager to learn low-post post skills before. Nowadays, the league is becoming more and more inclined to face the frame and shoot 3-pointers. Due to many restrictions, the usage rate of post skills has been reduced.

It has become lower and lower. Especially for outside players, this skill is no longer necessary. Because his role at the University of Kansas is a shooter on the off-ball side, and because of his thin body, he has not systematically learned the back-up technique.

When he entered the NBA, he focused his training on shooting, breakthrough and passing, and did not deliberately learn to post up. This time Barea did this, which made him really determined to learn these skills.
Chapter completed!