Chen Xi posted a luxurious stat line of 44 points, 8 rebounds, 16 assists, 5 steals, and 3 blocks in 39 minutes, once again leading his team to their eleventh straight win to start the season with a performance that filled every column of the box score!
With the final result decided, this high-intensity game finally came to an end.
Chen was finally able to relax his taut nerves. He celebrated by embracing his teammates one by one, then turned to find several of the opposing team's core players and shook their hands.
"You played very well tonight. It was a great game. I imagine the film from tonight should be quite valuable as a reference."
After embracing Fox, Barnes, and others, Chen Xi came before his old acquaintance, Little Sabonis.
Unlike Fox, who had been completely shut down by Chen Xi in the closing stretch and was now somewhat dejected and trapped in negative emotions, Little Sabonis took things quite well.
"That's an annoying thing to say, Chris. We were terrible in the final stretch. In my view, that hardly counts as a great performance."
"Don't completely deny all the effort you put in tonight just because of those last few minutes, buddy. In my view, you've already found a way to win. At this stage, most teams are still working through their chemistry and adjustments, but your progress is absolutely ahead of the curve. As for your performance down the stretch, my advice is this, buddy: perhaps you should try giving yourself a bigger role. You have that ability, don't you?"
"I..."
"Don't get so fixated on those handoffs after coming up to receive the ball. Try developing some new things.
Your offensive ability isn't bad... For example, why not develop some face-up skills like Towns or Embiid?