After Going Berserk, He Completely Dominated

Kobe and Chen Xi could both ignore the defense and double-teams, sinking all kinds of insanely difficult shots and making one impossible basket after another.

And their ability to score like that could last for a while, too.

When they were in a good rhythm, keeping it up for a whole game was basically no trouble...

Over the next few possessions, Chen Xi generously gave the Pelicans players another demonstration of just what caliber of player he was as he gradually entered his prime.

On the first possession, he stripped Beasley clean on defense, then took off on a solo fast break and finished with a flying dunk.

On the second, he faced up Butler with the ball at the top of the key. After using a crossover to break into the paint, he hit a leaning jumper right over Horford's defense, calmly adding another two points!

On the third, he had the ball at a 45-degree angle, used consecutive double crossovers to get past Butler, then followed with a behind-the-back switch and a hop step to evade Holiday's steal attempt. Once he reached the basket, he passed to Little Jordan, who finished with an alley-oop dunk!

On the fourth, he had the ball on the wing and tested the defense with a Triple Threat stance before pulling up for another jumper. He hit the shot right over Butler, then went down with the contact from Butler's foul and stepped to the line to complete a four-point play!

On the fifth, Chen Xi brought the ball over half court himself. Before the double-team could close in, he accelerated, broke through the trap, and drove past Butler from the top of the key toward the baseline. He gathered the ball and leaned into the contact, using it to launch into a