I’m Really Playing Basketball

Chapter 328: Arrogant Jordan and advance to the Eastern Finals!

After the Cavaliers played two consecutive home games against the Bucks, the experts on the American side were a little bit swollen.

Even ESPN, the media that is considered to be a "Little Zhan PN", thinks that the Cavaliers and Bucks in this round of the series are five-fifths, but the first two games of the Bucks and the Cavaliers, is this what a five-five should look like? ?

Co-authored by them for so long in the death of the fifth small, is it so vulnerable in front of Chen Xiao?

In the first two games, facing the Bucks, Chen Xiao scored a total of 78 points, 25 rebounds, 23 assists, 5 steals and 4 blocks.

Averaged a triple-double of 39 points, 12.5 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 2.5 steals, and 2 blocks per game.

This data, whether viewed separately or together, makes people feel jaw-dropping.

Faced with the defensive and double-team defense of the Bucks' three short insiders, Chen Xiao is really crazy in this round of the series.

And the first two games of the Cavaliers and Bucks played like this, is it really just as simple as a face-slap?

Of course it's not just as simple as slapped face.

Everyone knows that the current Cavaliers are a two-year-old team. Although this team has two superstars like Chen Xiao and James, this team has many other problems.

The offense of the center has always been the weak underbelly of this team, because there is no offensive center with a contract, so when the opponent is playing the Cavaliers, the center's defense range will be very large.

In this case, the Cavaliers' offense is very disadvantaged.

The pressure is all on the outside players like Chen Xiao and James.

Finally, in order to solve this problem, the Cavaliers finally forced Chen Xiao to play power forward, and even forced Chen Xiao to play center.

In the end, he almost wiped out the regular season MVP that Chen Xiao got.

But the effect has been very bad. Chen Xiao basically suffers from the top centers.

And now, among the league's championship teams, which one does not have a super center?

Duncan of Magic, Yao Ming of Heat, O'Neill of Suns.

In this case, the Cavaliers are strong, but they have not been the biggest contender for the championship.

No matter what the Cavaliers do, the NBA's biggest championship contenders this season have always been the Heat and Magic.

This is unchangeable.

But now, when the Cavaliers and the Bucks played the first two games, after Chen Xiao showed a very good offensive ability at the basket, everything was different.

When the Cavaliers have an excellent offensive center, then the advantage of the Cavaliers' complete lineup is reflected.

Therefore, after these two games, the Cavaliers' odds of winning at the gambling company have risen steadily.

For the NBA, the predictions of gambling companies are much stronger than those of league experts.

After the two games between the Cavaliers and the Bucks, the Cavaliers have sprung up!

Faced with the repeated praise of the league's experts and media celebrities, the Cavaliers players are a little fluttering.

This is innocuous. People are not robots. Who doesn't like others calling themselves?

Chen Xiao likes it too.

Especially looking at the newspapers that weren't very optimistic about me before, now they are talking about me. The sense of accomplishment and comfort is unimaginable.

After the Cavaliers have two consecutive home games, they will move to Milwaukee on May 15 to challenge the Bucks after a three-day break.

However, before that, the NBA draft draw took place on May 13.

If the Cavaliers did not trade the first-round pick from New York to the Bobcats for Gerald Wallace, then Chen Xiao will have the opportunity to go to the draft lottery to try his hand.

If this is the case, Chen Xiao will definitely be the most beautiful boy in the draft lottery.

Chen Xiao is still very confident in his luck, otherwise he would not be hit by the system to complete the counterattack in life.

But now, in the draft draw on May 13th, the most beautiful boy must be Jordan God.

As the Bobcats team with the worst record in the league last season, the Bobcats team, which had the largest chance of winning the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery, successfully won the No. 1 pick in the hands of Jordan God.

Don't think that the team that has the greatest chance of winning the No. 1 lottery will be able to get the No. 1 lottery. To be honest, in recent years, there have been few cases where the greatest chance of winning the No. 1 lottery lottery.

Especially in the case of David Stern's crazy blows.

Generally speaking, most of the teams with the worst records are maliciously smashed, and they are the targets of the NBA and David Stern.

This year's penultimate Bobcats, only 8 wins and 74 losses, this record has reached the point of madness.

Although this season Jordan invented a new method of scoring a record and showing a bad record. This tactic seems to be powerless and not malicious, but many people are not optimistic that the Bobcats can get this year's champion. sign.

Because this record is too bad, how could David Stern sign the top pick to a team with this record?

Isn't this slap your own face?

This record is worse than the record of those maliciously sloppy teams.

However, I have to say that David Stern is still okay. This time he may not add buffs to the Bobcats and Jordan, but at least he is not blacked.

Of course, getting the No. 1 pick is not enough to make Jordan the most beautiful boy in the draft lottery.

Because in addition to the Bobcats' No. 1 pick, the Bobcats have a total of 12 draft picks in the draft lottery.

The Bobcats own No. 1 lottery.

New York's No. 9 pick, Cavaliers' No. 28 pick, Raptors' No. 27 pick, Pacers' No. 16, Pistons' No. 18, and Mavericks' No. 22, and Kings' No. 21 pick.

Eight of the 12 draft picks are in the first round, and among them, the Clippers' first round is a lottery. Lotto protection is added, so it will be postponed for another year.

Eight first-round picks.

How many first-round picks were there in 2005?

The Bobcats accounted for more than a quarter.

So, after the draft lottery, many NBA general managers were frustrated.

In an interview with reporters, an unnamed general manager of Boston said: "The 2005 NBA draft has basically been abandoned. With Jordan’s vision, coupled with the draft picks of all ranks in his hand, other **** The team can only choose the rest of his players. With Jordan’s eyes, the outstanding ones will definitely be wiped out by him. We can't get anything."

"I’m not being alarmist to let other teams trade the first-round picks. I’m not trying to hit prices. I’m just telling the truth. If a team really wants to trade the picks to my team, I’m not What high prices will be paid."

The words of the unnamed NBA general manager are true, and they are really the prevailing atmosphere of NBA management.

Jordan is too famous now.

There are only so many good seedlings in an NBA.

In the past, everyone was blind and touched the elephant, and everyone was blind.

But now that there is a person who has opened the eyes of the sky, and there are so many opportunities, most of the treasures in the blind box must be picked out.

Assuming that there are 15 treasures in one draft and 12 of Jordan's picks are treasures, the remaining 3 treasures require 48 other picks.

So, how much can this be divided into?

Maybe the lottery picks are all parallel imports, while the other first rounds are all rubbish. As for the second round, it must be **** in the rubbish, even players with no signing value.

So, what is the most beautiful cub?

This is it!

Jordan held 12 draft picks in the draft lottery, 8 first-round picks, and the mysterious smile with a cigar hanging on it. That was really shivering.

In fact, the general manager next to him looked at Jordan's eyes, many of them were in awe and fear.

This USA TODAY's picture of Jordan with a cigar mouth and a mysterious smile, and other general managers looking at him in fear, is the biggest news in the United States on May 14th.

On this day, the entire NBA is exclaiming.

"The Eye of God, here comes!"

After watching Jordan's domineering as an audience, on May 15th, the Cavaliers players led by Chen Xiao to Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is Chen Xiao's base camp in the United States. When Chen Xiao came to Milwaukee, a large number of Marquette University fans came to pick up the plane.

As the first Marquette player in American history to achieve the MVP Grand Slam, Chen Xiao's MVP Grand Slam has improved Marquette University is unimaginable.

In the history of the United States, there are only six people: Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Magician, Olajuwon, and Chen Xiao.

Chamberlain’s University of Kansas, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Wharton, Magician’s Michigan State University, Olajuwon’s University of Houston, plus Chen Xiao and Marquette University.

These five schools can be said to enter the palace of American basketball history together with these six players.

To be honest, before Chen Xiao and Wade and their players did not appear, the status of Marquette University in the NCAA was very embarrassing.

There are champions, but they are the elites at the bottom.

And now, because of the rise of Chen Xiao and Wade, the influence of Marquette University in the NCAA is constantly fermenting.

In the future, it is conceivable that many fan geniuses of Chen Xiao and Wade will join Marquette University.

Of course, for the time being, the appeal of Marquette University has not yet exploded.

However, it will be fast too.

Therefore, Marquette University is now really ready to hug Chen Xiao and Wade's two long legs.

Marquette University is ready to build statues for Chen Xiao and Wade outside the team's training hall.

At the same time, a place will be drawn in the school to build a park. The name is named ‘Golden Eagle Park’. Inside it will be stored portraits, statues and historical records of Marquette University’s greatest group of players.

Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard are among them and are players with statue rights.

And Braxon, Dina, and Dougreeves, they are players with the right to portraits and so on.

It can be said that after getting the MVP of this season's regular season, Chen Xiao's status in Marquette University and Milwaukee has once again risen.

And the kind that has risen to the top.

So, this time the Cavaliers came to Milwaukee, it was really not the atmosphere of the away game.

Wherever Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers players went, they all cheered.

On the night of the Cavaliers and Bucks game on May 15th, the DJ of the Bucks even congratulated Chen Xiao on behalf of Milwaukee for winning this year's NBA regular season MVP.

Why is this so?

Obviously everyone is an opponent.

The main reason is that the Bradley Center is the home of the Bucks and Marquette University.

The main reason is that most of the fans at the scene wore all the jerseys of Chen Xiao at Marquette University.

If you don't let these Marquette fans on the scene feel cool, then you won't be cool in the future.

It is said that a strong dragon can hardly crush a local snake, in a sense, it is correct.

But if this dragon is a local snake, it is really invincible.

And Chen Xiao really has such an invincible taste in Milwaukee and New Jersey.

Kind of similar to James and Cleveland.

Being so pressured by Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers on his home court, do you think the Bucks players will be happy in their hearts?

Of course not happy.

"We can't stop Wonder Boy's influence in Milwaukee, we can beat him in Milwaukee!"

Terry Porter cheered for the team's players when the Bucks were on the court.

The death of the Bucks failed in front of Chen Xiao. This was not only a great blow to Terry Porter, but also a great blow to the Bucks players.

Without the Death Five as a backing, to be honest, the Bucks really can't beat the Cavaliers.

This season the Cavaliers and the Bucks played against the Bucks three times in the regular season, and the Cavaliers won two games.

Even if it was a loss, the Cavaliers madly asked Chen Xiao to play center, and the game was lost because the schedule was not good.

As NBA players, how could they not know the difference between the two teams.

Everyone is the Eastern Four Madness. The Bucks are the team that relies on three-pointers the most, and the most unstable team among the three Madness, and the strength is relatively weak.

However, no matter what, it has already reached the playoffs, the Bucks have no other choice, this game must not be used anymore.

The Bucks' starting lineups in this game were also replaced by center Joel Pulzbilla, power forward Braxon, small forward Iguodala, shooting guard Michael Reid, and point guard Ray Allen.

This is already a standard NBA starter.

Joel Pulzbila is also a 2.16 standard NBA power center.

In order to control Chen Xiao's basket offense, the Bucks were forced to give up their fast offense and unlimited rotation, and then sit on the ground and fight the Cavaliers.

The Bucks' starting lineup has changed in this game, and the Cavaliers have also changed.

Center Chen Xiao, power forward Raheem, small forward Korver, shooting guard Brent Barry, point guard James.

Because of the previous two games, Carlisle can definitely guess that the Bucks will change.

In this case, the Cavaliers certainly need to make some changes.

For the Cavaliers, this change will not suffer regardless of whether the Bucks continue to use the Death Five.

It has to be said that after the Bucks use the traditional lineup, the Cavaliers are still very difficult to play.

Joel Pulzbila's defense at the basket is very good. Chen Xiao's current footwork and hooks are definitely able to hit, but the efficiency can't be as high.

And when Chen Xiaola came out, Joel Pultsbila would definitely not pull it out. It was Braxon who pulled out. Facing Braxon's defense, Chen Xiao was actually not as good on the outside as he played inside.

Moreover, because Chen Xiao faces Braxon and James faces Iguodala, it is difficult for Chen Xiao and James to play the pick and roll.

but!

This season's Cavaliers are no longer the Cavaliers that lacked everything last season!

After Chen Xiao brought Braxon out, the Cavaliers’ starting power forward Raheem did not go to the basket to challenge Joel Pulzbila, but instead cruised around shooting in the mid-to-close range and throwing shots. Simply invincible!

Coupled with the support of Chen Xiao and James, and the support of Korver and Barry, the attack of the Cavaliers' main Raheem was very successful.

In this game, Carlisle used the Bucks to play Raheem, of course, to deal with the Magic and Duncan training.

The Magic and the Heat are still very anxious, and the Cavaliers don't know who they will fight.

Before, he was a **** who practiced the Heat, but now he is a **** who needs to practice magic.

111 to 106, the away Cavaliers defeated the Bucks in an efficient positional battle, turning the series' big score into 3 to 0.

In this game, Chen Xiao made 8 of 21, 5 of 13 three-pointers, 7 of 10 free throws, and the Cavaliers had a game-high 28 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

This is Chen Xiao's second consecutive triple-double in the playoffs.

In addition to Chen Xiao, the Cavaliers' starting power forward Raheem scored 11 of 16 and 5 of 8 free throws. He scored 27 points, the highest except for Chen Xiao.

In this game, the Cavaliers' Heinowski was described as mad at mid-to-short range, but his free throws in this game were a bit sorry for Heinowski's name.

In addition, in this game, Xiao Zhan generally feels 6 of 16, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 15 points plus 7 rebounds and 8 assists, but the defense is very good. In this game, Xiao Zhan has 5 steals and 5 blocks.

You read that right, 5 steals and 5 blocks, Xiao Zhan magically played 5x5 in this game.

If you count 6 turnovers and 5 fouls, Xiao Zhan played 7x5 in this game.

Why did Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan have so many steals, blocks and fouls in this game?

Of course it was to wipe Raheem's defense.

In this game, in order to wipe Raheem's ass, the Cavaliers made 11 steals and 10 blocks. The entire defense is really crazy.

Even so, the Cavaliers game still gave Ray Allen a lot of offensive opportunities.

In this game, Ray Allen made 12 of 23, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored a game-high 36 points.

For the NBA, a 3-0 lead is basically considered a promotion.

On May 17, 2005, the Cavaliers and Bucks played G4. The Cavaliers leading 3-0 in this game did not advance.

The Cavaliers, still in training, lost to the Bucks 109-113 away in this game.

Raheem's performance in this game was relatively average, 8 of 18, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 9 free throws, and 23 points in the game.

It can be seen from Raheem's free throw that he has had some problems entering the game because he hasn't played such a heavy game for a while.

I have to say that Carlisle is really meticulous in his handling of the team.

Before the team is fully prepared, Carlisle hopes to stay here more.

You know, Chen Xiao's state in this game is very good, 12 of 18, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 31 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

If Carlisle wants to win this game, he can play Chen Xiao more. Chen Xiao's touch in this game is so overwhelming.

But in the first half, Chen Xiao was 4 of 6 and scored 11 points in 6 shots. Knowing that in the second half, the score was going to be opened and lacking training significance, Carlisle asked Chen Xiao to attack and pull the score back.

On May 19, 2005, the two teams ended the Milwaukee game, and the game was once again transferred to Cleveland. This game was a G5 of the two teams. The Cavaliers will definitely win this game. of.

The Bucks are not the Pistons. This season, the Bucks are at least one grade higher than the Pistons.

Training with the Bucks for three games is already the limit. No matter how many games, problems are prone to go wrong.

An offensive team like the Bucks has a very high ceiling, and if it drives them crazy, it can't be cleaned up.

You know, Ray Allen scored another 32 points in the last game.

In the previous four games, Ray Allen played 30+ games. In this series, Ray Allen's feel and form are extremely good.

On the evening of May 19, 2005, Gund Arena, the Cavaliers and the Bucks played G5. The Cavaliers, which must be won in this game, showed a completely different game state as soon as they came up.

Both offensive and defensive performance was excellent. After the first half, the Cavaliers had a 66-50 lead by 16 points. It seems that the Cavaliers have the winning ticket.

However, the Bucks are indeed the Bucks, one of the six strongest teams in the league this season, even without them, the strength is top-notch.

In the second half, Ray Allen shot wildly and scored 35 points in the half. He led his teammates all the way to catch the score to only 5 points. However, in the end, facing Chen Xiao, who had been scoring consistently, Ray Allen still failed to lead the team. return.

In this campaign, Ray Allen made 20 of 36, 8 of 18 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 52 points in the game.

This game is also the first playoff 50+ in Ray Allen's career.

In history, Ray Allen won the first 50+ in the playoffs when he was with the Celtics in 2009.

That is Ray Allen is almost 34 years old, and now, Ray Allen is only 29 years old, less than 30 years old.

As for the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao made 13 of 21, 6 of 14 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 36 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in the game.

Raheem was 9 of 15, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, 25 points and 8 rebounds.

Xiao Zhan was 7 of 16, 2 of 5 three points, 4 of 6 free throws, 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks 120 to 109 at home to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a big score of 4-1.

After the game, the Bucks coach Terry Porter expressed slight regrets for his defeat and praised Chen Xiao: "For the Bucks, Lei is in such a good state and we have not been able to enter the duel. , This is a pity. Lei has 30+ in three games, 50+ in one game, and 40+ in one game. He averaged 37 points per game. This is an epic performance. He could have brought us more. , It’s a pity, this time we met Wonder Boy."

"If it weren't for Wonder Boy, we might be able to beat any team in the NBA in this round."

The state of Ray Allen in this round of the series is indeed against the sky. If there is no Chen Xiao blocking the way, can the Bucks beat any team?

This is difficult to say, but it does not hinder Terry Porter YY.

Moreover, the performance of Ray Allen and the Bucks in this round of the series is indeed worthy of any YY.

However, all of this is over.

Miami.

On the second day after the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks to advance, the Magic and the Heat defeated the Magic 101-99 at home. At the end of the game, Wade threw himself on Duncan and made a free throw to kill the Magic.

For a time, the world was in an uproar!

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ps: The 2005 NBA first-round draft picks are ranked as follows (uncounted transactions)

1 Lynx

2 Grizzlies

3 Jazz

4 Eagles

5 wasps

6 supersonic

7 Clippers

8 Warriors

9 New York Knicks