I’m Really Playing Basketball

  Chapter 438 We finally made an appointment!

  Tianwangshan appeared in all four conference semifinals. This is the first time in the history of the NBA playoffs.

  It can be seen how fierce this year's NBA championship situation is, and how close the strengths of the four teams are.

  This is cruel like never before.

  On May 16, 2006, the Charlotte Bobcats and the Toronto Raptors took the lead in the Tianwang Mountain game. Every home and away court rotation is a huge challenge for the rookie Charlotte Bobcats.

  The Bobcats and the Raptors had just finished their G4 games before the two, and now they are going to switch to Toronto again. This puts a lot of pressure on the Bobcats.

  Of course, although such pressure is great, it is not as deadly as imagined.

  If the players themselves are not in good shape, this kind of schedule will only magnify the not-good state.

  If the player is in good condition, there is no problem.

  To talk about the state of the game, the Raptors' game state is definitely better than that of the Bobcats. This team has been playing the playoffs this month and has never rested.

  Similarly, the Raptors have the worst physical strength.

  Although the Bobcats players are not as hot as the Raptors, their physical strength is definitely an advantage.

  When the playoffs are played to the level they are now, it is not yet certain whether the status is more important or the physical strength is more important.

  Look at the G5 of the Bobcats and the Raptors.

In the first quarter of the game, the Bobcats in the away game under the leadership of five starters, including Chen Xiao, Randolph, Granger, Barnes and Paul, played the Raptors 32-26 in the single quarter, and again in the single quarter. He grabbed 16 rebounds at a time, 9 more rebounds than the Raptors.

  It can be said that in the first quarter, the performance of Chen Xiao and the Bobcats' starters was to maximize their physical strength.

   But in the second quarter, when the Bobcats' starting players began to rotate, in just four minutes, even if the Bobcats' rotation players had a physical advantage, the slamming sound almost made the Bobcats almost collapsed.

  Even if Chen Xiao and the other starting veterans returned to the court to defend the situation, the better-conditioned Raptors responded with a 32-26 in the second quarter.

  In the first half of G5, the Bobcats and the Raptors drew 58-58. Although it was a draw, it seemed that the two teams were still very anxious.

  But there are some points in the first half of the match between the two teams that still need attention.

  That is, the starting players of the Raptors, their better state can no longer suppress the physical strength of the Bobcats' starters. In the starting confrontation between the two teams, the physical strength has slowly begun to be above the state.

  Two teams where no one can guard against each other, in the starting line, the Bobcats began to slowly take advantage.

  And the substitute rotation, if the Bobcats' young players are not in good condition, the Raptors' better condition can still suppress the Bobcats' rotation of players.

  So, in this G5, Bobcats coach Jordan can clearly feel that the watershed of this round of the series has arrived, and the turning point of this round of the series has arrived.

  So, even if the Bobcats have been chasing points in this game, Jordan is not very worried on the sidelines.

  "The Raptors are basically sticking with their will now, especially Nash!"

  When a person or a team persists with will, this person and the team are on the verge of collapse at any time.

  When this person or this team will collapse, it depends on the will of this person and this player.

  From Jordan's point of view, he doesn't think Nash is such a willful, so brave person.

  After all, even though Nash has got his name right now, to be honest, he has always been at the bottom of the chain of contempt.

  In history, after Nash's two MVPs, many people felt that he was soft because of his skin color and body shape.

   Needless to say now.

  So, during the intermission, his technical and tactical skills were not very good, but Jordan, who was playing psychological warfare, playing games and smelling, said very confidently to Chen Xiao and the Bobcats players.

   "Boys, I have seen the dawn of victory in this game!"

   "In the second half of the game, the Raptors will collapse, and this series is about to end!"

   Jordan said it very confidently. The Bobcats players were very excited after listening.

  Chen Xiao is actually very exciting. This round of the series against the Raptors does indeed seem to have a turning point.

  Nash and the Raptors indeed seem to be unable to hold on.

   But is this really the case?

  Is Jordan underestimating the enemy?

  Are we taking it for granted?

  Facts have proved that Chen Xiao's sense of smell is quite accurate.

  After all, Chen Xiao himself is a yellow race, and he has no deep-rooted discrimination against NBA whites.

   Jordan’s sense of smell can’t be said to be worse than Chen Xiao, it’s just that his preconceived contempt for white players made him misjudgment.

  Uncle Joe has always looked down on shooters and white players. When he was a player, he had trouble with pure shooters and white players.

  And Nash, is simply a person on the chain of Uncle Joe’s contempt. The shooter and the white man lived together.

  So, when the second half of the game began, the Raptors not only persisted, but also persisted to the end, and when they defeated the Bobcats 120-108 at home, Jordan opened his mouth in a shock.

  Nash, who felt he was about to collapse in the second half during the half-time break, made 6 of 7 shots in the second half, 1 of 3 pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and very efficient halftime with 15 points and 6 assists.

  Nash even led the Raptors to score more points in the second half than in the first half.

  Compared with the Raptors, the Bobcats, who thought of the problem simply, were obviously under-prepared in the second half. I didn't expect the Raptors to be better than the first half.

  There is a statistic in the second half that can reflect the state of the two teams. In the second half, the Bobcats grabbed 14 rebounds and the Raptors grabbed 18.

  This is incredible.

  This is not to say that Chen Xiao and Randolph's inside advantage have become smaller.

  It was because the Raptors players became more united in the second half.

  Raptors players also know that their current physical problems, this game lost, everything is over, only if this game wins, they have a chance.

  One side is the over-optimism of misjudgment.

  One side is like a shipwreck facing the abyss.

  In the end, the Raptors won the first victory in the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

  At the end of the game, Nash's drenched and fluttering hair looked like wicker soaking, which not only moved Chen Xiao, but also moved Jordan on the sidelines.

   So that the game ended and returned to the locker room, Jordan Great God sighed after a long silence: "I underestimated Nash, he has a great soul in his thin body."

  In this game, 11 of 16 three-pointers, 4 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, 29 points and 11 assists, under his organization, the Raptors played in this game all seven players scored in double figures.

  That’s right, the Raptors had a seven-man rotation in this game.

  The more physically weak the situation, the more the Raptors need the state and the strength of the players, the more they must reduce the number of rotations, and this will intensify the physical exhaustion.

  I have to say that the Raptors have indeed run out of oil and light.

   But anyway, the 7-man rotation Raptors won a game and maintained the team's hope of promotion.

   3 to 2 lead, is expected to quench his thirst, as long as you know that the victory is ahead, the Raptors players may be able to continue to fight.

  The Bobcats lost this important Tianwangshan game, but after Jordan took the responsibility on himself, he once again reiterated his view to the Bobcats players, that is, the Raptors really do not work.

  In the next game, the Bobcats need to completely destroy the Raptors!

  After the battle of Tianwangshan between the Bobcats and the Raptors, and the battle between the Suns and the Lakers at Tianwangshan, the Suns successfully defended their home court and defeated the Lakers 114-97.

  The Lakers lost miserably in this game. The main reason was that Kobe was the main attacker. This game clearly felt good, but he took 17 shots and scored 29 points on 10 of 17.

  Why is this happening?

  Because after the start of this series, O'Neal has been engaged in psychological warfare against Kobe.

When it comes to teammates with Kobe, everyone can only watch him shoot. He does not have a pass button. His pass button will always be hidden by him. He can't pass the ball. He only sees himself and no teammates. , He is very selfish.

   "Kobe's singles are hurting the team. The Lakers have been hurt by Kobe since I left."

  Good guy, I have to say that the person who understands the boss is still O'Neill.

After O’Neal’s "single-injury-team theory" came out, the boss of Kobe really carried a lot of psychological baggage. I shot a lot, singles a lot, and the team lost. If I sit down, I hurt the team in singles, and I shot. More and more singles, even if the team wins, O'Neal's remarks have the effect of instigating discord. The Lakers are really willing to watch Kobe's crazy singles and don't see himself in his eyes?

  I have to say that O'Neal’s psychological warfare series is really torturing the Kobe boss, nor is it the pass.

  Boss Ke is so painful, and Phil is equally painful.

  Nima, his triangle offense is a singles tactic, OK?

  Shaq’s mouth directly abolished his tactical system in half.

  In fact, historically, this season's leader in the playoffs was also injured by the ‘single damage theory’, but it was not made by O’Neal. It was made by the media in history.

  The next day, May 17, in the other two Tianwangshan games, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks 98-97 at home. The interesting thing about this game is that in the last two minutes, neither team scored a single point.

  The defensive intensity of this game is terribly high.

  In the end, the Spurs, who had two superstars, defeated the Mavericks who had only one superstar.

   Nowitzki scored 31 points on 13 of 22 in this game.

   Arenas was 11 of 24 and scored 27 points.

   And Luo Ge, 13 of 20, 15 free throws and 12 free throws and scored 38 points.

  In this game, Luo Ge did not shoot a single three-pointer, all of which were mid-range and low singles.

  In this game, Rogo played the jammed version of Jordan to the fullest on the offensive end. He almost played Devin Harris, Stackhouse, Terry and other Mavericks guards.

  Except for these three, no one else scored 20 in this game.

  Today, in another Magic and Heat's Tianwangshan battle, the Heat defeated the Magic 92-88 at home.

  The biggest news of this game is not that the Heat won.

  The biggest news of this game is that Tracy McGrady, the leading perimeter player of the Magic, once again suffered a hamstring strain without confrontation, and bid farewell to this season.

  In the last seven games against the Nets, Tracy McGrady averaged more than 46 minutes per game, fighting against the Nets’ five fronts in each game.

  At that time, many professionals worried that Tracy McGrady was fighting too hard in the game against the Nets. If he still played fiercely against the Heat, he might be at risk of injury.

  Unexpectedly, McGrady was really injured.

  In fact, this is not a literal prediction, but McGrady is not as resistant as Chen Xiao and James.

  Even Chen Xiao, after playing six games with the Bucks, against the Raptors, Jordan dare not let Chen Xiao play so long.

  Although Chen Xiao said that there is no problem, Jordan, as a player, is too aware of the dangers of such a high-intensity game for such a long time.

  Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case!

  I can only say that McGrady really did fight for the Magic.

  Even finally explained himself.

  After Tracy McGrady was injured, the five-fifth round of the Heat and Magic seems to be tilted towards the Heat.

  Well, it seems for the time being, because the Magic has Duncan, Ginobili, Parker, Turk Glu and Pachulia, Gooden, Horry, Nelson and other good players.

  They still have the strength to beat the Heat.

  On May 18, 2006, the Bobcats returned to home against the Raptors who had already won the match point.

  After losing the battle of Tianwangshan, the Bobcats, who were no longer eager for success, defeated the Raptors 120-104 at home.

  In the first half of this game, in fact, the Raptors led by 63 to 60 by three points.

  But in the second half, the Raptors' offense collapsed.

  The Raptors scored 41 points in the entire second half. Nash, the Raptors leader, also played a 9-for-3 game in the second half that was very inefficient for him.

   And Chen Xiao, in this game, 14 of 21, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, 35 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 5 blocks.

Compared with the last Tianwangshan, Chen Xiao performed better. In the last Tianwangshan Chen Xiao made 10 of 23, 5 of 13 three-pointers, 12 of 17 free throws, 37 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks in the game. It's very good, but the efficiency is not high. The main reason is that the teammates can't make the shots, and the Suns can attack him crazily and thoroughly.

  In this G6, with teammates open, Chen Xiao can also play more calmly.

  After defeating the Raptors at home and scoring this round of the series into the tiebreaker, the entire division semi-finals are left with the Raptors and Bobcats. The series is not over.

  In the other three games, the Suns have defeated the Lakers 4-2 in this series, which was led by O'Neal's psychological warfare. O'Neal still won the psychological warfare between O'Neal and Kobe.

  Why does O’Neill win every OK psychological battle?

  The fundamental reason is that O'Neill has been more successful in his career, and the boss of Science has not fully proved himself.

  So every time I meet O'Neill, the boss of Ke is a little unexplained to care about his psychology.

  On the other side, the Spurs did not let the Mavericks struggle successfully. They defeated the Mavericks 91-86 in the G6 game. The driver in this game also worked hard. Not only did the game score 30 points, but also grabbed 21 rebounds.

  However, in this game, the Spurs were 8 of 20 for Ron Howard and 4 of 16 for Arenas, and Scola, who was a surprise player, came forward.

  In this game, Scola scored 30 points in an extremely efficient 13-for-10.

   Scola relied on his own strength to end this round of the series in G6.

  As for the Heat and Magic's G6, the Magic finally defeated the Magic 120-112 with an overtime.

  In this game, Wade scored 36 points, Yao Ming scored 28 points, and Chris Bosh was directly beaten by Duncan.

   Bosh's blast in the playoffs last season was the key to the Magic's ultimate reversal of the Heat.

   In this game, Duncan made 12 of 24, 17 of 23 free throws, 41 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks, even more popular than last season.

   McGrady’s injury, once again forced out Deng with all his strength.

But unfortunately, this season the Magic's small forward is no longer Odom. This season, the Magic's small forward is Antoine Walker. This guy is not restrained at all by Yao Ming and Wade's side, nor is he intimidated at all. , Is really throwable!

When Bosh was blasted, Antoine Walker stepped forward and became the Heat’s most important third scoring point. He scored 9 of 20 in the game and 3 of 7 three-pointers. 22 points.

  You must know that Duncan not only scored 41 points in this game, Ginobili and Parker also scored 23 and 24 points respectively, shining the GDP combination of the 2005 finals. This game combined their efforts and scored 88 points.

If there is no Antoine Walker to come forward in time, the Heat will probably be too lucky for this game. If the game really enters the tie-break and Bosh, whose mentality is defeated by Duncan, in the seventh game, I’m afraid..., then the Heat may be dangerous .

  Fortunately, this season, the Heat exchanged Odom for Walker and white chocolate. Although white chocolate is not so effective, Walker does have a great effect. Low efficiency does not matter, as long as you can score.

  The efficiency of Yao Ming and Wade is already high enough.

   Pull Walker's inefficiency.

  Four groups of matchups in the regional semifinals, all three groups have already come out.

  On the night the Heat reached the Eastern Conference Finals, Wade and Yao Ming called Chen Xiao.

   "Xiao Chen, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com we have arrived!"

   "Wait, I'll be there soon."

  Chen Xiao smiled and hung up the phone, feeling a little excited as well.

  After so many years, I can finally meet Yao Xiaotai in the playoffs!

  On May 22, 2006, four days after the two teams played in G6, the Bobcats and the Raptors started the game smoothly.

  After 4 days of rest, the Raptors' physical strength has clearly recovered.

  So the two teams played very intensely in this game.

  All the way from regular time to overtime, and it was double overtime.

  In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Raptors 128-125 with a three-pointer from Chen Xiao's second overtime.

  After seeing the lore on TV, Chen Xiao excitedly tore off his jersey and ran wildly across the court. Wade in front of the TV was as excited as Yao Ming, and even some wanted to cry.

   "Chen never missed an appointment!"

   "And we, finally made an appointment this year!"

  (End of this chapter)