I’m Really Playing Basketball

   Chapter 496 Raptors Nemesis!

  On April 21, 2007, at Charlotte Bobcats Arena, the Bobcats played the first playoff game of the season, playing at home against the Toronto Raptors, the sixth team in the East.

  Although the game has not yet started, but at this time the entire arena is full of seats, and even the aisles have added seats, which can be described as full.

  Because of the arrival of Jordan and Chen Xiao, the former NBA desert has slowly begun to become a lush oasis and forest.

  In the stands, Charlotte fans, cheering for North Carolina and Duke, cheering the Bobcats players coming out of the player channel.

  Paul, Granger, Bynum, Zach Randolph, Chen Xiao...

  The cheers and applause on the scene, one wave higher than the other.

  This allowed the Charlotte Hornets to play for ten years. Since the establishment of the Charlotte Hornets, Dell Curry, the assistant coach of the Charlotte Hornets' Bobcats team, is particularly emotional.

  If the Hornets were able to receive such a welcome here, the team would definitely not finally choose to leave.

  Just, then again, the once Hornets never had a player like Chen Xiao, a coach like Jordan, and never had a record of 67 wins and 15 losses.

  Looking at the fanatical appearance of the Bobcats fans on TV, watching the figures of Chen Xiao and Jordan constantly appearing, the NBA commissioner David Stern in New York feels that he is very satisfied now.

  The culture of NBA was finally cultivated by Chen Xiao and Jordan, the two NBA king bombs.

Because he wants the NBA to surpass the NCAA's ambitions, North Carolina, Charlotte has always been the "softest" piece in his heart, and the most "obsessive" piece in his heart. If the NBA can't be in North Carolina. A firm foothold with Charlotte will make him feel that no matter how popular the NBA is, it cannot be compared with the NCAA.

   But now, he feels that even if he retires immediately, maybe he left with a smile.

  He finally let North Carolina, Charlotte grow NBA seeds!

  So, Chen Xiao and Jordan, who helped him grow the NBA seeds in North Carolina, looked so cute in the eyes of David Stern.

  "When North Carolina was also conquered by them, maybe there would be no place in this world that they could not conquer."

  David Stern smiled contentedly and closed his eyes.

  At this time, at the Charlotte Arena, the players of the two teams have already warmed up, and on TV, the starting lineups of the two teams have also been played.

  Toronto Raptors in an away game, the starting center for this game is Milicic, the starting power forward is O'Neal, and the small forward is Josh Smith, shooting guard Lagabele, and point guard Nash.

  This is the regular starting lineup of the Raptors in the regular season.

  The Bobcats have not changed their regular season starters. The center is Bynum, power forward Zach Randolph, small forward Granger, shooting guard Chen Xiao, and point guard Paul.

  Looking at the starting lineup of the Bobcats and the Raptors, many experts in front of the TV found it quite interesting.

  "In an increasingly fast league, Chen Xiao and Nash, the fastest core pair ever, are now carrying the most traditional team. This is so interesting."

  The whole NBA knows who is blowing up the fast wind in the NBA now.

  At the beginning, Chen Xiao played in the Nets and the Cavaliers with a lightweight and rapid tactical system.

  These two championships also let the world see the possibility of offensively winning the championship.

   Therefore, more and more teams are beginning to give up defense and pick up the banner of offense. Even Popovich and the Spurs, the old defensive stubbornness, are now starting to attack.

  And Nash and D'Antoni's running and bombing is even more needless to say.

  It can be said that Chen Xiao and Nash are definitely two of the most well-known running experts in the NBA.

  But in this season, these two running experts have always brought a traditional team.

  The Bobcats' starting insiders for the regular season and playoffs this season have always been Bynum and Randolph, the standard traditional insiders.

  The Raptors are Milicic and O'Neal, who are also traditional insiders.

  So, many people say that this season of the NBA can be said to be a very reversal season. This season is full of surprises.

  However, as the two players participating in the game, the coaches of the Bobcats and the Raptors, Jordan and D'Antoni, never felt that there was any problem or how unexpected the opponent's reversal this season.

  "This means the Bobcats/Raptors can now fight positional battles!"

  Yes, after Jordan and D'Antoni looked at each other in the air, they both saw strong self-confidence in each other's eyes.

  Experts have only seen the reversal of the Bobcats and Raptors this season, but they rarely think that after a season of tempering, the Bobcats and Raptors have become more mature.

  The Bobcats now finally do not need to rely on Chen Xiao to play inside to conduct positional warfare.

  And the Raptors are finally no longer at a loss when facing a positional battle.

  Both teams have a more comprehensive strength.

  After the two teams have the ability to play positional warfare, will their quick offensive ability disappear?

  Of course not!

  As long as they want, they can pick it up anytime!

   Therefore, in the minds of Jordan and D'Antoni, they have become stronger, and the other side is the same.

  So, this round of the series will definitely not be like Barkley said, the Bobcats can defeat the Raptors.

  "In this golden age of the NBA, there will not be a team that only pursues choosing to stand still!"

Jordan held his chest in his mind thinking of this series, and on the court, Bynum and Milicic, standing in the middle circle, had already jumped high, vying for the first wave of the game. In the end, a more focused Milicic grabbed the first offense for the Raptors.

Milicic and Bynum’s ability to jump the ball is similar, but Bynum has been a bit erratic recently, because although the Bobcats lost in the two games with the Heat some time ago, Bynum was greatly valued by Yao Ming and the Heat. , Yao Ming and the Heat targeted Bynum in the two games, which made Bynum feel that he has a sense of pride recognized by the strong.

That’s why he wanted to change his dunk king’s haircut into a haircut that was “six criminals in two games by Yao Ming”. He was going to tell the world: “I’m the man who was beaten by Yao Ming for two consecutive six criminals. "The reason why Yao Ming beat me two six criminals is because he was afraid of me!" "I am not a Yao Ming ATM machine like Howard, I, Yao Ming Terminator!"

  Good guy, Bynum’s brain circuit is really different from other people.

  If this kid were to record the six consecutive crimes of Yao Ming in his hairstyle, this kid would be proud, but Chen Xiao felt that he and the Bobcats would definitely feel very ashamed!

  Finally, Bynum’s idea was naturally impossible to implement. Of course, Chen Xiao was kindly persuaded (threat) to give up (threat).

Although he has not been able to make trouble with his own hairstyle, Bynum is indeed a little in his mentality now. After all, this kid is just like the scout report said, his brain is a little awkward, and he is less than 20 years old. Not so mature.

Compared with Bynum, although Milicic is also a problem child, sometimes it makes Nash quite a headache, but there is no harm if there is no comparison. Compared with Bynum now, Milicic is really someone else’s family. Child.

  The Raptors' first attack, Nash escaped Chris Paul's press under the cover of Milicic and Oscar, and the ball did not pass halftime very quickly.

   Seeing that this season the Raptors is not a fast offensive rhythm, it really makes people doubt that this Raptors is not the Raptors of last season.

In last season’s playoffs against the Raptors, Paul’s full-court press against Nash was very effective, because Nash needed to pass the half-court quickly, organize the offense quickly, and could not play positions, so even if he was forced, he also asked for quickness, and this would lead to Mistakes.

   But now, because Nash does not need to organize an offense so quickly through the half-court, with the same dribbling skills as Nash's ball master, and with the help of his teammates, Paul can't have such a good pressing effect against Nash.

   So seeing this scene, the Lynx assistant coach Cole on the sidelines couldn’t help but said with emotion: “The Raptors are really not good at playing right now.”

  Why does Cole say that?

Doesn't it mean that the Raptors' offense in the regular season is chaotic because of Oscar's arrival?

  Milicic feels that he is inferior to Osman on offense, but does Josh Smith feel that he can’t make a three-pointer?

  Man, that's the regular season!

  In the playoffs, personal data is no longer so important, the important thing is the team's tactics.

  Milicic doesn't need to grab the show for his offensive data, and can wholeheartedly assist the little Ols.

   And Josh Smith does not need to use the number of shots to hit hard for the number of points. He can pursue efficient moves on the offensive end and hit the basket.

  With O'Neal and Milicic, two inside teammates who can open up space and face singles, how could Josh Smith not have a chance at the basket?

So, after Cole finished feeling, after Nash and Josh Smith pick and roll on the court, he blocked Paul behind him and broke through Granger's defense. After swimming like elves in a group of big arms, he rode and shoots arrows to change defense. Coming to Chen Xiao’s defense, he threw the basketball in his hand to O'Neal obliquely behind, and O'Neal did not force a shot in the face of Bynum’s defense. Instead, he threw a small hand and followed up with Josh Smith. On Paul's head, Sora succeeded!

  It is not easy for Randolph to continue defending Josh Smith's position while he is in position with Milicic.

   Therefore, Moon Smith's position can only be relied on the small gun. It can only be said that this is also not easy for the small gun. Although the small gun has a good position and defense, the tonnage gap is too large.

  The offense of the Raptors, starting with the pick and roll of Nash and Josh Smith, is full of wisdom.

   "A very exciting position attack!"

  Even Jordan couldn’t help but exclaimed. The Raptors’ offense from this position can be said to have penetrated the Bobcats’ defense.

  This Raptors, from this offense, is no longer the kind of playoff offensive hand in the previous playoffs. Without a fast break, the Raptors would not attack.

  It's the Bobcats offense. Like Jordan, the Raptors head coach D'Antoni is also staring at the Bobcats offense.

  Let’s put it this way, neither his Raptors nor Jordan’s Bobcats did their best in the regular season.

  Whether it is proactive and not doing its best, or just like the Raptors, because they want to allocate the ball rights of O'Neal, Milicic and Josh Smith, they are passively confused and not doing their best.

  In short, the Bobcats are definitely not the strongest self in the regular season.

  So, although he has been doing the Bobcats homework this season, he doesn't know much about the Bobcats.

  Just like Jordan didn’t know much about the Raptors.

  And this is why neither team has any tactical changes in the first game of the playoffs.

  This game, for the two coaches, is a temptation for their opponents.

Since    is a test, every round is very important and requires careful observation.

  Especially for D'Antoni and the Raptors, the Bobcats are their biggest imaginary enemy all the time.

  It's like the Bobcats have always regarded the Heat as their biggest imaginary enemy.

  A pursuit team always finds a super opponent of its own.

  Compared with the offensive rhythm of the Raptors that was not very fast, the Bobcats' offensive rhythm is slightly faster.

  Because Nash will not go to the audience to press against Paul.

  At the same time, the Raptors’ defense is really strong. Let’s put it this way, the strikers of Milicic, Josh Smith and O’Neal can average 8 blocks per game this season. What is this concept?

  This is no different from copper walls and iron walls.

  As long as you enter the paint zone, all are the big hands extended by Milicic, Josh Smith and O'Neal.

  In the NBA, no team has a forward line that is as high, fast, and defensively as that of the Raptors.

So ~www.NovelMTL.com~ is also a positional attack. The Raptors hit the basket with a conscious first attack. Because the Bobcats have average inside defense capabilities, Bynum is easy to lose consciousness, and Randolph is a natural assistant. Defense is too slow.

  On the Raptors side, because the Raptors’ striker is too strong, the operation of the paint zone is difficult for the Bobcats, so Paul hopes to bring a little rhythm, so that the team can operate on the periphery.

  In fact, such a pushing speed is indeed good. The Raptors can form a one-on-one with the Bobcats outside players.

After the cannon pushed the ball through half-court, with the help of Granger's pick-and-roll screen, he broke through Josh Smith to the paint zone. As Josh Smith followed suit, Paul suddenly stopped suddenly, like a top. Turning around, he passed the basketball in his hand to Chen Xiao, who had completed the shift with Granger without the ball. Chen Xiao received the pass from Paul without making any adjustments, and shot this against Nash. The first arrow of the game!

  A cloud-piercing arrow, thousands of troops will meet each other!

  Swipe!

  The arrow shot by Chen Xiao not only blasted the atmosphere of the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, but also frowned D'Antoni’s brow.

   "Sure enough, our nemesis is not a knight, not a bobcat, but him!"

  (End of this chapter)