I’m Really Playing Basketball

On May 6, 2007, the Eastern Conference semifinals of the New Jersey Nets and Bobcats kicked off at the Continental Airlines Arena in New Jersey.

Because of the special fetters between Chen Xiao and the Nets, before the game started, all New Jersey fans wearing Nets No. 7 jerseys on and off the court to greet Chen Xiao for this game.

The love of New Jersey fans for Chen Xiao, it can be said that after four years, it is still so hot.

Even at the Continental Airlines Arena, many sharp-eyed reporters could clearly feel that the Nets fans wearing the Chen Xiao No. 7 jersey were compared to Carter, Marion, Richard Jefferson, Martin and Joe Johnson. Five basketball stars have more jerseys in total.

This makes people feel interesting.

"This is the Nets' home court, but the Nets' home support may not necessarily be the Nets players."

Seeing such a situation, Kenny Smith on the sidelines laughed and joked.

There is no doubt that the story of Chen Xiao and the Nets is definitely one of the most interesting stories in the NBA in recent years.

The Nets general manager Rod Thorne, who sent Chen Xiao away for Carter, had already regretted it, and said in public that he had made a decision that he regretted all his life.

It can be said that Chen Xiao's achievements and honors after leaving the Nets are the reasons why the Nets fans love him so much, and his colleagues are also the reason why Rod Thorne is so humble.

If Chen Xiao is just an ordinary superstar or a super giant after leaving the Nets, then after four years, he and the Nets will only forget each other in the end.

After all, even if it is Jordan, if the Bulls and Bobcats meet now, the Bulls fans will definitely support the Bulls.

Time can dilute everything.

However, everything Chen Xiao has done in the NBA hasn't been allowed time to dilute all of it.

In any case, the current greet and tribute of the Nets fans to Chen Xiao still made many reporters on the scene and many viewers in front of the TV look extremely moved.

In a business league like the NBA, there are stories about Chen Xiao and Nets fans who have true feelings in the world. To be honest, it is quite touching.

"Chen, maybe you are the most loved player of the former club in NBA history. Every time you leave, you have not hurt the group of people who once loved you the most. I am really curious about how you did it. ."

Watching the courtside Nets fans pay tribute to Chen Xiao, even boss Qiao was quite envious.

Faced with this question from Boss Joe, Chen Xiao, who was waving to the Nets fans, thought for a while and finally smiled and shook his head: "I didn't do anything."

Yes, he did nothing.

He didn't do anything deliberately, everything about them was done from the heart.

Faced with Chen Xiao's candid answer, Boss Qiao nodded naturally after a short pause, as it should have been.

The first round of G6 of the Bobcats and Raptors playoffs was played on May 4, and the first game against the Nets will be played on May 6. Seriously, this is true for the Bobcats. The is quite unfavorable.

But there is no way, the schedule is arranged like this.

Facing the Nets, a five-forward team that claims to have no weaknesses and restrain all teams, the Bobcats have already been fully psychologically prepared.

Therefore, in addition to physical problems, too short time will not cause any difficulties for the Bobcats in preparing for battle.

After all, the imaginary enemies of the Bobcats this season have always been the Heat, Magic, and Nets.

Of course, compared to the Nets, the same is true for the Heat and Magic.

On the court, Chen Xiao and the Nets fans, the Nets' former teammates, and the Nets' former colleagues greetings and greetings, took the teammates on the court to do the final warm-up.

To be honest, although this is not the first time to come here to play a game away, but every time I look at this familiar basket and venue, Chen Xiao still feels like a world away.

When Chen Xiao was robbed here by the Nets, he really planned to stay here until he retired.

He even made all the plans for his Nets career.

However, things are never planned to keep up with changes.

Chen Xiao is not persevering or unwilling to leave the Nets now.

After so many years, even if there were such emotions in the past, they are now gone.

On the other hand, if he hadn't left the Nets at the beginning, he would at least be the younger brother of Ji's boss for two to three years.

Maybe he can get more championships, but it is absolutely impossible to get the current status and popularity.

Therefore, leaving the Nets is the beginning of his breakthrough into a butterfly.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao's face also showed a relieved smile.

After the warm-up of the two teams, the starting players of the two teams also appeared on the court in turn.

There was no change in the starting players of the Nets at home in this game. The five starting players lined up, Kenyon Martin, Marion, Richard Jefferson, Carter and Joe Johnson.

This is the Nets' starting lineup this season. Whether it's playing a small team or a big team, the Nets are the starting lineup, unchanged.

This is the strongest point of the five fronts. There is no need to make any tactical changes and formation changes according to any opponent. Five fronts tactics can find a way to play any team and any tactics.

Therefore, the Nets are definitely the most stable team in the NBA this season.

And this is one of the reasons why the Nets are so hard to play.

As for the Bobcats, the five starters are center Webber, power forward Chen Xiao, small forward Granger, shooting guard Barnes, and point guard Roy.

Compared with the previous Bobcats' regular starting lineup, now the Bobcats' starting lineup only has Chen Xiao and Granger.

In the regular season games this season, Webber, Barnes and Roy are all substitutes.

But in order to play the Nets, the Bobcats made a huge change in this game.

Seeing that the Bobcats made the starting lineup in this game, the domestic and foreign commentators and audiences such as Teacher Zhang and Xiao Su were all exclaimed.

"According to the experience of the two teams in the regular season, Bynum of the Bobcats is not able to gain the advantage of the big players on the offensive end because of the unstable offense in singles. He is very passive on the court against the layup. , The offense can’t be attacked, the defense can’t be prevented, and in the end can only grab rebounds.

"Randov is much stronger than Bynum, but he is not tall enough, and his offense is not concise enough. The Nets' five forward defensive rotations are too fast. As long as they are a little slower, they will encounter double teams. And Randolph His shots are not enough under such a fast round of double-teaming, and his defense is slower than Bynum, so he encountered the Nets in the regular season is also a side effect."

"Chris Paul is not the same as Bynum Randolph. Chris Paul's body is too disadvantaged. Facing his opponents with five players over 2 meters, Chris Paul feels uncomfortable one-on-one."

"Although this is the case, it is still quite amazing to make such a huge adjustment in a game. If Michael Jordan is not a rookie head coach, but an experienced head coach, he would definitely not dare to make such a huge adjustment."

Yes, such a huge adjustment in this game is definitely against common sense in terms of basketball rules.

This kind of thing that goes against common sense is the only thing a rookie coach like Jordan does without any psychological burden.

Generally speaking, even if you lose again, you have to play one or two games before you can adjust.

But Jordan felt that the regular season had proved everything, so there was no need to try again.

Why waste a loss of a game to prove something that doesn't need to be proven?

I have to say that Boss Joe is really decisive in this regard, so after seeing the starter of the Bobcats, Pat Riley on the sidelines frowned.

For the Bobcats and Nets game, the Bobcats only have one day to prepare, and it looks a bit rushed, and the Nets will also feel rushed.

Although the two teams are imaginary opponents to each other, Pat Riley never imagined that Jordan would come to such a game in this game.

Therefore, although the audience is now exclaiming Jordan's boldness, Pat Riley secretly admired Jordan's decisiveness in his heart at this time.

To become a successful head coach in the NBA, decisiveness is more important than ability.

In the middle of the court, the starting players of the two teams have stood up, while Chen Xiao and Martin are ready to jump the ball in the middle circle.

Chen Xiao and Martin's jump ball, of course, belong to the rookie pecking level.

If it weren't for not wanting Webber to be more tired, the Bobcats would definitely not have Chen Xiao's turn to jump the ball.

And Martin, although the official height is 2 meters 06, but the naked height is actually 2 meters 03, 2 cm taller than Chen Xiao, but the arm span is much shorter than Chen Xiao, plus the athletic ability does not have Chen Xiaoqiang.

Therefore, Chen Xiao defeated Martin and won the first offense for the Bobcats in this jump ball.

The Bobcats attacked, Roy dribbled the ball over half the court, and just two steps after Roy's dribble, Bobcats guard Carter directly posted up, ready to press Roy.

This is a fixed routine for the Nets' defense, with a half-court press!

The Bobcats with five forwards are uniquely blessed in pressing defense, and this is why Jordan took the small guns in the starting lineup.

Although the small gun is good at holding the ball and strong in confrontation, but the figure is too bad!

In such a high-intensity game, it is the playoffs where the referees will not easily think about whistle. Instead of letting the small guns turn on their backs in the starting liner, it is better to let him take the bench.

Facing Carter’s aggressive half-court press, Roy’s dribble seemed slow and not so fast, but after Carter’s bullying came up, Roy calmly turned around with his big ass. Pass Carter.

Seeing Roy passing Carter's pressure on the court so calmly, the cannon on the sidelines couldn't help but applaud.

Although his **** is not small, but because of his size, it is definitely not as easy to use as Roy, so after Carter's press, he will use athletic ability to match the ball, but the effect is not so good.

Because Carter's athletic ability is quite strong!

Don't forget, this Carter is Carter who was only hurt by Bowen once!

Therefore, Carter is definitely one of the best players in the NBA combining strength, athleticism and technique.

In the combination of strength, athletic ability and technology, the entire NBA may be comparable to Carter, perhaps only Chen Xiao and Kobe.

Of course, although Carter is very strong, but in history, Kobe is so easy to face Kobe can not help but sigh that Roy, the "heroes of the world, only Ke and Luo" is very good in handling this ball, mature and effective.

Therefore, even though Carter took a move and was bullied by Carter after passing Carter, Roy has already got the chance to play the ball.

After leaning on Carter, Roy threw the ball back to his head. After receiving the ball, Webber made a wall in place, and passed the ball to Roy who was running. Blocked Carter by his side.

Although it got rid of Carter's defense, everyone of the Nets' five forwards can be defensively dislocated, so the Bobcats' offensive opportunities actually did not fully appear.

But there is no doubt that compared to playing Carter, for Roy, facing Kenyon Martin is actually a dislocation for him.

Therefore, after receiving the ball again, Roy used his peripheral vision to look at Chen Xiao who was entangled by Marion from a distance. Facing Martin's defense, Roy changed and changed suddenly, a beautiful one. After passing Martin, he went straight to the basket. With the help of Richard Jefferson's recovery, Roy made a backhand layup and hit!

2 to 0!

The away Raptors relied on Roy's singles to score first!

And Roy, who scored, showed a thankful look at Chen Xiao who took Marion away not far away.

He was able to score so easily in this offense, mainly because Chen Xiao's prediction was too good. He predicted his offensive intent in advance, so Marion was shorted.

Roy has always admired such incredible players as Chen Xiao's teammate.

Speaking of golf quotient, Roy is indeed admirable. After all, Chen Xiao, who has 100 quotients, is one of his best advantages.

Of course, Chen Xiao is also satisfied with Roy.

To play the Nets, what you need is more sharp and decisive singles.

The Nets have a very strong defensive rate. Basically, you want to get open shots. That's a dream.

Every time you attack, you need to face the defender.

If you don't have the excellent singles ability of Roy, you can only face Martin's defensive strong throw.

Under the leadership of Jordan, even if the Bobcats as a singles team can do singles against any of the five Lay Nets players, except for Chen Xiao, only Roy is left.

This is not a joke.

The Cannon and Granger are also very strong in singles. The Cannon is worse than Roy's strong shooting ability, and Granger is worse than the Cannon in ball control and technique.

Why is the Cannon sitting under the court and Granger is on the court?

Because for the layups, strong shooting ability is better than technique.

In this round of the series, it is conceivable that Chen Xiao is definitely the most focused player on the offensive end of the Bobcats. Therefore, in addition to Chen Xiao, there is a player who can play singles against anyone. This is very important.

With such a threat, the Nets dare not put all the defensive focus on Chen Xiao.

Looking back, the Nets attacked.

Facing the Bobcats with a major change in the starting lineup, the Nets obviously lost focus on offense.

In the regular season, they can play Randolph, play Bynum, or even play Paul.

But now, Weber, Chen Xiao, Roy, Barnes, Granger...

Every Bobcats defensive player is not so good to play misplaced.

Although Webber looks like a bully, on the defensive end, he sits at the basket and doesn't come out.

And Martin's shooting is not qualified to call out Weber.

Therefore, to play the defensive ‘hole’ of Webber, Martin needs to play at the basket.

As Martin's former teammate, Chen Xiao knows that Martin has a lot of power under the basket. This little Garnett is good at everything. As long as the defensive player has shortcomings, he can catch it.

And Webber must be defensively flawed now.

Therefore, on the court, Martin got the opportunity to bully Webber, the ‘old man’, under the basket after a pass from the Nets’ five forwards.

To be fair, if you give Martin enough time to writhe, get luck, and turn around, Webber will definitely not be able to defend Martin.

But it is clear that Chen Xiao, who is a helper in defense, is definitely impossible to give Martin such an opportunity.

Although the five forwards pulled Martin's offense very open.

But Chen Xiao decisively released Marion and rushed back to the inside to help defend.

Of course, before Chen Xiao released Marion, Chen Xiao signaled his teammates to take turns.

After the Bobcats reduced the position, the defensive rotation was equally rapid.

Soon, when Chen Xiao returned to the basket to help defend, the chance of rotation came to Richard Jefferson.

Little Garnett Martin saw Chen Xiao coming back and knew that he had no chance, so he could only split the ball to Richard Jefferson who was outside the three-point line.

Richard Jefferson’s three-pointers have improved a lot in recent years, from 25% to 36% this season. Even in the playoffs, he has a 32% shooting percentage. He even shot in the playoffs last season. A 42% hit rate.

The problem can also be seen from this. Richard Jefferson's three-pointers are just like Six-Medical Excalibur, and they are not stable.

Therefore, under the interference of Chen Xiao's high-speed rushing back on the way to help defending Martin, Richard Jefferson failed to make this shot.

Weber at the basket used his height and prediction to successfully protect the backcourt.

"Wonder kid's defense is so wonderful. With long hands and long feet, the speed is fast and strong. The wonderful kid and LeBron James of the Cavaliers are born to help defense!"

"The help defense like Wonder Boy has limited effect on offensive players who shoot well or are tall, but for offensive players like Richard Jefferson whose shooting is not very stable and not too tall. , The deterrent is great."

"However, defensive Bobcats can be prevented this time. It is also very important that Webber is not easily broken by Martin in the basket. Although Weber's athletic ability has declined greatly, his flexibility, skills and experience are still there. Now he is still better than ordinary. The big center is agile and fast."

"And it's very interesting that even this season, in the Pacers, Webber only faced Garnett directly. He scored 16 points on 8 of 12, but Garnett scored 14 on 4 of 13. There is another interesting statistic. Kenyon Martin’s career highest score against Weber is 17 points, and his shooting percentage is only 40%."

"There is no doubt that Chris Webber is one of the most experienced players in the NBA playing'Garnett' players."

Yes, Webber is the best player that the Bobcats can find to play Martin.

The Bobcats and Jordan spent so much energy in finding Webber. In addition to playing five juniors and providing solutions to the Heat, the most important reason is to solve the problems of the Nets and Martin.

Especially after playing the Heat in the regular season has proved that Webber's five minors can't beat the Heat, Webber's biggest role in the Nets is for Martin!

Obviously, judging from this defense, one word can be used to describe it.

"Your uncle is still your uncle!"

What made Martin even more depressed was that Webber's earth-shattering pass was too scary!

Chen Xiao, who rushed out to help defend Richard Jefferson, did not stop at all after taking off to help defend and landed. Instead, he rushed directly to the frontcourt, as if he knew that Richard Jefferson's shot would strike iron.

"No, even if Richard Jefferson made this shot, he still believes that Webber's fast break pass can find him!"

Watching Chen Xiao, who was running wild on the court, successfully received a pass from Webber after rushing through the half, the look on Pat Riley's face on the sidelines was already a little dark.

Why does Pat Riley look black?

"You know, the Nets' defense back is the fastest in the NBA!"

"This fast break of the Bobcats, this connection between Webber and Wonder Boy, is this kicking the Nets' ass? It's just hitting Pat Riley in the face!"

The Nets players realized the seriousness of the problem when Webber protected the backcourt and rebounded, so they retreated frantically.

But obviously, Chen Xiao did not give them a chance to retreat to his defensive position.

After receiving Webber’s pass, Chen Xiao only took two moves, even if he didn’t get to the three-point line, it was just two steps beyond the three-point line. Chen Xiao did not let the Nets players return to his defensive position. I chose to jump high two steps beyond the three-point line!

Seeing Chen Xiao jumping high in the air, Carter and Marion who were chasing back frantically from behind seemed to see a ghost on their faces at this time.

This is a way of shooting with a sense of sight!

"Ray Allen!"

"This is the way the Nets played the Bucks in the first round, Ray Allen's shot!"

Listening to the screams of Barkley and Kenny Smith, UU reading www.uukanshu.com looked at Chen Xiao's picturesque figure on the court at this time, and Ray Allen in front of the TV shook his fists.

"No, he is closer to the three-point line than I am!"

Because Weber's pass is stronger than Braxon's, Weber's pass gives Chen a closer opportunity!

And this step is very important!

Brush!

The clear sound of basketball entering the net came, and after a moment of silence, the scene instantly fell into a boil!

5 to 0!

"Can this be entered?!"

Pat Riley on the sidelines was a little stunned and his eyes were speechless.

"I just sent away a god, but now another **** is here?!"

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