I’m Really Playing Basketball

On April 19, 2009, the second day of the 2008-2009 NBA playoffs, the Bobcats at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena ushered in a challenge from the fifth Cleveland Cavaliers in the East.

Before the start of this game, when Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan were greeting each other, even now Xiao Zhan was still aggrieved by Pat Riley's pitfall against him and the Cavaliers.

For Xiao Zhan, encountering Chen Xiao in the playoffs was an unexpected encounter, and he was actually not so willing.

"Xiao Chen, I was too far-sighted at the time. Since I don't want to meet you so early, I shouldn't care about the second round of the Heat. I retired to sixth early, and the seventh is over!

Xiao Chen, I've gotten into Pat Riley's big deal this time! "

Chen Xiao can only sympathize with this.

Xiao Zhan is actually a very smart person, but to be honest, Xiao Zhan, who is only 24 years old, is indeed a little tender.

Comparing things like Pat Riley's old Yin Bi is basically a gift.

In the end, he was really sent to the Bobcats.

The Cavaliers beat Chen Xiao, although not as sure as Howard beat Yao Ming.

But because Chen Xiao is really familiar with the Cavaliers, if possible, the Cavaliers are the last to play against the Heat, and then the Bobcats.

Now, the Cavaliers will play the Bobcats in the first round, and if possible, they will play the Heat in the second round. This is too devilish.

It's hard to calm down whoever meets this.

Of course, for many neutral spectators, this matchup between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers is not so meaningful. The only difference is who fell in the first round and who fell in the second round.

When the Cavaliers had Chen Xiao, they hadn't played very well against the Heat.

And the Bobcats met the current Heat team, also most of the time is given away.

The Cavaliers and Bobcats are definitely one of the Heat's most feared teams in the entire Eastern Conference, and they are also one of the Heat's most restrained teams.

Of course, the better thing about the Bobcats than the Cavaliers is that the Bobcats also have a five-year-old that only appears once. Maybe the Bobcats can still have a little fighting power.

But watching the game where the Heat finally played the Bucks in the regular season, although the Fifth Elementary School restrained the Heat, the Heat also restrained the Fifth Elementary School. The Heat is still stable.

Therefore, before the start of this game, the commentators of this game Barkley and Kenny Smith were even discussing a group of 2009 hot rookies who appeared on the sidelines of this game.

Beasley, Griffin, Thabeet, Tyreke Evans, James Harden, DeRozan, Jordan Hill and others.

Why is this so?

Because the Bobcats and Cavaliers are likely to get the No. 1 pick this year.

The Bobcats won't talk about it, because Bynum's deal won N first-round picks.

As for the Cavaliers, it was because of the Crawford and others' deal that they still had the first-round draft pick of the 2009 Knicks in their hands.

And this is why this playoff game between the Cavaliers and the Bobcats has attracted the attention of so many hot rookies.

Therefore, before the start of the game, Barkley and Kenny Smith were discussing what kind of players the Bobcats and Cavaliers should choose in the draft to complete the next stage of the team's strength and gradually become A team like the Heat.

Because of Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan, many people in the United States still feel that after the Heat and Lakers era, the league is likely to enter the era of Chen Xiao and James.

The current NBA dominance is the Heat, and after the Heat, it is likely to be the Bobcats and Cavaliers.

After all, Xiao Zhan is 24 years old this year, almost 25 years old.

And Chen Xiao is 26 years old this year, almost 27 years old.

Both have reached the pinnacle of their career strength.

So, don't look at this series of Bobcats and Cavaliers for the moment, anyway, whoever wins to the Heat is also a gift.

But for the future of the NBA, the significance is still very significant.

Let everyone see whether the next-generation NBA's overlord is the Cavaliers leading or the Bobcats leading.

Just as Barkley and Kenny Smith focused their attention on the outside of the game, after the Bobcats and Cavaliers on the court warmed up, all ten players from the two teams were already standing on the court.

The Cavaliers in this game are center Oden, power forward Scola, small forward James, shooting guard Korver, and point guard Conley.

For the Bobcats in this game, the center is Lopez, the power forward is Aldridge, the small forward is Granger, shooting guard Chen Xiao, and the point guard is Rose.

This game was the first time Lopez and Rose played in the playoffs.

So the two still looked quite nervous.

In this regard, the Cavaliers are much better. The Cavaliers also have two young men, Oden and Conley, but the two made their debut in the playoffs last season.

After the baptism of the playoffs this season, the two have become more mature.

Especially Oden, after experiencing Durant’s rise and the failure of the American team, with the help of Xiao Zhan and the Cavaliers, he can be regarded as stepping out of the feelings of loss and suffering. The whole person does not look so impetuous. Now, it's more down to earth.

As a person who has been considered the chosen one since childhood, it is difficult to accept the fact that he has no outstanding peers.

This sense of loss is really not something that everyone can accept and come out of.

In this regard, there are not many people who can help Oden in the entire NBA. In history, Oden was ruined. The main reason is injuries. Another big reason is that Durant’s rapid rise has put him under too much pressure. .

In this time and space, Oden's psychological problems have been solved with the help of James.

Cleveland's most advanced medicine in the United States cured his body, while Xiao Zhan, the person who understands his situation best in the NBA, cured his psychology.

After all, Xiao Zhan really has a deep understanding of Oden's loss and suffering.

He was also the son of the Chosen, but there was a man named Chen Xiao during his time.

So he told Oden that he needs to learn to accept all this, and then work hard to be himself. Once Durant could regard you as a goal, and you can also regard Durant as a goal, Durant can surpass you through hard work, and you You can also surpass Durant through hard work.

Xiao Zhan used all the things he and Chen Xiao had with Oden. Although he had a proud side, he was indeed not the kind of stubborn genius who couldn't listen to words or persuasion.

Oden was still able to let go of the air of his chosen son.

Therefore, Oden, who has not paid attention to the media for a season and focused on improving his skills, is definitely not the same as when he was in the playoffs of last season.

And Conley is the same. This season, after Xiao Zhan focused more on difficult scoring that his teammates could not get, Xiao Zhan no longer sticks to the ball, and no longer has luck like dancing in the high position. The ball was handed over to Conley.

Xiao Zhan also trusted Xiao Mo before, but after being scammed by Xiao Mo, Xiao Zhan was really afraid of well ropes for some ten years.

It can be said that after listening to Chen Xiao's persuasion, he changed his style of play again and trusted another young point guard of the team, Xiao Zhan made a lot of determination.

Fortunately, Conley did not disappoint Xiao Zhan.

With Xiao Zhan's decentralization, Conley organized the team's organization in an orderly manner, especially with Oden's cooperation, playing very well.

After all, Conley and Oden have played together for so many years, high school together, college together, NBA together, this kind of tacit understanding is really not comparable to ordinary people.

And Conley does not have the sticky ball like Xiao Mo. He can attack when the team needs him, and he can move when the team doesn’t need him. He can be a shooter, can also defend, and can organize. It is simply a weak version. Cannon.

Conley's three-pointers shot over 40% this season, it can be seen how calmly Conley's offense is due to Jen and Oden's attraction to the defense.

So, don't look at the Cavaliers' record of just 50 wins this season, but this team is much better than last season.

Because of the pressure of the Heat, the record of the four teams after fifth in the Eastern Conference this season is simply not credible.

The Cavaliers are not a 50-win team.

The Nets are not even a team with less than 50 wins.

Let's put it this way, this season, the Cavaliers have never shown their full strength in the NBA.

Of course, the Bobcats are similar here.

Because of the pressure from the Heat, the Eastern Conference started with the fourth-placed Bobcats, and these teams are waiting for the playoffs.

Therefore, although Chen Xiao is really familiar with the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao is actually not so familiar with the current Cavaliers.

At least, when Chen Xiao was still in the Cavaliers, the team didn't have an insider assault weapon like Oden, and Chen Xiao relied on Chen Xiao for insider assault.

Oden returned the food last season, so the Cavaliers' routine is still Xiao Zhan's routine, which Chen Xiao is familiar with.

And now, Chen Xiao is really not that familiar anymore.

Therefore, at the beginning of the first quarter of this game, the Cavaliers' large center placed huge pressure on the inside of Lopez and the Bobcats at the basket.

Whether it's Lopez or Aldridge, no one can withstand Oden one-on-one.

Oden's offensive skills inside the season were still very rough.

And now, although I can't say that I am proficient, I already have a look.

Coupled with his physical talent and strength, and Lopez and Aldridge are really not suitable for defending heavy interiors like Oden, so when Oden came up in this game, he really played like a combination of O'Neal and Duncan. The body is the same.

In fact, if you use the height and weight to divide the weight of the center, Lopez is actually a heavy center. Lopez and Oden are about the same height, but Lopez is even a few kilograms heavier than Oden.

But the difference in athletic ability between the two is too great. Even if Oden fails to attack Lopez at the basket, he can immediately turn around and start grabbing offensive rebounds.

Previously, it was said that Lopez's rebounding ability was the best in the league, and his offensive rebound rate was even better than Howard.

In the offensive rebound rate, there are not many NBA players better than Lopez.

And Oden is just one of them.

Historically, Oden’s offensive rebound rate in his rookie season was 40%, which was 5% higher than that of Lopez in his rookie season. Oden’s offensive rebound rate in his career was 39%, which was more than Lopez’s career. Close to 6%!

You know, this is Oden, whose career has been affected by injuries.

And now Oden is the Oden who has not been affected by the injury.

What is the concept of over 40% offensive rebound rate?

Rodman, one of the strongest offensive rebounds in NBA history, has a career offensive rebound rate of almost 37%.

Oden had better offensive rebounds than Rodman.

Of course, Rodman is stronger in absolute numbers, so the two should be about the same.

However, Oden is even more threatening at the basket because of his height. If he grabs an offensive rebound, he can immediately attack the basket.

Therefore, this season Oden's shooting percentage is as high as 60%, averaging 35 minutes per game, averaging 16.7 points, 12.8 rebounds and 3.4 rebounds per game.

This season, 72% of Oden’s offenses are all under the basket, and the remaining 28% of offenses, 24% are in the lap around the paint zone, which is the so-called back-to-back area. In this area, Oden The hit rate of 35%, Yao Ming’s area is 56%, it looks like a far cry.

But why did Oden hit a higher percentage than Yao Ming in the end?

It's because after Oden hit the back, if he didn't hit, he could immediately turn around to grab a rebound, and then make a tip.

Oden's move is very powerful against the Bobcats. Jordan had guarded against this move before the game, and he also had key deployments.

But seeing Oden always get offensive rebounds between Lopez and Aldridge, Jordan is very helpless.

Among the new generation of centers, Howard and Oden now look similar in style, but they are actually quite different.

Howard's offensive rebounding ability is not as strong as Oden, mainly because Howard is too good, and Oden is really strong!

He is so strong, has good athletic talent, and has a strong rebounding consciousness. He can grab 5.2 offensive rebounds per game. This is really not a cover.

The Cavaliers played Oden in the first quarter.

Because Oden suppressed the Bobcats' inside line when he came up, it was difficult for the Bobcats to play their own rhythm.

Oden is so brave at the basket, the Bobcats must continue to shrink, and this gives James, Conley Korver and Scola a lot of opportunities for offensive outsiders.

The Cavaliers are so strong on the inside and the perimeter shooting rate is not low, which makes the Bobcats have little chance of counterattack and can only fall into position and fight with the Cavaliers.

Although the Bobcats were very strong, but because Xiaozhan was the best player in defense of Chen Xiao in the league, Oden, the second big man in blocked shots, firmly held the basket. In the end, the other members of the Bobcats Players can only be forced to test mid- and long-range shots.

Although Aldridge, Lopez, Granger are all very good in the middle distance.

But this kind of outside shot is still a little bit worse than the Cavaliers' ups and downs.

So after the first quarter of the game, the away Cavaliers led the Bobcats by 5 points 30-25.

In the first quarter of the game, Oden was 6 of 10 and scored 12 points and 5 rebounds in a single quarter, 4 of which were offensive rebounds. It can be said that the Bobcats' inside line was maxed out.

Fortunately, in the second quarter, the rotation led by Roy, Battier and Daniel Gibson, Barnes, and Roy Hibbert is a huge advantage for the Bobcats.

Although the Bobcats were at a disadvantage in this game, due to the huge advantage of the rotation, after the first half, the Bobcats fell behind by 4 points, 52 to 57.

The second half of the game started, because Lopez was maxed out by Oden in the first half, Jordan decisively let the little Lopez come in the third quarter.

Although Lopez Jr is not Oden's opponent, he is better than his brother in protecting the backboard.

Lopez doesn't need to defend Oden's back, as long as he doesn't grab the offensive rebound so aggressively.

Although Oden is strong this season, he played like O'Neal in the first half, and Oden has not played a few games this season.

I have to say that Lopez's appearance is indeed immediate.

Oden still has an advantage, but the advantage is not so great anymore.

Both the Cavaliers and the Bobcats were caught in a positional battle. Because the Cavaliers had an inside advantage and Lopez did not attack, although the Bobcats had stronger positional battles in singles, the two sides played a five-five open in the third quarter.

In the last quarter of the game, the Cavaliers will definitely not allow O to board the first five minutes.

In the absence of Oden, the Bobcats, led by Chen Xiao, Roy, Rose, Granger, and Aldridge, succeeded in bringing back the lagging points. When Den was forced to play early, the Bobcats also took the lead.

Although in the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, Jen and Oden still wanted to make a splash.

But just like Xiao Zhan is the best player defending Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao is also the best player defending Xiao Zhan.

In this game, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan looked at each other stubbornly on the defensive end. If Xiao Zhan wants to make a rush, can he rush?

Of course this is too naive.

With both teams falling into position, with the bosses of the two teams trading against each other, the Bobcats' offense is still more stable.

Even Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan Duizi, Chen Xiao’s offense is more stable than Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan facing Chen Xiao’s defense, 40% shooting rate, Chen Xiao facing Xiao Zhan’s defense, generally speaking, 45% The hit rate is still there, of course, the hand iron is calculated separately.

So in the end, in this game between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers, the Bobcats defeated the Cavaliers 114-112 at home.

It seemed that the score was only two points, but the Bobcats did not defend the Cavaliers in the final attack. By the time the Cavaliers made the final attack, the Bobcats were already 5 points ahead.

In the end, it didn't make sense whether Xiao Zhan made a three-pointer or a two-pointer. In the end, Xiao Zhan hit an open three-pointer and the game ended.

In this game, Xiao Zhan made 10 of 22, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 2 of 6 free throws, 24 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Chen Xiao was 11 of 19, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, 31 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks in the game.

In this game, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan are not the two people with the highest score. The highest score in this game is Oden.

Oden made 13 of 20 shots and 7 of 10 free throws. He scored 33 points and 18 rebounds. In fact, Oden scored 22 points in the first half.

That is the decisive change of Joe's boss in the second half.

Otherwise, the Bobcats will probably kneel in this game. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

Even if the final change is successful, if it weren't for Xiao Zhan's free throws too iron in this game, the Bobcats won't be easy.

It can be seen how embarrassed the Bobcats' inside line was disturbed by Oden in this game.

This is just Oden.

What about the latest version of Milicic and Yao Ming, who is now the NBA center demon king?

After the game, Chen Xiao and Boss Qiao shook their heads in their hearts when thinking of their next opponent.

I can't imagine it.

The Bobcats' current strength is actually not weak, in history, it is also a historical level.

The same goes for the Cavaliers.

It's just...the current league has an unimaginable team!

Not one, but a group!