I’m Really Playing Basketball

With Chen Xiao's terrifying performance as if he was playing 2K on the court in the first quarter, the Warriors led the Spurs by 8 points 42-34 in the first quarter.

For the Spurs, trailing by eight points really isn't a lot.

But the problem is that the team behind the Spurs is not the Clippers, but the Warriors, and this is the biggest problem.

And what's even bigger than this problem is that Chen Xiao, who has been maintaining a healthy style of play in the regular season this season, exploded in the first quarter of this game.

Chen Xiao's incredible three-pointer performance made Popovich on the sidelines doubt his basketball philosophy again.

Popovich doesn't like 3-pointers. He doesn't think anyone can have enough confidence on the 3-pointer, even if it's an open 3-pointer. When you're playing on the court, you just shoot enough, you There may not be a 50% hit rate, but Chen Xiao's performance in the first quarter really made him doubt his basketball philosophy.

Chen Xiao's stability is incredible.

As far as the ability of three-pointers is concerned, Chen Xiao, Ray Allen, and Curry, the three strongest three-point shooters in history, are controversial.

But when it comes to mental stability, Chen Xiao is definitely the strongest one.

That's great.

Maybe Chen Xiao doesn't have the fast firing rate of Ray Allen and Curry, maybe Chen Xiao's three-pointer isn't so elusive, but his stability is also not comparable to Ray Allen and Curry.

You know, the reason why Popovich dared to bet like this in the first quarter is because he has seen Curry and Ray Allen. Chen Xiao is confident.

But now...

Popovich certainly has no regrets, but there is no doubt that the Spurs must not treat the Warriors' offense like this in the next game.

In the second quarter of the game, the Warriors' rotation on the court was Thick Eyebrows, Jaylen Brown, Carter, Devin Booker and Jr. Curry. In this game, Thick Eyebrow was a substitute, so it was natural to lead the rotation tonight.

This rotation is definitely strong for the Warriors, and there's quite a bit of restraint on the Spurs' rotation.

Because the center of the Spurs' rotation is Gobert. Although Gobert is fast, he is still a big center.

And the thick eyebrows of the Warriors' rotation lineup who play center are definitely lightweight centers, which can be pulled out.

Of course, Gobert can also prevent it.

but…

As long as Gobert comes out of the 3-point line, he is not the center with the best defensive player strength.

In history, in every playoff game, Gobert's defensive performance has not been very good. For several years in the playoffs, Gobert has been laughed at by fans as "the best defensive player named".

Yes, as long as Gobert comes out from the inside, the opponent will blast Gobert on the outside by calling the outside players.

Then Gobert, the best defensive player, instantly became the defensive colander who played small and big.

Gobert is a former player for the Warriors, and the Warriors certainly know what Gobert's characteristics look like.

So after Thick Eyebrows pulled Gobert out, all that was left was Devin Booker and Curry Jr.

Then Popovich on the sidelines saw a very speechless scene.

Every time Gobert pulled out, he was called by Devin Booker and Curry Jr. with a pick-and-roll.

To be honest, he felt that Gobert had the speed to pull out before, although the speed was not fast, but it was enough for a big center.

But right now, Popovich feels he'd rather Gobert didn't have the speed he felt he could, so he would honestly let Gobert squat.

But it's precisely because Gobert has that reverie speed, and this reverie speed becomes a sweet trap.

As the head coach of the Spurs, at that moment, he actually hoped that his players were not so strong, so he should not have more expectations.

Does this kind of thinking make Popovich very speechless?

Yes, quite speechless.

So in the second quarter of the game, Popovich silently returned to his seat from the sidelines.

Before the game, because the Spurs had a very good defensive tactical system from starters to substitutes.

Starting center Howard can be his own system on the defensive end.

Backup center Gobert can also be self-contained on the defensive end.

Having two players like this can really make Popovich have more expectations, expecting the Spurs to seize the weakness of the Warriors, and then do it, and then kill the Warriors, a super-strong team with only huge flaws. .

but now…

As a former and legendary player of the Spurs, TNT commentator Maizi, who won two championships for the Spurs, also has some expectations for the Spurs in this game.

But now.

"Unfortunately, I originally thought that this series between the Spurs and the Warriors could maintain at least three to four games of suspense, but now, I found out that I was wrong, we were all wrong, no one would have thought that the Spurs were in front of the Warriors. I can't even maintain the suspense at halftime, yes, the result of this series is already very clear before halftime is over."

"Spurs, there is no chance, the Warriors are indeed not a perfect team, but in front of the Warriors, the Spurs are not all loopholes, but the sea, the weakness of the Spurs, in front of the Warriors, it seems like It is as wide as the sea."

Halfway through the second quarter, when Chen Xiao and other starters from both sides returned to the court, the score difference had been widened to 10 points.

And after Chen Xiao and the others came on the court, the Spurs really did not dare to let Chen Xiao shoot a three-pointer so easily. Although Chen Xiao's score and three-pointer dropped after he played in the second quarter, Wade was beaten again. The Spurs let it out.

In the second quarter of the game, Wade made 4 of 5 and made two free throws. He scored 10 points in just six minutes, which made the Warriors and Spurs score directly at the end of the half. At 76-60, the Warriors had a 16-point lead at halftime.

If it's nothing to say that being behind by 7 points in the first quarter is nothing, then being behind by 16 points at halftime is really nothing.

What's more, the Spurs haven't solved the dilemma that the Warriors' two-poison offense has made them pick.

So, after halftime, the TNT studio troupe, Barkley, and they were no longer talking about the Spurs-Warriors game.

Barkley, O'Neal, they are all talking about whether the Warriors can swept all the championships in this year's playoffs.

Yes, to these folks, the Warriors' sweep of the Spurs is a foregone conclusion.

Now the key is the Spurs to the finals, can sweep the Bobcats or the Bucks.

As Chen Xiao's former teammate, O'Neal is particularly interested and enthusiastic about this topic.

"There's no question that our God will replicate what he did with the Nets."

When Chen Xiao was in the Nets, he swept all the way. In the finals, he also swept the OK combination to win the championship.

At a time when historically strong teams are emerging in an endless stream, the Nets back then are still considered by many to be the strongest team in NBA history, because the Nets swept the OK Lakers who were flourishing at the time.

So O'Neal keeps saying that the Nets at that time were the strongest in NBA history.

"If we talk about the regular season record, I believe that the current Warriors, the past Bobcats, Cavaliers, Heat, and Spurs are all likely to surpass the Nets in the 20203 season with only 72 wins and 10 losses in the regular season.

But if it's in the playoffs, I don't believe these teams can beat the Nets that year, the magic of the Nets can only be known by the teams that played against them, yes, that finals Chen Xiao, he may not be as strong as in the future, but his magic is unique, the real eyes of the wolf king, the real eyes of the snake king, the eyes of God, that is the most unreasonable basketball player I have ever seen, if he is not real Exist, I would even think he was cheating!

Yes, what I mean is very easy to understand. The current God may be the strongest, but the current God, when he meets the once magical boy, is still only defeated. I am not joking.

I am responsible for my statement!

And with the Nets who can infinitely create amazing magical kids, in the finals, no team can beat them!

Therefore, if all the top teams in NBA history were to play once in a playoff, only the Nets would win in the end! "

This dead fat man is often in the black Chen Xiao of the **** Simmi.

But when talking about the Nets that year, O'Neal's fear of that Chen Xiao definitely came from the heart.

After all, in his career, at his peak, he was hit five times with his left hand and then five times with his right hand, and only this time.

In the finals, he was seriously injured.

So, this time O'Neal said: "If the Warriors can swept all the championships in the playoffs this year, then I'm willing to accept that the Warriors are a team that can rival the Nets.

You don't need to tell me that the Bucks are strong and the Bobcats are strong. Of course I know that the Bucks are strong and the Bobcats are strong, but the OK Lakers like Kobe and I are not strong. Who ever thought that the Nets would sweep us? "

"If you don't have the ability to create miracles, then you can only be an ordinary team, no matter how strong it is, it is an ordinary team, and it will never be comparable to the Nets of the year!"

"So, I know that it is a miracle to sweep the Bucks or the Bobcats, but the strongest team needs to have the ability to manipulate miracles. Only in this way can they not be defeated by miracles and become the strongest!"

It has to be said that O'Neal's remarks are indeed quite convincing.

After all, he was speaking as a victim.

Therefore, after O'Neal said these words, the group of Barkley next to him were speechless.

For a while, I felt that O'Neal's remarks, although radical, were indeed very reasonable.

Especially the evaluation of Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao is very strong now, unbelievably strong, but on the court, Chen Xiao no longer has the magic of playing in the finals when he was a rookie with the Nets.

So even now, Chen Xiao has won 8 championships and played 8 legendary finals, but in 2003, the rookie Chen Xiao played in the finals and was still rated as the strongest in history by Barkley.

Chen Xiao, who played the strongest final in history, can indeed see who destroys who.

And O'Neal's remarks were not only fermented in the TNT studio, but also fermented on the Internet.

For a time, the Internet was full of the strongest discussions in NBA history.

It was the Warriors who won 80 games in the regular season and hadn't lost in the playoffs, or the amazing Nets back then.

This passage is also known as the biggest myth in the basketball industry in the future, and there is a special term called "O'Neal Conjecture".

To be honest, it's actually more rude to the Spurs who are playing against the Warriors.

But there is no way, who makes you look so delicious?

He trailed by 16 points at halftime and 20 points after three quarters.

Although the garbage time in the fourth quarter recovered a few points, the Spurs finally lost 130-140 on the road by 10 points.

Well, in the fourth quarter, the Warriors actually gave the Spurs face, allowing the Spurs rotation players to score 38 points in a single quarter.

So, the final score of this game seems to be the same, and the Spurs seem to have a great chance.

But those who watched the game knew that the Spurs had no last chance.

After all, the Warriors' fourth quarter was all about VanVleet and Norman Powell.

Well, the Warriors are really training their rookies in the fourth quarter.

In this game, Chen Xiao, who only played three quarters, finished 16 of 24, 14 of 20 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 50 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the whole game.

The triple-double was completed in three quarters, and it was a 50-point triple-double in the playoffs.

Although Chen Xiao has played 60+ triple-doubles and quadruple-doubles in the finals, the 50+ triple-doubles in this three-quarter game are still very shocking.

After all, Chen Xiao is now 35 years old.

In addition to Chen Xiao, Wade scored 29 points in this game, while Luo Ge had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Warriors' Big Three veterans all performed very well in this game.

It can only be said that facing the Spurs in this game, the Warriors let everyone see that they are different from the regular season.

In the playoffs, these three veterans seem to have no weakness for slow heat when Chen Xiao can start a strong attack.

So the question is, if Chen Xiao can play the full game in the fourth quarter, will the Warriors have no weakness in the follow-up.

So can the Bucks still beat the Warriors in the first and fourth quarters?

After watching this game, the Bucks all have such a question.

"Will he really be able to perform a full quarter at the same time in the first quarter and the fourth quarter at the age of 35?"

Seriously, if it was someone else, no one would believe it.

but……

"This man is, God!"

Yes, this man is God, and no one knows what magical things he can do in the end.

Since he is a rookie, he can play the strongest finals performance in history.

So why can't he be 35?