basketball never sleeps

Chapter 209 No, buddy, you don’t really want to win, do you?

Author: I feel restless while bathing

Chapter 209 No, buddy, you don’t really want to win, do you?

"If you look back at the superstars who have become famous, you will find that they all fell in the first round of the playoffs."

“The second-year O’Neal made it to the playoffs for the first time and was shut out by the Pacers;

Reggie Miller, who has made it to the playoffs 13 times, was sent home 0:3 by the ‘bad boys’ for the first time;

The ‘Smiling Assassin’ averaged a double-double but inevitably fell to the Knicks;

McQueen was lucky and stole a victory in his first playoff appearance, but it took him 4 years to breathe the air of the second round;

It took Minnesota's savior seven years to break through the first-round bottleneck, and McGrady won two scoring titles and still couldn't win a ticket to the second round... Needless to say, these are all

."

"So - as an absolute core player, James can break through the first round in the playoffs for the first time in his career. There is no doubt about his greatness!"

In an ESPN basketball talk show, several expert hosts were holding up photos of James swaying with powder and praising him.

Averaging 30+ per game, two triple-doubles, and nearly triple-doubles in the remaining games. Even if he loses, James' statistics are still very good...

Putting aside the performance in the game, from the data analysis, these experts really saw the hope of Xiao Azhan surpassing Danzi.

As for the competition——

"Many people may doubt the Pacers' strength because of their consecutive losses and declining playoff results, but you must also know that in the past three years, they lost to either the championship team or the runner-up team. This is very shameful.

?”

"In the first two games, when James found that he could not win with talent alone, he adjusted and learned quickly. He learned how to trust his teammates and created scoring opportunities one after another for them."

"Think about it in G2, at the last critical moment, James finally passed the ball to Marshall, who was unmanned on the outside amid heavy double-teaming. The latter, by mistake, did not take action at the first time, but kept grinning at him.

In the end, the team missed the opportunity to equalize the score at the last moment, otherwise the Cavaliers might have won faster."

"James was very angry at the time, and everyone could see it from the expression on his back glaring at Marshall, but James is not the kind of person like Jordan and Kobe who doesn't allow his teammates to make mistakes. He will leave the next opportunity to Marshall. From this point of view

Look, he has a natural affinity for leadership."

"In the life-and-death battle of G3, James didn't make a single shot in the first half of the quarter. Of course, the fact that James was so frustrated is fundamentally different from Kobe. This is also a sign of his maturity. He understands that victory in the playoffs cannot rely solely on personal strength. This,

It took Jordan four or five years to realize it, but it only took James two games. From this, you can see how amazing his talent is!"

Wade scratched his cheek in front of the TV.

Small pupils, big puzzled.

He has obviously watched the game, but why does the commentator still feel so unfamiliar?

It turns out that the blame-shifting ball at the last moment was a "natural affinity for leadership", and the poor shot that was being defended and kept passing the ball was a "sign of maturity"?

He looked at Mo Wen aside with some confusion.

Mo Wen yawned somewhat disapprovingly.

Where is this?

Isn’t it just a billion-point retouching process?

Stars are meant to be promoted.

He averaged 30+ points per game and passed the first round. Don't say that you don't praise him. If you don't praise him exaggeratedly, it's a shame.

Compared with those CJB who failed to make the playoffs or fell in the first round, Ajan's performance in the first round can indeed be called excellent.

No matter what "mature and rational" or "disrespectful" choices and actions he makes in the future, Ajan only fell in the first round once in his career, which is nothing to be ashamed of.

Mo Wen thought of something for a moment, so he picked up the morning's local newspaper and started rummaging through it.

He easily found the sports section, pointed to a place, and handed it to Wade.

It contains an article praising Wade's bad feet, evaluating someone's completely inaccurate three-pointers and dependable mid-range shots as "top-level nerve-wracking", and describing someone's breakthrough as surpassing Jordan's jump shot.

With his unparalleled skills and the passion that is enough to "ignite Miami", all he needs to do is give Wade a crown.

That bunch of adjectives is like picking at random while flipping through the Oxford Dictionary.

It also emphatically praised Wade as the absolute core of the Heat - because Wade scored the most points.

Wade looked at the contents of the newspaper without changing his expression, and nodded with approval. Excluding 1/5 of the contents that he didn't understand very well, and that were not commonly used by black people, the description in it was quite accurate.

"This article is really well written and very high-level. Which reporter wrote it? I think I can ask him to do an exclusive interview with me later!"

Mo Wen rolled his eyes and asked you to look in the mirror. Are you still pretty?

"Dwyane, if you want to be a truly respectable person, you must learn to be honest!"

He patted Wade on the shoulder thoughtfully.

"Ha, where am I being dishonest? Why, don't you think this article is well written?"

Wade pouted, a man's biceps may not be hard, his waist may not be hard, and his "retractable belt" may not be hard, but the upper and lower sphincters must be hard!

Ao Pang, who was watching the excitement on the sidelines, took the newspaper curiously and started to enjoy it with Walker next to him. After just two glances, he couldn't help laughing.

The advantage of black people's skin is reflected at this time. Although Wade's cheeks are big, you still can't see his blush.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny!"

"Fuck, Mo, come, come and challenge me! Today I'll show you what a true leader of the Heat is!" Wade smashed his fist angrily.

"Why don't you leave yet, what are you looking for?"

"Shaq, have you seen the key to the storage room?" Mo Wen glanced at the lounge. He hadn't used it for a long time and had forgotten where he put the key.

"Hell, I'm talking about basketball, basketball!"

Passing by the lounge, he smiled when he saw the relaxed and playful core, while a little worry appeared on the face of the assistant coach following him.

"Mr. Van Gundy, do we really not need to study the Cavaliers anymore? I think they are in pretty good shape in the first round?"

"If the Cavaliers have anything to study, just let James shoot and that's it."

Looking at the energetic players, Da Fan rubbed his red eyeballs and envied the young man's energy.

Entering the playoffs, he started working on the video recorder again. However, the subjects of his research were only a few teams, the Pistons in the East, the Suns, the Spurs and the Mavericks-Lakers in the West.

As for the knights?

You can see simple offensive tactics and simple players at just one glance, why do you still need to analyze and study them?

Of course, an injury plan still needs to be made.

It may be troublesome if several core players suffer injuries. When healthy, no matter how much the media brags about Ajan's strength or the Cavaliers' tenacity, he won't take it to heart.

…

G6 ended, and most of the first rounds were decided.

The Spurs won the Kings without any suspense. Da Zhi, who participated in the playoffs as the main force, performed well on the offensive end by relying on long-range shots, fast breaks and above-the-line support. He averaged double figures in points per game and averaged 10 points per game.

He also made 1.8 three-pointers per game. Although he was nicknamed "Chinese Noodle" on the defensive end, the Spurs' inside line was also very uncomfortable with him.

Judging from the entire series, his overall performance is better than that of his opponent Horry, who also earned 10 million in three years.

After 58 Gua struggled to win a game to avoid being swept, they were also easily "black six" by the Clippers.

He has made the playoffs three times in three years and been swept by Gentleman three times. The next time the 2003 class meets at a party, he will have no choice but to raise his head in front of Bosh.

Melo: Can you blame me? This is all Milicic's fault. It's not him. I have a championship ring on my hand now! No, I might be a member of a dynasty team now!

After seeing Anthony's gradually "streamlined" defense at the court near Wade's home, Milicic shook his head at him.

"Your offense is very strong, but as for your defense, I guarantee that before garbage time comes, the old man will not give you more playing opportunities than me."

Although Iverson and Miller, who were the core players under Larry Brown, had some deficiencies in defense, their defensive attitude was always in place.

As for Anthony, who has gradually developed a superstar temperament, his emphasis on defense is also decreasing day by day.

The most intuitive thing is that in the playoffs, his opponent Corey Maggette lost the free throw whistle and the intensity of interior defense increased significantly. His field goal percentage was 3% higher than in the regular season.

Melon was not convinced, so he challenged Milicic for another afternoon, from the court to the boxing gym——

"Gigi (Nuggets General Manager), I have a buddy here who is very good at playing. I feel like we are only one away from the second round!"

Applying ice packs to his eyes, Anthony held back tears and comforted his general manager with a nasal hum.

"Who? Rookie or veteran?" Vandeweghe on the other end of the phone was also interested. There is no obvious weakness in the Nuggets' lineup in the past two years, but the chemical reaction between the players is not in place. If Anthony has a player he likes

, you can trade it and give it a try.

"The European big man in my class, the one ahead of me in the draft, Dak Milicic."

Vandeweghe, who was in high spirits just now, suddenly became depressed.

"Hello, hello, are you listening?" Anthony felt a little strange when there was no response from the other end of the phone.

"I'm listening...Actually, I asked about the price of the Sonics before, and they were willing to trade."

"Really!" Anthony's eyes lit up and widened... He tried to hold up his swollen eyelids and asked in surprise, "Who are we going to pay for? Kenyon, Marcus, Andre (Miller) or the draft

right?"

"The opponent only accepts one chip: Carmelo."

"who?"

"Anthony Carmelo."

"Well, I'm here, and my signal is fine."

"I mean—U!"

"..."

"Then can you trade me away and then trade me back?"

"..."

The games in the first round did not all stop at G6. There were also a pair of tiebreakers in the east and west.

The Nets and Wizards in the Eastern Conference are a round-robin battle, with each game keeping the suspense until the last minute.

In the first 6 games, every game either had a winning goal or a winning defense. It can be called the most exciting first round in the past 10 years.

Finally, in G7, Carter finally brought himself back to the second round with a winning layup.

In the Western Conference, the Mavericks and Lakers also staged exciting offensive and defensive battles, dragging the series into a tiebreaker.

Although I knew that the Lakers, who had strengthened in advance, were very strong, they were still shocked to be able to force the Mavericks, the runner-up in history, to a tiebreaker.

However, if you think about the fact that the Lakers in history were able to beat the Suns, who reached the Western Conference Finals, 1-3 in the opening game, and finally dragged it to the tiebreaker and were overturned, it doesn't seem too outrageous.

Paul is a 75-year-old player no matter what, and Sprewell is also a star. Even if he is not very efficient, he is still older, but he has rich experience in the playoffs. With a substitute and a starter, he is definitely better than Luke Walton or Luke Walton.

The likes of Devin George are strong.

Coupled with Paul's addition to other Lakers players and his control over Kobe Bryant.

Maybe there is hope for the Lakers this year...

Just when the Buss family thought they could earn millions more in ticket money, the Mavericks didn't want to leave behind the shameful record of 60 wins in the first round, and they performed exceptionally bravely even in a last-ditch situation.

Junior General Johnson played an important role in the five sets of tactics given to the Mavericks: Driver singles, Josh Howard singles, Terry singles, Harris singles and Stackhouse singles.

The five sets of tactics are intricate and similar to the Zen Master's triangle offense.

In the end, the Mavericks relied on veteran Odom's outstanding performance, a deep bench, and Paul's ankle sprain to successfully defeat the Lakers and advance by luck.

Seeing that Mamba was traveling for the first time again, Ao Pang was so happy that he wanted to have a party to celebrate.

Still, Mo Wen dissuaded him.

His fat mass can be a weakness that prompts Ajan to counterattack, or it can become a wall of sighs for Ajan's positional battle. If he ruins himself again, it will not be so easy to beat Ajan in the next round.

Not to mention, in an interview two days ago, Ajan shouted the slogan "My goal has always been to win the championship."

This is really——

Be bold!

…

After getting off the plane and smelling the familiar sea breeze, Azhan couldn't feel relaxed at all.

There was no acquaintance to pick him up at the airport, he stayed in a strange hotel, and the waves pouring into his ears did not bring much peace to Ajan.

He came last year to witness the victory, but this year he came to take away the victory (in name only).

This put him under great pressure.

"Can we really create a miracle?"

In front of the media and teammates, he maintained his confidence and showed leadership. He was not intimidated by the Heat's power and still pursued victory with high morale.

Although, he didn't have any confidence in his heart.

Just like what countless chicken soup masters have said: Whoever you want to be, first pretend to be who you are.

Many times, he was pretending, hoping that one day he would be able to integrate the mask with goat on it into his own flesh and blood.

After the first round, he was greatly benefited from the praise he received from the outside world, but all those praises came to an abrupt end at a comma. What was left behind was not something to be continued, but Mo Wen and Wade.

Compared with other famous stars, his biggest advantage is his youth, and when discussing his age, it is impossible to avoid Mo Wen and Wade, who are in the same class.

In the ongoing MVP selection, many people are talking about this.

His lack of qualifications and the fact that he had never made the playoffs before Reid came to pitch are not the biggest problems.

The biggest problem is that in this copy of NBA, he has not passed the level of his peers!

In terms of scoring, Wade is slightly less efficient than him. In terms of organization, the historical genius Mo Wen is firmly on his head. In terms of rebounds, Bosh and Milicic are both better than him.

good.

His proud statistics, let alone the entire league, cannot be convinced even in this draft. So how can he convince the public if he is given the MVP?

James has always believed that he is the best, even though Mo Wen and Wade "succeeded" faster than him. After breaking through the first round, he became more and more determined in this belief.

The success of a group is not entirely equivalent to individual strength.

If the only rule of basketball is one-on-one, he is confident that he will not be weaker than Mo Wen and Wade.

However, the NBA is not a street ball bullfight. No matter how confident he is, he has to admit that the combination of Mo Wen and Wade is better than him.

Coupled with the fact that he had star teammates on the Heat team that he could see in magazines every day when he was in high school, there is no need to say how terrifying it is.

During the regular season, after the Heat DJ reads the names of the starting players, the fighting spirit of the players on the weak team can be reduced by half.

But he is not the person he was last year who could be easily handled, or his teammates are no longer the ones last year who didn’t even deserve names in basketball novels!

After some self-production and sales of chicken soup, Ajan, who was excited, approached Reed.

The game won't start until the next day, and there is still time to train tonight.

And Reed was quite excited when he heard that Ajan was going to take him to play.

Put on a "big gold chain and small watch" and prepare to go to Miami Beach to "spend money and win over pretty girls"

But who would have imagined that in the lobby of the hotel downstairs, Ajan had already put on sportswear and was covering his "devil horns" with a hairband in front of the mirror.

“What’up, bro? What the hell are you going to do in your gym clothes?”

"Ah? What party? Did you have a party?" Ajan was a little confused when he saw Reed playing the board slutty.

"You didn't ask me to go to the gym at this late hour. Could it be that you still took me...to training?"

Seeing Ajan nodding, Reed felt a little collapsed.

No, buddy, you don’t really want to win, do you?

Didn’t you fucking want to take the lead in surrendering during the regular season?

You just won the first round and didn’t even drink to celebrate, right?

…

May 7th.

The Miami fans who applauded Iverson in the last round did not treat Ajan with the same courtesy.

The league has repeatedly hinted that Ajan may win the MVP this season, which makes Miami fans feel quite unhappy.

According to the Miami media - please name the worst MVP candidate and why it is LeBron James.

They played the strongest record in NBA history and set what may be the most insurmountable record in NBA history.

And then you tell them that the best, most dominant player this season was on a Cavaliers team that they swept in the regular season?

It's all that damn capital's fault!

Shh~~~

Today's DJ also did a good job. When introducing several leading players, he also specifically mentioned their rankings on the regular season MVP list.

This is a public attempt to drive a wedge between their friendship as brothers born in 2003!

The hook was straight and the bait was salty, but he succeeded.

I was originally thinking about playing with Azhan, but in the end I wanted to give him a decent look. Mo Wen and Wade looked at each other.

There is no need to communicate. After two years, the two of them still have a tacit understanding.

After Anthony, who was on vacation again, heard the news, he didn't feel much jealousy towards Mo Wen and Wade. Instead, he targeted James with a curse.

Facing someone like Mo Wen Wade who won the championship, he could also use the excuse that they relied solely on their teammates to deceive himself.

But when James, who had always been at odds with him, suddenly reached the second round this year and won the best first team, and even won the top personal honor of MVP, the strong sense of deception and betrayal was like taking the exam before the college entrance examination.

It’s like telling you that he’s giving you a guaranteed 985 for your crazy fun, which is totally unacceptable!

Waiting for the opening performance to end, the big screen on the court also showed the starting lineups for both sides.

Heat: Mo Wen, Wade, Finley, Haslem, O'Neal;

Cavaliers: Eric Snow, Reid, James, Drew Gooden, Big Z;

"I think everyone has heard enough arguments badmouthing the Cavaliers in the past two days. Now I have a piece of data in my hand that can provide you with completely opposite data."

Reggie Miller waved a data sheet in the TNT commentary room.

"What data?"

"If you calculate the salary schedules of the two teams according to the personnel above, you will find that the starting salary of the Heat is 4 million lower than that of the Cavaliers."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was retorted by Buckley.

"It makes no sense, Reggie, you can't just use his current salary to calculate the value of a player, just like the IRS (Federal Tax Service) will not only care about how much money you invested in the stock market, but also how much you earned.

Same."

"Mo's next contract, Wade's next contract, and the salary that the Mavericks still pay Finley. If you calculate it according to this method, the value of the Heat's starting lineup is close to that of the Knicks' bench.

!”

(James Dolan: A killer, a big job, thank you.)

In the center of the court, players from both sides took their positions, and the fans also had "defence" in their mouths.

However, today’s guest, Big Z, is also polite.

In line with the principle of fairness and justice, not comparing talent over skill, the two floor players stepped on cans and engaged in a jump ball duel that could not be called passionate.

Got it!

Mo Wenmei was surprised along with the spectators on the sidelines. He took two steps with the ball, then accelerated, grabbed the Cavaliers' gap, passed through the crowd, and rushed back into the paint in front of everyone, and hit the throw.

.

2:0.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Ajan straightened his face, cheered up, took the basketball from his teammates, and started doing it!

But before he could take two steps, Mo Wen appeared in front of him.

Just when he was instinctively protecting the ball and dodging it, Wade also appeared from the side, a pair of black hands reaching towards the basketball under James' palm.

A Zhan was suddenly startled when he noticed something.

No, are you going to kill him when you come up?

Unable to do any fancy dribbling, and unable to find room to accelerate, Ajan could only pass the ball to Reed, who was on the receiving end of the ball.

Facts have proved that multiplayer sports are really not something you can play if you want to.

It was rare for Reid to hold the ball in the first round. Worried about Wade's speed in returning to defense, he did not choose to take a shot directly from outside the three-point line. After two turns, Reid smoothly entered the three-point line.

Haslem, who came over from defense, made an easy layup with a small rebound.

As a good brother of Ajan, being able to be both inside and outside is a basic requirement.

2:2.

Good start!

Ajan clenched his fist.

Although he did not assist with this goal, he attracted the Heat's defense when he held the ball, which was a great contribution!

Back to the Heat's turn.

Mo Wen held the ball, and Ajan also took the initiative to defend it.

Although Snow earned the same salary as Mo Wen, no one thought he could guard against Mo Wen.

Once Iverson's right-hand man, Snow averaged 13 points and 7 assists per game in the last two years with the 76ers. The manager felt that he could help Ajan share the pressure, so he signed him with a piece of paper.

But don't look at Snow playing next to Iverson. He never has the ball in his hand. You think he is playing without the ball. He plays more of a ball-holding style, but most of the time he passes the ball to Iverson.

Sen asked him to finish, and his shooting ability was very average. In his early years, he had a long-range shot. As he got older, not only did he fail to develop it, but he became worse.

So...Snow only plays a defensive role in the Cavaliers and plays a transitional role in fast breaks.

But it didn't seem like it was easy to find his position on the defensive end today.

"Bread" Brown originally didn't want to play him, but the Cavaliers' swingman position is not very reliable.

Ajan and Reed are both the main ones who play a lot of playing time. Even if there are newcomers, they don't have the opportunity to practice. After a sweep, Snow can come on and play some role.

Damon Jones, who came out of the Heat, has a three-pointer that can help the Cavaliers open up space.

But with Damon Jones's size...are you going to show mercy to your old teammates?

Mo Wen took a glance, and after a slight distance from Wade, he made a fake pass and sent the ball to Wade.

This is the strategy they set before the game.

Instead of consuming Ajan, kill Ajan's helper first.

What bad intentions can they have? They just want Ajan to "disappear" in the game.

Reed can barely hold up to Wade in terms of tonnage, but in terms of defensive skills, there is no need to say anything after the phrase "Master Ray Allen", he understands everything.

Wade just slightly imitated Mo Wen's usual trick of teasing him, turning his back and shaking him twice. It was a bit stuck and fake, but he still deceived Reed.

Twist and step forward.

When Big Z made up for it, he didn't panic and gave it to Ao Pang.

The shark came out of the water, pushed the big Z and easily scored the ball.

And when Ajan tried to catch the ball from Snow again, Wade double-teamed him again.

Hello, robbery.

(End of chapter)