I’m Really Playing Basketball

At the post-game press conference between the Nets and Celtics in G4, Chen Xiao took a breath when he heard Tracy McGrady announce that the Magic had advanced to the second round.

"It's a great feeling to be in the second round!"

My Mai Yo, yes!

This tone is also crazy enough to attract hatred!

Because of Luo Ge, Chen Xiao is paying close attention to this series between the Magic and the Pistons.

With Grant Hill out for the season, the Magic played very well under the leadership of Tracy McGrady.

After the first three games, the Magic lead 2-1.

The fourth game between the Magic and the Pistons started before the game between the Nets and the Celtics.

Chen Xiao and the Nets players only watched half of this game. In the first half, the Magic led the Pistons by 4 points at home 54 to 50.

The two teams are still indistinguishable, and the outcome of the game is still unknown.

Logically speaking, the Pistons, who were already 1-2 behind, would have to fight back crazily in the second half because they really couldn't lose anymore.

The Pistons look stronger and are likely to come back in the second half.

I just didn't expect that at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was 100 to 92. In the second half, the Magic even expanded the score.

Chen Xiao only found out after asking the reporters at the scene.

It turns out that the leading point guard of the Pistons, Billups, who Chen Xiao was very optimistic about and felt that he might be one of the most underestimated point guards in the NBA, went undercover again in the second half.

Throughout the second half, Billups was defended by Ron Howard and made 1 of 10 shots. With 6 free throws and 1 three-pointer, Billups scored 9 points in the half.

Billups made 6 of 20 in the entire game and scored 25 points on free throws. It can be said that as a point guard, he is quite undercover.

So far in this series, Billups has almost been vomited by Roger.

Rogo can really match up with Billups.

Billups is one of the famous tall point guards in the league. His height of 1.91 meters is relatively tall for the current NBA point guard position. Facing most of the starting point guards in the league, his body and shape are dominant. .

However, in the series against the Magic, the opposite Ron Howard was 1.96 meters tall!

In addition, Luo Ge's defensive skills are also very good. After all, Chen Xiao used so many experience cards to feed him defense.

Luo Ge's single defense can now be said to be technically watertight.

All kidding aside, to defeat Roger's defense, someone with a technical IQ like Billups won't be able to do it. You need someone with a technical talent like Iverson to be able to do it.

Billups's physical talent is not much better than that of Luo Ge, and his offensive skills are not as good as Iverson. At the very least, Billups' offensive skills are definitely not as good as Luo Ge's defensive skills.

Therefore, it was really uncomfortable for Billups to meet Luo Ge's 'nemesis'.

In the first game, he scored 3 of 16 and scored 21 points.

7 of 14 in the second game, 15 points.

2-for-6, 5 points in the third game.

This game was 6 of 20, with 25 points.

So far, Billups has been defended by Luo Ge in three of the four games.

Billups' extraordinary performance in these three games also gave the Magic three victories.

Although Billups has always been underestimated and his reputation is not that obvious, after all, he is also recognized by the NBA as an excellent and mature point guard.

For a rookie player to defend a mature and excellent point guard like this in his first playoff game, that's really impressive.

Therefore, so far in this year's playoffs, the two most popular young players in the playoffs are Chen Xiao and Ron Howard.

Needless to say, Chen Xiao.

When Pierce is at full strength, he can actually compete with Pierce in a 50-50 match, which is absolute All-Star level strength.

Although Ron Howard is not as crazy as Chen Xiao, he is still shocking enough.

Spurs head coach Popovich expressed his admiration for Ron Howard more than once when asked about the comparison between Parker and Ron Howard.

Stable control of the ball, extremely stable!

Strong defense, extremely strong!

This is simply the perfect point guard candidate in Popovich's mind.

Generally speaking, when reporters ask a team's head coach to compare his team's players with other teams' players, few are as determined as Popovich to compare players from other teams.

It can also be seen from this that Popovich really appreciates Ron Howard.

Of course, on the other hand, it also expresses dissatisfaction with Parker.

Parker played worse in the playoffs this year than last year.

Parker, who was a rookie last year, was also very shocking. As a rookie, he averaged 15.5 points per game, shot 46% from the field and 37% from the three-point field. This is very good.

But this season, not only are the points scored much lower, but the shooting percentage is also terrible. So far, the shooting rate is less than 40%, and the three-point shooting rate is an even worse 27%.

Ron Howard's offense is already average, and Parker's offensive performance in the playoffs this season is worse than Ron Howard's.

The offense is not as good as it is, and the two's ball-handling organization is almost the same. On defense, Parker can only be completely overwhelmed by Ron Howard.

During the regular season, Parker and Ron Howard were often compared. As two very representative young point guards in the NBA, the comparison between the two in the regular season was evenly matched.

But in the playoffs, the level was directly opened.

What's more important is that Ron Howard is not yet 21 years old, and Parker is now 23 years old.

Therefore, whether it is now or in the future, Ron Howard will be better than Parker.

Therefore, Popovich sided with Ron Howard in the comparison between Ron Howard and Parker. No one else objected. Even the Spurs fans themselves felt that there was nothing wrong with what Popovich said.

Not talking about strength, Ron Howard's evaluation among media experts is much higher than Parker's after the playoffs.

Ron Howard has already directly moved into the second position of the Magic.

Parker has been further behind in the playoffs this season.

I have to say that the Pistons and Billups really praised Luo Ge.

Ron Howard's characteristic is that his personal offense is average, but his ball control and defense are very strong.

Playing an offensive team, Ron Howard's offensive characteristics may be a drag on the Magic.

But against the Pistons, a team that couldn't attack and had to defend, Ron Howard was really at home.

Playing against the Pistons, Ron Howard's average offense will no longer hinder the Magic. Anyway, playing against the Pistons does not require Ron Howard to contribute on the offensive end, and the defense will be enough.

It can be said that this round of playoffs with the Pistons is simply a stage prepared for Ron Howard.

With the help of the Pistons and Billups, this young defensive player became famous all over the world.

Chen Xiao was very happy for Brother Luo.

But hearing McGrady's words of hatred, Chen Xiao was not so happy.

"Isn't this tricking you, Brother Luo?"

The Pistons were beaten 3-1 by the Magic. Everyone who is blind knows that this is because Ron Howard guarded Billups for three games.

Of course, McGrady is also very Diaw in this series. This is for sure. If you don't lose, it depends on Luo Ge. If you win, it depends on McGrady. This is the true situation of this series between the Magic and the Pistons.

Originally, it was not easy for Luo Ge to control Billups.

The "whistle" Billups has in this series is very strange, the kind that has the aura of "drawing fouls".

Hitting three goals can score 21 points, hitting 6 goals can score 25 points. This is simply unheard of for Chen Xiao. Maybe he is ignorant, but it is really hard for people to imagine. Hitting one goal can score 7 points, and 3+1 is only 4 Is it good to divide it?

7 points? This is 3+4!

Seeing Billups being treated like this in this series, playing against Chen Xiao, and fighting so hard, I would probably shed tears. If I had been treated like this, Chen Xiao would have been the first to sell out!

No kidding, Pierce deserves Billups' treatment, and Chen Xiao gets sent off every game in four games.

It's really not easy for Rogo to stay on the court for all four games.

It's not easy for Brother Luo. When McGrady said this, the Pistons will definitely be upset. If the Pistons are upset, they want to fuck someone, so who are they going to do?

Of course, it is to pressure Billups, who is the worst performer, to fuck Ron Howard!

In the first four games, Billups has already made good use of his 'experience', if he makes more use of it, I'm afraid Rogo will be fouled and collapsed.

Luo Ge is already so difficult, can't you wait a little longer to show?

Wouldn't it be nice to honestly win the fifth game?

Why do you have to say such things?

After the press conference, Chen Xiao called Luo Ge to complain.

Chen Xiao and Maizi are also very good friends, and they cooperated very well in the All-Star Game.

The two are the two biggest contributors to helping Jordan make a perfect turn.

"Chen, TMC isn't trying to trick me, it's trying to stand up for me. The Pistons made a big move against me in this game, and they're deliberately targeting me."

"Brother Luo, are you okay?"

"It's okay. I sprained my foot, but I can still hold on."

"..."

After Chen Xiao froze for a moment, her ugly face became even more ugly.

After talking to Luo Ge, Chen Xiao and Wade Yao Ming specially found the video of the second half of the Pistons and Magic game.

After reading it, the expressions on the three people's faces were very angry.

"The Pistons lost badly in the second half and their defensive moves were too big!"

The big defensive moves of Pistons players are really different from Bowen's dirty tricks.

Pistons players are basically not black, but straight up and elbowing each other. Even if they are criminals, their elbows are clear and clear.

The moment Luo's foot sprained was when he was breaking through for a layup, he was pushed out by an elbow from Ben behind him, and then the sprain hit his foot when he landed.

In this defense, Ben only got an ordinary foul...

"No wonder Maddie said something like that."

Chen Xiao and Wade, who originally had objections to McGrady's words after the game, had all the angry looks on their faces directed at the Pistons.

To be fair, they have finally finished the series between the Pistons and the Magic.

The referee is undoubtedly more biased in favor of the Pistons in key decisions.

The Pistons made big moves, but they fouled a lot.

Obviously, in this series, the referee is conniving with the Pistons' defense.

This is really incredible. In the NBA, which has always encouraged offense, this series actually encouraged the Pistons' defense.

Who can stand this?

At the very least, McGrady, who is arrogant and arrogant, will definitely not be able to stand it.

It just so happened that the Pistons lost this crucial battle at Xiaotianwangshan, and the Magic lost 3-1. It seemed that the Magic had already been promoted, so McGrady was completely blown away and wanted to slap the Pistons in the face and humiliate them.

McGrady's thoughts are easy to understand, and Wade feels that if he were in McGrady's position, he might say the same thing.

Of course Chen Xiao understands.

However, for Chen Xiao, the most important thing now is...

"I'm worried about Brother Luo's injury now."

For NBA players, a sprained foot is really not an injury, but when it hurts, it can be really fatal!

"I hope Brother Luo is okay."

The Nets swept the Celtics and became the first team to advance among the eight games in the first round of the NBA.

The Magic became the first team to announce promotion.

In fact, the Nets are the only team that has entered the second round.

In the West, the Lakers and Timberwolves are 2-2, and the Kings and Jazz are 3-1. Neither team has advanced yet.

The Spurs and Trail Blazers, the Mavericks and the Suns, are also 2-2.

The first round of the Western Conference this year was still very fierce.

On the Eastern side, the Bucks and Pacers, the Bucks lead 3-1, the 76ers and the Hornets, the 76ers lead 3-1, and the Magic lead the Pistons 3-1.

Here in the east, it seems that the winner will be decided soon.

And this year in the East, the top three teams in the East, except for the Nets, are on the verge of elimination.

The Pistons and Pacers are in a bit of trouble right now.

This year’s Eastern Conference Black Eight did not happen, but Black Seven and Black Six are very likely to happen.

The Magic and Bucks are really surprising in this year's playoffs.

However, compared with McGrady's very high-profile announcement of advancing to the second round, the Bucks led by Ray Allen are quite low-key.

It was clear that the team had led the Pacers 3-1, but there was no movement at all.

And Ray Allen's performance in this year's playoffs was also quite outstanding.

It may not be as explosive as McGrady, but it seems to be more comfortable than McGrady.

In this year's playoffs, Ray Allen suppressed his old rival and destiny rival Reggie Miller in all aspects.

Reggie Miller is averaging less than 10 points per game so far in this year's playoffs.

Compared with previous years, it has fallen off a cliff.

Whether it's because of injuries or status or encountering a defense where Ray Allen can catch him at all times, it's incredible.

Many people did not expect that the Bucks, a team that was about to disband, actually performed such a strong performance in the playoffs.

After the Nets eliminated the Boston Celtics, the Nets players returned to New Jersey and got into the rhythm of watching the show and waiting for the next opponent to arrive.

The NBA playoff schedule continues to move forward.

Logically speaking, the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with 3-1 in 3 games will soon produce the next team to advance.

However, after the fifth game of the three Eastern Conference games, the final score became 3-2.

The team that was lagging behind all came back to win.

For Chen Xiao and Wade, of course they are most concerned about Luo Ge and the Pistons.

The Pistons defeated the Magic by 31 points 98-67 in Game 5 at home.

After McGrady said that in Game 4, many people knew that the Pistons would be angry, but they didn't expect that the Pistons would be so angry.

Big Ben had 14 points, 21 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks in this game, including 21 rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds. He clearly arranged the Magic on the defensive end.

In addition, several of the Pistons' role players, rookies Prince and Okur, also performed very well.

The angry Pistons defeated the Magic, which was nothing to Chen Xiao and Wade.

What Chen Xiao and Wade were worried about was that Ron Howard was targeted by the Pistons again in this game. When he was shooting, he was hit hard by Ben, who was assisting on defense. Luo, who already had a sprained foot, seemed to be even more uncomfortable. .

Although the Magic was miserable in this game, Luo Ge's performance was still very good.

With the ankle sprain being a bit of a disadvantage, Billups was 6-of-15 on guard in this game, especially Billups’ three-pointers in this game, which were 0-of-6. If it weren’t for the sprain in his ankle, Billups would have been on 6-for-15 defense. Si's breakthrough was not very neat, and this game may be even worse for Billups.

It is precisely because Ron Howard performed so well and received so much attention that Ben's foul play against Ron Howard in this game attracted so much attention.

For a time, the public opinion was very controversial.

There have always been controversies about the size of defensive actions. NBA celebrities like Laimbeer and Rodman of the Pistons certainly account for the Pistons and say that the NBA playoffs should be like this.

Chen Xiao and Wade, of course, are unconditionally fighting against Luo. Although they are still quiet now, they both directly expressed their dissatisfaction with the Pistons' defense.

However, what surprised Chen Xiao was that one person's position surprised Ron Howard when he was repeatedly raped by Big Ben.

"This is simply a crime!"

"Ben Wallace's flagrant fouls on Ron Howard in these two games were intentional. He wanted to eliminate Ron Howard!"

Guess who said this?

Spurs head coach, Popovich!

To be honest, Chen Xiao was shocked when he saw Popovich say this.

Could it be that Bowen's blackmail on him in the last game of the regular season had nothing to do with Popovich?

Or is it that Popovich wants to use the Ben Wallace incident to whitewash himself and Bowen?

Or is it true that Popovich loves Luo Ge?

Just like Jordan did to himself, Popovich also loved Luo Ge deeply?

Indeed, looking at it this way, it seems that it is really the case!

Brother Luo has a gentle personality, solid basic skills, and strong prevention and control.

If you say that you are the Larry Bird of the guard, let Michael Jordan fall in love with you.

So Luo Ge seems to look a lot like Duncan on the point guard line, at least to Popovich, it seems to be true!

Chen Xiao, who discovered the blind spot, expressed shock!

Generally speaking, when the Pistons and Magic have such a big score, the Pistons will eventually choose a Magic player to commit a foul. This is not surprising.

In the eyes of ordinary people, McGrady should be the one the Pistons want to offend.

Why did the Pistons choose Ron Howard to be the villain?

Soon, all the questioning NBA fans and pundits understood why the Pistons chose Ron Howard.

Game 6 between Pistons and Magic.

Ron Howard was absent due to an ankle sprain. Billups, who had played very badly in the previous five games of this game, suddenly exploded. He made 11 of 23 in the game and 7 of 14 three-pointers, scoring 40 points!

In the end, the Pistons defeated the Magic in an away game, chasing the big score between the two sides to 3 to 3!

Pistons and Magic before Game 7.

"Ron, I suggest you not listen to the opinions of the Magic management. You are less than 21 years old and you still have a long career. Being closed will have a great impact on your career."

After Henry, the common agent of Wade and Roger, finished speaking, Ron Howard showed a very struggling look on his gentlemanly face.

Henry saw Ron Howard like this and knew that Ron Howard might not listen to his words.

But if you add Dwyane and Chen, it will be different.

To prevent Luo Ge from playing in such an important game, Chen Xiao and Wade were under great pressure after hearing Henry's request.

Put yourself in their shoes.

If they were in this situation, would they refuse to play?

As for Chen Xiao, if Brother Ji needs him at this time, he will definitely not be able to refuse.

For Luo Ge, McGrady was also a blessing to him.

Although McGrady didn't say it clearly, McGrady definitely hopes that Luo Ge can play.

McGrady's silence means that he supports the Magic management.

"Chen, tell Ron, you are smart and you know what to say."

"..."

Xiaotai, can you admit that I am smart now?

However, thinking about Luo Ge's career...

Chen Xiao still gritted his teeth and became the 'culprit' who prevented Brother Luo from repaying his kindness.

In the key tiebreaker between the Magic and the Pistons, Ron Howard, the Magic's key figure, did not play in this game.

In the end, the Magic lost to the Pistons 93-108 on the road.

There was no suspense about the Pistons winning this game, so the entire game broadcast captured the expression on the face of Ron Howard, who was very handsome in a suit and tie on the sidelines.

After the game, Ron Howard walked to the sidelines guiltily and wanted to give McGrady and his teammates a comforting high-five.

But after Ron Howard raised his palm...

McGrady led the Magic players past Ron Howard one by one, as if Ron Howard was nothing.

Watching Brother Luo on TV, Chen Xiao felt very distressed.

"Brother Luo, if basketball is your dream, then please don't play. Only when you are healthy enough can you see farther and better scenery."

This is what Chen Xiao said to Ron Howard before the game started.

Brother Luo finally listened to him.

If Luo Ge plays, will the Magic's fate be different?

Chen Xiao doesn't know.

But for Magic players, Magic fans and Magic management, this is definitely what they think.

Because, in this game, Billups exploded again!

Billups shot 11 of 19 in this game and scored 37 points.

If there was Ron Howard, could Billups still score so many points in this game?

This is no longer important.

"Chen, I will ask Mr. Riley to trade Ron to the Heat. Even if he quits the Magic, he will never quit the NBA!"

Hearing what Wade said next to him, Chen Xiao nodded slightly.

but……

"Speaking of which, Xiaotai, do you think the Heat have the leverage to trade Luo?"

"..."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Wade's face turned red.

Regarding the value shown by Luo Ge in this series, he did not play in the next two games. After Billups exploded with 40 and 37 in one game, let me tell you, Luo Ge's value is even higher.

He is less than 21 years old, and his defense is just like Dior's. This is going to God!

Most people really can't replace Brother Luo like this.

"I would ask Mr. Riley to trade for LeBron James!"

"..."

This time it was Chen Xiao's turn to be stunned.

Good guy!

Xiaotai, I think if the Heat can get LeBron, I'm afraid they won't trade you for Luo Ge, but they won't trade for LeBron...

With the end of this ever-long, topic-filled series between the Pistons and Magic, all first-round playoff games in the NBA are over.

In the end, the Nets, Bucks, 76ers and Pistons became the four teams in the Eastern Conference that entered the second round.

In the west, the Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks are the four winners who entered the second round.

In the second round, the Eastern Conference is between the Nets and the 76ers, and the Bucks against the Pistons. As the only lower seeds in the second round, can Ray Allen and the Bucks stay in the dark?

On the west side, the Kings beat the Lakers, and the Spurs beat the Mavericks. These two games are big battles!

After the first round, there were more than just eight winning teams.

It's not just Ron Howard, a very coveted young point guard who seems to have entered the trading market.

At the same time, after the first round of the series, the league's major awards for the regular season were also announced one after another!

Moreover, the announcement of major NBA awards suppressed Ron Howard's break with the Magic in one fell swoop. News of the league's pursuit of Ron Howard became the biggest hot news in the NBA!

No way, it’s amazing!

ps: Today’s update is a bit late. It’s really hard to set the time during the Spring Festival. Today, this relative will thank you and tomorrow, that relative will thank you. It’s too difficult to arrange coding time. However, the rhythm of two updates a day remains unchanged. Thank you for your support.

ps2: Historically, in this series between the Magic and the Pistons, the Pistons were targeting Tracy McGrady. This series changed McGrady’s career. Not only was he overtaken 3-1 and that famous saying, in the book, the Pistons chose Ron Howard indirectly saved McGrady's career.

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