I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the second quarter of the game between the Nets and the Cavaliers, the away Cavaliers tied with the Nets 42-42 at the end of the half.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 18 to 22, with the Cavaliers trailing by 4 points. After the second quarter, the scores were tied.

The Cavaliers finally won by 4 points in the second quarter. This was definitely due to Crawford's performance in the first four minutes of rotation, especially the performance of Kobe and Jordan in the first two minutes.

As for Crawford's mediocre performance in the first two minutes of the second quarter, the head coach really couldn't sit still.

I have to say that the Zen Master is the Zen Master. This is the person who really coached Kobe and Jordan. He has seen the real Jordan and Kobe, not to mention the 'fake' Jordan and Kobe Crawford.

In the end, Jackson was not intimidated by Crawford's ferocious two minutes and replaced the Nets' starting lineup in advance.

Instead, the Nets' starting players were replaced after four minutes of play.

At this time, the Nets were already three points behind at home.

From leading by four points to falling behind by three points, it only took 4 minutes.

The facts are positive, Zen Master's choice is still very correct. A nine-time NBA championship coach, this is really not something that ordinary people can do. Let's not talk about strength and other things. As far as big scenes are concerned, what big scenes has he not seen?

Carlisle expected Crawford's two minutes to frighten the Zen Master, but he was really underestimating the Zen Master.

Let’s just say Crawford was great in these two minutes, but was he as good as Chen Xiao in last season’s finals?

Let me tell you, when Chen Xiao played Eye of God in the finals of last season, Zen Master was motionless.

The Nets' starting lineup is very strong. As long as the rhythm is not disrupted, the Nets' starting lineup can suppress all monsters.

As the head coach who is best at using superstars, Phil Jackson knows very well what kind of games these superstars in his team are suitable for.

Even if the team's superstar is intimidated by these young people from the Cavaliers, he must not be intimidated.

In the end, with Zen Master's insistence, the Nets achieved a very satisfactory result.

At the end of halftime, the Nets tied the score.

The Nets' starting lineup is still stronger than the Cavaliers' starting lineup.

After the first half of the game, the strength comparison between the Nets and the Cavaliers, the advantages and disadvantages of the two teams, can be seen blindly.

"The Cavaliers may be the team in the entire league that limits the Nets' starting lineup the best."

"It would be impossible for any team in the league, whether it was the Magic, Heat or Timberwolves, to allow the Nets to score 42 points in the entire first half."

"This is not an ordinary Net, this is a Net that used all its strength and was 'driven crazy' by the Wonder Boy right from the start!"

Pat Riley said to the Heat players and head coach Spoelstra next to him with a smile on his face.

At the end of the half-time game, the audience in front of the TV and the audience at the scene felt very comfortable watching. This game was exciting.

But for professionals, they see things differently.

After the half between the Nets and Cavaliers, Pat Riley felt that his pre-game predictions for this series were correct.

The Cavaliers are the best team defending the Nets.

If the Cavaliers come up with the best lineup to defend the Nets, their offense will have big problems.

Therefore, although the Nets' offense is limited to only 70 points out of 100 points, it is still a little stronger than the Cavaliers' offense of only 65 points.

Therefore, the final result is that the Nets will still win this series, but it will be a little difficult to win.

However, the performance and performance of Chen Xiao, James and Crawford in this game surprised him. He felt that although the Nets would win in the end, it would be more difficult.

More difficult is good, more difficult, the Heat will have a chance only when they play the Nets in the second round.

As a fortune teller, he felt that if the Nets and O'Neal were full of blood, his Heat would probably not be able to defeat them.

You may not believe it, but he is an O'Neal player.

Although Yao Ming is very good and Chris Bosh is also very good, O'Neal can knock down each one with one hand.

Therefore, it is best that in this series, the Cavaliers consume more against the Nets and O'Neal.

The Nets are the strongest team in the NBA right now. This series between the Nets and the Cavaliers is destined to be watched by many professionals.

It wasn't just Pat Riley who was watching with Heat players.

Larry Brown is also watching with the Pistons.

And the look on Larry Brown's face was the same one of surprise as Pat Riley's.

He was surprised that the Cavaliers played so fiercely against the Nets.

After all, the Nets are their opponent after the Pistons passed the Heat.

The Heat did not take the Pistons seriously and felt that the Pistons were a group of civilian players without talent.

The Pistons also didn't take the Heat seriously. Although the Heat players are all talented, like the Cavaliers, they are a group of young people playing in the playoffs for the first time.

After all, the Cavaliers still have Chen Xiao, a player with successful experience in the finals.

The Heat's five starters, Yao Ming, Bosh, Odom, Russell Butler, and Wade, are all rookies in the playoffs.

If Larry Brown loses to such a team, how will he be able to play in the NBA in the future?

Well, Pat Riley actually thinks so too.

Both of them feel that they are soft persimmons and want to take advantage of the Cavaliers and Nets.

Therefore, this half-time game between the Cavaliers and the Nets really made the two of them feel that they were favored by God. They fell from the sky and picked up Level 3 A. Isn't that still invincible?

The highly anticipated game between the Cavaliers and Nets ended at halftime. Just as NBA audiences and professionals were discussing the extremely high-quality game played by the two teams in the first half, the time was just one minute like this. A second later, the two teams also ended the halftime break and returned to the court.

After the intermission, the Nets took the lead in attacking, and the Nets' first attack hit O'Neal again.

Facing the Cavaliers' 23-zone defense, O'Neal once again overpowered Diop. After covering Diop's face, he made a two-point dunk at the basket.

Diop has suffered losses from O'Neal's big moves several times in this game.

This is Diop's first playoff game. Not to mention a late boy like him who only learned basketball at the age of 15. Even those American teenagers who have played basketball since childhood faced O'Neal in their first playoff game. Under such circumstances, it is difficult to grasp the scale.

Although O'Neal's physical athletic ability is no longer as good as it was during the Magic, in terms of various technical bases, O'Neal is now at the elite level.

Especially confrontational moves.

The Cavaliers' zone defense is very strong, with Chandler and Myers both inside and on the wings very quickly.

In the entire NBA, except for O'Neal, no center can be so strong in the Cavaliers' zone defense.

Therefore, seeing O'Neal show his offensive deterrence as soon as the third quarter started, the Cavaliers' defense was actually very helpless.

Chandler and Myers must focus more on the inside and cannot focus on the mid-range area where the zone defense is weakest.

There, James still can only rely on his own athletic ability and talent to sprint and defend.

And this is why the Cavaliers' starting lineup has a worse offense than the Nets.

Because the Nets' offense includes the basket, mid-range, and Carter's singles from the outside.

The Cavaliers' offense consists only of Chen Xiao's outside singles and shots after running.

The closer to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage, this is no joke.

What's more, the Nets have been using Carter and Richard Jefferson to chase and intercept Chen Xiao in this game.

In the first half, after Chen Xiao used a two-point shot from a distance that the Nets didn't know he would do to attack the Nets, after the start of the second half, the Nets' defense clearly began to target Chen Xiao.

Although Chen Xiao's height and wingspan, he can't help anyone if he wants to make a move.

But obviously, after the start of the second half of the game, his offensive space became less.

Carter and Richard Jefferson not only became familiar with his offensive style, but also got used to the three wooden stakes of the Cavaliers for Chen Xiao's pick-and-roll.

So after the start of the second half, the audience and experts in front of the TV could clearly feel that although the Cavaliers' defense against the Nets was excellent, the Cavaliers' offense was becoming increasingly difficult.

The gap in strength between the two sides is widening.

"This is not a problem with Wonder Boy. Wonder Boy's offensive ability is strong enough. Even if it is O'Neal, if the Nets let O'Neal take charge of the offense alone, the Cavaliers can also defend O'Neal very well. The Cavaliers can target all All the arrangements were thrown on O'Neal's head, so targeted, whether it is O'Neal or Jordan, have to kneel."

"After O'Neal's first offensive attack in the second half, the Cavaliers strengthened their defense against O'Neal. The Nets could immediately let Malone and Carter attack, but the Wonder Boy couldn't. Even if the Nets strengthened his defense, he could only attack by himself. Gong, on the offensive end, no one can help him!"

"In the final analysis, the Cavaliers' offense still relies too much on the Wonder Boy. It's hard to beat six hands with two fists!"

On the court, Chen Xiao can clearly feel that his offense has reached its extreme.

It's no joke that one person is responsible for a team's offense.

Watching Chen Xiao on TV, Iverson thought of himself three years ago and the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Bucks.

His hands felt cold in the first quarter, and he still needed to attack like crazy. In the end, he scored 0 for 9 in a single quarter and 0 points in a single quarter.

Even so, in the second quarter, he still needed to make crazy shots and attacks, and threw 10 more balls in a single quarter. Of course, in the second quarter, his touch came back and he also adjusted his offense. Way.

Iverson knows better than anyone how desperate it is for one person to be responsible for a team's offense.

No matter how difficult it is, there is no one around you who can help you.

You need someone to solve the problem.

He still remembers the despair in the first quarter of the game against the Bucks.

In the end, he came out with his super scoring ability and led the team to victory, successfully playing a game in which one person defeated a team on the offensive end.

However, don't forget that Chen Xiao is now facing the Nets, a team that is infinitely better than the Bucks three years ago.

At the same time, don't forget that the offensive abilities of Chen Xiao's teammates were worse than those of his teammates on the 76ers at the time.

When he went 0-for-9 in the first quarter, Aaron McGee stepped up and scored 3-for-4 in a single quarter and scored 8 points. Otherwise, the Bucks would have been tighter on his defense and the 76ers might have collapsed.

It was precisely because Aaron McGee stood up in the first quarter that he had the opportunity to change his offensive method in the second quarter to defeat the Bucks' defense and hit 7 of 10 in a single quarter.

And beside Chen Xiao, there is no player like Aaron McGee.

James is definitely better than Aaron McGee, but he cannot help Chen Xiao change the Nets' defense the way Aaron McGee changed the Bucks' defense.

Watching James on TV, who kept banging, banging, banging, banging, bang-dang, outside the three-point line under Gary Payton's one-step defense, Iverson knew that James was working hard.

But the Nets are a team that is hell for James' offense.

It's useless to break through, and shooting from the outside doesn't have the ability to be a stable shooter.

That's why he works so hard to create opportunities for his teammates.

He also worked hard.

The Cavaliers, who had an inseparable battle with the Nets in the first half, took a turn for the worse after the start of the third quarter, and the Cavaliers were in a desperate situation.

Seeing the slowly widening gap between the two teams on the court, Phil Jackson breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines.

Leaving aside the future games, this game seems to be stable.

In future games, after Diop adjusts to the standards of the NBA playoffs, Shaq will definitely be more difficult to beat, and the Nets' offense will definitely be more difficult to beat, but in this game, the Nets' starting offense was normal.

In this case, the Nets must take this victory into their hands.

As expected from Phil Jackson, this is the only game in this series the Nets can win with a slight ease.

I am afraid that the future games will not be so easy.

On the court, after James failed to untangle Chen Xiao with his own three-pointer, he immediately tried to break through Payton and get to the basket.

James can break through Payton and get to the basket, but facing O'Neal's defense at the basket, James tried to fold the bar like Iverson and Kobe to avoid O'Neal's defense.

But in the end, it was blocked by O'Neal.

Xiao Zhan's current technology is still rough.

Better than Chen Xiao, but still rough.

Even this time, it was already a very good opportunity, because Chen Xiao successfully used his movement to the basket to help Xiao Zhan attract Malone's attention away.

If Malone's attention is also on Xiao Zhan, can you imagine how desperate it is for Xiao Zhan to break through to the basket for a layup or dunk?

On the court, seeing Xiao Zhan clenched his fists and clenched his teeth, Chen Xiao walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and smiled at Xiao Zhan.

"Xiao Zhan, you don't have to blame yourself. You said, leave the defense of this game to you and leave the offense to me. If we lose in this game because of offense, that's not your responsibility, that's my responsibility."

"So Xiao Zhan, believe me, do your defense well, we can win this game!"

Chen Xiao looked at Xiao Zhan and the teammates gathered around him and said with a smile. These young people who were starting to panic when the Cavaliers were playing in the playoffs for the first time immediately felt like they had a backbone.

It's not how powerful Chen Xiao is, but what he has done with the Cavaliers this season has made the young Cavaliers players around him unconditionally believe in him.

"Xiao Chen, I believe you!"

A smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face again, and his clenched hands were loosened.

"what about you?"

"Bishop, I believe you too!"

"Me too, boss!"

"And I!"

Chen Xiao and the players of the Cavaliers formed a circle on the court to say 'Aw~! ’ After a cry, he smiled and led the Cavaliers players off the court.

At this time, the score on the court was 66 to 54!

You read that right.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers only scored 12 points in a single quarter.

Chen Xiao scored 4 of 8 in this quarter, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 11 points in a single quarter.

Xiao Zhan made 0 of 5 free throws, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 1 point.

Diop scored 0 for 1 and 0 points.

Chandler made 0 of 1 and scored 0 points.

Darius Myers was 0 for 3 and scored 0 points.

In this quarter, we can't blame the other players of the Cavaliers for their poor offense.

Because the Nets have a stronger defense against Chen Xiao and they are not confident in their offense, so every time the Cavaliers attack, they hope to create better offensive conditions for Chen Xiao.

Therefore, in this quarter, they never planned to attack by themselves. In this quarter, the Cavaliers made 6 turnovers, 4 of which were 24-second violations.

This is why the Cavaliers played so poorly offensively and the Nets didn't score much.

Logically speaking, the Nets should have many fast break opportunities to grab rebounds.

That's because the other players on the Cavaliers, whether it's James or others, are really unable to create opportunities for Chen Xiao. They can only force the shot at the last second or a few seconds.

Sometimes there is no way to force the shot, then 24 seconds.

With this kind of shot selection, if they have strong shooting ability, they can still score one or two.

But the key is that none of them have much shooting ability. If they can hit, it's good luck. If they don't, it's normal.

It can be said that throughout the third quarter, the Cavaliers' offense has been dismembered by the Nets.

If Chen Xiao hadn't scored 11 points in a single quarter in such a space, I'm afraid the Cavaliers would have collapsed.

Of course, if the Cavaliers players do not go all out to find Chen Xiao, but attack themselves, the Cavaliers may be able to score more points, or they may score less.

In short, after the third quarter, the Nets fans on the scene and the Cavaliers fans in front of the TV were very desperate.

The starting lineup of the Cavaliers, who must defend and not attack, has really poor offensive ability!

In the regular season, Xiao Zhan can also cheat fouls to get more points for the team. In the playoffs, Xiao Zhan can't even cheat fouls.

So at the end of the third quarter, Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers players gathered in a circle in the center of the court to cheer. O'Neal's angry eyes were filled with disdain and ridicule.

see it?

This is the difference between the Cavaliers and the Nets!

No matter how cheerful the smile on your face is, no matter how bright the smile on your face is, it is impossible to make up such a gap, such a gap!

So, lose this game well, lose this series well, and endure being ridiculed by the United States and even the world because of your arrogance and your provocation to Brother Shark!

Although he hasn't won the game yet, O'Neal is still very happy now.

The monstrous anger at the beginning of the game is also much less.

"It seems like the Cavaliers can only hold on so far in this game."

Pat Riley admired the scene of Chen Xiao cheering for other Cavaliers players in the middle circle.

Also very satisfied.

This is the Wonder Boy preparing for the next game.

You can lose this game, but you can't lose your confidence.

The Cavaliers' young players will definitely perform better in the next game after they become more familiar with the playoff environment.

It's impossible for the Nets to have such a huge advantage in this game.

The Nets can consume more.

Therefore, Pat Riley was really worried that Chen Xiao would collapse in the third quarter.

This makes him and the Heat a little embarrassed.

Of course, Wade and Yao Ming are very worried when they look at Chen Xiao on TV.

Chen Xiao is Pat Riley's tool, not theirs.

"It's good that you haven't lost confidence."

Wade and Yao Ming both breathed a sigh of relief.

At the end of the third quarter of the game between the Cavaliers and Nets, many people were worried about Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers. Many people were also gloating about Chen Xiao, and many people were relieved.

After all, in last year's finals, Chen Xiao had already sent a lot of Americans to the rooftop.

This time, if I send another batch...

However, unlike most people in the United States, there was a person watching TV at this time. The expression on his face was not worried or gloating, but he made a sound.

In Indianapolis, watching the Cavaliers-Nets score on TV.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers trailed by 12 points.

"This score is really familiar."

Reggie Miller was a little surprised. This score reminded him of the "Singing Night" on June 1, 1994.

"Will Fantastic Boy also sing his throat in this competition?"

Originally, Reggie Miller was just very friendly when he saw the score, so he just made a little joke.

I didn't really think what could happen in this game between the Cavaliers and the Nets.

But, as the fourth quarter started, as the game progressed, half an hour later...

Before the start of the fourth quarter, Reggie Miller, whose face was just a joke, has now turned into shock, astonishment, and disbelief!

Not only him, audiences all over the United States, audiences all over the world, all look the same as Reggie Miller!

If the game is 12 points behind and enters the final quarter, maybe only Reggie Miller will think of something.

So now, with 18.7 seconds left in the game, the Cavaliers are 84 to 90!

At this time and this score, too many people across the United States are familiar with it!

There are 18.7 seconds left in the game and the score is still 6 points behind!

And it was from 12 points behind to catch up with only 6 points left!

"Miller moment!"

“And it’s a double Miller moment!”

With a bang, the whole world seemed to be in commotion!