I’m Really Playing Basketball

As a team that relies on magic to complete the black eight and is now recognized as a big gift team in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 89-75 on the road, which was quite surprising.

In the regular season, the Pistons and Cavaliers had a 2-1 record.

In the East, the remaining four teams, the Cavaliers, 76ers and Magic, have a record of 0-4.

Relatively speaking, the Cavaliers still have a slight winning percentage against the Pistons.

Although the regular season is the regular season and the playoffs are the playoffs, as a big gift team, it is quite unexpected that there is no awareness of the big gift team.

Every time I open it, it turns out to be a bomb. What kind of gift package is this?

So after the game, Larry Brown, who lost the game at home, was very depressed.

Did you say that without him, Carlisle wouldn't be able to lead the Cavaliers to win the championship?

Was the promised wonder boy bragging when he said that I was already thinking about my next opponent?

After this game, it seems that the Pistons are not as strong as Larry Brown claimed.

With the level the Pistons performed in this game, do you have the nerve to say that Carlisle wouldn't be able to win the Cavaliers title without you?

Based on the performance of the Pistons in this game, Wonder Boy said that he is already thinking about the next round. What's wrong?

"Rashid failed to show his strength on the offensive end in this game. In addition, Chauncey, Richard and Tyshaun's offensive rhythm in this game was a bit messed up. This is the reason why we lost, but , our defense did a good job, and we still did not allow our opponents to score more than 90 points."

Larry Brown faced the "chasing" of reporters after the game and had a lot of soft talk.

But, do you think others will buy it if you act like this?

Indeed, you did not let your opponent score 90 points.

But you don’t even look at your score!

NBA games are about scoring more points than your opponent, not letting your opponent score less than 90 points.

And the key is, you are not prepared at all for this game!

"Larry, Wonder Boy kept saying before the game that he is very good at playing power forward. He has already made it clear, but you were not prepared at all during the game. It seemed that Wonder Boy was very worried about defeating Rashid in the game. Shocked look, may I ask, what are you and the Pistons preparing for this game? You actually let Rasheed play the Wonder Boy alone after the start. The Pistons were behind 0-9 at the beginning of this game. The key to losing, Larry, don’t you think?”

"..."

Larry Brown really didn't know what to say at this time.

The Wonder Boy said hard before the game that he was very good at power forward, that he could beat Rashid and make Rashid scared.

But let’s not talk about me, let’s talk about you. Now that you are judging me like this one by one, I ask you yourself, do you believe what the Wonder Boy said before the game?

Who the hell would have thought that there would be another magician in this world?

Who the hell would want a guard to switch to a power forward position and actually be as good as the four power forwards in the league?

Damn it, you would be an idiot if you believed what the Wonder Boy said before the game!

You actually want me to believe something that you don’t believe in yourself? !

Isn’t that right?

I'm cool with you!

Anyway, Larry Brown was really angry after the game.

Losing at home was one thing, being called an idiot by reporters after the game was another thing, and thinking about the strength shown by the Wonder Boy in this game was three things.

Losing at home means the Pistons have lost their home court advantage.

After the game, reporters said he was like an idiot, which greatly damaged his reputation. Who would have thought that what the Wonder Boy said before the game was all true and not a boast? Not to mention him, any NBA coach would have made this choice.

And the wonder boy's performance in this game means that the Cavaliers' internal weaknesses are gone.

The biggest problem for the Cavaliers this season is that they only have defense but no offense inside.

Now the Wonder Boy plays inside, both defensively and offensively, and combined with James and Korver on the outside, this is very dangerous.

At the very least, it is not possible for the Pistons to simply win over the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers' defense is really good, and their offense seems to be stronger than the Pistons now.

As a defensive team, if the defense is about the same as the opponent, but the offense is not as strong as the opponent, that is very dangerous.

Larry Brown now feels the danger, the kind of danger that a big gift package fires a bomb!

Unlike Larry Brown, Cavaliers head coach Carlisle was happy in the post-game press conference.

He did a great job with the Pistons and was picked off by Larry Brown. This time he returned to Detroit and defeated the Pistons in the first game. This feeling was so great, it was so elated.

Carlisle was especially happy to see the livid faces of Larry Brown and Joe Dumars after the game.

"We can win tonight, which I could predict before the game. This is not my bragging. I am very aware of Chen's strength. He is the David Robinson of our team. He plays power forward, except that he does not have a power forward. Butt, he has it all. When I first saw Chen playing power forward in a training match, he gave me this feeling. Even, he is better than David Robinson because he can also shoot three points, and it’s outstanding!”

Good guy, he is an admiral at the power forward position, and he is better than an admiral. To be honest, this evaluation is indeed high, but after watching the game, the reporters on the scene felt that there seemed to be no problem with Carlisle's evaluation. .

Because the Wonder Boy plays at the power forward position, he does play like an admiral, he can run, jump, defend, and he can also shoot and pass.

And compared to the Admiral, Wonder Boy is indeed three points stronger by an era.

As for whether he has the Admiral's weakness, which is his footwork under the basket, this needs to be verified.

It's a pity that the Pistons don't have an inside man who can test the wonder kid like Olajuwon at the basket.

"We have shown our strength tonight, and I think you have seen it. We are qualified to beat the Pistons and advance to the next round. We have a group of young players who are very good and are growing. Our journey this season is far from there. When it’s over!”

"We can become a unique team in NBA history!"

Facing the extremely excited Carlisle, the reporters at the scene were a little stunned.

What's the meaning?

Our journey this season is far from over yet, are we preparing to go all the way to the end?

Which of the eight black teams in history has gone the furthest?

It seems that the Knicks, led by Alan Houston, finally made it all the way to the Finals.

Is this what Carlisle meant?

Carlisle was definitely not prepared to answer this.

So the reporters at the scene could only guess for themselves, and the more they guessed, the more excited they became.

If you are excited, then let you be excited.

Carlisle left the postgame press conference smiling.

Really, Carlisle was extremely satisfied with Chen Xiao's strength as a power forward in this game.

Because he saw the transformation of the Cavaliers!

If Chen Xiao didn't play power forward, the Cavaliers were an ordinary black eight team, a black eight team with great flaws.

So now, after Chen Xiao succeeds at the power forward position, the Cavaliers have changed from an ordinary black eight team to a top team in the league that can pursue higher prospects!

This is no joke.

Chen Xiao is at the power forward position. Not only can he score 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting in this game, but his offensive deterrent can also pass the ball inside for Chandler. He attracts outside players inside. After double-teaming, it can also provide Korver with a very good three-point opportunity.

The important thing is that after Chen Xiaola comes out, James' breakthrough space will become extremely broad!

This game really allowed him to see the qualitative change of the Cavaliers.

Chen Xiao scored 25 points, James 24 points, Chandler 12 points, Korver 12 points, and Dallas Myers 10 points.

All five Cavaliers starters scored in double figures in this game.

The reason why the Cavaliers only scored 89 points in this game is because the Cavaliers' sixth man, Crawford, really felt bad in this game.

When Crawford is a god, he is truly a god, and when he is iron, he is also truly iron.

Do you think the Cavaliers' Mamba is well-earned?

Attacking like crazy when the iron is strong is the time to show the true nature of Mamba!

Therefore, in this game, Crawford single-handedly destroyed the Cavaliers' bench.

However, with Crawford being so strong, the Cavaliers can still win, and they will win against a team like the Pistons.

This is not a disappointing thing, this is a happy thing.

The playoff G1 between the Cavaliers and Pistons ended, and the entire NBA professional circle exploded.

The next day, NBA players, coaches, general managers, celebrities, and experts were all discussing Chen Xiao's performance of playing power forward for the first time in his career.

As Chen Xiao’s idol, Garnett was the first to stand up and express his support for Chen Xiao’s strength at the power forward position: “Chen Xiao has shown top strength at the power forward position, which may be the same as mine. Compared with Tim, many of his inside skills are a bit rough, but this does not affect him being one of the strongest power forwards in the NBA, because he is so comprehensive. He is more comprehensive than me, Tim, and everyone else. Five power forwards? No, you can also say four power forwards!"

As this year's new MVP, Garnett's evaluation of Chen Xiao is not low. However, compared with his evaluation of Chen Xiao, Garnett said that the four power forwards remain unchanged. Does that mean that the previous four power forwards need to be replaced by others? Quit?

So the question is, who should quit?

Well, Nowitzki.

Although Garnett has now understood the true meaning of the Wolf King, Garnett is still very dissatisfied and angry with Nowitzki.

Regarding the media's provocation, Nowitzki, Chen Xiao's good friend, laughed generously and said: "I think Chen is better than me."

Everyone has admitted it directly, and you still picked on Mao Xian.

In addition to Nowitzki and Garnett, Duncan, another of the four power forwards, also gave Chen Xiao very high praise: "He doesn't seem to have any shortcomings. I think he will become everyone's ultimate power forward." Fantasy, the future of the NBA big man is his."

Duncan looked very shy when he said this sentence, but the content of this sentence was really not shy at all.

Everyone's ultimate fantasy for a power forward.

This is short of directly saying that Chen Xiao is the most perfect power forward in the NBA in the future.

By the way, Duncan's last sentence has a bit of black humor.

As an outside player, he is actually considered by the league's number one power forward to be the future of the league's power forward.

Rashid really tested out an extraordinary existence.

Compared with the other four power forwards, Weber's evaluation of Chen Xiao is somewhat conservative.

"I also watched the game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons. He is very, very good, but this is just one game, and he still needs consistency."

This is actually a very normal evaluation. Although Chen Xiao scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks in this game on 9-for-16, this was just a game after all.

Can Chen Xiao be sustainable?

What Chris Webber said is actually the normal thinking of many people.

There has only been one game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons, and the media is rushing to add Chen Xiao to the discussion of the league's four power forwards. This is definitely a hype.

The media was born for hype.

Reasonable, neutral and objective people will definitely sneer at this!

Until, on May 7, 2004, in the second game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons, the Pistons lost again!

In the regular season this season, the Cavaliers and Pistons had a record of 1 to 2. Although the Pistons did not sweep the Cavaliers in the regular season, they were definitely the dominant one.

There is no problem at all in saying that the Pistons are the Cavaliers' nemesis.

Why is this so?

Because the inside combination of Ben and Rashid is too strong in defense!

Especially the defense against outside players.

With Ben and Rasheed in the paint, Chen Xiao, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Iverson, and James will be very uncomfortable.

Chen Xiao is actually quite good. His outside offense is very strong and he is not greatly interfered by Ben and Rashid.

But generally speaking, when the Cavaliers play the Pistons in the regular season, there are systemic flaws.

Without an offense inside, they can't break through the Pistons' defense. If they can't break through the Pistons' defense, the Cavaliers can only rely on Chen Xiao to beat Prince alone.

Chen Xiao's offense is very good, and Prince's defense is also very good.

In the two games the Cavaliers lost to the Pistons, Chen Xiao shot over 50% and shot 30+ in each game.

But facing the single defense of the Pistons and Prince, Chen Xiao can only shoot over 50% of the time with a shooting rate of over 30%.

This is already great, but it's not enough to defeat the Pistons.

So after Rasheed integrated into the Pistons, the Cavaliers were visibly restrained against the Pistons, losing almost every game without temper.

But in the playoffs, everything seems to be different.

After Chen Xiao broke through Rasheed, the Pistons' defense, which had been suffocating the Cavaliers, seemed to have a leak.

Not only Chen Xiao can score for the Cavaliers, James also has room to break through, Chandler can also dunk under the basket, Darius Miles can also use the physical talent of the Little Wolf King to cut to the basket, and Korver can There is even more space outside the three-point line!

The Pistons' defense, which was almost perfect, seems to have really leaked!

"Tim, can you suppress Rasheed Wallace like Wonder Boy?"

Doc Reeves looked at Duncan curiously and asked.

"cannot."

Duncan shook his head very seriously and continued: "My low post offense is better than Chen's. Against the Pistons, even players who are as strong as O'Neal in the low post offense are of limited use. Against the Pistons, someone needs to be able to combine Rasheed and Ben Wallace." It takes a really good shot, Chen can do it, but I can't."

Doc Rivers was shocked by Duncan's words.

O'Neal's defense and Rasheed's defense are not working?

Although O'Neal was blackballed this season, O'Neal is still recognized as the strongest.

O'Neal has never fought against Ben and Rasheed. Why does Duncan say that O'Neal can't beat Ben and Rasheed one by one?

Douglas Reeves was shocked, while McGrady next to him was a little unbelievable.

But seeing how serious Duncan said it, McGrady didn't refute.

Historically, it has been proven how lethal Ben and Rasheed's low-post attacks against inside players are.

But now, it has indeed not been proven, so it is normal not to believe it.

Therefore, Duncan didn't care whether his teammates believed what he said.

In Duncan's view, the inside combination of Ben and Rasheed is somewhat invincible against traditional inside players, but Chen Xiao's shooting is so good and can continue from the basket to beyond the three-point line. Traditional insiders are indeed a little concerned with one thing and the other.

In particular, the Pistons are not an offensive team, but a defensive team.

The Pistons' offense cannot bear Chen Xiao's excessive scoring at the three-point line, so Rashid must follow, and Ben and Rashid must be separated. This will be fatal.

In fact, when Wonder Boy faced interference from the Pistons outside players on the outside, his shooting rate was not that high, only about 50%, which was acceptable to the Magic.

But for an offensive team of the Pistons' caliber, that's really unacceptable!

Rashid can play well against Chen Xiao on the offensive end, and the Pistons can barely accept it.

The key is that Rashid's own offense is weak, so the defense really can't ignore Chen Xiao.

This is simply unsolvable for the Pistons.

Rashid can't beat Chen Xiao offensively, so Chen Xiao has to lead the defense.

"In this game, the Cavaliers even intentionally used the Pistons' defense to train their young players!"

Douglas Reeves watched the game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons on TV, and for a moment, there was a real crisis.

Carlisle wasn't kidding!

He really hopes the Cavaliers can do more than that this season!

It would be very interesting if Carlisle at the Palace of Auburn Hills knew what Doc Reeves was thinking at this time.

"We have already defeated the strongest team in history. It would be cowardly not to pursue more!"

So, Carlisle is also a very proud person from the bottom of his heart.

Korver, Mo Mo, Barnes, and Diaw all went up to show off. Don’t be afraid, it’s a rare opportunity!

Facing the Cavaliers, who had a big advantage and had room to train, the Pistons still lost this game at home.

98 to 91!

The Cavaliers once again defeated the Pistons on the road, and the series score in this Eastern Conference semifinals has become 2-0.

Losing one home game and losing two home games are completely different concepts.

Pistons, big crisis!

And the bigger crisis than the big crisis is that Larry Brown and the Pistons have not prepared such a good plan for Chen Xiao to play power forward!

In other words, there is nothing they can do about it now!

In G2 with the Pistons, Chen Xiao made 8 of 15 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 6 of 7 free throws. He scored 26 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.

Affected by Chen Xiao's pulling and instigation, six Cavaliers scored in double figures in this game. In addition to James' 22 points, Chandler, Myers, Korver and substitute Crawford all scored. Double figures.

Chen Xiao's offense in this game was very restrained. Rashid's defense and the Pistons' defense were still strong. Chen Xiao did not need to attack hard. If the Pistons were unable to attack by themselves, they did not dare to let him attack, so Rashid had to follow his attack. In this situation, supporting your teammates to score is the ultimate solution to defeat your opponent.

This will not only train your teammates, but also make it easier for you to play.

It can be said that after this game, the Cavaliers, with a 2-0 advantage, can now feel very calm!

They have pushed the Pistons to the brink.

And for Larry Brown and Rasheed Wallace, who are already standing on the edge of the cliff, what makes them even more chilling is that.

Cold arrows and cynicism from media reporters all over the world!

After the end of G2, reporters and media around the world were still shocked by Chen Xiao's magic at the power forward position. One by one, they were crazily touting Chen Xiao as one of the strongest power forwards in the league now, as if he might have been the best power forward in the league back then. Magic, one of the strongest centers.

And Larry Brown and Rasheed Wallace are now...

The two of them were indeed vomiting blood now.

Especially Rasheed Wallace.

What Chen Xiao said during an interview with reporters after G2 made Rashid almost explode now.

"Chen, you are already leading 2-0, and it is an away game. It seems that you are ready to enter the next round."

"No, we haven't yet. Rasheed Wallace hasn't used his strongest moves yet. I haven't done what Dwyane has done yet. I'm still hoping that Rasheed Wallace can take me 'Beat' another way."

"So, what I have done now is not enough. I have not made Rasheed Wallace scared and intimidated. Only when he is scared and intimidated can we see his strongest move."

What Chen Xiao said during the interview simply made Rashid's mentality explode.

Now he felt that the Missouri River had completely washed away his grievances.

The Wonder Boy indeed defeated him in this round of the series, but he is also not afraid or intimidated!

There is no way he would do to him what he did to Wade!

He will never admit it!

And just when Rasheed Wallace was thinking about these things and wanted to die for his last stubbornness...

"Rashid, Mr. Larry is looking for you."

"..."

Looking at the cynicism and ridicule of the whole world towards my sinister character in my hands,

Look at the eager look on Woodson's face again.

Rasheed Wallace's face continued to darken.

Larry Brown, I'll knock your mother!

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