I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the Cavaliers lost to the Heat on March 6, they lost to the Magic 101-115 in back-to-back home games on March 7.

Facing the Magic in this game, Raheem was not reused. The one who was reused was the new team's Gerald Wallace.

Now that the NBA has entered the final stage, there is not much time left for the Cavaliers.

For Carlisle, he's doing everything he can to familiarize Gerald Wallace with the Cavaliers' five-forward scheme.

To be honest, for the Cavaliers, Gerald Wallace, who can play both small forward and power forward, is not that useful.

Why do you say that?

The Cavaliers have many players who can play power forward, including Chen Xiao and Raheem.

Gerald Wallace has no use for the sudden scoring system.

In the ordinary tactical system, Gerald Wallace is also not as easy to use as Raheem.

Gerald Wallace's future with the Cavaliers is at small forward, the small forward position among the five forwards.

In order to let Gerald Wallace become familiar with this position, Carlisle even planned that in the next game, no matter who the opponent is, the Cavaliers will play five forwards!

The five forwards are very useful, but they are really useless against the Magic.

But there was no way, Carlisle had no choice but to do this for the integration of Gerald Wallace.

For the Cavaliers, they no longer care about first and second place in the league. They just need to keep third place. At the moment, it seems to be okay.

Therefore, the entire month of March was really a month for Gerald Wallace for the Cavaliers.

Throughout March, Gerald Wallace was the Cavaliers' player who averaged the second most games per game, second only to James and above Chen Xiao.

Throughout March, Gerald Wallace averaged 39 minutes per game, averaging 16 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 45%.

Throughout March, Gerald Wallace's performance did not disappoint Carlisle and the Cavaliers, who reused him, and performed very well.

This is why the Cavaliers, despite their crazy reuse of Gerald Wallace, won all 12 games in March except for losing to the Heat and Magic.

If Gerald Wallace's performance is not so good, then the Cavaliers' five-forward strategy will definitely collapse.

It will be difficult for the Cavaliers to beat the Bucks and Raptors, two super crazy teams in March.

You know, this March, the Cavaliers not only have two super opponents, the Heat and Magic, but also the Bucks and Raptors.

After March, the Cavaliers, with 12 wins and 2 losses, have basically locked in the third place in the Eastern Conference and the league.

The Cavaliers' overall record of 12 wins and 2 losses in March is 57 wins and 13 losses. In addition to being inferior to the Heat and Magic, this record is higher than all teams in the league, and there are many.

For example, at this time, the record of the Suns, which is fourth in the league, is 54 wins and 18 losses. For example, at this time, the record of the Raptors and Nets, which is fifth in the league, is 53 wins and 18 losses.

Another example is that the Bucks, who are seventh in the league at this time, have a record of 51 wins and 19 losses.

Because the rules of the NBA playoffs were changed in 2005, the Bobcats were added, and the east and west sections were divided into three districts. The first place in each district automatically ranked among the top three.

Therefore, as long as they ensure the first place in the Central Division, the Cavaliers can automatically be in the top three. However, the Bucks, who are second in the Central Division, are currently far away from the Cavaliers and basically cannot catch up.

As for catching up with the top two...

At this time, the Heat's record is 63 wins and 10 losses, and the Magic's record is 61 wins and 12 losses.

The top two teams in the Southeast Division, the Heat and Magic, are the two most cruel teams.

According to the new ranking rules, even if the two teams are first and second in the league, one can only be first and the other fourth. If the two teams pass the first round, they will definitely meet in the second round.

So, even if the Cavaliers have a chance to chase the Magic, does it make sense?

It really makes no sense at all.

Of course, the Cavaliers never thought about catching up with the Heat or Magic in the next game.

The Cavaliers' next goal is still to integrate Gerald Wallace into the team and allow Chen Xiao to develop some of the center's skills early.

Therefore, throughout March, Chen Xiao focused a lot of energy on the training ground, and his playing time was not as much as Gerald Wallace's.

Chen Xiao's average data per game also declined significantly in March. He played center most of the time and averaged 26.5 points, 11 rebounds, 8.5 assists, 2 steals and 2.5 blocks per game throughout March.

However, this data is enough for Chen Xiao and his teammate James, who was in excellent form throughout March, to be jointly named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March.

This March, not only Gerald Wallace can talk about the Cavaliers, but James is also worth talking about.

In the entire 14 games in March, James scored 30+ points in 7 games and 20+ points in 13 games. In the game against the Raptors, James became the fifth player in NBA history to have a 50+ triple-double.

James felt very good in this game, making 18 of 36 shots, 6 of 12 three-pointers, and 14 of 15 free throws. He scored 56 points and also had 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

This game not only allowed Xiao Zhan to set a new high score in his career, but also made Xiao Zhan the youngest 50+ triple-double player in NBA history.

In fact, in history, James was a few assists shy of completing a 50+ triple-double in this game, but now, Chen Xiao has helped him complete it in this game.

With James' attention and influence in the United States, a 50+ triple-double certainly made him the most watched star in the United States. After James got a 50+ triple-double, James' mother showed off her presence even more I felt this, and I felt even more that my idea was correct, that is, my son was Dior.

Chen Xiao's existence is now blocking his son's path.

However, for Chen Xiao, of course he was happy for Xiao Zhan.

But Xiao Zhan himself was not so happy.

"It's just a regular season game and I still have a long way to go."

After Xiao Zhan finished speaking, he continued to practice shooting.

It seems like he doesn't care about this data at all.

James is a very smart player. After he accepted that this season was his last with Chen Xiao, he knew that this was the only season he wanted to lead Cleveland to win the championship quickly.

If he misses this season, he won't know when he can lead Cleveland to a championship.

If he cannot lead Cleveland to win the championship for a long time, the pressure on him will gradually explode.

By then, plus Chen Xiao has left his side and Chen Xiao can no longer protect him from the wind and rain, his situation will be extremely bad.

His mother, agent and partners forced him to leave, and he himself was unable to succeed here for a long time. What kind of person will he become in the end?

James couldn't imagine this future.

His IQ told him that now was the time for him to fight hard!

Rejecting all commercial activities from Nike and its partners, dedicating himself to training and pushing himself to the edge, James has now pushed himself to the edge.

And James, who pushed himself into a desperate situation, is very strong.

Although there may be no headband Zhan in this history, there is no doubt that Xiao Zhan now has definitely taken off all the headbands in his heart. He is obsessed with improving himself and cannot extricate himself. As for other things, he no longer needs to worry about it. , I don’t want to care anymore.

Chen Xiao saw all Xiao Zhan's efforts.

"Xiao Zhan is also going all out!"

“Everyone is giving it their all!”

And as their leader, what reason do I have not to go all out?

This season, we will definitely have no regrets!

Even if it costs everything!

Chen Xiao took a deep breath in his heart.

Now, although the Cavaliers don't have to worry about their regular season record. No matter what, it will be difficult to fall out of the top three in the league, but Chen Xiao's task is still very heavy.

Now, while he is learning the steps around the basket with Rashid, he is also learning to shoot with Rashid.

Now, Chen Xiao has not yet completed the awakening of these two attributes in the system. Although Chen Xiao knows that these two attributes of his are continuing to improve, but they have not yet awakened, that means they have not really awakened yet.

Chen Xiao needs to work harder, after all, the playoffs are less than a month away.

At the same time, we can't really ignore the Cavaliers' games. The Cavaliers' schedule in April is still very devilish. As far as the April schedule is concerned, if the Cavaliers really take a break, it is really possible that they will eventually fall from the third position. It fell down.

The Cavaliers definitely don't want to fall to fifth place. If they are caught up by the Bucks and fall to fifth place, they will play the Magic or the Heat in the first round, and then play the Magic or the Heat in the second round. Isn't this crazy?

And this is why the Bucks now see no hope of chasing the Cavaliers and don't want to win.

The Bucks don't want fifth.

But the Nets and Raptors are different. Both teams want to compete for third place. The two teams have close records and are in another division. The one who competes for third will become the big winner, and the one who loses third will become the big winner. , will become fifth, that is the beginning of the real devil.

But there is no way. If you want to finish third, you have to bear the risk of becoming fifth.

So, the sprint phase here in the East is really crazy.

And this sense of urgency can really drive people crazy.

In fact, Carlisle has had some crazy feelings throughout April.

Chen Xiao is under pressure, and Carlisle is under even greater pressure.

He now still has a pig-headed taunt on his head.

And what is very detrimental to the Cavaliers is that in the April game, the Cavaliers were eliminated by the Kings as soon as they started.

In this game, the Kings, who were playing away from home, scored 128 points in the entire game with a 60% shooting rate and a 50% three-point shooting rate.

The Kings in this game are the gods, there is nothing to say.

The Kings' performance this season has been very poor, but after the two insiders Webber and Brad Miller were injured and suspended in this game, the Kings instead played a fairy-like offense. Who can explain this?

All I can say is that Adelman's team, you must not guess, this head coach is really good at using people, as if anyone can shine magically in his hands.

After losing to the Kings at home, 119 to 128, as soon as April came up, it gave the pressing Cavaliers a wake-up call.

Fortunately, after losing to the Kings, the Cavaliers easily won the game against the Mavericks on April 3, 100-80.

After the game against the Mavericks, the NBA took a day off on April 4 because the NCAA finals began.

As the NCAA champion and MOP, of course Chen Xiao received an official invitation from the NCAA.

This year's NCAA finals pitted the University of North Carolina, led by players such as Sean May, Felton, and Marvin Williams, against the University of Illinois, led by Deron Williams, Luther Head, Dee Brown, and others.

Chen Xiao declined the NCAA's invitation and did not participate in this game, and neither did other Cavaliers players.

In the final game, the University of North Carolina led by Sean May defeated the University of Illinois led by Deron Williams, and Sean May won the MOP.

Why focus on Sean May?

Because Sean May's draft model is Chen Xiao, the top four player from North Carolina, known as the Jr. Chen Xiao of the NCAA.

In the end, this NCAA junior Chen Xiao led North Carolina to win the NCAA championship again after 11 years.

So the question is, will NBA star Chen Xiao lead the Cavaliers to realize their dream?

After Chen Xiao took North Carolina to realize his dream, Cleveland Cavaliers fans became excited.

Da Chen Xiao is still in our hands, he has not left yet, we still have a chance!

On April 5, 2005, the day after the NCAA finals, the Cavaliers lost again. They lost to the Nets 100-111 at home. The Cavaliers played the same game as the previous game, mainly to let Gerald Hua. Rice integrated into the team.

Playing Gerald Wallace, let’s be honest, it’s hard to win against certain teams.

But there is no way, the Cavaliers need to forcefully increase Gerald Wallace's participation in the Cavaliers.

Even paying for some failures is worth it.

After losing to the Nets at home, the Cavaliers then won the Pacers and 76ers, and then lost to the Bucks and Magic led by Ray Allen and Duncan on April 9 and April 11 respectively. Team.

Although Ray Allen and the Bucks don't want to win, there are some games that they really want to win.

Because it represents a psychological advantage.

Playing against the Cavaliers, the Bucks are really fierce.

As for the match against the Magic...

In the game where they lost to the Magic, Chen Xiao used the steps he learned from Raheem. In the end, he did not move away from Duncan and forced a turn and throw. After Duncan blocked the shot, Chen Xiao's footwork attributes under the basket, Awakened.

Footsteps at the rim: 50 (70)

Well, it's okay to wake up after being exposed by Duncan.

After losing two consecutive away games to the Bucks and Magic, the Cavaliers regrouped and defeated the Wizards, Knicks, Pistons and Celtics in succession.

To be honest, for the Cavaliers, because they have a huge advantage established before April, losing to strong teams like the Bucks and Magic in April games cannot actually shake the Cavaliers' record ranking.

What the Cavaliers are afraid of is losing to the Pistons, a team like the Knicks that can play explosive games.

This would allow the Bucks to see an opportunity and send the Cavaliers to fifth place.

As long as we can steadily win these games against very strong opponents, it doesn't matter if we lose against those super strong teams.

April 20, 2005, the last day of the NBA regular season.

On this day, the Cavaliers visited Canada to face the Raptors.

The third-place battle between the Nets and Raptors in this game has not yet been determined.

The Cavaliers have already confirmed the second ranking in the Eastern Conference, so the Cavaliers rested all their main players except Chen Xiao James for this game.

Why were Chen Xiao and James not suspended in this game?

Of course, Chen Xiao is asked to play Milicic inside to see if he can awaken his throwing attribute, while James passes the ball to Chen Xiao.

The Raptors are going to win this game. In the next game between the Nets and the Celtics, the Nets must win. If the Raptors cannot defeat the Cavaliers, they will lose third place and become fifth.

Therefore, in this game, the Raptors must be desperate.

Work hard, that's good.

In the first quarter of the game, facing the desperate Milicic, Chen Xiao frantically used his steps to shake Milicic under the basket and then turned around and threw.

The final result is of course that although Chen Xiao's footwork under the basket is much better now, his throwing shot is still very poor. Coupled with his height, Chen Xiao of course provided a lot of blocks for Milicic.

"The wonder boy played very strangely in this game. He obviously had a better way to beat Milicic, but he had to attack hard at the basket."

Not only the commentators Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines thought so, but many viewers also thought so.

However, faced with the confusion of these people, Chen Xiao continued to beat Milicic in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, Chen Xiao looked at the system prompts and felt confused for a moment.

Hook: 50 (70)

In the last attack of the first quarter, Chen Xiao did not turn around due to lack of time. In the end, he threw the basketball in his hand halfway through the turn. The final result was of course not good.

Although it was not blocked by Milicic, it was also interfered by him.

However, what Chen Ling didn't expect was that his hook was awakened.

Hooks and throws are actually similar in action. The front is called a throw, and when the back is facing the basket or the side is facing the basket, it is a hook.

When Chen Xiao practiced turnaround throws with Raheem, of course he would also practice half-turns or back hooks.

But there is no doubt that Chen Xiao spent more time practicing throwing than practicing hooks.

Because Rahim said that his hook shot level was only average compared to throwing shots, and if Chen Xiao continued to practice, he might not be able to achieve any level.

Rahim actually said that, so what else can Chen Xiao do? Of course, he focuses on throwing shots, although he knows that the hook is more important for the center.

However, some things really require making trade-offs.

However, what Chen Xiao never expected was that he actually completed the awakening of the hook before throwing it!

This is amazing.

This is definitely the surprise of the surprise.

"This is thanks to Milicic!"

Seeing the gratitude in Chen Xiao's eyes, Milicic was a little confused.

Did I do something?

I don't seem to have done anything, right?

Not only did he block so many shots for me in this game, but he also looked at me gratefully.

Didn't I encounter a pervert?

Steve, Scary Darko!

"..."

Looking at Darko's look of help and the gratitude in Chen Xiao's eyes, Nash didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Chen in this game is very strange!"

However, as long as the team can win, it will be strange.

Therefore, facing Milicic's look for help, Nash's look was to continue to 'seduce' him and let him indulge in your palm.

In the end, Darko looked at Nash's firm eyes and Chen Xiao's strange eyes, and he almost cried.

In the second quarter of the game, Chen Xiao had no intention of giving up his relationship with Milicic.

Chen Xiao was still practicing throwing with Milicic.

To be honest, Chen Xiao has unexpectedly awakened the attribute of the hook. For him, this has actually achieved his goal.

With the hook, the drop shot is actually not that important.

However, after learning throwing for so long, but still not awakened, Chen Ling was a little bit unwilling.

Although the Cavaliers' score is constantly being stretched, Chen Xiao is still going her own way to single-handedly beat Milicic under the basket.

Let's just say that in the first half of the game, Chen Xiao's game style was really taking risks.

"Kenny, I think Wonder Boy has been driven crazy by Carlisle's five-forward tactics. With his height, Wonder Boy can be very good at power forward, but with Wonder Boy's height, he suffers too much at the center position. Height, and all kinds of skills, Boy Wonder really doesn't have any at all."

"Charles, I know this. I am Olajuwon's teammate. Olajuwon's height requires extremely strong footwork at the basket, and the Wonder Boy is 10 centimeters shorter than Olajuwon. Of course, I I don’t think Carlisle would ask the Wonder Boy to play center to Olajuwon’s level, but it’s still too difficult for a 2.03-meter player to play center!”

At the end of the first half of the game, Chen Xiao fell into a sluggish state because he didn't know if Milicic took another chance.

Seeing Chen Xiao like this, Buckley and Kenny Smith looked sympathetic.

"What a good player. Meeting a pig-headed coach is really ruined."

"If I were the head coach of the Cavaliers, I would never let Wonder Boy play center!"

"It seems that in this game, Wonder Boy will be humiliated by Milicic."

Is it really?

Soon, those who thought that Chen Xiao would be humiliated by Milicic in this game were wrong.

The second half of the game between the Cavaliers and the Raptors can be described as a sudden change.

Chen Xiao, who had been operating under the basket in the first half, suddenly became less persistent in the second half.

After taking one step out of the mid-range, Milicic forced a breakthrough for a layup or dunk.

This is against the Raptors who don't have a qualified defensive power forward except Milicic.

After reaching the three-point line, facing Milicic who did not dare to come out, Chen Xiao kept firing three-pointers and hitting.

In the second half of the game, Chen Xiao was hot and aggressive. Chen Xiao almost scared the shit out of Milicic and Nash.

110 to 120!

The Cavaliers really almost turned the score over!

However, in the end, Chen Xiao made 18 of 34 shots, 8 of 14 three-pointers, and 8 of 11 free throws. Chen Xiao, who scored 52 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists in the game, was still unable to lead the team to a lead.

However, at the end of the game, Milicic and Nash discovered that Chen Xiao was not disappointed, but smiling!

"He's actually smiling..."

Could it be that he is playing with me in this game?

At this moment, what the depressed Darko didn't know was that he might have changed the world tonight.

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