I’m Really Playing Basketball

On May 7, 2005, in the tiebreaker between the Cavaliers and the Pistons, the Cavaliers swept the Pistons 108-88 at home and successfully advanced to the second round with a score of 4-3.

At Gund Arena, at the end of the game, the Cavaliers fans present gave applause to the promoted Cavaliers and also to the Pistons, who had played seven games with the Cavaliers in this series.

Although Big Ben and the others told Chen Xiao at the end of the game that Chen Xiao played them, but to be honest, the Pistons played really well in this round of the series.

Hamilton, Billups and Prince all averaged 20 points per game.

Ben Wallace averaged 12.8 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game, which is also the level of a top center.

It can be said that the Pistons players have gone all out in this round of the series.

At the same time, this series also put tremendous pressure on the Cavaliers' players, and of course created great training value.

Let’s talk about the last game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons. Gerald Wallace, who was heavily trained in this series, shot 4 of 6 in the game and 2 of 3 three-pointers. He scored 13 points in the game. In addition, he had 5 steals and 2 blocks. He was originally suppressed by Prince in the entire series. In the final game, with the cooperation and help of the whole team, he suppressed Prince.

The same goes for Barnes, who was eluded by Hamilton throughout the series. However, in the last game, although he still scored 24 points on 9-of-15 shots, Barnes' struggle also caused Hamilton to make 7 turnovers.

As for Hamilton's offense, in fact, even if Chen Xiao and Kobe were to defend, he could easily score 20 points, so don't think that Hamilton's 20 points means a defensive failure.

Hamilton, like Ginobili, seems to be quite low-key and not well-known, but they are both the kind of players who cannot be defended.

These two are so good. Unless they are the kind of old court goblin who is even better than them, it will be useless to ignore Chen Xiao, Kobe, Jordan or others.

Therefore, in this series, the Cavaliers are going to let Barnes, the Cavaliers' Pippen Jr., and the NCAA's former Pippen Pippen come to Hamilton to learn and improve, but the final result is very satisfying.

His performance far exceeded expectations.

In history, the Pistons this season were the only team to break through the Eastern Conference and eventually enter the Finals.

And now, the Pistons have been eliminated by the Cavaliers in the first round.

The contrast between this reality and history is quite big.

However, when Chen Xiao entered the league in 2002 and the Nets won the championship in 2003, the entire history of the NBA was destined to undergo huge changes.

Although the NBA has lost the legend of a civilian champion, it has gained the legend of the strongest rookie in history.

And this legend is not a flash in the pan, but continues to bloom.

After the G7 game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons, Ben, the head player of the Pistons, was asked about his defense against Chen Xiao in this series. Chen Xiao was playing with him in this series. Although this series In the series, he defended Chen Xiao's shooting percentage to only 40%, but Ben said that this was not true, it was all an illusion.

However, on the other side, when Chen Xiao was asked what he thought of Daben's words, Chen Xiao's answer confused all the reporters at the scene.

"This series is real. Big Ben's defense is very good. I didn't play well in this series."

In this series, Chen Xiao averaged 24 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 2.6 blocks per game, with a 40% shooting rate. This data is excellent for a center, but the shooting rate is low.

Obviously, Chen Xiao's height is indeed a huge disadvantage in the center position. Of course, Chen Xiao's low offensive efficiency in this series has nothing to do with his height. It is purely due to Ben's own excellent defense. At the same time, Chen Xiao's There is a little bit of a mental problem.

"Chen, we noticed that you have been playing center in the NBA for two months. Will you appear more at the center position in the future?"

Regarding this question, Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment and then seriously shook his head: "I don't know."

"I don't know if I will appear more at the center position in the future. It depends on the needs of the team. This is not something I can decide. If the team needs me to play center to win, I will Playing center, even if I know that I may only be a top ten or top fifteen player in the NBA, but if the team needs a top ten or top fifteen center to win the championship, I will play."

Looking at the silent hall and Xiao Zhan who was also silent next to him, Chen Xiao continued to speak.

"I know that many people who care about me are worried about me. I am one of the top five guards and top five forwards in the NBA. I am the strongest when I appear at the shooting guard position. When I play shooting guard, maybe I can Competition is the best. When I play power forward, I can compete with one of the best. But when I play center, I will never be the best, or even the top five. Therefore, many experts Celebrities all said that I was out of my mind, so I was looking for risks, abuse, and death at the center position. I think they are right, but I think that as an NBA player, it is not just about personal success or failure. , I am not afraid of being abused on the court, and I am not afraid of being a backdrop for others on the court. I hope that my team can win and win the championship. This is the most important thing."

In this promotion press conference, Chen Xiao said a lot.

In fact, in previous post-game press conferences of the Cavaliers, James was the Cavaliers' official spokesperson.

But, this time, it's different.

Because the first round of the NBA is over, the major NBA regular season awards will be awarded. Chen Xiao has been thinking about such things during this period.

Chen Xiao still doesn't know how to solve this problem, but Chen Xiao feels that as long as his original intention remains unchanged, everything will be solved.

He hopes that his heart can be seen by everyone.

He was lucky to get this basketball system. He never thought about becoming a basketball player before, but now that he has become a basketball player and has fallen in love with basketball, he can't really be alone.

Just like the words he said to Jordan when Jordan retired touched the world.

We must learn to be grateful to basketball and not do anything selfish to harm basketball.

Basketball is like this, but what about those real people?

Although Chen Xiao gave that speech when Jordan retired during his rookie season, it is only now, after his struggles with James and MVP, that he has truly understood the true meaning of sacrifice.

To be honest, not only NBA legends and experts have ridiculed Chen Xiao for playing center in recent months. I dare ask the reporters here, except for Chinese reporters, local reporters, New Jersey or Milwaukee reporters, who has not laughed at them? .

However, seeing the extremely serious expression on Chen Xiao's face at this time, and recalling what Chen Xiao said before, at this time, the reporters present, whether they were Chinese reporters or American reporters, were unable to laugh for a while.

Chen Xiao's big eyes that could speak were telling the truth.

"Little Chen..."

It's shocking. Chen Xiao has now caused a great shock to James.

This kind of shock is no less than the foundation of 'justice will prevail' that Chen Xiao laid for him last season.

Last season, he followed Chen Xiao's footsteps and learned justice.

And now, what Chen Xiao said just now is not only an ambition for Chen Xiao, but also a tower to guide him forward.

For a moment, the Cavaliers' postgame press conference was a little quiet.

At this moment, Chen Xiao, who was sitting on the stage, suddenly had a stunned expression on his face, because...

"Ding, congratulations to the host for understanding the 'sacrifice' of the eight virtues of players. Congratulations to the host for taking a step further on the road to becoming a qualified player trained by the system. For this reason, the system will reward the host with a big gift as an encouragement. Please pay attention to check it."

"..."

Chen Xiao was a little dumbfounded.

However, after this reminder, Chen Xiao discovered that there was an extra column on his personal panel below the basketball skills column and above the props column.

Medal: Medal of Sacrifice (automatically worn)

Item: Medal of Sacrifice

Level: S level

Item introduction: Dear players, do you have such a consciousness? Do you dare to sacrifice when you need to pay a price to achieve the victory of the global team?

Maybe it's sacrificing data, maybe it's sacrificing honor, maybe it's sacrificing body.

Do you have such courage and courage?

Congratulations, now you have it.

Item description: Any attribute (including hidden attributes) can be improved by five points. Only a single attribute can be improved. The selection cannot be replaced. The maximum cannot exceed 100. When using this medal to increase the attributes to 100, the attributes are permanently locked and will not decrease. Please be careful. choose.

Chen Xiao was a little dumbfounded looking at the sacrifice medal with his mouth open.

This is really a bit dumbfounding.

Even after the press conference after the game, Chen Xiao was still surprised.

Chen Xiao has always known that his system is a system with very positive views.

When he cheated in the NCAA to get his grades, he was deducted from his wingspan. To be honest, at that time, Chen Xiao kept complaining in his heart. If this was a basketball novel, this plot would definitely dissuade him.

Why can't you do crooked ways if you have a system?

What's more, stealing with ability, robbing with ability, and not hurting others, why can't it work?

Later, Chen Xiao understood.

You already have a system, but you still work so lowly, what use does the system need you for?

Is the system binding you because you are inferior to others?

Chen Xiao felt that she should not have been chosen because she had a 'smart' heart.

All living beings, billions of people, why did the system choose him and not others?

Chen Xiao has been thinking about this question, thinking about it, Chen Xiao thinks that maybe he really has an 'exquisite heart' as Xiaotai and Dayao said.

The system selected him not to hurt the basketball, but to protect it.

He was not asked to pretend to be 13 with a basketball.

It was him who changed the entire basketball world.

Therefore, he has been playing basketball seriously since then. Regardless of whether the system selected him because of this or not, Chen Xiao feels that he cannot live up to this responsibility.

With great power comes great responsibility.

Now, when Chen Ling saw this reward, Chen Ling felt that maybe, his previous guess was really right.

The system, I really hope that after getting the system, he can protect basketball, change the atmosphere of the basketball world, and promote positive energy.

The system he got is really a system with super positive three views.

"Xiao Chen, what you said at the post-game press conference was so great. It reminded me of your 'Thank you basketball' speech. Your speech gave me a new understanding of basketball. , I have a new understanding of life, and it is the same now."

Xiao Zhan looked at Chen Xiao with eyes full of respect.

There is no problem at all in saying that Chen Xiao was his mentor in his basketball career.

Whether he was with Chen Xiao or not, he learned too many things that changed his outlook and values.

Seeing James's eyes like this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but think to himself, maybe I really did a good job.

Although the results I have obtained from the system are far from the level of changing the basketball world, at least I have changed Xiao Zhan.

Protect basketball, change the basketball world, and become a qualified player trained by the system.

There is a long way to go.

On the same day that the Cavaliers eliminated the Pistons with a big score of 4 to 3, another tiebreaker in the first round of the Eastern Conference also ended.

The Bucks, sixth in the Eastern Conference, reversed the Toronto Raptors, led by Steve Nash, who were third in the Eastern Conference, with a score of 4-3 under extremely difficult circumstances.

If the first round of this year's NBA playoffs is the most exciting group, it must be the Raptors and Bucks.

At the beginning of this series, the Raptors, third in the Eastern Conference, took advantage of their home court advantage and won two games in a row, directly beating the score to 2-0.

As the two crazy teams in the Eastern Conference this season, any result in the game between the Raptors and Bucks is acceptable.

However, most people still think that the result of the first two games should be 1-1 which is normal.

But in the end, in the offensive comparison, the Bucks lost all the first two games.

This was shocking, so after the Raptors went 2-0, many NBA experts at the time said that there was no suspense in this series and the Raptors would solve the problem within six games.

The same four are crazy. Nash's Raptors run fast and attack fast, while the Bucks shoot three-pointers and shoot fast. In fact, the speed of offense is due to the presence of big center Joel Przybilla. , the Bucks' offensive speed is actually not that fast.

In the end, the Raptors used their running and gunning to defeat the Bucks in these two games.

But just when the whole world thought that the Raptors were about to advance, the world line changed dramatically.

In the G3 game between the Raptors and Bucks, Bucks head coach Terry Porter took power center Joel Przybilla out of the starting lineup and replaced him with an all-around inside man who was only 2.01 meters tall. Braxson serves as the team's center.

Braxon, Joe Smith, Iguodala, Michael Redd, Ray Allen.

This very small, very small lineup appeared on the court in this series between the Raptors and Bucks.

After that, the Bucks' lineup was called the "Five Little Players of Death" by NBA expert media!

By the way, there is a difference between the fifth minor and the fifth forward.

The five forwards of the Nets and Cavaliers are a lineup of five all-around players who can all play as swingmen. Their positions are not clear and they are interchangeable. When necessary, James, the point guard, can also play center. s position.

But the five small players are different. Although the five players are also small players, their positions are clear. Braxon is the center, that is the center. Joe Smith is the power forward and he is also a power forward. The positions of other players are also traditional positions. Bit.

However, because the height of the lineup has dropped, it is called the Five Smalls.

As soon as the five young Bucks came out, this series changed.

Because after replacing big center Joel Przbilla with Braxon, the Bucks' offensive speed can not only keep up with the Raptors, but is also faster than the Raptors!

This makes the Bucks not only fast in three-pointers, but also fast in shooting, which is scary.

And what's even more terrifying?

What’s even more frightening is that in this series, Milicic, as the Raptors center, was unable to punish the Bucks’ small center Braxon!

This is fatal.

Although Milicic, who is less than 20 years old, can average 17 points per game this season, most of his offense is facing the frame, and he basically does not have a strong offensive ability behind the frame.

When defending, Braxson used his defensive skills and speed to flexibly attack, and Milicic's offense was almost useless.

At the same time, the Raptors' starting power forward Marshall, who was traded by the Cavaliers to the Raptors, this very unstable factor broke out again in this series.

Facing the Bucks' very aggressive defense of the five small teams, Marshall was trapped.

Milicic and Marshall were originally the Raptors' most relied-upon offensive players besides Nash, but now the two fast-break mainstays suddenly failed.

Nash's offensive pressure became extremely huge. Originally, Nash's scoring average in the first two games was only 18 points per game, but in the next five games, Nash's scoring average soared to 30 points per game!

However, this is not the only difficulty for the Raptors. The biggest difficulty for the Raptors is that the Bucks' five players are not in one period, but in 48 minutes.

Desmond, who the Raptors signed in the free market last summer, can replace Joe Smith or Braxon. The backup second-round pick Ariza can replace Iguodala, Mike James and Marquette University, which has an excellent three-pointer. Travis Diener, one of the two talons of the Three Eagles, can replace Reed and Ray Allen respectively.

Because these players have similar styles to the players being replaced, the continuity of the Bucks' playing style is excellent.

So when the Bucks sacrificed five players, the entire Raptors were stunned.

In addition to Nash, not only Milicic and Marshall are lost, Raptors rookie Josh Smith, who has performed very well this season, is also lost in front of fellow rookie Iguodala.

In the end, the Raptors' starting offense actually relied on Nash and Laga Bell.

The two performed very well indeed. In G6, Nash made 20 of 28 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring a career playoff high of 48 points. He barely managed a 2-2 victory. The Raptors, who were 3 behind, came back and tied the game 3-3.

However, although Nash can attack, such offense is not his style. He cannot play like this in every game.

In the end, in G7, although Nash worked hard, making 14 of 24 shots and scoring 39 points, the score was still a little short. In the end, the Raptors lost the game 99-109, and Nash and the Raptors also ended up 3-4. The big score was eliminated by Ray Allen and the Bucks.

This series between the Bucks and the Raptors has been introduced a bit. The reason for this is that in addition to the exciting performance, the promoted Bucks have unlocked the "Five Little Bucks of Death" and they are also the Bucks with the "Five Little Bucks of Death" throughout the period. The team is the Cavaliers' opponent in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In addition, the other two teams will face off in the first round of the Eastern Conference.

In the battle between the Heat and the Pacers for first and eighth place, the Heat advanced 4-2.

This big score is also quite surprising, because Reggie Miller performed very well in this series.

In the past two years, Reggie Miller led the team and was blacklisted one after another. Many people said that he was no longer good.

But in this series, Reggie Miller averaged 15.6 points per game. Although he is no longer at his peak, he is still okay.

In addition, the Pacers have players such as Ou, Stephen Jackson, Artest, etc. who can compete with the Heat. The Heat actually waste a lot of energy against the Pacers.

The reason why the Heat were able to advance in this series in six games was thanks to Yao Ming, who averaged 22 points per game with a 65.5% shooting percentage, almost beating his opponent O'Brien. 15.7, the shooting rate is only 35%, which is miserable.

However, Yao Ming's height and defense are indeed one of O'Neill's most difficult opponents to deal with. In this series, he faced Yao Ming under the basket. He averaged 3 hits in 8.5 shots per game, less than 40%. This was a hit under the basket. Rate!

In another group of games, the defending champion Magic and the Nets, the Magic won relatively easily. Although the score was 4 to 2, everyone saw that the Magic's ultimate form has not yet come out.

What is the ultimate form of magic?

Of course, it was when Duncan tried his best, but in this series, the Magic won as soon as McGrady started working hard.

The Nets' five-forward lineup is very strong, but in the final analysis, they still lack a coach who can use it.

Generally speaking, the first round of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference is still very fierce.

At least six games were played.

On the west side, it's a different style of painting.

The most watched game in the first round was the Suns playing the Lakers, and O'Neal playing Kobe. In this series, both O'Neal and Kobe went crazy.

The Lakers don't have players who can guard O'Neal.

The Suns had no one to guard Kobe.

In the end, Kobe averaged 36 points per game on 45.5% shooting in this series.

O'Neal averaged 31 points per game on 60% shooting.

In the end, the Suns eliminated the Lakers with a score of 4 to 1.

Kobe was very angry in this series, but Kobe's anger destroyed the tacit understanding between him and Gasol in the second half of the regular season.

O'Neal was also very angry in this series, but his anger did not destroy the Suns' tactical system. What the Suns needed was O'Neal's anger.

And that's why the Suns ultimately win.

In addition, the other three matchups in the Western Conference were a bit lackluster. The Mavericks, fourth in the Western Conference, easily defeated the infighting Kings 4-1.

The Timberwolves, third in the Western Conference, easily defeated the Nuggets led by Anthony 4-1.

Anthony's growth has stagnated this season due to the Dream Six team. He is still very strong, but he has not broken through to a superstar and is still an ordinary All-Star.

In the match between the Spurs, who are second in the Western Conference, and the Trail Blazers, who are seventh in the Western Conference, the Spurs led by Ron Howard, Arenas and Howard Scola were the only teams to advance in the first round of the playoffs.

In short, compared with the cruelty in the east, the west is really easy.

And this is why O'Neal believes that he can be crowned king again this season.

Judging from the situation in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, any Eastern Conference team will be exhausted when they reach the finals.

On the contrary, the three inside lines between him, Stoudemire and Rasheed Wallace can be a flying dragon in the face!

"Look how you still run away!"

In the regular season this season, he was really driven crazy by the four teams in the Eastern Conference!

Look, in the end, I am still the winner!