I’m Really Playing Basketball

Chapter 330 The arrogant Jordan and promotion to the Eastern Conference Finals!

After the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks twice at home, experts across the United States felt a little swollen in the face.

Even ESPN, a media that is considered to be 'Xiao LeBron's PN', thinks this series between the Cavaliers and Bucks is 50-50, but the first two games between the Bucks and Cavaliers, is this what it should be like? ?

Are the five co-authors of Death, whom they have been bragging about for so long, so vulnerable in front of Chen Xiao?

In the previous two games, facing the Bucks, Chen Xiao scored a total of 78 points, 25 rebounds, 23 assists, 5 steals and 4 blocks.

He averaged a triple-double of 39 points, 12.5 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 2 blocks per game.

This data, whether viewed separately or together, makes people feel jaw-dropping.

Facing the defensive turns and double-teaming of the Bucks' three short inside men, Chen Xiao really went crazy in this series.

The Cavaliers and Bucks played like this in the first two games. Is this really just a slap in the face?

Of course it's not just a slap in the face.

Everyone knows that the current Cavaliers are a team that has only been established for two years. Although this team has two superstars like Chen Xiao and James, this team still has many other problems.

The center's offense has always been this team's weakness. Because there is no contracted offensive center, when the opponent plays the Cavaliers, the center's defensive range will be very large.

In this case, the Cavaliers' offense suffered greatly.

All the pressure is on outside players like Chen Xiao and James.

In the end, in order to solve this problem, the Cavaliers finally forced Chen Xiao to play power forward, and even forced Chen Xiao to play center.

In the end, Chen Xiao almost lost the regular season MVP.

But the effect has been very poor. Chen Xiao will basically suffer a lot against top centers.

And now, among the championship-winning teams in the league, which one does not have a super center?

Duncan of the Magic, Yao Ming of the Heat, O'Neal of the Suns.

In this case, although the Cavaliers are strong, they have never been the biggest contender for the championship.

No matter what the Cavaliers do, the biggest championship contenders in the NBA this season have always been the Heat and Magic.

This cannot be changed.

But now, in the first two games between the Cavaliers and Bucks, after Chen Xiao showed his excellent offensive ability at the basket, everything is different.

When the Cavaliers have an excellent offensive center, the advantage of the Cavaliers' complete lineup will be reflected.

Therefore, after these two games, the Cavaliers' winning odds in the betting company have been rising.

For the NBA, betting companies' predictions are much better than those of league experts and celebrities.

After the two games between the Cavaliers and Bucks, the Cavaliers suddenly emerged!

Facing the repeated praise from the league's experts and media celebrities, the Cavaliers players were a little overwhelmed.

This is harmless. People are not robots. Who doesn’t like others to brag about themselves?

Chen Xiao likes it too.

Especially when I see newspapers that were not very optimistic about me before and are now boasting about me, the sense of accomplishment and comfort is unimaginable.

After the Cavaliers win two consecutive games at home, they will travel to Milwaukee to challenge the Bucks away from home on May 15 after three days of rest.

However, before that, the NBA draft lottery was held on May 13.

If the Cavaliers had not traded this year's first-round pick from New York to the Bobcats for Gerald Wallace, then Chen Xiao would have had the opportunity to try his hand at the draft lottery.

If this is true, Chen Xiao will definitely be the most handsome boy in the draft lottery.

Chen Xiao is still very confident in his luck, otherwise he would not have been hit by the system to complete his counterattack in life.

But now, in the draft lottery on May 13th, the most beautiful kid will definitely be Jordan.

As the Bobcats with the worst record in the league last season, the Bobcats had the greatest chance of getting the No. 1 pick in the draft lottery. They successfully got the No. 1 pick in the hands of Jordan.

Don't think that the team with the best chance of getting the No. 1 pick will be able to get the No. 1 pick. To be honest, in recent years, there are not many cases where the team with the best No. 1 pick has the best chance of getting the No. 1 pick.

Especially with David Stern's insane hitting chops.

Generally speaking, most of the teams with the worst records are maliciously ruined, and they are the targets of the NBA and David Stern.

The Bobcats, who are ranked last this year, have a record of only 8 wins and 74 losses. This record has reached the point of being insane.

Although this season Jordan invented a new tactic of trading one by one to improve the record and ruin the record. This tactic seems to be ineffective and not malicious. However, many people are not optimistic that the Bobcats can win this year's No. 1 pick. sign.

Because this record is so bad, how could David Stern sign the No. 1 pick to a team with such a record?

Isn't this a slap in the face?

This record is worse than those of teams that maliciously mess up.

However, I have to say that David Stern is still okay. This time he may not have buffed the Bobcats and Jordan, but at least he has not been criticized.

Of course, getting the No. 1 pick is not enough to make Jordan the most handsome kid in the draft lottery.

Because in addition to the Bobcats' No. 1 pick, the Bobcats have a total of 12 picks in the draft lottery.

The Bobcats' own No. 1 pick.

New York's No. 9 pick, the Cavaliers' No. 28 pick, the Raptors' No. 27 pick, the Pacers' No. 16 pick, the Pistons' No. 18 pick, as well as the Mavericks' No. 22 pick and the Kings' No. 21 pick.

There are 8 first-round picks among the 12 picks, and among them, the Clippers' first-round pick is lottery and has lottery protection, so it will be postponed for another year.

Eight first-round picks.

How many first-round picks were there in 2005?

The Bobcat family alone accounts for more than a quarter.

So, after the draft lottery, many NBA general managers were frustrated.

An unnamed Boston general manager said in an interview with reporters: "The 2005 NBA draft has basically been abolished. From Jordan's perspective, coupled with the draft picks of various rankings he holds in his hands, other players The team can only choose his remaining players. From Jordan's perspective, he will definitely catch all the good ones, and we can't get anything."

"I'm not being alarmist and asking other teams to trade first-round picks. I'm not trying to hit prices. I'm just telling the truth. If a team really wants to trade the picks to my team, I won't. What a high price will be paid."

What the unnamed NBA general manager said is true, and it really is the general atmosphere of NBA management now.

Jordan's reputation is too great now.

There are only so many good prospects in one NBA session.

In the past, everyone was blind and felt the elephant. Everyone was blind, and it was the same for whoever touched the elephant.

But now that there is a person who has opened the eyes of the sky, and there are so many opportunities, most of the treasures in the blind box must be picked away.

Assuming that there are 15 treasures in a draft, and the 12 selected by Jordan are treasures, then the remaining 3 treasures need other 48 draft pick points.

So, how much does this divide?

Maybe the lottery picks are all parallel imports, and the other first-round picks are all trash. As for the second-round picks, they must be trash among the trash, players with no signing value.

So, what is the prettiest cub?

This is it!

Jordan held 12 draft picks in the draft lottery, 8 first-round picks, and the mysterious smile with a cigar on his hand, that really made people shiver.

In fact, the general manager next to him looked at Jordan with awe and fear.

USA Today's picture of Jordan smiling mysteriously with a cigar in his mouth, and other general managers looking at him in fear, was the biggest news in the United States on May 14.

On this day, the entire NBA was exclaiming.

"The Eye of God is here!"

After watching Jordan's arrogance as a spectator, on May 15th, the Cavaliers players came to Milwaukee under the leadership of Chen Xiao.

Milwaukee is Chen Xiao's base camp in the United States. When Chen Xiao came to Milwaukee, a large number of Marquette University fans came to pick him up.

As the first Marquette University player to achieve the MVP Grand Slam in American history, Chen Xiao's MVP Grand Slam improved Marquette University in an unimaginable way.

In the history of the United States, there are only six Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Wharton, Magician, Olajuwon, and Chen Xiao.

Chamberlain's University of Kansas, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton's UCLA, Magic's Michigan State University, Olajuwon's University of Houston, plus Chen Xiao and Marquette University.

These five schools can be said to enter the hall of American basketball history together with these six players.

To be honest, before Chen Xiao and Wade's players appeared, Marquette University's position in the NCAA was very embarrassing.

There are champions, but they are famous families at the bottom.

And now, because of the rise of Chen Xiao and Wade, Marquette University's influence in the NCAA is constantly fermenting.

In the future, it is conceivable that there will be many talented fans of Chen Xiao and Wade joining Marquette University.

Of course, for the time being, Marquette's appeal has not yet exploded.

But, sooner rather than later.

Therefore, Marquette University is really ready to hug these two long legs, Chen Xiao and Wade.

Marquette University is already preparing to build statues of Chen Xiao and Wade, one on the left and one on the right, outside the team's training facility.

At the same time, a park will be built in a place on the school, and it will be named "Golden Eagle Park." It will store portraits, statues and historical records of Marquette University's greatest players.

Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard are among them and are players with statue rights.

Braxon, Diener and Doc Reeves are players with image rights and so on.

It can be said that after winning the regular season MVP this season, Chen Xiao's status at Marquette University and in Milwaukee has once again risen.

And the kind that has risen to the top.

Therefore, this time the Cavaliers came to Milwaukee, they really didn't feel the atmosphere of the away game at all.

Wherever Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers players went, they all cheered.

On the night of the game between the Cavaliers and Bucks on May 15, the Bucks' DJ even congratulated Chen Xiao on behalf of Milwaukee for winning this year's NBA regular season MVP.

Why is this so?

Obviously everyone is an opponent.

The main reason is that the Bradley Center is the home court of the Bucks and Marquette University.

The main reason is that most of the fans at the scene are wearing Chen Xiao's Marquette University jerseys.

If you don't make these Marquette fans happy, then you won't be able to enjoy it in the future.

It is said that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake, and in a sense, this is true.

But if this dragon crossing the river is also a local snake, it will really be invincible.

And Chen Xiao is really a bit invincible in Milwaukee and New Jersey.

Kind of similar to James and Cleveland.

Being so suppressed by Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers at their home court, do you think the Bucks players will be happy?

Of course not happy.

"We can't stop the Wonder Boy in Milwaukee, we can beat him in Milwaukee!"

Terry Porter encouraged the Bucks players as they took the court.

The Bucks' top five failed in front of Chen Xiao. This was not only a big blow to Terry Porter, but also a big blow to the Bucks players.

Without the Death Five to rely on, to be honest, the Bucks really can't beat the Cavaliers.

This season the Cavaliers and Bucks met three times in the regular season, and the Cavaliers won two games.

Even the game they lost was because the Cavaliers frantically asked Chen Xiao to play center and the schedule was not good.

As NBA players, how could they not know the difference between the two teams.

Everyone is one of the four crazy teams in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks are the team that relies most on three-pointers. They are also the most unstable team among the three crazy teams, and are also relatively weakest.

However, no matter what, it's already the playoffs, and the Bucks have no other choice. The five dead players in this game will definitely not be used again.

The starting lineup for the Bucks in this game was also replaced by center Joel Przbilla, power forward Braxon, small forward Iguodala, shooting guard Michael Reid, and point guard Ray Allen.

This is already a standard NBA starter.

Joel Przybilla is also a 2.16-meter standard NBA center.

In order to control Chen Xiao's offense at the basket, the Bucks were forced to give up their fast offense and unlimited rotations, and then sat down to play against the Cavaliers.

The Bucks' starting lineup has changed in this game, and the Cavaliers have also changed.

Center Chen Xiao, power forward Raheem, small forward Korver, shooting guard Brent Barry, and point guard James.

Because after the previous two games, Carlisle could definitely guess that the Bucks were going to change.

In this case, the Cavaliers certainly need to make some changes.

And for this change, the Cavaliers will not suffer a loss regardless of whether the Bucks continue to use the five dead players.

I have to say that after the Bucks used a traditional lineup, it was still difficult for the Cavaliers to beat them.

Joel Przbilla's defense at the basket is very good. Chen Xiao can definitely hit with his current footwork and hook, but his efficiency can no longer be that high.

And when Chen Xiao pulls out, Joel Przbilla will definitely not pull out. The one who pulls out is Braxson. Facing Braxson's defense, Chen Xiao is actually not as easy to play on the outside as he is on the inside.

Moreover, because Chen Xiao faced Braxon and James faced Iguodala, it was difficult for Chen Xiao and James to play the pick-and-roll.

but!

The Cavaliers this season are no longer the Cavaliers who lacked everything last season!

After Chen Xiao brought Braxson out, as long as Raheem, the Cavaliers' starting power forward, did not challenge Joel Przybilla at the basket in this game, but wandered around to shoot and throw in mid-range and close range, then Simply invincible!

Coupled with the support of Chen Xiao and James, as well as the support of Korver and Barry, the Cavaliers' main offense of Raheem in this game was very successful.

In this game, Carlisle used the Bucks to play Raheem, of course, to deal with the Magic and Duncan's training.

Now the Magic and the Heat are still very anxious, and the Cavaliers don't know who they will play.

Before, he was a soldier who practiced the Heat, but now, he is a soldier who needs to practice magic.

111-106, the Cavaliers on the road beat the Bucks in an efficient field game, turning the series' big score into 3-0

In this game, Chen Xiao made 8 of 21 shots, 5 of 13 three-pointers, and 7 of 10 free throws. He scored a Cavaliers game-high 28 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.

This is Chen Xiao's second consecutive triple-double in the playoffs.

In addition to Chen Xiao, Cavaliers' starting power forward Raheem scored 11 of 16 and 5 of 8 free throws. He scored the highest 27 points except for Chen Xiao.

In this game, the Cavaliers' Henowitzki can be described as crazy in the mid-range and short range. However, his free throws in this game were a bit unworthy of Henowitzki's reputation.

In addition, in this game, Xiao Zhan shot 6 of 16, 0 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. However, the defense was very good. In this game, Xiao Zhan had 5 steals and 5 blocks.

You read that right, with 5 steals and 5 blocks, Xiao Zhan miraculously played 5x5 in this game.

If you count 6 turnovers and 5 fouls, Xiao Zhan played 7x5 in this game.

Why did Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan have so many steals, blocks and fouls in this game?

Of course it was to wipe Raheem's defense.

In this game, in order to wipe Raheem's ass, the Cavaliers played 11 steals and 10 blocks. The whole defense was really crazy.

Even so, the Cavaliers gave Ray Allen a lot of offensive opportunities in this game.

In this game, Ray Allen made 12 of 23, 5 of 10 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws, scoring a game-high 36 points.

For the NBA, a 3-0 lead is basically considered promotion.

On May 17, 2005, in G4 between the Cavaliers and Bucks, the Cavaliers, who led 3-0 in this game, did not advance.

The Cavaliers, who are still training, lost to the Bucks 109-113 in this game.

Rahim's performance in this game was relatively average. He made 8 of 18 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 6 of 9 free throws. He scored 23 points in the game.

It can be seen from Rahim's free throws that because he has not played such a heavy game for a while, he has some problems when entering the game state.

I have to say that Carlisle's management of the team is really meticulous.

Carlisle hopes to stay here longer before the team is fully ready.

You know, Chen Xiao was in excellent form in this game, hitting 12 of 18, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 31 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

If Carlisle wants to win this game, he can play more against Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao's touch in this game is so explosive.

However, in the first half, Chen Xiao made 4 of 6 shots and scored 11 points in 6 shots. Knowing that in the second half, the score was about to open up and there was no point in training, Carlisle let Chen Xiao attack to bring the score back.

On May 19, 2005, the two teams ended the game in Milwaukee, and the venue once again shifted to Cleveland. This game was G5 between the two teams. The Cavaliers must win this game. of.

The Bucks are not the Pistons. This season the Bucks are at least one level higher than the Pistons.

Training with the Bucks for three games is already the limit. If it is any more, problems will easily arise.

An offensive team like the Bucks has an extremely high ceiling. If they go crazy, they won't be able to deal with it.

You know, Ray Allen scored another 32 points in the last game.

In the previous four games, Ray Allen had 30+ points in each game. In this series, Ray Allen's touch and condition are extremely good.

On the evening of May 19, 2005, in the G5 game between the Cavaliers and Bucks at Gund Arena, the Cavaliers, who must win this game, showed a completely different game state from the beginning.

Both offense and defense performed at an excellent level. After the first half, the Cavaliers already led 66 to 50 by 16 points. It seemed that the Cavaliers were already sure of victory.

However, the Bucks are indeed the Bucks, one of the six strongest teams in the league this season. Even without them, the Bucks are still top-notch.

In the second half, Ray Allen shot wildly and scored 35 points at halftime. He led his teammates all the way to chase the score to only 5 points. However, in the end, facing Chen Xiao, who had been scoring steadily, Ray Allen still failed to lead the team to turn over. return.

In this campaign, Ray Allen made 20 of 36, 8 of 18 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 52 points in the game.

This game was also the first time in Ray Allen's career that he scored 50+ points in the playoffs.

Historically, Ray Allen only got his first 50+ in the playoffs when he was with the Celtics in 2009.

That was when Ray Allen was almost 34 years old, and now, Ray Allen is only 29 years old, less than 30 years old.

For the Cavaliers, Chen Xiao made 13 of 21, 6 of 14 three-pointers, and 4 of 6 free throws. He scored 36 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks in the game.

Rahim made 9 of 15, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, and scored 25 points and 8 rebounds.

Xiao Zhan scored 7 of 16, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks 120-109 at home and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a score of 4-1.

After the game, Bucks head coach Terry Porter expressed slight regret for his loss and was full of praise for Chen Xiao: "For the Bucks, Ray was in such good shape that we were not able to enter the duel. , which is a pity. Ray had 30+ in three games, 50+ in one game, and 40+ in one game. He averaged 37 points per game. This was an epic performance. He could have led us to get more things. , it’s a pity that this time we met the Wonder Boy.”

"If it wasn't for Wonder Boy, we could probably beat any team in the NBA in this round."

Ray Allen's state in this series is indeed incredible. Without Chen Xiao blocking the way, can the Bucks defeat any team?

It's hard to say, but it doesn't hinder Terry Porter YY.

Moreover, the performance of Ray Allen and the Bucks in this series is indeed worthy of any YY.

But, all this is over.

Miami.

The day after the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks to advance, the Magic and the Heat had a battle at Tianwangshan. The Heat defeated the Magic 101-99 at home. At the last moment of the game, Wade threw himself on Duncan and made a free throw to kill the Magic.

For a time, the whole world was in an uproar!

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ps: The ranking of 2005 NBA first-round draft picks is as follows (excluding transactions)

1 bobcat

2 grizzly bears

3 jazz

4 eagle

5 wasps

6 supersonic

7 Clippers

8 warriors

9 New York Knicks