I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the Magic eliminated the Heat and entered the Eastern Conference Finals, 16 teams went through two rounds of fighting, and in the end only four teams were left.

The first Suns in the West VS the second Spurs in the West.

The second Cavaliers in the East VS the fourth Magic in the East.

But obviously, compared with the final in the Western Conference, this final in the Eastern Conference is obviously more interesting.

The Magic are the defending champions, and the Cavaliers are the team of James, the most watched player in the United States. At the same time, Chen Xiao, the most watched player in the world, is also on this team.

Therefore, before the start of the two conference finals, almost most of the focus is on the showdown between the Cavaliers and Magic.

In the voting of 100 experts and reporters invited by ESPN, in this round of the series, 65 experts and reporters believed that the Magic will eventually advance, and 35 of them believed that the Cavaliers would win.

In this vote, the Cavaliers were clearly at a disadvantage.

In fact, ESPN's vote has an institutional effect and is most beneficial and promising to the Cavaliers.

In other polls from TNT, USA Today and other media, the Cavaliers' vote rate was mostly around 20%.

It can only be said that the Magic's victory over the Heat in the tiebreaker was too strong.

Regardless of the fact that they only won by 3 points in the end, in fact, from the whole game, it was obvious that the Magic were still controlling the game and really didn't give the Heat any chance.

Perhaps the only institution in the world that has the greatest institutional effect compared to ESPN is China's CCTV.

CCTV also found 10 experts to make predictions. Four of them believed that the Cavaliers would definitely advance, and the other six believed that the Cavaliers had a high probability of advancing.

This result has to be said about the breadth and depth of Chinese.

Can you calculate what the Cavaliers' support rate is from this CCTV result?

Therefore, whether it is the American media or the Chinese media, when comparing the strength of the Cavaliers and Heat, they all feel that the Magic are mostly dominant.

Because we don’t know whether Chen Xiao plays center, forward, or guard when playing with the Magic, all major media now assume that Chen Xiao plays center like he did in the Eastern Conference semifinals and finals.

So the center of the Magic is Pachulia, and the center of the Cavaliers is Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao will definitely win, a big victory.

The Magic's power forward is Duncan, and the Cavaliers' power forward is Raheem. Duncan is definitely a super winner.

The Magic's small forward is Tracy McGrady, and the Cavaliers' small forward is James. This matchup is very exciting and should be 50-50.

The Magic's shooting guard is Ginobili, and the Cavaliers' shooting guard is Barnes or Korver or Brent Barry, but no matter who it is, Ginobili must win.

Let's put it this way, after Ginobili finished this series with the Heat, coupled with his performance in last season's finals, Ginobili now has an excellent reputation among NBA players and fans. All-stars, superstars, and super giants can all attack 50-50 on the offensive end. This is really too Dior.

The point guard of the Magic is Parker, and the point guard of the Cavaliers should be Mo. Parker wins.

Of course, the Cavaliers' point guard may also be James, then James will win, but the small forward Magic will win.

Of the five starters, only two positions, Chen Xiao and James, have advantages, while the other three positions are all at a disadvantage.

In the duel of rotation lineups, experts also feel that the Magic's rotation lineups such as Turkoglu, Robert Horry, Jamal Nelson, and Gooden also have an advantage.

In the six duels between players, the Magic had the advantage in four.

As for the coaching duel, Doc Reeves of the Magic and Carlisle of the Cavaliers.

Rivers also wins.

If it were Carlisle last season, maybe Carlisle wouldn't be bad.

But this season, many people say that Carlisle has turned into a pig-headed coach and likes to mess around.

So, that's 5 to 2!

Therefore, according to American experts and legends, after the Magic defeated the Heat, this year's championship is firmly in their hands.

Most people feel that the Magic can defeat the Cavaliers within six games.

In short, most people feel that the Magic can grind the Cavaliers to the ground.

Judging from the confrontation between the two sides in the regular season, the comparison of players' strengths, the playoff experience of the players on their respective teams, etc., it seems that the Cavaliers are vulnerable.

Faced with the pressure of fierce public opinion across the United States, even Wade, who had just been heartbroken after being eliminated by the Magic, called Chen Xiao to comfort and relieve pressure.

"Chen, don't put too much pressure on me. For you, the Magic are really too strong. Even if we lose the game, it doesn't matter. Come to the Heat next season and we can take revenge together!"

After Wade said this, James next to Chen Xiao became unhappy.

"Dwyane, how could you do such a thing? If you can't beat others, you have to work hard. You actually want to take your brothers to get revenge. Even if you get revenge, what's the point?!"

"..."

"If you can't beat your opponent, you want to find a brother. Then why don't you want to join the opponent directly!"

"..."

James' words of indignation and displeasure completely confused Wade.

I'm just talking, how can you get so angry?

To be honest, Xiao Zhan is really angry at anyone who wants to poach Chen Xiao.

Although everyone already knew that this season was the last season of cooperation between him and Chen Xiao.

But no matter what, even if it is the last day, Xiao Chen is still mine.

You can't wait to come to my side to poach people, even if it's only for a day, just for a second, you are all greening me!

Of course I don't allow it!

Therefore, when Xiao Zhan, who is intensively trained in 'Emotional Intelligence', encountered this problem, he directly threw 'Emotional Intelligence' aside.

So, after helping Chen Xiao hang up Wade's call, little James also glanced at the two good brothers Anthony and Paul who were also a little embarrassed beside him with the same 'hostile' gaze.

That look seemed to be saying: Brother beep, don't be bullied!

Anthony and Paul understood this in seconds.

After all, they came to the Cavaliers so early to follow the team, of course they had a mission.

At the end of this season, it is impossible for Chen Xiao to stay in the Cavaliers no matter what.

So here comes the question, where will Chen Xiao go?

Of course, Chen Xiao can go wherever she wants!

Chen Xiao has the right to decide where to go next, so many people want someone to come to Chen Xiao's side to lobby.

If it wasn't for the Cavaliers still playing in the playoffs, Chen Xiao would be disgusted by disturbing Chen Xiao. I'm afraid that all 29 teams in the NBA would find people related to Chen Xiao to lobby Chen Xiao.

And how did Anthony and Paul stay in the Cavaliers?

Of course they were invited by Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers.

Paul has been with the Cavaliers since he finished the regular season, so why did the Cavaliers invite Paul?

Of course, let him imitate Parker in the team, let Paul imitate Parker to make the team players familiar with Parker's style.

The role of Anthony is to imitate McGrady. Anthony was invited after being swept out by Garnett and the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs.

In fact, Chen Xiao's body shape is similar to McGrady's, but Chen Xiao's style of play is completely different from McGrady's.

Chen Xiao's skills are rough and his shots are accurate.

McGrady has excellent skills and average shooting.

Why do you say that Chen Xiao's technique is rough?

Because Chen Xiao's ball control is James's very special power control type of ball control, not the technical type of McGrady's.

Chen Xiao and James' ball control are both direct and tank-charge ball control.

It's completely different from Iverson and McGrady's embroidered ball control.

Compared to people like Tracy McGrady, Chen Xiao and James' skills are certainly rough.

Well, if you think Xiao Zhan is a technical person now, you can also think that Chen Xiao is a technical person.

Therefore, despite the similarity in stature between Chen Xiao and McGrady, their height and wingspan are almost exactly the same, but Chen Xiao cannot actually imitate McGrady.

Anthony is actually the best fit.

Of course, Anthony's skills are far behind Tracy McGrady, but at least he is closer than Chen Xiaoli.

Therefore, regardless of the next two months of the regular season, the Cavaliers have been preparing for the game against the Heat. In fact, preparations for the Magic have also been going on.

If it weren't for the Magic, the Cavaliers would have been very well prepared and wouldn't have spent so much energy preparing for the Heat game.

Therefore, for the Cavaliers, whether it is preparing Raheem for Duncan, or inviting Paul and Anthony to simulate Magic players, it is part of Carlisle's preparations this season.

It can be said that if the Cavaliers win the championship this season, Chen Xiao is even willing to call his head coach Carlisle Rick Zhugler.

Forget it!

By the way, the Magic's starters, Tracy McGrady and Parker were imitated, and of course Ginobili was also imitated. That is the team's backup guard, the European king Spanoulis.

Ginobili is the king of Europe, Jordan of Europe.

Spanoulis is the king of Europe, Kobe Bryant.

Is there anyone in the world better suited to emulate Ginobili than Spanoulis?

So, don't think that Carlisle just prepared a Raheem for Duncan.

Carlisle has prepared a lot.

Therefore, Chen Xiao feels that if the team can win the championship this season, Carlisle will fully deserve the title of American Zhuge Liang.

This head coach is really perfect.

He can train players, react on the spot, prepare strategically, attack and defend. He seems to be able to do everything. He studied under the academic school and is the head coach of the academic school, and he is very good at the commercial school besides the relationship with players. Coach's set.

If you want to say that the most powerful head coach in the NBA may be Old Nelson or Popovich, the most successful head coach is Phil Jackson, but if you want to say the most perfect head coach, it must be Carlisle, who can do anything , and everything is top-notch, just like the current Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are now a team that can play any tactic and style, which perfectly fits Carlisle's style.

Let's put it this way, no one can control this Cavaliers except Carlisle. No one can control this Cavaliers like Carlisle did, with all five poisons, well, all five elements.

Closer to home, the meaning of saying so much is that, despite the current public opinion on the Cavaliers, it seems that the pressure is huge and the storm is about to come, but in fact, the players of the Cavaliers are very relaxed.

Perhaps for Carlisle and the Cavaliers, the sudden appearance of the crazy five-small Bucks may even surprise and panic the Cavaliers.

Although the Magic and the Heat are strong, they are too familiar, and they have already prepared to play against them for a season.

Therefore, no matter how strong you are, we will not panic.

Play out what you prepared, if you win, you win, if you lose, then you accept your fate, and you're good to go.

May 27, 2005, night, Orlando, TD Waterhouse Center.

At this time, Paul and Anthony, who were still training with the Cavaliers in Cleveland, have now come to the away game with the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are second in the Eastern Conference and the Magic are fourth in the Eastern Conference. This is the ranking.

However, in the NBA rules, it is not the high-ranked team that has home court advantage.

Teams with a good record will have home field advantage.

Although the Magic are fourth in the Eastern Conference, their record is second in the Eastern Conference and second in the league.

The Cavaliers' record is third in the Eastern Conference and third in the league.

Therefore, in the playoffs between the Cavaliers and the Magic, the Magic have home court advantage.

And this home field advantage is also one of the factors that many experts believe that the Cavaliers will be rubbed on the ground by the Magic.

Because, the home fans of the Magic, that is really crazy!

Even the two NBA players, Anthony and Chris Paul, were shocked by the madness of the Magic fans when they were on the scene.

As long as fans who know the NBA know what a group of Magic fans are, I won't go into details here.

However, after the Magic won the first championship in team history last season, this group of wonderful fans of the Magic has completed their transformation.

In the past, these weird fans of the Magic would bite whoever they saw, regardless of whether it was their own family or not.

That means you can really do whatever you want.

But now, after the Magic finally won the championship, Magic fans have changed a bit.

You can't say that their personalities have changed, but that their anger and their weirdness are no longer mostly directed internally, but mostly directed externally.

The damage caused by this is great.

Therefore, this season, many people said that the Magic's home game has become one of the home games of death. This time it is not a joke, but it has really become one of the home games of death.

And the fans in this dead home in the eyes of Paul and Anthony brought the climax of the entire arena when the Magic played the first player.

"He's a two-time NBA champion, he's a two-time NBA Finals MVP, he's an NBA Defensive Player of the Year, he's an NBA regular season MVP, he's a Devil from Wake Forest University, he's a Our indestructible stone Buddha, he is our greatest No. 21!"

"Tim!"

"Duncan!"

After the DJ at the Magic's home court finished Duncan's opening speech with the most passionate and craziest voice, the Magic fans at the scene cheered for Duncan almost at the same time.

"Is this my senior?!"

Looking at Duncan who walked out with a blank expression and maybe a little "bewildered" and "stupid" amidst the crazy cheers of the Magic fans, Chris Paul's face was full of respect and expectation.

He was also a player at Wake Forest University.

He is Duncan's junior student.

Duncan is a role model for every Wake Forest player.

Just like Chen Xiao is to Marquette University.

When he played tonight, Duncan was the most vocal player among the Magic's five starting players.

No way, Duncan's performance in the Heat's last game was too crazy.

Chris Bosh, who is considered to be the sixth-largest forward in the future, has zero seals. Even Jordan, the greatest player in NBA history, could not achieve zero seals against Iverson, the sixth-largest guard in the NBA.

Well, Iverson was really the sixth best defender in the NBA when he was a rookie.

Therefore, after the G7 match against the Heat, many people said that Duncan's dominance was already comparable to that of Jordan O'Neal.

Let's put it this way, after beating the Heat in G7, Duncan reached the peak of his career's reputation.

Game 7 with the Heat was played at the Heat's home court. Although the Heat and the Magic are both Florida teams, there were not many Magic fans at the game.

So many Magic fans are waiting to return to the home court to worship Duncan.

As the apparent leader of the Magic team, he is the emperor on earth.

How do you think Tracy McGrady will feel when he sees the team's secret leader and underground emperor being so worshiped by the fans?

Of course it is very bad.

Duncan has always said he is the boss of the Magic.

Isn’t it because he has a mass base?

With this mass base, he can't compare to Duncan, so what kind of team leader is he?

Among teammates, the boss has long since become Duncan.

Now the fans also think that the boss belongs to Duncan.

Can he not feel uncomfortable?

Although to Duncan, it doesn't matter whether he is the boss of the team or not.

But to be honest, it is really important to McGrady.

Because Duncan got everything.

And McGrady hasn't gotten anything yet.

If he is not the boss of the team, what will he do to win MVP and FMVP?

If he is not the first player on the team, he will miss these honors.

To be honest, except for Chen Xiao, each of the five guards has a proud heart.

Of course, Chen Xiao also has it.

Xiao Zhan's rise is so rapid, it's like cheating, doesn't it also make Chen Xiao feel more pressure?

Of course, these are all secrets buried in the heart, and for magic, this is not something that can cause them to be internally disturbed.

On the court, after the players from the two teams played, Duncan and Tracy McGrady came to Chen Xiao to greet him. The host welcomed the guests.

Chen Xiao and Duncan McGrady, who have a lot of friends, have a very good relationship. They are both friends.

"Chen, this time don't defeat us as soon as you come up."

Although he was in a bad mood, McGrady still joked with Chen Xiao.

"It's not up to me, it's up to you to see if you can resist collapse."

Seeing the smile on Chen Xiao's face, McGrady was dumbfounded. I was just saying it, just joking. I said you were fat, but did you really get out of breath?

What a mouth you have!

It really lives up to its reputation.

Maddie gave one last awkward smile and left.

After the players from the two teams warm up with each other, the game will begin, and the starting players of the two teams will also appear.

The starting players for the Magic in this game are center Pachulia, power forward Duncan, small forward Tracy McGrady, shooting guard Ginobili, and point guard Parker.

Pachulia spent most of his time on the bench this season. When he was on the bench, he averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes per game.

He is a qualified substitute center.

There are more than ten games in which he and Duncan have started together this season. According to statistics from many media reporters, Pachulia and Duncan have averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds in 31 minutes per game in these dozen games. With 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks, he is another qualified center.

And from the fact that he steals so many extra blocks, it can be seen that he is a defensively aggressive center. Even though he is Big Bai, he doesn't like to jump, but he likes to hit.

He has strong confrontation, average help defense, average shooting, can pass, can mark people, and is very good at grabbing offensive rebounds.

Therefore, even though he was unknown, Carlisle had a headache for him.

Originally, in the first game against the Magic, he was prepared to give the Magic a thunderous blow.

Finally, considering Pachulia's offensive rebounding ability, Carlisle still did not dare to let Chen Xiao play the center and partner Rahim to play inside.

If this inside line is really exposed, the Cavaliers will be robbed of rebounds.

Therefore, Carlisle's starting lineup for the Cavaliers in this game is center Chandler, power forward Raheem, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Chen Xiao, and point guard James.

This is a starting lineup with a very balanced offense and defense that takes no risks at all.

Of course, for the Cavaliers, now is not the time to take such risks.

Of course, Carlisle did not let Chen Xiao play center, which also surprised many experts in front of the TV and media reporters on the sidelines.

Even Magic head coach Doc Reeves was surprised.

"This pig head won't win this game^(*￣(oo)￣)^?"

Doc Reeves continued to glance at the five starting players of the Cavaliers, and almost subconsciously shouted: "It's so high!"

The Cavaliers' first starter is indeed tall, with all five starters measuring over 2.03 meters.

Therefore, the five starting players of the Cavaliers stand on it, just like five giant pillars.

Especially for Parker and Ginobili.

To be honest, looking at the five Cavaliers players on the opposite side, Parker, who is 1.88 meters tall, is the real Alexander.

After all, Ginobili is still 1.98 meters tall, close to 2 meters.

Parker is not too small among NBA point guards, but at this time, he is really like a little bee.

Of course, on the court, little bees also have the benefits of little bees, they can drill.

And just when Parker felt the tremendous pressure, there was a snap in the middle circle!

Chandler hit Pachulia with a jump ball.

James dribbled the ball through halftime. Just after halftime, Parker used his flexibility and speed to interfere with James' ball control.

For Parker, when James dribbled the ball outside the three-point line, his defense was too late.

Faced with Parker's harassment, James did not give Parker a chance to dive. He used Chandler's screen to get rid of Parker's interference and drove the ball to the three-point line.

When James pushed the ball to the three-point line, everyone focused on Chen Xiao, who was tightly pestered by McGrady.

It’s time for Chen Xiao and James to start a pick-and-roll!

Chen Xiao, who was running without the ball, led McGrady around to James and took the basketball from James hand-in-hand. After James helped block McGrady, he led Parker around and cut to the three-point line.

Seeing that the person defending Chen Xiao on the court at this time has become Parker, and Chen Xiao is dribbling the ball and cutting in like this, of course Duncan has to come out to help defend.

Facing Parker's pursuit and Duncan's obstruction, Chen Xiao jumped up high.

Take off, bend your legs, and lean back!

Seeing Chen Xiao's very Mamba take-off, Duncan also put his feet up to block the shot.

only……

A swipe!

The basketball in Chen Xiao's hand was passed out, and the basketball passed by Duncan's ear and came to Rahim's hand in the middle of the paint area.

Another swipe!

Facing Pachulia's desperate grab, Rahim turned around with a light step, turned around Pachulia and succeeded in a one-handed chop.

2 to 0!

"The Cavaliers' first attack is Raheem!"

"This pig head is attacking Raheem again?!"

Doc Reeves blinked on the sidelines.

This offense was not a tactic designed for Wonder Boy!

This time the Cavaliers' offense was a tactic designed for Raheem!

Raheem is strong offensively, but defensively...

Is it necessary to keep repeating this failed tactic? !

"This time, it's different."

Looking at the tall figures of Chen Xiao, James and Gerald Wallace on the court as they retreated, Carlisle smiled.