I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the game between the Cavaliers and Magic, Magic head coach Doc Reeves admitted that the game was a failure of the system.

If you admit that the system failed, you will admit that all problems are your own as the head coach's problem and have nothing to do with the players or God.

In the NBA, God has always been the target of blame for NBA players and coaches.

For example, luck is not on our side, God is wearing the opponent's jersey, there is a problem with our touch tonight, there is no problem with the tactics and there is no problem with the players, etc.

Let's put it this way, NBA coaches and players put 80% of the blame on God at the post-game press conference. Anyway, we must be fine.

After all, in the sport of basketball, luck does play a very large factor, and you can’t accept it.

But this time, Douglas Reeves actually directly said that his system was not good enough to cause the loss. That was definitely a breath of fresh air.

Chen Xiao suddenly felt that his senior was really a talent!

After all, before Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard came along, Marquette University had the most accomplished people in the NBA.

This brain is really good!

If he admits that the failure of the game is a problem of his own system, then he can smash all his systems and the players can play freely. Don’t ask me what to do. I don’t know what to do now. When I think of a new Before the system, you could do whatever you wanted.

This look of you don't start spraying now and I lie down on my own is definitely the best course of action in this situation.

This is really no joke.

Regarding Carlisle's "infinite restraint" operation in the playoffs this season, which team loses is not a problem of the "system"?

Isn't the same thing true for the Bucks?

Terry Potter was so embarrassed that he couldn't let go of his dignity, so he had to be stabbed twice before admitting it.

Moreover, he admitted it physically but not verbally. He always wanted to save face and carried the baggage of being an ‘idol’.

Terry Porter should really look at Doc Reeves.

If I am not strong enough, I will leave everything to our players honestly. Moreover, our players are strong enough. I can't bring them victory, and I can't cause them any obstacles.

If you fight well, it's all yours. If you fight badly, I'll take all the blame for you.

To be honest, after G1, Ginobili felt that Doc Reeves, the most powerful head coach in his mind, had lost some of his personality.

But after Douglas Greaves directly said, "This is a failure of the system," Douglas Greaves' image in Ginobili's heart became taller again.

Not only in the hearts of Ginobili, Duncan, Tracy McGrady and other players, the image of Doc Rivers has also become extremely tall.

Doc Reaves is the best business-oriented head coach in the NBA.

His consciousness is very high.

Therefore, after the post-game press conference, Carlisle, who learned about Rivers' situation, directly said to the Cavaliers players: "Get ready for a tough battle next."

Don't scold Rivers and don't expect him to lie flat on his back. To be honest, it's the legendary Thirty-Six Stratagems.

For Carlisle's 'infinite restraint' system, I'm afraid you don't have a system. You can have a system. Any system will do. What I broke is the system.

Just like playing against the Bucks, although the head coach of the Bucks gave up on the five dead players, he continued to operate new systems on his own. Terry Porter, a rookie, was still very confident. He felt that if his system failed, he could still compete with him. You come up with a second system, but little do you know that for Carlisle, you will die if you come.

Therefore, in the face of Carlisle's "infinite restraint", lying flat and not giving any system to the players is the best way to solve it. It feels a bit like winning without any tricks.

After all, a player's Xia Ji Eight Beats is the most difficult thing to target. You have to be able to target it and you have to find the pattern, so how can you call it Xia Ji Eight Beats?

What's more, Magic player Xia Ji's eight-fight ability is still so strong.

To be honest, in the last three quarters of the last game, the Magic's Xia Ji and the Cavaliers had a similar 50-50 score.

If the Cavaliers weren't too well prepared for the Magic, not only restraining the Magic's system, but also finding some difficult players for the Magic's players, let's put it this way, the Cavaliers might not be able to stop them. Duncan, McGrady, Ginobili and others led Xia Ji eight dozen.

Of course, apart from Carlisle's system victory and the changes on both ends of the offense and defense brought about by Raheem and Gerald Wallace, the third biggest contribution to the win in the last game was of course Chen Xiao's Xia Ji eight hits in the last game. Not inferior to, even better than Duncan, McGrady and Ginobili.

In the last game, Chen Xiao scored 40 points on 14 of 26 shots.

To be honest, none of the Magic players are a defensive player good enough for Chen Xiao.

As long as Chen Xiao is not double-teamed, Chen Xiao's offense in this series will not be more difficult than that of McGrady, Duncan and Ginobili.

By the way, Chen Xiao’s 40 points in the last game was also the ninth playoff game of Chen Xiao’s career with 40+ points.

Chen Xiao has played a total of 48 playoff games in his career so far, with a total of 9 40+ games and a total of 1,556 points. Chen Xiao is also the youngest player in NBA history to score 1,000 and 1,500 points in the playoffs so far. , Chen Xiao's playoff scoring average is 32.4 points, second only to Jordan's 33.5 points per game, ranking second in NBA history.

Behind Chen Xiao is Iverson.

Jordan, Chen Xiao and Iverson are the three players in the NBA who have averaged more than 30 points per game in the playoffs so far. Of course, the playoffs must have played more than 20 games to be counted in such statistics.

At the same time, Chen Xiao scored 40+ points nine times in the playoffs, ranking eighth in the NBA.

As a young player under 23 years old, Chen Xiao's data accumulation in the playoffs is even more terrifying than his data accumulation in the regular season.

Therefore, whether people like Chen Xiao or not, they will admit that Chen Xiao is a key player in the playoffs, the kind of superstar among superstars born for the playoffs.

Playing this kind of superstar ball or key ball is one of the most trustworthy players in NBA history.

So don't underestimate yourself.

Because of Doc Rivers' self-consciousness, the Magic raised the banner of Xia Ji's eight-game attack. Duncan, McGrady and Ginobili's Xia Ji's eight-game attack can indeed defeat most teams in the league and scare the league. Most of the teams.

But definitely not the Cavaliers!

On May 29, 2005, the Cavaliers' away game against the Magic in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals continued at the TD Waterhouse Center.

Because the Cavaliers won so strongly in the last game, when this game started, many American viewers in front of the TV noticed that the Magic fans didn't seem so crazy when this game started.

The atmosphere among the Magic fans at the scene was no longer the booming atmosphere of another victory after 48 minutes.

To be honest, any team that loses its home court in the playoffs will be under great pressure.

Because if they lose another home game, everything will really be over.

Falling behind 0-2 at home, which basically means a loss.

Therefore, this game is really a game that the Magic cannot lose.

Of course, for the Cavaliers and Chen Xiao, they don't want to lose this game.

If this game is lost, it is likely that the Magic will be able to relieve its suffocated breath.

To be honest, with the strength of Magic players such as Duncan and Tracy McGrady, it would be very dangerous to survive.

The last thing the Magic are afraid of is fighting.

Don't think that young people have good physical strength and can fight well. Let's put it this way. After Duncan joined the Magic and McGrady teamed up, they have not lost a fight with their opponents.

In NBA games, fighting to the end depends on the quality of the stars.

The players led by Chen Xiao and James are of very high quality.

Chen Xiao's quality, especially on offense, is higher than Duncan, McGrady and Ginobili.

However, this is not to belittle oneself. The Cavaliers' top players are not as good as the Magic.

Therefore, if you can't fight to the end, you won't fight to the end.

It can be 4-0, but definitely not 4-1!

If you can suffocate magic with one stick, don't wait for the second blow!

This is the current strategic thinking of Carlisle and the Cavaliers, and it is very clear.

The Magic need to hold on and find opportunities to counterattack.

As for the Cavaliers, they need to work hard together. When their morale is at its peak, they can directly overwhelm them!

In the second game between the Cavaliers and the Magic, although Doc Reeves had already laid down on his own, he no longer had any effect on the team's tactical system.

But he still did some homework in this game.

In the G2 game between the Cavaliers and the Magic, Doc Reeves replaced the Magic's starting players.

Duncan once again appeared at the center position, while Gooden appeared at the starting power forward position. Turkoglu was at the small forward, Tracy McGrady was the shooting guard, and Ginobili was the point guard.

This starting lineup completely carried out Xia Ji's eight games and at the same time targeted the Cavaliers' zone defense.

Pachulia's mid-range shot in the last game was so poor that it was almost useless in the Cavaliers' zone defense system.

Gooden is different. This season, Gooden's shooting percentage from close range was 46%, and last season it was as high as 48.7%. Even in his rookie season, Gooden's shooting percentage from close range, mid-range and mid-range was 40%. His two-point shooting percentage is 45%. This is his rookie season!

It can be said that Gooden's shooting is very good, even among NBA insiders.

Turkoglu and Gooden are slightly different. Gooden is accurate in mid-range shooting, while Turkoglu is accurate in three-pointers. In the past few seasons, his three-point shooting rate has been above 40%.

Therefore, as long as the characteristics of these two players are revealed, you can know why Doc Rivers wants them to start.

It is purely to ensure the Magic's starting lineup. Everyone can attack when facing a zone defense!

Although the Cavaliers' zone defense does not have the loopholes of conventional zone defense because the players are too athletic, the loopholes in zone defense are not loopholes here.

Although mid-range shots and three-pointers are no longer loopholes for the Cavaliers, they are still slightly weak weaknesses.

If possible, Rivers certainly wants to exploit weaknesses!

It has to be said that Doc Rivers is really a person who keeps his word. If he wants Xia Ji to fight eight times, then Xia Ji will fight eight times. He has put out the team's strongest Xia Ji eight times.

Looking at the Magic's starting lineup, Cavaliers head coach Carlisle on the sidelines was under a lot of pressure.

The Magic's starting five can all be considered princes of zone defense.

"The Magic's offense was very strong in this game!"

If the Cavaliers cannot produce a good enough offensive state to respond, it will be very difficult for the Cavaliers to win this game.

By the way, the Cavaliers' starting lineup for this game has not changed, with center Chandler, power forward Raheem, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Chen Xiao, and point guard James.

Why isn't Chen Xiao playing center?

When playing against the Magic, Chen Xiao and Raheem cannot start in the paint, otherwise the rebounds will be washed away.

Only one of Chen Xiao and Rahim can be on the inside.

The Magic are very strong on the outside, and Chen Xiao is better at supporting the field on the outside.

After a day's rest, the Magic's arrangement for this game showed the defending champion's adjustment ability and foundation. As the champion head coach, Doc Reeves also used this adjustment to prove that although his technical and tactical strength is not as good as Carlisle's, But he's not a pig either.

So, don't look at the last game. Doc Reeves admitted that there was a problem with his system and lay down, looking very pessimistic.

In fact, Doc Rivers was very confident before the game started.

"The start of this game is very important. The key to winning or losing this game is the start!"

"The Cavaliers are on the defensive side and we are on the offensive side. If it's a fight for the opening, the advantage is mine!"

"As long as my vision for this game comes true, we can win!"

Doc Rivers was thinking very confidently on the sidelines.

At this time, under the solemn and expectant gazes of the head coaches of the two teams, Duncan and Chandler jumped the ball.

This time, Chandler unexpectedly lost to Duncan in the jump ball.

After Duncan's serious injury, his athletic ability was actually not that strong.

However, Duncan's experience and focus are indeed powerful.

And when it comes to jumping balls, it really doesn’t matter if you jump high, you can definitely win if you are tall.

In NBA games, it often happens that guards jump to beat centers who can jump up and down.

The jump ball also tests timing and experience.

In this regard, Duncan has the ability to defeat Chandler.

G2 between the Magic and the Cavaliers is a must-win game with huge pressure for the Magic.

Duncan was able to beat Chandler on the jump ball, which undoubtedly relieved the pressure of the Magic fans at the scene.

Therefore, after Duncan succeeded in jumping the ball, the Magic fans who were a little nervous and worried at the scene suddenly exploded and vented all their emotions.

After Ginobili dribbled the ball across half court, he hit Duncan at the basket. Duncan deceived Gerald Wallace in a single under Chandler's defense, and then passed the ball to Gooden in the mid-range.

Gooden, who was in the paint, faced James' help in blocking the shot and made a solid shot of the Magic's first two points of the game.

James did a good job on defense this time.

The defense is in place.

As a zone defense, being able to make up for the mid-range loophole to such an extent, I have to say that James' defensive movement is really fast.

However, Gooden still made the hit.

Because Gooden's mid-range shot is really stable, and he is 2.08 meters tall, which is also very tall.

More importantly, Gooden is also a key player in the playoffs and is not afraid of such a big scene.

Historically, Gooden was one of James' most reliable teammates in the Cavaliers. In those years in the playoffs, Gooden's mid-range shooting percentage and long-distance two-point shooting rate were often over 50%. .

Historically, Gooden may have been the Cavaliers' best player in the 2007 Finals.

Like Raheem, Gooden does have problems defensively, but offensively, Gooden is very reliable.

"This game is hard for the Cavaliers. The Magic are going to win one at home!"

Barkley on the sidelines was a little excited when he saw Gooden's shot.

Being able to hit a shot against a defensive role player in this way not only reflects the strength of the role player, but also reflects the state of the Magic players in this game.

"The Magic are in great shape in this game."

Even Kenny Smith next to him nodded.

Let’s not talk about the final result of this series. The Magic may really win this game with a high probability.

When the Magic really need a victory, with the strength of the Magic, they will win the game no matter what the cost.

Although the Cavaliers are strong, they have also exercised a lot of restraint against the Magic, but...

Hang!

Of course, the Magic fans at the scene would not be able to see so many clues.

But, they can feel it.

Because they clearly felt that the state of the team's players on the court was obviously different.

In the NBA playoffs, strong teams that lose often rebound in the next game. It's not surprising that the Magic players rebounded, but what's surprising is that the rebound is so big.

"Little Chen..."

"Well defended."

Seeing Xiao Zhan looking a little self-blame, Chen Xiao patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

Being shamed in front of him by a role player is indeed a bit embarrassing.

However, Xiao Zhan is not to blame for this goal.

The timing, angle and quality of Duncan's pass are all very high, and Gooden is in really good shape.

Chen Xiao looked at the faces of the Magic players on the court, which had almost the same determination as Duncan's.

Even Chen Xiao felt that if this game continued normally, the Cavaliers might be shot to death by the Magic!

NBA games sometimes just don't make sense.

It's not that if you defend well, others won't be able to make a shot.

Historically, when Durant was in the Finals, his shooting percentage with defense was as high as 70%, but his shooting percentage without defense was less than 50%. Who are you going to explain this to?

You can't just let him go when guarding Durant, right?

Therefore, for NBA players, every time the defense is in place, the rest is God's business.

Of course, generally speaking, the team with good defense will be the team with a higher winning rate.

Therefore, facing the Magic, the Cavaliers, who have a perfect zone defense, can only guarantee that their winning rate in this series is higher than that of the Magic, but they cannot say that they can win every game.

"The Magic cannot win this game!"

The Magic wanted to win this game, and the Magic players almost adjusted themselves to their best form.

The more this happens, the less likely this game is for the Magic to win!

If the Magic win this game, it will make their players feel that they can beat the Cavaliers when their condition improves.

This is a huge morale boost for the Magic.

When the Magic players feel that they are in the best condition and beat them, then only then can they completely defeat this difficult team!

"I definitely can't make the same mistake as Xiao Taihe last season!"

This magic needs to be killed as soon as possible!

Change will happen sooner or later!

The Magic had a great start to the game. Under James' excellent defense, Gooden defeated James, which seemed to be a signal for the Magic to fight back.

Therefore, looking at the confident and determined expressions of the Magic players on the court, and listening to the renewed crazy shouts of the Magic fans on the sidelines, the expression on the face of Magic head coach Doc Rivers, who had been very nervous on the sidelines, also relaxed.

At this time, the game between the Cavaliers and Magic continues.

"This time it's the Wonder Boy who drives the ball forward?"

Rivers, who looked down, was a little surprised when he saw Chen Xiao advancing with the ball.

To be honest, as the team's first main attacker, he is not suitable for dribbling the ball.

Because this will allow the opponent to double-team in the backcourt with all their might.

After double-teaming, even if the ball is played in time, because one's teammates have not yet settled down, there is no way to have an excellent offensive opportunity.

Just like this time, when Chen Xiao advanced to the middle of the backcourt, Ginobili took the initiative to put down James and asked McGrady to flank Chen Xiao.

The purpose of this flanking attack was not to steal the ball from Chen Xiao's hands or to cause Chen Xiao and the Cavaliers to make mistakes.

This time, the flank attack was simply to get the ball out of Chen Xiao's hands, and by the way, delay the Cavaliers' organization time.

The ball came out of Chen Xiao's hands, time wasted, and they had to reorganize.

However, facing the attack from Ginobili and McGrady, Chen Xiao not only failed to hit the ball as McGrady and Ginobili imagined, but also signaled the Cavaliers players to continue attacking.

Seeing Chen Xiao greeting James to leave while assisting the ball, the Magic fans at the scene were stunned.

"Wonder boy is not stupid, is he?!"

Not to mention the audience of the Magic team, even the Magic players on the court and the Magic coach Doug Rivers on the sidelines were a little puzzled.

It's just that soon, Doc Rivers, the audience and the audience in front of the TV didn't know what Chen Xiao was going to do.

When James turned back step by step and reached the three-point line, Chen Xiao immediately pushed Ginobili away, turned around and jumped high, passing the basketball in his hand to James's hand.

It stands to reason that when Chen Xiao encounters a flank attack, he should immediately throw the ball to James or someone else.

Although James was not in his offensive area at that time, it also allowed James to freely choose whether to pass, lead or organize.

But now that the ball is in James' hands, not only is he in an offensive position, but the opponent is also in a defensive position.

James has less space to pass and organize.

"So, what is Boy Wonder going to do?"

James, who was connected to the ball, hesitated for a while when he saw Gooden flying over from inside.

And just when James hesitated...

"shot!"

A familiar cry!

Almost like a conditioned reflex, James jumped high in the face of Gooden's lunge!

What? !

"Wonder Boy has been working on it for a long time just to organize a tactic for James to turn his head against Gooden, right?!"

Buckley felt that he really couldn't understand Chen Xiao's brain circuit.

If you really want James to come back, let James and Raheem pick and roll directly, and put Gooden in front of you, wouldn't it be good?

"Wonder Boy's organization this time is very unreasonable!"

Almost at the same time as Barkley roared out incomprehensibly, there was only a crisp sound of a basketball hitting the net.

A swipe!

Three point hit!

3 to 2!

"..."

The originally crazy TD Water House center fell silent for a moment.

Why not let James and Raheem play Gooden in the pick-and-roll?

Of course, it's because, if this is the case, then there is no way to use the assist experience card.

Seeing Barkley holding something in his mouth but unable to shout it out, Kenny Smith had some sympathy.

What a slap in the face!

Wonder Boy, this is such a slap in the face!

No matter how you look at this organization of Wonder Boy, it is unreasonable.

However, it hit!

I don’t know how long the silence lasted, but Barkley, who was blushing, gritted his teeth and said, “Even if you get in, it’s unreasonable. Such an unreasonable organization cannot continue!”

As soon as the words fell, Barkley, Kenny Smith, Doc Reeves, the Magic fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV saw perhaps the most magical game in the history of the NBA playoffs.

"An unreasonable organization, an unreasonable organization again!"

"Beautiful pass, Wonder Boy organized Gerald Wallace to 'answer-ball' Tracy McGrady from beyond the three-point line!"

"It has appeared. The irrational organization of Wonder Boy has appeared. This time, it is Rahim who is organized by Wonder Boy!"

"Rahim answered-balled Turkoglu from beyond the three-point line!"

"Tim Duncan beat Chandler hard under the basket and hit the target. Duncan was still so stable and defeated Chandler before the defense was in place!"

"The Cavaliers attack, Wonder Boy is going to play center this time?!"

"No, after the Wonder Boy pressed to the basket, he was pulling Duncan out step by step?!"

"After Wonder Boy pulled Duncan out, he actually started a pick-and-roll with Chandler again?!"

"It's too complicated. This organization is too complicated and unreasonable!"

I saw Chen Xiao pull Duncan out and then pick and roll with Chandler with the ball, and then put Duncan in front of Chandler outside the three-point line.

The audience, experts, and experts in front of the TV are all going crazy at this time!

"I have never seen such an unreasonable person!"

Pulling Duncan out actually organized Chandler to shoot a three-pointer in front of Duncan!

Chandler has never hit a three-pointer in his career!

Of course, as an NBA player, Chandler naturally knows how to shoot three-pointers, otherwise Chen Xiao would not be able to organize, and his shooting during training was okay.

Let's put it this way, as NBA players, O'Neal and Howard, who are recognized free throw shooters, are also capable of three-pointers.

It's just that being able to shoot and being able to hit in a game are completely different concepts, okay?

To be honest, Duncan, who has always been steady, didn't want to interfere when he saw Chandler shooting a three-pointer in front of him. It was simply a waste of his little emotion!

Chandler, of course, was hesitant.

only……

"shot!"

As Chen Xiao yelled, Chandler threw the three-point ball at Duncan like a conditioned reflex.

Although he didn't want to waste his expression, Duncan still stretched out his hand to interfere.

A swipe!

After blocking Chandler, Duncan heard the sound of a basketball swiping the net from behind, and Duncan's dull face turned into a look of stupidity.

Um, actually the expressions are the same. To distinguish them, they are stupid and silly. I can't tell them apart.

When the sound of basketball brushing the net came, the whole world was almost silent.

Everyone looked at Chen Xiao with wide eyes and disbelief.

Even Chandler came back to his senses after a brief absence, and hugged Chen Xiao while shouting and laughing like Fan Jin had won the exam.

"I made a three-pointer!"

"I made my first three-pointer in my career!"

"And the person who made the first three-pointer in my career was Duncan!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Crazy, completely crazy!

Tyson Chandler is crazy!

Cavaliers players are going crazy!

Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines could see with the naked eye that the expressions on the faces of the Magic players who were originally determined became less determined.

"The Magic will still lose this game!"

After the Cavaliers' magical 40-28 in the first quarter, the offensive and defensive momentum once again changed dramatically!

At this time, the Magic head coach on the sidelines knelt down again just like last season under the magic brought about by Chen Xiao.

However, last season he kneeled on his left leg.

And now, it's the right leg.

"Why, he is always so awesome..."

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