I’m Really Playing Basketball

On April Fool's Day on April 1st, Chen Xiao, who was at Charlotte's house, saw the panic of the American media because of the Bobcats' rising record, and Chen Xiao thought it was very funny.

Now the audience media in the United States are looking forward to the Bobcats playing the Bucks.

But if the Bobcats rise to seventh, then the playoffs will be either the Heat or the Magic.

Although Chen Xiao's beating wheat and Wade are also very interesting, but there is no doubt that they cannot be compared in terms of overall attention.

After all, Chen Xiao and Ray Allen are the biggest hot spots in the NBA this season.

Therefore, the entire NBA is calculating the battle between the Bobcats and the Pistons for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

To be honest, in the past, when everyone counted the battle for the number one spot in the Eastern Conference, they might have turned their backs on their backs. In the history of the NBA, I am afraid that there has never been such a situation.

Almost all authoritative newspapers have listed the remaining opponents of the Bobcats and Pistons, as well as possible outcomes.

The current record of the Bobcats is 42 wins and 31 losses, and the Pistons are 42 wins and 30 losses. The Pistons played one less game, and the two teams won the same game, so the Pistons led the Bobcats by half a game.

In this case, the Pistons have 10 games left and the Bobcats have 9 games left.

According to the two teams' divisional record and direct match record, if the record is the same, the Bobcats must be seventh, and the Pistons will be eighth.

The remaining 10 opponents of the Pistons are the Suns, Hornets, Heat, Magic, Pacers, Cavaliers, Raptors, Knicks, Bucks, and Wizards.

This schedule is really difficult. The Suns, Heat, Magic, Cavaliers, Raptors, Bucks, the nine strongest teams in the league, and the Pistons will touch six.

The Pistons have been miserable in these six games.

Especially with the Heat, Magic, Raptors and Bucks are still away.

The Heat and the Magic have the second battle, the Raptors have the fourth battle, the Bucks have the need to break the record, and the Cavaliers, this is Chen Xiao's sphere of influence. If Chen Xiao wants to fight for the seventh, the Cavaliers will definitely do their best , not to mention the Cavaliers themselves also have a need to compete for the fourth place.

Coupled with the battle between the Suns and the Spurs for No. 1 in the Western Conference, it is also difficult for the Suns to release water.

It can be said that regardless of the current record of the Pistons, in fact, this team is very dangerous.

If they lose all six games and win the remaining four games, the Pistons' record will be 4 wins and 6 losses, and the final record will be 46 wins and 36 losses.

And what about the Bobcats?

The Bobcats' last nine opponents are the Cavaliers, Timberwolves, Nets, Raptors, Grizzlies, Hawks, Pacers, Knicks and Bucks.

The nine opponents are also not weak.

Four of the nine strongest teams this season include the Nets, Raptors, Cavaliers and Bucks.

But obviously, among these four teams, the Cavaliers are not an insurmountable gap in front of the Bobcats.

Therefore, the only ones who really want to fight the Bobcats are the Nets, Raptors and Bucks.

Even if the Bobcats lose all three games, even if they are defeated by the fourth Timberwolves and the sixth Grizzlies in the West, the Bobcats will have a record of 4 wins and 5 losses in the last nine games, and the final record of the Bobcats will be 46 wins and 36. burden.

The Bobcats are definitely seventh in the Eastern Conference, and the Pistons are definitely eighth in the Eastern Conference.

What's more, it's impossible for the Bobcats to play against two teams of similar strength, the Timberwolves and Grizzlies, and lose both of them, right?

Under normal circumstances, if they win one of these two home games, the Bobcats can maintain seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

And this is why many media outlets across the United States are in mourning.

The strength of Chen Xiao and the Bobcats this season, no matter whether they are sixth, seventh or eighth, they are basically out of the first round.

Chen Xiao, a traffic baby, can only be used once. Of course, the media across the United States hope to maximize its use.

The maximum utilization is when Chen Xiao beats Ray Allen and the Bobcats beat the Bucks.

As a business alliance, many people here only have business in their eyes, and there seems to be no problem with this.

It's just that, for the sake of my own business, it's really unbelievable to make this season's Eastern Conference battle as lively as the top battle.

After beating the Chicago Bulls at home, Chen Xiao and Bobcats players will play against the Cleveland Cavaliers led by James at home after a day off.

This season, the Cavaliers led by James are still quite strong.

Because the Cavaliers are very good in both the starting lineup and the bench, many people say that Chen Xiao left a very good team for Cleveland.

Coupled with the excellent performance of Xiao Zhan himself this season, averaging 32 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block per game, the Cavaliers can win even if they play against a super strong team like the Bucks .

This season, the only team the Cavaliers have not won is none other than the Bobcats led by Chen Xiao.

The Cavaliers played 29 other teams in the league this season and won 28. The Bobcats lost two games in a row and never won.

Many people say that the main reason why the Cavaliers' record against the Bobcats was so touching is that Chen Xiao is very familiar with the Cavaliers, too familiar.

Chen Xiao himself agrees with this statement, but Chen Xiao feels that this is a reason, but not a reason.

The real reason is that Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown's response was too poor.

Chen Xiao is very familiar with the Cavaliers, but there is no rule that familiarity will lead to victory. You can make the Cavaliers no longer familiar with Chen Xiao.

Tactics are ever-changing, and the ever-changing tactics can also change the players' playing methods and styles.

But, it's just like the little general in history who was killed by Nelson.

Mike Brown really hasn't changed much.

For Mike Brown, let him coach the strongest team, and he will not make any mistakes.

This team has a strength of 100, and at least it won't end up with only 80 or 90 through random manipulation.

At the same time, he will not let this team show its 110 combat effectiveness, or even 101 combat effectiveness.

Very rigid.

You are so rigid, just like when Chen Xiao left. Isn't this just sending you off in front of Chen Xiao?

Of course, Mike Brown is not a fool. He also saw this when the offense failed in the previous two games.

For the first time, Chen Xiao scored 62 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds. This was so explosive that the loss was excusable.

But the second time, Chen Xiao "only" scored 45 points and still led the Bobcats to defeat the Cavaliers. This can no longer be a surprise.

Therefore, even if Mike Brown is rigid, he knows to make adjustments at the third time.

So the question is, what is Mike Brown's adjustment in this third match between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers?

Quite simply, Mike Brown put James and Moe in more pick-and-rolls, while also starting Al Jefferson.

In this way, James can go to the pick-and-roll with all the players in the starting lineup.

Do you want to say whether this tactical change is amazing?

That's really powerful, and the power of Xiao Zhan was maximized by Mike Brown.

However, such a pick-and-roll is a tactical change, so don't you look down on basketball too much?

It's just that, Mike Brown can only do this.

So this game against the Cavaliers, the last regular-season game between the two teams this season, the Bobcats beat the Cavaliers 107-101.

This also allowed Chen Xiao and Bobcats to sweep the Cavaliers this season. At the same time, they were also the only team to sweep the Cavaliers this season.

In this game, he made 12 of 25, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and 10 of 13 free throws. He scored 35 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in the game. This data and performance are actually not that good. During the game, Chen Xiao's outside touch felt a little cold.

Logically speaking, it is difficult for the Bobcats to win such a game.

But against the Cavaliers, the Bobcats just won.

Because under Chen Xiao's guidance, the other Bobcats players played very well.

For example, the starting power forward made 6 of 16, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 18 points.

The efficiency seems to be low, but don't forget that he is facing Xiao Zhan in this game!

At the same time, under the defense of Granger, Zhan made 13 of 24, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, 35 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Granger couldn't defend James well, but it was enough for the Bobcats, because under Chen Xiao's arrangement in this game, Xiao Zhan didn't play explosively, nor could he drive his teammates.

In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Cavaliers at home.

If it is said that in the previous two matches, Xiao Zhan did have the idea of ​​letting go, but in this game, Xiao Zhan can be sure that he definitely does not have such thoughts.

But after going all out, they still lost in the end. This really made Xiao Zhan and the Cavaliers a little depressed.

After all, the Cavaliers have not locked their fourth position now. The loss of this game put the pressure on the Cavaliers for a while.

"Xiao Zhan, this season is the first time in your career to lead a team with a single core. It must be different to lead a team with a single core. You are no longer a general, but a marshal. At the same time, you also need to work hard for your teammates to play the best performance, how to make a balance between yourself and your teammates, this is a very profound knowledge, you need to study hard.”

At the party after the game, Chen Xiaoyu said to Xiao Zhan earnestly.

Xiao Zhan's statistics this season are excellent, but he has not been able to fully mobilize the strength of his teammates. He has shown all his strength, but his teammates' strength has been compressed by him.

To put it simply, I scored 100 points by myself, 70 points by my teammates, and only 85 points in the end.

If you sacrifice yourself, you can only perform at most 90 points, but you can let your teammates perform at 90 points, which is 180 points, and the average is 90 points.

Xiao Zhan is a very smart player.

When Chen Xiao called him, he understood that this season was his first time leading the team with a single core, and he was too eager to succeed.

This makes him often only care about his own performance and ignore the needs of his teammates.

Therefore, this season, the combat effectiveness of the other Cavaliers players has not been fully utilized. It feels like everyone has become weaker after Chen Xiao left.

But actually...

"James, whether it's Mo, Korver, Barry or Diaw, Jefferson, Spanoulis, Chandler, etc., they are all very good players, they are more than that."

"I understand, Xiao Chen."

After Chen Xiao finished speaking, Xiao Zhan nodded heavily.

What a good kid!

Chen Xiao sincerely praised himself as a good partner and brother who worked with him to implement the concept of justice and win, fight against gangs together, and protect the sport of basketball.

On April 2, the Bobcats beat the Cavaliers at home, while the Pistons lost to the Suns on the other side.

This allowed the 43-31 Bobcats to surpass the 42-31 Pistons and move into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

When the Bobcats finally reached seventh place in the Eastern Conference after more than half a season of hard work, the national audience and media who had been paying attention to the battle between the Bobcats and the Pistons seemed to be going crazy.

And just when the whole country was going crazy for Chen Xiao and the Bobcats to reach the seventh place in the Eastern Conference, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats welcomed the fourth-place Timberwolves in the Western Conference led by their idol on April 4th.

With the departure of two Timberwolves stars, Cassell and Sprewell, this season, many fans and experts feel that the Timberwolves are going to sink this season.

Even if Garnett has a good reputation among young players in the league, it is very difficult to lead a group of young players to the West, even if they are not in the East.

However, the Timberwolves with idols this season are really surprising.

David Lee, the first-round pick selected by the Timberwolves this year, has given the league a big surprise as a substitute in the Timberwolves. He averages 10 points and 9 rebounds in 29 minutes per game, and his shooting percentage is as high as 60%. This data is simply amazing. explode.

Caron Butler, whom the Timberwolves acquired from the Clippers in exchange for Cassell, has soared with the Timberwolves this season. He has grown from a long-time substitute for the Clippers to a player who can average 18 points per game. Butler and the Lakers' David West will compete for Most Improved Player this season.

Star player Larry Hughes, who freely joined the Timberwolves from the Wizards, averaged 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals per game this season, still showing strong offensive and defensive capabilities.

As the league's most famous mentor to young NBA players, Idol has done an outstanding job this season.

He has almost perfectly achieved the ‘Wolf King Spirit’ that he represents, and perfectly practiced ‘I will come back! ’ The spirit of the Wolf King.

After failing in the finals the year before last and failing in the playoffs last year, Idol did not sink. Instead, after licking his wounds, he once again summoned the wolves and came back again.

Of course, Chen Xiao respects his idol's outstanding performance this season, so after the two teams came out before the game, Chen Xiao paid tribute to his idol with the wolf guard ceremony of howling like a wolf.

And Idol also returned Chen Xiao with the Wolf King gift and also paid tribute to Chen Xiao.

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For a time, the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, led by Chen Xiao and Garnett, became a place where wolves danced wildly.

Because Chen Xiao and Garnett are not the only ones shouting.

Behind Garnett, Larry Hughes, Caron Butler, Szczerbiak, David Lee and other young Timberwolves players all followed the roar.

Behind Chen Xiao, young inside players such as Bynum and Blatche were equally excited to see their idol again.

So for a moment, the atmosphere in the entire Charlotte Bobcats Arena suddenly became wolfish.

This scene made Teacher Zhang on the sidelines smile and cheer loudly: "The wolf is coming!"

The wolf is coming!

Which one will be the wolf warrior who will shock the alliance again?

Or should I say, both are...