I’m Really Playing Basketball

November 6, 2006, Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

Tonight's game between the Bobcats and the Nuggets is the Bobcats' first home game of the season and their home debut in the new season. Therefore, the attendance rate of the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in this game is extremely high.

Last season, the attendance rate of the Bobcats has been on the rise, until the first round of the playoffs and the Bucks reached the extreme, the attendance rate even reached 125%, and then the games against the Raptors and the Heat , The attendance rate of the Bobcats has also remained above 100%.

It has to be said that this former NCAA base camp was hammered open by Chen Xiao with the hardest hammer last season.

In this game, the attendance rate of the Charlotte Bobcats also maintained the heat of last season's playoffs, reaching more than 100%.

In the regular season, apart from a few teams, very few teams can sell out every game.

Therefore, it is difficult for the Bobcats to maintain such enthusiasm during the regular season as the season progresses. However, it is quite a face that everyone can come to support a home game at the beginning of the season.

Back then, the Charlotte Hornets didn't want such a face at all.

Listening to the wild cheers of the fans, Roy, Aldridge and Daniel Gibson, as the three rookies of the Bobcats this season, were a little surprised.

After all, the name of NBA Charlotte fans, they have heard of it.

The fans here have always disdained the NBA, but now, they can devote such enthusiasm to the Bobcats.

It can only be said that the No. 11 of the Bobcats standing in the middle circle on the court is really amazing.

"No one but Wonder Boy can 'always be amazing' and turn Charlotte fans into Bobcats fans."

Barkley on the sidelines also said with a smile, seeing the noise made by the Charlotte fans in the arena, which was like the North Shore Gardens and other devil's home courts.

"Even if Boy Wonder doesn't play Magic this season, he can still get their love."

"Yeah, instead of playing Miracle, play Hope instead. Does Kenny think the Bobcats really have a chance to compete for the championship this season?"

"I think there are many teams that are expected to compete for the championship this season. Whether it is five, eight, or ten, the Charlotte Bobcats will definitely be one of them."

After Kenny Smith finished speaking, Barkley nodded with a smile: "I think so too. The Bobcats are not only the biggest spoiler and variable in the NBA championship this season, but also a participant in it."

In the playoffs of last season, the Bobcats eliminated the strongest Bucks, which ultimately affected the final outcome of the NBA.

The Bobcats last season were, honestly, a showrunner.

Last season's NBA had a lot of teams that the Bobcats couldn't possibly win.

But this season, the Bobcats really are different.

The Bobcats' starting lineup for this game is the same as the previous three games and has not changed.

The center is still Bynum, power forward Randolph, small forward Granger, shooting guard Chen Xiao, and point guard Paul.

Roy performed very well in the first three games, with 20 points in the first game, 16 points and 8 assists in the second game, and 19 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds in the third game.

Although Roy is a substitute in every game, Roy has played more minutes in these three games than the team's starting center Bynum.

Roy played more than 30 minutes in each of the three games, averaging 31 minutes per game.

According to the evaluation of Joe Boss and the team doctor, this playing time is the most friendly playing time for Roy. He can play efficiently during this time without increasing the burden on his body. At the same time, he can also use his energy. come out.

Moreover, playing as a substitute does not require high defensive requirements for Roy, and the confrontation is not very costly.

Although Roy is a versatile offensive and defensive player, defending with all his strength is very harmful to the body.

Roy plays very elegantly and has great control. He can master and use the offensive method that consumes the least amount of his body when attacking, but when defending, the initiative is on the opponent. That is to say, the opponent wants to When running, you can't be slow. If the opponent wants to confront you, you can't not resist.

In the NBA, there is still a gap between the strength of substitute players and the starters.

Roy's defense can basically kill at will when facing substitute players in the rotation.

Therefore, Roy plays about 30 minutes in each game, and only spends less than 20 minutes with the starting players.

A 20-minute high-intensity game is not a burden to Roy.

On the contrary, in these three games as the starter, Bynum averaged less than 24 minutes per game. This is because Bynum's current control of his own fouls is really not good enough.

In addition, although the Bobcats use regular season tactics and formations this season, they still spend a lot of time on the court playing small lineups.

Since Ray Allen took the Bucks by storm in the NBA last season, many teams in the NBA have slowly begun to learn and use small lineups and tactics.

Bobcats are no exception.

It should be said that Steve Kerr, assistant coach of the Bobcats, has a high attainment in studying the Bucks' five minors. Therefore, the Bobcats' small lineups in the game also take longer than other teams.

Back to the game, the Nuggets started with center Camby, power forward Nene, small forward Anthony, shooting guard Iverson, and point guard Steve Blake.

It can be seen from the Nuggets' starting lineup that except for Nene, the defense of the other four people is basically the same.

Camby is a jumper, and his assist defense is okay, but single defense is just a gift.

However, although the Denver Nuggets have little defense and reward offense, they are really strong!

In the middle circle, Bynum and Camby jumped the ball, and Camby finally won the first offensive opportunity of the game for the Nuggets.

As a dribbling defender, Steve Blake received Camby's jump ball and very carefully and quickly pushed the ball across half court.

Blake is one of the best dribblers of the new generation in the NBA. Among dribble guards, he belongs to the category with very delicate skills. He is very good at passing and shooting.

Except for defense, basically everything shines.

However, because there are two big guys in the team, Anthony and Iverson, there are not many places to play to his strengths in the game.

After dribbling the ball through half court, Iverson had already asked for the ball two steps beyond the three-point line.

Iverson, who received Blake's pass, faced Paul defending in front of him.

Iverson broke through and pulled back, followed by an accelerating back-turn breakthrough. Chris Paul, who wanted to get close to Iverson, passed him cleanly.

However, Paul is not afraid that Iverson will make his life clean.

Because Iverson's three-point shooting ability is average, if you switch to Chen Xiao and let Chen Xiao break through you like this, then just wait for Chen Xiao to pull it directly from outside the three-point line.

And after Iverson cleared Paul, he couldn't directly pull out from outside the three-point line, so he had to take it, and this gave Paul time and opportunity to continue posting.

And this is why many NBA teams and many players clearly know that Iverson's breakthrough is very strong, but they still insist on defending Iverson close to him like moths to a flame.

Paul felt that his speed and burst were fast enough, and he could catch up even if Iverson passed him.

But if Iverson's breakthrough fails, it's an opportunity to steal!

This is what is called losing money when you lose, and making money when you win.

Iverson's pass was very beautiful. If Iverson has excellent three-point shooting ability, it would be best to follow it with a pull-up three-pointer.

But after Iverson chose to dribble into the three-point line, facing Paul's defense on the side, Iverson did not directly take advantage of Paul's defense in the long-distance two-point position like he did when he was in the 76ers. In this case, directly pull up the long distance for two points.

Although Iverson knew that Paul was on his side, he had already defended himself.

But Iverson was very patient and drove the ball inside.

For Paul, it is basically difficult for ordinary offensive players to go straight to the basket when faced with his side defense.

Because he is a strong stealer and his strikes are quick and accurate. The more offensive players move, the more opportunities he has to steal.

Even if Nash was followed sideways by him and then took the opportunity to hit Nash, Paul would be absolutely sure to take out Nash's ball.

And this is why Paul dared to pounce like he did just now.

But this time facing Iverson, Paul felt that his ideas were a bit simple.

Iverson's skills are so good!

And even though he may be thin, he has a strong ability to fight!

Paul knows that his idol's dribbling and confrontation abilities are very good.

However, he really didn't expect that his idol's ball control and confrontation abilities could be so strong!

After Iverson dodged Paul's steals from the side twice in a row, he completely shook off Paul's harassing defense and went to the basket to face Bynum's defense. He made an extremely beautiful big pull-up in the air, and the basketball stroke Through a wonderful arc, he fell into the basket.

A swipe!

2 to 0!

sharp!

Chen Xiao, who was standing next to Britney to defend Britney, couldn't help but cheer for Iverson when he saw the ball.

Not only powerful, but also beautiful.

Bynum was one-on-one with Iverson under the basket. This was the feeling of being humiliated to death by Iverson.

In fact, Iverson was able to foul Bynum just now.

But for Iverson and other superstars of his generation, if they foul others under the basket, it means that their offense is really unable to continue, and they are being defended to a certain extent, so they use the strategy of fouling.

Facing a young man like Bynum, Iverson felt that if he fouled him, it would be an insult to his reputation.

Therefore, most of the superstars of the older generation like to attack for the purpose of scoring goals, rather than attacking for the purpose of free throws.

For them, when they choose to commit a foul, they assume that their offense has been prevented to a certain extent. This offense and defense, if not losing, at least they did not win.

Therefore, if the defender is Chen Xiao, Iverson will not have any psychological barriers if he commits a foul, but his opponent is Bynum, and Iverson feels that he still cannot afford to lose this person.

The Nuggets coach George Karl on the sidelines was very satisfied with Iverson's offense.

Iverson's offense looked very unique after taking the ball and killing it to the end.

But in fact, Iverson's offense is not unique at all.

Faced with such an aggressive defense by the Bobcats, if the Nuggets fall into position, the Nuggets really have no chance.

Both Camby and Nene are characterized by being able to run, not shoot.

Falling into position, the defensive strength in front of Anthony and Iverson will be very large.

Even if Anthony and Iverson's offensive ability is very strong, the offense will encounter problems.

Therefore, Iverson did not hesitate. Faced with the Bobcats' aggressive defense, he directly chose to tear apart the Bobcats' defense.

This is telling the Bobcats that your aggressive defense is useless and I will tear it apart.

At the same time, it is also to reduce the defensive pressure in front of Anthony.

Seeing Iverson's insult to Bynum, it depends on whether Chen Xiao never shrinks and chooses to defend Anthony to the death.

When the Bobcats' defense finally began to shrink due to Iverson's relationship, Anthony's opportunity also appeared.

Iverson's suddenness and Anthony's shooting ability can be linked.

I have to say that George Karl's judgment is still correct.

That's what Iverson meant.

He just used his super offensive sense to predict this attack. He can't slow down. Slow down and face a group of strong and defensive defenders such as Bynum, Randolph, Chen Xiao, Granger and Paul. Players, their offensive opportunities will be very limited.

Therefore, Iverson’s role in the Nuggets team is real. Based on Chen Xiao’s understanding of Britney, Britney is strong, but her prediction of the game and her control over the game, then It really doesn’t work.

Moreover, after Iverson came to the Nuggets, his offense was obviously much more patient.

If he were with the 76ers, he would pass the three-point line, get close to Paul and throw it away.

This is also the reason why Iverson's shooting percentage will exceed 45% and approach 46% this season.

If Iverson's offense is a little more reasonable and patient, his offensive efficiency can increase significantly.

On the court, after Iverson used a beautiful drawbar to take the lead for the Nuggets, in the next round, Xiaopao organized Chen Xiao's pick-and-roll, switching Iverson in front of Chen Xiao, and letting Chen Xiao play Iverson in singles.

Iverson's defense was as hard as ever. Looking at Iverson who worked so hard, Chen Xiao thought of the scene where he scored against Iverson when he was a rookie.

Thinking about it, Chen Xiao made a three-pointer against Iverson.

Chen Xiao's move was too hasty.

but!

A swipe!

"..."

Iverson looked at the hollow ball into the net, opened his mouth, and finally closed his mouth.

"There is Ai to fight Ai, there is no Ai to fight melons, there is no Ai without melons, and there is JR!"

This is Jordan's strategy against the Nuggets.

To be honest, Jordan likes opponents like the Nuggets that can be solved with singles.

"Only when I meet a team like the Nuggets, can I truly feel how great, glorious and correct it is for me to train the players in singles like crazy on the team!"