I’m Really Playing Basketball

Before the start of this series between the Bobcats and Raptors at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, as a team led by Nash and Chen Xiao, the core players of the strongest run-and-gun style in the NBA, many experts, media and fans felt that the Bobcats and Raptors This round of Long's series will eventually return to the fast and running style that Chen Xiao and Nash are good at.

Then, Chen Xiao would use her stronger and more comprehensive abilities to easily defeat Nash.

However, the first game of the playoffs between the Bobcats and the Raptors made the media experts and even fans of the entire NBA dumbfounded.

In the regular season this season, the Bobcats and Raptors were enough to make people feel abnormal. Nash and Chen Xiao, who have always been accustomed to the fast break style, cooperated with the team to play positional offense.

But by the playoffs, it should be back to normal, right?

This was the game where the positional attacking styles of the two teams became even more obvious.

Judging from this game, the two teams really had no intention of repenting at all when attacking.

The incredible style of the game between the Bobcats and the Raptors naturally aroused many people's discussion. Are they going to completely give up everything they were good at before?

The Bobcats and Raptors don't really think that they can pick it up after giving up fast offense for so long, right?

Faced with such doubts, Barkley, the TNT on-site commentator for this game, aroused the attention and recognition of many people: "I don't think the Bobcats and Raptors have lost their minds.

They just want to get closer to the championship. In the current NBA, with three powerful and unique teams like the Heat, Nets and Magic, other teams must fight to win the championship. Attack your position well.

Both teams are using their opponents as their own whetstones. In my opinion, the two teams are full of tacit understanding. They have spent a whole season of the regular season to sharpen their formations and styles of play. Now they need to use real challenge to achieve.

They also play positional offense. Every player on the Bobcats has very good singles ability and is very good at one-on-one breakthroughs and outside shooting.

The Toronto Raptors have the strongest forward line in the league, and they are very good at suppressing opponents in the paint.

These are two very different styles of positional offense. Which one is more effective when facing the Nets, Magic or Heat? It's hard to say, but for the two teams, developing their own offensive style is the key to their ability to compete with the other three super teams. "

I have to say that Barkley is very reliable in his views on this matter.

Let’s not talk about the Raptors, let’s talk about the Bobcats. The Bobcats are indeed testing and tempering the Raptors as their strongest imaginary enemy, the Heat.

The forward styles of Milicic and Ojos Smith Jr. are very similar to the forward styles of Yao Ming, Chris Bosh, and Tony Allen.

When the Bobcats faced off against the Heat, what they feared the most was the Heat's forward line. Yao Ming and Chris Bosh suppressed Bynum and Randolph extremely hard.

According to the normal procedure, the Bobcats at the end of the regular season don't say 50/50 against any team in the league, at least they won't suffer too much, but against the Heat, they are definitely close to death.

In this case, it is really lucky for the Bobcats to meet a team like the Raptors and a team with a similar style to the Heat.

So the question is, if this is the case, why do the Raptors cooperate with the Bobcats and serve as a whetstone for the Bobcats?

Obviously, this is not out of selfless dedication, because there is a super strong team like Chen Xiao who can play from the first position to the fifth position. The Raptors and Bobcats play fast break, run and bomb, that's all Well, ten deaths and no life!

In recent years, D'Antoni and Nash have understood very well when they have encountered Chen Xiao, a running and gun nemesis.

So, since the Bobcats are willing to fight against them instead of running and gunning, if you were D'Antoni and you were Nash, wouldn't you be willing?

The Raptors, with O'Brien and Milicic, are not afraid to attack with the Bobcats.

Fighting with a run-and-gun battle will result in ten deaths and no life, while fighting a positional battle may result in five deaths and five lives. This is a choice that even a fool can make, okay?

For the Raptors, as long as they pass the team led by nemesis Chen Xiao, let's put it this way, no matter if they encounter the Magic, the Heat or the Nets, they will not give in!

Therefore, for the Raptors, the positional battle in this series is not only a test, but also an opportunity!

Under such circumstances, the Bobcats and Raptors played a very traditional game in G1 of the playoffs.

In the end, the Bobcats defeated the Raptors 106-101 at home.

Chen Xiao played 40 minutes in this game, making 11 of 21, 5 of 11 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws. He scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists in the game.

Except for Chen Xiao, Granger made 5 of 16 in the game, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 17 points.

Xiao Pao scored 5 of 11, 2 of 8 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 14 points and 15 assists.

After the Bobcats' starting five, except for Chen Xiao, Granger and Pao, who scored in double figures, neither Bynum nor Randolph scored in double figures.

Bynum made 2 of 4, 0 of 2 free throws, and scored 4 points and 10 rebounds, while Randolph made 4 of 9, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 9 points and 7 rebounds.

Milicic and O'Neal are both strong and fast, and both can run and push. They are simply an alternative version of Yao Ming + Bosh.

Facing the combination of Milicic and O'Neal, it can be seen that Bynum and Randolph's offense is difficult.

At the same time, judging from the data of the Bobcat players, the Bobcats mainly played from the outside in this game, so Chen Xiao, Paul and Granger combined to take 25 three-pointers, 9 of 25. This shooting rate cannot be said to be good, only To be qualified, the 36% shooting rate allows the audience to see what tactics Jordan and the Bobcats are going to use. The tactics are played out, not thrown around.

Compared with the Bobcats, the offensive efficiency of the Raptors' starting players is much better.

O'Neal Jr. scored 22 points on 7-of-15 shots, Milicic scored 10 points on 4-of-9 shots, and Josh Smith scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shots. Especially Josh Smith, it can be said that he made the little cannon vomit. His shooting is also average. If the shooting shot is removed, his efficiency in cutting in this game is simply unbelievable.

Therefore, for the Raptors, their tactics in this game actually worked out.

If you look at the starting tactics, the two teams are evenly matched. If you look at the efficiency and scoring of the starting players, the Raptors are even slightly better.

But the reason why the Bobcats won the final game was not only because Chen Xiao was more stable at critical moments, but also because of the rotation led by Roy.

In this game, Roy made 5 of 10, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 16 points. Although Aldridge did not score much, only 6 points, his shooting percentage was 3 of 4.

These two rookies of the Bobcats this year really changed the destiny of the Bobcats this season. Without the perfect combination of the two of them in the rotation, to be honest, the Bobcats would have lost at least 10 more games in the regular season this season.

Therefore, Raptors head coach D'Antoni was quite unwilling to be beaten to death by Roy and Aldridge in this game.

Because tactically he and the Raptors did not fail.

"We blocked the paint. We forced the Bobcats to take 32 shots from beyond the three-point line in this game. They took a total of 85 shots in this game. Nearly 40% of their shots were from beyond the three-point line. This is in line with us. In anticipation of this game before the game, I was very satisfied with the performance of our players, but we just lost. I can only say that Brandon Roy and Aldridge are really geniuses. Putting players on the bench is simply a crime against other NBA teams!

Of course, I know that Bobcats fans are lucky to have players of the caliber of Roy and Aldridge on the bench, and they'll be grateful to Michael, I know.

So, you can say that Michael defeated me in this game, but you can't say that coach Michael defeated coach D'Antoni. "

Not to mention, D'Antoni is quite humorous. When he finished speaking, he and the reporters at the scene burst out laughing.

Jordan, who was named by D'Antoni, also laughed after hearing this: "To be honest, I don't want everyone to divide Michael into coach Michael and general manager Michael. In the NBA, there is only one Michael.

Of course I know what Mike means. My ability as a head coach is indeed not that outstanding, but I still don’t want my coaching ability to be underestimated. You should be happy that my coaching won a playoff game again. . "

This season, many people have said bad things about Roy and Aldridge's performance on the bench. These two rookies can provide the Bobcats with a stable and efficient average of 25 points per game on the bench.

This firepower and efficiency are honestly rare in the history of the NBA.

So many head coaches said after the game: "It was Michael who beat me, but it was not Michael."

This is quite interesting and quite funny.

So much so that Chen Xiao laughed out loud when asked this question: "I think what you said is right, but it means that Michael is too good. However, I believe that in the end there will only be one Michael in the NBA."

Well, in the end there was only one Michael in the NBA, so now there are many Michaels.

The first playoff game between the Bobcats and the Raptors was very intense, but after the game, except for D'Antoni and the Raptors who showed a lot of unwillingness, the atmosphere was actually quite happy.

However, the joy after the game does not mean that the two teams are full of goodwill toward each other.

In fact, at the summary meeting of this game, both teams were "full of malice" towards each other.

After the first game, both teams got to know each other a lot better.

For the Bobcats, the Raptors are indeed an alternative little Heat.

They can safely and boldly experiment with various tactics and preparations for the Heat in this round of the series.

For the Raptors, in this game, they also saw the huge advantage of their forward line. They had such a huge advantage against the Bobcats. In other words, they really have one of the strongest forward lines in the league. This means that they may really be able to compete for the final championship.

Now, they need to develop more usable tactics for their forward advantage.

On April 24, 2007, in G2 between the Bobcats and Raptors, after two days of rest, the Bobcats and Raptors not only did not give up the probing style of the previous game, but even scored two goals in this game. The team's probing style became more obvious.

Under such circumstances, the two teams played back and forth, but the process of the game was a little different.

If you want to say that this game is not exciting, it is definitely not, but if you want to say that this game is exciting, that is not right.

In short, this game is definitely not a playoff in the true sense, and there cannot be any wrong playoffs in the game.

In this error-prone game between the two teams, the Bobcats lost 103 to 109 at home to the Raptors.

In this game, as the head player of the team, Chen Xiao performed very well.

When the entire NBA faced Chen Xiao, they would increase their defensive intensity and ruthlessness, and they would like to foul every time they defended. Chen Xiao made 11 of 24, 6 of 14 three-pointers, and 6 of 8 free throws. He scored 34 points. 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

But apart from Chen Xiao, Randolph, who strengthened his offense under Jordan's instructions, made 5 of 16 in the game. In this game, O'Neal took 3 shots and Milicic took 2 shots. The game ended. When I saw it, I felt like stars were popping up in my eyes.

"I'm not afraid of that guy O'Neill, but that big European Pyrenees is really awesome!"

After the game, Randolph said angrily to Chen Xiao, saying that Chen Xiao believed it. Randolph seemed to be really not afraid of Duncan. With an opponent of Xiao O's style, one-on-one, he On the offensive end, he has the means to play this kind of insider who is not very tall or strong, but extremely comprehensive.

But playing against Milicic who is very strong and Yao Ming who is very tall, it is really hard for him.

This time, O'Neill took three shots, all of which were after Milicic held him back, he squirmed there, and was slapped from the side by Jermaine O'Neal.

Randolph was not the only one to have a hard time in this game. He shot 5 out of 14, which was average. Xiaopao also strengthened his offense in this game, but he killed Nash. After killing Nash, Xiaopao discovered that, fiercely, All dragons have long hands and long legs. Hello everyone, his eyes were dazzled by these long legs and long hands.

In this game, Xiaopao shot 4 of 6 three-pointers. This is very rare, but when he entered the three-point line, Xiaopao's shooting rate was 1 of 8!

A solid one!

It can be seen that in this game, both teams made a lot of mistakes on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, the Raptors' forward advantage allowed them to be more bottom-lined and more stable when everyone made offensive mistakes.

If Roy hadn't scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting in this game and Aldridge had 6 points on 2-of-2 shooting, to be honest, the Bobcats should have lost more in this game.

Therefore, in the adjustment of the two teams in this game, Boss Qiao was completely defeated.

Just because of the stable performance of Chen Xiao, Roy and Aldridge, it seems that Boss Qiao only lost a little bit.

On April 27, 2007, the two teams came to Toronto for the G3 battle between the two sides.

Boss Joe, who was completely defeated in the battle with D'Antoni in the last game, learned his lesson in this game. As a rookie head coach, he realized that his tactics with Coach D'Antoni were extremely wrong.

His coaching advantage is not to compete tactically with the opponent's head coach.

Facing a team like the Raptors, asking Randolph and Paul to attack more often won't work.

This kind of operation must not be shown off in the future, because even if it can barely be used on the Raptors, it will never be used on the Heat.

Therefore, I still want to return to Chen Xiao and Granger, the two key offensive players.

I have to say that Boss Qiao's coaching ability is indeed not that great, but his speed in admitting mistakes is still very good, and his attitude in admitting mistakes is also very good.

Therefore, in the third game against the Raptors, the Bobcats clearly strengthened Chen Xiao and Granger's three-point shooting tactics. In this game, Chen Xiao and Granger's three-point shooting tactics were higher than those in G1. More.

Boss Qiao is now back on the road of betting on three points.

Because the rotation led by Roy and Aldridge has great advantages, Joe has the confidence to let the starting players try their hand and three-pointers like crazy.

If you really want to feel good, then you will make money. If you are strong, you can also use the rotation lineup to chase.

Therefore, this season, because of the confidence given by Roy and Aldridge, the Bobcats' starting players have always been more daring in throwing three-pointers.

This can be seen from the fact that a small gun dares to take so many three-pointers in a game.

In this game, the Bobcats playing away from home have a better feel on the outside than the previous two home games.

119 to 112!

The Bobcats defeated the Raptors in the away game and once again exceeded the big score.

From the scores of the two teams in this game, it can be seen that it is quite fierce, and both teams feel good in this game.

Among them, in this game, Chen Xiao made 13 of 27 shots, 7 of 17 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, and scored 40 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

In this game, Granger scored 11 of 22 and 5 of 12 three-pointers. He scored 29 points in the game.

In addition to Chen Xiao and Granger, the two main attackers of the team, the best performer was Roy. In this game, Roy made 6 of 6 and scored 12 points with a 100% shooting rate.

Roy scored double-doubles in the playoffs for three consecutive games. Although the scores were not high, just over 10 points, the efficiency was too high!

It can be seen that Roy is very suitable for this kind of role. He is not tired in the game, but he has contributed a lot and does not have such a heavy burden on the body.

On the other side, Jermaine made 15 of 25 in this game and scored 38 points.

O'Neal Jr. performed extremely well in this series, mainly because Randolph was too slow, Bynum couldn't follow him everywhere, and other Bobcat players were shorter than him. This resulted in O'Neal Jr. being so awkward on the court. It’s really about getting everything you ask for.

Apart from O'Neal, the Raptors' best performer is of course Nash. In this game, Nash almost scored 40 points for O'Neal. In this game, he made 7 of 14 and 4 of 8 three-pointers, scoring 20 points and 20 points. an assist.

Whether it was O'Neal or Nash, they both played perfect statistics in this game. The only regret is that they lost the game.

However, after three games, the situation between the Bobcats and Raptors has become obvious.

The Raptors' starting lineup was somewhat suppressed by the Bobcats' starting lineup.

After all, whoever wins the striker wins the world, and the Raptors' striker was indeed too foul in the playoffs.

The defense is terrible.

So much so that Randolph and Bynum really felt as if they were playing against the Heat.

Therefore, after losing the first game at home, the Raptors were not so frustrated.

Although they were lagging behind by a big score, they still had a huge advantage.

"I don't believe Roy can be so stable every game!

Do you really think you are an all-star or a superstar? ! "

Raptors head coach D'Antoni felt that his stubborn temper was rising like this.

Of course, a stubborn temper is a stubborn temper. Now that we have returned to the home court, of course we must make good use of our home court advantage.

In the G4 game, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats could clearly feel that the Raptors players were making greater defensive moves.

This is not dirty, but a reasonable use of one's home court advantage.

The Raptors' forward line and defense are originally strong. The Raptors' configuration is suitable for increasing the intensity of the game at their home court. In such a high-intensity game, it is difficult for other teams to withstand the Raptors' three forward lines. .

If it weren't for a super team like the Bobcats, to be honest, ordinary NBA intensity would have collapsed long ago when encountering a defensive style and game defense like the Raptors.

Of course, although the Bobcats worked hard not to collapse, they still lost 91 to 102 in the end.

In this game, the Bobcats lost by 11 points on the road. It was also the first time in this series that the two teams had a point difference of more than 10 points.

Looking at the score between the two teams after the G4 game, Raptors head coach D'Antoni regretted it!

He really regrets it!

If we had known we could still play like this, we shouldn't have lost the last game!

If we had won the last game, it would have been 3-1!

If so, we will really have to defeat our nemesis Chen Xiao!

Even if Chen Xiao is forced to play fast, run, and attack, or play center, with O'Neal, we won't be overturned at 3-1!

Therefore, after the game, although the Raptors won, the emotions on the faces of the two teams were completely opposite to the result of the game.

The Bobcats players are happy that they won a game on the road.

D'Antoni and the Raptors players feel as if they have missed out on 100 million.

"The Raptors at home are so strong!"

At the end of the game, assistant coaches Dell Curry and Steve Kerr breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, in the last game, the Raptors did not play like this game.

"In the final analysis, D'Antoni is not Popovich. At his core, he is still an offensive coach who hates defense and hopes to use offense to solve all problems."

"However, this raptor is much stronger than we imagined!"

"At the very least, this is a super team like the Nets, Heat, and Magic!"

In fact, not only the two Bobcats assistant coaches, but also the entire NBA audience saw it at this time.

The Raptors this season are not lazy, they are really strong!

"Although they escaped, Wonder Boy and Lynx are still in danger!"