I’m Really Playing Basketball

On May 1, 2007, the first round of G5 between the Bobcats and the Toronto Raptors will return to Charlotte to continue.

With the two teams' series tied at 2-2, this time the Raptors players came to Charlotte and could clearly feel that the city's treatment of them was completely different.

I have to say that Charlotte is indeed becoming more and more like an NBA atmosphere. In the past, the biggest boos and humiliations given to the opposing team off the court were usually given to North Carolina's Duke opponents.

And now, the Charlotte Bobcats can also enjoy the treatment of the Dukes of North Carolina.

Of course, in Charlotte, the NCAA giants are still sons, and the Charlotte Bobcats are godsons at best.

However, a godson is also a son, as long as a godson will be promising in the future, and more promising than his own son, it is not impossible to counterattack.

Isn’t that how it’s done in TV dramas?

Back to the Bobcats and Raptors series.

After being defeated by the Raptors in the last game with their super intensity and home court advantage, the Bobcats returned to Charlotte and under the leadership of Jordan, they improved their martial arts abilities.

This does not mean that Bobcat players can develop their confrontation ability and martial arts ability in a short period of time.

Mainly to express a determination, but also to let the Bobcats players have enough mental preparation.

In the playoffs, it's not a treat. The opponent can prepare a hunting rifle for you at home, and you can also prepare a hunting knife for them at home.

As for how the swordsmanship is, that's another matter. After all, this is our home court. If the swordsmanship is a little off, it can be artificially corrected.

Home field advantage is itself a part of competitive sports. Even if it is the benchmark of competitive sports, doesn’t the host country also take advantage in the Olympics?

Compared with the home court advantage in the Olympics, the NBA's home court advantage is actually much less as long as there is no black whistle involved.

Of course, after returning to Charlotte, the Bobcats were cultivated by boss Joe, and this was not the main weapon for the Bobcats to defeat the Raptors.

In fact, in G4, the main reason why the Raptors defeated the Bobcats was not martial ethics, but their forward advantage. Their forward advantage was their greatest victory. Military ethics was just the wind, fueling the fire.

And what is the Bobcats' biggest advantage against the Raptors?

Of course, the Bobcats have always had the strongest outside singles ability in the league, as well as very good outside shooting ability!

Therefore, when he returned to Charlotte this time, in addition to cultivating the moral character of the Bobcat players, Jordan also asked the players to practice shooting.

Even Bynum was asked to practice an extra three points.

Of course, shooting ability cannot be improved so quickly. This is also an act of showing determination and focusing on key points. It reminds the Bobcats players that they can be more decisive when shooting in the next game.

For the Bobcats, now is really the time for them to be decisive.

Before the start of this series, the Bobcats were overwhelmingly favored.

But now, regardless of bragging about the Raptors or criticizing the Bobcats, many experts feel that the Raptors' hope of advancing is not small at all.

According to the laws of previous NBA and basketball games, those who get rebounds win the world, those who get the insides win the world, and those who get the defenders win the world. So in this series, the Raptors have already won three worlds.

The reason why this series was tied at 2-2 was not because the Raptors were lucky, but simply because D'Antoni didn't understand how to coach such a strong positional team and missed many opportunities to kill the Bobcats.

At the same time, for the Bobcats, Chen Xiao and Roy are really stable. Chen Xiao has laid a good foundation for the Bobcats, and the rotation of Roy and Aldridge has become a surprise force for the Bobcats to win.

Of course, outside players such as Granger and Paul also performed well, and there were basically no undercover players.

However, from a situation perspective, the Bobcats are indeed at a disadvantage. The Raptors seem to be stronger overall than the Bobcats.

Therefore, the public opinion outside is now somewhat unfavorable to the Bobcats.

I feel that Chen Xiao and Shanmao are in a very dangerous situation.

And this is why Jordan wants the Bobcat players to deepen their morale and shoot more decisively. Although Boss Qiao's tactical ability in coaching is not very good, his feeling and grasp of the game are really strong.

After all, the six-time champion is really not just a boast.

In this regard, D'Antoni's ability to grasp the situation is not as strong as that of Joe.

In this G5 between the two teams, D'Antoni, who failed to lead the Bobcats 3-1 at home because he lost a home court, was obviously worried about gains and losses.

He wanted to retain the successful experience of G4 in G5, but he was afraid that without the home court advantage, he might not be able to grasp the successful experience of G4. Therefore, after the game started, Chen Xiao could clearly feel the raptors players. The game was not so decisive and hesitant.

To be fair, if Popovich is the current head coach of the Raptors, he will never have the same entanglement as D'Antoni. It doesn't matter whether he is home or away. If you don't gamble, how do you know whether you can grasp it or not?

Ultimately, D'Antoni still has too little successful experience in the NBA.

Therefore, at this time when determination and resilience are needed, his character will change his choices, and his choices will also change his destiny.

It has to be said that the Raptors, a team that has been dubbed the sixth super team in the NBA by media experts, is really not something to be fooled.

As for D'Antoni's hesitation in this game, any other team would have been maxed out by the Bobcats.

But in this game, the Raptors fought to the end with the Bobcats when the Bobcats made 18 three-pointers. In the end, the Raptors lost to the Bobcats 98 to 107 in the away game.

Although the game looked like the Bobcats won by 9 points, in fact before the start of the fourth quarter, the Bobcats were trailing by 1 point.

This game was very intense, as can be seen from the fact that the Bobcats made 18 three-pointers in this game, but only scored 107 points.

In this game, the Bobcats' three-point score accounted for half of the total score and one more point!

The Bobcats took a total of 50 three-pointers in this game, which is the most three-pointers in the playoffs in NBA history.

You know, the Bobcats took 72 shots in the entire game!

In this game, the Bobcats made 18 of 50 three-pointers and 14 of 22 two-pointers. The percentage of two-pointers was actually very high, but they shot less.

Milicic and O'Neal and Josh Smith shut down the paint so well.

This caused the Bobcats to either get a super good chance in the paint, or no chance at all, which led to such a weird situation with the Bobcats' two-pointers. few.

The three-point shooting percentage is obviously not very good, but he is taking crazy shots.

Of course, although the Bobcats only made 18 of 50 three-pointers and only 36% from the field, but with such a large number of shots, it is actually good to have such a shooting percentage.

When it comes to three-pointers, it doesn't mean you can score if you shoot too many. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a team that made 27 consecutive three-pointers in the playoffs.

The fact that the Bobcats can have such a "stable" number of hits is really thanks to having a pull-up shooting machine like Chen Xiao who can exchange a lot of shots for a lot of hits.

Not to mention the shooting percentage, given Chen Xiao's height, wingspan and shooting ability, as long as he takes a shot, he will definitely not hit 27 consecutive irons.

In fact, Chen Xiao took 22 three-pointers in this game and hit 9 of them, while other Bobcats players made 9 of 28 three-pointers.

At the same time, in this game, Chen Xiao made 15 of 32 shots, 7 of 10 free throws, and scored 46 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Among them, in the most important fourth quarter, Chen Xiao made 6 of 13 in a single quarter, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored 17 points in the three quarters. This was also the key to the Bobcats' victory.

When the two teams fought so hard in the first three quarters and had physical problems in the fourth quarter, it was very crucial that Chen Xiao was able to thrive.

You know, in the entire fourth quarter, the Raptors shot 4 of 16 from the field, and the team only scored 19 points.

Because of D'Antoni's insufficient tactical arrangements, the Raptors players were a little exhausted in this game and consumed too much.

Therefore, the victory in this game is of great significance to the Bobcats.

Even though the outside world was very unfavorable about them, relying on Chen Xiao's stable performance and the team's hard work on the defensive end, the Bobcats defeated the Raptors at a very disadvantage.

Why is the Bobcats' victory in this game still attributed to defense?

Because this game took advantage of the home field, Bynum, Randolph, and the small cannons all withstood Jermaine O, Milicic and Josh Smith one-on-one.

In particular, many of the small moves made by the cannon against Josh Smith were not caught because of the home game. This made Josh Smith's air cuts very uncomfortable, with many mistakes and a low hit rate.

Because they withstood the three forward lines of the Bobcats one-on-one, Nash and Laga Bell, two players with very good shooting skills, were always watched by defensive players.

Why are the Raptors so difficult to beat?

It's because not only are their strikers against the sky, but they can also shoot from the outside. You can't pinch the Raptors' strikers. You can't watch them bully your own strikers, right?

But if you don't watch...

Nash and Ragabel outside were happy.

And this is why many experts believe that the Raptors now have the advantage.

Therefore, after the Bobcats defended their home court at a very disadvantageous situation and won the Tianwangshan game, this not only made the Bobcats excited and excited, but also made many experts and Raptors fans who were optimistic about the Raptors Heartbroken.

It can really be described as heartbroken.

What a great opportunity this is, why can't D'Antoni catch it?

The players were so desperate, why did they surrender first as the head coach?

Of course D'Antoni didn't surrender first, and he definitely wanted to win.

But his basketball philosophy, at the critical moment, runs counter to these players of the Raptors.

This will make fans and pundits feel that D'Antoni is holding the Raptors' players back on the sidelines.

Therefore, after this crucial Tianwangshan G5, not only Chen Xiao received a lot of praise, but Raptors head coach D'Antoni also received a lot of boos.

These boos are not only professionals, but also their fans.

"Wonderboy and Lynx are so lucky this time!"

Looking at the overwhelming criticism of D'Antoni in these newspapers, the current head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, felt for the first time that these so-called uncrowned kings were right.

In this series between the Bobcats and the Raptors, D'Antoni really enjoyed the meal!

If D'Antoni is replaced by him, he can guarantee that the Bobcats can be eliminated in five games. Considering Chen Xiao's magic, it can be up to six games!

The Bobcats have not been led by Jordan to a mature tactical system at all. The Bobcats' offense still relies on the player's instinctive singles, and Chris Paul's sticky, sometimes very unreliable organization.

To be honest, although this kind of Bobcats is very strong overall, it was also a championship-level team in the NBA in the past era, but in this era, there are teams with a complete tactical system and strong overall strength. Teams such as the Nets and Magic are at a huge disadvantage.

Especially teams like the Raptors and Heat, which have extremely strong forwards and equally strong perimeters.

It can be said that the Raptors and Heat are the Bobcats' nemesis.

But under the leadership of D'Antoni, the Raptors just finished five games and turned a 4-1 game into a 2-3!

This is embarrassing, but Phil Jackson is not too harsh on D'Antoni. After all, he brought out this Raptors.

Although the current basketball played by the Raptors is very un-D'Antoni, no matter what, this team is still led by D'Antoni.

So even though D'Antoni is criticized by the United States, his prestige in the Raptors is still very high.

However, it is obvious that D'Antoni's coaching style is no longer suitable for leading this Raptors.

Therefore, the higher his prestige with the Raptors, the greater the damage.

If D'Antoni's prestige is not high and players don't favor him, it would be better to play his own game.

However, with D'Antoni in the Raptors, can the Raptors players not criticize him?

Therefore, the current Raptors are in a bit of confusion after losing the crucial Tianwangshan game.

And in this chaos, the two teams played G6 on May 4th. In this game, when the Raptors are still in chaos these days, how could Boss Joe have such a keen sense of the game? Chance.

In this game, Boss Qiao adjusted his starting lineup for the first time in this series.

In this game, the Bobcats allowed Chen Xiao to play the power forward position, forming a starting lineup of Bynum, Chen Xiao, Granger, Roy, and Chris Paul.

Obviously, by letting Chen Xiao replace Randolph as the starting power forward, the Bobcats' defensive movement has become more than one level stronger.

Moreover, Roy's promotion to the starting lineup has clearly improved the Bobcats' overall organizational capabilities.

In this home game, the Raptors unified their thinking and used their strong home court advantage and strong forward advantage to oppress the Bobcats.

However, the Bobcats, who had predicted all this a long time ago, except for Bynum nailed to the basket on the court, when attacking, Chen Xiao, Roy, Paul and Granger were almost lined up on the three-point line outside!

This offensive posture!

Let's put it this way, the Raptors are preparing to catch big fish in this game, but the Bobcats are just a loach!

Milicic, O'Neal and Josh Smith are really good at moving, but relatively speaking, their advantage is inside, and outside, especially after the three are separated, one-on-one, any of the three of them can match up Chen Xiao, Granger, Roy, and even Paul have no advantage!

Therefore, in this G6 between the Raptors and Bobcats, the Raptors were named and killed by the Bobcats' perimeter.

In fact, the Raptors didn't need to be singled out by the Bobcats in this game.

Although Jordan's arrangement for this game is a tactical arrangement for the Raptors.

But the Raptors also have a solution.

The Bobcats are really strong in one-on-one with the four perimeters, but he is strong in one-on-one. You can not play one-on-one with him. Josh Smith runs so fast, what can't be done?

Obviously, D'Antoni does not have that strong ability to adapt, especially in terms of adapting defensive strategies.

In the end, after G4, the Raptors, considered by league experts to be the sixth largest super team in the NBA, lost two games in a row and were eliminated by the Bobcats led by Chen Xiao with a big score of 2 to 4.

In this game, the Bobcats defeated the Raptors 108-103 on the road.

The two sides fought very fiercely.

It is precisely because the game was so fierce that losing such a game is so unacceptable.

Therefore, after the game, the fans in Toronto really felt sorry for their Nashner baby. Although they were fans, they also felt that with the strength shown by the Raptors in this series, they could not have been in the first round. Those who were eliminated should not have been eliminated with a big score like 2 to 4 at the very least.

As the head coach of the Raptors, D'Antoni's face was a little confused at the end of the game, and after being confused, he was also in pain.

At the post-game press conference, D'Antoni also admitted that this series was the biggest reason for the team's loss. The Raptors players performed very well in this series, and he was in many situations. At that time, he was not able to deal with some problems that occurred during the game. He even helped the Bobcats to create a lot of problems to test the Raptors players.

I have to say, what D'Antoni said was quite manly.

Being able to defeat the Raptors 4-2 in the first round of the playoffs was really a false alarm for Chen Xiao and the Bobcats.

Originally, the Bobcats were ready to play seven games in this series.

Even Joe is paving the way for the team to be eliminated in the first round, hoping to maintain the confidence of the Bobcats' young players.

It can only be said that this Raptor is really strong. They used this Raptor as a substitute for the Heat for practice, so they really chose the right opponent.

Even using the Raptors as a substitute for the Heat is an insult to this team.

This Raptors is actually not much worse than the Heat.

It's just that the Heat's head coach is Rick Carlisle.

The Raptors' head coach is D'Antoni.

One is strong and the other is weak, but what is more important than strength is the degree of fit.

Anyway, no matter what!

"We advanced!"

"We are one step closer to the championship!"

There is no need to hide it, although it is not recognized as the strongest, but!

The Bobcats are aiming for the championship this season!