I’m Really Playing Basketball

With the ardent expectations of Wade and Teacher Zhang, Chen Xiao did not stay too much after stopping Yao Ming in Miami. Before the start of the G7 game between the Heat and the Magic, Chen Xiao had already returned to Charlotte.

To be honest, as the Eastern Conference finals are approaching, Chen Xiao is actually a little undisciplined.

That is to say, Chen Xiao is the head player of the Bobcats and has very special privileges in the Bobcats. Otherwise, it is definitely impossible for ordinary players to do things like Chen Xiao at this time.

Because Wade and Yao Ming were absent in Game 7, the Magic eventually became the Bobcats' opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals. This result left the Bobcats a little confused.

"I even feel a little empty now..."

This is what Jordan said to the Bobcat players before the team's practice began the next day.

Because of the Heat's restraint against the Bobcats, coupled with the Heat's incredible results in the regular season this season, let's just say that the Bobcats have been working hard to prepare for the Heat all season.

Although he couldn't beat the Heat every time he met, Jordan himself suspected that his constant preparation for the game was a result of loneliness.

However, there is no doubt that the Heat are definitely the team that the Bobcats care about most.

This team that you have always thought of as "double-dwelling" with you did not appear in front of you in the end. This will indeed make people feel complicated.

Lucky?

Or empty?

Jordan feels empty, because Jordan is a person who likes challenges, and the Heat are the most difficult team to deal with in his career as a head coach. Now that he has lost this challenge, he feels empty.

And there are definitely many people who will also feel lucky.

For example, the team's two assistant coaches, Kerr and Curry, feel very lucky.

Let's put it this way: given the situation of the Bobcats and Heat this season, maybe this year's playoff encounter with the Heat will be even worse than last season.

The Heat were indeed too restrained by the Bobcats.

A Yao Ming can knock down Bynum and Randolph one by one, and there is a covetous Chris Bosh next to him.

Don't think that Chris Bosh was "Bo Mengmeng" when he faced his bitter master Duncan in the Eastern Conference Finals.

When facing the Bobcats, Bosh will immediately become 'Bonette'.

It can only be said that the Magic team is indeed strong. For the Bobcats, the invincible inside combination of Yao Ming and Bosh is actually controlled by the Magic.

Therefore, you really don't know whether the Magic are born to restrain the Heat, or whether they are just so strong that they can beat anyone the same.

In short, no matter what the situation is with the Magic, in short, now that Chen Xiao said that the Magic are the strongest team in history, after using the 74-win Heat to justify it, many people think that Chen Xiao is right. The Magic are such an invincible team. The best team in history.

Therefore, after the results of the series between the Heat and the Magic came out, and the matchup between the Bobcats and the Magic came out, various media outlets across the United States were organizing experts and celebrities to make their own predictions for this highly anticipated series. Taking TNT as an example, ESPN's In a poll of 100 experts and journalists, 95 were optimistic about the Magic's promotion, while only five were optimistic about the Bobcats.

Among them, the remarks of former Bulls legend Pippen are the most typical: "I know Michael is a very good rookie head coach, and I also know that Chen may be the number one player in NBA history in the future, but I don't believe there is any basketball player in the world. Anyone on the team can break down Ben Wallace and Duncan's defense, not Yao Ming and Chris Bosh, not even Michael and Chen.

Therefore, the biggest highlight of this series is whether any Bobcat players will be punched and kicked by Michael during the game. Hahahaha, I understand Michael. When he gets angry, he cannot control his violent temper and is not elegant enough. "

On TV, after expressing his views, Mr. Pi, who was wearing a suit and leather tie, adjusted his suit elegantly, as if he was a gentleman and disdained the company of vulgar and obscene people.

No matter whether Second Master Pi brought a lot of personal information when he commented on Uncle Qiao, the type of content he commented on was actually the reason why many people were optimistic about magic at this time.

The forward line of Ben, Duncan and Prince is too strong defensively.

Moreover, the forward line of the Magic's Big Ben, Duncan and Prince is completely different from the equally terrifying forward line of Milicic, O'Neal and Josh Smith of the Raptors.

The Raptors' super-powerful forward line composed of Milicic, O'Neal Jr. and Josh Smith is so talented that it suffocates the Bobcats players.

If D'Antoni hadn't been undercover, the Bobcats would have been defeated in the first round.

Although the Magic's forward line is not as talented as the Raptors' forward line, everyone's defensive skills are perfect!

And not only is the technique perfect, the coordination and tacit understanding are also excellent.

For NBA experts and celebrities, they actually look down on talented forwards like the Raptors, and have a soft spot for forwards with technical skills and team skills like Duncan, Ben, and Prince.

Therefore, they feel that the Magic's forward defense is much better than that of the Raptors.

The Raptors can almost cover the Bobcats to death, and the Magic can cover the Bobcats to death, isn't it a matter of minutes?

if not? Do you think that Bynum, who was almost vomited when he played against the Raptors, can perform well against a big team?

Do you think Zach Randolph, who was knocked over against the Raptors, can still get out of Wuzhishan when facing Duncan?

In short, after a comparison between these experts and famous players, the Bobcats have no chance of winning.

Take TNT as an example. There are five experts and famous reporters supporting the Bobcats. It is really thanks to Barkley's stubbornness. He supported the Bobcats first and asked some of his good friends to also support the Bobcats.

Without Barkley's frenzied canvassing, the Bobcats might not have even received five votes.

In short, before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bobcats were quite unfavorable.

On the other side, the Lakers and Bobcats are in the same boat.

Judging from the votes organized by ESPN for this series between the Lakers and Suns, 97% of the experts and journalists who support the Suns advancing to the finals reached 97%.

The Lakers are even worse than the Bobcats.

There's no way around it. In the past few seasons, when has the Lakers played against the Suns in the playoffs without being beaten by O'Neal?

So much so that in the Western Conference semifinals, after Kobe, who was far behind the Spurs in this series, eliminated the Spurs, O'Neal sent a letter overnight to express his gratitude to Kobe for helping them kill the strongest Spurs.

He said this as if they had already entered the finals.

This is quite disgusting to Boss Ke.

In this year's playoffs, it is also difficult for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers to advance. In the first round, they will play the Nuggets led by Iverson and Anthony, and in the second round they will play the Spurs, led by Arenas and Luo Ge.

These are all tough things that cannot be harder.

After these tough battles, the Suns with three inside lines led by O'Neal were waiting for him.

No one is optimistic that they can defeat the Suns led by O'Neal.

In fact, the media and experts cannot be blamed for this.

If it were you, do you believe that the inside line of Gasol and David West can withstand O'Neal, Stoudemire and Rasheed Wallace?

In the past few years, O'Neal and Stoudemire have been like abusing the Lakers' inside line.

And this is why the Lakers are even less optimistic than the Bobcats.

Therefore, even though the conference finals in the East and West have not yet started, many media and experts in the United States are imagining the possible showdown between Duncan and O'Neal in this year's NBA Finals.

When Duncan left the Spurs, it was to prove that he was no worse than O'Neal.

It can be said that the pair of Duncan and O'Neal has a story and grudges in the United States. Many people are looking forward to who is the strongest insider in the last four major eras, O'Neal or Duncan.

If the two can meet in the finals this year, it will definitely be a very reference series.

Just like O'Neal said when answering a reporter's question: "If I can defeat Tim in this year's finals, I will retire with my fourth championship!"

Yes, as long as he defeats Duncan in the finals, O'Neal feels that his career is perfect.

There is nothing to pursue in the future.

As for losing to Chen Xiao twice in the finals and being hacked once by Chen Xiao without revenge, this is actually not very important.

He has now given up on surpassing Jordan.

In short, at this time, O'Neal's eyes were not only that Kobe was not standing in front of him, but also that Chen Xiao was not standing in front of Duncan.

Compared with O'Neal, Duncan was quite modest when asked about his imagination of facing O'Neal in the Finals: "We haven't entered the Finals yet, you can discuss this issue in half a month, now is the time for the conference finals. "

Duncan killed the topic without giving reporters any chance to discuss it.

Duncan must be looking forward to playing O'Neal in the Finals, but his personality makes it impossible for him to say what O'Neal said.

For the current public opinion in the United States, the Eastern and Western Conference finals are basically just a formality. The scene of the first showdown between Duncan and O'Neal in the Finals has basically been formed.

Regarding such public opinion in the United States, the Bobcats team except Jordan are very silent.

Jordan's character is very difficult to silence.

And, to be honest, public opinion in the United States actually puts a lot of pressure on Bynum and Randolph, the two Bobcat insiders.

After the first two rounds of the playoffs, Bynum and Randolph received low ratings.

Playing against the Raptors and the Nets, neither of them was able to show their strength.

This makes American experts and celebrities treat them all as a piece of cake.

Because they are a dish, the Bobcats are certainly a dish in front of magic.

As the head coach of the team, Boss Qiao certainly understands the current pressure on the two of them, so he has been outside recently blaming the sky and the ground to relieve the pressure of the two.

In fact, Chen Xiao has been providing psychological support to the two recently.

"Even if there are only slight differences between teams, the players are also different. Although our inside players cannot show their strength against the Raptors and Nets, your strength has not disappeared. Maybe, when you encounter Big Ben, when you meet Duncan, you can use your full strength."

Well, what Chen Xiao said to Randolph and Bynum was considered by many Bobcat players to be a comfort to the two.

Maybe that is comfort indeed.

After all, as the experts said, you are so good before, why do you think you can rise when you meet Ben and Duncan?

Although this may actually be comforting.

But Bynum and Randolph, who are under great pressure at this time, really need such comfort.

Especially the support of the team coach and team boss.

But now, Chen Xiao and Jordan are indeed supporting them.

Before the Eastern Conference Finals between the Bobcats and the Magic on May 22, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats players paid attention to the 2007 NBA draft lottery.

Because in this year's draft, Oden, the most powerful rookie in history, will participate in the draft. In addition, Jordan's son, Chen Xiao's apprentice Jordan, will also participate in the draft, and Cole's son, Chen Xiao's apprentice Curry, will also participate in the draft. , and Jordan's apprentice Durant will also participate in the draft.

So this year's draft is indeed quite attractive for the Bobcats.

Because Durant, Curry and DeAndre Jordan are all currently predicted lottery picks, all three were invited to the scene to watch this year's draft lottery with Oden.

Theoretically speaking, the biggest favorite of the No. 1 pick in this year's draft must be the Trail Blazers, who are the last in the league and the last in the West.

However, the Blazers' performance this season is crazy, and everyone can see how much they want Oden.

It's just that, with David Stern's style in the past two years, will they really sign the No. 1 pick to the Blazers?

In addition to the Trail Blazers, the Hawks, who are last in the Eastern Conference, are also the favorites to pick the No. 1 pick. However, the Hawks sent the first round pick in 2007 to the Bucks for Michael Reid. As long as they are not the No. 1 pick, this pick will go to the Bucks.

By the way, there are also the third-to-last Hornets in the West, the second-to-last Kings, and the fourth-to-last Warriors, all of which have a certain probability of being the No. 1 pick.

These four teams are also the teams with the worst record in the league except for the Bucks and Hawks.

However, the Hornets sent this year's first-round pick to the Bucks for Bobby Simmons, so as long as it is not in the top five, this pick belongs to the Bucks.

The Hornets are the fourth-worst in the league this season, and as long as there is no accident, they must be in the top five.

In addition to these six teams, the Celtics have the seventh-worst record in the league, and the Knicks have the eighth-worst record. These two also have a certain probability of being the No. 1 pick, but it will take a miracle, and the Knicks still have the picks this year. In the hands of the Cavaliers, because of Crawford's original deal.

Therefore, this time it was Xiao Zhan who drew the lottery on behalf of the Cavaliers, and Xiao Zhan was also on the scene.

"Chen, I bet the Eagles and Trail Blazers won't get the No. 1 pick!"

Seeing Jordan's nervous and excited appearance, Chen Ling nodded noncommittally.

An hour later, Chen Xiao was stunned as he watched the excited and crazy Xiao Zhan on TV.

Is this a miracle?

Is Xiao Zhan so lucky this year?

However, Chen Xiao, who was in front of the TV at this time, didn't know that the general managers of many teams at the scene were looking at a kind and fatherly man with gritted teeth.