I’m Really Playing Basketball

Watching the Bobcats' two big men, Bynum and Randolph, hold up the defense so tightly, and Hamilton, who was running without the ball, was closely followed by Granger. It makes sense, these two very traditional big men The shrinking interior defense is really not very friendly to a point guard who is good at breakthroughs.

In particular, Chris Paul, the opponent, came well prepared. He knew that his NBA three-point shooting was basically equal to the Six-Medium Excalibur, so after being blocked by him, Paul did not get close to him again, but shot from far away. Waiting for him from the two-point line.

This is uncomfortable.

Paul is not slower than him, and his defense is also very good. Let him take a step like this. No matter how fast this little sports car is, Paul will not be able to break through one-on-one. Paul can change the Bobcats' defense.

Of course, since they can't attack easily, the Magic can only fall into position. Although the offense is really grinding, are the Magic the kind of team that is afraid of being grinded?

Although the Magic only played G7 against the Heat on May 20, Wade and Yao Ming did not play in G7 between the Heat and Magic, so the Magic won easily and did not consume much.

After Parker was blocked from attacking and passing the ball, Duncan soon appeared in front of Parker.

Parker took the initiative to meet Paul, and Duncan pulled out to cover Parker.

Although unable to break through Paul one-on-one, Parker used Duncan's cover to slightly shake off Paul.

The pick-and-roll of Parker and Duncan has always been the basic tactic for the Magic to play positional warfare.

Parker runs fast and is good without the ball. With the help of Duncan's pick-and-roll, he can disturb the opponent's defense without the ball. Duncan is good at passing the ball and has broad vision. As long as the defense is disturbed, he can make correct judgments.

But this time, things are slightly different.

After taking a step away from Paul, Parker was quickly stunned by the scene in front of him.

It stands to reason that Duncan pulls to the three-point line and there is a pick-and-roll, so one of the two insiders of the Bobcats must follow him.

However, apart from Bynum following to the free throw line, the Bobcats' two inside lanes were simply immobile.

This is very difficult for a runner like Parker.

In fact, before Parker felt the difficulty, Hamilton had already felt the difficulty.

For running players, too crowded inside is not a good thing, not all runners can teleport.

Just when Parker couldn't get in inside and couldn't shoot outside, and he didn't know how to fix it, Paul, who was rid of by Parker just now, had stuck to him again.

"So fast!"

Paul was really quick to follow, and Parker was not a fool. Parker's golf quotient was very high. Knowing this attack, he could only activate Duncan's nuclear weapon in the end.

There is definitely no way to use tactics to make chances in this offense, so I can only play the players' individual singles!

Either he singles Paul, or Hamilton singles Granger, or Prince singles Chen Xiao, as for Big Ben singles Bynum... forget it.

So when he couldn't get in, Parker immediately cut out and circled around Duncan who had already stepped on the free throw line to catch the ball.

After Duncan handed the ball to Parker, he immediately raised his hands and walked towards the basket.

After choosing to trap Randolph in the paint, Parker's pass from the outside also came in.

Obviously, Parker and the Magic, who did not use tactics to escape the opportunity this time, are ready to press Duncan's nuclear button.

Duncan's shooting area can extend from the basket to the corners on both sides of the free throw line, but Duncan actually takes very few shots near the free throw line.

Most of Duncan's shots are at the basket and at two 45-degree low posts on the left and right. His special skills are the 45-degree rebound in the low post and the windmill dunk after a fake shot under the basket/turn around using strength.

Since his special skills are these two, Duncan certainly would not choose to play with Bynum, who is tall, strong and fast.

Therefore, Duncan chose the slightly shorter and slower Randolph.

In the last series, Duncan played against the Heat and faced Bosh. He hit the basket accurately every time, taking advantage of Bosh's lack of strength. He could hit whatever he wanted under the basket.

It was the same when he beat Chen Xiao. Although Chen Xiao was not as miserable as Bosh, it was almost the same. At that time, Duncan took advantage of Chen Xiao's lack of height and big butt.

But this time, Randolph's defense made Duncan feel a little uncomfortable. Randolph was very close to him, and Randolph's lower limbs were strong and strong in confrontation. After his attempt to turn around and break through failed, he quickly changed his back to front. , after glancing at the time on the counter out of the corner of his eye, Duncan leaned back and threw the basketball toward the backboard with Randolph next to him.

Duncan made a very difficult shot for this ball!

Snap!

Then there was another swipe!

The basketball hits the board at 45 degrees.

2 to 0!

The light is red!

Duncan scored the first two points of the game for the Magic as the 24 seconds were about to expire.

2-0, the Magic took the lead, but the Spurs and Duncan's attack made Barkley and Kenny Smith stupid on the sidelines.

Because of this attack, the Magic actually used the nuclear weapon Duncan as soon as they came up!

Parker's single failed.

The Magic's tactics failed.

In the end, Duncan's nuclear weapon could only be pressed. However, after Duncan's nuclear weapon was pressed, he did not score a simple single. Instead, he used a score that could be said to be a lucky ball to get two points in the game for the Magic.

"Is the Lynx's position defense so strong?"

"No, it's not that the Bobcats' position defense is strong, it's that the Bobcats' position defense is very restrained and magical!"

Buckley was thrilled when he discovered this.

In fact, many experts in front of the TV were excited after watching the Magic's offense.

"Randolph's defensive effect on Duncan was very good. Just now, Randolph did not take advantage of Duncan's fake move, and his position under the basket was very stable. Just now, Duncan gave up turning his back to break through. It was not only because Randolph's back defense was very solid. Bynum letting go of his defense is also crucial!

Compared with Duncan and Garnett, the offensive area is further inside, and Randolph and Bynum also have their defensive advantage areas inside!

And this is also the difference between Bynum and Randolph and Yao Ming and Bosh. Yao Ming and Bosh are one inside and one outside, while Bynum and the Nets are two inside!

The inside combination of Yao Ming and Bosh is indeed stronger than the two Bobcats inside, and they can restrain the two Bobcats inside. However, this does not mean that Duncan can easily defeat the Heat inside, and he can easily defeat the Bobcats inside!

The two sides fell into offensive and defensive positions, and the Magic's offensive advantage was not obvious! "

I have to say that in the first offense of this game, the Bobcats caused a huge change in the public opinion of this series.

Even the real-time odds of many betting companies for this series are changing riot-style.

The Bobcats played against the Magic just now, and Randolph's defense against Duncan was so amazing!

Similarly, the Magic's offense just now was too difficult!

"Is it really true that one thing brings down another thing?"

"Could it be that Xiao Chen, maybe he really has a chance?!"

At this time, Teacher Zhang forgot to explain because of surprise and surprise.

And Xiao Su next to him was already roaring.

"This series is not over, it has just begun!"

Of course, the players on both sides of the court will not know the situation on the sidelines and off the court. The Bobcats' offense is the same as the Nets and Raptors' defense. The Magic's defense also guards Chen Xiao throughout the court.

Prince's defense against Chen Xiao was very tight.

Chen Xiao did not choose to dribble, but pressed Prince all the way to the corner area on the right side of the free throw line. Paul, who was slowly dribbling the ball across half court, saw Chen Xiao pressing Prince behind him, and immediately took his hand without hesitation. The basketball hit Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao received the pass from Xiaopao and leaned on Prince while holding the ball with one hand.

Chen Xiao's one-handed holding of the ball was not about being cool, but about judging the Magic's defense.

Seeing Chen Xiao stop the ball, no one from the Magic chose to attack from a double flank. Instead, Prince was asked to defend Chen Xiao alone.

Facing this defensive choice of the Magic, Chen Xiao understands it very well.

With his basketball intelligence and passing ability, this is the corner area, not the basket. It is one of the most embarrassing positions for a double attack. As long as he can pass the ball, it is definitely an opportunity.

Therefore, instead of doing this, it is better to believe in Prince's single defense against Chen Xiao.

Although Prince didn't understand Chen Xiao's defense when he was with the Pistons.

After all, although Prince is strong defensively and has enough height and wingspan, he is too thin, and Chen Xiao is an excellent shooter. He also has to fight against Chen Xiao closely, which somewhat exposes his weaknesses.

Therefore, after understanding the Magic's defense this time, Chen Xiao gently leaned towards Prince, jumped up and threw the ball in his hand against Prince's defense.

The basketball thrown by Chen Xiao rubbed Prince's fingertips and flew towards the basket.

A swipe!

Hollow into the net!

2 to 2!

It is also a very exciting and very difficult singles shot!

But it is obvious that compared with the previous singles by Duncan of the Magic, Chen Xiao's singles are not only picturesque, but also look more relaxed.

After all, the Bobcats took less than 15 seconds for this offense, while the Magic took almost 24 seconds.

Therefore, this offense and defense caused subtle changes in the situation of this series between the Bobcats and Magic.

Such changes have made Magic head coach Rivers, who was very confident before the game, now a little restless.

Jordan, on the other hand, was still sitting on the court like a Zen master with a smile on his face, as if he was holding a pearl of wisdom.

This kind of comparison between the two head coaches is really a bit of a judgment call.

On the court, the Magic continued their offense.

This time the Magic didn't try to make redundant tactical arrangements such as having Parker play Paul alone.

This time, after Parker dribbled the ball past half court, he did not pick and roll with Ben or Duncan, but instead hit the ball to Hamilton.

Hamilton also has organizational skills.

Hamilton is averaging 4.5 assists per game with the Magic this season.

His passing is indeed not that accurate, and his organization is not that strong.

But he shoots accurately.

If you can shoot accurately and control the ball, you can play pick-and-roll!

After receiving the ball, Hamilton took the ball to the three-point line and broke through Granger. Granger was very focused. Although he fought and retreated, his long arms kept covering Hamilton, making it difficult for Hamilton to take action.

But soon, Granger, who was fighting and retreating, felt that his back was blocked by a big wall!

This is a big book!

After Granger was blocked by Ben, Hamilton frowned when Bynum stepped outside the free throw line.

"Bynum's defense this time was farther than last time!"

"Is this because the ball carrier is Hamilton and not Parker?"

Parker must have felt offended if he heard this.

But obviously, for the Magic, the Bobcats' slightly different defensive changes are clearly prepared.

In the face of Bynum's defense, Hamilton did not continue to break through, he did not have that kind of explosive power.

Of course, Hamilton has more confidence in his shooting than Parker, so he didn't go back to find Duncan.

Instead, he threw the ball against Bynum's long arm at the free throw line.

The king of mid-range shots is the king of mid-range shots. Hamilton's shooting is still very stable, and his condition is also very good.

Bynum's defense this time is actually no problem, but in the end he made a swipe, allowing Hamilton to hit the mid-range shot.

4 to 2!

Bobcats attack, this time, Paul still dribbled halfway without haste.

But this time, after being hugged tightly by Prince, Chen Xiao didn't get stuck in the position immediately, and didn't have too much entanglement with Prince without the ball, but pulled out from the free throw line to pick and roll with Paul.

Obviously, when Chen Xiao and Paul pick and roll, Prince and Parker must be attacking Chen Xiao.

Both Chen Xiao and Paul understood this, so after receiving Paul's pass, Chen Xiao didn't stop, and hit the three-point line with the opportunity, and returned it to Paul who pulled down and cut.

After Chen Xiao passed the ball, Parker immediately recovered.

It's just that when Parker received half of it, he felt a little uncomfortable.

Because Paul, in front of him, has already passed the ball behind his head and hit the ball beyond the three-point line!

This pass is not only annoying, but also unexpected!

Not to mention Parker, even Prince wasn't prepared, so he could only watch Chen Xiao catch the ball easily, then dribble the ball away, and then pull up high outside the three-point line!

That picturesque dry pull!

A swipe!

Three point hit!

5 to 4!

Chen Xiao hit another beautiful single against Prince's defense.

And it was a go-ahead three-pointer.

So after Chen Xiao's three-pointer hit, the scene was full of excitement.

For the first time, the Charlotte Bobcats Arena became agitated.

For a moment, the magic players on the court felt tremendous pressure instantly.

The Bobcats' defense is a traditional contraction, but it is a very prepared differential contraction.

This makes the Magic's positional offense actually difficult to play.

Duncan and Hamilton are the single points of the Magic's most stable offensive position.

Their positional offensive singles are also very good, but letting them start such a positional offensive singles mode is obviously completely different from their usual playing style.

The Bobcats over there are different. In this series, they played positional battles with the Raptors and the ultimate singles hand-to-hand combat with the Nets.

This is how they played in the playoffs this time, and they played like this from the beginning!

So, when the first quarter of this game ended, the score was 28 to 24, and the Bobcats led the Magic, the strongest team in history, by 4 points at home. To be honest, the entire NBA was stunned.

"Jordan chose to use tradition against the Magic's tradition. This is not the rhythm of falling into the Magic, but the rhythm of letting the Magic fall into the Bobcats!"

"This round of the series, Jordan will not be super god again!"

What do you mean I want to be a super god again?

It’s obviously Chen Hao who is super awesome!

Seeing Chen Xiao and the Bobcats players coming off the court, Jordan stood up from his seat for the first time in this game.

This NBA's new Zen Master is becoming more and more handsome.

"Chen, good job."

"You too, Michael."

Snap!

Jordan and Jordan, who stood on the sidelines to greet Chen Xiao, gave each other a very warm high-five. They both looked at each other and smiled, which was a very satisfied smile.

And this scene, after being captured by the USA Today reporter on the sidelines, the photo was named "God". This photo has also become the best footnote of the NBA this season and a classic in NBA history.