I’m Really Playing Basketball

On December 1, 2007, the league announced the best players in the Eastern and Western Conferences and the Rookie of the Month one month after the NBA started.

The results were somewhat unexpected.

Because it's a bit unexpected to win the Eastern and Western Player of the Month.

In the East, the biggest favorite before the start of the game, Chen Xiao's statistics throughout November were impeccable, averaging 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

But because the team's record was only 9 wins and 5 losses, Chen Xiao was not even a candidate for the best of the month.

This time, the best player in the Eastern Conference in November is Nash.

The Toronto Raptors led by Nash have achieved a super record of 15 wins and 1 loss in 16 games throughout November, and have led the Raptors to the first place in the Eastern Conference so far.

This season Nelson led the Raptors led by Nash to a very strong start.

In their second game this season, they met the Nets. Good guy, the Raptors defeated the Nets 106-69 on the road.

To be honest, since Pat Riley took the Nets, the Nets have never been so miserable in a game.

In this game, Nelson keenly discovered that the Nets players seemed to have a bad touch.

Then, let O'Neal, Josh Smith and Milicic's most talented strikers in the league block the Raptors' penalty area, leaving the Nets' five forwards to intersperse and end up throwing outside.

More importantly, the Nets threw no offensive rebounds.

On the Raptors side, Nelson let his players throw wildly, and then Milicic, O'Neal Jr. and Josh Smith could grab offensive rebounds.

It can be said that in this game, the cunning Pat Riley was so beaten by the crazy old Nelson that he doubted his life.

It can only be said that the person most familiar with Pat Riley's five-forward tactics, besides Pat Riley in the entire league, is Nelson.

Because the five forwards in Nelson's dream have many shadows of Pat Riley's five forwards.

Or maybe the two have a lot in common.

In short, after massacring the Nets in the second game of the season, the Raptors were out of control.

In the entire month of November, they lost to the Magic once.

When facing other strong teams, he not only defeated the Nets, but also defeated the Mavericks and Bucks, and double-killed the Cavaliers.

In the 16 games throughout November, the Raptors' head coach Steve Nash averaged 17 points and 14 assists per game. This data is actually not amazing. Xiaopao got it with Chen Xiao. almost the same.

What is astonishing is Nash's shooting percentage. Throughout November, Nash's field goal percentage and three-point shooting percentage were all above 50%, and his free throw percentage exceeded 90%.

It's too strong. Nash's efficiency and influence on the game this season are too strong.

Nelson is too familiar with Nash. He knows that Nash is better at pick-and-rolls. Milicic, O'Neal, Josh Smith, Rashard Lewis, Laga Bell and others have almost fully exploited Nash's pick-and-roll power. Extreme.

This has allowed Nash to reach a higher level in terms of his own offense and organizing his teammates than before when D'Antoni led him.

If Nash showed the strength of a superstar before, then now, it is the strength of the MVP level.

In fact, after the first month, Nash is indeed the number one player in the MVP rankings.

As a 33-year-old point guard, Nash is really Diaw this season.

And not only is Nash now number one in the MVP rankings, the Raptors also have the number one championship odds.

One month after the start of the season, it seems that everyone is quite optimistic about the Raptors led by Nelson.

In the Western Conference, the winner of the first Monthly Award was not Kobe Bryant of the Lakers or Ron Howard of the Spurs, who were previously favored by everyone.

The winner of the Western Conference of the Month is power forward Boozer of the New Orleans Hornets.

The Hornets' schedule in the first month was relatively simple and the opponents they encountered were not strong, so the Hornets led by Boozer and Peja led the Hornets to a record of 12 wins and 5 losses in November.

For the Hornets, this record is really, really good.

Maybe their record will drop in the future, maybe they won't even make the playoffs in the future.

But throughout November, Boozer, who averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds per game and shot 57% from the field, was enough to use this record and data to win the best first month of his career.

From Chen Xiao's younger brother in the Nets, to Jason Kidd and Kobe's younger brother in the Lakers, and later being kicked out of the Lakers with Kidd to join the Hornets, Boozer has now grown into a relatively qualified boss of an NBA team. Head of the house.

Therefore, this month, he defeated Howard of the Spurs with 12 wins and 3 losses and won the best of the month.

By the way, Dwight Howard's performance in the first month of this season was also quite amazing. He averaged 24 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks per game. He only took 13 shots per game and shot 65% from the field. He was like a player in the penalty area. Little monster.

The Spurs traded Scola for Dior and Al Jefferson. Many people said that Howard suffered the most. Now it seems that Howard actually partnered with a striker like Diaw who can pass the ball more than a partner like Scola. A striker who only knows how to attack must be suitable.

After all, Howard's athletic talent is too strong, as long as you pass the ball in place, he can be strong anywhere in the penalty area.

And it's very interesting that Diaw not only can pass the ball, but after coming to the Spurs, his three-point shooting percentage actually increased to 40%.

Even Chen Ling was stunned by this, and often expressed curiosity on the phone.

And when he came to the Spurs, Diaw improved not only his three-pointers, but also his short-range two-pointers, mid-range two-pointers and long-range two-pointers. All of them reached a shooting rate of more than 40%, even close to 45%.

Diaw's performance with the Spurs this season really stunned the experts.

Everyone is praising Popovich for his sharp eyesight.

How did you find such a pearl?

And Popovich's answer is even more confusing.

"When you don't know how to choose players, just choose the teammates of Wonder Boy, especially those teammates who have a good relationship with Wonder Boy. There must be no mistakes."

Many people said that Popovich was joking, but Popovich, who had Ron Howard, one of Chen Xiao's best friends, was definitely not joking.

Although Popovich didn't know that Chen Xiao had a system, he also knew a lot about Chen Xiao's training of his teammates from Brother Luo.

Therefore, Popovich has been paying close attention to the movements of Chen Xiao's former teammates. He has been watching Dior and Al Jefferson for a long time.

In short, after getting Diaw, the Spurs' offensive strength took off, and Howard's personal offensive data also took off. For a while, many people said that Howard had come out of the nightmare of being slammed by Yao Ming in the finals last season.

And Howard, who has always been very 'proud', seems to be looking forward to revenge on Yao Ming in the finals.

It has to be said that after having a teammate with a role like Turkoglu in history, Howard is still quite strong, but it's just about getting revenge on Yao Ming or something, let's forget it.

Of course, Howard, who has regained his confidence now, doesn't know this.

By the way, in the first month of this season, the Lakers' record is average, 12 wins and 4 losses, which is not very worthy of everyone's expectations.

The main reason is that the Lakers focused on cultivating Gasol as soon as they came up, and let Gasol start as soon as they came up, and it was not a fake starter, but a real inside defensive core.

Although Gasol's performance in the summer league and preseason is very good, but how can young players not grow up?

To be honest, the Lakers can achieve a record of 12 wins and 4 losses in November, thanks to the fact that the Lakers beat the Nets in November, a traditional Eastern powerhouse.

Of course, as a Western team, it was impossible for them to encounter the Eastern Sixth Super League many times a month.

And this is also the advantage of the Western Conference team, and it is also the reason why Phil Jackson and the Lakers dared to train Gasol in the regular season.

Therefore, although Kobe did not win the Player of the Month, Gasol Jr. won the Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference in November.

In November, Gasol averaged 11 points and 7 rebounds per game with a 50% shooting rate. This data and his performance on the court, combined with his draft pick at the end of the first round, can only be said that the Lakers The team really made a lot of money.

So don't look at the performance of the Lakers in November, which is not as expected as the Bobcats, but the odds of the Lakers' championship are still rising, which is completely different from the odds of the Bobcats falling down.

Therefore, everyone is still optimistic about the future of the Lakers.

The competitive environment in the west is too friendly than in the east, and the atmosphere of the Lakers is now also an entrepreneurial atmosphere.

Therefore, who would have thought that after the Finals last season, the Bobcats and Lakers would have completely different trends.

The Rookie of the Month competition in the East is not at the same level as in the West.

The most popular rookies in the 2007 class, Durant and Odeno Akuri Conley are all in the East.

Therefore, the competition for the best rookie of the month in the Eastern Conference in November is also very fierce.

In the end, Durant, who averaged 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block per game, defeated Oden, who averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and won the best of the month.

The Bucks had a record of 8 wins and 6 losses last month, and the Cavaliers had a record of 13 wins and 4 losses last month. The record must be better than that of the Cavaliers, but in terms of statistics, Durant is still better.

In fact, although the roles of the two in their respective teams are different, their performances on the court are quite amazing, so it seems that anyone can do it.

However, due to the crazy scoring performances of Chen Xiao, Kobe, Ray Allen and other players over the years, scoring is more valued.

In terms of scoring, Durant is indeed stronger, and Oden's offense now looks immature and needs to be polished, but his talent is really strong!

The somewhat bad record in November ended, and the time came to December.

On December 1, the Bobcats took a three-day break to challenge the Bulls away.

It was another tough night for the Bobcats.

In this game, the Bulls' three leading players, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and Deron Williams performed very well.

Both Ben Gordon and Luol Deng scored 13 of 21. Among them, Ben Gordon made 5 of 7 three-pointers and scored 34 points, while Luol Deng shot Randolph for 29 points.

Although Ben Gordon is a shooting guard, he frantically played pick-and-roll with Deron. This junior of Iverson and Hamilton is really in good shape this season.

In history, if it weren't for Kobe's trading scandal, this bull would definitely have a bright future.

Compared with history, this bull has one more Deron.

And Deron seems to have taken off this season.

Coupled with veteran center Big Z, to be honest, this Bull is very strong. Although it is a bit low-key in the East where there are many strong players, this strength can kill at random in the West.

Moreover, the Bulls have always been more restrained than the Bobcats.

Luol Deng beat Randolph, Big Z beat Bynum, and Deron beat Paul. They all have strong restraint attributes.

So even when the Bobcats were in good form last season, they lost more than one game against the Bulls.

Now, the Bobcats are in poor condition and the Bulls are in good condition.

In the end, the Bobcats lost to the Bulls 115 to 121 on the road.

Chen Xiao still performed well in this game, making 19 of 36, 9 of 13 three-pointers, and 6 of 6. He scored 53 points in the game. However, Chen Xiao's outstanding performance still could not stop the Bobcats in this game. of decline.

After losing to the Bulls in an away game, on December 3, the Bobcats returned home and lost another game to the Bulls 92 to 101.

In this game, Chen Xiao choked Ben Gordon. Although Chen Xiao had some difficulty defending pick-and-rolls due to his huge size, Chen Xiao still worked hard defensively in this game.

It's just a little embarrassing that Ben Gordon, who exploded last time, was a misfire, but Deron blasted Paul...

This is simply...

Press the gourd and lift the gourd.

In this game, Deron scored 11 of 15, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 29 points and 11 assists, while the opposite team was 3 of 10, with 6 points, 6 assists, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls.

Xiaopao was beaten by Deron in this game, which was even worse than being beaten by Ben Gordon in the last game.

After being double-killed by the Bulls at home and away, the Bobcats encountered their biggest crisis this season.

Because, in the next game, the Bobcats lost 109 to 118 in the away game to the Raptors who were eliminated in the playoffs last season.

Throughout the three games in December, the Bobcats lost all, and they didn't win a single game.

You could say it's bad luck with the Bobcats' schedule.

But as the defending champion, the Bobcats, who are now 9 wins and 8 losses, have fallen to ninth in the Eastern Conference.

The Bobcats, after winning the championship, fell out of playoff territory for the first time.

For a time, the entire NBA was in an uproar by the Bobcats' record this season.

On December 8, 2007, Cleveland, the Bobcats, who are now in a very bad state, came to Cleveland as a guest.

And when Chen Xiao and Shan Mao came out of the airport, there were unbelievable cheers outside the airport.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

Deafening cheers!

The Bobcats players are no strangers to Cleveland.

When he came here before, Chen Xiao would get cheers.

And this time, it seems to be even bigger!

More enthusiastic than ever!

Witness the false support at the peak, and the loyal believers at dusk.

"This is a group of true believers!"

Teacher Zhang, who went on the expedition with him, looked shocked.

Xiao Su next to him said excitedly: "After all, he is the god here!"