I’m Really Playing Basketball

If Randolph doesn't leave the Bobcats, plays the game seriously, and leads the Bobcats to the top three in the Eastern Conference with Chen Xiao, can he squeeze Durant into the All-Stars?

Chen Xiao felt that the possibility was very low.

Unless the Bobcats are number one in the league, the Bobcats' two All-Star players will definitely be ranked above Randolph.

Even if the Bobcats finish first in the Eastern Conference, Randolph's chance of making the All-Star team is almost zero.

The final result is likely to be that both Randolph and Durant miss the All-Star Game.

Randolph's departure actually helped Durant, a young small forward who has played better and better since entering the league.

As the leader of the new Three Eagles at Marquette University, Durant won all the individual awards in the NCAA last season and performed extremely well after arriving in the NBA. His popularity in the United States is very high.

Therefore, regardless of the fact that he is a young man, Randolph really cannot compete with him under the same circumstances.

After all, the Bucks are currently ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference, but they have two All-Stars, Ray Allen and Durant.

You know, the Magic, who are third in the Eastern Conference, only Duncan can make the All-Stars.

In the East, the only teams with more than two All-Stars are the Raptors, Heat and Bucks.

It shows how favored Durant is now.

Even because Xiao Zhan was disobedient, Xiao Du is now the future boss promoted by Hook.

With Hook's influence in the United States and the NBA, Randolph is fighting with Du in the East. This is a bug visiting the toilet and trying to eat shit!

Therefore, even if Randolph fails to successfully advance to the All-Stars this year, Chen Xiao feels that his decision to go to the Western Conference is absolutely correct.

Even though it's not easy to make the All-Stars in the Western Conference now, it's still much easier than in the Eastern Conference.

Therefore, Chen Xiao also called Randolph to comfort him after the All-Star roster was announced. At this time, Randolph was indeed in a bad mood. There was nothing he could do about it. He had been pursuing something, but in the end, he had sacrificed so much and still couldn't get it. After pursuing it, this is naturally not so comfortable.

After all the All-Star rosters were released, the Bobcats also ended all five consecutive games in the Western Conference that started on January 28 on February 4.

On February 4th, the Bobcats visited the Phoenix Suns. As a result, in this high-profile game, the Bobcats defeated their opponent 115-113 on the road.

Why is this game between the Bobcats and the Suns a highly anticipated game?

Of course, it's because O'Neal is absent from the All-Star Game, and now the focus of the United States is on O'Neal.

As the leader of the Suns, many people want to know what attitude O'Neal will use to deal with this matter in this game.

For a person like O'Neal who is obsessed with saving face, if he doesn't take it out on the Bobcats in this game, that would be a crime against himself.

In fact, the Bobcats are also a team that is very suitable for him to take out his anger.

Now the Bobcats have two weaknesses. One is the inside combination of Bynum and Aldridge. The defense is not strong enough. The Suns' inside combination headed by O'Neal, Rasheed and Stoudemire is the strongest inside combination in the league. , naturally restraining the Bobcats inside.

At the same time, the Suns' point guard Wade Barbosa Jr. is extremely fast, has strong breakthroughs, and is an expert at tearing apart the Bobcats' big man lineup.

With these two killers, the Suns have a chance to defeat the Bobcats, and the chance is great.

You know, at the beginning of this season, the Suns had already defeated the Bobcats once.

At that time, Randolph and Paul were still there, the Suns' inside advantage was not that great, and Barbosa was not left alone.

But what about the final result?

It was supposed to be a big win for the Suns, but this game was blown away by the Bobcats.

The person who killed the Suns was the Bobcats' boss and enhanced offensive magician, Chen Xiao!

After Chen Xiao used his signature long-stepping change of direction to break away from Barbosa's defense, he made an emergency stop in front of O'Neal who was flanking him and hit the final two-pointer.

The Suns have many advantages over the Bobcats, but they also have shortcomings on defense. The lineup of three inside players will make their movements much slower, especially on the defensive end. When they double attack, they will definitely not be able to do as well as others. Like an ordinary NBA team, two players would quickly run over to attack Chen Xiao at the same time. The Suns' attack on Chen Xiao was one fast and one slow.

After all, even if O'Neal wants to come with Barbosa, he still needs to consider whether he has the speed.

And this gave Chen Xiao many opportunities to make time differences.

In this game, Chen Xiao made 12 of 20 shots, 5 of 6 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws. He scored 34 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists in the game. Chen Xiao's efficiency in this game was quite high.

Of course, the Bobcats' victory in this game cannot be entirely due to Chen Xiao's own efficiency, but also with the help of O'Neal.

O'Neal wanted to win so much and wanted to prove himself.

He just wants to do it when he gets the ball, and if he's still young, it might not be a big deal.

But he is not young anymore, and although he knows better about health care than he did in history, his current physical strength and weight cannot sustain him for such a long time.

Logically speaking, he should withdraw from the stage when he is not very good and give the stage to Stoudemire, Barbosa and others.

But O'Neal is not the kind of person who is willing to take the initiative to withdraw from the stage.

If he was really this kind of person, he wouldn't want to prove himself in this game.

He still can't let go.

He still hasn't figured out that heroes always have their twilight years. In the NBA, there are never any evergreen trees, only a new generation replacing the old ones.

Maybe O'Neal also understands this truth, but he is unwilling to accept it.

After all, the poisonous snake that caused him the most discomfort is now doing very well.

After the Lakers acquired Artest, the game was described as a high-octane performance. The record was first in the Western Conference, Kobe Bryant ranked first in the MVP rankings, and even ranked first in the strength rankings and championship probability version.

It seems that this season has become Kobe's season.

Under such circumstances, even if he wanted to withdraw from the center of the stage, he was very unwilling to do so.

In the end, I could only watch the Bobcats win, and watched with resentment as Chen Xiao made the final buzzer-beater in front of him.

It’s uncomfortable, it’s really uncomfortable!

Originally, he wanted to find comfort from Shan Mao, but in the end he was stabbed again by Chen Xiao.

My heart is really tired. I really want to find a harbor to rest.

However, since leaving Los Angeles, there has never been a haven in the world where he can rest.

After he left Los Angeles, all he was left with was wandering...

Of course Chen Xiao didn't know that O'Neal had so many feelings.

It feels great to escape Phoenix, because after defeating the Suns, the Bobcats have won five consecutive games in the Western Conference against the Clippers, Kings, Warriors, Nuggets and Suns.

This gives the Bobcats a record of 36 wins and 14 losses, still sixth in the Eastern Conference.

No matter how good the Bobcats' record is this season, as long as they are not as good as the Magic and Heat, they can only be ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference, even if the Bobcats' record is now better than the Cavaliers, which is fourth in the Eastern Conference.

No way, this is the ranking rule of the NBA. The third place in the division is not as good as the first place in the division.

Of course, although the sixth ranking in the Eastern Conference is not as good as the fourth in the Eastern Conference, the Bobcats still have the dignity of their own defending champion.

After Randolph and Xiaopao all left, Chen Xiao's 16 wins and 4 losses definitely won dignity for Chen Xiao and the Bobcats.

Chen Xiao, the number one player in the league, deserves his title. Even without his right and left hand, he can still lead the Bobcats to maintain their status as a super team.

Even if the Bobcats are still not the favorite to win the championship, no one would dare to say that the Bobcats are the worst defending champion in history.

Historically, the tragedy after Wade led the team to win the championship did not happen to Chen Xiao.

On February 8, 2008, the Bobcats took a three-day break after completing their five consecutive away games. When they returned home, they would face the challenge of the fifth-place Nets in the Eastern Conference.

Last month, the Bobcats beat the Nets twice after walking away from the game.

When Xiao Pao and Randolph were here, blue was the Bobcats' nemesis.

But now, after Randolph and Pao left, the Bobcats have become the Nets' nemesis. This is really dumbfounding.

No way, Battier's arrival really brought the Bobcats a decisive blow against the Nets.

With Chen Xiao, Battier, Roy and Granger, the Bobcats finally have a forward that can completely face the Nets.

When the Nets played against the Bobcats before, they played hard based on the two points of Cannon and Randolph.

But now, facing the Bobcats' starting lineup of Bynum, Chen Xiao, Granger, Battier and Roy, the Nets' five forwards are really not that easy to play.

Isn't it just singles?

The Bobcats are really not afraid of the Nets at all now.

Even if the Nets have a five-forward isolation routine, the Bobcats don't have that routine, but the Bobcats are still better than the Nets in terms of singles stability.

Of course, restraint is restraint, and the Bobcats are still not that easy to beat against the Nets.

Because the characteristics of the Nets' five forwards make it clear that even if a team can restrain the Nets, the restraint cannot be strong. The five forwards are originally an anti-restraint tactical system, and the five forwards theoretically have no weaknesses.

Take this game as an example. Although the Bobcats defeated the Nets again, the point difference between the two sides was very close. The Bobcats defeated the Nets 104-101 at home.

With such a point difference and the course of the game, it can be said that if the Bobcats had not had three days of rest in this game, and if the Nets had not played back-to-back games on the road, this game might have had a different ending.

Therefore, even if the game was won in the end, Jordan was full of praise for Pat Riley's five-forward tactical system.

A tactic that can conquer the world and face any tactical system is definitely a god-like tactical system.

Therefore, regardless of the fact that Pat Riley has not yet achieved success with the Nets, Pat Riley's current status in the NBA has actually risen linearly.

Let's put it this way, Pat Riley does not lack a championship, what he lacks is a tactical system and philosophy of his own.

Now, as the five forwards of the Nets, it can be said that everyone has seen that he is not only a successful business coach, he is also a tactical master.

After defeating the Nets at home, the Bobcats have just two games remaining before the All-Star break.

The opponents are the relatively weak Pistons and Hawks.

On February 11, the Bobcats defeated the Eagles 110-108 in overtime at home.

In this game, the Bobcats' problem with small defenders was once again exposed. In this game, the Bobcats were rushed a bit hard by Francis.

I don't know why Francis' performance is very unstable this season, but in this game against the Bobcats, it seemed like he was beaten to death.

Although he is 23 to 9 personally, the efficiency is average, but strategically, he almost broke the Bobcats' defense, which gave Reed and the other eagle shooters a good shot.

Of course, in the final overtime match, because of the super 50-50 player Chen Xiao, the Bobcats had more advantages in terms of stability and physical strength, and finally defeated the Eagles with difficulty.

Let's put it this way, after the Bobcats got Battier and lost Cannon and Randolph, although the strength of the starting lineup is still very strong, the entire team lacks enough change and stability.

With small cannons, the Bobcats will not be afraid of teams with small guards.

And with Randolph, the Bobcats will not be afraid of the Magic and Duncan.

But now the two leave, but only in exchange for Battier and Lowry and Livingston who can't play, which makes the Bobcats win all the time, but the changes are somewhat dwarfed.

Therefore, after the two left, the Bobcats' record did not decline but rose, but the Bobcats' strength was indeed declining.

At least, before playing against the Eagles, the Bobcats could fight with their eyes closed.

On February 13, after playing the Hawks, the Bobcats came to Detroit as a guest to face the Pistons, their last opponent before the All-Star Game.

Under the leadership of Billups and McGrady, the Pistons ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference, although they are only one rank away from the Bulls who are eighth in the Eastern Conference.

But the record difference between the two teams is close to 10 wins.

Let's put it this way, the Pistons have locked up the Eastern Conference lottery champion this season.

The Pistons have no desires this season.

This team has nothing to desire, and when the All-Star roster was announced, McGrady entered the All-Star Game and Billups lost the selection. Therefore, McGrady and Billups' personal goals for this season have also been completed.

The best team, the two dare not even think about it, they can't make the playoffs, and don't even think about making the best team now.

Therefore, for McGrady, the main game of the All-Star Weekend is his "last game" of the season.

I listened to Chen Xiao's advice last season, don't fight for injuries in the Pistons, and learn to keep healthy. Now I really know how to keep healthy.

Goji berry tea is never out of hand.

Take this game as an example, Maizi didn't even enter the penalty area in the whole game, pull, pull, pull, finally got Battier pulled, and Battier didn't want to bother with him.

In the end, the Bobcats were on the road, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, one of the most famous away games in the NBA, and easily passed the test 113 to 97.

After the game against the Pistons, the Bobcats had a record of 37 wins and 14 losses in 51 games before the All-Star break.

This record ranks fifth in the East and seventh in the league in terms of record.

But the actual ranking, the Bobcats ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference.

This record is enough for Chen Xiao to get the right to breathe for a long time.

Well, Ao Pangpang, who has now lost his right to breathe, must be envious of Chen Xiao.

But while Ao Pangpang is envious, he will also be pleased. Chen Xiao has the right to breathe this season, which is also good for him.

At least, that poisonous snake won't be the number one player in the league this season!

However, with the arrival of the All-Star Weekend, the chubby figure who missed the chance for the first time still feels very heartbroken...