I’m Really Playing Basketball

Unlike the Bucks, Carlisle was prepared.

Therefore, at the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats, who thought they would be suppressed by their nemesis, the Heat, actually fought with the Heat inextricably before Chen Xiao made any move. The audience on the sidelines and in front of the TV The audience experts were shocked.

But Carlisle was not shocked at all.

As the number one head coach in the NBA now, and he is recognized as a head coach who combines IQ and basketball IQ, a combination of academic school and NBA school, and a head coach who knows everything. When did he only have one plan for a tactical arrangement?

It was precisely because of his understanding of Carlisle that at the end of the first quarter, Jordan looked happy, and the Bobcats players also looked excited.

Only Chen Xiao, his face remained calm.

Chen Xiao knew very well that the first quarter was really just a test by Carlisle.

"This game is not over now, it's the beginning, and now we're still behind."

During the break, Chen Xiao cooled down the excited comrades around him.

The reason why everyone was so excited after playing a game was mainly because the process and memories of playing against the Heat in the past were too painful.

When has it been like this game, when Chen Xiao didn't take any action and they were able to hold the Heat on their own?

It can be said that in the first quarter of this game, they performed an unprecedented performance against the Heat in their career.

Again, there is no problem in saying that the NBA has been a dynasty of the Heat in the past few seasons. After all, even if the Heat did not win the championship that season, the Heat still had a record of 74 wins in the regular season, an unprecedented first place in the regular season. Achievements.

And this season, even though the Heat spent most of their time with Yao Ming training Bosh, they still won 70 games.

In the history of the NBA, there has never been a team like the Heat that can win 70 games as easily as eating and drinking. Never!

Therefore, before the game, many reporters asked Jordan which team was the strongest in NBA history, and who was better, the Heat or the Bulls back then. Joe gave his answer almost without any thought. Answer.

"If you ask which team in the NBA will be the strongest, this is a question for the future, but you have to ask history. There is no doubt that the Heat are stronger. The 1996 Bulls are not as good as the current Heat. If they play a series, We might be able to win two, three games, but we can't win a series because they're the best team in history."

Many former Bulls players were very angry when they heard what Boss Joe said, especially Pi Er Ye. Pi Er Ye bluntly said on TNT: "He is talking nonsense. His words are hurting us, hurting the team, and hurting basketball." !”

"I don't think the 1996 Bulls will lose to the current Heat. Back then, we had the two strongest players in the league, me as the strongest, and Jordan as the second. The Heat have never had the two strongest players in the league. If If you read my latest autobiography, you won’t think like Jordan did that the current Heat can beat the 1996 Bulls!”

Is Boss Qiao talking nonsense?

Of course not, at least Chen Xiao knew it wasn't.

The always proud Boss Qiao said this, of course, because what he said was true.

The Heat may be able to beat him in one or two games, but it is too difficult to beat him in a series. This team has the most stable inside player in the league, Yao Ming, and the second most stable outside player in the league, Wade. Now there are more A sure-fire Iverson.

If the Heat had some problems before, now they really don't have any problems at all.

No blind spots in all directions, 360-degree all-round power.

Facing such an opponent, Chen Xiao was playing as if he was his last opponent this season.

Seeing the determined expression on Chen Xiao's face at this time, all the excitement on the faces of Jordan and the other Bobcats players disappeared.

"Yes, we want to defeat the Heat. We don't stand on the court just to stop being weak in front of the Heat. We stand on the court to beat the Heat!"

"We don't need the vanity of being recognized by the Heat at all!"

Thinking of the psychological shadow that the Heat had caused on themselves, and the way they were complacent about having some dignity in front of the Heat, Joe and the other Bobcat players had a look of shame on their faces.

Of course, Chen Xiao would not be harsh on Boss Qiao and his teammates. This is human nature.

No kidding, many people in the Bobcats have never beaten the Heat in their careers...

So, this is really nothing. No one is a machine, and nothing is accomplished overnight, but grows slowly, especially the Bobcats, who are full of young coaches and young players.

The second quarter between the Bobcats and Heat.

Chen Xiao, who was going to play a full 48 minutes in this game, stayed on the court with Lopez, Aldridge, Barnes, and Daniel Gibson.

Roy usually leads the bench, but this time Roy started the game and Chen Xiao led it.

On the other side, Wade, the head player of the Heat, is also on the court. This also means that he has to play the whole game. Wade is one of the few players in the league who can compete with Chen Xiao physically and can single-handedly support Yao Ming. The existence of energy-saving is a wasted reputation.

Haslem, Chris Bosh, Russell Butler, Wade, Sun Yue, this is the Heat's rotation in the second quarter. Wang Zhizhi played the next four minutes in the first quarter, and the rotation in the second quarter Became Bosh.

As Bosh's substitute, Wang Zhizhi is very qualified, but he is not suitable to partner with Haslem.

Yao Ming can make up for Wang Zhizhi's defensive problems, but Haslem can't. He is short and his defensive deterrent at the basket is not enough.

Therefore, the Heat's rotation this season is like this. When Wang Zhizhi is on the court, he must be with Dayao.

The rotation time in the second quarter is the Bobcats' advantage and the key to whether the Bobcats can win the game.

Whether playing against the Heat, the Lakers or other strong teams, the Bobcats' bench can be said to be the best in the league.

According to Jordan's prediction, the Bobcats should be able to catch up with the score quickly in the second quarter. After all, it was only two points away, and then the Bobcats could quickly open up the score.

The Bobcats were able to catch up quickly, and Jordan was right. In the Heat's first offense in the second quarter, Chen Xiao used Aldridge's pick-and-roll, switched defenses to Bosh, and changed direction to break through Bosh's mid-range. The emergency stop jumper was hit and the two sides were tied!

However, Jordan only guessed half of it right. Although the Bobcats caught up quickly, it was difficult to pull away.

The Heat's rotation has difficulty guarding the Bobcats' Chen De in the pick-and-roll.

On the other side, the Bobcats were also unable to stop the Heat's Bosh and Wade pick-and-roll.

Especially Wade. After Wade used his teammates to fend off Chen Xiao, no Bobcat player could stop him when he got to the basket.

What's more, Wade is not only capable of killing!

Chen Xiao is invincible to the Heat's rotation.

On the other side, Wade is also invincible to the Bobcats' rotation.

Chen Xiao is more comprehensive and better than Wade.

However, NBA games are not about a player's personal strength, but whether their team can limit their opponents while preventing their opponents from limiting themselves.

Obviously, the Bobcats can only prevent their opponents from limiting themselves, but they cannot limit their opponents.

Therefore, the rotation lasted for six minutes in the second quarter. When Yao Ming came on the court again, the score between the two sides was 45 to 45, and the two sides were tied.

The Bobcats won by two points in these six minutes. Of course, the ball is still in the hands of the Bobcats.

But the problem is that at the beginning of the second quarter of this game, the ball was also in the hands of the Bobcats.

Therefore, after the entire rotation, the Bobcats only won by 2 points.

It can be seen that the Bobcats' rotation is indeed stronger, but they cannot stop the Heat's offense with Wade and Bosh as the core.

In the second half of the second quarter, after the starters from both sides returned, the game continued. At this time, Chen Xiao could clearly feel that the Heat's defensive strategy had changed.

At this time, the Heat's inside partners are Yao Ming and Haslem. At this time, even if Chen Xiao and other Bobcat players are all pulled outside the three-point line, the Heat are not attacking so fiercely, but are deliberately shrinking. In general, when Iverson defended Rose, he no longer defended aggressively, but took a very serious step back and fought back, no longer indulging in the thrill of a bullfight.

And this is where Iverson's defense has matured. When I was with the 76ers, I would do whatever Larry Brown asked me to do. Wouldn't that make me lose face?

Now Iverson is obedient. As long as he is obedient, he will not harm the team's tactical system.

Therefore, Iverson is no longer a cancer either on offense or defense.

The same goes for Boss Ke on this point. If Boss Ke was willing to obey when his strength had not reached S, not many people would say that Boss Ke was a cancer.

The Heat's changes have made things a little difficult for the Bobcats.

Because except for Chen Xiao who ran outside and was still closely guarded by Tony Allen, the defense faced by the other Bobcats players was zone defense, without man-to-man marking in the traditional sense.

This needs to test the shooting ability of Bobcat players.

Especially the outside shooting ability.

The Bobcats' outside shooting ability is certainly not weak.

But when you shoot from the outside, the Heat, with Yao Ming, have a huge inside offensive advantage. If there is no chance for Yao Ming to be hit from the outside, it is an opportunity, and the efficiency of the two sides will be very different.

Maybe two games a game, Granger, Roy, Battier and others can win the game by bursting out, but this is a series, a best-of-seven series.

One or two accidents will not affect the trend of the series at all.

And this is why Boss Joe said before the game that the Bulls might win two or three games against the Heat, but they would definitely lose the series in the end.

For the Heat, a team that is stable both inside and outside, but at an epic level, the more games in the series, the stronger they become.

If it were a best-of-five series, Jordan would never say that the Bulls were inferior to the Heat.

Relying on the stability of its strong internal and external offense, as the only team in the NBA that will not have a scoring drought, the Heat's offensive stability is really disappointing.

At the very least, it would be a dream for other Heat players to compare with the Heat in terms of offensive efficiency without Chen Xiao attacking.

The 50-50 scoreline in the first quarter was just an illusion, because the Heat's power forward was replaced by Brother Wang. Although Brother Wang is strong, he will contain Yao Ming's defense. Yao Ming will prioritize his energy in order to defend Brother Wang. Defensively, not offensively.

In the second quarter, Yao was surrounded by Haslem and Bosh. These two did not need Yao Ming to spend extra energy to defend them.

57 to 61!

At the end of the half, the Bobcats trailed by 4 points.

In fact, 4 points is not a lot in the NBA, only two rounds.

Therefore, the score is not the most desperate. The most desperate thing is that the Bobcats feel that if Chen Xiao does not attack the three-pointer on the offensive end, the Bobcats will never be able to catch up with the Heat.

Two points down, no team in NBA history can match the Heat with perfect Yao Ming, injury-free Wade, and Bosh next to them.

Even if Chen Xiao has the strongest two-point shooting ability in history, he can't beat four hands with just two fists.

Chen Xiao's two points were 100, while those of Yao Ming and Wade were 98 and 97.

In the end, the game becomes a boiling frog.

To be honest, Jordan doesn't want to be boiled to death by the Heat and Carlisle.

But he didn't want to rashly gamble on three-pointers, even if Chen Xiao's three-pointers were among the top three in history.

Why doesn't Jordan like three-pointers so much?

Especially if you don’t like three-pointers in the playoffs?

Because in playoff games, especially very high-intensity playoff games, players' physical strength is exhausted very quickly.

As the game progresses, offensive players will have less physical strength, and Jordan is no exception. As physical strength decreases, the control of three-pointers will decrease, and the accuracy will decrease.

When it comes to three-pointers in the playoffs, they become less and less effective the more you play. When you break into the playoffs, the more you break into the basket, the more people are under the basket, and the less reliable it becomes.

Only CIC is the eternal king of the playoffs, stable, stable, stable.

Therefore, when Boss Qiao was the head coach, although he encouraged his players to practice more three-pointers, he did not encourage his players to rely on three-pointers.

Because Jordan knows that in high-intensity playoff games, the most important thing to rely on is the mid-range shot, which is two points.

If Chen Xiao really needs to bet on his strong three-point shot, then the Bobcats would be admitting defeat, but the series rather than the game.

Let Chen Xiao gamble on three points, not to win the series, but to gain face by winning one or two games.

So, in the third quarter, Jordan gritted his teeth and let Chen Xiao attack hard, but instead of attacking for three points, he attacked for two points. In the middle distance, it was difficult for two fists to defeat four hands?

No matter how difficult it is, he will try it!

Because this is the way to win this series!

When playing against a team like the Heat, you can't take any chances or make any mistakes!

You must not gamble your life until you are in a truly desperate situation!

Although I love gambling!

Carlisle, who had already prepared Jordan and the Bobcats to gamble like gamblers in the third quarter, was surprised to see Chen Xiao still not betting on three points in the third quarter.

"It seems I underestimated Jordan too much."

Being able to overcome his own personality and his own desire, although he is a novice coach, he is already considered a famous coach.

"The chosen one in the coaching world, he truly deserves his reputation."

At this time, Carlisle, as the league's number one head coach, was full of praise for Jordan.

Jordan's persistence allowed Chen Xiao to compete with Wade and Yao Ming for two points in the third quarter.

The Bobcats went from a four-point deficit to six points.

It was still a desperate loss of two points in one quarter. The efficiency of Chen Xiao's attack seemed to be the same as that of others.

But is it really the same?

No, it's just that when others are attacking, Wade and Yao Ming haven't gone all out yet.

It wasn't until Chen Xiao attacked hard that the two of them really went all out.

Two fists and four hands, and he was two points behind.

Jordan is satisfied.

However, the score is still in a desperate state of never being able to catch up.

In the fourth quarter, faced with such a situation, Jordan finally couldn't help it anymore and allowed Chen Xiao to attack with a three-pointer when Chen Xiao was exhausted from playing for 36 consecutive minutes.

Facing the Heat's offense, which is still as stable as Mount Tai.

Chen Xiao's bet at the end of the rape was naturally impossible to succeed.

114 to 122, the Bobcats lost to the Heat by 8 points on the road.

Lose two points in each quarter.

It feels like acting, like playing Japanese mahjong, where every game is plus or minus zero.

But this is not acting.

But Yao Ming played too calmly. Throughout the game, the Bobcats failed to force the strongest Yao Ming out. No one inside the Bobcats, including Chen Xiao, could be beaten by Yao Ming. It was impossible to break Yao Ming's control.

This game made Jordan clearly realize that the kingly way cannot defeat the Heat.

The Bobcats can only gamble their lives in this series. Although he doesn't want to, the Bobcats can only gamble their lives if they want to beat the Heat.

Because of this game, the Bobcats' players performed well enough.

In this game, Chen Xiao made 17 of 30 shots, 3 of 9 three-pointers, and 7 of 8 free throws. He scored 44 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in the game. This game was Chen Xiao's best performance against the Heat in his career. One of the better performances.

In addition, Roy made 9 of 16 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 20 points. Granger made 7 of 15 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 16 points. Rose scored 16 points in his first postseason game. In the game, he made 5 of 9, scored 14 points and 6 assists. Battier made 2 of 6, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 8 points.

Aldridge, who was a substitute in this game, performed very well. He made 4 of 6 shots in the game, scored 8 points and had 10 rebounds, 4 of which were offensive rebounds. You know, he was on the court in this game. For 16 minutes, it can be said that he and Chen Xiao supported the Bobcats' rotation advantage during the rotation.

As for the Heat, Wade made 12 of 22 in this game, 7 of 7 free throws, and scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Yao Ming made 12 of 19 shots and 8 of 8 free throws in this game. He scored 32 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks in the game.

Iverson and Bosh scored 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting respectively.

Another player in double figures, Tony Allen, was 4 of 4 and scored 10 points.

The reason why Tony Allen's shooting percentage is so high is not because he is accurate, but because Yao Ming's inside advantage is too great, which gives Tony Allen many opportunities to steal chickens.

Although Tony Allen is not good offensively, he is very good at stealing chickens under the basket.

As an outside player, he takes 60% of his shots at the basket, which is higher than Yao Ming, who takes less than 40% of his shots at the basket.

Obviously, Tony Allen's shots under the basket were all stolen chickens after running and cutting.

This style of play would be very frustrating for other teams, but next to Yao Ming, he is like a duck in water.

Historically, Tony Allen also stole the show next to the two big men in black and white.

It can be said that the Heat's players are not only strong in strength, but also have really strong chemical reactions.

In G1 of the Eastern Conference, the Bobcats lost, but after the game, Carlisle and the Heat were full of praise for Chen Xiao, Jordan, and the Bobcats players.

The entire post-match press conference had no atmosphere at all.

Jordan was really not happy about this.

"Chen, I really hope that the post-match press conference of this game will be full of gunpowder."

Jordan sighed, while Chen Xiao nodded slightly.

Well, the Bobcats didn't even show the Heat's anger in front of the Heat.

To be honest, this is really not very satisfying.

Compared with brothers and sisters from the Bobcats and Heat.

The next day in the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Mavericks, the smell of gunpowder was too strong.