I’m Really Playing Basketball

For Xiaopao, meeting Britney for the first time in the playoffs made him very excited and excited, and he was looking forward to the moment of revenge coming soon.

But sometimes, there is a big difference between expectations and reality.

On April 17, 2010, the first round of the NBA playoffs officially started. There were four matchups on the first day, three of which were in the Eastern Conference. The Bobcats ranked first in the Eastern Conference, the Raptors ranked third in the Eastern Conference, and the Raptors ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks made a collective appearance, and the only Western Conference matchup was the Clippers, fourth in the Western Conference, against the Nuggets, fifth in the Western Conference.

Among the four games today, the Raptors and Cavaliers are the first game, and the Bobcats and Magic are the second game.

Therefore, Chen Xiao, who is very concerned about Xiao Zhan, watched the game between the Raptors and the Cavaliers.

There is indeed a gap between the two teams. The Raptors are a mature team, and the Cavaliers, except for James, are basically on the road.

Therefore, in a sense, this game is not that exciting and intense.

As for the battle for the No. 1 center in the future that many people are looking forward to, Oden is indeed a bit green in front of Milicic.

Now Milicic is recognized as a super giant, Nowitzki + Garnett, the ceiling of technical centers, while Oden is now the ceiling of physical centers. These two different styles, in the playoffs , or technical flow is more useful. After all, Milicic is not without a body. Although he has lost weight, Milicic has never been a physically weak player.

The result of the duel between a top-notch center with a good body and a top-notch center with a rough technique is actually very predictable.

Oden basically has no way to deal with Milicic, but Milicic has many ways to deal with Oden.

"Not to mention technology, Oden doesn't even know how to use his own body now."

O'Neal next to Chen Xiao gave his own evaluation of the duel between the two young people.

He has nothing to say about Milicic, he is indeed strong.

But Oden does have a lot to complain about.

I'm in good health, but I don't know how to use it yet.

Oden also has O'Neal in his mold.

If he could control his physical abilities like O'Neal, even if he couldn't defeat Olajuwon, his performance wouldn't be too ugly.

In the eyes of the media and fans, this duel between Oden and Milicic is a bit like the previous duel between O'Neal and Olajuwon.

But in this game, it seems that the third-year Oden has not yet reached the level of the third-year O'Neal.

Therefore, the Cavaliers' disastrous away defeat served as a reminder to James that the Cavaliers' reconstruction is still on the way.

After the battle between the Cavaliers and the Raptors, the next game will be the Bobcats' home game against the Magic. Before the game, O'Neal was saying that he wanted Howard, this annoying little guy, to imitate him in everything and not be like him in everything.

O'Neal has had a lot of grievances with Howard over the years.

Howard was a bunch of enemies in the Spurs and the Suns led by O'Neal. They always met in the playoffs, and they were inseparable every time. There must be some grudges.

In the past, the Spurs were stronger and the Suns were weaker, so it was difficult for O'Neal to completely vent his anger on Howard.

But it's different now. With the Bobcats as a big backer, O'Neal played so comfortably in this game.

In this game, O'Neal still partnered with Chen Xiao to play inside. After Chen Xiao attracted Howard's defense, he used his excellent vision and legendary ability to always allow O'Neal to find offensive opportunities at the basket.

The whole world knows that no matter how old O'Neal is, as long as you let him get to the basket, he will be a monster.

The entire team pointed at the Magic, who were assisted by Howard on defense, and could not solve this problem at all. In the end, Magic coach Van Gundy, who didn't like to use big money, was forced to use big money, and things got a little better after that.

But after Ben came on the court, the Magic team, which was full of stars on the offensive end, naturally fell completely off the field.

Like the Cavaliers, this Magic team led by Arenas and Howard still has a long way to go before it can get away from teams like the Raptors and Bobcats.

128 to 111, the Bobcats easily defeated the Magic in the first game of the playoffs.

This score doesn't even look like a playoff game.

This is still the whole game. If the budget is not brought up in the half of the game, you will feel that this game is not like the playoffs.

In this game, Chen Xiao made 9 of 16, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He played 36 minutes and easily scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Apart from Chen Xiao, the best performer in this game was of course O'Neal. O'Neal played 26 minutes in this game, made 8 of 8, 6 of 8 free throws, and scored 22 points and 10 rebounds. It can be said that he beat Howard on the offensive end. Vomited.

In addition to Chen Xiao and O'Neal, Granger made 5 of 12 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 17 points.

Rose made 6 of 10, scoring 15 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.

The base team scored 1 of 4, with 4 points and 8 assists. Roy and Aldridge, who were on the bench, scored 14 points and 12 points respectively. They were both very efficient. One was 4 of 6, and the other was 8. Hit 5.

Looking at the statistics of the main players of the Bobcats in this game, except for the boss, everyone else is very efficient, and the number of shots taken is also very low.

Therefore, many people say that these Bobcats players have indeed lost their talents in the Bobcats. In fact, they can have more and brighter choices.

In the Bobcats, even if Chen Xiao cedes the hand and ball rights again, it will be difficult for them to truly obtain unlimited firing rights. And many of them, if they go to other teams, can have unlimited firing rights.

Therefore, these Bobcats players are really exciting to watch.

However, in these hot-eyed moments, they will think of Jordan's horror.

In addition to O'Neal, Kidd, and Chen Xiao, these people, Granger, Rose, Roy, and Aldridge were all selected by Jordan.

Even the biggest dark horse in the regular season this season, Monta Alice, who has been firmly awarded the Most Improved Player, and a group of other players who have shined after leaving the Bobcats were all selected by Jordan.

After Jordan became the general manager of the Bobcats, he claimed that he had never missed a draft pick.

A blank team with nothing relied on his vision to win the championship early, and also formed the NBA's first rotation lineup early.

Regardless of whether the Bobcats are the strongest or not, this team's rotation has always been great.

Back in the NBA playoffs, after Chen Xiao led the Bobcats to defeat the Magic at home, he was not in the mood to humiliate Howard or Arenas like O'Neal.

He's friends with Howard and Arenas and doesn't have O'Neal's motivations.

So after Chen Xiao finished attending the press conference, he was ready to go home and follow the game between the Clippers and the Nuggets.

Chen Xiao is quite looking forward to the first playoff showdown between Xiao Pao and Xiao Tiantian, and Xiao Zhan is also looking forward to it.

Except for him and Xiao Zhan, who often met in the playoffs, they basically never met each other.

Xiao Tiantian's encounter with Xiao Pao this time was considered to be the first time other than Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan (leading a team alone.).

Therefore, Chen Xiao has a few more levels of expectations for this game than other ordinary fans.

He hopes that this game can be extremely exciting.

As for Xiao Pao joking before the game that the game would be 58, Chen Xiao also laughed it off.

Neither the Clippers nor the Nuggets have the possibility of scoring this score.

However, what surprised Chen Xiao was that at the end of the game, just as the 'magic calculator' predicted, the game really came out at 58!

The Nuggets, led by Britney Anthony, actually beat the Clippers 121-63 on the road!

No more, no less, just 58 points!

So much so that at the end of the game, Chen Xiao opened his mouth wide as he looked at Xiao Pao, who was already sitting on the sidelines with his eyes blank on TV.

And what is very similar to the previous 58 is that Britney has actually stopped. Britney, who scored 26 points in the first three quarters, did not play in the fourth quarter at all. It is really not that Britney wants to play 58. eight.

Xiao Tiantian is actually a very loyal person.

But the key is that the other players on the Nuggets are really brutal.

Especially the group of bench gangsters headed by Jr. Smith.

The Nuggets bench outscored the Clippers bench by 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Among them, the last three-pointer that was 58 points away was made by Jr. Smith.

Looking at the big score on TV, Chen Xiao felt a little heavy.

Chen Xiao and Xiaopao have been teammates for so long, and he certainly knows that Xiaopao, who has always been stubborn, strong and proud, cares about this number very much.

But this number did not dilute because of this game, but deepened.

After all, in the playoffs, it was still at home and they lost by 58 points. This is really impressive.

I am afraid that from now on, Xiaopao will not be able to escape the curse of this number throughout his career.

It can only be said that in this game, the young people of the Clippers really screwed up the little cannons.

Among them is DeAndre Jordan from the Bobcats.

Regardless of the fact that the Clippers' regular season record is ahead of the Nuggets, in terms of the thickness and strength of the lineup, the gap between the Clippers and the Nuggets is really obvious.

The Nuggets have been a strong team for a long time, and their background is really deep.

And what about the Clippers?

It was only after the arrival of Xiaopao that it fully emerged. Before, it was basically three hits here and two hits there. Moreover, most of the veterans in the past have left, and most of the players surrounding Xiaopao are young people.

In the playoffs, it's really not very friendly to young people.

In short, the first game of the playoffs between the Nuggets and Clippers started in a way that no one else expected at all.

Many people think that the first round of the playoffs is the least interesting matchup.

Unexpectedly, this game actually contributed to a super, super, huge meme that will be circulated in the NBA for decades in the future.

Before the first round of this year's playoffs, many people said that this group would be very intense, and that group would be very lively.

But in the end, the actual situation was completely different.

In the playoffs between the Bobcats and the Magic, the Bobcats easily swept the Magic 4-0. Howard and Arenas' Magic team was swept by the Heat last season and was swept by the Bobcats this season. They did not win a single playoff victory in the two seasons. Many Magic fans now doubt whether it was right to trade Duncan, Parker and Ginobili to exchange Prince for Arenas and Howard.

If Duncan was still with the Magic, it would be impossible for the Magic to win in the playoffs.

When Duncan came back, who dared to treat the Magic as a weakling?

Now, magic is a soft persimmon that everyone wants to pinch.

The Magic's overall strength is not weak, but they really set up the feud between Howard and Arenas.

The Magic didn't expect that the two of them worked so closely together with Ron Howard, but without Ron Howard, they would be so loose.

So many Magic fans are looking forward to the Magic getting Ron Howard back.

However, this should be very difficult.

After all, Luo Ge is now one of the Spurs' flags and one of the greatest players in Spurs history.

The Heat, which is second in the Eastern Conference, and the Bulls, which is seventh in the Eastern Conference, the Heat also swept the Bulls 4-0.

This is very surprising. It stands to reason that the young Bulls have improved and should play better.

But it never happened. Big Z is indeed old, and Bulls power forward Luol Deng encountered Chris Bosh, who has the same style but is stronger than him. This series struggled a bit.

Moreover, this series does have some elements of luck. Even if it is a sweep, the Bulls do not lose much in each game. The problem arises. The Heat are indeed one of the most stable teams in the league at critical moments. They play key goals. Young people like the Bulls really can't beat the Heat.

The third-place Raptors and Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference were 4-1 in this matchup. The Cavaliers relied on James' incredible 51 points, 18 rebounds and 8 assists to win at their home court in two overtimes. A victory.

In the West, the Lakers, the No. 1 team in the West, swept the Trail Blazers 4-0, the Spurs, the No. 2 team in the West, swept the Jazz 4-0, and the Timberwolves, the No. 3 team in the West, defeated the Mavericks 4-1. In this series, Tracy McGrady averaged 10 points per game. 30+6+6, and the hit rate is also a very low 47%.

After leaving the brutal Eastern Conference playoffs and coming to the West to play in the Western Conference playoffs for the first time, Maizi felt like a king.

He was able to score 35 seconds and 13 points in the Eastern Conference. When he came to the Eastern Conference, there were really few players who could compete with him. What's more, his teammates also include Garnett and Pierce and many other good players.

By the way, Chen Xiao's good friend Driver still hasn't solved the problem of smaller players supporting him this season.

The Clippers, fourth in the Western Conference, lost to the Nuggets 1-4.

Of the eight games in the first round, seven did not reach the sixth game.

Only in this series where the Bucks and Nets played five small forwards against five forwards, the two teams went all the way to the tiebreaker.

In the end, with Durant scoring 13 of 25 in the tiebreaker and scoring 39 points, the Bucks defeated the Nets and advanced.

The duel between the five forwards and the five small players eventually turned into a singles battle with unlimited defense changes.

In the end, Nets leader Carter failed to win over his fan Durant.

Such a loss hurts for Pat Riley.

Carter, Marion, Richard Jefferson, Joe Johnson, Martin...

This kind of five-forward is very beautiful, but when you encounter an opponent who can match you 50-50, his beautiful lineup will show its flaws.

Even if the team's boss is Carter, who has only taken advantage of someone once, he still seems to be of insufficient level.

Especially when compared with Chen Xiao and Durant...

This is really a sigh. He realized his ideals in the Nets, but he did not lead the players to realize their dreams.

After the first round of the playoffs, the league's major regular season awards began to be awarded one after another. There is no doubt that Chen Xiao won the regular season MVP.

But what is somewhat surprising is that the MVP Chen Xiao won this time was a unanimous MVP.