I’m Really Playing Basketball

On May 18, 2010, two days after the Miami Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, G1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Bobcats and the Heat started on time at the Charlotte Bobcat Arena.

The Heat and Bobcats, Yao Ming and Chen Xiao, the three creators of this era, will usher in each other's peak for the first time.

Although the three have played against each other in the playoffs before, the strengths of the two sides are not on the same level. Sometimes, Chen Xiao's team is much stronger, and sometimes, Yao Ming and Wade's teams are much stronger.

But this time, the strength of the two teams is really about the same.

Therefore, regarding this round of strong-power dialogue, experts and media in the United States are also very divided.

Whether it's ESPN, TNT, or other media, the experts and celebrities they hired voted for it, and the supporters of the two teams were basically split 50-50.

Very anxious.

It is precisely because of this anxiety that experts and fans on both sides of the United States are almost quarreling.

There is no way. Although the game between the Bobcats and the Heat is the Eastern Conference Finals, the media here in the United States treats it like the finals.

At least in terms of public opinion, this is not the finals staged in advance, but the finals itself!

Therefore, whether it is intentional or sincere, the media is creating a atmosphere of finals-level excitement.

Compared with the rumbling artillery fire in the United States, China is much more harmonious.

Because both the Heat and the Bobcats are their home teams.

In China, the number of fans who support Chen Xiao and Yao Ming is about 70-70. It is difficult to argue with such a ratio of fans.

And the most important thing is that whether it is Chen Xiao or Yao Ming, they are both winners in the NBA and majors.

Chen Xiao has won a total of 3 championships, 3 FMVPs and 2 MVPs so far in his NBA career.

Yao Ming has won a total of 3 championships, 2 FMVP and 1 MVP in his NBA career so far.

In the current various versions of NBA historical status selection, Chen Xiao is definitely in the top ten, while Yao Ming is almost on the edge of the top ten, and there is not much competition.

In fact, the most important thing is that Chen Xiao and Yao Ming are the two leaders of the Chinese team and comrades who grew up together.

Although the fan base of the two is 73%, most of Chen Xiao's fans with 70% second favorite player should be Yao Ming.

Among Yao Ming's three-point fans, the second favorite is probably Chen Xiao.

Therefore, it can be seen from the relaxed expression of Teacher Zhang at this time that the expressions on the faces of Teacher Zhang and Xiao Su are completely different from the tense and tense atmosphere of their American counterparts.

"For Chinese fans, in this Eastern Conference Finals, whether the Heat advance or the Bobcats advance, as long as they play their style and play at a high level, we all support and bless them. The Heat and Bobcats are the favorites to win the championship this season. I hope They can achieve the results they want most this season, and I hope they can bring another happy summer to Chinese fans."

At this time, Xiao Su next to Teacher Zhang, as well as Teacher Xu and Xiao Yang next to him, all nodded continuously after Teacher Zhang finished speaking.

What Teacher Zhang said was just two words, pattern!

Because of the brave advancement of Chinese players in the NBA, CCTV has a total of three teams in the United States.

One is the team of Teacher Xu and Xiao Yang who follow Yao Ming.

There is also a team of Teacher Zhang and Xiao Su who follow Chen Xiao.

The other one is responsible for the western part, and is also responsible for the teams of Lao Han and Xiao Wang such as A Lian, Xiao Chen Xiaozhu and others.

Therefore, this time the Bobcats play the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals, it is definitely a great integration of the CCTV team.

Because the Jazz and Spurs have already been eliminated, the Lao Han team is now in Charlotte and on the scene, but they have not left the country.

Although the duel between the Bobcats and the Heat is not very exciting in China, both fans and experts are very interested. After all, this is the first peak-to-peak showdown between Chen Xiao and Yao Ming in so many years together.

It has a bit of a full moon night and the meaning of the top of the Forbidden City.

And considering Chen Xiao and Yao Ming's achievements in the NBA, they really deserve to be named as Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue.

In the first round of this year's Western Conference playoffs, the Spurs beat the Jazz, and the little pig beat Xiao Chen. They definitely can't live up to the meaning of the Forbidden City on a full moon night.

The relationship between the two teams, the Bobcats and the Heat, is really special. The two teams are the biggest rivals in this era. At the same time, the players in the two teams have too many complicated relationships.

Therefore, this game, even the warm-up before the game, is full of highlights.

Many experts and reporters in the United States were staring at almost every frame of expressions on the faces of Chen Xiao, Yao Ming Wade and others and interpreting them.

The complex relationship between the three-person family is definitely the most exciting aspect of this game besides the game itself.

On the court, the players of the two teams, who were watched by the whole world from all angles, finished their warm-up, and the five starting players of the two teams also walked to the court one after another.

The starters for the Heat in this game are Yao Ming, Chris Bosh, Quentin Richardson, Tony Allen and Wade.

This is the Heat's regular starting lineup for the second half of the season. After O'Neal left, Quentin Richardson followed in O'Neal's footsteps and reached a buyout with the Suns. He voluntarily gave up half a year's salary with the Suns and joined with a basic salary. Heat.

O'Neal's departure can be said to have completely destroyed the Suns, the powerful team in the Western Conference.

O'Neal went to the Bobcats, Quentin Richardson went to the Heat, Fisher returned to the Lakers, and Rasheed Wallace went to the Timberwolves. Barbosa was the only major player in the team. and Stoudemire.

Therefore, this season, the Suns, one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference in the past few years, did not even make the playoffs.

The team originally built for O'Neal completely disappeared with O'Neal's departure.

O'Neal has performed very well since coming to the Bobcats, and Quentin Richardson's performance with the Heat is not bad either.

Although he is not a perfect replacement for Iverson, his three-point shooting in the starting lineup is still very threatening. After all, this big Q has never been to New York and has not been destroyed by Larry Brown.

Historically, Big Q was also on the Heat this year, playing in the playoffs for the second time in his career, and he was still very threatening with a precise three-pointer.

In this time and space, Big Q is certainly performing better now. In this season's playoffs, he averaged 11 points per game, shot 42% from three-point range, and averaged 1.9 steals per game.

Both offense and defense are very suitable for Wade and Yao Ming's system.

It is precisely because he is more suitable for Wade and Yao Ming's system than Sun Yue that in the second half of the season, Sun Yue was firmly forced to the bench.

As for the Bobcats, the Bobcats' starting lineup is O'Neal, Chen Xiao, Granger, Kidd, and Rose.

Aldridge and Roy were not used in the starting lineup. Jordan's meaning was very clear, that is, the starting lineup and the Heat fought for defense and consumption, mainly to consume Yao Ming's physical strength.

Then focus on rotating the lineup for the decisive victory.

Although Quentin Richardson can replace Iverson in the main position, and may even do better, but in the rotation, Iverson's position is not that easy to replace.

Therefore, if the Bobcats want to achieve Jordan's vision, they must really be able to do these two things.

The Bobcats' starting lineup can indeed consume Yao Ming and the Heat.

At the same time, the Bobcats' rotation lineup of Lopez, Aldridge, Battier, Barnes and Roy can indeed beat the Heat's rotation, forcing Yao Ming to play early, which makes Yao Ming play too much in the previous games. , insufficient physical strength, thus losing the power of a nuclear weapon at the critical moment of the game.

In the center of the court, Yao Ming and O'Neal, two of the NBA's greatest jumpball masters, just jumped a little and symbolically amid the laughter of the fans.

The result was of course the taller Yao Ming, who won this duel between 'masters'.

Yao Ming's jump ball won the first attack of the game for the Heat. The game officially started. Under Rose's expanded defense, Wade calmly and slowly dribbled the ball across half court and advanced the ball behind the three-point line. After Yao Ming stood there and made a pick-and-roll, facing O'Neal's defense, Wade changed direction and easily passed O'Neal. Facing Chen Xiao's defense, he passed the ball to Tony Allen, who was cutting in the air. Lun dunked successfully under the basket.

Because of the Bobcats' defense this time, O'Neal had to take the initiative to delay, so the Bobcats' defense seemed very loose.

After all, apart from O'Neal, the Bobcats don't have a big man under the basket.

After Chen Xiao was attracted by Wade, the biggest big man under the basket was Bosh. If you want to bite Bosh again, then Tony Allen, who is good at air cuts and can defend being let go, will have a chance.

Tony Allen is truly an amazing player.

When I say Allen is amazing, I'm not talking about his defense, but his offense.

Teacher Tony's shooting is not good, and his defense is always missed by others. However, on the offensive end, Teacher Tony can always punish his opponents' defensive strategies against him.

This is because of his cutting ability.

Many players who were released by other teams, such as Robertson of the Thunder in history, after he was released, they could only wait there like a piece of wood, watching their teammates play 4-on-5 on the offensive end. , if this is the case, your opponent will certainly succeed in letting you go.

But Tony Allen is different from these people. He will not stand there like a pillar and watch his teammates attack. He will actively cut to the basket, look for opportunities, and be reasonable when facing Yao Ming, Wade, Bosh and Big Q, these four people, and most teams in the NBA are not easy to defend against the five people, and this creates too many opportunities for Tony Allen.

Tony Allen's excellent cutting ability gives many teams a headache when they release him.

This season, Tony Allen averaged double figures in both the regular season and playoffs, and accounted for 70% of his shots at the basket, which is higher than Yao Ming.

The Bobcats' defense allowed the Heat to get such an easy opportunity. The only reason is that O'Neal made his own decision to go outside to help defend.

O'Neal went to delay, but not only had no effect, but also helped the Heat empty the Bobcats' basket.

The Bobcats let O'Neal start, of course not to let O'Neal delay Yao Ming.

If the Bobcats really need a good pick-and-roll delay, wouldn't it be better to use Roy Hibbert?

However, for the crazy O'Neal, asking him to show off to Yao Ming at the beginning of the game to make his presence felt is permissible.

Only when O'Neal is willful can he be passionate, and only when he is passionate can he carry out the Bobcats' tactical requirements for him without compromise.

You see, after being "humiliated" by Wade on the defensive end, O'Neal took the initiative to get the ball under the basket to beat Yao Ming on the offensive end.

Seeing O'Neal's crazy confrontation with Yao Ming under the basket, other Bobcat players who had some objections to O'Neal's willful running out to help defend now all put aside all their dissatisfaction.

"In the entire NBA, there is only one center like O'Neal who can sit and play with Yao Ming!"

Teacher Zhang next to him couldn't help but admired that Milicic, the future number one center, might not be able to control the basketball in his hands if he sat under the basket and played Yao Ming.

But O'Neal, as long as you don't get double-teamed, he can score and beat Yao Ming under the basket for 24 seconds and consume Yao Ming for 24 seconds.

O'Neal's ability to fight and control the ball at the basket gives him a natural advantage when it comes to consuming opposing defenders.

Therefore, seeing O'Neal sitting on the court and beating Yao Ming like this, Heat coach Rick Carlisle wanted to laugh and cry off the court.

However, the movement of Carlisle's hand was not firm at all, signaling Wade to let Kidd go quickly, and clamped harder.

Even if Kidd shoots more than 40% of his three-pointers this season, that is still something that can be defended.

However, a swipe!

This season's Ji boss, if you dare to let him go, he really dares to score!

With the basketball intelligence of Boss Ji, he certainly knew that the Heat asked Wade to attack him in this game, hoping that Wade could be a defensive free man and let him attack O'Neal and Chen Xiao at any time.

At this time, the more he needs to act decisively and resolutely.

If you don't take action and pass the ball back to Chen Xiao or O'Neal, you will make your teammates jump and make your opponents feel that their defensive strategy is correct.

Only by resolutely taking action can your opponent be frightened. If you make a move, your opponent will definitely be weak. Even if you don't make a move, your opponent will be shocked.

Although Keith is a great shooter, no one will say that he is soft at critical moments. After all, it was Master Keith who beat Reggie Miller with a three-pointer back then.

3 to 2!

The Bobcats took the lead.

This offense was almost perfect for the Bobcats. It not only consumed Yao Ming but also scored.

The Bobcats' attack this time also made Carlisle worried and vigilant on the sidelines.

However, this is a conspiracy by Jordan, just like the pick-and-roll between Wade and Yao Ming is a conspiracy. Letting O'Neal sit under the basket and beat Yao Ming is also a conspiracy. You can't let Bosh guard O'Neal or Haslem. To guard O'Neal.

Therefore, he could only accept that after 9 minutes of the first quarter of this game, the two teams were tied 24-24, but Yao Ming was sweating from the court and was replaced along with O'Neal who was also sweating.

In the first quarter, Yao Ming played for a long time and at the same time, he was also a little tired.

This is the last thing the Heat and Carlisle want to see.

At the same time, this is what O'Neal means to the Bobcats, and why so many experts say that this season the Bobcats have the confidence to defeat the Heat.

On the other side, compared to the worried Carlisle, Jordan was happy.

"Michael, the effect of Shaq taking a break from the entire series with the Bucks has appeared. He is now both hungry for the game and full of energy!"

After all, Yao Ming's opponent is one of the opponents who can stimulate O'Neal the most.

"So, we now have an advantage, and the advantage may be huge!"