I’m Really Playing Basketball

In this Eastern Conference semifinals with the Bobcats, although he lost to Chen Xiao again, James saw the hope of defeating Chen Xiao, and the hope was really right in front of him.

However, this is all for the future. Back to the present, Chen Xiao led the Bobcats to win G7 and completed an epic comeback after falling behind 1 to 3. This made Chen Xiao, Jordan and the Bobcats popular in the NBA again. There is no law.

I have to say that in this time and space, a comeback from a 1-3 deficit is really a miracle.

Especially in the Eastern Conference semifinals of this year's playoffs, where there was still a comparison, the Heat went 1-3 against the Bucks, but in the end they didn't make much of a splash and lost 2-4.

But Bobcat, in the end, really changed his fate against the odds.

Therefore, after the series with the Cavaliers ended, Wade and Dayao called Chen Xiao to congratulate him, and at the same time, they were also filled with resentment.

There is no way. In the past two seasons, the Heat's imaginary enemy is the Bobcats. The idea of ​​​​building the team is also aimed at the Bobcats, and the team's configuration is also to better defeat the Bobcats.

But for two consecutive seasons, the Heat were killed by the Bucks without even seeing the Bobcats.

This is actually quite a hurtful thing.

This shows that Pat Riley's idea of ​​building the Heat's team after his return is completely wrong.

Pat Riley's decision to keep Chris Bosh over Rick Carlisle turned out to be a mistake.

Without Bosh and Tony Allen, the Heat lost their king against the Bucks.

Although these two people are of limited use when fighting Bobcats, they are really useful when fighting Bucks.

If these two people are there, the Heat's defense will never be shot through by Curry, Durant and Ray Allen.

Wade and Yao Ming talked a lot with Chen Xiao, and they talked for a long time.

Chen Xiao could also hear the disappointment of the two people.

This is actually understandable.

Before the Bobcats defeated the Cavaliers, many experts said the era of the Bobcats and Heat was over.

Although Chen Xiao and the Bobcats slapped these people in the face with victory in the end, these people said that the era of the Heat is over, and this is actually true.

Because now, the two core players of the Heat, Yao Ming, are already 32 years old, and Wade is also over 30 years old.

For a big center like Yao Ming, 32 years old is really a hurdle. Although Yao Ming's career in this time and space is very healthy, as a 2.26-meter super big center, he has to bear more responsibilities than ordinary big centers. There are many pressures from the earth and the body.

From this season onwards, he will have to bear an increasing load every season to achieve the same strength and performance.

As for Wade, Wade is now over 30 and heading towards 31 years old.

With Wade's style of play, although he has not suffered serious knee injuries in this time and space, his style of play will definitely not be so exciting at this age.

Wade has played very smart in the past and is very good at using his breakthrough deterrence, which allows him to make sudden shots with ease.

Even if you don't break through, you can still scare your opponent with a breakthrough.

But when he reaches the age of 31, his breakthrough deterrence will put less pressure on opponents.

When opponents are defending him, they will slowly start to lose their belief that Wade, who is already so old, can break through in such a way that hurts himself. At least they don't believe that he can break through indefinitely in one game. .

In this case, the opponent's defense against Wade will focus on preventing shots rather than lightning breakthroughs.

This will force Wade to break through with lightning. If you don't break through with lightning, then you will have to make difficult shots.

Therefore, Wade's offensive environment will also become worse.

Therefore, many people say that these two seasons are the final peak of the combination of Wade and Yao Ming.

After all, even if the OK combination of O'Neal and Kobe is as strong as them, it actually started to collapse after O'Neal passed the age of 32.

You may not believe in destiny, but the laws of history do need to be respected.

And this is also the reason why Yao Ming will withdraw from the Chinese national team after this year's Olympic Games.

His current age can no longer support him to continue to shoulder all the burdens between the national team and the Heat.

Regarding this point, Yao Ming has already made plans and has known about it for a long time.

After all, Yao Ming's decision to retire from the national team in 2012 was not decided at this time. He and Chen Xiao had such a plan two years ago.

Therefore, although Wade and Yao Ming have been NBA veterans for ten years, no matter how open-minded they are, they will feel very uncomfortable when they see that what they are pursuing may become further and further away from them in the future.

Of course, if Yao Ming and Wade don't want to leave the Heat, they actually have many other things they can pursue.

Take Yao Ming, for example. His total points in the regular season with the Heat have exceeded 19,000 points, and next season will reach 20,000 points. It is absolutely possible to reach more than 25,000 points in his career, and Yao Ming's total points in the playoffs have also exceeded 20,000 points. After scoring 3,700 points, it is possible to break through 5,000 points in his career.

If such data accumulation is really achieved, with Yao Ming's achievements of leading 3 championships, 2 FMVPs, and 1 MVP, his historical position in the NBA will be very stable and he will not fall out of the top fifteen. At the very least, In twenty years, it will be difficult to fall out of the top fifteen. In any era in the future, he will be a historical center in the NBA.

The same is true for Wade. Wade's total score in the regular season has reached 21,000 points. His goal is to score 30,000 points in the regular season. With his current state and the speed of his decline in strength, as long as there are no injuries, he can score 30,000 points in the regular season. It can definitely be achieved in the next five seasons. Maybe when he retires, his total points can surpass O'Neal, Iverson and others.

Therefore, Wade's goal is not Yao Ming's 25,000+5,000, but 30,000+5,000, or even 31,000+5,500.

With this kind of data accumulation, coupled with his three team championships, two regular season MVPs and one finals MVP, Wade's future historical status will be the same as that of Yao Ming. The top fifteen will be very stable in 20 years. .

Of course, in the face of Wade and Yao Ming, who are very sad now, if they are asked to stay in the Heat and stop thinking about the championship and concentrate on accumulating data, to be honest, Chen Xiao will definitely say no. Exports.

After all, this almost tells them that they have become like bones in the grave.

Of course, it is recommended that the two of them keep moving to win the championship like O'Neal did after 2004, but Chen Xiao would not do it.

After all, Wade and Yao Ming have a very good relationship. The two won three championships in four years with the Heat. They won many 70 regular seasons with the Heat. They created an NBA era with the Heat. They are different from O'Neal. They have become a symbol of the Heat.

Leaving the Heat will not bring glory to the two of them, but will only cause them to encounter criticism.

And this is also the reason why Wade and Yao Ming are in a bad mood now.

They definitely want to win another championship, but in the Heat, seeing that the Heat have fallen into a deadlock, Pat Riley failed to build a team, adding a young natural enemy like the Bucks to themselves. They are older than the Bucks. The salary space is worse than that of the Bucks. In the future, it is very likely that they will not be able to beat the Bucks.

If they didn't have such a big bond with the Heat, they could actually jump ship at this time, but their bond with the Heat is too deep to jump ship.

In the end, I could only follow Pat Riley and slowly sink the ship.

Just like Nash and the Raptors.

The Raptors were so powerful before, but now they are slowly becoming lonely.

And Nash, he can't leave.

Even if he wants to win a championship again, he can't do without the Raptors.

This is his hometown, and his hometown team loves him so much, and is full of love and money.

If it were you, would you be able to leave?

When an NBA player reaches the age of 30, he is fighting against fate.

Chen Xiao will also pass this hurdle after this season.

Therefore, after this season, Chen Xiao is actually fighting against fate.

In the future, he will also encounter the current dilemma of Wade and Yao Ming.

But, again, this is the future.

Now, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats will face their next opponent, the Milwaukee Bucks, with high fighting spirit.

This Eastern Conference Finals is a replica of last season.

However, compared with last season, the Bobcats are missing Stoudemire and Battier, who are very important to beat the Bucks.

The Bucks have added Battier and the more powerful Durant and Curry.

So, this series, really, is no easier than the last series against the Cavaliers.

By the way, over in the West, this year's Western Conference finals are the Lakers and Spurs.

After the miracle of the Mavericks last season, the Lakers and Spurs once again stood at the top of the Western Conference.

If in the past ten years, Chen Xiao and Wade Yao Ming in the Eastern Conference have controlled the qualifications for the Finals, then in the Western Conference, in the past ten years, the Lakers and Spurs have basically controlled the qualifications.

These two teams have really been evenly matched over the past decade or so, although the Lakers have won a little more championships.

But now, it is difficult to say who of the two teams can enter the finals.

On May 26, 2012, due to the tiebreaker between the Bobcats and the Cavaliers, the Bobcats were about to start their Eastern Conference Finals G1 game two days after defeating the Cavaliers.

Such a schedule is very tight, but fortunately, the Bobcats and Cavaliers played G7 at home, and the Bobcats were not tired in this game.

It can only be said that Jordan's rotation is really eternal. No matter how dangerous the team is in, Jordan can always stay calm and use players without hesitation.

Therefore, the Bobcats under Jordan have always been the team with the fewest injuries in the NBA. If it were not for the crazy involution of Granger and Butler Rose, Granger would not have been seriously injured.

It can only be said that Granger took the credit for Jordan's rotation as his own and thought that he was an iron man, which is why such a result occurred.

Therefore, despite the fact that the Bobcats and Bucks were in a hurry in G1, in fact, it had little impact on the Bobcats' physical fitness. Even because they had just played the tiebreaker, the Bobcat players were still in very good condition.

At eight o'clock in the evening on May 26, 2012, the Bobcats fans in the Charlotte Bobcats Arena were already excited.

The review of Chen Xiao's career with the Bobcats over the years that just ended on the big screen made many Bobcat fans in the room cry.

Chen Xiao has now played in the NBA for 10 seasons. Except for the first three seasons with the Nets and Cavaliers, the remaining seven seasons have all been with the Bobcats.

It can be said that for a team like the Bobcats that has only been established for eight seasons, Chen Xiao is half of the team's history, and the other half is of course Jordan.

Therefore, for some reason, since entering the playoffs, Bobcats fans have discovered that in every home game, the big screen at the Bobcats' home court will play a review of Chen Xiao's career in the Bobcats, just like a TV series.

From averaging 44 points per game, to winning the championship for the first time, to winning the championship for the second time this year, it was like a series.

Although Bobcats fans don’t know why they are now reviewing Chen Xiao’s career in the Bobcats, they like this kind of review video because it once again reminds them of Chen Xiao’s time in the Bobcats and Charlotte. Bit by bit.

It can be said that their court memories are completely closely connected with Chen Xiao.

"Michael Jordan is so sensational!"

"The replays of the Wonder Boy in Charlotte always make the atmosphere in the Charlotte Bobcats Arena reach its highest level from the beginning, which will put great pressure on the away team!"

Both Barkley and Kenny Smith at the scene could see the Bobcats' terrifying morale bonus.

Bucks players certainly feel it too.

Because in the first quarter of the game, the Bucks were beaten 33-20 by the Bobcats as soon as they started.

After just playing against the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers were in excellent condition, with plenty of energy, and the Bobcats had amazing morale. This game was really about shooting as soon as it started.

The shooting rate in the first quarter was as high as 72%!

Among them, Rose, who had been holding back for a whole series against the Cavaliers in the last round, faced Curry and scored 16 points in a single quarter. He suppressed Curry and scored 0 points and 2 fouls in a single quarter.

I have to say that in this game, the Bucks, who had a longer rest and should be the most prepared, seemed to be unprepared.

100 to 130, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bucks suffered a huge defeat right from the start.

The G1 between the Bobcats and Bucks was completely different in style from the anxiety of the Bobcat Cavaliers and Bucks Heat.

All of a sudden, it was spent directly.

Of course, this game cost the Bucks.

At the same time, in this G1 game, Curry made 6 of 13, scored 19 points and made 6 turnovers, while Durant made 11 of 24, scored 28 points, and Ray Allen scored 10 points, 4 of 12.

As for the Bobcats, the best performer in this game was Chen Xiao. As the starting center, Chen Xiao made 14 of 24 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 34 points and 14 goals. 11 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 blocks.

In addition to Chen Xiao, Rose also performed very well in this game. He made 12 of 24 from the field, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He also scored 34 points and 8 assists.

In addition, Roy made 7 of 12 off the bench in this game, made 5 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 20 points.

From the data of Chen Xiao, Rose and Roy, we can see how accurate the Bobcats were in this game.

Even Bucks head coach Terry Porter lamented when asked why they played so poorly in this game: "The Bobcats' superb touch in this game made all our preparations fail."

But Terry Porter later added: "So, this game doesn't mean anything. I don't believe the Bobcats are so accurate every game, and we are so inaccurate every game, so I'm not worried at all about losing this game by 30 points. Because this is not a normal game between us."

Soon, everyone knew how abnormal this series between the Bobcats and Bucks was...