I’m Really Playing Basketball

On May 19, 2013, at the AT\u0026T Center, the Warriors ushered in the first game of the Western Conference Finals against the Spurs.

The Spurs and Lakers played a tiebreaker in the Western Conference semifinals, and the Warriors swept the Clippers 4-0 in the Western Conference finals. Therefore, the Warriors' wait for this game was a bit long. This group of young people from the Warriors were left scratching their heads in anticipation.

Let's put it this way, this group of young people on the Warriors are full of energy now. For a rest, they can't wait to play the Spurs immediately after playing the Clippers.

They don’t have to rest for a whole day. After all, beating the Clippers really gave them confidence. Although the Spurs are their nemesis in the regular season and they have never won a game, but with such good confidence, they don’t have to use it for revenge. What a pity.

Therefore, the period of waiting for the Spurs and Lakers to decide the winner of the conference finals is indeed unbearable for this group of young people on the Warriors.

However, after waiting for so long, the game is finally coming, which still makes the young people of the Warriors extremely excited and excited.

At the AT\u0026T Center, even Spurs fans could feel the high morale of the Warriors players warming up on the court.

"Many of them are rookies. Although many of them are not rookies, they are playing in the playoffs for the first time. For a group of players who are playing in the playoffs for the first time, they can reach the conference finals for the first time. This is a great achievement”

"Many NBA superstars will never be able to break through the second round and reach the conference finals throughout their lives."

"They only stayed with Chen Xiao for one season and achieved what most people have not achieved."

The warm-up of the two teams ended, and the starting players of the two teams also came to the court.

The Warriors are playing away from home. The starting players for this game are the regular Lopez, Big Eyebrow, Chen Xiao, Clay and Bill.

As for the Spurs, the starters for this game are Al Jefferson, Duncan, Leonard, McGrady and Ron Howard.

This season, after the Spurs signed Wheat, Al Jefferson can finally start in some important games.

Al Jefferson, like Lopez, is a heavy and slow inside line, and help defense has always been a big problem.

If such an insider wants to start in the current league, he needs the support of a group of very outstanding forward players.

For example, Lopez has thick eyebrows next to him, Chen Xiao, so Lopez doesn't have to worry about being beaten by his help defense, and can just stay under the basket and protect the frame.

This will take advantage of Lopez's strong frame protection, so for the Warriors this season, you won't feel that Lopez's defense is a loophole at all.

Well, when playing the Bucks, Lopez was called out by Curry crazily. There was really no way around this.

Everyone in the Bucks can attack from the outside, but Lopez really has no choice but to defend.

However, how many Bucks can there be in the entire league?

The same goes for the Spurs. Al Jefferson has strength, is heavier than Lopez, has a strong rebounding ability, and has a superb mid-range and short-range shot.

For such a player, Bobo is actually very reluctant to let him be a substitute all the time. However, the team has struggled to find someone who can make up for his defensive problems on the court, so there is no way.

But after Maizi arrived this season, everything changed.

Maizi, Leonard, and Luo Ge, these three long-armed monsters on the outside, spread their long arms, and the three of them seemed to be able to block the entire stadium.

Not to mention Leonard and Luo Ge, this season we need to focus on praising Maizi. After Maizi came to the Spurs this season, he really worked hard on defense.

Even Chen Xiao felt that Maizi was angry with Wolf King and Pierce and had to prove something.

In fact, at Maizi's age, he doesn't really need to prove anything. He has become a super giant and has won a championship. Now the NBA's regular season total points have reached more than 28,000 points. In the future, 30,000 points are a sure thing.

Let's put it this way, even if Maizi does nothing, just like Iverson in his later years, returns to the 76ers' home team to increase his scoring data to more than 30,000 points, and retires on the spot, Maizi's historical ranking will not be lower than the previous one. Fifty.

Such a historical giant can still have such fighting spirit on the defensive end at the age of 33, which is indeed respectable.

Therefore, this season, Maizi's defensive performance in the Spurs has increased Maizi's reputation by more than one or two points, which Maizi himself did not expect.

He just wanted to prove to Chen Xiao that it was your mistake if you didn't choose to sign me.

Now, Brother Maizi can not only attack, but he can also defend!

No better than that shitty Ibaka you signed? !

Of course, Chen Xiao naturally didn't know what Maizi was thinking at this time. Chen Xiao always believed that Maizi played so hard this season simply because he wanted to prove something to Garnett and Pierce.

Of course, although he didn't know what Maizi was thinking at this time, Chen Xiao could feel that the way Maizi looked at him in this game was not very kind.

However, Chen Xiao didn't care. Anyone who knew Maizi knew that this guy, even his childhood sweetheart brother Ke Boss, was not that kind.

In this year's Western Conference semifinals, Maizi and Ke Lao were constantly talking trash on the court.

At the beginning of the game, on the court, Thick Eyebrow jumped to the first offensive opportunity of the game for the Warriors.

After the jump ball was successful, Bill wanted to bring up the rhythm of the game.

Although the Warriors are also three big players and two small, their thick eyebrows can completely match the speed and athletic ability of smaller players.

Therefore, the Warriors can be faster, but the Spurs are definitely slower in pace.

Getting up quickly will definitely be beneficial to the Warriors.

The key is whether you can get up quickly.

Facts have proved that Brother Luo is indeed no small cannon.

Although Luo Ge's athletic ability is far from Xiaopao's opponent.

But Luo Ge is 1.96 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.17 meters. Such a long-armed monster is simply an enhanced version of Jordan.

In fact, Luo Ge is indeed an enhanced version of Jordan.

What Jordan has, Brother Luo has, and he is stronger than Jordan. Even Jordan, who is from Qiao family, is stronger.

Don't look at Luo Ge's Joe's back-up style, which is known as the stuck version.

But just because it is stuck, it does not mean that it is not strong.

Not only is he strong, but he can also teach his disciples.

Leonard, the Spurs' young small forward, is getting more and more stuck in his back. He is simply a replica of the young Luo Ge with increased height and wingspan.

Of course, Leonard's ball-playing ability is not as good as Luo Ge, who was born as a point guard.

Therefore, now Brother Luo has really created his own style from the stuck version of Qiao's back, and he can be regarded as a master.

Just like Nowitzki in history, the Golden Rooster became independent.

The basketball skills he had in the past were branded as drivers, and they became the golden rooster independent of exclusive drivers.

Luo Ge has accumulated a lot of honors due to his qualifications, basic statistics, and one-on-one defensive All-Star. In addition, he has his own unique skills.

Therefore, Brother Luo is now just one success away from becoming a god like the drivers in history.

In fact, Luo Ge is now one of the few players in the league who can become a god with one championship.

Another super giant who is as famous as Luo Ge is the Bucks, Ray Allen.

Therefore, many people say that if the Spurs and Bucks reach the finals, one of the two mythical giants in the NBA will become NBA history.

Therefore, both Luo Ge and Ray Allen are extremely serious in the playoffs.

After all, they really don't have that much time.

Facing such Brother Luo, Bill felt quite uncomfortable from the beginning.

Bill, who wanted to play fast, could only slow down after being delayed by Luo Ge, and then called Lopez for help. After letting him get away from Luo Ge slightly, he could only fall into the rhythm of the game.

The Warriors failed to pick up speed.

Fortunately, in positional warfare, although the Warriors will suffer a lot, the Warriors' positional warfare is not weak, especially Chen Xiao.

After receiving the pass from Bill, Chen Xiao used his peripheral vision to look at the positions of his teammates around him. Without hesitation, he faced Leonard's defense and pushed him slightly. After pushing Leonard a little bit of space, he pulled out It's a long two-point shot.

Although Leonard was pushed slightly, Leonard's defense was actually in place.

Historically, Leonard has been very good at defending James.

With James' ability to defend alone and his athletic ability at the peak, there are few players in the entire league who are better than Leonard.

If in this time and space, Xiao Zhan is the best player to defend him alone, then the second person besides Xiao Zhan is undoubtedly Luo Ge's apprentice from the Spurs.

Of course, Leonard can also be regarded as his apprentice. Luo Ge often takes Leonard to train with him. He also likes this little guy who is unsmiling and looks like an honest kid at first glance, so there is no shortage of Chen Xiao in him. Put in the experience card.

Leonard's rapid progress is also due to Chen Xiao.

A swipe!

Leonard's defense was in place, but Chen Xiao still hit the ball.

There is no doubt that from the audience's point of view, this is a magical ball, and it is a magical ball that can both boost and demoralize morale.

However, Chen Xiao glanced at Leonard at this time, and his face still had that stern and paralyzed expression of not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing Leonard like this, Chen Xiao's face was full of appreciation.

He likes players like Luo Ge and Leonard who are not that strong in athletic talent, but are very smart, hard-working, and extremely determined players.

Leonard was not affected by Chen Xiao's magic ball just now, and neither were the Spurs. Looking back, Luo Ge and Duncan picked and rolled, Duncan held the ball in the high post, and Bill switched defense to chase Luo Ge without the ball.

After Luo Ge went to the right midfielder without the ball and blocked Beal with his height and strength, Duncan hit the ball towards Luo Ge with both hands. Luo Ge could have turned over and directly shot Bill from behind.

But as a stuck version of Jordan, Luo Ge still habitually used his strong dribbling ability to light up Bill before he successfully completed the fadeaway jumper.

A swipe was followed by a beep beep whistle!

2+1!

If you score two points, there will be an additional penalty.

Bill was shocked, but Roger's face was as expressionless as Leonard's.

Historically, after Leonard became a stuck player in 2017, he became extremely capable of drawing fouls. When faced with a point-shooting player like Leonard, there are few who can't fly.

Well, what’s interesting is that Durant usually tends to get distracted when he is helping to defend, and he often gets distracted when defending alone and gets knocked out. But when defending Leonard alone, he is one of the few players who is not fooled. He can only It is said that Durant is really strong in singles. When he really wants to challenge you, his defense can go up to several levels. He usually defends 80, but when he seriously challenges you, his defense can suddenly exceed 95.

And now Brother Luo is the same.

Although Luo Ge has an honest style of play, he has never had a reputation for committing fouls, and he does not have many breakthroughs, Luo Ge averages more than 8 free throws per game almost every season.

Where do these free throw averages come from?

You will know if you taste it carefully.

Luo Ge made an extra free throw, 3-2.

It was the Warriors' turn to attack again. The Warriors were still trying to play fast. This time Bill's advance was still blocked by Ron Howard.

However, this time, under the instruction of head coach Cole from the sidelines, the Warriors still forced to play fast.

After Klay came out to catch the ball on a simple screen run, he faced Wheat's defense and forcibly pulled up from outside the three-point line.

The three-point offensive is indeed a good way to bring up the speed.

Why not let Chen Xiao shoot a three-pointer?

Because it is not that easy for Chen Xiao to catch the ball, Leonard's whole body is stuck to Chen Xiao. Most of the Spurs' defensive attention is on Chen Xiao. Luo Ge blocks Bill's passing route and blocks it to Chen Xiao. , if the Warriors want to pass the ball to Chen Xiao's hands, it is no longer possible to get up quickly.

So, it was either Bill Ganba or Clay Ganba.

In the end, Clay was more daring.

As for letting Big Eyebrow and Lopez attack Duncan and Al Jefferson, well, Cole thinks there is still nothing wrong with his mind.

In the last round against the Spurs, Clay and Beal's combined three-point shooting percentage averaged over 50%.

This is why Cole dared to bet on three points.

only……

Bang bang!

Faced with Maizi's block, Clay struck the iron.

It can only be said that the Spurs and Clippers are indeed different.

Of course, Cole is such a stubborn person and will not give up just because of the failure of one or two rounds.

Especially for the Warriors, knowing that there is no future in positional warfare and the Spurs, it is even more impossible to give up the three-point attack.

Even if you lose one game, or even lose two starts on the road to find those slim chances of beating the Spurs, it's worth it.

In the end, in this game, the Warriors lost to the Spurs 91-105.

The Warriors' three-point shooting was terrible throughout the game, with only Chen Xiao and Lopez scoring in double figures.

Chen Xiao made 19 of 34 in this game, 4 of 10 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored 49 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists in the game.

Lopez made 4 of 8 free throws and 6 of 8 free throws, scoring 14 points.

In addition, Klay made 4 of 15 shots and 1 of 8 three-pointers, scoring 9 points.

Bill was even worse, making 2 of 10 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 4 points.

Thick Eyebrow scored 6 points on 3-for-3. Even though his shooting percentage was high, he really had no chance. He stole the chicken and scored 6 points. With Duncan covering the whole court, he didn’t know how to play. It even made people feel that He doesn't even know how to walk on the court.

Let's put it this way, if Chen Xiao hadn't exploded in this game, the Warriors would have suffered a tragedy at the hands of the Spurs.

With such a stubborn gambling style of play, when your whole team is not feeling very good, if this is not a tragedy, then what is a tragedy?

Therefore, in the post-game press conference, reporters across the United States were attacking Cole.

Why are you so determined to throw so many three-pointers? Why can't you design more tactics for Chen Xiao and Lopez?

Cole was helpless in response to these people's accusations. Isn't Chen Xiao tired from this game?

You are trying to use Chen Xiao like an animal!

If the Warriors want to win this game, if his teammates don't shoot, Chen Xiao will have to take 60 shots and still maintain this efficiency!

It's not that he likes to support role players, but that if the Warriors want to defeat the Spurs in this series, they must rely on role players to share the pressure on Chen Xiao.

Cole knew that what he did was right, but instead of explaining, he took all the responsibility on himself.

Because he knew, he explained, and the reporters approved his strategy, then it was the other players of the Warriors who were crazy about this game who took the blame.

Since the strategy is right, the people who implement it, such as Bill and Clay, are naturally wrong.

This will definitely not work!