I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the NBA awards season ends, the second round of the NBA playoffs continues.

The Spurs, ranked first in the Western Conference, will face the Lakers, ranked fifth in the Western Conference, and the Warriors, ranked second in the Western Conference, will face the Clippers, ranked third in the Western Conference.

The Cavaliers, who are ranked first in the East, will face the Bulls led by Wade, who is fifth in the East, and the Bucks, who are second in the East, will face the Bobcats, who are third in the East.

It is worth mentioning that the Warriors and Clippers, Bucks and Bobcats, these two groups have met in the semifinals for the third time in the past three years.

Even the Bucks and Bobcats, if you include the Eastern Conference Finals, have met in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

When Chen Xiao was there, he defeated the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals twice and won the championship.

After Chen Xiao left, the Bulls have lost to the Bucks for two consecutive years.

The Clippers were eliminated from the Western Conference semifinals by the Warriors for two consecutive seasons.

In the past two seasons, Chen Xiao and the Warriors have been the biggest enemies that prevented Xiaopao from touching the floor of the Western Conference Finals.

This year, not many people are optimistic about the Clippers.

After all, this year's Warriors are much better than the previous two seasons.

And the final result was indeed like this. Facing the Clippers, who had a strong offense and unbalanced offense and defense, the Warriors had a much easier time in the second round than in the first round.

A gentleman swept the Clippers 4 to 1.

In this training game, Cole did not train as crazy as he did against the Trail Blazers.

One is that the Clippers are stronger, and much stronger.

In the Western Conference, the Warriors and Spurs are in one bracket, the Clippers are in another bracket, and the remaining teams are in another bracket.

Although the Warriors are indeed much stronger, they are not so strong that they can ignore the Clippers.

In fact, what's more important is that Jokic has grown too fast, and training like the Trail Blazers is no longer necessary.

Now the Warriors don't have to exclusively play around Jokic. They can combine the two systems around Jokic and Chen Xiao into one.

This is even more important for today's warriors.

After all, the next game is the Spurs.

Therefore, the opponent the Clippers face in the Western Conference semifinals is definitely the Warriors in the strongest form.

Facing such a Warriors team, it is already very good for the Clippers to win a game.

The plot of the Western Conference semifinals between the Warriors and Clippers is exactly the same as the other Western Conference semifinals between the Spurs and the Lakers.

The Lakers hardly created any difficulties for the Spurs, and were swept out by the Spurs 0-4.

The Clippers beat the Warriors 1-4, and the Lakers beat the Spurs 0-4. This is why the Clippers are in a league with other teams in the Western Conference.

Other teams in the Western Conference, facing the strongest Spurs and Warriors, have difficulty even winning a game, and their luck is unreliable. Just like the Chinese team playing against NBA teams, no matter how lucky you are, you can't win.

But the Clippers, as long as they are lucky, can still win two games in a series.

The results of the two semifinals in the Western Conference are still very fast.

When the Warriors and Clippers advanced, in the East, the Cavaliers won the Battle of Tianwangshan 3-2, leading the Bulls led by Wade.

The duel between the Bucks and Bobcats was also 3-2. With Curry's three-pointer, the Bucks reversed course and won the battle at Tianwangshan.

The Cavaliers seem to be able to resolve the duel between these two groups in six games. Wade and the Bulls seem to be weak and unable to keep up with the Cavaliers' rhythm.

As for the Bucks and Bobcats, it's hard to say.

The two teams still played very anxiously, and the two teams were equally strong.

In fact, the Bucks, Bobcats, Cavaliers, Spurs and Warriors, the five super teams this season, are so close in strength.

On May 20, 2015, the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and the Spurs officially started.

At this time, in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cavaliers had eliminated the Bulls 4-2 to advance.

The Bucks and Bobcats entered the tiebreaker on May 21st.

Therefore, before the Western Conference finals between the Warriors and the Spurs started, when Chen Xiao was interviewed before the game, all the questions were asked about Chen Xiao's prediction of the outcome of the Eastern Conference semifinals tiebreaker or who he was optimistic about advancing.

After all, Chen Xiao has a deep connection with these two teams.

The Bobcats are his former team, the team he single-handedly pulled up, and he established a dynasty in the Bobcats.

The Bucks are the team he supported in college, and many players on the Bucks have a close relationship with him.

But obviously, it is very easy for Chen Xiao to decide who to support when these two teams meet.

"I certainly think the Bobcats can beat the Bucks and get to the Eastern Conference finals. They have the quality, Derrick, Brandon, DeMarcus, Jimmy, David, DeMar, Kemba, Seth, Roy. , Isaiah... They have a group of the best players in the NBA, and they also have the best head coach in the NBA. They can beat any team. In fact, they have always been such a team in the past. I Will always support them.”

Then, another reporter asked Chen Xiao very provocatively. Many people said that with Yao Ming's retirement, the NBA will surely have a new king after he, Ron Howard and Wade get older. These reporters Ask him whether he is optimistic about Durant being the new king or James being the new king.

This topic is actually an issue that the NBA has been discussing recently.

Because the 27-year-old Durant has already won his second regular season MVP.

The 30-year-old James also won his second regular season MVP.

Both have a very good team, and both have reached the time to produce results.

In fact, the topic of who will be the new king of the league between James and Durant was hyped three years ago.

At that time, Chen Xiao chose to leave the Bobcats after the Bobcats completed their dynasty. This made many NBA fans and experts at the time believe that with the disintegration of the Bobcats, the NBA's Golden Eagles dynasty would disintegrate and the NBA would officially enter a new era.

However, no one expected that the Spurs, under the leadership of Luo Ge, had dominated the NBA for another two years and were now pursuing their own three consecutive championship dynasty.

Then, those crown princes seemed a bit tragic.

The three members of the Golden Eagles dynasty, Wade, Chen Xiao, and Ron Howard, have dominated the NBA for the past 12 years, winning 11 championships in 2012. The only championship they missed was Duncan. Now Joining forces with Ron Howard.

This situation is indeed very desperate.

Wade, Chen Xiao, and Ron Howard, the three of them have simply stepped back and aged a generation.

Nash, Ray Allen, Garnett...

These superstars of the previous generation were forced to retire by Chen Xiao and the others, but none of them were able to win the championship.

And the new generation of superstars, James, Durant, Curry, Chris... They are now running for three, running three for three, and seeing their age getting older day by day, but Chen Xiao and the others It was like a big mountain standing in front of them.

What’s even more terrifying is that newer generation superstars such as James Harden and Westbrook have begun to emerge in the NBA. They grew up watching Chen Xiao’s games, but now, when they grow into superstars in the NBA, they The strongest enemies are Chen Xiao and Ron Howard.

Well, it is precisely because Chen Xiao, Luo Ge, and Wade have ruled for a long time. As long as there is an opportunity, these media and experts will think about usurping the throne.

"I don't think anyone wants to be designated. Whether it's KD, LeBron or Rose, I think they all want to use their own strength to win the crown they want. I don't think any of them is the new king. But I hope that they can do what I did, when I snatched Shaq's crown from his head, and I also hope that one of them can snatch my crown away from me."

Good guy, when Chen Xiao said this, these reporters went crazy.

Because this time the topic of the new king was brought up by O'Neal.

Chen Xiao's words really made O'Neal uncomfortable.

But it was uncomfortable, and he couldn't refute it.

Because, this is the fact.

In his rookie season, in the 2003 Finals, Chen Xiao faced the Dynasty Lakers, OK Lakers, and the King Sharks. He blocked five shots with his left hand and five more with his left hand. The real eye of the snake king, and then the eye of God, can be said to have shattered the mentality of O'Neal, the king of the NBA at the time.

Chen Xiao, who was the champion back then, definitely snatched the crown from O'Neal's head and put it on his own head.

Many people say that if it weren't for Chen Xiao, O'Neal would probably surpass Jordan and become the first player in league history.

Because the Lakers have won four consecutive championships, OK will definitely not fall apart. With the addition of star veterans such as Malone, the 2004 championship, and even the 2005 championship, will still belong to O'Neal and the Lakers.

O'Neal is very likely to complete six consecutive championships with the Lakers.

If O'Neal really completes six consecutive championships with the Lakers, Jordan's position as the number one player is really not that stable.

It can be said that Chen Xiao defeated O'Neal and the Lakers of the OK Dynasty in the 2003 Finals.

Chen Xiao mentioned this matter again, of course not to embarrass the fat man O'Neal.

In fact, he is just a message to young people such as Durant and James.

That is, if you want to get something, you have to use your own hands to grab it. If you want to get the crown or dynasty, you must use your fair and just strength to end the previous king and dynasty!

Of course, reporters would definitely not think so.

They will feel that Chen Xiao is responding to O'Neal and connoting O'Neal.

After so many years, everyone knows that the relationship between Chen Xiao and O'Neal is definitely not that close.

Even now there is a lot of inside information coming out. O'Neal has actually been trying to undermine Chen Xiao. When the Bobcats won two consecutive championships, O'Neal suddenly announced his retirement. Some sources pointed out that this was O'Neal trying to trick Chen Xiao and not wanting Chen Xiao to finish his career. The first dynasty.

This source pointed out that if Chen Xiao is too powerful and responsible, O'Neal's conspiracy will really succeed.

Based on this insider information, it can be understood that O'Neal has always said some things that seem to praise Chen Xiao over the years, but are actually very meaningful.

However, Chen Xiao has never done such a thing to O'Neal.

Because Chen Xiao didn't care what that fat guy thought at all.

In fact, Chen Xiao has always felt that he did take advantage of the fat man during the Bobcats' dynasty with O'Neal. He is not a person who burns bridges when crossing rivers.

In the Bobcats, there was no dead fat man. He was really sad that Wade and Yao Ming were in full swing at the time.

Therefore, many people say that Chen Xiao actually does not need to prove anything anymore.

This is actually wrong. He, Chen Xiao, also has something to prove.

That is, he also wants to win another dynasty.

A dynasty that is truly his own, built by himself without relying on any external superstar.

This Warriors team is a team built according to his requirements.

He has brought this Warriors team from a team where most of the players are rookies and young people to the present, which has begun to take shape as a dynasty.

San Antonio, AT\u0026T Center Arena, after Chen Xiao and Luo Ge exchanged warm-up greetings, the starting players of the two teams walked onto the court under the leadership of the two.

The Warriors and Spurs have become old rivals over the past few seasons.

This is the third time the two teams have met in the Western Conference Finals in the past three seasons. The Warriors lost 2-4 in the first two times.

Therefore, for the Warriors, they are really familiar with the Spurs.

As for the Spurs, they are not so familiar with the Warriors.

Especially now this dual-core warrior with Jokic and Chen Xiao.

In this game, the Spurs' starting lineup is center Duncan, power forward Diaw, small forward Leonard, shooting guard Mai Zi, and point guard Luo Ge.

As for the Warriors, the starters are center Jokic, power forward Big Eyebrow, small forward Chen Xiao, shooting guard Clay, and point guard Beal.

Compared with last season's Western Conference Finals, the Warriors' center was replaced by Jokic, while the Spurs' power forward was Diaw.

Obviously, Diaw returned to the starting lineup just to deal with the Warriors' lineup.

Popovich is very decisive. He feels that facing the current Warriors, we cannot focus on defense. The current Warriors are really unable to defend. Let’s not talk about Jokic and Chen Xiao. Let’s talk about Klay. This kid, in the first round Playing against the Trail Blazers, he averaged 4 three-pointers per game and shot 50% from three-point range. In the second round against the Clippers, he shot 46% from three-point range.

In addition, Bill averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game and shot 42% from the field.

The thick eyebrows are even more ruthless, his shooting percentage is close to 60%, and he averages 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals per game.

Well, in fact, in history, this season, thick eyebrows played in the playoffs for the first time, and his playoff averages were 31.5 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks per game.

In this time and space, Big Eyebrow is already playing in the playoffs for the third time, and its strength and maturity are much better than those at the same time in history.

It can be said that this Warriors team with Chen Xiao-Jokic as the core has gathered a group of very suitable role players around them.

The more Popovich studied, the more he discovered that the current Warriors team is really perfect!

It was so perfect that it scared him!

Because this Warriors survived the first round and advanced to the second round too easily, many experts and media did not pay attention to this brand-new Warriors team.

Only he, who has been staring at the warrior from the beginning, knows how terrifying this warrior is.

"The Spurs need a stronger offense if they want to defeat the Warriors!"

The Spurs can't guard this warrior!