I’m Really Playing Basketball

"This kid is not only fast, but also very brave."

After being dunked by Dejounte Murray in the opening game, Luo Ge didn't have any change in mentality. Instead, he admired Murray quite a lot.

As a historical defensive player, Roger, known as Duncan on the outside, how could he not be used as a background board? If you want to be the best defensive player in history, you must first get used to being such a background board.

No good defensive player will be mentally unbalanced because of one or two outstanding performances by an offensive player.

Therefore, seeing Luo Ge like this, Chen Xiao, who originally wanted to comfort Luo Ge, finally smiled and said to Luo Ge: "It seems that the Spurs have found their future."

Brother Luo nodded in agreement, with a smile on his face.

Although he has left the Spurs, as one of the two greatest players in the history of the Spurs, Luo Ge's sense of belonging to the Spurs is of course overwhelming.

Let's put it this way, Luo Ge has always felt guilty about leaving the Spurs.

Although the Spurs took the initiative to let him leave, he did not integrate the team but left on the eve of the Spurs' team falling apart. This in itself is not what he should do as a leader.

Therefore, he is the person who absolutely hopes the Spurs can complete their rebuild immediately.

It was the Warriors' turn to attack. Compared with the Spurs' fast break, the Warriors' offense was obviously not as fast-paced.

Of course, the Warriors' offensive rhythm is not fast, but the offensive speed is not slow. What does this mean?

This means that the Warriors do not carry the ball quickly through halftime and do not pursue fast breaks. However, after halftime, the Warriors attack very quickly. Because the Warriors players are strong, many teams need to attack once. I couldn't find a good opportunity for 24 seconds, but the Warriors were different. After the Warriors passed halftime, the ball was passed casually in the hands of Chen Xiao, Luo Ge and Wade, and opportunities appeared.

This is why the Warriors obviously seem to be slow in rhythm, but they are the highest-scoring team in the league. After dribbling for 6 seconds after halftime, 8 seconds for attacking, and 14 seconds for each round, the Warriors can find opportunities to complete the offensive round.

Don't think that completing the attack in 14 seconds is not powerful.

Although D'Antoni's Raptors are known as 7-second fast breaks, not every round of the Raptors or the Suns in history was 7 seconds. In fact, facing a team with strong control ability, the Suns may not even have 24 seconds. Able to find opportunities.

But the Warriors are different. No matter what the opponent's defense is like, the Warriors can find opportunities in about 14 seconds.

This is awesome.

Otherwise, the Warriors’ games don’t have that many possessions in a game.

Facing such a Warriors team, if you want the Warriors to show a slow start, you must not only press hard when the Warriors are dribbling the ball through half-court, but also press after half-time, and you must not double-team. It can only be done one-on-one to increase intensity and confrontation.

This is actually very difficult.

This is also the reason why many teams know the Warriors' shortcomings but fail to grasp them.

The Spurs are definitely better than ordinary teams. This team has two defensive gates inside and outside Howard and Leonard.

Coupled with Gasol's inside support, Dejounte Murray's outside defense is excellent, so even if Ding Yanyuhang has some defensive problems, it can be tolerated, because Ding Yanyuhang's problem will not affect the Spurs against the Warriors. Play the kind of press defense that disrupts the Warriors' offensive rhythm.

Yes, if they want to destroy the Warriors' extremely chic and calm 14-second offense, the Spurs must press the whole court!

And it was a full-court press against Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard, the three core offensive players of the Warriors!

When Chen Xiao is outside, Leonard is left to press Chen Xiao. When Chen Xiao is inside, Gasol is guarded and Howard assists in defense.

Ron Howard is handed to Dejounte Murray on the outside.

Wade is handed over to Ding Yanyuhang outside.

When the Spurs came up, they really pushed hard.

Whether it's Pop who wants to win the Warriors to prove himself, or these players from the Spurs, they really want to make a desperate move in this game.

It’s just obvious that for the Spurs, and it should be said that for the players in the entire league who want to defeat the Warriors, they need to face the playoffs, especially in a heavyweight playoff game like the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors are completely different from the regular season.

That's Chen Xiao's investment in the game.

During the regular season, Chen Xiao actually always gave in to his teammates and kept in shape. Many times, Chen Xiao didn't even play much, and his average playing time per game was even less than 35 minutes.

But in the heavyweight game of the playoffs, Chen Xiao can play 48 minutes.

In the first and fourth quarters of the regular season, Chen Xiao didn't exert much effort, but in such a heavyweight playoff game, how could Chen Xiao not play hard in the first and fourth quarters when the team was in trouble? work hard?

So, when the Spurs put on such a crazy gambling posture.

Chen Xiao almost knew at a glance how he should break the Spurs' defense in this game.

He doesn't need to go inside in this game. Gasol inside is one of the strongest players in the league at the power forward position, and Howard is one of the best defensive players in the league at the center position.

Although Chen Xiao's bottom step against Howard in the regular season was very classic, it was actually a sneak attack. Howard didn't know that Chen Xiao was so powerful at the time.

But now, if Chen Xiao continues to fight inside, he will indeed be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, Chen Xiao can definitely pull it out.

Not only did Chen Xiao pull out, but Chen Xiao also signaled Jokic not to be restrained inside, and also pulled out.

Chen Xiao, Jokic, Wade, Ron Howard, and Klay Thompson all five players pulled out to cooperate near the three-point line. This scene simply stunned Popovich off the court.

Originally, he thought that there were three big threes on the outside, and at worst it was three-on-four. It would be no problem to let go of Wade, who didn't shoot three-pointers.

What I didn't expect was that the outside line was actually three against five!

This made Dejounte Murray, Ding Yanyuhang and Leonard instantly feel like they were plunged into the vast sea of ​​Warriors people.

This is really not a joke. Among the five players on the Warriors, Wade is actually the one closest to them!

Obviously, it's not Jokic who's holding the inside position, but Wade!

This is something Popovich didn't expect.

But after thinking about it for a moment, Wade is really more suitable than Jokic as an inside containment point.

Because Wade is still fast enough, and Ding Yanyuhang's defensive ability, let's put it this way, Wade doesn't even need a cover if he wants to get rid of him, he can get rid of Ding Yanyuhang at any time.

If Wade is on the outside and Ding Yanyuhang defends against breakthroughs but not shots, it will actually be enough, and he can even help defend Klay a little.

But now, if Jokic is also pulled out, Howard and Gasol will be unable to help defend Clay and let Jokic go.

Then Clay is liberated.

Therefore, when the Warriors' formation on the court changed to Jokic pulling out and Wade protruding in, Popovich on the sidelines was instantly confused.

In fact, not only Jokic, but Cole is also a little bit confused.

Again, Cole is not the kind of head coach who is very strong on the spot, and this kind of on-the-spot change is certainly not his instruction.

This was entirely a spur-of-the-moment decision on the court for the Warriors players.

To be precise, it was the performance of Chen Xiao's football intelligence. He could see at a glance the movement loopholes of the two big men of the Spurs inside.

As long as Chen Xiao and Jokic come out, and then Luo Ge, Clay and Wade start to move in a coordinated manner, the Spurs will have no choice but to be blind.

With Gasol's speed, if he dares to pull out, the Spurs' defense will surely become a sieve.

Without pulling out, except for Wade, Jokic, Chen Xiao, Ron Howard, and Klay, the Warriors' perimeter players all shoot over 40% from three-point range, and they can beat the Spurs to exhaustion.

And even if Howard pulls out, it's still five-on-four outside, so with just a little screen, the Warriors have a good three-point shooting opportunity.

Just this time, when Chen Xiao was struggling with Leonard on the outside, he fought against Leonard and then got a three-point opportunity with the help of Jokic's screen.

Then a swipe!

The crisp sound of the three-pointer hitting the net made all the Warriors fans at the scene go crazy.

Leonard, who had been resisted and blocked by Chen Xiao just now, was very depressed at this time.

Let's put it this way, Chen Xiao's strength is simply a bug on the outside. Leonard is already considered a very powerful outside line, but against someone like Chen Xiao who can sink down and beat Howard, Leonard still has to carry it. Do not move.

Originally, Chen Xiao's current burst of speed has dropped significantly compared to his peak. If he was not carried, Leonard would definitely be able to entangle Chen Xiao from the outside.

Even if there is no Jokic to block him after carrying it, Leonard feels that he can still catch him if he works hard.

But now, with one block and two on one, Leonard was knocked unconscious.

Therefore, after Chen Xiao hit the three-pointer, Cole on the sidelines also stood up and applauded.

The cooperation between Chen Xiao and Jokic is amazing.

Let's put it this way, Chen Xiao's routine with Jokic this time can be used against any team before meeting the Bucks and Cavaliers.

And it's still a trump card.

Why is it said that it cannot be used when fighting the Cavaliers and Bucks?

Because both James and Oden of the Cavaliers can be pulled out and taken back, the mobility of Howard and Gasol is far inferior to the inside combination of James and Oden.

As for the Bucks, that one is even simpler, because the Bucks' five forwards can also be pulled out, and everyone's strength is not bad.

Therefore, this is why the Warriors have always regarded the Cavaliers and Bucks as their biggest opponents.

Because in the entire league, these two teams are really the only ones that can stop the Warriors.

The Cavaliers have now been eliminated by the Bobcats.

Therefore, the only one that can restrain the Warriors is the Bucks.

The Warriors certainly wouldn't dream that the Bobcats could keep the Bucks out of the Finals.

For the current Warriors, the most important thing now is to pass the Spurs.

As for the outcome of the Bobcats and Bucks, that's not what the Warriors need to consider right now.

On the court, the game continued. After Chen Xiao hit a three-pointer, Popovich almost rushed to the court. Popovich stepped on the sideline and kept shouting to the Spurs players on the court to not care. The defense failed, the defense played aggressively, and the offense played fast.

For the Spurs, that's certainly true.

However, it is not that easy to complete this idea.

Let's just say that in this game, Dejounte Murray, who is responsible for the Spurs' heavy responsibility, was attacked.

He caught Luo Ge off guard during the opening fast break.

Now that Luo is ready, and the Warriors are attacking, the Spurs have no chance for a fast break. The Spurs are forced to fall into a positional battle. After falling into a positional battle, Dejounte Murray has no choice but to blast Luo Ge. Easy.

It should be said that it is very difficult.

Therefore, the best thing about this game is that the Spurs, who played a 7-second fast break, were forced to the end and almost committed a 24-second violation.

After Dejounte Murray's sudden outburst, he had no chance and had no choice but to blame Leonard.

Fortunately, Leonard's offensive status in this year's playoffs is really good.

Facing Wade's defense, Leonard took advantage of his height advantage and succeeded in a mid-range jump shot.

5 to 3!

The Spurs continued to lead after the opening kickoff.

However, such a lead was not reliable, because immediately afterwards, Chen Xiao and Jokic repeated their old tricks and once again defeated Leonard in a two-on-one game.

Chen Xiao resisted, Jokic blocked, and then Leonard suffered a tragedy.

After Chen Xiao hit a three-pointer, the Warriors once again took the lead.

6 to 5!

Gasol, why don't you come out?

After Chen Xiao hit a three-pointer, he also looked at Gasol who was standing at the free throw line to help defend Wade.

Faced with Chen Xiao's eyes and the Warriors' style of play, even experienced veterans like Gasol were hesitant.

If he really goes out, he might be able to stop Chen Xiao.

However, after the inside line is fully exposed, it is really watching Wade go for a layup!

So, do you watch Wade's layup, or bet on Chen Xiao or someone else's three-point touch?

Gasol is actually a big headache.

But soon, Gasol no longer had a headache.

This is an issue that Popovich, the head coach, needs to consider.

He is just a player. Since he does not have the intelligence to solve problems on the court as strong as Chen Xiao, then he can just be a step-by-step tool man. A tool man without thoughts will not have such troubles on the court.

So, leave all your worries to Bobo.

So the question is, what is Bobo thinking about now?

Such a difficult question, how would he choose?

This choice is too difficult.

But as Pop who hates three-pointers very much, his basketball philosophy tells him that three-pointers are impossible to sustain. He does not believe that a player can be so accurate when he makes so many three-pointers. Therefore, this second choice question, Bobo’s choice is actually not surprising.

Bet that Chen Xiao and the Warriors' three-pointers won't be that accurate!

Then……

In the first quarter of the game, Chen Xiao made 8 of 12 shots and 8 of 12 three-pointers. He scored 24 points in a single quarter!

So much so that after the first half of the game, the commentator Maizi shouted heartbrokenly: "Tonight we saw how God played 2K!"

God played 2K and instantly became popular all over the Internet!