Basketball: Dayao Reopened

Upon seeing this, Old Nelson immediately asked the Trail Blazers to expand the entire defense area.

Try to compress Ray Allen's shot space on the outside.

But in this way, the mid-range area is completely defensive.

Of course, this is the style of old Nelson, no matter what kind of tactics, he likes to carry out the most extreme arrangement.

But what I didn't expect was that even if the Trail Blazers had such an "undefensive vacuum area" on the defensive end, the Sonics' offense did not follow this gap.

Instead, as the core of the SuperSonics, Ray Allen struggled with the feel...

This has to say a word, called "shooting hot zone"!

Every player has his or her own position where he is more accustomed to shooting, and restricting his opponent from the "shooting hot zone", in many cases, it can also have a very obvious effect...

Especially for some shooters, they are more accustomed to shooting in their own "shooting hot zone", including... Ray Allen!

His shooting hot zone is basically concentrated outside the three-point line, or two points in the long distance, but not many shots near the free throw line.

This season he averaged 19 shots per game, of which 8 shots were outside the three-point line!

Almost reached half of the shot.

After removing some long two-pointers and layups, a total of 7 shots near the free-throw line may not even be taken... It can be seen that he really doesn't like to take two-pointers at mid-range near the free-throw line!

And McMillan can be regarded as a reaction right now. The defensive change of old Nelson was directed at Ray Allen alone. He just wanted to lock Ray Allen...

I have to say that it was still very successful. At least Lei Allen struggled with the feel during this period of time!

As Ray Allen struggled with the touch, the Sonics was quickly opened up in the next quarter of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Sonics trailed 30 to 37. It scored 7 points.

Kenny Smith was not surprised at all about this: "Sure enough, after entering the playoffs, it is not so easy for the Sonics to lead opponents by shooting again!"

Barkley added: "There is no way, no matter how good a shooter is, it can be restricted by defense. Whether it is Reggie Miller or Ray Allen now, in terms of shooting ability, they are definitely the best on the planet. A group of guys, but in the playoffs, they really can’t be as calm as they did in the regular season!"

However, after thinking that Reggie Miller is likely to win the championship this season, to avoid being taunted by this guy with the championship trophy, Barkley added: "Of course, Reggie Miller has proven that he is in the playoffs. The tricky level of Michael Jordan is the guy who frowns when Michael Jordan meets, and Ray Allen obviously needs more performance in this regard to prove it!"

Okay, I'm back for you, and I won't be allowed to kick my **** with the championship trophy at that time!

The second quarter of the game continued, as Kenny Smith said, the Sonics still did not play the same offensive rhythm as in the regular season.

Of course, this is not just a question of Ray Allen's struggle.

Ridnour did not do what he did in the regular season. The well-organized offensive rhythm of the team is also an important reason why the Sonics failed to take off. Although in the following time, Ridnour did not appear in the "head iron" singles Gary Payton's situation, but only restrained himself, barely ensured that his sanity would not collapse.

If you want him to be as calm as the regular season, that would be difficult!

There is no way, just Gary Payton's mouth, full of firepower, it is really life-threatening, where is Ridnour, a second-year kid, can bear it?

The most important thing is that you can't scold you, and your performance on the court is not as good as the other party. This is really enough to torture people's mentality!

This is why many experts say "trash talking is also a very important ability"... Gary Payton is different from Zhou Shuyi, Zhou Shuyi does not have that mouth, and the femininity suddenly rises by 2 levels. If Gary Payton does not have this mouth, today Really can't make Ridnour fight so fast at night!

In addition, the reason for the performance of the Sonics is that Jerome James did not usher in a big explosion in this playoffs like him!

The original SuperSonics finally reached the second round of the playoffs this season. They played the Kings without Chris Webber in the first round and eliminated the Kings 4-1 very strongly!

However, in this round of the series, what surprised the outside world the most was not Ray Allen or Lewis, but Jerome James! If it weren’t for Jerome James’s performance in this round, they would probably not make it to the second round. Jerome, who averaged 4.9 points and 3 rebounds per game in the regular season, could contribute 17.2 points per game in the original series with the Kings. , 9.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots. It was he and Evans who guaranteed the rebounds under the basket and the second offense that allowed the Sonics to take unbridled shots on the outside!

Speaking of which, Jerome also relied on his performance in this round of the series, as well as his averaging 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in the subsequent round of the Spurs series. This summer, he won the first prize from the New York Knicks. A five-year contract of 29 million yuan. Of course, this contract was completely reduced to a **** contract. Although the New York Knicks signed him, there is no clear concept of his use. He played 90 games with the New York Knicks. In the midfield, he can only contribute 2.5 points and 1.8 rebounds...

And so far in this game, Jerome has only scored 1 point and 1 rebound, which is no different from his performance in the regular season!

No wonder, playing against the original Kings team, he bullied Brad Miller, playing against the Trail Blazers, he faced Yao Ming, and Kwame Brown, who had a very stable next game, it was too difficult to break out!

The pace can't get up, the Sonics can only continue to be led by the Trailblazers. At the end of halftime, the Trail Blazers have already stretched the point difference to more than 10 points.

This is somewhat smooth!

Yao Ming really didn't expect it.

Of course, he couldn't be softened because of this and entered the third quarter of the game. He stood up and scored 8 points in a row as before, helping the Trail Blazers to further expand the point difference to about 15 points.

Lei Allen caught without holding his hands, he followed a wave, but it was a pity that he was pushed down again soon, and there was no more wave in the fourth quarter.

The Trail Blazers beat the Sonics by 118 to 100, 18 points.

Yao Ming made a strong effort in the third quarter. He scored 27 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in the game. It was a small test. To be honest, in the first game of the playoffs, Yao Ming did not feel the difficulty of "going up". On the contrary, it feels much easier than the Rockets played in the first round two years ago!

Vince Carter finally scored 26 points and 5 rebounds in the first game;

Gary Payton also has a "second spring" in this game, with 15 plus 6 data, which can be said to be a significant improvement compared to his 8 plus 4 data in the regular season.

Sure enough, for veterans, playing rookies is really too happy!

The performance of other people is pretty good, including those newcomers, basically they haven't lost the chain.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the Trail Blazers took the initiative from the beginning!

Thinking of this, Yao Ming's hands touched Gary Payton subconsciously. He knew very well that the Trail Blazers could firmly grasp the initiative from the beginning, and Gary Payton could definitely take the "head power". It was Deno who broke the defense by him, and the Sonics had only experienced the first rhythmic fluctuation.

When Gary Payton saw Yao Ming’s hand stretched over his head, he immediately leaned his head over. He observed Yao Ming very carefully. This guy doesn’t touch everyone’s head. The team basically only touched Francis. After coming to the Trail Blazers, they basically only touched Vince Carter. Although I don’t know why he touched his head more frequently after Kwame Brown came to power, but everyone else only touched him. Yao Ming has the urge to touch his head only when he has a better performance!

In the impression, Yao Ming has never touched his head a few times!

He is a little eager...

It's the first time to be so proactive!

Obviously he was very satisfied with his performance tonight!

This made Gary Payton also very happy. Although he came to hold the "thigh", but "thigh" was satisfied with him, he could hold it even more porcelain!

Since he made up his mind to come to Yao Ming last summer, he has already made a decision in his heart: not one, not two, not three or four, but six championship rings!

He can't hold a hand anymore, and then retire!

Just kidding, it was hard to come across such a "thigh", and see if the "leg" was broken first, or he was "holding" sore first!

It is also based on the idea of ​​long-term cooperation that Gary Payton has just read "Emotional Intelligence"!

Otherwise, he is really not so conscious...

On the Sonics side, Ray Allen scored 29 points, which is higher than his average of 24.5 points per game in the regular season!

He was in a really hot state tonight. Without him in the first quarter, the Sonics would have been left behind. Without him in the third quarter, the Sonics would have gone by more than 20 points. .

It’s just a pity that the Sonics alone performed well today, and most of the others were not as good as they did in the regular season, including Lewis. His performance was not as good as his regular season average. Lewis, who can contribute 20.6 points, only scored 14 points in this game!

If the old Nelson's strategy of expanding the defense interfered with Ray Allen, it would have restricted the level of Lewis.

However, it is not only the effect of the old Nelson's defensive changes. Lewis himself is also a standard "regular season star". In the three playoffs he has played, his performance in the playoffs is better than the regular season. The time is worse, whether it is a rookie season or after a little mature later, he will always lose the chain in the playoffs!

Speaking of, this is also the reason why the Trail Blazers can win so easily tonight. The Sonics is a "dual-core drive", and now "one core" is out of the chain. Ray Allen alone can beat Vince. Carter and Yao Ming's Trail Blazers are the weird thing!

After the game ended, the outside world also had a "sure enough" expression!

Ray Allen's face became even more ugly as a result.

But based on his performance in the first game of the playoffs with these pieces of material around him, he is actually very clear in his heart that it is unlikely that he wants to win one game in the second game...

Hey, when will I have a truly reliable teammate!

Ray Allen, 30, said this in his heart after the first game of the series.

Originally, he had great expectations for this season. After all, they made it into the top three in the Western Conference. He thought he and the Sonics had really risen, but he did not expect that in the playoffs, he was still on the cutting board of others. Fish...

With such a big gap, he will naturally feel frustrated.

Just being frustrated does not prevent them from losing the second game of the playoffs.

Facing old Nelson's expanded defensive tactics, the Sonics couldn't find a way to solve it in a daze!

Well, there is no way. For pitchers, the shooting space will greatly affect their shooting status!

The Trail Blazers returned to Portland with a 2-0 lead. The next two home courts will be the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers have even greater advantages!

For this reason, many experts believe that the Trail Blazers will knock out the Sonics at their home court!

Of course, it's no wonder they have such thoughts, after all, after the first two games, the Sonics really didn't have the power to fight back at all!

However, just when the outside world believed that the Sonics would be directly taken away by 4-0, the Sonics made a return with a score of 115 to 108 at the home court of the Trail Blazers!

All members of the Sonics played well in this game. The team made a total of 20 three-pointers and flooded the Rose Garden!

"They played well, and that's why they ranked third in the West in the regular season. They are not that easy to beat, so let's see what happens next!"

After the game, Yao Ming’s face was full of frustration, but this was when facing the camera. He returned to the locker room. He faced his teammates, but encouraged him: "Everyone did a great job tonight. The next game, Just continue to do our own thing!"

In Yao Ming's view, this loss is an "inevitable loss." The Sonics guys feel too unreasonable tonight. At least 8 three-pointers, the Trail Blazers' side. The defensive players have been sealed to the face of the shooter, but the opponent still throws in.

The Sonics guys are not relying on fighting spirit and hard work to play against the Trail Blazers tonight.

They are consuming their positive life!

Otherwise, how could their hand feel "hot" so outrageous?

Therefore, Yao Ming is not too frustrated. He does not want his teammates to shorten their lifespan because of this game...

His words, coupled with Cheeks's resumption of the game the next day, pointed out that everyone did not have a big problem on the defensive end, so that the mentality of the new Trail Blazers was not affected. In the second game at home, they also showed enthusiasm on both offense and defense just like the first two games of the series!

In this game, the Sonics obviously did not have the hot touch of the previous game. The Trail Blazers regained the initiative on both ends of the offense and defense, and finally succeeded in winning the fourth game of the series.

The big score came to 3-1!

In another game, the Sonics will be eliminated by the Trail Blazers. It’s a pity that this elimination of the Sonics will probably not happen at the Trail Blazers’ home court. The Portland fans are a bit regretful. This is the first time the Trail Blazers have reached the second round of the playoffs in the past five years. They actually want to witness it with their own eyes!

Of course, instead of witnessing the team's elimination of the Sonics, what they want to see is the Trailblazers as soon as possible to confirm the second round of the playoffs!

After the fourth game of the series, they uttered a huge cheer towards the Trailblazer players on the sidelines, which was a celebration in advance that the Trail Blazers eliminated the Sonics!

The home court narrator also shouted: "So, please come back to Portland again with the news of eliminating the Sonics!"

The ideas of this group of fans coincided with Yao Ming, and he did not intend to delay the series to the sixth game.

However, what he didn't expect was that when the Supersonics, which played well in the two home games of Portland, and even experienced an explosion, returned to Seattle, the state once again became sparse.

Seven three-pointers before the game, all bounced out of the box.

It was not until 7 minutes and 18 seconds of the second quarter that the Sonics hit the first three-pointer of the game!

For a team that relies heavily on shooting, such performance is digging holes for themselves.

This pit...not small!

Halftime is not over yet, the Trail Blazers are already ahead by more than 20 points. This game, which is about whether the Sonics will go straight home to fish, lost the suspense so early!

Well, this can be said to be the biggest problem of shooting-oriented teams. The feel is mysterious and mysterious. Like the third game of the series, the Sonics feels hot. This makes them anti-attack on the away game. Now the Sonics The team feels cold, which makes them in their own elimination battle, can only watch the difference widening!

Head coaches call the "three-pointer" a "double-edged sword". A team with two shooters as the core can actually be called a "double-edged team". If you use it well, you can kill your opponents. Just give yourself a few dollars...It's really too unstable!

Of course, the most important reason is that most shooters can be targeted, whether it is Reggie Miller or Ray Allen, when their shooting space is affected, their state is bound to be affected!

This is why Stephen Curry is so different. No matter how good the other shooters are, they are also waiting for others to "feed", including Ray Allen, whose original ball-holding ability has now been degraded.

Only Stephen Curry, he has the ability to attack the ball, but also has the highest level of three-point shooting in history!

This makes it difficult to expand the defensive range, which is generally effective for pitchers, when facing him...It was also after Stephen Curry that more and more players in the league took three-pointers outside the ball.

This is why many experts say that Stephen Curry has changed the historical status of three-pointers. It is not that his shooting skills are much higher than those of Ray Allen and Reggie Miller. If it is the shooting environment, these two three-pointers. The threat of a three-pointer made by a master shot may not be less than that of Stephen Curry. The real power of this guy is that he can shoot three-pointers with the ball without waiting for his teammates to feed the ball!

In fact, it was also that year that the Warriors won the championship by relying on the "first-generation death five", and only then did it truly prove the concept of "relying on shooting to win the championship"!

Of course, the Warriors’ main style of play that year was the “Defensive Counterattack” of the Mavericks in the 11th year. It was just that “Forcing the King” averaged the height through the “Death Five”, making the counterattack faster, and at the same time ensuring the offense through “infinite dislocation”. With a high success rate, the Golden State Warriors have just been created!

Speaking of which, "Pushing the King" can be regarded as meeting the right players at the right time and playing the right tactics. It just proved that "shooting can win the championship"!

But now, the Sonics are "wrong time, a bunch of wrong teammates, with bad tactics" proving that "shooting can win the championship"...

If this can win the championship, then there is really a problem!

4-1!

The Trail Blazers completed the "under-conquer" so easily...

It was so easy that many media did not feel surprised.

"Yao Blow" Bill Walton said: "Looking at the entire series, I don't feel that the third in the Western Conference is the Sonics. I think the Trail Blazers are third in the Western Conference, but in fact, the Sonics The team is indeed ranked third, and the Trail Blazers have always been the sixth team in the Western Conference...Well, it must be admitted that this is Yao, as I said before the start of this series, he can make one. Only the team becomes more competitive in the playoffs!"

Good guy, after talking for a long time, it turned out that Yao's name was changed in a different way?

Barkley called it out.

He also hurriedly said: "Some teams are not measurable by ranking. Think about it. The Rockets were just sixth in the playoffs, but they eventually became the championship this season!"

Good guy, you can blow it better than me!

After listening to what Barkley said, Bill Walton suddenly felt that there is still a lot of room for him to improve in the matter of complimenting Yao's name!

But after Barkley said this, Yao was so famous that he wanted to beat him, because his words directly made the Portland media climax! One by one shouted "This will be a replica of the Rockets!"

Ordinarily, it’s okay. Although Yao Ming doesn’t think they can win the championship this season, all the games are played and watched. No one knows where they can go this year until the last minute, just in case. Won the championship?

But the problem is that their climax has made the Blazers newcomers nervous, and they all wonder what to do if they can't win the championship? What if you didn't even make it to the finals!

As a result, Yao Ming was comforted one by one, and this group of newcomers stopped thinking about it!

You said, can Yao Ming not want to beat Barkley?

The pioneers succeeded in "below the grams"!

The other teams in the league had almost all the results.

The Pacers eliminated the Raptors 4-0. Although the fast-paced style of play brought the Raptors back to the ranks of the playoffs, they were a little weak in the face of the Pacers armed to the teeth. After four games, there was no victory and was swept out. However, although the results were bleak, the Toronto fans were still happy. As soon as the Raptors returned to the ranks of the playoffs, There is another, Chris Bosh, the Raptors’ future "New Dragon King", has played well in these 4 games, averaging 18.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, in the face of Rasheed Wallace. When he was a taxi, he had a sense of existence that belonged to him!

With the new nuclear growing so fast in the future, how can Toronto fans not get excited?

The Heat also eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers 4-0. Allen Iverson can certainly suppress Wade on the offensive end, but who makes the Heat have a fellow named O'Neal? Alan Iverson did not have the solid defense system built by Mutombo and the others this time. Therefore, he failed to win the hearts of fans all over the world like the first game of the 2001 Finals. He is still a "lone hero." ", averaging 33 points per game! It's a pity that facing the pirated "OK" this time, his result was even worse and he was directly swept away.

The Pistons and Wizards games are still in progress, but the Pistons are currently leading 3-2 and have already won the match point, but the Wizards have double shots in the backcourt, especially Arenas in this round of the series. , The sixth game of the series is again at the home court of the Wizards. Whether the Pistons can win smoothly is still unclear. Anyway, in the eyes of the external media, most of them think that the two teams will make a "tie-break"!

The Celtics vs. Bulls game is the most anxious in the East. At present, it is a 2-2 tie, and no team has ever played a winning streak. They have won a game and lost a game. Look at this posture. , It should be going for the "Tie-Seven"!

The Trail Blazers and the Sonics in the West have already settled a win.

The Suns and the Grizzlies also have a victory. The Suns eliminated the Grizzlies 4-0, but this did not surprise the outside world. Although the Suns are also a shooting team, they have also made breakthroughs. Yes, not to mention that they have too many shot points. Unlike the Sonics, they only have two core pitchers. In addition, the strength of the Grizzlies lineup is also the strength of the playoffs. There is indeed no further possibility. , Not to mention that this is still a "black eight", even less possibility!

The Kings finally faced the Spurs who wanted to avoid it, but they played fairly well. After 5 games, they are currently behind by 2-3. Maybe they can bring the Spurs close to the tie-breaker and be able to compete with the West. The second score is like this, which is actually pretty good.

It is worth mentioning that Milicic, the second place in the 2003 rankings, performed really well in this round of the series, showing the potential to become a top insider supporter, averaging 14.5 points, 8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, which was called by many media " Chris Weber with a weakened offensive ability"!

The Kings fans are very happy that Milicic can play such a performance, although his nickname makes them a little sad, but even they have to admit that Milicic does have the potential to become the second Chris Weber.

This time, we have to cherish him well!

This is the thinking of most of the Kings fans. After losing Chris Webber, they only knew what kind of glory this talented big man brought to the Kings. It should be impossible to welcome Chris Webb back now. Fortunately, they have a "little Chris Weber", and they are only 20 years old. They have not seen so many poses. They can accompany the Kings for more years. This time, they will never let the hero bleed again. Tears again"!

The Timberwolves and the Mavericks also played 3-2. The Timberwolves won the "Battle of Heavenly Kings Mountain", temporarily holding the match point, and winning another game to enter the second round of the Western Conference Finals!

Speaking of the outside world's attention to this round of the series is still quite high, Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett, the encounter between the two best power forwards in the league at present, is doomed from the very beginning. The results did not disappoint the outside fans. The core of the two teams both played their best performances. Nowitzki scored 28.2 points in 5 games, showing his scoring ability to the fullest. ; Kevin Garnett averaged 24.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, which also showed his almighty skill...

It’s also because this round of the series is so exciting. Now most fans hope that the Mavericks can win the sixth game of the series. It’s not that they support Nowitzki, but want to see these two. The team can play seven games!

While these series of rounds are going on, the league also announced this season's "Most Improved Player Award" and "Best Sixth Man on the Team"!

The "Most Improved Player Award" was picked up by Bobby Simmons. He averaged 16.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game this season. Compared to last season's 7.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, it can be said that he has made considerable progress. !

However, this also makes him inevitably the winner of the "Most Improved Player Award" with the worst data in recent years. Whether it is O'Neal, Arenas, or Zach Randolph, the improvement and increase are the same as the data. Better than him!

In terms of gains, in fact, this season's Yao Ming is also very suitable for this award. He averaged 33.2 points per game compared to 26 points per game last season, which is an increase of almost 7 points!

And from averaging 26 points to 33.2 points per game, it's obviously not easy...

Of course, Yao Ming’s position no longer needs the "Most Improved Player Award" to prove anything. Even if his increase this season is greater, this award will ultimately belong to Bobby Simmons!

But ~www.novelmt.com~ Bobby Simmons, who won this award, soon got injured...not just him, the players who won this award in the past 4 years have suffered major injuries!

For a while, later players won this award and don’t know whether to cry or laugh...

Ben Gordon of the Bulls won the final "Sixth Man of the Team", which made him the first rookie to win the "Sixth Man of the Team" in NBA history!

This year is his first season in the league!

When Okafor learned that Ben Gordon won the "Best Sixth Man", he stood up and congratulated his old teammates in the NCAA.

Ben Gordon averaged 15.1 points, 2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season. He is also one of the contenders for the "Rookie of the Year", but it is a pity that Okafor won this award in the end.

"I hope I can share this award with Ben. Fortunately, now he has also won an award. I am very happy for him!"