I’m Really Playing Basketball

How could this bobcat be so difficult to fight?

Obviously we can at least have a 50-50 tie with them in the regular season.

But by the playoffs, why did the feeling completely change?

At Amway Arena, Rivers, who was leading the Magic players from the court to the locker room, had an expression of excitement and excitement on his face. He was applauding and encouraging the players for their performance.

But in his heart, Rivers was already filled with gloom.

In the first half of the game, the Bobcats' top scorers were Roy and Pao, who scored 10 points each.

In addition to these two people, Granger had 8 points, Randolph had 6 points, Bynum had 2 points, and Chen Xiao, as the head player of the Bobcats, scored 3 of 8 in the first half and scored 8 points.

Chen Xiao's technical statistics in the first half made Rivers very concerned.

Chen Xiao's technical statistics in the first half are due to his poor touch in this game, or because he simply did not exert any force in this game?

If he feels bad, to be honest, this data cannot explain his poor feel.

At Chen Xiao's level, if he doesn't take more than 15 shots, you won't know whether he has a good or bad touch in this game.

And this is where Rivers is so troubled right now.

Chen Xiao has not exerted his strength yet.

But his Magic team went all out in the first half.

After Duncan caught the Bobcats off guard with a wild long-range shot in the first quarter in the first quarter, he immediately worked with Ben to defend the Bobcats' interior in the second quarter. Randolph and Bynum combined for 4 points in the second quarter.

It can be said that Duncan gave everything he could in the first half.

Needless to say, Ginobili, after he became the starter, the situation of the Magic team was indeed changed by him.

For Duncan and Ginobili, it is basically difficult for them to do better.

But on the Bobcats side, one of their best players seems to be sharpening his knife right now, and the blade seems to be hanging over their heads.

And the pressure this brings is simply difficult for Rivers to breathe.

Before this series began, he was the head coach of the best team in history.

And if he loses this game, he may lead the strongest team in history to be swept.

If such a contrast is realized, then he can say goodbye to the Magic in a gorgeous way.

For Rivers, who has always been strong, is he willing to accept such a situation?

Of course not!

"We are behind by a big score now, but guys, many of you are champion players, and you should know that in the NBA, as long as the home court is not attacked, the playoffs have not started yet!

And now, we are performing very well at our home court. I have seen your determination and ability to defend our home court!

We will definitely win this game! "

"Ouch~!!!"

Under Rivers' chicken soup, the Magic's players are now very motivated.

Rivers is panicking now, but as a chicken soup master, he knows that he can never show his panic on his face.

This is the basic quality of a chicken soup master.

If he can't even do this, then he doesn't deserve to be a championship head coach in the NBA.

His ability is not strong, but no one can deny his success!

"So, Manu, in the second half, I need you to continue to attack, Tyshawn, I need you to hang on to Wonder Boy like you did in the first half, Big Ben, I need you to put that guy on the floor like you did in the first half. The annoying boy is completely blocked, and Tim, remember, you are the best power forward in NBA history, not anyone else, let alone Zach Randolph!

And Tony, and all of us, if we want to become the greatest and most powerful team in NBA history, it starts with winning this game!

Guys, I just want to win this game! "

"Victory! Victory! Victory!!!"

During the fifteen minutes of halftime, Rivers actually did not deploy any new tactics. He knew that he could not do this and it was meaningless.

Therefore, he can be said to have brought his chicken soup skills to the extreme.

Even a dull guy like Duncan was a little excited to hear it, not to mention Ginobili and Parker, the two direct descendants of Rivers.

Therefore, with the blessing of Rivers, the Magic players are now really like fighting dogs with red eyes.

It has to be said that for a team, head coaches like Popovich and Pat Riley Carlisle are excellent, but for NBA players, these seemingly excellent head coaches may not actually be the best. Someone who enters their heart.

At this time, the Magic players were excitedly looking forward to the second half of the game.

On the Bobcat side, Boss Qiao, the same chicken soup master, actually did nothing.

The performance of the Bobcats in the first half cannot be said to be outstanding.

It can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

In this game, Duncan focuses on attacking the Bobcats on the defensive end. Not only can he and Ben lock the inside tightly, he can also come out to help defend Chen Xiao.

To be honest, this worried Jordan a lot, at first.

The pick-and-roll between Ginobili and Duncan allowed Duncan to attack from the outside, which allowed Duncan's offensive strength to score certain points at the minimum cost.

Yes, with Duncan's offensive method like today's game, it is bound to be difficult to score high points. Even O'Neal, who shoots from the outside of the game and does not fight in the penalty area, can hardly get 20+ points in a game.

Duncan is not the offensive style of Nowitzki and Garnett.

However, although Duncan no longer attacks in the penalty area, he relies on very little physical exertion to score more than 15 points in a game with long-distance shooting, and then locks down Randolph and Bynum on the defensive end, restricting Chen Xiao. , then the gains here and there are things that Duncan could not bring before even if he scored 30+ or ​​even 40+.

It can be said that in the first half of this game, the cooperation and performance of Duncan and Ginobili were excellent and should have made him panic.

After all, the Magic performed really well in the first half of this game and played everything they could.

Duncan took 7 long-range shots in the first half of this game, hit 5 of them, and scored 13 points. Can you believe this?

At the critical moment, Duncan is really reliable.

Duncan's performance was impeccable.

The same goes for Ginobili, who scored 15 points in a single quarter, and all of them were scored in the last 7 minutes. The momentum was simply amazing.

But even so, after the first half of the game, the Bobcats led the Magic by 2 points 52 to 50.

what does that mean?

Jordan, who has always been keen on game situations, knew it very well.

This means that this series of Bobcats is basically stable!

In this first half, the Magic played almost perfectly, but still fell behind by two points.

So what else does he have to worry about?

“Boys, I don’t need your extraordinary performance in the second half, your calmness, your tenacity, show your true level to our fans, our opponents, and everyone around the world who is watching this series.

Tell them that we, the Charlotte Bobcats, deserve to be the team that advances in this series!

Tell them that we, the Charlotte Bobcats, deserve an NBA championship trophy! "

Jordan didn't go as crazy as Rivers, there was no need, but the last words Jordan said still made the Bobcats players' blood boil.

“For the first time, Michael clearly stated our ultimate goal for this season to the players!

This goal is big, but we can see his shadow now!

There is no better time than now to express this goal!

Michael once again used his judgment and keenness on the game to seize the best time to stimulate the Bobcat players! "

After the training, the Bobcats players filed out of the locker room with great expectations and excitement. At this time, Jordan, who was walking at the back, followed in Chen Xiao's footsteps.

"Chen, I know you will win this most important game for us at the most appropriate time, just like me back then. No, you are even better than me in this aspect!"

After Jordan finished speaking, he patted Chen Xiao's shoulder twice, then walked away with a smile.

The trust in Chen Xiao on Jordan's face even seemed to be more than Chen Xiao's trust in himself.

The first two games of this series were also very exciting between the two teams.

But there is no doubt that the level of this G3 is far greater than the previous two games.

So not only the players from both sides, but also the fans and experts are also looking forward to the second half of this G3.

In the third quarter, the two teams did not disappoint the experts and fans who followed the game.

In fact, it was impossible to disappoint them.

Under the stimulation of Jordan and Rivers during the halftime break, when the players from the two teams entered the second half, how could they go crazy and fight like crazy?

In the third quarter, the players from the two teams were really desperate and dedicated everything they had to both offense and defense, wanting to eat each other alive.

In the second quarter, the two teams gave the fans a very exciting 30-28 battle.

In the third quarter, the two teams played another exciting game with a score of 32 to 29.

You must know that the intensity of this game is very high. The scores scored by the two teams are not simple scores without confrontation, but very difficult and high-quality scores.

Therefore, in the third quarter, the two teams played really fiercely and excitingly.

Ginobili, who scored 15 points in the second quarter, scored 14 points in this quarter. At the same time, Hamilton also scored 8 points in this quarter, and Ben also scored in this quarter. Got two offensive rebounds and scored 4 points.

On the other side, Granger scored 6 points on 2 of 3, Chris Paul scored 6 points on 2 of 4, and Chen Xiao scored 8 points on 3 of 3.

In addition, Roy, who came on as a substitute, scored 4 points on 2-for-2 shots, and Aldridge, who came on as a substitute for Bynum, shot 2-for-3 and scored 5 points.

In addition to the exciting offense on both sides of the game in this quarter, one very interesting thing is that in this quarter, the three protagonists from the first two games, Bynum, Randolph and Duncan, were three to one. Didn't get any points.

Yes, in this quarter of the game, Duncan's blow to Randolph almost reached a crazy level.

In the third quarter, Randolph made 0 of 5 in a single quarter, while Duncan didn't even take a single shot!

If Bynum is trapped by Ben and has no chance to attack, then Randolph definitely has a chance to attack.

But Duncan's previous invincible attack made him hit a big wall in this game.

There was no way, Duncan took one shot in the second and third quarters combined. In this game, he was crazy focused on dealing with Randolph on the defensive end.

Duncan scored points for defense in this game and almost gave up his offense completely!

Historically, when the Spurs were defeated by the Grizzlies, Duncan's encounter with Randolph was actually even worse.

But that time was 2011, and now it is 2007, and Duncan is still at his peak.

At his peak, Duncan could beat Randolph O'Neal one-on-one.

Randolph may indeed be more difficult and hard-working than O'Neal, so it is more difficult to beat Randolph on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, Duncan now has enough athletic ability, strength, and height to choke Randolph. Husband's.

And compared with history, Duncan's teammates are also more outstanding.

Especially with Ben standing next to him.

The person standing next to Randolph was not Gasol, but Bynum.

Therefore, Duncan in this time and space can focus more on defending Randolph, and there is no need to worry about Xiaojia taking the opportunity to stab him in the back.

Therefore, in this G3, after Duncan became fierce on the defensive end, Randolph played very, very uncomfortable.

Of course, Duncan himself is not having a good time either.

After all, Duncan really didn’t want to not take a shot in a game. Although Duncan is not the kind of maniac who takes shots, he also knows that he needs to score. Even if he focuses on defense in this game, he also needs to contribute to the team on the offensive end. Make a contribution, after all, he is the boss of the team.

However, Randolph is really difficult to deal with!

This guy is simply O'Neal with Max's defensive attitude!

Moreover, although Bynum of the Bobcats does not have the ability of Garfield on the offensive end, on the defensive end, in terms of physical hardness and athletic ability, he is even better than Garfield.

If Marc was really that athletic, he wouldn't have been drafted in the second round.

So, this time Duncan and Randolph faced off.

It's not just that Randolph's offense has become more difficult compared to history.

The difficulty of Duncan's offense has also increased a lot.

do not forget!

The Bobcats are more than just two inside defenders who guard the paint very well.

The three outsiders around, Chen Xiao, Granger and Chris Paul, are also defensive champions!

Using a traditional offense to defeat a top traditional defense like the Bobcats, let's put it this way, the Magic were able to score 62 points in two quarters, which simply shocked the entire NBA experts!

Of course, in the same way, facing such a Magic team, the Bobcats, who also scored 57 points in two quarters, were also shocking.

You know, in these two quarters, Chen Xiao only scored a mere 10 points!

Therefore, when the third quarter ended, when the leading Magic team led by one point 82 to 81, many Magic fans at the scene were speechless.

They really did not expect that this series will be played to such a tragic level.

Look at the players of the Magic team on the court. They have only finished the third quarter at this time, and each of them seems to have played the entire game with the opponent and is about to enter overtime!

It's not just the Magic players who are in this state.

The players on the Bobcats side are also in such a state.

No, except for one person!

Chen Xiao!

When the third quarter ended, among the five players who came off the court, only Chen Xiao didn't seem to feel tired at all!

Even if he was entangled by Prince for three quarters, he seemed to be able to handle it with ease.

I have to say that Prince is indeed not that fleshy anymore.

If Prince was replaced by Artest, Chen Xiao might be about the same as Duncan.

It can only be said that physique is really very, very important when fighting against the opponent.

Therefore, before the start of the fourth quarter, the Magic fans at the scene did not feel that the situation of the game was completely under their control just because the team overtook the score.

Because they, like Rivers, felt that the team's biggest test in this game has just begun!

really.

In the fourth quarter, Chen Xiao came on the field from the beginning!

Roy, Chen Xiao, Barnes, Aldridge, Gortat...

Watching the Bobcats' rotation on the court, Magic coach Rivers' hands were shaking on the sidelines.

What can he do?

What can he do?

He, Duncan, Ginobili, Hamilton, and Ben could only watch helplessly as the rotation lineup of Parker, Nelson, Prince, Turkoglu, and Gooden were called out by Chen Xiao one by one on the court. Kill them one by one!

Roll call!

Roll call!

Or roll call!

Parker!

Nelson!

Prince!

Turkoglu!

Gordon!

Three points! CIC! Post-up singles! Dream steps!

Chen Xiao killed from the outside to the inside, and then from the inside to the outside, from No. 1 to No. 5, it can be described as crazy!

The rotation time at the beginning of the fourth quarter became Chen Xiao's stage alone!

Bobcats players such as Roy and Aldridge consciously gave up the center of the stage to Chen Xiao, and he himself took the initiative to become the tool to help Chen Xiao open up space.

They do it willingly.

This season, in order to train them, how much shot power and ball power did Chen Xiao sacrifice?

In this series of games against the Magic, they had a tough fight with the Magic without Chen Xiao's efforts. They were only slightly suppressed, which allowed Chen Xiao to have enough time and energy to harvest the game. Their best reward for Chen Xiao!

Chen Xiao felt the feelings of the Bobcat players at this time.

Not only Chen Xiao felt it, but many spectators and experts on the sidelines also felt it.

So much so that looking at Chen Xiao who was killing everyone on the court, Kenny Smith couldn't help but admire: "The seeds planted by the magical boy this season have blossomed, and this flower is so beautiful and fragrant. I think, magical." The boy must be very, very satisfied.”

113 to 110!

In this life-and-death game for the Magic, in the end, the Magic gave everything they had, but still lost.

"Although the score seems to be only three points apart, in fact, there is a Milky Way between the two sides. How much the Magic lose does not depend on their efforts, but how much the Magic Boy wants them to lose in the end!"

The game turned completely upside down, and Chen Xiao handed the game over to his teammates again. When the Magic caught up, Chen Xiao stepped forward again.

Now that Chen Xiao is in the Bobcats, it seems that he only works against the wind!

"Magic really can't beat the Bobcats..."

Rivers' last sigh was full of despair and helplessness.