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If the gap between the Bobcats and the Heat was huge in the past, if the Bobcats wanted to win, they could only rely on magic players to hit magic balls.

In last season's playoffs, without the Heat using their full strength, the Bobcats relied on three magical players, Chen Xiao, Lou Williams and Monta Alice, to steal two games.

The two stolen games were already the limit for the Bobcats last season.

But this season, the gap between the Bobcats and the Heat has been visibly narrowing.

At the very least, in order to defeat the Bobcats in this important game, the Heat now need to show some of their bottom line.

You know, in last season's playoffs, Yao Ming, Wade, and the Heat never targeted Bynum.

In fact, Bynum's experience as a young man less than 20 years old has always been a problem for the Bobcats.

Although the Bobcats have given Bynum a lot of time this season, if you expect every young player to be a player like Chen Xiao and Roy, then this in itself is a problem.

However, in the past, Bynum didn't have much playing time, so there was no need to target such a role player.

But this season, Bynum has played so much playing time. Before this game against the Heat, the Heat still did not target Bynum.

But this game is targeted, so it can only be said that in the minds of the Heat, the Heat are now an opponent worthy of being taken seriously.

As the Bobcats' biggest nemesis team in the entire league, it is something to be proud of for the Bobcats no matter what, to be recognized by the Heat.

Especially for Bynum, he should be even more proud.

Although the game only lasted three minutes, Bynum was fouled by Wade and Yao Ming and was kicked off the court.

Although it was miserable to be sent off after playing three minutes, it was still much better than before when he was not even qualified to be taken seriously by Yao Ming and Wade.

I have to say that for the Bobcats, the Heat are such a special team.

After Bynum left the game, the Bobcats' interior defense must have collapsed.

Regardless of Bynum's inexperience, when facing the Heat, his defense and frame protection at the basket are very important to the Bobcats.

He doesn't want Yao Ming to beat him, but it's not that easy for Yao Ming to beat him easily.

When Bynum played Yao Ming, Bynum's shooting percentage dropped by 15 percentage points from his career average.

But when Yao Ming played Bynum, his shooting percentage dropped by 4 percentage points from his career average.

This does seem a bit shabby, but at the very least, it shows that when Yao beat Bynum, he was indeed slightly worse than when he beat other players.

You know, when Yao Ming played Howard, his shooting percentage increased by 4 percentage points compared with his career average.

Therefore, Bynum's effectiveness in defending Yao Ming is much stronger than Howard's effectiveness in defending Yao Ming.

Therefore, even if Bynum meets Yao Ming on the offensive end, he will be a loser, but his weight, his physical talent, and his defense against Yao Ming are indeed players above the league average. It can even be said that the entire NBA is better at defending Yao Ming. One of the best players.

Ben Wallace, who is recognized as one of the best players to defend Yao Ming, has almost the same shooting percentage when defending Yao Ming as Bynum does when defending Yao Ming.

Judging from the shooting percentage, Bynum's effect of defending Yao Ming is the same as that of Big Ben's defense of Yao Ming, both are better than Duncan, and Duncan is also the famous NBA terminator of Yao Ming.

Duncan defended Yao Ming, and Yao Ming's shooting percentage dropped by 2 percentage points from his career average.

Everyone knows that Yao Ming is a very stable player, so it is very difficult to make him drop 4-5 percentage points from usual. Bynum and Big Ben have done a good job.

And this is why the Bobcats have been reusing Bynum this season, regardless of whether Bynum has a negative or positive effect on the court.

Bynum can defend Yao Ming, although his offensive performance against Yao Ming is worse than Howard's offensive performance against Yao Ming.

But don't equate Bynum and Howard. Not only can Howard not be able to beat Yao Ming offensively, but he can't guard Yao Ming defensively.

And this is why the Heat knocked Bynum off as soon as the game started.

Looking at this from another perspective, why was Bynum instead of Randolph?

Obviously, this is another kind of recognition of Bynum.

Therefore, it is okay for Bynum to be proud of this matter.

As the NBA champion and regular season MVP, Wade, and as the championship and finals MVP, Yao Ming, these two NBA superstars targeted him as a 20-year-old young man from the very beginning. This is too glorious.

Therefore, after Bynum was beaten down, the kid with the colorful head was not depressed at all because of the incident. Instead, his face was full of excitement and excitement and he held his head high.

Bynum is proud now, but after Bynum went off, the Bobcats, who lacked an inside shield, could imagine how passive they were facing the inside combination of Yao Ming and Chris Bosh.

And this is why the Magic are the best team against the Heat this season, because the Magic have Duncan and Ben Wallace.

Ben Wallace is the Yao Ming finisher.

And Duncan is the Chris Bosh closer.

The Magic's two big men can match up with the Heat's two big men.

Yao Ming and Bosh seemed to be chopping up melons and vegetables when playing against other teams in the league, but playing against the Magic was really uncomfortable.

It's as uncomfortable as the Bobcats playing the Heat.

And this is where the NBA's mutual generation and restraint are interesting.

In the NBA, few teams are perfect. Each team has its own shortcomings. It depends on whether you can grasp them.

Therefore, in the NBA, no matter how strong you are, winning the championship requires luck. If you are lucky enough to escape your nemesis in the playoffs and encounter teams that you can defeat, then no matter how strong you are, Even if it doesn't work, he can still win the championship.

If you are unlucky and encounter your nemesis right away, like the Bucks did last season, then you will only be able to make it through the first round, no matter how strong you are.

After Bynum came off the court, the Bobcats player who replaced Bynum was Webber.

Webber cannot be defended. Webber plays mainly for offense.

After Bynum left the game, the Bobcats had no choice but to attack the Heat with all their might, so they not only replaced Bynum with Webber, but also replaced Randolph with Roy.

For a time, the Bobcats' lineup on the court became center Weber, power forward Chen Xiao, small forward Granger, shooting guard Roy, and point guard Paul.

It's a very small, small lineup.

This is to simulate the Bucks' five-small tactics last season.

I have to say that against a traditional team like the Heat, beating the Bucks' five teams is indeed very effective in terms of price.

Facing a team with such a strong defense like the Heat, the Bobcats actually scored 32 points in the first quarter.

This offense is indeed very good.

But what slightly embarrassed Jordan was that the Bobcats scored 32 points on offense in the first quarter, but lost 41 points on defense.

In just the first quarter, the Bobcats gave Yao Ming and Wade 8 and 6 free throws respectively.

The Bobcats fouled 10 times in a single quarter.

Three of them were Bynum, and the remaining four were Webber...

Yes, you read that right, in the first quarter, Webber was fouled 4 times by Yao Ming and Wade combined.

Bynum replaced Weber with two minutes left in the first quarter and was fouled by Yao Ming.

Without the human shield, the Bobcats couldn't guard Yao Ming at all.

Therefore, when defending Yao Ming, you can only make big moves, which will easily lead to fouls.

What's more, Bynum is still so young.

As for Weber…

Jordan asked him to replace Bynum at center in this game. It was not for defense, but to experiment with the offensive effect.

Therefore, it is normal for Weber to be unable to guard against Yao Ming and unable to keep up with Weber's breakthrough pace.

In short, after the first quarter of this game, the Heat fans on the sidelines were really excited, and Barkley, the TNT commentator for this game, also kept praising: "The Heat's advantage over the Bobcats is too obvious!"

"For Wonder Boy and Michael Jordan, it only took them two seasons to build an incredible team in Charlotte, but it is obvious that although they have been very successful in the past two years, they There is still a long way to go before the final success.”

Kenny Smith is not shady when he says this. Although the Bobcats players are very talented and Jordan has selected a bunch of talents for the Bobcats, it does take time to truly cultivate this pair of talents into the strongest combat effectiveness.

At least, judging from the first quarter of this game, there is a gap between the Bobcats and the Heat, although it is not as big as last season.

Last season, the Bobcats basically had no power to fight back against the Heat.

In the second quarter of the game, with Heat fans cheering for 70 wins, Roy took the field with Aldridge, Gortat and Barnes, and Jack's Bobcats death five rotation came on the court.

It has to be said that Roy, the biggest favorite of the best sixth man this season, led the Bobcats to die in five rotations.

Although the Heat's rotation is not as strong as the Magic, as the defending champion, with an All-Star player like White Chocolate leading the team, how could it be worse?

But after playing, the Heat fans at the scene discovered that the Heat's rotation lineup and the Bobcats' rotation lineup are somewhat different.

"Compared with the rotation of the Heat and the Bobcats, the gap is even bigger than the starters of the Bobcats and the Heat. The two sides are not at the same level at all."

"In the NBA this season, the only other team in the rotation with the Bobcats is the Orlando Magic."

After Barkley was shocked, Kenny Smith laughed and complained.

The teams with the strongest rotation in the NBA this year are the Bobcats and Magic, just like Roy and Ginobili are the favorites for the best sixth man this season.

The strong rotation strength of the Bobcats this season is also the reason why the Bobcats can rank third in the Eastern Conference and third in the league this season.

In the second quarter, under the leadership of Roy, the Bobcats beat the Heat 26 to 22, catching up with 4 points.

Of course, the Bobcats have a big advantage in rotation time, which is also related to Wade's failure to lead the team during the rotation time in this game.

If Wade doesn't play 48 minutes with the Heat, it's not the strongest Heat.

Wade led the team to play the rotation in the last four games of the playoffs last season, which was quite shocking.

To be honest, the Heat have a great advantage in this game, and there is really no need for Wade to play such a difficult rotation.

Moreover, Wade did not play the rotation time in the second quarter, and the Heat also led the Bobcats by 5 points and entered halftime.

With Wade, Yao Ming and the Heat having sufficient rest, in the third quarter, while Jordan continued to implement Weber's core offensive strategy, the Heat once again led the Heat to a high score of 34 points in a single quarter. , while the opposite Bobcats scored 28 points in a single quarter and still played well offensively.

Although the Bobcats still played well offensively in the third quarter, at the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats trailed by 11 points.

Being 11 points behind is both a huge disadvantage and an opportunity.

The Heat have such an advantage. Of course, Carlisle cannot rotate Wade and Yao Ming, so the rotation of both sides is a normal rotation.

In the fourth quarter, the Bobcats led by Roy rotated and beat the Heat's rotation lineup even harder.

The Bobcats even tied the score with five minutes left in the game before Yao Ming came on the court!

With 5 minutes left in the game, when the two sides reached 105-105, the Heat audience at the scene and the American audience in front of the TV were dumbfounded.

You can catch up with this!

However, after Yao Ming came on the court, the situation was actually very unfavorable for the Bobcats.

This was especially true when Bynum was knocked down with 3 minutes left in the game.

Although Chen Xiao made 3 of 6 in the last five minutes and scored 8 points in a single quarter, in the end the Bobcats still could not surpass the Heat led by the physically energetic Yao Ming.

In the end, the Bobcats lost to the Heat by three points 114-117 on the road.

In this game, Yao Ming made 11 of 18 shots, 17 of 21 free throws, and scored 39 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 blocks. It can be said that he dominated both offense and defense. By the way, Yao Ming, who scored this data, is on the top of this game. 33 minutes.

Wade, on the other hand, played 34 minutes, making 7 of 14 in the game, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 15 of 16 free throws, and scored 30 points and 10 assists.

Facing the Bobcats in this game, Wade and Yao Ming went crazy with free throws.

The two of them combined for nearly 40 free throws in one game, which shows how embarrassed the Bobcats' interior defense was after Bynum was targeted.

Bynum, although he is useless against Yao Ming on the offensive end, he is indispensable on the defensive end.

Without Bynum's defensive contribution, even if the Bobcats have a rotation advantage and Chen Xiao's mismatch advantage, it will not be easy to defeat the Heat in the playoffs.

On the Bobcats side, Chen Xiao made 20 of 44 in the game, 9 of 19 three-pointers, and 12 of 14 free throws. He scored 61 points in the game. Chen Xiao in this game was a rare crazy offense this season.

Because at the beginning of this game, the Bobcats' offense encountered a very big crisis. Without Weber in the Bobcats, Chen Xiao had to step up and force the score.

In the first and third quarters, when Weber was playing in the fifth quarter, Chen Xiao was the team's most stable three-pointer, and all offensive opportunities were focused on Chen Xiao.

Therefore, Chen Xiao took a lot of shots in this game.

44 shots in a single game were considered a lot of shots even for Chen Xiao.

And Roy, the hero of the Bobcats' almost comeback in this game, shot 9 of 15 in this game, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and scored 20 points. Roy did not make a free throw in this game.

In any case, for the audience and the NBA, the game between the Bobcats and the Heat was indeed quite exciting.

After all, the three most watched players, Chen Xiao, Wade and Yao Ming, all performed very well and produced very good data.

Therefore, at the end of the season, after such a game, at the post-game press conference, reporters from all over the United States and the world were not only paying attention to the Heat reaching 70 wins.

At the same time, we are also paying attention to the ownership of this season's MVP.

After all, there are three MVP favorites in this game. If Carter is added to the mix, it will be a success.

Faced with this problem, Wade, who was originally expected to split the vote with Yao Ming, shocked the world with his speech after the game: "You also saw this game. I came on first in the fourth quarter and was not able to stop the Heat. The Bobcats led by Chen were caught up, but after Yao came on the court, we immediately stabilized the situation. I know that I am a great player, and I also know that Yao and I deserve to be the best this season, but there is no There is no doubt that when facing a truly strong team, if Yao is our MVP, as long as we have him, we will not be afraid of any team. There is no doubt that he is the MVP of the Heat this season and the MVP of the NBA!"

After Wade said this, the American reporters who originally wanted to make trouble were stunned.

Wade is the No. 1 player in the official NBA MVP rankings for a season in a row!

Although this is because Wade is an American player, the league pushes for it.

But to be honest, compared with Yao Ming, Wade may get a little more votes than Yao Ming in the end.

After all, he is American.

But obviously, for Wade, being a little higher than Yao Ming because of his nationality makes no sense at all. He is not the kind of player who makes me happy as long as his teammates are not MVPs.

He would rather his teammates get these honors than seeing his opponent lift the championship and MVP.

Therefore, after Yao Ming was stunned for a moment and wanted to respond to Wade's words, Wade smiled and covered Yao Ming's mouth next to him: "Yao, please shut up at this time."

Seeing the free and easy smile on Wade's face at this time, Yao Ming's eyes were full of emotion.

What is the greatest teammate?

This is!

I am really lucky to have Xiao Chen in the national team and Dwyane in the Heat.

Later, when Chen Xiao learned from reporters what happened at the post-game press conference between Wade and Yao Ming, Mr. Chen Xiao was stunned, silent for a long time, and finally said only one sentence: "Dwyane is right. , the energetic Yao Ming is one of the strongest in the NBA."

Well, the two MVP contenders voted directly for Yao Ming.

This is shocking for the entire NBA.

And the most shocking thing is the card boss who recently led the team to victory and added personal data...

When I first heard the news, Boss Ka was taken aback.

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ps: Today is the lunar calendar birthday of Yu Weng, the first birthday after having a baby. From this birthday, Yu Weng is not only a son, but also a father, which is very interesting (＾＾●).

In the past two days, because of birthdays, entertaining relatives and friends, the time has become unstable again. There may still be only one chapter today. I am really sorry.