I’m Really Playing Basketball

In this season's playoffs, it was the first time for Bobcat players and fans to see someone directly confronting Chen Xiao on offense and defense in such a seemingly 50-50 situation.

In this year's playoffs, when the Bobcats faced the Raptors, Lagabel basically played passive defense.

As for the Bobcats against the Nets, facing a five-forward team as powerful as the Nets, no matter who Chen Xiao rotates in front of, he can achieve unlimited singles with an advantage.

And against the Magic, Chen Xiao seemed to be crushing against the slender Prince.

In this year's playoffs, because the focus is on training teammates, Chen Xiao's statistics are not so explosive.

But the scene of Chen Xiao in the game was definitely quite explosive.

Basically, against anyone, that is an absolute advantage.

Chen Xiao's strength is also considered to be a notch higher.

Even against Carter, this is super giant, and the head coach of the Nets, Pat Riley, thinks that Chen Xiao is a notch higher.

But this game is against the Lakers.

At least from the first quarter, it seems that Chen Xiao and Kobe played a 50-50.

Perhaps from the perspective of the scene, it was easier for Chen Xiao to beat Kobe, and it was much more tiring for Kobe to beat Chen Xiao, but in terms of the results, there was no winner or lose between the two, and there was no difference in quality.

Of course, even so, in terms of strength, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Chen Xiao was slightly stronger.

When Chen Xiao played against Kobe on the offensive end, it was really easy. When Kobe was sitting behind him, he turned around and leaned back, or when he broke through with the ball and stepped back, he leaned back again.

When Chen Xiao was playing against Kobe, he almost used his height advantage to the extreme.

I have to say that in the NBA, in the sport of basketball, when your other conditions are very good, height is really the greatest talent.

Of course, although it was much more difficult for Kobe to beat Chen Xiao, when Kobe was patient enough and willing to expend more energy for his gorgeous skills, Kobe could really beat Chen Xiao on the offensive end.

However, it is clear that Kobe's attacking method against Chen Xiao's defense requires a greater physical fitness from Kobe.

Therefore, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson on the sidelines of the first quarter was shocked by Kobe's current changes and strength. It was incredible that Kobe could go one-on-one with Chen Xiao, but Phil was still unwilling. One-on-one singles like Kobe and Chen Xiao.

Kobe still suffers!

And Kobe's loss is the Lakers' loss.

However, seeing Kobe not only out of breath but also full of fighting spirit when he was off the court, Phil Jackson finally sighed in his heart.

Before Kobe had sex with Chen Xiao or the winner was decided, his words of making Kobe hide from Chen Xiao would only make Kobe feel like farting.

Moreover, let alone Kobe, other Lakers players will not understand it very much.

When Rodman was in the Spurs, the general was frightened by Olajuwon and wanted to double-team Olajuwon with Rodman.

As soon as he said this, the admiral was despised and ridiculed by Rodman, which became one of the black spots in the admiral's life.

He is a super giant, and you are also a super giant. If you are called a helper, is it embarrassing?

Maybe many younger generation players who like to play mismatched players can't understand it, but players like Iverson and Kobe who have very old-school basketball styles are reluctant to call pick-and-rolls if it's one-on-one, especially Players of the same level as him can't admit to being cowardly.

You have to let Kobe double-team a role player, an All-Star, an ordinary superstar, and he will be willing to do this for the team and tactics.

But you want him to avoid Chen Xiao or Jordan when he is at his peak, and double-team Chen Xiao or Jordan.

He certainly wouldn't do that.

Therefore, after Phil Jackson, who knew Kobe very well, thought of this, he gave up the plan to play dirty with Jordan.

His conspiracies and tricks may not be used in the finals this time.

Although even if it is used, it may not be really effective.

In the first quarter between the Lakers and the Bobcats, the two teams played a 30-28 game, and the Bobcats at home led by 2 points.

In the first quarter, the two teams had a lot of singles, and the game was very exciting.

For the Bobcats, Chen Xiao scored 6 of 9 and scored 16 points in a single quarter.

For the Lakers, Kobe shot 6 of 10 and scored 15 points in a single quarter.

No matter from the sidelines, statistics and performance, Kobe and Chen Xiao are indeed evenly matched.

In the second quarter of the game, because Kobe Bryant had a heavy responsibility on the offensive end in the first quarter, which limited the consumption of other Lakers players, so in the rotation stage at the beginning of the game, the weaker Lakers rotated in the second quarter. The rotation time was spent on a rotation lineup with more main players than substitutes such as Gasol, Vujacic, Odom, Nate Robinson and Baron Davis.

Judging from this lineup, the Lakers' rotation is very strong on the offensive end.

It has to be said that Phil Jackson's purpose is obvious.

Phil Jackson hopes his rotation can gain some edge.

In this way, he can be more confident when the singles match between Kobe and Chen Xiao determines the outcome.

Let's put it this way, although Kobe's ability shocked him.

However, in recent years, Chen Xiao has been one of the worst coaches persecuted. In Phil Jackson's mind, Chen Xiao is still the strongest in the NBA.

Deep in his heart, he still didn't believe that Kobe could go 50-50 one-on-one with Chen Xiao.

Now it's 50-50, temporarily 50-50, but in the final analysis, Kobe will still lose.

This is why Phil Jackson wanted Kobe to have fun with Chen Xiao before the game started, and after that, Kobe would listen to his instructions.

It can be said that although Kobe's strength now shocks Phil Jackson, he actually doesn't want to see this.

Because after Kobe shows such strength, the duel between Kobe and Chen Xiao will drag on indefinitely. Whether this will be beneficial or detrimental to the Lakers, no one knows, but it will definitely be detrimental to his strategic deployment.

Before the start of this series, he never really thought that Chen Xiao and Kobe could continue to have such a deadlock.

However, fortunately, Phil Jackson is a very courageous head coach, and his on-the-spot ability is also quite good.

I quickly thought of a solution.

Since Kobe wants to play more with Chen Xiao, let's play, just to save energy for others.

Therefore, in the first quarter, Phil Jackson's rotation was very rogue, and the rest of the starters rested.

Gasol, Baron Davis, Odom are all the same.

Compared with Phil Jackson, although Jordan also has this awareness, in the environment of one-on-one competition between Kobe and Chen Xiao, other players can indeed rotate more.

However, because the Bobcats' rotation is inherently strong, even though Jordan has this awareness, he is not as thieves as Phil Jackson.

However, the Bobcats' rotation in the second quarter was Roy, Barnes, Granger, Aldridge and Gortat.

Although Granger is the only starting player, the Bobcats' rotation is also not weak.

Even, this lineup looks much more reasonable than the Lakers' rotation in the game.

Yes, much more reasonable.

This is true whether inside or outside.

What deserves special praise is the insider.

In the first quarter, the Bobcats' starting center Bynum was very painfully repaired by Gasol.

But in the second quarter, Gortat performed much better than Bynum when facing Gasol.

Although Gortat is not as strong and tall as Bynum, his defense is not weak at all, and he also has a very good shooting ability, which can mobilize Gasol's defense, and Gasol is not Duncan after all. Like Garnett or Howard, who sweeps a large area of ​​the inside, when his defense is mobilized, it will reveal defensive loopholes.

In the same way, Gasol, who needs to consume more energy on the defensive end, must not be able to give full play on the offensive end.

Originally, in the second quarter, Phil Jackson hoped that Gasol could lead the Lakers to crush the Bobcats.

But no one thought that a Gortat popped out of the Bobcats' bench!

The Bobcats' backup center wasn't very bright this season, but in the finals, when he faced Gasol, he actually lit up.

This made Phil Jackson really speechless.

Originally, in Phil Jackson's expectation, the Bobcats' backup center would be Webber's.

Webber performed well against the Nets and Magic.

In the first quarter, when Bynum was being repaired by Gasol, he came up briefly to support him. Although the effect was average, it was better than Bynum.

Logically speaking, based on Webber's qualifications and previous performance, Phil Jackson guessed that Webber will continue to be rotated. This is normal.

That's why he joined such a lineup that was all-out offensive.

Phil Jackson is waiting for Baron Davis and Nate Robinson to rush Webb to death.

Do you think it's a joke when two ball-handling point guards come on the court?

But in the end, Jordan really made Phil Jackson feel angry when he rotated in the second quarter.

Although Phil Jackson was smiling on the surface.

But in my heart, I definitely want to beat Jordan to death.

Because this rotation of the Bobcats is really strong!

Neither Gortat nor Aldridge is a big inside man who can't guard a big center, but the Lakers don't have a big center either!

The Lakers do not have a big center, and the speed and movement advantages of Gortat and Aldridge are reflected. The two can really help defend.

In addition, the Bobcats' three outside players, Roy, Barnes and Granger, also defend on the standard line.

This leads to the Bobcats' rotation lineup, in terms of defense, really having an airtight feeling that can defend well every time.

It's difficult for Nate Robinson and Baron Davis to get to the basket, and most of the time they can only shoot. When it comes to shooting, Roy, Barnes, and Granger are all tall, strong, and good defenders.

Although Nate Robinson and Davis are both talented players, their efficiency is only average when they are not alert.

This is very uncomfortable for the Lakers.

In the end, this rotation, which Phil Jackson had high hopes for, could only rely on Gasol and Odom to beat them. This is really a stretch.

On the Bobcats side, Roy and Gortat, Roy and Aldridge, Roy and Granger, various pick-and-rolls, and even Roy and Granger's strong play are better than Odom and Gasso. My strong attack is much more reliable.

So with 7 minutes left in the second quarter, when Kobe and Chen Xiao came up at the same time, the Bobcats' lead not only failed to be overtaken by the Lakers, but also widened the advantage, from 2 points to 5 points.

There could have been more, but when Chen Xiao and Kobe came up, Nate Robinson and Baron Davis hit two magic three-pointers that made Phil Jackson breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, Kobe breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Roy can do such a magic ball, but Roy rarely performs such a magic ball attack in the Bobcats. Roy is a player with a high golf IQ. He is much better than the gods, and he is much better than the Monta Alice who left before. And Lou Williams, comparable to Jack now?

Why is he so trusted and reused by Jordan and Chen Xiao?

It's because of his unsteady temperament!

His stability allows Jordan to anticipate what kind of performance the team can perform during the rotation stage.

This can keep Jordan from panicking and the Bobcats from panicking, which is very important for stabilizing the Bobcats' confidence.

With Chen Xiao in the starting line-up, there is no need to panic.

There is no need to panic if there is Roy on the bench.

This could make the Bobcats a rock solid team.

The current Bobcats, not to mention, in terms of temperament, really feel like the peak Spurs in history.

He is strong by him, and the breeze blows the hills. Let him do whatever he wants, and the bright moon shines on the river.

Well, that's what it feels like.

However, although the point difference has widened, for the NBA, five points is indeed not a big point difference.

Especially when the Lakers have a player like Kobe.

As soon as Kobe came up, he used a fadeaway jumper after getting rid of Chen Xiao to narrow the point difference from five points to three points.

Although Kobe spent a lot of money in the first quarter, it was obvious that he was very excited about this game.

This makes him seem to be in some incredible state now.

Even Chen Xiao found this state incredible.

Of course, Chen Xiao also had such an incredible state of excitement in this game!

It would be difficult for the entire series to continue with the two players in such a state, but this game was enough to excite the audience at the scene and in front of the TV.

G1 of this finals, and the rest of the game, simply became a one-on-one magic performance between Chen Xiao and Kobe.

"It's unbelievable. It looks like Kobe's jersey is completely soaked. However, such incredibly gorgeous skills are still intact. A musician on the court, this is a well-deserved musician on the court!"

"How many times has this Boy Wonder fallen back in the game? Every time it is like a work of art that has been streamlined to the extreme, without even the slightest deformation. Even though Boy Wonder has the best physical fitness, when the game comes to this At this time, he should not have been able to achieve such a shot without any deviation, but he did it. He was like a peerless swordsman who would not make any mistakes. The sword in his hand never made any mistakes at any time. Will betray him!"

When the game came to an end, not only the Bobcats fans at the scene were cheering crazily for Chen Xiao and Kobe.

Even the two CCTV commentators for this game, Mr. Zhang and Xiao Su, expressed heartfelt praise for Chen Xiao and Kobe.

The admiration for Chen Xiao, Xiao Su and Teacher Zhang is understandable.

But Chen Xiao's opponent, Kobe, still had such a high evaluation when the game was about to end, which shows how incredible the performance of Chen Xiao and Kobe was in this game.

On the sidelines, the two young stars of Marquette University, Curry and Durant, were already cheering crazily for Chen Xiao and Kobe on the court with the Bobcat fans, forgetting everything in the cheers.

For ordinary fans and spectators, watching such a game goes beyond the outcome of the game itself.

But obviously, for the players and coaches of the two teams, winning or losing is the most important thing.

The match between Chen Xiao and Kobe was very exciting.

The two teams played a very exciting game.

But Phil Jackson on the sidelines kept shaking his head in his heart in the end.

Because when the game ended, the Bobcats, who played at home, defeated the Lakers 109-103.

Chen Xiao made 16 of 28 in the game, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and 6 of 7 free throws, scoring a game-high 41 points.

On the other side, Kobe shot 15 of 31, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 8 of 10 free throws, and scored 40 points.

In this game, perhaps the two people's scores were not that amazing in their careers.

Both of them are players who have scored 50+ in the finals.

However, the scores scored by the two in this game were extremely valuable.

Let's put it this way, in the entire league, who can compete with Chen Xiao in a full-court matchup, offensive and defensive duel, and score 40 points in the finals?

In the same way, in the entire NBA, who can compete with Kobe in a full-court showdown, with full offense and defense, and score a very efficient 41 points in the finals?

"There is a winner or loser between the Lakers and Bobcats in this game, but there is no winner between the Wonder Boy and Kobe. They played the highest quality offensive and defensive duel in NBA history!

They have surpassed themselves, they have surpassed history, and they are all winners in their own right! "

At the end of the game, even Barkley, who was accustomed to debates and liked to set the pace, could not bring the pace of Kobe, who had lost the game.

Because the Lakers lost this game, I really don’t blame Kobe.

As Chen Xiao's brainless braggadocio, it was really the first time for Barkley to see an opponent in the NBA who could withstand Chen Xiao's entire game when Chen Xiao was exerting his strength!

Yes, Kobe was very tired in this game. At the end of the game, he collapsed on the ground from exhaustion.

However, in this game, he really withstood Chen Xiao on both offense and defense!

Even O'Neal, who wanted to blame Kobe the most in his heart, was in front of the TV at this time, reviewing the game with the most critical eyes. Kobe was not blamed for the Lakers' loss.

As the boss, Kobe has done everything he can.

The Lakers lost this game because of Phil Jackson's taken-for-granted rotation in the second quarter!

"It's really a perfect high-quality game. As long as there is the slightest mistake, there is no way to recover it..."

Poisonous snake...

Watching Kobe being pulled up from the ground by Chen Xiao on TV, he was very tired, but he didn't feel much pain from losing. Instead, he looked...

Very satisfied.