I’m Really Playing Basketball

As an underdog, the Cavaliers' performance in suppressing the Magic with such a strong offensive and defensive performance in the first quarter shocked the audience, experts, and media reporters who watched the game.

Such a powerful Magic team was suppressed by the Cavaliers. Isn't this a little too simple?

In this kind of shock, as the head coach of the Cavaliers, Carlisle, who has been studying the Magic for a season, only led by 8 points in the first quarter, which actually made him not very satisfied.

The Cavaliers came prepared, and the Magic were caught off guard.

Logically speaking, the Cavaliers should win more.

However, I have to say that the Magic team is different from most teams in the league.

This team is very stable, and it can not only play as a team, but also because of the two super giants Duncan and McGrady, the superstar ball is also very stable.

Therefore, the Cavaliers' defense has actually reached its peak.

For an average NBA team, after being suddenly attacked and encountering the Cavaliers' strong defense in the first quarter, let's put it this way, it's not easy to score 15 points.

However, Duncan and McGrady are really different.

McGrady is very tall and has excellent offense. Other guards can't throw James, but he can.

The same is true for Duncan. Facing Gerald Wallace's bypassing and Chandler's pinching, other insiders either have strength but no speed, or have speed but no strength, or have speed and strength but no shooting. There will always be shortcomings, but Duncan, there really are no shortcomings.

Therefore, no matter what, it cannot be strangled to death.

However, for Carlisle, although the result of the first quarter was not so perfect, he was still satisfied.

For the Magic, that's not the case.

They fell behind by 8 points in the first quarter. This put too much pressure on the Magic.

This kind of pressure is not only the score behind, but also the pressure brought by the unknown.

For Doc Reeves, he didn't need to do anything. He could easily win the championship by holding on to the thighs of Duncan and McGrady. All he needed was to talk about chicken soup next to him. He is a typical NBA business coach. .

If you ask him to make corresponding adjustments in the face of Carlisle's highly targeted tactics, to be honest, let alone this game, he won't be confident that he can do it in the next game.

Therefore, before the start of the second quarter, Doc Reeves patted Ginobili on the shoulder and offered chicken soup to Ginobili, his disciple.

Not to mention, although Doc Reeves said that his tactical ability is a bit poor, his chicken soup is really delicious. No matter whether the team is lagging behind or collapsing, his chicken soup is always sweet.

For those who love chicken soup, this is simply the greatest head coach.

Such as Ginobili.

Ginobili hated Popovich's experience with the Spurs, and he loved Doc Rivers' experience.

Because the difference between Doc Reeves and Popovich is that Popovich always finds fault with the players, while Ginobili always feels that he is invincible.

Doc Rivers, on the other hand, tacitly believes that my players are invincible. As long as the spirit is up and the struggle is up, they can do anything. This is a perfect fit with Ginobili's idea.

As the Magic's starting guard, Ginobili has always played the first half of the team's first quarter and stayed on the court to lead the team in the second quarter.

In the second quarter, with Doc Reeves' expectations on his back, Ginobili took the Magic's other four rotation players, Gooden, Horry, Turkoglu and Jamal Nelson, onto the court.

The Cavaliers' rotation is Chen Xiao, Al Jefferson, Korver, Brent Barry, and Mo Mo.

Carlisle, who has studied the Magic for a season, certainly knows that the Magic's rotation is an all-attack lineup.

Ordinary teams really can't stop the rotation of Jamal Nelson, Ginobili, Horry, Turkoglu and Gooden.

Because of this lineup, not only is the offense excellent, but the defense is actually not that bad, and it is also extremely fast.

Generally, no matter how strong an NBA team is, the rotation lineup cannot assemble a lineup that can suppress this lineup. The rotation lineup of an average NBA team is not that complete. There is a strong attacking center but no outstanding defenders who can pass the ball for him. There are excellent defenders who do not attack the interior and so on.

The Cavaliers are different this time. Carlisle deliberately prepared an equally powerful offensive lineup for the Magic's extremely offensive rotation.

After being inspired by Doc Reeves, Ginobili was ready to bloom his Pampas flower in the second quarter.

But after the second quarter started, he knew it was not that simple.

His Pampas flower really bloomed during the second quarter rotation.

However, after he bloomed, he found that he was simply in a sea of ​​flowers.

Let's put it this way, Chen Xiao, who plays center, is simply not something Gooden can stop.

Gooden does have height and weight, 2.08 meters and 113 kilograms. This is enough to top Chen Xiao under the basket.

However, Gooden's defensive experience is still too poor. Can Chen Xiao's current steps at the basket be defeated by his own strength?

Moreover, not only was Gooden unable to prevent Chen Xiao's strong attack at the basket, he was also unable to stop Chen Xiao's pick-and-roll with other Cavaliers players outside.

Chen Xiao really thrived in the one-star lineup specially prepared for him by Carlisle.

Chen Xiao attacks the basket hard, breaks through with the ball, passes after attracting double teams, picks and rolls with teammates, etc.

It can be said that in less than five minutes, Chen Xiao on the court defeated Doc Rivers off the court into despair.

In less than five minutes, Chen Xiao led the Cavaliers to a 20-12 climax against the Magic.

In fact, the rotation between Ginobili and the Magic is really good.

However, that really can't stand up to Chen Xiao's one-star style of play.

In less than five minutes of rotation in the second quarter, every Cavaliers player scored.

Chen Xiao scored 6 points and also sent 5 assists.

Seeing the perfect center on the field make two passes, assist two three-pointers, and finally pull the score from 14 to 12 to 20 to 12 in the second quarter, Doug Reeves on the sidelines is real Confused.

This change is so fast!

So much so that even the two TNT commentators Barkley and Kenny Smith in front of the TV were a little confused. Finally, after a moment of silence, Kenny Smith said: "We underestimated the magical boy. In the Cavaliers, he can play as a center. He has a tactical system with his identity. He can carry a tactical system as a power forward. At the same time, he can also drive three systems with small forwards, shooting guards, and point guards. As long as the Cavaliers have Wonder Boy, other teams are simply impossible to defend against. !"

A person who comes with a tactical system is already very powerful.

Does Chen Xiao have five tactical systems on his own?

Seriously, Kenny Smith is exaggerating.

However, although Chen Xiao does not have five tactical systems by himself, there is still no problem in bringing two or three.

At the very least, Carlisle was really comfortable with Chen Xiao.

Just like sucking D, once you suck it up, you don't want to put it down. As long as Chen Xiao is there, he can play the tactical system of five elements that are in conflict with each other.

As long as the team has enough player reserves to adapt to Chen Xiao's tactical system, he can lead Chen Xiao to restrain all teams in the league and play this kind of 'restraint style' basketball.

With 7 minutes and 3 seconds left in the second quarter, the score was already 50-34. The Magic had already trailed by 16 points at home, and the point difference was on the verge of collapse.

Therefore, seeing the team's head coach Doc Reeves almost asking for a timeout in the circle, Duncan and McGrady, who were sitting off the court, glanced at each other with heavy expressions on their faces.

They know that their head coach is now at his wits end.

Now, the team needs to rely on them.

"For the next game, just play whatever you want."

After Maddie finished speaking, Duncan nodded.

Ginobili, who was next to him, looked at the team's head coach Rivers and didn't refute, and finally bit his lip.

After less than half the game, the invincible coach in his heart was rubbed on the ground by Carlisle, and he couldn't find a way to deal with it, so he could only rely on the players' personal strength.

And the Magic fans in the TD Water House Center watched the abnormal atmosphere in front of the Magic bench on the big screen, and the expressions on their faces were also very disturbed and anxious.

"The team won't lose the first home game, right?"

You know, the Magic haven't lost a home game this season!

After playing a quarter and a half of the game, Duncan and Tracy McGrady, the two bosses of the Magic, reached the decision that the only way now is to rely on personal ability.

Don’t underestimate using your personal abilities to solve problems.

To be honest, in the NBA, as long as you are strong enough, the most invincible tactic is Xia Ji's eight-fight tactic.

The strongest Jordan Bulls back then, and then the OK Lakers, were all Xia Ji's eight-fight tactics.

Of course, the premise is that you are strong enough!

And magic?

Are they strong enough?

Of course it is strong enough!

"The next game is time for us to face the test. The magic team has no choice. Now we really have to fight. You will meet the strongest Tracy McGrady and the strongest Duncan!"

I have to say that Carlisle has really become an immortal this season.

This is all counted.

However, this is understandable. The strongest Duncan and the strongest McGrady are Duncan and McGrady who do not use any tactics and just work alone.

When Duncan attacks without hesitation like O'Neal at the basket, this Duncan is the strongest.

Attacking Chris Bosh and shutting down Chris Bosh, Duncan just showed his invincibility.

And McGrady, the same is true.

Since Carlisle claims to be a magician who has studied magic for so long, if he doesn't even understand this, then he is not worthy of being the Zhuge Liang of the NBA.

That's a real pig's head.

Carlisle finished speaking a little excitedly, seeing that none of the players under him were afraid, and even when everyone's faces were full of excitement and expectation, Carlisle smiled.

If you are not king now, then when will you wait?

The coronation is now!

The timeout ends and the game resumes.

Ginobili advanced with the ball. At this time, Parker had been replaced by Turkoglu, with McGrady playing guard and Turkoglu playing small forward.

After Ginobili pushed the ball through half court, he tried to find a pick-and-roll with Duncan, but the Cavaliers, who played a zone defense, were not moved at all.

You are free to play with a flower outside, but if our hearts flutter, we lose.

Seeing the Cavaliers like this, Ginobili knew that such temptations had no effect.

After lobbing the ball to Duncan at the free throw line, Duncan made a mid-range jumper towards Chen Xiao without even thinking about it.

Hit!

Xia Ji's eight plays also have the benefits of Xia Ji's eight plays. There is no need to waste energy fighting Gerald Wallace for a good catch. Just catch the ball and throw it away. How simple and unpretentious.

As simple and unpretentious as Duncan's movements.

To be honest, this may be the best thing for the Magic.

Because of the Cavaliers' zone defense, it can be said that all five players are tall, but it can also be said that except for Chandler, everyone else is much shorter than Duncan.

If Duncan doesn't think about other things, he can catch the ball and fire at any time.

"It only took the Cavaliers one and a half quarters to force out Duncan like this!"

"It took us six games to force Duncan like this!"

Looking at Duncan, who was extremely decisive on the offensive end, on TV, Wade's face turned dark.

The Heat did not force the strongest magic in the first six games, which made Wade even more uncomfortable.

Because in the rest of the second quarter, not only Duncan was attacking, but McGrady also started attacking.

Plus Ginobili who attacks from time to time.

The Magic team really had almost no tactical coordination in the second half of the second quarter.

All are Xia Ji’s eight dozen.

Logically speaking, if Xia Ji plays eight games like this, the Magic will definitely be very poor in terms of efficiency.

But what is surprising is that the Magic's Xia Ji led by Duncan, McGrady and Ginobili's offensive efficiency is no worse than usual, or even better!

So, watching Duncan, Tracy McGrady and Ginobili's wave of attacks in the second half of the second quarter, Doug Reeves on the sidelines felt a little lonely.

"What the hell do I usually coach in the Magic?"

"I've been working on the Magic's tactics for so long, why not let Duncan, McGrady and Ginobili let go of singles?"

To be honest, this really hurt Doc Rivers, co-author. He had been mocking Carlisle for so long as having a pig head, but it turned out that he was also a pig head!

How could such a strong player be used like that by him?

Rivers certainly wouldn't think that Xia Ji's eight-dozen players like this are better than real integration.

How could he not know now that in the past two seasons, he has not integrated the Magic at all.

If it weren't for this game, he wouldn't even know that he didn't actually put the magic together!

To be honest, Rivers still has consciousness.

He really didn't put this magic together.

This Magic is very strong. If a fan in 2020 saw this Magic lineup, he would be scared to death.

This dish is really good, but the cook is not capable of making such a good dish.

No disrespect to Rivers, he is a very good coach and he has his own strengths and advantages.

However, it is really difficult for him to make such a good group of dishes.

Compare Rivers and look at Carlisle of the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are more clueless than the Magic.

Carlisle resolutely gave up on one of the paths. Instead, his hair was all white, the five elements gathered together, and he walked every path, finally blazing a path that was truly suitable for integrating the Cavaliers.

Because Carlisle saw that this Cavaliers was really strong and every player was capable.

If you go either way, there will be sacrifices of good players who are not suited for that path.

As a very affectionate head coach, Carlisle couldn't bear such excellent players to be wasted in his hands.

So, I chose this path.

Although we don’t reach the end on one road, we walk every road and everyone has a role.

Except for Chen Xiao and James, every Cavaliers player is equally important.

Different scenes, different players partnering with the same Chen Xiao and James.

Every player has the opportunity to show his strongest strength and best performance in the game.

Of course, this kind of thing can only be done by Carlisle. This kind of restraint flow, not to mention Rivers, must not be able to play well, even Bobo Nelson may not be able to play well.

They are strong, but not as perfect as Carlisle.

Therefore, in the second half of the second quarter, the Magic team was on the offensive.

And the Cavaliers were unmoved at all.

The advantage is mine!

Leave the strong attack to Chen Xiao, and others should still attack as a team.

This makes Chen Xiao happy.

Tracy McGrady attacked one, and Chen Xiao attacked another.

Throughout the second half of the second quarter, Chen Xiao really realized his long-cherished wish to compete with Tracy McGrady in the playoffs.

66 to 52!

When the first half of the game between the Cavaliers and Magic ended, the Cavaliers still maintained an advantage of more than 10 points.

However, in the second half of the second quarter, the Magic defeated the Cavaliers 18-16.

The Magic, powered by Duncan and Maddie Ginobili, actually led the Cavaliers by two points in the second half of the second quarter.

I have to say that Duncan, McGrady and Ginobili are really strong!

In fact, this is indeed the case. In the entire first half, among the 52 points scored by the Magic, 16 points belonged to Duncan, 14 points belonged to Tracy McGrady, and Manu Ginobili also scored 12 points.

42 of the 52 points were scored by three players.

The Cavaliers' top scorer was Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao scored 24 points in the first half and also provided 10 assists.

Apart from Chen Xiao, Rahim scored the most points with 14 points.

Xiao Zhan also scored 12 points.

Outside of those three, the rest of the Cavaliers scored evenly.

"The mentality of these young players on the Cavaliers is so stable!"

At the end of the first half, the audience in front of the TV was shocked by the strength of the two teams in this game.

I was shocked by the offensive abilities of Chen Xiao, Duncan, Tracy McGrady and Ginobili.

It was also shocking to the mentality of the young people on the Cavaliers.

Let's put it this way, in the second half of the second quarter, Duncan, McGrady and Ginobili stormed the offense.

Ordinary young players break down easily.

For example, Chris Bosh of the Heat.

But these young players on the Cavaliers are so stable!

"This year, no matter what, we will not let ourselves have any regrets!"

When we are together, we are like a ball of fire, when we are apart, we are filled with stars. Youth never ends, and we can still look forward to the future!

"This is not our end, this will be our starting point!"

Coming off the court, every Cavaliers player had a smile on their face.

Chen Xiao, James, Raheem, Tyson Chandler, Matt Barnes, Mo Williams, Kyle Korver…

Coming off the court, every Cavaliers player had a smile on their face.

After halftime, the game resumes.

At the beginning of the third quarter, McGrady personally dribbled the ball across half court, and then faced the Cavaliers' zone defense, against James' defense from outside the three-point line, and hit a three-pointer!

Fire two steps outside the left three-point line.

This ball was pulled out and turned Xiao Zhan into Lao Zhan.

In this attack, Tracy McGrady played suddenly, which was also a last resort.

James' defense was so good in the first half that he could extend the defense in front of him every time. He was under great pressure.

In the second half, he wanted to change his style of play, a little further away, and avoid James' defense a little bit.

The initial effect is very good.

At the beginning of the third quarter, with McGrady's pull-up, the Magic chased the score to 11 points.

This made Doc Rivers, who was already squatting on the sidelines, jump up excitedly.

To be honest, Lao Li was almost beaten by Chen Xiao in the playoffs last season.

No, he was already crushed by Chen Xiao, and it was Duncan who dragged him to stand up.

And then, when Chen Xiao was almost in the same way as McGrady, after picking and rolling with James, he threw the 'answer-ball' against Ginobili's defense from outside the three-point line. Lao Li, who was standing up, I squatted down and held my head.

In the third quarter, the Magic's style of play remained unchanged. It was still Duncan and McGinnobili's singles, but the details of each individual's singles changed.

Generally speaking, the two teams played very fiercely.

At the end of the third quarter, the two teams scored 27-27 in the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the score of the two teams was 93 to 79, and the difference between the two sides was still 14 points.

When McGrady, Duncan and Ginobili played like this for two quarters with almost all their strength, they still couldn't bring the point difference to less than ten points. To be honest, this really made the Magic audience at the scene and the Magic on the sidelines Players are desperate.

"In the past, when the Magic had difficulties, Ginobili could solve the problem. When Ginobili couldn't solve the problem, McGrady could solve it. When McGrady couldn't solve the problem, Duncan could step up in the end."

"But now, Ginobili, McGrady, Duncan, they all stand up, but the problem is still the problem!"

"The problem that Carlisle raised for the Magic is too big and too difficult, to the extent that the Magic can hardly solve it at all!"

120 to 104!

In the end, the Magic still failed to complete the Jedi counterattack at their own home court under the leadership of Duncan, Tracy McGrady and Ginobili.

In this game, under the leadership of Chen Xiao, who made 14 of 26 shots, 7 of 14 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws. The Cavaliers defeated the Magic in an away game and regained the title. Home field advantage in this series.

Raheem scored 26 points in this game, and James also had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

On the opposite side, Duncan made 11 of 23, scored 31 points and 12 rebounds, McGrady made 10 of 21, 5 of 13 three-pointers, and scored 33 points in the game.

Ginobili was 9 of 17 and scored 25 points in the game.

The data of Duncan, Tracy McGrady and Ginobili in this game are actually very beautiful.

but……

"This is a systemic failure and the ultimate responsibility rests with me."

Not an unexpected failure!

Rivers actually admitted that this was a system failure!

At the post-game press conference, Douglas Greaves said something after a long silence, causing an instant uproar in the quiet scene.

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