I’m Really Playing Basketball

The Chicago Bulls are a very young team. In addition to Big Z, the core players of this team, such as Deron, Ben Gordon, and Luol Deng, are all young people.

As young people, the biggest characteristic is their progress. Maybe you just saw them yesterday, but today they are completely different.

Last month, the Bobcats lost two games against the Bulls. This must have given the Bulls players a lot of confidence.

Although the Bulls are currently ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, they are actually not that far behind the Cavaliers, who are fourth in the Eastern Conference. One is 18 wins and 11 losses, and the other is 22 wins and 8 losses. The Bulls have a chance to reverse this season. The Cavaliers became fourth in the Eastern Conference.

In this case, in this game with the Bobcats, facing the Bobcats without Chris Paul, the Bulls are even more confident.

In the past, when the Bobcats had Paul, they could double-kill the Bobcats. Now that the Bobcats no longer have Paul, can't they beat the Bobcats in a matter of minutes?

It should be true that they had no reason to lose to the Bobcats, the defending champion, in this game.

On January 2, 2008, the Bobcats' first game in January was also the first game of the New Year, and it was also the first game after Pao left.

Therefore, this game still attracts a lot of attention. Originally, this game was not broadcast live in the United States, but now it has been temporarily added to the game to be broadcast live in the United States.

For American fans and viewers, they want to know how strong the Bobcats are now without Paul.

For NBA expert media, what will the Bobcats' lineup be like without Paul as a starter.

In fact, not only the media experts in the NBA, but also teams in the NBA that only aim for the championship and playoffs are very curious about how the Bobcats' lineup will be arranged this season.

Paul's value in the Bobcats' tactical position is very great.

Paul's departure did make Jordan think more about the Bobcats' starting lineup this season.

After Paul left, Jordan thought about who would take over as Paul's starter.

The first option is to switch point guards to point guards and use Jack to replace Paul.

But after thinking about it for a while, Jordan gave up. Jack's defense is a very big problem.

The Bobcats' Bynum and Aldridge's interior defense is not very stable. If you fill in Jack, this will collapse.

Another option is to let Chen Xiao play point guard, and at the same time mention Battier as the starting shooting guard. In this case, the Bobcats' starting lineup will not have any problems in terms of offense, defense or height.

Moreover, Jordan knows without trying it, this must be the best choice for the Bobcats.

The other choice is naturally the one Jordan wants to do the most, and that is to take the opportunity to mention Roy, whom he admires very much, in the starting lineup.

Let Roy play the starter, this has always been a dreamy choice in Jordan's heart.

It's just that he has been worrying about Roy's physical problems and Paul's problems.

Now that Paul is gone, Roy's knee doesn't seem to have any problems in the past two seasons, which makes Jordan feel so quiet again.

As for Roy himself, it doesn't matter, whether it's a starter or a substitute, he has a high tactical status in the team.

It is said that Roy is the team's fifth boss, but in fact he has always been the team's tactical second boss. This is one of the dissatisfaction of Xiao Pao with Jordan. In Jordan's heart, the team's nominal second boss does not have Roy's status. high.

As long as Chen Xiao is not on the court, he is the absolute core on the court, so for him, it really doesn't matter whether he is a substitute or a starter.

Maybe he will start as a starter, because he has been paired with Chen Xiao for a long time, so he still has less tactical freedom.

Therefore, after Paul left, Jordan has been struggling with Roy playing point guard and Chen Xiao playing point guard.

Of course, in this game against the Bulls, Jordan used Chen Xiao as the point guard.

Although Jordan is willful, he has selfish motives for Roy and Xiao Jiujiu.

But Jordan also knows that after Paul left, Chen Xiao lost as soon as he came up. This must be a bad influence of public opinion.

In this case, it is safer to let Chen Xiao play point guard.

So for this game against the Bulls, the Bobcats lined up a starting lineup of Bynum, Aldridge, Granger, Battier and Chen Xiao.

Roy still plays as a substitute in the rotation to maintain the team's rotation advantage.

In this game between the Bulls and the Bobcats, the Bulls originally wanted to leave with a cannon, pursue the victory, and give the Bobcats a heavy blow. In this game, the Bulls just wanted to win and never thought about losing.

As for Xiao Pao in front of the TV, he was actually quite worried about Chen Xiao and Shan Mao.

After all, the Bulls have really been their nemesis in the past few seasons, and they even beat them home and away before this season.

In this case, the Bobcats did have a feeling of danger before the game.

If Chen Xiao and the Bobcats lose this game, Paul can only imagine how much pressure Chen Xiao will have from public opinion.

However, when the game started, the small cannons in front of the TV and many expert fans were stunned.

From the beginning of this game, the Bobcats have maintained a lead in the score, and even the entire game, the Bulls did not lead once.

"Where is the bull against the lynx? It's obviously the lynx against the bull!"

Even the on-site TNT commentator Kenny Smith couldn't help but exclaimed.

Indeed, the Bobcats played the Bulls very easily in this game.

Chen Xiao completely suppressed Deron Williams, who had always played at a god level against the Bobcats before.

And Battier's defense against Ben Gordon was also very good.

At the same time, Luol Deng, who was very experienced in playing against the Bobcats in Randolph, was no longer so comfortable when he encountered Aldridge, who was very mobile and talented, like another of his own.

In fact, the Bulls' double defeat of the Bobcats this season was not only due to Deron's advantage over Cannon, but also due to Luol Deng's restraint on Randolph, and Big Z's suppression of Bynum.

Three of the five starters were fully restrained, and it was not easy for the Bobcats to win.

But the Bobcats in this game were completely different.

All restraint is not only gone, but turned upside down.

So in the end, under the witness of the audience across the United States, the Bobcats without the team's second-in-command seemed to become stronger.

109 to 97, the Bobcats easily defeated the Chicago Bulls in the eighth Eastern Conference at home.

At the end of the game, watching the big score on TV, Chris Xiaopao outside the TV was a little skeptical about his life.

"I suspect that the Bulls didn't restrain the Bobcats before, but simply restrained me!"

I have to say that Xiaopao is quite smart.

It's not good if you're not smart. In this game, Bulls point guard Deron Williams scored 6 of 15 against Chen Xiao, with 13 points, 9 assists and 8 turnovers.

The positive data is great, but the negative data is explosive.

Let's put it this way, after so many years of working with Deron, Xiaopao has never seen Deron play such a top-notch and bad game.

Deron's feeling in front of Chen Xiao in this game was the same as his feeling in front of Deron.

As for the Bobcats, Chen Xiao, who played point guard for the first time this season, shot 14 of 21 and scored 32 points, 8 assists and 13 rebounds in the game.

Although there don't seem to be many assists, Chen Xiao's non-assist passing in this game was very impressive, and he felt like a magician.

Yes, Chen Xiao in this game gave the impression that he was an offensively enhanced version of the Magician.

Excellent shooting, excellent rebounding, excellent passing, high, outstanding vision.

Under Chen Xiao's organization, six members of the Bobcats team scored in double figures.

It can be said that Chen Xiao playing point guard and Xiao Pao playing point guard are completely different game feelings.

But to say which feeling is stronger, it must be the feeling of Chen Xiao playing point guard.

A magician, and it feels like an enhanced version of the magician. This is so awesome!

So after the game, Bobcats head coach Jordan was really full of praise for Chen Xiaona.

"Before, if you were to ask me who the best shooting guard in NBA history was, I would have said Chen.

Now, if you want to ask me who is the strongest point guard in NBA history, I will still say Chen.

Chen is a truly epoch-making team, its power is unparalleled! "

And after Jordan praised me, when reporters asked Bulls coach Skiles what Jordan said, the Bulls coach actually said...

"I think Michael is right. Chen is the most special player I have ever seen. I have played against Magic. I know how powerful Magic is. I never thought that one day I would see a better point guard than Magic in the NBA." Wei, now, I can say, I saw it."

It has to be said that after Chen Xiao succeeded in leaving Xiaopao to become a point guard, the public opinion of the entire NBA had something to do again.

The comparison between Chen Xiao and Magic has replaced the comparison between Chen Xiao and Jordan and has become the main conflict in the NBA.

And the Bobcats' results throughout January seem to support this.

Throughout January, the Bobcats played a total of 17 games, and of these 17 games, the Bobcats only lost 4 of them.

One was lost to the Bucks on January 6, one was lost to the Magic on January 16, one was lost to the Spurs on January 21, and the other was lost to the Mavericks on January 23. .

13 wins and 4 losses throughout January, this record is the best record for the Bobcats since the start of the season.

And not only is the record excellent, but also in terms of strong dialogue, the Bobcats are also very good.

Throughout January, the Bobcats defeated the Bulls, the eighth-ranked player in the Eastern Conference, twice, and the Nets, ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, twice. The Nets were ranked third in the Eastern Conference before losing to the Bobcats twice.

In addition, the Bobcats also defeated the Cavaliers, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Pistons and other strong teams in the East and West.

To be honest, the schedule in January is actually quite unfriendly to the Bobcats. With Paul now gone, the team needs a new run-in, and the schedule is so difficult from the beginning. This has led many people to predict that the Bobcats will collapse in January. .

Unexpectedly, the Bobcats not only did not collapse, but also achieved such good results with Chen Xiao averaging 33 points, 9.2 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game throughout January.

And this also made Chen Xiao the best player in the Eastern Conference in January, beating Yao Ming of the Heat who averaged 26 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, and Nash of the Raptors.

In short, after Xiaopao left, Jordan's adjustment to allow Chen Xiao to play point guard was very successful.

An unexpected success.

However, under the success, the current Bobcats also hide some problems.

That was the problem that would definitely arise when Chen Xiao was the starting point guard.

Chen Xiao also played point guard with the Cavaliers. When Chen Xiao or Xiao Zhan played point guard, the defensive problems of Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan would be magnified when facing small guards such as Nash.

And so is the current Bobcat.

Chen Xiao's flexibility is not that outstanding to begin with, and coupled with his height, his agility is definitely incomparable with those of small guards.

Kobe used this to keep beating Chen Xiao in the finals last season. In fact, this season many teams and many people are taking advantage of this.

And now that Chen Xiao is serving as point guard, he will definitely be targeted even more.

The Bobcats' losses to the Bucks and Mavericks in January were typical examples of this problem.

Take the stag as an example. Logically speaking, the bobcat was very restrained by the stag in the past.

But after Xiao Pao left, Chen Xiao played point guard, and the Bobcats' lineup expanded, the Bucks' agility and speed penetrated the Bobcats.

The Bobcats, who were supposed to restrain the Bucks, seemed to be restrained by the Bucks after the cannon left.

The same is true for the Mavericks. The Mavericks' defense line is very fast, and at the same time, they have excellent help defenders like Tyson Chandler inside who was beaten by Chen Xiao.

This attack and defense made the Bobcats very uncomfortable.

These lost games are where the importance of small guns is most reflected.

The small cannon is extremely effective in defending small guards like Nash and Curry.

In any case, although Chen Xiao has the same problem as the Magic when playing point guard, a problem that a big point guard can never solve, but no matter what, the Bobcats are still successful now.

After the game in January, not only did Chen Xiao win the Player of the Month award, he became the first person after Jordan to win the Player of the Month award for six consecutive seasons in his career, and the Bobcats' record also improved to 33 wins and 14 losses. The ranking is also ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference.

By the way, Jordan won the Player of the Month award for seven consecutive seasons, until the two seasons when he quit.

If you don't count the two seasons when he retired, Joe was the best player of the month for 10 consecutive seasons. You know, at that time, there was really only one best player every month, and he was the real 'little MVP'.

Therefore, no matter how many consecutive seasons Chen Xiao will keep this record in the future, Chen Xiao feels that Jordan is the eternal god in this record.

Chen Xiao doesn't think he can get at least one in every season when there is only one best vote in a month, and for ten consecutive years, Chen Xiao doesn't have that much confidence.

At the same time that Chen Xiao won the Best of the Month, the league also announced the list of starters and substitutes for the 2008 New Orleans All-Stars.

In terms of starting, Chen Xiao once again won the votes of this All-Star, and also led the All-Star starters in the Eastern Conference. In addition to Chen Xiao, the other four Eastern Conference starters are, the starting center, Yao Ming, and the starting forwards James and Carter. The starting guard is Wade.

MVP favorite Nash lost to Wade.

On the Western side, the starting center is Dwight Howard, the starting forwards are Garnett and Ron Howard, and the starting guards are Kobe Bryant and Iverson.

Iverson was Arenas who took the lead at the last moment.

In addition to the 10 starters, the other 14 substitutes are.

East side, Nash, O'Neal, Duncan, Ray Allen, Durant, Deron Williams, Tracy McGrady

On the Western side, there are Gasol, Arenas, Kidd, Anthony, Nowitzki, Stoudemire, and Chris Paul.

For the media and fans, the biggest controversy in this Eastern and Western All-Star list is of course that the greatest player in NBA history, China's Shaquille O'Neal of the Suns, is actually absent from the All-Stars.

O'Neal lost 1 million votes to Howard in the West's starting center voting this time, ranking second in the West.

When O'Neal failed to enter the All-Star Game as a starter, many people had a hunch that O'Neal might be absent.

But now, he is indeed absent.

This has had a great impact on the United States and the NBA.

On the other side, of course Chen Xiao is most concerned about his two former teammates Paul and Randolph.

Paul finally defeated players such as Pierce and Baron Davis in a thrilling way to be selected as an All-Star. Xiao Pao has been selected to the All-Star for two consecutive years in the Eastern Conference. He has always been the kind of player that NBA coaches admire most, and in the Bobcats The protagonist of that month and the one-month leadership of the Clippers gave him a lot of points. Can you imagine that after arriving at the Clippers, he led the Clippers to a record of 11 wins and 4 losses?

You know, after the Clippers sent away bosses Brand and El Thornton, they were left with Maggette, Kaman, Cassell, Mobley and other veterans.

Not to mention, Xiao Pao did a really good job organizing this group of NBA veterans.

The strength of these veterans is actually very good. At the very least, Maggette is still a player averaging 22 points per game. Kaman can also average 15+13 per game. Plus a small cannon who averages 20+10 per game. Quickly The combat effectiveness of the ship is really good in the west.

Maybe the Clippers can make the playoffs this season.

If the Clippers really make the playoffs this season, the value of the first-round pick the Bobcats received from the Clippers will be greatly reduced.

However, Xiaopao has done so well in the Clippers and his leadership ability has been recognized so quickly. Chen Xiao is very happy for him.

Obviously, Xiaopao has taken the first step to prove himself after leaving the Bobcats. More and more people have begun to believe that he can become a superstar in the future.

After all, Xiaopao's team leadership ability is really top-notch.

Compared with Xiaopao, Randolph, who left first, once again regretted that he did not enter the All-Star.

This time Randolph lost to the Lakers' Gasol.

The Lakers are now No. 1 in the Western Conference, and Gasol, as the Lakers' second best, has a huge advantage.

Not to mention Randolph, even Boozer, the boss of the host team Hornets, lost to Gasol.

Boozer has averaged 22+10 per game this season. Coupled with the advantage of the host country, it stands to reason that he has a chance.

But in the end it was a pity to lose the election.

So this year's All-Star, Gasol double-killed two of Chen Xiao's former teammates.

"Do you think that if Zach doesn't leave this season, maybe he can become an All-Star in the Eastern Conference?"

"..."

Like Chen Xiao, there must be other Bobcat players who are paying attention to Randolph.

Hearing Bynum's gloating words and looking at the complicated expressions on the faces of other Bobcat players, Chen Xiao fell silent.

Chen Xiao can understand Randolph's selfish behavior this season.

But other Bobcats teammates may not be able to understand.

Many Bobcat players are actually dissatisfied with Randolph's behavior at the start of this season.

Now seeing Randolph fail to become an All-Star, some of them will surely gloat.

At least Bynum thinks that if Randolph plays seriously this season, the Bobcats can be ranked in the top three, not to mention overpowering O'Neal, Duncan, and the mere Durant, it should be very stable, right?

can only say……

"Time is also fate."