I’m Really Playing Basketball

On December 1, 2009, the Bobcats defeated the Celtics 128-100 at home and won their 17th consecutive victory at the beginning of the season.

On the night of the game, the league announced the Player of the Month for the East and West.

There is no suspense here in the East. Chen Xiao, who led the team to 16 consecutive victories in October and November, won the best of the month with averages of 26.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

In the past month, Chen Xiao's scoring data and assist data were not very good, especially the scoring data, which created a new low in his career. Even in his rookie season, Chen Xiao could average more than 27 points per game. .

Obviously, Chen Xiao's average points per game decline this season is not due to a decline in his scoring ability, because Chen Xiao's shooting percentage this season is as high as 65% so far, which is 5 percentage points higher than the 60% of O'Neal on the same team. , creating the highest shooting percentage of his career.

No matter whether Chen Xiao's shooting rate can be maintained in the future, at least, so far, Chen Xiao's shooting rate is really high and his playing is really easy.

Therefore, Chen Xiao clocks out in many games this season in the third quarter, which greatly affects Chen Xiao's data, but Chen Xiao likes to be affected like this very much.

At his current age and status, he already has three championships, three FMVPs, MVPs, the best defensive player, one team and one defense, all in his hands.

In terms of data accumulation, not long after his 27th birthday, his career total points have already approached the 20,000-point mark.

You know, in history, James, the youngest person to reach 20,000 points, was already 28 years and 17 days old when he reached 20,000 points.

In this time and space, so far, the youngest person in history to score 20,000 points, Mr. Ke, was 29 years and 122 days old when he reached this record.

In other words, Chen Xiao is likely to advance this record by two years. Unless Chen Xiao's career is reimbursed immediately, even if Chen Xiao's data accumulation is very mediocre in the future, it will be very scary at the end of his career.

Honors, data accumulation, Chen Xiao has no shortage of these.

Now Chen Xiao's career goal is to achieve a higher historical status.

When every player reaches a certain age and stage, he will change his goal from pursuing honors to pursuing championships and pursuing his own historical status.

Not to mention players, the same applies to people. Who doesn’t want to leave a name for eternity?

This season is Chen Xiao's eighth season. At the same time, this is also a season in which he feels unprecedented opportunities. He has never been in such a strong team in his career. For him, no matter how strong the opponent is this year, the Heat , Raptors, Grizzlies, Lakers, Spurs, Timberwolves and a lot more.

But he still didn't want to give up this opportunity.

Therefore, Chen Xiao is willing to sacrifice his data for the team.

What's more, he is not the only one who has sacrificed data this season. He only averaged 14 shots per game this season, but this is already the highest number for the Bobcats.

So far this season, the Bobcats are averaging 123 points per game. Whether it is points per game or seven players on the team scoring in double figures, they have surpassed or directly caught up with Pat Riley's 'showtime' Lakers in the 1986-87 season.

The average points per game is a little higher, and the seven players who average double figures are tied with the Lakers that year.

Of course there is a reason why the score will surpass that of the Lakers. The reason is that the Bobcats' substitutes are much better than those of the Lakers. Even if all the main players are off the field, the Bobcats' substitutes can still perform consistently.

According to Barkley and many experts and celebrities, there has never been a team as terrifying and balanced as the Bobcats in NBA history.

The reason why the Bobcats are so scary this season is because the focus of this team is no longer just Chen Xiao.

Therefore, according to the way the Bobcats play this season, Chen Xiao will not be able to score as crazy as he did in the past throughout the season.

In fact, in the following December games, the Bobcats did continue the same style of play as the season.

The former singles team has now become synonymous with teamwork and balance. The team system with Chen Xiao, Kidd and O'Neal as the center quickly spread to the surroundings, and then added Aldridge, Granger, Rose, Luo Luo. Yi and others sucked it in and merged into one.

So much so that many teams that have played against the Bobcats are exclaiming that this Bobcat is stronger than ever.

For example, in the Christmas game on December 25, after the Bobcats defeated the Heat 107-97 in an away game, Heat head coach Rick Carlisle said.

"Playing with this Bobcat is like playing in the All-Star Game. In the All-Star Game, it's how the All-Star team plays, that's how they play. Maybe the only difference is that the All-Star team has no tactics, and the Bobcats The team also has tactics, tacit understanding and active cooperation from the players.”

Playing against the current Bobcats is like playing against an enhanced version of the All-Star team. What Heat head coach Rick Carlisle said in an interview with the media after the Christmas Day game soon became a hot topic in the entire NBA. saying.

Adding even more heat to the already hot Bobcats.

After all, All-Star voting has already begun at this time, and many fans are already thinking about whether to send all five Bobcats starters to the All-Star.

O'Neal, Chen Xiao, Granger, Rose, Kidd.

Let’s not talk about others, especially Keith. This season, Keith’s three-point shooting percentage is as high as 43%, and it’s not only because he shoots less that he shoots more. This season, Keith averaged close to 6 three-pointers per game. , most of his shots were three-pointers, and he averaged more than two hits per game. He averaged the most three-pointers per game in his career.

Historically, Big Brother Key has been surprisingly accurate in the past two seasons.

And this is why both he and Rose can appear in the starting lineup.

The Bobcats' four starting perimeter players, except for Rose, all have a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40%. Even Rose, after two years of hard training and hard work last season, this season's three-point shooting percentage has reached 40%. 33%, which shows that Rose has some three-point talent. It's not that he can't shoot, but he hasn't learned much before.

All five Bobcats starters scored in double figures.

Although Big Brother Key just averaged 10.2 points per game, he averaged 8 assists, 2 steals and 6 rebounds per game. This is a number that can make him an All-Star.

O'Neal, Granger and Rose, although they all average more than 16 points per game, their efficiency is as high as Chen Xiao. Considering their playing time and shots, plus their records, they really want to be in the All-Stars. No problem either.

Moreover, for a player to be selected into the All-Stars, it is not only about statistics, but also about strength.

The Bobcats are so popular this season. Fans, experts and opponent coaches have all watched almost every Bobcats game. You can imagine the Bobcats' exposure.

Therefore, after chasing the Bobcats for three months and studying the Bobcats for three months, a coach expressed this emotion: "I think the Bobcats' Chen, Kidd, O'Neal, Granger, Rose, Roy, and Aldridge are all He has the strength of an All-Star!”

The seven players named by the coach are exactly the seven who have averaged double figures for the Bobcats this season. They are also the main players of the Bobcats this season.

Although the seven of them are the main players and substitutes in the Bobcats, their playing time is very close. Jordan arranged their rotation according to the All-Star rotation.

These seven people plus Battier, Barnes, Lopez, DeRozan and Curry Jr. make a total of 12. They are the All-Star rotation of the Bobcats this season.

Chen Xiao has never fought such a rich team in his career, and the same is true for Boss Qiao. How to arrange such rich personnel on the team? The first thing that Boss Qiao, a rookie coach, thought of was the All-Stars.

He has played in many All-Star games and has so much experience.

And this is definitely the best rotation for the Bobcats.

As long as one of the three big guys, O'Neal, Chen Xiao, and Kidd, is always on the court, these 12 people can play various coordinations on the court in five or five combinations, and the power will be very powerful.

How have ordinary teams seen this in the regular season?

Even Carlisle, who is recognized as the strongest head coach, was fooled by the Bobcats' different styles of play at different times of the game.

All I can say is that a team is so happy to have three super tactical core leaders!

Of course, it can turn the Bobcats into an All-Star team, with Jordan’s unrestrained imagination, Chen Xiao’s leadership, and Aldridge, Rose, Roy, Granger, Lopez, Battier and others surrounding them. The strength is also strong enough, and these three reasons are equally important.

Therefore, with Carlisle's praise and the huge influence of the Christmas game, Jordan, Chen Xiao and the Bobcats have begun to build momentum for the Bobcats players to enter the All-Star Game.

Even if a few of the All-Star starters don't make it, that doesn't matter. Aren't there still substitutes?

Of course, if the Bobcats want to succeed in building momentum, they need to keep winning.

The Bobcats' current strength has been completely recognized as the strongest in the NBA.

But being the strongest does not necessarily mean that you can win every game. After all, there are too many strong teams in the league now, and you also need luck, especially luck.

If the Knicks throw 30 three-pointers in a game, the Bobcats can't stand it.

Obviously, after the start of this season, luck seems to have been on the Bobcats' side.

So after December, the Bobcats won the first 30 games of this season.

30 consecutive wins!

Everyone has set their sights on the Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

Although various 70-win teams have emerged in the NBA in recent seasons, no team has ever been able to break the 33-game winning streak.

This is not without reason. Although there are many teams with 70 wins in the past few seasons, these teams more or less have strong opponents of the same level and even guest stars.

Even these powerful enemies and nemesis are in the same division, so it will be too difficult to win 33 games in a row.

Therefore, the Bobcats' 30-game winning streak is already second in history, and they have a very good chance of achieving 33 consecutive wins, or even surpassing the 33-game winning streak.

Time came to January 1, 2010, and the new year arrived. The Bobcats had no game on this day. The first game of the new year between the Bobcats and the Thunder was January 2.

But on this day, the league announced the results of the third round of voting for this year's All-Stars.

In the East, Yao Ming is still the starter in the All-Star Game. It's solid. O'Neal even gave up competing with Yao Ming in the first two rounds of voting and focused on supporting his teammates. Losing to Yao Ming in the starting lineup is different from losing to Howard's kid who needs to be dealt with. , Yao Ming is a historic center like him. The two have similar historical status, which is not a shame. For him, this season, Howard will continue to be squeezed out of the All-Stars, and he can suppress Milicic and Oden. The new generation of superstars and All-Star centers would be great.

On the forward side, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan started. What is interesting is that this season, Chen Xiao and Xiao Zhan are both playing power forward.

There is nothing wrong with this, but on the defender side, the competition is fierce.

Wade, Key, Roy, Rose, the four of them can be described as killing each other. Don't forget, there are also a bunch of strong players such as Ray Allen, Nash, Carter, Iverson, Arenas, etc. behind them.

Of course, Wade, as the new scorer + FMVP + MVP, is of course the leader.

But the lead is not so safe.

Let's put it this way, most of the Chinese votes this season are basically owned by Key, Rose and Roy, which were Wade's previous big ticket positions.

The Chinese ticket bank has been lost, but in the United States, most fans are also paying attention to the Bobcats.

To be honest, Wade can still be ranked first after the third round, it is really thanks to the votes of Big Boss, Roy and Rose.

However, there are still 22 days left, and it is difficult to say whether Wade can maintain the All-Star starting lineup.

This time in the All-Star voting, Wade put himself in such a dangerous situation again. It was because of him, he was so unlucky.

Look at Xiao Zhan, who is also facing challenges from the Bobcats' two forwards, Granger and Aldridge, and even Xiao Du, who has the full support of Hook.

But how come Xiao Zhan is so stable and doesn't seem to be impacted?

You know, Xiao Zhan also has no hook support in the United States, and there is also a sound of Bobcats in China.

Even Xiao Zhan doesn't have Yao Ming as a teammate.

There was no other reason than that Xiao Zhan would come to trouble. Even if Chen Xiao left the Cavaliers, Xiao Zhan took the initiative to invite Chinese reporters and CCTV reporters to stay, actively participated in CCTV's basketball programs, and spent all his time doing business activities. It was left to training and relations with Vichy fans.

And Wade...

He has no such awareness at all and spends all his time on fashion and partying.

Although because of Chen Xiao's little butterfly, he didn't get divorced and didn't have that much fun.

So, if you don't maintain it at ordinary times, you will certainly be worried at critical moments.

But based on Chen Xiao's understanding of Wade, he probably has no interest in things like starting an All-Star game now.

So it doesn't matter.

After finally winning the FMVP last season, and even the scoring champion, MVP, and FMVP Grand Slam, Wade felt that he was very satisfied and had completely proven himself.

He no longer cares about these false reputations. Like Chen Xiao, he has also entered the pursuit of historical status.

Therefore, according to the current trend, with the crazy help of Chen Xiao and O'Neal, in addition to Key, Rose and Roy are likely to impact Wade's starting lineup.

As long as the Bobcats continue to trend this season!