rpbooks Chapter 388
Chapter 388
Chapter 388
"We must win! We must win!"
The voices of the fans at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena were louder and louder. At this time, the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in the history of the team. At the same time, it was also the first time in the history of this arena to host the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Or NCAA fans who never watch NBA games, now come here to watch this high-profile battle.
The Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Spurs was exciting, but there didn't seem to be much suspense. Duncan was indeed so strong. He could deeply shrink the Lakers' defensive lineup by himself, but Kobe abruptly used his center Shooting from distance, killing the Spurs in their most unbelievable places.
The first two games were suddenly won at home with a small advantage. This is normal, because the overall gap between the two sides is not that big, but Kobe did exceed everyone's expectations. In this round of the series In the first two games of the competition, he showed his extremely powerful individual singles ability. He averaged 40 minutes per game and averaged 24 shots per game. At the same time, he was able to hit 53.3 of them with a shooting rate of 12.8%. With a 90.9% free throw percentage, this directly makes the defensive traps set by Popovich, Kobe and the Lakers the biggest joke. Kobe can really kill the Spurs with his mid-range!
This is what a superstar is capable of!
Although the Spurs played against the Lakers, in the third game, Popovich will make everyone curious about how Popovich will change after returning to the Spurs home court, but now the series between the Bobcats and the Celtics has also reached a critical point. node.
Everyone could see the plight Stotts showed in the last game, so if he doesn't change anything in this game, then it means that the Bobcats may really be in danger. If you continue to play, the third victory seems to be handed over to the Celtics.
A team's offense will change with the player's state ups and downs, but the team's defense will not be more dependent on the player's personal ability than the offense. Defense requires discipline and confidence. Defense It is far more difficult to form than offense, but he also requires less talent and ability of players. If he wants to perform on the defensive end, he only needs to have enthusiasm and fearlessness.
On the offensive end, especially in a league like the NBA where almost everyone can attack, this is too talented. Not everyone can be as talented and capable as the Celtics, and can maintain A team of exuberant and unchanging enthusiasm is almost truly a quirk in NBA history.
And this is exactly the change Garnett brought to the Celtics. As the defensive core of the Celtics, Garnett is too important to the Celtics. At the same time, he is too stable. There is a heavy shadow over there. The Green Army led by Garnett who really wants to turn the iron and blood is too difficult. The most important thing for the Bobcats is to seek change. With their weird and unpredictable offense, they have never been alive. Find that glimmer of life in the series.
"Director Zhang, do you think they should change their starting lineup in this game? Although Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian are very good, they have to admit that they are not suitable for this as rookies. The high-intensity Eastern Conference finals, or putting Webber and Hill in the starting lineup is the strongest lineup for the Bobcats."
"This is indeed the case. The Lynx lineup is probably the strongest lineup in the league. Although they have Webber who is used to playing power forward at the fifth position, the height of the interior and the defensive strength are not enough. However, the flexibility of this lineup is enough to ensure that they will not be afraid of the Celtics' defense. Their rotation is too fast, and the Bobcats' double-team has formed before the Celtics' dislocation .”
"But there's a big problem with this lineup," he said.
Director Zhang, it’s a bit regretful to say this, obviously you need to know how to ask this question, and he also knows the answer, but recently there are always many fans in China who are clamoring, why doesn’t the Bobcats use this lineup to play for a longer period of time?
That's why Director Xu took this opportunity to ask this question and give all confused fans a correct answer.
"In the final analysis, it is the physical condition of Webb and Hill that gave people the biggest surprise this season! They have created a miracle and can maintain this state in the twilight of their careers, so it is impossible for the Bobcats to let Hill and Webb get the bayonet on the court Jianhong keeps fighting, it's really not worth it!"
"So it seems that the Bobcats have only one way now, but Gao Tian doesn't seem to have this plan. Maybe they think they can play better in that state in the game, or maybe it's because Gao Tian feels that he is now The state cannot support him to complete such a feat, no matter what, the Bobcats must make some changes, otherwise they will only lose in the playoffs!"
At the beginning of the game, Gasol Jr. won the jump ball with Garnett. Not a good look, even if he wins the jumper, because he's been targeted a lot in this series, and while the Bobcats' defensive assistants are saying that Gasol is improving a lot, his defensive awareness is better than he's been in a year He was not the same as before, but his slightly thin body still made him suffer a lot when facing the Celtics' tough inside line. He often fell into foul trouble before halftime.
The Celtics' targeting of him is often formed unconsciously. As long as a player's defensive attention is not focused, once the outside line is broken through, they will rarely choose the mid-range, but directly bomb the basket. I have to say that Gasol does have the potential to become the best defensive player in the league. He averaged four blocks per game in the first two games of the series, but it was also accompanied by the fact that he only had 32 minutes in the first two games The playing time is not to say that Stotts does not want to reuse him, but that he has received his fifth personal foul at the beginning of the fourth quarter of each game, or has been sent off directly. Attacking the frame is really fierce.
The Bobcats were in trouble at the beginning, because they found that the ball could not be handed to Gao Tian at all. Ray Allen and Pierce double-teamed at no cost, which made Sun Yue, who had been in a wide open position on the outside, very embarrassing. Zhan En didn't know whether to pass the ball to Sun Yuan, because giving the ball to Sun Yue in the first two games meant that the Bobcats had failed in this attack, so he also hesitated. With the help of Gasol's three-point outward screen, he wanted to go to the basket, but Garnett quickly mentioned the free throw line, blocking his breakthrough route. Seeing that there is no way, we can only choose to shoot the ball to the basket After passing to the unattended Gasol Jr., Gasol Jr. who received the ball from outside the three-point line hesitated for a moment, watching the basket and pushing the ball straight out. This is a choice without choice, but lucky What's more, the ball fell perfectly into the basket, and the Bobcats scored in a lucky way on their first possession.
(End of this chapter)