The strongest bishop in the NBA

Chapter 122 The end of the playoff tour (seventh change)

The Celtics are not the same as the Magic.

First of all, the first difference is the difference in the outside lineup.

The main force of the Magic's perimeter combination is Carter and Lewis, who occupy almost half of the Magic's salary space.

The Celtics' outside main force is the combination of Paul Pierce + Ray Allen.

Although the two sides are almost on par in terms of wages and salaries, anyone can see which is stronger and weaker.

If they always maintain their career peak form, the combination of Carter + Lewis will not lose to the combination of Pierce + Ray Allen at all. However, Carter and Lewis have declined this season unbelievably. Carter has dropped from 20 points per game last season to 16 points, while Lewis slipped from 17.7 points to 14 points.

While the offense has declined so much, these two players have never been good at defense.

Compared with Pierce and Ray Allen, who have a positive defensive attitude and solid basic skills, Carter and Lewis have not belonged to the kind of players who are good at defense since the beginning of their careers. In other words, they both prefer offense to defense, even in the Magic The team was influenced by Van Gundy, and their defensive ability cannot be compared with the former.

At the same time, the Celtics also have a point guard Rajon Rondo who averaged 13.7 points and 9.8 assists per game.

In the third year with the Big Three, Rondo has fully grown up. This season, he averaged 9.8 assists per game and ranked third in the assist list. At the same time, his average 2.3 steals per game also ranked first in the steal list. Steals leader of the season.

The perimeter defense of this trio is impenetrable.

At the same time, the Celtics' real defensive gate is Kevin Garnett at the power forward position.

Since joining the Celtics, Garnett's data has plummeted. This season, he averaged only 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. It doesn't look as gorgeous as the Wizards' power forward Jamison.

But no team in the entire league dares to underestimate Garnett, because his responsibilities in the Celtics have changed from offensive scoring to defensive vanguard.

Kevin Garnett at his peak was able to defend from position one to position five, and his defensive ability was not weaker than Howard's now.

Now, although he is getting older and his athletic ability has begun to decline, his rich experience makes Garnett's defensive ability the same as before, but it cannot be reflected in the statistics.

Wang Xiao knew very well that the Wizards who play small ball tactics are most afraid of insiders like Garnett.

When facing a traditional insider like Howard, the Wizards can allow players to pull outside to shoot, effectively widening the distance from Howard.

Unlike Howard, when Garnett is defending the Wizards, he can follow up to the outside line for defense, and at the same time, he can assist in defense at any time.

Facing such a Celtics team, if Curry is not injured, relying on the bonus of the system, it is not without effort.

However, in the absence of Curry's strong scoring point, it is difficult to defeat the opponent with Harden alone.

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The facts are the same as Wang Xiao thought.

The first game against the Celtics was played at the home court of the Wizards. Wang Xiao did not give up the game. In order to enhance the team's offensive efficiency before the game, he deliberately used the tactical skill of "fixed jumper".

But the blessing of the system did not give the Wizards an advantage on the field.

The Celtics' defensive intensity is completely different from that of the Magic.

Even through frequent pick-and-rolls, it is difficult for Wizards players to find good shooting opportunities from the outside.

Throughout the game, the Wizards were at a disadvantage, and the familiar small ball tactics and fast and violent offense were not played at all.

The opening match between the two teams also ended in victory for the Celtics.

In the next few games, Wang Xiao made various attempts, but they were blocked by the Celtics without exception.

In the end, the total score of the series between the two teams was fixed at 4:1.

This is the end of Wang Xiao and his Wizards' first trip to the playoffs.

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Although they lost the game, no one blamed the Wizards. In the absence of the main point guard, the Wizards have brought them an extremely incredible performance.

After the last game of the series, Celtics head coach Doug Rivers said in an interview that he was very surprised and incredible about the performance of the Wizards this season. The young Wang Xiao and his young The Wizards have endless possibilities, they will be stronger next season, and the future will belong to them.

The future will belong to them...

When hearing Rivers' words, Wang Xiao couldn't help having a toothache.

This sentence reminded him of a world-famous saying that someone stayed in 07 to James, who led his team to the finals at the age of 22.

"The future is yours."

7年后，已经38岁的邓肯面对29岁的詹姆斯率领的热火队，毫不留情的以4:1的成绩再次捧起奥布莱恩杯。

James: So, what about the future of labor and management?

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Of course, Rivers and the Celtics do not have the same old and strong ability as Duncan and the Spurs. In fact, this time in the finals, facing the Lakers that they defeated two years ago, the Celtics finally won 7 games. Still lost.

Kobe's wishful revenge succeeded, defeating the Celtics to win the fifth O'Brien Cup, and also won the second FMVP award of his career.

After the Celtics lost to the Lakers, the Big Three are one year older, and their competitiveness is about to decline further.

Of course, all this has nothing to do with Wang Xiao.

Since being eliminated by the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Wizards have already started a vacation.

After an intense season, everyone is looking forward to the summer break.

Players began to leave the team for vacation one after another.

As the head coach, Wang Xiao's job is not over yet.

On June 6, the 24 NBA Draft will officially begin.

As the head coach of the team and also the person who holds the power to trade and draft players, it is naturally impossible for Wang Xiao to go home and sleep on vacation.

For the 10-year rookie, to be honest, there are not many good seedlings.

From another time and space, the ones who have successfully played their worth are nothing more than No. 5 pick John Wall, No. 10 pick DeMarcus Cousins, No. 9 pick Paul George, and No. [-] pick Gordon. Hayward, and Hassan Whiteside in the second round.

And now, due to the appearance of Wang Xiao, the butterfly's wings are instigated, and Jeremy Lin, who has Kidd's growth template card, will also join the ranks of the top picks in the 10-year draft.

Wang Xiao doesn't know what kind of performance Jeremy Lin, who is completely different from another time and space, will perform after joining the NBA, but it should be smoother than Jeremy Lin in another time and space.

(End of this chapter)