This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 175

After defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James, the Charlotte Bobcats who regained victory seemed to usher in a new dawn.

The next two games were a big win over the Celtics and an unexpected loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Bobcats' record came to 32 wins and 38 losses.

Competitors in the same period have also lost more recently.

The New Jersey Nets fell to 31-38 after losing their last two games to the Denver Nuggets and direct rival Orlando Magic.

And the Indiana Pacers, who have already shown signs of decadence, also lost and lost to the iron heels of the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets. The record slipped to 31-37, from fifth in the Eastern Conference in the middle of the season. 9th in the East.

There is also the New York Knicks, who have lost consecutively to the Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Their record has dropped to 30-39, and there is a vague tendency to fall behind.

The Orlando Magic have 2 wins and 32 losses in the last four games. After the victory over the Nets, the record reached 38-[-].

Except for the New York Knicks who are about to fall behind, the other four teams are fighting closely, and the difference in wins between them is only 0.5-1 wins.

And among the four teams, only two teams can play in the playoffs!
The Orlando Magic currently occupies the seventh place in the Eastern Conference with the win advantage against the Bobcats, while the Bobcats with the same record occupy the eighth position in the Eastern Conference.

On March 3, the New Jersey Nets lost to the Orlando Magic and the New Jersey Nets lost to the Philadelphia 24ers.

This is an equally critical playoff battle to avoid a losing streak.

Each team has only a dozen games left.

The winner of this game rose to seventh in the Eastern Conference, and the loser fell to tenth in the Eastern Conference.

The opponents in the playoffs will meet directly, one game is worth two games!

The New Jersey Nets, who once won two Eastern Conference championships and have a complete troika, have now fallen from the altar.

Having failed to break through the first round of the playoffs for several consecutive years, this once strong Eastern Conference team seems to be on the eve of disintegration.

Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. In the eyes of others, the experienced New Jersey Nets should still be able to enter the playoffs without any risk.

The newly promoted Bobcats and the New Jersey Nets have played against each other twice this season, with one win and one loss.

Moreover, in this game, the Bobcats once again have home court advantage, which is also a key point.

In this game, local fans in Charlotte almost filled the Charlotte Athletic Stadium. There were three players with gorgeous performances, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson. Tickets are basically easy to sell, not to mention that this may be a game that may determine the place in the playoffs.

And this game is still live broadcast across the United States, and it is also one of the only three national live broadcast games for the Charlotte Bobcats this season.

Domestic CCTV-5 also broadcast the game live simultaneously.

This morning, the Charlotte Bobcats officially announced that Redmond Felton and Emeka Okafor, who are suspected of needing a truce, have entered the active list.

It can be regarded as finally gathering a complete main lineup.

Especially Emeka Okafor suffered repeated injuries.

And Emeka Okafor, who originally announced that he would not play this game, also appeared on the activation list, which also exceeded the predictions of many reporters.

Originally, he would take at least one more rest, with 4 days of rest, to return in the game against the Hawks on March 3, but for this crucial game, Emeka Okafor chose to be injured play.

Of course, like Zhou Lin's first game back, Emeka Okafor will choose to play as a substitute, and there will be strict time management.

Emeka Okafor's comeback can be said to have an absolute tactical effect, because the Nets, strictly speaking, do not have a good inside player at all.

In the golden age of the Nets, they made it to the playoffs twice. Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson are all remembered by the world. This is also their peak period, but they have to It is said that Kenyon Martin, the No. 2000 pick in [-], played a role in this team that cannot be reflected in the data.

In the 01-02 season, the Nets entered the finals. In the 02-03 season, they rushed to the finals again. In the 03-04 season, they lost 3-4 to the champion Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

04-06, two seasons, basically entered the playoffs as the lower half of the East, and finally lost in the first round.

In the final analysis, the inside line is not good.

Kenyon Martin signed a seven-year, $7 million contract with the Nuggets after finishing his rookie contract.

It's not that the Nets don't want to stay, but they can't stay.

The team's three stars in the backcourt all have an annual salary of tens of millions, but the league salary cap at this moment is only about 5000 million, which belongs to the top salary level.

In this case, the Nets really can't give the fourth maximum salary.

The team's salary cap for the 2006-2007 season was $5313.3 million, while Jason Kidd's salary reached 1808 million, Vince Carter's salary reached 1510 million, and Richard Jefferson's salary reached 1120 million. The sum of the salaries of the three reached a terrifying 4438 million, and the remaining space of less than 1000 million needs to be filled with the remaining role players of the team, except for Jason Collins and Bosyan Nakbar, whose salaries exceed 200 million. In addition to [-] US dollars, the rest is the basic salary of the veteran and the contract of the rookie.

It's almost three stars playing with a bunch of fringe players in the NBA.

The record plummeted.

This is the result of not being able to keep Kenyon Martin and not being able to find high-quality and cheap insiders.

Although the Bobcats are weak, just look at the thickness of the inside line. If Okafor pays, it is really better than the Nets.

In the draft last summer, Josh Boone, whom Zhou Lin played against, was selected by the Nets with the 23rd pick. At the same time, he was also Emeka Okafor's inside partner and substitute. Of course, he played averagely in college. He didn't make much progress in the NBA.

Of course, there are also injury factors. The team's three-year insider Nenad Krstic played 16+6 data, but he was reimbursed for the season due to injuries in December last year, and may even have a truce for a year.

In addition, there are Mickey Moore, Jason Collins and other inside role players who have high hopes. However, it is naturally unrealistic to ask players with a million-dollar salary to play the effect of replacing Kenyon Martin.

In the pre-match interview, Zhou Lin and Okafor of the Charlotte Hornets who played at home were interviewed by local media, and also talked about the impact on the opponent's inside line.

The Nets have limited offensive and defensive capabilities inside, so the Bobcats will try to get the ball inside.

As for the team's impact on the playoffs, Zhou Lin and Okafor said that they must do their best!

This is also an extremely difficult game, but Zhou Lin and Okafor are both ready and even plan to play more time.

Raymond Felton and Brandon Roy will play in the backcourt, Zhou Lin and Gerald Wallace will play in the forward line, and Brezek will start at the fifth position.

The lineup of the Nets is the regular three musketeers, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, and Mickey Moore and Jason Collins inside.

The camera panned to the Three Musketeers of the Nets, and they were all horrified.

For the team to fall to compete for one of the last two spots in the playoffs, they really can't accept that they have ever stepped into the finals.

In fact.

This season, Kidd's state has begun to decline. His scoring average has dropped to 12.8 points per game. He averages 3 outside three-pointers and probably hits 1 of them.

In addition, Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter have overlapping positions, and injuries have also caused his efficiency to drop, which is also one of the reasons for the decline in the record.

For the Bobcats, four of the five players were injured.

Of course, the pressure on the outside line in this game is extremely huge. Gerald Wallace, who played with an injury, can only pinch one of the two scoring points, and the remaining one must be handed over to Bran. Don Roy, a rookie player who has just returned from injury, will deal with it.

The monstrous Kidd and Raymond Felton, who is not in the best condition, are a bit difficult to deal with.

The Nets' determination to win the game is very strong.

After getting the first wave of the ball, UFO started to attack from the outside. Facing Gerald Wallace's close defense, he directly pulled back and scored a three-pointer.

Difficulty is very high, but also very elegant.

Vince Carter has been playing very tired this season, so far he still plays full-time, starts every game, and plays more than 38 minutes in each game.

After the All-Star Game, Vince Carter worked even harder. 30+ and 40+ are basically routine operations.

The Bobcats played very clearly. The first ball was given to Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin was facing Mickey Moore. Mickey Moore was about 5cm taller than Zhou Lin. He was a center forward. , 9.8+5 data this season.

He is a thin, mobile swingman at positions 4 and 5, but his mobility is only compared to most centers. Zhou Lin is basically a player when he meets Mickey Moore. Small and big dislocations, as long as Mickey Moore dares to jump up, Zhou Lin can pass him, and once he doesn't jump up, Zhou Lin can punish him casually with a jumper near the free throw line. As for flanking, as long as flanking Once there, there will be an opportunity to cut the player.

Mickey Moore had already defended very hard, but Zhou Lin still punished him decisively and quickly with the advantage of foot movement.

Go to the basket and score two points!

"It's not a wise choice to let Mickey Moore play the fourth position. Zhou Lin's speed is too fast. Mickey Moore is like a wooden stake. It looks a bit funny."

TNT commentator, A. Smith said: "Coach Frank may regret this arrangement."

"This season, there are quite a few big players who have been punished by Zhou Lin."

A. Smith has always emphasized that this is a punishment, and any tactical aspect of the team that is not rigorous will be caught by the opponent immediately and punished.

But what should be said is that Jason Kidd's organization is indeed a hall-level figure. He and the inside pick-and-roll, almost every time the ball is passed, is in the most comfortable position.

Vince Carter directly took off the inside line twice, and Jason Kidd's ball just passed the fingertips of the 2.18-meter Brezek, impartially.

In other words, he can get to the itch of almost every teammate.

In the opening stage, the New Jersey Nets took off several times, which indeed attracted applause, but they were still behind by a few points after seeing the score.

Brezek succeeded in the interior several times, and the big hook almost made the opponent's players just watch the ball fall into the basket.

Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy also had a fantasy linkage. Zhou Lin's breakthrough attracted double-teamers, and Brandon Roy, who cut in, made an easy layup and caused 2+1.

Jason Collins couldn't guard against Big White Blazek at all.

Seeing that the score was about to be opened, Jason Kidd started to do things. He began to exert strength on Raymond Felton, causing him to dribble once and directly stealing the ball once.

The attack wave of the two offensive and defensive transitions directly stopped the Charlotte Bobcats.

When Bickerstaff came off the court, he didn't criticize Redmond Felton who was playing with an injury, but asked for a more reasonable dribble rotation.

It also emphasized the need for defenders to go up and do more support, and at the same time, Emeka Okafor also appeared.

Zhou Lin was placed in position three.

As soon as Okafor came up, he was really strong, and directly chiseled the opponent's fourth position.

If it weren't for Vince Carter's really good touch in this quarter, he made 3 three-pointers in the first quarter and scored 12 points. In this quarter, the Nets might be severely beaten by the Bobcats. Humiliated.

第一节比赛，文斯.卡特打满12分钟8投5中得到12分，基德打了11分钟，2中0得0分却送出了7次助攻。

For the Bobcats, Zhou Lin scored 6 points, Blazek scored 6 points, Emeka Okafor 5 points, Brandon Roy 3 points, Gerald Wallace and Raymond W. Felton has 2 points each, and the other substitute players have 4 points.

In the first quarter, the Charlotte Bobcats led the visiting New Jersey Nets 28-20.

Wei Wei was a little surprised that at the beginning of the second quarter, as Okafor's old acquaintance, Josh Boone came off the bench, but Mickey Moore was really weak. pressed on the bench.

I don't know if it's because Okafor is showing mercy, or if Josh Boone and Okafor are too familiar with each other. The head-to-head confrontation between the two gave Josh Boone the upper hand. In addition, his partner Na Keba is also a player from Slovenia. Frank chose to let him defend Brezek. Although he is 10 centimeters shorter, Keba still completed the task very well.

In the second quarter, the inside line that had the upper hand suddenly felt like it was taking a turn for the worse.

This kind of duel with origins is also liked by many coaches, and it seems that the effect is not bad.

Of course, UFO scored 4 points and 4 assists in the second quarter when he was still 9 of 2.

Vince Carter, who scored 21 points in the half, did his best.

Although Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd were zero on the offensive end, relying on the restrictions on Zhou Lin and Bobcats point guards on the defensive end, the balance of victory in the second quarter fell to the New Jersey Nets .

Single section 31-20.

When Zhou Lin faced Jefferson, he lost the misplacement advantage and only scored 3 points in 1 of 2.

The New Jersey Nets took the opportunity to overtake the score 51-48.

　There are so many things, I can only divide a game into two chapters
　　
　
(End of this chapter)