This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 383 My Grandma's Free Throws Are Better Than Yours
After the Charlotte Bobcats narrowly won the Battle of Tianwangshan, the battle between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers also came to an end. Among them, he slaughtered the opponent 6-120. The MVP player of the season, LeBron James, was defended 88 of 15 by the opponent in this game. He only scored 3 points, 2 rebounds and 15 assists with a 6% shooting percentage.

It was also a team with a lower ranking that scored the victory in the battle of Tianwangshan, but the victory of the Charlotte Bobcats seems to be more reasonable, because the Magic and the Bobcats are both young teams, and the original strength is close. , but this season, the Cleveland Cavaliers introduced O'Neal generously, and in the middle of the season, they found Jamison, one of the former Wizards' tridents. At the same time, they ranked first in the league with 61 wins in the regular season. In the end, LeBron James was awarded the best player in the regular season. Such a team has always been considered the strongest team in the Eastern Conference.

On the other hand, their opponents, the Celtics have a more or less old attitude. In the first year of the Big Three, they won the championship, but that was already two years ago. The youngest of the Big Three, Paul. Pierce is about to turn 33 years old, the oldest Ray Allen is about to celebrate his 35th birthday shortly after the playoffs, and Kevin Garnett, who has played for 15 seasons, will be 34 years old next week Birthday, in the regular season, the Celtics first rose and then fell. In the first half of the strong, suddenly the poor performance in the second half forced them to drop to fourth in the Eastern Conference. This is also a sign of old age. In the playoffs that require physical fitness and a more compact defense, the Celtics are not the team that is more optimistic.

But the five games in this round of competition have subverted people's cognition.

One: Shaquille O'Neal of the Cleveland Cavaliers is too old, and there is no way to overwhelm the river under the iron barrel of the Celtics. LeBron James' offensive ability alone is not enough to support the entire game. As for Jamison, after coming to the Cavaliers, the data also began to decline. He was born in 1976, and he is also at the end of his career; 9.8: The Celtics are not as weak as everyone thinks. Thinking of this sentence, the old man has a long-term ambition. What they can give the team is not only the support of the tactical system, but also the bonus of mental attributes. It seems that all players will become more confident when playing next to the Big Three. Of course, the excellent performance of guard Rajon Rondo is also a big reason. It can be said that Rondo is already at the quasi-All-Star level at this moment. Under the premise of not having a particularly good point guard, You Xian is outstanding. In addition to his still poor shooting, his average 2.3 assists per game ranks third in the league, and his average [-] steals per game is the league's steal king. Under the premise of having Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, the Celtics do not need Rondo to play too much on the scoring end, which completely covers up his disadvantages. At this time, he, although no one He is called the fourth giant of the Celtics, but in fact, his role in the team is already irreplaceable, and his role is not inferior to the three predecessors at all.

And it is such a green shirt army that will encircle LeBron James very thoroughly. LeBron James seems to have returned to the feeling of being ruthlessly buried by the San Antonio Spurs in the 07 Finals.

The comeback of the Celtics may be the last time this team that changed the historical pattern went to the O'Brien Cup to send out a strong desire and roar. It was unexpected, but it was also reasonable.

On the other hand, in the West, no matter how the game is played, it will not surprise people.

The strange thing is that, unlike the eastern side that wants to grab Tianwangshan, after the first four games in the western part, the score is 3-1, the Phoenix Suns 3-1 San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks 3-1 Houston Rockets Team.

Historically, teams with a 3-1 lead have been overturned very few times. In other words, in the West, the pattern of the Phoenix Suns playing the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals has basically been set.

The San Antonio Spurs, which overturned the Los Angeles Lakers, did not advance as usual. Tony Parker was injured in G2, so Popovich had to change the starting lineup, and the demon knife entered the starting lineup. The team gained the upper hand in the duel.

Although the Houston Rockets broke through the curse of the first round, it is estimated that Paul needs to stay away from the floor of the Western Conference Finals again. In addition, the injuries suffered by Yao Ming in the first half of his career are also tormenting the little giant repeatedly. Zhou Lin joined the NBA, the butterfly fanned its wings and finally changed the history line, but as a 2.26M little giant, Yao Ming’s injury probability will follow his career, and Yao Ming is about to be 30 years old, but as a Chris Paul joined the Houston Rockets in his first season and rushed to the Western Conference semifinals as the third in the Western Conference. It is not a bad and disappointing season.

Also, although it is 1-3 behind, there is no series in history that has finally come back.

Back in the East, the series between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Orlando Magic is likely to be the first team to determine the division finals. For the Charlotte Bobcats, the most difficult away game is Tianwangshan. Won, and this home game is also the best chance for the Charlotte Bobcats to enter the Eastern Conference Finals!

Of course, the Orlando Magic are still trying to change the direction of this series. They want to reverse their fate and bring the game back to Orlando.

Before the game, Dwight Howard practiced free throws very diligently. In the last game, he made 22 of 7 free throws, and many non-Magic fans joked: My grandma is much better than Howard in free throws; or , If I were allowed to go up and make free throws, the Magic would have already won Tianwangshan.

Although Howard is carefree and big-hearted, he also mentioned this point emphatically on the coach bench before the game. A shooting percentage of less than 3% cannot lead the team to win the game. Among the 15 free throws missed , Even if there are 2-3 more, the Orlando Magic has already won.

In fact, during training, Howard's free throw accuracy can reach more than 85%, but after a big confrontation, coupled with psychological tension, free throws during training cannot be used to measure.

"Hey Dwight, look this way!"

On the sidelines, the fans of the Charlotte Bobcats also made troubles. They made a simple prop, pasted Howard's photo, and drew a picture of Howard crying like a baby after missing a free throw.

Howard gave a deadpan look, then missed another practice free throw.

"As a dominant center, Howard's free throws are really bad. Even, this season, his free throws are not as good as O'Neal. Once he misses free throws in a row, the opponent's hacking tactics will give Van Gundy a headache. Well, in the last game, the Bobcats were able to recover the game at the last minute, Howard really gave the Charlotte Bobcats a hand."

"Just imagine, if Howard had Yao Ming's free throws, would the opponent dare to play like this?"

"Dayao can be regarded as an alternative among big inside centers. If you want to know which team will let the tallest player in the team execute technical free throws, I am afraid it will only be the Houston Rockets."

People are more popular than people, and you have to sell goods when you compare goods. When the two Chinese commentators talked about Yao Ming, they were also full of pride. If Yao Ming is talented, he is only 226cm tall. Others Physical talent, Yao Ming is not up to the average level of the NBA, and players like O'Neal and Oden are actually incomparable. The reason why Yao Ming can become the number one pick in the NBA is because of Yao Ming's hard training. Yao Ming is definitely a master of technology Inside the NBA.

Throughout history, if it is necessary to select the best insider with a height of more than 220cm, Yao Ming is definitely No. 1. Even if it is placed in the world basketball world, probably only Sabonis, the roof of the world, can compare with Yao Ming.

Excessive height, to some extent, will also limit Yao Ming's performance, and his physical speed will cause problems due to this.

Of course, that's the beauty of basketball.

If it is said that many players have received the absolute favor of the creator and are perfect basketball players, then it cannot demonstrate the greatness of Michael Jordan.

Every player has flaws.

Maybe it's shooting, or confrontation, or speed, or endurance.

"I don't know if Howard's practice before the game will be better, but the technique of free throws still needs more time to accumulate, and grinding the gun before the battle can only make you look a little brighter."

Of course, if the team hadn't fallen into a relatively large disadvantage, the Bobcats would not adopt the "cutting Huo tactic". It has been complained by many netizens and fans about how amateur a professional player's free throws are, but Larry Brown's "cutting tactics" have also been criticized by many fans and some coaches, among which the opponent's head coach Van Gundy is the most Intense, even Van Gundy felt that this affected the fairness of the game.

And the league is aware of this.

The "cutting tactics" make the game ugly, similar to the "cutting" of Shaquille O'Neal during the Heat, Pat Riley's accusation of the opponent is very similar, and the league is also paying close attention to research, trying to change this situation that makes the game change. Unsightly tactics frequently occur.

After all, the NBA itself is a commercial league. The games are good-looking and the ratings are high, which is even more important than fairness to some extent. Most of the changes in the NBA's rules are to encourage offense, because the league doesn't want to play in the finals every year. Both are similar to the encounter between the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Pistons.

For the Orlando Magic, it was a win-or-go-fishing game, and all the players looked especially dignified.

Dwight Howard helped the Orlando Magic win the first wave of the ball. Nelson used Lewis' pick-and-roll to go inside. Veteran Vince Carter ambushed in the bottom corner. He solved Nelson's breakthrough and scored the field. The first three-pointer of the game.

Vince Carter came to the Magic team with the intention of winning a championship with a hug during the peak period. Unfortunately, the team still came to the edge of a cliff.

And he doesn't need to spare any energy, everything has to be done.

Looking back, Zhou Lin asked for the ball from a low post, and after throwing two hands inside and out, Zhou Lin turned over and hit the Bobcats' first ball with a jumper.

Unlike the previous game, both teams had a good offensive touch at the beginning of this game.

Although the Charlotte Bobcats have sent two insiders over seven feet tall to block Howard, Howard still jumped high and dunked the ball into the basket after the pick-and-roll.

"Defense!"

After the dunk, Warcraft didn't get excited for a while as usual, but immediately pointed to the backcourt and shouted, and took the lead to run.

The Bobcats are still making a fuss about Zhou Lin. Both Michael Pietrus and Matt Barnes are too short to defend Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin is a natural misplaced advantage.

Zhou Lin's pass was very timely. Once there was a supplementary defense, Zhou Lin's speed of the ball was really fast. Kyle Lowry slipped out of the baseline and made a throw.

"If the Orlando Magic want to win, they still have to restrain the offense of the Charlotte Bobcats. Simply comparing offense, the Bobcats are one or two levels higher than the Magic."

Playing against the offense is what the Bobcats like to see most.

Also thanks to Vince Carter's offensive state today, he felt like he was dreaming of returning to his peak. With Howard's cover, he went straight to the basket and succeeded in a 360° spin layup.

Vince Carter can't complete this kind of difficult ball a few times in a season, so it is also possible to give points.

As for the Charlotte Bobcats, today they seem to have opened up the two veins of Ren and Du, with Zhou Lin as the axis, forcing the Orlando Magic to attack.

This tactic has been used many times in previous games. In fact, the effect is also there, but the effect is mediocre. One reason is the coverage of Warcraft's basket area. The second point is that the shooting effect of other players is not good. In this game, The players of the Charlotte Bobcats are extremely determined to shoot and pour the ball very quickly.

Roy has a cut-in, and Yi Jianlian also has a mid-range.

On the other hand, for the Orlando Magic, it is a luxury to hope that the old Carter can support the offensive line.

At 7 minutes and 46 seconds, the Orlando Magic first requested a timeout.

The Charlotte Bobcats are off to a 15-7 start.

The shooting percentage was 8 of 6. Except for Hibbert, all four players on the field scored.

It can be said that in this game, the burden is completely on the side of the Orlando Magic, so the Bobcats played more easily and easily, which is also the mentality of one more match point.

(End of this chapter)