You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 620 The Beginning of a Fairy Tale

Chapter 626 The Beginning of a Fairy Tale

The main opponents of the 76ers in the playoffs are the Bulls and the Heat.

The scores here are first come, first served. Only when the 76ers advance to the second round can the Bulls become the primary opponent.In the same way, only if they beat the Bulls can the Heat become the main opponent.

The Bulls, like the 76ers, took five games to get rid of their opponents in the first round and advanced to the semifinals.

Now, the 76ers can only express their condolences to the braves who failed to complete the feat of black eight.

Among the other matchups in the first round, only one deserves special attention.

In the battle between the Lakers and the Grizzlies in the West, the two sides fought to the seventh game. The Lakers still defended their honor after all, and just gritted their teeth to survive.

In Game [-], Zach Randolph's defense became Memphis' weak point. Kobe found his shooting touch, and the Lakers successfully cut the skin of the Grizzlies and entered the semifinals against the Mavericks, who are considered playoff softies.

Before the start of the game, everyone thought that the Lakers would win the Western Conference Finals, even the Lakers themselves thought so.

Because, the seven bloody battles with the Grizzlies inspired their championship genes.

It will soon be known whether it is the champion gene that is stimulated, or the last struggle at the end of the battle.

Then, the semifinals between the 76ers and the Bulls began.

The Bulls are a young opponent because they have a young core.

Derrick Rose's regular season MVP is already a certainty. The Big Three of the Heat have lost character.

In the first round, Rose averaged 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

This data is no less than his regular season performance, and his performance in the playoffs with an upgraded intensity is enough to prove his strength.

It's time for the ballhandler to dominate the game.

The current rules are especially suitable for these players who scored 20+ points while holding the ball and scored 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Bill Simmons called these all-round fighters who can casually 20+5+7 the 0 position.

Basically, those young people who are regarded as future superstars all have the ability to swipe data with one hand.

Wei Xia may be an outlier among them.

It's been 1102 years, and he still has the "old-fashioned" data of scoring leader + 8 rebounds + 3-4 assists.

现在最时髦的是数据是27+5+7这种全面的数据。虽然得分王+8篮板+4助攻一样很全面，但助攻数不上5个始终差点意思。

The biggest opponent in the semifinals, Derrick Rose, is the most outstanding No. 0 position of the younger generation after James and Wade.

Rose has changed a lot since he entered the league for three seasons, and the data cannot be fully displayed.

For his first two seasons, he kept his shot selection low-key and didn't do things he wasn't good at.By this undisputed MVP season, he had changed.

In his own words, he wants opponents to fear him.

The Bulls' system is not very suitable for Rose to play.

Thibodeau wants the Bulls to have Celtics-style defense, but also wants them to attack like Sloan's Jazz.But no one except Stockton can endure that kind of stern attack for a long time. No, Sloan had a conflict with Deron a while ago, and Sloan, who was under pressure, collapsed and chose to resign.

So, Thibodeau is actually very dangerous.

The Bulls only talk about the offensive end. Like the Jazz, they like the 1-4 layout of positional warfare. A large number of high pick-and-rolls and wing cuts are the core.So Rose's responsibilities are divided into two parts:
Half of them are Deron in the Jazz period, responsible for the series operation system; half of Wade before the group, responsible for singles when they can't open.

It's a pity that when it comes to specific fights, he often transforms into Wade and rarely transforms into Deron.

In the Bulls' starting lineup, Bogans shot slowly and Noah missed a mid-range shot. These problems are commonplace.

Because of Thibodeau's poor defense, he never pushed Korver into the starting lineup to create space.Therefore, Rose cannot enjoy the treatment of "teammates pull apart collectively and break through easily by himself".

Once the offense freezes (which often happens), Rose has to show the mid-range.

Wei Xia is familiar with this way.

Since the new millennium, the only team built in this way is the 2001ers in 76.

Iron defense, basketball leaders, and MVP guards supporting the offense-if they hadn't met the invincible Lakers who broke their demons, maybe they could win the championship.

That's a no-brainer, and now Rose is on the same path, under rules that are more appropriate for this style of play.

But not without doubt.

As history has told us, this system has a huge loss of core players. The iron man Iverson suffered constant injuries in those years.

Iverson is already relatively wearable, and Rose has yet to be tested.

The duel between the 76ers and the Bulls begins here.

It is generally accepted that the strength of the Bulls is far above that of the 76ers.

The mainstream concept is: the 76ers can last more than five games and they are very good.

Bill Simmons said bluntly: "The probability of the 76ers reaching the seventh game is even lower than the probability of the Lakers being eliminated by the Mavericks."

Regardless of why this bastard's words are so hurtful, in the first game of the semifinals, the Bulls' offense blew up the 76ers' defense.

Rose criss-crossed the audience with an unmatched 27 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, another typical 0-position stat.

Wei Xia was submerged in the bull's torrent of steel. Cousins' mentality was exploded by Noah and Boozer.

In the second game of the semifinals, Wei Xia had a touch at the beginning, broke through and shot, and scored 10 points in a row to allow the 76ers to establish a lead.

Suddenly, for some reason, Jrue Holiday advanced extremely fast, defended ferociously, and shot from the free throw line.His performance made the 76ers look and feel alive, but he also accidentally hinted at the direction of the game-he had 25 assists and 2 turnovers in 3 minutes.

Weixia's offensive efficiency is in full swing, and Cousins ​​is also finding the feeling of playing against old fritters like Noabozer, but Holiday, who is in possession of the ball, is in a mess, and no one can control him yet.He is not like Cousins's madness that radiates outwards. When he becomes crazy, it is subtle.Not only does it not show up, but it also affects teammates, which in turn disrupts the team's offense.

The coach of the Philadelphia 76ers is not Popovich. When he sees Parker making a mistake, he will replace him and scold him for self-reflection; moreover, if Holiday is replaced, the 76ers will not be an opponent of the Bulls, because Holiday's offensive and defensive value at the first position is unique to the existing 76ers.Wei Xia is not good at defending against Ross. His lateral movement speed is really reluctant to face Ross, who starts to change direction and does not slow down.

And using Holiday above means taking risks.Therefore, whether it is invincible to break free throws or make a mistake and get 10 points in an instant by a fast break, it is only up to Holiday.

His teammates can't be too harsh on Holiday's organization, because he didn't play point guard when he was in college.He is a good player in pushing the fast break, but the positional battle is so-so.

The coaching staff can't say too much about his shooting.After two years, his shooting has improved a lot.This season, his pull-up jumper and three-pointer are both accurate, although they are still very unstable.

It can be said that his offense is too arbitrary, but the reality is that Collins did not restrain him.

One of the most valuable things Eddie Jordan did during his brief tenure was spotting Holiday's potential at the [-].

Collins picked up the off-the-shelf, and after taking the stage, he streamlined his tactics and gave the young people freedom, so Weixia once again played the leading season in scoring, Holiday mainly played point guard, and gradually improved.But up to now, the 76ers are still playing talented ball, and their offensive tactics are still simple.

In the first round against the Magic, their positional battle was far more comprehensive than the Magic, but that was because the opponent suddenly lost their minds and focused on the inside.Against an enemy as strong as the Bulls, their offense seems to be out of order.

Originally, Collins could mention Lu Wei to the starting lineup to improve the offense, but firstly, the bench needs a trump card, and secondly, Lu Wei needs to play the core ball. Letting him into the starting lineup means that Wei Xia and others will have to play his striker. This will destroy the team's chemical reaction, so it has been delayed.

This is the current situation of the 76ers.

The problem cannot be solved, and the 2-0 deficit is the result.

Not a single second of their two games at the United Center saw a win in sight.I hope that when the raindrops come, they will pass by one by one, and I don't want to be contaminated.

Wei Xia, who suffered two consecutive losses, could only comfort himself and his teammates with a message from the reporter: "Don't be depressed, look at the Lakers, even they are 2-0 behind the Mavericks."

"Are you happy?" Weaver asked with a smile.

"How could I be this kind of person?"

Yes, he is very happy.

But this is just to see someone as miserable as himself, gloating, it is definitely not aimed at the Lakers, no.

Back in the third game in Philadelphia, Holiday survived, and Weixia continued to run wild.

Holiday is as patient as a master organizer, tandem, waiting for Wei Xia to run without the ball, plug the ball; pass the ball to Cousins; pass the ball to Hayward; play pick-and-roll outside cuts with Young.Throughout the whole game, he looked like a young Kidd, with many high-quality opportunistic passes that made people unrecognizable.

He played well himself, and made Rose play poorly.

With Wei Xia's proper defense, Rose made 32 of 12 shots from the field. Looking at the statistics, it was still a beautiful 32 points and 10 assists, but the Bulls lost by 12 points.

At the end of the game, the 76ers won a round, at least to ensure that they will not be swept by the Bulls.

He was thrilled by the way the Bulls lost.

Youth suddenly returned.

MVP guards took too many shots and were inefficient, and the team was defeated. This is the normality of the 2000-01 season and the 76ers after that.

At this time, good news came from the west.

In Game [-], the Lakers lost again to the Mavericks.

3 is better than 0
A desperate score should make people give up all their dreams.

But for some reason, the commentators kept saying: "Don't worry, honey, your lake will definitely come back!"

After repeating it a hundred times, Hu Mi was brainwashed, so even they themselves began to believe that the Lakers could let three chase four and once again nail the Mavericks into the pillar of shame.

The commentators only told the fans that the Lakers could come back, but they didn't tell the fans that in the history of the NBA, there has never been a team that can fall behind 0 to 3 and then chase 4 games in a row.

Still, Lakers fans shouldn't despair yet.

The closest 0-3 comeback in NBA history also happened to the Mavericks.

In the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in 2003, the Mavericks lost three straight games to the Trail Blazers, and then were chased for three consecutive games. In the seventh game, the Blazers fell short.Presumably, the Dallasites who were watching the game at that time could have diabetes collapse at any time.

This is the Mavericks. Since they became a top team in the new century, they have continuously created a history of failures. They really do not make people confident.

However, fairy tale stories often have an impossible unfolding.

　Three shifts will resume tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)