This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 183 A Faint Move, Self-defeating Martial Arts
The playoffs are still in full swing.

Among the Eastern Division, the eighth-ranked Magic has been swept out 0-4 by the Detroit Pistons, the number one in the East.

This is also the result of the game that many commentators think is the most reasonable.

And the most eye-popping thing is that the Miami Heat, who also trailed the Chicago Bulls 0-3, the defending champion was also forced to the edge of a cliff, only one step away from being swept away, O'Neal is old, and Wade's Knee injury has also become the biggest problem hindering his take-off.

Also behind 0-3 is the Washington Wizards. Last year, they were able to fight six games against their opponents. This year, they are facing a one-sided situation. Facing the fledgling LeBron James, Arenas and Caron in the Wizards Trident Butler was exempt from the playoffs and missed the playoffs. Antawn Jamison fought alone and was also considered to be very likely to be swept out 0-4.

The Charlotte Bobcats and Toronto Raptors became the only series in the Eastern Conference to reach a score of 2-1.

The Charlotte Bobcats on the next gram won one more game, and a large number of prediction websites believe that they have more than 75% chance of advancing to the next round.

And a few hours before the start of Game [-] between the Bobcats and Raptors.

The Miami Heat lost another game and were swept away by the Bulls with no room to fight back.

Zhou Lin is not surprised by this news, because this is the correct track of history.

"I always thought the Miami Heat were going to win this series."

Gerald Wallace was quite surprised after hearing the news.

"In the Southeast Division, among the four teams that have advanced to the playoffs, two have already been swept away, and one is on the way to being swept away."

"O'Neal has lost his dominance. The Bulls are too smart to choose Ben Wallace."

Everyone thought it was reasonable for the defending champion to be swept in the first round, but it was unexpected.

And in the west, tragedies are also happening.

The Dallas Mavericks, who set a record in team history and achieved 67 wins, are currently 2-1 behind the Golden State Warriors. For the fast-playing Golden State Warriors, the Dallas Mavericks have almost no way to deal with it.

In the high-profile Houston Rockets VS Utah Jazz game, the 2-0 leading Houston Rockets have been pulled by the Utah Jazz for two consecutive games, which disappointed the Chinese people, and the two teams will meet on May 5, BJ time The battle of Tianwangshan was held in Houston on the 1st.

In the game between the Denver Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs, although the Nuggets with two guns in hand won the first away game, the veteran Spurs responded quickly and took a 2-1 lead in two consecutive games.

The Los Angeles Lakers have also been led 1-3 by the Phoenix Suns, and their form is in jeopardy.

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On the evening of April 4, the Charlotte Bobcats once again played against the Toronto Raptors at home.

The Toronto Raptors really don't want to return to the home court with a 1-3 disadvantage. After all, there are only a handful of teams in history that can come back from a 1-3 deficit.

The Toronto Raptors, which can be described as a last stand, unexpectedly changed boldly.

Put Andrea Bargnani into the starting lineup, and Chris Bosh, and Rashaw Nesterovic formed the three major combinations.

Although Zhou Lin played as a substitute in the last game, he scored a team-high 31 points. Therefore, in this game, Bernie Bickerstaff did not change his strategy and maintained the lineup from the previous game.

As the newly elected coach of the season, Sam Mitchell didn't seem to realize that today's change was a stupid move.

It is true that Sam Mitchell wants to use the mobility of Bargnani as a tall tower and his outside shooting to disrupt the opponent's deployment. A 2.13-meter player hits the third position, which can guarantee the shooting and take care of it. Backboards, it's not obvious to take advantage of the height difference of more than ten centimeters.

This is not higher than you, but also more accurate than you, what are you playing with me.

However, imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel.

For the Raptors, this lineup used for the first time in the season is only feasible under ideal conditions. If you actually play a game, you will find that this lineup is crowded.

They also tried to use Bargnani as a spot-up shooter. Early in the first quarter, Bargnani hit the first three-pointer of the game from the corner.

But... defense, with Raymond Felton, Brandon Roy and Gerald Wallace, the Bobcats will not let go of any offensive and defensive conversion opportunities. Once there are long rebounds, Almost every time, a 3-on-2 situation will be formed, and the Toronto Raptors will be killed even if they run.

After several conversions, the score has been stretched. Chris Bosh missed several strong attacks in the interior, and the opportunity was forced to shift to the outside. The team's second scoring point is TJ. Ford.

In the first three games, as long as he wanted to score, TJ Ford, who was almost invincible, was played to death by his own people.

He is a speedy small guard, but he was given three big men.

He didn't dare to run, and he couldn't run. All the balls had to be played in positional battles. The ball needed to be played from the inside to the outside. TJ. Ford became the team's third choice.

But when it comes to positional warfare, TJ. Ford's disadvantages are completely exposed.

After all, TJ. Ford is only 1.83 meters tall. In a positional battle, facing a taller and stronger defender than himself, it is difficult for him to do anything if he cannot show his speed.

Another point is that TJ. Ford's shooting is really not elite. This season, TJ. Ford's shooting rate is less than 45%, and his three-point shooting rate is only 30%. Let TJ. Ford be used as a transition ball and spot The pitcher really made things difficult for him.

Therefore, it is normal to be behind by 17 points in the first quarter.

Moreover, Sam Mitchell is still a stubborn coach. When it is obvious that the opponent is playing against this lineup, TJ. Ford and Bargnani have been on the court at the same time. In 10 and a half minutes, Bargnani and Chris Bosh played the full first quarter.

Of the three, Bargnani went 2-for-1 with 3s and spent most of his time wandering the perimeter, a seven-footer who had just one rebound in 12 minutes.

Chris Bosh, facing Okafor 6 of 2, plus two free throws scored 6 points.

TJ. Ford, who was hovering in the positional battle, was only 7 of 2 and had only 4 points.

On the Bobcats side, every player is playing smoothly, especially Brandon Roy, because Anthony Parker has to help the player at the third position to make defensive actions at any time, and it happens that Brandon Den Roy felt good. He made 3 of 3 three-pointers and scored 11 points in a single quarter.

There is also Gerald Wallace. He scored 7 points in the first quarter. As long as he does not double-team, it is almost impossible for the opposing Bargnani to do anything.

It's a pity that Sam Mitchell's head is really iron, and Bargnani, who can't attack and defend, stays on the court abruptly.

Zhou Lin didn't appear on the stage again until 2 minutes and 50 seconds left in the first quarter. In this game, facing the Raptors who had abandoned their martial arts, Zhou Lin played more easily. In the nearly 3 minutes of the game , He didn't take a shot, but sent 3 assists and 1 steal.

As for the live broadcast commentary on TNT, Earl Johnson directly blasted the Raptors' choice of self-defeating martial arts: "Even if someone who doesn't understand the ball, it is impossible to arrange playing time like this, I doubt it. Is this guy who just won the best coach possessed by an evil spirit?"

No one can understand why Sam Mitchell threw three [-]-foot-[-] big men on the field at the same time.

Basketball is not a game of simply competing for height. Three big men filled the inside and outside lanes, and at the same time grabbed TJ.

This is undoubtedly a deformed lineup.

And Sam Mitchell didn't find his mistake, but thought that TJ. Ford didn't execute his tactics well. In the second quarter, Jose Calderon completely replaced TJ. Ford's time and lost the single There was Rashaw Nesterovic all the time in the quarter, and Sam Mitchell was fully presented as the head coach and extreme side.

Bernie Bickerstaff's response is very simple, how to make a fuss about your Bargnani before, this game can still be done as usual.

To deal with Bargnani, use Zhou Lin.

Zhou Lin, who was pushed to the fourth position, went to find Bargnani almost every round.

As long as Bargnani dares to jump up a little bit, Zhou Lin can brush his body and rush to the inside line. If Bargnani doesn't come up, Zhou Lin can open fire from the outside line.

In the case of choosing one, the Raptors made a choice. Bargnani defended Zhou Lin one step from the three-point line. Bargnani chose to give up Zhou Lin's three-pointer.

To the relief of the Toronto Raptors, Zhou Lin's outside three-pointer performance was relatively average today, with only 4 hit in 1 shots.

Calderon of the Toronto Raptors is indeed more suitable for Bargnani and Chris Bosh to be on the court at the same time. Compared with TJ. Ford, although his passing is not creative and his breakthrough ability is not enough, he is better than Calder Long's passing is very stable and comfortable. The most important thing is that Calderon does not occupy the ball and has a better hit rate as a pitcher.

This season, he's shooting 55 percent from the field and 34 percent from three.

But even so, the Toronto Raptors still lost points in this quarter.

The Charlotte Bobcats are at home. Although the shooting percentage is mediocre, Zhou Lin, Gerald Wallace, Brandon Roy, Matt Carroll, and Raymond Felton are all gone. At the free throw line.

24-22 in the second quarter, 56-37 at halftime.

This game seems to be a bit like a replica of the third game.

Sam Mitchell, who went all the way to the black, didn't make any adjustments during the halftime break. In the third quarter after returning from halftime, well, it was still a lineup of three big and two small.

TJ Ford was once again tied with three tall big men.

All the Raptors players didn't quite understand the coach's intentions, and there was a little bit of confusion in their eyes. How can we win this game?

Sam Mitchell completely separates TJ Ford and Jose Calderon, and the division is particularly clear. One player plays one quarter, and no one is more than the other.

In this section of the game, TJ. Ford played a full 12 minutes, and Bargnani, Chris Bosh, and Anthony Parker played a full 12 minutes at the same time.

The extremely iron-headed Sam Mitchell can see that Bargnani's presence on the court is already very weak. In 12 minutes, he only scored 2 points and 2 assists. The rest except for turnovers is turning back. .

TJ. Ford also turned on the personal attack mode in this quarter. Once he made a fast break, he directly left the big man behind him, no matter how many people were in front, he would attack.

In fact, this effect is even more enjoyable than the first quarter when he was dragged to the positional battle to grind. Unfortunately, Chris Bosh and Bargnani, who played the entire quarter, only got 1 3st and [-]rd shot opportunities.

TJ Ford, who faced double teams most of the time, finally threw 9 times, hit 4 and scored 9 points.

The Raptors completely collapsed in this quarter, 20-31, and their opponents won by 11 points in a single quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the Raptors only scored 57 points, while the Charlotte Bobcats had already scored 87 points. The gap of 30 points directly dragged the game into garbage time.

Except for Zhou Lin and Brandon Roy who played for less than 3 minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter, on the Bobcats side, all the substitute players, even the drinking fountain level players, all played once.

The Toronto Raptors let Bargnani play for another 7 minutes, making Bargnani's data look a little better.

105-83, the Charlotte Bobcats once again won an easy victory at home without any suspense.

This resulted in 3 match points for the series.

In this game, 7 players from the Charlotte Bobcats scored in double figures. The highest score was Brandon Roy's 17 points and 4 rebounds. In addition, Gerald Wallace scored 12 points. 7 rebounds, Raymond Felton 13 points and 6 assists, Brezek 11 points and 7 rebounds, Okafor 12 points and 5 rebounds, Zhou Lin scored 20 points, 10 assists and 5 steal in 1 minutes, and Matt Ka Rolle's 16 points.

"We are already thinking about our opponents for the next round." Bernie Bickerstaff said relaxedly and happily after the game: "Our players are full of fighting spirit. They have created miracles. No one except the magician thinks that We will win this round of the series, and even he just thinks that we recall the score of 4-3 is difficult to win, and more people think that we will be 1-4, 2-4, or even swept out, basketball is really full Other games, Charles, Kenny, what do you think?"

Since the NBA implemented 7 playoffs and 7 games, so far, there have been only 6 overturns in total. It can be said that the probability of promotion has reached more than 95%.

Bernie Bickerstaff has the courage to say such a thing, and if he dares not to say it in this situation, he is too cowardly.

When asked about the opponent's coach's tactics, Bernie Bickerstaff jokingly said: "I admire their courage."

Of course, Sam Mitchell's stupid move caused a lot of dissatisfaction. Facing a 1-3 deficit, some fans even attacked the man who had just won the best coach on the Internet, thinking that he should dismiss get out of class.

"There was joy when everyone knew it was the Bobcats, but now it's a tragedy."

Fans in Toronto can't sleep at night.

A good hand was beaten to pieces!

　Happy Teacher's Day, hardworking gardeners have worked hard!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)