Chapter 418: Heavy Footsteps
The battle continues!
The Eastern Conference playoffs are finally over, with two small surprises in the first round, the Hawks dragged the Celtics to Game 7, and the Philadelphia 76ers completed the Black Seven Miracle and finally won the Pistons and entered the second round.
Now, facing LeBron James and his Cavaliers, Chen Mu and his teammates of the 76ers are eager to try.
However, soon after the game began, the Philadelphia players knew that things were not going well.
"Chen!"
As usual, when facing a team with strong outside containment, Philadelphia passed the ball to Chen Mu and prepared to open the situation from the inside.
After receiving Lowry's pass, Chen Mu started to play singles with his back, and behind him was Daben, who was promoted to the starting lineup and played the No. 4 position.
This is also an old opponent, Chen Mu is very clear about Daben's ability, and he knows better how much trouble Daben can cause to himself with the strength he has now.
The strength is still there, the agility has decreased, and the bounce and mobility have reached the lowest point of their careers.
With speed!
Chen Mu had a rough plan in his heart, leaned on his back, and suddenly began to turn around after feeling the center of gravity of Daben's defense, ready to break through from the bottom line.
If you come to the bottom line, as long as you find a way to distance yourself from Big Ben, in the face of Ilgoskas who can't be defended, Chen Muda can show off his mid-range shots and solve the battle with mid-distance.
However, the footsteps were so heavy that Chen Mu could hardly move.
What's going on......?!
The moment Chen Mu turned around, he only felt that his legs were as heavy as lead, this heaviness had been noticed in yesterday's recovery training, but it was not as strong as standing on the field now.
Why?
Why is it so heavy?
What's wrong with my steps?
Before Chen Mu could react, Big Ben had already rushed forward and stuck his position.
On the weak side, LeBron starts.
"Smack!"
“YEAAAAAAH!”
In the wild cheers of the Cleveland fans, LeBron James completed a steal in the hands of Chen Mu, and scored a quick dunk.
2-0, just a start.
But Chen Mu knew that the situation was not good.
Is it because of Big Ben......?
Because of his strength. Giving me too much pressure?
Chen Mu can't tell the specific reasons, there are many reasons for the current situation, but what is certain is that the Cavaliers are taking advantage of this to play a super fast offensive and defensive coordination.
Looking up, not only himself, Chen Mu found that almost all of his teammates' steps were slower than usual.
This slowness was palpable in yesterday's recovery training, but it was not as direct or conspicuous as this moment.
"Very smart. Very smart! ”
In the commentary room, Smith and Barkley also recognized the Cavaliers' strategy, and nodded frequently: "At the beginning, I used my physical strength advantage to put pressure, constantly put pressure on the 76ers players, slowed down their speed, and on the offensive end, I didn't hesitate to play a super fast counterattack, which is to use Philadelphia's method to defeat Philadelphia!" ”
The simplest tactics, the most straightforward way.
Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James and his teammates. Very clear about what the playoffs are all about.
In the playoffs, winning or losing, being able to successfully defeat the opponent is everything.
The means and the process or something, it doesn't matter at all......!
"Philadelphia attacked. Lowry ...... possession Oppress! On-line double pinch press! Lowry has to handle the ball a little faster...... Lost the ball! Lost the ball! Cleveland's counterattack, three-point shot!! ”
"Philadelphia hasn't made an offensive attack yet, so let's see what happens this time. The top of the arc is given to Iguodala, and the high block is activated. Iguodala burst in...... Taken off! HOHO! Ben Wallace! The sword is not old! ”
"Cleveland's offense has opened up space, is LeBron going to break through......? Breakthrough! Train Break! Attack the basket directly. Chinese kid to make up for the defense...... Foul! The referee's whistle blew, the Philadelphia 76ers fouled, and although the Chinese kid touched the ball, he also hit LeBron's hand, and LeBron James had two free throws! ”
"Philadelphia offense, Kyle Korver outside the line, Kyle's late outburst in the last game was impressive, let's see if this game can give the team a lead...... Bad pass! Another mistake! This time LeBron was as empty as a sea of stars! BAM! A re-slam score, a wonderful offensive and defensive transition performance! ”
In the first four rounds, the Philadelphia 76ers made three turnovers and were offended once, and the Cleveland Cavaliers seized these four opportunities to complete the counterattack, scoring two dunks, hitting a three-pointer, and hitting two free throws with one foul, and played a 9-0 in the opening game.
And in these four offenses, LeBron scored 6 points alone, and also handed out an assist and a steal.
And Chen Mu only contributed one mistake in these four rounds, and also paid for one foul. Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chen Mu's mistake was caused by exhaustion, and it can basically be regarded as the Cavaliers conceding the ball after completing a three-person bag in an instant. In that foul, Chen Mu was the only player on the Philadelphia 76ers team who realized that LeBron was going to break through and stepped forward to block the eye-catching as soon as possible, and his defensive awareness was fully revealed.
But the data was cold, the result was brutal, and the adversity of the opening game left an old reporter in the sideline media table ecstatic.
"I just said he couldn't."
Gersner clasped his hands in front of his chest, ignoring that he was a reporter with the Philadelphia 76ers, and he should have applauded the 76ers, Gu Zizi said his judgment proudly.
"The Chinese kid is still too tender to be compared with LeBron at all, the two are not on the same level at all, no, not at all."
Desner's words left local reporters in nearby Cleveland speechless.
If you insist on looking at the data, this is indeed the case, and in terms of hard power, Chen Mu does have a certain gap with LeBron.
But now in this league, apart from Paul and Kobe, who can be compared with LeBron and stand on the same level?
Besides, after four rounds, Chen Mu only touched the ball once, if it wasn't for his foul, LeBron would have opened with three violent dunks, and the game would not have been played?
But everyone thought so in their hearts, but they didn't say anything.
Let's watch the game first!
The situation seems to be clear.
Philadelphia, estimated to kneel.
More than two hours later, the smoke cleared and the game was over.
The first game of the second round of the Philadelphia 76ers playoffs, at the Cleveland Quick Loan Center, was defeated by LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
In terms of score, 91 to 103, the difference of 12 points is not too big. But those who watched the game know that this is because at the end of the game, when the difference between the two sides reaches about 20 points, it has entered garbage time, and both sides have sent garbage ...... Ah no, it's from the bench.
The actual game scene was firmly held in the palm of the Cavaliers' hand from beginning to end, and the 76ers had no chance to fight back.
"Heavy, very heavy."
After watching the game, Smith opened his mouth to conclude: "The Philadelphia 76ers, the physical energy and energy consumed in the fierce battle with the Pistons in the first round are too huge, and they have not recovered until now. It is reasonable to lose the first game, but it is a pity that the Chinese kid worked hard in the second half of the game, although he lost, he still got a double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds, but unfortunately the state of the whole team is really not good, and his personal shooting percentage has also fluctuated. ”
"LeBron is a quasi-triple-double...... even Barkley, a Chen Mu brainless fan, couldn't blow it, shook his head and said: "33 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, tsk, are we going to name this data directly 'LeBron data' in the future?" You know, after the game we were like, 'Ah, Kobe Bryant played really well today, got a LeBron stat.' ”
"It's your old club, and you're still in the mood to joke." Smith smiled, and after a few simple comments, this game without suspense was over: "Okay, everyone must have been looking forward to the next game for everyone, Staples Center Arena, Los Angeles Lakers are about to play......"
At the post-game press conference, Chen Mu and Cheeks were present, as well as Iguodala, who had a terrible hand in the game and only made 3 of 14 shots.
I don't know if the three of them have already said it in advance, no matter what questions the reporter asks, the answer of the three is one word:
"Tired."
Cheeks shook his head and smiled bitterly: "We are too tired, although this excuse sounds unpleasant, as if it is a reason for failure, but we are really too tired, our players need to rest, and they have a few days of rest before coming back to play." But that doesn't overshadow their excellent performance, they were very tactically in place from start to finish, and they caught our biggest shortcomings and did a wonderful job. ”
"Do you still have the confidence to do miracles in this round?" The local Cleveland reporters didn't bother to say anything to the losing 76ers, and even in their own hearts, they felt that they had some inadversity, and asked cautiously.
"It's an athlete's job to try to win." Chen Mu nodded and said, "If you pay too much attention to the result, you will lose yourself." We need to work harder, there are no excuses to find, a loss is a loss, learn from the experience and then find a way to beat the Cavaliers. ”
This answer was targeted, not too arrogant, nor too humble, it was a formulaic answer, which disappointed the reporters who were looking forward to Chen Mu's big moves.
Chen Mu is not a fool, the big move is released every day, can it still be called a big move?
Time flies, and two days later, still in Cleveland, this time the 76ers cheered up, recovered a little physical strength, and fought the Cavaliers to the last minute.
However, LeBron, and LeBron again, took away the game with a mid-range jumper at a critical moment, 96-94, and the Philadelphia 76ers suffered two consecutive defeats on the road.
Promotion?
Reasonable fans know that Philadelphia's hopes are really slim this time.
After the Pistons, LeBron James became the Five Elements Mountain above the heads of the 76ers, Chen Mu and his teammates were like Monkey King, with no force but nowhere to play, so they could only swallow the bitter fruit in frustration.
MVP?
If you can't get past LeBron, why give it to you?
Many football critics have such thoughts in their hearts. (To be continued.) )