Chapter 138 Wang Chao: Garnett is here to guard me!

Author: Aiying Shutan

Chapter 138 Wang Chao: Garnett is here to guard me!

On May 19, the Western Conference Finals will begin.

The Lakers and Nuggets staged an offensive battle at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. In the end, the Lakers were even better, narrowly defeating the Nuggets 105:103 and winning their first victory.

This game was a scoring battle between Kobe and Anthony. One scored 40 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, while the other scored 39 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. They were evenly matched.

But in the most critical fourth quarter of the game, it was Kobe's victory.

In the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 18 points, single-handedly supporting the Lakers' offense in the final quarter. On the other hand, Anthony's side, although they scored more in the first three quarters, only scored 9 points in the fourth quarter.

In fact, 9 points in a single quarter is not too small, but his opponent is Kobe after all, and the Nuggets were just a little short of scoring, and ultimately lost by 2 points.

The day after the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Nuggets, that is, May 20, the Eastern Conference Finals also started as scheduled.

Because the Magic are ranked higher than the Celtics in the regular season, the Magic, which has home court advantage, welcomed this game at home in Orlando.

On the day of the game, the entire Magic home court was wrapped in a sea of ​​white.

All the fans present wore white T-shirts representing the home colors of the Magic and cheered loudly.

This is the second time the Magic have participated in the Eastern Conference finals. Last year they defeated the Celtics to reach the finals. This year they still have to defeat their opponents to return to the finals and complete their revenge in the finals to win the championship trophy!

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The Magic vs. Celtics game is obviously more eye-catching than the Lakers vs. Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. After all, although the Nuggets are strong, they are only a team with 50+ wins in the regular season.

, but the Magic and Celtics are both actual 60-win teams, and it is a real battle between the dragons and the tigers.

Whether it is the Chinese CCTV Sports Channel, the American TNT, ESPN or other television stations with live broadcast rights, all of them will broadcast the entire game live.

When Wang Chao passed through the players' tunnel, he saw a Chinese reporter crowded at the front.

When they saw Wang Chao, all the reporters' eyes lit up. They held up their microphone recorders and rushed to ask Wang Chao questions. Normally, the players would not answer them, but occasionally when the players were in a good mood,

I'll also answer a question or two.

At this time, Wang Chao looked at the reporters from China.

"Wang Chao, are you confident in winning today's game? Who do you think is the more difficult opponent, the Celtics or the Cavaliers?"

The Chinese reporter asked very cunningly in Chinese.

The reporters around him were stunned when they heard this. What did he mean? They couldn't even get an interview if they wanted.

Wang Chao smiled slightly and replied in Chinese: "Of course we are confident of winning. We defeated the Celtics last season, and it will be the same result this season. As for your second question... I think it's about the same.

, the Celtics may be a little more difficult because of the configuration of the Big Three. As for the Cavaliers, they just need to find a way to restrict James."

The other reporters looked at Wang Chao in bewilderment as he spoke a bunch of Chinese and then turned towards the players' tunnel, completely unable to understand what they said.

But judging from the surprised expressions of several Chinese reporters, it must have been a big gain.

"MD, you must learn some Chinese in the future, otherwise you will be too passive!"

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In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, neither the Magic nor the Celtics had any changes to their starting lineups from the regular season games.

Magic starting lineup: Nelson, Pietrus, Turkoglu, Wang Chao and Howard.

Celtics starting lineup: Rondo, Ray Allen, Pierce, Garnett and Perkins.

The warm-up is over, and the starting players from both sides come on stage to prepare for the jump ball.

Wang Chao looked at Garnett and took the initiative to ask: "Who are you going to defend me today? Is it you or Paul (Pierce)?"

Garnett smiled and asked, "Who do you want to guard you?"

"Whatever." Wang Chao shrugged and said honestly: "Anyway, no one else can prevent it."

Garnett's mouth twitched, this kid is really arrogant.

But he was indeed right. Before the start of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics held many discussions, and the focus of the discussions was how to limit the Magic's core scoring point Wang Chao.

But the more they study, the more helpless they feel.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, Wang Chao would grow from a little-known little player to a top scorer?

He has too many methods on the offensive end. His mid- and long-range shooting is extremely accurate, and his breakthrough with the ball is also top-notch. Once he encounters a double-team, he can also use superb running without the ball to find opportunities, and this is the most troublesome.

Yes, it's the pick-and-roll cooperation between Wang Chao and Howard.

Wang Chao's accurate three-point long-range shooting ability from the outside, coupled with Howard's ultra-high mobility after the pick-and-roll, it is very difficult to deal with whether it is an outside shot after the pick-and-roll or a lay-in and alley-oop dunk.

When the Celtics face Wang Chao, they have to face top players like Kobe and James. What these top players have in common is that they cannot defend at all. The level of scoring depends entirely on the player's own state and feel.

However, although the discussion and research have yielded no results, at this time, Garnett will not admit defeat. As one of the players with the highest level of trash talk in the league today, Garnett's ability to troll people is just as good as Wang Chao's.

"If you are so good, why did you only score 70 points in one game during the regular season, and you could only watch the team lose in the other three games?" Garnett sneered. "If you have the ability, you can score 70 points today."

Can you reproduce it again and show it to me during the competition?"

The Celtics and Magic had a record of 3 wins and 1 loss in the regular season. Except for the game in which Wang Chao scored 70 points, the Celtics won all the other games.

Wang Chao also laughed. "Don't worry, I can do it!"

His words made Garnett feel something strange in his heart.

"Could it be..."

Shaking his head slightly, Garnett really didn't believe that in the playoffs, especially the Eastern Conference finals, where the defensive intensity and physical confrontation far exceeded those of the regular season, Wang Chao could replicate his 70-point performance in a single game.

The referee took the basketball to the midline, and Howard and Garnett were in charge of the jump ball.

Facing Garnett, who is already 33 years old and whose jumping and explosive power has obviously declined, Howard perfectly explained what it means to be afraid of young people with punches.

In the jump ball session, Howard won with an absolute advantage and moved the basketball to his own backcourt.

The Magic have the ball and the game begins!

Nelson dribbled the ball past half-court, and then immediately and consciously handed the ball to Wang Chao. He quickly ran to the bottom corner of the three-point line and acted as a fixed-point shooter.

After Wang Chao received the pass, he looked at Garnett in front of him and couldn't help but smile.

"As expected, it's you who should guard against me."

There is no way. The best choice the Celtics can find to defend the Super League is Garnett. After all, even if his competitive status declines, Garnett is still a player selected for the first defense, and his defensive ability is one of the best in the league.

"Boy, come on, let me see what you are capable of!"

Garnett lowered his body, slammed his hands on the floor, and shouted with great momentum.

But Wang Chao was not fooled at all. He raised his hand and made a gesture. Garnett's heart skipped a beat. The next moment, Howard ran out from the inside and blocked Garnett's side.

Wang Chao took advantage of the situation and circled behind Howard, raised his hand and shot.

Perkins, who was chasing Howard to defend him, arrived late.

"brush--!"

The crisp sound of brushing the net sounded, accompanied by thunderous cheers from all the Magic fans.

"This guy..."

The corner of Garnett's mouth twitched. He didn't expect Wang Chao to be so straightforward. He called Howard to pick and roll as soon as he came up, and he had no idea of ​​​​confronting him head-on.

You talk grandly before the game starts, but as soon as the game starts, you rely on your teammates to score on pick-and-roll screens?

Wang Chao glanced at Garnett and smiled.

What's the use of being beaten? Come out to talk about power and background... No, if you have to use your brains on the field and only know how to fight one-on-one, wouldn't it mean that he is forcing others to force Nick Yang?

Even if the current Wang Chao is fully capable of scoring in a one-on-one challenge with Garnett, there is absolutely no need for that. Garnett is the league's top defender after all, and his defensive positioning is obviously not good at guarding against shots but not at breakthroughs.

Although his ability to break through with the ball is very good, after all, it is based on the speed and agility of a defender and has not reached the top of the league. When he breaks into the paint with the ball, the Celtics will definitely let Perkins

Team up with Garnett to double attack Wang Chao to reduce his efficiency.

It's so time-consuming, laborious, and thankless, so how can there be any benefit from pick-and-roll?

Celtics offense.

Rondo held the ball through half the court and then organized an attack.

This season is the third season of Rondo's career. After experiencing the hardships in the first two seasons, this outstanding point guard has shown great abilities, averaging 11.9 points, 5 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game in the regular season.

During the competition, his personal statistics increased to 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 9.8 assists, making him the fourth giant of the Celtics.

As the fourth-largest "point guard" besides defense, offense, and passing, Rondo doesn't shoot. Apart from his shooting weakness, Rondo is almost perfect as a point guard.

Rondo's outstanding wingspan allows him to make up for his lack of height, and also gives him strong perimeter defensive capabilities. This season, Rondo was successfully selected to the All-Defensive Second Team.

In terms of passing support, Rondo has gradually begun to show his style.

Facing Nelson's defense, Rondo accelerated and broke through to the basket with the ball, and then made an exquisite pass to assist Pierce who cut to the basket for a layup.

Howard's attention was completely attracted by Rondo, and he could no longer take care of Pierce on the other side.

3:2.
To be continued...