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Chapter 156 Must Change
In the first round of the playoffs, the strong teams showed their glory one after another.

The Spurs eliminated the Trail Blazers 3:1. The Blazers' incomplete luxury corps worked hard at home and only won one game. Seeing the Spurs strolling in the courtyard, they still have spare energy.

The Lakers easily defeated the Suns 3:0. They did not let the other party pose a threat to them in three games. O'Neal was still unsolvable. Kobe was even better than last season. They only took the second place in the West this season, not because The strength is not good, because both O'Neal and Kobe have truces for more than ten games, otherwise the Spurs may not be the number one in the West.

The Kings won the Jazz 3:1. The Jazz are really old, not only Malone and Stockton, but their entire lineup is too old. The Kings almost ran to death in these games.

In the east, the 76ers lost a game and won three games in a row. Iverson's offense and Mutombo's defense made the veteran Pacers helpless.

The Bucks eliminated the Magic 3:1. Even though Tracy McGrady scored more points in the playoffs than in the regular season, he still couldn't match the joint attack of the three musketeers.

In the other two duels, the better-ranked teams failed to defend their dignity.

The third-ranked Heat team in the West was defeated by the Hornets 0:3 without any power to fight back. This series has a taste of revenge for its old club. Mashburn scored the most points among the two teams. P-J-Brown Grabbed the most rebounds among the two teams, and shaved his old club's head mercilessly.

The "magic fortune teller" Pat Riley was angrily criticized by the media for making a deal like shit, and the organization did everything possible to personally destroy the Heat that could have established a dynasty.

After five games between the New York Knicks and the Raptors, they were finally defeated by the Raptors. A more mature Carter is the dream of all defenders.

In the first round of the playoffs, it can be seen that some teams are very strong, but it is impossible to figure out how strong they are, because the opponent cannot force out their full abilities.

And at this time, it was time for all the season honors to be announced.

张辰这个赛季数据是十分的全面，场均29.3分8.9个助攻8.3个篮板2.1次抢断1.8次盖帽。

But the regular season MVP hasn't won the scoring title with 31.1 points per game, the steals title with 2.5 steals per game, and led the team to the No. [-] Allen Iverson in the Eastern Conference.

This season, the 76ers have a bumper harvest in various awards. Mutombo, who was traded to the 76ers in the second half of the season, also won the rebounding leader with an average of 13.5 rebounds per game, and won the best defensive player by the way. 3.7 blocks Ratliff, who won the block leader, because he hardly played after the Eagles, is also counted as an honor he won during the 76ers, as well as the best sixth man Aaron McGee, the best head coach Lee Brown.

It is a miracle that so many awards go to one family.

In addition, Jason Kidd, who won the assists title, averaged 9.8 assists per game.

Most Improved Player and Rookie of the Year were awarded to McGrady and Mike Miller of the Magic, respectively.

Wizards have very few personal honors, but Zhang Chen has finally entered the first team and first defense, which can be regarded as fulfilling one of his wishes.

All-NBA First Team: Allen Iverson, Zhang Chen, Chris Webber, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal.

This season, someone in the East has finally made it for a while, but it was Iverson who made the breakthrough, and Zhang Chen is now a player in the West. It's really embarrassing to think about it.

Best Second Team: Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, Dikembe Mutombo.

Best Third Team: Ray Allen, Tracy McGrady, Dirk Nowitzki, Karl Malone, David Robinson.

It can be seen from the best team that there were eight players who participated in the draft from 96 to 98, occupying more than half of the positions. The arrival of the new era is not just talk.

Best Defensive First Team: Jason Kidd, Zhang Chen, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dikembe Mutombo.

Best Defensive Second Team: Gary Payton, Kobe Bryant, Bruce Bowen, PJ Brown, Shaquille O'Neal.

Along with Tim Duncan, Zhang Chen also became a player who entered the first team and first defense at the same time this season.

And their two teams are about to fight face to face.

Warriors and Spurs, these are two teams with distinctive characteristics, one is extremely strong on the outside and the other is extremely strong on the inside.

The two teams can be said to have wins and losses in the regular season, but almost everyone understands that the Spurs are stronger. The two victories of the Warriors are special. One is that their shooting percentage is surprisingly high. Met the Spurs' rotation.

But it also shows that the Spurs are not invincible.

The reason why the weak prevail over the strong is because there is the soil to create such conditions.

Judging from the previous games, the situation of the Spurs' weak outside line remains unchanged.

But they have a lot of players. Except for Duncan who has to stay on the court for 40 minutes as a Ding Haishenzhen, the rest of the main force is 20 to 30 minutes. Their stable rotation is as many as ten people, which is in stark contrast to the lack of rotation of the Mavericks before. .

In other words, when the inside is dominant, Popovich has equipped the Spurs with a group of pitchers.

For the Warriors in such a situation, it would be a disadvantage if they want to play positions. First of all, Larry Hughes will be abolished. On the defensive end, there are no outstanding players on the outside. It can only be completely pulled out to fight, and it is impossible to be Duncan's opponent inside.

Therefore, the principle of the Warriors in the second round is to be fast, to pick up the rhythm, and not to compete with the opponent.

The idea is beautiful, but in practice, it has encountered many difficulties.

The Spurs did a very good job of returning to defense. Many times when the Warriors grabbed the rebound and handed it to Zhang Chen, most of the opponent's players had already stood in the defensive position, and it was difficult to play a fast break.

As for the inside offense, even if Zhang Chen uses the state seal, the impact is not as great as the outside shooting. The biggest key is that no one in the Warriors can withstand the "Twin Towers".

The front court is always taken by the opponent, and the second attack is easy. This situation is really bad.

88:94,89, 99:0, losing two games in a row, with a total score of 2:[-] behind, Zhang Chen encountered such a problem for the first time in the playoffs.

"Warriors lack enough background and will be swept away."

"Without the help of a strong insider, Zhang Chen is just a relatively good player."

"Both Zhang Chen and the Heat suffered losses. Do they regret this ending?"

All of a sudden, those voices who didn't like Zhang Chen came out. Before, they were afraid of being slapped in the face and didn't criticize him too much, but now they vented all their brains.

Some media also think that Zhang Chen's performance is already very good. After all, the Warriors were a big team before, and it is already a good performance to be able to make it to the second round of the playoffs. As long as the Warriors match him with a better insider, They must be able to go further.

But no matter whether it is against him or those who support him, there are very few people who think that the Warriors can reverse. There are gaps in player configuration, playoff experience, and team coaches.

In the first two games, the Spurs flanked Zhang Chen. Anyway, it doesn’t matter if they put a Warriors player who is not so good at long-range shots. The Spurs’ inside defense is the top in the league. This is another weakness of the Warriors. The role players who can shoot long distances, and Popovich's cutting of Dampier and Foyle from time to time, anyway, all kinds of tricks can always interrupt the Warriors' counterattack momentum.

At this time, not only the outsiders, but also the inside of the Warriors lacked confidence, especially the veterans, who were supposed to help the team at critical moments, were more pessimistic than the young players at this time, and the gap in strength made them unable to cheer up .

Fortunately, the main strength of the Warriors is the young players. As long as Zhang Chen shows confidence, their confidence will not be completely crushed.

The two games are actually not a defeat, and there is a feeling that there is a chance but it is a little bit close.

The amount of training during the playoffs was not very large, but Jamison was still doing block exercises over and over again, "If I can protect the rebound better, we can win."

As the team's power forward, in the last series, he actually protected his rebounds pretty well, but after meeting the Spurs, he was indeed bullied a bit miserably. The gap in the score is not that big. If he can protect his rebounds well, there is a chance of victory. It could be them.

"Let's work hard together, listen up, we have to protect the rebound together, we are a whole, no matter it is the Twin Towers or whatever, we have to bravely rush up." Zhang Chen didn't comfort him, saying that he had tried his best, Efforts still need to work harder, and we must bring all the players to work together.

In the playoffs, he was the team's rebounding leader, averaging 11 rebounds per game, but this was far from enough. Duncan and David Robinson averaged 27 rebounds per game. Only by working harder can you defeat your opponent.

Sometimes, in addition to technical and tactical duels on the court, it is even more of a spiritual collision. Only those who work hard enough can win the final victory.

In addition to these, there should be changes. If the performances of the two sides are compared, they still need to perform better in four games, while the opponent only needs to perform better in two games.

To make a change, in the previous games, Zhang Chen and Jamison played for about 40 minutes each, and Larry Hughes also played for nearly 40 minutes. When they played only a few more minutes, they had to make strategic decisions. change.

"Coach, when David Robinson goes down to rest, let me play the fifth position." This is a change that Zhang Chen thought of and could try.

He is inside, in addition to assisting in defensive rebounds, he is still guaranteed. The key is that if he gets the rebounds, he can make fast breaks faster and directly throw off the Spurs' inside players.

David Robinson, the tallest player in the Spurs, is old after all, and it is certainly impossible to play for as long as Duncan. He thinks he can take a gamble.

(End of this chapter)