This Forward is Not Serious

Before the official start of the playoffs, the league announced the first batch of awards of the season: the best head coach, the most improved award and the best sixth man.

The best head coach has no suspense to Kerr.

Kerr's playbook as a coach is very similar to when he played with the Bulls.

You can't get the best head coach with the first record in the league, you have to break a regular season record to get it.

However, it is foreseeable that after playing such a crazy regular season, the Warriors will definitely usher in a wave of honors like the Nets coached by Sloan three years ago.

The best sixth man belongs to Jamal Crawford of the Clippers, which is the third time the latter has honored this honor and ranks first in NBA history.

The fastest progress award belongs to Jokic!

Jokic was only a rookie last season, averaging negligible single digits, but this season has grown into an All-Star level player.

Based on his season data, even if he is not selected as a starter, the bench will not be able to run.

That improvement overwhelmed CJ McCroom on the Blazers side.

Then when the award was announced, the little fat man was sprayed with champagne by his teammates when he entered the door.

Generally speaking, when the team members celebrate not winning the championship, they just use a mineral water or something, but Jokic's popularity is too high, and winning is expected, Lin Ying has already prepared champagne.

The little fat man enjoyed the champagne bath for the first time, ran around in the locker room, and finally sat on the bench gasping for breath. Seeing that Durant wanted to come over, he immediately smiled and raised his hand in surrender.

"Most Improved Player, I'll see you in the first round!"

However, Lin Ying sat down next to him, and when he put his hand on his hand and said with a smile, his smiling face suddenly turned into a bitter face.

If you can, can you just lay me down and fly with me?

...

2 to 0.

The process is simple and rude, the Nets basically did not give the Hornets too many chances in the first two home games.

The Hornets have a pretty good lineup this season, with Kemba Walker and Jefferson in the starting lineup, and Jeremy Lin on the bench.

Such a configuration can make it to the playoffs, and the team's chemistry and fighting spirit are very strong.

But the problem lies in this configuration.

To give a simple example, if the Nets' hard power is 95 points, the Hornets are at most 70.

Even if they put out 120% of their strength, that's only 84.

Although the basketball game is not a simple lineup competition, the fact that the lower limit of others is your upper limit is cruel.

But on the bright side, the big score is now only 2-0, and the Hornets still have the possibility of reversing the series after returning to home.

theoretically.

...

Charlotte, Time Warner Cable Arena.

G3 won't start until tomorrow, and Jordan frowned at this time, sitting on the sidelines watching the team's training.

Looking at this wave of people on the court now, he feels unspeakably uncomfortable.

Well, it's that kind of feeling that after taking off the eyes, it turned out to be Lin Ying and Durant, and then put on the glasses and found that it was Stephenson and Lamb.

Of course, he wasn't annoyed that Lin Ying didn't come.

He was very arrogant. He had already lowered his stance to recruit Lin Ying. If Lin Ying didn't come, this matter would naturally pass.

The group of people he was suffering was really unsatisfactory.

Originally, in the last game of the regular season, I had a head-to-head dialogue with the Pistons, and winning them would be fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The result was good, I lost and fell directly to eighth.

Even if it falls, he didn't expect the team to advance against the Nets in the first round, but it's always necessary to win a game, right?

As a result, in the two games, they lost an average of 20+ per game.

He really, even the boss is embarrassed.

damn it!

If he's twenty or so younger, no, fifteen is enough, and he'll definitely teach the Nets a lesson.

At this moment, Jeremy Lin was easily swayed by Walker to score, and Jordan couldn't stand it any longer, so he took off his clothes and went straight to the court.

The players on the court did not seem surprised, and it was obvious that Jordan was not happy with them. It was not a matter of a day or two.

"I don't ask you to be like Lin on the opposite side, but can you defend the most basic things the best?"

Jordan came on the court with a serious face and pointed his finger at his eyes.jpg,

"Focus, use your eyes."

Jeremy Lin felt a huge pressure, even though the Jordan in front of him was already an old guy in his 50s, but that look can make you breathless.

Then, Jordan joined the training, and the defensive end continuously interfered with Walker's offense successfully.

This is Jordan, and what he can't do, he won't ask others to do.

Even if he is now a 50-year-old guy with a big belly.

...

The next day, the Time Warner Cable Arena was full.

The Hornets' ball market is not big, after all, Jordan is just the owner.

However, because the opponent is the Nets led by the Texas Twins, local fans will naturally not miss such a game.

Jordan showed up at the arena.

He didn't go to the previous two away games, but he came for the home game.

During the warm-up before the game, Jordan went to the Nets to chat with Lin Ying.

Then Durant was left to hang out.

That year, seven out of twenty, standing like a scumbag.

Jordan's vision is really high, and now he can only see Lin Ying in the field.

At last, Jordan was about to leave, and Jordan glanced at Durant, then politely greeted him, and then went back to the audience.

Durant was very excited.

Iverson said Jordan was his idol when he gave a speech before, and it felt unreal every time I saw Jordan.

Durant isn't it?

"Do you play golf?"

Lin Ying saw Durant's eyes and said.

"Do not hit."

Durant shook his head. There were times when he preferred social media.

"Unfortunately, I originally said to find Michael to play golf again in the summer. If you can play, you can go together."

"I can learn."

Durant immediately changed his tune.

"Then it's settled."

Lin Ying reached out and patted Durant on the shoulder after hearing it.

The pre-match warm-up was over, and the starters from both sides came on stage one after another.

Nets: Bradley, Ariza, Durant, Lin Ying, Jokic;

Hornets: Kemba Walker, Jeremy Lamb, McGigi, Marvin Williams, Jefferson;

*McGigi was picked by Jordan in the summer of 2015 and was poached from the Thunder with a four-year, $52 million contract.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Jefferson jumped up and dialed the ball back to the Hornets' half court, opening the curtain for G3.

Walker came up and played a pick-and-roll with Jefferson, and then the double change after the disassembly passed Jokic to score a throw.

Walker's reputation is not big, and his strength is only at the quasi-all-star level, but his frequency of direction changes is very fast, and this double direction change is his unique trick.

And judging from his aggressiveness at the start, the Hornets have done a good job of "psychological adjustment" during the two-day break.

No, it's not just psychological adjustment. The Nets advanced to the frontcourt. When Jokic played in the low post, Jefferson used all his strength to suckle.

And the timing of Marvin Williams' help defense was also in place, and Jokic's shot finally went out of the basket.

This also attracted a burst of cheers from the Hornets fans at the scene.

Their thinking is actually similar to Jordan's. They don't expect the team to win the series, but at least they must win one, or at least show their momentum.

The opening two rounds were more in line with their expectations.

However, their offense failed to connect, McGigi missed a three-pointer from the outside, and the rebound was picked up by Jokic.

The Nets did not adjust their tactics, and Jokic continued to catch the ball and go inside.

The Hornets attacked again, and Jokic passed the ball in advance.

"Snapped!"

It was killed by Lamb diagonally and cut off!

Jordan in the stands stretched his brows a little when he saw this scene.

On the field, the Hornets played a fast break, Walker's flying layup in the fast break scored two more points, and the Hornets gave the Nets a 4-0 start!

This also set the tone for the first quarter of the game.

With aggressive defense, the Hornets went 25-20 in the first quarter.

Such a result is a bit unbelievable for Hornets fans.

Are the Hornets just not good at the road game?

At this time, Jordan finally showed a grandfather-like gratifying smile.

It is unrealistic to expect this group of people to suddenly open up and perform on the offensive end. That thing requires talent, and the Nets' defensive strength is there.

But defense can be improved, and defense is more about enthusiasm.

It's not impossible to win a game against the Nets on defense.

At least the performance of the first quarter, basically reached the minimum required by him.

The second quarter came up, with lineups on both sides.

Hornets: Jeremy Lin, Lamb, Lance Stephenson, Cody Zeller, Kaminsky.

Nets: Joseph, JR, Covington, Lin Ying, West.

The Hornets had some surprises in the first quarter.

And it's not that Carl is slow to react. After trying several rounds in a row, Jokic's low post effect is not good, he has already adjusted to let Gemini play.

But defending this thing, the more you fight, the more excited you are, especially when the weak are fighting against the strong, so that didn't have a big effect.

But Karl doesn't want to take it lightly, and he is ready to take back the advantage in this bench transition.

Lin Ying also knew this, so when the second quarter came up, he directly entered the white-hot space.

When the Nets got the ball, Lin Ying held the ball at a high position, glanced at Zeller, and hit a pull-up jumper after changing direction.

His style of play is simple, because he doesn't want to give the Hornets a chance to flank.

Jeremy Lin's pick-and-roll breakthrough in the frontcourt hit a throw.

Jeremy Lin played well in the Rockets before, but the Rockets never made the playoffs.

Mosaic, the general manager of the Rockets, saw that he couldn't do it, and changed to Lawson, who he liked more, and Jeremy Lin was abandoned, and then came to the Hornets.

Although the defense is still not very good, the experience in the past few years has greatly improved his offensive skills, and now he is playing well in the Hornets.

Lin Ying continued to catch the ball in the frontcourt.

This time the Hornets attacked for the first time, and Lin Ying directly turned to the bottom line and shot back.

These two rounds mainly highlight two words: easy.

After entering the white-hot space, the general intensity of defense is ineffective for him.

Jeremy Lin made another breakthrough layup in the frontcourt and was blocked by Lin Ying, and the rebound was also picked up by Lin Ying.

The Nets played a fast break, and JR scored a fast break dunk after receiving the ball.

27 to 26.

In the blink of an eye, the difference between the two sides was only 1 point.

Seeing this, Jordan's expression changed from relaxed to a little serious.

This little guy can't let him cool down!

Kaminsky was defended by West in the low post.

The Nets then advanced to the frontcourt position.

Lin Ying was pinched as soon as he stood in position this time, and he didn't even let him catch the ball.

However, this is still not enough. Lin Ying's feint to cut outside and turn around directly tricked the two of them into cutting to the basket.

Joseph saw it and threw the ball over the basket.

Lin Ying jumped up.

"Bang!"

Directly a one-handed dunk!

Nets, overtake the score!

Jordan couldn't sit still a little, and moved his body from side to side.

The Hornets fought so hard in the first quarter that they managed to gain a little lead.

In the second quarter, Lin Ying easily overtook the points difference within three minutes.

And at this time, Jordan did not show the expression that he felt that his team members were unsatisfactory before.

Because he knew very well that when his opponents faced him back then, it was the same.

Defense is greatly improved by aggressive performance, but some people can't defend.

Just when he was thinking about it, the Nets completed another wave of successful defense, and after Lin Ying caught the ball in the frontcourt and passed three consecutive players, an aerial lever dodged on Kaminsky and scored 2+1.

Kaminsky's expression was desperate.

The Hornets were also forced to call a timeout.

Jordan was already shaking his head.

Just now he unknowingly brought himself into Lin Ying again.

But now Lin Ying is the opponent of his own team, this kind of emotion is very distressing!

After the pause came back, Lin Ying's scoring performance continued.

The Hornets couldn't stop him at all, and they certainly couldn't stop him with their defensive configuration.

Moreover, "Lin Yougravi" began to appear when he was hitting, and it became that the whole team was chasing Lin Ying.

Lin Ying also began to send out various passes at this time.

Assisted West's two-handed dunk at the basket, assisted Covington's long-range three-point shot from the outside, and assisted JR's alley-oop dunk.

Then waited until the main force came back, Lin Ying took a rest, and the Nets began to attack Durant again.

At this time, the Hornets experienced the consumption of enthusiasm in the first quarter and were forced to consume in the second quarter, and they were already exhausted against Durant.

The difference is pulling away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In some ways, the Hornets were better tonight than the previous two games.

Because they at least forced the Nets to let the Twins work in the first half.

With their team configuration ~www.readwn.com~ this is also a success.

At halftime, the Nets led the Hornets by 15 points, 62-47.

The Hornets beat the Hornets 25-20 in the first quarter, and then the Nets gave the Hornets a 42-22 game in the second quarter.

You can't say how bad the Hornets played, after all, they didn't score much in the first two quarters.

In the stands, Jordan had already got up and left at this time.

Is it really that hard to win?

He thought about this question before getting up.

Because he really can't understand what it's like to win a game.

Then he remembered the content of his previous conversation with Lin Ying.

They have discussed this question more than once, and Lin Ying's answer every time is:

"Well, it's not difficult."