basketball scientist

After defeating the Spurs, the Eagles' record came to 34 wins and 17 losses. There are only five games left from Ke Yan's goal of 39 wins set at the beginning, and it is within easy reach.

Compared with the victory of the game, Ke Yan is more happy about Christie's recovery.After half a season of recuperation, the veteran Ke Yan, who did not hold much hope, showed a good performance in the first game after his comeback, which also gave Ke Yan greater confidence.The team passed the trade deadline without any wind or rain, and did not make any more trades.

Since the league promulgated the "Alan Houston Clause" last season to help the teams clean up the largest batch of junk contracts in the team, this season, there is a high probability that there will be no high-quality players in the buyout market. Basically, it can be concluded that the Eagles will With the current lineup, the team will compete in the team's first playoffs in the new century!

More than ever, Eagles fans want the playoffs in May to come sooner!This time, they are no longer as spectators, but as participants, cheering for their team!

In a relatively "peaceful" position, Ke Yan did not intend to relax his vigilance, but set a goal of 50 wins deep in his heart. This was not simply because he wanted to blackmail Anthony Reis for a higher salary, but Want to create a "winner's mentality" for the Eagles players.We are not just a team with good results in the Eastern Conference, but a truly strong team.It is a further goal for Ke Yan to let the players build up this kind of self-confidence in continuous victories.

As for "picking opponents", the Eagles seem to be more passive than the teams below, or in other words, they may be the one being "picked".There is a high probability that there will be voices who feel that the Eagles players are young and not as experienced as the Nets, and the atmosphere of the playoffs will affect the performance of this team and so on.

These are all things that an emerging strong team must go through. Even the Bulls of the year can crush doubts only after winning the championship.The Hawks also need room to grow, so this season is all about laying the groundwork while allowing the young players to improve as much as possible.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, the Bankers Life Arena was packed, and more than [-] Pacers fans were waiting for the game between the home team and the Eagles.

Different from previous confrontations, this may be the first time in many years that the Pacers have truly ushered in the "strong enemy" Eagles in a "down dog" attitude. The record difference between the two teams is 8 games, and this gap is already very large. big!

The exchange of Artest for Stojakovic seems to be a failed deal for the Pacers. After leaving the Princeton offensive system, Peja returned to the original position of "pure three-point shooter". Not only has his performance in other areas declined rapidly, but his best three-point shooting has also declined rapidly from production to efficiency. That is to say, his status in the world is still there. Otherwise, the starting position has been replaced by rookie Granger.

Although the strength has declined, the Pacers also have their own advantages. They have O'Neal, a comprehensive insider who is the most feared by the Eagles.Carlisle is also one of the few head coaches in the league who can compete tactically with Keyan.They played against the Eagles three times before the season, and they won once against the Eagles!

O'Neal won the jump ball and the game started.

The Pacers players opened up, Peja stood in the right corner, Stephen Jackson left the corner, Jeff Foster left 70 degrees, O'Neal was in the low post, Tinsley held the ball in the middle, and Paul tried to use his body Confrontation to suppress Paul.

Stephen Jackson wound up from the bottom corner, O'Neal moved laterally and made him an off-ball pick-and-roll, hung up Posey, Stephen Jackson took a step after receiving the pass, found an open shot, and shot a three-pointer directly .

The opportunity to get the ball came out, but the rhythm of the shot was not good. Wu Sheng has all-round skills, but his outside shooting can only be said to be above the level, not at the level of a "sharp shooter".

The ball was missed, but Jermaine O'Neal picked the melon behind his head when he was stuck in the position, grabbed the rebound with his long arms, and then scored from close range. (2:0)

O'Neal scored a goal, and the Pacers quickly returned to the defense to mark the man, and did not give the Eagles a chance to push a fast break, so the Eagles had to settle down.

The Pacers team has a complete defensive system in positional battles. The Eagles failed to pass several times. Joe Johnson singled out Stephen Jackson and missed a jumper with a step back. Foster grabbed the rebound and passed it to Tinsley. , and then fight positional warfare.

O'Neal was double-teamed by Dior in low post singles and sent out to his teammates. Jackson faced Posey and failed to break through to Foster. Foster missed a mid-range shot and the rebound was grabbed by Josh Smith.

The Eagles landed again. Paul dribbled the ball laterally and passed it to Joe Johnson, who ran to the right corner and asked for the ball with his back. The latter singled out Jackson. Jump with the ball in both hands.Jackson hurriedly fouled and didn't stop. Joe Johnson lost his balance and his core strength was strong. He threw the ball in and the referee whistled, 2+1. (2:3)

Many people think that Westbrook's physical talent is impeccable among point guards, especially his strength attributes and impact, which are completely full.Ke Yan disagrees with this. He feels that the strength of a player on the court is not the louder than the dunk, but the anti-interference ability of your actions under confrontation.The typical example in this regard is Wade. Wade can often send the ball to the basket with an "unbelievable" posture after being violated in the air. Once or twice is a "fairy ball". Frequent occurrences show that Wade's core strength is very weak. Stable and able to adjust quickly under confrontation.

Limited by physical talent, Joe Johnson can't play as wide as the two of them, but his core strength is also very solid, and he can often carry opponents in the middle distance and hit the middle distance, not just the shooting touch.

The Pacers attacked, O'Neal screened for Tinsley, then received a return pass in the middle, turned around facing Paul, passed the defense, picked a basketball and scored, 4:3.

The Pacers returned to defense quickly, and the Eagles couldn't find a fast break opportunity at all.After the positional battle, Paul singled Tinsley, broke through the opponent's defense through the change of dribbling rhythm, attracted the supplementary defense and scored the ball in time. Josh Smith scored a layup steadily. (4:5)

In the last game against the Spurs, Paul showed confidence.Dare not to call the pick-and-roll, but to make a sudden attack directly.In this regard, Keyan does not have much opinion. It is not a bad thing for Paul himself to have an additional offensive option.

Moreover, Paul's biggest advantage is his clear mind, and it is impossible for him to become a singles maniac like Iverson in his life.

The Eagles' offensive system from the outside to the inside has become more proficient, and their methods have become more diversified. Carlisle on the sidelines has a little more appreciation for Keyan.Relatively speaking, he really "has no cards" in his hand. In other words, after the "Palace of Auburn Hills", the Pacers have too many internal problems, and they are more or less "hard to return".

If it was Ke Yan, he might choose to put Granger in the starting lineup, push O'Neal to the center position, give full play to the advantages of the three excellent wings in the lineup, run and bomb on the offensive end, and press high on the defensive end.But in the final analysis, this is the perspective of a "traveler". Carlisle is an excellent coach, but he is not yet so avant-garde.

The Pacers continued to play "inside-out" around O'Neal. O'Neal attracted double-teams and distributed the ball to the ration. The latter faced Joe Johnson, catching the ball and then making a three-pointer, but failed to hit.

Everyday, the opponent concentrates firepower on the inside, and the Eagles' defense rotation has been practiced at a high level. Peja just didn't flash open, and he didn't find a familiar rhythm of shooting.

Paul grabbed a long rebound and finally had a chance to push a fast break to counterattack. Josh Smith missed a follow-up layup, then grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a second offensive dunk. 4:7.

Carlisle could bear it when he was scored in singles in the positional battle, but when he was hit by the Eagles for a quick counterattack, Carlisle was very angry and the consequences were serious.

Whether it is Peja or Martial Saint, the shooting ability is stronger than the breakthrough ability, and there is a high probability of long rebounds in mid- and long-range shots.The Pacers are not as quick as the Eagles in rebounding from the outside, so it is inevitable that they will suffer a bit.

In the final analysis, the Pacers still lack a reliable point guard who can firmly knead the team's combat power.Tinsley, after all, is still a little weaker.

The Eagles limit O'Neal by flanking, and through the rotation between players, they can make up for the outside shooting points.The Pacers' offense was obviously suppressed, they missed a three-pointer, and they may be hit by a quick counterattack by the Eagles.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Eagles established a 17:9 lead.

However, Carlisle, as one of Keyan's most valued opponents, also has his own way to interact with the Eagles.

The official timeout, Carlisle replaced Peja with Granger, who played harder, and Harrison (Shougang star) with better physical fitness replaced Foster, who did nothing on the court.

Returning from the timeout, the Pacers did the opposite, taking advantage of the Hawks' idea of ​​pushing a fast-break counterattack, doing the opposite, and strengthening the Hawks' rebounding in the halfcourt.

The Eagles pursue "fastness". After the Pacers complete their offense, their first reaction is to respond and play fast breaks, which will ignore rebound protection to a certain extent.Especially Josh Smith. He is the best player in the Hawks with the best rebounding ability, but he is also the most active player in the fast break.He has a problem with this point. The Eagles are short on the inside, and the shortcomings of weak rebound protection are more obvious!

The Pacers blindly retreated to prevent fast breaks, but they actually fell into the rhythm of the Eagles.Conversely, through more active rebounding and stifling the Eagles' fast-break counterattack from the source, the effect is even better.

Carlisle's adjustment effect was obvious. Harrison and O'Neal grabbed offensive rebounds consecutively and succeeded in the second attack.

The inside is more controlled, and the outside players are more calm in their shots without psychological burden.

At the end of the first quarter, the point difference was narrowed to only 2 points left. (30:32)

In the first quarter, the competition was fierce. The two head coaches fought wits and bravery.But in the second quarter, the Eagles' "backhand" advantage began to manifest. In this game, it was Milicic who broke out.

Compared with his time with the Pistons, Milicic got more reuse in the Eagles, averaging 18 minutes per game, scoring 5 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. The efficiency is good, and the defensive effect is obvious.But his offense has some "nervous knife" attributes. When he is in good condition, he can make mid-range shots, support and make wonderful passes.Ke Yan's use of him also tends to be "blue-collarized".

In this game, he reproduced his amazing performance during the draft. The offensive end pulled the ball beyond the three-point line, facing Clothier's defense, he dribbled the ball with fake moves, shook the opponent away and scored a dunk!

"..." This coquettish operation made the Pacers' home court silent, and even Harrison, who was on the home team's bench, even stood up and almost cheered.

Facing the substitute of the Pacers, Milicic took offense and defense, scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the first half of the game. double digits. (14:4)

"Victory Cigar" was in a brave state. When the main lineup returned, Ke Yan kept him on the field and continued to fight O'Neal on the field.

"In summer, let Darko practice his footwork around the basket and mid-range shooting, and continue to lose weight!" Ke Yan sighed with Milicic's performance, "He will be very different next season!"

For a moment, he also had the idea to carve Milicic!However, the long season is not the time for players to increase their arsenal. If players want to improve their offensive performance, they must sweat more in the summer.The most typical is Leonard, he is like a robot, he can light up a skill every summer!

"It may not be easy. There are World Championships in the summer." Snyder reminded.

International players are no better than American players. In international competitions, they usually won't refuse even if they can play!This is the difference in values.

"..." Ke Yan remained silent, at this moment, he thought of Yao Ming.

Milicic, who played hard on the court, didn't know that he experienced a roller coaster in Ke Yan's heart. With the main players, his performance did not decline. The more excited he was playing, he even defended Jermaine O'Neal alone on the defensive end and sent a beautiful block!The Eagles also played well under his wonderful performance, and opened the point difference to 17 points before halftime. (49:66)

"Great job! Darko." When he was off the field, Ke Yan took the initiative to pat Milicic on the back to express his satisfaction.

10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. This is the data Milicic played in a single quarter. By the way, he achieved good results against O'Neal on the defensive end.This performance, Garnett may not be able to play, can you be dissatisfied?

In the second half of the game, the Eagles played steadily, maintained their offensive efficiency, and finally won 116 to 102. (35-17)

米利西奇全场打了30分钟，12投8中，罚球4中3，砍下19分7篮板4助攻3盖帽，得分和盖帽数都是职业生涯新高。

The team has two shots in the backcourt, Paul is as stable as ever, and the data of 19+9 habitually kills obsessive-compulsive disorder.The assist data of 9.0 per game ranks second in the assist list, second only to Nash.Considering that there is another assist master in the team, Diaw, who averaged 6.3 assists per game, splits the ball, Paul's assist count is very good.

Joe Johnson made 16 of 7 shots, 6 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 3 free throws, scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.In the second half of the game, the Pacers failed to organize an effective counterattack, and Joe Johnson did not have a strong desire to attack.A player like him may not be very popular, but the coach really likes it.

In the post-match interview, Ke Yan praised Milicic's performance: "It's a pity that I met Darko a little later. But he is working hard in training and improving, just to catch up with the once high expectations. Myself. I hope people give him more time."

These words somewhat offended Larry Brown.but. . . . .How to put it, there is no need for Ke Yan to offend, almost everyone can see that Larry Brown really destroyed Milicic's belief in basketball at the beginning of his career.

The next day, the major media mentioned Milicic's wonderful performance, and also mentioned the Rockets' player injuries.

On the same day, in the Rockets' game against the Sonics, Yao Ming sprained his knee and will miss 5-6 weeks.Considering that the Rockets are 6 games behind the Kings, which is eighth in the Western Conference, this wave of Yao Ming's injuries has basically ended the Rockets' hopes for this season.

That is, in the afternoon, the Rockets officially announced that Yao Ming will be reimbursed for this season!

Yao Ming was reimbursed due to injury, McGrady alone can hardly support the Rockets, the value of the Rockets' draft picks in the hands of the Eagles has risen, and it is not ruled out that they can be among the top five picks in the end.

Sending away a rotation player and getting a garbage contract can get such a high return, and the Eagles fans are crazy!In contrast, the Rockets fans cursed the team general manager Dawson, scolded the miser owner Alexander, and even cursed the "traitor" Ke Yan.

As a stranger in a foreign land, Ke Yan also called Yao Ming to find out about Yao Ming's injury.

"We don't have much hope for this season, so we will directly prepare for next season. I can also take a good rest and play in the World Championships." Yao Ming sighed, and then regained his confidence. Lacey takes care of his health, the Rockets are still a strong team."

"Anyway, you'd better control your playing time more. Your weight base is not suitable for playing for too long." Ke Yan reminded.

"Hmm~" Yao Ming stretched his waist and was silent for a while, "Let's see how the team operates in the summer."

After coming to the Rockets for so long, how could Yao Ming not know what kind of virtue the team's owner is and what level the team's general manager Dawson is?

It is estimated that in the next summer, their focus will be on cleaning up Swift's junk contract, and then exchange for a junk contract, continue to trial and error!

With luck, a treasure is found in a garbage contract, Yao Ming and McGrady remain healthy, and the team may be able to compete in the second round.If you are unlucky, another season will be wasted.

This situation is the real "Jordan will not work".

(Thanks to the book friend "Fuck you can't have characters" for the reward of 10000 points)