On April 23, the first playoff game between the Bucks and the Nets officially started.

Before the game started, there were not many extra players paying attention to the game except for fans of the Bucks and Nets.

It is true that after the Nets traded for Carter, their overall strength increased by a long time, and the team finally had a superstar who decided on the playoffs.

However, judging from the second half of the regular season after the All-Star Weekend, Carter did not integrate well into the Nets, which also caused the Nets to fall from fifth and sixth in the Eastern Conference to eighth in the current Eastern Conference.

The Nets, which failed to integrate all the strength of the team, are vulnerable to any playoff team in the Eastern Conference.

Not to mention, the Nets met the Bucks who won three consecutive championships!

Not to mention that the Bucks this season have not changed much compared to last season. With the main lineup remaining unchanged and the team's rookies continue to grow, the Bucks still have great hopes to win the championship.

Not to mention teams like the Nets that lack stable playoff edge teams.

In fact, the gap in strength between the Bucks and the Nets is just as most people expected.

Just g1, the Bucks beat the Nets at home with 34 points.

Even though He Li only played less than 2 minutes in the fourth quarter, the Nets still lost very simply.

This makes people look like the Nets are just paper tigers and have good paper strength.

Once you encounter a truly strong team like the Bucks, it will be a vulnerable one.

However, when it comes to g2, some accidents occur.

Perhaps it was because G1 played too smoothly and was playing at home again. The Bucks players felt that they were sure to win, so G2 played a little loosely and slackened.

But I didn't expect that Carter, who had shot less than 20 goals in g1, fired infinitely from the beginning of g2.

After only three minutes in the first quarter, Carter scored three-pointers from the outside and made 3 of 3 shots, helping the Nets to slightly lead the Bucks by one or two points in scoring.

When the Bucks pay attention to Carter's point, Carter continues to do his own thing.

Compared with the other four major point guards, Carter's combination of man balls is a little worse, so he has the physical talent of a dunk king, but his attitude of breaking through and breaking into the inside is not firm.

Carter actually has the ability to play back-to-one in the low post, but it is more important to have a physical confrontation, shake it and make room, and then float out and shoot.

After He Li proved the importance of three-pointers, more and more people in the league realized that two-pointers with high difficulty, low shooting percentage and low scoring efficiency were not a good shooting choice.

If you pursue scoring efficiency or help the team hold on to the score, you should shoot three-pointers or hit the basket instead of classical style of play firmly attacking from mid-range.

However, what Carter had learned before was classical play, and his skills and play styles had already taken shape.

After the Bucks blocked Carter's three-point shooting range, Carter, who didn't like physical confrontation when shooting, took a step into the three-point line and shot two points longer.

As a result, Carter was still in a brave state and felt very good. He made 4 of 5 shots in the first quarter, 5 of 7 shots in the second quarter, plus 1 of 2 three-pointers. Carter scored a total of 13 goals in the first half, scoring exactly 30 points.

Moreover, these 30 points are pure points, without any free throws, which is outrageous.

Very powerful too!

Carter unexpectedly became the first superstar in recent years to ignore the influence of Heli Stadium and score explosively with super-giant scoring.

Although Carter did not score 20 points in a single quarter, he scored 30 points in the first half, and his personal score was more than other players in the team, but the number of shots was only one-third, which was very abnormal.

Sometimes, what proves the superstar’s scoring ability is not a sudden outbreak for a period of time, but a stable contribution in every quarter.

With Carter G2's wonderful performance in the first half and his super scoring ability, if this state can continue, he may be as strong as the Bucks and may be defeated by the Nets in an upset manner.

It is precisely because Carter has a great presence that the Bucks have to adjust their defensive strategy.

In order to save energy in recent years, He Li mostly works as a defense position.

Although the team's assisted defense players often have to participate in the defense, giving the team a lot of support to the entire defensive system.

But there are many times when relying on the outside, the single defense of the wing players can solve the problem. At this time, He Li, who is in the position of the defense, can have a short rest.

Otherwise, He Li would not have been able to have four joints often, but he just sweated slightly and showed an effortless look.

But now He Li can't do this. Because of Carter's sudden outbreak, the Nets were unanimously looking for Carter and passing the ball to Carter. The Nets played around Carter and fully exerted Carter's personal influence.

In this case, He Li had to run to the outside line to defend against Carter.

He Li not only assists in defense but is the strongest in the Bucks, but also in single defense.

Whether it is the outside or the inside!

As for the current situation of NBA, He Li can not only be able to prevent the small defender from instantly accelerating breakthrough, even if he runs to the inside, he can still beat O'Neal's big center a little or two.

Standard striker swingers like Carter are actually He Li's favorite defender.

Because they are tall, the center of gravity of the dribble is higher, and their speed is not as extreme as a small defender.

As long as He Li is not in a flash, he can easily defend people by relying on his higher body and by taking the lead in occupying the route to break into the basket by interfering with the interference after the confrontation.

In the same position, the truth will always be true.

Just like Magic, Westbrook can bully point guards, Jordan bullys point guards, Durant bullys small forwards, Nowitzki bullys power forwards, and O'Neal bullys centers.

The advantage of static talent is the most direct item to gain advantages in counterpoint.

This is true whether it is offense or defense.

When He Li ran to the outside and stared at Carter, although there was a little problem with the Bucks' defensive system, the Nets were also restricted by He Li because of Carter's offense, and the overall offensive rhythm and scoring efficiency were greatly affected.

It’s a pity that the real superstar is irresistible.

In the second half, Carter made 5 of 11 shots, 1 of 3 shots from three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. Most of the time, Carter still scored 15 points.

It made great contributions to the Nets' narrowly defeat of the Bucks by 3 points.

At the same time, other Nets players were seeing Carter in trouble, but the team was in the lead in scoring, and there was still a significant possibility of victory.

So they all chose to do everything and stand up!

Under Kidd's organization, most of the Nets' players played better than the first half, ultimately helping the Nets win the G2 victory.

"The best part of the playoffs is the strong dialogue between the stars!

He Li, who was in the first season of the rookie, had a strong conversation with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, and he reached his current level.

Before Carter really stood up, the other stars seemed to be completely suppressed by He Li!

Under He Li's stadium influence, most of the stars cannot play at the level they should have.

Now Carter has finally stood up. Carter, who should have been Senior He Li, finally stood up to challenge He Li, the ruler!

In fact, this league is not short of powerful veterans.

Only more and more rookies can appear in front of He Li and challenge He Li.

This is the need for the development of the alliance and the development of the times!”

"Michael Jordan ruled the 1990s, but in the 1990s, there were still stars emerging to challenge Michael Jordan!

He Li ruled this era, sadly, no newcomer stood up to challenge He Li.

In fact, it is not a newcomer who has not become a superstar and has a huge potential in this era.

It’s just that these newcomers are not tough enough, not hard enough, unwilling to break through themselves as much as possible, and unwilling to contribute everything to the team!”

"Start by challenging He Li, let's make this era the brightest era!"

After the Bucks lost to the Nets, public opinion did not criticize the Bucks, or it was not good for He Li.

Carter did play well in this game, but it still believed that He Li was the first active player inside and outside the league, which was unshakable.

Some people even pointed out that it is because He Li is too strong that he suppresses an era and makes newcomers in this era unable to keep coming out enthusiastically.

In fact, there are many outstanding new players in this era, but they have not been tested in the playoffs and have just shined in the regular season.

But I haven't really been on the battlefield, what kind of warrior is this?

He Li's unique performance in the playoffs over the years is more eye-catching than Jordan's skill overwhelming the heroes in the 1990s.

Although the opponents in the Bucks Finals are changing every year, the veterans are always there, and there are no new players.

This makes this era and this alliance seem to lack a trace of vitality.

However, having said that, even He Li's senior, McGrady, one of the four major points guards, struggled in the first round of the playoffs, let alone the rookie who had just entered the league for one or two years.

After all, the team can go further in the playoffs not only depends on the strength of the star, but also on the overall strength of the team.

Generally, teams with potential new stars usually play a bad team in the past few years. Without reliable helpers in the team, how can they gain a foothold in the playoffs and become more courageous in the more they fight?

Many times, in order to level up and become famous, they are not even qualified to compete in the playoffs.

Get back to the point.

The playoffs between the Bucks and Nets continue, and g3 starts soon.

However, even if the Nets have home advantage, they will not get any advantage against the Bucks.

This time, He Li guarded Carter from the first quarter.

Although Carter's shooting ability is good, he lacks the ability to go off the ball.

He Li's targeted defense made Carter unable to receive the ball, and it was uncomfortable even if he took the ball.

In this game, Carter's touch was not as explosive as G2. In the end, he played all the game, barely shot 16 times, and finally scored only 6 goals and scored 15 points.

Judging from the scoring efficiency, it is not too bad.
To be continued...