Although there are some fans who only watch famous players and do not pay attention to the game, there are also many people who know the game and want to know what kind of performance Li Kaiming can get tonight.
After all, the Bulls' two inside players, Gibson and Joakim Noah, are both defensive inside players, and they are also better than the previous two teams' inside defenders.
Especially Noah, since he was selected by the Bulls with the 9th overall pick in the first round in 2007, he has been improving step by step.
Last season, he averaged 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 0.5 steals per game.
In the regular season award selection at the end of the season, he was ranked 21st as the best defensive player!
Yes, Noah is already a star close to the best defensive team level!
And he will be the first star that Li Kaiming encounters on the defensive end after coming to the preseason!
The referee kicks off and the game begins!
As a high draft pick, Noah immediately showed talents that were different from those of a second-round pick.
Although Brac was a little taller than him, the jump ball did not jump over the former, and the ball was taken by Rose.
As the most talented player in 2008, Rose entered the league in his rookie season and averaged 16.8 points, 4 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game in the regular season. This data shows his considerable influence on the court. What's more, he also has great physical fitness and a passionate playing style!
In the first year after entering the league, the Bulls won 41 games under the leadership of him and Noah and entered the playoffs. In the first round, they faced the Big Three Boston Celtics and the Bulls dragged the game into Game 7. The war ended in failure.
In the second year, Rose's performance went to a higher level, averaging 20 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists per game, becoming the well-deserved core of the Bulls!
At least so far, Rose is still the most accomplished player in the NBA among the University of Memphis alumni.
Rose, whose body was on the rise, faced Arenas, whose body was gradually weakening, and dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.
As a star defender, Arenas naturally refuses to admit defeat when facing another star defender, especially when this person is younger than him.
Therefore, Arenas is very serious and rarely bends down to defend in the preseason.
But Rose's change of direction is unique in the league!
He first pushed the ball to the left, misdirecting Arenas' center of gravity to shift, and then suddenly pulled it back, passing Arenas cleanly in one go!
Li Kaiming on the side had already focused on his senior. When he saw Arenas being passed by, he immediately made up for it!
Generally speaking, after one change of direction has passed the defender, it is difficult to change direction again to pass the defender in an extremely narrow distance, because the human body has inertia, and the general body cannot withstand sudden changes under high-speed movement. Towards.
Even Li Kaiming thought Rose would pass the ball, but Rose only paused briefly, then suddenly twitched his body, changed direction abruptly, and dodged past Li Kaiming on the other side!
Change direction without slowing down!
This is one of Rose’s tricks!
Blatche, who was guarding Noah under the basket, did not expect that such a fast Li Kaiming would be passed by Rose in one glance, so he could only watch as Rose took off with both feet and then dunked with both hands!
boom!
After Rose dunked, he didn't even stay on the rim for too long, but directly used the inertia to swing off the rim!
At the beginning of the game, his own star delivered a top-ten dunk, and the audience immediately cheered!
The Wizards were serving, and Arenas was passed by Rose. He couldn't save face, so he came to the frontcourt and threw directly against Rose's defense!
After missing the shot, Noah collected the rebound and gave it to Rose.
Rose just hit Arenas hard, and the latter couldn't keep up. However, this time the Wizards teammates were prepared in advance and immediately shrank, compressing Rose's offensive space.
But Rose's passing ability is also very good. He passed it to Luol Deng who was one step inside the three-point line, and the latter made a mid-range shot!
After the initial excitement, Arenas also found that Rose was difficult to deal with, so he began to run tactics.
Li Kaiming received the ball at the waist inside and faced Taj Gibson.
Gibson is 2.06cm tall, has a big beard and a bald head, and looks like the flower monk Lu Zhishen in Water Margin.
Logically speaking, 206 is a relatively standard power forward height, but Comrade Li Kaiming plays power forward with a height of 210, which is a bit cheating.
It's hard to get past Gibson inside the three-point line, so you can always just hit him from behind!
As the 26th pick in the first round last year, Gibson actually performed very well in his rookie season, averaging 9 points and 7 rebounds per game, which is also a very good figure in the lottery, not to mention that he was only at the end of the first round.
But when he faced this year's No. 1 pick, his advantages were somewhat unable to be used.
Before the game, he thought that even if Li Kaiming was fast, he could keep up with him when the latter broke through. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming didn't want to break through with him and just turned his back and arched!
Lagging behind in height and weight, Gibson was pushed to the basket by Li Kaiming in a few moves!
Joakim Noah, who was guarding the basket, saw that it was not working and immediately sneaked up to double-team Li Kaiming. Unexpectedly, Li Kaiming looked like he had eyes in the back of his head. Before the double-team was formed, Li Kaiming suddenly passed the ball with his back. Giving Blatche an open space under the basket.
Noah returned to defense but it was too late. Brac rose from the basket and scored 2 points!
4 to 2!
The Bulls attacked, and Rose handed the ball to Luol Deng, who was looking for the ball behind the three-point line.
The latter prepared to single on Al Thornton.
As the seventh overall pick in 2004, Luol Deng averaged 17 points and 7 rebounds per game last season. This data is close to the edge of the All-Star. It is natural to play a role player alone.
The Bulls scored another 2 points.
Looking back, Arenas still handed the ball to Li Kaiming this time. Gibson couldn't resist it, and the rest of the Bulls immediately became active.
Noah suffered a loss under the basket, so naturally he cannot fall in the same place twice.
Rose at the top of the arc immediately double-teamed over, and Bogues, who was at a 45-degree angle on the other side, reached Rose's position, so the only open space left in the field was where Nick Young, who was guarding Bogues, was located.
The Bulls' defensive rotation is very good, and they can do this in a very orderly manner in preseason games that are used to warm up players.
Next to the Bulls' bench, a white man wearing a suit and leather tie, with a broad build, fat head and big ears, couldn't help but smile proudly when he saw the situation on the court.
This is Tom Thibodeau, the head coach of this Bulls team, a man who values defense more than his life.
If it were an ordinary player or another insider, maybe the ball could only be passed to Arenas at the top of the arc, and then the offense could be reorganized, but he is Li Kaiming.
As soon as he noticed that his good senior came over, Li Kaiming was ready to pass the ball.
He was waiting, but not for Rose to come over, but for Bogues to leave enough space for Nick Young!
It's now!
Rose felt that he was almost able to reach the ball in Li Kaiming's hand, but saw the latter suddenly put his hands on the ball, then turned around and turned his body 45 degrees to the other side.
And standing there was unguarded Nick Young!
Li Kaiming threw the ball with both hands like a trebuchet and passed it to Nick Young's hand.
How could Nick Young let this opportunity come to his door? He immediately jumped up and took action!
Boggs and Luol Deng in the corner had already pounced, but it was too late.
Uh-huh!
There was a crisp sound of brushing the net!
Nick Young hit a three-pointer, 6-5, and the Wizards responded extremely quickly!
Li Kaiming scored two assists in the opening game, which directly caused the team to turn away from home.
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