When you come to Atlanta, how can you miss a visit to the Gold Club?
That night, Su Bei did not go, but stayed in the hotel, went to see Zhou Gong Xiaomeng, and checked the information prompts.
"Ding, harvest contractor Durant's favorability value is 555!
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"Ding, get the favorability value of Westbrook the Turtle 333!
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"Ding, gain the favorability value of Harden, the porcelain emperor, 222!
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"..."
After a quick sweep, Su Bei immediately concentrated on cooking. After finishing his late night snack, he fell asleep after finishing his food.
The next day, I followed the team to the next city, and then I checked the opponent's information.
The next stop was Chicago, where the Bulls led by Rose came to challenge.
Rose is solved by Westbrook.
What Northern Jiangsu needs to solve is Luo Erdeng.
This man entered the league with the 7th overall pick in 2004 and is the second in command of the Bulls.
He is 2.06 meters tall and plays in the third and fourth positions. He averages 15 points and 7 rebounds per game. He is both offensive and defensive and is not easy to deal with.
Of course, the newly joined Hamilton and Korver are his potential opponents.
I feel like I can still grasp it, so I don’t pay much attention to it.
The Bulls now rank third in the league in the regular season with a record of 31 wins and 8 losses.
Just behind the Heat's 32 wins and 6 losses, and the Thunder's 35 wins and 4 losses.
Hong Kong logic, the difference is 4 wins, the Bulls are not a big threat to the Thunder's top spot.
However, Rose is now third on the regular season MVP list.
Although Durant is ranked first, his advantage over second-placed James is barely much.
As long as the Thunder's record goes down, James will be able to drop Durant in an instant.
Now for the sake of so-called fairness, Durant is ranked first.
After the Thunder lost to the Hawks, they were only 2 games ahead of the Heat. In addition, they had not yet played against the Heat. If they lost to the Bulls, they would only have one game left. The top spot would only be for the championship. For the target team, it means home field advantage.
This game cannot be lost!
March 5, United Center.
Night falls.
At this time, the Bulls' home court was about to usher in a regular game against the Thunder. The lights were bright and there was a sea of people.
During the warm-up, Durant and Rose chatted for a few cents.
Of course, a otaku who likes to ask for a drink of water to wash his feet, a man with facial paralysis who has no expression, really has nothing to talk about in Hong Kong, it is just a routine business operation.
Westbrook also joined in and chatted about one dollar.
After all, he and Rose debuted together, with one being the No. 1 pick and the other being the fourth overall pick, so they could still talk a few words.
Durant approached Noah. The two debuted in 2007, so they looked familiar.
Billups found Hamilton and had a chat. The era of the Pistons' Fab Five was over, but the friendship they had fought with still existed.
Su Bei continued to quietly warm up and shoot, adjusting his condition.
At this time, the starting lineups of both sides for tonight's match were also displayed on the big screen in the arena.
The Bulls' starting five are Noah, Boozer, Luol Deng, Hamilton, and Rose.
The Thunder's starting five are Perkins, Yin Baka, Durant, Su Bei, and Westbrook.
This game will be broadcast live by TNT radio, with Barkley partnered with Kenny Smith as commentary.
"The Thunder changed their lineup and put Perkins back in the starting lineup.
Sure enough, they are worried about the Bulls' luxurious insiders. Boozer and Joakim Noah are all-stars and quasi-all-stars. With only Yin Baka, the Thunder's insiders are likely to be beaten. it took.
Moreover, a quasi-All-Star forward like Luol Deng can also play inside and attack in three levels. Durant's defense is too weak and he really needs Perkins as a human shield. This is very reasonable! "
"The Bulls obviously have a starting five that is geared towards the championship.
Last season's starting lineup was still too young after all, and suffered a lot in the playoffs.
Going to Hamilton can inject the experience of competing for a championship into this young team.
The Thunder did it too.
This is the reason why Su Bei joined.
Both teams have championship status, and their current records rank at the forefront of the league.
If I had to guess their winning percentage, I'd say it's 50-50. What do you think? "
“The lineups are almost the same.
The Thunder have two-time scoring champion Durant, and the Bulls have Rose, the youngest regular season MVP. Both have superstars, and they are all the Big Three. It is really difficult to judge which team is stronger.
If I had to choose one, I would bet on the Bulls to win, betting on a 6-4 start, with the Bulls at 6 and the Thunder at 4.
The question is home field advantage, coupled with stylistic restraint.
The Bulls, who are good at defense, have a home whistle. If their defensive intensity can be improved, they will have a great advantage against the Thunder, who only know how to attack..."
The game begins!
Beep——!
When the whistle sounded, the referee threw the basketball high in the air. Joakim Noah defeated Yin Baka and got the ball for the Bulls' first attack.
Due to the temporary change of formation, the player Su Bei faced became Hamilton.
Hearing this name, Su Bei felt a little headache. He just hoped that the 34-year-old Hamilton would stop running around and causing trouble.
Luol Deng is solved by Durant.
"Rose dribbled the ball, came to the frontcourt unhurriedly, and saw Westbrook defending.
This is an internal battle among the players in the 2008 draft. Let’s see how Rose, the top pick, fights?
Hey, I didn't ask for a roster pick, but asked for a tactic, and played a pick-and-roll tactic with Boozer.
Shaking away from Westbrook, Rose accelerated, changed direction, and drove to the basket without slowing down. Facing Perkins' Yin Baka's double ghost shot, he chose a European step for a layup, dodged the defense, and shot off the board... "
Peng, shua——!
The basketball got into the basket and scored two points.
"Beautiful breakthrough layup, Rose's breakthrough is too sharp, misplaced offense, every hit is accurate.
The ability to change directions and accelerate is very nice. Talent is very nice. With the Thunder's ability to protect the rim, it is a difficult problem to block Rose's breakthrough layup. They can't..."
0 to 2!
Outside the court, Hibbert burst into applause and was very satisfied with Rose's choice.
Sure enough, offensively, giving the damn basketball to Rose was a very smart choice.
The question is that as a defensive coach, he doesn't know how to set up an offensive system!
Rose's personal ability is the Bulls' offensive system.
After the Bulls attack, they immediately retreated quickly and orderly. Rose was not in a hurry. If Westbrook was not in a hurry, he was not in a hurry either.
But if Westbrook is eager to speed up, he can interrupt to give his teammates time to return to defense and set up a defensive formation.
If you want to defend well, you must first play slowly!
Once upon a time, when Jeff Van Gundy was coaching the Rockets, he was very afraid of picking up speed.
"In a positional battle, Westbrook brought the ball to the frontcourt and was blocked by Rose.
After a quick glance, Durant, who was being closely entangled and unable to catch the ball comfortably, Westbrook broke through and exploded, accelerating and rushing inside, acting like a reckless person.
Rose fought and retreated, making breakthroughs but not shooting. Noah and Boozer in the paint immediately let go of their defense and rushed over like a sweep..."
Westbrook jumped in, there was no gap, jumped out twice, and then jumped out again.
Seeing Su Bei in a good position with his back, he immediately distributed the basketball.
Outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, Su Bei received the ball with his back to the basket. After leaning on Hamilton, he immediately squeezed back. After turning around to face the basket, he stretched out his right foot to take a step.
"Hamilton didn't retreat, but stuck to him like candy.
The attack facing the basket was restricted. Su Bei turned and arched, immediately turned around and dribbled the ball inward to break through. While moving, he changed direction and slapped the basketball to his right hand, using a bowing gesture to send Hamilton flying.
Then, continue to change direction, shoot the basketball to his left hand, dribble the ball through, reach the paint area, stop suddenly and shoot a short pull-up jump shot..."
Noah didn't expect that Hamilton would be killed so quickly. When he rushed to sweep up, Su Bei had already finished his work. He could only show off and then listen to the gunshots.
Swish——!
2 to 2!
With the knife raised and lowered, Su Bei easily scored the basketball.
“Beautiful personal breakthrough!
In fact, Su Bei can show breakthroughs, but compared to precise shooting.
His breakthrough skills are relatively weak.
Of course, as long as you have accurate shooting skills, defensive players need to consider your shooting threat. You don’t need to be too strong in breakthrough skills to still kill people..."
This is called a sudden throw combination.
Like Westbrook just now, the breakthrough is very brave, but there is no shooting threat.
It's easy to be targeted, and no matter how talented you are, it's hard to find space to attack.
Fortunately, Westbrook did not waste time and saw that Su Bei had an advantage in playing Hamilton, and did not lose the basic qualities of the point guard role.
Looking back, Westbrook continued to defend Rose. It was obvious that after being targeted just now, he also picked up his homework and began to target Rose's weakness in shooting three-pointers. He defended two-pointers and breakthroughs, taking half a step. Neither near nor far.
"After his teammates pulled away, Rose chose to do it on his own, dribbling the ball in the middle and beating Westbrook.
Durant released Lulton and came to help defend.
The two young men from the Thunder launched a zone defense against Rose. Rose did not move and did not panic. He threw the basketball to Luol Deng from the outside, then retreated from the inside and came to the three-point line to catch the ball..."
"Durant looked at Luol Deng who was cutting through the air, and Rose who regained the basketball, then changed directions and continued to beat Westbrook..."
This was Rose's main tactic when he was on the NCAA stage, killing everyone, the ddm tactic.
"I fight, I fight, I hide, I fight again..."
During the time of Jiangsu University and Paul's Wake Forest University, they also played this tactic of defenders dribbling the ball. The offensive quality was all maintained on the core defenders. The upper limit of the team depended entirely on the talent of the core defenders.
Obviously, Rose's talent is enough to satisfy everything.
Westbrook's physical talent is not bad, and his defensive attitude is not bad either.
But in the face of Rose, he cannot succeed without a breakthrough. If he can't, what can he use to support his second strategy?
You can't stand it!
"Rose broke through again, changed direction, didn't slow down, suddenly accelerated in the penalty area for a layup, and then called it a day. Yin Baka's sweep blocked the shot, and then swept the tail of the basketball..."
Swish——!
Just sweeping his own tail is a useless shot.
Rose once again used his personal ability to solve the Thunder's entire defense, broke through for a layup, and scored the basketball.
2 to 4!
"A regular season MVP-level breakthrough is truly terrifying!
Rose was too strong. Westbrook was at a disadvantage at the beginning of the game in the duel between the 2008 draft players.
Looking back, Westbrook rushed to the frontcourt with the ball. He ignored Rose and rushed to the penalty area. It was so random!
Westbrook was forced into a corner by the Bulls' defense. Westbrook did not retreat and did not want to retreat. He chose to face the man.
Snapped--!
Noah didn't tolerate him and blocked Westbrook's shot.
What the hell?
The basketball is back in Westbrook's hands, and he continues to attack the basket..."
Swish——!
Beep——!
"pretty!
Westbrook scored 2+1!
Although the first forced shot was blocked, God stood on Westbrook's side, regained the lost basketball, and continued to take shots...
Noah completed the defensive action based on body reaction. It is very likely that when he reached out, he already regretted it..."
It’s not possible, but I definitely regret it!
But he had no choice. He also wanted to be a good person, but in that situation, he couldn't help but react. It can only be said that Westbrook was very lucky.
Standing on the free throw line, Westbrook took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement of the newly recovered offensive score, and then threw the free throw.
Swish——!
No mercy, 1 for 1, this round was a mindless fight, and he got 3 points.
In this way, compared with Rose's performance, it is no different.
5 to 4!
When faced with teammates like Westbrook and opponents like Rose, Su Bei can only settle down and be a walk-on.
It's a pity that Hamilton quit.
He actually wanted to be a troublemaker, struggled desperately, and started running without the ball.
"In a reverse run, Hamilton cut into the basket, used Noah's screen to block Su Bei behind him, and ran from the right to the left.
Then with the help of Luol Deng's screen, he broke the Thunder's switch defense, ran to the 70-degree two-point line area on the left, received Rose's pass, turned around, lifted the ball, jumped up, and raised his hand to shoot a two-point jumper. Take action..."
Su Bei was thrown 2 meters away. He continued to pounce, but he only got ashes. He could only bet that Hamilton's two-point pistol had no bullets.
I bother!
It's too sweet to bet on the mid-range shot king's two-point pistol without bullets.
Swish——!
The knife fell from hand, Hamilton's pistol bullet.
5 to 6!
“This technique of moving without the ball and shooting technique with the ball is so strong!
Even if one trick gets old, it is still difficult to break Hamilton's signature offensive tactics.
The most disgusting thing is that the main attacker of the Bulls is not Hamilton yet, but whenever Hamilton runs, he can disrupt any opponent's defensive formation, which is really annoying..."
Su Bei spread his hands and said that this was not his problem.
No way, this is a problem for the entire league. Who can withstand the offensive style of the Hamilton Athletics?
Fortunately, Hamilton is already 34 years old, and there is not much time left for him. It does not seem to be a bad thing to leave this problem to time.
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