After Xu Yong, Sangela, Noah, Deng finished the game, and Rose made his final appearance.
There is also a lot of knowledge about the order of appearance in the NBA. For a general team, the boss will definitely be the last, and the first to appear is usually the team's second person.
In that Bulls dynasty, Jordan was the last and Pippen was the first.
From this, we can further see the management's positioning of Xu Yong. They now list Xu Yong as the second person after Rose, higher than Deng.
Of course, so far, whether it is summer league or preseason, Xu Yong fully deserves such treatment.
This kind of game is something that few Yangwu people know about. Zhang Weiping and Yang Yi partnered up. After the opening ceremony, the two of them also started to explain.
"Director Zhang, what do you think Xu Yong can do in his debut?" Yang Yi asked.
"It's hard to say."
"Director Zhang, just make a guess. You are a professional in prediction." Yang Yi is like Green, who has been bad at a young age.
Who doesn't know that Zhang Weiping's commentator's prediction is a little off, and he can throw in someone if he can't make it in the last second.
"I'm analyzing it from a professional perspective." Zhang Weiping gave himself a heads up first, then touched his chin and analyzed, "Although our Xiao Xu played well in the preseason, Rose didn't play at that time, right? "
"Yes, I didn't fight." Yang Yi prepared to praise him.
"But now that Rose is back, the Bulls' offense will definitely center on him, with Xiao Xu playing as an assistant, so I guess 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, etc... and 2 steals and 1 block." Zhang Weiping weighed it. said.
"12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Coach Zhang, you have filled up the data column for Xu Yong." Yang Yi said with a smile.
Zhang Weiping laughed loudly when he heard this, but immediately said seriously: "This is just a prediction. For details, we have to look at the situation of tonight's game. After all, the 'little emperor' James they are going to play, ah, is the Eastern Conference." The strongest Cavaliers team, and it’s their first game. Dayao scored 0 points, Alian scored 9 points, and Xiao Xu was on the outside. There is still a great chance of breaking the record tonight.”
Yang Yi nodded vigorously at the side. With Zhang Weiping's words, he felt that he was safe tonight.
"Du~"
A short whistle sounded on the sidelines. After the coaches on both sides completed their final arrangements before the game, the starting players from both sides began to appear one after another.
When Xu Yong walked to the technical stage, he happened to see James coming over.
James found the magnesium powder on the technical stage, poured it into his hand, then walked to the most conspicuous position of the technical stage, found the camera position, waited for the photographers to get in place, threw the magnesium powder into the air, and then posed The expression of [Jun Lin Tian Xia].
Xu Yong frowned in embarrassment, then picked up the magnesium powder, rubbed his hands, and walked onto the stage.
Jump ball from Noah and O'Neal in the center circle.
Xu Yong looked towards the midfield and saw a sharp contrast in the size of the two. If O'Neal is a big shark, then Noah is at most a hairtail.
As soon as the whistle blew, O'Neal waved his long arm and moved the ball back to the Cavaliers half.
Although Shark is old, his height of 2.16 meters and exaggerated wingspan of 2.31 meters will not age.
And Xu Yong can feel that O'Neal is very excited tonight.
Soon, his feeling was fulfilled.
After arriving in the frontcourt, O'Neal sank to the low post with his back to Noah to ask for the ball.
Noah arched his whole body to barely hold up O'Neal.
O'Neal hit him in the back, and when he hit him, he glanced back, and then suddenly turned around.
It can be seen that due to age, his transformation is no longer as rapid as when he was young.
But enough is enough.
The size gap made it impossible for Noah to exert any force at all. By the time he stood up, O'Neal had already moved to the bottom of the basket.
Alarm bells are ringing and big sharks are out.
"Bang!"
O'Neal hits the basket with both hands!
After dunking, O'Neal turned around and opened his hands directly, making a threatening gesture towards Noah.
Xu Yong was stunned for a moment.
He did not have a very accurate understanding of O'Neal's strength during this period.
But, is this the O'Neal that the James's said before his rebirth was completely dead? !
Not only on the offensive end, but when he returns to the defensive end and O'Neal goes to the basket, the Bulls' breakthrough is basically useless.
The Cavaliers' inside line this season is definitely the strongest in the league. You must know that in addition to O'Neal, they also have "Big Z" Ilgauskas and Varejao sitting on the bench. They won 66 games last season. starting player.
Rose chose to play a pick-and-roll with Noah, and after splitting, he took a step to the mid-range pull-up jumper.
The Cavaliers did not switch defense, but asked O'Neal to shrink and Parker to go around the defense.
Rose underestimated Parker's speed in returning to defense, and Parker touched the ball when he took the shot.
This ball was directly blocked.
The ball fell into the hands of James on the baseline. James raised his hand and made a long throw from the backcourt.
Mo Williams had already rushed out of the three-point line at this time. After receiving the ball, he shook off the defense and scored two more points with a fast break layup.
After the two got along last season, he and James already have a very good chemical reaction.
The Cavaliers beat the Bulls 4-0 at the beginning.
The fans at the scene were restless.
Even before James started to exert his strength, O'Neal had already left the Bulls at a loss.
The camera showed Denagro on the sidelines, but Denagro didn't make any adjustments.
Xu Yong: Well, I’m starting to miss Sandek a little bit.
Of course, complaints are complaints, and he was not idle either. He made a tactical gesture to Rose as he walked forward.
Rose nodded.
If you were to make a "best to get along with" list of the core players in the NBA during this period, Rose would definitely be at the top.
"Ross is a superstar, but he is the most humble teammate." This is Noah's future evaluation of "Windy City Rose".
Rose stretched out his hand in the frontcourt to organize the offense. This shot was the most popular tactic the Bulls used in this year's preseason, the pindown tactic [Note 10].
After Xu Yong moved on the weak side, he suddenly crossed along the baseline. Noah made a pick-and-roll in the low post on the right side to block the chasing Mo Williams.
This tactic is very simple, it can be called the "addition and subtraction math problem within ten" in a basketball game, but it worked instantly at this moment.
Just because O'Neal can't be replaced.
Rose's pass was delivered quickly, and Xu Yong made a pull-up jumper after receiving the ball.
His shot was so fast and high that it was too late for the rest of the Cavaliers to help defend.
"Uh-huh!"
This kind of shot without defensive pressure was easy for Xu Yong.
This goal also allowed the Bulls to finally score.
There was a burst of cheers.
However, the cheers of the fans had not yet died down, and the Cavaliers immediately responded with a ball.
After O'Neal was flanked at the basket, he turned around and passed the ball to James on the outside. James took a step forward and then passed to Parker. Parker's three-pointer shot fell with a knife.
The offense in this round highlights a smoothness.
The team the Cavaliers have built for James in the new season has top-notch components in all aspects.
7 to 2.
The Cavaliers continue to widen the point difference.
But the Bulls didn't panic, they still used the same tactics.
Williams tried to get around early this time, but Noah was smart and directly gave up O'Neal to block him.
As a result, O'Neal still couldn't get out, and Xu Yong caught the ball and raised his hand.
"Uh-huh!"
Another dry pull-out hit steadily.
He scored 4 points in a row in the opening game!
[Inaccuracy of the dry pull-up] is something that has been rumored by fans. In fact, the dry pull-up is a two-stage shot, and its stability is essentially no worse than other two-stage shots.
The reason for this impression is that the correct term for this matter should be [high difficulty and inaccurate pull-out]. This is also the biggest impression McGrady gave people in the late period of the Rockets.
Because of the decrease in explosive power and speed caused by injuries, it is difficult for McGrady to use this technique to get rid of the defense, which naturally shows such an effect.
But when it comes to difficult shots, let alone pull-ups, who can be accurate?
In contrast, with the same dry drawing technique, Durant feels more intuitive and his shots are flawless.
Xu Yong has witnessed that in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Olympic champion of the American team was made by Durant one by one.
Xu Yong hit consecutive shots, which posed a problem to Cavaliers head coach "Bread" Mike Brown.
If he didn't replace O'Neal, Xu Yong could really use this simple and crude method to make the Cavaliers lose their temper.
This was something he didn't expect.
Although this game has received a lot of attention from the outside world, there is a huge disparity in strength. The Cavaliers coaching staff actually does not pay as much attention to it as they imagined.
They did make a tactical design for Rose, and Parker's opening block was the effect.
Rose is good at breaking through but not shooting. With O'Neal on the inside, Rose doesn't dare to break through the inside easily, and he will definitely hesitate to shoot.
Brown is a defensive master among coaches, and this arrangement can be said to be very good.
But this is the focus of their arrangement, Xu Yong is not on their list.
In the transition between offense and defense, Noah went around to defend, and James chose to lob the ball inside.
James chose the passing angle very well, but Noah showed excellent defensive judgment this time and successfully interfered with O'Neal's reception.
The basketball went directly out of bounds, and the Cavaliers' attack ended in a turnover.
"beep!"
A short whistle sounded from the sidelines.
Varejao came on to replace O'Neal.
Mike Brown finally made his choice.
With O'Neal off the court, the Cavaliers' defensive deterrence inside has dropped significantly, but Varejao is a mobile inside man who is very good at defending pick-and-rolls.
If he plays, it will be difficult for Xu Yong to get easy shooting opportunities like before.
In the Bulls' offense, Xu Yong fell directly to the three-point line and did not run any more pindown tactics.
His purpose is to take O'Neal off the court so that Rose can break through the paint.
Now that his goal has been achieved, he naturally brushes off his clothes and goes away, hiding his merit and fame.
Noah mentioned the free throw line and pulled Varejao out, and Rose broke through directly to the basket.
His ankle injury has basically healed after an entire preseason truce, and he is now breaking through at a very fast pace.
It was just a change of direction, and Parker, who had blocked him before, was passed by him like a big road in the early morning.
In the blink of an eye, Rose has broken through to the three-second zone.
But James has appeared on his breakthrough route.
James in the 1.0 era, especially since the beginning of this season, is a superstar who has officially entered a team of one defense and an integrated offense and defense.
Rose did not have a good shooting angle, so he chose to pass the ball outside.
Xu Yong caught the ball and Parker quickly came over to defend him.
Upon seeing this, he faked a shot and knocked Parker away, then swung his waist and rushed directly to the inside.
His steps were big and fast, and he was already outside the penalty area in two steps.
And he didn't hesitate at all, he jumped into the air with one step.
At this moment, James, who originally followed Rose for two steps because he moved out, had already recovered in advance after seeing Xu Yong's breakthrough. At this time, he saw the right opportunity and jumped up diagonally, reaching out to cover Xu Yong directly.
Where did this young boy come from and dare to run wild in the Cavaliers' restricted area!
There was an intersection between the two in the air, and James soon discovered that he had underestimated Xu Yong's bounce and Xu Yong's determination to dunk.
His hand brushed against Xu Yong's and hit Xu Yong's arm directly.
Immediately afterwards, he discovered that Xu Yong's core strength was far stronger than he imagined.
With the palm of his twenty-five years of skill, he could not stop Xu Yong!
Then, there was no more.
"Bang!"
The biceps of Xu Yong's right arm bulged, and he slammed the ball into the basket through James.jpg!
There was a moment of silence.
"God!"
Then, amid the exclamations of commentator Schiebring, the entire United Center burst into overwhelming cheers.
Xu Yong, their second overall pick, completed a dunk against "Little Emperor" James in the first game of his career!
At this time, in another commentary box, Yang Yi, who was still listening to Zhang Weiping talking about how good James was in assisting defense, now covered his mouth and could not help shouting excitedly into the microphone: "Regicide!"
