Noah's long arm moved the ball back to half court, and the Bulls got the opportunity to attack first.
Rose was holding the ball in the frontcourt and making tactics for Xu Yong.
In December, Xu Yong's data declined, and some fans were dissatisfied. They thought why Xu Yong's ball rights had to decline when Rose's condition improved.
Aside from being targeted by opponents, it is more about team-level factors. Xu Yong is a latecomer. The later rookie made a fuss about grabbing the ball and even drove away the original team boss during the season. Looking at the entire NBA History is also rare.
What's more, Rose has that ability, and basketball has never been a solo game.
Therefore, Xu Yongyong will not behave passively because of the decline in ball rights, but will instead improve himself;
Similarly, when Xu Yong needs it, like in a derby or a game like tonight, the Bulls, including Rose, will help him.
This is actually the same as when they faced the Grizzlies in the summer league. The team was built by Jordan for the Bulls and is now part of the team's culture.
Xu Yong took advantage of Noah's screen and made a pull-up jumper with an open hand.
The consistency of this shot is very good, and the feel is very good.
However, the basketball actually popped out after entering, which also caused a burst of regret from the fans who came to support Xu Yong.
Xu Yong was obviously stunned for a moment.
Because he felt that there was nothing wrong with his feel.
At this time, Kenny Smith in the commentary box couldn't help laughing.
Although he couldn't see it, he could feel that the Kings' basket was constantly leaking milk.
Fortunately, Noah jumped up inside and grabbed the offensive rebound.
Hawes, who plays against Noah, is a white inside man. Like the Bulls' previous starter Sangela, he is soft and has average rebound protection.
After Noah took off the rebound, he did not rush to attack. Instead, he returned the ball to Xu Yong, then turned around and blocked Hawes.
To say who in the Bulls admires Xu Yong the most now, it has to be Noah, who was conquered by Xu Yong.
When he said "we will not lose" and led the team to the first place in the league, there was no confusion about who should be replaced.
Xu Yong didn't hesitate when he caught the ball. Before the rest of the Kings could react, he rushed directly to the basket at full speed and then jumped into the air.
"Bang!"
A tomahawk dunk cleanly smashed the ball into the basket.
He didn't know what was wrong with the basket, but there was definitely no problem in smashing it in!
This dunk moment made those fans who came to support Xu Yong shout excitedly.
Although this approach quickly attracted strange targets from the surrounding fans, this is the home court of the Kings after all.
But they don't care at all.
As long as I don't care, you can't do anything to me!
When the offense and defense switched, those fans became even more excited.
And this time, other fans also showed incredulous looks.
Because it was Xu Yong who was guarding Evans!
What a 90s retro style!
But when I think about the number 23 Xu Yong wore in the NCAA and publicly said that his idol is Jordan, all this seems to be completely explained.
Don’t you think it’s better to choose Evans than me?
Don’t you think Evans is a historical super giant?
Then I will personally check whether what you think is right!
Evans was also caught off guard.
He played against Xu Yong twice in college, and he was deeply impressed by Xu Yong.
Although his defensive skills are average, his victory lies in his good awareness and accurate judgment. Especially when defending one-on-one, he is good at using his size advantage.
So when he played against Arizona State University, he always tried to play with DeRozan or Harden.
But he definitely doesn't have that choice now. The spotlight of the entire audience tonight is on the two of them. If he doesn't fight when he sees Xu Yong, he will already be at a disadvantage in the scene.
He dribbled the ball and stretched out his hand to signal to pull away.
The fans at the scene started to boo.
American heads-up, fans’ favorite part.
And this is a head-on confrontation right from the beginning, which I love.
"A battle between two men." Even Barkley in the commentary box became excited.
When Xu Yong saw it, he let Evans go and took a big step back.
Evans knew him, and he would only know Evans better.
One of the important reasons why this guard who was at the peak of his career was assigned to play small forward by the Kings in history is that his shooting was too poor.
Rose's shooting is already unreliable enough, but he is also slowly improving. The mid-range is gradually becoming more stable, and the three-pointer can reach more than 30%.
But as long as this mid-range player is 16 feet away, it's basically nothing. At his peak, his three-point shooting rate was below 30% all year round.
So the strategy to guard against him is very simple, which is to prevent sudden shots.
Some people may ask, since it is so easy to be targeted, why is Evans still averaging 22 points per game?
This question is easy to answer. Why was James able to score 20 points despite shooting 40% from the field during his rookie season?
Evans is nicknamed the guard version of James!
In addition to having the ball, the more important reason is that they have good physical fitness and can basically run over their opponents and hit them when they rush.
This is also the reason why Evans' performance worsened when he was switched from point guard to small forward by the Kings in history, because not only was his shooting still inaccurate, but his physical advantage was also gone.
But Xu Yong can even handle James. Even Evans is a cricket. He could handle it in college. After entering the NBA, will he be afraid that you can't rush forward now?
Evans glanced at the basket, gave up shooting, and chose a change of direction breakthrough after consecutive crotches.
During the whole process, Xu Yong ignored Evans' movements and just kept himself on Evans' breakthrough route.
Soon, Evans was confronting Xu Yong.
Then it became clear that Evans was deflated.
Xu Yong is much stronger than he was in the NCAA!
Well, when someone practices one more time than you every day, over time, the gap will be infinitely magnified.
Evans finally broke out near the three-second zone and couldn't get in. He could only choose to retreat and shoot a fadeaway jumper.
He has a certain degree of confidence in his jump shot from this position.
However, it is obvious that it is difficult to succeed in such a showy operation on Xu Yong's face.
Xu Yong's well-timed take-off put tremendous pressure on Evans. Evans' shot after adjusting the arc was a straight out of bounds!
In the first round of the head-to-head contest between the two, Xu Yong took the initiative and won.
There was a commotion in the place.
This seems to be a bit of a bad start!
The ball was transferred and Xu Yong continued to run tactics in the frontcourt.
Only this time, when Rose's pass came to him, he went directly to the basket.
Dante Green sees the help coming.
Green is 2.08 meters tall and plays a small forward for the Kings. He is an oversized forward.
Xu Yong held the ball in his right hand and moved his left foot to break through. After forcing Green to shift his center of gravity to the right, he directly retracted his right foot without slowing down, then kicked to the left and suddenly changed direction to the left.
As the training continued, Xu Yong became more and more skilled in mastering the trick of changing directions without slowing down.
The Green people have a high center of gravity. No need to use Zhang Weiping's analogy, they really become a big wooden pile stuck in place.
Xu Yong rushed inside, and Martin, who was originally guarding him, had already made up the defense.
However, in Xu Yong's eyes, Martin, who is thin, is not much different from a piece of paper.
He jumped up, giving Martin no chance to dodge.
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a painful groan from the basket, Xu Yong knocked away Martin and poured the ball in hard.
The Sacramento basket is going to suffer tonight!
Xu Yong swung around the basket and landed, but it was also boring for a while.
After experiencing the old tree roots of O'Neal of the Cavaliers, and experiencing the pressing and shrinking of the Lakers, when I hit the Kings' penalty area again, the feeling is just one word: loose.
The penalty area guarded by a center like Hawes is really like Du Fu's poem: The flower path has never been swept by the visitors, but the gate is now open for you!
The scene was agitated.
Fans never expected that Xu Yong would have such a big advantage against Evans.
In fact, I can't blame them. As fans, we usually have our own busy lives, so how can we have so much time to actually watch football.
Most people only watch video highlights, or even statistics. How much do you expect them to understand football?
However, those who came to the scene tonight can probably understand one truth: Excel is not the truth, data can deceive people!
What's even more cruel is that even after they understand this, they find that the game has just begun.
Evans is still very motivated, at least at this moment he is, otherwise it would be impossible for someone to enter the league and score 20+5+5.
After advancing to the frontcourt with the ball, his choice was to continue to challenge Xu Yong.
This also ignited the enthusiasm of the fans again, and the scene was filled with cheers.
Evans still chose to break through, but this time he chose to close the position with Xu Yong first, and then used his forward movement to break out to the wing.
This move is similar to changing direction without slowing down, but Evans can't do it without slowing down. Once his speed dropped to Xu Yong being able to keep up, the two returned to the previous stage of physical confrontation.
And after Evans went to the wing this time, his options were even smaller than before.
After he got to the basket, he could only choose to force a layup after a hard confrontation.
This trick that he had tried repeatedly against ordinary defenders still failed to work on Xu Yong.
To be honest, Xu Yong's figure will definitely make him a small forward in the future. Evans is a recharge member and has experienced the joy of switching to small forward in advance.
"boom!"
This time Xu Yong was not polite and directly hit Evans' shot on the backboard.
The scene was agitated.
Evans gave people the impression that he was Pan Feng in front of Hulao Pass. He attacked aggressively, but was defeated in one round!
Fortunately, the rest of the Kings seemed to have had a premonition and retreated early, leaving no opportunity for the Bulls to play a fast break.
And Evans is really determined. After being given a big block by Xu Yong, he not only did not flinch, but also directly switched to Xu Yong.
This is a real man.
Xu Yongdu has some respect for Evans. This guard version of the King is much tougher than the original version of the pick-and-roll.
His choice is to fulfill it.
After signaling everyone to pull away, he challenged Evans one-on-one. After pulling away, he directly accelerated and attacked, and then replicated the change of direction in the previous round without slowing down.
Evans has a lower center of gravity and has faster reactions than Green, but he still can't keep up with Xu Yong's speed.
So in the end, he looked like a fallen leaf blown by the wind, spinning in a circle, then he lost his center of gravity, put his hands on the ground and leaned forward on his knees, and knelt down directly towards Xu Yong.gif!
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