Pick Westbrook

Chapter 14 Dragic, You Go Defend

on the field.

Westbrook and Rose hugged.

In the previous NCAA semifinals, it was the University of Memphis led by Rose who eliminated Westbrook and approached the NCAA finals.

The two can be regarded as not acquainted with each other, and they have a deep impression on each other.

"Brother, I heard that you played well in the summer league, that coach is very good at using you."

"Hey, just play and don't talk about my coach on the court."

Ross pursed his lips and sprayed a trash talk.

"Anyway, I win."

Game start.

Bulls starters: point guard Derrick Rose, shooting guard Wendell, small forward Tyrus Thomas, power forward Cedric Simmons and center Aaron Gray.

Bucks regular starters: point guard Westbrook, shooting guard George Hill, small forward Anima Brown, power forward Villanueva and center Austin Croshere.

Midline jump ball.

Aaron Gray took the lead.

Rose immediately took the ball and advanced to attack.

Westbrook, who already knew Rose's strength, tried to keep up, but was completely left behind after the opponent made a breakthrough.

boom!
Rose scored the first goal of the game with a gentle dunk.

"He doesn't change direction!" exclaims Barkley.

No matter how many times Barkley has watched it, Rose wows him again every time he breaks through.

This can't help but remind him of a master who is also invincible in the NBA, Flash Wade.

Wade is a Eurostep that breaks through and does not slow down. It looks like flying over, so O'Neill took the name of Wade the Flash.

And Ross is even more ruthless, he can not slow down when he breaks through and changes direction in the first step!
So the Flash is difficult to defend at the end, and Rose is already unable to defend at the first step.

"The Bucks almost never jumped the ball this summer league, and even they lost a lot of rebounds in every game.

There has never been a team in the NBA that has won consecutive victories under such circumstances. I really don't know how they won the game. "Kenny Smith said softly.

Compared to Barkley's admiration of Rose's innate talent, Kenny Smith wants to know what magic the Bucks have, and why they can still win the game every time they lose a rebound.

Li Lai was amazed to see that Rose broke through Westbrook's defense so easily.

No wonder the Bulls value their No. [-] pick so much that they don't even have the idea of ​​​​trading with the Bucks.

Because Rose's breakthrough ability is already top-notch in the league, if he grows up for a year or two, he may evolve into a breakthrough master like Wade and Iverson.

That's a proper super giant level!

So there is such a player who is comparable to those two in the rookie, no matter who he is, he is reluctant to give it up.

trade?Naturally, don't even think about it!
After the first quarter, the Bucks trailed the Bulls 22:26.

Li Lai finally tasted the pain of the team's lack of a big center, and Rose alone turned the Bucks' penalty area upside down.

And Westbrook was caught in the predicament of defending Rose all the way. Although his defensive ability is good, but he wants to defend Rose one-on-one, and now he still owes some heat.

At the same time, the desperate defense also prevented Westbrook from investing enough energy on the offensive end, so the Bucks scored the lowest 22 points in a single quarter in the summer league.

"Russell, stop thinking about defending Rose." Li Lai said with determination.

Westbrook clenched his fist unwillingly and said, "Coach, let me try again, and I will definitely be able to defend him."

Looking at the stubborn Westbrook, Li Lai finally understood why everyone said that this guy looked like Kobe.

Stubborn as a cow!
"Russell, answer me seriously. In your heart, is it important to beat Rose, or is it important for the Bucks to beat the Bulls?"

Westbrook said without hesitation, "Of course the team's victory is more important!"

Li Lai: "Then give me a good attack and let Ross defend you exhausted!"

The second game.

As soon as Westbrook came up, he held his strength to kill in the penalty area. Although his breakthrough ability was not as good as Rose's, he also successfully forced the Bulls to shrink the inside by relying on an indomitable force to continuously break through.

Keeping in mind that Li Lai ordered his teammates to pass the ball as soon as they were open, when he saw Aaron Gray returning to the penalty area, Westbrook did not hesitate to pass the ball to Austin Crowe in the bottom corner Hill hands.

Swish!
The latter made a steady three-pointer!
Bulls assistant coach Bickerstaff frowned uncomfortably.

He had already collected the Bucks' summer league games before, and the conclusions he drew were extreme.

The Bucks have almost completely given up on defense and put all their focus on offense.

In order to make it easier for Westbrook to break through and enter the penalty area, almost all of their positions on the court were stretched beyond the three-point line.

Originally, such a tactical style of play should look idiotic, without even a little technical content, but it is precisely this style of play that the Bucks rely on to thrive in the summer league.

"Huh, if we want to compare offense, let's compare offense. It depends on whether you are better at three-pointers or my inside offense."

Turning around, Rose easily broke through the inside and scored.

Barkley, who has been used to fighting inside all his life, couldn't help but sneer when he saw that Rose went to the basket so easily and scored softly after he passed Westbrook.

"What kind of play is the Bucks playing!"

But after seeing Villanueva's fast bottom line serve and long pass, George Hill's frantic counterattack, and Westbrook immediately performing the scene of the turtle's tomahawk dunk, Barkley wanted to smack his lips against the Bucks. Let out an admiration.

"This fast break and counterattack is really beautiful."

In this way, the two teams fought frantically to attack. Although the Bucks have always maintained a good three-point shooting rate and counterattack success rate, the Bulls still maintain the lead.

104: 110.

Just when everyone thought that the Bulls would win the game with a high probability, Li Lai suddenly called a timeout.

"Russell, you are not allowed to defend Rose from now on!"

Westbrook was stunned and said, "Then who will defend? Only I can limit Rose!"

Now the Bucks are already behind, and the root cause of this is that Rose is completely crazy.

So if you still want to win the game, you should carry out an overwhelming defensive bombing against Rose at this time.

Li Lai pointed to Dragic beside him and said, "You will defend Rose next!"

Dragic was taken aback by Li Lai's words, and even wanted to call him a lunatic on the spot.

He has seen with his own eyes how fierce Rose plays on the court, and the whole team knows how bad his defense is.

Now let the team's worst defense play against the opponent's best offense?

"I'm afraid I will be beaten so that my parents won't recognize me!"

Barkley shook his head speechlessly watching the matchup on the field.

Use Dragic to defend Rose?Thanks to you, the Bucks figured it out!

Kenny Smith said with a sigh: "This year's Summer League has only two teams, the Bulls and the Bucks, who have won four consecutive victories. Whoever can win this game tonight will be the only team with a complete victory in the Summer League.

Although this is only the summer league, such an honor is worth the cheers of the local fans for a while.

As a result, what are you Bucks doing now?
Is it really like those fans said that they are opening a nursing home to send warmth? "

On the Bulls bench, Bickerstaff also couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

"It seems that our Bulls won this game!"

On the court, Dragic looked at Li Lai again with certainty. After seeing the latter's affirmative nod, Dragic finally confirmed that the other party was not joking.

He couldn't help but think of the words Li Lai whispered in his ear at the end of the timeout.

"If I really defend like this, the No. [-] pick will definitely feel very humiliated." Dragic sighed.

(End of this chapter)