I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 275 A smooth start, a strong enemy of the Lakers!
After the Bucks defeated the Cavaliers at home, they started a series of away games.

On October 10, the Bucks went to Indianapolis to fight the Pacers.

The Bucks originally thought that the Pacers would cause a lot of trouble for the Bucks in this game.

Therefore, in this game, the Bucks played around the four core teams of He Li, Reed, Payton, and Karl Malone, and did not give Wade and other rookies much ball rights to cultivate their abilities.

But I never expected that after the first half, the cautious Bucks were 62 to 43, leading by 19 points.

In fact, the Pacers have a very good lineup this season, and with O'Neal and Artest both entering their prime, the Pacers will have a lot to do.

However, in this game, I don't know what's wrong with the Pacers. Obviously the previous game was okay, but this game was extremely stretched.

Especially the core of the team, how O'Neal and Artest made shots and failed to score.

If it is said that Artest is blindly shooting three-pointers, the low shooting percentage is also a good reason.

But Jermaine O'Neal, under the defense of veteran Karl Malone, shot less than 40% from the inside, so his performance really seemed very problematic.

Compared with offense, Karl Malone's defense is actually not as good as most people think.

Karl Malone has 11 first defenses, but only three first defenses, and even one second defense.

As for how Karl Malone got the three first defenses?Everyone should know that, yes, it depends on the iron elbow that threatens death.

In the past few years, the league has begun to encourage offense, and the Jazz has gradually withdrawn from the championship team. Karl Malone doesn't have so many whistles, but criminals are getting more and more.

Affected by this aspect, Karl Malone's defensive "threat" has declined rapidly, and so has his defensive ability.

Not to mention, now that Karl Malone is about to retire, his skills and pace are not so agile.

It is simply unreasonable that the young O'Neal, who is at his peak, cannot impress Karl Malone.

However, the result of the game was like this, and the problem also lay with the Pacers.

Seeing this scene, the Bucks were too happy!

In the third quarter, under the arrangement of head coach George Karl, the Bucks resumed training rookies.

The main purpose is to give Wade greater autonomy in shots. Although it is not possible to fire unlimitedly, there are nearly 10 shots in a single quarter.

Wade's shooting stability is not enough, and the place that should be practiced still needs to be practiced.

As for the pits dug by training Wade, it is mainly He Li who fills them. After all, the Bucks want to win, and He Li also has such abilities.

Unexpectedly, in the third quarter led by He Li and Wade, coupled with the second-team substitute players, the Pacers' starting lineup played back and forth.

The Bucks maintained the 15-point difference and entered the fourth quarter, and then Reid, Payton, and Karl Malone played one after another with the bench for a period of time, but they were not very tired.

Overall, the Bucks won the Pacers easily, and finally won the game 102 to 84.

After the opening two consecutive victories, the Bucks continued westward and visited Minnesota as a guest.

After the Timberwolves traded Garnett, it was obviously a bad team.

Although Milicic has been selected now and has been trained in a decent way, Milicic is an 18-year-old rookie after all.

And the boss of the team is Antoine Walker, the fat head Tuo who has no desires.

After the Timberwolves had Milicic, Walker comfortably played the third position.

This time against the Bucks, Walker seemed to be lucky, and happened to feel convulsed.

In the past, Walker's three-pointers or other long-range shots were mostly random shots.

Today is different from the past. Because of his excellent touch, Walker's outside shots are like renju balls.

Because the Bucks underestimated the enemy at first, they lost the initiative.When I find that the situation is wrong, I want to earnestly recover the score.

But I don't want the Timberwolves to make a difference this season, and they don't want to easily give up the upcoming victory.

In the end, under the leadership of Walker and Milicic, the Timberwolves at home scored 112 points, while the Bucks who came from afar scored only 107 points.

In this regard, the Timberwolves turned around and became the first team to defeat the defending champion Bucks this season.

In the duel between Wade and Milicic, two high-ranking first-round picks, Wade also fell into a disadvantage.

Due to the unfavorable situation of the Bucks, Wade had few opportunities to develop in this game. In the end, he made 6 of 2 shots and 2 of 1 free throws. He only scored 5 points that looked a little miserable.

Milicic, on the other hand, flew into the sky and escaped from the ground, showing his talent to the fullest.

不但17投8中，三分球3投1中，罚球7中5，高效砍下22分。

And there are 8 rebounds, 4 assists and a terrifying 3 block data.

One thing to say, the Timberwolves intentionally want to train Milicic into Garnett.

This training plan may be correct. Milicic's ability to protect the frame now is no worse than Garnett.

If Milicic combines his excellent speed and agility to train the defense, then the defensive end will be comparable to Garnett, even if he is not better than blue but better than blue.

Not to mention, the current Milicic can digest 15+ ball possessions, and the scoring efficiency is not weak at all.

This kind of blind talent is really daunting.

The Timberwolves management thinks that they really made the right choice this time!What they selected may not be the second Garnett, but the second He Li.

Milicic's shooting is average, but his touch is still soft. As an inside player, he can shoot three-pointers, which is very advantageous.

Closer to home, after the Bucks lost to the Timberwolves, they continued to go west and met Karl Malone's old club, the Utah Jazz.

The Jazz's strength was greatly reduced because of Karl Malone's "defection" and the subsequent announcement of Stockton's retirement.

Although old man Sloan is quite capable, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice at this time.

Today's Jazz is in a state of being out of reach, and the Jazz have no choice but to let Kirilenko take on the role of the team leader.

Although Kirilenko has comprehensive abilities, he is not enough to become the boss of the playoff team, and even being the second child of the team is a bit difficult.

Not to mention the other Jazz players, most of them are low-ranking players who lack talent.

In the game against the Jazz, the Bucks are not difficult to play.

After confirming the situation clearly in the first half, the Bucks once again used the second half of the game to give the rookie a chance.

After the westward three-game streak ended, the Bucks returned to the home court to meet the challenge of the Bulls next door.

Against the Bulls, the Bucks didn't have too many ideas, but Wade in the team showed great enthusiasm.

Perhaps Wade chose him for the Bulls, giving him the opportunity to play his hometown basketball, which brought him a huge sense of identity and a sense of accomplishment.

But in a blink of an eye, he was resold to the Bucks for profit, which made Wade extremely happy and sad, and his temperament changed drastically.

This time when encountering the Bulls, it is impossible for Wade to have no idea.

Maybe it was out of love to hate, maybe he wanted to prove himself in front of the Bulls and prove that the Bulls management did something wrong.

Wade played very positively, proactively, and aggressively in this game.

It's just the feel, which is really beyond Wade's grasp.

So, let uncle come!
Karl Malone said that ginger is still old and hot.

Facing Eddie Curry and Tyson Chandler, the twin towers of the Bulls, Karl Malone was really not polite at all, and he did everything he could to kill him.

In the last five regular season games, only in this game, Karl Malone scored 25+ points, in addition to 12 rebounds, and performed extremely well.

Karl Malone showed with practical actions that he still has fuel in the tank.

As a veteran Karl Malone, although he ran to the Bucks to win the championship, it does not mean that he does not have the ability to score high points.

Also with the help of Karl Malone, the Bucks were not affected by Wade's excessive shots, and finally won the game steadily.

After the game, Karl Malone was also in a turbulent mood, and couldn't help showing his muscular arm muscles in front of the media.

Having said that, the Bucks achieved an excellent record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the first two weeks of the new season.

Although not as good as last season, they won a wave of 11 consecutive victories as soon as they came up.

However, the Bucks can still win steadily while adjusting the core team to win the championship. It is not easy to achieve such a good result in the top four in the Eastern Conference.

In order to celebrate the excellent record at the beginning, and also to affirm the good response of the team during the run-in period, the Bucks celebrated with team building in the form of climbing a picnic.

And the person who first proposed to climb the mountain was Karl Malone who had just arrived.

Karl Malone likes to climb mountains, and often does exercise in the form of mountain climbing.

Once after training, I asked He Li, Reid and others if there were any suitable places for climbing near Milwaukee.

Milwaukee is a port city. If there are any mountains, I really can't find them.

But if it is low mountains and hills, it is not without.

Milwaukee is a small city, but it's not a small place.

The population of the city center is also 60 million, but there is a large area of ​​undeveloped land in the outskirts.

He Li and others went on an outing to build a group, climb a mountain, eat a barbecue, etc., but it was quite a pleasant thing.

In the past, He Li ate custom-made nutritious meals, but he was still young and his body could digest them. Occasionally eating a barbecue did not affect his competitive state.

It is said that after this team building, the Bucks seem to be more harmonious.

Generally speaking, playing in the team is just a job for players, but getting along with players, accumulated over time, is able to communicate emotionally and requires social needs.

In the first two seasons, He Li would also go out with Big Dog and Cassel to get together and have fun, but most of them brought He Li.

This time He Li took Reid, Peyton, Karl Malone and others out together, which was the first time a big girl got on a sedan chair.

One thing to say, this kind of experience is quite good.

Closer to home, the time soon came to November 11, and the next game will be another focus match that will be broadcast live across the United States.

The Bucks sit at home and welcome the Lakers to challenge.

Unlike the Bucks, the Lakers have already won 5 consecutive victories this offseason.

This time the Lakers traveled east and came to Milwaukee with the purpose of defeating the Bucks.

There is no doubt that the Lakers this season are bound to compete for the championship.

The Lakers were very depressed when they failed to reach the finals last season. Now they hold their breath and have the opportunity to directly face the defending champion. The Lakers also cherish such an opportunity.

"Kwame Brown helps the Bucks jump to win the ball."

"The pick-and-roll between He Li and Karl Malone is amazing!
He Li got rid of the defense, took a step back to the three-point line, and it was a three-pointer with a knife in his hand!

In!Accurate and accurate, the hollow net is a three-pointer!He Li's shooting is too stable! "

The Lakers came aggressively, and He Li, as the head of the team, naturally couldn't be polite to the Lakers.

At the beginning of the game, with the help of Kwame Brown to help the team jump to the ball, He Li, with the cooperation of Karl Malone's pick-and-roll, directly completed the first attack of the game with a three-pointer.

It has to be said that He Li's offense is more relaxed now.

However, the Lakers this season have been very strong on both ends of the offense and defense, and there are almost no shortcomings.

The current Lakers team is definitely an object that the Bucks need to carefully consider and study.

After all, under the leadership of Kobe, this Lakers performed too well and were very resilient.

There was nothing Kobe couldn't do to win the championship.

Kobe has always been on par with Jordan. After the Lakers strengthened the point guard, Kobe, who used to never leave the ball, became an off-ball master in just one offseason.

It has to be said that Kobe's perseverance is not only amazing, but also his talent for learning football skills is top-notch.

With Kobe's conditions, Kobe can't make it fast without technology.

As long as the team needs it, for example, Garnett's low-post offensive ability is insufficient, then Kobe can learn fantasy footsteps in a short time and strengthen the team's low-post offensive ability.

Of course, the current Lakers don't need Kobe to do this.

After the Lakers signed Arenas, the only contradiction is the possession of the core players, the most important of which is holding the ball.

Arenas hoped that the Lakers would hand him the ball, and Kobe and Garnett would disagree at first.

But the two compromised in order to win the championship.

Arenas didn't have the ball in his hand, so he was more hip.

With the ball in hand, not only can score, but also connect the team to attack.

After recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of his teammates, Kobe chose to change himself, and Garnett was also persuaded by the way.

Now with the help of Zen Master, the Lakers have the ability to play a triangle offense.

Under the triangle offense system, Arenas' ball-handling helped Kobe attract some defensive pressure, and Kobe didn't have to pursue the ultimate ability to attack when double-teaming.

And with Arenas helping connect the team, the Lakers' CBA teammates will finally be useful.

Because of this, Kobe can save a lot of physical strength, and even use the excess physical strength on the defensive end to limit opponents from scoring.

Instead of relying on individual scoring ability as in the past, the team can barely win after exhausting the fight.

At the same time, Garnett's top defensive ability also supported the Lakers' defensive system.

The Lakers have a top defender like Garnett when they have a perimeter defense like Kobe. This will definitely make many perimeter stars in the league feel deeply desperate.

In short, the current Lakers are relatively restrained from a jump-shooting team like the Bucks.

(End of this chapter)