super point guard

Chapter 204 Defensive Battle
OJ Mayo threw the ball to the frontcourt, and David West raised the ball from under the basket to receive the ball from a high position. After OJ Mayo passed the ball, he came to the left corner of the court near the three-point line.At this time, Danny Granger used the screen of center Roy Hibbert to get rid of Luol Deng's defense.After Danny Granger took the ball from David West and headed toward the Chicago Bulls lane, Derrick Rose gave up on OJ Mayo and ran to join Danny Granger Jie's siege.

At this moment, Danny Granger jumped up, waved his long arm, and the ball flew towards OJ Mayo outside the three-point line in an instant.

"Danny's passing vision is really good." Paul George, sitting next to Xu, said.

However, Xu Nuo shook his head.

"According to common sense, this ball should be passed better." Xu Nuo said, "But now, it seems that Danny's breakthrough layup is more suitable than passing."

"Why?" asked Paul George, puzzled.

Xu Nuo did not directly answer Paul George's question, but said: "Be careful of Derrick Rose!"

Just as the promise off the court said these words, Derrick Rose on the court suddenly started, jumped high, and intercepted Danny Granger's pass from the air.

"Originally Derrick Rose was going to defend Danny, how could he suddenly run back to steal Danny's pass?" Paul George said to himself.

"It seems that Derrick Rose is very active defensively tonight!" Xu Nuo said, looking at Derrick Rose on the court.

On the court, Derrick Rose successfully intercepted Danny Granger's pass, and the Chicago Bulls immediately organized a quick counterattack.Derrick Rose scored the first point of the game with an alley-oop dunk off a pass from Luol Deng.Immediately, there was thunderous cheers in the Chicago United Center arena.

"It seems that they are all in good condition tonight!" Xu Nuo said.

"It is indeed a very strong opponent." Paul George said.

On the second attack, the Indiana Pacers learned the lessons of the first attack and were more careful when passing the ball to avoid being intercepted again.The ball once again came to Danny Granger's hands, this time Danny Granger did not pass the ball, but played Luol Deng one-on-one.

"Derrick Rose is coming up to help defend again." Xu Nuo said suddenly.

Sure enough, just when Danny Granger was about to break through Luol Deng, Derek Rose suddenly appeared in front of Danny Granger.This time, Danny Granger was no longer confused by Derrick Rose. Under the help of Derrick Rose, he jumped high and made a mid-range shot.

"Yes!" Xu Nuo said loudly, looking at the ball rolling in the air.

Sure enough, the ball rolled quickly in the air and "swiped" into the net hollowly.

"Good job, Danny!" Paul George also exclaimed.

"Although the goal was scored, it is impossible for us to rely on Danny Granger to score the whole game alone, and it is unlikely that Danny will maintain such a good touch throughout the 48 minutes of the game." Promised to see Said looking at the field.

"How do you say that?" Paul George asked, frowning.

"The Chicago Bulls' defense is trying to cut off Danny from the other four players on the court. If we continue to feed Danny, then Danny will be in a difficult situation of being alone. and if we don't put the ball in Danny's hands, our tactics will be difficult to implement smoothly." Xu Nuo said, "And they chose to let Derrick Rose help defend Danny, not because Derrick Rose is the Chicago Bulls' strongest point, but because they think our point guard is the weakest of the five players on the court."

"Coach Tom Tebodeau really deserves to be a defensive master, and his tactics are quite targeted!" Paul George said.

Xu Nuo nodded, and looked at the head coach Larry Brown standing on the sidelines of the court.

"I hope Coach Brown can make countermeasures earlier." Xu Nuo thought in his heart.

And coach Larry Brown, who was standing on the sidelines supervising the battle, frowned, as if he was thinking about something.

The Chicago Bulls attacked, and Derrick Rose once again made his own sharp breakthrough, holding the ball straight into the Indiana Pacers' defensive hinterland.The Indiana Pacers players on the court immediately shrink, restricting Derrick Rose's movement space and protecting the rim.Originally, Derrick Rose had already jumped high under the Indiana Pacers' basket. The defensive defense of the Indiana Pacers players made Derrick Rose have to choose to pass the ball.

"Stop his pass!" Xu Nuo shouted from off the court.

However, no one on the court intercepted Derrick Rose's pass. The ball flew out of the crowd and came to the "under the mask" Richard Hamilton on the right side of the court.Richard Hamilton, who had a precise mid-range jumper, did not miss this excellent scoring opportunity and made a mid-range shot, giving the Chicago Bulls another lead.

Seeing Richard Hamilton easily scored two points on the court, Coach Larry Brown's face became more serious.

"It seems that Coach Larry Brown has already seen where the tactics should be improved." Xu Nuo looked at Coach Larry Brown and thought in his heart.

On the court, the Chicago Bulls continued the team's solid defense like a copper wall. The players of the Indiana Pacers had no chance to shoot at all, so they had to hand the ball to Danny Granger again. Jay went to singles Luol Deng.Danny Granger was holding the ball outside the three-point line. Seeing that the 24-second shot clock was about to run out, Danny Granger had to force a shot from outside the three-point line.At this time, Roll Deng Gao, who had kept his body in front of Danny Granger, jumped up and blocked Danny Granger's shot, and then at the moment when the ball was about to go out of bounds, he shot again Saved the ball back.

Once again, the Chicago United Center roared with cheers. "Fast break!" a fan standing near the baseline yelled at the Chicago Bulls players on the field.

While Luol Deng flew to save the ball, Derrick Rose had already started and ran towards the frontcourt along the sideline. The ball that Luol Deng struggled to save fell into the hands of Derrick Rose.Derrick Rose got the ball and strode toward the Indiana Pacers basket.At this time, Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah quickly followed up, and Derrick Rose used a touchdown pass to send the ball to Joakim Noah.At this time, Joakim Noah, who was unguarded, jumped high and dunked, helping the Chicago Bulls achieve a four-point lead.

"Damn it, we are completely passive." Paul George said angrily.

"Don't worry, I think Coach Larry Brown will come up with corresponding countermeasures soon." Xu Nuo said.

In the next offense, Roy Hibbert was fouled by Joakim Noah when he singled Joakim Noah with the ball, and Roy Hibbert went to the free throw line.At this moment, coach Larry Brown called OJ Mayo as a point guard to the sidelines.Xu Nuo noticed this, and Xu Nuo turned his ear to listen carefully to what Coach Larry Brown said.

"Ovington, in the next game, you must strengthen your breakthrough with the ball and put pressure on Derrick Rose, so that Derrick Rose will not be able to spend energy to help defend Danny Granger. "Coach Larry Brown said, "From now on, your task is to rescue Danny from the plight of fighting alone."

"I see, Coach Brown!" OJ Mayo nodded.

"Sure enough, we made corresponding adjustments in time!" Hearing coach Larry Brown's promise to OJ Mayo, he thought to himself, "If Irvington can use his ball-handling breakthrough to attract the Chicago Bulls, especially Derrick Rose's defensive attention, so that Danny will not continue to face the opponent's double-team defense, and he can be freed from being alone."

At this time, Roy Hibbert made two free throws on the court, 4:6, and the Indiana Pacers continued to trail the home team Chicago Bulls by two points.

The Chicago Bulls' offense was almost entirely dependent on Derrick Rose's breakthrough ball. When Derrick Rose broke into the Indiana Pacers penalty area with the ball, the Indiana Pacers once again shrank the defense and restricted Derrick Rose's activities. The space makes it difficult for Derrick Rose to make his own folding layup.In desperation, Derrick Rose had to continue to choose to pass the ball.

However, the Indiana Pacers also learned a lesson. When Derrick Rose had to choose to pass, there were already players waiting on Derrick Rose's passing route.Derrick Rose's pass was intercepted, and the Indiana Pacers immediately launched the team's best quick counterattack. OJ Mayo held the ball and went all the way through the court. He went to the Chicago Bulls basket and scored an easy layup. The score was tied on the field.

"It looks like tonight's game will be a thrilling defensive battle." Paul George said.

"Defensive battle?" Xu Nuo said with a sneer, "If we want to win the Chicago Bulls, we can only rely on defense. Do you think we can win the game with offense? In that case, we will definitely be bound by the Chicago Bulls." !"

Xu Nuo said so, and continued to set his sights on the field, looking at his opponent tonight-Derrick Rose!

(End of this chapter)