Legend Raiders

Chapter 101 When the game is on

The grand appearance ceremony ended with the cheers of the audience.

Old rules.

The Rockets are still the mature main lineup, and Qin Tao and Marcus Morris are still the team's substitute lineup.

Bulls here.

With Derrick Rose out for the season, veteran Kirk Hinrich once again returned to the starting lineup to take on the team's playmaking duties.

Center position.

The Bulls put on Joakim Noah, who has gradually reached the peak in recent years.

Now he is not the famous glass man in the league a few years later, but a real inside defensive gate.

The position of power forward is "Joe Shouxin" his brother, Carlos Boozer, who was once called a new generation of black and white double evil in the Jazz and Deron Williams.

This year.

Basically, it can be said that Boozer's big turning point year.

He used to have [-] points and [-] rebounds. Although he has maintained a good season this season, starting from next year, this tough guy who brought countless troubles to the Rockets in the Yao Ming era is like riding a roller coaster. , Gradually fell into the ranks of stars.

At the small forward position, the Bulls put the very comprehensive Luol Deng.

During this period, Deng was still dominating the league with the Bulls, which was in stark contrast to him in the following years.

shooting guard.

This veteran will have to talk about it.

Richard Hamilton can be described as one of the iconic figures of Detroit's civilian championship team.

With his super off-ball running and astonishingly accurate mid-range shots, he has played exciting games.

The year of the championship.

If it weren't for Hamilton's overall performance of averaging about 21 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, even if the overall defense of the Pistons is very fierce, the Lakers still have a lot of problems. It would be much more difficult to kill the Lakers 4:1.

nowadays.

The former off-ball mask man has long lost the chicness of the past.

But even though this hard-bodied old iron is old, his ingenious running can still bring a lot of help to any team.

After introducing the main players of the Bulls, the game between the two sides is also imminent.

on the commentary.

Drexler and Van Gundy were still present, but this time they had less small talk and more evaluation and analysis of the two teams.

"Judging from the Bulls' lineup, Tom's tactics don't need to be explained, and he lives on defense."

Van Gundy said with a smile on his face.

For Tom Thibodeau, Van Gundy is probably one of the most vocal people in the league.

After all, in the Rockets during Yao Ming's time, the two of them were the ones who sang the big show together.

Drexler did not refute at all, at least from Thibodeau's position as an assistant coach at Harvard to an assistant coach in the NBA. His job is to defend.

After talking about Thibodeau's coaching characteristics, when the two talked about Derek Rose, they showed regretful expressions on their faces.

"I have to say, Derek's body is very worrying, what a wonderful boy he is!"

"That's right. If there were no injuries, I think he would become one of the top players in the league after getting the MVP."

I was very emotional.

The two quickly turned the topic to the Rockets.

For this team they both worked for, after the first home commentary of the season, what they want to express most about this team now is that they are simply too good to be caught off guard.

"Honestly, I can't imagine waiting for this young Rockets to mature, what kind of waves they will make in the league!"

"Especially the team's new core, James Harden, and Qin Tao, who was deliberately separated by our lovely Mr. Darrell Morey through a press conference. I don't seem to see a little bit in them. Their upper limit, their progress and amazing performance, seem to bring us a lot of surprises at any time!"

Van Gundy and Drexler blew up the Rockets one after another, and they were generous in their praise.

but.

As far as the Rockets' recent performance is concerned, they definitely deserve the praise of the two celebrities.

And when they kept praising, the game on the court also started.

jump ball.

Noah and Asik are not at the same level at all. Noah, who is more physically fit, please send me to win the ball for the Bulls.

Kirk Hinrich advanced the ball, and the speed of the Bulls seemed unhurried, as if they were playing positional warfare.

Come to the front court.

The Rockets immediately put on a fake zone defense, compressed the Bulls' space, and quickly turned into a traditional man-to-man.

Speaking of personal abilities, the Bulls' Luol Deng and Boozer are not inferior to the Rockets' Parsons and Patterson.

But in the position of scoring points, the Bulls' disadvantage is infinitely magnified.

but.

When Qin Tao looked at the Bulls' dugout, he saw a picture of a guy who was said to be a bit like Master Joe and was called an ugly star. He couldn't help but look at it at that time.

Jimmy Butler!
This is a guy who was kicked out because his mother thought he was ugly, stayed at a classmate's house, and was born in a slum. He had a very ill-fated fate. With his own efforts and opportunities, he gradually grew into a top star player. .

Do you admire it?
Qin Tao is in the entire NBA, butler is one of the people he admires most.

of course.

If you don't mention Butler's character, he is definitely the protagonist of every inspirational story.

but.

Now Butler has just gained Thibodeau's trust, and he has even been trained as an important puzzle piece for the team.

and.

Butler's task now is not as important as it will be a few years later, but to focus all his energy on the defensive end.

"If Hamilton can't stop Harden, then Thibodeau will definitely put Butler on, there is no doubt about it!"

Qin Tao was very firm and authentic.

And after less than 5 minutes, because Hamilton was really old and couldn't keep up with Harden, Thibodeau directly sent this fierce defensive guy after the official timeout.

Play.

Butler used his aggressive and oppressive defense to put a lot of pressure on Harden.

Originally, he was 3 of 2 from the field, but at the end of the first quarter, he was defended by Butler and made 6 of 3 shots, which was barely a good shooting percentage.

but.

When Harden was bitten by Butler, Parsons stood up.

Throughout the first quarter of the game, under Luol Deng's interception, Parsons not only did not have any fear, but also used 7 points and 3 rebounds to stabilize Deng's 6 points and 3 rebounds.

finally.

In the case that the two sides basically did not change the main force, because Harden was entangled by Butler, the Bulls temporarily won this quarter by virtue of a two-point advantage.

Back off the field.

Except for Harden's a little upset expression, the Rockets players basically don't have much worry, after all, they have just played a game.

Kevin Sampson didn't panic. Except for Asik and Harden, the other three positions were all replaced by substitute players, and Qin Tao was one of them.

"Next." Sampson looked at them with a half-smile: "Why don't you let them experience how powerful the Honey Badger Brothers are?"

(End of this chapter)