basketball god eye

Chapter 264 The Imperfect 00 Year

John Lucas also said in the press conference after the game that the Cavaliers played with their blood and demeanor. They just lost to the referee. If the penalties were fairer, the Bulls would definitely not win.The top pick in the draft?hehe.

If Miller hadn't taken so few shots in this game, the Cavaliers would not necessarily lose. Except for Li Lei, the performance of the Bulls in this game can only be described as average, but the Cavaliers are even more average, so the Bulls won.

This game did not arouse any particularly big public opinion. Although John Lucas was the No. 76 pick in the draft in [-], Robert Parish, Adrian Dantley and others after him, none of them were better than him.

After playing the Cavaliers, the Bulls can rest for a day, and then face the Bucks, the last opponent in 00, at home. Ray Allen was unable to play this duel with the Bulls due to injury, which made many fans feel that winning the Bucks is not a big problem.After all, the opponent lacked a super scorer.

But the facts often run counter to the imagination, and this game gave a full interpretation.

Without Ray Allen's possession of the ball, the Big Dog and Cassel played very comfortably. Apart from them, Reed, as Ray Allen's substitute, actually played miraculously.

Facing Richardson, a three-none player, Reid has become the most stable point on the outside of the Bucks. He is better than Ray Allen without the ball. Ray Allen can also play off the ball, but in these years of Bucks career, this guy prefers to play with the ball.

As a substitute, Reed naturally does not have as big a card as Ray Allen. Basically, his goals are counter-runs, air cuts and the like, and he rarely attacks with the ball. This makes the Bulls' perimeter defense uncomfortable.

Li Lei's performance was still very stable. Brand and Richardson began to sleepwalk in this game, especially Brand, who took 6 shots in the halftime and only scored 2 points. The No. 99 pick in [-] was not as good as one game recently.

Is this guy playing himself?Li Lei was in the waiting room at halftime, looking at Brand. There was no reason. What good would it do him to play? If he had good statistics, getting a big contract would become a fantasy.

Brand didn't explain either, he was not a talkative guy, which made the situation even more difficult. Li Lei heaved a sigh of relief. This is the NBA. Compared with the NCAA, the people here are not as pure as the latter, because their every move is pegged to the dollar.

Tim Floyd is on the side, like no one else, he knows that the Bulls will not execute the contract for himself, and no other team in the league has offered an olive branch. Even if the Bulls are currently No. [-] in the league, it is of no use.

The second half of the game started in this silence. Li Lei faced Sam Cassell and used Parker to break through and pass the opponent. However, the big dog came to Li Lei's scoring position in time. George Karl didn't think of it.

Li Lei passed the ball to Brand. Facing Irvin Johnson's supplementary defense, Brand chose to dunk the ball. As a result, the ball hit the neck of the basket, and his strength increased. The rebound was grabbed by the Bucks. They launched a fast break, but fortunately, the Bulls retreated to defuse the attack in time.

Without Ray Allen, the Bucks have become more integrated. This is something that fans did not expect. Basketball is not as simple as imagined. It is difficult to tell the winner based on things on paper, because many irresistible objective factors will occur during the game.

The Bulls played passively. Brand played laxity, which hurt the Bulls. Although he was replaced by Miller, Miller could not make up for Brand's lack in some aspects. Chandler can play at the power forward position, but he is not comfortable. Whether it is Tim Thomas or Anthony Mason Jr., Chandler can't keep up with Chandler's footsteps, but Miller's footsteps are slower, so Chandler can only support him.

Anthony Mason made a high-profile shot at the top of the arc, and Alston, who made an air cut to the inside, scored. The Bucks played very relaxed, and all the tricks came out. The Bulls could only be beaten passively. Li Lei was double-teamed by the Bucks.

Moreover, the Bucks are not simply defending. They are constantly consuming Li Lei's physical strength. Physical strength has always been a shortcoming that he has not improved. George Karl obviously did his homework in this game. Li Lei, who is the guest coach, obviously can't think so much. After all, he is a player, and the first thing he thinks of is his own performance.

Without physical strength, no matter what skills are released, the power will be greatly reduced, which is simply worse for the bulls.

Brand was wandering off the bench. No one knew what he was thinking. Jerry Krause and Reinsdorf didn't know what they were talking about. Both of them saw Brand's performance.

The Bulls still lost to the Bucks at home. In 00, they did not enter into 01 with a winning streak. The record came to 25-4. For the Bulls fans, this record is really quite good, but for Li Lei, this game is really unacceptable. He can’t control Brand’s state. He just wants to improve his physical weakness.

(End of this chapter)