I'm really not a brush in basketball

Chapter 191. 190. The Bulls' third defeat of the season

Chicago Bulls sweep Cleveland Cavaliers.

LeBron James led the Cavaliers into the player channel sadly.

Losing at the last moment both times, Mike Brown was so depressed that he couldn't speak at all.

There is no problem with James' performance. The problem is that the Cavaliers' staffing is too far behind the Bulls.

There are only two options left before James, the Cavaliers reinforce as soon as possible or leave Cleveland by themselves.

For a small ball market, the Cavaliers have little room to operate.

James knew it might be time for him to start chasing a championship...

The Chicago Bulls host the San Antonio Spurs.

Popo didn't rest anyone, the Spurs' center Matt Bonner, power forward Tim Duncan, small forward Michael Finley, shooting guard Roger Mason, and point guard Tony Parker.

The Bulls sent center Joakim Noah, power forward Sean Marion, small forward Chen Long, shooting guard Daequan Cook and point guard Derrick Rose.

Bobo hugged his shoulders and looked unhappy, because the Bulls wanted to use three-pointers to solve the battle, which was very unfriendly to the Spurs who lacked perimeter defenders.

As soon as he came up, Chen Long assisted Dai Quinn Cook to make a three-pointer.

Roger Mason, who has just arrived, obviously has not yet integrated into the Spurs' defensive system.

Cook's catching three-pointers are becoming more and more stable. The only problem is that his shooting posture is easily blocked.

It is difficult for even a middle school student to change his habitual shooting posture, not to mention that he has already played in the NBA, so Cook's achievements are destined not to be too high.

However, in Chicago, Daequan Cook has accepted his position as a pure shooter, and this mentality is conducive to the chemistry of the Bulls locker room.

Tony Parker is no longer a French sports car that can only bury his head and dash. Parker, who has learned how to brake, makes a sudden stop and throws.

Facing Mike Finley, Chen Long first dunked to the left, then changed hands on the crotch, turned around, passed Finley, went to the basket, and hit Duncan's assist defense throw.

Chen Long's attack was similar to Tony Parker's shot just now, which made Parker suspect that Chen Long should have done it on purpose.

The Spurs' defense in the middle has always been very strong, and most of the time they can limit opponents who are good at breakthroughs, but Chen Long's touch makes this defensive system useless.

After changing sides, Parker passed to Tim Duncan.

Shi Buddha played Sean Marion in a back-up single. These two old opponents are very familiar with each other's skills, but Duncan's footsteps still beat the hackers' defense. Duncan turned around and hit the board.

The Spurs' lineup's offensive ability is not strong, and their defense is quite satisfactory. The current record of 25 wins and 13 losses seems to be another 50+ season, but no one is optimistic about the Holy City's ability to break out of the West this year.

Bobo's eyes kept turning on Chen Long.

Compared with the original OK combination, the Bulls and Gemini are not inferior.

Chen Long's offense and defense are integrated, and his terrifying touch is unstoppable. Just like Shaquille O'Neal who ruled the league back then, Derrick Rose dared to play and rush, coupled with his excellent off-ball running and three-pointers, his overall performance was better than that of those years. Kobe went above and beyond.

Bobo felt that only injuries could prevent the Bulls' twin stars from leading the team to the championship.

The Spurs still have Bruce Bowen on the bench, but Bowen has lost the ability and willpower to deal with Chen Long.

Thinking this way, Chen Long assisted Ross to hit another three-pointer.

Tony Parker's running ability was left behind by Rose, which has nothing to do with talent. After all, there is a big age gap between the two.

Rose and Chen Long jumped up to celebrate.

Vinidnagro can be called the most relaxed head coach in the league, because he rarely calls an active timeout every game.

In contrast, Bobo, who has a strong desire for control, is much more tired.

Seeing that Parker was knocked down by the Bulls screen, Bobo kept complaining to the referee, "Is this screen legal?"

"Of course, I didn't see any foul action." The referee replied seriously.

Everyone knows that this old man is easy to speak out, in order to avoid trouble, most of the referees will treat Bobo patiently.

Obviously, Pop shook his head dissatisfied. In his opinion, many of the Bulls' screens were fouls.

Parker made a breakthrough and passed the ball to Finley. The lucky general dribbled the ball to the basket but was sent a peg board hat by the leaping Chen Long!
Finley tried to dunk somersaults in the slam dunk contest back then. Although he failed, being able to participate in the slam dunk contest was enough to prove his athletic talent.

But 14 years later, the veteran who entered the league in 95 is almost at the end of his career.

After the two landed, Chen Long and Duncan pulled Finley up together.

Finley patted Chen Long's butt gratefully.

Finley, who signed a 2-year 500 million contract, knows that the Spurs are likely to trade him next year. This lucky general really wants to win another championship at the end of his career, so he has already set his sights on the Bulls.

When Chen Long hit another three-pointer, Popo went into a rage, annoyed that Finley's defense was like air.

Finley said that LeBron James can't guard people, you expect me to guard them?How many dishes, did you drink so much?
However, Pop likes to motivate his players in this way. As GDP gets older, the Spurs need more people to stand up and give more support.

But Bobo's words didn't help.

Chen Long sent Finley back to the bench with the second three-pointer.

Ginobili rubbed his jersey and ran onto the court.

The bald man dribbled the ball outside the three-point line on the oblique side. He first used a feint to point Chen Long's center of gravity, and then jumped up and made Chen Long a foul.

Ginobili waved his fist triumphantly.

Chen Long is already the most popular swingman in the league, but in the eyes of Ginobili, Chen Long is still just a rookie, and he can definitely defeat Chen Long by using his brain to catch his inexperienced shortcomings.

It's a pity that Ginobili didn't know that there was a coach-level golf intelligence hidden in Chen Long's body.

Baldy made two of three free throws.

Chen Long looked at Ginobili with a smile.

Foul, right?Who wouldn't.

Chen Long raised Ginobili's center of gravity with a shoulder fake, and then made two shooting fakes. Seeing Ginobili jump up and dodge, Chen Long rubbed on him and shot directly.

The basketball flew straight into the hoop.

Whistle, 3+1!

Ginobili was helpless, thinking that this kid was more ruthless than me.

Chen Long smiled and made an extra penalty. If you want to play a foul, I can get you off work early.

Parker broke through and passed to Ginobili, and Ginobili then scored to Duncan. At this time, Duncan, who had no defense in front of him, succeeded in a layup. This is a typical Spurs' ball-sharing offense.

Conversely, the Chicago Bulls don't need to play so much trouble.

Chen Long broke through to attract three double-teamers, and then passed back to Noah. Aunt Nuo succeeded in splitting with one hand, and the two clapped excitedly in celebration.

As long as Chen Long attracts the defense, the rest of the Bulls can get an easy chance to score.

Although it seems simple, the entire league can't think of a defensive countermeasure.

The same goes for Bobo.

Compared with the top Sharks who can still use shark-slashing tactics, how to deal with Chen Long now is a problem that plagues all coaches except Vinidnagro.

Ginobili showed another European step layup.

Chen Long responded with a crushing dunk.

When Chen Long came off the court to rest, Derrick Rose used his unreasonable non-slowdown and change of direction to beat the Spurs powerless.

Whatever the Spurs are afraid of, the Bulls have.

So Popovich withdrew the main force early and retreated.

Facing strong enemies in the West, the Bulls continued to clock in three quarters.

At the end of the game, the Bulls defeated the Spurs by 20 points at home, and then swept the San Antonio Spurs after sweeping the Cavaliers.

Nearly halfway through the season, the Bulls only lost two games, and other teams lived in fear.

Two days later, the Chicago Bulls traveled to New York to face the Knicks.

Mike D'Antoni is the person who admires Chen Long and Rose the most among all the coaches. He naively thought that if the Bulls hired him, he could bring Chicago a third dynasty!

In fact, with Chen Long and Rose, plus Sean Marion, who has organizational and defensive abilities, the Bulls can still win the championship without a head coach.

Luol Deng hugs former teammate Chris Duhon.

Chris Duhon earned his career-high annual salary of 700 million in the Knicks. In his words, New Yorkers have a lot of stupid money, brother, come and make a lot of money.

Luol Deng also wants to get a maximum salary, but unfortunately the Bulls have not yet decided which team to trade him to.

The Knicks fielded center David Lee, power forward Jared Jeffries, small forward Wilson Chandler, shooting guard Quentin Richardson and point guard Chris Duhon.

The Bulls rested Sean Marion and Derrick Rose in rotation, Chen Long appeared at the 1st position, shooting guard Dae Quinn Cook, small forward Luol Deng, power forward Drew Gooden and center Tyrus Thomas.

D'Antoni nodded. It turned out that Chen Long could be used like this.

The Knicks are not the Phoenix Suns, and Chris Duhon is not Nash, so D'Antoni's set is not suitable here.

Players like Du Hong just regard playing as a job and basically defend Chen Long with their eyes. Chen Long, who turned into a point guard, scored 37 points on his head!
New York also has Nate Robinson on the bench, but compared with Chen Long, the height gap is too big. D'Antoni doesn't have the courage to let Little Tudou defend China Dragon.

Although Rose and Marion are missing, the Bulls' offense is still sharp.

Dae Quinn Cook had 20 points, and Springman Tyrus Thomas and Luol Deng both scored in double figures.

Chen Long only played for 30 minutes before leaving get off work early.

Amid the booing in the Big Apple, the Bulls beat New York by 18 points.

The 39-2 Bulls are just two games away from winning half of the games.

Such a terrifying half-time record once again refreshed the NBA record.

Back at home against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Bulls rested Chen Long.

Derrick Rose and Sean Marion take Luol Deng, Daequan Cook and Joakim Noah to the Hawks.

The Hawks sent center Zaza Pachulia, power forward Maurice Evans, small forward Josh Smith, shooting guard Joe Johnson and point guard Mike Bibby.

The Eagles before the game scored 26 wins and 14 losses, and are expected to break into the top four in the Eastern Conference this year.

Chen Long in a suit still got applause from the audience.

The Chicagoans have already recognized the new king of the team from China.

Derrick Rose will use this game to sprint to the All-Star Game.

At the beginning of the game, Rose scored 6 points with sudden shots.

Mike Bibby is already a very strong No. 1 position, but compared with Rose's explosive power, it is still a bit worse.

Chen Long stood up and applauded Rose's performance, and then raised his hands to incite the audience to cheer for Rose.

Bear has always had that paralyzed face, and there are two of the same paralyzed face sitting on the sidelines.

It can only be said that all the men in the Ross family are like this.

But Chicagoans don't dislike Ross, on the contrary they think it's cool.

So much so that Ross’s commercials were full of contrast, so he was forced to smile, but the response was mediocre, because Ross’s smile was too inappropriate.

Joe Johnson started scoring.

Singles Joe is still very easy to deal with Dae Quinn Cook.

Without Chen Long's tandem, the Bulls couldn't open up space, and the Eagles could double-team against Rose.

After a few easy points, Rose would encounter two double-teams every time he broke through. Rose passed out, and Cook and Marion's shots were not stable under the defensive threat.

Josh Smith dunked a ball from Sean Marion with vitality, and the Eagles took off directly.

Chen Long's expression was serious.

Derrick Rose stabilized the situation with his strong three-pointer.

But Joe Johnson killed his heart with a three-pointer.

Vinidnagro called a timeout.

The offensive power of this Bulls lineup is not weak, the premise is that Sean Marion and Dae Quinn Cook can hit the damn three-pointers.

Chen Long kept encouraging his teammates.

Rose stuck his neck and always felt that his performance was a bit uninteresting.

Back on the court, he changed direction again unreasonably and went to the basket against the defense of two people for a layup.

Coach Mike Woodson shook his head helplessly.

The Eagles' defensive efficiency is the best in recent years, but if they want to further improve their strength, they must replace the slow-footed Zaza Pachulia.

Seeing Rose fight so hard, Sean Marion also stood up and made a three-pointer.

Cook's touch was blocked by Joe Johnson.

And Mike Bibby also played a good offense, especially when he made 5 three-pointers and Rose was very injured.

Coupled with the three-pointers of Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, the Eagles made 13 three-pointers in three quarters, which is more than the Eagles usually scored in the whole game.

Mike Woodson saw hope of winning.

Vinidnagro brought in veteran Larry Hughes to limit Joe Johnson's play.

The biggest characteristic of Joe's offense in singles is stability, so Larry Hughes has almost no effect, and the old former steals king also slowed down the pace of the Bulls' offense.

By the middle of the fourth quarter, the Hawks had led by 10 points.

Derrick Rose buried himself in singles and scored two consecutive three-pointers to stop the game.

'White Devil' Mike Bibby makes a layup.

Rose fumbled the ball and then fell to the ground while trying to recover.

Chen Long stood up nervously, because the outcome of a game is not important, what matters is Rose's physical condition.

Because of this accident, Vinidnagro replaced Rose.

"How are you feeling, little bear?"

Hearing Chen Long's words, Ross stretched his ankle, then nodded and said, "I have no problem."

The Hawks scored 6 points in a row when Rose was off the field for more than a minute, turning the point difference back to double digits.

Rose fought to the last moment, but the Eagles made no mistakes in offense and defense.

At 94:89, the Bulls lost to the Eagles by 5 points at home, experiencing their third defeat of the season.

(End of this chapter)