I'm really not a brush in basketball

Chapter 212. 211. Slaughtering the Stag
A day later, the Bulls played against the Milwaukee Bucks at home.

Today's Bucks lineup has changed drastically, and the star leading the team has become Richard Jefferson.

The troika of the Nets completely disintegrated, and Jefferson ended up failing to help the team pass the reconstruction period smoothly.

After coming to the Bucks, although the team's record was bad, Jefferson didn't intend to just watch his peak period be wiped out by a bad team.

So facing the league's No. [-] unsolvable Bulls, Jefferson kept motivating his new teammates in the locker room.

"We have nothing to fear, because it is the Chicago Bulls who have no way out, and the pressure is also on them. We play normally and don't let him play those coordinations. As long as we restrain Chen Long, we will definitely be able to take a win from the Bulls!"

"Although we have experienced a failed season this year, yes, I mean two teams, but we must leave a spark of hope for next year, and this spark is to beat the Bulls!"

"Think about it, if the Bulls can get a record of 73 wins and 9 losses, including losing to the Bucks in only 9 defeats throughout the season, this is more glorious than making the playoffs!"

Hearing Jefferson's words, the Bucks generals thought about it carefully, the new boss was right.

Winning a Bulls game is indeed more honorable than being swept in the playoffs.

The generals of the Bucks still know their own strength. If they want to beat the Bulls, they have to fight with all their strength and everything!
"We lost a lot, now go out and get it from the Bulls!"

Jefferson's words completely ignited the passion of the Bucks generals.

Looking at the eyes of everyone embracing himself as the king, Jefferson was a little grateful for the days when he was a teammate with Jason Kidd.

Because Jefferson's leadership qualities were learned from the old demon Kidd.

No matter how long Jefferson can be a star player, no matter which team he will go to in the future, the atmosphere in the locker room needs to be adjusted. As long as he can do this well, he will find a foothold in the league.

Jefferson still doesn't know where his future is going. The Bucks are definitely not a place to stay for a long time, but leading this team to defeat the Bulls will definitely add to his own resume.

A smart player must keep adding to himself, not only for the high salary, but more importantly, the status of the team!

Jefferson led the Bucks to play.

The Bucks started with center Charlie Villanueva, power forward Luke Mbah a Moute, small forward Richard Jefferson, shooting guard Francisco Elson and point guard Raymond Sessions.

The Bulls lineup is center Joakim Noah, power forward Sean Marion, small forward Chen Long, shooting guard Dae Quinn Cook and point guard Derrick Rose.

Vinidnagro did not send Lol Deng to play for only one reason, that is, Lol Deng was suspended by the team.

In the training session the day before, after Luol Deng was severely criticized by Pooh for being late, he announced in public that he would leave the Bulls to become the boss of another team.

Pooh went crazy, Luol Deng's performance has always been the team's weakness, he obviously has the ability to do better, but his professional attitude is simply a nightmare.

Then, Pooh wanted to stop Lol Deng, but the old man just walked away.

This kind of behavior that ignores discipline and destroys the atmosphere of the team's locker room is absolutely not allowed.

Pooh directly called John Patterson to the arena and asked him, "When will you send this old man where he wants to go?"

John Patterson didn't expect that he would turn Luol Deng into such an arrogant and domineering look by offering a big contract with both hands this summer.

At the same time, I regret not sending Luol Deng away before the trade deadline.

If you want to seek a deal, you can only use other methods. Doing so will definitely reduce the value of Luol Deng's deal.

Seeing that Patterson was still hesitant, Vinidnagro also gave up the pick. Such a player seriously challenged his coaching authority.

Even if Vinidnagro is a rookie coach, if he cannot kick this kind of player out of the team as a coach, then he will not be able to convince the public in the future.

John Patterson called Chen Long, Derrick Rose and Sean Marion to his office.

After all, to trade the starting small forward, he must ask the team's three stars for their opinions.

Chen Long didn't express any opinions, because if the sky wants his demise, he must be crazy. Luol Deng has violated the bottom line of a player's professional attitude. His departure is already an inevitable event, and there is no need for him to intervene.

Derrick Rose was blunt, "It's no different if the team doesn't have Luol Deng, because he can only sleepwalk on the court."

Patterson is very depressed. If Gemini says they want to keep Luol Deng, he can still find Vinidnagro to do work.

As for Sean Marion, the hacker is an old fritter, and players who are dissatisfied with Luol Deng can be retained, but the price may be to destroy the atmosphere of the entire team's locker room.

This year's Bulls are a special team. Everyone is working hard for a great record of 73 wins in the championship. Keeping Luol Deng must do more harm than good.

So Sean Marion also accepted the decision to trade Luol Deng.

The three stars of the team have all spoken, and now Luol Deng can't do without leaving.

John Patterson knew what he had to do, so he called several teams that had been interested in Luol Deng.

Originally, the Los Angeles Lakers could give the best bargaining chip, but Patterson would not be so stupid as to send Luol Deng to his most likely championship opponent lineup.

The deal around Luol Deng will not be completed so quickly, but Patterson has already released his words, and the All-Star-level new star at the third position is still very popular.

Because of the team suspension, Luol Deng didn't even show up at the United Center.

For making such a decision, Luoer Deng has no regrets at all. This is a young man who does not consider the consequences at all.

Without Luol Deng, the Bulls must increase their outside shots, with fewer mid-range and offensive frames, and their overall performance is more dependent on touch.

Although it will increase the uncertainty of the game, Vinidnagro believes in Chen Long's ability to control the offense.

The only thing Pooh worried about was the team's defense, especially after Chen Long moved to the third position, DeQuinn Cook's defense became a big problem.

Conversely, if Sean Marion switches to the third position, the Hackers may not be able to catch up with these young small forwards in the current league.

So Pooh's approach is to adjust Chen Long's position according to the opponent's lineup.

Just like the star of this Bucks team is Richard Jefferson, he is a small forward, so Chen Long was put in the third position.

Whether it is offensive or defensive, Chen Long is Pooh's biggest reliance.

Before the game started, Jefferson kept spamming.

Chen Long looked at Jefferson with a look of disdain, because a head star of this level really discredited the boss of this team.

Jefferson looked at Chen Long helplessly. This kind of person who is indifferent to trash talk is the most difficult to deal with.

The game officially started, and Noah jumped to the ball.

After Chen Long got the ball, he didn't dribble it himself, but passed it to Rose.

Facing Raymond Sessions, Rose passed Sessions with a Crossover, and then went to the basket and made a layup before all the Bucks fell into the defensive position.

The biggest problem with this Bucks is not offense but defense.

But in this game, the defensive enthusiasm of the Bucks has increased, so the overall effect looks much better than those lost games.

It's a pity that Rose's speed is the best weapon in the semi-transition offense.

The improved defense of the Bucks is still not strong enough for a scorer like Rose who is good at attacking cities.

Jefferson singled out Chen Long, and passed Chen Long with a tentative step, but his breakthrough was delayed by Noah.

At this time, the Bucks had a chance outside, and Jefferson passed the ball immediately.

It's just that Jefferson's eyes widened suddenly, because a big hand blocked his pass.

Chen Long made a prediction and then completed the steal.

The two defenders of the Bucks returned to the defense immediately, but their speed seemed so weak in front of Chen Long's advance.

Chen Long pushed the ball beyond the three-point line and made a fake shot past Elson, then went to the basket to avoid Sessions' block, and succeeded in a one-handed dunk!

Jefferson looked at Chen Long helplessly. A small forward's ball-handling skills reached the level of a guard is already terrifying. In addition, his height and weight are considered large among small forwards, so Chen Long's talent is simply a foul. .

Sessions assisted Charlie Villanueva with a mid-range jumper.

The eyebrowless hero's shooting is still very stable, which makes it difficult for a tall center like Noah to defend.

After a few rounds, Pooh still replaced Noah with the athletic Tyrus Thomas.

Although at a disadvantage in height, it is impossible for Villanueva to shoot easily under the interference of Tyrus.

The Bucks' offense has no characteristics. Jefferson and Villanueva are almost the only two bright spots in the Bucks' starting lineup.

After Jefferson was defended by Chen Long, Villanueva's shot missed and the Bucks' offense was paralyzed.

Conversely, no matter how Jefferson defends Chen Long, Chen Long has a way to complete the attack with a magical touch.

Such a contrast made Jefferson, who had spoken loudly to his teammates before the game, extremely desperate.

After two quarters, the Bucks have fallen behind by 15 points.

For a team aiming to play poorly, such a game basically loses the possibility of winning.

But Jefferson is still motivating his teammates to come up with a more indomitable spirit to face powerful opponents.

Sessions complained, "It was agreed that you could guard Chen Long, but how many points did he score on you? 15? 20? None. He scored 27 points at halftime. Tell me how to win?"

Jefferson thought he was the boss of the team, so no one would say it.

Looking at Sessions, Jefferson scratched his feet in embarrassment, so he had to kick his own closet hard, and then looked at all his teammates angrily, "Chen Long is stronger than everyone imagined, and I have worked hard to defend , but I can’t prevent it, is that my problem?”

Everyone in the Bucks also understood Jefferson's helplessness, because Chen Long could easily hit a super long three-pointer in the double-team.

"But because Chen Long is too strong, so we will be defeated by him?"

Jefferson became even more emotional, "I don't believe that the three-person double-team can't limit Chen Long. His shooting ability is very strong, so we won't let him shoot!"

"Don't think about it, it's not like no other team has tried this."

Sessions sat on the bench in frustration. All the teams had analyzed Chen Long's scoring defense. Everyone tried various ways to limit him, but all ended in failure.

It's not that everyone's defense is not active enough, but that Chen Long is too accurate.

Jefferson glared at Sessions. Although he knew Sessions was right, publicly destroying the team's morale in this way was a big taboo in the game.

Others were also affected by Sessions' words, and the expressions of the players who were full of fighting spirit changed.

Jefferson grabbed Sessions by the collar, "Is that all you want to lose?"

Sessions immediately snapped back, "Boss, can you win if you don't want to lose? The reality is not that simple!"

"What did you say? I just want everyone to play the game with all their strength. Am I wrong?"

Jefferson had already clenched his fists.

Villa New York immediately stood up and separated the two, because a fight in the locker room would completely ruin the future of the Bucks.

It's okay to have a bad season, as long as you can get high-ranking players, they will be able to return to the playoffs in two or three years.

But if it is completely overthrown and rebuilt, the team falls apart, and everyone is sent to other teams to start off the bench, then there is really no chance of getting ahead.

Jefferson let go of Sessions resentfully. At this time, the eyes of everyone looking at the team boss had undergone a fundamental difference.

No one would be willing to follow a tyrant, let alone this tyrant does not have absolute dominance.

Sessions didn't speak anymore, because he knew that Jefferson and himself would be traded by the Bucks with a high probability this year or next year, so it was meaningless to say more.

The choice of the Bucks coach has disappeared. This is the role of a bad guy who knows that he should help the players solve the problem and help the team win the game, but he can't do anything, just because it is wrong to win more.

In the second half, the enthusiasm of the Bucks players was completely gone.

Jefferson got two tees early and was ejected.

Without Jefferson, the Bucks have no one to score.

Throughout the third quarter, the Bulls beat the Bucks 31:12, plus the 15-point lead in the first half, before the fourth quarter, the Bulls had already led by 34 points!
The last quarter undoubtedly turned into garbage time.

At 122:100, the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks by 22 points at home.

Jefferson only scored 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 6 turnovers.

The Bulls and Gemini scored 55 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals.

Sean Marion also scored 20 points.

Luol Deng, who was sitting at home, was furious. Instead, the Bulls without their own played a smoother offense.

"The Bucks are too weak, even if I lead the team, they can win a big victory."

Luoer Deng Ming knew the strength of the bull, but he still said such stupid words to deceive himself.

The reason is simple, the authorities are obsessed with...

(End of this chapter)