basketball hero

Chapter 394 Battle for No. [-] in the East

At the United Center Arena in Chicago, 6 championship banners symbolizing the team's highest honor are hung above the court.This is easily reminiscent of the powerful Bulls team in the 90s, and reminiscent of the "God of Basketball"-Michael Jordan.

Every time he comes to this venue, Ying Xiong will feel different from other venues. He understands that this feeling comes from Jordan, the man known as the "God of Basketball".

Jordan and Yingxiong's fathers are about the same age, so even if they want to match up with them, at least in the NBA, it is almost impossible.And today's Chicago Bulls, led by the "youngest MVP in history" - Derrick Rose, won the first place in the Eastern Conference in the regular season last season. After years of sinking, they returned to the championship. In the ranks of contention, the Bulls fans have indeed seen hope again.

Rose and Ying Xiong, both entered the NBA in the same year, one was the No. 8 pick and the other was the 2010th pick.At the beginning of their careers, the circumstances of the two were quite different.Rose, a Chicago native, was trained by the team as a key target. The team was built around him, allowing him to play as he wanted. He won the regular season MVP last season and became the league's top point guard; while Chinese player Ying Xiong did not So lucky, after the Bucks were not reused for two seasons, after transferring to the Mavericks, he gradually settled down and won the 2011-[-] NBA championship with the team!After becoming a completely free agent this season, he joined the Raptors with a big contract and led the team to the league's first record.

If it is said that from the time of the draft to before this season, Ying Xiong is not qualified to be compared with Rose, then this season, the two are bound to be compared many times by experts and the media.The attention of this game is so high, the core point of view is Rose VS Yingxiong.Although the two are not in the same position or the same style, it does not mean that they cannot be compared.

Unlike Rose, who was at the peak when he debuted, Ying Xiong's career has been more tortuous and inspirational from the fringe of the team to the current hot spot in the league.The two outstanding players in the 08 class are bound to occupy their own positions in the future league.

In the NBA, players on a team with a glorious history like the Bulls will have a sense of pride, especially against a new team like the Raptors, the psychological advantage is even more obvious.

In this game, the Bulls are playing at home, and the team is full of confidence in winning this game and ending the opponent's 9-game winning streak.

Before the start of the game, Yingxiong greeted with warm hugs and greetings with the opponent's sharpshooter Kyle Korver who had trained with him. He also shook hands with last season's regular season MVP Rose.The game has not yet started, and there is no smell of gunpowder on the field, but the fans watching the game know that everything will be different after the game starts.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Bulls at home is: center - Joakim Noah, power forward - Carlos Boozer, small forward - Luol Deng, shooting guard - Ronnie Brewer, Point guard - Derrick Rose.

Due to Bargnani's indefinite truce, the Raptors in the away game adjusted the starting lineup: center-Ed Davis, power forward-Amir Johnson, small forward-DeMar DeRozan, Shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - Jose Calderon.

For the Raptors, losing Bargnani is a big loss to their offense.Bargnani can play both inside and outside, and is the team's main inside offensive point.Ed Davis, who replaced him in the starting lineup, was thin and belonged to a power forward with outstanding physical fitness and fast movement.Unlike Bargnani, Ed Davis' main offensive method is to roll down after the pick-and-roll, attack under the basket after receiving the ball, or alley-oop.

In terms of offense alone, Ed Davis cannot reach Bargnani's level, both in terms of offensive skills and means, are too far behind; in terms of defense, Ed Davis moves faster and assists in defense. Defense ability is stronger than Bargnani.As for the ability of the inside card to defend against the opponent's big center, the two are evenly matched.

Ed Davis and Noah jump the ball.

As an excellent defensive insider, Noah is not particularly good at jumping the ball, because his bounce speed is really average.

Ed Davis fought for the highest point, allocated to DeRozan, and DeRozan gave Calderon a point to advance.

Since Tom Thibodeau took charge of the Bulls last season, the team's defense has improved by more than one level in an instant. He himself also won the NBA's best defensive coach last season, while the Bulls won the first place in the Eastern Conference in the regular season. good grades.

Under Thibodeau's training, the Bulls' defensive strength is one of the best in the league.You know, he was the defensive coach of the Jagged Celtics in 08.

Of course, Thibodeau is not without black spots. What he is most criticized for is the excessive use of main players.Under his "ruthless grass", the main players have too much playing time and too much physical load, which increases the risk of injury.In addition, he is a god-like presence on the defensive end, but in terms of offensive training, he does not have much to impress.Even though he led the Bulls to the best results in the Eastern Conference, there is still a unified view in the outside world that the most suitable thing for him is actually a defensive coach.

The Bulls' defense is not only high in place, but also very tough, very much in the style of a traditional eastern defensive team.In today's league that pays more and more attention to offense, it is not an easy task to build a defensive team and win the No. [-] team in the Eastern Conference.

Ying Xiong is facing the opponent's powerful small forward - Luer Deng.

Deng is very active in defending Yingxiong. Using his strong body, he starts to defend without the ball, constantly creates physical contact, consumes the opponent's physical energy, and disrupts the opponent's rhythm.

Ying Xiong didn't wait to get the ball, DeRozan used the pick-and-roll and then changed direction to make a mid-range shot-missed.

Boozer received the rebound and handed it to Rose to advance.

In fact, the Bulls' offense can only be ranked in the middle of the entire NBA league, even if they have the regular season MVP Rose, scoring power forward Boozer and powerful small forward Ruhr Deng.However, Thibodeau's flat offensive tactics and the lack of shooters in the starting lineup make the team's space extremely small. Once the opponent shrinks the defense, it will be very difficult to play.

Rose and Noah forced Calderon after the pick-and-roll, causing a blocking foul by Amir Johnson who was defending inside.

Calderon, a white point guard who is over 30 years old and not a speed type, faced the league's top physical explosive point guard MVP Rose, no matter how he stopped him, he was already working hard if he could not be completely wiped out.

(End of this chapter)