NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

With the climax of the discussion on the Internet, the time has gradually come to the pre-match preparation before the start of the game.

The pre-game ceremony of the Bulls at home was amazing, which made Li Kaiming's eyes brighten. It is worthy of being the team where the god of basketball belongs. Although it is not as old as the Celtics and Lakers, it also has the momentum of an upstart in the league.

After the Bulls played, the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen at the United Center.

Chicago Bulls, point guard Derrick Rose, shooting guard Gies Boggs, small forward Luol Deng, power forward Taj Gibson, center Joakim Noah.

Washington Wizards, point guard Kirk Hinrich, shooting guard Nick Young, small forward Al Thornton, power forward Li Kaiming, center Andrey Blatche.

Li Kaiming stood outside the center circle, moving his knees and ankles. Looking up, the referee tonight had already walked over from the technical table with the ball. It was his height and hairstyle that made him feel a little familiar...

Because at this time he could only see the referee's back, and when the referee was about to walk to the middle circle, he could see the referee's side face clearly.

I'm stupid!Brother Tony again!

Although he hadn't fully seen the referee's face yet, Li Kaiming believed that he would never admit his mistake, and he couldn't even read it wrong when it turned into ashes!

He has been playing in the NBA for less than two months, and he has met the Tony Brothers three times. Although the last time he met the latter, he didn't do anything wrong in the game, but he was fucked in the first preseason game. Li Kaiming It's hard to get a good impression of this guy.

Damn, is America's referee dead?Why do I meet this annoying guy every time.

And I don't know if it's Li Kaiming's illusion, he seems to see Brother Tony looking at him from the corner of the eye, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised...

Although the temperature of the air conditioner in the arena of the United Center is set just right, and there are many spectators in the arena, it is even a little hot, but at such a temperature, Li Kaiming actually felt a bit of coolness on his back...

As an athlete, he is not afraid of how strong the opposing player is or how unskilled his teammates are. These are all problems on the field and are dynamic.

But the referee, a third party who controls the fairness of the game, if he has a subjective preference, then he cannot solve it by his own strength.

damn it!Li Kaiming glared fiercely at Brother Tony's back. At this time, the latter was already standing in the middle circle. After a whistle sounded, he threw the basketball into the sky!

Joakim Noah and Blatche started almost at the same time, but it was a pity that Noah was better and the Bulls qualified for the first attack.

Rose dribbled the ball halfway, and Hinrich gave way a little to prevent himself from being passed by Rose suddenly. After all, the speed of the two is not at the same level at all.

The Bulls seemed to have completely changed their team during the preseason. After Rose dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, all the players began to move according to tactics, and the cooperation between them was perfect.

Rose didn't even need to do it himself for the first attack. After he went to the frontcourt to observe the situation, he gave the ball to Luol Deng, who ran out without the ball. Pause, and then took a step inside the three-point line to make a shot.

Swish!

2 to 0!The Bulls go first at home.

After seeing this scene, one of today's commentators, Adams Vernal, said to Gus Jason, another commentator next to him, "The Bulls got an open shot so easily in the first round. The Wizards' defense Where did you go?"

Gus Jason shook his head, "Perhaps the Wizards were not a team that was good at defense in the first place. They currently rank 24th in the league in points allowed per game. The biggest reason they won so many games before is that their offensive efficiency ranks first in the league. No. 4, relying on offense to kill their opponents."

Adams Vernal asked, "Are you optimistic about the Wizards winning the game today?"

"It's unlikely. The Wizards' offense is very dependent on outside shooting. This offensive mode is not stable enough and is easily restricted by defense. The current defensive efficiency of the Bulls is the third in the league, second only to the Magic and the Lakers. , The Wizards' offense may be blocked by the Bulls." Gus Jason shook his head.

Gus Jason's commentary resonated with most fans watching the game. Anyone who watched the Wizards game knew that they won the game not because they defended the opponent, but because they scored to blow the opponent to death!

Now the league's fourth-ranked offensive efficiency meets the league's third-ranked defensive efficiency. In the contest between spear and shield, who will win?

In the studio of Huaguo Sports Channel, the director Zhang Weiping came out again and personally explained the game, "The Bulls are really hard to play. Their defense and offense are above the league average. If there is no accident, the Bulls should do well this season. In the upper half of the East."

The rest of the commentators also nodded.

On the court, the Wizards served to Hinrich. Li Kaiming had already arrived in the frontcourt, waiting for Hinrich to come over, and went directly to the pick-and-roll.

The pick-and-roll of Li Kaiming and Hinrich is the most commonly used and most effective tactic for the Wizards, and this tactic can also be connected with other tactics, and the changes are extremely rich.

Ty Gibson reminded Rose early on that the two cooperated very skillfully. Although Rose was still blocked by Li Kaiming, Gibson quickly went up to delay and let Rose return to the correct defensive position.

In this case, Hinrich followed the usual tactics and gave the ball to Li Kaiming from the siege of Gibson and Rose, but the Bulls had already prepared for this. Luol Deng helped delay it, and Gibson quickly returned to his position. Back to the beginning of the alignment.

It can be said that under the Bulls' defensive rotation with a clear division of labor, Hinrich and Li Kaiming's pick-and-roll blocked a loneliness, and the result was that the ball fell into Li Kaiming's hands.

In this case, what Li Kaiming has to do is to help the team break the deadlock. The Bulls are obviously prepared tonight. If you want to find the Bulls' defensive loopholes from the tactical aspect, it will be very difficult. After all, the guy named Tom Xibo Du's fat man doesn't eat dry food.

Since it is impossible to start from the whole system, we can only start from one point, break the situation with one point, and use one point to lead to the whole.

As long as he can blow up Ty Gibson in front of him, the Bulls' defense will inevitably tilt towards him, and opportunities will appear in other positions.

Just do what you say, Li Kaiming takes the ball from beyond the three-point line to face Gibson. The latter has defended him in the preseason and has some experience, so he sticks tighter when defending, afraid of being directly shot by Li Kaiming.

This kind of shooting and breakthrough is only one kind of defense. Li Kaiming has encountered it countless times in previous games. He took the ball around his head, then suddenly stepped to the side, and at the same time quickly dropped the ball to connect a turn. Hip movement, and then push the ground with both feet to exert force, and directly flashed past Gibson's side in one step.

Gibson was taken aback by Li Kaiming's set of operations. During the preseason, the latter's dribbling was not so smooth. It hasn't been a month, and the proficiency of this dribbling breakthrough has directly risen to a higher level.

However, Gibson did not give up defense directly. He followed Li Kaiming's side, gliding to defend, trying to fight against the latter, and calling his teammates for support.

The Bulls' defense is a whole. Gibson has not been completely overwhelmed yet, so other outside fans did not come to help pinch, but left this work to Noah inside.

When Noah saw Li Kaiming breaking through, he immediately turned his body around, and leaned against Blatche with his back. When Li Kaiming broke through, Noah suddenly rushed forward and cooperated with Gibson next to him, preparing to block Li Kaiming to death. In the restricted area.

Li Kaiming reacted very quickly. Just before the formation of the encirclement circle, he directly hit the ball and passed it to Blatche, who was temporarily open. He thought that Noah would have no time to turn around. The ball should be able to securely score two points. Gibson suddenly speeded up, rushed forward and gave Brac a big hat!

At this time, Noah had already returned to the basket, the backcourt rebound was protected by Noah, and the Wizards' first offense was defended by the Bulls.

After seeing this scene, Adams Vernal in the commentary booth shook his head and sighed, "The opportunity just now was very good, and Li Kaiming's pass was just right. Blatche underestimated the Bulls' inside defense, even if Carlos Boozer Hall hasn't come back yet, and the inside combination of Gibson and Noah is also very strong on the defensive end."

Gus Jason nodded and said, "At present, the Wizards' game is relatively difficult."

After the Bulls got the ball, they immediately launched a fast break. Rose held the ball at full speed, and the other four also lined up on both sides, maintaining a three-line fast break formation and charging forward.

In the Wizards team, only Li Kaiming was able to get to the defensive position in time. The others seemed to be only a second behind, but this second directly caused the Wizards' defense to collapse.

Rose's own fast break with the ball was blocked by Li Kaiming, but Rose turned a layup into a pass during the layup and gave the ball to the center Noah who followed behind. Li Kaiming stopped a Rose, and Blatche Still outside the penalty area, he had no choice but to foul and destroy Noah's layup.

Noah walked to the free throw line and made two free throws. The Bulls beat the Wizards 4-0 in the opening game!

In just two rounds of the game, Sanders on the sidelines didn't see any problems with the team. The Wizards continued to attack. This time, Li Kaiming broke through with the ball from the outside. When they approached the penalty area, they met Noah and Gibson again. Double teams, Noah's defensive position selection is very good, Li Kaiming did not find a chance to directly pass the ball to Brac at the first time.

In desperation, Li Kaiming squeezed the space before finding a chance, but Noah was already in place at this time. Facing Noah at the defensive lineup level, Blatche lost the courage of the previous games and swayed under the basket After a while, Noah didn't hesitate, and there was not much time left in the attack. Blatche turned around and threw a shot. Under Noah's defense, he missed. Gibson grabbed a backcourt rebound.

When Sanders made up his mind to call a timeout, 4 minutes had passed. During this time, the Bulls' defense was very tough. Except for Li Kaiming, the only remaining player on the Wizards team was Nick Young who hit a three-pointer from the outside. Points, the rest of the shots did not succeed once.

Although the Bulls' offense was not very strong, but with their solid defense, the Bulls still led the Wizards by 4 points 11 to 5 in 6 minutes.

The commentator Adams Vernal looked at Gus Jason on the side, "Brother, you really know the ball, and now the game is developing according to your prediction!"

On the Wizards bench, Sanders patted Li Kaiming on the shoulder, "Li, now is the time for you to play, the team needs you to open up the situation."

Li Kaiming nodded, handed the towel and drinks to the staff, then turned and walked onto the court.