237: Miserably
Link had a high shooting percentage when he warmed up, and it seemed that his shooting touch was good today. But in Chicago, no one cares about Link. And the fans here are also reassured by the Bulls' defense.
Indeed, the Bulls' starting five Tigers stepped up, and like the Grizzlies, almost all of them could be defended.
Joaquin. Noah, the No. 9 rookie in '07, has averaged a double-double per game since his third grade. Noah is known for his defense, and his selection to the All-Defensive Second Team last season is a testament to his skills.
Carlos. Boozer, one of the representatives of the Jazz "Predator" period. Last season, he moved to Chicago with a big contract of 5 years and 75 million. Although he is a scoring power forward, the defense is not a hole.
Small forward "British Jordan" Lowe. Deng, who combines type, speed and passion on the defensive end, is considered one of the best wing defenders in the league.
Shooting guard Ronnie. Brewer, a Grizzlies veteran. He was traded to the Grizzlies early last season for his defensive excellence, but his first appearance for the Grizzlies that year was reimbursed for the season and he didn't play for the Grizzlies. Because of this, the Grizzlies need to sign the No. 3 bench more urgently, which is why Link has it. This offseason, Brewer signed with the Chicago Bulls.
As for the champion Derek. Rose, an MVP-caliber athlete, is fast and physically strong in the guard range, which gives Rose the basic conditions to be good defensively. Although Rose is not known for his defense, he has never been criticized for defense except in his rookie season.
This set of starters, coupled with the Penguin Man who looks like the penguin man in the Batman comics on the bench, made the Grizzlies' defense even more indestructible.
Last season, the Bulls averaged just 88.2 points per game. In this era, it is indeed not easy to limit the opponent's score from 90. It is impossible to do it without excellent defensive skills.
Hollins stood on the sidelines with his hands folded before the game began, and the Grizzlies have always been defensive and offensive, and today they faced the Bulls, who were excellent defensively. It seems that both sides will have to defend to the end.
Link had been staring at Rose before the start of the game, and looking at the now incomparable superstar, Link couldn't help but think of the loneliness after Rose.
But for now, at least, Ross is still the all-powerful super-soldier. Link needs to prove that he is not worthless, even in front of Rose!
The referee blew the whistle, and Joaquin. Noaa relied on his better athleticism to win from the scumbag-faced "Spanish Tramp" Marc. Gasol gets a basketball on his head. The Bulls attacked first, and the fans in the Union Center immediately stood up and cheered because their "modern Jordan" was in possession of the ball!
Rose looked serious, he didn't have any personal grudges with Grizzly Bear and Link, so he didn't need to say much, and he was done.
Thibodeau's offense is extremely dependent on Rose's single-play ability, and the Bulls' offensive tactics are not complicated, most of them are through Rose's breakthroughs to get opportunities.
This time was no exception, Rose, as a point guard, did not hand over the ball after halftime, but directed his teammates to block and dismantle, ready to break through himself!
Now that Ross is very healthy, his breakthrough is not something anyone can stop. Conley, who had just returned from injury, defended very hard, but when the Bulls blocked and dismantled in place, Rose accelerated. With a "whoosh", the guy in the white No. 1 jersey still "disappeared" from Conley's eyes!
"It's fast!" Although it is not the first time that Link has seen Ross break through, every time he looks at it, Link will sigh with emotion. His acceleration ability is enough to make all players in the league extremely envious.
Rose enters the box and Gasol Jr. comes to block. But the Windy City Rose still didn't slow down and headed straight for the Spaniards!
After a stellar run last season and three races this year, Mark Brown. Gasol is already considered one of the best defensive men in the league. Most defenders are so stunned to challenge Gasol Jr.'s authority, and the end is usually bloody.
But Ross is not in the scope of the "majority".
He jumped head-on, and Gasol Jr. also actively jumped up to block. But in the air, Rose curled up and made a lever move!
What's even more exaggerated is that after avoiding Gasol Jr.'s block, Rose also glided for a short distance before he stretched out his body again and scored the ball!
One action vividly shows Rose's terrifying waist and abdomen strength and ability to stay in the air.
Although it was just an ordinary layup, it definitely made many fans addicted! Rose's folding lever is still full of ornamentation! Don't look at it as just 2 points, but the difficulty of the action is really not low!
"It's so beautiful, that's the MVP's style of play! He dodged the block with a lever against Gasol Jr., the Bulls took the lead, and Rose was unstoppable! Although he is complimenting Rose, in fact, Kevin. Harlan still wants to see if Link's magic can continue.
How will the Grizzlies respond to a "modern Jordan" with all their firepower?
Both the 10-year champion and the '09 champion were defeated by Link, and now it's time to see if the '08 champion can save face.
"Steady, the strategy just now is right. We continue to defend like this, they can't score difficult goals every time! Hollins clapped his hands to stabilize the players.
Fans may have only seen the goal, but Hollins saw more than that. The defense just now Gasol Jr. made up for it in a particularly timely manner, and in fact, he had blocked the opportunity. It's just that Rose's personal ability is really too strong.
But no matter how strong a person is, he can't play a big loop every time he goes to the basket. Hollins wants the Grizzlies to be tough defensively, not just physically and physically, but mentally! So, instead of criticising, he encouraged the players.
But after listening to Hollins' arrangement, Link was still a little uneasy. Rose can't hit those difficult goals every time? No...... Maybe he can......
Changing the Grizzlies offense, Link doesn't have to control the ball to advance today, and he doesn't have to think about which tactics to play later, which can be said to be easy.
The Bulls are smart defensively and don't have a lot of toughness and pressing. It's about keeping the defensive formation, and every point has a look after each other.
Link came out to catch the basketball, and at this point Ronnie was defending him. Brewer used to be extremely athletic. But after last season's season was reimbursed, this aspect of ability has declined rapidly. At the same time, there is also his lateral speed on the defensive end.
Link didn't entangle with Bruerdo, but broke through immediately, bullying Brewer's current lateral speed that was not fast enough!
During the breakaway, Brewer wanted to use physical contact to stop Link. However, Link was not too badly affected. He carried Brewer on his shoulder, and this summer's hard work has proven more than once that it was not wasted.
Seeing this, Lore. Deng immediately made up for it. Link noticed that "Deng Yingjo" was moving his feet and sent the ball to Rudy. Guy in his hands!
Guy with a scumbag face took a step inside after receiving the ball and made a jumper! It would have been an empty seat, but Lore. After Deng saw Link's pass, he was stunned and returned to Guy again!
Lohr. Deng is 2.06 meters tall and has slender arms, and interfering with shots is his forte, which is why his defense has been praised for all his actions.
Guy is seriously disrupted, and the shot hits the iron again!
Although the Grizzlies won the game against the Thunder, Gay's shooting percentage overturned. Although he lost the last game against the Spurs, Gay's performance of 19 points and 10 rebounds was not bad.
Today, Guy was expecting a good mix of individual performances and wins. But this opening first shot, it seems to be about to kneel!
Sure enough, a second after Guy's shot, the basketball slammed out of the frame, and the Bulls blocked the Grizzlies' first attack!
"Beautiful defense, the Bulls players are comfortable on the defensive end. As with last season, the Bulls' defense seems too strong for the Grizzlies. And the Grizzlies' defense doesn't seem to have a way to imprison Derek. Ross. Could it be that the final outcome of this game will be the same as last season? ”
Kevin. Harlan shook his head, even though the Grizzlies fought back against the Spurs, the first in the West, last season. But that doesn't mean they can even get the first thing in the west.
This round was just a microcosm of the Bulls' first quarter on the defensive end.
In the following games, the Bulls' defense made the Grizzlies miserable. Their timely defensive changes and excellent defensive awareness allowed the Grizzlies to get off to their worst start to the season!
Gasol was defended by Noah frequently, and Randolph had few chances under the guard of Noah and Boozer. Guy didn't say anything about it, and continued to work on the iron business in the middle distance.
Conley focused too much on how to defend Rose, so the offense was lackluster. As for Link, in Ronnie. With Brewer's defense, Link didn't have many chances either. He scored just four points on 2-of-3 shooting. It looked like he was playing well, but Link only took three shots because the Bulls' defense was so tight that Link had to choose to pass the ball several times.
So strictly speaking, Link's offense didn't hit out either.
In this way, after the first quarter of the game, Gasol was 1 of 4, Guy was 1 of 5, and Randolph said that he was with one, so he also played 1 of 5. Conley 1 of 3, Tony. Allen 1 in 0. Throughout the first quarter of the game, the Grizzlies' offense was completely stalled!
After the first quarter, the Grizzlies shot just 21.7% overall!
25-12, the Grizzlies scored only 12 points in a single quarter, and trailed by 13 points in a single quarter! How ugly the data is, how ugly it is. The Bulls, on the other hand, faced an equally strong defense, relied on Rose's individual ability to tear open a gap.
Rose's breakaway shot, though simple and crude, worked. With breakaways and passes alone, the Grizzlies' defense was torn apart.
Don't doubt it, that's the power of MVP players.
Tom. Thibodeau proudly clasped his hands over his chest as the players left the pitch, proudly exposing his double chin to the camera.
Before the game, Thibodeau saw that the media said that the magic of the Grizzlies and Link was insignificant in front of the Bulls, and Thibodeau still had reservations, and at one point thought that the Grizzlies would be very difficult to deal with.
But now, he believes the media's rhetoric.