Derrick Rose played 10 games this season and was reimbursed for the season, and the Rose was plagued by injuries that made fans sigh.

However, there are losses and gains, and Butler has improved significantly with the Bulls this season, and he has averaged 18 points per game, second only to Ruel Deng on the team.

And more importantly, he brings energy and defense to the Bulls, averaging 38.7 minutes per game that ranks among the top 10 in the league.

Durable, able to score, and defensive intensity, this kind of player is really rare.

His improvement has also allowed the Bulls, even without Rose, to now sit third in the East, behind the Heat and Pacers.

Coincidentally, Tang Tian, a home and away team, actually played against his friends in the training camp one by one.

Lamb of the Thunder, Irving of the Cavaliers, Walker of the Bobcats, Thompson of the Warriors.

Now that the first four have been ravaged by Tang Tian, it depends on whether Butler can fight for their hard training brothers.

The Bulls are now in third place, but the Raptors in fourth place have a close record to them.

In March, any win or defeat counts.

It's a similar story for the Pelicans, whose eight-game winning streak has left them tied with the Grizzlies, and one more win would push the Grizzlies into eighth.

"Don, have you watched the news? That guy from Durant took 35 shots in the game against the Clippers! ”

At the end of the training session on the day of the competition, Ci Shiping said to Tang Tian with a smile.

Tang Tian was surprised to hear the news.

Durant is a super scorer, but he's also the kind of player who is particularly efficient at scoring.

He scored 43 points in the last game against the Pelicans, but he only took 28 shots, and it was difficult to get him to take 30 shots.

In terms of statistics, the most shots he has made in his previous career were 34, and he has only made a dozen or so shots in his career of 30.

Now he's got 35 shots in a game, which sounds really surprising.

"Did the Thunder win?"

Tang Tian asked casually.

Ci Shiping smiled and shook his head.

Tang Tian was even more surprised when he heard this.

Durant shot 35 times and the Thunder lost?

He took out his phone and looked at the news himself.

Durant scored 41 points on 17-of-35 shooting, but the Thunder lost to the Clippers by five points.

Really.

But when you think about it, it's a reasonable thing to do.

The situation for the Thunder and Pelicans is clearly different, with Westbrook and Reggie Jackson both playing with the ball.

Durant's crazy shot must be a disservice to the Thunder.

"Looks like he really doesn't want to give you the scoring title."

Ci Shiping continued, with some disdain in his eyes when he said this.

is a superstar, and he is also in a super team, and he cares so much about the scoring champion, he can be regarded as a long time to live.

But Tang Tian was not too surprised, Durant's personality is like that, sensitive and irritable, he is so unkind to himself, it is strange not to grab this scoring champion.

Tang Tian also glanced at social media by the way.

"How do I remember Durant saying before that the scoring champion only needs to shoot like crazy? Who made 35 shots? ”

"Sorry, didn't he say before that he could easily beat the Pelicans? Outcome? ”

"Kevin Crazy Punches Himself in the Face Durant!"

"Haha, brother, what you say is very dangerous, at least you have to have hundreds of millions of assets to dare to say that!"

"But in this way, I am really looking forward to the battle for the scoring title, and if the momentum continues, if you want to win the scoring title this year, you must at least average 30 points per game, or even higher!"

……

In addition to complaining about Durant's shot, fans are also looking forward to this year's scoring title competition.

This is actually a very topical thing, you must know that the alliance has not had this kind of grand occasion for many years.

Tang Tian smiled, but after putting down the phone, he didn't care about this anymore.

Fight for it.

The Pelicans' situation is different from the Thunder's, the starting lineup is just one point of his possession, and he needs to shoot more.

Or to put it another way, if he makes more shots, the Pelicans will have a higher win rate.

This is his natural strength.

In another arena, the Bulls conducted pregame training that was open to the public.

After practice, Jimmy Butler spoke to Chicago media on the sidelines.

"The Pelicans are on a strong momentum, they've won an eight-game winning streak, and Don has been particularly good, what do you think of him, as far as I know, you guys worked together in the summer?"

The reporter seems to have done a lot of preparation before the interview.

"He's my role model and he's the target for me to catch up."

As soon as Butler spoke, he surprised reporters.

Butler had never said such a thing before.

"We're in the same league in college, we've played against each other more than once, and I know his quality, and I know the progress he's made in the NBA, and he's the kind of player who keeps getting stronger, and that's what I'm trying to do."

But Butler's next words made the reporter understand.

The Tang Tian that Butler regards as a role model is not the dazzling Tang Tian, but the Tang Tian who works hard and keeps improving.

"Do you feel pressure when you're in front of him? If you take him as a role model. ”

The reporter asked.

"No, that's going to give me motivation and I'm going to play him at 120 per cent and that's what I have to do."

Butler's eyes were full of heat.

He and Thompson are actually just the opposite, Thompson was gradually thrown away when he ran to 800 meters in a 1,000-meter race, and Tang Tian was almost out of sight.

And his words were that he couldn't see Tang Tian for the first 800 meters, but he could finally see it when he ran to 800 meters.

It's the same as "half a glass of water" or "only half a glass of water left".

The same position is not the same, and the mentality is not the same.

That night, the Bulls and Pelicans game kicked off at the Chicago Union Center.

Rose watched from the sidelines, with the Bulls starting Hinrich and Butler, Dunga Boozer at front, and Noah at center.

On the Pelicans' side, Aminu continued to start, with Holiday and Tang Tian on the outside, Aminu and Davis on the front, and Akinsa on the center.

Davis won the opening opportunity for the Pelicans, and Tang Tian faced Butler's ball-handling offense in the front court.

Butler's defense is similar to Tony Allen's, although the defensive experience and ability are a little worse, but the hard work is even greater.

Tang Tian's first attack with the ball was stopped by him.

Compared with the previous four hard-working brothers, Butler's mental state is obviously different.

Coming back to the Bulls' offense, Boozer pulled Davis out, and Deng's breakaway missed, but he grabbed two rebounds and made a rebound.

These two rounds have become the epitome of the first half of the first quarter.

Tang Tian was very uncomfortable defended by Butler, and Akinsa was obviously a little unbearable under the tough impact of the Bulls.

He was originally an interior player with bench strength, but he was forced to come up because there was no one available on the Pelicans interior line.

In this kind of game against a strong team, his effect is not much different from Smith's.

Speaking of which, the Pelicans' previous win over the Thunder also relied on Whiteside's surprise shot on the inside.

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