Chapter 934 [Eruption!] The time has come to rise]
On the 27th, other teams in the league appeared one after another, and there were some very fierce games.
The Thunder lost 106-115 to the Bulls in their home opener.
The Bulls are missing two defensive strongmen, Joakim Noah and Luo Erdeng, and the defensive end is worse than Guo Xu's previous life. But their offense has become stronger, with wings Nick Young and Salmons able to catch and shoot singles, and Ray Allen and Rose are more aggressive.
The interior players also performed eye-catching, Millsap shot 8-of-13, 1-of-2 three-pointers, 1-of-2 free throws, and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Tygibson off the bench also had 12 points and six rebounds.
The Bulls' biggest weakness is the center, with management signing a slump Milicic in September at a low price to play as a starter, with newcomer Asik and veteran Kurt Thomas coming off the bench.
Thibodeau arranged a joint defense system, to a certain extent, to make up for the lack of individual defensive ability of the Bulls players, and the most important person on the defensive end is Millsap, and the team needs him to defend against pick-and-roll.
On the offensive end, Millsap also got a lot of balls, and in Guo Xu's previous life, the Bulls dug Boozer, and Millsap's tasks were similar to him, pulling away to catch and shoot, occasionally cutting and holding the ball.
If they can win against the Thunder, the Bulls will definitely be competitive in the East, and Rose is also an MVP contender. He hit a star last season, averaging 20.8 points and 6 assists per game.
The Thunder's problem is a lack of coordination, and it is mainly the individual ability of the stars to win, with Westbrook and Horford playing pick-and-roll is the only tactic that can be seen.
Experts analyzed the Thunder's tactics last season, and Wei Shao accelerated and used speed to kill opponents in counterattacks; DeRozan is responsible for bringing the bench; Horford was in charge of combing the offense; Durant is responsible for stabilizing the situation and grabbing points at critical moments.
To sum it up simply, it is a blind ** fight.
It's hard to imagine that Scott Brooks won the Best Coach award last season.
In Guo Xu's previous life, DeRozan relied on breakthroughs and mid-range shots, but now he hasn't practiced mid-range shots, and he doesn't have much ball, and he is worse than Harden in the Thunder.
He has been an inefficient scorer because he can't shoot threes, averaging more than eight free throws per game for multiple seasons, and his peak true shooting percentage is only 55 percent. He also likes to shoot big two-pointers and shot 41.4 percent from the field.
If there weren't so many shots to practice his hands, DeRozan might be an ordinary role player for the rest of his life without leaving the Thunder, and the ceiling would be a sixth man at most.
The Warriors beat the Rockets 134-110 in the first game, and the new season is very strong.
Kobe Bryant shot 18 of 24, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 9 of 12 free throws, and scored 46 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, shooting 75% from the field.
Curry, known as the "Redick of the System" by fans, also had a performance of 22 points and 10 assists, shooting more than 50% from the field in both cases.
Bynum returned from injury and recorded a double-double of 12 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks.
Brand's form has also picked up slightly, with 14 points and 8 rebounds, shooting 50% from the field, and if he were an average role player, he would be fully qualified as a starting power forward, but his contract is too pitiful.
Among the starters, only Rohr Deng had an average performance, shooting 2 of 7, plus two free throws to score 6 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Warriors' bench lineup includes swingman Reggie Williams, summer contract extension point guard "Real Redick", physically gifted two-way guard Jerry Bayless, high-pick interior rookie Greg Monroe, and soft-egg interior David Anderson who can shoot.
If the "Brazilian Lightning" Barbossa is still around, the Warriors will be stronger on the outside bench, but he is dissatisfied with the lack of balls, and in the summer he offered to trade and was sent to the Pistons in exchange for Bayless.
Barbosa is not qualified to pick a team, joining the Pistons is terrible for him, Detroit is on the verge of bankruptcy and unlivable, and there is Ben Gordon on the team with a similar style to him. Bayless didn't get reused in the Pistons, and so did he.
The Warriors performed very well in the preseason, ranking 9th in the league in the official power rankings, and "Little General" Johnson did a good job as the coach.
When he coached the Mavericks, Johnson liked to arrange one-on-one tactics and give full play to the star's heads-up ability, and his style of play tended to be a triangle offense, combining some characteristics of the Mavericks and the Lakers.
Kobe Bryant is the team's No. 1 offensive point with the ball, and heads-up is an opportunity. "Little Shark" Bynum is responsible for making axes in the low position, and is a weakened version of "Big Shark". The coaching staff also arranged off-ball tactics for Curry, like a weakened version of Guo Xu.
The Warriors' style of play was on par with the Lakers' Big Three back then, and they finally began to win.
It was Luo Erdeng who was affected, and the coach didn't arrange tactics for him, he just played casually, and the data couldn't be beautiful. However, he has signed a long-term contract with a high salary, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't have stats, he can focus more on the defensive end.
The time has come for the Warriors to rise, and experts are predicting that they will make the playoffs.
Because of Harden's eye-catching performance last season, the Kings' game also received a lot of attention, and the first game was a hard-fought 111-105 away defeat to the underdog Timberwolves.
The Kings management let go of Jason Richardson and Raymond Felton for nothing in the summer, and the lineup has obviously weakened, but Harden and Lopez are not strong in blocking and pick-and-roll.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the Kings were the league's number one playoff difficult household, and they did not enter the playoffs for 12 consecutive years, which was all done by the management themselves, they were unwilling to give role players a big contract to keep them, and the manager's draft vision was unreliable.
Harden can be an ordinary star here, and if he wants to be a superstar, he must leave the Kings in the future.
The Suns played the Jazz on the road in Game 2, and the Jazz's strength has slipped from last season.
Former All-Star center Memet Oku was scrapped due to injury, and the Jazz failed to trade El Jefferson from the Timberwolves and had to start with Kylelo Feshenko.
FESHENKO, WHO IS 216CM TALL AND WEIGHS 131 KILOGRAMS, MOVES SLOWLY, HAS POOR BLOCKING AND PICK-AND-ROLLING, AND DELON WILLIAMS, WHO IS A HEAVY DEFENDER AND IS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO CHASE AND DEFEND, ALL OF WHICH CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GUO XU TO BREAK OUT.
In the first quarter, Guo Xu and Roy felt average, and the Jazz led by 3 points.
As soon as the rotation lineup was on in the second quarter, the Suns quickly overtook the score, and the Jazz bench and starters had a big gap in strength, trailing by 6 points into the second half.
The Jazz's overall offense is not bad, Delon, CJ Myers, Batum, and David West work together tacitly, and Kirilenko can only play off the bench because his shooting is not good enough.
In the third quarter, Guo Xu broke out, hitting 6 three-pointers in a single quarter, expanding the difference to 17 points and entering the final quarter.
In the last quarter, Guo Xu continued to play and continued his feel, relying on cover to run and catch the ball and shoot three points, grab three points in the counterattack, and shoot four three-pointers in 5 minutes, widening the difference to 27 points and entering garbage time.
Guo Xu played 38 minutes, shooting 19 of 30, 13 of 20 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 57 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
On the 29th, they faced the Lakers back-to-back at home, and the Suns won 126-114.
This game was more intense, Guo Xu played 42 minutes, and scored 41 points, 5 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 steals.
With two consecutive 40+ games, there are more and more people who are optimistic that Guo Xu will win the scoring title this season, as long as he ensures his playing time, he can score high points, and his teammates can help him create singles opportunities.
Guo Xu is a heads-up with the ball far away from the basket, and it is easy to send assists after attracting the bag, and he can shoot if he doesn't cover it.
The Lakers can't defend it, the 36-year-old Fisher is slower than last season, Ellis has always relied on physical defense, and there is no way to deal with Guo Xu, who has a lot of dribbling tricks.
Wrapping Guo Xu, he is not the only one who plays key shots, Roy is also very efficient in holding the ball heads-up, and his overall shooting rate has reached 51.2% since the start of the game, or on the premise of shooting 1.7 three-pointers per game and 38.3% three-point shooting rate.