Chapter 13: Amazing Performance
At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers took the lead in making rotations, with Lao Yu and Gasol coming off the court and replacing Steve Black and Derrick Carrycott. After all, the two are no longer young people, and the Bulls, except for Chen Shu, the other starters still play, the iron-blooded coach Thibodeau, likes to use the starters, and now the Bulls are still 14 points behind.
Players from both sides came on the stage, and the audience at the scene booed when they saw the Bulls field an Asian guard player. The sound is deafening, and there is a reason for this, in 08, the Lakers selected an Asian rookie, that is, Sun Yue, who was basically responsible for taking care of the water cooler, rarely played, and occasionally played without a bright performance, and was abandoned the next year.
This is also the reason why the Lakers are not interested in Asian guards, but many star directors sitting in the VIP audience looked at this yellow man with resolute eyes and delicate facial features, and they all looked at it twice. The directors feel that it's a pity that this cool and handsome kid plays basketball, can he bear it in the face of so many muscle sticks all day long?
Soon, though, the not-so-strong-looking yellow man surprised them.
"Wow, this kid is really here, it looks like my prediction is coming true." Barkley called.
And Sina Moufan, who was dozing off in China and doing a live broadcast of pictures and texts, also discovered that an Asian player appeared on the stage, and immediately came to the spirit to find the information of this Asian American. He posted the materials he found on the live broadcast wall. The few fans are also excited, and some people are excited to log in to the NBA quietly, looking forward to the performance of this handsome Chinese guy.
The Bulls took the lead in kicking off, and Chen Shu held the ball through the half, Chen Shu was still a little stage frightened, but the moment he touched the basketball, a sense of fullness went from the palm of his hand to his heart, and the tension in his eyes was instantly replaced by perseverance, as if he was born for basketball. Head coach Thibodeau and his teammates obviously noticed the change in this rookie, and they had another point in their hearts for Chen Shu, and at the same time, they also had more expectations.
On the other hand, the Lakers players on the court: Blake, Kobe, Atay, Bynum, Kyrie Cotter, these people watched this Asian dribble over, and they didn't think so, Kobe and Atay couldn't be interested, and Blake faced Chen Shu. But the defense is also relatively perfunctory, and obviously I don't think much of this Asian kid.
Chen Shu landed at the top of the arc, looking at the Lakers' loose defense against him, obviously not taking him seriously. Thinking of the coach's explanation, focus on the outside line first. Looking at the placement of Hamilton and Gibson, there are no good opportunities. He simply pulled up from beyond the 3-point line and threw it, and Blake was clearly stunned and didn't even reach out to interfere.
"Huh", 3-point hit, the score is 53:42, the audience, the players and coaches of the two teams are obviously a little stunned, they didn't expect that this kid voted so resolutely, it seems to be a bold guy.
"Huh? It's awesome here," Smith was surprised.
"Haha, I told you he was going to save the bulls" Barkley opened his eyes, pretending to have expected it. Sina Moufan was not sleepy at all at this time, and he exclaimed all kinds of exclamations on the live broadcast wall.
Moments later, "WOW" exclamations rang out. And the Bulls bench has already been happy, only Watson tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled a little ugly. An angry roar came from Lakers head coach Mike Brown, "Fuck it, Blake, what are you doing, are you watching?" Concentrate your attention. ”
Blake looked gloomy after being scolded, and looked at Chen Shu with burning eyes. And the rest of the Lakers also looked at the daring rookie with interest.
And Chen Shu didn't celebrate, he had already returned to defense, he couldn't make mistakes, he had to sit firmly on the main bench, so that he could complete the "task of the best rookie". Seeing Chen Shu's performance, Xibodeau also nodded.
The ball was exchanged, Blake dribbled the ball across the half court, Kobe Bryant was not in a hurry to ask, so Blake wanted to get back to the court, and in the face of Blake, who was similar in size, Chen Shu used the defense to slide and bite tightly. Blake found that his feints didn't work and he couldn't break through. The breakthrough was fruitless, Blake could only stop the ball and stand at the top of the arc, holding the ball above his head with both hands to observe the situation of his teammates, while Chen Shu raised his hands high and kept interfering, almost causing Blake to make a mistake.
Blake was a little surprised and hurriedly threw the ball to Kobe, and at this time, Hamilton, who was defending Kobe, had already noticed Blake's embarrassment, stepped forward to grab the basketball, and scored a layup.
The Bulls attacked, Chen Shu still stood at the top of the arc, and Hamilton and Gibson were looking for opportunities in the running position. Bynum's defense was a bit loose under the basket. However, Blake no longer dared to underestimate Chen Shu, and concentrated on Chen Shu.
At this moment, the Lakers defensive players were taken to both sides by their teammates who were running, Chen Shu took a step to the right, plugged it with one hand, and sent the basketball in his hand to Noah on the edge of the penalty area. Quickly took the ball and shook it, and made a layup.
At 53:44, there were only 9 points left. And Blake is still thinking, this kid is not very well organized, this kind of direct ball pass must be wrong. When I heard the audience's reaction, I realized that it was wrong, "What, that's okay." ”
The audience screamed again, and the impact of the Asian rookie on them was one after another. It's a beautiful pass and a lot of power.
Thibodeau, on the other hand, saw a little bit of a way to pass the ball, and he had coached Green Kai as an assistant coach. Thibodeau found out that this kid was a piece of jade, and he was watching to see if he should put this kid in the position of assistant backup point guard.
The Bulls were infected by the smooth offense of these two rounds, and their morale slowly rose.
Kobe Bryant, who had been a spectator for 3 rounds, was a little unhappy, and asked for the ball directly from Blake to get rid of Hamilton, but Hamilton defended very well, and Blake hurriedly came over to block Kobe Bryant, so that the blocking and dismantling became Chen Shufang Kobe.
Chen Shu saw that he was going to face Kobe, he knew that their physique was much worse and their strength was not good, so they would definitely not be able to guard against Kobe. Watching Kobe Bryant's feint of shaking his shoulders to the right, Chen Shu slid horizontally to keep up with the footsteps, he had an idea, and it was better to gamble if he couldn't prevent it, predicting that Kobe Bryant would break through to the left, and use the sliding step to stand directly on the left side.
It can only be said that he was lucky, Kobe Bryant really wanted to break through from the left side, and after selling a step, he found that Chen Shu was standing upright and straight in front of him so closely, it was too late to take a step to the right, and with a bang, Chen Shu was knocked away, fell to the ground and slid a distance.
"Beep" because hitting people with the ball is too obvious, and the referee can't say anything.
The crowd at the scene has become accustomed to the amazing performance of this newcomer. Kobe Bryant was a little annoyed, but after all, he was a superstar, so he quickly restrained his emotions and even took the initiative to reach out and pull up Chen Shu. Chen Shushu was surprised, this is Kobe, an idol.
"Cunning boy, there won't be a next time." Kobe Bryant whispered to Chen Shu.
"Hey, that's not necessarily." Chen Shu worships the rules, and the aura cannot be lost.
"Yo, boy, you're good, you're just a little crazy," Kobe said with a smile.
Everyone at the scene looked at these two people who had no intersection chatting eagerly, and thought that the two were very familiar.
I even remembered that I had already thought of the news headline: "The mysterious Asian behaves amazingly, it turns out to be Kobe's friend".
The game continued, the two teams went back and forth like this, although Kobe Bryant was still brave, but he couldn't stand the Bulls crowd more flowers, in Chen Shu's outside line containment and precise guided passing, and the pass was comfortable, and the shooting rate of receiving the ball increased. The Bulls blossomed inside and out, and after the momentum rose, the defense was more dedicated. The third quarter lasted nine minutes and the score came to 68:66.
In the third quarter of 9 minutes, the Bulls scored 27 points, Chen Shuju made great contributions, 3 of 4 shots (2 3-pointers), 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points + 6 assists + 1 steal + 1 turnover. This is almost a perfect transcript for a newcomer.
The happiest is Thibodeau, the Bulls' guard line has been weak except for Rose, and now the star player Hamilton has been strengthened, and there is a rookie Butler with good potential. And now on the point guard line, Chen Shu can take on more tasks. Looks like we can get closer this year, Thibodeau thought happily.
"Beep" Lakers request substitution. Kobe Bryant went off the court and replaced Ramon Sessions, Kobe Bryant's physical strength was a little unbearable, after all, he was not young. Replace Bynum and bring on backup center Jordan Hill. Replaced Atay and brought on Matt Barnes. McBrown feels that this game is estimated to be won and lost in the last few minutes, and the main team has to rest and save energy, and the fourth quarter is a tough battle.
And the bull's side has long been a little unbearable, relying on one breath. Now they are also hurrying to replace the bench, and the Bulls players present have become: Chen Shu, Jimmy Butler, Korver, Scala Blanei and Asik. Thibodeau saw that Chen Shu was doing well, and he also wanted to see Butler's condition.
The Bulls' offense, Chen Shu made a shooting feint directly outside the 3-point line, instantly shook Blake, and then burst in from the right side, under the pursuit of Jordan Hill, slipped the bottom line to the left side, hit the ground and passed, passed the ball to Asik, and dunked again, Lakers power forward Kerry Cotter also blocked and failed to accompany a foul.
Asik's free throws bounced off the frame, and the score was tied at 68-68.
"Hey, man, you know how good I am," Barkley said,
"Well, it's kind of interesting, but you're really not blind? But this kid has a good vision."
"Hmph, you don't understand how powerful the great Lord Barkley is" at this time not to pretend to be more forced.
The last two points of the third quarter were more than two points, and the military benches of both sides had many wonderful performances. Rookie Butler scored just 2 points from the free throw. The score of the two sides is still tied at 72:72.
The Bulls can be said to have played a good quarter under Chen Shu's combing, chasing 14 points in a row. Of course, there was the result of the Lakers' contempt for relaxation at first. But it is undeniable that Chen Shu is excellent. With his ability to handle and pass the ball and his one-handed straight ball skills, his playmaking ability has been on par with the league's best point guards, and all that is missing is experience.
The defensive end, which was the least favored before, has repeatedly performed amazingly. Single-defense point guards don't suffer, and defensive power guards can also make up for it with superb ball quotient. But this is just a game, and if Chen Shu can maintain this form, Chen Shu will definitely be the biggest gain of the Bulls this season.