Chapter 52: Complete the mission
In the Raptors' round, Calderon was the leader on the court, guiding his teammates' runs, and the basketball once again passed to forward James Johnson, who had just replaced him, and hit a mid-range jumper.
James Johnson was traded by the Bulls to the Raptors last year. At the end of 09, he was selected by the Bulls with the 16th pick, but in the past few years, as a dual-energy forward, he has not fulfilled his potential, although he can attack with the ball, but his shooting is unstable and mistakes are frequent. Can create chaos on the defensive end, often gambling on defense and fouls. Eventually abandoned by the Bulls.
At this time, against his old club, James Johnson is very much like proving himself, so he plays very aggressively. And over the past year, he has been working hard to develop mid-range shooting, and during his time with the Raptors, his mid-range shooting has gradually stabilized, which is an important scoring point on the Raptors' bench.
James Johnson, who hit the shot, swept towards the Bulls' bench, his eyes full of unconvinced. Obviously, his rookie contract has not yet ended, and now he is full of unwillingness to be traded. Maybe in a few years, he will be relieved to see the transactions full of commercial copper stink alliances flying all over the sky.
17:20。
Because Butler often teamed up with Chen Shu in the team's group confrontation, the two had some tacit understanding. More than halfway through the second quarter, Thibodeau saw that Butler and Chen Shu's cooperation was getting better, so he didn't adjust the substitutions.
At this time, Chen Shu had already got 4 assists and did not score. Three of those assists were through Butler. Butler finally showed his potential, breaking through layups and mid-range jumpers, all of which were relatively solid. Played 8 minutes, scored 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting.
At this time, the score is 28:35.
The two sides had another rotation, and Calderon worked hard for nearly one and a half quarters, scoring four points and four assists. There are a lot of passes, but the guys don't give face. Calderon came off the break and was replaced by a two-way position, Gerard Bayless.
Gerard Bayless, who had just come on the court, looked very energetic, and as soon as he came on the court, he singled Chen Shu, using his speed and strength, forcing a breakthrough and hitting a mid-range shot.
Originally, Chen Shu didn't care much about this Raptors backup guard, but as soon as he got in touch, he found that this guy is fast, powerful, and has a style very similar to Rose. In fact, Ross is also a dual-energy route. Chen Shu understands that you can't underestimate anyone, you must know that those who can enter the NBA are talented basketball players.
The current Chen Shu is still very thin, and it is difficult to prevent his outside projection, but although he has defensive sliding steps and good defensive steps, in the face of absolute power, his defense does not play a big role. It's like he can't defend Rose right now.
Bayless easily beat Chen Shu, and instantly felt that Chen Shu was just a rookie, not as powerful as the outside world said, and it was estimated that he was a yellow person, which made him attract the attention of the media and fans. I looked at Chen Shu with some contempt in my heart.
Chen Shu was obviously stimulated, and looked back not to be outdone, thinking for a while that would make you understand the fear of being dominated by attack.
Returning to the Bulls' offense, Chen Shu dribbled to outside the 3-point line, didn't even look at Bayless, and made a pull-out jumper. And Bayless, who jumped the cap, was in a mood at the moment, "This rookie really wants to be as arrogant as the legend"
"Huh" in the cheers of the audience, brush the frame in.
Both sides were a mix of substitutes and starters, but they played much better than the first pure starting lineup. Both shots have rebounded.
The second quarter ended. The score is 35:45.
Although the Raptors' offense has improved somewhat, the Bulls are in better shape under the leadership of Chen Shu, who not only shoots steadily, but also increases his teammates' shooting percentage through assists.
Butler, with the help of Chen, scored 10 points in the first quarter. Chen Shu scored 6 points and 6 assists in the first quarter.
At halftime, Butler was still immersed in the excitement of scoring 10 points in a single quarter, as a rookie, he had such a long playing time for the first time, and he scored 10 points so efficiently. At this time, the person he was most grateful to was not Xibodeau, but Chen Shu. Despite the end of the game, Thibodeau also specially praised his performance.
As a direct beneficiary of Chen Shu's skills, he clearly felt that the ball passed to him by Chen Shu seemed to have magical power, and there was a feeling that he could shoot as long as he made a shot. This is because others have no feeling at all when passing the ball to him, which also makes his nervous mood on the court slowly calm down, and more importantly, it greatly enhances Butler's self-confidence and makes him feel like a fish in water on the court.
In the live game, the head coaches of both sides had a tacit understanding that this game was regarded as a big training and gave the newcomers a lot of playing time. It's the same training for newcomers, but the purpose is different, for the Bulls, it's training for newcomers to prepare for the playoffs, and for the Raptors, it's also preparing for this year's lotto.
Calderon didn't play as much time as Chen Shu in the second half, and only scored 6 points and 5 assists in the whole game. Chen Shu scored the second-highest score of 19 points on the team, and the most points were scored by the scoring machine under the basket and the mid-range shooting beautiful boy Boozer, with 22, Chen Shu's team-high 8 assists.
It is worth mentioning that Butler played 20 minutes and scored 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line. Good performance. Don't underestimate this performance, this is already a big step for Butler's career, because this game also allows Thibodeau to see Butler's potential.
Chen Shu played a performance, and the head coach of the Raptors, Dwayne Casey, saw it completely, and the timing of shooting, ball control, and passing was all excellent. Looking at this game, Chen Shu's 3-point projection can be said to be the top in the league. In defense, the pace speed is good, but the body is still a little thin and the strength is insufficient. If the Raptors can be traded, they can build an offensive team with the backcourt combination of Chen Shu and DeRozan as the core.
But this is just Casey's own thoughts, he has just joined the Raptors, and he does not have much say in management, and he only has the right to suggest trades at present, but judging from the Raptors' years of experience, the management is not wise.
After the game, everyone washed up, and left in a hurry, each going back to their homes.
For Chen Shu, today is also a big gain, getting 2500 points and 5 attribute points. Chen Shu has now also entered the bottleneck period of rising ability. Chen Shu decided to enhance his mid-range shooting ability, and the current offense mainly relies on 3-point shooting, but when the 3-point line is targeted by defense, the weakness of the breakthrough is exposed. Thinking of this, Chen Shu added all 5 attributes to the breakthrough, so that Chen Shu's offensive attributes reached more than 70 points.
Chen Shu
19 years old
Overall Rating: 72 C+ (Basketball player, sabcd, S grade is the strongest)
Credits 36400,
attribute point 5,
Height 190cm
Arm span 201cm
Weight 83kg
Attribute: (full value 100)
Power 68
Speed 80
Stamina: 70
Bounce 80
Body score 75, C+
Offensive Ability: (out of 100)
Possession 72
Break through 70
Passing 73
Shot 78
Long shot 81
Running 67
Offensive ability rating 73, C+.
Defensive ability: (full value of 100)
Steal 65 (Skill +11)
Rebound 62
Cap 60
Consciousness 69 (Skill +11)
Defensive ability rating 70, C-.
Skill: One-handed straight plug (Rondo) LV3,1340/2000.
Skill: Defensive Slider (Battier) LV3,990/2000.
Skill: Pull-up Jumper (Maddie) LV4,2990/5000.
Skill: Extreme Tie Rod (Jordan) LV4,640/5000.