Chapter 28: Winning streak
"There won't be a next time, Asian rookie, I'm just careless, it's just a little trick" Howard's face was a little uneasy, but he wasn't angry.
"Not necessarily," Chen Shu responded.
Magic offense, Anderson misses shot. Bull Chen Shu repeated the old trick and rushed into the bottom line, this time the Magic strengthened the defense of the penalty area, Chen Shu passed the ball to Korver, who was excluded in the bottom corner, and hit a 3-point shot.
28:25。
"Chen, you have to pass the ball to me more, you know that they are running to defend you, no one can organize my mid-range, understand?"
"Okay, don't worry, you're the main attacker, don't worry, it's really Korver's chance just now."
In this way, Chen Shu only scored 2 points, but almost all the offense was initiated by Chen Shu and got 5 assists.
Chen Shu was heavily defended, his weaknesses were targeted, and there were not many means on the offensive end, so he could only create opportunities for the players.
Break through to Boozer, who hit two goals in a row on the head of Heaton Turkglou.
Taking advantage of Noah's blocking, he dribbled the ball to the free throw area, pulled out the feint, Howard strode forward to block, and Chen Shu went straight to the bottom line with one hand. Wiped the board and scored 2 points on a layup.
All kinds of wonderful passes made the fans in the stadium have a lot of fun.
The two sides were inseparable, and the score was 41:41.
Seeing that the score couldn't be pulled apart, Chen Shu knew that there was no need to hide his strength, and now he had to let these ESPN commentators slap themselves in the face.
Chen Shu held the ball to face Anderson, who was 17 cm taller than him, Chen Shu immediately made a breakthrough, Anderson was relatively slow, and chased sideways, but the figure in front of him retreated directly.
"Haha, needless to say, this Asian wouldn't dare to shoot a 3," Fredale decided.
Before the words fell, Chen Shu actually pulled up a 3-point jumper, and Anderson was not slow to react, and immediately turned around and jumped to prepare for a block. According to the analysis of the coaching staff, his long arms will definitely cover Chen Shu. However, it backfired, and when he was about to fall, the figure in front of him was still in the air, and he threw a basketball.
The basketball went straight to the basket under the somewhat confused eyes of Anderson and Fredale. 3-point hit;
The score is 44:41.
After landing on the ground, Chen Shu clenched his fist vigorously, and the Asian fans at the scene shouted loudly, "Book God, Book God", as if this was the home field of the Bulls.
"Fredale, I don't think you're good enough to get to know this Asian," Javier teased his colleague and friend.
Fredale muttered without speaking, embarrassed, and swore that this yellow-skinned guy was a rookie with obvious weaknesses, that is, just a substitute.
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"What a bullshit expert, I think I just look down on us yellow people and get slapped in the face."
"Look at Fredale's face, haha, it's black to the bottom of the pot, if it weren't for being too fat, maybe I'd have found a hole to get into."
"Our book god is hiding his strength, haha, maybe there are more killing moves that are useless. Haha"
The fans were excited, and their idols broke the rumors from the outside world and proved themselves.
At the end of the second quarter, Chen Shu fired consecutive shots from the outside, scoring 14 points and 4 assists, with a score of 54:47. The Bulls lead by seven points.
At this time, Jerry Reinsdorf (the owner of the Bulls) was also playing a game between the Bulls and the Magic. Due to his busy schedule, Reinsdorf only focuses on some of the Bulls' important games, or home games.
"It seems that this rookie is really as good as Thibodeau said, he doesn't have an offensive pass, and he can be a good backup point guard." Reinsdorf said to the manager next to him.
Due to his excellent performances in the previous games, Thibodeau talked to the team owner about Chen, who has a lot of potential, and his rookie season has been even better than Rose. Chen Shu can be the Bulls' Ginobili. When the boss heard this, he was also interested in Chen Shu. So there is a scene of watching an away game at home with the team manager.
"Yes, we have analyzed Chen Shu, there is no problem in becoming a qualified substitute, it is not a problem to become a starter in an ordinary team, and a championship team like us, as a qualified substitute defender, has not treated him badly." The team manager said with a smile.
"But Thibodeau said that the rookie would be Ginobili of the Bulls, which is very high. Let me not treat him badly in the contract. Reinsdorf sat on the couch, shook his glass of wine, and took a sip.
"I think that's something I'm going to think about, not him as a coach, and I'll evaluate Chen Shu's ability and give him a contract accordingly." The manager was a little displeased.
No one knows, this rookie has a lot of ambitions, and he doesn't want to be a sixth man like Ginobili, he wants the core of the team.
Reinsdorf could never have imagined that today's decision made him regret it for a long time.
Then again, the Orlando Magic didn't win in the enthusiastic shouts of the audience. The Bulls held on to the advantage, 103-89. Won 4 in a row and finished with a 7-1 overall record.
Chen Shu had 23 points and 6 assists, Rose had 21 points and 6 assists, Boozer had 21 points and 8 rebounds, Noah had 2 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Rolle Deng had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Korver hit 4 3-pointers and scored 15 points.
Chen Shu ranked first on the team in scoring and assists, shooting 9-of-13, including 5-of-6 from 3-pointers, and playing only 23 minutes. Complete two quests, 1000 points and 6 attribute points.
Magic: Howard had a game-high 28 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Jason Richard had 17 points, Turkgrew had 14 points and Nelson had nine points and five assists.
It's fair to say that Howard didn't get a lot of help from his teammates, which is why the Magic, who have the No. 1 center, is just a season playoff team, not a powerhouse in the East.
After the game, many media reported that ESPN reporter Nick Freddell no longer had the face to analyze Chen Shu.
The Chicago media released a news headline "Rose 21+6, Odds Perform Excellently, Bulls Take Magic lightly". The text focuses on the play of Ross, and Chen Shu is taken by a sentence. It seems that in the eyes of Chicago and the Bulls, Rose is their answer and has proven himself, while Chen Shu is just a flash in the pan.
The bleachers published an article titled "Asian point guard has a steady style of play and the highest assists in the game", in which he continued to support Chen Shu, with amazing offensive talent and excellent overall vision, actively leading teammates, connecting the team, and helping the team win, and the future is limitless.
Chen Shu ignored the media reports, knowing that sooner or later he would have all the media sing the praises.
After a shortened season and no time to rest at all, it didn't take long for them to rush to Atlanta to challenge the Hawks.
On January 8, the away game against the Eagles.
The Bulls had no touch and lost to the Hawks 94-109. Korver was 3-of-8, Rohrdeng was 4-of-13, Rose was 3-of-10, Noah was 0-of-4 and Boozer was 6-of-11. No starter scored more than 15 points. Chen Shu, who came off the bench, was 6-of-12, 4-of-6 from 3-pointers, and had 16 points and two assists. It's not that the pass is bad, it's that the teammates really can't shoot.
The Eagles' starting five and sixth all scored in double figures, and Hawks Josh Smith scored 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting. Joe Johnson 17 points, Jeff Teague 12, Valadimi Radmanovic 17, Al Horford 14 and Willie Green 10.
It was a hearty win for the Hawks, beating the Bulls, the top team in the East.
For the Bulls, it makes sense to lose this game, because it is still back-to-back games on the road.
So far in the regular season, Chen Shu has steadily occupied the first place in the rookie rankings, but has not been recognized by the NBA league.
Because just today, the league announced the best players and rookies of the week in the East and West. (First 5 games)
The Eastern Conference Player of the Week is James, who averages 29.6 points, 6.6 assists, 7 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.
The Western Conference Player of the Week is Durant, who averages 27.4 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block per game.
The Eastern Conference Rookie of the Week is Irving, who averages 18.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1 steal per game.
The Western Conference Rookie of the Week is Rubio, who averages 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 8 assists and 2.2 steals per game.
In the first five games, Chen Shu averaged 17.4 points, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, which was indeed a little worse than Irving's in terms of data. But you must know that Chen Shu's average playing time is only ten minutes per game. Irving is the main point guard, averaging more than 30 minutes per game. In terms of efficiency, Chen Shu beats all rookies.
The Cleveland Honest People reported that his champion won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Week, throwing off other rookies in the league by a notch, and by the way, he also belittled Chen Shu, an Asian point guard, saying that Cleveland's new son of destiny has finally appeared. But they don't know that the Cavaliers will still be the belly of the fish in a few years, of course, this is a later story.
In the evening, Mitchell also called Chen Shu,
"Chen, are you busy? You'll be in Chicago tomorrow and we'll meet again. Happy? The sunny Mitchell joked on the phone.
"Well, it's okay," Chen Shu replied absentmindedly.
"Hey, aren't you happy to see this goddess. Think clearly in response to me," Mitchell said slightly threatening words on the phone.
"Oh, of course, of course happy, haha, no doubt"
"Are you because of the Rookie of the Week thing? If you're in a bad mood, when you get back to Chicago, you'll definitely kill all sides, and I believe in your strength. Come on" Mitchell was comforted when he heard Chen Shu's depression.
"Well, I know, don't worry, I'm not unhappy, it's just that the first two games were really tired, physically and mentally exhausted, and I will slowly adapt to the rhythm of the NBA."