Chapter 234: The Game Begins
Jump ball on both sides.
Gortat, known as the Polish Hammer, is not short, and although he is not as short as López, it is he who jumps to the ball this time, because his arm span and his speed are even better.
It's just that judging from the audience's reaction, it's not that they are willing to support him.
Come to think of it, no one likes to have someone in their home team who destroys the unity of the team.
Team die-hard fans, in a sense, they are loyal to this team, they are willing to cheer for the players because of the team, but... They are reluctant to cheer on players who destabilize the team.
Every team has die-hard fans like this, for example, when Wade didn't want to be traded by the Bulls, Foreman threatened to pardon him, and fans spoke ill of him one by one.
I completely forgot what kind of faces Wade had when he first arrived.
It's part of the culture, the die-hard fans.
Gortat managed to grab the ball, and if he didn't, it would be embarrassing, and a burst of boos was inevitable.
The Bulls put on a defensive stance, led by Li Ming, facing Wall.
Wall's style belongs to the traditional point guard, mainly passing, but he has the scoring ability that traditional point guards do not have, and he is a guy who can average 20 plus per game.
Li Ming faced him and didn't dare to defend too much, because the latter was essentially the same kind of person as him, he belonged to the same kind of person who could attack and pass, and it was useless to press too hard, he could always find a way to help the team.
If that's the case, it's better to slip and force him to pass the ball as much as possible.
Wall reads the defense... After that, it was given to Bill.
The latter takes the ball and faces LaVine.
This choice is very clever, and it is much better for Bill to fight LaVine than for him to fight Li Ming himself.
Beal holds the ball, he's not a good breakout, but he's a good shooter, and on that basis, although it's not a top-notch breakout, it's unexpectedly a lot more lethal.
Li Ming's adjustment to LaVine has not yet reached the defensive stage, but has only given some guidance on his physical fitness and projection.
So...
LaVine was shaken to the side by Bill's two dribbles.
Lavin's attitude is much better now, and he didn't wait after being thrown away, but followed in time.
But at this time, Beal took a step back and made a direct jump shot from mid-range.
Ball in!
The Wizards scored on the first shot of the opening game, causing a burst of excited shouts from the home fans to Beal.
That's the kind of player the home fans like.
Don't toss, play diligently.
Young man, there is a lot of promise!
Switching offense and defense, this time it was the Bulls' turn.
Li Ming dribbled forward, and just past the halfway line, LaVine asked for the ball.
was beaten by someone, thinking that it was very uncomfortable, so let him come back! Li Ming then passed the ball to Lavin.
LaVine holds the ball and faces Bill.
At this time, the biggest difference between these two people comes out!
Beal's defense is not bad, both the defensive scoring guard and the point guard are experienced, not so easy to play!
LaVine, who was on the head of the Seven Spirits, could not handle this, and dribbled the ball towards Bill.
The Wizards' backcourt pair of shots intentionally or unintentionally formed a pack.
Together.
LaVine, who was circled, pulled the ball back two steps and re-dribbled to master the rhythm.
The audience of the Wizards was not idle, and seeing that LaVine was being defended and retreated, the boos gradually rose, creating off-court pressure on LaVine.
"Voted!" Laven didn't dare to rush, but he didn't want to pass, so he raised his hand directly, and the speed of the shot was very fast, an eight beats faster than the usual rhythm.
This shows that he is a little panicked.
The most important thing for a pitcher is to have a stable mental quality, and if he shoots out of rhythm so much, he naturally doesn't get in!
"Boom".
It's a good piece of iron, and it was successfully hit.
Gortat of the Wizards defends the defensive rebound.
In fact, at this time, Wall was outside the three-point line, a long pass, and the latter could directly play a fast attack, but this guy acted as if he didn't see Wall, but instead gave the ball to Porter, who changed his wing.
Porter held the ball, stunned, and the Bulls had quickly returned to defense.
A great opportunity came to naught.
The audience of the Wizards couldn't help but curse and said:
"This Gortat is really getting more and more muddy, and we owe it to us to give him so much money in the first place!"
"Don't mention money, as soon as I talk about this, I will get angry, and the Wizards management also burns a lot of money!"
"Hey, I really want to boo him, if it weren't for the fact that this is the home field!"
The audience was full of complaints, and the head coach of the Wizards team was also shouting on the sidelines, these bastards were not playing well one by one, and they were making small teams there, which was really getting more and more muddy!
The ball fell to Wall's hand a few times, and the latter also helped the Bulls a lot, while blocking and dismantling into the Bulls' interior to attract the defense, Gortat was already in an empty position, but he gave the ball to Morris, who came up to block and dismantle, who took the ball and formed an air cut, but his impact was not enough, and was directly covered by Mirotic.
"I'll go!"
"Oops!"
"This really is!"
This time, the audience also saw it, but they were still a little biased, and in addition to being heartbroken, they did not show any other dissatisfaction.
This makes Gortat even more angry!
Everyone is a leader, why is there a distant and close relative?
Brother still practices boxing!
Go down like this, and be careful that I knock out your future star with one punch.
Anyway... I'm at the end of my career, so I'm going to buy it out and leave! Who's afraid of whom!
Indignant, the head coach of the Wizards is not a fake trick, and when he saw this, he knew that he couldn't do it without adjustment, so he quickly took Gortat down.
At this point, only 3 minutes have passed in the first quarter...
Replacing Gortat was Jason Smith.
This is also a veteran, the 20th pick in the first round in 07, and it has been ten years since he was full!
Jason Smith is not a traditional power forward, he is better at playmaking because he has a good ball handling skill and is much more flexible than the average big man.
After he got on the court, the Wizards' rhythm was normal again.
The Bulls have only scored one goal and scored two points because LaVine has been asking for the ball.
The opponent's rhythm came together, and their score difference was widened to 8 points.
"Attack yourself!" Hojberg looks like this can't do it!
Can't let Laven continue to make trouble, so he shouted below and let Li Ming come by himself.
Facing Wall, Li Ming attacked on his own for the first time.
Slowly dribbling the ball outside the three-point line, dribbling for a while, and suddenly shooting directly.
The ball goes in.
It's three points.
And... Li Ming was standing a big step away from the three-point line.
But the ball just went in.