Chapter Twenty-Six: The Battle for Righteousness
In the final game, the Rockets will face the Chicago Bulls, led by the top pick, Rose.
After four games, the Rockets are 3-1, the Bulls are also 3-1, Totoro averages 24.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 4.1 blocks and 2.8 steals in four games, and Rose averages 26.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.2 blocks and 2.2 steals per game.
From the first four games, it can be seen that except for a slight advantage in scoring, Champion Lang is at a disadvantage in all aspects, and even the assists and steals that point guards are best at are inferior, which shows how rebellious the performance of the Chinese Summer League is.
If there are only these four games in the summer league, then Totoro will be a well-deserved MVP, whether in terms of team records or personal data, Totoro can only show that Americans discriminate against Chinese if they can't get MVP, and there is no other explanation.
But now because there is still one game, and it is a head-to-head clash between the two teams, then the belonging of this summer league MVP is not certain.
The media widely predicts that whoever wins this game will be the MVP of the Summer League!
Before the game, Rose, who had already won major awards in the NCAA, of course, took it as a priority, and he said through the media he knew that he would definitely let the Bulls win the next game, and he said that he heard the Chinese-American's high-hearted remarks, but he didn't care, because he didn't know who Totoro was, and he didn't even have any contact with each other in college.........
Rose's words are very crazy, and Totoro thinks that he is no worse than the other party, Ross is already naked and despises, saying that he doesn't know this person at all, isn't this just no one in his eyes?
But the American media did not criticize Rose's remarks, they seemed to think that this was as it should be, the two were not players at the same level, that kid had a little strength, but it was still a lot worse than their local champion, and the data was good just because he was lucky, and there was no particularly famous small forward among the opposing players.
This differential treatment made Totoro very unhappy, so in the final summer league game, Totoro came on the court full of anger.
"Smack!"
In the first ball, Rose, who found Totoro's breakthrough, was blocked by him from mid-air.
Rose, who fell a sturdy one, got up angrily and wanted to fight Totoro, but the Asian didn't shake him, and after receiving a regular foul, he turned his head and returned to his position.
Well, it's a bit serious to say that it's a backstop, and this time it can be seen from the fact that Totoro only received a normal foul, and he was aiming for the ball and not for people.
Rose's strength is really strong, the lightning-fast breakthrough speed is the fastest player Totoro has seen so far, and the anti-sky air and cheating folding layups are also unreasonable, Totoro has not been able to stop the opponent even if he is engrossed in defense this time, and he has no choice but to use a tough foul to stop him.
"Okay, you, you really have a set, but can you stop me?"
My Neighbor Totoro stood on either side of the free throw line with his hands on his hips and watched the opponent's free throws, and then looked at the Bulls' starting small forward, Cedric. Simmons, the mind immediately noticed.
On the basketball court, and under the first-to-go rule, the offensive side will always have an advantage over the defensive side.
It's very common for a star to not be able to defend against the opponent's attack, and if you can limit the opponent, the opponent will not be considered a star player.
And the reverse is also true, if you want to prove that you are a real All-Star, you have to fight back on the offensive end!
Rose hit one of two free throws and the rebound was protected by Dorsey.
However, at this time, Totoro, who was running wildly, had already run to the opponent's half.
Dorsey handed the ball to Boo, who threw it to the front court with both hands.
To be honest, Brooks, who only attacks in his bones, actually has no awareness of long passes on weekdays, but Totoro's fast subconscious is too good, the first and second times Totoro ran out of the opportunity Xiaobu did not have the consciousness to pass, and the third and fourth times Brooks will not do this, after all, no matter how alone he is, he is playing as a playmaker in the NBA.
Now Brooks' first reaction as soon as he gets the ball is to raise his eyes to see if there is a yellow figure in his frontcourt, and if there is a long tune, then he can get an assist.
Simmons and Saflosa of the Bulls couldn't help but want to scold their mother, is this speed really the speed that a small forward should have? Even Kevin, who was known for his flexibility last year. Durant doesn't have this speed when he runs, right?
Rose ran faster than Totoro, but it didn't help against the opponent who received the ball inside the three-point line.
My Neighbor Totoro didn't dribble the ball after receiving the basketball, and went directly to it in three steps, which made Zhuang Yuanlang, who wanted to wait for the opportunity to steal the ball, even more desperate.
"Bang!"
A simple split, Totoro easily scored 2 points, and in the first round, he and Rose were tied 2:2, and neither had an advantage.
But in the next round, Ross suffered.
Adelman gestured off the court, and the Rockets players on the court immediately understood the coach's intentions, Brooks clinged to Rose's defensive shots, and the other players quietly approached Rose like a pocket, invisibly forming a second and third line of defense against Rose.
Rose is not the kind of person who doesn't like to pass, but he really didn't want to pass the ball in today's game, because he wanted to blow Totoro head-on, at least to achieve an overwhelming advantage in statistics, so he was destined to attack alone today.
And then he was going to be tragic.
After easily breaking through Brooks, he found Abdul-Jabbar surrounding, and after another change of direction to wipe Abdul-Jabbar, he found Dent. Green was at his side.
This chain method was invented by the Spurs to deal with the gorilla who broke through inexplicably, and although Rose's breakthrough was sharp, it could not be compared with Lao Zhan at this stage.
This is the tactic that Adelman has recently come up with to deal with Rose, in fact, in an inconsequential game like summer league, the coach usually does not make any arrangements, this is a league that observes players.
But the significance of this game is not so simple, because of the fermentation of public opinion, this game has risen to the battle of Ross and Totoro.
Is Totoro talking big, is the Chinese player so unbearable, in this kind of big situation, Ah Shuai said that he will still help his disciple.
Rose, who has just finished the draft, has not yet developed his mid-range and three-point shooting ability, and the overall picture is not very strong, and his breakthrough is very sharp, but you have the ability to really break through the five of us!
"Bang dang!"
Champion Lang said that he really had this confidence, but this time he barely made a layup but it was ridiculously biased under the interference of Totoro, and the rebound was taken by Abdul-Jabbar.