Chapter 218: Jordan's Shadow

Maybe today is destined to be performed by the "Windy City Rose" Rose, the former MVP in the face of the "defensive black hole" Rondo, seems to have regained the feeling of the original MVP, one step accelerated, easily flashed Rondo, and scored a layup under the basket, 12:10.

Derrick Rose's beautiful layup immediately attracted the admiration of Chicago fans, it was still so fast-paced, or so chic and light layup, but it was different.

Rose's performance not only earned the cheers of the Chicago fans, but also made the game interesting.

Back on the defensive end, Roy also began to entangle Wade like a fight, and the two ran west, like two conjoined people. Although Rose's defensive ability is average, he is also at full speed in half of the home court, and he defends Rondo tightly.

So, the Bulls' breakthrough still has to find Anthony, or Butler, the league's most diligent attacker who broke through Anthony's defense with tireless running, and here he immediately responded with a 2-point shot to tie it 12-12.

In the next round, it was still Rose who blew up Rondo with speed, and Butler used his shot to get Anthony, and the score came to 14 draws.

Then the same script came again, 16 flats.

Seeing that the two sides exploded and the game was about to enter a stalemate, the managers of both sides also made changes at the same time as if they had agreed, with Jeff Hornacek replacing Anthony and Fred Hojberg replacing Wade.

Hornacek was already unhappy with Anthony's defense, and Hojberg didn't want veteran Wade to waste his energy on running against Roy.

The Bulls brought in small forward Nikola Mirotic, so that Butler played at shooting guard and played against Roy, and Roy ushered in his second opponent of the night.

Let's talk about Jimmy Barrett, he is recognized as a hard-working player in the league, although it has been rumored that Butler is the illegitimate son of Jordan, and from the comparison of appearance, demeanor, body shape and other aspects, the two are 90% similar. But in terms of physical talent alone, Butler is very average, whether it is arm span, touch height, or speed, he can't compare with Roy in front of him, let alone Jordan, which is why he was not selected by the Chicago Bulls until the 30th in the 2011 draft.

If there's one thing Butler has that resembles Jordan, it's probably his indomitable willpower. In the face of mediocre congenital conditions, Butler made up for his shortcomings with diligent training, and he is one of the hardest working players of the Chicago Bulls and even the league. Through his tireless efforts, he has grown from a water cooler keeper for the Chicago Bulls to a core player and an NBA All-Star. Until the end, he even compared Rose, which directly led to Rose's negative luck and bad luck.

From this point of view, Butler can also be regarded as a long-time enemy of Ross.

Butler was standing in front of Roy at this time, and at first glance, he really looked very much like the god Jordan, with such a "false god" in front of him, Roy didn't dare to slack off.

After Anthony and Wade were off the court, Ross handed over the offensive opportunity to Roy, and now it was time for Roy and Butler to make two moves.

Against Butler, Roy was prepared to use his regular offensive weapon - mid-range shooting first, which is in fact a way that Roy often uses to test the strength of his opponent's defense.

To put it simply, a player's defensive attitude when facing the opponent's mid-range and long-range shots can basically reflect the player's defensive enthusiasm.

The usual crossover, the usual step-back jumper, a few moves, Butler showed no signs of relaxation, his eyes were firmly fixed on Roy, his feet kept moving, so that his hands were always held high, until the last Roy's shot, Butler was desperate to block up.

Butler is indeed a desperate Saburo-type defender, Roy secretly admires.

Fortunately, Roy was prepared, and he had a unique trick "Jordan-style step-back jumper". As soon as the big move came out, Butler's height and arm span alone could not pose a threat to Roy at all, and a beautiful hollow ball brought the score to 18:16.

ā€œOć€‚ā€ Roy's beautiful shot immediately drew the amazement of the audience, and as a Chicago fan, no one is more familiar with this shooting action than they are.

"Looks like Roy is a Michael (Jordan) fan."

"Roy really mimics it, even his height and body shape are very similar to Michael."

"I didn't expect that after so many years, there is a second person who is also imitating the god Jordan."

And a second person? Why do fans say the second person? So who was the first person?

It's the Bulls' turn to attack, and the offensive option here is also Jimmy Butler, as if he said it, Butler also uses a mid-range shot, and it is also a step-back jumper after crossover, which is the guy Butler eats.

Of course, Roy will not be polite, judging from the fight just now, Butler's bounce and air stay are not strong, where did he get the courage to dare to choose a jump shot in front of him?

Roy didn't hesitate to choose the block, his bounce far exceeded Butler's, not to mention a pair of big long hands to protect it. However, just when Roy thought he was sure of victory, he found that Butler's body was leaning back, could it be a step-back jumper?

No, it's not just a step-back jumper, it's a "Jordan-style step-back jumper"!

Roy unexpectedly found that Butler was using a "Jordan-style step-back jumper", the same movement, the same angle, the same frequency, dodging Roy's block, and Butler calmly shot.

It's almost the same beautiful arc and the same stable hitting, this is Butler's "Jordan-style step-back jumper", and he is the first man in the mouth of fans to imitate Jordan's shooting at the United Center Arena.

ā€œOć€‚ā€ The audience also praised Butler's "Jordan-style step-back jumper", of course, this "Jordan-style step-back jumper" they often saw Butler use, but although it was commonplace, every time they saw such a beautiful shot, they couldn't help but praise a few times.

More importantly, unlike the "Jordan-style step-back jumper" that Roy learned through talent, Butler's "Jordan-style step-back jumper" is a unique skill that he has learned over time through repeated practice and pondering every day, continuous failures in the game, and continuous re-attempts, and he can use such technical movements even more difficult.

It's nothing more than Butler can become an NBA All-Star player with his average physical talent, and he relies on his own efforts.

Butler's ball brought Roy a great shock, this guy who looks like Jordan can actually play like Jordan, this level of jumper, no matter who is difficult to defend, only feel and luck can stop him.

The off-court commentary was also excited at this time, and today's live broadcaster specially invited Scott Pippen, a famous Bulls legend and Jordan's old comrade-in-arms, as a guest. And he was obviously amused by the "imitation show" of the two players on the scene at this time.

"No bragging, I really had a delusion just now, it's Michael [Jordan] himself and his own shadow playing, Roy and Butler they've been too successful in imitating Jordan, more than anyone else in the league. Oh no, I may have said the wrong thing, there aren't many people in the league who are still imitating Michael these days, and instead they should be all imitating Stephen's (Curry) shooting moves. ā€

"To be honest, although I have a negative attitude towards all kinds of rumors in the outside world, every time I see Jimmy (Butler)'s jump shot, I unconsciously associate him with Michael (Jordan), or is Jimmy just a disciple of Michael outside?"

Disciple? If you want to talk about disciples, I'm the official disciple of Jordan, right?

When he saw Butler use the "Jordan-style step-back jumper", Roy's whole person was not good, it felt as if his unique martial arts cheats were suddenly easily imitated by another person, which was greatly depreciated for this martial arts cheats.

Of course, Roy didn't know that this was Butler's killer skill, and he only felt that it was a provocation for Butler to challenge himself with the same moves as himself.

Therefore, in the next round, Roy did not show weakness and once again used the "Jordan-style step-back jumper", which was still a hit, 20:18.

Then Butler also returned the "Jordan-style step-back jumper", then Roy's "Jordan-style step-back jumper", and then Butler's "Jordan-style step-back jumper......

Roy and Butler, these two are like a pair of enemies, they fight each other on the court, they fight each other, and they don't give in. They battled for six rounds in a row with nearly the same scoring pattern, and it wasn't until the end of the first quarter that the two men gave up.

In the end, Roy beat Butler on 4-of-6 shooting......