Chapter Twenty-Nine: Decline

Bulls head coach Fred Hojberg has been controversial, and many Bulls fans are quite dissatisfied with the head coach, and the reason is simple, before Hojberg became the Chicago Bulls, the Bulls in the hands of Tom Thibodeau could still win 50 wins and enter the second round of the playoffs.

And Hojberg has just started, and the Bulls, who have barely changed many personnel, have only won 42 wins, and they haven't even made it to the Eastern Conference playoffs!

You know, in the East, it is quite difficult to enter the playoffs, and Hojberg has Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol under his hands!

Therefore, Chicago fans' dissatisfaction with Hojberg is understandable, but no matter how low Hojberg's coaching level is, some ordinary techniques and tactics are still a little studied.

At this time, on the court, the Bulls' starting point guard Rajon Rondo, who controls the basketball, as the commander of the team's tactics, strictly follows the tactics arranged by the head coach before the game, and the state of the other players of the Bulls team has not been affected by the losing streak in the slightest.

"Huh!"

With the help of the pick-and-roll of teammates when running without the ball, Bulls star Jimmy Butler caught Rondo's just right pass and hit a solid mid-range shot!

"Jimmy has been in great shape so far this season, and I think he will be the top 5 player in the Eastern Conference this year!"

Jimmy Butler took the lead in scoring, and the commentator naturally pursued him, and it is not unreasonable to be sought after, at the beginning of the season, during the period when the Bulls won three consecutive games, Butler was the team's scoring champion in every game, and so far in the season, he has maintained an average of 22+4+4 excellent data per game, and his performance is very eye-catching!

"That's right, and it's not hard to see from Jimmy's tactical run that the three-game losing streak hasn't had any impact on the Chicago Bulls, and they still have a high level of tactical literacy."

As soon as the commentator's voice fell, the situation on the court changed abruptly, and Elfred Payton, the Magic point guard who was still slowly dribbling to observe the position of his teammates and was ready to wait for the opportunity, was careless, and the basketball was directly taken out by Rajon Rondo, Rondo would not talk nonsense with the opponent, and directly hit the ground pass across the half court, which shocked the four and sent the ball to the hands of Flash Wade who was about to get off the frontcourt.

Although Wade no longer stepped on lightning in Miami and moved like thunder, at this time, the front court was 1 to 0, and he still easily dunked with both hands!

"Dwyane Wade!"

Wade dunked easily, and the DJ on the scene was also very cooperative and shouted emotionally.

Immediately afterward, in the arena of the United Center in Chicago, many fans wearing Wade's Bulls jersey immediately jumped up from their seats, cheering the names of their idols, and of course, many people wore Wade's No. 3 jersey during the Miami era, and it was clear that these were Wade's loyal fans.

"I'm to blame for the ball."

Unlike the Bulls, who enjoyed the cheers of the home fans, on the Magic side, Payton Jr., who had just made a mistake at the beginning, took the initiative to take responsibility, and he really didn't expect Rondo to be so precise and fast!

"It's okay, it's all trifle." Seeing that Payton Jr. blamed himself a little, Aaron Gordon took the initiative to step forward to serve the baseline ball, and at the same time comforted: "We will play well this time, they can't prevent us." ”

"You know, we're a team with three wins in a row, and the other side is just a team with three consecutive defeats!"

Dropping this sentence, Aaron Gordon was obviously full of confidence, and when he returned to the offensive end, he directly asked Payton Jr. for the ball and singled Jimmy Butler, but unfortunately this young man who became famous in the slam dunk contest at this time was a little weak, and in the face of Butler's airtight defense, his offensive ability was greatly damaged, and this ball also ended in iron.

The rebound was controlled by Rajon Rondo, but this time he didn't choose to push the fast break, but slowed down the tempo, just after holding the ball into the halfcourt, he stopped and looked around at his teammates' positions again, and once Rondo had time to sort out the team's offense, then the Bulls' offense would not be a problem.

"Huh!"

It was Flash Wade again, who caught Rondo's accurate pass and hit a long two-point shot, rewriting the score to 6:0 in one fell swoop!

After that, although the Magic team relied on Vucevic's single-play ability to eat Robin Lopez once, but on the whole, the players seemed a little too relaxed, on the other hand, the Bulls played well on their home court, plus Rondo's almost perfect "guidance" every time, whether it was offense or defense, the away team was suppressed.

If fans only watched this small half of the game, they would definitely think that the Bulls are the team that won three in a row!

In this regard, Magic head coach Frank Vogel also decisively called a timeout when the ball was converted, educated the absent-minded players on the court, and then made some adjustments to the lineup, but Wu Rui was still sitting on the bench and did not enter the substitution list this time.

"Michael, do you think there's a chance I'll be replaced by you?" At the end of the timeout, the players came on the field, and Vogel walked to Wu Rui's side while paying attention to the state of the players on the field.

"No, coach, I think what the team needs at this time is offensive firepower support." It's just that Wu Rui answered Vogel's question very resolutely: "Let me play now, it will only make the team's decline more serious." ”

Although Wu Rui was unwilling to say these words, the team's condition was really bad at this time, and he was not confident in his shooting, no matter how unwilling he was, he also needed to tell the truth.

"It looks like you haven't understood what I told you before the game."

Although Wu Rui said sincerely and unwillingly, Vogel was a little displeased, and dropped this sentence, Coach Vogel walked straight to the front line on the sidelines, and yelled at Sergi Ibaka, who almost made a mistake on the field.

What to say before the game?

Wu Rui knew that Vogel was talking about what he said during the warm-up before the game: what will you learn in this game.

But so far in the game, Wu Rui still didn't learn anything from the process of the game, and he didn't even have a clue what Coach Vogel said!

It's just that Wu Rui didn't understand Vogel's words off the court, on the court, the Orlando Magic was in trouble, although Coach Vogel's timeout was very timely, as soon as they returned to the game, they scored two points to stop the bleeding, but this was just to stop the bleeding, and the Chicago team that saw the wound did not give the opponent the opportunity to mend the wound!

The Bulls, who retained the Trident of Rondo Wade Butler, continued to exert their strength on the offensive end, returned to the defensive end, and almost showed playoff-level intensity, which made the whole Magic team very uncomfortable!

At the end of the first quarter, the Magic, who had won three in a row, even trailed the Bulls by 13 points at 24:37 on the road!