The step-back jumper is a very powerful technique, especially for big players, and there are not many who can do the step-back jumper smoothly. But if you face an opponent who is a cut short of you, and you shake everyone up, you have to use a step-back jumper, which is a bit redundant. What's more, the hit rate of the flinch is a little lower than that of the dry pull.

That's what Brook Lopez is doing right now. His offense has developed a habit, as long as he decides how to play, he has to do a whole set of moves, and he lacks strain.

D'Antoni watched the game and sighed: "Brooke's foundation is good, but the experience still needs to be accumulated slowly." It is estimated that it is difficult to practice well in a short period of time. ”

Jeff Van Gundy smiled: "It's nothing, Yao Ming was very similar to Brooke when he first entered the league, he also had solid skills and poor confrontation ability, and it is rare to see a traditional center like this, as long as he exercises a little, he is an All-Star." ”

Lopez is indeed a bit like Yao Ming, who is 10 centimeters shorter, although he is not tall enough, but Lopez is more athletic, and Van Gundy likes this type of player.

It's a pity that Lopez grabbing rebounds is far worse than Lefu in the same class. This is all a bad problem developed in college, he likes to let his younger brother Robin Lopez grab rebounds, and he focuses on offense, and after a long time, he has no awareness and motivation to grab rebounds.

Lopez's soft style of play does not affect the situation on the field. The Bobcats also have Billups, and against Derrick Rose, Billups plays with ease. If his teammates don't come to cover, he protects the ball and doesn't break through, and he breaks through through the cover, attracts the defense and divides the ball, even if he can't directly form an assist, he can transfer the ball to a dangerous place. Bagnani pulled out the interior and created a lot of one-on-one opportunities for Lopez. Whether it's Haslem or Joel Anthony, both are at a disadvantage in terms of height. Lopez hit a couple of more shots.

Gerard Wallace replaced Azubuike in the second half of the third quarter, and due to his physical strength, he played like an All-Star, leading the team to a 9-0 small **. The Heat saw that they were too far behind, so they simply replaced all the main players to rest and prepare for the next game. The game went into garbage time.

In the fourth quarter, the hot team couldn't breathe a sigh of relief, and there was still a battle between the two sides in the first half, and it became a "execution" in garbage time! The player configuration of the hot team is very similar to Xiangbei University in "Slam Dunk". Dorrell Wright on the bench is like "Glasses Brother" and is the only player on the bench who is somewhat useful. The other benches are all ragtags who are forced together because there is no one on the basketball team.

Looking at the Bobcats side again, the junk time substitutes are Marc Gasol, Karl Landry, Bagnani, Azubuke, Rondo. How can this group of people look like substitutes in garbage time? Azubuke and Bagnani were the main players last season, and Landry beat the Magic in the playoffs and was one of the best rookies last season.

Marc Gasol and Landry are like visiting their own back garden in the Heat restricted area, shooting as much as they want, and dunking as much as they want. Joel Anthony is trailing Gasol in height and physique across the board. Not to mention Padgett's defense against Landry. As a European player, Gasol has very solid skills, although he is not fast, he can use his physical advantage to squeeze inside step by step. Both hook and jump shots are high.

The Heat, both coaches and players, are looking forward to an early end to the game. Finally survived until the end of the game. 131-88, Bobcats won by 43 points at home.

At the post-game press conference, Heat head coach Polstra didn't know what to say, but only vaguely said that the gap in internal strength was too big.

In this game, Lopez played 18 minutes and scored 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Marc Gasol had 14 points and six rebounds in 16 minutes and Landry had 13 points and four rebounds. The Bobcats' best performer was Gerard Wallace with 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Billups also had nine points and seven assists. Hayes played 16 minutes in the game, with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.

Hayes was almost the leading scorer last season, but this season, he scored just 15 points in two straight games and played very short minutes.

The media exclaimed: "The Bobcats are so strong that they don't need Hayes to play?" ”

TNT* commentator Barkley said in an interview: "The Bobcats should be able to win the championship this season, they must be the first in the league in bench depth, Azubuuk and Bagnani are all benches, and Weaver, who won a championship with the Rockets, has not even been given a chance to play." Marc Gasol, who is making his first appearance for the Bobcats, is too tall and too strong compared to the center of the Heat, and if he is given more time, he will surely get a double-double. I think he's better than Lopez, and as an interior player, he should try to get to the basket. ”

The reporter asked: "Are you saying that the Bobcats will definitely win the championship?" ”

Barkley exclaimed, "Yes, it must be." There will be no surprises. I didn't say anything about the player's injury this time, don't talk about my crow's mouth if someone gets hurt when the time comes! I'm not the Pele on the basketball court! (Pelé is a famous crow's beak in football).

Magic Johnson said in an interview: "The Bobcats have improved significantly this year, their recruitment has been successful, and every position is not bad. Billups, Wallace, Camby, Durant and others have shared the offensive pressure on Chuck well, and his stats should drop this season, but the Bobcats will certainly have a better record than last season. ”

Last season, Bobcats general manager Rod Higgins won the title of Manager of the Year for his successful recruitment that allowed the team to the second round of the playoffs, and he could continue to win that honor this season.

Another person who justified himself was Jordan. He used to be a notoriously draft idiot, specializing in parallel picking, and trades always failed, but since last season, the Bobcats have no brain-dead trades, and their results have skyrocketed.

On November 4, the Bobcats defeated the Detroit Pistons 106-88 at home.

The Pistons' interior players have been slightly stronger than last season, but new league interior players Hibbert and McGee are also not good at grabbing rebounds. Without Billups, Felton is the new starter, and although he has done a good job in organizing the attack, his defense cannot be compared to Billups. His height disadvantage makes him a hole when defending pick-and-rolls.

Hayes played 32 minutes in the game, scoring a triple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.

This season, Hayes has more assists than Billups, who is usually the first passer, and Hayes is to draw the defense and distribute the ball, and the Bobcats are almost all pitchers, catch the ball and throw it, without hesitation at all. That allowed Hayes to record two triple-doubles in three games.

On Nov. 6, the Bobcats played away to the New York Knicks. Except for sending Crawford this season, the Knicks haven't made too many brain-dead reinforcements, and the lineup has remained almost unchanged compared to last season. Former Hornets head coach Paul Silas succeeded Knicks head coach.

This match is seen as a rookie matchup between Brook Lopez and Kevin Love.

In Hayes' previous life, Love joined the Timberwolves, but due to being suppressed by Al Jefferson, Love was limited to coming off the bench until his third season, where he did not play at star level until his third season. But after joining the Knicks, Love quickly rose to the top and became the best choice for starting power forward. Channing Frye has a soft style of play and good mid-to-long range shooting, but his rebounding ability is particularly poor. Love has a great shooting touch and rebounds much better than Fry.

But with the Bobcats, Lopez still has to come off the bench. The Knicks' interior core is Love, and the outside core is Bunch Wells. You can imagine how powerful such a combination can be.

Love was hampered by Hayes' defense and could only look for opportunities to shoot from the perimeter. Wells was still on the defensive side of Gerard Wallace. The Bobcats won four in a row 110-86.

Love was the Knicks' best performer, finishing with 18 points, 16 rebounds and three assists. Hayes had another triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. With this group of teammates, Hayes's scoring is not as strong as last season, only when he is one-on-one, he will attack on his own, as long as the opponent has a pack, he will immediately choose to pass, the Bobcats are full of pitchers, and the open shots have a super high shooting rate. Miller and Billups, in particular, have both shot nearly 50 percent from three-point range since the start of the season.

Last season's Bobcats' weakness was on the outside, and now the outside has become a strong point.

On November 8, the Bobcats played the Hornets at home. Finally a little challenged. The combination of Chris Paul, David West, Peja Stojakovic, Chandler is not bad. The Bobcats also struggled a bit when defending against the Hornets.

The Bobcats relied on the triangle offense to create a lot of singles opportunities for Hayes. Hayes's small throw, once used, was incomparable. 35 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists broke West. West made just 3-of-12 shooting from the field under Hayes' defense, barely finished with 11 points and five rebounds from the free-throw line, and was fouled for six fouls in the fourth quarter. Two years ago, the two could still fight, but now the strength of the two is no longer at the same level. West only has a ravaged portion.

Hayes' stellar play ensured a 104-92 win over the Hornets. Started with 5 consecutive wins.

The Bobcats' strength this season has put pressure on other teams.

There are also two teams in the West that have won five in a row, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets.

The Lakers also won away against the Timberwolves. After Artest joined, the strength of the Lakers has improved again. Although Artest has not been able to grasp the triangle offensive play, the defense alone is enough for him to squeeze Odom out of the starting line-up. His outside defense is a headache for many teams.

After the Timberwolves won the championship last season, many veterans have no regrets and have reduced their hard work. Allen Iverson, McDyce, James Posey and others have suffered a serious dip in form. In addition, there is also the teenager McCantz who returned from a vacation and couldn't find last season's shooting crosshairs.

The Nuggets are also gaining momentum. Nene and Martin are both back to health and are on the inside, with Carmelo Anthony at small forward and Arenas as the starting point guard.

According to the original historical development, Arenas will get a big contract of 100 million yuan, has been injured, and has been banned for gun-to-gun with teammates in the locker room. But now that he has transferred to the Nuggets, he has received less salary, but he has played without injury or illness. Maybe that's the way to get rid of the money. The Nuggets also have a luxurious roster that can compete with other teams.

The only thing that hasn't changed is probably Maddie. He had a minor surgery in the summer. As a result, after a few games, it was said that his knees began to ache. The score dropped to 18.2 points from nearly 30 last season.

They could have traded Maddy and the Pistons for Billups and Springs, or the Bulls for Ben Gordon and Hinrich. All of these plans were rejected, and now Alexander and Morey were blue in their bowels.

So far, the change in the rocket is certainly the biggest deviation from history. Except for Battier, Hyde, and Maddie, the other opportunities were changed. What the Rockets can do this season depends mainly on Oden, who returns from injury.

(To be continued)