The old rule of the Bobcats training game is not to play as a substitute. Instead, D'Antoni and Van Gundy selected the players first, and then each commanded a team to practice. It's a fun match, and the two often make small bets. But it's not as crazy as Jordan's bet, which is usually a hundred dollars.

D'Antoni was the first to pick Hayes, of course, and Van Gundy was Billups. Then D'Antoni picked Durant, with the obvious intention of running away, and Van Gundy unceremoniously chose Gerard Wallace. D'Antoni chose Bagnani at centre-forward...... Soon, the selection was finished. Wear red and blue vests respectively.

Due to the selection of Hayes, D'Antoni's red team consisted of just seven men for the sake of fairness. Rondo, Weaver, Durant, Hayes and Bagnani were the starters. The substitutes were Morrow, Gasol.

Van Gundy has eight players on his side, starting Billups, Azubuuk, Wallace, Landry and Camby. The subs are Hill, Miller, Lopez.

This is the first training session for the Bobcats, and it is open to the public. Although it was only a training session, countless fans poured into the stadium to watch the game, and the seats were full. The Bobcats players, especially the fringe players, want to take this opportunity to show something.

Fans just think there are Hayes, Billups, Wallace, Camby, Miller in this team...... There are also Weaver, Azubuuk, and Landry, who played well last season, and they are very competitive.

In fact, the Bobcats' lineup is stronger than fans think, and it is close to invincibility. It's just that everyone but Hayes doesn't think so. They are not cross-ed, and they don't understand the development potential of the Bobcats, or they will be shocked. It's literally an all-star team.

Looking at the players of the blue team, Hayes, although he is already a top star in the league, feels that the game is not easy to play. The eight guys over there make up a team of the main rotation players, and it feels like they all have a chance to make it to the second round of the playoffs.

D'Antoni's tactics were very simple. "Run, how fast you can hit multiple pieces, Canby's speed is slower. If they have a chance to shoot, if they combine defenses, Andrea (Bagnani) pulls up the high post to cover Kevin (Durant), and Kevin can play by covering himself. Chuck asks for the ball in the low post. Rajon (Rondo) decides the distribution of the ball and plays more flexibly. When defending, 122 joint defense, anti-fast attack man marking. Chuck pays attention to the defense. ”

Durant was happy with this arrangement, and he was really worried that he would become a marginal man and a fixed-point shooter in the Bobcats' playbook. But D'Antoni arranged cover for him, but did not use Weaver, and seemed to have the intention of cultivating him.

D'Antoni took a fancy to Durant's talent as soon as he saw him. Weaver is just fast, but Durant's qualities are top-notch, and it's easier to use his height advantage to get shots after breaking through with screens.

Van Gundy also has a tactical plan for the blue team. "You have to control the tempo when you attack, Chauncey (Billups) you have a physical advantage over Rajan (Rondo), you can choose outside singles. Karl (Landry) pulls to the high cover, Chauncy chooses to break or divide the ball, Karl has the ability to shoot, if there is a height advantage after switching defenses, you can pass the ball back to him or give Gerrard (Wallace) a single, Corunna (Azubuuk) outside running to look for opportunities. Marcus (Camby) is on the lookout for offensive rebounds. When defending, 122 defense, Marcus is on the inside. Outside Gerrard defends Chuck, and if he plays the low post, Karl defends top. They're likely to play fast, so be quick to get back defended. ”

Compared to the red team led by Hayes, the blue team's attack was more chaotic.

Before the game, Camby said to Billups: "It's only Hayes over there, everyone else is a newcomer, and if we lose face, we won't be able to get by." ”

'We have to get serious, I've played with him in the national team and as long as Chuck has a goalscorer around him, it's not that easy to deal with. Durant and Bagnani are both big man pitchers. Weaver isn't bad, Rondo can't guard me. Billups was eager to give it a try.

"Even in training matches, Chuck is very strong. With you as teammates, I hope to win him. Gerald Wallace said.

The training match began, and many of the fans in attendance were already chanting Hayes's name, no less enthusiastic than a regular season game. There was also a female fan who showed her love in public with the slogan "Hayes I love you". That's the beauty of MVP.

Bagnani lost the jump ball to Camby. Although Camby's bounce power is not good, he is far better than Bagnani in judging the starting time, and in Hayes's impression, Bagnani and the human jump ball seem to have never won.

Billups led the offense with the ball, and Rondo defended closely.

The speed is good, and the entanglement is very tight, no wonder the Bobcats sent Felton away, leaving him behind. It was the first time that Billups had played against Rondo, and Rondo's defense put Billups under some pressure.

But Billups, as a civilian MVP, can't have only such ability, he has the strongest body among point guards, protects the basketball with his body, and carries the ball steadily across the half court.

Landry pulled up to cover in the high post, Billups shook off Rondo, and Hayes stepped up to the top. Blocked Billups' breakthrough route.

In the national team, Billups was often pulled by Hayes to be singled out. He already knows how strong Hayes' defense is. It's hard to break through Hayes' defense with ease, but Landry has a height advantage in the high post, either against Rondo or Hayes.

Taking a step with the ball, Billups passed the ball back to Landry. Landry bent his knees and raised his hands high, and Rondo quickly jumped up to block it. With a height difference of 20 centimeters, Landry can fully rely on the height advantage of the jumper.

But this time Rondo was shaken, and Landry and Hayes played for a year and liked to imitate Hayes's style of play. In the past, he would only catch the ball, jump shots, or shoot and dunk under the basket. Now Landry knows how to feint and shake people, Landry shakes Rondo up and walks inside with the ball.

Hayes let go of Billups and moved to the middle to defend Landry, but Landry didn't go inside, but took a pull-up jump shot! 0 to 2.

"Good shot!" Van Gundy shouted.

"Carl seems to be improving again." D'Antoni laughed.

"It's all the benefits of that playoff stunner, and he's getting more and more confident." Van Gundy said. In the past, Landry only played hard, but he didn't dare to make moves with the ball.

The RED team sends a baseline kick and Billups targets Rondo. Rondo is good with the ball, but Billups is also a point guard known for his defense, and he can't get in front of Rondo with half a step. Rondo went up front and handed it to Hayes.

Hayes passed the ball to Durant again and ran inside himself.

Durant wanted to show it, and D'Antoni also said that Bagnani could cover him, but as a newcomer, he felt that it was better to give the ball to the boss organization, so he transferred the ball to Hayes who asked for the ball in the low post.

Landry defends behind him. Landry smiled happily and was focused. Not only did he have to defend Hayes, but he also had to learn Hayes' style of play.

It was agreed before the game that the interior players would learn from Hayes's footsteps. So Hayes didn't rely on his body to squeeze inside, but retreated with the ball and turned to attack with the frame.

Landry didn't shift his center of gravity forward. He knew that if he moved forward, Hayes would probably turn and pass him, and this hesitation gave way to a step. Hayes immediately threw a one-handed throw. It would be too late for Landry to intervene. The goal was 2 to 2.

Landry shook his head and served the ball.

This is Hayes' best trick at the moment, and the opponent is too close, and it is easy for him to turn around or use his foot movement to find an open basket to pick a basket. If he moves a step away, Hayes can throw backwards. It's just that these tricks are used properly, and no one in the alliance can prevent them one-on-one.

"Kevin, next round, you attack, show yourself. You have a height advantage. After blocking and passing, Andrea can also pass. Hayes said back in defence.

The blue team attacked, or Landry covered Billups, and Hayes still defended the outside, followed Billups closely, and did not let him break through easily.

The discomfort of being defended by Hayes was even happier than Loops. It's so lucky to have such a player as a teammate, even if he encounters the opponent's cover and blocks him, with Hayes behind him, everything is worry-free, and he can also chase after the opposing defender and wait for the opportunity to steal the ball.

Billups is not in a hurry when the breakthrough is blocked, he is characterized by his calmness, not sticking to the ball, just passing the ball where it belongs. This time he gave the ball to Gerard Wallace. Billups believes that Wallace is a strong point for his side, and the defender is Durant, who is tall and has long arms, but is inexperienced and not strong enough to fight. Billups has also seen Durant's play on the national team and has a general idea of his level.

Wallace cut in from the baseline and shook off Durant, caught the ball and rushed to the basket, Camby made up the defense, Wallace jumped up the lever and scored on the basketball, showing good physical fitness. 2 to 4.

"Rondo's shooting is terrible, you don't have to press it so hard. Anti-burst but not anti-throwing. Wallace said as he walked up to Billups. The Bobcats veteran players are well aware of Rondo's biggest flaw. Rondo has made 10 three-pointers since he entered the league, counting them on 10 fingers. His main scoring comes from relying on speed to break fast.

Billups nodded.

However, Rondo's passing awareness was good, and Bagnani pulled out the outside to give Durant off-ball cover. As soon as Durant shook off Wallace, Rondo's ball arrived. Durant catches the ball and hits a pull-up jumper. 4 to 4.

Azubuke missed a jumper from Billups, and Camby grabbed a rebound and dunked to score. Durant immediately returned the color with a jumper...... The two sides fought very fiercely, and the fans shouted and applauded continuously.

After more than 7 minutes, Hayes' red team trailed 14-21.

D'Antoni smiled awkwardly on the sidelines: "Sure enough, the offense wins the audience, and the defense wins the championship." You're guarding too hard. ”

Except for Landry, who is strong in attack and weak in defense, the other four players in the blue team are very good at defending. Rondo wasn't good at shooting and couldn't do anything about the experienced Billups. Weaver and Azubuike often play against each other, and Weaver was Azubuuce's backup last season. The outside blue team has the advantage.

"Chuck has been attacking and should have scored a lot of points if he had played hard. He wanted us to see the level of the newcomers, so he kept attacking them. Andrea (Bagnani) hasn't played for too long since his injury and his form is not as good as last season, which is normal. Durant: What do you think? Van Gundy said.

Durant scored 8-of-14 points, made three jumpers and drew a foul on a breakaway.

"The shooting feel is good, the height has an advantage, it is to shoot when it catches the ball, and it doesn't occupy the ball, and when Chuck is on the floor, he plays very well like that. But if Chuck isn't there, he'll have to dare to lunge in and tear through the opponent's defense. I think he's going to have to attack more...... Offensively, I think he's better than Corunna [Azubuuk], and he's not bad defensively, and he has an advantage on the outside. D'Antoni said.

"I think the same thing. Let him try it first in the preseason. Van Gundy laughed.

(To be continued)