Chapter 663 [Chicago Massacre]
Wang Jun only played 4 minutes in the final quarter, with a difference of 27 points, and he was replaced early into garbage time.
Watson, Barnes, Lewis, Amundson and PJ Brown held the advantage until the end.
Lewis played 34 minutes and took a lot of shots, shooting just 7-of-20, 1-of-5 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws to finish with 17 points and four rebounds.
The coach mainly asked him to find his touch and allowed him to throw in waves. Having signed a big contract, Lewis is very open and doesn't have to think about ensuring efficiency.
98-78, the Bulls won at home.
When the final whistle blew, the home cheers were a mockery of the Hornets.
Scott left the court without saying a word. During training, he said that he wanted to beat the Bulls, and the goal was to win the championship was a joke.
Even the remnants of the Bulls can't beat it, why did the Hornets win the championship?
If Oden, David Lee, Duhon, and others are all there, what will the Hornets rely on to fight the Bulls? It's not yet the deadline for free agency, but the Hornets can't get a better guy.
Ben Wallace may be willing to change outside players, and it is a fool's dream to change an interior player who is better than him, even Thomas, the super manager of the Knicks, will not exchange his bastards for a big book.
The Hornets didn't face the media about winning the championship, so no one targeted them after the game, which was the only good news.
Wang Jun, who scored a quasi-triple-double of 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, was the brightest star at the press conference.
Wang Jun commented on the game: "I didn't deliberately want to break any records, Rashad is back, and I can't keep throwing regardless of the whole." Four players scored in double figures today. The teammates did a good job. ”
The reporter asked: "Are you confident that you can improve your record in the second half of the regular season and surpass the Pistons?" Second place can avoid an early encounter with Celtic. ”
Wang Jun shook his head. "We're not afraid to meet any team early, so I didn't think too much about the regular season. All you have to do is try to play every game as well as you can. It's the same with the playoffs, the toughest moment is behind us. ”
Lewis' comeback battle was not perfect. We are also confident about the future. "I know how to play in the system, I'll get back into shape as soon as possible, so don't worry, fans."
The reporter also mentioned Oden, asking the coach: "Oden's season reimbursement, will it have an impact on the team?" ”
"It's definitely going to drop but that's okay, we won the title last season without Greg, Tyson and Luiz can play on the defensive end as well," said Skyles. I'm sure Greg can help the team next season and he's very promising. ”
The coach gave Oden a lot of face. However, he can only stay at home and watch the game and send blessings to his teammates.
The 13th is a day off, the Bulls play the Heat at home on the 14th, and then it's the annual Star Weekend.
The Heat have been in terrible shape lately, finishing at the bottom of the East with a 9-42 record, just better than the Knicks, who are 8-43.
In order to change the status quo of the team, Riley also wants to trade O'Neal as soon as possible, even if he can't get back useful players, so as to clear up salary space.
It's a pity. Other teams know that O'Neal is a defensive leak and has an amazingly large contract, and is reluctant to make a trade.
The only one who wants to trade with the Heat the most is the Kings, and their chips include Brad Miller, Larry Hughes, Raheem, Kenny Thomas, and many more. It's all rotten contracts.
The Heat wanted to add Yi Jianlian to the chips, but the King refused. Riley is not stupid enough to trade with the Kings, and O'Neal can attract fans and has good commercial value. The king's men could do nothing, and the years were still long.
Riley wanted to trade with the Suns more than anything else. The exchange of O'Neill for striker Marion plus defender Banks was also rejected.
Although O'Neill will bring more joy to the team's locker room. But Suns coach D'Antoni thinks O'Neal is just an ornament who doesn't show his value on the court and will reduce the team's offensive tempo.
The Nets and Bulls both won the championship with small-ball tactics, and D'Antoni was even more determined to run and shoot, in exchange for a big guy like O'Neal who can't defend, how can he win? Rely on O'Neill to attack?
The effect of the transaction will be like Fei Yuqing playing the piano and singing Cui Jian's "Nothing" on "America's Got Talent", and all the judges will turn off the lights as soon as they speak......
The Suns, along with the Nets and the Bulls, led the small-ball trend, and now that the whole league knows that it's hard to play with a big center, how can they go backwards?
O'Neal had no choice but to stay with the Heat, and his conflict with management has become public, and he is unwilling to do Riley-style devil training again.
In addition, it is painful for a superstar to be bad, and he can't afford to lose this person, although the Heat have almost to take credit for playing so badly.
Riley's plan is to let O'Neal take the lead in the next attack, increase the number of shots, arrange the tactics for him, and brush the statistics first, and maybe attract the attention of some teams in the summer.
The Heat fielded a starting lineup of Jason Williams, Wade, Dorrell Wright, Mark Blunt and O'Neal.
The Bulls started the game, with four three-pointers plus Chandler.
After the opening, O'Neal's strong offensive interior Chandler defense was not good, not a tonnage, and the big sharks played very enjoyable.
It's easier for the Bulls to attack, and with just one screen, the Heat get a hole. Haslem was out due to injury, and the Heat's interior twin towers were too slow to defend at all, and Wang Jun hit a three-pointer.
Wright caught the ball twice on the side, Wang Jun split the ball, and Lewis and Novak both made three-pointers.
In the second quarter, O'Neal rested Wang Jun rested, and as soon as O'Neal came on, he also returned to the court, and the Bulls used a double-block to help Wang Jun create a catch-and-shoot opportunity, targeting the Heat's twin tower tactics.
Riley simply stopped defending after changing his mind, anyway, the team was already rotten, fighting to attack! He sent Ricky Davis, Wade, Williams, and O'Neal to form an attacking lineup.
The two teams played fiercely, and O'Neal scored 20 points and 5 rebounds in the first half, as if he had regained his youth. Wang Jun was even more fierce, with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the half.
Wade also played well, scoring 15 points to help the team tighten the score.
Entering the second half, the Heat couldn't stand it, O'Neal's physical strength dropped too quickly, and he also encountered his most headache shark slashing tactic, and basically made two free throws and one hit.
The rest of the guy Blunt was let go and couldn't shoot the high post accurately.
Davis' offense also lost the sharpness of the year, and after changing teams, his mentality completely changed and he lost the feeling of scoring.
It is difficult for Wade to get rid of Wang Jun on the periphery, and he will be caught by covering the inside line, and his performance is only decent.
The Bulls' offense blossomed more, Wang Jun, Lewis, Calderon, and Watson shot three-pointers, and 10 three-pointers in a single quarter blinded the Heat.
During this period, they launched a 21-0 attack wave, which extended the margin to more than 30 points in one fell swoop, and the final quarter became garbage time.
Both sides were replaced by substitutes, and the Heat were defeated by the benches led by Watson, Barnes and others, and the point difference widened.
Riley gave up the game early, losing face and breaking the jar this season. He doesn't call a timeout and leaves the fringe man to fend for himself on the court until the end of the game.
At 131-80 in the final game, the Heat were slaughtered by 51 points.
PS (To be continued.) )