Chapter 233: Tough? That's puffy clouds
Chicago, located in the Midwest of the United States, belongs to the state of Illinois, and is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States after Renewal and Los Angeles. Located in the heart of North America, it is the most important railroad and aviation hub in the United States. Chicago is also a major financial, cultural, manufacturing, futures and commodity trading center in the United States...... The city is more famous for its May Day, which emerged from this city, and it is precisely because of the wage strike in Chicago that today's May Day is here.
The climate in Chicago is similar to that of Indiana Polis, after all, the two sides are not far apart.
If the last game of the Pacers was played at home, it would be closer to driving a bus than by plane.
Chicago Bulls, when it comes to this team, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is definitely Joe's gang, Joe's gang, Pippon, plus later Rodman, Kukoc, outside Steve Kerr, Armstrong and others...... has created a team with three consecutive championships, but since Jordan retired, the Bulls are like Wang Xiaoer's New Year, and every year is not as good as the year.
Originally, a few years ago, the Bulls still had a glimmer of hope for revival, under the organization of the 03 generation of point guard master Hinrich, plus the nerve knife Ben Gordon, Big Ben Wallace who broke with the Pistons on the inside, and the all-round small forward Lore Deng, plus Nocioni, Chris Dujon and other players, they swept the defending champion Heat out of the playoffs in the first round, and then played better and better, but with the lack of stamina, the Bulls gradually couldn't get up.
The Bulls' uniform team finally decided to trade Big Ben away, traded Big Ben to the Cavaliers, and then took advantage of the draft, Noah was selected in 07, and Rose was selected in 08, and the Bulls kicked off the rebuild, and after a year of Rose's growth, the team was relieved to trade the original boss of the team, Ben Gordon, to the Pistons.
And let Rose and Noah become a new generation of internal and external duo, plus Miller and Salmons traded this summer, as well as former Bulls veterans Lore Deng and Hinrich, the Bulls' current lineup can be described as quite strong, as long as they play well, no one will be afraid.
Although the current record is only 12-17, it is not easy to win the game at home, and this game is also a head-to-head conversation between two new era All-Star level guards, Zhang Kong and Rose.
Before the game started, Zhang Kong glanced at the lineup on the Bulls' side, he didn't know if he didn't see it, and he was shocked when he saw it, did this Rose really only participate in the game for two years? The level is already as high as 87, if you give him a chance, this kid's future is not a dream, and now Rose is more likely to break through and then attack the basket directly, and his current shooting is quite unreliable.
In addition to Rose, the level of other starters, except for Gibson, has also reached more than 80 levels.
Hinrich is at level 83, Lore Deng is level 86, and Noah is level at level 84, such a lineup is really a bit scary.
Miller and Salmons, two old teammates from the past, sat on the sidelines, watching the situation on the field.
During the warm-up, Miller and Salmonster came over to renew their old days with Zhang Kong, after all, they were teammates last year.
And Miller was also very excited when he saw Zhang Kong's current results, he had long felt that Zhang Kong was definitely not a thing in the pool, and he would soar into the sky, but originally he wanted to let Zhang Kong help the king soar to the sky, but who would have thought that he and Zhang Kong's fate were the same.
Zhang Kong left after a year, and he was also traded, as for Salmons, it is obvious that he is not comfortable with any team, but Zhang Kong knows what this kid is capable of, and if possible, Zhang Kong wants to get him to the Pacers.
The game continued to be played as usual, and the game began as soon as the referee called the center forwards on both sides to the middle of the field.
Today, the Pacers' lineup has made some adjustments, Murphy, who has always been the starting power forward, was put on the bench and gave up the position to Al Jefferson, who has been playing well recently.
Murphy's adjustment is understandable, after all, his playing time can still be guaranteed.
The starting position was not his own at the beginning of the season, and he was not fought for in the end.
The center is still Roy Hibbert, the power forward is replaced by Al Jefferson, the small forward Danny Granger, the shooting guard Dundee Jones, the point guard Zhang Kong, and the Bulls have a somewhat strange lineup that plays a two-point guard lineup.
The center is the very bad-tempered Joakim Noah, the big forward is the long and very funny Taki Gibson, the small forward is the all-round British small forward Lore Deng, and the two guards, one is the rose champion Derrick Rose, and the other is the 03 point guard Hinrich.
Rose's main goal now is to attack, when it comes to passing, he is not good, and he is not good at shooting, so he also needs Hinrich to escort him, looking at the opponent's lineup on the court, Zhang Kong couldn't help but laugh softly, the guard is too short.
On Hinrich's side, Dundee Jones can easily get rid of the other party, and he can face Rose, hehe...... The big deal on the small forward side is to storm each other, the big forward side has the advantage of himself, and the center side Hibbert vs. Noah, both of them are stunned, as long as they don't fight, it's not a big problem...... In this game, the imperial court station also broadcast it live.
"Judging from the lineup, there are ......really not many teams that can compete with the Pacers now," Director Zhang said sitting in the studio, saying beautifully, it is not easy to see a healthy Chinese player in the NBA, and it is not easy to see a healthy Chinese player in the NBA's strong team, which is even more difficult, and to see a healthy Chinese player playing the core in the NBA's strong team, which is almost like a dream, or YY there, very unreal.
However, Zhang Kong has fulfilled this dream today, and the current Pacers are absolutely strong teams in terms of record and player quality, and Zhang Kong's right to speak in the team can be said to be in a state of half-pound and eight taels with Granger, Granger was already silent, Zhang Kong is also surnamed Introvert, and Larry Bird and Jim O'Brien, who were worried about discord within the team, were very excited to see the good chemistry produced by the Pacers, and no one grabbed the boss.
And this kind of chemistry, in the eyes of Chinese fans, directly raised Zhang Kong to the position of the team's boss.
The media is no longer addicted to just calling Asia's No. 1 defender, and they now want to see if they can call Zhang Kong, the world's No. 1 defender!
After the referee's whistle, the orange basketball slowly flew into the air, after all, Noah, who had played for more than a year, was more reliable, and took the basketball from the air first, and Derrick Rose on the sidelines received the ball and dribbled directly towards Zhang Kong, watching Rose rush towards him, Zhang Kong couldn't help but laugh softly, and killed himself.
Rose's physical fitness is almost the same as that of a small buffalo, with strong strength, not slow speed, and a very good flexible surname.
Otherwise, it would not have been possible to reach the level of 87 after just two years of playing, which is more than the level of an All-Star.
Zhang Kong found that the rookies in recent years are really not as good as dogs at the star level, and the all-star level is all over the place!
Seeing Rose dribbling through the half, Zhang Kong was the first to meet him, stuck in front of him, and I will talk about it if I want to break through! Seeing Zhang Kong's provocative eyes, Rose didn't scare him! Born calves are not afraid of tigers, not to mention that this guy entered the NBA in the same year as himself (last year), and when he has become the rookie of the season, he is still playing black and gold rumors.
Rose is qualified to believe that he is definitely the strongest among his peers, and this Zhang Kong is not his opponent!
So he didn't talk nonsense, he dribbled directly towards Zhang Kong, Zhang Kong didn't dodge or dodge, and directly used his chest to resist Rose's advancement, the two collided with huge strength, how could Rose be Zhang Kong's opponent, he was hit by Zhang Kong and took three steps back, and the basketball in his hand was always grabbed, such an obvious step, the referee had no way to cover it, so he could only blow the foul.
Hearing the referee's whistle, Zhang Kong smiled and gently patted his chest, which was not dusty at all.
"The strength is not bad, but I'm still holding on!" Zhang Kong looked at Rose and smiled, looking at his smile, Rose's eyes gradually became gloomy, he knew that he had underestimated this guy just now, and from now on he was going to go all out.
He didn't do his best, Zhang Kong didn't care, because he had absolute self-confidence, and he wanted to play tough and play power in front of him? Howard's center can't do it, let alone Rose's guard! Even if his physical fitness is considered top among the guards, but if he only talks about physical fitness, he is definitely super top-notch, and abusing him ten times back and forth is the same as playing.
"Self-confidence needs to be cultivated!" If you talk about defense, Zhang Kong can be regarded as a leader in the current NBA!
Ended an attack by the opponent, this time it was the Pacers' turn to attack, listening to the full boos, Zhang Kong smiled and took the pass from Granger next to him, slowly passed the half, looking at the oncoming Rose, Zhang Kong couldn't help but laugh softly.
entered the NBA in the same year, one is the champion, the other is an undrafted player, one is strong offensively, and the other is invincible defensively...... When the media's attention is fixed on them, a line of small words appears, lifelong enemies!
(To be continued)