On the 5th, the Bulls lost 101-118 to the Jazz on the road.

The Jazz's interior strength is probably ranked in the top three in the league, and Oku, Boozer, and Millsap can all shoot after blocking and opening up the space to the maximum, which allows Deron Williams to fully exert his individual ability.

There are Kirilenko and Brewer defense on the outside, and the Jazz also traded with the 76ers to trade Girisek for Wang Jun's friend Kyler Korver, adding an outside shooting point.

After strengthening the lineup, the Jazz team has a lot of ambitions and wants to challenge for the championship this season.

In this game, Korver played well, running to catch the ball, shooting from mid-to-long distance, and scoring 27 points and 3 assists in the game.

Although the winning streak was ended, Wang Jun's performance was as stable as ever, scoring 40 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

At the press conference, the reporter interviewed Wang Jun and asked two questions about the game, which led the topic to the Lakers trade.

"The Lakers acquired Pau Gasol through a trade and have terrifying interior depth, how do you rate the trade? Do you think the Lakers have a chance to win the championship? ”

Wang Jun thought for a moment and replied: "Of course they can win the championship, the Lakers' lineup is very terrifying, there are excellent players in all positions, but no matter who the opponent is, we have to work hard to beat." ”

The reporter asked: "Do you think the Lakers still have weaknesses right now?" ”

"Even if I know they have weaknesses, I don't say anything, do I remind them to make up for them before the trade deadline?" Wang Jun smiled and replied easily.

He doesn't complain directly and shout shady like many people, which doesn't make much sense.

The emergence of the Celtic Big Three is destined to have more and more stars competing for the championship in the future. The Lakers owner has money and the best location, are they willing to be abused for years after year?

It's like poaching O'Neill back then. The Lakers will definitely poach more stars in the future, rather than relying only on draft and development. The league does not stipulate that celebrities are not allowed to form groups.

The Bulls' road trip to the West went well, with back-to-back victories over the SuperSonics, Warriors, and Trail Blazers, and three straight wins back at home. Because it was too easy to win the supersonic game, Wang Jun only scored 25 points, and the streak of 35+ was ended. Freeze at 19 games.

The Bulls have three days to adjust and then play against a Hornets led by Chris Paul.

The Hornets are the biggest dark horse of the season, with 35 wins and 14 losses to temporarily rank first in the West. However, this is related to the general strength of the Western team in the early stage, and the record is not too ideal. The Lakers lost 17 games and are also third in the West.

The Bulls are 33-17 and have overtaken the Magic with a 20-loss after Novak's arrival, ranking third in the East, four games behind the Pistons and eight and a half games behind the Celtics.

Wang Jun spent the Chinese New Year away from home and did not reunite with his family. Just chatted for a while through online video.

He used to care a lot about the Chinese New Year, so he could rest at home during the holidays and eat some good things. In the past few years in the United States, he feels that he is about to become an American, the pace of life is getting faster and faster, and the feeling of festivals is getting weaker and weaker.

He misses the simple little happiness of the past, but he can't go back to the past. At the end of the season, he still has to play in the Olympics and has no time to spend with his family.

11th. The Bulls officially announced that Rashad Lewis will return for the game against the Hornets on the 12th, leaving fans waiting for a long time.

The No. 4 position Lewis is a cameo. The defense is much more reliable than Novak. He has been training for a while, and he has been waiting for the team doctor not to participate in this wave of away games, and the injury has completely recovered. He doesn't have to sit on the bench to reduce his playing time to find a feeling, he just goes straight to the line.

Two days in advance, the national media was building momentum for the game.

Back then, Byron Scott didn't like Wang Jun, which was a famous piece of black history. After leaving the Nets, Scott was still unconvinced, and told the media that he was not optimistic about Wang Jun, but he was slapped in the face, and the crackling hit was four years.

Seeing that Wang Jun won three championships and double MVP. Scott has no introspection, only resentment.

With his stubbornness, if he stayed in the Nets back then, it is estimated that Wang Jun would have one less championship, and Kidd and Martin have not yet realized their dreams.

Just three days ago, the Hornets and Rockets completed a three-way deal. The Hornets sent Bobby Jackson, Adam Haolushka and a 2008 second-round pick to the Rockets for Bunch Wells and Mike James.

The Grizzlies, who were involved in the trade, sent Sergey Lishok's signing rights to the Rockets to get Hornets forward Marcus Vinicius, as well as the Rockets' Malik Badian and some cash.

In this game, Wells and James can play for the Hornets.

James is an add-on, with a high salary and low ability, and Wells will definitely get a lot of opportunities to play and strengthen the Hornets' weakest No. 2 position.

After acclimatization, Scott rallied everyone to boost morale and said seriously: "We have to win this game, the Bulls are in good shape, but I think the Hornets are stronger, better than the Celtics, better than the Lakers, we only have one goal this season, and that is to win the championship, do you have confidence?" ”

"Yes!" The Hornets players shouted together.

Scott shouted slogans, and the Hornets players could only respond, otherwise they would be treated as a boring person and hated by him. At that time, JR Smith was sent away because of his free and lazy personality.

The Hornets lineup is not weak. Paul has played super stats and ranks third on the efficiency list this season, behind Wang Jun and James, averaging 21 points, 4 rebounds, 11.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game.

This is the most efficient point guard in NBA history, surpassing Magic Johnson and Assassin Thomas.

Up front are Peja Stojakovic and David West, a two-time three-point champion and a recognized interior mid-range shooting king.

Stojakovic averaged 16.4 points per game after his return, which is not too high, and his shooting is still stable, shooting 44.3% from three-point range.

West, who averaged 20.6 points, 9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, also played star stats and is likely to be selected as an All-Star this season.

The outside world began to advocate the Big Three, and the Celtics and Lakers both had at least three strongmen.

The Hornets are slightly worse and are known as the offensive trident. It's a pity that the center is Ben Wallace, with a high salary and low ability, and if they are replaced with an equivalent interior line, they can compete for the top spot in the regular season even if they don't beat the league like the Bulls did last season.

Ben Wallace didn't think it would be a day or two to win the championship, and it was his heart that he had never made it to the final.

Paul and West haven't made the playoffs for two years, and they are holding back their energy. Stojakovic came close to success with the Kings and is also hoping to make his dream come true at the Hornets.

Scott said to Paul alone: "Chris, I don't think you are worse than Wang Jun, come on, beat him." ”

"I'll prove myself." Paul said in a deep voice.

He added in his heart, as long as it wasn't heads-up.

After training together in Miami for two weeks in the summer, Paul was abused by Wang Jun alone, because of the difference in size, he couldn't prevent Wang Jun at all.

Now he wants to prove that he can lead the whole team and that he's the best in team basketball.

Paul also has ambitions, not only to win, but also to win the regular season MVP.

The current No. 1 record is the Celtics, and the three of them are relatively average, and they will not be selected as MVP. If you don't look at the best results, then Paul has a chance.

Although James is also efficient, the team's record is average, and Paul's record is better than Wang Jun's.

PS (To be continued.) )