Chapter 15: Scene 2 Chicago
(The background operation of the starting point is not very smooth.,There seems to be something wrong with the chapter yesterday.,Apologies here)
Although Wang's coaching team has provided a lot of constructive advice on the team's offense and defense, Woodson knows the team's state well. But the Knicks were still passive in front of their home fans.
The Chicago Bulls, a veteran powerhouse led by star Derrick Rose, are heading straight for New York City.
In 2011, at the age of 22, he was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player of the regular season, breaking the previous record of 23-year-old MVP by former superstar Weisel Unsel. He is a direct victory over Howard, James, Kobe, Durant and other big players to achieve the honor, full of weight. It also caused the Chicago fans to chant "The Bulls' new bull king is born, he is a supernova who can match Michael Jordan." “
And the Knicks obviously don't have players who can defend this strong guy one-on-one.
"Screws assist, Screws steal defensive rebounds, Screws make layups. The Screws assisted Ronnie Brewer for two more points. He can do just anything. The strong opening of this game Ross 6 made the commentators in the broadcast seat chant that the bull was ferocious.
Conversely, the Knicks missed six of his seven shots in nearly three minutes. Woodson, who was acting head coach right, called a short timeout, turned his heart sideways, and resolutely executed Wang Xiaomu's offensive strategy of fighting inside. Wang Xiaomu didn't lead the training at all this morning, and called Woodson directly into the office to admonish him.
Woodson is also an experienced coach, and he is skeptical of Wang Xiaomu's advice, but he is the head coach, and he must abide by it.
"Avoid blind waste." Wang Xiaomu repeatedly emphasized with a dark face in the locker room today that he is a cultivator, and he especially knows the importance of cherishing opportunities, many opportunities are only once in a lifetime, and if you miss them, you will miss them for a lifetime.
At the end of the timeout, the Knicks kept handing the ball to Stoudemire. Xiao Si lived up to expectations, scoring five consecutive points with free throws, plus two points in the opening game. The Knicks took their first lead at home, 7-6. This kind of resolute attacking interior play made the Bulls, who had studied the Knicks' tactics in advance, a little uncomfortable, and even had an offense, in which the Bulls grabbed 3 offensive rebounds in a row under the basket, but failed to score the ball.
The head coach of the Bulls quickly called a short timeout and adjusted his style of play. Tom Thibodeau was last season's NBA Coach of the Year award, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 62-20 record.
After the timeout, the Bulls came up and Kate Korver hit a three-pointer.
Immediately afterwards, Stoudemire, the big player who played the most in the New York Knicks just now, seemed to have eaten something dirty, and he unknowingly shot outside the three-point line.
"Oh, Stoudemire tried a three-pointer and missed. That's not a good idea! You know, there are too many three-pointers on the Knicks. "New York Sports also felt that the ball was a bit of a waste.
"I don't know that Coach Wang Xiaomu, who is short guarding, will not scold him when he directs on the sidelines." The New York broadcaster quipped.
The camera turned to the audience, Wang Xiaomu and Gao Yuanyuan sat in the box of President James Lando, spitting and not knowing what to say, if the narrator knew Chinese lip reading, he was surprised to find that Coach Wang was discussing with his beautiful translation assistant how to spend the first week's salary tomorrow.
Thankfully, New York grabbed the offensive rebound, and Anthony assisted Landry Fields for a three-pointer. This season, rookie Fields has been exceptionally consistent and has become the team's most reliable scoring point.
The first quarter of the game became the main battlefield for the two sides, with Landry Fields hitting two three-pointers in a row on the Knicks' side, and Kyle Korver hitting two three-pointers in a row on the Bulls' side.
Stoudemire dunked hard for the Bulls' basketball, and Joakim Noah scored a dunk on the basket in New York.
Rose scored a layup, and Anthony immediately hit a layup 2+1.
However, Rose was in great shape in the first quarter, with 8 points, 5 assists, and 2 rebounds, fully demonstrating the strength of the dominant level.
With a mid-range shot from the Knicks, the first quarter ended. The Knicks trailed by four points on Zuihou's score, 25-29.
"Well done, guys!" Woodson encouraged the players while everyone was drinking. Although the Bulls were strong in the first quarter, the Knicks didn't play badly either. After all, they faced last year's regular season No. 1 finish.
After a slight break, the second quarter was the time to test the Knicks' bench depth.
Sure enough, the Bulls' bench makeover seems to be stronger and plays more like a team.
C. J. Watson, a veteran of the Warriors who had been floating in Greece and Italy for a while, suddenly exploded, hitting two straight points and hitting two plus one. In just 4 minutes, the veteran steals, three-pointers, and breakthroughs are omnipotent. Originally, the Knicks could still rely on Stoudemire's inside advantage to bite the score, but who knew that Watson would steal the ball directly from the little overlord. provoked Xiao Si not to be depressed.
The Knicks' bench players fell into a slump, with Tony Douglas, Reinaldo Balkman, and Iman Sampert making consecutive mistakes and being cut off by the opponent, turning the advantage into a disadvantage.
In order not to be thrown off the street by his opponent, Woodson hurriedly replaced Chandler and Fields, as well as Anthony. The Bulls, on the other hand, were given plenty of rest, and it wasn't until five minutes left that Rose, Noah, and Boozer lazily appeared one after another.
The Bulls waited for work, and Rose seemed to have opened a plug-in, with consecutive assists + points + steals, which made the Knicks restricted area a mess!
"Oh, Carmelo Anthony was stealed by Jimmy Butler, oh, Anthony was stealed by Carlos Boozer, oh, Anthony fouled, uh, he missed again." The people who cared about Anthony in the TV studio wailed. Their star player made a series of mistakes during this period, and the score was stretched to 9 points.
Woodson wiped a cold sweat from his head and called a 20-second timeout.
"Cameron, do you want to take a break?" Woodson asked vaguely.
Anthony wiped his sweat, looked at the direction of Wang Xiaomu in the audience, gritted his teeth, and said that he would continue to stay on the field.
Seeing Anthony holding his left wrist from time to time, Stoudemire patted Anthony on the shoulder, "Cameron, don't fight too hard, we still have the second half." "Those mistakes just now happened when Anthony was in left-handed possession or dribbling, and it seems that his injury is not under control.
On the court again, Xiao Si strengthened his offense, and as a result, he shot a hollow outside the basket, which provoked a burst of daxiao from the audience.
No way, unlucky, drink cold water and stuff your teeth. Stoudemire shrugged at Anthony, and the shot made Anthony hahadaxiao and tapped him on the shoulder. In the blink of an eye, those who comfort and comfort each other change hands.
After the timeout, the Bulls did not give the Knicks the slightest face, and Noah, Boozer, and Ronnie Brewer continued to shoot with dunks and direct 6 points.
At 42-55, the Knicks were thrown out of the way.
And Zuihou's attack on Cameron is almost defending the dignity of the Knicks with his life. Anthony missed a jumper before the Knicks grabbed an offensive rebound through Iman Sampert. After two passes, the ball was in Anthony's hands again.
Anthony was like a Warrior with a dynamite bag, rushing straight to the basket, but unfortunately missed the layup again, but fortunately he grabbed the rebound himself.
This layup he tried the transformation that Wang Xiaomu said yesterday, although he avoided the double blocking of Noah and Boozer, but the shooting rate was obviously much worse. Thanks to Anthony's habit of being covered, he was highly alert to where the ball landed, and took advantage of the high-speed bounce that had an advantage over the center to grab the rebound, and hit the rebound in the split second when the red light came on at the end of the halftime.
The referee on duty hurriedly ran to the recording desk to watch the video of Zuihou's shot. The footage shows Anthony shooting in front and two points valid.
"Anthony finally scored a face-saving goal! The fans who supported him were relieved. George of New York Sports also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's see Coach Wang Xiaomu's face," TNT Radio, which broadcasts the game, likes Wang Xiaomu to joke.
The camera turned to the seat where Wang Xiaomu was, but he didn't expect it to be empty.