Chapter 376: Invincible Warrior
Noah entered the NBA last season, having attended the University of Florida and helping the team win back-to-back NCAA championships in '06 and '07. With an NBA-like height of 6-foot-11 and an arm span of about 7-foot-4, he is agile and very good at running, and in terms of physical fitness, he has the potential to become a super interior player in the NBA.
In terms of awareness, Noah has a very good ability to read the game and pass the ball, and can act as the team's offensive center and engine, much like this year's rookie Beasley. Unlike Beasley, who treats the game like a game, Noah has a serious and positive attitude towards the game, giving his all on both ends of the pitch and never stopping.
As long as Noah is on the court, his game is 100% passionate, he has a strong drive, and he wants to help the team win whenever he plays, which is why he was able to lead the University of Florida to a championship in the more competitive NCAA.
But Thibodeau doesn't like him very much, because Noah has a flamboyant personality and often gives the middle finger or spews trash talk to opponents, in addition, although Noah's defense is good, but the offense is a little too poor, and like Chamberlain before, he has almost no other offensive means except dunks. Chamberlain's dunk was unbeatable, he was able to fly everywhere, Noah couldn't do that, so Thibodeau rarely gave him a chance.
But there was no way to play today, he was too embarrassed to be optimistic about Gooden, and Thibodeau replaced him in a fit of anger and replaced him with the fierce Noah.
Noah lived up to the trust, as soon as he came back, he began to compete with Chamberlain, both entered the NBA last year, both in the same position, as a result, Chamberlain is now a superstar, and he is still a substitute, how can this make him happy?
Rose was substituted, and the Bulls were replaced in the backcourt by Hinrich and Gordon, two talented young men who had been running in for a season.
Hinrich's personal attack is far behind Rose, but he is calm and good at organization, he did not rush forward after he came on the court, but directed his teammates to run to cover when he slowly walked forward, Gordon is the sixth man in the nature of the Bulls, he has a strong attack, as soon as he came on the court, he used Noah to cover and kill the inside, Hinrich passed the ball quickly and sent the ball directly to him.
Gordon didn't hesitate to get the ball, turned around and went to the basket, but as soon as the ball was shot, Chamberlain, who had run out of the restricted area with Noah before, ran back without knowing when, jumped up like a ghost, pressed the ball directly on the rebound, and then jumped up again to grab the rebound.
The Warriors' lineup has also been switched, and now it is Billups who is in control.
In the face of Hinrich, a new junior, Billups did not hesitate, after dribbling to the frontcourt, he turned around and began to push back, which is the most feared way of attacking Hinrich.
Limited by physical fitness, Hinrich's defense will never become a **** like Billups and Kidd, but he is mentally focused, tough in his attitude, good in anticipation and footwork, and not afraid of physically strong breakthrough defenders such as Byron Davis. However, due to the lack of height, it will be difficult to defend tall opponents, especially players with excellent ability to carry baskets in the low post.
Hinrich gritted his teeth and suddenly pounced on it for a gambling steal, but he was prepared earlier than Loops, turned around and passed Hinrich and went straight to the basket.
Noah was pestering Chamberlain, waving his elbows and stumbling to prevent Chamberlain from being comfortably placed. As a result, Billups rushed up, he subconsciously went to make up for the defense, Billups threw the ball to the hoop, a strong wind appeared behind Noah, and when he turned around, he saw Chamberlain receiving the ball and making a violent dunk.
Easy air relay!
The Bulls had a flaw in their lineup, they lacked offensive power on the inside, and Noah went to the high post to cover his teammates and actually wanted to take Chamberlain away. Oxlain is limited to defending for three seconds and cannot stay in the penalty area indefinitely, but he can play the side ball and keep running in and out, anyway, he has physical strength.
As for Noah on the outside? Hehe, there is a kind of letting him shoot from afar, anyway, Chamberlain likes to grab rebounds.
The Bulls rotate, Hinrich attacks with the ball, his basic skills are very solid, he can shoot well, and he is a threatening three-point shooter, but compared with the average white shooter, he lacks stability and belongs to the kind of "nerve knife".
It's a pity that Hinrich didn't feel good today, perhaps because Billups was too good defensively, Hinrich hit two consecutive shots, and the rebounds were all taken into Chamberlain's arms.
Hinrich is having a hard time right now, he desperately needs a good performance to impress the team, and the Bulls' decision to choose Derrick Rose, who coincides with Hinrich's position in the draft, over the team's missing swingman Beasley, is a testament to the fact that the Bulls want to sell the former captain.
In his rookie season, Hinrich averaged 12 points per game plus six. 8 assists and an average of 20 points per game in the playoffs that season. The next few seasons also got better and better, and then the four-year rookie contract ended, and the Bulls did not hesitate to give him an annual salary of 10 million.
As a result, after winning an annual salary of 10 million yuan, just when the Bulls wanted to focus on cultivating him as a team leader, he began to play worse and worse, and the standard Wang Xiaoer was not as good as a year after year. Last season, he played an average of 11 per game. The dismal performance of 5 points and 6 assists, the Bulls were completely disappointed in him, and now they want him to brush up on the court and then change to a good player, but other teams are not stupid, this situation is too common in the NBA, this is the so-called 'pig tactic'.
Chamberlain took off the rebound and threw it to the frontcourt, West was fast, ready to defend and counterattack at all times, Gordon's physical fitness was also good, but West's fast-break counterattack was a must, Gordon's defense was not very good, there were too many small movements in his hands, and he was most afraid of defending this kind of fast-break counterattack, and it was easy to foul.
West hit two consecutive shots, and the difference directly stretched to more than 15 points, Thibodeau was very dissatisfied with the team's defense, and roared on the sidelines.
Noah was very self-motivated, and the team's poor start made him unbearable, and then Hinrich reached for the ball after holding the ball to the front court, and after getting the ball, he wildly hit Chamberlain, and took advantage of the latter's unpreparedness to turn and score a jumper, and scored two points in front of Chamberlain.
This made Chamberlain quite depressed, your grandmother's, underestimating this kid, it doesn't seem to be as useless as the scouts say.
Then Billups missed a long shot, Gordon was a two-way guard like Rose, and he was good at layups, and when he got to the frontcourt, with the help of Seforosa's cover, he went straight to the inside in a serpentine step, jumped high and threw the ball up.
The Bulls scored four straight points, and the score gap returned to around 10 points, and Chamberlain was impatient and beat Noah on the inside. But Noah is far more difficult to deal with than expected, he has a good sense of defense, good physical fitness, and a lot of small movements, his knee is stuck in the crook of Chamberlain's leg, and one hand desperately twists the soft flesh of the latter's waist and abdomen.
Chamberlain was enraged by Noah's small movements, he endured severe pain and turned around to make a layup feint, Noah subconsciously took a step back and jumped to block, but Chamberlain took a step back and jumped up to hit accurately.
Hinrich turned his attention to Noah, Thomas covered the latter, Noah threw Chamberlain to the box for a layup, but as soon as the ball in his hand left his hand, Chamberlain pushed Thomas away and killed, like a dragon flying out of the deep sea, he slapped the ball off the court.
In less than two quarters, Chamberlain has already won 4 blocks!
The point on the inside line was also choked, the Bulls' attack couldn't be opened, the outside line Hinrich, Gordon and Seforrosa were all chased very tightly by the opponent, the three missed several shots, Hinrich was anxious, now he is in danger, he must have a good performance, as a result, Billups used his psychology, two consecutive feints to break through to attract him to steal and all turned into defensive fouls, Thibodeau couldn't bear it, and replaced Hinrich with Rose again.
Rose was highly motivated today, his ability was also very strong, and he broke through after coming on the field, Billups was killed by him in the penalty area without paying attention, Chamberlain made up for the defense, Rose did not want to go it alone this time, but played a wonderful pass from behind and gave the ball to Noah.
Noah jumped up and dunked, and for a moment raised his eyebrows.
But looking back, Billups' Warriors offense was still in order, with West and Barnes scoring back-to-back points to help the Warriors extend their lead again. Halfway through the second quarter, the Bulls had just four players score, while the Warriors were in full bloom. After that, Chamberlain singled Noah, turned around twice in a row to stun the latter, and scored an easy layup.
Before Rose came on the court, the Bulls' offensive point was almost wiped out under the Warriors' defense, but the ability of the champion Lang was not to say, he led his teammates to score 5 points inside and outside after he came on the court and began to plan a counterattack.
Billups doesn't care how many points the opponent scores, he just concentrates on organizing the team's offense and defense to function normally, so that the Warriors continue to play a smooth offense, Chamberlain begins to shine, and Noah finally understands why the head coach didn't like to use him to defend Chamberlain last season, because it can't be prevented at all!
Billups didn't play tactics such as blocking and dismantling, when he got to the front, he passed the ball to Chamberlain in the penalty area, Noah's defense was in place, but once he pressed, Chamberlain broke through him, once he stepped back and pulled away, Chamberlain jumped, now whether it is dribbling or shooting, Chamberlain has done a great job, looking at his performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Thibodeau can't help but feel desperate - damn, such a strong inside line, how to deal with it in the future?
Chamberlain grabbed back-to-back defensive rebounds, Billups provided him with assists twice, the latter scored five points in a dunk in the restricted area, Noah was saddled with two fouls in just one quarter, and Thibodeau had to call a timeout, readjust his tactics, let go of Rose's breakaway, and let others cooperate.
Rose was given unlimited fire, and the Bulls played a short stretch of smooth offense that had been rare since the opening stanza to tie the score at 30-45. Noah deceived Chamberlain's defensive foul in the middle of the attack, but unfortunately missed two free throws. And Chamberlain continued to dominate the restricted area, he was annoyed with Noah's dirtiness, so he hit Noah with brute force under the basket one by one, and Noah was worse than dead.
At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors extended their lead to 17 points at 65-48.
At this time, the situation of the game is already very clear, the Warriors have an absolute advantage, and the Bulls are afraid that they will lose at home. The Bulls fans were so proud that the result was hard for them to accept, and the fans chanted 'MJ, MVP', trying to spur their players with the team's past glory.
Yibian fought again, Rose and Noah were arrogant, they didn't want to lose the opening game, and with the support of the fans, they took out their strength to attack. As soon as Rose started with the ball, he attacked quickly, and after arriving in the penalty area, he hit a return gun, opened the distance and turned to make a jumper, and scored two points accurately.
Chamberlain asked for the ball under the basket, Billups sent the ball in, Chamberlain made a feint to deceive Noah, and then carried him to dunk and hit a 2+1. After that, Rose continued to break through, and after entering the penalty area, he threw a shot, and Chamberlain showed no mercy and sent a hot pot again, covering the ******** of the champion.
Because of the Warriors' iron-blooded defense, the Bulls' overall shooting percentage was very low, and they were unable to close the score gap. On the other side, the Warriors blossomed up and down, with West hitting two three-pointers in a row, and Billups making a layup that caused Noah to be fouled, and Noah had four fouls on his back, and Thibodeau had to replace him.
This was the end of the third quarter, and the Warriors ended the game with a 90-63 lead, and the fans began to leave the game with gloomy faces when they saw this result.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nelson Sr. replaced Chamberlain and Billups as the main players, after all, this is the opening game, there is no need to make it too ugly, Nelson Sr. is the same as Chamberlain, playing the Bulls is boring, if Jordan and Pippen are still there, it would be better.
In the first half of the quarter, the Warriors all replaced the bench, Evans + Ibaka + Azubuke + Curry + Morrow, the battle situation was chaotic for a while, and no one knew who was playing what tactics, just score anyway.
This kind of scuffle was good for the Bulls, Rose scored consecutive points, Ibaka was a little uncomfortable with this rhythm of the game, he missed the ball for the first time and was successfully stolen by Noah, who came back from the bench, and halfway through the fourth quarter, the Bulls began to chase points at 95-108.
Nelson Sr. waved his hand, Chamberlain reappeared, he scored four points in a row to help the Warriors stabilize their position, and then went off the court again, at this time only two and a half minutes before the game, the big picture was decided, and the Bulls fans basically left the court. Noah entered the NBA last season, having attended the University of Florida and helping the team win back-to-back NCAA championships in '06 and '07. With an NBA-like height of 6-foot-11 and an arm span of about 7-foot-4, he is agile and very good at running, and in terms of physical fitness, he has the potential to become a super interior player in the NBA.
In terms of awareness, Noah has a very good ability to read the game and pass the ball, and can act as the team's offensive center and engine, much like this year's rookie Beasley. Unlike Beasley, who treats the game like a game, Noah has a serious and positive attitude towards the game, giving his all on both ends of the pitch and never stopping.
As long as Noah is on the court, his game is 100% passionate, he has a strong drive, and he wants to help the team win whenever he plays, which is why he was able to lead the University of Florida to a championship in the more competitive NCAA.
But Thibodeau doesn't like him very much, because Noah has a flamboyant personality and often gives the middle finger or spews trash talk to opponents, in addition, although Noah's defense is good, but the offense is a little too poor, and like Chamberlain before, he has almost no other offensive means except dunks. Chamberlain's dunk was unbeatable, he was able to fly everywhere, Noah couldn't do that, so Thibodeau rarely gave him a chance.
But there was no way to play today, he was too embarrassed to be optimistic about Gooden, and Thibodeau replaced him in a fit of anger and replaced him with the fierce Noah.
Noah lived up to the trust, as soon as he came back, he began to compete with Chamberlain, both entered the NBA last year, both in the same position, as a result, Chamberlain is now a superstar, and he is still a substitute, how can this make him happy?
Rose was substituted, and the Bulls were replaced in the backcourt by Hinrich and Gordon, two talented young men who had been running in for a season.
Hinrich's personal attack is far behind Rose, but he is calm and good at organization, he did not rush forward after he came on the court, but directed his teammates to run to cover when he slowly walked forward, Gordon is the sixth man in the nature of the Bulls, he has a strong attack, as soon as he came on the court, he used Noah to cover and kill the inside, Hinrich passed the ball quickly and sent the ball directly to him.
Gordon didn't hesitate to get the ball, turned around and went to the basket, but as soon as the ball was shot, Chamberlain, who had run out of the restricted area with Noah before, ran back without knowing when, jumped up like a ghost, pressed the ball directly on the rebound, and then jumped up again to grab the rebound.
The Warriors' lineup has also been switched, and now it is Billups who is in control.
In the face of Hinrich, a new junior, Billups did not hesitate, after dribbling to the frontcourt, he turned around and began to push back, which is the most feared way of attacking Hinrich.
Limited by physical fitness, Hinrich's defense will never become a **** like Billups and Kidd, but he is mentally focused, tough in his attitude, good in anticipation and footwork, and not afraid of physically strong breakthrough defenders such as Byron Davis. However, due to the lack of height, it will be difficult to defend tall opponents, especially players with excellent ability to carry baskets in the low post.
Hinrich gritted his teeth and suddenly pounced on it for a gambling steal, but he was prepared earlier than Loops, turned around and passed Hinrich and went straight to the basket.
Noah was pestering Chamberlain, waving his elbows and stumbling to prevent Chamberlain from being comfortably placed. As a result, Billups rushed up, he subconsciously went to make up for the defense, Billups threw the ball to the hoop, a strong wind appeared behind Noah, and when he turned around, he saw Chamberlain receiving the ball and making a violent dunk.
Easy air relay!
The Bulls had a flaw in their lineup, they lacked offensive power on the inside, and Noah went to the high post to cover his teammates and actually wanted to take Chamberlain away. Oxlain is limited to defending for three seconds and cannot stay in the penalty area indefinitely, but he can play the side ball and keep running in and out, anyway, he has physical strength.
As for Noah on the outside? Hehe, there is a kind of letting him shoot from afar, anyway, Chamberlain likes to grab rebounds.
The Bulls rotate, Hinrich attacks with the ball, his basic skills are very solid, he can shoot well, and he is a threatening three-point shooter, but compared with the average white shooter, he lacks stability and belongs to the kind of "nerve knife".
It's a pity that Hinrich didn't feel good today, perhaps because Billups was too good defensively, Hinrich hit two consecutive shots, and the rebounds were all taken into Chamberlain's arms.
Hinrich is having a hard time right now, he desperately needs a good performance to impress the team, and the Bulls' decision to choose Derrick Rose, who coincides with Hinrich's position in the draft, over the team's missing swingman Beasley, is a testament to the fact that the Bulls want to sell the former captain.
In his rookie season, Hinrich averaged 12 points per game plus six. 8 assists and an average of 20 points per game in the playoffs that season. The next few seasons also got better and better, and then the four-year rookie contract ended, and the Bulls did not hesitate to give him an annual salary of 10 million.
As a result, after winning an annual salary of 10 million yuan, just when the Bulls wanted to focus on cultivating him as a team leader, he began to play worse and worse, and the standard Wang Xiaoer was not as good as a year after year. Last season, he played an average of 11 per game. The dismal performance of 5 points and 6 assists, the Bulls were completely disappointed in him, and now they want him to brush up on the court and then change to a good player, but other teams are not stupid, this situation is too common in the NBA, this is the so-called 'pig tactic'.
Chamberlain took off the rebound and threw it to the frontcourt, West was fast, ready to defend and counterattack at all times, Gordon's physical fitness was also good, but West's fast-break counterattack was a must, Gordon's defense was not very good, there were too many small movements in his hands, and he was most afraid of defending this kind of fast-break counterattack, and it was easy to foul.
West hit two consecutive shots, and the difference directly stretched to more than 15 points, Thibodeau was very dissatisfied with the team's defense, and roared on the sidelines.
Noah was very self-motivated, and the team's poor start made him unbearable, and then Hinrich reached for the ball after holding the ball to the front court, and after getting the ball, he wildly hit Chamberlain, and took advantage of the latter's unpreparedness to turn and score a jumper, and scored two points in front of Chamberlain.
This made Chamberlain quite depressed, your grandmother's, underestimating this kid, it doesn't seem to be as useless as the scouts say.
Then Billups missed a long shot, Gordon was a two-way guard like Rose, and he was good at layups, and when he got to the frontcourt, with the help of Seforosa's cover, he went straight to the inside in a serpentine step, jumped high and threw the ball up.
The Bulls scored four straight points, and the score gap returned to around 10 points, and Chamberlain was impatient and beat Noah on the inside. But Noah is far more difficult to deal with than expected, he has a good sense of defense, good physical fitness, and a lot of small movements, his knee is stuck in the crook of Chamberlain's leg, and one hand desperately twists the soft flesh of the latter's waist and abdomen.
Chamberlain was enraged by Noah's small movements, he endured severe pain and turned around to make a layup feint, Noah subconsciously took a step back and jumped to block, but Chamberlain took a step back and jumped up to hit accurately.
Hinrich turned his attention to Noah, Thomas covered the latter, Noah threw Chamberlain to the box for a layup, but as soon as the ball in his hand left his hand, Chamberlain pushed Thomas away and killed, like a dragon flying out of the deep sea, he slapped the ball off the court.
In less than two quarters, Chamberlain has already won 4 blocks!
The point on the inside line was also choked, the Bulls' attack couldn't be opened, the outside line Hinrich, Gordon and Seforrosa were all chased very tightly by the opponent, the three missed several shots, Hinrich was anxious, now he is in danger, he must have a good performance, as a result, Billups used his psychology, two consecutive feints to break through to attract him to steal and all turned into defensive fouls, Thibodeau couldn't bear it, and replaced Hinrich with Rose again.
Rose was highly motivated today, his ability was also very strong, and he broke through after coming on the field, Billups was killed by him in the penalty area without paying attention, Chamberlain made up for the defense, Rose did not want to go it alone this time, but played a wonderful pass from behind and gave the ball to Noah.
Noah jumped up and dunked, and for a moment raised his eyebrows.
But looking back, Billups' Warriors offense was still in order, with West and Barnes scoring back-to-back points to help the Warriors extend their lead again. Halfway through the second quarter, the Bulls had just four players score, while the Warriors were in full bloom. After that, Chamberlain singled Noah, turned around twice in a row to stun the latter, and scored an easy layup.
Before Rose came on the court, the Bulls' offensive point was almost wiped out under the Warriors' defense, but the ability of the champion Lang was not to say, he led his teammates to score 5 points inside and outside after he came on the court and began to plan a counterattack.
Billups doesn't care how many points the opponent scores, he just concentrates on organizing the team's offense and defense to function normally, so that the Warriors continue to play a smooth offense, Chamberlain begins to shine, and Noah finally understands why the head coach didn't like to use him to defend Chamberlain last season, because it can't be prevented at all!
Billups didn't play tactics such as blocking and dismantling, when he got to the front, he passed the ball to Chamberlain in the penalty area, Noah's defense was in place, but once he pressed, Chamberlain broke through him, once he stepped back and pulled away, Chamberlain jumped, now whether it is dribbling or shooting, Chamberlain has done a great job, looking at his performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Thibodeau can't help but feel desperate - damn, such a strong inside line, how to deal with it in the future?
Chamberlain grabbed back-to-back defensive rebounds, Billups provided him with assists twice, the latter scored five points in a dunk in the restricted area, Noah was saddled with two fouls in just one quarter, and Thibodeau had to call a timeout, readjust his tactics, let go of Rose's breakaway, and let others cooperate.
Rose was given unlimited fire, and the Bulls played a short stretch of smooth offense that had been rare since the opening stanza to tie the score at 30-45. Noah deceived Chamberlain's defensive foul in the middle of the attack, but unfortunately missed two free throws. And Chamberlain continued to dominate the restricted area, he was annoyed with Noah's dirtiness, so he hit Noah with brute force under the basket one by one, and Noah was worse than dead.
At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors extended their lead to 17 points at 65-48.
At this time, the situation of the game is already very clear, the Warriors have an absolute advantage, and the Bulls are afraid that they will lose at home. The Bulls fans were so proud that the result was hard for them to accept, and the fans chanted 'MJ, MVP', trying to spur their players with the team's past glory.
Yibian fought again, Rose and Noah were arrogant, they didn't want to lose the opening game, and with the support of the fans, they took out their strength to attack. As soon as Rose started with the ball, he attacked quickly, and after arriving in the penalty area, he hit a return gun, opened the distance and turned to make a jumper, and scored two points accurately.
Chamberlain asked for the ball under the basket, Billups sent the ball in, Chamberlain made a feint to deceive Noah, and then carried him to dunk and hit a 2+1. After that, Rose continued to break through, and after entering the penalty area, he threw a shot, and Chamberlain showed no mercy and sent a hot pot again, covering the ******** of the champion.
Because of the Warriors' iron-blooded defense, the Bulls' overall shooting percentage was very low, and they were unable to close the score gap. On the other side, the Warriors blossomed up and down, with West hitting two three-pointers in a row, and Billups making a layup that caused Noah to be fouled, and Noah had four fouls on his back, and Thibodeau had to replace him.
This was the end of the third quarter, and the Warriors ended the game with a 90-63 lead, and the fans began to leave the game with gloomy faces when they saw this result.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nelson Sr. replaced Chamberlain and Billups as the main players, after all, this is the opening game, there is no need to make it too ugly, Nelson Sr. is the same as Chamberlain, playing the Bulls is boring, if Jordan and Pippen are still there, it would be better.
In the first half of the quarter, the Warriors all replaced the bench, Evans + Ibaka + Azubuke + Curry + Morrow, the battle situation was chaotic for a while, and no one knew who was playing what tactics, just score anyway.
This kind of scuffle was good for the Bulls, Rose scored consecutive points, Ibaka was a little uncomfortable with this rhythm of the game, he missed the ball for the first time and was successfully stolen by Noah, who came back from the bench, and halfway through the fourth quarter, the Bulls began to chase points at 95-108.
Nelson Sr. waved his hand, Chamberlain reappeared, he scored four points in a row to help the Warriors stabilize their position, and then went off the court again, at this time only two and a half minutes before the game, the big picture was decided, and the Bulls fans basically left the court. Noah entered the NBA last season, having attended the University of Florida and helping the team win back-to-back NCAA championships in '06 and '07. With an NBA-like height of 6-foot-11 and an arm span of about 7-foot-4, he is agile and very good at running, and in terms of physical fitness, he has the potential to become a super interior player in the NBA.
In terms of awareness, Noah has a very good ability to read the game and pass the ball, and can act as the team's offensive center and engine, much like this year's rookie Beasley. Unlike Beasley, who treats the game like a game, Noah has a serious and positive attitude towards the game, giving his all on both ends of the pitch and never stopping.
As long as Noah is on the court, his game is 100% passionate, he has a strong drive, and he wants to help the team win whenever he plays, which is why he was able to lead the University of Florida to a championship in the more competitive NCAA.
But Thibodeau doesn't like him very much, because Noah has a flamboyant personality and often gives the middle finger or spews trash talk to opponents, in addition, although Noah's defense is good, but the offense is a little too poor, and like Chamberlain before, he has almost no other offensive means except dunks. Chamberlain's dunk was unbeatable, he was able to fly everywhere, Noah couldn't do that, so Thibodeau rarely gave him a chance.
But there was no way to play today, he was too embarrassed to be optimistic about Gooden, and Thibodeau replaced him in a fit of anger and replaced him with the fierce Noah.
Noah lived up to the trust, as soon as he came back, he began to compete with Chamberlain, both entered the NBA last year, both in the same position, as a result, Chamberlain is now a superstar, and he is still a substitute, how can this make him happy?
Rose was substituted, and the Bulls were replaced in the backcourt by Hinrich and Gordon, two talented young men who had been running in for a season.
Hinrich's personal attack is far behind Rose, but he is calm and good at organization, he did not rush forward after he came on the court, but directed his teammates to run to cover when he slowly walked forward, Gordon is the sixth man in the nature of the Bulls, he has a strong attack, as soon as he came on the court, he used Noah to cover and kill the inside, Hinrich passed the ball quickly and sent the ball directly to him.
Gordon didn't hesitate to get the ball, turned around and went to the basket, but as soon as the ball was shot, Chamberlain, who had run out of the restricted area with Noah before, ran back without knowing when, jumped up like a ghost, pressed the ball directly on the rebound, and then jumped up again to grab the rebound.
The Warriors' lineup has also been switched, and now it is Billups who is in control.
In the face of Hinrich, a new junior, Billups did not hesitate, after dribbling to the frontcourt, he turned around and began to push back, which is the most feared way of attacking Hinrich.
Limited by physical fitness, Hinrich's defense will never become a **** like Billups and Kidd, but he is mentally focused, tough in his attitude, good in anticipation and footwork, and not afraid of physically strong breakthrough defenders such as Byron Davis. However, due to the lack of height, it will be difficult to defend tall opponents, especially players with excellent ability to carry baskets in the low post.
Hinrich gritted his teeth and suddenly pounced on it for a gambling steal, but he was prepared earlier than Loops, turned around and passed Hinrich and went straight to the basket.
Noah was pestering Chamberlain, waving his elbows and stumbling to prevent Chamberlain from being comfortably placed. As a result, Billups rushed up, he subconsciously went to make up for the defense, Billups threw the ball to the hoop, a strong wind appeared behind Noah, and when he turned around, he saw Chamberlain receiving the ball and making a violent dunk.
Easy air relay!
The Bulls had a flaw in their lineup, they lacked offensive power on the inside, and Noah went to the high post to cover his teammates and actually wanted to take Chamberlain away. Oxlain is limited to defending for three seconds and cannot stay in the penalty area indefinitely, but he can play the side ball and keep running in and out, anyway, he has physical strength.
As for Noah on the outside? Hehe, there is a kind of letting him shoot from afar, anyway, Chamberlain likes to grab rebounds.
The Bulls rotate, Hinrich attacks with the ball, his basic skills are very solid, he can shoot well, and he is a threatening three-point shooter, but compared with the average white shooter, he lacks stability and belongs to the kind of "nerve knife".
It's a pity that Hinrich didn't feel good today, perhaps because Billups was too good defensively, Hinrich hit two consecutive shots, and the rebounds were all taken into Chamberlain's arms.
Hinrich is having a hard time right now, he desperately needs a good performance to impress the team, and the Bulls' decision to choose Derrick Rose, who coincides with Hinrich's position in the draft, over the team's missing swingman Beasley, is a testament to the fact that the Bulls want to sell the former captain.
In his rookie season, Hinrich averaged 12 points per game plus six. 8 assists and an average of 20 points per game in the playoffs that season. The next few seasons also got better and better, and then the four-year rookie contract ended, and the Bulls did not hesitate to give him an annual salary of 10 million.
As a result, after winning an annual salary of 10 million yuan, just when the Bulls wanted to focus on cultivating him as a team leader, he began to play worse and worse, and the standard Wang Xiaoer was not as good as a year after year. Last season, he played an average of 11 per game. The dismal performance of 5 points and 6 assists, the Bulls were completely disappointed in him, and now they want him to brush up on the court and then change to a good player, but other teams are not stupid, this situation is too common in the NBA, this is the so-called 'pig tactic'.
Chamberlain took off the rebound and threw it to the frontcourt, West was fast, ready to defend and counterattack at all times, Gordon's physical fitness was also good, but West's fast-break counterattack was a must, Gordon's defense was not very good, there were too many small movements in his hands, and he was most afraid of defending this kind of fast-break counterattack, and it was easy to foul.
West hit two consecutive shots, and the difference directly stretched to more than 15 points, Thibodeau was very dissatisfied with the team's defense, and roared on the sidelines.
Noah was very self-motivated, and the team's poor start made him unbearable, and then Hinrich reached for the ball after holding the ball to the front court, and after getting the ball, he wildly hit Chamberlain, and took advantage of the latter's unpreparedness to turn and score a jumper, and scored two points in front of Chamberlain.
This made Chamberlain quite depressed, your grandmother's, underestimating this kid, it doesn't seem to be as useless as the scouts say.
Then Billups missed a long shot, Gordon was a two-way guard like Rose, and he was good at layups, and when he got to the frontcourt, with the help of Seforosa's cover, he went straight to the inside in a serpentine step, jumped high and threw the ball up.
The Bulls scored four straight points, and the score gap returned to around 10 points, and Chamberlain was impatient and beat Noah on the inside. But Noah is far more difficult to deal with than expected, he has a good sense of defense, good physical fitness, and a lot of small movements, his knee is stuck in the crook of Chamberlain's leg, and one hand desperately twists the soft flesh of the latter's waist and abdomen.
Chamberlain was enraged by Noah's small movements, he endured severe pain and turned around to make a layup feint, Noah subconsciously took a step back and jumped to block, but Chamberlain took a step back and jumped up to hit accurately.
Hinrich turned his attention to Noah, Thomas covered the latter, Noah threw Chamberlain to the box for a layup, but as soon as the ball in his hand left his hand, Chamberlain pushed Thomas away and killed, like a dragon flying out of the deep sea, he slapped the ball off the court.
In less than two quarters, Chamberlain has already won 4 blocks!
The point on the inside line was also choked, the Bulls' attack couldn't be opened, the outside line Hinrich, Gordon and Seforrosa were all chased very tightly by the opponent, the three missed several shots, Hinrich was anxious, now he is in danger, he must have a good performance, as a result, Billups used his psychology, two consecutive feints to break through to attract him to steal and all turned into defensive fouls, Thibodeau couldn't bear it, and replaced Hinrich with Rose again.
Rose was highly motivated today, his ability was also very strong, and he broke through after coming on the field, Billups was killed by him in the penalty area without paying attention, Chamberlain made up for the defense, Rose did not want to go it alone this time, but played a wonderful pass from behind and gave the ball to Noah.
Noah jumped up and dunked, and for a moment raised his eyebrows.
But looking back, Billups' Warriors offense was still in order, with West and Barnes scoring back-to-back points to help the Warriors extend their lead again. Halfway through the second quarter, the Bulls had just four players score, while the Warriors were in full bloom. After that, Chamberlain singled Noah, turned around twice in a row to stun the latter, and scored an easy layup.
Before Rose came on the court, the Bulls' offensive point was almost wiped out under the Warriors' defense, but the ability of the champion Lang was not to say, he led his teammates to score 5 points inside and outside after he came on the court and began to plan a counterattack.
Billups doesn't care how many points the opponent scores, he just concentrates on organizing the team's offense and defense to function normally, so that the Warriors continue to play a smooth offense, Chamberlain begins to shine, and Noah finally understands why the head coach didn't like to use him to defend Chamberlain last season, because it can't be prevented at all!
Billups didn't play tactics such as blocking and dismantling, when he got to the front, he passed the ball to Chamberlain in the penalty area, Noah's defense was in place, but once he pressed, Chamberlain broke through him, once he stepped back and pulled away, Chamberlain jumped, now whether it is dribbling or shooting, Chamberlain has done a great job, looking at his performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Thibodeau can't help but feel desperate - damn, such a strong inside line, how to deal with it in the future?
Chamberlain grabbed back-to-back defensive rebounds, Billups provided him with assists twice, the latter scored five points in a dunk in the restricted area, Noah was saddled with two fouls in just one quarter, and Thibodeau had to call a timeout, readjust his tactics, let go of Rose's breakaway, and let others cooperate.
Rose was given unlimited fire, and the Bulls played a short stretch of smooth offense that had been rare since the opening stanza to tie the score at 30-45. Noah deceived Chamberlain's defensive foul in the middle of the attack, but unfortunately missed two free throws. And Chamberlain continued to dominate the restricted area, he was annoyed with Noah's dirtiness, so he hit Noah with brute force under the basket one by one, and Noah was worse than dead.
At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors extended their lead to 17 points at 65-48.
At this time, the situation of the game is already very clear, the Warriors have an absolute advantage, and the Bulls are afraid that they will lose at home. The Bulls fans were so proud that the result was hard for them to accept, and the fans chanted 'MJ, MVP', trying to spur their players with the team's past glory.
Yibian fought again, Rose and Noah were arrogant, they didn't want to lose the opening game, and with the support of the fans, they took out their strength to attack. As soon as Rose started with the ball, he attacked quickly, and after arriving in the penalty area, he hit a return gun, opened the distance and turned to make a jumper, and scored two points accurately.
Chamberlain asked for the ball under the basket, Billups sent the ball in, Chamberlain made a feint to deceive Noah, and then carried him to dunk and hit a 2+1. After that, Rose continued to break through, and after entering the penalty area, he threw a shot, and Chamberlain showed no mercy and sent a hot pot again, covering the ******** of the champion.
Because of the Warriors' iron-blooded defense, the Bulls' overall shooting percentage was very low, and they were unable to close the score gap. On the other side, the Warriors blossomed up and down, with West hitting two three-pointers in a row, and Billups making a layup that caused Noah to be fouled, and Noah had four fouls on his back, and Thibodeau had to replace him.
This was the end of the third quarter, and the Warriors ended the game with a 90-63 lead, and the fans began to leave the game with gloomy faces when they saw this result.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nelson Sr. replaced Chamberlain and Billups as the main players, after all, this is the opening game, there is no need to make it too ugly, Nelson Sr. is the same as Chamberlain, playing the Bulls is boring, if Jordan and Pippen are still there, it would be better.
In the first half of the quarter, the Warriors all replaced the bench, Evans + Ibaka + Azubuke + Curry + Morrow, the battle situation was chaotic for a while, and no one knew who was playing what tactics, just score anyway.
This kind of scuffle was good for the Bulls, Rose scored consecutive points, Ibaka was a little uncomfortable with this rhythm of the game, he missed the ball for the first time and was successfully stolen by Noah, who came back from the bench, and halfway through the fourth quarter, the Bulls began to chase points at 95-108.
Nelson Sr. waved his hand, Chamberlain reappeared, he scored four points in a row to help the Warriors stabilize their position, and then went off the court again, at this time only two and a half minutes before the game, the big picture was decided, and the Bulls fans basically left the court.