Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Little Prince Hamilton
The game officially kicked off with on-site commentary, and the visiting team's starting five were Conley and Tony Allen's double backcourt, small forward Rudy Gay, power forward Arthur, and center Zach Randolph.
The home team's starting five were Belinelli and Hamilton's defensive combination, small forward Rademanovic, power forward Carlos Boozer, and center George Noah.
The ball was jumped by Zach Randolph and Noah, the ball was jumped by Randolph and the Grizzlies attacked first.
"Larry, it's weird, the home team doesn't seem to have a point guard in the strict sense of the word today, don't you see?" Reggie Miller, in the studio, looked at Larry Bird, the big bird on the side.
"yes, whether it's in the Pistons or now in the Bulls, Hamilton is playing the image of an ultimate, he's more like a sharp knife." Bird said unhurriedly.
Beautiful, nothing wrong, nothing wrong at all. Oh yes, I didn't mention Belinelli at all. The king is really not covered, and in his eyes, Belinelli's promotion to the starting line is not worth his special introduction, this is just a role player.
"Well, Belinelli is also more of a catch-and-shoot positional pitcher." There was no way, Miller could only justify himself, who called him such a partner by his side.
As he spoke, Conley had already held the ball past half of the court and was standing at the top of the arc. Guy went out of the line and came out to catch the ball.
Under the basket, Randolph is in a difficult position, although Noah is not as big as the black bear, but his strength is not inferior at all, and he is not inferior in the card position with Randolph.
All attempts to lob the ball to him from the outside were destroyed by Noah.
"It seems that the inside line has a big chance to make up." Conley's eyes rolled, his wrist shook slightly, and the ball accurately found Tony Allen, who was standing at 45 degrees on the right side, and Allen raised his hand to hit a three-pointer and didn't score!
Here, Nernelli took the ball and steadily advanced the frontcourt, and Hamilton's flexible movement made Tony Allen dare not slack off.
Boozer got the ball on the line, turned around a little, slowly stood in the frame, and saw that Arthur had no intention of grabbing, and raised his hand to make a mid-range shot.
Probably because it was too tight, the shot was stiff and smashed into the front of the basket, and Noah fought hard to get the rebound and threw it to Hamilton, who came to pick up.
Hamilton didn't make any adjustments, opening his hands from the free-throw line and landing steadily.
"This ball has a bit of a Pistons flavor, Big Ben took off the frontcourt and went straight to Hamilton to complete the shot." Bird nodded approvingly.
"Damn, I've let this girl finish pretending, so what will I say." Miller applauded, didn't speak, and gave a look for himself to experience.
Guy served the baseline ball, Conley made a long throw, to Arthur, who was fast, Arthur burst out, but unfortunately he was still a step slower, and Noah behind him cut the ball cleanly.
After another long flick, Boozer, who had not yet passed halfway, got a cheap lob ball, Hamilton received it, and it was a beautiful fold in the air.
"He still has this job?" Li Ming stared at the masked man in front of him.
0-4, the home team Bulls entered the state very quickly in the opening game, with long passes, rebounds, defenses, and assists.
The Grizzlies didn't seem to be in a hurry here, and after the ball passed through the midfield, it was firmly given to Randolph on the inside, and Randolph turned slowly with big strides, and made a very simple low hand under Noah's interference.
There are, 2 to 4, there are back and forth.
Belinelli suddenly picked up the tempo and Hamilton stepped forward to get away from Tony Allen's defence.
Belinelli made a timely shot, Hamilton pulled it up directly, hollowed into the net, and it was a three-pointer.
It's a rare shot, and most of Hamilton's shots are jumpers after getting away from the defense near the free throw line.
This three-point is significant, especially in the opening game, and it will give him more shooting space for the rest of the game, because the opponent will definitely expand the defense, then he will have more opportunities in the middle range.
Guy made a mistake, the ball was intercepted by Radmanovic and flicked directly to Hamilton on the baseline, and the Masked Man took two steps inside and then made a sharp stop and threw it at Allen's big hand.
The ball goes in, the whistle blows, a
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Free throws are securely hit. One person won 10 points in a row, and the scene seemed to be very bad for the away team.
Hollins didn't get angry or call a timeout, just kept waving his hand and signaling Conley to hurry up and get through halftime.
Randolph mentioned getting the ball on the line and made a hand-to-hand exchange with Conley, who leaned on Belinelli's body to score the ball.
Belinelli didn't dare to move this ball, because Conley had already started, and if he exerted his strength or stretched out his hand, it was likely to be beaten into a two-and-one, and the gains outweighed the losses.
This time, it was Hamilton who pushed forward with the ball, "I have to say, this ball is really sophisticated. Reggie Miller said, staring at the Masked Man on the field.
He is also a feared top shooter, and he has the same sense of smell. Miller has sensed that the Grizzlies' defensive focus is shifting to Hamilton's side.
At this time, he changed to play one, just to use his containment to provide more opportunities for his teammates, this is a smart player.
Sure enough, Belinelli had a three-point open after two screens, and Conley watched the ball go to the basket.
The roaring cheers of the United Center almost knocked Li Ming to the ground, and he was staring at the audience at the moment.
In fact, in these two games, Hollins is in his eyes, and there is a deeper meaning without him starting.
Hiding him on the bench may allow the second team to have more opportunities to perform after the official timeout.
Believe it or not, Hollins has deliberately cultivated this young man. Maybe in the near future, the Grizzlies will be able to play a two-point guard game.
Li Ming was not idle off the field, he was observing the running of the players on the field, not only his teammates, but also the opponent's running position.
Guy had just hit a long two-pointer when Hamilton immediately completed a half-volley under the double cover of his teammates.
At 4-15, the Grizzlies trailed by eleven points.
Conley glanced at Hollins, who still didn't move. It seems that he is very cautious about fighting with Thibodeau. As long as Thibodeau doesn't change first, he won't move.
There is a cloud in the art of war: if the enemy does not move, I will not move. Hey, the master will consume with you, just consume with you, whoever has a stable butt will have the last laugh.
Guy took the ball forward, stood at the top of the arc, Conley received the ball, dribbled vigorously, slowly entered the penalty area, and Radmanovic immediately turned around behind him.
In a split second, Conley took out the ball with a backhand and went to Guy, who also hit a half-volley with a color.
6 to 15. Noah serves, Hamilton holds the ball across half court, and Radmanovic signals for the ball.
This is a tall shooter who can play three positions in the frontcourt, and the only downside is that he is too slow to turn against smaller players and is easy to be targeted by opponents, but he has made a name for himself next to Laker Kobe Bryant.
After coming to the Bulls, after Thibodeau's tutelage, his defensive awareness has improved greatly, and he has become an important member of the rotation, and he has mostly been pushed to the No. 3 position after Rose's injury.
Today, he is opposite Rudy Gay.
Radmanovic took the ball, facing the basket, he aimed at the basket, and Guy didn't dare to slack off and quickly pounced.
He calmly gave the ball back to Hamilton, who had already gone down, and Hamilton did not make any unnecessary moves, a quick stop, and hit a steady mid-range shot.
At 6-17, Hollins couldn't sit still anymore and called a timeout. The Masked Man received a standing ovation from the fans.