Chapter 193: 2012 NBA Trade Deadline
Xu Yong thought that Yi Jianlian would think about it for a while, just like Yao Ming's reaction after he persuaded Yao Ming.
But what he didn't expect was that Yi Jianlian nodded directly after pondering for a while.
Perhaps in the Bulls for more than half a year, he has seen Xu Yong's leadership and has full trust in Xu Yong;
Or maybe he really has no other way out now, "rushing to the doctor when he is sick", it is better to have a doctor than to wait for death.
Xu Yong was also simply, after seeing Yi Jianlian's reaction, he called Grover on the spot.
NBA trainers are different in their expertise, and although Grover is known as the "Trainer Grandmaster", he is only good at physical training, and shooting and defense are not his strengths.
However, Master Zu's status in the rivers and lakes is there, and asking him to help contact a trainer who is professional and idle in both aspects is just a gesture.
After helping everything he could, Xu Yong stretched out his hand and patted Yi Jianlian's shoulder, and said with anticipation and meaning: "Ah Lian, come on." ”
After filming, he felt sleepy, lay down on the sofa, and fell asleep after a while.
This wine is indeed a bit too much.
Yi Jianlian was stunned for a moment, got up and looked around, and saw that a blanket went over and picked it up and covered Xu Yong.
Then he cautiously went out again, closing the door.
The moment he walked out of Xu Yong's house, he exhaled a long breath.
Give it a go.
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The All-Star Game is the trade deadline, and there have been no shortage of trade rumors this year.
The Magic, Heat and Lakers are all active in the trade market.
Needless to say, the Magic have been actively exploring Howard's trade possibilities since Howard requested a trade.
In the case of the Heat, although they have regained the whistle of the league, they still have to strengthen if they want to increase the probability of winning the Bulls.
The Lakers were a bit more complicated, trying to start Okafor and Bynum at the start of the season, but it didn't work well.
After all, the two of them are present at the same time, which is essentially a double-tower play, and it is okay to play occasionally, but the regular fight is run to death.
So not long after playing, Okafor's starting position was snatched up by McRoberts.
But even the Lakers can't afford to have the luxury of having more than 10 million players on the bench in this era.
So not long after the season began, Lakers management has been trying to trade Okafor.
But a clear premium, and the most important thing is that players with more than two years of contract remaining, are really not so easy to deal with.
At this time, you have to admire Stern's means, this "roadblock" he set up for the Lakers on the way to winning the championship is really difficult to clear.
The Bulls have been active for the past two years, but this year has been quieter.
On the one hand, there is already a tacit understanding between the existing players, and the transaction to destroy this tacit understanding is not worth the loss;
On the other hand, as the defending champion & public enemy of the league, it is much more difficult for you to make a trade than others.
Of course, there is another point, that is, although O'Neal Jr. and Rose have been injured one after another, Asik and West, who have been in the replacement, have performed well.
It was against this backdrop that the 2012 NBA trade deadline arrived.
Then a deal broke out for the first time, which shocked many people in the league.
The Hornets, Heat and Pacers have reached a three-way deal.
The Hornets sent Odom to Mike Miller and Louis Armondson as a second-round pick from the Pacers;
The Heat sent Mike Miller and Jeff Ayers to Odom;
The Pacers sent Luis Armondson and a second-round pick to get Jeff Ayers.
Yes, that's right, the deal that was rejected in the offseason came down in the middle of the season, and the Heat gave away one less first-round pick.
The so-called today is different from the past, which is probably the case.
Both the Hornets and Odom have changed a lot.
The first is the Hornets, who soon had a buyer after Westbrook's continued high-profile performances, which was Tom Benson, who was rumored before.
With a new owner, the Hornets are no longer controlled by Stern's will.
The second is Odom, who has plummeted off the bench with the Hornets and with the Lakers.
The data speaks for itself.
Last season, Odom averaged 32.2 minutes per game with the Lakers, shooting 53% from the field and 38.2% from three-point range, both of which were career highs, averaging 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, and was named the best sixth man.
But this season he played an average of 22 minutes per game in the Hornets, a career-low shooting rate of 35.2%, a three-point shooting rate of only 25.2%, and an average of 6.8 points, 4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, which directly shrank by more than half.
This caused the value of his trade to plummet dramatically.
Originally, he still had a high-quality contract of 17 million for 2 years, but now it has directly become negative equity.
Naturally, then, the Hornets would definitely want to deal with him as well.
Speaking of which, there is also a small episode in this, that is, the Lakers management actually tried to trade Odom back with Okafor.
The Hornets naturally won't agree, and don't say that good horses don't eat back grass, that is, they know Okafor's situation better than anyone else.
Although this trade did not go through, it actually shows that although Odom's trade value has fallen sharply, after all, he was still the best sixth man last season, and his performance this season is likely to be like Carter's original lack of wanting to play in the Hornets, so there is still a certain market.
Of course, no one but the Lakers wants to gamble on a 33-year-old veteran.
Even in the eyes of most general managers, Odom has struggled to play without Phil Jackson's triangle.
So, the Heat made a move at this time.
While Odom is not doing well, Riley seems confident he can get him back to his former glory in Miami.
On the Hornets' side, this season has a good record and ranks seventh in the West, and there is great hope for the playoffs, and trading for Miller and Armonderson is obviously better than keeping Odom.
The Heat have made a lot of gains in the trade market, and the Lakers are not so lucky, because the team is there, the future first-round pick is not worth much, and it is too difficult to trade Okafor's contract.
The same is true for the Magic.
Although the offer to them is actually quite a lot, they don't want to sell Howard cheaply, so some of them are not high.
That would have put them at a huge risk, because if Howard had jumped out of contract in the summer, they wouldn't have gotten anything.
However, I don't know what magic the Magic team management used, Howard actually chose to exercise the contract option before the trade deadline ended!
That means the Magic have another year of trade negotiation time for Howard.
This wave of operations naturally attracted a wave of ridicule from Jammy.
"It's worthy of being my big 'monster', there is no such thing as a brain, I was originally free to go wherever I wanted next year, but now it's okay, and I'll be hung as a commodity for another year, which is amazing."
"What do you know, people are loyal, do you think people really want to leave? He's just learning from Kobe Bryant's forced palace, and look, the Magic team will soon bring their 'Pau Gasol' to the Magic. ”
"I don't know if Howard is really stupid or fake, at this time to talk to the capitalists, in their eyes you are just an obedient commodity."
"People like you to be in control, huh? And does he have a choice? Laughing at LeBron two years ago is still vivid, how can he do the same thing? ”
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Amid the taunts of Jammy's, this year's trade deadline finally came to an end.
Compared to the past two years, this year's transactions are indeed not much.
In addition, the Spurs used Jefferson and a first-round pick to exchange for the "martial saint" Stephen Jackson from the Warriors;
The Nets traded Gerard Wallace from the Trail Blazers for Oku and a 2012 first-round pick, and the Trail Blazers used this to correct Batum;
The Thunder sent Daquin Cook and a second-round pick to the Rockets, freeing up a spot to prepare for the upcoming buyout market.
The season has been shortened, the pace has been tight, and this year's buyout deadline and trade deadline are also very close to each other.
A few days later, buyouts were made, and one of them's name caught the attention of several teams.
"French magician" Boris Dior.
Dio is also a very special existence, 2.03 meters tall, he played as an organizational small forward when he entered the league, and he was in the limelight when the Sun played the main force.
It's just that after that, he moved from team to team, not to mention getting fatter and fatter, and he played more and more inward, playing power forward most of the time in the Bobcats, and playing as a cameo center for a small part of the time.
The Bobcats didn't want him last season, but he had a player option in his contract, and as soon as it was executed in the summer, his 9 million contract was in hand.
However, in the end, it was exactly the same as Odom, with a 41% shooting percentage and 7.4 points, which was the worst season he played since becoming famous.
In the end, the strong melon is not sweet 2.0, and the Bobcats selected him to reach a buyout and let him go to the championship team.
No, it's a nest of buyout markets at once.
The 9 million Dior is not fragrant, but the basic salary is worth it.
After all, Dio still has an average of 4.3 assists per game this season, and the offense is not good, and the human hand is still alive.
The Spurs, Thunder, Lakers, and even the Bulls have all expressed a strong interest in Dior.
In the end, Dio chose the Lakers.
The main reason is chance, after all, he is only 30 years old, and fighting for his next contract is his first goal.
To achieve this goal, we must first have a big stage, and secondly, we must have the opportunity to perform.
The Bulls are actually a good fit for him, but he is only a "firefighter" when he goes, and when O'Neal Jr. returns from injury, he will not have many opportunities.
It's the same with Thunder.
But the Lakers are different, Okafor and Bynum don't match, McRoberts plays the starting effect is average, and he has a chance to compete for the starting team when he gets there.
Even if you can't play the starter, it's more than enough to play the substitute No. 4 position.
After the Thunder failed to chase Dior, they finally gave the spot to Ronnie Turiaf, who was bought out by the Wizards.
After this wave of trades and buyouts ended, ESPN continued to update the season's team power rankings.
In this new list, the Heat are in first place this season.
The Heat traded to get Odom known as a season-S-level operation.
At this time, Odom had already played three games for the Heat, averaging 11 points per game and shooting 49% from the field.
Riley still knows Odom, a Heat veteran.
Odom is a highly dependent person who is extremely emotional.
He's fit to play next to a superstar, and there's a strongman who can restrain him, Kobe Bryant with the Lakers and Riley with the Heat.
Of course, based on this character, there is another key reason, which is Odom's wife Khloe Kardashian.
Kardashian only likes to live in big cities, she stayed in Los Angeles before and didn't travel to New Orleans, but this time she came to Miami.
And Odom is one of the few people who can't play well without Kardashian.
In the 08 finals, he didn't play well in Boston, and said to the media that he missed his wife, but he returned to Los Angeles and won the team's scoring title with 19 points, 10 boards and 4 assists, and 20 points, 11 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks in a game to help the Lakers get back a city.
The Thunder climbed straight to second place.
They have been at the top of the Western Conference, and Durant's ball-handling has improved a lot, especially with a one-handed dragging step forward and a big loop layup.
It needs to be said here that Durant's ball-handling, like James' three-pointers, did not come out of nowhere, but failed to become a conventional weapon.
After more offense with the ball, plus Durant is also a "training hall worm", he is willing to practice and has a chance, and he will naturally improve quickly.
The Lakers also climbed one spot to third.
Dio was favored by Mike Brown to play as a starter after playing two games, and his addition greatly improved the Lakers' interior bench strength. [Note 16]
The Mavericks also moved up to fourth place.
The painful experience of the opening game did not make Leonard down, but made him play better and better in the following games.
Leonard's performance proves once again that the truly strong man becomes more and more courageous from the beginning, rather than dying as a child.
Carlisle, who was just trying it out, was already using Leonard as a real starter by the middle of the season.
Leonard became a qualified 3-and-D player, greatly improving the offensive space on the Mavericks' court.
And Marion's entry into the bench has also greatly strengthened the Mavericks' bench strength, and the Mavericks are now second only to the Thunder and Lakers in the West.
The Bulls dropped straight from first place to fifth place.
This is directly related to the absence of O'Neal Jr. and Rose, coupled with the fact that the trade market and the buyout market have not made any gains, and the Bulls' current strength is much lower than at the beginning of the season.
In fact, it's not just ESPN's ranking, the current record, the Bulls are 36-8, only 2 wins ahead of the 34-10 Heat team behind them.
Unlike last year, the rest of this year's season will be a huge test for the Bulls.
If you lose the first place in the East, it is likely to have a ripple effect.
The good news is that they're in the East, and while the Heat have completed a five-game winning streak since the trade deadline, they've also secured back-to-back wins over the Cavaliers and Bucks.
But they will face a big challenge next, and they will have a tough back-to-back game, first against the Lakers and then against the Thunder.
Both teams have met for the second time this season, with the last time they met at the start of the season.
At that time, the Bulls had a full lineup and were in good shape, and they all won the game.
But now that the Bulls are still playing on the road, the pressure can be imagined.
After arriving in Los Angeles, the Bulls got off the plane and got the news that the Heat had narrowed the win to a half-point victory by beating the Celtics without a thrilling victory.
And the Heat will play the rebuilding Bobcats in the next game and win the game steadily.
If they lose both games, they will have the same record as the Heat.
This undoubtedly puts more pressure on the Bulls players.
In the first training session in the training hall, the training atmosphere was somewhat dull.
After the training session, the players returned to the locker room one after another, and Xu Yong stayed.
He was going to practice a little bit later.
It was also on this occasion that he made a phone call with Ayers for a while.
Ayers has been trading for some time and they've been in touch by text, but haven't had a chance to call.
Speaking of which, Ayres is also the one with the most turbulent career among the four musketeers.
I haven't played for three years, and I have changed three teams.
And he ended his [undercover] career this time, and he naturally chatted with Xu Yongneng a lot.
For example, the embarrassing scene of Wade's speech after the Heat lost to the Cavaliers.
"I feel like if they can't win against you this year, they'll have to break up immediately."
Ayers's words are the sentiments of a senior undercover agent, and the credibility is very high.
Xu Yong also agrees.
The pinnacle huddle can't even make it to the finals for two consecutive years, so there's really no need to continue.
And the outside world won't say too much about you, after all, you really can't beat it.
And don't say it, it's quite exciting.
After all, there is such a thing as breaking up the team, the Cavaliers once, the Magic once, and if the Heat do it again, this is more energetic than collecting star cards.
He had just hung up the phone with Ayles, and Thibodeau had something left in the training hall at this time, and when he came in and saw that Xu Yong was still there, he walked up to him and sat down.
"Tonight's game is not good." Thibodeau sat down and scratched his head.
His hair, which was already small, had thinned out a lot at this time.
The pressure on the defending champions is very high, and now the results have been up and down, and he, as the head coach, is the most worried.
Everyone knows that the Bulls' ups and downs are due to injuries, but just like ESPN's rankings, the outside world has always only looked at the results and not the process.
If he really didn't even keep the first place in the East, Thibodeau would be inferior to O'Neal's grandmother every minute.
"Don't worry, Tom, I'll get the game done." Xu Yong's answer made Thibodeau put down his hand.
Although he knew Xu Yong well enough, Xu Yong's self-confidence still surprised him.
"We'll finish the season first in the East, I promise." Seeing Thibodeau's reaction, Xu Yong added.
After speaking, he almost rested, leaving Xibode, who was still surprised, to get up and practice again.
In addition to his personality, Xu Yong's self-confidence is more important from the training of last year's shutdown time.
The shrinking season is actually a competition of stress and endurance.
High-intensity games, continuous back-to-back, those who can't bear it have all fallen down one after another, and even if they do, most of them are exhausted.
But he's different, and although the Bulls have had some ups and downs due to injuries, his performance has been very consistent, and even like when he played against the Heat, he hit a triple-double after being packed, and his playmaking skills have improved.
So he has a lot of confidence in his fitness and strength.
That night, the Staples Center was packed.
Although Rose is still unable to play tonight, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and the Bulls are still one of the strongest teams in the league.
In this game, the sideline commentary bench was a trio of Barkley, O'Neal and Kenny Smith.
The original TNT ace combination directly became a threesome with the addition of O'Neill.
"Shaq, who do you think has the better chance of winning tonight's game?" The court was warming up, and Kenny Smith was also warming up.
O'Neal was special tonight because he played for both teams, the Lakers and just won his fifth championship with the Bulls.
Barkley also looked at O'Neill curiously.
"The Bulls." O'Neill said lightly.
This answer instantly made Barkley laugh, O'Neal understands the effect of the show, and everyone can see that the Lakers have a better chance of winning tonight.
"Which of you pays attention to TMZ?" O'Neill suddenly asked the two of them.
Barkley and Kenny Smith both shook their heads, they don't usually have much to do with sports media and entertainment media, especially since TMZ is mainly aimed at Hollywood stars in Los Angeles, and they don't pay much attention to that.
Of course, as a Lakers legend who has played in Los Angeles for many years, it is normal for O'Neal to pay attention to this.
"Well, let me tell you, TMZ recently reported that Seo and Taylor Swift broke up, do you know when the player is the strongest?" O'Neill asked rhetorically.
Kenny Smith searched for a while and found that Swift was not seen at the scene.
In the past, when Xu Yong was a guest in Los Angeles, Swift would basically come to the scene with popcorn.
"After the breakup." Ross Barkley played his best at what he was capable of.
Odom's case is the case after all, and [breaking up Kardashian, Harden/Booker Jordan] is the norm.
At the extreme, there is a guard like Jade AC Green.
This gentleman has never touched a woman in his entire career, and his teammates can cram him and the stripper into a room and run out.
But he also holds the record for full-time games in NBA history, playing in 1,192 consecutive games and missing just three of his 1,281 career games.
At this time, perhaps because of what O'Neal said, Xu Yong performed a reflexive dunk under his crotch during the warm-up.
Soon, after the warm-up, it was time for the opening ceremony.
The enthusiasm of the fans at the scene was very high, although it was a little regrettable that they could not complete the three consecutive last season, but this season's combination of Paul Kobe Bryant is very exciting.
After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.
Bulls: Hinrich, Tony Allen, Xu Yong, Artest, Yao Ming;
Lakers: Paul, Kobe, Ariza, Dio, Bynum.
Before the start of the game, the camera was given to Kobe, who pursed his lips and looked serious.
The Bulls have been under a lot of pressure this season, and the Lakers are not much smaller.
Although they are not in a group with the top three like the Heat, the league's No. 1 point guard and No. 1 quarterback team up are now being pressed by the Thunder to be second in the division.
Although there is not much difference in the record, it is difficult to accept for a highly competitive player like Kobe.
"Toot!"
With the referee's whistle, Yao Ming turned the ball back to the half court and officially kicked off the game.
The Bulls came up to attack Yao Ming on the inside first.
Yao Ming received the ball in the low post and hit Bynum, but Dio's help came at the right time, and Yao Ming's shot failed to hit in the pinch.
Dio was able to start the Lakers so quickly, in addition to his playmaking ability, the rest was his defense, which was much better than McRoberts.
Or to put it another way, he can do what McRoberts can do, he can do what McRoberts can't, and Brown can't do without him.
Bynum took the defensive rebound, and when it came to the offensive end, Paul was holding the ball and organizing the offense.
As soon as Kobe Bryant came out of the cover without the ball, he received a comfortable feed from Paul and hit a catch-and-shoot jumper to take the lead.
In fact, at the beginning of Paul and Kobe's team, some people doubted the suitability of the two's game.
Because before that, there were only a handful of successful super-backcourt combinations in the league, and it can even be said that there was only a pair of Joe Dumas and Isaiah Thomas.
Possession and status are the biggest problems with this combination.
In particular, Paul and Kobe Bryant were both guards with a very high percentage of the ball before that.
However, it turns out that the combination of the two works quite well, and the main reason for this comes from Kobe.
The Lakers were swept by the Mavericks last season, and the only one who can leave standing is Kobe Bryant.
In G1 and G3, where the Lakers have hopes of winning, Kobe Bryant played very well, but unfortunately it fell short in the end.
He really wanted to do the two triples that Jordan did, but in the end, he really couldn't do it.
The past can't be changed, and as he said after being swept last season, "Of course you can come up with a million excuses, but from now on, I'm going to make a comeback and dedicate a better season", Kobe Bryant chose to get up from where he fell.
In order to do this, he was willing to make sacrifices.
So after Paul arrived, he changed his style of play and greatly increased his off-ball offense.
If you make an analogy, it is similar to Xu Yong's style of play in the finals last season, the first three quarters were mainly without the ball, and the last quarter was full of balls.
Or to put it another way, Kobe Bryant is not unable to play without the ball, he prefers to shoot rather than possess the ball.
And Paul is limited by his height and can't do a big package, so the combination of the two not only does not conflict, but has the effect of 1+1>2.
The Bulls continued to play Yao Ming, and Yao Ming made adjustments after receiving the ball this time, turning around and hooking to the baseline and hitting it steadily.
Although Bynum is bigger than Howard, his reaction speed is slow, and he can't do much to Yao Ming's style of play that catches the ball and turns around quickly.
In fact, many people have a misunderstanding, that is, "eating, sleeping, and fighting Warcraft" will make people mistakenly think that Yao Ming can only fight Howard.
But in fact, Yao Ming has the absolute upper hand against top interior players such as Howard, Bynum, and Chandler.
Especially beating Bynum, it's really like beating my brother.
It is no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for the injury, Yao Ming would have been the league's No. 1 center after entering the peak.
Of course, even if he is now trapped by injuries and has made a moderate amount of weight loss, he is still the top two.
The Lakers continued to play position, and Bryant's off-ball was followed by Allen this time without a direct scoring opportunity, and Paul beckoned Bynum to pull out to block and hit his trademark mid-range jumper.
Paul's career is somewhat similar to Duncan's, with strong athleticism in the early stages of his career, and then an early injury that degenerates into a floor stream, relying on basketball IQ and game rhythm to still control the game.
Although Thibodeau has made adjustments in the starter and made Allen the starting point guard, it still can't stop the power of the Lakers' two guns.
But fortunately, Yao Ming caught the ball on the baseline again, causing Bynum's hitter to foul.
Before this game, Yao Ming and Bynum had played each other a total of 15 times, Yao Ming averaged 24 points, 11 boards, 2.2 assists and 2.6 blocks per game, and Bynum averaged 5.9 points, 3.6 boards, 1.2 assists and 1.2 blocks per game.
Although Bynum is a defensive center forward and has a lot less playing time than Yao Ming, even if the statistics are aside, the two consecutive rounds basically illustrate the problem.
In the matter of opposing Yao Ming, Bynum can only be a younger brother in front of Howard.
Yao Ming hit both free throws after going to the free throw line, and scored four consecutive points in the opening game.
The players have the form to say, Yao Ming looked quite good tonight, and even his desire to play was very strong.
Brown knew that Xu Yong had been in good form recently, and he didn't dare to use joint defense.
And he saw that Xu Yong hadn't made a force yet, and wanted to force him to exert his strength, so he didn't replace Paul until the last two minutes of the quarter, and Kobe Bryant played it full.
On the Bulls' side, Thibodeau also saw Yao Minghao, and let him play this section full.
So in this first quarter, it became Yao Ming's PK Lakers backcourt double gun.
As a result, the two sides were tied at 24-27.
The Lakers lead, but not by much.
This process can be said to be somewhat unexpected, but it is reasonable.
Some players prefer to pinch soft, but others prefer to play tough battles, and Yao Ming, who can say "see you in Chicago", clearly belongs to the latter.
And in this way, Thibodeau can rest assured that Xu Yong, who played the first quarter, will continue to appear at the beginning of the second quarter.
After all, although Xu Yong didn't rest in the first quarter, he didn't focus on the attack, and his physical fitness should still be very good.
He learned the lessons of the previous game against the Heat and did not give the opponent a chance.
Because if you really want to talk about it, the Lakers now have Okafor on the bench, and they are one notch better than the Bulls in terms of interior strength.
In fact, as soon as the second quarter came up, Okafor received a cake from Paul and completed an empty dunk directly above Asik's head.
Back on the defensive end, he even flew out to cover Gibson's shot.
He still has the quality to start in the NBA, and he's also a competitive player who wants to prove himself.
There was not much time left for the ball to attack, Xu Yong ran without the ball by covering, and then directly received a pass from Battier outside the bounds and shook Barnes away, and then rushed directly into the inside, jumped up against Okafor, and smashed the ball into the basket .gif with a glide before the whistle.
Thibodeau was right, Xu Yong spent most of the first quarter on the court, and his physical fitness was completely fine at this time.
The fans at the scene were stunned for an instant, and they could still play like this when they received the pot ball?
Switching offense and defense, McRoberts's catch-and-go layup was blocked by Asik, and when he advanced to the frontcourt, Xu Yong attacked the basket after receiving West's pass.
At this time, the Lakers quickly pinned him down, and he hit the pivot foot directly, turned around and leaned back to hit the shot.
It's not a small challenge.
"Phew!"
The ball deflected a little and hit the front of the basket and went wide.
But Asik picked up the frontcourt rebound!
Asik may be a butter hand, but his defense and rebounding are really good, especially his frontcourt board, which is the key to his ability to play in the NBA in history.
Not to mention the future, just this season, after he filled the vacancy of O'Neal Jr., he averaged 3 points and 5 boards in 14 minutes per game, and 2 of those 5 boards were frontcourt boards.
And the key Asik is also very self-aware, when he grabbed the rebound and saw that he didn't have the opportunity to dunk directly, he turned around and stuffed the ball back to Xu Yong.
After receiving the ball, Xu Yong accelerated and rushed into the inside, passing Asik and Okafor behind him......
"Bang!"
Slammed the ball into the basket.
Asik: ...... Big brother buckled well!
The scene was restless, this ball was even more outrageous than the pot ball just now, Xu Yong was taking drugs tonight?
In fact, O'Neill was really right, Xu Yong was depressed for two days after being broken up before he came out, and after coming out, he felt very energetic and needed to find a place to vent.
If you make an analogy of the team, the two opponents who fought before were too weak, just like ordinary girls on the tablet, but the Lakers are strong, it is the 36D child-faced beauty, this person sees that the original desire that bursts out is completely different.
But tonight, Yao Ming was in a good state at the beginning, Xu Yong could only suppress that desire, and now that it was finally his turn, he still had to vent well?
Xu Yong's consecutive dunks boosted the morale of the Bulls.
Paul's trademark mid-range miss, Asik defended the rebound, and the Bulls now have a chance to overtake the score.
Bryant had already gotten up and gone to the sidelines to ask Brown for help.
On the field, Xu Yong went to the high position and continued to carry his back to the position, and at this time, Barnes, who was defending him, directly chose to go around the front.
Now it is not a question of whether he can limit Xu Yong alone, but Xu Yong's offensive choice after receiving the ball is too fast.
Xu Yong directly turned half of his body and raised his auxiliary hand to ask for the ball.
West hoisted the ball straight in.
Xu Yong jumped up to catch the ball, but as soon as he got the ball, Okafor hit him on the bottom line.
Xu Yong showed his improvement in passing ability, and quickly stuffed the ball towards Asik under the basket.
Asik catches the ball and shoots it from the basket, but the close-range shot doesn't go in!
This is Wang Zhelin's possession, showing off his traditional skills.
However, he still has a frontcourt board and no longer shoots after seeing Okafor return to the defense.
His passing ability is not too strong either.
Fortunately, Xu Yong had a strong desire tonight, and was already moving to the basket before Asik got the rebound, Asik gave the ball from close range, and Xu Yong used him as a barrier after receiving the ball, and wiped the board sideways to send the ball into the basket steadily.
30 to 29.
After Xu Yong scored 6 points in a row, the Bulls overtook the score.
Bryant had already walked to the technical table with Blake at this time, ready to wait for the dead ball to come on the court.
Barnes missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner of a Paul pass.
Xu Yong's continuous scoring has already snatched the momentum on the field.
Anyone who has played the whole court should know that once your opponent is on the move, the basket is like adding a cap.
The ball that popped up was a long rebound, which was directly picked up by Xu Yong's judgment, and he pushed forward after getting the ball.
Paul reacted quickly enough at this time, and he was in front of Xu Yong at the first time, not giving him a quick advance to the frontcourt.
And he is really a chicken thief, and he took the initiative to stick it on Xu Yong, wanting to make Xu Yong a foul.
But who is not a thousand-year-old fox, Xu Yong didn't exert his strength, just pushed forward against Paul's defense.
When he advanced to the free throw line in the front court, Paul finally couldn't help but want to cut the ball, Xu Yong exerted his strength again at this time, and jumped up directly holding the ball away from his outstretched hand......
"Bang!"
A gliding dunk smashes the ball into the basket.
The fans at the scene were in an uproar, this was Xu Yong's third dunk in the second quarter!
Xu Yong's situation tonight, the post-game urine test was absolutely full of stimulants, and there was not a drop of urine!
The Lakers couldn't wait for the dead ball, and Brown called a timeout.
"Charles, it's okay to take a look at TMZ in the future." O'Neill said with his head held high.
Xu Yong didn't play much in the first quarter of the front, and Barkley complained about him a lot.
It turns out that Barkley knows more about Xu Yong than he has been a teammate?
When Xu Yong got off the field, he high-fived his teammates one by one, and he was also smiling.
Just now, he had already scored 8 points with a sudden throw.
And unlike when I played the Heat or the Thunder before, these scores are obviously much easier.
Obviously, it's the regular season, and it's still off the bench.
So his thinking also changed a little at this time.
I used to question why James always likes to travel off-peak.
But now I have found out that it is really easy to score points by staggering the peak in the regular season.
So he can understand James now, simple scores are also points, how can he be the all-time scoring champion if he doesn't take it?
Of course, he didn't make it to the next step, wanting to be James.
Because it turns out that even if you can win the all-time scoring title, you will still lose when you get to the playoffs when you have fewer opportunities to travel at the wrong peak.
So in comparison, he still prefers Jordan's way, polishing his skills, improving his strength, and making every minute of his presence a staggered trip.
……
101 to 91.
In the end, after four quarters of fierce battle, the Bulls won the crucial battle.
The Lakers didn't have any problems, with Bryant scoring 37 points and Paul also having a double-double of 21 points and 11 assists.
The two combined for 58 points and failed to lead the team to victory.
The problem is that on the Bulls' side, Yao Ming and Xu Yong are in too good shape tonight.
Xu Yong scored 44 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Yao Ming also contributed 34 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks.
The two combined scored 78 points, 20 more than 58.
In this game, the Lakers lost unjustly.
"I said we'd win it back." When shaking hands after the game, Xu Yong also laughed with Kobe.
Butler was on the sidelines, and when he heard this, he felt a wave of ecstasy.
When he was in the Drew League, his newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and he said to Kobe Bryant that he would prevent Kobe's lore next time.
He hadn't gotten that opportunity yet, but Xu Yong had already won back what he said before.
So Xu Yong said at the ring presentation ceremony that he will have the next championship ring soon, will it be far away?
(End of chapter)