Chapter 146: Battle Arenas!
"Brother, the next time we fight, I will definitely find a way to defeat you!"
Although Wade, who lost, was very unwilling, he still exchanged jerseys with Doon and hugged him before parting.
"Okay, I'll wait for you. But before that, you need to go west and prove your strength! By the way, take care of your body and don't get hurt. ”
Doon knew that Wade would go to the West to play away next, and as a good brother, he naturally cared.
"You too, take care, see you next time in Miami!"
"See you in Miami!"
After seeing off Wade and O'Neal, Doon was not idle at home, but followed the Bulls and his party and immediately got on the plane to Washington.
Next up are back-to-back schedules, and tomorrow night the Bulls will face the Washington Wizards, who are currently 9-5 and fourth in the East.
The Wizards have been one of the offseason winners, and since trading for Antoine Jamison, the Wizards have built up a lot of firepower on the outside.
This season, Arenas, Larry Hughes, and Antoine Jamison are all 20+ scorers per game.
It's just that the Wizards are all outside tactics, and the status of interior players is correspondingly not so high.
And because Kwame Brown can't support the wall, the strength of the Wizards' interior line is relatively weak.
So, in terms of style, it belongs to the jump shooting team.
The jump shot team was still very good in the regular season, and as long as two of the three guns were open, it was relatively easy to win.
And Arenas, the boss of the Wizards, when he went crazy, even Kobe couldn't hold it down, which is the main reason why the Wizards can currently play fourth in the East.
On the afternoon of December 4, in order to cope with the night's big fight, Doon had to treat his teammates to a feast.
"Boss, we're tired of seafood, take us to fried chicken and burgers!"
"I've heard that the hot dogs here are also famous!"
"How about a roast suckling pig? Who has eaten it, why don't you try it? ”
Originally, Doon prepared a seafood feast for his teammates, but oysters and geoduck are also widely available in Chicago, so you don't have to come to Washington to eat them.
And Washington's more famous food is burgers and hot dogs, and these are all foods that black players never get tired of eating from snacks to big ones.
Especially for NBA players, the daily consumption is large, and burgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken are easier to replenish physical strength.
On the contrary, beef, chicken breast, and fish meat taste the same as chewing wax for them, and it is not interesting.
"You can eat whatever you want, just don't waste it."
Doon didn't force his teammates to eat seafood with him.
But since it's already ordered, naturally it can't be wasted.
Especially a week ago, after Doon returned to Chicago to play, a large number of models, singers, and actors said that they were Doon's fans, and they visited him one after another, which caused a lot of trouble for Doon.
After tonight's Wizards, Doon will actually return to Chicago with the team, and the next week and a half will be five consecutive home games.
It is foreseeable that Doon's physical exertion will be relatively large.
Fortunately, Doon has already obtained the Pippen template, and he is still very energetic.
"Brothers, play hard, I'll try to get you a Player of the Week!"
The last three games have been tough battles, and although he lost against the Lakers, whether he played the Lakers or the Heat, Doon's personal data was very good.
If he wins the Wizards again tonight, Doon is guaranteed 30+7+7 and is very qualified to compete for the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
Whether it is the Player of the Week or the Player of the Month, it is an indispensable basis for the regular season MVP and the best team in the regular season.
The time quickly came to night, and it is worth mentioning that when Doon played, there were still many fans cheering for Doon.
Following the prestige, I found that they were all Chinese or Asian fans wearing his jerseys.
It's just that what makes Doon laugh is that there are many fans who wear Doane's Lakers No. 31 jersey.
"Little black boy, huh?"
It can only be said that this situation will inevitably occur when changing teams.
In the future, it may be more interesting if there is a little black who wears a patchwork jersey to watch Doon play.
"Ben, you're going to have a heavy task tonight, and I need you to keep pestering Gilbert Arenas so that he can't score on you easily, can you do that?"
With the support of the fans on the road, Doon is even more desperate to win.
And the key to defeating the Wizards' jump shot team is to make the Wizards' three-shot gun mute.
Antoine Jamison has Roel Deng on his side, and Doon takes over Larry Hughes himself, so the only thing that needs to be paid attention to is Arenas.
Doon knew that Ben Gordon couldn't defend Arenas, but Ben Gordon was able to defend Arenas desperately in the first half and could still limit it a little.
By the second half, Doon had his hands free to tackle Arenas, and perhaps it wouldn't be difficult to win tonight.
However, in doing so, it will undoubtedly require Ben Gordon to make a considerable sacrifice.
"Boss, don't worry, I'm always improving my defense, and I'm not going to be a drag."
Ben Gordon replied earnestly.
Doon also affirmed: "Very good, very spirited. ”
The game started quickly, and Tyson Chandler beat Brandon Haywood to help the Bulls jump possession.
As soon as Doon got the ball in the front court and called a pick-and-roll, Larry Hughes was already entangled.
Sensing that the waist was affected by Larry Hughes's small movements, Doon also understood that Larry Hughes's defense did have two brushes.
Larry Hughes is not an All-Star, but he has played All-Star-caliber numbers for several seasons.
22+5+5+2 in the regular season and 20+7+4+2 in the playoffs, even in the era of small ball with bloated data, Larry Hughes can be regarded as a giant.
And I have a good defense, although I like gambling steals and brush steal data, but as long as I am healthy, the level of defense is still there.
It can only be said that the glass attributes affected his likelihood of becoming an All-Star.
And now, Doon also used his body directly to crush Larry Hughes.
Larry Hughes was bubbled by Doon's elbow to open the way, and Doon squeezed forward, jamming Larry Hughes half of his body to the basket.
Because Larry Hughes is "chasing" Doon, the rest of the Wizards are not very good at helping defense.
Brandon Haywood had to limit Doon's breakaway path under the basket and give Larry Hughes an opportunity to block Doon's layup from behind.
However, Doon didn't rush to make a layup by himself, but after attracting the defense under the basket, he helped the Bulls take the lead by feeding Tyson Chandler a pie by hitting the ground and passing.
"Doon, Doon, Doon!"
The cheers for Doon were clearly audible.
However, Doon didn't have time to stand on the sidelines and put his hands to his ears as he listened, as the Wizards immediately served from the baseline and prepared to play a transition offense.
The Bulls quickly returned to defense, and Ben Gordon stepped forward early to entangle Arenas.
Arenas called a block first and was about to burst to the basket, but Doon stepped forward in time to delay Arenas' breakthrough.
After seeing Doon, Arenas smiled evilly and immediately made a jump shot.
"Hi Doon, I'm Gilbert Arenas, welcome to my turf!"
Arenas is extremely competitive, and the stronger the opponent he encounters, the more he likes to fire indefinitely.
Doon had been prepared for this and immediately rushed forward, but Arenas shot quickly, and Doon's defense was still a beat slower.
When Doon turned his head to look at the basket, he saw that the basketball had hollowed into the net.
The only thing to be thankful for is that it's a long two-pointer, not a three-pointer.
"I know you, Agent Zero! Since you have welcomed me in your way, then I will respect you in my way! ”
It was only one round for Doon to feel that Arenas just wanted to go head-to-head with him, and he wanted to decide the outcome of the game in a star-like way.
In this regard, Doon couldn't help but want to laugh: "Kobe, who is both offensive and defensive, can't beat me with his personal strength, and you, Arenas, who eats by his hands, also want to beat me in this way?" ”
In this case, Doon might as well change his initial strategy and choose to accept the challenge of Arenas and consume Arenas with his offense.
Arenas, however, is more of a chicken thief.
Doon blocked and switched to Arenas, but Arenas took the initiative to take a step under the basket and swapped defensive positions with Jarred Jeffries.
Seeing that Jarred Jeffries hadn't savived yet, Doon shot directly with three points to try his touch.
It's okay, back-to-back schedules, it doesn't have much impact on Doon.
The basketball hollowed into the net, and Doon helped the Bulls take the lead again.
It didn't take long for the Wizards to launch another fast break, but this time Doon intercepted Arenas directly in the frontcourt.
Arenas was also surprised to see Doon, who was able to completely envelop him, but was not slower than him.
"What's going on with this guy? How do I feel like I've met Kobe? ”
In order to be able to get past Doon, Arenas had to take the initiative to pull away a little bit in a row and look for opportunities to break through and accelerate.
But Doon stepped up to limit Arenas' dribbling, and at this time Arenas was still in the backcourt and was about to dribble in eight seconds.
For this reason, Larry Hughes also immediately stepped forward to answer, and Arenas took the ball through the half court by passing.
"I thought you were going to go it alone with me! It's me thinking too much! ”
Seeing this, Doon immediately spewed trash talk and taunted Arenas.
Arenas was not fooled, but said unimpressedly: "Passing is also part of the game, and you are so much taller than me, I can't take the initiative to defend you." ”
Arenas' defense is not bad among point guards, but against a forward like Doon, and it is a heavy forward, it is too much of a loss.
The Wizards built a team around Arenas and hit the playoffs and championships, naturally hiding Arenas on the defensive end through the team's lineup and tactics.
Doon naturally knew what was going on, but it was a pity that Arenas was not fooled.
In other words, after Larry Hughes got the ball, he didn't care about Ali Nas and broke through directly to Ben Gordon.
Ben Gordon's defense was originally a shortcoming, and even if the defensive attitude came out, he still couldn't stop Larry Hughes.
However, Tyson Chandler under the basket could easily let Brandon Haywood go, and Larry Hughes tried to fight and make a layup, but it didn't score.
As Josh Smith grabbed the defensive rebound and immediately made a long pass to Doon, who turned to the fast break, Doon deliberately slowed down and waited for Arenas to catch up.
However, Arenas slowed down when he reached the three-point line.
For this reason, Doon had no choice but to rush to the basket and simply choose to go to the basket.
"it...... Ah, isn't that all deductible? What is Doon doing? Shelving this health is coming? ”
The Chinese fans who came to watch the game at the scene saw Doon jumping up and down the free throw line, and thought that Doon was going to stage a violent dunk!
Who knows, it's a layup!
(End of chapter)