In recent NBA openers, the defending champions have mostly been the losers.

However, looking at the historical win percentage, the defending champions are relatively easy to win.

Not to mention, this year's defending champions, the Chicago Bulls, had a good record of 73 wins in the regular season last season.

Even if the Bulls players are too relaxed and proud, they are not comparable to the Heat, who are a year older in the championship-winning team.

As soon as the game started, Tyson Chandler helped the Bulls jump possession.

On the other hand, O'Neal, who has gained weight again, does not seem to be here to play, but to lose weight.

After seeing Tyson Chandler receive his championship ring, Doon played with a positive and decent attitude.

So with the help of a high block, after breaking into the three-point line, he passed the ball to Tyson Chandler and rewarded him with one.

Tyson Chandler didn't disappoint Doon, and came up with a slam dunk that burned the sky and sank hard.

O'Neill was indifferent to this, as if he was looking defensively, just standing there and straightening his arms, without making physical contact with Tyson Chandler.

Because of this, there was no interference with Tyson Chandler's dunk.

0-2, the Bulls relied on Tyson Chandler's dunk to score two points first.

But immediately after, Wade rushed to the front court first.

The Bulls' return defense was not slow, but Wade came faster, and the Heat also passed the ball to Wade through a long pass.

It is worth mentioning that Wade saw that the Bulls were closing under the basket and the breakthrough space became more narrow, so he rode a horse and shot an arrow, and made a quick stop jump shot.

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Ball in!

The mid-range shot startled Doon.

"You kid is practicing so hard again?"

It seems that Wade, who lost the World Championships, began to be ashamed again, and hurriedly practiced the middle distance before the start of the new season.

Although as early as last season, Wade has begun to forcibly practice shooting and slowly practice the mid-range.

But now Wade is obviously playing more calmly and confidently.

And once Wade completely mastered the middle distance, it really became Jordan who was 5 centimeters shorter.

Like Jordan, except for the three-point line, there are no shortcomings in other aspects.

Noticing that after Wade won the championship, he was still working hard and improving, and Doon was also a little stimulated.

Although it is difficult to make more progress in terms of attributes, the ability to lead the team can be further improved.

Doon has no shortage of game experience, but he can spend time practicing with his Bulls teammates to try to play more tacit games in the future.

As the boss of the Bulls, the team has become stronger, so why not Doane himself has become stronger?

In order to better motivate teammates, but also to make new teammates more integrated into the team.

Doon, who originally wanted to kill all sides in the opening game, chose to actively control his desire to score, and tonight he was more of a playmaker, supporting other teammates.

It was also because of Doon's clever passes, and the other Bulls starters made several simple shots one after another, and the scoring efficiency was very high.

By the end of the first quarter, Doon had accumulated seven assists.

At this point, the score on the court came to 21-27, and the Bulls entered the second quarter with a six-point lead.

However, in the second quarter, the Bulls' bench lineup seemed to be strong, but it lacked some cooperation, and the game was chaotic at first.

Whether it's Ben Gordon who wants to show himself, Salmons who just came to the team and wants to integrate into the team, or Dio, who is in contract year, they all want to play with the ball.

The Bulls' starting lineup has Doane giving up the ball, and a ball is big enough.

I didn't expect the substitute lineup, but the ball possession was not enough points.

The only thing that comforts Doon is that Milicic is physically gifted.

Even if the Heat's backup center is Mourning, Milicic is still on the rebound.

However, there are not many balls in the bench for Milicic, and it will take some time and opportunities for Milicic to show his attacking talent.

In order to help Milicic and Salmons integrate into the team as soon as possible, Doon opted to play early.

Anyway, he scored 2 points in the first quarter, and he didn't consume much physical strength.

Most of the Chicago fans came to see Doon play tonight, and Doon wanted to play more, and Scott Skells, as the head coach, naturally did not disagree.

With Doon back on the court, the Bulls players are significantly better off the court.

On the one hand, even if Doane doesn't score, the Heat still need to pay attention to Doane, so that the offensive space of other players is much more comfortable.

On the other hand, Doon's passing is really subtle and can create more opportunities for other teammates to easily ball.

Of course, this is also thanks to Doon's team-mate configuration.

NBA players are NBA players after all, and Doon's passing level in the previous World Championships could only play six or seven percent, mainly because his teammates couldn't keep up.

Scoring opportunities tend to only come between lines, and the more advanced the pass, the faster, higher, and farther it will pass.

Players who receive the ball need to be more physically gifted and better at reading the game.

Many NBA players are physically gifted, but they can't play in the NBA, because they have a bad brain, lack the ball quotient and game reading ability.

This leads to a lot of scoring opportunities that cannot be grasped, creating invisible obstacles for teammates on the field.

To put it bluntly, offensive space is not only improved by the projection ability of other players.

Basic breaks, passes, and pick-and-rolls can all improve the team's offensive space.

Superstars tend to play against smart players, and it's true that championship teams have a group of seasoned veterans.

Having said that, with Doon on the court, the Bulls further solidified their advantage.

Even though Wade also returned to the court, O'Neal and others did not follow his footsteps.

45-56, at the end of the first half, the Bulls had taken an 11-point lead.

And Doon's personal data also came to 4 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Seeing that the scoring data is a little cold, coupled with the strange triple-double that is expected to be 10+10+20, Doon, who returned to the court in the third quarter, will inevitably have to brush up on the data.

The Bulls played a fast break under the leadership of Doon, and O'Neal, who couldn't keep up, naturally had a reason to be lazy.

However, considering that tonight is the opening game, in order to ensure the ratings, the on-site referee still shot.

The Bulls suffered a lot at the whistle in the third quarter, and Wade fell with Wade on a lost foot, plus a sassy and accurate mid-range, and scored 25 points in a single quarter.

In order to avoid losing the opener, Doon had to go the extra mile.

By the end of the third quarter, Doon also had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists.

After the third quarter, the score of the two teams came to 77-81, the Bulls' lead was narrowed to 4 points, and the suspense of the game remained.

Doon could only continue to play and scored seven straight points at the beginning of the fourth quarter to help the Bulls further extend their advantage.

Wade, who also wanted to win, had to return to the court early, but the Bulls focused on strengthening their defense, and the whistle in the fourth quarter was not as scary as the third quarter.

In the end, Wade only scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and couldn't help the Heat turn their fortune around.

The Heat also lost to the defending champion Bulls with a score of 101-107.

It is worth mentioning that tonight's Doon still scored 28 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists as a last resort, which is in line with Doon's triple-double data.

Wade, on the other hand, had a terrifying 55 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Statistically speaking, it's hard to say that Wade lost.

But the game is still based on the result of the game, not the data.

Tonight, Doon and the Chicago Bulls are the ones who win. (End of chapter)