Build a Dream Dynasty

With the development of small ball tactics, the functionalization of inside players is the trend of the league. Low post play is no longer an essential skill for inside players. The inside line protects the frame, eats cakes, and opens up space on the outside, which can meet the needs of more teams for inside players. It would be even better if they have the ability to respond. This is also the reason why the Timberwolves, who have always been known for draft suffocation, ignored Okafor no matter how much the media advocated, and chose Towns unswervingly. Under the current trend, Okafor wants to play out, or learn from Lopez, make a painful transition, or need the team to bother to equip him with a suitable partner, just like Randolph who has obvious weaknesses and gray like a bear. Otherwise, it will be chased by Dinwiddie and Leonard just like today's game.

Both sides have a good touch on the offensive end. At the end of the first quarter, the Nets led by one point 29:28.

Don't look at the Bulls being used by the Nets to snatch Nurkic and Dinwiddie with a draft pick before the start of the season, but there are still many young talents in their lineup, especially inside, Portis and Gibson's substitutes The combat effectiveness of the inside combination is quite good, and on the outside, the team also has combinations such as Hinrich, Gary Harris, and Dunleavy. If they are well developed, the combat effectiveness is quite impressive.

It's just that it's a bit unfortunate that this group of players came to the Bulls. The former coach Thibodeau was a master of the main force, superstitious about those he trusted, and abandoned players he was not so optimistic about. On the surface, the current head coach Hoiberg made a small-ball and multi-person rotation posture to cut off from Thibodeau, but in fact the team's rhythm and basic style of play have not really changed as the fans expected. Parker and Okafor took turns to play hard, supplemented by various shooting points and defensive champions, and the distribution of ball rights was nothing new. The rookies did grow and improve, but the overall improvement was not worthy of their talents. . And compared to the Nets in 2010 to 2012, the biggest problem for the Bulls is that they can't improve their record.

The two veterans in the team use their experience and physical advantages to educate young people. This season is a very important year for Pierce at the end of his career. You must prove that you have a positive effect on a strong team that wants to compete for the championship. This is not only reflected in the playoffs. You must know that the Nets are different from other teams. The lineup is very thick. On the wing position, O'Neal, Harris They all have certain strengths. Pierce cannot secure a spot in the playoffs. He needs to perform better in the regular season.

Facing Dunleavy, Pierce performed fairly well in terms of personal offense, but the veteran obviously overestimated his physical condition. He sprained his ankle while completing a change of direction. After the team doctor handled it briefly, Pierce The game still couldn't return, and Royce O'Neill came off the bench.

Fortunately, this episode did not affect the progress of the game. After the return of the main lineup in the second quarter, Leonard continued to work hard, first putting more energy on the defensive end to fight Parker, allowing the Bulls' number one The offensive efficiency of scorers continues to decline, and on the offensive end, Leonard's resolute breakthrough to the inside to create kills is also frequently effective. In the game without Curry, the shooting environment of the rest of the team is not so good. In this case, Someone needs to break through to compress the opponent's defense. Leonard did a good job. Not only did he maintain a good efficiency, but Royce O'Neal and Dinwiddie also performed well, and he only played less than two games in the first quarter. Nurkic, who was off the field due to a foul crisis in minutes, also recovered his position on the offensive end. The Nets used their lives and widened the point difference to 12 points before halftime.

But in the third quarter, the Nets made another mistake of liking to float outside and shoot. Although Thibodeau left, his team was tough and keen on confrontation was not eliminated by Hoiberg so quickly. Facing this kind of opponent, after establishing a clear lead, the players must be more willing to choose An easier way to attack.

Leonard and Smith took turns to hit the iron. Under the leadership of Gasol, the Bulls played a wave of 11 to 0, narrowing the point difference to 1 point.

Stevens promptly called a timeout to adjust tactics and lineup, and prevented the Bulls from attacking, but he couldn't change the players' cold touch. The team only scored 16 points in a single quarter, while the Bulls played aggressively in this quarter. Scored 34 points in a single quarter, which in turn led the Nets by 6 points.

"If you have the opportunity to play against, play against, with a fast pace, don't give Okafor and Gasol the opportunity to play low singles, hit the basket more, everyone should run, try to counterattack, open up the fight when the position is in battle Pick-and-roll, cuts from both sides of the forward." Seeing that the team was in trouble, and the winning streak might even end in this game, Stevens was a little anxious and quickly adjusted his tactics.

In the Bulls' formation, Reggie Jackson, Parker, including Hood are all willing to play fast-paced offense, but the inside twin towers Gasol and Okafor obviously can't get up fast, and they are more suitable for singles in positional battles. The team needs to make use of the differences in tactical adaptation between players to make a fuss.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the shooting touch of the Bulls players began to decline. In fact, apart from Hood, the Bulls’ starting lineup did not have a stable shooter, including Hood himself. The sky is destroyed, and the iron rises to make his own people vomit blood. The Nets focused on defending the penalty area and interfering with the opponent's mid-range and long-range shots. Resolutely push the counterattack to speed up the pace of the game, in a word, it is to prevent Okafor and Gasol from being comfortable.

The 6-point difference was quickly overtaken by the Nets. At this time, Hoiberg had another trick. He chose to replace Gasol with Gibson. The mobility was indeed enhanced, but the game was completely included in the Nets. in the rhythm. Gibson is good at fighting and grabbing, plus he has a good mid-range. He is indeed a very good candidate for the blue-collar team. It is even said that he is more suitable for Okafor than Gasol. But from the outcome of this game, Okafor should end up.

After Gasol left the field, the pressure on the Nets' defense dropped sharply. Okafor does have excellent low-post offensive skills, but his offense is too monotonous compared to Gasol and is easy to be targeted. Except for a mid-range shot, Gibson can't help at all. In other words, when the Bulls attack, the Nets want the ball to stay in Gibson's hands, which will directly cause the ball to be stopped, and Gibson does not have the ability to digest the ball. ,

Fast-paced offense is a more comfortable mode for Parker, but Leonard made great efforts to defend Parker in the second half. Leonard successfully restrained Parker and became the key to the Nets' comeback. At the opening of the All-Star starter, Leonard needs a wonderful performance to add points to himself, and his all-around performance on the defensive end also makes him currently among the candidates for DPOY.

The Bulls attacked, Parker received the ball and was strictly guarded, and passed to Okafor in the middle. After a run, the others all stood still to watch Okafor's singles. Facing Nurkic's defense, Okafor didn't have room to make a shot with a fake move, so he had to miss the shot under interference. Chasing Dream Green grabbed the rebound and gave it to JR, who immediately passed it to Leonard to counterattack.

Leonard caught the ball from the center line, bowed his head and started sprinting, pulled the ball inside the three-point line, and took three steps with the ball in both hands. He holds the ball very firmly, no one can cut it off, and his muscles are tight enough to play the devil terminator.

Parker saw that he couldn't stop him, so he chose to pull for a foul, but he didn't pull. Leonard staggered with his right hand and threw the ball to the basket. After hitting the rebound, he bumped on the basket and scored.

The referee whistled, 2+1, after Leonard made a free throw, 99 to 93, the point difference has been overtaken by the Nets by 6 points.

Hoiberg asked for a timeout again, arranged tactics, and did not make substitutions.

The game continued. Gibson first screened for Hood without the ball, then cut to the basket to catch the ball, attracted Green's defense and then gave it to Hood at 45 degrees on the right.

Chuimeng grabbed the rebound steadily and held it tightly in his arms. The Bulls tried to steal it, but ended in failure.

In a positional attack, Leonard caught the ball in the frontcourt and quickly changed direction into the penalty area, took a step to pull the ball up, and rushed to the basket with the basketball in his arms. Parker was passed.

Gibson chose to let go of Green to cover the defense. Leonard jumped to the basket and made a move, passing the ball from Gibson to the right.

Green caught the ball and took a step towards the basket. Okafor couldn't stop him from taking off with a supplementary defense. He could only foul and pull Green out of the air.

Green went to the free throw line and showed a good touch at the moment. He made two free throws and widened the point difference to 8 points. At this time, the time left for the Bulls was only two and a half minutes.

Hoiberg calls a long timeout, sets a screen for Parker, and catches and shoots. Parker is not good at three-pointers, his rush shot missed, Chasing Dream protected the rebounds, and the outcome of the game was basically finalized. In the end, the Nets defeated the Bulls 108:100, raising the winning streak to 22 games. At the same time, the team's performance also came to 30 wins and 2 losses, which is the best start in NBA history.

The whistle sounded at the end of the game, and Curry, who was watching from the sidelines, raised his fists excitedly. The difficulty of this game exceeded his imagination. At one point he thought the team would lose the game. Fortunately, Stevens made several key adjustments And in time, with today's mediocre players, they reversed the game.

Leonard is undoubtedly the hero of this game. Not to mention the 31 points on the offensive end, in the last quarter and a half, he directly strangled the top scorer of the Bulls, Jabari Parker, and blasted the opponent point-to-point. Greatly boosted the morale of teammates. In the past, his statistics were relatively mediocre, coupled with the fact that his regular season attendance rate in the past two seasons was not high, resulting in a relatively low evaluation of him by many fans. The decision of the maximum salary, fortunately, Leonard broke out completely this season, not only maintained the DPOY level on the defensive end, but also averaged 21.7 points per game on the offensive end. And leading the team to defeat the Bulls in this game will become a masterpiece of his career.