The Godfather of Basketball

Chicago, like Cleveland, is also a city adjacent to an inland lake, which is located in the south of Lake Michigan.

However, unlike Cleveland, this is a standard international metropolis with a population close to 1 million, and it is one of the world-renowned international financial centers.

Just as developed as the economy is the ball market. The international prosperity of the NBA is due to Michael Jordan, and Jordan became the god of basketball. It is in this city that he won two three-peat championships and two dynasties.

Outside the United Center arena, the bronze statue of Jordan's flying dunk represents the glory of this arena, and now, Derrick Rose, the "Son of the Windy City", has led the team to a new period of glory after attacking Jordan .

There are still several hours before the start of the game, and the crowd outside the arena is already bustling.

"It's not a good game tonight," Casey said as the bus carrying the Cavaliers passed by the side of the arena.

Tang Tian nodded, but didn't speak.

In the place of glory, the players' performance will definitely get better.

But for the Cavaliers, this is something they have to go through and overcome.

Especially young players, this is growth.

Or the process of spawning monsters and upgrading.

The bus drove into the underground garage. After the players got off the bus, they went to the locker room to change clothes for training.

The Bulls trailed 0 to 2, and they were all big defeats. Although the enthusiasm of the fans remained undiminished, the morale of the team was not high.

During the warm-up before the game, local reporters interviewed Rose, the core of the team.

"We all saw the ESPN report, what did you think of that report?"

"I don't care, I only care about the team, I only care about winning."

"Then if the Cavaliers put you outside the three-point line again..."

"I will shoot, I will hit a three-pointer." Rose said affirmatively.

...

A simple interview, the fans don't know whether Rose will really shoot a three-pointer, but at least they feel this determination.

After the pre-match warm-up, the scene soon entered the opening ceremony.

The classic "Sirius" made people feel like returning to the bull dynasty in the last century, and cheers surged on the scene.

(Note: Many people don’t know the name of the song Sirius, but if you listen to it, I think everyone has heard it, recalling youth)

The two teams started one after another.

For the Cavaliers, except for O'Neal's truce and Kwame Brown starting, the other four positions are the same as on the field.

The Bulls also made adjustments to the lineup. De Nagro replaced Gibson with Brad Miller, which was an active change.

Noah slapped his chest hard before jumping the ball, and he was very excited.

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, and Noah struggled to jump the ball back to the Bulls' half.

The home team gets the right to attack first!

Hinrich dribbled the ball halfway and Rose received the ball up front.

Beverly saw that Miller didn't intend to pick and roll behind him, so he took a big step back.

This is a standard defensive strategy against sudden shots.

Rose took a look and directly chose a three-point shot.

Tang Tian was taken aback for a moment.

"boom!"

The ball bounced out of the frame and James grabbed the long defensive rebound.

Tang Tian smiled.

There is nothing to say about Rose's desire to win. He voted as he said before the game.

But for things like three-pointers, if you don't have long-term training, you really can't score if you want to.

The Cavaliers played a fast break, and James broke through to the frontcourt to score the ball to Matthews who followed up. The latter chased and made a three-pointer.

3 to 0.

The Cavaliers turned away and took the lead.

There was a commotion at the scene.

Rose said that it is true to shoot three-pointers, but there is actually not much difference between not shooting and not shooting.

Hinrich then dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball directly to Miller, who responded in a high position.

Miller was an offensive axis when he was in the former Kings. De Nagro put him up. This is to find the team's second offensive point.

Rose's off-the-ball cut attracts the defense, and Miller distributes the ball to Deng on the outside.

James returned to the defense in time, and Deng didn't have a chance to make a phone call.

Rose came out from the baseline at this time, reached the bottom corner, and Deng passed the ball over.

An open corner 3-pointer.

Brown switched defenses and couldn't keep up with his footsteps. Seeing Rose at the three-point line, he retracted directly.

There should be a distance of at least 1.5 meters between the two.

The scene reported by ESPN is being repeated.

Rose hesitated for a moment, but chose to shoot.

The ball is a bit stiff, and it can be seen that he should rarely practice three-pointers.

"boom!"

The ball hits the front of the basket.

Brown and Noah fought for a while at the basket.

But then the ball rolled in!

Three-pointer, scored!

"..."

Tang Tian's expression froze for a moment, this luck.

There was an explosion of cheers at the scene.

"Keep the rhythm!"

Tang Tian saw that the morale of the players was a little affected, so he stood up and went to the sidelines to clap his hands and shout.

James dribbles straight to the frontcourt, calls Wallace for a pick-and-roll, and steps past Miller to the basket.

Miller wasn't known for his defense in his prime, let alone at 34 years old.

Noah came over to help defend, and James jumped up and gave the ball to Brown.

Brown didn't dribble the ball, and before Noah turned around, he hit the ball directly into the basket.

After his golf quotient improved, his level has improved by more than one level than before.

Hinrich dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Miller. Miller gave the ball to Rose in an air cut.

"boom!"

The ball goes wide.

However, Noah turned around and grabbed the offensive rebound at this time. Seeing that Rose had an empty three-pointer at a 45-degree angle on the right, he threw the ball directly.

Rose was confident in his previous shot. After catching the ball, he glanced at the basket and threw it directly.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, it turned out to be a hollow net!

The cheers immediately exploded.

Rose made 2 three-pointers and missed one, but this time, he made 3 shots in the opening game and scored 2. Amazing!

Tang Tian was also taken aback for a moment, this feeling...

Could it be that when he was talking to Casey before, he inadvertently set a flag for himself?

The game is still going on.

Rose got three-point opportunities intermittently, and miraculously almost all hit them.

After the three-pointer, Beverly didn't dare to let it go, and Rose's breakthrough followed suit.

After the first half, Rose finally got the feeling. He made 7 of 11 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 20 points and 6 assists.

The Bulls also lead the Cavaliers 56-48.

On their home court, they finally got tough.

"Don, what should we do in the second half?" Casey was a little at a loss. Rose's three-pointer came too suddenly.

"Continue to release him three-pointers, and then ask Beverly to set up a pick-and-roll for LeBron on the offensive end." Tang Tian's mind turned quickly.

He still doesn't believe it, the metaphysics of the flag is only for a while, and Rose's three-pointer is just a nerve knife JR Smith, and it is impossible to get a match.