Chapter 766 Rare Green Leaves
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Zhuan Zhu
The starting lineups of both sides are released.
New York Knicks: Curry, Chen Yan, Battier, Al Harrington, David West.
Nelson made a lineup change. He put Jordan on the bench tonight and was replaced by Al Harrington.
Nelson plans to use a small lineup to break through the Bulls' defense at the beginning today!
Chicago Bulls: Westbrook, Hamilton, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson, Asik.
The Bulls lineup is not bad at outside firepower. Westbrook + Luol Deng are already very capable. Luol Deng is an All-Star forward. Although Westbrook did not make the All-Star this year, his statistics and on-court performance are basically the same. It's also an All-Star level.
The Bulls further improved the team's outside firepower after introducing Hamilton in the middle of the season.
Although he has reached the end of his career, Hamilton's superb mid-range shooting is still stable, but compared with his peak period, he is not as good at running.
At his peak, Hamilton could make Kobe so exhausted that he could run a marathon on the basketball court.
The Bulls' shortcomings are in the paint. Taj Gibson and second-year Asik have neither offensive ability nor athletic ability.
Gibson's skills are too rough, and his main offensive statistics are below par. His true shooting percentage of 50.2% is particularly bad.
Although he can finish at the rim, he doesn't have enough offensive instincts.
Gibson's poor free throw shooting is another problem. His shooting percentages in the two years of his career are only 67.6% and 64.6% respectively.
Asik's situation is similar to him, he is a sleeping dragon and a phoenix.
Asik's nervous hands and poor screening ability resulted in only two centers in the league having a higher turnover rate than him.
Although Asik's free throw percentage of 1.03 is the highest in the league, this is partly because opponents deliberately target his 50.4% free throw percentage.
At certain points in the game, opponents will deliberately send him to the free throw line.
After receiving the ball under the basket, he often collects the ball very slowly to attack. As a result, the opponent often defends and prevents his dunk.
Another result of Asik being too slow to handle the ball is that he is often blocked.
In general, the Bulls' inside line can be exploited, which is why Nelson dared to remove Jordan today. The threat to the Knicks from the Bulls' inside line is basically zero.
"beep!"
As the whistle sounded, the Knicks vs. Bulls G1 kicked off!
Asik beat David West on the jump ball, and his bounce was better than that of David West.
Westbrook slowly dribbled the ball across half court, looked up and observed the Knicks' position, and suddenly changed direction and accelerated at the top of the arc!
"Yo! This Westbrook, speed up as soon as he comes up!" Zhang Liangli's voice suddenly rose up just like Westbrook's variations.
Curry was very focused and did not let Westbrook pass him by one step. However, Curry's strength is not at the same level as Westbrook. Westbrook carried him away near the left elbow area.
Seeing the opportunity, Westbrook kicked off his feet and jumped.
Westbrook's pull-up was very sudden, straight up and down, and there was obvious lag in the air when he jumped up. He then relied on the strength of his super fingers and wrists to get the ball out!
"Shh!"
confidence!
decisive!
Westbrook hit a mid-range shot as soon as he came up!
"It's so exciting! This jumper is so powerful!" Yu Jia exclaimed.
"Curry's body was still too thin and he was directly pushed away." Zhang Lili said.
Westbrook takes off fully when shooting. The angle between his limbs, arms and torso is relatively small, and he shoots forward rather than backward.
Fans also jokingly call this shot the zombie jumper.
The reason why Westbrook shoots like this is simple, it is caused by his physical condition and his playing habits for many years.
Westbrook's physical fitness is very strong, his jumping speed and explosive power are top-notch, but his flexibility is not very good, so he looks relatively stiff when shooting. It is for this reason that he has unique characteristics. Some shooting beauty.
The Knicks hit the baseline quickly.
After halftime, Curry glanced at Chen Yan in front of him, then raised his hand and passed to Al Harrington.
Sound East and West!
Al Harrington took advantage of the Bulls' failure to form an effective defensive formation and fired directly from the three-point line.
"Bang!"
Don't let the basketball hit the side of the rim and pop out.
Although the ball missed, Nelson applauded on the sidelines to express encouragement: "Just play like this and take action resolutely!"
Nelson's small lineup with four shooters encourages the team to attack and defend at a fast pace. Whoever has an outside opportunity can directly take action.
Westbrook didn't want to wait for the Knicks to fall into position. He turned around and grabbed the rebound and quickly advanced. Asik helped him hit the ball.
This is a classic Bulls play this season. Asik helps Westbrook cover the ball. Westbrook quickly advances after getting the rebound, using his speed and explosive power to counterattack.
Therefore, Westbrook's triple-doubles have increased by leaps and bounds this season, with 66 triple-doubles in 18 regular season games, second only to Chen Yan in the entire league.
Westbrook is happy, but Asik has sacrificed a lot. He only averaged 6.9 rebounds per game this season. When the rebound falls, his first reaction is to help Westbrook block the ball instead of going up to grab the board.
After Westbrook got the rebound, he started rampage mode.
Curry didn't restrict him when he started to speed up, so it would be difficult for Westbrook to rush forward.
Westbrook drove all the way into the penalty area, forced Curry away and then hit the board with a throw.
The referee whistles, 2+1!
"And-one!!" Westbrook walked in front of the camera very domineeringly!
"Ouch, another one! Curry's small body really can't handle it." Zhang Lili complained about Curry again.
"Shh!"
Despite the boos on the scene, Westbrook hit an extra free throw.
5:0.
Westbrook's psychological quality is still very strong.
After being beaten twice in a row, Curry's temper became a little bit worse!
After halftime, Curry passed the ball to Chen Yan and started running wildly!
After Chen Yan got the ball, he didn't rush to get off the ball. He observed that Curry was using the screen to shuttle back and forth among the crowd!
Running without the ball is Curry's specialty, but in terms of movement skills, Curry is not inferior to Chen Yan.
The moment Curry had the opportunity, Chen Yan's ball was immediately delivered!
At a 30-degree angle outside the right three-point line, Curry catches the ball and shoots!
When Westbrook caught up, Curry had already taken action.
"Shh!"
5:3.
"Beautiful! There's nothing to say about Curry's three-pointer, it's just solid." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"This is a response ball. We can also see that Curry himself was very excited after making this ball." Yu Jia said.
Bulls attack.
Westbrook did not continue to play singles in this round. Although he is the star player of the Bulls, after all, this is not his team alone. Luer Deng and Hamilton are both seniors. Even if Westbrook's state explodes, he will not be able to come back. Working alone in the frontcourt, he has to take care of the emotions of his teammates.
Hamilton showed off his most signature running skills, running back and forth continuously on the baseline, and finally used Asik's screen to break out.
Westbrook immediately passed the ball.
Hamilton caught the ball and took action immediately.
Hamilton thought this was a good opportunity to take action, but he obviously underestimated Chen Yan's explosive power.
Chen Yan bypassed the cover and rushed to Hamilton, reaching out to block it.
Although the shot was not blocked successfully, it caused considerable interference to Hamilton.
Hamilton's ball missed the mark.
David West protected the rebound and hung forward, looking for Chen Yan.
Chen Yan moved forward vigorously, trying to speed up as much as possible.
Two steps away from the top of the three-point arc, Chen Yan suddenly slowed down and then passed the ball diagonally backward as if there were eyes in the back of his head.
After catching the ball, Curry first made a feint shot, and then rushed in!
Westbrook's movements were very big. When Curry broke through, he took the initiative to use force and tried to push Curry out.
As soon as Curry took a step forward, the referee's whistle sounded.
Curry would not miss this opportunity and threw the ball while the referee blew the whistle.
"Shh!"
Consecutive actions, two points will be counted, plus a penalty!
Curry does not have a body as powerful as Westbrook, but his scoring ability is also top-notch among the NBA's No. [-] position. It is impossible to just take a beating without fighting back.
These two rounds were his best response to Westbrook.
The starting stage belonged to Westbrook and Curry, and Chen Yan rarely played the role of green leaf.
New York Knicks: Curry, Chen Yan, Battier, Al Harrington, David West.
Nelson made a lineup change. He put Jordan on the bench tonight and was replaced by Al Harrington.
Nelson plans to use a small lineup to break through the Bulls' defense at the beginning today!
Chicago Bulls: Westbrook, Hamilton, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson, Asik.
The Bulls lineup is not bad at outside firepower. Westbrook + Luol Deng are already very capable. Luol Deng is an All-Star forward. Although Westbrook did not make the All-Star this year, his statistics and on-court performance are basically the same. It's also an All-Star level.
The Bulls further improved the team's outside firepower after introducing Hamilton in the middle of the season.
Although he has reached the end of his career, Hamilton's superb mid-range shooting is still stable, but compared with his peak period, he is not as good at running.
At his peak, Hamilton could make Kobe so exhausted that he could run a marathon on the basketball court.
The Bulls' shortcomings are in the paint. Taj Gibson and second-year Asik have neither offensive ability nor athletic ability.
Gibson's skills are too rough, and his main offensive statistics are below par. His true shooting percentage of 50.2% is particularly bad.
Although he can finish at the rim, he doesn't have enough offensive instincts.
Gibson's poor free throw shooting is another problem. His shooting percentages in the two years of his career are only 67.6% and 64.6% respectively.
Asik's situation is similar to him, he is a sleeping dragon and a phoenix.
Asik's nervous hands and poor screening ability resulted in only two centers in the league having a higher turnover rate than him.
Although Asik's free throw percentage of 1.03 is the highest in the league, this is partly because opponents deliberately target his 50.4% free throw percentage.
At certain points in the game, opponents will deliberately send him to the free throw line.
After receiving the ball under the basket, he often collects the ball very slowly to attack. As a result, the opponent often defends and prevents his dunk.
Another result of Asik being too slow to handle the ball is that he is often blocked.
In general, the Bulls' inside line can be exploited, which is why Nelson dared to remove Jordan today. The threat to the Knicks from the Bulls' inside line is basically zero.
"beep!"
As the whistle sounded, the Knicks vs. Bulls G1 kicked off!
Asik beat David West on the jump ball, and his bounce was better than that of David West.
Westbrook slowly dribbled the ball across half court, looked up and observed the Knicks' position, and suddenly changed direction and accelerated at the top of the arc!
"Yo! This Westbrook, speed up as soon as he comes up!" Zhang Liangli's voice suddenly rose up just like Westbrook's variations.
Curry was very focused and did not let Westbrook pass him by one step. However, Curry's strength is not at the same level as Westbrook. Westbrook carried him away near the left elbow area.
Seeing the opportunity, Westbrook kicked off his feet and jumped.
Westbrook's pull-up was very sudden, straight up and down, and there was obvious lag in the air when he jumped up. He then relied on the strength of his super fingers and wrists to get the ball out!
"Shh!"
confidence!
decisive!
Westbrook hit a mid-range shot as soon as he came up!
"It's so exciting! This jumper is so powerful!" Yu Jia exclaimed.
"Curry's body was still too thin and he was directly pushed away." Zhang Lili said.
Westbrook takes off fully when shooting. The angle between his limbs, arms and torso is relatively small, and he shoots forward rather than backward.
Fans also jokingly call this shot the zombie jumper.
The reason why Westbrook shoots like this is simple, it is caused by his physical condition and his playing habits for many years.
Westbrook's physical fitness is very strong, his jumping speed and explosive power are top-notch, but his flexibility is not very good, so he looks relatively stiff when shooting. It is for this reason that he has unique characteristics. Some shooting beauty.
The Knicks hit the baseline quickly.
After halftime, Curry glanced at Chen Yan in front of him, then raised his hand and passed to Al Harrington.
Sound East and West!
Al Harrington took advantage of the Bulls' failure to form an effective defensive formation and fired directly from the three-point line.
"Bang!"
Don't let the basketball hit the side of the rim and pop out.
Although the ball missed, Nelson applauded on the sidelines to express encouragement: "Just play like this and take action resolutely!"
Nelson's small lineup with four shooters encourages the team to attack and defend at a fast pace. Whoever has an outside opportunity can directly take action.
Westbrook didn't want to wait for the Knicks to fall into position. He turned around and grabbed the rebound and quickly advanced. Asik helped him hit the ball.
This is a classic Bulls play this season. Asik helps Westbrook cover the ball. Westbrook quickly advances after getting the rebound, using his speed and explosive power to counterattack.
Therefore, Westbrook's triple-doubles have increased by leaps and bounds this season, with 66 triple-doubles in 18 regular season games, second only to Chen Yan in the entire league.
Westbrook is happy, but Asik has sacrificed a lot. He only averaged 6.9 rebounds per game this season. When the rebound falls, his first reaction is to help Westbrook block the ball instead of going up to grab the board.
After Westbrook got the rebound, he started rampage mode.
Curry didn't restrict him when he started to speed up, so it would be difficult for Westbrook to rush forward.
Westbrook drove all the way into the penalty area, forced Curry away and then hit the board with a throw.
The referee whistles, 2+1!
"And-one!!" Westbrook walked in front of the camera very domineeringly!
"Ouch, another one! Curry's small body really can't handle it." Zhang Lili complained about Curry again.
"Shh!"
Despite the boos on the scene, Westbrook hit an extra free throw.
5:0.
Westbrook's psychological quality is still very strong.
After being beaten twice in a row, Curry's temper became a little bit worse!
After halftime, Curry passed the ball to Chen Yan and started running wildly!
After Chen Yan got the ball, he didn't rush to get off the ball. He observed that Curry was using the screen to shuttle back and forth among the crowd!
Running without the ball is Curry's specialty, but in terms of movement skills, Curry is not inferior to Chen Yan.
The moment Curry had the opportunity, Chen Yan's ball was immediately delivered!
At a 30-degree angle outside the right three-point line, Curry catches the ball and shoots!
When Westbrook caught up, Curry had already taken action.
"Shh!"
5:3.
"Beautiful! There's nothing to say about Curry's three-pointer, it's just solid." Zhang Li said with a smile.
"This is a response ball. We can also see that Curry himself was very excited after making this ball." Yu Jia said.
Bulls attack.
Westbrook did not continue to play singles in this round. Although he is the star player of the Bulls, after all, this is not his team alone. Luer Deng and Hamilton are both seniors. Even if Westbrook's state explodes, he will not be able to come back. Working alone in the frontcourt, he has to take care of the emotions of his teammates.
Hamilton showed off his most signature running skills, running back and forth continuously on the baseline, and finally used Asik's screen to break out.
Westbrook immediately passed the ball.
Hamilton caught the ball and took action immediately.
Hamilton thought this was a good opportunity to take action, but he obviously underestimated Chen Yan's explosive power.
Chen Yan bypassed the cover and rushed to Hamilton, reaching out to block it.
Although the shot was not blocked successfully, it caused considerable interference to Hamilton.
Hamilton's ball missed the mark.
David West protected the rebound and hung forward, looking for Chen Yan.
Chen Yan moved forward vigorously, trying to speed up as much as possible.
Two steps away from the top of the three-point arc, Chen Yan suddenly slowed down and then passed the ball diagonally backward as if there were eyes in the back of his head.
After catching the ball, Curry first made a feint shot, and then rushed in!
Westbrook's movements were very big. When Curry broke through, he took the initiative to use force and tried to push Curry out.
As soon as Curry took a step forward, the referee's whistle sounded.
Curry would not miss this opportunity and threw the ball while the referee blew the whistle.
"Shh!"
Consecutive actions, two points will be counted, plus a penalty!
Curry does not have a body as powerful as Westbrook, but his scoring ability is also top-notch among the NBA's No. [-] position. It is impossible to just take a beating without fighting back.
These two rounds were his best response to Westbrook.
The starting stage belonged to Westbrook and Curry, and Chen Yan rarely played the role of green leaf.
