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Chapter 416 The Bull with Full Potential

Chapter 416 The Bull with Full Potential

After defeating the Charlotte Bobcats for 5 consecutive victories, the Phoenix Suns had no time to rest and immediately flew non-stop to Chicago to challenge the Chicago Bulls back-to-back away games.

The Chicago Bulls became a dark polo team in the latter part of last season, reaching the fourth place in the regular season in the Eastern Conference, which stunned the fans and spectators.

Just when the fans thought that the Bulls were about to rise, they didn't expect that this season, the Bulls had a slow start. They didn't play well in the new season. Now they are ranked in the Eastern Theater with a record of 12 wins and 16 losses. No. 11, there is still a chance to hit the season, but the ranking will definitely not be there, and it is almost impossible to go further in the playoffs.

During the offseason of this year, the Bulls did not strengthen, but were poached by the Knicks, who snatched away the team's inside core, the team's scoring leader Eddie Curry. Excellent reason.

Before the game, media reporters were also overwhelmingly optimistic that the Suns could take the Bulls lightly. After all, the Suns had won 5 consecutive victories and were in a hot state. Can lose twice in a row, the state can be described as terrible.

In fact, the Bulls' starting lineup is pretty good, but they don't have a leader and are all support players, so naturally they can't lead the team to take off.

In the No. 1 position, Kirk Hinrich, the No. 03 rookie of the 7 Platinum Generation, is playing.

The 2nd position is occupied by the 04 generation Tanhuaxiu Ben Gordon. He is 191cm tall and plays the position of shooting guard. This is where he lacks. The future ceiling is limited. However, the offensive firepower is very violent now. He has three The shooting range of the ball is still very guaranteed in terms of scoring.

On the 3rd position, Andres Nocioni played. He is a member of Argentina's golden generation. Although he is only a draft pick, he has a tough defense and a good three-pointer on offense. He is a critical moment. A "3D player" who can play and fight well.

The No. 4 player is Luol Deng, the No. 04 pick in the first round of the 7 generation. He has a strong scoring and chaotic ability and a strong defense. He is a good third-rate star.

The only downside is that he is 206cm tall, and his playing position is somewhat uneven. However, with his powerful style of play, he can still achieve good results.

The No. 5 position is Tyson Chandmiller. His nickname is "Champion". His physical talent is outstanding, and his defensive ability, especially the ability to protect the rim at the basket is top-notch.

However, the "Champion of Boxers" still proved his own strength in the end.

Just looking at the starting lineup, it can be seen that they are all high-ranked and have great potential. If the Bulls can snatch a superstar, they will definitely rise. After all, they are young and full of talent.

At 12:31 pm on December 10st, at the United Center Arena, the Phoenix Suns vs. Chicago Bulls officially started.

The Suns starting five remain unchanged, lined up, followed by point guard Steve Nash, shooting guard Raja Bell, small forward Boris Diaw, power forward Sean Marion, center Kurt -Thomas.

A beep whistle sounded.

As the referee blew his whistle and threw the basketball high in his hand, the game began with a scrum.

Thomas vs Chandler! !

Boxing champion Chandler is 216cm tall, a full ten centimeters taller than Thomas. In addition, Chandler has outstanding physical talent. With a light jump, he defeated Thomas and put the basketball into the hands of New Rich.

The game started in the first quarter, and the Bulls had the ball to attack first.

With long legs, New Rich dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, faced Nash's defense, directly broke through with the ball in the middle, reached the three-point line, attracted Lagabel's pincer attack, passed the ball from behind, and separated the basketball. outside line.

Outside the 65-degree three-point line on the right, Ben Gordon caught the ball and faced the frame without any extra movements.

Swish! !

Ben Gordon's three-pointer did not fail, he hit the basket accurately and went in hollow.

3 to 0! !

Looking back, Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, made a bow-like fake move, and after deceiving Hinrich's defensive center of gravity, he made a fake shot and made a real breakthrough. A small throw in the style of equestrian archery came from the hand.

As if the basketball had eyes, it hit the bull's-eye accurately, scored two points, scored the score, and returned the favor.

3 to 2! !

The Bulls attacked, Hinrich dribbled the ball to the top arc of the three-point line, directly hit the ground with both hands, and passed the basketball to the low post on the left.

Lol Deng received the ball and turned around, and directly hit Marion with his back. Using his strong physique, he continued to grind deep into the basket. Seeing that he was about to reach the basket, he immediately turned around and pulled the ball up, forced the basket, and threw the basketball towards the basket basket.

Bang! !

The basketball missed, turned half a circle on the basket, and fell out again. Lol Deng bounced very fast, jumped directly under the basket to make a tip, made two attacks, and steadily sent the basketball into the basket. Scored two points.

5 to 2! !

Luol Deng's physical talent is very strong, and he uses his body to bully others, and he has a lot of experience in playing. Even though Marion's physical talent is top-notch, he has not adapted to his offensive rhythm for a while, and he still has a feeling of being difficult to parry.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Suns attack, Nash dribbles to the frontcourt, trying to speed up, was pressed by Hinrich, forced to play positional warfare.

Marion pulled up to a high position, played a pick-and-roll with Nash, and then immediately made an air cut. Nash faced the double attack from Luol Deng and Hinrich, and then hit the ground, and the basketball passed from Luol Deng and Hinrich. Passed through the gap in the defense, and fell into Marion's hands precisely.

With a dribble, Marion jumped up from the basket, stretched his body in the air, and smashed the basketball into the basket heavily in the air.

There was a booming sound.

Tomahawk-style one-handed dunk, two-point heavy dunk succeeded! !

5 to 4! !

In the transition between offense and defense, Hinrich dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, glanced at Luol Deng, and suddenly pulled the ball up, facing Nash's defense, he pulled out a three-point jumper and shot back.

Hinrich's three-point shot was very sudden, which caught Nash by surprise. Nash pounced on him to make a defensive move, which just proved that he was trying to defend, but there was no interference.

Bang! !

Hinrich missed a three-pointer and the basketball bounced out of the basket.

Chandler caught Thomas at the basket, jumped up, took off the rebound, and sent the ball to the basket on the ground. After shaking Thomas' defensive block, he turned the ball around and bounced the ball with both hands. There was a loud bang.

Chandler hung on the rim, dunked with both hands, made a second attack, and dunked the basketball into the rim.

7 to 4! !

Chandler is 216cm tall, while Thomas is only 206cm tall. The Bulls' penalty area can completely allow Chandler to dominate the basket.

This is also the reason why Hinrich dared to shoot. The weakness of the Suns' lack of ability to protect the rim and protect rebounds is still obvious.

Next, the two sides fought wildly. Both sides had good mobility, and the offensive rhythm was raised rapidly. They both wanted to use offensive attacks to defeat the opponent in the beginning. The score increased steadily, but no one could do anything to the opponent.

The Bulls' individual singles ability is very strong, and they frequently use star singles to score points.

Ben Gordon is very fast, can break through with the ball, get to the basket to score points, and can also catch and shoot from the outside.

Under Lagabel's marking, his offensive efficiency is not good, but his three-pointers from time to time are still very threatening.

Luol Deng's style of play is very tough, full of impact, and he likes physical confrontation. Although he does not have the ability to shoot three-pointers, his mid-range shot has some convulsive attributes. The team's defensive line posed a threat, and the Suns were a little overwhelmed.

The offensive firepower of the two players was very fierce, but Hinrich's touch was not on the line, and Nash failed to make a few singles.

Nocioni's performance in the regular season was mediocre. He didn't have much status, he didn't have many shots, and he didn't help much in offense.

As for Chandler's offense, it can be ignored, he has no mid-range shots, and all offenses are dunks.

With the performance of their stars, the Bulls scored 27 points in a single quarter.

The offensive firepower of the Suns is similar to that of the Bulls, and they did not play violent offensive firepower.

The Bulls are very mobile. As a high center forward, Chandler is also very fast. He is light in weight and has little weakness in speed. Moreover, his basket protection is very strong, which did not allow the Suns' inside offense to be successful. .

The Suns only scored 28 points by virtue of their outside offensive firepower.

After the first quarter, the Suns still had the advantage of three-pointers in the anxious tug-of-war, only taking a 1-point lead.

The game started in the second quarter. The Bulls' substitute players were in good condition. In addition, there were several high-ranked rookies, and their combat power was much stronger than that of the Suns.

After Nash rested, the Suns' offensive firepower was not so strong. As a result, the Bulls gave the Suns a score of 22 to 17, overtaking the Suns by 4 points.

After halftime, the Bulls temporarily led the Suns by 4 points by virtue of their home court advantage, and entered the locker room to rest.

The game started in the third quarter, and the two teams were still playing inextricably, and the scores of the two sides were very tight.

However, the Suns are playing back-to-back away games after all, and their physical fitness has reached a point, so the offensive efficiency cannot be guaranteed naturally.

The Bulls took the opportunity to open the score by 26 points again, 24 to 2.

After the first three quarters, the Bulls led the Suns by 6 points and entered the final battle of the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter kicked off, and the Suns began to counterattack with all their might. As soon as Lin Bai started the game, he and Nash came up with a cover on the outside, and then accepted Shi's hand-off pass without any hesitation. There is still one step to the line, and Zhang Shou made a three-point jumper.

Swish! !

Lin Bai's three-pointers did not fail, and he hit the basket accurately, sounding the clarion call for the Suns to counterattack.

The Suns started to attack. Under Nash's organization, they rushed up and played a 7-second run and bomb tactic. The violent offensive was like rain hitting plantains, and the Bulls couldn't even lift their heads.

The Suns played a wave of offense, and with a smooth offense, they beat the Bulls to a 17-5 attack wave, which directly reversed the wind of the game.

The Bulls' adjustments are very limited, they can only lower the tempo and fight the Suns for defense.

However, at this critical moment, the Bulls' offensive style of relying only on stars played a big problem.

Although the Bulls have great rookie potential, but they don't have the ability to fight tough battles. When they need to chase points, the Bulls have turned on the iron mode.

Ben Gordon missed the first three-pointer, and even broke through to the inside and shot from close range to no avail.

Afterwards, Marion, who adapted to the rhythm of Luol Deng's attack, also showed great power in defense. Facing Luol Deng's turn and shot, he directly used a volleyball block to slap the basketball out.

Under the interference of Marion, Luol Deng's mid-range shot was also out of accuracy.

Coupled with Hinrich's full-court sleepwalking, they did not provide any offensive firepower support.

In the end, the Bulls could only rely on Chandler's rebounds from the basket, scoring on the second offense, and Nocioni's forced three-pointers and European step forced layups to score points.

One of the two has average offensive ability and the other has no ball possession. No matter how amazing the performance of the two of them is, it is nothing more than giving the Bulls hope of chasing points. The loss is not so bad. It is almost impossible to reverse and win.

At the end of the game, the Phoenix Suns had the last laugh, turning away from the visitors, and defeated the Chicago Bulls with a score of 107 to 98, achieving a wave of 6 consecutive victories.

(End of this chapter)