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Chapter 367 368. Back Defense (3 More)

Chapter 367 368. Back Defense (Third Watch)

"Because Christie's performance on the court is obvious to all. Although he doesn't have much playing time, his contribution to the defensive end is visible to the naked eye within the limited playing time."

"The most important thing is that after coming to the Bobcats, his way of playing has become very simple, that is, defense and three-pointers, which fits very well with the system of the entire Bobcats."

"So Christie's being cut, and the Bobcats' signing, can be said to be a match made in heaven."

Before the game, TNT commentator Barkley also analyzed the two teams with his old partner.

Because there are only two games in the entire league today, except for the Bobcats against the Bulls, it is another epic battle. The Eagles are at home against the Hornets! !

And Kenny Smith has become a fan of the Bobcats as early as last season, which also abducts Barkley to become more and more fond of the Bobcats.

Smith: "Indeed, we can see that the Bobcats usually employ a very wide lineup rotation. Unlike other teams, coach Liu Rui basically rotates 12 players in every game."

"And the performance of the Bobcats at the beginning of the season was really bad. I remember that in the first five games, the Bobcats only got two wins and three losses."

"This also attracted complaints and doubts from many fans at the time, thinking that Liu Rui was exhausted and unable to lead the Bobcats to better and better, even though the Bobcats made reinforcements during the offseason."

"And not only Liu Rui, but also Joe Johnson, who had just joined the Bobcats at the time, also faced a lot of pressure from fans."

"Joe Johnson is a scorer, but after he came to the Bobcats, the Bobcats' record did not get better, and there were problems with the cooperation between players on the court, so he also suffered a lot of pressure from outside public opinion at that time."

"So that period may be the most difficult period for the Bobcats, but fortunately, the Bobcats also found a solution. At present, Joe Johnson has been very compatible with his teammates."

"And in the first five games, the Bobcats' record was two wins and three losses, but now they are 12 wins and five losses."

"That is to say, in the last 12 games, the Bobcats have a record of 10 wins and [-] losses, and these [-] games have two five-game winning streaks, which is a bit interesting."

Barkley: "And the Bulls, like the Bobcats this season, are a team dominated by young players. However, the Bulls have won both strong teams and weak teams this season, so they are a very unstable team."

"But it is also this unstable factor that makes it difficult for other teams in the league to truly crush the Bulls."

"Because the Bulls are currently ranked eighth in the East, but they have won the Suns and Pistons before, and also lost to the Eagles and Trail Blazers"

"In fact, this is a factor for the instability of rookie players. Compared with this, the Bobcats are actually doing better."

"So this game is also for us to see whether the Bobcats will continue to stop at five consecutive victories, or they can break through this limit and get the first six consecutive victories of the season."

While the analysis in the studio was in full swing, Liu Rui gave some important instructions to Christie next to him on the field.

The whole person kept explaining to Christie on the sidelines, and the latter kept nodding to express his understanding.

With the sound of the referee's whistle, the two teams also announced their starting lineups:

Bulls:

Hinrich, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Nocioni, Tyson Chandler.

Bobcats:

Mo Williams, Christie, Joe Johnson, Wallace, Okafor.

Ben Gordon has always played as the best sixth man in the last season, but this season, Ben Gordon has been included in the team's key training list like Hinrich, so he was also mentioned in the starting position.

And so far this season, Ben Gordon has become the Bulls' scoring leader with an average of 17 points per game.

Liu Rui was also prepared for this point, so he put Christie in the starting lineup, directly facing Ben Gordon to limit his offensive performance.

As for Nocioni, who was also mentioned as the starting four, it would be most appropriate for Gerald Wallace to defend him.

After all, Wallace likes to defend this kind of space-type fourth position the most. This kind of shooting-oriented power forward will be very uncomfortable facing Wallace's defense, because he has no advantage in speed.

With the opening jump ball, the Bulls got the ball first.

At this time, boxing champion Chandler was still extremely brutal in physical fitness.

If anyone wants to perform dunks in the no-fly zone he guards, then he must first weigh whether his body is enough.

In the opening game, the Bulls took the lead in playing a high pick-and-roll by Hinrich and Chandler.

Hinrich is a very high IQ point guard who can create a lot of offense through a small gap.

Whether it is returning the ball to Chandler who is going down, or breaking through the pick-and-roll and scoring a layup, the Bulls can create many scoring opportunities.

So this is also a regular tactic that the Bulls have played more this season. After all, the Bulls' head coach Skiles is a complete defensive coach.

His own accomplishments on the offensive end are not very high. Fortunately, except for Chandler, the other four players on the entire Bulls field can stretch out and make long-range shots.

Just because Liu Rui took away Chris Duhon, this also had a great impact on Skiles.

Imagine the feeling when a defensive coach doesn't have a perimeter player who's good at it.

This is like Liu Rui's subordinates are all Tony Allen. Although a player like Robertson has excellent defensive ability, on the offensive end, Liu Rui can only cry out on the sidelines and shout: "The concubine can't do it..."

Faced with the pick-and-roll tactics common in this era, the Bobcats didn't hesitate on the defensive end.

Since Chandler doesn't have outside range on offense, Okafor can delay even further back when defending pick-and-rolls.

And Liu Rui also told Mo Williams before the game that if he can't get around Chandler when going around the pick-and-roll, he can defend directly behind Hinrich.

This method is like the later Jazz defending Harden. Instead of defending Harden's front, they defend Harden's back, just to prevent Harden from making long-range shots with a retreat step.

And Liu Rui made Mo Williams defend like this in order to let Hinrich continue to move to the three-point line, forcing him to make mid-range shots instead of using three-point shots after the pick-and-roll.

(End of this chapter)