Pick Westbrook

Chapter 106 We are the ancestors of Sanfen

In the first quarter of the game, the Bucks completely strangled the Bulls' offense with their unparalleled defense, and the two teams also played a terrifying 30:20 point difference.

It's just that Li Lai didn't relax his vigilance because of this.

He knows that the strength of the Bulls this season is not only in the starters, but also in the substitutes.

"The Bulls' starting style of play is completely crushed by pure talent. If you can defend Rose's breakthrough, you can defend it. If you can't defend it, you have to score."

"Ben Gordon's shooting is accurate, and the catch and shoot are his playing characteristics, so preventing him from catching the ball easily is the best tactic."

"And Noah's rebounding and penalty area defense are also top-notch in the league, so he needs to be frequently blocked."

Tai Lue looked at Li Lai and continued: "We have achieved these three points very well in the first quarter, but then their substitute lineup is completely different from the starter's style of play.

The Bulls are going to play tactics at this time! "

Lee looked towards the field.

At this time, the Bulls' lineup is: Kirk Hinrich after possession, shooting guard Ben Gordon, small forward John Salmons, power forward Tim Thomas, and center Brad Miller.

This is a lineup where all five can shoot.

And Brad Miller is the tactical core of this lineup.

"Miller is known as the tallest point guard." Tyronn Lue reminded.

The Bulls are playing a simplified version of the Princeton system on the court at this time. Ben Gordon and Kirk Hinrich, who have excellent shooting, circle the screen on the court, and Miller supports in the high post.

With this lineup, no matter how the Bucks defend on the court, it is easy for the Bulls to grab a shooting point and attack. The only factor that can determine whether their offense is efficient is how the players feel when shooting tonight. And the Bucks took the initiative to give up the ball to whom to end.

Li Lai said calmly, "Of course it's for Tim Thomas."

Compared with the excellent shooting of Ben Gordon and Kirk Hinrich, as well as the very experienced veteran Miller, Li is more willing to let Tim Thomas get more shooting opportunities in the fringe role.

Of course, Tim Thomas's three-point shooting also has a good shooting percentage, which reached 40% this season, which is absolutely unacceptable, but his half-stop and mid-range shooting are not so stable.

Therefore, this is a typical player who is more accurate in three-pointers than mid-range shots. It is definitely the best tactical strategy to let him shoot half-shots.

However, Li Lai did not place all his hopes on Tim Thomas alone. He also hoped that the Bucks could play more proactively, instead of passively expecting a player's inaccurate shots.

"It's been a long time since the Bucks have been so provoked by their opponents on the offensive end!"

"If you want to attack, then attack!"

The Bucks' bench lineup.

Point guard Dragic, shooting guard Andre Ingram, small forward Artest, power forward Yi Jianlian and center Crohill.

"The Bucks only use 8 people in rotation?!"

Kenny Smith frowned slightly after seeing the Bucks' rotation.

Every time the NBA comes to the playoffs, each team in the league will appropriately reduce the number of players on the field.

The purpose of doing this is naturally to allow stronger players to stay on the court for a longer time, but the disadvantage is that it will greatly consume the physical strength of the main players.

Especially when a round of series reaches the sixth and seventh games, such disadvantages will become particularly obvious.

Of course, the Bucks are much better than the horrible 7-man rotation of the Suns in the playoffs in previous years, but compared with the 9-man or 10-man rotation of most playoff teams, this lineup rotation strategy Still seems too extreme.

Even the opponent Bulls in this game also took a 9-man rotation.

Tyronn Lu looked at Li Lai.

Although he also felt that this rotation strategy was a bit extreme, he understood Li Lai's decision very well.

The Bucks' lineup is actually very poor, especially the bench lineup.

After all, they were occupied by junk contract players who occupied 3 positions.

Just like ESPN predicted at the beginning of the season, the current lineup of the Bucks should rank the bottom of the league.

It's just that who would have thought that the rookie players of the Bucks have made rapid progress, and have exploded with great ability under the team's tactical system, so they have been able to advance all the way to where they are today.

But the Bucks' bench is still poor, that's a fact.

If Dragic hadn't struggled to support himself on the bench, the Bucks would have been overwhelmed by any opponent in the rotation even in the regular season.

Therefore, Li Lai had already decided in the previous playoff analysis with Tyronn Lue that only Dragic, Andre Ingram and Crozier would be used as substitute players. As for the normal rotation in the regular season Marshall and Elson are in a state of preparation.

In addition, Tyronn Lue, Malik Rose and Kenny Thomas completely bid farewell to the playoffs.

Tyronn Lue was very embarrassed, he really wanted to say: Even if your brother let me play, I would not dare to play in my current state.

"The 8-man rotation means that the players will play longer on the court, and each starter will even play more than 35 minutes. The most terrifying thing is that there is only Artest at the small forward position, that is to say George Hill had to be pushed to the unfamiliar small forward position."

Tyronn Lue is still worried about such a substitution method, especially Artest. He is afraid that his average playing time will reach a terrifying 38 minutes or more. He is absolutely a tough guy on the team.

Li Lai looked calm, and he still insisted on this substitution strategy.

Because Marshall. He is no longer suitable for the playoffs.

He originally belonged to a garbage contract, but now he is 36 years old, his physical function has declined sharply, and it is difficult to provide effective contributions on the court. Even Marshall can play for the Bucks for so long in the regular season. Li Lai Already feel very satisfied and satisfied.

As for George Hill playing the small forward position, this is of course not suitable, but when the brother Zimu was pushed to the center forward position in the previous life, George Hill also tried the small forward position for a short time, so Li Lai also thought try.

Tyronn Lue still reminded: "In an 8-man rotation, if the series reaches the sixth or seventh game, we may not be able to keep up with the Bulls physically."

Li Lai didn't look back, but looked at the field with burning eyes.

"I'm not going to let the game drag on until then."

The game continues on the pitch.

Brad Miller punished the Bucks at the three-point line as soon as he came up, and the score was reduced to single digits by the Bulls.

Crohill, who is also good at three-point shooting, glared at Miller. He was very dissatisfied with the opponent's sudden shot, and he was also extremely dissatisfied with his lack of concentration in defense.

Crozier still remembers that after the summer league ended, he once thought his career was over and it was time to retire, but Li Lai still chose to sign him.

Croshere knew why Lee chose him to join the Bucks, and that was his three-point shooting and veteran experience.

Of course, the old Miller on the opposite side of these abilities also has it. The opponent is even a lot stronger than him in terms of coping ability, but Crozier still has his own advantages.

"That's me willing to give my all to defend and set an example for these rookies."

Looking back, Dragic broke through the basket and scored an easy layup.

Although the Bulls lineup has advantages on the offensive end, it also has obvious disadvantages on the defensive end. The penalty area is basically a cash machine state.

The Bulls attacked, and Miller wanted to repeat the same tricks in the face of Crohill's defense, but this time he was completely controlled by the opponent.

Kenny Smith looked awe-inspiring, "Veteran Crozier actually defended opponents on the court like Artest, but he is already 34 years old."

Miller spat and wanted to reply to Kenny Smith, "Labor is still 33 years old, how young can he be?"

However, after being restricted from the outside attack, Miller did not panic, and began to signal his teammates to move, and then passed the ball to Ben Gordon steadily and ruthlessly.

Three points scored!

Off the court, Bulls head coach Vinnie DeNagello finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Two consecutive three-pointers also pulled the Bulls back from the brink of death. Now they only need to play steadily and continue to narrow the gap. In the fourth quarter, it is not certain who will win the game.

It's just that what he and everyone present didn't expect was that starting from this three-pointer, the Bucks let people all over the world know who is the ancestor of the three-pointer in the league this season.

Dragic made a fake shot from the top of the arc, a three-point long-range shot, and hit!

The shot was thrown suddenly.

Andre Ingram is like a small motor on the court, cutting back and forth non-stop, trying to find opportunities for three-point shots, and when the opportunity comes, he catches three-pointers one after another immediately The shot, the shooting posture is smooth and smooth, and it is even surprising that it is like seeing Ray Allen playing on the court.

How to vote and how to have it!
Andre Ingram, who has no defense, knows very well that the value of his existence on the court is his precise three-point shooting. He also clearly remembers that Li Lai deliberately found him before the start of the playoffs.

"Ingram, I'll let you play a bigger role in the playoffs."

Crohill then hit a three-pointer, which broke Miller's revenge.

Yi Jianlian scored two more ultra-long three-pointers.

In the second quarter, the Bucks shot a terrifying 12-of-10 three-pointers, and directly hit everyone on the scene, clenching their faces and yelling, "Damn!"

And this kind of shit also appeared on Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia on the CCTV commentary station.

"Fuck! With this three-point shooting percentage, how do you want the Bulls to play, how do you want to win?"

In the second half of the game, the Bucks' defensive end still suppressed the Bulls' breathing, and Westbrook's impact on the basket and George Hill's second pass on the offensive end also became smoother.

Finally, the game is over.

A battle that was considered to be the focus of attention, and even considered to be a confrontation between Rose and Westbrook after the best rookie contest, ended with the Bucks' full-court suppression.

110: 94.

The Bucks won by 16 points!
威斯特布鲁克20分10篮板5助攻，易键联18分7篮板4助攻，德拉季奇18分3篮板4助攻，维兰纽瓦15分6篮板，乔治希尔12分5篮板6助攻，阿泰斯特13分8篮板3抢断2盖帽。

The iconic 6 players of the Bucks scored in double figures.

There was a deafening celebration at Bradley Arena, and Milwaukee fans, whether they knew it or not, men and women, embraced and cheered in the arena.

Rose looked at everything on the court, the cheering fans, the celebrating Bucks players, the excited commentators, and the media reporters who broke into the court, his eyes were lonely.

He found the rookie of the Bucks named Westbrook, who was high-fiving his teammates at this time, and talking to each teammate like a leader, probably because you did a good job tonight, that defense How wonderful, how bloody that three-pointer. Artest watched all this encouragingly.

Rose narrowed his eyes and said seriously, "I will definitely win the next game!"

罗斯，16投8中，三分球2投0中，罚球6中4，20分5篮板5助攻。

(End of this chapter)