Pick Westbrook

Chapter 252 Doesn't He Rest?
5 month 11 day.

Chicago, Fremen Street.

Countless Bulls fans greeted the street at this time. They stood on both sides of the street and raised their right hands, shouting the names of the Bulls and Derek.

United Center Arena.

Ross closed his eyes and looked up slightly.

He heard the shouts of the fans outside the arena and heard what they were saying clearly.

"The Bulls haven't lost a game yet."

"Bucks bastards, we're not going to surrender."

"Derrick will lead us to the Eastern Conference Finals."

Rose took a deep breath, then opened his eyes.

The entrance is almost full of fans wearing his jersey, and the entire United Center arena is a sea of ​​red.

Fans waved their towels, wanting to cheer for the team.

Bulls coach.

Thibodeau looked at Rose on the court, his eyes full of helplessness.

Rose played well, and the Bulls played equally well.

Whether it's Pierce, Boozer, or Luol Deng, every player on the Bulls is trying to help the team win every game.

Even Noah, whose contribution on the defensive end was completely disintegrated, never gave up. He was always doing what he could on the court.

But the Bulls still fell behind with a big score of 1:3.

Thibodeau breathed a sigh of relief.

"Westbrook, Curry, Cousins, Yi Jianlian, McGrady, O'Neal, Artest, Dragic, Danny Green."

"The Bucks have too many players who can play."

这轮系列赛锡伯杜一直在想办法限制雄鹿队的进攻，威斯特布鲁克在这轮系列赛场均只有18分8篮板8助攻的数据，考辛斯场均10分9篮板2盖帽1抢断，维兰纽瓦场均只能贡献8分。

Thibodeau almost did what other teams couldn't do at all. He also limited the performance of nearly half of the Bucks' players, but he just couldn't limit Curry's scoring.

Thibodeau finally understands why Curry is the league's scoring leader this season.

Although this player is small, he can really provide too much energy on the offensive end.

"The most important thing is that Curry's role on the court is not just to score by himself. As long as he runs without the ball on the offensive end, the Bucks' overall offense will be very smooth."

Thibodeau took a look at Curry's plus-minus in these 4 games, which totaled +28.

In other words, when Curry is on the court, the Bucks have to beat the Bulls by a full 28 points.

"Although the plus-minus value can only be used as a reference for the value of a player on the court, it is not very accurate, but the plus-minus value of multiple games is enough to reflect a player's influence on the outcome of the game."

"Especially when Curry has led the Bucks' substitute players on the court for a long time, it is even more commendable to have such a plus-minus value."

Thibodeau has no intention of giving up this game.

Although it is extremely difficult to come back under the adversity of 1:3, he still wants to lead the Bulls players to create miracles.

In the last game, the Bulls were already very close to the Bucks in terms of score. Thibodeau believes that as long as they work harder, they will definitely have the hope of defeating the Bucks.

CCTV commentary desk.

"The Bucks are playing away tonight. They want to beat the Bulls very easily to advance to the next round. It's not that easy."

"The Bulls went through a very big trade reinforcement and roster change at the beginning of the season. They traded Boozer and Pierce."

"The joining of the two helped the Bulls reach the Eastern Conference semifinals, and even became one of the favorite teams to win the championship."

"For the Bulls' management, their idea of ​​building a team is a success."

"As for the Bulls, they are still very young and have enough time to wait for Rose to continue to evolve."

"Rose is the second on the regular season MVP list this season. God knows what kind of superstar he will grow into in the future."

Su Qun's words are extremely pertinent, and he is also very optimistic about this Bulls team with unlimited potential.

Of course, what he said here is already very obvious.

It is difficult for the Bulls to beat this Bucks team, after all, this team is the defending champion.

The Bucks even defeated the Lakers last season. When they are healthy, few teams in the league can wrestle with them.

In Su Qun's eyes, the Bulls are not yet qualified to win the Bucks in a series.

At least until he didn't find a solution to Curry, Su Qun didn't see any hope of a comeback in the Bulls.

Just a hard head iron and the Bucks to fight offense?

There have been countless teams in the league that have lost games against the Bucks, and the Bulls are no exception.

Witnessed by thousands of Chicago fans, the game began.

Cousins ​​made a strong jump off the ball from Noah.

So far in the playoffs, he has shown his talent to the world.

People gradually discovered that Cousins ​​may be another future league superstar that the Bucks got in the draft after winning Westbrook and Curry.

Cousins ​​has few obvious weaknesses, aside from his short temper.

The Bucks attack.

Westbrook advances with the ball.

Although Westbrook wanted to prove himself in front of Rose, he always remembered the coach's instructions to him before the game.

The Bulls are a team with a very strong interior defense. Even though Cousins ​​and Yi Jianlian can take Noah out of the penalty area, the head coach Thibodeau of the Bulls still did not give up the key care of the interior defense.

This is the area that a defensive coach values ​​most.

And such a defensive strategy is very detrimental to Westbrook's offense.

So long before the start of the series, Li Lai had already arranged the tactical choice for this round of the series with Curry as the core of the offense.

Although Westbrook wants to prove himself in front of Rose, he is still willing to listen to the coach's arrangement.

Because he knows that the coach will only do what is best for the team.

on the field.

After halftime, Westbrook signaled his teammates to start running.

Artest sets an off-ball screen in the corner, and Curry moves around the screen from right to left.

This is the offense the Bucks most often play for Curry.

Under the containment of Curry's running, the Bulls' defensive formation was completely disrupted.

At the same time, Villanueva and Cousins ​​​​on the left can also try to close the door for Curry's elevator or go around the screen to shoot a three-pointer.

After 4 full playoff games, the Bulls are also very familiar with the Bucks' offensive tactic. They know very well that this tactic is not a conspiracy but a conspiracy.

The offensive tactics are so obvious in front of you, it depends on whether you can prevent it.

The key to defending this tactic is whether the first player to follow Curry can always keep up with the opponent.

Only when the first pick-and-roll is formed can the defensive formation and defensive alignment behind the Bulls not deviate too much.

But the first player facing Curry was Pierce.

At this time, Pierce's lungs were about to explode around Artest's off-ball screen.

When in his life has he ever run with a smaller player like that, running up and down the court, completely blowing his mind.

In this round of the series, Pierce can rely on unsolvable singles to bully Curry frequently, but at the same time Curry can also bully Pierce with and without the ball.

The difference between the two is that Curry's scoring efficiency is higher, and he can also drive the offense of his teammates and the overall offense of the team.

This is something Pierce can't do.

"Pierce couldn't keep up with Curry, who still got a three-point shot from beyond the arc."

"The overall defense of the Bulls is completely messed up."

Swish!
Three point hit!

Barkley shook his head, the round just now was almost the epitome of the entire series.

There's a reason Bulls head coach Thibodeau has had his team step up the offense since Game [-].

Because it's really hard for them to limit Curry on the defensive end.

With the strength of the Bucks coaching staff, as long as Curry is not restricted, they can rely on this to make countless articles on the offensive end.

Switch offense.

Pierce, like the previous game, continued to strengthen his personal offense in the first quarter.

The other players of the Bulls opened up, Noah ambushed the right waist, and Boozer dropped to the free throw line.

Pierce singles Curry on the left.

In this position, there is Boozer to support and attract double-teams, and Noah is actively fighting for offensive rebounds.

Although Thibodeau is not good at arranging offensive tactics, it is obvious from the details of these positions on the court that he has done a lot of homework.

Make a frontal breakthrough, hit sideways and back, turn forward, turn back, take a step back and make a mid-range shot.

Swish!
Pierce once again singled Curry and scored.

Artest has not been able to form a double team, Pierce has completed the attack.

This is the experience and strength of the league's veterans and FMVP players. Pierce is very clear about the details on the court and knows what he should do.

Li Lai had already seen clearly the fighting spirit of the Bulls players from the round just now. Even though they fell behind 1:3, they still did not give up the series.

Li Lai, who saw such a scene, couldn't help admiring Coach Thibodeau, who was also a head coach who would never admit defeat.

"Tonight's game is not so easy to win."

The first quarter ended quickly.

Both teams played very dazzling offenses in the first quarter.

The Eastern Conference semifinals series once again turned into an offensive battle.

保罗皮尔斯在这节比赛9投5中，罚球2罚2中，砍下了12分2篮板1助攻的数据。

Under his leadership, the Bulls also led the Bucks 33:30 into the second quarter.

"It's this juncture again."

"The offensive efficiency of the Bucks' rotation ranks second in the league in the regular season, second only to the Spurs."

"And in the playoffs, the offensive efficiency of the Bucks' bench lineup has surpassed the Spurs and rose to the first place."

"The Bulls have always lost to the Bucks at this juncture in previous games, and then lost the entire game."

"If they don't want to be knocked out tonight, it's extremely important to win or lose at this time."

Su Qun said with a reasonable analysis.

After all, the Bucks have Dragic, the best sixth man in the league this season, Yi Jianlian, the All-Star player of last season, Jermaine O'Neal, a former top ten player in the league, and McGrady, a former top four player in the league, in the Bucks' bench lineup.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse anyway.

With such a lineup, even if you go to a team to start, it will not be much worse than the teams in the league.

Thinking of this, Su Qun had to admire the depth of the Bucks' bench, and none of the team's 15-man roster was wasted.

Even O'Neal and Iverson, who sat on the bench and didn't play throughout the playoffs, have been using their seasoned experience to help their teammates deal with various troubles encountered in the playoffs.

This is the lineup structure that a championship team should have.

Young rookie + powerful star + experienced veteran.

Su Qun suddenly discovered that the Bucks seemed to be on the right path, and it was no wonder they were able to win the championship last season.

"No! Teacher Su, look quickly, there is something wrong with the Bulls' lineup."

Su Qun was awakened by Yu Jia's sudden shout. He looked on the court in shock and found that Rose and Pierce were still on the court.

"What's going on? Judging from the arrangement of the Bulls in the last game, the Bulls should be led by Rose at this time."

"Why is Pierce still on the court, doesn't he rest?"

(End of this chapter)