super legend

Chapter 319 Ben Gordon explodes!

Although both the Magic and the Bulls are very young teams, the Magic have gone so well this season, and they have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to last season. In the playoffs, they will face the Bulls with a low ranking and average strength. Team, it is inevitable that there is some contempt, and the mentality is a little drifting.

On the other hand, the Bulls have nothing to worry about facing the Magic, because the Magic are also very young, and Sun Zhuo has never proved his leadership ability in the playoffs. Healthy, without fear or impetuosity, trying to play every offense and every defense steadily, while Sun Zhuo wants to deal with the Bulls quickly.

"The Bulls shouldn't be difficult to deal with. They don't have superstars, so no one can fight against me. As long as I get into shape, they will be overwhelmed."

Sun Zhuo knows that to deal with a team without a superstar, once he enters the state, no one can stand up and respond to the opponent, and to deal with the same young team, the best way is to be overwhelmed as soon as they come up, their confidence is easy just crashed.

Therefore, Sun Zhuo was in a hurry.

Sun Zhuo was defended by his old opponent Nocioni. Nocioni could limit Sun Zhuo's breakthrough in the Olympic Games, but now, with Sun Zhuo's speed, Nocioni can no longer defend alone. So , Sun Zhuo repeatedly broke through and entered the Bulls inside. Skiles has long known the threat of Sun Zhuo to the inside, and has already made defensive arrangements for the Bulls players. Difficult to hit a layup or pass.

Sun Zhuo also guessed that it would not be so easy to attack the rim at close range in the playoffs. He wanted to use his body to make a foul first, and he neither wanted to hit a difficult shot nor pass the ball. Chandler made physical contact, but the referee did not respond. In the end, the ball was blocked by Chandler, and the Bulls directly launched a fast-break counterattack. Ben Gordon was extremely fast, with a height of 1.9 meters, and forcibly picked the basket in front of Nelson. succeed.

"It seems that it is not easy to get a foul in the playoffs." Sun Zhuo sighed. If the offense just now was in the regular season, it would be possible to get to the free throw line in seven or eight out of ten.

Not long after, Sun Zhuo broke through again. This time he wanted to score directly under the basket, but was interfered by Tyson Chandler. Because Sun Zhuo's current layup ability is not strong enough, he missed the ball.

Seeing that Sun Zhuo did not perform well in this game except for a few shooting shots and layups, Yu Jia also frowned and said: "Sun Zhuo seems to be out of shape today because Ji Are you a little nervous in the first game of the playoffs? It feels normal, with so many shots, the score should have been double."

Su Qun said: "There will definitely be some nervousness. After all, it is the first time to lead a team to play in the playoffs, and it is also a popular contender for the MVP of the regular season, and the MVP of the regular season will usually be in the second round of the playoffs. The result was announced just now. If it is true that Sun Zhuo won the award, and when David Stern awarded the MVP trophy to Sun Zhuo, the Magic had already been eliminated. How embarrassing would Sun Zhuo be? Nervousness is inevitable, but more important What’s more, Sun Zhuo’s defense is different, and the whistleblowing scale has also changed. The defense in the playoffs is completely different from the regular season. This is a knockout game. If you lose, the season is over. It doesn't matter if you lose one or two games. Sun Zhuo is used to this kind of individual scoring method in the regular season, relying on high shots and high scores to drive the team, but in the playoffs he must pay attention to his shots. When not getting too many points, the overall offensive efficiency of the Magic will drop. Although the Bulls are not a particularly strong offensive team, Ben Gordon and Hinrich are very dynamic players. It's crazy to come."

Su Qun was already aware of the threat from Ben Gordon and Hinrich, but Sun Zhuo on the field was not. What gave him a headache at the moment was Chandler, the inside gatekeeper.

"Chandler is too tall. My jumping and close-up values ​​are not top-notch, and I can't draw fouls. It's a bit difficult to beat him."

Just like entertainment stars, some NBA stars also like to lie about their height, just to be able to play in their favorite positions. Chandler's height is not fake, the real deal is more than 2012 meters, and he is tall and long, and he is just good at defense , after Sun Zhuo repeatedly attacked inside to no avail, he suddenly remembered that this guy seemed to have won the best defensive player in the NBA, probably around [-].

Sun Zhuo's speed is at the S+ level, and he is currently the strongest among all his abilities. His speed is unmatched even in the playoffs, but the problem is that after Sun Zhuo's breakthrough, he cannot convert it into points. If you score in the paint, then the speed of S+ will be useless.

"I have a special training card now, and my short-range shooting level is S. Do I want to upgrade it to S+?" Sun Zhuo began to be a little distracted and hesitated on the court.

The near shot value affects the layup ability. If Sun Zhuo's near shot value can reach the S+ level, the layup ability will definitely be greatly enhanced. This special training card will definitely be used in this year's playoffs. But on the one hand, Sun Zhuo wondered if he could still get a special training card. If there were two, then he could directly use two of the A-level abilities to upgrade to S.

The change from S to S+ is definitely not as big as the change from A to S.

On the other hand, Sun Zhuo also felt that just beating a small bull wouldn't make him upgrade, right?

Soon, when the time came to the second quarter, the Magic still did not play like the second strongest team in the Eastern Conference. Instead, the Bulls slowly adjusted from the initial mistakes, played better and better, and began to lead by five to eight points in the score.

Sun Zhuo didn't want to let his opponent lead the half in the first game of the playoffs at home, so he quickly started his personal scoring mode, and he relied on three-pointers. Sun Zhuo's A+ long-range shooting value is still very reliable Yes, soon Sun Zhuo caught up with the point difference.

"Three-pointers... Why does Sun love to shoot three-pointers so much? Except for his corner three-pointers, the other positions are obviously not much better than others. No matter what, I will focus on telling Nocio later. Ni." Bulls coach Skiles focused on Sun Zhuo's offensive style. If it weren't for Sun Zhuo's goal, the Bulls would have taken the lead in the first half. In his opinion, Sun Zhuo is so capable. It is very strange that sudden small forwards are also keen on shooting three-pointers. Like Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, they don't like or are good at shooting three-pointers.

But just when Sun Zhuo and Skiles thought the first half would be almost tied, the Bulls' Ben Gordon surprised everyone.

He first dribbled the ball one-on-one and changed directions to pass Nelson, then went inside and passed Chandler for a dunk. After that, he even hit a three-pointer, quickly helping the team lead by 5 points.

Ben Gordon is in a hot state. On the offensive end, he basically controls the ball and organizes the offense. Seeing Ben Gordon dribbling the ball on the outside, Sun Zhuo knew that this attack, Ben Gordon will still play by himself.

A scorer knows a scorer better. Sun Zhuo is a crazy scorer this season, so he fully understands what kind of state a player is when he wants to score by himself. Looking at the rhythm of Ben Gordon's dribbling, Sun Zhuo can Feel it.

Sure enough, Ben Gordon passed the cover of his teammate and wanted to shoot another three-pointer from the outside. Sun Zhuo was already alert and rushed over to block the shot.

"Oops!"

"Oops!"

The moment Ben Gordon shot, the defensive Sun Zhuo and the offensive Ben Gordon both screamed in their hearts.

Ben Gordon secretly called it bad because he didn't expect that the shot after the screen would be interfered by the opponent. Sun Zhuo's defense this time was pre-judged in advance.

And the reason why Sun Zhuo secretly called it bad was because he didn't expect Ben Gordon's shot to be so high. He underestimated Ben Gordon's shooting height and touched Ben Gordon's wrist.

beep!

As soon as there was physical contact, Ben Gordon reacted, his right leg hanging in the air moved a lot, and the referee immediately blew his whistle.

The ball has already been thrown, and it goes straight into the net with a swish!
3+1!

Gordon scored another three-pointer and caused Sun Zhuo to foul!

"Hey, Ben Gordon's touch is really good. He also scored 18 points in the halftime. I really didn't expect it to be higher than Sun Zhuo." Yu Jia was very surprised.

Su Qun said with a smile: "I have paid attention to this Gordon. Although Gordon is relatively young and has no experience in the playoffs, he dares to think and play. He has nothing to be afraid of. Like these two three-pointers, he shot very well. Resolute, and they all went in. This is the disadvantage of the Magic. Compared with the Bulls, the Magic is too obvious. The Magic relies on Sun Zhuo to play, and the Bulls only need to specialize in defending Sun Zhuo. But the Bulls The scoring and chances are very average, maybe a player will play superstar level all of a sudden, you don't know how to prevent it."

This was already Sun Zhuo's third foul in the half. Since there was not much time left in the second quarter, Sun Zhuo was replaced. Until the end of the half, the Bulls still led by 9 points.

After halftime, in the locker room of the team, Coach Hill tried his best to appease the emotions of the young players, saying: "Guys, don't be impatient. This is only the first game, and we only played halftime. They can do well in the away game." I really didn't expect to play in such a state, but we still have two quarters to beat them."

Sun Zhuo himself was a little depressed, but as the team leader, he also had to shoulder the responsibility of encouraging the whole team, so Sun Zhuo also said: "The coach is right, we still have the advantage, Tyson Chandler fouled three times Yeah, I'll foul him out in the second half, and once Chandler isn't there, no one can stop me and Dwight from playing together."

"Sun, we know that Tyson Chandler is the breakthrough point, but don't focus too much on playing inside. You also fouled three times. Although today is home, the referee doesn't seem to be afraid of hearing more boos from the home fans." Coach Er put his arm on Sun Zhuo's shoulder and said.

Sun Zhuo nodded, "I know, coach, I will pay attention. Nelson, how about it, can Ben Gordon still stand? Maybe Monta Ellis can help you."

Jameer Nelson glanced at Monta Ellis, who was thinner than him, with slight contempt, and then said: "I can do it, he can handle the ball well, and I won't be fooled by him."

Sun Zhuo reminded: "His shot is very high, but his shot is very slow. You have to be careful that he tricks you into fouling shots."

"Yeah." Nelson nodded.

Although they are behind, the atmosphere of the Magic team is still good, because they still don't take the Bulls seriously. If the opponent is not a strong team, then falling behind is not a torment.

In the second half, Sun Zhuo also led the team to tie the score again, and the confidence of the Magic players returned, but Ben Gordon stood up just at this time.

This time it was no longer an outside shot, nor a breakthrough to score the ball, but a forced layup with a direct breakthrough. He first used a few Rose-style layups to score a few goals, and then repeatedly caused Howard to foul, resulting in four times. Howard who fouled had to leave the field temporarily.

Ben Gordon keeps scoring and has reached his personal high score of close to 35 points. Sun Zhuo himself only scored 30 points. In the Bulls jersey, Sun Zhuo thought in a trance that he was playing against that MVP Mr. Ross, and gave Gordon a higher look. When Gordon broke through for a layup again, Sun Zhuo reached out to block and was called a foul.

"Damn it, A+ can't block shots." Sun Zhuo was very depressed.

However, what is more unacceptable than not being capped is that Sun Zhuo also fouled four times.

Yu Jia said in surprise: "Sun Zhuo and Howard both fouled four times. Will Sun Zhuo also be replaced? Ben Gordon is really amazing today. He beat Howard and Sun Zhuo like this alone."

Su Qun said: "I remember that Ben Gordon didn't score so many points in the regular season. He averaged only 17 points per game. He even scored almost 40 points in the first game of the playoffs. Nelson should really review himself. He and Ben Gordon Gordon was both a rookie in the 04 class, and he was also selected in the first round, but the gap between the two in this game was not the dozen or so, and the Magic's defense was also bad enough. Gordon couldn't defend the ball from breaking through, and he couldn't defend against his personal offense. Because the Bulls don't have a super scorer, if you guard them well and don't let them play out their momentum, it's easier to win."

As the game drew to a close, the Magic finally realized the crisis of the game. The Bulls, who thought it could be solved easily, actually beat the Magic like this. Sun Zhuo didn't want to lose the game in the first game.

As a result, Sun Zhuo, who had committed four fouls, once again showed the momentum of the scoring champion in the regular season to keep chasing the score. His score quickly rose from 30 points to 36 points, one point higher than Ben Gordon.

However, at this time, Sun Zhuo found that the number of times available for a single game of relying on bugs had also been used up.

(End of this chapter)