NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 136

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats are on the road with:
82:69
Leading the Knicks by as much as 13 points.

"Good job guys, just work harder in the fourth quarter and strive to enter the garbage time early."

The team's performance on the court fully met Liu Rui's expectations, and even the defense of Du Hong and Ariza was far above Liu Rui's expectations.

It may also be because the two transferred early in this life and learned a lot from Wallace.

And in the usual training, there is also a one-on-one sparring partner of former All-Star player, old stone Steve Smith.

Let their defensive skills improve a lot compared to the same period.

It is also a heartfelt joy for Liu Rui to sit off the court.

"Haha, how about the coach, have you seen my three-pointer, have you improved, haha."

Hearing Liu Rui's words, Wallace quickly showed off himself.

After all, the three-pointer has worked so hard for so long, and the effect in this game is still very good. Of course, I have to show it off to the coach. Food can't be hidden in the kennel, which is Wallace's usual style.

"Yes, I hope you can maintain this shooting percentage. If you can maintain this, then the Bobcats are just around the corner."

Seeing Wallace's appearance, Liu Rui also smiled, and gave his praise without hesitation.

At the end of the third quarter, Wallace played 25 minutes and made 4 of 3 three-pointers. All four shots were selected at the top of the arc when Houston took a step.

Although there are not many votes, it has been greatly improved compared to before.

And Wickens' defensive strategy against Wallace in this game is to let him take a step in the single defense and mainly defend Wallace's breakthrough.

When Wallace saw that Houston actually let him shoot a three-pointer, he was not polite at all. After all, Wallace had practiced for such an open opportunity for a long time in training, and he also wanted to see the effect in realization.

But I didn't expect Wallace to come up and score three three-pointers. The Knicks were a little confused when they shot.

Apparently it's hot today.

Three-pointers made 4 of 3 shots. Is this Wallace? ?Assistant coach, come here, I promise not to beat you to death.

With this hit rate, you cover your face and say that he is Kapono, I believe it! !

So back in the second half, Wilkens was also unwilling to let Wallace shoot three-pointers. Regardless of whether these shots were because of his good touch, at least Wilkens didn't dare to gamble.

If this makes Wallace rain three-pointers alone, then this game really doesn't need to be played.

Because the Knicks are currently hanging by a thread.

So in the fourth quarter, Wilkens put on the full main lineup after simply putting on a substitute lineup for a 2-minute transition.

All four of the Knicks' outside firepower were brought to the field. After all, if they don't chase points at this time, it will really be a conclusion.

Off the court, Liu Rui didn't dare to conceit to use substitute players to fight against the Knicks.

After all, it is the players who play on the court, not the coach. No matter how good a coach is, his tactics are advanced, and if the players can't play well, everything will be in vain.

So when it comes to critical moments, often a game is ultimately watched by the players themselves.

One of the best examples, just across the way...

With all the main lineups sent out on both sides, the two sides played back and forth, but time was indeed passing bit by bit.

Finally, more than three minutes before the end of the game.

The Bobcats remain with:

103:90
Leading the Knicks by as many as 13 points, Wilkens finally gave up the game.

Because of the current situation, the Knicks have no hope of coming back after the fight.

Because the Knicks' main lineup played more than 35 minutes in this game, their shooting percentage has also begun to drop sharply. Basically, it is difficult to hope for a comeback.

Although the Knicks' current record is terrible, Wilkens replaced the starting lineup in order to protect the main players.

The team's fringe lineup was dispatched, and the game was officially declared to be garbage time.

Liu Rui saw that the Knicks had given up.

It also replaced all the main lineup and put on a substitute lineup to officially end.

The game is over.

The final score of the two teams was fixed at
109:94
The Bobcats beat the Knicks by 15 points on the road.

The Bobcats also officially got the third victory of the season.

Let the team's record come to 3 wins and 13 losses, further narrowing the gap with the Bucks.

At the moment of victory in the game, all Bobcats players hugged each other and encouraged each other.

During the preseason, many Bobcats players were full of confidence and decided to make a name for themselves in the new season.

Everyone is a young man with a heart higher than the sky. The fantasy is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

In the first game of the start, the Bobcats faced a large-scale suspension due to conflicts.

Wallace has a lot of strength, but he can't play to help the team. He can only watch the team's record all the way to 2 wins and 13 losses, ranking first in the league.

This made the impetuous youngsters in the team more anxious off the court than Liu Rui, wishing they could put on their jerseys and play immediately.

And this game is the first game for Bobcats players to lift the suspension, and it is also the first game for Liu Rui to return to lead the Bobcats.

All the players were holding back their energy before the game.

Faced with the evaluation of the Bobcats by the media for more than a month, he just wanted to fight back fiercely with the game, and also wanted to prove himself in front of the media.

What's more, coach Liu Rui trusted them so much that even during the hospitalization, he often called them to get in touch.

So for the Bobcats, this was listed as an all-out fight before the game.

In this game, every player of the Bobcats played very well.

In the end, they worked together to help the Bobcats beat the Knicks in an away game, which made all the fans shine.

As the game ended, fans who were sitting at home watching the game in Charlotte were far away.

Many screamed with excitement, and some young people even took out beer from the refrigerator and decided to celebrate.

Charlotte has not had an NBA team since the Hornets moved away.

After a period of hiatus, fans who like basketball are finally looking forward to the establishment of the Bobcats.

Although it is normal for an NBA team to be in a trough in the first year, local fans will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable watching their team keep losing.

But in the preseason, fans saw a different Bobcats.

As a patchwork team in the first year, it played so smoothly on the offensive end, and everyone seemed to be full of youthful breath.

Even the fans are full of fantasies about the team's new season.

But as of now, the Bobcats did only have a record of 2 wins and 13 losses in the regular season.

This made the local fans in Charlotte very aggrieved.

Even, many fans have already targeted the Bobcats management, thinking that the Bobcats' two transactions in the early part of the season simply ruined the team.

I think this is the main reason for the team's deterioration.

This also puts enormous pressure on the two rookies Du Hong and Ariza.

But in today's game, the fans not only saw the sharp offensive Bobcats before, but also the familiar three-point tactics and the familiar counterattack team.

Even from the defensive level, it has become stronger...

(End of this chapter)