NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 157
Seeing that Marley withdrew from the main lineup so early, Liu Rui also sent directly to the fringe lineup for training.

By the end of the game, the Bobcats had:

109:90
A 19-point victory over the Golden State Warriors.

While the team won four consecutive victories, it also brought the team's record to 6 wins and 13 losses.

Surpassed the Eagles and rose to the third from the bottom in the Eastern Conference.

Since the Bobcats have been in an absolute lead in this game, the main players don't have a lot of playing time.

华莱士本场比赛出场了23分钟，11投6中，三分线外3中1，拿到了13分6篮板4助攻的数据，早早的三节打卡下班。

Facing the inside line of the Warriors, Okafor, who came off the bench, was completely killing the Quartet.

In only 25 minutes of playing, he made 19 of 11 shots and [-] of [-] free throws. He scored a double-double of [-] points and [-] rebounds.

Outstanding performance helped Okafor continue to lead the rookie rankings this season.

And because the main force went to rest early, Knight, who came off the bench in this game, also got a lot of playing time.

Due to the shortcomings of insufficient shooting, Knight has not been reused much in Liu Rui's tactical system.

However, as a man who averaged second only to Nash in assists per game in his previous life, Liu Rui still trusts him with his superb field control ability and basketball IQ.

So even though he basically has no three-point ability, Liu Rui will still let him play for about 10 minutes per game.

Because the Bobcats have been in the lead in today's game and lost the suspense prematurely, Knight played 29 minutes in this game.

During Liu Rui's hospitalization, Bickerstaff was a person who liked to use defenders very much.

Knight got a lot of playing opportunities in every game, but after Liu Rui came back, Knight's playing time was gradually compressed.

29 minutes is also a new high for Knight's playing time under Liu Rui.

在29分钟的上场时间里，奈特5投3中，得到了6分2篮板13次助攻。

The 13 assists not only set a new record for Knight's assists this season, but also created a record for the number of assists in a single game in the history of the Bobcats.

The nickname of the team's brain is not for nothing.

For the Warriors, even though Richardson scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in this game, this kind of data that can't help the team win is obviously useless.

After the game, Liu Rui hugged Warriors coach Marley once.

"Your coaching style is very good, just because the players under you are really limited in ability. As the new head coach, you and I hope that both will get better and better."

After the hug, Liu Rui said to Marley with a smile.

After all, there is still a high possibility that the two will meet again in the future, so it's better to get acquainted first at this time.

In this game, the Bobcats beat the Warriors by 19 points. In addition to the last game, Liu Rui led the Bobcats to upset the Suns in the away game.

In this case, no one dares to despise him anymore.

"Hey, you are too humble. You are very strong. You are really strong. Let us work together with you."

If it was before the game, Marley still had some contempt for this coach who had never had basketball experience.

After this game, he completely changed his view. After all, the two teams are mainly three-point teams. At least in terms of tactical concepts, they are in the same direction.

Except for Okafor, the Bobcats don't have any particularly famous players, but after these players are combined, they exploded with such a powerful offensive firepower.

This made Marley, who had played against the Bobcats, look at Liu Rui with admiration for an instant.

.........

April 12

Bobcats guest in New Orleans, away to the Hornets.

The Hornets and the Bobcats have quite a relationship, and it was because the Hornets moved away from Charlotte that the Bobcats were able to be established from Charlotte.

If the Hornets hadn't moved away from Charlotte, no one knows whether the Bobcats would be able to build a team in [-].

After all, a city with good income is not so easy to find.

The record of the two teams this season is very poor, especially the Hornets, which is currently at the bottom of the league.

For this Hornets team, Liu Rui also saw two acquaintances.

One was JR Smith, who assisted James in the East and was known as the guard with a knife.

JR Smith is a rookie this year, but because the current boss of the Hornets is Baron Davis
So on the back line, JR Smith didn't get too many shots.

There is also Chris Anderson, nicknamed Birdman, this bouncing big boy is loved by many fans.

There is no special outstanding place on the court, but he left the deepest impression on people, except for his tattoos, which is his amazing block.

What's interesting is that whether it's Birdman Anderson or JR Smith, both of them have won championships with James in later generations.

And even more coincidentally, both of them have played in Cba,

But now, both of them are just rookies in the NBA, and the entire Hornets, only star Baron Davis can support the facade.

But the disadvantage of Baron Davis' lack of shooting ability also makes other teams always take a step forward in his defense.

However, Davis has excellent physical fitness. Even if he takes a step, few defenders in the league can lock him up one-on-one.

So basically it is to put Davis' personal offense. Anyway, apart from Davis, this Hornets has no second stable scoring point at all.

Although the Bobcats' record so far is still very poor, but no team in the league dares to underestimate the Bobcats.

Since Liu Rui came back, the Bobcats have a neat lineup, and all teams have discovered that even if the Bobcats currently lack Eli.

But it wasn't 01:30 that was better than the Bobcats in the preseason.

It is enough to wrestle with a playoff-level team, and no one regards it as an underdog anymore.

As for Ariza and Du Hong in the team, when they were first traded, many media and experts expressed their disbelief towards them, thinking that the Bobcats' trade was self-defeating and going to the doctor in a hurry.

But until now, the performance of Ariza and Du Hong has made those so-called experts completely shut up.

Especially the contribution of the two on the defensive end, the contribution of assisting defense and supplementary defense on the court, is not reflected in the data.

So far this season:
Du Hong averaged 25.6 minutes per game and contributed 7 points, 3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that Du Hong's role is to lock down the sharp-edged figures on the opposite back line.

Therefore, Du Hong's actual contribution on the court is far greater than the data handed over so far...

(End of this chapter)