NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 221
April 2

The Bobcats ushered in their first game after the All-Star Game, and the opponent of the Bobcats in this game is the Bucks, who are currently ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference.

And this game is also the first duel after Duhon and Mo Williams switched clubs.

The goal of the Bucks this season can only be bad, and strive to get a high-ranking draft pick, so as to speed up the team's reconstruction. Currently, Duhon and Reid are in the backcourt.

This deal can be said to be a win-win for both the Bobcats and the Bucks.

Reed's advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious. Reed is the kind of star whose shooting percentage is low and requires a lot of shots to be effective.

And because he is a left-handed player, this also leads to him having more shooting options on the offensive end.

This season, after Mo Williams and Duhon switched clubs.

Mo Williams, who came to the Bobcats, averaged 27.6 minutes per game and was able to contribute 13.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists.

He shot 42.3 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from three.

Mo Williams, who came to the Bobcats, is only 3 points higher than the Bucks average.

But the most notable thing is that while the average shots per game has dropped, Mo Williams has not only scored more, but also has greatly improved his shooting percentage.

After all, after coming to the Bobcats, Mo Williams' shot selection and shooting opportunities are far more than those in the Bucks.

Since Duhon joined the Bucks, he has averaged 32.3 minutes per game, contributing 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists.

However, the three-point shooting percentage did drop to 29.6%.

It is also because after leaving the Bobcats, he lacked a lot of open shooting opportunities.

This also led to Duhon of the Bucks, most of the three-point shots were shot with interference.

Therefore, after leaving the Bobcats, the hit rate dropped to about [-]% again.

Duhon has never been a scoring player, so after being traded to the Bucks, the backcourt with Reid is more tacit than Mo Williams.

The two attack and defend, score and organize, and completed the handover of the team's backcourt very well.

And after being traded by the team, due to Du Hong's excellent performance in the Bobcats before, he was also recognized by the head coach and the Bucks management, which gave him more playing time.

Liu Rui is also happy to see that the players who have left under him can still secure their starting position in other teams.

However, Liu Rui also knew that Du Hong's upper limit could only reach here.

Although Du Hong has deep attainments in defense, his contribution to the team is also very limited.

If we say that the two teams can still be regarded as brothers and sisters in the matchup between the two teams at the beginning of the season, even the record of the Bucks at that time was even better than that of the Bobcats.

But at this time, things are different. With a series of operations this season, the current strength of the Bobcats has undergone qualitative changes.

But the Bucks have been standing still, and even compressed a lot of playing time for veterans in order to train rookies.

For this game, Liu Rui did not have the slightest pressure.

It just so happened that this was Wang Zhizhi's first game since he was traded here.

Liu Rui also hopes that the Bobcats can take the lead early, so that they can generally get more playing time, so as to adapt to the rhythm of the game as soon as possible.

After the opening, Liu Rui did not allow Mo Williams to take the lead in attacking. Although facing his old club, both Mo Williams and Du Hong wanted to play well.

But Liu Rui knew that Du Hong's defensive ability was indeed excellent among point guards. If Mo Williams fell into blind singles, he would instead fall into the trap of the Bucks.

However, except for Duhon, the five players on the Bucks field have very poor defensive ability, and even Reed can be said to be a defensive loophole.

Under the targeted arrangement, the Bobcats ended the first quarter with:
34:25
Leading the Bucks by as much as nine points.

The Bucks were able to score 25 points in the first quarter because Liu Rui replaced the main players early and carried out the rotation of substitute players.

And the Chinese player Wang Zhizhi also ushered in his Bobcats career debut with more than four minutes left in the first quarter.

Liu Rui was roughly placed in the fourth position on the bench, playing with Jefferson, and Da Zhi's containment ability standing outside the three-point line, on the contrary, can better open up more space for Jefferson, thereby creating opportunities for him.

The same is that when facing double-teams, Jefferson can also distribute the ball to the outside hands very well.

Letting Wang Zhizhi ambush outside the three-point line can pose a sufficient threat.

This style of play was a task that Sampson and Pachulia could not complete before.

Facing the offense of Jefferson, the Bobcats' substitute end, more and more teams in the league have chosen to double-team him.

Because with the formation of the Bobcats tactical system, other teams also know that the main point of the Bobcats second team is Jefferson.

So when facing the Bobcats, other teams will choose to try their best to pinch Jefferson.

Coupled with Liu Rui's explanation before the game, facing double-teams, Jefferson also passed the ball to the right hand at a roughly 45° angle several times.

Facing the chance of an open three-pointer, perhaps due to nervousness, in the four minutes or so of the first quarter, he roughly completed three shots, and all three shots were outside the three-point line.

At the end of the first quarter, Wang Zhizhi made 3 of 1 shots and scored 3 points and 1 rebound.

And Liu Rui, who was off the court, saw Dazhi facing an open three-pointer, but still missed two shots.He also didn't say anything.

A new team has changed, and the shot opportunities in the first quarter may be similar to the previous shot opportunities throughout the game.

This definitely requires Wang Zhizhi to have a process of adaptation in his heart.

And looking at it from another angle, one of three shots from outside the three-point line also has a 33% shooting rate, which is at least qualified...

In the second quarter, even with a substitute coming off the bench, the Bobcats have been suppressing the Bucks.

This allowed Liu Rui to directly expand his lineup rotation and start team training.

Even so, at halftime, the Bobcats still ended with:

60:52
Leading the Bucks by eight points, it ended the first half of the contest.

Throughout the first half, Wang Zhizhi got a total of 8 minutes of playing time.

In these 8 minutes, roughly two of five shots were made, and all five shots came from outside the three-point line.

At the end of the half, he contributed 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Obviously, under Liu Rui's tactical system, Wang Zhizhi got a lot of opportunities to shoot outside the three-point line.

As Liu Rui said, he is developing Wang Zhizhi in the direction of Ryan Anderson.

As an outside turret, Wang Zhizhi accomplished his task excellently throughout the first half...

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