NBA Ten Thousand Worlds Bishop

Chapter 159 Muresan's Nemesis
Davidson also noticed the smile of the Zen master. This kind of smile with a certain chance of winning made Davidson quite upset.

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Muresan and Luke Langley walked to the midfield line to jump the ball. Muresan's bounce was not very good, but Langley was not much better.

In the end, Muresan won the jump ball and the Kings began their offensive round.

There was no problem with Little Tudou's possession of the ball. Under Harper's strict defense, he controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and then transferred the ball to Richmond's hands.

Judging from Harper's defensive pressing at the beginning, the offensive and defensive intensity of this game will definitely be quite high.

After Richmond received the ball, Jordan posted it immediately.

The league's No. [-] shooting guard and the No. [-] shooting guard in Jordan's mouth met up.

If Snow was on the court, Chemond would probably use Snow's pick-and-roll, and then try to get rid of Jordan to get a comfortable shot.

But now his backcourt partner is Little Tudou, with such a small body, the pick-and-roll is basically useless.

In desperation, Richmond made a strong shot directly in front of Jordan.

Although the ball was not blocked by Jordan, it must have been disturbed, and the ball jumped out of the frame directly.

Luke Langley had already set up a position with Muresanka at the basket. Although he certainly couldn't hold Muresanka, he should be able to have some influence on Muresanka.

It was this subtle influence that allowed Rodman, who was flying over, to grab the rebound.

Davidson frowned, he knew he was in trouble.

The inside combination of Rodman and Longley can be said to be Muresan's nemesis.

Longley is also a big-tonnage inside player. He can block Muresan, even if it is only for a moment, it is enough for Rodman to grab the rebound.

Rodman's rebounding characteristics have always been quick, precise and ruthless.

Others are selected for game highlights for dunks or blocked shots, while Rodman is selected for highlights by grabbing rebounds...

Other teams, even if it is a twin-tower lineup, they may not be able to have such a big impact on Muresan on the rebounding end.

First of all, there must be a large tonnage inside player like Luke Langley, and secondly, there must be a super rebounder like Rodman who grabs rebounds quickly. Only when these two conditions are met can Muresan's rebounding limit be achieved.

Of course, to break this restriction, Davidson is not without means.

For example, let Battelle also join the slot at the basket. With Battelle's strength and tonnage, he can completely squeeze Longley away and prevent Longley from being able to get in Muresan. In this way, Rodman and Muresan compete head-on for rebounds, and Rodman must not be so easy to get rebounds.

But this arrangement can only be used in the king's defensive round. In the offensive round, Battelle needs to shoot outside the paint. If he squeezes to the basket, his [-]% offensive firepower may only be left with [-]%.

Judging from the current situation, the Kings must never have any advantage on offensive rebounds.

The only thing Davidson can do now is to protect the defensive rebounds as much as possible!

If both offensive and defensive rebounds are at a disadvantage, then this game will be impossible to play.

Those who win the rebound win the world, this is the most reasonable saying.

Even if the Bulls have a presence like Jordan, they still have to introduce a rebounder like Rodman.

The Bulls' offensive round began, and to Davidson's great relief, Battelle automatically stuck near the basket and found Luke Langley without Davidson yelling to remind him.

Davidson is a little lucky, fortunately Rodman has no basket, otherwise, the Bulls' ghost lineup is absolutely unsolvable.

It is precisely because Rodman has no basket that Battelle can rest assured to help get stuck in the defensive round.

After Harper controlled the ball to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Pippen.

Although Harper plays a point guard, he actually has very little possession of the ball. After the ball reaches the frontcourt, it is all handed over to Jordan or Pippen.

This is why among the Bulls players, the players with the most assists are Jordan and Pippen, and Harper's assists per game are only 2.6.

After Pippen received the pass, he glanced at the penalty area and his scalp felt a little numb. Several large tonnage insiders crowded the penalty area to the brim. There was no chance of rushing into the basket to score points...

With no other choice, the ball could only be passed to Jordan, and then Jordan would carry out the attack.

Richmond tried his best, and Jordan, who was defending, failed to hit the ball.

During the back-to-defense stage, Pippen said something angrily to Longley, but he didn't know what he was muttering.

The rebound that Jordan missed just now was easily taken by Muresan. Battelle's strength and tonnage are not something Luke Langley can compete with.

It was the king's turn to attack again, this time it was still Richmond's attack, but he missed again...

Davidson frowned.

Richmond lost his mind today, probably because he wanted to prove himself too much in front of Jordan, so he beat Jordan twice in the opening game, but failed to score.

Both of these shots are definitely not wise shot choices.

But it doesn't take Davidson to call a timeout to tell Richmond what to do.

A seasoned veteran like him knows what he does on the court.

In the next offensive round of the Bulls, I saw that Longley didn't go inside at all, but mentioned the high post. It seemed that he was going to help Jordan or Pippen with a high pick-and-roll.

This is not a rare thing. Longley has been doing this kind of work most of the time in the Bulls' offensive system.

Pippen murmured to Longley just now, and he probably was talking about this.

Pippen's basket is not good, and his main offensive method is to rush to the basket. As a result, Longley has been squatting under the basket, with Muresan and Battelle, two big meat shields, blocking the basket, which made Pippen very helpless.

Fans of later generations know that Pippen has very high requirements for the offensive space under the basket. Later, after he went to the Rockets to team up with Barkley, he often quarreled and even fought because Barkley was always blocking the basket.

Now that Longley mentioned the high position to do the pick-and-roll, Pippen was relieved.

When Longley came out, Rodman naturally had to enter the penalty area, but Rodman was small and had little influence on Pippen.

This Bulls is not only terrible on the defensive end, but also terrible on the offensive end.

With Longley as a big meat shield for the high pick-and-roll, Pippen and Jordan can get more comfortable shots, and even if Longley mentions the high position, their rebounds will not suffer too much, because Rodman still exists in the penalty area.

If you really want to find a team that can be called perfect, it is undoubtedly this Bulls.

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What makes Pippen a little helpless is that Langley is now pulled out, but Muresan and Battelle are still stationed at the basket. Obviously, Langley is completely ignored.

Longley has a certain shooting ability, but he is not a big threat...

Anyway, it is definitely not as threatening as Pippen rushing to the basket. Now that Mubba's two top three big meat shields in the league continue to station at the basket, Pippen still cannot get a good offensive opportunity.

In desperation, he had to pass the ball to Jordan again, and this time Jordan made a steady shot.

(End of this chapter)