ace marshal

Chapter 1007 Relying on defense to win the game ([-])
After winning the opening game, the Clippers went to the Eastern Conference without stopping after a day's rest to start their second consecutive away trip.

In the first stop, the Clippers came to Chicago to challenge the Bulls led by Derrick Rose.

The acting head coach Harper, who replaced the sick Lan Shengli to direct the game, is about to face his former club, the Chicago Bulls.

"Come on, everyone~!!, show the state of our first game, show the fighting spirit to win, we want to win in Chicago~!!, use the man's way to get the game~!!, use the most Tough, the most iron-blooded defense, lock the opponent, dedicate your whole body to the game~!!"

While speaking, the game was about to start, and Harper shouted passionately in the locker room.

"Come on~, 3, 2, 1~!!"

"Clipper~!"

"3, 2, 1~!!"

"Playoffs~!!"

Harper roared angrily, and the players responded in unison, saying that the morale boosting session before the game was still very well done.

"Huh~!!, I'm back at the United Center again, I really have so many good memories here~!!, haha~!!"

Harper stood by the court, looked at the championship banners above the arena, and the retired jerseys, and sighed.

Although there is no Harper's jersey among those jerseys, those people have fought side by side with Harper~! ! , and half of those championship banners have Harper's credit.

So Harper must have been very touched when he saw this scene.

"The glory of the past has passed, and now I have to focus on the present~!!, although I used to be proud and proud as a member of the Bulls, but now I am the acting head coach of the Clippers, and I come here My mission is to win the game, so let's temporarily put aside those glorious days~!!"

Harper persuaded himself that the game will start soon.

The Clippers' starting lineup has not changed, and it is still the "Five Tigers of the Clippers".

"Head Coach, Ron Harper~!!!"

"Yeah!!!!!!"

"Crack, clap, clap!!!!"

The host deliberately raised his voice to introduce Harper.

United Center fans immediately applauded and welcomed the team's legend in their hearts.

Seeing this, Harper immediately waved his hand to greet the audience.

Perhaps it was because he knew that Harper was going to play as the acting head coach. The Bulls legend and Harper's former teammate Pippen also came to the United Center. Pippen, like other fans, stood, nodded, and clapped.

The look of sympathy between old comrades and old comrades in his eyes.

The Bulls were able to establish a dynasty back then. In addition to the performances of Jordan, Pippen and Rodman, Harper's role should not be underestimated.

But after all, Harper is the opponent of the Bulls this time, so after a brief compliment, he quickly returned to the bench and started the final preparations before the game.

As for the Bulls, the starters are two backcourt Rose and defensive giant Bogans, the two strikers are Luol Deng and Boozer, and the center is the French madman Noah.

"The lineup of the Bulls this season, whether it is a starter or a substitute, is very balanced. Under the leadership of the famous defensive coach Thibodeau, they have the opportunity to improve to the next level. Coupled with the increasingly mature Rose, the Bulls It seems that it is about to rise again~!!!”

Lan Shengli, who was in front of the TV, watched the game broadcast and began to analyze it.

"The Bulls are a good touchstone~!! Come on, let's see who's defense is better~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to sigh.

The jump ball here is over, and Jordan jumped to the ball smoothly.

If there is a "jump ball success rate", then Jordan is definitely at the top of the list.

"The Bulls have a strong individual defensive ability, so on the offensive end, we need to reduce the pick-and-roll and one-on-one tactics, increase breakthrough points, and mobilize the opponent's defensive formation, so as to create some situations where more play is less~!!! "

Harper stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed in front of his chest, looking solemnly at Hill who dribbled the ball to the half court, thinking about the tactical reminder that Lan Shengli mentioned in the email before.

"Don't care about him, anyway, in Harper's basketball dictionary, it is defense. Only defense can win the game and win the championship. This is an eternal truth~!!, even if your Bulls are a team Defensively strong team, but my Clippers can also win games with defense~!!!”

Harper thought.

It seems that Harper is going to abandon the things that Lan Shengli arranged before, and rely entirely on his own ideas to lead the team to play the game.

While talking, Hill saw that there was no good opportunity here, so he chose a long-term breakthrough throw.

Noah and Boozer blocked the ball like a "double ghost hit the goal".

Although both of them only got rebounds in the end, the ball was more or less affected~
"Da~, clang~~"

The ball hit the backboard and bounced out of the frame.

Luol Deng jumped high, stretched out his long arms, and received the rebound.

Deng made a direct long pass to Rose, who was about to run near the center line.

Ross with added speed is like an F1 car, and it is a car that does not slow down and will not cause accidents in corners, basically beyond the reach of the dust.

Rose dribbled directly to the hinterland.

The only defensive player for the Clippers is George.

Although Rose has a disadvantage in height, facing George's defense, he jumped directly with both feet. The feeling was really like stepping on a spring, and he ejected instantly.

Seeing this, George could only straighten his arms and try to interfere as much as possible.

"Ross will end up hitting the basket most of the time in transition offense, so we have to be prepared for this. If Rose hits the basket, we must use front and rear pincers to stop him. That is, one person goes to the front to interfere, and the other person is behind Rose, looking for opportunities to block~!!"

These are some specific defensive tactics that Harper arranged for the players before the game.

Now that such a situation has arisen, the Clippers players did exactly what Harper said.

I saw George blocking Rose in the front, and Le Fu, who followed behind, jumped high~~
"Crack~!!!"

Love directly blocked Rose's layup from behind.

"Okay, the sandwich defense is successful~!!, hum~, no matter how much you can jump Rose, you can't jump out of the "sandwich" I prepared for you, enjoy it~"

Harper sighed.

"Clang~~"

Rose's layup was slapped to the basket by Love and bounced back directly.

It fell into the hands of Jordan who returned to defense.

Both sides successfully defended the opponent in the first round.

(End of this chapter)