Pick Westbrook

Chapter 217

Chapter 217

"Welcome to the NBA10-11 season, the live broadcast of the Christmas game!"

"I'm the host, Yu Jia!"

On the CCTV commentary station, as the voice of the host Yu Jia fell, this Christmas game that affected fans all over the world officially kicked off.

Yu Jia continued: "Since the CCTV broadcast of the NBA game, today's Christmas game is the second most watched game in history."

"It's enough to see how sensational and exciting this game is all over the world."

Su Qun nodded aside, looking forward to tonight's game as well.

From Su Qun's point of view, apart from the tiebreaker between the Lakers and the Bucks in last season's finals, it is indeed difficult to find another game that can make the whole world so crazy because of the enthusiasm before the game.

Even the famous NBA commentators Kenny Smith and Barkley talked about this Christmas game in advance of the last game.

Yu Jia asked curiously: "Mr. Su, who do you think is stronger than the Bucks or the Heat?"

Su Qun analyzed very seriously: "From the perspective of the lineups of the two teams, the Bucks have the best perimeter duo in the league, Westbrook and Curry."

"One of them is all-round, and the other has created countless records beyond the three-point line. Even Curry has a high probability of winning the league's scoring title this season."

"Secondly, the Bucks also have Cousins, a potential rookie who has shown the all-star temperament, plus the veteran Artest's top single-defense ability in the league."

"And a bunch of strong rotation players for the Bucks, Villanueva, O'Neal, Dragic, George Hill, Tracy McGrady."

"From the perspective of player configuration alone, the Bucks are a top team in the league, not to mention they are the defending champions with a mature offensive system and style of play."

At the beginning of the season, many media and reporters were reporting that after the Bucks lost the three biggest players who were able to win the championship last season, Rasheed Wallace, O'Neal and Iverson, will their record plummet this season? Excluded from the ranks of the championship.

In Su Qun's view, this is simply nonsense.

Rasheed Wallace, O'Neal and Iverson did perform well in the playoffs last season and helped the team win the championship.

But the Bucks are not building a team with three people as the core.

As long as Westbrook and Curry do not suffer from injuries, then this team still has the strength of a championship.

Of course, Yi Jianlian's sudden injury did bring a very big blow to the Bucks. After all, Yi Jianlian is a very important part of the Bucks' tactical core.

After the loss of Yi Jianlian, Westbrook's offense has obviously been greatly affected.

But to Su Qun's surprise, the Bucks did not struggle with this problem for a long time. They solved this problem as early as the first few games at the beginning of the season.

"Curry attacks more, Cousins ​​plays more low-post ball-handling singles, and Westbrook adapts as soon as possible to the tactics without Yi Jianlian's ultra-long containment and off-ball pick-and-rolls."

"This team's current fifth record in the league also proves their strength." Su Qun said with great certainty.

So the Bucks are still the league championship team.

Yu Jia continued to ask curiously: "What about the Heat?"

Hearing the word Heat, Su Qun obviously paused, and couldn't help sighing again and again at this moment.

The combination of James, Wade, and Bosh at such a peak time is already cheating.

It stands to reason that James' style of play does not exactly match Wade.

After all, both of them are players who need to hold the ball in their hands and need a lot of possession.

But the result is very surprising. The two have not encountered such problems since the beginning of the season.

The reason is that James and Wade split the ball equally.

In the four quarters of the game, the two held the ball completely staggered and used it.

In this way, the Heat not only solved the problem of the overlap between the two, but also allowed the Heat to have a superstar-level offensive master on the court throughout the game.

"The most important thing is that there is a tacit understanding between James and Wade. They have known each other since high school and are very familiar with each other's style of play and attack."

"So you can often see the combination of the two attacking on the court with a tacit understanding."

"In addition, the management of the Heat team was very lucky to get Ray Allen, a historical-level marksman."

"His arrival greatly magnified the breakthrough ability of Wade and James, especially Wade's ability to shoot outside the three-point line, which was reduced to infinitesimal by Ray Allen."

"We all know that the most comfortable thing to play next to James is the three-point shooter."

After listening for a long time, Yu Jia still didn't get the answer he wanted. He reminded again: "So Director Su, who is the stronger of the two teams?"

Su Qun couldn't help but smiled and said, "You can get the answer from the team record."

Bradley Arena.

The Heat's dugout.

Compared with the Bucks wanting to end the Heat's 27-game winning streak, the Heat are also extremely eager to defeat the defending champion team.

This season, they beat the Spurs by 20 points and taught the Lakers a lesson. Apart from being almost pulled off by the Bulls to end the winning streak, the Heat have almost defeated all the championship teams and first-class teams in the league.

The only top team left is the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks.

Wade played boxing with James on the sidelines, and told him firmly: "Brother, the revenge of the Eastern Conference finals last season, we will avenge this game tonight."

After finishing speaking, Wade also ran to the Bucks' defensive frame arrogantly and did a pull-up.

"My shot will be like my head, in and out."

Bosh looked at his two mentally handicapped teammates and couldn't help but smile slightly, but he quickly restrained all his emotions and looked at the Bucks with the dragon king's anger in his eyes.

Everyone came to watch the gorgeous Wade and James, but everyone forgot that Bosh was also the leader of the team when he was in the Raptors!

On-site commentary desk.

Barkley grinned and said with a big grin: "It's been a long time since I saw the Christmas battle so tense."

"This is an annual festival, but the players are going to kill each other on the court, just like the finals."

Kenny Smith stood up to fan the atmosphere of the Bucks fans, and then chanted: "But we will win the game."

Everyone in Milwaukee knows that Kenny Smith is a fan of the Bucks, so they are trying their best to cooperate with him at this time.

The entire Bradley Arena was about to be overturned by deafening noises.

Li Lai walked to the technical platform in the center of the field.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra also came over at this time.

The two were smiling at the same time, but they squeezed their hands tightly when shaking hands.

Still smiling, Spoelstra said, "We'll make you look good tonight, defending champions."

Li Lai said with a smile on his face without giving in, "Then I hope you can keep up with our offense, otherwise we will lose half of the game."

"The Heat are ashamed to be human."

on the field.

Under the attention of everyone, the referee also walked up to the center line a little nervously, and then signaled the players on both sides to get closer, and the game was about to start.

Bucks starting lineup: point guard Westbrook, shooting guard Curry, small forward Artest, power forward Villanueva and center Cousins.

Heat starting lineup: point guard Mario Chalmers, shooting guard Dwyane Wade, small forward LeBron James, power forward Udonis Haslem and center Chris Bosh.

Game start.

The referee throws the ball high into the air.

Cousins ​​jumped up with his mouth crooked and his hair in his mouth, aggressively snatching the first wave of offensive ball from Bosh.

The Bucks attack.

Su Qun couldn't help but said at this time: "The Bucks played back-to-back games tonight, but judging from the state of the players on the court, they don't seem to feel tired at all."

Westbrook advances with the ball.

James reminded his teammates and yelled: "Defense! Watch out for Curry slipping the baseline! Watch out for Artest and Villanueva's off-ball screens in the corners!"

The Bucks' offensive tactics haven't started yet, James has already kept all the tactics in his mind ahead of time, and reminds his teammates all the time.

Tyronn Lue couldn't help but exclaimed: "James doesn't know what his brain is made of, and his basketball IQ is a little too high."

"Only Rajon Rondo of the Celtics can compare with him."

Speaking of this, Tyronn Lue even felt a little ashamed of himself.

In terms of tactical ability and understanding, James may be better than him.

Of course, Tyronn Lue also has his own advantages, that is, he memorizes the tactics of all teams in the league, including the tactics of the Bucks now firmly engraved in his mind.

On the court, Westbrook did not immediately give the ball to Curry, the team's main attack point this season.

Instead, after Curry's off-the-ball running attracted defensive attention, he signaled that Cousins ​​was going to a deep position in the interior.

Cousins ​​received the ball inside and singled Bosh.

Barkley is looking forward to the next scene and said: "This season, Cousins, a rookie, has singled out many inside players in the league."

"Except for Cousins ​​playing extremely uncomfortable against Duncan, he hardly encountered a strong defensive threat."

"Bosh is not an all-star inside who is good at defense. The matchup between him and Cousins ​​​​is absolutely extremely important in this game tonight."

Cousins ​​turned his back on a library, and Bosh was forced to take a step back.

Bosh, who was originally a power forward, was pushed to the center position for a long time after he came to the Heat. This was a great test for him.

Li Lai is very clear.

The biggest sacrifice among the Big Three of the Heat is Bosh, followed by the future Wade.

Of course, both of these sacrifices are extremely willing, because the almighty James deserves such treatment from them, and it is also to win the game.

boom!

Cousins ​​turned around and scored with one hand.

After scoring the goal, Cousins ​​looked at Bosh with tough emotions in his eyes.

If his defender tonight has always been Bosh, an inside player who weighs only 107kg, Cousins ​​is sure he can go crazy.

Heat coach bench.

Spoelstra squatted near the sideline, his eyes full of thinking.

He knows very well that Bosh can't defend against Cousins, and Bosh is not good at defending against players like Cousins, whether in terms of tonnage or ability.

It stands to reason that a double-teaming tactic against Cousins ​​should be arranged at this time, but Spoelstra dared not have any double-teaming ideas at this time.

Because the opposing team is the Bucks, the result of choosing to double-team them will be tragic.

The Heat attack.

After Mario Chalmers advanced with the ball, he quickly gave the ball to James to organize.

Wade attracts defensive attention on the weak side, and Bosh takes the initiative to play the pick-and-roll.

After a tacit cooperation between James and Bosh, he went straight to the basket.

Artest shouted decisively: "Teaming!"

Su Qun nodded in agreement and said: "Defend James' pick-and-roll offense either without switching defenses, or double-teaming in advance."

"Otherwise, with James' impact ability, as long as he takes the first step on the perimeter, there will be only one player left in the league who can defend him."

"The magic beast Howard."

Cousins ​​and Artest flanked James together, blocking his breakthrough route ahead of time.

James moved laterally towards the waist, further attracting Cousins ​​and Artest, and opening up the free throw area.

James hits the pass and Bosh catches at the free throw line.

Swish!

Mid-range shot hit!

Marshall quickly flipped through the statistics and said: "In this season, Bosh shot 58% after receiving a pass from James in the middle distance, ranking first in the league."

"In this offensive style and offensive area, he is even better than the Lakers' iron-blooded jumper Garnett."

"Garnett is only shooting 55 percent of his catches at the position, and Boozer on the Bulls is shooting 54 percent."

Tyronn Lue reminded: "Coach, this must be the reason why the Heat dared to let Bosh defend Cousins."

"Because with this lineup, it is impossible for us to ignore the defense of Udonis Haslem on the other side, who also has a certain mid-range shooting ability."

"So it is impossible for Villanueva to help defend to the free throw line at this time. In that case, the penalty area will be empty immediately, and Wade on the weak side will also have a chance to break through to the basket."

Li Lai nodded.

If Villanueva is allowed to defend Bosh, then the Heat will have a series of chain attacks, but the gains outweigh the losses.

This is why Bosh can dominate the league in mid-range offensive efficiency this season.

But like Spoelstra, even if the team had a defensive problem on the court, Li Lai still did not choose to call a timeout.

Because at this time, both teams have their own advantages, and it has not yet reached the point where a timeout must be called. It depends on who can lose their composure first at this time.

The Bucks attack.

Westbrook continued to find Cousins ​​this point.

Bosh showed his strength as an All-Star player in this round. Just because he is not good at defending power centers, it does not mean that he cannot defend.

Bosh chose to go around and jam Cousins. At the same time, James gave up Artest, who was the least offensive threat of the Bucks, and chose to shrink the inside line one step further.

If Westbrook dares to pass the ball inside at this time, then Cousins ​​is likely to encounter a steal or a misplaced double-team.

Barkley took a deep breath and said: "This is the reason why the Heat can achieve 27 consecutive victories."

"None of their Big Three is crooked."

(End of this chapter)