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Chapter 548 In a hurry, he was in a hurry
In a blink of an eye, at [-]:[-] p.m. on June [-]th, the first game between the Kings and the Bulls was played at the Sleep Train Arena.

ESPN broadcast the game, Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, partner host Mike Brin to explain.

Accompanied by the cheers of the audience, the starting players of the two teams entered the field one after another. The king mascot cub "Simon the Lion" ran around the field quickly. , surged at the same time.

Men, women and children in Saskatchewan cheered with emotion, celebrating the King's first entry into the finals after relocating to Saskatchewan.

The big screen in the field shows the starting matchup of the two teams.

Point guard Curry V Rose, shooting guard LaVine V Butler, small forward Antetokounmpo V Anthony, power forward Green V Gasol, center Cousins ​​V Noah, a total of eight All-Stars, many best first team The winner, a strong duel.

Su Yang applauded along with the fans.

I am very satisfied with the starting arrangement, but I will replace LaVine with Evan Turner soon. The main reason is that LaVine's small body can't stop Butler, and Turner and Antetokounmpo have to cooperate to deal with the potential gap between Butler and Anthony. The fit must be hard enough.

The jump ball is synchronized.

Snapped!Bulls win the jump ball.

Rose took the ball across the center line and waited a bit on the right wing, while Gasol came up from the baseline and RAM screened.

Green bent his knees and prepared to switch defenses and intercept in advance.

Unexpectedly, Rose still made a strong start.

The speed was super fast, as if it was sticking to the ground, and rushed from the right wing to the basket in two seconds, and Green was afraid of being called to block the foul, so he had to slide to follow, and followed all the way to the basket, still unable to form effective interference, Cousins Hastily shrink the defense.

Rose's operation fell into the category of "know how to defend, but just couldn't defend", and the King's defensive formation was completely disrupted.

No way, the first step and change of direction are too fast.

In a hurry, Rose kicked off the floor for a backhand layup with the usual hang gliding bar, but actually threw the ball to the left wing.

Anthony ran to the left wing tacitly, raised his hand to catch the pass, and raised his hand high to shoot, but Antetokounmpo quickly defended himself, staged "know how to attack, but just failed", and immediately raised his hand and threw the ball to the left Corner, make a return pass.

Rose took the ball and rushed two steps, ignoring Curry's frontal defense, stopped and kicked the ground to take off, riding a horse and shooting an arrow.

when!Basketball hits the basket and hits the iron.

Su Yang felt a little lucky.

At this moment, Rose's skills are not comprehensive enough, and his handling is obviously a bit rough. A better way should be to shoot from the back.

But after all, he has not experienced consecutive trades and re-injuries, and is full of dependence on the first comprehensive physical fitness in history.

Cheers erupted in the arena.

The basket suddenly scrambled into a group, and Cousins ​​​​came the rebound in a chaotic victory, protected it at the waist for a moment, and then passed it to Curry.

The counter-offensive ensues.

According to Su Yang's pre-match training inside line, the Kings will skillfully delay the start. Cousins ​​​​stands at the short corner on the left, Antetokounmpo stands at the left wing, LaVine stands at the bottom corner on the right, and Green slowly walks in the middle. The Curry of the ball goes forward together, and the space separation is very large.

The Bulls were forced to spread out to man-to-man defense.

Su Yang concentrated on observing the implementation effect of the new idea.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Curry took the ball and ran to the right wing, turned around and passed the ball to Green who reached the top of the arc simultaneously, turned his head and ran to the bottom corner on the right, blocking the oncoming Butler, and LaVine took the opportunity to get rid of and rushed On the right wing, Green raised his hand to receive the pass.

In general defense, LaVine has already got space and can make an emergency stop to shoot a three-pointer, but Butler's pursuit did not give him space.

The main thing is too basic. An ordinary screen will come up with space, unless LaVine is replaced by Curry or Lillard. Walton coached the Lakers at the time and thought so, but the rookie Clarkson has the ability to make an emergency stop and shoot three-pointers , Often in vain.

But there can be many changes in the follow-up.

between thoughts,

LaVine received the ball and looked towards the top of the arc, while Curry turned around and entered the paint at the same time, and ran to the top of the arc with the help of Cousins.

Green also followed, and it looked like he was going to set an echelon screen for Curry so that Curry could circle around and catch the ball.

The Bulls' defensive attention is almost entirely focused on Curry.

Seeing that Curry was about to go around, Cousins ​​stepped up to the wall, the free throw line blocked Gasol, and Green rushed to the basket.

LaVine lobbed the ball at the same time, and Green caught the ball and took off, hit the board and put it to the basket, colliding head-on with Noah, who was rapidly changing defenses.

The basketball slammed into the net.

"it is good!"

Su Yang took the lead in applauding. The first implementation of the new idea worked well, providing a favorable environment for continued implementation. However, Noana’s defensive awareness is really strong, and he is quick to see through the King’s tactical intentions. Green’s reaction should be slower. Can he layup? It's hard to say.

Offensive and defensive transitions on the field.

Rose ran the ball across the center line and started with a 4-high position.

Gasol hung a screen on his left elbow, and Barrett took the opportunity to swing to the right 45 degrees, set a ghost screen for Rose, turned around and used Noah's screen to cut in, and Anthony received the pass from Rose on the left wing and threw the ball To the basket, attempting an alley-oop assist.

In the blink of an eye, Butler kicked the ground vigorously to take off, catching the ball with both hands and putting it to the basket, but unfortunately his wingspan was a bit short.

Basketball clangs like iron.

Exclamations rang out.

Su Yang also raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect the Bulls to play so boldly and pay tribute to Phil Jackson by changing their WTF tactics.

After a fight at the basket, Cousins ​​got another rebound.

Curry received the ball and launched a counterattack, and the Kings repeated the previous position.

The running position has not changed.

Curry crossed the ball down to make a screen, then turned around and cut into the paint to run with the screen, and rushed to the top of the arc again.

The Bulls will know that there may be a fake, and they have to change defenses to catch up.

Noah also gave Green a little attention, Cousins ​​took the opportunity to move laterally to the right waist, and received a pass from LaVine.

With a hard hit, Cousins' weight and strength easily squeezed Noah away to gain space, turned around and took off with a hook.

The basketball slammed into the net hollowly.

Su Yang clapped his hands, thinking that the five masters would be easy to use, and everyone in the Bulls had to guard against them, so it was difficult to focus on them.

The two teams switched offense and defense.

The Bulls started with an inside and four outside formation. Gasol caught the ball at the top of the arc and made a figure-of-eight pass. Rose, who passed the ball, turned and ran to the right corner. Butler took the opportunity to get rid of LaVine and rushed to the right elbow. Then use Gasol to cover down and go straight to the top of the arc.

Typical strong and weak transfers connect to echelon protection.

Butler received the pass from Anthony, bowed in a three-threat pose, and was about to use Gasol to lift up to cover and break through, but saw that Green was about to change defense early, so he had to turn around and hand the ball to Nuo at 45 degrees to the left. Ah, and Noah dribbled the ball to the left to find someone.

Anthony made a gesture to find Noah to press the ball, suddenly turned around and stopped suddenly, turned around and ran back, received a pass from Noah, and kicked back three steps in a row.

The basketball exploded into the net.

Anthony, who has lost weight, is fast and explosive. Antetokounmpo lost the opportunity and really failed to catch up. He is a bit of a rookie nugget.

The key is to play smart and proactive, not like the Nuggets and Knicks in the late Nuggets and Knicks, where they were singled out with the ball in the low position.

That's one of the reasons the Bulls made it to the Finals.

Su Yang silently sighed that the environment and encounters can really change people. Ross is still relying on his body, while Anthony is already looking for efficiency.

Offensive and defensive transitions on the field.

The Kings still settled first at 352, and advanced at the same time at 14. When the formation was completed, Curry crossed the ball and ran towards LaVine.

Maybe he failed to contribute on the defensive end twice in a row, but Butler was a little anxious and took the first step to go around.

Curry immediately braked, turned around and set up a wall, and then used a back screen to block Barrett, while LaVine stopped abruptly and ran back to the basket tacitly.

Rose hurriedly switched defenses, but he was at a disadvantage in height and weight. LaVine took the pass from Green with his back and turned around to make a mid-range shot.

The basketball hits the hoop and hits the net.

The Kings scored three consecutive offenses, which was a bit overwhelming.

Thibodeau stared in a daze with a little surprise, hurried back to the bench and sat down, discussing countermeasures with the three assistant coaches.

In the ESPN live broadcast seat, Van Gundy smiled and said: "Coach Thibodeau may be a little surprised, because the Kings suddenly adopted a rare offensive system, like the routines of college basketball, so that they were prepared for fighting and double-teaming, temporarily useless. Got it."

Jackson also laughed: "What surprised me even more is that the Kings did a good job defensively. They only had Green selected to the All-Defensive Team, but the restrictions on the Bulls seem to be everywhere. If they can be maintained for a long time, the Bulls will be in a very difficult situation. difficult…"

(End of this chapter)