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Chapter 114
Chapter 114
On the 27th, the last game of the Thunder's three-game streak in the East, they flew to Chicago to challenge the Bulls back to back.
It just so happened that Westbrook beat the Pistons, and it just so happened that Rose scored 27 points and 13 assists in the last game against the Nets. The topic of which of the two can become the best rookie has become a hot topic of discussion among fans and the media before the game.
Since it was a back-to-back game, the Thunder arrived at the United Center at four o'clock in the afternoon and hurriedly warmed up for shooting.
Su Yang finished the video analysis meeting and went to the media center to accept an interview with TNT. The reporter asked him what he thought of the best rookie competition between Westbrook and Rose.He replied that both are worthy of selection, and both are MVP-level players.
He also said that it is recommended that the league follow the example of Kidd and Hill and award the best rookie trophy to the two at the same time.
Proposing to be awarded at the same time is in line with the expectations of many fans, but he said that both are MVP-level players, which surprised the fans and the media. They speculated how he evaluated the strength of the two. After all, the two have similar characteristics, but they play very differently. Big difference.
The scouting report of the two mentioned that Westbrook has the explosive power, speed, strength, and ability to attack the basket, and Rose also has it.
As for Westbrook's shortcomings, such as poor long-range shooting and poor half-court offensive and defensive organization, Rose also has them.
But Westbrook is good at pick-and-rolls, and Rose doesn't like pick-and-rolls, which is the biggest difference between the two.
Also, Rose's offensive ability with the ball is much better than Westbrook, and there is also a big difference between the two.
At [-]:[-] p.m., the game between the Thunder and the Bulls officially started, and the crowds in the United Center were quite spectacular.
According to the report provided by the scouts, Su Yang arranged for the whole team to play fast breaks, because the Bulls had rotated 8 players in many games before, and the two substitutes only played an average of 13 minutes per game. dead bull.
In the first round, Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to rush to the basket, and Gooden, who was trying to switch defenses, had no time to intercept.
Thomas, another Bulls insider, wanted to make up for his position, but underestimated Westbrook's speed and sent a foul for nothing.
For Thomas' foul, Bulls coach Vinidnagro took criticism, probably bullying Thomas for having no status in the team. After all, Bulls general manager John Paxson agreed to exchange Aldridge for Thomas. As a result, Thomas performed far worse than Thomas. Aldridge caused all kinds of complaints from Bulls fans, causing Thomas to become a punching bag.
After the free throw, the Bulls didn't know what complicated tactics to execute, and they tossed a lot, and Gooden singled Green with his back.
Green couldn't bear the weight loss, so he simply went around and tried to steal, but Gooden hurriedly turned around and shot the iron.
Westbrook grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break. Unfortunately, Larry Hughes interfered with a top dragon and failed to score. However, Westbrook grabbed the offensive rebound himself and caused a foul by Ross who was chasing the defense. What is more embarrassing is that the two All of them will be punished with iron.
Then the two teams came and went, and the Thunder relied on repeated offensive rebounds to play a 7-0 offensive.
Generally speaking, the Bulls have no defensive system and rely entirely on the individual abilities of the players. Their head coach Vinidnagro is a pure parallel importer. The player's career level is average, and he has no coaching experience before. I don't know why he can be the head coach of the Bulls.
If you have to find a reason, it's probably because you once worked with Bulls general manager John Paxson on the radio.
But who would have thought that Bulls player Ben Gordon stood up, and Thunder rookie Kyle Wavell quickly tied.
Su Yang arranged for Waver to adjust his defensive strategy a little, but he still couldn't guard against Ben Gordon. He could only watch Ben Gordon as a shooting machine, using various screens to get out of the shot. The shot was very fast and the arc of the basketball was very sharp. High, not soft.
Su Yang stared at it for a long time, and understood why Ben Gordon was able to win the best sixth man in his rookie season.
What's even more painful is that Larry Hughes also felt hot, hitting difficult shots against Durant's defense several times.
Su Yang was so angry that he had a toothache, but it was acceptable to think that Hughes also averaged 22 points per game and even won the steals king.
Just like that, the Bulls once overtook the Thunder by as many as [-] points, which drew cheers from the United Center soaring into the sky.
Fortunately, Westbrook stood up in time, through offensive rebounds and steals, as well as emergency stops and mid-range shots, forcibly reversed the situation.
After the first quarter of the game, with Westbrook's strong performance of 6 of 4 and 3 offensive rebounds, the Thunder led by 2 points.
In contrast, Rose didn't make many shots, only 4 points and 2 assists, and he didn't seem to pay much attention to the best rookie.
In the second quarter of the game, the Bulls frantically let the four main players rest for 2 minutes, and Rose even only rested for 1 minute.
With the Thunder missing three important substitutes, Su Yang could only bite the bullet and let Westbrook and Green play more.
The main players of the two sides faced each other, and the situation did not change much compared to the first quarter. At the end of the half, the Thunder led by three points.
Returning to the locker room during the intermission, Su Yang encouraged Westbrook to shoot more and grab more. This kind of big scene needs to be rushed.
After the start of the third quarter, Westbrook first borrowed Durant to pass the ball and made an emergency stop in front of Rose.
He grabbed offensive rebounds in a row and led the Thunder to lead the Bulls by as much as six points, playing like a god of war.
But on the Bulls' side, Tyrus Thomas was scolded for his IQ, blocked Green and Durant consecutively, helped the Bulls narrow the point difference through defense, and continuously provided high-quality screens, which led to Ben Gordon's consecutive shots.
In contrast, Rose still didn't attack much, only 4 points and 1 assist in the entire third quarter, like a marginal role on the team.
By the fourth quarter of the game, the physical strength of the two teams was severely reduced, and Westbrook made all five shots before.
Seeing this, Su Yang called a timeout and directed the whole team to rush to the basket. After all, the Bulls' defense inside is weak.
After the timeout ended, hitting the basket had a good effect, causing the Bulls to foul many times.
But for the Bulls, Drew Gooden generally made 7 of 5 shots after three quarters of sluggishness.
Su Yang watched and applauded, thinking it's no wonder the Bulls have such a poor defense, conceded as many as 102 points per game, and the offense has no mature system, but they can maintain nearly half of the winning rate.
The two teams fought fiercely until the last 22 seconds. Su Yang used Westbrook as a bait to design a lore tactic for Durant.
Never thought that Durant hit the iron in the mid-range shot.
And Westbrook grabbed an offensive rebound and also made a shot. The regular time ended in a tie.
The game between the two teams entered the overtime stage. Su Yang designed tactics around Westbrook and encouraged Westbrook to control the game.
According to Su Yang's arrangement, Westbrook resolutely hit the basket from the first offense of overtime, causing fouls one after another.
On the Bulls' side, perhaps due to lack of physical strength, Ben Gordon's three-person plug-in finally expired, and he made all kinds of shots.
The key point is that Rose is still tepid. He didn't try to stand up and take over the game, and only made 2 shots.
In the end, with Westbrook scoring 12 points in overtime, the Thunder beat the Bulls 109-98.
In the whole game, Westbrook scored 34 points, 4 assists and 12 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds.
Rose only had 16 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds, and his performance can be described as losing to Westbrook in all aspects.
After the game, many media and fans said that the battle for the best rookie has come to an end, and Westbrook has won.
But at the post-match press conference, Su Yang emphasized that Rose hadn't shown his true strength and that he had to watch the next game.
That night, the Thunder team flew back to Oklahoma.
After Su Yang got off the plane, he received an email from Presti and asked him for suggestions on the transaction. There are three options in total.
The first is to sign Moscow Victory team center Nenad Kostic to make up for the shortage of centers.
The second is to wait for the trade center Tyson Chandler, who has already communicated with the Hornets, and the probability of success is extremely high.
The third is to wait for the trade of Bulls player Sabo Sefolosha to make up for the serious lack of shooting guard defense.
Looking at the three options, Su Yang hesitated a little.
(End of this chapter)
On the 27th, the last game of the Thunder's three-game streak in the East, they flew to Chicago to challenge the Bulls back to back.
It just so happened that Westbrook beat the Pistons, and it just so happened that Rose scored 27 points and 13 assists in the last game against the Nets. The topic of which of the two can become the best rookie has become a hot topic of discussion among fans and the media before the game.
Since it was a back-to-back game, the Thunder arrived at the United Center at four o'clock in the afternoon and hurriedly warmed up for shooting.
Su Yang finished the video analysis meeting and went to the media center to accept an interview with TNT. The reporter asked him what he thought of the best rookie competition between Westbrook and Rose.He replied that both are worthy of selection, and both are MVP-level players.
He also said that it is recommended that the league follow the example of Kidd and Hill and award the best rookie trophy to the two at the same time.
Proposing to be awarded at the same time is in line with the expectations of many fans, but he said that both are MVP-level players, which surprised the fans and the media. They speculated how he evaluated the strength of the two. After all, the two have similar characteristics, but they play very differently. Big difference.
The scouting report of the two mentioned that Westbrook has the explosive power, speed, strength, and ability to attack the basket, and Rose also has it.
As for Westbrook's shortcomings, such as poor long-range shooting and poor half-court offensive and defensive organization, Rose also has them.
But Westbrook is good at pick-and-rolls, and Rose doesn't like pick-and-rolls, which is the biggest difference between the two.
Also, Rose's offensive ability with the ball is much better than Westbrook, and there is also a big difference between the two.
At [-]:[-] p.m., the game between the Thunder and the Bulls officially started, and the crowds in the United Center were quite spectacular.
According to the report provided by the scouts, Su Yang arranged for the whole team to play fast breaks, because the Bulls had rotated 8 players in many games before, and the two substitutes only played an average of 13 minutes per game. dead bull.
In the first round, Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to rush to the basket, and Gooden, who was trying to switch defenses, had no time to intercept.
Thomas, another Bulls insider, wanted to make up for his position, but underestimated Westbrook's speed and sent a foul for nothing.
For Thomas' foul, Bulls coach Vinidnagro took criticism, probably bullying Thomas for having no status in the team. After all, Bulls general manager John Paxson agreed to exchange Aldridge for Thomas. As a result, Thomas performed far worse than Thomas. Aldridge caused all kinds of complaints from Bulls fans, causing Thomas to become a punching bag.
After the free throw, the Bulls didn't know what complicated tactics to execute, and they tossed a lot, and Gooden singled Green with his back.
Green couldn't bear the weight loss, so he simply went around and tried to steal, but Gooden hurriedly turned around and shot the iron.
Westbrook grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break. Unfortunately, Larry Hughes interfered with a top dragon and failed to score. However, Westbrook grabbed the offensive rebound himself and caused a foul by Ross who was chasing the defense. What is more embarrassing is that the two All of them will be punished with iron.
Then the two teams came and went, and the Thunder relied on repeated offensive rebounds to play a 7-0 offensive.
Generally speaking, the Bulls have no defensive system and rely entirely on the individual abilities of the players. Their head coach Vinidnagro is a pure parallel importer. The player's career level is average, and he has no coaching experience before. I don't know why he can be the head coach of the Bulls.
If you have to find a reason, it's probably because you once worked with Bulls general manager John Paxson on the radio.
But who would have thought that Bulls player Ben Gordon stood up, and Thunder rookie Kyle Wavell quickly tied.
Su Yang arranged for Waver to adjust his defensive strategy a little, but he still couldn't guard against Ben Gordon. He could only watch Ben Gordon as a shooting machine, using various screens to get out of the shot. The shot was very fast and the arc of the basketball was very sharp. High, not soft.
Su Yang stared at it for a long time, and understood why Ben Gordon was able to win the best sixth man in his rookie season.
What's even more painful is that Larry Hughes also felt hot, hitting difficult shots against Durant's defense several times.
Su Yang was so angry that he had a toothache, but it was acceptable to think that Hughes also averaged 22 points per game and even won the steals king.
Just like that, the Bulls once overtook the Thunder by as many as [-] points, which drew cheers from the United Center soaring into the sky.
Fortunately, Westbrook stood up in time, through offensive rebounds and steals, as well as emergency stops and mid-range shots, forcibly reversed the situation.
After the first quarter of the game, with Westbrook's strong performance of 6 of 4 and 3 offensive rebounds, the Thunder led by 2 points.
In contrast, Rose didn't make many shots, only 4 points and 2 assists, and he didn't seem to pay much attention to the best rookie.
In the second quarter of the game, the Bulls frantically let the four main players rest for 2 minutes, and Rose even only rested for 1 minute.
With the Thunder missing three important substitutes, Su Yang could only bite the bullet and let Westbrook and Green play more.
The main players of the two sides faced each other, and the situation did not change much compared to the first quarter. At the end of the half, the Thunder led by three points.
Returning to the locker room during the intermission, Su Yang encouraged Westbrook to shoot more and grab more. This kind of big scene needs to be rushed.
After the start of the third quarter, Westbrook first borrowed Durant to pass the ball and made an emergency stop in front of Rose.
He grabbed offensive rebounds in a row and led the Thunder to lead the Bulls by as much as six points, playing like a god of war.
But on the Bulls' side, Tyrus Thomas was scolded for his IQ, blocked Green and Durant consecutively, helped the Bulls narrow the point difference through defense, and continuously provided high-quality screens, which led to Ben Gordon's consecutive shots.
In contrast, Rose still didn't attack much, only 4 points and 1 assist in the entire third quarter, like a marginal role on the team.
By the fourth quarter of the game, the physical strength of the two teams was severely reduced, and Westbrook made all five shots before.
Seeing this, Su Yang called a timeout and directed the whole team to rush to the basket. After all, the Bulls' defense inside is weak.
After the timeout ended, hitting the basket had a good effect, causing the Bulls to foul many times.
But for the Bulls, Drew Gooden generally made 7 of 5 shots after three quarters of sluggishness.
Su Yang watched and applauded, thinking it's no wonder the Bulls have such a poor defense, conceded as many as 102 points per game, and the offense has no mature system, but they can maintain nearly half of the winning rate.
The two teams fought fiercely until the last 22 seconds. Su Yang used Westbrook as a bait to design a lore tactic for Durant.
Never thought that Durant hit the iron in the mid-range shot.
And Westbrook grabbed an offensive rebound and also made a shot. The regular time ended in a tie.
The game between the two teams entered the overtime stage. Su Yang designed tactics around Westbrook and encouraged Westbrook to control the game.
According to Su Yang's arrangement, Westbrook resolutely hit the basket from the first offense of overtime, causing fouls one after another.
On the Bulls' side, perhaps due to lack of physical strength, Ben Gordon's three-person plug-in finally expired, and he made all kinds of shots.
The key point is that Rose is still tepid. He didn't try to stand up and take over the game, and only made 2 shots.
In the end, with Westbrook scoring 12 points in overtime, the Thunder beat the Bulls 109-98.
In the whole game, Westbrook scored 34 points, 4 assists and 12 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds.
Rose only had 16 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds, and his performance can be described as losing to Westbrook in all aspects.
After the game, many media and fans said that the battle for the best rookie has come to an end, and Westbrook has won.
But at the post-match press conference, Su Yang emphasized that Rose hadn't shown his true strength and that he had to watch the next game.
That night, the Thunder team flew back to Oklahoma.
After Su Yang got off the plane, he received an email from Presti and asked him for suggestions on the transaction. There are three options in total.
The first is to sign Moscow Victory team center Nenad Kostic to make up for the shortage of centers.
The second is to wait for the trade center Tyson Chandler, who has already communicated with the Hornets, and the probability of success is extremely high.
The third is to wait for the trade of Bulls player Sabo Sefolosha to make up for the serious lack of shooting guard defense.
Looking at the three options, Su Yang hesitated a little.
(End of this chapter)
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