Chapter 478 [April Fool's Day War]
April 1st is April Fool's Day, a happy day. If you are accidentally tricked by friends, you will not be angry. ◇↓
However, the weather in Charlotte was very bad. It rained heavily and the temperature suddenly dropped. The players could only stay in the hotel, staying in the door and resting to accumulate energy.
At night, the number of fans at Charlotte Arena was very large and almost full. The embarrassing thing was that most fans did not come to support the home team, but watched Wang Jun's performance. When the Lakers came to play away, the attendance rate was also very high.
This is the second season of the Bobcats joining the NBA. They have a bad record, no signature star, poor market, and ranked last in the league.
Michael Jordan's investment is optimistic about the prospect of Bobcats, not now.
Jordan came to watch the game at home today, hoping to encourage the home team in this way. He also went to the locker room in advance to talk to the players. The rookies were flattered and encouraged.
On the Bulls' side, Sangela was also flattered because he started with David Lee.
Since Hayes joined, Sangela's playing time has been decreasing repeatedly, averaging less than 10 minutes per game.
Sangela was still the starter at the start of the game. If he stayed with the Bulls for two years, he would be afraid that it would be difficult for him to get a basic salary contract.
Chandler was not injured. At noon, Skeles talked to him specifically and informed him that he would rest in this game, and the playoffs were the stage for him to play.
Chandler has no objection. Anyway, he has signed a big contract and has a salary license, so the data will not be reduced.
The other three starters of the Bulls are Wang Jun, Nosioni and Sinrich. Lol Deng, who has a good defense, also sat on the bench.
The Bobcats start five players: Raymond Felton, Brevin Knight, Jumein Jones, Gerald Wallace, Primoz Brezek.
Okafor was injured, but Gerald was completely competent.
Seeing that the Bobcats had a two-back formation, Wang Junle was over. Isn’t this just a delivery of food?
Knight is 178cm tall and weighs 78kg. Although Felton is very strong at 93kg and is only 185cm tall, these two people will easily have opportunities to fight back against each other.
CCTV5 live broadcast game, Zhang Heli said: "The game is about to begin. The Bobcats' formation should be to play fast attacks, with one big leading four smalls. The Bulls are also a small ball tactic."
"See whether Wang Jun can seize the opportunity. It's not much time left for him to catch up with Kobe in the scoring list." Yu Jia sighed.
Chinese fans hope that Wang Jun can come from behind, surpass Kobe in the scoring list, and create history.
Slovenian center Brezek, who is 218cm tall, jumped to the ball and the game began.
Knight passed to Felton, who played a pick-and-roll breakthrough with Brezek from the right, and the speed was strange, attracting Sangela to replace the defense and pass the ball to the empty-cut center.
Brezek took a big step to catch the ball and scored a layup. David Lee was too short. There was no way if he didn't get stuck at the position. 0 to 2.
Brezek is the 27th rookie in the first round of 2000. He couldn't play in the Pacers and was selected by the Bobcats to start two seasons, playing his career peak data. Last season, he averaged 13 points and 7.4 rebounds. This season also had 12.4 points and 5.6 rebounds.
The Bulls attacked, and the main defense of Wang Jun from the outside was Zhu Meiyin Jones.
Bobcats coach Bernie Bickstaff asked Felton to defend against Nosioni and Zhu Meiyin to defend against Wang Jun. He is 203cm tall and weighs 99 kilograms and his physical fitness will not suffer.
Wang Jun wants the ball from the outside. He knows that this old opponent. Zhu Meiyin has played with the Celtics and the Lakers. He started more than 20 games last season with the Lakers. He played better after he went to the Bobcats, averaging 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Passing it to Nosioni is an opportunity, but Wang Jun must play it himself. He dribbles from the right side and moves the ball from the right into the three-point line. He leans on Zhu Meiyin with his back, and turns halfway to the middle with his left hand, takes the left foot and takes a step back, and makes a jump shot.
His movements were very coherent. Jumeiin didn't cover it a little slower, and the ball was scored 2 to 2.
Bobcats attacked, Felton accelerated after pick-and-roll and scored easily with a layup. 2 to 4.
The worst inside lineup also requires one offense and one defense. David Lee and Sangaira are both of the poor defense. They are not easy to defend with one pick-and-roll move. Felton is also one of the fastest defenders in the league, which just restrains them.
The Bulls attacked and the ball was passed to Wang Jun. He moved exactly the same thing as before. He turned around and took the ball with both hands but did not shoot. He bent his knees and swayed for a moment.
Zhu Meiyin didn't cover it just now, and this time she followed tightly. As soon as she jumped up, she knew it was broken. Wang Jun stepped forward and ran into him and threw the ball. He didn't make the ball. The referee blew a foul and free throw.
Wang Jun made two free throws, 4-4, and returned to defense with a smile.
As long as he doesn't double-team, he dares to fight anyone alone now, even if he is selected for the league's best defensive team.
The Bobcats attacked, and the Bulls player narrowed the penalty area, forcing Felton to pass the ball, and if he didn't pass it, he would be double-teamed.
Knight averaged 10 points, 9 assists and 2 steals per game last season, and 12.5 points, 8.8 assists and 2.3 steals this season, but he is still not a good point guard. Because his shooting is too poor, he can only pass the ball when he is empty three steps away from the outside.
Jumein received the ball and jumped, Nosioni stepped forward to interfere, and the ball went wrong.
David Lee grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack immediately, passing the ball to the frontcourt twice. Wang Jun faced Knight, stuck the opponent and easily scored a layup. 6 to 4.
Zhang Heli smiled and said, "It was Knight's defense that Wang Jun went straight on, and it was already very proud of him without a dunk."
"As long as you play two defenders in a misalignment, Wang Jun's score is very simple," said Yu Jia.
Bobcats coach Bernie knows that this is a weakness, but no one can replace it. Others are not good at defense, so the current lineup can at least ensure offense.
Unless the Bobcats shoot in every round, the Bulls can't fight back, and the Suns can't do that.
In the first quarter, Wang Jun was double-teamed many times in the positional battle, mainly receiving the ball, and fighting against the counterattack. He made 8 of 14 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 19 points, no rebounds or assists.
His focus is on scoring, not grabbing backcourt rebounds, and he has the opportunity to end the offense directly.
The Bulls lead 33 to 25.
In the second quarter, Wang Jun continued to play, and his teammates were Du Hong, Lorden, David Lee, and Grant Hayes did not play, and veteran Grant was able to shoot mid-range shots, which was more suitable to open up the gap.
The main attack mission is Wang Jun. He came up and played Matt Carroll with the ball.
This shooting guard is both tall and weight good, but it is very slow and can only shoot. Wang Jun turned around and took a step back and completely shook the space, making a jump shot. 35 to 25.
The Bobcats attacked, and Carol missed a jump shot several times. The player quickly returned to defense, and Bernard Robinson defended Wang Jun.
Wang Jun slowly passed the half, looking for cover, suddenly ran at full speed and hit a three-pointer in the middle. 38 to 25.
Substitute power forward Baxter did not defend himself. He was exchanged for the Rockets. The Bobcats sent out Bogans. This was definitely a stupid deal. Although Bogans' offense was bad, he was a good defensive player from Kentucky. He was not afraid of confrontation at the No. 2 position and could follow people closely. As long as he was there, Wang Jun's offense was not that easy.
Baxter is a fat man with a height of 203cm and a weight of 120 kilograms. He has a slow speed and poor bounce ability.
The Bobcats attacked, Bernard took the ball and passed Wang Jun in one step in the middle, and made a quick stop and jump shot. 35 to 27.
The Bulls attacked, Wang Jun once again found cover to catch the ball and shot, Baxter missed another person, and made a three-pointer from the right corner.
38 to 27, the 27th point in his personal score, he got angry again in this game!
Chapter completed!