Chapter two hundred and forty sixth: three rejections
Losed against the Celtics, but Lin Sen gradually increased in the All-Star voting. More people saw Lin Sen's ability to lead the team alone. This league has always respected the strong. At least Lin Sen's performance in the center is now impeccable.
The Bulls faced in the next game has Linson's contender and the only playoff-level team before George returned. He did not sign with Ross this year and Noah continued to sign. The Bulls' management has given up on the regular season MVP that they had been waiting for for 4 years and began to straighten Butler to start rebuilding with him as the core. With Wade returning to his hometown and Rondo, a homeless man who came out of Boston, the Bulls' lineup looks quite luxurious.
However, this lineup has lost to the Pacers twice, and tonight is a Pacers without George, and it is also their chance to revenge.
"Hey hey! Can the Bulls really win against Lin's super frame guard gate with three breakthrough hands? There will probably be a little chance to call Dwyne, I know?" O'Neal sat in the commentary seat and said with a smile. In the eyes of this fat man who has very high requirements for center, Lin has become an excellent center player.
Barkley shrugged, just be happy, then frowned, very sad about the performance of power forwards now. Duncan, Garnett retired, and Nowitzki's old age, there are no power forwards that can make him swear in front of O'Neal. Instead, new generation centers like Linson, Towns, and Cousins occupy an increasingly important position in the league.
Davis was originally a good target, but now the rhythm of small balls makes him feel that the Pelicans often let him stand at the No. 5 position. Griffin and Aldridge may be the only two power forwards who are still in the top 20 in the league.
The starting lineup on the Pacers side changed again, and the three death highs will definitely not come out, but they put Turner on the bench. Although Sadison is the three highs, he is actually only about 203cm. His ability to protect the frame is average. Al Jefferson did not have this thing before his knee injury, and it is still impossible to have it now. The Pacers must allow a protector to play at any time.
Linson, Sadice Young, Glenn Robinson III, Gordon, Hill, this is the starting lineup of the Pacers this time, and the opponent also made changes to the previous lineup, Robin Lopez, Mirotic, Butler, Wade, and Rondo.
Hoyberg finally woke up one thing, that is, to join Gibson and Lopez, an inside player who has no shooting ability, with the whole scene so crowded. The five people played in the penalty area together. This scene was so beautiful.
However, as the season deepened, the three-pointers who refused to shoot in this season made good progress. Wade's career high of 32%, and Rondo also had a career high of 37.6%, reaching the average level. Butler also had 36%, which seemed to be pretty good.
But as soon as the game started, the three people's hesitation on three-pointers was revealed. Rondo is a passer master and Wade is also a passer master. During the years with the Heat, he was more responsible for the offensive rhythm of the entire team. Butler also had a 2366 rhythm this year. His passes are not very good, but there is still no problem finding the open space.
But every time, the three outsiders habitually look for someone, Mirotic. Once the basketball is in the hands of the three of them, they will still hesitate even if it is a good opportunity.
Mirotic wanted to say that he was tired and could not bear so much love. Sadness Young even held on to him and didn't give him much chance to catch the ball. The Bulls' offensive rhythm was very slow. Except for Wade and Butler who could use their own personal abilities to complete some singles, these singles were all mid-range shots that were considered to be inefficient by the league.
There is no way, Lin Sen is inside, but there is no confidence on the outside, and the Bulls' rhythm is not good. He fell behind at the beginning. Rondo only signed a one-year contract with the Bulls this year. Just like before, he wanted to make a fortune in such a one-year contract. Before this year, he was still the champion point guard of the Big Three, and even after 2010, he had become the leader of the Celtics.
He held the ball and wanted to help the team find the rhythm. At this time, Wade had already ended. The Bulls replaced Doug McDermott. This was a typical three-point shooting player. It seemed that the three-point shooting percentage was only 38.7%, which was not much higher than Rondo. But the problem was that they dared to take action. They averaged only less than 22 minutes per game and shot nearly 4 three-pointers. This number of shots was quite small.
The changes in the Bulls' overall lineup finally made Rondo's breakthrough much easier. At least there are only two centers in the inside line now, and Lopez directly pulled to the top of the arc to pick-and-roll. Rondo could attack the inside line by crossing the pick-and-roll.
Facing the fierce Rondo, Lin Sen's defense choice this time was different. In the past, when he met a defender like Harden and Curry, Lin Sen would pounce on him immediately because these guys' three-pointers were dead.
But Rondo is different. He does not have the ability to dribble and suddenly stop and make three-pointers. Most of the three-pointers he has made this season are open positions after a fixed point. Lin Sen chose to retreat step by step when defending him to prevent him from breaking through, leaving him a lot of shooting space, about half a meter away, but Rondo did not shoot, and he had no confidence.
With a gritted teeth and accelerated, Rondo's classic fake move came. His hands were very big and very large. It can be said that it was the largest level among 190cm players. He grabbed the ball with one hand and put it behind his back. He used this fake move to pass the ball behind the ball to mobilize Lin Sen's center of gravity, and then took advantage of the situation to make a layup. This move has scored the Five Balls several times.
Lin Sen moved to the left at the first time, and it seemed that he had been deceived.
Rondo was delighted. What is the best defensive player this season? It's not like this. Suddenly, he accelerated again, and Lin Sen made a layup directly.
But immediately, the moment he took action, Lin Sen's huge palm appeared on his head, nailing the big hat. The center of gravity that was deceived just now was completely Lin Sen's "fake move". He just moved his right leg a little, but his center of gravity was still here, waiting for Rondo to give him a big hat.
"Old guy, you should update this move a little bit. You can't always use this move every time." Lin Sen grinned and gave the trash to Rondo.
Nowadays, it is really difficult to challenge Lin Sen’s defense line without blind spots. There are not many players in the league with this kind of offensive ability, and Rondo is not one of them.
And Wade can't do this now, otherwise he wouldn't have come off the court so early. It seems that the Pacers' entire defense is too severe to restrain the Bulls' offense.
Chapter completed!