Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 218 Losing the game after coming back, I always feel like being played

As night fell, the Bulls-Sonics game began.

Because Richardson has not passed the medical examination, he will not be able to play in this game.

There are a lot of fans here today. Maybe everyone wants to watch the Bulls, who have lost two straight, get out of the predicament, but today's opponent is the seventh-ranked SuperSonics in the West. It is not so easy to win.

Especially when the team has just sent three backcourt players, and the newly added Richardson has not been able to play.

This season, the Seattle SuperSonics are currently ranked seventh in the Western Conference, with a winning percentage of more than 50%.

Gary Payton led the Sonics with 40.3 minutes, 22.1 points, and nine assists per game, making it to the NBA All-Star Game for the eighth straight season.

Break the record set by Jack Sikma.

Brent Barry presented a leadership style, very consistent possession, the team's second playmaker on the field, averaging 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.

The two of them became the team's most solid backcourt combination.

This is also the key to the SuperSonics' ability to play this season without being favored by everyone this season.

"The game is on, Jerome James jumped the ball successfully..." The game started in the live MC's passionate shouting, Rashad Lewis handed the ball to Barry.

Lu Yu looked at the thin Barry in front of him. He could never have imagined how such an ordinary white player could win the slam dunk contest championship with a free throw dunk in the 1996 slam dunk contest?
And Barry also became the first white player to play the "free throw line dunk" in the slam dunk contest.

But at this time, Brent Barry has only just risen to fame, which is still a lot worse than his father Rick Barry's name. After all, his father is the only one in the NCAA, NBA, ABA three events Players who won the title of "Scoring Champion" in China.

In 1987, Rick Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

In 1996, Rick Barry was named to the NBA's 50 Greatest Stars.

Unfortunately, none of his four sons have inherited his scoring talent, only Brent Barry has inherited a little, so Brent is the best of Rick Barry's sons.

At this time, Barry faced Lu Yu's defense, his eyes were quiet, he stably took the ball over half court, just when Lu Yushen was ready to play against the slam dunk king, Barry suddenly waved his hand. , the ball brushed past Lu Yu's shoulder and headed towards the bottom corner.

Lu Yu turned back quickly, but saw that Rashad Lewis had gotten rid of Artest's defense and came to the bottom corner.

"Shh!"

Lewis still maintained his shooting posture, and the basketball went into the net.

3 is better than 0
This pass from Barry became the epitome of the whole game. He sent out nine assists in the whole game, and Lu Yu only scored 19 points and 7 assists under Payton's defense.

Lu Yu couldn't prevent the SuperSonics from blooming alone, and he was severely restricted by this guy Peyton. It was the first time he encountered this level of defense. It made him more uncomfortable than Kobe's defense, and he was worthy of Peyton. Dayton's nickname of "Gloves", the final score was fixed at 96:87, and the Sonics won.

The Bulls fans in the stadium couldn't believe their eyes, staring at the numbers on the red scoreboard.

lost?

Lost to the Seventh SuperSonics in the West?

What happened to Lu Yu?
In the end, Charles Barkley, who has retired and became a basketball commentator, summed up the game for the camera.

"The reason why the Bulls lost this game lies in Lu Yu!"

"I know that if I say this, I will be scolded by many fans, especially female fans. Many people will say that Lu Yu is just a rookie. He has scored 19 points and 7 assists, but don't forget, he is The boss of this team, the requirements for him can never be measured by the standard of ordinary players. He needs to stand up and give the team the greatest help when the team is in difficulties, not just because he is a rookie. Require."

"Obviously Lu Yu's performance today is not good enough, he didn't find a way to attack, Payton played a role in his defense, I can understand Lu Yu, after all, this guy Payton has always been so difficult, but this is not to lose the game The most critical reason, the Bulls lost, was to meet the Sonics who were more capable of shooting."

"The Bulls are very good at playing zone defense. Their perimeter defense can well limit the opponent's breakthrough. Even if a team with strong interior strength encounters them, they will bleed at most, just like the Timberwolves' Garnett."

"But the Sonics are different. The Sonics' defense is just as tough. The only difference is the Sonics' offense. After Mike Milan's training, they have a good group of perimeter shooters."

The picture of the SuperSonics attacking appeared on the screen. After several rounds of transmission, the basketball finally got a shot outside the three-point line, and the SuperSonics made a shot.

"Sometimes it's not necessarily from the [-]-point line, it can be from the mid-range, and that's what sets the Sonics apart from other teams. They're very good at shooting."

In the end, Barkley said with a smile: "As soon as Lu Yu came back, the team lost. I think the Bulls' teammates are deliberately framing Lu Yu, but I have to admit that the current Bulls are very afraid of a shooting team like the Supersonics. ."

A team like the SuperSonics may not be able to take care of themselves when they play other teams and can be abused by the opponent's interior, but they have an advantage when they encounter the Bulls who are not very strong in the interior and are not very good at defending the shooting team.

After the game, all the Bulls players sat quietly in the locker room, some had changed their coats, some didn't even take a shower, just sat silently on the bench, and everyone was waiting for Carter. Special post-match summary.

Cartwright sat in the corner, took a cigarette from his pocket, and took a deep breath.

This game knocked him down from the position he was held to high, and made him realize that the style of play that relied on Lu Yu as the core could also be targeted.

The core of his tactics is Lu Yu. In the past, some teams have made defensive arrangements for Lu Yu, some are attacking, and some are the strongest defensive players. Although it can limit Lu Yu to a certain extent, Lu Yu always has method to adjust.

However, in this game, Lu Yu's adjustments had little effect, because they couldn't defend against their opponents, who could always get open shots on the perimeter, and they were able to seize them.

Artest and Hassel are both good players in preventing breakthroughs, but if you let them defend against shots, it would be better to say that they are not professional.

Obviously, in this game, the Supersonics played better...

Cartwright didn't know how long he pondered, until the cigarette in his hand burned to the end, and he realized that none of his teammates had left.

"Uh...don't go home...just lose a game, don't look at me like that, everyone played well, it's just bad luck."

Lu Yu sighed.

If you come back and lose, you always feel like you've been played.

It wasn't really a matter of bad luck today.

Whether it's tactics or style of play, there's no problem with the tone the Bulls have set from the start of the season this season. Only in this way can the team make the playoffs.

But there's always going to be a team with a similar style, and that's the Sonics.

Sometimes the basketball game is really metaphysical, and the top team in the league may even lose to the bottom team in the league, sometimes just because of the restrained style.

But will the league's No. [-] team change its game?
will not!

Because the bottom team in the league will not enter the playoffs and will not be the team's opponent in the playoffs.

Just like the Sonics, he's in the West, he wants to hold the Bulls in the playoffs, unless the Bulls can make it to the finals, and they happen to meet the Sonics in the finals.

This probability is too low.

"Okay, everyone go back to rest early. This loss is mainly my responsibility." Cartwright took the lead and walked out of the locker room.

Lu Yu didn't move, Artest didn't move, and Chandler closed his eyes. Although Cartwright just left with a smile, everyone could feel the look in his eyes that he didn't want to lose.

It's not that the team has never lost, but it's the first time it's been restricted to lose like this today, and there will inevitably be a gap in my heart.

After a long time, Lu Yu stood up abruptly: "In the next game, we must win it back and show it to everyone!"

Everyone understands that after this game, the media will definitely say that the Bulls' tactics are actually very good to decipher these words, and they must win the next game to prove it to everyone.

The opponent in the next game is... the Kings?

……

"The Bulls lost!"

The news spread quickly among the American sports media like an infected germ, and all the media exclaimed: "The Sonics have found a way to restrain the bulls!"

"Could it be that Lu Yu didn't play? He has been suspended before."

"Go on, it's because Lu Yu played that he lost. Didn't you read Barkley's comments on Lu Yu after the game? It's a gem of a sentence."

"Which team has never lost, the Kings with the highest record this season also lost a lot of games, and even the Bulls only won a maximum of 72 games back then. One downturn doesn't mean anything..."

"You're wrong. The Supersonics in this game limited the Bulls' tactical play with Lu Yu as the core. It is estimated that other teams will follow suit in the future, and the Bulls will feel uncomfortable in the future."

"Will the Bulls lose a few more games and be in the top eight in the East?"

"Tomorrow they will fight the king, and I have to continue rushing the draft."

"Me too!"

Everyone is not optimistic about the game between the Bulls and the Kings. After all, the Kings have the first record in the league this season, and the SuperSonics have played a game that limited the Bulls. You must know that the Kings’ shooters are no worse than the SuperSonics.

So in the eyes of many people, the outcome of the game between the Bulls and the Kings has been sealed.

But unexpectedly, the ending surprised everyone.

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(End of this chapter)