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Chapter 141 The key to winning, winning the Best of the Week again

"Unlimited defense?"

Before the game started, Duan thought he would encounter Jordan's Law tonight, but he didn't expect the Pacers to adopt a man-to-man defense with unlimited switching.

Duan got the ball in the frontcourt, and Artest stepped forward directly to wrap up the ball.

Since the referee didn't blow the whistle, the intensity of the game Duan faced tonight should not be much less than when he faced Kobe in the opening game.

In order to reduce trouble, Duan immediately called Tyson Chandler to cover him. He didn't want O'Neal to step forward and delay, and Artest switched to Tyson Chandler.

If Tyson Chandler has O'Neal's scoring ability and Duan passes the ball, Duan's task will be completed in this round.

Precisely because his teammates did not have such ability, Du En could only play small and large, relying on his footsteps to shake off O'Neal and then drive to the basket.

Unexpectedly, Duan really changed his rhythm and dribbled, looking for a chance to break through, and Artest suddenly let go of Tyson Chandler and double-teamed him.

O'Neal Jr. tried to put pressure on Duen, but it was just a bluff. Duen took a step back, and O'Neal immediately retracted inside and stared at Tyson Chandler again.

What is professionalism?This is called professionalism!The Pacers' speed and discipline in changing defense really impressed Du En.

"You want to cut off the contact between me and my teammates? That's interesting!"

After only one round, Duan understood the Pacers' defensive strategy tonight.

The Pacers made it clear that it was okay to be killed by Duen's shot, but Duen was not allowed to connect the team and activate other teammates.

Normally, this defensive strategy is to restrict stars who are good at pick-and-roll breakthroughs but have no shooting ability.

However, Duan's passing organization ability is too strong!
In the first two regular seasons, Duan did not score much.

But just by passing the ball, the Bulls' rookies scored a lot of simple goals, helping the Bulls take the lead in scoring and then win the game.

It can only be said that the Bulls' way of winning is somewhat single.

Carlisle just studied the eight preseason games and three regular season games that the Bulls have played this season and immediately understood that the Bulls can win because of Duan.

After finding the key to the Bulls' victory, it will not be a problem to defeat the Bulls.

After all, it is impossible for Doon to play one against five, and it is impossible to kill the game just by one person's scoring.

Although the Bulls have defeated many seemingly strong teams this season, they are still essentially a team that is rebuilding, needs time to grow, and lacks competitiveness.

The Bulls have a lot of inexperienced rookies, and as long as they can keep Duan away from them for a while, the Bulls will become a chaotic lottery team that doesn't know how to play.

The Pacers' defensive strategy tonight is to cut off Duan's connection with other teammates, thereby bringing the Bulls back to their original shape.

Du En also knew not to fall into the trap specially laid by the walkers.

Although he has the physical strength to make [-] or [-] shots in the game, he is not sure that he can lead the Bulls to win the game just by shooting.

Moreover, Duan's best scoring method now is not to shoot three-pointers from the outside, but to rush to the basket to finish.

Breaking through this offensive method often consumes much more energy than shooting.

The Pacers' defensive strategy is similar to that of the Pistons. To defend the outside line, they use man-to-man defense with unlimited switching. When the opponent breaks into the inside, they will inevitably adopt a multi-person attack.

In other words, once Duen starts shooting and is forced to score inside and bite the point difference, the game is no longer under Duen's control.

By the time Duen consumes a lot of energy by breaking into the paint, Duen will undoubtedly become more and more tired as the game progresses. There will also be an embarrassing situation on the court where Duen can neither break in nor make a shot.

In order to break the game, Duane continued to call his teammates to come forward for pick-and-rolls, but this time he called two pick-and-rolls in a row, and the second one was a cross-screen with Ben Gordon.

While Duan attracted the defense, he handed the ball to Ben Gordon, who took the ball and shot a three-pointer without saying a word!

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Go in!

Ben Gordon's shooting is good, and so is Duane's passing.

Although Carlisle's strategy against the Bulls and Duane is correct, unlimited defense changes test the players' execution and judgment.

Although the quality of the Pacers' forward group is very good, they want to guard against Du En and the Bulls who are connected by Du En.

So, at the moment when Duen combines sudden shots and distributes the ball, there are too many judgments that need to be made.

Carlisle did clearly tell the Pacers players before the game that Duen was allowed to shoot, but he must strangle Duen's contact with other teammates.

However, it also emphasized the need to interfere with Duan's three-pointers and score from inside the basket.

To put it bluntly, Carlisle really let Duan shoot the most efficient long two-point shot. This is also an area that cannot be taken into consideration by any defensive tactics.

Therefore, when Duen makes an offensive intention from outside the three-point line, even if he does not have the ball in his hands, the Pacers' forward players will be subconsciously attracted to Duen.

Obviously, Duane has opened a hole in the Pacers' defensive system.However, the Pacers are not only strong defensively, but also weak offensively.

The Pacers immediately started a transition attack, and the Flow attack was vigorous and they quickly got 2 points under the basket.

The Bulls resumed their attack under Duan's connection, but this time Wu Sheng Jackson changed defense faster. As soon as Duan handed the ball to Ben Gordon, Ben Gordon was already covered.

Ben Gordon did not force the ball, but passed the ball back to Duen, and Duen could only pull out and continue to call the pick-and-roll to reorganize the offense.

Because the Pacers defended well and the offensive time was limited, Duan switched to Jamal Tinsley in a pick-and-roll, and directly relied on his personal strength to shoot a three-pointer without saying a word.

Jamal Tinsley was too short to block the shot, but Warrior Jackson pounced forward, but was still a beat too late.

By the time Wu Sheng Jackson pounced in front of Du En, Du En had already relied on his personal strength to hit a three-pointer with a strong shot.

However, Duen also knows that if he keeps playing like this, his shooting percentage will definitely decline rapidly, and he will not be able to be so efficient all the time.

And constantly holding the ball in pick-and-rolls, dribbling and then calling pick-and-rolls, constantly trying to connect the team, this will also consume a lot of physical energy due to excessive ball control.

The Pacers' Flow offense was very fast and fierce, obviously hoping to use fast breaks to double the energy consumption of Du En.

For this reason, Duen could only hand over the ball first and let Ben Gordon and others try to see if they could produce any effect.

As soon as the Pacers saw Ben Gordon getting the ball, they immediately adjusted their defensive strategy and used Warrior Jackson and Jamal Tinsley to double-team Ben Gordon.

Ben Gordon passed the ball to Luol Deng who was left open, but as soon as Luol Deng broke into the basket, he was intercepted by the Pacers' wall.

Luol Deng tried to rely on talent to complete the layup, but was interfered with and failed to score.

Upon seeing this, the rest of the Bulls immediately returned to defense and tried to shrink the basket as much as possible, but Jamal Tinsley made a chasing three-pointer.

With the score difference caught up, Duen could only call for a pick-and-roll and switch defense, and first played singles to stabilize the situation.

Regarding Duan's attitude towards singles on the outside, the Pacers were relatively normal. They did not double-team, but forward players stepped forward to block shots individually.

As long as Duane doesn't hit Jamal Tinsley out of position in the pick-and-roll, that's totally fine.

After playing a few balls, Duan also began to shoot erratically due to his reduced physical strength and was unable to do what he wanted.

At this time, you can only hand the ball to your teammates first and run to the bottom corner to smoke for a while.

In order to defeat the Bulls, the Pacers were too well prepared on the defensive end.

Ben Gordon and others are indeed just rookies, have not grown well, their personal strength needs to be improved, and their on-field performance is also very unstable.

In order to break the Pacers' blockade on Duan as soon as possible, Scott Skiles replaced Diaw on the court early to help Duan share part of the pressure on the team.

Unexpectedly, Carlisle also studied Diaw and directly let Diaw shoot.

Although Diaw has been practicing three-pointers at Duen's request, he has not yet been able to practice three-pointers.

Although there is mid-range, it is relatively average.

Diaw's main scoring comes from the inside. Of course, Diaw himself prefers to pass the ball to his teammates in the inside.

As Diaw came on the court, the Bulls' offensive space became even smaller, and the game instantly became very unfavorable to the Bulls.

In an extremely passive situation, Duen stepped forward and made a few shots, and at the same time encouraged Diaw to give it a try, and then the Pacers overtook the score.

In order to win the game, Duan worked hard tonight, but the Bulls' foundation is too weak and the entire lineup is too weak!
After all, basketball is a team sport. Without decent helpers around him, Du En can defeat weak teams by relying on a single core to lead the team, but he cannot beat a strong offensive and defensive team like the Pacers.

Just like tonight's game, starting from falling behind in the first quarter, the Bulls did not find any possibility of overtaking the Pacers in the next three quarters.

Duane made 26 of 12 shots, 16 of 7 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 36 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Pretty good data, but he still failed to help the Bulls win.

89 to 101, the Bulls had just won three consecutive victories and suffered their first regular season defeat at the Conseco Arena in Indianapolis.

However, in the eyes of Doon fans and Bulls fans, Doon has done enough, and losing to the Pacers is not a shame.

Generally speaking, Du En's performance in this battle can be described as the Bulls lost, but Du En did not lose.

Two days later, league officials expressed a similar attitude - Duane won the Eastern Conference's first Player of the Week honor with a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, averaging a triple-double of 29 points, 10.75 rebounds and 12.5 assists per game. .

It has to be said that this is the advantage of the team boss leading the team alone.

Even if you don't achieve a complete victory record, as long as the data is good enough and the team performance is relatively good, it is easy to win individual honors such as Best of the Week and Best of the Month.

In other words, although Duan has already won the Player of the Week award, he has not yet won the Player of the Month award.

Tracy McGrady has had the best four months leading the team alone. Duan's statistics at the beginning of the season are so good and the team's record is not bad. I think he has a chance to win the best player of the month.

You know, the Eastern Conference bonus is not just the regular season record and playoff results, personal honors are also a big part.

(End of this chapter)