Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 187 The bearded man is crazy about music, give young people some opportunities

On October 10, at the United Center in Chicago, the Bulls faced the Pistons in their first preseason game at home.

The league's arrangement of this schedule somewhat feels like a grudge match between the Bulls and Pistons.

Therefore, the United Center was also full tonight.

However, unlike in the past, two big Hollywood stars - Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson - were in the front row of the court tonight, adding a lot of beauty to the United Center.

"Four months ago we were inferior and lost to the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs.

However, after four months, we worked hard, we grew, we gained new partners, and we became stronger.

Next, it’s time to test the results, starting with the Detroit Pistons!
In the new season, we have only one goal, and that is to win that damn championship together! "

Before the game started, Duen, as the team boss, spoke in the locker room.

Baron Davis waited until Duane finished speaking and immediately led the applause.

Although the final photos of the Bulls' new season have not been taken yet, there is no doubt that Baron Davis will be the second-in-command of the Chicago Bulls this coming season.

Duan's prestige in the Bulls locker room was very high!
Now that Baron Davis, the team's second-in-command, has also expressed his stance, it's even better.

"Win the damn championship!"

"Win the damn championship!"

The Bulls players were united and stood up and shouted.

"Okay, let's go, let's win tonight's game together! We must complete our revenge against the Detroit Pistons!"

Immediately afterwards, under the leadership of Dunn, the Bulls players left the locker room and came to the game field through the player tunnel.

Not long after, the starting players of the two teams came on stage one after another, and the first preseason game between the Bulls and the Pistons began.

After a summer of hard training and a summer of growth, Tyson Chandler finally fully mastered his own talent.

Not only did he get the ball from Ben, but in the first round of the pick-and-roll with Baron Davis, he easily dropped in for an alley-oop, fully demonstrating his athletic ability.

As for Baron Davis, because he has just joined the Bulls, he also needs to get familiar with his teammates.

In addition, it is also a trick to other teammates, showing that he is not here to dominate the Bulls, but to integrate into the team and achieve results together.

In fact, as early as the summer training camp in Doon, Baron Davis took the initiative and actively tried to integrate into the Bulls youth army.

That being said, the effect is pretty good.We usually play one-on-one, 3v3, and treat guests to dinner after the training camp, and the tacit understanding between teammates gradually develops.

After all, everyone is about the same age, there is not much of a gap, and we can play together.

Also because of the training camp, although the Bulls' starting five teamed up for the first time in an official game, they played very methodically.

It's not bad at all compared to the Pistons' top five starting lineups in the league.

"Brother, you are too strong!

When I play with you, I just have to be myself and don't have to think about other things.

And you are so talented and unique!
You can shoot the ball into the basket anytime, anywhere!And can pass the ball to anyone's hands like a magician.

It's so easy to play this kind of game. I love this job so much! "

Halfway through the first quarter, Baron Davis and Duane came off the court to rest.

Before reaching the bench on the sidelines, Baron Davis shouted excitedly in Duan's ear.

Simply put, playing next to Duane, Baron Davis only needs half a quarter of game time.

就打出了5投3中，罚球2投2中，拿到了8分1篮板3助攻的数据。

这要转化为一整场，差不多就是30+5+10的数据，至少也是25+5+5。

For Baron Davis, this was like a dream.

Even if I was the boss of the Hornets before, I could fire unlimitedly and hit 20+5+5, but I couldn't do it every game.

Now when he plays next to Du En, he finds that almost no one will double-team him.

"Am I not an All-Star guard? Am I not a top-paid player?"

Baron Davis felt ignored and insulted.

But after thinking about it, all this was because of playing with Du En, and I found that it was really fun to play with Du En, and then I had no objection.

Now Baron Davis's thoughts and ideas have been corrected immediately.

"Yes, yes, you just double-team Du En. Just pretend I don't exist. Please continue!"

Growing up, Baron Davis was the boss of the team and a target that opponents would guard against.

To be honest, Baron Davis is used to being stalked by his opponents, even with a lot of physical confrontation and small moves.

Baron Davis knows the strength of the Pistons and knows that the Pistons' defense is one of the best in the league.

It is also true that this preseason game against the Pistons was a bit uncomfortable at first.

But soon, Baron Davis adapted to his new identity, how to be teammates with Duan, and how to find his own position within the Bulls.

Point guard?Missed, shooting guard!

It was also because Duan encouraged him to hold the ball and made it clear that he didn't need to care too much about connecting the team, so Baron Davis began to let go and focus solely on offense.

When the Pistons' iron barrel formation came, Baron Davis found that the Pistons' inside line was not easy to break out, and Duan said - if you feel that the inside line can't break out, just let the ball out.

At first, Baron Davis still held on to his inner pride.

As a head player and an All-Star point guard, he can't beat the Pistons inside, and he can't feed his teammates inside. Wouldn't it be a bit embarrassing to let the news out at this time?
When it was difficult to be defended by the Pistons, and it was discovered that Du En had already opened up on the outside, Baron Davis had to pass the ball to Du En and let Du En handle the ball.

Who would have thought that Duen would shoot the ball as soon as he received the ball, and then score immediately.

"He just scored a goal? Did he get an assist?"

After Baron Davis scratched his head in confusion, he knew how to handle the ball when the inside line couldn't break out.

In fact, during the previous training camp, Baron Davis also knew that Duan was very accurate in shooting from the outside.

However, training and competition are completely different things. The most critical point is that the two are not teammates on the same team.

After all, Duen and Baron Davis are on the same team, which means it is no longer 3V3, but should be 3V5, otherwise there will be no point in training.Having said that, Duan is not the only one who brings novel feelings to Baron Davis through the Bulls youth army!

Tyson Chandler and Josh Smith are two masters of pie, and they also make Baron Davis play extremely comfortably.

The defender dribbles, the defender breaks through, and the defender finishes at the basket. If this is just the style of play, no matter how good the player is, the style of play will definitely be fixed and easily restricted.

Guards already suffer from static talents. If they want to take advantage of their quickness on the court, they can only greatly improve their offensive threat and scoring efficiency by combining sudden shots and passes, with the support and cooperation of teammates.

In the past, because Baron Davis was the boss of the team, he was restricted on the offensive end. In addition, he had no helpers around him, so his offensive options were very poor, and his scoring efficiency was also very low. He could easily be mistaken for a data brush.

But now playing in the Bulls, Baron Davis does not need to link up the team like a regular point guard. Instead, he directly takes the ball to attack and takes the lead in the charge.

Because the offensive space is very comfortable, and there are teammates inside and outside who can digest the ball, he can easily get some assist data for him, and his scoring efficiency also increases as the passing threat increases.

It is worth mentioning that on the defensive end, Duen will take the initiative to defend against arrows, and the Bulls' individual defense is basically full starting from Duen at the second position to the fifth position.

As strong as the Pistons, there is no one that can attack at all five points.

This also means that the Bulls' starting configuration can easily hide and protect him on the defensive end.

In other words, he can devote more energy to offense and organization without expending too much energy on the defensive end.

This kind of configuration and this style of play is simply an eye-opener for Baron Davis. Don't play too comfortably.

"If I don't make the All-Stars this season, I'll really miss my chance to play for the Chicago Bulls!"

Even though the first game of the preseason has not been played, Baron Davis has confirmed that the Eastern Conference All-Stars will definitely be stable this season.

This is not because Baron Davis is arrogant, but because he now knows the actual situation of this Bulls.

In the opinion of Baron Davis, the current configuration of the Bulls is to allow the point guard to rack up statistics. In addition, due to the presence of Duan in the new season, the Bulls' record will not be much worse.

Therefore, as long as a point guard with a little bit of strength comes to the Bulls, he can basically become an All-Star!

Of course, outsiders don't know how great it is to play point guard in the Bulls.

Only when you come to the Bulls and come to Du En in person do you know that it is a very simple thing to score high points and get gorgeous statistics.

"Byron, don't work too hard against the Pistons. Just make a few shots from the outside and give the young people some opportunities."

Dunn knew how excited Baron Davis was at this time.

In order to prevent Baron Davis from playing too comfortably and then indulging in the joy of improving singles data, Duan hit Baron Davis at the right time.

The problem with Baron Davis is that his shooting is unstable, and he is easily injured if he blindly breaks through.

With one month left before the start of the regular season, Duane must make Baron Davis realize that if he wants to win the championship as the Bulls' second leader, his current shooting is not good enough.

If Baron Davis can develop a more stable shot and replace part of his breakthrough with shooting, it will definitely make Baron Davis healthier during the regular season.

But when it comes to the regular season, Duane will definitely let Baron Davis regain his passing skills and give full play to the organizational skills that an All-Star point guard should have.

Now Duan is deliberately guiding Baron Davis to gain points because the preseason data is not valuable, and then uses the preseason to give Baron Davis a taste of the sweetness first.

If other teams pay enough attention to the Bulls, I am afraid they will also pay attention to Baron Davis again and strengthen their defense against him.

Then, it makes sense for the Bulls to reduce Baron Davis's shots and give the ball to players who can shoot more accurately and score more efficiently.

At this time, if Baron Davis wants to play more roles, he can only return to his original job as a point guard.

Having said that, as the second in command of the team, if you hear the boss speak, you must still listen.

Baron Davis heard Duane suggest that he shoot more and then give the ball to the rookies to play more, so Baron Davis naturally chose to do it.

于是乎，上半场打了13分钟，拜伦·戴维斯10投5中，三分3投1中，罚球2投2中，得到了13分3篮板6助攻的数据。

If the whole game is played, it is obviously not difficult for Baron Davis to get a 20+10 double-double.

However, in the preseason, the team's main players only played in the first half, so Baron Davis's Bulls preseason debut had just this data.

However, let’s look at Bulls boss Duan’s performance tonight.

6投4中，三分3投2中，同样出场13分钟，也就10分4篮板3助攻1抢断而已。

Although the scoring efficiency is very high, the overall data is not too exaggerated.

For Bulls fans tonight, what is really noteworthy is the performance of several rookies.

替补出场的本·戈登打满全场，16投11中，三分7投4中，砍下了26分3篮板2助攻的数据。

Playing with Du En, although he got more offensive opportunities, he encountered greater defensive intensity.

Now transferred to the bench, Ben Gordon's talent has finally gained a considerable advantage.

And there is no need to take into account dribbling, organization and other tasks, basically just complete the task of scoring and that's it.

In addition to Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and Josh Smith also had very good statistics tonight, with 17 points and 8 rebounds and 15 points and 10 rebounds respectively.

On the contrary, Andres Nocioni, who performed well in the playoffs last season, performed relatively slowly, scoring only 8 points in 9 shots. Neither rebounds nor assists were outstanding.

But in the preseason, it’s normal to find some form.

Although veterans like Kukoc played a big role in the training camp, he only scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 3 minutes of preseason tonight, and his performance was very mediocre.

There is a month of preseason, and Bulls players have a lot of time to adjust.

However, judging from the preseason record, the Bulls seem to have more time for players to adjust.

After winning against the Pistons at home, the Bulls won away games against the Grizzlies, the Celtics, and the Timberwolves at home. They didn't lose a game until they played the Lakers away from home.

Then the Bulls played the Rockets away from home and won again.

After returning to the East, the Bulls defeated the Timberwolves on the road and returned to home to win the Grizzlies, completely ending this year's preseason trip.

The record of 7 wins and 1 loss can reflect many situations. Firstly, Baron Davis has integrated into the Bulls very smoothly. Secondly, the Bulls are quite strong in both the starting lineup and the bench lineup.

However, how the Bulls will be in the new season depends on how they perform in the regular season.

Although there are bonuses in the East, how much they can take depends on the Bulls' abilities!
Whether they can win the championship as the No. [-] player in the Eastern Conference like the Heat did last season is another matter.

No, in order to let fans across the United States know the strength of the Bulls as soon as possible, this year's opening game will be the same as last year, with points from the Bulls!

However, this time the opponent is not the Lakers, but the Knicks, who focus on traffic.

(End of this chapter)