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In the preseason, because the record does not count towards the regular season, it is not that important.

The eight preseason games in a normal season are mainly used to help veterans find the feeling of playing the game, and to help newcomers who have just joined the team better familiarize themselves with the team's common tactics and strive to integrate into the team.

But fans don't care about this. They enter the arena just to watch the team win.

Even Bulls fans knew in the offseason a few months ago that the Bulls dynasty would collapse and that rebuilding would begin in the new season.

But they still have great expectations for the Bulls, who have stars like Duane, Curry, and Leonard.

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

As soon as the game started, the Bulls changed their style of play from last season and began to adapt a new offensive system.

First, Duan got the ball after halftime and played a pick-and-roll with Gobert from outside the three-point line.

At the same time, Curry ran from the bottom corner to the top of the arc, using the double screens of Green and Kawhi to get a better open three-point opportunity.

After all, Duen is the ball holder, and a few months ago, he won another FMVP trophy.

As the saying goes, people are like trees. Almost all Eagles players focused on Duan.

It was only after Gobert set up the screen for Duen that he immediately moved down the line, attracting the defensive attention of the Hawks' interior players.

At this time, Duan diverted his attention to Gobert and Curry.

There are people in front of Gobert and there are people in front of Curry, but they are not defensive players but teammates.

As an excellent playmaker, Curry got a chance to shoot in a wide open space, and Duan had no reason not to pass it.

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Not long after Duan passed the ball to Curry, Curry made a hollow three-pointer.

After watching the three-pointer go in, Curry immediately patted his chest and pointed his finger in the sky, and the audience immediately burst into thunderous cheers.

When he heard the noise from the audience, Curry looked at Duan who passed the ball to him with a smile on his face.

Because it was a preseason game, the Hawks did not pay much attention to winning or losing the game, so when the fans cheered and celebrated for Curry, the Hawks did not immediately serve the ball and launch an offensive.

Duen noticed that Curry seemed to want to celebrate with him, so he walked up and touched the back of Curry's head.

"Stephen, your three-pointers are really accurate!"

Curry couldn't touch Duen's head, so he could only pat Duen's butt.
"Boss, without you attracting the defense and without your passing, I wouldn't be able to score this shot."

"Don't forget that there are teammates who are covering for you!" After Du En said this, he turned around and returned to defense.

Curry nodded after hearing this: "Yes, we are a team, and everyone's efforts make me play better."

As a small guard whose main method of scoring is shooting, Curry is not unaware of the value of forwards and interiors providing him with cover.

However, no matter how good his teammates' cover is, or how good his ability to run without the ball is, if the person on the team who takes the ball doesn't pass the ball over, there is nothing Curry can do to make a shot like this. three-pointers.

In short, if you want to score a goal, you must first have the ball in your hands.

For a player who mainly plays without the ball, the most important thing is that the ball can be passed while he runs out of opportunities.

And what about Duane’s basketball philosophy?
The team can't win the game just by me scoring 40 or 50 points. Other teammates must step up and score enough points to win the game.

At the same time, teammates also need to limit the opponent's scoring and ensure that the opponent does not surpass themselves.

Therefore, Du En's pursuit is to cultivate a group of teammates who are good at fighting and make them play better.

Individual or team, data or honor?
Although Curry wants to be the face of the Bulls, he has not yet reached the height of Duan and does not know how to lead the team to win.

However, Curry did not pursue this aspect in the first place, and he had already agreed with Duen to let Duen manage the locker room. He was only responsible for scoring!

In the playoffs, stars take the lead, carry the offensive banner, and inspire teammates to work hard. Isn't this a simple and effective way to win?

We are all NBA players. As long as the quality of teammates is too poor, it is not uncommon for stars to explode and win the playoffs.

Closer to home, although the Bulls followed the tactics deployed by Tyronn Lue in the training match, the time for everyone to practice these tactics was still a bit short.

Although Duan has a strong ability to read the game, it is inevitable that his teammates will run too hard.

In addition, sometimes Duan feels that there is an opportunity to lead the ball, and then passes the ball.

As a result, his teammates failed to react and the ball was passed out of bounds, which also happens from time to time.

In the first quarter of the game, Duan played 8 minutes and accumulated 4 turnovers.

In fact, it was not just Duen who made more mistakes, because the cooperation between other teammates on the field did not seem to be tacit enough. When taking the ball and making tactics, everyone would be a little confused and make some mistakes from time to time.

After the first quarter, the score reached 24 to 18, and the Bulls, playing at home, were 6 points behind.

In fact, the Bulls' overall shooting percentage is pretty good because the overall lineup has an advantage in height and they also have a considerable advantage in rebounding.

To put it bluntly, the score behind in the first quarter was mainly due to the high number of mistakes.

The team made 9 turnovers in a single quarter. If this were the playoffs, the team's morale might have completely collapsed.

Thanks to it being a preseason game, there wasn't much of a ripple effect.

However, the fans at the scene were not particularly satisfied with this.

Originally, at the beginning of the game, the cheers were very loud, but as the game went on, the clapping and cheering became sparse and intermittently.

After all, fans buy tickets to get in, and preseason stars usually don't play in the second half.

In order to give back to the fans, some assistant coaches also suggested to the players that they should be energetic after playing, dunk more and perform more when there is an opportunity.

As the biggest star in the United Center and the head of the Bulls, Duen has no shirk in this kind of thing.

Therefore, as soon as the second quarter started, he came on the court with a fake pass and hit the basket for two dunks.

The atmosphere at the scene was ignited again because of Duen's two heavy dunks.

Subsequently, the other main players of the Bulls also followed Duan's footsteps, either dunking or playing in singles and hitting several good shots.

The fans at the scene cheered and their enthusiasm became even higher.

It's just that in the second half, the rookie came on to play and was required to strictly follow the tactics of the previous training.

Then the Bulls frequently made coordination errors.

Because the rookies lacked understanding of tactics, their tactical coordination was relatively rigid, and there were also some problems with the mobility of the ball, making the situation on the field worse.

It was also because of mistakes in coordination and failure to produce very good data. Although the rookies' game attitude did not change much, it could be seen from their body language that they were somewhat frustrated and complaining.

After the rookie was moved off the court, Tyronn Lue showed his chicken soup skills inherited from Rivers, constantly enlightening the rookies, motivating them, and getting them back on their feet.

However, the result of this game is irreversible.

97 to 81, the Bulls were defeated by 16 points at home and lost to the Eagles who came from afar.

Moreover, the experience of losing in the preseason is not just one.

There are seven preseason games left, and the Bulls only won one of them. Although Bulls fans know that the Bulls are training new players and this season is a period of reconstruction, the majority of fans have been dormant in the dream of a dynasty in previous years.

The vast majority of fans cannot accept the Bulls' preseason performance, and some fans even wrote in newspapers to warn the Bulls management and coaching staff.

In order to sell tickets, the Bulls management also did a series of things afterwards, but of course it was just lip service.

For the coaching staff headed by Mike Brown and Tyronn Lue, the Bulls management did not exert much pressure. At most, they hoped to reasonably arrange the rookies to play, and hoped that the rookies could play as soon as possible.

In this regard, Mike Brown and Tyronn Lue have a clear division of labor. One is responsible for defense and the other is responsible for offense. They will lead the players to watch game videos in time periods every day and analyze the problems exposed in the preseason.

The main thing is defense, because in the regular season, Du En and others know how to win and attack.

Because this season, the Bulls have no record requirements, and considering that next season, they are very likely to compete for the championship again.

Therefore, the significance of playing hard to win the No. 1 pick is not very important to the Bulls.

After all, even if you get a talented top draft pick, you don’t have time to train him.

Du En's peak was only a few years away, so he couldn't afford to delay.

Taking into account the status and pride of Duan as the number one player in history, in the eyes of Mike Brown and others, Duan will try his best to help the team win. The Bulls still have a good chance of reaching the playoffs this season.

In order to reflect his value, it is also to help the Bulls become a more complete collective.

Before the start of the regular season, Mike Brown focused on the Bulls' defense and tried to help the Bulls achieve a good result at the beginning of the regular season.

Fortunately for Mike Brown, the new head coach, the Bulls' opponent in the regular season opener was the New Orleans Pelicans.

These days, except for the 12 No. pick, the Pelicans are all old, weak, sick and disabled. It can be said that there is no one who can play.

The disadvantage of thick eyebrows is that they tend to become softer when encountering particularly hard inner lines.

The Bulls' current inside configuration includes Green and Gobert as starters, and Hibbert and Jokic as substitutes.

If it were a few years later, Jokic alone would be enough to drink a pot of thick eyebrows.

But with this lineup now, it may not be that easy for Nongmei to perform in the opening game.

Time soon came to October 10, and the opening game of the new season was finally about to begin.

When the championship flag-raising ceremony and championship ring awarding ceremony are completed, the war begins.

At the beginning of the game, Nong Mei and Gobert came to the center circle to jump the ball.

Gobert relied on his height and wingspan advantage to help the Bulls seize the ball.

Curry dribbled the ball across half court and looked for touch first.

Nate Robinson stepped forward to bite Curry, but Curry didn't stick to the ball and passed the ball to Duane after halftime.

Duen signaled Gobert to come over and set a screen for him, but Thick Eyebrow did not follow him out, but huddled in the penalty area.

When Duan saw this, he used Gobert's screen to rush directly to the free throw line and made a bow.

Upon seeing this, the thick eyebrow immediately pounced out, but saw that Du En did not join the ball, but continued to dribble, changed direction, passed the thick eyebrow, and went to the basket.

Speaking of which, Thick Eyebrow's talent is a bit scary. He was obviously kicked off by Du En, but Du En came to the basket for a layup, but Thick Eyebrow still reacted, turned around and jumped to block the shot.

Thanks to Du En's experience, he did not choose to go directly to the layup, but chose to hit the board first.

In the end, although Nongmei, who lacked game experience, blocked the ball, he was just a trapped beast and created an interference ball.

And this time Du En hit the board, although he did not directly hit the basket, but because of his thick eyebrows, he interfered with the ball and scored two points, giving the Bulls the lead!

Next, in the Pelicans' offensive round, Nate Robinson dribbled the ball for a while, and finally decided to give the ball to Nong Mei.

However, there was nothing the thick eyebrow could do in the face of Gobert's physical confrontation, interference from his long arms, and Green's assistance at the basket.

The thick eyebrows could only pass the ball to the outside, and then the round-faced Gordon tried to break through the basket, but was defended by Green, and was eventually forced to take a hasty shot and hit the mid-range shot.

Seeing this, Green first got stuck, then jumped to protect the rebound.

Duan took the lead in the fast break, and Green's passing ability was also good. He immediately launched a long pass to the front court, and the Bulls launched a transition attack.

After Duan caught the ball, he took two steps and one step at a time, shot straight into the basket, and then followed up with a blazing, two-handed dunk.

"MVP, MVP, MVP!"

Du En scored four points in a row as soon as he came up. The crowd cheered one after another and could not calm down for a long time.

Looking at the Pelicans, the staffing is not good, let alone playing tonight at the United Center, the home of the defending champion Bulls.

Perhaps he was frightened by the momentum of Bulls fans.

The Pelicans' previous few attacks seemed to be hasty, and the cooperation within the team was also relatively jerky. The tactics were not able to work well. They relied on singles alone and failed to hit several shots.

Looking at the Bulls again, they are getting smoother and smoother as they fight. It can be said that they are so powerful!

Curry relied on the tactics of echelon screens to get open three-point opportunities one after another. He was in great form from the beginning, making 3 of 3 three-pointers and scoring 9 points in a row, helping the Bulls quickly expand their lead.

Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry was forced to call for a timeout, loving being able to interrupt Curry's fiery touch.

Then after the timeout, the Pelicans' offense did not improve significantly.

The Bulls players on the court actually produced the defensive effect that Mike Brown wanted.

The Bulls relied on tight defense to continue to limit the Pelicans' scoring and consolidate their lead.

Because it was difficult for the Pelicans' players to score easily, they could only struggle more and more, and became more and more frustrated. In the end, they became independent, and there were constant singles and even random fights.

The Bulls took this opportunity to replace several rookies one after another, starting with fourth-year rookies such as Middleton and Crowder, allowing them to play a connecting role.

In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Jokic and Portis also got the opportunity to play.

Of course, it was mainly just to get the feeling. Jokic made one and missed a layup. However, within two minutes, he helped his teammates grab an offensive rebound and helped Middleton from the outside to make a mid-range shot. .

As for Portis, he started with the dirty work. He didn't take a shot unless there was an open opportunity. He didn't make a shot in a short period of time, and he didn't get any other data.

In this way, the Bulls' main players and substitutes came on alternately.

There was also a period of time when I didn't play well, mainly because I didn't have a tacit understanding and the tactics didn't work out. The star players relied on their personal abilities to play in singles, but they couldn't play because they felt cold.

Fortunately, the Pelicans are good enough. The Bulls just recovered some points and quickly got them back.

At halftime, the Bulls led the Pelicans by a full 17 points.

In the third quarter, the Bulls took advantage of the period when Curry was feeling convulsed and kept feeding Curry the ball. The point difference quickly expanded to more than 25 points, and the game was basically defeated.

In order to consolidate the victory, Mike Brown did not send first-year rookies such as Jokic in the second half of the third quarter.

Even if they come on the bench, they will still be veterans like Middleton, Crowder, Bojan, and Hibbert who are good at fighting.

Also because the lineup was solid enough, the Bulls successfully entered the fourth quarter with a huge 28-point lead.

Seeing that the situation was so bad, the Pelicans did not hesitate to fight. They directly changed to the substitute lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Mike Brown took advantage of the situation and replaced Jokic and other rookies, which had the effect of training the newcomers.

89 to 101. In the end, the Bulls defeated the Pelicans at home with a 12-point advantage, ushering in a good start to the new season. (End of chapter)