At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 58 The Road Trip Ends
With the final whistle, the battle between the Bulls and Warriors finally came to an end.

The ears of the audience were finally relieved from the endless sound of hammering.

At 90:82, the Bulls swallowed the bitter fruit of failure by eight points at their home court, and incidentally also reaped their own five-game losing streak.

From the scores of the two teams, it can be seen how tragic today's game was.

The Warriors, who averaged nearly 110 points per game this season, dropped by nearly 20 points today, scoring only 90 points.

Although the Bulls are not good at offense, their 82 points are far below the team's normal level.

The highest scorer in the game was Monta Ellis, who made 24 of 9 shots and scored 25 points.

Although the efficiency is a bit low, he is also the only player who scored more than 20 points in the game.

Du Zhe played 35 minutes in this game, almost playing three full quarters.

虽然上半场仅仅3投1中得到3分，但好在下半场他及时找回状态，最终凭借全场12中6的命中率，得到16分5板1助3断。

This score has shrunk by nearly half compared to the previous game, but compared with other outside players whose shooting percentage is only [-] to [-]%, Du Zhe's performance can be called quite good.

After this round, while the Warriors ushered in two consecutive victories, their record has also improved to 12 wins and 10 losses, and they have returned to the ranks of qualifying for the playoffs.

And Du Zhe took a look, and his current scoring average has reached 16.2 points per game. In addition, he also has 3.3 steals per game.

According to this trend, by the end of the season, his data should rise further.

It can be said that he is still very competitive in the competition for the best sixth man award.

Although he may be slightly behind competitors such as Crawford and Terry in terms of points per game, Du Zhe is much better than them defensively.

After the trip to Chicago, the Warriors did not have the leisure to appreciate the charm of the Windy City.

Early the next morning, the whole team hurriedly boarded the plane and rushed to the destination of the next game-Detroit.

And this game is also the most difficult back-to-back battle in this round of road trip.

As a well-known Motor City in the whole country and even in the world, the Detroit team has obvious regional branding.

Pistons - the most common part on this car, is the name of the team today.

As one of the founding teams of the NBA, the Detroit Pistons have also left their own glorious history in the league.

At the end of the 80s, although the "Bad Boys" formed by the Pistons were notorious in the league, it is undeniable that this team not only won two championships with its unique style of play, but also became Michael Jordan's success. The biggest obstacle in the way of God.

At the beginning of this century, the birth of the Piston Five Tigers created a myth of common people with a grassroots body.

They grabbed a championship on the head of the Lakers, the Western powerhouse with the Big Four, which indirectly led to the disintegration of the powerful "OK combination".

It's just that times have changed and things are different now. The five Pistons back then have already aged and gone their separate ways.

The FMVP Chauncey Billups who won the championship that year was traded to the Denver Nuggets, and "Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace joined the Boston Celtics after becoming a free agent.

The remaining "Big Ben" Ben Wallace and "CIC King" Richard Hamilton are now veterans in their 30s, with only one peak left.

Among the five tigers back then, only small forward Tyshawn Prince was still in the prime of life. At the age of 29, he played impressively at the small forward position. He has been selected as the "Second Defense" lineup for four consecutive years. A quality winning puzzle.

However, Tyshawn Prince was unable to play in this game due to injury, so the Pistons' starting lineup today has only two tigers from the five starting five-Hamilton and Ben Wallace.

The other starters on the team are: point guard Rodney Starkey.

This young point guard carries the future hope of the Pistons and has been the team's key training target in recent years.

For him, the Pistons even did not hesitate to send away the famous Allen Iverson, which shows his status in the team's mind.

The starting power forward is this year's second-round rookie-Jonas Jerebko, and Du Zhe played against him in the summer league.

At the small forward position, it was Jason Maxhill who replaced Prince in the starting lineup.

Although Max Hill is only a little over two meters tall, a few centimeters shorter than Du Zhe, but to be honest, he is actually a genuine inside player.

Although he is not tall, he is extremely strong, and even if he fights with those inside behemoths, he will not lose the wind in the slightest.

Coupled with his excellent jumping and tough defense, it can be said to be a short and strong insider with great piston characteristics.

In Du Zhe's previous life, Max Hill also came to the CBA to pan for gold, and had a fierce conflict with the insiders of Cong Province, which caused a moderate disturbance at that time.

In this game, due to Prince's injury, the Pistons had no choice but to let this pure inside player go to the small forward position.

However, after Du Zhe came on as a substitute, he did not directly face Mark Hill.

The player facing him is another old Summer League rival - this year's No. 15 pick Austin Daye.

In the previous match between the two, Du Zhe had the upper hand. He used the 2 meter tall man as a background and dunked on the opponent's head several times.

After Du Zhe came on the field, the lineup of the Pistons on the field is also a bit strange.

The 2-meter-01 Maxiel is stuck inside, while the 2-meter-11 big Daye is wandering on the outside. If a fan who is not familiar with the Pistons sees this scene, I am afraid it will be somewhat confusing.

After playing, Du Zhe took a look at Daye's figure. Several months later, his old friend is still so thin. Combined with his tall stature, he looks like a bamboo pole.

Seeing Du Zhe, an old acquaintance, come on the court, Daye's eyes immediately flashed back to the humiliating scene of this Chinese player dunking on his head a few months ago.

That yellow-skinned guy, relying on his high jump and strong body, pushed him under the basket time and time again. Thinking of this, Daye's heart trembled for no reason.

But this is not over yet, Du Zhe now has the halo of a villain on the court. Under the pressure of the halo, the wavering in Daye's heart directly turned into fear.

This year's NO.15 show, Austin Daye, is already timid before fighting!And Du Zhe could clearly see the fear in his opponent's eyes.

That being the case, there is nothing for him to be polite. After all, opportunities are rare, and not every game can encounter a suitable background board like Daye.

Three-point shots, dunks, and death threats. In just a few minutes of fighting, Daye was completely defeated by Du Zhe on both offense and defense.

It didn't take long for Pistons coach John Custer to be livid and substitute Austin Daye.

However, taking advantage of this opening, Du Zhe's touch has become hotter, and even if he replaces Mark Hill for defense, it will have little effect.

In the final game, the Warriors struggled to take away a victory from Detroit with a score of 105:101 in back-to-back away games.

杜哲全场17中8，得到21分4板3助5断，当选了本场比赛的MVP。

His only regret in this game was that Daye's playing time was too short. This guy only played for a few minutes before he was pinned to the bench by the Pistons coach. This made Du Zhe inevitably feel unhappy. Feel.

Didn't the previous Pistons coach Larry Brown leave long ago?Why do you still not like to use newcomers so much now?This is not good... This is not good... Du Zhe, who has not played enough, can only complain about the coaching staff of the Pistons in his heart.

Since the team's winning streak has reached three after winning this game, it has reached the minimum standard for unlocking winning streak rewards.

Therefore, in addition to the 1 system point reward for winning in this game, Du Zhe can also receive an additional 1 system point reward.

In this way, he also collected enough system points to purchase permanent upgrade cards, which allowed him to strengthen his abilities by another wave.

Purchase—add points, Du Zhe's operation is smooth and smooth, and his ability to shoot three-pointers has been raised to 74 points.

After many days, his overall rating finally reached a breakthrough, 78-79.

Although the speed of overall evaluation improvement is a bit slow, fortunately, Du Zhe can intuitively see his progress through the system. This alone can make people feel at ease.

As for the strong three-point shooting ability, after careful study, Du Zhe found that even if this ability is added to the full point, it cannot guarantee a [-]% hit under the opponent's defense.

For example, after the strong three-point shooting ability is added to 90+, the shooting percentage under the opponent's defense will fluctuate in the range of 40% to 50% depending on the opponent's defensive strength.

The ability value of 80+ corresponds to the interval of 30%~40%.

And with Du Zhe's current 74 three-point shooting ability, if he shoots a three-pointer against the defense, his shooting rate should only be over 20%.

Of course, the hit rate of strong shots in the early 20s is indeed a bit low, but it is barely enough for an occasional shot.

After all, Du Zhe can get a lot of shooting space by relying on tactics and movement, and the number of forced shots is still relatively small.

But when the strong three-pointer is practiced to the full level, it is still very fragrant.

This means that as long as Du Zhe's three-pointers are not missed, he will have at least a [-]% hit rate.

If you include open three-pointers, his three-point shooting percentage can reach another level.

You must know that in an NBA career, a three-point shooting rate of [-]% is enough to be called a marksman. From this point, we can see the power of the three-point ability provided by the system.

Since the forced three-point shot is barely enough, Du Zhe decided to save the system points obtained in the subsequent games.

He couldn't bear to let his child trap the wolf, so he still had to save these system points to exchange for a slam dunk experience card and go to the Stud All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest.

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And on December 12, the Warriors' long road trip finally came to the end-Philadelphia.

From the Thunder to the Nets, to the Bulls and Pistons, to today's Philadelphia 76ers, this long five-game streak has left the Warriors exhausted and exhausted.

Although Du Zhe only participated in four of the games, like other teammates, this feeling of exhaustion from the inside out also made him feel weak.

Especially for Du Zhe who rarely travels in his previous life, this kind of life is undoubtedly a kind of torture.

Today, the 76ers they are facing are not considered a strong team in terms of record. The record of 5 wins and 18 losses before the game is only slightly better than the Nets in the Eastern Conference.

Although at the beginning of this season, Allen Iverson, the team soul who has been drifting away for several seasons, returned to Philadelphia, but the veteran who has reached the end of his career only wants to return to his roots, which has not helped the improvement of the team's strength. big.

Another leading veteran, Andre Miller, also chose to join the Portland Trail Blazers this summer.

And that's not the worst.

The 30-year-old insider star "Captain" Elton Brand has been unable to integrate into the team after joining. Although he has a huge contract of 5 million dollars for five years, he can only perform at a blue-collar level.

Among the youngsters of the 76ers, Jrue Holiday is just a rookie, and Thaddeus Young has played for several seasons, and his performance has always been tepid.

The only player on the team who can take the lead is "little AI" Andre Iguodala.

The FMVP of the Warriors in the previous life, in the two years since Iverson left the team, led the team to the playoffs consecutively, at least to the satisfaction of the 76ers fans.

But overall, this 76ers team is still in a state of inadequacy.

But sometimes a team's victory or defeat cannot just be judged by its paper strength.

Although there is a gap between the 76ers and the Warriors in terms of record, they are sitting at home and have had two full days of rest.

Compared with the Warriors who have been traveling all the way and are exhausted, the 76ers are obviously more dominant in terms of physical fitness and competitive state.

The development of the final game also reflected the physical gap between the two teams to a certain extent.

In the first half, the Warriors were still able to hold on to the score, but in the third quarter, the whole team suddenly lost power, and then they got out of control and lost the game with a score of 101:114.

Among the 76ers, veteran Allen Iverson made 10 of 7 shots and scored 20 points in this game, which can be regarded as the last contribution to the 76ers at the end of his career.

Power forward Thaddeus Young performed even more phenomenally. He made 21 of 12 shots, scored 26 points and 14 rebounds, and became the MVP of this game.

As for the Warriors, except for Corey Maggette, who played 10 minutes in the previous rounds and scored 24 points, none of the other players scored more than 20 points.

Du Zhe's performance in this game was relatively average, even though he locked Iguodala, allowing the opponent to only hit 20 goals in 4 shots.

但杜哲自己也只是15投6中，外加罚球的2罚2中，整场下来也只有16分入账。

But this is already the second highest score in the Warriors, which shows the sluggish state of other Warriors players throughout the game.

Although the 3-game winning streak was ended, for the Warriors players, this long road trip is finally over.

And on the return plane, Du Zhe was also eager to return home. He only thought about one thing now, and that was to hurry back to the humble apartment he rented in San Francisco, lie on the double bed and sleep soundly. Sleep.

(End of this chapter)