NBA: James wants to team up with me

Gasol's scoring ability is slightly inferior to that of his older brother Pau Gasol. Throughout his career, he only averaged about 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

But he still has some similarities with Pau Gasol in terms of technical characteristics. He has various offensive methods, including footsteps in the paint, hook shots, mid-to-long-range shooting, and even developed a three-pointer later in his career.

At his peak, Gasol also averaged 19.5 points per game in a single season.

Even though Gasol's personal ability has not yet reached its peak, he looks like a superstar when facing Joel Anthony.

With Joel Anthony behind him in the low post to get the ball, Gasol hit Joel Anthony with his back, squeezed inside twice, and found that the opponent was not moving at all.

This is the only advantage of Joel Anthony, that is, as a blue-collar center, Joel Anthony's strength is qualified. At least when facing most of the inside centers in the league, he will not suffer too much in terms of strength.

It's just that Gasol is not a center who relies solely on strength. After finding that he couldn't stand up to Joel Anthony, Gasol immediately turned around quickly, passed Joel Anthony directly to the basket, and raised his hand to pass the basketball. When entering the basket, the movement is smooth and smooth.

In the next few rounds, the Bulls have been focusing on Gasol, scoring frequently in the paint, making it difficult for the Heat to parry. The originally evenly matched situation began to shift. The Bulls gradually took the initiative on the court and opened up the points. Difference.

The Heat immediately sensed the danger and called for a timeout to adjust. However, the problem is that the only ones the Heat can use inside are Joel Anthony and Big Z. Anthony can't guard Gasol, but Big Z can use it. The tall figure puts some pressure on Gasol, but his mobility is too slow, much slower than Gasol, who is also not good at mobility.

When the Heat replaced Big Z, Gasol directly chose to pull to the outside to help outside players with pick-and-roll screens. Big Z couldn't follow or not follow. The Bulls' outside shooters' shots were really accurate. Once Gasol If he successfully picks and rolls, he creates open shooting opportunities for Wang Chong, Curry or Billups, which often results in a three-pointer.

In order to avoid this problem, he could only bite the bullet and follow outside to help defend the pick-and-roll. But once this happened, Gasol immediately cut into the basket after the pick-and-roll, hitting every shot accurately.

The Heat's defense was disrupted by Gasol and was completely thrown into chaos.

In the third quarter, the Bulls took advantage of the momentum and launched a fierce offensive. After the third quarter, the point difference between the two teams had been widened to 10 points, just over double digits.

Although the Bulls have the advantage on the court, it is undeniable that the 10-point difference is not that far away. As long as the Heat regain their momentum in the fourth quarter and launch a fierce attack, they will have a chance to reverse the comeback. .

Of course, Wang Chong would not allow this to happen.

In the first three quarters of the game, Wang Chong has been in a low-power and stable output mode in order to save energy. In the last quarter of the game, Wang Chong exploded strongly and took away his opponents in a wave.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wang Chong immediately came on full fire.

At this time, James did not realize the seriousness of the problem. He looked at Wang Chong, who was slowly approaching with the ball not far away. He had just assumed a defensive posture, and Wang Chong was already one meter away from the three-point line. Take action.

"Shh!"

With a three-point ability value of up to 98, Wang Chong's silver-level remote turret badge can exert a higher effect.

The function of this badge itself is to increase the shooting range according to the player's three-point shooting ability value. The higher the ability value, the farther the shooting range. The level of the badge will also affect the bonus of the ability value to the shooting range.

If Wang Chong can train his three-point shooting ability value to the full value of 99, and at the same time upgrade the long-range fort badge to the highest purple Hall of Fame level, then he can do all kinds of ultra-long-range three-pointers and even midfield three-pointers like Curry. Both can guarantee a good hit rate.

James was caught off guard and had no time to defend. He could only watch helplessly as Wang Chong made a three-pointer.

The score difference suddenly came to 13 points.

The Heat attacked, and James broke through Wang Chong's defense into the penalty area, and then forced a layup with the help of Gasol, successfully causing Gasol to foul.

Going to the free throw line, James played very steadily, making 2 of 1 free throws as always, and successfully scored 0+1.

Switching offense and defense, Wang Chong is here again.

With the help of the pick-and-roll cooperation with Curry, Wang Chong took the ball to the free throw line and hit Wade's defense from mid-range.

Wade's defense is definitely not bad, but the height gap between the two is too great, making it impossible to guard him.

The score difference became 14 points again.

When the Heat attacked, it was James again. He rushed into the penalty area with the ball and passed the ball to Bosh. Bosh's mid-range shot from the basket was interfered by Garnett. The basketball missed the basket. Wang Chong grabbed the rebound and headed towards it. He ran wildly downfield with the Heat.

Another fast attack counterattack!

The Heat, who have adapted to Wang Chong's style of play, returned to defense very quickly this time. James and Wade took defensive positions in advance, waiting for Wang Chong to be caught.

Wang Chong galloped all the way into the three-point line. James and Wade immediately flanked Wang Chong from the left to the right, completely blocking his offensive line.

As they expected, Wang Chong stopped in front of the two men, bent his knees and raised his hands to shoot.

James jumped up immediately, trying to use his super jumping ability to make up for his height disadvantage and block Wang Chong.

Wade, on the other hand, had quick eyes and quick hands, and his sharp knife went straight to the basketball in Wang Chong's hand, hoping to knock the basketball away before Wang Chong raised his hand to shoot.

However, neither of them expected that Wang Chong did not take off after bending his knees. Instead, he turned sideways and passed the basketball directly to the outside.

Outside the three-point line, Curry had already arrived, and after receiving Wang Chong's pass, he shot without any pause.

The knife fell from his hand, and the three-pointer hit the net!
17 points difference!
All the Bulls fans in the United Center were excited, standing up and cheering loudly. In less than 2 minutes, Wang Chong's continuous attacks directly defeated the Heat, directly widening the 10-point difference to 17 points!
With 10 minutes left, the 17-point gap seemed like an insurmountable gap for the Heat.

The Heat head coach called a timeout to stop the team's defeat, but it was already too late.

After the timeout, the Heat's offense became much more stable, executing tactics steadily and successfully scoring the ball.

But the problem they are facing now is not the offensive disadvantage at all, but the inability to prevent Wang Chong from scoring on the defensive end.

This problem is actually a serious problem that plagues all teams in the league who want to defeat the Bulls. At least so far, no one has been able to come up with a solution. What they can do is to score points against Wang Chong and the Bulls and then use them. The offense beat the Bulls, but it was obviously too difficult.

The inability to prevent Wang Chong from scoring means that the score gap cannot be narrowed.

In the remaining nearly ten minutes of the fourth quarter, the Heat have been repeating the same thing in vain, scoring offensively and then being scored by the Bulls.

The 17-point difference soon became 20 points. Instead of narrowing, it widened further.

As the game time passed by, the Heat had no hope of making a comeback, so they chose to replace all the main players with less than 5 minutes left in the game and surrendered in advance.

At the end of the game, the Bulls won the game at home 107:89 with an absolute advantage of 18 points and won the Christmas Day battle.

The first half of this game was undoubtedly very intense. The two teams refused to give in to each other and showed their strongest tactics. The Heat's Big Three did not fall behind in the face of the powerful Bulls.

But in the second half, the Bulls' depth began to show. Gasol took advantage of the inside to the fullest and successfully helped the team establish a score advantage. In the fourth quarter, Wang Chong's strong burst directly took away the suspense of the game. .

The Bulls' victory announced the end of the Heat's 13-game winning streak, and the Bulls' winning streak reached 19 consecutive games.

Facts have proved that the Bulls are still the stronger team, and compared to this, what makes the Heat even more desperate is the score of the two teams.

In this game, the Heat lost another 18 points away from home. It was a disastrous defeat. Compared with the previous opener between the two teams, there didn't seem to be much change.

At that time, the Heat lost 23 points at home. This time they made slight progress and lost 5 points less. However, this progress was too slow. The Heat did not form the Big Three to lose less points. Their The goal is to defeat the Bulls and win the championship!
But at least at this stage, the Big Three, who have gradually developed a tacit understanding, are still confused about the future, and there is no chance or possibility of defeating the Bulls.

At the post-game press conference, the Heat's Big Three were silent when interviewed by reporters. In the end, it was Wade, the team boss, who spoke first.

"After all, the Bulls are a three-peat dynasty team. Their heritage and dominance are beyond our reach, but I can guarantee that we will learn from every failure and become better in the next games. Even better, because we have only one goal, and that is the championship!"

On the other hand, the Bulls' press conference was ordinary. Originally, this game was no different from other regular season games. Apart from being dubbed the Christmas Game and the focus of the battle between two consecutive winning teams, there was really no difference. What special meaning.

The Heat's performance is not worthy of Wang Chong's comment. Although he knows that the current tactics and style of the Heat are still far from those during the two consecutive championships, it is impossible to remind the other party that it is not just idle time. Looking for trouble for yourself?

At least the current Wang Chong has not yet reached the point where he seeks defeat alone and has become numb after winning. He hopes to find a strong opponent. The weaker the opponent, the happier he will be.

Therefore, he will not make any comments on the Heat's Big Three, and let them slowly explore on their own.

To put it bluntly, next season, James will gain the core tactical position of the Heat by virtue of his eight-point release, and the Heat have also established a tactical base of full-court press and counterattack. The strength is indeed quite strong and can definitely cause a great deal of damage to the Bulls. Big threat.

After all, the 11-12 season was also a troubled year for Curry. In the original history, Curry suffered from ankle injuries in the 11-12 season. He only played 26 games in the regular season before being reimbursed for the season. This time The injury made Curry determined to have surgery to solve the injury problem. Only then did Curry have the opportunity to use three-pointers to change the league's style of play.

Since selecting Curry, Wang Chong has been paying attention to Curry's injury and has given several suggestions. But it is Curry who really makes the decision. For such a big thing as surgery, there is really no way to do it unless it reaches a certain level. Make up your mind, because no one can guarantee the degree of recovery after surgery.

Curry is still very young and has a long way to go in his career. Not to mention him, not even his father, his agent or even the team management will allow Curry to take risks.

In the first two seasons of his career, although Curry frequently sprained his ankle, it was not serious. However, in the 11-12 season, Curry began to sprain his ankle frequently, which eventually led to the reimbursement of the season.

Although Wang Chong is not sure whether Curry in this time and space will suffer the same fate as the original Curry, at least so far, Curry has sprained his foot a lot with the Bulls. Although the time and frequency are not the same as before, but It's really just a matter of time.

Therefore, Wang Chong must be mentally prepared to play without Curry in the 11-12 season.

The problem is that in the 11-12 season, the Bulls may not only lose Curry.

This is a very special season in itself. Due to labor negotiations, the league was suspended for nearly five months. After the suspension, each team was forced to fill 66 games in the limited season, which was compact. games led to a surge in injuries.

A large number of players have been injured this season due to compact and high-intensity games, including some major injuries that directly affect their careers.

The most famous one is of course the Windy City Rose. Derrick Rose, the youngest regular season MVP, suffered a torn cruciate ligament in the first game of the playoffs, which directly destroyed this promising superstar.

Not only Rose, but Howard of the Magic also suffered a back injury this season. He was reimbursed for the regular season and failed to play in the playoffs. This injury also had a serious impact on Howard, causing the Warcraft to lose his most important source of survival. Afterwards, whether he joined the Lakers or the Rockets, it was difficult to reproduce the dominance of the basket at the peak of the Magic.

Compared with these people, Curry is lucky. Although he also suffered a season-ending injury, he came back to life with full blood after surgery. His performance has skyrocketed. He won the regular season MVP in only three years, and won the unanimous vote in the fourth year. Won the MVP title for a second time and was in the limelight for a while.

The topic is a bit off topic. In the 11-12 season, Curry was not the only one who was at risk of injury for the Bulls. Another guard, Chauncey Billups, also fell in the 11-12 season.

During this period, Billups was supposed to join the Los Angeles Clippers, but after playing 20 games for the Clippers, he was injured for the season.

This injury directly ruined Billups' career. In the following two seasons, Billups only played about 20 games before being unable to continue due to various injury problems, and eventually returned to the Pistons and retired quietly. (End of chapter)