new lord of the rings

Chapter 259 Jimmy Butler

The two sides entered the second quarter with a score of 32:30, and the Bulls temporarily led by 2 points.

In the first quarter, the Warriors' siege and interception of Rose did not work. Rose was too threatening when he rose up, but instead gave others a lot of opportunities, and the Bulls' offense was therefore very smooth.

Although Pau Gasol's speed is slower than before, his ability to assess the situation has become more rounded with age. His pick-and-roll for Rose and bottom-line support make it difficult for the Warriors to limit the Bulls' ball flow.

Jimmy Butler's growth this season is visible to the naked eye. Rose plays on and off, and Jimmy Butler has more opportunities to lead the team alone, so he has the opportunity to grow rapidly.

His composure in today's game is much better than in previous games.

If Rose can stay healthy, the Bulls are very competitive in the Eastern Conference, and they may not necessarily enter the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the second quarter, the Warriors were led by Zhang Xin, and the remaining four were Drummond Green, Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala and Maris Speights.

Now this lineup is what Cole prefers to use. With Speights and Barnes, he can do a better job of opening up the space. Although it is slightly worse than when Thompson and Curry are on the court together, it is good enough. .

With Green and Iguodala, it is guaranteed that the ball can run. Although Speights and Green's partner is slightly weaker in terms of height, the speed makes up for it a bit, and the combination is not a disadvantage.

The most important thing is that this lineup is the most suitable for playing Zhang Xin's offense. It doesn't matter whether Iguodala and Green hold the ball or not, it is also possible to completely hold the ball for Zhang Xin.

If Zhang Xin chooses to play without the ball, Iguodala and Green can both control the ball. In this lineup, Zhang Xin can adapt to the situation, play with the ball if he wants to play, and play without the ball if he wants to play without the ball. Difficult to target defense.

The Bulls are led by Jimmy Butler, and the rest are Nikola Mirotic, Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson.

Nikola Mirotic is a tall shooter with a height of 208cm. He looks like he has experienced many vicissitudes, but he is actually smaller than Curry. He was born in 1991. He was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the No.2011 third pick in the first round of 20. The team was selected, and after being selected, he has been playing in the Spanish league.

On July 2014, 7, the Chicago Bulls reached a signing agreement with Nick Ramirotic.

On September 7, the two parties formally signed a contract with a one-year value of US$19 million.

This season, he averaged 7.6 shots per game, and he was able to hit 3.1 of them, with a shooting percentage as high as 40.5%. He is a very efficient shooter.

Kirk Hinrich is good at organizing and has a 39.3% three-pointer.

Joakim Noah is good on defense, and Taj Gibson is good on defense and has great athleticism.

The Bulls lineup has Kirk Hinrich and Nikola Mirotic to open up the space, and Jimmy Butler, Taj Gibson and Joakinoah are on defense. It can be regarded as such a lineup with both offense and defense.

If Rose can stay healthy, the strength of the Bulls' starting lineup and rotation has the potential to reach a higher stage.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls have the ball.

Kirk Hinrich holds the ball and directs the running position. Hinrich still has some leadership skills. Hinrich looks handsome, and was commented that he looks like a young talent who goes to and from Wall Street, and he is still the first round of the 03 class. The seventh young talent selected by the Bulls!
Although the current Hinrich is not as high-spirited as when he first entered the league, the current Hinrich is low-key and diligent, and has won the respect of the young people in the team, so he directs the young players to work hard.

Jimmy Butler slid the bottom line, Noah helped Jimmy Butler block Barnes, Jimmy Butler's three-point shooting percentage was 37.8%, which is a good level, but he didn't shoot much, as if he blocked it now A little open, but he didn't make the shot, he just made a shot, shook Barnes's center of gravity, and then drove inside.

Butler's breakthrough attracted Green's defense, and Butler made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot!

Green didn't care, and directly took the ball and rushed to the baseline to serve. Zhang Xin quickly passed to the frontcourt under the leadership of Jimmy Butler. He didn't stick to the ball, threw the ball to Green, and turned around and ran into the crowd.

First, he blocked Barnes on the baseline, then turned around and blocked Jimmy Butler, and received a pass from Barnes.

Jimmy Butler pushed Zhang Xin hard, not letting Zhang Xin make any easy moves. Zhang Xin sat down hard, opened up the space, turned left and dropped the ball to the middle to break through. Jimmy Butler was knocked away and rushed to grab it.

Zhang Xin suddenly stopped and started his movements, as if he was about to shoot. Because the speed was too fast, Jimmy Butler didn't have time to think about it, and jumped up with a screeching sound. Jimmy Butler yelled "Oops!"

Sure enough, Zhang Xin was just a fake move. Seeing Butler take off, Zhang Xin rubbed against Butler.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded.

Zhang Xin controlled his body in the air, threw the ball to the basket with his right hand, and the basketball fell into the basket with precision!
The cheers and applause from the Oracle Center were like a flash flood.

Zhang Xin made an extra penalty!

Jimmy Butler's face was gloomy, and his expression was a little depressed. Every time he met Zhang Xin, he was always eaten by Zhang Xin. In fact, Zhang Xin was not against him, but against every opponent.

But Zhang Xin didn't know what was going on in Jimmy Butler's mind. Except for some quarrels when he played against Jimmy Butler for the first time, he had long forgotten about it after the game.

Zhang Xin has always felt that the game belongs to the game, and the disputes on the field can be left on the field. There is no need to treat the disputes in each game as personal grievances.

But obviously Jimmy Butler doesn't think so. Jimmy Butler is also a very strong person, which has something to do with his growth process.

When he was still a baby, his biological father ran away from home, leaving him and his mother.

When Butler was 13 years old, his mother kicked him out of the house cruelly.And tell him: "I don't like your looks, you go."

For the next few days, he had to board with friends, changing places every few weeks.

Until the summer before Butler's senior year at high school, he met Jordan Leslie, an alumnus of Tomball High School, in a summer basketball league, and the two became very good friends in that basketball league.

After learning about Butler's family situation, Leslie suggested that he live in his own home.

After finding a foothold, Butler can finally show his basketball talents to the fullest. In the 2006-07 season, Butler averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds per game, and was named the most valuable player of the season at Tomball High School.

Jimmy Butler entered the NBA through this, so he knew since he was a child that only by making himself stronger can he not fall into being rejected by others and live a life of displacement!
(End of this chapter)