Basketball: Serious injury at the start!Turn on hell mode

Chapter 105 Still Depends on Personal Ability

"The Bulls were too careless to let Duke go. You know, Duke's three-point shooting percentage has reached more than 43% this season, and he is among the top five shooters in the league."

Barkley is very dissatisfied with the Bulls' defense. Once the score is drawn, the game will be less enjoyable. As commentators, they are naturally unwilling to watch a one-sided game.

Although Smith supports the Knicks, he also shares the same view as Barkley:

"The Knicks are a team that is very inclined to outside shooting. Once their outside shooters shoot, the point difference will be opened in an instant. The Bulls are careful."

The head coach of the Bulls also seemed to have heard their commentary, and in the next few rounds, he also focused on strengthening the team's perimeter defense.

However, the method of tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall is useless.

After being keenly aware of the Bulls' defensive changes, Duke began to reduce outside shots and instead frequently broke through the Bulls' inside.

First, Rose played singles. After double-changing to deceive the opponent, he broke into the penalty area. After attracting two double-teams, he passed it to the Arab League. The Arab League made an unguarded short-range shot.

Immediately afterwards, with the cover of the United Arab Emirates, he went to the inside line, saw Aaron Gray's defense back, and made a direct throw.

The last ball was not directly related to him, but it was he who drew the opponent's defensive attention and allowed Marion to make an air cut to the basket.

The Knicks' offensive efficiency reached the extreme during this period.

Fortunately, for the Bulls, Rose's performance is still stable, and Ben Gordon's touch has gradually returned to normal after the training of the rotation time. Coupled with Luol Deng's performance from time to time, the point difference is controlled within 10 points.

The first half ended with Duke's ultra-long-range three-pointer, and the Knicks scored a super high score of 69 points, leading the Bulls 69-60 by 9 points and entering the intermission.

Knicks locker room.

"Duke, the USA Today media is praising you, saying that you are the best rookie of the year over Rose."

David Lee was naked from the upper body, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and shouted excitedly at Duke.

It is nothing new for NBA players to play with their mobile phones in the locker room. Many players like to read the comments of fans during the halftime break, especially when they have a wonderful performance.

Duke curled his lips when he heard the words, and said disdainfully:

"USA Today still criticized me crazily two days ago, saying that I messed up the team's offense and praised me as the best rookie after seeing my performance today?"

"David, you've been playing in the NBA for several years, and you'll believe these nonsense words. I bet you, if I lose this game, they will definitely scold my ancestors for eighteen generations!"

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"Shh!!!"

Duke looked at Ben Gordon who was walking away, and he was also stupid, his crow's mouth wouldn't be opened, he really came to whatever he said.

Just two and a half minutes into the third quarter, the Bulls played a 2-9 spurt.

After Rose scored the team's first three-pointer in the third quarter, Ben Gordon scored two goals in a row.

And the shot just now was even more exaggerated, and he shot it two steps outside the three-point line.

"drop!"

D'Antoni hurriedly applied for a timeout.

After Duke left the court, he felt that his teammates looked at him strangely, so he could only cough lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

Fortunately, D'Antoni relieved him:

"It's just that the opponent's touch is good. Next, we will follow the previous defense. Our main problem is the offensive end. In the third quarter, our outside touch has declined a little."

"Duke, in this situation, I need you to go inside. Whether it's your personal offense or assisting your teammates, I only have one request. Send me that damn basketball to the basket!"

Back from the timeout, the Knicks' attitude changed somewhat.

Duke gestured to Chris Duhon to hold the ball, then dribbled to the top of the key.

Seeing the opponent's posture, Ross also became more cautious. He also knew that Duke was paddling before, but now the opponent is serious.

Duke did not choose to play against the opponent in singles. He no longer needs to prove his personal ability. The most important thing now is to lead the team to victory.

He called the United Arab to come up, and through the pick-and-roll of the United Arab Emirates, he formed a defense change again, facing Drew Gooden.

Drew Gooden is also not afraid of Duke's breakthrough, clinging to each other, because there is Luol Deng on the strong side.

As long as he breaks through his line of defense, Ruhr Deng will immediately abandon Marion and come up to make up the defense.

As for whether they shoot three-pointers or not, that's not their business. After all, this is the defensive tactic the coach asked just now.

And Duke, just as they thought, forcibly accelerated and broke through Drew Gooden's defense, and Ruhr Deng also greeted him immediately.

The head coach of the Bulls on the sidelines smiled. After the Knicks' outside feel declined in the third quarter, he knew that the opponent would score by making inside kills, so he arranged this series of defensive tactics during the timeout .

Sure enough, the Knicks' offense has now completely fallen into his defensive trap.

Duke was also surprised to see Ruhr Deng coming up, but now there are strong enemies in front and chasing troops behind, it is already a dilemma.

Now there are only two options, either pass to Marion in the bottom corner, or choose to attack by himself.

Duke made his choice in the blink of an eye. He still believed in his offensive ability because Marion's outside touch was too poor today.

I saw that his speed did not slow down, and his right foot suddenly took a big step to the right.

Ruhr Deng was startled. He wanted to make an offensive foul and subconsciously thought that the opponent was going to attack from the right, so he moved to the right involuntarily.

However, after Duke took the step with his right foot, his left foot also started, and in turn took a big step towards the left.

"Eurostep!"

This thought flashed through Ruhr Deng's mind. He wanted to turn around and return to defense, but it was too late. He could only watch Duke pass by his left side and send the basketball into the basket through a counter-basket.

"Wow~~~~~~~~~"

"What a wonderful European move, completely fooling Ruhr Deng!"

Heartfelt compliments to Smith.

The head coach of the Bulls also looked decadent, and he ignored the personal ability of the star after all the calculations. The star of the opposing team has already reached the level of an All-Star in terms of offense.

Duke's goal temporarily slowed the team down.

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