The Pacers attacked, Reggie Miller and O'Neal Jr. played a pick-and-roll in the middle. Miller dribbled the ball in and then distributed the ball to the center. There was a mismatch on the court. O'Neal Jr. faced Trenton Hassell and hit a mid-range shot.
20 to 18.
O'Neal Jr. actually has a height of 211cm and a wingspan of 226cm. If a big player like this makes a mid-range jumper, the defender has no choice but to make small movements close to his body to interfere.
The Bulls attacked, and just after halftime, Lu Yu found that the defender in front of him had become Reggie Miller. After Lu Yu changed direction, he found that he had not shaken off Miller, so he made an emergency stop and passed the ball to the right side.
Trenton Hassell.
This breakthrough is a test. It can be seen that Miller's sword is not old, and his defense is still at the top level. The most disgusting thing is that after Jamal Tinsley and Miller switched defenses, he did not defend his Hassell.
The tigers were eager to attack Lu Yu from a flank.
Hassell received the ball in an open position...without shooting, he passed the ball to Brad Miller in the inside post.
The shooting guard on the wing has no shooting ability, which is really a headache.
If this ball had been replaced by Hoiberg, he would have definitely made it.
Lu Yu could also see why Floyd in his previous life was fired after playing more than 20 games this season. The record was on the one hand, and his vacillating tactics on the other.
In the preseason, in order to verify the team's offensive routine, he allowed the players to play freely, and the team played well. However, in the regular season, he wavered between offense and defense at both ends.
It is true that defense determines whether a team can go far.
But any team with a good defense will never be so constipated offensively.
Floyd was an excellent college coach at Iowa State University and led Iowa State University to more than 400 wins, but he was definitely not an excellent NBA coach.
His idol is Phil Jackson, so he also hopes to be as good a coach as Zen Master, but this is not the case. His ability to adapt to situations is several levels behind that of Zen Master.
For example, now, Trenton Hassell has improved his defense on the court, but he has no offensive ability. The opponent can attack Lu Yu unscrupulously or prepare to attack Lu Yu, and Lu Yu has to play the ball.
If he replaces Hoiberg, Lu Yu will have a better way to deal with it.
As for defense, can't Lu Yu defend Reggie Miller?
But Floyd doesn't think so. He needs the players on the team to completely obey his arrangements. He believes that the most correct choice is to wear down the opponent's shooting percentage defensively.
He did not learn the essence of the Zen Master's triangle tactics, but instead wanted to learn how to control the team to the fullest.
Brad Miller hit the basket hard, turned around and missed the basket with a hook shot.
The Pacers' offense was the same old routine again. This time O'Neal Jr. caught the ball and Brad Miller defended it. Trenton went after Reggie Miller and O'Neal Jr. passed the ball. Miller caught the ball and didn't have time to make a move.
Posted by Trenton Hassell.
Trenton Hassell doesn't have to worry about the offense. He has only one task, which is to guard Reggie Miller. Reggie Miller doesn't attack hard, but passes the ball to Jaylen Rose who is cutting.
Rose's scoring ability is the strongest point of the current Pacers team. Even as Reggie Miller has gotten older in the past two years, he has grown into the leading scorer. After rushing into the paint, Ah
Test had no choice but to pull a foul and send him to the free throw line.
Rose made two free throws.
20 to 20, the two sides tied.
With two minutes left, the two sides began to make substitutions during the dead ball period. Guyton, Jamal Crawford and Ron Mercer were replaced, and Lu Yu, Artest and Trenton were replaced.
Next, the players from both sides played according to the coach's instructions. Brad Miller singled out O'Neal and turned around and scored with a hook. In the next round, the Pacers fouled and Crawford went to the free throw line. Near the end, Mercer's baseline was empty.
Scored a layup.
For the Pacers, O'Neal Jr. scored a goal under the basket, and Rose hit a long two-pointer.
At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls led by two points at 26:24.
The interval between the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, and the intermission time between the end of the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter are 15 minutes.
There are short pauses of 20 seconds and long pauses of 100 seconds and 60 seconds.
Floyd doesn't like to call timeouts. He likes to make substitutions during dead balls and breaks between quarters. He also learned this from Jackson Jackson. The five people who played in the second quarter were Guyton, Crawford, and Mercer.
, Charles Oakley and Tyson Chandler.
"The positional battle is dominated by Jamal and Ron's singles with the ball. Charles is always ready to provide a high screen, and Tyson is always ready to rush for rebounds from the side."
As for Guyton, his task is to carry the ball across half court.
Everyone knows that Guyton has become the team's first choice as a backup point guard. He played two minutes at the end of the first quarter, but the coach still had no intention of letting Drew play.
This also lets everyone know that don’t think that the coach is easy to control. He only lets you play in the preseason to give you a face. When it comes to the regular season, when you should be benched, you still have to sit obediently.
In fact, it's no wonder that Floyd didn't let Drew play. In the preseason, Drew would only play with the ball, and if he couldn't beat it, he would pass the ball to Lu Yu. Everyone has seen it, and it was a mess.
Floyd only gave the substitute three minutes. If the opponent took the lead, he would put Lu Yu on the field as soon as possible and start playing with the main force.
As for the opponent's substitute lineup, except for Harrington who looks like Madagascar, there is really nothing else to pay attention to.
Send in Charles Oakley and you can limit it.
He dispatched his troops rigidly, ignoring that the Pacers not only sent Harrington in the second quarter, but also left veteran Reggie Miller on the court.
As soon as he came on the court, Reggie Miller was on fire.
Hit three consecutive three-pointers, directly opening the score.
An angry Floyd yelled on the sidelines: "Where is the defense? Is your defense being eaten by dogs? Guard Miller, don't let him catch the ball."
Lu Yu sat at the scene without squinting.
There is no problem with this substitute lineup going up to score points, as long as they don't get shot by the opponent. With Charles and Chandler on the inside, protecting the frame is not a big problem, but the biggest fear is that the opponent can shoot from the outside.
Especially a shooter like Reggie Miller.
It can be seen from the personnel adjustments that the Pacers really want to win this game. Reggie Miller played the entire first quarter and now comes up to lead the bench. It seems that he plans to play the whole game.
Maybe, just don't want to lose to the Bulls?
Soon, the Bulls fell behind by nine points at 28:37. Floyd's face was ashen, but he still did not call a timeout. He just glanced around the bench.
Are you replacing the main force in advance?
Or should we replace one or two first to hold the line?
The on-site director obviously caught Floyd's gaze, and the director also pointed the camera at the Bulls' substitutes, but no one knew who would be the next player to play.
The cameras also captured a celebrity, a beautiful woman, behind the bench.
Charlize Theron has always been a fan of the Chicago Bulls. She has a ticket package for the front row of the Bulls, but today she did not choose the front row. She bought a ticket behind the Bulls bench, so that she can observe the scene unscrupulously.
What a scumbag.
Although she knew Lu Yu was a scumbag, she also knew that it was normal for players in the NBA to be a bit frivolous. Instead, she was curious about how a player like Lu Yu would perform on the Bulls.
Besides, he is a scumbag, can't he be conquered?
Reggie Miller counterattacked for a layup, causing a foul on Guyton, and successfully hit a three-pointer. He excitedly high-fived his teammates.
When Lu Yu saw Guyon committing a foul, his heart moved.
Sure enough, Floyd walked to the bench.
"Ron, you go up and replace Ron... Mercer." There are two Rons in the team, the one in front is Artest and the one behind is Mercer.
"No problem." Artest quickly stood up and assured him by patting his chest.
Seeing that Floyd was not him, Lu Yu had already said in his mind that Floyd's ancestors were his greetings. This crappy head coach would graduate sooner or later. At this time, Floyd's voice rang out again.
"Lu, come on."
"Yeah." Lu Yu quickly took off his coat and stood up.
"You remember, you came on the field to replace A.J. He is of little use on the court now. Your task on the field is to break through, distribute the ball, seize the opportunity to shoot, disrupt the opponent's defense, and get the score back to me.
,do you know?"
"knew."
Lu Yu walked to the technical desk and waited for the technical desk to signal for substitution.
The camera focused on the two of them, and the fans saw them on the big ceiling screen, and they all stood up and applauded.
Charlize Theron also stood up. She didn't see any performance from Lu Yu in the first quarter. Finally, Lu Yu came on the court. She didn't want to miss the wonderful scenes.
When Jessica turned around on the sidelines, she was surprised to see the violent neighbor that Lu Yu mentioned... The violent man also likes basketball?
After Lu Yu came on the court, he relied on the screen to easily get rid of Reggie Miller's defense. Without changing inside, Lu Yu took a sideways step to the right and shot a three-pointer from a 45-degree angle, and then stepped back and shot again.
O'Neal Jr. was in a daze in the corner and didn't even pounce on him.
Lu Yu's shooting is very good, and the step-back shooting is also a new move he has practiced this summer. Many players in the NBA have their own signature moves. Lu Yu practiced all summer and chose this one.
The rhythm is very good and the three-pointer is hit.
At 31:40, the score difference returned to within ten points.
This is Lu Yu’s eighth point of the game.
Zhang Weiping sighed: "Lu Yu's offensive performance is great. He is now making three out of three shots. I really don't know why the Bulls coach doesn't plan more tactics around Lu Yu."
Sun Yiping smiled and said: "Maybe it's because Lu Yu is a rookie. After all, the team rarely arranges tactics for rookies, but I think after this game, Lu Yu will be taken seriously."
The Pacers attacked, passed the ball twice, and Reggie Miller met Lu Yu's shot.
Unfortunately, it missed the basket this time.
The height difference between the two is almost the same. Reggie Miller encountered Lu Yu's defense for the first time. He originally thought that Lu Yu would make the same mistakes as the rookies who guarded him before, making many mistakes that newcomers would make.
As a result, Lu Yu interfered with his shooting very well.
Oakley grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu did not pass the ball to his teammates for a fast break, but slowly dribbled the ball through half-court.
The Pacers' defense speed was not slow, and the rapid advancement could not gain the local advantage of more hits and fewer hits. Although Crawford ran at the front, Lu Yu did not choose to pass the ball to him.
Freud looked calm on the surface when he saw this scene, but he applauded Lu Yu in his heart.
If Lu Yu sees his teammates running in front and passing the ball directly, it is not only easy to cause mistakes, but also easy to cause Crawford to be flanked. If there is no absolute good chance, he would rather play at a steady pace.
Lu Yu waved for cover again. Oakley came up to block Reggie Miller. Lu Yu misplaced the ball and hit Foster. Foster didn't dare to get too close because his speed couldn't keep up with Lu Yu.
At this time, Reggie Miller suddenly shouted: "Jeff, jump on me!"
Hearing the shout, Foster suddenly realized that Lu Yu was already preparing to shoot, but it was too late to pounce at this time. Lu Yu shot easily, with a perfect arc, and the basketball hit the net hollowly.
34:40, Lu Yu’s eleventh point!
All the spectators on the sidelines stood up and applauded Lu Yu. Head coach Floyd was a little confused. He couldn't figure out what went wrong and why the team lost points when they defended according to their own arrangements, but Lu Yu came on the field.
When you swing it to score points, you can always win points.
The Pacers, from players to head coach, are also a little confused.
No one thought that this rookie of the Bulls would score so fiercely with his swing!
