The Bulls' bench players played very steadily. They did not have explosive scoring ability, even inside players like Chandler and Oakley, old and young, but they worked harder, especially Chandler who wanted to catch every player.
Rebounding, he is fearless in the paint like a true boxing champion.
Cartwright is very satisfied with the performance of the team's lineup, Crawford and Mercer's isolation ability, Oakley and Chandler's rebounds, Hoiberg's shooting, not to mention Marku sitting off the court.
S. Feizer, Drew and Guyton, these make the Bulls' substitute lineup not at a disadvantage against any team's substitute lineup in the league.
The only thing that worries him now is...
He looked at Trenton Hassell, who was sitting on the stool and watching the game intently.
Hassell currently has three fouls and has averaged four fouls per game since the start of the season. He is the Bulls' top foul fouler and ranks second in the league, second only to Nets champion Kenyon Martin, who has 4.5 fouls.
Cartwright knew that this was Hassell's sacrifice for completing his task, so he praised him on the sidelines: "You did a good job on the defensive end. When you go on the field, you continue to drink and maintain this attitude. If you can't prevent it, you will foul hard and fight."
Well, it’s normal to carry a ball.”
Cartwright's words made the Bulls bench burst into laughter.
In fact, the number of fouls is an important reference data for a player's defensive enthusiasm and defensive success rate, especially center and point guard, these two positions are most likely to be misplaced by opponents.
Of course, fouling when the defensive colander goes up does not count.
Although Trenton Hassell is not good at offensive ability, his contribution on the defensive end is unmatched by other players. Especially in this game, he even offered to play point guard, completely defeating Lu Yu.
Liberated.
Lu Yu sat next to Hasel, took a bottle of water from the staff and handed it over, whispering: "Thank you..."
Lu Yu knew about this tactical change, and it was thanks to Hassel that he proposed it, otherwise he would not know how long he would lose. And for a player like Hassel, whose starting position is not stable, he made suggestions to the coaching staff.
, it is actually a very risky thing.
It's okay to be accepted, but if you encounter a naughty coach, or a coach with a strong desire to control like Floyd, won't you be benched in the future?
Hassell glanced at him and took the water with a smile: "What's there to thank you for? I just don't want to lose... Also, we are a team, and I also want to thank you for urging us to train during this time...
"
Lu Yu smiled coquettishly.
He just wanted to practice breathing techniques and find a few sparring partners, just like he did with Casey and Blake at Gonzaga.
If this year's Bulls team wants to go further, no matter from any aspect, it must rely on Lu Yu's performance. Since partnering with Lu Yu in the backcourt during this period, no one knows better than Hassell that his role is
Assist Lu Yu and help Lu Yu find the offensive rhythm as soon as possible. Only in this way can Lu Yu have more sufficient physical strength and methods to solve the game.
For example, in the game against the Timberwolves, although Chandler and Oakley entangled Garnett in the paint, when the team needed to seal the victory, that person must be Lu Yu.
Hassell is well aware of his shortcomings. He has defensive ability and a certain ability to break through with the ball, but he only has no shooting ability.
This also led to the fact that when other teams double-teamed Lu Yu arbitrarily, he had no contribution and even became a burden. Therefore, he has been watching Lu Yu's game videos during this period, and finally he found this method.
In this way, in addition to helping Lu Yu on the defensive end, it can also save some of Lu Yu's energy on the offensive end.
The resulting effect is that the team's playing style has also undergone some small changes.
Although he doesn't know what the result of this change will be, he knows that this change will make the Bulls go further.
But Lu Yu knew what this change meant. This change allowed him to change from a point guard who could only improve the team's lower limit to a shooting guard who could increase the team's upper limit, and he could also compete among the four shooting guards.
Take a piece of the pie.
When the ball was dead, Cartwright requested a substitution.
Lu Yu and Hassel stood up at the same time. Lu Yu and Hassel held hands together, and after their shoulders collided, they said: "Let us win the game together!"
"good!"
The live broadcast footage recorded the ceremony before the two men took the field. Xu Jicheng said with emotion: "This will be the Bulls' fixed backcourt combination this season, and Lu Yu becoming the shooting guard may shock the entire league."
It was originally just a venomous remark, but unexpectedly it turned into a prophecy.
Also being substituted on the court with them was Brad Miller. Everyone was looking forward to what kind of cooperation the three of them would have and whether they could play an offense that devastated the Bulls like they did in the first half.
…
Lu Yu started quickly and rushed inside like a bolt of lightning. After Shane was thrown away, White Chocolate, who chose to attack from the flank, glared at his legs and only followed Lu Yu. Thanks to
He had been prepared, otherwise he wouldn't have been thrown away by a few blocks.
Lu Yu's body suddenly stopped suddenly, and he jumped up strangely as if he had escaped gravity. His movement was very large, and the emergency stop was very sudden. Even if White Chocolate twisted his body back forcibly, he still blocked the shot.
action, but still could only watch Lu Yu take action above him.
What can I do if I can’t jump very well?
"Beautiful! Lu Yu's shot is so accurate!" Yu Jia said excitedly. He didn't know how many times he shouted.
…
"Jason, don't let him break through. If you want to let him, let him take a long shot!" Gasol said.
White Chocolate murmured while dribbling the ball: "It's easy to say, you try to defend yourself!"
"Give me the ball and then cover me." Gasol reached out for the ball. White Chocolate lobbed the ball over and then ran over to set up a pick-and-roll for Battier.
Gasol took a step to dribble up the line, and Battier's cover defense turned the person in front of him into Lu Yu.
"Gasol is going to beat Lu Yu..." Xu Jicheng said worriedly: "With their height and weight, Lu Yu will definitely suffer a loss in defending him."
Gasol leaned hard against Lu Yu with his back. Lu Yu's chest sank, but he remained motionless. At this time, Gasol hit the ball. Lu Yu felt uncertain and could only keep looking at Gasol.
With both shoulders, Gasol quickly feinted, then stepped directly to block Lu Yu's defensive front foot and directly pressed into the basket.
Lu Yu wanted to pounce on him, but he was still a step too late. Gasol's high move made Lu Yu sigh helplessly.
Small defense can still lead to big losses.
"You can't guard me!" Gasol said excitedly after hitting the ball.
Lu Yu rolled his eyes at him: "As if you can guard against me?"
"..." Gasol.
…
Lu Yu broke through, and when he made an emergency stop, he saw Miller running across the outside line, and threw the ball over. Miller caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.
…
Artest made an air cut and Lu Yu passed the ball from behind. This no look pass made the fans in front of the TV scream and Artest made a one-handed dunk.
…
Gasol made a shot after a test step.
…
In the next game, you get two points from the two teams, and I have two minutes to pass. All the fans were mesmerized by the Bulls' offense, and Lu Yu's statistics also set new season highs again and again.
"It's 39 points. If Lu Yu scores one more goal, his season's highest score will exceed 40 points!" Xu Jicheng helped Lu Yu count.
"The number of assists has reached 18 times. This is a super double-double data, and Lu Yu is the first rookie to achieve this data in history." Yu Jia added.
Lu Yu broke through, stopped suddenly, and took action...
"Huh? Missed?" Yu Jia felt that every shot Lu Yu made made him anxious.
"Yes, it's a pity. We almost broke the 40-point mark. At this time, we are afraid that the coach will replace all the main players. You must know that the Bulls are already leading by almost 30 points..." Xu Jicheng said.
In the last five minutes, the Grizzlies tried to launch a final counterattack.
but……
White Chocolate's three-point shot missed the basket.
…
Gasol's long two-point shot came up short.
…
Lu Yu received a pass from Hassel and successfully cut through, adding two more points.
"41 points! Lu Yu scored 41 points and 18 assists. The game is not over yet. No other rookie in NBA history has scored such data." Yu Jia shouted excitedly.
The Grizzlies requested a timeout again. After the timeout, they replaced all the substitute players and surrendered. The Bulls also replaced the substitute players and took the main players off the court to rest.
The Grizzlies fans were already silent. They didn't understand why after taking the lead at the beginning, the team was pinned to the floor and rubbed by their opponents until the end.
The United Center was filled with excitement.
"112:101, the whole game is over. The score does not seem to be very different, but if you watch the whole game, you should know that this is a one-sided game." Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "There are always winners and losers in the game.
The Grizzlies obviously still have a longer way to go, and this game allows us to see the rise of the Bulls and the increasingly outstanding Lu Yu!"
At the end of the game, Gasol suddenly shouted to Lu Yu's back: "Lu, this season, I must surpass you and win the Rookie of the Year award."
Lu Yu's back paused for a moment, and he just stood quietly for a few seconds. He turned back and glanced at Gasol not far away, and smiled calmly.
"Okay, I also hope you can get it..."
The lights were dazzling and the crowd was surging. Lu Yu turned around and continued walking, muttering something else: "Because I don't care about the honor of Best Rookie at all."
After the game, Gasol returned to the hotel.
He opened today's All-Star voting event and prepared to ask Spanish fans to canvass him for votes. However, when he turned on his computer, he suddenly discovered that the first name in the All-Star voting was Lu Yu.
He was stunned. It turned out that while he was still chasing the best rookie, Lu Yu's goal was to become an All-Star.
I'm on the first floor and he's on the fifth floor?
