"Welcome everyone to watch today's NBA game broadcast. Today we bring you the game between the Chicago Bulls and the Orlando Magic."
Yu Jia faced the camera a little nervously and said that this was his first time broadcasting the playoffs. It was inevitable to be nervous: "Today we invited Mr. Xu Jicheng to join me to explain this game. Hello, Mr. Xu."
"Hello Yu Jia, hello everyone in the audience." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"Teacher Xu, the game we are explaining today is what our fans are most concerned about. The Chicago Bulls have become the home team of our fans because of Lu Yu, and the Magic's Tracy McGrady has also performed very well this year. What do you think of the two teams?
Who is more powerful?"
"This question is actually not difficult to answer. The Bulls are obviously better than the Magic."
"Haha, did Teacher Xu say that because he is a huge fan of Lu Yu?"
"That's not true. Everyone knows that although Zhang Weiping and I are both Lu Mi, we have certain differences about the Bulls' style of play. Director Zhang believes that the Bulls' core Lu Yu alone is not enough to make it in the playoffs.
The reason is very simple. The defense in the playoffs is more targeted. In the regular season, the Bulls had a situation where the team was weak on both offense and defense because there was only one offensive point left. My point of view is exactly
On the contrary, I think if Lu Yu can lead the team further with a single core, it will better highlight Lu Yu's value and be more conducive to Lu Yu's growth. Lu Yu is still a first-year rookie, and the team is only building a team around him.
One year cannot be achieved overnight.”
"It makes sense, and the Bulls' role players are also very strong." Yu Jia said with a smile.
It's just that the word "strong" here might be more appropriate to change to "violent".
In terms of playing skills, they may not be the best role players in the league, but in terms of fighting, none of them are worthy.
"Haha, the result of the game still depends on the on-the-spot performance of the players on both sides. Whoever performs well can win the game." Xu Jicheng understood what Yu Jia meant and laughed.
"Okay, let's set our sights on the Chicago United Center. Friends who support the Bulls can send a text message to 10669999086, supporting the home team 1 and the visiting team 0. At the end of each quarter, we will draw a lucky spectator to receive a basketball gift package.
At the end of the game, five lucky spectators received star boots and autographed jerseys..."
As Yu Jia quickly recited a string of scripts that she had already memorized by heart, the TV screen switched to the competition scene.
Zhu Fangyu got up from the dormitory bed early in the morning and stood in front of the TV waiting for the game to start.
"The game has started? Come on, move to a place." Wang Shipeng squeezed over.
Zhu Fangyu moved her butt reluctantly.
"You said you are also a professional player after all. Are you so excited to watch an NBA game?"
"What do you know? I am learning from the world's top shooting guards. What can you, a small forward, learn from watching this game? Of course I have to watch it."
"Damn it, I'll call Lu Yu tomorrow and ask him to switch to small forward next season."
"Bah, can Lu Yu listen to you?"
Wang Shipeng didn't know that Zhu Fangyu was right to change Lu Yu from shooting guard to small forward next season.
Of course, this is something.
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The United Center is already a sea of red. Although the Bulls are wearing white home uniforms today, the team's other main color is red. For the sake of visual effect, the Bulls' home court is mainly red today.
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The Bulls are ranked third in the Eastern Conference this year, which makes fans extremely excited. At the beginning of the season, they were worried about whether the team could make the playoffs.
You must know that in the 1997-98 season, the Bulls' record was still first in the league.
But in 1998, Jordan, who had become famous, quit the basketball world for the second time.
Old players such as Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Luke Longley and Toni Kukoc also left the Bulls one after another. The Bulls dynasty began to decline, and the decline was as fast as a man with premature ejaculation.
From 1998 to 2001, the Bulls ranked last in the Eastern Conference for three consecutive seasons.
No one expected that this season, the Bulls would not only enter the playoffs, but also rank third in the Eastern Conference.
All the fans' eyes are fixed on Lu Yu, who is wearing the No. 10 jersey. It is this player who has brought the Bulls to this height. Whether the Bulls can go further in the playoffs depends on his performance.
As the referee tossed the ball high into the air, Game 1 of the playoffs between the Bulls and Magic began.
Brad Miller roared, which shocked the ears of Horace Grant who was jumping the ball with him, and the basketball was put into Lu Yu's hands.
Lu Yu passed the ball to Richardson, Ah Q pushed the ball across the half court, and the players on both sides fell into position.
The rosters of the two teams appeared on the big screen.
"The game has begun, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first." Yu Jia said: "The lineup excluded by the Magic is Grant, Garrity, McGrady, Mike Miller and Armstrong. This lineup is consistent with theirs.
The regular season facelift was completely different, they moved Mike Miller into the starting lineup and then moved Tracy McGrady to the small forward position, mainly because of Grant Hill's injury."
In fact, there is another reason, which is to move McGrady away from the shooting guard and avoid direct confrontation with Lu Yu.
Many coaches in the league actually know that compared to offense, Lu Yu's defense is the most annoying method for other teams.
"The Bulls' lineup has not changed much. Miller, Chandler, Artest, Lu Yu and Quentin Richardson. This is the Bulls' usual lineup after trading for Richardson. This is also
The reason why they can keep winning in the second half of the season is because their bench is so strong, Trenton Hassell, Jamal Crawford, Ron Mercer, Marcus Fee
Zell and Charles Oakley were almost the main lineup of the Bulls last season... Lu Yu called a screen and cut inside like a scalpel from a 45-degree angle. Sure enough, the Bulls still attacked the Magic's weak penalty area.
link."
"It depends on whether the Magic team has shrunk their defense." Xu Jicheng continued: "They didn't shrink, but Tracy McGrady on the wing came to make up for it, but he missed Artest in the corner, and Artest received the ball from the back.
Yu passed the ball and took a three-point shot...the ball went in!"
Although the Magic did not shrink their defense on this shot, Lu Yu was unguarded after the pick-and-roll. Mike Miller failed to keep up with Lu Yu from the beginning, so McGrady could only come over to cover the defense.
Naturally, Artest in the bottom corner was missed.
"Artest's omission is actually because Miller didn't change defense in time. You must know that Artest's three-pointers from the corner are much more accurate than his mid-range shots." Xu Jicheng said with a smile.
"This is a dilemma. If you don't make up for it, Lu Yu can choose to go straight to the layup." Yu Jia shook his head: "If I were a coach, I would also have a headache like this. The key is that Lu Yu's pass is too
Well, he can always find the missed teammates as soon as possible."
"The most important thing is that his teammates can still make shots." Xu Jicheng added: "In fact, in the final analysis, there is still a problem with the Magic's defense. Their ability to rotate defense is much worse."
"Which team in the league can match the rotation defense of the Bulls?" Yu Jia asked.
"Kings, Lakers and Spurs." Xu Jicheng gave the answer.
"Oh? Why these three teams?" Yu Jia asked in confusion.
Xu Jicheng said seriously: "Because... they can delay Lu Yu from this point. The Kings have scalpels, the Lakers have Kobe, and the Spurs have Bowen. As long as Lu Yu is delayed in time, then the follow-up defense can help.
It will be much easier, so the most critical point of whether the Bulls can win is Lu Yu."
During their discussion, the Magic's offense failed. Grant squeezed Miller twice and found that he didn't move. He turned over and shot missed the basket.
The Bulls launched a fast break, and Lu Yu threw the ball directly to Artest. Artest accelerated into the basket and dunked with one arm. McGrady only gave up after two symbolic steps.
At the beginning, the Bulls beat the Magic 5:0
"Huh?" Xu Jicheng was surprised, "The Bulls' defense in the last round... was a bit interesting..."
Unfortunately, the replay of the camera only replayed the scene of Lu Yu passing the ball to Artest for a fast break dunk, and did not replay the scene of Grant's failed shot being defended by the Bulls.
And just now they missed the opportunity to explain the Bulls' defense because they were talking about which team could defend the Bulls' offense.
Xu Jicheng suppressed the doubts in his heart and continued to watch the game.
The Magic attacked and McGrady finally got the ball for the first time after the opening kickoff. Only then did everyone realize that it was Lu Yu who was guarding McGrady.
Mismatch defense?
Or is Lu Yu playing small forward in this game?
Xu Jicheng frowned slightly and said: "It should be a defensive tactic specially arranged by the Bulls, using Lu Yu to defend McGrady. The Magic originally wanted McGrady to play small forward to stagger Lu Yu's defense, but the Bulls obviously did not intend to let him go.
, just let Lu Yu change it back."
Many teams will use their top defenders to guard Tracy McGrady. Logically speaking, given the defensive capabilities of other Bulls players at the small forward position, there is no need to switch defenses. After all, it can save Lu Yu more energy on the offensive end.
And Artest's defense is actually not bad.
Xu Jicheng didn't know why the Bulls made such an arrangement.
But soon, Xu Jicheng discovered that the Bulls' defense was much more than just using Lu Yu to defend McGrady. In addition to Lu Yu, on McGrady's offensive line, there was Artest on the left and Richardson on the right.
Two levels.
This is also the reason why Armstrong found several opportunities but failed to pass the ball to McGrady in the first round. In the end, he could only pass the ball to Grant under the basket.
"The Bulls are planning to completely lock down McGrady!"
Xu Jicheng also saw clues in the transition of offense and defense within a few minutes.
Not only him, but Magic head coach Rivers also saw it.
But what’s the use of seeing it?
My own panties have been stripped off, what else can I do except bite the bullet?
Fans who know football have also noticed it, and they are shouting excitedly, this is the playoffs, this is tit-for-tat - the Bulls are going to dominate!
