Chapter 221 The lineup still needs to be strengthened
Although he doesn't want to admit it, the current situation is that the only person Chen Jie can count on in this attack, or even in this normal game, is himself.
Facing Hardaway's close defense, Chen Jie had no choice but to use his ability to play in singles.
"Boy, come on, come on, I want you to have a taste of what it means to be blocked!" As a veteran, as a veteran with a balance of offense and defense, Hardaway knows very well that when defending, he must not only use
You can block the opponent with your body, and you can also use words to attack the opponent.
Now he is attacking Chen Jie on both sides.
"As you wish!"
Chen Jie said coldly.
However, even though he said this, he also knew that Hardway's defensive ability was not guaranteed, especially since Hardway didn't have many offensive figures dedicated to defending now. There was no doubt that Hardway would not be able to break through that easily.
Chen Jie tentatively moved a few steps to the left, and Hardaway followed closely.
He kept staring at Chen Jie's footsteps. Although he was very disdainful of Chen Jie in his words, he also knew that such a rookie could achieve such a great reputation. He was definitely not in vain and must have some real ability.
If he accidentally defeats him, he will be embarrassed.
With this in mind, Hardaway did not dare to neglect.
Seeing Hardaway's footsteps moving a few steps to the left, Chen Jie suddenly changed direction, then accelerated, and quickly turned his body to the right.
Unfortunately, this action did not fool Hardaway. By the time Chen Jie wanted to move forward, Hardaway had already moved in front of Chen Jie, blocking Chen Jie's breakthrough direction.
Chen Jie ignored Hardaway's contemptuous eyes. The foot that moved forward quickly retracted at a very fast speed. His whole body jumped back and made a fake move to shoot.
When Hardaway moved forward with Chen Jie's center of gravity, Chen Jie quickly took back the basketball in his left hand and quickly switched it to his right hand. His straight body suddenly bent, and he dribbled the ball with his right hand, choosing the ball again.
That breakout was in the same direction.
These few moments were all between lightning and flint.
The whole action was that Chen Jie broke through, changed direction, broke through to the right, and pulled back after being blocked. Then after Hardaway followed, he moved forward again, changed direction twice, and changed speed twice. In less than two seconds,
Completed within, Chen Jie's body control is evident.
When Chen Jie thought that he would be able to get past Hardaway this time, he did not expect that he, who had just pounced on him, had already retreated. Although his body was not directly blocking the direction of his advance, he took a few steps back.
Hardaway still didn't lose his defensive position.
Now, if Chen Jie continues to push forward, the result will definitely be that he will be trapped in the Knicks' inside stranglehold.
He knew that if that happened, he might not even have a chance to take action.
In desperation, he had to slow down his dribbling, and Hardaway took advantage of this opportunity to return to his defensive position again.
I have to say that in this attack, several of Chen Jie's moves were extremely beautiful, and Hardaway's defense was also breathtaking.
"What's wrong? Boy, are these just a few tricks?" Hardaway mocked.
There was no trace of depression on Chen Jie's face.
Slowly dribbling the ball outside the three-point line, Hardaway thought that Chen Jie wanted to organize another attack, so he followed Chen Jie outside casually.
But just after Chen Jie pushed outside the three-point line, he suddenly straightened his body and jumped directly to shoot.
Caught off guard, Hardaway quickly jumped up and tried to block the shot, but his hand didn't even cover Chen Jie's eyes.
Three-pointer, hollow into the net.
The fans at the United Center instantly became excited.
On the Bulls' bench, several players also stood up and applauded.
"This is what I want!" Chen Jie said to Hadway.
In fact, the breakthrough just now was just Chen Jie's test. If he could break in, it would be great, but if he couldn't break in, Chen Jie also had options.
This three-pointer is the offensive method Chen Jie had planned in advance!
Taking advantage of Hardaway's unpreparedness, he directly shot a three-pointer from the outside. It can be said that Chen Jie successfully completed the goal he set from the beginning!
Hardaway's face looked a little gloomy.
He admitted that this time, he lost to the rookie, not technically, but psychologically.
I didn't expect that this young man could think so complicatedly, and I was actually deceived by him. I didn't realize that he originally wanted a three-pointer!
"This guy is indeed quite capable, don't underestimate him!" Marbury whispered to Hardaway as he passed by Hardway with the ball.
Although Hardaway debuted earlier than Marbury, Marbury's status in the team is now higher than his own. To Marbury, he can only nod to show that he understands.
But in his heart, he didn't take it seriously.
He has some tricks up his sleeve, but I'm not afraid of him. He was just too insidious just now. I'll be on guard next time!
Hadway thought so.
In the Knicks' offense, Hardway wanted to return the ball, but there were too many offensive points on the field. Hardway was only the third or fourth option. Therefore, the ball did not reach him during the entire offense.
in hand.
Finally, Marbury broke through to the inside, faced Chandler's defense, and made a throw.
From the beginning, the Knicks' offense seemed to be going very smoothly.
However, this also has something to do with the Bulls' defense.
Although Hinrich and Luer Deng are not necessarily any better defensively than Duhong and Griffin, during this period of game training, Hinrich, Luer Deng and Chen Jie Chandler,
A very stable defensive system has been formed.
Although Duhong and Griffin defended well, they still couldn't integrate. To put it simply, Duhong and Griffin did not have a tacit understanding of cooperating with Chen Jie Chandler on the defensive end, so they could only fall into one-man defense.
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And obviously, facing this Knicks team, if the defensive end cannot operate as a whole, no team can guard them.
Although the Knicks' record is not good, the personal abilities of their players are still outstanding.
The only thing they missed was that they couldn't form a collective.
But now, the Bulls cannot form a collective, so this gap no longer exists.
So, in terms of defense, what matters is personal ability.
Obviously, Duhon is no match for Marbury, and Griffin can't guard Houston.
This is also the reason why the Knicks offense runs smoothly.
But fortunately, Chandler can still give the two some support on the defensive end.
As for Crawford, he seems to be in poor condition today.
In the next few attacks, the Knicks' Marbury, Houston, and even Hardaway all scored, but Crawford failed to score a goal.
As for the Bulls, Chen Jie almost completely assumes the offensive responsibility. Whether he shoots himself or chooses to break through and distribute the ball, the Bulls' offense is all initiated from him.
When the official timeout entered six minutes into the first quarter, the Knicks led 18 to 12 by six points.
Chen Jie scored 7 points himself, and the remaining five points, Chandler's two dunk points and Griffin's baseline three points, all came from Chen Jie's assists.
In this game, Chen Jie is destined to be the mainstay of the Bulls' offense on his own.
Chen Jie, who was sitting on the bench, also looked very tired.
Skiles mainly arranged a defensive connection. In terms of offense, he didn't have any good ideas. Unless he can create a point guard comparable to Hinrich, otherwise, no one can share Chen Jie's worries.
Seeing Chen Jie's sweaty cheeks, Scales could only sigh.
There is nothing we can do now. Although Chen Jie may be very tired, we still have to let him play for a while. Scales still wants to win this game.
However, he has actually made preparations. He will also play a few games where Hinrich and Luer Deng are suspended. Otherwise, Chen Jie's physical strength will not be able to hold on, and it will be easy.
Injuried.
Looking at the nine-game winning streak sign held by the fans on the stage, Scales felt very stressed.
Why doesn't he want to win consecutively, but now, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. No matter how powerful Chen Jie is on his own, without the cooperation of Xinrich and Lu Erdeng, he is not invincible!
At this moment, Skiles also had a feeling, that is, the Bulls' current lineup still needs to be strengthened, definitely! (To be continued...)
