Chen Jie's choice made **Vicci frown and think about it.
Seeing the coach standing there thinking hard about how to restrict Chen Jie, Xiao Hei and Lillard Brown sitting on the bench looked over.
He seemed to have something to say to Vicki.
On the field, the Spurs' offense was normal. Although Parker's breakthrough just made Eddy Curry defend him, Ginobili and Duncan immediately showed their abilities and scored consecutively, which made the Spurs' offense
No stagnation.
But on the defensive end, Chen Jie has been using his teammates' screens to get shooting opportunities.
The game is going slowly, and the Spurs are already 4 points behind the Bulls.
Although the offense is normal, Chen Jie cannot be guarded on the defensive end, and the Spurs' prospects are not optimistic.
With one minute left in the first quarter, Chen Jie hit a three-pointer from the outside, bringing the Bulls' lead to seven points. **Vitch could only call another timeout.
The five Spurs generals walked off the court, each with sweat dripping from their head.
"Guys, good job!" **Vicci looked up at the scoreboard and sighed, but after lowering his head, he still encouraged his players.
At this time, what they need is confidence.
"Coach, that guy doesn't dare to be one-on-one with me, there's nothing I can do about it!" Bruce Bowen walked up to **Vicci and said a little guiltily.
Chen Jie's current score has reached 14 points. He is the most important reason why the Spurs went from leading to falling behind. As Chen Jie's defender, Bruce Bowen feels very sorry for his teammates.
"It's not your fault, Bruce. You did a great job!" Of course, Vicky was also hurt because of Chen Jie. But it's really not Bruce Bowen's fault. No one can do it under such circumstances.
To the extent that he was right in front of Chen Jie, **Vicci certainly would not pass the responsibility on to his own players.
"That guy is so cunning!" Ginobili said next to him.
He watched Chen Jie score but was powerless. This feeling made Ginobili very unhappy.
"He scored 62 points at the Pepsi Center in Denver last night. He is a capable player, and it is normal not to be able to guard against him. This is also helpless!" **Vicci sighed.
"Coach, otherwise, let me play. I have a way!" Several Spurs players and Vicki were shaking their heads together and sighing that Chen Jie was too difficult to guard. Suddenly a voice came.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Lillard Brown sitting on the bench.
"You?" **Vicci asked with some distrust when he heard this.
Although Lillard Brown works hard in training and his physical talent is also very good, in recent games, **Vic has also deliberately allowed Lillard Brown to play more games to cultivate his defensive ability.
However, in **Vic's view, it is still a bit impossible for him to play to restrict Chen Jie.
Lillard Brown, in the eyes of **Vitch, is the kind of malleable talent who, with more training, will become an excellent interior defensive player and shot-blocker in the future.
But, that is also in the future. Now, Lillard Brown is just a player with good defensive ability.
His offensive ability is weak, and his defense will occasionally impulsively take advantage of his opponent's fake moves. He still lacks experience.
Letting him play, **Vic felt that the effect was not as good as Duncan's.
"Yes!" Faced with Vicki's distrust, Lillard Brown nodded firmly and confidently.
"Coach, Jay and I are teammates at Duke. We played together for two years, and I know him very well!" Lillard Brown said his reasons.
**Vicci was still dubious.
So what if you understand?
Which team in the league doesn't know Chen Jie now? Since he became famous, which team's coach has not watched Chen Jie's game videos many times.
His playing habits and scoring methods are already familiar to coaches in the league.
However, after getting familiar with him, I still couldn't guard against him.
**Vicci doesn’t think that because he is familiar with Chen Jie, he can restrain Chen Jie!
"Coach, we have a very good relationship. Not only did we play on the same team, but we also often practiced together. In fact, many of my defensive abilities came from him. It can be said that I have experience in defending him!"
Seeing that Vicki still didn't believe it, Lillard Brown continued.
**Vicci's expression finally relaxed a little.
"Are you sure? Lillard!" **Vic asked.
"I'm sure, coach, I can really guard him, give me a chance!" Lillard Brown requested.
**Vicci is still hesitating.
If it is true as Lillard Brown said, he often practices with Chen Jie, this understanding should be helpful to defense.
But this is not enough to prove that Lillard Brown can guard Chen Jie.
**Vicci still didn't dare to gamble.
He has always been a cautious person.
"Coach. Maybe you can let him try!" Just when Vicki was hesitating, Tim Duncan, who had always been taciturn, suddenly spoke.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Duncan.
Duncan still looked calm.
"When I was guarding Jay just now, I felt that the biggest problem was that my footsteps were slow and I couldn't keep up with him, and my bounce speed was slow and I couldn't affect him when he shot. And this is exactly Lillard's advantage.
Maybe I can really give Lillard a try and let him play for me!" Duncan continued.
**Vicci was finally persuaded this time.
"Okay, Lillard, let me give you a chance to prove that you can guard Jay Thiem. Don't come off the court. You go to the fifth position and guard Eddy Curry. I believe you can limit him.
Lillard, you go up and defend Tyson. If he still picks and rolls, then you and Bruce will switch defenses immediately, understand?" Vicki quickly made his own arrangements.
Lillard Brown got the nod, along with Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen.
**Vic turned to look at Nesterovic again, smiled and said: "You should take a rest off the court now. You performed well, young man!"
Nesterovich is actually pretty good at being able to fight until now, so naturally he doesn't have any objections.
If it weren't for the fear that the Bulls would suddenly pull away the score if they replaced the main players, in fact, **Vic would have started to rotate long ago.
It's too late to let him go now.
After arranging all this, the timeout is over, the first quarter, and the last minute of the game.
The game starts again.
For the Bulls, Noccioni replaced Eddy Curry, and Tyson Chandler moved to the fifth position.
Duncan and Lillard saw this scene and looked at Vicki.
"Whoever sets Jay's pick-and-roll, Lillard will guard him!" Vicki quickly made his own adjustments, and Duncan and Lillard Brown nodded together.
"Let's see. Both teams have made substitution adjustments. On Chicago's side, Andy Snuccione replaced Andy Curry. This is now the most common adjustment method in Chicago. Andis has now
It was approved by Coach Scott. And here in San Antonio, my God, they replaced a big black man. Who is this man? Can anyone tell me?"
In the TNT studio, Charles Barkley asked in surprise.
Next to Kenny Smith smiling.
"Charles, you are no longer a fan of Jay. Why don't you even recognize him?"
"Does this matter?" Charles Barkley looked confused.
"Of course, don't tell me you don't know who Jay's best friend is!" Kenny Smith smiled.
"Who?" Charles Barkley really didn't know.
"Okay, you are just a fake fan, Charles. Let me tell you, this black player, Lillard Brown, is a rookie who entered the league this year. Under **Vitch, he has already received stable playing time, although it is not long.
, but he has shown his ability. His physical fitness is excellent, and his characteristics are blocking shots and rebounding!" Kenny Smith explained.
"But what does this have to do with Jay?" Charles Barkley asked.
Kenny Smith shook his head, "Lillard Brown also came out of Duke University. He is Jay's best friend! Jay mentioned this many times during interviews!"
Charles Barkley had an epiphany.
"So, **Vicci is now going to use Jay's best brother to play, and then try to restrict Jay?"
"Maybe!" Kenny Smith said, spreading his hands.
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When Chen Jie walked to the court after a timeout, he realized that Xiao Hei was also on the court.
**Vicci still thinks highly of him. At this time, he is replaced by Xiao Hei. This is the first rotation.
When Chen Jie saw this scene, he thought of this sentence in his heart, and of course he was also happy for Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei also looked at Chen Jie and grinned at Chen Jie, showing his white teeth.
But after laughing, Xiao Hei immediately turned his head and said nothing to Chen Jie.
Why is this guy acting so professional? Isn't he just trying to be an opponent? Is there any need to be like this?
Chen Jie shook his head helplessly.
After the timeout, it was the Spurs' offense.
Xiao Hei squeezed into the inside, not asking for the ball, but moving outside the three-second zone, ready to rush for the rebound.
In this attack, the Spurs guided the ball several times, and finally the ball ended up in Ginobili's hands.
Facing Griffin's defense, Ginobili made a three-pointer.
The ball hit the basket and bounced high. Chandler and Blackie jumped up at the same time to compete for the rebound.
In the air, it was obvious that Xiao Hei's hand arrived a little earlier than Chandler, and it was also higher.
Chandler's jumping and wingspan were already amazing, but he didn't expect that this time, he would be completely defeated by Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei grabbed the rebound and wanted to make a tip-up, but Chandler had already taken precautions and did not give Xiao Hei this opportunity.
Xiao Hei had to hold the ball first and wait to pass it to his teammates.
On the bench, Scales' mouth opened wide.
"This guy is so perverted?" Scales exclaimed in surprise.
Luer Deng, who was in a straight suit next to him, smiled and said: "Coach, do you know who he is?"
"Lillard Brown, what's wrong?" Skiles looked at Ruel Deng in confusion.
"Well, his full name is Lillard Brown, but he also has another name, Xiaohei." Luer Deng said with a smile.
Scales was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "That guy that Jay often mentioned?"
Luer Deng nodded and said: "That's right. These rookies from Duke this year are all monsters!"
Skiles heard Luerdeng's sigh and nodded in deep agreement.
Du Hong is okay. Chen Jie and Lillard Brown are indeed monsters. It's not about how strong they are, but some aspects are so shocking.
It is true that birds of a feather flock together and people flock together.
After Xiao Hei grabbed the rebound, the ATTC Center burst into warm applause.
But immediately, the att center was in an uproar again.
Even Scales, who had just finished praising him, looked surprised again.
Why?
Because after the gun got the rebound, Xiao Hei passed the ball directly to Chen Jie on the outside.
After such a beautiful rebound, Xiao Hei made such a low-level mistake.
Everyone was stunned.
Even Chen Jie didn't react immediately after receiving Xiao Hei's pass.
A good fast break opportunity was wasted.
Chen Jie really didn't expect that Xiao Hei would pass the ball to him so senselessly.
Xiao Hei didn't realize the mistake he made in passing the ball to Chen Jie at the first time. After passing the ball, he immediately asked for position again and wanted to continue to grab rebounds. When Chandler pulled away and ran towards the frontcourt
When he went there, Xiao Hei realized what he was doing.
Only then did he realize that Chen Jie was no longer his teammate.
Now, he and I are rivals.
Although the Spurs have played against the Bulls once before, Xiao Hei and Chen Jie did not compete together in that game. Today, it is the first time that the two of them appeared on the court as opponents at the same time. Xiao Hei seemed to not accept it.
.
During his long years at Duke, Xiao Hei was used to grabbing rebounds and giving the ball directly to Chen Jie. This time, Xiao Hei did it again.
He had such a deep memory of Chen Jie's face.
But after doing it, Xiao Hei finally understood that he was no longer the same person as before, and Chen Jie was no longer his most trustworthy partner on the court.
Now, he and I are rivals, rivals!
Xiao Hei said to himself in his heart, his eyes became firm.
And Chen Jie, while dribbling the ball forward, still looked at Xiao Hei's back.
He was stunned for a while, but now he realized why Xiao Hei did this.
He still considers himself his partner.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie felt a little sad, a little nostalgic, and a little moved.
Sorry, Xiaohei, we are not partners now.
We are rivals.
But, we will always be brothers!
Always!
With this thought in mind, Chen Jie dribbled the ball past half-court.
Bruce Bowen stood in front of Chen Jie.
**Vicci watched everything happening on the court, his heart full of anticipation.
Although he felt regretful and helpless about Xiao Hei's mistake just now, it was over.
More importantly, his only expectation for Xiao Hei is that he can guard against Chen Jie.
As long as Xiao Hei can do this, **Vicci can pretend not to see the rest.
But if Xiao Hei can't do this, then Vicki won't be able to endure it anymore.
Blackie is moving.
He is guarding Nocchioni at the moment. According to experience, when Nocchioni is on the court, Chen Jie will prefer to play pick-and-roll with him.
Because Noccioni also has the ability to shoot, after two people pick and roll, he can have more offensive options.
Sure enough, three seconds after Chen Jie dribbled the ball, Nocchioni ran in the direction of Chen Jie.
Xiao Hei quickly followed.
Chen Jie and Nocchioni were in a pick-and-roll. Chen Jie passed Bruce Bowen, and the person who appeared in front of him was Xiao Hei.
The two of them have fought side by side countless times. When Chen Jie was exhausted, he lay in Xiao Hei's arms and was helped off the field. The scene is still a classic at Duke University.
But today, the two people are rivals.
Xiao Hei stood in front of Chen Jie without giving an inch.
Chen Jie knows how fast and excellent Xiao Hei's jumping is.
Chen Jie did not take action immediately after the pick-and-roll like before.
Chen Jie tried to break through Xiao Hei, but despite his several changes of direction, Xiao Hei was not shaken away.
As Xiao Hei said, the two of them understand each other too well. With Chen Jie's look and movement, Xiao Hei already knows exactly what he is going to do.
Xiao Hei used his own steps to always stand in front of Chen Jie.
Chen Jie tried changing directions several times without success.
Chen Jie shot the ball and Xiao Hei jumped high.
Xiao Hei did not cover this ball.
However, his fingertips were almost touching the basketball.
In order to avoid Xiao Hei's block, Chen Jie also changed his movements.
Bang!
The basketball hit the rim and bounced, but the ball didn't go in.
Duncan collected the rebound.
**Vicci clenched his fists, he saw hope.
Chen Jie clapped his hands in frustration and ran back.
For the first time today, Chen Jie missed his shot!
Xiao Hei did not celebrate excitedly, he lowered his head and ran towards the frontcourt.
Defending Chen Jie did not make Xiao Hei happy. He was just doing what he should do.
The Spurs attacked, and Parker's breakthrough successfully passed through the Bulls' defense. He passed the ball to Duncan, who easily scored two points.
The lead became five points.
However, Scales felt no fear.
He thought the ball just now was just an accident, but he still chose to believe Chen Jie.
But then, when Chen Jie and Nocchione picked and rolled again, they still failed to break through when facing Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei stayed close to Chen Jie and did not give Chen Jie a chance to shoot. Skiles
His brows wrinkled slightly.
Chen Jie passed the ball to Noccioni.
But it was Bruce Bowen who defended Noccioni.
How could Bruce Bowen give Noccioni a comfortable shot?
Noccioni reluctantly took the shot, but the ball didn't go in.
The first quarter of the game ended at this time.
In the last two attacks, the Bulls came back defeated.
Xiao Hei walked off the field, and Vicky came up and patted Xiao Hei on the shoulder.
"Well done!" **Vicci praised sincerely.
Xiao Hei shrugged, noncommittal.
He looked at Chen Jie opposite.
Chen Jie also happened to turn his head at this moment.
The eyes of the two people met in the air. (To be continued...)
