For the Bulls, the recent schedule is still very easy.
Immediately after defeating the visiting Milwaukee Bucks tonight, they ushered in their first back-to-back game this season.
This game happened to be against the Milwaukee Bucks. However, the game was moved from their home venue, the United Center, to the Bucks' home court, the Bradley Center.
For the Bulls, this is another must-win game.
It can be said that this season, the league is still taking good care of the Bulls. Basically, their opponents will rarely have strong teams from now on.
Especially the road trips of several strong teams in the Western Conference. They have also finished their road trips.
Now able to maintain second place in the Eastern Conference, many professionals generally feel after analyzing the schedule that the Bulls' record will not decline at the end of the season.
This is where the league takes care of the Bulls.
When the Bulls faced many strong opponents before, they never had back-to-back games, which to a certain extent ensured the Bulls' competitiveness.[
And when the opponents they faced became weaker and weaker, they started to play more back-to-back games.
Generally speaking, each team will have four to six back-to-back games in the regular season.
The Bulls have been scheduled four times this season, which can be said to be relatively few.
Moreover, their first back-to-back meeting didn’t come until almost February.
The arrangement of this competition venue is quite impressive.
After the game against the Bucks, the Chicago team immediately flew to Milwaukee.
For the second consecutive game against the Bucks, the Bulls did not suffer.
Because both teams need to travel long distances and both have games the night before.
So Skiles' goal in this game is still to ensure victory.
Because I just finished a game with the Bucks, I am very familiar with the opponent.
Skiles didn't have much plans before the game.
That night, the Chicago group stayed at a hotel in Milwaukee.
That night, Chen Jie called Li Ming'er several times again at the hotel, but the call got through every time. No one answered.
Chen Jie was very worried and couldn't sleep all night...
The next day is January 20th local time.[
The Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks played their second back-to-back game at the Bradley Center, home of the Milwaukee Bucks.
In this game, Skiles made some adjustments to the starting lineup.
Luol Deng, who performed well last night, was placed in the starting position, replacing Griffin, who had been starting during this period due to Luol Deng's suspension.
Kwame Brown replaced Nocchione at the main center position, and Chandler moved to his familiar power forward position.
Hinrich still did not start. Duhong is still the main point guard, and Chen Jie is still the main shooting guard.
In fact, this lineup, if nothing else goes wrong, except for the possibility of changes in the point guard position, is basically the Bulls' main lineup for the playoffs.
Before. Before Kwame Brown came, the position of center was still uncertain. Eddie Curry might start, or Chandler might play this position, and Nocchioni might start.
However, after Kwame Brown came, he actually confirmed his starting position after a few games.
In fact, many people expected this result. Kwame Brown was definitely going to be the starter, but many people didn't expect that he would gain a foothold so quickly.
The process is a bit too fast.
But after he entered the starting lineup in this game, he should not be out in the future as long as he is not stupid.
Chandler will definitely occupy a starting position, but his position was uncertain before. Now, since his inside partner is the center Kwame Brown, Chandler will definitely return to his familiar power forward position.
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There is no doubt about Luol Deng's position. Luol Deng has been in the starting lineup since the beginning of the season. He is also a very important member of Skiles' future plans.
However, due to the suspension, many people are not sure how long it will take for Luer Deng to return to the starting lineup after his return.
But watching last night's game, it seems that Luer Deng's condition has been maintained.
Skiles, of course, immediately put him in the starting lineup.
Apart from Lu Er Deng, the one with the most stable position on the outside is naturally Chen Jie.
No matter what the situation is, as long as Chen Jie is not injured, he should firmly occupy a starting spot.
As for the most uncertain position right now, it is the point guard position.
Chris Duhon has started in place of Hinrich in the past dozen games and performed fairly well.
His breakthrough and tacit understanding with Chen Jie are his capital.
As for Hinrich, although he didn't seem to have found his form last night, it is only a matter of time. When Hinrich returns to form, his organizational skills are also urgently needed by the Bulls.
It is impossible to always let Chen Jie do everything by himself.
The two men each have their own characteristics, and Scales is actually in a bit of a dilemma.
However, in the last few games, Duhon should still occupy a starting position, but what about the playoffs?
The media generally still believe that Hinrich will become the starter in the playoffs.
There is a very important reason for this, that is, Hinrich is a second-year player, while Duhong is only a first-year player. Don't underestimate this year.
In the playoffs, which are completely different from the regular season, one year's experience is very important.
The Bulls' starting lineup has changed, but the Bucks' starting lineup still uses the lineup from last night.
Michael Reed, who had a poor performance yesterday, was sharpening his skills today, preparing to take revenge in front of Chen Jie.
As for TJ Ford, he still continued his excellent performance last night.
As soon as the game started, the Bucks gave the Bulls a powerful start.
Reed's three-pointer and Ford's breakthrough helped the Bucks take the lead at home, scoring an 8-0 victory.
Skiles saw that the Bulls' situation was not optimistic and immediately called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Bulls put more of the ball in the hands of Kwame Brown, and they slowed down the rhythm of the game. On the defensive end, Duhon put all his energy on Ford, Kwame Brown and Qian
Dele also paid more attention to help defense.
With the efforts of the entire Bulls team, the situation was slowly stabilized.
The match between the two teams was tense.
The Bucks were aggressive at home today and were looking for revenge.
The Bulls played steadily and only then opened fire on the outside after ensuring the inside.
Chen Jie's condition today is still the same as last night, tepid.
Compared with Michael Reed, he is at a disadvantage.
The game continued until there were six minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the two teams were still tied at 90.
At this time, Lul Deng showed his power again.
He made sudden shots and scored five points in a row, helping the Bulls quickly open up the score gap.
On the defensive end, Kwame Brown blocked Ford's breakthrough, and Duhon added two points for the Bulls on a fast break.
In just one minute, the Bulls established a seven-point lead.
Among them, Chen Jie was completely absent.
In the end, the Bulls defeated the Bucks 107-99 in the entire game, defeating the same opponent for two consecutive days.
The highest scorer in the game was Michael Redd, who scored 32 points, but still could not lead the Bucks to a victory.
After the game, he was very disappointed.
For the Bulls, Kwame Brown once again scored a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, allowing his outstanding performance to continue.
Luol Deng scored 29 points and was the Bulls' highest scorer.
Duhong sent out a game-high eight assists.
And Chen Jie's statistics are still 20 points and 5 assists.
It's exactly the same as the last game.
But considering this game, the scores of both teams have improved a lot, and Reed, defended by Chen Jie, scored 12 more points than the previous game.
It can be said that Chen Jie's performance today is not as good as yesterday!
This surprised the media who followed the game.
In last night's report, they all just said that Chen Jie's performance should be better and better every game, and he should slowly return to form.
Why is he regressing now?
After scoring 20 points in two consecutive games, including the game in Cleveland, Chen Jie has been mediocre in three consecutive games.
This is a rare thing! How long will his sluggishness last?
This has become the biggest concern for the media after the game! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian. Your monthly vote is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m to read.)
