This game was broadcast live across the United States, and was also broadcast live on the domestic Chaoting Channel.
Before the game, both sides announced.
Trail Blazers: Lillard, Connett Lee, Batum, Jokic, Wang Zelin.
Bulls: Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Jimmy Butler, Joakim Noah, Lopez Jr.
This summer, although the Bulls management did not acquire Gasol in the trade market like in the original history, they did acquire the younger of the Lopez brothers from the Pelicans management.
From the perspective of immediate combat ability, Lopez is definitely not as good as Gasol, or even his brother Brook Lopez, but from the perspective of a traditional center, his ability is definitely enough
Although in terms of technical style, Lopez Jr. and Noah are somewhat defensive, but he is not that extreme. He can occasionally shoot mid-range shots and can also finish offenses at the basket.
After all, under the influence of Wang Zelin's horrific performance on the field, the league has gradually developed a trend of blue-collar workers crazily hoarding human shields.
In the new season, when the Bulls formed the interior partnership of Joakim Noah and Robin Lopez in the penalty area, the Bulls' interior deterrence has become the top in the Eastern Conference and is ranked first in the entire league.
Before going on the court, Wang Zelin read the overall evaluation of the opponent's players.
"Rose scored 84 points... It seems that Rose has recovered well this year. That's right. I remember that Rose spent his last playoffs in this season in his Bulls career. Not only did he make it to the second round, but he also made it to the playoffs.
Both were able to deliver 20.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.2 steals, but it’s a pity..."
At the end of his mind, Wang Zelin shook his head slightly, then looked at Joakim Noah and Robin Lopez:
"Joaki Noah scored 80 points. As expected, injuries had a great impact on Noah last season. From the All-Star level to the league's top blue-collar insider, his strength plummeted;
Robin Lopez scored 77 points; it was completely expected. After his rookie contract ended, Lopez was traded to the Pelicans. He averaged 11.8 points per game in two seasons, and his ability was close to that of a quasi-All-Star.
What's wrong?
Jimmy Butler...85 points? Oops, it turns out that Jiba is the strongest on the Bulls team right now!"
"Player: Jimmy Butler
Height:201cm
Weight:105kg
Location:sf/sg
Team:Chicago Bulls
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Hidden attributes of the body
Lower body strength:77
Upper body strength:75
Speed: 75 Explosive power: 72
Agility:74 Jump:70
Bullet speed: 70 Physical: 98
Resistance to injuries:93
Offensive ability
Hitting: 64 Layups: 75
Mid-range shot: 73 Long-range shot: 66
Dunks: 70 Passes: 68
Ball possession: 77 Free throws: 84
Breakthrough:70
defensive ability
External defense: 86 Internal defense: 62
Rebounds: 70 Blocks: 60
Steals:72
Overall rating: 85 (All-Star)
Rating: Excellent offensive and defensive wing
Talent skills:
1Physical Fitness Expert (Gold)
Players are less likely to enter a state of fatigue, and when their physical strength is too low, the impact on a player's offensive ability will be reduced by 10%
2 Iron-Blooded Warrior (Silver)
If the opponent gets an offensive rebound, the defensive efficiency will increase by 4 points in the round, which can only be maintained for this round."
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Seeing Butler's player evaluation and specific data are obviously visual information placed on the retina, but when Wang Zelin saw Butler's double-90 physical fitness and injury-resistant physical attributes, his eyes widened.
Even if he is cheating, his current physical fitness and injuries, his hidden physical attributes are only 94 and 95, and this is enough for him to still play the entire game in the fierce confrontations in the playoffs last year.
Didn't think it was anything.
Butler...is really a bit awesome!
Of course, Wang Zelin still didn't take Butler to heart. Not to mention that Butler had just entered his peak period. Even in the season when he led the Heat to the Finals in 2019, Butler did not have the superstar-like performance.
Influence.
To borrow what a sauna commentator said about Butler:
Some viewers have always mentioned that Jiba is very tough, how tough is it? In fact, the best thing about Jiba as a player is that you don’t know what is strong about him, and then... he is gone.
It’s no wonder that many fans are joking in the future: Call Butler a superstar, but he seems to be missing something; call him an All-Star, and he’s pretty tough (||?_?)
emmmm... Seeing that the iron-man Butler played less than 70 games in the regular season last season, and if nothing else happens this season, it will be around 60. Wang Zelin can't imagine what he went through under Tom Thibodeau?
Butler is a tough guy. Against the backdrop of a league where the number of rounds in each game is skyrocketing, he averages close to 40 games per game. No one can stand up to him!
But what does this have to do with him?
This season he has consciously reduced his average playing time per game and controlled it to about 30 minutes.
As for the other side, let him see tonight how hard Jiba is?
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Amid the boos from away fans, Wang Zelin brought his equipment to the center circle, and the rest of the Trail Blazers took their positions.
On the Bulls' side, Lopez Jr. jumped to the center circle, and Rose, Hinrich, Butler, and Noah were ready to retreat.
No surprise, Wang Zelin won the jump ball from Lopez Jr., and the Trail Blazers took the lead.
The Bulls were already prepared. Lillard and Jokic, who were going crazy and fast, were posted by Rose and Joakim Noah, and Hinrich followed Connett Lee.
After losing the jump ball, Lopez quickly retreated and saw that his teammates were keeping an eye on the opponent's players. Just when he was about to praise him, he suddenly remembered that Wang Zelin, who was opposite him, was missing. When he looked again,
The sentence "A generous gift crab" stuck in my throat, why did that guy run so fast?
At this moment, Lopez's shortcomings of slow pace were exposed at a glance. Rose and Noah, who had just settled into position on the Bulls' side, saw Wang Zelin cut in from the middle, and then flew high.
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A two-handed dunk was successful, and the Trail Blazers scored first.
2:0.
"Damien, your passing is getting more and more comfortable!"
After Wang Zelin landed, he took a hand from Lillard who came over.
"As long as I'm here, please be ready to take off at any time!"
Lillard rarely farts.
"Hush! Hush! Hush!"
The Bulls' home court, the United Center, quickly recalled the huge boos.
Speaking of which, the two teams actually had quite a bit of "hate" in their history.
In the 1992 Finals, the Trail Blazers and Bulls both made it to the Finals for the second time, but the latter aimed to defend their title, while the former hoped to return to the top.
The biggest highlight of that series was the powerful dialogue between two of the league's best shooting guards, Air Jordan and Glider Drexler.
This was a topic debated by the media before the start of the 1992 Finals: Who was more powerful, the glider who led the Trail Blazers to the finals or the flying man who led the Bulls?
This was not an absurd topic in 1992, not to mention that Drexler ranked second in the mvp voting in the regular season (the first was Jordan), and Drexler made it all the way to the playoffs.
, before the finals, he averaged 26.9 points, 7.7 assists and 7.2 rebounds per game. The data was more gorgeous than in the regular season, and the overall shooting percentage was also mentioned at 48.9%. The Blazers' bench was also very strong that year, so their route to the finals was better than that of the Bulls.
The team is more relaxed.
After all, the other side was facing the Eastern Conference. In the second round, the Knicks were forced to a tiebreaker. Although they also reached the finals, they were much more bumpy than the Trail Blazers.
It's just that... everyone knows the subsequent results. Both the Trail Blazers and Drexler lost miserably in front of Jordan.
What left the most profound impression on the fans was Jordan's classic celebration of shrugging at the away fans, and his crazy performance of 35.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists in the finals that year, with an overall shooting percentage of 52.63% and a three-point percentage of 42%.
The opposing Glider averaged only 24.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists in the finals, with an overall shooting percentage of only 40.7% and a three-point percentage of 15%.
Since then, no one has ever brought up the topic of "glider or Jordan" again.
However, the pain left by the Bulls led by Jordan to the Trail Blazers has always been remembered to this day.
Now the situation is changing, the Bulls are declining, and the Trail Blazers are rising. In every game between the two sides, countless Trail Blazers fans flock to the scene to give strong support.
Take now, for example, at the United Center, which is known as the largest stadium in the United States, 1/3 of the auditoriums that can accommodate 100 people are wearing Trail Blazers away jerseys, and the remaining 2/3 are less than half of the auditoriums.
Wearing Wang Zelin's jersey, it is no surprise that the small half of the people are basically Chinese faces.
In other words, more than half of the people in the entire United Center came to support the Trail Blazers and Wang Zelin.
Therefore, not long after the Bulls fans started booing, another, more powerful voice instantly overwhelmed them.
"mvp! mvp! mvp..."
The deafening shouts for MVP rang out, and the target was none other than Trail Blazers No. 36 on the court.
At this time, Rose, who was actively returning to defense on the court, suddenly stopped, raised his head with difficulty, and looked around.
A few years ago, the MVP call in the Windy City would only ring out for one person, and that was him-Derrick Rose.
Nowadays, things have changed. In this home court, it is difficult for him to hear the fans shouting for him like a mountain roar and a tsunami, "mvp!"
I will definitely take back what I have lost.
Ross came back to his senses and stared at the back of No. 36 opposite, his eyes becoming extremely determined.
Bulls offense.
Rose and Noah started a pick-and-roll on the outside, and then Noah cut in from the middle. Rose took advantage of the situation and hit the ball. Then, he saw a big block from Trail Blazers No. 36 and slapped him away.
"Good hat!"
Lillard shouted from the outside, quickly took two steps forward, successfully blocked the shot and stole the ball from Wang Zhelin, and quickly dropped the ball with the ball.
Lillard's speed, to be honest, is at the peak of Iverson and Rose, a group of historical super-speeders, but among the active defenders, he is also a good player in this regard. Now, after two serious injuries, both
Rose, whose legs are already scarred and whose physical condition is declining, is still fine.
For example, right now, Rose's consciousness has reacted and he hastened to follow him immediately. However, he sadly found that the distance between him and the Trail Blazer 0 in front of him was getting farther and farther...
Lillard rushed really fast. When he reached the frontcourt, facing the unguarded basket, he made a one-handed dunk, giving the Trail Blazers a 4:0 lead.
"Rice! Rice! Rice!"
In the audience, many Chinese fans shouted out Lillard's most widely circulated and well-known nickname in the domestic basketball world.
The reason why he is called "Dami" is mainly related to his surname "Damien", which is a familiar homophone.
From the beginning, the Trail Blazers played a strong performance, and the first one to feel it was the Chicago Bulls.
They understand that even without Aldridge and Matthews, their opponents are still terrifying tonight.
At the same time, they are also preparing for a storm!