Chapter 15: Against Rose
The night after the game, LeBron invited the team to dinner.
In between meals, LeBron called Qin Yang, Mo Williams, and Dronte West out. Qin Yang's English is not very good, but even fools can see the situation.
LeBron is a peacemaker.
After LeBron said a few words, Williams and Dronte West took the initiative to throw punches.
This is a common way of making friends among blacks, and it represents mutual recognition.
This time the strife within the team is over.
After this game, Qin Yang clearly felt the difference.
Mo Williams and Delond Twist no longer target Qin Yang, although the relationship is not harmonious, but in small matters there is no targeting, Qin Yang's status in the team has improved a lot.
When training with the team, Qin Yang appeared in the substitute lineup for the first time.
After entering the bench, Qin Yang's performance was mixed.
Although Williams did not target Qin Yang, when he was aligned, he broke through Qin Yang into a sieve, making Qin Yang's face dull.
The good thing is that Qin Yang's three-point shot was recognized, and the passing level surprised all the players.
The Cavaliers are strong, but they are not without their flaws.
One of the biggest flaws is that no one can handle the ball except LeBron.
When LeBron James was not on the court, the Cavaliers were headless flies, they didn't know how to play at all, and their strength instantly dropped by more than one level.
But now that Qin Yang is here, the situation has changed.
The day after the defeat to the Pacers, the Cavaliers flew to Chicago to play the Chicago Bulls.
This is the second time in four days that the two teams have played each other.
The Chicago Bulls have had a poor record lately, but the market is very good, as Derrick Rose, a rookie selected with the eighth pick, has been very explosive.
In the last game against the Cavaliers, Derrick Rose almost finished Morsera Williams and Dronte West on the court, achieving 20+7 data, and this game has attracted much attention.
TNT News:
"The Bulls Guard is rising, and the Cavaliers are a litmus test."
Before the start of the game, LeBron James, as the leader of the team, also gave an interview to the Chicago media, and LeBron gave the Bulls high praise:
"It's the temple of basketball, and every time I come here, I have a heart of longing to bring a good game to the fans here."
"The Bulls are a team with a long history, Ruhr Deng, Ben Gordon, Rose are all very good players in the league, and I fancy them to be All-Stars."
"Rose, in particular, has incredible energy in him and watching him play reminds me of my good brother Wade, they're the same kind of people."
LeBron's evaluation was loved by Chicagoans, and even reprinted by many media outlets.
After the game started, the battle situation was similar to what was expected.
The Bulls are too poor on the inside to defend the Cavaliers' offense, especially the high blocking of Big Z and LeBron, which is invincible against the Bulls.
The outside defense of Ruhr Deng is not bad, but other than that, everyone else is fighting on their own, and the defense is not the same.
LeBron directly attacked the basket with the help of blocking, and no one could stop him.
Not only that, but Mo Williams and Delonte West were also successful in impacting the basket. LeBron is bound to wrap up the basket, so that the Cavaliers' tactics are easy to open up, and the three batteries on the outside can fire as much as they want.
It's just that Ben Gordon of the Bulls also performed very well in the first quarter, scoring eleven points on 5-of-7 shooting, chasing the score.
Qin Yang was doing it on the bench, watching the game with an embarrassed face.
In the first quarter of the game, Rose was cheered on as soon as he held the ball, but ...... Rose shot 1-of-5 and only got 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, which is very average.
If you look at the stats, Rose is about the same as Delonte West or Mor Williams.
Of course, the data doesn't tell the whole story of performance on the pitch.
At least on the court, Rose's explosive performance was still a magnet.
But...... The 1-of-5 hit rate is really too low.
The Cavaliers' defense is also flawed, with a lack of height from the outside, and both Mor Williams and Dronte West are too low in height to be exposed to tall guards who are good at shooting. On the inside, the Cavaliers move slowly, and Big Z is a tactical center, which is no longer fast at this age.
Ben Wallace is more of a frame-guard, not a co-defense type.
In this quarter of the game, Ben Gordon performed better, that is, he shot many times in the middle distance close to the basket, and the Cavaliers were helpless.
Sitting on the bench, Qin Yang could clearly feel it...... The Bulls' weakest position is point guard.
Thomas, as a power forward, didn't play well in 0-of-4, but at least Thomas had 3 rebounds and 3 blocks and did what he had to do.
Rose was fast, he was very energetic, he scored a brilliant goal, but that was it.
Basketball is not better than anyone with good physical fitness.
Every time he broke through, Qin Yang's heart trembled when he saw Ross twist his ankle to almost thirty degrees from the ground: this was simply a fateful breakthrough.
The breakaway was a sight to behold, and as the defenders tried their best, Rose turned into a red wind, flew past the ground, and then made a layup...... Striking iron.
The picture is too beautiful to look at.
In the second quarter, Rose finally came to his senses, sensed that something was wrong, and began to focus on passing, in this case, Rose only had two extremely fast breakaway layups and scored 4 points and 3 assists, but the Bulls scored more than the Cavaliers, maintaining their dignity at home.
The Cavaliers trailed by four points after the second quarter.
Rose took fewer shots, and the Bulls took the lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Qin Yang was substituted. Mo Williams was substituted.
As soon as Qin Yang came on the court, the Cavaliers lineup changed.
Dronte West dribbled the ball past half court and gave the ball to LeBron James, who did not hesitate and gave the ball to Qin Yang. This means that a wave can be organized slowly.
But Qin ** does not play cards according to common sense.
It was Ross who defended Qin Yang.
Rose is 1.9 meters tall and can play a double-way guard, but this height is a little embarrassing in the face of Qin Yang, Qin Yang is a full two meters tall, and after receiving the ball, he did not hesitate at all, and shot directly.
Rose was caught off guard.
Qin Yang's speed was very fast, and everyone didn't expect it.
By the time Rose jumped to the defense, it was too late.
Sou!
Three-pointer goes into the net.
LeBron stepped forward and high-fived Qin Yang, and Qin Yang stepped back expressionlessly.
It's not that Qin Yang is pretending, but that's how Kevin Daniel, the best three-point shooter in NBA history in the future, plays on the court.
Kevin Daniel is the only player in the future to reach his full three-point shooting level.
Not one of them!
When he shoots on the court, he is so expressionless, whether it is hitting, hitting iron or being attacked, he is expressionless, and it gives people the illusion that he can hit as long as he shoots three-pointers.
Qin Yang has slowly given people this feeling.