All-round Athlete

Chapter 907 Two consecutive victories

At present, the record of the Chicago Bulls is 24 wins and 25 losses. Although the winning percentage is less than half, among the Eastern Conference teams, they can enter the playoffs.

But the current situation of the Chicago Bulls is similar to that of the Lakers. Rose has already confirmed that he will be reimbursed for the season. Another head player, Luol Deng, is also recovering from his injury. Boozer, one of the inside twin towers, was also injured in the last game. Noah and Jimmy Butler are left.

Coach Thibodeau had no choice but to mention Dunleavy, Hinrich and Gibson to the starting position. Although the ability of these three players is a bit weak, their game experience is richer than the other, and they are much stronger than the starters of the Lakers.

For the Lakers, Nash came back recently and formed the backcourt with Zhang Guan; Wesley Johnson made his debut as the striker; first-year rookie Ryan Kelly and second-year Thackeray became the backbone of the Lakers inside. If you don't consider Zhang Guan, the Lakers' starters are also at the "old, weak, sick and disabled" level among all teams.

On the bench, Augustine was the only player the Bulls could count on, while for the Lakers, Kaman and Jordan Hill, who had just returned from injury, were barely available.

For the Bulls, this is the last game among six consecutive away games, and all six away games are in the West, so the Bulls at this time have already entered a period of exhaustion. It can be seen from the opening performance that the Bulls are in poor condition, and the first four offenses have all failed.

As for the Lakers, this was their first game after returning home and Zhang Guan's first stop after joining, so the first three offenses were handed over to Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan lived up to expectations, making two breakthroughs and one emergency stop jumper, scoring 6 points in a row.

Two and a half minutes into the game, the Bulls scored two points with Gibson's jumper, and then Nash's pass assist allowed Zhang Guan to make a three-pointer, turning the score into 9-2 ,. Zhang Guan scored nine points in a row at the beginning.

But anyone who understands can see that the 9 points of the Lakers are all due to Zhang Guan's personal ability. Only Nash's pass is barely a match.

Even the commentator on the court said: "Although the Lakers scored in the first four offenses, there is no sign of any tactical arrangements. Zhang Guan is all playing singles. This kind of singles may work for a while. But if the Bulls strengthen their personal defense against Zhang Guan, the effect of singles will be greatly reduced."

Another commentator next to him said: "I think this is very suitable for the Lakers' style of play. In the past, nearly one-third of the Lakers' offenses relied on Kobe's singles. It’s just Zhang Guan. And so far, Zhang Guan’s shooting rate is very good.”

On the field, Dunleavy assisted Noah and scored two points. For the Lakers, Nash passed the ball to Zhang Guan again. Zhang Guan didn't score this time, but got two free throws.

Bulls coach Thibodeau finally couldn't sit still. He called a timeout, then called Jimmy Butler to his side, and gave him careful instructions.

After the game restarted, Butler's defense against Zhang Guan was upgraded to a higher level. As long as Zhang Guanyi got the ball, Butler immediately posted it, and did not give Zhang Guan a chance to play the ball.

After Luol Deng was injured, the Bulls' defensive efficiency has not decreased, mainly because Jimmy Butler has developed first-class defensive skills. Coach Thibodeau was originally a coach obsessed with defense, and a player with comprehensive abilities like Jimmy Butler, under Thibodeau's training, has gradually become the NBA's top wing defensive champion. Being able to enter the NBA's defensive second team for two consecutive years is also enough to prove that Jimmy Butler's defensive ability is excellent.

In order to deal with Butler's defense, Zhang Guan began to add more off-ball running.

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"Whoosh!" The basketball flew directly in front of Zhang Guan's hand. Zhang Guan grabbed the ball and shot directly. Butler came up to block the shot, but it was a step too late, the ball had already been shot, turned into an arc, and fell into the basket.

"Two points scored! Wonderful pass!" The commentator did not praise Zhang Guan, but first praised Nash's pass.

Zhang Guan is indeed running without the ball, but Zhang Guan's running is not a tactical running. Since Zhang Guan joined the Lakers, he has not practiced with the team, let alone adapted to the tactics, so Zhang Guan can only move according to his own feeling, not under the arrangement of the tactical system.

At this time, Nash's value is reflected.

Nash is undoubtedly one of the strongest assisters in NBA history. Unlike other point guards, Nash's passing is for the ball to find people, not people to find the ball. Half of the point guards, they need their teammates to follow the tactical arrangement and pass the ball after running out of position, but Nash can find the ball no matter where his teammates are.

So even if Zhang Guan is not integrated into D'Antoni's tactical system, Nash's pass can still find Zhang Guan at the right time to attack.

Nash needs a teammate with outstanding offensive ability, such as Stoudemire, whose offensive ability is much more outstanding than defensive ability. Only such a player who is good at attacking will not waste Nash's assists.

And this season's Lakers, there are only a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled. No matter how beautiful Nash's pass is, it is useless if he can't make a shot. Therefore, Nash's average assists per game has dropped by half compared to when he was in the Suns.

Of course, Zhang Guan would not waste Nash's assists. Nash passed the ball four times, Zhang Guan scored three and scored three assists for Nash. At this time, Nash also felt that Zhang Guan's offensive efficiency was much better than that of the "old, weak, sick and disabled" of the Lakers, and he was more willing to pass the ball to Zhang Guan.

The offense of the Lakers has completely become the business of Zhang Guan and Nash. The other three players can hardly even touch the ball, and they all become coolies. But they didn't have any complaints. They were originally substitutes, and when the team leader was on the court, they should also be coolies honestly.

Coach Thibodeau of the Bulls is also a well-known coach in the NBA. He has already seen that Zhang Guan's running position is more like running where he sees the space. It is not a tactical coordination at all, but Nash's passing always Can find Zhang Guan. Jimmy Butler's defense has worked hard enough, but in the face of Zhang Guan's blind running, he is always half a beat behind.

With four minutes left in the first quarter, the score was 29-16 and the Bulls trailed by 13 points. If it wasn't for Noah's good performance, maybe the Bulls would be even more behind.

The rotations of the two sides began to appear one after another. The Bulls were short of manpower and only replaced Hinrich with DJ-Augustin, while the Lakers replaced Kaman and Jordan-Hill's new twin towers one after another, and then used Blake and Marshall, replacing Nash and Zhang Guan.

"D'Antoni, the old fox!" Seeing the Lakers' substitution, coach Thibodeau cursed inwardly.

Everyone knows that the Bulls are short of insiders. After Boozer was injured, there was only Noah struggling to support him. D'Antoni also identified this weakness of the Bulls. First let Thackeray, a coolie, fight with Noah, and then replace him with the experienced Kaman and the strong Jordan Hill.

But Thibodeau did not make another substitution. Except for Hinrich, the other four starters all played the first quarter.

Unexpectedly, Kaman, who came off the bench, was in very good condition. In the last four minutes of the first quarter, he scored 8 points on 4 of 5 shots and sent an assist, becoming the second scoring point for the Lakers. .

After the start of the second quarter, Kaman continued to stay on the court, and he still maintained an excellent state. In six minutes, he made three of five shots and grabbed four rebounds.

Kaman's sudden outburst caught the Bulls by surprise, and shortly after the start of the second quarter, the score stretched to more than 25 points.

"Kaman's form is very good today. Today is Zhang Guan's first game. Kaman has succeeded in stealing the show!" the commentator said jokingly.

The camera is focused on the Lakers bench, Zhang Guan and Nash are talking and laughing, looking very relaxed.

In the second quarter, the Lakers started to play again, and the score was once stretched to 30 points. Thibodeau replaced Gibson and Butler again, which was considered to have stopped the bleeding for the Bulls.

Falling so far behind, the Bulls have no fighting spirit. After all, they have played five consecutive away games, and they are still full of injuries. You can't ask them to maintain such a high fighting spirit in the sixth away game.

The second half became the time for the Lakers to fully perform as a substitute. Kaman, Jordan Hill and Marshall all played good personal data. Among them, Kaman not only got a double-double, but also scored a new season. Jordan-Hill Hill also posted a double-double. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the Bulls have no one inside.

Substitute point guard Marshall performed exceptionally well today, scoring a double-double and even surpassing Nash in 11 assists.

Marshall's assist ability is very strong, but all he has is assists, and his assists are the kind of assists that lack organizational skills, and they are assists purely for assists. At the same time, Marshall's offense and defense have also been criticized by people.

Today's Marshall is still anxious in terms of defense, but his shooting percentage is surprisingly high, especially three-pointers, which greatly exceeds his usual level. The scoring made up for the lack of defense, and Marshall also got more time in the second half.

The game entered the fourth quarter, and Zhang Guan and Nash did not play at all. After persisting for a while, Coach Thibodeau found that there was no hope of chasing points and replaced the main players. The game finally ended in garbage time.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Bulls 103 to 88. Zhang Guan made his debut on the NBA stage. Although he only played 20 minutes, he contributed 26 points. But this score is not the highest among the Lakers. Kaman, who played well, scored 27 points, one point higher than Zhang Guan.

Coupled with the previous two consecutive away games, the Lakers have achieved a rare 3 consecutive victories.

For Zhang Guan's performance, the Lakers fans are quite satisfied. 26 points is not an amazing score, but considering that Zhang Guan only played 20 minutes, this score is definitely a very good performance. What's more important is that the Lakers won. For the current Lakers with a scumbag record, winning is more important than anything else.

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At the press conference after the game, Zhang Guan undoubtedly became the focus of media attention.

"Zhang Guan, how do you feel about winning a game after entering the NBA?" the reporter asked.

"Of course I am very happy. For me, this is a good start. We are one step closer to the playoffs!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

"Zhang Guan, some experts once calculated that if they want to enter the playoffs, the Lakers must win all the games in the regular season!" A reporter immediately reminded.

"Yeah, I've heard that too. I won 32 games. You see, I won the first game now. Wouldn't it be enough to win another 31 games? We will definitely be able to do it, please wait and see." Zhang Guan said with a smile.

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On February 11, the Lakers ushered in their next opponent at home, with him the Jazz.

The Jazz's record is even worse than the Lakers, only 17 wins and 33 losses. In the West, the Lakers rank second to last, and the Utah Jazz are the last.

Last season, Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap and Mo Williams all left the Jazz, and the Jazz officially entered a rebuilding period. The current head player of the Jazz is Hayward. The reason why it is called "head player" instead of "head star" is because the current Hayward is really not even a star.

If a team loses too much, it will forget the feeling of winning, and gradually it will not win. The current Jazz is in this state. From the beginning of the game, the Jazz has been falling behind, and there is no desire to catch up with the score, and it is the same until the end of the game.

Zhang Guan only played in the third and a half quarters before clocking in and leaving work. When Kaman returned to the starting lineup, he continued his performance in the previous game, scoring 25 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. He played the same data as Dayao.

However, Nash said after the game that his back was unwell and needed treatment, and he might not be able to play in the next game. This is also bad news for the Lakers.

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After the game, Zhang Guan appeared at the press conference.

"We won another game, and we are one step closer to the playoffs!" Zhang Guan smiled, and then said: "I know, when I joined the Lakers, many people didn't like me or me. The future record of the Lakers, but the facts show that those who are not optimistic about us are wrong. Under my leadership, the Lakers have achieved two consecutive victories!"

The reporters were speechless for a while, and everyone thought that Zhang Guan's face was too thick.

In the last two games, the Lakers won, but don't you look at what kind of opponents are they? The injury situation of the Bulls is similar to that of the Lakers. Only eight players can play, and they have played five consecutive away games; the record of the Jazz is worse than that of the Lakers, the worst team in the Upper West. I squeezed two of the softest persimmons, what is there to show off!

"Looking at Zhang Guan's triumphant look, he really regards himself as the savior of the Lakers!" a reporter muttered softly.

"Win two bad teams, look at how he is! In the NBA, any team with an All-Star can kill the current Bulls and Jazz!" Another person whispered.

Behind, a reporter leaned his head over and said, "Let's not talk for now, let him be proud, let him be arrogant, let him be arrogant first! After the next game is over! Then let's see his bitter face!" "

"The next game? Who is the Lakers' opponent?" The reporter in front asked immediately.

"The Lakers' next opponent is the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is ranked No. 1 in the West! This time, the Lakers will definitely lose!"

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