The Godfather of Basketball

Rose was forced by Beverley twice in a row, and the Bulls coach Vinnie DeNagro couldn't stand it anymore, and signaled Hinrich to catch the ball for halftime.

Beverly also took it back temporarily.

In the frontcourt, Hinrich gave the ball to Rose again.

There was a sudden commotion on the sidelines.

Beverly didn't press any more at this time, but directly shrank back half a meter.

Tired?

wrong!

The whole body is moving, and it still looks very energetic!

Rose hesitated suddenly.

He took the initiative to call Gibson to come pick and roll.

After Gibson picks and rolls, he switches to Rasheed Wallace.

But the next scene took everyone by surprise.

Wallace also took a half step in, then switched with Beverly, and switched the defense back.

Rose and Gibson stood outside the three-point line with embarrassment on their faces.

Only then did someone slowly come to their senses.

Gibson can't make three-pointers, and neither can Rose!

During the rookie season, he made 22.2% of his three-pointers! Averaged 0.9 shots per game.

This season has improved, 26.7%, has improved, but averaged 0.8 shots per game.

Just don't throw it.

Pick-and-roll substitutions require space, and this guy lets you switch back one step at a time. If you don't shoot three-pointers, you won't be able to play at all!

Ross is awkward.

He sensed a lot of malice from the Cavaliers.

And still didn't make a move.

Noah took the initiative to pull to the high position at this time. His width was wider than Gibson, creating a gap for Rose.

Rose saw the needle, broke through directly to the basket, and scored a difficult layup against O'Neal.

The Bulls finally broke the scoring drought.

But such attacks are really rare.

The starting lineup of the Cavaliers is on the defensive end, which is to fight Rose.

The Bulls have five players on the court, and in fact, only Rose can be used as an offensive starting point.

Locking up Rose basically locked up the Bulls' starting lineup.

When entering the bench period, Louis Williams' impact and Artest's toughness made the Bulls' bench even more miserable.

In the end, the Cavaliers beat the Bulls 101 to 81 and won the first game of the series.

James had 27 points, 9 rebounds and 14 assists, Louis Williams had 18 points and 3 assists, Matthews had 16 points, Artest had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.

Rose made only 6 of 25 shots and 0 of 2 three-pointers, scoring only 17 points.

After the game, ESPN explained the entire game process with a picture.

Rose stands outside the three-point line, and Beverley guarding him is directly one step beyond the free throw line.

There was almost a meter and a half of space between them.

Compared with passing the ball, Rose's inability to make three-pointers seems to be more fatal.

Pushing Rose to the three-point line, it seems that the omnipotent "Phoenix City Rose" will become unable to play.

Below this picture, the media has blown Tang Tian into the sky.

"He knew everything, like he was the only one who knew how to lock Ross up so easily."

"Godfather of the dynasty, a worthy name."

Regarding such an evaluation, Tang Tian was relatively calm.

His strategy is just to learn from some experience in his previous life.

In the first two years of Rose's time in the Bulls, there was no solution to breakthroughs, and the opponents were fully defending his breakthroughs.

But starting from the 2010-11 season, other teams finally found out that Rose could not shoot three-pointers, and kept emptying them. In the playoffs, Rose was forced to only throw three-pointers. In the playoffs of that season, He averaged 6.3 attempts from outside three-point range and made 1.6 of them.

The hit rate is 24.8%!

Terrible.

Tang Tian was nothing more than using the things that the teams in his previous life had summed up over the past three years and put them to use immediately.

But, who told him to be a time traveler?

This is the advantage, and it is the same as when people are born beautiful and ugly, and their parents have money or not.

Besides, he doesn't even use the system.

After two days of rest, the second game of the series between the two sides continued at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

The trend of the game is a little different from the first game.

Rose significantly reduced the number of personal offenses and actively cooperated with his teammates.

But that's clearly not his strong suit, at least not right now.

The Bulls' offensive rhythm was completely disrupted.

The Cavaliers ended the game in three quarters, and finally beat the Bulls 100 to 77, taking a 2-0 lead.

Rose made 5 of 14 shots, scored 20 points with free throws, and had 6 rebounds and 9 assists, but also made as many as 7 turnovers.

After the two games are over, no one is going to discuss that this is the most likely upset series.

The Bulls were beaten into cows, and the only thing left was to be beaten.

The two home games are over, and the Cavaliers will also go to Chicago for the next two away games.

Before setting off, Tang Tian gave the team members another injection of chicken blood. The difference from before was that this time the main purpose was not to let the team members relax.

Although Rose's weakness is fatal, if you don't keep your character to explode, you will be cast to death.

What the Cavaliers want is a bang, not two and three.

In Chicago, the team had some simple basic training.

"Shaq's ankle is a little sore, should we let him play in the next game?" After training, Casey found Tang Tian.

"What did the team doctor say?" Tang Tian frowned, really afraid of something.

"I can play, but there are hidden dangers. After two days of rest, I should be fine."

"Take a break?" Tang Tian thought for a while, "Then let Kwame Brown start. He will also be crucial in the next round against the Magic. Let him play more games with this opportunity."

"It's a good thing that Kwame was signed, otherwise it would be hard to say after this game." Casey said with emotion.

Tang Tian smiled and said nothing.

What Casey said is actually not entirely true. The Cavaliers' lineup is going to play in the playoffs. If Brown hadn't come, he would have found other defensive meat shields.

"By the way, how do you think the Bulls will adjust?" Casey himself is also a capable coach, but after being under Tang Tian for a long time, he still instinctively relies on Tang Tian.

"How else can we adjust? This Bulls team is built around Rose. If he can't play, the whole team can't play. You can't expect him to suddenly open up and then suddenly make three-pointers, right?" Tang Tian smiled. Said.

What he hasn't said yet is that it will be next year for Rose to have a little three-pointer, and now that Boozer is not here, this Bulls really have such a trick.

"It seems to be true. Speaking of which, your former disciple has made meritorious service." Casey said suddenly.

"who?"

"Paul Millsap, he played exceptionally well. He averaged around 30 points per game, forcing the Magic to 1-1." Casey said with a smile.

"You said him, playing a team alone, the Bucks are really good enough."

Tang Tian sighed, then nodded.

The Cavaliers' opponent in the next round is likely to be the Magic. The more the latter consumes in the first round, the more beneficial it is to the Cavaliers.