Basketball starts with breathing

At the end of the final game, the Bulls defeated the Timberwolves 107 to 99, which made the Timberwolves who have not run in yet suffered a lot.

Garnett mainly defended Lu Yu, and the two were basically in a state of mutual explosion. Although they could score on the offensive end, there was no good way for Garnett to take Lu Yu on the defensive end.

On November 11, the Bulls ushered in the first Chinese Derby of the season.

The Bulls play Seattle.

With the increasing number of Chinese players entering the NBA, the word Chinese derby has become less rare. Lu Yu, Yao Ming, Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian and Battelle, the Chinese men's basketball team are all about to make up a set of starters, but take a closer look, the current All five players played inside.

Originally, Lu Yu was an outside player, but he also played inside.

Everyone knows that if the Chinese men's basketball team needs it, Lu Yu can play outside at any time. After all, he is a man who can play one-on-five!
The one-five-five here is not one person playing the opposite five, but one person can play five positions.

This Chinese derby is a game between the Bulls and the SuperSonics.

The performance of the SuperSonics this season can only be said to be quite satisfactory, and it has not been improved much because of the joining of Yi Jianlian. After all, Yi Jianlian is still only a substitute player.

Rashard Lewis is the starting power forward in serious business.

A few days ago, Lewis scored a career-high 50 points in the game against the Lakers. It may not be easy for Yi Jian Lenovo to stand out in the competition with Lewis.

However, the SuperSonics center has not been fixed, sometimes Reggie Evans, sometimes Vitaly Portapenko, sometimes McMillan will send Yi Jianlian.

Therefore, although Yi Jianlian is a substitute, because the fourth and fifth positions can be played, his playing time is not low.

The Bulls beat the Sonics 103-86.

After the game, Lu Yu praised Yi Jianlian's performance. Yi Jianlian is obviously more calm than Lu Yu's memory in his previous life. Although his personality is still a little introverted, there is obviously no problem in communicating with his teammates. He is familiar with some American-style jokes.

As for Yi Jianlian's future development, it is not something that Lu Yu can worry about.

Everyone has their own path. Even in Lu Yu's previous life, when Yi Jianlian finally returned to the CBA, it can't be said that he didn't do well, it was just a choice.

The shoes fit or not, only the feet know.

Today's Yi Jianlian, after being tempered by the NCAA, is obviously more suitable for the NBA. It is only a matter of time to become the main force, and even a star player is not impossible.

On November 11, the Bulls beat the Suns. Although there were three good players in the team, Marbury, Marion and Stoudemire, the Suns played the game to pieces. Lu Yu played without pressure at all. No suspense or much fun.

Not as interesting as the confrontation between Lu Yu and Stoudemire.

I don't know which guy made a point: "Lu Yu is going to challenge the insiders of the entire league!"

As a result, every time the power forwards in the league see Lu Yu, it's like he's eating gunpowder. , but now that Lu Yu has played a power forward, it is not for them to knead.

It was only after the fight that I found out that Lu Yu was not so easy to bully.

On November 11, the Bulls faced the Lakers again.

The rest of the schedule for the rest of November is not very friendly to the Bulls, the Lakers are followed by the Kings, the Kings are followed by the Mavericks, and then last season's Finals opponent, the Spurs.

Although the four games are played at home, these teams are all Western powerhouses and may even become opponents of the Bulls in the finals. This is the moment to test the strength of the Bulls.

The Zen master chose to rest the main players just like their opening match.

The Lakers would rather beat the underdogs when they played against other teams, and would never show their strength in front of the Bulls, which made Cartwright very helpless. If the Lakers remained mysterious and only analyzed the game video, the finals really It must be a hassle to run into the Lakers.

The Bulls won the final game 103-89.

But everyone can see that after Lu Yu played power forward, the Bulls' offensive firepower has dropped. Last season, the Bulls scored more than 110 and 20 points at every turn. This season, they basically hovered in the early [-]s.

The reason why the Bulls can win is entirely due to their good defense.

The reason for the drop in offensive firepower is also very simple. Lu Yu scored fewer points. Although Lu Yu, who has reached the power forward position, has made the team's lineup more balanced, his offensive firepower is a bit misfiring, because many of his previous scoring methods used There are fewer of them, and he has just started playing at the power forward position. First, he is not used to it. Second, there are many top power forwards in the league during this period.

The inside line of this period, because of O'Neal's existence, appears to be bleak for other centers, but the position of the power forward is different. Now the power forward in this period is an era of blooming flowers.

Duncan, Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Webber, Gasol, Malone, none of them are easy to play.

On November 11, the Bulls played against the Kings.

Lu Yu met Chris Weber this time, and I have to say that Weber is really strong. In the eyes of many people, Weber's strength is not comparable to Duncan, or even Dirk Nowitzki.

But in Lu Yu's confrontation, he found that Weber was really difficult to deal with.

He can not only attack in the low post, but also assist his teammates. How should I put it, if Lu Yu wants to play a power forward, he thinks Weber is his best learning template.

Of course, there are some similarities in the way the two of them play the ball now.

The performance of the two is also similar.

陆余拿到20分11个篮板7次助攻，韦伯拿到23分9个篮板8次助攻，谁能赢得比赛胜利，就看队友的发挥了。

At the last moment of the game, the Kings were two points behind 98-100. Webb held the ball in the middle, attracted Hamilton and then scored the ball to the bottom line partner.

Pei Jia made a three-point shot with a knife, and the result... he made a three-point shot.

The Kings lost.

In this gorgeous and smooth Kings team, Chris Webber, known as the "big magician", is undoubtedly the absolute soul who supports the Princeton system. its right.

It can be said that no matter which team, they are afraid to play the Kings.

Very sad, the peak of Webber and the powerful King just caught up with the inexplicable Sharks and the flourishing Lakers, just like the peak of Barkley and Utah Shuangsha met the god-like Jordan.

What follows is a tragic continuation.

In Lu Yu's previous life, in the second game of the 2003 Western Conference semifinals, Webber injured his knee, and the Kings lost to the Mavericks in the tiebreaker.

In 2004, they fell at the feet of the Timberwolves in the tiebreaker.

Even looking at NBA history, it's hard to find another team with as many "ifs" as the Kings, and even if any of those "ifs" turned out to be true, their endings might have been different.

Midway through the 2004-05 season, Webber was sent to the 76ers by the Kings.After that, he also briefly played for the Pistons and Warriors, but left Sacramento, the "King" is no longer the king.

After nine games with the Warriors in 2008, Webber announced his retirement in a news conference, ending a 9-year career.

Doug Christie said of Webber: "Webber is a superstar with his own system. He had the ability to average 35 points and 17 rebounds per game, but in order to integrate the team into the offense, Webber made It was a great sacrifice, he set off the team so beautifully, and he was a great basketball architect."

Of course, this sentence is now being said by Cartwright in advance.

After winning the Kings game, Cartwright said in an interview: "Lu Yu is a player with his own system. I still remember that Lu Yu often scored 30+40+ or ​​even 50, 60+ games last season. The picture, but in order to make the team's lineup more reasonable, Lu Yu made sacrifices again and again, from the shooting guard he is familiar with, to the small forward, to the power forward, I dare to say that throughout the history of the NBA, there is not a single ball. The team bosses make this adjustment for the team."

"Lu Yu is a selfless player and a player with strong learning ability. He will become the best power forward in the league, just like he used to be the best shooting guard and the best small forward in the league."

"He's such a genius!"

After two days of rest, the Bulls ushered in a Chinese derby against the Dallas Mavericks.

After the outbreak of the playoffs last season, Wang Zhizhi's team status has not been improved this season. He is still the bench gangster and the substitute of Nowitzki.

Everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before Wang Zhizhi leaves the Mavericks.

Mavericks owner Cuban will not trade Nowitzki, Wang Zhizhi will never have a chance to turn over in the competition with Nowitzki. Although Nelson likes Wang Zhizhi very much, he also tried his best to let Wang Zhizhi go to the center position and play a few starts. But the effect is not ideal.

The styles of Wang Zhizhi and Nowitzki are so similar, they need to be paired with an insider who can do the dirty work.

When two people are on the court at the same time, who protects the rim inside?

But Wang Zhizhi played very well, which caused Nelson to fall into the trouble of happiness. He was happy that Wang Zhizhi could play, but he also knew that Wang Zhizhi had ambitions and wanted to play the starting lineup.

He knows that Cuban already has the idea of ​​trading Wang Zhizhi, the purpose is to trade for a powerful center when Wang Zhizhi is most valuable.

No center!

It's the Mavericks' biggest problem.

Nelson is very helpless. When the team cannot meet the needs of the players, the final result can only be parting ways, although he is very reluctant to Wang Zhizhi, the player he brought from China.

Cuban is also very helpless. He also wants the Chinese market, just like a bull, and Wang Zhizhi has also brought him benefits.

But compared to Wang Zhizhi, he is more optimistic about Nowitzki.

Nowadays, in the Chinese market of the NBA, Wang Zhizhi does not have much share. After all, there are already many Chinese players playing in the NBA.

So after comparing the two, Cuban has begun to accept offers from other teams.

The Mavericks without a center made Brad Miller of the Bulls very happy. He hadn't played so well for a long time, and Lu Yu also felt a little relaxed in the confrontation with the league's top power forward for the first time.

Yes, Nowitzki is really soft.

This kind of softness is compared to several other people. He prefers to shoot from the outside, and his fight on the inside is not so fierce, which makes Lu Yu's fight easier.

Compared to shooting, he is better than Lu Yu?

And Nowitzki at this time will not be independent. Old fans know that Nowitzki has been practicing this technology and completing the technical upgrade since the 2008 offseason. At that time, Nowitzki always Being held back by some short players limited his efficiency and play. Nowitzki made up for this weakness when the golden rooster was invented and applied independently.

But now, he was very uncomfortable with Lu Yufang.

At the end of the game, the Bulls beat the Mavericks 101 to 92.

Followed by the next day against the Spurs.

The two opponents, who met in the finals last season, met for the first time this season.

This season, both teams have maintained the lineup from last season, the only change is that Lu Yu and Duncan are on top.

The two teams played very civilized, and Bowen was relieved to know that he didn't have to defend Lu Yu.

But when he found that he needed to defend Hamilton, he couldn't help but get nervous. He was good at defending singles players, but defending players who were good at running without the ball always felt like being walked by a dog.

In last season's Finals, many fans said that if Bowen didn't get injured, it wouldn't necessarily be the Bulls that won.

So the attention of this game is not low at all.

Especially the matchup between Lu Yu and Duncan.

But in the end, everyone was surprised to find that the backline confrontation became the focus of the game. The backline of the two teams was completely different. Hamilton and Richardson were like two cannons, while Parker and Ginobi. Li is like two sharp knives.

Different styles create different game rhythms.

The two teams played back and forth, and the final 3 minutes of the fourth quarter did not tell the winner. At this time, Cartwright changed directly, and Lu Yu returned to the small forward position. Take away the game.

Everyone could see that when Lu Yu played small forward, the Bulls' offense was the strongest.

Cartwright also knows that when Lu Yu plays a power forward, the team's strength is actually getting weaker. Although it is more balanced, the offensive firepower is obviously insufficient. However, Lu Yu has repeatedly insisted on playing a power forward. Now Lu Yu is not a first-time player. A rookie in the league, he can play whatever position he wants to play. Now Lu Yu is the Bulls star, and he has the right to choose the position he likes.

Just like Duncan chose to play power forward in order to avoid confrontation with O'Neal.

The regular season doesn't matter to Cartwright, just let Lu Yu practice.

The result is that although the offensive firepower of the Bulls has dropped, the overall defensive intensity has been significantly improved by a grade compared to last season. You must know that the Bulls' defense was actually one of the best teams in the league last season. Now the Bulls are defending in the regular season. Duan hasn't exerted much force yet. If he really exerts his strength, other teams in the league may only truly know the horror of the Bulls' defense.

Most importantly, Cartwright found that Lu Yu was playing better and better at the power forward position.

From the beginning, he could only bully the weak power forward of the fish belly team. Now that he has played the regular season in November, he has played a total of [-] games, and he has been able to play back and forth with the top power forwards in the league.

And the Bulls won all 16 games.

开局豪取16连胜，陆余凭借场均21.7分10.3个篮板7.9次助攻3.2次抢断1.7次盖帽的数据当选东部月最佳球员。

It's the same winning streak as last season, but the Bulls failed to break the 33-game winning streak last season.

Fans began to look forward to it, can the Bulls break this record this season?