Build a Dream Dynasty

When mentioning British national sports, some people think of football, others think of snooker, and some people think of rugby, but no one will mention the second largest ball game in the world-basketball. Basketball doesn't have any mass base in the UK. In 2012, the British men's basketball team qualified for the Olympic Games by virtue of the host's privilege. This is the second time they have appeared in the Olympic Games in their history after 64 years.

Just two and a half years after the London Olympics in 2012, the British seem to have forgotten the shock brought by giants such as Kobe, James, and Durant, not to mention Curry, who has never performed in the UK before. When the Nets arrived in London, they were only greeted by dozens of sparse fans on both sides, and it seemed that many American tourists who happened to be traveling in the UK caught up with the Nets and took time to cheer for their hometown team. come on. Including Adidas' signature shoe sales event for Curry, there were a lot of onlookers watching the excitement, and few fans spent money to buy. In the end, even Adidas specially arranged childcare to save the scene, so as not to embarrass Curry.

Of course, Curry was already very embarrassed.

In comparison, when Jiang Mingliang arrived in London, the popularity he aroused was even higher than that of Curry. There were quite a few reporters who came to the airport, roughly around 10 people!

After answering a few reporters' questions for a while, Jiang Mingliang was escorted by bodyguards into the car and went to the place where he stayed to rest.

After a two-day adaptation period, the whole team has basically returned to normal work and rest. No one took themselves seriously, so the Nets got a quiet preparation environment. The Nets went to the O2 gymnasium to adapt to the field training. very comfortable.

On the contrary, their London opponents, the Bulls, are more popular than the Nets in the UK. Most of the credit for this should be attributed to Jordan. There is only one leader, and Luol Deng, the most reliable British men's basketball player, was once a member of the Bulls. Maybe there are certain factors.

In sharp contrast to the bleak attention, the ticket sales have fully met the NBA's official expectations. This result is not surprising. In terms of city scale and scale, looking at the whole world, New York is above London. The foreign population accounts for a considerable proportion. Among them, there are also some people who are passionate about basketball. They live in a local environment without basketball atmosphere. They can only suppress their love for basketball on weekdays, but they welcome people from all over the world The highest level of basketball games, their enthusiasm is still very high!

On the night of February 10th, at the O2 Stadium, a large number of British local celebrity "fans" appeared on the sidelines of the NBA London game, and not all of them were fans. In short, with this opportunity of exposure, many people are still willing to come and brush presence.

The Beckham family, who have always been close to the United States, will definitely show their presence on such occasions. Although Beckham is a symbol of football, it is undeniable that after retiring, Beckham left football, and the exposure rate is somewhat. Sliding. The former Beckham effect has also gradually declined. This is normal, no appearance can be immortal, what can truly last forever must be something created by the human core.

British diving genius Thomas Daley was also the guest of honor in this game. Other sports figures present included football legend Lineker, Frenchman Henry, Warcraft Drogba, and the new generation of car god Hamilton.

In the show business circle, the most famous one is the presence of Harry Potter and Hermione. This pair of child actors who grew up together didn't show up together today, and they didn't know that the other party would appear, which made people doubt their relationship. Whether the relationship between them is as harmonious as it seems on the surface.

The cameras of the British media also frequently focused on Jiang Mingliang, but the introduction on the subtitles was not the title of "General Manager of the New Jersey Nets", but the title of "President of Inter Milan". A part of the country, such an introduction is obviously more conducive to the audience's understanding of him.

With a lot of money and an extraordinary appearance, Jiang Mingliang also fell into the eyes of many British girls in the stands, and the eyes of the famous singer Cheryl Cole looking at him were even captured by the media on the sidelines, which also aroused netizens. for a while.

Of course, these are only secondary. The show itself, the most important thing must be the game itself. When the time comes to 8 pm, the first overseas game of the NBA officially starts!

After sinking for two consecutive seasons, the Bulls began to slowly recover this season. The biggest change came from the team's summer signings. The team introduced Paul Gasol, who was not very happy with the Lakers. After coming to the team, Gasol once again used his almighty, Plug and play, integrated into the Bulls system, became the team's No. 2 scorer when the Bulls insisted on cultivating Parker, and showed good comprehensiveness, becoming the team's offensive center an axis. In addition to Parker, Rodney Hood, another rookie selected by the team this season, is also very adaptable to the NBA. Soon after the start of the game, he replaced Belinelli and became the team's starting shooting guard.

But there is also a reason why two high-quality rookies and an excellent inside signing failed to lead the team into the top eight in the Eastern Conference. This season's new aid and the original team's veterans are obviously at odds in terms of play and getting along. Noah once won the honor of first defense for a while, relying on his desperate defense on the defensive end, and his offensive support, leading the team without Rose to the playoffs, but after Gasol joined the team, Noah's role on the offensive end has been weakened, and it doesn't even match the style of play. The data and performance have declined significantly. Another example is Rose. Rose's shooting has improved this season, with a 44%+32% hit rate. Compared with the 1314 season, there has been a significant improvement, and the average of 17 points and 6 assists per game looks pretty good. However, Rose's high shot frequency is contrary to the team's strategy of focusing on training Parker, which will naturally lead to contradictions. And Rose's character itself is relatively strong, which can be seen from his clear statement in the summer of 2010 that he refused to recruit James. At the same time, injuries have also made Rose's personality sensitive. Faced with this change of status in the team, he has expressed his dissatisfaction many times, both openly and secretly.

And when facing the Nets, facing the current No. 1 point guard, Curry who can really be on an equal footing with James, Rose proved that his mentality has not changed. The attitude of physical strength and going all out to fight with Curry is the reason why Rose is still reused by the head coach even if he does not perform well on the offensive end after returning from injury. He is more serious on the defensive end than before.

However, defending Curry requires not only seriousness, but also wisdom. Curry and Green handed each other nimbly. Through the changes in their own steps, Rose's speed was useless, and he easily found a shot. Hit a three-pointer.

If it is Rose at the peak, compared with Curry today, he has the feeling of Gareth Bale and Iniesta in terms of offensive methods. Bell's breakthrough is open and closed, while Iniesta flickers in a small space. Kung fu is invincible, but if you combine Curry and the weapon-level three-pointer feel, then go directly to Messi~.

On the offensive end, Rose still resolutely chose singles. He dribbled the ball to the flank. After finding the rhythm, Rose leaned over and broke through. His whole body was as swift as a sharp sword stabbing out. Getting stuck in time, Rose pushed Curry's waist with his left hand, took advantage of the situation and made a mid-range shot to help the team.

Rose was suspected of pushing the ball, but the whole movement was very coherent, and the referee still gave face.

The Nets attacked, and the veteran Carter relied on his advantage in confrontation to make a low-post request. He turned around and stopped Hood at the same time, and made a steady mid-range shot. As a rookie this season, Hood has the advantage of accurate shooting and has a height advantage at the second position. He has a good strong shooting ability, but he is known as "Hu Daiyu" with a relatively fragile body, general confrontation and easy injury.

The Bulls' offense was again under the control of Gasol. Facing Green, who was a head shorter than himself, Gasol played quite strongly. Going to the offensive rebound and making up the ball.

The Bulls have someone else to do the dirty work, Gasol has a lot less pressure on the defensive end, and the offensive end is completely an All-Star level output. If it is not planned to give Porzingis more exercise time, Jiang Mingliang actually wants to introduce Gasol this summer.

The next round of the Bulls' offense was still completed by Gasol. He used his fake moves in the low post to make Porzingis unable to find the north, and easily put the ball into the basket. Later, he cooperated with Parker in the high and low positions, and easily assisted Parker to make a mid-range shot. Back in Europe, Gasol resumed his omnipotent dominance in FIBA, and the Bulls also suppressed the Nets in the first half of the first quarter.

The neutral position is also obviously more biased towards the Bulls in this game. There are Spaniards and Frenchmen in the Bulls team. Compared with the Nets, whose foreign players are mainly from Eastern Europe, it is easier to be recognized by fans.

However, at the end of the rest of the two main lineups, the Nets had the upper hand. Bertans became the hero. He hit two three-pointers at the end of the first quarter to help the team overtake by 1 point 27:26. Ended the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Carter returned to the position of the sixth man and continued to lead the bench players to compete with the Bulls. Thibodeau's consistent style is to put a group of defensive champions on the bench. The offensive ability of these people is really not good. Of course, you don't even want to understand the offense.

Fortunately, in overseas games, referees are still inclined to encourage offense in essence. The high-intensity confrontation imposed by the Bulls will inevitably be restrained after being called a foul. The Nets' bench players have a slight advantage in this wave of matchups.

After the return of the main lineup, Jabari Parker began to play. This is a battle between the Bulls and the Nets this season, but it is a pity that Parker failed to meet Leonard, the strongest outside single-defense player in the league. , Facing Aminu, this template "Anthony" small forward played very quickly, whether it was rushing to the basket against Porzingis' defense and forcing the ball in and causing 2+1, or back The mid-range jumpers after squeezed out of the space are very impressive. But it can also be seen that, although he claims to have more comprehensive skills, Parker is more keen on physical confrontation than Wiggins, and has the habit of being strong and looking for confrontation. These are factors that can easily cause injuries.

At the same time, Parker, like Porzingis, has a common problem with rookies. There are indeed many offensive methods, but the overall efficiency is relatively average. In the face of the more smooth offense of the Nets, his offense is not as good as it seems. practical.

It is good news for the Nets that Rose and Parker are caught in frequent singles. Once they fail to score, the Nets can seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack in time, and it will be more difficult for the Bulls to fight. What's more terrible is that this guy Curry not only made fast breaks in time, but also killed people. He hit three-pointers in fast breaks twice in a row, and immediately opened up the point difference.

The third time he received a pass from Green and joined Aminu in a two-line fast break. Hood completely let go of Aminu who went straight to the basket, and stared at Curry outside the three-point line. Curry made a false shot. The sudden movement flew Hood, and then he broke in with a low body, took off, dunked, and missed. . . . . .

This is not the first time this kind of embarrassment has happened to Curry. To be honest, that is to say, Curry, if the other players frequently missed dunks during the fast break and were about to dunk, the coach would have pointed their noses and sprayed them.

However, this wave of offense was not over yet. Rose, who got stuck behind Aminu, took off the rebound. Instead of forcing a layup with Rose on his back, the point was given to Curry who quickly ran to the bottom corner after missing a dunk. Curry How much he stretched his hips in the dunk, and how domineering he was outside the three-point line. He raised his hand and scored another three-pointer, widening the point difference to double digits.

He missed a fast break dunk, and then hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner. This change also made the fans on the scene feel from funny to speechless.

Three consecutive fast breaks and three-pointers, who has seen such a battle?

After calling a timeout, Thibodeau expressed his dissatisfaction without hesitation in front of the players. But also somewhat helpless. He thought "team battles can be lost, but Curry must die". The problem is that the referee whistled a very strict standard today, obviously to encourage offense, and to fight against Curry, obviously waiting for the referee to whistle a foul.

Besides, you can't say that the league is biased. The Bulls made more free throws than the Nets in this game. It's just that their defensive system is really up to the referee's standards, and Curry feels overwhelmed today, which is a bit confusing .

At halftime, the Bulls trailed by 15 points 56:71. It seemed that the game was not good for them.