Noah used his long arms to push the ball back to half court, giving the Bulls a chance to attack first.

Rose was holding the ball in the frontcourt and giving tactics to Xu Yong.

In December, Xu Yong's data declined, and some fans were dissatisfied, wondering why Xu Yong's ball possession had to decrease when Rose was in better shape.

Putting aside the fact that he was targeted by opponents, it was more of a team-level factor. Xu Yong was a latecomer, and the rookie who came later was clamoring for the ball, and he even drove away the original team leader during the season. This is very rare in the entire NBA history.

What's more, Rose has the ability, and basketball has never been a one-man game.

Therefore, Xu Yong will not be negative because of the decrease in ball possession, but will improve himself instead;

Similarly, when Xu Yong needs it, like in the derby or a game like tonight, the Bulls, including Rose, will help him.

This is actually the same as when they played against the Grizzlies in the summer league. Teamwork was what Jordan established for the Bulls, and now it has become a part of the team culture.

Xu Yong took advantage of Noah's screen and made a pull-up jump shot.

The shot was very consistent and felt very good.

However, the basketball bounced out after it went in, which caused a burst of regret from the fans who came to support Xu Yong.

Xu Yong was obviously stunned for a moment.

Because he felt that there was actually nothing wrong with his touch.

At this time, Kenny Smith in the commentary booth couldn't help laughing.

Although he couldn't see it, he could feel that the Kings' basket was leaking milk.

Fortunately, Noah jumped inside and grabbed the offensive rebound.

The white inside player facing Noah, Hawes, was just like the Bulls' previous starter, Songaila, who was soft and had average protection of rebounds.

After grabbing the rebound, Noah did not rush to attack, but passed the ball back to Xu Yong, then turned around and blocked Hawes.

If we were to say who on the Bulls team admires Xu Yong the most, it would have to be Noah, who was conquered by Xu Yong.

When he led his team to defeat the league's number one with the words "We won't lose", no one would be confused.

Xu Yong received the ball without hesitation. Before the other Kings players could react, he rushed to the basket at full speed and then took off into the air.

“Bang!”

A tomahawk dunk smashed the ball into the basket cleanly.

He didn't know what was wrong with the basket, but there would be no problem shooting into it!

This dunk instantly made the fans who came to support Xu Yong shout excitedly.

Although this approach quickly attracted strange attention from surrounding fans, this is the Kings' home court after all.

But they don't care at all.

As long as I don't care, you can't do anything to me!

When the offense and defense changed, the fans became even more excited.

And this time, other fans also looked at him in disbelief.

Because the one defending Evans was Xu Yong!

What a 90s retro look!

However, when I think about the No. 23 that Xu Yong wore in the NCAA and that he publicly stated that his idol was Jordan, everything seems to be completely explainable.

Don't you think Evans should be chosen instead of me?

Don’t you think Evans is a historical super giant embryo?

Then I will come and check myself to see if what you think is correct!

Evans was also a little caught off guard.

He was deeply impressed by Xu Yong as they had played against each other twice in college.

Although his defensive skills are average, he has good awareness and accurate judgment, especially in one-on-one defense, he is very good at using his size advantage.

So when he played against Arizona State University, he tried his best to play against DeRozan or Harden.

But he certainly couldn't make that choice now. The spotlight of the whole venue was on the two of them tonight. If he didn't fight when he saw Xu Yong, he would have already been at a disadvantage.

He dribbled the ball and stretched out his hand to signal to move away.

The fans at the scene started to boo.

American style one-on-one duel, the part that fans love to watch the most.

And this is a direct head-on confrontation right from the start, I love it.

"A battle between two men." Even Barkley in the commentary booth began to get excited.

After seeing this, Xu Yong let Evans go and took a big step back.

Evans understood him, and he understood Evans even better.

One of the important reasons why this guard, who reached his peak as soon as he debuted, was forced to play small forward by the Kings was that his shooting was too poor.

Rose's shooting is already unreliable enough, but he is slowly improving. His mid-range shooting is gradually becoming more stable, and his three-point shooting rate is over 30%.

But as long as his mid-range shot is 16 feet, it's basically the same as nothing. During his peak period, his three-point shooting percentage was always below 30%.

So the strategy to defend him is very simple, which is to prevent him from breaking through and shooting.

Some people may ask, if it is so easy to be targeted, why can Evans still average 22 points per game?

This question is easy to answer. Why was James able to score 20 points with a 40% shooting percentage in his rookie season?

Evans, nicknamed the guard version of James!

In addition to ball possession, the more important reason is that they have good physical fitness and can basically crush their opponents when they rush inside.

This is also the reason why Evans' performance got worse and worse after he was switched from point guard to small forward by the Kings, because not only did his shooting remain inaccurate, but his physical advantage was gone.

But Xu Yong can handle James, and he could handle Evans in college. Will he be afraid of your attack now that he has entered the NBA?

Evans took one look at the basket, gave up the shot, and chose to break through in a change of direction after consecutive shots.

During the whole process, Xu Yong ignored Evans' movements and just kept himself on Evans' breakthrough route.

Soon, Evans confronted Xu Yong.

Then, Evans was clearly frustrated.

This guy Xu Yong is much stronger now than when he was in the NCAA!

Well, when someone practices one more time than you every day, over time, the gap will be infinitely magnified.

Evans finally couldn't get into the three-second zone, so he could only choose to step back and shoot a fadeaway jump shot.

He has some confidence in his jump shot from this position.

But it is obvious that it is difficult to succeed in such a show on Xu Yong's face.

Xu Yong's timely jump put Evans under tremendous pressure, and Evans' shot after raising the arc went out of bounds!

In the first round of the head-on confrontation between the two, Xu Yong took the initiative and won.

There was a commotion at the scene.

This seems to be a bit of a bad start!

The ball possession changed and Xu Yong continued to run tactics in the frontcourt.

But this time, when Rose passed the ball to him, he went straight to the basket.

Dent Green saw the help defense coming.

Green is 2.08 meters tall and plays as a small forward for the Kings. He is an oversized forward.

Xu Yong broke through with the ball in his right hand and his left foot, forcing Green to move his center of gravity to the right. He then retracted his right foot without slowing down, then pushed off the ground and suddenly changed direction to the left.

As the training progressed, Xu Yong became more and more proficient in changing direction without slowing down.

Green is tall and has a high center of gravity, so there is no need for Zhang Weiping to use a metaphor, he has really become a big wooden stake stuck in the same place.

Xu Yong rushed into the inside, and at this time Martin, who was originally defending him, had already come over to defend.

However, in Xu Yong's eyes, the thin Martin was not much different from a piece of paper.

He leaped forward, not giving Martin a chance to dodge.

“Bang!”

With a painful groan from the basket, Xu Yong knocked Martin away and dunked the ball into the basket.

Sacramento's basket is going to suffer tonight!

Xu Yong jumped around the basket for a while and then landed on the ground, feeling bored.

After experiencing the entangled roots of O'Neal of the Cavaliers and the tight pressure of the Lakers, and then playing in the Kings' penalty area, the feeling can be described in one word: loose.

The penalty area guarded by a center like Hoyes is just like the poem by Du Fu: The flower path has never been swept for guests, the door is now open for you!

The scene was in great turmoil.

Fans could never have imagined that Xu Yong would have such a big advantage in the matchup with Evans.

It’s not really their fault. As fans, they are all busy with their own lives and don’t have the time to actually watch the game.

Most people just watch video highlights, or even worse, just look at the statistics. How much do you expect them to know about football?

However, those who came to the scene tonight probably understood one thing: Excel is not the truth, and data can deceive people!

What's even more cruel is that even though they understood this, they found that the game had just begun.

Evans is still very ambitious, at least he is at this moment, otherwise it would be impossible for anyone to enter the league and get 20+5+5 data.

After advancing to the frontcourt with the ball, his choice was to continue to challenge Xu Yong one-on-one.

This also ignited the enthusiasm of the fans again, and cheers rang out one after another at the scene.

Evans still chose to break through, but this time he chose to get closer to Xu Yong first, and then use the front change of direction to break through to the side.

This move is similar to changing direction without slowing down, except that Evans couldn't do it without slowing down. Once his speed dropped to a level that Xu Yong could catch up with, the two returned to their previous physical confrontation stage.

And after Evans went to the wing this time, his options were even smaller than before.

After he broke through to the basket, he could only choose to make a layup after a hard confrontation.

This tactic, which had always worked against ordinary defenders, was completely ineffective against Xu Yong.

From a clairvoyant point of view, Xu Yong's physique will definitely make him a small forward in the future. Evans is a paid member and has experienced the joy of switching to a small forward position in advance.

"Bang!"

This time Xu Yong was not polite and directly pressed Evans' shot onto the backboard.

The scene was in great turmoil.

Evans gave people the feeling of Pan Feng in front of Hulao Pass, who charged forward with great momentum, but was killed in one round!

Fortunately, the other players on the Kings seemed to have anticipated this and had retreated and shrunk in advance, not giving the Bulls a chance to launch a fast break.

And Evans was really ambitious. After being blocked by Xu Yong, he not only did not retreat, but also switched defense directly in front of Xu Yong.

This is a real man.

Xu Yongdu had some respect for Evans. This guard version of the King was much tougher than the original version who called for pick-and-rolls.

His choice is to fulfill it.

After signaling everyone to move away, he challenged Evans one-on-one. After creating some distance, he accelerated and charged directly, then repeated the change of direction in the previous round without slowing down.

Evans has a lower center of gravity and reacts faster than Green, but he still can't keep up with Xu Yong's speed.

So in the end, he looked like a leaf blown by the wind, spinning in place, then losing his balance, supporting himself with his hands and kneeling forward, and kneeling directly towards Xu Yong.gif!