Super Legendary Superstar

Although the Magic and Bulls are both very young teams, the Magic has been going so well this season and has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to last season. In the playoffs, they faced the low-ranked and average Bulls. Team, it is inevitable that there will be some contempt and a bit of a drifting mentality.

On the other hand, the Bulls have no fear facing the Magic, because the Magic are also very young, and Sun Zhuo has never proven his leadership ability in the playoffs. At the same time, because their regular season is not going so well this season, their mentality is relatively poor. Healthy, neither fearful nor impetuous, trying to play every offense and defend every time steadily, while Sun Zhuo wanted to quickly deal with the Bulls.

"The Bulls shouldn't be difficult to deal with. They don't have superstars, so no one can fight against me. As long as I get into the zone, they will be overwhelmed."

Sun Zhuo knows that against a team without superstars, once he enters the state, no one will be able to respond. Moreover, against an equally young team, the best way is to overwhelm them from the very beginning. Their confidence will easily rise. Just collapse.

Therefore, Sun Zhuo played a little hastily.

The one who defends Sun Zhuo is his old rival Nocioni. Nocioni was able to limit Sun Zhuo's breakthroughs in the Olympics, but now, with Sun Zhuo's speed, it is no longer something Nocioni can guard against alone, so , Sun Zhuo repeatedly broke through and penetrated the Bulls' inside line. Skiles had long known the threat Sun Zhuo posed to the inside line, and had already made defensive arrangements for the Bulls players. Once Sun Zhuo got close to the basket, he immediately defended and let him go. A difficult layup or pass.

Sun Zhuo also guessed that it would not be easy to attack the basket at close range in the playoffs. He wanted to use his body to draw a foul first. He did not want to hit a difficult shot or pass the ball, but with a European step layup, Sun Zhuo and Chandler made physical contact, but the referee did not react. In the end, the ball was blocked by Chandler. The Bulls directly launched a fast break counterattack. Ben Gordon was extremely fast, with a height of 1.91 meters, and forced a challenge in front of Nelson. The basket was successful.

"It seems that it is not easy to get a foul in the playoffs." Sun Zhuo sighed. If the offense just now had been in the regular season, 70% of the time he would have been able to get to the free throw line.

Not long after, Sun Zhuo made another breakthrough attack. This time he wanted to score points directly under the basket, but was interfered by Tyson Chandler. Because Sun Zhuo's current layup ability was not strong enough, the ball missed.

Seeing that Sun Zhuo did not perform well in other areas such as shooting and breakthrough layups except for a few shots that were still accurate in this game, Yu Jia also frowned and said: "Sun Zhuo seems to be out of shape today. It's because Ji Are you a little nervous in the first game of the playoffs? It feels like normal. With so many shots, the score should have been double."

Su Qun said: "There will definitely be some nervousness. After all, it is the first time to lead a team in the playoffs, and it is also a popular candidate for the regular season MVP, and the regular season MVP is usually awarded in the second round of the playoffs. The results have just been announced. If it is true that Sun Zhuo won the award, and when David Stern awarded Sun Zhuo the MVP trophy, the Magic had already been eliminated. How embarrassing would Sun Zhuo be? Nervousness is inevitable, but more importantly What's more, the defense Sun Zhuo encounters is different, and the penalty scale has also changed. The defense in the playoffs is completely different from the regular season. This is the knockout round. If you lose, the season is over. There are so many in the regular season. It doesn't matter if he loses one or two games. Sun Zhuo is used to this personal scoring method in the regular season, relying on high shots and high scores to drive the team, but in the playoffs he has to pay attention to the number of his shots. Once his number of shots When they can't get too many points, the Magic's overall offensive efficiency drops. Although the Bulls are not a particularly strong offensive team, Ben Gordon and Hinrich are very dynamic players and they have to score points. It’s crazy to come.”

Su Qun has realized the threat of Ben Gordon and Hinrich, but Sun Zhuo on the court has not. What gives him a headache at the moment is Chandler, the inside gate.

"Chandler is too tall. My current jumping and short-range shooting are not at the top, and I can't draw fouls. It's a bit difficult to beat him hard."

Like entertainment stars, some NBA stars also like to lie about their height, just to play their favorite position. Chandler's height is not false. He is actually over 2.15 meters tall. He is tall and has long arms, and he is good at defense. , after Sun Zhuo repeatedly attacked inside to no avail, he suddenly remembered that this guy seemed to have won the NBA's Best Defensive Player, probably around 2012.

Sun Zhuo's speed is at the S+ level, and he is also the strongest among all his current abilities. His speed is unmatched even in the playoffs, but the problem is that Sun Zhuo cannot convert into points after a breakthrough. If he cannot If you score in the paint, the S+ speed will be useless.

"I have a special training card now. My close-range shooting level is S. Do I want to upgrade it to S+?" Sun Zhuo became a little distracted and hesitant on the court.

The close shot value affects the layup ability. If Sun Zhuo's close shot value can reach the S+ level, the layup ability will definitely be greatly enhanced. This special training card will definitely be used in this year's playoffs. But on the one hand, Sun Zhuo wants to wait and see if he can get another special training card. If there are two, then he can directly upgrade his A-level ability to S with two.

The change from S to S+ is definitely not as big as the change from A to S.

On the other hand, Sun Zhuo also felt that just beating a small bull would not allow him to level up, right?

Soon, the time came to the second quarter, and the Magic still did not show the momentum of the second best team in the Eastern Conference. Instead, the Bulls slowly adjusted from the constant mistakes at the beginning and got better and better, starting to lead by five to eight points.

Sun Zhuo didn't want to let his opponent lead at halftime in the first game of the playoffs at his home court, so he quickly started his personal scoring mode and relied on three-pointers and hits. Sun Zhuo's A+ long-range shooting value is still very reliable. Yes, Sun Zhuo soon caught up with the score difference.

"Three-pointers... Why does Sun love to shoot three-pointers so much? Except for his three-pointers from the bottom corner, which are really accurate, other positions are obviously not much better than others. No matter what, I have to remind Nosio later. Ni." Bulls coach Skiles focused on Sun Zhuo's offensive method. If it weren't for Sun Zhuo's goal, the Bulls would have taken the lead and ended the first half. In his opinion, Sun Zhuo is so capable. It's strange that a sudden small forward is also keen on shooting three-pointers. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James don't like and are not good at shooting three-pointers.

But just when Sun Zhuo and Skiles both thought the first half would be almost even, the Bulls' Ben Gordon surprised everyone.

First, he dribbled past Nelson one-on-one and passed Chandler for a dunk in seconds. After that, he actually hit a three-pointer, quickly helping the team lead by 5 points.

Ben Gordon is in hot form. On the offensive end, he basically controls the ball and organizes the offense. Seeing Ben Gordon dribbling from the outside, Sun Zhuo knew that this offense, Ben Gordon would still play by himself.

Scorers know scorers better. Sun Zhuo is a crazy scorer this season, so he fully understands what a player is like when he wants to score. Looking at the rhythm of Ben Gordon's dribbling, Sun Zhuo can You can feel it.

Sure enough, Ben Gordon passed a screen by his teammate and wanted to shoot another three-pointer from the outside. Sun Zhuo was alert and hurried over to block the shot.

"Oops!"

"Oops!"

The moment Ben Gordon took action, Sun Zhuo on defense and Ben Gordon on offense both screamed secretly in their hearts.

Ben Gordon said it was bad because he did not expect that his shot after passing the screen would be interfered by his opponent. Sun Zhuo had predicted in advance this time.

The reason why Sun Zhuo secretly screamed that it was bad was because he did not expect Ben Gordon's shooting point to be so high. He underestimated the height of Ben Gordon's shooting and his hand touched Ben Gordon's wrist.

Beep!

As soon as there was physical contact, Ben Gordon reacted, his right leg hanging in the air moved greatly, and the referee immediately blew the whistle.

The ball had already been thrown, and it went straight into the net!

3+1!

Gordon scored another three-pointer and also caused a foul by Sun Zhuo!

"Hey, Ben Gordon's touch is really good. He also scored 18 points in the half. I didn't expect it to be higher than Sun Zhuo." Yu Jia was surprised.

Su Qun smiled and said: "I have paid attention to this Ben Gordon. Although Gordon is relatively young and has little playoff experience, he dares to think and play. He has nothing to be afraid of. He shot these two three-pointers very well. They were determined and they all scored. This is where the Magic suffered. Compared with the Bulls, the target was too obvious. The Magic relied on Sun Zhuo to play, while the Bulls only had to guard Sun Zhuo. But these Bulls players The scores and opportunities are very average, and maybe one player will suddenly reach superstar level, and you don’t know how to prevent it.”

This was Sun Zhuo's third foul in the half. Since there was not much time left in the second quarter, Sun Zhuo was replaced. Until the end of the half, the Bulls still led by 9 points.

After halftime, in the team's locker room, Coach Hill tried his best to calm the emotions of the young players and said: "Guys, don't be impatient. This is only the first game and we have only played half a game. They can still play in the away game." I really didn’t expect to play in such a state, but we still have two quarters to beat them.”

Sun Zhuo himself was a little depressed, but as the leader of the team, he also had to shoulder the responsibility of encouraging the whole team, so Sun Zhuo also said: "The coach is right, we still have the advantage, Tyson Chandler committed three fouls In the second half, I will let him foul out, and once Chandler is gone, no one can stop me and Dwight from cooperating."

"Sun, we know that Tyson Chandler is the breakthrough, but you should not focus too much on playing inside. You also committed three fouls. Although it is home today, the referee does not seem to be afraid of hearing more boos from the home fans." Coach Er put his arm on Sun Zhuo's shoulder and said.

Sun Zhuo nodded, "I know, coach, I will pay attention. Nelson, how about it, can Ben Gordon still watch? Maybe Monta Ellis can help you."

Jameer Nelson glanced at Monta Ellis, who was slimmer than him, with slight contempt, and then said: "I can, he can handle the ball just fine, and I won't be fooled by him."

Sun Zhuo reminded: "His shooting point is very high, but his shooting is very slow. You have to be careful about him tricking you into shooting fouls."

"Yeah." Nelson nodded.

Although they are lagging behind, the atmosphere of the Magic is still good because they still don't take the Bulls seriously. If the opponent is not a strong team, then falling behind will not be a painful thing.

In the second half, Sun Zhuo also led the team to tie the score again, and the Magic players' confidence returned, but Ben Gordon stood up at exactly this time.

This time it was no longer an outside shot or a breakthrough point shot, but a direct breakthrough and forced layup. He first used a few Rose-style layups to score a few goals, and then repeatedly caused Howard to foul, resulting in four Howard, who fouled, had to leave the game temporarily.

Ben Gordon continued to score, reaching a personal high score of nearly 35 points. Sun Zhuo himself only scored 30 points. His madness made Sun Zhuo very unhappy. In addition, Gordon and Rose's movements were somewhat similar, and they both wore the same clothes as Rose. Bulls jersey, Sun Zhuo vaguely thought he was dueling with the MVP Mr. Rose, and glanced at Gordon even more. When Gordon made another breakthrough layup, Sun Zhuo reached out to block the shot, but was also called for a foul.

"Damn it, I can't even block A+ shots." Sun Zhuo was very depressed.

However, what is more difficult to accept than missing a shot is that Sun Zhuo also committed four fouls.

Yu Jia said in surprise: "Both Sun Zhuo and Howard committed four fouls. Will Sun Zhuo also be replaced? Ben Gordon was really incredible today. He beat Howard and Sun Zhuo like this by himself."

Su Qun said: "I remember that Ben Gordon never scored so many points in the regular season. He only averaged 17 points per game. He actually scored almost 40 points in the first game of the playoffs. Nelson really should review himself. He and Ben Gordon was both a rookie in the 2004 class and was also selected in the first round. However, the gap between the two in this game is not that of a dozen players, and the Magic's defense is also bad enough. Gordon couldn't be guarded when he broke through and scored, and he couldn't be guarded against his personal offense, and he was often fouled. It felt like the Magic wanted to use all their strength to defeat the Bulls with offense in this game. In fact, the Magic should work harder on defense. Because the Bulls don't have a super scorer, if you guard them well and don't let them show off their momentum, it will be easier to win."

As the game came to an end, the Magic finally realized the crisis in this game. The Bulls, who originally thought it could be easily solved, actually beat the Magic like this. Sun Zhuo didn't want to lose the game in the first game.

Therefore, Sun Zhuo, who had four fouls, once again showed the momentum of the regular season scoring champion to constantly catch up with the score. His score quickly increased from 30 points to 36 points, one point higher than Ben Gordon.

However, at this time, Sun Zhuo found that the number of times he could fight bugs in a single game had been exhausted.