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Chapter 691 [Guest point guard, cronyism]

The Bulls stubbornly chased the total score to 3-3, and Wang Jun made the final shot and raised his morale.

He scored 41 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, almost scoring 40+10, dominating the second half, and Lewis and Calderon also scored in double digits.

The Celtics scored four of them in double digits, but they didn't score much. Garnett scored the highest 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 assists, and no one else could get 20+.

The Celtics played tiebreakers in three consecutive rounds, and each round was very difficult, which made fans doubt their prospects. Even if they reached the finals, they seemed to be unable to beat the Lakers.

At the press conference, the Celtics expressed confidence in advancing at home. They always beat their opponents at home. The habit of becoming natural is their biggest advantage.

The Bulls played smoothly in both championships in the playoffs, and they played against their opponents for the first time, so Coach Skeles was very low-key because of this. "The Celtics rarely lose at home, so we will try our best to win without regrets."

The reporter asked: "The Celtics are a veteran team. Do you think physical fitness is the Bulls' biggest advantage?"

Skeles said disdainfully: "Their rotation players except Kassel, the oldest is 33-year-old Ray Allen. Where is the veteran team? Physical fitness is by no means the weakness of the Celtics. On the contrary, I think their player composition is the advantage."

The Celtics have no major injuries, and they are paired with new players and old fry, and they are experienced and motivated, which makes them one of the most resilient teams in the league and are good at fighting tough battles.

When the reporter asked Wang Jun about his thoughts on the winning shot, Wang Jun smiled and said, "The efforts will always be rewarded."

What he is most proud of is that he does not rely on the system. Even if the training system disappears now, he is still a star. Instead of becoming an ordinary person at once.

He did not use the apprenticeship props when practicing throwing, nor did he need to use the system prompts. He practiced it himself after asking Horacek for advice, and the results were pretty good.

Last season, he failed to make this final goal, and after a mysterious step, he stopped and jumped. Tony Allen was able to catch up with the interference from the side. He is now even stronger, thanks to his disdainful efforts.

The fans just saw him finish the final shot with a slight throw, but saw him get a high salary, but they don’t know how much sweat he has paid behind his back.

Almost every successful person who reaches the peak has suffered hardships that ordinary people have never suffered. Only diligence can be unique and reach a height that ordinary people cannot reach.

That night, the Bulls flew to Boston together.

Abby was not responsible for the interview and did not go away, stayed in Chicago.

Even those who watch the game feel that they are flying to Boston three times in a row, and they are very tired after playing the game the next day, let alone the players in the game? Physically, these tough guys can withstand it, and they are almost overdrawn in spirit. The most test of the players' spirit is the players' spirit.

The Bulls did not train the next day and they would recover their physical strength during holidays. If they practiced too much, they would have a negative effect, and the Celtics no longer practiced.

Skeles asked Wang Jun for dinner, and the two left the hotel and went to Hongyun Seafood Restaurant, ordered two lobsters that were more than one pound. They ordered a few snacks.

Tasting the food, Skyles talked about tomorrow night's game.

"Wang, I thought of a way to make up for the defense weakness of No. 1. But it's a little risky."

Wang Jun asked: "What method?"

"You play the point guard and let Grant and Matt play 2 and 3 to strengthen the defense. Can you do this job well?" Skyles looked at him expectantly.

This is indeed a solution. The Celtics will definitely not be able to obtain obvious gaps. The pick-and-roll Bulls are not afraid of misalignment. Except for Wang Jun, the other four are all over two meters tall.

Hill's defense is not bad, and he has no reason to make any reservations until this time, and he must work hard. The problem is that Wang Jun has never played a point guard, and at most he occasionally plays a small forward.

Wang Jun started thinking about it would work?

His ball control skills are excellent. He rarely gets steals when facing double teams throughout the season. When he is at home, he can also control basketball.

He controlled the ball and found someone. Although he couldn't give out fancy assists, it was still OK to pass the ball like Calderon.

He usually watches Calderon play on the team, and he knows how the average 9.6 assists per game comes from.

Perhaps Calderon is the most simple point guard in the league. His best attitude is to pass the ball from close range, and his teammates can assist him when they catch the ball. They can cut the ball within two meters, cross the ball within one meter, and transfer the ball within one meter, and sometimes they are hand-handed.

It's been a season, including training in the team, Wang Jun has never seen Calderon do any unconventional moves, and he doesn't even pass the ball behind him. So this guy basically doesn't make any mistakes, and his assists are the best in the league.

Wang Jun remembered James and Tkoglu again. They are the way of playing for the forwards, and the point guard in the team actually plays the role of a shooting guard.

James can, why can't I?

Having not done this does not mean that I can't do it. I will definitely do it. Isn't 5 assists per game the best proof? I can already organize the offense.

Wang Jun suddenly realized and said seriously: "Coach, I have no problem, I can play the point guard."

Skeles nodded. "I don't think you're a problem, but unfortunately Matt's shot badly, otherwise we could win easily."

This is a luxury. Players who can attack and defend are all stars, with less than tens of millions of annual salary. Just like the Bulls, the offense and defense balance was astonishingly balanced as last season, and they did not pay luxury taxes, it is difficult to happen unless they choose super rookies and quickly become the instant combat power.

On the Celtics, Rivers also studied tactics with the coaching staff members, mainly focusing on the Bulls' formation to stabilize the defense.

In the last two games, the Celtics have lost a lot of points.

Tom Thibodeau suggested: "I suggest increasing Tony's playing time and letting him play a guest-playing point guard after Razun's exit is actually a tactic of organizing the forwards. Paul (Pearce) will control the ball, so that the defense will be more stable, and you can also take the No. 1 position in several positions."

Rivers nodded and asked the first assistant coach, offensive coach Alvin Gentry: "Alvin, what do you think? Do you want Tony to play more and reduce Ray and Eddie's playing time? Then our shooting will be much worse."

As a person who advocates offense, Gentry looks down on Rondo. He thought for a while and said, "I agree with Tom's suggestion that Ray can continue to play and reduce the playing time between Rajon and Eddie. Even if Eddie doesn't have it, it's nothing. You can't expect him to shoot. Moreover, he doesn't ride the ball well enough to organize the offense."

Eddie House has only scored in double digits in one season in his career, with less than 40% of his shooting percentage in many seasons, poor defense and poor dribbling. As a substitute for point guards, it is better to use veteran Cassel.

Cassel is poor in defense and has deteriorated shooting ability. It is better to use Tony Allen, defense is much better.

Rivers thought for a moment, but did not immediately make a decision, and said in a deep voice: "I'll think about it again."

He prefers to let Rondo be present and looks down on Tony Allen. Even if Thibodeau repeatedly proposed in the previous few games, he only made him play for less than 20 minutes.

The reason why he hates Tony is that Tony is too old-fashioned.

Tony rarely took the initiative to communicate with him, nor did he treat him to dinner. The two were not friends in private, and Rivers was a nepotist at heart...
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