I thought that the bulls would find their feelings through G2, and they would also find their seriousness, but they still thought too well.
Bulls beat Bucks, belonging to the weak and strong, not many people at the beginning were optimistic, but after Middleton was injured, many people saw the bull's hope. The Bulls are indeed not a team that can be more integral to the defending champions, but it should still be possible to take advantage of the lack of Bucks personnel.
They should find Middleton's weakness to play after the Bucks are not in, rather than continuing to insist on finding their own rhythm of play. The bulls are still living in their own rhythm, not in adjusting their rhythm at the right time according to the game.
Speaking of rhythm, let's start with Lavin.
Lavine's dribbling shots, too dependent on his own rhythm, is too much of a problem.
We usually talk about Kobe Bryant's technology, what exactly are we talking about?
To some extent, it can be understood as the flexibility to create hands and find hand space. That is, no matter what angle or state he is in, he can adjust and determine the angle and method of his shot through dribbling and footwork. His shot angle and style are not fixed, but determined according to the state of the defender, in other words, Bryant has the ability to adjust the shot and play different shots in any situation.
Look at Lavin again. We found out that LaVine was not a technician, he was always looking for the rhythm of his dribbling and retreating shots, even if the opponent was already very close to him. The action of taking a sideways step has become a rigid action, rather than a flexible change according to the defender's movements.
After he shakes and moves sideways, it is obvious that he can rush forward or connect with other movements, but he is always looking at the position of the defender and looking for opportunities to retreat. This is the lack of flexible use of technology.
I've seen LaVine's three-pointer training before, and it's all this kind of ball. Under the interference of the interferers, the transport is a few times and then retreats, and the hit rate is extremely high. But this is in training, in the game, who would give such easy defensive pressure? So everyone sees Lavine's fixed rhythm of retreating three points, which is very unsatisfactory in the game.
LaVine made 13 throws, scored just 15 points, and there was plenty of room for improvement, and the breakthrough was in the offensive rhythm of the ball.
You must have a good offensive rhythm before you can have a good shooting shot.
The same problem lies with DeRozan.
In fact, DeRozan's singles have changed even less, and there are too many simple shots. DeRozan's footsteps and movements did not change much, and to shoot was to jump up and shoot, and found that many of his shots would stick into the crowd. Judging from his movements, his body is not hard enough, and it is easy to deviate when fighting at a certain strength. So DeRozan played another 4-of-9 game.
Under Holliday's defense, DeRozan's confidence in shooting must have been affected, so the bulls and the two giants are already in an uncomfortable rhythm. If Vucevic is a giant, then he is certainly not qualified.
In the first quarter, the Bulls played a lot of inside and outside crosses, Vucevic shot from outside the three-point line, many in large slots, but his goals were scattered. A three-point score of 3 of 9 is not a deterrent.
We also found that if he took these shots two steps forward from the three-point line, his shooting percentage could increase. So the Bulls can naturally continue to use the tactics of internal and external transmission, but Vucevic should be in a more in-place position.
The bulls with the big three can't let any of the giants be in a comfortable position, and the playing habits of these three can't bridge these problems, so they can only be caught and broken by the bucks.
The Bulls shot just 26.5 percent from three-point range and 39.3 percent overall, without any of the Odds. Looking at the Bucks side, Allen scored 3 three-pointers in a row, hit 5 shots in the whole game, and scored 22 points.
Throughout the game, the Bucks' alphabet brother, Holliday and Portis formed a new big three, playing in a coordinated manner, averaging 13.3 shots and no more than 14 shots, helping the Bucks maintain the basic set of a strong team.
The Bucks, without Middleton, don't look so dangerous, and the Bucks do weaken somewhat in scoring, but not to the points similar to the Suns that need to fully burn the other cores. The bucks and others make up well and don't need Holliday and Alphabet Brother to burn beyond the regular.
Therefore, the Bucks' promotion path, or the promotion road after that, is not as bad as it seems, but continues to be clear, and the Bulls' unconventional playing style and the lack of flexibility and diversity of the stars' technical characteristics are likely to lead to the Bulls' first round out.