On December 4th, U.S. time, the third day after Fang Chen signed with the Cavaliers, the Clevelanders ushered in another strong enemy - the Chicago Bulls - at their home court, Quicken Loans Arena.
Before this game, the Cavaliers had achieved an incredible five-game winning streak and their morale was high. On the other hand, the Bulls, although their record is still ranked first in the league, they have just got rid of two consecutive losses, and their morale is obviously not comparable to that of the Cavaliers.
Therefore, many people in Cleveland are optimistic that the Cavaliers can win again tonight.
And Fang Chen, who just signed a four-year contract with the Cavaliers, is also a bit confident and believes that he has a good chance of winning tonight. Of course, he did not underestimate the enemy too much. While carefully arranging tactics, he also used 10 points to use the sky-stealing card to draw out the "Big Ben" Ben Wallace from the previous game.
He couldn¡¯t guarantee whether he would be able to draw some super players in this game, so fortunately he used the sky-stealing card to draw Ben Wallace again. In this case, the team¡¯s defense would definitely not be weak.
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After doing this, Fang Chen felt that victory was much guaranteed.
However, what disappoints Fang Chen and the people in Cleveland is that they lost miserably in tonight's game.
In the first quarter of the game, Derrick Rose scored four points in a row to give the team the lead. The Cavaliers' Anthony Parker responded with a three-pointer.
Subsequently, the Cavaliers blossomed more, Joey Graham and Mo Williams scored consecutive jump shots, and relying on Derrick Rose's consecutive breakthrough layups, the Bulls maintained a weak lead.
In the last minute of the first quarter, Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng made layups inside. At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls led 26-21.
In the second quarter, Daniel Gibson hit a three-pointer to help the Cavaliers narrow the point difference to 2 points, but Carlos Boozer scored 4 points in a row under the basket, helping the Bulls expand their lead to 6 points. .
Jamario Moon hit a three-pointer, and the Cavaliers narrowed the point difference.
After the Bulls requested a timeout, Derrick Rose assisted Joakim Noah to score a jumper. Keith Bogans fouled under the basket and made one of two free throws. The Bulls extended their lead to 6 points.
Mo Williams and Daniel Gibson cut into the basket to score, and the Bulls' Keith Bogans hit a three-pointer to stop the team's bleeding.
At the end of the first half, the Bulls led the Cavaliers by 2 points, 49-47.
In another rematch, Derrick Rose and Luol Deng cut inside and scored, and Mo Williams responded with a three-pointer from the outside.
The two teams became anxious again in the first half of the third quarter. Derrick Rose made a layup, and Ronnie Brewer added another 2 points with a steal.
For the Cavaliers, Joey Graham and Anthony Parker hit from the outside. The Bulls' Rose hit a jumper from beyond the three-point line, and Carlos Boozer made two free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls still led by 2 points, 71 to 69.
In the crucial fourth quarter, Keith Bogans hit a three-pointer as soon as he came up, and the Bulls once again widened the point difference to 5 points.
? **-Hickson scored 4 points in a row on a successful mid-range shot, helping the Cavaliers narrow the point difference to 1 point.
At this time, Derrick Rose sent two consecutive assists to help the Bulls hit a 5-0 spurt, widening the point difference to 5 points.
Although the Cavaliers fought hard, they were never able to equalize the score.
In the end, they unfortunately lost the game.
However, it was said before that the Cavaliers lost miserably, not because they lost by many points. On the contrary, they only lost by 3 points in the end. The reason why they lost miserably is because they were suppressed by the Bulls throughout the game and never took the lead from the beginning of the game.
However, they never trailed by more than 6 points, but they never tied the score once in the entire game. Therefore, they lost miserably in this game.
There is nothing worse than being very close to victory but out of reach.
After this game, many Clevelanders, including Fang Chen, realized the reality. The Cavaliers are indeed in good shape at the moment, but the team's strength is average.
Not only is the lack of superstars a factor, the Cavaliers' overall lineup depth is weaker than other teams.
With the current lineup, it is simply wishful thinking to continuously defeat strong teams. The reason why they were able to win five consecutive games before was because of Fang Chen's coaching ability and on-the-spot adaptability.
Of course, there is also the magic box system.
¡°However, Fang Chen is young after all and lacks a lot of experience. ??In addition, the Cavaliers' strength was average, so they were "miserably defeated" by the Bulls.
And the Bulls not only have superstar Derrick Rose, but their lineup is also very well configured.
Now, the Bulls have the best record in the league and are one of the most promising teams to win the championship this season.
If we were to select the most successful team in this summer's offseason, the Chicago Bulls, who did not get LeBron James, would not be ranked first, but they should still be among the top four.
What¡¯s interesting is that this is probably the league¡¯s current positioning of their strength and potential. In other words, since Michael Jordan, probably never before have so many Bulls fans had such amazing expectations for their home team, which has become one of the true semifinals in the Eastern Conference.
Looking at the league, their strength should also be ranked among the top five.
In Derrick Rose¡¯s rookie season, the team did not unexpectedly reach the playoffs.
However, due to injuries and other issues last season, the Bulls almost failed to reach the playoffs. In the end, it was due to the injury of Toronto Raptors star Chris Bosh that they barely made it to the eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
However, in the playoffs, both Derrick Rose's steady performance and Joakim Noah's strong performance left a very deep impression on the fans.
For the Bulls, although they eventually lost 1-4 to the powerful Cleveland Cavaliers, many fans became their supporters.
In this year's offseason, although the Bulls failed to acquire James as they wished, forming a red Big Three combination of LeBron James, Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, they did succeed in acquiring inside skills as a way to make up for the situation. Carlos Boozer, who is steady and has excellent offensive ability.
In addition, the Bulls have also continued to strengthen the back line. With the arrival of players such as Ronnie Brewer and C.J. Watson, the Bulls' weakest link may become the team's most assured link. They seem to be It already has the strength to compete with the league's top teams.
Although Boozer's injury caused the Bulls to encounter some difficulties after the start of the new season, what is worthy of people's expectations and joy is that the Bulls' current record is very good and the players are also in very good condition.
From them, Chicagoans saw the championship and the former Bulls dynasty.
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