Guard With a Knife

Frankly speaking, Derrick Rose has completely different ideas from his agent.

What he worried about was that he couldn't help the little duke, and even because Snoopy deliberately suppressed his desire to shoot, he couldn't make faster progress.

The two of them seem to be sacrificing each other, dedicating to each other and fulfilling each other. This is extremely rare in professional sports.

And Rose's agent worried that Snoopy would take away Rose's light.

There is an essential difference between the two, one is based on emotion, and the other is eager for profit.

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The Atlanta Hawks eventually eliminated the Orlando Magic. After paying a luxury tax of 21 million US dollars this year, they finally broke into the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, but their opponent was the Chicago Bulls.

The Eagles have a long-standing bond with the Duke.

When the little Duke was just a fledgling, he had disputes with the forwards of the Eagles. He even used the magical "Chinese Kung Fu" to bring down two Eagles players in the playoffs, and then led the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

This is the eternal hatred in the hearts of Atlanta people.

They still talk about the summer of 2009. If Josh Smith and Pachulia had not been suspended that year, would the Eagles be the team that reached the Finals? Maybe even lift the O'Brien Trophy!

But this year, they do have some... Lack of confidence.

He didn't even shout the slogan of "kill the bull and enter the finals". Josh Smith, who used to be the favorite to provoke the little duke, kept a low profile and kept his mouth shut.

After all, today is different from the past. Today, Snoopy has one defense and one regular season MVP in his hands. Some time ago, he even scored the only 60+ triple-double in history at Madison Garden to complete an epoch-making revenge performance. It seems that he is already a superstar.

Josh Smith used to be able to say that Snoopy was just a small role, but now, it is self-evident who is the small role.

Time is so cruel.

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The game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago Bulls will start at the United Center on May 2.

As if responding to the call of the International Labor Day that just passed, the two teams showed amazing physical strength, rolled up their sleeves to work hard, and kept hitting the basket... One by one, we vented our strength as steel workers!

So, when David Stern was doing the MVP award ceremony at halftime. The score of the two teams was only 45:46.

This is a far cry from the Bulls' performance of 134 points in the first round of the playoffs.

Compared with the New York Knicks, which can't even make up a bad lineup of eight players, the Eagles can be said to be full of talents, and they have been working together for many years, and their offense and defense are quite tacit. Below Joe Johnson, Al Horford, Josh Smith, Jamal Crawford, Marvin Williams, Jeff Teague, Kirk Hinrich, all scored above 70 in the 2K game players. Coupled with the plug-and-play bench players above Pachulia, Jason Collins, and Josh Powell, Atlanta can be called full of talents.

"I'm very happy to get this MVP trophy, this is just the beginning, I will continue to work hard!"

Snoopy's speech was simply the shortest acceptance speech ever written.

In fact, when TNT's camera was still wandering around Miley Cyrus on the sidelines, the Little Duke was over. He shook hands with David Stern cordially, and then returned to the locker room with the trophy.

The Atlanta Hawks are a tough nut to crack.

He doesn't want to waste his energy summarizing past regular season results.

Against the Hawks, it is difficult to win only on defense, and on offense... Tom Thibodeau has six senses. But there is still one trick that I still can't get through.

Therefore, Snoopy hurried back to the locker room to discuss with his teammates.

TNT talked about Miley Cyrus' recent spat with Anne Hathaway for about three minutes.

Cyrus claims that Hathaway's short haircut is not sexy at all. And Anne Hathaway replied as long as Snoopy likes it.

The two tweeted back and forth full of jealousy.

However, compared to previous battles,

Both of them remained polite. They didn't really tear their skins apart, after all, they were all in the same club, so there was some affection.

Therefore, after TNT's Barkley talked with Kenny Smith for a while, he also brought the topic back to basketball itself.

Barkley believes that the Bulls will win without any suspense. He claimed: "The existence of Snoopy will make the Hawks' lineup advantage disappear. They can only choose one of the two bottles of poison."

"The first bottle of poison is a small lineup, Marvin, Josh, Horford plus Joe Johnson and Jeff Teague or Crawford, the offense is free. Result: May be Snoopy, Asik, Noah , Gibson's 300 offensive rebounds."

"The second bottle of poison is to put on a big lineup. But the result may be that with three minutes left in the first half, the Hawks finally scored their 30th point."

"It looks like they chose a second bottle of poison tonight."

Charles Barkley said methodically.

But Kenny Smith offered a different opinion: "I don't think this is a poison. Believe me, Atlanta is not as weak as imagined. At the same time, don't feel that they are far ahead of other balls just because the Bulls slaughtered New York. Team."

"The series between the Eagles and the Magic has proved that they are willing to fight defensively, send long men in the frontcourt to block the inside line, fight for every rebound, and force the Magic to shoot from long range. Something like 88:84, low score but winnable."

"The problem with the Bulls right now is that they don't have a lot of offensive schemes and they don't have a strong scoring point in the paint. All Boozer's energy is used to suck up to Snoopy, and he needs fake chest hair to do this now. Manly offense doesn't play tough games. Just look at the percentages he put up in the first half against Horford and even Josh Smith!"

"The only thing Thibodo can use to improve the offense is Korver and Deng's running, plus Gibson's mid-range shot. It is unrealistic for them to try to replicate the smooth passing and cutting in the first round. Under the high-intensity confrontational defense, Every extra pass is an extra risk."

"Now, what the Bulls can really rely on is the strong breakthroughs of Rose and Snoopy. But there is only one basketball. In fact, their combined energy on the offensive end is not as good as Allen Iverson in 2001."

"This kind of 'steel defense + blue-collar team + MVP guard alone' is outdated. The last Allen Iverson who played this way has even been fired by the Turkish league."

"Let's look at the Eagles. They can open up the situation by scoring from the outside, not only Joe Johnson, but also Crawford, and even Hinrich and Teague are also capable of fighting."

Kenny Smith has a very different view than Charles Barkley.

And it sounds reasonable and convincing.

However, Barkley's answer was simple: "So take a gamble, I think the Bulls will finish Atlanta in six games. Do you want to bet?"

Kenny Smith was speechless at the time.

Barkley doesn't follow the routine at all, he doesn't engage in theoretical analysis, he is superstitious about Snoopy, he is cultivating personality.

But... Smith dare not bet.

After all, the entire basketball circle now knows that Duke Dog is a freak at all, and any theory or basketball logic is untenable on him. He seems to exist exclusively for face-slapping commentators.

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In the locker room, Derrick Rose took the initiative to propose to Snoopy: "Why don't I play less in the second half."

He knows that he and Doug have some overlapping styles of play, and when Snoopy is in control of the ball, he can better attack in series. Although he is brave, he is still following the old path of Iverson, focusing on ending the offense. Snoopy is different. He can get to the basket and finish, and he can feed the basketball to teammates with better opportunities halfway.

"what are you thinking?"

Snoopy gave Derrick Rose a blank look. In the past two days of contact, he found that Ross was always saying some pessimistic remarks, as if he had become his burden. He didn't want Rose to think so, and he told Rose seriously: This is our team, understand? us!

Snoopy's tone was extremely serious.

Then, he began to discuss offensive strategies with the coaching staff.

After some discussion, the little Duke returned to the fourth position.

The other four players in the new lineup are: Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah.

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Al Horford doesn't like the feeling of playing against Snoopy. He is a very dignified interior defender and a good mid-range tall shooter.

But when facing Snoopy, he always felt that his major was not right for him.

How can there be a reason for the height of 208 to 191?

But when facing this small defender, he still can't get half a point. When rushing for rebounds, he couldn't shake his territory at all, and could only watch him force himself out of the penalty area.

On the offensive end, he must always tighten his heartstrings, requiring himself to shoot faster than facing a seven-footer, and try to play post-ups as much as possible.

But even so, the hit rate has declined due to high-intensity confrontation.

The saddest thing is on the defensive end. Although this guy is in the paint, he always has to go to the free throw line to screen for Derek. You follow up and Rose goes straight to the basket.

If you don't follow up, Rose will score the ball. He either drives to the basket with a relay, or plays with the help defender in the mid-range, and then passes to assist Luol Deng and Taj Gibson to get a misplacement.

He is like a steel nail inserted seven inches into the Eagles, making all Eagles players uncomfortable.

And worst of all.

The two teams finished the third quarter anxiously and just entered the fourth quarter. He ran around the bottom corner through the bottom line, used Ty Gibson to cover and hit a three-pointer on the spot, and then assisted the new Korver to hit a three-pointer.

These two three-pointers became the key to changing the situation.

Although Crawford and Joe Johnson of the Eagles succeeded on the outside again and again, the Bulls always responded in an orderly manner.

The most critical of them is Snoopy who supports in the paint area.

He seems to become a ball-handling center, and he commands runs deep in the penalty area. It echoed strongly with Derrick Rose, who was attacking from the top of the arc.

In situations where the Hawks had to throw in Crawford for extra scoring, he caught a lot of mismatches.

Because the defensive ability of Crawford, the best sixth man, is indeed indescribably weak.

92:86.

When the final whistle sounded, the Eagles still failed to recover the two three-pointers that opened the fourth quarter.

Snoopy raised his hands amidst the cheers all over the sky. With 16 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal in this game, he can be said to be the biggest guarantee for the Bulls to win.

After the game, Charles Barkley did not forget to tease Kenny Smith: "Your analysis is correct, but Snoopy is not in the range."

Smith shrugged. He was used to this.

Still, he said: "Do you think Snoopy is going to stay in the paint?"

"Moreover, if Horford feels better tonight, the Bulls may not be able to win. Putting Snoopy, who is 191 tall, in the penalty area is not the best choice."

Barkley raised an eyebrow. He doesn't respond.

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