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Although they have the advantage inside, the Bulls' outside firepower is not comparable to the Spurs'.

Throughout the game, the Bulls shot a total of 35 three-pointers, hitting 16, with a shooting percentage of 45.7%, and scored 48 points just from three-pointers.

As a starter, Curry's performance in his first game with the Bulls was astonishing. He made 7 of 15 shots in the game, 5 of 9 three-pointers, and scored 21 points and 4 assists, including free throws.

As a first-year rookie entering the league, it's already quite impressive to perform like this against a team known for its defense like the Spurs.

After the first game, many media outlets praised Curry's performance on the court.

"Stephen Curry is a very talented player offensively. His precise outside shooting gives him a natural advantage when it comes to scoring. Even if his physical condition is poor and he lacks confrontation, he can still score on the court."

"Unlike the Bulls' starter, James Jones, last season, Curry not only can shoot fixed-position three-pointers, but he also has very good ball-handling offensive skills. In this game, he worked with Wang Chong many times in pick-and-rolls, and his shooting after the pick-and-roll was quite good. The cooperation between the two should be a great weapon for the Bulls in the new season!"

These media outlets praised Curry too quickly because in the following games, Curry delivered surprising performances in each one.

On October 30, the Bulls faced the Boston Celtics. Curry hit 3 of 7 three-pointers and scored 18 points and 5 assists.

On November 1, the Bulls played against the Miami Heat in an away game. Facing Wade's defense, Curry finally received a lesson. He made 4 of 12 shots, scoring only 11 points and 2 assists. Compared to the Bulls, the team competed, and although Wade suppressed Curry, the Bulls won the game with a big score.

On November 3, the Bulls played against the Milwaukee Bucks at home. Curry faced rookie Jennings. He made 10 of 18 shots and 5 of 8 three-pointers, scoring a career-high 26 points!

On November 5, the Bulls challenged the Charlotte Bobcats. Curry made 8 of 17 shots and scored another 22 points.

Unconsciously, the Bulls won five consecutive games to start the new season, and Curry started all five games without exception, averaging 19.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 46% from the field. His shooting percentage from three-point range was 43%, and the stats looked quite magnificent.

The whole league was shocked.

Is Curry really that strong? It was a perfect transition from the moment he appeared, and he directly became the second offensive core of the Bulls.

What does it mean to average more than 20 points per game in your rookie season?

At least so far, those who can do this in the league have all become the top stars in the league without exception!

And don't think there are many players who can score more than 20 points in their rookie season. Looking back, there are Durant in 2007, James and Anthony in 2003, Elton Brand in 1999, and Tim Duncan in 1997. Allen Iverson in 1996.

As for Derrick Rose, the No. 1 pick in 2008, if he had been selected by the Bulls, he would have averaged 16.8 points, 4 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game in his rookie season. However, if he had been selected by the Knicks, in Rose's case, when he won the Rookie of the Year award last season, he averaged 19+4+7 per game, considering his stats would have been even better. He averaged 7 assists per game, and his strength could be included in this consistently.

But the problem is that, whether it's James, Anthony, Durant, or Rose, all of them are the top super rookies of their drafts. When they enter the league, they will be the stars of tomorrow.

In comparison, Curry, the sixth pick of the first round, is obviously far inferior. Moreover, the Bulls also have a player recognized as the best scorer in the league. It's truly impressive that Curry can perform so efficiently for the Bulls. Incredible!

It turns out that the Bulls have found a treasure again.

People used to think that the Bulls traded for Curry and paid Millsap + Jones + Sessions and a first-round pick as compensation. It wasn't worth trading just for a rookie with the sixth pick in the first round.

But if this rookie with the sixth overall pick in the first round is a player who can consistently contribute more than 20 points per game and has a lot of room for growth in the future, it will be completely different, and it will be a huge mistake.

Originally, the Bulls' Big Three lineup with Gasol was enough to make teams across the league feel desperate. Now they have Curry, who has good fighting ability and great potential for future development.

Of course, Curry is not invincible. After all, he is not the Curry of the future.

On November 7, in the away game between the Bulls and the Nuggets, Curry had a poor performance, scoring only 8 points with a shooting percentage of 33%.

The plateau climate of Denver had a serious impact on Curry's competitive state, and some team coaches have already made specific analyses and responses based on Curry's technical characteristics in previous games.

Players whose main offensive scoring method is medium to long range shots inevitably have poor stability in performance. After all, the farther from the basket, the lower the shooting percentage.

Players like Wang Chong, who are accurate and stable from medium and long range, are really rare.

In addition to the instability of performance, some teams have also discovered Curry's weakness of poor defensive ability.

Curry's physical condition is indeed of the wrong type in the league, his ability to confront is weak, and his defensive skills and awareness are also mediocre. This weakness is not obvious when playing against weaker defenders on some teams. However, this weakness was immediately magnified.

On November 10, the Bulls faced the Utah Jazz at home.

In this game, Billups missed the game due to a relapse of an old injury and physical discomfort. The Bulls' starting lineup was Curry, Danny Green, Wang Chong, Garnett, and Gasol.

As a point guard, Curry faced All-Star point guard Deron Williams. Due to the huge disparity in size, Deron completely dominated Curry on the offensive end, using his physical advantage to force his way into the paint and score.

At this stage, Deron is already the best defender in the league. He averaged 19.4 points and 10.7 assists per game in the previous regular season. He is one of the few point guards in the league who averages a double-double per game.

Deron wasn't the only one who performed well in this game. The entire Jazz team was very hot, even though the Bulls' invincible front defense couldn't hold up.

The result was that the Bulls lost to the Jazz at home 102:107, ending their six-game winning streak and marking the start of their first loss of the new season.

Bulls fans didn't take this loss seriously, because if Billups hadn't gotten injured, the game's outcome would still have been uncertain.

Don't look at Deron's luxurious stats per game now, which Billups never achieved, but even if Billups' defense couldn't contain Deron, he wouldn't have allowed the opponent to exploit him offensively as Curry did.

Unconsciously, mid-November has arrived, and the Bulls, who started 6-1, met their first challenger of the new season, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers had been actively operating during the offseason, hoping to bring in strong players through trades.

It's a pity that things didn't go as they hoped. Throughout the summer, the Cavaliers didn't gain anything, and the starting lineup remained the same as before.

The starting point guard Mo Williams, shooting guard Ray Allen, small forward James, power forward JJ Hixon, and center O'Neal.

But there was no way, a smart woman can't cook a meal without rice.

The Cavaliers' salary space has been completely occupied by the Big Three of O'Neal, James, and Ray Allen. Along with Mo Williams' $8 million, the Cavaliers had no salary cap room to bring in strong reinforcements.

What is even more desperate is that, with the exception of James and Ray Allen, none of the other Cavaliers players have much trade value. If O'Neal wants to be waived, not only would he have to secure a first-round pick, but he'd also have to accept offers from other teams. A garbage contract has to match the salary. In the current league, it's hard to find a garbage contract with a $20 million annual salary. These are first-rate players and top-quality stars in the league.

Mo Williams has some trade value, but the players who can be traded are unsatisfactory.

It's impossible for the Cavaliers to trade James and Ray Allen, so after an offseason, the Cavaliers still had the same team for the new season.

On the Cleveland Cavaliers' home court, fans desperately witnessed the first game between the Cavaliers and the Bulls of the new season. On the Cavaliers' home court, the Bulls easily won the game 112-97, securing a big victory.

The matchup between Wang Chong and James had long been a common topic. Although the topic was a bit cliché, the viewership rate was completely high.

Wang Chong scored 37 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists, while James recorded a triple-double of 33 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

This is James; even if the team completely loses, he can still be as good as the best stars on the opponent's side in terms of personal stats. Fans who didn't watch the game may think James defeats the opponent without anyone's help. Passive. He leads the team forward, even if they lose, it's an honor.

But if you've seen the game and watch frequently, you'll find that when the team is behind, the moment James attacks and scores always seems odd. It seems like he's been helping the team attack and score, but the ball doesn't seem to help much with the team's point search.

This is the magic of the trips outside peak hours.

This game was no exception when the team was trailing by a few points and the defenses of both sides were in full form, James mostly worked his way through and passed to his teammates to score points. As the point difference grew, the Bulls' defense strategy changed, and James started pushing his way with the ball, slamming several explosive dunks. Those who didn't know thought the Cavaliers were ahead at that time.

It's worth mentioning that in this game, Curry finally recovered after being sluggish in the previous two games. He scored 23 points and 5 assists. Several key three-pointers were also pivotal in helping the Bulls take the lead.

For the Cavaliers, Ray Allen didn't fall behind and scored 21 points. Another member of the Big Three, Shaq O'Neal, couldn't hear the sound throughout the game.

In the 09-10 season, O'Neal was very old.

His rapidly deteriorating physical condition prevented him from staying on the court for long, and even when he was in his prime when he first entered the court, his offensive ability in the paint wasn't enough to serve as the team's main offensive point.

The Bulls didn't need to organize other players to help defend. Only Gasol could completely prevent O'Neal.

In fact, in the original 2009-10 season, O'Neal played 53 games in the regular season, and his playing time dropped to 23.4 minutes. He averaged only 12 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. among the best centers.

O'Neal's era is over.

A few days before the start of this season, after two games, O'Neal himself had already realized this problem.

When facing the reporters a few days ago, O'Neal had already announced in advance that once this season was over, regardless of the outcome, he would officially retire and leave the NBA stage.

This is very different from the original story. The original O'Neal was supposed to announce his retirement after playing another season for the Celtics in the 10-11 season.

But in this time and space, O'Neal did not choose this path, but instead announced his retirement in advance.

Wang Chong speculates that this might be related to the fact that O'Neal's current achievements are greater than before.

Thanks to Wang Chong, O'Neal won four consecutive championships with the Lakers. This was the first dynasty of four consecutive championships after the NBA merger. The quality of this dynasty alone was greater than any of Jordan's two dynasties.

Although everyone knows that if Jordan hadn't retired for two years in between, the Bulls would have most likely won eight consecutive championships, but that might just be a possibility. It doesn't make sense to rely on speculation about things that didn't happen. However, the four consecutive championships of the Lakers are truly what really happened.

In O'Neal's current personal resume, he has five championships, four FMVP trophies, and an MVP trophy. These honors have allowed him to stay among the top ten in history and even occupy a higher place among centers. Abdul-Jabbar and the Ring King Bill Russell, and significantly higher than Chamberlain and Olajuwon, who once stepped on him to win championships among the four main pivots.

This achievement is enough for O'Neal to be called the most dominant center in NBA history. He has no regrets about his career when he retires, naturally he wants to be glorious and worthy.

After the game against the Bulls, reporters asked O'Neal that question at the post-game press conference.

"Shaq, your five championships are the most in the league so far - who do you think can catch up or even surpass you after you?"

Hearing this question, the local reporter in Cleveland suddenly had a bad expression on his face.

The person who can ask that question is definitely not a journalist who supports the Cavaliers. Isn't this a slap in the face?

Who else has the best chance of reaching O'Neal's number of championships? Of course it's Bulls star Wang Chong, who just beat the Cavaliers on the court!

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