After the team traded to Aldridge, Aldridge played in a total of three games for the Wizards during this period.

And all three games were played as the starting player.

After coming to the Wizards, the running-in state between Aldridge and the team was far beyond Yang Fan's expectations.

Originally, Yang Fan thought that Aldridge would probably find it difficult to be compatible with the team before the All-Star Game, but the progress between Aldridge and the team was very smooth.

Perhaps because Aldridge is also a power forward player who mainly shoots jumpers, he adapted to the Wizards' tactical system so quickly.

In these three games, Aldridge contributed 18 points, 21 points, and 23 points respectively, and helped the team win all three games and continue to develop in a positive direction.

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On February 11, the Wizards were visiting Chicago and challenged the Bulls, the No. 1 in the league, away.

That's right, so far, the Bulls led by Ross ranks first in the league, and even the Heat's Big Three have to avoid its edge.

This season, the Bulls traded with "Central Investment King" Hamilton, and the team owns Ross, Boozer, Lore Deng, Jockin Noah and others. This balanced offense and defense lineup directly allowed the Bulls to achieve the first record in the league.

Some experts even began to express their views that although the Heat Big Three are the most promising teams to win the championship this year.

But as Derek Ross' experience becomes more and more abundant, if the Heat meet the Bulls again in the playoffs this year, it will be very difficult for the Heat to eliminate the Bulls.

Before the game started, the players of both sides warmed up, while Yang Fan sat beside Yao Ming and told him, "You can let go of Qiao Jin on the defensive end. His shooting is basically no threat. You have to focus more on Carlos."

"Also, although Qiao Jin has a good defense, his body is very fragile, so if you have the chance, you can sit in the low post and hit him a few."

After Aldridge was traded to the team, Yang Fan has been using Yao Ming as the starter, allowing Yao Ming and Aldridge to cooperate.

Because Aldridge's offensive efficiency is very efficient, especially the back-to-door singles are awesome in the league.

So at some moments, the Wizards should try to open up space for Aldridge, and then accurately hang the ball into his hand when Aldridge is about to get to the position.

Yao obviously did a better job in this regard, and was more efficient than Vucevic.

"Okay, I will pay attention." Yao Ming nodded and responded.

After the game started, the ball was first obtained by the Wizards, and the Wizards' starting lineup in this game was: Wall, Thompson, George, Aldridge, and Yao Ming.

As for the Bulls, they are: Ross, Hamilton, Lordean, Boozer, and Noah.

With the arrival of Aldridge, the Wizards did undergo some changes on the offensive end.

Since the team was Bathir in the power forward position before, a player who only needed to stand outside the three-point line and waited for the catch and shoot.

But now that it becomes Aldridge, the Wizards' offensive focus naturally needs to be adjusted.

Fortunately, Yao Ming can pull out of the three-point line to shoot, so this creates a lot of offensive space for Aldridge.

In addition, Thompson and George are eyeing each other on the outside, which is enough to prevent most teams from double-teaming Aldridge.

Because the price paid for double-teaming Aldridge is really heavy.

In fact, Aldridge is now at his peak. Even if he plays one-on-one singles, few people in the league can limit Aldridge's offense.

At least Bulls' Boozer definitely doesn't have this ability.

As soon as the game started, Aldridge scored two consecutive goals with his back, and Boozer had no choice but to do anything about these two turnover jump shots.

After all, except Nowitzki in the power forward position, no one in the league knows jump shot better than Aldridge.

For the Bulls, the reason why the Bulls can achieve the highest record in the league this season is mainly because of the balanced offensive and defensive lineup of the Bulls.

In addition, Rose's breakthrough pass is very threatening, and he can easily tear the enemy's team's outside defense, which makes the Bulls a powerful team in the league.

However, Yang Fan's preparations were obviously quite sufficient in this game. Ross was very strong, but now Ross' shooting from the outside is not stable. His shooting percentage outside the three-point line this season is only 31%.

So Yang Fan, who knew this, directly defended the regional joint defense on the defensive end, and forced the Bulls to make more shots on the outside while firmly locking the inside penalty area.

With Aldridge's outstanding personal performance, at the end of the half, the Wizards led the Bulls by 8 points, ending the first half.

After returning from the second half, Derek Ross, who had been targeting, broke out. Although the Wizards locked the penalty area firmly according to the arrangement of head coach Yang Fan, Ross was very clever in killing at mid-range.

With Ross' hot personal touch in the second half, the Bulls quickly began to approach the score. Until the end of the third quarter, the Bulls had narrowed the gap to two points.

The score between the two teams was always very anxious in the last quarter. Until 1 minute and 24 seconds left before the end of the game, the Wizards were only 3 points ahead of the Bulls.

However, in the last minute, Aldridge stood up and took over the game, first hitting two consecutive jump shots against Boozer's defense.

Later, he made all four free throws steadily when the Bulls took a tactical foul.

In the end, while Aldridge scored 8 points in 1 minute and 24 seconds, the Wizards defeated the Bulls in a surprise and ended the Bulls' 11-game winning streak.

In the whole game, Aldridge played for a total of 33 minutes, making 11 of 17 shots on the offensive end, including 0 of 1 from outside the three-point line and 5 of 6 from the free throw line, contributing 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in a very stable manner.

In addition to Aldridge, Yao Ming also scored 13 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, crushing Noah, the best defensive second team last season.

For others, Wall scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, Thompson scored 16 points and 3 rebounds, George scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Crawford scored 13 points and 2 assists, and Chinese player Yi Jianlian scored 7 points and 3 rebounds, etc.

After the game, when Aldridge, who performed well in the whole game, was interviewed by the media, Francis brought Wall and others to pour cold water from behind to celebrate.

Aldridge, who was suddenly poured with cold water, jumped up, but when he turned around and saw his teammates celebrating with a smile on his face, Aldridge, who was like a chicken, also laughed from the bottom of his heart.

Because Aldridge no longer remembers when the last time he smiled so happily.

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"We are an excellent team and it's a privilege to beat the league in this game."

“La Marcus (Aldridge) is a great leader, he is also an underrated player because he can help the team get better.”

"The team's goal this season will not change, that is to strive for the championship."

"Yes, you heard it right, not to be in the playoffs, but to be in the championship."

"I have never wavered about this. After Lamarcus joined the team, I believe that the Wizards championship is no longer a slogan, but a statement!!" At the press conference, Yang Fan responded firmly and domineeringly in response to the reporter's question.
Chapter completed!