The Spurs play too reasonably, and what they fear the most is the handsome mid-range shot.
But tonight, Du En turned into a handsome boy from CIC!
Now, Popovich doesn’t know what to do!
Let people double-team Duen. Duen will definitely pass the ball, and other Bulls players will be activated, and they are likely to shine.
But if Duen wasn't double-teamed, it wouldn't take much effort for Duen to keep making jump shots.
As long as Duen's fiery touch can continue, then Popovich will become a fool coach who is indifferent to watching being beaten to death by Duen.
When you meet a player who has received a Jordan Experience Card, you can tie a dog to the coach's bench and bark twice!
Popovich had to hesitate for a while when faced with such a dilemma.
Seeing Duan making 6 of 7 mid-range shots in a row, Popovich panicked and called the second timeout of the game.
No matter how stubborn a coach is, he knows that he can't let a shooter with a hot touch keep shooting.
Popovich had to send someone to flank Duan when he was about to catch the ball, restricting Duan from catching the ball and allowing other Bulls to attack with the ball.
Sure enough, this still has some effects.
Ben Gordon hasn't shot for a while, and his hand feels a lot colder.
However, with a lot of the ball in hand, Ben Gordon effortlessly beat Parker on the offensive end.
Popovich could only use the dead ball to replace Parker first, use Ginobili as the point guard, and send in Brent Barry.
In this way, the Spurs' height is enough, but if Ginobili is used to defend, Ginobili's stamina gauge will be more easily exhausted.
But it has to be said that such adjustments did have some effect, and Ben Gordon's shooting percentage began to decline.
Fortunately, it's time for the Bulls to replace their players.
Scott Scales did not choose to replace Ben Gordon, but replaced Andres Nocioni with Luol Deng.
After halftime, the Bulls used Luol Deng to hold the ball and called Ginobili on the pick-and-roll.
Ginobili didn't dare to hide, and Duncan would suffer a serious blow if he dodged under the basket.
After all, Dunn still poses a great threat without the ball. In the Olympic Games not long ago, Duncan was deeply troubled by fouls because he frequently wiped defenders' butts.
Ever since, the Bulls used Luol Deng's impact to continue to consume Ginobili's physical strength.
Although Luol Deng's shooting percentage is average, it still plays a certain role.
21 to 28, the Bulls entered the second quarter with a 7-point lead.
At the beginning of the second quarter, because Duncan was still resting off the court, Duan punched Parker, Devin Brown, Bowen and others.
Bowen wanted to cushion Du En, but received several elbows from Du En.
It was also because Duan took out his elbow in advance to clear the way and kept attacking the basket. Popovich had to send Duncan to the court in advance.
The effect was immediate, and Duen began to attack from the mid-range again.
The efficiency was not as good as in the first quarter, but he still shot close to 50%.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Spurs GDP combination consumes a lot of physical energy.
47 to 52, after the second quarter, although the Bulls were narrowed by the Spurs, they still had a 5-point advantage.
After the break, although the GDP team's physical strength recovered a little, the Bulls' starting lineup also returned to the court in high spirits.
It was still the two guns beside Du En who took the lead in opening up the situation.
Then, with the shooting threats of Ben Gordon and Andres Nocioni, Doan took over the game with the ball in the middle of the third quarter.
It is also because in tonight's game, the Bulls continued to play fast breaks and took advantage of the too fast pace of the game, which forced the Spurs, who are accustomed to playing positional battles, to run a lot more distance.
The Spurs, who are not allowed to rest for a moment, naturally consume a lot more physical energy than before.
In addition, the Spurs are playing consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference, which consumes some physical energy.
It is for these reasons that the Spurs' defensive intensity began to decline in the second half of the third quarter due to lack of physical strength.
This has an especially obvious impact on shooting interference.
He originally had the physical strength, could keep up with his footsteps, and could save and block shots when the Bulls shot from the outside.
The pace was slowed down, and the Spurs were relatively loose in the mid-range.
That's basically a throw away, and it's all for nothing!
Duan was indeed in good shape tonight. He shot 3 of 7 from the field in the second quarter. He has clearly fallen from Jordan to Kobe.
However, he suddenly felt better in the third quarter and shot 6 of 8 from the field. God blocked the God and the Buddha blocked the Buddha to the level of killing the Buddha.
In addition to shooting, Duan also sent two assists to his teammates.
The Bulls also relied on Duan's outstanding performance to gain a huge advantage over the Spurs in the third quarter.
70 to 83, basically relying on this 13-point lead, the Bulls have been able to defeat the Spurs, the number one team in the Western Conference.
However, Duncan is indeed Duncan.
Relying on the pick-and-roll cooperation with Ginobili, Duncan, who refused to admit defeat, scored 8 points in the first half of the fourth quarter.
In order to make Duncan's statistics look better, the Bulls chose the safest way to win, which was to hack Duncan.
As an inside player, Duncan originally had a decent free throw shooting rate, with a shooting rate of about 70%.
However, in the past two seasons, Duncan has been troubled by plantar fasciitis, and his free throw shooting level has dropped by nearly 10 percentage points.
Duncan's physical exertion was very high tonight, and the Bulls really had a good effect on Duncan's attack on the shark.
The fans at the scene were originally not very interested in watching Duncan take free throws.
But seeing Duncan, one of the league's best players, keep missing free throws at the United Center and causing embarrassment.
I also started to join other fans in constantly booing and putting pressure on Duncan, and I felt quite involved and accomplished.
Duncan was already a little angry, but he became even more anxious when he saw that he missed the free throw and wasted the opportunity to attack despite chasing the point difference to within 10 points.
As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.
Duncan's free throw performance became even worse, and the Bulls players became even more happy.
However, Duan was not careless and chose to control the ball himself to slow down the pace of the game.
Of course, Duane also shot the buzzer-beater himself.
On the one hand, it is not to pass the blame, and on the other hand, Du En is expected to reach 50 tonight.
Of course Du En will not give up the opportunity to fight another classic battle!
You know, Du En is facing off against Duncan, who is one of the best in the league today!
If you don't defeat Duncan head-on, how can you have the nerve to call yourself the ruler of the alliance?
91 to 103, a strong dialogue between Du En and Duncan, in the end Du En had the last laugh.
Du En didn't know if he would have a chance to meet Duncan in the finals this season, but at least in tonight's game, Du En won everything!
Dunn made 22 of 38 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws. He scored 51 points and led the team to defeat the No. 1 Spurs in the Western Conference led by Duncan!
(End of chapter)
