The Bulls were a little stunned in the first quarter. The Trail Blazers scored 33 points in the first quarter, but they only scored 18 points. Even after losing by 15 points in the first quarter, Tom Thibodeau still told the team not to worry, because it seemed to him that although the Trail Blazers had a strong offense in the first quarter, they also had many problems.
There were 33 points in a single quarter, 24 of which came from Wang Zelin and Lillard. The former had 13 points and the latter had 11 points, accounting for more than 2/3 of the team's points. Don’t forget that basketball is a team game, but a large number of players are concentrated in the hands of 1 or 2 people. If the remaining three people are just doing back and forth running on the court, it is inevitable that the hand will gradually become colder.
"Defend well and don't be anxious. We attack steadily and steadily. The Trail Blazers are seeking death by playing like this!" Thibodeau said. "When Wang Zelin and Lillard go down and others feel cold, the Trail Blazers themselves will be in chaos." , let’s take advantage of the trend and overtake them to kill them, do you understand?”
In his words, Thibodeau was full of confidence in his control of the game.
In his opinion, Lillard can't defeat them no matter how many points he scores. Only Wang Zelin has this kind of energy. However, Wang Zelin's average playing time this season is just over 30 points per game, which is 5 to 6 minutes less than last season. And so far in the new season, Wang Zelin has not only failed to get a triple-double, but has also had fewer 50+ and 40+ games. Therefore, his inner view is different from the outside world. He believes that Wang Zelin has not made much progress this season, and may even have declined in strength. In addition, the Trail Blazers have been plagued by injuries recently, and Wang Zelin will definitely be timid in his performance.
In this way, the Bulls may not be able to defeat the Trail Blazers and end the opponent's 22-game winning streak.
en...I don’t know where he came from.
Due to many leading opponents, Wang Zelin, Lillard, and Batum played relatively little time under Coach Terry's repeated insistence. The three of them combined for less than 20 minutes.
Throughout the second quarter, the two sides fought back and forth.
During this period, the Bulls' offense was not weak, both inside and outside. They scored 25 points in 8 minutes. This is already a very high success rate.
The score difference on the court was also reduced to less than 10 points. At the end of the first half, the Bulls were only 5 points behind at 51:56.
Because they were playing consecutive away games, the Trail Blazers used substitutes for most of the second quarter. How could the substitutes maintain their firepower as well as the main force? The touch was colder than in the previous two games. But even so, the Trail Blazers still scored 23 points in the second quarter. To be honest, this performance was not too bad.
However, in the opinion of the opposite Bulls coach Thibodeau, the game is going as he expected. As long as they continue to work hard in the second half, the Bulls will definitely achieve a comeback.
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Intermission.
Coach Terry looked at Wang Zelin, and Wang Zelin nodded.
He only played 14 minutes in two quarters in the first half, not even a warm-up. He was holding a fire in his body and was just waiting to go on the court to vent it out.
Coach Terry responded and replaced all three main players, and also put Carter and Yi Jianlian on the court. Next, they had to attack.
The timeout ends and the two sides change sides and fight again.
After the three major starters returned, the Blazers' offensive performance was much better, but with Carter, Carter was a bit older after all, and he couldn't keep up with Kirk Hinrich.
As one of the 2003 Platinum Generation, Hinrich has devoted more than 90% of his career to the Bulls. Hinrich, who returned to the Bulls in the summer of 2012 as the starting No. 2, is certainly not as good as his peak, but overall, he is Not bad.
The key is that he returned to his home team and the place where he started his career. His mentality is completely different from that of Carter, who has been wandering for many years. His performance tonight was very impressive. He hit 3 three-pointers and scored 9 points in the first half. , facing Carter's defense at the beginning of the third quarter, he moved flexibly and caught the ball in the left corner, taking his fourth three-point shot of the game...
Swish——
With a three-pointer, Hinrich scored 12 points in a single game.
At 54:56, the Bulls were only 2 points away.
"Kirk~Hinrich!!!"
Nearly 10,000 Bulls fans at the scene responded quickly to Hinrich's goal. After veteran Hinrich scored, he first high-fived his teammates, then raised his head and waved gently to the surrounding fans.
"Kirk, great job! Keep it up!"
Coach Thibodeau was equally passionate. He stood up and applauded Hinrich, and then shouted, "Get back on defense! Everyone, get back on defense!"
It should be said that he is worthy of being a tough defensive coach.
Trail Blazers offense.
In the frontcourt, Lillard gave the ball to Wang Zelin and worked with Carter and Batum to open up the space.
Wang Zelin received the ball and hit it high. When he saw Yi Jianlian running back from the baseline and throwing away Noah, the Bulls were empty inside and hurriedly hoisted the ball in.
When Yi Jianlian saw the pass, his eyes immediately lit up. After entering the three-second zone, he jumped, caught the pass in the air, and then slammed it with both hands~
boom! ! !
Following Hinrich's three-pointer, the Trail Blazers quickly responded with an alley-oop dunk.
"Yi! Yi! Yi!"
The arena was reminded of the crazy shouting again.
At 58:54, Yi Jianlian's dunk helped the team hit the opponent's rising morale.
"Qiao Jin, be careful and don't miss anyone."
Thibodeau immediately yelled and slapped a chair next to him angrily, expressing that he was dissatisfied with the team's defense at this time.
Facing the strong coach, the Frenchman on the field dared not speak out in anger, and quickly raised his hands to indicate that it was his fault.
In fact, this goal was faced by Noah last season. Yi Jianlian would definitely not get out of the open space so easily. However, under Thibodeau's coaching, even the iron man Butler couldn't handle it, let alone Noah. .
Injuries are always the biggest enemy of professional athletes. Injuries made Noah, a tough guy, no longer tough.
In transition, the Bulls attack.
Rose advanced to the frontcourt and saw Lillard in front of him. He did not always think about passing people with speed like before, but honestly played a pick-and-roll.
Little Lopez saw the gesture and obediently pulled it out, reaching the top of the three-point arc to cover Rose. Rose quickly accelerated and began to break through!
Rose, who started to break through, was suddenly stuck. The confrontation was more intense than he imagined, but fortunately, it was still within his acceptance range.
He accelerated again, and just as Lillard was gritting his teeth and preparing to fight again, he found that Rose, who was facing him, had disappeared before his eyes.
Lillard's reaction was slower than Rose's, and he turned around to pass by him. After rushing to the reasonable area, facing Wang Zelin, Rose rushed into the air and collided with Wang Zelin.
"do not!"
"don't want!"
"Careful, Derek!"
The coaching staff, players, and fans on the court were all frightened by Rose's hasty move. Rose's condition has improved recently, and they were happy for Rose from the bottom of their hearts;
But because many players have been injured recently, they are also silently worried about Rose, because they really don't want to see this rose suffer even the slightest injury on the court.
Wang Zelin didn't think so much, but after the physical confrontation with Ross, he suddenly felt surprised in his heart, eh, the intensity was much lighter than expected.
After Rose collided with Wang Zelin, the strongest player on the Trail Blazers, he suddenly took the ball back from the air to his waist. Then he exerted force on his waist and abdomen, avoided the block, and passed the ball in.
Lopez, who was under the basket, caught the ball but was late. He immediately jumped up on the spot and poured the ball into the net with both hands!
"Ahhhhhh!!!"
The suppressed mood that started from being beaten by Wang Zelin finally broke out. After landing, little Lopez couldn't help but roar to the sky.
Looking at the basketball falling on the ground, and looking at Lopez and Rose high-fiving to celebrate the successful attack, Wang Zelin walked out of bounds and prepared to serve.
He originally thought that Rose had just recovered from injury, Noah's defensive ability had plummeted due to injuries, and the little Lopez was not even a dish in front of him. Even without Aldridge and Batum, he would Still have absolute confidence to lead the team to defeat the Bulls and maintain the winning streak.
But unexpectedly, Rose seemed to have no sequelae of injuries after his comeback, and he didn't have any fear of injuries. He really dared to do difficult moves like the one before, which were very likely to cause injuries to come to him again!
mvp, as expected, there has never been parallel import.
Rose's strength may not be what it once was, but his skills, mentality, and ability to withstand pressure are still at MVP level.
No, maybe even better than in his mvp season.
After all, only true warriors dare to face injuries head-on and finally get over the troubles of injuries.
Wang Zelin, who has never been a fan of Rose in his past life or in this life, couldn't help but feel sincere respect for Rose at this moment, because this guy is a real fighter!
In this case, you have to go all out!
The Trail Blazers continued to attack.
The referee threw the ball to Wang Zelin, and Wang Zelin passed the ball to Lillard, who slowly advanced from the backcourt with the ball.
The Bulls' defensive formation is not bad, and they will definitely not be able to hit fast breaks and can only fall into position.
In the frontcourt, Wang Zelin provided support from the high post. After some movement without the ball, Wang Zelin passed back to Lillard who had a chance. Lillard received the ball and faced Rose and missed a three-pointer...
Once again arousing cheers, their MVP can not only provide offense but also defense, which makes Bulls fans very excited.
At this moment, Wang Zelin took a step forward and rushed straight to the basket. He saw the opportunity and jumped into the air. He stretched out his long arms and instantly took the rebound off the heads of Noah and Lopez. Then he bounced twice and dunked with one hand. .
Seeing this scene, Rose couldn't help but shook his head secretly: The gap inside was too big. Wang Zelin had no pressure at all when playing one versus two inside.
"Beautiful! Offensive rebound... the king grabbed it... second takeoff... dunk... nb!!!"
In the live broadcast room of Chaotingtai, Zhang Lili immediately started roaring.
At the same time, it also caused bursts of cheers from the Chinese fans in front of the TV.
"I have to say, I was really tough to win this board!"
Yu Jia yelled next to him.
At 60:56, the point difference between the two teams remained unchanged at 4 points.
United Center.
The enthusiastic Bulls fans who had just started to gain momentum suddenly felt as uncomfortable as constipation, and their waving palms froze in the air.
In the next few minutes, the Bulls led by Rose played a wave of very good offense. However, looking at the score difference on the scoreboard, they had no tendency to catch up with the Trail Blazers.
Because for the Trail Blazers, their No. 36 can always step up and add firepower at critical moments, keeping the score difference between the two sides at around 5 points.
At 10 minutes and 17 seconds into the third quarter, Thibodeau called a timeout, seemingly wanting to make some adjustments.
However, as we all know, Thibodeau has always used one move to "beat the main force to death". Either one move is used all over the world, or he is beaten from beginning to end by opponents who are obviously stronger than them with an advantage.
Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, the Bulls' lineup did not change at all.
At the end of the first three quarters, 85:79, the Trail Blazers entered the final quarter with a 6-point lead.
Putting aside the first quarter, the Bulls scored 61 points in the second and third quarters. Their performance was better than that of the Trail Blazers, because the Trail Blazers scored a total of 52 points in the second and third quarters.
But the fact is, how can we ignore the first quarter? Isn’t that nonsense?
The reason why the Bulls were still lagging behind their opponent after three quarters was simply because the hole they dug in the first quarter was so deep that they couldn't be filled in later.
In the fourth quarter, Wang Zelin and Lillard came on the court again and defeated the Bulls in the first half of the quarter.
107:99, relying on the huge advantage established in the early stage, the Trail Blazers beat the Bulls by 8 points in the away game without any danger!
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