Chapter 198: Five Straight Victories
The timeout ends and the game continues.
The Bulls made substitution adjustments and replaced Rose, Boozer and Noah.
The Warriors also made personnel adjustments, replacing Brewer with Tyson Chandler.
After substitution adjustments, the Bulls attack.
Rose dribbled the ball forward quickly, and when he came to the frontcourt, he saw that the man guarding him was Tony Allen.
He knew that this guy was very defensive and it would take a lot of effort to break through. In order to save energy, he made tactical gestures towards his teammates.
Noah ran out quickly and set up a pick-and-roll at the appropriate position.
After Chandler saw Noah running out, he did not follow him and remained in the penalty area guarding the basket.
Noah's shooting ability is very poor and he can only pose a certain threat in the penalty area.
Therefore, the Warriors can let Noah shoot from the outside.
After the pick-and-roll was ready, Rose immediately started and quickly bypassed the screen and broke through to the three-point line.
Teacher Tony wanted to violently push through the cover, but was blocked by Noah, so he could only quickly bypass the cover and pursue the defense.
On the other side, Rose broke through to the free throw line. Seeing no one in front of him, he suddenly stopped and took off to shoot.
At this moment, Ah Lian, who came from the side, immediately pounced on him and stretched his arms to interfere.
Rose's mid- and long-range jump shots are not stable. His shooting rate this season is only about 40%, and his shooting rate is even lower after being interfered with.
Bang!
There was a crisp sound of iron striking on the court!
Under the basket, Chandler got into a good position and easily collected the rebound from the backcourt. He immediately found Curry and passed the ball over.
After receiving the ball, Curry quickly advanced toward the frontcourt. Seeing Korver step forward to block the delay, Curry immediately made a large crossover, shook Korver away, and continued to advance toward the frontcourt.
At the same time, Sun Yi, Teacher Tony, Ah Lian and others quickly sprinted towards the Bulls penalty area.
Curry dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, saw his teammates running out of opportunities, and immediately passed the ball over.
Sun Yi, who was on a fast break, received the pass and dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
Luol Deng and Boozer, who were retreating, immediately retreated to defend the penalty area.
Sun Yi quickly rushed into the penalty area, saw Luol Deng and Boozer surrounding him, and immediately passed the ball behind him.
Ah Lian, who followed up, received the pass and immediately took off to shoot.
"Whoosh!"
The basketball hit the net and made a steady hit!
44:28!
During the retreat, Ah Lian stepped forward and high-fived Sun Yi to express his gratitude.
He felt that it was so cool to play with Sun Yi. He didn't have to use his brain at all. He only had to catch the ball and shoot. He was very lucky to be able to play with the Warriors.
The ball transitions and the Bulls attack.
Rose quickly dribbled the ball to outside the three-point line, continuously changed directions without slowing down to get past Teacher Tony, and accelerated towards the basket.
Upon seeing this, Chandler quickly retreated to the basket, stood on Rose's breakthrough route in advance, and raised his arms to interfere.
Rose, who was traveling at high speed, was eager to score and hurt his knees and ankles. He changed direction drastically, took a step to the left, jumped to the basket and scored a layup.
Chandler didn't have time to move laterally to block the ball. Even if he reacted, he didn't dare to block it. As long as he touched Rose, it would be a blocking foul.
At the same time, deafening cheers and shouts suddenly erupted from the audience.
Bulls fans cheer for the home team!
Sun Yi, who was running to the frontcourt, took a look at the excited audience and decided to fight back in the next round to prevent the Bulls from gaining momentum.
Curry dribbled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. When he saw Sun Yi running to the right low post and reaching for the ball, he immediately lobbed the ball over.
As soon as Sun Yi received the pass, Noah quickly ran over and double-teamed with Luol Deng.
Facing a double team, Sun Yi calmly handled the ball. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure cutting towards the basket. He then faked a pass from behind, attracting the attention of Noah and Luol Deng, and passed the ball from east to west.
Got out.
Curry, who rushed to the edge of the penalty area, received the pass and made a direct throw, without giving the Bulls any chance to defend.
After the Warriors responded with a goal, the noise in the audience suddenly became much quieter.
Looking back, Rose once again damaged his knees and ankles. He passed Teacher Tony without slowing down and changed directions. He quickly rushed to the free throw line. When he saw Sun Yi retreating to the basket to defend, he stopped moving forward and made a jump shot.
In the next round, Curry took advantage of the screen and hit a three-pointer, once again making the answer ball.
In the next few rounds, the two sides began to compete invisibly.
The Bulls relied on Rose's personal ability to score points and clung to the score.
The Warriors relied on teamwork, with Sun Yi, Curry, Arab League and others all scoring.
About 6 minutes into the second quarter, Nelson replaced the other main players for the game.
After the substitutions and adjustments, Sun Yi and Curry did not continue to attack and were willing to act as green leaves to create scoring conditions for Ellis, David Lee and others.
The Bulls also made adjustments and switched to a team offense, allowing Rose to breathe a sigh of relief.
In the second half of the second quarter, the game was evenly matched and the score was not widened.
During this period, the Bulls recovered a few points, making the outcome of the game full of suspense again.
Just like that, the half game ended, and the score displayed on the big screen was 58 to 46. The Warriors led by 12 points entering the second half.
After a short 15-minute intermission, the second half of the game began.
As soon as the game started in the third quarter, the Warriors came up with their trump card and adopted the "elevator door" tactic.
The Bulls specifically studied the Warriors' bizarre tactics and made targeted defenses.
Noah, Boozer and others rushed out to interfere, preventing Curry and Ellis from taking easy shots.
Faced with interference, the primary school students and the young publicans shot very decisively. They knew that if they failed to make the shot, their teammates would fight for the offensive rebound. This was the confidence they had in making wasteful shots.
This is a tactic the Warriors had planned long before the game.
Sun Yi and David Lee's ability to grab offensive rebounds is considered to be at the top level. In addition, Chandler specially blocks the ball for them, which makes the success rate of grabbing offensive rebounds very high.
On the bench of the Bulls, head coach Thibodeau almost exploded when he saw Sun Yi and others wreaking havoc on the basket, constantly fighting for offensive rebounds for secondary attacks.
This shameless tactic could only be devised by mad scientist Nelson.
I think the "shark-killing tactic" he devised frightened O'Neal.
Thibodeau quickly came to the sidelines and shouted loudly to the court.
"Protect the rebounds, don't worry about the Warriors' outside shots, let them shoot!"
Thibodeau could only survive with a broken arm, choosing to protect defensive rebounds and gamble on the Warriors' outside touch.
But what he didn't expect was that Curry and Ellis found the feel after many times of playing, and they were able to make shots despite the defense.
In this way, in the third quarter, the Warriors scored 41 to 29 in a single quarter, widening the point difference to 24 points.
Moreover, the Warriors grabbed 12 more rebounds than the Bulls in the third quarter.
The inter-section break is over and the fourth quarter begins.
The Bulls did not give up and fought back with all their strength, but they fought so hard in the first three quarters that the players' physical strength was affected and their shooting percentage dropped sharply.
The Warriors' offensive efficiency has also dropped significantly, and their outside shots have frequently failed.
Seeing this situation, Nelson put Teacher Tony, Brewer and others on the court to strengthen defense, hoping to wear out the Bulls with iron-blooded defense.
This is a little bit heartless, after all, the Bulls have relied on iron-blooded defense this season.
When the game lasted about five minutes in the fourth quarter, Bulls head coach Thibodeau saw that the situation was over and took the main players off to rest.
Nelson followed and replaced Sun Yi and others.
The garbage time after that passed very quickly, and the game was coming to an end in the blink of an eye.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Bulls 121-100, winning their fifth consecutive victory.
Chapter completed!