Two consecutive home defeats. Although the losses were against strong teams, it still made the Warriors feel uncomfortable. Their goal was to defend their title, and encountering strong teams was not the reason for their loss. The Warriors, who were holding back their anger, needed to vent their anger.
And the best way is to win.
At this time, a team hit the gun, the Phoenix Suns.
Playing the Suns in an away game, the Warriors, who had two days of rest after losing their second straight game, seemed like they were going crazy. There was only one main theme throughout the game, attack! Attack! Attack again!
136:121, the Warriors scored a high score of 136 in four quarters, and Yang Shuai also scored a game-high 58 points. The Warriors players were in surprisingly good shape in this game. Whoever attacked scored, and whoever shot scored.
Under such circumstances, although the Warriors almost gave up defense, the Suns still failed to win the game.
A crazy attack finally allowed the Warriors players to vent their anger and returned to Oakland again. They also had to pack their minds to face their next opponent, the Chicago Bulls.
Since head coach Tom Thibodeau took office, the Bulls have undergone earth-shaking changes in less than a season. Thibodeau, who is good at defense, has brought his defensive philosophy into the team, making the Bulls a
One of the strongest defensive teams in the league has also made the Bulls a strong team in the Western Conference and even the entire league.
The Warriors are good at offense and the Bulls are good at defense. In the previous match this season, the Bulls' defense allowed them to win the final victory at home. This time at their home court, the Warriors naturally don't want the same ending.
In fact, the Warriors now urgently need such a victory to build confidence. After losing to the Celtics and Heat one after another, the Warriors need to defeat a strong team to prove that they are still a strong rival to the strong teams in the league.
The Bulls' starting center is Joakim Noah, power forward Carlos Boozer, small forward Luol Deng, shooting guard Keith Bogans, and point guard Derrick Rose.
The Warriors' starting lineup is the same as in previous games. Although Chandler has participated in training but has not officially returned, Channing Frye still remains at the starting center position, power forward Antoine Jamison, Jr.
Forward Yang Shuai, shooting guard Tyreke Evans, point guard Kirk Hinrich.
Frye was obviously no match for Noah in the jumping competition. The Bulls took the lead in attacking. After Rose dribbled into half court, Noah stepped forward to pick and roll. Rose immediately dribbled into the three-point line.
Hinrich squeezed past Noah but failed to keep up with Rose's speed. Channing Frye quickly made up the defense, but still felt unable to face Rose's speed. With an acceleration, Rose quickly passed by Noah.
He rushed out of the defense, grabbed the ball with his right hand and jumped into the air.
"Yang, block that guy!" When the Warriors players on the sidelines saw Rose layup, they didn't have the slightest worry and instead shouted loudly.
Rose broke through and rushed to the basket. Yang Shuai, who was guarding Luol Deng in the mid-range behind Rose, also quickly rushed to the basket. At the same time as Rose jumped up, Yang Shuai, who followed closely behind, also jumped up.
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Seeing a figure coming from behind, Rose grabbed the ball with a flick of his right wrist and quickly released the ball.
"Think you can escape this way?" With a cold smile in his heart, Yang Shuai's rising speed suddenly accelerated, and his slender palm swept into the orange ball.
"Block, Young blocked Derrick Rose's layup!" Before Jim Barnett's exclamation could stop, cheers rang out once again.
Luol Deng, who followed him to the basket, picked up the ball that dropped after Yang Shuai blocked the shot. After realizing that there were no other defensive players around him, Luol Deng quickly threw the ball towards the basket.
Luol Deng was only looking to see if any other Warriors players rushed to cover, but he forgot that there was a perverted guy next to him. After landing, he quickly jumped sideways, and Yang Shuai once again fanned towards the basketball.
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"Bang!" His slender palm hit the basketball in the middle, and the orange ball was sent flying backwards.
"Yang blocked shots in succession!! The basketball flew out like a bullet!!"
"Roar!" Yelling loudly, Yang Shuai quickly rushed to the other half, and the ball had already fallen into Evans' hands at this time.
"Coax!" The scene was filled with cheers, especially after seeing Yang Shuai get off quickly.
Yang Shuai's speed was so fast that when there was no one to stop him, it only took him less than 3 seconds to rush from one half of the court to the other half. Although Evans and others started first, Yang Shuai was still very quick.
chased after him.
Rushing to the three-point line, Evans, who was dribbling forward, quickly pushed the ball out, and the ball flew over Bogans' head and flew inside.
From the center, he went straight to the basket. Yang Shuai jumped into the air, grabbed the flying basketball, and slammed it down with both hands.
"Bang!" The huge force made the basketball stand tremble, and the dunk sound that resounded throughout the arena made the scene completely boiling.
"Yang dunked hard with both hands in an alley-oop! Yeah! After two blocks, he went on a fast break and dunked. Yang was very active after the start, he was everywhere!"
After losing to the Celtics and Heat, although they beat the Suns in the middle, this did not seem to allow Yang Shuai to fully vent. He seemed extremely active just after the game started. The Bulls launched another attack, and Rose broke through and scored.
The ball was given to Luol Deng, who made a fake shot and then broke forward. His mid-range jump shot was strictly guarded by Yang Shuai, and the ball bounced out of the basket.
Yang Shuai guarded Luol Deng, but Luol Deng failed to guard Yang Shuai. After entering the half, with the help of Frye's pick and roll, Yang Shuai quickly rushed into the paint and forced his way up the court under Noah's defense.
The basket was successful.
The Bulls finally scored the ball in the third round, but it was extremely difficult. It was not until the end of 24 seconds that Rose forced a shot from the mid-range.
The Bulls launched another attack, and the ball was still in Rose's hands. This time, Boozer stepped forward to pick and roll. After the pick and roll, he quickly rushed to the right, but the ball in Rose's hands was heading towards Boozer in the middle.
flew over.
After receiving the ball, Boozer shook off Jamison who was rushing forward. Boozer dribbled the ball and rushed to the basket. At this time, another defensive player appeared, Channing Frye. Boozer did not force the attack, but quickly
Stuffing the ball to Noah who was rushing to the basket.
"Bang!" The ball flew out of Boozer's hands, but it did not fall into Noah's hands. Instead, it was intercepted in the middle. Evans, who was defending Bogans, rushed in in time and knocked Boozer off.
of pass steals.
Tom Thibodeau on the sidelines became extremely surprised when he saw it. The Warriors' defensive rotations for several consecutive balls were really good. Even he couldn't help but praise him, but how could such a thing happen to the Warriors?
This should be done by bulls.
When Warriors players decide to play serious defense, they do better than many teams, even though Chandler, the mainstay of interior defense, has not yet returned.
What Evans had to do after stealing the ball was very simple, throw the ball forward as hard as he could. Yang Shuai had already rushed to the forefront of everyone. Even though Luol Deng's defensive awareness was extremely outstanding, he still couldn't stop him. When Yang Shuai
When Shuai wants to launch a fast break, who can stop him?
Big windmill! After receiving the pass from Evans, Yang Shuai jumped into the air, swung the ball across the semicircle with his left hand and dunked it into the basket.
Before the game started, everyone thought it was a battle between offense and defense. However, after the game started, people discovered that the process was very different from what people expected. The Warriors actually started a defensive counterattack.
Halfway through the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 9:16, with the Warriors leading by 7 points. The Bulls' offense was indeed not very good, but the fact that they only scored 9 points after half the quarter was not because of this, but because
The Warriors' defensive performance today was really outstanding.
As the engine of the Bulls' offense, Rose is always double-teamed whenever he breaks through with the ball. However, when he passes the ball, the Warriors players immediately make defensive rotations. The Bulls have already done so twice in six minutes.
Forced to commit a 24-second violation.
"The team's defense today was so good. If they can continue this defensive intensity, even without Stephen Jackson, the Warriors will still be a nightmare for all teams." Jim Barnett exclaimed excitedly, the defensive changes.
How terrible is it to become a first-class Warriors? No one can give a correct answer, but judging from the results brought about by the Warriors' occasional defensive strengthening, it is indeed a nightmare for all teams.
The Bulls are not afraid of opponents engaging in defensive battles with them. However, if the opponent seizes the opportunity to counterattack while playing good defense, even the Bulls' defensive strength will be suppressed.
"Beep!" When the score reached 11:20, Thibodeau called a timeout again. If he didn't make changes, the point difference would be widened to 10 points.
"Derrick, Carlos, attack in! Attack the opponent's basket. Their interior defense is not strong, retreat! I don't want to repeat it again, guard against the opponent's counterattack..." Thibodeau was very angry, he could tolerate it
The team couldn't score, but he couldn't tolerate the team letting the Warriors counterattack again and again.
The timeout passed quickly and the Bulls continued to attack. With Thibodeau's arrangement, Rose once again engaged Boozer in the pick-and-roll.
As a defensive screen for Rose, Boozer no longer waited for Rose's pass in the mid-range, but quickly rushed to the basket. Rose discovered Boozer's cut and quickly threw the ball up. The ball passed Hinrich and
Landry's head fell into the hands of the advancing Boozer.
Taking the ball with both hands and taking a step forward, Boozer jumped up and dunked. When he took off, he found that there was only the basket in front of him, but when he jumped up, he found a figure in front of him, Yang Shuai!
"Go down!" His right hand tightly covered the basketball held by Boozer, and Yang Shuai's super strength burst out and he pressed down hard.
"Ah!" Boozer shouted, but the force coming from the ball made it impossible for him to resist. His body fell rapidly and staggered backwards. Boozer, whose center of gravity was unstable, hit Landry and lost his balance.
, and sat down on the ground.
"Boo!" "Wow!" "Hoo!" The scene was completely boiling at this moment, and Warriors fans jumped up from their seats and roared loudly.
"Young blocked Carlos Boozer's dunk and knocked it to the floor! It was so exciting! Young! Invincible Young! He blocked his third shot of the day!"